bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERINGKAT SUKUK (STUDI EMPIRIS PERUSAHAAN YANG DIPERINGKAT FITCH RATING)
Authors: MUHAMMAD RIFQI , BIYANTORO CAHYANINGTYAS TIRZA SILVIANI
Published: December 2019

This study aims to determine the effect of profitability, leverage, firm size, and growth of the company to the sukuk ratings. The main purpose of this rating is to provide information to investors about the state of sukuk issuers and what risks will be borne, so that can be used as consideration of investors in investing. The sample in this research is sukuk issuer company rated by rating agency Fitch Rating period 2013-2016. Samples were chosen using purposive sampling method and 15 companies were selected. Data analysis was done by multiple linear regression model and using SPSS 22.0 software. The results of this study indicate that the profitability and firm size have a positive and significant impact on the rating of sukuk. Leverage has a negative and significant impact on the sukuk rating. While the growth of the company has a positive effect is not significant on the rating of sukuk
CAN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT IN HOME COUNTRIES? ANALYSIS FOR ASEAN COUNTRY
Authors: WIDIA ELSA , RIDWAN ENDRIZAL , MUHARJA FAJRI
Published: December 2019

Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) has been considered as one of the important strategies in long-term economic development. FDI is seen not only as a capital transfer but also has an important effect on increasing the host economy. FDI then became popular in many countries, so it was interesting to analyze the effects produced, both positive and negative. This research focuses on countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the aim of conducting empirical studies on opportunities for employment creation by FDI. However, due to limited data in several countries, this study only involved Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The type of data used in this study is annual data covering from 1980-2017. Using estimation Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) allows to see short-term and long-term effects. The test results prove that the influence between variables is more visible in the long run
PERANAN POSITIVE ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR DALAM MENINGKATKAN KINERJA UNTUK MENGHADAPI ERA REVOLUSI INDUSTRI 4.0
Authors: MARDIAH NILA
Published: December 2019

Revolution industri 4.0 becomes opportunity and threat for a business. The opportunity in industri 4.0 gives opportunity Business Company to expantion. However that oppourtunty can be a traeat for campanies business because increase performance it is not supported. Human resources in these case employees play an active role in improving company performance. Improved company performance will not be achieved if it is not accompanied by an increase in the quality of company employees. POB is one of the methods in improving performance by optimizing the potential of employees with a positive-oriented psychological approach. This paper aims to explain the importance of implementing POB in order to improve the quality of human resources which is important in facing the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 which is confirmed from the results of research from several researchers
‘A Whirlwind from the Puszta’. Hungarian and Hungarian Style Variety Acts in Berlin 1920-1961
Authors: Molnár Dániel
Published: December 2019

Variety and revue shows played a significant role in popular culture during the first half of the 20th century. Serving as a typical genre of cosmopolitan urban entertainment, these productions consisted of international acts, where a ‘foreign’ act was mostly defined by music, visual appearances and performance style; thus, not exclusively by the actual origin of the performer. This paper aims to analyze the presence and influence of Hungarian (style) acts in Berlin in three different socio-political contexts: the Weimar Republic, the NS-Zeit, and the Nachkriegszeit until the Berlin Wall was erected. Three large venues, the Plaza, the Scala and the Wintergarten (ca. 3000 seats each) defined the urban live entertainment sphere from 1920 onwards. These venues held shows until 1944. After the Second World War, only one large hall was opened in the destroyed city, the Friedrichstadt-Palast (in the Soviet occupation zone), which became a representative venue for East-Berlin as well as the GDR. The fact that Hungarian (style) acts were present in Berlin shows without a break during the entire research period shows that it did not depend on governmental cultural policies. The Hungarian show constituted a complex phenomenon which generated interest in the audience, guaranteeing their regular appearance. This analysis is based on primary sources; namely, a photography and programs collection housed at the Stadtmuseum Berlin. Moreover, Hungarian and German professional journals were utilized in this research.
“They Stepped on Their Toes”. Reception of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World in Polish Press of Galicia, 19061
Authors: Hlebowicz Bartosz
Published: December 2019

At the turn of the 20th century many Native Americans took part in white man's enterprises: first Wild West shows, then silent movies. Wild West shows toured not only the United States but the Old World as well, including the south-eastern edges of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among the Native Americans who performed in Europe particularly visible were the Lakota (western Sioux) who performed, among others, in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. The most famous of these Lakotas was Sitting Bull who had led his people's military resistance against encroaching white Americans a decade beforehand. Sitting Bull joined the Buffalo Bill's show for 1885 season. In 1890, the Sioux and other tribes lived a great religious awakening that was named Ghost Dance, hoping that by performing the Ghost Dance ritual they would make their lives better and get rid of the white men who took their lands, put them in reservations, broke treaty promises and brought hunger and diseases. On December 15, 1890, Sitting Bull was killed by Indian Police in front of his cabin at the Standing Rock reservation. Two weeks later, on December 29, 1890, at least two hundred, but perhaps as many as three hundred, Lakotas were killed in the tragic battle (that soon turned into a massacre) at Wounded Knee or died in its aftermath.

A few months later, almost one hundred Lakotas, including those who survived Wounded Knee massacre, joined the Buffalo Bill show during its second European tour. In 1902 they participated in the third European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, now called Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. I will discuss the show as well as the Native American performers and their reception while the show travelled among Polish cities during the summer of 1906, almost at the end of that tour. Delving into Polish press of that period, I will attempt to demonstrate how the Polish press made various, sometimes quite unexpected uses of the show.
Molecular study of a phytoplasma associated with safflower fasciation in Iran
Authors: Mahmoudi H. , Salari M. , Ghayeb Zamharir M. , Ghorbani M.
Published: December 2019

A safflower disease was observed in the fields of South Khorasan (Iran) in 2017–2018. Affected plants had extensive fasciation, bushy growth, small leaves, phyllody and shortened internodes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were performed using universal phytoplasma primers pairs P1/P7, R16mF1/mR1 and M1/M2 to detect putative phytoplasma (s). Nested PCR analyses showed that all symptomatic plants were positive for phytoplasma infection, while asymptomatic plants were negative. Nucleotide sequence analysis and RFLP analyses of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA sequences indicated that safflower fasciation in Iran was associated with a phytoplasma that belonged to the peanut witches' broom group (16SrII). Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that safflowers fasciation phytoplasma (SaP) must be classified in ‘Candidatus phytoplasma aurantifolia’ (16SrII) taxonomic group. To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of a phytoplasma associated with safflower fasciation in Iran and the world.
Control of the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and Weeds in Protected Cucumber with Dimethyl Disulfide (DMDS) over Two Crop Cycles: The First Results in Hungary
Authors: Tóth F. , Bogdányi Franciska Tóthné , Petrikovszki Renáta , Gódor Anita , Zalai M. , Bálint B. , Sunder P. , Myrta A.
Published: December 2019

The effectiveness of dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) to control root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and weeds was tested for the first time in Hungary in two consecutive protected cucumber crops with application made only before the first crop. The treatments were Accolade EC (DMDS 94.1%) at 400 l/ha applied by driplines, Nemathorin 10 G (fosthiazate) at 30 kg/ha, and an untreated control. During the first cucumber cycle vigour-index, yield, root-gall index, Meloidogyne juveniles in the soil and germination of weeds were evaluated. All considered parameters were significantly improved by using DMDS compared respectively to the chemical standard and untreated control: (i) vigour-index of 7.0, 4.3 and 3.6; (ii) cumulative yield/sample of 45.1 kg, 30.9 kg, and 16.6 kg; root-gall index (RGI) of 1.2, 4.9, and 5.9; (iii) M. incognita J2/25 g soil of 0.25, 48.5 and 78.0, and (iv) number of weed seedlings/sample in the 20–30 cm soil profile of 1.1, 2.6, and 4.2. During the second cucumber crop, only root-gall index was evaluated. Results showed that a single DMDS treatment applied before the first crop had a prolonged beneficial effect on the following crop. In the second crop cycle, root gall indices were 5.58, 9.18, and 8.44 for DMDS treated plots, chemical control and untreated control, respectively.
Liquid and dry swabs for culture- and PCR-based detection of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during admission screening
Authors: von Allmen N. , Gorzelniak K. , Liesenfeld O. , Njoya M. , Duncan J. , Marlowe E. M. , Hartel T. , Knaust A. , Hoppe B. , Walter M.
Published: December 2019

Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization status facilitates isolation and decolonization and reduces MRSA infections. Liquid but not dry swabs allow fully automated detection methods. However, the accuracy of culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using liquid and dry swabs has not been analyzed. We compared different swab collection systems for routine nasal–throat MRSA screening in patients admitted to a tertiary care trauma center in Germany. Over 3 consecutive months, dry swabs (month 1), ESwabs (month 2), or MSwabs (month 3) were processed using Cepheid GeneXpert, Roche cobas and BD-MAX™ MRSA tests compared to chromogenic culture. Among 1680 subjects, the MRSA detection rate using PCR methods did not differ significantly between dry swabs, ESwab, and MSwab (6.0%, 6.2%, and 5.3%, respectively). Detection rates using chromogenic culture were 2.9%, 3.9%, and 1.9%, using dry, ESwab, and MSwab, respectively. Using chromogenic culture as the “gold standard”, negative predictive values for the PCR tests ranged from 99.2–100%, and positive predictive values from 33.3–54.8%. Thus, efficient and accurate MRSA screening can be achieved using dry, as well as liquid E- or MSwab, collection systems. Specimen collection using ESwab or MSwab facilitates efficient processing for chromogenic culture in full laboratory automation while also allowing molecular testing in automated PCR systems.
Economic Policy Implications of External Debt and Capital Flight in Sub-Saharan Africa's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
Authors: Ampah Isaac Kwesi , Kiss Gabor David
Published: December 2019

The paper analyses the impact of the simultaneous occurrence of external debt and capital flight on economic policy effectiveness in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) in sub-Saharan Africa, employing the Panel-Corrected Standard Error regression model for the period 1990 to 2015. The empirical results reveal that both monetary and fiscal policies in the region had been undermined in achieving their intended purposes because of increasing capital flight and external debt. Also, the concurrent occurrence of capital flight and external debt has been a hindrance to progress on the continent, particularly by undermining domestic investment. These results call for more practical measures in addressing the issues of foreign debt and capital flight, given the critical importance of domestic private investment for both short- and long-run growth.
CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA INICIAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA NOS CURSOS TÉCNICOS DE NÍVEL MÉDIO DO INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO ACRE
Authors: De Oliveira Raphaela Bomfim , De Azevedo José Marlo Araújo , Azêvedo Hellen Sandra Freires da Silva , Da Cruz Jozângelo Fernandes , Da Rocha Mirna Suelby Martins
Published: December 2019

É perceptível a relevância da iniciação científica na formação dos estudantes, uma vez que além de aproximarem os alunos da pesquisa, proporciona ricas experiências acadêmicas e de vida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a perspectiva de alunos, docentes e gestores sobre os impactos da iniciação científica na formação dos alunos dos cursos técnicos de nível médio do Instituto Federal do Acre – Campus Cruzeiro do Sul. A pesquisa classifica-se como explicativa, sendo utilizado o método quali-quantitativo, em que foram aplicados questionários semiestruturados a seis egressos que foram bolsistas do Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação Científica na modalidade Júnior (PIBIC Jr), a 14 docentes e três integrantes da equipe gestora. Os resultados evidenciam que os alunos compreendem a importância da iniciação científica para a sua formação e que, além de aproximá-los da ciência, habilidades como escrita, leitura, trabalho em equipe e expressão oral são melhoradas. A maioria dos docentes também ratifica essa importância da iniciação científica nos cursos técnicos, no entanto relatam que há limitações às atividades de pesquisa, sendo a infraestrutura inadequada e a falta de tempo, apontadas pela maioria dos entrevistados. A equipe gestora também declara ser importante a iniciação científica, concorda haver fatores limitantes à pesquisa no campus e citaram seus esforços na busca da minimização e/ou resolução destas problemáticas.
TECNOLOGIAS EDUCACIONAIS E A FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE NO CONTEXTO DA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL E TECNOLÓGICA
Authors: Caetano Dione Mari , Da Silva Flavia Heloisa , Urnauer Simone , De Melo Ernani Viriato
Published: December 2019

Este estudo se propõe a analisar a produção científica que contempla a temática da formação docente e das tecnologias educacionais na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica no período de 2010 a 2018. A pesquisa bibliográfica permitiu revelar que, na maioria dos trabalhos, depreende-se que o uso das tecnologias educacionais reivindica e está intrinsecamente relacionado com a necessária formação dos professores da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica. Trazer a discussão acerca das tecnologias educacionais para o reconhecimento de seu caráter histórico-social, tanto na formação discente quanto docente, contribui para a compreensão de que a tecnologia não é neutra, mas sim, carrega consigo intencionalidades, ao passo que, entendida desta forma, sua compreensão caminha em direção a uma formação humana integral e emancipatória.
GAMIF – A CULTURA GAME MAKER NA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL: UM ESTUDO DE CASO
Authors: Melendez Thiago Troina , Eichler Marcelo Leandro
Published: December 2019

Neste artigo apresentamos um estudo de caso que investigou o perfil dos estudantes de uma instituição de educação profissional enquanto possíveis desenvolvedores de jogos digitais. Em um contexto social em que os jovens estudantes utilizam constantemente as tecnologias móveis para a comunicação e entretenimento, é coerente que seus interesses profissionais estejam no mesmo sentido. Partindo do pressuposto de que esta geração possui atributos inerentes à cultura maker e à cultura gamer, acreditamos que uma cultura game maker está presente entre nossos alunos. Portanto, existe um potencial que pode ser explorado para ampliar sua formação, e que também poderia contribuir significativamente para a inclusão digital na educação, ao incentivarmos a produção de jogos educativos. Sabemos que um dos principais obstáculos para a aceitação destes aplicativos está associado ao design do game, muitas vezes com um visual pouco atrativo. Mas os jogos que estamos desenvolvendo confirmam o diferencial que o ponto de vista de um jovem gamer agrega para a concepção dessas ferramentas educacionais.
APRENDIZAGEM PROFISSIONAL: possibilidades e perspectivas para adolescentes e jovens das classes populares
Authors: Dias Martins Pupo Matilde , Urbanetz Sandra Terezinha
Published: December 2019

Pensar em educação profissional na sociedade brasileira é encarar a dualidade histórica existente desde os primórdios do processo educacional no Brasil, em que para os filhos da classe operária era fornecida uma educação para o trabalho braçal e para os filhos das elites uma educação propedêutica, voltada aos cursos superiores de graduação. Nesse contexto, a aprendizagem profissional se coloca como uma alternativa a esses adolescentes e jovens da classe operária que, além de estudar, precisam trabalhar, não podem esperar concluir o ensino superior para ir em busca de uma inserção no mundo do trabalho, pois as necessidades financeiras se sobrepõem. Desta forma, este artigo apresenta alguns aspectos dessa dualidade histórica, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica, parte integrante de uma pesquisa de Mestrado Profissional realizada no período de janeiro de dois mil e dezoito a março de dois mil e dezenove. Apresenta-se também as principais características do que se entende por Aprendizagem Profissional, as alterações ocorridas nesta modalidade no decorrer da história e que hoje, embora com algumas fragilidades, se coloca como alternativa a milhares de adolescentes e jovens pobres para uma inserção protegida no mundo do trabalho, garantindo-lhes o acesso a direitos humanos previstos na Constituição Federal do Brasil.
A FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE E A PERMANÊNCIA E ÊXITO NA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL
Authors: Do Nascimento Karasinski Eduardo
Published: December 2019

Compreender melhor os mecanismos de evasão, principalmente aqueles do âmbito de atuação docente, é importante para combater esta crítica problemática. Portanto, o objetivo deste artigo é evidenciar o alcance da relação entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão, enquanto práxis docente que alinha o conhecimento científico-tecnológico, a vivência do trabalhador e a formação docente em favorecimento da permanência e êxito discente. A partir dos resultados encontrados curso FIC em flexografia ofertado, conclui-se que, uma adequada formação docente pode ser fortemente estimulada por meio da educação não formal. A busca ativa minimizou a evasão e possibilitou um significativo engajamento dos trabalhadores, o qual foi pautado na relação de proximidade desenvolvida entre docente e discente.
O ENSINO DE FILOSOFIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO INTEGRADO
Authors: Prates Admilson Eustáquio , Oliveira Edna Guiomar Salgado , Silva Jaciely Soares da Silva Soares , Finelli Leonardo Augusto Couto
Published: December 2019

O objetivo deste texto é apresentar inicialmente um possível conceito de Filosofia e o seu ensino no Ensino Médio Integrado do Instituto Federal (IFs). Para tanto, nosso enfoque recai sobre cinco projetos de curso do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais – Campus Bambuí. Nosso ponto de abordagem dá-se a partir de uma análise documental das ementas e da carga horária dessa disciplina, para, assim, evidenciar suas principais características, bem como conhecer qual o lugar de debate que a Filosofia ocupa na formação dos estudantes desta Instituição. Para tal, utilizaremos a metodologia comparativa, haja vista que essa nos permite, por meio da exploração das semelhanças e das diferenças documentais, identificar regularidades e transformações como defendido por Jordi Cais.
Оцінка управління дебіторською заборгованістю на м’ясопереробних підприємствах України
Authors: О. Ощепков П. , С. Магденко О. , Л. Головаченко М. , К. Філіппова П.
Published: December 2019

У сучасних умовах господарювання для ефективного функціонування підприємства досить ва-жливе значення має аналіз та управління станом, складом та динамікою дебіторської заборгованості.При проведенні аналізу фінансового стану підприємства доцільно вивчати структуру, причини, строкиіснування та давності виникнення дебіторської заборгованості. Дебіторська заборгованість займаєзначну частину оборотних активів, яка може призвести до відволікання власних коштів. Для зменшен-ня негативного впливу на фінансовий стан підприємства, його платоспроможність, фінансову стійкістьта ліквідність, важливо розробляти механізм управління дебіторською заборгованістю. В роботі розг-лянуто різні підходи до характеристики поняття «дебіторська заборгованість» та управління нею. Про-ведено аналіз стану, структури та динаміки дебіторської заборгованості на прикладі м’ясопереробнихпідприємств України. Дана оцінка ефективності формування та використання дебіторської заборгова-ності в процесі їх діяльності, визначені етапи управління нею.
How to manage universities in Asia, Еast Europe and North America based on the preferences of students?
Authors: W. Okulicz-Kozaryn , O. Kalaman
Published: December 2019

The goal of the study was to compare preferences of students at lectures at universities in Asia,East Europe and North America. The study used specific information, sociological and statistical researchmethods. Answers have been found to two practical and scientific questions after comparing studentspreferences:- in what of teaching methods at lectures to invest: in auditory or visual?- how to manage universities based on the preferences of students?The results of statistical analysis are highly statistically significant. The goal of the follow-up research is to continue the study of how they manage at North American universities. The analysis of scientific sources showed that the methods of auditory learning dominate in didactics (theory of learning). Alarge number of scientific sources have shown that it is possible to consider students as Clients. Therefore, the management of universities should be focused on the needs and preferences of students. Finally,the third part of the publications showed that Eastern European students do not prefer the auditory methodof teaching at lectures. And we remember, the analysis of information sources showed that the auditorymethod of learning dominates the theory of learning.
Use of Choice Reviews to Build the Geosciences Collection
Authors: Yap J. M. , Kozhayeva A.
Published: December 2019

Objective. The Nazarbayev University School of Mining and Geosciences was established in 2016 to study and conduct research on the vast mineral reserves of the country. The school now has three bachelor’s programs, two master’s programs and the recently launched PhD program. The purpose of the study is to determine how many subjects from Choice Reviews are already part of the collection, and how many the library needs to buy to create a good geological collection. Methods. Introducing new programs, it is important to identify the academic and additional resources that will need to be offered during training. In 2018, the library acquired Choice Reviews Online to help the subject librarians create good discipline-oriented collection. Results. According to the survey, only 12.5% of the list is part of an existing print collection, and 87.5% should be added as a potential collection of mining and geology sciences. The analysis of e-book collection is as follows: 55% of the list is already part of this collection, and 45% of the library is required to be purchased when developing an e-book collection. Conclusions. The university has only just begun to develop the field of mining and geology, so there is still time to expand the library's collection of these disciplines. Subject librarians are interested in adding important titles from standardized Choice Reviews tools; as well, they should review and identify various resources that are relevant to the promotion of research to acquire them.
Library Supervision as a Component of Scientific and Practical Relations between the Library and the Scientist: Current State
Authors: Shtan H. V.
Published: December 2019

Objective. Library supervision over faculties is a new direction of work, which is being implemented by university libraries in different countries. The work is aimed to study the world and domestic experience of university libraries in the direction of library supervision as a component of scientific and practical relations between the library and the scientist. Methods. The research was conducted on the basis of the analysis of the world literary flow in library information science. The Ukrainian experience is analyzed on the example of implementation of the Library Supervisory Program of the Central Scientific Library of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (CSL KhNU) within the framework of implementation of the University and Library Development Strategy. Results. The most topical issues of concern to the world library community were analyzed: the purpose and options of the librarian-lecturer interaction, the contradictions in the relationship between librarians and scholars, the librarian and information literacy training. The main elements of the Library Supervisory Program of the CSL KhNU are the expanded informing of the representatives of the faculties on the CSL`s possibilities and various forms of individual and group consultations of readers, deepening of inter-organizational interaction. Conclusions. The process of interaction between librarians and higher education departments in the early 21st century, in the context of a holistic and very rapid development of the information society, is urgent and necessary. Given the rational and competent implementation of its basic conditions, which have already been worked out on the basis of foreign experience, it has great potential.
La Realidad Aumentada en Educación Primaria desde la visión de los estudiantes
Authors: Marín Verónica , Sampedro-Rquena Begoña Esther
Published: December 2019

Trabajar hoy con recursos digitales en las aulas es una realidad sin posibilidad de cuestionamiento. En este sentido la incorporación de herramientas como la realidad aumentada, están reflejando una nueva forma de ver y entender el proceso de enseñanza y de aprendizaje. En este sentido, este artículo presenta la visión que un grupo de profesores en formación tienen de la realidad aumentada en la Educación Primaria de modo que se pueda esclarecer la viabilidad o no de la utilización de esta tecnología en el aprendizaje en este nivel educativo. Así, mediante el empleo de un diseño ex post facto, se ha creado un cuestionario conformado por 30 ítems, distribuidos en 6 dimensiones, empleando una escala de respuesta tipo Likert de 5 opciones. La muestra ha estado compuesta por N=520 maestros en formación de la Universidad de Córdoba. El objetivo principal de la investigación ha sido: evaluar las posibilidades y potencialidades que ofrecen diferentes softwares utilizados para la creación de entornos tecnológicos bajo la arquitectura de la Realidad Aumentada para ser utilizados en contextos formativos universitarios. El principal resultado alcanzado refleja la no existencia de diferencias en torno a la percepción que los maestros tienen de la RA en el ámbito de la educación primaria, que esta es una herramienta de difícil uso con alumnado con necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo y, que una vez dominada, sería fácil de ser incorporada a su acción docente.
The Relationship between L1 and L2 Reading Comprehension and Language and Reading Proficiency at the Tertiary Level
Authors: Mikulec Alenka , Vuić Božica
Published: December 2019

The importance of reading is especially emphasized nowadays when the majority of information, irrespective of the source (books, daily press, professional literature, web sources, etc.), is primarily accessed via reading. Therefore, effective reading and reading comprehension are important in everyday life, but also in an academic setting. This particularly refers to pre-service preschool and primary school teachers, whose teacher training courses imply a good command of reading skills, but also teaching skills required for the development and teaching of pre-reading and reading skills. In L2 reading, there are additional issues that need to be considered, principally the possibility of skill transfer between the mother tongue and the second/foreign language. Hence, this research aimed to test reading comprehension in both Croatian (L1) and English (L2) languages in a group of university students (N=83), studying to become pre-service preschool and primary school teachers. Reading comprehension tests and a background questionnaire were used as research instruments in this mixed-method research. Contrary to our expectations, reading comprehension test results were fairly low, i.e. out of a total of 17 points, the mean results for the Croatian language reading comprehension test were M=13.6 (SD=2.05), while for the English language reading comprehension test they were M=11.29 (SD=2.24). The results were further correlated with the participants’ self-assessed language knowledge and reading abilities in both languages. A positive correlation was found only between the English language reading comprehension test and the participants’ self-assessed language knowledge and reading ability. Based on the obtained results, it may be proposed that teachers should focus more on developing reading skills and reading comprehension at all levels as well as in all of the languages that the learners are acquiring, especially in view of the proposed possibility of the transfer of skills among languages.
Alcohol septal ablation gone wrong- case report of a complication of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy treatment
Authors: Dragana Radoicic , Dusan Borzanovic , Natalija Odanovic , Aleksandra Nikolic , Petar Otasevic , Ivan Ilic
Published: December 2019

Alcohol Septal Ablation (ASA) is an interventional procedure that involves injecting ethanol into a targeted septal artery, inducing localized tissue necrosis, and subsequently reducing septal thickness. Our experience highlights this method as an effective therapeutic intervention for symptomatic HOCM patients, providing relief from symptoms and enhancing cardiac function, reducing Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) gradient. However, potential complications such as arrhythmia, Left Anterior Descending (LAD) dissection, cardiac tamponade, and coronary artery spasm are rare but necessitate careful patient selection and vigilant post-procedural monitoring. It is a reasonable therapeutic option especially in older patients with favourable coronary anatomy in the absence of mitral valve disease and if it is performed by an experienced operator. We present a case of a 68-year-old man with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM), elevated LVOT gradient, and symptoms despite optimal medical therapy. He underwent alcohol septal ablation which was complicated by alcohol leakage likely via collateral circulation into the distal left anterior descending artery and obliteration of the vessel.
The Role of Intertextual Associations in Localization Processes: The Case of Suskunlar
Authors: KESİRLİ UNUR Ayşegül
Published: December 2019

This article
aims to discuss localization processes in scripted format adaptations by
particularly focusing on Turkish TV series Suskunlar
(Game of Silence, Show TV, 2012)
which is later adapted in the U.S. as Game of Silence (2016).
By adopting a discursive approach, the article aims to investigate a wide range
of information that is spread about
Suskunlar and Game of Silence in
the Turkish and American media sphere. The article is especially interested in
investigating the role that ‘intertextuality’ play in localizing scripted
formats and intends to point at the different localization processes that the
series go under in different localities.
Evaluation of treatment patterns and direct costs associated with the management of neuropathic low back pain, diabetic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in Colombia v1
Authors: Machado Alba Jorge , Machado-Duque Manuel , Gaviria Mendoza Andres , Castaño Natalia
Published: December 2019

Background. Neuropathic pain has a prevalence of 2-17% in the general population. Diagnosis and treatment of neuropathic pain (NP) are not fully described in different populations. The aim was to determine the treatment patterns and direct costs of care associated with the management of neuropathic back pain, diabetic neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia from the onset of the first symptom to up to two years after diagnosis. Methods. A cohort of randomly selected outpatients diagnosed with neuropathic pain was obtained from an insurer in Colombia and followed up to two after diagnosis. The clinical records were reviewed to identify the time needed to make the diagnosis, medical and paraclinical resources used, pharmacological therapy for pain management and the direct costs associated with care. Results. We identified 624 patients in 49 cities, with a mean age of 50.3 ± 14.1 years, of which 324 were men (51.9%). An average of 90 days passed from the initial consultation until the diagnosis of neuropathic pain, the most frequent being lumbosacral radiculopathy (57.9%). 34.5% of the cohort had at least one diagnostic imaging procedure and and 16% had an electromyography. On average they were treated by a general practitioner twice. 91.7% received initial treatment with tramadol, carbamazepine, amitriptyline, imipramine, or pregabalin, and 60.4% received combined therapy. The mean cost of care for two years for each patient was US$246.3. Conclusions. Patients with neuropathic pain in Colombia are being diagnosed late, and are using therapeutic agents not recommended as first-line treatment by clinical practice guidelines, and are being treated for short periods of time.
The Influence of a Migration Background on Attitudes Towards Immigration
Authors: Becker Charlotte Clara
Published: December 2019

Migration is an ever-increasing phenomenon that is unfailingly the topic of public discourse. Recently, empirical interest has expanded to include the study of attitudes towards immigration. However, the focus usually lies on the opinion of natives, that is, persons without a migration background. This is unfortunate, because in many countries the proportion of people with a migration background is quite high, and many of them hold the citizenship of the receiving country. I expect individuals with a migration background to have more favourable attitudes towards immigration than the general population because they can identify more strongly with other immigrants due to their own migration history. Furthermore, I expect this difference to decrease with each subsequent migrant generation, with earlier generations holding more positive attitudes than later generations. For the analyses, I pooled data from the 2008–2016 rounds of the American General Social Survey. The subsample used included 7,362 respondents, 2,811 of whom had a migration background. Moreover, the data set allowed the differentiation of three generations of migrants. The results support the theoretical expectations. Persons with a migration background had more favourable attitudes towards immigration compared to those without a migration background. However, a closer look revealed that this is the case only for first-generation immigrants. The attitudes of second- and third-generation immigrants differed from each other on the 5% level, but the attitudes of neither group differed from that of the general population when the migrants’ regional origins were controlled for.
In Search of the Healthy Immigrant Effect in Four West European Countries
Authors: Maskileyson Dina , Semyonov Moshe , Davidov Eldad
Published: December 2019

The present research examines whether the ‘healthy immigrant effect’ thesis observed in the American context prevails also in the West European context. According to this thesis, immigrants are likely to be healthier than comparable nativeborn. Data for the analysis are obtained from the Generations and Gender Survey for the following countries: Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Ordered logit regression models are estimated to compare the health of immigrants with the native-born population. The findings reveal that in all countries, immigrants tend to report poorer health than comparable third generation native-born Europeans, and that health disparities between second and third generation are smaller than health disparities between first-generation members and native-born regardless of second- or thirdgeneration membership. The findings in the West-European countries do not lend support to the healthy immigrant effect. We attribute the differences between the United States and the West European countries to differential selection processes and differences in healthcare policies.
DETERMINATION OF THE PETROLEUM POLLUTION SOURCES FOR GROUNDWATER (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SOLOTVIN TERRITORY IN THE PRECARPATHIANS)
Authors: Kuzmenko E. , Bagriy S. , Fedoriv V. , Shtogrin N. , Dzoba U.
Published: December 2019

The article is dedicated to solution of groundwater oil products pollution problem within area of Solotvyn village, which is located in Precarpathians, Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine. Contamination was found in the wells of drinking water supply with specific taste and smell. The alternative sources of pollution are considered: conserved oil well, oil pipeline and gas station (GS). All owners of these facilities submitted survey or test documents confirming tightness (well and gas station tanks) or lack of hydrocarbons (inactive pipeline). A paradoxical situation arose: there is pollution, but there are no sources of pollution. To solve the problem, the complex of geochemical and geophysical methods was applied. Geochemical studies were conducted for water samples taken from wells in the contaminated area and adjacent areas. In addition, samples of near-surface air in the soil were collected on the condensed network. The level of heavy and light hydrocarbons in polluted water samples exceeded the background values by tens of times and exceeded the permissible concentrations. Laboratory tests of air samples clarified and detailed the contaminated area. According to the results of geochemical surveys it was found that the source of pollution can be located on the GS territory. Geophysical studies have allowed finding out the lithological structure of the upper part of the section and establishing the depth of the roof and the bottom of the groundwater collector and, accordingly, the underlying aquifer roof. At the same time, the filtration direction in aquifer and a location of old river channel that are in correlation with spreading of groundwater from GS to polluted wells. The report on the causes of groundwater pollution with oil products and on the established source of pollution was submitted to the relevant authorities of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations.
Position Statement:Emerging genetic therapies for rare disorders
Authors: Samia Pauline , Kirton Adam , Dale Russell , Tenembaum Silvia , Triki Chahnez Charfi , Hegde Anaita , Idro Richard , Kija Edward , Wilmshurst Jo M , Tein Ingrid , Topaloğlu Haluk
Published: December 2019

Emerging genetic therapies for rare disorders at high cost, cannot realistically address the global burden of disease. Stakeholders must develop new pathways to ensure safe, fair and sustainable provision of such therapies.
Methods for diagnosing emotional intelligence
Authors: Kochetova Y.A. , Klimakova M.V.
Published: December 2019

The problem of diagnostics of emotional intelligence is important both for applied psychology and for theoretical research in this field of knowledge. The purpose of the article is to review the methods of diagnosing emotional intelligence. The diagnostic toolkit for research of the dynamics of emotional intelligence depends on the explanatory model of emotional intelligence. At the same time, within the framework of one methodical approach, both diagnostic tools and the components of emotional intelligence measured by them are different. Based on these features of the problem one can put forward the principles of designing the diagnostic techniques. Summarizing these features and principles, we can figuratively divide diagnostic methodical material into groups as follows: describing the specific situation of the tasks; task wording that excludes ambiguous understanding of them; the wording of the assignments to avoid conscious control and socially desirable responses; highlighting objective criteria for assessing responses; measuring not personality traits, but abilities; possibility to predict human behavior in areas associated with emotional manifestations.
Lugares do futebol no Jaraguá/SP: lógicas de organização, expressões simbólicas e tendências do futebol de várzea contemporâneo
Authors: Dos Santos Alberto Luiz
Published: December 2019

O advento do futebol popular em São Paulo se desdobrou no anonimato dos terrenos baldios, por meio da apropriação dos vazios urbanos, principalmente as várzeas dos rios (várzea), o que configurou uma intensa trama de sociabilidades e instaurou o futebol como obra coletiva. Nesses lugares, disseminou-se a festa do futebol, enredando o jogo em meio a múltiplas práticas culturais. O processo de implosão-explosão da cidade permite interpretar a proliferação dessa festa, assim como a transformação da cidade em metrópole suscita a reflexão sobre a escassez de sua “base social.” A partir dessas balizas, esse artigo dedica-se à pujança do futebol de várzea contemporâneo, salientando duas tendências que elucidam sobre suas lógicas de organização: a “passagem” dos campos antigos à administração pública e a permanência do futebol como obra na periferia. Realizamos levantamentos cartográficos comparativos, buscando identificar os campos de futebol situados nos distritos do Jaraguá/SP de acordo com cada tendência. Posteriormente, com base em levantamentos empíricos e entrevistas, buscamos compreender a situação cadastral e organizativa dos campos, seus usos e práticas culturais. Sobre estas, foi dado enfoque às expressões do jogo, entre o lúdico e o competitivo, e da música, permeando o corpo e a memória dos grupos, em meio a batucadas, rodas de samba, DJ’s e pancadões.
Türkiye’de Biber Üretimi, Dış Ticareti ve Rekabet Gücü
Authors: GÜVENÇ İsmail
Published: December 2019

Bu çalışmada Türkiye sebzeciliğinde önemli bir yere
sahip olan biber üretimi, dış ticareti ve rekabet gücü incelenmiştir.  Türkiye’de 2.7 milyon ton civarında biber
(taze ve kuru) üretilmektedir. 2017 verilerine göre Dünya taze biber üretiminin
% 7.23’ü Türkiye’de üretilmiştir. Son yıllarda Türkiye’nin toplam biber ihracatı 97.31 bin ton; ithalatı
ise 251 ton kadardır. Türkiye’nin biberde rekabet gücü (karşılaştırmalı
üstünlüğü) 2012-2015 döneminde zayıf iken, 2016 döneminde ise orta derecede (2.039)
bir rekabet gücünün olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Türkiye’nin biber üretiminde
alacağı önlemlerle üretim, yeterlilik, ihracatta rekabet gücünü artırması
mümkündür.
Sebzelerde Sorun Olan Önemli Bitki Fungal Hastalık Etmenlerine Karşı Vermikomposttan İzole Edilen Mikrobiyomların in vitro Antagonistik Etkilerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: SOYLU Emine Mine , SOYLU Soner , KARA Merve , KURT Şener
Published: December 2019

Bu
çalışmada, solucan gübresi olarak bilinen vermikompostlardan elde edilen
bakteriyel mikrobiyomların sebzelerde sorun olan önemli yaprak ve toprak
kökenli fungal hastalık etmenlerinden Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum, Macrophomina phaseolina, Botrytis cinerea, Verticilium dahliae
üzerine olan antagonistik etkinlikleri in vitro koşullarda
araştırılmıştır. Yapılan izolasyonlar sonucunda toplam 69 adet aday bakteriyel izolat
elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen bakteriyel izolatlar arasında 28 bakteriyel izolat
(toplam izolatın %49.12) in vitro
ikili kültür testlemelerinde fungal etmenlerden S. sclerotiorum’un gelişimini %1.72-75.43, M. phaseolina’nın gelişimini %1.67-65.83, B. cinerea gelişimini %3.44-57.18, V. dahliae gelişimini ise %2.28-58.74 gibi değişen oranlarda engellemişlerdir. Antagonist
potansiyele sahip bakteriyel izolatların çoğunluğunun Bacillus spp.’e ait
olduğu belirlenmiştir. İzolatlar arasında bazı Bacillus spp.’ye ait izolatlar fungal hastalık etmeni S. sclerotiorum hifleri üzerinde önemli
morfolojik değişikliklere neden olmuştur. Antagonist bakterilerin in vitro antagonizm etkinliği, fungus
inokulasyonu öncesi ön inkübasyon süresine bağlı olarak artış göstermiştir. Bacillus spp. ait izolatlar yüksek
antagonistik özelliklerinden dolayı organik ve sürdürülebilir tarımı teşvik
etmek için toprak kökenli hastalıklarla mücadelede kimyasallara alternatif
etkili biyo-kontrol ajanlar olarak kullanılabilir.
Fetö Terör Örgütü Hakkında Emniyet Ve Diyanet Teşkilatının 15 Temmuz Sonrası Hazırladıkları Çalışmaların Sosyolojik Analizi
Authors: YÜKSEL İbrahim
Published: December 2019

Fetullahçı Terör Örgütü (FETÖ), ülkemiz için en büyük tehditlerden biri olduğunu 15 Temmuz Darbe girişimiyle ortaya koymuştur. Bütün terör örgütleri etkin olduğu bölgeler için tehdittir. Ancak FETÖ’nün diğer terör örgütlerinden farklı olarak sosyo-ekonomik, sosyo-psikolojik, sosyo-politik, güvenlik ögelerini içinde barındırması, kripto elemanlarla uyuyan hücreler şeklinde yapılanması, diğer terör örgütleri ve dış istihbarat birimleriyle işbirliği yapma gibi özellikleri onu daha büyük bir tehlike haline getirmektedir. FETÖ yaklaşık 40 yıllık bir çalışmayla toplumun dini, sosyo-psikolojik, sosyo-ekonomik alanlardaki ihtiyaçlarını eğitim, hayır işleri gibi maskelerle perdeleyerek çok ciddi bir destek elde etmiştir. Bu durumun oluşmasında hiç şüphesiz devlet kurumlarının boş bıraktığı alanları çok hızlı bir şekilde doldurmalarının da bu sürece gelinmesinde etkileri olduğu söylenebilir. Bu çalışma da darbe girişimi sonrası FETÖ ve benzeri yapıları anlamak ve yeni FETÖ’lerin ortaya çıkışını engellemek için devlet kurumlarının yaptıkları çalışmaların analizi yapılacaktır. FETÖ benzeri yeni yapıların ortaya çıkışını önlemek için devletin ve sivil toplum örgütlerinin toplumsal hayatta boşluk bırakmadan ilgili boşlukların doldurulmasına bağlı olduğu söylenebilir.
The effect of angiotensin receptors and neprilysin inhibitors on myocardial remodeling in patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation
Authors: Uskach T. M. , Safiullina A. A. , Makeev M. I. , Saidova M. A. , Shariya M. A. , Ustyuzhanin D. V. , Zhirov I. V. , Tereshchenko S. N.
Published: December 2019

Aim. To evaluate the effect of angiotensin-neprilysin receptor inhibitors on myocardial remodeling in patients with chronic heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Materials and methods. We studied dynamics of the parameters of ultrasound structural and functional parameters of the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart was during 3-month therapy with sacubitryl-valsartan in a group of 15 patients with a combination of chronic heart failure due to dilated and paroxysmal paroxysmal forms of atrial fibrillation. Results. Showed a statistically significant positive effect of the use of angiotensin receptors and neprilysin inhibitors on the parameters of remodeling of the left atrium (according to transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography), left ventricle, as well as levels of natriuretic peptides ANP and NT-pro-BNP. Conclusion. The use of ARNI may be promising in terms of treatment and prevention of AF in patients with heart failure.