bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kahoot! In an EFL Reading Class
Authors: Chiang Hui-Hua
Published: December 2019

Game-based learning has attracted considerable attention over the past few years. Mobile apps are welcomed by the digital generation. Debate continues regarding the approach that will most benefit students in English language classrooms, and the impact of mobile applications, particularly on English as a foreign language (EFL) learning, remains unclear. Specifically, little is known about EFL learners’ perceptions of mobile applications. The main purpose of this study was to understand Chinese students’ attitudes toward the application of Kahoot!, a mobile game-based learning app, in a college EFL class in Taiwan. No gender differences were found in students’ perceptions of the use of Kahoot! for English learning. Although the participants expressed positive attitudes towards the application of Kahoot! in the EFL reading class, several negative opinions were expressed regarding the use of Kahoot! as a testing tool. These results provide support for the affective filter hypothesis. Implications for EFL teachers and future research are discussed.
A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of Requests Made in Chinese by South Korean and French Learners
Authors: Ying Jieqiong , Hong Gang
Published: December 2019

This study aims to examine the differences of pragmatic strategies of requests made in Chinese by South Korean and French learners, in comparison to those made by Chinese native speakers (CNS). Using a Discourse Completion Test (DCT) questionnaire as the research tool, 20 Chinese, 20 French students and 20 South Korean students from the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) were randomly selected to complete the questionnaire. The response data from the Chinese student questionnaires were used as the baseline data for comparison as well as generating a modified coding scheme. The results show that Chinese speakers and South Korean learners tend to be more direct by using “query preparatory” and “mood derivable” as head acts, while French learners tend to be indirect by primarily using “query preparatory.” In terms of sociopragmatics, the results show that Korean learners and Chinese tend to be hierarchical and collectivistic, while French students are prone to be egalitarian and individualistic. L2 transfer, inductive/deductive mindset, unfamiliarity, and varied perceptions of politeness could be possible reasons for the differences in request strategies. This study concludes with suggestions for future research and pedagogy.
The Effects of Visualization Training Techniques on Reading Comprehension Ability of Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners
Authors: Sanati Zahra
Published: December 2019

The present study was conducted to investigate the impact of visualization on reading comprehension ability of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. To fulfill the purpose of the study, 40 out of 100 intermediate learners of an English language institute were chosen by means of administering a PET Test. Based on the results of the homogenizing test, two groups were formed, and learners were not randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control one. Then, both groups were provided with seven teaching sessions. A pretest was given to all examinees to capture the initial differences. Learners in the experimental group were taught to visualize the words using a variety of visualization strategies before, during, and after reading the text in class. However, students in the control group were provided with a conventional instruction in traditional classes like reading the text aloud, translating the text, and providing synonyms and antonyms, if it was needed. After teaching sessions, a posttest was given to students of both groups. The statistical analysis of obtained results using paired t-test and ANCOVA revealed that the participants in the experimental group outperformed the participants in the control group. The findings of this study showed that the effect of visualization as an instructional technology on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension was extremely noticeable. The findings of the present study may have some theoretical and practical implications for both Iranian EFL teachers and students, as well as for curriculum designers and developers.
A Contrastive Study of the Stative Feature in English
Authors: Wang Yi
Published: December 2019

Compared with Chinese, English language is characterized by the features of, namely, hypotactic, impersonal, passive, stative, abstract, substitutive, and so forth. These traits are interrelated and interact on each other. By means of contrastive analysis, the current paper represents an attempt to discuss the preponderance of stative expressions in English, their philosophical background, representations in various forms and implications in English writing and translation.
Teacher’s Identity, Marketization of Higher Education, and Curriculum
Authors: Javadi Yaghoob , Asl Solmaz Azizzadeh
Published: December 2019

For a long time, education has been praised as a morality in itself. Great philosophers have proudly called themselves “teachers”, and education was considered a special gift given to young gifted people. But in today’s world, in which everything, including even human feelings, have changed and become commodified, education has not been an exception. There have been many changes in education such as internationalization, increased competition and cooperation, neoliberalism, marketization, privatization, and new teaching methods. The idea that education is simply another market commodity has become pervasive in different discourses. Marketization which is one of the consequences of neoliberalism policies is an attempt that appraises everything related to higher education based on a market, where demand and supply and all the educational activities are determined and evaluated based on the price mechanism (Brown, 2014). This trend has fundamental effects on different aspects of the higher education including teacher’s identity and curriculum design. In this article, the researcher defines the concept of identity and then describes the type of teacher’s identity that is promoted by the marketization of higher education. Also, characteristics and some of the consequences of marketization of higher education and the effects of such trend on curriculum design are discussed.
Evaluation of the efficiency of cavitation-jet deaerator in condensate return systems of remote external consumers of thermal power plants
Authors: Barochkin Yu.E. , Kopsov A.Ya. , Leduhovsky G.V. , Shuvalov S.I.
Published: December 2019

Thermal power plants (TPPs) operate technological systems for the steam condensate return from remote external consumers. In such systems, it is necessary to protect the metal from corrosion. This will allow ful-filling the regulatory requirements for the concentration of iron compounds in the condensate entering the power plant. Such systems do not use thermal deaerators operated by using heating steam. The aim of the undertaken study is to assess the efficiency of superheated water deaerator use in such conditions, in par-ticular cavitation-jet deaerators. It means determining the effect of a new element of the system – the de-aerator – on the normalized chemical parameters of the returned condensate. A mathematical model of superheated water deaerators is used. The employed model is based on the theory of similarity of heat and mass transfer processes. The methodology for calculating the corrosion rate of return condensate pipelines was used, as well as experimental data on medium pressure TPPs. The efficiency of cavitation-jet deaerators in condensate return systems of external consumers has been estimated. A mathematical description of the system has been developed, which allows determining the required performance of deaerators and the required ratio of water recirculation through them in each mode. Recommendations for effective practical applications of the proposed technical solution have been developed considering the actual conditions at thermal power plants. It is advisable to install a deaerator according to the recirculation scheme through the condensate collection tank. This scheme, compared to a sequential scheme, enables to reduce capital costs and ensure that the deaerator operates in the highest efficiency mode. The choice of the nominal capacity of deaerators should be carried out taking into account the graphs of the change in the flow rate of incoming condensate and the concentration of dissolved oxygen in it during the day. In most operating modes of the system, it is possible to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements for the mass concentration of corrosion products in the condensate returned to the TPP. The obtained results can be used in the design of new and improving the efficiency of existing TPPs that supply steam to external consumers.
The «metaphysics» of emptiness in Boratynsky's poetry
Authors: Anokhina Yu.Yu.
Published: December 2019

The paper is devoted to the late lyrics of E. A. Boratynsky (1800-1844), namely his final book of verses Twilight (1842). The question of how the motif of emptiness functions in this work is considered. The study of this issue uses the philological method of motifs analysis, as well as the possibility of hermeneutic and structural-semantic methods of research. It is shown that one of the functions of the motif of emptiness is that it appears as a property of objects of the immaterial world: emptiness is understood as the absence of value and cognitive meanings. The author considers the question of how these types of values are interrelated. The article demonstrates that the motif of emptiness is involved in the structuring of the artistic space of Boratynsky's book, and analyzes the idea of emptiness as a property of spatial images embodied in the book. It is shown that the image of the desert is one of the most significant in the book, in the article it is considered in relation to the image of the desert. In addition, in "Twilight" the idea of emptiness is embodied as a property of time, emptiness appears as characteristic of the individual-personal being of the sub-ject in the book of poems by Boratynsky, the motif of emptiness is ontological, since emptiness is correlated with the category of non-existence. The author shows that the analysis of the motif of emptiness allows us to better understand the essence of the romantic conflicts reflected in the book: the opposition of the poet and society, and at the same time, the internal conflict of the lyrical hero of Twilight. As a result of the analysis, the author concludes that one of the foundations of the artistic philosophy reflected in the work is the search for ways to overcome the emptiness- meaninglessness of being.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger? The Relationship between Cognitive Task Demands in Video Games and Recovery Experiences
Authors: Wulf Tim , Rieger Diana , Kümpel Anna Sophie , Reinecke Leonard
Published: December 2019

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the use of interactive media is associated with recovery experiences, suggesting that engaging with media can help people to alleviate stress and restore mental and physical resources. Video games, in particular, have been shown to fulfil various aspects of recovery, not least due to their ability to elicit feelings of mastery and control. However, little is known about the role of cognitive task demand (i.e., the amount of cognitive effort a task requires) in that process. Toward this end, our study aimed to investigate how cognitive task demand during gameplay affects users’ recovery experiences. Results of a laboratory experiment suggest that different dimensions of the recovery experiences seem to respond to different levels of cognitive task demand. While control experiences were highest under low cognitive task demand, there was no difference between groups regarding experiences of mastery and psychological detachment. Nevertheless, both gaming conditions outperformed the control condition regarding experiences of mastery and psychological detachment. Controlling for personal gaming experiences, relaxation was higher in the low cognitive task demand condition compared to the control condition. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for research on the multilayered recovery effects of interactive media.
Audible Efforts: Gender and Battle Cries in Classic Arcade Fighting Games
Authors: Droumeva Milena
Published: December 2019

Video games are demanding work indeed. So demanding that our screen heroes and heroines are constantly making sounds of strife, struggle, or victory while conducting surrogate labor for us running, fighting, saving worlds. These sounds also represent the very real demanding labor of voice actors, whose burnout and vocal strain have recently come to the fore in terms of the games industries’ labor standards (Cazden, 2017). But do heroes and she-roes sound the same? What are the demands—virtual, physical, and emotional—of maintaining sexist sonic tropes in popular media; demands that are required of the industry, the game program, and the player alike? Based on participatory observations of gameplay (i.e., the research team engaging with the material by playing the games we study), close reading of gendered sonic presence, and a historical content analysis of three iconic arcade fighting games, this article reports on a notable trend: As games self-purportedly and in the eyes of the wider community improve the visual representation of female playable leads important aspects of the vocal representation of women has not only lagged behind but become more exaggeratedly gendered with higher-fidelity bigger-budget game productions. In essence, femininity continues to be a disempowering design pattern in ways far more nuanced than sexualization alone. This media ecology implicates not only the history of best practices for the games industry itself, but also the culture of professional voice acting, and the role of games as trendsetters for industry conventions of media representation. Listening to battle cries is discussed here as a politics of embodiment and a form of emotionally demanding game labor that simultaneously affects the flow and immersion of playing, and carries over toxic attitudes about femininity outside the game context.
Between a Troll and a Hard Place: The Demand Framework’s Answer to One of Gaming’s Biggest Problems
Authors: Cook Christine L.
Published: December 2019

The demand framework is commonly used by game scholars to develop new and innovative ways to improve the gaming experience. However, the present article aims to expand this framework and apply it to problematic gaming, also known as trolling. Although still a relatively new field, research into trolling has exploded within the past ten years. However, the vast majority of these studies are descriptive in nature. The present article marries theory and trolling research by closely examining interdisciplinary empirical evidence from a single platform—video games—and applying the various forms of demands to propose a testable, dual-route model of trolling behaviour. Within the video game context, I argue the presence of two primary causal mechanisms that can lead to trolling: 1) Demand imbalance between players and the game; and 2) demand imbalance between players. The article discusses how these two types of imbalance can lead to trolling, which kinds of demands can be imbalanced, and how future researchers can use the demand framework to expand our understanding of trolling.
Developing Virtual Reality Experiences for Archival Collections: Case Study of the May Massee Collection at Emporia State University
Authors: Lund Brady D. , Scribner Shari
Published: December 2019

Virtual reality has recently transformed from a complex and expensive technology that was not a practical educational tool for archives to one that is easily affordable and easy to use in a variety of archival and special collection situations. This case study discusses the use of virtual reality technology to make a special collection at Emporia State University accessible 24/7 to a global audience of classrooms and individuals. Without complex coding or high cost overhead, the design of high-quality virtual reality experiences is now accessible to any organization and can be carried out by a student assistant or intern without causing a great amount of additional work for the busy archivist. The article discusses the design process for Emporia State's virtual reality experience for the May Massee Collection, along with challenges faced and outcomes of the project.
The Practice of Attentiveness and Meaning Generation in the Educational Process of Kindergarten
Authors: Alieva T.I.
Published: December 2019

The article shows the directions of enriching of the dynamically changing environment of children's life with attentiveness practices to everyday life, to details of the world around us, to speech and texts. The conditions of the organization of semantic perception are examined: on the example of the tradition of cognitive attentiveness in child-adult research activities and the practice of searching for the meaning of texts. The content and methods of work with a special type of texts that lack semantic stereotype are analyzed in detail. These are text tasks on ingenuity (“provocative” texts). For children of 5-7 years old, they act not only as logic tasks, but rather as situations that are surprising and fun, initiating joint intellectual activity (by analogy with verbal games widely represented in folklore). The child learns to listen attentively to the speech of an adult and peer; highlights the signs of the situation described in the text and grasps its meaning. The search for answers to the questions posed is carried out in the process of group discussion, through actions and trying to play the situation.
Developing Preschool Education: Promoting and Preventing Factors
Authors: Kulikovskaya I.E.
Published: December 2019

The article defines the concept of “developing STEAM-education of children” as a single focused process of upbringing and education, providing the child with knowledge, understanding and assignment of value categories, on the basis of which he develops ways of behavior in the modern world. Natural sciences, technologies, engineering, art and mathematics act as a space for the development of the worldview of preschool children. Determination of the common ground of these areas determines the harmonization of the development of children in modern space. It is suggested that children need to be taught to cope with unexpected situations and solve problems that they have not encountered before, on the basis of value categories that act as phenomena of the child’s consciousness. The space of developing STEAM-education of children is a space of freedom: creativity (artistic, speech, technical), self-expression and self-presentation.
Rethinking the financial Kuznets curve in the framework of income inequality: Empirical evidence on advanced and developing economies
Authors: Özdemir Onur
Published: December 2019

Contrary to the empirical findings that there is a negative link between financial sector development and income inequality, we introduce a different result: in the earlier stages of the financial and economic development, the level of income inequality decreases, but with an ongoing developmental process, the later stages show that the above-mentioned link between finance and inequality turns into positive within the framework of financial Kuznets curve. In terms of finance-inequality nexus, we find that neither markets nor institutions play a significant role for the decrease in income inequality. When the results are measured within this context, the study concludes that the U-shaped financial Kuznets curve hypothesis is valid in the sample countries.
Distribuição de Valor por meio de Modelos de Negócios: uma Discussão Baseada na maior Empresa Brasileira do Setor de Construção Civil de Baixa Renda
Authors: Salum Fabian Ariel , Coleta Karina Garcia , De Sousa Paulo Renato
Published: December 2019

Modelos de negócios expressam como as empresas estão organizadas para gerar valor para si e para seus stakeholders. A literatura indica falta de evidências que possa caracterizar a relação entre o modelo de negócio e a capacidade de criar e distribuir valor para as partes interessadas. O presente estudo discute essa relação em uma organização de grande porte que atua no segmento de construção civil de baixa renda, um segmento importante considerando o contexto econômico atual no Brasil e o déficit habitacional que o país enfrenta. A pesquisa empírica seguiu o método qualitativo de caso único. A análise de conteúdo das entrevistas detalhadas e dos dados secundários categorizados foi realizada no recurso NVivo. Os resultados indicam que o modelo de negócio analisado inclui práticas frequentes de distribuição de valor para as partes interessadas. Este estudo contribui, do ponto de vista teórico, para a compreensão do valor distribuído de uma maneira que vai além da criação de valor, e captura análises identificadas na literatura sobre modelos de negócios. Na prática, a pesquisa destaca a relevância da distribuição de valor por meio de práticas orientadas pelo modelo de negócio existente.
Counteracting Online Health Misinformation: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Bahrami Mohammad Amin , Nasiriani Khadijeh , Dehghani Arezo , Zarezade Mohammad , Kiani Parisa
Published: December 2019

Background: The internet and social media are considered as new tools to seek health information. Health misinformation is defined as a health-related claim of fact that is false due to the lack of scientific reliable evidence. These kinds of information are produced both intentionally or non-intentionally and can impose negative impact on the population health. This study was aimed to explore the strategies to deal with the health misinformation from the professionals' viewpoints. 
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted applying content analysis approach in 2018-2019. In this regard, 8 semi-structured interviews were conducted with health professionals of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Snowball sampling method was used to identify the eligible interviewees. Data was analyzed using the content analysis by Max QDA 10 software.
Results: Analysis of interviews resulted in a main theme (strategies to deal with the negative consequences of online health misinformation) and 14 sub-themes of training health workers at all levels, creating responsible organizations for public education about the online web, improving the public education efforts, improving the general culture of society on the informed use of online technology,  informing society about the impossibility of trusting all online information, disseminating the educational advertising, placing filters to prevent from the dissemination of inaccurate information, establishing the information verifying and validation mechanisms, improving the book reading culture, raising peoples’ awareness of and sensitivity to misinformation, having accurate accountability by specialists, learning how to think, improving the culture of critical thinking, making correct decisions based on the extensive information/taking into account several items in the case of decision making.
Conclusion: According to the final analysis of the experts' viewpoint, the most important ways to deal with inaccurate information in the cyberspace were to increase the public awareness, reduce the reliability of all published data, and verify them repeatedly. These strategies can prevent from many traumatic consequences.
An Introduction to Policy Delphi; A tool for discovering the opposing views on health policy issues
Authors: Arab-Zozani Morteza , Ameri Hosein , Heidarifard Zahra , Bagheri Hossein
Published: December 2019

Objective: In this review, we investigated various aspects of Policy Delphi technique to make decision-makers more aware of this pertinent method so that they can use it in their policy decisions in their organizations.
Information sources and selected methods for study: This study was conducted using a review method and by searching the related literature in databases such as PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar. In addition, texts in related books or reports were also used. The most important keywords were Policy Delphi, decision making tools, health policy making, decision making, and health.
Results: Unlike the traditional Delphi, which seeks consensus on ideas and is a decision-making tool, Policy Delphi is a useful tool for analyzing the policy issues and is more about identifying the opposing views on a policy issue. Policy Delphi seeks to address the policy-related issues and does not seek to reach consensus. In various texts, 6 steps were introduced to this approach: formulating the issues, exposing the options, determining initial positions on the issues, exploring and obtaining the reasons for disagreements, evaluating the underlying reasons, and reevaluating the options. The most important rating scales included desirability, feasibility, importance, and confidence.
Conclusion: Application of Policy Delphi in examining policy changes and policy issues is of high importance and can emerge many unintended and negative consequences for a policy. So, it is recommended to use this tool in the health sector due to its wide setting and complexity and since it has different stakeholders with different views and opinions.
The Impact of Public-Private Partnerships on Hospital Performance: A review study
Authors: Shaarafchizadeh Nasrin , Rezayatmand Mohammad Reza , Etemadi Ghazaal
Published: December 2019

Objective: Public-private partnerships (PPP) have been used recently in many countries for reforming the structural health sector. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of PPP models in hospitals on raising the awareness of health policy makers, managers, and authorities to make sound decisions and planning.
Information sources and selection methods for the study: This review was conducted in 2019 by searching the databases of Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The following keywords were used for the search: public private partnership, PPP, public hospital, public private partnership in hospital, and partnership model. Furthermore, Persian equivalents of these key words were searched in databases of Scientific Information Database and Irandoc from 1990 to 2017. A total of 954 articles were studied in a step-by-step manner.
Results: Finally, 21 articles related to the study objectives entered the research. Based on the results collected from reviewing the selected papers, PPP in hospitals were categorized into 9 different categories of Service Purchase, Outsourcing, Management Contract, (Design, Build, Finance, Operate), (Build, Own, Operate), (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer), (Buy, Own, Lease back), Alzira model and Privatization. So, PPP influenced the performance of hospitals.
Conclusion: Overall, PPP can be a good solution for the hospital sector that can improve the hospital performance in the case of providing the necessary contexts. However, these models are not generalizable to all parts of the health system and may face numerous challenges in implementation.
HUMANIST ISLAM IN INDONESIA AHMAD SYAFII MAARIF PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Muthoifin  , Shobron Sudarno , Ab Rahman Suhaimi
Published: December 2019

Purpose of the Study: The issue focused on this study is how is the idea of the Islamic conception in the concept of humanity and Indonesianness? Whereas the purpose of this study is to reveal the perspective of Ahmad Syafii Maarif on Islam Indonesia and the concept of humanism. Methodology: The method used is qualitative, with a historical, phenomenological, biographical, sociological, and normative approach.  Results: The result from this study concluded that this is no longer the time for Muslims, who are the majority in this archipelago, to question the trilogy correlation between Islam, Indonesianness, and humanity. The three conceptions must be in the same breath and rhythm so that Islam that is thriving in Indonesia is Islam that is progressive, hospitable, open and rahmatanlil ‘alamin. Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students. Novelty/Originality: The study focused more on the description of the thinking of a figure or a person and emphasized on the process with deductive, inductive, interpretative, and comparative methods, especially on the thinking of Ahmad Syafii Maarif about the concept of Islam in the frame of Indonesianness.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IRAQI LANGUAGE WRITING PROFICIENCY ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE (ENGLISH) IN THE WRITING SKILL OF PREPARATORY SCHOOL PUPILS IN IRAQ
Authors: Kadhim Abid Aoda
Published: December 2019

Purposes: This study aims at investigating the relationship between the Effectiveness of Iraqi Language Writing Proficiency on Foreign Language Performance (English) in the Writing Skill of Preparatory School Pupils in Iraq.

Novelty: Despite the linguistic distance between English and Arabic, it is postulated that Arabic writing skills can be transferred positively to the target language (English).

Methodology: The researchers used the composition prompt test instrument for this purpose; one test was in Arabic and the other was in English. The population was from two preparatory schools in the general directorate of Thi-Qar. The participants were 25 male students who were chosen on the basis of the students' achievement in the previous years.

Results: That is, the participants proved to be proficient writers in Arabic after they had had a pretest in which they were asked to write a short paragraph about themselves. In conclusion, the results of the present study showed that there is no statistically significant relationship between the two languages. Those students who got high marks and were proficient in the Iraq language (Arabic) writing performed well in the counter skill (English).

Implication/Application: This result supports the theoretical views of Cummins' threshold hypothesis and Chomskian's Interdependence theory. The results of the study indicate that there is no need for integrating the instruction of writing skills between the two languages in textbooks so that the writing level of students in the foreign language (English) can be improved.
Why Attacks on Civic Space Matter in Strasbourg: The European Convention on Human Rights, Civil Society and Civic Space
Authors: Buyse Antoine
Published: December 2019

This article explores the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in addressing the issue of attacks on civic space, but also the potential effects of shrinking civic space on Strasbourg’s work. First, an overview of the notions of civil society and civic space is given, linking these concepts to democracy and human rights. Subsequently, the formal and informal roles for civil society in the judicial decision-making are discussed. Finally, the substantive protection offered to civil society and civic space under the ECHR and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is analysed. This article argues that the differentiations in theory on the varying contributions of civil society to democracy and human rights are to a large extent reflected in Strasbourg jurisprudence. Even more importantly, the ECHR system and civil society benefit from each other. This is why the current attacks on civic space are not just a problem for civil society itself, but also for the work of the European Court: it is submitted that a shrinking of civic space can also negatively affect the Strasbourg system, as the two are intertwined to a considerable extent.Received: 06 July 2019Accepted: 10 October 2019Published online: 20 December 2019
Sleeve Gastrektomi Sonrası İlk Altı Ayda Besin Ögeleri Alımının Bazı Biyokimyasal Parametrelere Etkisi
Authors: BATAR Nazlı , ALPHAN Müveddet Emel
Published: December 2019

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı sleeve gastrektomi sonrası ilk altı ayda olası besin ögesi ve protein yetersizliğini belirlemek ve bazı biyokimyasal parametrelere etkisini saptamaktır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma, 13.07.2017 ve 06.01.2018 tarihleri arasında, Şişli Florence Nightingale Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi kliniğinde sleeve gastrektomi ameliyatı olan ve ameliyat sonrası en az altı ay uzman diyetisyen takibini sürdüren, 18-65 yaş arasında 102 hasta (75 kadın ve 27 erkek) ile yapılmış bir müdahale çalışmasıdır. Hastaların ameliyat öncesi ve ilk altı ay boyunca antropometrik ölçümleri, üç günlük besin tüketimleri ve biyokimyasal parametreleri takip edilmiştir.Bulgular: Ameliyat sonrası ilk altı ayda hastaların vücut ağırlıklarında %27,4 oranında azalma görülmüştür. Hem vücut ağırlığındaki azalma hem de vücut yağ oranındaki ve beden kütle indeksindeki düşüş istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0,001). Hastaların ameliyat öncesi ve post-op 6.ayda biyokimyasal parametreleri; serum HbA1c, insülin, ürik asit, total protein, total kolesterol, HDL-kolesterol, LDL-kolesterol, trigliserit, demir, demir bağlama kapasitesi, ferritin, çinko, D vitamini, kalsiyum, parathormon, folat ve B12 vitamini arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p<0,001). Sleeve gastrektomi sonrası ilk ay protein tozu desteği kullanan ve kullanmayan hastaların 6. aydaki serum total protein seviyeleri arasındaki farklılık istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p=0,002).Sonuç: Obezite tedavisinin sürdürülebilir olması için ameliyat sonrası multidisipliner ekip ve düzenli takip ile hastaların yaşam tarzının düzenlenmesi ve aktif yaşamla desteklenmesinin gerekli olduğu unutulmamalıdır.
Inteligência artificial: a quem atribuir responsabilidade?
Authors: Vendrame Pereira Uiara , Teixeria Tarcisio
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho analisará as consequências do desenvolvimento da inteligência artificial quanto aos atos autônomos cometidos por autômatos e a capacidade desses sistemas de atuar de forma independente de sua programação original criada e prevista pelo homem, abordando especificamente o questionamento acerca da responsabilidade civil pelos danos causados por estes. Para que se consiga alcançar o objetivo apresentado analisar-se-á a proposta da União Europeia para criação da personalidade eletrônica e as normas sobre responsabilidade civil vigentes no ordenamento jurídico pátrio, verificando-se a quem caberia imputar a responsabilidade nas hipóteses de dano. Para isso foi realizada revisão bibliográfica acerca do tema.
Crítica do constitucionalismo e relações internacionais em “o senhor embaixador” de Érico Veríssimo
Authors: Vieira Gustavo Oliveira , Nascimento Valéria Ribas do
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho visa problematizar a relação interdisciplinar entre Direito e Literatura a partir do romance “O Senhor Embaixador” de Érico Veríssimo, com enfoque principal nas convergências com o constitucionalismo e as Relações Internacionais. O artigo é organizado em três partes, primeiro introduzindo o autor e obra, depois a abordagem do constitucionalismo e, na sequência, Relações Internacionais a partir do romance em destaque – expondo a relevância do trabalho para os dilemas jurídico-políticos da atualidade na América Latina. Quanto à perspectiva metodológica, é adequado o viés da fenomenologia, pois o Direito e as Relações Internacionais são eminentemente interpretativos, numa abordagem dialética.
Evaluation for QR codes in environmental museums
Authors: Aguilera Francisco Jose Garcia , Franco Caballero Pablo Daniel
Published: December 2019

The continued use of digital devices, such as smartphones and tablets, has substantially changed the way we communicate and acquire knowledge. Museums are a key element in our society and a source of culture. Updating the method of transmission of museum culture is needed, so technologies related to the Internet have been integrated into the exposed elements. One of the most widespread methods among innovation trends in museums is the use of Quick Response (QR) codes for the transmission of additional information to the exposed elements. The case of the Alborania Museum, being a museum of environmental education, has live animals in veterinary treatment, so the information on the available animals is constantly changing. Establishing posters would have an environmental impact that is against the museum's ethics, so QRs are the best way to present dynamic content with low environmental impact. This article proposes an evaluation of an educational innovation project in the Alborania Museum of Malaga through the Contribution Analysis, in order to verify the value of QR codes as an improvement in the transmission of environmental education. The results show a very good acceptance and usability in this museistic context. The conclusions of this study are relevant to the optimisation of environmental museum information.

Keywords: QR code, museum, evaluation, contribution analysis, ICT, environmental education.
Agua para consumo humano: Costa Rica en el contexto mundial al año 2017
Authors: Mora-Alvarado Darner A.
Published: December 2019

Este estudio tiene como objetivo describir los avances de cobertura y calidad del agua para consumo humano en Costa Rica, y su comparación con los países de América y el mundo. Se describieron y compararon los conceptos de Fuentes de Agua Potable Mejoradas utilizadas por el Programa Conjunto de Monitoreo (PCM) dentro del marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio y el nuevo concepto de Servicios de Agua Potable Gestionados de Manera Segura, según los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Se describió la cobertura y calidad del agua para consumo humano en Costa Rica, aportada por el Laboratorio Nacional de Aguas (LNA). En cuanto a los avances en agua potable gestionada de manera segura, se compararon los datos de Costa Rica con los del resto de mundo. Además, se describieron las estrategias de Costa Rica para cumplir con la universalización de los servicios de agua potable al 2022 y al 2030. Los resultados indicaron que Costa Rica alcanzó, según el LNA, un 91,2% de agua gestionada de manera segura y según el PCM el 90%. Es fundamental continuar con estrategias como las impulsadas por el LNA, incluidos: los Planes de Seguridad del Agua, la vigilancia de la calidad del agua en: viviendas, centros de salud y centros de educación. Por último, se recomienda a las otras regiones del mundo aplicar lineamientos similares a los aplicados en Costa Rica para mejorar los servicios de agua potable.
Aporte del Programa Bandera Azul Ecológica en la lucha contra el cambio climático en Costa Rica
Authors: Mora-Alvarado Darner Adrián , Chavez-Aguilar Arcelio
Published: December 2019

Este estudio describe la evolución de los alcances del Programa Bandera Azul Ecológica (PBAE) durante el periodo 1996 al 2018, específicamente en la lucha contra el cambio climático, el aporte a la educación ambiental y la salud pública de Costa Rica. Para abordar este importante tema, se describen los orígenes y evolución de las 15 categorías vigentes al año 2018, y las expectativas al 2030, con respecto a las metas de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenibles (ODS). Adicionalmente, se hace un análisis económico del ahorro en agua, papel, corriente eléctrica y combustibles fósiles en las categorías de “Cambio Climático”, “Municipalidades” y “Eco-Diplomática”. Por último, se hace un recuento de los logros alcanzados desde el punto de vista de los aspectos no tangibles en educación, gestión ambiental y salud pública, en los 23 años de vigencia del PBAE.
The Emphasis on Secondary Transition Services in Rehabilitation Counseling Journals Revisited
Authors: Plotner Anthony J. , VanHorn Stinnett Chelsea , Oertle Kathleen Marie
Published: December 2019

A content analysis was conducted of articles (n = 1,024) published between 2010-2017 in five major rehabilitation counseling journals, pertaining to transition-age students and youth with disabilities, in order to extend the findings of Plotner, Shogren, and Strauser (2011). Specifically, there was a focus on quantifying the number of publications in each of the five journals to determine how existing transition-focused publications are related to the seven domains within the Vocational Rehabilitation Transition Process Domain Structure (Plotner, Trach, & Strauser, 2012), and to measure the change in transition-focused publications within all five journals compared to the findings of the previous analysis. Four out of five journals showed a slight increase in the amount of transition-focused articles compared to the previous analysis. Frequencies of transition-specific articles by journal were as follows: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (16%), Journal of Rehabilitation (10%), Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling (8%), Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (5%), and Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education (1%). Transition-focused articles were then categorized into one of the following domains: Career Planning and Counseling, Career Preparation Experiences, Access and Opportunity for Success, Program Improvement Activities, Nonprofessional Support and Relationships, and Collaborative Partnerships. Developing and Maintaining Collaborative Partnerships accounted for the greatest overall frequency of each of the domains (n = 21). The largest gaps in the literature were observed in Facilitating Nonprofessional Support and Relationships and Facilitating Allocation of Resources, which had the fewest articles (n = 2, 3, respectively). Aligning and prioritizing the domains, needs, and research efforts can target areas of high priority. The information generated is timely and pertinent for transition services for out-of-school youth and students with disabilities, including the delivery of preemployment transition services. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research directions are presented.
L'EMDR avec les auteurs de violences sexuelles : recourir aux éléments moteurs des infractions pour orienter la conceptualisation et le traitement
Authors: Ricci Ronald J. , Clayton Cheryl A.
Published: December 2019

Les données disponibles montrent que les auteurs de violences sexuelles ont connu des niveaux d'expériences défavorables de l'enfance (ACE : adverse childhood experiences) plus élevés que ceux vécus par la population générale ou d'autres populations criminelles. Traditionnellement, il était convenu dans la pratique habituelle des thérapeutes traitant les auteurs de violences sexuelles de dissuader leurs patients d'aborder les traumatismes ou difficultés de l'enfance, par crainte qu'ils recherchent des excuses pour leurs infractions. Le modèle des trajectoires (pathways model), qui insiste sur l'étiologie, a ouvert la voie pour que le traitement centré sur les traumas des ACE des auteurs de violences sexuelles soit considéré comme une intervention thérapeutique légitime. Le modèle du traitement adaptatif de l'information, inhérent à la thérapie du trauma EMDR (désensibilisation et retraitement par les mouvements oculaires), est conçu comme permettant de réorganiser les ensembles de cognitions et d'émotions stockés de manière inadaptée, associés à des expériences envahissantes ou traumatiques, comme les violences sexuelles dans l'enfance. Nous proposons que la psychothérapie EMDR constitue un moyen de restructurer des cognitions implicites déformées et des facteurs de vulnérabilité personnels, conçus comme étant à la base des conduites délictuelles ou criminelles. Grâce à une analyse exhaustive de la littérature, les auteurs ont étudié cinq modèles encore actuels dans la littérature sur les auteurs de violences sexuelles et développé le modèle des éléments moteurs des infractions. Ce modèle est destiné à orienter et à éclairer la psychothérapie EMDR auprès des auteurs de violences sexuelles. Un exemple de cas illustre la mise en œuvre de ce processus thérapeutique. Une liste de contrôle des éléments moteurs des infractions est fournie pour aider à la conceptualisation de cas et au traitement.
El impacto neurobiológico de EMDR en el cáncer
Authors: Carletto Sara , Pagani Marco
Published: December 2019

La exposición a una enfermedad potencialmente mortal como el cáncer puede constituir una experiencia traumática que, en algunos casos, puede dar lugar al desarrollo de un trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT). En los últimos años, varios estudios han investigado este síndrome en pacientes con cáncer, pero pocos se han centrado en la neurobiología subyacente. El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido revisar la literatura actual de la neurobiología del TEPT en las enfermedades oncológicas, centrándonos en compararla con los resultados de los estudios neurobiológicos sobre el TEPT en pacientes no oncológicos y en los tratamientos que han resultado ser eficaces para dicho trastorno. Las estructuras cerebrales que desempeñan un papel en la aparición del TEPT en psico-oncología, y en particular en los síntomas intrusivos, parecen ser las mismas que están involucradas en el TEPT no oncológico. Estos hallazgos pueden tener implicaciones importantes también a nivel clínico, lo que sugiere que las psicoterapias que resulten ser eficaces para tratar el TEPT en diferentes poblaciones pueden ofrecerse también a pacientes con síntomas postraumáticos inducidos por el cáncer. Se necesitan más estudios para profundizar en nuestros conocimientos sobre la neurobiología del TEPT relacionado con el cáncer y su tratamiento, con el objetivo de transferir los resultados a la práctica clínica.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions – IFLA and Professional Associations in Serbia: The First 45 Years
Authors: Стокић Симончић Гордана , Драгосавац Бранка
Published: December 2019

This work brings to life some new facts and presents the cooperation between the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the associations of librarians in Serbia, in four and a half decades, between 1931 and 1976. In the period between the two world wars, this cooperation was established and maintained by the Yugoslav Library Association (1931–1940), especially its Belgrade Section, and after the Second World War it was realized through the Serbian Library Association (1948–1976) as a part of the Association of Librarians in Yugoslavia.Yugoslavia, in the fi rst period as a kingdom, and in the second as a socialist country, represents a state-legal framework to examine the phenomena of library associations and international cooperation. The Yugoslav Library Association was the predecessor of the Serbian Library Association, but under the new conditions of socialist construction, mentioning the organization from the previous, bourgeois period was undesirable. Nine years of the activity of the fi rst professional library association in Yugoslavia were not evaluated in the right way: association that was founded later with the vast majority of former members and historians of librarianship, talked rarely about its existence, mainly for the political reasons.Considering knowledge of the development of librarianship in national frameworks the basis for building a professional identity of librarians, the authors of this paper are trying to shed light on cooperation with IFLA as essential for maturing of the professional self-awareness. Taking into account that economic opportunities and political infl uences in the past decades have made this process diffi cult, the authors are trying to oppose their shared memory, common values, the feeling of belonging and self-respect as an identity property. Moreover, nowadays in Serbia there is a strong need for re-evaluation of the role and importance of library associations in order to reposition the profession, interrelations of professionals and modalities of voluntary work.