bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
As contribuições da pedagogia do oprimido para a educação preventiva integral
Authors: Asinelli-Luz Araci , Monteiro Michelle Popenga Geraim , Lima-Berton Tatiane Delurdes de
Published: March 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo enfatizar as contribuições da obra Pedagogia do Oprimido (1979, 1987) para a prática da Educação Preventiva Integral na infância e adolescência. Este artigo é uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo e teórico, tendo como metodologia o estudo bibliográfico. No contexto social e educacional, em defesa de uma educação humanizadora, problematizadora com base na conscientização, colaboração e participação, Paulo Freire motiva discussões sobre a educação transformadora, ligando-a a possibilidades de ação e diálogo, que constrói e reconstrói o sujeito, pois, ao expressar-se por meio da palavra, o indivíduo cria/recria o mundo. É nesse processo que acontece a emancipação de forma coletiva, pois a educação está intrinsecamente ligada à transformação social. Por isso, acredita-se que pensar por esta ótica aumenta a chance concreta de uma realidade educativa melhor para crianças e adolescentes, especialmente aquelas que se encontram em situações de vulnerabilidade e/ou risco social, implicando em uma ordem ética com justiça social, em favor da minimização das violências (física, psicológica, moral, estrutural...) no âmbito escolar por meio de ações preventivas que valorizem a humanização.
Web-Enhanced Peer Feedback in ESL Writing Classrooms A Literature Review
Authors: Elboshi Atif
Published: March 2021

This paper aims to review literature on the impact of using web-based technology such as blogs and social networks to facilitate and promote peer feedback in ESL writing classrooms. It also investigates how giving and receiving comments from peer students can improve students’ performance in writing as well as their critical thinking skills. A combination of 47 peer reviewed studies were included in this review. All these studies were found on MUN online library and the selection criteria I used in searching was studies that are relevant to: ESL writing, the importance of peer feedback and the role that web-based technology can do to facilitate peer feedback in ESL writing classrooms. The results showed that reflective assessment of peers’ writing helps students develop their peers’ and their own writing performance. They also stressed the role of web-based technology in providing a stimulating environment for students to reflect on peers’ written work. However, some studies revealed the challenges that might affect using this technology such as students’ reluctance, fear of sharing writing online and their sensitivity to being criticized publicly.
Factors Contributing to the Late Commencement of Antenatal Care at a Rural District Hospital in Lesotho
Authors: Letsie Thandiwe Marethabile , Lenka Matjeko
Published: March 2021

Antenatal care (ANC) is a key approach aimed at improving maternal and infant health. Numerous factors are associated with late commencement of antenatal care. Sub-Saharan Africa countries are exception to the problem of late commencement of antenatal care. The qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual approach was followed. The pregnant women meeting the inclusion criteria, were above 16 weeks and attended antenatal care at the time of the study. Different authorities granted permission to conduct face-to-face, unstructured in-depth interviews. Tesch approach enabled the qualitative researchers to immerse themselves through systematic organization and synthesis of data to create manageable units. an independent co-coder also analyzed data independently. Afterwards, they met and agreed on specific themes and sub-categories. The following five themes emerged; personal and family factors, cultural beliefs and practices, health systems and poor infrastructure. Measures aimed at improving accessibility to the health centers include; road infrastructure, telecommunication and more client centered services. Improvement of early commencement of antenatal services becomes an ideal approach influencing excellent maternal and neonatal outcomes. Therefore, government initiatives aimed at empowering communities on the benefits of commencing antenatal care on time is necessary.
Cloning and Sequence Analysis of 5S Ribosomal RNA Gene(s) and Associated Intergenic Spacer Regions in Carica Species
Authors: Singh Mahipal , Yadav Pushpa , Yadav Anand K.
Published: March 2021

The 5S ribosomal RNA gene(s) and their associated intergenic spacer regions were amplified from Carica papaya and Carica quercifolia by polymerase chain reaction. Both Carica species exhibited differently sized amplification products. Sequence analysis of these PCR products revealed that the 5S rRNA genes are arranged as tandem repeats in these regions. Sequence data revealed that the 5S rRNA gene from Carica quercifolia was 119 bp in length. Sequence variation was observed in various 5S rRNA gene copies cloned from Carica quercifolia. Only truncated 5S rRNA gene but with its full spacer region was recovered from Carica papaya. Interestingly, intergenic spacer sequence cloned from Carica papaya contained two specific domains, a 30bp “CT” rich domain exhibiting 95-100% homology to several human chromosomes and a domain matching with mitrocomin precursor, a photo-protein from Mitrocoma cellularia. The role of 5S rRNA gene and their spacer regions in discerning the germplasm and in adaptation of the species is discussed.
Digital Storytelling in Education: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Authors: Rodríguez Carmen Lucena , García-Jiménez Marta , Massó-Guijarro Belén , Cruz-González Cristina
Published: March 2021

Digital Storytelling is one of the most recurrent art media used today to give a voice to invisible, silenced or marginalised groups. In this way, this methodology is framed within the cultural and educational sphere, and through a narrative approach it is capable of integrating multi-format resources that project information and stories of great richness from a hypermedia language. In fact, digital storytelling is occupying a priority role in identity studies in education. In this paper, we present a systematic review of the literature on digital storytelling in education. The methodological process was based on the PRISMA protocol. The results offer a qualitative and bibliographical synthesis of educational studies focused on digital storytelling. Firstly, there is a growing interest in the development of lines of research that focus on digital storytelling as a privileged vehicle for exploring digital stories. This is based on the premise of giving voice to the voiceless, a priority aspect in cultural, educational and social research. For this reason, throughout the systematic review we explored different research that decided to study these discourses from a democratic and participatory approach. Finally, we encourage future research to explore this new resource further.
Functioning of prohibitions and restrictions on the use of real
property protecting the cultural landscape on the example of
the Wilanów Cultural Park. Part 2: empirical
Authors: Dzienis Paweł
Published: March 2021

The second part of the article on the juridical dimension of the Wilanów Cultural Park confirms the
justification for that the existence of this area-based form of monument protection in casu is well
founded. It completes the dogmatic analysis of presented in the first part. Here too, the key issues
are the restrictions on the ownership right to property and the need to balance them with under the
civil law. The author used the empirical method in the form of a survey of questionnaires directed
addressed, within the frame in the mode of access to public information, to institutions that faced
these came across the title problems in the Wilanów Cultural Park. The presentation of the research
results leads to the a conclusion that the collision – goods conflicting values protected by under the
law, i.e. – protection of monuments and property ownership rights of to real estate property located
in the Park, with a particular emphasis on the dynamically developing Miasteczko Wilanów, have
been properly balanced. The structure of land ownership analysis completes the belief conviction
that the protectiveon instruments used are adequate. The observAbsence ation of the lack of claims
leads the author to formulate a conclusion about the priority of a prospective – instead rather than
of an adjustivecorrective – action impact of the resolution establishing the Wilanów Cultural Park
on the cultural landscape and the constitutive real properties.
Centering Transgender Individuals in Forensic Anthropology and Expanding Binary Sex Estimation in Casework and Research
Authors: Tallman Sean , Kincer Caroline , Plemons Eric
Published: March 2021

Due to disproportionate violence impacting the transgender community, forensic anthropologists may encounter the remains of trans individuals; however, it is unknown how often trans individuals are represented in casework and if practitioners have sufficient knowledge about trans bodies. After contextualizing forensically relevant demographics for the trans community, this study uses survey data of forensic anthropologists to critically explore the collective knowledge of and experience working with trans individuals; practitioners’ perceptions of sex and gender; and potential opportunities for trans-oriented research. The results indicate that 28.9% of respondents have worked with trans individuals in casework, but most forensic anthropologists were unfamiliar with forms and evidence of gender affirming procedures. Additionally, the survey indicates that forensic anthropologists struggle with the binary nature of forensic sex estimation, with 42.4% agreeing that sex is binary and 56.2% disagreeing. Similar opposition was found with reporting gender: 39.5% indicated that gender should be reported in casework and 31.0% disagreed. Moreover, current sex estimation methods are: rigidly binary; not reflective of human biological variation; and inadequate for trans individuals as they are based on assigned sex. To dismantle rigidly binary sex categorization, we propose the adoption of a biocultural and queer theoretical approach to forensic sex estimation and in sexual dimorphism research that challenges heteronormative assumptions, questions typological two-sex categorization, and combats the presumptions that gender and sex are stable, independent entities that convey universal meaning. Relatedly, the expansion of trans-oriented research, which is supported by 95.8% of respondents, will further improve methodological accuracies.
TEOLOGIA QUEER E GRUPOS CRISTÃOS LGBTQIA+ NA AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Musskopf André Sidnei
Published: March 2021

Trata-se de uma entrevista realizada pelo jornalista Mauro Castagnaro a André S. Musskopf, em dezembro de 2020, para publicação na Itália. A entrevista discute a situação de minorias sexuais na América Latina, o surgimento e desenvolvimento de grupos cristãos LGBTQIA+ e de uma teologia queer na América Latina, como as igrejas tradicionais reagem a esse fenômeno e alguns temas e contribuições da teologia queer produzida no continente.
DISCIPLINARIDADE E INTERDISCIPLINARIDADE EM CIÊNCIAS DA RELIGIÃO
Authors: Almeida Tatiane Aparecida , Senra Flávio
Published: March 2021

Editorial
Implementation of EMP in EIA Follow-Up of Oil and Gas Projects in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: A Case of Bayelsa and Rivers States
Authors: Hemba Stephen , Ogbonnia Phil-Eze Philip
Published: March 2021

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is an off-shoot of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and is used during the implementation of a project to manage physical, socio-economic and health concerns identified during the assessment. Oil and gas production activities in Nigeria take place in a very delicate ecological region of the Niger Delta. Since the introduction of EMPs for projects in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria, the extent of their implementation according to best practices is still poorly understood. The apparent limited knowledge on the implementation of EMPs puts environmental sustainability at great risk. This study evaluated the implementation of the Environment Management Plan of oil and gas production projects in the Bayelsa and Rivers States in the Central Niger Delta sub-region. Twelve case studies were selected from the region using a multi-level selection method which involved both random and purposive sampling techniques. The two states were purposively selected since they have the highest number of EMPs and the oldest history of oil production in Nigeria. The implementation of the EMPs within cases was scored using a check list which included 18 indicators developed based on the best practice principles of EIA follow-up. Findings show that the implementation of the EMPs is inadequate with an average score of 46.3%. The study concludes that the implementation of EMP is poorly handled and does not adequately address the approval conditions. The study recommends that more analysis and similar studies should be undertaken in other sectors and jurisdictions in order to better understand the implementation of EMP.
Modified Block Compressed Sensing for Extraction of Fetal Electrocardiogram from Mother Electrocardiogram Using Block Compressed Sensing Based Guided FOCUSS and FAST-Independent Component
Authors: Awan Muhammad Tayyib , Amir Muhammad , Maqsood Sarmad , Yousufi Musyyab , Abdullah Suheel , IRFAN MUHAMMAD
Published: March 2021

Fetal ECG extraction from abdominal ECG is critical task for telemonitoring of fetus which require lot of understanding to the subject. Conventional source separation methods are not efficient enough to separate FECG from huge multichannel ECG. Thus use of compression technique is needed to compress and reconstruct ECG signal without any significant losses in quality of signal. Compressed sensing shows promising results for such tasks. However, current compressed sensing theory is not so far that successful due to the non-sparsity and strong noise contamination present in ECG signal. The proposed work explores the concept of block compressed sensing to reconstruct non-sparse FECG signal using GFOCUSS algorithm. The main objective of this paper is not only to successfully reconstruct the ECG signal but to efficiently separate FECG from abdominal ECG. The proposed algorithm is explained in very extensive manner for all experiments. The key feature of proposed method is, that it doesn’t affect the interdependence relation between multichannel ECG. The useof walsh sensing matrix made it possible to achieve high compression ratio. Experimental results shows that even at very high compression ratio, successful FECG reconstruction from raw ECG is possible. These results are validated using PSNR, SINR, and MSE. This shows the framework, compared to other algorithms such as current blocking CS algorithms, rackness CS algorithm and wavelet algorithms, can greatly reduce code execution time during data compression stage and achieve better reconstruction in terms of MSE, PSNR and SINR.
Visibility Restoration Using Generalized Haze-Lines
Authors: Riaz Samia , Waqas Anwar Muhammad , Riaz Irfan , Nam Yunyoung , Khan Muhammad Attique Khan
Published: March 2021

Haze reduces the perceived scene radiance and limits the visibility in outdoor images. The visibility is different for each scene point and is proportional to haze thickness, and distance from the camera. Transmission map represents percentage of scene radiance captured by the camera and is unknown for every pixel. This work generalizes the concept of haze-lines, and presents an algorithm to estimate transmission map and restore scene radiance accurately. The proposed technique depends on the perception that the colors of haze-free natural images can be well approximated by a set of distinct colors and their shades (natural color-palette) that can be learned beforehand. In presence of haze, the pixels forming a cluster in haze-free image, make a line (haze-line) in RGB color space. The two endpoints of this haze-line are the haze-free color and the airlight. We propose that these haze-lines can be generalized, with one end as learned color-palette of natural images and the other as airlight. Hence the scene radiance end can be made independent of underlying image. The algorithm recovers the transmission map, by determining membership of each pixel to a given haze-line and finding how far-off it is from its learned color-palette. The algorithm is linear to the size of image, and requires just a collection of haze-free natural images for training. The results obtained on a diverse range of images demonstrate the efficiency of proposed algorithm.
A GF-3 SAR Image Dataset of Road Segmentation
Authors: Sun Zengguo , Zhao Mingmin , Jia Bai
Published: March 2021

We constructed a GF-3 SAR image dataset based on road segmentation to boost the development of GF-3 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image road segmentation technology and make GF-3 SAR images be applied to practice better. We selected 23 scenes of GF-3 SAR images in Shaanxi, China, cut them into road chips with 512 × 512 pixels, and then labeled the dataset using LabelMe labeling tool. The dataset consists of 10026 road chips, and these road images are from different GF-3 imaging modes, so there is diversity in resolution and polarization. Three segmentation algorithms such as Multi-task Network Cascades (MNC), Fully Convolutional Instance-aware Semantic Segmentation (FCIS), and Mask Region Convolutional Neural Networks (Mask R-CNN) are trained by using the dataset. The experimental result measures including Average Precision (AP) and Intersection over Union (IoU) show that segmentation algorithms work well with this dataset, and the segmentation accuracy of Mask R-CNN is the best, which demonstrates the validity of the dataset we constructed.
A Study of Viscoelastic Model of Polymers in Shear Flow Based on Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Authors: LIU Donglei , ZHOU Haizhen , FANG Kun , CAO Chuanliang
Published: March 2021

In this study, the rheological properties and physical significations of an incompressible viscoelastic (inCVE) the inCVE model was investigated by employing molecular dynamics calculations. Polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) polymers were selected as candidate materials, the corresponding cell models consisting of five chains of 80 (PP) and 30 (PS) units were built successively. The energy minimization and anneal treatment were launched to optimize the unfavorable structures. The periodic boundary condition, COMPASS force field and the Velocity-Verlet algorithm were employed to calculate the shear flow behavior of chains. The sample data were collected and fitted based on the Matlab platform, and the analysis of the variance (ANOVA) method was performed to determine the validity of the model. Experimental results reveal that the inCVE model matches well with the pseudo-plastic fluids. Compared with the Ostwald-de Waele power law model and Cross model, it is effective and robust, and exhibits a three-stage rheological characteristic. Moreover, it characterizes the stress yield, activation energy, temperature dependence and viscoelastic response of polymers.
Forschungsinfrastrukturen für die Kommunikations- und Medienforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum. Initiativen, Bedarfe und Perspektiven
Authors: Strippel Christian
Published: March 2021

Trotz ihrer hohen Professionalisierung hat es die Kommunikationswissenschaft im deutschsprachigen Raum bislang weitgehend versäumt, Forschungsinfrastrukturen aufzubauen, die den besonderen Anforderungen der Kommunikations- und Medienforschung im Fach gerecht werden. Es fehlen Langzeitstudien zur kontinuierlichen Beobachtung des Medienwandels, eine systematische Erhebung und einfache Bereitstellung von Untersuchungsmaterial sowie eine koordinierte Methodenentwicklung. Im Vergleich zu anderen sozialwissenschaftlichen Fächern, für die solche Infrastrukturen bereits seit Längerem existieren, büßt die kommunikationswissenschaftliche Forschung dadurch erheblich an Effizienz und Systematik ein. Obwohl diese Defizite lange bekannt sind und auch schon mehrfach beanstandet wurden, hatten entsprechende Initiativen zum Aufbau solcher Infrastrukturen für die Forschung im Fach bislang wenig Erfolg. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt diese Initiativen vor, diskutiert mögliche Gründe für ihr Scheitern und formuliert auf dieser Grundlage Vorschläge für zukünftige Initiativen in den drei Bereichen Materialversorgung, Langfristforschung und Dateninfrastruktur.
Jenseits des Computational Turn: Methodenentwicklung und Forschungssoftware in der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft – zur Einführung in das Themenheft
Authors: Hepp Andreas , Loosen Wiebke , Hasebrink Uwe
Published: March 2021

Ziel dieses Artikels ist es, die Diskussion um Forschungssoftware in der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft methodisch zu kontextualisieren. Das Kernargument dabei ist, dass wir uns „jenseits“ des Computational Turns der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft befinden, sowohl im Hinblick auf ihren Gegenstand (die meisten Medien sind zu digitalen Medien geworden) als auch im Hinblick auf Theorien (die zunehmend das Digitale fokussieren) und Methoden (die ebenfalls verstärkt digital und computerbasiert sind). Man kann sich mit den Herausforderungen und Chancen des Einsatzes von Forschungssoftware nur dann angemessen auseinandersetzen, wenn man ihre Etablierung als Teil dieser generellen Veränderung der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft begreift. Um dies zu verdeutlichen, wird ausgehend von der Reflexion des Wandels der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft zunächst der Stellenwert digital basierter Methoden diskutiert. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Entwicklung von virtuellen Methoden, digitalen Methoden und computerbasierten Methoden hin zu Mehrmethodendesigns digitaler Kommunikationsforschung. Auf dieser Grundlage wird dann die Rolle von eigenentwickelter Forschungssoftware diskutiert und diese in Bezug gesetzt zu Softwareanwendungen für die Forschung, Infrastruktursoftware und -diensten sowie Standardsoftware und -anwendungen, die für Forschungszwecke „umgenutzt“ werden. Hierüber zeigen sich Chancen und Herausforderungen von Forschungssoftware im Hinblick auf Softwarekompetenz, Interdisziplinarität und Nachhaltigkeit. Diese Rahmung dient dazu, die verschiedenen Aufsätze dieses Themenhefts einzuordnen, um damit das neue Thema „Forschungssoftware“ einer möglichst breiten Leserschaft zugänglich zu machen.
Private Gemeinwohlfinanzierung und subjektives Recht
Authors: Hinsch Christine
Published: March 2021

With the Persche ruling of the European Court of Justice, a subjective right to EU-wide tax advantages for private financing for the common good seemed tangible. The thesis examines the Constitution and Union law for such a right as well as the existence of a subjective right resulting from the influence of the fundamental freedoms on State tax concessions. Insofar as all EU states grant tax concessions to private financing for the common good, the fundamental freedoms extend these concessions throughout the Union. For this reason, the tax benefits for donations in Sweden and the United Kingdom are examined as examples. Alternatives at the secondary EU law (European Foundation) are also considered.
Specific Wear Rate Modeling of Polytetraflouroethylene Composites via Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) Tools
Authors: Alhaji Ibrahim Musa , Şahin Yusuf , Ibrahim Auwal , Yusuf Gidado Auwalu , Nuhu Yahya Mukhtar
Published: March 2021

Lately, artificial neural network (ANN) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) models have been recognized as potential and good tools for mathematical modeling of complex and nonlinear behavior of specific wear rate (SWR) of composite materials. In this study, modeling and prediction of specific wear rate of polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) composites using FFNN and ANFIS models were examined. The performances of the models were compared with conventional multilinear regression (MLR) model. To establish the proper choice of input variables, a sensitivity analysis was performed to determine the most influential parameter on the SWR. The modeling and prediction performance results showed that FFNN and ANFIS models outperformed that of the MLR model by 45.36% and 45.80%, respectively. The sensitivity analysis findings revealed that the volume fraction of reinforcement and density of the composites and sliding distance were the most and more influential parameters, respectively. The goodness of fit of the ANN and ANFIS models was further checked using t-test at 5% level of significance and the results proved that ANN and ANFIS models are powerful and efficient tools in dealing with complex and nonlinear behavior of SWR of the PTFE composites.
Nociceptive TRP Channels and Sex Steroids
Authors: Enciso-Pablo Óscar , Angélica Méndez-Reséndiz Karina , Rosenbaum Tamara , Luz Morales-Lázaro Sara
Published: March 2021

Proteins belonging to Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) family are nonselective cation channels that play an essential role in mammalian physiology, functioning as transducers of several environmental signals including those of chemical, thermal and mechanical natures. A subgroup of these receptors is expressed in sensory neurons where they are activated by noxious stimuli and are key players of pain responses in the organism. Some TRP channels are molecular targets for the classical and non-classical effects of sex steroids. This chapter will describe the close relationship between nociceptive TRP channels and sex steroids as well as their impact on nociception and pain-related responses.
The Hintze Ribeiro Bridge Collapse and the Lessons Learned
Authors: Simão Antunes Do Carmo José
Published: March 2021

In March 2001, a serious accident occurred in Portugal during a flood on the Douro River, next to Porto, Portugal. The collapse of the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge killed 59 people traveling in a bus and in three cars that fell into the Douro River. This bridge was built at the end of the 19th century on a curve of the Douro River, next to the mouth of the Tâmega River, approximately 50 km upstream of Porto. It was found that the combined effects of sand dredging in the 25 years prior to the accident (1975–2000) and the erosion produced by five consecutive floods between December 2000 and March 2001 were the main causes of this accident. Aiming to contribute to the prevention of occurrences such as that registered in Portugal with the collapse of the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge, a brief overview of this bridge is presented herein, as well as the causes that led to the collapse, some reflections on the processes involved, and, mainly, the lessons learned.
The Uniformly Parabolic Equations of Higher Order with Discontinuous Data in Generalized Morrey Spaces and Elliptic Equations in Unbounded Domains
Authors: Gadjiev Tair , Suleymanova Konul
Published: March 2021

We study the regularity of the solutions of the Cauchy-Dirichlet problem for linear uniformly parabolic equations of higher order with vanishing mean oscillation (VMO) coefficients. We prove continuity in generalized parabolic Morrey spaces Mp,φ of sublinear operators generated by the parabolic Calderon-Zygmund operator and by the commutator of this operator with bounded mean oscillation (BMO) functions. We obtain strong solution belongs to the generalized Sobolev-Morrey space Wp,φm,1∘Q. Also we consider elliptic equation in unbounded domains.
Deiodinase Enzymes and Their Activities in Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
Authors: Molnár Ildikó
Published: March 2021

The origin of hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease was displayed demonstrating the complexity of the processes. The role of stimulating TSH receptor antibodies is the one factor for the production of increased thyroidal T3 and T4. The T3 and T4 formation in colloid-embedded thyroglobulin and the activities of thyroidal deiodinases [type 1 (DIO1) and type 2 (DIO2)] play a crucial role in that. The findings of different authors were summarized with respect to highlighting the role of tissue-specific deiodinase activities. Apart from the results of experimental studies, the clinical results were brought to the front. The role of tissue-specific type 2 deiodinase activity was demonstrated according to thyroid function, the presence of autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase (TPO), thyroglobulin (Tg) and TSH receptor. Autoantibodies against human eye muscle membrane and cytosol antigens had influencing effects on tissue-specific DIO2 activities, and the antieye muscle antibody immunoglobulin isotypes were associated with eye muscle enlargements. Antithyroid drug (ATD) therapy demonstrated relevant effects on tissue-specific DIO2 activities, which were manifested in the alterations of thyroid hormone levels. An asymptomatically appearance of autoantibodies against peptides corresponding to amino acid sequence of DIO2 was detected associating with thyroid hormone and anti-TPO, anti-Tg and TSH receptor antibody levels during the therapy.
Journal Club Presentation: An Evaluation Study Based on the CIIP Model
Authors: Mirzaei-Alavijeh Mehdi , Memar Eftekhary Lida , Pirsaheb Meghdad , Vaezi Masoumeh , Fatahi Mohammad , Ashtarian Hossein , Saadatfar Abdollah , Jalilian Farzad
Published: March 2021

Background: Journal club (JC) is an accepted method to improve the knowledge of researchers by reviewing and discussing scientific texts and could also be effective in enhancing the quality of teaching and research in educational settings. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate JC meetings from the perspective of postgraduate students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) in Kermanshah, Iran based on the CIPP evaluation model. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 62 postgraduate students selected from the schools of health, nutritional sciences, and food industry of KUMS in 2019. The participants were selected via convenience sampling. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using bivariate correlation, one-way ANOVA, and t-test. Results: Positive, significant correlations were observed between the CIPP domains. In addition, the grade point average of the students had positive, significant correlations with the input and process domains. The items of the input domain regarding the relevance of the papers regarding the current issues of the field of study, appropriateness of the time of the event, and need to participate in JC meetings received the lowest average percentage of the maximum achievable score. Conclusions: According to the results, careful planning is required for the implementation of JC meetings by taking into account the relevant papers regarding the current issues of the field of study and time of the event.
Confucius’s and Peter Kemp’s Philosophies of Education
Authors: Dy Manuel B. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2021

The intent of this article is not to compare the philosophies of education of Confucius and Peter Kemp but to draw out what is perennial in Confucius’s philosophy of education and bring it to the contemporary context in Peter Kemp’s philosophy of education. The first part deals with Confucius’s teachings on education. The second part highlights Peter Kemp’s philosophy of education, the context of which is globalization and its dangers. The synthesis of both philosophies would mean that education is a right that everyone is entitled to, that education is basically cultivation of character more than instruction, that the virtues of ren, righteousness, wisdom, and propriety can be adapted and applied to the demands of global citizenship. The method of teaching can be both dialogical (Confucius) and democratic (Kemp) when the teacher is passionate, engaged, knowledgeable of issues, caring for students, and an exemplar of what she teachers.
Systematic review of the use of phytobiotics in broiler nutrition
Authors: Deminicis Renata Gomes da Silveira , Meneghetti Camila , Oliveira Elizângela Bonfim de , Garcia Júnior Antônio Amândio Pinto , Farias Filho Ronaldo Vasconcelos , Deminicis Bruno Borges
Published: March 2021

The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the use of phytogenics in broiler nutrition. A bibliographic survey was conducted for the years between 2009 and 2019, using the keywords “eubiotics,” “phytobiotics,” “essential oils,” “phytogenic extracts,” and corresponding words associated with the terms “broiler” and “poultry.” The selected articles were grouped into the categories: animal performance, histomorphology of the intestinal wall, biochemical profile, carcass characteristics, and the effect on bacteria found in the intestine. After comparisons of several parameters on the use or non-use of phytogenics, it was found that replacing antibiotics with phytogenics contributes positively to performance, the histomorphology of the intestinal wall, the biochemical profile, carcass characteristics, and the number of bacteria found in the gut. In conclusion, based on several studies found in the literature, replacing antibiotics with phytogenic additives in broiler nutrition may be viable due to their lower residual impact on the final product, in addition to their positive effect on the parameters of animal production.
La mercantilización de la comunidad. Problemas éticos del turismo comunitario
Authors: Alonso Fernández Marcos , De la Cruz Elizabeth
Published: March 2021

El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar algunos problemas éticos del turismo comunitario (tc). El tc es una forma novedosa de turismo que ha aparecido en las últimas décadas en diferentes lugares del mundo, especialmente en aquellas zonas de importante población indígena. Las investigaciones hasta ahora han destacado mayoritariamente las virtudes de este tipo de turismo, y las pocas críticas que han aparecido contra el tc han tenido que ver con fallas en su funcionamiento o en el beneficio que en ocasiones no llegaba para las comunidades. Si bien las complicaciones éticas asociadas al tc no han pasado desapercibidas, en este artículo abordaremos algunos problemas éticos del tc a los que no se ha prestado tanta atención hasta el momento —como aquellos relacionados con el campo de las indigenous ethics—, que demandan una profunda reflexión sobre la utilización comercial de las comunidades.
L’aide médicale à mourir : état de la question et perspectives
Authors: Clouet Johanne
Published: March 2021

L’aide médicale à mourir est législativement encadrée au Canada par le Code criminel et, au Québec, par la Loi concernant les soins de fin de vie. Après avoir mis en lumière les similarités de ces deux lois et leurs différences, l’auteure présente, dans ses grandes lignes, la décision de la Cour supérieure du Québec dans l’affaire Truchon c. Procureur général du Canada, qui a conclu à l’inconstitutionnalité des exigences de « fin de vie » et de « mort naturelle raisonnablement prévisible » respectivement prévues par le Code criminel et par la Loi provinciale. Constatant que la mort est devenue plus « accessible », l’auteure explore le potentiel de l’intelligence artificielle pour aider les professionnelles et les professionnels de la santé à avoir une communication de qualité avec une personne affligée d’une maladie grave et incurable quant à ses options de soins et à sa fin de vie.
La règle de l’épuisement des voies de recours internes devant les juridictions internationales : le cas de la Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples
Authors: Khadre Diop Abdou
Published: March 2021

La règle de l’épuisement des voies de recours internes est une règle coutumière de droit international procédural, que l’on retrouve particulièrement en matière de protection diplomatique, en matière d’arbitrage international, mais aussi dans le contentieux international des droits de la personne. La Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, plus jeune juridiction internationale de protection des droits de l’homme, a développé une jurisprudence quantitativement importante, dans laquelle elle interprète la règle de l’épuisement des voies de recours internes. Dans le présent texte, l’auteur analyse l’approche élaborée par la Cour africaine afin de voir, d’une part, dans quelle mesure elle s’éloigne des approches traditionnelles et, d’autre part, si elle est prompte à promouvoir l’accès des particuliers au prétoire du juge international africain.
Aproximación al valor social de un colegio rural agrupado: el caso del CRA “Sierra de Alcaraz”
Authors: Barba-Sánchez Virginia , Calderón Milán Beatriz , Calderón Milán María José , Sebastián Rivera Gabriel
Published: March 2021

La medición del valor social, más allá del valor económico generado por las organizaciones, despierta un interés creciente en todo tipo de entidades y, en especial, en aquellas organizaciones en las que el valor social que generan es su principal razón de ser. Sin embargo, su supervivencia se vincula a cumplir una serie de ratios numéricos relacionados con el coste que suponen mantener en activo estas organizaciones, que nada tiene que ver con el valor social que generan, difícilmente medible en términos cuantitativos. Este es el caso de los Colegios Rurales Agrupados (CRA), cuya existencia, además de otros beneficios, fomenta el arraigo al territorio, previniendo lo que se ha dado en denominar la España despoblada. En este contexto, se sitúa el presente trabajo, cuya primera contribución es aproximarnos al valor social generado por el CRA Sierra de Alcaraz (Albacete). La metodología que se sigue es el estudio del caso y el proceso de análisis se sustenta en el método SPOLY, especialmente indicado para organizaciones de no mercado, como es el caso de las instituciones educativas públicas. Así, en el trabajo se identifican los grupos de interés del CRA Sierra de Alcaraz y, por medio de una serie de entrevistas a los mismos, se definen las variables de valor orientadas a indicadores, cuya cuantificación permite aproximarnos al valor social generado por el CRA Sierra de Alcaraz y realizar un análisis de su eficiencia económica en términos sociales. Como resultado del trabajo, se obtiene que el valor social integrado casi duplica el valor socio-económico directo generado por esta entidad.
Social value measurement in basketball clubs: is it possible?
Authors: Mendizabal Leiñena Xabier , García Merino José Domingo
Published: March 2021

In recent decades, sport has become one of the most important social activities in the Western world, showing an important capacity to attract people from different backgrounds. In this sense, basketball clubs do not pursue economic profit maximization, but instead they need to be analyzed according to their capacity of creating both social and economic value. In this regard, social accounting, as a tool that measures social effects, is also applicable to a basketball club.For that end, in this paper we have applied part of a social accounting methodology, the SPOLY Methodology (Retolaza, San-Jose, & Ruíz-Roqueñi, 2015), to two elite basketball clubs of the ACB League (Spanish First Division), in order to make further steps towards the future monetization of social value. For that purpose, in this paper we will identify different outputs and proxy-s corresponding to a range of specific social value variables established in the interviews with the different stakeholders that were identified in a standard stakeholder map for elite basketball clubs (Mendizabalet al., 2020).Subsequently, 13 sports management experts, both lecturers and practitioners, have validated the list of specific social value outputs and proxy-s identified. The findings support the application of the SPOLY Methodology in basketball clubs, and the process of adaptation and validation carried out throughout the paper. The results also open a way towards the application of SPOLY Methodology in other top-flight sport organizations.
Five Phases in the modern Chinese culture
Authors: Pushkarskaia Natalia
Published: March 2021

This article reviews the universal conceptual system of Ancient China, an intrinsic part of which is the so- called quinary classification or the doctrine of Five Phases of Wuxing, and its impact upon the modern Chinese culture (modernity implies the period from the beginning of the XX century to the present). The doctrine of Five Phases , which emerged during the period of the early categorical thinking (approximately 1045 – 221 BC) and comprised the backbone of the traditional Chinese culture Yinyang and Wuxing (Yinyang Wuxing Wen hua 阴五行文化), continues influencing the life of modern China, having overcome the disastrous consequences of the “Cultural Revolution” of 1966-1976. Within the framework of historical-philosophical research, the author analyzes the two traditional spheres of Chinese culture – martial art Taijiquan and music, revealing the substantial structural components in their theoretical frameworks that indicate the profound conceptual rootedness in the culture Yinyang and Wuxing. It appears that the conceptual framework of Taijiquan includes not only the basic proto-categorical conceptual constructions Yinyang 阴阳, Sancai 三才, and Wuxing 五行, but also the closely related 8 trigrams Bagua 八卦and the magic Lo Shu Square 洛书. It is not a coincidence that the pentatonic system or five colors of Wŭ Sheng 五声 becomes the fundamentals of musical thinking in China. Along with the musical system Shí-èr-lǜ 十二律吕(12 pitches), the pentatonic system is a continuation of the ancient proto-categorical thinking that took foothold in the Chinese mentality.
Youth Symphony of Boris Tishchenko
Authors: Serov Iurii Eduardovich
Published: March 2021

The subject of this research is youth oeuvre of the prominent Russian composer of the second half of the XX century Boris Tishchenko. The symphony “Crainquebille” was composed in 1958 based on the eponymous acute social story by Anatole France on misadventures of a Parisian greengrocer, a “little man” who was caught up in the wheel of justice. In 1993, the composer renamed the symphony “Crainquebille” into “French”. Special attention is given to symphonic dramaturgy, programmability in music, and interrelation between music and literature. Tishchenko creates a virtuosic concerto for the orchestra within the framework of the classical symphonic cycle, imbues it with the novel compositional techniques, experiments with orchestral colors and timbres, gradually carries the main theme through the entire work, and is apparently fascinated by speech intonation and the word conveyed through the instrumental motif. It is concluded that Tishchenko decided to make virtually no changes to his early symphonic composition; the quality of the material created during his second year at Leningrad Conservatory contributed to emergence of a remarkable and novel symphonic opus written in a modern relevant, orchestrally imbued, rich and bright language. The novelty of this research consists in the fact that this article is the first reference in Russian musicology to the “French” symphony of B. Tishchenko, as well as a comprehensive review. The author reveals its content, analyzes difficulties of performing, and cross-cutting dramaturgy.
Business Performance Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Slovak Republic: An Integrated Three-Phase-Framework for Implementation
Authors: Gruenbichler Rudolf , Klucka Jozef , Haviernikova Katarina , Strelcova Stanislava
Published: March 2021

Business performance management (BPM) is an instrument that allows the fulfillment of business objectives and the improvement of competitiveness in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). When BPM is implemented and measured, it can improve the sustainability and competitiveness of the enterprise. Despite its potential benefits, the possibilities of BPM in SMEs are often underestimated due to the lack of resources (mainly personal or financial). The goal of this paper is to introduce a framework for the implementation of BPM in Slovak SMEs based on research on transportation SMEs. To this end, certain steps that support the efficient introduction and use of BPM in these SMEs will be proposed. Our proposal regarding the performance of BPM is based on the findings of previous research studies along with the results of own questionnaire surveys and personal meetings/interviews with owners/managers of transportation SMEs. The results of this research shows that SMEs are generally not familiar with BPM and how the system is used. Essential elements to implement BPM are lacking in SMEs, and although the BPM system might help these firms improve their competitiveness, SMEs remain uniformed about the advantages of BPM. The proposed framework of BPM implementation in this paper can be used to inform SMEs and to assist them in their decisionmaking processes regarding the application of this system.
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Development: New Evidence from Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis
Authors: Majeed Abdul , Jiang Ping , Ahmad Mahmood , Khan Muhammad Asif , Olah Judit
Published: March 2021

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is seen as a prerequisite for gaining and maintaining competitiveness. Simultaneously, the relationship between FDI and financial development (FD) has important implications for the researched economy and its competitiveness. This domain has not been sufficiently investigated, with diverse and contradictory findings evident in the literature. Therefore, this study investigates the effect of FDI on FD for the selected 102 Belt and Road Initiative countries on four continents: Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Based on data from 1990 to 2017, a set of quantitative techniques, including feasible generalized least squares, and augmented mean group techniques, were used in this study. Our findings indicate that FDI, trade openness, government consumption, and inflation have a statistically significant relationship with FD. FDI, trade openness, and government consumption increased FD in Asia, Europe, and Latin America but decreased in Africa. Inflation shows a negative influence on FD in all continents. Furthermore, the Dumitrescu–Harlin panel causality test confirms a two-way causality relationship among FDI, trade openness, and FD in Asia and Europe. In contrast, a unidirectional relationship exists between FDI and FD in Latin America. The income-wise results reveal that low- and middle-income countries attract more FDI than high-income countries due to high factor costs. These empirical results provide new insights for policymakers, presenting several policy implications for FD competitiveness in the reference regions.
A new Kmeans clustering model and its generalization achieved by joint spectral embedding and rotation
Authors: Huang Wenna , Peng Yong , Ge Yuan , Kong Wanzeng
Published: March 2021

The Kmeans clustering and spectral clustering are two popular clustering methods for grouping similar data points together according to their similarities. However, the performance of Kmeans clustering might be quite unstable due to the random initialization of the cluster centroids. Generally, spectral clustering methods employ a two-step strategy of spectral embedding and discretization postprocessing to obtain the cluster assignment, which easily lead to far deviation from true discrete solution during the postprocessing process. In this paper, based on the connection between the Kmeans clustering and spectral clustering, we propose a new Kmeans formulation by joint spectral embedding and spectral rotation which is an effective postprocessing approach to perform the discretization, termed KMSR. Further, instead of directly using the dot-product data similarity measure, we make generalization on KMSR by incorporating more advanced data similarity measures and call this generalized model as KMSR-G. An efficient optimization method is derived to solve the KMSR (KMSR-G) model objective whose complexity and convergence are provided. We conduct experiments on extensive benchmark datasets to validate the performance of our proposed models and the experimental results demonstrate that our models perform better than the related methods in most cases.