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Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Mg-Matrix Composites Manufactured by Stir Casting
Authors: Praveenkumar R. , Periyasamy P. , Mohanavel V. , Ravikumar M.M.
Published: June 2019

In the recent decades, magnesium matrix composites present a plenty of applications to automotive, marine and aerospace industries. In this work, AZ31B is selected as Mg matrix material and hard Tungsten carbide (WC) particles as reinforcement material. Mg/WC composites reinforced with different weight proportions (0, 5, 10 and 15 wt.%) were made through stir casting method. The worn surface of manufactured Mg/WC composites and base Mg material were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The wear test results denoted that the AZ31B/15 wt% WC composites have excellent tribological behaviour when compared to the base magnesium matrix AZ31B alloy. The yield strength, flexural strength, tensile strength and micro-hardness of the manufactured composites are improved by increasing the WC content. SEM images reveal the homogeneous distribution of WC particles throughout the Mg matrix.
Administração do terceiro setor: desafios enfrentados na gestão de ONG LGBT
Authors: Pompeu Samira Loreto Edilberto , Rohm Ricardo Henry Dias
Published: June 2019

As organizações não-governamentais se destacam pela atuação na solução de problemas sociais que não têm sido bem resolvidos nem pelo Estado tampouco pelo mercado. Tendo em vista que um de tais problemas sociais é a homofobia, refletida em falta de segurança pública, carência de políticas para saúde, educação, demanda por direitos para a população LGBT, a presente pesquisa foi delimitada para o caso de duas ONG LGBT situadas no Rio de Janeiro. O estudo objetivou identificar as principais dificuldades encontradas na gestão dessas ONG, mais especificamente, analisar de que forma a homofobia presente na sociedade poderia interferir nos projetos e ações de tais organizações mediante o método do estudo de caso. Foram identificados problemas ligados, principalmente, à dificuldade de captação de recursos financeiros, mas também à qualificação do pessoal, sobrecarga de tarefas e obstáculos para promoção de eventos de combate à homofobia limitando a potência de atuação dessas ONG.
Rap e política: um debate teórico-metodológico
Authors: Passold Gabriel
Published: June 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo problematizar alguns trabalhos que pesquisam a música do Rap, e propor outra abordagem. Esses trabalhos colocam o Rap no lugar de uma arte politizada. As artes, todavia, não operam com hierarquias, mas sim na invenção de outros lugares. Em contraponto a uma ideia de comunidade que funciona hierarquicamente, trabalhamos a partir do conceito de política no regime estético das artes, trabalhado por Jacques Rancière, onde não cabe definir o lugar das artes, mas sim analisar a arte em sua eficácia estética, pois qualquer arte tem o poder de fazer política, independente do seu conteúdo ou motivações. Entendemos que, pelo duplo poder das artes – em bagunçar as evidências de dominação e destinação dos corpos – podemos compreender esta época democrática. Propomos analisar essas cenas onde os corpos, antes destinados pelas hierarquias à obediência ou a arte politizada, participam de um processo de subjetivação política.
Educação em valores morais: práticas de profissionais no contexto escolar
Authors: Alencar Heloisa Moulin de , De Marchi Barbara Frigini , Couto Leandra Lúcia Moraes , Romaneli Mariana Santolin , Lima Mayara Gama de
Published: June 2019

Este artigo apresenta o resultado de uma pesquisa cujo objetivo foi investigar práticas de educação em valores morais (EVM) em escolas públicas estaduais de ensino fundamental (6.º ao 9.º ano) e médio do Espírito Santo. Analisa os dados extraídos das respostas a um questionário, que pôde ser preenchido de forma impressa ou on-line, aplicado a 92 profissionais da educação. Informa que (1) as práticas enfatizaram, majoritariamente, o tema dos valores sociais; (2) o assunto mais trabalhado, dentro de valores morais e éticos, referiu-se a respeito; (3) a maior parte das experiências teve duração igual ou superior a 12 meses e (4) como procedimento de trabalho para a EVM os métodos ativos foram os mais utilizados. Os dados obtidos neste estudo têm implicações práticas, podendo servir de subsídios para a implementação de políticas públicas cuja finalidade seja a capacitação e o aperfeiçoamento dos educadores no que diz respeito à EVM
Psicólogo na Assistência Social: O lugar do homem e diálogos epistemológicos feministas na prática profissional
Authors: Cardoso David Tiago , Beiras Adriano
Published: June 2019

Traduzir a experiência de  corpos cisnormativos masculinos, categorizados como homens, na participação de lugares reconhecidos como femininos, Política Pública de Assistência Social, e feministas, Teorias Feministas Pós-estruturalistas, é o objetivo que nos propomos alcançar. Partimos da compreensão de que a experiência, história encenada pela linguagem, produz o sujeito e não algo que o sujeito tenha como propriedade ou que seja anterior a ele. Assim, relatamos nossos percursos nas teorias feministas e a contribuição destas na construção de nossas práticas no Sistema Único de Assistência Social, por meio de três perguntas: Quem somos? De onde víemos? Para onde vamos? Com elas, concluímos que, justamente por sermos homens, precisamos denunciar os privilégios para construir pontes para mudanças e não abismos para a manutenção, rompendo com a generalização da categoria homem, explicitando que estamos em um lugar de homem generificado, produzido pelas normas de gênero, mas que buscamos a desestabilização deste lugar.
Família e experiências de parentalidades trans
Authors: Angonese Mônica , Lago Mara Coelho de Souza
Published: June 2019

As experiências da população trans (travestis e transexuais) relacionadas à reprodução e à parentalidade são predominantemente invisibilizadas. Este artigo teve como objetivo problematizar a invisibilidade das experiências de parentalidades trans e a noção de família. Foi realizada pesquisa de inspiração etnográfica, utilizando observação participante, diários de campo e entrevistas. Refletiu-se sobre a cisheteronormatividade reprodutiva, a qual cria uma situação que se propôs conceituar como “esterilização simbólica” da população trans, pois reprodução e parentalidades parecem noções impensáveis quando se trata de sujeitos constituídos pela ideia de abjeção. A partir da escuta das pessoas interlocutoras, enfatizou-se a performatividade da parentalidade e o desejo, as práticas de cuidado, o imperativo da maternidade e a problematização da noção de família.
Ouvindo o inaudito: mal-estar da maternidade em mães ofensoras atendidas em um CREAS
Authors: Xavier Aline , Zanello Valeska
Published: June 2019

A maternidade é compreendida através da percepção idealizada de que a mãe deve agir de forma protetiva incondicionalmente com seus filhos, sendo rechaçada como louca ou má quando transgride este papel. Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar, sob a perspectiva dos estudos de gênero, as falas de mulheres que transgrediram o ideal da maternidade e foram denunciadas como agressoras e negligentes com seus filhos. Foram feitas três entrevistas com mulheres acompanhadas pelo Sistema de Garantia de Direitos de crianças, as quais foram feitas análise de conteúdo. Quatro categorias fizeram-se importantes nas entrevistas, a saber: “Maternidade”, “Família de Origem”, “Relacionamento Amoroso” e “Condição Socioeconômica”. Percebeu-se que as mulheres se encontram sobrecarregadas devido à ausência da participação do Estado, da família extensa e dos pais, que não são responsabilizados quando abandonam ou quando não exercem seu papel parental, o que contribui para a dinâmica familiar violenta contra a criança.
Rate enhancement in collisions of sulfuric acid molecules due to long-range intermolecular forces
Authors: Halonen Roope , Zapadinsky Evgeni , Kurtén Theo , Vehkamäki Hanna , Reischl Bernhard
Published: June 2019

Abstract. Collisions of molecules and clusters play a key role in determining the rate of atmospheric new particle formation and growth. Traditionally the statistics of these collisions are taken from kinetic gas theory assuming spherical non-interacting particles, which may significantly underestimate the collision coefficients for most atmospherically relevant molecules. Such systematic errors in predicted new particle formation rates will also affect large-scale climate models. We have studied the statistics of collisions of sulfuric acid molecules in vacuum by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. We have found that the effective collision cross section of the H2SO4 molecule, as described by an OPLS-All Atom force field, is significantly larger than the hard-sphere diameter assigned to the molecule based on the liquid density of sulfuric acid. As a consequence, the actual collision coefficient is enhanced by a factor 2.2, compared to kinetic gas theory. This enhancement factor obtained from atomistic simulation is consistent with the discrepancy observed between experimental formation rates of clusters containing sulfuric acid and calculated formation rates using hard sphere kinetics. We find reasonable agreement with an enhancement factor calculated from the Langevin model of capture, fitted to the attractive part of the atomistic intermolecular potential of mean force.
Description of the resolution hierarchy of the global coupled HadGEM3-GC3.1 model as used in CMIP6 HighResMIP experiments
Authors: Roberts Malcolm J. , Baker Alex , Blockley Ed W. , Calvert Daley , Coward Andrew , Hewitt Helene T. , Jackson Laura C. , Kuhlbrodt Till , Mathiot Pierre , Roberts Christopher D. , Schiemann Reinhard , Seddon Jon , Vannière Benoît , Vidale Pier Luigi
Published: June 2019

Abstract. CMIP6 HighResMIP is a new experimental design for global climate model simulations that aims to assess the impact of model horizontal resolution on climate simulation fidelity. We describe a hierarchy of global coupled model resolutions based on the HadGEM3-GC3.1 model that range from an atmosphere-ocean resolution of 130 km-1° to 25 km-1/12°, all using the same forcings and initial conditions. In order to make such high resolution simulations possible, the experiments have a short 30 year spinup, followed by at least century-long simulations with both constant forcing (to assess drift and the focus of this work), and historic forcing. We assess the change in model biases as a function of both atmosphere and ocean resolution, together with the effectiveness and robustness of this new experimental design. We find reductions in the biases in top of atmosphere radiation components and cloud forcing. There are significant reductions in some common surface climate model biases as resolution is increased, particularly in the Atlantic for sea surface temperature and precipitation, primarily driven by increased ocean resolution. There is also a reduction in drift from the initial conditions both at the surface and in the deeper ocean at higher resolution. Using an eddy-present and eddy-rich ocean resolution enhances the strength of the North Atlantic ocean circulation (boundary currents, overturning circulation and heat transports), while an eddy-present ocean resolution has a considerably reduced Antarctic Circumpolar Current strength. All models have a reasonable representation of El Nino – Southern Oscillation. In general the biases present after 30 years of simulations do not change character markedly over longer timescales, justifying the experimental design.
Complementary Learning: Piloting a Blended Format for Canadian Composition Courses
Authors: Stouck Jordan
Published: June 2019

This paper describes a pilot blended learning format for a first-year genre-based Canadian composition course. It measures responses to the online learning materials and hybrid class schedule by comparing student writing skill perception questionnaires, teaching evaluation questionnaires, and written assignments for control and experimental groups. Findings suggest that a blended approach can offer flexibility for a wider range of learners, address larger class size concerns, and provide additional learning materials, all of which add options for composition delivery in the as-yet sparsely researched Canadian context.
Analyzing Implicit Science and Math Outcomes in Engineering and Technology Programs
Authors: Zakani Sima , Kaupp Jake , Turner Roderick D. , Frank Brian
Published: June 2019

One of the key steps when developing pathways between baccalaureate and diploma programs is comparing learning goals between the programs. This paper presents application of a seven-dimensional framework (cognitive process, transferability, depth of analysis, interdependence, question novelty, scaffolding and communication) to analyze the implicit learning outcomes in 11 of Ontario’s post-secondary programs in engineering and engineering technology. We collected 319 calculus questions (179 from six technology programs and 140 from five engineering programs) and 205 physics questions (122 from two technology programs and 83 from four engineering programs). Content specialists assessed each question in the first four of these dimensions, and instructors from the participating institutions scored random questions from their own disclosed questions on the remaining dimensions. Analysis of scaffolding in physics questions showed that engineering questions mostly required the students to choose from or synthetize a range of approaches while technology questions often required the students to use a specific approach. The study found that technology programs focused more on discipline-specific physics concepts and their applications than physics courses in engineering. Calculus questions from both sectors mostly required application of mathematical concepts in non-contextualized scenarios or a general engineering context, with no significant difference in question novelty, scaffolding and level of communication. From a credits perspective, these results suggest that direct credit for bidirectional transfers may be warranted, and that small bridging learning modules targeting missing outcomes may be able to support efficient transfer pathways.
Leadership for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Understanding Bridges and Gaps in Practice
Authors: Simmons Nicola , Taylor K. Lynn
Published: June 2019

The gap between the practice of individual academics based on the ideal of the SoTL—improving student learning—and the institutional infrastructure and leadership to support that work is an ongoing challenge to the development of the field (Hutchings, Huber, & Ciccone, 2011; Poole, Taylor, & Thompson, 2007; Simmons, forthcoming). To better understand how individuals in diverse roles contribute to the development of the SoTL in the context of their institutional cultures, this study examined how faculty, educational developers (EDs), and administrators enact SoTL leadership. A grounded theory approach (Leedy & Ormrod, 2001) guided the development of a survey that used closed and open-ended questions to invite respondents to share their personal conceptions and lived experiences of the SoTL. Drawing on the responses received (n=75), we identified ways faculty, educational developers, and administrators construe their SoTL leadership roles and how they can fulfill a vital role in facilitating leadership across and beyond their institutions to create critical social networks for SoTL work (Mårtensson, Roxå, & Olsson, 2012; Williams et al., 2013) and contribute to institutional cultures that support and value that work. The results reveal how gaps between the work of individual scholars and the cultures of their academic communities are being bridged through diverse leadership roles that cross multiple levels in their institutions and identify some of the gaps that remain.
A Mixed Blessing? Students’ and Instructors’ Perspectives about Off-Task Technology Use in the Academic Classroom
Authors: Neiterman Elena , Zaza Christine
Published: June 2019

The widespread use of technological devices in an academic classroom brought with it many learning opportunities, but also posed a challenge of handling the off-task technology use in class. The literature on this topic is growing, but we still know relatively little about students’ and instructors’ perceptions regarding the off-task technology use in class. This paper addressed this gap by examining (1) how do students and instructors perceive technology in the classroom, and (2) who do they believe should be responsible for minimizing off-task technology use in class? Analyzing data from a mixed-method study with students and instructors in a Canadian university, we show that while students acknowledged that the off-task technology use can be distracting, they considered it a matter of personal autonomy, which can only be regulated when it creates distractions for others. The instructors had a more complex view and posed some challenging questions about the relationship between student engagement and technological distractions, the impact of technology on learning process, and the responsibility of educators in higher education. In conclusion, we reflect on some of the questions that ought to be considered when handling the off-task technology in an academic classroom.
Bridging the Gap between the Research Ethics Board and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Authors: Schnurr Matthew A. , Taylor Alanna
Published: June 2019

In 2016, Dalhousie University’s Research Ethics Board created an interdisciplinary working group to identify the key ethical challenges of SoTL research, with the overarching aim of recommending best practices and communicating these to researchers in order to support and expand the conduct of ethically sound SoTL research. This essay reflects on the lessons learned through this process and shines a light on the three most contentious arenas that emerged: using class time to conduct SoTL research, integrating Students Ratings of Instruction (SRI) into SoTL, and incorporating student work as a data source.

This essay contributes to the emerging conversation around ethical SoTL research in two important ways. First, we argue for more lenient REB protocols that encourage SoTL research by exposing how restrictive interpretations of key issues serve as obstacles for student-centered research. Second, we introduce new tools designed to address these impediments, including the first-ever interactive user guide. The overarching aims of this essay are (a) to help SoTL researchers navigate this complex terrain, and (b) to encourage other Canadian REBs to consider implementing more permissive regimes.
Overcoming Barriers for Implementing International Online Collaborative Assignments in Chemistry
Authors: McCollum Brett , Morsch Layne , Shokoples Brandon , Skagen Darlene
Published: June 2019

Organic chemistry students at two universities, one in Canada and the other in the United States, connected using video conferencing software as learning partners for six online collaborative assignments. Mixed-methods analysis of interviews, surveys, and student-written reflections was used to identify barriers that students encountered during the international online collaborative assignments. Students described the barriers of their experience with online collaborative assignments in terms of course pedagogy or chemistry concepts, social interactions, and technology. Results were compared and supported by additional data sources. Students were successful at overcoming most barriers, demonstrating real-world problem-solving and a high degree of resiliency. Persistent barriers were identified and resolved by faculty through revisions to design and implementation.
Evidence of Co-learning through a Relational Pedagogy: Indigenizing the Curriculum through MIKM 2701
Authors: Root Emily , Augustine Stephen , Snow Kathy , Doucette Mary
Published: June 2019

In the winter term of 2016, Cape Breton University launched a revised version of a second year Mi’kmaw Studies course entitled Learning from the Knowledge Keepers of Mi’kmaki (MIKM 2701). This course was designed to be led by local Elders and Knowledge Keepers with facilitation support from university faculty. It was designed by course facilitators as a dual-mode course, with the opportunity for students to participate face-to-face and online, and the excitement it generated quickly went “viral.” In this paper, we describe the experiences of the participants in the course through an analysis of their own reflections on the 13 weeks of instruction. The aim of this analysis is to share course design considerations for post-secondary institutions attempting to “Indigenize the academy” at a course level, but also to evaluate the process of co-learning as it was evidenced in the course as a means to address educational complexity and decolonization efforts in the classroom.
Faith and Spirituality in Naoko Takeuchi’s Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn
Authors: Puglia Francesca
Published: June 2019

Bishojo Senshi Sera Mun has been an influential part of the childhood of many of the girls who grew up in the 1990s, both in Japan and in the rest of the world. Yet it is rarely examined in the context of its peculiar tragic and philosophic traits. The main objective of this study is to bring to light the deep spiritual and metaphysical thread of a work overflowing with religious and cultural references, specifying how both eastern and western traditions find their own way all along the story. While not denying the typical mahō shōjo topic of the magical girls, this article tries to show how the whole narrative can be read as a tangled metaphor of the inner and spiritual growth of the half-human and half-divine main character, Sailor Moon, whose infinite power resides in faith itself. As such, this article addresses the theme of this special issue, in exploring the superhuman abilities of Sailor Moon, focusing not so much on a humanist or posthuman framing but from the vantage of religious concepts of spiritual transcendence.
Factores de riesgo de intoxicaciones agudas por plaguicidas en El Salvador durante el año 2017
Authors: Quinteros Edgar , Suárez Tamayo Susana , Oliva Marín José , Romero Placeres Manuel
Published: June 2019

Introducción. La Organización Mundial de la Salud reconoce las intoxicaciones por plaguicidas como un serio problema de salud pública. En El Salvador se reportan alrededor de 900 intoxicaciones por plaguicidas cada año. Objetivo. Caracterizar los factores de riesgo de las intoxicaciones agudas por plaguicidas en El Salvador durante el año 2017. Metodología. Este es un estudio transversal analítico a partir del análisis secundario de una base de datos extraída del Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud de El Salvador. La base de datos utilizada está compuesta por 945 casos de intoxicación. Los datos fueron analizados con el programa Statistical Package for the Social Science versión 24. Se realizaron análisis de frecuencia, incidencia, asociación y razones de prevalencia. Resultados. La mayor parte de intoxicados fueron hombres (70.7%). La mitad de las intoxicaciones (50.3%) fueron debidas al suicidio. Los plaguicidas más implicados fueron el paraquat (27.6%) y el fosfuro de aluminio (13.4%). El 11.3% de los intoxicados, falleció. Las intoxicaciones por suicidio tienen más probabilidades de tener un desenlace grave (RP=1.90, IC95%=1.71-2.11). Las personas intoxicadas con paraquat (RP=1.33, IC95%=1-1.76) o fosfuro de aluminio (RP=4.32, IC95%=3.08-6.06), tienen más probabilidades de morir. Conclusión. Los hombres representaron la mayor proporción de intoxicados. Los casos de intoxicación fueron más frecuentes en la zona rural. El suicidio fue la principal causa de las intoxicaciones por plaguicidas. El paraquat y el fosfuro de aluminio fueron los dos plaguicidas más implicados en las intoxicaciones y los más relacionados con las muertes.
The Influence of Information Acceptance on Information Use Performance in the Case of Vulnerable Classes
Authors: Yoo Soonduck , Park Jong-Sun
Published: June 2019

This study analyzed the effect of information acceptance on the information use performance for the vulnerable groups. The sample group was classified into general public group and vulnerable groups residing in Korea, and the vulnerable groups were divided into the disabled, the low - income group, the elderly group and the farmers. The characteristics of the vulnerable groups were selected by the competence level, use motive, and use attitudes and the correlation between each factor and use utilization was analyzed. In all groups, the use motive and the use attitude showed a strong positive correlation with the use performance of .682. In particular, the information use attitude and the information use performance were closely related. The correlation between the use attitude and use performance of the vulnerable groups were investigated in the order of lower grade (.695), farmers & fishermen (.688), elderly (.674), and disabled (.672). In conclusion, this study shows that if use attitude is high, use performance is high. Therefore, in order to expand the acceptance of information on vulnerable groups, various programs that can increase the use attitude of information should be introduced. Through this, it was found that the vulnera-ble groups could induce the use attitude of information and the satisfaction of the use performance, and ultimately the digital information divide could be reduced by improving the information acceptance of the vulnerable groups. This study has limitations in securing various contents of inquiry based on questionnaire survey. It is necessary to analyze various factors besides factors selected as environmental fac-tors of information acceptance as characteristics of vulnerable groups.
Comparative study of disease categories: EHR interrogation
Authors: Okunji Priscilla O. , Shara Nawar , Kwagyn John , Brooks Ian , Brown Gina , Mellman Thomas
Published: June 2019

Objective: Although the advancement of electronic health records (EHRs) utilization in clinical research may allow for feasibility studies, and identify patients who are eligible for enrollment in clinical trials, it is a complex process to conduct clinical and translational research studies by merging data from different EMRs. Barriers and challenges such as data interoperability, lack of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant platforms for data integration, and the lack of real efforts to resolve these issues make it harder to conduct these studies. However, it is imperative to note that leveraging EHRs to counterbalance these challenges is an area of intense interest and data sharing from hospitals may enable clinical research with large samples for a moderate or large effect size. To inform this issue, we worked across urban hospitals with data extracted from different systems, for patients diagnosed with diabetes and myocardial infarction, in the year 2013.Methods: Using ICD 9 codes for diabetes (25,000) and myocardial infarction (41,000), data were extracted from urban hospitals. The data were then cleaned, merged using common fields, and analyzed. It is important to note that ICD 9 was used instead of ICD 10 because one of the hospitals had an already existing dataset extracted from EHR using ICD 9. In addition, the hospital with the ICD 9 dataset provided the original data with the needed variables prior to the grant application that made this project possible.Results: The result showed that patients discharged in 2013 from the selected urban hospitals with MI, were 3.8 times more likely to die while in admission and 4.2 times in MI+DM patients. However, race and gender were not significant in the adjusted model. Variables that impacted this critical result were age of the patients, followed by low density lipoprotein, systolic blood pressure and body mass index.Conclusions: Comparative studies for preliminary studies through EHR interrogation is the future. This project has confirmed that similar studies should be encouraged and may lead to preventive health education that may ultimately prevent higher mortality rate in certain population. This project is a proof of concept of how data from different EHR platforms can be used to conduct a comparative study by a direct hospitals EHR interrogation, without additional time needed in bedside data collection or purchase of already collected datasets.
BMI-1 and survivin expression with clinicopathological correlation and prognostic impact in B and T/NK- cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Authors: Soliman Nahed Ahmed , Abdalkader Lamia M , Shams Doaa
Published: June 2019

Background: The pathogenesis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a complex process that involves several molecular changes. Alterations in polycomb group proteins as well as Survivin have been described but details are still lacking particularly in T/NK-cell lymphomas. Polycomb proteins have a big role in cell cycle and differentiation. Survivin is another recently recognized player in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Objective: To study the pattern of Bmi-1 and Survivin in different categories of B- and T/NK- cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, their association with the clinicopathological parameters, and their impact on the prognosis of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.Material& methods: Immunohistochemical staining was used to study paraffin samples of 267 patients’ biopsies. We used tonsils and reactive lymph node as normal control.Results: Both Bmi-1 and Survivin showed significant upregulation in several subtypes B- (P = .000-.02 for Bmi-1 and .00- .03 forSurvivin) and T/NK cell lymphomas (P= .009-.03 for Bmi-1 and 0.008- 0.009 for Survivin) compared to normal tissue. Significantpositive correlation between Bmi-1 and Survivin was detected in both B- (Co= 0.539**, P = .00) and T - cell lymphomas (Co= 0.560**, P = .000). A statistically significant difference between overall survival and expression of both BMI-1 and Survivin was detected (P = .00 for BMI-1and survivin).Conclusion: Bmi-1 and Survivin show significant upregulation as well correlation with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Revised Malaysian Shariah Screening: Its Impact on Islamic Capital Market
Authors: Mat Nor Fauzias , Shaharuddin Amir , Marzuki Ainulashikin , Ramli Nur Ainna
Published: June 2019

Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) of Securities Commission (SC) formulated a new revised Shariah screening methodology of two-tier quantitative assessment for activity-based screening benchmarks and the newly- formulated financial ratio benchmarks, while the qualitative assessment remains the same. The revised methodology is an effort to expand the Islamic capital market’s (ICM) international reach which is in line with the SC objectives. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of the recent announcement of new changes in the Shariah screening methodology by the Malaysian Securities Commission on the share prices of the affected companies and Islamic capital market. We use an event study method to see if the changes have a significant reaction from the market, specifically, from investors and fund managers. On the announcement date, that is, on 29 November 2013, 158 non-Shariah compliant stocks were removed from the previous list of Shariah compliant stock that was issued in May 2013 and 16 stocks were added to the approved list. Out of 158 non-Shariah compliant stocks, only 137 stocks are available for the analysis. For the new Shariah compliant stocks, only 16 stocks are included in the sample. We find an immediate but short lived negative impact on the stock returns towards the deletion, but none towards the addition of new stocks to the Shariah index. However, the announcement has no significant impact on the overall return of the FBM Emas Shariah index.
Cultural and Religious Beliefs and Practices Abusive to Children With Disabilities in Zimbabwe
Authors: Mukushi A. T. , Makhubele J. C. , Mabvurira V.
Published: June 2019

This study sought to explore religious practices and beliefs that violate the rights of children with disabilities in Zimbabwe. The authors employed a qualitative approach in exploring cultural and religious beliefs and practices abusive to children with disabilities. Authors used exploratory-descriptive case study design and purposive sampling in selecting participants. Data collection took place in Dzivarasekwa, a high-density suburb in Harare among children who were receiving rehabilitation services at Harare Hospital and their caregivers. The study established that children with disabilities who come from some apostolic families are disadvantaged, as their parents believe that demonic spirits causes disability. This then leads to heightened levels of discrimination. The study also found out that there are remedial but harmful cultural and religious practices. The study recommends that rigorous awareness raising is needed for communities to support people with disabilities, formation of support groups amongst people with disabilities themselves, introducing holistic interventions that address issues of cultural and religious beliefs and continuous training for frontline workers to keep in touch with current best practices, policies and laws around disabilities.
Psychosocial and Demographic Factors That Compound Alcohol Abuse Amongst Youth: A Case Study of Musina High School
Authors: Matlakala Frans Koketso , Makhubele Jabulani Calvin , Mafa Prudence
Published: June 2019

The risk factors that compound alcohol abuse by young people have significant effects of individuals. The sole purpose of social work is to enhance the social functioning of clients and in most cases, clients have impairments as the result of high density of alcohol outlets, affordability of alcohol, which later give birth to psychosocial challenges. The aim of this study is to describe psychosocial and demographic factors compounding alcohol abuse amongst youth. The study employed quantitative approach and descriptive case study design. Data was collected at Musina High School and 96 learners were sampled using stratified sampling to complete the questionnaire. Data was analysed descriptively with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Science. The study revealed that psychosocial and environmental factors compound to alcohol abuse amongst youth in Musina High School. The study concludes that the context determines the excessive use of alcohol abuse by youth. Young people especially those who reside in rural areas are exposed to high density of alcohol outlets and they are left without guardianship. Due to lack of guardian or parental involvement they end up indulging in excessive use of alcohol.
Ants Fail to Add Numbers of Same Elements Seen Consecutively
Authors: Cammaerts Marie-Claire , Cammaerts Roger
Published: June 2019

The workers of the ant Myrmica sabuleti have been shown to be able to distinguish different numbers of elements and to be able to add them if seen side by side, at the same time. They have thus a concrete concept of numbers and of adding. It remained to know if they have an abstract mathematical concept of numbers and of their addition. For tempting answering this question, we presented, to M. sabuleti workers, two numbers of elements (circles) not placed side by side but making an angle, the ants having thus to move for seeing the one then the other of the numbers of elements. After 3, 6, 9 and 12 of such training days, the ants were tested in front of the two numbers of elements as well as of their correct sum and their sum plus one element. The ants responded essentially to the two numbers of elements they saw during training, and far less to their sum and sum plus one element. The ants have thus a basic, concrete concept of adding numbers of elements they see. Young human children (3 to 6 years old) have such a concrete concept of numbers and of adding, but they acquire in several months, through learning, an abstract mathematical concept of these notions and of related ones.
El plan de apoyo conductual positivo en el primer ciclo de Educación Infantil | Positive behaviour support plan in the first cycle of early childhood education
Authors: González del Yerro Valdés Asunción , Escribano Burgos Laura , De Antonio Pérez María Luisa , Sánchez Rodríguez Ana , Ruiz Leal Patricia , Arellano Lozano Marta
Published: June 2019

Este estudio pretende analizar los efectos que tiene el plan de apoyo conductual positivo sobre las habilidades adaptativas, el comportamiento y el desarrollo socioemocional del alumnado del primer ciclo de Educación Infantil. Se evaluó la primera variable utilizando el Sistema de Evaluación de la Conducta Adaptativa (ABAS-II) y las dos últimas, el Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA). Los resultados mostraron una disminución estadísticamente significativa del comportamiento externalizante (Z=-2,418, p=,016), la falta de regulación (Z=-2,767, p=,006) y otras conductas poco adaptativas (Z=-2,357, p=,018), así como un incremento estadísticamente significativo de la competencia (Z=-2,959, p=,003), la comunicación (Z=-3,576, p=,000), el desarrollo social (Z=-3,622, p=,000), el ocio (Z=-3,542, p=,000), el autocuidado (Z=-3,361, p=,000), la autodirección (Z=-3,575, p=,000) y la adaptación a la escuela (Z=-3,662, p=,000). Son resultados que muestran la importancia que tiene crear un entorno escolar accesible y la necesidad de apoyar intencionadamente el desarrollo de las habilidades adaptativas en esta etapa educativa.
Disfemia y ansiedad en el aprendizaje de inglés como lengua extranjera | Stuttering and anxiety in English as a foreign language learning
Authors: García Pastor María Dolores , Miller Ronan
Published: June 2019

Este trabajo fundamentalmente cualitativo explora la interrelación entre disfemia, ansiedad en una lengua extranjera (ALE), y aprendizaje de inglés para identificar las áreas de mayor dificultad de aprendizaje en estudiantes disfémicos adolescentes y adultos españoles aprendices de esta lengua. De una muestra de treinta y dos alumnos, dieciséis con disfemia (ACD) y dieciséis sin disfemia (ASD), se analizaron entrevistas realizadas con los primeros, y se compararon sus respuestas con las de los ASD a dos escalas de ALE. Los resultados indican que la disfemia y la ALE afectan al aprendizaje lingüístico de los ACD negativamente, provocando el rechazo de su identidad lingüística. La lectura en voz alta y la interacción oral frente al profesor y el grupo clase fueron las áreas más problemáticas con niveles de ALE significativamente mayores en ACD. Ello subraya la necesidad de implementar prácticas pedagógicas que reduzcan la ALE de estos estudiantes y refuercen su auto-concepto.
Enfrentamiento de la prensa de España y Francia por la cuestión marroquí en 1911 (Un nuevo capítulo de las disensiones entre los dos países) = Spain’s and France’s Press Confrontation about the Moroccan Question in 1911 (A New Chapter in the Dissensions between the Two Countries)
Authors: García de Juan Miguel Ángel
Published: June 2019

Las disensiones vividas en Europa en el año 1911 a causa, aunque no sólo, del expansionismo colonial de varios de sus países en el norte de África estuvieron a punto de desencadenar, como es sabido, un conflicto bélico internacional. Es cierto que a finales de ese año y en 1912 distintos acuerdos en que participaron Francia, Alemania, España, el Reino Unido e Italia moderaron por un breve tiempo y de manera superficial su prepotencia y ansia de ampliación de dominios en el continente del sur.La tensión política entre Francia y España en 1911 por la cuestión africana ha atraído en España, si bien con no gran detalle, el interés de numerosos historiadores, pero no, que sepamos, el enfrentamiento entre la prensa  de ambas naciones. Éste alcanzó una gran virulencia en muchos periódicos de los dos lados de los Pirineos (fuente principal de nuestra investigación). Recordar los hechos y, en especial, examinar su repercusión en los medios escritos es el principal objetivo del presente trabajo.Palabras claveColonialismo europeo; Marruecos en 1911; Tensión entre Francia y España; La prensa de ambos países. The disagreements that happened in Europe during 1911 because of the Colonial Expansion of several of their countries to North Africa, were about to unchain, as it is actually known, an international war conflict. It is true that, at the end of that year and for 1912, different agreements in which France, Spain, UK and Italy took part, reduced for a short period of time and in a superficial manner, their arrogance and anxiety for spreading their possessions along the continent of the south.The political tension between France and Spain during 1911 has attracted some historians but not, as far as we know, the confrontation between the media of both nations. It reached a great level of bitterness in many newspapers from both sides of the Pyrenees (main source of our investigation). Providing a comprehensive account of the facts and moreover investigating their impact in printed press is the main goal of this project.
El conflicto entre las élites locales y las autoridades cubanas en torno a aplicación de la constitución de Cádiz (1812-1814) = The Conflict between the Local Elite and the Cuban Authorities Regarding the Application of the Constitution of Cádiz (1812-1814)
Authors: Amores Carredano Juan Bosco , Santos Fuentes Alain J.
Published: June 2019

La aplicación de la Constitución gaditana en Cuba provocó un conflicto entre los nuevos ayuntamientos constitucionales, que se sentían representantes de la soberanía popular, y las autoridades políticas, el capitán general y sus delegados en los distritos, los antiguos tenientes de gobernador. La resolución de las Cortes a ese conflicto instauró un régimen de excepcionalidad política en la Antilla que se consolidará a lo largo del siglo XIX.The application of the Cadiz Constitution in Cuba triggered a conflict between the new constitutional councils, which considered themselves as the true representatives of popular sovereignty, and the political authorities, the captain general and his delegates in the districts, the former lieutenants of the governor. The resolution of the Cortes to that conflict established a regime of political exceptionality in the Antille that will be consolidated throughout the 19th centuy.
Fetalna in neonatalna aloimunska trombocitopenija: pregledni članek in retrospektivni pregled laboratorijskih in kliničnih značilnosti bolnikov v Sloveniji v obdobju od 1996 do 2016
Authors: Lozar Krivec Jana , Tanasič Tatjana , Đorđević Jelena , Fidler Petra , Štucin Gantar Irena , Trojner-Bregar Andreja , Rožman Primož , Klemenc Polona , Paro-Panjan Darja
Published: June 2019

Fetalna in neonatalna aloimunska trombocitopenija (FNAIT) je posledica transplacentarnega prenosa in vezave aloimunskih protiteles na trombocitne antigene otroka, ki jih je podedoval od očeta. Do aloimunizacije matere proti trombocitnim antigenom lahko pride tekom nosečnosti, kot tudi ob transfuziji trombocitov. FNAIT je redka bolezen, ki lahko poteka popolnoma brez bolezenskih znakov ali pa ima otrok znake hemoraške diateze. Njen najhujši zaplet je znotrajlobanjska krvavitev, zato sta zgodnja diagnostika in v primeru indikacije ustrezno zdravljenje zelo pomembna. Po podatkih iz literature je ocenjena pojavnost FNAIT 1 na 1000-2000 živorojenih. Pojavnost FNAIT v Sloveniji ni znana. Namen opravljene retrospektivne raziskave je bil ugotoviti pojavnost in etiologijo FNAIT v Sloveniji ter klinično sliko bolnikov s FNAIT. Rezultati raziskave, v kateri smo analizirali izvide transfuzijskih preiskav za dokaz trombocitnih protiteles pri novorojenčkih ali materah, so pokazali veliko nižjo pojavnost. V obdobju od leta 1996 do leta 2016 je bilo v Sloveniji potrjenih 39 primerov FNAIT, povprečno 2 na leto, medtem ko je bilo prošenj za dokaz trombocitnih protiteles pri novorojenčku ali materi povprečno 9 na leto. Pojavnost FNAIT je torej v Sloveniji 1 na 10.000 živorojenih. Kljub temu, da je ocena pojavnosti zaradi retrospektivne analize najverjetneje podcenjena, menimo, da omenjeni rezultati potrjujejo naša klinična opažanja, da je FNAIT poddiagnosticirana. Prispevek zato, poleg rezultatov retrospektivne raziskave o pojavnosti, etiologiji in klinični sliki FNAIT v Sloveniji, predstavlja pregled trenutnega znanja o FNAIT, saj želimo, da se na omenjeno bolezen, ki je lahko življenje ogrožajoča, pogosteje pomisli in ustrezno ukrepa.
Visi deformity after wrist fracture: Case report
Authors: Pevec Teodor , Majerič Mihael
Published: June 2019

Background: Distal radius fractures (fractura radii loco typico) are an everyday task for a surgeon that deals with injuries. Oftentimes complicated associated injuries of the ligamentous apparatus occur, which are hard to recognise and demand appropriate care. If such injuries remain unrecognised, they lead to more serious functional disorders, which is why the purpose of this report is to point out a rare and serious complication of distal radius fracture.Case presentation: We report the case of a 20-year-old man who suffered a fracture of the radius and developed a serious associated ligamentous disorder that was discovered relatively late.Conclusion: Ligamentous injuries associated with distal radius fractures represent a serious diagnostic challenge and, due to their consequences, also a serious clinical challenge. They are often hard to recognise and get discovered late. If the treatment shows no improvement, diagnostic images should be carefully analysed, and the physician should be well acquainted with relevant pathological conditions.
Raziskovalno delo v splošnih bolnišnicah v Sloveniji
Authors: Klemenc Matjaž
Published: June 2019

Izhodišče: Raziskovalno delo je temeljni element medicine, ker omogoča prenos znanstvenih dosežkov v vsakdanjo klinično prakso. Namen članka je predstaviti organizacijo raziskovalnega dela v slovenskih splošnih bolnišnicah. Posebej nas je zanimalo vprašanje, ali se glede strukture zaposlenih zdravnikov (delež zdravnikov z znanstvenimi in učiteljskimi naslovi) splošne bolnišnice razlikujejo od obeh univerzitetnih kliničnih centrov.Metode: Podatke smo pridobili z neeksperimentalno-kvantitativno metodo zbiranja podatkov. Uvodni del smo oblikovali na podlagi dejstev, raziskovalni del pa s pomočjo strukturiranega vprašalnika, ki smo ga v drugi polovici septembra 2017 poslali desetim splošnim bolnišnicam.Rezultati: V slovenskih splošnih bolnišnicah je bilo konec oktobra 2017 zaposlenih 866 specialistov in 568 drugih zdravnikov. 8,6 % zdravnikov je imelo znanstveni naslov magister oz. doktor znanosti, 1,1 % jih je imelo učiteljski naziv. Primerjava strukture zaposlenih zdravnikov glede na strokovni, znanstveni in pedagoški naziv pokaže statistično pomembne razlike med obema univerzitetnima bolnišnicama na eni strani in splošnimi bolnišnicami: χ2 = 336.62, p < 0.0001.Zaključek: Večina bolnišnic je imela v svoji strukturi organiziran raziskovalni oddelek. V primerjavi z univerzitetnima kliničnima centroma je delež zdravnikov z znanstvenimi in učiteljskimi naslovi v slovenskih splošnih bolnišnicah izrazito nižji. Z razvojem informacijske tehnologije, boljšo tehnično opremljenostjo splošnih bolnišnic in predvsem zaradi motiviranosti mladih zdravnikov za raziskovalno delo lahko upravičeno pričakujemo, da se bo razkorak med splošnimi in univerzitetnimi bolnišnicami postopoma zmanjševal.