bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comic-based instruction and vocabulary learning among 11th and 12th graders in two Chilean schools
Authors: Calisto Miranda Sebastián Andrés , Ulloa Salazar Gemalli Mizraim , Díaz Larenas Claudio Heraldo
Published: January 2019

The aim of this article is to analyze the students’ performance before and after a comic-based didactic sequence to learn English vocabulary among 11th and 12th graders from a public and a semi-public school in Chile. This research was conducted through intervention sessions in which students were exposed to comic-based instruction- the reading of a comic as first visual aid, classroom activities based on the comic strip and the production of comics based on the words learned in the lesson, using the Presentation, Practice and Production approach to language teaching. Research practitioners used pre and post-testing before and after the intervention respectively to collect the data required. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the pre and post tests conducted in both schools, therefore the comic-based instruction was effective as students proved to have learned the vocabulary taught
Evaluación del rendimiento y periodo de descanso de tres pastos de piso
Authors: Brenes Gamboa Saúl
Published: January 2019

Se evaluó la producción de biomasa y la calidad nutritiva de tres pastos de piso: Brachipara, Brachiaria decumbens y Cynodon nlemfuensis a diferentes intervalos de pastoreo en Turrialba de Cartago, durante un periodo de evaluación de dos años. Para los tres pastos la producción de materia verde que se obtuvo fue más de 11 mil Kg/MV/ha, el día antes de iniciar el pastoreo. Se observó una característica importante en cuanto a la producción de materia verde con el pasto Brachipara que fue a los 35 días de 11.367 Kg/ha. Es importante recalcar que este aumento coincide con la máxima producción de materia seca y proteína cruda, siendo este en forma conspicua un momento óptimo de reingreso de los animales al potrero para este material y bajo las condiciones donde se llevó el ensayo. Con respecto al porcentaje de materia seca se observó un comportamiento que oscila entre un 20 y 30%, obteniéndose los mayores valores con el C. nlemfuensis, entre los 42 y 56 días después del pastoreo En el Brachipara y B. decumbens se observaron los mayores contenidos de proteína cruda que fueron de 13% a los 21 días  y de 15% a los 35 y 42 días respectivamente. El menor contenido de proteína al final del periodo se presentó en C. nlemfuensis, el cual fue de 7% a los 56 días, sin embargo a los 21 días alcanzó el mismo porcentaje de proteína que los materiales anteriores. Finalmente, el Brachipara es el pasto que ocupa un periodo más corto para recuperarse, alrededor de 35 días en comparación con los otros pastos evaluados, ya que tanto el C. nlemfuensis como la B. decumbens requieren aproximadamente 49 días de recuperación, según los datos obtenidos en el periodo de estudio.
Panorámica costarricense del uso de la tecnología en enseñanza de segundas lenguas
Authors: Calderón Gina Torres
Published: January 2019

Se expone una panorámica sobre la enseñanza de segundas lenguas (SL) con énfasis en el uso de la tecnología en Costa Rica. Se describe la situación actual, los retos y obstáculos que presentan los docentes de SL en las aulas. El estudio comprendió un total de 35 entrevistas a docentes universitarios y colegiales de SL. Se concluye que hay una necesidad generalizada de formación sobre tecnología y se expresa una demanda por la ausencia de dispositivos tecnológicos empotrados o de fácil traslado en las instituciones.
Referencias gnósticas en la Enéada I, 6 de Plotino
Authors: Miranda Leonel Miranda
Published: January 2019

El ambiente político, social y económico del Imperio romano, durante la segunda mitad del siglo iii, puede considerarse sombrío, especialmente entre los años 249-274. Para la época, el pensamiento del filósofo neoplatónico Plotino (205-270) despertó un gran interés, pues logró articular en un lenguaje filosófico las experiencias espirituales y orientó espiritualmente a quienes no eran filósofos. Entre quienes asisten a su escuela, encontramos cristianos, pertenecientes a diferentes sectas gnósticas. La relación con el gnosticismo pasa por diferentes etapas; en la primera, se nota una serie de convergencias, que disimulan bastante los desacuerdos. El autor de este artículo analiza desde el esquema ascensional o de Anábasis propuesto en la Enéada I, 6, las convergencias con el gnosticismo, principalmente de tipo valentianiano, sethiano u ofita.  Además de las convergencias lingüísticas, la correspondencia entre el Neoplatónico y los gnósticos es de contenido: el regreso del alma a la patria (=padre), la purificación, la mediación del Intelecto y ciertos atisbos sobre la patria.
Excessive social media users demonstrate impaired decision making in the Iowa Gambling Task
Authors: Meshi Dar , Elizarova Anastassia , Bender Andrew , Verdejo-Garcia Antonio
Published: January 2019

Background and aims

Online social networking sites (SNSs) like Facebook provide users with myriad social rewards. These social rewards bring users back to SNSs repeatedly, with some users displaying maladaptive, excessive SNS use. Symptoms of this excessive SNS use are similar to symptoms of substance use and behavioral addictive disorders. Importantly, individuals with substance use and behavioral addictive disorders have difficulty making value-based decisions, as demonstrated with paradigms like the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT); however, it is currently unknown if excessive SNS users display the same decision-making deficits. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between excessive SNS use and IGT performance.

Methods

We administered the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS) to 71 participants to assess their maladaptive use of the Facebook SNS. We next had them perform 100 trials of the IGT to assess their value-based decision making.

Results

We found a negative correlation between BFAS score and performance in the IGT across participants, specifically over the last block of 20 trials. There were no correlations between BFAS score and IGT performance in earlier blocks of trials.

Discussion

Our results demonstrate that more severe, excessive SNS use is associated with more deficient value-based decision making. In particular, our results indicate that excessive SNS users may make more risky decisions during the IGT task.

Conclusion

This result further supports a parallel between individuals with problematic, excessive SNS use, and individuals with substance use and behavioral addictive disorders.
KOMITMEN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PEMBANGUNAN PASAR TRADISIONALDI WILAYAH METROPOLITAN BANDUNG PROVINSI JAWA BARAT
Authors: Engkus Engkus
Published: January 2019

The main problem in the Performance in the Regency/municipality government of Bandung Metropolitan west java Province is low, It’s thought to have been caused by the job satisfaction and organization comitment not done optimally yet. The method used in the reseach is explanatory reseach that get the simple from one population and use the questionnaire as a tool to collect the main data. Beside the purpose of the reaseach by  explanatory reaseach is to describe the casual relationship between the variables trough the test of the hypotesis. The result of reseach shows that the organizational commitment and the job satisfaction empirically have given contribution toward the improvement of the organizational performance. It means that the organizational commitment and job satisfaction haven’t been implemented optimally so they influence the organizational performance. The conclusion of the reseach is that organizational commitment and job satisfaction should be improved and implemented optimally by leader. Besides that, the other factor that is not reseached, needs attention in order the performance in the Regency/Municipality Government of the Bandung Metropolitan West Java Province can be implemented based on the goal of organization.
ISLAM, NEGARA DAN STREOTIF ANTI PANCASILA
Authors: Miharja Sakrim
Published: January 2019

Islam and Pancasila are often debated and confronted and both are often regarded as two ideological poles that are opposite each other. The dialogical process between Islam and Pancasila is a long journey of Indonesian history. Pancasila is not Islam, but Pancasila has a spirit that revives it through Islam. Pancasila is considered a gift of Muslims to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia and it is impossible for Muslims to betray it. This article tries to discuss about Islam and anti-Pancasila stereotypes, a label that the government and certain groups have attached to the rise of identity politics that has brought the religion of Islam in Indonesia.
Literacia e conectividade intercultural: práticas de leitura para jovens
Authors: Morgado Margarida
Published: January 2019

Economic globalization, industry 4.0, voluntary or enforced mobility and the contemporary tendency to use the Internet to communicate, are all trends welcomed by young people in one way or the other. These events and technologies bring people closer, but also generate mul- tiple perspectives that defy and contradict each other. They also intersect several so- cial, ethnic, linguistic, and identity variables that may come to in uence young people’s life trajectories. Multiple case studies are used to focus on new participatory read- ing strategies that take advantage of web 2.0 and 3.0 connectivity. Special emphasis is given to reading materials and approaches, as well as to cultural literacy development, as tools needed to live contemporary lives. A new concept of ‘young reader’ is thereby created.This article intends to call the at- tention of educators to new ways of look- ing at reading; using it to understand and act in the world by focusing on the devel- opment of critical multicultural citizenship development.
Formación de lectores en bachillerato mediante la lectura recreativa de textos narrativos tradicionales
Authors: Romero Valdés Hugo Andrés , Ojeda Ramírez Mario Miguel , Díaz González María Cristina
Published: January 2019

This article presents the pertinence of using traditional Mexican narratives as materials to promote reading in diverse audiences. After reviewing the background and giving a series of theoretical and methodological guidelines, we report an intervention that consisted of an adult reading workshop at a high school in the city of Xalapa, capital of the state of Veracruz, Mexico.The work was done during eight extracurricular sessions in the same educational establishment. The methods of evaluation of the strategy, as well as the results of the intervention, are discussed. It is a fortunate experience of promoting read- ing in an educational space
La intervención didáctica para promover la alfabetización inicial de dos niños no nativo hablantes de español, un estudio de caso
Authors: Fernández; Alvarado; Martínez Norma; Mónica; Carla
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this article is to present the results of the didactic inter- vention promoting the initial literacy stage of two non-native Spanish speakers. Oneof them had as a rst language (L1) hñähñú(am indigenous language from the central region of Mexico) and the other, Chinese (Mandarin). At the beginning of the inter- vention both managed to communicate with their colleagues in Spanish and had little knowledge of the writing system (Ferreiro and Teberosky, 1979). The inter- vention was carried out as part of the in- ternship of a Preschool Education student from the Marist University of Querétaro, Mexico.The applied methodology was the case study. The follow-up was performed during 25 sessions; each session designed with a constructivist approach with the intent of promoting graphic and reading decisions solving communicative problems (Alvarado and Vernon, 2001, Brousseau, 2007). At the end of the 25 sessions both children presented alphabetic writings
La influencia de los aspectos socioculturales y lingüísticos en los niveles de literacidad: el caso de alumnos de la Facultad de Idiomas, Universidad Veracruzana
Authors: Escarpeta Sánchez José Ángel
Published: January 2019

In this research, it is considered as a main issue that many newly enrolled students in the Language Faculty of the University ofVeracruz present low levels of literacy compared to others who are procient in it. This paper does not consider as an answer to these questions the fact that students are intellectually incapable, or without interest. This hypothesis is differ-ent. There are several differences in liter-acy levels between students because they are affected by sociocultural and linguistic aspects, which have a lot in uence in the competent training or not of readers and writers.This paper is structured as follows: rst, it de nes and describes the sociocul-tural theory, and then, the conceptualiza-tion of literacy; next, the interviews con-ducted with 7 students of the BA in English Language are analyzed. Finally, it examines whether there is a clear relation between sociocultural aspects and literacy level.
ALGUMAS DIMENSÕES DA "DIFERENÇA": O ITINERÁRIO DE GILLES DELEUZE NO ARTIGO "A CONCEPÇÃO DA DIFERENÇA EM BERGSON"
Authors: Luiz Freitas Flávio
Published: January 2019

RESUMO O objetivo do presente trabalho consiste em explicitar o itinerário ou linha argumentativa de Gilles Deleuze no artigo intitulado "A concepção da diferença em Bergson", de 1954. Postula-se que nesse trabalho de 1954, Deleuze exponha a noção de 'diferença', que está presente na obra de Henri Bergson, por meio da relação entre três dimensões: metodológica, cosmológica e ontológica. Para tanto, caracteriza-se o conjunto do pensamento de Deleuze em relação à História da Filosofia. Em seguida, identifica-se o percurso das pesquisas de Deleuze sobre a obra de Bergson no contexto de sua versão para a História da Filosofia. Por fim, explicita-se o itinerário de Deleuze no artigo de 1954: "A concepção da diferença em Bergson".
UM CORPO QUE EXPERIMENTA E AVALIA: A ÉTICA EM DELEUZE À LUZ DA “GRANDE IDENTIDADE” SPINOZA-NIETZSCHE
Authors: Barbosa Mariana de Toledo
Published: January 2019

RESUMO A ética é um tema constante na obra de Gilles Deleuze, ainda que aparentemente não figure como assunto principal de nenhum de seus livros. Isso se explica, pois, para ele, a filosofia prática, formada pela ética e pela política, é coextensiva a toda a filosofia. Por um lado, não há um aspecto puramente teórico ou especulativo da filosofia; por outro lado, a ética não é uma dentre outras disciplinas filosóficas, mas a sua dimensão prática e sempre presente, não havendo qualquer motivo para que seja tratada em separado. Sendo assim, abordar a ética em Deleuze exige percorrer todos os seus escritos e escolher uma chave de leitura. Aqui, pretende-se explorar como Deleuze lança as bases para a sua própria concepção de ética a partir da grande identidade Spinoza-Nietzsche produzida por ele. Propõe-se uma fórmula para a ética em Deleuze: um corpo que experimenta e avalia. Dessa fórmula, destaca-se o primeiro eixo a ser trabalhado: a ética deleuziana como ética do corpo. O segundo eixo é a importante oposição entre ética e moral. O terceiro, a relação entre ética e ontologia. E o quarto e último eixo, a formação ética como aprendizado contínuo.
HANNAH ARENDT CONTRA A DIFFERENTIA SPECIFICA
Authors: Dias Thiago
Published: January 2019

RESUMO O presente artigo apresenta a crítica arendtiana à differentia specifica. Mostra-se aqui que o procedimento de definir ser humano por meio da differentia specifica constitui um dos elementos totalitários que Arendt afirma existir na tradição. Em um percurso que vai do projeto de pesquisa elaborado por Arendt, em 1952, às primeiras páginas de A condição humana, o artigo mostra como o problema da differentia specifica se vincula a Marx e Heidegger e termina oferecendo a Arendt a possibilidade de elaborar de maneira nova e mais profunda a sua crítica ao totalitarismo.
Filósofo e operário: o soneto “Spinoza” de Machado de Assis
Authors: Oliveira Fernando Bonadia de
Published: January 2019

Resumo: Machado de Assis (1839-1908), um dos mais famosos escritores brasileiros, oferece um retrato de Bento de Espinosa em um soneto de 1880. Em seus versos, o poeta combina, do início ao fim, a imagem do pensador como operário (polidor de lentes) e como filósofo (criador de uma filosofia). Apesar de certa imprecisão nos traços estampados no retrato, o artigo pretende mostrar que o soneto pode, tanto quanto o poema “Spinoza”, de Jorge Luis Borges, operar como um primeiro convite ao estudo do espinosismo. Embora não haja qualquer intenção de realizar uma exegese propriamente literária do poema, busca-se desvendar as singularidades da imagem machadiana de Espinosa, confrontando-a aos escritos do filósofo e aos dados disponíveis a respeito de sua vida.
Afinidades entre marxismo e cristianismo da libertação: uma análise dialético-compreensiva
Authors: Sofiati Flávio Munhoz , Coelho Allan da Silva , Camilo Rodrigo Augusto Leão
Published: January 2019

Resumo: As apropriações de conceitos da teoria marxista por parte de teólogos da libertação podem ser consideradas incoerentes, seja pela histórica relação de condenação mútua entre marxistas e clérigos, seja pela distinção entre religião e economia-política, típica da modernidade. Diante disso, o conceito de afinidade eletiva de Weber, na interpretação do sociólogo franco-brasileiro Michael Löwy, possibilita renovar os estudos dos fenômenos sociais nos quais o marxismo e a teologia cristã parecem fundir-se em uma crítica social radical, como teologia da libertação. Esse instrumental analítico permite identificar o sentido no qual algumas categorias marxistas são apropriadas, em forte confluência nos marcos do cristianismo de libertação. Para isso, em uma análise bibliográfica referenciada na obra de Löwy, apresenta-se o desenvolvimento do conceito de afinidade eletiva na tradição webero-marxista, identificando elementos dessa convergência na teologia do cristianismo de libertação. Por fim, buscam-se exemplos desses elementos em textos de diferentes expressões da teologia da libertação. Trata-se de um exercício teórico que almeja colaborar para a consolidação de uma abordagem específica do tema.
O empirismo construtivo e o argumento de Musgrave: um problema ou um pseudoproblema?
Authors: Gava Alessio
Published: January 2019

Resumo Em 1985, Alan Musgrave levantou uma séria objeção contra a possibilidade, por parte de um empirista construtivo, de traçar de maneira coerente a distinção - crucial para ele - entre observáveis e inobserváveis. Em sua sucinta resposta, no mesmo ano, Bas van Fraassen afirmou que o argumento de Musgrave funciona somente no interior da chamada “abordagem sintática” das teorias, porém, perde sua força no contexto da “visão semântica”. Mas isso não é suficiente, segundo F. A. Muller, que publicou dois artigos (2004 e 2005), com o objetivo de estender a política epistêmica do empirismo construtivo. Para tanto, Muller propôs uma caracterização rigorosa da observabilidade, que só pode ser realizada utilizando-se a lógica modal. O resultado foi uma nova política epistêmica (mais ampla) para o empirismo construtivo, que o próprio Van Fraassen aparentemente endossou (MULLER; VAN FRAASSEN, 2008). Neste artigo, será mostrado que, todavia, a política epistêmica emendada de Muller é supérflua. Ademais, e sobretudo, o argumento de Musgrave parece, na verdade, ser um pseudoproblema.
Lei de Falência, Acesso ao Crédito Empresarial e Taxas de Juros no Brasil
Authors: CARVALHO ANTONIO GLEDSON DE
Published: January 2019

RESUMO A lei de falências é uma instituição econômica importante devido aos seus efeitos no crédito e, consequentemente, no desenvolvimento econômico e financeiro. Este fato levou vários países a revisar sua lei. Este artigo apresenta uma visão geral sobre o tema com foco no Brasil. Seus principais pontos são: o crédito no Brasil não é compatível com o nível de desenvolvimento do país; há evidências de que o Brasil está entre os países onde a proteção legal aos credores é pior; a experiência internacional mostra que mudanças na lei de falências afetam o mercado de crédito; e a lei brasileira é extremamente desatualizada.
Uma Avaliação Crítica da Proposta de Conversibilidade Plena do Real
Authors: FERRARI FILHO FERNANDO , JAYME JR. FREDERICO G. , LIMA GILBERTO TADEU , OREIRO JOSÉ LUÍS , PAULA LUIZ FERNANDO DE
Published: January 2019

RESUMO Este artigo pretende discutir criticamente a proposta de Persio Arida de adotar conversibilidade monetária no Brasil. Arida (2003a, 2003b, 2004) aponta que a conversibilidade da moeda resultaria em taxas de juros internas mais baixas no Brasil, assim como taxas de juros mais baixas para os bônus externos brasileiros. Além disso, a conversibilidade da moeda estabilizaria os fluxos de capital, bem como a volatilidade da taxa de câmbio no Brasil. Argumentamos neste artigo que essa proposta não leva necessariamente a uma menor volatilidade da taxa de câmbio ou a taxas de juros mais baixas. Além disso, fechamos o documento apresentando algumas alternativas em termos de controles de capital no Brasil.
Extra institutional food consumption and food preferences of full-time public school students
Authors: CARVALHO Nágila Araújo de , MARTINS Karine Anusca , SOUSA Lucilene Maria de
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the factors associated with the consumption of extra institutional foods and the food preferences of full-time students. Methods A cross-sectional study with students from full-time municipal schools in the city of Goiânia, Brazil, from 6 to 14 years of age, both sexes and without food restrictions. The per capita family income, maternal education, nutritional status, the consumption of extra institutional foods (meals not provided by the school) in each meal and their source, and foods with higher or lower preference in school eating habits were verified. Both a Chi-Square and a Linear Trend tests were used to analyze the data. Results Three hundred and fifty nine students participated, most of them aged between 6 and 10. More than one third consumed extra institutional foods (44.0%), with the highest frequency of consumption during the mid-morning snack (34.0%). These foods mainly originated from their own households (48.7%) and one of the main items consumed was carton juice. There was an association between adolescents and mothers with higher education levels and the consumption of these items during lunch, and between students who are non-overweight and their consumption in the afternoon snack. The preferred foods were chocolate milk and bread with butter/margarine, rice and beans, passion fruit juice, and bread with cheese/requeijão and less preferably: caramelized milk and salt biscuit, beans and beets, coconut porridge and bread with cheese. Conclusion There was a high frequency of extra institutional food consumption, associated to the age group, to a higher educational level of the mother and students who are non-overweight. Foods of higher and lower preference included dairy foods and beans.
Influence of protein malnutrition on cutaneous wound healing in rats
Authors: SAMPAIO Laura Amélia Santos , COSTA Jéssica Santos , FREIRE Tila Fortuna Costa , REIS Sílvia Regina de Almeida , DEIRÓ Tereza Cristina Bomfim de Jesus , MEDRADO Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective Investigate histological changes related to inflammatory response and collagen expression during wound healing in rats with protein malnutrition. Methods Twenty male Wistar rats underwent cutaneous surgery and were divided into two experimental groups: Malnourished (8% casein diet); Nourished (17% casein diet). Animals were euthanized after 5th and 10th days, descriptive and quantitative analyses were performed on sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin and sirius red, respectively. Statistical analysis of data using nonparametric Fisher's exact test with p<0.05 was carried out. Results At five days, increased fibroblast proliferation (p<0.01) and collagen expression (p<0.05) was observed in N5 group. After ten days, N10 and MN10 animals showed higher amount of granulation tissue and edema/inflammatory infiltrate independent of nutritional status (p>0.05), only N10 group showed fibroblast proliferation (p<0.01) and increased collagen expression (p<0.01). Conclusion Protein malnutrition seems not to influence inflammatory phase of healing, whereas it negatively effects fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis.
Fatty acid profile in erythrocytes associated with serum cytokines in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients
Authors: CUNHA Ana Lucia Pereira da , COSTA Ana Carolina Carioca da , VASCONCELOS Zilton , TAVARES DO CARMO Maria das Graças , CHAVES Celia Regina Moutinho de Miranda
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze erythrocyte fatty acid composition and its association with serum cytokine levels in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed at a reference center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We have included all pediatric patients aged 5-19 years with confirmed cystic fibrosis diagnosis. Erythrocyte fatty acid composition and serum cytokine (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8) and C-reactive protein levels were measured. The cut-off point to determine essential fatty acids deficiency was the linoleic acid concentration of <21%. Results Twenty-six children (<10 years old) and thirty-one adolescents were studied. Most patients were female and heterozygous for DF508 mutation and suffered from exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Both children and adolescents had lower linoleic acid concentration (<21%). TNF-α was the only pro-inflammatory marker whose levels were increased; the increase was greater in children. An association between fatty acid composition in erythrocytes and cytokines IL-1β and IL-6 was observed (p<0.05). Conclusion The pediatric cystic fibrosis patients studied presented a deficiency of essential fatty acids, and an association between fatty acid profile in erythrocytes and serum pro-inflammatory cytokines was observed. These findings highlight the importance of this type of assessment that may open new possibilities for studying pathophysiology and treating cystic fibrosis patients, such as the dietary supplementation with n-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids). However, further longitudinal studies are needed for better clarification of the imbalance in lipid metabolism and inflammation in cystic fibrosis
Relationship between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in children: A cross-sectional study
Authors: SILVEIRA-RODRIGUES João Gabriel , SOARES Gabriel Araújo , LAMOUNIER Joel Alves , SOARES Danusa Dias , DAMASCENO Vinícius de Oliveira , GONÇALVES Reginaldo
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze if aerobic capacity is related to Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in boys and girls, products of a term pregnancy and normal weight. Methods A representative sample of 230 Brazilian children (6-10 years old), born at term (after 37-weeks’ gestation) with normal weight (between 2.5 and 4.0kg). These children performed a Yo-Yo Test to estimate their aerobic capacity and mothers reported their children’s Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the association between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns. Results We did not observe any significant associations between aerobic capacity with Birth Weight and breastfeeding time in either sexes (p>0.05). Conclusion These results indicate that aerobic capacity is not related with Birth Weight or breastfeeding time in children born with normal weight and gestational age, suggesting that this complex physiological parameter does not appear to be determined by intrauterine factors that dictate the Birth Weight and breastfeeding patterns in the beginning of life.
Hand Grip Strength and nutritional status in hospitalized oncological patients
Authors: STEEMBURGO Thais , AVERBUCH Natália Cristina , BELIN Christy Hannah Sanini , BEHLING Estela Beatriz
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the nutritional status and functional capacity of hospitalized adult patients. Methods Cross-sectional study of adult oncology patients at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Patients were evaluated according to Solid Tumors and Hematologic Tumors. The nutritional status was obtained using Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment, and the functional capacity was evaluated by Handgrip Strength using a Jamar® dynamometer – and the Performance Index of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Results This study evaluated 76 patients (56±17 years old, 35.5% female), 63.2% with Solid Tumors and 36.8% with Hematologic Tumors. According to the Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment, 53.9% of the patients were moderately and severely malnourished and demonstrated functional capacity, according to the Handgrip Strength and Performance Index of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, of 47.9% and 32.2%, respectively. The functional capacity instruments showed a moderate agreement (Kappa=0.427, p<0.001) and positive correlation (r=0.136, p=0.028). Severely malnourished patients had a lower Handgrip Strength when compared to well nourished (24.0±10.4 vs. 34.2±16.6kg, p=0.015). The results were confirmed among moderately and severely malnourished patients, who were rated at the 40 percentile, considered low functional capacity. Conclusion In this study, hospitalized oncological patients presented poor nutritional status and low functional capacity. The Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment identifies the nutritional specification earlier. In addition, Handgrip Strength dynamometry can be a useful tool to evaluate the low functional capacity and nutritional status. It can be included in cancer patient’s evaluation, along with other nutritional assessment tools.
Environmental, social and health dimensions of food supply policies and proposals in Brazil
Authors: PEREIRA Douglas Souza , RECINE Elisabetta
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the presence and characteristics of social, environmental and health dimensions identified in the current national food supply policy proposals and policies. Methods This is a study with a qualitative approach using a documentary analysis technique referring to the period between 2003 and 2015, in addition to the Agricultural Policy of 1991. Results The results of the analyzes of the documents of the Federal Executive Power and the Public Policy Councils are similar, policies that seek alternatives to the negative impacts of the hegemonic model of food supply, different from the document of the Federal Legislative Power and Agricultural Policy, which superficially approach alternatives to these impacts, or are limited to strengthening the dominant productive system. Conclusion Thus, a national food supply policy is needed for the planning of actions, considering social, environmental and health impacts and taking as reference the initiatives already built by sectors of the Executive Power and by the Public Policy Councils.
Innovation Leashed: How a MOOC-Based Master’s Degree Brings Invention Home to the Institution
Authors: McAndrew Quentin
Published: January 2019

This paper tells the story of the first MOOC-based Electrical Engineering graduate degree in the world. In so doing, it provides an object lesson about the narrative of disruption that has grown up around MOOC providers and the speed at which self-limiting systems emerge in even the newest ventures. This in turn reveals a paradox brewing at the heart of the MOOC enterprise: it is the supposedly staid institution of the university—whose entrenched systems tend to recoil from innovation back to the status quo—that actually wields the critical mass to effect change. This observation recalls us to a fundamental truth: while universities are conservators of academic tradition and systemic efficiency, they are also, most essentially, extraordinary engines of creation and innovative will. It is by tapping into that truth that we harness the potential for transformation. Ultimately, this paper offers a message of hope and a pathway to change at a moment when the institution of higher education is under threat. The experience of the MOOC Electrical Engineering degree suggests three primary lessons about our ability to answer that challenge: First, if we mean to achieve broad change, we must commit to the hard work of creating that change from within. Second, a bottom-up effort led by a small team with top-down support generates momentum to overcome entrenched systems that inherently resist difference. Third, and most importantly, the impetus for innovation has always resided with the university. In recognizing the systems that work to collapse innovation into convention, this paper acknowledges the difficulties that beset any groundbreaking venture; it also argues for universities’ pride of place as engines of transformation that can lead the way to the future.
Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory in Measuring Validity of Peer-Grading in Massive Open Online Courses
Authors: Kravchenko Daria
Published: January 2019

The article presents the results of research on validity of peer-review assignments in massive open online courses within the framework of classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT). CTT-based analysis yielded data on convergent validity of the peer-review assignment, the low level of its criterion validity, and rater disagreement. IRT-based analysis revealed rater bias and established that experts largely tend to be lenient and overrate their peers. The findings are used to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the psychometric theories in question and the opportunities for combining the two.
Chromatographic profileof aqueous extract by HPLC v3
Authors: Wiliunfo LWTT Torres Tapia Luis
Published: January 2019

This chromatographic detection method was developed in order to solve the most compounds from aqueous extracts leaves of dune and mangrove plant by HPLC.
DNA extraction: Campylobacter v1
Authors: Pascoe Ben
Published: January 2019

Protocol for DNA extraction from Campylobacter isolates using the QIAGEN QIAamp DNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN, Crawley, UK).
KARINDING : PERUBAHAN PERAN NAYAGA ALAT MUSIK BUHUN MELALUI SENI PERTUNJUKAN
Authors: A Mirna Nur Alia
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The purposes of these research is to study the change of nayaga’s role buhun music instruments through arts performance. Social role is what society or other group members expect someone to behave in accordance with their social status, makes an individual sometimes have different roles in life, either in society, peer groups or their families. This research used the qualitative approach with descriptive analysis as its methods to describe each role from a cer-tain members in karinding groups outside their activity as a musician, and then data that result-ed from this research would be analyzed using one of Erving Goffman’s theories which called dramaturgy. The research results showed that the role of a member of the musical group ka-rinding in a family environment tend to be change. For individuals who already have families tend not to make the role in his group as the main livelihood, so they have another profession outside the group to be able to support the needs of family life. While for some other members who have a title as a child in their family environment, choose to concentrate in his education as a student. Time management and adaptability when running a role is one thing to note, that in the exercise of its role can be performed optimally.Abstrak. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji perubahan peran nayaga alat musik buhun karinding melalui seni pertunjukan. Peran sosial merupakan perilaku yang diharapkan oleh masyarakat atau anggota kelompok lainnya terhadap seorang individu sesuai dengan status sosialnya, membuat seseorang terkadang memiliki berbagai peran dalam kehidupannya, baik masyarakat, kelompok ataupun keluarga. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode analisis deskriptif dengan tujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peranan yang dimiliki oleh setiap individu diluar kelompok musik karinding, hasil penelitian kemudian dianalisis menggunakan kajian sosiologi dengan teori dramaturgi dari Erving Goffman. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa peran anggota kelompok musik karinding cenderung berubah. Bagi individu yang telah memiliki keluarga cenderung tidak menjadikan peran dalam kelompoknya sebagai mata pencaharian utama, oleh sebab itu mereka memiliki profesi lain di luar kelompok untuk dapat menunjang kebutuhan hidup keluarga. Sementara bagi sebagian anggota lainnya masih memprioritaskan pendidikannya sebagai pelajar dengan status seorang anak dalam keluarga. Ma-najemen waktu dan penyesuaian diri ketika menjalankan suatu peran merupakan suatu hal yang perlu diperhatikan, agar dalam pelaksanaan perannya dapat dilakukan secara maksimal.
Peranan Daun Kumis Kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth) dalam Mengeliminasi Kandungan Cd dan Pb pada Dada Ayam Broiler
Authors: Dwiloka Bambang , Atmomarsono Umiyati , Bintoro Valentinus Priyo , Setiani Bhakti Etza
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengaruh daun kumis kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth) dalam mengeliminasi Cd dan Pb pada paha ayam broiler yang diberi pakan mengandung logam berat (Cd.Cl2.4H2O). Perlakuan yang diberikan adalah perendaman larutan daun kumis kucing yang diikuti dengan proses perebusan. Kandungan Cd dan Pb yang dilakukan dengan Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Data logam berat yang diperoleh dianalisis statistik dengan Anova. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa dada ayam broiler yang diberi pakan mengandung CdCl2.4H2O ternyata mengandung Cd dan Pb, walaupun masih di bawah Maximum Residu Limit (MRL). Perlakuan perendaman dalam larutan daun kumis kucing yang dilanjutkan dengan perebusan mampu menurunkan nilai Cd pada dada ayam broiler. Sementara dengan perlakuan perendaman dalam larutan daun kumis kucing dan pada perlakuan perebusan mampu menurunkan kandungan Pb pada dada ayam broiler. Kesimpulannya, kandungan Cd dan Pb pada daging ayam broiler dapat diturunkan melalui perendaman daun kumis kucing.The Effect of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth (OSB) Leaf in Reducing Cd and Pb Content on Breast Broiler ChickenAbstractThe feed containing heavy metal was provided to broiler feeds in order to detect the residue of Cd and Pb in chicken broiler breast. The treatments for eliminating the residue was conducted by the immersion in the distilled water containing cat whiskers leaf. The boiling of chicken meat was also conducted. The content of metals was analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The data were analysed statistically by ANOVA. As results, Cd and Pb were able to be detected in the chicken breast meat although still below the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL). The treatment of immersion in the cat whiskers leafs extract plus boiling in the distilled water were significantly (P <0.05) decrease Cd content. Meanwhile the treatment of immersion in the cat whiskers leaf extract and boiling treatment using distilled water significantly (P <0.05) decreased Pb in chicken breast carcass. As conclusion, Cd and Pb might be reduced by the immersion in the cat whiskers extract.••••••
Damage associated with the use of baby walkers
Authors: Sharov Alexander N. , Krivova Alla V. , Rodionova Svetlana S. , Zakharov Valeryi P.
Published: January 2019

This article presents an overview of 40 literary sources regarding injuries caused by baby walkers. The data from the first studies on the submitted subjects (1981) to the present were estimated for the first time in Russian scientific literature.

Significant variations in the structure and volume of injuries worldwide were shown. This may be caused by the difference in the living quarter structure, cultural features, errors in data collection, accuracy of data sources, and improvement of the devices. However, in our opinion, two factors have the greatest influence: the design and specific technical solution of such devices and the presence of stairs accessible to the child in a residential building.

In addition, the possibility of children acquiring thermal trauma in a walker was described, including the ability to reach dangerous items, such as heaters, ashtrays, electrical connections, and hot drinks, including poisons.

The danger of walkers as a factor influencing the normal formation of bipedal locomotion and motor pattern was indicated.

The authors underline the need to inform the public regarding the dangers of walkers as much as possible or to introduce a complete ban on their use, which was done in Canada in 2004 that led to a decrease in the level of child injuries.
Treatment of congenital clubfoot in a patient with Jacobsen syndrome using Ponseti method: A case report
Authors: Kruglov Igor Yu. , Rumyantsev Nicolai Yu. , Omarov Gamzat G. , Rumiantceva Natalia N.
Published: January 2019

Introduction. Jacobsen syndrome, characterized by multiple developmental anomalies, is a rare genetic syndrome caused by a partial deletion of the long arm of the 11th chromosome. The incidence is 1 : 100,000 live births. Patients of this group have malformations of the heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, and skeleton. The severity of clinical features is diverse. Jacobsen syndrome rarely combines with a congenital clubfoot.
Case report. The clinical case of using the Ponseti method for the treatment of congenital clubfoot in combination with Jacobsen syndrome is presented. As a result, a complete primary correction of the foot was obtained, which did not relapse within 2 years.
Discussion. Only brief references to this pathology were found in the literature. In the case of our patient, a greater number of gypsum dressings were required to complete the primary correction of the foot.
Conclusion. Painless foot has been achieved, which has a full range of motion, which confirms the success of the application of the Ponseti method for the treatment of non-idiopathic congenital clubfoot and the need for using it as a starting method.
Elastofibroma dorsi: evaluating the sufficiency of magnetic resonance in diagnosis and the time of surgical treatment
Authors: Ozer Devrim , Arikan Yavuz , Gok Cantay
Published: January 2019

Background: Elastofibroma dorsi is a rarely seen fibroelastic pseudotumor. While radiological evaluation can be best done with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), biopsy may be additionally required in diagnosis. Surgical excision of the tumor is recommended in painful cases, however, many cases can be treated and followed with conservative methods. In our study, we evaluated the features and sufficiency of MRI in diagnosis, the growth extent of the masses and the need for surgical treatment.Methods: Eight lesions of the five patients diagnosed and followed up in our clinic between the years 2014 and 2017 were included in the study. All patients were female and had a mean age of 60.4 (50-68). Lesions were bilaterally located in three patients. Seven lesions were diagnosed with MRI and one was diagnosed with biopsy. The size of the lesions at the time of diagnosis and final follow-up and differences in the radiological features were evaluated by the same experienced radiologist using MRI. Complaints of the patients were evaluated, and their clinical examinations were performed.Results: The mean period of follow-up was 22.4 (8-42) months. The masses had a mean diameter of 59.5 (40-75)mm in the craniocaudal plane and 59.4 (40-70) x 22.4 (10-36)mm in the axial plane at the time of diagnosis and a mean diameter of 60.5 (40-75)mm in the craniocaudal plane and 61 (43-70) x 22.6 (10-36)mm in the axial plane at the final follow-up. At the final follow-up, two patients had three lesions without pain and three patients had five lesions with mild pain. No movement limitation was observed.Conclusions: Typical MRI findings were observed in all lesions (including the one that was performed biopsy) and biopsy was not planned for the lesions with typical findings. All lesions were followed by conservative management and no discontent was reported by the patients. Surgical treatment was planned in case of severe pain, rapid growth and advanced clinical symptoms.
The Cost of Memorializing: Analyzing Armenian Genocide Memorials and Commemorations in the Republic of Armenia and in the Diaspora
Authors: Papazian Sabrina
Published: January 2019

In April of 1965 thousands of Armenians gathered in Yerevan and Los Angeles, demanding global recognition of and remembrance for the Armenian Genocide after fifty years of silence. Since then, over 200 memorials have been built around the world commemorating the victims of the Genocide and have been the centre of hundreds of marches, vigils and commemorative events. This article analyzes the visual forms and semiotic natures of three Armenian Genocide memorials in Armenia, France and the United States and the commemoration practices that surround them to compare and contrast how the Genocide is being memorialized in different Armenian communities. In doing so, this article questions the long-term effects commemorations have on an overall transnational Armenian community. Ultimately, it appears that calls for Armenian Genocide recognition unwittingly categorize the global Armenian community as eternal victims, impeding the development of both the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora.
Karma Lifli Betonların Tek Eksenli Çekme Altında Çatlak Yapısının İncelenmesi
Authors: AKÇAY ALDANMAZ Burcu
Published: January 2019

Karma lifli betonların kırılmasında lif hacmi ve lif boyutunun etkisi
tek eksenli çekme deneyi ile belirlenmiştir. Kemik şeklindeki numuneler serbest
dönen mafsallı yükleme düzeneğinde tek eksenli çekme altında yüklenmiştir.
Deney sonuçları lif hacmi arttıkça hem çekme dayanımının hem de yük-deplasman
grafiğinin altında kalan alanın yani betonun tokluğunun arttığını göstermiştir. Kısa liflerin yalnızca
tepe yükünü arttırmadığı uzun lifler ile birlikte karma olarak kullanıldığında
tepe yükünden sonraki davranışa da etkiyerek tokluğu da arttırdığı görülmüştür.
Görüntü analizleri karma lifli betonlarda çatlağın hiçbir zaman doğrusal
olmadığını, betonun iç kısımlarına ilerledikçe dış yüzeyde görünmeyen çoklu
çatlamanın, dallanma ve köprülenmenin bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Kısa lifler
arttıkça ortalama çatlak alanı belirgin bir şekilde artarken uzun liflerin
miktarı arttıkça en büyük çatlak açıklığının arttığı belirlenmiştir.