bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Aortic Valve Replacement for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction - Mortality Risk Factors
Authors: BAKKALI Abderrahmane , KOULEKEY Dodji , SAYAH Rochde , JAABARI Imad , AIT HOUSSA Mahdi , LAAROUSSI Mohamed
Published: May 2018

Severe left ventricular dysfunction increases the surgical risk of aortic valve replacement on aortic valvular stenosis. Several risk factors of hospital mortality have been reported in heterogeneous series. The aim of this study was to identify mortality risk factors of aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular dysfunction. To avoid biases of associated diseases, our study has been focused on isolated aortic stenosis. 46 patients, with AS and severe left ventricular dysfunction who underwent AVR were enrolled in this retrospective study. The mean age was 59 ± 12.70 years. 69.6% of patients were in class III or IV NYHA. The mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 32.3 ± 5.3%, and the mean EuroSCORE was 12.20 ± 8.70. The hospital mortality was 15.20%. The morbidity was marked mainly by low output syndrome in 30.4% of cases. A logistic regression in univariate analysis reveals functional class, renal failure, congestive heart failure and LVEF as factors related to the risk of hospital mortality. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found renal failure (OR = 11.94, CI [2.65 -72.22], p = 0.03) and congestive heart failure (OR = 25.33, CI [3 43 -194.74], p = 0.009) as independents risk of hospital mortality. The mean follow-up was 59.6 ± 21 months. Late mortality was 5%. Congestive heart failure and preoperative renal failure are the main independents hospital mortality’s risk factors of aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis and severe left ventricular dysfunction. Late mortality might be inversely related to the LV recovery.
The Potential Use of Adipose-derived Stem Cells
Authors: Wu Haibo , Bolick Maria L. , Liu Yusheng
Published: May 2018

The potential use of stem cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of different tissues and organs offers a paradigm shift that will give different therapeutic solutions for variety of diseases. The use of either embryonic stem cells (ESCs) or elicited pluripotent stem cells in clinical scenarios is restricted because of cell inability to divide and to technical and ethical concerns within the genetic manipulation of human ESCs, although these cells are, on paper, extremely helpful. Mesenchymal stem cells appear to be a perfect population of stem cells for sensible regenerative medicine, as they are not subjected to a similar kind of restrictions. Recent basic analyses and clinical studies have shown that the utilization of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) harvested from animal fat tissue in regenerative medication is not restricted to mesoblastic tissue, but extends to each germ layer and endodermal tissues and organs. Supported by this information, main purpose of this brief review is to summarize and describe the underlying biology of ASCs and their proliferation and differentiation capacities, alongside current diagnostic and clinical knowledge from a range of medical fields relating to the utilization of ASCs in regenerative drugs.
Concise review: Herbal remedies and herbal plants for constipation in children
Authors: Vakili Marjan , Ahmadipour Shokoufeh , Rahmani Parisa
Published: May 2018

Background: Constipation refers to difficult or delayed bowel emptying lasting 2 weeks or more and causing anxiety and distress in patients, and it is one of the most common problems in children. To treat constipation, therapeutic measures such as nutritional methods, feedback training, osmotic laxatives and stimulants, as well as stool volume enhancers, are used; however, each has its own problems and side effects. Medicinal plants have been shown to be effective in the treatment of many diseases, including constipation. Therefore, this review was conducted to report the medicinal plants effective for constipation.

Methods: In the current review, eligible articles indexed from databases such as ISI (Web of Science), PubMed, Scopus, Islamic World Science Citation Center, Scientific Information Database, and Magiran were retrieved using the keywords ‘constipation’, ‘children constipation’, ‘baby’s and newborn constipation’, ‘medicinal plants’, and ‘traditional medicine’.

Results: Available evidence showed that the medicinal plants Olea europaea, Phaseolus vulgaris, Prunus armeniaca, Brassica oleracea var. italica, Malus domestica, Linum usitatissimum, Aloe vera, Vitis vinifera, Foeniculum vulgare, Ficus carica, Ricinus communis, Sesamum indicum, and Descurainia sophia are some of the most important medicinal plants for the treatment of constipation in traditional medicine.

Conclusion: Herbal plants are important for isolation/ preparation of new drugs in the treatment of constipation in children. In future studies, it may be beneficial to further understand and classify herbal plants/remedies, based on their mechanisms, as laxatives in the treatment of constipation.
The relationship between Statins and the risk of lung cancer
Authors: Salehiniya Hamid , Bakeshei Khadijah Allah , Bakeshei Fatemeh Allah , Mohammadian-Hafshejani Abdollah
Published: May 2018

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer. There are annually around 1600000 of new cases and more than 1400000 deaths from this disease worldwide. Lung cancer accounted for 26% of death from cancer in females in the United States in 2012 and 29% of death from cancer in males. Statins are known as the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide. Statins are usually used as the cholesterol-lowering drugs. The recent studies have proved the benefits of Statins in reducing the mortality and incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Housing Assistance and Child Health: A Systematic Review
Authors: Slopen Natalie , Fenelon Andrew , Newman Sandra , Boudreaux Michel
Published: May 2018

CONTEXT:

Given a large and consistent literature revealing a link between housing and health, publicly supported housing assistance programs might play an important role in promoting the health of disadvantaged children.

OBJECTIVE:

To summarize and evaluate research in which authors examine housing assistance and child health.

DATA SOURCES:

PubMed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and PAIS (1990–2017).

STUDY SELECTION:

Eligible studies were required to contain assessments of public housing, multifamily housing, or vouchers in relation to a health outcome in children (ages 0–21); we excluded neighborhood mobility interventions.

DATA EXTRACTION:

Study design, sample size, age, location, health outcomes, measurement, program comparisons, analytic approach, covariates, and results.

RESULTS:

We identified 14 studies, including 4 quasi-experimental studies, in which authors examined a range of health outcomes. Across studies, the relationship between housing assistance and child health remains unclear, with ∼40% of examined outcomes revealing no association between housing assistance and health. A sizable proportion of observed relationships within the quasi-experimental and association studies were in favor of housing assistance (50.0% and 37.5%, respectively), and negative outcomes were less common and only present among association studies.

LIMITATIONS:

Potential publication bias, majority of studies were cross-sectional, and substantial variation in outcomes, measurement quality, and methods to address confounding.

CONCLUSIONS:

The results underscore a need for rigorous studies in which authors evaluate specific housing assistance programs in relation to child outcomes to establish what types of housing assistance, if any, serve as an effective strategy to reduce disparities and advance equity across the lifespan.
Child and Institutions: Institutional Childhood / Dijete i institucije: institucijsko djetinjstvo
Authors: Rogulj Edita
Published: May 2018

AbstractEarly- and preschool-aged children spend their childhood in educational institutions. However, their growing up takes place during a time spent outside institutions. Considering the fact that childhood institutionalization is nowadays a frequently discussed topic, the interest in spending quality time which is not only realized in the family community, but also, more and more, in early education facilities and other out-of-home programmes aimed at children and their improvement, is becoming increasingly important. That exact segment of life has proved to be an important predictor of the quality development of each individual. By participating in various activities, the child is able to develop a personal system of values, critical thinking, tolerance, and human and ethical values. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted in kindergartens in the City of Zagreb, Sisak, Petrinja, Velika Gorica, and Velika Mlaka. Using an appropriately constructed Questionnaire on Parents’ Opinions on Childhood Institutionalization, 250 parents assessed the importance of including children in different activities provided by early education institutions and other out-of-home programmes.Key words: child; childhood; early education facilities; leisure activities; parents; play.---SažetakDijete rane i predškolske dobi svoje djetinjstvo provodi u ustanovama za odgoj i obrazovanje, međutim, njegovo se odrastanje odvija i u vremenu koje nije obuhvaćeno boravkom u nekoj od institucija. S obziromna to da se danas učestalo govori o institucionalizaciji djetinjstva, interes za provođenje kvalitetnog vremena koje se uz obiteljsku zajednicu sve više ostvaruje i u ustanovama ranog odgoja i u drugim izvanobiteljskim programima usmjerenim na dijete i njegovu dobrobit dobiva na važnosti. Upravo taj segment života pokazao se kao bitan prediktor u kvalitetnom razvoju svakog pojedinca. Participiranjem u različitim aktivnostima djetetu je omogućeno razvijanje osobnog sustava vrijednosti, kritičnog mišljenja, razvoja tolerancije i humanih etičkih vrijednosti. U ovom radu provedeno je istraživanje u dječjim vrtićima Grada Zagreba i dječjim vrtićima s područja Siska, Petrinje, Velike Gorice i Velike Mlake. 250 roditelja je u prigodno konstruiranom Upitniku o mišljenju roditelja o institucionaliziranosti djetinjstva, procjenjivalo važnost uključenosti djece u različite aktivnosti koje se ostvaruju u ustanovama ranog odgoja i drugim izvanobiteljskim programima.Ključne riječi: igra; roditelji; slobodne aktivnosti; ustanove ranog odgoja i obrazovanja.
Blasphemy and Religious Violence in Pakistan
Authors: Safi Munshey Menaal
Published: May 2018

This study used a qualitative research design to analyse how religion and politics interacts in the case of blasphemy-related violence in Pakistan. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with a sample of Police Officers, and members of the Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities in Sukkur, Pakistan. This study finds that blasphemy-related violence occurs in a context where politics has been used to Islamize society, which is reflected in the state’s struggle with identity, antagonistic and disconnected relationship between communities, and an atmosphere of fear, intolerance and discrimination felt by minority communities in Pakistan. Through the islamization process, the state essentially mandated vigilante religious violence. This has morphed into blasphemy-related violence today, which continues to be tolerated by the state
Retrieval of an Unusually Displaced Implant With Healing Cap Into the Mandibular Canal
Authors: Gurbanov Vugar , Torul Damla , Kazan Dilara
Published: May 2018

Accidental displacement of dental implants into the anatomical spaces is a rare complication that may be accompanied by tissue damage, functional disturbance, psychological distress, and medicolegal conditions. The aim of this report is to present an unusual case of a dental implant that displaced into the mandibular canal and to highlight the importance of adequate preoperative planning and surgical knowledge.
Metacognitive awareness and the link with undergraduate examination performance and clinical reasoning
Authors: Welch Paul , Young Louise , Johnson Peter , Lindsay Daniel
Published: May 2018

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Theory:Metacognitive awareness is a component of self-regulated learning and helps us to understand and control our thinking and learning. Thinking about thinking is also an important aspect of the clinical reasoning process for medical practitioners. Hypotheses: This pilot study researched the link between metacognitive awareness and undergraduate examination performance. The Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) is a validated 52 item survey instrument for measuring metacognitive awareness. It has eight sub-scales grouped into two domains: Knowledge of Cognition and Regulation of Cognition. It was hypothesised that MAI scores would increase between first and fifth-year undergraduate medicine students and secondly that MAI scores would correlate with undergraduate examinations results. Method:Medical students at James Cook University, Australia were invited to complete the MAI and consented to give access to their examination scores. Results:The results of this pilot study found that metacognitive awareness was not significantly different between first and fifth-year undergraduates in this sample. For first-year medical undergraduates there were correlations between the Knowledge of Cognition domain and their end of year examination results, but not with the Regulation of Cognition domain. For fifth-year students there were correlations between both the Knowledge and Regulation of Cognition domains and their end of year examination results. Conclusion:This study identified that metacognitive awareness is not significantly different between first and fifth-year medical students. This may cause concern given that the study identified the importance of both MAI domains in undergraduate medical examinations. This study should be repeated on a larger scale and may confirm that raising metacognitive awareness levels among students is desirable. Increasing metacognitive awareness may raise examination performance and better prepare students for developing clinical reasoning skills.
Assessing Entrepreneurial Characteristics of Healthcare Students Participating in an Entrepreneurial-Medicine Curriculum
Authors: Watson Alexander , MacDowell Camden , Khodorov Gregg , Tartaglia Julia , Weber Paul
Published: May 2018

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. As innovation transforms the healthcare industry, medical institutions are increasingly incorporating business skills and concepts into their curricula. The goal of this study was to characterize the types of students who engage in these supplemental curricula with respect to four entrepreneurial characteristics: entrepreneurial interest, support, confidence, and intention. We sampled students participating in a healthcare Innovation Summit using a validated survey to assess these characteristics. The sampled population reported significantly positive Interest and Support regarding an entrepreneurial career (5.18 and 5.80; p-values <0.01), whereas Intention and Confidence did not significantly differ from neutral (4.02 and 3.78; p>0.05). Individuals' entrepreneurial Interest was significantly positively correlated with all other characteristics; demonstrated by Pearson's Correlation Coefficients of 0.74, 0.62, and 0.59 when comparing sample means of Interest versus Intention, Confidence, and Support, (p-values <0.05). In addition, significant correlation between Intention and Confidence was observed (Pearson's R = 0.78: p-values <0.05). Conversely, sample means for entrepreneurial Support were not significantly correlated with either Intent or Confidence (p-values >0.05).Our findings supply foundational data for understanding the growing cohort of individuals engaging in entrepreneurial-medicine. These data demonstrate the integrated nature of various entrepreneurial characteristics in these populations and support the idea that investment, which promotes one area, would translate to increases in others.
Female Roller Derby Athletes’ Athletic Identity and Systematic Pursuit of Leisure
Authors: Liu Hung-Ling (Stella) , Baghurst Timothy , Bradley Michael
Published: May 2018

Athletic identity is a foundational element of an individual’s self-concept and affects psychological, social, and behavioral characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate a unique sport phenomenon, roller derby, by exploring the relationships between athletic identity of women athletes and serious leisure pursuit in the sport. Participants were 578 women registered with the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) who completed an online survey concerning their athletic identity. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that demographics (family income) was a minor predictor of participants’ serious leisure pursuit. Both internal and external components of athletic identity were positively associated with their level of serious leisure, while internal components (i.e. self-identity and positive affectivity) were stronger in predicting women athletes’ systematic leisure pursuit in roller derby than external ones. Results of this study provide support for exploring untraditional sport offerings for women, as findings suggest that roller derby provides an opportunity for women to enjoy a full-contact sport and develop identity as an athlete with strength and knowledge through their systematic leisure pursuit. The results of this study suggest offering promotion roller derby programs or other untraditional women sports to foster women’s engagement and greater commitment to sport, as well as to facilitate equality for women in sports.
Havalimanlarında kalkış öncesi, acil durumlarda, yardım alınabilecek en uygun lokasyonun Weber problemine uyarlanarak belirlenmesi
Authors: Demir Emre
Published: May 2018

Türkiye’de son yıllarda sivil havacılık hızlı bir şekilde gelişmiştir ve bu ivme artarak devam etmektedir. Tüm dünyada ve ülkemizde hızla büyüyen sivil havacılık sektörü ve işletmeciliği hemen hemen herkesin kullanımına elverişli olan bir alandır. Sivil havacılığın her geçen gün beraberinde getirdiği sorunlara yönelik çözümler oluşturulması adına birçok akademik araştırma yapılmıştır ve halen yapılmaktadır. Çoğu kez karşılaşılan sorunlardan bir tanesi de acil ve beklenmedik durumlarda bakım ve yedek parça hizmetlerinin başka bir havalimanından tedarik edilmesinin gereğidir. Gerekli olan bakım, onarım veya yedek parça hizmeti çok hızlı bir şekilde tedarik edilmelidir ki havayolu şirketinin zamansal ve dolayısıyla parasal kaybı da en aza inmelidir. Bu makale çalışmasında Türkiye’nin sivil havalimanlarından sağlanan veriler ile birlikte, bahse konu sorunun ülke çözüme kavuşturulması konusunda en kullanılabilir havalimanının sınırları içerisinde tespiti, Weber problemine uyarlanıp Weizsfeld yöntemi kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonucunda, yurtiçinde bu önemli soruna karşılık hizmet verebilecek en uygun lokasyona sahip havalimanına dikkat çekilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, kalkış öncesi uçuş emniyetinin sağlanması, beklenmedik durumların oluşma riski göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Bu risk payının gerçekleşmesi durumunda ek maliyetlerin oluşması, zaman kaybı, gecikmelerden kaynaklanan müşteri memnuniyetinin azalması gibi zararların en alt seviyede tutulması için bu makaledeki çalışmanın sonuçları yol gösterici olacaktır. Analizler sonucu belirlenen havalimanının Türkiye çapına servis sağlaması ve acil durumlarda talep edileni karşılaması açısından en kullanılabilir havalimanı olduğu değerlendirilmektedir.
Prospective memory
Authors: Pereira Diana Rodrigues
Published: May 2018

The planning of a future intention, maintaining it during a variable period of time, and recovering it in the expected moment and/or context has been explored under the umbrella term of Prospective Memory (PM). For instance, remember to deliver a message to a certain person or to take some medication at the appropriate time are activities decidedly dependent on a good PM function. In this context, the present work aims to provide a brief overview of the uprising research dedicated to PM, including an analysis of the definition, of the current theoretical approaches, and of the main procedures used in this field. Additionally, this review also covers some of the results obtained concerning the study of PM across development, the advanced neural correlates, and the strategies proposed to boost PM functioning. As final considerations, we pinpoint the main shortcomings and the potentialities ascribed to the PM research domain.
Testing functional theory of life values with students living in residential care institutions
Authors: Marques Cátia , Silva Ana Daniela , Taveira Maria do Céu
Published: May 2018

The Functional Theory of Life Values can constitute a useful theoretical basis for evaluating and promoting the psychosocial development of young people. This study aimed to analyze the adequacy of this theory with students living in residential care institutions. We tested two main hypotheses: a content hypothesis, using a six-dimensional values model (excitement, promotion, existence, supra-personal, interactive, normative), and a structure hypothesis, which represents values in two space dimensions (type of orientation guiding actions goals; and type of motivator expressing needs). Participants included 230 Portuguese youths, 121 boys (52.6%) and 109 girls (47.4%) aged 12 to 25 years old (M = 16.1, SD = 2.03). A demographic questionnaire and the Basic Values Survey were completed. Confirmatory factor analysis and confirmatory multidimensional scaling were used to test the content and structure hypotheses. The results support both hypotheses and provide empirical support to the theory with this population.
Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Bilimsel Araştırma Kavramı Hakkındaki Metaforları
Authors: Koyunlu Ünlü Zeynep , Dökme İlbilge
Published: May 2018

Bu araştırmanın amacı ortaokul öğrencilerinin “bilimsel araştırma” kavramı hakkındaki algılarını metaforlar aracılığıyla tespit etmektir. Bu çalışmaya 120 öğrenci katılmıştır. Katılımcıların bilimsel araştırma kavramına ilişkin metaforlarını belirlemek amacı ile iki aşamalı bir form kullanılmıştır. İlk aşamada öğrencilerin sınıf seviyesi, cinsiyeti ve okul adları hakkında bilgi edinmek amaçlanmıştır. İkinci aşamada ise araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerden formda yer alan “Bilimsel araştırma … gibidir, çünkü …” ifadesindeki boşlukları benzetme yaparak doldurmaları istenmiştir. İçerik analizi sonucunda katılımcıların bilimsel araştırma hakkında ürettikleri metaforlar: aşamalı bir süreç, insan ürünü, meslek sahibi birey, doğadaki varlık, diğer, ders, eğlence ve organ olmak üzere 8 kategori altında toplanmıştır. Öğrenciler, öğretmen adayları ve öğretmenler için karmaşık gibi görünen bilimin doğası ve bilimsel araştırma yapma konularının öğretiminde bu araştırma sonucunda elde edilen metaforlardan yararlanılabilir.
Pyogenic Granuloma in the Tongue in a Five Year Old: A Case Report
Authors: Peters Scott M , Koslovsky David A , Yoon Angela J , Philipone Elizabeth M
Published: May 2018

Pyogenic granuloma, also called lobular capillary hemangioma, is a benign vascular lesion of the skin and mucous membranes. While the majority of pyogenic granulomas in the oral cavity involve the gingiva, they also infrequently present at other sites including lips, oral mucosa, palate, and tongue. We report a case of a pyogenic granuloma of the tongue in a five-year old female patient.
Chairside CAD/CAM Composite Onlays for the Restoration Of Primary Molars
Authors: Dursun Elisabeth , Monnier-Da Costa Aude , Moussally Christian
Published: May 2018

After pulp therapy or with multi-surface caries in primary molars, pre-formed stainless steel crowns are usually placed to ensure tooth longevity. Esthetic alternatives, such as zirconia crowns, have been proposed, but they are invasive. Here we describe two cases of chairside computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology used to treat extended and/or deep caries on primary molars. A powder-free chairside CAD/CAM system, a milling unit and machinable high-performance composite blocks were used. The tooth preparation consisted of preparing the cavity without undercut, to have supra-gingival margins whenever possible, occlusal reduction of thin walls, and proximal box finishing by ultrasonic tips. After the optical impression, the virtual onlay was designed and adapted (from the morphology of a first permanent molar), then chairside-manufactured out of a composite block and bonded by using a self-adhesive resin cement. This technique combines minimally invasive treatment; high strength, biocompatible and aesthetic material; no gingival trauma; easy execution; and patient and parent satisfaction. However, the equipment is quite expensive and the software still does not include the morphology of primary teeth.
La pervivencia del colon en castellano medieval
Authors: Elvira González Javier
Published: May 2018

Algunos fenómenos de la sintaxis del latín y del castellano medieval parecen encontrar una explicación más razonable cuando se los describe e interpreta en relación con la unidad llamada colon, de carácter discursivo, y no en relación con la oración o sintagma, que tienen carácter sintáctico. Así lo muestra la investigación reciente sobre la ley de Wackernagel en las antiguas lenguas indoeuropeas. La importancia del colon se ve confirmada por los datos medievales de escisión de sintagmas nominales y verbales, que muestran un comportamiento muy elocuente, en el que los mecanismos discursivos desempeñan un papel esencial.
Forecasting US recession with the economic policy uncertainty indexes of policy categories
Authors: Kurasawa Kazutaka
Published: May 2018

Uncertainty about the future affects economic decisions today since there is an option value to postpone economic decisions. Using the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) indexes of policy categories developed by Baker et al. (2016), this study estimates the probit model to predict the recession probability in the United States, and quantifies the relative significance of the category-specific EPU indexes. The EPU indexes of national security and regulation are found relatively useful as predictors of recession. These category-specific measures of uncertainty provide information about the occurrence of recession that the other variables do not contain.
Long-run performance of firms emerging from financial distress: Empirical evidence from Malaysia
Authors: Ahmad Abd Halim , Abdullah Nur Adiana Hiau , Taufil Mohd Kamarun Nisham
Published: May 2018

We examine the long-run performance of firms emerging from financial distress in Malaysia. The sample consists of 114 companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange that emerged from a financially distressed classification between 2001 and 2014. We investigate whether post-distressed performance is similar to the performance of firms of equivalent size and book-to-market ratio and the market indices. The results suggest that firms emerging from financial distress in Malaysia underperform when compared to the performance of firms similar in size and book-to-market ratio and the market indices. This suggests that the post-restructuring performance of firms on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange that have emerged from financial distress does not improve.
How globalization affects the operational efficiencies of emerging market firms?: A comparative analysis on Turkish SMEs
Authors: Akdoğan Ece Ceylan
Published: May 2018

This paper examines the impact of globalization on the operational efficiencies of emerging market firms by concentrating on the financial outcomes of a firm’s main operations through focusing on operating income and cash conversion cycle as well as on their possible causes in an emerging market, Turkey. The findings indicate that globalization significantly deteriorates the operating income and lengthens the cash conversion cycle of Turkish firms and their components. However, although no difference could be reported on the direction of these effects, the adverse impact of globalization on operating income and its components are observed to be weaker while the lengthening impact on cash conversion cycle and its components are observed to be stronger for SMEs.
La Relación Centro Escolar-Familia como Factor Protector de Conductas Transgresoras en la Adolescencia
Authors: Rodrigo López Maria José , Martínez González Raquel Amaya , Rodríguez-Ruiz Beatriz
Published: May 2018

Este estudio se plantea con el objetivo de analizar la potencialidad predictiva de la relación entre los centros escolares y las familias sobre la actitud de los adolescentes hacia transgredir la autoridad institucional. La muestra está compuesta por 400 adolescentes de segundo y cuarto curso de educación secundaria obligatoria de Asturias y Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España), sus 400 padres y 400 madres y sus 125 profesores/as. Los datos se han recabado con el Cuestionario sobre la Colaboración Centro Escolar-Familia en sus versiones para padres y madres y para profesorado (Martínez-González, 1996) y con el Cuestionario de Actitud hacia la Autoridad Institucional para Adolescentes (Reicher y Emler, 1985; LISIS, 2005)...
El trabajo con familias de menores infractores: elemento clave en el proceso inclusivo
Authors: López Roca Nuria , Fernández Hawrylak María , Soldevila Pérez Jesús , Muntaner Guasp Joan Jordi
Published: May 2018

La familia y las relaciones familiares en la vida de quienes han cometido delitos es un tema clave en los procesos de intervención educativa y social. El artículo que se presenta argumenta la importancia de la implicación de la familia en el trabajo de reinserción al contexto familiar, escolar y social habituales, desde una perspectiva comunitaria, de los menores/jóvenes infractores que tienen que cumplir medidas judiciales de internamiento firrme o cautelar; y describir el Programa de Intervención Familiar (PIF) que desarrolla el equipo técnico-educativo de un Centro Socioeducativo de Palma de Mallorca (España). En él se hace un trabajo de reorganización de las relaciones familiares y sociales para lograr nuevas pautas de funcionamiento más funcionales y constructivas, labor reforzada mediante otros programas transversales...
Perspectiva histórica y empatía: su interrelación en futuros profesores de Educación Primaria
Authors: Carril Merino Teresa , Sánchez-Agustí María , Miguel-Revilla Diego
Published: May 2018

La investigación explora la empatía desde la óptica de la Psicología y su vinculación con la comprensión del pasado. Los objetivos son (a) examinar si existe diferencia entre las dos dimensiones de la empatía psicológica (cognitiva y afectiva), (b) analizar la capacidad de perspectiva histórica a través del trabajo desarrollado en una experiencia de contextualización histórica, y (c) poner ambos resultados en relación, para concluir si existe un vínculo entre ellos. Los instrumentos empleados, en una muestra de 119 futuros profesores de la Universidad de Valladolid, son el Interpersonal Reactivity Index, cuestionario de Davis (1980) que evalúa la empatía desde una perspectiva multidimensional, y una adaptación del trabajo desarrollado por Foster (1999) sobre la política de apaciguamiento de Chamberlain. El enfoque metodológico es mixto, analizando datos mediante técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas, y considerando como variable in- dependiente el género. La investigación revela valores superiores en la dimensión cognitiva de la empatía frente a la afectiva. Solo un reducido porcentaje de los participantes proporciona argumentos contextualizados en el pasado...
ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMPLEXITY OF PROCESSES LEADING TO FOSTER CARE BREAKDOWN
Authors: Bombach Clara , Gabriel Thomas , Stohler Renate
Published: May 2018

Family-based solutions for children in care are the preferred option in European countries on the grounds of both cost and quality. Yet, too often, foster care placements intended to be long term are terminated unexpectedly early. Few studies have identified factors leading to unexpected breakdown and fewer still have translated such findings into practical guidance for professionals. This article outlines: (a) the ambiguity and contradictions in the use of terminology (e.g., instability, breakdown, disruption) in several international studies; (b) the adoption of a one-sided, file-based, systemic perspective in recent studies of foster care instability, breakdown, and disruption; and (c) empirical data collected from interviews with foster children. Foster care breakdown is shown to be a process that takes place on several levels. In addition to the actual breakdown event, the situation of the child before the placement, the situation during the placement, the emergence and development of the crisis and the consequences of the breakdown for all those involved are all part of the process. It is only in retrospect that the ending of a foster care process is perceived as a breakdown. Assessments of whether it was planned or unplanned, expected or unexpected, and desirable or undesirable are meaningful only from an individual perspective. Such a perspective must be clearly identified: different people experience and remember the same breakdown in different ways, and its significance for their personal biographies may vary.
INSIGHTS INTO STRUCTURALLY IDENTICAL EXPERIENCES OF RESIDENTIAL CARE ALUMNI: THE PARADOX OF BECOMING AUTONOMOUS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
Authors: Nagy Andrea
Published: May 2018

In this study, which is part of my PhD thesis project, I used the documentary method of interpretation to analyze a discourse on the prospect of leaving care and living autonomously that emerged from group discussions among youth living in a residential setting in Alto Adige [South Tyrol], Italy. The documentary method of interpretation not only examines the explicitly expressed contents of the discourse, but also reconstructs the young person’s implicit, or atheoretical, knowledge underlying and orienting habitualized social action. The method focuses on group-based social patterns that, when applied in care-leaver research, give valuable insights into structurally identical experiences young people in institutions of residential care share that concern the normative educational goal and expected learning outcome of autonomy. The analysis of the group discussions suggests that becoming autonomous in a residential institution is, from the perspective of the young people, a paradoxical arrangement with compulsory character, and that they have developed group-specific patterns and strategies to manage it. This article will present those social patterns and strategies. An understanding of the influence of the paradox is necessary if we are to improve outcomes of the social pedagogical treatment model in residential care settings and thus improve the life chances of residential care alumni and the experience of leaving care for young adults.
PREPARATION FOR SOCIAL REINTEGRATION AMONG YOUNG GIRLS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE IN INDIA
Authors: Dutta Satarupa
Published: May 2018

This study focuses on the preparation for social reintegration of young Indian girls about to leave their residential care homes. It assesses the level of preparation by capturing the perception of readiness of 100 girls in institutions: whether they expect to complete higher education, and whether they believe they have acquired such skills as searching for a job, managing finances, problem solving, and maintaining satisfactory relationships. It also explores the impact of different factors, such as the present age of the girls, their self-esteem, and the availability of support networks, on the preparation for their social reintegration. Overall, the findings revealed that the girls felt better prepared with life skills and access to housing after leaving care, but were not so hopeful about their psychological well-being and ability to access higher education, social support, employment, and financial independence. Factors such as age, educational qualifications, self-esteem, and availability of support while in care had a positive relationship with their preparation for social reintegration. Interestingly, the girls’ level of preparation varied significantly across the eight residential care homes studied. The study is intended to help address gaps in the existing literature and to play a significant role in informing future legislative decisions.
Leaving school and its outcomes on adolescents’ behavioral goals and change cognitions to times physically and socially inactive
Authors: Zerf Mohammed
Published: May 2018

Purpose: Most important studies of PA and health have showed that Schools are an ideal venue for the implementation of healthy behaviors allied to levels of physical activities and physical mental health correlate to psychosocial well-being of scholars. Whereas this advantage is not consistent with excluded students. Support by psychological studies via self-efficacy relative to physical activity motivation especially with the economic crisis as challenges imposed for Algerian society, regarding the high unemployment rates in line to high school dropouts. Confirmed in similar as serious consequences influencing people's behaviors, lifestyle, interactions with family and friends, mental health and life satisfaction more likely to be involved in antisocial behavior and life conduct disorders. Method: For purpose, this controlled study tested 62 adolescents aged about 18, male. Before and one year after leaving school, for the academic years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, built on their daily motivation lives accompanying with  the ALPHA-Fitness test battery as valid tool to esteem the health related to fitness. Results: Based on the design, tests practiced and statistical processes applied within search limitation. Our results support the influence of leaving as a negative time trends via dropouts-students, poorly correlate with body image disorders and disturbances concomitant to energy-expending relative to missing time recreational and sporting endeavor. Conclusions: Leaving school in the Algerian communities is stress-related biological pathway that links physical disorders and depression virtual to social time structure proceeded to managing the relevant tasks, goals, and objectives. Indicated in similar as best when individuals are clear about what it is they are expected to achieve.
THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY IN GAMIFICATION AND GAME BASED LEARNING FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THAILAND
Authors: Inchamnan Wilawan
Published: May 2018

Purpose: This study aims to review the literature of the therapeutic strategies in gamification and a game-based learning for elderly people. During the increasing of the aging city in Thailand, how to prepare and how to live up the society are challenged. Gamification as a Game-based learning is a key issue in terms of conception. The conception of the game focuses on establishing trust with players and finding the right way to motivate the players to care for their health and to encourage the players to set goals.

Methodology:A survey of healthcare for aging people was conducted in regard to technology-driven gamification.Gamified training appears to be highly engaging and does boost participant motivation.The survey attempts to examine Thai culture in terms of game technology and family networks and supports the influence the health-promoting behaviors among older persons.

Main Findings:The reviews illustrate the role of game-based learning in therapeutic strategies. In accordance with the Gamification Concept, the concepts of games are broad in scope,encompassing various contexts, such as training. The results of this findings may influence Thai elderly to care their healthy by using gamification. The game design shows the Health Care Training Game and Gamification prototype.

Implications:Gamification strategies may contribute to sustainable healthcare in Thailand.The designing game examines the therapeutic strategy game by establishing a technology-driven trust relationship with players, and then determining the best way to motivate the players to care for their health.

Originality:Knowledge and skills can be improved by using game-based learning. A learning game is a self-contained unit with start, game play and ending activities. The games are based on a combination of well-known game-design principles and principles of task-oriented training and involve the manipulation of everyday physical objects.
Sonographic findings of congenital bovine teat and udder affections
Authors: Mc Vasanth Kumar , Kumar Adarsh , Farooq Uiase Bin , Tyagi S P , Gupta Ashish
Published: May 2018

The objective of this study was to elucidate sonographic findings of congenital affections of bovine teat and udder. The present study was carried out on twelve bovine patients presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal sciences, Palampur. Various congenital affections observed were ectopic udder, congenital teat fistula, conjoined teat and congenital athelia. An ectopic udder was evident with functional gland cistern and teat cistern and was having a mixed echogenic mass of tissue. Congenital teat fistula showed an accessory full-thickness opening in the lateral teat wall. The conjoined teat was revealed as an accessory hypoechoic tubular cavity found adjacent to the normal teat cistern. Congenital athelia was evident with the absence of teat cistern and streak canal. The longitudinal scan at the level of glandular region revealed an anechoic gland cistern. Based on the sonographic evaluation of congenital teat and udder affections, the ultrasonography proved as a vital diagnostic aid for diagnosing various insidious congenital udder and teat disorders. Sonography equips the surgeon/Clinician in ascertaining the prognosis and helps in the future aspect of bovine udder and teat disorders management and formulation of a precise and efficient therapeutic plan.
Effects of methionine deficiency on the number of IgA+ B cells and immunoglobulins in ileum of broiler chicken
Authors: Ruan Tao , Li Lingjun , Wu Bangyuan
Published: May 2018

Effects of methionine (Met) deficiency on IgA+ B cells and immunoglobulins (Igs) in the ileum of Cobb broiler were observed by the methods of immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) ranging from 1 to 42 days of age. Results showed a significant decrease of the number of IgA+ B cells and the amount of Igs in Met deficient group in comparison with control group. In conclusion, dietary Met deficiency exerts significant effect on the humoral immune function of the intestinal mucosa. This study would provide new experimental information for future studies in the effects of Met on the intestinal functions of human or other animals.
Activity, acute and Sub-acute toxicity and safety assesment of the hydroalcholic root extract of Diplotaenia turcica
Authors: Özdek U. , Baþbuðan Y. , Yýldýrým S. , Boða M. , Fýrat M. , Deðer Y.
Published: May 2018

Diplotaenia turcica is widely utilized in conventional treatment in the east of Turkey. Due to the insufficient data on the safety profile, the acute and sub acute toxicity of Diplotaenia turcica was determined. Furthermore, total phenolic content, flavonoid content and antioxidant activity of the extract were determined. The acute toxicity of hydroalcoholic root extract of Diplotaenia turcica (HREDT) was evaluated in mice after administration of single oral dose at the 5000 mg/kg (acute model) and rat after 28 days orally administration at the dose range of 250, 500 and 1000 mg/kg (subacute model). According to result, the LD50 value of HREDT was found to be greater than 5000 mg/kg. In sub acute toxicity study, no statistically significant differences were observed in the values of hematological and pathological parameters in comparison with control group. It was determined that the glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol and LDL levels exerted a significant effect depending on the HREDT doses. The results from the present study found out that HREDT did not produce any toxic effects or deaths in animals for both single and chronic administration. Additionally, HREDT showed moderate antioxidant activities and exhibited relatively notable total phenolic content.
ISLAM SEBAGAI IDEOLOGI ALTERNATIF DI ABAD KE DUA PULUH SATU
Authors: Dja'far Muhammadiyah
Published: May 2018

Islam is the only divine religion that is passed down to all humanity, regardless of nationality, color, language, origin, and age. Islam is a message that contains the meaning of natural mission. Nature is a sentence that has a deep, beautiful, and great meaning. The existence of a natural Islam, showing without doubt to the universality of this treatise, and its flexibility, and its absolute ability to understand all the changing times, and the development of life, as well as the human view of itself in this life in all circumstances and conditions. The mission of Islam is capable of making breakthroughs and spreads in every time and place, for he is the only religion that carries the seeds of the ultimate and noble life for mankind. Indeed Islam is the religion of human nature and in fact faith is the milestone of Islamic life. It is therefore impossible to erect the palace of true Islamic life unless it is sustained above the milestone of acknowledgment of monotheism, for it is the essential acknowledgment for man to color his life, in accordance with God's will for him.

 

Islam adalah satu-satunya agama samawi yang diturunkan ke segenap umat manusia, tanpa memandang jenis kebangsaan, warna kulit, bahasa, asal-usul, dan zamannya. Islam adalah risalah yang bermuatan makna misi alamiah. Alamiah adalah suatu kalimat yang mempunyai arti yang dalam, indah, dan agung. Adanya Islam yang alamiah, menunjukkan tanpa keraguan kepada kesemestaan risalah ini, dan fleksibilitasnya, serta kemampuannya yang mutlak memahami segala perubahan zaman, dan perkembangan kehidupan, maupun pandangan manusia itu sendiri terhadap kehidupan ini dalam segala situasi dan kondisinya. Misi Islam mampu melakukan terobosan dan tersebar dalam setiap waktu dan tempat, karena dia adalah satu-satunya agama yang membawa benih-benih kehidupan hakiki dan mulia bagi umat manusia. Sesungguhnya Islam adalah agama fitrah kemanusiaan dan sesungguhnya iman adalah tonggak kehidupan Islam. Karena itulah tidak mungkin akan tegak istana kehidupan Islam yang benar kecuali jika ditopang di atas tonggak pengakuan tauhid, karena ia adalah pengakuan yang sangat esensial bagi manusia untuk mewarnai kehidupannya, sesuai dengan kehendak Tuhan baginya.