bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Milnacipran for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Authors: Gupta Harshit , Girma Brook , Jenkins Jack S. , Kaufman Sarah E. , Lee Christopher A. , Kaye Alan D.
Published: August 2021

Purpose of review

This is a comprehensive review of the literature regarding the use of milnacipran in treating fibromyalgia. A chronic pain disorder with other system disturbances, fibromyalgia is often resistant to many therapeutic approaches. This review presents the background, evidence, and indications for using milnacipran as a treatment option for this condition.

Recent Findings

The definition of fibromyalgia has evolved over many years as it is a relatively tricky syndrome to measure objectively. Today, it is characterized by chronic, widespread pain accompanied by alterations in sleep, mood, and other behavioral aspects. A variety of therapeutic regimens currently used to treat the syndrome as a singular approach are rarely effective.

Milnacipran is one of three drugs currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of fibromyalgia. It acts as a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, which results in decreased pain transmission. Milnacipran remains an effective treatment option for fibromyalgia in adults and needs to be further evaluated with existing therapeutic approaches.

Fibromyalgia is a broad-spectrum disorder primarily characterized by chronic pain coupled with disturbances in cognitive functioning and sleep. The progression of this syndrome is often debilitating and significantly affects the quality of life. Milnacipran is one of three FDA-approved drugs used to alleviate the symptom burden and is comparatively more therapeutic in specific domains of fibromyalgia. A more holistic approach is needed to treat fibromyalgia effectively and further research, including direct comparison studies, should be conducted to fully evaluate the usefulness of this drug.
Risdiplam for the Use of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Authors: Kakazu Juyeon , Walker Nakoma L. , Babin Katherine Claire , Trettin Katherine A. , Lee Christopher , Sutker Patricia B. , Kaye Adam M. , Kaye Alan D.
Published: August 2021

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the leading causes of death in infants related to the degeneration of neurons. Currently, there are no curative treatment options for SMA, and many options available may not be feasible. This review presents the background, clinical studies, and indications for the use of Risdiplam in treating SMA. SMA causes a decrease in the production of survival motor neuron proteins (SMN) and current treatments target to increase the expression of SMN. Risdiplam is the first and only oral medication to be approved to treat SMA. As an SMN2 splicing modifier, it has provided stronger systemic therapies than previous intrathecal and gene replacement therapies. There have been many efforts to treat SMA with multidisciplinary approaches. These include intrathecal injections to gene replacement therapies. However, these have been faced with limitations such as reaching a good therapeutic dose in systemic tissues, route of administration, and price. Risdiplam is currently the only orally administered drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of SMA. It not only provides a good therapeutic window to systemic tissues but allows for a non-invasive approach in infants. Further investigation and comparison on the safety profile of Risdiplam due to its broader systemic effect should be considered with other available therapies.
Maîtriser la coexistence des flux de passagers et de marchandises en milieu urbain
Authors: Trentini Anna , Malhene Nicolas
Published: July 2021

La mobilité urbaine regroupe à la fois la mobilité des personnes mais aussi la mobilité des biens. Aujourd'hui, l'intégration de la vision "passagers" dans la planification des transports ne fait aucun doute. Les marchandises, quand elles sont considérées, sont alors exprimées en tant que contraintes des flux passagers. Cet article propose un argumentaire mettant en avant les synergies de ces deux types de flux à priori antagonistes. Puis, la structure d'une procédure de planification de la mobilité est établie, son intérêt principal réside en la maîtrise de la coexistence des passagers/marchandises en ville. Pour cela, il s'agit de formaliser le cadre méthodologique de planification, d'analyser les éléments fondamentaux des approches méthodologiques de planification du transport de passagers et de marchandises et enfin d'identifier les concepts novateurs pour la définition d'une approche méthodologique de planification de la mobilité urbaine intégrée.
« Green–Lean » ou « Green–Agile » ? les déterminants des pratiques logistiques vertes
Authors: CARBONE Valentina , BLANQUART Corinne , ZEROUAL Thomas
Published: July 2021

Cet article se donne deux objectifs : d'une part, il s'agira d'illustrer les différentes formes que peut prendre la logistique verte dans un contexte spécifique (la filière textile et habillement), en opposition à la représentation homogène de bonnes pratiques génériques. D'autre part, il s'agira de comprendre les déterminants de cette diversité, qui relèvent à la fois d'une diversité de représentations du développement durable au niveau de la stratégie globale de l'entreprise, et des contraintes propres à la fonction logistique. Nos analyses mettent en évidence deux orientations alternatives dans la mise en oeuvre des pratiques logistiques vertes. En cas d'orientation lean, les pratiques sont axées sur la réduction des coûts (optimisation des déplacements, réduction de la consommation d'énergie, amélioration de la gestion des déchets). En cas d'orientation agile, les actions veillent à la mise en place de nouvelles pratiques (attention portée à l'éco-conception, aux choix des sources d'approvisionnement) et à l'amélioration du processus de production vers des technologies plus propres).
Remittances, Official Development Assistance, and Human Development in Africa: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Yiheyis Zelealem , Woldemariam Kasahun
Published: August 2021

Remittances are important sources of household income and foreign exchange in many developing countries. Official development assistance (ODA) also constitutes another major source of external finance for receiving countries, although it is on a relative decline. While the contributions of ODA and remittances to economic growth in developing countries have been a subject of numerous empirical studies, there is a paucity of comparable analysis on their implications for human development, especially in the context of Africa. This study assesses the relative contributions of ODA and remittances to human development outcomes in 35 African countries over three decades using panel-data estimation methods. The approach of the study includes exploring the factors that may condition the relationship between the two financial flows,on the one hand, and human development, on the other. The results of the study suggest that both ODA and remittances exerted modest favorable effects on human development in the typical country of study. The relationship between the two flows and human development index (HDI) remains positive when their coefficients are allowed to shift across different groups of the sample. However, differences are observed in their magnitude and statistical significance, suggesting the presence of factors that condition the said relationships. Accordingly, the HDI effect of ODA seems to be affected by the level of real GDP per capita, the quality of institutions, and the size and degree of instability of ODA flows. Official development assistance flows are found to exert at least as much marginal effect as remittances; and low but stable flows of ODA seem to have larger positive effect on human development than high but fluctuating ODA flows. The results of the study also suggest that recipients would benefit more from the inflows of remittances and ODA, among others, by improving the quality of their institutions.
Financing and Performance of Female-Owned Firms in Middle Eastern and African Economies
Authors: Baliamoune-Lutz Mina , Lutz Stefan
Published: August 2021

Empirical evidence suggests that lack of access to financing is a major constraint to performance of female-owned firms in most countries. Firm performance, financing structure, and constraints have been well explored in the case of firms in developed economies but remain understudied in the case of firms in developing countries, especially in Africa and the Middle East. Largely due to lack of relevant cross-country financial data, existing literature on African firms has presented some survey-based evidence on firm performance and financing structures, while evidence based on detailed financial information remains lacking. This study aims at filling this research gap. We identify female-owned firms operating in the formal sector and examine the impact of ownership structure on financing and firm performance. We use a panel of financial data covering 25,500 companies in the Middle East and Africa for the years 2006 to 2015. Our results reveal a clear, but perhaps surprising, gender-specific pattern. Increased availability of equity and/or debt capital as well as higher leverage has significant positive effects on firm performance, measured by sales, profits and returns on equity. Female ownership per se appears to lower firm performance significantly, according to all measures used even when we control for the levels of available capital and the degrees of leverage. However, when the interplay of female ownership with capital availability is taken into account, we find that this interaction has a positive impact, implying that women are actually more productive when they are equally able to access finance. These results are also confirmed for a subsample including only Sub-Saharan African countries.
The Hubris of Founding a New City: Sargon II and the Creation of Dur-Sharruken
Authors: Kertai David
Published: August 2021

During the more than 700 years from ca. 1350 BCE on when Assyria's kings ruled at the behest of the god Ashur, the urban core of Assyria was located in the north of modern-day Iraq. During this long period the royal court only moved to a new city a few times. Newness, however, is a complicated and seemingly problematic concept in Assyria, where it was generally believed that the main cities had been provided with their rightful and inalterable place when the gods created civilization. Dur-Sharruken, the city founded during the reign of King Sargon II (722–705 BCE), is often highlighted as the exceptional and even problematic new foundation in modern scholarship. This article reassesses the arguments made in both modern scholarship and in the royal inscriptions of Assyria about the creation of new capitals and the place of Dur-Sharruken within the history of Assyrian urban foundations.
Ruta turística agropecuaria en Ecuador: Turistas contemporáneos
Authors:   Grupo de Investigación Causana Yachay, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, El Coca EC220001, Ecuador, Lara Vásconez Rita Sulema
Published: August 2021

Este documento explora el ámbito del turismo contemporáneo, analizando inicialmente las características del mercado, a medida que las naciones desarrolladas experimentan la madurez del mercado y las economías emergentes proporcionan nuevos destinos y mercados en fases anteriores de desarrollo. Los factores de atracción y empuje que determinan la demanda se consideran junto con las implicaciones de los patrones cambiantes de cambio demográfico y geográfico. El turismo nacional a nivel mundial supera con creces al del turismo internacional, pero a nivel nacional la importancia del turismo nacional puede variar sustancialmente. Finalmente, el documento concluye con un examen de los problemas contemporáneos que han dado forma al funcionamiento de la industria del turismo, impulsados en parte por el cambio de actitudes hacia la sostenibilidad ambiental y social.
The ‘one man company’ after Patel v Mirza: attribution and illegality in Singularis Holdings v Daiwa Capital Markets
Authors: Fisher James C
Published: August 2021

This note discusses the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Singularis Holdings v Daiwa Capital Markets in the context of other recent decisions on corporate attribution and the illegality principle in English law. It particularly considers Daiwa’s implications for the relationship between the illegality doctrine and other legal principles in the wake of Patel v Mirza. The court employed a context-sensitive, teleological approach to attribution, one consequence of which was the conclusive consignment of the House of Lords’ decision in Stone & Rolls Ltd v Moore Stephens to irrelevance. It nonetheless privileges orthodox, pre-Patelian authority in the disposal of the case. The court’s approach suggests that Patel is perceived as the high-water mark for expansive, policy-sensitive understanding of the illegality principle, and that its disruptive potential is likely to be carefully constrained in future decisions of the Supreme Court.
Pre-charge identification of a minor and Article 14 of the ECHR: Judgment In the Matter of an Application by JKL (A Minor)
Authors: Gordon Faith
Published: August 2021

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ALFABETIZAÇÃO E LETRAMENTO NA ERA DAS TECNOLOGIAS
Authors: ALVES DE SOUZA SANTOS DIAS NARAIANA
Published: August 2021

O presente artigo com o objetivo de analisar os recursos das Tecnologias e as contribuições dos jogos no processo de aprendizagem, partindo do pressuposto de que esses recursos pedagógicos contribuem de forma significativa para a aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento das crianças. Especificamente procurou-se abranger as concepções de alfabetização e letramento dos alunos dos anos iniciais e destacar os recursos tecnológicos que podem ser utilizados para beneficiar a alfabetização e o letramento, além de identificar maneiras de inserir a tecnologia no cotidiano da escola que necessita se atualizar quanto ao uso de meios digitais, tão aceitos pela atual geração. O projeto mostra fatores positivos, como desenvolvimento de raciocínio lógico, criatividade, autonomia, interesse e motivação, além de habilidades sociais. O planejamento foi apontado como fundamental, ao associar o jogo a diferentes métodos e considerar os diferentes conteúdos e singularidades dos educandos no processo de preparo da atividade. O resultado aponta que as tecnologias são importantes na construção do processo de Alfabetização de letramento e que apesar das contribuições, é uma ferramenta de apoio, mas elas não devem ser consideradas como substituta a outras práticas, como o relacionamento afetuoso dentro da sala de aula, entre professor e aluno e entre os estudantes. Isto porque todos os recursos tecnológicos dependem de intermediações articuladas pré-estabelecidas para fornecer um ambiente de aprendizagem que observados cuidados em seu planejamento.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DA GESTÃO ESCOLAR DEMOCRÁTICA
Authors: DE CÁSSIA PERES TÂNIA
Published: August 2021

Este estudo discute de forma reflexiva a importância da Gestão Escolar Democrática que é defendida como dinâmica a ser efetivada nas unidades escolares, visando garantir os processos coletivos de participação e decisão baseada no diálogo entre a gestão e a comunidade escolar. Têm-se como problema de pesquisa querer saber, qual a importância da gestão escolar democrática, desde a sua concepção até a função do gestor frente a um Projeto Político Pedagógico, construído no coletivo da unidade escolar? Seu objetivo geral é compreender as atribuições de uma gestão escolar democrática, no sentido de contribuir de forma significativa com a realidade da escola e da equipe escolar que a compõem. Os objetivos específicos são: conceituar a gestão escolar democrática, descrever a gestão escolar democrática e seus pressupostos teóricos e apresentar a importância da gestão escolar democrática. Para o desenvolvimento do trabalho partiu-se da metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica, em que foi feita a verificação da literatura, com a leitura de livros e fichamentos das principais ideias dos autores que tratam sobre a importância da gestão democrática. Com o intuito de construir conhecimentos para escrita do trabalho, foram consultados doze autores que servirão como base científica para sua construção. O resultado da pesquisa encontra-se na compreensão sobre a gestão escolar sendo necessário que ela tenha mudança de paradigma, que fundamente a construção de uma proposta educacional e o desenvolvimento de uma gestão que se constitui no fazer coletivo, com ações baseadas na mudança para a concepção de educação democrática.
AS LUTAS NA ESCOLA
Authors: MACIEL GARCIA TATIANE
Published: August 2021

O presente estudo busca entender as práticas das lutas dentro das escolas nas aulas de educação física escolar, buscando através de referências bibliográficas discussão sobre este tema com visão de vários autores, levantando questões sobre a importância dessas aulas na escola, como diferenciar a briga da luta, os textos selecionados são peças, formações discursivas que constituem e acionam um discurso acerca das Artes Marciais e das Lutas, e sua relação com a Educação Física, passando pela definição da temática e conteúdos históricos, chegando a sua prática metodológica dentro das escolas nas aulas.
ARTE NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: MARIANO DE AGUIAR ANDRADE BRUNA
Published: August 2021

A criança na educação infantil explora os sentidos em tudo que faz. Através da realização de atividades artísticas ela desenvolve sentimento, autoestima, capacidade de representar o simbólico. A arte pode ir além de uma atividade prática e precisa ser compreendida como um processo que envolve sentimentos e emoções. Promover arte na educação é possibilitar, é dar liberdade, é estarem atentas às manifestações da criança durante as atividades, observando o processo como percurso, explorando os potenciais de criatividade. A expressão artística permite a ação entre o cognitivo e o afetivo e quando se fala de crianças pequenas, elas apresentam uma espontaneidade natural. Arte é uma forma de linguagem e expressão, que precisa ser valorizada e incentivada, pois ela auxilia no desenvolvimento do processo de aprendizado. Através da arte a criança consegue liberar suas inibições, criatividade, imaginação e autoconfiança.
PROJETO MANCALA
Authors: FLORES ESCUDERO NUNES ELIANE
Published: August 2021

No âmbito deste artigo, o interesse se volta para conhecer um pouco a cultura africana, valorizando e explorando expressões criativas das crianças, instigar a curiosidade e a busca pelo conhecimento. Descobrir o modo de ser, viver e trabalhar do povo africano estabelecendo algumas semelhanças e diferenças, respeitando e valorizando a cultura e seu povo; analisando o jogo em suas estruturas de assimilação e refletindo sobre sua importância no sentimento de cooperação para vencer, colocando assim conceitos de trabalhos em equipe e cooperação nos jogos coletivos. Desconstrução de pensamentos e visões equivocadas, passadas com o intuito de manter o negro em uma posição inferior, num passo importante de um trabalho de visões afirmativas e positivas num trabalho de igualdade e direito de todos.
INFÂNCIA UMA CONSTRUÇÃO HISTÓRICA E CULTURAL
Authors: VIEIRA LINO ELISANGELA
Published: August 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre as mudanças sócio históricas que se produziram na concepção da Infância, vinculadas ao papel desempenhado pela Educação e sua importância social, visando à formação crítica do indivíduo para ser agente de transformação em seu meio de vida. É sabido que a infância é um momento singular na vida do indivíduo. Seu conceito foi construído ao longo da história do homem e de sua noção de sociedade. Na Idade Média, fazia parte do mundo dos adultos, como adulto em miniatura; na Idade Moderna, era vista como uma fase sem importância; a partir do século XVIII, nas famílias burguesas, inicia-se um interesse por maiores cuidados a esta fase; com o advento da Revolução Industrial, a criança passa a ter um valor econômico em potencial e a ser desumanamente explorado. Com o chamado ápice da infância tradicional, as Ciências Humanas promovem à infância maior respeitabilidade social. Faz-se necessária uma reflexão crítica diante do quadro da história da educação brasileira, avanços e retrocessos históricos e a contribuição de teóricos com o advento de movimentos que contribuíssem para um maior comprometimento na formação de cidadãos críticos, que não somente reproduzem as ideologias dominantes, mas que promovam transformações sociais concretas no cotidiano escolar e humano.
PLURALIDADE CULTURAL NOS CONTEXTOS ESCOLARES
Authors: PARISOTO DIAS GISELE
Published: August 2021

Este artigo trata de uma revisão bibliográfica voltado ao tema Pluralidade Cultural nos Contextos Escolares e tem como objetivos apresentar as principais concepções sobre o tema e elencar o contexto das práticas pedagógicas diante desta temática. No contexto educacional nos deparamos com diferentes culturas e realidades distintas, que abrangem a diversidade, a escola deve proporcionar uma educação voltada a diferença, diversidade e pluralidade, nos mais diferentes aspectos e oportunizar as crianças e jovens o conhecimento cultural em suas mais variadas vertentes, ampliando o respeito e a valorização, contribuindo para a formação de um ambiente aberto a diversidade e ao respeito ao próximo. A escola se constitui em um local produtor de cultura escolar que deve estar pautada no protagonismo dos alunos como sujeitos de direitos, construindo práticas de cidadania e respeito. O ambiente educativo tem como função praticar uma pedagogia democrática em que a valorização da cultura e o diálogo estejam presentes, contribuindo para práticas significativas de aprendizagem e livre de preconceitos.
A IMPORTÂNCIA DO BRINCAR NO PROCESSO ENSINO APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: RODRIGUES DA SILVA MARIA APARECIDA
Published: August 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar bases teóricas que fundamentam a importância da ludicidade, do brincar, do brinquedo e da brincadeira para o desenvolvimento integral das crianças na faixa etária da Educação Infantil. Ainda com base nos documentos legais e de acordo com alguns teóricos, abordaremos o conceito do brincar, sua importância no contexto educativo e sua contribuição como ferramenta metodológica no processo ensino aprendizagem.
FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE E ARTE NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: CÉLIA MUSSIO REGINA
Published: August 2021

Atualmente a Educação Infantil tem sido alvo de diferentes análises que versam sobre propostas pedagógicas para o atendimento às crianças de 0 a 6 anos. Ressaltamos o papel de diferentes linguagens no desenvolvimento das crianças e na ação do educador. No entanto, a maioria das propostas tem enfatizado a linguagem oral e escrita e abordado, apenas superficialmente, a presença de outras linguagens, entre as quais as linguagens artísticas. Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão na formação de educadores sobre os saberes docentes para o ensino de arte na infância.
A EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA ENCARADA COMO PARTICIPATIVA
Authors: VALERIO DOS SANTOS ROSANGELA
Published: August 2021

Em todo o mundo, as crianças são excluídas das escolas às quais pertencem por causa de deficiência, raça, idioma, religião, gênero e pobreza. Mas toda criança tem o direito de ser apoiada pelos pais e pela comunidade para crescer, aprender e se desenvolver nos primeiros anos e, ao atingir a idade escolar, ir à escola e ser acolhida e incluída por professores e colegas. Quando todas as crianças, independentemente de suas diferenças, são educadas juntas, todos se beneficiam - esta é a pedra angular da educação inclusiva. Educação inclusiva significa alunos diferentes e diversos aprendendo lado a lado na mesma sala de aula. Eles gostam de viagens de campo e atividades após as aulas juntos. Eles participam do governo estudantil juntos. E eles participam dos mesmos encontros e jogos esportivos. A educação inclusiva valoriza a diversidade e as contribuições únicas que cada aluno traz para a sala de aula.
PRINCÍPIOS NORTEADORES DO CURRÍCULO DA CIDADE DE SÃO PAULO NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL
Authors: VELHO COTRIM FERNANDES SIMONE
Published: August 2021

A pesquisa relata sobre os Princípios Norteadores do Currículo da Cidade de São Paulo para formação de uma Educação de Qualidade na Educação Infantil, explora os conceitos de Educação Inclusiva, Educação Integral e Equidade. Explica a Base Nacional Comum Curricular de onde pautou-se as Matrizes do Saber abordadas dentro do Currículo da Cidade. Esse artigo explora especificamente o Currículo da Educação Infantil, o papel do educador, seu pensamento reflexivo sobre a prática para construção da escola que queremos. Além disso, questiona como as crianças pequenas aprendem, como devem ser elaborados os projetos pedagógicos, a importância da criança como protagonista infantil, e a função do Coordenador Pedagógico na formação docente.
O CONHECER DO PROJETO POLÍTICO PEDAGÓGICO: FORMAS DE CONSTRUÇÃO COLETIVA
Authors: AGNELLOS SILVA VINÍCIUS
Published: August 2021

Este trabalho discute a importância da construção do Projeto Político Pedagógico quando realizado de forma coletiva e em diferentes formas e ações de acordo com a especificidade de cada Unidade Escolar. Cabe à gestão realizar a mediação entre todos os autores envolvidos sempre os sensibilizando e estimulando a participação. Alguns caminhos podem ser percorridos durante o processo de construção do documento, como por exemplo, a própria sensibilização de todos a respeito da importância que o documento tem para nortear as ações da Escola. As dificuldades e dúvidas certamente serão encontradas durante o percurso, por isso é necessária uma avaliação durante todo o ano letivo e realização de novas discussões dos planos que constam no documento.
On Gradient Descent and Co-ordinate Descent methods and its variants.
Authors: Bari Sajjadul , Arefin Md. Rajib , Jahan Sohana
Published: July 2021

This research is focused on Unconstrained Optimization problems. Among a number of methods that can be used to solve Unconstrained Optimization problems we have worked on Gradient and Coordinate Descent methods. Step size plays an important role for optimization. Here we have performed numerical experiment with Gradient and Coordinate Descent method for several step size choices. Comparison between different variants of Gradient and Coordinate Descent methods and their efficiency are demonstrated by implementing in loss functions minimization problem.
PENGGUNAAN MODEL INKUIRI TERBIMBING BERBASIS MULTI MEDIA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA KELAS X MIPA-2 MAN 15 JAKARTA
Authors: Irawati Intan
Published: August 2021

The research objectives are to increase of the activity of and physics’ accomplishments of students in grade X Science-2 by guided inquiry learning based multimedia. The research was being conducted in the second semester of 2016-2017. Research method that was used is Classroom Action Research (CAR) that was undertaken in two cycles and two sessions in every cycle. Each cycle consisting of the stages planning, action, observation and relection. The research instruments were to identify students observation in the groups, sheets of observation of students in the teaching and learning activities, sheets of of the observation of the activity of the teacher in the teaching and learning activities, and the instrument of the physics test of a momentum and impulses . Learning physics by guided inquiry learning based multimedia had increased the activity of students in teaching and learning activities of the average score 71.8 to 85. Students became more active in noting a lesson, analyzed problems, to act critical and argue in scientific terms. The application of guided inquiry learning based multimedia had improved the ability of achievements physics students from the average score 71,7 to 84 on first cycle and be 93 in second cycle.
PERAN PSIKOLOGI MASSA BAGI PEMBIMBING IBADAH HAJI
Authors: Nuril Fuadia Nazia
Published: August 2021

The role of psychology of mass communication is very important in developing the competence of Hajj supervisors and improving professionalism as a Hajj guide. In this scientific article the writer formulates a problem, how the Hajj supervisor can increase his competence in carrying out guidance activities. The purpose of this paper is to describe the role of mass psychology in increasing the professionalism of the Hajj pilgrimage guides which have an impact on the success of the implementation of the Hajj. Furthermore, the results of the analysis of the role of mass communication psychology also describe the importance of understanding the mass psychology of the pilgrims in the effectiveness of communication between the congregation and their supervisors so that the objectives of the communication can be achieved properly.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP KELILING DAN LUAS BANGUN DATAR PADA SISWA KELAS VII-2 MTsN 28 JAKARTA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ALAT PERAGA
Authors: Agusta Erna Sari
Published: August 2021

This classroom action research answers three questions, namely (a) Is there an increase in the ability tounderstand the concept of circumference and area of flat shapes by using real media? (b) How is the useof real media increase understanding of circumference and area of flat shapes? The study was conductedin two cycles. Each cycle consists of four stages, namely: design, activity and observation, reflection,and revision. The subject of this research is students of class VII-2 MTsN 28 Jakarta. Data werecollected through questionnaires, teacher and student activity questionnaires, formative test, andteaching and learning activity observation sheets. Data were analyzed descriptively using descriptivestatistics and qualitative analysis. The results showed that the students' ability to understand theconcept of the circumference and area of a flat shape increased from cycle I to cycle II. In the first cycleof meeting 1 (31.6%), the first cycle of meeting 2 (55.8%), the second cycle of meeting 1 (71.1%), thesecond cycle of meeting 2 (92.1%). The conclusion of this study is the use of real media can increaseunderstanding and have a positive effect on understanding of circumference and area of flat shapes.The research recommends that teacher can use real to better teaching in the curriculum area.
Penelitian tindakan kelas ini menjawab tiga pertanyaan yaitu (a) Apakah terjadi peningkatankemampuan pemahaman konsep keliling dan luas bangun datar dengan digunakannya alat peragarealita? (b) Bagaimanakah penggunaan alat peraga realita terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsepkeliling dan luas bangun datar?Penelitian dilakukan sebanyak dua siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dariempat tahap yaitu: rancangan, kegiatan dan pengamatan, refleksi, dan revisi. Sasaran penelitian iniadalah siswa kelas VII-2 MTsN 28 Jakarta. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket pengelolaan kelas, angketaktifitas guru dan siswa, hasil tes formatif, lembar observasi kegiatan belajar mengajar. Data dianalisissecara deskriptif menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan analisis kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunukkanbahwa kemampuan pemahaman konsep keliling dan luas bangun datar pada siswa mengalamipeningkatan dari siklus I sampai siklus II. Pada siklus I Pertemuan 1 (31,6%), siklus I Pertemuan 2(55,8%), siklus II Pertemuan 1 (71,1%) siklus II Pertemuan 2 ( 92,1%). Simpulan dari penelitian iniadalah penggunaan alat peraga dapat meningkatkan dan berpengaruh positif terhadap kemampuanpemahaman konsep keliling dan luas bangun datar. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan agar para gurusebaiknya menggunakan media realia dalam pembelajaran materi tersebut.
A Corpus-Based Study on Construction of “Anger Adjectives + Prepositions” in World Englishes
Authors: Zhang Xinlu , Cao Jingxiang
Published: August 2021

Anger as one of the basic emotions has attracted much attention. In the construction of “Anger adjectives + prepositions”, the temporal duration of the Anger adjectives is closely related to their prepositional collocates. Differences in the use of the Anger adjectives and their prepositional collocates might be captured in the world English varieties. The corpora used in this study cover eight varieties of English. The five varieties of English used in Canada, Philippines, Singapore, India and Nigeria are from the International Corpus of English (ICE). The China English corpus (ChiE) consists of news texts crawled from six Chinese English media. American English is taken from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and British English is taken from British National Corpus (BNC). By investigating the use of the Anger adjectives and their prepositional collocates in the eight varieties of English, this paper finds that, on the continuums of the temporal duration of Anger adjectives, most varieties of English are closer to American English, whereas only Singapore English is close to British English. The distribution of Anger adjectives in the English varieties is largely in accordance with the Concentric Circles of world Englishes whereas the continuums of the temporal duration of emotions present a new insight into their relations.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 14, No. 8
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: July 2021

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Education Studies, Vol. 14, No. 8, 2021.
Ц.Батбаяр: ХКН-ын XYIII их хурлаас 2020 он гэхэд дундаж чинээлэг нийгэм байгуулах зорилт дэвшүүллээ
Authors: Ц Батбаяр
Published: August 2021

English title: Ts.Batbayar: XIII Congress of CPC Put Forward the Goal for Establishment of Wealthy Society by 2020
“Арабын хавар” vs “Лалын хувьсгал”
Authors: Д Баярхүү
Published: August 2021

Ойрхи Дорнод, Арабын ертөнц 2011 оны турш дэлхий нийтийг гайхшруулсан, одоо ч гайхшруулсаар байна. Бен Алийн, Мубаракийн, Каддафийн, Асадынхны, Салехын дэглэмүүд нурлаа, нурж байна. Арабын ба Персийн булангийн монархист орнуудад түүхэндээ улс төр-эдийн засгийн шинэчлэл хийгдэж байгаагүй, олон намын системийг ерөөсөө төлөвшүүлж байгаагүй (заримд нь бүр “А” ч байхгүй) ирснээс хэрэв дэглэм нурж, улс төрийн орон зай онгойвол цаашаа яах вэ гэдгээс үүдсэн гайхшрал, зарим талаар эргэлзээ ойрын ганц хоёр жил байтугай олон жилээр үргэлжлэхээр байна.

 

“Arab Spring” vs “Islam Revolution”

The Middle East, Arab World have admired the world for 2011. Ben Ali, Mubarak, Kaddaf, Asadin, Saleh regimes were collapsed. The political and economic reform was not conducted in a history of monarchy countries in Arabia and Persain, multiparty system was not formed (some even have no ideas). As a result the regime failed and what should do in the future, the admiration, if political space will open might continue not only for one or two years but for years.
Демократизация Монголии: Внешние факторы
Authors: В.А Родионов
Published: August 2021

Mongolia Politics Democratization: Foreign Factors

 The article discusses the foreign policy aspects of the democratization of the post-socialist Mongolia. In fact Mongolia is only post-socialist state in the Central Asia region that has achieved success in the democracy transition process. Unique geopolitical position, the strategy of the “third neighbor”, national security and economic interests have largely determined the nature and direction of democracy transition in Mongolia.
Арабын хавар ба шашны омогшил
Authors: Д Баярхүү
Published: August 2021

English title: Arab Spring and The Arrogance of Religion
Course of pregnancy, labor, and women’s satisfaction with life in the early postpartum period.
Authors: Dziurka Magdalena , Bucholtz Marzena , Pilewska-Kozak Anna , Dobrowolska Beata
Published: August 2021

Background: The postpartum period, including hospitalization after a birth, requires the woman in puerperium
to adjust to her new social role. The subject of satisfaction with life (SWL) in women in the early
postpartum period has been rarely addressed in the literature and requires up-to-date, thorough research.
Aim of the study: The present study aimed to evaluate the level of SWL among women after delivery according
to selected characteristics concerning the course of pregnancy and labor.
Material and methods: The study included 128 females who after delivery were hospitalized at maternity
units in Lublin, Poland. The participants were administered the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and
a questionnaire to collect data on the course of pregnancy and labor.
Results: It was found that 88 (68.75%) women had a high level of life satisfaction after childbirth, 27 (21.09%)
had an average level, and 13 (10.16%) had a low level. Among the analyzed variables, a marginally significant
increase in SWL was found for women in the early postpartum period that experienced skin-to-skin contact
with the newborn immediately after delivery (p=0.054). The strength of the observed effect, as measured by
Cohen’s d coefficient, was low (0.37).
Conclusion: The current research contributes to the identification of factors occurring during pregnancy
and labor that determine postpartum SWL. These results may enable the early elimination of variables that
negatively affect postpartum SWL and place a focus on factors with a positive impact. The use of preventive
measures designed to improve SWL are likely to aid in reducing the risk of mood disorders in the later postpartum
period.
Scalable Balanced Pipelined IPv6 Lookup Algorithm
Authors: Cica Zoran
Published: August 2021

One of the most critical router’s functions is the IP lookup. For each incoming IP packet, IP lookup determines the output port to which the packet should be forwarded. IPv6 addresses are envisioned to replace IPv4 addresses because the IPv4 address space is exhausted. Therefore, modern IP routers need to support IPv6 lookup. Most of the existing IP lookup algorithms are adjusted for the IPv4 lookup, but not for the IPv6 lookup. Scalability represents the main problem in the existing IP lookup algorithms because the IPv6 address space is much larger than the IPv4 address space due to longer IPv6 addresses. In this paper, we propose a novel IPv6 lookup algorithm that supports very large IPv6 lookup tables and achieves high IP lookup throughput.
Robust Discrete-Time Nonlinear Attitude Stabilization of a Quadrotor UAV Subject to Time-Varying Disturbances
Authors: Adiguzel Fatih , Mumcu Tarik Veli
Published: August 2021

A discrete-time improved input/output linearization controller based on a nonlinear disturbance observer is considered to secure the stability of a four-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle under constant and time-varying disturbances, as well as uncertain system parameters for its attitude behaviour. Due to the nature of the quadrotor system, it contains the most extreme high level of nonlinearities, system parameter uncertainties (perturbations), and it has to cope with external disturbances that change over time. In this context, an offset-less tracking for the quadrotor system is provided with the input/output linearization controller together with a discrete-time pre-controller. In addition, the robustness of the system is increased with a discrete-time nonlinear disturbance observer for time-varying disturbances affecting the system. The main contribution of this study is to provide highly nonlinearities cancellation to guarantee the aircraft attitude stability and to propose a robust control structure in discrete-time, considering all uncertainties. Various simulation studies have been carried out to illustrate the robustness and effectiveness of the proposed controller structure.
Potential Antioxidant Activity of Terpenes
Authors: Baccouri Bechir , Rajhi Imen
Published: July 2021

Terpenes play a key part in the metabolic processes of a wide variety of animals, plants and microorganisms in which they are produced. In nature, terpenoids serve a variety of purposes including defense, signaling and as key agents in metabolic processes. Terpenes have been used in perfumery, cosmetics and medicine for thousands of years and are still extracted from natural sources for these uses. Terpenes antioxidant activities may sometimes explain their capacity to adjust inflammation, immunological effects and neural signal transmission. They offer pertinent protection under oxidative stress situations including renal, liver, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative and diabetes as well as in ageing mechanisms.
Penile melanoma
Authors: Leitão Luiz Felipe de Mello Pereira , Orellana Fernanda Monteiro , Simões João Pedro Vaz de Souza Cabral , Lellis Rute Facchini , Maia Marcus , Fernandes Roni de Carvalho , Toledo Luis Gustavo Morato de
Published: August 2021

Penile melanoma is a rare event, responsible for less than 1.4% of penile cancers. In general, it is late diagnosed and the treatment is usually aggressive. The authors present a 66-year-old Caucasian man who had an ulcerated penile lesion for 1 year, diagnosed as melanoma after biopsy and treated as locally advanced disease with partial penectomy, identification of the sentinel lymph node and bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy.
Patient reported outcome measure applicability in clinical oncology
Authors: Morelle Alessandra Menezes , Venero Fernando Castilho , Silva Rommel Fabricio Pereira da , Ferreira Rafael Dal Ponte , Santanna Pedro Tofani
Published: August 2021

Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) are a report that comes from patients on a specific subject, describing how they feel about a condition or therapy. The term includes a range of constructions and methodology and can cover concepts such as symptoms to physical assessment, well-being and social involvement. The process can be described as a measure of patient reported outcome (Patient Reported Outcome Measure - PROM). In oncology, PROMs help healthcare professionals and systems to reduce the impact of treatment on patient's quality of life. In recent years, several studies have shown improvement in the evaluated outcomes. In our country, there is still little information on this subject, especially when it comes to cancer patients. Hence, we think that it is of utmost importance to review the particularities of this tool, in order to stimulate further discussion of the subject in our country.
Radiotherapy alone in locally advanced cervical cancer: a palliative treatment? Real-world data
Authors: Braz Tiago Pontes , Paulino Eduardo , Garces Alvaro Henrique Ingles , Reisner Rachele Grazziotin , Guitmann Gustavo , Thuler Luiz Claudio Santos , Melo Andreia Cristina de
Published: August 2021

Objective: To investigate the benefit of radiotherapy alone in patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer when the addition of chemotherapy was contraindicated. Methods: A single-center cohort study of patients diagnosed with locally advanced cervical cancer as defined by the FIGO 2009 (stage IB2 to IVA) and contraindication for concomitant chemotherapy was retrospectively evaluated. Patients included were treated with radiotherapy in a curative intent and those patients who completed the external beam radiotherapy were considered for brachytherapy. Patient's demographics, reasons for not receiving concomitant chemotherapy and treatment responses were analyzed. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated. Results: With a median follow-up of 13.9 months (range 0.10-81.8), the median DFS was 11.6 months (95% CI: 10.2-13.1), and the median OS was 15.9 months (95% CI: 11.5-20.3). Conclusion: This real-world study provides descriptive information confirming that radiotherapy with curative intent should be offered to patients with locally advanced cervical cancer even when chemotherapy is not an option due to clinical or laboratory contraindications.
Automatically Determining the Latest Possible Equipment Installation Times for Shipbuilding
Authors: Rose Christopher , Coenen Jenny
Published: August 2021

Determining the latest possible point in time during which a component can be installed is important to the efficient implementation of automatic outfitting planning methods. This point is a function of a component's size, the vessel's general arrangement, the size of the openings connecting the compartments, crane access, and the section building schedule. This paper develops a method for automatically determining component installation deadlines by modeling a vessel as a dynamic network of compartments which grows as the ship's sections are erected. A test case of a recently delivered pipelaying vessel was used to assess the developed methodology.
Two-part modelling approach for ship engine simulations
Authors: Godjevac M. , de Vos P. , Zhou H. , Thiem C.
Published: August 2021

When simulating a ship propulsion system, it is often required to evaluate various characteristics of a ship propulsion system and the selected modelling approach changes according to the goal of the simulation. For example, data-based models are sufficient for simulations of steady state conditions while first principle models are more suitable for transient conditions. Additionally, it is often necessary to compare different propulsion configurations. For component models, this might require different modelling approaches to describe various performances and/or different sets of parameters used to describe different propulsion configurations. Even though there are various databases of ship component models, none of them allows the user to change the modelling approach or pre-set values of parameters used to describe the component models. In order to allow the changing of the modelling approach together with the parameters of the component models, a novel two-part modelling approach is proposed in this paper. The proposed approach separates the component model into two parts: process and parametric part. By adjusting the process part of the component model, the modelling approach can easily be changed. And by adjusting the parametric part of the component model, it is possible to adjust the component’s characteristics and accommodate different configurations. In this investigation, a mean value first principle diesel engine model has been selected as a case study to demonstrate the flexibility of the proposed approach. As shown in the paper, the proposed approach allows the user to combine the benefits of a first principle model with the accuracy of the data based models. Additionally, the functional mock-up interface (FMI) standard has been used in the investigation to show that the proposed approach can be used in different software environments.
Engineering Approach for Quay-Side Mooring Subject to Waves
Authors: Peña Blanca , ter Brake Erik P. , Russell James O.
Published: August 2021

Wave motions from vessels moored in ports open to the sea impact the operability of loading operations, and should be assessed as part of any port (re)development plan. When analyzing vessels moored by a quay-side, time domain simulations may show numeric instabilities resulting in unreliable outcomes. The origin of the numerical instability might lie in the hydrodynamic added mass and wave radiation damping typically calculated using potential flow methods. For certain frequencies, these tend to give negative values. This negative added mass is a known phenomenon in the industry. Combined with negative damping, it is believed to cause instability in non-linear (coupled) time domain simulations. In these cases, the vessel seems to generate energy rather than dissipate it. As such, the simulations are unlikely to realistically represent real-life scenarios. This paper describes an engineering method to mitigate numerical instability and derive a working solution to address the operability of loading a vessel subject to wave loading at a quay-side. The work covers a literature study into negative added mass and damping caused by shallow water and vicinity of objects such as a vertical wall. This is followed by an engineering study using 3D diffraction and time domain software.
Risk Management applied to Offshore Oil & Gas Units
Authors: Souza Karina F. , Benyessaad Olivier
Published: August 2021

Nowadays there is a greater demand in the Oil & Gas Industry for production efficiency and sustainability while it is necessary to ensure the process safety and quality. As a guideline, this paper will start describing the existent hazards in a typical offshore unit, focusing mainly the personnel safety. Then it will detail the differences among the studies which can be performed in order to identify and assess such hazards and consequently to perform a complete Risk Assessment, which is the key step for a successful Risk Management. Additionally, it will be demonstrated the reasons why a Risk Management is necessary to ensure safety in an Oil & Gas installation in the most optimized manner.