bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Malignant struma ovarii with a robust response to radioactive iodine
Authors: Gild M L , Heath L , Paik J Y , Clifton-Bligh R J , Robinson B G
Published: February 2020

Struma ovarii is a rare, usually benign ovarian tumour with malignancy occurring in <5% of cases. Metastases, particularly seeding to bone, are extremely rare. Presentation is variable but often features local pain and/or ascites and hyperthyroidism may occur. It is not established how to best treat and follow patients with extensive disease. Case reports of radioiodine (I131) ablative therapy following thyroidectomy have shown reduced recurrence. We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with bone pain and was diagnosed with skeletal metastases with features of follicular thyroid carcinoma. However, thyroid pathology was benign. She recalled that 5 years prior, an ovarian teratoma was excised, classified at that time as a dermoid cyst. Retrospective review of this pathology confirmed struma ovarii without obvious malignant features. The patient was found to have widespread metastases to bone and viscera and her thyroglobulin was >3000 µg/L following recombinant TSH administration prior to her first dose of I131. At 25 months following radioiodine treatment, she is in remission with an undetectable thyroglobulin and clear I131 surveillance scans. This case demonstrates an unusual presentation of malignant struma ovarii together with challenges of predicting metastatic disease, and demonstrates a successful radioiodine regimen inducing remission.

Learning points:

Malignant transformation of struma ovarii (MSO) is extremely rare and even rarer are metastatic deposits in bone and viscera.

MSO can be difficult to predict by initial ovarian pathology, analogous to the difficulty in some cases of differentiating between follicular thyroid adenoma and carcinoma.

No consensus exists on the management for post operative treatment of MSO; however, in this case, three doses of 6Gbq radioiodine therapy over a short time period eliminated metastases to viscera and bone.

Patients should continue to have TSH suppression for ~5 years.

Monitoring thyroglobulin levels can predict recurrence.
Cyclin E1 and cyclin E2 in ER+ breast cancer: prospects as biomarkers and therapeutic targets
Authors: Milioli H H , Alexandrou S , Lim E , Caldon C E
Published: February 2020

Cyclin E1 is one the most promising biomarkers in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer for response to the new standard of care drug class, CDK4/6 inhibitors. Because of its strong predictive value, cyclin E1 expression may be used in the future to triage patients into potential responders and non-responders. Importantly, cyclin E1 is highly related to cyclin E2, and both cyclin E1 and cyclin E2 are estrogen target genes that can facilitate anti-estrogen resistance and can be highly expressed in breast cancer. However cyclin E1 and E2 are often expressed in different subsets of patients. This raises questions about whether the expression of cyclin E1 and cyclin E2 have different biological drivers, if high expressing subsets represent different clinical subtypes, and how to effectively develop a biomarker for E-cyclin expression. Finally, several pan-CDK inhibitors that target cyclin E-CDK2 activity have reached Phase II clinical trials. In this review, we outline the data identifying that different cohorts of patients have high expression of cyclins E1 and E2 in ER+ cancer and address the implications for biomarker and therapeutic development.
Empirical Spectral Characteristics of the Medium near Strong-Motion Seismic Stations of Kamchatka
Authors: Gusev A.A. , Skorkina A.A.
Published: February 2020

—Spectral characteristics of the medium around 23 digital strong-motion seismic stations of Kamchatka region have been studied from local earthquake data relative to a reference bedrock station (Petropavlovsk, PET). Spectra are determined by multiband filtering. In each band peak velocity amplitudes, levels of Fourier S-spectra and mean-square coda amplitudes were compared. Average Fourier spectra were obtained from S-wave energy using Parseval’s equation. The difference in hypocentral distances for pairs of stations was compensated by empirical S-wave attenuation functions. Records of more than 300 events were processed, with M = 5–6 and hypocentral distances mainly 100–600 km. The spectral ratios estimated by the three methods show behavior diversity. Some non-rock stations show expected spectral characteristics at high frequencies. The conditions at other stations can be considered similar to those at PET. Some stations show amplifications of up to 10 times in the 20–30 Hz frequency range. In general, the obtained spectral characteristics within 3–5 Hz are consistent with the expected trends corresponding to known local geology around strong-motion stations.
Identification of Success Factors for Indian Healthcare
Authors:   Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Wanadongri, Nagpur- 441110 Maharashtra, India, DAS SUNIL
Published: February 2020

This Paper aims at evaluation of Critical Success Factors (CSF) and its attributes in Indian healthcare. Various problems of health care industry through analysis of factors and its attributes using factor analysis, correlation and other framework parameters has been done. It was found that Human Resource Capability, Infrastructural Resources were the most significant CSFs apart from Operational process, Team management and culture. Surprisingly findings revealed that factors namely Top Management and Leadership were least significant. As there is no clear framework for excellence in healthcare, where stakeholders are an integral part of complete service, developed CSF and its connectivity to attributes may help to resolve the service level issues of Indian Hospital.
Cálculo y evaluación del riesgo operativo en entidades de salud a partir del enfoque de redes bayesianas
Authors: Vaca González Paola Andrea
Published: February 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es cuantificar el riesgo operativo al que está expuesta una institución de salud en Colombia, para que pueda gestionar la exposición a este riesgo. Para ello, se utiliza el modelo de redes bayesianas que se basa en teoría de grafos y de la probabilidad, el cual es considerado adecuado para modelar las pérdidas operativas, dado que permite incorporar en la modelación, información adicional proporcionada por expertos en procesos operativos, para complementar la información histórica y así mejorar la estimación de este tipo de riesgo. Además, el modelo permite 1) identificar las relaciones de dependencia entre los factores que generan un riesgo operativo, y 2) visualizar estas relaciones mediante grafos. El método de redes bayesianas se evalúa mediante un ejercicio con datos simulados, a partir de la información proporcionada por expertos. Se encuentra que las redes bayesianas permiten identificar los factores de riesgo que inciden principalmente en la ocurrencia de una falla en un proceso operativo, lo cual ayuda a enfocar las medidas de intervención y a predecir los efectos de esas medidas, generando así, resultados más eficientes en la gestión de este tipo de riesgo.
Evaluación de la efectividad de la Tasa Retributiva (TR) como instrumento económico para la protección del recurso hídrico en Colombia
Authors: Guzmán Cabrera Andrea Carolina , Flórez Herrera Jesús Fernando
Published: February 2020

Una de las principales externalidades negativas sobre el medio ambiente, es la contaminación del agua generada por los vertimientos de las diferentes actividades económicas. Para enfrentar esta externalidad, la literatura económica habla sobre instrumentos como las normas, las tasas y los sistemas de permisos transables, derivados de desarrollos teóricos como los impuestos pigouvianos y el teorema de Coase, los cuales introducen en la función de costos de los agentes económicos el daño que generan con la contaminación. Colombia a partir de la Ley 99 de 1993, estableció un instrumento económico para corregir este problema, la Tasa Retributiva —TR—. El objetivo de este estudio es mostrar el funcionamiento de este instrumento económico en Colombia, determinar su impacto y analizar los problemas de implementación que presenta. Para lograrlo se desarrolla una serie de modelos de data panel que asocian las cargas contaminantes objeto de cobro en Colombia a su respectiva TR, encontrando que la TR no explica el comportamiento de estas cargas contaminantes y concluyendo que el instrumento económico no alcanza en su totalidad el objetivo de reducir la contaminación que llega a los cuerpos de agua en Colombia.
Perfekcionista csoportok pozitív mentális egészsége – a perfekcionizmus, az érzelemszabályozás és a szubjektív jóllét mintázódása fiatal élsportolók körében
Authors: Reinhardt Melinda , Tóth László , Kenneth G. Rice
Published: February 2020

Háttér és célkitűzések

A perfekcionizmus adaptív és maladaptív formái eltérő módon kapcsolódnak számos, az élsport terén alapvető tényezőhöz (pl. teljesítmény, célorientáció). Vizsgálatunkban ezért a perfekcionista jellemzőkön és az érzelemreguláció minőségén alapuló látens klaszterek azonosítását tűztük ki célul serdülőkorú élsportoló- és kontrollmintában. Feltártuk továbbá az egyes csoportok szubjektívjóllét-mutatóit is.

Módszer

744 versenyszerűen sportoló középiskolást (60,2% fiú, átlagéletkor = 16,83 év, szórás = 1,39) és 591 nem élsportoló osztálytársukat (50,8% fiú, átlagéletkor = 16,91 év, szórás = 1,65) vontuk be a felmérésbe. A kamaszok a következő három skála rövid változatát töltötték ki: Majdnem tökéletes skála (Rice és mtsai, 2014), Kognitív Érzelem-reguláció Kérdőív (Garnefski és Kraaij, 2006) és Serdülő mentális egészség kontinuum skála (Keyes, 2006).

Eredmények

Látensprofil-elemzés segítségével mind az élsportoló-, mind a kontrollmintában egy jól interpretálható 3 osztályos megoldás körvonalazódott megfelelő illeszkedési mutatókkal. A kontrollcsoportban adaptív, maladaptív és nem perfekcionista profilok bontakoztak ki, ami számos korábbi teoretikus és empirikus eredménnyel egybecseng. Az élsportoló kamaszok körében nem perfekcionista csoportot nem tudunk azonosítani. A maladaptív perfekcionisták maladaptív érzelemszabályozással csoport mellett a versenyszerűen sportolók körében az adaptív perfekcionisták két további osztályt építettek fel: míg az egyik adaptív érzelemszabályozó stratégiákat képes mozgósítani, addig a másik adaptív perfekcionista csoport minimális mértékben alkalmaz kognitív érzelemregulációs folyamatokat. A hat látens osztály közül az adaptív perfekcionista élsportolók adaptív érzelemregulációval jellemezhetők a legkiemelkedőbb szubjektívjóllét-szinttel mind a globális, mind az érzelmi, a pszichológiai és a társas well-beinget tekintve.

Következtetések

Rámutattunk arra, hogy az azonosított látens perfekcionizmus csoportok az érzelemszabályozás és a pozitív mentális egészség különböző szintjeivel és mintázatával jellemezhetők.
A társas helyzetben tapasztalt flow-élmény kapcsolata a boldogságorientációkkal
Authors: Magyaródi Tímea
Published: February 2020

Háttér és célkitűzések

Az áramlatélménnyel teli, elkötelezett élet a boldogságorientációk egyikének tekinthető, a teljes élet része, az élvezetes és jelentésteli élet mellett. Társas helyzetben való megélése miatt a jóllét növelésének egyik eszköze is lehet. A társas helyzetben tapasztalt flow összefüggéseit a jóllét különböző dimenzióival eddig nem vizsgálták, holott a társas kapcsolatok jóllétnövelő szerepét több koncepció hangsúlyozza: jelen vizsgálat célja a flow-élmény társas helyzetben való átélésének boldogságorientációkhoz kapcsolódásának feltárása.

Módszer

Online kérdőíves módszerrel lebonyolított kutatásunkban 1060 fő, 18 éven felüli válaszadó vett részt, életkori átlag (szórás) = 26,67 (10,76). A kérdőíveket anonim módon töltötték ki: Általános Flow Leírás, Általános Flow Leírás Társas Interakciókban, Flow Állapot Kérdőív, Flow Szinkronizáció Kérdőív, Boldogságorientáció skála.

Eredmények

K-központú klaszterelemzéssel az élvezetes és jelentésteli boldogságorientációt leíró változókkal a résztvevőkből négy csoportot alkottunk: jelentésteli, örömteli boldogságorientációval jellemezhető személyek, üres, valamint teljes életet élő személyek. Eredményeink szerint az üres és teljes életet élők csoportja mindegyik vizsgált változó mentén különbözik (flow-élmény gyakorisága egyéni és társas helyzetben, flow-élmény minősége, flow-szinkronizációs összetevők), a hatásmérték közepes értékeket vesz fel, a megmagyarázott varianciaarány 5–13% között mozog.

Az élvezetes és jelentésteli boldogságorientációt követő csoportok nem különböztek észlelhetően a flow és flow-szinkronizációs összetevők mentén.

Következtetések

Eredményeink alapján valószínűsíthető, hogy a flow-élmény társas helyzetben mind az élvezetes (hedonisztikus) boldogságúthoz (az élményt követő pozitív érzelmek megtapasztalása segítségével), mind pedig az értelemteli (eudaimonikus) boldogságúthoz hozzáköthető (a fejlődés és növekedés, motivált cselekvés végzése útján), továbbá feltehetőleg a teljes élethez szükséges.
Sampling of cashew nuts from cashew tree clones
Authors: Rossetti Adroaldo Guimarães , Vidal Neto Francisco das Chagas , Barros Levi de Moura
Published: February 2020

Abstract The aim of this work was to estimate sample sizes to assist the genetic improvement of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.). Stratified sampling, comprising five strata (S5, S4, S3, S2, and S1) of five cashew clones (BRS 274, BRS 275, BRS 226, BRS 189 and CCP 76), was effective for estimating the different sample sizes of the nut. Sample size for each clone depends on the weight-nut variance, the margin of error B permitted in the estimates and the desired precision of the results. The increases in sample size with clone variance, lowered the permitted margin of error B, and increased the desired precision of the results. These clones required different sample sizes for a morphological study of the nuts. Larger nuts require larger samples for the same margin of error B. For an error B of 0.2g, the sample size for clones S5, S4 and S3 were n5 = 84, n4 = 49 and n3 = 37 nuts. For clones BRS 274 (S5) and BRS 275 (S4), with better nut classification, the mean weights were respectively 16.79 and 12.78g. Clones BRS 189 (S2) and CCP 76 (S1), with smaller nuts, have a smaller variances, s22 = 0.7638 and s12 = 1.0712, where the mean weight was 8.29 and 7.81g respectively.
Effects of coexistence of marketing and operations on product innovation performance
Authors: Vicenzi Jandir Balensiefer , Antoni Verner Luis , Damacena Claudio , Riss Carlos Henrique , Manosso Thayane Woellner Sviercoski
Published: February 2020

Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the impact of the coexistence of marketing and operations on product innovation performance in the flexible plastic packaging industry in Brazil. To this end, the study was conducted in two stages: one, exploratory and qualitative, and the other, descriptive and quantitative. In the first stage, a construct was chosen and validated to identify the effect of integrating the functions of innovation and develop an instrument for data collection. In the second stage, we defined the research population, collected data, and performed statistical analysis of the results. To measure the relationship of marketing and operations, we used a theoretical construct which investigates the level of integration in the four phases of the new product development process and innovation performance, considering both financial and non-financial dimensions. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and statistically analyzed through linear regression and correlations between variables. The results showed that the integration of these areas has a positive and significant impact on the success of innovation, indicating that information-sharing in the initial and final stages of the product innovation process is a driver for achieving better performance. One of the main findings of this study is that, in isolation, the field of marketing does not perceive the impact of the integration of functions on innovation.
Omission of nursing care in hospitalization units
Authors: Lima Juliana Carvalho de , Silva Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo , Caliri Maria Helena Larcher
Published: February 2020

Objective: to describe the prevalence and reasons for omission of nursing care, according to the perception of nursing professionals working in a teaching hospital. Method: a cross-sectional study was carried out with 267 professionals from ten hospitalization units. Data were collected by the MISSCARE-Brasil instrument. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Chi-square or Fisher’s exact tests were used to compare differences in the prevalence of omission among professional categories. Results: among the elements of nursing care, the highest prevalence of omission consisted in: to sit up the patient out of bed (70.3%), ambulation three times a day (69.1%), and participation in the discussion of the interdisciplinary team on patient’s health care (67.2%). The most frequent reasons were: inadequate number of staff (85.4%), inadequate number of staff for providing care or in administrative tasks (81.6%), and unexpected increase in the number and/or greater severity of patients (79.8%). Nurses reported major omission than nursing technicians/auxiliaries in four elements of care (p<0.05). Conclusion: according to our study, there is high prevalence of omission of nursing care elements from the professionals’ perspective. Factors related to human and material resources were more reported as causes for such omission.
Depressive symptoms among healthcare undergraduate students
Authors: Bresolin Julia Zancan , Dalmolin Graziele de Lima , Vasconcellos Silvio José Lemos , Barlem Edison Luiz Devos , Andolhe Rafaela , Magnago Tania Solange Bosi de Souza
Published: February 2020

Objective: to identify the intensity of depressive symptoms and their associated factors in healthcare undergraduate students. Method: cross-sectional study developed with undergraduate health students from a public higher education institution using the Beck Depression Inventory-version II and a student characterization questionnaire. The study involved 792 participants. For data analysis, we used descriptive statistics, chi-squared test and Poisson regression. Results: the intensity of depressive symptoms was moderate to severe in 23.6% of the students, associated with the non-performance of physical and leisure activities and with speech therapy and nursing courses. Conclusion: several factors may be associated with depression, thus, further investigation into the related factors that cause its emergence in this period of life is necessary, as well as raising institutional awareness and developing strategies at the personal and group level to promote well-being, improve time management and interpersonal relationships, in order to achieve better academic results and personal development.
Risk factors for death of trauma patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Lentsck Maicon Henrique , Oliveira Rosana Rosseto de , Corona Ligiana Pires , Mathias Thais Aidar de Freitas
Published: February 2020

Objective: To analyze the risk factors for death of trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Method: Retrospective cohort study with data from medical records of adults hospitalized for trauma in a general intensive care unit. We included patients 18 years of age and older and admitted for injuries. The variables were grouped into levels in a hierarchical manner. The distal level included sociodemographic variables, hospitalization, cause of trauma and comorbidities; the intermediate, the characteristics of trauma and prehospital care; the proximal, the variables of prognostic indices, intensive admission, procedures and complications. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: The risk factors associated with death at the distal level were age 60 years or older and comorbidities; at intermediate level, severity of trauma and proximal level, severe circulatory complications, vasoactive drug use, mechanical ventilation, renal dysfunction, failure to perform blood culture on admission and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II. Conclusion: The identified factors are useful to compose a clinical profile and to plan intensive care to avoid complications and deaths of traumatized patients.
On Deformation Behaviour of Polycrystalline Iridium at Room Temperature
Authors: Panfilov Peter , Milenina Irina , Zaytsev Dmitry , Yermakov Alexander
Published: February 2020

Deformation and fracture behaviour of cold drawing iridium wire under tension at room temperature is examined. High purity polycrystalline iridium was manufactured using pyrometallurgical technology. During the initial stage of cold rolling, iridium wire has its usual grain structure and exhibits brittle deformation behaviour: poor plasticity and brittle transgranular fracture (BTF). However, the wire begins demonstrating high plasticity including necking in spite of the brittle fracture mode when the lamellar structure has been formed in iridium during cold drawing.
Bending behaviour of reinforced concrete/engineered cementitious composite beams
Authors: Zhou Man , Shao Zhuang , Hassanein Mostafa Fahmi
Published: February 2020

Engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) are fibre-reinforced cementitious composite materials with ultra-high ductility. Their excellent tensile properties can make up for the defects of the poor tensile properties and easy cracking of concrete materials. ECCs can thus be used to replace concrete material in the tensile regions of structural components, and the high tensile strength of ECCs can be utilised to form ECC–reinforced concrete (RC) composite beams with good crack controllability. In the work reported in this paper, six ECC–RC composite beams with different ECC cross-section replacement ratios (0, 0·2, 0·4, 0·6, 0·8 and 1·0) were tested to examine the effects of the ECC cross-section replacement ratio on the flexural capacity, deformation and cracking of the composite beams. The experiments showed that the plane section assumption is valid for ECC–RC composite beams in the elastic stage. Compared with an ordinary RC beam, the bearing capacity and ductility of the composite beams were significantly improved and the crack width was reduced. It was found that there is an optimal replacement interval for the ECC cross-section replacement ratio, from which a balance between excellent mechanical properties and economic use of ECC materials may be obtained.
On Improving Criminal Law Norms That Establish Liability for the Pollution of Marine Environment (Art. 252 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Authors: Gladkikh Viktor , Konovalova Alla , Mosechkin Ilya , Redikultseva Elena
Published: February 2020

The article is devoted to the problems of criminal-legal counteraction to marine pollution. The authors note (on the basis of modern statistical data) that Article 252 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation that establishes liability for the pollution of the marine environment is used very rarely, which is due, inter alia, to its design flaws. The methodological basis for the study was traditionally the dialectical method, while the collection and processing of scientifically significant results were carried out with the help of formal-legal, comparative-legal and statistical methods. The material of the study was the regulatory legal acts regulating liability for pollution of the marine environment, as well as materials of judicial practice, including foreign jurisprudence. The authors investigated modern positions on the definition of the nature of the object of encroachment for the pollution of the marine environment. The article also contains an analysis of the concept of «pollution», on the basis of which the authors came to the conclusion that it is not advisable to supplement this definition with such language constructs as «contamination of the marine environment» or «introduction of organisms into the marine environment», although this is suggested by some scholars. The authors give an assessment of the dependence of the public danger of an act on the form of mens rea, which raises the question of the need for detailed instructions regarding the form of mens rea in Art. 252 of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation. Qualification problems of the marine environment pollution with aggravating circumstances, related to determining the criteria for causing harm to human health, have been identified. The solution to these problems proposed by the authors is based on a rethinking of the role of the environment and its impact on human health by «green criminology». The result of the work is the definition of the object of encroachment on the marine environment that takes into account the economic value of the environment. In order to overcome these problems, the authors propose a new version of Art. 252 of the Criminal Code, specifically, provisions for the differentiation of responsibility depending on the form of guilt and expansion of the list of socially dangerous consequences, the onset of which is necessary for the imputation of a qualified crime.
EFL teachers’ perceived language proficiency and teaching effectiveness
Authors: Yusuf Fazri Nur , Novita Ophelia Elisa
Published: February 2020

The importance of language teachers possessing high level of language proficiency has been extensively studied. On the other hand, studies related to teaching effectiveness (TE) have yet to define the concept of teaching effectiveness, and studies to relate teacher language proficiency (TLP) and TE, especially in Indonesian context are found to be scarce. In addition, the lack of both clear guidelines on how to assess TLP and current and official data of TLP in Indonesia only exacerbate this matter. Thus, the objective of this study was to find the relation between TLP and TE in the context of a language school in Bandung and the perception of its teachers on the role of TLP in the effectiveness of their teaching process. Using a mixed-methods sequential explanatory research design, the result of the data collection was then cross tabulated and analysed using Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact test. It was found that there was a strong positive relation between TLP and the two aspects of TE: managing the classroom, and understanding and communicating lesson content, but no relation between language proficiency and assessing students and giving feedback. This was further confirmed in the qualitative stage that teachers with lower language proficiency could also deliver lesson content, and assess students albeit with a lower degree of flexibility compared to their more proficient counterparts. This means that the relation between TLP and TE was complex and not straightforward, and that the mastery of one does not always entail the mastery of the other.
The tolerance of English instructors towards the Thai-accented English and grammatical errors
Authors: Osatananda Varisa , Salarat Parichart
Published: February 2020

Although Thai English has emerged as one variety of World Englishes (Trakulkasemsuk 2012, Saraceni 2015), it has not been enthusiastically embraced by Thai educators, as evidenced in the frustration expressed by ELT practitioners over Thai learners’ difficulties with pronunciation (Noom-ura 2013; Sahatsathatsana, 2017) as well as grammar (Saengboon 2017a). In this study, we examine the perception English instructors have on the different degrees of grammar skills and Thai-oriented English accent. We investigated the acceptability and comprehensibility of both native-Thai and native-English instructors (ten of each), as these subjects listen to controlled passages produced by 4 Thai-English bilingual speakers and another 4 native-Thai speakers. There were 3 types of passage tokens: passages with correct grammar spoken in a near-native English accent, passages with several grammatical mistakes spoken in a near-native English accent, and the last being a Thai-influenced accent with correct grammar. We hypothesized that (1) native-Thai instructors would favor the near-native English accent over correct grammar, (2) native-English instructors would be more sensitive to grammar than a foreign accent, and (3) there is a correlation between acceptability and comprehensibility judgment. The findings conformed to the first hypothesis given that most Thai instructors were tolerant towards the near-native English accent, regardless of grammatical errors. The second hypothesis is rejected since native-English instructors were less tolerant towards both grammatical errors and the foreign accent. The third hypothesis was proved correct, that acceptability correlates with comprehensibility. Our study suggests that English instructors should devote proportionate attention to teaching both pronunciation and grammar. They should also be made aware of the negative attitude against Thai-accented English, so that learners would be treated fairly and without discrimination based on their Thai-influenced accent.
Designing Phonetic Alphabets for Bahasa Indonesia (PABI) for the teaching of intelligible English pronunciation in Indonesia
Authors: Karlina Yeni , Rahman Amin , Chowdhury Raqib
Published: February 2020

The sociolinguistic development of English has placed a greater emphasis on intelligibility as the ultimate goal of pronunciation instruction. However, various studies have indicated that English pronunciation of Indonesian English learners was not satisfactory due to difficulties in learning English pronunciation and lack of emphasis given to the teaching of English pronunciation in English classrooms in Indonesia. In this paper we propose the development of Phonetic Alphabets for Bahasa Indonesia (PABI). This practical instrument allows English teachers and students in Indonesia to transcribe the pronunciations of English words into phonetic transcription with locally-appropriate readability and accessibility without compromising the pronunciation intelligibility. The development of PABI started with contrastive analysis of common phonemes in the two languages, i.e., English and Bahasa Indonesia (BI). Next, we identified the English phonemes missing in Bahasa Indonesia which English learners in Indonesia have to conceptualise. We then located those English sound ‘pairs’ which seem identical to Indonesians and are thus used interchangeably in BI. A corpus of 30,000 commonly used English words was transcribed in PABI using a computer software IPA to L1PA developed by Rahman and Bhattacharya (2020). Proposals to modify the IPA to suit the BI sound system entailed the adjustments in the consonant phonemes, vowel phonemes, and cluster sounds. These adjustments are expected to improve the readability and accessibility of the conventional IPA in facilitating the teaching and learning of intelligible English pronunciation in Indonesia. Practical uses of the PABI guidelines are drawn to improve its utility. Implications for the development of context sensitive and locally-appropriate pronunciation teaching and learning are drawn based on the findings.
Linguistic errors made by Islamic university EFL students
Authors: Aziz Zulfadli A. , Fitriani Siti Sarah , Amalina Zahria
Published: February 2020

In a writing activity students are required to transfer their knowledge to express their ideas on both what to say and how to say it. The difficulties in applying this knowledge have become obstacles for learners in constructing good writing. Consequently, these obstacles may cause the students to make errors. By adopting the notions of Error Analysis (EA) and the Surface Strategy Taxonomy as the theoretical frameworks, this study investigates the types of linguistic errors produced by the students. Along the way the sources behind the errors were also analyzed. This study employed the qualitative method design in which the case study approach was utilized. Ellis’ five-step procedure of EA was adopted to analyze the data of essays comprising of 150-300 words written by 23 EFL students of the fourth-semester at English Department at a state university. They were purposively selected as the participants of this study. It was found that omission was the most frequent errors identified in the students’ writings. Overall, 122 (63%) cases out of 195 cases were categorized under this type of errors. The number marker, verb-tense, article, preposition, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun were the categories of frequent errors made by the students, respectively. These were followed by addition (18%), misformation (15%), and misordering (5%). Significance to the source of errors, intralingual transfer turned out to be the main reason that provoked the blunder in the students’ writings. It was apparent that some of the interlinguistic contrast was the reason behind the errors. It appeared that the diverse systematical concept between the Indonesian language and English in terms of verb conjugation factor, inflectional morpheme, and auxiliary-verb abandonment were the strong contenders of the error sources. Additionally, interlingual transfer and context of learning also took part for the reason behind the errors.
Enhanced Electrochemical Determination Of Riboflavin In Biological And Pharmaceutical Samples At Poly (Arginine) Modified Carbon Paste Electrode
Authors: Tigari Girish , Manjunatha J.G. , Ravishankar D.K. , Siddaraju G.
Published: February 2020

An electrogenerated Polyarginine modified carbon paste electrode (PAMCPE) was fabricated through a simple electropolymerization procedure. The devised electrode was characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). This electrode was utilized for electrocatalytic estimation of Riboflavin (RF) and its instantaneous resolution with ascorbic acid (AA) and folic acid (FA) in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) of pH 6.0 by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). It was observed to be a very responsive electrode for the electrochemical detection and quantification of RF. It was revealed that PAMCPE generates higher current response towards RF contrast to the bare carbon paste electrode (BCPE). Under optimized condition, the RF oxidation current values were linearly reliant on the RF concentration increment with a limit of detection (LOD) of 9.3·10-8 M using DPV. The stable PAMCPE was effectively applied for estimation of RF in B-complex pill and complex human blood serum samples.
Physiotherapeutic approach in genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
Authors: Nunes Ana Carla da Silva , Lemos Carla Iasmin Lima , Araújo Nazete dos Santos , Nunes Erica Feio Carneiro , Rodrigues Cibele Nazaré Câmara
Published: February 2020

Background: Sexual dysfunctions constitute a public health problem that affects many women during all stages of life, being able to influence physical and mental health, interfering with quality of life. Physical therapy plays a fundamental role in addressing these dysfunctions, with simple and low cost resources, promoting significant results in these cases. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of a physical therapy protocol on the sexual function of women with genital-pelvic pain/penetration disorder. Methods: Uncontrolled clinical trial, in which participated 15 women with a mean age of 28 ± 4.2 years, who had 16 physical therapy sessions twice a week. The pelvic physiotherapy protocol consisted of the application of electroanalgesia, perineal massage, kinesiotherapy and vaginal dilators. Sexual function was assessed by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and pain by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results: Given the proposed treatment, the FSFI responded significantly (p=0.0003) with a median improvement that was 19.70 initially and increased to 28.40 later. The VAS also obtained significant improvement (p=0.0003), from the initial median of 8.00 to final 0.00. Conclusion: It is suggested that the physical therapy program has brought significant results in sexual function and pain in women with genital-pelvic pain/penetration disorder.
Historyczna zmienność kategorii: swój/inny/obcy/wróg w relacjach Białorusinów z Polakami w ciągu dwóch ostatnich stuleci
Authors: Radzik Ryszard
Published: February 2020

Artykuł dotyczy ewolucji poczucia obcości w stosunku Białorusinów z Polakami w ciągu prawie dwustu ostatnich lat. Podjęta w nim tematyka stała się aktualna i ważna dla obu narodów zwłaszcza po uzyskaniu niepodległości przez Białorusinów. Celem artykułu była odpowiedź na pytanie, jakie przyczyny wpływały na zmianę znaczenia kategorii: swój, inny, obcy, wróg. Przed przystąpieniem do badań autor uznał – odwołując się do historii Białorusi i kultury jej mieszkańców – że ważnymi wyznacznikami określającymi stosunekBiałorusinów do Polaków były: wyznanie (dominujące wśród Białorusinów prawosławie, w przeciwieństwie do katolicyzmu Polaków), niesymetryczność struktury społecznej (Białorusin widziany jako chłop, Polak jako pan) i dwudziestowieczna sowieckość. Badane relacje zostały omówione w ujęciu procesowym, historycznym, z uwzględnieniem trzech kolejnych okresów: zaborów, ZSRS (oraz II RP) i niepodległej Białorusi. W tekście odwołano się do literatury przedmiotu (zawierającej analizy folkloru białoruskiego, opisy wzajemnych relacji jako świadectwa ich uczestników, obserwatorów zarówno w odległej przeszłości, jak i obecnie) oraz ustaleń socjologicznych. W trakcie badań uwarunkowania te zostały potwierdzone i wzbogacone o elementy o charakterze raczej drugorzędnym. Wskazano, że zwłaszcza od lat 70. XX stulecia klasowy obraz „Polaka – pana” powoli zaczął się dezaktualizować, co nie znaczy, że zanikł. Ponadto w ciągu ostatniego ćwierćwiecza niegdysiejsze „swojskość” i „bliskość” – uwarunkowane historycznie – stopniowo zanikły, zwłaszcza na poziomie młodego pokolenia. Oba społeczeństwa oddalają się od siebie, co jest konsekwencją wybrania przynależności do odmiennych kręgów kulturowych (rosyjskiego i WNP oraz UE)
Akta Trybunału Głównego Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego (w drugiej połowie XVIII wieku)
Authors: Stankevič Adam
Published: February 2020

Przedmiotem artykułu są akta Trybunału Głównego Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego w II poł. XVIII w. Kancelarii Trybunału Litewskiego poświęcono kilka prac naukowych, jednak akta tego sądu nie zostały dotąd należycie rozpoznane. Obserwowana obecnie intensyfikacja badań dotyczących funkcjonowania i wytworów kancelarii sądów szlacheckich na terenie Korony skłania do podjęcia analogicznego tematu odnośnie do ziem Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Celem niniejszego artykułu było omówienie pracy kancelarii Trybunału Głównego Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, przedstawienie używanych w tym sądzie serii akt oraz scharakteryzowanie znajdujących się w nich wpisów. Badanie przeprowadzono przez ustalenie oraz przeanalizowanie zawartości ksiąg Trybunału Litewskiego, a także porównanie otrzymanych wyników z pracami poświęconymi dokumentacji Trybunału Koronnego. Skonstatowano, że w Trybunale Litewskim w II poł. XVIII w. w formie czystopisów występowały jedynie zeznania zapisów, oblaty oraz dekrety (przeważnie umieszczane już w jednej księdze), oddzielnie funkcjonowały podserie brudnopisów akt i wyroków; pomocniczą rolę spełniały rejestry spraw, a codzienne czynności sądu odnotowywano w specjalnej księdze, zwanej protokołem potocznym. Skonstatowano ponadto, że przekazanie sędziom trybunalskim uprawnień do kierowania pracą kancelarii nie wpłynęło negatywnie na jej sprawność, gdyż w praktyce ukształtował się dosyć klarowny podział obowiązków między regentami. Na wytwory kancelaryjne tego sądu w II poł. XVIII w. miała wpływ tradycja, a także reformy przeprowadzone w roku 1764 oraz w latach następnych.
Мова твораў Цішкі Гартнага ў асвятленні беларускай філалагічнай навукі
Authors: Zaprudski Siarhiej
Published: February 2020

Studia nad językiem publikacji pisarza, działacza społecznego i państwowego Ciszki Hartnego (1887–1937) w obrębie nauk filologicznych na Białorusi trwają od dawna, jednak zawierają wiele sądów polemicznych, żeby nie stwierdzić sprzecznych. Z jednej strony jest to pisarz, który aktywnie tworzył w latach 20. XX w., a język jego utworów poddawano bardzo intensywnym badaniom. W okresie 1920–2010 na ten temat opublikowano kilka artykułów. W obiegu naukowym znajduje się bogaty materiał faktograficzny. Językowi Hartnego poświęcono też fragment monografii pt. Historia białoruskiego języka literackiego z 1968 r. oraz rozdziały podręcznika akademickiego z zakresu historii literatury białoruskiej (1963 і 1984 r.). Kilka lat temu ukazała się monografia Alesia Kaurusa, który dokonał próby ponownej oceny publikacji z końca 1950–1960 r. Z drugiej strony opracowywanie dziedzictwa językowego Hartnego charakteryzuje brak ciągłości. W okresie poł. 1930. – kon. 1950. lat nikt nie zgłębiał języka Hartnego. Przyjęła się tradycja nie brać pod uwagę wcześniejszych prac, np. do dziś w badaniach nie znalazło oddźwięku solidne opracowanie Jazepa Losika powstałe pod koniec lat 20. XX w. Brakuje należytej metodologii opisu języka Hartnego jako części składowej historii białoruskiego języka literackiego. Do dziś język Hartnego jest oceniany nie z perspektywy historycznej, tylko jako potencjalna realizacji współczesnego języka literackiego.
Poetry as method – trying to see the world differently
Authors: Chapman Hoult Elizabeth , Mort Helen , Pahl Kate , Rasool Zanib
Published: February 2020

Research with communities, even co-produced research with a commitment to social justice, can be limited by its expression in conventional disciplinary language and format. Vibrant, warm and sometimes complex encounters with community partners become contained through the gesture of
representation. In this sense, 'writing up' can actually become a kind of slow violence towards participants, projects and ourselves. As a less conventional and containable form of expression, poetry offers an alternative to the power games of researching 'on' communities and writing it up.
It is excessive in the sense that it goes beyond the cycles of reduction and representation, allowing the expression of subjective (and perhaps sometimes even contradictory) impressions from participants. In this cowritten paper we explore poetry as a social research method through subjective
testimony and in the light of our Connected Communities-funded projects (Imagine, Threads of Time and Taking Yourself Seriously), where poetry as method came to the fore as a way of hearing and representing voices differently.
Improving the quantitative research skills of Welsh Baccalaureate teachers through university engagement
Authors: Brookfield Charlotte , Parker Samuel
Published: February 2020

In 2015, the redesigned Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification (WBQ) was launched and, for the first time, students undertaking the qualification were required to complete the Skills Challenge Certificate (SCC). Consisting of four components – the Individual Project, the Enterprise
and Employability Challenge, the Global Citizenship Challenge and the Community Challenge – the SCC aims to enable learners to develop skills needed for education, employment and life. The Individual Project requires students to undertake a research project that includes analysing data
utilizing quantitative data analysis skills. This paper identifies the teaching of such quantitative skills as a difficulty for some teachers involved in the delivery of the qualification, drawing on recent engagement work between Cardiff University and schools and colleges in South Wales.
It argues that universities have an opportunity to engage with schools, teachers and school students in the delivery of quantitative research skills that can be beneficial for both schools and universities.
A Study of the Possibility of Reducing Residual Stresses and Strains in Welded Joints by Ultrasonic Treatment
Authors: Volkov S.S. , Konovalov A.V. , Shestel L.A.
Published: February 2020

This work explores the possibility of using ultrasonic vibrations as a method for eliminating residual and intrinsic stresses, as well as improving the quality of welded joints. Based on the experiments carried out on three steel grades of various classes, it was found that ultrasonic treatment of welds contributed to the elimination of such defects as deformations, intrinsic and residual stresses, as well as increasing fatigue strength and certain mechanical properties of welded joints. An analysis of existing methods of removing residual and intrinsic stresses was conducted. It was shown that the treatment of the welded joint zone by ultrasound reduced the degree of deformation over time by more than two times. A method for determining stresses in welded joints was developed. Ultrasonic processing modes were optimized to determine the energy and power in the welded zone. The shape and the material of the waveguide tool with a spherical percussion mechanism were selected.
Theoretical Assessment of the Impact of Cooling and Recovery Systems on Energy Efficiency of Compressor Units Based on Long Stroke Piston Stages
Authors: Yusha V.L. , Busarov S.S. , Chernov G.I.
Published: February 2020

At present, piston and membrane compressor units in the range of medium and high pressure (3.0–10.0 MPa and more) and low productivity (0.001–0.03 m3/s) retain their competitiveness. Their technical characteristics can be improved in many ways, for example, by using long stroke stages. In one such stage, the gas pressure can be increased from 0.1 to 3.0–11.0 MPa without exceeding temperature limits. One of the research directions of such stages is to determine the most efficient thermal mode of operation of the stage. A ‘quasi-isothermal’ working process of compression with intensive external cooling of the cylinder and a ‘quasi-adiabatic’ working process of compression without intensive external cooling of the cylinder are considered as possible options. The article presents the results of a theoretical assessment of the effectiveness of the use of cooling and recovery systems in compressor units based on long-stroke piston stages. The possibility of providing a mode where the discharge gas temperature differs from the gas temperature at suction by 40–80 K is shown. This should be considered a good achievement for the 30–100 ratio of the discharge pressure to the suction pressure. A theoretical possibility of increasing the discharge temperature up to 500–900 K is shown, which makes it possible to effectively apply the heat recovery system of compressed gases based on the Rankine cycle.
Importancia del desarrollo de un sistema resiliente en el Campus Central del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Authors: Guevara-Arce Sara
Published: February 2020

En el siguiente artículo científico se explica la importancia de implementar un plan de desarrollo resiliente en la institución y se busca demostrar las ventajas que puede tener a nivel país. En el proceso de la investigación se realizó una encuesta, con el fin de estudiar la percepción estudiantil ante situaciones desastrosas, dando ellos mismos la respuesta de que estamos más propensos a sufrir desastres naturales por movimientos telúricos y que el lugar más seguro para pernoctar seria el centro de las artes. Luego se pretende suponer el impacto que tendrá establecer una red de protección a nivel localizado, en este caso en el TEC, para a futuro implementarlo a nivel municipal y ojala nacional. El fin de efectuar un plan resiliente nos permite analizar los beneficios a nivel social, estructural, económico y medio ambiental, entre otros. Algunas de las ventajas que supone un plan de evacuación basado en la rehabilitación en conjunto es la pronta restitución de los deberes y del funcionamiento del área que ha sido afectada, ya que la población al tener un conocimiento previo de cómo actuar ante cualquier tragedia ayudará a velar por el orden y a resolver con brevedad el caos a causa de un siniestro. Como se mencionó anteriormente, el trabajo se enfoca en la realización de una encuesta a un porcentaje de estudiantes del campus central del TEC, donde se quiso tomar la percepción de ellos ante la capacidad de resistencia y de organización de la institución, y a la vez valorar la confianza que esta les generar, además de las posibles combinaciones de desastres y el tiempo de respuesta que debería tomarle a la universidad restablecerse posterior a una crisis de este tipo.