bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Les enjeux politiques de l’intelligence artificielle
Authors: Villani Cédric
Published: October 2019

L’efficacité spectaculaire que l’intelligence artificielle ( ia ) a acquise en fait un enjeu majeur pour la société, qu’elle transformera rapidement. Mais il reste difficile de prédire la profondeur et la vitesse des bouleversements à venir : si l’ambition des experts a évolué en matière de technologie et de stratégie, le monde politique doit s’en emparer avec détermination. La sagesse est d’observer et de favoriser les expérimentations, de former les jeunes et de familiariser l’ensemble de la population avec les nouveaux enjeux. L’Europe, dans la nouvelle guerre froide opposant États-Unis et Chine, doit faire valoir ses atouts, en premier lieu la qualité de sa formation et de sa recherche, souvent méconnues. Tout se jouera sur le développement d’actions audacieuses, sur le dialogue et la concertation qui se mettent en place, notamment au sein du couple franco-allemand, et plus généralement sur l’intégration des expertises européennes, très diverses et encore trop cloisonnées.
À quoi bon vivre deux cents ans ? L’hypothèse transhumaniste
Authors: Ferry Luc
Published: October 2019

Il s’agit dans cet article d’exposer les traits caractéristiques fondamentaux du projet transhumaniste, de le distinguer soigneusement du posthumanisme, qui repose sur l’hypothèse de la possibilité de parvenir un jour à une intelligence artificielle forte, puis de discuter, en admettant que cela soit possible, des avantages éventuels que pourrait avoir pour nous l’allongement de la vie.
Peut-on contenir l’intelligence artificielle ?
Authors: Ganascia Jean-Gabriel
Published: October 2019

Le terme « intelligence artificielle » renvoie au moins à trois choses bien distinctes : une discipline scientifique, les applications de cette discipline, et les craintes de voir une machine prendre son essor de façon indépendante de nous. Nous montrons ici que seules les applications nécessitent d’être contenues et que cela passe par une réflexion et une éthique permanentes.
L’intelligence artificielle, un danger pour la vie privée ?
Authors: Donnat Francis
Published: October 2019

Si le règlement général sur la protection des données ( rgpd ) s’applique déjà aux algorithmes afin de garantir un haut niveau de protection de la vie privée, le développement d’algorithmes apprenants, toujours plus autonomes, suppose de l’adapter. Plus de transparence et d’intelligibilité dans le mode de fonctionnement de l’algorithme, la garantie que les données utilisées ne sont pas biaisées, que son fonctionnement est loyal et non discriminant, et enfin que son rôle reste limité à une aide à la décision, sans remplacer l’être humain, qui doit toujours pouvoir garder la main : c’est à quoi il faut répondre pour que les progrès attendus de l’ ia ne se fassent au détriment des valeurs éthiques portées par le droit de l’Union européenne et la législation française.
Evaluation of Aqueous Outflow Facility in Patients With High Intraocular Pressure After Cataract Surgery
Authors: Laurell Carl-Gustaf , Lydahl Eva
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE  To study whether patients with a marked elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) the day after cataract surgery may have a chronically impaired aqueous outflow.  PATIENTS AND METHODS  In 128 consecutive patients, IOP was measured both preoperatively and the day after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. In the late postoperative period, aqueous outflow facility (C-value) was measured with pneumatonography in patients (n = 7) who experienced a postoperative IOP increase of at least 20 mm Hg and in patients (n = 11) with a difference between preoperative and postoperative IOP of not more than 2 mm Hg. RESULTS Aqueous outflow facility was normal in both groups. Mean C-value was 0.32 ± 0.18 µL/min/mm Hg in the hypertensive group and 0.23 ± 0.10 µL/min/mm Hg in the normotensive group. The difference was not statistically significant (P = .20).  CONCLUSIONS  Patients with marked IOP elevation the day after cataract surgery do not seem to have a chronically impaired aqueous outflow facility compared with normotensive patients.  [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:476-480.]  AUTHORS From St. Erik’s Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.  Accepted for publication February 24, 2006.  Address reprint requests to Carl-Gustaf Laurell, MD, PhD, St. Erik’s Eye Hospital, SE-112 82 Stockholm, Sweden. 
Theoretical Methods in the Assessment of Vision and Automated Perimetry
Authors: Jindra Lawrence F.
Published: October 2019

 An analytic understanding of automated perimetry requires an appreciation of the fundamental theories of vision and an understanding of the basic mathematical rudiments of signal processing theory. The theories of vision by Weber, Fechtner, and Stevens are evaluated and the mathematical bases of logarithmic, exponential, and power functions are considered as they relate to various models of visual functioning. Presenting perimetry results as actual, linear stimulus values, not theoretical, non-linear response values, could better allow clinicians to assess and examine the testing data directly to evaluate more correctly and accurately their patients’ visual function. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:516-523.]  AUTHOR From the Edward S. Harkness Institute of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, New York.  Accepted for publication August 15, 2006.  Address reprint requests to Lawrence F. Jindra, MD, 5 Covert Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001. 
Monoscopic Versus Stereoscopic Photography in Screening for Clinically Significant Macular Edema
Authors: Welty Christopher J. , Agarwal Anita , Merin Lawrence M. , Chomsky Amy
Published: October 2019

 The purpose of the study was to determine whether monoscopic photography could serve as an accurate tool when used to screen for clinically significant macular edema. In a masked randomized fashion, two readers evaluated monoscopic and stereoscopic retinal photographs of 100 eyes. The photographs were evaluated first individually for probable clinically significant macular edema based on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study criteria and then as stereoscopic pairs. Graders were evaluated for sensitivity and specificity individually and in combination. Individually, reader one had a sensitivity of 0.93 and a specificity of 0.77, and reader two had a sensitivity of 0.88 and a specificity of 0.94. In combination, the readers had a sensitivity of 0.91 and a specificity of 0.86. They correlated on 0.76 of the stereoscopic readings and 0.92 of the monoscopic readings. These results indicate that the use of monoscopic retinal photography may be an accurate screening tool for clinically significant macular edema. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:524-526.]  AUTHORS From the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (CJW, AA, LMM, AC); and the Veterans Administration Medical Center (AC), Nashville, Tennessee.  Accepted for publication March 1, 2006.  Supported in part by a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York.  Address reprint requests to Amy Chomsky, MD, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, 8000 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232-8808. 
Panretinal Photocoagulation and Photodynamic Therapy for Anterior Segment Neovascularization Secondary to Ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Authors: Battaglia Parodi Maurizio , Friberg Thomas R. , Pedio Marcella , Fiotti Nicola , Di Stefano Giuseppe , Ravalico Giuseppe
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

To compare the effects of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for anterior segment neovascularization secondary to ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Fifty-seven eyes were randomized to receive standard PRP (19 eyes), selective PRP (20 eyes), or PDT (17 eyes). Selective PRP was performed only when iris neovascularization and/or angle neovascularization showed progression on weekly follow-up. Primary outcome measures were the extension of anterior segment neovascularization and the rate of neovascular glaucoma development. Secondary outcome measures included visual acuity results.

RESULTS

After 12 months of follow-up, iris neovascularization extension was 0.52, 2.55, and 2.27 in the PRP, selective PRP, and PDT groups, respectively. Anterior segment neovascularization extension was 0.57, 1.50, and 1.27 in the PRP, selective PRP, and PDT groups, respectively. Both showed a statistically significant difference in the PRP group. The rate of neovascular glaucoma development was similar in the three groups.

CONCLUSIONS

Although PRP was better at determining iris neovascularization and anterior segment neovascularization regression, the similar rate of neovascular glaucoma development found in the three groups indicates that anterior segment neovascularization secondary to ischemic CRVO can also be safely managed using selective PRP or PDT.

[Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2007;38:94-99.]

AUTHORS

From the Eye Clinic (MBP, MP, GD, GR), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Trieste, Trieste, Italy; the Department of Ophthalmology/Eye & Ear Institute (TRF), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Dipartimento Scienze Ciniche Morfologiche e Tecnologiche (NF), Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Trieste, Italy.

Accepted for publication January 8, 2007.

Presented in part as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, 2005.

Address correspondence to Maurizio Battaglia Parodi, MD, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Piazza Ospedale 1, 34129, Trieste, Italy.
Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation Using Iris Hooks Versus Viscoelastic Devices
Authors: Kahook Malik Y. , Schuman Joel S. , Noecker Robert J.
Published: October 2019

Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation utilizes a diode laser to ablate ciliary body epithelium, resulting in decreased intraocular pressure. Viscoelastic devices are often used to elevate the iris for improved exposure and efficient treatment of targeted tissue. Occasionally, early postoperative intraocular pressure spikes may occur due to retained viscoelastic material. Iris hooks may provide a safe alternative for elevation of the iris during endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation treatment and may be particularly advantageous in cases of aphakia or posterior capsule compromise in which viscoelastic removal is made more difficult. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2007;38:170-172.]
AUTHORS
From the UPMC Eye Center (MYK, JSS, RJN), Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Department of Ophthalmology (MYK), The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado. Accepted for publication November 30, 2006. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, California, March 18-22, 2006. Dr. Noecker is on the speaker’s bureau of EndoOptiks. Dr. Schuman did not participate in the editorial review of this article. The authors thank Kira L. Lathrop, MAMS, for her work on the figures. Address correspondence to Malik Y. Kahook, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, P. O. Box 6510, Mail Stop F-731, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045.
Spontaneous Visual Improvement Following a Large Traumatic Submacular Hemorrhage
Authors: Chaudhry Nauman A. , Yilmaz Taygan , Flynn Harry W. , Liggett Peter E.
Published: October 2019

INTRODUCTION

A 32-year-old man presented with a 1-week history
of blunt trauma to the right eye from a high-speed golf ball at the golf course. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/400 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Examination of the right eye revealed a large, relatively thick submacular hemorrhage (Fig. 1A). A choroidal rupture temporal to the fovea was also visible, partially obscured by the submacular hemorrhage.

AUTHORS
From New England Retina Associates (NAC, TY, PEL), Hamden, Connecticut;
and the Department of Ophthalmology (HWF), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Accepted for publication November 5, 2006.
Address correspondence to Nauman A. Chaudhry, MD, New England Retina Associates, 2200 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518.
A Novel Approach to Improve Health Literacy in Immigrant Communities
Authors: Johnson Rhonda M. , Shepard Linda , Van Den Berg Rain , Ward-Waller Chelsea , Smith Polly , Weiss Barry D.
Published: October 2019

Background:

Anchorage, Alaska, has a large immigrant and refugee population. In fact, it is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the United States with almost 100 languages spoken by children in the public school system. The city's immigrant and refugee population speaks limited English, and most of these residents are unfamiliar with where or how to obtain health care services through the American health care system.

Brief Description of Activity:

We developed a peer language navigator (PLN) program.

Implementation:

The Anchorage Health Literacy Collaborative developed a community-wide program to address the health literacy needs of the city's immigrant and refugee population. Select people who attended Anchorage's adult literacy program (the Alaska Literacy Program) were chosen to learn about health and wellness topics as well as how to obtain health information from reliable online sources. These people, initially known as PLNs, were then trained to share health information resources with their respective communities.

Results:

A recent evaluation of the program using ripple effects mapping showed that the program has demonstrated wide success, providing understandable health information to hundreds of new English learners throughout the area and guiding them to reliable health and wellness information they can use for themselves, their families, and their community. PLNs have become leaders in their communities and have been renamed peer leader navigators.

Lessons Learned:

For similar programs to be successful, PLNs should be trained using adult learning principles, allowing them to focus on topics and issues of interest to them. The program should link with community organizations to extend the reach of the program. Care must be exercised to avoid overextending or overwhelming PLNs because after they become leaders in their communities, they will receive many requests to provide guidance and education. Finally, when possible, PLNs should be compensated so they can more fully devote their efforts to serving the community.

[
HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
. 2019;3(Suppl.):S15–S24.]

Plain Language Summary:

The Anchorage Health Literacy Collaborative in Alaska developed a program in which immigrant and refugees attending the city's adult education program to learn beginning English are chosen to serve as peer language navigators (PLNs). The PLNs learn how to obtain credible and easy-to-understand health information and then share it with their respective cultural communities. Lessons learned over time are shared.
Scheduling Interactions in Learning Videos: A State Machine Based Algorithm
Authors: Wachtler Josef , Ebner Martin
Published: October 2019

Based on the currently developing trend of so called Massive Open Online Courses it is obvious that learning videos are more in use nowadays. This is some kind of comeback because due to the maxim “TV is easy, book is hard” [1][2] videos were used rarely for teaching. A further reason for this rare usage is that it is widely known that a key factor for human learning is a mechanism called selective attention [3][4]. This suggests that managing this attention is from high importance. Such a management could be achieved by providing different forms of interaction and communication in all directions. It has been shown that interaction and communication is crucial for the learning process [6]. Because of these remarks this research study introduces an algorithm which schedules interactions in learning videos and live broadcastings. The algorithm is implemented by a web application and it is based on the concept of a state machine. Finally, the evaluation of the algorithm points out that it is generally working after the improvement of some drawbacks regarding the distribution of interactions in the video.
ICT in Teaching and Learning and Management of Massification
Authors: Lam James Lagoro
Published: October 2019

Massification is among the greatest challenges in higher education. In this chapter, the use of ICT was identified as a quality tool for efficient and effective teaching and learning of science and how it mitigates massification; where the ratio of educational resources and class numbers become incompatible, giving rise to stressful learning conditions resulting in loss of quality and lowering standard (Mohamedbhai, 2008). Using the qualitative and quantitative research paradigms, the survey, and single-case and parallel cross-sectional designs, the study involved 294 respondents out of 395 sampled population. The sampling techniques used were purposive, random and stratified. Data was collected through closed-ended questionnaires, oral interviews, direct observation, focus group discussion, and the use of archival records. Analysis was by use of descriptive statistics. Major findings indicated that use of ICT-enhanced quality of teaching and learning in the science-based faculties at Gulu University mitigates the burden of massification.
Enhancing the English Language Ability of Postgraduate Research Students
Authors: Ocan Johnson
Published: October 2019

The chapter discusses opinions about grammar as a prescriptive diction in academic writing. It also argues that the problem of personal pronouns can be used to analyze the language used by post-graduate students in low-resource setting and others whether in speech or writing, in non-literally discourse or literature. The chapter analyzes four maxims of good writing: Make your language easy to follow; be clear; be economical; and be effective. To successfully create knowledge, especially at postgraduate level, authors must communicate concisely to present their sense.
Relieving Financial Constraints of Doing Postgraduate Research in Africa
Authors: Kibalirwandi Moses Muhindo , Mwesigye Adrian Rwekaza , Maate Clive
Published: October 2019

Private and public universities all canvas to enroll learners targeting community as a source of students. The parents' and learners' choice to join universities is guided by knowledge available on social media as universities are web-ranked depending on evaluation criteria of best performance. Research and publication is one of the three core activities that identify a university from other tertiary institutions after secondary education. The financial constraints in financing research for Masters and PhD students remain a drawback in implementing quality assurance policy in African universities. The major criteria used while evaluating best performing universities are: teaching, research, citation, industrial income, and international outlook. Research takes equal percentage weight as teaching in universities' web ranking. This chapter explores the possibility of financing research and publications in promoting quality assurance system, a global marketing strategy for universities.
Informações Editoriais e Nominata de Avaliadores - Ano 2017
Authors: RIMAR .
Published: October 2019

Apresenta informações editoriais e nominata de avaliadores da RIMAR para o ano de 2017.
Accessing seasonal weather forecasts and drought prediction information for rural households in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe
Authors: Grey Mashoko S.
Published: October 2019

Seasonal weather forecasts and drought hazard prediction through media sources and indigenous knowledge help provide an understanding of early warning systems and the preferred source information by rural households. This article focuses on the investigation of households’ access to weather forecasts and drought hazard prediction information as early warning to reduce drought risk on livelihood activities. The study was carried out in Chirumhanzu district, and the methods used for data collection included 217 household surveys, six focus group discussions, key informants’ interviews and document review. The study found that the majority of the households in the study area had access to seasonal weather forecast information (scientific), which almost half of the respondents received through radios. However, vulnerability to climate risks was exacerbated by seasonal weather forecasts, which were deemed by some households to be unreliable, inaccurate and not easily understood. In this regard, some households used indigenous knowledge to inform them on the status of the incoming rainy season and drought prediction. The use of indigenous knowledge depended on individuals’ ability to read and decode natural indicators of seasonal weather forecast and drought prediction. Indigenous knowledge is valuable for climate science as it enhances observations and interpretations on a larger spatial scale with considerable temporal depth by highlighting elements that are measured by climate science. Both scientific weather information and indigenous knowledge are important for seasonal weather forecasting and drought prediction, especially in rural settings, and complement each other if used and availed timely to households.
Injectable organic and inorganic selenium in dairy cows – Effects on milk, blood and somatic cell count levels
Authors: Ferreira Gert M. , Petzer Inge-Marie
Published: October 2019

Mastitis is the most costly disease of dairy cows. A pro-active approach includes insuring adequate levels of selective trace minerals. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of two different commercially available, injectable selenium products, (sodium) Na-selenite (inorganic) and (selenium) Se-methionine (organic), on milk composition and on serum and milk selenium concentrations in high-yielding Holstein cows on total mix ration. Sixty multiparous cows were randomly selected into three groups of 20, one control group and two groups supplemented with injectable trace minerals. Blood and milk samples were collected over a period of 60 days. No specific change was indicated in milk yield, lactose, milk urea nitrogen (MUN) and milk pH levels compared with baseline values. The Se-methionine supplemented group showed a numerical increase in total milk protein percentage. In the group injected with Se-methionine, a negative correlation was present for the initial 72 hours between serum selenium concentration and somatic cell count (SCC) and a highly significant (p 0.001) increase in milk selenium concentration for the initial 24 hours. Serum selenium concentration of Se-methionine-supplemented cows was however not significantly changed. Injection of Na-selenite led to a 60-day initial increase in serum selenium concentration above baseline levels and a significant milk selenium concentration on day 1 but to a negative correlation between serum selenium concentration and SCC. Differences in serum and milk selenium concentrations followed with the use of organic and inorganic selenium injectables. Injectable Na-selenite, as selenium, can be of important value for cattle farmers if supplemented on strategically physiological periods to improve production, reproduction and immunity.
Rural Zulu women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards Pap smears and adherence to cervical screening
Authors: Godfrey Michelle A.L. , Mathenjwa Sithokozile , Mayat Nasim
Published: October 2019

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common form of cancer in black women in South Africa and has almost a 60% mortality rate. However, adherence to cervical screening programmes of black women living in rural South Africa is not universal.Aim: The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of rural Zulu women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards Pap smear tests, and their reasons for participation or non-compliance with cervical screening.Setting: This study was conducted at the gynaecology and antenatal clinics in a secondary referral hospital in rural KwaZulu-Natal.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in the form of a semi-structured patient questionnaire survey with open and closed questions. The responses to the open-ended questions were manually analysed by the authors using a thematic approach. Outcome measures included whether the woman had a previous Pap smear, her understanding of the cervical screening programme and causes of cervical cancer.Results: This study included a total analysis of 234 responses. The mean age was 29 years (s.d. = 8.3 years). Overall, 32.5% of women had previously had a Pap smear. Among the responders, 33.3% were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and 53.0% were HIV-negative. Only 19.2% of women understood that a Pap smear was related to screening for cervical cancer.Conclusions: This study illustrated a poor understanding of cervical screening, which may result in the low level of uptake of Pap smear reported; this is particularly concerning in HIV-positive women, who are at higher risk of developing cervical cancer. Urgent and extensive public health campaigning is required within rural South Africa to improve cervical screening uptake and decrease cervical cancer mortality.
Exploring talent management execution in the Ministry of Justice in the Namibian public sector
Authors: Filippus Kristofina , Schultz Cecilia M.
Published: October 2019

Orientation: The Ministry of Justice in the government of the Republic of Namibia, which is tasked to implement an effective judicial system in the country, is one of the public sector institutions rocked by a shortage of critical skills.Research purpose: The aim of this study was to scrutinise the execution of talent management practices in the Ministry of Justice in the Namibian public sector by investigating the talent management execution levels, identifying the distractors and enablers that form part of the talent management practices and developing a conceptual framework of talent management execution.Motivation for the study: The war for talent is evident in the Ministry of Justice in the Namibian public sector, and limited research exists regarding the execution of talent management in this organisation.Research approach/design and method: The research was based on an exploratory research design and a qualitative approach was used. Purposive sampling was utilised and semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analysed by means of qualitative content analysis.Main findings: Talent management was executed on three levels: human resource execution, operational execution and strategic execution. Specific distractors and enablers were identified and formed part of the talent management practices.Practical/managerial implications: To execute talent management properly, managers and human resource managers should attend to the identified talent management distractors and enablers.Contribution/value-add: Talent management execution levels and the relating distractors and enablers were identified. A conceptual framework of talent management execution in the Ministry of Justice in the Namibian public sector was developed.
Om te floreer: Die viering van die Eucharistie en Seligman se teorie van welstand
Authors: De Bruin Dieter
Published: October 2019

To thrive: The celebration of the Eucharist and Seligman’s theory of well-being. Human flourishing is a growing topic of research in various disciplines, including theology and liturgical studies. In this article the Dutch Reformed Church’s official theology of the Eucharist was drawn into conversation with Martin Seligman’s theory of human flourishing. This was done by juxtaposing Seligman’s five pillars of well-being to the Dutch Reformed Church’s formularies for the celebration of the Eucharist. The conversation is also enriched by snippets of wisdom from other psychologists, philosophers and theologians. The encounter between Seligman’s theory and one version of the Church’s theology of the Eucharist delivered fruitful connections and avenues for further exploration in the understanding and enhancement of human flourishing.Interdisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The research includes the following disciplines: Practical Theology, Philosophical Theology and Psychology. This article is fundamentally interdisciplinary as it is structured as a conversation between Theology and Psychology to be mutually enriching in service of human flourishing.
Can we improve academic performance and student satisfaction without additional time cost for teachers? Evidence from a blended methodology in Microeconomics
Authors: Erdmann Anett , Torres Marín Alfonso Jesús
Published: October 2019

Purpose: The main goal of this paper is to determine if the use of a blended methodology can improve performance and satisfaction of the students, with no additional time cost for teachers. As a second objective, the article attempts to explain observed differences across students in the effect of the methodology on study time based on the theory of optimal decision making. Finally, we sketch a simple cost benefit analysis for the digital learning platform (DLP) used.

Design: The teachers combined the traditional classes methodology with the adoption of a DLP in two courses of Microeconomics at an undergraduate level at ESIC Business & Marketing School. Subsequently it is analyzed the impact of this methodology on student satisfaction and performance, as well as on student’s study time using different analytical tools.

Findings:  students’ grades, at the final exam, increased in a significative way as they spent more time with the DLP and/or when they do more digital assignments at home. Their satisfaction with the blended methodology, and the use of the DLP was quite high for most of students. Their feedback on working time relative to traditional methods showed two extremes, either studying much more or much less. We provide a theoretical explanation for this observation, based on Microeconomic theory.  A cost-benefit analysis of the DLP tool at an institutional level suggests that its economic costs are more than justified by the economic benefits of the tool in terms of student’s satisfaction, brand reputation and teachers time saving.

Contribution: This document provides a methodology to measure the benefits of an innovative learning methodology using relevant indicators and employing advanced statistical techniques as regression analysis. It also helps us to understand student’s behavior in the face of an educational innovation based on technology. The findings are in line with economic theory.
“We get tunnel vision”: Emergency medical service providers’ views on the opioid epidemic in Baltimore City
Authors: Maragh-Bass, PhD, MPH Allysha C. , Fields, MD, PhD Julie C. , Catanzarite, MA Zachary , Knowlton, ScD, MPH Amy R.
Published: October 2019

Objective: To understand the needs of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers caring for substance users in an urban setting.Design: Qualitative interviews with EMS providers regarding perceptions of substance users and treatment programs.Setting: Baltimore City.Participants: Twenty-two Baltimore City Fire Department EMS providers.Interventions: Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 EMS providers. Topics included experiences caring for substance-using patients and attitudes about local harm reduction approaches.Main outcome measure: Providers were asked their views on receiving training to deliver a brief motivational intervention to encourage patients to enter drug treatment. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using constant comparison.Results: Participants were mostly Male (68.2 percent), White (66.6 percent), and had Advanced Life Skills training (90.9 percent). Mean experience was 8.7 years. Many providers described EMS misusers as mostly male and middle-aged, although there were variations in substance use patterns among all races and income levels. Most stated that repeated care provision to a small number of substance-users negatively impacted care quality. Provider demands included departmental policies and resource limitations. Many expressed willingness to deliver motivational messages to substance-using patients to consider drug treatment. Other stated that behavioral interventions were beyond their job duties and most reported having little-to-no knowledge of local treatment programs.Conclusions: EMS providers may be uniquely positioned to deliver substance use treatment messages to substance users. This could be a life- and cost-saving improvement to EMS in Baltimore City with incentivized training. More research is needed to inform opioid use preparedness in urban settings, which remain at the center of the opioid epidemic.
URBAN VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION WITH NDVI THRESHOLD VALUE METHOD WITH VERY HIGH RESOLUTION (VHR) PLEIADES IMAGERY
Authors: Hashim H. , Abd Latif Z. , Adnan N. A.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Recently the sensing data for urban mapping used is in high demand together with the accessible of very high resolution (VHR) satellite data such as Worldview and Pleiades. This article presents the use of very high resolution (VHR) remote sensing data for urban vegetation mapping. The research objectives were to assess the use of Pleiades imagery to extricate the data of urban vegetation in urban area of Kuala Lumpur. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) were employs with VHR data to find Vegetation Index for classification process of vegetation and non-vegetation classes. Land use classes are easily determined by computing their Normalized Difference Vegetation Index for Land use land cover classification. Maximum likelihood was conducted for the classification phase. NDVI were extracted from the imagery to assist the process of classification. NDVI method is use by referring to its features such as vegetation at different NDVI threshold values. The result showed three classes of land cover that consist of low vegetation, high vegetation and non-vegetation area. The accuracy assessment gained was then being implemented using the visual interpretation and overall accuracy achieved was 70.740% with kappa coefficient of 0.5. This study gained the proposed threshold method using NDVI value able to identify and classify urban vegetation with the use of VHR Pleiades imagery and need further improvement when apply to different area of interest and different land use land cover characteristics. The information achieved from the result able to help planners for future planning for conservation of vegetation in urban area.
LANDSAT CAPABILITY TO MAPPING OF TOTAL SOLID SUSPENDED (TSS) AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEM
Authors: Nurdin N. , Helmi M. , Setiawan R. Y. , Zainuddin M. ,   Rustam,   Agus, Akbar AS M.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The purpose of this study was to analyze the distribution dynamics and TSS concentrations based on four different seasons and different years for five years. Image processing of TSS included Correction with Dark Object Substraction and Atmospheric correction method, and Syarif Budhiman algorithm used to extract TSS. The image processing of coastal ecosystem was composed of eight main steps including: atmospheric correction, cropping, masking, depth invariant index, Unsupervised Classification, ground truthing, reclassify, and accuracy assessment. The distribution of suspended sediments is the highest and dominant content in the coastal area adjacent to the river estuary. In addition, based on quality standards for marine biota and TSS values for fisheries purposes, it can be revealed that the fertility of Spermonde coastal waters crosses the quality standard and is not good for fisheries activities.
GRAVIMETRIC GEOID MODELLING OVER PENINSULAR MALAYSIA USING TWO DIFFERENT GRIDDING APPROACHES FOR COMBINING FREE AIR ANOMALY
Authors: Pa’suya M. F. , Din A. H. M. , McCubbine J. C. , Omar A. H. , Amin Z. M. , Yahaya N. A. Z.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. We investigate the use of the KTH Method to compute gravimetric geoid models of Malaysian Peninsular and the effect of two differing strategies to combine and interpolate terrestrial, marine DTU17 free air gravity anomaly data at regular grid nodes. Gravimetric geoid models were produced for both free air anomaly grids using the GOCE-only geopotential model GGM GO_CONS_GCF_2_SPW_R4 as the long wavelength reference signal and high-resolution TanDEM-X global digital terrain model. The geoid models were analyzed to assess how the different gridding strategies impact the gravimetric geoid over Malaysian Peninsular by comparing themto 172 GNSS-levelling derived geoid undulations. The RMSE of the two sets of gravimetric geoid model / GNSS-levelling residuals differed by approx. 26.2 mm. When a 4-parameter fit is used, the difference between the RMSE of the residuals reduced to 8 mm. The geoid models shown here do not include the latest airborne gravity data used in the computation of the official gravimetric geoid for the Malaysian Peninsular, for this reason they are not as precise.
EXTRACTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF IFC DATA TO CITYGML FORMAT
Authors: Sani M. J. , Musliman I. A. , Abdul Rahman A.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The integration of Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Building Information Modeling (BIM) referred to as the merging of the two systems for the purpose of data interoperability. The need to share information between the two systems is what motivated the integration process purposely for geospatial analysis. This can be achieved through their data exchange formats such as; City Markup Language (CityGML) and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). The formats are the two most prominent key schemas of GIS and BIM systems respectively. The integration is a step towards information exchange or sharing (data interoperability) between the two systems. The selection of the two most prominent data exchange formats is as a result of their widespread applications in the GIS and BIM domains. However, the differences in geometric and the semantics information hinders data interoperability (information sharing) between GIS and BIM. Also, coupled with the difference in schema structure and the level of information richness between IFC and CityGML. This paper, propose a geometry transformation process that can be used to extract and transform IFC building objects to that of CityGML building objects to enable 3D model design and constructed using BIM tool to be easily reused in 3D GIS applications which will be able to support the CityGML model format. Where the geometric information will be extracted using the IFC tree-structure (hierarchy) and transformed to destination CityGML.
Arquitectura de información para publicaciones seriadas y científicas. El caso de la Revista Cubana de Investigación Audiovisual
Authors: Paz Enrique Luis Ernesto , Artigas Morales Wileidys , Hernández Alfonso Eduardo Alejandro
Published: October 2019

Las publicaciones seriadas y científicas tienen la misión de divulgar el conocimiento científico. El empleo de sistemas automatizados para la gestión de publicaciones seriadas en línea favorece que las revistas sean indizadas con facilidad. No existen documentos científicos que establezcan la arquitectura de información del Open Journal Systems. Existen además pocas publicaciones seriadas y científicas que aborden la temática de investigación en medios audiovisuales. Se plantea como objetivo del estudio: diseñar una publicación seriada y científica especializada en la divulgación de artículos sobre la temática de investigación audiovisual, a partir del uso del Open Journal Systems y la descripción de la arquitectura de información de la herramienta. Para la recogida de información se emplean métodos y técnicas en los niveles teórico y empírico, además de una metodología para el diseño de arquitectura de información. Se diseña una publicación científica basada en la experiencia de los usuarios para la socialización de investigaciones en el ámbito audiovisual. Se establecen las pautas de arquitectura de información que deben seguir publicaciones que emplean el Open Journal Systems como sistema automatizado en la gestión editorial.
Conflictos Internacionales de propiedad intelectual. El caso Blasco Ibáñez en los Estados Unidos
Authors: Ariza González Fernando
Published: October 2019

Hasta que se internacionalizó la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, ya entrado el siglo XX, era común la existencia de conflictos entre escritores y editores pertenecientes a diferentes países. El caso de Estados Unidos era especialmente notorio por las diferencias legales que existían entre ellos y los países europeos. La mayor parte de las veces, el comercio de libro extranjero era reducido, por lo que no había demasiadas complicaciones reales, pero con Vicente Blasco Ibáñez fue diferente al ser uno de los más vendidos del país. Tuvo por ese motivo grandes problemas para hacer valer sus derechos entre traductores y editores en el inicio de su carrera americana por desconocer la ley de propiedad intelectual americana. Se añade como anexo una lista exhaustiva de sus obras publicadas en los Estados Unidos.
Elementos narrativos del texto dramático
Authors: Gómez Ruiz María Soledad
Published: October 2019

En este artículo se estudia la importancia de lo narrativo en la nueva dramaturgia. Al parecer, uno de los caminos más transitados del teatro desde finales del siglo XIX es su concurrida narrativización, como afirma García Barrientos. La tradición se instaura después con el concepto de “epización” brechtiano y, como alternativa a esta novelización y epización, J. P. Sarrazac plantea el concepto de “rapsodia”. Los autores contemporáneos exploran los límites de la narratividad en la nueva dramaturgia. Por otra parte, la dramaturgia vuelve siempre a sus orígenes y a enriquecerse de formas narrativas o líricas. En pleno siglo XXI los géneros se fusionan y contaminan más que nunca.
Espacios de la infancia y la memoria en Ana María Matute: "Paraíso inhabitado" y "Demonios familiares"
Authors: Torres Begines Concepción
Published: October 2019

Este artículo analiza los diversos espacios presentes en las obras Paraíso inhabitado y Demonios familiares de Ana María Matute. Para ello, hemos tomado como base metodológica principal el estudio sobre el espacio de Gastón Bachelard, Poética del espacio, estableciendo una conexión entre la interacción de los personajes con el espacio y la construcción de la casa. Demostraremos la relación existente entre el cambio de etapa vital (infancia, adolescencia y madurez), la preservación de la memoria y la mutación del espacio. Los resultados serían aplicables a otras obras de la autora.
Lenguaje y discurso en un texto de autoridad del Siglo de Oro: el "Pregón general para la buena gobernación desta Corte"
Authors: Pérez-Salazar Carmela
Published: October 2019

Se ofrece en estas páginas la descripción de un documento singular del Siglo de Oro, el Pregón para la buena gobernación desta corte, que contiene las primeras ordenanzas municipales de la Villa y Corte de Madrid, otorgadas por el rey Felipe II. En primer lugar, se revisan la estructura diplomática, el título, el contenido del texto y algunos rasgos lingüístico-textuales, en contraste con las pautas habituales que se presentan en otras ordenanzas municipales contemporáneas. En segundo lugar, se analiza pormenorizadamente un rasgo sintáctico-semántico característico, aunque no exclusivo, del estilo jurídico-administrativo, y en particular de los documentos de carácter dispositivo, que en este caso se manifiesta de forma llamativa: la presencia de binomios y series enumerativas.
La imagen de la mujer en la narrativa de la División Azul (1941-1978)
Authors: Guzmán Mora Jesús
Published: October 2019

Los voluntarios de la División Azul escribieron varias novelas y memorias sobre su experiencia en la II Guerra Mundial. Entre los temas que aparecen en ellas destaca la relación que mantuvieron los soldados con las mujeres españolas —enfermeras y madrinas de guerra—, alemanas y rusas. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar el papel de la mujer en la narrativa de los ex-combatientes hasta 1978. Después de esto, se observará el caso de El desconocido (1956), de Carmen Kurtz, el único libro acerca de la División Española de Voluntarios escrito por una mujer en la dictadura. Aquí se aprecia una perspectiva novedosa: el papel protagonista recae sobre la esposa que vuelve a vivir con su marido tras el regreso de este del Gulag soviético.
Análisis de la influencia de Charles Dickens en el estilo de Benito Pérez Galdós a través del lenguaje gestual de sus personajes: un estudio de corpus
Authors: Nieto Caballero Guadalupe
Published: October 2019

En este artículo se analiza, a través de un enfoque de estilística de corpus, la influencia que Charles Dickens ejerció en el estilo de Benito Pérez Galdós. El estudio se ha centrado en el lenguaje gestual de los personajes. De forma más concreta, se han analizado aquellos clusters empleados de forma recurrente por ambos autores que contienen referencias a alguna de las siguientes partes del cuerpo: los ojos, la cabeza, las manos o los hombros. Como se podrá comprobar, Dickens y Galdós utilizan construcciones similares —tanto en términos formales como funcionales— para construir sus universos ficticios, lo que ayudará a demostrar la influencia del primero sobre el segundo desde un punto de vista estilístico.
Reliability and Validity of the Disloyalty in the Workplace Scale
Authors: Aslan Hüseyin , Elma Cevat , Gündüz Yüksel
Published: October 2019

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale, which measures disloyalty in the workplace. The population of the study consisted of teachers working in the central area of Samsun in Turkey during 2017-2018 academic year. 742 teachers, who volunteered to take part in the study, constituted the sample of the study, and they were selected randomly. In data analysis process, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used.  According to the results of explanatory factor analysis, the scale was composed of 21 items and 2 sub-scales called manager disloyalty and colleague disloyalty and these two sub-dimensions have been explaining .86.7 of total variance. According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis, all items constituted a meaningful structure under related factors and factor loadings of all items were above .30. As for the reliability analysis, Cronbach Alfa, Guttman and Spearman Brown analyses were carried out and Cronbach Alfa coefficient of total points of the scale was found as .99; the Guttman coefficient was found as .89 and Spearman Brown coefficient was found as .89. This scale of which validity and reliability analysis were completed in this study can be used by researchers studying on disloyalty in the workplace as a data collection instrument.