bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feasibility of a Persuasive mHealth Behavioural Change Intervention in Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace (Preprint)
Authors: Haque MD Sanaul , Kangas Maarit , Jämsä Timo
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

Employees in the office setting are more likely to remain physically inactive. Physical inactivity has become one of the major barriers to overcoming the risk of anxiety, depression, coronary heart disease, certain cancers, and type 2 diabetes. Currently, there is a gap in mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) for workers to promote physical activity (PA) in the workplace. Studies on behaviour change theories have concluded that health applications generally lack the use of theoretical constructs.

OBJECTIVE

The objective was to study the feasibility of a persuasive application aimed at encouraging PA among employees and to understand the motivational aspects behind the implementation of mHealth apps among office workers.

METHODS

A four-week study with a mixed-method (quantitative and qualitative) design was conducted with office-based employees in four countries: (1) Oulu, Finland; (2) Carlow, Ireland; (3) London, United Kingdom; and (4) Dhaka, Bangladesh. Out of 22O invited participants (experimental group N=115, and control group N=105), the original study population of 84 participants (experimental group N=56, and control group N=28) consisted of working-age volunteers working in an office setting. Participants used two different interventions: the experimental group used an mHealth app for PA motivation, and the control group used a paper diary. The purpose was to motivate employees to engage in healthier behaviour regarding the promotion of PA in the workplace. A user-centered design (UCD) process was followed to design, develop, and evaluate the mHealth app, incorporating self-determination theory (SDT) and using game elements. The paper diary had no specific theory-driven approach, design technique, or game elements.

RESULTS

The compliance for the app usage remained relatively low, 27 participants (N=20 experimental; N=7 control group) completed the study. The results of the participants supported the original hypothesis that the mHealth app helped to increase physical activity in comparison to paper diary (P=0.033), i.e., promoting daily walking in the workplace. The mHealth app supported two of the basic SDT psychological needs – autonomy (P=0.004) and competence (P=0.014) – but not the needs of relatedness (P=0.535).

CONCLUSIONS

The SDT-based mHealth application resulted in motivating employees to increase their physical activity in the workplace. However, the compliance of the app usage remained low. Future research should further develop the app based on the user feedback and test it in a larger sample.
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Mental Well-Being Intervention for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Pilot Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Authors: Vereenooghe Leen , Westermann Kristian
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

The availability of both digital and traditional mental well-being interventions is rising, but these interventions typically do not consider people with intellectual disabilities as potential users.

OBJECTIVE

The study aimed to explore the acceptability and feasibility of a new digital intervention, developed with and for people with intellectual disabilities, to improve their subjective well-being.

METHODS

Using a single-group pre-post design, participants with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers completed the 4-week intervention. Mixed methods questionnaires assessed the acceptability of the intervention, in addition to self-report and proxy-report measures of subjective well-being and behavioral problems.

RESULTS

A total of 12 men with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities enrolled in and completed the study alongside 8 caregivers. Participant acceptability of the intervention was high, and feedback covered multiple aspects of the intervention, including (1) program concept and design, (2) program content, and (3) intervention usage. Self-rated mood barometers indicated mood improvements for 5 participants, deteriorations for 2 participants, and no observed changes for the remaining participants. Statistical analyses yielded no difference from pretest (median=79; range 39-86) to posttest (median=79; range 21-96) for subjective well-being in people with intellectual disabilities (W=10.5; P=.17) and for behavioral problems (W=14; P=.05).

CONCLUSIONS

People with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers are receptive to using digital well-being interventions, and this research shows such interventions to be feasible in routine practice. Given the acceptability of the intervention, its potential efficacy can now be evaluated in people with intellectual disabilities and symptoms of reduced mental well-being.
Bridging the Digital Divide Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Men Who Have Sex With Men to Reduce Substance Use and HIV Risk: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Hsiang Elaine , Offer Claudine , Prescott Maximo , Rodriguez Amy , Behar Emily , Matheson Tim , Santa Maria Diane , Santos Glenn-Milo
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a promising data collection tool for mobile health interventions targeting episodic health behaviors. For substance-using men who have sex with men (SUMSM), EMA is becoming more widely utilized in efforts to characterize substance use and sexual risk factors for HIV transmission. However, recent literature demonstrates emerging concerns over compliance and lower EMA engagement and data concordance among racial and ethnic minority SUMSM.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to provide a qualitative evaluation of the barriers and facilitators of EMA as a data collection tool among racial and ethnic minority SUMSM.

METHODS

Between October and November 2017, 45 racial and ethnic minority SUMSM were recruited from a list of prior research participants at the San Francisco Department of Public Health to participate in daily EMA surveys on their substance use and sexual health behaviors for 1 week, followed by in-person focus groups (FGs). A total of 4 FGs explored the participants’ experiences with the surveys, issues regarding privacy and confidentiality, and suggestions for improvement. Qualitative analysis was performed using content analysis. Descriptive statistics and Fisher exact tests were used to assess the associations between demographics or substance use behaviors and EMA completion.

RESULTS

Overall, 93.9% (295/314) of all delivered surveys were initiated, and of those, 98.0% (289/295) were completed. Neither participant demographics, including race (P=.65) or age (P=.43), nor substance use behaviors, including the frequency of alcohol (P=.40) or methamphetamine (P=.91) use or any cocaine (P=.28), crack (P=.99), or polysubstance use (P=.24), were found to be associated with survey completion. Overall, participants were receptive to the text message–based EMA surveys. Facilitators included survey timing, user-friendly survey design, survey-stimulated self-reflection, coding of sensitive phrases, and other privacy benefits of a mobile survey. Barriers included an inability to correct texting errors and participants’ perception of judgment or stigmatization related to questions about condomless sex. To improve EMA compliance and uptake, participants suggested adding response confirmations, clarifying survey language, and continuing to diversify the study audience.

CONCLUSIONS

EMA appears to be feasible and acceptable among this sample of racial and ethnic minority SUMSM. Close attention to EMA study design and the development of nonjudgmental, contextualized questions regarding stigmatized health behaviors may be critical to further improve EMA compliance.
Detection of Suicidality Among Opioid Users on Reddit: Machine Learning–Based Approach (Preprint)
Authors: Yao Hannah , Rashidian Sina , Dong Xinyu , Duanmu Hongyi , Rosenthal Richard N , Wang Fusheng
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

In recent years, both suicide and overdose rates have been increasing. Many individuals who struggle with opioid use disorder are prone to suicidal ideation; this may often result in overdose. However, these fatal overdoses are difficult to classify as intentional or unintentional. Intentional overdose is difficult to detect, partially due to the lack of predictors and social stigmas that push individuals away from seeking help. These individuals may instead use web-based means to articulate their concerns.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to extract posts of suicidality among opioid users on Reddit using machine learning methods. The performance of the models is derivative of the data purity, and the results will help us to better understand the rationale of these users, providing new insights into individuals who are part of the opioid epidemic.

METHODS

Reddit posts between June 2017 and June 2018 were collected from r/suicidewatch, r/depression, a set of opioid-related subreddits, and a control subreddit set. We first classified suicidal versus nonsuicidal languages and then classified users with opioid usage versus those without opioid usage. Several traditional baselines and neural network (NN) text classifiers were trained using subreddit names as the labels and combinations of semantic inputs. We then attempted to extract out-of-sample data belonging to the intersection of suicide ideation and opioid abuse. Amazon Mechanical Turk was used to provide labels for the out-of-sample data.

RESULTS

Classification results were at least 90% across all models for at least one combination of input; the best classifier was convolutional neural network, which obtained an F1 score of 96.6%. When predicting out-of-sample data for posts containing both suicidal ideation and signs of opioid addiction, NN classifiers produced more false positives and traditional methods produced more false negatives, which is less desirable for predicting suicidal sentiments.

CONCLUSIONS

Opioid abuse is linked to the risk of unintentional overdose and suicide risk. Social media platforms such as Reddit contain metadata that can aid machine learning and provide information at a personal level that cannot be obtained elsewhere. We demonstrate that it is possible to use NNs as a tool to predict an out-of-sample target with a model built from data sets labeled by characteristics we wish to distinguish in the out-of-sample target.

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Opportunities and Obstacles for Providing Medical Education Through Social Media (Preprint)
Authors: Wilkinson Aimee , Ashcroft James
Published: July 2019

UNSTRUCTURED

Social media has infiltrated almost every sector of life, and medical education is no exception. As this technology becomes mainstream within society, an increasing number of health care students and professionals are using it for learning. Several important considerations for the risks of this technology are discussed here.
Social Media Outrage in Response to a School-Based Substance Use Survey: Qualitative Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Gassman Ruth Ann , Dutta Tapati , Agley Jon , Jayawardene Wasantha , Jun Mikyoung
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

School-based alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use (ATOD) surveys are a common epidemiological means of understanding youth risk behaviors. They can be used to monitor national trends and provide data, in aggregate, to schools, communities, and states for the purposes of funding allocation, prevention programming, and other supportive infrastructure. However, such surveys sometimes are targeted by public criticism, and even legal action, often in response to a lack of perceived appropriateness. The ubiquity of social media has added the risk of potential online firestorms, or digital outrage events, to the hazards to be considered when administering such a survey. Little research has investigated the influence of online firestorms on public health survey administration, and no research has analyzed the content of such an occurrence. Analyzing this content will facilitate insights as to how practitioners can minimize the risk of generating outrage when conducting such surveys.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to identify common themes within social media comments comprising an online firestorm that erupted in response to a school-based ATOD survey in order to inform risk-reduction strategies.

METHODS

Data were collected by archiving all public comments made in response to a news study about a school-based ATOD survey that was featured on a common social networking platform. Using the general inductive approach and elements of thematic analysis, two researchers followed a multi-step protocol to clean, categorize, and consolidate data, generating codes for all 207 responses.

RESULTS

In total, 133 comments were coded as oppositional to the survey and 74 were coded as supportive. Among the former, comments tended to reflect government-related concerns, conspiratorial or irrational thinking, issues of parental autonomy and privacy, fear of child protective services or police, issues with survey mechanisms, and reasoned disagreement. Among the latter, responses showed that posters perceived the ability to prevent abuse and neglect and support holistic health, surmised that opponents were hiding something, expressed reasoned support, or made factual statements about the survey. Consistent with research on moral outrage and digital firestorms, few comments (<10%) contained factual information about the survey; nearly half of the comments, both supportive and oppositional, were coded in categories that presupposed misinformation.

CONCLUSIONS

The components of even a small online firestorm targeting a school-based ATOD survey are nuanced and complex. It is likely impossible to be fully insulated against the risk of outrage in response to this type of public health work; however, careful articulation of procedures, anticipating specific concerns, and two-way community-based interaction may reduce risk.
Using Relational Agents to Promote Family Communication Around Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management in the Diabetes Family Teamwork Online Intervention: Longitudinal Pilot Study (Preprint)
Authors: Thompson Debbe , Callender Chishinga , Gonynor Caroline , Cullen Karen W , Redondo Maria J , Butler Ashley , Anderson Barbara J
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND

Family conflict can reduce adolescent adherence to type 1 diabetes management tasks. The Family Teamwork in-person intervention was shown to be efficacious in reducing conflict and low adherence to diabetes-related tasks. Its reach and potential impact, however, were limited by the need to deliver the intervention sessions in person. Relational agents (ie, computerized versions of humans) have been shown to appeal to diverse audiences and may be an acceptable replacement for a human in technology-based behavior change interventions.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a pilot study assessing feasibility and acceptability of Diabetes Family Teamwork Online, an adapted version of the Family Teamwork intervention, delivered over the internet and guided by a relational agent.

METHODS

Parent-adolescent dyads were recruited through a diabetes care clinic at a large tertiary care hospital in the southwestern United States. A one-group design, with assessments at baseline, immediate postintervention, and 3 months later, was used to assess feasibility. A priori feasibility criteria included an assessment of recruitment, completion, attrition, program satisfaction, therapeutic alliance, attitudes toward the relational agent, and data collection. The institutional review board at Baylor College of Medicine approved the protocol (H-37245).

RESULTS

Twenty-seven adolescents aged 10 to 15 years with type 1 diabetes and their parents were enrolled. Criteria used to assess feasibility were (1) recruitment goals were met (n=20), (2) families completed ≥75% of the modules, (3) attrition rate was ≤10%, (4) program satisfaction was high (≥80% of families), (5) therapeutic alliance was high (average score of ≥60/84), (6) families expressed positive attitudes toward the relational agent (average item score of ≥5 on ≥4 items), (7) ≥80% of data were collected at post 1 and post 2, and (8) few technical issues (≤10%) occurred during intervention delivery. All feasibility criteria were met. Qualitative data confirmed that adolescents and parents had positive reactions to both the content and approach.

CONCLUSIONS

The Diabetes Family Teamwork Online intervention proved to be a feasible and acceptable method for enhancing communication around diabetes management tasks in families with an adolescent who has type 1 diabetes.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID)

RR2-10.2196/resprot.5817
Pluralization, the Key to Successful Teaching in Many Different Ways
Authors: Ishaque Rana Khan Mohammed
Published: July 2019

Different theorists have perceived learning from different perspectives. It is true that learners show diverse learning capabilities and it becomes essential that educators harness the most from this potential. This paper investigates various approaches for maximizing plural intelligences and their impact on learning styles and capabilities of learners in classes. Students perceive content differently based on their individual learning styles and preferences. This makes it imperative for teachers to consider learners not as having single type of intelligence but rather as having multiple intelligences. Educators, therefore, need to be aware of learner needs and pay attention not only to their learning styles but also to their achievements and progress in classrooms. Multiple Intelligences theory by Harvard Professor Howard Gardner in 1983 contradicted the standard approach of measuring intelligence with a single perspective. He explained that learners possess different forms of intelligences and apply them in more than one way to interpret information, solve problems and create things (Gardner, 1993). This paper emphasizes on the implementation of multiple intelligences theory in the context of teaching English as a second language. It focuses on the need to implement differentiation in offering help to learners. It also discusses different types of approaches and activities linked to those approaches to help teachers implement differentiated instruction based on multiple intelligences. While implementing this multiple approach to learning educators also need to understand the importance of creating a balance between student centric approach and teacher led approach in offering options for learning. Finally, the paper also highlights potential issues faced by educators, recommendations and conclusions about the implementation of the multiple intelligences approach.
THE FORMATION OF TRANSLATORS’ RESEARCH COMPETENCE AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF UKRAINE
Authors: Knyazyan Marianna , Mushynska Natalia
Published: July 2019

This study explores the essence and the structure of the translators’ research competence, as well as the development of the system for its formation. We have developed a system of 12 interrelated segments of the research skills of translator: the development of the initial research base, the study of theoretical information, data collection (translation), data collection (didactics), data processing, pedagogical model of the experimental forming stage, argumentation of personal position, generalization of experimental data, forecasting the research prospects, presenting the research results, publication of research results, self-esteem. In accordance with the scientific positions, we offered to evaluate the level of formation of research skills in accordance with the criterion of the performance accuracy of skills presented in each segment. The obtained data revealed low, medium, high levels of formation of research skills. We have evaluated the level of students’ knowledge about the main categories of research activity. In order to form the research competence of translators, we have developed the tasks aimed at the formation of research skills, knowledge about the organization of research activities in the field of translation studies.
AVT AS MEANS FOR INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSLATOR TRAINING
Authors: Horbacauskiene Jolita , Bartaskevicius Gintas
Published: July 2019

Translation is becoming one of the most effective means in intercultural communication. Translator training programs are considered to be successful only when they provide background to develop and foster intercultural competence among others. The paper presents the discussion on the challenges and possibilities of audiovisual translation in subtitled and dubbed modes as well as the results of the analysis of spoken language elements translation.
CONNOTATIVE FACETS OF MEANING IN TRANSLATION WITHIN INCONGURENT CONTEXTS
Authors: Kesić Dalibor , Muhić Emir Z.
Published: July 2019

Abstract: Meanings can sometimes have unclear roots and different paths of genesis. They take us into unexplored and uncharted waters of primordial experience. Metaphoric and transferred meanings are just the mere linguistic surface of symbols. Symbols on the other hand owe their prowess to the fact that they link the semantic content with the pre-semantic depths of human experience and two-dimensionality of their structure. Lack of transparency of symbols combined with the strife to translate them exactly seems to pose an unsolvable problem which lies in the fact that all transferred meanings are indeed deeply rooted in the realm of our individual and collective experience. The perplexity of individual versus collective experiencing of particular meanings is further confounded in the cases of meaning transferability and translatability. Key words: translation, metaphor, transferred meaning, effects, principles
PURSUING AUTHENTICITY IN ESP TESTING - THE NEED FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
Authors: Luo Lan
Published: July 2019

Authenticity is the primary factor affecting test validity in ESP (English for Specific Purposes) test. While ensuring the authenticity of test tasks, pursuing authenticity in assessment criteria has received more and more attention. Studies have shown that experts in the professional field use different assessment criteria when assessing candidates’ communicative competence in a particular professional context. It is certainly the case that the construct of communicative competence informing practice in language testing is different from the views of communication informing the communication literature in the professional setting, and hence the views of educators in that field. Rapprochement between these two perspectives is clearly desirable. This paper reviews the history and development of ESP testing, emphasizes the necessity of balancing the different scoring views between linguists and professional experts from the perspective of EMP (English for Medical Purposes) oral test, and discusses the implication of pursuing authenticity in ESP testing as well as ESP teaching.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON TEACHER’S COMMUNICATION STYLE ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH
Authors: Putri Yani Meriza , Elmiati Elmiati
Published: July 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana persepsi gaya komunikasi guru terhadap motivasi siswa belajar bahasa Inggris. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini siswa kelas VIII E dan VIII H yang belajar di SMPN 24 Padang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. untuk pengambilan data menggunakan total sampling teknik dan angket. Gaya komunikasi guru dalam mengajar ada 3 yaitu, guru passive guru yang kurang peduli terhadap siswa, guru aggressif guru yang sensitif kepada siswa dan guru assertive guru yang bisa memberikan siswa motivasi dan sering membantu siswa ketika siswa tidak paham. Dengan jumlah persentase yang berbeda, passive, aggressive dan assertive. Dalam indikator pertama, Do the task intensively (Full Attention), Gaya komunikasi guru passivepersentase jawaban siswa yang menjawab “yes”16,93 % dan siswa yang menjawab “no”83, 07%, berarti tidak semua siswa yang menyukai tipe gaya komunikasi passive.Gaya komunikasi guru aggressive, persentase jawaban siswa yang menjawab“yes”83,07% dan siswa yang menjawab “no”16,93%, berarti sebagian siswa menyukai tipe gaya komunikasi guru aggressive dan gaya komunikasi guru assertive, persentase jawaban siswa yang menjawab “yes”100% dan siswa yang menjawab “no”0%, ini menunjukkan semua siswa menyukai tipe gaya komunikasi guru assertive. Berdasarkan hasil persentase ketiga gaya komunikasi guru, menunjukkan bahwa persepsi siswa dalam belajar bahasa Inggris di kelas VIII SMPN 24 Padang lebih termotivasi dengan gaya komunikasi guru yang Assertive
APLICABILIDADE DA PARADIPLOMACIA AMBIENTAL NO ÂMBITO MUNICIPAL
APPLICABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PARADIPLOMACY IN THE MUNICIPAL AREA
Authors: Souza Mônica Tereza Costa , Alencar Sahid Sekeff Simão
Published: July 2019

O objetivo principal deste artigo é avaliar a aplicabilidade da paradiplomacia ambiental municipal no ordenamento jurídico nacional, bem como compreender como esse fenômeno tem ocorrido no globo, especialmente a partir da segunda metade do século XIX, impulsionado por uma fragmentação da soberania dos Estados no plano internacional, conjuntamente com uma pluralidade de atores não-estatais, dentre os quais os municípios. A vertente ambiental será assimilada com base em intersecções do Direito Internacional do Meio Ambiente com a ciência das Relações Internacionais. No plano nacional, buscar-se-á os fundamentos constitucionais que alicerçam o fenômeno, bem como ponderar-se eventuais antinomias legais. Para tanto foi utilizada revisão bibliográfica e análise documental.
STATE OF STUDENTS HEALTH AND HEALTHSAVING TECHNOLOGIES: REGIONAL EXPERIENCE OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Fertikova T. E.
Published: July 2019

The problem of health of students of higher education institutions of different regions of Russia at the present time is considered. The most common diseases of students are noted: diseases of the respiratory and digestive systems. Most authors point to an increase in the incidence of students from junior to senior courses, but a number of studies indicate the reverse trend, which can be explained by increasing the adaptive capacity of students. The characteristics of risk factors for students’ health, including those associated with the educational process, are given. Some risk factors are attributed to ineradicable: high psycho-emotional and mental stress, periodic violation of the daily regimen. The appearance of a high level of stress on the body of students is most typical during the examination session, which contributes to the development of neurotic states. It is possible to minimize the disposable risk factors, for example, characterizing the lifestyle (motor activity, food), and also the organization and availability of medical care for students. The main reasons that encourage students not to seek help in medical institutions, but, on the contrary, to self-medicate are highlighted. Modern health-saving technologies used by different educational organizations are analyzed. It was proposed to create integrated health-saving programs on the basis of universities, including physiological and hygienic substantiation of the schedule of classrooms, monitoring the health status and morbidity of students, creating the necessary infrastructure for physical education and sports. Examples of universities in different regions of Russia with established health Centers and successfully implemented health-saving technologies are given.
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE ARTIKULASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA PADA KELAS VIIIB SMP NEGERI 2 MARAWOLA
Authors: Pese Hasmiati , Lamba Hendrik Arung , Ali Muhammad
Published: July 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar fisika siswa. Masalah yang diteliti adalah rendahnya hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA Fisika. Alternatif pemecahan masalah adalah menerapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe artikulasi. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 2 Marawola dengan jumlah siswa 19 orang. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus dengan materi pokok bunyi, masing-masing siklus meliputi 4 tahap: (i) perencanaan (ii) pelaksanaan tindakan (iii) observasi (iv) refleksi. Penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe artikulasi dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar fisika siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 2 Marawola. Hal ini dapat dilihat pada peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dari siklus I ke siklus II. Untuk hasil belajar siklus I diperoleh nilai ketuntasan belajar klasikal sebesar 73,68% dan daya serap klasikal sebesar 72,98%. Sedangkan pada siklus II diperoleh nilai ketuntasan belajar klasikal sebesar 89,47% dan daya serap klasikal sebesar 85,26% yang artinya sudah melebihi standar ketuntasan belajar siswa. Peningkatan ketuntasan belajar klasikal dan daya serap klasikal dari siklus I ke siklus II sebesar 21,43% dan 16,82%. Hasil observasi aktivitas siswa dan guru pada siklus I yaitu cukup dan baik, sedangkan pada siklus II observasi aktivitas siswa dan guru berada pada kategori baik dan sangat baik
Islamic Corporate Governance and Islamic Banking Financial Performance
Authors: Kusuma Melia , Rosadi Samsul
Published: July 2019

This study aims to examine the effect of Islamic Corporate Governance on the financial performance of Islamic banks in 2012-2016. The Islamic Corporate Governance area is proxied by the board of commissioners size, Audit Committee Size, Sharia Supervisory Board Size, and frequency of Sharia Supervisory Board meetings. The object of research is Islamic banks in 2012-2016. Sampling technique is judgment sampling, members of the population that meet the criteria are used as samples. The entire sample was taken from 10 Islamic banks. Hypothesis testing techniques use multiple regression analysis. The results of the F test show that all independent variables simultaneously influence financial performance. Based on the results of the t test it can be concluded that the frequency of sharia supervisory board meetings and the size of the audit committee positively influences the financial performance of Islamic banks. While the size of the area and the age of the area does not affect the Financial Performance.
Effect of Profitability and Leverage on Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility in Islamic Commercial Banks
Authors: Alfiyah Siti Nur
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of profitability and leverage on Corporate Social Responsibility. The population in this study are all Sharia Commercial Banks registered in the Financial Services Authority from 2014-2016. The sampling technique used purposive sampling method and obtained 10 research samples. For the dependent variable (y) of this research is Corporate Social Responsibility. For independent variable (x) that is profitability and leverage. The method used is quantitative research method. For data source is secondary data by using data analysis with statistic used SPSS software program assistance Smart SPSS 20. The results of this study indicate that profitability has no significant effect on Corporate Social Responsibility. The study also concluded that Leverage significantly influence Corporate Social Responsibility.
Meningkatkan Loyalitas Mahasiswa Melalui Service Performance
Authors: Pravasanti Yuwita Ariessa , Thoâ€™in Muhammad
Published: July 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kinerja pelayanan terhadap kepuasan serta loyalitas mahasiswa STIE-AAS. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalan dengan metode deskriptif kuantitatif, dimana metode ini disertai dengan pengujian hipotesis. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa STIE-AAS Surakarta yang masih aktif dengan pemilihan sampel penelitian sebanyak 100 orang responden. Purposive sampling peneliti pilih sebagai teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket. Pengujian terhadap hasil kuesioner tersebut menggunakan analisis validitas dan analisis reliabilitas. Sedangkan untuk analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan uji asumsi klasik dan Moderator Regression Analysis (MRA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh signifikan kinerja pelayanan terhadap kepuasan mahasiswa STIE AAS (86%), terdapat pengaruh signifikan kepuasan mahasiswa terhadap loyalitas mahasiswa STIE AAS, terdapat pengaruh signifikan kinerja pelayanan terhadap loyalitas (84%), dan terdapat pengaruh signifikan kinerja pelayanan terhadap loyalitas dengan kepuasan mahasiswa sebagai variabel moderating (84,7%).
Performance investigations of solar photovoltaic water pumping system using centrifugal deep well pump
Authors: Sontake Vimal , Tiwari Arunendra , Kalamkar Vilas
Published: July 2019

Photovoltaic technology is an effective, reliable and rapidly developing technology to convert solar energy into electrical energy. In the recent years, the need and demand of solar photovoltaic water pumping system has been increased as a stand-alone water pumping system to pump water in remote, desolate and mountainous region for end use of livestock watering and rural/urban water supply system. For a required pumping head, photovoltaic array configuration and its size (peak power rating, Wp) affect the flow rate of pumped water, economy and performance of solar photovoltaic water pumping system. The recent work is aimed to study performance of a directly coupled solar photovoltaic water pumping system at different pumping heads (2 bar, 3 bar, 4 bar, and 5 bar) and different photovoltaic array configurations (3S?2P, 4S?2P, 5S?2P, 6S, 7S, and 8S) for the real meteorological conditions of the Vidarbha region, central India (Nagpur). A comparative study has been done to investigate the head effect on the optimum photovoltaic array configuration, pump and pumping system total efficiency by performing experiment on the centrifugal deep well pump (SQF 5A-7), with 6-10 photovoltaic modules (200 W each) with various configurations and different heads. It is concluded that the 4S?2P and 5S?2P configurations are most optimized array to provide optimum energy at all pumping heads.
Influence of temperature on physical and mechanical properties of a sedimentary rock: Coal measure mudstone
Authors: Zhang Yuan , Wan Zhijun , McLennan John , Gu Bin , Ta Xupeng
Published: July 2019

Determining the physical and mechanical behavior of sedimentary rocks is one of the most common challenges in deep rock mass engineering. Experiments were con-ducted to study the physical and mechanical properties of coal measure mudstone with SEM, XRD, and uniaxial compression testing. The results show that temperature has a significant effect on the physical and mechanical properties of coal measure mudstone. The presence of clay minerals in the evaluated mudstone contributes to the unique characteristics seen at high temperature. The mudstone experiences obvious color changes on the surface as temperature rises. This is mostly attributed to the iron-bearing clay minerals. Internal color change is caused by thermal de-composition of kerogen associated with the clay minerals. As the major clay mineral in mudstone, kaolinite undergoes significant phase changes at high temperatures, which leads to changes in mechanical properties. From 25?C to 200?C, due to the evaporation of absorbed water from the clay minerals, the strength of the mudstone increases significantly. As the temperature continues to rise beyond this, water evaporation continues and the rock strength increases gradually from 200?C to 400?C. When the temperature reaches 400?C, this mudstone was strengthened as a result of decomposition of the kaolinite and thermal expansion of crystalline minerals. Above 600?C, dehydration of the clay minerals ends while thermal cracking initiates gradually, which results in decreasing strength
Effect of variable thermal conductivity on the MHD boundary-layer of Casson-nanofluid over a moving plate with variable thickness
Authors: Ismail Hassan , Abdel-Wahed Mohamed , Omama Mohamed
Published: July 2019

The effect of variable thermal conductivity on the characteristics of heat transfer and mechanical properties of a moving surface on a Casson nanofluid flow as a coolant has been studied in this paper. We used similarity transformation method to transform the equations of the governing boundary-layer into ODE which are solved numerically using a mix of fourth order Runge-Kutta method and find root technique. Different values relevant parameters have been studied on the features of velocity, temperature, and the profiles of concentration and discussed in details for different values of various parameter as shape parameter, heat source parameter, radiation parameter, and magnetic parameter. The results were compared with previous published researches and obtained it in a good agreement and the results were tabulated. Furthermore, Nusselt number, Sherwood number, and the skin friction values with different parameters were calculated and the influence of theses physical quantities on the mechanical properties on the surface are analyzed and discussed in details.
A CENTRALIDADE DAS COMPETÊNCIAS SOCIOEMOCIONAIS NAS POLÍTICAS CURRICULARES CONTEMPORÂNEAS NO BRASIL
Authors: Ciervo Tassia Joana Rodrigues , Silva Roberto Rafael Dias da
Published: July 2019

O presente artigo objetiva  mapear as contribuições teóricas  sociais contemporâneas dos estudos sobre neoliberalismo e capitalismo emocional para o entendimento das políticas curriculares, especificamente no que se refere à ênfase nas competências socioemocionais. Nesse sentido, a partir de um alinhamento na perspectiva dos Estudos Curriculares, serão problematizados os elementos instituintes deste cenário contemporâneo em sua interface com as propostas de inovação curricular que engendram a inclusão das emoções no trabalho pedagógico. Através de análise documental a  aproximação com o campo empírico será orientada pelos conceitos de competência e individualização entendidos como conceitos que, com maior ou menor intensidade, articulam a escola aos imperativos econômicos advindos do mundo do trabalho.  A racionalidade econômica vigente ao engendrar modos de subjetivação específicos faz uso da emocionalidade com vistas intensificar a produtividade dos indivíduos e fomentar a constituição subjetiva de “empresários de si”. Em linhas gerais, pode se afirmar que os debates acerca da seleção dos conhecimentos escolares são reposicionados no interior desta gramática formativa.
ESTÁGIO SUPERVISIONADO: PERCEPÇÃO DO PRECEPTOR SOBRE O PROCESSO DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM EM UM HOSPITAL DE ENSINO
Authors: Lacerda Lusineide Carmo Andrade , Teles Roxana Braga de Andrade , Omena Cristhiane Maria Bazílio de
Published: July 2019

O Sistema de Saúde, no Brasil, passa por transformações nos âmbitos estruturais e políticos e a formação dos profissionais de saúde torna-se primordial para a implementação da reestruturação do modelo de atenção contra-hegemônico ao modelo clínico com novas formas de gerir e cuidar em saúde, com uma aproximação efetiva à população e ressignificará a formação de recursos humanos na saúde. O objetivo do estudo foi compreender a percepção dos preceptores sobre o processo de ensino-aprendizagem e as práticas interdisciplinares no ambiente hospitalar. Estudo descritivo e quali-quantitativo. Utilizou-se a entrevista semiestruturada com 24 preceptores de um Hospital Universitário no interior do Estado de Pernambuco-PE, dos cursos de graduação em Enfermagem, Fisioterapia e Nutrição, no período de fevereiro a outubro de 2017. Os dados foram submetidos à Análise de Conteúdo Temática, sendo extraídas cinco categorias que foram interpretadas à luz da literatura, a saber: Atuação do preceptor em saúde no processo de preceptoria hospitalar; Percepção do preceptor sobre práticas interdisciplinares e multidisciplinares no processo de ensino-aprendizagem; Ações desenvolvidas pelo preceptor de ensino na perspectiva interdisciplinar; Dificuldades e oportunidades da preceptoria hospitalar na visão do preceptor de ensino em saúde e Sugestões de melhorias apontadas pelo preceptor de ensino em saúde para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem, as quais mostraram que a maioria dos preceptores atuam empiricamente sem uma formação específica para desenvolver o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Conclui-se que a compreensão desses saberes é imprescindível à construção de ações que respondam às necessidades pedagógicas desses preceptores no processo de formação de novos profissionais.
ENSINO HÍBRIDO E MULTIMODALIDADE EM CONTEXTOS EDUCACIONAIS GAMIFICADOS
Authors: Martins João Carlos Diniz , Pimentel Fernando Silvio Cavalcante
Published: July 2019

A cultura do hibridismo e da multimodalidade configura-se na convivência harmônica entre diferentes tecnologias analógicas e digitais, com momentos de interação em espaços presenciais físicos e online. O presente artigo trata sobre as possibilidades pedagógicas do modelo híbrido de ensino e a utilização de espaços multimodais em contextos educacionais gamificados e como a literatura sobre a temática apresenta o aluno diante desse contexto. Este estudo usa como metodologia a pesquisa bibliográfica, através de um processo de imersão no conhecimento existente e disponível sobre a temática para ampliar horizontes e inspirar novos estudos, fornecendo um marco de referências. O trabalho traz como principais contribuições científicas um estudo teórico bibliográfico significativo a respeito da personalização e descentralização dos espaços de aprendizagem que são possibilitadas pela utilização do hibridismo tecnológico e da multimodalidade, destacando conceitos, características e aplicabilidades e concepções a respeito do processo e do percurso cognitivo de aprender diante de um contexto social midiático onde as Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação (TDIC) permitem uma nova configuração e designer do espaço educacional.
A QUESTÃO AMBIENTAL A PARTIR DOS “SEM DIREITOS”: UMA LEITURA EM ENRIQUE DUSSEL
Authors: Costa César Augusto , Loureiro Carlos Frederico
Published: July 2019

O ensaio aborda as contribuições do filósofo Enrique Dussel para a questão ambiental e o processo de lutas na América Latina na perspectiva dos “sem direitos” do ponto de vista epistêmico e político. Objetiva compreender a proposta política de Dussel acerca da realidade das lutas ambientais vinculadas ao processo de expropriação social em três momentos. No primeiro, refletiremos a origem do sistema-mundo moderno-colonial e as implicações deste processo histórico para a questão ambiental. No segundo, analisaremos a relação entre a questão ambiental, as lutas sociais e seu processo de expropriações na América Latina. Ao final, examinaremos como se insere a questão ambiental no debate político e ampliado das lutas sociais à luz da filosofia de Enrique Dussel, visualizando a historicidade das vítimas do sistema-mundo ou “sem direitos” expropriados pela matriz eurocêntrica e excludente.
APRENDIZAGENS INTERDISCIPLINARES SIGNIFICATIVAS: FILOSOFIA EM INTERLOCUÇÃO COM A ARTE
Authors: Lima e Silva Luis Fernando , Silveira Nadia Dumara Ruiz
Published: July 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar resultados de estudo desenvolvido sobre o ensino de Filosofia em interlocução com a Arte. Enfatiza-se o pressuposto de que a Arte se constitui num recurso comunicativo, perceptivo e reflexivo no processo educativo em Filosofia, sendo este concebido de modo dialógico no qual o professor caracteriza-se como importante mediador. Neste viés, se confirma a hipótese de que o reconhecimento do significado pedagógico da Arte em sala de aula pode ultrapassar o sentido usual de ilustração ou sensibilização, no ensino de Filosofia respaldado na concepção interdisciplinar na interlocução de saberes. Destaca-se, neste sentido, a dimensão da estética enquanto linguagem que propicia construção de conhecimento por meio da Arte, conhecimento este não restrito à contemplação ou à apreensão do belo, mas como componente significativo do processo de construção de saberes e reflexões de natureza filosófica.
Kinomusiikkia salonkiorkesterille
Authors: Sarjala Jukka
Published: July 2019

Artikkeli julkaistu alun perin Lähikuvassa 2/1996, 5-14.
Quinze anos de implementação da Lei 10639/2003: desafios e tensões no contexto da Base Nacional Comum Curricular
Authors: Fagundes Heldina Pereira Pinto , Cardoso Berta Leni Costa
Published: July 2019

Após quinze anos de vigência da Lei 10.639/2003 surgem novos focos de tensão para a educação das relações étnico-raciais, considerando o cenário da crise política brasileira. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir os desafios e as tensões que envolvem a efetivação da Lei 10.639/2003, diante da implementação da Base Nacional Comum Curricular e das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a formação inicial em nível superior e para a formação continuada de professores, Resolução n. 02/2015. Para isso, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica que se pautou na análise de artigos acadêmicos, livros, documentos oficiais e publicações digitais de entidades representativas de docentes e de pesquisadores da educação, incluindo também informações verbais de sujeitos que têm muito a contribuir para essa discussão. O apoio teórico foi dado por McLaren (1997), Gomes (2017), Macêdo (2006), Corrêa, Morgado (2018), entre outros. Os resultados mostram que houve avanços na inserção da categoria étnico-racial no sistema educativo como um todo, em especial nos currículos escolares, mesmo que ainda existam desafios. São mudanças importantes, que possibilitam o fortalecimento da luta em defesa dessas conquistas e instrumentalizam os movimentos sociais negros, docentes, ativistas, entre outros, tendo em vista garantir a continuidade do trabalho em prol da efetivação plena da Lei 10.639/2003, no enfrentamento dos novos desafios. Palavras-chave: Currículo. Lei 10.639/2003. BNCC.
O PET-Saúde como referência para a preceptoria da residência médica em medicina de família e comunidade
Authors: Pereira David Ricardo da Silva , Moia Lizomar de Jesus Maués Pereira
Published: July 2019

O programa de residência médica em Medicina de Família e Comunidade (MFC), a exemplo da Educação Superior no Brasil, vivencia uma necessidade de mudança e adaptação. Atualmente, seu desafio como programa é adaptar-se ao novo perfil de egressos e encontrar a melhor forma de orientá-los através da integração ensino-serviço no SUS. Neste sentido, este estudo se propôs a analisar as metodologias de ensino e aprendizagem aplicadas pelos preceptores do programa de residência médica de MFC na UEPA. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório de natureza qualitativa. Obtido através de respostas coletadas numa entrevista semiestruturada com questões abertas. As entrevistas foram gravadas e transcritas e a análise dos dados obedeceu ao modelo de Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin. Através das entrevistas foram abordados 04 eixos temáticos principais, com ênfase nas percepções e inclinação dos preceptores, na busca por um aprimoramento do programa de residência médica em MFC. Constatou-se que todos os preceptores adotavam algum tipo de metodologia ativa de ensino na prática. Destacou-se o interesse destes em participar de programas de capacitação e educação continuada, enquanto apontou-se a necessidade de uma melhor aplicação de ferramentas capazes de incrementar o exercício da preceptoria bem como o aprendizado dos residentes. Ao final, destacou-se a importância do modelo de metodologia de ensino e o conhecimento de diversos modelos de metodologias ativas de ensino pelos preceptores. Ratificou-se a necessidade de adoção de ferramentas mais afinadas às particularidades da MFC, como é o caso do PET-Saúde.  Palavras-chave: Educação de pós-graduação em medicina. Metodologia ativa de ensino e aprendizagem. PET-Saúde.