bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treatment of alopecia areata affecting both eyebrows: case study
Authors: Mushtaq Shafia , Shafi Salisa , Hafeez Kawoosa Shahnaz
Published: February 2019

Safa (alopecia areata) means loss of hairs where ordinarily hair would be found. Safa (AA) is a type of non scaring alopecia that affects males and females equally and occurs in both children and adults. About 2% of the patients are affected and come to outpatient department for care. It is characterized by reversible hair loss most commonly involving the scalp although other parts of head, including eyelashes and beard may also be affected. A patient 16 years old was given Unani medicine for 45 days as local application on lateral aspects of eyebrows twice daily for thirty days and once for later 15 days. New hairs were seen on affected areas after one month, after 45 days normal hairs were seen on affected sites. It can be concluded that Unani medicine is effective in treating alopecia.
How does occupational radiation exposure affect corneal endothelial cell density?
Authors: CAN Mehmet Erol
Published: February 2019

Objectives:
To
evalute the corneal endothelium ofradiology
technicians. Methods: The
study included 35 radiology technicians (study group), and 34 healthy
individuals as the control group. Central corneal thickness (CCT), Endothelial
cell density (ECD), the coefficient of variation (CoV), and the percentage of
hexagonal cells (Hexa) were measured using specular microscopy (Konan Medical Inc.,
Nishinomiya, Japan).
Results: The
mean age of the study participants was 35.82 ± 9.34 years in
the study group, and 37.82 ± 8.40 years in the control group (p = 0.332). The mean ECD was 2740.63 ±
249.92 cells/mm2 in the study group, and 2828.70 ±
287.40 in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean CoV was 44.34 ± 6.78 % in the study group, and 44.24 ±
4.99 % in the control group (p > 0.05).
Hexa was determined as 44.97 ± 7.98% in the study group, and 45.97 ±
7.06% in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean CCT was 511.50 ± 42.52 in the study group, and 514.18 ±
43.55 in the control group (p > 0.05).
The mean ECD, CoV, Hexa, and CCTvalues were not statistically significant (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: This
study revealed that endothelial cell density, the coefficient of variation, and
percentage of hexagonal cells (Hexa) were not statistically different between
the radiology technicians and control group. Nevertheless,
there is a need for more comprehensive, controlled studies with larger samples.
Bazı Elma (Malus domestica L.) Çeşitlerinin Fenolojik ve Pomolojik Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: BOYACI Selma
Published: February 2019

Bu çalışma; MM.106 yarı bodur elma anacı üzerine aşılı Mondial Gala, Red
Chief, Golden Delicious, Braeburn ve Granny Smith elma çeşitlerinin fenolojik gözlem
ve pomolojik özellikleri dikkate alınarak, Kırşehir koşullarında
performanslarının belirlenmesi amacıyla, 2017-2018 yıllarında yürütülmüştür.
Çalışmada, fenolojik gözlemler olarak; tomurcuk kabarması, tomurcuk patlaması,
ilk çiçeklenme, tam çiçeklenme ve çiçeklenme sonu tarihleri ile hasat tarihleri
belirlenmiştir. Pomolojik özellikler olarak ise; meyve ağırlığı (g), meyve eni
ve boyu (mm), suda çözünür kuru madde miktarı (SÇKM), meyve eti sertliği (kg cm-2),
pH, tohum sayısı (adet) ve tohum ağırlığı (g), meyvenin sap uzunluğu ve
kalınlığı (mm) ve renk değerleri belirlenmiştir. Fenolojik gözlemlerde; 2018 yılında
çiçek tomurcuklarının 2017 yılına göre 1 hafta kadar daha erken uyandığı tespit
edilmiştir. İncelenen çeşitlerde; meyve ağırlığı, 163.31-215.00 g, meyve eni
71.10-77.33 mm, meyve boyu 63.20-71.26 mm, SÇKM % 11.16-15.41, meyve eti
sertliği 4.72-6.14 kg cm-2, pH 3.31-4.03, tohum sayısı 6.75-9.35
adet, tohum ağırlığı 0.35-0.59 g, meyve sap uzunluğu 24.80-35.87 mm, meyve sap
kalınlığı 1.79-2.74 mm, meyve üst zemin rengi L değeri 19.50-78.86, a değeri
-21.01-43.24, b değeri 10.10-51.24 arasında değişmiştir. Fenolojik gözlem ve
pomolojik özellikler dikkate alındığında, üzerinde çalışılan Mondial Gala, Red
Chief, Golden Delicious, Braeburn ve Granny Smith elma çeşitlerinin Kırşehir ekolojik
koşullarına uygun olduğu kanaatine varılmıştır.
The use of nanofiltration membranes for the fractionation of polyphenols from grape pomace extracts
Authors: Yammine Sami , Rabagliato Robin , Vitrac Xavier , Mietton Peuchot Martine , Ghidossi Rémy
Published: February 2019

Filtration experiments in batch concentration mode (with recycling of the retentate stream) of grape pomace extract were performed in laboratory filtration membrane equipment by using nine commercial nanofiltration (NF) membranes with an approximate molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 1000‒150 Da. The filtration experiments of the selected pomace extract were performed by modifying the most important operating variables: transmembrane pressure, tangential velocity, temperature, and the nature and MWCO of the membranes. The evolution of the cumulative permeate volumes and permeate fluxes with processing time was analyzed till a volume reduction factor (VRF) of 10 was reached. The effect of the mentioned operating conditions was discussed. The effectiveness of the filtration treatments was determined by the evaluation of the rejection coefficients for several families of polyphenols. Membranes possessing MWCO between 1000 and 500 Da were able to quantitatively recover polymeric proanthocyanidins in the concentrate stream and separate them from phenols that passed through the membrane into the permeate stream. On the other hand, the 600 to 300 Da membranes could also be used for the fractionation of monomeric phenolic families. The membranes were able to partially remove the anthocyanin fragments of phenolic acid derivatives and flavonols in the concentrate stream and at the same time.
DDOS Attack Detection Strategies in Cloud A Comparative Stud
Authors:   M Alyas,   Mazhar Iqbal Noor,   Hamid Hassan
Published: February 2019

Cloud is known as a highly-available platform that has become most popular among businesses for all information technology needs. Being a widely used platform, it’s also a hot target for cyber-attacks. Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) is a great threat to a cloud in which cloud bandwidth, resources, and applications are attacked to cause service unavailability. In a DDoS attack, multiple botnets attack victim using spoofed IPs with a huge number of requests to a server. Since its discovery in 1980, numerous methods have been proposed for detection and prevention of network anomalies. This study provides a background of DDoS attack detection methods in past decade and a survey of some of the latest proposed strategies to detect DDoS attacks in the cloud, the methods are further compared for their detection accuracy.
Extracting Events from Social Media Using NLP
Authors:   Sawabia Naseem
Published: February 2019

Now a day’s Social media is major channel of communication between individuals and organizations. Huge data is available over the social networks, so it is important and essential to analyze this data to extract information. The data on social media is very much scattered, to extract an information it needs to be organized. Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques are used to analyze the scattered data to fetch information for targeted entities (Event, Category, Date, Place, and Time period). The extracted information it is listed on a database and can be used in several ways. In this paper, a model is proposed which categorize event by their types, Date Place and Time. The results show this model can categorize the 90% events.
Revisiting the Butler-Mokrys Model for the Vapor-Extraction Process
Authors: Mohan V.. , Neogi P.. , Bai B..
Published: February 2019

The dynamics of a process in which a solvent in the form of a vapor or gas is introduced in a heavy-oil reservoir is considered. The process is called the solvent vapor-extraction process (VAPEX). When the vapor dissolves in the oil, it reduces its viscosity, allowing oil to flow under gravity and be collected at the bottom producer well. The conservation-of-species equation is analyzed to obtain a more-appropriate equation that differentiates between the velocity within the oil and the velocity at the interface, which can be solved to obtain a concentration profile of the solvent in oil. We diverge from an earlier model in which the concentration profile is assumed. However, the final result provides the rate at which oil is collected, which agrees with the previous model in that it is proportional to h, where h is the pay-zone height; in contrast, some of the later data show a dependence on h. Improved velocity profiles can capture this dependence. A dramatic increase in output is seen if the oil viscosity decreases in the presence of the solvent, although the penetration of the solvent into the oil is reduced because under such conditions the diffusivity decreases with decreased solvent. One other important feature we observe is that when the viscosity-reducing effect is very large, the recovered fluid is mainly solvent. Apparently, some optimum might exist in the solubility φo, where the ratio of oil recovered to solvent lost is the largest. Finally, the present approach also allows us to show how the oil/vapor interface evolves with time.
A Semianalytical Model for Evaluating the Performance of a Refractured Vertical Well With an Orthogonal Refracture
Authors: Teng Bailu , Andy Li Huazhou
Published: February 2019

Production from a fractured vertical well will lead to a redistribution of the stress field in formations. If the induced stress changes are sufficiently large to overcome the effect of the initial horizontal-stress deviator, the direction of the minimum horizontal stress can be turned into the direction of the maximum horizontal stress within an elliptical region around the initial fracture, resulting in a stress-reversal region near the wellbore. In such cases, a refracturing treatment can create a refracture that propagates orthogonally to the initial fracture because of the stress reversal. As such, the high-pressure area of the formation can be stimulated by the refracture, and the productivity of the refractured well can be improved. In this work, we develop a semianalytical model to evaluate the performance of a refractured vertical well with an orthogonal refracture. To simulate the well performance throughout the entire production period, we divide the well production into three stages: the first stage, when the well is producing oil with the initial fracture; the second stage, when the well is shut down for the refracturing treatment; and the third stage, when the well is producing oil with both the initial fracture and the refracture. In addition, by discretizing the initial fracture and the refracture into small segments, the conductivity of the fractures can be taken into account, and the geometry of the fracture system can be captured. We use the Green-function method to analytically simulate the reservoir flow and use the finite-difference method to numerically simulate the fracture flow; therefore, a semianalytical model can be constructed by coupling the reservoir-flow equations with the fracture-flow equations. This proposed model is applied to different wellbore and reservoir conditions. The calculated results show that this proposed model is versatile because it can simulate various wellbore constraints, including the conditions of constant bottomhole pressure (BHP), varying BHP, constant production rate, and varying production rate. The permeability anisotropy of the reservoir system, as well as the nonuniform conductivity distribution along the fracture, can also be incorporated into this proposed model. In addition, we demonstrate that this proposed model can be used to simulate other types of refractured vertical wells with minor modifications.
Development of an eHealth Readiness Assessment Framework for Botswana and Other Developing Countries: Interview Study
Authors: Mauco Kabelo Leonard , Scott Richard Ernest , Mars Maurice
Published: February 2019

Background

Electronic health (eHealth) readiness has been defined as the preparedness of health care institutions or communities for the anticipated change brought about by programs related to information and communication technology use. To ascertain the degree of such preparedness, an eHealth readiness assessment (eHRA) is needed. Literature on the existing eHRA frameworks and tools shows high inconsistency in content, definitions, and recommendations, and none have been found to be entirely suitable for assessing eHealth readiness in the context of developing countries. To develop an informed eHRA framework and tools with applicability to Botswana and similar developing countries, insight was sought from a broad spectrum of eHealth key informants in Botswana to identify and inform relevant issues, including those not specifically addressed in available eHRA tools.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate key informant (local expert) opinions on aspects that need to be considered when developing an eHRA framework suitable for use in developing countries.

Methods

Interviews with 18 purposively selected key informants were recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis of transcripts involved the use of an iterative approach and NVivo 11 software. The major themes, as well as subthemes, emerging from the thematic analysis were then discussed and agreed upon by the authors through consensus.

Results

Analysis of interviews identified four eHealth readiness themes (governance, stakeholder issues, resources, and access), with 33 subthemes and 9 sub-subthemes. A major finding was that these results did not directly correspond in content or order to those previously identified in the literature. The results highlighted the need to perform exploratory research before developing an eHRA to ensure that those topics of relevance and importance to the local setting are first identified and then explored in any subsequent eHRA using a locally relevant framework and stakeholder-specific tools. In addition, seven sectors in Botswana were found to play a role in ensuring successful implementation of eHealth projects and might be targets for assessment.

Conclusions

Insight obtained from this study will be used to inform the development of an evidence-based eHealth readiness assessment framework suitable for use in developing countries such as Botswana.
Audience Response Systems and Missingness Trends: Using Interactive Polling Systems to Gather Sensitive Health Information From Youth (Preprint)
Authors: Toscos Tammy , Drouin Michelle , Flanagan Mindy , Carpenter Maria , Kerrigan Connie , Carpenter Colleen , Mere Cameron , Haaff Marcia
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND

The widespread availability and cost-effectiveness of new-wave software-based audience response systems (ARSs) have expanded the possibilities of collecting health data from hard-to-reach populations, including youth. However, with all survey methods, biases in the data may exist because of participant nonresponse.

OBJECTIVE

The aims of this study were to (1) examine the extent to which an ARS could be used to gather health information from youths within a large-group school setting and (2) examine individual- and survey-level response biases stemming from this Web-based data collection method.

METHODS

We used an ARS to deliver a mental health survey to 3418 youths in 4 high schools in the Midwestern United States. The survey contained demographic questions, depression, anxiety, and suicidality screeners, and questions about their use of offline resources (eg, parents, peers, and counselors) and Web-based resources (ie, telemental health technologies) when they faced stressful life situations. We then examined the response rates for each survey item, focusing on the individual- and survey-level characteristics that related to nonresponse.

RESULTS

Overall, 25.39% (868/3418) of youths answered all 38 survey questions; however, missingness analyses showed that there were some survey structure factors that led to higher rates of nonresponse (eg, questions at the end of survey, sensitive questions, and questions for which precise answers were difficult to provide). There were also some personal characteristics that were associated with nonresponse (eg, not identifying as either male or female, nonwhite ethnicity, and higher levels of depression). Specifically, a multivariate model showed that male students and students who reported their gender as other had significantly higher numbers of missed items compared with female students (B=.30 and B=.47, respectively, P<.001). Similarly, nonwhite race (B=.39, P<.001) and higher depression scores (B=.39, P<.001) were positively related to the number of missing survey responses.

CONCLUSIONS

Although our methodology-focused study showed that it is possible to gather sensitive mental health data from youths in large groups using ARSs, we also suggest that these nonresponse patterns need to be considered and controlled for when using ARSs for gathering population health data.
Feira Cultural e Científica: Brasil e Estados Unidos
Authors: Marcolino Eliana Martins , Cartaxo Carlos José
Published: February 2019

ResumoO presente artigo é o relato de experiência da primeira Feira Cultural e Científica Brasil e Estados Unidos, realizada entre os dias 02 a 05 de novembro de 2017 em Framingham (Massachusetts), nos EUA. O objetivo da feira foi fortalecer a cooperação cultural entre a comunidade brasileira nos Estados Unidos e a comunidade acadêmica americana, assim como proporcionar uma integração entre as comunidades acadêmicas brasileira e a americana compostas por professores e alunos, americanos e emigrantes. Neste artigo os autores descrevem as atividades que foram realizadas na feira e propõem uma reflexão a partir desta experiência. A maioria dos participantes elogiou a iniciativa, a qual foi destacada como muito enriquecedora para intercâmbio de conhecimentos, por outro lado destacam-se o workshop na Harvard e a visita técnica ao MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Muitos apontaram como ponto frágil a má distribuição do tempo, ficando o evento um pouco cansativo devido à quantidade de atividades realizadas, e sugeriram que o evento se repita de forma aprimorada.
Gürün (Sivas)-Tohma Çayı Vadisinde Yetişen Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerin Peyzaj Mimarlığında Kullanım Olanaklarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: BOZKURT Selvinaz Gülçin
Published: February 2019

Türkiye tıbbi ve
aromatik bitkiler açısından zengin bir ülkedir. Bu zenginliğin nedeni; üç
fitocoğrafik bölgenin kesiştiği bir bölgede bulunması, pek çok cins ve
seksiyonun orijin merkezinde bulunmasından kaynaklanmaktadır. Tüm dünyada
olduğu gibi ülkemizde de doğal florada bulunan bitkilerden halk arasında tedavi
amaçlı, gıda, çay, baharat, boya ve kozmetik sanayi gibi birçok alanda
faydalanılmaktadır. Ancak bu bitkilerin birçoğu halen çok fazla bilinmemekte ve
kullanılmamaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmada, Sivas’ın Gürün ilçesinde yetişen ve
birçoğu henüz bilinmeyen bazı tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerin tespit edilmesi ve
peyzaj mimarlığında kullanım şekillerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu
çalışmada toplam 134 tıbbi bitki, peyzaj mimarlığında kullanım özelliklerine
göre dokuz nitelik (ilaç ve kozmetik, gösterişli çiçek, gösterişli yaprak,
gösterişli meyve, güzel koku, soliter kullanım, çiçek parterinde kullanım,
canlı çit, budanma özelliğine sahip olma) üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç
olarak bitkilendirme tasarımında kullanılabilecek altı ve üzeri özelliğe sahip
22 bitki olduğu belirlenmiştir ve bu bitkilerin peyzaj mimarlığında
kullanımları ile ilgili öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
The Moor as a Muslim in William Shakespeare’s Othello
Authors: Mousa Ghanim Fawziya
Published: February 2019

The portrait of Muslim and Islam had an effective impact on the Elizabethan stage. It was dramatized paradoxically at the stage. Mostly , Muslims (Turk, Moors, Arabs and Persian) were represented as outsiders, infidels, lustful, violent people and barbarian. At the same time, they were regarded as a great threat to Europe, particularly after the expanses of Ottoman empire. The alliance of Queen Elizabeth with the Ottoman Empire represented by its Sultan Murad 11 had opened a new era of communication, policies and cultural exchange. The Elizabethan playwrights ' writings and imagination were influenced by the tales and stories that narrated about Muslims and their actions. The stories were narrated by captives, travelers politician and traders. In addition, the Elizabethan people kept the Medieval distorted image towards Muslims' characterization . William Shakespeare(1564-1616) portrayed a controversial image of a Muslim who converted to Christianity in his famous play Othello. The study aims at analyzing the Moor's character as a Muslim and his paradoxical action throughout William Shakespeare's Othello. The paper is divided into three sections; the first one is a brief introduction. It is concentrated on the western perspective of Islam, Prophet Muhammad and the eastern people, the second section deals with the Muslim's visage on Elizabethan stage, the third section discusses the contradicting and paradoxical Islam-Christian image of Othello. The Conclusion sums up to the findings of the paper.
Drama in Education Reaching Beyond the “Art Form or Teaching Tool” Dichotomy
Authors: Lešnik Irina
Published: February 2019

In the following article we try to re-evaluate, the place drama occupies in contemporary elementary education. By limiting the role of drama to literature studies and theatre productions, we lose a greater potential Theatre Pedagogy has to offer to a much broader educational spectrum. The participatory practices of Theatre and Drama in Education (TiE, DiE) promote active learning, based on a most organic children’s activity - play. While students co-create the fictional world of drama, teacher's guidance is crucial in setting new challenges, encouraging students to find creative solutions and reflect on often-complex social issues. Because of its art component, drama challenges the participants on a cognitive as well as emotional level, becoming a truly transformational experience. As such, Drama in Education is especially useful when approaching sensitive and controversial topics. This thesis is presented on a case study observing Year 6 students at St’ Michael’s CE Academy in Birmingham, UK, using Drama in Education method as part of History curriculum.
Ethnic and Language Identities among Finland-Swedish Young People
Authors: d’Amour Banyanga Jean , Östman Lillemor , Kurkiala Jacob , Nyman-Kurkiala Pia
Published: February 2019

In youth many significant physiological and psychological changes take place. These identity changes are especially important for an individual’s identity development. However, questions of identity for young people, especially as they shift from childhood to adulthood, have become a central concern in numerous researches. Ethnic and language identities are bonds that hold a common social identification for individuals who view themselves as members of the same group. This study investigates the role and importance of ethnic and language identities for Swedish-speaking young people in Finland presented through an analysis of existing literature and documents on the matter. The data consists of essays written by 1012 (704 boys and 308 girls) ninth-graders from 12 Finland-Swedish high schools on the topic, “Me, a Finland-Swedish youth.” These were analyzed by using a thematic analysis. The results show that ninth-graders feel that the Finland-Swedish culture gives them a stable foundation in life that affects their identity, health and well-being in a positive way. The language and Finland-Swedish culture appear to be important for the youths’ sense of belonging and happiness as well as for a sense of stability in a changing world. Thus, the results illustrate that their language is an important aspect of self-identity and a central part of their lives.
Complete Places Visioning - Collaborative and Problem-Based Learning in Urban Planning: Example of the Faculty of Architecture Poznan University of Technology in Poland
Authors: Kaźmierczak Bartosz , Pazder Dominika
Published: February 2019

Complete place visioning is an idea of designing active places in the city space. It is important part of urban design so as to act in accordance with inhabitants’ needs and provide vivid and socially desired places. In the paper there is presented an idea of complete places visioning introduced into academic learning system within the urban planning course at the Faculty of Architecture of Poznan University of Technology. The presented example of collaborative and problem oriented learning seems to be a useful tool in solving real urban problems and aiming at improving a quality of a city space. In the paper, collaboration is considered also in terms of participatory planning. There is shown the case study of polish commune Tarnowo Podgórne in which the project of civic activity centre together with neighboring public space is designed and realized as the final result of longterm collaboration between academic institutes and municipality.
Personality Dimensions and Importance of the Social Role of the University Student in Explaining Student Involvement in Student Organization
Authors: Markovikj Marijana , Serafimovska Eleonora
Published: February 2019

In order to explore the student involvement in the student organization, field research was conducted amongst 669 students. The research instrument contained a questionnaire on students’ perception and satisfaction of the student organization; two scales of IPIP NEO (short form): Agreeableness (A) and Conscientiousness (C), and one dimension of the Laponce’s questionnaire: the importance of the social role of the university student. The analysis of the overall obtained data showed a very low level of involvement in student organization and a weak expression of the importance of the social role of the university student. A relatively weak connection between two personality dimensions and the involvement of students in the student organization has been found. A student’s involvement is determined more by the importance of the role, than by personality dimensions.
Resiliency and Cooperation or Regarding Social and Collective Competencies for University Achievement. An Analysis from a Systemic Perspective
Authors: Aparicio Miriam
Published: February 2019

This research is found within the framework of the issue of University Quality. It was carried out using a sample of subjects from 6 different university schools in Argentina who extended their studies (1985-2004). The objective was to determine the factors underlying this extension. The methodology used was quantitative qualitative. The model integrates base variables, pedagogical-institutional variables, structural variables, organizational variables, and psychosocial variables. Among the latter, we focus on Cooperation - nucleus of Resilience - in relation to university success (US), taking into account that cooperation is a social/collective competence which is highly valued in the new organizational models looking toward student success (PISA, 2015; OECD 2018). The results show the impact of this factor on achievement, as well as the importance of building collective competencies.
Organizational Design of Big Data and Analytics Teams
Authors: Hammerström Lennart
Published: February 2019

Although many would argue that the most important factor for the success of a big data project is the process of analyzing the data, it is more important to staff, structure and organize the participants involved to ensure an efficient collaboration within the team and an effective use of the tool sets, the relevant applications and a customized flow of information. A main challenge of big data projects originates from the amount of people involved and that need to collaborate, the need for a higher and specific education, the defined approach to solve the analytical problem that is undefined in many cases, the data-set itself (structured or unstructured) and the required hard- and software (such as analysis-software or self-learning algorithms). Today there is neither an organizational framework nor overarching guidelines for the creation of a high-performance analytics team and its organizational integration available. This paper builds upon (a) the organizational design of a team for a big data project, (b) the relevant roles and competencies (such as programming or communication skills) of the members of the team and (c) the form in which they are connected and managed.
Piano Performance Technical Analysis of The People United Will Never Be Defeated by Rzewski
Authors: Deng Liang
Published: February 2019

The piano variations The People United will Never be Defeated by Rzewski contains many modern piano performance techniques and skills. The difficulties of these techniques and skills in these enormous variations are far beyond the boundaries of traditional piano performance techniques and skills. This analysis will give a specific classification for these modern piano performance techniques and skills in order to provide a more comprehensive guide for the piano performers.
The Ins and Outs of Teamworking: When University Teachers, in-Service Secondary Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers Collaborate to Transform Learning
Authors: Masats Dolors , Guerrero Paula
Published: February 2019

Initiatives for teachers’ professional development should rely on the epistemology of practice, that is, be founded on the premise that reflective teachers construct professional knowledge and develop professional skills through practice and through planning, observing or analysing practice. Reflection about teaching action and reflection in teaching action triggers innovation, especially when teachers work together to create the necessary conditions to transform learning. This paper advocates in favour of collaborative action research and innovation as a methodology to promote change in classroom practices. To illustrate this proposal, it presents a case study in which a secondary English teacher from a school which hosts adolescents at risk opens her classrooms to a researcher and a group of pre-service teachers with the objective to reflect upon her own practices and to become an agent of change. Our corpus is made of natural audio-recorded data from the discussions emerging during focus-group sessions held to evaluate the ongoing innovation and interviews to participating secondary students and trainee teachers. The analysis of those interactions will first lead us to reflect upon the challenges of promoting change in the classrooms. Then it will allow us to understand the impact of the experience and argue in favour of a model of teacher education based on team work as a tool to acquire professional skills and guarantee students’ learning success.
Edmodo as an Assessment Tool in the Foreign Language Learning Process
Authors: Kaba Flavia
Published: February 2019

Due to the rapid developments in educational technology, today’s professors are in search of exploring innovative techniques in order to promote involvement of students in the learning process in general and in the foreign language learning process in particular. This is why today’s students are seen as digital-natives and being motivated for the learning process is very difficult if the modern technology they are familiar with is not utilized effectively in the classroom. When it comes to the assessment part of this process, the situation may become worse, as most of the students feel unwilling due to anxiety problems in general and foreign language anxiety in particular. This study presents an innovative way of assessing students’ skills that they gain during foreign language learning process introducing Edmodo, which is an educational social network that provides a secure learning platform for students and educators. This study is a descriptive one, based on the analyses, surveys, and opinions of different researchers that have implemented this platform in their teaching process. The main objective is to introduce the implementation of various assessment applications through Edmodo.
The Influence of Generation and Experiencing Daily Routines on Educators’ Training
Authors: Hepper Jens
Published: February 2019

This qualitative study follows the two questions, how the factor of the generation, an educator in training belongs to, influences his or her general concept of how sustainability-related lessons should be conducted and how the factor of living in groups influences this as well. For this interviews with 206 students were held and their own educational approaches monitored. In conclusion, this study has three major findings. The first is the attempt to define the difference between the concept of environmental education and environmental instruction, as being different approaches to the same subject, with the latter being less participative and effective, according to this study. The second is, that there is apparently a generational gap between the Generations X, Y, and Z, concerning their approach on this subject. Apparently Education for Sustainable Development is becoming more and more implemented, with each generation. Finally, in-house living in everyday situations can make change towards sustainability happen with students and learners, but the other way is possible to. Considering this, learning in a group in an everyday situation might be a new approach for teacher training in Education for Sustainable Development.
Towards a Sustainable Curriculum for ESAP Teacher Training Program: A Profile of ESAP Content Specialists’ vs. Language Instructors’ Needs
Authors: Emadian Farzaneh , Gholami Javad , Sarkhosh Mehdi
Published: February 2019

The first and most crucial step towards developing a sustainable curriculum for instructors teaching English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) is a needs analysis. Therefore, the main aim of conducting this study was to investigate the in-service needs of language instructors and content specialists teaching ESAP and to spot the differences between the needs of these two groups in order to provide them with systematic treatments in ESAP teacher training programs. This mixed method study was designed on a qualitative-quantitative survey basis using a questionnaire, a semi-structured interview, and an observation checklist. The analysis of the data collected from 50 content specialists and 50 language instructors completing the questionnaires reveals that there is a significant difference between the in-service needs of these two groups, that is, language instructors desire more to be trained in an in-service ESAP teaching training program in terms of professional, procedural and personal needs. Furthermore, the results of the data obtained from the semi-structured interview and the observation of 20 of the above-mentioned instructors (i.e., 10 content specialists and 10 language instructors) indicate that language instructors have more difficulty selecting suitable materials, suffer more from low income, attitudinal difficulties and backwash effect compared to their counterparts teaching ESAP courses. It can be inferred that the results of the present study can sufficiently help the researchers to embark on an in-service teacher training program both for ESAP content specialists and language instructors based on their specific needs in the ESAP context.
Diagnostic assessment of hematuria from the ileal conduit of a patient with a history of radical cystoprostatectomy and nephroureterectomy: a case report
Authors: Chondros Kostas , Klambatsas Athanasios , Graikos Konstantinos , Dimasis Nikolaos
Published: February 2019

Background:

Radical cystoprostatectomy (RC) with ileal conduit reconstruction represents a standard of care procedure for advanced bladder cancer. Patients submitted to RC and urinary diversions are at high risk of developing recurrent tumors or other complications related to the diversion. Lifelong diagnostic follow-up is recommended in these patients.

Case Presentation:

We present a case of a patient with a history of RC and nephroureterectomy for upper tract recurrence and who also developed gross hematuria 8 years after his initial treatment. The patient was exposed to several diagnostic steps, including imaging, laboratory, and endoscopic examinations.

Conclusion:

Patients with advanced and recurrent urothelial cancer who present with gross hematuria need a stepwise diagnostic approach which is difficult and complicated in many cases.
Kerevit (Astacus leptodactylus) Yemine Katılan Selenyumun Paraoksonaz ve Arilesteraz Enzim Aktivitelerine Etkisi
Authors: Mişe Yonar Serpil , Harlıoğlu Muzaffer
Published: February 2019

Bu çalışmada kerevit (Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz) yemine farklı oranlarda katılan selenyumun hepatopankreas ve gonad dokularında paraoksonaz (PON) ve arilesteraz (ARE) enzim aktivitelerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada, toplam selenyum düzeyi 0,3, 0,6, 0,9 ve 1,2 mg/kg yem olan sırasıyla; Kontrol (K), Deneme 1 (D1), Deneme 2 (D2) ve Deneme 3 (D3) yemleri oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma yemlerinin ham protein ve toplam enerji düzeyleri eşitlenmiştir. Çalışmada ebatları 2,0 × 2,0 × 1,0 m olan 12 adet havuz kullanılmıştır. Her bir havuza 75 dişi-25 erkek olacak şekilde toplam 1200 adet kerevit stoklanmıştır. Üç tekrarlı olarak yürütülen çalışmada kerevitler günde 2 öğün olmak üzere 9 ay süreyle yemlenmiştir. Kerevitlerden aylık olarak alınan doku örneklerinde PON ve ARE enzim aktiviteleri tespit edilmiştir. Deneme süresince hepatopankreas ve gonad dokularındaki PON ve ARE enzim aktivitelerinde istatistiksel olarak önemli farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Kerevitlerin dokularında üreme sezonu ve kuluçka süresi boyunca PON ve ARE enzim aktivitelerinin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Bu artışın kontrol grubuna kıyasla D1, D2 ve D3 gruplarında istatistiksel olarak farklı olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, selenyumun A. leptodactylus‘un çiftleşme dönemi, yumurtlama dönemi ve kuluçka süresi boyunca PON ve ARE enzim aktivitelerini olumlu yönde etkilediği görülmüştür.
Makna Ekoleksikal dan Kultural Ranub pada Tutur Guyub Aceh
Authors: Lubis Tasnim
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memerikan dan menjelaskan evolusi makna ranub dalam bahasa Aceh. Ranub merupakan makanan khas dan icon dalam tutur guyub Aceh yang sarat dengan nilai kultural karena ranub selalu menjadi bagian dari elemen acara adat-istiadat di Aceh. Karena keistimewaannya di Aceh, ranub juga diangkat menjadi nama salah satu tarian tradisional yang sangat terkenal yaitu ranub lam puan. Disamping memiliki makna kultural, ranub juga memiliki banyak khasiat dalam kehidupan manusia. Kajian ini menggunakan teori Ekolinguistik. Data dikumpulkan melalui karya-karya sastra Aceh dan literatur kepustakaan yang berhubungan dengan leksikon ranub. Kemudian untuk mengetahui peranan ranub saat ini, metode wawancara dilakukan pada penutur muda Aceh yang berusia 15 – 45 tahun mengenai eksistensi ranub. Selanjutnya, data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis semantik referensial eksternal yang dihubungkan dengan perspektif ekologi. . Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa leksikon ranub berevolusi dalam makna nominal, verbal, adjektiva dan numeral. Secara kultural, pemahaman tentang leksikon ranub pada penutur muda Aceh saat ini, melalui tarian tradisional Aceh, dan pada acara perkawinan adat Aceh.
The Deceptive Game of Today's Capitalist Globalisation Evidence from Malaysia's Experience
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , Molla Rafiqul Islam , Murad Wahid
Published: February 2019

Globalization is the economic policy of integration of national economies with global economy on the basis of free market competition. It is a neoliberal prescription for industrialization and growth of the emerging economies of the South and a project of capital accumulation for the capitalist North through a process of securing disproportionate share of benefits at the expense of the developing South. The content analysis and Malaysia’s globalization experience poise to support the hypothesis that globalization has high potential to contribute to industrialization and growth of the emerging economies, but at the same time, the way it is practiced, it is a deceptive game of the North and cannot be trusted wholeheartedly for emancipation of the developing economies. The paper suggests for a policy of target oriented ‘inclusive globalization’ to ensure equitable share of benefits of specialization and globalization.
The Impacts of Agricultural Supports for Climate Change Adaptation: Farm Level Assessment Study on Paddy Farmers
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , bin Toriman Mohd Ekhwan , Siwar Chamhuri , Molla Rafiqul Islam , Talib Basri
Published: February 2019

The climatic factors are changing very rapidly in Malaysia. To adapt farmers with the changes, government and other external agencies are providing several kinds of supports, but yet the adaptability is not that high. Approach: To analyze the climate change adaptability of the farmers in Malaysia, this study uses primary data that have been collected through questionnaire survey on paddy farmers in the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), North-West Selangor, Malaysia. Data have been analyzed by using descriptive statistics and ordered regression. Results: Most farmers believe that buying additional fertilizer from market is not important for their current adaptation capability with climate change. As a consequence, 75.3% of the farmers never used extra fertilizer beyond the fully subsidized quantity. But, 41.4% farmers agree that government’s supports are not enough to adequately cope with climate change. Conclusion/ Recommendations: It is found that sustainability of agriculture and farmers’ livelihood are strongly dependent on the external supports. Therefore, farmers’ adaptability to climate change needs to be addressed through steps beyond the incentives and subsidies. Farmers need training and motivational supports for the necessary adaption.
Challenges of Community based Fish Culture Program in Bangladesh: Case Study on Floodplain Beel Mail in Rajshahi
Authors: Hossain Istiaque , Siwar Chamhuri , Alam Md. Mahmudul
Published: February 2019

Bangladesh is one of the largest and richest floodplain lands in the world. There are 3 million hectares of medium and deep flooded areas. In the dry season these land are used for rice production, but these lands remain unutilized or underutilized for a long period because of flooding. Recently, rice and fish culture is practiced in dry and flooding season under community based fisheries management (CBFM) in Kalmina Beel, Fulbaria, Mymensingh and Angrar Beel, Pirganj, Rangpur areas as case studies. Assessment of the challenges and problems of these beels will help to implement it in other floodplain areas of Bangladesh that will help utilize land and waterbodies with a good source of food, employment and better income source for poor people. To understand the challenges of implementation of CBFM, this study was conducted on Beel Mail at Rajshahi in Bangladesh as a case study. This study conducted focus group discussion among the CBFM stakeholders. It was revealed that lack of skills, education, technological knowledge, and conflict among the stakeholders are the main internal constraints. Lack of coordination among the government agencies, improper facilities for marketing, infrastructure, and financial services, and environmental externalities were identified as major external constraints of successful implementation of CBFM. Some policy recommendations for the successful implementation of the CBFM have been formulated.
Health insurance coverage and its awareness among population in the rural field practice area of Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara, Karnataka
Authors: Manuja L. M. , Viswanatha P. G. , Nagendra Kanchana
Published: February 2019

Background: In India, there is marked lack of awareness of health insurance in the rural and low socioeconomic sector due to reasons like the existing burden on the poor making them reluctant to think of the credit policies that are actually issued in their interest, illiteracy, lack of exposure and the growth of the private sectors has an upper hand over public sectors. Hence this study was done with the objective to determine the health insurance coverage and its awareness including perception among the rural population around Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences,BG Nagara, Mandya.Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among 295 households in the rural field practice area of Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G Nagara for a period of 3 months. Personal interview of the households was done using pretested semi structured questionnaire after obtaining the consent. Data was entered in MS EXCEL and Descriptive statistical measures like percentage, mean, and standard deviations were calculated. An inferential statistical measure like Chi square test was applied.Results: Among 295 households, Male constituted 49.5% and Hindus were 94.9%. 44.7% of the families were enrolled to health insurance schemes and 75.0% of them use to renew their health insurance scheme regularly. The factors which were significantly associated with health insurance enrollment and awareness were gender, education, occupation, hospitalization during last year and socioeconomic status. Only 173 (58.6%) of the respondents were aware of health insurance.Conclusions: More than half of the study population was covered by health insurance policies and majority of them were unaware of the available insurance schemes, risks and benefits of the same.
The limitations of microcredit for promoting microenterprises in Bangladesh
Authors: Alam Md. Mahmudul , Molla Rafiqul Islam
Published: February 2019

Microcredit is regarded as a tool for poverty alleviation. A stereotyped delivery system is designed and used for promoting and serving survival- and subsistencelevel economic activities, particularly for poor female clients. In Bangladesh its success has raised social expectations as to its potential as also a promoter of microenterprises, which are growth-yielding small businesses beyond subsistencelevel economic activity. The field survey shows that about 11.7% of the microcredit borrowers are this kind of potential or growing microentrepreneur. It also shows that microcredit’s standardised delivery system, particularly in respect of gender preference, loan size, loan disbursement, and repayment schedules, is a strong limiting factor in effectively serving the microenterprises, which require a more flexible credit package. Therefore a methodological modification is necessary to accommodate flexibility in the microcredit delivery system.
Motivasi Bekerja di Vihāra pada Wanita Dewasa Awal
Authors: Sukodoyo
Published: February 2019

The research is inspired by the difficulty of the early adult women to get appropriate jobs. This research aims to know about motivation of the early adult women to work in the monastery. This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The research subjects are early adult women aged 19-22 years, graduate from senior high school/vocational school that work in Tanah Putih Monastery, Semarang. The data was collected through interview and observation, and then the data was analyzed qualitatively with these steps: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The validity of the data was done with persistence, triangulation, peer discussions, and extensive of participation. The results showed that early adult women worked in the monastery because it is based on the strong belief of the law of cause and effect (law of kamma). Early adult women while working at the monastery have had the belief that working in a monastery with doing kindness. In addition, they were motivated by the job availability that existed in the monastery, seeking capital, and getting experience.