bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improving The Critical Thinking Ability of Students to Solve Mathematical Task
Authors: Basri Hasan , As,ari Abdur Rahman
Published: September 2018

This study aims to describe students' critical thinking skills before and after the learning process. Analysis of critical thinking skills in this study based on components of critical thinking evaluation, inferences, explanations, and self-regulation. This type of research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The research subject consisted of 2 students with low critical thinking abilities based on task 1 given at the beginning of learning, besides that good communication was also one of the subject selection criteria. The results of the analysis showed that both research subjects SS and FT experienced an increase in their critical thinking abilities, this was evident from each indicator critical thinking evaluation, inferences, explanation, and self-regulation. In each indicator of critical thinking, the research subject is able to demonstrate the ability to do evaluation, inferences, explanation, and self-regulation, this is certainly very different from the initial conditions of research subjects where they have not been able to do evaluations, inferences, explanation well. One of the things that allows an increase in critical thinking skills is the subject of teaching and learning activities, namely by giving task that require students to practice their critical thinking skills.

 
Perbandingan Kemampuan Representasi Matematis Siswa antara Contextual Teaching and Learning dan Problem Based Learning
Authors: Damayanti Risda , Afriansyah Ekasatya Aldila
Published: September 2018

Penelitian ini di latar belakangi oleh fakta bahwa representasi matematis merupakan kemampuan dasar yang harus dimiliki oleh setiap siswa, serta representasi merupakan salah satu komponen penting dan fundamental untuk mengembangkan kemampuan matemats siswa secara umum. Untuk meningkatkan seluruh kemampuan matematis siswa yaitu melalui aktifitas pembelajaran yang hendaknya berpusat pada siswa. Sesuai dengan masalah yang dikemukakan, maka tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbandingan dan peningkatan kemampuan representasi matematis siswa terhadap model pembelajaran CTL dan PBL. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi experiment dengan pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Sampel penelitian dipilih dua kelas dari kelas XI MIPA SMAN 17 Garut tahun ajaran 2017/2018. Kelas eksperimen I yaitu kelas XI MIPA 1 yang mendapatkan model pembelajaran CTL sebanyak 20 siswa, dan kelas eksperimen II yaitu kelas XI MIPA 3 yang mendapatkan model pembelajaran PBL sebanyak 20 siswa. Hasil dari penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan representasi matematis siswa dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran CTL lebih baik dibandingkan dengan siswa yang mendapatkan model pembelajaran PBL. Sementara itu, untuk peningkatan kemampuan representasi matematis siswa yang mendapatkan model pembelajaran Contextual Teaching and Learning berinterpretasi tinggi dan Problem Based Learning berinterpretasi sedang. Serta secara umum sikap siswa terhadap pembelajaran matematika dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Contextual Teaching and Learning dan Problem Based Learning masing-masing berinterpretasi baik.
Evaluation of Endogeneity of Money Supply under Inflation Targeting Implementation in Turkey
Authors: DEMİREL Baki
Published: September 2018

This study aimed to question how successful the CBRT could be in the process of determining the money supply by acting in all these motivational conditions. To achieve this aim M3 as a proxy variable to the money supply, the banking sector loan volume as a proxy for the money demand has been dealt with. The study tested the causality relationship between variables using the Granger Causality Test and Error Correction Model. According to the results of the Granger Causality Test, in the long run, the direction of causality between the money supply and credit expansion is straightforward from the money supply to the credit extension. According to the findings of the Error Correction Model, there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between money supply and credit expansion in the short term. Credit expansion increases money supply.
n. 178 (15): Dor On Line
Authors: Barboni Paulo
Published: October 2018

Edição de Maio de 2015 - Ano 15 - Número 178

Leitores de nosso boletim Dor On Line, a edição de maio de 2015 traz um editorial sobre a homeopatia e a dor. Na seção Divulgação Científica, trazemos alertas sobre a dor em bebês com diagnóstico por imagem; a dor e demência em pacientes internados; estudos sobre um produto natural derivado de fungos e a dor na osteoartrite; e o uso de opioides na dor crônica e uma nova tecnologia para o tratamento da dor por estimulação elétrica. Na seção Ciência e Tecnologia, trazemos alertas sobre o veneno da aranha armadeira, o placeboloma, a analgesia da N-acetil cisteína, evidencias de que a estimulação in vivo de queratinócitos basta para induzir nocicepção, e o tratamento da neuropatia por estreptozotocina por células mesenquimais. Boa leitura!

EDITORIAL DO MÊS

Homeopatia, Dor e o Conselho de Pesquisa Médica e Saúde Nacional da Austrália

Paulo Gustavo Barboni Dantas Nascimento, Camila Alves Areda

Divulgação Científica

1. Estudo com ressonância magnética revela que os bebês sentem dores como os adultos. Pesquisadores destacam a importância do tratamento adequado para o alívio da dor em bebês

Andressa Daiane de Carvalho Zaparolli

2. Dor, agitação e comportamentos problemas em pessoas com demência internados em leitos hospitalares gerais: um estudo de coorte longitudinal. Dor e sintomas da demência: uma melhor perspectiva de avaliação e controle da dor

Thatiane Sandielen Lima Soares

3. Cordycepin usado como mediadores inflamatórios na osteoartrite. Fungo conhecido como de outro planeta para tratar inflamação e dor

Ieda Regina dos Santos

4. As taxas de uso indevido de opioides, abuso e dependência em dor crônica. Uma revisão sistemática e síntese de dados

Sarah Lima Carneiro de Sousa

5. Empresa brasileira desenvolve equipamentos portáteis para tratamento da dor. Estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea para a dismenorreia/dor abdominal e recuperação de atletas

Maria Clotilde Rossetti-Ferreira, Paulo Gustavo Barboni Dantas Nascimento

Ciência e Tecnologia

6. Uso de fração de veneno de aranha possui efeito antinociceptivo. Veneno da aranha armadeira pode ser útil no alívio de sintomas de dores neuropáticas

Anne Karoline Schreiber

7. Genética e o efeito placebo: o placeboma. Evidências revelam que variações genéticas nas vias de neurotransmissores do cérebro modificam o efeito placebo

Andressa Daiane de Carvalho Zaparolli

8. N-acetil cisteína pode promover analgesia em humanos. Uma nova perspectiva clínica

Rangel Leal Silva

9. Estimulação de queratinócitos selecionados é o suficiente para nocicepção. Queratinócitos com TRPV1 ativos, ao serem estimulados provocam nocicepção

Ana Carolina Alves M de Moura

10. Células-tronco mesenquimais e a neuropatia periférica diabética. Avaliação do efeito do transplante de células-tronco no tratamento da neuropatia

Amanda de Araujo Fonseca
n. 193 (17): Dor On Line
Authors: Barboni Paulo
Published: October 2018

Edição de Agosto de 2016 - Ano 17 - Número 193

Caros leitores, o projeto Dor On Line completa este mês 17 anos de sua jornada de divulgação científica na área do estudo da dor. Neste momento, ainda sobre a auspiciosa sombra de nosso editor-chefe, trazemos a vocês um editorial autoral, fruto direto do próprio DOL e que é uma avaliação da atuação do boletim enquanto veículo de divulgação científica. Na seção de Divulgação Científica, temos alertas tratando do risco de osteoartrite e corridas; dor crônica na adolescência e transtornos mentais; o pó neural; o papel do placebo no tratamento da dor crônica; o uso racional de opioides; e uma história sobre a dor. Na seção de Ciência e Tecnologia temos a participação do canal TRPA1 na dor neuropática trigeminal com participação imune; o papel da neuroliguina 2 na plasticidade GABAérgica; e mais indícios da participação imune da plasticidade da dor crônica neuropática. Boa leitura!

 

EDITORIAL DO MÊS

Boletim Dor On Line - 16 anos: uma revisão retrospectiva, descritiva, quantitativa e qualitativa bibliográfica.

Thayná Moreira Gomes Marra

Paulo Gustavo Barboni Dantas Nascimento

Divulgação Científica

1. Histórico de corridas não está associado ao maior risco de osteoartrite. Corridas x osteoatrite: qual a relação?

Rangel Leal Silva

2. A dor crônica na adolescência e internalização por transtornos de saúde mental: um estudo nacional representativo. A dor crônica na adolescência e seu impacto na vida adulta.

Amanda de Araújo Fonseca

3. Nova tecnologia pode realizar gravações wireless do sistema nervoso periférico. As propriedades do pó neural ultrasônico.

Paulo Gustavo Barboni Dantas Nascimento

4. Placebos: seu papel no tratamento da dor crônica. Eu vou receitar a você este placebo, se você não melhorar, vamos tentar outro mais potente.

Cássia Regina da Silva

5. A outra questão dos opioides. Uso racional de opioides.

Janaína de Andrade Pereira

6. Uma historia dolorosa. Decurso temporal de como o homem lida e interpreta a dor e seus diferentes aspectos.

Mateus Rossato

Ciência e Tecnologia

7. TRPA1 medeia a dor neuropática trigeminal em camundongos favorecido por monócitos/macrófagos. Dano do nervo produz a ativação dos canais TRPA1 em um modelo de dor neuropática trigeminal.

Erika Ivanna Araya Pallarés

8. Neuroligina 2 regula plasticidade GABAérgica espinhal no priming hiperalgésico, um modelo de transição da dor aguda para crônica. Um novo tipo de plasticidade GABAérgica espinhal controlada por neuroligina 2.

Adriele Alves Santos

9. Dor crônica neuropática: Quem é mais importante? Células residentes ou infiltradas? Um redirecionamento do nosso olhar.

Andreza Urba de Quadros
n. 196 (17): Dor On Line
Authors: Barboni Paulo
Published: October 2018

Edição de Novembro de 2016 - Ano 17 - Número 196

 

Prezados leitores de nosso boletim mensal, este mês de novembro trazemos a vocês um editorial sobre distúrbios do sono e a dor em suas inter-relações. Temos em nossos alertas de Divulgação Científica alertas sobre mecanismos celulares da dor em um mamífero muito especial, o papel do acido oleico na inibição da dor em canais iônicos, uma nova proposta para a definição de dor, novos dados epidemiológicos da dor de cabeça pediátrica e da dor crônica associada ao ambiente familiar. Na seção de Ciência e Tecnologia, discutimos a proliferação da micróglia em lesões neuropáticas, um novo tratamento para a dor em pacientes com a síndrome de dor regional complexa tipo 1, um estudo pré-clínico multicêntrico de modelo de dor, e a inibição analgésica da produção de metabólitos oxidados de ácidos graxos. Boa leitura!

 

Editorial

Dor e distúrbios do sono - uma relação recíproca

Francisco Fábio Bezerra de Oliveira

 

Divulgação Científica

1. Rato toupeira do deserto inflama, mas não arde. Enzima com menor função não sensibiliza neurônios para estímulos de calor.

Paulo Gustavo Barboni Dantas Nascimento

2. Controle da dor e coceira através da inibição do canal TRPV1 por um ácido graxo ômega-9 de ocorrência natural. Dor, coceira e sua regulação por ácidos graxos-omega 9: papel do receptor TRPV1

Cássia Regina da Silva

3. Atualização da definição de dor. Novo conceito para definir o que é dor.

Francisco Fábio Bezerra de Oliveira

4. Aumento na admissão hospitalar de crianças com dores de cabeça preocupa pesquisadores. Estas dores podem estar sendo tratadas inadequadamente.

Rafael Poloni

5. Dor crônica associada ao ambiente familiar. Os fatores genéticos e o ambiente compartilhado com o núcleo familiar, irmãos ou cônjuge, podem determinar o risco de dor crônica.

 

Ciência e Tecnologia

6. A proliferação microglial de células residentes é importante para a hipersensibilidade após lesão de nervos periféricos. A proliferação de micróglias locais é a única fonte da microgliose espinal.

Miriam das Dores Mendes Fonseca

7. Expor ou proteger? Um estudo controlado de exposição vs tratamento da dor contingente em pacientes com síndrome de dor regional complexa tipo 1.

Ana Carolina Alves M. de Moura

8. Replicação centro cruzada do comportamento de cavar suprimido como medida de desfecho de dor etologicamente relevante no rato. Um estudo prospectivo multicêntrico.

Thatiane Sandielen Lima Soares

9. Inibição da CYP2J aparece como uma boa opção para o tratamento da dor induzida por quimioterápicos. Metabólito da citocromo P450 leva a sensibilização do canal TRPV1.

Larissa Garcia Pinto
n. 211 (18): Dor On Line
Authors: Barboni Paulo
Published: October 2018

Caros leitores, apresentamos a edição de fevereiro do boletim Dor On Line. Nesta edição continuamos com nossos editoriais de quimiocinas e dor, com um texto sobre a CCL21 e sua implicação em quadros dolorosos. Temos, também, em nossa seção de Divulgação Científica alertas tratando de terapia do sono na osteoartrite; endocanabinoides no desenvolvimento infantil; fibromialgia; um estudo clínico de operações ortopédicas; e a individualização do tratamento farmacológico da dor. Em nossa seção de Ciência e Tecnologia temos alertas tratando da memória a curto prazo e o processamento temporal da dor; diferenças entre nociceptores entre espécies; o papel da metformina na dor neuropática; assim como os mecanismos da alodinia mecânica e térmica e nocicepção em infecções bacterianas. Boa leitura!

EDITORIAL DO MÊS

Editorial do mês

Sessão VII - CCL21: sinalizador para uma reação em cadeia de neuroimunidade

Mariane Aparecida da Silva Marques

Marília Pereira da Silva

Paola Costa Carvalho

Mani Indiana Funez

 

Divulgação Científica

1. Terapias comportamentais reduzem a catastrofização da dor. Intervenções psicológicas que visam o sono reduzem a catastrofização da dor em osteoartrite de joelho

Letícia Menezes Rodrigues

2. Influência de endocanabinoides no controle da dor após o nascimento. O desenvolvimento infantil e a plasticidade na modulação endocanabinoide do processamento da dor através do crescimento pós-natal

Marília Pereira da Silva

3. Sente dores por todo corpo durante longos períodos? Cuidado! A fibromialgia afeta cerca de 2,5% da população

Dênis Augusto Sant'Anna dos Reis

4. Cirurgia para descompressão subacromial não é mais efetiva que cirurgia placebo para tratamento da dor no ombro. Estudo questiona a indicação deste tipo de cirurgia para pacientes com dor no ombro

Larissa Garcia Pinto

5. Tratamento para dor feito “sobre medida”. Medicamentos com ações individualizadas deverão ser opção de tratamento para a dor no futuro

Larissa Garcia Pinto

6. O papel diferencial de regiões cerebrais na dimensão temporal da dor na memória de curto prazo. Processamento cerebral da dimensão temporal de dor aguda na memória de curto prazo

Thaise Loyanne Felix Dias

7. Diferenças de nociceptores entre roedores e humanos. Correlação entre camundongos e humanos

Mateus Fortes Rossato

8. Dois coelhos com uma cajadada: como metformina pode controlar os niveis glicemicos e a neuropatia diabética. AMPK regula negativamente TRPA1 em neurônios sensorias primários

Rangel Leal Silva

9. Desvendando os caminhos da dor neuropática. Diferenças entre os mecanismos envolvidos na alodinia mecânica e ao frio

Andreza Urba de Quadros

10. QX-314 bloqueia a nocicepção induzida por bactérias vivas resistentes à meticilina. Staphylococcus aureus induz nocicepção por meio de toxinas formadoras de poro e ativação de TRPV1 neuronal que é silenciada por QX-314

Miriam das Dores Mendes Fonseca
n. 213 (18): Dor On Line
Authors: Barboni Paulo
Published: October 2018

O objetivo do nosso site é falar sobre dor: divulgar ciência e tecnologia em uma linguagem fácil e, ao mesmo tempo, de conteúdo científico concreto. E para que não esqueçamos nossas raízes, o DOL traz este mês um editorial muito especial: definições, história e teorias do processamento da dor. Um texto que certamente vale a pena ser lido! Além disso, temos alertas na seção de Divulgação Científica tratando de neuropática diabética; estudos sobre a subjetividade da dor; cefaleias em salvas; neuralgia pós-herpética e o tratamento da osteoartrite. Na seção de Ciência e Tecnologia, trazemos alertas sobre o tratamento da dor quimioterápica; alteração cognitiva na dor neuropática; aversão à dor e ansiedade; novos fármacos para o receptor opioide kappa; e o papel de canais TRP na dor térmica. Boa leitura!

EDITORIAL DO MÊS

Editorial do mês

Definições, história e teorias do processamento da dor

Andreza Urba de Quadros

 

Divulgação Científica

1. Mais uma peça no quebra-cabeça auxilia na compreensão do porquê nem todos sentem dor neuropática diabética. Variantes raras do Nav 1.7

Thaise Loyanne Felix Dias

2- O conhecimento prévio da aplicação de um estímulo doloroso pode influenciar a sensação dolorosa? Experiência subjetiva medeia respostas autonômicas

Eliane Vieira Rosa

3. Cefaleia em Salvas. Distúrbio raro que ocorre globalmente em 0,1% da população geral causa uma dor intensa e insuportável

Andressa Daiane de Carvalho Zaparolli

4. Um novo sistema terapêutico para o alívio da neuralgia pós-herpética. Adesivo contra a dor neuropática em pacientes infectados com vírus do Herpes

Alexandre Hashimoto Pereira Lopes

5. Opioides podem não ser a opção mais eficaz para dores nas costas severas e da osteoartrite de joelho e quadril. Novo estudo clínico

Rafael Poloni

6. Uso de fármacos para inibir a dor de tratamentos quimioterápicos. Dor induzida pela quimioterapia é promovida pelo aumento dependente de astrócitos de adenosina quinase na medula espinhal

Alexandre Gomes de Macedo Maganin

7. Alterações cognitivas em um modelo de dor neuropática em ratos: papel da estabilidade de microtúbulos

Francisco Isaac Fernandes Gomes

8. Aversão à dor e o comportamento do tipo ansioso ocorrem em decursos temporais diferentes durante a dor crônica. O aspecto afetivo-emocional da dor amplifica a experiência dolorosa

Erika Ivanna Araya Pallarés

9. Identificação de estabilizadores ativos na estrutura do receptor opioide Kappa. Modificações no resíduo de ligação Y7.35 transforma o equilíbrio dos agonistas

Alexandre Hashimoto Pereira Lopes

10. Um trio de canais TRP e a sensação de calor aguda. Trabalho em Família

Mateus Fortes Rossato
Infecção natural por Platynosomum fastosum em felino doméstico no município de Alegre, Espírito Santo e sucesso no tratamento com praziquantel
Authors: Camatta Campos Nayara , Fassina de Siqueira Daniele , Reisen Perin Lívia , Castro Oliveira Luanna , Ribeiro Campos Diefrey , Vilhena Freire Martins Isabella
Published: October 2018

Platynosomum sp. é um trematódeo encontrado em áreas tropicais e subtropicais e acomete felinos domésticos, sendo a principal via de transmissão a ingestão das lagartixas, contendo as formas infectantes, as metacercárias e parasitando fígado, vesícula biliar e ductos biliares. Na maioria dos animais infectados cursa com a forma assintomática, porém, a severidade da doença está associada com a carga, o tempo e a resposta individual do animal parasitado. O exame coproparasitológico é fundamental para possível diagnóstico, pela visualização de ovos operculados. O estudo tem como objetivo relatar um caso de um felino doméstico naturalmente infectado por Platynosomum fastosum no município de Alegre, Espírito Santo. A felina possuía acesso à rua com hábito de caçar e foi submetida a exame coproparasitológico para estudo epidemiológico de verminoses de gatos do município de Alegre-ES. No exame foi encontrado ovos de P. fastosum por meio da técnica parasitológica de centrífugo-flutuação. Não foram vistas alterações clínicas e no exame ultrassonográfico. A partir disso, foi tratada com praziquantel na dose de 20 mg/kg continuado por 3 dias. O exame coproparasitológico foi repetido uma semana e 10 meses após o tratamento obtendo-se resultados negativos evidenciando o sucesso da terapêutica. Dessa forma, os dados presentes nesse relato buscam atentar para casos de platinossomíases e introduzir os exames coproparasitológicos na rotina.
Identifying and overcoming barriers to healthier lives
Authors: Firestone Riz , Funaki Tevita , Dalhousie Sally , Henry Akarere , Vano Mereaumate , Grey Jacqui , Jull Andrew , Whittaker Robyn , Te Morenga Lisa , Ni Mhurchu Cliona
Published: September 2018

Understanding the key determinants of health from a community perspective is essential to address and improve the health and wellbeing of its members.  This qualitative study aimed to explore and better understand New Zealand-based Pasifika communities’ sociocultural experiences and knowledge of health and wellbeing. Fifty-seven participants were involved in six separate focus groups. Community coordinators co-facilitated and transcribed the discussions and conducted thematic analysis. The findings suggested two overarching themes: (1) ‘Pasifika experiences on poor health and well-being’: were based on sub-themes: (i) ‘recognisable issues’ (e.g., poor diet and lifestyle behaviours); (ii) ‘systemic issues’ that support the perpetual health issues (e.g., lack of knowledge and education) and; (iii) ‘profound issues’ that are often unspoken of and create long-term barriers (e.g., cultural lifestyle and responsibilities).  (2) ‘Hopes and dreams’ to improve health and well-being requires: (i) a family-centric approach to health; (ii) tackling systemic barriers; and (iii) addressing community social justice issues.  This study provides deepened insights on Pasifika communities’ understanding healthier living in the context of their cultural environment and family responsibilities. If we are to develop effective, sustainable programmes that prioritises health and well-being based on the needs of Pasifika communities, the findings from this study highlight their needs as step forward in overcoming barriers to healthier lives.
Health literacy of Pacific mothers in New Zealand is associated with sociodemographic and non-communicable disease risk factors: surveys, focus groups and interviews.
Authors: Sa'uLilo Losi , Tautolo El-Shadan , Egli Victoria , Smith Melody
Published: September 2018

Abstract

Introduction: Pacific people living in New Zealand, suffer from inequitably high rates of non-communicable diseases and their associated risk factors. This disease burden may be compounded by low health literacy levels. The objectives of this research were: (1) measure relationships between health literacy, socio-demographic factors and non-communicable disease risk factors in a large sample of Pacific mothers living in New Zealand and (2) gain in-depth understanding of social and cultural factors contributing to these relationships.

Methods: Logistic regression was employed to investigate health literacy and: acculturation, socioeconomic status, physical activity, education, smoking status, health status, and alcohol consumption. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted with Pacific mothers and interviews with Pacific health professionals adopting the culturally appropriate talanoa, and kakala methods, within the Fonofale framework.

Findings: Associations between low health literacy and age, ethnicity, acculturation, employment, education, smoking status, and alcohol status were shown. Novel findings from the focus groups were: the use and comprehension of health information and what constitutes preferred information and health service delivery modes.

Conclusions: Findings suggest current health related information is not being used to its fullest extent by Pacific mothers. This may be due to underlying socio-demographic factors. This is the first study to examine the factors related to health literacy among Pacific mothers in NZ. Findings should be used to inform future interventions and delivery of public health nutrition messages.
Mental health and wellbeing of Pacific students starting University in New Zealand
Authors: Sopoaga Faafetai , Van der Meer Jacques , Nada-Raja Shyamala , Wilkinson Tim , Jutel Sarah
Published: September 2018

Introduction

Aim : To explore the mental health and factors that impact on the wellbeing of Pacific students in their first year at University.

Methods : Twenty Pacific students who enrolled to study in the Health Sciences First Year at a University in New Zealand in 2015 were randomly selected to participate in this research. Participants were interviewed three times during their first year at University. The Pacific research methodology Talanoa was used for the data collection process. Of the 60 planned interviews, 59 were able to be completed. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and uploaded to NVivo to assist data management. Data was analysed using a thematic approach.

Results

Pacific students reported on their experiences of various stresses during the year. Some stress was related to their own personal expectations and others due to expectations of others. Students experienced a range of emotions and symptoms in response to these stresses. Many had developed skills or effective management strategies to deal with these stresses. For many, resilience contributed to maintaining wellbeing. In addition, families, friends, peers, mentors, supportive staff and targeted Pacific support services played critical roles in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Pacific students in the first year at University.

Conclusion

There is increasing concern worldwide about students’ mental health and wellbeing in higher education. Pacific students felt stressed for many reasons which affected their mental health in the first year at University. Their resilience and other coping skills and connecting to a wide support network enabled them to maintain wellness. Pacific students or those from minority groups are likely to require different and or more support to enable them to adapt to the higher education environment. Strengthening and facilitating access to support networks and culturally relevant services, and increasing connectedness and sense of belonging, are important for Pacific students’ mental health and wellbeing in the tertiary environment.
A Short history of the post-graduate surgical training in Fiji - where to from here?
Authors: Cama Jitoko Kelepi , Nagra Sonal Singh
Published: September 2018

Post-graduate surgical training at the Fiji National University (FNU), previously known as the Fiji School of Medicine) has recently been updated by incorporating elements from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) training curriculum. The revised curriculum maintains strong contextual relevance to the needs and pathologies of the Pacific Island nations.  This paper outlines why the FNU surgical postgraduate training programme should be applauded as a successful programme in the training of surgeons for the region.
On mission of Education: Times of Higher Education
Authors: Liu Yanfei
Published: September 2018

The higher education reform course with the change of time is closely linked. Recalling the road of sixty years development of higher education, higher Jiaoyugaige must clarify the relationship between the development and changes of the era, explore the effect of the development cycle of change, and change their understanding in the mission of times to the development of a reserve force in the transformation steadily forward.
The Political Leadership of Mao Zedong
Authors: Zhang Donia
Published: September 2018

This paper presents an analysis of the former Chinese Communist Party leader Chairman Mao Zedong's political career (reigned 1949-1976), with regards to his success and failures. Mao was one of the most prominent Communist theoreticians who governed a quarter of humankind for a quarter of a century. His political philosophy, particularly his Method of Leadership, focusing on the "masses" is discussed here. The analytical arguments are centered on three phases of his leadership: the rise, the apex, and the fall. In the first phase, the paper attributes his victory before 1949 to his profound understanding of Chinese peasants. In the second phase, it elaborates on his successful method of leadership in the early 1950s. And in the third and last phase, it criticizes his disastrous political movements, particularly the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. The study hopes to offer an objective and a balanced view of Chairman Mao, who had a complex personality and was a highly controversial figure in human history. The article also wishes to help readers gain a better understanding of China's top leader in recent history, and how China came to be what it is today.
РАЗВИТИЕ ВНЕШНЕТОРГОВОГО ОБОРОТА В РЕГИОНАХ СЕВЕРОКАВКАЗСКОГО ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОГО ОКРУГА
Authors: Селимханов Заурбек Асламбекович , Алклычев Алклыч Магомедович
Published: October 2018

Цель работы. Исследовать региональные особенности развития внешнеторгового оборота в регионах СКФО. Для этого необходимо решить следующие задачи: раскрыть структуру валового внутреннего продукта для установления степени его эффективности в удовлетворении потребностей общества, установить удельный вес каждого элемента структур ВВП, проанализировать влияние каждого составляющего на общий объем валового внутреннего продукта и определить пути решения проблемы несоответствия выпускаемой продукции потребностям граждан и организациям. Метод. В исследовании поставленной проблемы применены методы теоретического и эмпирического исследования, использован метод анализа для исследования структуры внешнеторгового оборота регионов. Результаты. Результаты проведенного исследования могут быть использованы в дополнении к современным теоретическим разработкам по исследованию процессов развития внешнеторгового оборота в регионах Северокавказского федерального округа. Структурный анализ внешнеэкономической деятельности регионов СКФО, связанных историческими, экономическими и географическими связями, позволил выявить проблемы влияния импорта на экономику округа и на этой основе предложить алгоритм действий по структурированию ВРП и формированию методики определения влияния внешнеторгового оборота на экономику, который применим к реальной ситуации, складывающейся в регионах Северного Кавказа. Выводы. В этих регионах сложилась обстановка, при которой расходы, возникающие в связи с растущим импортом готовых товаров промышленного и сельскохозяйственного назначения, не покрываются за счет экспорта добываемого в стране сырья. Аналогичная ситуация во внешнеторговом обороте является закономерной в экономически развивающихся странах, при этом надо отметить, что, несмотря на то, что Российская Федерация является страной экспорто ориентированной, Северокавказские регионы, входящие в ее состав, являются импорто зависимыми, и средства от экспорта углеводородного сырья не направляются в эти регионы для повышения экспортного потенциала.
Edukasi Pemilihan Obat dalam Swamedikasi Penyakit Flu dan Batuk pada Anak
Authors: Saryanti Dwi , Anggraini Truly Dian
Published: October 2018

Prevalensi penyakit ringan misalnya batuk dan flu cukup tinggi di daerah tersebut karena perubahan cuaca lingkungan terutama pada anak-anak. Jumlah anak-anak di wilayah RW 04 Padokan, Sawahan, Ngemplak, Boyolali cukup tinggi. Mudahnya akses pelayanan kefarmasian di sekitar daerah tersebut sangat memungkinkan untuk melakukan swamedikasi bagi masyarakat. Pelaksanaan swamedikasi harus didukung pengetahuan dan kesadaran dari masyarakat. Sasaran kegiatan yaitu warga di lingkungan RW 04 Desa Sawahan. Metode yang digunakan yaitu dengan memberikan kuisioner dan penyuluhan. Kuisioner diberikan 1 hari sebelum pelaksanaan kegiatan dan 1 hari setelah pelaksanaan kegiatan kepada 20 responden perwakilan tiap RT. Hasil kuisioner digunakan untuk mengetahui menilai pemahaman masyarakat tentang swamedikasi dan sebagai indikator keberhasilan dari kegiatan. Penyuluhan disampaikan oleh Dwi Saryanti, S.Farm., M.Sc., Apt dengan tema penggolongan obat dan dilanjutkan Truly Dian Anggraini, S.Farm., M.Sc., Apt dengan tema pemilihan obat dalam pengobatan flu dan batuk pada anak. Hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pemahaman masyarakat mengenai swamedikasi yaitu dari 67,83% menjadi 90,43%. Berdasarkan hasil ini diharapkan masyarakat dapat lebih bijak dalam memilih obat dalam melakukan swamedikasi untuk penyakit flu dan batuk pada anak.
Upaya Pemanfaatan Sumberdaya Pedesaan Berbasis Pengembangan Kelompok Peternak melalui Pengolahan Limbah Kotoran Menjadi Produk Energi Terbarukan dan Produk yang Bermanfaat untuk Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Desa Branjang Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Kiryanto Kiryanto , Chrismianto Deddy , Puskhah Eny
Published: October 2018

Desa Branjang merupakan salah satu Desa/Kelurahan yang ada di Kecamatan Ungaran Barat, Kabupaten Semarang yang mempunyai potensi cukup besar dibidang peternakan, pertanian, perikanan. Potensi bidang peternakan sapi cukup besar dimiliki masyarakat Dusun Truko Desa Branjang dengan jumlah peternak ada 40 orang. Permasalahan yang dihadapi yaitu sampai saat ini kotoran sapi hanya ditumpuk dan dibiarkan begitu saja di pinggir kandang, belum dimanfaatkan untuk menghasilkan produk yang lebih bermanfaat. Tujuan dari kegiatan KKN-PPM ini adalah untuk memanfaatkan limbah kotoran sapi yang melimpah antara lain: untuk membuat instalasi energi terbarukan biogas, pembuatan pupuk kompos dari kotoran sapi. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini oleh Tim KKN-PPM meliputi desain instalasi dan pembuatan instalasi energi terbarukan biogas yang diikuti dengan pelatihan pengopersian dan perawatan; pelatihan/workshop perancangan dan pembuatan pupuk kompos dari kotoran sapi pengemasan dan pemasaran, Luaran program pengabdian ini adalah: (1) instalasi biogas dan produk biogas, (2) pupuk kompos, (3) publikasi, dan (4) artikel ilmiah.
Szkoła jako przestrzeń inkubacji aktywności cyfrowej nauczycieli edukacji wczesnoszkolnej
Authors: Walter Natalia
Published: October 2018

In the paper we argue that school is a space for growing and developing digital activity of early education teachers. Based on an observational study and a literature review, we identified factors affecting such activity, i.e., individual features of teachers (competences, motivation, attitude towards self-development, lowliness, and willingness for change), their competence in handling electronic devices, technical equipment available at school, support from the school community along with clearly stated expectations (that the use of digital media is a must, not an option) and availability of trainings and places for exchanging experience and good practices.
Zostań MovieStarPlanet! – czyli o partycypacji kultury dziecięcej w kulturze cyfrowej
Authors: Dziekońska Joanna
Published: October 2018

This article reflects on the specificity of contemporary children’s participation in digital culture. It comprises study results, whose aim was the reconstruction of children’s culture created by children during internet communication in the MovieStarPlanet service. The communication in the service has been treated as an example of a new dimension of children’s culture and, as such, it is the subject of the present study. The adopted study procedure mainly comprised the netnographic method and revealed many original examples of children’s culture. Among the creations published by children in the service, the following were distinguished, among others, multimedia images (ArtBooks, arts), several short audio-visual pieces, animated photos, stylings (looks) as well as text thematic games published on the forum. The analysis of children’s e-folklore allowed formulating conclusions on the communal and creative functioning of children in a selected web place, a rich variety of themes and types of undertaken communication initiatives and the existence of specific features of children’s language suggesting the existence of the internet aspect of children’s culture.
Czy inwestycje rewitalizacyjne kształtują tożsamość miast?
Authors: Dziworska Krystyna , Górczyńska Anna
Published: October 2018

Rewitalizacja i zarządzanie nią, w przestrzeni miasta, jest procesem złożonym, wymagającym identyfikacji skali i zakresu potrzeb, źródeł finansowania, licznych prac, angażujących różnych partnerów na etapie przygotowania i realizacji projektów. Przywołując współczesne doświadczenia rewitalizacyjne Gdańska, które jest miastem o zmie­niającej się w czasie wieków tożsamości można przyjąć, iż procesy odnowy miast wydają się nie mieć nigdy końca, a ich kierunek i zakres zmienia się.

Hipotezą badawczą pracy jest założenie, iż inwestycje rewitalizacyjne generują liczne korzyści o charakterze ekonomicznym, społecznym, ekologicznym itp., które to, w istotnej mierze, kształtują tożsamość miasta. Tym samym, celem opracowania jest wskazanie roli inwestycji rewitalizacyjnych w procesie budowy tożsamości miasta. Realizując cel badawczy artykułu posłużymy się również przykładami projektów rewitalizacyjnych miastaGdańska.

W postępowaniu badawczym wykorzystano metodę studiów literatury i wnioskowania logicznego oraz analizę studiów przypadków projektów rewitalizacyjnych.
An analysis of logistic processes related to customer service in Würth Ppolska Sp. z o.o. – a case study
Authors: Igielski Michał
Published: October 2018

Changes in the market place new requirements for creating and delivering satisfaction to customers. Customers’ expectations about the quality of the delivered products are also changing. That is why the purpose of this article is to analyze logistic processes for customer service at Würth Polska. This will be preceded by a review of modern definitions of logistics and logistic processes. The paper also describes the results of the present author’s research focusing on the operation of the enterprise in questions and the opinions of customers relating to service quality. The internal materials of the investigated enterprise and the results of the research have shown the need to introduce improvements in the process of delivery of the ordered goods. This is necessary even despite the company’s extensive experience and brand recognition on the market. Therefore, it is also an interesting research question whether similar problems also occur in other companies of this type operating on the Polish market.
The effect of saving format (”%-off” vs. ”amount-off”) on the change of internal reference price: an empirical study
Authors: Hoxha Yllka
Published: October 2018

Recently, price promotion campaigns have been used increasingly in the commercial sector. Since, for marketing specialists, price presentation has a strong impact on consumer perceptions, it is important to organize price promotions that consumers perceive positively. Purpose: The first objective of this study is to examine the effects on the consumer internal reference price of saving formats displayed in %-off as opposed to those expressed as amount-off. The second objective of the paper is to analyse whether the moderating effect of the discount level (low vs. high) and price confidence (low vs. high) will influence the main relationship between saving format and change of internal reference price.

Methodology: In order to achieve the objective of the current research, both primary and secondary data were examined. Secondary data were gathered from reliable sources on price promotion, whereas primary data were collected through a survey. Findings: The results of the empirical research give suggestions to retailers as to which format of price promotion to select in order to diminish or avoid drastic reductions of the consumer internal reference price, considering the discount level and consumer characteristics such as price confidence.
Evaluation of the Volume Measurement Optical Method Suitability for Determining the Relative Compaction of Soils
Authors: Brzeziński Karol , Maślakowski Maciej , Liszewski Paweł
Published: September 2018

The goal of this paper is evaluation of the volume measurement optical method suitability for determining relative compaction of soils. The Structure for Motion technique was utilized in order to achieve the goal by making the three-dimensional models (with Bentley ContextCapture software). Created models were used in volume measurement of the pit-holes. The results were compared with the basic methods: the sand cone test and the water method. The laboratory tests were carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the optical method was tested in similar to operating conditions. Ten holes were made in the soil and the volumes were measured with three different methods. The results were compared and submitted for statistical analysis. Statistical analysis showed the potential of optical method. The second laboratory test focused on repeatability and accuracy of measurement. The volume of the vessel imitating a pit-hole was obtained. The results of the second stage showed that the optical method has better accuracy and lower statistical dispersion compared with sand method. On this basis it can be concluded that optical method of volume measurement has great potential in soil compaction testing.
The Effectiveness Investigation of New Retrofitting Techniques for RC Frame against Progressive Collapse
Authors: Shayanfar MohsenAli , Bigonah Mohammad , Sobhani Danial , Zabihi-Samani Masoud
Published: October 2018

Progressive collapse in a building has caused local and subsequent damage throughout the system to spread and large-scale causes the collapse of the entire building. Progressive collapse is usually due to fire, gas explosion, terrorist attack, vehicle collisions, misplaced design and construction. Therefore, it is necessary to study the iMPact of this phenomenon and rebuild the building against it. Based on this, in this research, we will examine and evaluate practical solutions for reinforcing reinforced concrete frames against progressive collapse. The proposed solutions in this study were the use of reinforcing bars at the top and bottom of the beam, the effect of the layout of the cross section reinforcement for the participation in the chain performance, the use of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) sheet at the bottom and three sides of the beam and the effect of the additional layer of CFRP sheet in the section performance of the beam against progressive collapse. In this study, a 2-story frame is modeled using OpenSees software and retrofitted with the above techniques, and the effectiveness of each of these techniques is evaluated in the final performance. The results show that the best approach to reinforcing the beam is by rebar and CFRP, which has resulted in improved chain performance and the greatest reduction of vertical displacement in the beam.
The Idea of Designing an Amphitheater in the Besh Qardash of Bojnord (Tourist Destination and Recreational Region) with Stretch Fabric Structures
Authors: Ghorbanzadeh Mojgan
Published: October 2018

One of the criteria for sustainable design is "the principle of adaptation to local regions".  In this case, the native, historical, cultural and specific characteristics of the region are considered. This study tried to use an idea of designing an amphitheater in the Besh Qardash of Bojnourd (tourist destination and recreational region) with stretch fabric structures as the contemporary structural systems that have a certain similarity to nomadic tents which along with being in line with the historical and cultural elements of the region, including the historical tomb next to the spring, present a combination of modern and local architecture. This can be a great help to hold ceremonies and cultural events in this location, such as holding traditional wrestling competitions (Ba Chukhe) and horse racing (Turkman horse) in special time of the year. In the following parts, along with introducing the geographical and climatic conditions of the region by examining the technical and executive characteristics of stretch fabric structures, the results will be presented.
Uncertainty Evaluation in Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Bending Statics Problems
Authors: Squarcio Roberto Mauro Félix , Ávila Silva Junior Claudio Roberto
Published: September 2018

The error estimate of an adopted model is one of the main challenges in the quantification of uncertainty and in predictive science. For computational models of complex physical systems, the model error - also known as ‘random process’ or ‘model inadequacy’ - is frequently the major contributor to general predictive uncertainty. In stochastic mechanics, process uncertainties are associated to the material and geometry of the structural elements as well as to the load on the structure and, from the random process, one seeks to quantify the variability of the responses, generally associated to stresses and strains. Uncertainty is dealt with as a multivariate stochastic field where the system properties are modeled through their probability distribution. The Monte Carlo simulation emerges as a traditional model of reliability evaluation in order to solve the stochastic variational problem formulated using finite elements, but, for more complex systems, the computing costs of this model becomes prohibitive. The proposal of the present work is to study, apply, and evaluate the Monte Carlo λ-Neumann simulation model with a numerical methodology and strategy to quantify uncertainty when applied to the traditional Euler-Bernoulli beam bending theory and the Timoshenko bending and rotation theory. MCS N-λ is based on the Neumann series and, for problems to which it was applied, it presented a satisfactory performance regarding a reduction in processing time and also in the non-intrusiveness of the computer program.
Hallazgos endoscópicos en fallecidos por sangrado digestivo alto no variceal por desequilibrio ácido péptico
Authors: García Orozco Lucas , Escalona Rabaza Milagros , Nazario Dollz Ana María , Sánchez Miño Jorge Isaac , Rosero Moreno Enrique Alejandro , Yépez Yerovi Fabián Eduardo , Proaño Ramón Salomón
Published: October 2018

Introducción: La hemorragia digestiva alta es asumida como una emergencia patológica de causas diversas, que deviene en complicaciones fatales con relativa frecuencia.Objetivo: Identificar los hallazgos endoscópicos presentes en pacientes con desenlaces fatales (muerte) por HDA de etiología ácido-páptica, durante 3 años consecutivos.Métodos: Se realizó una investigación descriptiva de serie de casos para valorar los hallazgos endoscópicos en fallecidos por sangrado digestivo alto no variceal por desequilibrio ácido péptico en 25 pacientes egresados de los Servicios de Cuidados Intensivos e Intermedios y de Cirugía General del Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Docente “Saturnino Lora Torres” de Santiago de Cuba, durante el trienio 2012 (enero) - 2015 (diciembre).Resultados: Los ancianos mayores de 66 años resultaron el grupo de edad preponderante y del sexo masculino. Los antecedentes predominantes en la serie estuvieron liderados por el consumo de AINE, antecedente de enfermedad acido-péptica conocida e hipertensión arterial. El diagnóstico más utilizado resultó el clínico endoscópico (56%).Conclusiones: Los procesos ulcerosos duodenales con tamaños inferiores a 2 cm resultaron los más frecuentes y con predominio de la clasificación de Forrest II-b, lo cual expresa por si solo su importancia en cuanto al riesgo de resangrado y de fatales desenlaces, pudiendo servir los datos para futuros estudios similares al relacionar los mismos con resultados de terapias intervencionistas.