bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CONTENTS OF REGULATION OF MIGRATION RELATIONS IN MODERN LEGAL REGIMES OF UKRAINE
Authors: Nesterenko K. O. , Yastremska N. M.
Published: July 2021

The range of issues directly related to the mechanisms of state regulation of migration relations in modern legal regimes of Ukraine is investigated. Examining the issues related to the mechanisms of state regulation or management, it was found that it is one of the components of the management system, which contains political, social, economic, organizational, legal and other levers of influence of public authorities and management to ensure sustainable development. It was found that the regime of migration relations includes the legal status of citizens of Ukraine, foreigners, internally displaced persons, refugees, stateless persons, each of which is a separate legal regime with its own objectives. All the above categories of persons in the legal regulation of the status of foreign citizens have the principle of equality and equality before the law. However, this does not mean that all categories of foreign nationals who are temporarily, temporarily or permanently residing in the territory of the state have the same rights and have the same responsibilities. When considering the existing mechanisms of state regulation of migration processes, an attempt was made to identify problematic aspects that need to be addressed. In particular, there is a lack of appropriate information support for the implementation of the Concept of State Migration Policy. The generalizations made it possible to find out that the state regulation of migration processes is a purposeful, coordinated activity of state executive bodies and local governments in the implementation of priority areas of migration policy through the development and implementation of certain socio-political, organizational, legal, social, financial and economic, security, information, motivational and control mechanisms. It was found that migration relations are regulated by the norms of state law and are migration-legal relations, and the essence of the established migration-legal regime is nothing but the possibility of achieving legal order in the field of public administration on migration. It is the current legal order that is the defining characteristic and goal of complex administrative and legal regimes.
The Kelayakan Dasar Pengolahan Udang Vannamei (Litopenaeus vannamei) Nobashi Ebi
Authors: Putrisila Anggun , Sipahutar Yuliati H.
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan GMP dan SSOP pada proses pengolahan Nobashi Ebi. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan observasi dan survey, dengan mengikuti secara langsung seluruh proses penerapan GMP dan SSOP mulai dari penerimaan bahan baku hingga pemuatan, dengan melakukan pengujian terhadap mutu (organoleptik, mikrobiologi, antibiotik), pengamatan penerapan rantai dingin, rendemen, dan produktivitas tenaga kerja. Analisa data dilakukan dengan deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa penerapan GMP dan SSOP pengolahan udang vannamei nobashi ebi sudah dilakukan dengan baik sesuai SNI. Penerapan rantai dingin pada PT. Misaja Mitra dilakukan dengan baik dengan suhu bahan baku 4,5°C. Hasil pengujan mutu organoleptik bahan baku dan produk akhir adalah 8, hasil uji mikrobiologi sesuai dengan SNI dan not detected untuk hasil uji antibiotik. Hasil perhitungan rendemen pada pemotongan kepala dan pengupasan kulit rata – rata 66,3% dan 85,9% sesuai dengan standar perusahaan. Hasil pengamatan produktivitas pada proses pemotongan kepala dan pengupasan kulit adalah 31,4 kg/jam/orang dan 10,7 kg/jam/orang, sesuai dengan standar perusahaan. Kelayakan pengolahan nobashi ebi telah dilakukan dengan menerapkan persyaratan dasar dengan baik. Hasil penilaian SKP menunjukkan jumlah penyimpangan yaitu terdapat 2 minor, 1 mayor dengan rating  A (sangat baik).
La proyección de la imagen de Benedicto XVI por parte del diario El País: una reflexión sobre ética periodística a la luz de la ética empresarial
Authors: Minguet-Civera Carola
Published: July 2021

La ética periodística y la ética empresarial tienen más en común de lo que se ha reconocido tradicionalmente. Así, a partir de una muestra del tratamiento informativo realizado por un diario generalista -referente en España- al pontificado de Benedicto XVI, se proponen algunos de los retos a los que debe atender la primera, considerando el examen de las ideas ofrecidas por quienes operan desde la perspectiva de las organizaciones.
The suppressive effect of tamarixetin, isolated from Inula japonica, on degranulation and eicosanoid production in bone marrow-derived mast cells
Authors: Pan Shunli , Lee Eujin , Ju Lee Youn , Jin Meihua , Lee Eunkyung
Published: July 2021

Background: The study aimed to evaluate the inhibitory effect of tamarixetin on the production of inflammatory mediators in immunoglobulin E /antigen-induced mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs).Material and methods: Tamarixetin isolated from Inula japonica was infected into BMMCs. The inhibitory effect of tamarixetin were analyzed by quantifying β-hexosaminidase, eicosanoid generation, intracellular calcium measurement, and Western blot analysis.Results: Tamarixetin effectively decreased degranulation and the eicosanoid generation such as leukotriene C4 and prostaglandin D2 in BMMCs. To elucidate the mechanism involved, we investigated the effect of tamarixetin on the phosphorylation of signal molecules. Tamarixetin inhibited the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt) and its downstream signal molecules including IκB kinase and nuclear factor-κB. Besides, tamarixetin downregulated the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.Conclusion: In summary, tamarixetin inhibits degranulation and eicosanoid generation through the phospholipase Cγ1 as well as Akt pathways. It could be potential for the prevention of allergic inflammatory diseases in BMMCs.
Dust from the Sahara to the American Continent: Health impacts
Authors: Urrutia-Pereira Marilyn , Varanda Rizzo Luciana , Latour Staffeld Patrícia , Chong-Neto Herberto Jose , Viegi Giovanni , Solé Dirceu
Published: July 2021

The Saharan Air Layer is a mass of hot, dry air laden with dust that forms over the Sahara and moves towards the Atlantic Ocean. This air mass contains soil dust particles emitted by the action of winds on the African continent. Between June and August, the large-scale patterns of wind circulation transport dust from the Sahara across the tropical North Atlantic Ocean,affecting parts of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, even some regions of the United States, and the Mediterranean and Southern Europe. Between December and April, wind circulation patterns facilitate dust transportation from the Sahara to the northern parts of South America and the Amazon. This dust transportation a phenomenon of interest to geosciencesand public health because of the potential health impacts of dust dispersion and circulation in the atmosphere. Thus, we assessed the relationship between exposure to Saharan dust (SahD) and its implications for human health in the Americas. We performed a nonsystematic review in the PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and Scielo databases of studies published between 2000 and 2020 in Portuguese, English, French, or Spanish using the search words “Saharan dust,” or “mineral dust,” or “desert dust,” and “human health.” The available direct air pollutants measurements indicate that the pollution level in the cities affected on a constant and prolonged basis is high versus acceptable standards. Further, this review also showed that the negative health effects of SahD are sparsely studied in the Americas.
Time trends in asthma and atopic diseases in North-West part of Croatia—ISAAC Phase III (2013)
Authors: Mrkic Kobal Iva , Munivrana Škvorc Helena , Škvorc Marko , Munivrana Štefanija
Published: July 2021

Aim: The authors conducted two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart with the aim of assessing temporal trends in the prevalence of asthma and atopic diseases in Međimurje County, Northwestern Croatia.Methods: Studies were conducted in children aged 12 years 0 months to 14 years 11 months in 2005 and in 2013; additionally, in adolescents aged 18 years in 2013 according to the international study on asthma and allergies protocol.Results: In the age group 12–14 years, a significant increase in the prevalence of asthma (5.1% vs 8.31%), allergic rhinitis (10.86% vs 16.24%), allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (7.14% vs 10.95%) and atopic dermatitis (5.34% vs 8.12%) was observed. When the age group 12–14 years in 2005 was compared with the age group 18 years in 2013, a significant increase in symptoms of asthma (5.1% vs 11.5%), allergic rhinitis (10.86% vs 19.59%), allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (7.14% vs 14.25%), and atopic dermatitis (5.34% vs 7.69%) was observed.Conclusion: This study shows an increasing trend in Međimurje County in the prevalence of all symptoms associated with atopic diseases: Asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic dermatitis.
Time in Between
Authors: Heller Lora F.
Published: July 2021

Molloy College, a private liberal arts college in New York, founded by the Dominican sisters of Amityville, partnered with PRN (Physicians, Residents, Nurses) Relief International and the Dominican Sisters in Jamaica to organize a twice-annual service trip providing primary care, speech-language pathology, psychiatric-mental health care, and medical/surgical teams in rural and urban Jamaica. During the week-long trips, medical staff and speech pathologists move in teams from clinic to clinic, while mental health professionals, along with midwives and psychiatric nurses, work exclusively with the residents and staff at Homestead Place of Safety in Stony Hill, St. Andrew in the northern outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. The state-operated facility, established as a home away from home, houses girls between the ages of 12 and 18 who experienced neglect or abuse, victimization, and sexual assault, or those in conflict with the law. Music Therapy services were included as part of the mental health team for the first time in October 2016 and provided an outlet for self-expression, an opportunity to foster resilience, a strengthened sense of community, and a supportive response to trauma. In past years, the mental health team found that the girls engaged freely in creative outlets such as art [therapy], and that music was an integral part of their culture and daily routine. Music therapy was therefore recommended to help normalize the therapeutic process, increase engagement, and develop therapeutic rapport.
Adjusting the Pitch
Authors: Parker Deborah , Gentili Dario , Brown Henry , Balducci Alberto
Published: July 2021

The article traces the development of eight years of “Music and Resilience,” a project of international cooperation between a Palestinian NGO in Lebanon and an Italian CBO, with the aim of building music resources with, and for, the refugee communities of Lebanon.

Supported epistemologically by ethnography, sociology, psychology, and community music pedagogy, the paper narrates and analyzes the project's development as a multi-layered, organically orientated response to the specific geopolitical and social context, in which continuous monitoring and evaluation inform the necessary “adjustments” of the project's “pitch.” Using the paradigm of Action Learning within the framework of Theory of Social Change, the authors draw on the experience and research “Music and Resilience” has stimulated, to identify some “cardinal points” relevant to cross-cultural cooperation in general.
A Look Into SPACE
Authors: Banzon Gabrielle Nicole
Published: July 2021

SPACE: A Journal for (Future) Music Therapists to Explore and Express through Songwriting is a resource for music therapy students and professionals developed by the author of this article. Rooted in the personal and non-intrusive means of self-experiential learning, this small, spiral-bound journal is meant to supplement, inspire, and encourage learning and growth. Beginning with a brief introduction of basic chord progressions and song forms, the users then journey through a series of logs from inward to outward exploration and from structured to free songwriting.

This article’s intent is to provide insight into the author’s personal songwriting journey and its influence on the creation of SPACE and to present its contents along with examples of its use in hopes that current and future professionals will benefit from this resource.
Antibody Status, Disease History, and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Patients on Chronic Dialysis
Authors: Cohen Dena E. , Sibbel Scott , Marlowe Gilbert , Bludorn Kelsey , Miller Dawn , Kelley Tara , Connaire Jeffrey , Young Amy , Tentori Francesca , Brunelli Steven M.
Published: July 2021

Significance Statement

Among the general population, infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) robustly protects against subsequent reinfection. Whether this finding extends to patients with ESKD was not previously known. Here, we prospectively studied patients treated with hemodialysis in the United States, and compared SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among patients with and without evidence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection (either baseline antibodies or history of disease). We found that although prior SARS-CoV-2 infection protected against subsequent reinfection, the effect was not as strong as in the general population. This study indicates that prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 provides incomplete protection in patients with ESKD, and argues in favor of prioritizing such patients for vaccination regardless of prior infection status.

Background

Although reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is rare among individuals with few coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk factors, the ability of naturally acquired immunity to prevent reinfection among patients with ESKD is not known.

Methods

This prospective study was conducted among adults with ESKD treated with in-center hemodialysis (ICHD) in the United States. Exposure was ascribed on the basis of the presence or absence of IgG against SARS-CoV-2 at baseline, and separately, a history of documented COVID-19 before study entry. Outcomes were assessed after an infection-free period, and were any SARS-CoV-2 infection (i.e., detected by protocolized PCR tests or during routine clinical surveillance), and clinically manifest COVID-19 (consisting of only the latter).

Results

Of 2337 consented participants who met study inclusion criteria, 9.5% were anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG positive at baseline; 3.6% had a history of COVID-19. Over 6679 patient-months of follow-up, 263 participants had evidence of any SARS-CoV-2 infection, including 141 who had clinically manifest COVID-19. Presence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG (versus its absence) at baseline was associated with lower risk of any SARS-CoV-2 infection (incidence rate ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.32 to 0.95) and clinically manifest COVID-19 0.21 (95% confidence interval, 0.07 to 0.67).

Conclusion

Among patients with ESKD, naturally acquired anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG positivity is associated with a 45% lower risk of subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection, and a 79% lower risk of clinically manifest COVID-19. Because natural immunity is incomplete, patients with ESKD should be prioritized for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, independent of their COVID-19 disease history.
A Comparison of Machine Learning Classifiers for Evaluation of Remarketing Audiences in E-Commerce
Authors: EKELİK Haydar , EMİR Şenol
Published: July 2021

In this study, user data of an e-commerce site operating in Turkey is examined. Users are those who have visited the site before, that is, they are in the remarketing audience pool. The main goal is to make accurate predictions for remarketing and thus offer customized ad packages for new visitors. Visitors are labeled as "Shoppers" and "Non-shoppers" based on their previous visits. The data set is divided into two portions that do not intersect with each other as training and test sets. Three classification models based on artificial neural networks, classification and regression trees (CART), and random forest are built to make predictions and then classification performances of these models are compared.
Dynamic Connectedness between Sector Indices: Evidence from Borsa Istanbul
Authors: EKİNCİ Ramazan , GENÇYÜREK Ahmet Galip
Published: July 2021

The aim of the study is to analyze the shock and volatility spillover between BIST Finance, Industry, Technology, Tourism, Transportation, Food, and Retail-Trade sectors. In this direction, daily data obtained between January 5, 2010, and December 4, 2020, were analyzed using a new method named TVP-VAR Diebold Yılmaz Spillover Index developed by Antonakakis et al. (2019). Our results indicate that the industrial and financial sectors are in the leading position in terms of the shock and volatility spillover, while other sectors generally are in the lagging position.
Dindarlığın Helal Gıda Satın Alma Niyeti Üzerindeki Etkisinde Helal Gıdaya Yönelik Bilgi ve Helal Gıdaya Verilen Önemin Aracılık Rollerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: AVCI İbrahim , KÖROĞLU Ali
Published: July 2021

Bu çalışmada tüketicilerin dindarlığının helal gıda satın alma niyetleri üzerindeki etkisi ve bu ilişkide helal gıdaya yönelik bilgi ve helal gıdaya verilen önemin aracılık rollerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde SPSS, AMOS ve PROCESS programları kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda dindarlığın helal gıda satın alma niyeti üzerindeki etkisinde helal gıdaya yönelik bilgi ve helal gıdaya verilen önemin kısmî aracı etkiye sahip olduğu ve helal gıdaya yönelik bilginin helal gıdaya verilen öneme göre daha fazla aracılık etkisine sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Petrol Fiyatlarının İstihdam Üzerindeki Asimetrik Etkileri: Türkiye Örneğinde NARDL Yaklaşımı Bulguları
Authors: GÜDENOĞLU Erdem
Published: July 2021

Bu çalışmada uluslararası petrol fiyatlarının istihdam üzerindeki etkileri, gelişmekte olan ve petrol ithalatçısı bir ülke olarak Türkiye örnekleminde araştırılmıştır. Petrol fiyatlarının istihdam üzerindeki potansiyel asimetrik etkilerinin dikkate alındığı çalışmada, petrol kullanımı yoğunluğunun görece yüksek olduğu ve dolayısıyla petrol fiyatlarının etkilerinin daha yoğun hissedilmesinin beklendiği sanayi sektörü istihdamına yoğunlaşılmıştır. NARDL yaklaşımından yararlanılan analizde, 2005 Ocak – 2020 Kasım dönemini kapsayan veriler kullanılarak Türkiye’de petrol fiyatlarının sanayi istihdamı üzerindeki etkilerinin asimetrik olduğu bulgularına ulaşılmıştır. Petrol fiyatlarındaki artışların yanı sıra azalışların da sanayi istihdamını negatif etkilediğine dair kanıtları sunan çalışmada asimetrinin kaynağı olarak ise petrol fiyatlarının belirsizliği kanalı öne çıkarılmıştır.
Büyükşehir Belediyelerinin Finansal Performanslarının Gri İlişki Analizi Yöntemiyle Karşılaştırılması
Authors: ÖNCÜ Erdem
Published: July 2021

Sosyal belediyecilik kavramının ortaya çıkışı ile birlikte belediyelerin yetki ve yükümlülükleri artmaktadır. Günümüzde, belediyeler genişletilmiş bütçelere ile nicelik olarak çok fazla sayıda hizmet vermektedirler. Vatandaşlar şeffaf, etkin ve verimli kamu hizmeti talep etmektedirler. Kamu kurumları kaynakları önemsemekte iken kaynakların asıl sağlayıcısı olan vergi ödeyenlerin de beklentileri aynı derecede önemsenmelidir. Bu bağlamda, Türkiye’nin nüfus olarak en büyük beş büyükşehir belediyesinin finansal etkinlikleri gri ilişkisel analiz yöntemi ile araştırılmıştır. Büyükşehir belediyelerinin çoğunluğunda yıllar bazındaki finansal etkinlik eğiliminin pozitif olduğu görülmektedir. Bulgulara göre, Ankara büyükşehir belediyesi finansal performansa bağlı etkinlik puanlamasında en başarılı konumdadır.
Covid Apps v1
Authors: Chiba Asako
Published: July 2021

This page provides codes that are used in "Modeling the effects of contact-tracing apps on the spread of the coronavirus disease: mechanisms, conditions, and efficiency."
Exploration of the Second Time Development of ESP Materials: Classroom Practice and Teachers’ Roles
Authors: Deng Shiping
Published: July 2021

This study investigates teachers’ second time development of ESP materials in the context of ESP curriculum reform in a Chinese university where a newly published series of textbooks are used. Data collected from classroom observations were analyzed to reveal teachers’ practice in the second time development of materials. Semi-structured interviews with ESP teachers were conducted to disclose the hidden agendas of teachers by a thorough thematic analysis. Results show that teachers’ second time development techniques mainly include omitting the “Researching Task” part, supplementing more “critical thinking” tasks, glancing through the “Reading Strategies” and simplifying the interpretation of discipline-related content. More advanced development strategies such as adding more discipline-related knowledge, changing the instructional sequence, reconstructing or creating certain contents are seldom used. The overall second time development practice indicates that teachers would rather simplify the teaching process than make it meaningful. Inability, laziness, the lack of awareness, and fear of making mistakes are the main causes of teachers’ rudimentary development practice. This study then suggests that institutions and teacher educators should offer special programs that can improve teachers’ skills in the second time development of teaching materials, take measures to enhance ESP teachers’ disciplinary/content knowledge, and enforce rigorous management so as to make the second development of ESP materials more effective and thus improve the quality and efficiency of ESP teaching and learning.
Power-oriented and Rapport-oriented Interruptions Among Professional Women in Small Group Conversations
Authors: Subrayan Angelina , Muthusamy Chittra
Published: July 2021

Interruptions in conversations have long been regarded in negative ways and are associated with dominance and power. The purpose of this study is to examine if women in the professional field interrupt each other in casual conversations with the intention to show power or to show rapport. The samples for this study were the verbal utterances and the interview data from the selected three professional women participants. The utterances among the participants were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Goldberg (1990) model for interruptions. Subsequently, Murata’s (1994) and Kennedy and Camden’s (1983) sub-categories for interruption analysis were also applied for a detailed analysis. The linguistic elements that existed within the interaction were examined to find out if the speakers demonstrated power-oriented interruptions (intrusive) or rapport-oriented interruptions (cooperative). The study reveals that the function of interruptions in conversations may not be for the purpose of portraying dominance alone. Interruptions among speakers that are supportive and cooperative, promoted solidarity among speakers. This study is significance to understand that with interruptions, speakers can work out a topic or a conversation together to produce a shared meaning. Interruptions could be power-oriented or rapport-oriented, depending on the functions assumed in the context.
Ikhin Tone and Nasality: Autosegmental Effects
Authors: A. Oladimeji Olaide , T. Opoola Bolanle
Published: July 2021

In generative phonology, tone and nasality are described as suprasegmental phonological units. This implies that their survival depends on the segments on which they are grounded. Thus, when a tone bearing unit or nasality bearing unit disappears, any of these segments also disappears. In autosegmental theory, however, tone or nasality survives after the deletion of segment to which it is attached. This phenomenon is termed ‘stability’ which is the foundation for autosegmental phonological theory. Stability is the survival of tone and nasality after the deletion of segments on which they are grounded. Tone and nasality exhibit stability in Ikhin, a North-Central Edoid language spoken in Edo State, South-South, Nigeria. Previous study on Ikhin dwells mainly on the phonetics of the language. This study, therefore, investigates phonological processes such as vowel elision, glide formation and nasalization with a view to determining the stability or otherwise of tone and nasality. This paper confirms that in Ikhin, any process that involves the removal of a tone bearing unit must relate to stability and relate to the creation of contour tones.  The study further confirms that nasality remains stable even in the absence of segment to which it is linked. Based on available data, it is argued that the deletion of a Tone Bearing Unit (TBU) or a Nasality Bearing Unit (NBU) does not necessarily involve the deletion of tone or nasality. Infact, it usual does not. The study concludes that tone and nasality are independent segments. They are as independent as consonant and vowel.
EFL Learners’ Learning Styles and Self-regulated Learning: Do Gender and Proficiency Level Matter?
Authors: Nikoopour Jahanbakhsh , Khoshroudi Mohammad Shaker
Published: July 2021

The present study attempted to investigate the interdependence of self-regulated learning and language learning styles among three levels of language learners. Their gender and language proficiency level were also taken into consideration to find out the interaction between these variables. To carry out the study, the subject was selected based on the multi-stage sampling procedure. From five universities, 200 EFL learners studying TEFL, Literature, and Translation were randomly selected. Based on their scores on the TOEFL test, the participants were divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. From each level, 30 subjects were randomly selected. The research instruments were used to collect the required data for the study. After analyzing the data, the results showed a significant relationship between the EFL learners’ learning styles and their self-regulation. It was disclosed that the higher the learners’ scores on language learning styles were, the more self-regulated they were. When gender was taken into account as a moderator variable, no significant correlation between language learners’ learning styles and their gender was detected. It was found that both male and female learners were self-regulated in the same way. In addition, EFL learners’ proficiency level significantly made a difference in their self-regulation; however, it did not affect their learning styles.
Implementing Meta-cognitive Learning Strategies to Improve Intertextual Arabic Comprehension Competences: An Intervention Study Among Arabic-speaking Tenth Graders
Authors: Kaskosh Eman , Khateb Asaid
Published: July 2021

Intertextual understanding is a complex cognitive process that involves linguistic and cognitive skills together with the application of appropriate learning strategies, in order to understand the implicit meaning of the text. To foster intertextual skills among the learner as a habit of thinking, the present study made use of meta-cognitive learning strategies, due to their pedagogical benefits demonstrated in previous studies. Based on experimental research, the aim of the study was to examine to what extent the use of meta-cognitive learning strategies (as opposed to traditional methods) will lead to improved intertextual skills among tenth graders, and how it affects the understanding of intertextual texts. An intervention group (n=27) and a control group (n=27) from the same school were instructed during twelve weeks: the intervention group was taught using meta-cognitive strategies, while the control group was taught using classic ones. The findings indicated a significant improvement in the general score of reading comprehension in the intervention group, that involved three of four intertextual skills. The study recommends the usage of meta-cognitive instruction strategies in reading comprehension lessons.
An Ethnographic Approach to Developing Intercultural Awareness: A Case Study of EFL Learners at Najran University
Authors: Algouzi Sami , Elkhiar Atamna
Published: July 2021

The teaching of culture in foreign language classrooms has gained widespread acceptance in today's globalized world. However, the teaching resources and curricula at present in use promote stereotypes and otherization by supplying pupils with a "us vs them" worldview and knowledge. As a result, learners with little or no intercultural experience are unable to effectively communicate in an intercultural environment. The aim of this study is to assist learners in becoming active cultural observers and interpreters, in improving their comprehension of others, in anticipating and dealing with misunderstandings, and in decentring themselves during intercultural encounters. It is a retrospective account of an experiment that explores why and how intercultural awareness can be developed through an ethnographic-based intercultural syllabus at Najran University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thirty two male students participated in the experiment. A pre-and post-tests were used to determine whether or not participants improved their intercultural comprehension. The findings indicate that teaching culture through an ethnographic lens is feasible and worthy of developing learners' intercultural awareness and analytic attitude against culture and intercultural interactions.
Relação entre a leitura de livros e o desempenho acadêmico: análise com discentes de ciências sociais aplicadas
Authors: Mallmann Camila , Nasu Vitor , Domingues Maria José
Published: July 2021

Objetivo: Investigar, de forma geral e comparativa, a relação entre a leitura extracurricular e o desempenho de discentes da área de ciências sociais aplicadas.

Método: Coletaram-se microdados de 338.977 alunos de nove cursos de graduação do Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes (ENADE) de 2018.

Resultados: As análises iniciais mostraram que o curso de graduação está associado significativamente à leitura extracurricular (mensurada pela quantidade de livros lidos que não estão contidos nas referências bibliográficas das disciplinas). Chama-se atenção especial para o curso de contabilidade, cujos estudantes – de forma geral e proporcional aos outros cursos – estão lendo menos. Em adição, os modelos de regressão indicaram relação positiva entre a leitura extracurricular e o desempenho acadêmico. Isso é válido para o desempenho nas provas de componente específico, de formação geral e, consequentemente, para o desempenho geral do discente no ENADE 2018.

Contribuições: Recomenda-se que estudantes de graduação façam leituras além daquelas que constam nos programas das disciplinas, uma vez que os achados sugerem que a leitura extracurricular é relevante para a sua formação geral e específica e que, além disso, pode aprimorar as habilidades de leitura, interpretação de texto e escrita, aspectos fundamentais para se obter sucesso nos cursos de graduação.
Práticas de Contabilidade Gerencial, Cultura Nacional e Imigração: Um Estudo com Pequenos e Médios Empresários Orientais Instalados no Brasil
Authors: Souza Bonfim Isnaldo , Wanderley Cláudio de Araújo
Published: July 2021

Objetivo: Levando em consideração a crescente imigração de orientais, em diversos países inclusive o Brasil, a presente pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar se as práticas e a importância dada a ferramentas de contabilidade gerencial adotadas por pequenos e médios empresários Chineses instalados no Brasil se diferenciam dos Brasileiros.

Método: Foi aplicado um questionário em 131 empresas sendo 68 empresas de empresários Chineses instalados no Brasil e 63 empresas de empresários Brasileiros.

Resultados: Identificou-se que os Brasileiros utilizam com maior frequência e dão mais importância aos grupos de ferramentas de contabilidade gerencial analisados. Sobre a importância dada as ferramentas de contabilidade gerencial os testes das hipóteses foram significativos para todos os quatro grupos: orçamento, avaliação de desempenho, informações para tomadas de decisões e controle e avaliação financeira. Tratando-se de frequência de uso os testes das hipóteses foram significativos em 3 grupos: orçamento, informações para tomadas de decisões e controle e avaliação financeira e não foi significativo para avaliação de desempenho.

Contribuições: A pesquisa contribui para o melhor entendimento sobre a utilização e importância que pequenos e médios empresários dão a contabilidade gerencial no contexto de imigração.
Reflexões sobre a Prática da Pesquisa Crítica em Contabilidade no Brasil
Authors: Homero Junior Paulo Frederico
Published: July 2021

Objetivo: Os objetivos deste artigo são apresentar reflexões sobre os processos que levaram à constituição do meu habitus como pesquisador crítico em contabilidade, discutir os pressupostos da pesquisa crítica, contribuir para a compreensão do funcionamento da comunidade de pesquisadores(as) críticos(as) em contabilidade no Brasil e apontar desafios que essa comunidade enfrenta para estabelecer sua relevância no campo acadêmico brasileiro.
Método: Tendo por base teórica os conceitos de habitus e campo científico, desenvolvo uma narrativa autobiográfica sobre minha trajetória acadêmica, durante a qual tenho buscado desenvolver uma agenda de pesquisas críticas em contabilidade no Brasil.
Resultados: Elenco a rejeição epistemológica ao objetivismo e o comprometimento axiológico com alguma noção de justiça social como características definidoras da pesquisa crítica. Também aponto mecanismos de vigilância que, em minha percepção, contribuem para a manutenção da hegemonia do mainstream na pesquisa contábil brasileira: um acordo tácito pelo qual abordagens interpretativas e críticas limitam-se a temas periféricos no campo; um discurso da (in)competência; e a possibilidade de conversão de capital simbólico em capital econômico. Além disso, discuto algumas fragilidades que identifico na incipiente comunidade de pesquisadores(as) crítico(as) brasileira, tais como a falta de disposição para confrontar o mainstream, a baixa receptividade à crítica de si mesma e a falta de contato prévio com os referenciais teóricos comumente empregados na pesquisa crítica.
Contribuições: O artigo apresenta algumas das estratégias que tenho adotado em minha atuação como pesquisador crítico, e provoca a comunidade brasileira de pesquisadores(as) crítico(as) a reavaliar sua relação com o mainstream da pesquisa contábil.
Common Practices in the Creation of Educational Videos
Authors: I. Scagnoli Norma , Graham-Rent Susan M.
Published: July 2021

Goal: To present an analysis of production and common uses of educational video in online higher education courses.

Method: This research followed a qualitative inquiry approach, and data came from three sources: secondary data from communication logs during faculty training; analysis of 320 videos in business education and their course designs, and literature review.

Results: The use of videos for education, also known as video-lectures, started to be widely used for online and hybrid university classes in the last 10 years. The practice grew with the appearance of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement in the early 2010s, and became normal during the pandemic in 2020, when some classes incorporated the use of mini-lectures together with, or instead of, synchronous online classes. The use of pre-recorded video is not new, but it is definitely a practice for which none or very few instructors received training as they were preparing to become university professors.

Contribution: This article aims to demystify the creation of educational videos by sharing what are common practices in the creation of video-lectures, and how to prepare for a successful “on-camera” experience.
Posibilidades y riesgos de la narrativa en relaciones internacionales y ciencia política
Authors: Ravecca Paulo , Dauphinee Elizabeth
Published: July 2021

El artículo interviene en la conversación internacional sobre las posibilidades y los límites de la escritura narrativa en relaciones internacionales y ciencia política. Concretamente, propone una comparación teórica entre «escritura fortaleza» y «voz narrativa». La primera corresponde al estilo de pensamiento y de escritura dominante en estas disciplinas. En cambio, la voz narrativa constituye una oportunidad para problematizar y aflojar los rasgos más constrictores de aquella. El artículo no propone la adopción generalizada de la escritura narrativa —proyecto inviable e, incluso, indeseable— sino que sugiere que esta última, cuando es exitosa, expande posibilidades para la investigación y la reflexión, habilitando modos menos «bélicos» de construir conocimiento. Las narrativas abren así un espacio de respiración en la academia. Sin embargo, como cualquier forma de trabajo intelectual, la escritura narrativa conlleva riesgos. En lugar de volver sobre los cuestionamientos típicos, ya extensamente contestados en la literatura, el trabajo inicia la exploración de tres riesgos que amenazan con volver a las narrativas otro tipo de escritura fortaleza: el apego a la inocencia, el apego al trauma y la cancelación moralizante de la complejidad.
Critical Remarks on the Question of a “Moscow School of Metaphysics”
Authors: Ermichev A.А.
Published: July 2021

The article analyzes the concept of the “Moscow School of Metaphysics,” an expression proposed by S.L. Frank in 1932 referring to the institutionalization of the initial advancement of Russian thought in the form of a “scientific metaphysics.” S.L. Frank held the rationalism of L.M. Lopatin and the transcendentalism of S.N. Trubetskoy to be the chief methodologies of this movement. S.L. Frank’s institutional identification is judged to be one episode in the search for a general developmental pattern within Russian thought – a movement toward a scientific and systematic philosophy. In his book Russian Philosophy around S.L. Frank. Selected articles (2020) the contemporary investigator of Russian philosophy, G.E. Alyaev turned his attention to the “Moscow School of Metaphysics” as a historical and philosophical concept. Agreeing with Frank, G.E. Alyaev names the alleged participants in the school, excluding V.S. Solovyov considering him a “religious thinker.” Referring to the material in the journal Problems of Philosophy and Psychology and to the speeches of N.Ya. Grot and V.S. Solovyov, the author shows that the philosophical education of Russian society, and in particular of professional philosophers, was not at a level that allowed for the emergence of the school as a scientometric unit. With the final two decades of the nineteenth century in mind, the author prefers to speak not about the school, but about the direction of the philosophical sympathies of Russian educated society toward either positivism or metaphysics. Within the bounds of the latter, there took place a selection of methodological techniques that allowed Russian thought to move toward a scientific metaphysics. The author mentions V.S. Solovyov, with his final articles, as among those who persistently sought the principles of theoretical philosophy. The author also shows that S.L. Frank, who proposed the concept of the “Moscow Metaphysical School,” is far from precise in its application
Election Reform and Women’s Representation: Ranked Choice Voting in the U.S.
Authors: Richie Terrell Cynthia , Lamendola Courtney , Reilly Maura
Published: July 2021

Ranked choice voting first gained a foothold in the U.S. during the Progressive Movement in the 20th century as calls for electoral reforms grew. Ranked choice voting was implemented in many cities across the U.S. in both single- and multi-seat districts. But, by the 1940s it became a victim of its own success, turning the tides of the hegemonic white male leadership in U.S. legislative bodies with the election of women. Since the 1990s, ranked choice voting has once again gained traction in the U.S., this time with the focus on implementing single seat ranked choice voting. This article will build on the existing literature by filling in the gaps on how ranked choice voting—in both forms—has impacted women’s representation both historically and in currently elected bodies in the U.S.
Strategy and Steering in Governance: The Changing Fates of the Argentine Planning Council
Authors: Alves Rolo Rodrigo , Van Assche Kristof , Duineveld Martijn
Published: July 2021

Based on a detailed study of the return of national-level planning in Argentina as embodied by COFEPLAN, the national planning council, we develop a conceptual framework to analyse the possibilities and limits of steering in governance. We lean on the theoretical apparatus of evolutionary governance theory and use the concepts of goal dependency, interdependency, path dependency and material dependency (effects in governance) to analyse the reality effects of strategy (effects of governance). Methodologically, our study relies on archival work and semi-structured interviews with planning scholars and public officials from different levels of government. We show that, although material and discursive reality effects were abundant in the evolution of Argentine planning policies, dependencies and discontinuities undermined both the central steering ambitions of the government and the innovative potential of the new planning schemes. The dramatic history of the Argentine planning system allows us to grasp the nature of dependencies in a new way. Shocks in general undermine long-term perspectives and higher-level planning, but they can also create windows of opportunity. The internal complexity and the persistence of Peronist ideology in Argentina can account for the revivals of national-level planning, in very different ideological contexts, but the recurring shocks, the stubborn difference between rhetoric and reality, the reliance on informality, created a landscape of fragmented governance and often weak institutional capacity. In that landscape, steering through national-level planning becomes a tall order.
Social Inclusion or Gender Equality? Political Discourses on Parental Leave in Finland and Sweden
Authors: Nygård Mikael , Duvander Ann-Zofie
Published: July 2021

During the 2010s, both Finland and Sweden made advancements in their parental leave systems by widening the right to paid parental leave to a greater diversity of family constellations and investing in gender-equal leave distribution through longer leave periods reserved for the father. However, in the latter respect, Sweden has remained more successful than Finland. This article analyses government and political party discourses in Finland and Sweden during the 2010s in pursuit of an explanation to this difference and for understanding how ideas on social inclusion and gender equality have been used to drive, or block, policy reforms in the field of parental leave. The results show that the parental leave discourses have become influenced by ideas on social inclusion and gender equality in both countries, but in somewhat different ways. While gender equality has retained a stronger position in the Swedish discourse and its policy, social inclusion, and notably the rights of same-sex parents, have become more visible in the Finnish. However, the results also show that both ideas have remained contested on a party level, especially by confessional and nationalist-populist parties.
Socially Inclusive Parenting Leaves and Parental Benefit Entitlements: Rethinking Care and Work Binaries
Authors: Doucet Andrea
Published: July 2021

How can parental leave design be more socially inclusive? Should all parents be entitled to parental benefits or only those parents who are eligible based on a particular level of labour market participation? To think through questions of social inclusion in parental leave policy design, particularly issues related to entitlements to benefits, I make three arguments. First, aiming to extend Dobrotić and Blum’s work on entitlements to parental benefits, I argue that ‘mixed systems’ that include both citizenship‐based and employment‐based benefits are just and socially inclusive approaches to parental leaves and citizenship. Second, to build a robust conceptual scaffolding for a ‘mixed’ benefits approach, I argue that that we need to attend to the histories and relationalities of the concepts and conceptual narratives that implicitly or explicitly inform parental leave policies and scholarship. Third, and more broadly, I argue that a metanarrative of care and work binaries underpins most scholarship and public and policy discourses on care work and paid work and on social policies, including parental leave policies. In this article, I outline revisioned conceptual narratives of care and work relationalities, arguing that they can begin to chip away at this metanarrative and that this kind of un‐thinking and rethinking can help us to envi‐ sion parental leave beyond employment policy—as care and work policy. Specifically, I focus on conceptual narratives that combine (1) care and work intra‐connections, (2) ethics of care and justice, and (3) ‘social care,’ ‘caring with,’ transforma‐ tive social protection, and social citizenship. Methodologically and epistemologically, this article is guided by my reading of Margaret Somers’ genealogical and relational approach to concepts, conceptual narratives, and metanarratives, and it is written in a Global North socio‐economic context marked by the COVID‐19 pandemic and 21st century neoliberalism.
TRANSPARÊNCIA E ACESSO À INFORMAÇÃO: UM ESTUDO NOS MUNICÍPIOS DA MICRORREGIÃO DO SERIDÓ OCIDENTAL POTIGUAR
Authors: Batista Tonigel , Aladim Monteiro Ricardo , Rodrigues Chagas Milton Jarbas
Published: July 2021

Atrelada ao surgimento da Lei de Acesso à informação (LAI), de 18 de novembro de 2012, percebe-se um crescimento na busca de informações de domínio público por parte da sociedade, sobretudo com relação à aplicação dos recursos públicos e no intuito de realizar o exercício do controle social. O cumprimento da LAI é, na prática, o exercício da transparência por órgãos e instituições da administração pública, através da disponibilidade de serviços de informação ao alcance da sociedade. O presente artigo objetiva avaliar o nível de transparência dos municípios pertencentes à microrregião do Seridó potiguar, amostra desta pesquisa, utilizando-se do Sistema de Informação ao Cidadão (SIC), com foco no seu funcionamento e tramitação das informações. A pesquisa se classifica como descritiva, de natureza qualitativa e quantitativa. Quanto à técnica utilizada para coleta de dados, utilizou-se de pesquisa documental e de levantamento, por meio de aplicação do questionário Escala Brasil Transparente (EBT 3.0), da CGU. No tocante aos resultados alcançados, com relação a transparência ativa e passiva, identificou-se uma maior preocupação dos gestores dos munícipios de São Fernando e Timbaúba dos Batistas com relação a transparência e o cumprimento da LAI. Os resultados obtidos forneceram subsídios necessários para questionamentos, assim como orientação dos gestores públicos. Conclui-se que é necessária uma melhoria no sentindo de deixar a informação exigidas pela LAI mais acessível a todos os envolvidos no processo, ressaltando que o acesso à informação é uma das mais importantes ferramentas do cidadão exercer a democracia.