bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Medical conditions associated with the use of CT in children and young adults, Great Britain, 1995–2008
Authors: Journy Neige M , McHugh Kieran , Harbron Richard W , Pearce Mark S , Berrington De Gonzalez Amy
Published: October 2016

Objective:

To describe the medical conditions associated with the use of CT in children or young adults with no previous cancer diagnosis.

Methods:

Radiologist reports for scans performed in 1995–2008 in non-cancer patients less than 22 years of age were collected from the radiology information system in 44 hospitals of Great Britain. By semantic search, an automated procedure identified 185 medical conditions within the radiologist reports. Manual validation of a subsample by a paediatric radiologist showed a satisfactory performance of the automatic coding procedure.

Results:

Medical information was extracted for 37,807 scans; 19.5% scans were performed in children less than 5 years old; 52.0% scans were performed in 2000 or after. Trauma, diseases of the nervous (mainly hydrocephalus) or the circulatory system were each mentioned in 25–30% of scans. Hydrocephalus was mentioned in 19% of all scans, 59% of scans repeated ≥5 times in a year, and was the most frequent condition in children less than 5 years of age. Congenital diseases/malformations, disorders of the musculoskeletal system/connective tissues and infectious or respiratory diseases were each mentioned in 5–10% of scans. Suspicionor diagnosis of benign or malignant tumour was identified in 5% of scans.

Conclusion:

This study describes the medical conditions that likely underlie the use of CT in children in Great Britain. It shows that patients with hydrocephalus may receive high cumulative radiation exposures from CT in early life, i.e. at ages when they are most sensitive to radiation.

Advances in knowledge:

The majority of scans were unrelated to cancer suspicion. Repeated scans over time were mainly associated with the management of hydrocephalus.
The effects of an editor serving as one of the reviewers during the peer-review process
Authors: Giordan Marco , Csikasz-Nagy Attila , Collings Andrew M. , Vaggi Federico
Published: October 2016

Background

Publishing in scientific journals is one of the most important ways in which scientists disseminate research to their peers and to the wider public. Pre-publication peer review underpins this process, but peer review is subject to various criticisms and is under pressure from growth in the number of scientific publications.

Methods

Here we examine an element of the editorial process ateLife, in which the Reviewing Editor usually serves as one of the referees, to see what effect this has on decision times, decision type, and the number of citations. We analysed a dataset of 8,905 research submissions toeLifesince June 2012, of which 2,747 were sent for peer review. This subset of 2747 papers was then analysed in detail.  

Results

The Reviewing Editor serving as one of the peer reviewers results in faster decision times on average, with the time to final decision ten days faster for accepted submissions (n=1,405) and five days faster for papers that were rejected after peer review (n=1,099). Moreover, editors acting as reviewers had no effect on whether submissions were accepted or rejected, and a very small (but significant) effect on citation rates.

Conclusions

An important aspect ofeLife’s peer-review process is shown to be effective, given that decision times are faster when the Reviewing Editor serves as a reviewer. Other journals hoping to improve decision times could consider adopting a similar approach.
Case Report: Whole exome sequencing identifies variation c.2308G>A p.E770K in RAG1 associated with B- T- NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency
Authors: Govindaraj Geeta Madathil , Karuthedath Vellarikkal Shamsudheen , Jayarajan Rijith , Ravi Rowmika , Verma Ankit , Chakkiyar Krishnan , Jayakrishnan Machinari Puthenpurayil , Arakkal Riyaz , Raj Revathi , Sivasubbu Sridhar , Scaria Vinod
Published: October 2016

Severe combined immunodeficiency is a large clinically heterogeneous group of disorders caused by a defect in the development of humoral or cellular immune responses. At least 13 genes are known to be involved in the pathophysiology of the disease and the mutation spectrum in SCID have been well documented. The widespread application of whole-exome sequencing based on next-generation sequencing has offered a new opportunity to systematically screen these genes in clinical scales. In this report, we describe the application of whole exome sequencing for arriving at a molecular diagnosis in a child suffering from B- T- NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency. Apart from making the accurate molecular diagnosis, we also add a genetic variation c.2308G>A p.E770K to the compendium of variations associated with the disease.
Improving public finance management in Bulgaria
Authors: Арабаджийски  , Arabadzhiyski Nikolay
Published: October 2016

The purpose of this study is to present legislative amendments aimed at improving the system of public finance management in Bulgaria. Public bodies and public administration agencies authorized to manage public finances are reviewed. The focus of the research are basic laws (repealed and acting) governing the formation of the budget subsystem, construction and operation of the revenue and control subsystems of public finance management in the period from 1991 to 2016. An attempt is made to defend the claim that the legislative changes undertaken during the 25 years of Bulgaria’s democratic development coupled with the adoption of European standards have significantly improved the efficiency of public finance management in Bulgaria.
Management priorities of social and economic development of the russian regions
Authors: Пчела  , Pchela A.
Published: October 2016

The article discusses management priorities of socio-economic development of the regions of Russia in accordance with the Concept «Strategy of socio-economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation». The conclusion is made about the importance of the choice of effective management priorities of socio-economic development of the country regions in implementing the strategy of socio-economic development of its regions.
Development of human potential as a priority direction of public administration in the russian federation
Authors: Орловский  , Orlovskiy A.
Published: October 2016

The article summarizes the nature and content of human potential, some features of development of human potential in the Russian Federation are considered. The positive and negative trends in the development of human potential in Russia are revealed. The importance of development of human potential is substantiated to create competitive innovation economy based on knowledge.
Development of syllogistic teaching in the renaissance
Authors: Лупандин  , Lupandin Vitaliy
Published: October 2016

The article is devoted to one of the logical doctrines of the Renaissance – theory of syllogism, reveals the peculiarities of Aristotle syllogism in the framework of the main logical schools of the Renaissance.
About the essence of public opinion: manipulation vs communication
Authors: Рассолов  , Rassolov Albert
Published: October 2016

The author examines public opinion as a subject of socio-historical process, having multifunctional content and influencing the dynamics of the society. The article shows that in the process of formation and transmission of public opinion there is an interaction (communication) between the parties, which is objectified in certain forms or system «partnership-conflict» depending on the interests of the parties.
Inventory Management Based on Target-Oriented Robust Optimization
Authors: Lim Yun Fong , Wang Chen
Published: October 2016

We propose a target-oriented robust optimization approach to solve a multiproduct, multiperiod inventory management problem subject to ordering capacity constraints. We assume the demand for each product in each period is characterized by an uncertainty set that depends only on a reference value and the bounds of the demand. Our goal is to find an ordering policy that maximizes the sizes of all the uncertainty sets such that all demand realizations from the sets will result in a total cost lower than a prespecified cost target. We prove that a static decision rule is optimal for an approximate formulation of the problem, which significantly reduces the computation burden. By tuning the cost target, the resultant policy can achieve a balance between the expected cost and the associated cost variance. Numerical experiments suggest that although only limited demand information is used, the proposed approach performs comparably to traditional methods based on dynamic programming and stochastic programming. More importantly, our approach significantly outperforms the traditional methods if the latter assume inaccurate demand distributions. We demonstrate the applicability of our approach through two case studies from different industries.

This paper was accepted by Yinyu Ye, optimization.
Callable Contingent Capital: Valuation and Default Risk
Authors: Tian Weidong
Published: October 2016

This paper proposes the use of contingent capital with a call provision, in which the insurer has an option to redeem the contingent capital at any time. I characterize in detail a unique dynamic equilibrium of common stock, subordinated contingent capital, and a senior standard bond under a simple yet sufficient and necessary condition that can be implemented easily. I further show that the issuance of callable contingent capital does not affect the default risk of an outstanding senior standard bond. As a result, callable contingent capital provides an alternative design for contingent capital using a prudential capital structure for a bank that is “too big to fail.”

This paper was accepted by Jerome Detemple, finance.
Tests, scans and investigations, 3: blood HbA1C
Authors: Peate Ian , Bennett-Long Lisa
Published: October 2016

There are a number of tests that can be used to diagnose diabetes mellitus. This article focuses on the blood test called HbA1C. The HbA1c test is the most common test that provides an indication of the patient's blood glucose levels for the previous two to three months. The test measures the amount of glucose carried by the red blood cells. This article provides the healthcare assistant (HCA) and assistant practitioner (AP) with a brief overview of the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus, signs and symptoms and possible treatment options. There is a discussion of some other tests that may be used, such as a finger prick blood glucose test.

Understanding these issues will provide the HCA and AP with insight into this common blood test, the rationale for the test, preparation of the patient for the test and some insight concerning the results. The overall aim is to ensure that the care provided will be safe, effective and patient-centred.
Intravenous securement devices: An overview
Authors: Jeanes Annette , Martinez-Garcia Gema
Published: October 2016

Intravenous (IV) devices are used frequently in healthcare both in acute and primary care settings. The associated risks of IV cannulation can be reduced by applying a bundle of evidence-based interventions, including line securement. The risks of dislodgement and movement of the IV catheter are reduced by securing the IV catheter. The minimisation of movement of the device reduces the migration of skin microorganisms along the catheter into the vein (extra luminal migration) which reduces the risk of infection. A common stabilisation method is to apply tape to stabilise the catheter and then apply an IV dressing. Alternative approaches include suturing the IV line in place, using sutureless or subcutaneous securement devices, and applying tissue adhesive. All approaches have potential advantages and disadvantages and require local evaluation to ensure feasibility and compatibility with other products. Some patient groups such as neonates, infants, and patients with allergies and compromised skin may require alternative products. The addition of effective securement devices may increase costs, and a cost-benefit assessment prior to implementation is suggested.
Accountable care organisations: Reflections on healthcare and public health
Authors: Doyle Yvonne Gabrielle , Gleave Richard , Johnstone Paul
Published: October 2016

The UK and USA are developing new approaches to services provision and placing emphasis on preventive actions in their populations. As part of the 2010 US Affordable Care Act, accountable care organisations (ACOs) take responsibility for defined outcomes to a population and account for patient costs and quality. Few are fully sharing financial risk with government; and successful ACOs know their high-risk populations offset the hospital admissions into lower cost settings. Few ACOs have plans for the comprehensive coverage of populations whose registration or need extend beyond the ACO boundaries. Some reach out to groups demonstrating inequalities and particular success has been shown where a provider commits to community health and adopts a whole population health strategy. Of the 50 new ‘vanguard’ models of care in the English NHS, 42 are seeking forms of integrated care with a geography, particularly between commissioners and providers. Commissioners take a more socio-ecological approach to prevention than a total emphasis on personal behaviour. In the presence of health inequalities, this is likely to yield better outcomes. New relationships, leadership, smart governance and learning between organisations trialling new models must be brought together to bring optimal future benefit to patients and wider populations.
Reflections on hospital medicine and memory
Authors: Levine David
Published: October 2016

The loss of organisational and cultural memory in NHS trusts and the medical profession may underlie some failures to learn lessons, as well as problems of management, professional practice, identities and morale. I discuss these factors in the context of crisis management in the health service and in comparison with other professions. I critique some of the ways in which these problems are currently neglected or misunderstood and offer some alternative ideas for making lasting improvements in organisational and professional practice.
Deaths and the marginal changes in healthcare costs
Authors: Jones Rod
Published: October 2016

Changes in the absolute number of deaths (all-cause mortality) act via their impact on end-of-life care to affect marginal changes in NHS medical admissions, bed occupancy and costs. These effects are poorly understood. A very large and unexpected increase in deaths in 2015 offers the opportunity to explore the reasons for this and previous examples of periods of increased deaths. While the event in 2015 was large it is simply a further example of a long-term series of similar events. An influenza outbreak in early 2015 did make an additional contribution, however deaths had already begun to increase around mid-2014. Interaction between the agent causing the earlier increase in deaths and influenza appear highly likely. The resulting complex short-term trends in death imply that health and social care costs will show far higher volatility than that implied by simple demographic change.
GDF-15 Is Associated with Cancer Incidence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Pavo Noemi , Wurm Raphael , Neuhold Stephanie , Adlbrecht Christopher , Vila Greisa , Strunk Guido , Clodi Martin , Resl Michael , Brath Helmut , Prager Rudolf , Luger Anton , Pacher Richard , Hülsmann Martin
Published: October 2016

BACKGROUND

Diabetes has been linked epidemiologically to increased cancer incidence and mortality. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is increased in patients with diabetes and has recently been linked to the occurrence of cancer. We investigated whether circulating GDF-15 concentrations can predict the incidence of malignant diseases in a diabetic patient cohort already facing increased risk for cancer.

METHODS

We prospectively enrolled a total of 919 patients with type 2 diabetes and no history of malignant disease, who were clinically followed up for 60 months. GDF-15, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and troponin T were measured at baseline; an additional 4 cardiovascular biomarkers were determined for a subpopulation (n = 259). Study end point was defined as the first diagnosis of any type of cancer during the follow-up period.

RESULTS

During a median follow-up of 60 months, 66 patients (7.2%) were diagnosed with cancer. Baseline circulating GDF-15 concentrations were higher in patients that developed cancer over the follow-up period when compared to cancer-free patients. Increased GDF-15 concentrations were significantly associated with cancer incidence [crude hazard ratio (HR) per 1-IQR (interquartile range) increase 2.13, 95% CI 1.53–2.97, P < 0.001]. This effect persisted after multivariate adjustment with an adjusted HR of 1.86 (95% CI 1.22–2.84; P = 0.004). Among the 4 additionally tested cardiovascular markers in the subpopulation, only troponin T and C-terminal proendothelin-1 showed a significant association with future cancer incidence with unadjusted HRs of 1.71 (95% CI 1.28–2.28, P < 0.001) and 1.68 (95% CI 1.02–2.76, P = 0.042), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

Increased circulating concentrations of GDF-15 are associated with increased cancer incidence in patients with type 2 diabetes.
¿ Formación/deformación del maestro ? Reflexiones y lamentos de dos profesores incrédulos
Authors: Ávila Fernández Alejandro , Holgado Barros Juan A.
Published: October 2016

La base de este trabajo consiste en un estudio analítico, dentro de lo posible, de la formación del maestro-a desde tres elementos fundamentales e interdependientes cuales son el institucional, el curricular y el legislativo. La historia es nuestro principal testigo y la realidad actual corrobora vivencias pasadas y presentes. Sin caer en pesimismos ni derrotismos tratamos de dejar bien reflejada que la formación del maestro-a es a la vez, paradójicamente, deformación y que ambos paradigmas han convivido y conviven en la actualidad.
Lo que implica transformar la universidad en perspectiva decolonizadora
Authors: Téllez Magaldy
Published: October 2016

En este escrito se exponen algunas aproximaciones a la cuestión de la transformación universitaria, desde el vínculo entre universidad y pensamiento decolonizador, asumiendo este vínculo como una dimensión sustancial al abordaje de tal cuestión. Se busca, así, dar respuesta a las siguientes interrogantes: ¿Qué caracteriza la colonización de la universidad y del pensamiento? ¿Qué significa decolonizar el pensamiento y la universidad?, teniendo presente que la «mirada colonial» sigue atravesando la universidad venezolana y, en consecuencia, que preguntas de este tipo tienen que ver con la crisis de racionalidad y de legitimidad que impacta a la universidad y que nos impele a plantear el reto de cómo pensar desde el Sur.
La docencia femenina en la Hispania romana: una infundada conjetura
Authors: Seguí Marco Juan José
Published: October 2016

En Mérida se conserva una bella estela funeraria dedicada a una joven. Durante largos años se impuso la interpretación de que se trataba de la dedicatoria de una maestra a su discípula y, por tanto, de un ejemplo único y revelador de la docencia femenina en Hispania. Aunque tal punto de vista está hoy descartado todavía se viene filtrando en algunos estudios, de forma más o menos explícita, esta falsa creencia. La realidad es que no existen pruebas de que las mujeres, llevado del caso de algunas situaciones asociadas con la formación de los esclavos, desarrollaran una actividad docente en el ámbito educativo romano. Una circunstancia que se perpetuó con el triunfo del cristianismo. Hispania no fue una excepción en el mundo romano.
La ciencia de la educación en Lyon: entre iniciativa de Estado e historia pedagógica local, el injerto de una positividad científica en una tradición espiritualista (1884-1945)
Authors: Mole Frédéric , Robert André , Gautherin Jacqueline
Published: October 2016

El texto busca articular el cuadro político y administrativo que preside la instalación universitaria de la ciencia de la educación en la ciudad de Lyon y la actuación de los principales agentes intelectuales que participan en su construcción: Thamin, Chabot, Bourjade. Analizamos aquí las condiciones de la persistencia de la enseñanza de la ciencia de la educación en Lyon después de los años 1920, mientras desaparecía en la mayor parte de las universidades francesas. ¿Por qué la ciencia de la educación, en Lyon, no se ha visto afectada por el desencanto del proyecto político que, en tiempos de la reforma Ferry, había presidido su institucionalización? Las trayectorias de estos tres profesores, su arraigo en un espiritualismo explícito, su interés por la psicología del niño, la despolitización de sus concepciones les han llevado a desarrollar estrategias intelectuales e institucionales favorables a impulsar una cultura pedagógica capaz de responder a la vez a las exigencias teóricas universitarias y a preocuparse por anclarse en los terrenos profesionales.
La canción escolar en España entre 1900 y 1936. Contribución al estudio histórico de la educación musical
Authors: De La Vega Sestelo Consuelo
Published: October 2016

Este trabajo se centra en el estudio y análisis de canciones infantiles y escolares destinadas a la enseñanza primaria, en España, entre 1900 y 1936, y la formación recibida por los maestros a través de los métodos empleados en la enseñanza de la música en las Escuelas Normales. De forma analítica y comparativa se determinan las características de las composiciones, desde el punto de vista musical y didáctico, y la formación de los maestros para utilizarlas en la escuela. Se obtienen conclusiones que nos acercan al conocimiento detallado de una canción escolar, de sus características, de sus dificultades de aprendizaje, poniéndonos de manifiesto la importancia de estas pequeñas obras en la enseñanza primaria, así como la escasa preparación musical de los maestros para poder utilizarlas.
Movimiento popular y escuela en el franquismo: las ikastolas en Gipuzkoa
Authors: Zabaleta Iñaki , Garmendia Joxe , Murua Cartón Hilario
Published: October 2016

Los modos de lucha y resistencia frente al franquismo presentan una enorme variabilidad y las motivaciones que las activan (políticas, sociales, culturales…) se caracterizan por su gran heterogeneidad. El ámbito educativo cobra una especial significación en Euskal Herria, desde la perspectiva de la cultura vasca y el euskera, con todas sus derivaciones, incluida la identidad nacional. En ese sentido, la hipótesis central de nuestra aportación es que el surgimiento y posterior desarrollo del movimiento de ikastolas, de los años sesenta y setenta, hay que situarlo en un contexto amplio de lucha popular. Este trasciende el terreno puramente escolar para penetrar y activar todo el tejido social vasco, donde se desplegarán múltiples estrategias reactivas y alternativas al modelo educativo franquista. Para ello contextualizaremos el fenómeno en la realidad social, económica, política y educativa del periodo. También contaremos con la documentación existente en archivos y el testimonio directo de significados protagonistas del movimiento popular.
Los sistemas estandarizados de evaluación en Chile: participación de Mario Leyton Soto y Erika Himmel König
Authors: Caiceo Escudero Jaime
Published: October 2016

La evaluación educacional, como ciencia de la educación, comenzó a desarrollarse y a aplicarse en Chile sólo a partir de los sesenta del siglo pasado. En efecto, varios educadores chilenos fueron a doctorarse a Estados Unidos de Norteamérica en esas materias; entre ellos se destacan Mario Leyton y Erika Himmel, quienes se especializaron en currículum y evaluación principalmente, a través de los planteamientos de Tyler y Bloom. Por lo mismo, ambos participaron activamente en la introducción en el país de dos sistemas estandarizados de medición: (1) El sistema de selección para el ingreso a la universidad, creando una prueba estandarizada, la Prueba de Aptitud Académica –paa–, la cual se estableció a partir de 1967 y se mantuvo hasta el 2002 y desde el 2003 a la fecha se cambió a Prueba de Selección Universitaria –psu–; inicialmente la paa contenía sólo las pruebas de aptitud verbal y matemática; posteriormente se agregaron pruebas de conocimientos específicos (en matemática, biología, física, química y ciencias sociales). (2) La medición de los logros educacionales del sistema escolar, tanto en la educación básica como media, a partir de la década del 70 con el denominado inicialmente Programa de Evaluación del Rendimiento Escolar –per– y, posteriormente, con el Sistema de Medición de la Calidad de la Enseñanza –simce–, el cual se aplica desde 1988 hasta hoy, a nivel nacional y en diversos niveles del sistema escolar: cuartos básicos, octavos básicos y segundos medios, especialmente con pruebas de lenguaje y comunicación y matemática. En ambas iniciativas participaron directamente Mario Leyton y Erika Himmel; el primero en puestos claves del Ministerio de Educación y la segunda como académica de la Universidad de Chile y de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Por lo mismo, ambos han sido reconocidos por el Estado con el Premio Nacional de Ciencias de la Educación en el 2009 y 2011, respectivamente.
Entre Berlín (1810) y Fráncfort (1920): de la Universidad Humboldtiana al Freie Jüdische Lehrhaus
Authors: García Farrero Jordi , Vilafranca Manguán Isabel , Vilanou Torrano Conrad
Published: October 2016

En este artículo se revisa el papel de la tradición judía en la cultura del centro de Europa (Mitteleuropa) en el siglo XIX y comienzos del XX. Después de constatar la contribución hebrea a la cultura occidental, se repara en lo que significó la Universidad de Berlín (1810) de cara a la asimilación de los judíos, un proceso que resultó fallido y que dio mucha importancia al papel de la lengua alemana, que se convirtió en una especie de lengua franca (una nueva koiné) que permitía circular libremente y ascender socialmente en los imperios centrales (Segundo Imperio germano e Imperio Austro-húngaro). No en balde, Wilhelm von Humboldt fue un reputado filólogo de modo que la asimilación de los judíos comportaba, además del distanciamiento respecto la sinagoga, el dominio de la lengua alemana y la familiarización con un ideal formativo (Bildung) derivado del neohumanismo alemán que encontró en el modelo universitario berlinés el máximo exponente para el cultivo de las letras y las ciencias. Sin embargo, las manifestaciones antisemitas surgidas a partir de fines del siglo XIX imposibilitaron la asimilación de los judíos que desarrollaron –con Hermann Cohen y Franz Rosenzweig a la cabeza– no sólo una nueva manera de pensar (novedosa porque supuso una ruptura con el idealismo alemán), sino también una nueva concepción de la enseñanza superior que, de acuerdo con los principios del judaísmo, se plasmó en la inauguración, en el otoño de 1920, en Fráncfort, del Freie Jüdische Lehrhaus o Institución Libre de Enseñanza Judía. Por tanto, se abría un nuevo horizonte pedagógico en la formación superior que, enlazando con los elementos del judaísmo, enfatizaba la importancia de la lengua hebrea, la cultura hebrea, la lectura de textos (Torá, Talmud, místicos) y su exégesis. De este modo, el judaísmo propició un nuevo estilo de pensar y de enseñar, preparando un giro lingüístico y hermenéutico que se hizo evidente en los años que siguieron a la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), cuando se agudizó la crisis del modelo educativo humboldtiano, basado en la conjunción del gimnasio y de la universidad, una vía pedagógica que no satisfizo, finalmente, a los judíos europeos que forjaron un discurso pedagógico (Religionspädagogik) ligado al renacimiento neohebraico. La actualidad del tema viene avalada, además, por el ciclo de conferencias que la Goethe Universität de Fráncfort organizó el año 2012 bajo el título genérico de «Jüdisches Denken in Frankfurt: Das Freie Jüdische Lerhaus 1920-1938».
AS CONCEPÇÕES DAS PROFESSORAS DA SALA COMUM SOBRE O ATENDIMENTO EDUCACIONAL ESPECIALIZADO E OS PROCESSOS DE ESCOLARIZAÇÃO DOS ALUNOS COM DEFICIÊNCIA
Authors: Fuck Andréia Heiderscheidt , Cordeiro Aliciene Fusca Machado , Rangel Juliana Testoni dos Santos
Published: October 2016

Este trabalho objetiva apresentar e analisar as concepções das professoras da Sala Comum sobre o Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE) nas Salas de Recursos Multifuncionais (SRM). Para a construção dos dados, utilizou-se a aplicação de questionários a 144 docentes do 1º ao 5º ano da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Joinville e os dados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo de Franco (2012). Os resultados indicam que as professores da Sala Comum, de forma expressiva – 133 (92%) –, acreditam no AEE nas SRM como potencializador de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento. No entanto, essas questões se apresentam mescladas com os desafios que as professoras da Sala Comum vivenciam no cotidiano do trabalho docente e, de forma específica, na relação com os alunos público-alvo da Educação Especial. Evidenciou-se ainda, falta de comunicação entre o professor da Sala Comum e o professor da SRM, já que a troca de informações entre os docentes se dá em uma relação unilateral. Na concepção das docentes da Sala Comum, é a professora especializada que deve encontrar soluções para as diferenças no processo de escolarização dos estudantes que frequentam o AEE. Conclui-se que é necessário maior diálogo entre os profissionais envolvidos neste processo, assim como maior entendimento das funções do próprio professor especializado.
DEVELOPING AN INTUITIVE AND PROBABILISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF Α=0.05 AND Α=0.01 STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS
Authors: Türegün Mehmet
Published: October 2016

O objetivo deste artigo é descrever uma abordagem de modelagem para ajudar os alunos a desenvolver uma compreensão conceitual dos níveis de significância estatística por meio de descoberta com base em suas próprias observações quando eles desempenham o papel de detetives de dados. Gostaria de poder promover esta ideia inteligente como minha, mas, na verdade, Eckert (1994) delineou uma atividade similar. Alguns anos mais tarde Roxy Peck demonstrou uma versão ligeiramente diferente dessa atividade em um encontro sobre Métodos Estatísticos Avançados. Tenho utilizado várias versões desta abordagem de modelagem ao longo dos anos em meus vários cursos de estatísticas e pesquisa quantitativa nos níveis de graduação e pós-graduação.
Investigación: Tipificación y tratamiento contable del nuevo derecho real de superficie en el Código Civil y Comercial Unificado de Argentina
Authors: Mancini Andrés Alberto
Published: October 2016

Se describe el marco legal y contable de un derecho inédito previsto en elnuevo Código Civil y Comercial Unificado de Argentina, como es el «DerechoReal de Superficie». En el ámbito jurídico los objetivos del trabajo son:explorar los antecedentes legales del mismo en Latinoamérica y Europa,exponer su marco legal bajo la nueva legislación y sus principales lineamientosconceptuales y contractuales. En el ámbito contable: tipificar lanueva figura bajo las normas contables profesionales, e identificar su reconocimientocontable, medición y revelación en la contabilidad de los actoresinvolucrados, al momento inicial, cierre de ejercicio y extinción del derecho.Para responder a estos objetivos se recolectaron historiales y referenciasactuales de derecho privado en otros países. Se revisaron y analizaron loslineamientos de nuestro anterior Código Civil y Ley de Superficie Forestal,así como el articulado del nuevo Código, sus discusiones parlamentarias yopinión de expertos en la materia. Desde el punto de vista contable se indagaronlas diversas normas profesionales internacionales para poder plasmarel tratamiento contable apropiado. Finalmente se desarrolló una ejemplificaciónpráctica detallada para mayor comprensión del tema.El hallazgo más importante de la investigación se refiere a que su tratamientocontable tiene varias aristas, con un alcance transversal a normasprofesionales de diferente temática (Arrendamientos, Instrumentos Financieros, Propiedades de Inversión). Por otra parte, representa una nuevafigura jurídica más dinámica y flexible en el ámbito de los derechos reales,con importantes ventajas económicas en el ámbito del negocio inmobiliario
Divulgación: Los espacios de Co–working como modelo de innovación social: el caso de la Nave Nodriza Co–working
Authors: Martínez Navarrete José Antonio , Sánchez Hernández María Isabel
Published: October 2016

Los espacios co-working han pasado de ser espacios en los que sólo secompartía un escritorio y lugar físico con otros emprendedores, a unanueva forma de innovación social. En ellos los nuevos emprendedores nosólo encuentran un espacio físico para trabajar a buen precio, sino quetambién podrán encontrar servicios especializados a un coste asumiblepara sus incipientes empresas. Los espacios co-working brindan a losemprendedores las herramientas necesarias para poner en marcha unaidea de negocio, por lo que su objetivo es claro: apoyar a jóvenes empresariosa que su negocio supere las dificultades iniciales y se pueda establecerdefinitivamente en el entramado empresarial de la región.El principal objetivo que nos hemos marcado a la hora de realizar estetrabajo se centra en visibilizar la labor que se lleva a cabo con emprendedoresrurales en el primer centro co-working rural de España. La NaveNodriza Co–working se encuentra en Villanueva de la Vera, una pequeñalocalidad de 2000 habitantes, situada en la provincia de Cáceres (Extremadura);su trabajo se centra en el mundo rural apoyando a emprendedoresque por su actividad tradicional suelen tener problemas para creary consolidar su proyecto empresarial.La metodología utilizada para conocer cómo La Nave Nodriza Co–working desarrolla su trabajo se ha centrado en el análisis de su web y noticias relacionadas con su actividad, a fin de conocer el impacto quetienen para mejorar problemas locales y la calidad de vida de la zona.
Tesis de Posgrado: Programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas y temporalidad social Un análisis del Programa Jefas y Jefes de Hogar Desocupados y su incidencia en el uso del tiempo de la población beneficiaria
Authors: Delfino Andrea
Published: October 2016

La profundización del modelo aperturista a partir de 1991 introdujocambios profundos en la legislación laboral y dio lugar a una nueva generaciónde políticas sociales, las cuales, en el caso argentino, no contemplanla temporalidad social. A partir de esta premisa, el objetivo generalde esta tesis es indagar la incidencia que los programas de transferenciamonetaria condicionada implementados, tienen en moldear el uso deltiempo de los beneficiarios, a través del estudio del caso del ProgramaJefas y Jefes de Hogar Desocupados.Los programas diseñados para hacer frente a la desocupación a partirde los ’90 no resultan inocuos en términos de temporalidad social, ya queintroducen una serie de prescripciones y obligaciones que puede llegar aprofundizar la desestructuración temporal de las poblaciones asistidas. Elreconocimiento de esta situación a través de un estudio en profundidad constituye un aporte significativo, pues introduce una variable habitualmenteignorada y de fuerte incidencia en la aplicación de estos programas.La presente investigación de tipo exploratorio se propone como un estudiode caso único encastrado en la medida en que la indagación empírica secentra en describir y analizar un fenómeno social complejo y contemporáneodentro de su contexto en el mundo social. Al respecto, se indagarála temática en estudio con relación a la etapa final de aplicación del PJJHD(Programa Jefas y Jefes de Hogar Desocupados) en la ciudad de Rosario. Porsu parte, el abordaje metodológico reúne elementos tanto de la metodologíacualitativa como de la cuantitativa, con predominio de esta última.
“It’s the Same World through Different Eyes”: A CLIL Project for EFL Young Learners.
Authors: Korosidou Eleni , Griva Eleni
Published: October 2016

This paper presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a  project entitled "It's the same world through different eyes", which was based on the principles of Content and Language Integrated  Learning (CLIL) approach  and  was piloted with 4th primary school grade students. More specifically, we employed a dual-focused approach, focusing equally on English language and content development. For the purpose of the project, we designed a mini-syllabus with the stories being at the core of the design. The objectives of the project were to: a) develop the students’ skills in EFL, b) develop their sensitivity towards diversity, c)enhance their citizenship awareness. Students were provided with opportunities to express themselves verbally and non-verbally, and participate in a variety of creative activities in a multimodal teaching context. The findings of project evaluation indicated students’ improvement regarding both their receptive and productive skills in the target language, and the development of children’s citizenship awareness and their sensitivity towards diversity.
BIOMASA DE RAÍCES FINAS Y FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO EN BOSQUES PLUVIALES TROPICALES DEL PACÍFICO COLOMBIANO
Authors: Quinto Mosquera Harley , Moreno Hurtado Flavio , Caicedo Moreno Haylin Yineth , Perez Luis May Thelis Yineth Perez Luis
Published: October 2016

Las raíces finas juegan un papel importante en la ecología y dinámica de los bosques tropicales. La biomasa de raíces finas (BRF) está determinada principalmente por las características del suelo (disponibilidad de agua y nutrientes) y es mayor en suelos con menor fertilidad. Para evaluar esta hipótesis se establecieron cinco parcelas permanentes de una hectárea en las localidades de Opogodó (Condoto) y Pacurita (Quibdó), Chocó, Colombia, donde se midió la BRF a 0-10 y 10-20 cm de profundidad, y la fertilidad edáfica (pH, nutrientes y textura), los cuales se relacionaron con la BRF. Ambas localidades presentaron suelos pobres en nutrientes, con mayor contenido de arena, N total y materia orgánica (MO) en Opogodó. La BRF presentó poca relación con la textura y el contenido de nutrientes del suelo, pues solo las correlaciones de la BRF con el pH y el contenido de arcilla fueron significativas. En ambas zonas la BRF disminuyó con la profundidad; los valores encontrados entre 0 - 20 cm de profundidad fueron de 5.91 y 6.28 t ha-1 en Opogodó y Pacurita, respectivamente. El análisis a escala de la región tropical mostró una relación inversa entre el contenido del P disponible y la BRF de los bosques. 
Die Bewertung der Arbeitszufriedenheit
Authors: Pfaff Simon , Kuhn Marc
Published: October 2016

Eine hohe Arbeitszufriedenheit hat – unabhängig vom Grad der Behinderung – nicht nur einen positiven Einfluss auf die Lebensqualität der Beschäftigten, sondern auch eine hohe Bedeutung für den Arbeitgeber. Trotzdem finden sich in der standardisierten Umfrageforschung kaum Arbeiten, die sich systematisch der Zufriedenheit behinderter und nicht-behinderter Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmer widmen. In diesem Beitrag zur Methodenentwicklung und Methodendiskussion entwickeln wir basierend auf verfügbaren Messinstrumenten einen Vorschlag zur Messung der allgemeinen Arbeitszufrie-denheit. Auf der Grundlage einer Befragung in Integrationsfirmen in Baden-Württemberg prüfen wir Aspekte der Reliabilität und Validität des Erhebungsinstruments. Dabei stellen wir fest, dass die resultierende Datenqualität als zufriedenstellend angesehen werden kann.
Medicated structural PVP/PEG composites fabricated using coaxial electrospinning
Authors: Wu Yong-Hui , Yu Deng-Guang , Li Hai-Peng , Wu Xiang-Yang , Li Xiao-Yan
Published: October 2016

A new type of medicated polymeric composite consisting of acyclovir (ACY), polyvinylpyrrolidone K60 (PVP) and polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG) with core-shell structure were prepared by a coaxial electrospinning process. The composites could enhance the dissolution of the poorly water-soluble drug. The shell layers were formed from a spinnable working fluid containing the filament-forming PVP and citric acid while the core parts were prepared from an un-spinnable co-dissolving solution composed of ACY, sodium hydrate and PEG. Scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope observations demonstrated that the composites had a homogeneous linear topography with a slippery surface, a diameter of 670±130 nm, and an obvious core-shell structure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy results demonstrated that the drug and citric acid contained in the core and shell parts were in an amorphous status. In vitro dissolution experiments exhibited that ACY was able to be free within 1 min, and the dissolution media were neutral due to acid-basic action within the core-shell structures. The medicated nanocomposites resulted from a combined usage of hydrophilic polymeric excipients PVP and PEG could provide a new solution to the problem associated with the dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs.
Acceptance Sampling Plans Based on Truncated Lifetime Tests for Transmuted Inverse Rayleigh Distribution
Authors: Al-Omari Amer I.
Published: October 2016

In this paper, we propose acceptance sampling plans for transmuted inverse Rayleigh distribution when the lifetime time is truncated at a predetermined level. We consider various characteristics of the acceptance sampling plans such as confidence levels, acceptance numbers, ratio of the experimental time to such a specified average, minimum requisite sample size to affirm a certain mean lifetime assuming transmuted inverse Rayleigh distribution. The minimum sample size, the operating characteristic function values of the new sampling plans as well as the producer’s risk are obtained and the results are illustrated by examples.
Existence of solutions for Riemann–Liouville multi-valued fractional boundary value problems
Authors: Ahmad Bashir , Ntouyas Sotiris K.
Published: October 2016

In this paper, we study a class of Riemann–Liouville fractional differential inclusions with fractional boundary conditions.
By using standard fixed point theorems, we obtain some new existence results for convex as well as nonconvex multi-valued mappings in an appropriate Banach space.
The obtained results are illustrated by examples.
Economic micro-systems? Non-market and not-only-for-profit economic activities in eco-communities
Authors: Blažek Jan
Published: October 2016

Eco-communities are a potential model for the socio-technological transition to a post-carbon society. The debate over their economic sustainability has, however, been limited. This article aims to enhance the discussion by offering a conceptualization of the economic micro-system created in eco-communities. It uses the economic terms households and firms to discuss two ways in which the community economy is positioned and then goes on to explore the principles behind the non-market (non-monetary) activities of households and the not-only-for-profit activities of firms as the basis of the eco-community economy. It concludes by pointing out that both can operate in parallel, with eco-communities producing non-market capital that can be used to develop not-only-for-profit activities which support the economic sustainability of the projects.
Inertia processes and status quo bias in promoting green change
Authors: Johnsen Svein Åge Kjøs
Published: October 2016

Change can be difficult to achieve, and system inertia may be considered relevant. There is a tendency for dynamic systems to enter into specific states characterized by stabilizing factors. The present work attempts to define inertia processes and explores these with regard to pro-environmental behaviour and decision-making. Inertia processes can be considered both within an organizational context and from the level of the individual, and may involve a number of psychological processes and aspects of the decision-making process. A few suggestions for research are also presented.
Psychosocial job strain as a mediator between physical working conditions and symptoms associated with sick building syndrome
Authors: Rydstedt Leif W.
Published: October 2016

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether psychosocial working conditions may be a mediator between indoor physical working conditions and the type of vague general health symptoms included in the diagnosis of sick building syndrome (SBS). The study was based on survey data from 1505 British white-collar workers from 20 different organizations. A path analysis revealed that there was a significant direct relation between physical working conditions and vague symptoms and also psychosocial job strain (Effort-Reward Imbalance ratio), which in turn also strongly related to the vague symptoms. The findings thus suggested a mediating role between physical working conditions and symptoms for psychosocial job strain. Due to the cross-sectional study design no conclusions on causality can be drawn.
Some remarks on the concept and intellectual history of human dignity
Authors: Palenčár Marián
Published: October 2016

The article looks at general problems associated with the explication of the concept of human dignity, then looks specifically at this in relation to bioethics and suggests possible solutions. The author explores the intellectual history of the concept (Cicero) and responds to the radical criticism that the concept of human dignity is useless and redundant in bioethical discourse (it is ambiguous, lacks cognitive content, is of religious provenance and is incompatible with the modern (Darwinist) scientific image of the world). He argues 1) that the ambiguity and relativity of the concept can be solved by precisely identifying the content and performing a classification analysis and shows that the concept does have cognitive content that is irreducible to other concepts; 2) that the need to elaborate the concept of human dignity is pre-Christian in origin (Cicero) and that the idea of a personal God and the Holy Trinity are not prerequisite to the concept; and 3) that the idea of human dignity as otherness could prevent anthropocentric speciesism and the naturalistic abolition of human self-identity.
Beobachtungen zum Begriff der Moderne
Authors: Knöbl Wolfgang
Published: October 2016

Sociological terms like ›modernization‹, ›modern society‹› ›modernity‹, or ›modernities‹ always run into theoretical problems since they all are - in the words of W. B. Gallie - »essentially contested concepts«. Instead of searching for the essence of all these terms, the humanities and the social sciences rather ought to analyse how they have been used as »Kampfbegriffe«, as conceptual tools designed for promoting one’s own political aims.
Döblins Moderne
Authors: Jelavich Peter
Published: October 2016

Alfred Döblin’s oeuvre may be regarded as an »ideal-type« of modernism, inasmuch as it combines a modernist aesthetic with a critical appreciation of social and technological modernity. Characteristics of this attitude include: the displacement of the autonomous, humanistic self in favor of an individualism sustained by collective forces; a rejection of traditional, elitist literature in favor of popular idioms and the mass media; and a recognition that modern technological and political trends, though harboring totalitarian tendencies, may be harnessed for purposes of individual and collective freedom - provided that one embraces (rather than ironically distances oneself from) the progressive potentials of modernity.
„Annäherung an die Unsterblichkeit“
Authors: Zeller Christoph
Published: October 2016

The trilogy
Psychogramme des Kleinbürgertums: Zur sozialen Satire bei Wilhelm Busch und Loriot
Authors: Wietschorke Jens
Published: October 2016

This article focuses on the satirical and critical look at the petty bourgeoisie in the work of the German humorists Wilhelm Busch and Loriot. It will be shown that the narrative structure of their comical stories is based on the well-known idea of the „return of the repressed“ from Psychoanalytic theory. Thus, Busch and Loriot reveal the structure of the authoritarian personality.