bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Examining Human Unipedal Quiet Stance: Characterizing Control through Jerk
Authors: Semak Matthew R. , Schwartz Jeremiah , Heise Gary
Published: January 2020

We investigated the quality of smoothness during human unipedal quiet stance. Smoothness is quantified by the time rate of change of the accelerations, or jerks, associated with the motion of the foot and can be seen as an indicative of how controlled the balance process is. To become more acquainted with this as a quantity, we wanted to establish whether or not it can be modeled as a (stationary) stochastic process and, if so, explore its temporal scaling behavior. Specifically, our study focused on the jerk concerning the center-of-pressure (COP) for each foot. Data were collected via a force plate for individuals attempting to maintain upright posture using one leg (with eyes open). Positive tests for stochasticity allowed us to treat the time series as a stochastic process and, given this, we took the jerk to be proportional to the increment of the force realizations. Detrended fluctuation analysis was the primary tool used to explore the scaling behavior. Results suggest that both the medial-lateral and anterior-posterior components of the jerk display persistent and antipersistent correlations which can be modeled by fractional Gaussian noise over three different temporal scaling regions. Finally, we discussed certain possible implications of these features such as a jerk-based control over the force on the foot’s COP.
A Case of Vaping TCH Oil Leading to Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury: Our Approach to Its Diagnosis, Management, and Recommendations
Authors: Singh Anshika , Tan Qiuxue , Saccone Nicole M. , Lindner David H.
Published: January 2020

Vaping’s popularity has grown exponentially since its introduction to the US market in 2003. Its use has sky-rocketed since the unveiling of the vaping pods in 2017 which may account for the advent of the vaping related illnesses we are now seeing. Substances such as nicotine solution, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil, cannabidiol (CBD) oil, and butane hash oil (BHC) packaged in cartridges available in various flavors and concentrations are aerosolized by the heating of metal coils in the e-cigarette/vaping devices. Cases from all over the country have recently been coming to light in which vaping has led to severe acute pulmonary disease or vaping-associated-pulmonary-injury (VAPI). A vast majority of the presenting patients in the reported cases have required hospitalization and intensive care, needing supplemental oxygen and even endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. 98% of patients present with respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, chest pain, cough, hemoptysis), 81% of patients have gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain), and 100% of patients have constitutional symptoms such as fever, chills, and fatigue/malaise on presentation. Although based on history and clinical presentation it is reasonable to have a high suspicion for VAPI, diagnostic workup to rule out alternative underlying causes such as infection, malignancy, or autoimmune process should be performed before establishing the diagnosis. Computed Tomography (CT) scans of the chest have predominantly shown ground-glass opacity in the lungs, often with areas of lobular or subpleural sparing. Although lung biopsies have been performed on a relatively low number of cases, lung injury patterns so far have shown acute fibrinous pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, or organizing pneumonia, usually bronchiolocentric, and accompanied by bronchiolitis. Treatment plans that have led to clinical improvement in the reported cases center around high-dose systemic steroids, although there are a lack of data regarding the best regimen and the absolute need for corticosteroids. The role of antibiotics appears to be limited once infection has definitively been ruled out. We present the case of a young male who vaped THC oil and developed severe acute pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and showed a remarkable response to high dose steroid therapy with improvement in clinical symptoms and resolution of diffuse ground glass opacity on repeat HRCT scan.
Buckling Instability of Flexible Joint under High Pressure in Solid Rocket Motor
Authors: Chunguang Wang , Guiyang Xu , Jianliang Gong
Published: January 2020

Deflection torque decrease of flexible joint under increasing pressure was normally attributed to the changing shear stress and has not been carefully resolved, which was far from convincing. To systematically investigate the mechanism, the structure characteristics of the flexible joint were analysed under different pressures. It was found that the decrease in deflection torque of the flexible joint was mainly due to the buckling response when it bears the deflection and pressure at the same time. The Riks method was utilized in this paper with the simulation of the buckling process of the flexible joint by ABAQUS. The static Riks method and general method were applied, respectively, to simulate the different pressurization processes at different pre-angles to obtain the rules of swing angle changing with pressure. The spring torque under various pressures was obtained and had a good coherence with the test results. For industrial applications, the concept of container pressure torque and its formula were proposed in this study, which was demonstrated to be of high accuracy. The simulation method and conclusions in this paper will definitely provide the beneficial reference to the design of the flexible joint in high-pressure working environment.
Tuberculosis and Melioidosis at Distinct Sites Occurring Simultaneously
Authors: Tan Seow Yen
Published: January 2020

Rationale. Both tuberculosis and melioidosis are commonly encountered infectious diseases in South East Asia. However, these conditions occur commonly in isolation, cases of coinfection ofMycobacterium tuberculosisandBurkholderia pseudomalleiare rare. These cases report of the isolation of both organisms concomitantly in a single disease site. We report the first case of concomitant infection at distinct noncontiguous sites.Patient Concerns. A 64-year-old man, with chronic alcohol consumption, presented with a month long history of left-sided abdominal pain, as well as significant weight loss and fever prior to the onset of abdominal pain.Diagnosis. Disseminated tuberculosis with pulmonary and gastrointestinal involvement and a splenic abscess due to melioidosis.Interventions. The patient was treated concomitantly for pulmonary and gastrointestinal tuberculosis, as well as a splenic abscess due to melioidosis.Outcomes. The patient is reported to be well, with resolution of symptoms, as well as radiological resolution of the splenic abscess.Lessons. Both melioidosis and tuberculosis can present with a similar clinical picture, and coinfections are rare. Hence, increased awareness among clinicians and microbiologists can help in diagnosing both diseases even when it is not clinically apparent.
Effect of Neuroligin1 and Neurexin1 on the Colonic Motility in a Mouse Model of Neuronal Intestinal Dysplasia
Authors: Wang Dongming , Gao Ni , Zhou Tingting , Zhang Qiangye , Wang Jian , Li Aiwu
Published: January 2020

Aim. To investigate the expressions of neuroligin1 (NL1) and neurexin1 (NX1) in a mouse model of neuronal intestinal dysplasia (Tlx2-/- mice) and to explore their effects on colonic motility. Methods. Immunohistochemistry staining was employed to explore the histological appearances of NL1, NX1, the presynaptic marker of glutamatergic synapses VGLUT1, and the subunit of NMDA receptors of NR1 in the colon of mice with or without Tlx2 mutation. Western blotting and qRT-PCR were performed to detect their relative expressions in the colon. Colonic motility was measured by a glass bead technique. Then, the Tlx2-/- mice were intervened by Huperzine A. Variations on expressions of NL1, NX1, VGLUT1, and NR1 and variations on colonic motility were measured. Additionally, serum concentrations of Glu were measured by ELISA. Results. Immunohistochemistry staining reveals that NL1, NX1, VGLUT1, and NR1 were mainly concentrated in the myenteric plexus of ENS. Compared to those in WT and Tlx2+/- mice, expressions of NL1 and NX1 in colon of Tlx2-/- mice were upregulated with increased VGLUT1 and NR1 abundances and impaired colonic motility (P<0.05). After intervention, the upregulated expressions of NL1 and NX1 were decreased with a correlated reduce of VGLUT1 and NR1 and a recovery of the impaired colonic motility (P<0.05). Variations of serum concentrations of Glu measured by ELISA were in concordance with the variations of glutamatergic synapses and colonic motility (P<0.05). Conclusion. NL1 and NX1 are closely related to the colonic motility through their effects of targeting the formation of glutamatergic synapses and may be involved in the pathogenesis of NID. The variations of serum Glu seem to be a potential and less painful auxiliary measure for colonic motility and NID.
EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE ENERJİ TÜKETİMİNİN CO2 EMİSYONU ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ: SEÇİLMİŞ MENA ÜLKELERİ İÇİN PANEL VERİ ANALİZİ
Authors: YÜCESAN Mesut , YAĞIŞ Onur , TORUN Mustafa
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmada, orta gelir düzeyine
sahip seçilmiş 8 MENA ülkesi; Cezayir, Mısır, İran, Irak, Ürdün, Lübnan, Tunus
ve Türkiye için ekonomik büyüme ve enerji tüketiminin co2 emisyonları
üzerindeki etkisi belirlenmeye çalışılmaktadır. 1988-2014 dönemi yıllık verileri
kullanılarak yatay kesit bağımlılığını göz önünde bulunduran panel veri analizi
yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Serilerin durağanlığı; yatay kesit bağımlılığını
ve ortak faktörleri göz önünde bulunduran ikinci kuşak birim kök testlerinden
Hadri-Kurozumi (2012) testiyle incelenmiştir, eşbütünleşme ilişkisinin varlığı
Westerlung-Edgerton (2007) LM bootstrap testiyle, Eşbütünleşme analizinden
sonra uzun dönem katsayılarını tahmin etmek için AMG (Arttırılmış Ortalama Grup
tahmincisi, Augmented Mean Group estimator) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca  nedensellik ilişkisi Dumitrescu-Hurlin (2012)
testiyle incelenmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda; ekonomik büyüme, enerji tüketimi
ile  co2 emisyonları  arasında 
uzun  dönemli  bir 
ilişki  mevcuttur. Ülkelerin enerji tüketimlerindeki 1 birimlik yüzde artış co2
emisyonlarını 0.56 birim arttırmaktadır. Enerji tüketiminin etkilerinden sonra
ekonomik büyümenin  etkilerine  bakıldığında ekonomik büyümedeki 1 birimlik
artış co2 emisyonunu  -0.90 birim
azaltmaktadır. Böylece enerji tüketiminin co2 emisyonunu artırdığına, ekonomik
büyümenin ise co2 emisyonlarını azalttıkları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. İlaveten enerji tüketiminden
ekonomik büyümeye doğru ve ekonomik büyümeden enerji tüketimine doğru çift
yönlü nedensellik mevcuttur. Co2 emisyonundan ekonomik büyümeye doğru ve
ekonomik büyümeden co2 emisyonuna doğru çift yönlü bir nedensellik bulunmuştur.
İlaveten enerji tüketiminden co2 emisyonuna doğru tek yönlü bir nedensellik
ilişkisinin mevcut olduğu görülmektedir.
Clinician and patient barriers to the recognition of insomnia in family practice: a narrative summary of reported literature analysed using the theoretical domains framework
Authors: Ogeil Rowan P. , Chakraborty Samantha P. , Young Alan C. , Lubman Dan I.
Published: January 2020

Background

Insomnia is a common sleep complaint, with 10% of adults in the general population experiencing insomnia disorder, defined as lasting longer than three months in DSM-5. Up to 50% of patients attending family practice experience insomnia, however despite this, symptoms of insomnia are not often screened for, or discussed within this setting. We aimed to examine barriers to the assessment and diagnosis of insomnia in family practice from both the clinician and patient perspective.

Methods

The present article identified research that has examined barriers to assessing insomnia from the clinician’s and the client’s perspectives following MEDLINE and Google Scholar searches, and then classified these barriers using the theoretical domains framework.

Results

The most common barriers from the clinician’s perspective were related to Knowledge, Skills, and the Environmental Context. From the patient perspective, barriers identified included their Beliefs about the consequences of Insomnia, Social Influences, and Behavioural Regulation of Symptoms.

Conclusions

Utilising this theoretical framework, we discuss options for bridging the gap between the identification and subsequent management of insomnia within the family practice setting. To assist clinicians and those in community health care to overcome the Knowledge and Skills barriers identified, this article provides existing relevant clinical criteria that can be utilised to make a valid diagnosis of insomnia.
Resolving the formidable barrier of oxygen transferring rate (OTR) in ultrahigh-titer bioconversion/biocatalysis by a sealed-oxygen supply biotechnology (SOS)
Authors: Hua Xia , Zhou Xin , Du GenLai , Xu Yong
Published: January 2020

Background

The critical issue in the competitiveness between bioengineering and chemical engineering is the products titer and the volume productivity. The most direct and effective approach usually employs high-density biocatalyst, while the weakened mass transfer and evoked foam problem accompany ultrahigh-density biocatalyst loading and substrate/product titer. In high-density obligate aerobic bioconversion, oxygen as electron acceptor is a speed-limiting step in bioprocesses, but sufficient oxygen supply will lead to the foaming which results in a significant reduction in oxygen utilization and the use of additional defoamers. In this study, we designed a novel sealed-oxygen supply (SOS) biotechnology to resolve the formidable barrier of oxygen transferring rate (OTR), for bio-based fuels and chemical production process.

Results

Based on systemic analysis of whole-cell catalysis in Gluconobacter oxydans, a novel sealed-oxygen supply technology was smartly designed and experimentally performed for biocatalytic oxidation of alcohols, sugars and so on. By a simple operation skill of automatic online supply of oxygen in a sealed stirring tank bioreactor of SOS, OTR barrier and foaming problem was resolved with great ease. We finally obtained ultrahigh-titer products of xylonic acid (XA), 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HPA), and erythrulose at 588.4 g/L, 69.4 g/L, and 364.7 g/L, respectively. Moreover, the volume productivity of three chemical products was improved by 150–250% compared with normal biotechnology. This SOS technology provides a promising approach to promote bioengineering competitiveness and advantages over chemical engineering.

Conclusion

SOS technology was demonstrated as an economic and universally applicable approach to bio-based fuels and chemicals production by whole-cell catalysis. The novel technology greatly promotes the competitiveness of bioengineering for chemical engineering, and provides a promising platform for the green and environmental use of biofuels.
In vitro antifungal resistance profile of Candida strains isolated from Saudi women suffering from vulvovaginitis
Authors: Yassin Mohamed T. , Mostafa Ashraf A. , Al-Askar Abdulaziz A. , Bdeer Rashad
Published: January 2020

Background

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) represents a universal health hazard that contributes to significant morbidity in women. Resistance of Candida to antifungal therapy has been reported as a public health problem. So, the objective of our current study is to detect resistance profile of different candidal strains.

Methods

In this study, isolated Candida strains were identified by conventional methods, confirmed by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing, and phylogenetically analyzed with reference strains in GenBank. Also, sensitivity of different Candida strains to common antifungal agents was evaluated by disc diffusion method.

Results

Candida albicans was identified as the most frequent strain (63%) followed by non-albicans strains, such as C. glabrata (20%), C. tropicalis (13%), and C. krusei (4%). Sensitivity of Candida strains (C. albicans, C. tropicalis and C. glabrata) to commonly used antifungal agents was evaluated through the disc diffusion method. C. glabrata was the most resistant strain and considered to be a multidrug-resistant pathogen, while both, C. albicans and C. tropicalis showed high susceptibility to terbinafine. In contrast, C. albicans showed resistance to fluconazole, clotrimazole, and nystatin, while C. tropicalis, considered as the most sensitive strain, was susceptible to all the antifungal agents tested except nystatin. Terbinafine was the most effective antifungal agent against both C. tropicalis and C. albicans, and hence its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) for C. albicans and C. tropicalis were evaluated. MICs of terbinafine against C. albicans and C. tropicalis were 5 μg/ml and 2.5 μg/ml, while their MFCs were 10 μg/ml and 5 μg/ml, respectively.

Conclusion

The emergence of resistant Candida strains necessitates conduction of the antifungal susceptibility test prior to deciding the medication regime.
Objective Response and Prolonged Disease Control of Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Cabozantinib
Authors: Kroiss Matthias , Megerle Felix , Kurlbaum Max , Zimmermann Sebastian , Wendler Julia , Jimenez Camilo , Lapa Constantin , Quinkler Marcus , Scherf-Clavel Oliver , Habra Mouhammed Amir , Fassnacht Martin
Published: January 2020

Background

Objective response of advanced adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) to mitotane and cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen is only ~20% and early tumor progression is frequent. Previous clinical trials with oral multikinase inhibitors were negative, which has been attributed in part to inadvertent drug interaction with mitotane. Cabozantinib (CABO) is an inhibitor of c-MET, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, AXL, and RET and approved for advanced kidney cancer, liver carcinoma after previous sorafenib, and medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Objective

To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of CABO monotherapy in ACC patients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Three referral centers for ACC (Germany, United States).

Results

Sixteen patients (13 female) with progressive ACC received CABO after previous mitotane in 15/16 and 3 (median, range 0-8) further systemic treatments. Prior CABO therapy, mitotane was discontinued in all patients. Mitotane plasma concentration was <2 mg/L in 7/16 patients and discontinued >12 months in 6 additional patients before CABO use. In 4/5 cases with available plasma samples, CABO concentration was in the expected steady-state range. Adverse events of grade 1/2 and 3 were observed in 13 and 3 patients, respectively, and consistent with the known safety profile of CABO. Best response was partial response in 3, stable disease in 5, and progressive disease in 8 patients. Median progression-free and overall survival was 16 and 58 weeks, respectively.

Conclusion

CABO monotherapy appears to be safe and effective as a monotherapy in advanced ACC after failing prior treatments. Therefore, prospective investigation of CABO in ACC patients is warranted.
Seasonality of Hypoosmolar Hyponatremia in Medical Inpatients – Data from a Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: Kutz Alexander , Ebrahimi Fahim , Sailer Clara O , Wagner Ulrich , Schuetz Philipp , Mueller Beat , Christ-Crain Mirjam
Published: January 2020

Context

Hyponatremia is the most prevalent electrolyte disturbance in hospitalized patients. Previous studies have shown a seasonal variation of profound hyponatremia with higher prevalence during warmer months.

Objective

This study aimed at analyzing the seasonal prevalence and sex- and age-specific differences of hyponatremia in medical inpatients.

Design

Nationwide cohort study from January 2009 and December 2015 using prospective administrative data.

Setting

Medical inpatients.

Patients

Diagnosis of hypoosmolar hyponatremia.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was the monthly alteration in hyponatremia prevalence. Secondary outcomes were the association of outdoor temperature with hyponatremia prevalence and differences among sex and age groups.

Results

Of 2 426 722 medical inpatients, 84 210 were diagnosed with hypoosmolar hyponatremia, of whom 61% (n = 51 262) were female. The highest overall prevalence of hyponatremia was observed in July (4.5%, n = 8976); the lowest in December (2.7%, n = 6530). The overall prevalence of hyponatremia in women compared with men was higher by 58% (odds ratio [OR], 1.58; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.56-1.60). The sex-specific difference was most pronounced in the warmest month of July (mean temperature 20.1°C (OR, 1.76; 95% CI, 1.68-1.84). We observed the strongest association between seasonality and hyponatremia in elderly (>80 years) female inpatients admitted during the month of July (OR, 2.40; 95% CI, 2.20-2.62]).

Conclusion

The prevalence of diagnosed hypoosmolar hyponatremia in medical inpatients increases during summer months with higher outdoor temperature. Elderly female inpatients were most susceptible to the seasonal rise in hyponatremia prevalence.
Awake Craniotomy in a Patient With History of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—A Clinical Dilemma: A Case Report
Authors: Ma Kan , Uejima Jamie L.
Published: January 2020

A 32-year-old man undergoing awake craniotomy for tumor resection was previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—typically a relative contraindication for awake craniotomy. Preoperative neurocognitive assessment and counseling by a neuroanesthesiologist and neuropsychologist were undertaken to characterize his PTSD, identify triggers, and prepare him for the intraoperative events. Dexmedetomidine and remifentanil were used as intraoperative anxiolytics and analgesics. With an emphasis on open communication, the patient tolerated the awake craniotomy without complications. This case highlights the importance of multidisciplinary approach and meticulous perioperative preparation in successfully managing a patient who might otherwise be contraindicated for awake craniotomy.
From isolation to integration. Reflections regarding the recovery process of a patient with schizophrenia treated in the community psychiatry system
Authors: Cichocki Łukasz , Plencler Iga , Cegiel Bogusław
Published: January 2020

Artykuł jest opisem procesu zdrowienia osoby z głębokimi zaburzeniami psychotycznymi, pisanym z perspektywy trzech osób — pacjenta, terapeutki indywidualnej i lekarza prowadzącego. Pacjent opisując swój życiorys skupia się na istotnych czynnikach: zarówno prowadzących do pojawienia się zaburzeń, jak i doświadczeniach prozdrowotnych. Perspektywa lekarza prowadzącego i terapeutki indywidualnej dotyczy w większym stopniu relacji terapeutycznej i przebiegu terapii, z uwzględnieniem głębokości i przewlekłości doświadczanych objawów psychotycznych. Zawiera refleksję nad czynnikami leczącymi, kluczowymi wydarzeniami, decyzjami, które miały wpływ na rozpoczęcie i kontynuację procesu zdrowienia. Proces ten jest osadzony w kontekście systemu leczenia środowiskowego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem roli Środowiskowego Domu Samopomocy. Opisane są zmiany w funkcjonowaniu społecznym pacjenta — podjęcie pracy, poprawy relacji rodzinnych, towarzyskich. Dzięki zaangażowaniu w zajęcia sportowe do zmian dochodzi także w obszarze somatycznym. Na poziomie teoretycznym artykuł odnosi się do koncepcji recovery. Wskazuje korzyści, jakie dla pacjenta i jego otoczenia niesie uruchomienie jego zasobów, odkrycie perspektyw rozwojowych, wejście w relację terapeutyczną opartą na zaufaniu.
Cooperation of a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist - practical issues
Authors: Sterna Władysław , Murawiec Sławomir
Published: January 2020

Łączenie psychoterapii i farmakoterapii dotyczy przynajmniej 1/3 osób korzystających z pomocy psychiatrów i psychoterapeutów. Pomaganie pacjentowi jest skuteczne wtedy, gdy uda się ustanowić triadyczny sojusz terapeutyczny obejmujący pacjenta, psychiatrę i psychoterapeutę. Współpraca w takim zespole wymaga od klinicystów dodatkowych kompetencji. Już na etapie rozważania możliwości wspólnego prowadzenia pacjenta powinni oni nawiązać ze sobą kontakt, aby ustalić możliwości i warunki współpracy. Komunikacja między specjalistami powinna odbywać się od początku leczenia. Ważne jest, aby specjaliści wymieniali się przynajmniej takimi informacjami jak dłuższa nieobecność któregoś z nich, zmiana w podejściu terapeutycznym, istotne zmiany w stanie klinicznym czy ogólne wrażenie każdego z nich na temat reakcji pacjenta na leczenie. Możliwe są również sytuacje, w których nie uda się nawiązać satysfakcjonującej wszystkie strony współpracy. W niniejszym artykule autorzy omówili najważniejsze zasady dotyczące dobrej współpracy między psychiatrą i psychoterapeutą oraz wskazali na czynniki ją promujące. Mogą one być punktem wyjściowym do stworzenia rekomendacji odnośnie do dobrych praktyk w tym zakresie oraz zainicjować dyskusję środowiska na ten temat.
Traces of family experience in the body image – a case study of a young woman
Authors: Kobierecka-Dziamska Anna
Published: January 2020

Celem pracy jest przedstawienie przypadku kobiety z negatywnym obrazem ciała w kontekście jej doświadczeń z rodziny pochodzenia. Autorka prezentuje pogląd, że w obrazie kobiecego ciała można odnaleźć ślady doświadczeń rodzinnych, co znajduje potwierdzenie w przeglądzie literatury przedmiotu.
W oparciu o wywiad, obserwację, kwestionariusze i narzędzia projekcyjne do badania obrazu ciała oraz relacji rodzinnych przeprowadzono analizę fenomenologiczną doświadczania ciała przez młodą kobietę. Posłużono się perspektywą systemową i teorią więzi psychicznej w wyjaśnianiu uczuć, zachowań i myśli osoby badanej dotyczących jej ciała.
Obraz ciała zaprezentowanej w studium kobiety był zróżnicowany, ale w dużej mierze negatywny, zaś relacje rodzinne nacechowane były dystansem i trudnościami w regulacji emocji. W rodzinie obecna była również psychopatologia w postaci uzależnienia od alkoholu oraz przemocy. Cechy funkcjonowania rodziny, jak i jakość relacji z matką oraz ojcem — zgodnie z przyjętą perspektywą teoretyczną — wydają się być powiązane i uzasadniają opisane przejawy doświadczania własnego ciała zaprezentowanej młodej kobiety. Wspomniana analiza pozwala na stwierdzenie, że zarówno w rozumieniu obrazu ciała osoby, jak i w terapii problemowego doświadczania własnego ciała należy uwzględniać perspektywę rodzinną.
About psychotherapy, including child and adolescent psychotherapy: questions, challenges, controversies
Authors: Matusiak Feliks , Józefik Barbara
Published: January 2020

Artykuł ma na celu przedstawienie refleksji związanych z wprowadzaniem w naszym kraju zmian
w dotychczasowych regulacjach dotyczących psychoterapii, w tym psychoterapii dzieci i młodzieży.
Autorzy analizują omawiany proces w kontekście kryzysu psychiatrii wieku rozwojowego i diagnozy
postawionej przez inicjatorów reform, stawiając pytanie, na ile proponowane rozwiązania przyczynią się rzeczywiście do poprawy sytuacji, a na ile będą źródłem nowych problemów i napięć,
w tym m.in. na ile skomplikują praktykowanie terapii tym psychoterapeutom, którzy wykształcili się
w dotychczasowym systemie monitorowanym przez towarzystwa naukowe. Omawiane zagadnienia
przedstawione są z kilku perspektyw: perspektywy klinicznej pracy z dziećmi, młodzieżą i ich rodzinami w publicznym systemie opieki zdrowotnej; perspektywy naukowo-badawczej ukazującej, poprzez
przegląd piśmiennictwa, aktualny stan refleksji nad sposobem definiowania skuteczności psychoterapii, poszerzony o aktualne, międzynarodowe wskazania jej stosowania w pracy z rodzinami; oraz
perspektywy szkoleń zzakresu psychoterapii i ewentualnych konsekwencji proponowanych zmian dla
tego obszaru. Autorzy podnoszą kwestie budzące w obecnym czasie sporo kontrowersji środowiska
psychoterapeutów, starając się przedstawić je w świetle skłaniającym do refleksji.
NON-DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION USING NEUTRONS: A NUCLEAR WASTE AND ORPHANED SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION CASE STUDY APPLICABLE TO NUCLEAR FORENSICS
Authors: Rogge Ronald B. , Bentoumi Ghaouti , Dimayuga F. (Ike) , Flacau Roxana , Li Gang , Li Liqian , Sur Bhaskar
Published: January 2020

Found unknown radioactive material is often contained in a package so the chemical and physical form of the material itself is unknown, and the detail of the packaging is likewise unknown. Together, these present a significant risk on how to handle the package for destructive examination of its contents. Whether of nefarious origin or the result of less stringent practices of yesteryear the material needs to be properly identified and characterized for appropriate disposition. Results of neutron imaging, neutron diffraction, and delayed neutron analysis as applied to an examination of sealed capsules containing unknown radioactive materials are presented. The results demonstrate that neutron-based non-destructive examination techniques can be employed for inspecting encapsulated radioactive samples to identify the materials, to elucidate the internal physical structure of the radioactive material and encapsulation, and to estimate the mass of fissile and fissionable materials within. This characterization of orphaned radioactive special nuclear material illustrates the potential for these techniques in nuclear forensics investigations.
Simultaneous bandwidth-enhanced and time delay signature-suppressed chaos generation in semiconductor laser subject to feedback from parallel coupling ring resonators
Authors: Jiang Ning , Wang Yajun , Zhao Anke , Liu Shiqin , Zhang Yiqun , Chen Lu , Li Baochuan , Qiu Kun
Published: January 2020

We propose and demonstrate an external-feedback semiconductor laser-based chaos generation scheme supporting simultaneous bandwidth enhancement and excellent time-delay-signature (TDS) suppression, by using parallel-coupling ring resonators (PCRR) as reflector. The characteristics of effective bandwidth and TDS of chaotic signals generated in three indicative PCRR configurations are thoroughly investigated. The numerical results demonstrate that with the nonlinear feedback of PCRR, the TDS of chaos can be efficiently suppressed toward an indistinguishable level, and the bandwidth of chaos in the proposed scheme can also be enhanced, with respect to the conventional optical feedback configuration. The proposed scheme shows a flexible way to generate wideband complex chaos.
Architectural Adventurism in Nineteenth-Century Colonial India: Begum Samru and Her Sardhana Church
Authors: Pandey Sharma Jyoti
Published: January 2020

This article explores the politically fluid and culturally hybrid environment of the Indian subcontinent during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Interaction between European mercenaries and their Indian patrons led to acculturation of both sides. This cultural affinity also extended into the realm of architecture and building patronage, resulting in a stylistic hybridity that drew upon both Indian and European traditions. This article examines the building projects of Begum Samru, bibi (consort) of a German mercenary and ruler of Sardhana near Delhi. The Begum, born a Muslim, converted to Christianity, but nonetheless still valued her roots, creating a syncretic identity that was reflected in her architectural patronage. The scope of her patronage went beyond domestic architecture to serve the cause of her adopted religion as well. While she donated generously to Catholic institutions, it was in the building of churches that the Begum resorted to what one may call architectural adventurism to mark her identity as a devout Catholic. Transcending the prevalent notions of space and aesthetics, the Begum's architectural trajectory was unconventional due to her gender, social status, faith, and patronage of churches. Commissioned in 1821, Sardhana's Catholic Church became a symbol of her architectural adventurism: it epitomized Begum Samru's feisty spirit and her quest to champion Catholicism in the subcontinent.
Provider-customer perceptions in service quality: A Gap analysis at Ishik University, Sulaimani
Authors: Mahsum Khayal , Muhammed Paveh , Omer Ala
Published: January 2020

It is known that the service quality is the main parameter of every service providing organization to survival. Thus, the organizations must evaluate their service quality periodically and plan for the improvement. While evaluating their service quality, companies shouldn’t rely only on the end users but also the gap between what the customers perceives differ from what the providers do. The study aims to compare the service providing perceptions of department/unit managers and the service quality evaluations of students at private universities. To do this, we have used the ServQual survey questionnaire to all service providing academic and administrative units of Tishk International University (Formerly known as Ishik University). The data has been collected in two phases; first is from all managers and the working staff of the academic/administrative unit and the second is from the students for each unit that they receive service from. Those departments were cafeteria, students’ affairs, dean of students, academic department of student, and accounting unit. Based on the results, we have given some suggestions to the administration.
A supply chain assessment of logistics development drivers of South Eastern Nigeria
Authors: Onyemechi Chinedum
Published: January 2020

Trade facilitation projects of UNCTAD abound in West Africa. However the implementation thereof has rested in the hands of private sponsored agencies working in the region .One of this includes Bordeless West Africa. Programmes has also been instituted to favour port to hinterland trade even though the implementation has been very poor. Proper implementation of trade facilitation programmes in the region thus require immense study of trade movements, supply chain analysis with a view to improving the logistics and transport components of the entire process. Given the above, it makes sense therefore to sensitize the human element components of the logistics sub sector who also are the drivers of the distribution networks in the region on trade facilitation best practices worldwide. With respect to the port sector, the subject of port regulation though new in Nigeria places emphasis on the knowledge sector. The role of the regulator here is to prevent the new oligopolistic ports from acts that reflects monopoly. In this perspective a study that will reduce the port operators monopolistic instincts becomes always necessary. In such a study the port operators will be made to present areas where they have actually adopted inclusiveness policies by outsourcing such activities as tug operations and similar contracts to local operators, in the presence of stakeholders. The other aspect of trade facilitation relative to ports has to do with the role of river ports on the facilitation of hinterland intermodal traffic flow. This aspect is currently referred to as regionalization. In this perspective the regulation of river ports when concessioned and desirable qualities that river port concessionaires should possess will come into play.
Atsaru al-‘Alāqah baīna Hifdzi al-Qur’ān wa Hifdzi al-Mufradāti Thullāb Madrasah al-Qur’ān al-Tsānawiyyah
Authors: Mazidatulfaizah Mazidatulfaizah
Published: January 2020

ملخص

أن أهداف هذالبحث لمعرفة أثر العلاقة بين حفظ القرآن و حفظ المفردات. تستخدم الباحثة المدخل الكمي، و منهجه  منهج السببية النقابي. و تختار الباحثة طلاب المدرسة الثانوية مدرسة القرآن تبوئيرنج جومبانج كمصادير البيانات لأن هذه المدرسة قد اشتهرت بانجاز طلابهم في حفظ القران.  و أما اسلوب جمع البيانات المستخدم هو الإستبانة باختبار الصدق و الثبات.  و تكون نتيجة هذا البحث كما يلي:١) ان تحليل البيانات الذي يُنال من نتيجة البحث يدل على ان مستوى تحفيظ القرآن فيها متوسط. ٢) ان تحليل البيانات الذي يُنال من نتيجة البحث يدل على ان قدرة حفظ المفردات فيها متوسط.٣) هناك أثر تحفيظ القرآن في تنمية قدرة حفظ المفردات.  هذا الاثر متوسط بتوزيع %٢١ والباقي يأثر من متغير الآخر.

الكلمات الاساسية:  حفظ القران, المفردات, اللغة العربية

 

Abstrak

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyingkap kehebatan Al-Quran dengan mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh hafalan Al-Quran dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menghafal kosa kata Bahasa Arab. Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dan metodologinya adalah pendekatan kausalitas eksperimen. Peneliti memilih siswa sekolah Madrasah Aliyah Madrasatul Quran Tebuireng Jombang sebagai sumber data karena sekolah ini telah terkenal dengan prestasi siswa mereka dalam menghafal Alquran. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah tes angket kejujuran dan reliabilitas. Hasil penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: 1) Analisis data yang didapat dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat hafalan Alquran dalam level menengah. 2) Analisis data yang diperoleh dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan menghafal kosakata adalah dalam level menengah. 3) Terdapat pengaruh  tahfizh Al-Quran terhadap kemampuan menghafal kosa kata bahasa Arab, terbukti dengan distribusi 21% dan sisanya dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain.

Kata kunci: Tahfizh al-quran, Kosa kata, Bahasa Arab
“Qoryah Thoyyibah” Sebagai Model Filantropi Islam di Kampung Maguwo Banguntapan
Authors: Sayida Naili Isnawati
Published: January 2020

The movement of fund collection for well-being influences to community development. But public awareness to successfully of these activities is still a weakness because the distribution is more independently. The objective of this article is exploring the role of program Qoryah Thayyibah on the Al-Muthi’in Foundation with philanthropy movement and community empowerment strategy in Kampung Maguwo Banguntapan Bantul. The descriptive-qualitative method used to looking reality until we find different between desire and fact on Qoryah Thayyibah program. Furthermore, collecting data used participant observation and in-depth interviews. The finding of this article looks at collecting to fund philanthropy regularly direct and indirect fundraiser. The direct is carried through a “door to door” program to find donors. Meanwhile, indirect through the program is a new enterprise established, i.e. founding of home production through collection commodity for sale. Their model is a charity to actualizing social justice. Therefore, philanthropy funds used to education, health, economic development, and da’wah (religious) activities. On the other hand, the philanthropy funds program is influencing to improve the ability of personality, enterprise, and institution capacity.Gerakan pengumpulan dana untuk kesejahteraan (filantropi) berdampak signifikan terhadap pengembangan masyarakat. Namun kesadaran masyarakat untuk mensukseskan gerakan tersebut masih lemah, sehingga distribusi pengelolaan lebih banyak secara mandiri. Untuk membuktikannya, artikel ini berusaha mengungkap peran program Qoryah Thayyibah Yayasan Al-Muthi’in dalam pola gerakan filantropi dan strategi pemberdayaan di Kampung Maguwo Banguntapan Bantul. Penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dipilih untuk menggambarkan realita secara mendalam sehingga terlihat perbedaan antara keinginan dan kenyataan dalam pelaksanaan program Qoryah Thayyibah. Selain itu, teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah participant observation dan in-depth interview. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat strategi yang dimiliki yayasan dalam penggalangan dana filantropi, yakni pengumpulan dana secara langsung dan tidak langsung. Secara langsung dilakukan melalui mekanisme “door to door” mencari donatur tetap. Sementara tidak langsung melalui program Qoryah Thayyibah dengan membangun usaha baru, yaitu mendirikan rumah produksi melalui pengumpulan barang yang layak jual dari masyarakat. Kedua strategi ini dapat dikatakan sebagai model karitas untuk mewujudkan keadilan sosial. Hasil pendayaangunaan dana filantropi tersebut digunakan untuk kegiatan pendidikan, kesehatan, pengembangan ekonomi, dan dakwah (keagamaan). Sisi lain, program pendayagunaan dana filantropi ini berdampak pada peningkatan kapasitas kepribadian, usaha dan kelembagaan.
Collaborative Design Reasoning in a Large Interdisciplinary Learning Tool Design Project
Authors: Luo Feiya , Antonenko Pavlo “Pasha” , Valle Natercia , Sessa Emily , Burleigh Gordon , Endara Lorena , McDaniel Stuart , Carey Sarah , Davis E. Christine
Published: January 2020

This design case discusses the complex collaborative design reasoning processes involved in developing an online interactive learning tool for learners of all ages to explore and understand the role of flagellate plants in our society. The learning tool consists of a main website (the Voyager) and an interactive, dynamic map of the evolutionary relationships between thousands of flagellate plant species (the customized OneZoom web application). The design and development of this innovative learning tool required expertise in collaborative design, design reasoning, project management, theories of learning and instructional strategies, software development, and web usability. Collaboration platforms used by the project team involved GitHub and Slack. Domain knowledge needed to complete the project included botany (flagellate plants), web programming (Python and JavaScript), and database management (MySQL). The project included a team of international experts who negotiated design strategies and solutions over the course of a year and produced and improved prototypes until converging on the final product. This article explains the challenges faced during these processes and presents solutions and lessons learned from this experience.
«Freinet Chimneys»: Experimenting with Emancipatory Public Education (Geneva in the 60s to 80s). Piaget’s Dream of an Active School?
Authors: Hofstetter Rita
Published: January 2020

The emancipatory potential of the 1960s had a particular resonance in Swiss education in the French-speaking part of the country. Teachers, parents and unionists, all advocating Freinet pedagogy, demanded that the demonised public education be reformed. Retracing the main steps of their successes and setbacks in the sector of Geneva public education, this article enquires into the rhetorical strategies and tactical alliances the reformists mobilised in order to promote «schools open to life», respectful of the natural longing to learn thanks to educational streams in primary schools dedicated to their cause (the «Freinet chimneys» implemented for a while at the turn of the 1980s). Inputs address the way the leaders of the reform historicised their initiatives so as to establish rightful filiation, calling upon some major figures whilst neglecting others. The scientific approval of Jean Piaget and Élise Freinet, as well as part of the left-wing party in power, might have endorsed the project; nonetheless, the leading figures of Geneva New Education were rarely invoked. How should we interpret these twists and turns? How were the narratives being scripted, and by whom? How were the innovations tested by others and integrated elsewhere so as to support the public education reform? Analysis of the underlying dynamics of this experiment reveal how «everyday» people rose up in a crisis and seized the opportunity to open up a world of possibilities; this can be highlighted through the lenses of the notion of «protagonism», which brings together «ordinary» people and their «extraordinary» politicisation (Bantigny, 2018; Deluermoz & Gobille, 2015).
The «New School» of Basilicata in Mid-twentieth Century. Arturo Arcomano’s Contribution for a Different Education in Southern Italy
Authors: D’Allessio Michelina
Published: January 2020

This article falls within a branch of studies aimed at highlighting the experiences of some neglected protagonists of Italian education through their professional writings. Indeed, school journals and records give an insight into the transformations that the teaching profession and school culture have undergone throughout the years. From such a historiographical perspective, this contribution highlights the «new school» experiment carried out by the teacher Arturo Arcomano (1927-2007) in a small town in Basilicata, a region of Southern Italy, in the mid-twentieth century. By looking at the material held in the private archive of this educator, scholar, professor and politician, particularly his school journals, as well as at the notebooks and school papers produced by his pupils, we can get a sense of the «new life» breathed through the school of Roccanova, where Arcomano applied the teaching methodologies that were becoming popular in those years, like the use of free writing and Freinet’s printing press at school. The Arcomano case study enables us to understand both the resistance and the push towards this experimentation, which was based on a «different» pedagogical culture, and action intended to fit the environmental context. The use of the sources that can be found in Arcomano’s personal archive on the one hand enables us to define the human and professional profile of the teacher, and on the other, contributes to the reconstruction of the renovation process that affected education in Southern Italy in the mid-twentieth century.
Principios educativos locales con miras a la autonomía: construcción de un nuevo discurso educativo en el territorio williche (Sur de Chile)
Authors: Retamal Cisterna Silvia Natalia
Published: January 2020

Se presentan los resultados de una investigación centrada en generar una propuesta curricular autónoma con y para las escuelas de la comuna de San Juan de la Costa, territorio williche al sur de Chile. Las reflexiones concebidas en este documento refieren a procesos clave para repensar los fundamentos locales y un nuevo discurso educativo. Se conceptualizaron cuatro principios locales a partir de metodologías participativas considerando las singularidades del territorio, estos son: a) reconocer y reparar como base para la autonomía; b) conciencia colectiva para impugnar la fragmentación; c) desafiar la interculturalidad oficial: cambios de procedimientos y emancipación curricular y; d) abdicar del discurso del poder. En efecto, estos principios conformarían el punto de partida para elaborar las bases locales de una educación propia, en tanto se prevé en ello el inicio de cambios que van en la línea de reivindicaciones y reconocimiento de derechos de los pueblos indígenas.
An Investigation into the Importance of «Inculturation» in the Image of Our Lady in Relation to Visual Arts in Religious Education according to Monica Liu
Authors: HSU Maria Min-Hui
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of «inculturation» in the religious images drawn by Monica Liu (Ho-Pei), a unique artist who promoted Religious Art and Education in Taiwan. Monica Liu adopted Western Christianity into Chinese art to create paintings that reflect her love for nature as well as Our Lady who is deeply venerated in the Catholic Church and regarded as the mother of humanity. This paper is a qualitative research based on an interview conducted with Huang Wan-Yun, a protégée of Monica Liu who had a very close relationship with the latter during the last ten years of her life. This research is also based on some writings that Monica left behind and several articles written about her by acquaintances. The culture and faith expressed by Monica Liu through Our Lady’s images help us to deeply understand the value and relationship between religious art and faith. In addressing the needs of the secular world, religious art has encountered difficulties in terms of contemporary aesthetics. Monica’s distinct aesthetic considered «moral virtues» important to modern or contemporary art and their absence could result in distorted values. Therefore, true mission work in the field of religious art has to be close to everyone’s heart, as well as emphasize the importance of inculturation through natural representations and create awareness of taboo in art, which involves «additional and supplementary» elements in original artworks.