bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Power analysis for parameter estimation in structural equation modeling: A discussion and tutorial
Authors: Wang Yilin Andre , Rhemtulla Mijke
Published: March 2020

Despite the widespread and rising popularity of structural equation modeling (SEM) in psychology, there is still much confusion surrounding how to choose an appropriate sample size for SEM. Currently available guidance primarily consists of sample-size rules of thumb that are not backed up by research and power analyses for detecting model misspecification. Missing from most current practices is power analysis for detecting a target effect (e.g., a regression coefficient between latent variables). In this article, we (a) distinguish power to detect model misspecification from power to detect a target effect, (b) report the results of a simulation study on power to detect a target regression coefficient in a three-predictor latent regression model, and (c) introduce a user-friendly Shiny app, pwrSEM, for conducting power analysis for detecting target effects in structural equation models.
Familiar songs reduce infant distress
Authors: Cirelli Laura , Trehub Sandra E.
Published: March 2020

Parents commonly vocalize to infants to mitigate their distress, especially when holding them is not possible. Here we examined the relative efficacy of parents’ speech and singing (familiar and unfamiliar songs) in alleviating the distress of 8- and 10-month-old infants (n = 68 per age group). Parent–infant dyads participated in 3 trials of the Still Face procedure, featuring a 2-min Play Phase, a Still Face phase (parents immobile and unresponsive for 1 min or until infants became visibly distressed), and a 2-min Reunion Phase in which caregivers attempted to reverse infant distress by (a) singing a highly familiar song, (b) singing an unfamiliar song, or (c) expressive talking (order counterbalanced across dyads). In the Reunion Phase, talking led to increased negative affect in both age groups, in contrast to singing familiar or unfamiliar songs, which increased infant attention to parent and decreased negative affect. The favorable consequences were greatest for familiar songs, which also generated increased smiling. Skin conductance recorded from a subset of infants (n = 36 younger, 41 older infants) revealed that arousal levels were highest for the talking reunion, lowest for unfamiliar songs, and intermediate for familiar songs. The arousal effects, considered in conjunction with the behavioral effects, confirm that songs are more effective than speech at mitigating infant distress. We suggest, moreover, that familiar songs generate higher infant arousal than unfamiliar songs because they evoke excitement, reflected in modestly elevated arousal as well as pleasure, in contrast to more subdued responses to unfamiliar songs.
n00bs, Trolls, and Idols: Boundary-Making among Digital Youth
Authors: Rafalow Matthew H.
Published: March 2020

Young people are commonly thought to pursue their interests online without mind to issues of privacy, safety, or an awareness of their digital social environment. Yet, to date, few attempt to document other possibilities in practice in favor of risk-oriented research. Drawing on data collected from a one-year ethnographic study of an online gaming forum inhabited by youth and young adults, I show that participants employ discursive boundary-making strategies to cultivate a regulated social environment. By wielding emic cultural categories as they interact with their peers, the community supports new participants (n00bs), wards off harmful bullies (trolls), and upholds shared ideals (idols). This study will attempt to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how peer cultures emerge and operate online, and can do so in ways that are not necessarily risky or deviant but rather can promote civility.
Mommy Markets: Racial Differences in Lesbians’ Dating Preferences for Women with Children
Authors: Rafalow Matthew H. , Kizer Jessica M.
Published: March 2020

Recent work shows that race is a critical factor in shaping sexual identities, partner preference, and family formation, suggesting there may be racial differences in whether lesbians already have children at the time that they look for companions. In this study, we draw on a sample of 1,923 lesbians on Match.com to quantitatively test whether there are racial differences in dating preferences for women with children, underscoring implications for family inequality through racial differences in who has children when looking for a partner. We find that Blacks, Latinas, and Asians are more likely than Whites to not only have children but also be open to dating other women with children, as well. This suggests race differentially structures lesbians’ openness to partners with children, and such preferences may be a possible mechanism for racial stratification.
Tecnología en sistemas ganaderos criadores de Sierras del Este: Oferta disponible y toma de decisiones tecnológicas en el predio
Authors: Gómez Miller Raúl , Saravia Díaz Horacio
Published: March 2020

El trabajo se desarrolló con el objetivo de identificar alternativas tecnológicas disponibles en el país en ganadería de cría y conocer más profundamente las causas de la existencia de una brecha entre la oferta tecnológica y su adopción. La zona de ejecución fue Sierras del Este (Uruguay), que comprende un área de aproximadamente 1.828.000 hectáreas, con predominancia de sistemas ganaderos de cría. Las principales actividades consistieron en consensuar, con un grupo calificado de técnicos vinculados a la cría vacuna, un listado de la oferta tecnológica disponible para esos sistemas, y caracterizarla en base a atributos; y definir a través de una encuesta y análisis de grupos foco las variables socio-económicas y actitudinales de los productores de la región y su relación con el comportamiento hacia lo tecnológico. Entre los resultados obtenidos están: 1) la oferta tecnológica disponible en el país para la cría vacuna, caracterizada y priorizada; 2) las causas que han limitado una mayor incorporación tecnológica en sistemas criadores; 3) una detallada caracterización de los productores de Sierras del Este y su predisposición hacia la adopción tecnológica (estrechamente relacionada a cinco variables: escala, disponibilidad de instalaciones, asistencia a reuniones técnicas, la percepción de que el negocio consiste en producir más y el tener asistencia técnica) y 4) la identificación de los principales canales y redes de información de estos productores. Estos estudios constituyen una base sólida para elaborar un plan de transferencia de tecnología basado en una comprensión afinada del proceso de toma de decisiones tecnológicas a nivel predial.
Micorrizas en gramíneas nativas: Efecto de la fertilización fosfatada a largo plazo
Authors: García Silvina , Pezzani Fabiana , Rodríguez Andrea , del Pino Amabelia
Published: March 2020

En Uruguay el campo natural (CN) es el ecosistema dominante, relevante para la producción ganadera extensiva. Está constituido principalmente por gramíneas, especies que muestran alta micorrización. Los contenidos de fósforo (P) del CN son bajos, por lo que se llevan a cabo prácticas de fertilización fosfatada. El impacto de esta práctica sobre la comunidad vegetal difiere entre especies. El objetivo del trabajo fue estudiar el efecto del P sobre la colonización micorrícica en dos gramíneas nativas con respuestas diferenciales al agregado de P: Paspalum dilatatum y Coelorhachis selloana. Se planteó que las dos especies vegetales presentarían diferente micorrización en respuesta al P, lo que podría explicar en parte sus diferentes persistencias en suelos fertilizados. Se utilizó un experimento de larga duración instalado en INIA Palo a Pique, con tres tratamientos: CN sin fertilización y con fertilización fosfatada media y alta. Se evaluó la micorrización (total y por estructuras fúngicas) en P. dilatatum (mantuvo su frecuencia en parcelas fertilizadas con P) y en C. selloana (redujo su frecuencia). La fertilización fosfatada afectó negativamente la micorrización de ambas gramíneas y dicho efecto dependió de la estación del año. Dado que estos resultados fueron independientes de la respuesta de la especie en la comunidad vegetal, existirían otros factores involucrados en determinar el desempeño de estas gramíneas en situaciones de incremento de P. En ambientes con mayor contenido de P habría un control fitocéntrico que limitaría la micorrización considerando el costo energético que esta interacción tiene para las plantas.
Sitios y estructuras de sobrevivencia de Colletotrichum spp., causante de la podredumbre amarga del manzano
Authors: Casanova Leticia , Hernández Laura , Alaniz Sandra , Mondino Pedro
Published: March 2020

La podredumbre amarga de los frutos, ocasionada por especies de Colletotrichum, es una de las enfermedades que causa mayores pérdidas en el cultivo del manzano en regiones de clima húmedo. En Uruguay, su importancia se acrecienta cuando ocurren veranos cálidos y lluviosos. Luego de la cosecha, Colletotrichum spp. debe recurrir a mecanismos de sobrevivencia que garanticen su presencia en la siguiente temporada de producción. El conocer con exactitud cómo sobrevive este patógeno permitiría ajustar estrategias de manejo con el fin de reducir la disponibilidad de inóculo inicial. El objetivo de este trabajo fue elucidar los lugares y las estructuras de sobrevivencia de Colletotrichum spp. en el campo. Para ello, en un monte comercial de manzano con antecedentes de podredumbre amarga se colectaron muestras de diferentes partes de la planta (ramas, yemas fructíferas y frutos momificados) y del suelo (restos de podas y frutos momificados) en diferentes momentos durante dos años consecutivos. Las muestras fueron procesadas con el fin de detectar la presencia de estructuras vegetativas o reproductivas de este patógeno. Se constató la presencia de Colletotrichum spp. sobre los árboles, principalmente sobre la madera de las ramas. No fue posible encontrar el patógeno sobreviviendo en frutos momificados ni en restos de poda sobre el suelo. Las estructuras detectadas fueron masas de micelio y cirros de conidios, y en ningún caso se encontraron peritecios con ascas y ascosporas.
Jóvenes rurales en el área metropolitana: Una discusión metodológica respecto de la definición de población rural en Uruguay
Authors: Cardeillac Joaquín , Vigna Ana
Published: March 2020

El presente artículo tiene por objeto proveer de información en relación a dos cuestiones. Por un lado, procura contribuir a la discusión sobre la pertinencia de revisar la actual definición de población rural. Así, los resultados muestran los problemas de validez constructiva que plantea la definición oficial actual, es decir, su limitada capacidad para representar de modo legítimo aquello que conceptualmente pretende medir. Por otro lado, se muestran algunas limitaciones que posee el criterio de clasificación por regiones, derivados de la manera en que el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) define la población rural, y se enfatizan los problemas de comparabilidad y clasificabilidad derivados de la variable propuesta. Además, se presenta evidencia de los problemas que puede generar el uso acrítico de la información secundaria disponible para el análisis territorial. Así, se muestran las paradojas implícitas en los análisis orientados a caracterizar territorios mediante la comparación de indicadores derivados de poblaciones conceptualmente muy distintas. Específicamente, se ilustra la problemática que es introducida al intentar comparar territorios que cuentan con información de individuos que están privados de libertad –y, por tanto, del derecho a desplazarse por el territorio– con otros donde esta situación está ausente. Los resultados enfatizan la necesidad de discutir en términos sustantivos –con su correspondiente traducción en términos operativos– el concepto de «población rural», ampliando la mirada sobre el fenómeno, a los efectos de captar la heterogeneidad de lo rural contemporáneo.
Innovación colaborativa: El caso del Sistema Nacional de Información Ganadera
Authors: Zurbriggen Cristina , Sierra Miguel
Published: March 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es contribuir a la discusión sobre nuevas formas de gobernanza para lograr un desarrollo sostenible que pueda hacer frente a problemas complejos, inciertos y con múltiples actores involucrados con valores e intereses en conflicto. En este escenario, el artículo pretende aportar evidencia de la experimentación en innovación en política pública tomando como base un estudio de caso: el Sistema Nacional de Información Ganadera. Específicamente, se enfoca en analizar cómo el proceso de innovación a través de redes colaborativas de conocimiento contribuyen a un mejor diálogo entre ciencia y política, basado en una cultura pragmática reflexiva que fomenta el cambio, la sostenibilidad y la creación de valor público. El principal hallazgo del estudio es que la interacción entre los formuladores de políticas, los productores, los científicos, las empresas de tecnología de la información y otras partes interesadas fue impulsada por una forma pragmática de coproducción de conocimiento que mejoró la comprensión del problema, los procesos de diseño y toma de decisiones.
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) Production as Affected by Soil Potassium Fertilizer and Livestock Manure
Authors: do Nascimento Jose Adeilson Medeiros , Souto Jacob Silva , Cavalcante Lourival Ferreira
Published: March 2020

Organic-mineral nutrient availability in soils cultivated with vegetables is essential for a satisfactory and economically viable production, including the watermelon (Citrullus lanatus). The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the influence of the addition of livestock manure to the soil with and without potassium on watermelon (cv. Crimson Sweet) production in Paraiba, Brazil. The treatments were arranged in a design of randomized blocks, with four replications, with a factorial arrangement 2 × 5 + 1, in relation to the absence and presence of potassium, five levels of livestock manure (0, 360; 1.080; 1800 and 2510 g hole-1) in the soil with nitrogen fertilization, and a control treatment (without cattle manure or mineral fertilizers). The number of fruits per plant, the average weight of the fruits per plant, and the yield were evaluated. The plants responded positively to the application of livestock manure to the soil, but the results were higher in combination with potassium fertilization. Productivity increased in treatments in which potassium was supplied to the soil in addition to a maximum of 1124 g hole-1 of cattle manure. Half of the previously recommended level of potassium supply was enough to raise the productivity of watermelon in the region.
Thermal Requirements and Productivity of Squash (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) in the Cerrado-Amazon Transition
Authors: de Souza Adilson Pacheco , da Silva Andréa Carvalho , Pizzatto Mariana , de Souza Manoel Euzébio
Published: March 2020

The thermal requirements for the phenological stages of squash cv. ‘Menina Brasileira Precoce’ were evaluated. The experiment was conducted in a Red-Yellow Dystrophic Oxil soil and Tropical Climate (Aw), with six winter/spring planting dates (June 5, 15, 25 and July 5, 15 and 25, 2013). The determination of accumulated degree days (GDD) was given considering the minimum and maximum basal temperatures of 12 and 35 °C. The average duration of phenological stages were 6.4, 29.2, 48.2, 60.9, 63.0 and 69.6 days, with demands for thermal time of 88.2; 401.9; 661.5; 832.5; 858.6 and 985.5 GDD for phases to emergence, emission of first male button and first female button, first male flower and first female flower and early harvest. The proportion of female/male flowers ranged from 1:8.4 to 1:18.1. The smaller proportions of female/male flower provided a lower number of fruits per plant and productivity. The timing of fruit harvest should be set when fruit development reaches 100 GDD (8.0 days after the female flower emission).
Joint Protection Programmes for People with Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Authors: Bobos Pavlos , MacDermid Joy C. , Nazari Goris , Lalone Emily A. , Ferreira Louis , Grewal Ruby
Published: March 2020

Purpose: Joint protection has been introduced as a self-management strategy for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand. The purpose of this study was to conduct an overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and critically appraise the evidence to establish the current effectiveness of joint protection for people with hand RA and OA. Method: A comprehensive search was conducted of six databases from January 2008 to May 2018. SRs that evaluated the effectiveness of joint protection for people with hand arthritis were eligible for inclusion. The A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 checklist was used to assess the methodological quality of each SR. Results: Nine SRs were included: two were rated as high quality, and seven were rated as low quality. Seven of the nine did not take into account risk of bias when interpreting or discussing their findings, six did not assess publication bias, and five did not register their protocol. The high-quality reviews found no clinically important benefit of joint protection for pain, hand function, and grip strength levels. The low-quality reviews reported improvements in function, pain, grip strength, fatigue, depression, self-efficacy, joint protection behaviours, and disease symptoms in people with RA. Conclusions: High-quality evidence from high-quality reviews found a lack of any clinically important benefit of joint protection programmes for pain, hand function, and grip strength outcomes, whereas low-quality evidence from low-quality reviews found improvements in these outcomes.
Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Bourell David L. , Wohlers Terry
Published: March 2020

Additive manufacturing is a collection of manufacturing processes, each of which builds a part additively based on a digital solid model. The solid model-to-additive manufacturing interface and material deposition are entirely computer-controlled. The traditional additive manufacturing applications have been used for low production runs of parts with complex shapes and geometric features. Additive manufacturing is also used for topology optimization and it impacts the process and supply chain. This article discusses processes, including vat photopolymerization, material jetting, powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, material extrusion, binder jetting, and sheet lamination.
Design and Manufacturing Implications of Additive Manufacturing
Authors: Rosen David , Kim Samyeon
Published: March 2020

This article introduces the design and manufacturing implications of additive manufacturing (AM) on part characteristics as well as on design opportunities and on manufacturing practices, supply chains, and even business models. In addition, it describes how they relate to the fundamental nature of AM processes and discusses the characteristics and purposes of AM processes and the parts they fabricate.
ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ НЕЧЕТКОЙ ЛОГИКИ ДЛЯ АНАЛИЗА РИСКОВ ИНВЕСТИЦИОННЫХ ПРОЕКТОВ. (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЗАГОТОВИТЕЛЬНОГО ПРОИЗВОДСТВА МАШИНОСТРОИТЕЛЬНОЙ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТИ)
Authors: Э. А. Алиев
Published: March 2020

The article considers the problem of risk assessment in the construction project of procurement. The classification of risk assessment methods based on the completeness of information available to the researcher is given. Summary of essence simulation methods, statistical method, sensitivity analysis method, landscaping decision method, expert method and approach based on the use of fuzzy logic. A more detailed description of the assessment of environmental risks using a method based on the use of a fuzzy logic apparatus is given.
CARTEL AGREEMENTS
Authors: Paata Phutkaradze
Published: March 2020

This article points out the aim and purpose of the competition law in the European Union. Competition law is one of the most crucial and essential part of law that has to be implemented properly to support and ensure smooth functioning of the economy in the state. At the same time, brief explanation of the most anticompetitive agreements such as called “Cartel Agreements” are being described in the article. It is worth to point out the most important and restrictive types of agreements in details that can be seen on the market and within the European Union, that definitely needs special attention by the relevant competition authorities of the Member States.
THE IMAGE OF AN UKRAINIAN LECTURER AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH – 21ST CENTURIES: EXPERIENCE HISTORICAL OF THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Authors: Cherevychnyi Gennadii Semenovich  , Rostoka Maryna Lvovna
Published: March 2020

The article unveils the teaching penalty against the background of the transformation of the higher education system of Ukraine at the end of the twentieth century - at the beginning of the twenty-first century, an attempt is made to present a holistic view of it from the point of view of the emotional and psychological state, motivation, and assessment of its consciousness. Information is also provided on external factors that have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the teaching environment. Its general quantitative and qualitative characteristics are also provided. It is concluded that the image of the Ukrainian teacher in the indicated period was determined by the state characteristic of a transitional society with the inertia of the manifestations of post-Soviet consciousness. This, in turn, determined their value series and motivation, which still often gravitated to the paradigm of the past. It turned out to be a permanent support group for the transformation of the higher education system - young teachers as natural carriers of innovation.
КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНА МЕТАФОРА ЯК ЗАСІБ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ КОНЦЕПТУ SELF-ALIENATION / САМОВІДЧУЖЕННЯ В АНГЛОМОВНОМУ НАУКОВО-ФАНТАСТИЧНОМУ ДИСКУРСІ
Authors: Володимир Хома
Published: March 2020

The article deals with the investigation of conceptual metaphors as a means of realizing SELF-ALIENATION concept in the English science fiction. The study is based on the conceptual metaphor theory which states that metaphors incorporate thought, language and speech (Lakoff &Johnson, 2003). Conceptual metaphor modelling appears to be productive to analyze the structure of metaphors, since it is based on the interrelation between source and target domains and their mapping. SELF-ALIENATION concept is characterized by the range of conceptual metaphor models, among which SELF IS CONTAINER, SELF IS DISCLOSURE, SELF IS LIQUID and SELF IS DIGITAL UNIT are most frequently used in the English science fiction. SELF IS CONTAINER model is represented by the lexemes ‘personality’, ‘body’, ‘identity’ and ‘individuality’ which best represent the essence of the SELF-ALIENATION concept revealing implicit author’s intentions.
TERİM BİLİM ÇALIŞMALARINDA DERLEM KULLANIMI ve “KENDİ KENDİNE DERLEM OLUŞTURMA PLATFORMU” TERİM BİLİM MODÜLÜ
Authors: ÖZKAN Bülent
Published: March 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkçe üzerine çalışan dil/dilbilim araştırmacıları için araştırma sorularına bağlı olarak biçimlendirilebilen, araştırmacıya özel, esnek, kolay ulaşılabilir, veri tabanı destekli ve bu çerçevede araştırma sonuçlarının sağlıklı bir şekilde raporlanabildiği bir derlem platformu olan “Kendi Kendine Derlem Oluşturma Platformu”nun (KKDP) Terim Bilim Modülü’nü (TBM) tanıtmaktır. Söz konusu TBM, KKDP’nin alt modüllerinden biri olarak terim bilim çalışmalarında kullanılmak üzere geliştirilmiş bir derlem modülüdür.
TÜBA TÜRKÇE TERİM BİLİMLERİ SÖZLÜĞÜ ÇALIŞMALARININ YENİ ÜRÜNÜ; MÜHENDİSLİK BİLİMLERİ SÖZLÜĞÜ
Authors: SEVGİ Orhan
Published: March 2020

TÜBA Türkçe Terim Bilimleri Sözlüğü Çalışmalarının
Yeni Ürünü; Mühendislik Bilimleri Sözlüğü
Modern Aspects of Contents Adaptation in Teaching Literary Reading to Blind Elementary School Students
Authors: Zamashnyuk Elena Vadimovna , Kruglova Tamara Aleksandrovna
Published: March 2020

The article is focused on the problem of teaching blind elementary schoolers in literary reading lessons in elementary school. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to bring into compliance the content of the education of children with severe visual impairments with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards for blind students (option 3.2). At the present time, teachers of schools for blind children continue to experience difficulties in adapting the content of education in this subject. The aim of the article is to analyze and summarize the existing typhlopedagogical experience of teaching this group of children and to determine the directions for adapting the content of teaching literary reading to blind elementary students. Methods used in this study include analysis, description, and comparison. An analysis of the typhlopedagogical heritage suggests that teaching reading to blind elementary schoolers has a number of peculiarities due to the negative impact of visual impairment on their speech and cognitive development, motivation for activity; this can be overcome by adapting the content of education. In their turn, the directions of adaptation can be reached by adjusting the contents of textbooks, enriching the children’s sensory experience, developing their speech and thinking, and using a differentiated approach in teaching by redistributing educational material and developing assessment criteria that are appropriate for the blind students’ needs. The results of this study have important meaning for employees of schools for visually impaired children because they allow to implement a differentiated approach in teaching and to adapt the contents of the Literary reading school subject according to the special educational requirements of children.
Visual Modeling as a Means of Teaching Creative Storytelling to Senior Preschoolers with Severe Speech Impairments
Authors: Bukhtayarova Elena Yurevna
Published: March 2020

The article is specifically concerned with the fact that the search for new ways of improving corrective logopedic work with children diagnosed with severe speech disorders is directly associated with changes in the requirements concerning the content of preschool education. Today, the corrective work aimed at addressing emerging or existing impairments of speech and its grammatical structure, as well as phonemic hearing is prioritized in the Russian logopedics, being the most well-developed. The aim of this study is to establish the theoretical basis for the research problem and to develop a course of logopedic classes using visual modeling for developing creative storytelling skills in senior preschoolers with severe speech impairments. The following methods have been used in the study: analysis of literature on the research subject, experiments, methods used in mathematical statistics, qualitative and quantitative methods of processing the experimental findings, observation. It can be concluded that creating motivating communication associated with creative activity or a visual situation creates conditions for children’s independent will to speak out and share their opinion. Developing creative storytelling skills in children of senior preschool age with severe speech disorders presents great difficulties. Creative storytelling is an effective means of speech development. The method of visual simulation can be used when working on all types of coherent expression, in particular, this applies to creative storytelling. In the course of visual modeling children will become familiar with graphic ways of presenting information: images of outlined objects with a minimal amount of details, symbolic images of objects, plans and symbols used in them.
Executable Business Process Modeling
Authors: Bogoslovskaya Natalya Valentinovna , Brzhezovskii Aleksandr Viktorovich
Published: March 2020

As noted in the explanatory note to the «Information Systems Specialist» professional standard, the success of implementing information systems is largely determined by the accuracy of their adaptation to the business processes of the customer organization. Today, BPMN notation is often used as a tool for extracting requirements for information systems. BPMN provides executable semantics that make it possible not only to draw up a detailed specification of a business process, but also to model it with numerical estimates. The aims of this study are to choose tools for teaching students from the number provided by BPMN notation: descriptive, analytical and executable, which allow to implement the third level of modeling; to define a methodology for teaching business modeling, including the ability to execute business processes in the universal BPMN runtimes and as an add-on on the configuration of the information system. The following methods have been used: comparative analysis and testing of the functionality provided for the development of business processes in the Bizagi and 1C: Enterprise tool environments, including the creation of the data and presentation layers necessary for BPMN execution. As a result, the main stages of business modeling are formulated, a functional comparison of tools for working at the following stages has been carried out: development of a business process model; development of a data layer that supports the execution of the process; mapping data to process tasks – forms of user tasks; programming business rules governing the process; execution of a business process by user-performer. The peculiarity of 1C: Enterprise is that the business process is essentially a superstructure over the layers of data and representations of the finished configuration of a process-oriented information system. The authors believe that both the first and the second approach deserve attention in terms of the educational process at the university for students of 09.03.02 «Information systems and technologies» specialty.
Revisiting a Proof of the Sine Theorem
Authors: Dalinger Victor Alekseevich
Published: March 2020

The author of the article outlines, that in school geometry course, the sine theorem and the cosine theorem are well known. In this course, they are proved by the authors of the textbook in a way different from the one that is presented in the article. The article considers the author's method of proving the sine theorem unknown in the literature sources and based on the vector-coordinate method; two more theorems are also proved, one of which concerns the calculation of the inscribed angle in the circle, and the other concerns the calculation of viewing angles of the chord of the circle; one task is proposed by the author for independent work, in which the object of research is the chord of a circle. Research results. A proof of the sine theorem, presented by the author on the basis of his technique, undoubtedly quicken public interest. The material can serve as a basis for organizing educational and research activities of students in mathematics. It is concluded that educational and research activities of students in mathematics can be effectively organized when: establishing the essential properties of concepts; identifying the relationship of this concept with other concepts; searching for other methods of proving theorems; formulating the inverse theorem and establishing its truth; classification of mathematical objects and relations between them; solving mathematical problems in various ways and methods; drawing up new tasks that result from already solved ones; providing examples and counterexamples that illustrate a particular fact, etc.
Modern Approach of Kinesiology For Students’ Recreational Activities Development
Authors: Korkishko Olga Vladimirovna , Leshkevich Sergey Anatolevich , Antonchenko Nadezhda Vasilevna , Zhukov Maksim Anatolevich , Lipovaya Nataliya Nikolaevna
Published: March 2020

The article is devoted to the basics of the theory and approaches to defining the concept of kinesiology, current trends in its development and prospects for using the kinesiological approach in the process of students’ recreational activities. Practical aspects in the field of sports kinesiology are presented.
The purpose of the article is to consider issues related to the use of kinesiological exercises for the development of students’ recreational activities. During the study the following research methods were applied: analysis, comparison, and observation. The authors conducted a questionnaire on the topic “Why do students attend physical education classes?” and a survey of students of 1-3 courses of FSAEI of HE "Sevastopol State University", during which a deterioration of health and a decrease in the level of students’ physical fitness during study at the university could be observed. Research result. Analysis of the responses showed that students pay more attention to improving their health than getting a credit for physical education classes. The authors also note that many people are skeptical about this innovative method of treatment, and therefore an exemplary set of exercises for restoring and strengthening health has been proposed. According to statistics, the positive effects of exercises from kinesiology can be observed after the first weeks of classes.
It is concluded that the body accumulates its strength to fight various diseases through exercise. Kinesiology tools not only relieve pain, but also strengthen and heal the entire body, and help to relieve not only muscle but also mental stress. Kinesiology itself is used at any age and has no counter-indications. In addition to rehabilitation, kinesiology is used to determine the potential capabilities of a person for a specific type of sports activity, to maximize the disclosure of abilities and ensure their greatest implementation, to maintain good shape and ensure prevention of injuries.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Decrease the Dose Requirement of Propofol for Inducing the Loss of Consciousness in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study
Authors: Zhu Juanyin , Xiao Fei , Xia Guangfa , Zhu Juanyin , Lin Liu , Zhu Xiaoping
Published: March 2020

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can cause certain damage to patients’ physiological function.
Therefore, we suspected that the sensitivity to propofol would also be altered by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
We aimed to compare the ED50 for inducing loss of consciousness (LOC) in patients with and without
preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Methods: Sixty-two patients were randomized to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (group N) or not
(group C) 10 to 15 days before elective modify radical mastectomy. The up-down method was used to
determine the ED50 of propofol. Patients in each group received an initial dose of 4.0 μg/mL of propofol
and a variable dose (increments or decrements) of 0.4 μg/mL of propofol based on the effective or ineffective
response of the prior patient. The effective dose of propofol for induction of LOC in 50% patients was
calculated and compared.
Results: The EC50 and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of propofol in the two groups were 3.27 μg/mL
(95%CI, 3.09～3.43 μg/mL) and 3.33μg/mL (95%CI, 3.19～3.47 μg/mL) for patients undergoing elective
modified radical mastectomy with and without neoadjuvant chemotherapy respectively. Thus, there was no
difference in the EC50s between the two groups, P = 0.55.
Conclusions: Under the condition of this study, we found the EC50s of propofol for induction of LOC were
3.27 and 3.33 μg/mL for patients undergoing elective modified radical mastectomy in the presence or
absence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We do not recommend reducing the dose of propofol for induction
of LOC in patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Resection of Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Bilobar Liver Metastasis Following Neoadjuvant Therapy Using a Modified Mini-ALPPS Approach: A Case Report
Authors: Anaya Daniel , Kis Bela , Anaya Daniel , Ehab Jasmina , Johnson Julie E. Hallanger , Suz Pilar , Gonzalez Ricardo
Published: March 2020

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive tumor with high proportion of patients
presenting with metastatic disease, most commonly in the liver. Prognosis in this population is extremely
poor. Resection of the primary tumor and liver metastasis offers a survival benefit in well-selected patients.
However, the extent of surgery is often significant and can limit the ability to accomplish a safe marginnegative resection.
Presentation of case: A 35-year-old male presented with a large left ACC (15.2cm) and multiple bilobar
liver metastases (1.5-12.5cm). He was treated with mitotane and chemotherapy / immunotherapy, with
excellent response. Multidisciplinary discussion led to recommendations for a curative-intent approach with
surgery. A staged approach was performed for the resection, using a modified Mini-ALPPS technique. A
complete margin-negative resection of all disease was accomplished. The patient recovered well and
remains free of disease 24-months following diagnosis.
Discussion: This case highlights novel components of treatment for metastatic ACC and for hepatectomy
for bilobar liver metastasis. The decisions to proceed to surgery for complete resection and to use a staged
approach with a modified Mini-ALPPS technique were both critical components to render the patient
disease-free. Appropriate expertise and multidisciplinary teamwork are essential for implementation of
these approaches.
Conclusion: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage IV ACC can result in disease control and improved
selection of candidates for curative-intent surgery. In the setting of bilobar liver disease and a large primary
in place, a modified Mini-ALPPS approach provides a safe and feasible way to accomplish complete
resection and improved survival.
Awake Thoracic Surgery with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Authors: Drosos Vasileios , Kersten Alexander , Spillner Jan , Kalverkamp Sebastian , Drosos Vasileios
Published: March 2020

A 75-year old patient with a right sided secondary pneumothorax and prolonged air leak showed upper lobe predominant bullous emphysema. Due to the patients extremely reduced general condition neither an open approach nor a thoracoscopic approach seemed possible. Hence, we performed an awake lung volume reduction surgery with perioperative single site veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. No heparin was administered. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) could be weaned up to the second postoperative day. The further postoperative course was uneventful. This current case suggests that combining awake surgery with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation could be a future concept in extremely compromised patients.
Living A Good Life Despite Limitations 5 Years Post Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Angel Sanne , Angel Sanne
Published: March 2020

The changed body functions after spinal cord injury challenges all parts of life. The recovery process is
supported by many rehabilitation initiatives. This process takes time and it is difficult to pre-tell how life
will be. With a Ricoeurian approach, peoples’ experiences of life and the difficulties they had to deal with
five years after spinal cord injury were explored. Interviews with 11 people were analysed using Ricour’s
text model. The findings showed that life can be perceived as good despite limitations entailed bodily
limitations and strains. The themes were that though bothersome, life was experienced as good and
possibilities appreciated. This implied a deliberate choice of not letting limitations take focus. Striving to try
out dreams, some found their way though dealing with bodily strain. Furthermore, Negotiation was
demanded to be socially included. In overcoming spinal cord injury, the individual dealt with all aspects of
life. Coming to terms with the limitations, the decisive factor was that it did not include a loss where value
could not be found in something else.
Community in Early Twentieth Century Schools, A Case Study: 1920s-1940s
Authors: Broom Catherine Anne
Published: March 2020

“Community civics” developed as a new American school program for citizenship education at the turn of the twentieth century. It conceived of good citizens as individuals who understood, valued, and lived in a manner that nurtured “communities” and was linked to Progressivist philosophy. Like many American educational ideas, it found its way into Canada. After briefly describing Community Civics, this paper presents the findings of a case study of one BC school that illustrates how it attempted to develop a common feeling of community in its student body through its textbooks and school culture from the 1920s to the 1940s.
British Teachers in Canada After Both World Wars: “Imbued with the spirit of Empire”?
Authors: Whitehead Kay
Published: March 2020

Using a transnational framework, this paper explores five British teachers’ perspectives of Canadian people and education in the years following both World Wars. These teachers came to Canada for various reasons and periods of time. Although they spoke from diverse social locations, they found much that they could identify as British in Canada. Notwithstanding the presence of “New Canadians” and persistent gender inequalities in the teaching workforce, Canada was conceptualized as a “land of opportunity” and loyal to the British Empire. However, the British teachers were ambivalent about the extent to which progressive curriculum and teaching practices had mediated the “system of marks and exams” which characterized Canadian education.
Education for academic librarians in Austria: From the early beginnings up to the present
Authors: Hörzer Birgit , Lach Karin , Pum Gabriele , Rabl-Altrichter Sylvia , Rezniczek Alina , Schlögl Christian , Schneider-Jakob Monika , Seissl Maria
Published: March 2020

After a short introduction of the LIS landscape in Austria, the development of LIS education for academic librarians will be discussed. Until 2004 library education in Austria consisted mainly of vocational training to which only university graduates and eventually high-school graduates were admitted. In the nineteen-nineties, with Austria joining the European Union and the creation of universities of applied sciences, LIS education became possible at the university level. For various reasons, the two established LIS programmes were discontinued after a relatively short time period. Major changes in university legislation concerning the legal autonomy of Austrian universities meant, however, that a post-graduate inter-university library and information studies programme could be launched in 2004. With the fourth revision of the curriculum in 2019, the programme has become even more aligned with international practice in terms of content, didactic methods and flexibility. The increased dynamism in library education has also had an impact on the creation of non-academic training and continuing education programmes.
Sharing economy: A systematic thematic analysis of the literature
Authors: Mallinson Daniel J. , Morçöl Göktuğ , Yoo Eunsil , Azim Shahinshah Faisal , Levine Eli , Shafi Saahir
Published: March 2020

In this paper we present the results of our analyses of the existing literature on the sharing economy. It is important to understand the nature of the sharing economy, because its impacts on the larger economy, society, and governance are extensive and potentially deep and long lasting. Analyses of the 610 articles published between 2006 and 2018 show that there was a rapid increase in publications starting in 2014. Researchers in business, economics, technology, and environmental sciences were interested the most in the topic. There were relatively fewer publications in political science, public administration, and political science. Uber and Airbnb were the most studied platforms. The United States, China, and United Kingdom were the most commonly studied countries. A majority of the literature was a-theoretical. A majority of authors applied some empirical (qualitative and quantitative) research methods.
The Ordination of Women and its Impact on the Future of the Church of England
Authors: Betts Robert
Published: March 2020

In November of 1992, shortly after the General Synod of the Church of England voted to permit the ordination of women as priests, the Bishop of Washington was joined, like his counterpart in Boston, by a female suffragan. Most traditionalists now believe that no hope remains for them in their church and are seeking for alternatives.
A Cultural Dimension to Women's Issues
Authors: Nimah Dr. Layla
Published: March 2020

Dr. Layla NiflUlh was appointed Assistant Dean at Beirut University College, in Spring 1992. She comes from North Lebanon and has completed her high school studies in Tripoli. She later received a Bachelor's degree in Math from the Lebanese University in Beirut (1963) completed a two year program in Math at the Sorbone in Paris (1965) and a PhD. in Physics from Utah State University (1973).
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

International Planned Parenthood Federation
Symposium on Women, Employment and Development in the Arab Countries
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Symposium on Women, Employment and Development in theArab Countries
Problems facing the Women's Movement in Lebanon: Interview with Lawyer Laure Moghaizel
Authors: Linvingstone David
Published: March 2020

Laure Moghaizel has been involved in the women's rights movement in Lebanon since the late 1940s when she was still a student of law. She began by fighting for women's right to vote. Today, she is a founding member of the Lebanese Association of Human Rights and heads the legal committee. Maitre Moghaizel spoke to David Livingstone on the problems facing the women's movement.
Opening the Gates: A Century of Arab Feminist Writing by Margot Badran, and Miriam Cooke, (eds.)
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

Margot Badran, and M. Cooke, ed., Opening the Gates: A Century of Arab Feminist Writing. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990, 412 pages.
Women and Community in Oman by Christine Eickelman
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Eickelman, Christine. Women and Community In Oman.I984. New York: New York University Press. pg.xiv.
My Window
Authors: Haddad Suha Naimy
Published: March 2020

My Window by Suha Naimy Haddad
The Difference Between Intentional Homicide and Murder in the First Degree: A Woman
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

The Difference Between Intentional Homicide and Murder in the First Degree: A Woman
The Triennial Conference of The Asian Women's Institute: Women and Environment in an Age of Technology
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The World Health Organization estimates that 70 percent of the globe's urban population breathes air made unhealthy through high levels of smog, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other polutants.(Intemational Wildlife, the National Wildlife Federation, Marchi April 1990).
A History of the Development of Women's Education in the Arab World
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The essence of education for women in the Arab world was not conceived until the nineteenth century (1). The first and most intensive development took place in the fertile crescent or what is known as Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Iraq. Development in the Gulf countries came much later.
When Is Old Age A Problem?
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

I once met a middle-aged bachelor at a summer resort whose customers were from various classes and creeds. When asked why he was still un-married, he replied with a frown : "marriage is a very difficult problem !". He kept repeating "marriage is a very difficult problem!" until he finally decided not to marry at all. This man is one of a minority group of men and women who refrain from marriage because they are afraid of the responsibilities and problems.
Basic Education and Female Drop-outs in the Arab World
Authors: And Development Arab Council for Childhood
Published: March 2020

Excerpts from a study entitled "Basic Education and Female Drop-outs in the Arab World", conducted by the Arab Council for Childhood and Development, 1990. The data which appears in this translation are taken exclusively from this study, unless indicated otherwise ..