bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trial Design and Objectives for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Updated Recommendations From the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3
Authors: Scher Howard I. , Morris Michael J. , Stadler Walter M. , Higano Celestia , Basch Ethan , Fizazi Karim , Antonarakis Emmanuel S. , Beer Tomasz M. , Carducci Michael A. , Chi Kim N. , Corn Paul G. , de Bono Johann S. , Dreicer Robert , George Daniel J. , Heath Elisabeth I. , Hussain Maha , Kelly Wm. Kevin , Liu Glenn , Logothetis Christopher , Nanus David , Stein Mark N. , Rathkopf Dana E. , Slovin Susan F. , Ryan Charles J. , Sartor Oliver , Small Eric J. , Smith Matthew Raymond , Sternberg Cora N. , Taplin Mary-Ellen , Wilding George , Nelson Peter S. , Schwartz Lawrence H. , Halabi Susan , Kantoff Philip W. , Armstrong Andrew J.
Published: February 2016

Purpose

Evolving treatments, disease phenotypes, and biology, together with a changing drug development environment, have created the need to revise castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) clinical trial recommendations to succeed those from prior Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Groups.

Methods

An international expert committee of prostate cancer clinical investigators (the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3 [PCWG3]) was reconvened and expanded and met in 2012-2015 to formulate updated criteria on the basis of emerging trial data and validation studies of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 2 recommendations.

Results

PCWG3 recommends that baseline patient assessment include tumor histology, detailed records of prior systemic treatments and responses, and a detailed reporting of disease subtypes based on an anatomic pattern of metastatic spread. New recommendations for trial outcome measures include the time to event end point of symptomatic skeletal events, as well as time to first metastasis and time to progression for trials in the nonmetastatic CRPC state. PCWG3 introduces the concept of no longer clinically benefiting to underscore the distinction between first evidence of progression and the clinical need to terminate or change treatment, and the importance of documenting progression in existing lesions as distinct from the development of new lesions. Serial biologic profiling using tumor samples from biopsies, blood-based diagnostics, and/or imaging is also recommended to gain insight into mechanisms of resistance and to identify predictive biomarkers of sensitivity for use in prospective trials.

Conclusion

PCWG3 moves drug development closer to unmet needs in clinical practice by focusing on disease manifestations most likely to affect prognosis adversely for therapeutics tested in both nonmetastatic and metastatic CRPC populations. Consultation with regulatory authorities is recommended if a trial is intended to seek support for drug approval.
Associations Between Serum Vitamin D and Adverse Pathology in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy
Authors: Nyame Yaw A. , Murphy Adam B. , Bowen Diana K. , Jordan Gregory , Batai Ken , Dixon Michael , Hollowell Courtney M.P. , Kielb Stephanie , Meeks Joshua J. , Gann Peter H. , Macias Virgilia , Kajdacsy-Balla Andre , Catalona William J. , Kittles Rick
Published: February 2016

Purpose

Lower serum vitamin D levels have been associated with an increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Among men with localized prostate cancer, especially with low- or intermediate-risk disease, vitamin D may serve as an important biomarker of disease aggression. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between adverse pathology at the time of radical prostatectomy and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) levels.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out from 2009 to 2014, nested within a large epidemiologic study of 1,760 healthy controls and men undergoing prostate cancer screening. In total, 190 men underwent radical prostatectomy in the cohort. Adverse pathology was defined as the presence of primary Gleason 4 or any Gleason 5 disease, or extraprostatic extension. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the relationship between 25-OH D and adverse pathology at the time of prostatectomy.

Results

Eighty-seven men (45.8%) in this cohort demonstrated adverse pathology at radical prostatectomy. The median age in the cohort was 64.0 years (interquartile range, 59.0 to 67.0). On univariate analysis, men with adverse pathology at radical prostatectomy demonstrated lower median serum 25-OH D (22.7 v 27.0 ng/mL, P = .007) compared with their counterparts. On multivariate analysis, controlling for age, serum prostate specific antigen, and abnormal digital rectal examination, serum 25-OH D less than 30 ng/mL was associated with increased odds of adverse pathology (odds ratio, 2.64; 95% CI, 1.25 to 5.59; P = .01).

Conclusion

Insufficiency/deficiency of serum 25-OH D is associated with increased odds of adverse pathology in men with localized disease undergoing radical prostatectomy. Serum 25-OH D may serve as a useful biomarker in prostate cancer aggressiveness, which deserves continued study.
Recent advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Authors: Luzzatto Lucio
Published: February 2016

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a very rare disease that has been investigated for over one century and has revealed unique aspects of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of a hemolytic anemia. PNH results from expansion of a clone of hematopoietic cells that, as a consequence of an inactivating mutation of the X-linked genePIG-A, are deficient in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked proteins: since these include the surface membrane complement-regulatory proteins CD55 and CD59, the red cells arising from this clone are exquisitely sensitive to lysis by activated complement. Until a decade ago, the treatment options for PNH were either supportive treatment – often including blood transfusion, anti-thrombosis prophylaxis, and sometimes thrombolytic therapy – or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Since 2007, PNH has received renewed and much wider attention because a new form of treatment has become available, namely complement blockade through the anti-C5 monoclonal antibody eculizumab. This brief review focuses on two specific aspects of PNH: (1) response to eculizumab, variability of response, and how this new agent has impacted favorably on the outlook and on the quality of life of patients; and (2) with respect to pathogenesis, new evidence supports the notion that expansion of the PNH clone results from T-cell-mediated auto-immune damage to hematopoietic stem cells, with the GPI molecule as target. Indeed, GPI-specific CD8+ T cells – which have been identified in PNH patients – would spare selectively GPI-negative stem cells, thus enabling them to re-populate the marrow of a patient who would otherwise have aplastic anemia.
Recent Advances in Understanding and Engineering Polyketide Synthesis
Authors: Zhang Wenjun , Liu Joyce
Published: February 2016

Polyketides are a diverse group of natural products that form the basis of many important drugs. The engineering of the polyketide synthase (PKS) enzymes responsible for the formation of these compounds has long been considered to have great potential for producing new bioactive molecules. Recent advances in this field have contributed to the understanding of this powerful and complex enzymatic machinery, particularly with regard to domain activity and engineering, unique building block formation and incorporation, and programming rules and limitations. New developments in tools for in vitro biochemical analysis, full-length megasynthase structural studies, and in vivo heterologous expression will continue to improve our fundamental understanding of polyketide synthesis as well as our ability to engineer the production of polyketides.
Finding Rumor Sources on Random Trees
Authors: Shah Devavrat , Zaman Tauhid
Published: February 2016

We consider the problem of detecting the source of a rumor which has spread in a network using only observations about which set of nodes are infected with the rumor and with no information as to when these nodes became infected. In a recent work ( Shah and Zaman 2010 ), this rumor source detection problem was introduced and studied. The authors proposed the graph score function rumor centrality as an estimator for detecting the source. They establish it to be the maximum likelihood estimator with respect to the popular Susceptible Infected (SI) model with exponential spreading times for regular trees. They showed that as the size of the infected graph increases, for a path graph (2-regular tree), the probability of source detection goes to 0 and for d-regular trees with d ≥ 3 the probability of detection, say αd, remains bounded away from 0 and is less than 1/2. However, their results stop short of providing insights for the performance of the rumor centrality estimator in more general settings such as irregular trees or the SI model with nonexponential spreading times.

This paper overcomes this limitation and establishes the effectiveness of rumor centrality for source detection for generic random trees and the SI model with a generic spreading time distribution. The key result is an interesting connection between a continuous time branching process and the effectiveness of rumor centrality. Through this, it is possible to quantify the detection probability precisely. As a consequence, we recover all previous results as a special case and obtain a variety of novel results including the universality of rumor centrality in the context of tree-like graphs and the SI model with a generic spreading time distribution.
Supply Chain Management with Online Customer Selection
Authors: Elmachtoub Adam N. , Levi Retsef
Published: February 2016

We consider new online variants of supply chain management models, where in addition to production decisions, one also has to actively decide on which customers to serve. Specifically, customers arrive sequentially during a selection phase, and one has to decide whether to accept or reject each customer upon arrival. If a customer is rejected, then a lost-sales cost is incurred. Once the selection decisions are all made, one has to satisfy all the accepted customers with minimum possible production cost. The goal is to minimize the total cost of lost sales and production. A key feature of the model is that customers arrive in an online manner, and the decision maker does not require any information about future arrivals.

We provide two novel algorithms for online customer selection problems, which are based on repeatedly solving offline subproblems that ignore previously made decisions. For many important settings, our algorithms achieve small constant competitive ratio guarantees. That is, for any sequence of arriving customers, the cost incurred by the online algorithm is within a fixed constant factor of the cost incurred by the respective optimal solution that has full knowledge upfront on the sequence of arriving customers. Finally, we provide a computational study on the performance of these algorithms when applied to the economic lot sizing and joint replenishment problems with online customer selection.
Targeted exercise interventions in improving injuries, flexibility and strength in female dragon boat paddlers
Authors: Broadbent Suzanne , Coutts Roseanne , Coetzee Sonja
Published: February 2016

Background/Aims:

Dragon boat racing is an increasingly popular sport across the age continuum but there is little research about paddling-related injuries and appropriate rehabilitation exercises. The purpose of this study was to determine whether individualised strength and stretching interventions improved injuries, flexibility and muscular strength in female dragon boat paddlers.

Methods:

Anthropometry, frequency of injuries, joint flexibility, muscular strength/endurance, and musculoskeletal stiffness/pain were assessed in 22 recreational female dragon boat paddlers before and after 6 months of individualised strengthening and stretching interventions. Pain/stiffness was self-reported using a 0–10 Likert scale.

Results:

Post-intervention, there were significant improvements (p < 0.05) in systolic and diastolic blood pressure; shoulder and spinal flexion/extension; hip, knee and elbow flexion; hip flexor/extensor and hip abductor isometric strength; straight leg raise and sit and reach test values; and self-reported pain. The frequency of neck, shoulder, back and wrist injuries decreased significantly post-intervention.

Conclusions:

Targeted exercise interventions reduced the frequency of sport-related injuries to joints and muscle groups most at risk from repetitive loading during paddling. Range of motion, isometric muscle strength and pain in specific regions also improved. The interventions were effective for predominantly older paddlers but may also be applicable to other age groups and levels of ability.
Post-stroke hip fracture in older people: A narrative review
Authors: Vadas Dor , Kalichman Leonid
Published: February 2016

Background/Aims:

A hip fracture is a serious and common complication after stroke. Individuals often experience particular gait problems post-stroke and may have difficulty with everyday activities such as walking. Therefore, the interventions for falls prevention in older patients should be re-examined when applied to the post-stroke population. This study reviews the risk factors for falls and hip fractures that are specific to the post-stroke population and the measures that may be taken to prevent hip fractures and/or falls in this patient group.

Method:

A narrative review of articles written in English in the scientific literature on the risk factors, natural history and prevention of hip fractures in post-stroke patients.

Results:

The interventions that were reviewed showed some benefit to post-stroke patients. These included interventions designed to increase physical activity, water-based exercise, general falls prevention programmes, and the use of force platforms and body weight supported treadmills. More solid evidence was found to support strategies such as the symmetrical use of limbs, which provides appropriate support and an environment where an individual can regain more normal movement patterns. This can be achieved by training in a low-gravity environment using water-based exercises or a body-weight supported treadmill. To perform more symmetrical movements, biofeedback (visual feedback) or a force platform can be used in addition to symmetrical exercises.

Conclusions:

In a post-stroke population, it is better to pay special attention to the prevention of falls and hip fracture than to rehabilitate after a fracture has occurred. Evaluation and management of the risk factors that contribute to falls should be a priority in post-stroke rehabilitation, focusing on as many risk factors as possible in hip fracture prevention programmes. A variety of techniques should be used to facilitate functional recovery, emphasising symmetry and optimal movement patterns.
High-level vestibular impairment in a veteran with mild traumatic brain injury
Authors: Leland Azadeh , Tavakol Kamran , Scholton Joel , Libin Alex V , Ryerson Susan
Published: February 2016

Background:

Imbalance, dizziness and impaired dual tasking are common symptoms reported by veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). According to a Congressional Research Service report in 2014, approximately 220 000 veterans have sustained TBI in Iraq and Afghanistan wars, with 82.4% diagnosed with mTBI. Symptoms of subtle balance impairment, resulting in decreased ability to dual-task are frequently overlooked during the initial evaluation. Therefore, clinicians need to detect these symptoms and establish a treatment plan to address the underlying causes. Currently, few studies have addressed imbalance as a result of subtle balance impairment in patients with mTBI, and none has examined veterans with mTBI.

Aims:

The aim of this study was to develop a systematic approach to the assessment and treatment of imbalance in a veteran with mTBI. The imbalance was a result of impairment in the constitutional components, i.e. somatosensory, vestibular and visual inputs to the brain.

Methods:

The patient was a 56-year-old veteran with mTBI and post-traumatic stress disorder, secondary to improvised explosive device blast exposure during the Iraq war in 2005. He was evaluated with clinical vestibular assessments, Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, functional gait and balance analyses, and posturography to determine sensory organisational deficits. The patient's past medical history did not show any comorbidity resulting in imbalance. The patient received one therapy session per week for 8 weeks to address his balance and sensory deficits. Data from outcome measures were analysed and compared with those collected at baseline.

Results:

The results indicated that the patient improved significantly on measures of balance and sensory integration deficits after the treatment protocol.

Conclusions:

Data from the sensory organisation test provided a reliable basis for the identification and treatment of balance deficits in a veteran with mTBI. An intervention, emphasising visual, vestibular and somatosensory integration, may result in significant improvement of the patient's functional balance.
Zeugnisgaben der Literatur
Authors: Lörincz Csongor
Published: February 2016

Wie lässt sich Literatur als eine Unterart der Zeugenschaft begreifen, wie ist das Zeugnis konstitutiv auf die Fiktion angewiesen? Csongor Lörincz widmet sich dem Zusammenhang von Zeugenschaft und Literatur grundlegend unter sprach-, text- und lesenstheoretischer Perspektive. Systematisch - und zugleich auch komparativ - untersucht er anhand literarischer Beispiele mit prägnanten textuellen und referentiellen Merkmalen (z.B. Hölderlin, Kleist, Sebald, Kosztolányi, Nádas, Esterházy) Fiktion und Zeugnis als sprachliche Geschehen. Es zeigt sich: Der »Mensch« selbst ist ein Koprodukt von Geschichte und Sprache (Medialität).
Variations on the Author
Authors: Sayad Cecilia
Published: February 2016

“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho's recent films: Um dia na vida [One Day in Life] from 2010 and Últimas Conversas (Last Conversations), posthumously released in 2015, and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director's filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer who, rather than express opinions, propels discourses; an interviewer who is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um dia na vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent from the image. Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his film. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship.
Inquiries into Eduardo Coutinho and His Dialogue with Modern Tradition
Authors: Xavier Ismail
Published: February 2016

FQ makes this important text by the Brazilian film historian and theorist Ismael Xavier available for the first time in English. A member of Brazil's first generation of film-studies academics, Xavier was one of the first scholars to write extensively on Coutinho's work. This article, originally published in Portuguese, was the first to name Coutinho's practice as one of theatricality (jogo de cena) as well as conversation and was therefore influential not only for later scholarship but for Coutinho himself.
The Emptiness of the Backyard: An Interview with Eduardo Coutinho
Authors: Avellar José Carlos
Published: February 2016

Originally published in Portuguese, FQ makes this important interview with Eduardo Coutinho by Brazilian film critic Jose Carlos Avellar available for the first time in English. Conducted in 2000, Avellar engages Coutinho on the scope, breadth, and depth of his career in Brazilian film and television, from his origins in screenwriting and filmmaking of the Cinema Novo era up through his deeply engaged social justice documentary practices.
An Introduction to Coutinho
Authors: Brizuela Natalia , Rich B. Ruby
Published: February 2016

FQ Editor-in-Chief and guest issue editor Natalia Brizuela introduce FQ's dossier on the work of Brazilian filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho, who died unexpectedly in 2014. Eduardo Coutinho, the greatest documentary filmmaker in the last half-century of Brazilian cinema, is woefully underrecognized in the United States and has not been adequately incorporated into the global history of documentary cinema. This dossier aims to open up conversations about the work of Coutinho in Anglophone cinema studies, and to encourage more scholarship on the subject.
Regulating retrotransposon activity through the use of alternative transcription start sites
Authors: Persson Jenna , Steglich Babett , Smialowska Agata , Boyd Mette , Bornholdt Jette , Andersson Robin , Schurra Catherine , Arcangioli Benoit , Sandelin Albin , Nielsen Olaf , Ekwall Karl
Published: February 2016

Retrotransposons, the ancestors of retroviruses, have the potential for gene disruption and genomic takeover if not kept in check. Paradoxically, although host cells repress these elements by multiple mechanisms, they are transcribed and are even activated under stress conditions. Here, we describe a new mechanism of retrotransposon regulation through transcription start site (TSS) selection by altered nucleosome occupancy. We show that Fun30 chromatin remodelers cooperate to maintain a high level of nucleosome occupancy at retrotransposon‐flanking long terminal repeat (LTR) elements. This enforces the use of a downstream TSS and the production of a truncated RNA incapable of reverse transcription and retrotransposition. However, in stressed cells, nucleosome occupancy at LTR elements is reduced, and the TSS shifts to allow for productive transcription. We propose that controlled retrotransposon transcription from a nonproductive TSS allows for rapid stress‐induced activation, while preventing uncontrolled transposon activity in the genome.
Support network and social support for children with special health care need
Authors: Barbosa Thaís Araújo , Reis Kamilla Milione Nogueira , Lomba Gabriela De Oliveira , Braga Patrícia Pinto
Published: February 2016

Objective: to understand and identify the support network and social support from the perspective of familiesof children with chronic conditions. Methods: a qualitative study, with content analysis of 134 records, followedby ten semi-structured interviews. Results: the analysis has revealed that the primary caregiver, the mother,participates in a network of limited support, only with the help of her husband, children, grandparents and thechild ́s godparents. They also have a social network through a multidisciplinary team, which in some cases isnot effective. Conclusion: families have a deficient and limited support network and the demand for care relyonly on the support of the husband, grandparents, children, and godparents. Social networking refers to thephilanthropic institutions, while the aid of public service, basic health unit is basic.
Experiences to be a family caregiver of dependent elderly in the home environment
Authors: Couto Alcimar Marcelo do , Castro Edna Aparecida Barbosa de , Caldas Célia Pereira
Published: February 2016

To understand the experience of caring for dependent elderly in the home environment, from the perspective of family caregivers that present burden and emotional distress. Methods: this is a qualitative research with a contribution in the Theory Grounded in Data. There were home visits for observation and semistructured interviews with nine relatives of dependent elderly in self-care. Results: with the coding and analysis of empirical data, one can understand the daily cares in the care relationship with their elderly dependent relatives. The consolidated experiences underlie on positive experiences, such as solidarity by the established interaction and the maintenance of self-esteem, and negative as changes in daily routine and health, with stress identification related to the caregiver role. Conclusion: in the understanding of the family, their experiences as a caregiver in the home context varied between positive and negative aspects, which respectively minimize and maximize the feeling of burden and emotional distress.
Systematization of nursing care in the perspective of professional autonomy
Authors: Ferreira Eric Benchimol , Pereira Milca Severino , Souza Adenicia Custódia Silva e , Almeida Carlos Cristiano Oliveira de Faria , Taleb Alexandre Chater
Published: February 2016

to analyze the perception of nurses about the systematization of nursing care in the perspectiveof professional autonomy. Methods: a descriptive and exploratory research, carried out with 24 nurses atfive inpatient clinics of a large-scale public teaching hospital, through a structured questionnaire evaluatedby experts. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: nurses claimed that the systematizationof nursing care promotes autonomy, emphasizing that the pursuit of knowledge for the development ofsystematization of nursing care is supported by an exchange of experiences among colleagues. Conclusion:applying the systematization of nursing care generates autonomy, demonstrating that nurses become more aptin developing it, thereby resulting in increased professional autonomy.
Increased left atrial pressure in non-heart failure patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and atrial fibrillation
Authors: Sairaku Akinori , Nakano Yukiko , Uchimura Yuko , Tokuyama Takehito , Kawazoe Hiroshi , Watanabe Yoshikazu , Matsumura Hiroya , Kihara Yasuki
Published: February 2016

Background

The impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on the cardiovascular risk is still debated. We aimed to measure the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and the left atrial (LA) pressure.

Methods

The LA pressures and thyroid function were measured in consecutive patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, who did not have any known heart failure, structural heart disease, or overt thyroid disease.

Results

Subclinical hypothyroidism (4.5≤ thyroid-stimulating hormone <19.9 mIU/L) was present in 61 (13.0%) of the 471 patients included. More subclinical hypothyroidism patients than euthyroid patients (55.7% vs 40.2%; P=0.04).’euthyroid patients had persistent or long-standing persistent AF (55.7% vs 40.2%; P = 0.04). The mean LA pressure (10.9 ± 4.7 vs 9.1 ± 4.3 mmHg; P = 0.002) and LA V-wave pressure (17.4 ± 6.5 vs 14.3 ± 5.9 mmHg; P < 0.001) were, respectively, higher in the patients with subclinical hypothyroidism than in the euthyroid patients. After an adjustment for potential confounders, the LA pressures remained significantly higher in the subclinical hypothyroidism patients. A multiple logistic regression model showed that subclinical hypothyroidism was independently associated with a mean LA pressure of >18 mmHg (odds ratio 3.94, 95% CI 1.28 11.2; P = 0.02).

Conclusions

Subclinical hypothyroidism may increase the LA pressure in AF patients.
Students’ Perception of the Higher Education Service Quality / Istraživanje percepcija studenata o kvaliteti usluge visokog obrazovanja
Authors: Dužević Ines , Čeh Časni Anita , Lazibat Tonći
Published: February 2016

AbstractChanges in the higher education system resulted in higher education institutions having to pay more attention to their students. Keeping students and ensuring their satisfaction is the basis for sustainable success of higher education institutions. The aforementioned is the reason why this paper is focused on analyzing students’ perception of the quality of service in higher education. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze how students in the Croatian system of higher education perceive the quality of service and if there are differences with regard to individual characteristics of students. On the basis of HEdPERF instrument, data was collected for 1454 students from 93 higher education institutions in the Republic of Croatia. Principle component analysis was conducted to define key dimensions of quality. Based on the results of the analysis, five dimensions were extracted: access, non-academic dimension, academic dimension, space and study programs, and reputation of a higher education institution. The second part of the research was based on exploring the impacts of the control variables on the perception of quality. The results have indicated the existence of a statistically significant difference between students’ perceptions for the majority of the observed control variables. Key words: customers’ satisfaction; HEdPERF; principle component analysis; quality dimensions.---SažetakPromjene u visokoobrazovnom sustavu dovele su do situacije da visoka učilišta moraju sve više pažnje posvetiti svojim studentima. Zadržavanje studenata i osiguranje njihova zadovoljstva osnova su održivog uspjeha visokih učilišta. Stoga se u ovom radu analiziraju percepcije studenata o kvaliteti visokoobrazovne usluge. Osnovni je cilj rada istražiti kako studenti u hrvatskom sustavu visokog obrazovanja percipiraju kvalitetu usluge, te postoje li razlike s obzirom na pojedine osobine studenata. Na temelju HEdPERF instrumenta prikupljeni su podaci od 1454 studenta s 93 visoka učilišta u Republici Hrvatskoj. Provedena je analiza glavnih komponenti kako bi se definirale ključne dimenzije kvalitete. Na temelju rezultata analize izdvojeno je pet dimenzija: dostupnost, neakademska dimenzija, akademska dimenzija, prostor i studijski programi, ugled visokog učilišta. Drugi dio istraživanja temeljio se na ispitivanju utjecaja kontrolnih varijabli na percepcije kvalitete. Rezultati su pokazali postojanje statistički signifikantne razlike između percepcija studenata za većinu promatranih kontrolnih varijabli.Ključne riječi: analiza glavnih komponenata; dimenzije kvalitete; HEdPERF; zadovoljstvo korisnika
Cheating is Unacceptable, but... Teachers’ Perceptions of and Reactions to Students’ Cheating at Schools and Universities / Varanje je neprihvatljivo, ali… Percepcija varanja i reakcije nastavnika na učeničko i studentsko varanje
Authors: Štambuk Marina , Maričić Antonija , Hanzec Ivana
Published: February 2016

Abstract The pervasive problem of academic cheating is an important issue for teachers and other educational stakeholders. Since teachers are one of the most important role models to students, their approach to academic (dis)honesty will likely have a strong influence on them. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify teachers’ perceptions of the frequency and acceptability of different kinds of cheating acts, as well as their perception of the reasons for cheating and their reactions to cheating. Additionally, this study attempted to investigate whether teachers from different levels of education differ in their perceptions of cheating and/or in strategies that they use to deal with this problem. Data was obtained from 400 teachers from Croatian universities, secondary schools and elementary schools using an on-line survey. The results show that teachers from all levels of education perceive cheating as very frequent, but unacceptable behaviour. They recognize the great importance of their role in the prevention of cheating, but their actual reactions are a cause of concern. Teachers’ reactions were usually reduced to warnings and did not lead to any serious consequences. Teachers from different levels of education reacted similarly to all acts of cheating. Key words: academic dishonesty; acceptability of cheating; cheating frequency; elementary, secondary and higher education; reasons for cheating.---SažetakSveprisutan problem varanja u školama i na fakultetima važna je tema za nastavnike i kreatore obrazovne politike. Budući da su nastavnici jedan od najvažnijih uzora svojim učenicima i studentima, njihov pristup akademskom (ne)poštenju zasigurno ima velik utjecaj na akademsko poštenje učenika/studenta. Zbog toga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio ispitati nastavničku percepciju učestalosti i prihvatljivosti različitih oblika varanja, njihovu percepciju razloga varanja i načine na koje reagiraju na pojavu varanja. Prema navedenom su uspoređeni nastavnici zaposleni na različitim razinama obrazovanja, a u svrhu utvrđivanja mogućih razlika među njima u odnosu na taj problem. Podaci su prikupljeni on-line anketom u kojoj je sudjelovalo 400 nastavnika zaposlenih u osnovnim i srednjim školama, i na fakultetima.  Rezultati su pokazali da nastavnici svih triju razina obrazovanja percipiraju varanje kao vrlo često, ali neprihvatljivo ponašanje. Prepoznaju važnost vlastite uloge u prevenciji varanja, ali njihove su stvarne reakcije na pojavu varanja razlog za zabrinutost; obično su svedene na upozorenja i nemaju ozbiljne posljedice za učenike i studente. Nastavnici na različitim razinama obrazovanja, neovisno o obliku varanja, uglavnom reagiraju na sličan način. Ključne riječi: akademsko nepoštenje; osnovno, srednje i visoko obrazovanje; prihvatljivost varanja; razlozi varanja; učestalost varanja
Girls' and Boys' Achievements Differences in the School Context: An Overview of Possible Explanations / Postignuća djevojčica i dječaka u školskom kontekstu: pregled mogućih objašnjenja utvrđenih razlika
Authors: Burušić Josip , Šerić Maja
Published: February 2016

AbstractSince the 1990s until today there has been an increasing number of empirical evidence about girls' higher achievements within the educational system in the majority of developed countries. This trend is still present, even in school areas and subjects in which boys have traditionally been considered to be more successful. This article presents a critical analysis of the existing research as well as a summary of the existing findings with their possible explanations. A few groups of explanations can be separated, i.e. differences in specific abilities, personality traits, learning styles, ability to satisfy desired learning methods and differences in the interaction with teachers. Finally, this article presents findings from a wide band of research studies which presume the negative effect of teacher gender on pupils' academic achievement. The explanations of gender differences provide only a part of the possible reasons. Reviews of the existing research clearly show the lack of comprehensive, satisfactory and nonambiguous explanation of the reasons for girls' higher academic achievement. Key words: elementary school; gender differences in academic achievement; pupil gender.---SažetakOd devedesetih godina do danas sve je više empirijskih dokaza kako su u obrazovnim sustavima većine razvijenih zemalja djevojčice uspješnije od dječaka. Taj je trend danas prisutan i u školskim područjima i u predmetima za koje se tradicionalno vjerovalo da su u njima dječaci uspješniji. Rad donosi pregled kritički analiziranih postojećih istraživanja te povezuje postojeće spoznaje uz moguća objašnjenja utvrđenih razlika. Moguće je izdvojiti nekoliko skupina objašnjenja kao što su razlike u određenim sposobnostima, obilježjima ličnosti, stilovima učenja, mogućnosti udovoljavanja poželjnim načinima učenja, odnosno razlike u interakciji s učiteljima. Na kraju, u radu su izložene i spoznaje koje polaze od pretpostavki da u pogledu školskih postignuća učenika postoji nepovoljan utjecaj spola učitelja. Objašnjenja spolnih razlika u školskim postignućima pružaju samo dio mogućih razloga. Pregledom postojećih istraživanja jasno je kako još uvijek nemamo sveobuhvatnog objašnjenja koje na svima prihvatljiv i nedvosmislen način objašnjava razloge razlika u školskim postignućima učenica i učenika u korist učenica.Ključne riječi: osnovna škola; spolne razlike u školskim postignućima; učenice; učenici.
L’adaptació dels contes populars: La Caputxeta vermella
Authors: Ollé M. Àngels
Published: February 2016

De tots els contes de Perrault –ja ho predeien els exemples anteriors– La Caputxeta vermella és el més popular. En el cas de molts pares novells, és quasi el primer conte que poden explicar sense perdre’s, i a la majoria de nois i noies, tot i que el recorden bé, els és difícil saber qui, quan i com els el van explicar per primer vegada: tenen la sensació que el saben de sempre. I és que per a moltes persones els records de la narració oral d’aquest conte queden emmarcats amb la visió de les imatges d’un llibre o d’un film de dibuixos animats.
Juguem a "goalball" a l’escola
Authors: Solé Gemma
Published: February 2016

Amb l’aplicació de l’actual reforma educativa hi ha la possibilitat que en les escoles ordinàries pugui estudiar un nen amb discapacitats. Com que aquesta possibilitat encara no és gaire real, com el cas del meu centre, vaig decidir fer una experiència d’iniciar el goalball, esport practicat únicament per deficients visuals, amb nens normals.
Tractament de la informació i atenció a la diversitat a l’àrea de Matemàtiques
Authors: Alegria Francesc , Polo Pilar
Published: February 2016

Adaptar l’ensenyament als diferents alumnes que el/la mestre/a té a la classe no és una tasca gens fàcil per diverses raons: diversitat dels alumnes, organització dels espais, flexibilitat dels horaris, utilització de recursos tant pedagògics com materials… Tot i això, es tracta d’una alternativa realment necessària per a realitzar un procés d’ensenyament-aprenentatge que tingui en compte les diferències individuals que presenten els alumnes quant a ritme i velocitat d’aprenentatge, autonomia de treball, domini de tècniques i estratègies… Va ser a partir d’aquesta necessitat que el nostre centre (C.E.I.P. “Antoni Vilanova” de Falset, a la comarca del Priorat) es va proposar de fer adaptacions curriculars a l’àrea de matemàtiques. Durant els cursos 93/94 i 94/95 vam treballar a cicle mitjà i el curs 95/96 es va ampliar al cicle superior.
Psicomotricitat: Interacció entre Educació Especial i Educació Infantil
Authors: Viscarro Isabel , Camps Cori , Camps Cori , Rota Mercè , Rota Mercè
Published: February 2016

L’experiència que us presentem és un projecte comú elaborat pels especialistes del CEE “Estela”, el CEIP de Pràctiques de Tarragona i Facultat de Ciències de l’Educació i Psicologia de la URV, en el marc de la Pràctica Psicomotriu de Bernard Aucouturier, ja que creiem que és un marc idoni, facilitador de l’experiència d’integració entre els nens i nenes dels dos centres educatius.
Observacions sobre la informació científica referent a les drogues en alguns llibres de text d'E.S.O.
Authors: Martínez Francesc
Published: February 2016

Aquest article inclou comentaris dels autors extrets del que han pogut observar, en diversos llibres de text de l’àrea de Ciències de la Naturalesa d’ESO, errors de diverses categories que fan referència a les drogues. Alguns d’aquests errors palesen que els autors no han copsat prou ni els conceptes fonamentals del tema ni la seva complexitat real.
Moure's per conèixer (Àrea de descoberta d'un mateix)
Authors: Conde Carme
Published: February 2016

En aquest articles l'autora comenta un vídeo que presenta la proposta d’intervenció psicomotriu elaborada per un grup de treball de l´ICE, coordinat per Cori Camps i Isabel Viscarro, professores de la Facultat de Ciències de l’Educació i Psicologia de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Elles mateixes són les autores del guió del vídeo i del fulletó explicatiu que es lliura amb la cinta.Treballar la psicomotricitat és alguna cosa més que treballar el cos i el moviment corporal; és, també i sobretot, treballar la personalitat sencera, afavorir en els infants l’expressió, la manifestació i control d’emocions i sentiments, l’expansió de les relacions interpersonals, les capacitats d’imitació, imaginació, simulació i representació, el pensament i la construcció del coneixement d’un mateix (autoconcepte i identitat) i dels altres.El model proposat per Isabel Viscarro i Cori Camps s’inspira fortament en la pràctica psicomotriu de B. Acoutourier.
Esquemes per saber què fer i què dir en llengua estrangera: Un exemple en francès.
Authors: Verrier Jacky
Published: February 2016

La llengua no és l'únic obstacle, sinó que el coneixement de la llengua no implica saber utilizarla, o dit d’una altra manera, saber comportarse en la llengua estrangera.Aquest article ens dóna algunes pautes i ens senyala uns principis per a poder tenir un diàleg correcte en llengua estrangera. L’ús dels escripts o esquemes permet explicitar el funcionament de l’intercanvi comunicatiu, contrastar aquest funcionament amb el de la llengua materna i realitzar una sèrie d’activitats que tenen com a finalitat el coneixement i ús del ritual en la llengua.També ens presenten  alguns exercicis que s’han de fer després d’haver treballat els diàlegs a classe.
La música als estudis de Magisteri
Authors: Icart Joaquim
Published: February 2016

Aquest article ens parla del tractament de la música al llarg del magisteri. Ens situa en els principis del tractament d'aquesta matèria, les millores que es van anar produint amb l'incorporació de la música a l'escola i posteriorment a la formació de mestres. L'especialitat de música també és un aspecte que forma part d'aquest article.
La batalla de l'Ebre. Història, paisatge i patrimoni
Authors: Gavaldà Antoni
Published: February 2016

Aquest article ens presenta un llibre que rep el nom del títol d'aquest. El llibre té dues parts diferenciades, una de caire històrica, i una segona de didàctica del patrimoni, les quals es complementen de manera lògica.
Converses amb Maravillas Díaz
Authors: Barniol Enriqueta
Published: February 2016

Conversa amb Maravillas Díaz, professora titular de Didàctica de l’Expressió Musical a la Universitat del País Basc. També presidenta de la delegació espanyola de l’ISME. Ens parla d'aquesta entitat, de les seves característiques i de la relació d'aquesta amb la comunitat educativa
De l'educació viària a l'educació per a la mobilitat
Authors: Oller Montserrat
Published: February 2016

En aquest article s’analitza la importància del tractament de la mobilitat en el currículum escolar per tal que els nois i les noies exercitin capacitats analítiques per relacionar els fets amb les causes que els originen, realitzant-ne una lectura interpretativa i personal.
Les didàctiques de les disciplines curriculars en la formació d'ensenyants
Authors: Girondo Luisa , Salvat Agustí , Gavaldà Antoni , Santisteban Antoni , Macaya Albert
Published: February 2016

“Les investigacions sobre l’ensenyament-aprenentatge aporten models explicatius cada vegada més coherents envers l’adquisició de coneixements conceptuals i procedimentals, sobre el pensament estratègic… i els nous dissenys curriculars s’estructuren al voltant de la comprensió de qui aprèn i de la funcionalitat dels aprenentatges.”Aquest article ens situa en el cóm es troba la situació actual de les didàctiques específiques, en quant professorat hi ha i en quines línies d’investigació treballen i quines limitacions es compta en els nous programes de formació inicial de mestres per aconseguir “bons mestres”, com a eixos a destacar.
Representació i construcció de les nocions corporals, motrius, espacials i temporals a la sessió de psicomotricitat
Authors: Conde Carme , Viscarro Isabel
Published: February 2016

Aquest article exposa l’impuls que va tenir un grup de treball de psicomotricitat, format per les autores, amb la finalitat d’estudiar l’evolució de la representació del propi cos i del moviment, i la relació entre el desenvolupament de les capacitats representatives i la construcció de les nocions corporals, motrius, espacials i temporals al llarg de l’etapa d’Educació Infantil i primer cicle de Primària. Des del curs 2000-01 estan duent endavant aquesta recerca, de la qual expliquen el seu plantejament, objectius, metodologia i estat actual.
L'Escola Normal de Magisteri Primari de Tarragona durant la Segona República (1931-1936). Primera aproximació
Authors: Magriñá Cristina
Published: February 2016

Aquest article presenta alguns detalls de la tesi doctoral de Cristina Magriñà Salvat. Llicenciada en Història a la URV. Es basa en la investigació de l’Escola Normal de Tarragona (1931-1939), projecte defensat el novembre del 2001 davant el tribunal únic del programa de doctorat “Projecte Europeu” de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
L'Escola Catalana en el context de la Renovació Educativa
Authors: Ollé Àngels
Published: February 2016

Aquests articles ens mostren dues  jornades que es van realitzar a la Universitat Rovira i Virgili, la primera fa referència a la 1a Setmana de l’Ensenyament de Mestres, adreçada a tots els estudiants de la Universitat i professionals de l’educació. La segona a les Jornades amb el títol de «L’escola catalana en el context de la Renovació Educativa». A les dues podem trobar el programa d’activitats que es va realitzar.
Decideix. Programa de competència social
Authors: Vallverdú M. Teresa
Published: February 2016

El programa de competència social Decideix dóna resposta a la demanda d’eines i materials per resoldre problemes de conducta, absentisme, poc respecte per les normes, etc. a una edat en què pel fet de tenir la població en l’àmbit escolar es pot incidir força en la formació de la manera de ser. Serveix per fer front de manera col·lectiva al repte d’ajudar els nois i noies a ser persones assertives, a ser millors persones i a millorar les relacions entre tothom.
La fotografia per a l'aprenentatge de la història
Authors: Gavaldà Antoni , Santisteban Antoni
Published: February 2016

La fotografia és una Font d’informació de la historia, és un recurs bàsic i assequible, a través del qual el nostre alumnat pot introduir-se en el llenguatge visual, al mateix temps que aprofundeix en una font d’informació històrica original que li ajudarà a comprendre el procés de construcció del mosaic de la història.
Competències bàsiques en Música a primària. Seminari de mestres de Música del Gironès.
Authors: Del Gironès Seminari de mestres de Música
Published: February 2016

Aquest article consta d’una valoració que fa un seminari d’especialistes de música del Gironès. Els alumnes de quart de cicle mitjà han de realitzar unes proves comunes a tot Catalunya per avaluar les competències bàsiques en les diferents àrees. El curs 2002-2003 va ser el primer en què es van passar a l’àrea de música.
El material reutilitzat a les sessions de psicomotricitat
Authors: Viscarro Isabel , Comí M. Dolors , Solé M. Pilar , Solsona Josepa
Published: February 2016

Aquest article ens dóna idees sobre materials, metodologies i activitats que podem dur a terme a una sessió de psicomotricitat utilitzant elements reutilitzats per poder fomentar la imaginació i creativitats dels infants.
Aproximació a l'Escola Valenciana de Geografia
Authors: Gavaldà Antoni
Published: February 2016

En aquest document trobem dos comentaris, el primer d’Antoni Gavaldà sobre el llibre Aproximació a l’escola valenciana de geografia i el segon, d’Antoni Santiesteban sobre el llibre Didàctica amb fonts d’arxius.
Formant noves mestres de Primària en didàctica de les Ciències Socials
Authors: Riera Francesc
Published: February 2016

Aquest article ens presenta un estudi de l’autor basat en analitzar si els aprenentatges que suposadament realitzen els futurs i les futures mestres a la universitat els són significatius o no.Després dels cursos de doctorat a la UAB (bienni 95-97), concretament en el programa de Didàctica de les Ciències Socials, se’l presentava una bona ocasió per realitzar una recerca sobre aquesta qüestió. És una recerca que no podia plantejar sol, sinó que requeria també la participació i col·laboració d’alguns mestres de primària, perquè des del principi calia comptar amb la influència que directament i indirectament exerceixen els mestres en actiu sobre els estudiants de Magisteri durant el seu període de pràctiques.