bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Información en movimiento. La infografía animada se abre paso en España
Authors: Jiménez Mayordomo Pedro
Published: May 2019

La infografía en movimiento está ganando más relevancia en la red. Cada vez se ven más y mejores gráficos animados. Más completos y mejor resueltos. Lo que en un principio fueron experimentos, ahora son realidad. Esto aporta al usuario una nueva forma de obtener información relevante. Ya sea sobre un acontecimiento, un producto o un servicio ofrecido por una empresa.
La infografía animada o en movimiento, aparece ante la necesidad de explicar contenidos en nuevos formatos y para nuevos dispositivos.
La infografía en movimiento es un nuevo vehículo para contar historias. En este artículo nos adentramos en los orígenes de la infografía en movimiento para entender su presente y futuro.
Work in progress. En mi casa se anima así
Authors: Alpera Pedro
Published: May 2019

En este artículo veremos el proceso creativo en la animación y los diferentes sistemas de trabajo o herramientas que tenemos a la hora de afrontarlo en función de cada proyecto y de las características propias de un medio en que el tiempo es parte fundamental del mismo.
Traduzindo The Awful Rowing Toward God, de Anne Sexton, para o português brasileiro através da perspectiva dos estudos feministas de tradução
Authors: Guimarães Barboza Beatriz Regina
Published: May 2019

This paper aims to share results of my translation to Brazilian Portuguese, through the Feminist Translation Studies approach of the book The Awful Rowing Toward God (1975), written by Anne Sexton,. When I did the commented translation of this book, part of my theoretical reflections went through this field of research, which demonstrates how grammatical gender can reflect hierarchies of sexual gender and, therefore, it is a topic of feminist debate and criticism. This sort of problematic is very relevant regarding language pairs such as English and Portuguese, for the first one does not have grammatical gender marking, except for pronouns and some nouns, and the second one has. As Anne Sexton is valued by the feminist literary criticism and by other feminist authors, I recognize that it is necessary that the translation of Anne Sexton's book ought to be done with a consciousness of gender for a non-sexist translation.
CHANGE DETECTION BETWEEN DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS FROM AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING AND DENSE IMAGE MATCHING USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Authors: Zhang Z. , Vosselman G. , Gerke M. , Persello C. , Tuia D. , Yang M. Y.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Airborne photogrammetry and airborne laser scanning are two commonly used technologies used for topographical data acquisition at the city level. Change detection between airborne laser scanning data and photogrammetric data is challenging since the two point clouds show different characteristics. After comparing the two types of point clouds, this paper proposes a feed-forward Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to detect building changes between them. The motivation from an application point of view is that the multimodal point clouds might be available for different epochs. Our method contains three steps: First, the point clouds and orthoimages are converted to raster images. Second, square patches are cropped from raster images and then fed into CNN for change detection. Finally, the original change map is post-processed with a simple connected component analysis. Experimental results show that the patch-based recall rate reaches 0.8146 and the precision rate reaches 0.7632. Object-based evaluation shows that 74 out of 86 building changes are correctly detected.
RETRIEVAL OF LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES AND THEIR LINKAGES TO LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE USING REMOTE SENSING IN HARARE METROPOLITAN CITY, ZIMBABWE
Authors: Mushore T. D.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. This study sought to determine Local Climate Zones (LCZs) in Harare metropolitan City, using Landsat 8 multi-spectral and multi-temporal data. The World Urban Database and Access Portal Tool (WUDAPT) and Support Vector Machine classifiers were applied. Training datasets were extracted from Google Earth as prescribed by the WUDAPT procedure. Before image classification, we tested the separability of the LCZs, using the Transformed Divergence Separability Index (TDSI) based on the digitized training datasets and Landsat 8 data. Derived LCZs were then linked with Landsat 8 derived Land Surface Temperature (LST) for the cool and hot seasons. TDSI values greater 1.9 were obtained indicating that LCZs were highly separable. Comparatively, the WUDAPT method produced more accurate LCZs results (Overall accuracy = 95.69%) than the SVM classifier (Overall accuracy = 89.86%) based on seasonal Landsat 8 data. However, SVM derived accuracies were within the acceptable range of at least 80% (overall accuracy) in literature. Further, LST was observed to be high in LCZs with high built-up density and low vegetation proportion, when compared to other zones. Due to high proportion of vegetation, sparsely built areas were at least 1 °C cooler. Although LCZs are usually linked at 2 m air temperature, they also strongly explain LST distribution. This work provides insight into the importance of mapping LCZs in third world countries where such information remains scarce.
COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION SIMULATION TOOL USING KALMAN FILTER WITH IMPLICIT CONSTRAINTS
Authors: Garcia-Fernandez N. , Alkhatib H. , Schön S.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Collaborative Positioning (CP) is a networked positioning technique in which different multi-sensor systems (nodes) enhance the accuracy and precision of these navigation solutions by performing measurements or by sharing information (links) between each other. The wide spectrum of available sensors that are used in these complex scenarios bring the necessity to analyze the sensibility of the system to different configurations in order to find optimal solutions. In this paper, we discuss the implementation and evaluation of a simulation tool that allows us to study these questions. The simulation tool is successfully implemented as a plane based localization problem, in which the sensor measurements are fused in a Collaborative Extended Kalman Filter (C-EKF) algorithm with implicit constraints. Using a real urban scenario with three vehicles equipped with various positioning sensors, the impact of the sensor configuration is investigated and discussed by intensive Monte Carlo simulations. The results show the influence of the laser scanner measurements on the accuracy and precision of the estimation, and the increased performance of the collaborative navigation techniques with respect to the single vehicle method.
SEA LEVEL TREND AND VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Authors: Fu Y. , Zhou X. , Zhou D. , Sun W. , Jiang C.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. Sea level rise due to climate change is nonuniform globally, necessitating regional estimates. Spatial-temporal behaviour of sea level anomalies (SLAs) in the South China Sea (SCS) was investigated over 24 years period from 1993 to 2016. Based on the spatial distribution of monthly and seasonal mean SLAs in the SCS, the strong regularity of SLAs performed maybe mainly predominantly driven by monsoonal wind. Variations of SLA were different in each month, which was the largest in July and December, and the smallest in April. Positive sea level linear trends were estimated in most cases. The averaged sea level trend in the SCS showed a rise of 4.42 ± 0.25 mm/year from 1993 to 2016. Further investigations are expected from muliti-resources such as ENSO, wind stress, and vertical land movement data.
3D ESTIMATION OF SLOW GROUND MOTION USING INSAR AND THE SLOPE ASPECT ASSUMPTION, A CASE STUDY: THE PUNCAK PASS LANDSLIDE, INDONESIA
Authors: Isya N. H. , Niemeier W. , Gerke M.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. The Indonesian Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation classified the Ciloto district as one of the most landslide prone areas in Indonesia. Some evidence of ground movement and the landslide failures occurred in recent years. Thus, continuous monitoring is necessary for supporting the precautions of an upcoming landslide. This study applies Small Baselines - Slowly Decorrelated Phase Filter (SDPF) for InSAR processing both for the ascending and the descending data. The primary objective is to generate horizontal and vertical components of InSAR results from two different tracks and slope aspect information in order to retrieve a projection to the northward direction. We used the available Sentinel-1 SAR data from 2014 until 2018. Combination of two orbits is approached by the surface and the nearest-neighbor gridding method. The 3D components were examined at the Puncak Pass, Ciloto, an active landslide area. For the case study area, it appeared that soil materials transferred slowly from the top of main body landslide to the accumulated zone near to the buildings owned by a local resort. The cumulative 3D displacements for three years were computed for the depleted zone: it moved −47, 23, −10 mm for dU, dE and dN, respectively. Meanwhile, the accumulated zone was considered having the up-lift motion to maximum 43, −13, 7 mm, respectively.
How Sex Worker Activism Influenced the Decriminalisation of Sex Work in NSW, Australia.
Authors: Aroney Eurydice , Crofts Penny
Published: May 2019

In 2015, Amnesty International joined over 200 sex worker organisations in the call for nations to decriminalise sex work. Despite this, only two jurisdictions in the world, New Zealand and New South Wales (NSW; Australia), have adopted this approach. This article examines the role that sex worker activists played in sex work law reform in NSW through their representative organisation, the Australian Prostitutes Collective (APC). The APC produced and submitted groundbreaking research to the Select Committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly on Prostitution (1983–1986) whose recommendations laid the foundation for the decriminalisation of sex work in NSW. This article contributes to a developing history of the contribution of sex worker activism to law reform. It explores why it is so important that sex worker voices are included in the process of reform, and how meaningful consultation with sex workers helped shape and invoke a radical policy and legal transformation.
The Constraints of Software
Authors: Turnbull Andrew Stuart
Published: May 2019

Computer software media has long had intrinsic similarities to books...so why may one be borrowed in a library and not the other? The answer lies in the context and history of how computer media came to be. In this essay I explore the early history of software distribution, where many different proposals fought to succeed. I provide an overview of the software industry’s early embrace of copy-protected floppy disks as a distribution medium, and how they harmed the notion of software as a borrowable medium. Lastly, I cover how CD-ROM materials were treated as books by publishers and libraries, yet failed to realize this premise with long-term success. I argue that a combination of industry actions and technological constraints over four decades caused computer software to fail to succeed as a tangible medium that can be borrowed like a book, lent, or resold at will.
Follow-up of Gastrectomized Patients due to Gastric Cancer in a Cancer Center of Bogota, Colombia
Authors: Carrillo González Gloria Mabel , Santamaria Narda Patricia , Oliveros Wilches Ricardo
Published: May 2019

Objective: To determine the perceived burden and functional status of gastric cancer patients with gastrectomy in a center of cancer in Bogota (Colombia) between 2013 and 2016. Materials and methods: Retrospective description of patients intervened by gastrectomy distributed in three groups: Patients with gastrectomy from 1 to 12 months of surgical intervention, 13 to 14 months and 25 to 36 months. For this, it was used the disease burden perception instrument and the Karnofsky scale. Results: 127 patients were included. 63 from 1 to 12 months, 43 from 13 to 24 months, and 21 from 25 to 36 months of intervention. Gastric adenocarcinoma of intestinal pattern stage III and II predominate. More than 50 % of the patients required total gastrectomy and received adjuvant chemotherapy. The majority of participants performed regular activities with mild signs and symptoms, presented low overall perceived burden and functional performance without statistically significant differences between groups. Patients from 1 to 12 months of intervention reported greater levels of physical discomfort. Conclusions: In patients with gastrectomy for gastric cancer, physical symptoms persist such as emotional disturbances, economic difficulties and limitations in the work role, findings to be included in follow-up programs.
Frente al "America First" una OMC más unida
Authors: Lupián Gerardo
Published: May 2019

Estados Unidos de América (EE.UU.) se empeña en desestabilizar a la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) a través de amenazas y ataques al sistema multilateral: su salida de dicho organismo, aplicando el zeroing y con la implementación del artículo XXI del Acuerdo General sobre Tarifas y Comercio (AGTC) para no aplicar las normas de la OMC apelando a la seguridad nacional, acciones que afectan al libre comercio.
Determining Critical Success Factors for Quality and Accreditation through Delphi Technique
Authors: Ilyas Mohammed
Published: May 2019

This is an exploratory study which inquires and investigates the difficulties associated with Quality Assurance (QA) and Program Accreditation. The study highlights specific issues faced in the adoption and implementation of QA standards, sub standards and criteria.  It identifies a few critical success factors (CSFs) and indigenised QA tools for program accreditation in Saudi Universities. The CSFs include Stakeholders’ involvement, Top management support, orientation of staff with QA processes and standards, defining administrative procedures of accreditation, continuous quality improvement and assimilation of QA processes in day-to-day environment.  Concurring with the Saudi Vision 2030 and National Transformation Program 2020, this study took the empirical approach and collected data from documentations and guidelines related to the National mission of QA and Accreditation initiated by agencies like National Centre for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (NCAAA)  and Saudi Arabia Quality Framework (SAQF). This study suggests using the Delphi technique to evaluate the current scenario and ensure predictability judgments for a successful implementation of CSFs and best practices. As a group communication technique, the Delphi technique ideally suited this study making use of a group of individuals (e.g Faculty, Assessors) engaging themselves in resolving complex issues through a consensus. The Delphi technique is also indispensably relevant where no historical data exist, as many programs in Saudi universities are still not accredited.  Finally, the Delphi Technique is also a method that helps identify risks, reduce bias in the data and estimate the outcome of events, truly representing predictability and versatility.  The implications of this study include offering guidelines to programs and institutions undergo an accreditation process, by identifying true CSF and best practices.
The Development and Application of Computational Fairy Tales for Elementary Students
Authors: Park Jungho
Published: May 2019

In the field of K-12 education, the demand for effective coding education is gradually expanding with various coding tools such as Scratch being popularly used as an effective learning environment. However, an answer to the question of what constitutes appropriate computing concepts for children (e.g. elementary school students) has not been fully answered. In this regard, this study worked to develop computational fairy tales (CFT) for coding beginners and applied it to the elementary school classroom environment in Korea. This CFT was developed by extracting the concepts of computer science through literature analysis, developing a plot/episode and creating a story. The final CFT developed is composed of 15 core computational concepts. 152 elementary students participated in the experiment where students read the CFT and solved related problems over two weeks period. We analyzed the effects of the CFT on the acquisition of basic computing concepts and coding attitudes. The results of the study showed that both the score of computing concept comprehension and attitude was enhanced significantly (p<.001). This study demonstrates the positive educational effects of CFTs in fostering understanding of basic computing concepts before students begin to code with algorithms directly.
Direct Lateral Approach for Triple Pelvic Osteotomy
Authors: Grigoryan Grigor , Korcek Lucas , Eidelman Mark , Paley Dror , Nelson Scott
Published: May 2019

Introduction:

Triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO) involves periacetabular osteotomies of the ilium, ischium, and pubis to reorient the acetabulum. This operation is indicated in certain situations for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip, dysplastic neuromuscular hips, and for containment of the femoral head in cases of Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.

Methods:

This retrospective cohort study compares radiographic outcomes of patients who underwent TPO using two different techniques and describes a novel single-incision direct lateral approach. TPO was performed on 22 patients by the senior author. The first 10 patients underwent TPO through a single-incision anterolateral approach. The last 12 patients underwent TPO using the direct lateral approach. Preoperative and postoperative pelvic radiographs were reviewed for each patient, and the migration index and center-edge angle were recorded.

Results:

The migration index and center-edge angle were evaluated and were not found to be significantly different between the anterolateral and direct lateral groups. The direct lateral approach is described.

Conclusion:

The direct lateral approach for TPO is equivalent to the anterolateral approach on radiographic evaluation. Advantages of the direct lateral approach include direct visualization of the ischial osteotomy, effective mobilization of the acetabulum, and safety of the sciatic nerve.
Surgical Exposures for Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Authors: Horneff John G. , Ramsey Matthew L.
Published: May 2019

Indications for total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) were traditionally reserved for patients with advanced rheumatoid disease and posttraumatic conditions of the elbow. The indications have expanded for TEA to include patients with acute elbow trauma, dysfunctional instability, and end-stage osteoarthritis. Many of these patients are younger and place a greater demand on their TEA. This evolution of TEA use combined with the concern of soft tissue handling and triceps function has led to increased interest regarding surgical exposure for TEA. Three generalized approaches to TEA are predicated on the handling of the triceps tendon: triceps reflecting, triceps splitting, and triceps sparing. Each of these approaches has its own inherent advantages and disadvantages. As indications grow for TEA and the possibility of revision surgery increases with use in younger, higher demand patients, it is important for treating surgeons to use these various exposures so that they are capable of treating patients in a variety of settings.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language and Literature Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2
Authors: Ding Alice
Published: May 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language and Literature Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2019.
Predicting Tobacco Smoking among Adolescents Using Social Capital and Media Exposure with Theory of Planned Behavior:
Authors: Riyadi Sujono , Murti Bhisma , Akhyar Muhammad , Suminah Suminah
Published: May 2019

Tobacco smoking remains an ongoing and dire public health threat globally. Identifying factors that influence individuals’ smoking behavior is critical especially among adolescents. This study aimed to determine the effects of media exposure to tobacco advertisement, social capital, and other factors, on tobacco smoking among adolescents using Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). This cross-sectional study was conducted in KulonProgo District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, in April 2018. The dependent variable was smoking behavior. The independent variables were intention to smoke, attitude toward smoking, knowledge about tobacco use, subjective norm toward smoking, perceived behavior control not to smoke, media exposure to cigarette advertisement, and social capital among peer adolescents. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by path analysis run on Stata 13. The TPB constructs including attitude toward smoking (b = 0.90; 95% CI = 0.29 to 1.51; p = 0.004), subjective norm toward smoking (b = 1.59; 95% CI = 0.99 to 2.19; p < 0.001), and perceived behavior control not to smoke (b = -2.07; 95% CI = -2.68 to -1.45; p < 0.001), had impact on intention to smoke and smoking behavior. Exposure to tobacco advertisement had indirect impact on smoking behavior through attitude toward smoking and intention to smoke. Weak social capital had indirect impact on smoking behavior through subjective norm toward smoking and intention to smoke. It concludes thatTPB can be used to explain smoking behavior among adolescents.
How Nonprofit Organizations Use Social Media for Fundraising: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Di Lauro Stefano , Tursunbayeva Aizhan , Antonelli Gilda
Published: May 2019

Social media (SM) are widely used by nonprofit organizations (NPOs). However, little is known about how they are used for fundraising, especially regarding their benefits/disbenefits, and the optimum strategies for maximizing value from such campaigns. The study presented here aimed to address this gap by collecting, analyzing and synthesizing the results of the corpus of published academic research on this topic.

Of 194 potentially relevant search results generated from seven international online databases, only 71 (62 studies) fully met the inclusion criteria. Most of these qualifying studies were published in social science journals in the past three years and derived from high-income countries. Our findings indicate that the benefits NPOs can obtain from using SM for fundraising include increased transparency and accountability, operational, involvement and engagement, and improved organizational image (although in respect of the two latter, outcomes can be mixed). The strategies for NPOs' SM use for fundraising focused either on generic management of social media for NPO’s fundraising or on management of some specific SM fundraising campaigns.
The Nature of the Relationship between GDP and Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Noureldin Sayed Mohamed , Hussein Alayis Mahmoud M.
Published: May 2019

This paper aims to explain the relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and energy consumption in Saudi Arabia; this is one of the most important emerging markets in the Middle East region. Moreover, this paper uses the Granger Causality test, to investigate over the period from 1970 to 2014 the nature of the co-integration between the variables of GDP and energy consumption. This is done to find out the direction of the relationship between GDP and energy consumption in Saudi Arabia. In this regard, we have come to the conclusion that, on the one hand, Saudi Arabia’s GDP has no causal effect on the country’s energy consumption. However, on the other hand, Saudi Arabia’s energy consumption has a causal effect on the country’s GDP.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Management and Sustainability, Vol. 9, No. 1
Authors: Xiao Evelyn
Published: May 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Management and Sustainability, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2019.
Discriminating the Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election
Authors: Lindgren Eric , Southwell Priscilla
Published: May 2019

This research identifies the most important factors that influenced how voters actually cast their votes in the 2016 presidential election. We conducted a canonical linear discriminant analysis of ANES data. Our findings suggest that Obama job approval and evaluations of whether the country was on the “right” or “wrong” track were the strongest determinants of voter choice. Specifically Clinton voters were more likely to approve of Obama and feel that the country was on the right track. In addition, Clinton voters were more supportive of the Affordable Care Act, to oppose the building of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, to believe that the economy has improved since 2008. Clinton voters also were slightly younger, better educated, and more likely to be non-white.
The Sustainability of Tobacco Agribusiness in Temanggung District, Indonesia: The Perspective of Young-Adult Family Members of Farmers in Three Tobacco Center Villages
Authors: Runtiko Agus G. , Haryadi F. Trisakti , Witjaksono Roso
Published: May 2019

Tobacco agribusiness has contributed immensely to the economic, social, and cultural lives of the community of Temanggung district. The tobacco industry faces various challenges, such as government regulations regarding its health concerns, poor climatic conditions, decreasing agricultural land, price fluctuation of crops, and ageing farmers. However, the sustainability of tobacco agribusiness in Temanggung district still maintained by continuing their tradition, but threatened in the future by lack of farmers’ regeneration. This research is aimed at exploring and analysing the transmission of traditional knowledge in the framework of tobacco agribusiness sustainability from the perspective of young-adult family members of tobacco farmers. The focus is on: (1) aspects of social-culture and environment in the transmission of knowledge process; (2) the method of transmission of knowledge from older generation farmers; (3) the opinions of younger generation farmers in the transmission of knowledge process for the future; and (4) the role of younger generation in the transmission of knowledge. This study employed a qualitative case studies approach. Data for this research was acquired through literature review, direct observation, interview, and focus group discussions. A field study was conducted at three villages located in Temanggung district. Results indicated disparities in the level of optimism among young-adult family members of tobacco farmers towards the future of tobacco agribusiness. The high optimism among the young generation is one of the supporting factors of transmission and sustainability of traditional knowledge. This study also found important role of communications as additional points for Transactional Model proposed by Sameroff.
ON THE NEED OF CHANGE IN THINKING ABOUT SCHOOL AND ITS CAUSATIVE POWER
Authors: Kocór Maria
Published: May 2019

The undertaken subject is the reflection on the established and actual functioning of a school. The author seeks answers to the questions: Does education in democracy reach its a deep goal, and if not then what obstacles does it encounter? Still, a disturbing and difficult barrier to eliminate is the faith in the myth of self-functioning, own perpetration power, instrumentalism and “theatricality of behavior” of its subjects. Using the results of years of research conducted proposes the application about the need for change in thinking about school.
CONCLUSIONS FROM THE ALFRED ADLER CONCEPT FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE MEANING OF LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY PEDAGOGY
Authors: Kamińska Aleksandra
Published: May 2019

Contemporary thinking about the meaning of life seems impossible, or erroneous, without reference to the concept of V.E. Frankl. Despite the fact that it was created just after the Second World War, it remains up to date. However, the first concept of the meaning of life was of Alfred Adler individual psychology concept. Although many of its elements are no longer valid today, I think its contemporary analysis is important for two reasons: 1. The misinterpretation of Adler’s view by V.E. Frankl; 2. The pedagogical theme developed in Adler’s concept (the importance of education and upbringing institutions for shaping the meaning of human life), and their lack in the concept of V.E. Frankl. Thus, the first part of the article briefly discusses the analysis of Freud’s views, without which it seems impossible to understand Adler’s thought, then briefly summarizes the basic elements of Adler’s concept of the meaning of life, so that the next part of the article will dedicate the conclusions from this concept to contemporary pedagogy.
THE POTENTIAL OF A CHILD’S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE AWARENESS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS – PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
Authors: Kochanowska Ewa
Published: May 2019

Presented within the following article, the discussion on the functioning of a child’s personal knowledge phenomenon as a learning potential in the awareness of early-stage education teachers is embedded in the context of constructivism, understood as a theory of knowledge, cognition and learning, more specifically the socio-cultural concept, according to which students learn in interaction with the environment, going into the “community of minds” and actively constructing knowledge using the knowledge already possessed. In the course of the analysis of the content of open interviews conducted with teachers, the features attributed to a child’s personal knowledge were separated and analyzed in the context of the importance attached to them by the respondents in the process of developing learning potential in early-stage education.
THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THE IMPACT OF MUSIC ON INTEGRATED TEACHING
Authors: Majzner Rafał
Published: May 2019

The aim of the following article is to justify the thesis that one of the directions adopted in working with children should be to take advantage of the enormous opportunities that music brings for the implementation of various didactic and educational tasks set by the early school education curriculum. Basing on the conducted research, there have been presented ways of integrating music with other areas of early childhood education undertaken by teachers. Moreover, on the basis of the obtained research results, an attempt has been made to indicate other possibilities of using the potential of music in integrated education in the studied area of the school practice.
Asma de inicio en la infancia: descripción de su impacto en la personalidad y en el bienestar emocional en una muestra de mujeres adolescentes
Authors: Lacruz-Gascón Tatiana , Moraleda-Merino Jessica , Graell-Berna Montserrat , Villa-Asensi José Ramón , Sepúlveda-García Ana Rosa
Published: May 2019

Abstract: Asthma of childhood onset: Impact of personality and psychopathology in a sample of adolescents.Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood, with a prevalence of 14%. The aim of this study was to examine the personality profile and psychopathology in a sample of adolescents with asthma, and their relationship with the clinical variables of this disease. Participants were thirty girls with asthma of between 12 and 17 years old. Twenty-two per cent had a comorbid psychological disorder and 36.7% a pathological interference of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology. We also found higher scores on Novelty Seeking and Reward Dependence, and lower scores on Persistence and Spirituality. There were no significant relationships between the clinical variables and the psychopathology variables. The relationship between asthma and psychopathological variables is still not very clear and more research is needed in order to improve the treatment of asthmatic patients.Keywords:Asthma; personality; adolescent; anxiety; depression. Resumen:El asma es la enfermedad crónica más común en la infancia, con una prevalencia del 14%. El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar el perfil de personalidad y de psicopatología en una muestra de adolescentes con asma, y su relación con las variables clínicas de la enfermedad de asma. Las participantes fueron treinta chicas con asma y una edad comprendida entre los 12-17 años. Se encontró que un 22% presentó un trastorno psicológico comórbido, y un 36.7% una interferencia patológica de los síntomas obsesivo-compulsivos. También encontramos una mayor Búsqueda de Novedad y Dependencia de la Recompensa, y una menor Persistencia y Espiritualidad. No se encontraron relaciones significativas entre las variables relacionadas con la enfermedad de asma y las variables de psicopatología. La relación entre el asma y las variables de psicopatologíasigue sin estar clara y se necesita más investigación al respecto para mejorar la intervención en los pacientes con asma.Palabras clave:Asma; personalidad; adolescentes; ansiedad; depresión.
Comparison of Apically Extruded Debris Associated with Different Nickel–Titanium Systems
Authors: KELEŞ Ahmet , UZUNOĞLU ÖZYÜREK Emel , UYSAL Serdar , TUNCEL Behram , UYANİK Özgür , NAGAŞ Emre
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACTObjective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of different instrument systems on the amount of extruded debris. Materials and methods: A total of 30 extracted mandibular molars with two separate canals and apical foramina in the mesial roots were selected. The root canals (n=10) were randomly assigned to the six groups of file systems as follows: ProTaper Next (PTN), WaveOne (WO), WaveOne Gold (WOG), One Shape (OS), Reciproc (R) and Reciproc Blue (RB). The extruded debris during the instrumentation was collected into Eppendorf tubes, which were weighed and then stored in an incubator at 70°C over a period of five days to evaporate the irrigant. After the incubation process, the Eppendorf tubes were weighed again. The difference between these two measurements, the first one before and the second one after the incubation process, was calculated. Data were statistically analyzed, and the significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: R produced less debris compared to WO. R and PTN ﬁles produced signiﬁcantly less debris compared to the OS ﬁles (p < 0.05). Extruded debris in RB and WO groups were not significantly different, while RB produced less debris than WOG and OS (p<0.05). Conclusions: All instrumentation systems allowed for the apical extrusion of the debris. Keywords: Apically extruded debris, Endodontics, Ni-Ti systems   ÖZ Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, farklı nikel titanyum eğe sistemlerini apikalden taşan debris miktarı açısından değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada mesial köklerinde iki ayrı kanal ve apikal foramene sahip toplam 30 adet mandibular molar diş seçildi. Kök kanalları (n = 10) aşağıdaki altı eğe sistemine göre rastgele ayrılmıştır: ProTaper Next (PTN), WaveOne (WO), WaveOne Gold (WOG), One Shape (OS), Reciproc (R) ve Reciproc Blue (RB). İnstrümantasyon sırasında ekstrüde edilmiş debrisler önceden boş ağırlıkları ölçülmüş eppendorf tüplerinde toplandı ve sonra irrigantı buharlaştırmak için beş günlük bir süre boyunca 70 ° C'de bir inkübatörde saklandı. İnkübasyon sürecinden sonra, eppendorf tüpleri tekrar tartıldı. Bu iki ölçüm arasındaki fark hesaplandı. Veriler istatistiksel olarak analiz edildi ve anlamlılık düzeyi p <0,05 olarak belirlendi. Bulgular: R, WO ile karşılaştırıldığında daha az debris taşmasına sebep oldu. R ve PTN eğeleri, OS eğelere göre anlamlı derecede daha az debris taşımına sebep oldu (p <0,05). RB ve WO gruplarında apikalden taşan debris miktarı anlamlı ölçüde farklı değildi ancak RB WOG ve OS'den daha az debris taşmasına sebep oldu (p <0.05). Sonuç: Bütün eğe sistemleri apikalden debris taşırmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Apikal taşma, Endodonti, Ni-Ti sistemleri
Formación universitaria, migraciones e interculturalidad en España: una revisión de la oferta educativa de los estudios de Grado de Educación Infantil, Educación Primaria, Pedagogía y Educación Social
Authors: Rubio Gómez María , Martínez Chicón Raquel , Olmos Alcaraz Antonia
Published: May 2019

Este trabajo constituye una revisión de las diversas respuestas que las universidades españolas están ofreciendo en sus planes de estudios y contenidos curriculares a la realidad multicultural. Concretamente nos centramos en el diseño de la formación pensada para futuras/os profesionales del ámbito educativo formal y no formal. El objetivo del trabajo ha sido obtener un primer diagnóstico sobre cómo está siendo la formación universitaria reglada sobre “migraciones” e “interculturalidad” para maestras/os, pedagogas/os y educadoras/es sociales en España. Para ello, a lo largo del texto tratamos de responder a las siguientes preguntas: ¿Se está ofreciendo una formación adecuada para intervenir en contextos de creciente diversidad cultural-que en la actualidad son todos-?, ¿en qué universidades españolas?, ¿qué características presenta dicha formación? Y en esta primera aproximación -que permitirá posteriormente profundizar en las consecuencias que esta formación tendrá en la futura gestión de la diversidad cultural que se realice desde el ámbito educativo a nivel profesional-, los resultados aportan una visión bastante clarificadora de la realidad de la “formación intercultural” en la Universidad. Existe una oferta amplia de asignaturas en los grados de Educación Infantil, Educación Primaria, Pedagogía y Educación Social que contemplan en sus programas la formación en migraciones e interculturalidad y que dan cobertura al estudio y análisis de la diversidad cultural desde distintos enfoques disciplinares y en muchas ocasiones innovadores, pero, en la mayoría de los casos, se trata de asignaturas optativas que se ven relegadas a la libre elección del alumnado.
La dimensión social en la educación superior para las instituciones formadoras de docentes: una mirada desde Latinoamérica
Authors: Iriarte Claudia Regina , Morales Ricardo , Cruz Lea , Malta Joseph , Paz Carla , Medina Marlon , Castro Olvis , Tamashiro Rita
Published: May 2019

En el documento que se presenta, se realiza una aproximación a la definición de los elementos que conforman la dimensión social en la educación superior para las instituciones formadoras de docentes, a la luz de lo descrito en el Informe sobre la Implantación del Proceso de Bolonia en el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, Bucarest (2012) y de lo declarado en las Conferencias Ministeriales (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). Se expone una conceptualización de la dimensión social, sustentada en los planteamientos y visiones de diversos autores y pensadores, así como en la propia experiencia desde la educación superior latinoamericana.
Características sociodemográficas y condiciones de vida y estudio de los estudiantes de Educación de origen indígena. La aproximación del proyecto TO-INN
Authors: Méndez Jordi , Montané Alejandra , Llanes Juan , Hervas Gabriel , Calduch Isaac , Morales-Ulloa Ricardo , Muñoz Judith
Published: May 2019

Uno de los objetivos principales del proyecto From tradition to innovation in Teacher Training Institutions (TO-INN), ha consistido en conocer a los estudiantes de educación a través del análisis de la dimensión social de las instituciones de educación superior. El presente trabajo pretende establecer un debate sobre la presencia de estudiantes indígenas en las universidades, y más concretamente, en los estudios de educación. El proyecto TO-INN parte de una visión sistémica del compromiso social de la Educación Superior con los colectivos tradicionalmente excluidos y especialmente vulnerables, como los pueblos indígenas, que a pesar de haber aumentado el porcentaje de acceso a la universidad convive con desigualdades relacionadas con la inclusión, la permanencia/supervivencia, las condiciones de vida, la participación y los resultados académicos. En este trabajo presentamos: a) una revisión teórica y contextual sobre los pueblos indígenas y su relación con la educación superior; b) el perfil sociodemográfico y académico de los 701 estudiantes de carreras del ámbito educativo pertenecientes a comunidades indígenas o pueblos originarios que participaron en el cuestionario TO-INN sobre la dimensión social (sobre una muestra total de 12.238 participantes); c) la distribución por países de los estudiantes indígenas participantes; d) los datos universitarios de dichos estudiantes; e) su contexto familiar; f) sus condiciones de vida, y g) la participación académica y social de este colectivo. Para finalizar, se presentan las limitaciones del estudio y posibles líneas de investigación futura.
Drought, freshwater availability and cultural resilience on Easter Island (SE Pacific) during the Little Ice Age
Authors: Rull Valenti
Published: May 2019

After decades of human-deterministic explanations for the collapse of the ancient Rapanui culture that inhabited Easter Island (Rapa Nui) before European contact (1722 CE), paleoecological studies developed over the last decade have provided sound evidence of climate changes and their potential socioecological impacts. Especially significant is the occurrence of a century-scale (1570-1720 CE) drought occurred during the Little Ice Age. Freshwater is a critical resource on Easter Island that heavily depends on rain, which maintains the only three permanent surficial freshwater sources on the island: two lakes (Rano Kao and Rano Raraku) and a marsh (Rano Aroi). Under these conditions, the LIA drought could have significantly affected human life; however, the Rapanui society remained healthy, showing remarkable resilience. There are two main hypotheses on how the ancient Rapanui could have obtained freshwater to guarantee its continuity. The intra-island migration hypothesis proposes that Rano Raraku, the cultural center of this culture, dried out and the Rapanui were forced to migrate to Rano Kao, which was likely the only surficial freshwater source during the LIA drought. This shift was accompanied by a profound cultural reorganization. The coastal groundwater hypothesis dismisses the use of lakes and other surficial freshwater sources to maintain the water-stressed Rapanui population and contends that the only routine freshwater sources during the LIA drought were the abundant and widespread coastal seeps fed by fresh/brackish groundwater. The pros and cons of these two hypotheses are discussed on the basis of the available archeological and paleoecological evidence, and it is concluded that in the present state of knowledge, neither can be rejected. Therefore, these two proposals could be complementary, rather than mutually exclusive.
The interplay of the type II TA system with other processes
Authors: Min Yang , Wen-ping Wei , Wan Zhong Jia , ZhengGuo He
Published: May 2019

The type II toxin antitoxin (TA) system is the most well-studied TA system and is widely distributed in bacteria, especially pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Type II TA system plays an important role in many cellular processes, including maintaining the stability of mobile genetic elements, and bacterial altruistic suicide in response to nutritional starvation, environmental stress and phage infection. Interactions between toxin proteins and antitoxin proteins are critical for the regulation and function of type II TA systems; indeed, the understanding of their function is mainly derived from interaction and regulation of paired TA system proteins. Nonetheless, investigating interaction between unpaired TA system proteins, and the interaction between TA system proteins and other functional proteins, are becoming more common and have provided new insight into the complexity of its regulatory mechanism. In this review, we outlined the cross-interaction between TA system proteins, and the interaction between TA system proteins and other functional proteins, and we are trying to explain novel mechanism of TA system in the regulation of cellular activities. On this basis, we further discussed the knowledge and physiological implications of the relevant aspects of TA system research.
Identification of EOMES-expressing spermatogonial stem cells and their regulation by PLZF
Authors: Sharma Manju , Srivastava Anuj , Fairfield Heather E , Bergstrom David , Flynn William F , Braun Robert E
Published: May 2019

Long-term maintenance of spermatogenesis in mammals is supported by GDNF, an essential growth factor required for spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) self-renewal. Exploiting a transgenic GDNF overexpression model, which expands and normalizes the pool of undifferentiated spermatogonia between Plzf +/+ and Plzf lu/lu mice, we used RNAseq to identify a rare subpopulation of cells that express EOMES, a T-box transcription factor. Lineage tracing and busulfan challenge show that these are SSCs that contribute to steady state spermatogenesis as well as regeneration following chemical injury. EOMES+ SSCs have a lower proliferation index in wild-type than in Plzf lu/lu mice, suggesting that PLZF regulates their proliferative activity and that EOMES+ SSCs are lost through proliferative exhaustion in Plzf lu/lu mice. Single cell RNA sequencing of EOMES+ cells from Plzf +/+ and Plzf lu/lu mice support the conclusion that SSCs are hierarchical yet heterogeneous.
Ceapins block the unfolded protein response sensor ATF6α by inducing a neomorphic inter-organelle tether
Authors: Torres Sandra Elizabeth , Gallagher Ciara M , Plate Lars , Gupta Meghna , Liem Christina R , Guo Xiaoyan , Tian Ruilin , Stroud Robert M , Kampmann Martin , Weissman Jonathan S , Walter Peter
Published: May 2019

The unfolded protein response (UPR) detects and restores deficits in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein folding capacity. Ceapins specifically inhibit the UPR sensor ATF6α, an ER-tethered transcription factor, by retaining it at the ER through an unknown mechanism. Our genome-wide CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) screen reveals that Ceapins function is completely dependent on the ABCD3 peroxisomal transporter. Proteomics studies establish that ABCD3 physically associates with ER-resident ATF6α in cells and in vitro in a Ceapin-dependent manner. Ceapins induce the neomorphic association of ER and peroxisomes by directly tethering the cytosolic domain of ATF6α to ABCD3’s transmembrane regions without inhibiting or depending on ABCD3 transporter activity. Thus, our studies reveal that Ceapins function by chemical-induced misdirection which explains their remarkable specificity and opens up new mechanistic routes for drug development and synthetic biology.
The PCNA unloader Elg1 promotes recombination at collapsed replication forks in fission yeast
Authors: Tamang Sanjeeta , Kishkevich Anastasiya , Morrow Carl A , Osman Fekret , Jalan Manisha , Whitby Matthew C
Published: May 2019

Protein-DNA complexes can impede DNA replication and cause replication fork collapse. Whilst it is known that homologous recombination is deployed in such instances to restart replication, it is unclear how a stalled fork transitions into a collapsed fork at which recombination proteins can load. Previously we established assays in Schizosaccharomyces pombe for studying recombination induced by replication fork collapse at the site-specific protein-DNA barrier RTS1 (Nguyen et al., 2015). Here, we provide evidence that efficient recruitment/retention of two key recombination proteins (Rad51 and Rad52) to RTS1 depends on unloading of the polymerase sliding clamp PCNA from DNA by Elg1. We also show that, in the absence of Elg1, reduced recombination is partially suppressed by deleting fbh1 or, to a lesser extent, srs2, which encode known anti-recombinogenic DNA helicases. These findings suggest that PCNA unloading by Elg1 is necessary to limit Fbh1 and Srs2 activity, and thereby enable recombination to proceed.
A simple model of a growing tumour
Authors: Orrell David , Mistry Hitesh B.
Published: May 2019

This paper presents the CellCycler, a model of a growing tumour which aims to simulate and predict the effect of treatment on xenograft studies or in the clinic. The model, which is freely available as a web application, uses ordinary differential equations (ODEs) to simulate cells as they pass through the phases of the cell cycle. However the guiding philosophy of the model is that it should only use parameters that can be observed or reasonably well approximated. There is no representation of the complex internal dynamics of each cell; instead the level of analysis is limited to cell state observables such as cell phase, apoptosis, and damage. We show that this approach, while limited in many respects, still naturally accounts for a heteregenous cell population with varying doubling time, and closely captures the dynamics of a growing tumour as it is exposed to treatment. The program is demonstrated using three case studies.