bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REVEALING THE GENDER INEQUALITY IN PATRICIA MC. CORMICK’S SOLD CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Authors: Fatmawati Ririn , Sukarno Sukarno , Setiawan Ikwan
Published: July 2017

This study aims to reveal the gender inequality between male and female in the novel entitled Sold. It is the representation of Nepalese culture in social life. The data sources data are the novel of Sold. The data in this study are in the form of words, phrases, and sentences that found in the Sold which contains gender inequality. Critical discourse analysis by Van Dijk’s theory is applied in this study. The result of this study shows that male tends to dominate over female. Male points how irresponsibility they are to their own family. Moreover, women have limited decision powers. They will be abandoned by their husbands and they are not allowed to make their own choices due to cultural or religious instructions.

Keywords: Gender inequality, critical discourse analysis, sold, domination.
PRINSIP KERJA SAMA DALAM BAHASA TRANSAKSI JUAL BELI ONLINE DI TOKOPEDIA.COM
Authors: Qomaruddin Muh. , Devi Larasati Nourmalita
Published: July 2017

Penelitian ini berbentuk kualitatif. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah alasan terjadinya pelanggaran dan pematuhan pinsip kerja sama dalam bahasa transaksi jual beli online di Tokopedia.com. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah percakapan yang didalamnya terdapat kalimat tuturan-tuturan yang mencerminkan penerapan prinsip kerja sama dalam bahasa transaksi jual beli online di Tokopedia.com beserta konteksnya. Sumber data pada penelitian ini adalah toko online Tokopedia.com pada bulan Januari – Maret 2016.  Analisis menggunakan metode heuristik kontekstual. Dari hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa alasan terjadinya pelanggaran dan pematuhan prinsip kerja sama dalam bahasa transaksi jual beli online di Tokopedia.com ditemukan empat jenis pematuhan dan pelanggaran prinsip kerja sama yaitu, maksim kuantitas, maksim kualitas, maksim relevansi dan maksim cara dengan alasan masing-masing maksim berdasarkan motif-motif tertentu.

 

Kata Kunci: Prinsip kerja sama, transaksi, jual beli online
KEKHASAN PURWAKANTHI DALAM EMPAT KARYA SASTRA KI PADMASUSASTRA SEBAGAI CERMINAN PANDANGAN HIDUP MASYARAKAT JAWA (SUATU TINJAUAN STILISTIKA)
Authors: Wibowo Prasetya Adi Wisnu
Published: July 2017

Keunikan Pemanfaatan bunyi-bunyi bahasa asonansi atau identik dengan purwakanthi guru swara, aliterasi atau identik dengan purwakanthi guru sastra, dan purwakanthi lumaksita menghiasi empat karya sastra Ki Padmasusastra yang berbentuk prosa. Empat karya sastra Ki Padmasusastra membuktikan bahwa kekhasan pemanfaatan bunyi-bunyi  bahasa dalam empat karya Ki Padmasusastra merupakan cerminan pola pikir, pola pandang Ki Padmasusastra sebagai orang Jawa terhadap Tuhan, beserta dunia dengan segala isinya. Di balik ekspresi pemanfaatan bahasa tersebut ada pola pikir, pandangan hidup Ki Padmasusastra terhadap Wujud Tertinggi (Tuhan) dan alam sekitarnya yaitu dunia mikrokosmos maupun makrokosmos.

 

Kata kunci: karya sastra, stilistika, purwakanthi, pandangan hidup
MENGUNGKAP NILAI-NILAI KEARIFAN LOKAL DALAM SEDHEKAN BUMI DI DESA BAKARAN WETAN KECAMATAN JUWANA, KABUPATEN PATI JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Widyastuti Hesti
Published: July 2017

Makalah ini membahas masalah kearifan lokal pada masyarakat Desa Bakaran Wetan yang tecermin dalam istilah-istilah yang digunakan pada acara sedhekah bumi. Sedhekah bumi adalah suatu kegiatan adat yang diadakan setiap tahun di desa tersebut. Di samping mendeskripsikan istilah–istilah yang digunakan pada acara sedhekah bumi, diungkap juga nilai-nilai kearifan lokal yang ada pada masyarakat setempat. Kearifan lokal yang berhasil ditemukan antara lain menjaga dan meningkatkan rasa syukur kepada Tuhan, menjaga silaturahim, menjaga kerukunan dan tolong-menolong, menjaga lingkungan, yang semua itu tecermin dalam istilah-istilah beserta kegiatan yang ada dalam masyarakat.
TRANFORMASI CERPEN KE FILM DAN FUNGSINYA (STUDI KASUS EMAK INGIN NAIK HAJI)
Authors: Wati Rianna
Published: July 2017

Proses adaptasi dari novel ke bentuk film dalam Eneste (1991: 60) disebut ekranisasi. Di Indonesia, ekranisasi memang bukan hal baru. Sudah banyak karya film yang diangkat dari novel, terutama novel-novel yang best seller. Perbedaan yang sering muncul dalam proses ekranisasi selama ini lebih sering disebabkan oleh perbedaan sistem sastra (dalam hal ini cerpen) dan sistem film. Hal-hal teknis seperti media cerpen (berupa kata-kata dan bahasa) sedangkan media utama film adalah audio visual (suara dan gambar) memang menjadi kewajaran jika keduanya berbeda. Dalam kasus cerpen dan film EINH, perbedaan muncul bukan sebatas masalah teknis tersebut, tetapi karena disengaja untuk fungsi tertentu. Artikel ini menelaah transformasi cerpen ke film EINH yang kemudian menemukan fungsi makna perbedaannya.
BAHASA DAN BUDAYA JAWA DALAM EKSPRESI "KEBO BULE" DI SURAKARTA: KAJIAN ETNOLINGUISTIK
Authors: Abdullah Wakit , Pitana Titis Srimuda
Published: July 2017

Fenomena "Kebo Bule" sebagai aktualitas bahasa dan budaya Jawa di Surakarta dapat dikritisi dari perspektif etnolinguistik. Adapun secara deskriptif kualitatif ekspresi bahasa dan budaya Jawa “Kebo Bule” dari perspektif etnolinguistik dapat diidentifikasi dari latar belakang adanya “Kebo Bule” di Surakarta, pengaruh “Kebo Bule” itu terhadap Kraton Surakarta dan makna “Kebo Bule” sebagai salah satu “ikon kesaktian” Kraton Surakarta. Etnolinguistik sebagai konsep teoretis merupakan bagian dari cabang linguistik yang berupaya untuk mengupas pemahaman bahasa dalam konteks yang lebih luas agar bisa mengemukakan pemahaman budaya masyarakat. Secara metodologis pemahaman hubungan antara ekspresi bahasa dan budaya “Kebo Bule” tersebut dapat dikupas menggunakan etnometodologis untuk etnolinguistik dengan memanfaatkan etnosains (pengetahuan khas yang dimiliki oleh etnis, suku bangsa, masyarakat) untuk menemukan tema-tema budaya masyarakat terkait pola pikir, pandangan hidup dan pandangan terhadap dunianya. Data penelitian berupa data lisan dan tertulis, sumber data lisan dari informan dan data tulis dari pustaka. Validitas data dengan triangulasi, dan analisis data menggunakan etnosains (terutama analisis taksonomi, domain dan komponensial). Hasil penelitian ini meliputi (1) ekspresi verbal nama “Kebo Bule” yang teruraikan dalam nama “Kebo Bule” kerbau yang berkulit putih kemerahan merujuk pada “bule’ ‘Belanda’, “Kebo Slamet” kerbau yang dianggap menjadi bagian sarana tolak balak marabahaya yang mengancam kraton, “Kyai Slamet” awalnya nama “pemelihara” kerbau lambat-laun menjadi nama kerbau “piaraannya”. Ekspresi verbal itu memiliki makna kultural tersendiri bagi kraton dalam ritual malam 1 Sura, (2) ekpsresi praktikal tentang pengaruh “Kebo Bule” terikat oleh makna kultural, makna konotatif, makna historis (politis), dan makna praktikal, dan (3) bukti spiritual terkait pengaruh kesaktian “kebo bule” terhadap Kraton Surakarta hanya bersifat legitimatif. Adapun makna “kebo bule” sebagai salah satu “ikon kesaktian” Kraton Surakarta dari perspektif etnolingusitik dapat diidentifikasi dari makna kultural, makna konotatif, makna historis (politis) dan makna praktikal.
WACANA KEPEREMPUANAN DALAM NOVEL-NOVEL CHARLOTTE BRONTË
Authors: Sari Desi Prawita , Sudardi Bani , Mugijatna Mugijatna
Published: July 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan dan menjelaskan wacana keperempuanan baru dalam novel-novel Charlotte Brontë yang menunjukan resistensi terhadap wacana keperempuanan ideal di Masa Victoria. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan new historicism yang mengakomodasi konsep Foucault tentang wacana. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah kalimat atau ungkapan dalam novel-novel Brontë dan data historis lain pada masa Victoria yang diambil dari berbagai sumber. Novel- novel yang dianalisis adalah Jane Eyre (1847), The Professor (1857), Shirley (1849), dan Villete (1853). Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah ditemukannya dua wacana baru tentang keperempuanan dalam novel-novel tersebut yaitu wacana kesetaraan gender dan wacana kebebasan berekspresi dan berkehendak bagi perempuan.
Current Treatment Options for Glenohumeral Instability and Bone Loss
Authors: Provencher Matthew T. , Ferrari Marcio B. , Sanchez George , Anavian Jack , Akamefula Ramesses , LeBus George F.
Published: July 2017

* Management of recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability with bone loss is challenging and may necessitate osseous augmentation.

* Glenoid and humeral-head osseous deficits should be managed simultaneously when there is severe bipolar bone loss. This is determined on the basis of the size of glenoid bone loss and/or Hill-Sachs lesion and the risk of engagement via the glenoid track concept based on the location and orientation of the lesion(s).

* The quantification of glenoid bone loss and Hill-Sachs lesions should be done via 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) scanning or high-quality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

* Clinically important glenoid bone loss may be primarily treated via coracoid transfers (e.g., Bristow and Latarjet procedures) or via iliac crest autograft or distal tibial allograft transfer in revision cases or cases with severe bone loss.

* Smaller humeral-head defects may be ignored, but can be treated effectively with remplissage, and large defects may require allograft reconstruction or resurfacing.
Revisión crítica de los informes sobre el uso de las nuevas tecnologías y sus efectos socioeducativos
Authors: Martinez Rodriguez Juan Bautista , Hernandez Merayo Elisa
Published: July 2017

Los estudios acerca del crecimiento en la utilización de las TIC se difunden a través de observatorios, informes o foros de diferentes entidades que configuran una singular representación social de la implantación mediática. Este trabajo realiza una revisión crítica sobre tales informes y sus sistemas de indicadores con el fin de identificar su papel preformativo y sus efectos en la alfabetización multimedia de la ciudadanía y el acceso a los diferentes dispositivos. Los supuestos teóricos se fundamentan en las categorías de apropiación tecnológica, performatividad y representación social aplicadas a la selección de treinta informes publicados desde 2009. Los resultados muestran: a) un énfasis reduccionista e instrumental de los indicadores utilizados cuya finalidad se orienta al incremento de la demanda de los equipamientos, provocada por las entidades dedicadas a su comercialización, b) la ausencia de indicadores que muestren la apropiación social de las tecnologías o el significado de los valores atribuidos por los grupos sociales invisibilizados, y c) el uso de estereotipos sobre la juventud, que se corresponde con el uso diferenciado de las redes sociales. Se concluye la necesidad de indicadores de significado que reconozcan las prácticas de apropiación y reorienten las representaciones sociales para el acceso equitativo de las TIC.
Caso de buenas prácticas en la formación en TICs y fomento de la competencia digital en la sociedad, y, especialmente, en los colectivos en riesgo de exclusión digital.
Authors: Hernández León Nuria , Miguel Hernández Mario
Published: July 2017

En este artículo se realiza un análisis de un caso de buenas prácticas destinado a la formación en TICS para fomentar la adquisión de competencia digital en la sociedad, haciendo especial énfasis en los colectivos que se encuentran en riesgo de exclusión digital, realizado a través de un proyecto regional en Castilla y Léon (España), dependiente de la Administración Pública. Se toma como ejemplo el caso de un centro en la localidad de Salamanca (España) debido a la profesionalidad de los trabajadores, sus buenas prácticas, sus resultados y por ser el modelo a seguir del proyecto, tomando como datos de análisis el primer año de apertura del centro.________________In this article an analysis of a case of good practices for training in TICS is carried out to promote the acquisition of digital competence in society, with special emphasis on groups that are at risk of digital exclusion, carried out through a Regional project in Castilla y Léon (Spain), dependent on the Public Administration. The case of a center in the town of Salamanca (Spain) is taken as an example because of the professionalism of the workers, their good practices, their results and for being the model to follow the project, taking as analysis data the first year of the center.
Diseño de una Web Tutorial para los estudiantes becados de la Universidad de Jaén
Authors: Martínez-Serrano María del Carmen
Published: July 2017

El presente artículo recoge una investigación aplicada desarrollada durante los cursos académicos 2015/2017. El proyecto se desarrolla en tres fases. La primera de ellas tiene como objetivo acercarse a las experiencias de los estudiantes de clases populares en el nuevo contexto institucional de las becas universitarias. La segunda fase pretende el diseño una página web que les permita a los estudiantes becados de los distintos grados que se pueden cursar en la Universidad de Jaén afrontar con mayor garantía de éxito sus estudios. La tercera fase consiste en conocer la utilidad de la herramienta para así adaptarla a los futuros usuarios.  Presentamos la elaboración e implementación de la web tutorial indicando las etapas en la creación de la misma. Finalizamos con una reflexión a modo de conclusión sobre la relevancia que el espacio creado ofrecerá a nuestro alumnado más preocupado por motivos económicos.
Percepción personal de una actividad de creación de contenido colaborativo de estudiantes del Máster de Formación del Profesorado
Authors: Marcano Lárez Beatriz Elena , Íñigo Mendoza Victoria , Sánchez Ramírez José Manuel
Published: July 2017

El desarrollo de competencias digitales en los docentes es una necesidad en el ámbito educacional. En el Máster de Formación del Profesorado de Educación Secundaria se ha propuesto fomentar el desarrollo de dichas competencias. Para ello se planteó a 112 estudiantes la elaboración de una Webquest colaborativa. Marcando como competencias a fomentar las áreas de la comunicación y colaboración y creación de contenidos. El objetivo era conocer la valoración que los estudiantes hacían de dicha actividad. Se plantearon 2 preguntas abiertas. Para el análisis de las respuestas se empleó el método de clusterización mediante  análisis semántico  (semantic hashing) y el establecimiento de tags para cada cluster (agrupamiento). Se obtuvieron dos cluster: uno relacionado con la actividad, otro relacionado con el trabajo en equipo. La actividad resultó muy útil, práctica e innovadora. El trabajo en equipo resultó de muy fácil comunicación, buena coordinación y participación. Se concluye que la elaboración de proyectos colaborativos implicando la creación de contenido educativo es valorado positivamente y promueve el desarrollo de competencias digitales. Todo esto se facilita con el uso de herramientas de comunicación de uso cotidiano y las posibilidades que ofrece la web para el acceso a la información y construcción del conocimiento.
Продуктивность микроводоросли Dunaliella salina Teod. при различных способах внесения углекислого газа в культуру
Authors: Гудвилович И. Н. , Боровков А. Б.
Published: July 2017

Недостаток углерода может являться основным лимитирующим фактором при выращивании микроводорослей, поэтому подбор оптимального способа подачи углерода в культуральную среду для конкретной культуры и фотобиореактора является определяющим для их интенсивного культивирования. Культуру микроводоросли Dunaliella salina выращивали в лабораторных фотобиореакторах плоскопараллельного типа при круглосуточном искусственном освещении 15 кЛк. Подачу воздуха осуществляли аквариумным компрессором со скоростью 0.8 л·л-1·мин-1 культуры в минуту. В первом варианте барботаж осуществляли через стеклянную трубку, во втором — через специальный распылитель воздуха. Экспериментально показана возможность интенсивного выращивания культуры D. salina на распыляемом атмосферном воздухе с максимальной продуктивностью 0.34 г сухой биомассы с 1 л в сутки. Проведена сравнительная оценка затрат для выращивания культуры зелёной микроводоросли D. salina на распыляемом атмосферном воздухе и с дополнительным введением СО2 в газовоздушную смесь.
Морфологические характеристики популяций пухлощёкой иглы-рыбы Syngnathus abaster Risso, 1827 (Pisces, Actinopterygii, Syngnathidae) из некоторых водоёмов Северного Кавказа
Authors: Пашков А. Н.
Published: July 2017

Приводятся сведения по величинам 6 меристических и 20 пластических признаков, а также по основным линейно-массовым характеристикам пухлощёкой иглы-рыбы из трёх водоёмов Северного Кавказа (озёр Сазальникское и Старая Кубань, Чограйского водохранилища). Обнаружены статистически значимые отличия между популяциями по средним значениям большинства пластических и меристических показателей. Установлено, что наиболее высокой степенью морфологической обособленности характеризуется популяция из Чограйского водохранилища. Обсуждаются возможные пути проникновения вида в изученные водоёмы.
Краткий обзор фототрофов гиперсоленых озер и лагун Крыма. Разнообразие, экологическая роль, возможности использования
Authors: Шадрин Н. В. , Ануфриева Е. В. , Шадрина С. Н.
Published: July 2017

Широко распространённые гиперсолёные водоёмы относятся к числу наиболее экстремальных биотопов нашей планеты. Необходимость приспособления организмов к существованию в полиэкстремальной среде обусловила выработку у них разнообразных адаптационных механизмов с синтезом уникальных вторичных метаболитов. Это делает весьма перспективным использование гидробионтов, обитающих в данных биотопах, для развития разных направлений биотехнологии и аквакультуры. В многочисленных гиперсолёных водоёмах Крыма существуют три группы фототрофов, которые используют разные типы фототрофии: оксигенный фотосинтез (цианобактерии, водоросли и цветковые растения), аноксигенный фотосинтез (пурпурные и зелёные бактерии) и бактериородопсиновую протонную помпу (археи). В данной работе обсуждаются разнообразие и роль этих групп фототрофов в гиперсолёных озёрах и лагунах Крыма и возможности их практического использования.
Памяти И. И. Маслова (12.04.1952 − 29.12.2016)
Authors: Колесникова Е. А. , Болтачев А. Р.
Published: July 2017

После тяжёлой болезни ушёл из жизни наш добрый друг, известный гидробиолог, специалист в области морской альгологии и охраны окружающей среды, эколог и аквариумист, учёный секретарь, заведующий отделом природных экосистем и заповедного дела ННЦ «Никитский ботанический сад», генеральный директор Природного заповедника «Мыс Мартьян» в Крыму, доктор биологических наук Иван Игоревич Маслов.
Temporal and thematic trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) research in Pacific Island Countries: a systematic review
Authors: MacDonald Morgan C. , Chan Terence , Elliott Mark , Kearton Annika , Shields Katherine F. , Barrington Dani J. , Souter Regina T. , Powell Bronwyn R. , Bartram Jamie , Hadwen Wade L.
Published: July 2017

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) lag behind global trends in water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) development. We conducted a systematic search of all English language papers (published before February 2015) about WaSH in PICs to evaluate the state of the peer-reviewed literature and explore thematic findings. A total of 121 papers met the criteria for full-text review following an initial search result of more than 6,000 papers. Two reviewers independently assessed the quality and relevance of each article and consolidated their findings according to four emergent themes: public health, environment, emergency response and interventions, and management and governance. Findings indicate a knowledge gap in evidence-guided WaSH management strategies that advocate for human health while concurrently protecting and preserving drinking water resources. Extreme weather events threaten the quantity and quality of limited freshwater resources, and cultural factors that are unique to PICs present challenges to hygiene and sanitation. This review highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the peer-reviewed literature on WaSH in PICs, addresses spatial and temporal publication trends, and suggests areas in need of further research to help PICs meet development goals.
Evidences of hydraulic relationships between groundwater and lake water across the large floodplain wetland of Poyang Lake, China
Authors: Li Yunliang , Yao Jing , Zhao Guizhang , Zhang Qi
Published: July 2017

Hydraulic relationship between wetlands and lakes has become an important topic for the scientific and decision-making communities. Poyang Lake, an open freshwater lake in China, and the extensive floodplain wetland surrounding the lake, plays an important role in protecting the biodiversity of this internationally recognized wetland system. This paper is the first field-based study into an investigation of the groundwater dynamics in the floodplain wetland and the associated hydraulic relationship with the lake using hydrological, hydrochemical and stable isotope evidence, as exemplified by Poyang Lake wetland. Results show that groundwater stores within the floodplain wetland exhibit spatial and temporal variability in terms of the magnitudes of groundwater level variations. Floodplain groundwater fluctuations largely reflect patterns of the precipitation and the lake water level; however, the groundwater dynamics are highly affected by the variations in the lake water level, rather than local precipitation. Floodplain wetland is most likely to receive the lake water during spring and summer and may recharge the lake during periods of low lake water level. Additionally, floodplain groundwater displays similar hydrochemical and environmental isotope signatures to that of the lake at different sampling periods, indicating a close hydraulic relationship between groundwater and the lake throughout the year.
Nonlinear Performance of Extended Stiffened End Plate Bolted Beam-to-column Joints Subjected to Column Removal
Authors: Tartaglia Roberto , D’Aniello Mario
Published: July 2017

This paper presents a numerical study on the behavior of extended stiffened end plate bolted beam-to-column joints subjected to sudden column removal. To this aim, finite element analyses, validated against experimental tests available from literature, were carried out to investigate the response of the joints under catenary action. The influence of additional bolt rows, generally ineffective in case of design for pure bending response, was also examined and some practical design implications have been drawn up from the parametric study.
Seismic Behavior of Concentrically Braced Steel Frames with Out-of-Plane Offset Irregularity
Authors: Mohebkhah Amin , Akefi Marzieh
Published: July 2017

Braced steel frames are sometimes designed with out-of-plane shifted bracing members on the first story due to architectural or functional considerations. Such frames are classified and designated as frames having the Type-4 horizontal structural irregularity entitled “frames with out-of-plane offset irregularity” as per theMinimum Design Loads for Building and Other Structures(ASCE 7-10). The purpose of this study is to investigate the nonlinear seismic behavior of ordinary steel concentrically braced frames with out-of-plane offset irregularity and evaluate their seismic design parameters. To this end, two 3-story and 6-story three-dimensional ordinary concentrically braced frames (OCBFs) with and without out-of-plane offset of one of the vertical elements on the first story were considered (i.e. irregular and regular configurations). The seismic design parameters considered in this study includes: frame overall overstrength factor, column overstrength factor and the inelastic dynamic inter-story drift demands. Nonlinear time-history dynamic analysis of the frames showed that overall overstrength factor of the low- and mid-rise irregular frames studied in this research is lower than that of the regular ones. Moreover, it was found that theSeismic Provisionsprescribed overstrength factor (i.e. Ωo=2.0) to amplify columns axial seismic forces in OCBFs is not conservative for the studied regular frames’ columns as well as the columns in the vicinity of the shifted bracing members on the first story of the irregular frames. Also, it was shown that the studied low- and mid-rise regular and irregular concentrically braced frames experience greater inter-story drift demands than predicted by the amplified elastic analysis proposed in the codes.
Dual-concentrically Braced Frames Using High Strength Steel – Seismic Response
Authors: Tenchini André , Rebelo Carlos , Simões da Silva Luis , Lima Luciano
Published: July 2017

The recent technological advances on steel production process allowed introducing in construction market steel grades with significantly high yield strength. These new materials are known as High Strength Steel (HSS). The use of these steel grades offers economical and mechanical benefits compared with mild carbon steel (MCS). Consequently, their use is constantly increasing especially for seismic applications that are the rational field to exploit the high performance of HSS, by means of the “dual-steel” concept, which combines the HSS with MCS in order to provide overstrength to non-dissipative element and ductility to dissipative ones, thus controlling the global frame behaviour into a ductile overall failure mode. In this paper, a comprehensive parametric study devoted to investigate the seismic performance of Eurocode 8 compliant dual-steel chevron Dual-Concentrically Braced Frames (D-CBF) is presented and discussed. This structural typology is composed of two dissipative sub-systems acting in parallel, namely Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) and Concentrically Braced Frames (CBFs). Static nonlinear pushover analyses were carried out in order to assess the seismic performance of the D-CBFs. The examined parameters cover both geometric and mechanical variables, as the type columns, span length, number of storeys and spectral shape. The analyses showed that the use of HSS in Eurocode 8 compliant D-CBFs is effective to avoid the damage in non-dissipative members. On the other hand, the use of HSS leads to design flexible members, especially for the braced-intercepted beams, resulting in poor performance of bracing members due to significant damage concentration. The economic evaluation shows that the use of HSS allows reducing the material consumptions and dropping the total constructional costs.
Melting Pot Influences on Secondary English Curriculum Policy
Authors: Skerrett Allison
Published: July 2017

This article explores how racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity are addressed in secondary English curriculum policy in Massachusetts, U.S.A. Data are analyzed through theories of the sociology of knowledge and the myth of the United States melting pot. Analysis revealed that curriculum policy privileged Eurocentric literature and the English language and adhered to a melting pot ideology. The article considers how the international educational policy movement toward post-standardization may afford greater responsiveness to diversity.
Salary and Ranking and Teacher Turnover: A Statewide Study
Authors: Garcia Cynthia Martinez , Slate John R , Delgado Carmen Tejeda
Published: July 2017

This study examined three years of data obtained from the Academic Excellence Indicator System of the State of Texas regarding teacher turnover rate and teacher salary. Across all public school districts, teacher salary was consistently negatively related to teacher turnover; that is, where salary was lower, turnover rate was higher When data were regrouped by highest- and poorest-paying school districts, teacher turnover rate was found to be twice as high in the poorest-paying school districts. Implications of these findings and suggestions for further research are discussed.
Pass the Crayons: Leadership, Art Production, and Communities of Practice
Authors: Kelehear Zach
Published: July 2017

The results of an arts-based leadership (Kelehear, 2006, 2008) practice at a rural middle school in South Carolina are examined. The school principal and art teacher led a day-long staff development and followed up individually to assist teachers to create art as metaphor for individual growth plans as well as school improvement plans. Specifically, the arts-based initiative sought to invite professional conversations that focused on: 1) personal reflections, 2) multiple perspectives, and 3) art making. Findings suggest that when the art teacher and principal work in collaboration, there is real value in an arts-based leadership practice. Also, when led by the art teacher, teacher reflections suggested that as the principal worked alongside the teachers, they felt valued and supported and viewed the principal as authentic and trusting. Additionally, out of the engendered trust, the teachers were emboldened to consider innovative, arts-based approaches to their teaching. Finally, there was evidence that the art teacher was highly effective in introducing innovative leadership practices as teachers. This study is one of several implementation studies emerging from earlier research on arts-based leadership.
Teachers as Partners in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
Authors: Bruss Mozhdeh B , Dannison Linda , Morris Joseph R. , Quitugua Jackie , Palacios Rosa T. , McGowan Judy , Michael Timothy
Published: July 2017

This paper presents a community-school-higher education partnership approach to the prevention of childhood obesity. Public elementary school personnel, primarily teachers, participated in the design and delivery of a curriculum targeting primary caregivers of 8-9-year-old children. Theoretical framework and methodological approaches guided the development of a cognitive behavioral lifestyle intervention targeting childhood obesity prevention in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a U.S. commonwealth. This project demonstrated that in populations with health disparity, teachers can be a valuable and accessible resource for identifying key health issues of concern to communities and a vital partner in the development of parent and child interventions. Teachers also benefited by gaining knowledge and skills to facilitate student and parent learning and impact on personal and familial health. Successful community-school-higher education partnerships require consideration of local culture and community needs and resources. Moreover, within any community-school–higher education partnership it is essential that a time sensitive and culturally appropriate feedback loop be designed to ensure that programs are responsive to the needs and resources of all stakeholders, and that leaders and policymakers are highly engaged so they can make informed policy decisions.
Parental Participation and School Based Management in Nicaragua: An SES Analysis of Differentiated Parent Participation in School Councils by Income, Education, and Community Crime Rates
Authors: McNamara Michael J.
Published: July 2017

In Latin America, School-Based Management and decentralization more broadly have emerged as an important tool of educational policy. The presumed benefits of School-Based Management designs depend, in large part, on broad parental participation in the programs that governments create to devolve decision-making related to schooling. However, few studies examine the circumstances under which parents actually participate in newly established decentralized education programs. This article sheds partial light on these conditions by employing a Socio-Economic Status (SES) perspective to examine school-based management reform in Nicaragua. Using data derived from five newly autonomous schools, the study compares parents’ self-reported levels of income, education, and community crime rates with their propensity to participate in newly formed school councils. Results give partial support to an SES hypothesis by revealing that parents who live in communities where violence is endemic participate less in the school councils. Findings support the argument that for decentralized education programs to be successful on equity issues, policy planners must attend to these socio-structural circumstances by providing commensurate support mechanisms that encourage marginal households and communities to participate in the new program.
The Role of Isolation in Predicting New Principals’ Burnout
Authors: Stephenson Loran E , Bauer Scott C
Published: July 2017

Professional isolation has hampered the quality of the work experience for employees in and outside public education for decades. This study explores the role that perceived isolation plays in predicting the quality of the work experience among new principals. The analysis tests whether isolation serves as a mediator in the relationship between factors that are known to affect the quality of work life of principals (social support; role stress; and participation in a structured coaching relationship) and three dimensions of burnout. Regression analysis supports the framework that places isolation as a mediator in predicting physical and emotional burnout, but does not support this role for cognitive burnout.
Gubernatorial Rhetoric and the Purpose of Education in the United States
Authors: Carpenter Dick M.
Published: July 2017

For decades, scholars have debated the purpose of U.S. education, but too often ignored how non-education-related power brokers define education or the requisite consequences.[Qu: Is there a different way of phrasing this? I'm not sure, in reading it, what you intend "the requisite consequences" to mean. Does this mean the results of education, or the consequences of inaccurate definitions of it? Also, may we rephrase "non-education-related power brokers" to something like "power brokers without education experience"?]This study examines how one of the most prominent categories of U.S. leaders, state governors, defines education and discusses the policy implications. We examine gubernatorial rhetoric—that is, public speeches—about education, collected from State of the State speeches from 2001 to 2008. In all, one purpose gains overwhelmingly more attention—economic efficiency. As long as governors and the general public, seen enthymematically through gubernatorial rhetoric, define education in economic terms, other purposes will likely remain marginalized, leading to education policies designed disproportionately to advance economic ends.
The Negative Effects of Student Mobility: Mobility as a Predictor, Mobility as a Mediator
Authors: Scherrer Jimmy
Published: July 2017

Policy discussions on how to improve educational outcomes have traditionally focused on schools and teachers. While schools and teachers have measurable effects on educational outcomes, reforms aimed at only improving schools and teachers have failed to eliminate persistent achievement gaps. Thus, some scholars have argued for a broader, bolder approach to education. These scholars have investigated the effect of nonschool factors, such as health and early childhood care, on educational outcomes. The present study is intended to add to this growing body of literature. Two analyses that were conducted to examine the effect of student mobility on achievement are discussed. The first uses a multi-level analysis to investigate the relationship between student mobility and reading achievement of students. The second analysis uses aggregate school-level data to investigate if student mobility mediates the relationship between a school's socioeconomic status and its academic achievement levels. The results suggest that student mobility is indeed a predictor of academic struggles—at the individual student level as well as the school level—and should be included in the increasing number of conversations aimed at changing social policies to improve student outcomes.
Research Use by Leaders in Canadian School Districts
Authors: Cooper Amanda , Levin Ben
Published: July 2017

This paper, part of a larger study, investigates the ways research is used by leaders in Canadian schools and districts, an area in which there is relatively little empirical evidence. The paper analyzes survey results from 188 education leaders in 11 school districts across Canada about school and district practices related to the use of research. Results indicate a growing awareness in districts of the importance of research use, reported district capacity, and many kinds of support available for research-related activities; however, actual research use remains modest. Districts appear to have relatively weak processes and systems for finding, sharing and using relevant research.
Perspectives about living on the horns of dilemmas: An analysis of gender factors related to superintendent decision-making and problem-solving
Authors: Polka Walter S. , Litchka Peter R. , Calzi Frank F. , Denig Stephen J. , Mete Rosina E.
Published: July 2017

The major focus of this paper is a gender-based analysis of school superintendent decision-making and problem-solving as well as an investigation of contemporary leadership dilemmas. The findings are based on responses from 258 superintendents of K-12 school districts in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania collected over a period of three years (2009-2011). The researchers also conducted 18 comprehensive qualitative “face-to-face” interviews with self-selected superintendents who responded to the quantitative survey. The intended outcome of this article is for education policy makers, professors, and practitioners to comprehensively examine the extent and degree of various dilemmas confronting the Mid-Atlantic Region school superintendent sample and to evaluate the decision-making and problem-solving approaches used by them. The study results that are presented will serve as valuable references to not only individual superintendents but also to university administrator preparation professors and to state administrator licensure agencies because it is important for all aspiring superintendents to know the various issues associated with education leadership and the personal and professional dilemmas that they need to be prepared to face as they embark on a career to improve schooling in the United States.
School Mobility and Students’ Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
Authors: Han Seunghee
Published: July 2017

The study examined estimated effects of school mobility on students’ academic and behavioral outcomes. Based on data for 2,560 public schools from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2007-2008, the findings indicate that schools serving a total student population of more than 50% minority students, high schools, and urban schools tend to have more school mobility than their counterparts. After controlling for crime prevention programs, violence, and school background characteristics, school mobility is negatively associated with principals’ perceived students’ aspiration and school achievement and positively associated with students’ insubordination. Policy implications for school leaders are offered.
Principal Leadership and Its Link to the Development of School Teacher Culture and Teaching Effectiveness: A case Study of an Award-Winning Teaching Team at an Elementary School
Authors: Lee Hsin-Hsiang , Li Mao-neng Fred
Published: July 2017

This study aimed to (1) describe principal leadership and the context of the overall school teacher culture that cultivated an award-wining team at an elementary school; (2) analyze the award-winning team’s learning behaviors, shared goals, values, beliefs, mutual interactions or dialogues, and experience sharing among members; and (3) unveil the key factors that shape excellent teaching team culture and its functions. Major findings are:

1. The award-winning teacher group at the school was able to facilitate the development of professional co-operation and teaching innovation within the school, and transform the school into a learning community.

2. The campus ethics of affiliation, collegiality, and experience-heritage was enforced at the award-wining elementary school.

3. The school leaders, especially the principal, had a critical impact on the development of school teacher culture via their determination and encouragement.

4. Both the school principal and the school’s senior teachers played an exemplary and leading role in shaping a high-quality school culture for professional development.

The study concludes that the principal and the senior teachers played an exemplary and leading role in shaping a positive school culture, and that a positive school culture can enhance school effectiveness and productive power.
Principals’ moral agency and ethical decision-making: Towards transformational ethics
Authors: Cherkowski Sabre Lynn , Walker Keith D , Kutsyuruba Benjamin
Published: July 2017

This descriptive study of the ethical decision-making among a group of Canadian principals provides a rich portrait of how and why principals engage their moral agency through their decision-making processes. Using a leadership responsibility framework linking moral agency and transformational leadership, the researchers found that: modeling moral agency is important for encouraging others to engage their own moral agency in the best interests of all children; despite efforts to engage in collaborative decision-making, principals are often faced with the reality that they are the one to absorb the cost of the decisions; and principals tend to engage less often in transformational aspects of leadership as part of the decision-making process. More research is needed to understand how school leaders can engage more often and more substantially in transformational leadership among their teachers and staff and how they build moral agency capacity in their schools.
What Makes Them the Best? An Analysis of the Relationship between State Education Quality and Principal Preparation Practices
Authors: Dodson Richard L.
Published: July 2017

This paper examines the relationship between principals’ training experiences and perceived school quality in seven U.S. states. Current school principals were surveyed regarding their perceptions of the comparative effectiveness of field experiences in the principal preparation program (PPP) each attended. States were selected to represent high, middle, and low scorers in the annual Education Week “Quality Counts” report. Surveys were emailed to school principals in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, and South Dakota; the response rate was over 17%. Most respondents completed field experiences as part of their PPPs and considered many of those experiences to have been valuable learning tools. Principals from the highest-ranked states identified data-driven analysis as having helped prepare them the most, while principals from two of the three lowest-ranked states mentioned working with curriculum, data analysis, & involvement in teacher observations and/or evaluations as field experiences that helped prepare them the most. This research found strong support for expanding the use of field experiences in principal training, especially as part of a longer PPP period or internship. It also indicates a need for more budget and finance training; teacher observation and evaluation training; curriculum training; and student discipline training.
The impacts of retention, expenditures, and class size on primary school completion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A cross-national analysis
Authors: Ruff Ryan Richard
Published: July 2017

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly viewed as a means of emancipation, acting as a transformative project for social mobility. Developing nations have subsequently pursued policies designed to increase access to education and improve upon student outcomes, such as universal or free primary education. In this study, direct and indirect precursors to primary school completion in Sub-Saharan Africa are considered using cross-national data collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Path analysis results show that imbalanced pupil-teacher ratios and high student retention rates are negatively associated with primary school completion. Additionally, the positive relationship between expenditure increase and completion rates is mediated by a negative contribution to pupil-teacher ratios. Results are compared with existing production function research on varied educational inputs and student success.
Educação em saúde: Enfoque cultural no ciclo gravido puerperal
Authors: Souza Ruth Guedes de , Almeida Maura Maria Guimarães de , Costa Iracy Silva , Magalhães Maria Myrtes Araújo
Published: July 2017

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Indicadores sócio-econômicos e evolução da mortalidade infantil no município de Salvador 1968 - 1977
Authors: Paim Jairnilson Silva
Published: July 2017

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PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ELIMINAÇÃO DA HANSENÍASE: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A AVALIABILIDADE DO PROGRAMA E DAS SUAS AÇÕES EM ÂMBITO ESTADUAL E MUNICIPAL
Authors: Maia Valois Costa Victor Hugo , Amorim Cavalcantia Larissa de , Diniz Faria-Juniora José Antônio , Guerra Kitaokaa Emy , Sá Mascarenhasa Gisele de , Batista Mascarenhas Nildo , Andrade Nascimento Camila de , Barbosa Paolilo Renata , Mota Ramos Fernanda , F. dos Santos Silva Paula Myllane
Published: July 2017

A hanseníase é uma doença infecciosa, de evolução crônica, causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae. É uma enfermidade estigmatizante e tem um passado de discriminação e isolamento dos doentes. O presente estudo objetiva verificar a avaliabilidade do Programa Nacional de Eliminação da Hanseníase para uma futura avaliação sistemática. A coleta de dados foi feita por meio de entrevistas com informantes chaves, nas esferas estadual e municipal de governo, e observação sistemática in loco, para posterior comparação com o preconizado pelo plano selecionado. Houve grandes diferenças na definição do Programa e de seus objetivos por parte dos gestores. Há reuniões avaliativas em quase todos os níveis do sistema; as informações quanto ao controle dos comunicantes e a adesão ao tratamento, entretanto, ainda são discordantes. Os recursos estão sendo repassados como o previsto pela legislação brasileira, mas a falta de uma verba destinada exclusivamente para o controle da hanseníase dificulta seu manejo. Evidenciou-se que treinamentos para os profissionais de saúde são realizados, no entanto eles ainda parecem insuficientes. Concluiu-se que o Programa Nacional de Eliminação da Hanseníase é avaliável.
Emisión de metano en ovinos alimentados con Pennisetum purpureum y árboles que contienen taninos condensados
Authors: Piñeiro-Vázquez Angel , Canul Solis Jorge Rodolfo , Casanova Lugo Fernando , Chay-Canul Alfonso Juventino , Ayala-Burgos Armin Javier , Solorio-Sánchez Francisco Javier , Aguilar-Pérez Carlos Fernando , Ku-Vera Juan Carlos
Published: July 2017

El objetivo fue evaluar el efecto de los taninos condensados (TC) contenidos en el follaje de arbóreas tropicales, sobre el consumo de materia seca y orgánica (CMS, CMO), la digestibilidad de la materia seca (DMS) y emisiones de metano (CH4) en ovinos alimentados con una ración basal de pasto Pennisetum purpureum. Cuatro ovinos de pelo con un peso vivo promedio de 21.6±2.0 kg se sometieron a cuatro tratamientos en un diseño cuadro latino 4 x 4. Los tratamientos fueron P. purpureum (PP), P. purpureum + Havardia albicans (PPHA), P. purpureum + Bursera simaruba (PPBS), y P. purpureum + Acacia pennatula (PPAP); el follaje de las arbóreas se incluyó en 300 g/kg de MS de la ración. El consumo, la digestibilidad y la producción total de metano entérico se midieron por periodos de 23 h. La producción de metano se midió en cajas de respiración de circuito abierto. El consumo y digestibilidad de la MS y materia orgánica (MO) entre los tratamientos PP, PPHA, PPBS y PPAP no se afectaron por la inclusión de los follajes de arbóreas en la ración (P>0.05). Cuando la producción de CH4 se expresó en L/kg del CMS, CMO o consumo de fibra detergente neutro los resultados fueron similares entre tratamientos (PP, PPHA, PPBS y PPAP) (P>0.05). Se concluye que los TC contenidos en el follaje de Havardia albicans, Acacia pennatula y Bursera simaruba no afectaron las emisiones de CH4 al nivel de incorporación de 30 % de la MS; tampoco se observaron efectos en el CMS, CMO, DMS y concentración molar de ácidos grasos volátiles.