bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A construção das políticas patrimoniais de Belo Horizonte: o caso do “Terreiro de Candomblé Ilê Wopo Olojukan” e da “Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Jatobá”
Authors: Lott Wanessa Pires
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo reflete sobre as práticas preservacionistas da cidade de Belo Horizonte, capital do Estado de Minas Gerais/Brasil, apontando os desafios impostos ao poder público, entre as décadas de 1990 e 2000, quando se trata de ações voltadas para a salvaguarda de bens que tradicionalmente não se configuram na história do órgão preservacionista local, a saber, os bens culturais vinculados à identidade e memória negra. O estudo toma o caso do tombamento da “Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Jatobá” e do terreiro de candomblé “Ilê Wopo Olojukan”, bens culturais estes pertencentes às comunidades que se encontram à margem da sociedade.
Representações de mulheres atletas no Voleibol Sentado brasileiro
Authors: Sanchotene Vitória Crivellaro , de Oliveira Raquel Valente
Published: May 2020

O voleibol sentado caracteriza-se como um esporte paralímpico, praticado no Brasil desde o ano de 2002 por homens e mulheres que apresentam algum tipo de deficiência física. Com o intuito de dar voz às mulheres enquanto atletas com deficiência no contexto esportivo, bem como preservar a memória do esporte paralímpico brasileiro, a pesquisa objetiva delinear os percursos de atletas da seleção brasileira feminina de voleibol sentado que participaram de Jogos Paralímpicos nas edições de 2012, em Londres, e de 2016, no Rio de Janeiro. Para tanto, as informações foram coletadas por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, utilizando como pressupostos teóricos a História Cultural do Esporte e a Memória Esportiva. Evidenciamos que os percursos esportivos das cinco atletas investigadas incluem a rápida ascensão na carreira, possivelmente influenciados pela carente difusão da modalidade entre mulheres com deficiência física no Brasil na época em que ocorreram as suas inserções no esporte paralímpico. Na percepção das atletas, o ingresso no esporte de alto rendimento influenciou intensamente seus percursos de vida, modificando suas representações acerca da deficiência e do esporte.
MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE PANDEMIC OF A NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION
Authors: Martynyuk T. V. , Aleevskaya A. M. , Rodnenkov O. V. , Zorin A. V. , Kasparova A. M. , Nakonechnikov S. N. , Chazova I. E.
Published: May 2020

The pandemic of a new coronavirus infection – COVID-19 («Coronavirus disease 2019») has changed the routine management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Like patients with other chronic cardiovascular diseases, PAH patients are not at higher risk of a new coronavirus infection. However, in the current epidemiological situation, the problems of managing high-risk groups are sharply indicated, in which the severe course of COVID-19 with a higher lethality is more often noted. Undoubtedly, рatients with different forms of pulmonary hypertension belong to the high-risk group, considering both the presence of severe lifethreatening cardiovascular pathology and background pathology in cases of the associated forms of the disease.

At the same time, the first foreign experience indicates a rather low incidence and relatively favorable course of COVID-19 in PAH, which allows to formulate a number of hypotheses that will be confirmed or rejected in the near future. The unique problems of managing patients with PAH are those associated with changes in generally accepted standards of medical care and patient routing, which is especially important for patients receiving PAH-specific drugs. The problems of a complex assessment of the risk of possible infection in the event of hospitalization or an outpatient visit of patients on the one hand, and on the other, the risk of PAH progression with a delay in starting treatment, are a dilemma that requires an individual solution. Based on an analysis of current data, this review summarizes the main approaches to managing patients with PAH in the current epidemiological situation.
A guide to creating OERs
Authors: Scheltema-Van Wyk Cornelle
Published: May 2020

This presentation is aimed at University of the Free State OER creators. It is used during training sessions on creating OERs.
Remote Consultations
Authors: Hussain Abrar , Shah Samir , Dave Subodh , Ramkisson Roshelle , Quadri Mir Furruq Ali
Published: May 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has presented with unique challenges and opportunities for healthcare services globally. Remote consultation has played an integral part to allow the healthcare systems to function and at the same time to adhere to the restrictions to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Regulators, organisations, clinicians and patients have all adapted and adjusted to the widespread use of remote consultations across specialities and healthcare settings. In this article, we discuss the advantages and limitations of remote consultation in the NHS and its consideration in day-to-day clinical practice.
Visiones del desarrollo. El pabellón de España en la Feria Mundial de Nueva York 1964–1965 y su producción audiovisual
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ-CEBRIÁN ANA
Published: May 2020

Coincidiendo con la celebración de la campaña ‘XXV Años de Paz Española’ (1964) y con la implementación del primer Plan de Desarrollo Económico y Social (1964– 1967), el Ministerio de Información y Turismo promovió la creación de una serie de producciones audiovisuales dedicadas al pabellón de España en la Feria Mundial de Nueva York 1964–1965. Este ensayo propone un estudio del pabellón como espacio generador de contenidos multimedia a partir del análisis de dos producciones de NO-DO (
España en la Feria de Nueva York
(1964) y
Feria en Nueva York
(1964)) y de los proyectos audiovisuales para el edificio creados por cineasta José Val del Omar, entendidos todos ellos como dispositivos de experimentación y difusión de nuevos códigos audiovisuales. Frente a la reproducción mediática del pabellón en el formato NO-DO como parte de un espectáculo diseñado para promocionar la nueva posición de la nación en la industria global del ocio, se argumenta cómo los proyectos de Val del Omar propusieron una imaginación política alternativa sobre los usos sociales del cine y la televisión durante el inicio del llamado ‘desarrollismo’ español.
Rotation of Low-mass Stars in Taurus with K2
Authors: Rebull L. M. , Stauffer J. R. , Cody A. M. , Hillenbrand L. A. , Bouvier J. , Roggero N. , David T. J.
Published: May 2020

We present an analysis of K2 light curves (LCs) from Campaigns 4 and 13 for members of the young (∼3 Myr) Taurus association, in addition to an older (∼30 Myr) population of stars that is largely in the foreground of the Taurus molecular clouds. Out of 156 of the highest-confidence Taurus members, we find that 81% are periodic. Our sample of young foreground stars is biased and incomplete, but nearly all stars (37/38) are periodic. The overall distribution of rotation rates as a function of color (a proxy for mass) is similar to that found in other clusters: the slowest rotators are among the early M spectral types, with faster rotation toward both earlier FGK and later M types. The relationship between period and color/mass exhibited by older clusters such as the Pleiades is already in place by Taurus age. The foreground population has very few stars but is consistent with the USco and Pleiades period distributions. As found in other young clusters, stars with disks rotate on average slower, and few with disks are found rotating faster than ∼2 days. The overall amplitude of the LCs decreases with age, and higher-mass stars have generally lower amplitudes than lower-mass stars. Stars with disks have on average larger amplitudes than stars without disks, though the physical mechanisms driving the variability and the resulting LC morphologies are also different between these two classes.
Solar Wind Reconnection Exhausts in the Inner Heliosphere Observed by Helios and Detected via Machine Learning
Authors: Tilquin H. , Eastwood J. P. , Phan T. D.
Published: May 2020

Reconnecting current sheets in the solar wind play an important role in the dynamics of the heliosphere and offer an opportunity to study magnetic reconnection exhausts under a wide variety of inflow and magnetic shear conditions. However, progress in understanding reconnection can be frustrated by the difficulty of finding events in long time-series data. Here we describe a new method to detect magnetic reconnection events in the solar wind based on machine learning, and apply it to Helios data in the inner heliosphere. The method searches for known solar wind reconnection exhaust features, and parameters in the algorithm are optimized to maximize the Matthews Correlation Coefficient using a training set of events and non-events. Applied to the whole Helios data set, the trained algorithm generated a candidate set of events that were subsequently verified by hand, resulting in a database of 88 events. This approach offers a significant reduction in construction time for event databases compared to purely manual approaches. The database contains events covering a range of heliospheric distances from ∼0.3 to ∼1 au, and a wide variety of magnetic shear angles, but is limited by the relatively coarse time resolution of the Helios data. Analysis of these events suggests that proton heating by reconnection in the inner heliosphere depends on the available magnetic energy in a manner consistent with observations in other regimes such as at the Earth’s magnetopause, suggesting this may be a universal feature of reconnection.
Modeling Bias in Supermassive Black Hole Spin Measurements
Authors: Riaz Shafqat , Ayzenberg Dimitry , Bambi Cosimo , Nampalliwar Sourabh
Published: May 2020

X-ray reflection spectroscopy (or iron line method) is a powerful tool to probe the strong gravity region of black holes, and currently is the only technique for measuring the spin of the supermassive ones. While all the available relativistic reflection models assume thin accretion disks, we know that several sources accrete near or above the Eddington limit and therefore must have thick accretion disks. In this work, we employ the Polish donut model for the description of thick disks. We thus estimate the systematic error on the spin measurement when a source with a thick accretion disk is fitted with a thin disk model. Our results clearly show that spin measurements can be significantly affected by the morphology of the accretion disk. Current spin measurements of sources with high-mass accretion rate are therefore not reliable.
Statistical Study of GOES X-Ray Quasi-periodic Pulsations in Solar Flares
Authors: Hayes Laura A. , Inglis Andrew R. , Christe Steven , Dennis Brian , Gallagher Peter T.
Published: May 2020

Small-amplitude quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) detected in soft X-ray emission are commonplace in many flares. To date, the underpinning processes resulting in the QPPs are unknown. In this paper, we attempt to constrain the prevalence of stationary QPPs in the largest statistical study to date, including a study of the relationship of QPP periods to the properties of the flaring active region, flare ribbons, and coronal mass ejection (CME) affiliation. We build upon the work of Inglis et al. and use a model comparison test to search for significant power in the Fourier spectra of lightcurves of the GOES 1–8 Å channel. We analyze all X-, M- and C-class flares of the past solar cycle, a total of 5519 flares, and search for periodicity in the 6–300 s timescale range. Approximately 46% of X-class, 29% of M-class, and 7% of C-class flares show evidence of stationary QPPs, with periods that follow a log-normal distribution peaked at 20 s. The QPP periods were found to be independent of flare magnitude; however, a positive correlation was found between QPP period and flare duration. No dependence of the QPP periods on the global active region properties was identified. A positive correlation was found between QPPs and ribbon properties, including unsigned magnetic flux, ribbon area, and ribbon separation distance. We found that both flares with and without an associated CME can host QPPs. Furthermore, we demonstrate that for X- and M-class flares, decay-phase QPPs have statistically longer periods than impulsive-phase QPPs.
Inconsistency of the Rh = ct Cosmology from the Viewpoint of the Redshift of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Authors: Fujii Hirokazu
Published: May 2020

The redshift of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation in the R
h = ct cosmology (Melia & Shevchuk 2012) is inferred from nearly model-independent measurements of the angular baryon acoustic oscillations and the first acoustic peak location of the CMB power spectrum, based on the assumption that the two phenomena occur at the same comoving scale in the R
h = ct model (Melia & López-Corredoira 2017). The derived redshift, z
* ≈ 23, which corresponds to the radiation temperature T
* ≈ 65 K, is inconsistent with the standard interpretation of the CMB as the relic radiation of the Big Bang.
Limits on Vibrationally Excited HCN Emission in Four HCN-enhanced GOALS Galaxies
Authors: Jeff Desmond L. , Privon George C. , Evans Aaron , Murphy Eric J. , Barcos-Muñoz Loreto , Aalto Susanne , Díaz-Santos Tanio
Published: May 2020

Vibrationally excited HCN emission can be used to identify luminous, optically obscured active galactic nucleus. We report Band 7 ALMA observations of four HCN-enhanced GOALS galaxies and derive upper limits to their vibrationally excited HCN emission. These upper limits and the lack of self-absorbed HCO+ line profiles imply that luminous, optically obscured energy sources are not present in this sample of systems.
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports for Medicaid Only and Dually Eligible Individuals
Authors: Cacchione Pamela Z.
Published: May 2020

More and more states are addressing the long-term services and supports needs of Medicaid only and dually eligible persons by developing Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) programs. States are moving away from fee-for-service plans and coordinating care through these capitated programs. The goals of these programs include greater efficiency while maintaining quality and better coordination of care. For dually eligible persons, the expansion of MLTSS has been made possible through the creation of the Medicare–Medicaid Coordination Office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by the Affordable Care Act to improve communication and coordination between state and federal programs. MLTSS invest heavily into home and community-based services and care coordination to increase the efficiency of their organizations and improve person-centered care. Nurses who engage with this vulnerable population are in a prime position to further innovate this model to improve person and family outcomes. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46
(6), 7–11.]
The effects of intensive logging on the capacity of karst dolines to provide potential microrefugia for cool-adapted plants
Authors: Kiss Péter János , Tölgyesi Csaba , Bóni Imola , Erdős László , Vojtkó András , Maák István Elek , Bátori Zoltán
Published: May 2020

Dolines are local depressions of karst surfaces. They can be considered potential microrefugia for various species. We investigated the species composition and vegetation pattern of two medium-sized dolines in Hungary before and 10 years after logging, and analysed how different species groups (oak forest species, beech and ravine forest species and disturbance-tolerant species) were affected. The cover and number of oak forest species and disturbance-tolerant species increased, while the cover and number of beech and ravine forest species decreased within dolines due to logging. Therefore, their species composition and vegetation pattern have changed substantially, and dolines have partially lost their capacity to act as safe havens for plant species adapted to cooler conditions.
Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy during COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Bhethanabhotla Sainath , Pramanik Raja , Srivastava Priyanka , Mehta Prashant , Patel Amol , Biswas Bivas , Batra Atul , Gupta Vineet Govinda , Das Chandan , Mahindru Shubh
Published: May 2020

The management of patients with colorectal cancer during the current SARS-CoV2 pandemic opens a Pandora's Box. While the world is facing an unprecedented crisis of fighting a life-threatening infectious disease, patients with colorectal cancer are facing the dual challenge to fight cancer while protecting them from infection. We attempted to critically examine the existing evidence for chemotherapy in colorectal cancer in different stages of disease and suggest treatment options in these vulnerable patients. Treatment options which do not overburden existing health-care resources can be provided for patients with colorectal cancer patients requiring chemotherapy without significant compromise in efficacy or increase the risk of hospital acquired SAR-CoV-2 infection.
How Students Choose Careers: Understanding the Career Choices, Motivations and Problems of Agricultural Students in Anambra State, Nigeria
Authors: Editor Executive
Published: May 2020

The study accessed agricultural undergraduate students’ reasons for choosing agriculture as a career, sources of their motivation, and problems encountered in their study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered on 100 respondents selected through simple random sampling process from two Faculties of Agriculture of two universities: Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) both in the Anambra State of Nigeria. Some of the information provided by the respondents was verified through 4 in-depth interviews. Descriptive statistics such as percentage, frequency distributions, and Tables were used in analyzing the data. The result show that the majority of the students of COOU (48%) and NAU (44%) study agriculture through a constriction (admission offer outside their original career choice) and that the students’ parents were their major source of motivation (64%). The result further reveals that financial constraints (48%), unfavorable government policy (24%), and poor teaching aids were the major problems of agricultural undergraduate students in the State. The study concludes that sustainable involvement of youths in agricultural development is a felt need which requires diversified motivation attention. The study recommends proactive measures such as intermittent rewards and scholarship awards to agricultural students, early stimulation of student’s interest in agriculture, formulation of suitable agricultural policy and provision of adequate teaching facilities and aids to agricultural students by the Universities Management and their Visitors, Nongovernmental Organizations in agriculture and Philanthropists.
Editorial - Diseño y materialismo : hacia materias salvajes
Authors: Rowan Jaron
Published: May 2020

“Living creatures, according to this stance, are in no way ‘better’ than rocks. Indeed, in a nonlinear world in which the same basic processes of self-organization take place in the mineral, organic and cultural spheres, perhaps rocks hold some of the keys to understand sedimen- tary humanity, igneous humanity and all their mixtures.”

Manuel DeLanda, «The Geology of Morals»
Underspecified Dreams of Parts and Wholes
Authors: Fuller Matthew
Published: May 2020

Ecological thought emphasises the interplay of part-whole relations, those of parts, for instance a plant, a species, operating in a non-unified whole. Ecologies are wholes that are never complete. ey emerge out of the interactions of a multitude of processes and entities and operate and are acted in at multiple scales..
Estímulos y experiencias cromáticas en el espacio interior
Authors: Aguirre Escárcega Fausto Enrique
Published: May 2020

En un principio, el diseño de interiores estudió el color como un elemento de carácter puramente decorativo y distintivo de las diferentes corrientes estilísticas; su principal función era embellecer el espacio y resaltar la estética de los objetos decorativos. Hoy en día el diseño de interiores estudia el color desde una perspectiva de funcionalidad con el fin de conocer los efectos espaciales que puede generar en el ambiente. El color tiene la capacidad de resaltar las características tridimensionales del espacio y hasta cambiar la percepción de éste, añadiéndoles proporciones visuales ajenas a su área física.El estudio del color en el diseño de interiores actual tiene como fin principal la identificación de sensaciones que éste elemento puede generar en el usuario y cómo el buen empleo de la selección cromática favorece la vida de las personas al ocupar ese espacio.

Por otra parte, es necesario señalar que el color como parte del contexto tiene la cualidad de transformar el ambiente y en consecuencia el comportamiento de las personas, generando sentimientos, valores y actitudes positivas entre los usuarios. De igual manera, es conveniente añadir que el color puede ser considerado un lenguaje y parte de una cultura; el color mismo puede ser tan personal como universal, éste puede modificar la percepción de un solo individuo, pero también el de toda una comunidad.
Falsificaciones: nuevo objeto de diseño
Authors: Tur Víctor
Published: May 2020

En diseño, lo fake siempre ha sido un tema muy delicado de tratar. La delgada línea entre la copia y la inspiración ha estado continuamente presente en la aparición de nuevas ideas. El procedimiento de la copia, en el ámbito de la moda, ha sido ampliamente utilizado y abordado a lo largo de la historia.

La presente investigación no se centra tanto en las falsificaciones con intenciones puramente económicas, sino en las falsificaciones como pronóstico de tendencias. Así, se puede llegar a entender que lo fake es algo que va más allá de una simple copia. De esta manera, nos introduciremos en cómo ha ido evolucionando, hasta llegar a convertirse en un concepto exaltado por los diseñadores más jóvenes.

Veremos también que en la actualidad lo fake juega un papel completamente contrapuesto y que la moda utiliza los valores propios de las falsificaciones para convertirlos en una tendencia. También daremos cabida a la aparición de marcas que se apoderan de identidades ya consolidadas para crear firmas mucho más irreverentes.

La plataforma más importante a nivel mundial, WGSN, demuestra a través de varios estudios que el fenómeno fake no solo aborda la idea de la copia, sino que ha conseguido tener gran influencia sobre los diseños y las creaciones de los jóvenes.
Cuerpos poliédricos y diseño: Miradas sin límites
Authors: Martínez Morant Mara , Rispoli E. R.
Published: May 2020

Cuerpos poliédricos y diseño: miradas sin límites planteaba, en su call for papers, una recreación en las formas de entender el cuerpo desde siglos pasados (Humanismo) a la actualidad (Transhumanismo, Posthumanismo), desplegando un itinerario repleto de usos, mutaciones, interrogantes, sensibilidades, interseccionalidades y ensamblajes de entre algunas de las muchas posibilidades que aparecen en el escenario de la naturalezacultura (Haraway, 2003) humana y no humana que habita el mundo.
PASS: Picture Augmentative Synsemic System. Un nuevo sistema para las prácticas habilitativas en la CA (comunicación aumentativa): marco teórico
Authors: Bonora Giulia , Dalai Giampiero , De Rosa Daniele , Panunzi Marta , Perondi Luciano , Rubertelli Cecilia
Published: May 2020

In this paper we discuss the theoretical linguistic and graphic preconditions of the design of PASS, a glyph system which we designed for use in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) habilitative practices that has been released under open source licence.

We highlight the relevance of graphic design supporting sustainable practices for people with Autism Spectrum Di- sorders (ASD), in a context in which the o er of public healthcare services for rehabilitation is insufficient.

We present the context in which the AAC is adopted and how a glyph system can be used by people with ASD to learn a language. is particular group of users can access a language by using the glyph system as an interlanguage or as an alternative language.

We analyse the most common glyph systems (ARASAAC, PCS, WLS, Blissymbolics), highlighting their strengths and weaknesses from a graphic and linguistic point of view.

We present the theoretical background of the design process for the PASS glyph system.

In particular, we provide an in-depth description of the graphic design strategy, which aims to develop a systematic and consistent approach to the construction of the glyphs. This approach is grounded in a reflection on how to solve the linguistic problems raised by the valency model and Chomsky’s generative grammar theory in the visual domain.

We have designed the core of the glyph system by detecting the pertinent visual and linguistic variables in literature, with the objective of developing the system for clinical experimentation.
Diseño centrado en el usuario: espacios no asistenciales polivalentes en hospitales.
Authors: Ibáñez García José Mª
Published: May 2020

La exigencia diaria en los hospitales obliga a adaptar las estructuras organizativas y protocolos, con base en necesidades y recursos cambiantes, para desarrollar adecuadamente las actividades que allí se desarrollan. Como la tarea asistencial (TA) es la principal actividad que se desarrolla en los hospitales, desde los propios centros se invierte en diseño e innovación con la intención de mejorar el bienestar y la sanación de los pacientes.

También se realiza cierta variedad de actividades clínicas no asistenciales (TNA), las cuales no reciben la misma atención en cuanto a mejoras en innovación. Que los hospitales sean entornos funcionales y efectivos da como resultado la aparición de espacios de trabajo, en ocasiones inadecuados, para las necesidades físicas y psicológicas de los profesionales de la sanidad. En el Hospital General de Catalunya (HGC) y en el Hospital Universitario Sagrado Corazón (HUSC), se quiere mejorar el bienestar y productividad del equipo médico durante la jornada laboral, mientras no se atiende a los pacientes.
Fall 2008
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

Volume 7, Number 4
Service-learning focused on the professional advancement of recreation therapy
Authors: Jones, EdD, CTRS David B.
Published: May 2020

Service-learning can provide students with opportunities to gain invaluable insight related to the context of professional practice while offering practical benefits to the recreation therapy profession. Recreation therapy students, through their senior capstone management course at the University of Southern Maine, planned, implemented and evaluated a professional conference that focused on recreation therapy licensure. Students not only obtained practical knowledge and training, they also provided a timely educational opportunity for recreation therapy specialists in Maine and New England. Just as importantly, participation in this service-learning project greatly enhanced the students’ professional identities.
What’s in a name? Exploring the preferred terminology of professionals in the field of recreation therapy
Authors: Wozencroft, PhD, CTRS Angela J. , Kennedy, MS, CTRS Emily J. , Pihera, MS, CTRS Angie N.
Published: May 2020

Although it is widely recognized within the field of Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation Therapy (TR/RT) that there is discrepancy involving terminology used to describe our field, there have been no professional studies focusing on this issue. This study examined professionals’ preferences surrounding terminology in the field of TR/RT. The data were collected through online discussion boards on the social networking site “Facebook” and analyzed using a qualitative analysis of the discussion responses. Of the 47 respondents, 10 members preferred the term Therapeutic Recreation to Recreation Therapy, and 22 preferred Recreation Therapy. In addition, there were 10 members who preferred a combination of the two terms and five others who did not express a preference. Among all of the responses, five themes were identified: 1) setting/service specific, 2) consistency with other allied health professional, 3) title related to certification, 4) unity, and 5) respect and credibility.
Ambiguous loss and shared leisure barriers of family caregivers
Authors: Bedini, PhD, LRT/CTRS Leandra A. , Gladwell, ReD, CPRP Nancy J.
Published: May 2020

Ambiguous loss is a concept that describes the loss of a significant other through illness or disabling condition rather than death. With regard to leisure, ambiguous loss is experienced when one’s loved one has a physical or mental disability that prevents him or her from being actively involved in shared leisure experiences with his or her spouse/partner. For many family caregivers, ambiguous loss creates an additional constraint to their leisure pursuits because of the importance placed on participating with their leisure partners. In addition, these dyads often lack information and strategies to negotiate this barrier. This article addresses specific ways that therapeutic recreation professionals can reduce the sense of loss and increase access to satisfying leisure experiences for both the family caregiver and their care-recipient.
Effects of modified Tai Chi Chuan on balance in older adults
Authors: Snapp, MS Brian R. , Malkin, EdD, CTRS Marjorie J. , Lloyd, RhD, CRC Leslie F.
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to test the overall balance of older adults who participated in a modified 10-step Tai Chi Chuan program. The 19 participants who were chosen for this study all resided in rural southern Illinois at either an assisted living facility or an independent living facility. All of the participants were over the age of 65, and had experienced a reduction in the ability to maintain balance. The Balance Scale served as the instrument to measure balance in participants.18 Measures were taken at the baseline and at the endof- program to test for improvement. The test group included 10 participants who practiced Tai Chi. The comparison group included nine participants who practiced non-Tai Chi exercise. The program lasted eight weeks and both groups met for 30-minute sessions three times a week. Results indicate both the test group and the comparison group received health benefits. Data analysis indicated a moderate to strong relationship between the practice of Tai Chi and balance improvement in the test group. Interestingly, the balance measures of the comparison group who participated in the non-Tai Chi exercise also improved. Thus, the data indicate a moderate improvement in balance among an aged population for both non-Tai Chi exercise and Tai Chi exercise.
The development of technical standards for undergraduate studies in recreational therapy
Authors: Connolly, PhD, LRT/CTRS Peg , Hinton, PhD, LRT/CTRS Jennifer L. , Martin, PhD Bruce
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this article is to present a set of technical standards for recreational therapy professional preparation programs at the baccalaureate level. Technical standards are incorporated into the majority of healthcare professions education programs. Even though recreational therapy is classified as a healthcare profession, technical standards have not been developed for the field. A preliminary set of technical standards for an undergraduate degree program in recreational therapy was developed for a university in the southeastern region of the United States, based on review of technical standards from other fields. Information is provided about policies governing the implementation of these technical standards along with a review of issues relevant to application of technical standards to students with disabilities. Further research is suggested.
Self-efficacy and arthritis impact on health: The effect of an Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program
Authors: Guo, PhD, CTRS/LRT Lei , Yang, PhD, CTRS Heewon , Malkin, EdD, CTRS Majorie M.
Published: May 2020

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability among older adults in the United States. Studies have found that aquatic exercise improves the functional conditions of individuals with arthritis. In addition, self-efficacy has been proposed to be an important variable associated with successful coping with arthritis. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of an Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program on arthritis self-efficacy and impact through a three-month aquatic exercise program. Participants (n = 6) completed the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale 2-Short Form (AIMS2-SF) and the Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale (ASES) at the beginning and also at the end of the program. Significant improvements were found in ASES and the A(a)ffect domain in AIMS2-SF, indicating that the aquatic program increase(d) the participants’ self-efficacy and reduced the negative impact of arthritis.
Literature analysis of humor therapy research
Authors: Harkins Laura E.
Published: May 2020

Alternative therapies and creative facilitation techniques assist professionals in overcoming common client barriers such as boredom, passivity, and indifference or unresponsiveness to treatments. Humor therapy or therapeutic humor is one such facilitation technique that is no laughing matter, as research indicates its effectiveness extends much further than fun and smiles. Humor therapy is creating a humorous environment implemented through active and/or passive means to treat participants’ symptoms by eliciting laughter and joy. Little exists, however, that summarizes the status of data-based research on this topic. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide a literature analysis comprising the physiological and psychological benefits of humor therapy utilizing research published within the last 10 years. In addition, specific analysis of methodology, identification of limiting factors, exploration of future research implications, and practical recommendations for recreational therapy professionals are addressed.
Winter 2010
Authors: DeVito Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

Volume 9, Number 1
The importance of autonomy in nursing home facilities
Authors: Carter, BS Leah J. , Van Puymbroeck, PhD, CTRS Marieke
Published: May 2020

The benefits of autonomy have long been studied. This article seeks to explicate the importance of autonomy in nursing home facilities and the effect that autonomy can have on the quality of life of the residents in these long-term facilities. Autonomy is crucial in these facilities because of the impact it has on self-determination and intrinsic motivation. The benefits that come from these principles include increased participation, decreased depressive symptoms, and increased quality of life among residents. Although the importance of autonomy in nursing homes may seem elementary for many practitioners, efforts to promote autonomy are not commonly operationalized. It is important to revisit this topic because there will be an increasing number of older Americans in the years to come and it has direct implications for recreation therapy service delivery.
CEU test
Authors: DeVito Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

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MDS 3.0 Section F: Preferences
Authors: Nolta, CTRS Michele M.
Published: May 2020

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Lessons learned from plunging into Web 2.0 tools
Authors: Coco-Ripp, PhD, LRT/CTRS Jo Ann
Published: May 2020

Technological influences will bring change to the practice of recreation therapy as well as the way courses are taught. In the present-day focus on the infusion of technology in many aspects of daily life, health and human service providers are incorporating a variety of technology tools into many facets of service provision and training for college students as well as practicing healthcare providers. Training techniques used by instructors in various healthcare fields suggest that improving an individual’s self-confidence in the practice of targeted techniques and increasing self-reflection or self-analysis skills in a classroom can impact actual practice in the healthcare field. As a result of a curriculum review at one university, revisions were made to one course in the therapeutic recreation major, “Procedures in Therapeutic Recreation.” Lessons learned from implementation of these revisions will be shared.
Benefits of therapeutic horseback riding for an adolescent female with traumatic brain injury
Authors: Malkin, EdD, CTRS Marjorie J. , Lloyd, RhD Leslie Freels , Gerstenberger, MS Deirdre
Published: May 2020

After completion of a recreational therapy assessment, a treatment plan based on a oneyear therapeutic horseback riding program was designed and implemented to address the needs of a 13-year-old adolescent female who had sustained a traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to determine if therapeutic horseback riding could improve selected deficits in the adolescent female. Benefits were observed in the areas of increased attention and memory, following directions, sequencing, and horseback riding skills. All gains cannot be solely attributed to the therapeutic horseback riding program but may be part of the cumulative effect of concurrent treatment modalities.
Community-based social and recreational programs for older adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities: Perceptions of barriers and accommodations to access
Authors: Wilder, PhD, CTRS/L Allison
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to generate an initial understanding of the types of supports or accommodations needed, as well as the barriers or challenges present when attempting to provide publicly funded, community-based social and recreational services for older adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). Survey research was used to investigate the perceptions of case managers and recreation program providers within Health Planning Region IV in the Commonwealth of Virginia, regarding their views on the necessary supports and potential barriers encountered when older persons with I/DD attempt to access these types of programs and services. Findings suggest that both case managers and providers of recreation services perceive the following to be primary needs in providing community-based social and recreational programs for this population: recreational programs specifically designed to meet the needs of older adults with I/DD; transportation, particularly evenings and weekends; and staff adequately cross-trained in aging, disability, and recreation. Both sets of respondents shared the perception that most staff are not adequately trained in the provision of recreational services. Transportation, available during weekends and evenings when many people are engaged in recreational pursuits, is a critical support need. The promotion of purposeful recreation programming, designed with needs and desires of all older adults in mind and staffed by highly qualified recreation professionals, such as certified therapeutic recreation specialists, could go far in ensuring that these services contribute to personal growth, meaningful involvement, and quality of life.
Remembering Linda Buettner Friend, extraordinary teacher, author, editor and leader
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

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Summer 2013
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

Volume 12, Number 3
Growth mindset in therapeutic recreation education
Authors: Richeson, PhD, CTRS, FDRT Nancy E. , Delong, MS, CTRS, CHES Tara
Published: May 2020

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Professional integrity
Authors: Richeson, PhD, CTRS, FDRT Nancy E.
Published: May 2020

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A case study of children’s lived experience and meaning of a natural disaster
Authors: Fragedakis, PhD Tami Maes , Russoniello, PhD Carmen Vincent , Knight, PhD Sharon , McGhee, PhD Susan , Williams, EdD Richard
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to document how children described their experiences of an unanticipated natural disaster in the form of a flood which followed a hurricane, focusing on strategies that helped them cope with the event. Four participants engaged in a qualitative study, which was conducted 6 years after the disaster. A qualitative analysis of the data was conducted. The overarching theme that emerged from the analysis was coping with the experience during the following time frames: (a) during the disaster, (b) immediately after the disaster, and (c) continued long-term effects post-disaster. Findings provide insight into children’s post-disaster experiences and clinical implications for recreational therapy.
A Historical Perspective of Municipal Solid Waste Management and Recycling System in Japan: Learning for Developing Countries
Authors: Mekonnen Gemechu Beyene , Tokai Akihiro
Published: May 2020

The need for infectious disease control resulted in the establishment of a waste administration system in Japan in the early twentieth century. The unresolved sanitation problems in major cities arose from the narrow range of action by municipalities that activated the collaboration of stakeholders in 1954. The emergence of pollution problems from factories resulted in the separate treatment of industrial waste laid the cornerstone for the modern municipal solid waste (MSW) management system in 1970. The advancements reached in waste collection and transportation increased collection coverage put the public health importance of waste under control. The development of low-pollution environmental facilities reduced the urgency of living environment protection. The priority factor was changed from waste volume reduction to air pollution control and then to the efficiency of energy recovery in setting up waste incineration plants. The waste generation reduction became the priority policy when the need for resource management emerged in the 1990s. Since then, both the MSW generation and the final disposal amount have been declining, increasing in the remaining landfill lifetime. The recycling and bulky waste reprocessing facilities have been scaled-up, increasing recycling and recovery rate. The system has been evolved towards waste prevention through the earlier identification, recognition, and timely response to the development needs. This paper presents both the physical components and governance aspects in the historical development of MSW management and recycling systems in Japan, which can be used to outline the current and future needs of waste management planning in developing countries.
Agnoletti, Mauro (2018). Storia del bosco. Il paesaggio forestale italiano
Authors: Zanolin Giacomo
Published: May 2020

Agnoletti, Mauro (2018)Storia del bosco. Il paesaggio forestale italianoBari y Roma: Laterza, 266 p.ISBN 9788858132548
School–University Collaboration for Facilitating In-Service Teacher Training as a Part of School-Based Professional Development
Authors: Emstad Anne Berit , Sandvik Lise Vikan
Published: May 2020

Achieving equality in school–university partnerships is challenging. In this study, we examined a school–university partnership in Norway and how the partners worked together to facilitate a school-based in-service teacher training programme. For the purposes of this investigation, we used a theoretical framework specifically developed to explore cross-sectoral collaborations in general. Participants included 135 teachers (101 from an upper secondary school and 34 from a lower secondary school) who participated in and graduated from an on-site in-service teacher training programme on “mentoring and research and development” that awarded participants 15 ECTS credits upon completing the programme. We conclude that a relationship of trust is evident in the way the partners collaborated on developing a curriculum for the programme as well as the programme design throughout the implementation of the programme. We argue that the anchoring processes seem to be of great importance in encouraging internal commitment among the different partners involved. Next, we argue the importance of ‘boundary-spanning champions’ who negotiated and renegotiated the programme design based on close dialogues with the teachers. This was important not only for the internal commitment and trust obtained, but also for the successful design of a school-based programme based on both practice and theory.

Keywords: school–university collaboration, partnership, school-based in-service training

Tilrettelegging av skolebasert videreutdanning i partnerskapssamarbeid mellom skole og universitet

Sammendrag

Å oppnå likestilling i partnerskap mellom skole og universitet er utfordrende. I denne studien undersøkte vi et partnerskap mellom skole og universitet i Norge og hvordan samarbeidspartnerne jobbet sammen for å legge til rette for et skolebasert videreutdanningstilbud. Studien bygger på et teoretisk rammeverk som er spesielt utviklet for å utforske tverrsektorielt samarbeid. Studien inkluderte 135 lærere (101 fra en videregående skole og 34 fra en ungdomsskole) som alle deltok og tok eksamen i emnet «Veiledning og FOU», som ga deltakerne 15 studiepoeng. All undervisning var lagt til egen arbeidsplass. Vi konkluderer med at samarbeidet preges av et tillitsforhold som setter sitt preg på arbeidet med utvikling av læreplanen og gjennomføring av videreutdanningen. Vi argumenterer for at forankringsprosessene ser ut til å være av stor betydning for å oppmuntre til intern forpliktelse blant de involverte partnerne. Dernest argumenterer vi for viktigheten av «grensespennende mestere» (boundary-spanning champions) som forhandlet og reforhandlet studieplanen gjennom flere dialoger med lærerne. Dette var viktig ikke bare for den interne forpliktelsen og tilliten som ble oppnådd, men også for den vellykkede utformingen av en skolebasert videreutdanning basert på både praksis og teori.

Nøkkelord: skole–universitetssamarbeid, partnerskap, skolebasert videreutdanning
Det specielle apparat hos Det muslimske broderskab
Authors: El Zalaf Ahmad
Published: May 2020

For at forstå hvilken rolle apparatet spillede i bevægelsen, og hvordan det var med til at forme Broderskabets verdensbillede, er det nødvendigt at se nærmere på, hvordan det opstod og dets virke.
Fiendebilder blant ekstreme islamister
Authors: Nilsen Anne Birgitta
Published: May 2020

I denne artikkelen beskrives slagkraften i fiendebilder blant ekstreme islamister. Med utgangspunkt i truslene mot Abid Raja i 2016, drøftes hva som skal til for at fiendebilder skal ha en virkning.
Libya: Frå Qadhafi til Khalifa Haftar
Authors: Vikør Knut
Published: May 2020

To hendingar har bidratt til å sette Libya i fokus igjen den siste våren. Den eine var ei evaluering av den norske innsatsen i Libya-krigen i 2011, som var oppe til debatt i Stortinget, og som reiste spørsmålet om Norge hadde eit medansvar for det kaoset som følgte. Det andre var eit dramatisk skifte i dette kaoset da ein "krigsherre" eller "sjøloppnevnt general" fra Aust-Libya marsjerte mot hovudstaden Tripoli og truga med å ta makta i landet.
A taxonomic revision of geoemydid turtles from Siwalik-age of India and Pakistan
Authors: Garbin Rafaella C. , Bandyopadhyay Saswati , Joyce Walter G.
Published: May 2020

Neogene (Siwalik-aged) deposits from India and Pakistan have yielded many vertebrate fossils, of which most were named during the 19th century, including numerous geoemydid turtles. In contrast to many other faunal components from the Siwaliks, geoemydids have not undergone taxonomic revision for more than a century and most fossils have therefore been believed to correspond to recent taxa. In this study, we conduct a taxonomic revision of all previously described geoemydid material from the Siwalik-age. We propose that all specimens of ‘Clemmys’ from the Siwaliks of Punjab, Pakistan should be identified as Melanochelys sivalensis comb. nov.; that Melanochelys tricarinata var. sivalensis represents a valid species, for which we propose the replacement name Melanochelys tapani to avoid homonymy; that specimens originally identified as Batagur cautleyi and Pangshura flaviventer cannot be identified beyond the generic level; and that many fragmentary palatochelydians cannot be identified to any particular species or genus due to the lack of preserved diagnostic osteological characters. With a few exceptions, the Siwalik fauna mostly corresponds in its distribution to that of the recent fauna, indicating a certain amount of geographic stasis. However, as the stratigraphic provenance of most material is poor, it is not possible to discern meaningful temporal patterns.