bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Why peer mentoring is an effective approach for promoting college student success
Authors: Collier Peter
Published: November 2017

Both hierarchical (e.g. student-faculty member or student-adviser) and peer (e.g. student-student) mentoring are recognized as best-practice strategies for promoting college student success. Formal mentoring programs utilizing both approaches can be found on many campuses. In the current institutional context of scarce or stagnant resources, college and university presidents and administrators face the challenge of determining which mix of programs to support even though little comparative research on the effectiveness of these approaches exists. This article examines three characteristics of a peer mentoring approach that encourage its greater use. The first two characteristics, cost and the availability of a larger number of potential mentors, relate to concerns about the efficient use of resources. The third characteristic, development of a common perspective, relates to questions concerning the relative effectiveness of different mentoring approaches. Peer mentors and mentees are more likely than participants in hierarchical mentoring relationships to share a common perspective with regards to how they understand and enact the college student role. Differences in perspective impact the process of student identity acquisition, perceived mentor credibility, and the likelihood of mentees following their mentors’ advice. Higher education researchers are urged to conduct studies exploring the relative effectiveness of both approaches and how to best combine approaches in complimentary ways to help administrators make informed decisions.
Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE): Implementing a sustainable peer support program for student veterans on college campuses
Authors: Kees Michelle , Risk Brittany , Meadowbrooke Chrysta , Nellett Timothy , Spinner Jane
Published: November 2017

Student veterans have been attending college in greater numbers since the passing of the Post/9-11 GI Bill. Although similar to other nontraditional students, student veterans face unique transition challenges that can impact their pursuit of higher education. Many student veterans could benefit from dedicated programs to help them succeed in college, which in turn would enable them to secure employment in the civilian world. Facilitating the success of student veterans also makes wise use of the financial and institutional resources invested in their education. Peer support programs can help by providing an established community of other student veterans who can normalize transition experiences, offer social support, reduce stigma associated with help-seeking, and connect to useful services on and off campus. This paper describes the iterative development of a nationwide peer support program for student veterans, Peer Advisors for Education (PAVE), which uses trained peers to provide outreach, support, and linkage to resources to assist student veterans. Through a hybrid technology platform for training and program management, PAVE has been delivered on 40 college campuses nationwide and is well-positioned for larger scale national rollout.
Collective Impact Strategies: Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Allen Joseph , Prange Kelly , Trent Sheridan
Published: November 2017

The societal and cultural issues facing humanity are far greater than any nonprofit, for-profit, university, or government agency to address adequately alone. Whether poverty, water shortages, socio-economic inequality, natural disasters with lasting effects, or any number of other challenges facing our communities, organizations must band together to secure the impact needed to truly create change.Increasingly, communities are turning to collective impact as an approach that brings together the collective resources of multiple institutions to address a community-identified problem or need. While a somewhat new approach, there is a growing body of evidence of supporting the effectiveness of using the collective impact approach to addressing wicked problems (Bridgeland et al., 2012; Christens and Inzeo, 2015; Kania, Hanleybrown, and Splansky Juster, 2014).As anchor institutions, Metropolitan Universities have a unique opportunity and responsibility to initiate and promote social change in a way that also advances their mission. Unlike other institutions for higher education, Metropolitan Universities are most suited for targeting social change because of the type of communities they serve and their location within large municipalities. Participating in collective impact is increasingly seen as one approach to this. This issue includes case studies and practical papers to prepare Metropolitan University administrators, faculty, and staff to initiate, facilitate, and strengthen collective impact initiatives in their communities.
Alagille Syndrome: An Overview
Authors: Jesina Dalacy
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a highly complex, multisystem, autosomal dominant disorder that is caused by a defect in the Notch signaling pathway. This syndrome mainly affects the liver, causing significant cholestasis, which is caused by a paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts. There can be cardiac involvement, including, but not limited to, pulmonary stenosis and tetralogy of Fallot. Patients can also present with butterfly vertebra, ocular issues, and vascular events. Because this syndrome follows an autosomal dominant inheritance, it can have variable expression even in the same family line. For infants in the NICU who have a cardiac defect and persistent hyperbilirubinemia after two weeks of age, genetic testing for AGS should be considered. Early detection and diagnosis can lead to improved outcomes. In this discussion of AGS, the clinical features as well as management are discussed.
The Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool: Development and Content Validation
Authors: Pados Britt F. , Estrem Hayley H. , Thoyre Suzanne M. , Park Jinhee , McComish Cara
Published: November 2017

Abstract

Purpose: To develop and content validate the Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool (NeoEAT), a parent-report measure of infant feeding.

Design: The NeoEAT was developed in three phases. Phase 1: Items were generated from a literature review, available assessment tools, and parents’ descriptions of problematic feeding in infants. Phase 2: Professionals rated items for relevance and clarity. Content validity indices were calculated. Phase 3: Parent understanding was explored through cognitive interviews.

Sample: Phase 1: Descriptions of infant feeding were obtained from 12 parents of children with diagnosed feeding problems and 29 parents of infants younger than seven months. Phase 2: Nine professionals rated items. Phase 3: Sixteen parents of infants younger than seven months completed the cognitive interview.

Main Outcome Variable: Content validity of the NeoEAT.

Results: Three versions were developed: NeoEAT Breastfeeding (72 items), NeoEAT Bottle Feeding (74 items), and NeoEAT Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding (89 items).
Professional Online Presence and Learning Networks: Educating for Ethical Use of Social Media
Authors: Forbes Dianne
Published: November 2017

In a teacher education context, this study considers the use of social media for building a professional online presence and learning network. This article provides an overview of uses of social media in teacher education, presents a case study of key processes in relation to professional online presence and learning networks, and highlights issues and challenges for wider consideration. Specific practical illustrations are provided, relating experiences when starting out with social media, integrating coursework challenges for student teachers, and considering feedback and future planning. Social media is used in teacher education for sharing content, discussing, and collaborating. There are challenges and risks with social media in an academic context. Students require differentiated scaffolding depending on their expertise and confidence. In terms of social implications, professionals are warned to safeguard online reputation, while making proactive use of social media to enhance learning networks.
Does Successful Use of Digital Learning Materials Predict Teachers’ Intention to Use Them Again in the Future?
Authors: Kreijns Karel , Vermeulen Marjan , Buuren Hans van , Acker Frederik Van
Published: November 2017

Do perceptions of success in using digital learning materials (DLMs) regularly (i.e., several times a week) strengthen (or weaken) teachers’ behavioural intentions to use DLMs again? And which psychological factors have a relationship with the intention to use DLMs again? These questions are important in light of stimulating teacher’s use of DLMs. To answer this question, teacher “flows” were analysed using crosstabs and multinomial logistic regression. These flows visualize how teachers go from a certain degree of perceived success to a certain strength of behavioural intention. Second, Hayes (2013) process method and structured equation modeling (SEM) techniques were applied to determine the mediating role of attitude, perceived norm, and perceived behavioural control of perceived success on the behavioural intention. The results suggested that the teachers’ strength in behavioural intention was in accordance with their perceived success for the case that their self-prediction was positive but that this strength became weaker when teachers’ self-prediction was negative. Attitude and perceived norm mediated the effects only when self-prediction was positive whereas perceived behaviour control did this in both cases. Also, there was a direct effect between perceived success and behavioural intention. It is important that teachers get a chance to experience success with the use of DLMs, enabled either by school leaders (regarding in-service teachers) or by teacher training institutions (regarding pre-service teachers). Only then we will see teachers’ willingness to use DLMs on a regular basis to grow.
Designing Authentic Learning Activities to Train Pre-Service Teachers About Teaching Online
Authors: Luo Tian , Murray Alexander , Crompton Helen
Published: November 2017

Online learning is increasingly being used in K-12 learning environments. A concomitant trend is found towards learning becoming authentic as students learn with tasks that are connected to real-world occupations. In this study, 48 pre-service teachers use an online environment to engage in authentic practice as they developed online learning experiences for their future students. Using a design-based research methodology, the researchers were involved in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating the higher education class across two macro cycles. An authentic learning framework was utilized in the development of the class. Findings explicate the design of the course and how it aligned to the authentic learning framework. It appears that web-based tools were beneficial as the pre-service teachers designed their own K-12 online classes. Findings show that the pre-service teachers' comfort increased when using the using online web building applications in the authentic environment. Furthermore, a high level of engagement in reflective and collaborative learning was uncovered during the activities. This research acts as a springboard for educators who are interested in designing online higher education courses incorporating authentic learning experiences.
Explanations and Interactives Improve Subjective Experiences in Online Courseware
Authors: Thomas Marshall P. , Türkay Selen , Parker Michael
Published: November 2017

As online courses become more common, practitioners are in need of clear guidance on how to translate best educational practices into web-based instruction. Moreover, student engagement is a pressing concern in online courses, which often have high levels of dropout. Our goals in this work were to experimentally study routine instructional design choices and to measure the effects of these choices on students’ subjective experiences (engagement, mind wandering, and interest) in addition to objective learning outcomes. Using randomized controlled trials, we studied the effect of varying instructional activities (namely, assessment and a step-through interactive) on participants’ learning and subjective experiences in a lesson drawn from an online immunology course. Participants were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. Results showed that participants were more likely to drop out when they were in conditions that included assessment. Moreover, assessment with minimal feedback (correct answers only) led to the lowest subjective ratings of any experimental condition. Some of the negative effects of assessment were mitigated by the addition of assessment explanations or a summary interactive. We found no differences between the experimental conditions in learning outcomes, but we did find differences between groups in the accuracy of score predictions. Finally, prior knowledge and self-rated confusion were predictors of post-test scores. Using student behavior data from the same online immunology course, we corroborated the importance of assessment explanations. Our results have a clear implication for course developers: the addition of explanations to assessment questions is a simple way to improve online courses.
Striving Toward Openness: But What Do We Really Mean?
Authors: Rolfe Vivien
Published: November 2017

The global open education movement is striving toward openness as a feature of academic policy and practice, but evidence shows that these ambitions are far from mainstream, and levels of awareness in institutions is often disappointingly low. Those advocating for open education are seeking to widen engagement, but how targeted and persuasive are their messages? The aim of this research is to explore the voices often unheard, those of the teachers and professional service staff with whom we are engaging. This research presents a series of interviews with those involved in open education at De Montfort University in the UK, with the aim of gaining a better perspective of what openness means to them. The interviews were analysed through an interpretive lens allowing each individual to create their own story and reflect their own personal view of openness. The results of this study are that in this university, openness is represented by five elements – staff pedagogy and practice, benefits to learners, accessibility and access to content, institutional structures, and values and culture.This work shows the importance of adopting critical approaches to gain a deeper understanding of the philosophical and pedagogic stances within institutions.  By giving a voice to all those involved we will be able to develop appropriate and more persuasive arguments to widen our sphere of influence as a community of open educators.
A Case Study on Mobile-Blended Collaborative Learning in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Context
Authors: Avci Hulya , Adiguzel Tufan
Published: November 2017

As learning a foreign language poses a number of challenges for the students, it has become indispensable to search for “optimal” conditions to enhance opportunities of engaging in the target language. Within this context, the Mobile-Blended Collaborative Learning model has been integrated in and out of the classroom learning in order to enable language learners to practice English by means of collaborative, authentic language activities based on project-based learning approach. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of using mobile instant messaging application, WhatsApp on the language proficiency of EFL students.  Participants (N = 85) were enrolled in five upper-intermediate prep classes at a foundation university in Istanbul and took part in a seven-week Project Work. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, self- and peer evaluations of group work, a rubric for assessing project work, and log files of WhatsApp conversations. Results revealed practicing English in an authentic setting where the students used the target language for a real purpose facilitated their language learning, improved their communication skills and vocabulary knowledge, and made them recognize colloquial English. Additionally, instant messaging in an informal platform for educational purposes had positive effects on their performance and the quality of their work.
SUBSTITUSI TEPUNG LABU KUNING (Cucurbita moschata Durch) DAN KORO PEDANG (Canavalia ensiformis L.) TERHADAP TERIGU PADA PEMBUATAN CAKE
Authors: Loelinda Pratiwi , Nafi' Ahmad , Windrati Wiwik Siti
Published: November 2017

Cake is one of the products bakeries. The main ingredient on the production of cake is wheat. Until now, Indonesia still imports wheat from other countries. Thus, to reduce wheat consumption can use food diversification such as pumpkin and jack bean. Jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis L.) has protein and carbohydrate content 24% and 25% respectively. Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Durch) is one of the agricultural commodities has protein and carbohydrate content 1,1,% and 6,6% respectively. The purpose of this research are to know the effect of pumpkin and jack bean flour on the physic and organoleptic characteristic of cake, to know the best formulation of pumpkin and jack bean flour. The best treatment cake is P5 (50% flour: 10% yellow pumpkin flour: 40% jack bean flour). Cake was 0hue at 92,20 which shows yellowish white color, chroma value at 22,26, expandability is 230,38%, staleness of day 0 at 42,72%, Δ change on day 0 to1 by 1.96%, Δ change on day 1 to 2 by 2.73%, effectivity test at 0,54% , Water content 38,26%, ash content 0,96%, fat content 4,01%, protein content 28,28%, and carbohydrate content 31,47%.

Keywords: cake, pumpkin, jack bean
¿Se debe indicar biopsia para el BI-RADS 3 mamográfico?
Authors: Vera San Miguel Anahi Ofelia , De Canata Miriam Espínola , Cano Arrieta Hector Miguel , Díaz-Reissner Clarisse Virginia , Ferreira-Gaona Marta Inés
Published: November 2017

Introducción: A nivel mundial, la mamogffrafía es el método imagenológico utilizado con mayor frecuencia para la detección precoz del cáncer de mama, decisivo para el diagnóstico previo a la aparición de síntomas. La neoplasia maligna que se registra con mayor frecuencia en el sexo femenino es el cáncer de mama, considerado mundialmente como un importante problema de salud pública. Mediante la implementación del manual BI-RADS, se busca estandarizar el informe mamográfico. Objetivo: Determinar la concordancia radiográfica y anatomo-patológica de los hallazgos mamográficos en mujeres de treinta años y más, que consultaron en el Hospital Central del Instituto de Previsión Social- Paraguay, durante el primer semestre del año 2015. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal, retrospectivo. Se estudiaron las variables edad, motivo de consulta, hallazgos mamográficos, diagnósticos anatomo-patológico obtenidos de biopsia mamaria y reporte del BI-RADS. Resultados: La muestra quedó conformada por 138 mujeres. El rango de edad de las pacientes fue de 30 a 89 años, con un promedio de 55 años. El control anual de rutina representó el motivo de consulta más frecuente (52,0%). El 71,0% de los hallazgos correspondió a nódulos densos, y de ellos el 75,0% fueron patologías malignas. Conclusión: La concordancia con el índice de Kappa fue moderada. En pacientes con BI-RADS 3 fueron halladas patologías malignas en un 30,62%, por lo que se sugiere considerar desde este nivel para el estudio anatomo-patológico.
El estrés en la construcción teórica de la satisfacción laboral en médicos dedicados a la salud ocupacional en la Ciudad de México
Authors: García María del Carmen López , Aguilera-Velasco María De los Ángeles
Published: November 2017

Introducción: Se define al estrés como la respuesta inespecífica del organismo ante cualquier exigencia que le sea formulada. La respuesta buena ó eustrés se presenta cuando el individuo gestiona o se adapta con éxito a las demandas del entorno. Puede afectar la satisfacción laboral entendida como la actitud del individuo frente a su trabajo. Objetivo: Analizar la construcción del concepto de satisfacción laboral en médicos dedicados a la salud ocupacional en empresas mexicanas, a través de su percepción del estrés. Metodología: se aplicó la metodología cualitativa de la teoría fundamentada.  El muestreo fue de tipo propositivo hasta llegar a la saturación teórica la cual se alcanzó con diez médicos que laboran en empresas de la Ciudad de México, con un mínimo de antigüedad de dos años. Se aplicaron entrevistas a profundidad, para cuyo análisis se procedió a la codificación abierta, axial y selectiva con apoyo del programa Atlas-ti. Resultados: Estoy estresado fue la categoría emergente de esta investigación. La integran los códigos obtenidos de sus entrevistas, que hablan de experiencias satisfactorias e insatisfactorias que les generan estrés, de los efectos en su salud por el estrés y de su satisfacción por el eustrés. Conclusiones: Los resultados muestran al eustrés como un factor importante en la construcción teórica que los participantes tienen de su satisfacción laboral, ya que este significa que tienen autonomía, logros profesionales y reconocimiento a su labor, así como el reto de superación constante.
Nonequilibrium Information Landscape and Flux, Mutual Information Rate Decomposition and Entropy Production
Authors: Zeng Qian , Wang Jin
Published: November 2017

We explored the dynamics of the two interacting information systems. We show that for the Markovian marginal systems the driving force for information dynamics is determined by both the information landscape and information flux. While the information landscape can be used to construct the driving force to describe the equilibrium time reversible information system dynamics, the information flux can be used to describe the nonequilibrium time-irreversible behaviours of the information system dynamics. The information flux explicitly breaks the detailed balance and is a direct measure of the degree of the nonequilibriumness or time irreversibility. We further demonstrate that the mutual information rate between the two subsystems can be decomposed into the equilibrium time-reversible and nonequilibrium time-irreversible parts respectively. This decomposition of the mutual information rate (MIR) corresponds to the information landscape-flux decomposition explicitly when the two subsystems behave as Markov chains. Finally, we uncover the intimate relationship between the nonequilibrium thermodynamics in terms of the entropy production rates and the time-irreversible part of the mutual information rate. We found that this relationship and MIR decomposition still hold for the more general stationary and ergodic cases. We demonstrate the above features with two examples of the bivariate Markov chains.
Survey on Cycling Mobile Applications for Workout Performance
Authors: Wister Miguel A. , Pancardo Pablo , Payró Pablo
Published: November 2017

This article analyzes some available bike mobile applications for smartphones as an alternative to bike computers (Cycle Computers or speedometer or speed sensors). We have records of a large number of MTB (Mountain Bike) datasets, 219 datasets were recorded on 4 different routes. These applications create maps and profiles from geographic data. Inputs can be in GPS data (tracks and waypoints), driving routes, street addresses, or simple coordinates. Most applications estimate fields such as speed, heading, slope, distance, VMG (velocity made good) and pace (cadence). However, it is necessary to calculate the relationship between cadence and power in pedaling so that cyclists know the appropriate moment to apply power to their legs to improve the torque. This paper shows tables, comparative graphs, and performance evaluation of biking routes in four different cycling mobile applications.
New Japanese Guidelines for the Information of the Prospect of Seismic Activity After Large Earthquakes and Their Applications
Authors: Kamaya Noriko , Takeda Kiyoshi , Hashimoto Tetsuo ,   Seismology and Volcanology Department, Japan Meteorological Agency 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8122, Japan,   Seismology and Tsunami Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute, Ibaraki, Japan
Published: November 2017

The Kumamoto Prefecture suffered an earthquake of MJMA6.5 on April 14, 2016 at 21:26 (Japan Standard Time). A seismic intensity of 7, on the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) seismic intensity scale, was observed, which, by definition, is the maximum possible value. After 18 hours of the earthquake, the JMA issued a prospect for aftershock activity, where the probability of aftershocks with a seismic intensity of 6 Lower (6-) or greater, was 20% within three days following 16:00 JST on April 15, 2016. Ten hours post the issuance of the prospect, at 01:25 on April 16, a larger earthquake of MJMA7.3, with a maximum JMA seismic intensity of 7, occurred in the same region as the MJMA6.5 event, triggering many distant earthquakes. As this seismic occurrence did not follow a mainshock-aftershock sequence, the JMA discontinued the issuance of prospective aftershock activity. With lessons learned from this occurrence sequence, the Earthquake Research Committee of Japan (ERC), including JMA, seismologists and social scientists, have formulated new guidelines for the assessment of successive seismic activity, in order to enhance the understanding of strong ground motions after large earthquakes. The five main points of the guidelines are as follows: (1) alert to a similar strong ground motion, (2) highlighting previous examples of successive large events, (3) consideration of all active source faults, (4) quantitative forecasting of aftershocks a week after the event, and (5) not using the term “aftershock” in information issued by the JMA for disaster prevention. The JMA has commenced the implementation of these new guidelines, effective August 2016.
Time-Series Analysis of Workload for Support in Rebuilding Disaster Victims’ Lives – Comparison of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake with the 2007 Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake –
Authors: Inoguchi Munenari , Tamura Keiko , Hayashi Haruo , Shimizu Keisuke ,   Shizuoka University 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu city, Shizuoka 432-8011, Japan,   Niigata University, Niigata, Japan,   National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Ibaraki, Japan
Published: November 2017

Japan has experienced many disasters. However, the question of when and how much work is generated in support of rebuilding disaster victims’ lives remains unsolved. Considering this situation, this study solves the question through a time-series analysis of daily workload in support of rebuilding the lives of victims of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. In addition, a correlation analysis is conducted through comparison with the case of the 2007 Chuetsu-oki Earthquake that a prior study focused on, and another correlation analysis is conducted between municipalities affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake. These analyses do not indicate the presence of a high correlation in tasks for which the requirements for payment vary depending on the disaster but do indicate the presence of a high correlation between disasters in tasks for which the requirements for payment are uniform, thereby indicating the presence of a possible generalization. In addition, the correlation analysis results of comparisons between municipalities affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake indicate a high correlation between local public entities that have suffered great human and property damage. These results indicate that when a certain condition is met, it is highly likely that daily workload can be estimated.
Prediction of the Critical Gas Velocity of Liquid Unloading in a Horizontal Gas Well
Authors: Wang Zhibin , Guo Liejin , Zhu Suyang , Nydal Ole Jørgen
Published: November 2017

Analysis of the experimental data for liquid-entrainment rate, forces exerted on liquid droplet, and secondary flow occurring in the gas core show that the liquid is mainly carried in the form of film in the inclined annular flow. Therefore, it is more reasonable to establish a mathematical model from the bottom-film reversal than from the droplet reversal.

In this study, a new analytical model is developed from force balance of the bottom film of the inclined tubing after studying the bottom-film thickness and gas/liquid interfacial friction factor to reveal the liquid-loading mechanism. Furthermore, a new Belfroid-like empirical model is proposed that is based on the calculation results of a wide range of flowing parameters from the new analytical model to predict the liquid-loading status of gas wells. The new empirical model introduces a coefficient Cd,p,uSL,T to consider how the fluid properties under downhole flow condition affect the critical gas velocity. Cd,p,uSL,T in the new empirical model increases with the pipe diameter, liquid velocity, and flowing pressure, and decreases with the flowing temperature.

The new analytical model, having an average error of 8.45%, agrees well with the published experimental data, and it also performs well in predicting the pressure gradient at liquid unloading condition. The new empirical model could be applied for the prediction of real field operations and has been validated with an accuracy rate of 95% against data newly collected from 60 horizontal wells. The new work can accurately and easily judge the liquid-loading status, and it also reveals how the fluid properties under downhole flowing condition affect the liquid loading.
ARE GREEN UNIVERSITIES PRODUCING GREENER FUTURE LEADERS?
Authors: Mohd Ghaus Raihana , Harun Rosta , Kuang Hock Lim , Ponrahono Zakiah
Published: November 2017

In recent years, studies on campus sustainability have been conducted to measure the impact that universities have on the environment and several mechanisms to measure and rank universities globally on how they perform in sustainability have been proposed. The UI Greenmetrics ranks universities based on sustainable performance ratings and focused more on the initiatives and opportunities provided to achieve sustainability but did not address the issue of environmental literacy among the university students. This study aims to understand how sustainable practices and policies adopted by Green Universities as well as demographic factors relate to the level of environmental attitude and responsible environmental behaviour of Malaysian student leaders. A census survey was carried out on student leaders of Malaysian public universities to assess their level of perception, attitude, personal responsible environmental behaviour (REB) and REB with regards to UI Greenmetrics Criteria. The Mann-Whitney U test conducted revealed that there was no significant difference in the level of the assessed components across all demographic factors between green and nongreen universities. Spearman rank order correlation showed that there was a significant positive correlation between perception and personal REB (rs(322) = .385, p < .05) as well student council REB (rs(322) = .542, p < .05). Attitude was found to have a significant negative correlation with student council REB (rs(322) = -.114, p < .05) while a high level of personal REB was significantly correlated with student council behaviour (rs(322) = .579, p < .05).
PERCEIVED FAIRNESS IN ISLAMIC HOME FINANCING: COMPARISON BETWEEN AL-BAY’BITHAMANAJIL AND MUSHARAKAH MUTANAQISAH PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS
Authors: Mohamed Imtiyaz Mohamed Noordeen , Kassim Salina , Harun Nor Zalina
Published: November 2017

While many see housing sector as a commodity, there are still many people in Malaysia who fail to own homes and many are forced to rent or stay away from urban areas. This paper aims to provide information and disclosure of available loan opportunities for house purchases in Malaysia. Apart from the importance among buyers, it is also seen as important from the perspective of property valuers and professionals involved in housing industry. This study compares the perceive fairness between three types of home financing that are available in Malaysia, namely conventional home loan, al-bay’ bithaman ajil, and musharakah mutanaqisah partnership (MMP) contracts among the customers in Malaysia. The study conducts a survey among 100 respondents to examine the relationship between customer intentions to use Islamic home financing based of MMP. The study concludes that the MMP has several advantages and cheaper over the BBA for the customer. Apart from being unanimity Shari’ah-compliant, it can be made to keep away from interest completely by means of practicing rental or house price index at the same time as reducing the cost of homes and the duration of financing. This paper concludes by suggesting recommendations for the appropriate actions to address the issues and challenges facing the MMP home finance products and deregulate BBA in Malaysia.
SUSTAINABLE FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOTELS: CASE STUDY LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
Authors: Kasavan Saraswathy , Mohamed Ahmad Fariz , Abdul Halim Sharina
Published: November 2017

The hotel sector is one of the key players in developing tourism industry in the islands, and contributing towards islands economy, employment opportunities and the overall development. However, food waste generated by hotels has significantly impacted the environment, social well-being and tourism economy. Sustainable food waste management practices are vital among the business operations of the hotel sector to reduce food waste and operational costs through efficient use of food resources. The aim of this paper is to examine current practice of hotel operators towards sustainable food waste management from purchasing of food resources to food wastes disposal. The data was gathered using structured and self-administered questionnaires, which involved 42 hoteliers from the island of Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark. From the main findings, it was found that there was a lack of emphasis from the hotels on their policy related to wastage of food and unsustainable food consumption pattern by their guests. This reflects on the lack of practices towards sustainable food waste management by the hotel sector. Therefore, planning for sustainable food waste management on island hotels is essential to ensure the protection of environmental resources and to reduce the problem regarding limited capacity landfills on the islands.
PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON TRAFFIC POLLUTION IN FEDERAL TERRITORY OF KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Authors: Mohd Shafie Siti Haslina , Mahmud Mastura
Published: November 2017

Increasing pollutant emission from vehicles and traffic jams is a serious environmental problem in major cities. This study is focused on the level of public perception and awareness on traffic pollution in the capital city of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Analytical tools such as descriptive analysis were applied to investigate the percentage of public perception and awareness towards traffic pollution and identify factors that influence this problem. Results showed that almost all respondents (99%) were very sensitive and were aware on traffic pollution regarding the physical, nonphysical factors and the health effect. Most respondents indicated that emissions from exhaust after switching on was the major contributor of air pollution. In terms of health, respondents perceived that traffic pollution impacted health and a cause of illness. Most respondents agreed with initiatives that provide incentives for public transport usage so that emission from vehicles can be reduced significantly.
A REVIEW ON THE NEEDS TO IMPROVE MALAYSIAN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (TPO) (ACT 172)
Authors: Nik Mohamed Sukri Nik Adlin , Othman Noriah , Wan Ariffin Wan Tarmeze
Published: November 2017

Trees are important to human and the environment, and should always be protected to continuously benefit us. The Malaysian government, recognising that the rapid development of the country has put trees at risks of being damaged and killed, thus introduced Tree Preservation Order (Act 172) in 1996. However, recently, there have been cases whereby trees that were meant to be preserved were felled down without consent of the local authorities. This situation has raised questions on the effectiveness of the tree protection legislation. This paper gives information on the progress of the TPO (Act 172) gathered through literature review and proposes improvements of the legislation.
Handheld Ultrasound as a Novel Predictive Tool in Atrial Fibrillation: Prediction of Outcomes Following Electrical Cardioversion (Preprint)
Authors: Kehl Devin , Zimmer Raymond , Sudan Madhuri , Kedan Ilan
Published: November 2017

BACKGROUND

Atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after successful direct current cardioversion (CV) is common, and clinical predictors may be useful. We evaluated the risk of early AF recurrence according to inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements by handheld ultrasound (HHU) at the time of CV.

OBJECTIVE

Assess HHU and objectively obtained measurements acquired at the point of care as potential clinical predictors of future clinical outcomes in patients with AF undergoing CV.

METHODS

Maximum IVC diameter (IVCd) and collapsibility with inspiration were measured by the Vscan HHU (General Electric Healthcare Division) in 128 patients immediately before and after successful CV for AF. Patients were followed by chart review for recurrence of AF.

RESULTS

Mean IVCd was 2.16 cm in AF pre-CV and 2.01 cm in sinus rhythm post-CV (P<.001). AF recurred within 30 days of CV in 34 of 128 patients (26.6%). Among patients with IVCd <2.1 cm pre-CV and decrease in IVCd post-CV, AF recurrence was 12.1%, compared to 31.6% in patients not meeting these parameters (odds ratio [OR] 0.299, P=.04). This association persisted after adjustment for age, ejection fraction <50%, left atrial enlargement, and amiodarone use (adjusted OR 0.185, P=.01). Among patients with IVCd post-CV <1.7 cm, AF recurrence was 13.5%, compared to 31.9% in patients not meeting this parameter (OR 0.185, P=.01). IVC parameters did not predict AF recurrence at 180 or 365 days.

CONCLUSIONS

The presence of a normal IVCd pre-CV that becomes smaller post-CV and the presence of a small IVCd post-CV were each independently associated with reduced likelihood of early, but not late, AF recurrence. HHU assessment of IVCd at the time of CV may be useful to identify patients at low risk of early recurrence of AF after CV.
Patrimonio urbano serrano: urbanismo tradicional e cultura operária na Covilhã (Portugal)
Authors: Martins Vaz Domingos
Published: November 2017

Este texto constitui um contributo para uma reavaliação do papel do centro histórico da Covilhã, cidade média que busca afirmação e cuja expansão recente é assinalável. Fazemo-lo a partir da análise do material recolhido em entrevistas a actores urbanos, individuais e colectivos, com as suas representações muito marcadas pelo mundo monoindustrial dos lanifícios e por um urbanismo tradicional típico de uma morfologia serrana.O entrelaçamento da fábrica com a malha habitacional atingiu tal densidade que a Covilhã foi classificada de “cidade-fábrica” em contraste com a industrialização difusa que deu forma a muitas outras regiões do país. Esta cenografia social e urbana é perspectivada no âmbito de uma leitura aberta do conceito de património no sentido do seu alargamento a espaços considerados com valor patrimonial hoje em obsolescência ou ameaçados de destruição e que são a marca da especificidade histórica do urbanismo da Covilhã.
Reseña del libro: “Urbaphobie. La détestation de la ville aux XIXe et XXe siècles"
Authors: Lalana Soto José Luis
Published: November 2017

Reseña del libro: “Urbaphobie. La détestation de la ville aux XIXe et XXe siècles" de Arnaud Bauberot y Florence Bourillon -dir.-
La recuperación de los paisajes industriales como paisajes culturales
Authors: Trachana Angelique
Published: November 2017

En este artículo, se trata de identificar los paisajes industriales en el marco teórico-jurídico de los paisajes culturales -constituido por los principales documentos internacionales-, hacer  una clasificación de los mismos y destacar dentro de estas categorías algunos ejemplos significativos cuyo análisis nos permite vislumbrar aspectos metodológicos en torno a los  procesos de su valoración desvelando su profunda trama de significación y discerniendo, al mismo tiempo, criterios de protección y conservación. Se trata de los paisajes industriales  cuya actividad ha cesado y adquieren carácter patrimonial.

Pues se presentan como paisajes degradados, muy expuestos hoy a una radical transformación y a veces la total desaparición. En este sentido, consideramos necesario reflexionar aquí en torno a nuevas estrategias de intervención, transformación, reutilización y su incorporación en las nuevas redes socio-culturales.
El derecho a la ciudad desde Henri Lefebvre hasta David Harvey. Entre teorizaciones y realización
Authors: Garnier Jean-Pierre
Published: November 2017

Este artículo de opinión confronta la concepción de Henri Lefebvre del “derecho a la ciudad” con la de David Harvey. Una confrontación que tanto o más que un ejercicio académico, tiene un sentido político. Tanto Lefebvre como Harvey asientan ese derecho en el contexto de una lucha teórica y práctica que ha de desarrollarse contra la urbanización capitalista y, sobre todo, contra el modo de producción que ésta contribuye a perpetuar. Este artículo sobre dos pensadores radicales de lo urbano pretende que el derecho a la ciudad no se quede en una “coartada, un deseo piadoso o una ficción” y desvela aportaciones y contradicciones del pensamiento de los dos autores analizados en torno a la cuestión básica del paso de la crítica a la acción: ¿qué hacer?El pensamiento de Henri Lefebvre presenta un primer periodo en que interpretaba a la clase obrera como la punta de lanza de una revolución socialista que implicaba una reapropiación colectiva del espacio urbano; y un segundo donde se conformará con una visión “ciudadanista” del cambio social. Por su parte, Harvey define el derecho a la ciudad como el auge de una verdadera civilización urbana radicalmente diferente a la del modo de producción capitalista pero, en lo que se refiere a las vías y modos para alcanzarla, vuelve a invocar los “movimientos de ciudadanos” y también los “espacios de esperanza” y los “lugares alternativos” como los squats.El autor del artículo denuncia que el actual retorno de un pensamiento crítico radical sobre lo urbano se desarrolla en ámbitos estrictamente académicos y aboga por comenzar a pensar cómo pasar de la teoría a la realización.
Bussy - Saint Georges à Marne La Vallèe, ou un urbanisme par images
Authors: Ferrari Federico
Published: November 2017

L’histoire récente de Bussy Saint-Georges, l’une des douze communes qui composent le “secteur 3” de la Ville Nouvelle de Marne-la-Vallée, peut être considérée emblématique de la façon dont le grand projet de l’État de créer une série de nouvelles centralités en Îlede-France a dû se confronter à la résistance des territoires. Cependant, Bussy n’a pas été caractérisée par l’immobilisme dont ont fait preuve les autres communes du Secteur 3. Elle représente plutôt l’histoire de comment les élus locaux, en utilisant de façon démagogique le thème du « local » incarné par des formes architecturales néo-traditionnalistes, ont réussi à s’imposer face au pouvoir central. Le concept originaire de “nouvelles centralités” qui animait le projet de l’Etat, réduit à une image de soi-même, a été perverti en une série de micro-centralités souvent autoréférentielles et déconnectées de toute logique métropolitaine ou régionale.
Crecimiento y transformación de la metrópoli de Caracas entre 1936 y 2010: La disolución de la centralidad urbana en tres tiempos
Authors: Herrera Napoleón Carola
Published: November 2017

La disolución de la centralidad única urbana en Caracas es consecuencia directa de los procesos de crecimiento y transformación urbanos recientes, caracterizados por la fragmentación, superposición y mezcla de sus espacios tanto nuevos como heredados. Para comprender la complejidad de su configuración resultante se presentan tres momentos desde un enfoque, en el que prevalece la explicación de la forma desde un estrato funcional, social y económico, sin descuidar un trasfondo político que condiciona los modelos de gestión urbana. Estos son: un primer momento (1936-1982) que denominamos “ciudad dentro de ciudad” referido al legado de la modernidad; un segundo momento (1983-1999) “ciudad sobre ciudad” que resume el período “post-moderno” y un tercer momento (2000-2010) que da cuenta del proceso de socialización activado en el territorio y que describimos como “ciudad con sociedad.” Se fomentan lógicas de descentralización con efectos en la estructura urbana, acentuando lo local y lo social.
NEGARA BERDASARKAN HUKUM (RECHTSSTAATS) BUKAN KEKUASAAN (MACHTSSTAAT)
Authors: Muabezi Zahermann Armandz
Published: November 2017

The vision of the rule of law was first forwarded by Plato and then confirmed by Aristotle. Plato’s concept stated that a good state administration is based on a good (law) arrangement, this term called nomoi. In further development Rudolf von Gneist name this term with rechtsstaat where earlier Albert Venn Dicey named it the rule of law. In principle rechtsstaat or rule of law aims to limit the rulers (government in a broad sense) attitudes and acts based on laws and regulations that apply at a certain place and time on the people. The doctrine of rechtsstaats or rule of law can only grow in a democratic country. Without the rule of law and democracy there will be only totalitarian, fascist, absolute and repressive ideology. Politics becomes the highest commander where the law become a means of maintaining the power which is inconsistent with the government. This form is called the state of power (machtsstaat). This article is trying to use empirical analysis. The doctrine of the state of law and democracy are both the attributes of the modern state of a political system built more than two centuries ago. The transformation of the democratic transition ensures that authoritarian rule becomes democracy based on the rule of law implying that both can be achieved together by involving all stakeholders given their respective roles and chance simultaneously according to the agreement.Keywords : rule of law, power sate, rule of law measurement, democracy
Los polleros que engañan a los migrantes: norma o excepción
Authors: Izcara-Palacios Simón Pedro
Published: November 2017

Este artículo, fundamentado en una metodología cualitativa que incluye entrevistas en profundidad con 90 polleros, 20 proxenetas y 60 inmigrantes centroamericanos, examina a los polleros que engañan a los migrantes. Los resultados de esta investigación indican que muchos polleros sólo tienen la intención de robar, secuestrar o abandonar a los migrantes; que cada vez hay más redes de tráfico sexual, las cuales operan con cierto grado de engaño, y que cada vez son más los polleros que abandonan el coyotaje de forma voluntaria o involuntaria para formar parte de los cárteles de la droga. Sin embargo, la principal conclusión que se desprende del discurso de los entrevistados es que son más los polleros que conducen a los migrantes sanos y salvos a Estados Unidos que aquellos que los agreden y no los cuidan.