bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perfection of badminton players’ speed-power fitness with the help of training means’ variable modules
Authors: Karatnyk I.V. , Hrechanyuk O.O. , Bubela O.Y. , Pityn M.P.
Published: July 2016

Purpose: to determine effectiveness of badminton players’ speed power fitness program’s perfection at stage of specialized basic training with different variants of training means modules’ combination. Material: in experiment badminton players of 15-17 years’ age (from 1st sports grade to master of sports) participated. The sportsmen were divided into three experimental groups (10 persons in each). The trainings were being conducted during 24 weeks by different variants of program. Results: we created different complexes of exercises, combined in three modules (every of each lasted eight week micro-cycles). Every module has more expressed meaningful parts (1 – speed, 2 – power, 3 – jumping). All modules were combined in program of badminton players’ speed power fitness perfection. For every experimental group we worked out distinguishing variant of modules’ combination in program (first variant – 1-2-3 modules; second – 2-3-1; third – 3-1-2). General duration of program was 24 week micro-cycles. Conclusions: we recommended some variants of variable modules’ combination for badminton players’ speed-power fitness perfection. With it, we can regard total influence on the following: speed-power endurance, work with support on own body, quick movements of different body links.
Integrative technology of massage manipulations in physical rehabilitation of students with backbone pathology
Authors: Kotelevskiy V.I.
Published: July 2016

Purpose:to analyze effectiveness of massage manipulations’ integrative technology in physical rehabilitation of higher educational establishments’ students with backbone pathology. Material: in the research 195 students of 19-20 years’ age participated. All students had periodical initial neurological symptoms of functional pathology and first stage osteochondrosis in different parts of backbone. We conducted a course of 10 sessions of therapeutic massage. Results: the sense of massage integrative technology is that every specialist shall have certain optimal set of skills and knowledge in technique of manipulation sessions of massage. Integrative technology of massage manipulations consists of psycho-corrective and manipulation parts. It considers psycho-somatic, mechanical and reflex rehabilitation aspects of patho-genesis of backbone functional disorders and vertebral osteochondrosis. Conclusions: depending on pathological process or backbone functional state of every person (peculiarities of his (her) psycho-somatic status or, even, his (her) bents). Individual approach in choice of strategy, tactic and methodological provisioning of massage session shall be used.
Influence of extra training means on effectiveness of fencers’ technical tactic actions
Authors: Lopatenko G.O.
Published: July 2016

Purpose: to determine influence of the worked out extra training means’ complex on effectiveness of realization of elite sportsmen’s competition functioning components. Material: in the research 12 fencers participated. The researches were conducted in the morning, against the background of organism’s recreation. Before sportsmen’s duel we applied two types of pre-competition warming up: traditional and experimental. Video recording was fulfilled with video camera Samsung HMX-S15. Results: we calculated volume, effectiveness and efficiency of sportsmen’s actions in fights with different opponents and in different situations of duel. We showed possibility of extra training complexes’ application, oriented on mobilization of workability in the process of direct pre-start preparation of elite sportsmen. Such exercises considered main actions and organism’s typical responses in the process of competition functioning. Conclusions: Consideration of typolical (for fencing) organism’s responses and peculiarities of competition functioning structure influence positively on indicators of sportsmen’s competition functioning.
Studying the relationship between leadership style of coaches and sportsmanship commitment of athletes (A case study of professional athletes in I.R. I. Karate Super League)
Authors: Shafiee Shahram , Fikoouei Mohammad Hossein , Benar Noshin
Published: July 2016

Purpose: Today, when a group of people trying to reach the goal, manager and leader usually undertake the responsibility of the group. Coach renders influence on team members, while athletes work hard to achieve team goals. The purpose of the present study is relationship between leadership styles of coaches and sports actions of karate athletes. Material: The present study involves all active athletes of Super League karate in 91-92 season (N=100). The statistical sample was equal to statistical population (N=n). In order to collect information we used leadership style questionnaire Bos and Avlio (MLQ) and questionnaire of Scanlan (SCMS). Internal validity questionnaire was approved by university professors and its reliability - by Cronbach's alpha test 0.86, and 0.79. Also for data analysis we used descriptive indicators of mean and standard deviation. Preliminary analysis of data proved normaldistribution by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. And then, we used measurements by Pearson, Spearman, Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon T, Friedman correlation coefficient of significance level (P-0.05). Results: there are significant differences between athletes’ results and styles of leadership. There is significant correlation between the results with style Attraction (0.000), Idealized Influence (0.000), Inspirational (0.001), Intellectual stimulation (0.007), Individualized consideration (0.017), Exception Active (0.008) and Laissez-faire (0.041) (P- 0.05). Conclusions: for increased of athletes' results coach should use style Attraction, Idealized Influence , Inspirational , Intellectual stimulation , Individualized consideration, Exception Active and if coach wants to see success of his athletes at athletic fields he should comply the applied styles with sportsmen’s results.
Methods of Web Philology
Authors: Plaisance Christopher
Published: July 2016

This article explores the issues surrounding the critical analysis of first generation electronic objects within the context of the study of contemporary esoteric discourse. This is achieved through a detailed case study of Benjamin Rowe’s work, A Short Course in Scrying, which is solely exemplified by digital witnesses. This article demonstrates that the critical analysis of these witnesses is only possible by adapting the general methods of textual scholarship to the specific techniques of digital forensics—particularly the analysis of computer metadata and web archives. The resulting method, here termed web philology, is applicable to the critical analysis by the scholar of religion of any primary source documents originating on the web as electronic objects.
DTN Routing Algorithm for Networks with Nodes Social Behavior
Authors: Dziekoński Andrzej Marek , Schoeneich Radoslaw Olgierd
Published: July 2016

This article presents routing algorithm in Delay and Disruptive Tolerant Networks (DTN). The main idea of this work is routing method that is based on information about nodes social behavior and their social relations in sparse structure of network. The algorithm takes advantage of friendship relationships between nodes and uses historic information to create groups of friends for each node, which is used in buffer management and forwarding phase of routing. Beside the routing method, mechanisms of collecting and exchanging of maintenance information between nodes is described. The algorithm was tested using The ONE simulation tool especially designed for DTN scenario and compared with miscellaneous popular solutions.
An Ontology to Support Semantic Management of FMEA Knowledge
Authors: Rehman Zobia , Kifor Claudiu Vasile
Published: July 2016

Risk mitigation has always been a special concern for organization’s strategic management. Various tools and techniques have been developed to manage risk in an effective way. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is one of the tools used for effective assessment of risk. It analyzes all potential failure modes, their causes, and effects on a product or process. Moreover it recommends actions to mitigate failures in order to enhance product reliability. Organizations spend their resources and domain experts make their efforts to complete this analysis. It further helps organizations identify the expected risks and plan strategies in advance to tackle them. But unfortunately the analysis produced after spending a lot of organizational assets and experts’ struggles, is not reusable due to its natural language text based description. Information and communication technology experts proposed some solutions but they are associated with some deficiencies. Authors in [13] proposed an ontology based solution to extract and reuse FMEA knowledge from the textual documents, and this article is the first step towards its implementation. In this article we proposed our ontology for Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) for automotive domain, along with its implementation, reasoning, and data retrieval through it.
Modeling Mobile Cellular Networks Based on Social Characteristics
Authors: Ma Ji , Ni Wei , Yin Jie , Liu Ren Ping , Yuan Yuyu , Fang Binxing
Published: July 2016

Social characteristics have become an important aspect of cellular systems, particularly in next generation networks where cells are miniaturised and social effects can have considerable impacts on network operations. Traffic load demonstrates strong spatial and temporal fluctuations caused by users social activities. In this article, we introduce a new modelling method which integrates the social aspects of individual cells in modelling cellular networks. In the new method, entropy based social characteristics and time sequences of traffic fluctuations are defined as key measures, and jointly evaluated. Spectral clustering techniques can be extended and applied to categorise cells based on these key parameters. Based on the social characteristics respectively, we implement multi-dimensional clustering technologies, and categorize the base stations. Experimental studies are carried out to validate our proposed model, and the effectiveness of the model is confirmed through the consistency between measurements and model. In practice, our modelling method can be used for network planning and parameter dimensioning to facilitate cellular network design, deployments and operations.
A Dimension Separation Based Hybrid Classifier Ensemble for Locating Faults in Cloud Services
Authors: Peng Min-jing , Yue Yun , Li Bo , Wang Chun-yang
Published: July 2016

Cloud services provide Internet users with various services featured with data fusion through the dynamic and expandable virtual resources. Because a large amount of data runs in different modules of the cloud service systems, it will inevitably produce all kinds of failures when the data is processed in and transferred between modules. Therefore the job of rapid fault location has an important role in improving the quality of cloud services. Because of the features of large scale and data fusion of data in the cloud service system, it is difficult to use the conventional fault locating method to locate the faults quickly. Taking the requirements on the speed of locating faults into account, we will make a clear division to all possible failure causes according to the business phases, and quickly locate the faults by implementing a cascading structure of the neural network ensemble. At last, we conducted an experiment of locating faults in a cloud service system runned by a telecom operator, comparing the proposed hybird classifier ensemble with neural networks trained by separated data subsets and a conventional neural network ensemble based on bagging algorithm. The experiment proved that the neural network ensemble based on dimension separation is effective for locating faults in cloud services.
A Hybrid Model for Concurrent Interaction Recognition from Videos
Authors: Sivarathinabala M. , Abirami S.
Published: July 2016

Human behavior analysis plays an important role in understanding the high-level human activities from surveillance videos. Human behavior has been identified using gestures, postures, actions, interactions and multiple activities of humans. This paper has been analyzed by identifying concurrent interactions, that takes place between multiple peoples. In order to capture the concurrency, a hybrid model has been designed with the combination of Layered Hidden Markov Model (LHMM) and Coupled HMM (CHMM). The model has three layers called as pose layer, action layer and interaction layer, in which pose and action of the single person has been defined in the layered model and the interaction of two persons or multiple persons are defined using CHMM. This hybrid model reduces the training parameters and the temporal correlations over the frames are maintained. The spatial and temporal information are extracted and from the body part attributes, the simple human actions as well as concurrent actions/interactions are predicted. In addition, we further evaluated the results on various datasets also, for analyzing the concurrent interaction between the peoples.
ADOLESCENTES COM SONOLÊNCIA DIURNA EXCESSIVA PASSAM MAIS TEMPO EM COMPORTAMENTO SEDENTÁRIO
Authors: Felden Érico Pereira Gomes , Filipin Douglas , Barbosa Diego Grasel , Andrade Rubian Diego , Meyer Carolina , Beltrame Thaís Silva , Pelegrini Andreia
Published: July 2016

RESUMO Introdução: A diminuição da atividade física, a baixa duração do sono e o aumento do tempo sentado têm sido cada vez mais percebidos na adolescência. Objetivos: Investigar a associação entre comportamento sedentário e variáveis de sono (sonolência diurna e duração de sono) de adolescentes de um município de pequeno porte do sul do Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se de uma amostra representativa, de base escolar, do município de Maravilha, SC, Brasil, formada por 516 adolescentes de ambos os sexos, com 10 a 19 anos de idade. Foram investigadas as associações entre comportamentos sedentários, sono, percepção de estresse e atividade física. O comportamento sedentário foi investigado por meio do tempo sentado durante o dia. Além disso, outras questões foram investigadas, como: sexo, faixa etária, turno escolar, local de domicílio, renda e grau de instrução do chefe de família, duração do sono e sonolência diurna, percepção de estresse e nível de atividade física. Resultados: A prevalência de baixa duração do sono foi de 53,6%. A média de tempo sentado durante um dia de semana foi de 382,2 min., sendo superior no sexo feminino (p = 0,001). Os adolescentes com baixa duração do sono apresentaram valores médios mais altos de tempo sentado (p < 0,001), sonolência diurna (p < 0,001) e sonolência em sala de aula (p < 0,001). Os adolescentes com maior sonolência tinham 4,97 (IC: 2,50-9,87) vezes mais chance de ter comportamento sedentário elevado. Conclusão: Adolescentes com maior sonolência diurna apresentaram maior tempo dedicado aos comportamentos sedentários. Assim, as medidas de educação para um estilo de vida mais ativo na adolescência devem observar também questões gerais sobre sono e sonolência diurna.
INFLUÊNCIA DA COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL REGIONAL E TOTAL SOBRE O DESEMPENHO DE NADO E ÍNDICES AERÓBIOS
Authors: Pessôa Filho Dalton Müller , Simionato Astor Reis , Siqueira Leandro Oliveira da Cruz , Espada Mário André , Pestana Daniel
Published: July 2016

RESUMO Introdução: Poucos estudos analisaram a contribuição da composição regional de nadadores para o perfil aeróbio, anaeróbio e o desempenho de nado. Objetivo: Verificar a influência da composição corporal regional e total sobre índices da aptidão aeróbia e anaeróbia em nado atado e livre, bem como sobre o desempenho de curta e média duração. Métodos: Onze nadadores (18,0 ± 4,0 anos) foram submetidos a: (1) teste incremental em nado atado, com coleta de gases respiração-a-respiração (K4b2 associado ao novo-AquaTrainerâ); e (2) tempo limite nos desempenhos de 200, 400 e 800 metros de nado livre. A regressão linear entre distância e tempo (d-tLim) empregou o método dos quadrados mínimos. O coeficiente de Pearson (r) averiguou as correlações da composição corporal regional e total com índices da aptidão aeróbica e anaeróbica em nado atado e livre. Resultados: Os valores da massa isenta de gordura (MIG) foram: 61,7 ± 7,4 kg; 7,5 ± 1,1 kg; 28,3 ± 3,7 kg; 22,1 ± 2,5 kg, respectivamente para corpo todo, membros superiores (MS), tronco (T) e membros inferiores (MI). O consumo máximo de oxigênio (VO2max) foi 52,1 ± 5,3 ml×kg-1×min-1, sendo a carga correspondente (iVO2max) de 93,9 ± 12,2 N. O tempo em 200 (132,2 ± 9,7 s), 400 (296,8 ± 17,2 s) e 800 metros (619,5 ± 26,9 s) forneceu velocidade crítica (VC = 1,23 ± 0,06 m×s-1) e capacidade anaeróbica de nado (CNA = 35,8 ± 15,1 m). Observaram-se correlações de iVO2max, CAN e v200m com MIG para MS (r = 0,64; 0,67 e 0,76), porém a MIG para T, MI e corporal demonstraram correlações apenas com v200m (r = 0,75; 0,69 e 0,75) e CAN (r = 0,71; 0,69 e 0,75). Conclusão: Houve, portanto, influência da MIG regional e corporal sobre o desempenho de curta distância e reservas anaeróbias, sendo a MIG-MS também influente sobre a iVO2max, e assim relacionada ao aprimoramento do desempenho de nado.
A new species of Panaqolus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Branco
Authors: Tan Milton , Souza Lesley S. de , Armbruster Jonathan W.
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT A new species of Panaqolus is described from material from the Takutu River and the mainstem rio Branco. The new species is diagnosed from congeners by its color pattern consisting of dark and light bars on the body, bands on the fins, and with dots and vermiculations absent (vs. no bars in P. albomaculatus , P. nix , P. nocturnus , and P. koko , vs. fins unbanded in P. albomaculatus , P. dentex , P. koko , and P. nix , and vs. dots and vermiculations present in P. albivermis and P. maccus ). The new species is diagnosed from barred species of Panaqolus by its specific bar number and orientation and color pattern on its head, with bars oriented in a anteroventral-posterodorsal direction (vs. anterodorsal-posteroventral bars in P. gnomus ), having consistently 5 bars (n = 4) on the trunk that do not increase with size (vs. number increasing with size in P. purusiensis and vs. 6-12 in P. changae ), and the color pattern on the head of straight lines extending from posterior to the eye to the snout margin, splitting in the middle portion of the line in larger specimens (vs. small, dense reticulate lines in P. changae ). Biogeographically, we infer that the new species ancestrally originated in the Amazon river, dispersing to the Takutu River after the Amazon captured part of the Proto-Berbice.
A Canção do Senhor na terra dividida: a música engajada dos protestantes brasileiros sob repressão militar e religiosa
Authors: Mendonça Joêzer de Souza
Published: July 2016

Resumo Este artigo examina uma seleção de cânticos protestantes socialmente engajados produzidos nos anos 1970, período em que a polarização cultural-ideológica entre "alienados" e "engajados" existente no circuito da música popular brasileira repercutiu na esfera da música cristã brasileira. O objetivo é averiguar os componentes de nacionalismo musical e engajamento social desses cânticos protestantes e também analisar como essas canções expressavam uma idealização do futuro, "o dia que virá" prognosticado tanto pelas canções de protesto seculares como também pelos cânticos protestantes.
A sagração da Portela: música, letra e contexto social na produção de reações estéticas em um samba-enredo
Authors: Ernica Mauricio , Molina Sergio
Published: July 2016

Resumo Este artigo propõe uma abordagem para o estudo de canções populares que articula a análise sócio-histórica - que diz respeito às relações da obra com o espaço social - com as abordagens musical e linguístico-discursiva de sua estrutura interna, identificando e analisando os elementos responsáveis por produzir reações estéticas. Primeiramente, apresentamos referenciais teóricos baseados, sobretudo, nas obras de Antonio Candido, Lev S. Vigotski, Carlos Sandroni, Simha Arom e Godfried Toussaint. Em seguida, analisamos um caso particular: o samba Portela na avenida, de Mauro Duarte e Paulo César Pinheiro, popularizado na gravação de Clara Nunes.
Vulnerabilidade à eutrofização de dois lagos tropicais de climas úmido (Cuba) e semiárido (Brasil)
Authors: Wiegand Mario Cesar , Piedra Julio Iván González , Araújo José Carlos de
Published: July 2016

RESUMO: Este artigo compara o estado de eutrofização e suas prováveis causas em dois reservatórios tropicais, um em clima úmido (La Juventud, Cuba) e o outro em clima semiárido (Marengo, Brasil). Após estimar o estado trófico dos dois reservatórios nas estações chuvosa e seca, avaliou-se a influência hidrológica e de uso do solo sobre o grau de trofia dos lagos. Concluiu-se que os lagos são, em média, mesotróficos. Porém, o lago tropical semiárido encontra-se eutrófico, enquanto que o úmido está oligotrófico. Considerando que há similitude entre os usos do solo nas duas bacias e que, na estação chuvosa, o aporte de nutrientes na bacia úmida é consideravelmente superior ao da semiárida, o maior estado trófico da bacia seca surpreende. A variável que melhor explica esse fenômeno é o tempo de residência da água, que influencia diretamente o tempo de residência do fósforo no lago. O elevado tempo de residência da água na bacia semiárida (três vezes superior ao do lago úmido) deve-se tanto ao reduzido coeficiente de escoamento superficial (93 versus 595 mm anuais na bacia úmida) quanto à excessiva evaporação da água armazenada no reservatório seco (quatro vezes superior à do reservatório úmido). Esses resultados indicam que lagos semiáridos são mais vulneráveis à eutrofização que os úmidos nos períodos de estio e que, portanto, o manejo de suas bacias deve ser mais restritivo à produção de nutrientes.
Água potável, água residuária e saneamento no Brasil e na Holanda no âmbito do Programa de Visitação Holandês - DVP: Dutch Visitors Programme
Authors: Souza Michelle Matos de , Santos Ana Silvia Pereira
Published: July 2016

RESUMO: O presente trabalho se desenvolveu a partir da participação no Programa de Visitação Holandês (em inglês, Dutch Visitors Programme - DVP), que permitiu o conhecimento da estrutura da prestação dos serviços de saneamento ambiental da Holanda e, posteriormente, possibilitou a realização de uma análise comparativa simplificada desses serviços prestados no Brasil. Dentro desse contexto, foi verificada uma grande disparidade em relação à gestão como um todo dos serviços de saneamento entre os dois países, como já era esperado. Apesar de ambos apresentarem pequenas diferenças nos padrões de potabilidade de água e diretrizes de lançamento de efluentes, notam-se grandes diferenças não somente em relação às características geográficas e ambientais, como extensão territorial e disponibilidade de recursos, mas, principalmente, em relação à gestão e ao envolvimento das partes, i.e., governo, prestadora de serviços e população atendida. Enquanto o Brasil foca em elevar os seus índices de atendimento sem se preocupar com a qualidade e com o impacto no ambiente, a Holanda, com elevados índices de qualidade e atendimento (quase totalidade), preocupa-se em buscar parcerias, novas tecnologias mais sustentáveis e um envolvimento mais efetivo da sociedade nas questões relacionadas ao saneamento ambiental.
REMOÇÃO DE FRAGMENTO DENTÁRIO DESLOCADO EM CAVIDADE ORAL POR PROJÉTIL DE ARMA DE FOGO: RELATO DE DOIS CASOS
Authors: Nogueira Neto João Nunes , Oliveira Boccanera Ana Luzia , Oliveira de Macêdo Thiago Felippe , Omena Caldas Costa Marcelo Victor , Almeida Dultra Joaquim
Published: July 2016

Ferimentos por Projétil de Arma de Fogo (FPAF) são considerados, dentro do segmento trauma facial, o segundo colocado em causas de morte, sendo superado apenas pelos acidentes automobilísticos. Ferimentos que possuem essa característica, causam fraturas cominutivas e com grande perda de substância dificultando a reconstrução do local afetado. Além disso, fragmentos resultantes, sejam do projétil ou da superfície do tecido afetado, podem ser deslocados para outras regiões sendo um fator a mais de atenção durante a avaliação. Os exames de imagem, como a tomografia computadorizada, são fundamentais para determinar a presença de fraturas ou de corpos estranhos. Dessa forma, os fragmentos deveriam ser removidos cuidadosamente bem como dentes e tecidos inviáveis, seguido de debridamento conservador e fechamento da ferida. O presente trabalho temo como objetivo, relatar dois casos de pacientes acometidos por projétil de arma de fogo, cujos fragmentos dentários foram deslocados para outros espaços da cavidade oral, com sua remoção realizada em âmbito ambulatorial tardiamente, abordando seus aspectos técnicos.
AVALIAÇÃO DA AUTO-CONCEPÇÃO DE SAÚDE BUCAL DE UM MUNICÍPIO CLASSIFICADO COMO DE EXTREMA POBREZA NO ESTADO DO CEARÁ
Authors: Mesquita Vandré Taumaturgo , Martinez Patricia Alexandra , Vasques Evamiris Landim , Figueiredo Viviane Gonçalves
Published: July 2016

A saúde bucal de uma população pode ser medida por questionários realizados a fim de se obter conhecimento sobre a real situação dos usuários do SUS nos serviços odontológicos. Foram realizados quatrocentas entrevistas por meio de um questionário da população de Reriutaba-CE sobre o conhecimento em relação à importância da Saúde Bucal destes indivíduos. A pesquisa utilizou os agentes comunitários de saúde como um grupo responsável pela entrega destes. Foram distribuídos em todo o município respeitando sua quantidade amostral. Este trabalho teve como conclusão de que apesar do pouco acesso desta população aos serviços odontológicos, estes apresentam uma boa concepção a respeito da sua saúde bucal, mostrando que novos gestores apresentando projetos de saúde para estes usuários, terá uma maior facilidade da adesão desta população aos serviços que por ali forem ofertados.
The Position of Game Localization Training within Academic Translation Teaching
Authors: Odacıoğlu Mehmet Cem , Loi Chek Kim , Köktürk Şaban , Uysal Nazan Müge
Published: July 2016

The video game industry which originated in 1960s is now an important entertainment industry mostly thanks to the digital revolution, especially as of 2000s. In parallel, the video game industry gains today million dollars and this will be increasing more as the number of gamers enhances. Therefore, this study emphasizes the position of the game localization training within the academic translation teaching by analysing two universities’ translation courses and thus questions the availability and the position of the game localization training among the related courses. The study also touched on other universities in this regard. Before the analysis, the study offers some information about the definition of the game localization, some of its features and its reflections on the related courses. In addition, aspects such as the translation competence which would-be translators must develop and tools used in the process so as to make student translators familiar with this new type of translation and to raise their awareness are also included.
Parenting and English Language Learning at Iranian Grade One Senior High Schools: A Theoretical and Empirical Approach
Authors: Khodadady Ebrahim , Hadizadeh Bahareh
Published: July 2016

This study aimed to explore whether the Parenting Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) relates significantly to the English language achievement of grade one senior high school (G1SHS) students in Mashhad, Iran. To this end, the PAQ designed by Buri (1991) was translated into Persian and administered to three hundred and nineteen students in two versions dealing with their fathers and mothers’ parenting separately. Inspired by the microstructural approach of schema theory, the PAQ was treated as a measure of parenting domain while its three sections were adopted as its authoritarian, authoritative and permissive genera. The students’ performance on the PAQ and its three sections were correlated with their scores obtained on the final English examination (FEE) held nationally at the end of grade three junior high schools. The results showed that not only the parenting domain but also its authoritarian, authoritative and permissive genera correlate significantly with English achievement at different degrees and in opposite directions. The findings are discussed and suggestions are made for future research.
Students’ Strategic Reactions to the Role of Native Language as a Medium of Instruction in English Classrooms
Authors: Samani Soheila Kabiri , Narafshan Mehry Haddad
Published: July 2016

Code-switching is the use of two languages simultaneously or interchangeably and is commonly seen with hesitation in foreign language learning classes. Hence, second or foreign language teachers and researchers have been concerned in decreasing the level of code-switching in the EFL classes. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating students’ attitude towards teachers’ code-switching. In order to conduct the study, the quantitative research method was used. The data was collected from a sample of 219 students (male and female, with different age level) who were selected randomly for the purpose of the study. Through a questionnaire, the students’ attitude was investigated. The results revealed that students held a positive attitude towards teacher’s code-switching. More than half of the students believed teachers had better code-switching to enhance students' understanding. In addition, they believed that code-switching was more useful to teach grammar and writing skills as compared with teaching speaking skill.
Peer- and self-assessment: A Case Study to Improve the Students’ Learning Ability
Authors: Li Ying , Chen Liping
Published: July 2016

Current assessment practices in college English in China do not develop students’ abilities to reflect on their own learning.  Peer- and self- assessment, the self-reflection phrase, can be seen as a means to tackle this problem. The purpose of the study was to explore the potential to take Peer and self-assessment as an effective method to change the way of students’ learning. An analysis of 60 students from Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics showed that peer and self- assessment can change the way the students’ learning. These two forms of assessment are often used in combination with each other. Implementation of these forms of assessment can involve the development of a learning teaching environment and shift the students’ learning methods from surface approaches to learning to deep approaches to learning gradually.
Functional rehabilitation of the patient with keratoconus after collagen cross-linking with modified parameters
Authors: Papayan Sanasar S , Riks Inna A , Novikov Sergey A
Published: July 2016

This article contains a clinical case of a favorable outcome of treatment of chronic keratoconus by the collagen cross-linking with modified parameters. Possible mechanisms of action of collagen cross-linking on biomechanical and biochemical properties of the cornea are presented as well as survey data and postoperative dynamic monitoring of the patient before and after collagen cross-linking. Reasoning about new ways to perfect standard approaches with the aim of improving the results of the application of this treatment are also given.
The comparison of tunnel corneal incision performed with femtosecond laser and keratome
Authors: Takhtaev Yuriy V , Nizametdinova Yulduz Sh , Shukhaev Sergey V
Published: July 2016

Purpose. To compare and evaluate three-plane clear cornea incision (CCI) created with a femtosecond laser (Victus, BL) and a metal keratome (2,2 mm steel). Materials and Mehtods. Sixty eyes of 60 patients were examined using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in early postoperative period (1 day, 1 week, 1 month) after phacoemulsification surgery. Images were used to measure incision length and incidence of epithelial or endothelial gaping, Descemet membrane detachment. Results. In the femtosecond group (34 eyes) the mean CCI length was 2.02 ± 0.05 mm versus keratome group (26 eyes) 2.04 ± 0.43mm. In laser group all incisions (100 %) were three-plane. In keratome group with manual incisions only 23 % were three-plane, 57.7 % were two-plane and 19.3 % were one-plane. Comparison of morphological features of femtosecond and keratome group: endothelial gaping 20.5 % versus 23 %, epithelial gaping 8.8 % versus 19 %. Descemet membrane detachment 17.6 % versus 34 %, respectively. Conclusion. All eyes in femtosecond group had three-plane profile visible on AS-OCT. Femtosecond CCIs showed better tunnel morphology compared to keratome group. Multiplane profile and minimal damaging of CCI will improve safety in the postoperative period.
Taflotan, the first preservative-free prostaglandin F2α analogue: treatment advantages in primary open-angle glaucoma patients
Authors: Astakhov Sergey Yu , Tkachenko Natalia V
Published: July 2016

Over the past 15 years, the negative role of toxic preservatives in the IOP-lowering eye drops solutions used in the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients has been convincingly proven by many national and foreign experts. Therefore, there is a worldwide tendency to prescribe preferably preservative-free IOP-lowering eye drops nowadays. Taflotan is the world’s first preservative-free prostaglandin F2a analogue. In our study of POAG patients switched to Taflotan from the benzalkonium chloride-preserved latanoprost eye drops, we observed a marked decrease in corneal staining and severity of conjunctival hyperemia, as well as increase of the tear breakup time and corneal epithelium morphology improvement evaluated by confocal tomography. Thus, the drug not only effectively lowers IOP but also produces less negative effect on the tear film and eyeball surface, improving treatment tolerability.
To the endogenous uveitis classification
Authors: Ustinova Elena I
Published: July 2016

Endogenous uveitis classification importance is obvious due to the large variety of etiological factors and pathogenesis and treatment complexities. Most proposed classifications are based on the description of signs offered in the form of plain text, and available individual schemes do not cover all necessary issues. The recommended classification scheme of endogenous uveitis consists of five sections: etiology, clinical type (pathogenesis), localization, clinical course and the phase of activity. In contrast to the classifications proposed by other authors it is supplemented by the etiologic (additional scheme) and pathogenetic (clinical pathogenic type) parts. Classification allows the clinical diagnosis to reflect the process history taking into account the pathogenic and clinical types of the disease (granulomatous or focal, and nongranulomatous or toxico-allergical uveitis) and to determine the rational therapy.
Ophthalmic manifestation of leukemia
Authors: Chistyakova Natalia V
Published: July 2016

This paper includes a literature review on the ophthalmic manifestations of leukemia. Various eye disorder types in leukemia with concurrent anemia, hypoxia, increased blood viscosity, as well as the compression of tissues by tumor cells conglomerates and/or presence of direct leukemic infiltration were considered. Ophthalmic diseases in patients with hematological malignancies may occur due to opportunistic infections and the impact of such treatments as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. Reliable estimation of eye involvement rates in leukemic process is difficult, as many patients are asymptomatic at early stages of the disease. However, the predictive value of visual impairment assessment in leukemia is high, which requires close cooperation between ophthalmologists and hematologists, and appropriate adjustment of both local and systemic therapies.
Should arthroscopy in adolescents: Three years of clinical experience
Authors: Brianskaia Ananstasiya I , Baindurashvili Alexei G , Konev Mikhail A , Prokopovich Evgeny V , Nikitin Maksim S , Sergeeva Polina P
Published: July 2016

Background.Shoulder joint injuries and shoulder instability often occur in adolescents.Materials and methods. During a 3-year period, we performed arthroscopic surgery on 42 patients with shoulder joint injuries.Results and discussion. The majority (76.2%) of the patients on whom we performed arthroscopic shoulder joint surgery were male. This is likely due to more aggressive physical activity among males. Most of the patients were injured during exercise (n = 27, 64.3%). Arthroscopy is a highly effective surgical method for the treatment of shoulder joint injuries. Prolonged non-operative treatment with no well-established indications and an incorrect diagnosis can lead to rapid progression of degenerative and dystrophic changes of the shoulder joint and may result in shoulder joint dysfunction.
Transposition of the acetabulum after iliac ischial osteotomy in the treatment of hip dysplasia in infants
Authors: Baskov Vladimir E , Kamosko Mikhail M , Barsukov Dmitry B , Pozdnikin Ivan Yu , Kozhevnikov Vadim V , Grigoriev Igor V , Bortulev Pavel I
Published: July 2016

Background. Transposition of the acetabulum after pelvic osteotomy is the most effective surgical method to treat dysplastic hip joint disorders in patients of different ages. According to Salter, iliac osteotomy of the pelvis is the main surgical method used to correct dysplastic acetabulum in 7- and 8-year-old children. In older patients, the pubic symphysis and pelvic ligaments become more rigid, which significantly limits the degree of rotation of the acetabulum. In these cases, a triple pelvic osteotomy is performed to enhance the mobility of the acetabular fragment. This pubic bone osteotomy is performed near the femoral neurovascular bundle, which may be damaged during the procedure.Aim. To describe a technique for transposition of the acetabulum after iliac and ischial osteotomy of the pelvis, which was developed to reduce trauma, prevent vascular complications, and increase postoperative stability of the pelvic ring.Materials and methods. A method developed by the authors for transposition of the acetabulum after iliac and sciatic pelvic osteotomy is described in detail. The surgical method was performed 99 times on 89 children with dysplastic hip joint disorders, and the results are presented.Conclusion. Transposition of the acetabulum after iliac and ischial pelvic osteotomy is an effective treatment for dysplastic instability of the acetabulum in children aged 9–16 years. The procedure is indicated when it is necessary to rotate the acetabular fragment by more than 25°, and there is no need for hip medialization.
Study on the Effect of an Electrolyte on the Self-Aggregation and the Geometry of the Dye Aggregates of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Media
Authors: Florence Ng. , Naorem H.
Published: July 2016

The self-aggregation of Methylene Blue (MB) dye in aqueous media has been investigated spectrophotometrically in presence of sodium chloride (NaCl) at 293.15, 303.15 and 313.15K. The dimerization constant (KD) of the MB dye in aqueous solution with or without the electrolyte has been computed using a non-linear least square regression technique. It is observed that presence of the electrolyte resulted into sharp increase in KD of MB indicating that presence of the electrolyte favours formation of dye aggregates. There is, however, a decrease in KD with increase in temperature. From the observed spectra of the dye, the twist (θ1) and the tilt (θ2) angles between the dipoles of MB molecules in the aggregates have been computed based on exciton model. Change in the monomeric fractions of the dye (α) in presence of the added electrolyte as a function of the dye concentration has also been computed. The results indicated that the dye aggregates formed is essentially of the sandwich type geometry (H-aggregates) with a slight deviation from an exact parallel stacking arrangement and reduced twist angle. The thermodynamic parameters of the aggregation process in presence of the electrolyte have been evaluated from the temperature dependence of KD. It is observed that the aggregation process is an enthalpy rather than entropy controlled one.
Diplomatic Dominos: South America and the Recognition of [the State of] Palestine
Authors: Silverburg Sanford R. , Cuéllar Angélica Johanna Alba
Published: July 2016

All but one of the states in South American have extended some type of diplomatic recognition to Palestine.  There is a discussion of the meaning of diplomatic recognition in the current state system with its importance. The central theme of this paper is an examination of the process and an explanation for South American states’ provision of diplomatic recognition to Palestine while one other in the same cultural-geographical region has not.
Factors Predicting the Explicit and Implicit Attitude Towards Body Scanners
Authors: Laib Magdalena , Wolkenstein Larissa
Published: July 2016

The study aimed at finding variables predicting the implicit and explicit attitude towards body scanners and to assess possible correlations with regard to dual-process. Age, gender, the personality variables technological affinity and systemizing, knowledge about body scanners and media consumption served as predictors. The explicit attitude was operationalized through a questionnaire measuring expectations about a body scan. A Single Target Implicit Association Test assessed the implicit attitude. Gender and knowledge were significant predictors for the explicit attitude: Women worried more about the effects of a body scan and requested more information. People with more knowledge about body scanners worried more about possible discrimination through body scanners. Predicting the implicit attitude there was a trend that people who have more enthusiasm about technology had a worse implicit attitude towards body scanners. Implicit and explicit attitude did not correlate. The findings suggest that it makes sense to integrate different kinds of users in the design and development process of security technologies to account for different opinions, needs and worries.
Lucha contra la pobreza y extensión de la cobertura social en Colombia
Authors: Soto Iguarán Carlos
Published: July 2016

A nivel nacional, la condición de pobreza afecta a uno de cada tres colombianos y la inserción laboral no parece ser suficiente para que los hogares se ubiquen por encima de la línea de pobreza. En este contexto, y en el marco de la configuración actual del sistema de protección social en Colombia, donde la asistencia y la promoción toman un peso cada vez más preponderante, se estudian las estrategias de extensión de los programas de protección social. Dicho análisis se hace teniendo en cuenta las características del régimen de protección social y los factores que han bloqueado la universalización del aseguramiento social. Se estudian los mecanismos dirigidos a trabajadores de difícil cobertura como son los empleados domésticos y aquellos destinados a lograr un ahorro a futuro de trabajadores informales. Sin embargo, se muestra que estas estrategias avanzan marginalmente en el objetivo de universalización y de reducción de la pobreza.
La asistencia social vista por los beneficiarios de un programa de lucha contra la pobreza: apropiación y construcción de representaciones alrededor del programa Familias en Acción
Authors: Ayola Betancourt Valeria
Published: July 2016

Este artículo explora la construcción de representaciones y las dinámicas de apropiación del programa Familias Acción por parte de sus beneficiarios. El enfoque cognitivo de políticas públicas nos permite estudiar el instrumento en tanto portador de marcos interpretativos de regulación de lo social susceptibles de ser transmitidos a los actores involucrados. En este se describe la manera como los beneficiarios son sujetos tanto receptores como interpretativos de la intervención estatal, y algunos efectos sociales derivados de la puesta en marcha de los programas teniendo en cuenta el ámbito local. Para esto, se privilegia una metodología cualitativa de análisis y la entrevista semidirectiva como técnica de investigación. Nuestros resultados se sustentan en un trabajo de campo, el cual, de manera comparativa, fue realizado en medio rural y urbano en el departamento de Bolívar.
Panorama do Trabalho Social no Sul de Santa Catarina: Estudos Monográficos.
Authors: Da Costa Oliveira Patrícia
Published: July 2016

A resenha critica pretende analisar o livro “Panorama do Trabalho Social no Sul
de Santa Catarina: Estudos Monográficos”. A intenção principal desta resenha
é produzir um estudo que envolva a importância do trabalho da assistente
social e sua relação teórico-metodológico na concepção da práxis profissional.
Destaca-se ainda, o objetivo de fundamentar como os estudos monográficos
apresentados no livro podem ser importantes, ou não, para a categoria
profissional e suas relações com os saberes.
Situación sociodemográfica y nivel de satisfacción con la formación de los graduados de una universidad privada de la ciudad de Manizales, Colombia
Authors: Cardona Montoya Diana Lorena , Cerezo Correa Maria del Pilar , Naranjo Aristizabal Maria Mercedes , Giraldo Velez Laura Patricia , Vergara Quintero Maria del Carmen
Published: July 2016

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar la situación sociodemográfica, el nivel de satisfacción con las competencias y el nivel de identidad institucional de los graduados. La metodología tuvo alcance descriptivo, longitudinal retrospectivo. La población estuvo conformada por 2038 graduados de las facultades de salud, ingeniería y estudios sociales y empresariales entre 2008 y 2012. Se utilizó un cuestionario de auto diligenciamiento al momento del grado. Se encontró que en la Facultad de Ingeniería la mayoría son hombres, en las tres facultades hay mayor proporción de solteros. El dominio de competencias relacionadas con el uso de la información agrupa el mayor porcentaje satisfecho en las tres facultades, con la competencia identificar y utilizar símbolos para comunicarse está satisfecho un menor porcentaje. En relación con los recursos físicos, el promedio más bajo de satisfacción se presenta con los espacios deportivos y para realizar actividades artísticas y el más alto con la biblioteca y aulas informáticas. Más del 79% está satisfecho con la formación académica, la fundamentación teórica y las relaciones interpersonales de los docentes, una menor proporción está satisfecho con el trabajo de campo. Más del 75% de los graduados de las tres facultades volvería a estudiar en la universidad, principalmente por la calidad de la formación. Finalmente los graduados tienen identidad con la institución, evidenciada en los porcentajes de satisfacción con el desarrollo de las competencias, los docentes, los recursos físicos y con algunos espacios físicos.
Desarrollo de habilidades digitales docentes para implementar ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje en la docencia universitaria
Authors: Rodríguez Espinosa Holmes
Published: July 2016

El propósito de esta investigación es caracterizar las necesidades de apoyo técnico y capacitación de docentes universitarios en manejo de Moodle. Se encuestaron 65 docentes para identificar su percepción de habilidad y necesidades de formación; analizando la influencia de género, edad y tipo de contratación. Se encontró bajo conocimiento sobre manejo de Moodle por parte de los docentes, bajo nivel de habilidad y baja participación en programas de formación, sin diferencia entre sexo, edad o género. Los docentes jóvenes tienen mayor uso de Moodle en la docencia (p<0,05). Los hombres utilizan más las redes sociales en la enseñanza (p<0,05). Las mujeres utilizan argumentan mayor falta de apoyo técnico (p<0,05). Los profesores de planta tienen mayor conocimiento de herramientas de Moodle (p<0,05). Los resultados permiten concluir que para mejorar la integración de Moodle a la docencia se requiere formación básica de Moodle y aspectos pedagógicos para su incorporación en la enseñanza.