bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPROVEMENT OF METHODOLOGY ACCOUNTING MANUFACTURING STOCKS OF ENTERPRISE: PROBLEMS AND AREAS OF SETTLEMENT
Authors: Odnoshevnaya O. A.
Published: May 2018

To date, special attention needs to pay process optimization of accounting manufacturing stocks enterprise, because they serve by the main resource and precondition of each production cycle of enterprise. The article deals with the theoretical and practical problems accounting of manufacturing stocks. Found that needs improving existing classification of reserves through continued expansion of the list of nomenclature. This is due to the expansion of production, a significant proportion of material costs in production costs and rising prices for resources. In the transition to a market economy is important to improve quality indicators of manufacturing stocks. Also content of the article highlights the practical aspects of the turnover, business continuity and rhythm of a single enterprise. By improving the process accounting of manufacturing stocks was developed algorithm optimization of inventory accounting. Also was proposed economic mechanism of improvement of inventory accounting. We believe that the presented recommendations will help resolve current problems in accounting for inventories and improve their records.
ПРОБЛЕМИ ФІНАНСУВАННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНОЇ ПРАЦІ ТА ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ЇЇ ТРУДОМІСТКОСТІ
Authors: Chernoivanova A. S.
Published: May 2018

В сучасних умовах  стан інноваційної діяльності та розвиток інноваційної праці залежить від достатнього та належного їх  фінансування. У статі узагальнено   динаміка розподілу обсягу  фінансування та витрат на  інноваційну працю за джерелами фінансування та видами інноваційних робіт;  обґрунтовано методологічний підхід до фінансування та  визначення трудомісткості  інноваційної праці; виявлено основні тенденції та особливості фінансування інноваційної праці;  обґрунтовано  основні показники для комплексного аналізу фінансування інноваційної праці;        встановлено взаємозв’язок показників фінансування стану інноваційної праці з її трудомісткістю; обґрунтовано концептуальні засади визначення трудомісткості інноваційної праці, які містять: встановлення особливості розрахунку трудомісткості інноваційної праці для кожної групи методів нормування;  обґрунтування рекомендацій з визначення трудомісткості залежно від методу нормування інноваційної праці та встановлення  трудомісткості  окремих  етапів інноваційних робіт.  процедури визначення трудомісткості при нормуванні інноваційної праці.
ОЦІНКА СТАНУ БЮДЖЕТНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Dakhnova O. E. , Gorodetska T. Е.
Published: May 2018

У статті проведено оцінку індикаторів бюджетної безпеки України за період 2008-2016 рр. Розраховано загальний рівень бюджетної безпеки України. Визначено загрози бюджетній безпеці. Надані пропозиції щодо стабілізації системи державних фінансів в сучасних економічних умовах.
STRATEGIC INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL SPHERE ON MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES ACTIVITY
Authors: Klemparsky M. M. , Kosareva I. P. , Bezugla J. E.
Published: May 2018

The article states that whatever the interpretation of the main purpose of adaptation and strategic changes by different parties would not be, the management thereof should promote the creation of market-related entities, which in turn can be ensured if here is strong competitive positions of the enterprise on the consumer the market and opportunities for their growth in the long run. It helps to determine the optimum ratio of financial resources of the enterprise, which enables the management of machine-building enterprises, having studied the nature of strategic tendencies, to choose the strategic and tactical financial management policy of enterprises, which will ensure the achievement of the adaptive purpose of operation of enterprises during the strategic period
IMPROVING THE BUSINESS PROCESS BY FINDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE FINANCIAL POTENTIAL OF INSURANCE COMPANY
Authors: Samorodov B. V. , Azarenkova G. M. , Golovko O. G.
Published: May 2018

The article considers the need to manage the financial potential of an insurance company. The analysis of optimization of the business process of financial support for the further development of the insurer has been carried out, deficiencies have been identified regarding the optimal option of attracting additional financial resources and measures for their correction have been developed.
Comparison of Urdu Versions of the Resilience Scale and the Resilience Scale for Adults
Authors: Hirani Saima S. , Lasiuk Gerri , Van Vliet K. Jessica , Van Zanten Sander Veldhuyzen , Karmaliani Rozina , Norris Colleen M.
Published: May 2018

Background and Purpose:

Several methodological challenges are associated with measuring resilience in women. This study compares the 14-item Resilience Scale (RS-14) and the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) in a community sample of women.

Methods:

Data were collected from 120 women residing in low socioeconomic areas of Karachi, Pakistan. Construct validity, internal consistency, and responsiveness were calculated.

Results:

Both scales demonstrated satisfactory psychometric characteristics. The total RS-14 score was significantly associated with all subscales of the RSA. However, two items of the RS-14 did not show any association with any of the subscales of the RSA. Medium effect size was noted on the “structured style”subscale of the RSA.

Conclusion:

Differences between the scales concluded that the Urdu version the of RSA yielded improved results in this sample.
Development of the Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices–Adolescent Version: A Self-Efficacy Measure
Authors: Chilton Jenifer M. , Gosselin Kevin P. , Haas Barbara K.
Published: May 2018

Background and Purpose:

An instrument to measure wellness behaviors in adolescent females did not appear in the literature. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and evaluation of the Self-Rated Abilities for Health and Practices Scale–Adolescent Version (SRAHP-A).

Methods:

Initial psychometric testing was conducted with a sample of 265 adolescents and young adults aged 13–24 years. Data collection occurred through paper and pencil surveys.

Results:

Exploratory factor analysis using maximum likelihood factor extraction method and oblique ration was conducted. A four-factor structure consisting of Exercise, Nutrition, Health Practices, and Well-Being emerged.

Conclusions:

Initial psychometric testing suggested that it is a valid and reliable measure of wellness behaviors in adolescent females. Further testing is necessary; however, it appears this instrument has the potential to move wellness care for adolescents and young adults forward.
Psychometric Evaluation of the Turkish Adaptation of the Supportive Care Needs Survey–Short Form
Authors: Avci Ilknur Aydin , Kumcagiz Hatice
Published: May 2018

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the construct validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey–Short Form (SCNS-SF34), which was developed by Boyes, Girgis, and Lecathelinais (2009), to assess the needs of cancer patients in Turkey. Methods: The SCNS-SF34 has been translated and tested in various studies in other countries and cultures. The current study examined the validity and reliability of the Turkish adaptation of this survey among Turkish cancer patients. The instrument was translated using a back-translation technique, which includes the use of a panel of experts and interpreters to translate the items from the source language to the target language and then back-translate them into the source language. The study was conducted in Samsun, a city in north Turkey. A total of 573 cancer patients participated in this study. Statistical analyses were made using R program and SPSS, and included internal consistency, reliability, confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses. Results: Exploratory factor analysis adjusted a 5-factor structure (psychological, health systems and information, patient care and support, physical and daily living, and sexuality) explaining 74% of the variance. Cronbach’s α ranged from .71 to .90. Conclusion: Psychometric testing demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency and validity of the instrument for cancer patients. The Turkish version of the SCNS-SF34 can be used in planning and testing interventions to improve supportive care needs for cancer patients in Turkey.
Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Authors: Brown Cynthia Alicia
Published: May 2018

Problem:

Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary; nevertheless, in the United States among the many outpatient prescriptions, there are few more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The overuse of antibiotics to treat viral infections has been largely responsible for the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

Methods:

A quasi-experimental study was conducted among a sample of eight urgent care providers who received the 1-hour Reducing Outpatient Antibiotic Resistance (ROAR) educational intervention on antibiotic overuse and appropriate prescribing. Outcomes measured included provider antibiotic prescribing rates for viral illnesses before and after intervention, prescribing practices among the providers, and provider awareness and beliefs regarding antibiotic prescribing and resistance.

Results:

The antibiotic prescribing rate decreased from 30% to 20% after intervention, p = .078. Pre-intervention patients had a 3.3 times (p = .001) and post-intervention patients had a 4.2 times (p ≤ .0005) greater likelihood of being prescribed an antibiotic if they were seen by a physician than if they were seen by a nurse practitioner. Within their setting, 87% believed antibiotics are overused, and 99% believed antibiotic resistance is a problem.

Discussion:

Additional research utilizing the ROAR intervention is necessary to evaluate its effect on antibiotic prescribing in the urgent care setting.
Implementing a Protocol to Improve Self-Care Behaviors in Adult Patients With Heart Failure
Authors: Capilouto Sari , Brewer Erica M. , Crawford Wynne
Published: May 2018

Background:

Heart failure (HF) is a condition that affects millions of Americans and costs $30 billion to treat annually. HF is the cause for frequent hospitalizations. Self-care practices have been found to improve quality of life, decrease hospitalizations, and reduce treatment costs.

Participants:

Fifteen adult patients with a HF diagnosis ages 18 to 70 voluntarily participated in the implementation of a protocol aimed at improving self-care behaviors in patients with HF in a private cardiology practice located in a southeastern city.

Methods:

The project was a quality improvement design. A protocol was implemented using resources from the American Heart Association. Monitoring logs were provided to patients to record daily weights, sodium intake, blood pressure, and symptoms. Educational resources included information about medications and a list of valid HF websites. Participants were provided medication organizers and a two-liter container with which to monitor daily fluid intake. The written information and logs were compiled in red folders.

Results:

Of the 15 participants, there were no hospital admissions or readmissions for HF during the implementation period. Leg and ankle swelling worsened; dyspnea improved; fewer participants felt like a burden to their family; HF knowledge improved.

Discussion:

The findings indicate the feasibility of implementing the protocol throughout a private practice organization.
Implicación De Las Empresas En La Formación Profesional Para El Empleo. Análisis Sobre La Idoneidad De La Selección De Sus Acciones Formativas
Authors: Aznar-Díaz Inmaculada , De la Cruz Rafael Rey , Romero-Rodríguez José María
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this paper is to approach the development of Vocational Training for Employment in Spanish companies. The research carried out follows a descriptive methodology with which it evaluated the essential aspects for the selection of training actions by companies. Among the results we find that this selection of training can be improved and pedagogical and training factors must be prioritized over economic. In summary, the data lead us to an analysis and reflection on the reality that is presented in terms of Training for Employment in Spain.
Initial Public Offerings Short and Long Term Performance of MENA Countries
Authors: AlShiab Mohammad S.
Published: May 2018

This study examines a comprehensive set of 162 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s) for the period 2001- 2015, considered the first and most comprehensive data set investigated to date. Results confirmed that IPO performances are mixed among MENA countries classified into three groups. The first group comprises countries whose IPOs over-performed the Benchmark portfolio over the short-run, but underperformed over the long-run. The second group comprises countries where IPOs underperformed the Benchmark portfolio over the following 60 months post-listing date where such underperformance became quite significant over the long-run in comparison to the short-run. The third group comprises countries whose IPOs experienced cyclical performance change from over-performance to under- performance and vice versa. Overall, the IPOs went through cycles of price corrections around the fundamental value over the long term when compared to the short term performance.
Supply Chain Management Control of Fish Canning Industry in Morocco
Authors: Hamri Mohammed Hicham , Rharoubi Ilham
Published: May 2018

Management control is increasingly adapted to the changes taking place at inter-firm level of business exchanges. By taking the form of an interorganizational control, the latter aims to reduce uncertainty, avoid opportunism and seek to make the most of an exchange relationship between two organizations. This article analyses some of the main studies dealing with inter-organizational control in the context of supply chain. We present literature review on this type of control, its typology and its approaches and theories. Thanks to its marine biological heritage, Morocco is a world exporter of sea products. The fish preserve sector occupies an important place in the Moroccan economy with a large turnover. This paper presents an exploratory study of this sector where we try to explain the functioning within the canneries of the Souss Massa region in terms of logistic management, the management control function, the management of transport and costs and finally the performance management methods. Based on 12 interviews with managers of canneries in the region, the results of this exploratory study will form the basis on which we will base our main study.
Oil Consumption in Transport and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Cameroon
Authors: Njoya Youssouf Nvuh , Njikam Mouhamed Mbouandi
Published: May 2018

This paper focuses on casting light on the causal relationship between oil consumption in transport and economic growth in Cameroon. This paper uses an annual data covering the period 1975-2014, which is a five-step modern time series techniques. They include the Unit root tests, co-integration analysis, and Granger-causality based on error correction model. As a robustness test, we made use of the impulse response function and variance decomposition to portray the correlations between variables. The main result highlighted in the present paper point out the presence of a long-run equilibrium relationship between oil consumption in transport and economic growth. The error correction model shows that an estimated 1% increase in economic growth causes a rise in oil consumption in transport by 1.29 % in the long run. Another results show that there exists bidirectional causality in the long-run relationship and there was no causality in the short-run relationship at the 5% level of significance. The decomposition of the variance and impulse response function indicates a dissymmetric of the variance of the prediction error and the dynamic properties of the system. This study provides a basis for the discussion of energy consumption in transport policies in order to maintain a sustainable economic growth in Cameroon.
Study of the Migratory Return: Analysis to the Condition of the Returned Migrant in the Educational and Labor Reintegration and the Entrepreneurship as an Area of Opportunity
Authors: Betanzos Iris E.
Published: May 2018

Studies on the educational and labor reintegration of migrants returned to Latin American countries have gained importance due to the economic and social implications of rehabilitation. In this article, the return of the migrant was considered part of the migration process. An exploratory research of publications in different international journals was carried out; when consulting the referenced articles, it was identified that at the time of return the migrant presents and perceives a moral, social, educational and work imbalance. From the deficiencies found in the theoretical lines studied - Educational reinsertion, Labor reintegration - the third theoretical line was included the importance of relating the concept of entrepreneurship as an area of opportunity for returned migrants. The results of the analysis of the studies and theoretical frameworks of international migration, showed great similarities of the phenomenon in different geographical spaces, being an indispensable tool to understand their different forms, evolution and development both in the countries of origin and destination.
Territorio y desarrollo: Bases conceptuales para la gobernanza local
Authors: Beltrán Mora Luis Nelson , Bohórquez Montoya Juan Pablo , Pardo Rodríguez Luis Ernesto , Ramírez Hernández Luis Fernando , Rendón Acevedo Jaime Alberto , Sanabria Landazábal Nestor Juan
Published: May 2018

Territories are a human construction, which appears as people inhabit them. In other words, they are generated by the existence of societies, when they transform geographies into their own habitats. Thus, both public and private actors have a chance to organize their communications, interactions and conflicts with the purpose of fulfilling their own needs and desires. As such, they concur with general concepts of social science and governance as a scenario for making public decisions, as well as for productivity and competitiveness as fundamental variables of private actions and deliberate public actions, which usually develop into development policies, consensus by agents, as well as public and private agencies in pursuit of a common goal. On this basis, this paper seeks to formulate an academic space that intends to contribute to an integrated and sustainable human development in a perspective that assumes social change, respect for the fragile ecosystem balance, and the basis of sustainability of social and economic processes from the perspective of the government and the social responsibilities of companies and citizens.
Dinámicas espaciales de la globalización y mutaciones regionales del desarrollo
Authors: Téllez Sánchez Rafael Alcides
Published: May 2018

This document presents an argumentative summary of the regional approach to development as an interpretation of the spatial dynamics of globalization, which makes the difference with the old category of regional development analysis that prevailed until the nineties in the 20th century. The goal is to recover the meaning of the spatial categories and the points of reference of globalization’s deployment with which the studies and exercises for the formulation of regional-urban planning methodologies are elaborated. The political economy and economic geography theories are used to demonstrate that what is regional is a spatial analysis category aimed at studying men’s experience and recognition of space, as a way to represent the trajectories and spatial configurations of processes and social relations, as well as the symbolic representations that shape the identity of a space, place or territory, understood as moments of the social production and presentation of both individual and collective action, or of social relations of production.
Desde la cima de la montaña o el plano de la sabana: percepción subjetiva de la pobreza en Bogotá
Authors: Guevara Fletcher Diego Andrés , Gómez Castillo Julián David
Published: May 2018

Most scholars of poverty agree that it refers to a condition in which an individual has a low income; however, their studies rarely incorporate judgments about thewelfare of those who consider themselves to be living in poverty. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing relationship between the concepts of poverty according to income and the concept of poverty based on people’s assessmentof their own condition, according to the information obtained from the Surveyon Quality of Life performed in Bogota for 2007. Conclusions highlight the differences and similarities between this measurement and the traditional or objective measurements.
Modelos y mecanismos de interacción universidad-empresa-estado: retos para las universidades colombianas
Authors: Pineda Márquez Katherine , Morales Rubiano María Eugenia , Ortiz Riaga María Carolina
Published: May 2018

Las interacciones entre las universidades y el entorno han sido objeto de estudio en las últimas décadas, sobre todo en el marco de la nueva economía, donde se toma el conocimiento como factor estratégico para la generación de riqueza, y a las universidades como las organizaciones que deben producirlo. El objeto de este artículo es presentar una revisión de literatura alrededor de los principales modelos y mecanismos de interacción Universidad-entorno, con el fin de identificar algunos retos para las universidades colombianas. Esta revisión se realizó en fuentes secundarias, principalmente en bases de datos científicas, y arrojó como resultado que estos modelos y mecanismos han tendido a homogeneizarse, aplicándose indistintamente en los contextos particulares de cada región, produciendo resultados positivos especialmente en Estados Unidos y otros países industrializados, y, por el contrario, fuertes diferencias ideológicas y limitaciones en las interacciones entre los diferentes actores, así como en las capacidades en términos de ciencia, tecnología e innovación de los países en desarrollo, como Colombia. Algunos de los retos que tienen las universidades colombianas están relacionados con el desafío de incrementar sus capacidades de investigación, su acumulación y transferencia de conocimiento, mejorar sus políticas de propiedad intelectual y construir su propio modelo de interacción a partir de sus capacidades internas y del contexto en el cual están inmersas.
De la riqueza biológica a la riqueza económica
Authors: Correa Assmus Gustavo
Published: May 2018

Frente al deterioro ambiental por efectos de la producción y el consumo, la economía debe ofrecer respuestas fundamentadas en procesos de investigación, educación, responsabilidad y regulación, que permitan articular el aprovechamiento de los recursos naturales renovables, administrados y no administrados, con el fin de establecer un crecimiento económico-ambiental sostenible y racionalizado que cualifique la calidad de vida. Para esta propuesta se tomó información secundaria de origen empírico, la cual permitió elaborar una teorización analítica, que expresa de manera clara sus reflexiones y conjeturas, ofreciendo un camino por seguir en el proceso de transición de la riqueza biológica a la económica.
El mercado de crédito colombiano, un análisis desde las reformas financieras
Authors: Villarreal Ramos Román Leonardo
Published: May 2018

Las reformas del Consenso de Washington impactaron, de manera determinante, la estructura económica de los países de América Latina, en especial, sobre la percepción de liberalizar los mercados y dejar al juego de oferta y demanda la determinación de las tasas de interés y los tipos de cambio. Este artículo recoge, en primer lugar, los elementos teóricos del mercado de crédito haciendo énfasis en los modelos con asimetrías de información; en segunda instancia, enuncia las principales reformas financieras implementadas en la región y su incidencia sobre el mercado de crédito; y, por último, extrapola las consecuencias de la región al caso colombiano para describir posibles causas del llamado estancamiento de crédito.
REVITALIZATION OF LOCAL WISDOM FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Authors: Hilman Iman , Sunaedi Nedi
Published: May 2018

Local wisdom that exist nowadays is facing challenge that threaten its preservation, so that it begins to eroded by the development of technology, which has adoption process of innovation and the diffusion of technology adoption. Understanding the local wisdom would be clear that local wisdom becomes important in managing natural resources and conserving environment. The purpose of this research is to revitalize and preserve the local wisdom of the indigenous community at Kampung Kuta, Ciamis Regency, West Java. The benefits of this research will be used for revitalization and preservation of local wisdom and revitalize the values and cultural norms contained in regulating the life of community.The research method and planning that would be applied in this revitalization and  preservation of cultural  is Participatory Planning and Research (PPR) which emphasize on excavate information through thorough inquiry toward local community. Share with the community, to talk about how to empower local community and furthermore to carry out the useful planning for local community.Design of revitalization and preservation of local wisdom; the establisment of local wisdom group with training and learning program; the management of indigenous group continuously; spread widely local wisdom to its supporter with instilling cultural values and local wisdom as a contain of local wisdom; plan regeneration agent and the supporter of local wisdom as a part of inheritance of culture.Revitalization and preservation of local wisdom in educational environment at Kampung Kuta custom produce : cultural tradition management; help and support for cultural development; promoting and introducing cultural tradition to the outside community.

Keywords: Revitalization, Conservation, Preservation, Local Wisdom, Environmental Education
APPLICATIONS RESEARCH-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION COURSE FOR WRITING SCIENTIFIC
Authors: Ikhsan Fahrudi Ahwan , Kurnianto Fahmi Arif , Apriyanto Bejo , Nurdin Elan Artono
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this study to explain applications research-based learning in educational environment for scientific writing majors social studies department. This study uses a quasi-experimental design with two groups of experimental classes and control classes. The results showed the significant value of 0.002 t-test (<0.05). This means that there is the influence of research-based learning applications on students' ability to write scientific subjects of environmental education with the study of carrying capacity. Four indicators were biggest increase in the introduction, literature review, methods, and the results and discussion.
Carta ao Editor a Propósito do Artigo “Predatory Publishing: An Industry that Is Threatening”
Authors: Santiago Luiz Miguel
Published: May 2018

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É Possível Desenvolver Revistas Médicas de Topo em Portugal?
Authors: Villanueva Tiago
Published: May 2018

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Cotyledonoid Dissecting Leiomyoma of the Uterus: An Unexpected Diagnosis After Delivery
Authors: Rocha Ana Carolina , Oliveira Mariline , Luís Pedro , Nogueira Madalena
Published: May 2018

Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma, also known as Sternberg tumor, is a rare benign uterine tumor with a gross and radiological appearance that may suggest the possibility of a malignancy. We report a case of a thirty-eight-year-old female patient who presented with menorrhagia and abdominal pain one month after delivery by cesarean section. An ultrasound scan showed a heterogeneous pelvic mass, near the isthmic region, with 25 x 24 x 23 mm without vascularization so the possibility of placenta accreta could not be excluded. During hysterectomy, we also removed a small grey mass in the right ovary. Microscopic examination revealed a proliferation of a sparsely cellular tissue with extensive hyalinization and coagulative necrosis, composed of spindle shaped muscle cells without cellular atypia or mitoses. The patient is without evidence of recurrence one year and six months post-surgery.
Variation in Some Haematological Parameters, Iron and Lead Levels in Workers Exposed to Electronic Waste in Benin City, Nigeria
Authors: Igharo Osaretin Godwin , Anetor John I. , Osibanjo Oladele , Okungbowa Micheal Awo , Idomeh Festus Aigbokheo , Aleoghena Tracy Oshione
Published: May 2018

The volume of electronic waste (e-waste) received in Nigeria is reportedly on the increase and the effects on environmental health are yet to be fully ascertained. This study aimed to investigate haematological indices, lead and serum iron levels in workers occupationally exposed to electronic wastes in South-South, Nigeria. In this pilot study, 104 participants were enrolled from Benin City, South-South Nigeria; consisting of 63 E-waste Workers (EW) sex- and aged-matched with 41 Unexposed Participants (Control). Blood levels (5 mL) of the metals (lead and iron) were determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry while the haematological parameters [white blood cells (WBC), Lymphocytes ( LY); monocytes (MO), granulocytes(GR), red blood cells (RBC), haemoglobin (Hgb), haematocrit (HCT), mean cell volume (MCV), mean cell haemoglobin (MCH), mean cell haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and platelets (PLT)] were determined using standard methods. Results obtained from this study show a significantly low serum iron (11.5 ± 2.14 µg/dL) in the EW compared with Control (168.9 ± 2.39 µg/dL); while blood lead level in EW (1.07±0.02 µg/dL) was significantly elevated compared with Control (0.72 ± 0.12). Total WBC and RBC, HCT, MO and MCV were all significantly elevated in EW compared with Control while LY and PLT in the EW were significantly decreased compared with Control. This study concludes that chronic occupational e-waste exposure may increase blood lead level, lower serum iron status and may have adversely altered some important haematological parameters in the studied population.
ENTERITIS RÁDICA Y NUTRICIÓN ARTIFICIAL: PRESENTACIÓN DE UN CASO
Authors: Pérez Blanco Carmen , Navea Aguilera Cristina , Merino Viveros María , Gómez Rodríguez Sara , Carrasco Lara Pablo
Published: May 2018

La enteritis rádica se produce por toxicidad intestinal tras radioterapia. Existe daño micro y macroscópico, y su presentación tardía se caracteriza por malabsorción de micro y macronutrientes. Suele empeorar con el tiempo, por lo que es frecuente la necesidad de nutrición artificial.Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 69 años con antecedente de carcinoma de endometrio tratado mediante cirugía, quimio y radioterapia. Consultó por cuadro de vómitos y diarrea, y presentaba datos clínicos de desnutrición y alteraciones hidroelectrolíticas severas. El diagnóstico se hizo por exclusión y se pautó fórmula artificial hipercalórica y electrolitos. Posteriormente fue necesario iniciar nutrición parenteral domiciliaria puesto que la paciente era incapaz de cubrir sus requerimientos energéticos vía oral.La potencial aparición de este cuadro limita la dosis máxima de radioterapia y puede comprometer su eficacia. Es importante una adecuada sospecha clínica para planificar el soporte nutricional temprano que condicionará su evolución.
Physical activity values in two-to-seven-year-old children measured by accelerometer over five consecutives 24-hour days
Authors: Gutiérrez-Hervás Ana , Cortés-Castell Ernesto , Juste-Ruíz Mercedes , Palazón-Bru Antonio , Gil-Guillén Vicente , Rizo-Baeza Mercedes
Published: May 2018

Introduction.  Interpretation of accelerometer-derived physical activity in preschool children is confounded by differences in cut-off points.Aim. The purpose of this study was to analyze physical activity in 2-to-7-year-old children to establish reference values for daily activity.   Methods.  Observational study in children aged 2-7 years, without chronic diseases and whose parents provided informed consent. The main variable was physical activity, measured continuously over 120 hours (three workdays and two weekend days) by accelerometer. Secondary variables were weight status (BMI Z-score) and gender. The relationship between the main variable and secondary variables was determined through the t-test, ANOVA and the Pearson correlation coefficient.  A multivariate model was used to obtain the standard deviation of all possible combinations of values, constructing percentiles of normality(x±s and x±2·s).Results. 136 children (35% of municipality children), 54.4% girls. Their weight status distribution was: 25 underweight(18.4%), 35 normal weight(25.7%), 40 overweight(29.4%) and 36 obese(26.5%). The median age was 5.7 years and the mean physical activity was 591.9 counts/minute. The boys undertook more physical activity(p=0.031) and the underweight and normal-weight children undertook more physical activity than the overweight and obese children(p=0.032). There were no significant differences according to age.  The multivariate analysis showed significant differences(p<0.001) according to gender and weight status. In boys, physical activity decreased as weight status increased. In contrast, the girls in the extreme BMI groups obtained higher levels of physical activity.Conclusion.  The reference values obtained, categorized by gender and weight status, provide clinicians with standardized daily physical activity levels of preschool-age children.
Estudio comparativo de las variables determinantes de la condición física y salud entre jóvenes deportistas y sedentarios del género masculino.
Authors: Siquier Coll Jesús , Collado Martín Yolanda , Pérez Quintero Mario , Bartolomé Sánchez Ignacio , Grijota Pérez Francisco Javier , Sánchez Puente Milagros , Muñoz Marín Diego
Published: May 2018

Introducción: Hoy en día, la práctica de actividad física durante la adolescencia aporta importantes beneficios físicos-saludables que ayudan a desarrollar un bienestar futuro en años posteriores de la vida.Objetivos:  El objetivo del presente estudio comparativo fue evaluar la condición física, composición corporal y capacidad cardiorrespiratoria entre jóvenes deportistas y sedentarios de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura (España).Métodos: 225 sujetos varones, con edades comprendidas entre 12 y 18 años, divididos en 2 grupos: 175 deportistas, a su vez dividido en grupo Aeróbico (AEG), grupo anaeróbico (ANAEG) y grupo de deportes mixtos (MG) y 50 sedentarios (SG) o grupo control. Se les evalúo la capacidad respiratoria (FEV, PEF, CV, MVV) y la composición corporal. También se les realizó el test del escalón de “Forest Service” hallando el VO2max.También se registro la FC (FC) previa al escalón, la FC máxima durante el test y la FC en la recuperación posterior. Así como la presión arterial previa y posterior al test.Resultados: Se hallaron diferencias significativas en la composición corporal, la presión arterial, la FC y la capacidad respiratoria en relación a los deportistas con respecto al grupo control (p<0.05).Conclusiones: La actividad física aporta beneficios en aspectos como la composición corporal, y la función cardiorrespiratoria
Validez del perímetro del cuello como marcador de adiposidad en niños, adolescentes y adultos: Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Arias Téllez María José , Sánchez-Delgado Guillermo , Martinez-Tellez Borja , Ruiz Ruiz Jonatan , Soto Johana
Published: May 2018

El objetivo de la presente revisión sistemática fue revisar la validez del perímetro de cuello como marcador de adiposidad en niños y adolescentes así como en población adulta. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de artículos publicados antes del 30 de junio del 2017, utilizando las bases de datos PubMed y Web of Science. Se buscaron estudios originales, en idioma español o inglés, que analizaran la asociación entre el perímetro de cuello y al menos un marcador de adiposidad. En PubMed se usaron las categorías MeSH (Medical Subject Heading). El criterio de búsqueda utilizado fue: ((“neck circumference” or “neck diameter”) AND ("Body Composition"[Mesh] OR "Anthropometry"[Mesh])). Se repitió la búsqueda en Web of Science.  Se identificaron un total de 494 estudios, de los cuales 47 fueron finalmente seleccionados para esta revisión. El 66% de los estudios (16 en niños y adolescentes y 15 en adultos) sólo especifican que existe relación entre perímetro de cuello e indicadores indirectos tales como el índice de masa corporal o la circunferencia de cintura, ratio circunferencia cintura/cadera en niños y adultos. Además se observó que el perímetro del cuello se asocia de forma directa con marcadores de composición corporal medidos mediante métodos de referencia tales como el TAC o el DXA en adultos, mientras que no se encontraron estudios en niños. En conclusión, el perímetro de cuello se asocia a marcadores indirectos de masa grasa total y central en niños y adolescentes, mientras que en adultos el perímetro del cuello se asocia tanto a parámetros de adiposidad medidos con métodos directos como indirectos. Se requieren nuevos estudios con métodos que analicen la asociación entre el perímetro del cuello y composición corporal analizada mediante métodos de referencia, principalmente en niños y adolescentes.
Comunicaciones pósteres
Authors: 33 Congreso SENPE Comunicaciones pósteres
Published: May 2018

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The Readiness of Typical Student in Communication By Using Sign Language in Hearing Impairment Integration Programe
Authors: Mohd Yasin Mohd Hanafi , Thai Liong Kon , Mohd Tahir Nuur Thaqifah
Published: May 2018

This research is regarding the readiness of typical student in communication by using sign language in Hearing Impairment Integration Programme. There were 60 typical students from a Special Education Integration Programme of secondary school in Malacca were chosen as research respondents. The instrument of the research was a set of questionnaire which consisted of four parts, namely Student’s demography (Part A), Student’s knowledge (Part B), Student’s ability to communicate (Part C) and Student’s interest to communicate (Part D). The questionnaire was adapted from the research of Asnul Dahar and Rabiah's 'The Readiness of Students in Following Vocational Subjects at Jerantut District, Rural Secondary School in Pahang'.  Descriptive analysis was used to analysis the data. Mean score was used to determine the level of respondents' perception of each question. The findings showed a positive relationship between typical students towards communication medium by using sign language. Typical students were seen to be interested in communicating using sign language and were willing to attend the Sign Language class if offered.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI KETERLAKSANAAN EVALUASI PROGRAM BIMBINGAN DAN KONSELING
Authors: Badrujaman Aip
Published: May 2018

The study aimed at revealing the factors affecting the implementation of the evaluation of guidance and counselling program in Junior Secondary Schools in East Jakarta. Employing descriptive method, the study was performed in March through September 2012. Using convenience sampling, the study identified 18 schools as samples. The study discovered two main factors causing guidance and counselling teachers not performing the guidance and counselling program: (a) inability to perform the evaluation and (b) the high load of the teachers’ tasks. The low factors include the result of guidance and counselling is difficult to measure, (b) incomplete data of guidance and counselling, (c) insufficient budget, (d) inability to set up relevant evaluation criteria, (e) unwillingness to reveal the existence of teacher-counsello, (f) the lack of gudance and counselling teachers, and (g) insufficient support from the svhool principa. The study suggests (a) to review the work load of the guidance and councelling teachers, (b) to develop the cooperation among related intitutions to imptove the competence of gudance and councelling teachers in the evaluation of guidance and counselling program.
Writing a Folklorist’s Persona in the Field: How Defining the Object of Study Defines the Scholar
Authors: Svanfeldt-Winter Lisa
Published: May 2018

In this article, I approach negotiations of belonging by studying the relationship between folklorists and their informants. I examine how young Finnish folklorists on their first collection journeys in the early 1920s positioned themselves as scholars by stressing both their identification with and their differences from the informants. The discipline's high status as a "national science" required the collectors to approach the locals as carriers of a national heritage shared between the collectors and informants On the other hand, the pursuit of scholarly acknowledgement urged the scholars to emphasize their position as experts who could evaluate the authenticity and academic relevance of the information offered by the locals. One effective way to do so was to highlight a temporal distance between the describer and the described, placing the informants in an earlier time of lower social and cultural development than the scholar. I discuss how the alternation between identification and difference can be interpreted as a means for the scholars to negotiate their places in their academic community and to form feasible scholarly personae within it. The article places special focus on how the young collectors performed this negotiation by describing informants in their correspondences with student friends and cooperating to find shared ways of approaching the informants in acceptable ways according to their discipline.
Enacting Self and Scientific Personas: Models for Women Health Professionals in Dr. S. Josephine Baker’s Fighting for Life
Authors: Rubens Amy
Published: May 2018

In this essay, I call on scientific persona and autobiographical discourse theory to examine Dr. Sara Josephine Baker’s 1939 autobiography Fighting for Life. Through this framework, I consider how Baker and other U.S. women health professionals conceived of individual identity and collective persona during the early twentieth century. Baker helped to revolutionise well-baby and well-child care in the U.S., and in Fighting for Life, she relates the genesis and evolution of her ground-breaking work. Like her contemporaries, Baker was engaged in the research, practice, teaching, and administration of medicine and public health. Presently, scientific persona has been theorized as a conglomerate of dispositions, practices, and characteristics that are associated with scholar-practitioners of the human and natural sciences; it therefore offers a novel lens for the individual and collective fashioning of women health professionals like Baker whose work traversed disciplines and institutions. By considering how Fighting for Life, as autobiography, facilitates Baker’s conception of self and persona, I show that Baker adopts prevailing personas for women health professionals as well as women working in other fields. At the same time, Baker in her autobiography also emphasizes why and how these models transform in actual practice. Thus, scientific personas tend to emerge as subtle variations of previous forms, while Baker’s autobiography also bears witness to the rise of new personas for women health professionals, as demonstrated by her radical reconfiguration of expert knowledge and scientific motherhood.
The Guide Dog as a Mobility Aid Part 1: Perceived Effectiveness on Travel Performance
Authors: Lloyd Janice K.F. , La Grow Steven , Stafford Kevin J. , Budge R. Claire
Published: May 2018

This is the first of a two-part study that examined the effects of a guide dog as an aid to mobility; both parts are published in this issue of the IJOM. The first part demonstrates the perceived effectiveness of the dog on travel performance, and the second part describes changes to travel habits, as well as advantages and disadvantages of guide dog mobility. In this first part of the study, the travel performance of 50 people who were blind or vision impaired was investigated retrospectively when participants used (a) mobility aids other than a guide dog (i.e., before a dog was acquired) and where applicable, a dog they considered to be (b) a satisfactory and (c) an unsatisfactory mobility aid. Results indicated that travel performance was considered significantly better when using a satisfactory dog compared to pre-guide dog mobility or an unsatisfactory dog. Follow-up tests were conducted to determine whether differences in travel ability before a dog was acquired affected travel performance when using a satisfactory dog. Participants were separated into three groups (poor, moderate and good travellers) based on their perceived travel ability pre-dog. Significant differences in travel performance were found between all three groups before a dog was used, but no differences were seen between the groups when using a satisfactory dog. Further tests indicated that travel performance was significantly better for all three levels of traveller when using a satisfactory dog compared to pre-dog mobility, with less accomplished travellers showing the greatest gains. The use of a dog also appeared to alleviate restrictions to travel caused by some non-visual conditions.
The Missing Link: A Collaborative Approach to Early Childhood Orientation and Mobility
Authors: Wells Kylie
Published: May 2018

The current role of the Orientation & Mobility (O&M) instructor routinely involves working with young children (birth to 6 years). The inclusion of this population to the caseload of O&M instructors brings with it unique challenges. Young children’s primary means of learning comes in the form of play, yet O&M traditionally tends to focus on skill specific instruction. For young children who are blind or vision impaired the ability to move out into space independently and with confidence will impact greatly on their learning experiences. This paper will examine the need to embrace a collaborative approach when working in early childhood O&M, with an emphasis on the significance of O&M instructors working with paediatric physiotherapists.
Early Intervention Orientation and Mobility: A Western Australian Perspective
Authors: Scott Bronwen
Published: May 2018

Early intervention Orientation & Mobility (O&M) training is a key component of the Western Australian Department of Education’s Vision Education Service. Children who are blind or have vision impairments are introduced to O&M skills, including the long cane, as soon as they are able to walk. A description of the service is provided, with some basic concepts and ideas for O&M specialists working with very young children. A key factor in the success of this program is collaboration between professionals, and allowing children to take control over their own mobility.
Selecting Attractor Sounds for Audio-Based Navigation by People with Vision Impairments
Authors: Salisbury Brad , Naghshineh Koorosh , Wiener William
Published: May 2018

Research into human hearing has been ‘laboratory’ oriented in the sense that the test environments do not replicate most ‘real world’ situations (Middlebrooks & Green, 1991). It is difficult to see how such tests accurately represent ‘real world’ situations regarding sound source localisation, recognition, and navigation (walking/way-finding) performance. The research reported here was conducted during the development of an audio-based indoor navigation system. The question that arose was what constitutes ‘good’ attractor sounds versus ‘bad’ sounds? A series of physical experiments were developed to identify sounds that performed best from within a group of ‘real-world’ attractor sounds for navigability, localisation, recognition, and likeability. Experiments results were consistent with those of Landau, Wiener, Naghshineh, and Giusti (2005).