bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Motor Behaviour Mimics the Gaze Response in Establishing Joint Attention, but is Moderated by Individual Differences in Adopting the Intentional Stance Towards a Robot Avatar
Authors: Willemse Cesco , Abubshait Abdulaziz , Wykowska Agnieszka
Published: February 2021

Leading another person’s gaze to establish joint attention facilitates social interaction. Previously it was found that we look back at agents who engage in joint attention frequently and more quickly than agents who display this behaviour less often. However, it is unclear if motor behaviour mim-ics this following behaviour. This paper serves to fill in two knowledge gaps on the topic. Firstly, we examine whether this looking-back behaviour is replicated by a manual response. In an online, eyetracker-free task in which participant were asked to select one of two objects, one robot identity on the screen followed the selection most of the time, whilst the other looked at the other object most of the time. Participants moved back to the robot more quickly if the robot which most of the time followed their movement looked at the same object relative to when it did not. We found no such difference for the robot which most of the time did not follow participants. Secondly, we examined how individual differences in autistic traits and readiness to adopt the intentional stance to-ward artificial agents affect how participants’ behaviour changed over time during the experiment. The results showed that autistic traits influenced participants’ motor responses over time, independent of condition, whereas this response is only sensitive to the intentional stance when the robot usually did not follow the participant’s object selection. Taken together, this indicates that whereas individual differences may not fully predicate reflexive social behaviour, there is a potential overlap between evoked gaze behaviour and manual motor actions.
Simulating Macular Degeneration to Investigate Activities of Daily Living: Systematic Review
Authors: Macnamara Anne , Chen Celia , Schinazi Victor Roger , Saredakis Dimitrios , Loetscher Tobias
Published: February 2021

Purpose: Investigating difficulties during activities of daily living is a fundamental first step for the development of intervention and rehabilitation strategies. One way to do this is through visual impairment simulations. The aim of this review is to synthesise and assess the types of simulation methods that have been used to simulate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in normally sighted participants, during activities of daily living (e.g., reading, cleaning, cooking).Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search in five databases and a critical analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various AMD simulation methods (following PRISMA guidelines). The review focuses on the suitability of each method for investigating activities of daily living, an assessment of clinical validation procedures, and an evaluation of the adaptation periods for participants. Results: Nineteen studies met the criteria for inclusion. Contact lenses, computer manipulations, gaze contingent displays, and simulation glasses were the main forms of AMD simulation identified. The use of validation and adaptation procedures were reported in approximately two-thirds and half of studies, respectively. Conclusions: Synthesis of the methodology demonstrated that the choice of simulation has been, and should continue to be, guided by the nature of the study. While simulations may never completely replicate vision loss experienced during AMD, consistency in simulation methodology is critical for generating realistic behavioural responses under vision impairment simulation and limiting the influence of confounding factors. Researchers could also come to a consensus regarding the length and form of adaptation by exploring what is an adequate amount of time and type of training required to acclimatise participants to vision impairment simulations.
Logika Sebuah Pengantar
Authors: Tumanggor Raja Oloan
Published: February 2021

Buku ini menguraikan apa itu logika dan prinsip-prinsip dasar yang harus dipahami dalam berpikir kritis. Dengan menguasai berbagai hukum dan aturan berlogika, para mahasiswa diharapkan semakin mampu berpikir kritis. Kemampuang berpikir kritis ini akan membuat peroses perkuliahan berjalan lancar, sehingga para akhirnya para mahasiswa bisa berhasil secara gemilang dalam studinya.
Aldo Marta Nilanta_Negara Federal
Authors: Nilanta Aldo Marta
Published: February 2021

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TANTANGAN KEBIJAKAN DIPLOMASI PERTAHANAN MARITIM INDONESIA DALAM PENYELESAIAN KONFLIK LAUT NATUNA UTARA
Authors: Adikara Ahmad Pradipta Budhihatma , Munandar Adis Imam
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau dan menganalisis bentuk pelaksanaan dan tantangan dari diplomasi pertahanan maritim yang dilaksanakan Pemerintah Indonesia. Melalui metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan narrative policy analysis, penelitian ini memperlihatkan bentuk dan tantangan kebijakan diplomasi pertahanan maritim sebagai strategi kebijakan yang dilakukan untuk menjaga kedaulatan sektor maritim Indonesia terutama yang ada di perbatasan berdasarkan struktur naratif dan simbolik yang ada dalam proses kebijakan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan kebijakan diplomasi pertahanan maritim masih belum maksimal karena pertama kerjasama bilateral dan multilateral tidak dilakukan dengan negara yang terlibat konflik secara langsung dengan Indonesia, kedua belum adanya koordinasi antar instansi terkait dalam penerapan kebijakan diplomasi pertahanan maritim Indonesia. Hal tersebut dibuktikan dengan masih banyak terjadi insiden penangkapan kapal asing terutama dari Tiongkok di wilayah perairan Laut Natuna Utara.
Sexual dysfunction in patients with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A pilot study
Authors: Abdel-Hamid Mona , Basilowski Miriam , Schönfeld Barbara , Bartels Claudia , Anderson-Schmidt Heike , Hessmann Philipp , Kownatka Melanie , Dehghan-Vratonjic Sonja , Krieger Simone , Scherbaum Norbert , Wiltfang Jens , Kis Bernhard , Signerski-Krieger Jörg
Published: February 2021

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomatology, comorbid diseases, and pharmacological treatment with antidepressants can have a negative impact on sexual function, which in turn increases the likelihood of sexual dysfunction in people with ADHD. The objective of this pilot study was to differentiate and delineate possible sexual dysfunction in adults with ADHD. Adult ADHD patients (n = 32, cisgender / heterosexual) and healthy controls (n = 32, cisgender / heterosexual) filled out the DÄS-Zuf questionnaire with 59 items (Krieger, 2013). This questionnaire is divided into the scales “general contentment with life,” “anxiety/depression,” “sexual dysfunction” and “sexual satisfaction.” Patients with ADHD had significantly higher scores on single items measuring various aspects of sexual dysfunction as well as higher scores on the “anxiety/depression” scale and lower scores on the “general contentment with life” scale. Following repeated measures analyses of covariance in which the scale “anxiety/depression” was controlled as covariate, none of the previously differences for single items between ADHD patients and controls remained significant. ADHD patients with methylphenidate showed stronger physical sexual arousal compared to those without methylphenidate. The results of this pilot study suggest several explanations for sexual dysfunction among adults with ADHD and offer tentative routes for practical treatment approaches.
The Princess Show
Authors: Collier Aaron , Wilcox Richie , Hudson Deonie
Published: February 2021

The Princess Show is a performance text written and created by Aaron Collier, Richie Wilcox and Deonie Hudson. This fully lip-synched live anime drag show is a queer performance featuring the characters of Princess Edward and Abel T. Suckizone. The story follows Princess Edward on a journey of self-acceptance and love as she battles The Beast to win her love back. This performance text and its accompanying introduction share insight into the early beginnings of this queer work and its development with Theatre Outre and Club Didi before moving onto its life as a Heist production. The introduction details the journey and power of this unabashedly queer multimedia work.
Queens of Northern Ontario: Paloma Marquez (Collin Graham) and Lily Corangie-Tremayne (Don McMahon)
Authors: Kuling Peter
Published: February 2021

Paloma Marquez and Lily Corangie-Tremayne have been staples in the drag scene in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for over a decade. In this interview, they’ll be talking about their reigns as back-to-back Queens of the North but also the ever-growing community of inclusive queer artists supporting each other in both bar and gallery shows. Paloma also talks about being two-spirited within northern communities, while Lily explains how youth outreach programs bring drag queens into unique mentorship opportunities at schools in Northern Ontario.
Educação em tempos de pandemia
Authors: Santos Pimenta Jussara , Brenha Abreu dos Santos Priscila , Renata de Brito Dantas Bruna , Carvalho Souza Bessa Cristiane
Published: February 2021

O presente estudo, elaborado metodologicamente a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, discute as mudanças ocorridas no cenário educacional, provocadas pela difusão da doença do Coronavírus e de como está sendo possível pensar os rumos da educação frente à crise, como uma exigência que se impõe aos educadores, aos educandos, aos pais, à escola. Também tece considerações e questionamentos sobre as adequações que foram sugeridas e realizadas no país e os desafios advindos das mesmas sobre o fazer docente e, consequentemente, sobre como esse aprender por via remota contribuiu para transformar o cotidiano dos professores, dos educandos e suas famílias. Como resultado, salientamos que o processo de aquisição de conhecimento por parte dos professores sobre as tecnologias da informação e da comunicação deve ser um processo permanente e não esporádico apenas para resolver as adversidades da pandemia.
Um novo contexto, uma nova forma de ensinar
Authors: de Lourdes Fontana Piffero Eliane , Pugliero Coelho Caroline , Godinho Soares Renata , Roehrs Rafael
Published: February 2021

Diante do atual contexto educacional imposto pela pandemia da Covid-19, faz-se necessária a reinvenção das práticas educacionais em meio às adversidades. Um novo contexto educativo surgiu e as metodologias de ensino precisaram adaptar-se a uma nova forma. Este estudo pretendeu averiguar a percepção de alunos de duas escolas, uma pública e uma privada, sobre o desenvolvimento das aulas remotas e a possibilidade do uso de metodologias ativas. A matriz metodológica neste trabalho de investigação é de abordagem qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva, em que se utilizou um questionário on-line como instrumento de coleta de dados. Com este estudo, averiguou-se que a conexão da internet é um dos fatores que mais prejudicam o desenvolvimento das aulas remotas e a comodidade e a segurança apresentam-se como pontos positivos dessa forma de ensino. Para que a aprendizagem seja significativa, é importante que metodologias ativas sejam utilizadas nas aulas remotas, fazendo com que o aluno seja o centro do ensino, agindo e refletindo suas ações.
Digital tools for remote teaching of additional languages in times of pandemic
Authors: Oliveira Maquiné Gilmara , Maria Weirich da Silva Coelho Iandra , Bastos Figueiredo Sandra
Published: February 2021

This article presents a discussion on the importance of digital tools that can be used in the process of teaching and learning additional languages at a time of emergency education. It is a bibliographic study with a qualitative approach, carried out with a search in different databases with criteria to select texts for analysis. Among the tools used, we highlight an analysis related to Duolingo, from a perspective of the CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) approach, based on technical, theoretical, and social criteria. The results point to the potential of this tool due to the gratuity, multiplatform access, gamified interface, and activity management by the teacher through Duolingo Schools, in addition to the possibility of certifying the level of proficiency in the English language. The discussion also shows some limitations and social issues that highlight the precariousness of online education before and during the context of a global pandemic
Sosyal Medyada Kurumsal Kimlik: Türk Finans Sektöründeki Sosyal Ağlar Üzerine Bir Analiz
Authors: AKINCI VURAL Zekiye
Published: February 2021

Günümüz dijital çağında yaşanan değişim ve dönüşümler, insanlar arasındaki iletişim süreçlerinin de değişmesine sebep olmaktadır. Bu durum kurumların da hedef kitleleriyle iletişime geçme yöntemlerindeki değişimleri beraberinde getirmektedir. Yaşanan bu değişimler kurumsal kimliğin yansıtılacağı sanal ortamları ortaya çıkarırken diğer yandan kurumsal iletişim süreçlerinin geçmişe kıyasla daha kolay yönetilmesine olanak sağlamaktadır. Bu süreçte, bankacılık sektörü gibi rekabetin yoğun olduğu pazar ortamlarında kurumlar fark yaratıp kurumsal kimliklerini hedef kitleye aktarma süreçlerinde sosyal medya ortamlarını kullanmaktadır.

Bu çalışmada da bankacılık sektöründe faaliyet gösteren kurumların kimliklerini sosyal medya üzerinden nasıl aktardıklarının ortaya konulması amaçlanmaktadır. Boomsocial.com sitesinde yer alan “Brands Top 100” listesindeki verilere göre finans sektöründe önde gelen 2 markanın (Ziraat Bankası, Garanti Bankası) Facebook, Instagram ve Twitter hesapları ele alınmıştır. Örneklem olarak seçilen bankaların sosyal medya hesapları iki farklı model esas alınarak oluşturulan kodlama tablolarıyla 1-30 Kasım 2017 tarihleri arasında analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular çerçevesinde, Ziraat Bankası sosyal medyada kurumsal kimliğini daha etkin şekilde yansıtırken Garanti Bankası’nın ise tüketiciyle birebir iletişime geçmede daha aktif bir profil sergilediği sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır.
Telecardiology Screening in Athletes: A Feasibility e-Health Study
Authors: Karavasileiadou Savvato , Karavasileiadou Savvato , Papadopoulos Dimitrios , Kouidi Evangelia , Koutlianos Nikolaos , Deligiannis Asterios
Published: February 2021

The objective of this study was to enhance the accessibility of athletes to cardiovascular pre-participation
screening services and to improve their well-being in a region by means of assessing the feasibility and
sustainability of a telemedicine project. The project was undertaken by a non-profit institution. A feasibility
analysis was performed based upon the scenario of transferring a medical team to the athlete’s location. A
sample of 506 athletes preceded the analysis to gather information about the process of pre-participation
screening. The cost analysis included the capital, operational, maintenance and administrative costs, while
monetized benefits included transportation and opportunity cost savings. The net present value and the ratio
of benefits to costs were used to measure the performance of the investment project. A Monte Carlo
simulation was conducted with demand and variable cost to represent the main sources of uncertainty. The
uncertainty assessment revealed that the probability of having positive or negative net assets is evenly
distributed and that small changes in the variable cost lead to high changes in net assets. The analysis showed
a benefit-cost ratio above unity and a positive net present value. Investing in a telemedicine intervention
project of pre-participation screening to athletes is socially desirable. Financial sustainability can be
improved by controlling-monitoring specific variable costs.
Mature Teratoma in the Third Ventricle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Medina Yanire Sánchez , Medina Yanire Sánchez , Hidalgo Eric Robles , Baez Jaime Domínguez , Perals Luis Gómez
Published: February 2021

Introduction: Germ Cell Tumors (GCT) represent less than 4% of primary brain tumors. They comprise
Germaniums, Non-Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors and Teratomas. Teratomas represent less than 20%
of intracranial GCT. They are tumors of multipotential cells derived from all 3 germ cell layers, frequently
arising in midline structures, most commonly in the pineal and suprasellar regions, with a clear excess of
male cases and frequently found in children and young adults. We report a case of a mature teratoma in the
third ventricle in a 37-year-old male.
Case Report: We report a case of a 37-year-old male with a history of headache lasting up to 9 days and
refractory to pharmacological treatment. The CT scan revealed a 20mm round hypodense lesion in the
anterior third ventricle, with a punctate hyperdensity in the inferior pole causing biventricular hydrocephalus
with no periventricular lucency and the MRI showed a well-defined encapsulated mass lesion attached to
the roof of the third ventricle, isointense in T1WI with circumferential enhancement and hyperintense in
T2WI. Gross total resection was performed. Histopathologic evaluation revealed a mature teratoma. There
was no evidence of recurrence on follow up MRI at 2 years.
Conclusion: Intracranial teratomas typically originate in midline structures from optic chiasm to pineal
region. Presentation after the first two decades of life is exceptional. Complete surgical resection is the only
curative treatment for pure mature teratomas. We report the case of a mature teratoma in a 37-year-old male
with unusual radiological findings.
GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DI MADRASAH ALIYAH: AUTHENTIC, TANSFORMATIONAL, AUTHORITARIAN ATAU TRANSACTIONAL?
Authors: Purwanto Agus , Asbari Masduki , Prameswari Mirza , Ramdan Mohamad
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of transformational, transactional, authentic and authoritarian leadership styles on teacher performance in a Madrasah Aliyah at  Pati Central Java. The respondents of this study were 70 teachers and the method of data collection was by distributing electronic questionnaires to the teachers. Data analysis in this study uses SEM (Structural Equation Model) LISREL program version 8.70. The results of the analysis and processing of research data indicate that it shows that the leadership, transactional and authorian styles of Madrasah Aliyahdi Pati show a positive and significant effect on teacher performance while the transformational and authentic leadership styles do not significantly influence teacher performance.

Keywords: Leadership Style Transformational, Transactional, Authentic Dan Authoritarian, Teacher Performance
On Covid-19, mental health, and meditation
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Scienсes of Ukraine, Т. V. Danylova
Published: February 2021

The art of meditation has attracted vivid attention and considerable interest in contemporary unstable and unpredicted world, especially now when the outbreak of COVID-19 has created mental health concerns among the general population worldwide. Contemporary research on meditation for different conditions shows that meditation helps to control pain, may reduce blood pressure, leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density, may reduce age-related memory loss, enhances self-awareness, reduces feelings of loneliness and increases social contact, cultivates more creative problem-solving skills, promotes emotional health. Its positive impact on stress, anxiety, depression, chronic diseases is well-known. To enhance mental health and stabilize human beings in happiness and harmony, it is now more crucial than ever to turn to the Eastern spiritual practices and integrate them with the Western scientific discoveries. It will expand the functional field of human capabilities to achieve freedom and self-realization.
The 18th and 19th-century french thinkers on civilization: a brief overview
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Scienсes of Ukraine, T. V. Kychkyruk , H. V. Salata ,   Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
Published: February 2021

The future development of both global and local civilizations is based on our knowledge of the past and our involvement in the present. It largely depends on rethinking the ideas of the past and reintegrating their productive elements into our worldview. The ideas of Turgot, Condorcet, Comte, Durkheim interpreted from the standpoint of today can become the missing pieces of the puzzle, the name of which is the civilization paradigm. The paper aims to explore the ideas of the famous 18th – 19th century French thinkers on civilization. The authors used cultural-historical and integrative approaches.
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL PADA MATA PELAJARAN PKN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VIII A SMP NEGERI 3 SINGKAWANG
Authors: Moad Moad
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran dalam pembelajaran PKn agar lebih bersemangat untuk terus meningkatkan minat belajar dengan menggunakan Media Audio Visual sehingga hasil belajar akan maksimal. Bentuk penelitian yang sesuai untuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas, subjek penelitian terdiri dari siswa kelas VIII A SMP Negeri 3 Singkawang berjumlah 26 siswa. Kesimpulan umum bahwa penerapan media audio visual dapat meningkatkan minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran PKn kelas VIII A SMP Negeri 3 Singkawang. Penggunaan media audio visual dengan memanfaatkan Film dokumenter dalam pembelajaran dengan tahapan utama menyiapkan alat pembelajaran, siswa menyusun laporan hasil (review) menonton Film, kelompok mempresentasikan laporan film dokumenter dan memberikan kesempatan pada kelompok lain untuk menanggapi sehingga terjadi tanya jawab, Guru dan siswa menyimpulkan hasil belajar pada materi tersebut dan siswa mengerjakan soal-soal evaluasi akhir pelajaran. Peningkatan minat belajar siswa setelah diterapkannya media audio visual di kelas VIII A SMP Negeri 3 Singkawang, pada siklus I banyaknya siswa yang memiliki minat belajar tinggi berjumlah 15 siswa (58%) dan pada siklus II meningkat sebanyak 21 siswa (81%) dengan penerapan media film dokumenter telah mengalami peningkatan.
Kajian Analisa Konsep Penanganan Drainase dalam Menunjang Pengelolaan Air pada Permukiman Tepian Sungai Kapuas Pontianak
Authors: Ryanti Eva , Kurniawan Pramudya , Zuraida Ida
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini mengkaji analisa konsep penanganan drainase permukiman tepian Sungai Kapuas Pontianak berdasarkan cacthment area, terjadi peningkatan pembangunan dan perubahan fungsi bangunan menjadi daerah komersial sehingga berkembangnya aktifitas ekonomi.  Dengan menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus yakni kawasan permukiman padat yang berada di tepian sungai, dengan teknik studi literatur untuk menganalisa air hujan dan air buangan dari rumah tangga dan fasilitas umum. aspek yang dipertimbangkan dan komponen yang diatur dalam kajian, analisis deskriptif untuk analisa hidrologi mendapatkan debit rencana menggunakan metode rational  serta analisa hidrolika untuk mendapatkan  dimensi saluran dan perlu tidaknya membuat kolam penampungan. Sehingga keutamaan penelitian ini memuat beberapa tujuan yang akan dicapai yaitu ; untuk mengkaji sistem drainase yang ada di tepian sungai kapuas pontianak khususnya kelurahan Benua Melayu Laut (BML), untuk  mendapatkan penyelesaian masalah banjir akibat air hujan dan air buangan dari rumah tangga dan fasilitas umum, serta perlu tidaknya dibuat kolam penampungan. Debit rencana dari data hujan dan air buangan didapat dari setiap catchment area berdasarkan arah aliran air dari rencana saluran drainase di kawasan BML dan didapat dimensi penampang saluran dari debit rencana yang ada. Tidak diperlukan kolam penampungan di Kawasan BML.
Designing the Concrete Mix Design in order to Determine the Deviation Value of the Two Concrete Compressive Test Instruments (Pressure Test and Hammer Test)
Authors: Asmadi Asmadi , Haryani Susi
Published: February 2021

The role of concrete material in building structures is a very important, in the other word almost all of structural building use concrete components. Using this research, we try to ascertain how big the deviation results from the two tools. Through laboratory research that is examined from the physical coarse aggregate material, fine aggregate, we get the job mix concrete formula. the quality of the concrete that we design is concrete K-200 kg / cm2. from the results of our job mix, the proportion of the concrete mixture for 1 m3 of concrete is as follows cement 351.85 kg, sand 780.42 kg, crushed stone 1077.73 kg, water 142.34 kg, then made as many as 15 pieces of cube specimens. Then for the finished structural test object, a building is made from the structure of the foundation, loop beams, columns, floor beams and floor slabs. When casting is carried out, the making of concrete cube specimens is taken back, respectively, the number of foundation test objects is 3 concrete cubes, 3 sloop blocks of concrete cubes, 3 columns, 3 beams and 3 floor plates. The average test results of these test tools are as follows: the pressure test using the concrete pressure test device is 211 kg / cm2, and the test result using the concrete hammer test is 195 kg / cm2.
Two new species of the genus Diaparsis Förster from southern China (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae)
Authors: Khalaim A.I.
Published: February 2021

Diaparsis isfirae sp. n. and D. saeva sp. n. are described from southern China.
Review of Kazakhstan species of the genus Trichomalus Thomson, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae)
Authors: Dzhanokmen K.A.
Published: February 2021

Ten species of Trichomalus are reported from Kazakhstan. A description of T. tamaricicola sp. n., reared from galls of Amblypalpis tamaricella Danil. (Gelechiidae) on Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb., and a redescription of T. inops (Walker, 1835), reared from galls of Catapion gemulum (Faust) (Curculionidae) on root neck of Astragalus campylorrhynchus Fisch. & Mey., are given.
Canonising Shakespeare in 1920s Japan
Authors: Gallimore Daniel
Published: February 2021

In 1927, just before completing the first Japanese translation of Shakespeare’s Complete Works, Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859–1935) selected eight of his translations for inclusion in his own Selected Works, which were published in fifteen volumes in conclusion to his career as one of the leading exponents of cultural reform of his generation. His choice is idiosyncratic as it omits the plays that had become most popular during the period of Shakespeare’s initial reception in late nineteenth-century Japan, but includes a number that were relatively unknown, such as Measure for Measure. This article suggests likely reasons for his selection before discussing the comments he makes on each play in his translation prefaces, and thus provides an overview of what Tsubouchi had come to value about Shakespeare.
Shadowing Shakespeare
Authors: Watson Alex
Published: February 2021

In his 1980 film Kagemusha or Shadow Warrior, Akira Kurosawa presents the sixteenth-century Takeda clan engaging a lower-class thief to impersonate their recently deceased leader, Takeda Shingen. I examine Kagemusha as a critical engagement with Shakespeare’s English history plays and ‘shadow’ counterpart to Kurosawa’s trilogy of Shakespeare adaptations, Throne of Blood (1957), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) and Ran (1985). In keeping with Shakespeare’s dramatisation of English history, Kurosawa creatively reworks historical sources, incorporating stories of intergenerational rivalry and fulfilled prophecies, to depict the transition from medieval civil conflict to the early-modern nation-state. Kurosawa also deploys the motif of the double to explore the distinctively Shakespearean theme of power as performance, engaging in a dramatic examination of Machiavelli’s ideas about politics. I argue that Kurosawa’s use of the double posits a theory of influence, drawing on Japanese cultural traditions, in which doubling can achieve a form of transcendence through self-annihilation.
Advocacy Communication and The Child Trafficking Situation in Kenya
Authors: Kinuthia Cyndi , B Mbogo , L Komen
Published: February 2021

Child trafficking is one of the leading crimes in Kenya. The purpose of this study therefore was to look at the efficacy of advocacy communication when it comes to addressing the complications of child trafficking in society. The study focus was Mathare constituency in Nairobi County. This is because there are many child trafficking cases from Mathare constituency that have been reported over the years causing a number of humanitarian organizations, who work with schools and community groups, to step in and address the issue. A purposive sample of 240 teacher respondents and 16 facilitators was selected as per Yamane’s formula while convergent parallel mixed methods design was used for data collection and analysis. The study established that videos and pictorials were the most popular advocacy methods used, with a 100 percent respondent rate while 98 percent observed that through advocacy, humanitarian organizations were making a difference in countering child trafficking. The study established also that all (100%) of the facilitators agreed that the stakeholders directly involved with children did contribute to the fight against child trafficking. The study concluded that integrated communication was adopted by facilitators and that the advocacy communication methods used were effective. The study recommends involvement of key stakeholders’ right from the planning stage for effectiveness. A recommendation of the study is that further investigations be done from the viewpoints of the children, parents and the local administration.
“Skill, drill, and kill”
Authors: Maharajh Lokesh Ramnath , Musikewa Lucia Tsitsi
Published: February 2021

This paper reports on teachers’ summative assessment experiences at grade seven level in selected primary schools in Chegutu District, Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe. The study's purpose was to determine the effect and impact the final, standardised, and high-stakes assessment have on teaching and learning at grade seven level in these primary schools. Using a qualitative research design, we generated data from eight teachers who were purposefully selected from four of the different primary schools found in Zimbabwe (rural, farm, urban, and boarding). Semi-structured interviews, documents, and records analysis were employed as data generation to allow for rich and detailed information from all available sources for this research. This paper presents and discusses the data about teachers’ summative evaluation experiences at grade seven in the Zimbabwean education system. The findings reveal a severe effect and impact of end-of-year grade seven examinations on teachers, instructional practices, the curriculum, the learners, and the education system. It also shows that teachers depend excessively on drilling and repetitious revision practices to meet the standards required and expected by stakeholders. The findings further reveal contradicting responses from teachers on enhancing learners’ performance from drilling and coaching. There emerged from the findings a consensus among teachers on merging formative, continuous, and summative assessment forms. This paper suggests a more balanced and holistic assessment structure at grade seven level that caters to learners' diverse populations and environments in Zimbabwe.
Whole-Body Vibration in Bus Drivers: Association with Physical Fitness and Low Back Pain
Authors: Portela Bruno Sergio , Zannin Paulo Henrique Trombetta
Published: February 2021

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to whole body vibration, prevalence of low back pain and level of physical fitness in bus drivers. The measurement of whole body vibration was in 100 city buses with different characteristics and the prevalence of low back pain was assessed in 200 drivers with a measurement of physical fitness level. Descriptive statistics with mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics were used with the Kurskal-Wallis test, Dunn's multiple comparisons test, Poisson regression and significance level of p <0.05. The results demonstrate significant differences between the vehicle models, characterizing the conventional and articulated buses on the y and z axes with higher levels of vibration. Drivers working with conventional and articulated vehicles had a higher prevalence of low back pain with 57.5 and 60%, respectively. The level of physical fitness was low in most of the sample, however, the drivers of bi-articulated and micro bus had higher levels. Poisson regression with the outcome of low back pain, showed the factors that showed a significant prediction: age, working time, abdominal muscle resistance, lumbar strength, RMSy and RMSz.
TRENDS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Authors: Alabi Peter Akubo
Published: February 2021

The paper presents an analytical exposition, critical context and integrative conclusion on the trends and best practices in Information Technology Management, and reviews and evaluates the key issues, trends and future direction of Modern Information Technology Management. IT is generally accepted as a key enabler of economic and technological growth. Managers implement new technology to change something: the organization, the nature of work, relationships with other organizations, or some other facet of business. Information Technology (IT) plays a vital role in leveraging productivity and efficiency in private organizations, governments and research. The value of IT in any organization depends on its infrastructure, which consists of computers, network and telecommunication technologies, data and core software applications. Information Technology (IT) is now a force and driver of modern technological development and globalization, and makes the management of information more efficient and effective. Technology management entails all management activities that determine the application of policy, objectives and responsibilities as well as their execution in an organization in terms of planning, allocating resources, organizing and ensuring outcomes that improve processes. The major IT Management issues are: Using technology to design efficient and effective organizations; Developing a plan for information technology in the organization; Using IT as a part of corporate strategy; Taking advantage of interorganizational systems; Deciding on and developing new applications of IT; Reengineering business processes; Adopting special applications; Changing the organization; Managing the IT infrastructure in a time of explosive growth and technological change; Deciding whether and what to outsource;  and Deciding how much to invest in IT. Knowledge and skills are a necessary and sufficient condition for technological progress. Developing countries lack enough skilled IT persons who can design, program, install, configure and maintain Information Technology in this constantly changing industry. Accordingly, lack of qualified and globally recognized IT professionals is seriously hampering IT adoption and development. Management Information Systems refer to information management methods tied to the automation or support of human decision making, whereas IT Management refers to the IT related management activities in organizations.
Pregnant teenagers treated at the obstetric center of a university hospital
Authors: Ferro Luana Maria Tassoni , Rezende Ceny Longhi , Reis Cassia Barbosa , Machado Alessandra Aparecida Vieira , Moreno Renato Sarmento dos Reis
Published: February 2021

According to the definition of the World Health Organization, adolescence is the phase of life between 10 and 19 years of age, a period marked by physiological and biopsychosocial changes, in which pregnancy is considered a risk factor for both mother and fetus from the biomedical point of view. Several factors have been associated with teenage pregnancy with negative maternal and neonatal impacts, such as: social vulnerability, low levels of education, income, and sexual education. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, which aimed to identify obstetric factors and neonatal outcomes of greater frequency among pregnant adolescents treated at the obstetric center of a university hospital. Data collection was performed through a logbook of daily procedures at the obstetric center, so that all parturients under 19 years of age treated in 2018 were included in the study. The variables studied were age, parity, type of delivery, gestational age, diagnosis of syphilis and HIV, number of prenatal consultations, and insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD). As for the newborn, the following were analyzed: weight and hospital destination after birth. The data were processed using the SOFA.5.2 software (Statistics Open for All) and the significance level established was 95%, with a value of (P ≤ 0.05). Three thousand four hundred and thirty pregnant women were evaluated. There was a birth rate of 19.3% among adolescents, with a correlation between the low weight of the newborn with the longest hospital stay and the number of prenatal visits, and also the identification of low insertion of contraceptive methods immediately after delivery. Adolescent pregnancy was correlated with low-birth-weight newborns and a longer stay in neonatal units, consequences often associated with the insufficient number of prenatal consultations. Public health policies for the inclusion of qualified nursing professionals in the management of insertion of the intrauterine device for the prevention of subsequent pregnancies deserve special attention.
ECHO360 Active Learning Platform in Health Sciences education
Authors: Cobbold Christian , Fernandez Francesca , Lys Isabelle
Published: February 2021

The ECHO360 Active Learning Platform (ALP) is an online active learning platform allowing the creation of interactive multimedia content for anytime student learning, with the potential for comprehensive analytics. This ALP has previously been shown to enhance student participation and engagement during in-class activities however it can be challenging to use at first. To enhance the uptake of ECHO360 ALP in and out of the classroom a simplified guide with clear instructions on the most useful aspects of the platform was developed and shared with staff, successfully creating a community of instructors. A student guide was also prepared which showcased the methods for gaining the most from its use in and out of lectures. These resources are available in the appendix.
LEARNING ANALYTICS FOR WHOM? A REFLEXION ON THE RETRIEVAL OF LEARNING INFORMATION BY THE STUDENT
Authors: Nogueira Junior Darcio Costa , Valle Sousa Isadora , Cordeiro Martins Frederico , Kerr Pinheiro Marta Macedo
Published: February 2021

The present work aims at addressing how the use of Learning Analytics (LA) has enabled the retrieval of learning information by the student oneself, by analyzing data availability, self-management and student autonomy in learning processes inside and outside virtual environments. The bibliographic research conducted had a qualitative nature and consisted of a narrative literature review anchored in the theoretical foundations of information (information retrieval and representation) and Learning Analytics. Two relevant user case studies that dealt with LA were selected from the researched articles - the first analyzed the user approach in an adapted learning context with LA whereas the second analyzed the user approach in a personalized learning context with LA. One concluded that the student, as an information user, still has little access to an effective retrieval of what was consolidated throughout one’s own learning process. Besides, in relation to the effectiveness of LA, in the context of adapted and personalized learning, there was a perceived increase in student performance with regard to the use of activities and tasks.
state of the art of government policy and program e valuation methodologies
Authors: Rito Vanusa Maria de Souza , Santana José Ricardo de
Published: February 2021

This research analyzes the conceptual aspects and the state of the art of evaluation methodologies within government policies and programs, based on theoretical and empirical evidence on the subject. This article aims to map the evaluation study and discuss evaluation practices in Brazil, the United States and Europe. It is, therefore, an exploratory and bibliographic research, with a qualitative approach, based on studies indicated in the selected literature. Although the evaluation practices in Brazil are recent and not fully established, the results point out a similarity in the evaluation activities, when compared with the American and European countries. On the other hand, these evaluation practices are still little used in Brazil, which still faces contextual and methodological challenges in the evaluation of public policies and programs, as well as the implementation of continued evaluation policies.
Incidence of multiresistant antimicrobial Staphylococcus in the hands of Health Basic Unit professionals
Authors: Silva Ana Elisa Pereira da , Cavalheiro Tharinne Oliveira Silva , Kozusny-Andreani Dora Inés , Ramos Rogério Rodrigo
Published: February 2021

Staphylococcus is an important etiologic agent of infections in hospital and healthcare settings. One of the means of proliferation of these agents is the contamination of the hands of professionals who perform health care. This research aimed to identify the possible incidence of multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus colonized in the hands of health professionals, before and after hand hygiene, and its correlation with the spread of infections in these environments. The research was carried out by biochemical tests in the laboratory, of which results indicated the colonization by Staphylococcus even after hand hygiene (88.3% positive and 11.7% negative); this allows the dissemination of the bacteria to other patients and environments. The samples were submitted to the multiple antimicrobial resistance index, and data showed the persistence of microorganisms resistant to the 15 antimicrobials used. So additional studies need to be done in order to suggest effective actions and awareness of health professionals about hand hygiene as an important preventive action in hospital and health care settings.
TURKISH CONTINGENT AT THE COMMUNIST UNIVERSITY OF WORKERS OF THE EAST. PART II
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Sibgatullina Alfina T.
Published: February 2021

Turkish students could attend courses at the Communist University of Workers of the East (Kommunisticheskii Universitet Trudiashchikhsia Vostoka, KUTV) since its opening in 1921. Nazim Hikmet (1902–1963), who would later emerge as the first Turkish futurist poet, arrived at KUTV with his friends in 1922. It was during his studies in Moscow that he began experimenting with free verse and reformation of the traditional language of Turkish poetry. The intellectual stimulation of Turkish students occurred through communication with other foreign students, regular excursions to museums and trips to different cities, work practice in Soviet factories, close acquaintance with the culture and life of Soviet people. According to the published memoirs of Zehra Kosova (1910–2001) who studied at KUTV in the mid-1930s, one can clearly imagine the learning process and everyday life of students who had their families with them in Moscow. Like many other foreign university graduates she was forced to leave her child in the USSR, in order to ‘build socialism in the East’ and conduct underground work in her homeland. For the period 1921–1938, about four hundred members of the Turkish Communist Party (TCP) and leaders of the political left were educated at the KUTV. Particularly in the TCP, the most productive groups of students were those, who studied in Moscow between 1926 and 1939. During this period, the foreign sector of the KUTV was under the direct control of the Comintern. Many of the graduates from this period were illegally employed in leading positions of the Turkish Communist Party.
CULTURAL INTERACTION BETWEEN SAFAVID IRAN AND OTTOMAN TURKEY IN 16TH CENTURY
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Averianov I. A.
Published: February 2021

Сoming to power of the Safavids Sufi dynasty in Iran (in the person of Shah Ismail I) in 1501 caused noticeable transformations in the political, social, cultural and religious life of the Near and Middle East. This dynasty used the semi-nomadic tribes of the Oguz Turks (‘Kyzylbash’) as its main support, which it managed to unite under the auspices of military Sufi order of Safaviyya. However, the culture of the Safavid state was dominated by a high style associated with the classical era of the Persian cultural area (‘Greater Iran’) of the 10th–15th centuries. The Iranian-Turkic synthesis that emerged in previous centuries received a new form with the adoption by the Safavids of Twelver Shiism as an official religious worldview. This put the neighboring Ottoman state in a difficult position, as it had to borrow cultural codes from ‘heretics’. Nevertheless, the Ottomans could not refuse cultural interaction with the Safavids, since they did not have any other cultural landmark in that era. This phenomenon led to a number of collisions in the biographies of certain cultural figures who had to choose between commonwealth with an ‘ideological enemy’ or rivalry, for the sake of which they often had to hide their personal convictions and lead a ‘double life’. The fates of many people, from the crown princes to ordinary nomads, were broken or acquired a tragic turn during the Ottoman-Safavid conflict of ‘spiritual paths’. However, many other poets, painters, Sufis sometimes managed to transform this external opposition into the symbolism of religious and cultural synthesis. In scholarly literature, many works explore certain aspects of the culture of the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid state separately, but there are almost no works considering the synthesis of cultures of these two largest Muslim states. Meanwhile, the author argues, that understanding the interaction and synthesis of the Ottoman and Safavid cultures in the 16th century is a key moment for the cultural history of the Islamic world. The article aims to outline the main points of this cultural synthesis, to trace their dependence on the ideology of the two states and to identify the personality traits of a ‘cultured person’ that contributed to the harmonization of the culture of two ideologically irreconcilable, but culturally complementary empires. A comparative study of this kind is supported by Ottoman sources. In the future, the author will continue this research, including the sources reflecting the perception of the Ottoman cultural heritage by the Safavids.
THE ROLE OF ENGLAND IN THE FORMATION OF THE PROTO-STATEHOOD OF THE IRAQI KURDS AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1918–1920) IN THE MANDATE TERRITORIES FORM
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Vertyaev Kirill V.
Published: February 2021

The article develops the stadial formation thesis of the proto-statehood among the Iraqi Kurds. The concept of national identity of the Iraqi Kurds remains the subject of a complex and long-lasting discussion. The main obstacle for the emergence of the Kurdish integral nationalism is still the fact that the Kurds speak different dialects of Kurdish language, and still maintain political and inter-clan conflicts over the distribution of power (not to mention the futility of any attempts to define political boundaries of Iraqi Kurdistan). Ironically, Great Britain faced practically the same contradictions during its occupation of Mesopotamia at the end of the WWI (following the Mudros armistice in October 1918), when British attempts to create an independent Kurdish state failed for a number of reasons, which are discussed in the article. In our opinion, this period was responsible for the formation of proto-statehood in Kurdish area (Kingdom of Kurdistan, for example, obtained classic characteristics of a chiefdom, but at the same time had a vivid anti-colonial, anti-imperialist orientation). The phenomenology of the British government’s political relations with such ‘quasi-states’ presents the subject for this article’s analysis.