bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BOA DELIBERAÇÃO (EUBOULÍA) E O PROBLEMA DA MORALIDADE DOS MEIOS EM ARISTÓTELES
Authors: Stefani Jaqueline
Published: January 2020

RESUMO O escopo da pesquisa é a análise de 1142b 17-28 da “Ética Nicomaqueia”, trecho em que Aristóteles disserta sobre a correção (orthotes), tendo em vista que a boa deliberação (euboulía) é uma espécie de correção. A passagem não é clara e sugere que: i) na boa deliberação, a moralidade restringe-se aos fins, cabendo aos meios apenas a característica de serem eficazes na obtenção dos fins; ou que ii) na boa deliberação, a moralidade recai sobre meios e sobre fins pois, com a expressão “usar os meios corretos na obtenção do fim”, Aristóteles estaria incluindo o critério moral dos meios como condição necessária à boa deliberação. Opto por “i)” e defendo que a boa deliberação consiste tão somente em uma habilidade exitosa na obtenção de um fim bom, habilidade que leva em conta o que é melhor, mais fácil, mais eficaz, feita em tempo oportuno.
ERIC WEIL E O INTERESSE FILOSÓFICO PELA HISTÓRIA
Authors: Branco Judikael Castelo
Published: January 2020

RESUMO O artigo apresenta a proposta de Eric Weil para a leitura filosófica de um evento histórico. Trata-se de um exercício de filosofia da história, destacando os termos essenciais da relação entre filosofia e história, o que assume traços precisos na reflexão de Weil sobre o avanço histórico. Para tanto, acompanha a reflexão de Weil sobre as recepções britânica e alemã da Revolução francesa, isto é, do pano de fundo a partir do qual podemos compreender os contornos modernos da moral, da política, da filosofia e da história. Em outras palavras, ao pensar a Revolução, o filósofo lida com Breakthrough que funda o novo quadro referencial no qual são recolocadas as questões da tradição, do sentido e do fim da história.
COMO DEVEMOS VIVER? DUAS FORMULAÇÕES DO TEMA A PARTIR DO LIVRO I DA “REPÚBLICA”
Authors: Pimenta Olímpio
Published: January 2020

RESUMO Tendo o Livro I da “República” de Platão como seu horizonte de referência, este artigo pretende, enquanto apresenta sumariamente as posições defendidas por Sócrates e Trasímaco sobre a justiça, examinar suas principais implicações para nós, no sentido de estabelecer algumas pistas sobre como responder à pergunta feita em seu título, a saber, “como devemos viver?”.
ETIFICACIÓN, LA TRANSFORMACIÓN DIGITAL DE LO MORAL
Authors: Calvo Patrici
Published: January 2020

RESUMEN Actualmente, la convergencia de tres ámbitos de aplicación tecnológica -Big Data, Inteligencia Artificial e Internet de las Cosas- permite hiperconectivizar, algoritmizar y dataficar los distintos ámbitos de actividad humana para optimizar sus procesos productivos, comunicativos, asistenciales y/o relacionales, y, con ello, aumentar su eficiencia, eficacia y sostenibilidad. El éxito cosechado en sectores como el industrial o el retail y las enormes expectativas que abre su implementación en otros como el político o el asistencial, empero, ha extendido la idea de que incluso es posible discernir mejor qué es lo justo y bueno a través del análisis y procesamiento algorítmico de datos masivos sobre lo moral procedentes de los individuos hiperconectados. Sin embargo, este enfoque dataficado de ética alberga dudas razonables respecto a su viabilidad, posibilidad y eficacia. Pero, sobre todo, produce inquietud su aceptación y puesta en marcha acrítica por las importantes anomalías que produce en el mundo de la vida, especialmente en la concreción y perdurabilidad del saber moral. Este estudio pretende mostrar los retos, límites y consecuencias que subyacen a la dataficación del ámbito moral.
A RELIGIÃO CIVIL E O LEGISLADOR NO MODELO CONTRATUALISTA DE ROUSSEAU
Authors: Kawauche Thomaz
Published: January 2020

RESUMO No “Contrato social”, os capítulos do legislador e da religião civil parecem incompatíveis com a ideia de um corpo político laico que se autoinstitui enquanto tal e que só se submete a leis estabelecidas por seus próprios membros. Trata-se de examinar neste artigo o método de exposição adotado por Rousseau para descrever, à luz da tradição, sua doutrina contratualista e, em particular, esclarecer nessa doutrina a necessidade da relação entre política e religião no problema da origem da sociedade.
Adaptability and stability of Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner genotypes in the Western Amazon
Authors: Moraes Marcos Santana , Rocha Rodrigo Barros , Teixeira Alexsandro Lara , Espindula Marcelo Curitiba , Silva Camila Andrade , Lunz Aureny Maria Pereira
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT: The development of Coffea canephora cultivars is based on the characterization of genotype × environment interaction, which is interpreted to quantify the differential behavior of clones at different cultivation sites. The objective of this research was to study the genotype x environment interaction aiming to select clones of broad and specific adaptation to different environments of the Western Amazon. Twelve clones with hybrid characteristics of the botanical varieties Conilon and Robusta and four open pollinated clones, had their performance evaluated in comparison with four controls. The genotype × environment interaction was interpreted based on the environmental quality index, the non-parametric estimator of Lin and Binns, 1988 and on the dispersion of the centroid method. Effects of the genotypes, environment, and genotype × environment interaction were all significant (p<0.01). The environmental quality index (Ij) classified three environments as favorable for coffee production. In terms of the Lin and Binn’s estimator (Pi), hybrid genotypes 16, 10, 13, 09 and 14 presented lower Pi indices than others, and were classified as being more stable. Five clones of low adaptability, seven clones of specific adaptability to favorable or unfavorable environments and two clones of broad adaptability to all environments were identified interpreting the dispersion of the centroid method.
Institutional Pressures, Institutional Work and the Development of Universities' Entrepreneurial Turn
Authors: Amarante Juliana Marangoni , Crubellate João Marcelo
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT Based on Institutional Theory, in this theoretical essay we aimed to create a model that could explain the development of the entrepreneurial turn of universities. As a result, we suggest the following theoretical proposition: universities' entrepreneurial turn is contingent on institutional work and may be understood as a result of a confluence of inward and outward forces that are shaped through a historical and recursive interplay between regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive pressures, conjointly derived from each actor of the Triple Helix, that is, the state, the industry - or society in a broader sense - and academia. Our main theoretical contributions consist of : (a) placing the universities' entrepreneurial turn at the epicenter of all the competing institutional pressures and logic when it comes to innovation creation; (b) characterizing the universities' entrepreneurial turn as a result of the recursive interplay between regulative, normative and cultural-cognitive pressures, conjointly derived from each actor of the Triple Helix; and (c) stressing the fundamental role of the institutional work performed by institutional entrepreneurs in the process of developing the universities' entrepreneurial turn.
INTENTION TO ADOPT BIG DATA IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE
Authors: QUEIROZ MACIEL M , PEREIRA SUSANA CARLA FARIAS
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT Big data applications have been remodeling several business models and provoking strong radical transformations in supply chain management (SCM). Supported by the literature on big data, supply chain management, and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), this study aims to evaluate the variables that influence the intention of Brazilian SCM professionals to adopt big data. To this end, we adapted and validated a previously developed UTAUT model. A survey of 152 supply chain respondents revealed that facilitating conditions (e.g., IT infrastructure) have a high influence on their intention to adopt big data. However, social influence and performance expectancy showed no significant effect. This study contributes to the practical field, offering valuable insights for decision-makers considering big data projects. It also contributes to the literature by helping minimize the research gap in big data in the Brazilian context.
FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF BIG DATA ANALYTICS IN COMPANIES
Authors: CABRERA-SÁNCHEZ JUAN-PEDRO , VILLAREJO-RAMOS ÁNGEL F
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT With the total quantity of data doubling every two years, the low price of computing and data storage, make Big Data analytics (BDA) adoption desirable for companies, as a tool to get competitive advantage. Given the availability of free software, why have some companies failed to adopt these techniques? To answer this question, we extend the unified theory of technology adoption and use of technology model (UTAUT) adapted for the BDA context, adding two variables: resistance to use and perceived risk. We used the level of implementation of these techniques to divide companies into users and non-users of BDA. The structural models were evaluated by partial least squares (PLS). The results show the importance of good infrastructure exceeds the difficulties companies face in implementing it. While companies planning to use Big Data expect strong results, current users are more skeptical about its performance.
Hallgatói környezettudatosság környezetvédelmi témakörökben fiatal felnőtt korban
Authors: Nmarné Kendöl Jutka
Published: January 2020

The students of Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Sopron studied "Ecology and Environmental Protection in Preschool Education" as a compulsory course. The objective of teaching this subject was to expand the environmental knowledge of the students, increase their sense of responsibility, and develop their environmental awareness. Developing environmental awareness, saving energy, water, and electricity, avoiding wasting and waste management got priority during the training. The students were prepared to create the foundation of sensitivity to environmental issues, a proper value system and nature and eco-friendly behaviour at preschools as graduate childhood educators.All these topics were viewed from a preschool education perspective, namely, how the above-mentioned topics can be brought to preschools so that the students could be able to implement them into the everyday life of preschools. In order to achieve this, they have to develop a rich methodological repertoire so that the children in their care can be educated to sustainability and environment protection according to their age and needs.
„Ez a mi munkánk…” – A pedagógus ideális célja a magyar köznevelésben
Authors: Szládovics Bálint
Published: January 2020

No other profession is more important than that of a pedagogue. That is why it is important to increase the quality continuously. The initial point of it is to know where we are and to what extent we can be satisfied with our occupation’s result. Furthermore, we also have to examine in which direction we should develop. In the first part the study systematizes the accepted thesis on the topic. Afterwards, research, made by a metaphor research method, is introduced with the help of an online application (N=436) and its result. From this we can get to know the participants’ demands, especially those of the students in public education. We can learn what they think about the activities of the school, its meant and ideal aims and objectives. Finally, the paper drafts these aims and objectives in order to make the adequate steps towards improvement.
Perfil dos óbitos fetais em gestantes adolescentes no Acre no período de 2014 a 2016
Authors: Da Costa Ruth Silva Lima , Da Silva Joéden Zegarra , Kagy Eduarda Monteiro da Silva , Nery Emeli do Nascimento , Arruda Eder Ferreira de
Published: January 2020

OBJETIVO: analisar o perfil de óbitos fetais em gestantes adolescentes no Acre no período de 2014 a 2016. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, retrospectivo e exploratório. A população do estudo foi composta por todos os casos de óbitos fetais ocorridos em adolescentes em Rio Branco – Acre e registrados entre 2014 a 2016 disponíveis no Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS). RESULTADOS: Ocorreram 85 óbitos fetais, predominando: mães na faixa etária de 15 a 19 anos 78 (92,0%), com 4 a 7 anos de estudo 38 (44,7%) e duração da gestação de 28 a 31 semanas 20 (23,5%), correspondendo ao 7º mês de gravidez. A maioria das gestações era de fetos únicos 83 (97,6%), do sexo feminino 48 (57,0%), com peso fetal variando entre 1500g a 2499g 23 (27,1%), que foram a óbito antes do momento do parto 79 (93,0%), tendo como a principal causa de morte algumas afecções originadas no período perinatal 78 (92,0%). CONCLUSÃO: A maioria dos óbitos fetais ocorreu entre a 28ª e 36ª semana, em mães na faixa etária de 15 a 19 anos, com baixa escolaridade, mostrando assim a necessidade de estratégias para redução da gravidez na adolescência e aumento da cobertura de pré-natal.
Safety Training - Rice/Correa Lab v1
Authors: R Coy Samantha
Published: January 2020

In order to work in the Correa Lab, new members must complete both the General Laboratory Safety Training and Blood Bourne Pathogen Safety Training offered by Rice University. They must also be trained by the Correa Lab member currently in charge of safety. Annual refreshers can be completed online.
CLASH OF LINGUISTIC ETHNOCULTURES AND ITS EFFECT (IBERIAN REGION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF HISTORICAL ETHNOLINGUISTICS)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Korbozerova Nina
Published: January 2020

Modern Spanish is a multi-ethnic, complex structured, hierarchical formation of an abstract nature that serves its communicative, cognitive, pragmatic and other needs, diverse peoples, ethnos and social groups in contemporary Spanish-speaking countries located on different continents. This language has gone the difficult way of asserting its identity and has felt the ambiguous effect of collision with other linguistic cultures in the process of socio-political, economic and cultural changes. We consider that the language is the main consolidating force of society, it participates in the complex relationships in the triad society-language-culture, and simultaneously plays a key role in social transformations and preserving national and cultural identity. A culture that relies on the language system and cannot exist without it, is a decisive factor in changes in social practices. Therefore, we regard the language as a kind of a framework for culture, and in its complex, both the language and the culture, form an indivisible phenomenon such as the linguoculture, which is inherent in a particular people, ethnicity, society. Within the limits of the theory of linguistic collision, the causes of the original design of the Iberian-Roman linguistic culture can be considered as the intrinsic processes, which were set in the crisis (in the Vth century) and the fall (in the VIth cenury) of the Roman Empire, in the collapse of the Roman linguistic culture. The effect of the contact with German and Arabic linguistic cultures were manifested in complete abandoning of German linguoculture or partial rejection of Arabic linguoculture and in the Spaniards’ awareness of their own national linguistic and cultural identity.
STATUS OF VIBRANTS IN MODERN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Keba Olga
Published: January 2020

The article is devoted to the study of vibrant sounds / vibrants. Modern linguistics is characterized by the desire to study the sound functional units of oral speech, which ensure the adequacy of perception of content and the effectiveness of communication. Figuring out the nature of vibrant sounds (vibrants) belongs to the most debatable issues of general phonetics. They have always attracted the attention of phonetists and have become the subject of numerous studies. The main characteristic of the vibrants is the presence of one or more instant interruptions during the release of air. For the formation of vibrant sounds are crucial movements of the language muscle. The system of vibrants of each language is characterized by a set of specific articulatory and acoustic features. Language tradition defines one or another phonetic characteristic of the phoneme, which is part of the language. The question of the nature of vibrant sounds can be solved only with a detailed comprehensive study of their physiological, acoustic and spectral characteristics using modern possibilities of experimental phonetics. The study of the physiological and acoustic properties of such sounds is necessary to obtain their correct phonological interpretation.
Thermostimulation of titanium aluminide synthesis by high-calorie mixtures
Authors: Milyukova Irina V. , Yunusov Ruslan D.
Published: January 2020

A comparative microstructural and phase analysis of titanium aluminide samples obtained by SHS method in shells from a highly exothermic thermite mixture and an equimolar mixture of Nickel and aluminum is carried out. The energy of exothermic reactions of the shells allows heating the charge on the basis of titanium and aluminum and starting the SHS reaction in it. In the sinter sample in the Ni-Al shell, the reaction of titanium aluminide synthesis was not complete; the samples have a high-porous structure with small frame inclusions of intermetallides. In the synthesis of samples in the shell of the thermite mixture obtained alloy, optimal porosity and structure. The main phase in the samples obtained in different modes is titanium aluminide, also in both samples there are inclusions enriched in titanium (Ti3Al, Ti2Al phases), while the phase analysis did not reveal the presence of the initial components of the charge.
Consolidation of powder nanomaterials: review of development and application trends
Authors: Alymov Mikhail I. , Gulyaev Pavel Yu. , Semichev Sergey V.
Published: January 2020

The article provides a brief review of literature data on production methods, properties and promising areas of application of consolidated materials obtained from nanopowders. The influence of the size of nanoparticles on the performance of various technologies and the density of the resulting products is considered.
KONUT DEĞERİNİN OLUŞMASINDA VE ZORUNLU DEPREM SİGORTASI SAHİPLİĞİNDE ETKİLİ OLAN FAKTÖRLERİN ANALİZİ: ERZURUM İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: ORÇANLI Kenan
Published: January 2020

Çalışma,
günümüzde insanlar için yaşamları boyunca önemli bir yere sahip olan konutun fiyatının
belirlenmesinde konutun hangi özelliklerinin önemli olduğunu saptamayı ve konutun
güvenliği ile ilgili olarak kanunen yaptırılması zorunlu olan zorunlu deprem sigortası
(ZDS) sahipliğinde hangi faktörlerin etkili olduğunu belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Çalışmada kullanılan veriler, anket yöntemine dayalı olarak Erzurum il merkezinde
konut sahibi 570 kişiye uygulanarak elde edilmiştir. Araştırmacılar tarafından
oluşturulan anket, geçerlilik ve güvenirlik testine tabi tutulmuş ve Cronbach
Alpha (α) katsayısı, 0,749 ve KMO değeri, 0,78 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Konut
fiyatının oluşmasında etkili faktörlerin belirlenmesinde hedonik fiyatlama
modeli, ZDS sahipliğinde etkili faktörlerin belirlenmesinde ise iki kategorili
lojistik regresyon modeli kullanılmıştır. Analizler SPSS 23 paket programı ile
R paketi kullanılarak yapılmış ve her iki istatistiksel hesaplama araçlarından
elde edilen değerler karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda; her iki program
sonuçlarının tutarlı olduğu ancak iki kategorili regresyon analizinde R paket
programı arzu edilen sonucu vermediği, konutun fiyatının belirlenmesinde evin
büyüklüğü, konutun kira getirisi, bina kat sayısı, daire sayısı ve bina yaşı özelliklerinin
önemli ve ZDS sahipliğinde ise çalışmanın bulgular kısmında belirlenen 41 değişkenin
(yaş, eğitim durumu, meslek, hanedeki
birey sayısı, ZDS bilgi, evin
büyüklüğü, evin oda sayısı, ikamet süresi, konutun kira değeri, binada daire
sayısı, piyasa değeri, çelik daire kapısı, ilk yardım çantası, apartman dış
kapısında otomatik kapı açma cihazı, kasko sigortası, hırsızlık sigortası, ZDS
olağan düşüncesi (5 adet madde), ZDS faydasının olmadığı düşüncesi (7 adet
madde), ZDS'nin yaygınlaştırma düşüncesi (2 adet madde), deprem riski (2 adet
madde), binaların depreme dayanıklık durumu (1 adet madde), depreme  hazırlık durumu (3 adet madde)) etkili
olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
MOBİLYA SEKTÖRÜNDE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR TEDARİK ZİNCİRİ YÖNETİMİ PERFORMANS DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Authors: SAĞNAK Muhittin
Published: January 2020

Günümüzde, kuruluşlar, müşterilerin
gereksinimlerini karşılama hedefine yönelik olarak ekonomik faktörlerin yanı
sıra, çevresel ve sosyal faktörlere de önem vermektedirler. Sürdürülebilir
tedarik zinciri yönetimi olarak tanımlanan zincirin performans değerlendirmesi
de bütünsel bir yaklaşım gerektirmektedir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmada,
sürdürülebilir tedarik zinciri performansının değerlendirmesini yapmak amacıyla
ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal faktörleri dikkate alarak bir kavramsal çerçeve
geliştirilmiştir. Kavramsal çerçeve hem nitel, hem nicel faktörler
içermektedir. Faktörlerin göreceli önem seviyelerini hesaplamak amacı ile
Bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHS) tekniği kullanılmıştır. Toplam
performans seviyesi ise, ağırlıklı puanlama yöntemi ile bulunmuştur.
Operasyonel maliyetler ve çevresel maliyetler en önemli faktörler olarak tespit
edilmiş ve mobilya sektöründe faaliyet gösteren kuruluşun toplam sürdürülebilir
tedarik zinciri yönetimi performansı hesaplanmıştır.
İŞLETMELERİN LOGOLARINI DEĞİŞTİRME NEDENLERİ, YÖNTEMLERİ VE SONUÇLARI: VAKIFBANK ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: AYCI Ali
Published: January 2020

Bir
işletmenin yeniden markalaşması; marka isim değişikliği, marka estetiği
değişiklikleri (renk paleti, logo vb.) ve marka konumlandırması değişiklikleri
için kullanılmakta, bu değişim süreci görsel estetikten, pazar konumlandırmaya
kadar farklı seçenekleri kapsamaktadır. Logonun, müşterilerin işletmeye
bağlılığı konusunda etkisi bulunmakta ve bu olumlu etki işletme performansını
artırmaktadır. Logonun etkinliği; şekil, renk, boyut gibi unsurların ideal
seçimine bağlı olup logo değiştirme kararında, logo değişiminin maliyeti ile değişimden
beklentilerin ayrıntılı olarak belirlenmesi gerekir. Bu çalışmada yeniden
markalaşma kavramı çerçevesinde logo değişimiyle ilgili literatür araştırılmış,
 köklü değişikliklerinin gösterimi olarak
2008 yılında logo değişikliğine giden Vakıfbank örnek olay olarak incelenmiş, Vakıfbank
yetkilileri ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme gerçekleştirilmiştir. Vakıfbank’ı
yeniden yapılanma ve logo değişimine yönlendiren etkiler, değişimin
metodolojisi ve sonuçları araştırılarak bulgulara yer verilmiştir.
EKONOMİK KÜRESELLEŞME SÜRECİNİN KADIN İŞGÜCÜNE KATILIMI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: GELİŞMEKTE OLAN ASYA ÜLKELERİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: MİKE Faruk , KARLILAR Selin
Published: January 2020

Bu
çalışma, ekonomik küreselleşme sürecinin kadın işgücüne katılımı üzerindeki
etkisini, 16 gelişmekte olan Asya ülkesi için 1990-2017 yıllık gözlemler
doğrultusunda panel eşbütünleşme ve nedensellik analizleri ile araştırmaktadır.
Panel eşbütünleşme analizi bulguları, kadın işgücüne katılım oranı ile doğrudan
yabancı sermaye yatırımları, dışa açıklık ve kentleşme oranı arasında uzun
dönemli ilişkinin varlığına işaret etmektedir. Elde edilen uzun dönem
katsayılar ise dışa açıklık oranı ile kadın işgücüne katılım oranı arasında
negatif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı, doğrudan yabancı sermaye yatırımları
ile kadın işgücüne katılım oranı arasında negatif ve istatistiksel olarak
anlamsız sonuçları ortaya koymaktadır. Diğer taraftan panel nedensellik analizinden
elde edilen bulgular, kadın işgücüne katılım oranı ile doğrudan yabancı sermaye
yatırımları ve dışa açıklık oranı arasında iki yönlü ilişkinin varlığına işaret
etmektedir. Dünyanın en kalabalık ülkelerinin yer aldığı Asya ülkelerindeki
kentleşme sürecinin ise kadın işgücüne katılımı üzerinde herhangi bir etkiye
sahip olmadığı bulguları elde edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçları, söz konusu
ülkelerde uygulanan istihdam politikalarının fırsat eşitliği açısından
değerlendirilmesine önemli katkılar sunmaktadır.
Patelloplasty with and without circumpatellar denervation in reducing anterior knee pain in primary total knee arthroplasty: a comparative prospective study
Authors: Kanugula Sandeep Kumar , Rathod Mallesh , S. M. Venugopal
Published: January 2020

Background: Anterior knee pain (AKP) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) ­­­­­­is one of the complication which cause dissatisfaction in patients. Incidence estimated to be 4-49%. The aim of our study is to know the efficacy of patelloplasty with circumpatellar denervation with diathermy in reducing AKP in primary TKA.

Methods: A total of 130 unilateral TKAs’ are divided into 2 groups. Group I (control) includes 65 patients in which only patelloplasty was done. Group II (intervention) includes 65 patients in which both patelloplasty and circumpatellar denervation with diathermy was done and analysed. Mean follow up period was 18 months. Patients were assessed both preoperatively and postoperatively at final follow up.

Results: The overall incidence of AKP at follow up (18 months) was 16.9%, with 7.7% in the intervention group and 26.1% in the control group (p<0.05).  Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index scores were significantly  better in intervention group when compared to control group (28.71±3.948 vs 31.40±3.860). Better results were also found in knee society scores for intervention group compared to control group (166.57±7.941 vs 161.23±11.219); Feller patellar score of  intervention group was significantly better when compared to control group (23.28±2.546 vs 20.69±3.729); the range of knee flexion was similar in both the groups (94.62±12.6 vs 93.54±10.7). In terms of pain referred by the patient at 72 hrs postoperatively, there was statistically significant difference observed according to visual analogue scale.

Conclusions: There is statistically significant difference with respect to AKP in patients who have undergone patelloplasty with circumpatellar denervation using diathermy compared with patelloplasty alone.

 
Sexual risk behaviour and sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men
Authors: Swamiappan Murugan , Jagannathan Manjula , Abdulla Aysha
Published: January 2020

Background: In India the estimated men who have sex with men (MSM) population is around 352, 000, among that 4.3% are living with HIV. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in MSM is greater than that reported in women and men who have sex with women only. The aim of the study is to determine the trends of sexual behaviour and the pattern of sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men.

Methods: A retrospective study of the data collected from the clinical records of all MSM, who had attended the STI clinic of Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, during the three-year study period, from July 2016 to June 2019. Demographic data, sexual risk behaviour, condom usage and STIs, among the MSM, were computed and analyzed.

Results: During the study period 489 MSM attended the STI clinic, 51.9% were bisexual and 48.1 % were homosexual. Among them, exclusive penetrative sex in 50.7%, exclusive receptive sex in 15.7% and both in 33.6% were reported. Condom usage was consistent in 18.8%, inconsistent in 28.8% and 52.9% never used condom. Unprotected sex is more common in oral sex than with anal sex. STIs were seen in 20.9% and HIV in 1.4% of MSM. Syphilis was the most common STI seen.

Conclusions: Our study elucidated the high prevalence of STIs among MSM and increasing trends of sexual risk behaviour. Health service providers must take necessary steps to improve the provision of biological and medical measures to screen, treat and prevent infections.

 
THE REVITALIZATION MODEL OF WAN ABDURRAHMAN FOREST PARK AS A COMMUNAL FORESTRY CONSERVATION AREA
Authors: Bachri Erlina , Hartono Bambang , Ompu Jainah Zainab , Anggalana  , Safitri Melisa
Published: January 2020

Purpose of study: This study aimed to develop a model of social planning and legal perspectives on forest park revitalization program. Which in this study forest park that will be examined is Abdurahman Wan forest park in Lampung province, Indonesia as communal-based nature conservation programs are guided by the principles of participation, utilization, harmonization, and sustainability?

Methodology: This study is a qualitative study using juridical and sociological perspectives by evaluating and comparing the Top-down and Bottom-up plans that have been done before. The SWOT analysis has been done for analyzing the data.

Result: The results of the study show that the "Top-down Planning" that has been done so far is not sufficient. This is because the legislature is not only limited to a basic concept but must also play a role in developing all strategic arrangements. Therefore, in this case, the government is not merely a member of parliament but oversees the course of the program. Also, the community must have broad access to fight for its communal values. In short, the study found that the "Bottom-Up Planning" model was more suitable for implementation because through this approach the community could participate and exchange ideas together in all policies.

Implications: This research is very useful for stakeholders because it can provide academic illustrations in the form of policy analysis and is able to force public participation and ensure that all policies are shared values ​​and collaborative in nature that provide so many assets related to the form of public policy in implementing activities in the park communal forest.

Applications of this study: This research can be used for the universities, managers, and policymakers.

Novelty/Originality of this study: In this research, the model of forest park conservation programs using communal-based based on participation, utilization, harmonization, and sustainability.
READING INTEREST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH READING PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Normala Muhamad Siti , Nazri Latiff Azmi Mohd , Hassan Isyaku
Published: January 2020

Purpose of the study: This study aims to specifically examine reading interest among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners and determine its relationship with their performance in ESL classrooms.

Methodology: This study is based on cross-sectional survey design, comprising a randomly selected sample of 351 ESL learners from the state of Terengganu. The questionnaire was used as a data-gathering instrument, consisting of pre-test and post-test items using Know Want Learn (KWL) reading method.

Main Findings: The findings revealed that most of the ESL learners read English materials for academic purposes rather than news and entertainment. Also, there is a significant relationship between ESL learners’ reading interests and their performance in ESL classrooms.

Applications: This study consists of empirical evidence regarding students’ reading interests and their correlation with their performance in the ESL classroom. This could help ESL teachers to rectify the students’ problems in reading English materials.

Novelty/Originality: This study provides valuable information on the importance of reading interests in determining students’ performance, particularly in ESL classrooms.
THE IMPACT OF DOMINANT IDEOLOGY OF TARGET SOCIETY ON LEXICAL CHOICES OF TRANSLATION: THE CASE STUDY OF THE ESSENTIAL RUMI
Authors: Naghmeh-Abbaspour Bita , Sepora Tengku Mahadi Tengku , Jamal Marlina
Published: January 2020

Purpose: The current research investigates the translator’s lexical choices in terms of ideological concepts of The Essential Rumi. Moreover, by providing an overview of the social context of the target society, the study supports the logic behind the lexical choices. Methodology: Based on the association of ideology and critical discourse analysis as well as considering manipulation as one of the central concepts of it, the study employs CDA as its theoretical and analytical framework. Main Findings: The finding reveals that the Islamic ideology of Rumi’s poetry is extremely manipulated based on the dominant ideological trends of the target social context. Applications: The current study will contribute to the discipline of translation studies in general and the field of literary translation in particular. Novelty/Originality: Although the extraordinary fascination of North American poetry readers toward Rumi attracted numerous scholars of different fields, the lack of a textual study is strongly felt in this area. Therefore, to fill this void, the present study is going to investigate the congruency of the ideological load of Rumi’s original poetry and Barks’ translations of it at the lexical level.
The Relationships Between Self-Efficacy, Task Value, and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Massive Open Online Courses
Authors: Lee Daeyeoul , Watson Sunnie Lee , Watson William R
Published: January 2020

This study examines the relationships between self-efficacy, task value, and the use of self-regulated learning strategies by massive open online course (MOOC) learners from a social cognitive perspective. A total of 184 participants who enrolled in two MOOCs completed surveys. The results of Pearson’s correlation analysis show a positive correlation between self-efficacy and the use of self-regulated learning strategies, as well as a positive correlation between task value and the use of self-regulated learning strategies. The results of hierarchical multiple regression analysis show that self-efficacy and task value are significant predictors of the use of self-regulated learning strategies. There was a statistically significant difference in the use of self-regulated learning strategies between learners who possessed high self-efficacy and those who possessed low self-efficacy. In addition, learners who had high task value showed statistically significant higher average self-regulated learning scores than those who had low task value. Implications and future research directions are discussed based on the findings.
Doctoral Students’ Learning Success in Online-Based Leadership Programs: Intersection With Technological and Relational Factors
Authors: Lee HyunKyung , Chang Heewon , Bryan Lynette
Published: January 2020

This study examines how technological and relational factors independently and interactively predict the perceived learning success of doctoral students enrolled in online-based leadership programs offered in the United States. The 73-item Online Learning Success Scale (OLSS) was constructed, based on existing instruments, and administered online to collect self-reported data on three primary variables: student learning success (SLS), relational factors (RF), and technological factors (TF). The SLS variable focuses on the gain of knowledge and skills, persistence, and self-efficacy; the RF on the student-student relationship, the student-faculty relationship, and the student-non-teaching staff relationship; and the TF on the ease of use, flexibility, and usefulness. In total, 210 student responses from 26 online-based leadership doctoral programs in the United States were used in the final analysis. The results demonstrate that RF and TF separately and together predict SLS. A multiple regression analysis indicates that, while all dimensions of TF and RF are significant predictors of SLS, the strongest predictor of SLS is the student-faculty relationship. This study suggests that building relationships with faculty and peers is critical to leadership doctoral students’ learning success, even in online-based programs that offer effective technological support.
Book Review: High-Impact Practices in Online Education
Authors: Faulconer Emily Kaye
Published: January 2020

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Distance Learners’ Experiences of Silence Online: A Phenomenological Inquiry
Authors: Duran Leslie
Published: January 2020

Although learner silence in face-to-face classrooms has been the topic of considerable research interest, relatively little investigation has been done into learners’ experience of silence in distance education. Guided by a phenomenology of practice approach, this study explores the lived experiences of online silence, using interview data gathered from 12 graduate students who were engaged in cohort-based distance learning.

Iterative rounds of a whole-part-whole interpretive process were used to identify key themes that emerged regarding the participants’ lived experiences. The findings highlight that silence is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon that was both enacted and received by the participants. Speaking out online was done carefully, sometimes with partial voice and sometimes in fuller voice, sometimes as an obligation and other times with a sense of spontaneity and connection.

The six themes that emerged were as follows: (a) learners enact purposeful silence; (b) learners absorb silence from others; (c) learners perceive, and use, silence as demarcation; (d) learners experience silence within voice; (e) learners use deliberate, complex strategies while engaging in online discourse; and (f) learners hear each other in a trusted community. These six themes give new understandings to the experience of online silence. They reflect the multifaceted and nuanced aspects of the phenomenon and have implications for distance education instructors, learners, and curriculum developers.
Towards a Devolved Model of Management of OER? The Case of the Irish Higher Education Sector
Authors: Risquez Angelica , McAvinia Claire , Desmond Yvonne , Bruen Catherine , Ryan Deirdre , Coughlan Ann
Published: January 2020

This paper reports on the research findings from a national project examining the issues in creating, sharing, using, and reusing open educational resources (OER) in the context of the development of open education in Ireland. One important aspect of the research was to investigate the potential for using existing institutional research repository infrastructure for the purpose of ingesting, managing, and discovering OER produced by academics. This approach would imply a move from previous strategy around a centralised repository at the national level to a devolved model that relies on institutional research repositories. The opportunities and potential barriers to the adoption of this approach were explored through an online survey and focus groups with academics from a range of higher education institutions (HEIs). Also, a focus group of institutional repository managers was convened to discuss the potential of the institutional repositories with those leading their development. Analysis of the data indicates that the devolved approach to institutions would be possible if the right supports and protocols were put in place. It was acknowledged that research repositories could potentially also serve as repositories of teaching materials, fostering parity of esteem between teaching and research. However, a range of important challenges were present, and alternative solutions emerged, which are discussed in the context of the present and future of online OER repositories.
Studying Learner Behavior in Online Courses With Free-Certificate Coupons: Results From Two Case Studies
Authors: Littenberg-Tobias Joshua , Ruipérez-Valiente José A. , Reich Justin
Published: January 2020

The relationship between pricing and learning behavior is an important topic in research on massive open online courses (MOOCs). We report on two case studies where cohorts of learners were offered coupons for free certificates to explore how price reductions might influence behavior in MOOC-based online learning settings. In Case Study 1, we compare participation and certification rates between courses with and without free-certificate coupons. In the courses with a free-certificate track, participants signed up for the verified-certificate track at higher rates, and completion rates among verified students were higher than in the paid-certificate track courses. In Case Study 2, we compare learner behavior within the same courses by whether they received access to a free-certificate track. Access to free certificates was associated with lower certification rates, but overall, certification rates remained high, particularly among those who viewed the courses. These findings suggest that some incentives, other than simply the cost of paying for a verified-certificate track, may motivate learners to complete MOOCs.
Management of stretched scar– induced secondary strabismus
Authors: Farid Mohamed F , Awwad Mohamed A , Mahmoud Mohamed R
Published: January 2020

BACKGROUND: To determine characteristics and management of consecutive or recurrent strabismus secondary to stretched scar. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with late secondary consecutive or recurrent strabismus due to stretched scar from 2012 to 2017. The diagnosis of stretched scar was made in any case of late (≥ 1 month) consecutive or recurrent strabismus associated with underaction of the previously operated muscle. The diagnosis was confirmed intraoperatively by negative forced duction test and the characteristic appearance of the scar tissue. Surgical correction involved excision of the scar tissue with muscle re-attachment to the sclera using non-absorbable sutures. Study parameters include improvement in secondary deviations, degree of muscle underaction and diplopia. RESULTS: 21 consecutive and 6 recurrent cases of stretched scar –induced strabismus were identified and all cases were associated with variable degrees of limited ocular duction. After surgical correction of the stretched scar, consecutive deviations in the form of consecutive esotropia and exotropia were corrected by means of 26.1PD and 65.6PD while recurrent deviations in the form recurrent exotropia and recurrent hypertropia were corrected by means of 34.3PD and 11PD respectively with significant improvement of limited ocular ductions. 21 patients had diplopia at presentation and all were improved after surgery. CONCLUSION: management of stretched scar –induced secondary strabismus by excision of the stretched scar and muscle fixation to the sclera using non-absorbable sutures significantly corrects secondary deviations and improves limitation of ocular duction.
Assessment of the social and economic development of a region: essence, methodology and correlation with transparency of local authorities
Authors: Liuta Оlga , Mershchii Borys
Published: January 2020

The introduction of fiscal policy transparency practices in the contemporary local financial management system is one of the prerequisites for increasing the socio-economic development of regions. Creating a transparent budget environment contributes to a faster and more effective solution to the region’s current problems. The lack of a sufficient level of budgetary transparency is a consequence of poor public interest consideration, which impedes the people’s realization of their own democratic aspirations and freedoms.The article is aimed at developing scientific and methodological approach to assessing the state of social and economic development of a region and comparing the estimates with the regions’ transparency levels for 2016–2018. Integral assessment of socio-economic development consists of four stages. It has been found out that the level of socio-economic development of regions does not correlate with the transparency level of regional policy. Public finance transparency assessment of Sumy city has shown that its population needs a higher level of information disclosure, use of the latest information channels, and creation of convenient forms of involvement in the budget process. The transparency evaluation results in the areas of budgeting, public procurement, disposal of property of the territorial community, etc. have been investigated. Besides, directions for improving Sumy local authorities’ information policy are proposed to increase its transparency.
A. ADNAN SAYGUN’UN OP.31 “PARTİTA” ADLI SOLO VİYOLONSEL (IV. BÖLÜM) ESERİNİN GEOMETRİK MODELLEMESİ
Authors: DEMİRBATIR Rasim Erol , YAĞCI Filiz , EZENTAŞ Rıdvan
Published: January 2020

Müzik, en temel ögesinden en karmaşık ögesine
kadar, çeşitli matematiksel yapıları içermekte olup, müzik ile matematik pek
çok açıdan birbiriyle ilişkili iki disiplindir. Türk beşleri içinde yer alan
Ahmet Adnan Saygun, ülkemizde Cumhuriyet Dönemi çoksesli müziğinin önemli bir
ismidir. Saygun’un, Op. 31 “Solo Viyolonsel için Partita”adlı yapıtı, 20. yy
solo viyolonsel yapıtları arasında uluslararası tanınırlığı olan eserlerden
biridir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, matematiksel kodlama yoluyla Saygun’un Op.31
“Partita” adlı solo viyolonsel eserinin (IV. Bölüm) geometrik modellemesinin
oluşturulmasıdır. Seçilen eserin ses yükseklikleri ve süre değerleri
matematiksel olarak kodlanmış ve daha sonra kodlamalar çoklu regresyon analizi
yapılarak uygun model bulunmuştur. Bu analizin sonucunda elde edilen regresyon
denklemi ile eserin geometrik modellemesi oluşturulmuştur. Bu denklemin,
cebirsel, trigonometrik ve ters trigonometrik fonksiyonların kombinasyonundan
meydana geldiği görülmüştür.
Therapeutic Strategies for Treatment-resistant Depression: State of the Art and Future Perspectives
Authors: Goh Kah K. , Chang Shen-Chieh , Chen Chun-Hsin , Lu Mong-Liang
Published: January 2020

In this narrative review, we intended to summarize the evidence of pharmacological and somatic
treatment choices for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). There are several types of therapeutic strategies to
improve inadequate response to antidepressant treatment. The first step for patients with TRD is to optimize the
dosage and duration of antidepressants as well as to ensure their drug compliance. The shift to antidepressant and
antidepressant combination therapy for patients with TRD cannot be regarded as an evidence-based strategy.
Only the combination of a monoamine reuptake inhibitor with a presynaptic α2-autoreceptor antagonist might
have better efficacy than other antidepressant combinations. Currently, the most evidence-based treatment options
for TRD are augmentation strategies. Among augmentative agents, second-generation antipsychotics and lithium
have the strongest evidence for the management of TRD. Further studies are needed to evaluate the augmentative
efficacy of anticonvulsants, thyroid hormone, glutamatergic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, and nutraceuticals
for TRD. Among somatic therapies, electroconvulsive therapy and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation are
effective for TRD. Further studies are warranted to provide clinicians with a better recommendation in making
treatment choices in patients with TRD.