bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fatores de risco para hipertensão arterial sistêmica em idosas de um centro de referência
Authors: Assunção Tainá Cristina Lara , De Carli Graziela , Alves Ana Luisa Sant’Anna , Bertol Daniela , Bervian Juliane , Doring Marlene , Portella Marilene Rodrigues , Scortegagna Helenice De Moura , Pancotte Júlia , Bortoluzzi Emanuelly Casal , Dalmolin Bernadete Maria
Published: April 2018

Introdução: Há evidência de que conforme os indivíduos envelhecem, as doenças crônicas não transmissíveis tornam-se as principais causas de morbidade, incapacidades e mortalidade em todo o mundo.Objetivo: Este trabalho buscou identificar fatores de risco para hipertensão arterial sistêmica em idosas de um Centro de Referência e Atenção ao Idoso.Materiais e Métodos: Este estudo transversal está aninhado no Estudo Longitudinal do Centro de Referência e Atenção ao Idoso (Elo-Creati). Os fatores de risco investigados foram: consumo de bebidas alcóolicas, uso de tabaco, história familiar de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, nível de atividade física e estado nutricional. Também foram investigadas variáveis demográficas e socioeconômicas. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio de frequências absoluta e relativa simples e teste Qui-quadrado.Resultados: Foram avaliadas 313 idosas, sendo 262 (84,5%) de cor branca, a maioria com idade entre 60 a 69 (57,2%; n=179) anos e pertencente a classe econômica B (52,1%; n=162). Das idosas participantes deste estudo, 187 (59,9%) referiram a presença de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, e os fatores associados encontrados foram: classe econômica, IMC e nível de atividade física (p<0,05).Conclusão: Entre os fatores de risco estudados, destaca-se a presença de história familiar de hipertensão arterial sistêmica, excesso de peso e inatividade física. Assim, sugere-se ações dos órgãos públicos e setores privados no enfrentamento efetivo desta realidade.
Ganho de peso e alterações metabólicas em camundongos submetidos à dieta hiperlipídica
Authors: Pereira Juliana Lopes , E Souza Priscilla Cristovam Sampaio , Shinzato Vivian Izumi , Sasso Sandramara , Santo Bruna Larissa Spontoni do Espírito , Santana Lidiani Figueiredo , Restel Tamy Ingrid , Freitas Karine De Cássia
Published: April 2018

Objetivo: Avaliar a eficiência da dieta hiperlipídica na indução da obesidade e nas alterações do metabolismo da glicose e dos lipídeos, em camundongos C57BL/6.Materiais e Métodos: Utilizou-se 19 camundongos C57BL/6, divididos em grupo controle (dieta comercial; n=9) e experimental (dieta hiperlipídica; n=10). Foi mensurado o consumo de ração e ganho de peso durante 12 semanas, e calculado o Coeficiente de Eficiência Alimentar (CEA) e Índice Aterogênico. Foi realizado o Teste Oral de Tolerância à Glicose (TOTG), e construída a curva glicêmica, sendo verificada a área sobre a curva (AUC). Foram dissecados o fígado e os sítios de tecido adiposo (TA), feita análise histológica do fígado e TA epididimal, calculado o Índice de Adiposidade (IA%) e mensurada a concentração do colesterol total e frações, glicose e triglicerídeos séricos.Resultados: O grupo experimental apresentou menor consumo de ração (p<0,001) e maior ganho de peso total (p=0,001) e CEA (p<0,001). Observou-se aumento no TA epididimal (p<0,001), retroperitoneal (p<0,001), mesentérico (p=0,002) e perirrenal (p=0,012), gordura total (p<0,001) e IA% (p<0,001) no grupo experimental. O colesterol total foi maior no grupo experimental (p=0,025) e o HDL menor no controle (p=0,005). A área dos adipócitos do grupo experimental foi maior que do controle (p=0,049). Nos demais parâmetros não houve diferença significante entre os grupos.Conclusão: Este modelo induziu a obesidade em um curto período de tempo e promoveu aumento da adiposidade visceral, com dieta de baixo custo. São necessários outros estudos visando melhorar sua eficiência e alterar de forma completa os lipídeos sanguíneos e a glicemia nos camundongos C57BL/6.
Fatores associados às enteroparasitoses em crianças usuárias de creches comunitárias
Authors: Fonseca Taize Cristina , Sousa Fabrízio Furtado , Carballo Fábio Peron , Fonseca Alysson Rodrigo , Da Silva Rabelo Denise Maria Rover
Published: April 2018

Objetivo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo principal avaliar os fatores de risco associados à presença de enteroparasitoses em crianças usuárias de duas creches comunitárias do município de Divinópolis (MG).Materiais e Métodos: Neste estudo prospectivo, exploratório e transversal, foram coletadas amostras de fezes de 86 crianças e estas foram analisadas através do método de Hoffman, Pons e Janer. As informações familiares e socioeconômicas das crianças foram obtidas através de um questionário. As condições higiênico sanitárias das creches foram analisadas através de observação estruturada.Resultados: A prevalência de enteroparasitoses encontrada foi de 15,1%, sendo estas ocasionadas pelos protozoários Giardia lamblia (58,4%) e Entamoeba coli (41,6%), não sendo observada infecção por helmintos. Foram identificados alguns fatores de risco associados à presença de parasitoses intestinais, como a baixa escolaridade da mãe (p=0,048), a presença de animais domésticos em casa (p=0,028), o tempo de gestação inferior a 36 semanas (p=0,022) e o tempo de amamentação inferior a seis meses (p=0,009). As condições higiênico sanitárias das creches foram consideradas adequadas.Conclusão: Os resultados demonstram que características familiares estão relacionadas à ocorrência de enteroparasitoses em crianças e reforça a necessidade da educação/conscientização dos pais como fator essencial no controle dessas doenças.
‘My life is new wave’
Authors: Jovanovic Zlatko
Published: April 2018

The article explores the sense of relatedness that the members of the Yugoslav rock music community felt and expressed towards their Polish peers in the period 1981–1982, when the rock scenes in both countries were dominated by the punk/new wave subculture. The article highlights the ways in which Yugoslav and Polish punks were connected to each other through and with the music and seeks to offer a reading that is not reduced to the analysis of political comments concerning the Polish government’s suppression of the independent workers’ union Solidarity. In doing so, the article stresses different ways in which meanings were produced and communicated in the Yugoslav punk subculture. The analysis is based on rock and youth magazine articles, interviews with prominent members of the Yugoslav rock music culture, and song lyrics. It shows that the punks’ subcultural identity played an important role in building the sense of connectedness that Yugoslavs felt towards Polish peers.
'Manele', symbolic geography and music cosmopolitanism in Romania
Authors: Trandafoiu Ruxandra
Published: April 2018

'Manele' has become the most successful Romanian music genre to emerge after 1989. Combining Southern Balkan, Turkish and Middle Eastern sounds, but also Euro-American pop and hip-hop influences and sung by mainly Roma musicians, manele are a symbol of the transition to democracy, with its re-examination of social and cultural values and its refashioning of national identities and ethnic hierarchies. This article investigates whether this hybrid musical genre has the potential to connect the Roma to a larger transnational network and, in so doing, offer the Roma a path towards fairer representation and equality and the opportunity for new cosmopolitan engagements. This, I argue, would benefit an ethnic minority for whom more traditional paths towards empowerment seem to remain closed. To this end, I explore media and public debates and conduct analyses of manele music and video clips to show how the genre challenges both Eurocentrism and localism and could be seen as a sign of democratization and an opportunity for those culturally and ethnically marginalized to force their way out of a subaltern position.
БІОЛОГІЧНА ТА ЗООТЕХНІЧНА ОЦІНКА БВМД ДЛЯ ДОМАШНІХ ТВАРИН (СОБАК)
Authors: МАКАРИНСЬКА А. В. , ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ А. П. , ДУБОВЕНКО І. Є.
Published: April 2018

В матеріалах статті розглянуті проблеми захворювання домашніх тварин (собак) на дисплазію тазостегновогосуглоба та шляхи їх вирішення за рахунок застосування в раціоні білково-вітамінно-мінеральної добавки (БВМД) «Мобі-кан». Наведені рецептури БВМД для собак різних вікових груп та ступеня захворення. Представлені результати біологічноїта зоотехнічної оцінки застосування БВМД «Мобікан» в раціонах собак крупних порід.Результати біологічної оцінки використання БВМД для собак “Мобікан” в раціонах білих щурів лінії Вістар свід-чать, що нормалізується гідротація та еластичність суглобних хрящів, спостерігаються відмінні показники росту, візуа-льно ідеальний розвиток кінцівок та хребту, міцність суглобів і м’язів, висока рухливість та активність у порівнянні з ко-нтролем. Застосування добавки підвищує живу масу щурів на 62,3%. В печінці достовірно знижується рівень маркерівзапалення: малонового диальдегіду в 2,1 рази, еластази 1,2 рази (13,8%). У сироватці крові щурів, які отримували БВМД,достовірно знижується активність АЛТ - маркера цитолізу гепатоцитів в 1,24 рази (19,6 %). Аналіз біохімічних показни-ків крові та загальний аналіз крові щурів показали високий рівень обміну речовин та вагомий гепатопротекторний впливрозробленої БВМД для собак.Зоотехнічна оцінка проведена в кінологічних клубах м.Одеси та м.Київ на породах собак Кане корсо, Голден ретри-вер, американська акита, середньоазіатська вівчарка, ротвейлер, бульмастіф та американський бульдог, результати якоїпоказали, що використання БВМД в раціонах собак усіх дослідних груп виявило її ефективність за показниками фізіологіч-ного стану, шкіряного і ворсистого покривів, відмінні показники росту, візуально ідеальний розвиток кінцівок та хребту,міцність суглобів і м’язів. Візуальна оцінка стану суглобів і м’язів у дослідних груп значно покращилась у порівнянні з конт-рольними групами. Показник загального стану артриту (ЗСА), визначаємий за рухливістю та активністю собаки збільши-вся у всіх дослідних групах у порівнянні з контролем на 30-49 %.При мануальному обстеженні дорослих собак з проблемами опорно-рухливого апарату ЗСА склав 43 %, больові від-чуття у суглобах 68 %, набряк суглобів 24,2 % (при р0,05).Використання БВМД в раціонах собак похилого віку, що мали проблеми опорно-рухливого апарату, за результатамизоотехнічної перевірки при мануальному обстеженні виявлено зменшення ЗСА на 32 %, відчутне зменшення болю суглобівна 35 %, покращення якості руху (мобільності) на 15 %, набряків суглобів на 28,8 %, крепітації при руху на 30 %, а такожпокращення самопочуття, стану шкіри та шерсті, збільшення активності.Встановлено, що БВМД сприятливо впливає на суглоби, зменшуючи запальні процеси та призупиняє подальшу деге-нерацію суглобів та має гепатопротекторну дію.БВМД «Мобікан» доцільно включати в раціон старіючих собак, хворих собак, а також при профілактиці виникненняпорушень з боку опорно-рухливого апарату з розрахунку 5 г на 10 кг живої ваги собаки, при важких формах захворюваньрухового апарату дозування слід збільшити у двічі.
РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ ЛУЩЕННЯ-ШЛІФУВАННЯ ЯЧМЕНЮ В АБРАЗИВНО-ДИСКОВІЙ МАШИНІ А1-ЗШН-3
Authors: ГОНЧАРУК Г. А. , ОПРИШКО О. В. , ШИПКО І. М.
Published: April 2018

На підприємствах по виробництву крупів широко застосовуються лущильно-шліфувальні машини типу А1-ЗШН-3та їх аналоги, що відрізняються розмірами робочої зони та відповідно продуктивністю. Основними недоліками цих машинє низька ефективність лущення-шліфування та високі питомі енерговитрати. Забезпечення якісної обробки поверхні крупівдосягається багатократними послідовними пропусками крізь однотипні машині. Підвищення ефективності використаннямашин можливо на основі закономірностей, отриманих під час випробувань на виробництві.В статті наведені результати виробничих випробувань лущильно-шліфувальної машини типу А1-ЗШН-3 при пе-реробці ячменю різної вологості. В першій серії дослідів використовували ячмінь вологістю W=13,8%, в другій W=10,1%, втретій W=12,6%. Під час досліджень визначали наступні показники: продуктивність машини ,кг/год, потужність, щовитрачалась електродвигуном N, кВт, кількість відходів лущення-шліфування у вигляді лузги та мучиці ,%, (визначали якрізницю між масами ячменю до обробки і після, поділену на масу до обробки), коефіцієнт відвіювання лузги і мучиці в ма-шині К, % (відношення відходів лущення-шліфування виділених системою аспірації в машині до повної кількості утворенихвідходів лущення-шліфування). Контролювали кількість дрібки Др,%, що утворюється у машині. Розраховували питомуенергоємність утворення відходів лущення-шліфування як відношення потужності, що витрачається електродвигуном N,ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНЕ ОБЛАДНАННЯ, АВТОМАТИЗАЦІЯ, ПРОЦЕСИ48Зернові продукти і комбікорми, Vol.18, I. 1 / 2018Вт до продуктивності утворення відходів лущення-шліфування , Вт/кг.Наведені результати дослідження свідчать, що продуктивність утворення відходів у вигляді лузги та мучиціне залежить від продуктивності машини по зерну ячменю. Зі збільшенням вологості ячменю з 10,1% до 13,8% середнєзначення продуктивності утворення відходів лущення-шліфування зменшилося майже у 2 рази з 129 кг/год до 62кг/год. Привологості ячменю 12,6% утворюється 79 кг/год відходів лущення-шліфування.За результатами експериментальних досліджень отримали рівняння залежності утворення відходів лущення-шліфування від продуктивності утворення відходів лущення- шліфування та продуктивності машини :В залежності від вологості ячменю отримані різні значення : так при вологості W=10,1% =129 кг/год, привологості W=12,6% =79кг/год, при вологості W=13,8% =62 кг/год. Отримане рівняння дозволяє розраховувати утво-рення відходів лущення-шліфування у вигляді лузги та мучиці , % в залежності від продуктивності абразивно-дисковоїлущильно-шліфувальної машини типу А1-ЗШН-3 при наведених вологостях ячменю. Встановлено,що продуктивність утво-рення відходів лущення-шліфування ячменю під час обробки в машині А1-ЗШН-3 не залежить від загальної продуктивностімашини по зерну.
Development of Elementary School Social Competence Questionnaire and Analysis of Its Psychometric Characteristics
Authors: Magelinskaitė-Legkauskienė Šarūnė , Legkauskas Visvaldas , Kepalaitė Albina
Published: April 2018

While social competence is widely studied, relatively few studies are aimed at investigating social competence at elementary school years. Furthermore, social competence tends to be dependent on social and cultural context; hence instrument developed in one country may require significant adaptations in other countries. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to develop a Lithuanian questionnaire for assessment of social competence at elementary school.

Individual items for the Elementary School Social Competence Questionnaire were drawn from the Early Developement Instrument (Janus et al., 2007), the Social Emotional School Readiness Scale (Bustin, 2007), and the Social Competence Inventory (Rydell et al., 1997). The study was conducted in two waves. In the first wave subjects were 437 first graders (198 boys and 239 girls) from Lithuania. In the second wave, which took place a year after, 192 boys and 228 girls participated.

The Elementary School Social Competence Questionnaire was developed from the initial pool of items using structural equation modeling. The Questionnaire contained the Communicative Social Competence Subscale and the Ability to Take Directions Subscale. The initial measurement model was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis on the dataset obtained during the second wave of measurement. Both subscales demonstrated good internal and test-retest reliability. Construct validity of the instrument was assessed by correlating its subscales with student-teacher relationship, in-class popularity, and school anxiety measures.
Evaluation of School Heads’ General Competencies within Prescriptive and Descriptive Insight
Authors: Cibulskaitė Nijolė , Petrauskas Evaldas
Published: April 2018

The modern management of general education schools sets high requirements for school heads’ managerial competencies. This research aim is to determine how school heads evaluate the importance of managerial competencies and their mastery level, as well as to highlight the relevant areas for improvement. Solving the study objectives, the article discusses theoretical provisions of school heads’ managerial competencies evaluation, and gives the overview of some institutional evaluation results. The empirical research data reveals prescriptive and descriptive insights to the importance of managerial school heads’ competencies and their components in a school leader work.

Performed meta-analysis of the results helped to confirm that selected research strategies and methods are suitable to examine school heads’ general competencies evaluation problem. Research data led to assume that during institutional evaluation more attention is paid to the competencies which are important in the prescriptive terms, meanwhile school heads emphasize competencies in the descriptive terms, as they are more useful in their practical work.
Trends in the Modelled Direction of Education and Context Tensions
Authors: Bruzgelevičienė Ramutė
Published: April 2018

The article analyses the problem of Lithuanian modelled education direction and context tensions in the current stage of the development of Lithuanian education, raising a problematic research question: why do tensions form between the envisaged education direction and the assessment of its current development? The methodological approach is based on qualitative documentary research. The theoretical basis of the research is the conception of threefold education reforms: equal opportunities, financial considerations, competition-driven, the conception of two approaches to education: humanistic-cultural and pragmatic-technological. Conclusions are presented based on the data analysis carried out by applying the deductive version of a qualitative content analysis method.

From the very start of the reform, the analysed government-level education documents reveal a comparatively consistent adherence to a reconstructionist mission of education, value principles such as humanity, democratic character, national dimension, renewal, however, the philosophical basis of education and upbringing that would provide the system a paradigmatic direction has not been named directly.

Some of the education experts participating in the investigated discourse on education describe the state of education using such concepts as eclecticism, marsh, abyss, etc. This assessment is constantly reproduced by the mass media and may result in the stagnation of education practice and the formation of the negative attitude of society toward education.

The experts who assess the state and problems of education moderately affirm the establishment of market relations in education, prevalence of economic-financial expedience in decision making, i.e. they acknowledge that alongside with the reform of equal opportunities, modelled during the start-up period of the education reform, reforms driven by financial considerations and competition begin to prevail. For this reason, post strategic educational decisions which represent the directions of threefold reforms and contradict each other on a philosophical and value basis make assumptions for the formation of tensions in assessing the current direction of the development of education.
Teacher’s Provided Feedback and Students’ Dropout Intentions: the Role of Basic Psychological Needs
Authors: Raižienė Saulė , Gabrialavičiūtė Ingrida , Garckija Renata , Kalesinskas Laurynas
Published: April 2018

Teacher’s feedback is one of the most important factors in educational domain and is crucial in students’ academic motivation, performance and well-being at school. Students’ dropout from school is a common problem in many educational settings. Students who form dropout intentions can in the future act on these intentions. Self-determination theory is useful in explaining the ways how teacher’s feedback can influence the dropout intentions through satisfaction and thwarting of basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

The goal of this study is to analyze the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration in the relationships between positive and negative teacher’s feedback and student’s dropout intentions. The participants were 682 (aged 14–18; 49.1% females) students of I–III gymnasium grades from 7 schools.

The results showed that only negative teacher’s feedback and the frustration of need for relatedness predicted dropout intentions. When teachers provide negative feedback, the students’ need for relatedness is frustrated and they are more likely to form dropout intentions. Even though the positive teacher’s feedback increases the satisfaction of students’ needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, it does not predict dropout intentions. Finally, the results provided support for the assumed meditational role of one of the basic psychological need thwarting in teachers’ behavior as social factor to negative educational outcomes.
Physical Activity and its Determinants among First-year Students of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
Authors: Juškelienė Vida , Česnavičienė Jūratė
Published: April 2018

Physical activity is a fundamental means of improving physical and mental health. Although academic youth can be described as a relatively healthy population group of society, both in Lithuania and other countries research data suggests that many students do not meet the physical activity recommendations of the World Health Organization. Knowing how important an adequate physical activity is in the life of students it is necessary to identify maintaining factors and barriers which condition this activity.

The object of research is physical activity and factors influencing it.

The aim is to establish physical activity and its determinants among students of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences.

The survey was conducted in 2013–2014. The study population consisted of first-year full-time students from the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences from 20 teachers’ training study programs. The sample size was 432 persons (32.6% males and 67.4% females) aged 18–23 (mean age 19.35 ± 1.02). An anonymous paper-and-pencil questionnaire was used to collect data on university students’ socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported health status, and maintaining factors or perceived barriers to physical activity participation. The physical activity levels were measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – IPAQ. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS software package, version 16.0. To assess contingency tables, Chi-square test was used. Differences were considered to be statistically significant at p < 0.05.

According to the results of the presented study 16.2% of the students had low, 29.9% – moderate, and 53.9% – high level of physical activity. Significantly higher physical activity was observed among males (69.5%) than females (46.4%). The results showed that most commonly reported factors positively impacting on participation in physical activity are perceived health benefits (70.5%) and the aspiration to maintain good physical shape (58,3%). The results of the research also confirmed that barriers to physical activity are a lack of time (44.7%), lack of will, stubbornness, and laziness (29.6%).
Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Rilotumumab and Bevacizumab in Subjects with Recurrent Malignant Glioma
Authors: Affronti Mary Lou , Jackman Jennifer Gamboa , McSherry Frances , Herndon James E. , Massey Elwood C. , Lipp Eric , Desjardins Annick , Friedman Henry S. , Vlahovic Gordana , Vredenburgh James , Peters Katherine B.
Published: April 2018

Lessons Learned

Due to evolving imaging criteria in brain tumors and variation in magnetic resonance imaging evaluation, it is not ideal to use response rate as a primary objective. Future studies involving antiangiogenic agents should use overall survival. Disease-expected toxicities should be considered when defining the clinical significance of an adverse event. For example, vascular thromboembolic events are common in brain tumor patients and should not be attributed to the study drug in the safety analysis.

Background

Recurrent malignant glioma (rMG) prognosis is poor, with a median patient survival of 3–11 months with bevacizumab (BEV)-containing regimens. BEV in rMG has 6-month progression free survival (PFS-6) of ∼40% and an objective response rate of 21.2%. BEV-containing regimens improve PFS-6 to 42.6%–50.3%, indicating that BEV combination therapies may be superior to single agent. Rilotumumab, a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) antibody, inhibits angiogenesis and expression of angiogenic autocrine factors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF]) by c-Met inhibition. Combination of rilotumumab with BEV to block vascular invasion and tumor proliferation may synergistically inhibit tumor growth.

Methods

Thirty-six BEV-naïve rMG subjects received rilotumumab (20 mg/kg and BEV (10 mg/kg) every 2 weeks. Endpoints included objective response rate (using Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology [RANO] criteria), PFS-6, overall survival (OS), and toxicity.

Results

Median patient follow-up was 65.0 months. Objective response rate was 27.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 15.7%–44.1%). Median OS was 11.2 months (95% CI: 7–17.5). PFS-6 was 41.7% (95% CI: 25.6%–57.0%). Most frequent treatment-related grade ≤2 events included weight gain, fatigue, allergic rhinitis, and voice alteration; grade ≥3 events included venous thromboembolism (four patients), including one death from pulmonary embolism.

Conclusion

Rilotumumab with BEV did not significantly improve objective response compared with BEV alone, and toxicity may preclude the use of rilotumumab in combination BEV regimens.
Circulating Bacterial Fragments as Cardiovascular Risk Factors in CKD
Authors: Szeto Cheuk-Chun , McIntyre Christopher William , Li Philip Kam-Tao
Published: April 2018

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with CKD. In the past decade, intestinal dysbiosis and altered gut epithelial barrier function are increasingly recognized in CKD. Uremic patients have slow intestinal transit time, impaired protein assimilation, and decreased consumption of dietary fiber. The use of multiple medications also may contribute to the proliferation of dysbiotic bacteria, which affect the barrier function of intestinal epithelium. In addition, fluid overload and uremic toxins per se directly reduce the gut barrier function. The major consequence of these alterations, the translocation of bacterial fragments from bowel lumen to systemic circulation, can lead to diverse biologic effects and probably represents an important nontraditional CVD risk factor in CKD. Among all bacterial fragments, endotoxin is the most well studied. Plasma endotoxin levels are markedly elevated in both patients with CKD and those on dialysis, and are associated with the systemic inflammatory state, accelerated atherosclerosis, and clinical CVD in patients on dialysis. Optimization of BP control and the use of ultrapure dialysate can reduce plasma endotoxin levels, with probable metabolic and cardiovascular benefits. The benefit of synbiotic therapy is not confirmed, although results from animal studies are impressive. The biologic effects and clinical relevance of other bacterial fragments, such as bacterial DNA fragments, are less well defined. Further studies are needed to delineate the pathogenic relation between circulating bacterial fragments and CVD, and to define the role of the plasma bacterial fragment level as a prognostic indicator of CKD.
MIDTESOL 2013: “Engaging Learners, Building Community”
Authors: Gould Elizabeth
Published: April 2018

MIDTESOL is in Lawrence this year! This is a great way to put into practice the ideas discussed in this Supplement to ILI and you can consider it a test run for TESOL 2014. Also, the MIDTESOL conference is a wonderful opportunity to network with colleagues from the Midwest, especially, Iowa, Missouri, and other Kansas schools.
How Proficient is Proficient Enough?: A Look at Proficiency in ESL for Academic Success
Authors: Berardo Marcellino
Published: April 2018

We teach English to international students for the purpose of academic achievement at the University of Kansas. The assumption is that students cannot be successful in university classes without the ability to use academic English well. This is most obvious at the lower levels. If the student cannot understand any spoken or written English, then s/he cannot take notes, read textbook chapters, write papers, take exams, or participate in class discussion. This assumption also implies that as the student’s English improves, proficiency will become less of a factor in academic success.This essay is intended to help us discuss assumptions associated with language proficiency and academic success and to identify how well students need to be able to use English in order to fulfill the university’s ESL requirement and be successful in their chosen academic program, at least as far as language is concerned. To this end, I begin by characterizing different kinds of proficiency. Then I highlight the literature reviews in this issue, one by Jennifer Hornbaker and one by Parul Sood, that bring up issues related to using proficiency tests as the sole indicators of linguistic readiness for academic success at the university.
Experiential Learning in the KU Academic Accelerator Program: Field Trips, Fun, and a Whole Lot More
Authors: Olcese Camille , Heacock Carolyn
Published: April 2018

Successful experiential learning is heavily dependent on clear learning outcomes and thorough instructor preparation. When students are prepared well, their experience is enhanced and they are able to make progress toward their academic goals. This essay discusses an experiential learning component the authors created, organized, and implemented in sections of AAP 101, the foundational English for academic purposes (EAP) course for first term students in the Kansas University Academic Accelerator Program (KUAAP). A variety of steps were taken to ensure that students' knowledge of the content would be expanded and that their ability to communicate clearly about academic content would improve
Project J-Hawk: Leadership in English Language Teacher Education
Authors: Coffey Margaret
Published: April 2018

The University of Kansas (KU) Applied English Center (AEC) has twice been awarded a U.S. Department of State grant to host a program for Vietnamese high school teachers in 2014-15 (Cohort 1) and 2015-16 (Cohort 2). Each cohort had 13 teachers from gifted high schools, many in underserved provinces that have substantial ethnic minority populations. Officially titled the English Language and Teacher Education Program for Vietnamese Teachers of Gifted Students (VNTP), the program is commonly referred to as Project JHawk. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the U.S. Department of State – Hanoi Bureau. The idea for the program grew out of a connection made by former KU AEC Language Specialist Kellie Smith Herrod with U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Michael Turner while Smith Herrod was in Vietnam as a Fulbright Scholar (2013-2014). Thanks to Turner’s vision and heroic efforts, this unique program was created.
Not Enough Time to Teach Pronunciation? Build Student Autonomy
Authors: Nguyen Quyet
Published: April 2018

In Vietnam, teaching pronunciation is mostly marginalized. Many teachers complain about not having enough time to teach pronunciation in their classrooms. Also, assessing pronunciation is not necessarily a straightforward process. To solve this problem, the presenter outlines an approach to build student autonomy in learning pronunciation
Math and English for Academic Purposes
Authors: Stamer-Peterson Melissa
Published: April 2018

Even though math is thought to be mostly numbers, there is a significant amount of language involved. Students do not have to know only the discipline-specific vocabulary, or jargon, associated with math, but they also have to understand other forms of language in and out of the classroom. For example, instructors will work problems out on the board while discussing the steps orally to go from one part of the problem to the next which may not align with what the teacher is writing on the board, so there is potentially a loss of comprehension on the student’s part. Additionally, instructors will give instructions in class or give information on specific dates for exams, quizzes and homework which is sometimes given orally or written on the board. Asking questions during class and following transitions between activities can be another challenge for second language learners who struggle with language in a math class. Another aspect of language present in a math course is in the textbook. Students will often be assigned chapters or sections to read in order to prepare for an upcoming class. The textbook is written using the disciplinary language of math, which makes it difficult to follow especially because definitions of math words are often defined with other math jargon. With such rich language and classroom interaction, it is imperative to not overlook the subject of math when discussing English for Academic Purposes.
Using Rhetorical Flexibility to Bridge Advanced Reading/Writing/Grammar with English 101
Authors: Selvidge Jenny
Published: April 2018

By successfully completing Level 5 of the five-level intensive English program at the Applied English Center (AEC), students can fulfill the university’s ESL requirement and exit the IEP. As a new coordinator to AECR 151, Level 5 Reading/Writing/Grammar, I felt unsure of where students were going after they left the IEP. I knew very little about the English Department and even less about English 101. What were students being asked to do? Were they struggling? Were they thriving? Did we prepare them well? To get a better sense of this, I met with Sonya Lancaster, Associate Director of Freshmen-Sophomore English. Through our discussion, I quickly realized that our students were only being equipped with a specific range of English skills: skills that prepared them to write structurally and grammatically sound essays based on prompts that were given to them. What English 101 requires students to do is to use language to think outside of the box and to use rhetorical flexibility. I was new to this term, but I have now embraced this as one of the central pieces of our L5 writing curriculum.
Introduction to short read assembly v1
Authors: O Aylward Frank
Published: April 2018

Here is a short intro on short read assembly using the SPAdes assembler. Some notes on tool installation: To install SPAdes or other tools into your PATH you may wish to use a package manager called Miniconda. For thisgo to the website here and download the 64-bit Linux distribution:https://conda.io/miniconda.html# then, once you have located this file on your computer, type bash Miniconda2-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh# and follow the installation instructions. When asked to append the PATH info say "yes".# After this you will need to close your terminal and re-open it before beginning again. Then you should be able to install tools using conda. For the module today we will need to install two tools: the sra-toolkit and an assembler called spades. conda install -c bioconda sra-toolsconda install -c bioconda spades
Efeito de aplicação do hormônio hcg em machos de diferentes variedades de tilápia do Nilo Oreochromis Niloticus
Authors: Melo C. C. V. , Souza U. N. , Felizardo V. O. , Reis Neto R. V. , Machado M. R. F.
Published: April 2018

Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar o efeito do horário de aplicação da gonadotrofina coriônica humana (hCG), sobre os parâmetros reprodutivos de 40 machos das variedades de tilápias do Nilo GIFT e UFLA. O experimento foi conduzido no Laboratório de Recirculação de Ãgua da Estação de Piscicultura, do Departamento de Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Lavras - MG. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, em esquema fatorial 2 x 4 (duas variedades e quatro horários de aplicação do hCG) com cinco repetições. Foram utilizados 20 machos da variedade GIFT e 20 machos da variedade UFLA, microchipados e alojados em um sistema de recirculação de água. Os horários foram 6, 12, 18 e 24 horas. A dosagem de hCG foi realizada em dose única. Foram analisadas as variáveis: taxa e duração da motilidade espermática, morfologia espermática, volume de sêmen e a concentração de espermatozoides do sêmen. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise da variância e as médias foram comparadas pelo teste SNK a 5% de significância. O horário de aplicação e a variedade utilizada nao influenciaram as variáveis analisadas, porém a variedade UFLA apresentou um maior número de animais que espermiaram. A concentração apresentou uma media de 5,73 x 105 espermatozoide/mL para a variedade UFLA e 4,71 x 105 espermatozoide/mL para a variedade GIFT. O volume de sêmen encontrado para a GIFT foi de 0,9 mL enquanto para a UFLA foi de 0,6 mL. A motilidade espermática encontrada foi de 96,5% com duração de 4,33 minutos para a variedade UFLA e 88,4% com duração de 4,8 minutos para variedade GIFT. A quantidade de células espermáticas normais apresentou uma média de 86,35% para a variedade UFLA e 86,46% para a variedade GIFT. A indução com hCG em diferentes horários de aplicação não apresentou diferença significativa sobre os parâmetros de qualidade espermática dos machos de tilápia.
Viabilidade técnica e econômica do uso de diferentes níveis de grãos secos de destilaria com solúveis (Zea Mays L.) em borregas terminadas em confinamento
Authors: Geron L. J. V. , Souza A. L. , Zanine A. M. , Pierangeli M. A. P. , Ferreira D. J. , Sousa Neto E. L. , Paula E. J. H. , Diniz L. C. , Santos I. S. , Zanin S. F.
Published: April 2018

Avaliou-se a viabilidade da utilização de rações contendo diferentes níveis de grãos secos de destilaria com solúveis - GSDS (0, 8, 16 e 24%) em borregas confinadas. As rações continham 65% de volumoso (silagem de milho) e 35% de concentrado (grão de milho moído, farelo de soja, grãos secos de destilaria com solúveis e ureia). Foram utilizadas 16 borregas sem raça definida, com peso corporal (PC) inicial de 23,8 ± 1,5 kg, confinadas por 75 dias. Foi utilizado delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizados com quatro tratamentos. Os dados de consumo MS e ganho médio diário (GMD) das borregas alimentadas com os diferentes tratamentos foram submetidos à análise de variância e as diferenças obtidas foram analisadas por equação de regressão a 5% de significância. Os diferentes níveis de GSDS não alteraram o GMD das cordeiras em confinamento. Pela simulação técnica econômica, a diferença obtida no valor da receita total por carcaça das borregas foi de R$ 26,93 a mais para a ração a base de 16% de GSDS em relação à ração com 0% de GSDS. Além disso, a ração com 24% de GSDS apresentou um valor de R$ 5,67 a menos em relação à ração com 0% de GSDS. Foi verificado que as borregas alimentadas com os diferentes níveis de GSDS apresentaram uma receita de R$ 18,00 kg/carcaça, o que proporcionou uma diferença de R$ 2.693,00 na receita total entre as rações contendo 16 e 0% de GSDS para um módulo de 100 animais. A diferença do valor da receita total foi reflexo do maior peso da carcaça quente de 11,4% para a ração com 16% GSDS em relação à com 0% GSDS. A ração com 16% de GSDS apresentou um custo de R$ 1,48/kg menor em relação à ração com 0% de GSDS. Além disso, a ração com 16% de GSDS apresentou receita líquida total de 98,7% maior em relação à ração com 0% de GSDS. O grão seco de destilaria com solúveis pode ser inserido na dieta de borregas em terminação em até 24% da ração total sem alterar o desempenho animal, e ao considerar a simulação econômica a utilização de 16% de inclusão de GSDS apresenta maior lucratividade.
Avaliação de resistência e susceptibilidade a nematódeos gastrintestinais em ovelhas a pasto
Authors: Roberto F. F. S. , Lima Junior V. , Gurgel A. L. C. , Saraiva W. A. , Silva Y. M. O. , Silva L. R. C. , Silva L. A. C. , Teixeira A. C.
Published: April 2018

Objetivou-se identificar matrizes mestiças Dorper X Santa Inês resistentes, resilientes e susceptíveis a endoparasitoses sob regime de pastejo. O experimento foi realizado na Fazenda Lanila Agropecuária, localizada no município de Ceará Mirim- RN. O período experimental foi de onze de abril de 2016 ao dia vinte e dois de agosto de 2016. No decorrer desses quatro meses foram realizadas nove coletas. Foram utilizadas 111 matrizes ovinas, os dados coletados dos animais foram: peso vivo (Kg), avaliação do escore de condição corporal (ECC), avaliação do grau de Famacha© (FAM), contagem de ovos por gramas de fezes (OPG), identificação das larvas infectantes (coprocultura), avaliação de parâmetros hematológicos (EOS, eosinófilos; RBC, contagem de eritrócitos; HGB, hemoglobina; HCT, hematócrito). Na coprocultura a prevalência foi de 97% de Haemonchus contortus. Os animais classificados como resistentes apresentaram maior peso e não houve diferença significativa para a variável ECC. Já nos susceptíveis foi observado maior grau de Famacha© e contagem de OPG. O OPG apresentou correlação com as variáveis RBC, HGB e HCT e com a maior parte das variáveis, acompanhado também pelo grau de Famacha©. Não foi observado correlação entre OPG e o FAM. Foi possível avaliar a resistência e susceptibilidade a endoparasitas em ovelhas Santa Inês x Dorper em regime a pasto, sendo a maioria classificada como susceptível (64%), seguido dos animais resistentes (34%).
Türkiye’de Okul Öncesi Kaynaştırma Konusunda Yapılan Araştırmalar Bize Neler Söylüyor?
Authors: Bakkaloğlu Hatice , Yılmaz Betül , Altun-könez Nilüfer , Yalçın Gülistan
Published: April 2018

Okul öncesi kaynaştırma özel gereksinimli çocuklara
normal gelişim gösteren akranları ile birlikte eğitim almak için ortam
sağlayan, ülkemizde de yasalar ve yönetmelikler kapsamında yürürlükte olan bir
uygulamadır. Özellikle son yıllarda araştırmalara sıklıkla konu olan okul
öncesi kaynaştırmanın, hem gelişimsel yetersizliği olan çocuklar için hem de
aynı ortamda bulundukları normal gelişim gösteren akranları için yararları
ortaya konulmuştur. Bu araştırmanın amacı, ülkemizde okul öncesi kaynaştırma
konusunda yapılan ve hakemli dergilerde yayımlanan çalışmaları, yöntemleri ve
sonuçları odağında gözden geçirmektir. 1992-2016 yılları arasında okul öncesi
kaynaştırma konusunda yapılan 58 çalışmaya veri tabanları incelenerek
ulaşılmıştır. Temel yorumlayıcı nitel desende yürütülen araştırmada,
çalışmalar doküman analizi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular
alanyazın çerçevesinde tartışılmış ve öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Etkili İletişim ve Sosyal Becerileri Üzerine Bir Çalışma
Authors: ATABEY Derya
Published: April 2018

Bu araştırma, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının etkili
iletişim becerileri ile sosyal becerileri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi
amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini, Çorum il merkezinde yer
alan anasınıflarına devam eden çocuklar oluşturmuştur. Her sınıftan rasgele
seçilen on çocuk, toplam 160 çocuk ise araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmuştur.
Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Anaokulu ve Anasınıfı Davranış Ölçeği
(Sosyal Beceri Ölçeği Bölümü)” ve  “5-6 Yaş Grubu Çocukların İletişim
Becerilerini Değerlendirme Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır.
Elde edilen veriler SPSS 20 paket programı ile analiz edilmiş ve
ilişkisel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çocukların sosyal beceri düzeyleri ve etkili iletişim
beceri düzeyleri düşük, orta ve yüksek olarak gruplandırılmıştır. Çocukların etkili iletişim becerileri ile sosyal
işbirliği, sosyal bağımsızlık- sosyal kabul ve sosyal etkileşim becerileri
arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi için korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır.
Araştırma sonucunda; çocukların etkili iletişim beceri düzeyi arttıkça sosyal
işbirliği, sosyal bağımsızlık- sosyal kabul ve sosyal etkileşim düzeylerinin
de arttığı saptanmıştır. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda, eğitimcilere, ebeveynlere
ve araştırmacılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.
Uluslararası Öğrencilerin Üniversite Web Sitesine Yönelik Tutumları İle Üniversite Çekiciliği Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: ARSLAN Yaser , ŞUMUER Evren , POLAT Soner
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmanın amacı uluslararası öğrenci algılarına
göre, üniversite web sitesine yönelik tutum ile üniversite çekiciliği arasındaki
ilişkiyi incelemektir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını 2016-2017 eğitim öğretim
yılında Kocaeli üniversitesine kayıt yaptıran 134 uluslararası öğrenci
oluşturmaktadır. Veriler Web Sitesi Tutum Ölçeği ve Örgütsel Çekicilik Ölçeği
kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler Pearson momentler çarpımı korelasyon analizi
kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar uluslararası öğrencilerin web sitesine
yönelik tutumları ile üniversitenin çekiciliği arasında olumlu bir ilişki
olduğunu göstermiştir. Çalışmanın sonuçlarına dayalı olarak bazı önerilerde
bulunulmuştur.
Atomic Theories That Preservice Science Teachers Confuse and Underlying Reasons
Authors: BİLİR Volkan , DİGİLLİ BARAN Azize , KARAÇAM Sedat
Published: April 2018

Students come across with the notion of atom almost
every year during their education life. Higher conceptual understandings of
atomic theories among science teachers is of crucial importance in their
understanding of physics and chemistry courses. In this sense, the purpose of
the present study is to investigate which of the atomic theories science
teachers often confuse and to discuss the possible reasons behind the confusion
of one theory with the other. This study used the phenomenology method of
qualitative research. Participants of the study were comprised of 55 first and
second year university students attending the Department of Science Teaching
during the 2015-2016 academic year. In order to discover the most confusing
atomic theories and the reasons of this confusion, students were asked to write
down the atomic theories that they often confuse with one another and the
reasons why they do so. Using content analysis, two independent coders analyzed
the collected data. The result of the analyses revealed that students mostly
got confused between Bohr’s Atomic Theory and Modern Atomic Theory. It was also
found that the underlying reasons of this confusion were that “In both theory,
the protons and neutrons are found together at the center of the atom (the
nucleus) surrounded by electrons spinning around it” and “students cannot
differentiate between the concepts of layer, orbit and shell”, and some
recommendations were offered concerning the instruction of these subjects.
Okul Psikolojik Danışmanlarının Çocukla Psikolojik Danışma Yeterliklerine İlişkin Görüşleri
Authors: AKTAŞ Emine Feyza , DEMİRTAŞ ZORBAZ Selen
Published: April 2018

Üniversiteden mezun olduktan sonra psikolojik

danışmanların çoğu okul psikolojik danışmanı (rehber öğretmen) olarak okullarda

çalışmakta ve çok farklı tarzlarda öğrenci sorunları ile karşılaşmaktadırlar.

Okul psikolojik danışmanlarının okulöncesi/anaokulu ve ilkokul düzeyindeki

çocuklarla çalışma konusunda öz yeterliklerine ilişkin görüşlerini incelemek,

okul psikolojik danışmanlarının bu eğitim kademelerinde kendilerinden

beklenilen rol ve görevlerini yerine getirmede kendilerini nasıl

algıladıklarını belirlemek açısından önemlidir. Çalışmanın amacı anaokulu ve

ilkokullarda görev yapan okul psikolojik danışmanlarının yeterlik algılarını,

kendilerini yetersiz hissettikleri alanlarda başvurdukları ve faydalı

buldukları çözüm yollarını ve çocuklarla çalışırken güçlük yaşadıkları konuları

belirlemektir. 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılı güz ve bahar döneminde ulaşılan

katılımcılarının 183’ü (%75) kadın, 61’i (%25) ise erkektir ve katılımcıların

73’ü (%29,9) anaokulunda çalışırken 171’i (%70,1) ilkokulda çalışmaktadır.

Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilmiş

olan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulgularına göre katılımcıların

kendilerini en yetersiz hissettiği üç konu sırasıyla; riskli cinsel

davranışlar, cinsel kimlik sorunları ve cinsel istismardır. En yeterli

hissedilen sorun alanları ise; okula uyum, akran ilişkileri ve ebeveynlerle

yaşanan sorunlardır. Literatür ışığında sonuçlar tartışılmış ve öneriler

sunulmuştur.