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APPLYING METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES TO TEACHING ENGINEERING INNOVATION, DESIGN, AND LEADERSHIP
Authors: Jamieson Marnie Vegessi , Shaw John M.
Published: August 2018

Abstract – To encourage innovation and positive team behavior, a bonus innovation assignment is included at the start of the introductory design course. Students are encouraged to choose from a reading list and insert themselves in the material to explore how leadership, creativity, and innovation might impact their design team experience. Students are then introduced to CATME and asked to evaluate themselves and their team members on a monthly basis as they work on lab assignments and project work in a cooperative learning environment. Capstone and introductory design students assess their individual skills relative to the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate attributes (GA) pre and post course, including teamwork skills. In addition, capstone student design teams use reflection to self-assess team function based on their perceived attainment of team level, and confidence in their ability to perform categorized skills related to team performance, technical performance, planning and logistics performance. The goals of these changes are to provide a collaborative framework for students to construct activities to learn and develop innovation, team, and leadership skills. This report focuses on the structure of the cooperative learning framework and the development of five cooperative learning criteria: positive interdependence, individual accountability, face-to-face interaction, appropriate use of interpersonal skills, and regular assessment of group functioning. Assignment effectiveness is demonstrated.
BEHAVIOURAL DIFFERENCES OF HIGH AND LOW PERFORMING TEAMS: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDY OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN TEAMS
Authors: Sheridan Patricia K. , Goodman Adam , Murphy Todd , Reeve Doug , Evans Greg
Published: August 2018

Abstract – This paper compares student intra-team feedback to identify behaviours that differentiate high and low performing teams. Data from two universities’ first-year engineering design courses was analysed and demonstrated that the ways in which students discussed high and low performing teams was similar. This paper discusses some of the issues with which low performing teams struggled. Both high and low performing teams experienced a lack of quality and quantity of communication, whereas low-performing teams struggled with hoarding work, leveraging team members and supporting others. High-performing teams may have a more collective team mindset that values the skills and perspectives of all team members more.
LEARNING THE LIFE SKILL: CEAB LIFELONG LEARNING GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE
Authors: Kochekseraii Sadegh Babaii , Osgood Libby
Published: August 2018

Abstract –The focus of this paper is to present a baseline to a proposed longevity project for enhanced introduction of lifelong learning skill to engineering students. Lifelong learning is one of the twelve graduate attributes identified and evaluated by CEAB in the accreditation process of Canadian engineering programs. ENGN 326: Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing is a third year core course with a broad scope of topics Students’ learning experience could be enriched if they adopt a proactive learning effort of setting weekly learning goals that could go beyond the set of topics given in the course syllabus. From their weekly submissions and their subsequent reflections, we tried to answer how realistic goals were set by the students and how much they were related to course materials. Comparisons to a similar study [1], presented in CEEA16 by the authors, have been made to show the effectiveness of SMART goal setting intervention to be given in an appropriate time before the first mid-term.
Reviewing a decade of research on Engineering Leadership
Authors: Yousefdehi Hami , Alves Artur M. , Caron Brandiff R. , Gopakumar Govind
Published: August 2018

Abstract – Academics, industry professionals, and policy makers across North America have shown increasing interest in the topic of engineering leadership.  The demand from industries for engineers with diversified skills in a hypercompetitive market as well as the need to produce engineers attuned to the challenges of globalization are pushing universities to invest in engineering leadership education programs. In this context, this article engages with the following two questions: How have scholars addressed the concept of engineering leadership over the past decade? And how could the field of engineering leadership be constructively pursued in the future? The goal of this article is to map the structure of this nascent field by analyzing its scope, geography of application, methodology, relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature.  By doing so, we explore reasons for the field’s structural particularities while also considering new avenues for future studies. We offer some tentative conclusions: articles predominantly presented the results of a pilot program or the outcomes of integration of leadership topics into current courses but in the process the concept of engineering leadership is seldom understood in a situated manner within wider shifts in economy and society. This points to a potential avenue for further research that incorporates a macro level of analysis that adopts a multi-dimensional view of leadership engineering.
EXPERIENCE WITH CAPSTONE PROJECTS BASED ON COLDFIRE MICROCONTROLLERS
Authors: Manjikian Naraig
Published: August 2018

Abstract – This paper describes the experience of the author in supervising capstone undergraduate projects that have used microcontroller chips based on the Cold-Fire processor architecture, along with supporting hard-ware and software. Six capstone design projects are se-lected for illustration, and these projects have been pur-sued by a total of nineteen students under the supervision of the author in the Department of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering at Queen’s University between 2013 and 2017. After summarizing the selected projects to pro-vide the context, this paper highlights the supervisory role of the author to provide potentially useful insights to oth-er potential project supervisors. A retrospective assess-ment is provided for the decision to use ColdFire-based platforms in these projects, along with some reflections on the experience. Considerations for platform selection by the author in future projects are also outlined.
C1q nephropathy among children with nephrotic syndrome: Ten-year experience from a pediatric nephrology unit
Authors: Abu-Shahin Nisreen , Al-Khader Ali , Qattan Duaa' , Akl Kamal
Published: August 2018

C1q nephropathy (C1qN) is a rare glomerulopathy mostly seen in children, and presents with nephrotic syndrome (NS). Diagnosis depends on immunoflourescence or immunohistochemical C1q mesangial deposition, excluding other immune-mediated diseases. We retrospectively investigated C1qN incidence, clinicopathological features, and outcome among pediatric NS in our institution.Clinical data, microscopic slides and corresponding tissue blocks of pediatric renal biopsies were retrieved. According to diagnostic criteria for C1qN, 53 pediatric NS renal biopsies were selected for Anti-C1qA IHC stain microscopic examination. Clinicopathological features and follow up data were recorded. C1qN incidence was 9.4% among pediatric NS biopsies. Mesangial proliferation was the most common histopathological pattern. Steroid dependency with frequent relapses was the most frequent outcome, with a second line immunosuppressant added, yet without impact on progression. Small sample size hinders coherent conclusions; nevertheless, it indicates that C1qN is a rare cause of pediatric NS. C1qN may require second line immunosupressants more often than non-C1q NS.
Knowledge levels related to allergen specific immunotherapy and perspectives of parents whose children were diagnosed with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis in Turkey
Authors: Işık Sakine , Çağlayan-Sözmen Şule , Asilsoy Suna , Kılıçarslan Serdar Kamer , Anal Özden , Karaman Özkan , Uzuner Nevin
Published: August 2018

In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the knowledge levels and perspectives about allergen specific immunotherapy (ASI) of parents whose children were diagnosed with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis with positive skin prick test. The study was conducted between September 2014 and January 2015. Surveys that were filled by 198 parents were analyzed. One hundred-ninety-eight parents were included in the study; 42.9% of the parents had knowledge about ASI. Parents obtained information about the ASI from respectively pediatric allergy specialists (25.5%), relatives and friends (17.8%), media (12.9%), and pediatrician (8.2%). There is a strong association between educational level of the mother, atopy background of the family, the monthly per capita income, and having knowledge about the ASI. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that individuals with a monthly income higher than 2,000 TL were more likely to be aware of the ASI application (OR: 4.35, 95% CI: 1.13-16.71; p < 0.05). Eighty-nine percent of the parents stated that they would prefer the sublingual ASI instead of subcutaneous ASI because it is easy to use and its severe side effects risk is low. The awareness of the ASI is at high rates in our patient population.
Restless leg syndrome in children with celiac disease
Authors: Işıkay Sedat , Işıkay Nurgül , Per Hüseyin , Çarman Kürşat Bora , Kocamaz Halil
Published: August 2018

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by ingestion of dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of restless leg syndrome (RLS) in children with CD and to investigate the associated factors for RLS. Totally 494 children with the ages ranging between 11-18 years were included. Among those, 226 were under follow-up with CD and constituted the study group while other 268 children did not have any symptoms or signs associated with CD and established the control group. The demographic data, educational status and routine laboratory data of children including complete blood count, ferritin, vitamin B12, foliate and 25 (OH) vitamin D levels were recorded. The RLS prevalence and associated symptoms of children were defined with a questionnaire. There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups regarding the age and gender. Moreover, RLS prevalence was also similar in both groups (3.5% vs 3.0% in CD and control groups, respectively, p=0.98). However, interestingly, in CD group, the mean age of the patients at the onset of RLS symptoms was statistically significantly younger (p=0.02) and the disease was more severe (p=0.026) than the control group. In correlation analysis in CD group, the RLS severity significantly negatively correlated with serum ferritin, folic acid or 25 (OH) vitamin D levels in Celiac disease group. In this study we did not determine an increased prevalence of RLS in children with CD. However, in CD group, the age at the onset of RLS symptoms was significantly younger and the disease was more severe in CD group compared with the control cases.
(DES)ACERTOS NO JULGAMENTO DA LEI DE ANISTIA DE 1979: O SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL E A JURISPRUDÊNCIA DA CORTE INTERAMERICANA DE DIREITOS HUMANOS SOBRE AUTOANISTIA
Authors: Oliveira David Barbosa de
Published: August 2018

Esse artigo busca refletir sobre a utilização pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, no julgamento da Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental número 153, que decidiu se a lei de anistia de 1979 teria sido recepcionada pela Constituição de 1988, da jurisprudência da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos sobre o assunto. A fim de dar conta desse objeto utilizamos metodologia bibliográfica e pesquisa documental. O objetivo desse artigo é analisar como os ministros do Supremo Tribunal Federal se utilizaram da jurisprudência da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos para fundamentar seus votos, analisando se as decisões estão em consonância. Como resultado, encontramos disparidades interpretativas significativas entre os dois tribunais, posto que os votos vencedores do Supremo Tribunal Federal deram entendimento que contrasta com as decisões da Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos.
OPINIÃO LEGAL: DA IMPOSSIBILIDADE DE INVESTIGAÇÃO DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA
Authors: Martins Ives Gandra da Silva , Marques Samantha Ribeiro Meyer-Pflug
Published: August 2018

A Constituição Federal de 1988 ao instituir o Estado Democrático de Direito e adotar o sistema presidencialista, dedicou especial atenção a figura do Presidente da República, que acumula as funções de Chefe de Estado e de Governo. Nesse sentido, ao tratar da responsabilidade do Presidente da República é expressa ao instituir uma cláusula de imunidade relativa, na medida em que não permite que ele venha a ser responsabilizado por atos estranhos a sua função no exercício do mandato. A finalidade precípua do referido dispositivo constitucional não é outra senão a de garantir a governabilidade e a estabilidade das instituições. A questão que se coloca reside em saber se essa impossibilidade de responsabilizar o Presidente durante a vigência do seu mandato por atos estranhos a sua função engloba também a impossibilidade de o investigar, ou seja, a instauração de um inquérito.
The Effectiveness of Integrating Interactive Technology in Reading Comprehension: A Case Study of Jamaica’s Grade SchoolNew Article
Authors: Fidelia IYARE Ngozi , S James Julia , M Amonde Tom
Published: August 2018

Aim/Purpose: There is growing number of countries embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives (e.g., Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, India, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates) to distribute tablet devices to students in the K-12 schooling sector. The review of the government-supported initiatives concluded that the majority of these initiatives have been driven not by educational frameworks or research-based evidence but by the tablet hype. The goal of this study is to provide research-based evidence by investigating if the learning experience for grade-three learners with interactive technology improves knowledge and skills in reading comprehension compared to learning in the traditional chalk and talk environment.

Background: Prior studies provided limited evidence based mainly on data from developed countries about the influence of the use of interactive technology on reading comprehension at lower grade school level.

Methodology: Employing a mixed-method case study research approach, this study aims to investigate the effects of integrating interactive technology in reading comprehension and examine the perspectives of students. This case study employed a sample of 30 public school third-grade students located in a relatively poor residential area in St Catherine, Jamaica as well as the two classroom teachers. Thirty students were divided into two groups – an experimental group, which included 16 participants and a control group, which included 14 participants. The intervention program was carried out over a period of eight weeks.

Contribution: This study has provided (a) additional data to show evidence for the effectiveness of interactive technology in reading comprehension and (b)research based evidence for the distribution of computer devices to students in the K-12 schooling sectors.

Findings: We found empirical support for the positive effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills. Our results were based on the pre-test and post-test assessments. Additional data was collected using a survey questionnaire which was given to the students before and after the intervention. The change from pretest to posttest was significantly different between the two groups as measured by the Mann Whitney U test.

Recommendations for Practitioners: The empirical support for the effects of technology-based approaches for addressing reading comprehension and vocabulary skills identified in this study will assist teachers with strategies and programs that should improve students’ motivation as well as their grades.

Recommendation for Researchers: For future studies, we recommend focusing on a longer intervention period and using a larger sample size that would likely yield more definitive and generalizable results.
Effect of secular trend in drug effectiveness study in real world data
Authors: Hensley Alford Sharon , Madan Piyush , Mahatma Shilpa , Buleje Italo , Han Yanyan , Lu Fang
Published: August 2018

The paper talks about secular trend bias in a drug effectiveness study for a recently approved drug. We compared treatment outcomes between patients who received the newly approved drug and patients exposed to the standard treatment. All patients diagnosed after the new drug's approval date were considered. We built a machine learning causal inference model to determine patient subpopulations likely to respond better to the newly approved drug. After identifying the presence of secular trend bias in our data, we attempted to adjust for the bias in two different ways. First, we matched patients on the number of days from the new drugs approval date that the patient's treatment (new or standard) began. Second, we included a covariate in the model for the number of days since approval that treatment (new or standard) started. Neither approach completely mitigated the bias. Residual bias we attribute to differences in patient disease severity or other unmeasured patient characteristics. Had we not identified the secular trend bias in our data, the causal inference model would have been interpreted without consideration for this underlying bias. Being aware of, testing for, and handling potential bias in the data is essential to diminish the uncertainty in AI modeling.
Relato de experiência: a pedagogia do surf na educação básica
Authors: Araújo Larissa Mamede , Silva Victor Alexandre Ferreira e , Oliveira Natália Cristina de
Published: August 2018

O surf é uma manifestação cultural que promove uma experiência enriquecedora e que se encaixa na proposta dos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais como uma modalidade esportiva de aventura. Infelizmente, por maior que seja o litoral brasileiro, nem todos possuem acesso a ele, limitando o ensino do surf na educação básica. Essa restrição provoca carência de conteúdos específicos que auxiliem a modalidade como parte do conteúdo curricular e do plano de ensino dos professores de Educação Física. Com base nesse contexto, o presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a metodologia de ensino do surf desenvolvida e aplicada por um professor de Educação Física de uma escola litorânea. Através de um relato de experiência realizado por meio de uma entrevista contendo perguntas relacionadas ao seu plano de aula sobre conteúdo de surf no plano de ensino, desenvolvemos uma análise seletiva das respostas mais relevantes. A proposta de ensino dinâmica e acessível, mesmo às escolas com espaços limitados e distantes do litoral, utiliza-se de equipamentos improvisados e embasamento teórico aprofundado, o que oportuniza o desenvolvimento do conteúdo surf em qualquer instituição de ensino básico.
Inovação no ensino de ciências biológicas: uma autoetnografia
Authors: Maia Marcos Felipe Gonçalves , Oliveira Etiene Etiene Fabbrin Pires
Published: August 2018

Esta pesquisa reflete sobre a formação e prática docente em biologia. Objetivou refletir sobre o processo de estágio docente em ciências no segundo ciclo do ensino fundamental no Colégio Dom Alano Marie du Noday, em Palmas, Tocantins, durante o segundo semestre de 2017 por meio de práticas inovadoras de ensino. Metodologicamente utilizou-se a autoetnografia, com subsídios da fenomenologia, bem como a pesquisa bibliográfica. As noções subsunçoras manifestadas foram: o mal-estar docente, o bem-estar, experiências de práticas de ensino, aulas práticas, bem como limites e possibilidades da atuação docente. Conclui reforçando a autoetnografia como uma metodologia de conhecimento intersubjetivo e da necessidade de práticas inovadoras para a atualidade da formação discente.
Iniciação científica a distância:o WhatsApp como ferramenta para mediação
Authors: Nantes Eliza Adriana Sheuer , Guerra Junior Antonio Lemes , Simm Juliana Fogaça Sanches , Vitiello Maria Gorett Freire
Published: August 2018

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de apresentar a viabilidade do uso de aplicativos de comunicação instantânea, como o WhatsApp, no processo de execução de práticas de Iniciação Científica (IC) mediadas pelas tecnologias. Trata-se da exposição de um breve recorte das atividades de um projeto de IC, desenvolvido com alunos de um curso de Letras, na modalidade da Educação a Distância (EaD), com ênfase nos recursos empregados no processo de mediação. Sob um aporte teórico ligado à investigação dos letramentos (DUDENEY et al., 2016), à exploração das intersecções entre ensino e tecnologia (MORAN, 2010; KENSKI, 2012) e à relevância da IC no país (BRIDI, 2015), procedeu-se a uma abordagem qualitativa, a partir da análise das enunciações dos sujeitos envolvidos (em especial, alunos de IC e seus orientadores) registradas em conversas empreendidas no WhatsApp. Os resultados apontaram que o uso do aplicativo como suporte às tradicionais ferramentas do AVA (fórum, chat, e-mail, etc.) facilitou o processo de orientação e possibilitou uma maior adesão dos participantes do projeto, no que diz respeito à interação e à eficácia na resolução de dúvidas, bem como na condução das atividades.
Educação, ética e sustentabilidade no fortalecimento à cidadania ambiental
Authors: Santos Laysa da Hora , Santos Batista Rosana de Oliveira
Published: August 2018

No mundo, a água tornou-se um bem-dotado de valor econômico presente em todos os processos da vida humana. Nessa direção, este artigo objetiva iniciar um diálogo acerca da problemática socioambiental com ênfase nos corpos hídricos e sua conexão com a promoção da sustentabilidade. É com o intuito de mediar discussões que permeiam a relação sociedade-ambiente no processo de construção da ética e cidadania ambiental que buscamos uma reflexão a fim de fomentar a formação educacional dos alunos, mediante a transformação de sujeitos sociais comprometidos com suas práticas, no que se refere a gestão dos recursos hídricos. O artigo é de cunho bibliográfico e seus procedimentos pautam-se em revisão de literatura de livros, periódicos e dissertações sobre as temáticas em tela. Em nossas considerações observamos que as reflexões acerca da cidadania ambiental contribuem de forma satisfatória para uma educação voltada à conservação e reconhecimento da importância da relação sociedade-natureza, o que fortalece o processo de formação da identidade entre a comunidade escolar e o lugar de vivência e permanência social.
Reading Between the Lines
Authors: Coombes Matthew J
Published: August 2018

The non-normative structural possibilities of poetry, with its focus on emotion, imagery and sound, makes it a useful way to portray inner experiences that are difficult to express through traditionally descriptive, more prosaic language. As a lecturer, artistic designer and researcher with dyslexia I have often had to use alternative paths to succeed professionally. Both professionally and privately I share arising complexities of my inner intellectual and felt life through poetry. This is a flow of consciousness about my dyslexia.
Western Sahara and Palestine: A Comparative Study of Colonialisms, Occupations, and Nationalisms
Authors: Khoury Rana B.
Published: August 2018

Occupation and colonization are terms that evoke an era of empires and great powers. Yet for two peoples, occupation and settler colonialism are not remnants of a time foregone; they remain the reality of everyday life. The Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories is a high profile example of modern colonization, whereas the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara draws considerably less attention. This paper seeks to show that these two cases of colonialism over two Arab peoples have much in common. Both originated from colonial fumbling and produced significant refugee populations that would carry the mantle of their liberation movements. Morocco and Israel each maintain their occupations, however, utilizing similar means of control and eluding continual resistance from their occupied populations. International politics has contributed to the protracted nature of the conflicts, in the form of military and moral support from the United States to the occupying powers and, more significantly for Israel, in the United Nations’ bestowal of legitimacy on Zionism as a suitably nationalist project. That, along with the salience of Palestine as an Islamic holy place, has caused the Palestinian-Israeli case to be more prominent than the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara.
To Manage, Resolve or Transform? The Way Forward for the EU in the Middle East Peace Process
Authors: Persson Anders
Published: August 2018

This article argues that 40 years of EU peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have produced few significant results with a possible exception to this being the parameters provided by the EU for a just peace in the conflict. In any case, it is difficult to characterise these past four decades of EU involvement as anything other than a failure. Consequently, the main argument of this article is that a new strategy for the EU’s peacebuilding in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is urgently needed. As both the approaches of conflict management and conflict resolution have been tried and have failed, this article argues that the EU has far better potential in transforming the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than in managing or resolving it. An EU strategy more clearly based on the principles of conflict transformation is therefore the best way forward for the EU in the Middle East peace process.
The Reagan Administration and the Origins of the War on Terror: Lebanon and Libya as Case Studies
Authors: Toaldo Mattia
Published: August 2018

This article uses recently declassified records to analyze the American intervention in Lebanon between 1982 and 1984 and the confrontation with Libya between 1981 and 1986. In both cases, the US responded to a terrorist attack with military force. Especially after the attacks in Lebanon, members of the administration started to elaborate a comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism which focused on pre-emptive strikes against states deemed to be supporters of terrorism. The strike on Libya in April 1986 was the first implementation of this strategy and, furthermore, regime change had been attempted both before and after this strike. The article argues that the policy of the Reagan administration in the fight against terrorism was a combination of two factors: the global Cold War mindset and the first elaboration of concepts that would later become part of the Bush administration’s War on Terror. Rather than being the beginning of the War on Terror, however, Reagan’s policy should be considered as a source of inspiration for it, albeit one that was deeply influenced by the bipolar confrontation with the Soviet Union.
The ʿUlamāʾ and the Arab Uprisings 2011-13: Considering Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the ‘Global Mufti,’ between the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic Legal Tradition, and Qatari Foreign Policy
Authors: Warren David H.
Published: August 2018

This article aims to explore emerging trends for the Sunni religious elite and the Islamic legal tradition in the new context of the Arab Uprisings by focusing on Yusuf al-Qaradawi, arguably the most prominent of these ʿulamāʾ alive today. The article will follow al-Qaradawi’s articulation, transmission and reconstruction of the Islamic legal tradition in his own discourse as he has attempted to negotiate the politically fraught contexts of the Arab Uprisings while also maintaining his horizontal commitments to a diverse base of supporters be they the wider Arab Muslim public, the Muslim Brotherhood or indeed the Qatari royal family. The article will focus on al-Qaradawi’s highly publicised interventions and fatwas in relation to Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, and Syria from the perspective of Islamic studies, and also draw on personal interviews with al-Qaradawi, his personal staff, as well as supplementary media. In so doing, the article will elucidate al-Qaradawi and his colleagues’ attempts, ranging from the highly creative to the markedly conservative, to respond to unfolding events through the legal tradition and play an increasingly active role in the public sphere while their own status simultaneously becomes ever more vulnerable and unstable.
A Revolution in Muslim Family Law? Egypt’s Pre- and Post-Revolutionary Period (2011-2013) Compared
Authors: Sonneveld Nadia , Lindbekk Monika
Published: August 2018

In the weeks following the Egyptian revolution of 2011, a group of divorced fathersrose to demand a “revolution in family law.” Portraying extant family law provisions assymbolic of the old regime and as deviating from the principles of shariʿa, their call was givenprominent media attention and, in the ensuing transitional period (2011 to 2013), women’srights and family law emerged as contentious areas in Egypt.By comparing public debates on family law reform in the decade preceding the 2011revolution to the two years following it, we argue that Egypt’s “revolution in family law”actually started a decade earlier, in 2000, when Egyptian women’s new right to divorceunilaterally rocked the country.1 This set in motion other legal reforms that challengedfundamental aspects of male authority in the family and slowly led to the emergence ofinnovative conceptions of motherhood and fatherhood.
Women’s Rights in Tunisia and the Democratic Renegotiation of an Authoritarian Legacy
Authors: Voorhoeve Maaike
Published: August 2018

Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisia has been negotiating what it is to become, a processof rebirth in which women’s rights is key. The ongoing debates reflect a confrontation betweenthe feminist policies of Habib Bourguiba (the first president of the Tunisian republic) andalternative notions of women’s rights. In this article, I examine the debates that are currentlytaking place in Tunisia. I argue that the topic of women’s rights is crucial in the power strugglebetween the political elites within Tunisia. It is symbolic of the much wider battle over the future of the country. Moreover, the legislative outcomes of the debates are indicative for the postrevolutionary political dynamics, showing the strength of so-called secularists.
Copts, Islamists and Jews: gender, minorities, hybridity (and its limits) in two novellas by Bahaa Abdelmegid
Authors: Irving Sarah
Published: August 2018

Bahaa Abdelmegid's novellas Saint Theresa and Sleeping with Strangers feature a range of intertwined relations: sexual, commercial, as neighbours, and as colleagues between Jews, Christians and Muslims in Egyptian society since 1967. This paper explores the implications of Abdelmegid's portrayal of Egyptian society, in which he celebrates its internal diversity whilst simultaneously warning of the dangers and disruptions of 'too much' hybridity and of over-familiarity with the 'Other'. I argue that Abdelmegid's Egyptian masculine is fragile, brittle, and under threat from a dissolute West and an extremist and inauthentic Islam. Abdelmegid articulates a modern warning to this frail masculinity, as well as to a more stable and worldly-wise feminine, about the dangers of undisciplined relationships with both Western culture and religious fundamentalism, both of which stray away from a real Egypt he constructs.
Technology of vibration-stabilizing machining of engineering products
Authors: Тамаркин Михаил , Tamarkin Mihail , Шевцов Сергей , Shevtsov Sergey , Лебедев Валерий , Lebedev Valeriy , Пастухов Филипп , Pastukhov Philip
Published: August 2018

In the paper there is shown an essence of the stabilizing machining of parts and the ways for its realization are presented, the methods of processing system development, parameters computation of the controlling impact of stabilizing processing are offered, and there are given recommendations for manufacturing equipment design.
Actividad moduladora in vitro de extractos acuosos de plantas americanas sobre la toxicidad inducida por clorpirifos en esplenocitos murinos
Authors: Scotta Ana Verónica , Bongiovanni Guillermina Azucena , Soria Elio Andrés
Published: August 2018

Antecedentes: Clorpirifos es un pesticida altamente tóxico, que puede producir inmunotoxicidad con efectos deletéreos sobre la salud a nivel mundial. Por otro lado, las plantas americanas pueden tener derivados con actividad protectora e inmunoestimulante. Por lo tanto, debe evaluarse el potencial de estas plantas frente a clorpirifos. Objetivo: Identificar extractos acuosos bioactivos de Lantana grisebachii (LG), Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco (AQ), Peumus boldus (PB), e Ilex paraguariensis (IP), contra la toxicidad de clorpirifos sobre esplenocitos de hembras Balb/c. Materiales y Métodos: Esplenocitos fueron tratados in vitro por 72 horas con 0-35 µg/mL de clorpirifos, 0-100 µg/mL de cada extracto (LG, AQ, PB, IP) y 0-5 µg/mL de concanavalina A. Luego, se midió y analizó estadísticamente viabilidad y muerte celular (tinciones de resazurina y yoduro de propidio), hidroperóxidos, lipoperóxidos (ensayos basados en naranja de xilenol), actividad de la ?-glutamiltranspeptidasa (método de Szasz). Resultados: Clorpirifos redujo la viabilidad celular de forma dosis dependiente, lo que fue contrarrestado por AQ e IP, los que fueron menos activos en las células inducibles por concanavalina A (p<0,05). La toxicidad por clorpirifos implicó la inducción de la ?-glutamiltranspeptidasa con la consecuente reducción de los peróxidos, mientras que AQ y principalmente IP antagonizaron dichas respuestas (p<0,05). Conclusiones: Los extractos de Ilex paraguariensis y Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco protegieron in vitro a los esplenocitos frente a clorpirifos. Este efecto dependió del tipo celular, dado que las células inducibles por concanavalina A fueron más susceptibles a este tóxico.
Declaración sobre compartir datos: un requerimiento del Comité Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas
Authors: Cuestas Eduardo
Published: August 2018

El Comité Internacional de Editores de Revista Médicas (ICMJE) ha tomado la posición que el compartir los datos generados por los ensayos clínicos es una obligación ética, por cuanto los participantes en esos estudios se colocaron en riesgo al aceptar su inclusión. En esta editorial el ICMJE expresa que requerirá desde Julio 2018 que los manuscritos enviados a sus revistas deben incluir una declaración sobre compartir datos. A su vez, los ensayos clínicos que comiencen a enrolar pacientes a partir de Enero 2019, deben incluir un plan sobre compartir datos en el registro de tales ensayos. Se dan en esta declaración cuatro ejemplos de declaraciones sobre compartir datos, referidos a qué datos se compartirán, cuándo estarán disponibles y qué criterios de acceso se establecerán. El ICMJE visualiza un futuro cercano en el cual el compartir los datos será la norma, con el fin de maximizar el conocimiento ganado por los esfuerzos y sacrificios de los participantes.
Costos médicos directos de las Internaciones por Insuficiencia Cardiaca en el Plan de Salud del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
Authors: Waisman Gabriel Dario , Tortella Juan Jose , Garfi Leonardo Guillermo , Izbizky Gustavo Hernan
Published: August 2018

Introducción

Es innegable el incremento de los costos de los cuidados médicos de las enfermedades crónicas. Existen múltiples razones: envejecimiento poblacional, complicaciones tardías de las patologías asociadas y disponibilidad de tecnologías sanitarias de alto costo. La insuficiencia cardiaca es una de las principales causas mundiales de mortalidad y morbilidad, siendo la consecuencia final de las enfermedades cardíacas y la hipertensión arterial, cumpliendo criterios para convertirse en una patología de gran consumo de recursos. En el presente trabajo estudiaremos los costos de la insuficiencia cardiaca desde la visión de quienes gestionan los recursos sanitarios.  

Materiales y Métodos

Estudio observacional, de cohorte retrospectiva utilizando bases de datos secundarias del Plan de Salud del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Población adulta con diagnóstico de insuficiencia cardiaca que hayan requerido internación con diagnóstico al egreso de insuficiencia cardiaca entre los años 2007 y 2011.

Resultados

El principal componente de los costos fue atribuible a la estadía hospitalaria, las intervenciones diagnósticas y terapéuticas. La incidencia media de internaciones durante el período fue de 11.4 por cada 10.000 pacientes/año. La mortalidad global en el episodio índice fue del 0,25%, al año 28,8% y global del 60%

Conclusión

La decisión más importante parece ser decidir si el manejo puede hacerse ambulatoriamente o no, poniendo en marcha guías de manejo de la insuficiencia cardiaca para optimizar tiempos de internación, métodos auxiliares de diagnóstico y los medicamentos utilizados.
Procesos de Determinación de la Capacidad Jurídica, Trastornos Psicóticos y Competencia para Votar
Authors: Martínez Matías Juan
Published: August 2018

El objetivo del presente artículo es ofrecer una aproximación al estado de la cuestión de la actuación en los procesos judiciales de determinación de la capacidad jurídica en personas afectadas por trastornos psicóticos y su competencia para votar. Para ello se ofrece centralmente una revisión de la temática con especial énfasis en los aportes desde la psiquiatría, vinculados entre otros aspectos a los modelos de evaluación de capacidad para toma de decisiones, y la comunicación de un breve estudio descriptivo de los resultados obtenidos en procedimientos realizados en un Juzgado de Familia de la Provincia de Buenos Aires en el período comprendido desde marzo de 2014 a diciembre de 2016.
BERTEOLOGI DALAM BUDAYA POPULER - DENGAN KONSEP DIY
Authors: Setyawijaya Itut Dian
Published: August 2018

In the discussion about popular culture, analysis often appears based on products that can be seen directly, such as films, television programs, clothes, etc. But there is rarely an analysis based on products in the form of methods, ideologies, or understanding of something. One popular culture that develops on the internet with its products in the form of methods is do it yourself, or is often abbreviated as DIY. Freely, DIY or do it your self, can be translated as "do this yourself / independently". In the writer's observation, DIY has several advantages, such as helping to solve problems; free; in some cases it can save (which in some views, popular cultural products tend to be consumptive); offers several solutions, so that they can be chosen that are most suitable for the context in question. Departing from the positive concepts above, it is very interesting to see DIY from the theological point of view.
Better Understanding the Population Size and Stigmatization of Psychologists Using Questionable Research Practices
Authors: Fox Nicholas William , Honeycutt Nathan , Jussim Lee
Published: August 2018

There has been low confidence in the replicability and reproducibility of published psychological findings. Previous work has demonstrated that a population of psychologists exists that have used questionable research practices (QRPs), or behaviors during data collection, analysis, and publication that can increase the number of false-positive findings in the scientific literature. The present work sought to estimate the current size of the QRP-using population of American psychologists and to identify if this sub-population of scientists is stigmatized. Using a direct estimator, we estimate 18.18% of American psychologists have used at least one QRP in the past 12 months. We then demonstrate the use of two additional estimators, the unmatched count estimate and the Generalized Network Scale Up Method, on this population of interest. Furthermore, attitudes of psychologists towards QRP users, and observed behavioral data collected from self-reported QRP users, suggest that QRP users are a stigmatized sub-population of psychologists. Together, these findings provide better insight into how many psychologists use questionable practices and how they exist in the social environment.
A Step-By-Step Guide on Preregistration and Effective Data Sharing for Psychopathology Research
Authors: Krypotos Angelos-Miltiadis , Klugkist Irene , Mertens Gaëtan , Engelhard Iris
Published: August 2018

[DOI OF FINAL ARTICLE: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/abn0000424] Data analysis in psychopathology research typically entails multiple stages of data preprocessing (e.g., coding of physiological measures), statistical decisions (e.g., inclusion of covariates), and reporting (e.g., selecting which variables best answer the research questions). The complexity and lack of transparency of these procedures have resulted in two troubling trends: the central hypotheses and analytical approaches are often selected after observing the data, and the research data are often not properly indexed. These practices are particularly problematic for (experimental) psychopathology research because the data are often hard to gather due to the target populations (e.g., individuals with mental disorders), and because the standard methodological approaches are challenging and time consuming (e.g., longitudinal studies). Here, we present a workflow that covers study preregistration, data anonymization, and the easy sharing of data and experimental material with the rest of the research community. This workflow is tailored to both original studies and secondary statistical analyses of archival datasets. In order to facilitate the implementation of the described workflow, we have developed a free and open-source software program. We argue that this workflow will result in more transparent and easily shareable psychopathology research, eventually increasing and replicability reproducibility in our research field.
Studying crime and place with the Crime Open Database
Authors: Ashby Matthew P J
Published: August 2018

The study of spatial and temporal crime patterns is important for both academic understanding of crime-generating processes and for policies aimed at reducing crime. However, studying crime and place is often made more difficult by restrictions on access to appropriate crime data. This means understanding of many spatio-temporal crime patterns are limited to data from a single geographic setting, and there are few attempts at replication. This article introduces the Crime Open Database (CODE), a database of 16 million offenses from 10 of the largest United States cities over 11 years and more than 60 offense types. Open crime data were obtained from each city, having been published in multiple incompatible formats. The data were processed to harmonize geographic co-ordinates, dates and times, offense categories and location types, as well as adding census and other geographic identifiers. The resulting database allows the wider study of spatio-temporal patterns of crime across multiple US cities, allowing greater understanding of variations in the relationships between crime and place across different settings, as well as facilitating replication of research.
Comparison of Eco-Mse and Pst-Mse Primer Combinations in Generating AFLP Map of Tomato
Authors: Ojha BR
Published: August 2018

An experiment was conducted at Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Unifarm, Haarweg, Wageningen, The Netherlands in 2000 to compare Eco-Mse and Pst-Mse primer combinations to generate AFLP markers of tomato. Back cross first (BC1) population ofLycopersicon esculentum cv money maker and Lycopersicon pennellii LA716 was used. Six primer combinations (three of Eco-Mse and three of Pst-Mse) were used. A total of 122 AFLP markers were found generating 76 markers by Eco-Mse primer combination and 46 markers by Pst-Mse primer combination. The average number of informative markers per primer combination was 20.33 ranging from 11 (P11M50) to 36 (E35M48). Similarly the average number of informative markers per chromosome was 10.16 ranging from 4 (chromosome number 8) to 16 (chromosome number 1). Within Eco-Mse primer combinations, E32M50 generated the least (18) and E35M48 generated the highest (36) AFLP markers. Similarly, within Pst-Mse primer combination, P14M50 generated the highest (20) and P11M50 generated the least (11) AFLP markers. The Eco-Mse primer combination generated the highest number of marker (12) in chromosome 9 and the lowest (2) in chromosome number 8. Similarly, the Pst-Mse primer combination generated the highest number of markers (9) in chromosome number 1 and the lowest (2) in chromosome number 3, 8, 11 and 12. The AFLP map spanned 843 cM. The longest AFLP map was found in chromosome 1 and spanned 98 cM and the shortest in chromosome 8 and spanned 46 cM.

Key words: Tomato, Back cross, Primer combination, AFLP map

J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci. 26:27-35 (2005)
Effect of Water Deficit at Vegetative and Reproductive Stages of Hybrid, Open Pollinated Variety and Local Maize (Zea mays L.)
Authors: Sah SK , Zamora OB
Published: August 2018

A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of water deficit on vegetative and reproductive stages of Hybrid, Open pollinated (OPV) and Local varieties of maize. Water deficit at vegetative stage significantly reduced plant height, leaf area, shoot dry matter, root dry matter of the upper 25 cm depth, kernel number and grain yield per plant as compared to well watered plant. Water deficit at reproductive stage reduced more leaf area, kernel number and grain yield per plant than water deficit at vegetative stage. Water deficit at reproductive stage also reduced shoot dry matter, kernel size and harvest index. Leaf water potential and relative water content taken at 58 and 60 days after planting were also reduced by water deficit. The Local variety was taller with smaller kernel size and lower harvest index than Open pollinated and Hybrid varieties. There were no significant interactions among the varieties and water deficit treatments.

Key words: Leaf water potential, relative water content, vegetative and reproductive stages, harvest index

J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci. 26:37-42 (2005)
Supplementation of Corn-Soybean Based Broiler’s Diets with Different Levels of Acid Protease
Authors: Yadav JL , Sah RA
Published: August 2018

A study was conducted at the Animal Science Farm, Tuntungin, Putho of the Institute of Animal Science, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines, during 2001-2002 to find out the supplementation effects of corn-soybean based broiler’s diet with acid protease on its performance. The parameters studied were: growth, feed consumption, nutrient digestibility and economic analysis. Three hundred day-old, male broiler chicks were group brooded and fed with commercial pre-starter diets for seven days. Thereafter the chicks were randomly distributed to 30 cages with 10 chicks each. Five treatments randomly assigned to the 30 cages using a Completely Randomized Design. The treatments were: basal diet, diet with reduced crude protein, diet with reduced crude protein + 0.05 % protease, diet with reduced crude protein + 0.075 % protease, and diet with reduced crude protein + 0.1 % protease. The body weight gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, and carcass quality were recorded. The results showed that one per cent reduction in CP of the diet significantly decreased the crude protein digestibility of broiler starter and finisher diets. Although the protease supplementation of reduced CP diet consistently and significantly improved the digestibility of CP in broiler starter and finisher diets. Dietary protease inclusion at 0.075 percent significantly improved mean body weight gain in broiler at 28 days of age. Average cumulative feed consumption was significantly lower at 0.05 percent protease supplementation in broiler finisher diet. The highest income was derived from broilers fed diet supplemented with 0.075 percent protease. Further research should be carried out to confirm the results.

Key words: Broiler, corn-based, and acid protease

J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci. 26:65-70 (2005)