bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pediatric ICU Transfers Within 24 Hours of Admission From the Emergency Department: Rate of Transfer, Outcomes, and Clinical Characteristics
Authors: Nadeau Nicole , Monuteaux Michael C. , Tripathi Jaya , Stack Anne M. , Perron Catherine , Neuman Mark I.
Published: May 2019

BACKGROUND:

There is a paucity of data describing pediatric patients transferred to an ICU within 24 hours of hospital admission from the emergency department (ED).

METHODS:

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients ≤21 years old transferred from an inpatient floor to an ICU within 24 hours of ED disposition from 2007 to 2016 in a tertiary children’s hospital. Patients transferred to an ICU after planned operative procedures were excluded. Rate of transfer, clinical course, and baseline demographic and/or clinical characteristics of these patients are described.

RESULTS:

The study cohort consisted of 841 children, representing 1% of 82 397 non-ICU ED admissions over the 10-year period. Median age was 5.1 years, 43% had ≥1 complex chronic condition, and 47% were hospitalized within the previous year (27% in the ICU). The majority of transfers were for respiratory conditions (65%) and cardiovascular compromise (18%). Median time from hospitalization to ICU transfer was 9.1 hours (interquartile range 5.1–14.9 hours). Thirty-eight percent of transfers received 1 or more critical interventions within 72 hours of hospitalization, most commonly positive pressure ventilation (29%) and vasoactive infusion (9%). Median time to intervention from hospitalization was 13.6 hours (interquartile range 7.5–21.6 hours), 0.8% of children died within 72 hours of hospitalization, and 2.4% died overall.

CONCLUSIONS:

In this single pediatric academic center, 1% of hospitalized children were transferred to an ICU within 24 hours of ED disposition. One-third of patients received a critical intervention, and 2.4% died. Although most ED dispositions are appropriate, future efforts to identify patients at the highest risk of deterioration are warranted.
Visualizing Patterns in Pediatric and Adult Hospital Care
Authors: McManus Michael L. , França Urbano L.
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVES:

We aimed to design a graphical tool for understanding and effectively communicating the complex differences between pediatric and adult hospital care systems.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

We analyzed the most recent hospital administrative data sets for inpatient admission and emergency department visits from 7 US states (2014: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York; 2011: California). Probabilities of care completion (Pcc) were calculated for pediatric (<18 years old) and adult conditions in all acute-care hospitals in each state. Using the Pcc, we constructed interactive heatmap visualizations for direct comparison of pediatric and adult hospital care systems.

RESULTS:

On average, across the 7 states, 70.6% of all hospitals had Pcc >0.5 for more than half of all adult conditions, whereas <14.9% of hospitals had Pcc >0.1 for half of pediatric conditions. Visualizations revealed wide variation among states with clearly apparent institutional dependencies and condition-specific gaps (full interactive versions are available at https://goo.gl/5t8vAw).

CONCLUSIONS:

The functional disparities between pediatric and adult hospital care systems are substantial, and condition-specific differences should be considered in reimbursement strategies, disaster planning, network adequacy determinations, and public health planning.
Educational Perspectives: Toward More Effective Neonatal Resuscitation: Assessing and Improving Clinical Skills
Authors: O’Currain Eoin , Davis Peter G. , Thio Marta
Published: May 2019

Newborn deaths following birth asphyxia remain a significant global problem, and effective resuscitation by well-trained professionals may reduce mortality and morbidity. Clinicians are often responsible for teaching newborn resuscitation to trainees. Multiple educational methods are used to teach these skills, but data supporting their efficacy are limited. Mask ventilation and chest compressions are considered the basics of resuscitation. These technical motor skills are critically important but difficult to teach and often not objectively assessed. Teaching more advanced skills such as neonatal intubation is challenging, because teaching opportunities and working hours of learners have declined. Videolaryngoscopy appears to be an effective teaching tool that allows instruction during clinical practice. There is also emerging recognition that effective resuscitation requires more than individual clinical skills. The importance of teamwork and leadership is now recognized, and teamwork training should be incorporated because it improves these nontechnical skills. Simulation training has become increasingly popular as a method of teaching both technical and nontechnical skills. However, there are unanswered questions about the validity, fidelity, and content of simulation. Formal resuscitation programs usually incorporate a mixture of teaching modalities and appear to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. Emerging teaching techniques such as tele-education, video debriefing, and high-frequency training warrant further investigation.
The Neonatal Microbiome and Metagenomics: What Do We Know and What Is the Future?
Authors: Valentine Gregory , Prince Amanda , Aagaard Kjersti M.
Published: May 2019

The human microbiota includes the trillions of microorganisms living in the human body whereas the human microbiome includes the genes and gene products of this microbiota. Bacteria were historically largely considered to be pathogens that inevitably led to human disease. However, because of advances in both cultivation-based methods and the advent of metagenomics, bacteria are now recognized to be largely beneficial commensal organisms and thus, key to normal and healthy human development. This relatively new area of medical research has elucidated insights into diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, as well as metabolic and atopic disorders. However, much remains unknown about the complexity of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions. Future efforts aimed at answering key questions pertaining to the early establishment of the microbiome, alongside what defines its dysbiosis, will likely lead to long-term health and mitigation of disease. Here, we review the relevant literature pertaining to modulations in the perinatal and neonatal microbiome, the impact of environmental and maternal factors in shaping the neonatal microbiome, and future questions and directions in the exciting emerging arena of metagenomic medicine.
Diabetes-Related Emotional Distress Over Time
Authors: Iturralde Esti , Rausch Joseph R. , Weissberg-Benchell Jill , Hood Korey K.
Published: May 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Many adolescents with type 1 diabetes experience diabetes-related distress (DRD; the negative emotional reactions specific to managing diabetes), but most research on DRD among adolescents relies on cross-sectional data. We assess adolescents’ longitudinal DRD patterns and predictors of chronic DRD.

METHODS:

This secondary analysis of data from a depression prevention clinical trial included 264 adolescents with type 1 diabetes randomly assigned to a resilience or education intervention (mean age: 15.7 ± 1.1 years; 59.8% female). Youth reported their DRD at 5 assessments over 16 months. Using latent class growth analysis, we classified adolescents into trajectory groups according to baseline starting point (intercept) and rate of change (slope) of DRD. We examined bivariate associations between trajectory group membership and demographic and clinical factors. Baseline predictors of chronic DRD were assessed via multiple logistic regression.

RESULTS:

Participants were classified into 4 groups: stable high DRD (7.2%; high intercept, flat slope), stable moderate DRD (28.0%; above-average intercept, flat slope), improving DRD (33.7%; average intercept, downward slope), and low DRD (31.1%; below-average intercept, downward slope). Lower hemoglobin A1c, greater adherence, fewer socioemotional difficulties, and more adaptive coping distinguished the improving and low DRD trajectories. Chronic DRD patterns were associated with female sex and higher depressive symptoms and hemoglobin A1c.

CONCLUSIONS:

In this study of adolescents’ DRD trajectories during and after a psychoeducational intervention, one-third of youth were classified as having chronic, elevated DRD. Links with multiple clinical factors support efforts for routine DRD screening and comprehensive interventions for distressed youth.
Ciência e Tecnologia no Brasil: institucionalização e criação da carreira de Gestão, Planejamento e Infra-estrutura em C&T
Authors: Morgantti Patricia Amelia Olano , Del Pino José Claudio
Published: May 2019

O presente artigo busca realizar uma análise da trajetória da carreira de Gestão, Planejamento e Infra-estrutura em Ciência e Tecnologia no Brasil, apresentando uma breve reconstituição histórica e uma exposição de problemas enfrentados em seu panorama atual. Para isso, abordaremos a institucionalização da Ciência e Tecnologia no cenário brasileiro; a criação da carreira de Gestão, Planejamento e Infra-estrutura em Ciência e Tecnologia; e as características do desempenho dos Analistas em Ciência e Tecnologia (C&T), do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), instituição pública federal de fomento à pesquisa científica e tecnológica. Pretende-se, por fim, mostrar a importância de uma pesquisa sobre a possível relevância da educação continuada, mais especificamente, da realização de pós-graduação stricto sensu (Mestrado e Doutorado), para o desempenho dos Analistas em C&T, tanto do ponto de vista individual quanto de sua contribuição no cumprimento da missão dessa Instituição pública.
Demonstrações com Geogebra como atividades de ensino de matemática
Authors: Oliveira Ricardo Augusto de , Gonçalves William Vieira
Published: May 2019

No presente trabalho temos por objetivo analisar os trabalhos publicados na Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD) a respeito do uso do GeoGebra em atividades de estudo e ensino de Matemática, com a proposta de identificar características de seu uso em situações de ensino na abordagem de conteúdos, dentre os quais procurávamos indicações sobre o conceito de Derivada. Para tanto, utilizamo-nos da pesquisa qualitativa através do mapeamento destas obras no período de 2010 a 2018, onde identificamos cinco dissertações com nenhuma referência à abordagem do conteúdo de Derivada, nenhuma utilização do recurso de cálculos simbólicos do GeoGebra (janela CAS) e pouca utilização do recurso da linguagem LaTex na abordagem simbólico/algébrica das atividades matemáticas.
Reorganização cognitiva na perspectiva atuacionista: significados emergentes pela ação incorporada
Authors: Peixoto Renata Da Silva , Rodrigues Sheyla Costa
Published: May 2019

A Fisioterapia busca a construção de um profissional com formação integral em saúde e as aulas práticas têm a intencionalidade de propor o desenvolvimento de experiências corporais para produção de saberes através de um corpo que experimenta ciência. O estudo analisou as respostas de 30 alunos de um curso de Fisioterapia de um município do Rio Grande do Sul a um questionário aberto abordando questões sobre o papel das experiências procedimentais prévias e como essas interferem no processo de formação do profissional em Fisioterapia. O método Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo de Lefrève e Lefrève permite conhecer o pensamento singular de uma determinada coletividade sobre um tema. A análise mostrou que os alunos se percebem em processo de transformação durante a formação, ressaltando que o “sentir” é uma ferramenta essencial na compreensão de si e do mundo. As experiências motoras são apontadas como facilitadoras do processo de entendimento das ciências que discutem o corpo e sua funcionalidade. O estudo mostrou também que o “saber como” é parte predeterminante do “saber que” e aponta a experiência como processo de interferência no autoconhecimento.
Alfabetização Científico-Tecnológica com músicas: entendendo visões de ciências de Thomas Kuhn e Paul Feyerabend nas metáforas de Raul Seixas
Authors: Melo Marcos Gervânio de Azevedo , Neves Marcos Cesar Danhoni , Silva Sani De Carvalho Rutz da
Published: May 2019

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de analisar excertos de músicas que possam refletir visões de ciências e proporcionar contribuições ao processo de Alfabetização Científica e Tecnológica (ACT) no Ensino de Ciências. Foram contempladas duas músicas do Raul Seixas, cuja análise buscou seguir as recomendações de Bardin (2011). A oportunidade de se refletir sobre visões de ciências, com a utilização de músicas, entremostra uma possibilidade incomensurável ao Ensino de Ciências, pois o conteúdo epistemológico pode ser valorizado e proporcionar uma visão mais ampla e mais adequada do conhecimento científico, contribuir para o entendimento da produção e evolução da ciência, mitigar as imagens estereotipadas sobre a figura dos cientistas e favorecer, assim, a ACT dos estudantes.
Uma abordagem analítica da interpolação polinomial em um ambiente computacional: uma experiência prática no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de matemática na Educação Técnica
Authors: Pontes Edel Alexandre Silva
Published: May 2019

Diversas pesquisas são realizadas anualmente na Educação Matemática com o propósito de apresentar alternativas para o ensino de matemática em ambientes computacionais. A transformação tecnológica do mundo moderno proporcionou  uma mudança metodológica na prática de ensinar e aprender matemática. Atualmente, o uso de tecnologias educacionais, em sala de aula, é requisito primordial para aproximar o aprendiz dos conteúdos de matemática Este trabalho objetivou apresentar o comportamento das funções polinomiais através de um conjunto de pontos, chamado Interpolação Polinomial, em um ambiente computacional. Uma pesquisa de campo foi realizada com 16 estudantes da Educação Técnica de uma Escola Pública Federal para comprovar que o grau de motivação e de interesse pela matemática aumentou com a utilização de um ambiente computacional.   Espera-se que outros trabalhos dessa magnitude sejam desenvolvidos, no meio acadêmico, e que possamos minimizar as defasagens entre a teoria matemática e sua prática por intermédio de novas tecnologias.
Desenvolvimento de um Web App para contratação de profissionais para serviços de manutenção residencial na região Carbonífera do estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Andrade Eduardo Ortiz , Favaretto Rodolfo Migon
Published: May 2019

A demanda por pequenos reparos cresce na mesma medida que a população sofre com a falta de tempo devido a rotina corrida. Além disso, nem todos têm habilidades para fazer os reparos que uma casa necessita de tempos em tempos ou quando um problema aparece. Neste sentido, este trabalho visa desenvolver um web app para ser o ponto de encontro entre profissionais e usuários que necessitam de serviços na região Carbonífera do estado do Rio Grande do Sul – RS. A aplicação será desenvolvida com PHP, no framework Symfony, MYSQL e o framework frontend Materialize. Pesquisas de opiniões foram realizadas para definição dos requisitos do sistema. Para o profissional, será facilitada a busca por novos clientes, viabilizando um aumento na sua renda através da economia compartilhada. Para o cliente, haverá a disponibilidade de profissionais qualificados com fácil contratação. Por fim, espera-se proporcionar novas perspectivas de modelo de negócio para a comunidade regional e agilizar o processo de contratação de profissionais.
Professor de Educação Física do 1º ao 5º ano da RMEPel: perfil, sentimentos de valorização e formação continuada
Authors: Borck Daiane Tavares , Oliveira Ivan Bremm de , Frizzo Giovanni Felipe Ernst
Published: May 2019

O objetivo desse estudo foi analisar o perfil, o sentimento de valorização e a formação continuada do professorado de Educação Física (EF) do 1º ao 5º ano da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Pelotas (RMEPel). Participaram 29 professores de EF que responderam a um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas. Utilizou-se da análise frequencial e de conteúdo na análise de dados. Em relação ao perfil, constatou-se que a feminização historicamente construída da profissão docente ainda persiste. Verificou-se ainda a excessiva carga horária e a situação de multiempregos, inclusive no ambiente não escolar como forma de complementar seus rendimentos. Além disso, o professorado relatou se sentirem excessivamente desvalorizados na profissão docente. Apesar de buscarem na formação continuada qualificar seu trabalho pedagógico, a mesma não se mostrou capaz de superar o sentimento de desvalorização relatada pelo professorado.
Learning how to learn pragmatics
Authors: Taguchi Naoko , Tang Xiaofei , Maa Joy
Published: May 2019

Learning strategies are self-generated actions taken to make learning more efficient, productive, and transferable to new settings (Oxford, 1990, 2011). We can teach students how to use learning strategies efficiently, helping them gain autonomy and control of their own learning process. This study applied strategy instruction to pragmatics learning in a second language (L2). Adapting Oxford’s (2011) taxonomy, we taught L2 learners various cognitive and metacognitive strategies, including how to pay attention to select pragmatic features, and how to monitor and evaluate their learning of the features. Four L2 Chinese learners and six L2 Japanese learners in a US university received strategy instruction on targeted pragmatic features (i.e., conversation opening/closing; indirect meaning). The instruction was followed by a two-week period in which students kept a daily journal recording their experiences with the targeted features. Interviews were conducted at the end to gauge students’ reflections of the strategy applications. Results showed that students noticed targeted pragmatic features in available resources, but there was imbalance in the degree of noticing and types of strategies used.
Pragmatic development, the L2 motivational self-system, and other affective factors in a study-abroad context
Authors: Inagaki Akiko
Published: May 2019

This study investigates (1) whether the pragmatic competence of Japanese learners of English improves when studying abroad and (2) the relationship between the learners’ pragmatic development and their motivational factors. In order to investigate the pragmatic comprehension of conventional/non-conventional implicatures, a Pragmatic Comprehension Test (PCT) was given to approximately 150 Japanese learners of English before and after a sixteen-week study-abroad programme. A questionnaire exploring motivational factors, such as intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, L2 ideal/ought-to selves, Can-Do attitude, and willingness to communicate was also circulated amongst the participants before the programme. Factor analysis was performed to determine which factors were related to learners’ motivation, and six factors were selected. The results indicated that the participants developed comprehension of conventional implicature but not non-conventional implicature. A cluster analysis was conducted on the participants’ PCT scores, and the participants were divided into three groups. The highest scoring group showed a statistically significant result on one factor - confidence.
Latissimus dorsi avulsion, with coupled teres major injury, in a professional football goalkeeper: Case report
Authors: Prior Matthew , Collins Jason , Pope Richard
Published: May 2019

Significant upper limb injuries are rare in professional football [soccer]. Latissimus dorsi avulsion injury is particularly rare in sport of all types, with limited published information informing optimal management. A 35 year-old male professional football goalkeeper sustained, via a non-contact ball throwing mechanism, a latissimus dorsi avulsion and partial teres major tendon tear during competitive matchplay. He undertook a conservative rehabilitation programme, emphasising progressive mechanical loading, in order to return to full function and competition. The player successfully returned to unrestricted training at 32 days post-injury and returned to play at 38 days post-injury. At 12 months post-injury he had suffered no injury recurrence and remains playing at the same competition level. Latissimus dorsi avulsion is an uncommon injury, with accurate diagnosis requiring both a high level of clinical suspicion coupled with diagnostic imaging. Despite the severity, this injury may be amenable to conservative management in even elite athletes with high functional demands. The following case outlines such a management approach successfully utilised with a professional football goalkeeper.
Friendship Collegiate
Authors: Willis Aisa
Published: May 2019

The Journal Committed to Social Change on Race and Ethnicity (JCSCORE) is honored to support the Art Contest for 2015 NCORE. NCORE partners with two high schools in Washington DC to generate art pieces from students to be featured in the NCORE conference guide. JCSCORE has selected Friendship Collegiate by Aisa Willisto be published in this inaugural issue. Aisa Willis’ art piece showcases the Civil Rights Movement and interconnections of race, ethnicity and social justice in our country. NCORE received 23 submissions of artwork, which were inspiring and thoughtful. In addition to the piece of artwork selected to be published in this inaugural issue, NCORE conference program booklet is featuring all six runners-up. We believe that you will find these pieces of artwork to be incredibly profound and heartfelt. Each participant’s school will receive a small monetary award to be used to help replenish art supplies that are used for this competition and in overall support of the school’s art program. The mentor teachers and students will be recognized during an art show in the conference hotel.
Am I Really Filipino?: The Unintended Consequences of Filipino Language and Culture Courses in Hawai'i
Authors: Eisen Daniel B. , Takasaki Kara , Tagayuna Arlie
Published: May 2019

The colonial mentality, a perception of Filipino cultural inferiority, results in many Filipinos distancing themselves from their Filipino heritage. In Hawai‘i, the colonial history of the Philippines is reinforced by the history of Hawai‘i’s plantation era and the creation of a “local” identity, which marginalizes the Filipino community and strengthens the colonial mentality. A content analysis of 105 essays written by Filipino students enrolled in college-level Filipino language and culture classes in Hawai‘i was conducted to critically examine whether and how educational curriculum is used to challenge the colonial mentality. Data analysis shows students often entered classrooms with a colonial mentality that they learned through familial socialization and experiences of ethnic discrimination outside of the family. Although these language and culture courses helped students to reconnect with their Filipino heritage, many students developed a positive and essentialist construction of a Filipino identity, which reduced the individual’s agency in constructing an identity and facilitated processes of othering.
Reading Whiteness in Popular Texts: Helping College Students from Underserved Communities Become Racially Literate in “Post Racial” America
Authors: Kabba Florence
Published: May 2019

This essay argues that the first-year composition class and freshman seminar can serve as spaces in which college students from underserved communities develop the skills to deconstruct, analyze, and disrupt systemic racism in texts and in their lives. Through a multi- media analysis of whiteness in the novel, The Help, and the films Dangerous Minds and Avatar, I conceptualize the racial misrepresentations that emerge, provide a vocabulary in which teachers and students can discuss and write about the whiteness in these texts, and suggest classroom activities that prepare and support students in their development of a critical reading practice. This project is furthered by an exploration of how an understanding of normalized presentations of whiteness and systemic racism provide possibilities for cross racial collaboration and by including in the discussion the work of social justice scholars who define and distinguish between allies and saviors.
A Conversation with Dolores Huerta
Authors: Huerta Dolores , Davis-Undiano Robert Con , Salinas, Jr. Cristóbal , Wong (Lau) Kathleen
Published: May 2019

Dolores Huerta did an interview on June 1, 2016 in San Francisco at The Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The interviewers were Robert Con Davis-Undiano, Cristóbal Salinas, Jr., and Kathleen Wong (Lau) - all members of the executive committee of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, the parent organization for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE).
Braiding Our (In)Visibility: Native Women Navigating the Doctoral Process through Social Media
Authors: Keene Adrienne , Tachine Amanda R. , Nelson Christine A.
Published: May 2019

Native doctoral students are a severely underrepresented group in higher education with stagnating enrollment trends over the last 30 years when compared to other racial/ethnic groups. For Native women doctoral students specifically, they represent only 0.9% (n=119) in 2002-03 (DeVoy, Darling- Churchill, & Snyder, 2008). Connected to the lack of representation at a doctoral level, their unique intersectional experiences are largely ignored in research. Using (in)visibility, cultural integrity, and counter-storytelling, this Indigenous qualitative (e.g., sharing circles) study explores three Native women doctoral students’ documented lived experiences via social media as they navigated through the doctoral and dissertation writing process. Through scholarly personal narrative analyses of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter posts and virtual sharing circles, early career Native scholars discuss managing visibility, maintaining cultural integrity, and using social media as a means for strengthening relationships and empowering resistance to oppressive university structures. While social media was important in helping Native women doctoral students, institutions must incorporate Native culture and perspectives when seeking ways to advance Native doctoral degree recipients.
Count Me In!: Ethnic Data Disaggregation Advocacy, Racial Mattering, and Lessons for Racial Justice Coalitions
Authors: Poon OiYan A. , Dizon Jude Paul Matias , Squire Dian
Published: May 2019

This article presents a case study of the 2006-2007 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) student-led Count Me In! (CMI) campaign. This successful campaign convinced the University of California (UC) to account for 23 AAPI ethnic identities in its data system. Celebrated as a victory for AAPI interests in discourses over racial equity in education, which are often defined by a Black- white racial paradigm, CMI should also be remembered as originating out of efforts to demonstrate AAPI solidarity with Black students and to counter racial wedge politics. In the evolution of the CMI campaign, efforts for cross-racial solidarity soon faded as the desire for institutional validation of AAPI educational struggles was centered. Our case study analysis, guided by sociological frameworks of racism, revealed key limitations in the CMI campaign related to the intricate relations between people of color advocating for racial justice. We conclude with cautions for research and campaigns for ethnically disaggregated AAPI data, and encourage advocates and scholars to address AAPI concerns over educational disparities while simultaneously and intentionally building coalitions for racial equity in higher education.
Effects of carbonation on carbon dioxide capture and the mechanical properties of concrete with amine sorbents
Authors: Oa Seyeon , Kim Beom-Jun , Park Jae-Woo
Published: May 2019

Carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake and the mechanical strength of concrete with and without carbon-dioxide-philic (CDP) amine sorbents were assessed in this study. Cement pastes with three amine-based sorbents (5-amino-1 pentanol, piperazine and 3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid) were hydrated for 28 d. They were then assessed for carbon dioxide uptake and compressive/bending strength. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was sequestrated into the concrete as simulated carbonation weathering occurred, and the carbon dioxide uptake was measured using thermogravimetric analysis. Carbon dioxide uptake increased when CDP amine sorbents were mixed into the concrete specimens, with 5-amino-1-pentanol and piperazine showing the best efficiency, with carbon dioxide uptakes of 2·44% and 2·24%, respectively. The compressive and bending strengths also increased with carbonation. The strengths of the concretes with CDP sorbents were higher than that of ordinary concrete due to the microstructural densification, indicating that urban carbon dioxide sequestration can be performed using concrete structures without damaging their structural strength.
Стратегический финансовый анализ корпораций санаторной специализации в условиях сезонности
Authors: Малышенко Вадим Анатольевич , Малышенко Константин Анатольевич
Published: May 2019

Цель исследования состоит в разработке нового метода финансового анализа, обеспечивающего решениестратегических задач развития финансовой устойчивости бизнес-структур, которые осуществляют своюдеятельность в условиях выраженной сезонности внешней среды. Структурированный сезонностью отчетныйфинансовый период значительно затрудняет установление стоимости компании, оценку финансовых рискови сдерживает инвестиционную активность в ключевой для региона Большой Ялты санаторной отрасли.Ограниченность классических методов проявляется в отсутствии аналитических инструментов, способныхобъективно обосновывать программируемое временное снижение финансовой устойчивости. Мобилизацияфинансовых ресурсов в соответствии со стратегической программой является обязательным условиемподдержки конкурентного статуса в отрасли и регионе. Важна возможность методически разделять тенденциифинансового состояния, присущие отдельным этапам в жизненном цикле организации, и временные колебанияфинансового состояния под воздействием сезонности.Исследование заполняет методический пробел между положениями стратегического менеджмента истратегического финансового анализа зарубежных и отечественных авторов. Первую часть методологическойбазы составляют положения школы конфигурации (в классификации школ стратегического менеджментаГ. Минцберга), которая предполагает управление на основе цепочки профилей («фирма-среда») и поэтапноедостижение конкурентоспособности бизнеса. Вторая часть – это классификация типов финансовых кризисовфирмы отечественными авторами: капитала, прибыли, ликвидности. Данная последовательность быладополнена кризисами деловой активности и денежного потока, что легло в основу ранжирования финансовыхкоэффициентов в новой модели (по признаку опасности развития банкротства).Методики финансового анализа устанавливают лишь входящие условия и несколько альтернативтрансформации финансового состояния. Для санаториев количество альтернативных вариантов из-за плохихи хороших сезонов может увеличиваться каждый год прогрессивно и требовать существенного пересмотрастратегии. Применение новой модели раскрывает поэтапную последовательность реализации стратегическойпрограммы корпорации в сложившихся условиях внешней среды и более определенно в части влияниясезонности.
La población maya yucateca en la Universidad de Yucatán: análisis socioeconómico de la exclusión, 1922-1990
Authors: Cobá Lorgio G.
Published: May 2019

En el presente artículo se estudia el lento proceso de incorporación de la población maya yucateca a los estudios superiores. A través del uso de herramientas cuantitativas se analiza la población universitaria y se muestra que el maya yucateco inició su andar en la Universidad de Yucatán a partir de mediados del siglo pasado. El texto argumenta que a pesar de que la universidad era incluyente, existieron mecanismos de exclusión que operaron en contra del ingreso del maya yucateco a sus espacios de formación profesional, entre las más importantes están las desigualdades económicas, condiciones clave en los momentos de crisis económica, y que determinaron el éxito académico.
Effect of Soy Milk and Mung Bean Porridge on Serum Triglycerides among Postmen-opausal Women
Authors: Syailawan Fendie K. , Mostafa Budiyanti , Kartikasari Lilik Retna
Published: May 2019

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Omalizumab for treatment of chronic urticaria: A review of effective dose
Authors: Ghaffari Javad , Ghaffari Negar
Published: May 2019

Omalizumab (Xolair®), a humanized anti-IgE monoclonal antibody, is effective and well-tolerated in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria refractory to H1 antihistamines. The aim of this review was to present the effective dose of omalizumab for urticaria treatment in patients. Several databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Google, SID, Magiran, and Irandoc, were selected. The search process was performed using the keywords of Xolair, omalizumab, urticaria, chronic urticaria, effect, and treatment. Sixty related articles were found. All studies have been conducted on people over 12 years of age with the exception of 2 articles investigating patients over 7 years old. Most studies have been performed on patients within the age range of 12-75 years and the maximum age of 81 years. Omalizumab has been administered at different doses for patients with chronic urticaria (75-600 mg). Omalizumab has shown a treatment effect at all administered doses; however, it has the greatest effect when administered at the dose of 300 mg. The interval of subcutaneous injections was 2-6 weeks. In conclusion, the administration of omalizumab is effective at doses of 150 and 300 mg although the most effective dose is 300 mg.
Effect of Gongronema latifolium on lipid profile, oral glucose tolerance test and some hematological parameters in fructoseinduced hyperglycemia in rats Idara Asuquo Okon1, Usenobong Friday Ufot2*, Ufuoma
Authors: Okon Idara Asuquo , Friday Ufot Usenobong , Onoyeraye Ufuoma Gabriel , Nwachukwu Elvis Onukwugha , Owu Daniel Udofia
Published: May 2019

Gongronema latifolium (GL) has been used traditionally in the management of various ailments. The effects of GL on some haematological and biochemical parameters in fructose-induced hyperglycaemia were studied. Forty rats were randomly assigned to four groups of 10 rats each. Control was received normal rat chow, fructose + G. latifolium group was received 66% D-fructose mixed with 34% chow and crude leaf extract of GL daily. Fructose only group was received 66% D-fructose and the fourth group was received GL extract only respectively for 30 days. All animals were fed ad libitum and had free access to water. Oral blood glucose tolerance test was determined using 2 g/Kg in all groups of rats and blood samples were obtained by cardiac puncture for haematological and biochemical analyses. The blood glucose level was significantly raised in fructose-fed only group (140.6 ± 2.9 mg/dl) when compared to GL + fructose group (110.3 ±5.8 mg/dl) and control (88.1 ± 3.6 mg/dl). There was observed significant reductions in blood glucose and glucose tolerance following GL supplementation. The lipid profile values were significantly higher in fructose-fed group compared with other groups but these levels were significantly reduced following GL supplementation. The white blood cells (WBC) and platelets count in GL and fructose + GL group were significantly raised when compared with the control group. The red cell parameters were not significantly altered compared to the control group. The results show that the consumption of G. latifolium reduces hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia hence the cardiovascular risk factors observed in diabetes mellitus.
Antimicrobial effects of Mentha spicata essential oil and methanolic carrot extract against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes in fish soup
Authors: Shahbazi Yasser , Shavisi Nassim
Published: May 2019

Plant essential oils and natural extracts have been attracted research interest to control bacterial contamination of food products. Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes are considered as public health bacterial hazards which survive in various types of food. The aim of the current study was to assess the effects of Mentha spicata essential oil (MSO: 0, 0.1 and 0.2%) alone and in combination with methanolic carrot extract (MCE) (0, 0.25 and 0.5%) against S. aureus and L. monocytogenes in fish soup. Untreated and treated homemade fish soups with different concentrations of MSO and MCE were inoculated with 5 log CFU/ml of S. aureus and L. monocytogenes, and then stored at 4 ± 1 ˚C (refrigerated temperature), 9 ± 1 ˚C (abused temperature) and 25 ± 1 ˚C (room temperature) during 15 days. Based on these findings, carvone (78.76%) and limonene (11.50%) were the major compounds of the MSO. The following sequence inhibition effect on S. aureus and L. monocytogenes was observed in treated soups: MSO 0.2% + MCE 0.5% > MSO 0.2% + MCE 0.25% > MSO 0.2% > MSO 0.1% + MCE 0.5% > MSO 0.1% + MCE 0.25% > MSO 0.1% > MCE 0.5% > MCE 0.25%. The results of the present study demonstrated that antibacterial effects of different concentrations of MSO separately and in combination with MCE were higher at 4 and 9 ˚C than 25 ˚C.
Retailing of fruits and vegetables in Machakos County, Peri-urban area of Nairobi Metropolitan Region
Authors: Oluoko-Odingo Alice Atieno
Published: May 2019

Retailers of fruits and vegetables contribute to urban and peri-urban food security.  Neighbourhood, institutional, commercial and open-air markets are all used as channels for marketing.  This is a descriptive analysis of market gardens in relation to retailing of fruits and vegetables.  A number of crops are sold without any specialization, with the most popular crop selling at various distances.  The Time and distance differential model as well as the Cardinal Crop Market Theory are discussed.  The study confirms that the best-selling price is a major determinant in selecting the retail market.  

Key words: Retailing, Fruits and Vegetables, Market garden, Time and Distance model, Cardinal
The Effect of Structural Skeleton on the Internal Architecture Space
Authors: A. M. Elhassan, Adil. , Awad alla Rawan Mohamed Abdalla
Published: May 2019

The study investigates the architectural space and its definition and the stages of development of the architectural space according to the previous civilizations up to our current era and then defining the internal space and its determinants. A historical study of the space and its value as well as the elements of the internal architecture all, were discussed in this study. The construction, the constructional structure its characteristics were defined and the constituents of the building as well. In addition, identifying the types of buildings in terms of from their functional and constructional aspects, and then identifying the constructional materials used in the constructional skeleton and their impact on the constructional skeleton in the design from several aspects until reaching the internal space and the factors affecting it. The research problem and the research objectives were defined, which is coming to design solutions and interrelated constructions as well as designing the buildings in a manner that respects the environment, taking into consideration the financial cost of the building, while minimizing the effects of construction, all of which on the internal space. The most important findings of the study are that the elements of the interior space are all interconnected and cannot be separated from each other; this is in order to reach the appropriate visual formation of the space. The elements of the internal space of the building should be evaluated by specialists in this field, is a first step before studying the selection of the most appropriate constructional skeletons of the building, before preparing the new engineering drawings, and choosing the most proper ways to protect the constructional elements during the processing of internal space processing to ensure that the cost will not increase.
A critical review of theoretical aspects of strategic planning and firm performance
Authors: Ibraimi Dr. Sadudin
Published: May 2019

In this paper we examine the reasons and justify the striking interest being taken by researchers and managers on strategic planning, but also the limits of those principles, some intrinsic others that can be overcome by an integration with tradition. A framework which attempts to relate the constituent elements that distinguish the two main strategic theories and shows that both must be considered for strategic planning and performance management is provided
Legal rules to combat terrorism in Iraq
Authors: Ibrahim Zeyad Tareq
Published: May 2019

The phenomenon of terrorism is the most important challenge facing successive Iraqi governments after the events of 2003, the impact of the problem has increased due focus of the media in various aspects of the problem  as it has become a threat to all humanity, the Intellectual extremism and religious extremism are among the most important sources of violence and terrorism, so the intellectual terrorism is being exploited by militant groups which committed the worst crimes by its name and turned from small groups into militias possessing heavy and sophisticated weapons.

The Iraqi legislations related to the phenomenon of terrorism shows that Iraq has followed most of the national legislation of the countries around the world. So the Iraqi Constitution contained provisions prohibiting terrorism. and the Iraqi legislator also adopts the pro-Iraqi trend  to issue a special and independent law, where the National Assembly issued the anti-terrorism law No. 13-2005). and followed by the legislator in Kurdistan of Iraq, where he issued a law against terrorism No.3- 2006.
The Development of an Integrated Student Support Programme in Universities’ Guidance and Counselling to Facilitate Student Completion of Academic Programmes.
Authors: Ayuma Dr. Caroline , Kiboiy Dr. Lelei K.
Published: May 2019

Sustainable development goals, the constitution of Kenya 2010 and Vision 2030 underscore the importance of education in ensuring relevant social and human capital for sustainable development. The BIG 4 Agenda has development of the Manufacturing Sector as one of its objectives and this can be achieved if students are able to attend to and complete their educational programmes in Universities and Colleges. The University of Eldoret’s mission is to provide high quality education and training, in Science, Agriculture and Technology that promotes networking, partnership and linkages with other institutions and industry. This study’s aim was to developing an Integrated Student Support Programme (ISSP) in Universities’ guidance and counselling with view of facilitating student completion of academic programmes in Kenya. Specifically, the study endeavoured to find out the existence of support programmes, assess their adequacy and effectiveness in facilitating student completion of academic programmes in Universities and finally find out if it is necessary to develop an integrated complimentary support programme in order to facilitate student completion of academic programmes in Universities. Using a baseline survey carried out on support providers and students in Universities in Uasin Gishu to determine the existing situation the findings were analysed using inferential and descriptive statistics in order to facilitate the development of the Integrated Student Support Programme (ISSP). Though the study was done in Uasin Gishu, the findings will be instrumental in improving standards of education Nation-wide.
Multimedia and Conventional Learning in Students with Visual and Auditory Learning styles: Experiments on Learning Outcomes
Authors: Gani Arsyad Abd , Ibrahim Nurdin , Khaerudin Khaerudin
Published: May 2019

This study aims to compare the learning outcomes of students in the experimental and control class with visual and auditory learning styles through the use of multimedia during learning. This research is a comparative quantitative study with the subject of the study consisting of 50 students divided equally in the two classes. Then the hypothesis test was carried out using the two-way ANOVA test. Based on the results of the study it was found that there were differences in learning outcomes of students who were taught with multimedia and those taught with conventional media both those using auditory and visual learning styles. Therefore, the changing paradigm of teaching for integrated social science teachers (history, geography, and economics) should consider the quality and quantity of multimedia, then the creativity and innovation of teachers is absolutely necessary in planning, implementing and evaluating the use of multimedia in learning.
Social Enterprises and Eu Regulation
Authors: Rado Bohinc
Published: May 2019

Social enterprises are very diverse across Europe. There is a wide range of different legislative approaches and different organisational and legal forms on the national level. In some countries, existing legal forms such as associations, foundations, cooperatives and share companies are used as social enterprises. In other countries, new legal forms are designed for social enterprises by adapting existing legal forms (companies, cooperatives), e.g. social cooperatives in Italy, cooperative collective interest companies in France, community interest companies in the UK.The reason for the variety of approaches how to implement the idea of social enterprise, is in the lack of uniform binding rules on the level of the EU. Here, we present our views on the legal framework needed to implement the concept of social entrepreneurship in the EU in a more efficient and effective manner.First, we present a range of definition of social entrepreneurship and enterprises, many of them not consistent and/or sufficiently elaborated. Further, some historical roots are presented on social and self-managed economy, and the concept of social enterprise is elaborated from the point of view of its eligibility. Comparative analysis aims to prove critical diversity of approaches across the EU that leads to stagnating in place and lagging behind.
Pé no freio ou no acelerador? Uma análise empírica dos efeitos da corrupção sobre o empreendedorismo
Authors: Baungarte Bruna Teixeira , Orellana Vivian dos Santos Queiroz , Fernandez Rodrigo Nobre , Menezes Gabrielito
Published: May 2019

O empreendedorismo é um dos fatores que contribui para o crescimento econômico, e a corrupção é um fenômeno econômico global que pode gerar entraves ao desenvolvimento da atividade empreendedora. Este trabalho tem como objetivo verificar se a corrupção é um entrave ou um acelerador do empreendedorismo. Para realizar tal meta, utilizam-se estimadores de dados em painel com efeito fixo para uma amostra de 49 países no período de 2010 a 2014.  Com base nas estimativas, constatou-se que a corrupção afeta a atividade empreendedora já consolidada e que esse efeito é consistente apenas para países em desenvolvimento, o que vai ao encontro da hipótese “grease the wheels”.