bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
I told you it was safe: Associations between intolerance of uncertainty and different types of uncertainty during instructed threat of shock
Authors: Morriss Jayne , Bennett Kenneth , Larson Christine
Published: April 2020

Background and Objectives. Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is a dispositional tendency to find uncertainty aversive. There is a lack of research on how IU modulates physiological responding to different types of uncertainty. Methods. Here, we conducted exploratory secondary analyses on an existing data set (n = 45) to examine whether IU is related to a particular type of uncertainty during instructed threat of shock (i.e. certain shock, certain safety from shock, outcome uncertainty of shock, temporal uncertainty of shock). Results. Analyses revealed that IU was associated with larger auditory startle blink during the anticipatory period for the certain safety from shock condition, relative to the certain shock condition. Limitations. The sample was relatively small. Conclusions. Individuals higher in IU may be more inclined to generalize threat to safety cues in the context of instructed threat of shock with multiple types of uncertainty
Forced social isolation and mental health: A study on 1006 Italians under COVID-19 lockdown
Authors: Pancani Luca , Marinucci Marco , Aureli Nicolas , Riva Paolo
Published: April 2020

Countries are tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic imposing people to social isolate. However, this measure carries risks for people’s mental health. This study evaluated the psychological repercussions of objective isolation in 1006 Italians locked down. Although varying for the regional spread-rate of the contagion, results showed that the longer the isolation and the less adequate the physical space where people were isolated, the worse the mental health (e.g., depression). Offline and online social contacts could buffer the adverse effects of social restrictions. However, when offline contacts are limited, online contacts can protect mental health from isolation. The findings could speak about the possible temporal evolution by which the length of isolation is associated with worse mental health. Moreover, the results outlined the downsides of the massive social isolation imposed by COVID-19 spread, highlighting risk factors and resources to account for in the implementation of such isolation measures.
SecureIT using Firebase, Google map and Node.Js
Authors: Sarkar Saiki , Rahman Shanta , Biswas Milon
Published: April 2020

This paper is about describing the features of a software that was developed for its user’s safety which we called “SecureIT” is an android based soft ware using Android SDK along with Firebase and Google map SDK along with Node.Js. The aim of developing this project was to make sure and taking its users safety to a next level. Actually now a days some crime incidents like rapes, fire accidents and snatchings are very common and we believe many of those can be prevented if victim got support at the right time. According to the well known daily news paper of Bangladesh “The Daily Star” there were about 1413 women was rapped where 76 women were dead in 2019. On the same pa-per it also said that in 2018 and 2017 the number of rapes were 732 and 818 where we can easily get that the number increases to almost double in 2019. Where we get a point that if those girls get support or get people known about their location at the right time they might get rid of the situation and the number of rapes could be reduced a lot because we all know that now a days using mo-bile smartphone is too easy for people. Although leading Chinese mobile phone company Xiaomi introduced a new feature “Emergency SOS service” in their mobile phones at the end of 2018 with a MIUI 10 update but this feature is only limited to the Xiaomi phones and it was well advertised as well. This paper will briefly describe all the features of our software and its usages.
The Arrogant One
Authors: Setiawan Adib Rifqi
Published: April 2020

This memorial article was wrote in memory of one of my loved one, “The Arrogant One” Jalāl al-Dīn ‘Abd al-Roḥmān ibn Abī Bakr al-Suyūṭī, born on Sunday, 1 Rojab 849 AH / 3 October 1445 CE and passed away on 19 Jumāda al-Ūlā 911 AH / 18 October 1505 CE. I remember that he didn’t mastered Mathematics.
Der Umbau der Universitätsbibliothek Graz - ein Bericht in drei Fortsetzungen. Teil 3: Die unvollendete Vollendung
Authors: Schlacher Werner
Published: April 2020

Dieser Teil des Berichts vom Umbau der Universitätsbibliothek Graz beinhaltet die Phase von der Gleichenfeier im Juli 2018 zur Eröffnung des Gebäudes im September 2019 und die nachfolgende Entwicklung.
Efficacy of Single Pre-Operative Dose of Glucocorticoid (125mg of Solumedrol Intravenous) in Terms of Seroma Formation in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy with Axillary Clearance For Breast Cancer: A Randomized Control Trial
Authors: Ishaq Aliya , Parveen Abida , Ishaq Aliya , Ishaq Mariya , Khan Muhammad Jamshaid Hussain , lodhi Nazia , Soomro Rufina , Ishaq Shadab
Published: April 2020

Objective: The study aimed to determine the efficacy of single dose of glucocorticoid (125 mg of
Solumedrol intravenous) in terms of seroma formation after mastectomy in patient with carcinoma of breast.
Study Design: Randomized control trial.
Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Liaquat
National Hospital Karachi, Pakistan from july 1 to dec 31, 2010.
Patients and Methods: Patients were randomly divided in two groups (study and control) each group
consisting of 30 patients. Randomization was done by opening of a sealed envelope which had a slip bearing
the name of study medication (solumederol or saline as placebo) to be administered. The study group
received a single dose of inj 125mg solumedrol IV half an hour prior to surgery by resident scrub in surgery.
A similar procedure was applied to the control group and patients in controlled group were administered an
equal volume of saline intravenously. After drain removal patients in both groups were observed for a
duration of 2 weeks for sermoa formation. Detection of seroma formation was based on clinical grounds by
absence of any fluid collection at mastectomy bed as detected by manual palpation. SPSS 10 was used for
analysis.
Results: Seroma formation was observed in 66.7% (40/60) women 2 weeks post drain removal. Rate of
seroma formation was significantly low in study groups than control groups (33.3% vs. 100%; p=0.0001).
Conclusion: Single dose of steroid is efficacious in reducing the post mastectomy seroma formation.
Management of the Procedural Pain Induced by Bone Marrow Biopsies: An Observational Study
Authors: Filbet Marilene , Fawoubo Audrey , Tricou Colombe , Perceau-Chambard Elise , Economos Guillaume , Filbet Marilene , Ruer Murielle , Munier Sophie
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Bone marrow biopsy is an investigation procedure in hematology which might lead to
procedural pain. Therefore, our study aimed to assess procedural pain intensity and to identify factors
associated with pain experience.
Methods: We performed an observational study of consecutive patients who underwent a bone marrow
biopsy in a tertiary hospital hematology ward. The pain was assessed using a visual analogue scale (0-100
mm) before, during and after the procedure. We also collected data as premedication strategy, anxiety,
physician’s experience and the experience of a previous biopsy.
Results: Forty consecutive patients were recruited. The biopsies were mostly performed for diagnostic
purposes (45%). Thirty percent had local anesthesia alone and 70% had local anesthesia plus any other
medication. The mean pain before the procedure was 9mm (SD=1.7), during 36mm (SD=2.7) and after
9.5mm (SD=1.0). No statistical difference has been shown between the different pain prophylaxis
(p=0.622). The level of anxiety before the procedure was significantly correlated with the procedural pain
experienced (r2=0.323, p=0.042), while the length of the procedure and previous experience of the procedure
were not.
Conclusion: This study suggests that bone marrow procedural pain can be improved and highlights several
promising mitigation-strategies to address this issue.
Prognostic Impact of Lymph Node Localization in Node-Positive Esophageal Cancer
Authors: Lindner Kirsten , Eichelmann Ann-Kathrin , Palmes Daniel , Kneifel Felicia , Lindner Kirsten , Senninger Norbert , Hummel Richard
Published: April 2020

Background: Recurrent disease remains a major problem for esophageal cancer. This study was designed
to evaluate the impact of localization of lymph node metastasis for tumor recurrence following curative
esophageal resection.
Methods: 273 patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer between 2005 and 2014 at the
Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Münster were included.
Tumor characteristics, treatment details, postoperative course and patients' outcome, including time point
and localization of recurrent disease, were analyzed retrospectively. The median follow-up was 46.3
months.
Results: Median overall and disease-free survivals were 22.7 and 13 months, respectively. Tumor
characteristics including presence and number of lymph node metastasis, and localization of lymph node
metastases, paraesophageal, perigastric and intra-abdominal, had significant impact on both tumor
recurrence (p<0.001, p=0.003, and p=0.001, respectively) and disease-free survival (p<0.001, p=0.001, and
p<0.001, respectively). Univariate and multivariate analysis confirmed tumor stage, lymph node metastasis,
G-, L- and V-category, and neoadjuvant treatment as independent predictors of tumor recurrence.
Conclusion: The tumor stage and response to neoadjuvant treatment remain the most important prognostic
factors. In addition, localization and the number of resected lymph node metastasis can provide important
additional information.
Histomorphometric and Radiographic Analysis of Biological Responses Following the Use of Pure Hydroxyapatite and Hydroxyapatite with Collagen
Authors: Geus Juliana Larocca de , Antunes Sandra Regina Masetto , Alves Edson Durval Menezes , Campagnoli Eduardo Bauml , Lara Érika de , Santos Fábio André dos , Goiris Fábio Aníbal Jara , Geus Juliana Larocca de , Wakasugui Matheus Tadao , Otuki Michel Fleith , Nakakogue Roberto
Published: April 2020

Background and Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate in vivo two new biomaterials for
bone substitution aiming to determining their ability to enable bone neoformation in critical-size defects in
rats’ calvaria.
Methods: Synthetic hydroxyapatite were developed – Pure hydroxyapatite (HaP) and Hydroxyapatite with
collagen (HCol). The third synthetic hydroxyapatite used as a comparing element was the commercial
hydroxyapatite Alobone® (HaAl). Sixty Wistar rats divided randomly into four groups (Group 1, HaP;
Group 2, HaCol; Group 3, HaAl and Group 4, Control). Critical size defects of 8mm were performed in the
calvaria, and the three biomaterials were implanted. All groups also received a collagen membrane.
Results: On day 30, the inflammatory response on the defect was practically absent in all groups, mainly
when compared to the period of 7 days. Some areas of bone neoformation were seen. There was
predominance of osteoblasts, osteocytes, and macrophages in lower amounts. Regarding the radiographic
aspect, after 30 days, a marked biodegradation of the hydroxyapatite and signs of bone neoformation were
observed.
Conclusions: It was concluded that the results of our study in vivo can be used as a preliminary source of
information about biocompatibility, biodegradability, and bone neoformation from the implant of new
biomaterials in vivo.
Complementarity between Arrhythmia Mechanisms Found in Silico and in Genetic Models of N588K-hERG Linked Short QT Syndrome
Authors: Hancox Jules , Du Chunyun , Zhang Henggui , Hancox Jules , Zhang Yihong
Published: April 2020

Congenital Short QT Syndrome (SQTS) is a rare but dangerous condition involving abbreviated ventricular
repolarization and an increased risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Taking the example of the first
identified SQTS mutation, N588K-hERG, we consider briefly the basic science approaches used to obtain
an understanding of the mechanism(s) of arrhythmogenesis in this form of the syndrome. A combination of
recombinant channel electrophysiology and in silico simulations has provided insights into causality
between the identified mutation, accelerated repolarization and increased susceptibility to re-entry in
N588K-hERG-linked SQTS. Subsequent studies employing a transgenic rabbit model or human induced
pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) have further demonstrated mechanisms
predisposing to re-entry, spiral wave activity and arrhythmia in intact tissue. The complementarity between
the findings made using these different approaches gives confidence that, collectively, they have identified
major arrhythmia mechanisms and their potential mitigation by Class I antiarrhythmic drugs in this form of
SQTS.
Developing a Mobile Phone Application for Common Radiotherapy Calculations
Authors: Gh Ataei
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Accuracy of the radiotherapy requires some routine quality control and dosimetry calculations, which would be done by radiotherapy physicists. Due to the increasing use of computers and simulation software in medical science, as well as trends indicating its continued growth, this study aims to develop a new smart-phone application to perform common radiotherapy-related calculations. Computational formulas related to the parameters of conventional radiotherapy physics were obtained from radiotherapy physics textbooks, and the proposed application was developed using Java, based on the Android operating system. The developed application can be used on smart-phones with Android version 4 and higher, and it facilitates saving of data and results. By entering specific information, certain calculations can be made, including those applicable to superficial dosimetry, cobalt dosimetry (water phantom), cobalt dosimetry (in air), timer error, time dose fractionation (TDF) Dose, time dose fractionation (TDF) fractionation, superficial cone, superficial collimator, equivalent square, Linac dose, tissue phantom ratio 20-10, motorized wedge, field gap, biologically effective dose (BED), absolute Linac dosimetry, Mayneord F factor. The accuracy of the apps results checked with the present software installed on the PCs. Given that there are no existing applications in this field, the proposed App could be useful in facilitating and accelerating radiotherapy related calculations.
Assessment of Adaptive Response of Gamma Radiation in the Operating Room Personnel Exposed to Anesthetic Gases by Measuring the Relative Gene Expression Changes Ku80, Ligase1 and P53
Authors: M Rajabi Pour
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background: Some operating room personnel are occupationally exposed to genotoxic agents such as anesthetic gases and ionizing radiation. Adaptive response, as a defense mechanism, will occur when cells become exposed to a low dose of factors harming DNA (priming dose), which in the subsequent exposure to higher dose of those factors (challenging dose), show more resistance and sensibility..
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate adaptive response or synergy of ionizing radiation in the operating room personnel exposed to anesthetic gases by evaluation of the relative gene expression changes of effective genes for DNA repair such as Ku80, Ligase1 and P53.
Material and Methods: In this case-control study, 20 operating room personnel and 20 nurses (who were not present in the operating room) as controls were studied. Venous blood samples were drawn from participants. In order to evaluate the adaptive response, a challenging dose of 2Gy gamma radiation was applied to blood samples. Moreover, RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis were performed. Gene expression level was studied by RT-qPCR and compared with the control group.
Results: : Ligase1 and P53 expression in the operating room personnel was significantly higher than that of the control group before irradiation (P˂0.001). Statistically, there was no significant difference in the Ku80 and P53 expression in the operating room personnel before and after irradiation.
Conclusion: Given the findings of this study, exposure to challenging dose of gamma radiation can induce adaptive response in expression of Ku80 and P53 genes in operating room personnel.
Comparisons of Hounsfield Unit Linearity between Images Reconstructed using an Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction (AIDR) and a Filter Back-Projection (FBP) Techniques
Authors: I Suyudi
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background: The HU linearity is an essential parameter in a quantitative imaging and the treatment planning systems of radiotherapy.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the linearity of Hounsfield unit (HU) in applying the adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) on CT scanner and its comparison to the filtered back-projection (FBP).
Material and Methods: In this experimental phantom study, a TOS-phantom was scanned using a Toshiba Alexion 6 CT scanner. The images were reconstructed using the FBP and AIDR. Measurements of HU and noise values were performed on images of the “HU linearity” module of the TOS-phantom. The module had five embedded objects, i.e., air, polypropylene, nylon, acrylic, and Delrin. On each object, a circle area of 4.32 cm2 was drawn and used to measure HU and noise values. The R2 of the relation between mass densities vs. HU values was used to measure HU linearities at four different tube voltages. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare unpaired data and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The AIDR method produced a significant smaller image noise than the FBP method (p-value < 0.05). There were no significant differences in HU values of images reconstructed using FBP and AIDR methods (p-value > 0.05). The HU values acquired by the methods showed the same linearity marked by coinciding linear lines with the same R2 value (> 0.999).
Conclusion: AIDR methods produce the HU linearity as FBP methods with a smaller image noise level.
A Semi-Automated Algorithm for Segmentation of the Left Atrial Appendage Landing Zone: Application in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedures
Authors: A Pakizeh Moghadam
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background: Mechanical occlusion of the Left atrial appendage (LAA) using a purpose-built device has emerged as an effective prophylactic treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke and a contraindication for anticoagulation. A crucial step in procedural planning is the choice of the device size. This is currently based on the manual analysis of the “Device Landing Zone” from echocardiographic images.
Objective: We aimed to develop an algorithm for automated segmentation of the LAA landing zone from 3D echocardiographic images of the LAA.
Material and Methods: In this experimental study, 2D axial images were derived from the 3D echo datasets. After image pre-processing, binary images were created using a thresholding method. A binary image matrix was then formed and scanned using 8-adgacency approach resulting in segmentation of the objects with a closed circumference within the image. Erosion/dilation techniques were then applied to remove small objects. A feature-based approach was then used to firstly detect the LAA region and secondly to identify the device landing zone.
Results: A total of 22 datasets were used in this study. The algorithm produced up to 9 axial images as the proposed landing zone. The selected axial images were compared to the echocardiographic images. In 18 cases (81.8%), the algorithm successfully segmented the LAA and proposed the landing zone based on the defined features.
Conclusion: We have developed a simple and fast algorithm for semi-automated segmentation of the LAA landing zone. Further studies are needed to assess the accuracy of the proposed landing zones by this method.
Can Wavelet Denoising Improve Motor Unit Potential Template Estimation?
Authors: S H Hasanzadeh
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background: Electromyographic (EMG) signals obtained from a contracted muscle contain valuable information on its activity and health status. Much of this information lies in motor unit potentials (MUPs) of its motor units (MUs), collected during the muscle contraction. Hence, accurate estimation of a MUP template for each MU is crucial.
Objective: To investigate the possibility of improving MUP template estimation using the wavelet denoising technique.
Material and Methods: In this analytical study, several MUP template estimators were developed by combining conventional estimation methods and wavelet denoising techniques. A MUP template was initially estimated using conventional methods such as mean, median, median-trimmed mean, or mode. Thereafter, it was post-processed using the wavelet denoising technique.
Results: Evaluation results of the studied estimators using 40 simulated EMG signals with a true template for each constituent MUP train showed that augmented wavelet- based template estimation methods are more reliable than conventional methods. However, on average, wavelet denoising was not much effective. Around 40 MUPs of a MU is sufficient to estimate its MUP template.
Conclusion: Although wavelet techniques are effective in EMG signal analysis, here wavelet denoising did not practically improve MUP template estimation. Considering computational simplicity and estimation error, the two methods median and median-trimmed mean are practical estimators that can provide a good estimation of a MUP template for a MU when approximately 40 MUPs are available. Nevertheless, the baseline noise level in the MUP templates estimated using the median-trimmed mean method is slightly lower than that in the templates estimated using the median method.
COVID-19 Tragic Pandemic: Concerns over Unintentional “Directed Accelerated Evolution” of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and Introducing a Modified Treatment Method for ARDS
Authors: A Ghadimi-Moghadam
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Global health authorities are trying to work out the current status of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and explore methods to reduce the rate of its transmission to healthy individuals. In this viewpoint we provide insights concerning how health care professionals can unintentionally shift the novel coronavirus type to more drug-resistant forms. It is worth noting that viruses usually have different sensitivities to physical and chemical damaging agents such antiviral drugs, UV and heat ranging from extremely sensitive (ES) to extremely resistant (ER) based on a bell-shaped curve. Given this consideration, the widespread infection of people with such ER viruses would be a real disaster. Here, we introduce a modified treatment method for COVID-19-associated pneumonia. In this proposed method, COVID-19 patients will receive a single dose of 100, 180 or 250 mSv X-ray radiation that is less than the maximum annual radiation dose of the residents of high background radiation areas of Ramsar that is up to 260 mSv. In contrast with antiviral drugs, a single dose of either 100, 180 or 250 mSv of low LET X-rays cannot exert a significant selective pressure on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and hence does not lead to directed accelerated evolution of these viruses. Moreover, Low Dose Radiation (LDR) has the capacity of modulating excessive inflammatory responses, regulating lymphocyte counts, and controling bacterial co-infections in patients with COVID-19.
Changes in the Radiation Toxicity of Human Lymphoblastic T-cell Line (Jurkat) by a Common Pesticide: Diazinon
Authors: Sh Ghasemi
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Background: Diazinon is one of the most common pesticides in the world playing a similar role to radiation and it could cause DNA breaks and genetic effects.
Objective: In this study, radiosensitivity of a lymphoblastic cell line pretreated by Diazinon was investigated.
Material and Methods: In this case-control study, the human lymphoblastic T-cell line was divided into 6 groups based on receiving radiation or/and Diazinon. After that, the DNA damage, in all of the groups, were counted by cytokinesis-block micronuclei assay using different indices.
Results: The mean frequency of micronuclei, nuclear bridges and nuclear buds in cell groups exposed by both Diazinon and radiation were remarkably higher than the other groups which just received radiation or Diazinon alone. The interaction between radiation and Diazinon treatment was statistically significant for NBUDS index.
Conclusion: The results indicated that the Diazinon contamination could affect the radiosensitivity index of cancerous cells while further molecular and in-vivo studies are needed to investigate genetic and toxic effects of Diazinon on DNA and its repair system.
The Hand that Rocked the Cradle: A Critical Analysis of
Rockefeller Philanthropic Funding, 1920-1960
Authors: Low Brian J.
Published: April 2020

Past research into the mental hygiene movement in Canada
and the United States has tended to view it in isolation from
co-temporary projects funded by Rockefeller philanthropy, such
as mass communications research. The mental hygiene campaign
aimed to modify adult-child relations by reducing the influence
parents and teachers held over children’s personality
development; the central aim of mass communications research was
the development of conformity of opinion. One a project of
social engineering, the other of social control, the two
projects combined appear to have possessed considerable
potential to work in concert to shift weight in the socializing
matrix from families and schools to the media at the outset of
the post-World War II baby boom.
Joseph Lancaster in Montreal (bis): Monitorial Schooling and
Politics in a Colonial Context
Authors: Curtis Bruce
Published: April 2020

The residence of the English promoter of monitorial
schooling, Joseph Lancaster, from late summer 1829 to early
spring 1833 at Montreal, in the British North American colony of
Lower Canada, was the subject of a 1941 essay by G.W. Spragge.
This reprise of Spragge’s work uses additional materials to
locate Lancaster and monitorial schooling in the context of
contemporary politics and educational policy.
Politique, religion et fait scolaire en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Le cas des écoles catholiques de Côte-d’Ivoire (1945-1992)
Authors: Lanoue Éric
Published: April 2020

The Catholic schools in former colonies have attracted the
attention of the social sciences over three main aspects: the
construction of political-religious relationships, the role
played by these schools in the socialization of young scholars,
and the affinity of colonized peoples with sacred and profane
knowledge, especially in written form. In this paper, with
reference to the first aspect, I analyze the evolution of
Catholic schools of the Ivory Coast, a Frenchspeaking country of
West Africa, from the colonial period until 1992. A major
political event characterizes this evolution: the attainment of
independence in 1960, which not only did not lead to the
suppression of Catholic schools, but, on the contrary, promoted
them. The article is particularly concerned with knowing which
types of political-religious relationships were supported by
this permanence of Ivory Coast Catholic schools, and,
conversely, which it helped to construct and to remake.
Mabel Carney and the Hartford Theological Seminary: Rural
Development, "Negro Education," and Missionary Training
Authors: Glotzer Richard
Published: April 2020

Mabel Carney (1886-1969), was a well-known innovator in
Rural, African- American, and Colonial Education at Teachers
College, Columbia University (1919-42). Little attention has
been given to her work at the Kennedy School of Missions,
Hartford Theological Seminary (1928-42). This paper details
Carney’s interests and accomplishments in missionary training as
well as the conceptual difficulties she experienced in
integrating her professional ideas with her African-American and
African experiences regarding race, culture, and discrimination.
Her friendship with Charles T. Loram, Franz Boas, and W.E.B.
Dubois, and with the Editorial Board of the Journal of Negro
Education, broadened her exposure to racial and cultural issues.
Her travels in Africa and Canada also exposed her to new ideas
and modes of living. She steadily expanded and vitalized
Missionary Education at Hartford while also secularizing the
curriculum. The paper concludes by contextualizing her
accomplishments in the religious and social conflicts of her
active career and retirement.
Placing the Grandy Sisters as Teachers in Pre-Confederation
Newfoundland
Authors: Whitehead Kay , Peppard Judith
Published: April 2020

This paper draws on archival sources and interviews to
explore the lives and work of four young women teachers, the
Grandy sisters, in Newfoundland in the interwar years. We show
that, notwithstanding the Department of Education=s intentions
to professionalize the occupation, three of the sisters were
transients in the profession, teaching for brief periods as
ungraded and third-grade teachers in outport communities, while
Winnie, the fourth sister, was ultimately accorded professional
status on the basis of her qualifications, experience, and
eleven-year career. The paper also explores the geographic and
social meanings attached to the places in which these young
women taught, and we argue that factors such as race, gender,
and religion shaped their identities and experiences in
Newfoundland schools.
« Exclusivisme » et « inclusivisme » dans l’enseignement
catholique au Québec. Analyse de la représentation de
l’Amérindien dans les manuels d’histoire et d’histoire de
l’Église utilisés dans l’enseignement primaire et sec
Authors: Van Wiele Jan
Published: April 2020

The textbook is undeniably a prime source for identifying
the important structures or mentality inherent in the culture of
an educational system. The objective was to identify which
intercultural paradigm of the “other” was prevalent in Quebec
society during this period through the analysis of Canadian
history and the history of the Catholic church textbooks used in
French primary and secondary education in Quebec, from 1870 to
1950. The use of contemporary concepts from theology and the
history of religion such as “inclusivity” and “exclusivity” is
singularly apt for historical and pedagogical research of
intercultural mentalities and realities in education. Thus, it
is hoped that an original contribution will be made to the
important structures that have shaped the teaching of religion
and of the history of Quebec during the period in question. (La
traduction du résumé est de Johanne Bédard et d’Andrée-Anne
Talbot, sous la supervision de leur professeure d’anglais, Diane
Pigeon.)
Anatomy of a Tragedy: The Assisted Schools of British
Columbia and the Death of Mabel Jones
Authors: Glegg Alastair
Published: April 2020

The suicide of Mabel Jones in 1928 usually serves merely
as an introduction to the story of Lottie Bowron, the Rural
Teachers’ Welfare Officer. This paper looks in more detail at
the circumstances surrounding her death, examining the legal
framework, the role of trustees and inspectors, the preparation
of teachers, and the difficulties facing rural assisted schools.
While these have been correctly identified as contributing to
problems experienced by young teachers, they should not be
allowed to obscure an equally important factor: the interaction
of personalities in a specific situation. This, as much as any
systemic educational problem, was ultimately responsible for her
untimely death.
Beyond the Progressive Education Debate: A Profile of Toronto Schooling in the 1950s
Authors: Axelrod Paul
Published: April 2020

This paper revisits the subject of progressive education in Canada in the 1950s. Drawing from original research on the history of schooling in Toronto, it contends that historians and educational commentators have simplified the educational debates and struggles of that era. Rather than a case of either progressive or traditional education, school policy was an amalgam in which educators were using available and emerging tools to address the perceived instructional needs of a ballooning population. They employed what they thought worked. But they did so within the political culture and dominant values of the province and the times. The analysis has implications for historiographical approaches to progressive education and school reform.
« Le Muscle et le Vouloir » : Les sports dans les collèges classiques masculins au Québec, 1870-1940
Authors: Hudon Christine
Published: April 2020

Modern sports appeared in classical colleges for boys in the 1870s. Their function was to contribute to character formation and to the control of physical drives. The introduction of these sports activities was based on two factors: the changing relationship to the body and the transofmation of the accompanying masculine ideal, and the renewal of Catholic spirituality. This article highlights the susceptibility of classical colleges to external influences. It demonstrates that sports became an instrument in a religious education that promoted a spirituality with masculine undertones, based not on a contempt for the body but on an asceticism that sought to strengthen it.
The University of Toronto Health Service, Oral Contraception, and Student Demand for Birth Control, 1960-1970
Authors: Sethna Christabelle
Published: April 2020

The birth control pill is routinely associated with the so-called sexual revolution of the 1960s. Yet this case study of the impact of the pill on the University of Toronto reveals that young, single, white, middle-class women students were not always able to access this prescription contraceptive at the campus Health Service. The refusal or reluctance of the Health Service to prescribe the pill to single women students resulted in heightened male and female student pressure on the Health Service to do so. The development of and changes to the Health Service's policy on the provision of oral contraceptives to single women students reflected the often contradictory moral, legal and administrative positionalities of that Service. The result was a complex dynamic marked by conflict and collusion.
A Tale of Two Women: Edith Lucas, Mary Ashworth, and the Changing Nature of Educational Policy in British Columbia, 1937-1977
Authors: Raptis Helen
Published: April 2020

Both Edith Lucas and Mary Ashworth were instrumental in the lives of minority learners in British Columbia between 1937 and 1988. Although their goals were similar, their professional experiences could not have been more different. Unbridled by the dictates of elected politicians from 1937 to 1963, Lucas provided teachers and students with the necessary resources and services to meet their educational needs directly. Conversely, from 1968 until the late 1970s, Ashworth spent as much of her time lobbying elected officials for adequate resources as she did working with English-as-a-second-language teachers. The professional lives of Edith Lucas and Mary Ashworth illustrate the profound shifts in educational governance and social thought — and their aftermath — that occurred in British Columbia, as elsewhere in North America, from the late 1960s onward.
COMPLEX RESEARCH OF COUNTERFEIT AND COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS
Authors: Zanina T. , Kopytko A. , Manuilenko A.
Published: April 2020

Examination of counterfeit and adulterated products requires a comprehensive approach. This article discusses the concept of «fraud» and «counterfeiting», given their classification; the need to conduct comprehensive research; the main issues and challenges addressed by experts in various fields of knowledge in the study of counterfeit products. Examination of counterfeit and adulterated products, depending on which product is subject to analysis, requires a whole complex of expert studies: commodity examination (consumer characteristics of products, compliance with standards), examination of substances and materials (to determine what materials or substances the products are made of), documentary examination (product instructions, accompanying documents, warranty cards, certificates, etc), examination in the field of intellectual property (identity or similarity to the degree of confusion of registered marks for goods and services and designations applied to the studied products; presence of all essential features of the patented industrial design in the design of the external form of products or its packaging), chemical and biological examination, etc.

In General, the examination of counterfeit and falsified products is one of the means of obtaining evidence, carried out in strict accordance with the current legislation and departmental regulations. Tactics of appointment and carrying out examinations depends on a concrete investigative situation, available forces, means and methods.

The conclusion on the results of a comprehensive study provides not only the solution of the question of originality of products, but also the definition in the case of falsification of its form and type. Thus, the goods may be real in terms of intellectual property, but may be falsified in terms of consumer properties or simply defective. In addition, it is necessary to take into account not only the misappropriation of a trademark, name (brand), but also the forgery of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the goods.

Examination for the study of counterfeit and / or counterfeit products is one of the most complex examination and requires a comprehensive approach involving a large number of specialists in various fields of knowledge, requires a lot of experience, availability of information and technical support.
Method of drought evaluation for a territory by the land surface temperature and vegetation relationship from remote sensing data
Authors: Tran-Thi Van , Nguyen Ngan Ha , Ha Quoc Viet , Nguyen Hoang Long , Ha Duong Xuan Bao
Published: April 2020

Facing the current trend of climate change, which is difficult to control, human life, as well as food sources, are increasingly seriously threatened by droughts that occur more frequently. Understanding the region's drought will help people avoid risks. The paper presents research on the method of assessing drought situations based on the integration of land surface temperature and vegetation characteristics in the drought index according to the Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index TVDI from remote sensing data. Landsat satellite images were used with image processing methods to test the drought assessment method for the test area of Di Linh district, Lam Dong province. The study period was the dry season in 2018. Reflective bands were used to determine vegetation cover as representative of soil moisture supplying water to crops. Vegetation characteristics are represented by Normalized Differential Vegetation Index NDVI. In contrast, the thermal infrared band is used to calculate the surface temperature. The results showed that the bare land and sparsely populated areas exhibited a higher level of drought than the vegetated areas. The research results demonstrate the ability of remote sensing technology to support the monitoring of drought in a space for a region, in order to help people make the right management decisions in planning.
Simulating behavior and evaluating rational parameters of the tubular steel joint using flanges and bolts by FEM analysis
Authors: Trong Vinh Nguyen , Anh Tuan Le
Published: April 2020

With many advantages, nowadays, the structure using tubular steel structure is more and more widely used in all kinds of construction. In response to the rapid development of the tubular steel structure, it has been had a lot of research about the joints of this structure. Welding joints and joints using flanges and bolts are used most popular in the tubular structure. However, most of the research concentrate about welding joints, the joints using flanges and bolts are only mentioned in the case of simple load-bearing such as tension or compression or bending without computational instructions in the case of complex bearing forces (concurrent shear force and bending or concurrent tension/compression and bending or tension/compression and twisting).The research using FEM analysis for joint of steel tubular with different sizes ( small size, medium-size, and large size) and parameters of the thickness of the flange, bolt’s diameter, the thickness of steel tube that rule of the relation between them. The study outlines the behavior for joints of tubular structure using flanges and bolts in the case of concurrent shear force and bending, thereby proposing the rational parameters of the joint (the relationship between the thickness of the flange, the diameter of the bolt and thickness of steel tubes). Base on the results of this research, the standard for choosing a suitable joint of steel tubular in different conditions. Besides that, the research’s results are also one of the important parts in conducting the standard of design joint of steel tubular.
A Using the Fuzzy Logic to Classify Vietnamese Women’s Shapes from 6 to 18 Years Old
Authors: Nguyen Mong Hien Thi
Published: April 2020

The paper presents research to establish a simulation program on the Fuzzy logic for the Vietnamese women from 6-18 years old in Ho Chi Minh City. The author used across statistical method, component analysis method, factor analysis method, ANOVA by the SPSS software to overall test the difference between groups, and using the simulation by the Matlab software in this research. This research classified body shapes by a combination of 3 height groups, such as low, medium, and high. They combined with the FFIT and BMI standards to produce the final result of having all 27 women shapes. The results of the groups used to put into the Fuzzy logic simulation program by the Matlab software with the MISO model. It had five variables for inputs, and the output was the result of the shape which needed to know. This is scientific research, so it applies to teach subjects in the field of costume design. Besides, it supports businesses, and fashion designers will have a basis for advice on choosing costumes that fit the body shape, as well as the object of measurement, will have an objective awareness of body shapes to give training directions, adjust the physique appropriately.
Econometric Model for Forecasting Electricity Demand of Industry and Construction Sectors in Vietnam to 2030
Authors: Võ Viết Cường , Nguyen Phuong Hoang , Nguyen Luan Le Duy , Pham Van-Hung
Published: April 2020

An accurate forecasting for long-term electricity demand makes a major role in the planning of the power system in any country. Vietnam is one of the most economically developing countries in the world, and its electricity demand has been increased dramatically high of about 15%/y for the last three decades. Contribution of industry and construction sectors in GDP has been increasing year by year, and are currently holding the leading position of largest consumers with more than 50% sharing in national electricity consumption proportion. How to estimate the electricity consumption of these sectors correctly makes a crucial contribution to the planning of the power system. This paper applies an econometric model with Cobb Douglas production function - a top-down method to forecast electricity demand of the industry and construction sectors in Vietnam to 2030. Four variables used are the value of the sectors in GDP, income per person, the proportion of electricity consumption of the sectors in total, and electric price. Forecasted results show that the proposed method has a quite low MAPE of 7.66% for long-term forecasting. Variable of electric price does not affect the demand. This is a very critical result of the study for authority governors in Vietnam. In the base scenario of the GDP and the income per person, the forecasted electricity demands of the sectors are 112,853 GWh, 172,691 GWh, and 242,027 GWh in 2020, 2025, 2030, respectively. In high scenario one, the demands are 115,947 GWh, 181,591 GWh, and 257,272 GWh, respectively. The above values in the high scenario are less than from 9.0% to 15.8 % of that of the based on in the Revised version of master plan N0. VII.
The Zooplankton composition and surface water quality in some watershed around the aquaculture areas at the Ben Tre province
Authors: Vân Lê Thị Hồng , My Trần Ngọc Diễm
Published: April 2020

The research was conducted in 3 districts: Binh Dai, Ba Tri and Thanh Phu in Ben Tre province in September 2017 (wet season) and April 2018 (dry season). The study recorded 63 taxa of zooplankton belong to 40 genera, 7 classes, and six groups: Protozoans, Rotifers, Cladocerans, Copepods, Ostracods and larvae (of shrimp and crab). Rotifers dominated the local zooplankton quantitatively, with 55,56% of the total organisms. Total zooplankton densities oscillated from 120 – 23 304 ind.m-3 during the wet and dry season. The total zooplankton in the wet season is higher in the dry season. The result of the research showed that zooplanktons were affected by season and salinity. The water quality indices (pH, temperature, salinity, TDS, DO, NO3-, NH4+, PO43-) were under limitation to use for aquaculture activities, aquatic organism conservation, and daily living. The Shannon – Wiener index (H’) fluctuated from 0,51 to 2,02, the Simpson index fluctuated from 0,15 to 0,8, the Pielou index fluctuated from 0,23 to 0,94. The bioindex showed that the water bodies are polluted (from α, β – mesosaprobic level to polysaprobic level). Our results indicated that there was a difference between water environmental parameters and zooplankton communities among seasons and stations. Therefore, it is necessary to combine these two indicators for better accurate results in water quality assessment.
Teaching staff development by using competency-based human resource management approach: analyzing cases of Saigon University and University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City
Authors: Bao Ngoc Tran , Thi Thanh Thuy Le
Published: April 2020

The competency-based human resource management is a trend in the context of higher education reform in the 21st century. The quality of education is increasingly focused, and the improvement of the quality of educational managers and teaching staff becomes a goal in a university’s strategic plan. This leads to a necessary for universities to identify core competencies and build competency frameworks that are consistent with the institutions’ strategy to promote the implementation of innovation of all aspects of universities (Vakola, M., Soderquist, KE, Prastacos, GP, 2007). Depending on the socio-economic context and conditions of each institution, educational managers choose or combine paradigms of human resource management to enhance the efficiency in the development of quality of teaching staff, contributing to boosting universities’ capacity adapting for new requirements of education innovation. Based on the theory of human resource management, the paper analyzes the situation of human resource management, especially the development and training of teaching staff at two departments of 2 public universities in Ho Chi Minh City. Thereby, the paper proposes some suggestions for the implementation of human resource management based on competencies to improve the universities’  teaching quality and meet the requirements of fundamental and comprehensive innovation in the field of Viet Nam education and training in the 21st century.