bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Du Bois and Dark, Wild Hope in an Age of Environmental and Political Catastrophe
Authors: Cladis Mark S.
Published: October 2020

The question of hope and its relation to despair looms all around us—in private conversation and in public discourse. In Environmental Humanities and the Literary Arts, one finds a pervasive pessimism as these fields grapple with such catastrophes as climate change and white nationalism. In this article, I investigate and critically appropriate W. E. B. Du Bois’ notion of a dark, wild hope, suggesting that this particular form of hope is needful as we confront various environmental and political crises. I begin the article by exploring a form of hope that sustained Du Bois in the face of persistent racism—including environmental racism. Next, I argue that Du Bois’ dark, wild hope can help us think about forms of hope appropriate for our own time. Du Bois’ response to the catastrophes that he faced is instructive as we attempt to respond robustly to our current catastrophes. Resilience and vulnerability, resistance and uncertainty, transformation and constraints—these aspects of the human drama informed Du Bois’ dark, wild hope. And this hope—not sunny and Pollyannaish, but rather rooted in suffering, trial, and grief—is a powerful resource for us today.
Affect, Emotion, and Ecocriticism
Authors: Weik von Mossner Alexa
Published: October 2020

Our relationships to the environments that surround, sustain, and sometimes threaten us are fraught with emotion. And since, as neurologist Antonio Damasio has shown, cognition is directly linked to emotion, and emotion is linked to the feelings of the body, our physical environment influences not only how we feel, but also what we think. Importantly, this also holds true when we interact with artistic representations of such environments, as we find them in literature, film, and other media. For this reason, our emotions can take a rollercoaster ride when we read a book or watch a film. Typically, such emotions are evoked as we empathize with characters while also inhabiting emotionally the storyworlds that surround these characters and interact with them in various ways. Given this crucial interlinkage between environment, emotion, and environmental narrative in the widest sense, it is unsurprising that, from its inception, the study of literature and the environment has been interested in how ecologically oriented texts represent and provoke emotions in relation to the natural world. More recently, ecocritical scholars have started to develop a more sustained theoretical approach to exploring how affect and emotion function in environmentally oriented texts of all kinds. In this article, I will attempt to trace this development over time, briefly highlighting some of the most important texts and theoretical concepts in affective ecocriticism
New Ecocriticisms: Narrative, Affective, Empirical and Mindful
Authors: Gaard Greta
Published: October 2020

What seem like “new” developments in Ecocriticism have actually been nascent, articulated in conversations and blogs, soon emerging in presentations and print over the past five or more years. Responding to climate change numbing, ecocritics have explored the potential “arithmetic of compassion” (Slovic & Slovic 2015) and the “caring exhaustion” that arises when the numbers of those suffering—humans, animals, ecosystems—becomes too high to encompass. Human responses to the increasingly frightening scenarios of climate change futures have been termed “eco-anxiety” and “eco-grief” (Hutner 2015; Ray 2019). New developments in ecocriticism arise through the nexus of econarratology, affective ecocriticism, empirical ecocriticism, and mindful /Zen ecocriticism. I discuss this continuing trajectory in ecocriticism, developing from econarrative through ecoaffect (approaches that describe readers’ responses to climate change narratives) and on to empirical and mindful / Zen ecocriticisms (approaches that seek to offer strategies for responding to climate change narratives through affect, activism, and contemplative approaches, and for evaluating the efficacy of those strategies).
Environmental Risk Fiction and Ecocriticism
Authors: Mayer Sylvia
Published: October 2020

Ecocriticism has been at the forefront of introducing risk theory and risk research to literary and cultural studies. The essay surveys this more recent trend in ecocritical scholarship, which began with the new millennium and has focused on the participation of fictional texts in various environmental risk discourses. The study of risk fiction draws our attention to cultural moments of uncertainty, threat, and instability, to risk scenarios both local and planetary—not least the risk scenarios of the Anthropocene in which species consciousness and ‘planetariness’ have become central issues. The essay reviews how key publications have shed light on the cultural and literary historical relevance of environmental risk and on various issues that are central to ecocriticism. It points out how they have sharpened our sense of both the spatial and temporal dimensions of environmental risk and environmental crisis, introduced new categories of ecocritical analysis, contributed to clarifying some of the field’s major conceptual premises, and added a new approach to genre discussions, in particular relating to fiction engaging with global anthropogenic climate change.
Multispecies Justice in the Wetlands
Authors: Heise Ursula K. , Christensen Jon
Published: October 2020

This essay discusses the rise of "justice" as a central concept around which environmental thought and debates have been organized over the last thirty years, and briefly places the notions of environmental justice and multispecies justice into the more general context of theories of justice since John Rawls. It uses the case of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve in Los Angeles, whose future is hotly contested between different environmentalist groups, as a case study to illustrate the complex trade-offs that environmental decision-making currently confronts, and to suggest in what ways the invocation of multispecies justice changes the participants in the community of justice and the way in which their claims on humans' moral consideration should be weighed.
Ten Years of Ecozon@: Reflections from the First Managing Editors
Authors: Carretero González Margarita , Martín Junquera Imelda
Published: October 2020

Ten Years of Ecozon@: Reflections from the First Managing Editors
Foreword by EASLCE President
Authors: Küchler Uwe
Published: October 2020

Foreword by EASLCE President.
Influenza AH1N1 y coinfección de Blastocystis Hominis en un paciente pediátrico
Authors: Ruilova Moreira Laura Leonor , Vera Portilla Laura Isabel , Castro Hidalgo Luis Enrique , Robles Urglez María , Sacasa Escala Jonathan Gabriel
Published: October 2020

La influenza H1N1 que causó la primera pandemia de influenza en 40 años, asociada a 151 700 a 575 400 casos de muerte a nivel mundial, ha seguido circulando todas las temporadas hasta la fecha, las medidas de prevención y control han mantenido el progreso significativo. En el 2019 Ecuador mostro un aumento de estos casos en establecimientos educativos,por lo que debemos seguir atentos frente a casos registrados por la influencia H1N1, en este contexto se presenta un caso pediátrico en torno a un brote notificado en un hospital público militar de la ciudad de Guayaquil, se establece  diagnostico asociado a un parasito protozoo  como el  Blastocystis Hominis  con evolución favorable de cara al tratamiento oportuno. La primera atención se dio en área de emergencia con medicación ambulatoria frente a síntomas respiratorios, la segunda por control donde ingresa por persistencia de un cuadro respiratorio agudo incesante más dolor abdominal intenso y cuadro diarreico.
PSYCHOSOMATIC COACHING - RATIONALE OF RESULT, RELIABILITY AND BACKGROUND OF APPLICATION
Authors: Ivanova Z. A.
Published: October 2020

данная статья рассматривает применение психосоматического коучинга в работе с клиентами как в формате отдельной сессии, так и на различных ее этапах. Основанием для написания служит привлечение внимания профессионалов к эффективности этого подхода при работе с внутренними противоречиями и конфликтами клиентов, сложностях формулирования ими запроса, а также для психогигиены самого коуча с целью заботы о себе, своем ресурсном состоянии и поддержании должного качества предоставляемых услуг.
PROBLEMS OF COACHING METHODOLOGY. SPEECH AS METHOD: SPECIFICATIONS, FEATURES
Authors: Vostrukhina N. V.
Published: October 2020

статья посвящена анализу проблем методологии коучинга, а также речи как метода коучинга, ее специфике и особенностям. Обсуждаются вопросы методологии гуманитарных наук, к коим коучинг относится. Раскрывается связь между речью в процессе коучинга и ожидаемыми результатами коучингового взаимодействия. Центральное место отведено анализу предпосылок применения различных речевых инструментов в коучинге.
ETHICAL BASES OF COACHING
Authors: Guzeev D. N.
Published: October 2020

коучи работает «своей личностью», т. е. весьма активно задействует свою психику. Этика — это своего рода рамка взаимодействия в системе человек — человек. Автор анализирует основы этики как базового элемента человеческой культуры. В статье анализируются виды и типы этической картины мира. Формируются этические принципы работы коуча.
"RUSSIAN IDEA" AND THE AUTHORITY OF LIFE IN COACHING
Authors: Korchagin E. Y.
Published: October 2020

статья посвящена философским истокам концепции авторства жизни в коучинге на основе идей русской философии. Авторство жизни — что это? Как авторство жизни связано с коучингом? Человек в русской философии выступает как Творец собственной жизни в процессе Со-творения, сотворчества с Богом. Русская идея в этом аспекте может рассматриваться как комплекс идей и ценностных оснований для концепции авторства жизни. Коучинг как теоретическая и практическая система предполагает развитие осознанности, проактивности и ответственность, что совпадает с основными принципами авторства жизни.
Reptile occurrences data in the Volga River basin (Russia)
Authors: Bakiev Andrey , Kirillov Alexander , Kirillova Nadezhda , Ruchin Alexander , Klenina Anastasia , Gorelov Roman , Kostina Natalya
Published: October 2020

The Volga basin is one of the most industrially-developed regions of Russia with a high degree of anthropogenic impact on natural ecosystems. Human influence negatively affects the species diversity and number of animals, including reptiles. There are no endemic species in the reptile fauna of the Volga basin. The herpetofauna of the region makes up 25% of the reptile fauna of Russia (Dunaev and Orlova 2017). We began to study the fauna of reptiles and their distribution in the Volga basin in 1988. Although we registered 20 reptile species in the Volga basin to date, apparently this is not a complete list of species in the region (Bakiev et al. 2004, Bakiev et al. 2009a, Bakiev et al. 2015, Kirillov et al. 2020). The distribution of reptiles in this region is not fully understood.

Our dataset contains information on reptile occurrences in the Volga River basin. The dataset is based on original research by the staff of the Laboratory of Herpetology and Toxinology and Laboratory of Population Ecology of the Institute of Ecology of the Volga River basin of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny”. A total of 5,086 occurrences of 20 species are published for the first time with georeferencing. Many of these reptiles are listed in regional Red Data Lists. The European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) is included in the IUCN Red List with the category “Near Threatened”.
Digger wasps of the genus Hoplisoides Gribodo (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) from the Palaearctic region, with description of two new species
Authors: Mokrousov Mikhail V. , Proshchalykin Maxim Yu. , Maharramov Mahir M.
Published: October 2020

The Palaearctic species of the digger wasps genus Hoplisoides Gribodo, 1884 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicinae) are reviewed, and a key to both sexes is given. Two new species are described and illustrated: Hoplisoides flavescens Mokrousov, sp. nov. (Azerbaijan) and H. leleji Mokrousov, sp. nov. (Turkmenistan). New synonymy is proposed for Hoplisoides craverii (A. Costa), 1867 = Gorytes merceti de Beaumont, 1950, syn. nov.Hoplisoides distinguendus (Yasumatsu, 1939), stat. resurr. is reinstated to full specific level. An updated checklist of the ten species of Hoplisoides so far known from Palaearctic region is provided.
The introduction and establishment of Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) in Malta (Central Mediterranean)
Authors: Cassar Thomas , Mifsud David
Published: October 2020

The introduction and establishment of the North American mud-dauber wasp Sceliphron caementarium (Drury, 1773) is reported for the first time from the Maltese Islands. A check-list of the Maltese Sphecidae is provided.
Du sexage en contexte colonial. L’exemple de Lifou, Kanaky-Nouvelle-Calédonie
Authors: Nicolas Hélène , Noûs Camille
Published: October 2020

Cet article propose de faire dialoguer le concept de sexage avec des perspectives féministes décoloniales. En effet, ce concept est-il valide dans l’analyse de sociétés autres qu’occidentales, en particulier les colonisées ? Si les rapports sociaux de sexe contemporains à Lifou, île de la Kanaky-Nouvelle-Calédonie, peuvent en effet être qualifiés de sexage, cela était-il aussi pertinent durant l’époque précoloniale ? La colonisation a-t-elle par ailleurs imposé des formes de sexage extra-communautaires ? Quelles sont les résistances des femmes lifoues ? Et qu’apporte ce concept à l’analyse du genre en situation coloniale ?
Diversité linguistique et formation citoyenne introduction
Authors: Garnier Bruno , Blanchet Philippe
Published: October 2020

Il paraît aujourd’hui difficile de former le citoyen d’une société démocratique se définissant comme « inclusive » de la diversité de ses membres, sans s’interroger sur le statut des langues en usage à l’École et dans cette société. Les travaux des historiens de l’éducation et ceux des sociolinguistes convergent, depuis la seconde moitié du XX e siècle, pour établir que la « forme scolaire », dont l’origine remonte à la fondation des collèges jésuites, est une institution fondée sur l’inculcation de normes linguistiques orales et écrites destinées à former le citoyen au respect de l’autorité politique. Toutefois, en raison d’une certaine plasticité, il est possible de repenser cette « forme scolaire », en prenant en considération l’objectif des « politiques de la reconnaissance » de la diversité linguistique des futurs citoyens. Les articles ici réunis en explorent les modalités et les difficultés, en articulant les approches générales et les études contextualisées, à propos de situations où les apprentissages tentent d’intégrer une dimension plurilingue et polynomiste.
Les enjeux de la compréhension du français oral quotidien en FLE : création d’une base de données de français parlé annoté
Authors: Surcouf Christian
Published: October 2020

Depuis environ deux décennies, le développement des corpus oraux et des outils informatiques en linguistique et didactique des langues a ouvert de nouvelles perspectives en français langue étrangère (FLE). Les corpus oraux restent toutefois sous-représentés, à fortiori lorsqu’il s’agit d’entreprendre de familiariser les apprenants aux caractéristiques du français oral quotidien. Dans cet article, après avoir présenté les enjeux liés à la compréhension orale en FLE, nous offrirons un aperçu des défis que représente l’élaboration d’une interface informatique permettant l’exploration d’un corpus de français parlé annoté à des fins pédagogiques.
Médecine non conventionnelle et psycho-oncologie
Authors: Suissa Véronique
Published: October 2020

Cette étude porte sur le mouvement non conventionnel en oncologie et tend à évaluer l’impact des MCA conjointement en termes de bénéfices, de risques et de dérives chez les patients atteints de cancer.
L’immigration en Europe
Authors: Dumont Gérard-François
Published: October 2020

L’immigration en Europe fait l’objet de débats sans qu’un consensus apparaisse possible sur la réalité de ce phénomène. Certains dénoncent une « Europe passoire » ; d’autres une « Europe forteresse ». Quant aux chiffres médiatisés sur l’évolution de l’immigration en Europe, ils sont souvent peu précis, voire inappropriés. Tout cela justifie de faire la clarté sur l’immigration en Europe. Dans ce dessein, les données disponibles permettent d’abord de considérer l’immigration à l’échelle du continent européen et ses facteurs explicatifs, d’attraction et de répulsion. L’analyse de ses dynamiques géographiques met en évidence des résultats différenciés dont les causes doivent être analysées.
Langue, dialecte, diglossie, dilalie
Authors: Berruto Gaetano , Elmiger Daniel , Matthey Marinette
Published: October 2020

Dans cette contribution de 1987, Berruto entreprend de démontrer la pertinence de la définition étroite de la diglossie « à la Ferguson » par opposition à la conception fishmanienne, plus large, de coprésence de deux (variétés de) langue qui se différencient en termes de fonctions et de prestige au sein d’une même société. L’auteur insère cette démonstration dans une discussion plus générale sur les typologies sociolinguistiques des répertoires et revient sur quelques aspects de l’opposition entre « langue » et « dialecte », avec l’Italie en toile de fond de sa réflexion. Il propose la notion de dilalie pour caractériser un autre type d’arrangement linguistique entre langue standard et dialectes. La dilalie est une forme de diglossie qui s’étiole. La majeure partie de l’aire italoromane et la Suisse italienne connaissent cette dynamique.
Bipolarité et continuum : quelle place pour ces notions dans une théorie sociétale des contacts de langues ?
Authors: Haas Walter , Genton François , Elmiger Daniel , Matthey Marinette
Published: October 2020

Cette contribution est la version écrite d’une conférence plénière tenue en allemand lors d’un colloque sur les contacts de langues en 2003. Haas revient tout d’abord sur la définition de la diglossie et des notions apparentées, en discutant un certain nombre de critères. Il relève ensuite la confusion qui s’installe entre variété de langue et registre suite à l’élargissement de la définition par Fishman. S’appuyant sur Koch et Oesterreicher (1994), il défend que l’expérience première du contact des langues est celle du registre, et que cette distinction peut alors se répliquer de différentes manières selon les arrangements sociolinguistiques sociétaux. Dans la deuxième partie du texte, Haas propose une analyse linguistique d’un extrait d’émission interactive d’une télévision alémanique, pour mettre en évidence les choix linguistiques de l’animateur qui utilise à la fois les ressources du dialecte zurichois et de l’allemand standard suisse pour performer l’identité suisse alémanique (zurichoise) du média.
Lexical Notes on Greek Prisons and Imprisonment
Authors: Curbera Jaime
Published: October 2020

Le vocabulaire grec de la prison est particulièrement difficile à saisir, à cause surtout du caractère stylisé et idéaliste de la littérature grecque. Néanmoins, et grâce principalement aux lexicographes, nous connaissons une vingtaine de termes pour « prison » ou « cachot ». La première partie de cet article s’intéresse aux sources, à l’utilisation du langage figuré et de l’euphémisme, et à l’absence apparente de termes étrangers. La partie principale de l’article commente les termes ἀγκών, ἀναγκαῖον, ἀνάκαιον, ἀπάσιτον, βάλεκες, †βλεόρον, γοργύρη, δεσµωτήριον, δεχάς, Θήσειον, ἰψών, καλιός, καµάκασος, κάρκαρος, κέραµος, κυνάγχη, κῶς, οἴκηµα, ὁρκάνη, σιρός et ϕυλακή. Dans la partie finale, on discute dans quelle mesure ces termes contribuent à notre connaissance de l’emprisonnement dans l’Antiquité.
Le groupe de chanteurs du nō est-il assimilable à un chœur de tragédie grecque ?
Authors: Pierre Maxime
Published: October 2020

Le nō et la tragédie grecque ancienne ont souvent été comparés et décrits avec un vocabulaire commun. Ainsi en va-t-il du groupe de chanteurs du nō assimilé dès l’ère Meiji par les intellectuels européens à un « chœur ». Le retour aux catégories et aux pratiques japonaises remet en cause cette assimilation. En comparant deux pièces qui partagent une thématique commune, le nō Shunkan et le Philoctète de Sophocle, nous pouvons explorer les différences des deux traditions. Nous constatons que le groupe de chanteurs du nō ( ji-utai ) ne correspond pas au chœur grec : il s’agit non pas de choreutes mais d’un groupe choral, non pas de personnages, mais de la voix collective d’un récitant.
Sur la préface d’Edward Said à la traduction anglaise de La Renaissance orientale (1984) de Raymond Schwab : de « l’humanisme intégral » à « l’humanisme démocratique »
Authors: Gallien Claire
Published: October 2020

Le présent article examine la réception de Schwab dans le domaine anglophone, d’après la préface qu’Edward Said publie pour la traduction anglaise de La Renaissance orientale en 1984. La lecture enthousiaste que fait Said, auteur d’une critique virulente de l’orientalisme, de Schwab, apologiste de la renaissance orientaliste, paraît paradoxale. Je défends l’hypothèse que le rapprochement entre Said et Schwab se joue moins au niveau de l’orientalisme qu’autour de l’enjeu de l’humanisme, « intégral » chez Schwab et « démocratique » chez Said. Si l’on tient compte du panorama académique qui est celui de Said dans les années 1970-1980, et de l’engagement de l’intellectuel pour la critique philologique, de la pensée de l’affiliation, et de la question de l’humanisme démocratique, le rapprochement paraît beaucoup moins incongru. Mon article propose une étude du lien qui unit Said à Schwab précisément au-delà de l’orientalisme.
Effects of dietary inclusion of GuarPro F-71 on the growth performance and nutrient metabolism in young growing pigs
Authors: Hasan M.S. , Humphrey R.M. , Yang Z. , Crenshaw M.A. , Brett J. , Liao S.F.
Published: October 2020

Using alternative feedstuffs can be a feasible measure to reduce swine production cost. GuarPro F-71 (GP71), a newly developed guar meal product, is considered as a potential protein source for pigs. This preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the effects of GP71 inclusion in feed on growth performance and nutrient metabolism of growing pigs. Sixty crossbred barrows (31.9±1.84 kg body weight (BW)) were allotted to one of five dietary treatments in a completely randomised experiment design, with four pens/treatment and three pigs/pen. Diet 1 was a maize- and soybean-based basal control diet formulated to meet NRC recommendations. GP71 was used to replace 25, 50, 75, and 100% soybean meal in diet 1 (on an equivalent crude protein (CP) basis) to generate diets 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Crystalline amino acids were used to balance the essential amino acid concentrations across the five diets. Inclusion of GP71 quadratically reduced average daily feed intake (ADFI) (P=0.01) with no observed clinical signs of unhealthiness of pigs. The blood plasma concentrations of six metabolites, including urea nitrogen, total protein, albumin, glucose, total cholesterol and total triglycerides, were not affected (P>0.30), indicating that the pigs’ metabolic utilisation of nutrients was not compromised. The cubic effect (P<0.05) of dietary GP71 inclusion on G:F ratio suggested that the level of soybean meal replacement (up to 75% soybean meal) did not negatively affect feed efficiency in pigs. In short, the feed intake reduction due to the dietary GP71 inclusion was, if not solely, responsible for the average daily gain (ADG) and final BW reduction. This study suggested that using GP71 to replace soybean meal up to 75% (on an equivalent CP basis) can negatively affect ADFI and ADG, but not feed efficiency, in growing pigs. The reasons for the ADFI and ADG reduction need to be understood in future research.
Proximal chemical evaluation and fatty acid in the chicatana ant and jumile
Authors: Lopez-Morales V.A. , Ariza-Ortega J.A. , Díaz-Reyes J. , Castañeda-Antonio D. , Ramos-Cassellis M.E. , Ariza-Ortega T.E. , Ramirez-Moreno E. , Cruz-Cansino N.-del-S.
Published: October 2020

In the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, the chicatana ant (Atta mexicana) and jumile (Edessa spp.) are foods that the population regularly consumes and are alternative sources of nutrients. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the proximal chemical composition (moisture, protein, lipids, ash and carbohydrates) and fatty acids (FA) in commercialised dehydrated chicatana ant and jumile using instrumental methods such as refractive index (RI) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Protein and lipids were predominant in chicatana ant and jumile (33.74% and 39.25%, and 32.00% and 39.00%, respectively). In insect oils, RI and GC-MS results demonstrated that chicatana ant oil contains a high saturated FA percentage (58.40%), with heneicosanoic acid (C21:0) being the predominant saturated FA (46.35%), while jumile oil presented a higher percentage of unsaturated acids (99.27%), with γ-linolenic acid being the predominant unsaturated FA (77.00%). Therefore, both insects are foods with important protein and FA percentage, with jumile containing a higher concentration of unsaturated FA, which is desirable in the diet.
Controllability of neutral stochastic functional integro-differential equations driven by fractional brownian motion with Hurst parameter lesser than $ 1/2 $
Authors: Boufoussi Brahim , Mouchtabih Soufiane
Published: October 2020

This article investigates the controllability for neutral stochastic delay functional integro-differential equations driven by a fractional Brownian motion, with Hurst parameter lesser than \begin{document}$ 1/2 $\end{document}. We employ the theory of resolvent operators developed by [10] combined with the Banach fixed point theorem to establish sufficient conditions to prove the desired result.
Stability and stabilization for the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes-Voigt equations with unbounded variable delay
Authors: Toi Vu Manh
Published: October 2020

We consider the 3D Navier-Stokes-Voigt equations in a bounded domain with unbounded variable delay. We study the stability of stationary solutions by the classical direct method, and by an appropriate Lyapunov functional. We also give a sufficient condition of parameters for the polynomial stability of the stationary solution in a special case of unbounded variable delay. Finally, when the condition for polynomial stability is not satisfied, we stabilize the stationary by using the finite Fourier modes and by internal feedback control with a support large enough.
Integrated Support of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Learning Disabilities
Authors: Kats Yefim
Published: October 2020

This chapter outlines the integrated approach to support children and young adults diagnosed with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In this context, the authors, first, discuss the legislative background providing legal basis for the disability support in educational environments. They, further, address psychological and neurological aspects of learning disabilities and ASD diagnostics and consider how legislative and neurological issues influence special education methods, counseling, and instructional technology support. The educational tools addressed include mobile devices and applications, virtual reality, and robotics. The chapter concludes with a report on the development of college-level course in instructional technology, intended for technology facilitators and teachers working with the ASD students. The case study focuses primarily on the use of the affordable and popular LEGO robots. The holistic approach to support of those with disabilities, outlined in the chapter, combines educational leadership issues, psychological and job counseling, special education methods, and instructional technology.
The Role of Teaching Materials in Cognitive Development Focusing on the “Emergence of Symbolic Functioning” and Behaviour Issues
Authors: Tatematsu Eiko
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the role of teaching materials focusing on the “Emergence of Symbolic Functioning” and latent behaviour issues. First, a literature review is performed on the behaviour issues associated with intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Three kinds of assessment tools used in this study are described with underlying developmental meanings. Especially, one of those tools, a teaching device named “Tamahimo” is introduced as a practical assessment tool to visualize participants' cognitive conditions. Three cases, two adolescents and one young adult with ID, are discussed, with their autism-like behaviours and characteristic cognitive profiles evaluated using the assessment tools. All cognitive development is judged as corresponding to the “Emergence of Symbolic Functioning,” that is, the qualitative transition phase from non-symbolic to the explicit existence of a symbolic functioning stage. Factors preventing social adaptation are discussed as they relate to unstable cognitive conditions.
Creating Inclusive Functional Content Using Dot-Codes
Authors: Gallup Jenn , Perihan Celal , Tatsuma Yoshie , Ikuta Shigeru
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this chapter is to assist educators in understanding how to create handmade content to support functional skills, following a multi-step recipe will serve as the example, while the application of dot codes can be applied to other content areas as well as support transfer of skills to the home environment. Students are using the speaking-pen in both the home and classroom conditions to support repeated trials in their natural environment. A succinct description of implementing dot-codes into the classroom to support functional skills specific to individuals with ASD will be shared. This chapter will focus on following a multi-step recipe; however, the implementation can be applied to multiple areas of functional instruction.
Assistive Technology-Based Programs and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Helping Adaptive Responding of Children and Adolescents With Rett Syndrome
Authors: Stasolla Fabrizio , Caffò Alessandro O. , Perilli Viviana
Published: October 2020

This chapter provides the reader with a concise overview of the newest empirical evidences available on the use of assistive technology and cognitive behavioral interventions to promote adaptive skills and decrease challenging behaviors of children and adolescents with Rett syndrome and severe to profound developmental disabilities. Four main categories of studies were identified, namely (1) communication skills, (2) adaptive skills, (3) challenging behavior, and (4) on-task behavior. Twenty-six contributions were reviewed, and 936 participants were involved. Results were largely positive, although rare failures occurred. Educational, clinical, rehabilitative, and psychological implications of the findings were critically discussed. Some useful suggestions for future research and practice were emphasized.
Cogni-Prelit
Authors: Rachanioti Eleni , Alevriadou Anastasia , Bratitsis Tharrenos , Laskaraki Eleni
Published: October 2020

Some preschool children are at risk for reading difficulties because of inadequate emergent literacy skills. Recent studies have found evidence of the bidirectionality between executive function skills (Efs) and young children's preliteracy skills. This chapter aims to discuss the development and the efficacy of Cogni-Prelit (Cognition and Preliterature) digital application, which stimulates and enhances core Efs integrated with preliteracy activities, in children at risk for reading difficulties. A group of 30 preschool children took part in a pre-test assessment of preliteracy skills and core Efs. Children were then randomly assigned to either an experimental (n =15) or a passive control group (n =15). The experimental group participated in 2 30-min sessions of the Cogni-Prelit training program per week, for 12 weeks. Significant differences between control and experimental groups were observed in the post-test assessment, with the latter performing better on both measures.
Humanoid Robot-Mediated Communication Teaching for Children With ASD
Authors: Mizuuchi Toyokazu , Yamazaki Tomohito , Tsuge Masayoshi
Published: October 2020

In special education, the use of tablet devices and personal computers has been practiced. The ease of access to ICT hardware and software for children with disabilities and their families is welcome in terms of increased learning opportunities and leisure options for children with developmental disabilities. In this chapter, the examples of children with ASD who have improved their communication skills through the use of some ICTs are presented. An ASD child who was overly afraid of talking to people and overly avoided failing in public were taught communication through programming into a humanoid robot. As a result, they used the robot as a step and eventually collaborated with friends to program a dance and presented the dance with the robot and classmate at a school festival. Finally, the effectiveness and challenges for the future use of ICT in teaching communication with ASD children were described.
Instilling FinTech Culture in a Digitalized World
Authors: Aloulou Wassim J.
Published: October 2020

FinTech has revolutionized the financial industry by its disruptive innovations and emergent technology-enabled business models. After defining the concept of FinTech, the chapter sheds the light on its drivers, features, and challenges, and discusses the elements and attributes of the FinTech ecosystem and the diversity of FinTech models operating in the sector. Then, the chapter emphasizes the role of a FinTech culture as a vibrant digital, agile, customer-centric, creative technology-driven, and entrepreneurial culture in a digitalized and changing world. Such culture is needed for enterprising individuals and startups, incumbents, and established financial and technology firms and for the economy and the society as a whole to nurture a FinTech community and benefit from the ecosystem's resources and opportunities. The chapter suggests certain recommended future research directions for the emerging field of FinTech at individual, corporate, incumbent, and institutional levels to be investigated in countries developing the FinTech industry.
Competition Between Neobanks and Online Banks in the French Retail Banking Market and Reactions From Universal Banks
Authors: Rocchi Jean Michel
Published: October 2020

This chapter will provide an analysis of market moves, and innovation sources, from newcomers and incumbent players, based on core and periphery networks theory; and additional survival analysis and VSR model, based on organizational population ecology. The French market neobanks, which are a subpart of fintech, are dominantly set up by entrepreneurs. On the contrary, online banks usually have universal banks as shareholders. Does this difference matter regarding market strategies? Is innovation coming only from peripheral actors like online banks and moreover neobanks, or do large retail banks at the heart of the banking system try to integrate or promote it? The author will discuss these topics to conclude with mixed evidence. Hence, if neobanks, on one hand, tend to converge towards the core; universal banks, on the other hand, are growingly accepting peripheral actors.
Dossiê 2: Processos de emancipação e educação na América
Authors: Pasche Aline de Morais Limeira , Cury Cláudia Engler
Published: October 2020

O presente Dossiê, resultado da segunda chamada pública da Revista Brasileira de História da Educação, recebeu 45 propostas. Após avaliação, foram selecionados 11 artigos que demonstraram adesão ao edital e pareceres positivos dos avaliadores ad hoc. Os textos selecionados remetem à presença de investigações sobre os processos de independência em quatro países da América Latina (Brasil, Uruguai, Argentina e Venezuela), conduzidas por três professores estrangeiros (Espanha, Argentina e Uruguai) e dezessete pesquisadores brasileiros de seis estados (MG, RS, RJ, PE, RN e BA).
Geomaterials as Cost Effective Sorbent to Remove Fluoride from Water
Authors: Almaliky Ebtehal A. , Gzar Hatem Asal
Published: October 2020

As a regulated contaminants, fluorine compounds impact the health of millions of persons around the world. Adsorption method is employed to remove fluoride ions from a synthetic water using concrete waste materials as a low cost adsorbent and to evaluate its feasibility as an alternative agent to eliminate fluoride ions in aqueous solution. Influence of pH, concrete particles dosage, agitation speed, fluoride initial concentration and contact time on F− removal were investigated by using batch mode. Fluoride removal has been obtained over a wide range (3-11). The rate of adsorption was rapid at the first 4 hours, while the equilibrium has been reached within 9 hrs. The desorption study revealed that fluoride adsorption onto concrete particles was chemical in nature. The kinetic of adsorption was fitted well with second-order rate model, while the adsorption behavior obeyed Freundlich model. This study obviously presents the applicability of concrete particles as low cost adsorbent to eliminate fluoride from water.
Assessment the Influence of Fe2O3 Micro and Nanoparticles on Properties of Concrete
Authors: Abdulabbas Zainab Hasan , Jasim Ali Talib , Salih Marwa Asad
Published: October 2020

This work focuses on investigating the behavior of micro and nanoFe2O3 in concrete through the study of microscopy, compressive strength and flexural strength. Seven mixes of concrete are prepared. Three of which include micro Fe2O3 comprising 1%, 3% and 5% as partial substitutions of cement weight and the other three mixes containing 1%, 3% and 5% nanoFe2O3 as a partial substitutions of cement weight, as well as the reference mix. SEM study exhibits that the microstructure of sample produced with micro Fe2O3 show more uniformity and dense compared with reference sample. However, existence of micro cracks in the microstructure in mixes with micro Fe2O3 is clear especially with increasing micro Fe2O3 content to 3% and 5%. In mixes with nanoFe2O3, the new shapes of needle like crystals and flower like crystals can be distinguished. The presence of these types of crystals in thrives amount approve that nanoFe2O3 producing new phases of gel. Hence, the microstructure of samples is condensed, and with the increasing of nanoFe2O3 content the microstructure is completely compacted. The results of compressive strength and flexural strength showed that the mechanical properties are related to microstructure properties. When micro Fe2O3 is used, the mechanical properties drop obviously. While, the mechanical properties are improved in mixes containing nanoparticles in comparison with the control mix.
Influence of Anti-Slip Aggregate on Properties of Hardened Concrete
Authors: Mahdi Waseem Hamzah , Mahdi Layth Abdul Rasool , Kadhim Ruba H. , Kadhim Gufraan A.
Published: October 2020

Nowadays, applying new materials is widely used in concrete construction to study their effects in enhancing the properties and the durability of concrete. This research includes studying the using of manufactured aggregate, which is so-called '' Anti-slip sand '' in specific proportions to know its influence on strength properties of normal strength hardened concrete which involves compressive strength, flexural strength, tensile splitting strength, and density. Anti-slip sand at different rates of (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) replaces the natural sand in the concrete mixture to investigate its effect on the properties of concrete. The study shows that the best results of concrete properties are found when replaced the natural sand by 100% of anti-slip sand. Compressive, flexural and tensile strengths of concrete are increased with increment ratios of (44%, 40%, and 20%) respectively compared with other concrete mixture contains only natural sand. In addition, the study shows that the density of hardened concrete is decreased from 2420 kg/m3 in concrete with 100% natural sand to 2360 kg/m3 with a decrement ratio of 2.5% in concrete with 100% anti-slip sand.
Pregnancy Alters Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Zika Virus Infection in the Reproductive Tract
Authors: Lesteberg Kelsey E. , Fader Dana S. , Beckham J. David
Published: October 2020

Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) have been associated with birth defects, including microcephaly and neurologic impairment. However, the mechanisms that confer potential susceptibility to ZIKV during pregnancy remain unclear. We hypothesized that poor outcomes from ZIKV infection during pregnancy are due in part to pregnancy-induced alteration of innate immune cell frequencies and cytokine expression. To examine the impact of pregnancy on innate immune responses, we inoculated immunocompetent pregnant and nonpregnant female C57BL/6 mice with 5 × 105 focus-forming units of ZIKV intravaginally. Innate immune cell frequencies and cytokine expression were measured by flow cytometry at day 3 postinfection. Compared with nonpregnant mice, pregnant mice exhibited higher frequencies of uterine macrophages (CD68+) and CD11c+ CD103+ and CD11c+ CD11b+ dendritic cells. Additionally, ZIKV-infected pregnant mice had lower frequencies of CD45+ IL-12+ and CD11b+ IL-12+ cells in the uterus and spleen. Next, we measured the frequencies of Ag-experienced CD4 (CD4+ CD11a+ CD49d+) and CD8 (CD8lo CD11ahi) T cells at day 10 postinfection to determine the impact of pregnancy-associated changes in innate cellular IL-12 responses on the adaptive immune response. We found that pregnant mice had lower frequencies of uterine Ag-experienced CD4 T cells and ZIKV-infected pregnant mice had lower frequencies of uterine Ag-experienced CD8 T cells compared with ZIKV-infected nonpregnant mice. These data show that pregnancy results in altered innate and adaptive immune responses to ZIKV infection in the reproductive tract of mice and that pregnancy-associated immune modulation may play an important role in the severity of acute ZIKV infection.
Hemodynamic effects of norepinephrine versus phenylephrine infusion for prophylaxis against spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension in the elderly population undergoing hip fracture surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Mostafa Maha , Hasanin Ahmed , Mostafa Mahmoud , Taha Mai Y , Elsayad Mohamed , Haggag Fatma Alzahraa , Taalab Omar , Rady Ashraf , Abdelhamid Bassant
Published: October 2020

Background: Elderly population are at increased risk of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension increasing their risk for postoperative morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare the hemodynamic effects of prophylactic infusion of norepinephrine (NE) versus phenylephrine (PE) in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery under spinal anesthesia. Methods: Elderly patients scheduled for hip fracture surgery were randomized to receive either NE infusion (8 µg/min) (NE group, n = 31) or PE infusion (100 µg/min) (PE group, n = 31) after spinal anesthesia. Outcomes included mean heart rate, mean blood pressure, cardiac output, incidence of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension, incidence of bradycardia, and incidence of hypertension. Results: Sixty-two patients with a mean age of 71 ± 6 years were included in the final analysis (31 patients in each group). The NE group showed a higher mean heart rate and cardiac output than the PE group. The NE group had a lower incidence of reactive bradycardia (10% vs. 36%, P = 0.03) and hypertension (3% vs. 36%, P = 0.003) than the PE group. No study participant developed hypotension, and the mean blood pressure was comparable between the two groups. Conclusions: Both NE and PE infusions effectively prevented spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery. However, NE provided more hemodynamic stability than PE; maintaining the heart rate, higher cardiac output, less reactive bradycardia, and hypertension.
Prevalence of Oral Anomalies in Schoolchildren Between the Age Group of 5 and 14 Years of Vadodara District
Authors: Shah Shreyas N , Patel Uday , Patel Falguni , Chauhan Girish , Shah Vandana , Srivastava Himanshu
Published: October 2020

Introduction:

Anomalies of the oral and dental structures can be isolated or represent a manifestation of a general disorder or a syndrome. Oral anomalies may lead to functional and aesthetic disorders, and their recognition contributes to early diagnosis and treatment planning. Hence, their recognition is of great significance for a timely and accurate diagnosis. Hence, the present study aimed to know the prevalence of oral anomalies in school-going children.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to know the prevalence of oral anomalies in schoolchildren between the age group of 5 and 14 years located in Vadodara city.

Methodology:

The study was comprised of 7533 schoolchildren (male – 4211 and female – 3322) aged between 5 years and 14 years. All of the study participants underwent an oral screening examination for oral health and developmental anomalies.

Results:

Out of 7533 children, 65 (42 – male and 22 – female) had oral anomalies, with a prevalence of 0.86%. The prevalence of supernumerary teeth and fusion was 0.37% and 0.07%, respectively. Ankyloglossia showed an equal frequency in both sexes, with a prevalence value of 0.02%. The prevalence value of 0.10% and 0.06% was noted in talon's cusp and cleft lip and palate, respectively. With 0.03% prevalence, microdontia showed an equal sex predilection. With a prevalence value of 0.01%, the least common anomalies found here were geographic tongue, microdontia and temporomandibular joint ankylosis.

Conclusion:

Oral anomalies occur with different frequencies in many countries of the world amongst different ethnic or regional groups. Early identification of these anomalies is noteworthy in planning comprehensive management of the young child.
Comunicación gubernamental y emociones en la crisis del Covid-19 en España
Authors: Losa Díaz José Carlos , Rodríguez Fernández Leticia , Paniagua Rojano Francisco Javier
Published: October 2020

Introducción. Se analiza el impacto de la información sobre el COVID-19 en la población española para identificar los efectos y las emociones relacionadas con los canales y fuentes de consumo informativo durante la primera fase de la pandemia, que coincidió con los primeros días del estado de alarma. Metodología. Se realizó una encuesta administrada a través de Internet (n=1823.) que se distribuyó durante la segunda y la tercera semana de confinamiento (del 23 de marzo al 8 de abril de 2020) a toda la población mayor de edad residente en España y con acceso a internet. Resultados. Entre los resultados obtenidos destacan que, las noticias sobre la pandemia generaban en ese periodo diferentes emociones negativas -Tristeza, Ansiedad, Miedo, Confianza e Ira-, que variaban en función del canal de consumo informativo. Entre los temas que más interés tuvieron para los encuestados destacan los datos sobre la evolución de la pandemia, las medidas de protección y las formas de contagio; mientras que las fuentes más creíbles fueron las organizaciones y las autoridades oficiales, el personal sanitario y los medios de comunicación. Se aprueba la gestión de comunicación de crisis realizada por el Gobierno, que obtiene una nota media de 7,5 durante esta primera fase de la crisis. Se demuestra una circulación amplia de noticias falsas y de desinformación. Conclusión. Se demuestra la importancia de las emociones -en especial, las negativas- en las percepciones de la población en contextos de crisis como la del Covid-19 en España. En concreto, el Apoyo Emocional es el segundo mensaje oficial mejor valorado y, la Empatía, la característica más destacada de la información recibida. Se aprecia positivamente la capacidad del Gobierno por “entender” y “ponerse en lugar de la ciudadanía” por delante de cualquier otro aspecto.