bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Removal of cobalt(II) from aqueous solution by local Saudi bentonite: Kinetic and equilibrium investigations
Authors: Alduaij Omar K. , Attia Mohamed I. , Khezami Lotfi , Taha Kamal K.
Published: June 2016

Natural bentonite clay from Saudi Arabia was used to remove cobalt from aqueous solution. The clay samples were first characterized for their chemical composition and structure. Batch sorption studies were then conducted to assess their capacity to remove cobalt. The effect of contact time, initial analyte concentration, bentonite dose and temperature on the adsorption was investigated. The results showed that equilibrium was attained in 60 minutes. The metal adsorption was fitted to a Langmuir isotherm model and the maximum monolayer adsorption capacity was found to be 19.85 mg g−1 at 333 K. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided the best correlation to the experimental data. The application of an intra-particle diffusion model revealed that the adsorption mechanism of the cobalt ions is a rather complex process and that diffusion is involved in the overall rate of the adsorption process, but it is not the only rate-controlling step. The activation energy, Ea, ranged between 4.33 and 9.14 kJ mol−1, indicating a physical adsorption process.
Номенклатура на органската хемија. 3а. Општи правила
Authors: Здравковски Зоран
Published: June 2016

Правилата опишани во овој прилог се од општо значење при именување на типови и индивидуални соединенија. За да се добијат од IUPAC претпочитани имиња како и имињата
за општа употреба, мора тие строго да се почитуваат. Во овој дел ќе стане збор за следниве поими и нивна примена:

3.1. сврзувачки број
3.2. мултипликативни префикси
3.3. локанти
IMPLEMENTING EUROPEAN STANDARDS IN THE ESP CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS OF NON-LINGUISTIC SPECIALITIES IN UKRAINIAN UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Grytsyk Nadia
Published: June 2016

The article presents the current tendencies in teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for students of non-linguistic specialities in the European context. The author analyses the requirements of English language proficiency set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in the context of European integration processes. The National ESP Curriculum for Universities (2005) focuses on the necessity to acquire professional and functional communicative competence in English by the graduates, providing an opportunity for effective functioning in a professional environment. The current challenges in the ESP field in Ukraine are caused by the integration of the Ukrainian education system into the international academic community. The present situation of ESP teaching, learning and assessment does not satisfy the needs of students of non-linguistic specialities in Ukrainian higher educational institutions. The author discusses the idea of incorporating international English tests, such as FCE, CAE, IELTS and TOEFL in a higher education environment in Ukraine as a part of teaching ESP. The possibility of gaining the international experience in the field of certification and evaluation of students’ English language proficiency level in accordance with the European requirements and criteria will help future specialists to develop their professional foreign language competence. The improvement and development of new forms and methods of ESP training and assessment in accordance with CEFR will give an opportunity for students to succeed in the competitive job market in the future.
FACILITATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES
Authors: Ogienko Olena
Published: June 2016

The article defines pedagogical facilitation as one of the key factors of teacher’s professionalism that includes both personality features (purposefulness, attitudes, relationships, motives and values), and their use in professional activities and communication (individual style of activity, communicative competence, etc.); as an innovative approach to teaching which promotes interest, cognitive activity, consciousness of the learner, realization of personally meaningful goals in the learning process and setting up creative learning environment. Essential characteristics of teacher facilitation are revealed: understanding and support as foundations for the interaction of teacher and learners as also learners with each other, recognition of the right of each participant of the interaction to have his or her own opinion, recognition of each individual as a unique personality, collective responsibility for decision making. The concept of facilitation is analyzed, according to which the algorithm of educational actions of the teacher is presented as an “Attribution ring” which involves the facilitation of motivation activities, goal setting, search of the subject of knowledge, search of learning methods, search of means of knowledge acquisition, realization of the learning process, and reflection. The features of facilitative communication are outlined; the educational action in facilitative interaction is proved to be determined by the psychological safety and psychological freedom as also by the empathy of the teacher, his or her professional and teaching tolerance and communicative competence, congruence, the creation of conditions for facilitative communication and facilitative influence. The psychological factors of educational action in facilitative interaction are identified: the importance of learning for learners; congruence of the teacher; psychological safety and psychological freedom, creation of conditions for facilitative communication.
Los nutrientes pueden modular las concentraciones de adiponectina en adultos jóvenes aparentemente sanos
Authors: Pinheiro Volp Ana Carolina
Published: June 2016

Introducción: la adiponectina, un péptido derivado de los adipocitos, tiene efectos antiinfl amatorios y antiaterogénicos, y mejora la sensibilidada la insulina. Sin embargo, se conoce poco sobre los predictores de la dieta, así como sobre las interacciones con el estilo de vida de las concentracionesde adiponectina en adultos jóvenes aparentemente sanos.Objetivo: evaluar la asociación entre las concentraciones plasmáticas de adiponectina con los componentes de la dieta y estilo de vida en losadultos jóvenes aparentemente sanos.Métodos: fueron recogidos y analizados datos antropométricos y de composición corporal, presión arterial sistólica y diastólica, datos de la dietay del estilo de vida de 157 adultos jóvenes sanos, de entre 18 y 35 años de edad. Se tomaron muestras de sangre después de un ayuno de12 horas para determinar las concentraciones de adiponectina y se calcularon y analizaron los índices dietéticos y antropométricos.Resultados: las concentraciones de adiponectina fueron signifi cativamente mayores para las mujeres en comparación con los hombres; yhabía una correlación indirecta y signifi cativa entre las concentraciones de adiponectina con el IMC. Hubo una asociación signifi cativa entre lasconcentraciones de adiponectina con el índice de alimentación saludable, calorías, lípidos, proteínas, fi bras, ribofl avina y fósforo, entre otros; yuna tendencia con los hidratos de carbono y niacina. En el análisis de regresión lineal múltiple, la fi bra y la ribofl avina (r2 = 0,0928, p = 0,0013)y los hidratos de carbono y el fósforo se asociaron con las concentraciones de adiponectina. La asociación con los hidratos de carbono y fósforosufrió interacción con el género (r2 = 0,2400, p < 0,0001), así como la asociación con el fósforo también sufrió interacción con la actividadfísica (r2 = 0,1275, p = 0,0003).Conclusión: Las concentraciones plasmáticas de adiponectina, en adultos jóvenes aparentemente sanos, parecen estar moduladas por componentesde la dieta en forma dependiente de género y de la actividad física.
La asociación de la vaspina con la resistencia a la insulina está relacionada con la actividad física y la grasa corporal en adolescentes brasileños. Un estudio transversal
Authors: Pala Daniela
Published: June 2016

Introducción: la vaspina es una adipocitoquina recientemente identifi cada que confi ere resistencia a la insulina (IR).Objetivo: el objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la correlación entre las concentraciones plasmáticas de vaspina y la IR para determinar siesta asociación se ve afectada por la composición corporal, la actividad física y la etapa de la pubertad en los adolescentes.Métodos: fueron analizados las medidas antropométricas, clínicas, bioquímicas y el estilo de vida de 484 adolescentes brasileños de entre 10y 14 años. Se evaluó la correlación entre los factores de riesgo para vaspina e IR en los adolescentes con porcentaje de grasa corporal normaly alto (%CG) e hicimos una regresión logística para calcular el cociente de probabilidad del IR de acuerdo con los cuartiles de vaspina para lamuestra, con respecto al sexo.Resultados: la vaspina se correlacionó positivamente con IR en adolescentes con alto %CG (r = 0,23; p = 0,003). El análisis de regresión logísticaajustada por sexo, edad, índice de masa corporal y etapa puberal mostró que los adolescentes en el segundo (OR = 0,43; IC del 95% = desde0,23 hasta 0,80, p = 0,008) y tercer (OR = 0,46; IC del 95% = 0,25-0,85, p = 0,014) cuartil de concentración de vaspina tenían un menorriesgo de IR. Cuando el modelo se ajustó para %GC y actividad física, la asociación siguió siendo estadísticamente signifi cativa solo para losadolescentes en el segundo cuartil.Conclusión: la vaspina se correlacionó positivamente con los factores de riesgo asociados con el metabolismo de la insulina en los adolescentescon alto %GC. Asimismo, se asoció con un menor riesgo de IR independientemente del índice de masa corporal y de etapa de la pubertad, y laasociación estuvo infl uenciada por la grasa corporal y la actividad física en estos adolescentes.
Variaciones en el estado nutricional y su refl ejo en la composición corporal en mujeres chilenas con síndrome metabólico
Authors: López-Fuenzalida Antonio
Published: June 2016

Introducción: la categorización del estado nutricional a través del índice de masa corporal (IMC) es uno de los recursos de valoración clínica másutilizados en el síndrome metabólico (SM). Sin embargo, es desconocida su capacidad para identifi car las diferencias en la composición corporal.Objetivo: determinar si las variaciones en el estado nutricional se refl ejan en la composición corporal en mujeres con SM e identifi car la concordanciade clasifi cación del riesgo cardiometabólico entre el estado nutricional e índices antropométricos.Material y métodos: la muestra incluyó 136 mujeres (edad 42 ± 3,5 años) con SM. Se evaluó el estado nutricional, masa muscular, masaadiposa, perímetro de cintura (PC), índice cintura-cadera (ICC) e índice cintura-estatura (ICE). Se compararon los valores de composición corporale índices antropométricos; adicionalmente se determinó la concordancia clasifi catoria del riesgo cardiometabólico entre los índices y el IMC.Resultados: solo la edad (p = 0,358), estatura (p = 0,209) y porcentaje de adiposidad (p = 0,234) no mostraron diferencias signifi cativas entre losgrupos. La mejor concordancia clasifi catoria del riesgo cardiometabólico se observó en el PC > 88 cm (94,9%) e ICE ≥ 0,5 (94,1%) al categorizarel IMC en normopeso vs. exceso de peso; mientras que el PC > 88 cm obtuvo mejor concordancia separando al grupo en normopeso-sobrepesovs. obesidad (85,3%), aunque la sensibilidad y especifi cidad fueron más homogéneas con el ICC ≥ 0,85.Conclusión: el IMC no logra identifi car las variaciones de la adiposidad corporal en mujeres con SM agrupadas según su estado nutricional. El IMCpresenta mejor sensibilidad que especifi cidad respecto a los índices considerados para determinar riesgo cardiometabólico en mujeres con SM.
Efecto de esteroles vegetales en la reducción del colesterol plasmático: ensayo clínico, controlado, aleatorizado, cruzado y doble ciego
Authors: San Mauro-Martín Ismael
Published: June 2016

Introducción: la hipercolesterolemia es uno de los principales factores de riesgo en la enfermedad cardiovascular. Los esteroles vegetales sehan postulado como agentes reguladores y benefi ciosos para el control de esta.Objetivo: analizar el efecto de los esteroles vegetales añadidos en una leche en la reducción del colesterol plasmático en adultos jóvenes.Métodos: ensayo clínico, controlado, aleatorizado, doble ciego y cruzado. Los esteroles (2,24 g diarios) fueron administrados en dos tomasde 350 ml de una leche comercial desnatada, durante dos periodos de 3 semanas, separados por una “fase de lavado” de 2 semanas, en elgrupo experimental. Al grupo control se le administró la misma cantidad de leche desnatada, sin esteroles. Tanto al inicio como al fi nal de cadaperiodo de intervención se extrajeron muestras sanguíneas. Se analizaron la composición corporal, hábitos de salud y los siguientes marcadoressanguíneos: perfi l lipídico, hematológico, infl amación, etc.Resultados: se incluyeron 54 personas en el estudio con una edad media de 38,8 ± 7,3 años. La diferencia porcentual entre los marcadoresbasales y fi nales para el colesterol total, colesterol-LDL, colesterol-HDL, triglicéridos y colesterol no-HDL fueron del 9,73%, 12,5%, 1,9%, 3,15%y 13,2%, respectivamente. Se obtuvieron diferencias estadísticamente signifi cativas entre el grupo experimental y el grupo control, para todoslos marcadores analizados excepto para los triglicéridos.Conclusión: los esteroles vegetales suministrados en un alimento de consumo habitual, como la leche, pueden ser una estrategia terapéuticano farmacológica para el control de la hipercolesterolemia de alto interés sanitario.
Sumario de recomendaciones nutricionales basadas en la evidencia de la Guía de Prácti ca Clínica para el manejo de pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson
Authors: Baladia Eduard
Published: June 2016

Objetivos: dar a conocer las recomendaciones relacionadas con la Nutrición Humana y Dietética (NHyD) de la Guía de Práctica Clínica para elmanejo de la enfermedad de Parkinson del Sistema Nacional de Salud (GPC-EP/SNS) y favorecer su difusión e implementación en la práctica.El objetivo secundario es presentar la implicación de los profesionales de la NHyD en la elaboración de la guía.Material y métodos: siguiendo el Manual Metodológico de Elaboración de Guías de Práctica Clínica en el Sistema Nacional de Salud, se formularonlas preguntas clínicas, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática para cada pregunta en bases de datos (PubMed/Medline, Embase, CochraneLibrary, CRD, LILACS, IBECS y ClinicalTrials), se defi nieron los criterios de elegibilidad, al menos dos investigadores seleccionaron los estudios,se realizó lectura crítica de la literatura se resumió en tablas de síntesis de evidencia y se establecieron las recomendaciones.Resultados: se propusieron 14 preguntas relacionadas directamente con NHyD-Parkinson, de las cuales solamente 3 pudieron incluirse. Seformuló una pregunta relacionada con la terapia de logopedia aplicada en personas con EP que presentan problemas de deglución, tratamientodonde se imbrican los profesionales de la NHyD. De 642 artículos localizados, únicamente 2 pudieron ser incluidos para contestar las correspondientespreguntas. De las evidencias halladas, se derivaron 11 recomendaciones directa o indirectamente relacionados con la NHyD.Conclusiones: la implicación de profesionales sanitarios en equipos multidisciplinares mejora el resultado fi nal de las guías y la atención sanitariade los pacientes. Es necesario que los profesionales sanitarios de la NHyD (los/las dietistas-nutricionistas) se impliquen en iniciativas basadasen la mejor evidencia científi ca disponible y que formen parte de los equipos de trabajo multidisciplinares.
Continuing Education for Lay Ministry: Providers, Beliefs, Issues, and Programs
Authors: English Leona M.
Published: June 2016

Research into continuing professional education (CPE) has been a constant for many professionals, including those pastors and clergy who work in religious organizations. Continuing education for lay ministers (non-ordained) in churches, however, generally has not been given this close scrutiny or attention. This article reports on research conducted with 35 leaders of lay ministry education programs in Canada, to provide information on their (a) demographics as a group (b) attitudes toward church and church bodies, and the amount of support they received from the community, and (c) programs and their participants. This study contributes to an understanding of continuing education for lay ministry.
Lifelong Learning in Institutions of Higher Education
Authors: Nesbit Tom , Dunlop Catherine , Gibson Lorraine
Published: June 2016

In this study, we examined the provision and development of lifelong learning within institutions of higher education in British Columbia and explored some of the institutional characteristics that enable or discourage it. The results suggest that most lifelong learning opportunities are directed toward enhancing employment and career opportunities rather than citizenship development. Yet, as the demand for higher education and the number of adult learners enrolling in programs continue to increase, these institutions are well-positioned to develop new forms of education that acknowledge, accommodate, and respect the concerns and interests of lifelong learners.
University Continuing Education Units' Commitment to Research: Program Development as Scholarly Work
Authors: Blaney Jack P.
Published: June 2016

The assumption that there is a positive relationship between research activity and program performance was tested. Thirty program directors were systematically rated on program performance and research activity to determine the degree of correlation, if any, between the two sets of ratings. Analysis of the data indicated there was no relationship between program performance and research activity. Nonetheless, Blaney believes that program personnel should be involved in scholarly work. He proposes a broader definition of scholarship and discusses three reasons for encouraging programmers to pursue scholarly work.
Extension Research: A Metaphoric Approach
Authors: Campbell Katy
Published: June 2016

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Partners in Success: The Simon Fraser University and Secwepemc First Nations Studies Program
Authors: Ignace Chief Ron , Boelscher Ignace Marianne , Layton Monique , Sharma Hari , Yerbury J. Colin
Published: June 2016

An unusual and ambitious program constitutes Simon Fraser University's response to a 1987 initiative of the Chiefs of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council and the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society to gain control over the education and training of their people. Offered as an extension program, it leads to a number of academic credentials and is specifically designed to enhance Native students' knowledge of their history, language, and culture, while providing a solid foundation in the social sciences. With a focus on the British Columbia Interior, the program is entirely offered in Kamloops, B.C., with some provision for distance education. As well as being a successful example of a collaboration between clients aware of their academic needs and objectives and a university capable of fulfilling them and willing to do so, the program is also an academic success in terms of its adaptability. Without sacrificing any of its scholarly requirements, it has adjusted to local circumstances and opportunities.
Working with the President: Extension and Continuing Education at UBC, 1935-1983
Authors: McLean Scott
Published: June 2016

Leaders of university continuing education units frequently dedicate significant energy to managing relationships between their units and senior university administrators. Many CJUCE readers know of cases where a particularly sympathetic (or unsympathetic) university president or provost has substantially changed the trajectory of a continuing education unit. Using historical documents from the University of British Columbia, the author of this article constructs a case study of the influence of presidential support on the philosophy and practice of university extension and continuing education. In short, UBC‚ Extension department emerged and flourished under the leadership of two long-serving presidents who expressed significant support for its function as a primary role of the university. In the 1960s, following the appointment of a president who considered research and degree credit teaching to be the university‚ distinctive mission, the department experienced a crisis. However, the period following 1975 brought renewed executive support when a new president with an expansive vision of the contribution that the university should make to society was appointed. This article not only presents an interesting historical case study but also provokes reflection on how contemporary leaders in continuing education can nurture support from senior administrators.
Editorial: Vol. 32, No. 2, Fall 2006 pp. 13–19
Authors: Kanuka Heather
Published: June 2016

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Lifelong Learning: Devastated by Funding Policies?
Authors: Campbell Katy
Published: June 2016

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Higher Education, Community Engagement, and the Public Good: Building the Future of Continuing Education in Canada
Authors: Hall Budd L.
Published: June 2016

This article is about the potential for university-community engagement to serve the public good by transforming the health and well-being of our communities. It documents contemporary expressions of and renewed calls for community university engagement. It includes a detailed treatment of community based research, discussed in the overall context of community-university engagement. The article also explores some other important and growing dimensions of community university engagement, including the development of structures for the support of community-based research and community-service learning. It concludes with an argument that university-community engagement, while not the only current trend in higher education that affects our work in continuing education, is nonetheless a very important new development in which continuing education has much to offer and much to gain.
About Us: Expressing the Purpose of University Continuing Education in Canada
Authors: McLean Scott
Published: June 2016

This article explores claims made on websites of CAUCE members about the purpose of university continuing education. CAUCE members often claim a role in addressing the needs or goals of learners seeking professional development, personal enrichment, or the furthering of knowledge and skills. They claim to deliver programs and services that promote lifelong learning for adults, whether as individuals or as members of communities and organizations. These programs and services are characterized as enabling access to quality education in flexible and innovative ways. The work of continuing education is often presented as a means to link universities with communities and with external agencies. This article describes these public claims made by Canadian university continuing education units and endeavours to promote informed reflection and dialogue about the purpose of those units.
Educating Health Professionals: New Ways of Learning, Knowing, and Doing
Authors: Campbell, Katy
Published: June 2016

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The Incubation Model of University-Community Relationships: A Case Study in Creating New Programs, New Knowledge, and New Fields of Practice
Authors: Gander Lois
Published: June 2016

Universities in Canada and elsewhere are recognizing the importance of being more engaged with their communities. Indeed, the president of the University of Alberta made engaging with external communities one of the cornerstones of her vision for the institution. So how are universities meeting this challenge? In his book, Managing Civic and Community Engagement, David Watson laments the dearth of scholarly attention paid to the practice of civic engagement by universities (Watson, 2007). In this article, I discuss the university community partnership between the Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, and the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta Ltd., which began more than 30 years ago. Both a success story and a cautionary tale, the case study helps to define a little-discussed model of university community engagement and to expose some of its strengths and limitations. It is useful in advancing both the theory and the practice of university-community engagement.
Partnering with an Aboriginal Community for Health and Education
Authors: Carter Lorraine , Rukholm Ellen
Published: June 2016

Cultural awareness is a concept that is gaining much attention in health and education settings across North America. This article describes how the concepts of cultural awareness shaped the process and the curriculum of an online health education project called Interprofessional Collaboration: Culturally-informed Aboriginal Health Care. The exploration focuses on the interactions among faculty members and educational developers from Laurentian University, Elders of the Anishinabek tradition, and members of the Anishinabek community known as the North Shore, an area approximately two hours northwest of Sudbury. The project's curriculum is driven by choices made by the Anishinabek Elders, with support from their cultural community and the local university. The online module developed for this project provides health-care students at Laurentian University,
with access to traditional knowledge, including the teachings of the Medicine Wheel and the Seven Grandfathers. Ideally, these teachings will lead to an increase in culturally informed care for Anishinabek clients and their families in northern Ontario. The process used by the university-based team with the Elders and the larger community of the North Shore is recommended as a possible template for university-based teams working with Aboriginal partners. Finally, the Anishinabeks of the North Shore are recognized as a cultural exemplar of a community that appreciates the intersection and potential of traditional knowledge and contemporary health education practices and technologies.
Editorial
Authors: Conrad Dianne
Published: June 2016

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Looking Forward by Looking Back: Determining the Value of External Program Reviews
Authors: Dutton Diane E. , Burgess Susan , Nesbit Tom
Published: June 2016

In 2006, Continuing Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU) began modifying their unit-wide and external review processes for individual programs to bring them more in-line with academic faculties and departments, which are subject to external reviews on a regular basis. This article explores SFU’s approach to external reviews through a case study of one particular program review, noting the key findings and decisions made as a result of the reviewer’s recommendations.
Continuing Education for Health Promotion: A Case Study of Needs Assessment Practice
Authors: McLean Scott , Ebbesen Lori S. , Green Kathryn , Reeder Bruce , Butler-Jones David , Steer Sheilagh
Published: June 2016

In recent years, both practical barriers and conceptual problems have been identified concerning needs assessment work in adult and continuing education. This article provides an empirical study of needs assessment research that was conducted to support university-based continuing education programming in the field of health promotion in Saskatchewan. We describe the context of the Saskatchewan Heart Health Program (SHHP), narrate the development, findings, and outcomes of a significant needs assessment process, and identify implications of our work for other university continuing educators. Although formal needs assessment practices such as those described in this article may not always be appropriate for university continuing educators, they can be beneficial to marketing and pedagogical efforts. The SHHP needs assessment process encouraged our learners to actively and collectively reflect upon their learning priorities, increased their receptivity to our continuing education efforts, and provided us with an opportunity to role model a collaborative approach to health promotion program development.
The Role and Impact of Continuing Education on Rural Revitalization: A Case Study
Authors: Miller Marilyn
Published: June 2016

This article presents the findings of a study that explored the role and impact of continuing education on rural revitalization. A community development approach, academic expertise, and a university’s resources were used to assist the citizens of Montmartre, Saskatchewan, to establish Centre 48, an arts and continuing education centre. Courses provided by Centre 48 gave townspeople and people from the surrounding area opportunities to explore new interests and to develop new social networks; in turn, the social capital gained by establishing and operating Centre 48 gave rise to new economic ventures. The results of this study illustrate how university continuing education units can contribute to capacity building in rural communities and how such social capital-building projects can serve as a catalyst for economic development.
Degree Completion for Aboriginal People in British Columbia: A Case Study
Authors: Price Ruth , Burtch Brian
Published: June 2016

Both programs were offered in a face-to-face format at the Merritt campus, and both were a collaborative effort. Implications for establishing and sustaining Aboriginal-focused post-secondary education are identified and discussed in this article, as are the barriers to post-secondary education faced by Aboriginal students and the authors’ challenges as non- Aboriginal people engaged in programming across cultures. Additionally, reflections on these initiatives are offered and linkages to key literature on the issue of Aboriginal post- secondary education are identified.
The Organizational Meaning of Research
Authors: Adria Marco , Boechler Patricia
Published: June 2016

Practitioners and theorists have given attention recently to the role and status of research activities in Canadian university continuing education units. For individuals in units that are increasing the proportion of their organizational activities devoted to research, there will be an ongoing process of cognitive change and development as a new organizational culture emerges. Sensemaking is used in this article as a heuristic for exploring the process of incorporating and developing research activities in university continuing education units. Sensemaking is the cognitive process of justifying or legitimating a decision or outcome after the decision or outcome is already known. It is associated with organizational models that reject an exclusively rational decision-making paradigm of organizational action. Sensemaking recognizes the centrality of the following elements in the interpretation of research activities and their relationship to organizational life: time, identity construction, and the ongoing creation of context. The authors provide an extended reflection on the process of meaning-making that may be experienced by individuals as conventional research becomes a more important part of organizational life. Such a reflection may support and inform the change process as it occurs in university continuing education units.
If It Looks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck: Evaluating the Validity of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents
Authors: Sharp Carla , Kalpakci Allison
Published: July 2016

Background:

The validity of borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been a topic of much controversy in psychiatry. Over the last two decades, a wealth of empirical work has challenged long-held concerns regarding the validity of adolescent BPD. However, this research has been conducted within a traditional approach to psychiatric nosology.

Objective:

In this article, we aim to evaluate the validity of adolescent BPD as guided by both the Robins and Guze criteria for the validity of psychiatric constructs and the new National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria (NIMH RDoC).

Method:

We used the five principles of the Robins and Guze approach to evaluate selected research from our own and other groups regarding the validity of adolescent BPD. These principles include clinical description studies, laboratory studies, studies that delimitate the disorder from other related syndromes, follow-up studies, and family studies.

Results:

Within the Robins and Guze criteria framework, evidence to date supports the validity of adolescent BPD to some extent. However, limitations of the research about the construct validity of adolescent BPD have also been identified, most notably regarding the delimitation of adolescent BPD from other disorders as well as a lack of longitudinal and family studies.

Conclusions:

Given these limitations and the limitations of the Robins and Guze approach to psychiatric nosology, we recommend exploring the potential of the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria as a complement to previous work.
Delimitação automática da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Picuí (Estado da Paraíba) através de dados SRTM
Authors: Nascimento José Jerônimo de Souza , Silveira Thyago de Almeida , Pereira Frederico Campos
Published: July 2016

A bacia hidrográfica é entendida como uma unidade geográfica que compõe um sistema natural, utilizada para planejamento na maior parte do mundo. A qual é de fácil reconhecimento, pois qualquer parte da superfície terrestre está inserida no contexto de uma bacia hidrográfica. Diante do exposto, este trabalho tem como objetivo realizar a delimitação automática da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Picuí (BHRP), através de dados SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission). Para isto, o trabalho foi desenvolvido em três etapas: aquisição dos dados importantes para o trabalho, tratamento destes dados, a partir de técnicas de geoprocessamento. E por fim, análises dos resultados, que possibilitaram compreender a área objeto de estudo. Os resultados apresentaram que a referida bacia hidrográfica possui uma área de drenagem de 756,63 km² e perímetro igual a 159,67 km, com um padrão de drenagem de estrutura dendrítica. Portanto, conclui-se, que neste trabalho com a metodologia utilizada foi possível gerar informações que podem ser aplicadas em estudos ambientais na mesma ou em outras áreas com características semelhantes.
African Anti-Colonialism and the Ultramarinos of the Casa dos Estudantes do Império
Authors: Reza Alexandra
Published: July 2016

In this article, I examine the "space between" occupied by students at the Casa dos Estudantes do Império, a crucial nexus for independence campaigns in Lusophone Africa. Drawing on readings of the Casa’s journal, Mensagem, I argue that the students saw political affiliation as a constant movement between formulations of "home" and "the world." I situate this dilaectical approach in the context of Portuguese fascism, paying particular attention to the political poetry published in Mensagem, and analyzing the ways in which members of the Casa imagined their relationship to other African anti-colonial movements.
Luanda Through its Prisons: Luandino Vieira's Papéis da Prisão
Authors: Silva Mónica V.
Published: July 2016

In this article, I analyze the Angolan author Luandino Vieira’s prison writings, collected in the 2015 volume Papéis da Prisão - apontamentos, diário, correspondência (1692-1971). As part of this analysis, I discuss the role of colonial prisons under the Portuguese Estado Novo in the affirmation of Angolan national identity.
Luanda and Maputo: Accounts of the Two Capitals in Urban Heritage Discourse
Authors: Rossa Walter
Published: July 2016

From the perspective of urban studies, this article provides an account of the evolution and heritages of Luanda and Maputo. Drawing on notions of capitalness and heritages of Portuguese influence, the article argues for a reconciliation with the legacies of material culture and their intergration into the daily imaginary of post-independence Mozambique and Angola.
Schneider, Nina. Brazilian Propaganda: Legitimizing an Authoritarian Regime. Gainesville: UP of Florida, 2014. Print.
Authors: Silva Daniel da
Published: July 2016

Nina Schneider offers a history of official propaganda produced in Brazil under the military dictatorship that provocatively unsettles the genre even as it provides a useful accounting of its different organs, agencies, content and production.
Analysis of start-up challenges of African immigrant-owned businesses in selected craft markets in Cape Town
Authors: Nambei Asoba Samson , K. Tengeh Robertson
Published: June 2016

Even though the arts and craft industry is perceived to be a significant contributor to the socio-economic development of South Africa, the plight of immigrant owed businesses that dominate this sector has been largely neglected in policy and support initiatives over the past decades. This paper aims to contribute to the inclusion debate, by examining the factors that inhibit the start-up of African immigrant-owned craft businesses in selected craft markets in the Cape Town area. A quantitative approach to data collection and analysis was adopted with snowballing as the sampling technique. Questionnaires were administered to 122 African immigrant entrepreneurs. The quantitative data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 23). The findings indicated that limited access to bank loans, limited space, and high rental costs were the major start-up challenges. Other concerns included the relatively very short-stay permits issued by the Department of Home Affairs to immigrant entrepreneurs, the problem of complying with taxation regulations in South Africa, and the difficulty of communicating in Afrikaans and Xhosa were not perceived as start-up challenges. Recommendations were made to African immigrant entrepreneurs and selected municipal managers aimed at dealing with the start-up challenges faced by African immigrant-owned businesses
ASEAN Migrants: A Boon for Taiwan’s Aging Populace
Authors: Huang Hong-Ming , Soong Jenn-Jaw
Published: July 2016

Taiwan is home to a rapidly growing aging population as life expectancy rates increase and birth rates go down in this island. The government of Taiwan opted to bring in migrant workers to care for the elderly following a shortage in adequate domestic manpower who were willing to take on the positions of caregivers for the elderly. In time, eldercare in Taiwan switched hands: from the actual families of the elderly to migrant workers coming in from across the Southeast Asian region. Questions have arisen in light of this development. Is the government policy that allows for Southeast Asian migrants to care for the elderly in Taiwan a good one, or a bad one? Who benefits most from this deal: the elderly, their families or the migrant care workers? Is providing care for the elderly in their own homes by just one caregiver the only option? And can such a policy help both ends: the elderly person who requires safer care, and the migrant care worker whose labor rights require full protection? This paper, drafted out following the review of relevant literature and the conducting of interviews by Hong-Ming Huang and Jenn-Jaw Soon, analyzes the political-economic aspects of this policy and offers certain recommendations and conclusions. One conclusion is the fact that Southeast Asian workers take better care of the elderly in Taiwan when eldercare is provided through institutions, rather than if the care was provided by just one foreign caregiver engaged directly by families of the elderly. The positive effects of ‘institution-style’ workers are reflected in the work performance, life quality and management as well as labor rights protection.
Japan’s Renaissance and Its Effect to ASEAN
Authors: Hidayat Syafril
Published: July 2016

Japan has developed a new security policy against China in East China Sea, which has increased tension in that region. Japan’s new leadership under Shinzo Abe, who has conservative political view, has unbeatable policy against China’s hegemony. Abe revised Japan Self-Defence Forces role in the Japanese Constitution by making critical amendments on particular articles, which should be seen as Japan’s bargaining power against China. The two major powers in East China Sea can be seen as security dilemma of other states. Pursuit of power and hegemony will influence other major actors in the global world system and also small states. Japan’s new security policy is as a renaissance of Japan’s hegemony or pursuit of power in East China Sea. By using bargaining model of war, Japan’s security policy will determine overall situation in South China Sea or particularly in East China Sea: whether it will remain of high threat or balance of threat rather than balance of power, or it will face possible conflict in the future.
Dynamics analysis for the clamping mechanisms of a rotary inchworm piezoelectric motor
Authors: Gu Yongfei , Xing Jichun
Published: June 2016

In this study, a rotary inchworm piezoelectric motor is proposed. The operating principle of the proposed motor and its clamping mechanisms are discussed. Moreover, we also establish the dynamic equation of the clamping mechanisms. From the established equations, the natural frequencies and modal functions are obtained. The sensitivities of the configuration parameter to natural frequencies of the clamping mechanisms are investigated. Finally, the tests on the relative errors of the natural frequencies between the theoretical and experimented results are performed to verity the correctness of the theoretical analysis.
An optimized fractional order PID controller for suppressing vibration of AC motor
Authors: Zhao Huimin , Deng Wu , Yang Xinhua , Li Xiumei , Dong Chang
Published: June 2016

Fractional order Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is composed of a number of integer order PID controllers. It is more accurate to control the complex system than the traditional integer order PID controller. The values of parameters of the fractional order PID controller play a decisive role for the control effect. Because the fractional order PID controller added two adjustable parameters than the traditional PID controller, it is very difficult to tune parameters. So the Back Propagation (BP) neural network is selected to optimize the parameters of the fractional order PID controller in order to obtain the high performance. Then the optimized fractional order PID controller and the traditional PID controller are used to control AC motor speed governing system. And the vibration spectrum and stator current spectrum under different rotating speeds are compared and analyzed in detail. The results show that the optimized fractional order PID controller has better vibration suppression performance than the traditional PID controller. The reason is that the optimized fractional order PID controller changed the stator current component, and further changed the frequency components and the amplitude of the vibration signal of the motor.
On-line detection of spherical sensor for inrush current detection
Authors: Tang Zhijie , Leng Xinnan , Li Tianlun , Wu Xiaocheng
Published: June 2016

With the exploration and demand for the field of marine, underwater vehicles are used in deep water widely, however, there is a lack of research about underwater vehicles which are applied in shallow wary water. When underwater vehicles working in shallow wary water, they will be affected by the inrush current effect of shallow waters, so the research of underwater vehicles about anti current control becomes a meaningful item. But due to the high cost of underwater work, simulation and analysis to the inrush current online detection mechanism first, to determine the effects of surge phenomenon of underwater vehicles. Electromotor drives propeller to generate the flow, the detection mechanism is subjected to the impact of all directions. For some mechanical analysis of the inrush current online detection mechanism and analyzing the influence on the water inrush current when it moved in this paper, so we can reduce the effects of water inrush current on underwater vehicles in the subsequent experiments.
Numerical investigation on flow-induced structural vibration and noise in centrifugal pump
Authors: Chen Eryun , Zhao Gaiping , Li Guoping , Nan Guofang , Yang Ailing
Published: June 2016

A full scale structural vibration and noise induced by flow was simulated by a hybrid numerical method. An interior flow field was solved by large eddy simulation firstly. The sliding mesh technique was applied to take into account the impeller-volute interaction. A sensitivity analysis on effects of near-wall grid size and sampling time on amplitude of pressure pulsations was performed to impose appropriate vibration exciting source. Computed modal of pump components was validated by experimental results, before the volute vibration and sound field were simulated using a coupled vibro-acoustic model. The numerical results indicated that the amplitude of pressure fluctuation, especially on those points located at near the volute tongue, strongly depended on near-wall grid size. The dominated frequency of the vibration velocity of volute was also blade-passing frequency (BPF), which was in according with frequency spectral characteristics of unsteady pressure fluctuation. Directivity distribution of radiation acoustic field excited by volute vibration was typical dipoles. This study shows that it is feasible to use the hybrid numerical method to evaluate the flow-induced vibration and noise generated in centrifugal pump.
Noise reduction in centrifugal pump as turbine: influence of leaning blade or tongue
Authors: Dai Cui , Dong Liang , Xia Bin , Kong Fan Yu
Published: June 2016

To reduce the interior/exterior flow-induced noise in centrifugal pump as turbine (PAT), based on the relation between in-phase hydrodynamic action and radiated noise, the angle formula in ideal condition by individually leaning blade was proposed. Considering the joint leaning effect, the formulas associated with parallel- and counter-leaning blade and tongue were presented. The corresponding active noise reduction approaches were put forward without losing hydraulic performance. For noise simulation, the numerical method for interior noise and finite element model for casing structure were checked, with good agreements achieved. The boundary element method (BEM) and finite element method (FEM) were used to investigate the interior/exterior noise characteristics of PATs by varying the shapes of blade or tongue. Researches show that the interior noise due to casing source can reflect joint action of multiple sources. It is feasible to predict the interior noise induced only by casing source through BEM. The leaned blade can keep PAT’s original performance, the leaned tongue can significantly improve the efficiency overall operating range with an increase from 0.67 % to 1.81 %, and the combined counter-leaning blade and tongue can increase the efficiency in larger flow rates. They can all reduce sound pressure level (SPL) at fundamental frequency and total sound energy, and the noise reduction effect under joint action is best.
Damage modeling and simulation of vibrating pipe with part-through circumferential crack
Authors: Yu Zhihong , Zhang Laibin , Hu Jinqiu , Hu Jiashun
Published: June 2016

A new finite element model is developed to perform vibration analysis of a cracked pipe. To formulate the method, the local flexibility coefficients of a part-through circumferential crack in a pipe that is subjected to axial force, shear force and bending moment are analytically derived using linear fracture mechanics. In particular, an adaptive Simpson method is utilized to carry out the numerical integration for calculating the flexibility coefficients. With the flexibility coefficients, a finite element model is established to study the vibration characteristics of the cracked pipe, with particular emphasis on the crack effect represented by change in natural frequency. As an illustrative application, the finite element model is utilized to identify a crack in a pipe by contour plots of frequency ratio as function of crack location and crack depth, with the crack location and depth identified accurately. The proposed method is effective in characterizing the vibration behavior of a pipe with a crack.