bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Study of Communication Skills in Children with Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder in Shahrekord
Authors: Ghiasian Maryam Sadat , Shahabi Habib , Ahmadkhani Mohammad Reza 
Published: December 2020

Objective: This study was to investigate those pragmatic skills that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, especially children with pragmatic impairment, show in their colloquial interactions with their parents.
Method: In this regard, all children aged 6 to 13 years old with a diagnostic criterion for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a a center for learning disabilities in Shahrekord were selected as research participants in a census method. Required data were collected by using an ADHD rating scale–IV (DuPaul et al., 1998) as well as a Five to fifteen parent questionnaire and were examined through descriptive statistics and chi square test methods.
Results: Findings showed that children with more hyperactivity were of more problem, especially in nonverbal skills (r=0.079; p≤0.05) and subject Maitaining skills (r=0.032, p≤0/05), than children with more attention deficit (r =0.00; p≤0.05). In addition, compared to girls, boys had more problems in subject Maitaining skills (p= 0.02) and non-verbal ones (p=0.014). The results of the analysis also showed that most issues related to pragmatic skills occur at younger ages and decrease with age. The study of previous research literature also confirmed that the low level of such skills can have adverse consequences for such children and pose serious risks to their future psychologically, educationally and behaviorally.
Conclusion: Psychological interventions and educational strategies seem necessary to increase the level of these skills in children with this disorder.
Arthur Ransome the Stylist
Authors: Falconer-Salkeld Bridget 
Published: December 2020

This paper breaks new ground in the field of Ransome criticism and presents new findings. It is the first to examine Arthur Ransome’s use of signals in his novels for children, here Coot Club (1934). Structural analysis of the novel has revealed a carefully concealed three-tier structure, and shows Arthur Ransome to be a consummate stylist.
Register of the Qurʾānic Narratives
Authors: Alamari Zaid 
Published: December 2020

A text is an instance of a particular ‘register’, Halliday states. Because text carries indications of its context, it is possible, then, to reconstruct out of it (text) certain features of the situation in which it is produced. Accordingly, the register, being a configuration of semantic features typically associated with the contextual variables of field, tenor and mode, can be established. The aim of this study is to construct the context of situation of a short text (an instance of language) of the Qurʾānic story of Abraham in Q19 (41-50). This pericope represents but a sample of Abraham story told in different sūras of the Qurʾān; and as instance of language (text) in a context of situation, this story belongs to a register of narratives on prophetic stories which subject matter revolves about ‘monotheism’ as propagated by the Qurʾān. This study reports preliminary observations on some features of the Qurʾānic narratives register.
Adjusting The Paradigm: A ‘Theme-Based Approach’ To Pre-Sessional Eap In A British University
Authors: Bailey Richard , Sercombe Peter 
Published: December 2020

Higher education in Britain faces new challenges as the composition of students becomes more diverse in terms of cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds. In connection, a range of professional issues has arisen: the need to understand better the attitudes, motivations and learning needs of these students and consider their implications for pedagogical practice; and, secondly, the design and delivery of appropriate curricula. This paper argues in favour of theme-based EAP in the context of a pre-sessional course for overseas students at a British university. It provides an outline of an integrated, semester-long programme designed for international students targeting undergraduate study; a summary of relevant contextual factors; and a rationale for the course, along with key aspects of its implementation. We have devised a course that is content focused and holistic in design with an emphasis on preparing students for discipline specific learning and literacy challenges they will encounter in mainstream study. It is a non-EAP core around which we have moulded EAP pre-sessional support. The course has had positive results, in terms of staff and student response.
Towards A Descriptive Language Learning Strategy Inventory – The Dellsi
Authors: Nambiar Radha 
Published: December 2020

The paper reports on the development of a descriptive and dynamic inventory called The Descriptive Language Learning Strategy Inventory (DeLLSI). This inventory was designed to identify learning strategies of Malaysian tertiary learners while reading an academic text for the purpose of summarizing the text. Two groups of proficient and less proficient ESL learners read and summarized an academic text orally before being interviewed to clarify doubts arising from their think alouds. The entire process was audio-recorded and then transcribed verbatim. The completed summaries were also examined to check for accuracy with a suggested summary. Statements indicating strategy use were identified from the transcripts and these were then matched with the appropriate strategy in the inventory. This helped ensure the inventory was easier to use and reduced the difficulty of identifying strategies thus ensuring uniformity in strategy identification and research. This inventory also provides a useful supplement to existing inventories because its dynamic nature enables a strategy researcher to adapt it to specific skills and tasks.
Developments in Validity Research in Second Language Performance Testing
Authors: Uysal Hacer Hande 
Published: December 2020

The present paper aims to provide a short historical overview of the theoretical developments in validity research in second language performance testing. A comparative description and critical evaluation of different views such as the “Trinitarian approach” versus the construct validity model; “uniform approach,” versus “unified approach” as well as alternative and critical approaches to validation in L2 performance testing are presented. These various theoretical approaches are introduced in terms of their definitions of the validity concept, their suggested requirements for the validity research, and their attitudes towards reliability and theory while making interpretations of test scores. The paper also focuses on the current problems with the applicability of these theoretical approaches, and discusses future directions in validity research. Key words: Second language assessment, performance assessment, validity, reliability, validity research
Iranian students' attitudes towards the facilitative and debilitative role of code-switching; types and moments of code-switching at EFL classroom
Authors: Rahimi Ali , Jafari Zohreh 
Published: December 2020

Recently, the use of language learners' mother tongue, code-switching, alongside English in EFL classrooms has received considerable attention. The main objectives of this study were to present the results of a qualitative study which investigated the types and functions of code-switching at an intermediate English Proficiency level in EFL classrooms. Moreover, gender preferences were investigated. To this end, 50 hours of four class performances were observed, audio-recorded and analyzed to answer the proposed research questions. The results of this study suggested that teachers applied code-switching more frequently when they tried to give Persian equivalents of English words and expressions. It should be pointed out that the application of intersentential code-switching turned out to be more salient among both teachers and students. Code-switching was more frequent while students were carrying out the assigned tasks. Male students switched when they said humorous remarks while their female classmates switched more frequently when they asked and/or gave L1 equivalents. Filling in the attitude questionnaire, the majority of students believed that in several cases neither teachers nor students should apply Persian as much as possible, even though it facilitated their interactions.
Intonation in Iraqi Musical Melodies
Authors: Alkhazaali Musaab Raheem 
Published: December 2020

This paper deals with intonation in Iraqi musical melodies (MMs). As such, it aims to analyze the intonational patterns in the Iraqi music. The main musical melodies in the Iraqi music are Rast, Dasht, Hijaaz, Kurd, and Bayaat. In this vein, the current study attempts to answer the following questions: the current paper attempts to answer the following questions: (i) What are the intonational patterns of Iraqi MMs? And (ii) What is the additional function of intonation in MMs? In the light of these questions, the corner hypothesis is that Iraqi MMs have their own specific definable intonational patterns. On the basis of the analysis, it is concluded that intonation can be a useful tool for analyzing musical variations in the basic Iraqi MMs. Moreover, musical intonation, which is the task of musicologists, is accompanied by phonological intonation to create the final form of the melody. Finally, in addition to previous functions of intonation, such as grammatical, semantic, and so on, intonation has a new one, namely ‘musical function’ because it gives music special effects and evaluations.
Aprendizaje colaborativo de Anatomía facilitado con escenarios y videos, una nueva experiencia para los estudiantes del primer año de Enfermería
Authors: Gari Mayra , Nonkelela Nomatemba 
Published: December 2020

Las Ciencias Básicas pueden ser un reto para los estudiantes en los primeros años de la carrera de Enfermería. En la Universidad Walter Sisulu, África del Sur, la conferencia es el método de enseñanza de la Anatomía en el primer semestre, mientras que en el segundo, los alumnos aprenden esta materia de modo activo y en grupos de colaboración. El propósito de este trabajo fue investigar la evaluación que los estudiantes hicieron de variables que impactan en su nuevo ambiente de aprendizaje, así como incursionar en la relación que pueda existir entre ellas para su interpretación. Todos los estudiantes que finalizaron el primer año en los cursos 2014-16 recibieron un cuestionario con 16 ítems, y el 80.7% (n=168) de las encuestas entregadas fue incluido en este trabajo. Se calculó la estadística descriptiva de las 16 variables y el análisis factorial exploratorio con extracción de factores comunes y rotación oblimin. Los participantes evaluaron satisfactoriamente atributos sobre ellos mismos, sobre el resto de los integrantes de su grupo y acerca del diseño del curso. El análisis factorial exploratorio permitió agrupar las variables en dos dimensiones, una relacionada con las habilidades cognitivas del individuo y la regulación de su aprendizaje, y otra segunda dimensión referida a las relaciones e inter-acciones sociales que se despliegan entre los individuos cuando aprenden en colaboración.
Learning Basic Sciences can be a challenge for first year nursing students. At Walter Sisulu University (South Africa), learning Anatomy is lecture-based in the first semester, but active and collaborative in the second semester. This paper investigated how students assessed their Anatomy learning environment of the second semester, as well as explored the possibility to group the variables studied. A questionnaire with 16 items was handed to all students at the end of academic years 2014-16, and 80.7% (n=168) of the total, was included in this study. Descriptive statistic of the variables was calculated and exploratory factor analysis with maximum likelihood extraction was the mean to explore the dimensionality of the scale. Participants satisfactorily assessed items related to attributes of the individual, attributes of the other members of her/his group, as well as the design of the course. Variables could be grouped into two dimensions: the first dimension being related to the cognitive strategies and skills that the individual as an agent displayed maximizing the learning opportunities afforded by the course, and, the other dimension related to the social relations and interactions that unfold among students when they learn in collaboration.
La literatura como instrumento terapéutico en el proceso salud-enfermedad durante la infancia
Authors: Babarro Velez Izaro , Lacalle Prieto Jaione 
Published: December 2020

Introducción: Todas las personas, a lo largo de la vida deben adecuarse a innumerables situaciones en las que se ven involucradas; es por ello que resulta necesario comprender cada una de ellas para poder avanzar adecuadamente. Se ha observado que las terapias psicológicas, entre las que se encuentra la biblioterapia, son efectivas para comprender los cambios a los que se enfrentan las personas. Objetivo: Analizar y destacar los efectos más relevantes de la utilización de la literatura en el proceso salud-enfermedad del niño en diferentes momentos y contextos.Método: Se ha realizado una revisión de la literatura mediante la búsqueda bibliográfica en las bases de datos Dialnet, Cuiden Plus, LILACS, Medline, Proquest, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, TDR, Trip y Biblioteca Virtual de la Salud. Resultados: Tras la búsqueda bibliográfica se identificaron 2018 artículos de los cuales, tras la aplicación de filtros y criterios de inclusión, se obtuvieron 71 artículos. Finalmente se seleccionaron 26 artículos. Conclusiones: La biblioterapia resulta beneficiosa en diversos ámbitos relacionados con el proceso salud-enfermedad durante la infancia, mejorando entre otras cosas la autoestima y la aceptación de la realidad, promoviendo el bienestar psicológico y sirviendo de puente en la comunicación entre el individuo y el profesional de la salud.
Introduction: Everybody, throughout their life, must adapt to countless situations in which they are involved; that is why it is necessary to understand each of them in order to advance properly. It has been observed that psychological therapies, among which bibliotherapy is, are effective to understand the changes that people face.Objective: To analyze and highlight the most relevant effects of the use of literature on the child's health-disease process at different times and contexts.Method: A review of the literature was performed through the bibliographic research in the databases Dialnet, Cuiden Plus, LILACS, Medline, Proquest, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, TDR, Trip and Virtual Health Library.Results: After the bibliographic research, 2018 articles were identified, out of which 71 articles were obtained after applying filters and inclusion criteria. Finally, 26 articles were selected.Conclusions: Bibliotherapy is beneficial in various areas related to the health-disease process during childhood, improving among other things self-esteem and acceptance of reality, promoting psychological well-being and serving as a bridge in communication between the individual and the health professional.
La actividad publicitaria con fines propagandísticos: el caso de las Renovationes epigráficas. El impulso renovador del abad Juan Manso
Authors: GARCÍA MORILLA Alejandro 
Published: December 2020

El periodo bajomedieval supone, para algunos grandes monasterios castellanos, un importante proceso de recesión económica y social que contrasta con el periodo de expansión vivido durante los siglos altomedievales. En el siglo XV, la situación se recrudece aún más para los cenobios de ámbito rural debido a la consolidación y auge de los centros urbanos.
Ante esta situación, algunos abades tratan de revitalizar sus comunidades mejorando sus infraestructuras y tratando de despertar el interés de peregrinos y visitantes. En estas líneas veremos cómo en esta labor propagandística juega un papel fundamental la escritura publicitaria y más concretamente las Renovationes epigráficas.
Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431): de general a carmelita
Authors: MONTEIRO João Gouveia 
Published: December 2020

Este artículo es una breve revisión de la figura de Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431), uno de los más grandes héroes de la historia de Portugal. El texto busca identificar primero el recorrido inicial de la familia de los Pereiras y asimismo las fuentes disponibles para estudiar la vida del famoso Condestable portugués. Luego evoca los momentos clave de su brillante carrera militar y trata de entender en qué medida fue decisiva para la acumulación de un enorme patrimonio señorial, que hizo de Nun'Álvares el señor más rico de Portugal. Por último, este artículo trata de comprender las motivaciones que llevaron el Condestable (canonizado en 2009) a optar por la vida religiosa en el Monasterio del Carmo, en Lisboa, donde murió.
This article is a review of the figure of Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431), one of Portugal's greatest heroes. The text starts with the identification both of the initial development of the Pereiras family and the sources available for reconstituting the life of the famous Portuguese Constable. It continues evoking the most relevant moments of his brilliant military career, and trying to explain to what extent his career was decisive in the acquisition of such an immense feudal patrimony, which made Nuno Álvares the richest noble in Portugal. Finally, this article seeks to learn about the motivations that led the Constable, canonized in 2009, to opt for religious life in the Carmo Convent, in Lisbon, where he died.
Europa a América: Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y la fundación de los "Cuadernos de Historia de España"
Authors: RÍOS SALOMA Martín F. 
Published: December 2020

En el presente trabajo se reconstruyen trazos poco conocidos de la biografía del medievalista español Claudio Sánchez Albornoz (1893-1984) y se analizan los factores de orden personal y las circunstancias históricas que llevaron a uno de los más destacados historiadores españoles de la primera mitad del siglo XX a emigrar a Buenos Aires y la forma en que dicha experiencia se materializó en la fundación de los Cuadernos de Historia de España que dirigió entre 1944 y 1981, poniendo de relieve la significación intelectual e historiográfica de dicha fundación para el medievalismo hispano.
In this paper we reconstruct little-know aspects about the biography of the Spanish medievalist Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz (1893-1984). At the same time, we analyse the personal causes and the historical circumstances that led one of the most important Spanish historians from the first half of the 20th century to emigrate to Buenos Aires, and in what way that experience resulted in the foundation of the Cuadernos de Historia de España. We highlight the intellectual and historiographic significance of this foundation for Hispanic medievalism.
evolución patrimonial del monasterio de Santa María de la Concepción de la orden de San Jerónimo de Granada (siglos XV-XVII)
Authors: SÁNCHEZ CARRASCO Juan José 
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del presente trabajo es estudiar el desarrollo patrimonial del Monasterio de Santa María de la Concepción de la orden de San Jerónimo de Granada. Para la elaboración del ensayo se ha realizado una exhaustiva búsqueda documental en archivos tanto granadinos como nacionales y se han empleado los datos de las publicaciones existentes sobre el monasterio que datan de los años 90 del pasado siglo. Se ha conseguido realizar un estudio completo sobre todas las transacciones que realizó la orden durante los siglos XV-XVI y ubicar sus propiedades mediante Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG).
The aim of this work is to study the heritage development of the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Concepción of the Order of Saint Jerome in Granada. For this purpose, an exhaustive data search has been undertaken in both local and national archives, in addition to the use of information contained in the literature published on the topic in the 90s of the twentieth century. It has been possible to achieve a comprehensive study of all the transactions carried out by the Order during the 15th and 16th centuries and locate their properties using geographic information systems (GIS).
Jacopo Gesiot, «Romanzi tiranni. La prosa iberica di cavalleria nel primo Cinquecento padano», Roma, Aracne, 2018
Authors: Calvo Rigual Cesáreo 
Published: December 2020

Ressenya del llibre de Jacopo Gesiot, Romanzi tiranni. La prosa iberica di cavalleria nel primo Cinquecento padano, Roma, Aracne, 2018.
Electronic structures and optical properties of Ce-doped anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> with oxygen vacancy
Authors: Zhou Shi-Wen , Peng Ping , Chen Wen-Qin , Yu Ming-Huai , Guo Hui , Yuan Zhen ,   College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China,   College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Published: December 2020

<sec>	The crystal structures, defect formation energy, electronic structures and optical properties of oxygen vacancy and/or Ce-(co)doped anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> are investigated by using density functional theory plus <i>U</i> calculations. </sec><sec> The calculated results indicate that lattice distortion induces the enhanced octahedral dipole moment in Ce doped TiO<sub>2</sub> crystal when introducing oxygen vacancy into the lattice of the TiO<sub>2</sub> crystal, which is effective for separating the photo-excited electron-hole pairs; meanwhile, compared with the valence band of pure TiO<sub>2</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> mono-doped separately with Ce and oxygen vacancy, the valence band of TiO<sub>2</sub> co-doped with Ce and oxygen vacancy broadens drastically, which is mainly contributed from the electronic states of Ce 5d, Ti 4s and O 2p in the valence band shifting toward the lower energy direction. As a result, Ce doped TiO<sub>2</sub> with oxygen vacancy is beneficial to the mobility of photo-generated carriers in TiO<sub>2</sub>. Similarly, the anti-bonding states also move toward the lower band energy direction, which are formed by the mixture of Ce 4f, Ce 5d, Ti 3d, and O 2p orbits in the conduction band. Due to these shifts, the energy gap of Ce and oxygen vacancy codoped TiO<sub>2</sub> is narrowed to 2.67 eV with the emerge of the occupied impurity energy levels near Fermi level. Because of the above-mentioned excellence features, the absorption spectra for doped systems exhibit remarkable red-shift, especially, the intensity of optical absorption of TiO<sub>2</sub> co-doped with Ce and oxygen vacancy in the visible region and the infra-red region are obviously stronger than those of the Ce mono-doped TiO<sub>2</sub>. </sec><sec> When introducing oxygen vacancy into the Ce-doped system, the calculated conduction band energy edge position changes from −0.27 eV to −0.32 eV, which implies that the reducing power of the conduction band edge of TiO<sub>2</sub> is remarkably enhanced. More fascinatingly, the calculated band energy edges for the Ce and oxygen vacancy codoped TiO<sub>2</sub> can satisfy the basic requirement for water splitting under visible light irradiation.</sec><sec> In conclusion, Ce and oxygen vacancy co-doped system can effectively strengthen the photo-catalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> and improve the utilization of the solar light; and our calculated results provide a powerful theoretical basis for the applications of the Ce and oxygen vacancy co-doped anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> in visible-light-driven water splitting in the future research. </sec>