bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Personality and anxiety disorders: examination of revised reinforcement sensitivity theory in clinical generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder
Authors: Afshari Behrooz 
Published: May 2020

BackgroundPersonality has been implicated in the development and continuation of mental disorders. One major advance in the personality field came with the reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST). The study of personality can help explicate the pathology of anxiety disorders. To this end, the present study compared the profile of the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory (r-RST) of personality in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety dis-order (SAD), and panic disorder (PD).Participants and procedureSeventy-eight GAD patients, 76 SAD patients, 72 PD patients, and 85 healthy individuals participated in the present study. All participants were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I), Beck Depression Inventory, Jackson-5 Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, Panic and Agoraphobia Scale, and Social Phobia Inventory. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Research Deputy of Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Participants were given information about the study and provided informed consent in writing.ResultsData were analyzed by chi-square, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and multivariate analysis of vari-ance. All patients were higher on Flight than the control group. Also, all patients and healthy controls differed in the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory.ConclusionsThe more nuanced knowledge from the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory may be helpful in the diagno-sis, etiology, and psychotherapy of anxiety disorders.
Daily functioning, verbal fluency and emotional functioning of patients with Parkinson’s disease treated pharmacologically and with deep brain stimulation
Authors: Wąs Carla , Obuchowska Aleksandra 
Published: May 2020

BackgroundThe population aging phenomenon of western societies results in an increase in the number of neurodegener-ative diagnoses. We aimed to examine the differences in daily emotional and cognitive functioning between patients with Parkinson disease treated with different methods and healthy adults of similar age.Participants and procedureThe participants (N = 52) were patients with Parkinson disease (n = 26) and healthy adults (n = 26) forming the control group. Daily, cognitive and emotional functioning were assessed with IADL, BDI II, COWAT and MMSE.ResultsSignificant differences (t(50) = 2.89, p = .006) in the daily functioning between clinical and control groups were found. The average scores evaluating the daily function of the patients treated pharmaceutically and surgically differed significantly (t(49) = 3.01, p = .004).ConclusionsThe study provides confirmation of the differences in the daily functioning of the patients, taking into account varied treatment. Undoubtedly, further research on this topic with a larger number of participants is required.
Impact of task-oriented training on balance in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsied children
Authors: Heneidy Walaa E. , Eltalawy Hoda A. , Kassem Hala I. , Zaky Naglaa A. 
Published: May 2020

IntroductionA large majority of hemiplegic cerebral palsy children demonstrate poor balance, which leads to poor gait and impaired reaching movements as the maintenance of stability is critical to all movements. Various approaches and strategies are used to improve balance; task-oriented training is one of them. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of task-oriented training on balance in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsied children.MethodsOverall, 30 spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into 2 equal groups (control and study group). The control group received a selected therapeutic exercise program for 90 min. The study group received the same program for 60 min and task-oriented training for 30 min. The total treatment provided for both groups was 90 min/day, 3 days/week for 4 successive months. Baseline and post-treatment assessment of each child with regard to overall, anteroposterior, and mediolateral stability indices was performed by using the Biodex Balance System.ResultsChildren in both groups showed significant improvements in post-treatment mean values of all measured variables when compared with the pre-treatment mean values (p < 0.05). Significant improvement was observed in favour of the study group when comparing the post-treatment mean values of both groups.ConclusionsTask-oriented training is a useful tool that can be applied in improving balance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for healing supracondylar fracture
Authors: Elsebahy Sara Y. , Olama Khaled A. , Elsayed Mohamed M. 
Published: May 2020

IntroductionSupracondylar fracture is the most common fracture in paediatrics. The present study aimed to detect the effectiveness of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on bone healing in supracondylar humeral fracture in children.MethodsA randomized controlled study was performed. It involved 30 children suffering from supracondylar fracture, aged 5–8 years, fulfilling inclusion criteria. They were randomly allocated in 2 groups: the control group received medical treatment only and the study group underwent similar medical treatment plus LIPUS (Osteotron III ITO device), program 4, at the frequency of 3 MHz by 160 mW/cm2 with 20% duty cycle, at the fracture site for 20 minutes daily. Standard anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the elbow, usually sufficient to characterize the fracture, were repeated each week until complete healing was achieved.ResultsThere was a significant difference between the groups as revealed by the unpaired t-test. The mean value for the onset of callus was 15.86 ± 0.74 days in the control group and 8.4 ± 1.35 days in the study group, with <i>t</i> = 18.74 and <i>p</i> = 0.0001. The mean value of complete healing time was 34.33 ± 1.39 days for the control group and 21.2 ± 3.09 days for the study group, with <i>t</i> = 14.96 and <i>p</i> = 0.0001.ConclusionsIt can be concluded that LIPUS can be used effectively in promoting the healing process in patients with supracondylar fractures.
Effects of balance and plyometric training on balance control among individuals with functional ankle instability
Authors: Surakhamhaeng Aileen , Bovonsunthonchai Sunee , Vachalathiti Roongtiwa 
Published: May 2020

IntroductionThis study aimed to compare the effects of balance and plyometric training on balance control among individuals with functional ankle instability (FAI).MethodsOverall, 20 individuals with FAI, classified in balance (<i>n</i> = 10) and plyometric (<i>n</i> = 10) training groups, participated in the study. Testing variables included standard deviations and ranges of centre of pressure in mediolateral (ML-COPsd/ML-COPr) and anteroposterior (AP-COPsd/AP-COPr) directions during single-legged stance with eyes open and closed, times to stabilization of ground reaction force in mediolateral (ML-TTS) and anteroposterior (AP-TTS) directions during step-down, and reach distances in anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions from the modified Star Excursion Balance Test.ResultsWhen comparing between the groups, the plyometric training group exhibited a significant reduction of ML-COPsd with eyes open after 6 weeks of training (<i>p</i> = 0.004) and shorter ML-TTS and AP-TTS after 4 weeks (<i>p</i> = 0.009 and <i>p</i> = 0.007) and 6 weeks (<i>p</i> = 0.011 and <i>p</i> = 0.029) of training. For within-group comparison, the plyometric training group showed significant improvements (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in all testing variables, whereas the balance training group presented improvement only in the reach distances.ConclusionsPlyometric training provided benefits in both static and dynamic balances for individuals with FAI.
The effect of short-term neuromuscular electrical stimulation on pain, physical performance, kinesiophobia, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Authors: Arslan Saniye Aydoğan , Demirgüç Arzu , Kocaman Ayşe Abit , Keskin Esra Dilek 
Published: May 2020

IntroductionTo examine the effects of short-term neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on pain, physical performance, and kinesiophobia in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.MethodsThe study involved 38 individuals (21 in treatment group, 17 in control group) diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. The participants were randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. Physical performance tests, pain assessment, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, and Nottingham Health Profile were applied. Both groups received a combined physiotherapy program for 2 weeks, 5 sessions a week. NMES and combined physiotherapy were implemented in the treatment group.ResultsStatistically significant differences were detected between the pre- and post-treatment scores of the individuals with regard to the obtained parameter values (Visual Analogue Scale, physical performance tests, WOMAC, kinesiophobia, and health quality) in both groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). However, no statistically significant differences were observed in the between-group pre- and post-treatment changes of the mentioned parameters (<i>p</i> > 0.05).ConclusionsThe study results show that 10-session NMES application in patients with knee osteoarthritis did not provide additional benefits on pain, physical performance, kinesiophobia, or quality of life. Therefore, the results should be considered when planning the treatment program. Also, we believe that clinical studies comparing long- and short-term NMES applications in addition to physiotherapy programs are needed to achieve accurate results as the present outcomes refer to short-term NMES application.
Serum chemerin and visfatin levels and their ratio as possible diagnostic parameters of rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Ali Dunia , Al-Fadhel Suhaer , Al-Ghuraibawi Nibras , Al-Hakeim Hussein 
Published: May 2020

ObjectivesRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the synovium and articular cartilage that initiates joint damage. Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a change in many inflammatory biomarkers. The present study aims to examine the diagnostic ability of inflammatory adipocytokines (chemerin and visfatin) and their ratio for RA disease.Material and methodsThe study recruited 60 RA patients and 30 healthy controls. Serum visfatin and chemerin were measured using the ELISA technique. Some related parameters including body mass index (BMI), lipid profile components, C-reactive protein (CRP), and uric acid levels were also determined and correlated with the level of these adipokines.ResultsSerum chemerin, visfatin, CRP, and uric acid (UA) levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in RA patients than those of the control group. The multivariate general linear model (GLM) analysis showed that 70.7% of the change in the level of measured parameters can be explained by the presence of RA disease (partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.707, p < 0.001). To explore which parameter was affected by the diagnosis, the results of tests between subjects showed that all biomarkers were affected significantly by the diagnosis and the greater effects were on CRP (partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.480, p < 0.001) followed by chemerin (partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.295, p < 0.001), while visfatin showed partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.079 only. Chemerin showed the highest sensitivity (88.1%) and specificity (75.9%) for diagnosis of RA at cut-off concentration = 187.88 ng/ml as compared with other parameters.ConclusionsChemerin and visfatin levels are affected by RA disease when adjusted for other cofounders. The present results suggest that serum chemerin can be used as an inflammatory marker of RA patients as it has good sensitivity and specificity.
Changing pattern of clinical manifestations of Behçet’s disease in Tunisia: comparison between two decades
Authors: Ksiaa Imen , Kechida Melek , Abroug Nesrine , Bchir Sabri , Attia Sonia , Khochtali Sana , Khairallah Moncef 
Published: May 2020

ObjectivesTo investigate the changes over time in extraocular and ocular manifestations of Behçet’s disease (BD) in Tunisian patients.Material and methodsRetrospective study of 246 patients divided into two groups: group 1 (147 patients examined from 1995 to 2005) and group 2 (99 patients examined from 2006 to 2017).ResultsActive or scarred genital ulcers observed by physician at presentation were significantly less frequent in group 2 (47.2% vs. 29.6%; p = 0.007), as were articular involvement (50.3% vs. 34.7%; p = 0.016) and erythema nodosum (18.4% vs. 8.1%; p = 0.024). One hundred-seven patients (43.5%) developed ocular manifestations during the 23-year study period. Intermediate uveitis was significantly more frequent in group 2 than in group 1 (11.7% vs. 28.4%; p = 0.003), and posterior uveitis less frequent in group 2 than in group 1 (34.2% vs. 19.7%; p = 0.016). Patients from group 2 were more likely to have macular edema (19.8% vs. 45.6%; p = 0.001). However, better visual prognosis, with a lower rate of legal blindness, was noted in group 2.ConclusionsChanges over time included a decrease in the rate of articular involvement and cutaneous involvement. There was an increase in the rate of intermediate uveitis and a decrease in the rate of posterior uveitis over time. Despite an increase in the rate of macular edema, there was an improvement in visual prognosis, with less legal blindness over time.
Rice in the Time of Sugar
Authors: Pérez Jr. Louis A. 
Published: May 2020

How did Cuba’s long-established sugar trade result in the development of an agriculture that benefited consumers abroad at the dire expense of Cubans at home? In this history of Cuba, Louis A. Pérez proposes a new Cuban counterpoint: rice, a staple central to the island’s cuisine, and sugar, which dominated an export economy 150 years in the making. In the dynamic between the two, dependency on food imports—a signal feature of the Cuban economy—was set in place. Cuban efforts to diversify the economy through expanded rice production were met with keen resistance by U.S. rice producers, who were as reliant on the Cuban market as sugar growers were on the U.S. market. U.S. growers prepared to retaliate by cutting the sugar quota in a struggle to control Cuban rice markets. Pérez’s chronicle culminates in the 1950s, a period of deepening revolutionary tensions on the island, as U.S. rice producers and their allies in Congress clashed with Cuban producers supported by the government of Fulgencio Batista. U.S. interests prevailed—a success, Pérez argues, that contributed to undermining Batista’s capacity to govern. Cuba’s inability to develop self-sufficiency in rice production persists long after the triumph of the Cuban revolution. Cuba continues to import rice, but, in the face of the U.S. embargo, mainly from Asia. U.S. rice growers wait impatiently to recover the Cuban market.
OS PRINCÍPIOS DO LIBERALISMO E DO NEOLIBERALISMO E AS DIFICULDADES DA CRÍTICA EM EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Guimarães Ged 
Published: May 2020

RESUMO: Neste artigo interrogam-se os princípios liberais e neoliberais e afirma-se que ambos desprezam o sentido político da vida dos homens, sobretudo os de inspiração neoliberal. Recorre-se a autores como Vernant (1996), Locke (1993), Keynes (1996), Smith (2012) e Marx (2013), para compreender a sociedade capitalista e dizer que, no âmbito da formação, ela pressupõe um indivíduo que saiba operá-la tecnicamente e que dificilmente as escolas e as universidades superam essa quase única finalidade. Conclui-se defendendo que a efetiva dimensão educativa impõe o sentido político no ofício de ensinar.
DO LIBERALISMO AO NEOLIBERALISMO: LIBERDADE, INDIVÍDUO E IGUALDADE
Authors: Lemos Adriane Guimarães de Siqueira 
Published: May 2020

O objetivo do texto é compreender a racionalidade que organiza e direciona o movimento do liberalismo ao neoliberalismo na dinâmica de permanências e rupturas. A análise se deu a partir de algumas categorias que se enquadram nos fundamentos do liberalismo e neoliberalismo: a liberdade, o indivíduo e a igualdade. A partir disso, percebeu-se que há um retorno dos neoliberais às posições do liberalismo clássico, mas não de forma equivalente. No neoliberalismo há o acirramento e a radicalização das proposições liberais.
Palavras-chave: Neoliberalismo. Liberalismo. Liberdade. Igualdade.

Adriane Guimarães de Siqueira Lemos
Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da UFG. Mestra em Educação pela UFG. Graduada em Pedagogia e Letras. Professora na Rede Municipal de Goiânia e na Rede Estadual de Goiás.
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O RETROCESSO DA REFORMA DO ENSINO MÉDIO, A BNCC, O NEOLIBERALISMO EDUCACIONAL E A MARGINALIZAÇÃO DOS INSTITUTOS FEDERAIS - IFs
Authors: Esquinsani Rosimar Serena Siqueira , Sobrinho Sidinei Cruz 
Published: May 2020

RESUMO
O artigo analisa e discute as principais justificativas governamentais para a política pública educacional da Reforma do Ensino Médio (2017), e a Base Nacional Comum Curricular para o Ensino Médio (BNCC-EM, 2018). Demonstra o conflito da compreensão de Educação para a Formação Integral, explícita no Art. 205 da Constituição Federal de 1988, com a ideia em desenvolvimento para uma educação mercantilista neoliberal. Afirma o retrocesso do “Novo Ensino Médio” comparado as reformas da mesma etapa de ensino durante a ditadura militar e, em nível mundial, a partir de referenciais como as reformas na França e Estados Unidos. A pesquisa se fundamenta a partir da hermenêutica dos argumentos da exposição de motivos para a Lei 13.415/2017, declarações do governo (MEC) na mídia, estudos e relatórios sobre o tema e fundamentação de aporte teórico em Dardot, Laval e outros. Conclui pela refutação à lógica neoliberal da reforma do ensino médio e no currículo por habilidades e competências na BNCC. Sugere a retomada e a ampliação da experiência dos Institutos Federais – IFs na perspectiva da formação integral e da educação profissional integrada ao ensino médio na educação pública.
Palavras-chave: Reforma do Ensino Médio, BNCC, Neoliberalismo, Institutos Federais – Ifs.
What Grounds Special Treatment Between Siblings?
Authors: Hunt Marcus William 
Published: May 2020

Siblings ought to treat one another specially – in other words, siblings qua siblings ought to treat one another in ways that they need not treat others. This paper offers a theory of why this is the case. The paper begins with some intuitive judgments about how siblings ought to treat one another and some other normative features of siblinghood. I then review three potential theories of why siblings ought to treat one another specially, adapted from the literature on filial piety: the gratitude theory, the friendship theory, and the special goods theory. In each case, these theories fail to explain some of the intuitive judgments about how siblings ought to treat one another. The paper then proposes a familial belonging theory. The institution of the family has certain goals, which impose normative demands on family members. I suggest that one such family goal is that every member feel familial belonging towards every other member, a goal which grounds the ways in which siblings ought to treat one another specially.
Keywords: family ethics, filial piety, friendship, gratitude, sibling
Diseño y validación de una escala para evaluar el aprendizaje-servicio universitario en actividad física y deporte
Authors: Santos Pastor Maria Luisa , Cañadas Laura , Martínez Muñoz Luis Fernando , García Rico Luis 
Published: May 2020

El interés que está teniendo el Aprendizaje-Servicio en el marco de la Educación Superior incita a comprobar sus efectos en la formación universitaria. Para ello se precisa de herramientas rigurosas y fiables que ayuden a medir el impacto de estas propuestas formativas desde un enfoque integral. Eneste artículo se describe el proceso de diseño y validación de un instrumento que permita evaluar la percepción de los estudiantes universitarios sobre el Aprendizaje-Servicio en Actividad Física y Deporte y cómo contribuyen a su aprendizaje. Para la construcción del instrumento se realizó una revisión bibliográfica relacionada con el objetivo propuesto. Para su validación se contó con 200 estudiantes de cinco universidades españolas, que participaron durante los cursos 2017/2018 y 2018/2019 en alguna experiencia de Aprendizaje-Servicio en Actividad Física con colectivos en situación de desventaja. La validación de contenido fue llevada a cabo por seis expertos. Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio para valorar la estructura de dimensiones teóricas propuesta para la escala y se comprobó la consistencia interna de la escala global y de cada una de sus dimensiones. Los resultados confirman la adecuación del modelo estructural elegido (RMSEA= .08) y la fiabilidad de la escala (α = .95) y de cada una de sus dimensiones (α entre .68 y .86). Se concluye que laescala es válida para medir la percepción del alumnado sobre la participación en experiencias de Aprendizaje-Servicio Universitario y su contribución al aprendizaje y desarrollo personal y social. Además, nos permitirá objetivar y validar los efectos concretos que tiene este enfoque pedagógico en su dimensión formativa, profesional, personal y comunitaria.
La calidad de la docencia percibida por el alumnado y el profesorado universitarios: análisis de la dimensionalidad de un cuestionario de evaluación docente
Authors: Castro Morera María , Navarro Asencio Enrique , Blanco Blanco María Ángeles 
Published: May 2020

Tras 75 años de investigación sobre los cuestionarios de evaluación de los estudiantes sobre la enseñanza, se mantiene abierto el debate sobre su dimensionalidad. Esta cuestión tiene importantes repercusiones, tanto teóricas (para la validación del constructo “calidad de la docencia”) como prácticas (asociándose ventajas a las medidas unidimensionales para fines sumativos y a las multidimensionales para fines formativos).La presente investigación se propone un análisis de la dimensionalidad de un cuestionario estándar de evaluación de la docencia por parte del alumnado; así como completar el análisis del constructo calidad de la docencia añadiendo la perspectiva del profesorado, profundizando en la naturaleza de lo que unos y otros perciben como una docencia de calidad.La doble perspectiva adoptada en este estudio se sustenta en el uso del mismo cuestionario de valoración de la actividad docente con los dos colectivos implicados, profesores y estudiantes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). Se analizan un total de 125.155 encuestas cumplimentadas por estudiantes de grado y máster de la UCM en el curso 2016-2017. La muestra de profesorado incluye las respuestas de los 666 profesores participantes en el Programa DOCENTIA-UCM que impartían clase en grado y máster durante el curso 2016-2017.Los análisis que se presentan están centrados en la dimensionalidad de los cuestionarios aplicados mediante Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE), aportando una aproximación analítica actualizada que se alinea con las buenas prácticas recomendadas en el presente para los estudios que hacen uso de AFE de ítems ordinales en estudios de validación.Los resultados muestran que la estructura interna del cuestionario para alumnado se define sobre la base de un solo factor que explica 73,4% de la varianza, denominado Calidad de la Docencia. Los resultados para el cuestionario del profesorado sugieren una configuración bidimensional del constructo calidad de la docencia, explicando el 63,912% de la varianza extraida. Estos dos factores se denominaron Competencia docente general y Desarrollo específico de la propuesta docente, que muestra una perspectiva más diferenciada o matizada que el alumnado en su visión del constructo.