bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Free Speech in Public Employment: Has the Supreme Court Clarified Matters? An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Lane v Franks
Authors: Connolly John P. , Wasserman Lewis M. 
Published: December 2019

AbstractWe employ a counterfactual treatment effect analysis to evaluate whether U.S. Courts of Appeals judges have changed their propensity to vote against plaintiffs in public employment free speech disputes following the Supreme Court’s 2015Lane v Franksdecision. In order to ensure a like-for-like comparison of votes before and after theLanedecision we employ a variant of the “straddle” approach, which entails identifying cases caught in the crosshairs of the upper court’s ruling and then comparing the votes with those of cases already decided. Our results underscore the importance of paying close attention to selection effects when evaluating the impact of legal changes on judicial behavior.
Aligning Quality Incentives and Tariff Adjustments: The Case of the Brazilian Electricity Distribution Sector
Authors: Corton Maria Luisa , Phillips Michelle Andrea , Zimmermann Aneliese 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
This study investigates the role of aligning tariff adjustments and quality incentives in a Price cap regulatory regime. According to theory costs and quality are positively related. If additional resources are needed to improve service quality, a high cost high quality utility could be at a disadvantage when tariffs are adjusted by an X-factor that does not include quality. The regulator of the electricity distribution sector of Brazil has set up a public ranking of utilities according to quality compliance at the same time that a quality component is added to the X-factor, in 2013. We develop a stochastic cost frontier integrating all components of the X-factor to rank the utilities based on this integrated efficiency. Comparing this rank with the regulator’s public rank we argue that the resulting differences highlight the importance of using the same factors to rank and adjust tariffs in the sector. Otherwise, incentives would be misplaced with respect to factors used in cost adjustments. In addition, our findings reveal that the utilities’ cost behavior with respect to quality depends on the volume of energy delivered. We believe these results could be considered by the regulator when setting incentives and considering factors to adjust tariffs.
The European growth synchronization through crises and structural changes
Authors: Uctum Merih , Uctum Remzi , Vijverberg Chu-Ping C. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
In light of several economic and financial crises and institutional changes experienced by the European countries, we examine whether these economies achieved synchronization of their business cycles and fostered synchronization of their growth rates. Controlling for reverse causality, we conduct multiple endogenous break tests and find that (i) several endogenous break dates correspond to idiosyncratic shocks affecting individual countries or major shocks in international arena but not the adoption of the euro; this result suggests that the convergence process has been nonlinear for a number of countries and that studies imposing break dates exogenously, such as the launch of euro, may lead to biased conclusions; (ii) while output growth was increasingly synchronized for some countries, integration occurred in an asymmetric way and it did not change or did not occur for others despite being in the same common currency area (iii) convergence has been prevalent among the non-Eurozone economies in our sample.
Was ist mit der Philosophie in Spiritual Care?
Authors: Schuchter Patrick 
Published: December 2019

ZusammenfassungIm Spiritual Care-Diskurs kommen philosophische Traditionen und Zugänge zu Spiritualität kaum bis gar nicht vor. Referenzdiskurse und -felder sind vor allem die Religionen und die Religionswissenschaft, die Seelsorge, die Psychotherapie. Demgegenüber steht die historische Tatsache, dass Philosophie in der Antike, aber auch in der gegenwärtigen Bewegung der „Philosophischen Praxis“, durchaus als eine spirituelle Praxis gelebt und konzipiert wird. Der Rückgriff auf die antike, insbesondere hellenistische Tradition eines spirituell-sorgenden Philosophierens ist historisch der Königsweg, die Philosophie als explizite Traditionslinie in Spiritual Care zu positionieren. Der Artikel beschreibt vier philosophische Übungen, begründet deren Bedeutung im spezifischen Standpunkt, von den Grenzen des Daseins her zu denken und fühlen zu lernen, und erläutert die dialogisch-zuhörende Einbettung der philosophischen Meditationen. Ein kleiner, praktischer Leitfaden soll der Übersetzung in die Praxis dienen.
Effects of α-lactalbumin and sulindac on primary and metastatic human colon cancer cell lines
Authors: Aydemir Işıl , Vatansever Seda , Özbilgin Kemal 
Published: December 2019

Abstract

Background
HAMLET (human α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells) and sulindac are active ingredients which are used in the treatment of cancers. Under both in vivo and in vitro conditions, HAMLET binds to the surface of tumor cells and enters the cells. Sulindac is one of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It inhibits the growth of tumor cells by inducing the apoptosis. In our study, we aimed to investigate effects of α-lactalbumin and sulindac on COLO-320 primary and COLO-741 metastatic human colon carcinoma cell lines via mitochondrial apoptotic pathway by indirect immunocytochemistry and TUNEL assays.

Materials and methods
The effects of α-lactalbumin and sulindac were assessed by using MTT assay at 24, 48 and 72 h and apoptosis markers caspase-3, caspase-9 and cytochrome-c were detected using immunocytochemistry and TUNEL methods.

Results
It was appeared that α-lactalbumin and sulindac may triggger mechanisms of apoptosis in both primary and metastatic colon carcinoma cell lines and the primary colon carcinoma cell line was affected more than the metastatic cells.

Conclusion
It is proposed that α-lactalbumin and sulindac can be used in cancer treatments and future in vivo experiments.
Landau Quantised Modification of Rayleigh–Taylor Instability in Dense Plasmas
Authors: Shahid M. , Rasheed A. , Kanwal Misbah , Jamil M. 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Effects of Landau quantisation and exchange-correlation potential on Rayleigh–Taylor instability (RTI)/gravitational instability are investigated in inhomogeneous dense plasmas. Quantum hydrodynamic model is used for the electrons, while the ions are assumed to be cold and classical. RTI is modified with the inclusion of Landau quantisation related to plasma density, ambient magnetic field, exchange speed, and modified Fermi speed. Owing to the exchange-correlation effects, gravitational instability increases, whereas the Landau quantisation effects contribute in the opposite way for quantisation factor η < 1. Since the exchange-correlation potential is a function of density, by controlling the number density and magnetic field one can control RTI.
Fortalecimiento de la dirección de proyectos de una fundación en el sector educativo en Colombia con un enfoque de oficina de proyectos Estudio de Caso
Authors: Caicedo Sandra , Fernández Leonardo , Ortiz Edgar , Sánchez Wilson 
Published: December 2019

Para el desarrollo de este estudio de caso se llevó a cabo un análisis de la gestión de proyectos en una fundación en el sector educativo en Colombia. Como resultado del análisis se pudo establecer que, siendo una empresa enfocada a desarrollar consultoría en contratación pública orientada a proyectos, la fundación carece de metodologías de gestión de proyectos claramente definidas y documentadas, repercutiendo directamente en el resultado esperado y en los procesos de seguimiento y gestión que la fundación debe realizar. Como respuesta a estas problemáticas, se plantea un fortalecimiento de la dirección de proyectos con un enfoque de oficina de proyectos que pueda proveer servicios de apoyo; todo esto alineado a la metodología del PMI, en procura de obtener una alineación de la estrategia con el portafolio de proyectos, mejorar el cumplimiento de los objetivos trazados, mejorar las competencias internas en gestión de proyectos y reforzar la cultura organizacional.
The Improvement of Learning Motivation and Creative Thinking Skills of Senior High School Students Through Modified Problem Based Learning Model
Authors: SAPTENNO Audrey, Evelyn , TUAPUTTY Hasan , RUMAHLATU Dominggus , PAPILAYA Pamella Mercy 
Published: December 2019

This research aims at determining the effect of
learning models on motivation, creative thinking skills, and cognitive learning
results of students of Senior High
School 6 of Ambon, Indonesia. This research is a quasi-experimental
research using a non-equivalent pretest-post-test control group design. The
subjects of this research were class XI Science students with the total number
of 40 students. One group was taught by using the Modified Problem Based
Learning (M-PBL) and the other group was taught by using the discovery learning
model. Research data were collected using test and non-test instruments. The
data were analyzed by using ANCOVA with a significance level of 5%. The results
of the analysis show that the significance value of the learning model towards
students’ learning motivation and cognitive learning results was 0.000&lt;0.05.
The significance value of learning model towards students' academic skill was
0.000&lt;0.05. The significance value of the learning model towards
students' creative thinking skills was 0.030&lt;0.05. The significance value of
the interaction between learning models and students' academic ability towards
students' cognitive learning results was 0.084&gt;0.05. The results of this
research indicate that the implementation of M-PBL learning model has an effect
on students’ learning motivation, creative thinking skills, and learning
results better than that of the discovery learning model
Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Gifted and Talented Learners in General Education Classrooms in the UAE
Authors: JARRAH Adeeb , ALMARASHDİ Hanan 
Published: December 2019

Gifted education has received more attention all over the
world, including UAE, because of its significant contribution in economic
investment. This quantitative
study aimed to describe and analyze mathematics teacher perceptions toward
teaching gifted learners in general education classrooms in the UAE. The survey consisted of 19 statements on a 5-
point Likert scale. The survey conducted among 66 teachers. Survey results were
analyzed based on two factors: teacher competency and perceptions about the
effectiveness of gifted learner programs. The results showed general positive
attitudes toward gifted education. More specifically, teachers showed positive
perceptions toward their competency to teach gifted students, while they mostly
held negative perceptions regarding the effectiveness of gifted programs. In
addition, teaching level (cycle1, cycle2, cycle3) impacts teacher perceptions regarding
their competency to teach gifted students and the applied gifted programs in
their schools. However, more research is needed as this study was limited to Al
Ain city teachers.
Problems with graphomotorics at the beginning and the end of primary education
Authors: Havigerova Jana Marie , Loudova Irena , Kosek Bartosova Iva , Kocourkova Karolina , Podubecka Dominika 
Published: December 2019

The study monitors two phenomena of graphomotor problems among children at the beginning and the end of primary education. The study has a character of piloting. A series of seven graphomotor tasks were submited to preschoolers (n = 51) and in the ninth grade (n = 22). For each task, tremor and number of hand move interruptions were considered as indicators of graphomotor difficulties. The results showed that the tremor was detected at 33.3% to 78.4% of preschoolers and at 18.2% to 59.1% of ninth grade pupils. In both groups, the tremor was the least prevalent in the â€˜teethâ€™ task and the most frequent in the â€˜double upper-lower loopâ€™ task. The prevalence of tremor in the solution of graphomotor problems decreases with age, the difference is statistically insignificant. Contrary to the expectations, more interruptions were found at nineth grade pupils. Based on the study results, we recommend to note in the instruction that the templates are â€˜straight linesâ€™.
Keywords: Graphomotor skills, graphomotor difficulties, tremor, number of interrupsions, preschool children, adolescents, pilot study.
Ecological and cultural aspects of the evolutionary development models of ecological tourism
Authors: Astanin Dmitry M. 
Published: December 2019

Theses for search of new types of ecological tourism on the basis of allocation of the prevailing signs of the territory are formed. Currently, ecotourism is spread all over the world: Latin America, Asia and Africa. As a result of natural and cultural features, the existing models of ecotourism have been transformed and new types of ecotourism have appeared. The Middle East is the centre of the origin of the planet's religions. A distinctive feature of Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel is the orientation of tourism on pilgrimage tours to sacred places. In Africa and Australia, there is a type of ecotourism, such as ethnic or aboriginal tourism, the cultural landscape of which includes the territory of traditional nature management of local tribes. A special feature of ecotourism in Central and Latin America is the organisation of national parks for the preservation of ancient landscape complexes of extinct civilisations. In Russia, a new type of ecotourism has emergedâ€”expeditionary tourism, which is less dependent on the transport accessibility of the territory and its routes cover large areas. Ecological and cultural synthesis, going beyond the protected areas to the cultural landscape, the greening of the local economyâ€”these can and should be the new principles of the Russian strategy of ecotourism. Each macro region is characterised by its model of environmental and cultural values, which should form national eco-tourism concepts.
Keywords: Ecological tourism, American (North American, Australian) ecotourism model, Western European (German) ecotourism model, recreational tourism, educational tourism, scientific tourism, rural tourism, ethnic tourism.
Fifth level of organisation of environmental protection systems: International law. Evolution of institutions of environmental global policy
Authors: Astanin Dmitry M. 
Published: December 2019

The analysis of the historical process of the formation of the global environmental policy of the modern states of the world in the context of the development of a multi-level environmental system is carried out. The main influence of the first International Environmental Conference in Bern 1914 on the organisation of interstate environmental authorities, the creation of the United Nations for approval of the Stockholm Declaration of 1972 and the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of 1992, which formed the modern classification of objects of environmental law, forms international eco-cooperation, ranking system of environmental policy. The thesis of the need for mutual coordination of all the participants in a multi-level environmental process, the inability of modern environmental authorities to effectively solve tasks in view of the lack of a joint action program of the world environmental system was put forward.
Keywords: Environmental policy, environmental protection system, environmental law, international law, landscape and biological diversity.
Practical study on the effect of educational games on ADHD students
Authors: Salama Ramiz , Elsayed Mohammed 
Published: December 2019

Rising kidsâ€™ concentrations is a hard task for both parents and teachers. We can achieve our goal of the game (Increasing kid's concentration level) by making the game surroundings a lot harder in the intercourse of the game, so we have here four kinds of surroundings for the kid to interact with: Green box: this is the main box for the kid to hit. Yellow box: this is a box with negative attitude that the kid should stay aware of. White box: this is a box for increasing time if he ran out of time. Red box: this is a rare box it's appears and disappears in a 1 second and requires a high concentration level to hit it. They abducted the hero's girlfriend and he got angry and try to restore her and free the planet from this disastrous occupation.
Keywords: Educational Games, ADHD treatment, FPS Games.
Development of application for software piracy protection from hackers attacks
Authors: Salama Ramiz , Okal Ayman , Chiprausha Krell 
Published: December 2019

Recently, programming theft has been a serious issue for programming ventures and extremely huge costs were required to secure their applications. As per Business Software Alliance, the worldwide programming theft rate in 2013 was 43% and the business estimation of unlicensed programming establishments was $62.7 billion, which brought about a large loss in income and a number positions in programming organisations. This paper will exhibit that â€˜programming robbery insurance frameworkâ€™ is mostly used to secure the theft of the framework. Presently, a progressive number of clients download the product without having the consent of the productâ€™s proprietor since the product has the item key which can be located/used by an obscure individual to utilise that product. Our methodology will utilise â€˜Macintosh-based confirmationâ€™ and create an item key, which checks or compares the item key against a unique MAC address on each machine.
Keywords: Copyright protection, software piracy prevention, identiï¬cation, authentication, intellectual property protection, diversity, tailored updates.
Didactic Operation
Authors: Videla Carmen Burgos , Toro Juana Pizarro , Fajardo Maria Teresa , Diaz Javiera Martinez 
Published: December 2019

The case study of the Elementary Education Pedagogy program, practical axis of the University of Atacama, CopiapÃ³, Chile (UDA), sought to generate the theoretical-methodological category Didactic Operation, as a possibility of improvement in the processes given in the practical-procedural dimension of the curriculum. The subjects of the research were seven academics related to professional training processes. The assumption that was handled is that only the curricular problem of the practical-procedural dimension of the curriculum can be approached in its complexity with analytical devices that provide the curricular adaptations of conceptual-theoretical support possible to be mediated by the subject and implemented in the classroom. With this, the presentation is organized in three moments. In the first moment, the context of the program is described, then the category Creative Action in triangulation is alluded to with the information collected from group discussion interviews. It concludes with the field of Didactic Operation.
Keywords: creative action, didactic operation, professional practice, didactics.
LITERASI MEDIA UNTUK MENGANTISIPASI BERITA PALSU (HOAX) DI MEDIA SOSIAL BAGI MASYARAKAT PULAU TIDUNG KEPULAUAN SERIBU
Authors: Rahmawati Aulia , Krisanjaya Krisanjaya 
Published: December 2019

Community Service is carried out by donating Training to Anticipate Fake News (Hoax) on Social Media, which is a pro-active form and participation of Universities in the Thousand Islands Police Resort program through the local government in overcoming the problem of media literacy (dissemination of hoax news), so that people can distinguish which information is correct and which information is fake or hoax so that the acceleration and effectiveness of development programs can be achieved which is marked by the better quality of public understanding related to false information (hoax) on social media. Media Literacy Training Anticipating Fake News (Hoax) in Social Media uses the Empowering 8 (E8) model approach. Post test results from 26 participants who took part in the training, there was a significant increase in value, namely as many as 26.56 points from the average value of the pre test value of 55 points with a value range of 20 to 70 points, to 74.56 points with a value range of 60 to 80 points
Pengabdian kepada masyarakai ini dilaksanakan dengan mengadakan Pelatihan Literasi Media Mengantisipasi Berita Palsu (Hoax) Di Media Sosial, yang merupakan wujud pro aktif dan partisipasi Perguruan Tinggi terhadap program Polres Kepulauan Seribu melalui pemerintah setempat dalam mengatasi persoalan literasi media (penyebaran berita hoax), agar masyarakat bisa membedakan mana informasi yang benar dan mana informasi yang palsu atau hoax sehingga dapat tercapai akselerasi dan efektivitas program pembangunan yang ditandai oleh semakin baiknya kualitas pemahaman masyarakat terkait informasi yang palsu (hoax) pada media sosial. Pelatihan Literasi Media Mengantisipasi Berita Palsu (Hoax) Di Media Sosial menggunkan pendekatan model Empowering 8 (E8). Hasil post test dari 26 peserta yang mengikuti pelatihan, terdapat peningkatan nilai yang cukup signifikan, yakni sebanyak 26.56 poin dari nilai rata-rata nilai pretest adalah 55 poin dengan rentang nilai 20 s.d 70 poin, menjadi 74.56 poin dengan rentang nilai 60 s.d 80 poin
Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Life in Elderly Diabetic Patients
Authors: Moradi Farideh , Tourani Sogan , Ziapour Arash , Abbas Jaffar , hematti Maryam , Moghadam Elham Jamshidi , Aghili Amin , Soroush Ali 
Published: December 2019

Abstract
Background: Coordination of various physical and mental aspects of individuals, including the ability to control difficult conditions and situations has an effect in the prevention and development of various diseases, such as diabetes, and the improvement of the quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on the quality of life of elderly diabetic patients. Methods: The statistical population in this cross-sectional study consisted of elderly people referred to the health centers of Kermanshah province in western Iran, who were divided via available sampling into two groups with diabetes and without diabetes. Data gathering tools were a couple of LIPAD Quality of Life and Shrink Emotional Intelligence standard questionnaires. The Data was analysed using software SPSS, 23 th version. Results: The studied persons were divided into two groups of diabetic with 63 people (8.48%) and non-diabetic with 66 people (2.51%). Most of them were male and the mean age of the patients was 65/01 ± 6.08 years old and married. The quality of life score in diabetics and non-diabetics was respectively 51.9 and 50.37 with a standard deviation of 17.73 and 20.54. The mean total score of emotional intelligence in the elderly with diabetes was 99.42 with a standard deviation of 10.37 and non-diabetic subjects were 97.18 with a standard deviation of 18.49. Conclusion: There was no significant difference between the mean scores of quality of life (.652) and emotional intelligence (.421) in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. But, the emotional intelligence has an effect on the quality of life of the elderly people.