bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
THE RESOCIALIZATION PROCESS OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED THROUGH CLUB ACTIVITIES IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE
Authors: А. Volkova Olga , V. Besschetnova Oksana , I. Mozgovaya Еlena , S. Artyomova Yuliya , E. Nadutkina Irina 
Published: November 2019

Purpose: The article presents the results of sociological research on the issues of the re-socialization of elderly and people with functional limitations and health problems through club activities, based on the example of five institutions (boarding houses for the elderly and disabled) located in Belgorod region.
Methodology: The study was conducted in 2019 and included two stages: (1) the survey of elderly and disabled, living in institutional care (n = 60) and (2) the expert survey (n = 30), including employees and the administration of boarding houses for the elderly and disabled.
Result: The research found that the successful re-socialization of the elderly and disabled living in residential institutions depends on a combination of factors: the social infrastructure of the institutional care, health status, interpersonal relations with the staff, the range of social connections, as well as the diversity of leisure facilities and their own activity. The results of the study suggest that the involvement in the club activities of the elderly and disabled, living in residential institutions will become a significant resource for their re-socialization process.
Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of The Resocialization Process of Elderly and Disabled through Club Activities in Institutional Care is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL ASPECT OF THE LEGAL EXPERIMENT OF MIGRATION REGULATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND GERMANY
Authors: V. Markhgeym Marina , E. Novikova Alevtina , E. Tonkov Evgeniy , I. Yevtushenko Vladimir , G. Zagaynova Goar 
Published: November 2019

Purpose: The article is devoted to the study of the features of the migration policy implemented in the Russian Federation as a kind of legal experiment.
Methodology: The methodological basis of the study was a set of the following methods of scientific knowledge – General scientific methods (analysis and synthesis), private scientific methods (formal legal and comparative legal).
Result: The author analyzes normative acts, including by-laws of both the Russian Federation and its constituent territories. The analysis of the existing regulatory normative approaches to the regulation of migration in Germany is also given. At the same time, the author offers his vision of the possible implementation of German law in the Russian Federation.
Applications: This research can be used for universities, teachers, and students.
Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of Constitutional and Legal Aspect of the Legal Experiment of Migration Regulation in the Russian Federation and Germany is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.
Governando para além do PISA: conhecimento, redes e narrativas
Authors: Ozga Jenny , A. Arnott Margaret 
Published: November 2019

A busca da OCDE por um novo conjunto de prescrições para governança da educação está expresso em seu projeto de Governança de Sistemas Educacionais Complexos (GSEC) que procura combinar a identificação de melhores práticas de organização de sistemas com narrativas especificas de equidade e qualidade baseadas em mensurações que criam uma “robusta base de evidencias” para a política. Este artigo analisa o conteúdo e a direção do GSEC, considera sua retomada na política na Escócia, especialmente como refletido no rescaldo do relatório da OECD 2015 sobre melhoramentos da educação naquele país e dos resultados do PISA 2016. O texto discute o conteúdo das recomendações, especialmente como relacionam com os conceitos chave de conhecimento, redes e narrativas, e suas tentativas de tradução para a política, e conclui identificando tensões no interior do projeto de governança da própria OCDE.
Investigating interpersonal metadiscourse markers in English M.A. theses: The case of transition markers
Authors: Rasooyar Hosna , Hosseini Esmail 
Published: November 2019

This study aimed to know which types of transition markers (i.e., and, since, hence, in addition and then) were more frequently used in English M.A theses. To do this study, the researcher collected 30 English M.A theses which were written by Iranian students from Azad University of Kermanshah. Hylandâ€™s (2005) interpersonal model of metadiscourse was used in this study. Identifying each type of transition markers was used more, the teacher analysed the so-called texts by utilising one of the Cutting-Edge softwares. Next, the frequency of transition markers was calculated by AntConc, one of the simplest and easiest corpus analysis toolkits. The outcome of the study was revealed that 6924 transition markers were found. The transition marker of â€˜andâ€™ was the most frequent and the transition marker of â€˜henceâ€™ was the least frequent. Furthermore, the results of Chi-square test indicated that transition markers were not equally used in English M.A theses. The implication of the study suggests that using concordance software can make English teachers aware of high-frequency and low-frequency vocabularies.
Keywords: AntConc software, metadiscourse, transition markers
Code-switching: The case of ‘Israeli Arab’ students at the Arab American University-Palestine
Authors: Zaid Mohammad Salah , Rabbah Ayman 
Published: November 2019

This study aims at shedding the light on the factors lying behind switching to Hebrew, represented with age, gender, work history and place of residence the phenomenon of code-switching between Hebrew-Arabic among Israeli Arab students at the Arab American University in Palestine. It also studies how code-switching may affect the Palestinian identity of those students. The sample of this study is two-fold. The first was conducted quantitatively through randomly selecting 70 Israeli Arabs to answer an 18-item questionnaire. The findings were statistically analysed using SSPS, showing the frequencies, values, means and standard deviation which were analysed using content analysis. Furthermore, the reliability of the paper was tested using the Cronbach Alpha formula of which the reliability coefficient was accepted and satisfied at 0.70. The researcher also conducted a qualitative approach through interviewing six students, analysed using conversational discourse analysis. The study reveals that both age and place of residence were significantly different and affected the choice of Hebrew. The study also reveals that the unconscious and uncontrolled use of Hebrew was the most obvious reason behind switching, while there was also a considerable effect on students’ identity at 72%. Hence, the researcher recommends more research is needed for the study of power relations among social classes of Israeli Arab citizens.
Keywords: Code-switching, ıdentity, Israeli Arabs
Hedges and boosters in medical and engineering research articles: A comparative corpus-based study
Authors: Sepehri Mehrdad , Hajijalili Mehrnnoosh , Namaziandost Ehsan 
Published: November 2019

This study aimed to compare the use of hedges and boosters in medical sciences and engineering research articles. To fulfil this objective, the researcher provided 30 medical and 30 engineering research articles to identify the hedging and boosting devices used in them. The research articles were analysed according to lexical devices classification, focusing on hedges and boosters. The AntConc concordance software was used to identify the instances of hedges and boosters in both disciplines. Frequency, percentage and the Chi-square test were run to analyse the data. The results indicated that the difference between the frequency of hedges and boosters in medical sciences and engineering research articles was significant and meaningful. Moreover, the outcomes indicated that the most frequent hedges were epistemic modality verbs, quantifiers and nouns and the most frequent boosters were nouns, lexical verbs, modal verbs and adjectives. These discoveries of this paper may have some implications for the teaching of academic writing, especially to EFL learners.
Keywords: Boosters, engineering research articles, hedges, medical research articles
Cultural Identity reconstruction in the study abroad context: The case of Algerian Sojourners
Authors: El-Ouali Fatima Zohra , Mouhadjer Noureddine 
Published: November 2019

The way individuals define themselves is assumed to be tightly linked to social and cultural values of the environment they are raised in. Yet, identity is not static and forming a cultural identity requires adapting beliefs and practices of one or more cultural communities. Hence, this paper is an attempt to bring the issue of identity construction in question as a result of direct contact with people from different cultures and what it may engender as a change in social, cultural behaviour, and positions. The present study investigates the impact of study abroad experience on sojournersâ€™ cultural identity. It tries to highlight the nature of the crossing borders experience, and how it strongly contributes to the creation of a new cultural identity. This research work relies on a case study that consists of 25 Algerian students who are actually enrolled in a long-term programme at different universities in the United Kingdom. The data were gathered through the use of both questionnaire and semi-structured interview administered to these sojourners. Then, data were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings first display the competencies developed by students while abroad. Second, the study explores how cultural identity is being reconstructed and negotiated during the intercultural communication. Third, the extracts of the study reveal that the sojourners are aware of the cross-cultural adaptation process and they try to cope with the challenges they face as well as avoiding communication breakdowns and misunderstandings. As a result, we contribute to the literature concerning constructing and negotiating identities in different socio-cultural contexts.
Key-words: Cultural Identity; Cross-cultural Adaptation; Identity Negotiation; Intercultural Communication; Study Abroad.
Anecdotal Response to Amphotericin in a Patient with Probable Susac Syndrome: Implications in the Pathogenesis
Authors: Gil-Gouveia Raquel , Marto Natália , Vilela Pedro , Catarino Ana 
Published: November 2019

Susac syndrome is a rare, probably immune-mediated endotheliopathy presenting with encephalopathy, sensorineural hearing loss and retinal arterial occlusions. A 33-year-old female with Susac syndrome was worsening despite high-dose steroids so a brain biopsy was performed which suggested a possible fungal infection. Treatment with amphotericin B resulted in prompt reversal of symptoms and radiological findings, and no further symptoms occurred during 8 years of follow-up. A diagnosis of fungal infection was not confirmed. The etiology of Susac syndrome is unknown and this anecdotal observation suggests that an infectious agent susceptible to amphotericin might have caused or triggered Susac syndrome in this patient.
Long-term Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological Sequelae of Endovascularly Treated Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Authors: Sousa Lídia , Antunes Ana , Mendes Tiago , Reimão Sofia , Neto Lia Lucas , Campos Jorge 
Published: November 2019

Introduction: There is limited evidence regarding long-term outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors. Most follow-up programs are relatively short and focused on physical functions. Endovascular aneurysmal embolization enables recovery of normal vascular architecture. However, there is growing evidence that neuropsychological and behavior sequelae can significantly impact the lives of these patients, even when treatment is successful. In this study, we reviewed cognition, psychiatric and neuropsychological symptoms, global functionality, and health-related quality of life 10 to 12 years after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out in a university hospital. All cases of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage admitted between January 2004 and December 2006 and endovascularly treated were reviewed. Participants underwent a neuropsychological evaluation and a clinical interview with a psychiatrist.Results: Fourteen patients participated in the study. Almost 70% (n = 10) showed cognitive impairment; in more than 40% (n = 6) of the subjects, significant symptoms of anxiety were identified, and 35% (n = 5) were classified as having clinical depression. Relevant posttraumatic symptoms were reported by more than 70% (n = 10) of patients, and almost 30% (n = 4) showed other moderate neuropsychiatric symptoms. Overall, health-related quality of life was impaired, and personality changes were frequently reported by the participants and their relatives.Discussion: A significant prevalence of ongoing deficits in high-level functioning and reduced health-related quality of life were observed in a sample of young and professionally active individuals that were successfully treated and discharged from follow-up consultations.Conclusion: There is a need for better follow-up strategies, targeting more subtle deficits and psychological symptoms after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Hemoperitoneu Espontâneo na Gravidez
Authors: Gonçalves Daniela , Teixeira Marcília , Rodrigues Rosa , Braga Jorge 
Published: November 2019

A endometriose é uma doença benigna, crónica e estrogénio-dependente. Pensa-se que a gravidez tenha um efeito positivo na endometriose através da inibição da ovulação, contudo tem surgido evidência da associação da endometriose não só com infertilidade, mas também com complicações obstétricas. Descreve-se o caso de uma grávida de 34 semanas, com antecedentes clínicos e ecográficos sugestivos de endometriose, admitida por dor abdominal súbita e intensa. Durante a cesariana emergente, realizada por bradicardia fetal sustentada, constatou-se a presença de um volumoso hemoperitoneu e focos hemorrágicos na parede uterina posterior. Apesar de raro, o hemoperitoneu espontâneo é uma complicação possível na gravidez, sobretudo em mulheres com antecedentes de endometriose. Dadas as complicações materno-fetais associadas, uma rápida suspeição diagnóstica e intervenção são fundamentais.
Conciliação Trabalho-Família na Profissão Médica: Um Estudo Exploratório
Authors: Afonso Pedro , Aleixo Olga Vaz , Aleixo Rute Vaz , Carvalho Diogo J. F. de , Simões José Augusto 
Published: November 2019

Introdução: Este estudo propôs-se caraterizar e avaliar a conciliação trabalho-família na profissão médica em Portugal.Material e Métodos: Este é um estudo observacional, transversal e exploratório de uma amostra de 181 médicos sócios da Associação dos Médicos Católicos Portugueses. Foi aplicado um questionário de resposta múltipla e valoração qualitativa, por forma a avaliar caraterísticas socioeconómicas, laborais e a conciliação trabalho-família. Foram realizadas análises descritiva e de regressão linear.Resultados: Cerca de 40% dos médicos inquiridos avaliam negativamente a conciliação trabalho-família no sector privado. Já para o Serviço Nacional de Saúde, são 73% os médicos inquiridos que avaliam negativamente a conciliação trabalho-família no sector público. Verificou-se que mais de metade dos inquiridos (56%) tinha uma carga horária superior à que considera danosa à sua conciliação trabalho-família, sendo que a grande maioria trabalhava no limite ou em excesso de carga horária. Os dados obtidos permitiram associar maior carga horária com fazer urgências, com a idade e ser do sexo masculino. Foi ainda observado que maior carga horária não está associada a ter filhos ou ser casado.Discussão: No nosso estudo, as três medidas de conciliação trabalho-família que os participantes consideraram ser as mais importantes foram a possibilidade de flexibilizar o horário, trabalhar a tempo parcial e reduzir temporariamente o horário de trabalho (por exemplo, devido a assistência à família). Estes aspetos poderão explicar as diferenças encontradas na avaliação da conciliação trabalho-família entre o sector público e o sector privado.Conclusão: A profissão médica pelas suas características de exigência coloca os médicos numa situação particular de risco para alcançarem uma adequada conciliação trabalho-família. Os resultados do nosso estudo apontam para uma insatisfação dessa conciliação, sendo que essa insatisfação é mais marcada no sector público, tendencialmente associada ao excesso de carga horária semanal.
DETERMINANTS OF MOTHERS’ PARTICIPATION IN ANTENATAL CLASSES
Authors: Patriajati Sutopo , Sriatmi Ayun 
Published: November 2019

Background: As a form of health promotion, Antenatal Education (AE) class is expected to improve the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers facing their pregnancy. Access to antenatal classes for mothers has not been optimal because of the low level of participation. Not all mothers are willing to join antenatal classes for various reasons.Aim: This study aimed at analyzing the determinant factors that influence the mother’s participation in antenatal classes.Method: This study was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. The population was all pregnant women in Semarang City with 140 pregnant mothers as samples from 3 Primary Healthcare Centers including Rowosari, Purwoyoso, and Gayamsari which were selected by using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through an interview using a structured questionnaire.Results: The findings showed that only 54.3% of mothers attended the antenatal classes. Knowledge, support from health personnel, facilities, and infrastructure, as well as a history of illness and pregnancy, affect mothers’ participation in antenatal classes where the support of health workers had the most dominant influence (OR 5.394). The overall influence was 39.2%.Conclusion: The low mothers’ participation in antenatal classes was influenced by the lack of knowledge and support, inadequate facilities as well as the low health status of mothers. Further socialization and engagement across related sectors with strong networking are needed to solve this problem.Keywords: antenatal education, participation, primary healthcare center.
Use of a Method for Contour Analysis of Radiation Images of Malignant Breast Tumors on the Basis of Retrospective Material
Authors: Mikhailov M. K. , Romanycheva E. A. , Sevast’yanov V. V. , Furman Ya. A. 
Published: November 2019

Objective. To enhance the reliability of visual analysis of X-ray mammograms, by applying the mathematical models of neoplasms and a method for their processing based on the mathematical apparatus of contour analysis.Material and methods. Two data sets were generated from X-ray mammograms obtained from 38–82 year old patients at routine examinations in the Republican Oncology Dispensary. The first set contained 100 packages of X-ray mammographic images that failed to reveal abnormal malignant changes. The second set was represented by 168 packages of X-ray mammographic images showing morphologically verified breast cancer. All the packages of mammographic images are presented in the standard direct craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique projections. The images were obtained using an analog mammograph. Digital copies of images having a resolution of 600 dpi were obtained for subsequent computer processing. The latter of digital mammographic images involved segmentation of space-occupying lesions, determination of the linearity factor of their outlines, and differential diagnosis of space-occupying lesions based on the calculated value of the linearity factor of their outlines.Results. An algorithm was elaborated for identifying the outlines of space-occupying lesions on X-ray mammographic images. The sequence of complex-valued vectors approximating its curve was used as a mathematical model of the outline. The concept on the outline linearity factor, which quantitatively characterizes its shape, was introduced. A method was developed for the objective classification of malignant and benign space-occupying lesions based on the value of the introduced linearity factor. The outlines of benign space-occupying lesions in the breast were ascertained to be characterized by the higher linearity factor (in the region of 0.3–0.4) (BI-RADS category 2), while the outlines of malignant tumors had a much lower value of this factor (in the order of 0.05–0.1) (BI-RADS categories 4–5). The main quantitative measures (sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy) of the informative value of the proposed method were determined. The latter was shown to have a higher specificity than the traditional visual analysis carried out by a radiologist. This allows the proposed method to be used as an additional procedure in the visual analysis of mammograms to enhance the reliability of clinical findings.Conclusion. The practical value of the method is in quantitatively evaluating the shapes of malignant breast neoplasms, in reducing the performance of a mammographic examination, and in increasing its objectivity. The proposed method makes it possible to reduce the time of analyzing X-ray mammograms and to enhance the reliability of clinical findings.
Age Distribution of Bone Mineral Density According to Quantitative Computed Tomography
Authors: Petraikin A. V. , Petriaikin F. A. , Sergunova К. A. , Nizovtsova L. A. , Akhmad E. S. , Semenov D. S. , Polishchuk N. S. , Morozov S. P. , Vladzymyrskyy A. V. 
Published: November 2019

Objective. To compare bone mineral density (BMD) values derived during one-year asynchronous quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in two urban polyclinics (UPs).Material and methods. The investigation enrolled women aged 40 to 85 years: 694 and 724 patients in UP А and UP B, respectively, who underwent QCT scanning of the proximal femur and spine. The BMD values were compared with the reference data embedded in the QCP software, by using the methods of regression analysis. Quantitative indicators were calculated using the Z-test. To standardize the indicators of QCT in UP A and UP B, cross-calibration was performed using a phantom.Results. Comparison of the obtained mean BMD values with the reference one for three regions of central densitometry established a statistically significant (p<0.05) decrease in the mean BMD values relative to the normative ones within the analyzed age range. The spine Z scores were – 0.37 SD in UP А and – 0.84 SD in UP B; the mean proximal femur Z scores were – 0.70 SD and – 1.22 SD in UP А and UP B, respectively; the mean femoral neck Z scores were – 0.54 SD and – 1.06 SD, respectively. The values of femoral neck and proximal femur BMD displayed pronounced correlations (r=0.83 in UP А and r=0.79 in UP B). Comparison of regression line coefficients in the proximal femur and spine regions revealed that the offset of a straight line was significantly lower in UP B than in UP А (p<0.05). There were no differences in the slope coefficients for these regions. The results of comparing the regression lines for the femoral neck were statistically insignificant for both the slope coefficient (p=0.576) and for the offset (p=0.056).Conclusion. Comparison of the authors' own results of the BMD study with the reference data has shown a statistically significant decrease in the obtained BMD values in two UPs. This may be associated with the different strategy of referral for QCT, as well as with some assumptions of this study.