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Teachers’ perceptions on inclusion in basic school
Authors: Manrique Ana Lucia , Dirani Ely A.T. , Frere Annie F. , Moreira Geraldo E. , Arezes Pedro M. 
Published: December 2018

PurposeDespite dealing with special educational needs (SEN) students, many teachers feel unprepared for this task. This situation reveals the urgent need for studies in different areas, directed toward the inclusion of students in regular classrooms. Therefore, a diagnosis about the situation of inclusive education and the resources available in schools offering regular teaching becomes of paramount importance. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present the results of an investigation that sought information on pedagogical work in inclusive education and in the use of support materials by teachers of basic education in Brazil and Portugal.Design/methodology/approachIn order to carry out this investigation, a questionnaire was developed by a partnership between researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil and the University of Minho, Portugal, and applied to mathematics teachers. The study participants consisted of 197 mathematics teachers, working in primary school, secondary school and young people and adult education. Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire, available online and designed in Google Forms, with 48 questions (both open and closed formats).FindingsFrom the results obtained, there is a clear need not only for promoting initial and further teacher training that takes into consideration the profile of this teacher, but also for promoting the development of support materials (games, software, devices and assistive technology) in a collaborative way, involving users, teachers, engineers in a way to ensure a good usability and adequate adaptability. Thus, the inclusion of SEN students in schools must not take place only with their physical integration, but also must consider their integration at social, emotional and educational levels.Originality/valueIt is understood that the teacher should receive a solid training in successful inclusion experiences in terms of technological, educational and didactic experiences. Another problem that seems to be recurrent is that support materials have been developed in a way that is somehow disconnected from the reality of the classroom. The context in which the support material is inserted is fundamental to the success of its utilization. What is more, it cannot be isolated from the individuals who will use it. It thus becomes urgent to prepare the school environment for the reality of inclusion. This involves aspects from changes in infrastructure and development of assistive technology to assist the student with SEN in their learning, to the establishment of public policies that involve teacher initial and further training, specialized support and curricular discussions.
Audiovisual aids application in the secondary-level vocational education establishments
Authors: Akhmetshin Elvir Munirovich , Ibatullin Rinat Rivkatovich , Gapsalamov Almaz Rafisovich , Vasilev Vladimir Lvovich , Bakhvalov Sergey Yurevich 
Published: December 2018

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze how the audiovisual teaching aids are applied in the modern educational environment and to assess their application efficiency in the context of the secondary-level vocational education establishments.Design/methodology/approachA pedagogical experiment was conducted to confirm this hypothesis. At the preparatory stage, the authors have analyzed the teaching and learning process, as well as students learning at the secondary-level vocational education establishment. Statistical sample was 300 people.FindingsBased on the research results, main mistakes made while applying the audiovisual teaching aids were identified, formulated and investigated. These mistakes were related to the insufficient methodological preparation. As these mistakes were eliminated, student achievements and learning skills have increased by 15–20 percent (experiment data). The average marks, obtained by students before and after eliminating the methodological mistakes, were taken in points (from 2 to 5) as achievement and learning skill criteria. Research conclusion is that audiovisual aids application quality can be improved only through the research on students’ educational and creative potential, their perception of various learning materials, and their preferences in the information structure, composition, types and forms.Originality/valueApplying audiovisual teaching aids in the learning process is a challenge. This paper is driven by the need of new unique methods for applying audiovisual aids related to identifying the optimal temporal lesson structure, as well as the composition and the amount of auxiliary teaching materials, interactive communication level and ways to stimulate the emotional and creative activity of students.
The use of the multiple knapsack problem in strategic management of a private Polish university
Authors: Kuchta Dorota , Rynca Radoslaw , Skorupka Dariusz , Duchaczek Artur 
Published: December 2018

PurposeIn the literature, there are many methods that can be helpful in strategic management of universities. Some of them are related to the aspect of sustainability, in terms of balancing the level of fulfillment of different, often conflicting objectives, which must be considered when building strategies. These methods include product/service portfolio ones. However, their use is often intuitive and detached from the quantitative aspects of management. The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal of the modification of the portfolio methods through the use of one of discrete optimization problems, namely, the multiple knapsack problem. The proposal is applied to a selected university. The results are presented and discussed.Design/methodology/approachThe research methodology consists in a conceptual work: combining non-quantitative portfolio methods used in strategic management and the quantitative multiple knapsack problem. The analogy is established between a market sector (capacity) and a knapsack (capacity), a university department value and an object value, the university improvement budget and a knapsack, an object cost and an improvement measure cost. Then, the case study is used to conduct an initial validation of the proposed approach.FindingsA quantitative model for strategic management of university as a whole or university departments is proposed. It allows to plan and control the application of improvement measures, allowing the university units to take on a better position in the educational market. It has been initially applied to a small university.Research limitations/implicationsThe model requires much more real-world case studies. Also, it will usually be difficult to establish the cost of running individual university units as well as the cost of corrective measures. The capacity of knapsacks – here of market sectors – will also be difficult to calculate. The method to be used here is activity-based costing, but it will not solve all the problems immediately, as its practical application is difficult.Practical implicationsThe proposed model will allow to plan and evaluate strategic changes of university as a whole and its units’ position using quantitative values and to consider various strategic scenarios.Social implicationsIn order to establish the data necessary to construct the model, various stakeholders will have to cooperate (the university promotion department, the accounting representatives, the student and industry representatives etc.), probably for the first time. Such cooperation will improve the university position even if the model itself will not be able to be applied immediately.Originality/valueThe link between portfolio methods and a quantitative optimization method for university management purposes has been established in the paper for the first time in the literature.
Financial sustainability of Malaysian public universities: officers’ perceptions
Authors: Nik Ahmad Nik Nazli , Ismail Suhaiza , Siraj Siti Alawiah 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to elicit perceptions of senior officers on the overall financial sustainability of their institutions; and, second, to examine senior officers’ perceptions on important revenue diversification and cost management practices.

Design/methodology/approach
The study employed a questionnaire survey with senior academic and administrative staff of the 20 public universities in Malaysia. In total, 275 questionnaires were distributed and 69 were returned, yielding a response rate of 25.09 per cent. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the general perceptions of the survey respondents on public university financial sustainability issues.

Findings
The study suggests that respondents are receptive of the financial sustainability challenges faced by their institutions. Respondents agree that increasing tuition fees may not be a feasible revenue enhancement strategy for public universities. Instead, all respondents agree that full utilisation of resources will be a key strategy that the universities can apply.

Originality/value
This study contributes to the limited research on the financial sustainability of public universities in developing countries. Findings of the study have implications for the financial management and governance of public universities in Malaysia and other countries facing similar fiscal challenges. The findings of the study also provide important empirical evidence for future work in the area.
Internationalization of higher education institutions: the underestimated role of faculty
Authors: Romani-Dias Marcello , Carneiro Jorge , Barbosa Aline dos Santos 
Published: December 2018

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to deal with the topic internationalization of higher education institutions (IHEI), in terms of the research they engage in. The main motivation for the study is to understand the role of researchers in the internationalization of the institutions in which they work through the academic activities they perform. Based on the assumption that each of the researcher’s internationalization activities leads, to some extent, to a greater internationalization of HEI in which it operates, the following question was proposed: Do researchers’ personal characteristics and academic activities affect the internationalization of their (higher education) institutions?

Design/methodology/approach
This qualitative study adopted as main methods a review of the literature on internationalization of higher education and in-depth interviews based on a semi-structured script with an intentional sample. A sample of 16 researchers was selected for interview using the snowball technique of sample selection.

Findings
The paper provides theoretical and empirical insights into the characteristics of researchers that influence the internationalization of HEIs. These include the researchers’ international academic experience; insertion in international collaboration networks; international co-authorship; and experience in international publications. These are the four main factors that emerge at the individual level (researcher) that positively impact IHEI.

Originality/value
The paper responds to a gap found in the literature on the underestimated role of researchers in the internationalization process of HEIs in which they work.
Dry eye syndrome in thyroid eye disease patients: The role of increased incomplete blinking and Meibomian gland loss
Authors: Park Jinhwan , Baek Sehyun 
Published: December 2018

AbstractPurposeTo compare the structure and function of the Meibomian gland and eyelid blinking patterns between thyroid eye disease (TED) patients with dry eye and nonthyroidal dry eye (DE) patients.MethodsThis was a prospective, cross‐sectional and observational study. Clinical measurements were performed as follows: (1) external examination, (2) Lipiview® Interferometer (lipid layer thickness, incomplete blinking rate and meibography) and (3) slit‐lamp biomicroscopy (corneal staining, tear break‐up time (TBUT), meibum expression).ResultsThe TED and DE groups included 98 and 62 patients, respectively. The meiboscores of the upper eyelid in TED and DE groups were significantly different (1.21 ± 0.76 and 0.94 ± 0.71, respectively, p = 0.046). The rate of incomplete blinking was 53.3 ± 34.5 and 34.6 ± 36.3%, respectively, and was significantly higher in the TED group (p = 0.006).In the TED group, CAS was the only variable affecting the meiboscore of the upper and lower eyelids (p = 0.031, 0.039, respectively). Significantly, active TED patients had more decreased basal tear secretion than inactive TED patients (7.4 ± 2.1 mm versus 8.5 ± 1.5 mm, p = 0.024). Moreover, active TED patients had decreased meibum expression in both upper and lower eyelids compared with inactive TED patients (2.20 ± 0.88 versus 1.08 ± 0.84, p = 0.002 in upper eyelid, 2.10 ± 0.88 versus 1.18 ± 0.88, p = 0.007 in lower eyelid, respectively).ConclusionIn TED patients, incomplete blinking and loss of Meibomian gland structure in the upper eyelid were more prominent than in DE patients. CAS was a factor affecting the structural loss of Meibomian glands in TED individuals.
Heat stress decreased hair follicle population in rex rabbits
Authors: Sun Haitao , Zhang Yin , Bai Liya , Wang Yuding , Yang Liping , Su Wenzheng , Gao Shuxia 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe aim of this study was conducted to investigate the effect of heat stress on the hair follicle population and related signalling pathways in rex rabbits. Forty‐eight rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: one group in a high ambient environment (32 ± 2°C, heat stress) and the other group with normal temperature (20 ± 2°C, control). The results show that heat stress decreased the body weight gain and feed conversion rate, rabbit hair length and hair follicle density (p < 0.05). Besides, heat stress suppressed the gene expression of noggin, insulin‐like growth factor 1 (IGF‐1) and IGF‐1 receptor and protein expression of phosphorylated mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) in rabbit skin (p < 0.05), while stimulated significantly the gene expression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) and BMP4 (p < 0.05). Heat exposure did not alter significantly the gene expression of alkaline phosphatase, versican and hepatocyte growth factor compared with the control (p > 0.05). In conclusion, noggin‐BMP, IGF‐1 and mTOR signalling pathways may be associated with the process of heat stress‐repressing hair follicle development.
Responses of growing rabbits to supplementing diet with a mixture of black and red pepper oils as a natural growth promoter
Authors: Abd El‐Hack Mohamed Ezzat , Alagawany Mahmoud , Abdelnour Sameh 
Published: December 2018

AbstractThe current study was explored to examine the impacts of dietary inclusion of mixture of black (BPO) and red pepper (RPO) oils as growth promoters on growth, carcass, blood haematology, serum chemistry, immunity and antioxidative status of New Zealand White rabbits (NZW). A number total of 100 5‐week‐old NZW growing weaned rabbits were randomly allocated into four treatment groups in a complete randomized experiment. The dietary treatment groups were as follows: control: basal diet; BRP0.5: basal diet + 0.25 g BPO + 0.25 g RPO/kg diet; BRP1.0: basal diet + 0.50 g BPO + 0.50 g RPO/kg diet; and BRP1.5: basal diet + 0.75 g BPO + 0.75 g RPO/kg diet. Rabbits fed the highest level of BRP mixture were the heaviest, while the control rabbits were the lightest. During 5–9 weeks of age, a gradual improvement in feed conversion ratio (FCR) was noticed with increasing BRP level. The control group excelled all BRP groups regarding the majority of blood haematological parameters. Liver function was better in rabbits fed BRP enriched diets than the control. A gradual depression (p < 0.05 or 0.01) in serum lipids regardless high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) were recorded with elevating BRP level in the diet. The supplementation of BRP mixture enhanced the immune function and serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities and depressed serum malondialdehyde (MDA) in comparison with control. It could be concluded that dietary BRP mixture can affect some of growth traits, improve the immunity and antioxidant parameters, lower lipid profile and lipid peroxidation. Based on the study results, the recommended level of BRP mixture is 1.5 g/kg diet.
Feeding hay rich in water‐soluble carbohydrates improves ruminal pH without affecting rumination and systemic health in early lactation dairy cows
Authors: Klevenhusen Fenja , Kleefisch Maria‐Theresia , Zebeli Qendrim 
Published: December 2018

SummaryForages rich in water‐soluble carbohydrates (WSC) might be an ideal energy source during early lactation, as they provide both energy for milk production and structural fibre to promote chewing and rumen buffering. Thus, the aim was to investigate feeding strategies based on high‐quality hay rich in WSC with graded amounts of concentrate on ruminating behaviour, ruminal pH and systemic health variables. Twenty‐four Simmental cows were randomly allocated to four groups beginning 10 days before until 28 days after calving. Diets were 60LQH (60% fibre‐rich hay plus 40% concentrate), 60HQH, 75HQH and 100HQH (60%, 75% and 100% high‐quality hay, plus 40%, 25% and 0% concentrate, respectively). Hay qualities differed in contents of WSC (110 g vs. 198 g of dry matter [DM]), neutral detergent fibre (646 g vs. 423 g of DM) and crude protein (65 g vs. 223 g of DM). Rumination was recorded using the Rumiwatch system over 4 days during the last week. Weekly serum samples were analysed for the liver enzymes aspartate aminotransferase, glutamate dehydrogenase and γ‐glutamyltransferase and the acute phase proteins serum amyloid A and haptoglobin. Four cows per group received a wireless pH sensor orally placed into the rumen one week before the expected calving date. Daily time spent chewing did not differ between groups. Likewise differences in minimum, maximum and mean pH‐values were not significant, but daily time of reticular pH <6 was longer in cows fed 60LQH compared to cows fed 100HQH (p = 0.043) and in tendency to cows fed 75HQH or 60HQH (p = 0.072 or p = 0.086, respectively). Blood parameters were unaffected by diet. Accordingly the present results demonstrate that feeding hay rich in WSC helped stabilizing the reticuloruminal pH in early lactation dairy cows, even in combination with 40% concentrates in DM.
A genomic map of climate adaptation in Mediterranean cattle breeds
Authors: Flori Laurence , Moazami‐Goudarzi Katayoun , Alary Véronique , Araba Abdelillah , Boujenane Ismaïl , Boushaba Nadjet , Casabianca François , Casu Sara , Ciampolini Roberta , Coeur D'Acier Armelle , Coquelle Corinne , Delgado Juan‐Vicente , El‐Beltagi Ahmed , Hadjipavlou Georgia , Jousselin Emmanuelle , Landi Vincenzo , Lauvie Anne , Lecomte Philippe , Ligda Christina , Marinthe Caroline , Martinez Amparo , Mastrangelo Salvatore , Menni Dalal , Moulin Charles‐Henri , Osman Mona‐Abdelzaher , Pineau Olivier , Portolano Baldassare , Rodellar Clementina , Saïdi‐Mehtar Nadhira , Sechi Tiziana , Sempéré Guilhem , Thévenon Sophie , Tsiokos Dimitrios , Laloë Denis , Gautier Mathieu 
Published: December 2018

AbstractDomestic species such as cattle (Bos taurus taurus and B. t. indicus) represent attractive biological models to characterize the genetic basis of short‐term evolutionary response to climate pressure induced by their post‐domestication history. Here, using newly generated dense SNP genotyping data, we assessed the structuring of genetic diversity of 21 autochtonous cattle breeds from the whole Mediterranean basin and performed genome‐wide association analyses with covariables discriminating the different Mediterranean climate subtypes. This provided insights into both the demographic and adaptive histories of Mediterranean cattle. In particular, a detailed functional annotation of genes surrounding variants associated with climate variations highlighted several biological functions involved in Mediterranean climate adaptation such as thermotolerance, UV protection, pathogen resistance or metabolism with strong candidate genes identified (e.g., NDUFB3, FBN1, METTL3, LEF1, ANTXR2 and TCF7). Accordingly, our results suggest that main selective pressures affecting cattle in Mediterranean area may have been related to variation in heat and UV exposure, in food resources availability and in exposure to pathogens, such as anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis). Furthermore, the observed contribution of the three main bovine ancestries (indicine, European and African taurine) in these different populations suggested that adaptation to local climate conditions may have either relied on standing genomic variation of taurine origin, or adaptive introgression from indicine origin, depending on the local breed origins. Taken together, our results highlight the genetic uniqueness of local Mediterranean cattle breeds and strongly support conservation of these populations.
An update on immune dysregulation in obesity‐related insulin resistance
Authors: Daryabor Gholamreza , Kabelitz Dieter , Kalantar Kurosh 
Published: December 2018

AbstractObesity is associated with chronic low‐grade inflammation of the adipose tissue (AT) that might develop into systemic inflammation, insulin resistance (IR) and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in severe obese rodents and humans. In the lean state, small normal adipocytes and AT macrophages interact with each other to maintain metabolic homeostasis but during obesity, enlarged adipocytes secrete inflammatory mediators and express immune receptors to recruit immune cells and aggravate the inflammation. The better understanding of the obesity‐related inflammatory milieu and the sequential events leading to IR could be helpful in designing new preventive and therapeutic strategies. The present review will discuss the cellular and molecular abnormalities participating in the pathogenesis of obesity in obese individuals as well as high‐fat diet (HFD)‐fed mice, a mouse model of obesity.
Stochastic model based on preharvest peripheral CD34‐positive cell count and collection efficiency predicting processed blood volume in peripheral hematopoietic stem cell apheresis
Authors: Ono Yuichiro , Yoshioka Satoshi , Inoue Kazuhisa , Yoshida Masahiro , Maruoka Hayato , Ishikawa Takayuki 
Published: December 2018

BACKGROUNDProcessed blood volume (PBV) required to obtain a predefined number of stem cells can be estimated from peripheral blood CD34+ cell concentration, body weight, and collection efficiency (CE). Because CE is indefinite, this study was designed to formulate and validate a new model of PBV based on stochastic CE distribution.STUDY DESIGN AND METHODSData were retrospectively collected on 146 peripheral blood stem cell harvests from 114 patients and donors in a single institution from April 2014 to February 2018. The training set consisted of all procedures performed from April 2014 to June 2016 and the validation set of all procedures performed from July 2016 to February 2018. A new algorithm, based on CE2 distribution of the training set, was affirmed using the validation set. The positive predictive value of the model was estimated from the expected percentage of procedures that reached the target CD34‐positive dose, with predicted PBV processed as the gold standard.RESULTSThe 10th and 50th percentiles of CE2 were 33.4% and 52.5%, respectively. When PBV was assorted into three categories, defined as greater than 90%, 50% to 90%, and less than 50% of procedures reaching the targeted CD34‐positive dose, the positive predictive values of the new model were 100%, 70%, and 100%, respectively.CONCLUSIONThe new model was validated with a high positive predictive value and can reliably estimate the required PBV and the success rate corresponding to the PBV. The model can be utilized easily with a Web‐based tool.