bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Relationship between alexithymia and empathy in nursing and midwifery students<p>Hemşirelik ve ebelik öğrencilerinde aleksitimi ile empati arasındaki ilişki
Authors: Yalnızoğlu Çaka Sinem , Topal Sümeyra , Nemut Tijen , Çınar Nursan 
Published: May 2018

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the relationship between alexithymia and empathy in nursing and midwifery students. Method: This descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study was performed 240 students who volunteered to participate in the study on the date during which data were collected studying at the nursing and midwifery department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a state university during the 2016-2017 Spring Semester. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Frequency, percentage, mean, Mann-Whitney U test for binary groups, Kruskal-Wallis H Test and Spearman correlation analysis test for more than two groups were used in the evaluation of data. Findings: The average age of 240 students who participated in the study was 21.72±1.30 years, and 66.3% of them (n=159) were nursing students while 33.7% of them (n=81) were midwifery students. When the averages of the TAS-20 scores were examined, it was determined that 15.4% (n=37) of the students had a score of 61 or more and included alexithymic group. There was a significant negative relationship between the BES and TAS-20 (r=-.167, p=.010). Conclusion: It is observed that there is a negative relationship between students' alexithymia and empathy and that individuals without alexithymia tendency have higher empathy developing skills. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetAmaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelik ve ebelik bölümü öğrencilerinde aleksitimi ile empati arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı, ilişki arayıcı ve kesitsel nitelikte yapılan çalışma, 2016-2017 Bahar Yarıyılı’nda verilerin toplandığı tarihte çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü 240 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler; Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Temel Empati Ölçeği (TEÖ) ve Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği (TAÖ-20) kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; frekans, yüzde, ortalama, ikili gruplarda Mann Whitney U Testi, ikiden fazla gruplarda Kruskal Wallis-H testi ve Spearmen korelasyon analiz testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan 240 öğrencinin yaş ortalamaları 21.72±1.30, %66.3’ü (n=159) hemşirelik ve %33.7’si (n=81) ebelik öğrencisi idi. TAÖ-20 puan ortalamaları incelendiğinde, öğrencilerin %15.4’ünün (n=37) 61 ve üstü puan alarak aleksitimik gruba dahil olduğu saptandı. TEÖ ve TAÖ-20 ölçekleri arasında zıt yönde anlamlı düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu saptandı (r=-.167, p=.010). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin aleksitimi ile empati arasında zıt yönde bir ilişki olduğu, aleksitimi eğilimi olmayan bireylerin empati kurma yeteneklerinin daha yüksek olduğu görülmektedir.
Application of analytic element method in hydrogeology
Authors: Kaluđerović Dragan , Koren Eva , Vižintin Goran 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
The analytic element method (AEM) has been successfully used in practice worldwide for many years. This method provides the possibility of fast preliminary quantitative analysis of the hydrogeological systems or boundary conditions of the numerical models, as it is shown in the case study of groundwater source of the city of Vrbas. The AEM is also applicable for the initial analysis of a hydrogeological system, which is of particular importance in case of excess pollution that cannot be predicted where it could happen. One example of the application of the AEM is presented in this article. The analytical model is calibrated based on the measured data from several drilled monitoring wells, and this was the base for the numerical model of the contaminant transport. In this case, the AEM enabled the quick access to information on the hydrogeological system and effective response to excess pollution.
Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Torque Ratios of Professional Male Soccer Players: A Systematic Review
Authors: Baroni Bruno Manfredini , Ruas Cassio Victora , Ribeiro-Alvares João Breno , Pinto Ronei Silveira 
Published: May 2018

Abstract
Baroni, BM, Ruas, CV, Ribeiro-Alvares, JB, and Pinto, RS. Hamstring-to-quadriceps torque ratios of professional male soccer players: A systematic review. J Strength Cond Res 34(1): 281–293, 2020—The goal of this review was to determine the isokinetic hamstring-to-quadriceps (H/Q) torque ratios of professional male soccer players. Systematic searches were independently carried out by 2 researchers in 7 electronic databases. Only studies with teams from the first or second national leagues were included. From these studies, we extracted the players' H/Q conventional (concentric/concentric) and/or functional (eccentric/concentric) ratios. The initial search resulted in 2,128 articles that were filtered to 30 articles (1,727 players) meeting the inclusion criteria. The H/Q conventional ratio was assessed in 27 studies (1,274 players), whereas the H/Q functional ratio was assessed in 15 studies (1,082 players). The H/Q conventional ratio mean scores of professional male soccer players were close to 60% when tested at low to intermediate angular velocities (12°·s−1 = 52 ± 7%; 30°·s−1 = 52 ± 8%; 60°·s−1 = 65 ± 12%; 90°·s−1 = 57 ± 6%; 120°·s−1 = 65 ± 16%; 180°·s−1 = 67 ± 17%) and around 70–80% at fast angular velocities (240°·s−1 = 80 ± 40%; 300°·s−1 = 70 ± 15%; 360°·s−1 = 80 ± 13%). The H/Q functional ratio mean scores of professional male soccer players were close to 80% at 60°·s−1 (79 ± 19%), around 100–130% at intermediate to fast angular velocities (120°·s−1 = 127 ± 42%; 180°·s−1 = 96 ± 19%; 240°·s−1 = 109 ± 22%; 300°·s−1 = 123 ± 18%), and near or above 130% when angular testing velocities were mixed (eccentric hamstring < concentric quadriceps; 30/240°·s−1 = 132 ± 26%; 60/180°·s−1 = 129 ± 20%; 60/240°·s−1 = 153 ± 30%). In conclusion, considering the tested isokinetic angular velocity, professional male soccer players do not meet the traditional reference landmarks used to assess the strength balance between quadriceps and hamstring muscles (i.e., 60 and 100% for H/Q conventional and functional ratios, respectively), which supports a need for specific reference values according to the angular velocity selected for testing H/Q torque ratios.
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Authors: Hunter Marcus Anthony , Robinson Zandria F. 
Published: May 2018

The last of three chapters on the power of chocolate cities, this chapter centers the lives, activism, and pioneering efforts of Mos Def (a.k.a. Yasiin Bey) and W. E. B. Du Bois. Exploring their lives, legal setbacks, and push against global imperialism and racial oppression, the authors highlight their sophisticated and politically informed racial geography of the United States. Detailing the movement of black people throughout the domestic diaspora and into and throughout Africa, this chapter illustrates the how place, race, peace politics, and power collide in the lives of black people here, there, and everywhere around the globe.
Predictors of Medication Continuity in Children With ADHD
Authors: Brinkman William B. , Sucharew Heidi , Majcher Jessica Hartl , Epstein Jeffery N. 
Published: May 2018

OBJECTIVES:To identify predictors of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication continuity, hypothesizing greater continuity among children with (1) greater child acceptance of treatment, (2) parent belief in longer time course for ADHD, (3) positive differential between parent-perceived need for and concerns about medication, and (4) greater parent-perceived alliance with their child’s doctor.METHODS:We conducted a prospective longitudinal cohort of 89 children aged 6 to 10 years old newly treated for ADHD by 1 of 44 pediatricians in 11 practices. Parents completed validated surveys on their beliefs about ADHD and medicine. We audited charts and obtained pharmacy dispensing records. In our analyses, we examined the relationship between predictor variables (eg, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, quality of care, and belief measures) and short-term (first 90 days after starting medication) and long-term (91–450 days) medication continuity as defined by the number of days covered with medication.RESULTS:Children had a median of 81% of days covered over 0 to 90 days and 54% of days covered over 91 to 450 days after starting medicine. In the first 90 days, medication coverage related to child age, satisfaction with information about medicine, medication titration, symptom reduction, parent beliefs about control over symptoms, uncertainty about treating with medicine, and working alliance. Long-term medication continuity related to child acceptance of treatment and differential between parent-perceived need for and concerns about medication at 3 months, not baseline factors.CONCLUSIONS:Adherence is a process that can change over time in response to experiences with treatment. Interventions are needed to promote productive interactions between pediatricians and families in support of continuity.
Historia de la Ermita de Nuestro Señor de la Agonía. Liberia Guanacaste
Authors: Solano Edgar 
Published: May 2018

El artículo trata sobre la Historia de la Ermita de Nuestro Señor de la Agonía, ubicada en Liberia, Guanacaste. Las gestiones comunales ante el gobierno de Costa Rica para iniciar la construcción de la Ermita surgieron en la década de los años 40 del siglo XIX, pero debido a la guerra en Centroamérica, se restableció hasta los años sesenta de ese siglo, cuando finalmente se inauguró.
Música e infancia: de la socialización al control social. Un balance teórico metodológico
Authors: Marín Hernández Juan José 
Published: May 2018

El artículo aborda, desde una revisión bibliografía, las posibilidades de realizar tanto una historia social de la niñez como de la infancia, a través de las fuentes propias de la historia social de la música. Así en el trabajo se desarrolla una propuesta que atiende al llamado interdisciplinario y de análisis colaborativo que observa en estos campos un espacio de trabajo más que la creación de un nuevo sector historiográfico. Por ello, el objetivo central de este trabajo es analizar los escritos que han visualizado la relación entre música, historia, socialización y control social cada uno de ellos enmarcados dentro de un campo interpretativo que procure entender e interpretar cómo se lleva a cabo la socialización de los niños y las niñas esbozados en los cancioneros y en la música escolar y determinar cuáles fueron los procesos y mecanismos que deben observarse para percibir la sociabilidad infantil con una perspectiva de trayectorias sociales, con sus cambios, transformaciones y continuidades.
Wady i zalety common sense w wyjaśnianiu i rozumieniu świata społecznego
Authors: Mendeluk Paulina 
Published: May 2018

W artykule podejmuję próbę analizy zdrowego rozsądku, czyli tak zwanego common sense. Wskazuję jego wady oraz zalety w perspektywie poznawania świata społecznego. W pierwszej części artykułu koncentruję się na wybranych koncepcjach filozoficznych, które podważają znaczenie myślenia potocznego. Następnie kategorie common sense ujmuję jako zagrożenie dla myśli oraz refleksji politycznej. Natomiast w drugiej części artykułu poświęcam uwagę koncepcjom filozoficznym, które doceniają wpływ wiedzy zdroworozsądkowej na budowanie tożsamości jednostki oraz poznanie człowieka.
Umiar i rozsądek lekarstwem na przesadną konsumpcję
Authors: Żmuda-Frydrychowska Barbara 
Published: May 2018

Artykuł stanowi próbę zastosowania myśli personalistycznej Adama Rodzińskiego w odniesieniu do problemów, jakie stawia przed nami współczesny model konsumpcyjnego życia. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawione zostają zagrożenia wynikające z niewiarygodnie szybkiego postępu technologicznego oraz zmiany mentalności współczesnych jednostek. Następne wymienione sytuacje zostają skontrastowane z nakazami etyki personalistycznej w celu odnalezienia w nich sposobów wyjścia z kryzysu, który przyniosła tak zwana „rozbuchana konsumpcja”. Celem artykułu jest próba wykazania, że personalistycznym lekarstwem na przesadną konsumpcję wcale nie jest wyrzeczenie się jej, lecz rozsądne i umiarkowane podejście do konsumowania.
Umiar w społeczeństwie konsumpcyjnym
Authors: Cikała-Kaszowska Katarzyna 
Published: May 2018

W strukturach społeczeństwa konsumpcyjnego brak miejsca na umiar i złoty środek. To właśnie galopująca konsumpcja napędza społeczeństwo i gospodarkę. Szybki rozwój technologiczny, globalizacja i wzrost PKB dają powody do radości. Jednak w tak zarysowanych mechanizmach zaczyna pojawiać się innym problem – przesytu, nadmiaru, naddostatku. Konsumenci muszą cały czas uczestniczyć w nieustannym wyścigu, gdyż niepodporządkowanie się dominującym trendom zepchnie ich na margines społeczeństwa (staną się nieprzydatni).Celem referatu jest próba zarysowania problemów wiążących się z dążeniem do umiaru w społeczeństwie konsumpcyjnym. Na przykładzie prac Zygmunta Baumana, Alana Aldridge’a, Tomasza Szlendaka przedstawione zostaną bolączki konsumenta próbującego żyć w społeczeństwie, ale jednocześnie skrycie dążącego do umiaru. W wystąpieniu przedstawiona zostanie również teoria imperatywów Adeli Cortiny jako możliwa recepta na nadmierną konsumpcję i związaną z nią degradację środowiska.
BACK PAIN CHARACTERISTICS IN PHYSICAL AND OFFICE WORKERS
Authors: Swiat Maciej , Kozłowska Katarzyna , Pilis Anna , Ptaszkowska Lucyna , Pilis Wieslaw , Stec Krzysztof 
Published: May 2018

The aim of our study was to characterize back pain according to the occupation comprising physical and office work. Accordingly questionnaires from 100 physical workers (PW) and 100 office workers (OW) were collected. This dedicated questionnaire included 19 questions, of which 7 concerned demographic, work and stature features and 12 concerned back pain. Collected data showed that lower back pain was more common in PW but cervical pain in OW (p0.001). Most common aetiology of back pain was spinal osteoarthritis, sciatica and scoliosis but of different spread in two groups (p0.001). The history of back pain was most often above 5 years and there were significant differences in frequency, intensity and pain handling methods between groups (p0.005). Back pain prophylaxis was well acknowledged in both groups (85% in OW, 91% in PW). Regular physical activity was considered the main prophylaxis method (67% in PW, 89% in OW) and similarly incorporated in both groups (p=0.691) however OW more often performed physical exercises (p0.001). Physical therapy was used in both groups (PW 100%, OW 92%, p=0.004) but with variable efficacy according to responders. To conclude there were multiple differences between both groups in terms of the pain characteristic but with similar awareness and incorporated prophylaxis.
RISKS OF WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR SOCIAL WORK SPECIALISTS
Authors: Vīksniņa Ina , Vītoliņa Kristīne , Priede Līga 
Published: May 2018

The article discusses research about the risks of work environment of social work specialists.In order institution wants to provide high quality service, it is important that staff maintain their mental and physical health in the long term. Daily work is physically hard because is associated with the movement of clients, long working hours, psychological load, daily inadequate socio-economic assessment and all this affects employee’s safety and health.Social Care Department lecturers from P. Stradins Medical College of the University of Latvia have carried out the study about the risks of work environment for social work specialists in social care and social rehabilitation institutions in order to identify the more common risks of work environment.The aim of the study was to ascertain the views of social work specialists about the risks of work environment in order to identify common risks of work environment in institutions of social care and rehabilitation. In implementation of the study were involved students from the Social Care Department as well as several social care and social rehabilitation institutions in Latvia. In realization of the study were utilized a couple of research methods - analysis of literature, guidelines, laws and regulations, and quantitative research method with the research instrument – questionnaire. The results of the study suggest that there are several risks of the work environment but as the main ones, after the analysis of staffs’ opinion, are psychological and ergonomic.
STUDENTS' EXPECTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS ABOUT PIANO COURSES IN FINNISH PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Authors: Sepp Anu , Hietanen Lenita , Enbuska Jukka , Tuisku Vesa , Ruokonen Inkeri , Ruismäki Heikki 
Published: May 2018

In Finland, music subject is part of National Core Curriculum and in the primary school stage (grades 1-6) usually taught by primary school teachers. To assure instruction of music education on a highly professional level, pre-service teachers are taught piano course as part of music didactics.This article reports findings of the pilot study carried out as part of ArcTop research project between University of Lapland and University of Helsinki to develop and improve primary school teacher education in both institutions. Students' expectations and reflections are examined through the lens of self-efficacy theory by Bandura (1977, 1986, 1997).The data were collected using an open-ended questionnaire to find out students experiences in piano playing and music reading as well as their self-reflections about the learning process. The answers (n = 97) were processed statistically and analysed using qualitative content analysis. The results revealed that most of the participants (n = 64) were inexperienced in piano playing. At the same time they were highly motivated and eager to learn and practice. The students also mentioned the lack of elementary music literacy knowledge and the insufficient number of contact lessons which give grounds for making further arrangements in the curriculum.
APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KEY COMPETENCIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN THE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Authors: Znak Natalia , Sedova Natalia 
Published: May 2018

The question of transformation of the Russian education, so that it better meets the requirements of the new reality, is more acute than ever. The aim of the study is a system of educational tools that implement individual trajectories in the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) undergraduate program to form the key competences of the 21st century. The subject of the study are the methods of developing key competencies in the implementation of the “Minors” program and the “Bachelor+” program. The study was based on surveys and interviews with representatives of the administration, organizers of minors, organizers of additional programs and students of 2,3 and 4 courses (634 students). The data were processed by structuring, generalizing and then analyzing. The results of the research revealed an unambiguous positive aspect of the introduction of programs for the development of key competencies, especially communications. A new research question has been formulated. Directions for further research are suggested.
FROM LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION TO FUZZY MATHEMATICS IN GROWN UP PEOPLE
Authors: Lepellere Maria Antonietta , Piccinini Livio Clemente , Taverna Mario 
Published: May 2018

The aim of this note is to give some critical examples where even the use of the same clustering rules lead to fuzziness. It starts from poor numerical systems and compares them with the expanded Sergeyev model, where the grossone is used, as an infinite terminal element. It can be compared with terminal elements of the ancient languages, such as the Greek myriad and the Chinese wan. On them some propositions that hold in the arithmetic of the grossone are similar, while they are not meaningful for the countable system of infinity. The note shows that both the upward and downward trend are actually present in human language and in conceptual arrangements. The note then goes on to sketch the model of evolution of Bak-Sneppen, showing two significant applications: the case of the evolution and study of foreign languages and, according to the model of Lloyd, the territorial analysis. In both cases it is highlighted how the Bak-Sneppen model becomes more stable when the universe is segmented, as already proven by the authors in previous works. The third part examines some cases of false probabilistic intuition due to incomplete perception of the phenomena, what could therefore be defined as hidden conditional probability. Interesting is the classic application of the theory of games to lotteries and ternary games, such as Chinese morra.
The efficacy of selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors in the treatment of genital endometriosis
Authors: Samoshkin Nikolay G. , Yarmolinskaya Maria I. , Polyakova Victoria O. 
Published: May 2018

External genital endometriosis is characterized by the processes of angiogenesis, neurogenesis, impaired apoptosis, local inflammation of the tissues, secretion of estradiol, and cell proliferation. In a similar manner, prostaglandin E2 affects tissues. The safest drugs that overwhelm COX-2 activity and inhibit the expression of prostaglandin E2 are selective COX-2 inhibitors. As a mediator of inflammation, prostaglandin E2 is involved in all inflammatory processes. It induces the expression of local P450 aromatase and the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2. E2 also possesses immunosuppressive-mediated activity and inhibits the synthesis of cytokines IFNγ, TNFα, and IL-12, IL-1β-mediated expression of chemokines, the proliferation of T- and B-cells and reduces the cytotoxic activity of NK cells, creating a background of the immunosuppressive characteristic of endometriosis [1–3].
This study included 100 patients of reproductive age (aged 22-35 years) with a confirmed diagnosis of external genital endometriosis of degree II–IV. Fifty patients received 100 mg of celecoxib in monotherapy and in combination with 2 mg of dienoguest. The control group included 50 people receiving monotherapy with 2 mg of dienogest. The effectiveness of therapy was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) and on the basis of the dynamics of algodismenorrhea, pain during coitus, clinical examination, and the patient’s subjective assessment of the degree of irritability and severity of depressive syndrome. The effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated according to MRI and ultrasound of the pelvic organs throughout the study. To control for possible complications of the therapy, the patients performed a comprehensive dynamic survey assessing the indicators of general blood analysis and the blood coagulation system. In the group with the combined application of celecoxib and dienoguest, a clinically significant reduction in pain syndrome and a decrease in the degree of irritability and depressive syndrome were noted relative to the control group. No side effects of celecoxib on the body systems were identified throughout the study. Thus, celecoxib can be recommended as a safe and effective combination therapy for endometriosis.