bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Aprendizaje transformativo y programas de investigación en el desarrollo docente universitario
Authors: Espejo Leupin Roberto , González Suárez Mauricio 
Published: November 2016

<p>En este artículo discutimos el problema del desarrollo docente universitario desde el punto de vista de la transformación de la epistemología personal del profesor, entendida como la representación individual de la labor pedagógica con todas sus posibilidades y limitaciones. Esta representación corresponde a una serie de supuestos en este ámbito, los que pueden explicar la manera de actuar de un individuo y pueden o no ser compartidos por su comunidad de pares. Para esto, y aceptando el supuesto que el desarrollo docente puede enmarcarse en un proceso de educación de adultos, utilizamos la teoría del aprendizaje transformativo de Mezirow quién propone un modelo donde el individuo actúa con dos tipos de supuestos para dar significado a su experiencia (las perspectivas y los esquemas de significado), que corresponden a conjuntos generalizados de expectativas que condicionan el actuar, sentir y pensar de la persona. Esta teoría nos permite argumentar que el modelo de cambio paradigmático tiene limitaciones para el proceso de desarrollo docente, ya que el cambio paradigmático propuesto implica la idea de una revolución desde un estado de ciencia normal a otro. Mostramos que en este ámbito el modelo de los programas de investigación de Lakatos parece ser más adecuado como marco para entender el proceso y proponemos que, por lo tanto, el diseño de este tipo de programas de desarrollo para los profesores debe hacer un fuerte énfasis en la reflexión personal y el trabajo sobre la experiencia tanto en forma individual como colectiva. </p>
On Lembda Gamma- Set in Fuzzy Bitopological Spaces
Authors: Paul Arnab , Paul Arnab , Bhattacharya Baby , Chakraborty Jayasree 
Published: November 2016

The aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of lambda operator of a fuzzy set in a fuzzy bitopological space. Then we study (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda Gamma- set and its properties. Moreover we define (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda-closed set, (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda Gamma-closed set and (i, j)-fuzzy generalized closed set in fuzzy bitopological space. The concepts (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda-closed set and (i, j)-fuzzy generalized closed set are independent to each other but jointly they gives the taui-fuzzy closed set. To this end as the application of (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda Gamma-closed set we shall study (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda Gamma continuity and (i, j)-fuzzy Lembda Gamma-generalized continuity and their properties.
Effective Academic Leadership of Learning and Teaching in Malaysian Higher Education
Authors: Fahimirad Mehrnaz , Idris Khairuddin , Kotamjani Sedigheh Shakib 
Published: November 2016

This study provides an in-depth look at the practices of leadership in selected Malaysian Universities that have been identified as academic leadership. The findings of this study support the fundamental elements that have been previously identified by researchers and professional organizations, as academic leadership. Specifically, academic leaders focus on learning and teaching for students in relation to instructor development.This study employs a qualitative research approach. Thematic method was used to analyze the data. Data were collected through in-depth interview. Based on the findings of this study leadership works towards the future of the university through the development and involvement of instructors to facilitate teaching and learning at Malaysian universities.Based on the obtained results, Malaysian universities planned through sustained programs of educational development to use principles of learning and teaching effectively in designing learning environments for students. Secondly, academics need a supportive culture to put these principles into practice. To date creating learning culture depends not only on well-educated, well-meaning individual academics, but also on an academic community working together to create a student-centered attitude.
The Impact of Task-Based Language Teaching on Iranian Female Intermediate EFL Learners’ Writing Performance
Authors: Parvizi Gholam Reza , Khoshsima Hooshang , Tajik Mohammad 
Published: November 2016

<p>This article investigated the impact of task-based language teaching (TBLT) on writing performance of the Iranian intermediate EFL learners. There were two groups of forty students of the intermediate female learners studying English in Jahad-e-Daneshgahi language institute, ranging in age from thirteen to nineteen. They participated in their regular classes in the institute and were assigned to two groups including an experimental group of task-based language teaching and a control group for the purpose of homogeneity, all students in two groups took an achievement test before the treatment. As a pre-test; students were assigned to write a task at the beginning of the course. One of the classes was conducted through talking a TBLT approach on their writing, while the other class followed regular patterns of teaching, namely traditional approach for TBLT group. There were some tasks chosen from learners’ textbook. The task selection was in accordance with learning standards for ESL and TOFEL writing sections. At the end of the treatment, a post-test was administered to both experimental group and the control group. Scoring was done on the basis of scoring scale of “expository writing quality scale”. The researcher used paired samples t-test to analyze the effect of TBLT teaching approach on the writing performance of the learners. The data analysis revealed that the subjects in TBLT group performed better on the writing performance post-test than the subjects in control group. The findings of the study also demonstrated that TBLT would enhance writing performance in the group of learners. Moreover, it was indicated that TBLT has been effective in teaching writing performance to Iranian EFL learners. </p>
Decentralization by Devolution; Perceptions of Councilors on the Level of their Decision Making Authority in Local Government Experience from Tarime Town Council
Authors: Kesale Anosisye Mwandulusya 
Published: November 2016

Early 1990s governments across the South have embarked on democratic decentralization reforms aimed at introducing and strengthening local governance because of its assumed potential to improve the delivery of public services and alleviate poverty. To comply with that international practice, in early 2000 Tanzania government decide embarked on an ambitious Local Government Reform Program that addressed Political decentralization. Political decentralization signaled the government’s commitment to enhance the decision making authority of local government councils on matters affecting local development including determining priorities for local development, land use, finance, service delivery and human resource management. This paper sought to find out whether the selected local government council led by councilors enjoys the development planning, and service delivery authority as established in the local government law. The findings have confirmed that the case study council enjoyed modest decision making authority in the areas of local development planning, selecting local development strategy, and enjoyed even greater authority over service delivery powers.
Governance Indicators for Effective Management of Mangrove Resources
Authors: Affizzah A. M. Dyg , E. Salbiah , Afiza A. B. Nor , Shuib E. M. 
Published: November 2016

Mangroves and marshes provide mutual benefits in terms of providing aquatic eco-systems. Swamp forests contribute a variety of services to carry out activities that depend on water resources such as agricultural production, fishing and tourism. Although the benefits are many, but the destruction of mangrove forests is alarming. A major reason for excessive depletion and conversion of wetland resources is often the failure to account adequately for their non market environmental values in developmental decision. The management role of the relevant agencies will only be effective pending supports by other stakeholders who may benefit directly or indirectly from the mangrove forest. Thus the approach should not only focus on the technical nor economic and socio political issues only but to reinforce the relationships of the players or actors who have interest in the domain of mangrove forest. This study aims to identify the process of governance and its effectiveness in managing the ecosystem and also assessing the role of mangrove forests towards local communities in Kuching Wetlands. Items are analyzed using factor analysis and the factor extraction leads to multiple regression method. The study distinguish that among the important factors in influencing the public perception of local governance mangrove forests in Kuching Wetlands, are community awareness, handling problems and conflict in the existing rules while other factors were not significant. However, most of the wetland local community does not contribute to ecotourism industry, even though they are aware of the importance if sustaining it. Thus the government can take opportunity to raise the awareness via the potential income that can be generated from eco tourism activities and realizing its importance of sustaining the natural resources.
As “ianes” do porão: análise morfo-pragmática das atuais construções X-iane
Authors: Andrade Katia Emmerick , Rondinini Roberto Botelho 
Published: November 2016

<p>Este artigo trata de aspectos relacionados à constituição de novas formações do tipo X-iane no português do Brasil, como ocorre em “falsiane”, “gordiane” e “sinceriane”, de uso recorrente, na atualidade, principalmente, em situações comunicativas informais e em gêneros textuais típicos do ambiente eletrônico. Tais palavras apresentam marcante característica predicativa, podendo ser parafraseadas como “pessoa que é X”. Em virtude das particularidades identificadas nessas construções, fundamentamos, prioritariamente, sua descrição por meio de abordagens teóricas relativas: (a) ao processo de Cruzamento Vocabular (GONÇALVES, 2006; ANDRADE, 2013); (b) ao conceito de <em>splinter</em> (ADAMS, 1973; DANKS, 2003; BAUER, 2005) e (c) à definição de sufixo (BASILIO, 1987; GONÇALVES &amp; ANDRADE, 2012) para, em seguida, propormos uma formalização do fenômeno nos moldes da Morfologia Construcional (BOOIJ, 2007, 2010), modelo que permite uma análise unificada da formação de palavras complexas, compostas ou derivadas, por meio do estabelecimento de esquemas construcionais, a partir dos quais é possível delimitar a estrutura de palavras já existentes e o modo como novas palavras podem ser formadas.</p><p class="PargrafodaLista1"> </p>
Ilhas sintáticas e plausibilidade semântica – um estudo de rastreamento ocular de frases com lacunas preenchidas em português brasileiro
Authors: Maia Marcus Antonio Rezende , Moura Amanda Rocha , Souza Moíra 
Published: November 2016

<p>Este trabalho apresenta um experimento de rastreamento ocular em que se investiga o efeito da lacuna preenchida (ELP) em construções subjacentes e não subjacentes e em contextos semânticos de plausibilidade e de implausibilidade. Os resultados sugerem que configurações de ilhas sintáticas são percebidas rapidamente pelo processador, impedindo tanto a postulação do ELP, quanto a avaliação semântica de plausibilidade na seleção-s do complemento pelo verbo. Nas condições não subjacentes, o ELP se instancia e a avaliação semântica ocorre apenas posteriormente às decisões de análise sintática, não evitando o ELP, conforme predito pelos modelos de processamento do tipo <em>syntax-first</em>. </p>
Jean Itard en clave de educación inclusiva
Authors: Lopez-Torrijo Manuel , García-García Francisco Javier , García Jesús López 
Published: November 2016

Jean Itard ha sido valorado tradicionalmente como el padre de la Educación Especial. Un análisis de sus Informes de 1801 y 1807 sobre la educación de Víctor, el joven salvaje de L’Aveyron desde la perspectiva de la Educación Inclusiva permite descubrir en él algunos rasgos significativos que ayudan a considerarlo como un claro precursor de ésta. Tales son: su reivindicación del derecho a la educación de los más desfavorecidos y la aplicación de un programa de formación integral, así como de un plan de rehabilitación individualizado a partir de las capacidades, limitaciones, necesidades y aspiraciones del alumno. Sus aportaciones metodológicas adelantan algunas de las propuestas actuales de la educación inclusiva: importancia de la atención temprana, valor del trabajo interdisciplinar, la integración social del individuo como última meta de la educación.Pese al fracaso en su intento de ofrecer el habla a Víctor, las propuestas y reivindicaciones de Itard acerca del derecho de un joven salvaje a una educación atendida por administradores y científicos, y auspiciada por el propio gobierno son un claro precedente de algunas propuestas básicas de la Educación Inclusiva que orienta en la actualidad las principales Declaraciones Internacionales.
Clinical Factors Associated with the Non-Operative Airway Management of Patients with Robin Sequence
Authors: Albino Frank P. , Wood Benjamin C. , Han Kevin D. , Yi Sojung , Seruya Mitchel , Rogers Gary F. , Oh Albert K. 
Published: November 2016

Background The indications for surgical airway management in patients with Robin sequence (RS) and severe airway obstruction have not been well defined. While certain patients with RS clearly require surgical airway intervention and other patients just as clearly can be managed with conservative measures alone, a significant proportion of patients with RS present with a more confusing and ambiguous clinical course. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical features and objective findings of patients with RS whose airways were successfully managed without surgical intervention.Methods The authors retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of infants with RS evaluated for potential surgical airway management between 1994 and 2014. Patients who were successfully managed without surgical intervention were included. Patient demographics, nutritional and respiratory status, laboratory values, and polysomnography (PSG) findings were recorded.Results Thirty-two infants met the inclusion criteria. The average hospital stay was 16.8 days (range, 5–70 days). Oxygen desaturation (<70% by pulse oximetry) occurred in the majority of patients and was managed with temporary oxygen supplementation by nasal cannula (59%) or endotracheal intubation (31%). Seventy-five percent of patients required a temporary nasogastric tube for nutritional support, and a gastrostomy tube placed was placed in 9%. All patients continued to gain weight following the implementation of these conservative measures. PSG data (n=26) demonstrated mild to moderate obstruction, a mean apneahypopnea index (AHI) of 19.2±5.3 events/hour, and an oxygen saturation level <90% during only 4% of the total sleep time.Conclusions Nonsurgical airway management was successful in patients who demonstrated consistent weight gain and mild to moderate obstruction on PSG, with a mean AHI of <20 events/hour.
Žaisliniai Vidutinės kaimo arkliukai
Authors: Blaževičius Povilas 
Published: November 2016

Straipsnyje pateikiami nauji duomenys apie tradicinius XX a. Vilniaus krašto vaikų žaislus – arkliukus su pavažomis, Vidutinės kaime (Švenčionių r.) šiuos žaislus gaminusius meistrus, dirbinių gamybos technologijas, realizavimo vietas ir būdus. Publikacijos pagrindą sudaro interviu metu sukaupta informacija ir Žaislų muziejaus fonduose saugomų Vidutinės k. meistrų pagamintų arkliukų bei jų elementų analizė.
The Impact of Fair Value Accounting on Corporate Disclosure
Authors: Li Xinzi , Luo Ting 
Published: November 2016

Abstract
This paper examines the impact of fair value accounting on corporate disclosure after the implementation of the new accounting standards in China. We find that the frequency of management forecasts increases significantly for firms affected by fair value accounting. Further analysis reveals that this relation is more pronounced for forecasts issued after the fiscal period end and for forecasts conveying bad news. Our study provides new evidence about the economic consequences of the new standards. In addition, we explore the determinants of management forecasts from a standard-setting perspective, which contributes to the line of research on corporate disclosure.
Single‐station automated detection of transient deformation in GPS time series with the relative strength index: A case study of Cascadian slow slip
Authors: Crowell Brendan W. , Bock Yehuda , Liu Zhen 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe discovery of slow‐slip events over the past decades has changed our understanding of tectonic hazards and the earthquake cycle. Proper geodetic characterization of slow‐slip events is necessary for studies of regional interseismic, coseismic and postseismic deformation, and miscalculations can affect our understanding of the regional stress field and tectonic hazard. Because of the proliferation of GPS data over the last two decades, an automated algorithm is required to analyze the signals and model the deformation on a station by station basis. Using the relative strength index (RSI), a financial momentum oscillator, we test the ability to detect events of various sizes and durations. We first determine the statistics of the RSI under different noise conditions and then use this information as the basis for the automated transient detection algorithm by testing different synthetic signals. We then apply the technique to daily GPS displacement time series from 213 stations along the Cascadia subduction zone to form a record of transient deformation between 2005 and 2016. Our estimates of the spatial extent, duration, and propagation of major episodic tremor and slip (ETS) events are consistent with previous studies. We use the automated detections to remodel the displacement time series and obtain transient deformation rates over the past decade and discuss the tectonic implications. Finally, we analyze the correlation between transient detections and tremor showing good agreement between the two at slab depths commonly associated with ETS events.
Spectra of long‐term series for wind speed and wave height in the Indian Ocean area
Authors: Polnikov V. G. , Pogarskiy F. A. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractThe spectra of long‐term series of wind velocity and significant wave height were built in two domains of variability scales: from 1 day to 1 year (D1) and from 1 year to 15 years (D2). Surface wind data from the ERA‐Interim reanalysis in the Indian Ocean area for the period of 1979–2015 years, and wave heights simulated with the improved WAM model, were used for this purpose. In order to study the spatial variability of the spectral shapes, spectra of wind speed and wave height were calculated at two sections located along the meridians and three sections located along latitudes with a step of 3°. For the D1 domain, the existence of three ranges of variability scales (R1, R2, and R3) are shown in which both types of spectra have the well‐defined and visibly different power‐like slopes varying in dependence on the offset from the equator. The Navier‐Stokes equations were analyzed in order to design a theoretical interpretation of the spectral shapes features found in the D1 domain. For the D2 domain, no unified system of isolated frequencies has been revealed, which is expected for the entire Indian Ocean. Among the set of selected periods, the most stable one is the variability period of around 5.5 years. Results presented in this work are discussed.
Suzuki Coupling of Amides via Palladium‐Catalyzed C–N Cleavage of N‐Acylsaccharins
Authors: Wu Hongxiang , Li Yue , Cui Ming , Jian Junsheng , Zeng Zhuo 
Published: November 2016

AbstractA palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of activated amides with arylboronic acids has been developed via C–N bond cleavage. This approach demonstrated high tolerance to a variety of alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic and vinyl substituents. Unsymmetrical ketones could be achieved in excellent yield under mild conditions with 1% catalyst loadings.magnified image
Risk and Protective Processes Predicting Rural African American Young Men's Substance Abuse
Authors: Cho Junhan , Kogan Steven M. 
Published: November 2016

AbstractInformed by a life course perspective, this study tested a cascade model linking harsh, unresponsive parenting during childhood to young African American men's substance abuse via precocious transitions, economic instability, and future orientation. The moderating influence of community disadvantage and romantic partner support on the hypothesized pathways was also examined. At the baseline, the sample included 505 African American men between ages 19 and 22 years from high‐poverty rural communities. Follow‐up data were collected 18 months after baseline. Using structural equation modeling, we identified harsh, unresponsive parenting influenced precocious transitions in adolescence, which in turn increased economic instability during young adulthood. Economic instability was associated with a reduction in future orientation, a proximal influence on increases in substance abuse. Also, residence in a disadvantaged community amplified the influence of precocious transitions on economic instability and the influence of economic instability on future orientation. Involvement with supportive romantic partnership evinced a protective effect, attenuating the influence of precocious transitions on economic instability and the influence of economic instability on a future orientation. This study expands understanding of young adults’ substance abuse by demonstrating the risk and protective processes linking substance abuse to developmental factors across childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
Selective Recognition and Quantification of 2,3‐Bisphosphoglycerate in Human Blood Samples by a Rhodamine Derivative
Authors: Sarkar Himadri Sekhar , Das Sujoy , Uddin Md Raihan , Mandal Sukhendu , Sahoo Prithidipa 
Published: November 2016

AbstractA new chemosensing ensemble of an azo‐based rhodamine derivative (probe 1) with Hg2+ for a selective and quantitative detection of 2,3‐bisphosphoglycerate (2,3‐BPG), which shows a simple dual signal (color and “off‐on‐off” fluorescent change) in water, was developed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first known substituted rhodamine conjugate which has been demonstrated to recognize 2,3‐BPG in live cells within the detection limit of nanomolar range. A 1H NMR titration has been carried out to determine the nature of the interaction between the probe 1‐Hg2+ complex and 2,3‐BPG. The amount of 2,3‐BPG in blood cells, that changes during anemia, hypoxia or chronic lungs disease, could be easily measured using the fluorescence property of the probe 1‐Hg2+ complex.