bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Trainings and Experience on Teachers’ Attitudes Towards the Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Ordinary and Comprehensive Schools
Authors: Shatri Saranda 
Published: November 2017

AbstractTeachers play a cardinal role in the implementation of quality education, and consequently the positive attitudes of teachers are crucial to the successful implementation of inclusion in education. The justification for carrying out this study lies in the fact that many children with special needs in different parts of the world but also in Kosovo are still deprived of the fundamental rights to receive education alongside their peers. Among the many obstacles and challenges, one of the main documented challenges results to be the attitudes that today's societies have to those who qualify with different abilities. Kosovo is gradually trying and taking steps to move towards a more inclusive society. In Kosovo, many governmental and non-governmental organizations have offered various programs in the vocational training of Kosovo society, among others, training of teachers with new teaching and learning methodologies. Based on this, this research focused on the impact of the trainings in the teaching at school, how the training of teachers has effected the teaching process and quality of teaching, by using as a sample the large number of trained teachers. To find out the impacts of these trainings in the teaching process, research has been conducted and the results that are presented in this paper have been extracted. The paper investigates the impact of independent variables such as: working experience as a teacher, training of teachers, and also making comparisons between regular schools and comprehensive schools in Kosovo.
Marketing in Higher Education: Postgraduate Programs in Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly
Authors: Grammenou Kassiani , Ioannis Karagiorgos , Blanas Nikolaos ,   Ioanna, Tzika Heidy , Tzoumerkioti Kleio , Sideridou Alexandra-Antonia 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The Departments of Higher Education that have incorporated postgraduate courses in their curriculum must acquire provision and adaptability mechanisms so that the courses can correspond to the current and future needs of their students. Important factors, such as many disadvantages that the extremely competitive postgraduate courses abroad face, compared to the postgraduate courses in Greece, lead the potential students to choose the Greek ones. This research paper aims to find the right methodology for the postgraduate courses to attract more students. Specifically the research will be conducted through questionnaires, using Likert method and SPSS system for the processing of data. Our goal is to collect primary data from active postgraduate students of the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly. The results of the research will serve as useful tools for the administrative members of both Higher Education Universities and Technological Education Institutes, as well for the teachers, since they can showcase the Greek postgraduate courses in comparison to the ones abroad.
Economic Relations between Albania and France 1945–1990
Authors: Arapi Arshela , Duka Valentina 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
France had trade deals with several Balkan countries, which were often carried out by private firms that exchanged mutual interest. It would be of interest that even with Albania resumed exchanges for a category of articles despite the lack of a regular convention. Their purpose was to resume the works on kerosene requirements. This brought about the improvement of the Albanian economy and meeting the needs of the France for these products, which in turn strengthened even more the economic and political relations of the two countries. With the insistence of the French side, on August 1956, a trade agreement was signed between Albania and France, where the French Government allowed the exchange of goods between the two countries as a compensation to French firms seeking to collaborate with our country. It is worth pointing out that the trade relations that Albania had with France until 1964 was generally satisfactory. Albania's export and import plans were satisfactorily fulfilled and a better basis for new successes in forecasts and plans for the future in 1965 was provided. In the official talks with the French side in mid eighties, the Albanian side proposed the establishment of a joint group within the Chambers of Commerce to look at the possibilities of France purchasing our minerals and the possibilities of Albania buying their equipment. Based on the credits opened by French firms and our foreign trade enterprises, the release of the respective goods was followed in both directions. Thus, our companies have been releasing confectionery, towels, clothespins, chairs etc. French companies have continued to release electronic equipment, clay, oil spill delta and various exchange parts. Several other economic agreements were signed between two countries which increased the level of Albanian exports towards France.
Auf dem Weg zu einer kooperativen Landes- bzw. nationalen Archivbibliothek mit verteilter Bestandshaltung: Aussonderungsstrategien für Universitätsbibliotheken
Authors: Olliges-Wieczorek Ute 
Published: November 2017

Zusammenfassung
Unterhaltsträger von Bibliotheken sind derzeit nur schwer davon zu überzeugen, neue Flächen oder Magazinbauten zu finanzieren. Aufgrund einer in der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf erarbeiteten Aussonderungsstrategie will der Beitrag aufzeigen, welche Bestände im Zeitalter von E-Publikationen und Digitalisierung ausgesondert werden können. Universitätsbibliotheken sollten durch Kooperationsvereinbarungen auch Langzeitarchivierungsstrategien für wenig genutzte Printbestände entwickeln. Ziel sollte die Etablierung einer kooperativen Landes- bzw. nationalen Archivbibliothek mit verteilten Beständen sein, die den anderen Bibliotheken Aussonderungen ermöglicht. Dafür müssen die Archivbestände der Bibliotheken in der ZDB und in den Verbundkatalogen gesondert gekennzeichnet werden. Erste Schritte hat die Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf eingeleitet.
Effect of Melatonin Administration on Prevention of Contrast- Induced Nephropathy following Coronary Angiography
Authors: Qaribi Morteza , Abdolrazaghnejad Ali , Shahmirzaei Reza , Pakniyat Abdolghader 
Published: November 2017

AbstractIntroduction. Contrast-induced-nephropathy (CIN) is a common complication during angiography that may lead to long-term complications. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of melatonin administration on prevention of CIN in patients who underwent coronary angiography with intra-arterial contrast agents. Method. This is single-blind randomized clinical trial that was performed over 100 patients with indication for coronary angiography. Patients are randomly assigned to two equal groups. All patients in the 12 hours before and 12 hours after the procedure, were received adequate intravenous hydration with normal saline and for the intervention group in addition to hydration, the day before angiography and immediately after angiography 3 mg melatonin was administered. For all patients, serum level of creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) before and 48 hours after the procedure were measured. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software. Results. Totally 100 participants with the mean age of 64.0±8.2 years were enrolled (63% male). There was no significant difference between intervention and control groups in baseline and demographic characteristics (P> 0.05). Although the mean serum Cr and BUN level increased in both groups, but the mean Cr, BUN and GFR before and after coronary angiography was not statistically significant. Based on the definition of CIN in the current study, 3(6%) patients from intervention group and 2(4%) patients from control group were affected by CIN (P = 0.243). Conclusion. It is likely that, melatonin administration has no significant effect on prevention of CIN following coronary angiography.
Renal Allograft Dysfunction Possibly Caused by Amiodarone Nephrotoxicity: a Case-Report
Authors: Basic-Jukic Nikolina , Katalinic Lea , Coric Marijana , Kocman Monika , Krtalic Branimir , Kes Petar 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Amiodarone is a potent inhibitor of CYP3A4 and can increase serum concentrations of drugs that are substrates of this enzyme system. Immunosuppressive drugs are also metabolized through the cytochrome metabolic pathway what may lead to important drug-drug interactions. A 60-year-old female received her second allograft from the deceased donor and was treated with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and steroids. Amiodarone was introduced for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation four days after the transplantation. One month after the discharge she was readmitted to hospital for evaluation of the creeping creatinine. Biopsy showed borderline acute rejection. She received 3 boluses of 6- methilprednisolone but creatinine continued to rise. Repeated biopsy was without signs of rejection with mild interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy, mild global glomerulosclerosis and moderate arterial sclerosis. However, tubular vacuolization was prominent. After careful revision of her therapy we decided to replace amiodarone with sotalol. One week later her creatinine fell from 350 to 220 μmol/l and remained stable. This case illustrates possible amiodarone nephrotoxicity in a renal transplant recipient. We suggest that patients who need amiodarone in combination with tacrolimus be closely monitored by both cardiologists and nephrologists, with frequent determinations of tacrolimus trough levels and serum creatinine measurements.
The “New Cold Warriors” and the “Pragmatics”: The Differences in Foreign Policy Attitudes towards Russia and the Eastern Partnership States among the NATO Member States from Central and South-Eastern Europe
Authors: Kurečić Petar 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe post-communist NATO member states from Central and South-Eastern Europe (CSEE) comprise a group of 11 NATO/EU member states, from the Baltic to the Adriatic and Black Sea. The twelfth and thirteenth NATO member states from the region are Albania and Montenegro. The afore-mentioned NATO/EU member states have mostly shown a similar stance towards the Eastern Partnership Policy. However, since 2014, these states have shown more diverse stances, albeit declaratively supporting the anti-Russian sanctions. Due to the difference in stances towards Russia, the “New Cold Warriors” (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania) and the “Pragmatics” (Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Bulgaria), will maintain a mostly common course towards Russia and the Eastern Partnership states because they have to. The Czech Republic, although hosting a part of the US anti-ballistic missile shield, is not a genuine “New Cold Warrior”, while in 2016 Croatia effectively became one.
The Phenomenon of Journalism-related Crimes Under the Circumstances of Hybrid War in Ukraine
Authors: Pysmenskyy Yevhen 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The article covers journalism-related crimes as a relatively distinct category of offences. The importance and purpose of isolating the concept of journalistic criminality under conditions of globalization in the modern theory of legal thought, the rapid development of the information society, and the embodied increase of the role of information and knowledge in human life are emphasized. Attention is paid to the factors affecting the dynamics and development of crimes in the area of professional activities of journalists, which primarily includes the environment of hybrid war. The destructive impact of the social consequences of journalistic crimes on society is evident in the case of Ukraine, which has suffered in the past and to this day experiences the latest information manifestations of hybrid war. The proposition to criminalize the intentional spreading of false information in the media by journalists is discussed. The reasons, basis and conditions for such criminalization are analysed. The existence of criminalization grounds for such an offence is substantiated in the article. However, conclusions are drawn on the inappropriateness of such criminalization due to its non-correspondence with certain conditions associated with difficulties in adjudication and with the problem of proving this type of behaviour. Other means of counteracting the deliberate dissemination of false information are considered.
NATO’s ‘Out of Area’ Operations: A Two- Track Approach. The Normative Side of a Military Alliance
Authors: Mihalache Oana-Cosmina 
Published: November 2017

AbstractEven though many would have bet on NATO’s demise after the Cold War and consider it now to be an archaic, antiquated alliance - as the reality that led to its formation no longer exists to justify its purpose - the need for collective defence in an increasingly complicated security environment stands as grounds for its ever-growing importance and its need to adapt to a spectrum of challenges that is becoming more diversified. NATO has long surpassed its military defensive role and has adapted to new challenges and new threats, while it has broadened its security agenda accordingly. The ‘out of area’ missions that dragged the Alliance out of its borders brought more meaning to the community of shared values, whilst allowing it to become both a security exporter, and a values and norms exporter. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan comprises NATO’s transformation and adaptation to the new security challenges and its diffusion of norms in the ‘near abroad’.
Recurrent Neural Network based Soft Sensor for Monitoring and Controlling a Reactive Distillation Column
Authors: Kataria Gaurav , Singh Kailash 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
For the real time monitoring of a Reactive Distillation Column (RDC), a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) based soft sensor has been proposed to estimate the bottoms product composition of the RDC for the synthesis of n-Butyl Acetate using esterification reaction. This soft sensor acts as a measuring element in a closed loop involving a PI controller for the direct control of the RDC’s product concentration. The RNN acts as a dynamic network, which works on the sequential input data and output data with a recurrent connection. While using the RNN based soft sensor in the open loop, it has been observed that the sensor estimated the composition of butyl acetate in the bottoms with such an accuracy that it can be used for the control purpose. Closed loop results demonstrated that the system has been showing precise controlled results and soft sensor is showing small prediction Mean Square Error (MSE) when disturbances in feed flow rate and set point changes are introduced.
Improvement of color value of bio-based polyamide 56 fibers
Authors: Zhang Shouyun , Ma Jinghong 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThis paper introduces a feasible method to improve the color value of bio-based polyamide 56 (PA56) fiber. Three types of whitening modifiers were introduced into the bio-based PA56 fibers by the in-situ polymerization method and melt blending method in order to improve the fiber color. The color values and mechanical properties of PA56 fibers were tested and analyzed and the optimum additive ratio and process conditions were discussed. The results show that the improved color value of bio-based PA56 fibers can be achieved by the melt blending method of fluorescent whitening masterbatch and reasonable spinning condition control. When the additive amount of fluorescent whitening agent is 0.3%, the index of lightness (L) increased from 84 to 90, while the yellow index (YI) reduced from 16.8 to 12.6. Moreover, PA56 fibers show high breaking strength about 4.27 cN/dtex and good yellowing resistance and durability.
Preparation and crystallization kinetics of polyesteramide based on poly(L-lactic acid)
Authors: Zhao Xipo , Ding Zheng , Zhang Yuejun , Wang Yingxue , Peng Shaoxian 
Published: November 2017

AbstractUsing the melt polycondensation method, a polyesteramide was prepared based on poly(L-lactic acid) prepolymer and poly(ε-caprolactam) prepolymer and was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and 1H-NMR. Isothermal crystallization behavior at different temperatures and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics at different cooling rates were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics parameters were obtained using the Mo, Ozawa and Jeziorny methods. It was found that the increased cooling rates led to the broadening of the polyesteramide crystallization peaks and their shift toward lower temperatures. Mo and Jeziorny methods were found to be more suitable than the Ozawa method for the analysis of this system, as shown by the comparison these non-isothermal crystallization analysis methods. In addition, the values of activation energy of non-isothermal crystallization for polyesteramide obtained by the Kissinger and Takhor methods were −155.96 and −149.12 kJ/mol, respectively.
Being Moroccan abroad. Objects and culinary practices in women subjectivation
Authors: Mescoli Elsa 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The definition of the self is a complex process which unfolds in everyday life though the use of objects and the performance of practices. Among others, food and culinary objects and practices contribute to the material foundation of subjectivation. Starting from De Certeau’s analysis of everyday life (1984) and adopting Warnier’s praxeological approach to subjectivation, our article aims at studying how two Moroccan women living in Milan’s suburbs make themselves through the materiality of food and related practices in a migration context. They move in peculiar ways among the constraints imposed both by the new local context and the country of origin food cultures. Through everyday food practices, women define a proper Moroccan “style” (Gell, 1998) made of diverse life stories as well as of an embodied collective memory anchored to materiality; they witness of different manners of being Moroccan, and of being it abroad.
An integral expression for the Dunkl kernel in the dihedral setting
Authors: Maslouhi Mostafa 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
Using the results in [12] where a construction of the Dunkl intertwining operator for a large set of regular parameter functions is provided, we establish an integral expression for the Dunkl kernel in the context of the dihedral group

𝒟
n

{\mathcal{D}_{n}}

with constant parameter function

k
∈
ℂ

{k\in\mathbb{C}}

and arbitrary order

n
≥
2

{n\geq 2}

. Our main tool is a differential system that leads to the explicit expression of the Dunkl kernel whenever an appropriate solution of it is obtained. In particular, an explicit expression of the Dunkl kernel

E
k

⁢

(
x
,
y
)

{E_{k}(x,y)}

is given when one of its argument x or y is invariant under the action of any reflection in the dihedral group. We obtain also a generating series for the homogeneous components

K
m

⁢

(
x
,
y
)

{K_{m}(x,y)}

,

m
∈

ℤ
+

{m\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}}

, of the Dunkl kernel and provide new sharp estimates for the Dunkl kernel in the large context

k
∈
ℂ

{k\in\mathbb{C}}

,

n
≥
2

{n\geq 2}

and

-

2
⁢
n
⁢
k

≠

1
,
2
,
3
,

…

{-2nk\neq 1,2,3,\dots\,}

.
The Effect of Exploitation Capacities on Organizational Performance: An Empirical Analysis
Authors: Perdomo-Charry Geovanny , Barahona Nelson Lozada , Zuñiga-Collazos Alexander 
Published: November 2017

AbstractThe effect of exploitation capacity (EC) vis-à-vis organizational performance (OP) has not been sufficiently studied and has low empirical evidence in developing countries such as Colombia. Absorption capacity based on exploitation capacity (EC) is considered to have been relevant for organizations in developing countries to significantly increase their performance via innovation. We examined the effect of exploitation capacity versus organizational performance using a sample of 227 companies located in Medellin, Colombia. The main findings indicate that companies can generate exploitation capacities in order to increase organizational performance, essentially seeking to combine information from different sources for their benefit, thereby directly contributing to the growth of benefits in the companies under study.
As the Beat Goes on in Syria, is There an Exit Route?
Authors: Idahosa Osaretin , Ajebon Harrison C. 
Published: November 2017

Abstract
The UN Security Council unanimous Resolution 2254 (2015) endorsed a Peace Process for Syria on December 18, 2015. By this token the global body called on President Bashar-al- Assad and opposition groups to sheath their swords and allow a political settlement in the country. In context of the dynamics of the Syrian conflicts, this study looks at the workability of the resolution meant to reduce the cost of the war and deterioration of humanitarian conditions. The study reveals that after over half a decade of brutal mutual carnage (by both government and opposition forces) a top-bottom imposed peace process has lost its appeal. Rather, a bottom-top remedy that uses the cultural assets of the Syrian people to create a movement for peace and reconciliation in the country is urgently needed.