bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
GAMIFICATION AS A LEARNING TOOL
Authors: Pedro Lopes Rui 
Published: September 2016

Abstract:Higher Education Institutions have the missions of education, at a high level, research and cooperation. Regarding education, HEI must create an appropriate environment for learning, towards high-level academic performance. Students must be motivated to use the learning strategies in and out of the classes, to be able to make the best result of the learning effort. People is motivated according to several factors, such as external in nature (earn more money, gain social status, have a higher grade, …) or internal (intrinsic), which results from the core self. The latter is associated to the satisfaction people feel when doing something appealing. This paper describes the approach to applying gamification to a higher education subject in the course of computer science. It uses several game design mechanisms, such as adaptive challenges, rewards, curiosity and chance to increase the time students spend working, experiencing and learning in a HEI. The sections in the curriculum are transformed into levels, awarding stars for increasingly complex achievements. There is also the concept of soft currency, which is used to increase the student autonomy and incentive the work load. Some games are also used as learning experiences, allowing collective knowledge building in the preparation and also playing the games.Keywords: Higher Education; Intrinsic motivation; Educational Games; Gamification
ORIENTACIONES DE META EN ESTUDIANTES DE LA FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN DE ALICANTE
Authors: Jover Mira Irene , Navas Martínez Leandro , Holgado Tello Francisco Pablo 
Published: September 2016

Abstract:GOAL ORIENTATIONS IN THE STUDENTS OF THE EDUCATION FACULTY OF ALICANTEThe aim of this study was to analyze the factorial dimensioning of the Goal Orientation Scale in the context of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alicante. Three hundred fifty-seven students in Grade Teacher (Nursery and Primary) took part in this research, with an average age of 21.09 years. Factor, reliability, discrimination and correlational analysis are conducted. The results show the existence of avoidance of the per formance, the approach of the per formance, avoidance of work, and approach to learning goals. The model fits the data. Some interesting conclusions are derived and lines of work are proposed for future research.Keywords: goal orientation, academic achievement, academic motivation, goals address.Resumen:Este estudio parte del objetivo de analizar la dimensionalización factorial de la Escala de Orientación a Metas en el contexto de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Alicante. Participan 357 estudiantes del Grado de Maestro (Infantil y Primaria) con una edad media de 21.09 años. Se llevan a cabo análisis factoriales, de fiabilidad, de discriminación y correlacionales. Los resultados muestran la existencia de metas de evitación de la ejecución, de aproximación a la ejecución, de evitación del trabajo y de aproximación al aprendizaje. El modelo ajusta a los datos. Se derivan algunas conclusiones de interés y se proponen líneas de trabajo para investigaciones futuras.Palabras clave: orientación a metas, rendimiento académico, motivación académica, dirección de metas.
Literature review and update of lower limb neural mobilization
Authors: Unda Solano Francisco , Calvo Lobo Cesar , Rodriguez Sanz David 
Published: September 2016

Objectives: summarize the available literature descriptions of neural mobilization (NM) techniques and neural provocation tests (NPT) for the Lower Limb (LL). Material and Methods: compilation of data was performed in May 2016 using MEDLINE data base, Google Scholar and the library of the European University of Madrid. After application of inclusion/exclusion criterions 5 books and 14 journal publications where found to be of interest and used during data extraction.Results: a list of 8 different LLNM techniques are applied in a rhythmic alternating oscillatory cycle fashion, starting in the initial position from where the therapist proceeds to move the limb in order to achieve a final position. LL NPTs are useful tools for differential diagnose and selecting the proper LLNM procedure. There is no consensus about the time frame of repetition intervals or amount of tensile strength during NPT never the less it is found to normally be performed at a rate of 2-4 seconds per complete cycle of movement, during 1-5 minutes, 3-5 times a week.Conclusions: LLNM treatment techniques all thou increasingly popular in clinical practice are found to be frugally described and lack proper standardization in regards to therapeutic dosification.
Motivasi Berpikir Menurut al-Qur’an
Authors: Andriyani Dwi 
Published: September 2016

Kitab Suci Al-Qur’an merupakan kitab Allah yang diturunkan kepada umat manusia sebagai petunjuk bagi kita semua, yang mana diturunkan kepada umat Nabi Muhammad Saw mulai dari berabad-abad yang lalu, hingga sampai sekarang ini. Al-Qur’an di dalamnya banyak sekali mengandung isyarat ilmiah yang berguna bagi umat manusia. Oleh karena itu, sebagai makhluk Allah yang dikarunia akal pikiran, sudah seharusnya menjadi tugas kita untuk mengungkap apa yang ada di dalam al-Qur’an yang menjadi isyarat ilmiah bagi kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan. Al-Qur’an banyak memberikan motivasi bagi umat manusia, terutama motivasi berpikir. Berpikir adalah olah kerja otak yang yang berfungsi mencari hakekat dari sesuatu. Namun, dalam al-Qur’an berpikir juga tidak semuanya dilakukan oleh akal pikiran, melainkan juga dapat dilakukan dengan hati. Ketika mengkaji lebih dalam mengenai berpikir, maka akan didapatkan beberapa lafadz yang mempunyai pengertian yang sama, yaitu berpikir. Seperti lafadz nazara, tadabbara atau tadabbur, tafakkara atau tafakkur, faqiha atau fiqh atau tafaqquh, tazakkara, dan faham. Semua yang disebutkan di atas adalah mempunyai pengertian yang hampir sama. Membangkitkan motivasi berpikir dalam mengkaji ayat-ayat al-Qur’an sangatlah bermanfaat dalam menambah wawasan, dan juga dapat menambah keimanan kita kepada Allah Swt. Beberapa penemuan yang ada pada saat sekarang ini merupakan bukti dari kebenaran al-Qur’an, isyarat ilmiahnya dapat dibuktikan dengan beberapa penemuan di bidang ilmu pengetahuan. The Holy Qur'an is a book of God revealed to mankind as a guide for all of us, which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad's people from many centuries ago until now. The Qur'an contains a lot of useful scientific cue for mankind. Therefore, as a creature of Allah endowed with a mind, it should be our duty to reveal what is in the Qur’an becomes the scientific cue to the advancement of knowledge. The Holy Qur'an has provided motivation for mankind, especially motivational thinking. Thinking is the workings of the brain that function to find the essence of something. However, in the Qur'an do not think everything that was done by the mind but also to do with the heart. When examine more deeply about thinking it will get some lafadz that have the same sense that is thinking. As lafadz Nazara, Tadabbara or Tadabbur, Tafakkara or Tafakkur, Faqiha or Fiqh or tafaqquh, tazakkara, and Faham. All mentioned above has almost the same meaning. Motivational thinking in assessing the verses of the Qur'an is very useful in increasing insight and can also increasing our faith in Allah. Some of the inventions that exist at the present time are a proof of the truth of of the Qur'an, scientific cues can be proved by several discoveries in science.
Demographic, Clinical, and Operative Factors Affecting Long-Term Revision Rates After Cervical Spine Arthrodesis
Authors: Derman Peter B. , Lampe Lukas P. , Hughes Alexander P. , Pan Ting Jung , Kueper Janina , Girardi Federico P. , Albert Todd J. , Lyman Stephen 
Published: September 2016

Background:
Limited data exist on long-term revision rates following cervical spine arthrodeses. The purposes of this study were to define reoperation rates after primary cervical arthrodeses and to identify risk factors for revisions.

Methods:
New York State’s all-payer health-care database was queried to identify all primary subaxial cervical arthrodeses occurring in the 16 years from 1997 through 2012. A total of 87,042 patients were included in the study cohort. Demographic information was extracted. Patients’ preoperative medical comorbidities, surgical indications, and operative approaches were assembled using codes from the ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification). The cohort was followed to revision surgical procedures, death, or the end of the study period. All subsequent contiguous spinal arthrodeses, including in the subaxial cervical spine, were considered revisions. The overall revision risk and the risk associated with various preoperative characteristics, surgical indications, and operative approaches were assessed using a Cox proportional hazard model.

Results:
During the study period, 6,721 patients (7.7%) underwent revision. The median time to revision was 24.5 months. The probability of undergoing at least one revision by 192 months was 12.6%. Arthrodeses performed via anterior-only approaches had a significantly higher probability of revision (p < 0.001) at 13.4% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 12.9% to 13.9%) than those performed via posterior approaches at 7.4% (95% CI, 6.6% to 8.4%) or circumferential (anterior and posterior) approaches at 5.2% (95% CI, 4.0% to 6.8%). This relationship persisted in multivariate analysis; compared with anterior surgical procedures, there was a significantly lower risk of revision (p < 0.001) for posterior surgical approaches at a hazard ratio of 0.76 (95% CI, 0.69 to 0.84) and circumferential approaches at a hazard ratio of 0.53 (95% CI, 0.42 to 0.66). Patient age of 18 to 34 years, white race, insurance status of Workers’ Compensation or Medicare, and surgical procedures for spinal stenosis, spondylosis, deformity, and neoplasm were associated with elevated revision risk. Arthrodeses spanning few levels and those performed for fractures had a lower revision risk.

Conclusions:
Primary subaxial cervical spine arthrodeses had a probability of revision approaching 13% over a 16-year period, with elevated reoperation rates in patients undergoing anterior-only surgical procedures. Age, race, insurance status, surgical indication, and number of spinal levels included in the arthrodesis were also associated with reoperation risk.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Probabilistic Production Data Analysis Applied to ESP Selection
Authors: Cardona Andres , Kadio-Morokro Benedicte , Knight Jeff 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Electric Submersible Pump technology dramatically evolved to encompass wider inflow ranges and conditions. Production and reservoir data uncertainty represent critical hurdles for ESP selection, often resulting in improper sizing of equipment. The improper sizing may result in the ESP operating out of range, or, in the worst case, constraining the well's production. A properly sized and fit-for-purpose ESP is important for reliable operations and to avoid costly intervention and deferred production which negatively impact project economics.
Recently discovered reservoirs often present challenges with data availability and certainty. It becomes even more challenging if the reservoir is unconventional or if the data quality is questionable. This study encompasses an unconventional reservoir (recently discovered and a mature field), a deepwater subsea application and a field with limited and questionable data.
There are various statistical options to manage uncertainty. This paper presents a methodology to apply the probabilistic production analysis to ESP design. The methodology comprises the use of nodal analysis, statistics and specialized ESP software. The resulting ESP options are simulated to model performance over time. Finally, all the options and conditions are scrutinized to select the configuration that best optimizes the ESP system from production and reliability perspectives.
Enhanced Pump Technology Adapts to Extreme Operating Conditions in Multiphase Producing Wells
Authors: Narvaez D.. , Eslinger D.. , Perez M.. , Dvorak T.. 
Published: September 2016

Abstract
Compression pump construction technology has been used in electric submersible pump (ESP) systems for several decades to transfer pump downthrust to the protector thrust bearing, thereby preventing pump downthrust wear in abrasive and gassy applications and to extend their service life in applications where the flow rate was expected to decrease below the catalog-recommended operation range of the pump.
The development of unconventional shale plays raised the requirements for artificial lift systems and particularly ESPs. These applications often combine some of the most challenging conditions for ESP operation, including production of solids, high gas-to-liquid ratio, steep decline rates, and unsteady flow.
An enhanced pump technology was developed and qualified to address the challenges and meet the demand of ESP systems with much broader flexibility in terms of flow rate and multiphase flow handling and toughness required to continue to operate and achieve the target run time. This new pump design, combined with customized operating procedures, has been applied across a wide range of operations, not only geographically across the different basins in the USA, but also covering conventional and unconventional applications with different fluid properties, operating philosophies, and large variations of flow rates, which sometimes start at or above the maximum recommended operating range (ROR) for the pump stage and eventually decrease to flow rates that fall substantially below the catalog ROR, within the flat section of the Head-Rate (H-Q) curve. The evaluation of the systems concluded they are statically and dynamically stable even when operating in the flat or dip section of the head–flow rate curve.
In the Bakken, this technology has been a key element in managing a steep production decline, in which the initial production of above 4,000 bbl/d declined to only 1,000 bbl/d after 90 days of operation in unconventional wells producing from 9,000-ft deep reservoirs. In the Powder River basin, the technology has been applied in conventional applications that are characterized by more stable production of approximately 4,000 bbl/d from shallower reservoirs at 7,000 ft and with lower gas content. The technology has also been successful in CO2 flood applications in the Permian basin that produce in excess of 7,000 bbl/d total liquid.
GEOPARK FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION: A NEED FOR INTEGRATED PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Authors: Abdul Aziz Rahimah , Hashim Halimaton Saadiah , Komoo Ibrahim 
Published: September 2016

The adoption of ‘sustainable development’ concept by many countries of the world has drawn attention to the needs to conserve and protect what has been identified as heritage. Due to their symbiotic relationship, the natural and cultural heritage needs to be conserved in an integrated manner, thus requiring integrated planning and management. The geopark concept introduced in 1999 provides this opportunity. The concept highlights the potential socio-economic development while conserving the natural and cultural environment. Because a geopark would contain different kinds of heritage a single integrated plan may help to avoid potential conflicts in managing them. Langkawi Geopark was established in 2007. Its multifaceted features and resources require that it be managed in an integrated manner to enable different stakeholders to be brought onto a common platform. This is to enable differing needs and interests to be taken into account without compromising the need for sustainable development.
Spotkanie św. Pawła z przemienionym Jezusem pod Damaszkiem a przemienienie Jezusa na górze
Authors: Dzik Marek 
Published: September 2016

The article describes a possible connection between the transfiguration of Jesus and the meeting of St. Paul with the glorified Jesus at Damascus. The article is divided into two parts. In the first part, the author tries to find the main common elements between the two stories. He accounts for them: three versions of each story, the main characters of each story and the similar courses of each story. In the second part, the author compares the terminology of each Gospel pericope with the terminology of each Acts pericope. He states that in each pair there are very important identical words such as Ἰησοῦς, φωνή, ἀκούώ λέγω. In the pairs: Mat 17, 1–8 and the Act 9, 3–9; Mat 17, 1–8 and Act 22, 6–11; Mat 17, 1–8 Act 26, 12–18 even more identical and important words can be found. It allows the author to come to the conclusion that the story of the transfiguration of Jesus and the meeting of St. Paul with the glorified Jesus at Damascus are harmonized. It is probably done to prove that St. Paul is an apostle because he saw the transfigured (glorified) Jesus as did St. Peter (and the other apostles).
Niedzielna suma
Authors: Mieczkowski Janusz 
Published: September 2016

In the first centuries of Christianity the Holy Mass was celebrated once a day only, also on Sundays. From V century it became necessary to celebrate more Masses in the same day because communities expanded and their members weren’t able to participate together in justone Holy Mass. The Main Mass (High Mass) usually was established between 9 and 11 in the morning. This Mass offered for the parishioners was celebrated by a pastor very solemnly with festive singing. It had the best liturgical things, garments, aspersion and processions, along with a sermon followed by special prayers for the dead.
Historia formularza mszalnego uroczystości Wszystkich Świętych
Authors: Szczych Jan 
Published: September 2016

The cult of the saints had its beginning in the Christian ancient times. Since then it was transformed in its own celebrations in honour of All the Saints. The official liturgy of the feast-day of Omnium Sanctorum (All Saints) was stabilized in close relation to the development of collective worship of the saints in the West. The historical liturgical witnesses from the Middle Ages and of the Trident Council time demonstrate a progressive and very natural process of establishment the missal texts of this liturgical celebration. The form of some liturgical directions in the current Missale Romanum (Latin Missal), unchanged for ages, confirms the continuity and constancy of this celebration in the history of Catholic Church. These missal directions explicitly show the same idea of celebration and timeless meaning of the All Saints Solemnity.
Significance of nucleic acid testing in window period donations: Revisiting transfusion safety in high prevalence-low resource settings
Authors: Mangwana S , Bedi N 
Published: September 2016

Background: Safe blood transfusion to the people is essential requirement of health care delivery system. Despite the mandatory screening of blood with newest, very sensitive serological test, considerable risk remains for transfusion transmission of virus due to window period infections. Study was aimed to analyze the efficacy of Mini pool Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing as additional donor screening program and its role in improving blood safety in the high prevalence population. Material and Methods: Study was performed at a tertiary-care, accreditated hospital from June 2013 to December 2015 All negative cases for anti-HIV, anti-HCV and HBsAg by ELISA were subjected to MP-NAT to detect HIV-1, HIV-2 and HCV-RNA with HBV DNA.Results: In 31 months, 20470 donations were received of which whole blood donations were 16997 (83.03%) and 3473 (16.97%) apheresis. Out of 16997 donations, 446 (2.61%) were seroreactive. Out of 16551 sero-negative donors subjected to MP-NAT testing, 17 (0.10%) were NAT reactive (NAT yield -1 in 974). Out of 17 cases, 12 were HBV (1 in 1379), four HCV (1 in 4138) and one HIV NAT reactive (1 in 16551). Conclusion: NAT has improvised the blood safety by detecting the virus in the pre-seroconversion, window period thereby providing much higher sensitivity as compared to newest generation serological tests. In countries with high incidence of infection with significant number of window period donations, NAT can serve as a valuable tool along with other serological testing in high prevalence, resource constrained countries to achieve the goal of zero risk of blood.
Megakaryocytic alterations in thrombocytopenia: A bone marrow aspiration study
Authors: Pokharel S , Upadhyaya P , Karki S , Paudyal P , Pradhan B , Poudel P 
Published: September 2016

Background: Megakaryocyte morphology plays an important role in thrombopoiesis. A defect in any stage of megakaryocytopoiesis can lead to dysmegakaryocytopoiesis and thrombocytopenia. This study was conducted to understand megakaryocytic alterations and their contribution in the diagnosis of cases of thrombocytopenia.Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study was conducted on all consecutive cases of bone marrow aspirates of thrombocytopenia over a duration of one year in BPKIHS. Megakaryocyte morphology was studied with a 100X objective. Data were entered into Microsoft excel 10 and analysed with SPSS version 11.5. Descriptive statistics charted and Chi-square tests were done for inferential statistics to find any association at 95% Confidence Interval.Results: Among the 38 subjects, megakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (44.7%) was the most common cause of thrombocytopenia. Hypolobated megakaryocytes (63.2%), bare megakaryocytic nuclei (57.9%) were the common morphological changes in megakaryocytes. Odds of increased megakaryocyte count in megakaryocytic thrombocytopenia was found to be 12.5 times than for other causes of thrombocytopenia and the presence of bare megakaryocytic nuclei in MTP was statistically significant. (p –value<0.05)Conclusion: Many similarities were observed in megakaryocytic morphology among different hematological diseases. However, increased megakaryocyte count and presence of bare megakaryocytic nuclei, hypolobated forms were significant in megakaryocytic thrombocytopenia.
Sideroblastic anemia
Authors: Bhandari P , Hamal R , Shrestha A 
Published: September 2016

Sideroblastic anemias are a heterogenous group of disorders that have as a common feature with the presence of ringed sideroblasts in the marrow. We present a case of young female, nursing student who presented with increasing palpitation, fatigue and exertional shortness of breath for the last one year. She had a low hemoglobin and high serum iron. Anemia with iron overload prompted us to do bone marrow study and there were 19% ringed sideroblasts and iron overload fulfilling the diagnosis of sideroblastic anemia. We searched for secondary causes of ringed sideroblast but could not find any culprit. Her cytogenetics report was normal and genetic analysis was not done due to financial reason. Since the diagnosis 3 months back, patient is on pyridoxine, folic acid, deferasirox and still needs regular blood transfusion suggesting that she may be pyridoxine refractory and may develop iron overload.