bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Attitudes and preferences in patients with acromegaly on long-term treatment with somatostatin analogues
Authors: Follin Cecilia , Karlsson Sven 
Published: July 2016

Introduction
Patients with acromegaly can be treated with surgery, medical therapy and/or radiation therapy. For the patients not being cured with surgery, treatment with somatostatin analogues (SSAs) is the primary therapy. SSA can be taken by self- or partner-administered injections in addition to being given by a nurse at a clinic. The aim was to assess if patients with acromegaly prefer self-injections and to investigate their attitudes towards long-term medical therapy.

Method
All patients in the southern medical region of Sweden with a diagnosis of acromegaly and treated with SSA were eligible for the study (n = 24). The study is based on a questionnaire asking about the patients’ attitudes and preferences for injections with SSA, including their attitudes towards self-injection with SSA.

Results
The patients’ (23 included) median age was 68.5 years and the patients had been treated with SSA for 13 (1–38) years. One patient was currently self-injecting. All of the other patients were receiving injections from a nurse at a clinic. Three patients preferred self-injections, one preferred partner injections and 19 patients did not prefer self- or partner injections. The most frequent arguments to not preferring self-injections were ‘feeling more secure with an educated nurse’ and ‘preferring regular contact with a specialised nurse’.

Conclusion
Patients with acromegaly prefer regular contact with the endocrine team to the independence offered by self-injections. These findings might mirror the patients’ desires for continuity and safety. We need to address patients’ concerns regarding injections with SSA and support them in their choices.
Opinions of Occupational Therapists on the Positioning of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in Gauteng Public Healthcare
Authors: Van Biljon Hester M , Casteleijn Daleen , Du Toit Sanetta H.J. , Soulsby Lynn 
Published: July 2016

Introduction: A collaborative effort to transform occupational therapies vocational rehabilitation services in Gauteng's public healthcare was hampered by the fact that role players were unclear as to what the scope of the service should be within the various sectors and staffing levels of public healthcare. This article reports on the opinions of occupational therapists on the positioning of vocational rehabilitation services in the Gauteng Province.Method: A collaborative action research team launched a non-experimental descriptive inquiry within the planning phase of a larger transformative project. Data were generated through an opinion survey to capture the perspectives of occupational therapists on the potential positioning of vocational rehabilitation services in the province. The opinions of three groups of occupational therapists were collected, i.e. clinicians working in Gauteng public healthcare, experienced vocational rehabilitation practitioners from all fields of service delivery who acted as critical friends and occupational therapy academia.Results: The purposive sample was composed of Â 307 potential respondents. A low response rate of 31% was achieved. There was a lack of consensus as to which vocational rehabilitation services occupational therapists should render in public health care. The results reflected the need to address the scope and position of vocational rehabilitation services in public health care.Conclusion: Positioning of vocational rehabilitation services in public health care remains a point of contention. However, the process of asking occupational therapists their opinion created awareness and directed continuous efforts to address the issues within the field of practice.Keywords: occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation services, public healthcare action research, opinion survey.Â
Mixing Up Methods: A Recipe for Success or Disaster?
Authors: Plastow Nicola Ann 
Published: July 2016

The increase in the number of occupational therapists training and doing research at undergraduate and post-graduate degree level has led to an exciting growth in research capacity within our profession. My experiences of doing research and in supervising students have raised questions about which methodologies students should be able to apply at the beginning of their research careers. In this opinion piece I argue that concurrent mixed-methods research designs across more than one research paradigm are inappropriate for undergraduate and Masters-level research, because of issues with integration, transparency, and the time taken to develop the sufficient research expertise required for this methodology.
Keywords: Mixed-methods, study design
Developmental simulation of the adult cranial morphology of Australopithecus sediba
Authors: Carlson Keely B. , De Ruiter Darryl J. , DeWitt Thomas J. , McNulty Kieran P. , Carlson Kristian J. , Tafforeau Paul , Berger Lee R. 
Published: July 2016

The type specimen of Australopithecus sediba (MH1) is a late juvenile, prompting some commentators to suggest that had it lived to adulthood its morphology would have changed sufficiently so as to render hypotheses regarding its phylogenetic relations suspect. Considering the potentially critical position of this species with regard to the origins of the genus Homo, a deeper understanding of this change is especially vital. As an empirical response to this critique, a developmental simulation of the MH1 cranium was carried out using geometric morphometric techniques to extrapolate adult morphology using extant male and female chimpanzees, gorillas and humans by modelling remaining development. Multivariate comparisons of the simulated adult A. sediba crania with other early hominin taxa indicate that subsequent cranial development primarily reflects development of secondary sexual characteristics and would not likely be substantial enough to alter suggested morphological affinities of A. sediba. This study also illustrates the importance of separating developmental vectors by sex when estimating ontogenetic change. Results of the ontogenetic projections concur with those from mandible morphology, and jointly affirm the taxonomic validity of A. sediba.
Table of Content and Foreword of the MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN Journal, issue of March 2016
Authors: Mimbar Pendidikan Editor Journal 
Published: July 2016

<p>This journal was firstly published on March 11, 2016 by UPI (Indonesia University of Education) Press in Bandung. The <em>MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN</em> is a new version journal from the old journal with the similar name that was published since 1995 to 2005. This journal is dedicated not only for Indonesian scholars who concern about educational studies, but also welcome to the scholars of Southeast Asian countries and around the world who care and share related to the educational studies in general. The <em>MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN </em>journal is published twice a year i.e. every March and September. </p><p>Bandung, Indonesia: March 11, 2016.</p><p><img src="/public/site/images/wirta/11.furqon_.rektor_.upi_.ok_.jpg" alt="" /> </p><p><strong>Prof. H. Furqon, M.A., Ph.D.</strong><br />Honorable Patron of the <em>MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN</em> Journal; and Rector of UPI (Indonesia University of Education) in Bandung. </p>
Evolution and Identity of the Kelantan Peranakan Chinese: Issues and Challenges
Authors: Shahrul Imran Mohd , Abdullah Lim , Bustami Reevany 
Published: July 2016

The Kelantan Peranakan Chinese (KPC) has become the earliest evidence of China relationship with the Malay World. The fifty or so Peranakan settlements in Kelantan were believed to have been founded sometime before the 1800s starting from Tumpat to Gua Musang and along Sungai Kelantan. The descendants of those early Chinese settlers married local women and had close contacts with the Malays and Thais who formed the majority of the populace. This eventually led to the acculturation of the Chinese and gave rise to the formation of the Peranakan community. He is ethnically Chinese but his Kelantanese dialect is so homey that he could easily pass off as Malay. The Chinese perceived the local Malays as legitimately dominant and themselves as legitimately subordinate. This understanding and acceptance of the legitimacy of their relative positions is very crucial in the promotion of a successful inter-ethnic interaction. Today, the days of the Peranakan are numbered and the size of their community is rapidly declining. Modernisation, migration and marriage with non-Peranakans are among the main reasons for the decline. But perhaps the most significant factor is the need to re-orient their identities to suit the post-colonial racial landscape with its ethnic demarcations of Malay, Chinese, Indian and others categories. Peranakan children no longer mix with their Malay or Thai neighbours, preferring instead the society of their schoolmates or those of similar ethnicity. It is just a matter of time before the community disappears. The objectives of the research is to indicate present and future transformations of the Kelantan Peranakan Chinese in the rapidly changing and the future of a small group of Kelantanese Chinese, whose forefathers landed in this country more than 250 years ago - much longer than many current crop of so-called Malaysians. Through the process of assimilation, they have lost their identity. They are not Malays; and naturally would not be accepted as bumiputras. Since they don't speak Mandarin, Hakka or Cantonese, they feel out of place among the "real" or more "genuine" Chinese. Compounded by their tanned skin, they look every inch like the Malays. Though their Chinese surnames are maintained, many have taken the Malay names or are being called by the Malay names. But this unfortunate group of people will perish in history in 30 - 40 years to come. They may be a minority in Kelantan but the Peranakan are as colourful as they come. However, this community is in danger of losing its unique identity. After they are, the Kelantan Peranakan Chinese will go down in history. The whole wide gone world would not even know of their existence}.
The Effects of School Management Support on the Use of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) in High School
Authors: Salem Suha Fouad 
Published: July 2016

The interactive whiteboard has become one of the most important innovations in the delivery of 21st century education due to the rapid expansion of information technologies. This research study aims to identify the factors that promote the use of interactive whiteboard (IWB). A multidimensional research model has been proposed based on the technology acceptance model. Total of 500 samples collected from the high schools teachers. The results showed that the research model could significantly predict teachers’ actual use of interactive whiteboard. The findings would be valuable for academicians and practitioners in the implementation of IWB.
Colombia y la OCDE: Rezago fiscal en contexto histórico
Authors: Brando Carlos 
Published: July 2016

<p>Groucho Marx rechazaba pertenecer a cualquier club que lo aceptara como miembro. La solicitud de admisión de Colombia al club de países desarrollados, la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), inspira cierto grado de analogía con la máxima del comediante americano. Son varios los aspectos en los que somos diferentes: ingreso per cápita, corrupción, eficiencia del sector público, etc. Pero hay un tema que cobra vital importancia en el contexto de las negociaciones de paz y la financiación del inminente posconflicto: la presión fiscal. El recaudo tributario del país está muy lejos del promedio OCDE – mientras nuestros ingresos tributarios rodean el 19% del PIB el promedio para la OCDE es del 35%, según datos comparables de la misma organización.</p><p> </p>
Economic Freedom and the Process of Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis Based on a New Measure
Authors: Kapás Judit , Czeglédi Pál 
Published: July 2016

This paper, relying on a conceptualization of economic freedom in terms of kinds of government actions, develops a new measure of economic freedom. However, this is not art for art’s sake; instead, it allows us to provide an explanation for how particular institutions of economic freedom enhance economic development, a view upon which scholars agree. We develop two concepts related to economic freedom, namely the freedom-compatible and freedom-non-compatible institutions and use them as tools in an analysis of the process of economic growth, especially the relationship between economic freedom and long-run income. The major argument is that freedom-compatible institutions are primary determinants of income, while freedom-non-compatible institutions depend upon them and are partly the outcomes of the growth process itself, a fact which is explained by the Misesian theory of interventionism. Our regression analyses support our theoretical insights.
JEL Classification: B53, H10, O10
The future of Russian outward foreign direct investment and the eclectic paradigm: What changes after the crisis of 2008–2009?
Authors: Kalotay Kalman 
Published: July 2016

This article explores the future of Russian outward foreign direct investment in the aftermath of the crisis of 2008–2009. As it is too early to analyse the full impact of the crisis, it develops hypotheses about the degree of slowdown in the foreign expansion of Russian transnational corporations. It uses an extension of the eclectic paradigm to home country advantages (competitive environment, business environment, development strategy, State involvement) applied to a comparison of the Russian Federation with other economies in transition as an analytical tool. Systematic differences between transnationals from the Russian Federation (global firms, based on natural resources, aiming for vertical integration of assets) and from new European Union member countries (regional firms, based on downstream activities or services, aiming for horizontal integration) allow us to formulate more solid conclusions about the future of the Russian firms facing lower export prices, lower market capitalizations and higher debts. In turn, this article argue that a comparison with the large emerging economies of Brazil, China and India, under the acronym of BRIC can be less useful in the current context, as these economies are significantly less affected by the crisis of 2008–2009 than the Russian Federation; hence they can not expect a slowdown in their outward foreign direct investment similar to that of Russian transnationals.
JEL: F23; F21; O52; P29
Stratégiai piacra lépési korlátok Magyarországon
Authors: Torok Adam , Deli-Gray Zsuzsa 
Published: July 2016

E tanulmányban két korábbi kutatásunkra alapozva vizsgáljuk a külföldi vállalatok magyarországi piacra lépésének, illetve a magyar vállalatok importjának stratégiai korlátait, és összevetjük a jelenlegitanulságokat a korábbi két felmérés eredményeivelt. Ez az összehasonlítás némi betekintést nyújthat a magyar belső piacnak az egységes európai piachoz történő illeszkedési folyamatába az EegységesEeurópai Ppiachoz. A cikk gyakorlati útmutatást kíván adni a magyar piaci szereplőknek a magyar piacon alkalmazott stratégiai piacra lépési korlátok köréről és vállalkozói megítéléséről. This study is a continuation of a former project of the same research team. The focus of the research is market entry in Hungary for foreign firms, along with strategic entry barriers for both domestic and foreign importers to Hungary. A comparison of our findings from 2003 and 2008 gives some insights into the integration of the Hungarian domestic market into the Single European Market. Practical advice is offered to Hungarian market players on the scope of strategic entry barriers in Hungary as well as the ways entrepreneurs assess them.
JEL: F13, F14, F15
Kvantofrénia? Néhány megjegyzés a társadalom- és gazdaságtudományok formalizálásának feltételeiről
Authors: Musto Istvan 
Published: July 2016

Ez az írás néhány szempontot tárgyal a gazdaságtudományi elméletek és modellek formális számszerűsítésének korlátairól. Rámutat arra, hogy komplex, nyílt és dinamikus rendszerek memóriával rendelkeznek, vagyis a múlt a jelent is befolyásolja, kifejti, hogy a modellek kibővítése a valóság megjelenítése felé a formalizálás lehetőségeit korlátozza, megállapítja, hogy a kutatás alanya és tárgya között különböző mértékű összefonódások, ill. kölcsönhatások jelennek meg, valamint hogy a tények összehasonlíthatósága a kezdeti feltételek azonosságának, ill. különbözőségének függvénye. Az elemzés nem a matematikai formalizálás mellett vagy ellene foglal állást, hanem megvizsgálja annak néhány specifikus feltételét.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: A1, B10, B41, C10
Freedom of the Markets versus Good Governance
Authors: Muraközy László 
Published: July 2016

The market and the state, operation and characteristics of two institutions of key importance in the modern mixed economies, are investigated for the former socialist countries in this study. After two decades it can be seen more clearly what system has been established in the region, how it operates, and what its characteristics are. In the first part of the with the help of international comparisons we examine how free the market is, how good the rules are, and how much they help, or hinder, the fulfilment of its function. From an other aspect we compare the scope of the good governance and the size, the freedom and efficiency of the state. According to the evidence of the international studies examined, the former socialist countries established the forms of the market institutional system relatively quickly, but the operation and quality of these lagged significantly behind those of the developed countries. Also important conclusion of the study is that by the first decade of the millennium the characteristics of the former socialist countries are increasingly diverging from one another. Both the characteristics of the earlier socialism, and the more distant historical past which can be caught in the act within it, had and have an effect on the economic and social systems now established in Eastern and Central Europe.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes: H1, P17, P27, P35
A lakossági hitelezéssel kapcsolatos szabályozási problémák
Authors: Prugberger Tamás , Nagy Zoltán 
Published: July 2016

A tanulmány a jogi szabályozás szemszögéből vizsgálja a hitelezés gyakorlati és elméleti problémáit. Az 1990-es éveket követően Magyarországon is kialakult a fogyasztói társadalmi modell, amihez egy elégszéleskörű fogyasztói hitelezési tevékenység társult. A hitelnyújtás szabályozása azonban sok területen hiányos volt, a fogyasztóvédelem szűkkörűen érvényesült a pénzügyi szolgáltatások piacán. Az adósokkiszolgáltatottak voltak a pénzügyi intézményeknek, amelyek az adósok jogait erősen korlátozó szerződési gyakorlatot vezettek be. A gazdasági válság, a nem fizető adósok jelentős száma társadalmi problémaként jelentkezett a döntéshozók számára. Ez arra késztetett, hogy megreformálják a hitelezési szabályokat, és erősítsék a fogyasztók védelmét ezen a területen.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kódok: K 30
közigazgatás verbális modellje és a modell következményei
Authors: Szilágyi Enikő 
Published: July 2016

Az írás azt szemlélteti, hogy miképp lehetséges és érdemes a közigazgatást közgazdasági elemzésekben definiálni és modellezni. A felvázolt rendszer nyilvánvalóan nem képes a köziigazgatás cselekvési terében tajló összes jelenséget megmagyarázni; elsődleges funkciója az, hogy "előkészítse" a vizsgálati tárgyat (a közigazgatást) további elemzések (elsősorban a mérés) számára. A cikk végkövetkeztetése, hogy bizonyos nézőpontból a közigazgatás nem speciális vizsgálati tárgy, és rengeteg felhalmozott tudás és közgazdasági, mérési eszköz áll a rendelkezésünkre ahhoz, hogy jobban megértsük a működését - ugyanakkor az ismeretek inkább elaprózva, szétszórva találhatók meg az irodalomban.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) kód: H44, H70, H83, K10
Curricular Innovations in Tobacco Cessation Education for Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Authors: Schwindt Rhonda G. , McNelis Angela M. , Agley Jon 
Published: July 2016

Background:
Tobacco use is the primary preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, resulting in enormous health care expenditures. The burden of smoking is higher among disadvantaged populations, such as individuals with mental illness. As the largest group of health care providers, nurses must assume a leading role in tobacco control efforts to decrease the deleterious impact on health outcomes.

Method:

Investigators used a randomized control group design to assess the effectiveness of a theory-based tobacco education program on the perceived competence and intrinsic motivation of prelicensure BSN students (
N
= 134) to engage in cessation interventions with patients with mental illness.

Results:
Students completing the program reported a significant increase in perceived competence, compared with their peers who received standard instruction only. Intrinsic motivation did not increase significantly for either group.

Conclusion:

Findings suggest that the program improves students' perceived competence, but further research is needed to determine its effect on motivation and its usefulness in other health care contexts. [
J Nurs Educ.
2016;55(8):425–431.]
A Summer Prematriculation Program: Bridging the Gap for Disadvantaged Underrepresented Minority Students Interested in a Nursing Career
Authors: Norris Tommie L. , Wicks Mona N. , Cowan Patricia A. , Davison Erwin Story 
Published: July 2016

Background:
The nursing and health care workforce needs diverse clinicians who can provide culturally competent and high-quality care to an increasingly diverse U.S. population. Achieving this goal requires creating learning environments that foster the success of disadvantaged underrepresented minority (URM) students seeking nursing careers.

Method:
This 4-week summer prematriculation program introduced 33 URM individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to nursing as a career through financial support, academic enrichment, and social support to enhance nursing program admission success. Federal guidelines were used to establish URM and economically disadvantaged status.

Results:
To date, one third of program participants have been admitted to nursing programs.

Conclusion:

Fundamental reforms in pre-college education systems, such as the evidence-based strategies implemented in our summer prematriculation program, may be needed to achieve a diverse, culturally competent workforce that can help eliminate persistent health and health care disparities. [
J Nurs Educ
. 2016;55(8):471–475.]