bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Spatial-Sequential and Spatial-Simultaneous Working Memory in Individuals With Williams Syndrome
Authors: Lanfranchi Silvia , De Mori Letizia , Mammarella Irene C , Carretti Barbara , Vianello Renzo 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The aim of the present study was to compare visuospatial working memory performance in 18 individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) and 18 typically developing (TD) children matched for nonverbal mental age. Two aspects were considered: task presentation format (i.e., spatial-sequential or spatial-simultaneous), and level of attentional control (i.e., passive or active tasks). Our results showed that individuals with WS performed less well than TD children in passive spatial-simultaneous tasks, but not in passive spatial-sequential tasks. The former's performance was also worse in both active tasks. These findings suggest an impairment in the spatial-simultaneous working memory of individuals with WS, together with a more generalized difficulty in tasks requiring information storage and concurrent processing, as seen in other etiologies of intellectual disability.
Executive Functions and Prader-Willi Syndrome: Global Deficit Linked With Intellectual Level and Syndrome-Specific Associations
Authors: Chevalère Johann , Postal Virginie , Jauregui Joseba , Copet Pierre , Laurier Virginie , Thuilleaux Denise 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe aim of this study was to support the growing evidence suggesting that Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) might present with an impairment of executive functions (EFs) and to investigate whether this impairment is specific to patients with PWS or due to their intellectual disability (ID). Six tasks were administered to assess EFs (inhibition, switching, updating, cognitive estimation, and planning) to 17 patients with PWS and 17 age-matched healthy individuals. Performance was significantly impaired in the PWS group on all EFs and after controlling for IQ level, intergroup differences remained only for switching and cognitive estimation. In conclusion, PWS seems to be associated with a global impairment of EFs that appears to be closely linked with intellectual impairment but also with the PWS itself.
Coping With Criticism and Praise
Authors: Esdale Lynn , Jahoda Andrew , Pert Carol 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThrough experiencing stigma and discrimination, people with intellectual disability may become more sensitive to criticism from others and be less likely to believe praise. This study compared how people with and without intellectual disability viewed praise and criticism, using a vignette task developed for the study. Participants were asked to imagine someone saying something praiseworthy or critical and were then asked about their emotions, beliefs, and thoughts. People with intellectual disability were more likely to believe and be distressed by criticism. Contrary to predictions, this group were also more likely to believe praise and experience positive affect. The results suggest that the self-perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities is more dynamic and reliant on the views of others.
Altermodern art education: Theory and practice
Authors: Hoekstra Marike , Groenendijk Talita 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
Art education in schools today needs to include the development of its direct relation to contemporary art, global developments and the lives of young people. Notions on contemporary art, migration and globalization, put forward by Nicolas Bourriaud in The Radicant and the Tate Triennial, are connected with relevant developments in art education. Key parameters following from theory are intercultural, process-oriented and student-based. The empirical study consists of a design research program to investigate the possibilities of Altermodern Art Education, having six trained art teachers implement the central design parameters in eight-week projects with 14 to 17 year olds.
De centrale gedachte voor dit onderzoek is dat beeldend kunstonderwijs (onvoldoende) aansluit bij ontwikkelingen in hedendaagse kunst, bij maatschappelijke processen zoals globalisering en bij de leefwereld van jongeren. Theorievorming over hedendaagse kunst, globalisering en migratie, zoals die door Nicholas Bourriaud naar voren zijn gebracht in zijn essay The Radicant en de tentoonstelling The Altermodern, worden verbonden met relevante ontwikkelingen in kunstonderwijs. De belangrijkste ontwerpprincipes die daaruit voortkomen zijn intercultureel, procesgericht en leerling gestuurd.
Om deze ideeën te ontwikkelen en toepasbaar te maken in het onderwijs is een ontwikkelonderzoek opgezet, waarin verschillende docenten de ontwerpprincipes vertalen naar concrete lessen beeldende vorming. De resultaten van de acht weken durende projecten voor leerlingen van 14-17 jaar moeten worden gezien als een eerste onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden van altermoderne kunsteducatie.
An artist-in-residence: Teaching with a sense of urgency
Authors: Hunter-Doniger Tracey 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
This case study demonstrates the value of a ‘sense of urgency’ within the context of artist-in-residence programmes in K-12 public schools. Although the notion of a sense of urgency is often referred to within the context of business, this study reveals ways that this concept can be applied to an educational situation as well. In this article, a case study is presented in which an artist-in-residence created an environment where students in an Advanced Placement sculpture class set goals maintained constant vigilance, took risks and learnt to evaluate their own skills. This article indicates that using a sense of urgency as a pedagogical style can bring an additional learning benefit to students.
Photography, critical pedagogy and ‘Difficult Knowledge’
Authors: Gil-Glazer Ya’ara 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
This article reports on a study of students’ reactions, perceptions and attitudes towards photographs that convey difficult knowledge to which they were exposed in an academic course. Difficult knowledge in this context refers to photographs that address disturbing topics such as violence, suffering and pain, extreme sexuality and gender identity. Research results indicate that while most of the students’ initial responses to such photographs displayed both attraction and repulsion, the photographs were also perceived as having great potential for promoting critical educational discourse. In addition, the results reveal that the sensitive use of photographs containing difficult knowledge is highly significant for an effective discussion in educational contexts.
מאמר זה מתאר מחקר על תגובות, תפיסות ועמדות של סטודנטים כלפי תצלומים המכילים ידע קשה, שאליהם נחשפו במסגרת קורס אקדמי. ידע קשה בהקשר זה מתייחס לתצלומים העוסקים בנושאים כמו אלימות, סבל וכאב, מיניות קיצונית וזהות מגדרית. תוצאות המחקר מצביעות כי בעוד שרוב התגובות הראשוניות של הסטודנטים לתצלומים כאלה התאפיינו הן במשיכה והן בדחייה, התצלומים אף נתפסו באותו זמן כבעלי פוטנציאל רב לקידום שיח חינוכי ביקורתי. בנוסף לכך, התוצאות מראות כי שימוש רגיש בתצלומים המכילים ידע קשה הינו חיוני לשם קיומו של דיון חינוכי אפקטיבי.
Zema and Peter Haworth: A double-jointed biography from the history of art education
Authors: Garnet Dustin 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
In this double-jointed biography, the author narrates the tandem tale of two parallel lives that directly contributed to the art community in Toronto, Canada, for generations. Each of these two great Canadians dedicated over 30 years to the instruction of visual art education at Central Technical School (CTS) and their lasting legacy has produced some of Canada’s most celebrated artists. Zema (Bobs) Haworth and Peter Haworth immigrated to Canada from England in the early 1920s and developed into successful artists, advocates, educators and socialites whose lives were inextricably intertwined with the larger institutional history of the Art Department at CTS. Tracing Zema’s and Peter’s lives through archival research, published memoirs and interviews, photos, and other personal documents, the author explores how this couple embodied the ideal of the artist-teacher and contributed to the visual arts at both the local and national levels.
Images used in visual arts education textbooks for secondary education: A study in Spain
Authors: BaraZe Idoia Marcellan , Pintado Ainhoa Gómez , Olaiz Ilargi 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
In this article we report on a study of images in visual arts education textbooks in the Basque Country (Spain). Studying textbooks is important because they are used extensively in Spanish schools. Our initial theory is that student’ lives are rich in images, mainly from media culture, but their textbooks, in contrast, offer more traditional images of art. Our analysis of images in the textbooks identified very different types of artistic images to the media ones. We saw a different use of them; ‘art’ is given a higher priority and is defined by aesthetic and hegemonic historical criteria. We could see a different treatment between artistic images and media culture, which seemed to imply a hierarchical relationship between the two. What seemed to us to be missing were links that might allow students to make meaningful connections between art and media culture images and the students’ life experience.
Este artículo expone un estudio sobre las imágenes presentes en los libros de texto de Educación Plástica y Visual en el País Vasco (España). Estudiar los libros de texto es importante porque son los materiales educativos más usados en las escuelas españolas.
La principal hipótesis es que mientras la vida de los estudiantes es rica en imágenes, principalmente, de la cultura mediática sus libros de texto, por el contrario, ofrecen imágenes tradicionales de arte.
Mediante el análisis de las imágenes de los libros de texto se ha detectado una gran diferencia entre la presencia y el tratamiento de las artísticas y las provenientes de los medios de comunicación masiva; el arte es definido mediante criterios estéticos hegemónicos y tiene una mayor presencia que la cultura mediática, lo que parece implicar una relación jerárquica entre ambos ámbitos.
Se echan de menos, además, relaciones que permitieran a los estudiantes realizar conexiones significativas entre las imágenes artísticas y las mediáticas y la experiencia de los estudiantes.
Book Reviews
Authors: Blaikie Fiona , Karpati Andrea , Siu King-chung 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
From Child Art to Visual Language of Youth: New Models and Tools for Assessment of Learning and Creation in Art Education, Andrea Karpati and Emil Gaul (eds) (2013) Bristol, United Kingdom: Intellect, 282 pp., ISBN: 9781841506241, h/bk, GBP 45, US$ 64.50
Explorations in Virtual Worlds: New Digital Multi-Media Literacy Investigations for Art Education, Mary Stokrocki (ed.) (2014) Reston, VA: National Art Education Association, 153 pp., ISBN: 9781890160630, p/bk, US$37
Ecologies of Invention, Andy Dong, John Conomos and Brad Buckley (eds) (2013) Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press, 188 pp., ISBN: 9781743323571, p/bk, A$50.00
From wireless experiments to streaming: The secret history and changing role of college radio at Haverford College 1923–2014
Authors: Waits Jennifer C. 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
The 1920s were boom years for college radio, with at least 90 college radio stations in the United States by January 1924. This period was also the heyday for radio at Haverford College, a small, all-male Quaker College near Philadelphia. Its first radio station, WABQ, was launched by students in 1923. In the early years of the station, students embarked on a series of ambitious projects, including international wireless experiments. WABQ was sold to a commercial radio group and in its wake other stations (WHAV and WHRC) formed at Haverford. In the 1940s the station was part of one of the first intercollegiate radio networks. By the 1980s WHRC was a campus-only AM carrier-current station. As technology evolved WHRC abandoned carrier-current for Internet-only broadcasting and by 2009 even this netcast faded away. Following some experiments with transforming the station into a podcast-only DJ club in 2009–2010, WHRC was again resurrected as a streaming radio station in 2012. This article covers the more than 90-year history of radio at Haverford College from the 1920s to the present. It draws from historical documents and interviews with WHAV and WHRC participants from the 1940s through 2014. The story of Haverford College radio adds another voice to the currently very limited literature documenting both the very early history of college radio and the evolution of college radio in general.
Insulation or Patronage: Political Institutions and Bureaucratic Efficiency
Authors: Mueller Hannes 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
This article presents a model of political insulation of bureaucracies. Political influence can harm competence because it lowers the incentives of bureaucrats to invest in competence. Politicians then want to adopt institutions that insulate the bureaucracy because this establishes a commitment to reward competence. Political leaders insulate the bureaucracy if public good provision is important compared to rent extraction or when political competition forces the political elite to internalize the welfare loss caused by patronage. Through this channel political reforms can lead to reforms of the bureaucracy. The theoretical findings are illustrated with existing empirical studies and data on central bank independence.
The role of apolipoprotein E polymorphism in improving dyslipidemia in obese adolescents following physical exercise and National Cholesterol Education Program Step II intervention
Authors: Gultom Lanny C. , Sjarif Damayanti R. , Sudoyo Herawati A. , Mansyur Muchtaruddin , Hadinegoro Sri Rezeki S. , Immanuel Suzanna , Setiawati Mexitalia 
Published: April 2015

AbstractLifestyle changes are important factors for managing dyslipidemia before considering blood lipid-lowering drugs. However, genetic factors can influence the response outcome.We aimed to determine a dyslipidemia management strategy in obese adolescents.: A total of 60 dyslipidemic obese adolescents received physical exercise and the NCEP step II diet for 28 days. Apolipoprotein E (apo E) genotypes and blood lipid levels were compared before and after interventions.The apoApo E alleles might influence improvement in lipid profiles after diet and exercise interventions. These results could inform personalized dyslipidemia management in obese adolescents, to determine which subjects would benefit from blood lipid-lowering drugs.
Insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk factors in obese children and adolescents: a hierarchical approach
Authors: Sakou Irine-Ikbale , Psaltopoulou Theodora , Sergentanis Theodoros N. , Karavanaki Kyriaki , Karachaliou Feneli , Ntanasis-Stathopoulos Ioannis , Tzanninis Stamatios , Sdogou Triantafyllia , Greydanus Donald , Tsitsika Artemis 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis study aims to globally assess the network of insulin resistance (IR)-related factors in a sample of overweight and obese Greek youths.A total of 185 subjects were examined, and IR was quantified by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). Multivariate hierarchical approach was performed, and five distinct levels were recognized, namely, immutable demographic features and early life parameters, current anthropometric measures, IR, unfavorable clinical conditions, and social parameters. Two analyses were performed based on HOMA-IR cut-off values (3.16 and, as an alternative, 3.99).Obesity was associated with IR (adjusted OR=3.19, 95% CI: 1.12–9.09). IR steadily predicted low HDL (adjusted OR=5.75, 95% CI: 1.58–20.87), hypertriglyceridemia (adjusted OR=10.28, 95% CI: 1.18–89.55), and systolic hypertension. At the alternative analysis, IR was also associated with older age, older age at menarche, hyperuricemia, and low school grades.Emerging on the grounds of obesity, IR confers risks for dyslipidemia and hypertension at a relatively early age. Along with weight loss, interventions targeted at IR are required to prevent cardiometabolic risk in adolescence.
Synthesis, spectroscopic [IR, (1H, 13C, 27Al) NMR] and mass spectrometric studies of aluminium(III) complexes containing O- and N-chelating Schiff bases
Authors: Dubey Raj Kumar , Meenakshi  , Singh Avadhesh Pratap 
Published: April 2015

AbstractReactions of aluminium isopropoxide with 2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-benzoxazole (pbox
Synthesis, crystal structure, and fungicidal activity of triorganotin(IV) 1-methyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylates
Authors: Mao Wutao , Bao Keyan , Feng Yuquan , Wang Qingfeng , Li Juajuan , Fan Zhinjin 
Published: April 2015

AbstractTwo triorganotin carboxylates of 1-methyl-1
La carga ideológica de las ciencias en la sociedad neo-liberal
Authors: de Pablo Juan Cano 
Published: April 2015

RESUMENLas ciencias han sido arrastradas por su producción tecnológica. Sería deseable que las ciencias sean lo más independientes posible de los intereses privados y acentuaran su función social. En este sentido, reflexionamos sobre un caso concreto en España: El problema urbanístico. Este asunto nos brinda un buen ejemplo del uso inadecuado de las ciencias y la tecnología, pero también nos ofrece un rayo de esperanza. En los últimos años están aflorando una serie de colectivos de arquitectura que apuestan por una manera diferente de entender la arquitectura y, por extensión, las relaciones sociales de convivencia.
Expanding Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Tanzania: Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Structural Influences on Scale-Up
Authors: McCree Renicha , Giattas Mary Rose , Sahasrabuddhe Vikrant V. , Jolly Pauline E. , Martin Michelle Y. , Usdan Stuart Lawrence , Kohler Connie , Lisovicz Nedra 
Published: April 2015

Abstract

Tanzania has the highest burden of cervical cancer in East Africa. This study aims to identify perceived barriers and facilitators that influence scale-up of regional and population-level cervical cancer screening and treatment programs in Tanzania. Convenience sampling was used to select participants for this qualitative study among 35 key informants. Twenty-eight stakeholders from public-sector health facilities, academia, government, and nongovernmental organizations completed in-depth interviews, and a seven-member municipal health management team participated in a focus group discussion. The investigation identified themes related to the infrastructure of health services for cervical cancer prevention, service delivery, political will, and sociocultural influences on screening and treatment. Decentralizing service delivery, improving access to screening and treatment, increasing the number of trained health workers, and garnering political will were perceived as key facilitators for enhancing and initiating screening and treatment services. In conclusion, participants perceived that system-level structural factors should be addressed to expand regional and population-level service delivery of screening and treatment.

Implications for Practice:
Tanzanian women have a high burden of cervical cancer. Understanding the perceived structural factors that may influence screening coverage for cervical cancer and availability of treatment may be beneficial for program scale-up. This study showed that multiple factors contribute to the challenge of cervical cancer screening and treatment in Tanzania. In addition, it highlighted systematic developments aimed at expanding services. This study is important because the themes that emerged from the results may help inform programs that plan to improve screening and treatment in Tanzania and potentially in other areas with high burdens of cervical cancer.
Phase II Study of Recombinant Antitumor and Antivirus Protein Injection Compared With Placebo in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer After Failure of Standard Treatment
Authors: Jia Ru , Wang Yan , Mao Xiao-Yang , Li Shan-Shan , Xu Nong , Xiong Jian-Ping , Shen Lin , Bai Li , Liu Wei , Liu Lie-Jun , Ge Fei-Jiao , Chen Yu-Ling , Lin Li , Xu Jian-Ming 
Published: April 2015

Abstract

Lessons Learned
Novaferon showed moderate efficacy and was well-tolerated in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), especially with the 20 μg injected 3 times a week strategy. Although Novaferon did not provide a survival benefit for mCRC patients who have failed standard treatment, it may play a role in improvement of immune function.

Background.
To observe the efficacy, safety, and optimal dosage of recombinant antitumor and antivirus protein (Novaferon) in treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who failed at least two prior palliative regimens.

Methods.
We enrolled 108 patients from May 2011 to December 2012. According to different treatment modalities and therapeutic dosages, the participants were randomly divided into four cohorts at a 2:2:2:1 ratio: (a) 20 μg Novaferon (Genova Biotech, Beijing, People's Republic of China, http://www.genovabiotech.net) injected twice per week, (b) 20 μg Novaferon injected 3 times per week, (c) 40 μg Novaferon injected 3 times per week, or (d) saline injected 3 times per week. The primary endpoint was overall survival.

Results.
There was no significant difference in overall survival among the four cohorts. The 20-μg dose of Novaferon injected 3 times per week had the highest disease control rate (44.0%) at 6 weeks but without significant differences when compared with placebo (p = .159). Major adverse events with Novaferon were influenza-like symptoms, bone marrow suppression, liver dysfunction, and gastrointestinal discomfort. The level of natural killer cells increased and regulatory T cells decreased significantly after treatment with Novaferon, whereas levels in the placebo group remained the same.

Conclusion.
Novaferon showed moderate efficacy and was well tolerated in patients with mCRC, especially with the 20-μg dose injected 3 times per week. Furthermore, Novaferon might improve immune function of these patients.
Jed Hotchkiss and the Geological Map of Virginia
Authors: Roper Peter 
Published: April 2015

William Barton Rogers' pioneering geological survey was terminated in 1842 with none of its three principal aims accomplished. In particular no funds were made available for the preparation of a geological map, even supposing that a suitable base map existed for the purpose. Thirty-four years were to elapse before Jedediah Hotchkiss, appointed by Virginia's Board of Immigration to write a wide-ranging geographical and political description of Virginia, produced a topographical map at a scale of 24 miles to one inch on which Rogers was able to delineate the results of the survey. Later, Hotchkiss publicized Rogers' work in the mining and scientific journal, The Virginias, which he founded in 1880. In the June issue of that year he included a version of this geological map. Later, Rogers and Hotchkiss planned to produce a new map at a scale of 8 miles to one inch.
Following the death of Rogers in 1882, Hotchkiss collaborated with Emma Rogers in preparing a reprint of Rogers' survey reports and other papers relating to the geology of Virginia; this was to be accompanied by the larger scale map. In the event, Hotchkiss was only able to provide a revisision of the 1880 map. However, he did edit and supervise the printing of the 96 sections produced by Rogers. These were exhibited at the New Orleans Exposition 1884/5 along with the new edition of the 24 miles to one inch map. He also displayed wall maps of Virginia at a scale of 3.5 miles to one inch, including one showing Rogers' geology.