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Lung function and respiratory diseases in people with psychosis: Population-based study
Authors: Partti Krista , Vasankari Tuula , Kanervisto Merja , Perälä Jonna , Saarni Samuli I. , Jousilahti Pekka , Lönnqvist Jouko , Suvisaari Jaana 
Published: April 2015

BackgroundThere is little information on lung function and respiratory diseases in people with psychosis.AimsTo compare the respiratory health of people with psychosis with that of the general population.MethodIn a nationally representative sample of 8028 adult Finns, lung function was measured by spirometry. Information on respiratory diseases and symptoms was collected. Smoking was quantified with serum cotinine levels. Psychotic disorders were diagnosed utilising the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) and medical records.ResultsParticipants with schizophrenia and other non-affective psychoses had significantly lower lung function values compared with the general population, and the association remained significant for schizophrenia after adjustment for smoking and other potential confounders. Schizophrenia was associated with increased odds of pneumonia (odds ratio (OR) = 4.9), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, OR = 4.2) and chronic bronchitis (OR = 3.8); and with high cotinine levels.ConclusionsSchizophrenia is associated with impaired lung function and increased risk for pneumonia, COPD and chronic bronchitis.
The Portuguese Version of Personal Outcomes Scale: A Psychometric Validity and Reliability Study
Authors: Simões Cristina , Santos Sofia , Claes Claudia 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
This article presents the results of a pilot study to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Escala Pessoal de Resultados (EPR), the Portuguese version of the Personal Outcomes Scale (POS), to assess quality of life (QOL) in people with intellectual disability (ID) in Portugal. We present the adaptation and validation processes of the EPR. Data were collected from 1,264 adults with intermittent and limited levels of support needs and respective proxies. Results of the research are discussed in requisites of the validity and reliability. The different coefficients illustrate that this scale may be a useful addition to the QOL assessment in Portuguese people with ID.
Italy: L’enfant terrible of the European spectrum allocation
Authors: Andrijašević Ivana 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
For all of its advantages, digital switchover in Croatia brought new problems. The most severe one is the inability of over 60,000 households in the coastal area of the Adriatic Sea to watch Croatian television broadcaster’s programmes. The reason for this situation is harmful interference caused by Italian television transmitters, which operate on frequencies assigned to Croatia. By doing so Italy directly violates international agreements regarding radio-frequency spectrum allocation and causes direct damage to Croatia and its citizens. However, Croatia is not the only country affected by this problem – Italian hunger for radio-frequency spectrum affects fifteen other countries as well. After too many promises, in 2014 Italy made the first concrete steps towards resolution of this issue. However, due to a long history of broken promises, the latest announcement of elimination of interference by the end of April 2015 is viewed with suspicion.
Places of memory in the new millennium: British influence on Spanish transnational heritage cinema and television
Authors: Oliete-Aldea Elena 
Published: April 2015

Abstract
A revival of Spanish heritage productions has taken place in the new millenium, with films such as Las 13 rosas/13 Roses (Martínez Lázaro, 2007) and La voz dormida/The Sleeping Voice (Zambrano, 2011) and successful TV series such as Cuéntame cómo pasó/Tell Me How It Happened (2001–2011), Amar en tiempos revueltos/Loving in Troubled Times (2005–2012/2013–), La señora/The Lady (2008–2010) and 14 de abril, la República/14th April, the Republic (2011). This article views this development against the backdrop of British heritage productions in film and television during the crucial Thatcher years. Borrowing conventions from this genre, Spanish heritage productions emphasize their ‘quality’ while including a component of revisionist nostalgia in the narratives. The aim of this article is thus to examine how the generalized wilful nostalgia of the last decades is reflected in Spanish cinema and television, which reproduce local historical events in global formats.
Unraveling from Within? The Affordable Care Act and Self-Undermining Policy Feedbacks
Authors: Oberlander Jonathan , Weaver R. Kent 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThe 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed through Congress on partisan lines and with only lukewarm public support. The Obama administration and Congressional Democrats, though, had reason to expect that the ACA’s political fortunes would substantially improve as the acrimonious debate over its enactment faded and millions of Americans came to receive significant benefits from health care reform. But 5 years after its passage, the ACA’s political foundations remain shaky. We suggest that one reason for the ACA’s unsettled fate is the role of policy feedbacks that undermine public support for and opponents’ acceptance of the program. The ACA experience highlights how policy feedbacks can vary widely in their political impact, and suggests that some policies are in fact self-undermining. We also emphasize the crucial role of partisan polarization as a mediating factor in shaping policy feedbacks.
Silence, Power and Suicide in Michael Cunningham’s The Hours
Authors: Battisti Chiara 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis essay aims at highlighting the particular connection between the choice of suicide, and the voices, both abstract and concrete, of power. In every era the malleable materiality of the dead body finds legitimacy in the peculiar hermeneutics of suicide, in sets of institutions, procedures, and beliefs that identify suicidal deaths and assign them meanings. In the novel
TEACHER EDUCATION IN INDONESIA (An Account on the Development and Programs to Improve the Professional Qualification and the Competence of Indonesia Teaching Personnel)
Authors: Fahriany Fahriany 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: Education is defined as a planned effort to establish a study environment and education process so that the student may actively develop his / her own potential to gain the religious and spiritual level, consciousness, personality, intelligence, behavior and creativity to him / herself other citizens and for the nations. The ultimate goal of every teaching and learning process is the success of the students to acquire the knowledge of subject matter being taught and one of the key successes in gaining the teaching learning objective is the teacher role. In fact, there are several aspects in order that the teacher professionalism may take place. To put the teacher professionalism into reality, it is not just from the teacher individually, but the surrounding, communities and the system where the teachers works and belong to, will give influence to it. The development of teacher education in Indonesia cannot be separated from the development of education in Indonesia. Since the independence in 1945, Indonesia has committed to make education available to all Indonesians citizens. This is due to the constitutional commitment stated that all citizens have the rights to get an education and the government has the responsibility to implement a national education system. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1107
PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PAI BERBASIS KARAKTER MULIA YANG HOLISTIK, HUMANIS, EMANSIPATORIS, DAN EFEKTIF
Authors: Nata Abudin , Sofyan Ahmad 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: Religious education required not only to provide a deep understanding of the religion, but rather should contribute to the community in shaping the character mulia. Many efforts had to meet these demands, but has not shown significant results. This study offers a learning model based on the character of religious education that is holistic noble, humane, and effective emansipatoric, with the steps: Modelling, reflecting, deep discussion, problem solving, socialization and authentic assessment. Based on the results of a descriptive qualitative study in Madrasah Development UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, it turns learning model has been implemented, and the results were quite effective in forming a noble character. MP UIN Jakarta, though not yet executed the systematic learning model and be consolidazed, but in fact it has brought learning outcomes that meet the expectations of society. Therefore such a learning model that needs to be strengthened and applied to other educational institutions. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1109
ICT DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB
Authors: Arifah Fatwa 
Published: April 2015

Abstract: ICT in education becomes a matter being discussed at this time. Arabic Language Learning as a part of a Foreign Language Learning is one of many aspect that influenced by ICT. Some researcher believe that ICT can solve some problematic of language learning. Arabic Language Learning has its own problems of non-linguistic that make some difficulties to the learner. This paper discusses the role of ICT in improving the quality of learning Arabic by optimizing the use of ICT in improving cultural competence in learning. DOI: 10.15408/tjems.v1i1.1113
Kinesiology of Free Time / Kineziologija slobodnog vremena
Authors: Prskalo Ivan 
Published: April 2015

AbstractContemporary living conditions impose the need for optimum responses. Hence, the purpose of Kinesiology as a science should be to serve the society, nation and civilisation. The issue of free time and its contents is one of the central issues set before a modern man. The prospect of its design can be found in education as the main precondition for creating a habit of active use of free time. Kinesiological activities, applied across all areas of applied kinesiology, are those of primary importance for free time. Having in mind the prospects of free time implies taking into account the demographic indicators according to which one may anticipate and secure the necessary material conditions for work, simultaneously considering a balanced development. Due to the long tradition of education of kinesiologists, as well as preschool and primary school teachers at the faculties of kinesiology and teacher education institutions, respectively, staff requirements can successfully respond to all future needs of this profession. Minimum number of compulsory physical education lessons has become a limiting factor, especially since time is an essential factor in the success of the transformation process, in the process of motor learning and creating exercise habits as essential educational tasks for the formation of the culture of free time. Creating conditions for the recognition of the kinesiology of free time also opens the path to kinesiological prevention.Key words: education; exercise; free time; kinesiology; physical education. --- SažetakSuvremeni životni uvjeti nameću optimalne odgovore. Kineziologija kao znanost treba biti u službi društva, naroda i civilizacije. Pitanje slobodnog vremena i njegova sadržaja jedno je od središnjih pitanja koja se postavljaju pred suvremenog čovjeka. Perspektiva njegova osmišljavanja jest u edukaciji kao bitnoj pretpostavci oblikovanja navike njegova korištenja. Kineziološki je sadržaj kroz sva primijenjena područja kineziologije sadržaj od prvorazredne važnosti za slobodno vrijeme. Imati u vidu perspektivu slobodnog vremena, znači imati u vidu demografske pokazatelje i u skladu s njima predvidjeti osiguranje neophodnih materijalnih uvjeta rada vodeći brigu o ravnomjernom razvoju. Kadrovski uvjeti zahvaljujući dugoj tradiciji obrazovanja kineziologa, ali i učitelja i odgojitelja na kineziološkim i učiteljskim fakultetima, mogu odgovoriti potrebama budućnosti. Minimalna satnica obvezne tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture, a vrijeme je bitan čimbenik uspješnosti i transformacijskog procesa, procesa motoričkog učenja, ali i stvaranja navike vježbanja kao bitne odgojne zadaće za oblikovanje kulture slobodnog vremena, postaje ograničavajući čimbenik. Ostvarivanjem uvjeta za afirmaciju kineziologije slobodnog vremena, ostvaruje se i kineziološka prevencija.Ključne riječi: edukacija; kineziologija; kineziološka kultura; slobodno vrijeme; vježbanje
Teaching and Learning Methods and Practices in Science and Social Studies Lessons / Metode i postupci poučavanja i učenja u nastavi prirode i društva
Authors: Braičić Zdenko , Đuranović Marina , Klasnić Irena 
Published: April 2015

AbstractThis paper discusses the frequency of application of methods and practices in teaching Science and Social Studies. Considering the fact that this subject comprises heterogeneous content that draws upon the knowledge of many natural and social sciences, it is possible to apply an expansive range of methods and practices of teaching and learning during the teaching process. Empirical research which has been conducted has shown that the dominant teaching methods are dialogue, work with textbooks, teachers’ lectures and demonstration of pictures and objects, while computer-aided learning, project method and working with professional papers are very rarely applied. Despite the characteristics and potential of the subject, methods/practices that encourage research and experiential learning are underrepresented in the classrooms. Some differences have also been detected in applying certain methods and practices, depending on whether they are used in teaching the subject content of Natural Sciences, Geography or History, and depending on the teachers’ years of service.Key words: methods and practices of teaching; Science and Social Studies; subject content of Geography; subject content of History; subject content of Natural Sciences --- SažetakU radu se raspravlja o učestalosti primjene metoda i postupaka poučavanja u nastavi prirode i društva. S obzirom na to da je riječ o sadržajno heterogenom nastavnom predmetu koji se oslanja na spoznaje brojnih prirodnih i društvenih znanosti, u nastavi je moguće primijeniti širok repertoar metoda i postupaka poučavanja i učenja. Provedenim empirijskim istraživanjem utvrđeno je da u većem dijelu nastave dominiraju razgovor, rad s udžbenikom, učiteljevo predavanje i demonstracije slika i predmeta, a iznimno se rijetko primjenjuju rad s računalom, projektna metoda i rad sa stručnim tekstovima. Unatoč značajkama i mogućnostima nastavnog predmeta, u nastavi su nedovoljno zastupljene metode/postupci koji potiču istraživačko i iskustveno učenje. Utvrđene su i razlike u primjeni pojedinih metoda i postupaka ovisno o tome poučava li se njima prirodoslovni, geografski ili povijesni sadržaj, kao i s obzirom na radni staž ispitanika.Ključne riječi: geografski sadržaj; metode i postupci poučavanja; povijesni sadržaj; priroda i društvo; prirodoslovni sadržaj
New records reveal rapid geographic expansion of Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an invasive species in Argentina
Authors: Geslin Benoît , Morales Carolina L. 
Published: April 2015

Bombus terrestris Linnaeus is an invasive bumblebee in Argentina. Since its first record in March 2006, B. terrestris has rapidly become the most widespread species in the southern Argentina’s Patagonia. The explosion of B. terrestris populations has been associated with the rapid decline of the unique native species B. dahlbomii, Guérin-Méneville. However, B. terrestris had never been yet reported farther south than the 50° parallel. We report for the first time the presence of B. terrestris at the southern end of continental Patagonia and discuss its meaning with regards on potential consequences for B. dahlbomii populations.
“Não basta fornecer o mestre”: o funcionamento das caixas escolares em Belo Horizonte (1911-1918)
Authors: Bahiense Priscilla Nogueira 
Published: April 2015

Com a finalidade de aumentar o movimento nos grupos escolares e escolas isoladas mineiras, as caixas escolares se tornaram um dos dispositivos de legitimação dos grupos escolares no início do século XX. Diante disso, este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar a organização das caixas escolares presentes nos grupos escolares de Belo Horizonte, entre os anos de 1911 e 1918. São utilizadas como fontes: a legislação pertinente, os relatórios das diretoras dos grupos escolares da capital, mensagens dos Presidentes do Estado, correspondências entre a Secretaria do Interior e os grupos escolares, os balancetes e pareceres das caixas escolares, o jornal “Minas Geraes” e mapas de matrícula. Estes documentos estão localizados no Arquivo Público Mineiro, Imprensa Oficial do Estado de Minas Gerais e CEDOC- FaE/UFMG. Responsável por promover uma reorganização das caixas escolares, o Regulamento Geral da Instrução Pública de 1911, ao determinar a criação dos estatutos das caixas escolares, permitiu que as mesmas se organizassem de acordo com as necessidades mais prementes, levando em conta sua localização geográfica e público atendido. Para a compreensão das formas diversas de organização das caixas escolares, foram analisadas as proposições das mesmas de acordo com cada grupo e os recursos investidos na efetivação do aumento da frequência nesses estabelecimentos de ensino, tanto pelos alunos “pobres” como pelos alunos assíduos. Foi possível, portanto, compreender o funcionamento das caixas escolares e seu papel na viabilização da frequência escolar, o que contribuiu para o aumento da visibilidade dos grupos escolares em seu processo de legitimação.
Progressive Land Reclamation as the Design-and-Operational Basis for the Kearl Oil-Sands Mine
Authors: Neufeld Lori 
Published: April 2015

Summary
Development of the oil sands in northeastern Alberta is an important contributor to the economies of both Alberta and Canada, but this type of hydrocarbon resource is often perceived by some as representing daunting environmental challenges. One particular area of stakeholder focus is the nature of the surface-land footprint associated with mineable oil-sands developments. This paper provides the facts and context of progressive reclamation in Canada's mineable oil-sands industry with a focus on the Kearl Oil-Sands Mine (Kearl) operated by Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (Imperial). It demonstrates how progressive land reclamation has been integrated into the mine-planning process for Kearl from the outset of project planning and how the soil, overburden, groundwater, surface water, vegetation, and wildlife resources are considered throughout the life of the mine from a reclamation perspective. Nearly 22 000 ha of land will be disturbed during 40+ years of operation of the Kearl. Imperial is committed to progressive reclamation of the disturbed land throughout the life of the mine. As part of Kearl's long-term vision for reclamation success, Imperial is currently salvaging, segregating, and storing soil, and collecting and banking native seeds so that these valuable reclamation materials are readily available in the future. Ongoing mine-closure planning and the integration of progressive reclamation from the outset of the mine-planning process have identified opportunities, vulnerabilities, and technical constraints to mine closure.
A Mechanistic Model for Wettability Alteration by Chemically Tuned Waterflooding in Carbonate Reservoirs
Authors: Qiao C.. , Li L.. , Johns R.T.. T. , Xu J.. 
Published: April 2015

Summary
Injection of chemically tuned brines into carbonate reservoirs has been reported to enhance oil recovery by 5–30% original oil in place (OOIP) in coreflooding experiments and field tests. One proposed mechanism for this improved oil recovery (IOR) is wettability alteration of rock from oil-wet or mixed-wet to more-water-wet conditions. Modeling of wettability-alteration experiments, however, is challenging because of the complex interactions among ions in the brine and crude oil on the solid surface. In this research, we developed a multiphase and multicomponent reactive transport model that explicitly takes into account wettability alteration from these geochemical interactions in carbonate reservoirs.
Published experimental data suggest that desorption of acidic-oil components from rock surfaces make carbonate rocks more water-wet. One widely accepted mechanism is that sulfate (SO42−) replaces the adsorbed carboxylic group from the rock surface, whereas cations (Ca2+, Mg2+) decrease the oil-surface potential. In the proposed mechanistic model, we used a reaction network that captures the competitive surface reactions among carboxylic groups, cations, and sulfate. These reactions control the wetting fractions and contact angles, which subsequently determine the capillary pressure, relative permeabilities, and residual oil saturations.
The developed model was first tuned with experimental data from the Stevns Klint chalk and then used to predict oil recovery for additional untuned experiments under a variety of conditions where IOR increased by as much as 30% OOIP, depending on salinity and oil acidity. The numerical results showed that an increase in sulfate concentration can lead to an IOR of more than 40% OOIP, whereas cations such as Ca2+ have a relatively minor effect on recovery (approximately 5% OOIP). Physical parameters, including the total surface area of the rock and the diffusion coefficients, control the rate of recovery, but not the final oil recovery. The simulation results further demonstrate that the optimum brine formulations for chalk are those with relatively abundant SO42− (0.096 mol/kg water), moderate concentrations of cations, and low salinity (total ionic strength of less than 0.2 mol/kg water). These findings are consistent with the experimental data reported in the literature. The new model provides a powerful tool to predict the IOR potential of chemically tuned waterflooding in carbonate reservoirs under different scenarios. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first model that explicitly and mechanistically couples multiphase flow and multicomponent surface complexation with wettability alteration and oil recovery for carbonate rocks specifically.
Pore-Size Distributions for Organic-Shale-Reservoir Rocks From Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Spectra Combined With Adsorption Measurements
Authors: Sigal Richard F. 
Published: April 2015

Summary
The behavior of fluids in nanometer-scale pores can have a strong functional dependence on the pore size. In mature organic-shale reservoirs, the nuclear-magnetic-resonance (NMR) signal from methane decays by surface relaxation. The methane NMR spectrum provides an uncalibrated pore-size distribution for the pores that store methane. The distribution can be calibrated by calculating a pore-wall-surface area from a methane-Langmuir-adsorption isotherm. When this method was applied to samples from a reservoir in the dry-gas window, the pores containing methane had pore sizes that ranged from 1 to approximately 100 nm. Approximately 20–40% of the pore volume was in pores smaller than 10 nm, where deviation from bulk-fluid behavior can be significant. The samples came from two wells. The surface relaxivity for the sample from Well 2 was somewhat different from the relaxivity for the two samples from Well 1. Samples that adsorbed more methane had smaller pore sizes. This methodology to obtain pore-size distributions should be extendable to more-general organic-shale reservoirs.