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A Theory of Brain-Based Followership
Authors: Forbes Raymond 
Published: June 2022

Studies and theories of followership have tended to take a back seat to their more prominent cousin, leadership research. There does, however, seem to be considerable agreement among researchers about the integral role of the follower in co-determining organizational performance. Until relatively recently there has been little focus on the overall contriibution of the follower to organizational success. The intent of this paper is to shed new light on the current state of followership research, identify some of the critical issues that confound its findings, and to propose an alternate theoretical approach that is based in neuroscientific research. The suggested brain-based theory is base on a synthesis of the current research on followership as well as recent findings in brain science.
Relationship Between Purpose, Types and Elements of Instruction and Assessment
Authors: Tarsilla Kibaara 
Published: June 2022

Instruction and assessment are commonly used terms in teaching and learning processes. The meaning of these critical concepts in education have been studied and documented by various scholars overtime. Curriculum is a continuous reconstruction, moving from the learner’s present experience out into that represented by the organized bodies of truth that disciplines. Curriculum is also all the learning experiences planned and directed by the school to attain its education goals ,aims and objectives. All scholars point to the fact that curriculum consists of all that the school or college may select and consciously organize for the purpose of developing the personality of learners and for making behavior change in them. A curriculum purpose is achieved through instruction. Instruction is defined as a process of facilitating a learner to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and values through organized schedules. The purpose of instruction is evaluated through assessment. Assessment refers to a process by which information is obtained relative to some known objectives or goals. Assessments is a abroad term that includes testing. Assessments measure progress at the end of a programme. Assessment determine the extent to which a programme goal/goals have been achieved. The definitions of these educational terminologies denote a strong relationship instruction and assessment. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship among these concepts with a view of enabling an effective alignment in teaching and learning process. The major relationship between instruction and assessment lie in purpose, types and elements.
Identifying ELF programs in Italian University websites: what gaps need to be filled
Authors: De Bartolo Anna Maria 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
The present paper stems from an awareness that English has become the most widely used means of intercultural communication on a global scale. Therefore, intercultural communication is more likely to occur through English used as a lingua franca than in any other language used as a lingua franca. English has transcended boundaries and has allowed people from distant cultures to come closer and find common grounds. If, on the one hand, the rise of English has been criticized as a threat to minority languages and cultures, on the other, English has been the means by which people are connected across national and international borders. European Universities and University Language Centres are known to be multicultural environments that provide students with opportunities to familiarise with diverse cultural backgrounds and experience non-native English speech. If therefore, university staff and professionals engage regularly with a multilingual population, they have to be prepared to deal with and respond to their different needs. Within this framework, University degree programs need to be able to cope with a changing cultural and linguistic environment where multilingual speakers increasingly interact in English with other non-native English speakers. In the light of these considerations, this small case study intends to raise awareness of the need to integrate academic degree programs with courses which specifically address Intercultural Communication and English as a Lingua Franca. A sample of Italian university websites has been analysed with a view to identifying the extent to which the aforementioned issues are incorporated within the course programs observed. Preliminary results will be described and considerations suggested.
General and specialist vocabulary knowledge as predictors of academic success in EMI university programs
Authors: Masrai Ahmed , Salam El-Dakhs Dina Abdel , Al Khawar Hisham 
Published: June 2022

AbstractThe current study aimed to examine the contribution of general and specialist vocabulary knowledge to undergraduate students’ academic achievement in university courses which are delivered in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries. To this end, the scores of 106 Arab undergraduates on a general vocabulary test (GVT) and on a computer science specialist vocabulary test (CSSVT) were examined in comparison with their final grades on a university-level computer science course, which they studied in English. The results showed a significant and positive correlation between the students’ scores on the GVT and the CSSVT and their final course grades. Additionally, it was found that the combined scores of the two tests can explain 16.1% of the variance in the students’ final course grades. Hence, the general and specialist vocabulary knowledge can predict students’ academic achievement in EMI courses. The results are discussed in relation to the existing literature. Pedagogical implications are presented and directions for future research are recommended.
Developing a rating scale for integrated assessment of reading-into-writing skills
Authors: O’Grady Stefan , Taşkesen Özgür 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
An important aspect of language assessment development is to create tasks that engage the competencies required in the target situation. For this reason, English-medium university entrance tests increasingly feature integrated reading-into-writing tasks as a way of enhancing target domain representation. Despite increased use of this task type, studies outlining the development of rating scales designed specifically for integrated assessments are rare. To this end, the study reports on the development of a rating scale to assess performance on an integrated reading-into-writing task as part of an English-medium university entrance test in Turkey. The authors discuss an iterative process of rating scale development involving examiner feedback, a focus group and many-facet Rasch measurement to validate the rating scale. The results indicate that the scale represents the integrated construct appropriately and reliably separates test candidates into different levels of ability.
Vers une dynamique collaborative d’enseignement/apprentissage au sein de la démarche communic’actionnelle
Authors: Baquero Fanny , Dupont Pascal 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This article presents the results of a study in which we favoured the communic’actionnelle approach in the context of the teaching/learning process of French as a Foreign Language FLE. The study was carried out within the two undergraduate language degrees in two Colombian universities. All the social actors involved in the process used their prior knowledge, their individual culture, their experiential experiences, and all the capacities they possess to reach the final task, namely, the project of collaborative writing of an online newspaper and animation of a radio show. The dynamic of integrated evaluation throughout the project played an important role in this study. We show the benefits of a cross-evaluation carried out as a continuum being a factor of awareness, motivation, and self-reflection among learners.
Fire performance of timber: review for use in wildland-urban interfaces
Authors: Winandy Jerrold E. , Wiesner Felix , Hassan Babar , Morrell Jeffrey J. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Wood is increasingly viewed as a more environmentally sustainable material owing to its low embodied energy, workability, and renewability, but its two major drawbacks are susceptibility to biological degradation and fire. Biodegradation is typically addressed through effective designs to exclude moisture or, where that is not possible, the use of either naturally durable or chemically protected timber. Naturally durable timbers are widely used globally while preservative treatments are increasingly used to protect less durable timbers. These practices have markedly extended the use and service life of timber in harsher environments. However, these treatments do not improve the fire performance of the timber and there is increasing interest in the use of fire resistive coatings or impregnation with fire retardants to allow use in bushfire prone areas. This review provides background on the problems associated with increased building and construction in the wildland-urban interface. It summarizes the codes, standards and state of the art practices needed for adequate fire safety in timber construction.
Traveling wave solutions of the generalized Rosenau–Kawahara-RLW equation via the sine–cosine method and a generalized auxiliary equation method
Authors: Sabi’u Jamilu , Rezazadeh Hadi , Cimpoiasu Rodica , Constantinescu Radu 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we have approached a complicated nonlinear wave equation which links the Rosenau–Kawahara equation to the regularized long wave (RLW) equation. Taking advantages from the sine–cosine method as well as from the generalized auxiliary equation method, we have successfully reached to three types of traveling wave solutions: periodic, hyperbolic and exponential ones. Our results do constitute themselves as a challenge to apply the mentioned techniques in order to solve other generalized dynamical models, for example, the ones which involve phenomena such as a fully nonlinear dispersion and a fully nonlinear convection.
Potential biomarkers for inflammatory response in acute lung injury
Authors: Zheng Lanzhi , Zhang Zhuoyi , Song Kang , Xu Xiaoyang , Tong Yixin , Wei Jinling , Jiang Lu 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe respiratory disorder occurring in critical care medicine, with high rates of mortality and morbidity. This study aims to screen the potential biomarkers for ALI.
Microarray data of lung tissues from lung-specific geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase large subunit 1 knockout and wild-type mice treated with lipopolysaccharide were downloaded. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between ALI and wild-type mice were screened. Functional analysis and the protein–protein interaction (PPI) modules were analyzed. Finally, a miRNA-transcription factor (TF)-target regulation network was constructed.
Totally, 421 DEGs between ALI and wild-type mice were identified. The upregulated DEGs were mainly enriched in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor signaling pathway, and fatty acid metabolic process, while downregulated DEGs were related to cytokine–cytokine receptor interaction and regulation of cytokine production. Cxcl5, Cxcl9, Ccr5, and Cxcr4 were key nodes in the PPI network. In addition, three miRNAs (miR505, miR23A, and miR23B) and three TFs (PU1, CEBPA, and CEBPB) were key molecules in the miRNA-TF-target network. Nine genes including ADRA2A, P2RY12, ADORA1, CXCR1, and CXCR4 were predicted as potential druggable genes.
As a conclusion, ADRA2A, P2RY12, ADORA1, CXCL5, CXCL9, CXCR1, and CXCR4 might be novel markers and potential druggable genes in ALI by regulating inflammatory response.
Simplifying grammatical gender in inflectional languages: Odessa Russian and beyond
Authors: Madariaga Nerea , Romanova Olga 
Published: June 2022

SummaryThis work aims to contribute to the analysis of the morphosyntactic processes of gender assignment and gender agreement in inflectional languages, through the study of gender variation in Russian. We will focus on the data of a special contact variety, Odessa Russian (OdR), and compare it to standard, dialectal, child Russian, as well as other contact varieties of Russian. OdR is a linguistic variety slightly decomplexified by non-native acquisition, which arises from a special language contact situation; it originated as alingua franca, and was passed on later to successive generations of speakers as a native variety. Some of the most striking features of OdR are its divergences in gender assignment and agreement with respect to Standard Russian. The specific processes analysed in this paper are classified in three groups: (i) loss of a gender value (neuter gender), by virtue if a strategy of gender (re)assignment; (ii) transfer or ‘migration’ of gender according to the phonological shape of the words involved (masculine into feminine and feminine into masculine); interestingly, formal rules in this group of processes can sometimes prevail over semantic rules (i. e. over natural gender); and (iii) disruptions of gender agreement (associated with disruption of grammatical case), which can be interpreted as the simplification of the corresponding syntactic tree by eliminating uninterpretable gender features in the language. We will show that these processes go beyond mere substrata effects, and proceed according to more general processes that partially take place also in other (contact and non-contact) varieties of Russian. More specifically: (i) occasional changes in the assignment and agreement of gender are reminiscent of dialectal Russian, but are more widespread in OdR (closer to child language) than in those varieties; (ii) even if gender in OdR was not lost as a grammatical category, some productions point to a partial loss of gender features, reminding us of pidgins and heritage languages.
Semantic maps and temperature: Capturing the lexicon-grammar interface across languages
Authors: Koptjevskaja-Tamm Maria 
Published: June 2022

AbstractTraditionally, lexical typology has to a large extent been interested inlexical categorizationof various cognitive domains (e. g.,colour,perception,body), i. e., in how these are cut up by the most important words in a language, and inlexical motivation, or formal relatedness, i. e., in whether words for certain concepts are completely unrelated or related to others via polysemy or derivation (e. g., intransitive vs. transitive verbs, words for ‘day’ and ‘sun’, etc.).Grammatical behaviorof words andmorphosyntactic patternsas encoding meanings traditionally belong to grammatical typology. In this paper, I consider the domain oftemperatureand show how the close interaction between lexicon and grammar in the encoding of the temperature domain across languages calls for an integrated lexico-grammatical approach to these phenomena. As a useful tool for such an enterprise I suggest an elaborated semantic map comprising three layers – the layer specifying the words with the information on their mutual formal relations (i. e., whether they are identical, completely unrelated or related via derivation or inflection), their morphosyntactic properties (e. g., their part-of-speech affiliation, inflectional potential, etc.), and the constructions they occur in.
Novel inflammatory biomarkers in thyroid eye disease
Authors: Ueland Hans Olav , Ueland Grethe Åstrøm , Løvås Kristian , Breivk Lars Ertesvåg , Thrane Alexander Stanley , Meling Stokland Ann-Elin , Rødahl Eyvind , Husebye Eystein Sverre 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Purpose
The aim of this study is to identify biochemical inflammatory markers predicting the presence or risk of developing thyroid eye disease (TED) in patients with Graves' disease (GD).

Methods
Patients with GD (n = 100, 77 females) were included from the National Norwegian Registry of Organ-Specific Diseases. Serum samples were analysed for 92 different inflammatory biomarkers using the proximity extension assay. Biomarker levels were compared between groups of patients with and without TED and healthy subjects (HS) (n = 120).

Results
TED was found in 36 of 100 GD patients. Significant (P &lt; 0.05) differences in the levels of 52 inflammatory biomarkers were found when GD patients and HS were compared (42 elevated and 10 decreased). Out of the 42 elevated biomarkers, a significantly higher serum level of interleukin-6 (IL6) (P = 0.022) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF1) (P = 0.015) were found in patients with TED compared to patients without TED. Patients with severe TED also had significantly elevated levels of Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3LG) (P = 0.009). Furthermore, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) was significantly increased (P = 0.008) in patients with GD who had no signs of TED at baseline but developed TED later.

Conclusion
We demonstrate an immunologic fingerprint of GD, as serum levels of several inflammation-related proteins were elevated, while others were decreased. Distinctly increased levels of IL6, CSF1, FLT3LG, and FGF21 were observed in TED, suggesting that these inflammatory proteins could be important in the pathogenesis, and therefore potential new biomarkers for clinical use.
Cross-Sector Approach Expands Screening and Addresses Health-Related Social Needs in Primary Care
Authors: Arbour Mary Catherine , Floyd Baraka , Morton Samantha , Hampton Patsy , Sims Jennifer Murphy , Doyle Stephanie , Atwood Sidney , Sege Robert 
Published: June 2022

OBJECTIVES
During infancy, the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures fourth edition health supervision guidelines recommend frequent well-child visits (WCVs) in which providers are expected to screen for and address maternal depression, intimate partner violence (IPV), and health-related social needs (HRSN). We spread an evidence-based approach that implements these recommendations (Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone; DULCE) with 3 aims for 6-month-old infants and their families: 75% receive all WCVs on time, 95% are screened for 7 HRSNs, and 90% of families with concrete supports needs and 75% of families with maternal depression or IPV receive support.

METHODS
Between January 2017 and July 2018, five DULCE teams (including a community health worker, early childhood system representative, legal partner, clinic administrator, pediatric and behavioral health clinicians) from 3 communities in 2 states participated in a learning collaborative. Teams adapted DULCE using Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, reported data, and shared learning monthly. Run charts were used to study measures. The main outcome was the percent of infants that received all WCVs on time.

RESULTS
The percentage of families who completed all WCVs on time increased from 46% to 65%. More than 95% of families were screened for HRSNs, 70% had ≤1 positive screen, and 86% and 71% of those received resource information for concrete supports and maternal depression and IPV, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS
Quality improvement–supported DULCE expansion increased by 50% the proportion of infants receiving all WCVs on time and reliably identified and addressed families’ HRSNs, via integration of existing resources.
High burden of ESBL- producing Klebsiella spp., Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in diagnosed cases of urinary tract infection in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Authors: Adekanmbi Abimbola Olumide , Akinlabi Olabisi Comfort , Usidamen Sandra , Olaposi Adedolapo Victoria , Olaniyan Adeola Boluwatife 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Infections of the urinary tract have been on the rise globally and these are also worsened by the increasing rate of antibiotic resistance in uropathogens. This study aimed to determine the susceptibility profile of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- producing uropathogens to selected antibiotics and their carriage of ESBL genes. Bacterial uropathogens were obtained from the urine bench of a Microbiology laboratory in a Teaching Hospital in South-West Nigeria. Susceptibility to antibiotics was tested using the disc diffusion method, while detection of ESBL production was done using the double disc synergy test (DDST). Detection of ESBL genes was performed by PCR. A total of 21 ESBL- producing uropathogens were obtained namely: Klebsiella pneumoniae (11), Klebsiella oxytoca (6), Proteus mirabilis (2), Enterobacter cloacae (1) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1). The resistance to antibiotics in the uropathogens was: imipenem (0%), gentamicin (38.1%), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (52.4%), amoxicillin-clavulanate (61.9%), aztreonam (66.7%), ceftazidime (66.7%), tetracycline (90.5%), cefpodoxime (100%) and cefotaxime (100%). Altogether, 90.5% (19/21) of the isolates were multidrug resistant (MDR). Of the 21 uropathogens, 61.9% (13/21) carried bla
CTX-M, 52.4% (11/21) carried bla
TEM while bla
SHV was detected in 47.6% (10/21) of the isolates. There was co-carriage of ESBL genes in 12 uropathogens. This study showed a high prevalence of multidrug resistance and a high carriage of ESBL genes in the ESBL- producing isolates obtained over the study period. There is a need for a review of antibiotic options in the treatment of UTI to clamp down on the ever-increasing tide of antibiotic resistance in uropathogens.
Diagnóstico do Comitê de Bacia do Rio Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul – Rs
Authors: França Ana Cristyna Rocha de , Manari Franciele de Almeida , Almeida Rosinei Ruiz de , Kreutz Cristiane 
Published: June 2022

O presente estudo teve por objetivo realizar um diagnóstico do Comitê da Bacia do Rio Passo Fundo no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – RS, no que tange a questões administrativas e quanto ao atendimento dos instrumentos da Política Nacional de Recursos Hídricos (PNRH), sob a luz da Lei 9.433/97 (BRASIL, 1997). Para realizar o diagnóstico foram utilizados dados secundários disponíveis no website do próprio comitê, bem como em cadernos de capacitação da Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico. Também utilizou-se um checklist, subdividido em dois blocos: o primeiro abordou a estrutura administrativa do CBH e o segundo teve foco no plano de bacia hidrográfica do rio Passo Fundo. Os principais resultados do diagnóstico apontaram que o enquadramento foi homologado pelo Conselho Nacional de Recursos Hídricos em 2013 e delimita suas águas superficiais nas classes 1 e 2, ou seja, de qualidade considerada satisfatória na maior parte da bacia. O sistema de informações da referida bacia tem como base principal de divulgação de dados sua website. No CBH do Rio Passo Fundo, os critérios e normas referentes à outorga são de competência do Conselho de Recursos Hídricos. No que concerne à cobrança pelo uso da água, pode-se afirmar que a mesma não foi aprovada e implementada pelo referido comitê. Com relação ao Plano de Bacia, pode-se afirmar que o mesmo foi aprovado pelo CBH, todavia não foram encontradas medidas de gestão para cumprir as metas definidas no referido documento.