Концепції мовної гри як теоретичні засади організації навчально-ігрової діяльності

У статті розглянуто лінгвофілософські й лінгвістичні концепції мовної гри як підґрунтя організації навчально-ігрової діяльності в системі українськомовної освіти. На основі наукового осмислення окреслено зміст понять "гра", "навчально-ігрова діяльність", "мовна гра". Шляхом аналізу наукової літератури й синтезу теоретичних ідей визначено принципи побудови й реалізації навчально-методичної системи, спрямованої на формування мовної особистості школяра в навчально-ігровій діяльності

Fear of the unknown: a pre-departure qualitative study of Turkish international students

This paper presents findings from eleven in-depth interviews with Turkish undergraduate students, who were, by the time of data collection, about to spend a semester at a European university under the Erasmus exchange scheme. The students all agreed to be interviewed about their feelings about studying in a foreign culture, and were found to be anxious prior to departure about the quality of accommodation in the new destination, their language ability and the opportunity to form friendships. Fears were expressed about possible misconceptions over Turkey as a Muslim and a developing country. Suggestions are made for HEI interventions to allay student travellers’ concerns

A comparative study of the first and second order theories and Goda's formula for wave-induced pressure on a vertical breakwater with irregular waves

The wave pressure intensity at the still water level exerted on a vertical type of breakwater with irregular waves is investigated in this study. During the study, a comparison is made between the first, second order theories, Goda's formula and the experimental data. The results of the comparison state that for smaller wave periods, first order term can adequately express the situation. When the wave period increases, the inclusion of second-order terms result in an overestimation of the pressures. For this purpose, a tentative equation as a function of wave steepness is proposed as a correction for second order terms. Also, the applicability of Goda's formula has been shown as a good estimator for maximum pressure values for all cases. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Olive leaf extract loaded silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid nanofiber webs for wound dressing applications

In this study a novel wound contact layer was developed by entrapping polyphenols obtained from olive leaf extract (OLE) inside the nanofibers made from the blend of hyaluronic acid and silk fibroin, produced by co axial electrospinning method. OLE has powerful antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral properties and also known as a good antioxidant. The purpose of coaxial electrospinning was to achieve the controlled release of OLE by capturing it inside nanofibers. TEM images confirmed that OLE was successfully captured. Release profile of OLE loaded nanofibers indicated an initial burst release followed by a more gradual release. In vitro cytotoxicity tests indicated that the developed electrospun coaxial nanofibers were non-toxic. © 2016, Inst Materials Physics. All rights reserved

Evaluation of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 levels in gingival fibroblasts of cyclosporin A-treated patients

WOS: 000179500900004PubMed ID: 12479630Background: Cyclosporin A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressant used to prevent organ transplant rejection and to treat various autoimmune diseases. CsA-induced gingival overgrowth (CsA GO) is the most widely seen side effect of this drug; its pathogenesis is not completely understood. The aim of this study was to identify and compare matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) levels in gingival fibroblast cultures of tissues derived from renal transplant patients receiving CsA and exhibiting gingival overgrowth and from periodontally healthy control subjects. Methods: Gingival overgrowth samples were obtained from patients undergoing therapy with CsA, and control tissues were obtained from systemically healthy donors. Gingival fibroblasts were grown using explant cultures. Three different study groups were identified: 1) CsA GO fibroblast culture; 2) CsA-treated healthy gingival fibroblast culture (H+CsA); and 3) healthy gingival fibroblast culture (H). The levels of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in these groups of gingival fibroblasts were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The levels of TIMP-1 were significantly lower in CsA GO than H (P <0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the levels of MMP-1 between H and CsA GO (P <0.505). The ratio of MMP-1 to TIMP-1 was significantly higher in CsA GO than H (P <0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that CsA therapy does not have a significant effect on MMP-1 levels. However, low TIMP-1 levels can be an important factor in the pathogenesis of CsA GO, since the balance between MMP-1 and TIMP-1 levels was changed by CsA

Effect of Regulatory Focus on Selective Information Processing

Individuals tend to selectively rely on information consistent with their attitudes or decisions. In this research, we examine the possibility that regulatory focus influences selective information processing. We find that individuals selectively rely on information consistent with their regulatory orientation under high (vs. low) information load. Specifically, under high information load, relative reliance on positive (vs. negative) information is greater for promotion-focused (vs. prevention-focused) individuals. Consequently, when information load is high, promotion-focused (vs. prevention-focused) individuals have higher brand evaluations. Under low information load, individuals also rely on information inconsistent with their regulatory orientation. Specifically, under low information load, relative reliance on positive (vs. negative) information is greater for prevention-focused (vs. promotion-focused) individuals. As a result, when information load is low, prevention-focused (vs. promotion-focused) individuals have higher brand evaluations

Energy efficient radio resource management in a coordinated multi-cell distributed antenna system

As well as the demand for higher data rates goes on, the rising energy costs and environmental concerns have also led researchers to increase energy efficiency in terms of bits-per-Joule. Cooperative communications with low power nodes, switching off under-utilized cells due to low traffic load and energy efficient radio resource management are some of the energy saving methods. It is observed that the conventional energy efficiency expression, which is defined as the ratio of the data rate to the total transmission power, can limit the system throughput significantly. In this paper, we introduce a novel energy efficiency expression which provides a trade-off between sum-rate maximization and total transmission power minimization in the network. A coordinated multi-cell distribut