E-learning Platforms and E-learning Students: Building the Bridge to Success by Sérgio GONÇALVES, Florentino FDEZ-RIVEROLA, Manuel RODRIGUES

“…We do not consider the use of dedicated sensors (invasive) such as special gloves or wrist bracelets since we intend not to be dependent on specific hardware and also because we believe that such specific hardware can induce for itself some alteration in the parameters being analysed. Our work focuses on the development of a new module (Dynamic Recognition Module) to incorporate in Moodle E-learning platform, to accommodate individualized support to E-learning students.…”
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The effectiveness of a mixed methodology implemented in a Beginner’s Spanish Course to develop the four language skills: a quasi-experimental study by Kerwin Anthony Livingstone

“…In this regard, empirical evidence is analysed in order to determine the effectiveness of the mixed methodology in the teaching-learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language in the said settings, in a study based on a longitudinal experimental design with pre-test and post-test, but without control group. …”
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Undertaking Studies Within A Trial to evaluate recruitment and retention strategies for randomised controlled trials: lessons learnt from the PROMETHEUS research programme by Adwoa Parker, Catherine Arundel, Laura Clark, Elizabeth Coleman, Laura Doherty, Catherine Elizabeth Hewitt, David Beard, Peter Bower, Cindy Cooper, Lucy Culliford, Declan Devane, Richard Emsley, Sandra Eldridge, Sandra Galvin, Katie Gillies, Alan Montgomery, Christopher J Sutton, Shaun Treweek, David J Torgerson

“…Value of information analyses can help determine the need for further SWAT evidence where several SWATs already exist. …”
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Eficacia clínica del rituximab en pacientes con nefritis lúpica by Miriam Gabriela Méndez Quizhpi, Alex Andrés Betancourt Maldonado, Sonia Catalina Rivera González

“…Treatment for lupus nephritis: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Rheumatol Int. 2017 Jul;37(7):1089-1099. …”
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Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 4: Alicewilsonite-(YLa), Na₂Sr₂YLa(CO₃)₆  ⋅  3H₂O, a new lanthanum-dominant s... by I. Lykova, R. Rowe, G. Poirier, H. Friis, K. Helwig

“…The composition (wt %, average of seven analyses) is Na<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 7.43, CaO 2.00, SrO 18.43, BaO 1.64, Y<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 9.59, La<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 11.74, Pr<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.29, Nd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 5.74, Sm<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.44, Eu<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.09, Gd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.95, Dy<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.15, Ho<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.25, Er<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.89, Yb<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.29, CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> 29.78, H<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 6.18, total 97.88. …”
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Instrução aos autores da Revista Brasileira Instructions to authors of the Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine by Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade RBMFC

“…</p><p>The section <strong>Essays</strong> publishes critical analyses regarding specific topics related to Family and Community Medicine. …”
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Identifying Contextual Factors of Employee Satisfaction of Performance Management at a Thai State Enterprise by Molraudee Saratun, Parisa Rungruang

“…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Seven directional hypotheses are tested accordingly through a series of regression analyses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This article finds that these contextual factors, with the exception of role conflict, are directly predictive of enhanced employees&rsquo; PM satisfaction at the Thai state enterprise.…”
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The Effect of Relationship Marketing on Customers’ Loyalty (Evidence from Zemen Bank) by Cherinet Boke Chakiso

“…The sample for this study is taken from customers of Zemen bank in Addis Ababa. Data analyses were done using frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, cross-tabulations, and tables followed by discussions. …”
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The Effect of Item Modality and Note-taking on EFL Learners’ Performance on a Listening Test by Karim Sadeghi, Maryam Zeinali

“…The experimental group took the same listening test, with the exception that test-takers received the input through the use of video texts. Analyses of the results indicated that the video (experimental) group performed better than the audio-only (control) group on the test, and the difference between their performances was statistically significant. …”
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Abstracts from the 10th C1-inhibitor deficiency workshop by Alvin H. Schmaier, Marco Cicardi, Avner Reshef, Dumitru Moldovan, Attila Mócsai, Margarita López-Trascasa, Alberto López Lera, Nancy J. Brown, Anastasios E. Germenis, Rafael Filippelli-Silva, Diego A. Duarte, Renan P. Martin, Camila L. Veronez, Michel Bouvier, Michael Bader, Claudio M. Costa-Neto, João Bosco Pesquero, Xavier Charest-Morin, François Marceau, Georges-É. Rivard, Arnaud Bonnefoy, Éric Wagner, Márta L. Debreczeni, Zsuzsanna Németh, Erika Kajdácsi, Endre Schwaner, László Cervenak, Gábor Oroszlán, András Szilágyi, Ráhel Dani, Péter Závodszky, Péter Gál, József Dobó, Jacques Hébert, Matthieu Vincent, Jean-Nicolas Boursiquot, Hugo Chapdeleine, Marylin Desjardins, Benoit Laramée, Rémi Gagnon, Nancy Payette, Oleksandra Lepeshkina, Delphine Charignon, Arije Ghannam, Denise Ponard, Christian Drouet, Kusumam Joseph, Baby G. Tholanikunnel, Daniel J. Sexton, Allen P. Kaplan, Stefania Loffredo, Maria Bova, Anne Lise Ferrara, Angelica Petraroli, Chiara Suffritti, Nóra Veszeli, Andrea Zanichelli, Henriette Farkas, Gianni Marone, Samuel Luyasu, Bertrand Favier, Ludovic Martin, Kinga Viktória Kőhalmi, György Temesszentandrási, Katalin Várnai, Lilian Varga, Bruce L. Zuraw, Annette Feussner, Michael A. Tortorici, Dipti Pawaskar, Huamin Henry Li, John Anderson, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Ying Zhang, Ingo Pragst, on behalf of COMPACT investigators, Emel Aygören-Pürsün, Kraig Jacobson, Jim Christensen, Arthur Van Leerberghe, Yi Wang, Jennifer Schranz, Inmaculada Martinez-Saguer, Daniel Soteres, Urs Steiner, Vesna Grivcheva Panovska, William Rae, Werner Aberer, Aarnoud Huissoon, Anette Bygum, Markus Magerl, Jochen Graff, Hilary Longhurst, Ramón Lleonart, Lei Fang, Melanie Cornpropst, Desiree Clemons, Amanda Mathis, Phil Collis, Sylvia Dobo, William P. Sheridan, Marcus Maurer, Marc A. Riedl, Timothy Craig, Aleena Banerji, Mustafa Shennak, William Yang, Jovanna Baptista, Paula Busse, Ira Kalfus, Andrew McDonald, Shawn Qian, Anthony Roberts, Con Panousis, Tim Green, Andreas Gille, Maria Zamanakou, Gedeon Loules, Dorottya Csuka, Fotis Psarros, Faidra Parsopoulou, Matthaios Speletas, Davide Firinu, Tiziana Maria Angela De Pasquale, Alessandra Zoli, Anna Radice, Stefano Pizzimenti, Emmanouil Manoussakis, George N. Konstantinou, Valeria Bafunno, Vincenzo Montinaro, Mauro Cancian, Maurizio Margaglione, Konrad Bork, Karin Wulff, Guenther Witzke, Jochen Hardt, Laurence Bouillet, Teresa Caballero, Anete S. Grumach, Christelle Pommie, Irmgard Andresen, Carmen Escuriola Ettingshausen, Zeynep Gutowski, Karin Andritschke, Richard Linde, Noémi Andrási, Tamás Szilágyi, Iris Leibovich-Nassi, Christine Symons, John Dempster, Isabelle Boccon-Gibod, Anne Pagnier, Audrey Lehmann, Kristian B. Kreiberg, Sandra A. Nieto, Raquel Martins, Renata Martins, Alejandra Menendez, Solange O. R. Valle, Margarita Olivares, Maria E. Hernandez-Landeros, Elma Nievas, Natalia Fili, Olga M. Barrera, René Bailleau, Ana Maria Gallardo-Olivos, Masumi Grau, Julian Rodriguez-Galindo, Marlon J. O. Carabantes, Edison Zapata-Venegas, Mario Martinez Alfonso, Maria Rosario-Grauert, Manuel Ratti, Daniel Vaszquez, Dario Josviack, Luis Fernando Landivar-Salinas, Oscar M. E. Calderón-Llosa, Rolando Campilay-Sarmiento, Pablo Raby, Jose Fabiani, William R. Lumry, Henrike Feuersenger, Douglas J. Watson, Thomas Machnig, on behalf of the Investigators of the COMPACT study, Donatella Lamacchia, Adriana Hernanz, Ana Alvez, Mariana Lluncor, Maria Pedrosa, Rosario Cabañas, Nieves Prior, Patrik Nordenfelt, Mats Nilsson, Anders Lindfors, Carl-Fredrik Wahlgren, Janne Björkander, Roman Hakl, Pavel Kuklínek, Irena Krčmová, Jana Hanzlíková, Martina Vachová, Radana Zachová, Marta Sobotková, Jana Strenková, Jiří Litzman, Maria Palasopoulou, Gerasimina Tsinti, Panagiota Gianni, Maria Kompoti, Sofia Garrido, Wojciech Dyga, Anna Bogdali, Aleksander Obtułowicz, Mikolajczyk Tomasz, Ewa Czarnobilska, Krystyna Obtulowicz, Teofila Książek, Anna Koncz, Dominik Gulyás, Maria Staevska, Milos Jesenak, Katarina Hrubiskova, L. Bellizzi, A. Relan, Maddalena A. Wu, Antonio Castelli, Riccardo Colombo, Gianmarco Podda, Marta Del Medico, Emanuele Catena, Francesco Casella, Francesca Perego, Nada Afifi Afifi, Eleonora Tobaldini, Nicola Montano, for the IOS Study Group, Marta Sánchez-Jareño, Marcin Stobiecki, Krystyna Obtułowicz, Irina Guryanova, Ekaterina Polyakova, Viktar Lebedz, Andrej Salivonchik, Svetlana Aleshkevich, Mikhail Belevtsev, Melanie Nordmann-Kleiner, Susanne Trainotti, Janina Hahn, Jens Greve, Liudmyla Zabrodska, Maria L. Oliva Alonso, Rosangela P. Tórtora, Alfeu T. França, Marcia G. Ribeiro, Lisa Fu, Amin Kanani, Gina Lacuesta, Susan Waserman, Stephen Betschel, Melissa I. Espinosa, Francisco A. Contreras, Martin Hrubisko, Ludmila Vavrova, Peter Banovcin, Maryam Ayazi, Mohammad Reza Fazlollahi, Shiva Saghafi, Sajedeh Mohammadian, Susan Nabilou Deshiry, Kiana Bidad, Raheleh Shokouhi Shoormasti, Iraj Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad Hassan Bemanian, Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani, Zahra Pourpak, Anna Valerieva, Mariela Vasileva, Tsvetelina Velikova, Elena Petkova, Vasil Dimitrov, Ruggero Di Maulo, on behalf of participating centers, Raz Somech, Hava Golander, Erika J. Sifuentes, Catherine Mansard, Anne Gompel, Bernard Floccard, Claire Blanchard-Delaunay, David Launay, Olivier Fain, Alain Sobel, Stéphane Gayet, Stéphanie Amarger, Guillaume Armengol, Yann Ollivier, Ariane Zélinsky-Gurung, Pierre-Yves Jeandel, Gisèle Kanny, Brigitte Coppéré, Marie Dubrel, Fabien Pelletier, Aurélie Du Thanh, Sébastien Trouiller, Jérôme Laurent, Claire De Moreuil, Christine Audouin Pajot, Alexandre Belot, Ana Rodríguez, Dasha Roa, Alicia Prieto, Maria Luisa Baeza, Borislava Krusheva, Stephanie K. A. Almeida, Rosemeire N. Constantino-Silva, Nyla Melo, Joanna Araujo Simoes, Sandra Mitie U. Palma, Jane da Silva, Bruna F. de Azevedo, Eli Mansour, Teresa González-Quevedo, Carmen Marcos, Teófilo Lobera, Blanca Sáenz de San Pedro, Ernie Avilla, Jacquie Badiou, Karen Binkley, Rozita Borici-Mazi, Linda Howlett, Paul K. Keith, Anne Rowe, Peter Waite, Aurore Billebeau, Isabelle Boccon-Gibbod, Kristina Lis, Yael Laitman, Eitan Friedman, N. M. Gokmen, O. Gulbahar, H. Onay, Z. P. Koc, A. Z. Sin

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Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 3: Bainbridgeite-(YCe), Na₂Ba₂YCe(CO₃)₆&thinsp; ⋅ &thinsp;3H₂O, a new species from Mont Sai... by I. Lykova, R. Rowe, G. Poirier, H. Friis, K. Helwig

“…The composition (wt %, average of five analyses) is Na<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 6.86, CaO 0.59, SrO 4.01, BaO 25.71, Y<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 8.24, La<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 4.96, Ce<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 8.38, Pr<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.48, Nd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.87, Sm<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.23, Gd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.67, Tb<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.07, Dy<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.38, Ho<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.32, Er<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.94, Tm<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.08, Yb<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.49, CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> 27.03, H<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 5.67, total 97.98. …”
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Mckelveyite group minerals – Part 2: Alicewilsonite-(YCe), Na₂Sr₂YCe(CO₃)₆&thinsp; ⋅ &thinsp;3H₂O, a new species by I. Lykova, R. Rowe, G. Poirier, H. Friis, K. Helwig

“…The composition (wt %, average of six analyses) is Na<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 7.42, CaO 0.72, SrO 21.49, BaO 1.41, Y<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 8.52, La<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 5.93, Ce<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 9.52, Pr<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.59, Nd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.75, Sm<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.46, Gd<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.83, Dy<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.65, Ho<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.34, Er<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 1.21, Yb<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span> 0.64, CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> 29.33, H<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O 6.13, total 97.94. …”
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Autologous stem cell transplantation with low-dose cyclophosphamide to improve mucosal healing in adults with refractory Crohn’s disease: the ASTIClite RCT by James O Lindsay, Daniel Hind, Lizzie Swaby, Hannah Berntsson, Mike Bradburn, Uday Bannur C, Jennifer Byrne, Christopher Clarke, Lauren Desoysa, Shahida Din, Richard Emsley, Gemma A Foulds, John Gribben, Christopher Hawkey, Peter M Irving, Peter Johnson, Majid Kazmi, Ellen Lee, Amanda Loban, Alan Lobo, Yashwant Mahida, Gordon Moran, Diana Papaioannou, Miles Parkes, Andrew Peniket, A Graham Pockley, Jack Satsangi, Sreedhar Subramanian, Simon Travis, Emily Turton, Ben Uttenthal, Sergio Rutella, John A Snowden

“…All patients contributed to the safety analysis, and 10 patients who completed HSCT and nine patients receiving usual care contributed to the efficacy analyses. The primary outcome using central reading was available for 7 out of 10 HSCT and six out of nine usual-care patients at week 48. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of women prisoners on male and female condoms- Preview note. by Ana Izabel Oliveira Nicolau, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

“…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; color: #111111;" lang="EN-US"&gt;For analyses will be used&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;the program &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";;" lang="EN-US"&gt;Statistical&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";;" lang="EN-US"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Package for the Social Sciences&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #111111;"&gt; (SPSS) version 17.0.…”
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Instructions to authors of the Brazilian Journal of Family and Community Medicine Instrução aos autores da Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade by Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade SBMFC

“…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The section &lt;strong&gt;Essays&lt;/strong&gt; publishes critical analyses regarding specific topics related to Family and Community Medicine. …”
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