bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementación y estandarización de un método para la determinación de carnitina en plasma como herramienta diagnóstica de enfermedades hereditarias
Authors: Osório José Henry , Pourfarzam Morteza
Published: March 2018

Introducción: el análisis de carnitina mediante espectrometría secuencial de masas usando especimenes de sangre seca en papel dentro del procedimiento descrito para la determinación de acilcarnitinas, aporta resultados variables, los cuales, se correlacionan pobremente con los resultados obtenidos al analizar muestras de plasma de los mismos pacientes a través de otras técnicas. Materiales y métodos: se analizaron muestras de plasma seco en papel de filtro para carnitina libre y total utilizando dilución de isótopos mediante electroespray y suposterior análisis por espectrometría secuencial de masas, comparado con el método radioenzimático tradicional.Resultados y discusión: El presente estudio aporta un nuevo método, efectivo para la medición de carnitina libre y total en plasma, como una buena alternativa para reemplazar el ensayo radioenzimático que consume mucho tiempo y materiales delaboratorio por muestra analizada.
Neurociencia y Psicología
Authors: Delgado Reyes Andres Camilo
Published: March 2018

El presente artículo de revisión tiene como objetivo resaltar la importancia de la Neurociencia y sus diversas disciplinas en el abordaje del ser humano  y sus múltiples expresiones conductuales como objeto de estudio, encontrándose en este con la Psicología, ciencia con la que converge en diferentes puntos, los cuales les han permitido la integralidad y complementariedad, viéndose esto plasmado en la presente revisión teórica mediante las diferentes ramas de la Neurociencia en donde la Psicología está presente. Para esto se utilizó una metodología de revisión teórica y documental de diferentes libros y artículos relacionados con la temática, tanto resultados de investigación, como postulados conceptuales de autores reconocidos para este tópico, para posteriormente realizar correlaciones y análisis de los mismos, los cuales permitieran tener un  abordaje mucho más completo y así cumplir con el objetivo inicial, obteniendo como conclusión general que la Neurociencia aporta o influye en las esferas teórico, prácticas y sociales de la Psicología, permitiendo que esta última consolide sus diferentes procesos y actuaciones, contando con un sustento biológico de su objeto de estudio.
Tempo de matar: a tríade retórica na defesa de carl lee
Authors: Telles Sobral Gilberto Nazareno , Dos Santos Aretuza Pereira
Published: March 2018

ResumoNo presente artigo, buscamos analisar de que forma, o Ethos, o Páthos e o Lógos, elementos da tríade retórica, foram construídos, no filme - Tempo de Matar -, de John Grisham. Utilizamos alguns pressupostos teóricos da teoria da argumentação, tendo por base à retórica e a concepção de ethos postulada por Maingueneau e algumas noções postuladas pela Nova Retórica de Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca. A partir das reflexões, é possível perceber como a retórica tem importância no espaço midiático e como argumentação persuasiva circula nas relações discursivas.Palavras-chaveEthos. Páthos. Lógos. Orador. Auditório.
A voz que vem da periferia: o jovem e suas narrativas percebidas na publicização de imagens e postagens nas redes sociais
Authors: De Freitas Ricardo Oliveira , Do Espírito Santo Cíntia Sacramento
Published: March 2018

ResumoAs tecnologias digitais da informação e comunicação estão presentes em quase todos os espaços de convivência cotidiana, fazendo parte da rotina dos indivíduos. Ao pesquisar o protagonismo dos jovens da periferia de Salvador na cena digital, o trabalho abordou as narrativas desses jovens a fim de identificar traços que apontem sentimento de pertença às comunidades em que residem. Foi possível perceber que os jovens utilizam a rede social para reclamar de problemas situacionais; propagar atividades de cunho político e social e, sobretudo, fazer reverberar a emergência de um olhar menos preconceituoso em relação à periferia e aos seus moradores.Palavras-chaveJovens da periferia. Representações de si. Redes sociais e Dispositivo
Nem todos são iguais: as tic, as desigualdades de gênero e tecnológica
Authors: Da Silva Célia Regina
Published: March 2018

ResumoTendo como base quadro teórico que reconhece as relações de reciprocidade entre tecnologia e sociedade como condicionantes da mudança social, o presente artigo procura compreender, as complexas relações entre tecnologias da comunicação e informação (TIC) e relações de gênero, haja vista que as desigualdades de gênero e tecnológicas acentuam as assimetrias sociais das mulheres, sobretudo, em países emergentes. Chama-se atenção para o caráter genderizado do uso da tecnologia, em que relações sociais refletem desigualdades de gênero e assimetrias da sociedade em geral.Palavras-chaveTIC. Gênero. Desigualdade e racismo.
Products of Metabolism and Processing of Lactic Acid Bacteria as Functional Ingredients
Authors: Kapustian Antonina Ivanovna , Cherno Natalia , Kovalenko Alexei , Naumenko Kristina , Kushnir Igor
Published: March 2018

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria (BB) are unique substances that have a lot of biological and physiological effects. Structural components of LAB and BB – peptidoglycans, compounds of the muramylpeptide series, teichoic acids – have powerful immunological properties. Metabolites of LAB and BB – organic acids, hydrogen peroxide, bacteriocins, etc. – provide antagonistic activity, have an indirect impact on the immune system, reducing the antigenic load caused by pathogenic microorganisms. The expediency of peptidoglycans degradation of LAB and BB cell walls is substantiated. Low molecular weight products of the degradation can easily be absorbed and enter into biochemical processes, accelerating the expected functional-physiological effect. To obtain low-molecular products of peptidoglycans degradation, a combination of LAB and BB was used. The combination of LAB and BB is the sum of the test cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Lactococcus cremoris, Streptococcus termophilus. Destruction of peptidoglycans of bacterial cell walls was carried out using a combination of disintegrating factors. The efficiency of destruction was determined by the accumulation of low molecular weight peptides (with molecular weight up to 1500 Da), amino acids and soluble protein in the disintegrate. It has been established that the highest accumulation of low molecular weight degradation products occurs when using autolysis followed by enzymatic hydrolysis during 180 min with the ratio of the enzyme : substrate 1 : 100. At the same time ≈ 53% of protein substances pass from insoluble to soluble state. The molecular weight of the obtained products is determined by the gel chromatography method. The qualitative and quantitative content of organic acids, amino acids and vitamins of group В in the hydrolysis products composition was investigated. It was shown that the obtained product possesses high biological effect in the experiment on animals.
Use of enzyme preparations for improvement of the flour baking properties
Authors: Zhygunov Dmytro , Mardar Maryna , Kovalyova Vassilina
Published: March 2018

The main reason for the wheat flour poor quality is a deviation in the enzymatic complex and the biopolymers state due to poor agricultural and technical conditions, pest damage to grain stocks, unfavorable storage conditions. The use of various bakery improvements allows to make the technological process and the quality of bread better.The article presents research on the stabilization of the quality of bakery flour with low amylolytic activity (PE - 426 s) and strong gluten (the quality of gluten on the DIG (deformation index of gluten) device is 40 conditional units. Enzyme preparations with amylase and hemicellulase activity and sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine were used as improvers. The effect of each improver on the baking properties of the flour was determined by the results of the laboratory baking test. Using a complex of these baking improvers makes it possible to increase the efficiency of each component due to the synergy of their action. The complex of improvers in medium dosages showed  best results of bread quality, organoleptic and physical parameters of bread improved, the specific volume of bread having increased from 2.4 to 4.3 cm3/g, i.е. in 1.8 times.
Fatty acid composition of breast meat in two lines of slow-growing chickens reared conventionally or on pasture
Authors: Popova Teodora , Petkov Evgeni , Ignatova Maya
Published: March 2018

The study was carried out to compare the fatty acid composition of the breast meat in two lines of slow growing chickens - La Belle (LB) and Bresse (BB), reared conventionally or having access to pasture. The differences in the lipid profile due to the lines and rearing strategies were assessed through two-way ANOVA. Both factors influenced the lipid composition in the breast meat, however the effect of pasture was more pronounced. It was associated with lower contents of C14:0, C16:0 and C16:1Δ7 (P<0.001), C18:1 (P<0.05), total saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) (P<0.01), and significant increase (P<0.001) of the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). These changes in the lipid profile of the breast meat in the chickens reared outdoors led to considerably lower atherogenic and thrombogenic indices, reduced n-6/n-3 ratio (P<0.001), as well as higher P/S and h/H values (P<0.001). Differences in the fatty acid composition of the breast meat were also due to the line of the birds, showing advantage of the LB over BB chickens. The former had lower contents of saturated (P<0.001) but higher long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (P<0.05) which determined better nutritional indices of the breast meat in the LB line.
BAŞKURT HALK EDEBİYATINDAKİ KÉM KÖSLÖ (KİM GÜÇLÜ) MASALININ İNCELEMESİ
Authors: Ünüvar Dursun
Published: March 2018

Sözlü edebiyat ürünleri, dolayısıyla masallar, bir
toplumun kültürünün, tarihinin ve dilinin nesilden nesile aktarılmasında önemli bir yere
sahiptir. Anlatıcılar, aktarılan ürüne anlatıldığı dönemin ve ortamın
koşullarına göre eklemeler ya da çıkarmalar yapabilir. Kém Köslö masalında da anlatıcı
içinde bulunduğu dönemin şartlarına göre, masalın sonunda dinleyicilere,
özellikle de genç çocuklara, okumanın, aklın ve bilimin önemini hatırlatmasının
yanında vatanın her şeyden güçlü ve üstün olduğunu belirtir. Çalışmada
incelenen masal, hem verdiği mesajlar hem de içerisinde tespit edilen motifler
ve söz sanatları açısından çözümlenmiştir.
SÖZLÜ GELENEKTE NESİR ANLATILARIN TÜR SORUNU
Authors: BARS Mehmet Emin
Published: March 2018

Folklorda tür konusu en fazla sorgulanan
alanlardan biridir. Ülkemizde yapılan türsel tasniflerde, yöntemsel sorunlarla
birlikte, kendi içlerinde ve birbirleriyle çelişkili tanım ve yorumların
yapıldığı görülmektedir. Özellikle Türk halk bilimi araştırmacılarının belli
bir tür belirlemesinde Avrupalı-Amerikalı araştırmacılarının kendi ürünleri
üzerinde yaptıkları araştırmalara dayalı olarak yaptıkları tür tasnif ve
tanımlamalarına bakarak kendi kültürümüzün ürünlerini bunlara uydurmaya çalışıp
benzer tür tasnifleri yapmaları sorunu çözmek yerine daha da karmaşık bir
yapıya sokmaktadır. Türsel adlandırmalar hangi ölçütler göz önünde
bulundurularak yapılırsa yapılsın, yapılan her tanımlama bazı problemler
taşıyacaktır. Yapılan değerlendirmeler dış gerçekliği bire bir yansıtmaktan
çok, onu anlamlandırmaya yönelik bir soyutlama olmanın ötesinde bir anlam
taşımayacaktır. Bu çalışmada folklor ürünlerinin nesir anlatıları bağlamında
tür sorunu ele alınmıştır. Genetik olarak birbirine bağlı olan folklor nesir
ürünlerini kesin çizgilerle ayırmak çok güçtür, aslında bazı durumlarda da
gereksizdir. Folklor ürünlerinin formları ilk anlatıldığı toplumlarda belirgin
biçimde açıktır. Belli bir türsel sınıflandırma yapmak temelinde yanlış
değildir. Ancak her kültür için ortak bir tür tanımına ulaşmaya çalışmak yanlış
olabilmektedir. Bir ürünün tür kavramında değerlendirilmesi için belli bir
geleneğe sahip olması gerekir
On the Norms of Toeplitz Matrices with the Pell, Pell-Lucas and Modified Pell Numbers
Authors: Daşdemir Ahmet
Published: March 2018

This paper deals with the usual Pell, Pell-Lucas and Modified Pell numbers and Toeplitz matrices. First, the Toeplitz matrices whose entries are the usual Pell, Pell-Lucas and Modified Pell numbers are constructed, and then the Frobenius, row and column norms of such matrices are computed. Furthermore, the upper and lower bounds for the spectral norms of these matrices are obtained.
Stratigraphic and Geochemical Characteristics of Kulakçayiri Lake (Istanbul/Turkey) And Its Vicinity
Authors: Yümün Zeki Ünal , KAM Erol , ÖNCE Melike , AÇIKGÖZ Gülderen
Published: March 2018

This study investigated the trace element
potential of stratigraphic units in Kulakçayırı Lake and its vicinity, in
Arnavutköy. In this context, trace element analysis was carried out using three
drilling samples taken from Kulakçayırı Lake. In addition, grain size
distribution analyses were performed to determine the lithological properties
of the drilling samples in the stratigraphic sequence. At the base of the lake
bed, there is a distribution of sediment consisting of clay from 3 to 6.5 m
thick, and at deeper levels, clayey sand, or sandy clay.

 

In the analyses, nineteen separate
elements and CaO, TiO2 and Fe2O3 concentrations were determined using X-ray
spectrometry methods. Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
(WDXRF) was used for these measurements.

 

As a result of the elemental analysis,
heavy metals including cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb),
chromium (Cr), and radioactive elements including uranium (U) and thorium (Th),
were detected in the sediments. In addition, rare metals (lanthanum, cerium and
neodymium) of the lanthanide group were also found. In particular, the
elevation of the Pb concentration in the BH-1 drilling location is remarkable.
This height is due to the sediment structure around the natural lake.
Beta Regression for the Indicator Values of Well-Being Index For Provinces in Turkey
Authors: ÜNLÜ Hande , AKTAŞ Serpil
Published: March 2018

Beta regression assumes that the dependent variable follows a beta distribution and that its mean is related to a set of exploratory variables through a linear predictor with unknown coefficients and a link function. The model also includes a dispersion parameter. This paper describes the beta regression model along with its properties. The application of the model is made on well-being index data of Turkey 2015, which comprise the dimensions of housing, work, income and wealth, health, education, environment, safety, civic participation and access to infrastructure services and social life. As the life satisfaction index lies between 0 and 1 and the values close to 1 refers to a better level of life. Beta regression fits the data well and the regression parameters are well interpreted in terms of the mean of the response variable.
Investigation of the Shielding Capability of Concrete Matrixed Colemanite Reinforced Shielding Material
Authors: TUNA Tuncay , BAYRAK Kübra
Published: March 2018

In this study, neutron shielding capabilities of colemanite reinforced materials with concrete matrix were investigated. Containing 70% by weight of colemanite a boron compound 20, 40 and 60 mm samples were prepared and their neutron shielding properties were studied. Composite material prepared by hand mixing by the weight of different ratios of colemanite, so that the obtaining process of the samples are extremely smooth. As an excellent thermal neutron absorber, colemanite is the crucial part of the composite. Beside this, concrete act as a role of thermalizing the energetic neutrons, by the way the colemanite can absorb the particles. It was observed that shielding capability of the composite material increased with increasing its thickness. The performance of neutron radiation shielding of specimens prepared by adding 70% colemanite by weight into concrete material was experimentally analyzed with Am-Be neutron source measurement system.
From the Auto-mobile to the Driven Subject?
Authors: Manderscheid Katharina
Published: March 2018

The car has been identified as an element of modern identities, interwoven
also with gender relations. The masculinity of the automobile subject draws
on the steering and controlling of the car as a technological object. Thus, driverless
cars potentially call into question the gendering of the automobile subject.
With the aim to assess this potential degendering, in this article I analyze
two very different visions of driverless automobility. The focus is placed on the
imagined users, the sociospatial context, and its gendered dimensions. I then
reflect on the status of the videos, elaborating on their impact on the future
of (auto)mobility and their meaning for mobility research. Gendering of cars,
then, is seen as an element of a deeper socioeconomic order and its inherent
power relations. Thus, future genderings cannot be simply read off technological
visions but will instead develop in unforeseeable social contestations.
Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City
Authors: Apgar Richard B.
Published: March 2018

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.
Digitale historiefortelling som kontekstuell læring i yrkesfaglig undervisning
Authors: Wolden Anne-Catrine , Småland Goth Ursula , Larsen Anne Karin
Published: March 2018

Digital skills are needed in order to use digital media for learning purposes and to cope with today’s knowledge society. In recent years, digital storytelling has become a modern way of telling stories, and in learning facilities it has been used as a reflection medium. Vocational training often requires the dissemination of tacit and practice-based knowledge, and the trainers of vocational teachers have been lacking an appropriate approach. The aim of the study was therefore to evaluate digital story-telling as an educational approach in vocational education. Data were obtained by participatory observation and included 19 digital storytellings, text analysis of 18 subject evaluations and text analysis of 19 reflection notes. Data from visual material (digital storytelling) and textual analyses were categorized, grouped and then discussed and analyzed using phenomenological analysis.

Our findings showed that digital storytelling as an educational approach, promote learning outcomes through practical skills and increase the active use of subject terminology. The results showed further that digital storytelling promote reflection on one own and others’ actions and thus increase understanding of the actual work process in vocational education.

Digital stories as an educational approach can increase didactic skills and hence digital skills while allowing participants to learn from each other’s challenges.
Sequential Ugi reaction/base-induced ring closing/IAAC protocol toward triazolobenzodiazepine-fused diketopiperazines and hydantoins
Authors: Vroemans Robby , Bamba Fante , Winters Jonas , Thomas Joice , Jacobs Jeroen , Van Meervelt Luc , John Jubi , Dehaen Wim
Published: March 2018

A practical three-step protocol for the assembly of triazolobenzodiazepine-fused diketopiperazines and hydantoins has been developed. The synthesis of these tetracyclic ring systems was initiated by an Ugi reaction, which brought together all necessary functionalities for further transformations. The Ugi adducts were then subjected to a base-induced ring closing and an intramolecular azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction in succession to obtain highly fused benzodiazepine frameworks.
Maternal-fetal acute responses to two moderate-intensity exercise types: a randomized clinical trial
Authors: Tavares Jousilene de Sales , Melo Adriana Suely Oliveira , Leite Suzana Farias , Silva Alexandre Sergio , Alves João Guilherme , Barros Vivianne Oliveira , Ramos André , Amorim Melania Ramos
Published: March 2018

Objective:  This study aims to compare maternal and fetal responses during two physical exercise types.

Design:  A randomized clinical trial compared 120 pregnant women, gestational age of 35-37 weeks, 56 exercising on a stationary bicycle (Group A) and 64 on a treadmill (Group B).

Methods: Participants were monitored for three 20-minute phases: resting, exercise and recovery.  Fetal heart rate (FHR) and maternal heart rate (MHR) were monitored.  Glucose and lactate levels were evaluated at rest and during exercise.

Results:  After the beginning of exercise, maximum lactate (L) levels were reached at 20 minutes and never exceeded 4 mmol/l.  FHR decreased by 22 bpm during exercise in relation to resting values, irrespective of the exercise type (p<0.001).  Comparing the exercise types, the incidence of bradycardia after 10’ was 23.2% in Group A and 35.9% in Group B (p>0.05), increasing at 20’ to 32% and 40.6%, respectively, (p>0.05).  The FHR decrease during exercise was accompanied by a simultaneous increase in its variability (p<0.001), nevertheless a rapid return to resting values was observed shortly after exercise end.  Glucose decreased in both groups irrespective of the exercise type (85 mg/dl at rest; 79 mg/dl during exercise and 81 mg/dl during recovery; p<0.001). There were no hypoglycemia cases.

Conclusions: FHR variability increase and the rapid return to resting values after exercise suggests that the FHR fall and the presence of bradycardia during exercise is the fetal physiologic response to blood flow redistribution, with maintenance of fetal well-being.

Key-words: Exercise; fetal heart rate; glucose; maternal heart rate; pregnancy

Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01383889.
Proposal of Tiddergasilus gen. nov. (Ergasilidae: Cyclopoida) for T. iheringi comb. nov. from the gills of Hoplias malabaricus (Erythrinidae: Characiformes) from Brazil
Authors: Marques Taísa Mendes , Boeger Walter A.
Published: March 2018

Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 is the type and the most speciose genus of Ergasilidae, with more than 150 valid species. The first species of this genus, Ergasilusiheringi Tidd, 1942, was described from the Neotropical Region, from the gills of Hopliasmalabaricus (Bloch, 1794). Since then, 35 new species of Ergasilidae have been described from the Neotropics. However, a reanalysis of the available type specimens of E.iheringi revealed features that suggest that it represents a lineage independent from Ergasilus. Consequently, we propose Tiddergasilus gen. nov. (Ergasilidae: Cyclopoida) to accommodate T.iheringi (Tidd, 1942) comb. nov. The species was re-examined and redescribed based on available type specimens. Tiddergasilus gen. nov. is characterized by species with exopod of leg 4 2-segmented; antenna small and robust, with a short second segment (approximately three times shorter than the first segment), and claw with a unique morphology (short, recurved with a sub-proximal indentation in the inner margin). A phylogenetic analysis, based on a matrix of 15 taxa and 16 morphological characters in PAUP* software 4.0a152, resulted in 15 equally parsimonious trees. Based on this analysis, Tiddergasilus is closely related to a group composed of Neotropical species of Ergasilus – sharing with them antennule with 6-segments. When the highly homoplastic character “number of segments in the antennule” is removed from the analysis, Tiddergasilus forms a polytomy with the clade of genera of the former Vaigamidae, Ergasilus, and the clade Rhinergasilus+Brasergasilus+Pindapixara.
Using Recovery-Oriented Principles to Improve Consumer Empowerment in a State Psychiatric Hospital
Authors: Bartholomew Tom , Gildar Loren , Carrick Gwen , Saafigueroa Angela , Cook Ruth
Published: March 2018

The culture of state psychiatric hospitals may make it difficult to implement recovery-oriented principles such as empowerment. The current study describes efforts of one hospital to empower consumers of psychiatric hospital services using focus groups, surveys, and a workgroup to address the issue of low program attendance. The study determined the importance of identifying consumer goals, informing consumers about options for therapeutic group programming, and matching consumer goals to treatment. Identifying these items led to development of a consumer catalog designed to allow consumers of psychiatric hospital services to choose programs that aligned with their goals while also meeting staff needs to address problem areas on a treatment plan. Limitations to the current approach and direction for future research are discussed. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56
(5), 40–45.]
Effects of Life Review Intervention on Life Satisfaction and Personal Meaning Among Older Adults With Frailty
Authors: Lan Xiuyan , Xiao Huimin , Chen Ying , Zhang Xiaoling
Published: March 2018

The current study aimed to examine the effects of life review intervention on life satisfaction and personal meaning among frail older adults. Seventy-four participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group received the Haight Structured Life Review with modified guiding questions and memory prompts. The control group received usual nursing home care. The Life Satisfaction Index A and Purpose in Life Test questionnaires were administered at baseline and immediately after the intervention. Participants in the life review group demonstrated significant improvement in life satisfaction compared to the control group, but no significant differences in personal meaning. The study suggests that life review is a promising psychospiritual intervention for older adults, which could be delivered as a separate program or integrated into usual care in nursing homes. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56
(7),30–36.]
Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy: A Quality Improvement Project Aimed at Increasing Engagement on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Authors: Aremu Babatunde , Hill Pamela D. , McNeal Joanne M. , Petersen Mary A. , Swanberg Debbie , Delaney Kathleen R.
Published: March 2018

Addressing tense and escalating situations with noncoercive measures is an important element of inpatient psychiatric treatment. Although restraint rates are frequently monitored, the use of pro re nata (PRN) intramuscular (IM) injections to address agitation is also an important indicator. In 2015, at the current study site, a significant increase was noted in PRN IM medication use despite unit leadership's efforts to build a culture of trauma-informed care (TIC). The purpose of the current quality improvement project was to educate staff on methods to incorporate TIC into daily practice and the use of brief solution-focused therapy techniques in escalating situations. Measurement of attitudes toward patient aggression and engagement with patients followed two waves of staff education. Upon completion of the project, a decrease in PRN IM medications, improvement in staff attitudes toward patient aggression, and improved sense of staff competency in handling tense situations were noted. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56
(8), 16–22.]
Primary Care Office Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies
Authors: Kalidindi Shiva , Lacy Thomas A.
Published: March 2018

Emergencies do occur in pediatric primary care offices. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine recommends that primary care offices perform a self-assessment of office readiness for emergencies. Primary care offices should develop an emergency response plan to recognize, stabilize, and transfer sick children. They should also ensure their offices have the essential equipment, supplies, and medications readily available in case of emergencies. Primary care offices can prepare and practice for office emergencies through “mock codes” and by maintaining certification in basic and advanced life support courses. Partnership with local emergency medical services and emergency departments will allow seamless transfer of an acutely ill child. Careful planning and preparation will help improve outcomes for emergencies in the primary care setting.

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Pediatr Ann.
2018;47(3):e93–e96.]
Soft Computing Based on an Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Decision Model for Project-Critical Path Selection Problem
Authors: Dorfeshan Y. , Mousavi S. Meysam
Published: March 2018

This article describes how project managers are faced with the conflicting criteria to make their decisions. In many real-world conditions, it may be difficult to get certain information about activities attributes, including time, cost, risk, and quality. In this case, interval type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2FSs) which consider more uncertainty than type-1 fuzzy sets (T1FSs) are used. In this article, a new group multi-criteria analysis model is expressed based on new compromise solution and relative preference relation (RPR) concept under IT2FSs environment. Also, a new version of the evaluation on distance from average solution (EDAS) method is introduced to specify the weight of each expert under IT2FSs. Furthermore, the RPR is more reasonable than the defuzzification approach. In fact, the RPR not only can provide preference degree between two fuzzy numbers but also can keep some information. Finally, an application from literature is adopted and solved to demonstrate the applicability of proposed method.
The Business Education of Charismatic Leaders and Good Soldiers
Authors: Norris Sharon E.
Published: March 2018

This article describes how charismatic leaders inspire followers with a vision of a better future, but attaining that better future is not easy and requires hard work, extra effort, and sacrifice. In challenging organizational environments where crisis is present, one leadership style that emerges has been described as charismatic. Charismatic leaders have a tendency to create good soldiers, a loyal band of followers who engage in organizational citizenship behaviors. These good soldiers encourage others to join the effort to create a better world and achieve goals. The difficulty sets in when charismatic leaders and their good soldiers continually ask for more of their employees, take the spotlight, diminish the contributions of others, and create an environment where the performance of extra-role behaviors becomes the expected norm. When followers are pressured to perform citizenry behaviors, they no longer do so voluntarily, which places stress on employees and eventually dampens enthusiasm and motivation. Business educators preparing the next generation of leaders need to raise awareness of the strengths and possible weaknesses associated with charismatic leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors.
On the Exploration of Equal Length Cellular Automata Rules Targeting a MapReduce Design in Cloud
Authors: Mitra Arnab , Kundu Anirban , Chattopadhyay Matangini , Chattopadhyay Samiran
Published: March 2018

A MapReduce design with Cellular Automata (CA) is presented in this research article to facilitate load-reduced independent data processing and cost-efficient physical implementation in heterogeneous Cloud architecture. Equal Length Cellular Automata (ELCA) are considered for the design. This article explores ELCA rules and presents an ELCA based MapReduce design in cloud. New algorithms are presented for i) synthesis, ii) classification of ELCA rules, and iii) ELCA based MapReduce design in Cloud. Shuffling and efficient reduction of data volume are ensured in proposed MapReduce design.
An Affordable Hybrid Cloud Based Cluster for Secure Health Informatics Research
Authors: Qureshi Basit
Published: March 2018

This article describes how a major risk factor in the deployment of patient health records systems in the cloud is the security and privacy of data. Hybrid cloud solutions have been proposed that leverage the public and private cloud deployment to manage and alleviate accessibility, access control and privacy concerns. This article presents a privacy preserving and secure architecture for data acquisition, storage, processing and sharing. The proposed architecture is composed of a public cloud-based services that interact with a low-cost cloud computing cluster (LoC4) as a backend. A lightweight data security eco-system based on attribute based encryption is developed to provide security for public cloud-based data storage. Performance of the deployment is evaluated in a real-time deployment environment. The results show that the proposed ABE-based system is 2.3 times faster than AES-based for a variety of sizes of data blocks. It is further noted that the low-cost and affordability of LoC4 platform offers excellent opportunities for academic research in cloud based health informatics.
Secure NoSQL for the Social Networking and E-Commerce Based Bigdata Applications Deployed in Cloud
Authors: Gupta Sangeeta , Gugulothu Narsimha
Published: March 2018

The work presented in this article brings into light the security issues with NoSQL databases- MongoDB, HBase and Cassandra. A literature survey is carried out to identify the modern world scenarios of the applications using NoSQL databases and limitations are identified. A solution is proposed by designing a framework to achieve security for the web crawler applications using Cassandra, a NoSQL data store. Experimental results are presented to show the effectiveness of the work by designing an appropriate algorithm to trigger security for scalable web crawler architecture. Amazon Web Services (AWS), a familiar cloud platform, and bitnami cloud hosting services are used to procure the required servers and virtual machines. Performance changes on the virtual machines are brought into consideration before and after encrypting and decrypting the voluminous data and an improvement in efficiency is observed with the proposed model.
Methodologies of Legacy Clinical Decision Support System
Authors: Sharmi Meenakshi , Aggarwal Himanshu
Published: March 2018

Information technology playing a prominent role in the field of medical by incorporating the clinical decision support system (CDSS) in their routine practices. CDSS is a computer based interactive program to assist the physician to make the right decision at right time. Nowadays, clinical decision support systems are a dynamic research area in the field of computers, but the lack of understanding, as well as functions of the system, make adoption slow by physicians and patients. The literature review of this article focuses on the overview of legacy CDSS, the kind of methodologies and classifiers employed to prepare such a decision support system using a non-technical approach to the physician and the strategy-makers. This article provides understanding of the clinical decision support along with the gateway to physician, and to policy-makers to develop and deploy decision support systems as a healthcare service to make the quick, agile and right decision. Future directions to handle the uncertainties along with the challenges of clinical decision support systems are also enlightened in this study.
Evaluating the Java Native Interface (JNI)
Authors: Sotiriadis Stelios , Omosebi Oladotun , Ayapbergenova Assem , Saparkhojayev Nurbek P.
Published: March 2018

This article describes how the java native interface (JNI) is a powerful feature of the java platform that started to draw attention in the latter years as an efficient programming framework for building and delivering innovative technological applications based on disruptive technologies such as mobile, Internet of Things and embedded systems. Developers use it to incorporate native code written in programming languages such as C, C++, python etc., into java. JNI is particularly useful when java applications need to access existing native libraries or code blocks written in other languages to increase performance, avoid recoding and expand interoperability between programming languages for processes that reside in the same process. This article aims to explore JNI features and to discover fundamental operations of the Java programming language, such as arrays, objects, classes, threads and exception handling, and to illustrate these by using various algorithms and code samples.
A Hybrid Imputation Method Based on Denoising Restricted Boltzmann Machine
Authors: Xu Jiang , Liu Siqian , Chen Zhikui , Leng Yonglin
Published: March 2018

Data imputation is an important issue in data processing and analysis which has serious impact on the results of data mining and learning. Most of the existing algorithms are either utilizing whole data sets for imputation or only considering the correlation among records. Aiming at these problems, the article proposes a hybrid method to fill incomplete data. In order to reduce interference and computation, denoising restricted Boltzmann machine model is developed for robust feature extraction from incomplete data and clustering. Then, the article proposes partial-distance and co-occurrence matrix strategies to measure correlation between records and attributes, respectively. Finally, quantifiable correlation is converted to weights for imputation. Compared with different algorithms, the experimental results confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method in data imputation.
Interactive Colorization via Multi-Cues Manipulation
Authors: Shi Xiaohong , Yang Xue , Su Zhuo
Published: March 2018

Colorization plays an important role in image processing, which aims to change the original image color according to specific image color characteristics. In this article, the authors present a regional color editing method based on multi-cues manipulation, including interactive segmentation, inpainting and gradient-preserving optimization. Firstly, the user draws strokes specifying the target region which needs to change color, through which the target image can be segmented by the K-means color clustering method. Then the example-based inpainting technology is applied to achieve natural transition along the boundary. After color propagation, they apply an optimization algorithm to preserve the gradient. The experiment results demonstrate that the proposed approach can not only achieve a visual satisfactory local color propagation results, but also preserve the texture details well.
An Approach for Detection of Overloaded Host to Consolidate Workload in Cloud Datacenter
Authors: Patel Nimisha , Patel Hiren
Published: March 2018

This article describes the process of workload consolidation through detection of overloaded hosts in Cloud datacenter which leads to saving in energy consumption. Cloud computing is a novice paradigm where virtual resources are provisioned on pay-as-you-go basis. Upon receiving users' job requirement, it is mapped onto virtual resources running on hosts in datacenter. To achieve workload consolidation, it is required to detect the overloaded hosts. Overloaded host detection is carried out for balancing workload, creating a list of overloaded hosts which will be useful while placing VMs (by not putting a VM on already overloaded host) to reduce Service Level Agreement (SLA) violation and while checking the underloaded host, the overloaded hosts are omitted to reduce computational cost. Most common mechanism to detect overloaded hosts is to calculate upper threshold values based on hosts' utilization statically or dynamically. Most researchers recommend dynamic calculation of threshold values. In this research, the authors propose to use moving range (MR) method of variables control charts to calculate upper threshold. The experimentation results show that MR performs better in terms of reduction in SLA violation, minimization in VM migration.
Performance Assessment of Learning Algorithms on Multi-Domain Data Sets
Authors: Kumar Amit , Sarkar Bikash Kanti
Published: March 2018

This article describes how for the last few decades, data mining research has had significant progress in a wide spectrum of applications. Research in prediction of multi-domain data sets is a challenging task due to the imbalanced, voluminous, conflicting, and complex nature of data sets. A learning algorithm is the most important technique for solving these problems. The learning algorithms are widely used for classification purposes. But choosing the learners that perform best for data sets of particular domains is a challenging task in data mining. This article provides a comparative performance assessment of various state-of-the-art learning algorithms over multi-domain data sets to search the effective classifier(s) for a particular domain, e.g., artificial, natural, semi-natural, etc. In the present article, a total of 14 real world data sets are selected from University of California, Irvine (UCI) machine learning repository for conducting experiments using three competent individual learners and their hybrid combinations.
Estimation of Fractal Dimension in Different Color Model
Authors: Kisan Sumitra , Mishra Sarojananda , Chawda Ajay , Nayak Sanjay
Published: March 2018

This article describes how the term fractal dimension (FD) plays a vital role in fractal geometry. It is a degree that distinguishes the complexity and the irregularity of fractals, denoting the amount of space filled up. There are many procedures to evaluate the dimension for fractal surfaces, like box count, differential box count, and the improved differential box count method. These methods are basically used for grey scale images. The authors' objective in this article is to estimate the fractal dimension of color images using different color models. The authors have proposed a novel method for the estimation in CMY and HSV color spaces. In order to achieve the result, they performed test operation by taking number of color images in RGB color space. The authors have presented their experimental results and discussed the issues that characterize the approach. At the end, the authors have concluded the article with the analysis of calculated FDs for images with different color space.
An IoT-Based Platform for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Biosignal Identification
Authors: Klinger Volkhard
Published: March 2018

This article describes how as a result of technological advances of the embedded system, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) has created a wealth of new applications and tailored solutions, even in the area of health and medical technology. The integration of state-of-the-art IoT-systems in an existing prototype platform for biosignal acquisition, identification, and prosthesis control provides new applications for prevention and rehabilitation monitoring. This article concentrates on an IoT-based platform for rehabilitation monitoring and biosignal identification. The IoT-characteristics for the application in the area of medical technology are discussed and the integration of such IoT-modules in the given architecture is introduced. Based on this extended architecture, new applications in the field of biosignal measurement, signal processing and biosignal monitoring are presented. Some results of a rehabilitation monitoring system, based on a self-designed IoT-module, integrated in the whole platform, are shown.
Cyber Hygiene in Health Care Data Breaches
Authors: George Jomin , Emmanuel Aroma
Published: March 2018

This article describes how data breaches have become the norm, as highlighted by the significant number of breaches experienced by healthcare providers. These breaches have led to the scrutiny of cybersecurity technologies, protocols and strategies applied in the health care sector. As such, this article will explore the cyber security available in health care that is used and can be used to deter data breaches. Health care sectors are currently looking on different technologies and strategies to prevent and secure the patient information from data hackers. But some of these techniques have been effective, and some have not.
Competitiveness Measure of Managerial Performance
Authors: Popescu Constanta , Zaharia Radu Serban M.
Published: March 2018

This article describes how competitiveness is a desideratum of any rational management process. Under the conditions of globalization and the imperatives of sustainable development, the need for competitive management at both micro and macroeconomic level is a necessity. Unfortunately, in many areas of economic and social activities in Romania, the authors find a lack of competitiveness in most areas of activity. This places Romania in an unfavorable place in the world hierarchy. Based on these considerations and based on data provided by the World Economic Forum through the Global Competitiveness Report for 2016-2017, this article highlights the place and weaknesses of Romania in the various aspects of competitiveness.
The Paradigm of the Investment Development Path
Authors: Voica Marian Cătălin , Panait Mirela Clementina , Radulescu Irina Gabriela
Published: March 2018

This article describes how foreign direct investments (FDI) is one of the most important forces that influences the global economy. Along the last two and a half decades, the motivations and the field of interest of multinational enterprises (MNEs) mutated to new forms under the influence of globalization and the international financial crisis. Those two events had a dramatic impact on the evolution of inward and outward flow of FDI. The main scope of this article is to analyze the advance of the EU28 member states through the stages of the Investment Development Path (IDP) in the period from 1990 to 2014 and to explore the viability of the original model in nowadays global economy realities. The results show that FDI is useful to gauge the economics of lesser developed countries.
The Dilemma of Purchase Intention
Authors: Chekima Brahim
Published: March 2018

This article describes how many past studies have assessed the consumption behavior by employing purchase intention drivers/motivational factors of organic food as a proxy to foster organic food consumption. However, the preceding studies' foci do not embrace the consumption itself where purchasing may come secondary to consumption decisions.. Consumption reflects high involvement with the product; and the barriers and motivations are as real as the product itself, which makes it an ideal moment to examine the motivation. Also, there is a lack of effort in re-assessing theories of planned behavior by extending it or incorporating time orientation, different dimensions of attitude and organic food quality attributes to increase and improve understanding of actual organic food consumption behavior. Hence, the objective of this article is to propose an ideal approach and develop a conceptual framework to examine factors influencing organic food consumption. This article provides insight and a better understanding of actual consumption of organic food and adds a new momentum to the growing literature.