bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Less is quite often more
Authors: Webb Penny
Published: March 2017

You do not need to be a hoarder to end up with more resources than you could ever hope to use, but is it worth keeping everything, ‘just in case’, or should we embrace decluttering?
Ultrasound: A potential new approach for cardiac arrest management
Authors: Walker Eoin
Published: March 2017

Introduction:

Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence within the pre-hospital environment (approximately 10,000 OHCA in London - over one third of England's national total of 28000; BHF 2015 ). The management can be associated with difficult decision-making. Ultrasound (US) has recently been introduced to critical care practice, yet evidence is poor around this topic in relation to OHCA.

Search strategy:

All cardiac arrest empirical literature within the last 15 years on US both in-hospital and pre-hospital.

Discussion:

Sensitivity analyses within OHCA in comparison with current practice show US is more accurate in predicting mortality than it is in predicting survivability to hospital admission or discharge. US is therefore well placed as a tool for cardiac arrest management alongside End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring and Electrocardiogram (ECG) findings, as none have the benefit of being a linear marker of survival.

Conclusion:

Recommendations show that US should form part of critical care management in OHCA as a sensitive real time marker of kinetic ventricular activity. This is alongside other markers of cardiac output, all of which carry variable levels of sensitivity (ECG, ETCO2) to best inform the advanced paramedic practitioner.
Bisphosphonates and atypical subtrochanteric fractures of the femur
Authors: Kharwadkar N. , Mayne B. , Lawrence J. E. , Khanduja V.
Published: March 2017

Objectives

Bisphosphonates are widely used as first-line treatment for primary and secondary prevention of fragility fractures. Whilst they have proved effective in this role, there is growing concern over their long-term use, with much evidence linking bisphosphonate-related suppression of bone remodelling to an increased risk of atypical subtrochanteric fractures of the femur (AFFs). The objective of this article is to review this evidence, while presenting the current available strategies for the management of AFFs.

Methods

We present an evaluation of current literature relating to the pathogenesis and treatment of AFFs in the context of bisphosphonate use.

Results

Six broad themes relating to the pathogenesis and management of bisphosphonate-related AFFs are presented. The key themes in fracture pathogenesis are: bone microdamage accumulation; altered bone mineralisation and altered collagen formation. The key themes in fracture management are: medical therapy and surgical therapy. In addition, primary prevention strategies for AFFs are discussed.

Conclusions

This article presents current knowledge about the relationship between bisphosphonates and the development of AFFs, and highlights key areas for future research. In particular, studies aimed at identifying at-risk subpopulations and organising surveillance for those on long-term therapy will be crucial in both increasing our understanding of the condition, and improving population outcomes. Cite this article: N. Kharwadkar, B. Mayne, J. E. Lawrence, V. Khanduja. Bisphosphonates and atypical subtrochanteric fractures of the femur. Bone Joint Res 2017;6:144–153. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.63.BJR-2016-0125.R1.
The Tenure-Based Customer Retention Model: A Cross-Cultural Validation
Authors: Krautz Carolin , Hoffmann Stefan
Published: March 2017

International businesses and their marketing managers face complexity in the targeting of different customer groups in multiple countries, with different purchase histories and brand relationship tenures. Thus far, no customer retention model has been suggested to sufficiently reduce such complexity. To fill the gap, this study distinguishes three global customer groups—brand stayers, brand switchers, and category novices—which are differently prevalent in countries of various economic development. In particular, category novices have been a largely neglected segment for emerging markets. The study introduces the tenure-based customer retention model, which proposes the idiosyncratic effects of each group on the basis of tenure-based and attitudinal repurchase drivers. A large-scale consumer study (N = 53,744; 30 countries) cross-culturally validates the suggested model and reflects country-specific factors based on cultural dimensions instead of economic development. The findings broadly support the standardization of international marketing over different countries but not across different buyer segments. Consequently, the study offers insights into the communicative measures that can be used to globally address repurchase intent for each segment.
A Meta-Analysis of Marketing Communication Carryover Effects
Authors: Köhler Christine , Mantrala Murali K. , Albers Sönke , Kanuri Vamsi K.
Published: March 2017

To optimally set marketing communication (“marcom”) budgets, reliable estimates of short-term elasticities and carryover effects are required. Empirical generalizations from meta-analyses of prior field studies can help guide these decisions. However, the last such meta-analysis of marcom carryover effects was performed on Koyck model–based estimates collected before 1984 and was confined to mass media advertising. The authors update and extend extant empirical generalizations via two meta-analyses of carryover estimates compiled from studies encompassing personal selling, targeted advertising, and mass media advertising, using diverse model forms, until 2015. The first is focused on and utilizes 918 estimates of the carryover proportion of the total effect, termed long-term share of the total effect, and the second focuses on 863 derivable estimates of 90% implied duration intervals. The authors find the mean long-term shares of the total effect for personal selling (.687) and targeted advertising (.650) are distinctly larger than that for mass media advertising (.523) and the corresponding median 90% implied duration intervals are 12.6, 2, and 3.4 months, respectively. The authors conclude by discussing differences by model type and the implications for marcom budget-setting and analyses.
Geographical modelling based on spatial differentiation of fire brigade actions: A case study of Brno, Czech Republic
Authors: Popelínský Jan , Vachuda Jan , Veselý Ondřej
Published: March 2017

The paper analyzes crisis situations solved by The Fire Rescue Service of the South Moravian Region (FRS) in the city of Brno during 24 weeks between 7th April 2013 and 20th September 2013. The article deals briefly with all FRS actions and then focuses on fires. The open-access database of FRS is used for analysis. It is accessed from a database of the innovative web application StreetAlert, which allows users to learn about current fire brigade actions in the specified distance from the mobile phone. The data are processed in PostgreSQL and then spatial analysis is performed using the most detailed administrative division of the city – basic settlement units. As this division of urban space is used also in the most recent Czech census (2011), it is possible to use sociodemographic statistical data for comparison. The article identifies spatial regularities in the distribution of fires, describes the structure of the fires in terms of the type of event (fires of waste, fires of grass and forest, fires of buildings), discovers their possible dependence on the specific characteristics of urban space, finds potentially dangerous places (kernel density analysis), draws valid conclusions applicable to similar settlements, and shows the possible use of the data for local government. The main benefit of the research lies in revealing the spatial distribution of the examined phenomena.
The Methodology of Selecting the Transport Mode for Companies on the Slovak Transport Market
Authors: Černá Lenka , Zitrický Vladislav , Daniš Jozef
Published: March 2017

Transport volume in the Slovak Republic is growing continuously every year. This rising trend is influenced by the development of car industry and its suppliers. Slovak republic has also a geographic strategy position in middle Europe from the side of transport corridors (east-west and north-south). The development of transport volume in freight transport depends on the transport and business processes between the European Union and China and it is an opportunity for Slovak republic to obtain transit transport flows.

In the Slovak Republic, road transport has a dominant position in the transport market. The volume of road transport has gradually increased over the past years. The increase of road transport is reflected on the highways and speed roads in regions which have higher economic potential. The increase of rail transport as seen on the main rail corridors is not as significant as in road transport. Trade globalization also has an influence on the increase of transport volume in intermodal transport. Predicted increase in transport volume for this transport mode is from 2,3 mil ton per year at present to 8 mil ton in the year 2020. Selection of transport mode and carrier is an important aspect for logistic management, because companies (customers) want to reduce the number of carriers which they trade and they create the system of several key carriers. Bigger transport volume and more qualitative transport service give a possibility to reduce transport costs. This trend is positive for carriers too, because the carriers can focus only on the selected customers and provide more qualitative services.

The paper is focused on the selection of transport mode based on the proposed methodology. The aims of the paper are, definition of criteria which directly influence the selection of transport modes, determination of criteria based on the subjectively methods, creation of process for the selection of transport modes and practical application of proposed methodology.
Female Factory Workers in Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna’s Quest
Authors: Fusco Carla
Published: March 2017

Female workers represent a fundamental component of the workforce to the extent that it is true that the Industrial Revolution owes them a huge debt. However, despite the unfair exploitation of many women in factories in which conditions resembled manslaughter, they have been often neglected and reduced to liminal characters by Victorian novelists. An interesting exception in the early Victorian period is represented by the writer Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna, whose fiction works as a medium of social criticism. Her semi-fictional The Wrongs of Woman is a reform novel which sheds a controversial light on female working conditions. On the one hand she indeed deplores the inhuman treatment of female labourers, but on the other hand she also argues that female employment provokes a consequent increase in male unemployment! My paper aims to investigate the role of Tonna’s text and her attempt to alleviate working-class suffering.
Gaskell’s Characters Challenging Gender Norms
Authors: Alban Gillian M. E.
Published: March 2017

This paper evaluates women characters of Elizabeth Gaskell0’s social novels set in England’s industrial era. While in some ways a traditional woman of her age, Gaskell assumes responsibility and nurture as a duty of men as well as women, and shows her powerful women escaping gender norms, making her worthy of more notice as a social critic than she often gains.
Media Bound Culture of Women’s Identity and Desire
Authors: Adhikari Harasankar
Published: March 2017

The post global era is signified in terms of women’s changed status in the patriarchal society of India. Their participation in the work force is not experienced as good or as desired because they have to face rampant violence related to their reorganized desires. The media-bound culture is a prime cause of their mimetic behavior in lifestyle and other choices. This paper attempts to raise two questions: Might this be the major cause of the violence? Is there a relationship between consumerism and women’s body as sex commodity?
The “Woman Question” and Western Neo-Imperialism in Harold Pinter’s the New World Order
Authors: Burcar Lilijana
Published: March 2017

Pinter’s short dramatic piece questions the women’s rights discourse that USA-led Western hegemonic powers rely heavily upon when justifying their incursions into the territories of the Global South. The play blasts this posture apart by pointing to the patriarchal paradigm and gendered hierarchies that inform the structuration of Western capitalist societies and which neo-imperial Western powers in their search for bigger profits and new markets inevitably transplant into annexed territories under their direct or indirect control.
“Witness Through the Imagination”: Gendered Perceptions of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath in Cynthia Ozick’s the Shawl
Authors: Ghiță Roxana
Published: March 2017

While Holocaust historiography and literary criticism have typically been male-centred, on the presumption that the experiences of women and men were essentially identical, the aim of this study is to investigate gendered perceptions and representations of the Holocaust and its aftermath in Cynthia Ozick’s two-part fictional narrative The Shawl. The narrative focuses on the gender-based suffering of women and the murder of their innocent children and includes a brief account of a mother’s witnessing of her daughter’s electrocution in a concentration camp. The second part of the narrative represents an extended exposition of that atrocity’s psychological toll on the mother’s postwar life and her sense of being suspended in a liminal space between life and death, plagued by the constant intrusion of the Holocaust into her life.
Reply to Abedinifard
Authors: Davies Christie
Published: March 2017

The incessant telling of political jokes hostile to the regime over decades had no impact on the strength of the Soviet Union. If under these most propitious of circumstances jokes had no effect then Davies concludes that jokes never do have any macro-consequences. Abedinifard disagrees claiming, using Iranian jokes about the homosexuals of the town Qazvin as his example, that jokes can have consequences where they reinforce a growing local sentiment in this case Iranian homophobia. Davies’ reply is that in Iran as in the Soviet case jokes are a puny, unimportant and ambiguous force in a world of strong unambiguous forces, in this case punitive and lethal Islamic homophobia. Davies further points out that the Qazvin jokes are the same as the ones told in Pashto in Afghanistan about the city of Kandahar and refer not to gay men in the Western sense but to macho warriors who assert their dominance by penetrating young boys who are expected to submit to them. The rigorist Islamic Taliban used capital punishment to repress these pederastic same sex practices but failed. The Afghan jokes are very funny but utterly unimportant in such a world of strong forces.
Modelling of Dynamics of a Wheeled Mobile Robot with Mecanum Wheels with the use of Lagrange Equations of the Second Kind
Authors: Hendzel Z. , Rykała Ł.
Published: March 2017

The work presents the dynamic equations of motion of a wheeled mobile robot with mecanum wheels derived with the use of Lagrange equations of the second kind. Mecanum wheels are a new type of wheels used in wheeled mobile robots and they consist of freely rotating rollers attached to the circumference of the wheels. In order to derive dynamic equations of motion of a wheeled mobile robot, the kinetic energy of the system is determined, as well as the generalised forces affecting the system. The resulting mathematical model of a wheeled mobile robot was generated with the use of Maple V software. The results of a solution of inverse and forward problems of dynamics of the discussed object are also published.
Analysis of the Forming Process of Conical-Like Helical Surfaces with Roller Tools
Authors: Kacalak W. , Budniak Z. , Szafraniec F.
Published: March 2017

The article presents a methodology of an analysis and modeling of technological systems and the grinding process of conical-like helical surfaces with the use of modern CAD/CAE systems and calculations in the Matlab system. The methodology developed allows one to carry out simulation tests for the accuracy of the grinding process of helical surfaces taking into consideration the deviations of the location and shape of the system’s elements, axial and radial striking the spindle of the workpiece machined and the grinding wheel as well as the tool’s geometrical features.
Unsteady MHD Heat Transfer in Couette Flow of Water at 4°C in a Rotating System with Ramped Temperature via Finite Element Method
Authors: Reddy G.J. , Raju R.S. , Rao J.A. , Gorla R.S.R.
Published: March 2017

An unsteady magnetohydromagnetic natural convection on the Couette flow of electrically conducting water at 4°C (Pr = 11.40) in a rotating system has been considered. A Finite Element Method (FEM) was employed to find the numerical solutions of the dimensionless governing coupled boundary layer partial differential equations. The primary velocity, secondary velocity and temperature of water at 4°C as well as shear stresses and rate of heat transfer have been obtained for both ramped temperature and isothermal plates. The results are independent of the mesh (grid) size and the present numerical solutions through the Finite Element Method (FEM) are in good agreement with the existing analytical solutions by the Laplace Transform Technique (LTT). These are shown in tabular and graphical forms.
Analysis of Parallelogram Mechanism used to Preserve Remote Center of Motion for Surgical Telemanipulator
Authors: Trochimczuk R.
Published: March 2017

This paper presents an analysis of a parallelogram mechanism commonly used to provide a kinematic remote center of motion in surgical telemanipulators. Selected types of parallel manipulator designs, encountered in commercial and laboratory-made designs described in the medical robotics literature, will serve as the research material. Among other things, computer simulations in the ANSYS 13.0 CAD/CAE software environment, employing the finite element method, will be used. The kinematics of the solution of manipulator with the parallelogram mechanism will be determined in order to provide a more complete description. These results will form the basis for the decision regarding the possibility of applying a parallelogram mechanism in an original prototype of a telemanipulator arm.
Similarity Solutions on Mixed Convection Heat Transfer from a Horizontal Surface Saturated in a Porous Medium with Internal Heat Generation
Authors: Ferdows M. , Liu D.
Published: March 2017

The aim of this work is to study the mixed convection boundary layer flow from a horizontal surface embedded in a porous medium with exponential decaying internal heat generation (IHG). Boundary layer equations are reduced to two ordinary differential equations for the dimensionless stream function and temperature with two parameters: ε, the mixed convection parameter, and λ, the exponent of x. This problem is numerically solved with a system of parameters using built-in codes in Maple. The influences of these parameters on velocity and temperature profiles, and the Nusselt number, are thoroughly compared and discussed.
English language pre-service and in-service teachers’ self-efficacy and attitudes towards integration of students with learning difficulties
Authors: Cimermanová Ivana
Published: March 2017

The study of foreign languages is obligatory for all pupils in Slovakia, where the first foreign language is English. Conforming to integration legislation, pupils with special educational needs (SEN) are taught in mainstream classes. Foreign language teachers, however, lack training and where not prepared how to apply teaching methods and techniques for pupils with SEN in the regular language learning class. In the study presented, 187 elementary school teachers filled out questionnaires dealing with integration of pupils with SEN and possible inclusion of learners with disabilities in Slovakia and a group of 56 university FLT students - teachers-to-be. Teachers are not forced and/or encouraged to take part in in-service courses or other education on how to teach these pupils. The pre-service teachers are offered courses on SEN teaching, however, these are not compulsory and mostly general education oriented. The majority of in-service and pre-service teachers felt that pupils with SEN should be taught in regular education class. The article also describes the current situation concerning integration of students with SEN using the official statistical data.
Foreign language education to seniors through intergenerational programmes
Authors: Határ Ctibor , Jedličková Petra , de Morais Marianna Müller
Published: March 2017

The intergenerational learning within various types of social environment and in relation to different target groups has long covered a wide range of uses. The professional literature mostly describes its benefits for children and young people, however, the intergenerational education also contributes to the development of personality and the saturation of the educational and psycho-social needs of both adults and seniors. The paper represents the authors’ output of the VEGA research project No. 1/0176/15 and it is structured into three chapters. In the first chapter, the author deals with the opportunities of the foreign language education for (not only) disabled seniors. The second chapter focuses on the intergenerational programmes that can be used in the language education of (not only) disabled seniors who are clients of social residential facilities. In the third chapter, the author elaborates the psychological aspects of the foreign language education of seniors.
Instructional DVD video lesson with code switching: its effect on the performance level in dancing social dance among grade 10 special program in the art students of the Philippines
Authors: Capilitan Fernando T.
Published: March 2017

This paper shows that the experimental group who are exposed to DVD Video Lesson that uses code switching language has an average mean score in the pretest of 1.56, and this increased to an average mean of 3.50 in the posttest. The control group that uses DVD Video Lesson that uses purely English language got an average mean of 1.06 in the pretest and increased to 1.53 in the posttest. Based on the results of the performance posttest taken by the two groups, the experimental group has a dramatic increase in scores from the pretest to posttest. Although both groups had increased in their performance scores from pretest to posttest, the experimental group (code switching language) performs well in the posttest than the control group. As revealed in this findings , there is a significant difference in the posttest scores between the experimental group who are exposed to DVD lesson that uses code switching as a medium of instruction and the control group who are exposed to DVD lesson that uses English. The students who are exposed to the Video Lesson that uses code switching perform well than those students who are exposed in DVD video lesson that uses purely English language. DVD Video lesson that uses code switching as a medium of instruction in teaching social dance is the useful approach in teaching Grade 10 Special Program in the Art students. The language used (code switching) is the powerful medium of instruction that enhances the learning outcomes of the students to perform well. This paper could be an eye opener to the Department of Education to inculcate the used of first language/local language or MTB-MLE, not only in Grade I to III but all level in K to 12 programs, since education is a key factor for building a better nation.
Implementation of motivational strategies between head teachers and foreign language teachers
Authors: Pisoňová Mária
Published: March 2017

There is no doubt these days that knowledge of different forms of motivation and its implementation in the work environment is a prerequisite for improving the quality of work results and subsequent achievement of organizational goals. Every head teacher meets this phenomenon. A lack of motivation is behind a number of unfulfilled tasks, unwillingness to look for efficient work practices, absence, disloyalty to their own society, refusing overtime, not accepting necessary changes, ignoring requests for assistance, and more. It is not easy to find a way to solve these problems. However, theory and practice go hand in hand and together it creates the perfect symbiosis which looks at the ailments mentioned and gradually finds answers. Where to start in order to be successful in this quest? We should first recognize the meaning and importance of motivation in the work process. The role of the head teacher is to know teachers to have a positive impact on their behaviour and entrust them with such tasks corresponding to their knowledge and skills. Work motivation is focused on carrying out a work obligation and should lead to the required working behaviour. Motivation to work is also connected to the work environment and climate in which teachers work. In general, we can say that teachers’ satisfaction at work determines their personal relationships outside the workplace as well.

For this reason, we decided to handle the theme on the specifics of the process of motivation occurring in the relationship between head teachers and foreign language teachers. The aim of this paper is to analyze the issues of the specifics of the process of motivation in the relationship between head teachers and foreign language teachers.
The interrogative in contemporary Czech scientific texts
Authors: Schacherl Martin
Published: March 2017

The aim of this research on questions and interrogative sentences in theoretical scientific texts has been, alongside with an analysis of their function, to confirm their explicit (non)occurrence. In order to achieve the intended aim, the research was based on a textual corpus representing present-day Czech academic monological discourse, involving a strict selection of various genres and scientific contents. The corpus includes team and authorial monographs, which are thematically divided into five fields: technical sciences (1); sciences of inanimate nature (2); medical and biological sciences (3); humanities and social sciences (4); agricultural and biological-environmental sciences (5). Despite their low frequency, interrogative sentences regularly occur in theoretical discourse, mostly as ‘false’ questions, both yes/no and wh-question types. In humanities and social sciences thus in contemporary scientific discourse, questions and interrogative sentences are used to dynamise the emotional neutrality and rigidity of technical exposition, enhancing the textual interactivity, or activating the recipient. Therefore, the occurrence of explicitly formulated questions is rather sporadic and, as a stylistic or rhetorical tool, they are more frequently used employed in popular scientific style.
Wastewater parameters after the process of phosphorus compounds removal by the metal dissolution method in comparison with precipitation and electrocoagulation methods
Authors: Wysocka Izabela
Published: March 2017

Precipitation methods are commonly used for removing phosphorus compounds from wastewater. Chemical precipitation method, based on adding iron, aluminium or calcium salts to the treated wastewater, is often used. Another possible way of precipitating phosphates is metal dissolution method, which is presented in this paper. The main difference between these two methods is how the phosphate precipitating ions are introduced to the wastewater.

This paper discusses advantages and disadvantages of the metal dissolution method in comparison with traditional precipitation methods. Differences in the secondary contamination of treated wastewater by iron ions, conductivity, total alkalinity and pH correction process; the use of recyclable wastes; and energy consumption are discussed.
Circadian Rhythm of Core Body Temperature (Part II): Hyperbaric Environment Influence on Circadian Rhythm of Core Body Temperature
Authors: Słomko Joanna , Kozakiewicz Mariusz , Klawe Jacek J. , Tafil-Klawe Małgorzata , Siermontowsk Piotr , Zalewski Paweł
Published: March 2017

The aim of this study was to analyse dynamic fluctuations in the circadian rhythm of the core body temperature in healthy adults exposed to conditions in a hyperbaric chamber, using fully objective-telemetric measurement methods. The study group consisted of 13 healthy males (age 32±6.4 years, height 1.85±0.1 m, body weight 84.00±6.3 kg; BMI 24.7±1.2 kg/m2). The core body temperature (CBT) was measured with the Vital Sense telemetry system. The volunteers were placed in a hyperbaric chamber, exposed to compression of 400 kPa, with the exposure plateau of approx. 30 minutes, followed by gradual decompression. The mean core temperature was 36.71°C when registered within 10 minutes before the exposure, 37.20°C during the exposure, 37.27°C one hour after the exposure, 37.36°C 2 hours after the exposure, and 37.42°C three hours after the exposure. The conducted observations show that one-hour stay in a hyperbaric chamber at a depth of 30 m results in an increase in the body temperature, particularly significant after the exposure ends, and maintained for at least 3 hours after the exposure.
Gesundheitskompetenz, subjektive Gesundheit und Gesundheitsverhalten bei Studierenden
Authors: Schultes Kristin
Published: March 2017

Erkenntnisse über die Gesundheitskompetenz von Studierenden liegen bisher in Deutschland kaum vor. In einem Studienprojekt der Hochschule Fulda wurde diese im Zusammenhang mit der subjektiven Gesundheit und gesundheitsrelevanten Verhaltensweisen bei Studierenden in Fulda untersucht. Während zwischen der Gesundheitskompetenz und der subjektiven Gesundheit ein Zusammenhang ermittelt werden konnte, zeigen sich Assoziationen zu Verhaltensweisen nur bei einzelnen Variablen, wie z.B. beim Obstkonsum.
Händehygiene und Gesundheitskompetenz im Kontext von Patientensicherheit im Krankenhaus
Authors: Offermanns Guido , Draganović Šehad
Published: March 2017

Im Kontext der Forschung findet die Fragestellung, wie Patienten in den Prozess der Händedesinfektion durch Gesundheitspersonal einbezogen werden können, bisher wenig Beachtung. In entsprechenden Kampagnen stellt lediglich das Gesundheitspersonal eine Zielgruppe dar. Der Beitrag zeigt die Public Health Relevanz des Themas sowie Möglichkeiten durch Gesundheitskompetenz mit Patienten, Organisation und Gesundheitspersonal Infektionsraten signifikant zu senken.
Gesundheitskompetenz durch Patientenschulungen – ein Überblick
Authors: Faller Hermann , Meng Karin
Published: March 2017

Chronisch Kranke benötigen Kompetenzen, die sie dazu befähigen, möglichst selbstbestimmt mit ihrer Erkrankung umzugehen (Selbstmanagement). Solche Kompetenzen können durch Patientenschulungen vermittelt werden (Empowerment). Kontrollierte Studien konnten Effekte innovativer, interaktiver Schulungsprogramme auf Gesundheitskompetenz und Selbstmanagement-Outcomes nachweisen. Außerdem zeigte sich, dass Verbesserungen der Gesundheitskompetenz Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität mit sich bringen.
Developments and perspectives of health literacy in Europe
Authors: Sørensen Kristine , Brand Helmut
Published: March 2017

A decade ago the European health literacy field was in its infancy. A comparable study among EU Member States was made to explore if health literacy was as much as a concern in Europe as elsewhere in the world. This article analyses the impact of the European Health Literacy project (2009–2012). Based on the outcomes new avenues for health literacy in Europe are proposed. In spite of progress there is still a strong call for actions to make health literacy a priority in the EU.
Determination of Space Debris Coordinates by Means of a Space Service Vehicle
Authors: Kondratiuk Vasyl , Kovalevskiy Еduard , Ilnytska Svitlana
Published: March 2017

The problem of space debris utilization is quite relevant nowadays and has a global character. The space industry experts from all over the world are working on the task of removing space debris. This article proposes the method of determining space debris coordinates by means of the airborne equipment of a space service vehicle. The set of airborne equipment includes a global navigation satellite system receiver, an inertial navigation system and a laser radar. To study the accuracy characteristics of the proposed method under different initial conditions a series of simulations was performed. They showed that the accuracy of determining space debris coordinates becomes higher with the reduction of the distance between the debris and space service vehicle. Stringent requirements for the accuracy of determining the orientation of the coordinate frame of the space vehicle are essential for providing the accuracy characteristics of the method.
Education as a Basic Element of Improving Professional Important Qualities of Aviation Technical Maintenance Personnel
Authors: Gorbačovs Oļegs
Published: March 2017

In this article the importance of professional qualities, competence and their increase, directly dependent on the training of aviation technical maintenance personnel and determination the level of flight safety is covered. This publication analyses necessary training and requirements for aviation technical personnel involved in aircraft maintenance, as well as the requirements for aviation training organizations, defined as per Part-147, for such personnel preparation and training.
Dimensionieren von hohlfaserbasierten
Lab-on-a-Chip-Systemen
Authors: Winkelmann Claudia , Sonntag Frank , Füssel Jens
Published: March 2017

Für das Entwickeln und Kultivieren komplexer 3D-Gewebe sind
mikrofluidische Perfusionssysteme von entscheidender Bedeutung. Das
Versorgen und Aufrechterhalten des komplexen biologischen Mikromilieus
wird über integrierte künstliche Gefäßsysteme
sichergestellt. Die Herausforderung besteht im
applikationsspezifischen Dimensionieren dieser Gefäßnetzwerke
sowie dem Bestimmen der erforderlichen Betriebsparameter. Dazu wird
eine Technologie-Plattform vorgestellt, die ein
applikationsspezifisches Simulationsmodell und ein Validierungssystem
umfasst.
Taiwan in 2016
Authors: Hickey Dennis V. , Niou Emerson M. S.
Published: March 2017

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party won decisive victories in the Legislative Yuan and presidential elections. Despite these victories, 2016 proved to be a difficult year for Taiwan’s new ruling party. As 2016 drew to a close, polls showed that most of Taiwan’s population disapproved of Tsai Ing-wen’s performance as president.
The Philippines in 2016
Authors: Hernandez Carolina G.
Published: March 2017

This article explains why the Philippines, a small country and a long-time US ally, shook the world in 2016 by democratically electing a president who has defied conventional expectations, touched the lives of ordinary Filipinos, been accused of human rights violations in his war on drugs, and could affect the geostrategic rivalry between the US and China.
Brunei Darussalam in 2016
Authors: MÜLler Dominik M.
Published: March 2017

Brunei continued in 2016 to suffer from declining oil and gas prices. The budget deficit grew. The Sultan made economic diversification and “prudent spending” the year’s central political themes. He criticized several government institutions during “surprise visits” and sharply attacked the Ministry of Religious Affairs for “delaying” the full enforcement of an Islamic legal reform.
Pakistan in 2016
Authors: Kugelman Michael
Published: March 2017

Tensions with India and a fraught civil–military imbalance were the dominant storylines in Pakistan in 2016. These crises overshadowed promising developments in the areas of counterterrorism, the economy, and the law.
Sri Lanka in 2016
Authors: De Silva Chandra R.
Published: March 2017

In 2016 Sri Lanka saw political stability and some initiatives toward ethnic reconciliation. The economy continued to grow steadily. Some progress was made toward a better institutional infrastructure to protect human rights. However, hostility between President Sirisena and loyalists to former President Rajapaksa presages political turmoil in 2017 that could imperil constitutional reform and ethnic reconciliation.
Russia and the CIS in 2016
Authors: Fish M. Steven , Samarin Melissa , Ahmad Way Lucan
Published: March 2017

Russia continued to pursue a policy of vigorous engagement with Asia in 2016. Its policy toward the East serves its overriding goal of confronting the West and demonstrating to the world that Russia retains global reach. Given differences of perspective and interest between Russia and the big Asian powers, however, Russia faces an uphill struggle.
Duty and Debt under the Ethos of Internationalism
Authors: Apostolova Raia
Published: March 2017

Following Christina Schwenkel’s call to attend to different temporalities in the study of the Vietnamese diaspora, I examine three historical representations of workers sent to Bulgaria between the early 1970s and the beginning of the 1990s. These representations mediated Bulgarian-Vietnamese interstate relations: first, workers in relation to internationalist duty; second, workers in relation to financial debt; and finally, the workers as racialized, indebted subjects. My goal is twofold. Firstly, I turn my attention to the role and the figure of the Vietnamese worker under the ethos of actually existing socialism and navigate through the socialist rationalities that stood behind their arrival in Bulgaria. Second, I trace how representations of Vietnamese workers have changed from upholding the moral duty of socialist internationalism to becoming a labor force destined to repay Vietnam’s debt. This shift took place within a framework of changing power configurations that remodeled the extraction of surplus labor by relocating debt risks from the Vietnamese state to Vietnamese workers. I then trace the production of the indebted subject, which materialized in a historic type of racialization of the Vietnamese people, and which proved indispensable to Bulgaria’s transition to a market economy.
Remaking the State or Creating Civil Society? Vietnamese Migrant Associations in Poland
Authors: Szymańska-Matusiewicz Grażyna
Published: March 2017

In this essay, I analyze Vietnamese migrant associations in Poland, which have been routinely classified as “non-governmental organizations.” And yet, through their involvement in networks of relationships with a broad range of actors, including transnational connections with institutions back in Vietnam, they are in fact positioned in a liminal zone between the state and civil society. On the one hand, migrant associations are to a large extent entangled with the politics of the Vietnamese state through various channels, including the embassy, and through personal and institutional connections maintained with mass organizations such as the Fatherland Front and the Women’s Union. On the other hand, they are able to retain some degree of autonomy and pluralism, remaining active agents engaged with the fraught social and political activities of Vietnamese diasporics in Poland.
Caracterización de las poblaciones de caballitos de mar en diferentes zonas de la costa norte de las regiones occidental y central de Cuba
Authors: Pastor Gutiérrez Lourdes , De la Nuez Hernández Daril , Corrada Wong Raúl Igor , Piloto Cubero Yuliet , Pérez Angulo Alejandro
Published: March 2017

Los caballitos de mar son peces ornamentales de gran interés para las exhibiciones en el Acuario Nacional de Cuba, por lo que se propuso valorar el estado actual de las poblaciones naturales de las especies Hippocampus reidi (Ginsburg, 1933) e Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810) en diferentes zonas de la costa norte de las regiones occidental y central de la isla. Se llevaron a cabo censos visuales mediante buceo libre, utilizando el método de transectos lineales, entre marzo del 2007 y marzo del 2010. Para la comparación de medias se aplicaron las pruebas de Kruskal Wallis y U de Mann-Whitney. La mayor densidad se encontró en las estructuras artificiales de las estaciones de Barracuda y Caleta, probablemente debido a la gran cantidad de sitios de anclaje presentes y la eutrofización. No se reportaron diferencias en esta variable entre las épocas de lluvia y seca para ninguna de las dos especies. H. reidi fue la especie más abundante y la de mayor distribución. Aunque la densidad de individuos de hipocampos suele ser baja, es posible que la marcada escasez de ejemplares de H. erectus en este caso se deba al método de muestreo (profundidad máxima de 2 metros). Los machos de ambas especies fueron mayores que las hembras. H. reidi se reprodujo todo el año y la proporción sexual registrada fue muy similar a la proporción 1:1, mientras que en H. erectus esta variable fue diferente a la esperada. Las macroalgas del género Caulerpa fueron los sustratos más utilizados por ambas especies.
When to Use Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds
Authors: Yang Xiaoyu ,   Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Ahmed Mohamed ,   Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Cutlip Donald E ,   Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Published: March 2017

The development of the drug eluting stent (DES) was an important milestone in percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease. The DES overcomes vessel recoil and restenosis to decrease the high rate of target lesion revascularization associated with balloon angioplasty and bare metal stents. Despite these benefits, the DES has an ongoing risk of stent-related complications because of permanent implantation of a foreign body and restriction of vascular vasomotion. Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) are designed to provide mechanical support and drug delivery similar to the DES, followed by complete resorption over several years. Recent trials have demonstrated clinical non-inferiority of the BVS compared with contemporary DES, although certain clinical outcomes are concerning, particularly with regard to higher rates of scaffold thrombosis. The theoretical long-term benefits are promising, but remain unproven. Early adoption of this new technology in the United States should apply the lessons learned regarding rigorous strategies to decrease adverse events, including careful patient and lesion selection and meticulous implantation techniques.
A Política de Assistência Estudantil na Universidade Pública Brasileira: desafios para o Serviço Social / The Student Assistance Policy in Brazilian Public University: challenges to Social Work
Authors: Santos Claudia Priscila Chupel dos , Marafon Nelize Moscon
Published: March 2017

A Política Nacional de Assistência Estudantil (PNAES), instituída a partir de 2008 nas universidades públicas, visa propiciar condições de permanência e promover a democratização do acesso, contudo, contradições inerentes comprometem a sua efetividade e desafios são colocados ao Serviço Social. O estudo objetiva demonstrar o desenvolvimento dos programas de assistência aos estudantes na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e discutir os desafios profissionais para este campo. Baseia-se na análise documental de dados quantitativos e qualitativos. Os resultados sugerem que houve ampliação de todos os programas assistenciais; que o perfil socioeconômico do estudante atendido é inferior ao da totalidade dos estudantes do meio universitário; e que os desafios para assegurar a efetividade da política envolvem a insuficiência de recursos financeiros e humanos, sendo o Assistente Social o principal responsável pela permanência a partir da complexa tarefa de selecionar os estudantes a serem atendidos.
A efetividade da gestão social e a prática do assistente social na Proteção Social Especial de Média Complexidade / The effectiveness of social management and the practice of the social worker in the Special Social Protection of Medium Complexity
Authors: Sauer Mariane , Nogueira Vera Maria Ribeiro
Published: March 2017

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar o Serviço de Proteção e Atenção Especializado a Famílias e Indivíduos (PAEFI), que compõe a Proteção Social Especial de Média Complexidade da Política de Assistência Social, enfatizando aspectos relacionados à gestão social e à ação do assistente social. Foi construído a partir de uma revisão teórica e observação empírica da experiência de trabalho desenvolvida no PAEFI em Jaraguá do Sul (SC). A pertinência do tema surge a partir da observância da incipiente produção de referências sobre a correlação entre gestão social e a prática profissional nos Serviços de Média Complexidade. Ao realizar esta análise, busca-se identificar como se efetiva a gestão social na prática, que é aqui analisada enquanto um ato de governança das políticas sociais, em seu aspecto ampliado, abarcando a participação dos diversos atores sociais envolvidos.
More About the 80th Anniversary of Social Services: social rights in times of democratic breakdown / Ainda sobre os 80 anos do Serviço Social: direitos sociais em tempos de ruptura democrática
Authors: Paiva Beatriz Augusto de , Hillesheim Jaime
Published: March 2017

This article focuses on the current process that is reshaping the cycle of democratic breakdown in Brazil, triggered by the reactionary/conservative forces of August 2016.  The working classes are experiencing the harsh consequences of the global economic crisis combined with the political dispute arising from illegitimate governance:  massive unemployment, wage restraint, loss of historic labor rights and recently gained social guarantees; in short, worsening poverty against a historic backdrop of overexploitation and dependency. Based on these vectors of analysis, this article reflects on the contradictions that govern social rights and social policy on the periphery of capitalism, centering on variations in social rights within neodevelopmentalist framework and its breakdown, as well as the contemporary dilemmas faced by social services in the complex affirmation/regression of social rights.
Trazos e influencias de los Programas de Transferencia de Renta Condicionada / Outlines and influences of the Cash Conditional Transfers
Authors: Bevilacqua Laura Paulo
Published: March 2017

Nuevos enfoques de análisis muestran que las políticas públicas son el resultado de articulaciones complejas entre marcos referenciales diversos. Algunas investigaciones centran su atención en los procesos por los cuales se desarrollan los aprendizajes, las convergencias, la difusión y la transferencia en políticas públicas. Este artículo analiza la difusión de programas de transferencia de renta condicionada desarrollados en América Latina y el Caribe. Muestra los epicentros de las ideas originales y la incidencia de las comunidades epistémicas locales así como de los organismos internacionales. El debate que esos actores generaron, contribuyó a la adopción de medidas similares en el resto del continente, mediante un movimiento de difusión en forma de ola. La adopción del modelo se verifica a pesar de las diferentes situaciones socio-políticas entre los países receptores. La adopción generalizada del nuevo modelo, re-definió la orientación de las políticas de asistencia en el S XXI.
POLA PENGEMBANGAN INDUSTRI GRACILLARIA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Purnomo Agus Heri , Hikmayani Yayan , Nasution Zahri , Lrianto Hari Eko
Published: March 2017

Makalah ini melaporkan hasil penelitian tahun 2003, yang ditujukan untuk melakukan identifikasi permasalahan dan perumusan pola pengembangan pengusahaan Gncillaria sp. dilndonesia. Penggalian masalah dilaksanakan melalui pengumpulan data dan informasi terdokumentasi, survei dan diskusi dengan narasumber yang relevan. Juga dilakukan pengamatan perkembangan biofisik pembudidayaan Gracillaria sp. yang dilakukan bekerjasania dengan petambak.