bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modelling northern peatlands area and carbon dynamics since the Holocene with
the ORCHIDEE-PEAT land surface model (SVN r5488)
Authors: Qiu Chunjing , Zhu Dan , Ciais Philippe , Guenet Bertrand , Peng Shushi , Krinner Gerhard , Tootchi Ardalan , Ducharne Agnès , Hastie Adam
Published: November 2018

Abstract. The importance of northern peatlands in the global carbon cycle has recently been recognized, especially for long-term changes. Yet, the complex interactions between climate and peatland hydrology, carbon storage and area dynamics make it challenging to represent these systems in land surface models. This study describes how peatland are included as an independent sub-grid hydrological soil unit (HSU) into the ORCHIDEE-MICT land surface model. The peatland soil column in this tile is characterized by multi-layered vertical water and carbon transport, and peat-specific hydrological properties. A cost-efficient TOPMODEL approach is implemented to simulate the dynamics of peatland area, calibrated by present-day wetland areas that are regularly inundated or subject to shallow water tables. The model is tested across a range of northern peatland sites and for gridded simulations over the Northern Hemisphere (> 30° N). Simulated northern peatland area (3.9 million km2), peat carbon stock (463 PgC) and peat depth are generally consistent with observed estimates of peatland area (3.4–4.0 million km2), peat carbon (270–540 PgC) and data compilations of peat core depths. Our results show that both net primary production (NPP) and heterotrophic respiration (HR) of northern peatlands increased over the past century in response to CO2 and climate change. NPP increased more rapidly than HR, and thus net ecosystem production (NEP) exhibited a positive trend, contributing a cumulative carbon storage of 11.13 Pg C since 1901, most of it being realized after the 1950s.
Supraglacial debris thickness variability: impact on ablation and relation to terrain properties
Authors: Nicholson Lindsey I. , McCarthy Michael , Pritchard Hamish D. , Willis Ian
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Shallow ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys are used to
characterize the small-scale spatial variability of supraglacial debris
thickness on a Himalayan glacier. Debris thickness varies widely over short
spatial scales. Comparison across sites and glaciers suggests that the
skewness and kurtosis of the debris thickness frequency distribution decrease
with increasing mean debris thickness, and we hypothesize that this is
related to the degree of gravitational reworking the debris cover has
undergone and is therefore a proxy for the maturity of surface debris
covers. In the cases tested here, using a single mean debris thickness value
instead of accounting for the observed small-scale debris thickness
variability underestimates modelled midsummer sub-debris ablation rates by
11 %–30 %. While no simple relationship is found between measured
debris thickness and morphometric terrain parameters, analysis of the GPR
data in conjunction with high-resolution terrain models provides some insight
into the processes of debris gravitational reworking. Periodic sliding failure
of the debris, rather than progressive mass diffusion, appears to be the main
process redistributing supraglacial debris. The incidence of sliding is
controlled by slope, aspect, upstream catchment area and debris thickness via
their impacts on predisposition to slope failure and meltwater availability
at the debris–ice interface. Slope stability modelling suggests that the
percentage of the debris-covered glacier surface area subject to debris
instability can be considerable at glacier scale, indicating that up to
32 % of the debris-covered area is susceptible to developing ablation
hotspots associated with patches of thinner debris.
Comparison of four calving laws to model Greenland outlet glaciers
Authors: Choi Youngmin , Morlighem Mathieu , Wood Michael , Bondzio Johannes H.
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Calving is an important mechanism that controls the dynamics of marine terminating glaciers of
Greenland. Iceberg calving at the terminus affects the entire stress regime of outlet glaciers,
which may lead to further retreat and ice flow acceleration. It is therefore critical to
accurately parameterize calving in ice sheet models in order to improve the projections of ice
sheet change over the coming decades and reduce the uncertainty in their contribution to
sea-level rise. Several calving laws have been proposed, but most of them have been applied only to a
specific region and have not been tested on other glaciers, while some others have only been
implemented in 1-D flowline or vertical flowband models. Here, we test and compare
several calving laws recently proposed in the literature using the Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM).
We test these calving laws on nine tidewater glaciers of Greenland. We compare the modeled ice
front evolution to the observed retreat from Landsat data collected over the past 10 years, and
assess which calving law has better predictive abilities for each glacier. Overall, the von Mises
tensile stress calving law is more satisfactory than other laws for simulating observed ice front
retreat, but new parameterizations that better capture the different modes of calving should be
developed. Although the final positions of ice fronts are different for forecast simulations with
different calving laws, our results confirm that ice front retreat highly depends on bed
topography, irrespective of the calving law employed. This study also confirms that calving
dynamics needs to be 3-D or in plan view in ice sheet models to account for complex bed topography
and narrow fjords along the coast of Greenland.
Cost of an urban rail ride: A nation-level analysis of ridership, capital costs and cost-effectiveness performance of urban rail transit projects in China
Authors: Zhao Jinbao , Li Chaosu , Zhang Ruhua , Palmer Mathew
Published: November 2018

Although urban rain transit (URT) is an attractive alternative mode of daily travel, barriers exist in URT development across the world, in particular, the high cost of construction and operation and relative low rates of URT ridership. Despite these barriers, URT has gained considerable popularity worldwide in recent years; much of this trend is driven by projects in China. Despite this public support and implementation of URT projects, the ridership, capital costs and cost-effectiveness of URT projects remain largely unstudied. This paper addresses this planning and policy issue by examining line-level ridership and investment data for 97 heavy rail transit (HRT) lines and 12 light rail transit (LRT) lines in 28 Chinese cities. Comparative analysis is conducted so as to evaluate the performance and cost-effectiveness of HRT and LRT. Multiple linear regression analysis is used to explain the variability of URT cost-effectiveness and how it varies depending on land use density, project design, system service, and multimodal transit integration. Findings indicate that land-use density, line length, number of transfer stations, operation time, and bus ridership significantly contribute to higher levels of URT ridership, while URT ridership decreases significantly with train headway and the station’s distance from the city center. It is cost-effective to develop URT in high-density cities in spite of high costs, and some, if not all, LRT lines are more cost-effective than HRT lines. As of this analysis, the overdevelopment of HRT in China has failed to plan for multimodal transport integration and operational optimization. However, these shortcomings are also opportunities for Chinese transportation and land-use planners to develop more cost-effective URT projects that also improve the level of service available to the public.
LĖTINIU ŠIRDIES NEPAKANKAMUMU SERGANČIŲ PACIENTŲ GYVENIMO KOKYBĖ IR SAVIRŪPOS GALIMYBĖS
Authors: Kalibatienė Danutė , Rusecka Beata , Markevičius Narimantas
Published: November 2018

Darbo tikslas. Įvertinti vyresnių nei 40 metų amžiaus ligonių, sergančių lėtiniu širdies nepakankamumu, gyvenimo kokybę ir jos sąsajas su širdies nepakanka­mumo funkcinėmis klasėmis ir šalutinėmis ligomis; ištirti savirūpos lygį.

Tyrime dalyvavo 209 ambulatoriškai gydomi ligoniai, sirgę lėtiniu širdies nepakankamumu. Iš jų 54,1 proc. moterų ir 45,9 proc. vyrų, nuo 40 iki 89 metų am­žiaus. Su sveikata susijusi gyvenimo kokybė įvertinta panaudojant Minesotos gyvenimo su širdies nepakan­kamumu klausimyną. Pacientų savirūpos lygis ištir­tas standartizuotu Europos širdies nepakankamumo savirūpos vertinimo klausimynu. Statistinė analizė atlikta naudojant statistinės analizės „SPSS 15.0“ ir Excel 2007 programas. Ryšys tarp kokybinių dydžių vertintas remiantis Chi kvadrato (χ2) kriterijumi, ryšio stiprumui įvertinti – Kendall tau-c ir Spirmeno (Spe­armen) koeficientas. Skirtumai tarp grupių laikomi statistiškai reikšmingi, kai p<0,05.

Nustatyta, kad apie trečdalio pacientų gyvenimo ko­kybė buvo bloga ir labai bloga (29 proc.). Gyvenimo kokybė buvo žymiai geresnė vyrų nei moterų, jaunes­nio amžiaus respondentų nei vyresnių, susituokusiųjų nei vienišų ir našlių, dirbančiųjų nei bedarbių ir pen­sininkų, turinčių aukštesnį išsilavinimą. Socialiniai ir demografiniai veiksniai: tiriamųjų amžius, šeiminė padėtis, išsilavinimas, užimtumas turėjo įtakos lėtiniu širdies nepakankamumu sergančių pacientų savirūpos lygiui. Savimi kur kas geriau gebėjo pasirūpinti jau­nesni nei 70 metų asmenys, susituokę, turintys aukš­tesnį išsilavinimą ir dirbantys asmenys. Lytis įtakos respondentų savirūpai neturėjo. Savirūpos galimybės buvo statistiškai reikšmingai mažesnės sergant III-IV funkcinės klasės lėtiniu širdies nepakankamumu.
Independencia periodística y fondos públicos: la publicidad institucional como distorsión de la competencia en el mercado informativo
Authors: Álvarez-Peralta Miguel , G. Franco Yanna
Published: November 2018

Este artículo indaga en la controversia científica y periodística sobre el impacto de los fondos públicos destinados a publicidad y comunicación institucional en medios como posible factor distorsionador de la competencia en el mercado mediático. Acomete en primer lugar un estado de la cuestión en la investigación académica para después analizar la cobertura informativa sobre este fenómeno, comparando la información ofrecida por grandes periódicos frente a la de la prensa digital nativa. Se registra un déficit de atención tanto en la literatura científica como en la hemeroteca en papel, lo que contrasta con las denuncias periódicas que recoge el periodismo digital en nuevos medios creados después de la crisis económica.
"La Estafeta Literaria". Pervivencia y nuevo impulso de una revista cultural franquista entre 1970 y 1972”.
Authors: Ballesteros Dorado Ana Isabel
Published: November 2018

El presente artículo da cuenta del hallazgo de unos documentos en que se ofrecen datos concretos y aspectos desconocidos y esenciales en torno a la financiación cultural llevada a cabo en el tardofranquismo por el Estado a una revista cultural de larga trayectoria, La Estafeta literaria. Gracias a estos datos quedan mejor explicadas muchas afirmaciones presentes en otros los estudios existentes hasta hoy sobre esta revista cultural. Tales documentos explican los porqués de las modificaciones efectuadas en la revista a partir de enero de 1971.
La comedia subgénerica de la Transición española: Paradojas en la tormenta
Authors: Pérez Morán Ernesto , Huerta Floriano Miguel Ángel
Published: November 2018

El periodo de la Transición Española fue tan prolífico en producciones cinematográficas como en análisis de esas obras que nacieron en una época turbulenta y llena de aristas. Hay un grupo de películas que disfrutaban de las ventajas que da la libertad pero que seguían ancladas ideológicamente en el pasado, y pocas veces han tenido sobre ellas la lupa de los estudiosos. Nos referimos a lo que hemos dado en llamar la comedia subgenérica de la Transición, un corpus de éxito en taquilla e innegable fuerza en cuanto vehículo ideológico, extremo este que trataremos de demostrar a partir de un análisis de los 30 largometrajes más representativos de ese subgénero.
Impacto de las editoriales y las revistas "depredadoras" en el área de Comunicación
Authors: Túñez-López Miguel , Martínez-Solana María Yolanda
Published: November 2018

Este trabajo revisa el impacto y determina las características comunes de las denominadas revistas depredadoras sobre el área de Comunicación, a partir de la lista de Jeffrey Beall, actualizada en 2018. Se trabaja sobre un universo de 1.399 revistas y 1.196 editoras, que tras una primera criba con términos referenciales del área (Comunicación, Periodismo, Relaciones Publicas, Publicidad, Cine) se selecciona una muestra intencional final de 55 revistas y 20 editoriales. Las revistas se clasifican por su ISSN y se verifica su indexación en MIAR (Universidad de Barcelona y en la Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas (Universidad de Ganada).
Ética y tratamiento de la información en los relatos periodísticos de corrupción
Authors: Berlanga-Fernández Inmaculada , Sánchez-Esparza Marta
Published: November 2018

El artículo investiga si la construcción de los relatos periodísticos y mediáticos sobre tramas de corrupción sigue un arquetipo acorde con la ética que debe regir la profesión del informador público. Para ello acude a las fuentes primarias que fueron protagonistas en la trama del caso Malaya, paradigmático en el análisis de la información de la corrupción actual en España. A través de entrevistas enfocadas a los narradores y constructores del proceso se conocen las fuentes, el eje narrativo, los personajes y las expectativas creadas; y se puede concluir que el enfoque del relato publicado por los medios desde el inicio afecta al derecho a la presunción de inocencia de los implicados.
Teaching Data Literacy for Civic Engagement: Resources for Data Capture and Organization
Authors: Locke Brandon T. , Heppler Jason A.
Published: November 2018

Endangered Data Week emerged in the early months of 2017 as an effort to encourage conversations about government-produced, open data and the many factors that can limit its access. The event offers an internationally-coordinated series of events that includes publicizing the availability of datasets, increasing critical engagement with them, encouraging open data policies at all levels of government, and the fostering of data skills through workshops on curation, documentation and discovery, improved access, and preservation. The reflection provides an outline of the curriculum development happening through Endangered Data Week and encourages others to contribute.
This [Black] Woman’s Work: Exploring Archival Projects that Embrace the Identity of the Memory Worker
Authors: Powell Chaitra , Smith Holly , Murrain Shanee' , Hearn Skyla
Published: November 2018

Archivists who work on African American collections are increasingly more aware that traditional sites of African American agency and autonomy are becoming more unstable. The need to capture the perspectives and histories of these institutions is urgent. The challenges become more acute when communities recognize the need to preserve their legacies but do not have the resources or support to make it happen. African American material culture and history remains at risk of co-optation from large institutions and individuals seeking to monetize and profit from collecting Black collections. Endemic in that process is the risk of these institutions controlling the narrative and inadvertently or deliberately erasing the narratives of these diverse communities from that community’s perspective. Cultural memory workers focused on African American collections face numerous challenges: the risk of losing the materials or communities themselves; partnering with organizations and administrations with differing, and perhaps conflicting agendas; working on projects with limited or term funding; and the emotional labor of being a person of color in a predominantly white field trying to support communities that can often reflect their own experiences. How can libraries, museums, and archives bring these communities into the world of archives and empower them to protect and share their stories? How can archivists, particularly those of color, find support within their institutions and the archival profession, to accomplish this work of preserving African American cultural heritage? How can archives support genuinely collaborative projects with diverse Black communities without co-opting their stories and collections?The authors will address these questions in this article, discussing their experiences working with a variety of institutions—predominantly white universities, Black colleges, churches, neighborhoods and families. The authors also include their reflections from their National Conference of African American Librarians panel presentation in August 2017 on these related topics.
Engaging the Public with and Preserving the History of Texas’s First Public Historically Black University
Authors: Robinson Marco , Earles Phyllis
Published: November 2018

The silences and erasures surrounding the histories of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in many instances are caused by limited technology, lack of financial resources, and, most importantly, institutional priorities. Many aspects of HBCUs’ histories, particularly in the state of Texas, have been relegated to historical voids or are becoming endangered knowledge. These are the issues that jeopardize the long and rich history of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas’s first public supported historically black university, which dates back to the post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras of American history. Emancipated blacks in Texas sought all avenues available to them to obtain an education, including establishing churches and schools. Freed people’s efforts culminated in the creation of Alta Vista School for Colored Youth, which subsequently became PVAMU following several name changes. During the Jim Crow era, PVAMU served as the administrative home base for black education in the state of Texas, offered agricultural extension services to black farmers, and served as the central facility for black grade school athletics and extracurricular activities. Due to lack of personnel and resources, all of the archival collections that document this history are unprocessed and unavailable to the public. This article considers the collaborative efforts of the history faculty and the Special Collections and Archives (SCAD) staff at PVAMU to bring light to this important history through preservation projects, public programming and student engagement activities. Additionally, the article uses endangered archival materials from PVAMU’s Special Collections to explore the history of this important institution of higher education.
The Dark Mountain Project
Authors: Hine Dougald
Published: November 2018

The cultural movement centred on the Dark Mountain journal has generated considerable debate over the past ten years. In this report, one of Dark Mountain’s co-founders discusses the reception of the project, the relationship to the emergence of the ‘Anthropocene’ concept over the same period, and the relevance of Dark Mountain thinking and practice to the theme of ‘Endangered Knowledge.’
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UMA CONSTANTE PARA O CÁLCULO DE CONCENTRAÇÕES DE TENSÕES EM PLACAS COM FURO CENTRAL SUBMETIDAS À FLEXÃO NÃO UNIFORME
Authors: Rabelo Guilherme Oliveira , Palhano Andressa Lena Mota , Oliveira Victor Levi de Melo , Matos Daniel Barbosa Mapurunga , Salomão Italo Linhares
Published: November 2018

Singularidades que geram concentração de tensão são comuns de serem encontradas no nosso dia-a-dia e, muitas vezes, não recebem o devido tratamento para esse efeito. Estudos mostram coeficientes capazes de determinar os valores desse acúmulo de tensão, mas, em sua maioria, para peças submetidas à flexão pura. No entanto, esse tipo de solicitação não é a mais presente em situações reais, portanto, buscando trabalhar uma situação mais corriqueira, estudou-se o efeito da flexão não uniforme atuando em vigas e os efeitos gerados quando existem aberturas na mesma. Através do programa Robot Structural Analysis, que utiliza o método dos elementos finitos, foram feitas diversas modelagens de vigas para determinar-se os mapas de tensões, foi visto, então, que a flexão não uniforme produz três pontos de concentração e, a partir desses valores, buscou-se um padrão entre os valores de tensão, as alturas das vigas e o tamanho das aberturas, obtendo-se equações capazes de determinar os valores críticos de tensão para que possa ser feita a devida armadura auxiliar dessa inconstância geométrica. Estas equações, entretanto, estão restritas apenas ao intervalo de alturas em que as modelagens foram produzidas.
Impacto de acompañamiento de URACCAN-CEIMM, Recinto Nueva Guinea en los municipios de Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Ayote y Bocana Paiwas, 2010-2013
Authors: Francis Smith Juliana
Published: November 2018

Este artículo aborda el acompañamiento de URACCAN-CEIMM, especialmente en algunos factores transcendentales para el desarrollo de la perspectiva intercultural de género en el contexto regional de la Costa Caribe de Nicaragua, ámbito en el que se desenvuelve la universidad en cuanto a promover sus valores y principios en calidad de universidad comunitaria, intercultural con pertinencia en los pueblos indígenas, afrodescendientes y mestizos. URACCAN-CEIMM articula trabajo con todas las organizaciones de mujeres e instituciones respecto a los derechos humanos para los procesos de incidencia en Bocana de Paiwas, El Rama, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Ayote y Nueva Guinea. Brinda acompañamiento a Comisiones Municipales en 6 municipios en la construcción de 9 políticas de género y violencia e incidencia en las agendas de mujeres, en la gestión para asignación de presupuesto municipales sensible al género, para la prevención y seguimiento a casos de violencia contra mujeres. La investigación es cualitativa por que describe los principales resultados de cambios, logros y dificultades en los dos informes de evaluación externa de los proyectos ejecutados por CEIMM, recinto Nueva Guinea. La metodología utilizada es revisión documental de las evaluaciones externa de los proyectos de fortalecimiento de lideresas y empoderamiento de las mujeres financiado por Horizont3000 2004-2009 y el proyecto: Decisiones informadas para la vida, financiado por HIVOS –FED, 2011-2013, sobre el impacto de trabajo de extensión social e incidencia política en 5 Municipios de RACS (El Ayote, Bocana de Paiwas, Muelle de los Bueyes, El Rama y Nueva Guinea, 2004-2013). En conclusión, mujeres, organizaciones de mujeres e instituciones gubernamental especialmente gobiernos municipales cuentan con 9 Políticas aprobadas con presupuestos asignados y estructuras que les dan seguimiento, mejores condiciones en la recepción de denuncias y procesos judiciales en violencia, sororidad entre mujeres, redes intra e inter municipales y regionales fortalecidas, etc.
The Perception of Pregnancy and Parenthood Among Female Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
Authors: Mulcahey Mary K. , Nemeth Chelsea , Trojan Jeffrey D. , O'Connor Mary I.
Published: November 2018

Introduction:

Orthopaedic surgery has the lowest percentage of female residents of all surgical specialties. Female medical students may believe that the demands of the specialty, both during training and in clinical practice, may be less conducive to becoming a parent. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of and experiences with pregnancy and parenthood among female orthopaedic surgery trainees.

Methods:

An anonymous 24-question online survey was distributed to all current female orthopaedic surgery trainees in the United States via the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Diversity Advisory Board. Survey questions included the demographics of the residents' programs, the parental status of the respondents, and their experiences with pregnancy and parenthood during training.

Results:

Of the respondents, 83.7% did not have children during residency and were not currently pregnant. Furthermore, 48.4% responded that they had deferred having children because they were in residency. One hundred and thirteen respondents (59.5%) reported that they experienced bias from co-residents about women having children during residency, whereas 94 (49.5%) reported such bias from attendings.

Conclusion:

This study demonstrates that most female orthopaedic trainees do not have children during residency. Most respondents experienced bias from co-residents about women having children during residency, and nearly half experienced such bias from orthopaedic attendings. Combating bias about pregnancy during residency may help encourage more women to pursue a career in orthopaedics.
E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Why do Users Continue with E-Cigarettes?
Authors: Foong A.L.S. , Lai M.Y.Y.
Published: November 2018

The advent of e-cigarettes (vaping) well over a decade ago, was welcomed as a tool to aid cigarette smoking cessation. Whilst it has served its aims for many, there remains several who switched to vaping but did not cease cigarette smoking. They also continued with vaping behaviours. The aim of this study is to identify and gain a better understanding of why their vaping behaviours continue. With that in mind, a qualitative study with focus groups was undertaken. A purposive convenience sample of 17 participants who are patrons of 3 vaping centres in the city of Kuala Lumpur were recruited. Four focus groups were formed from the sample of 17 participants. Data derived from the focus groups identified seven themes which emerged as motivating factors for continued vaping behaviours. They comprised of social acceptance; attraction to flavours; a sense of accomplishment; financial savings; convenience compared to smoking; perceived low health risk; and behavioural substitution. Findings suggest that vaping behaviours could be conceptualised by Choice Theory based on psychosocial needs of survival, achievement, love and belonging, freedom and fun. They highlight the role of psychosocial factors that could be considered of importance in informing policy and practices for smoking cessation programmes and activities.
Degree of Possession and Practicing of Mathematics Teachers in the Basic Stage of Basic Education Principles in Their Teaching from Their Point of View
Authors: Alkhazam Awad Mufleh Shihab
Published: November 2018

This study aimed at recognizing the degree of possession and practicing mathematics teachers in the basic stage of basic education principles in their teaching from their point of view. Is there a connective relationship between the degree of possessing of basic education principles and the degree of practicing them. The sample of study consisted of (32) mathematics teachers in the basic stage. The instrument of study covered a questionnaire consisted of (14) items. The validity of the questionnaire and its reliability had been assured; the possession reliability coefficient amounted to (0.90) and (0.88) for practice. The researcher employed the appropriate statistical techniques, such as arithmetic means and standard deviations, and Pearson’s Correlation coefficient for examining the strength of relationship between both degrees of possession and practice. Results of study deduced that mathematics teachers in the Basic stage possess Basic Education principles, as a whole, at a medium degree, where it was conspicuous that they possess (4) principles of the Basic Education principles at a high degree, (5) principles at a medium degree and (5) principles at a little degree, meanwhile mathematics teachers in the Basic stage practice the Basic Education principles as a whole at a medium degree too, where it was cleared that they practice (4) principles of the Basic Education principles at a great degree, (5) principles at a medium degree and (5) at a little degree. Results also deduced existence of positive connection, stab, (5) principles at a medium degree and (5) at a little degree. Results also deduced existence of positive connection, statistically significant at (α< 0.05) between the degree of possessing the Basic Education principles and the degree of practicing them at mathematics teachers in the Basic Stage.
Comparison of Outpatient Satisfaction Measures Across Hospitals Built to a Thai Standard Design
Authors: Waroonkun Tanut
Published: November 2018

This research reports on the effect of the ‘built environment’ on levels of comfort experienced by users of a hospital outpatient department (OPD). The focus is on Thai community hospitals that are built to a standard design. It was expected that a standard design would result in similar profiles of user satisfaction. The method classified environmental features as ambient, architectural, interior design, and outdoor. Each of these macro factors were divided into their contributing sub-factors. A survey was conducted to assess OPD users’ perceptions of the environment. Responses were analysed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. Results indicated no common pattern at the macro level. However, when contributing factors are redefined as ‘distress’ and ‘destress’ factors, a pattern of user perceptions across the hospitals is evident. Applying Herzberg’s model of job satisfaction to the observed results a clear pattern emerges. The results of this research provide practical advice, from a user perspective, for those charged with design of the physical structure of outpatient settings.
Uncovering the Role of Internal CSR on Organizational Attractiveness and Turnover Intention: The Effect of Procedural Justice and Extraversion
Authors: Ranjan Sushant , Yadav Rama Shankar
Published: November 2018

The present study attempts to uncover the impact of internal CSR on internal stakeholders, i.e., employees. Through a comprehensive literature review, relevant variables for the study were identified such as internal CSR, the perception of procedural justice, organizational attentiveness, extraversion, and turnover intention. Drawing on signaling theory, we answer why employee’s willingness to quit an organization is less if the organization performs well on internal CSR front. We also propose that internal CSR increases the organizational attractiveness as it reflects the prevalence of welfare practices and procedural justice in the organization. Since the organization is perceived procedurally just employee's willingness to quit the organization is decidedly less particularly employees having extrovert nature.
Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Thermal and Antimicrobial Properties of Mn(II) Complexes of 1,10-Phenanthroline With Some Co-Ligands
Authors: Eni Donatus Bekindaka , Yufanyi Divine Mbom , Tabong Che Dieudonne , Jagan Rajamony , Agwaraa Moise Ondoh
Published: November 2018

The complexes of Manganese(II) with 1,10-phenanthroline using the nitrate, thiocyanate and dicyanamide as co-ligands have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and room temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements. The magnetic moments of the complexes are consistent with high spin (d5) octahedral geometry. Single-crystal X-ray analysis confirmed the complexes to be [Mn(Phen)2(NO3)2] (1), [Mn(Phen)2(N3)2)] (2), and [Mn(Phen)2(dca)2)] (3). Complexes 1 and 2 crystallize in an orthorhombic crystal system with space group Pbcn while complex 3 crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P21/c. The complexes have been screened for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities by the disc diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration values indicate that the complexes showed greater activity against the fungi strains tested compared to that of the reference antifungal.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Food Research, Vol. 7 No. 6
Authors: Dong Bella
Published: November 2018

Journal of Food Research wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.

Journal of Food Research is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jfr/editor/recruitment and e-mail the completed application form to jfr@ccsenet.org.

Reviewers for Volume 7, Number 6

 

Anna Maria Pappalardo, University of Catania, Italy

Antonella Santillo, University of Foggia, Italy

Bojana Filipcev, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Cheryl Rosita Rock, California State University, United States

Codina Georgiana Gabriela, Stefan cel Mare University Suceava, Romania

Corina-aurelia Zugravu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Romania

Diego A. Moreno-Fernández, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain

Domitila Augusta Huber, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Elsa M Goncalves, Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agrária, Portugal

Jasdeep Saini, WTI (world Technology Ingredients), Inc., United States

Jelena Dragisic Maksimovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Kamila Goderska, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland

Lenka Kourimska, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic

Magdalena Polak-Berecka, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

Massimiliano Renna, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Milla Santos, Universidade Federal De Uberlandia, Brazil

Mwanza Mulunda, North West University, South Africa

Na-Hyung Kim, Wonkwang University, Korea

Richard Nyanzi, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Slavica Grujic, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia Herzegovina

Suresh Kumar, Hanyang University, Korea

Teodora Emilia Coldea, Univ. of AG Sciences & Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Winny Routray, McGill University, Canada

Yong Yang, University of Maryland, USA
Z Lubelszczyzny na Pomorze
Authors: Niwiński Piotr
Published: November 2018

Stanisław Kulik was a pre-war professional non-commissioned officer of armored troops. He fought in September 1939, escaped from the German captivity, in a conspiracy in the Lublin region, he became a commander of a partisan unit, he was decorated many times. In 1945, he organized one of the biggest desertions from the Polish „folk” army. He continued his underground activity in the Lublin region. From September 1945 to March 1946, he was the commander of the underground movement in Pomerania, operating under the name KD-111. He was arrested and murdered on December 28th, 1946 in Gdańsk.
Epistemologia dos modelos em avaliação institucional: um estudo sobre o Spaece-alfa adotado pelo governo do Estado do Ceará/Brasil
Authors: Abreu Marian Cristina Alves de , Souza Ana Cléa Gomes de , Lima Marcos Antonio Martins
Published: November 2018

Neste texto tem-se como objetivo apresentar os fundamentos epistemológicos dos modelos em avaliação educacional, tomando-os como meio para ampliar a compreensão em torno da validade consequencial que subjaz às avaliações em larga escala, notadamente o Sistema Permanente de Avaliação da Educação Básica do Ceará. Quanto à natureza trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória e bibliográfica cuja base se assenta em consultas a sites, periódicos, legislação e dissertações. Mediante o estudo epistemológico da avaliação educacional, apresenta-se uma reflexão sobre a avaliação institucional e os desafios inerentes ao Sistema Permanente de Avaliação da Educação Básica do Ceará - Alfabetização - Spaece-Alfa. As pesquisas de Lima, Pequeno e Melo (2008), Lima (2012), Costa (2016), Junior e Farias (2016) e de Soares e Werle (2016) apontam a relevância do Spaece-Alfa mas sinalizam, sobretudo, para a necessidade de se compreender a alfabetização como um processo complexo para além das escalas de proficiência considerando o trinômio ensino-aprendizagem-avaliação.Palavras-chave: epistemologia da avaliação; sistemas de avaliação; Spaece-Alfa.
Nos acordes da raça: a era do jazz no meio afro-brasileiro
Authors: Domingues Petrônio
Published: November 2018

As jazz-bands emplacaram no Brasil na década de 1920. Fizeram um sucesso extraordinário e impulsionaram as chamadas danças e músicas modernas norte-americanas. Que jazz essas bandas tocavam? Pode-se dizer que essa expressão musical, na medida em que foi apropriada pela população afro-brasileira, permaneceu igual àquela entoada pelos norte-americanos, ou adquiriu uma “cor local”? O artigo tem a intenção de mapear a presença do jazz no meio negro de São Paulo na década de 1920 e demonstrar como o estilo de origem afro-diaspórica impactou a vida cultural desse segmento populacional, influenciando inclusive suas experiências de sociabilidade. Palavras-chave: Jazz - História. Negros. Diáspora Africana.
Cazumbá no pós-abolição: Memória, identidade e “patrimônio imaterial” em São Gonçalo dos Campos, Bahia
Authors: Rosa da Silva José Bento
Published: November 2018

O artigo é parte de uma pesquisa maior que investigou a trajetória de uma família de descendentes de africanos que, desde o século XIX, mantém o sobrenome familiar, malgrado o regime de escravidão que, entre outras coisas, “abortava” o nome de família dos africanos escravizados e seus descendentes. Este artigo analisa a trajetória de um desses descendentes no pós-abolição, a partir da documentação escrita disponível e das narrativas orais acerca dos Cazumbá. Palavras-chave: Patrimônio Imaterial. Pós-Abolição. Família.
Escravidão e liberdade segundo estudantes de Ponta Grossa (PR): o que mudou após a lei 10.639/03
Authors: Janz Rubia Caroline , Cerri Luis Fernando
Published: November 2018

Este texto aborda parte dos resultados de uma pesquisa que avaliou a implantação da Lei 10.639/2003, a qual tornou obrigatório o ensino de história e cultura afro-brasileira e africana na educação básica, por meio de elementos da aprendizagem e das opiniões de estudantes. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de um instrumento com questões objetivas e descritivas respondido por 254 estudantes do 1° ano do Ensino Médio da cidade de Ponta Grossa, no Paraná. No presente trabalho serão apresentadas e exploradas cinco questões concernentes à escravidão, práticas de resistência e o processo de Abolição da Escravatura. A partir dessas questões, buscava-se identificar o reconhecimento de outras formas de violência, além da física, características do processo de escravização, capacidade de diferenciar a escravização antiga da moderna, e conhecimento de formas de resistência negra e a importância dessas no processo de Abolição da Escravatura. Além disso, buscou-se perceber se os discentes conseguiram se desvincular de representações tradicionalmente construídas dentro dessas temáticas, a partir das novas abordagens propostas pela Lei. Tanto a produção do instrumento quanto a análise dos dados sustentaram-se na Teoria das Representações Sociais, criada por Serge Moscovici, e sob a perspectiva conceitual da consciência histórica e da cultura histórica. Os resultados indicam que existe uma assimilação de novos sentidos e conteúdos, mas que não se demonstrou na amostra uma quebra efetiva dos sentidos tradicionais da história afro-brasileira que a Lei buscou transformar. Palavras-chave: Lei 10.639/2013. Aprendizagem Histórica. Representações Sociais. História Afro-Brasileira. Escravidão.
Trauma, história e luto: a perlaboração da violência
Authors: Rosa Johnny Roberto
Published: November 2018

Dar-se-á aqui atenção à dinâmica do reconhecimento de certos eventos traumáticos, de processos sociais de exteriorização – e historicização – da violência traumática à perlaboração do passado. Logo, assinalar-se-ão os pontos fundamentais, tensões e limites à compreensão do que marca a estrutura de significado do trauma em nível psicológico e sociocultural. Desse modo, faz-se necessário averiguar os estudos sobre as implicações teóricas dos conceitos psicanalíticos de perlaboração, trauma e luto, ao esforço de representação e superação de uma experiência de violência pretérita. No centro dessas questões estão as ligações entre o trauma e as possibilidades (dilemas) da representação narrativa. Tais questões são cruciais para o entendimento dos debates sobre os esforços compreensivos de explicação e representação de algumas das questões mais urgentes com relação à construção do significado histórico e com relação à consolidação de uma sociedade marcada pelos efeitos duradouros e permanentes dos traumas das injustiças pretéritas. Esses dilemas, por representarem uma ameaça à significação e aos contornos da própria ação, e as demandas por reconhecimento representativo da violência e do sofrimento, cujos termos precisam ser mediados, confrontados e compreendidos como prática cultural de memória coletiva, são cruciais para a compreensão dos debates sobre a memória da violência e sua suposta transformação e recuperação. Palavras-chave: Trauma. História. Luto. Perlaboração.
Desafios da produção historiográfica, subjetividades e ativismo político – Entrevista com James N. Green
Authors: Freitas Larissa Viegas de Mello
Published: November 2018

O historiador estadunidense James N. Green é atualmente professor do Departamento de História da Brown University, onde ministra a disciplina de História da América Latina. Nessa mesma instituição dirige o Brown's Brazil Initiative, um centro de estudos sobre o Brasil que reúne pesquisadores estadunidenses e estrangeiros. O historiador residiu no Brasil entre os anos de 1976 e 1982, período no qual viajou para diferentes partes do país e militou em grupos de esquerda. Essa experiência o motivou a pesquisar sobre a ditadura militar brasileira. Desses estudos surgiram importantes obras, tais como: “Além do Carnaval: a homossexualidade masculina no Brasil do século XX” (1999), “Apesar de Vocês: a oposição e a ditadura militar brasileira nos EUA” (2005). O referido historiador esteve no Brasil no mês de agosto para lançar seu mais recente livro relacionado a essa temática, “Revolucionário e Gay – A Extraordinária Vida de Hebert Daniel”, uma obra sobre o militante de esquerda Hebert Daniel e sua trajetória de vida. Entrevista concedida em 29 de agosto de 2018, no Laboratório de Estudos de Gênero e História da Univerdidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).
A formação do historiador e a especificidade de seu ofício
Authors: Ferreira Breno Ferraz Leal
Published: November 2018

Resenha de BARROS, José D'Assunção. Teoria e formação do historiador. Petrópolis: Editora Vozes, 2017, 95p.
La « voix d’encre » de René Char. Poésie et silence dans Fureur et mystère
Authors: Belin Olivier
Published: November 2018

Cet article montre comment les poèmes de Fureur et mystère (1948), à rebours d’une certaine poésie de la Résistance, cherchent paradoxalement à conjoindre le chant et le silence. Tel est l’enjeu de cette « voix d’encre » que René Char évoque dans les Feuillets d’Hypnos, et qui implique à la fois une éthique conduisant au mutisme éditorial, et une poétique transformant le silence en condition même de la parole.
Disinfection effect of povidone-iodine in aquaculture water of swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
Authors: Chen Xuan , Lai Chongde , Wang Yulan , Wei Lili , Zhong Qiwang
Published: November 2018

The swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is an important commercial farmed fish species in China. However, it is susceptible toAeromonas hydrophilainfections, resulting in high mortality and considerable economic loss. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is a widely used chemical disinfectant in aquaculture, which can decrease the occurrence of diseases and improve the survival. However, environmental organic matter could affect the bactericidal effectiveness of PVP-I, and the efficacy of PVP-I in aquaculture water is still unknown. In this paper, disinfection assays were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of PVP-I against theA. hydrophilain different types of water. We found that the effective germicidal concentration of PVP-I in outdoor aquaculture water was 25 ppm for 12 h. In indoor aquaculture water with 105CFU/mL bacteria, 10 ppm and 20 ppm of PVP-I could kill 99% and 100% of the bacteria, respectively. The minimal germicidal concentration of PVP-I in Luria-Bertani broth was 4,000 ppm. Available iodine content assay in LB solutions confirmed that the organic substance had negative impact on the effectiveness of PVP-I, which was consistent with the different efficacy of PVP-I in different water samples. Acute toxicity tests showed that the 24 h-LC50of PVP-I to swamp eel was 173.82 ppm, which was much higher than the germicidal concentrations in outdoor and indoor aquaculture water, indicating its safety and effectivity to control theA. hydrophila. The results indicated PVP-I can be helpful for preventing the transmission ofA. hydrophilain swamp eel aquaculture.
Molecular serotyping ofHaemophilus parasuisisolated from diseased pigs and the relationship between serovars and pathological patterns in Taiwan
Authors: Lin Wei-Hao , Shih Hsing-Chun , Lin Chuen-Fu , Yang Cheng-Yao , Chang Yung-Fu , Lin Chao-Nan , Chiou Ming-Tang
Published: November 2018

Background

Haemophilus parasuisis the etiological agent of Glässer’s disease, and causes severe economic losses in the swine industry. Serovar classification is intended as an indicator of virulence and pathotype and is also crucial for vaccination programs and vaccine development. According to a polysaccharide biosynthesis locus analysis,H. parasuisisolates could be classified by a molecular serotyping assay except serovars 5 and 12 detected by the same primer pair. The aim of this study was to identifyH. parasuisisolates from diseased pigs in Taiwan by using a molecular serotyping assay and to analyze the relationship between serovars and pathological patterns.

Methods

From August 2013 to February 2017, a total of 133 isolates from 277 lesions on 155 diseased animals from 124 infected herds serotyped by multiplex PCR and analyzed with pathological data.

Results

The dominant serovars ofH. parasuisin Taiwan were serovars 5/12 (37.6%), 4 (27.8%) and 13 (15%) followed by molecular serotyping non-typable (MSNT) isolates (13.5%). Nevertheless, the serovar-specific amplicons were not precisely the same sizes as previously indicated in the original publication, and MSNT isolates appeared with unexpected amplicons or lacked serovar-specific amplicons. MostH. parasuisisolates were isolated from nursery pigs infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. The percentage of lung lesions (30.4%) showingH. parasuisinfection was significantly higher than that of serosal lesions.

Discussion

Collectively, the distribution of serovars in Taiwan is similar to that found in other countries, but MSNT isolates remain due to genetic variations. Furthermore, pulmonary lesions may be optimum sites forH. parasuisisolation, the diagnosis of Glässer’s disease, and may also serve as points of origin for systemicH. parasuisinfections in hosts.