bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contribuição parental em progênies de Curimba usando diferentes sistemas reprodutivos
Authors: SOUZA Felipe Pinheiro de , LIMA Ed Christian Suzuki de , CASTRO Pedro Luiz de , GOES Elenice de Souza dos Reis , RIBEIRO Ricardo Pereira , LOPERA-BARRERO Nelson Mauricio
Published: March 2018

O conhecimento de manejos apropriados para a reprodução é fundamental para a gestão e direcionamento das atividades em centrais de repovoamento. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência dos sistemas reprodutivos por extrusão e seminatural e da proporção de sexo na contribuição parental de progênies de P. lineatus. Amostras de nadadeiras caudais de 25 reprodutores submetidos ao sistema reprodutivo por extrusão e 10 reprodutores submetidos ao sistema reprodutivo seminatural foram coletados em diferentes proporções de sexo (1ââ„¢"š:1ââ„¢â‚¬ e 2ââ„¢"š:1ââ„¢â‚¬, e 1ââ„¢"š:1ââ„¢â‚¬, respectivamente). Duzentos e oito alevinos oriundos desses acasalamentos foram avaliados. A mortalidade dos reprodutores foi registrada logo após os procedimentos reprodutivos. Para a análise de paternidade, foram amplificados 10 loci microssatélites. Três reprodutores foram a óbito no sistema extrusão (dois na proporção 1:1 e um na proporção 2:1). No sistema extrusão 1:1 observou-se que um macho (M1.4) obteve maior contribuição na formação progênie (41,8%), enquanto que na proporção 2:1, quatro machos contribuí­ram entre 14,5 a 21,7%. A menor dominí­¢ncia reprodutiva foi identificada no sistema seminatural, com valores variando de 22,86% a 25,71% para quatro machos. Na formação das famí­­lias, foi observada dominí­¢ncia reprodutiva de alguns casais em ambos os sistemas. Conclui-se que o sistema seminatural permitiu maior homogeneidade na contribuição na progênie sem  perdas por mortalidade.
Discovering Expert Traders on Social Trading Services
Authors: Lee Woonyeol ,   Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan, Ma Qiang
Published: March 2018

Social trading services, which are financial services connected with social networking services, are currently in the spotlight. Users can follow and automatically imitate expert traders’ trades using social trading services. Finding expert traders who exhibit an exceptional and consistent performance for users to follow is a key challenge in this field. We propose a ranking mechanism with three measures to address this issue: performance, risk, and consistency. We estimated traders’ performance, risk, and consistency levels by comparatively analyzing their trading histories and news data. In addition, we propose a system called Whom to Follow (W2F) to help users discover expert traders by utilizing this ranking mechanism. W2F visualizes the ranking results, and provides feedback functions to help users reach decisions regarding who to follow. We conducted experiments to test and then validate the proposed ranking mechanism in terms of the ranking accuracy, profit, and ranking stability. We also conducted a user experiment to demonstrate the feasibility of W2F.*

*This paper is an extended version of “Whom to Follow on Social Trading Services? A System to Support Discovering Expert Traders,” 10th Int. Conf. on Digital Information Management (ICDIM) 2015, pp. 188-193.
A Democracia em Tempos Sombrios
Authors: Caixeta Marina Bolfarine
Published: March 2018

Resenha do livro: SANTOS, Boaventura de Sousa. A difícil democracia: reinventar as esquerdas. São Paulo: Boitempo, 2016
Articular Contact Area and Pressure in Posteromedial Rotatory Instability of the Elbow
Authors: Bellato Enrico , Fitzsimmons James S. , Kim Youngbok , Bachman Daniel R. , Berglund Lawrence J. , Hooke Alexander W. , O’Driscoll Shawn W.
Published: March 2018

Background:

Joint incongruity in posteromedial rotatory instability (PMRI) has been theorized to determine early articular degenerative changes. Our hypothesis was that the articular contact area and contact pressure differ significantly between an intact elbow and an elbow affected by PMRI.

Methods:

Seven cadaveric elbows were tested under gravity varus stress using a custom-made machine designed to simulate muscle loads and allow passive elbow flexion (0° to 90°). The mean contact area and contact pressure data were collected and processed using the Tekscan sensor and software. After testing the intact specimen (intact elbow), a PMRI injury was simulated (PMRI elbow) and the specimen was tested again.

Results:

The PMRI elbows were characterized by initial joint subluxation and significantly elevated articular contact pressure. Both worsened, corresponding with a reduction in contact area, as the elbow was flexed from 0° until the joint subluxation and incongruity spontaneously reduced (at a mean [and standard error] of 60° ± 5° of flexion), at which point the mean contact pressure decreased from 870 ± 50 kPa (pre-reduction) to 440 ± 40 kPa (post-reduction) (p < 0.001) and the mean contact area increased from 80 ± 8 mm2 to 150 ± 58 mm2 (p < 0.001). This reduction of the subluxation was also followed by a shift of the contact area from the coronoid fracture edge toward the lower portion of the coronoid. At the flexion angle at which the PMRI elbows reduced, both the contact area and the contact pressure of the intact elbows differed significantly from those of the PMRI elbows, both before and after the elbow reduction (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

The reduction in contact area and increased contact pressures due to joint subluxation and incongruity could explain the progressive arthritis seen in some elbows affected by PMRI.

Clinical Relevance:

This biomechanical study suggests that the early degenerative changes associated with PMRI reported in the literature could be subsequent to joint incongruity and an increase in contact pressure between the coronoid fracture surface and the trochlea.
Spine Roundtable: A Discussion on Cervical Myelopathy
Authors: DaCruz Jay , Palmer Travis , Bianculli Jessica D. , O’Donoghue Erin , Sinkov Vladimir , Cloutier Dagan
Published: March 2018

The purpose of the JOPA Roundtable discussion is to give orthopaedic PAs insight on how each participating editorial board member would treat certain clinical scenarios in his or her own current practice. For this Spine Roundtable, editorial board members with expertise in the spine will discuss cervical myelopathy. Participants will share their knowledge and experience on the topic.
Keragaman Genetik dan Heritabilitas Beberapa Karakter Agronomi Populasi Galur F4 Padi Beras Hitam
Authors: Widyayanti Setyorini , Basunanda Panjisakti , Mitrowihardjo Suyadi , Kristamtini Kristamtini
Published: March 2018

The F4 black rice progenies and their two parents’ varieties were evaluated for their heritability and genetic variability at Padasan, Pakembinangun, Pakem, Sleman, Yogyakarta from May until September 2016. The purpose of this study is to determine genetic diversity, heritability estimates and genetic advance.The genetic materials used in this study consisted of 48 lines of F4 with their parents, local black rice and Situbagendit. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block designed with two replications. Seeds of each F4 progenies and their parents were sown 1 m × 2 m length of plot with 20 cm × 20 cm plant spacing. Genetic parameters estimatesd were calculated for heritability and genetic advance. Plant population of each F4 progenies and their parents were 40 plants in each replication.  The result showed that there were 11 progenies had an early day to maturity potential, 21 F4 progenies had a moderate plant height (60-95 cm), 13 progenies had a potential number of tillers per hill (10.26 to 18.76), 9 F4 progenies had a high number of filled grains per panicle (> 80% filled grains), and 7 F4 progenies had a potential of 1000-grain weight (g). Plant height had the highest coefficient of variability. Days to flowering, days to maturity, and pericarb color had the highest heritability estimates followed by plant height (70.6%). Plant height and pericarb color had the highest genetic advances, namely 21.7% and 49.2%, respectively. In relation to improve agronomic characters, plant height and pericarb color had a highest heritability and genetic advance also a wide genetic variability.
Daya Gabung Galur-galur Jagung Berkualitas Protein Tinggi
Authors: Azrai Muhammad , Mejaya Made Jana , Aswidinnoor Hajrial
Published: March 2018

Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is a special maize functioning as source of carbohydrate and protein, which contain protein components lysine and tryptophan higher than that of normal maize. Experiment was carried out to evaluate the combining abilities of inbred lines introgressed with opaque-2 mutant gene and their hybrid performances on grain yield and other agronomic characters. Genotype test consisted of eight lines, eight testers, sixty four hybrid crosses between lines x tester and four check varieties. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design, with two replications, on the lowland in Walenreng (Bone) and on dry land in Bajeng (Gowa). Variance analyses were done following the line x tester model. Results showed that the effect of genotype x location interactions were significant for ear weight and yield characters. The grain yields of three lines showed positive and significant general combining ability those were Nei9008+o2-09 (L1), Nei9008+o2-14 (L3) and Nei9008 + o2-27 (L7), but for the tester was only MR10+o2-31 (T7). Another eight crosses were showing significant effect for specific combining ability, but only combination of Nei9008+o2-09 and o2+MR10-31 lines was significantly superior to all check hybrids.
Model Simulasi dan Visualisasi Prediksi Potensi Hasil dan Produksi Kedelai di Jawa Timur
Authors: Koentjoro Bambang S. , Sitanggang Imas S. , Makarim Abdul Karim
Published: March 2018

The prediction of national soybean yield and production could be improved its accuracy by integrating a simulation model and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The objective of this research was to integrate a simulation model with a GIS, to predict the potential yield and production of soybean in the soybean production centers of East Java. This study was conducted from December 2013 till May 2014. The approach used in this study was a systems approach using a simulation model as solution to the problem. The model is SUCROS.SIM (Simple Universal Crops Growth Simulator), which was written using Powersim software and Spreadsheet in order to be fully integrated with GIS. The initial phase of the integration process between SUCROS.SIM and GIS are as follows (a) model validation, using input data of soybean plant assimilate partitioning, (b) climatic data (solar radiation, maximum and minimum temperatures) collected from the climatological station (BMKG) Karangploso Malang and (c) observation data of soybean yields of two varieties (Wilis and Argomulyo) at Muneng Experiment Station. It was found that the coefficients of determination of simulation model of soybean yield potential (R2) range from 0.945-0.992 and RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) values range from 0.11 to 0.25 t/ha. The average of soybean yield potential and production in 2012 at soybean production centers of East Java were 1.94 t/ha and 293,459 ton, respectively. The conclusion is SUCROS.SIM valid to be integrated with GIS.
GOLD NETTING TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY
Authors: Meera Ahamed Kameel Mydin
Published: March 2018

Economic and financial crises seem to occur with increased frequency. Indeed now most countries, including several advanced economies like the US, Europe and Japan, are in serious economic recession. Employment and business opportunities have been much dampened. Inflation seems to be soaring globally and nations are witnessing widening gaps in income and wealth distribution. Many of these advanced economies are also facing shrinking population sizes that translate into aging problems and labor shortages. On top of those, there are environmental issues, including global warming. All these, in turn, have caused regional and global political conflicts and turmoil. The Arab Spring and the sovereign debt problems faced by some European countries like Greece are examples of this. Sustainability of economics and environment is thus of paramount concern of today. This paper considers those problems and suggests Interest-free Gold-based Electronic Netting System (IGENS) as an effective way of injecting liquidity into the economy, practically free, that can spur business and employment while bringing about structural stability, inflation checked with both economic and environmental sustainability. Netting or muqassah is a transaction allowed in shari’ah and is practiced worldwide in different forms. Examples include the highly successful WIR Bank of Switzerland, various Local Exchange Trading Schemes (LETS) and Bilateral and Multilateral Payment Arrangements between central banks. Keywords:  Global crisis, Payment system, Gold, Netting, Muqassah, Liquidity, Sustainability, Financial system stabilityJEL Classification: E40, E42, E51
Employability of international students: Strategies to enhance their experience on work-integrated learning (WIL) programs
Authors: Pham Thanh , Bao Dat , Saito Eisuke , Chowdhury Raqib
Published: March 2018

This paper presents a systematic qualitative review of relevant literature, documents and reports, and critically discusses issues facing international students undertaking work-integrated learning (WIL) activities as part of their higher education in Australia. Initiatives utilised to better support international students on these WIL placements are described. Based on an evaluation of the data reviewed, the discussion highlights two main challenges to international students’ employment experiences: a limited competence in English communication, and a limited understanding of the local working context. In seeking explanations for the above, the authors identified factors such as inadequate student-entry procedures, limited opportunities for socialisation, limited input in cultural protocols, and the lack of soft-skills training. The recommended solutions include more uniformity between government and employer sectors, increased acceptance and support for multicultural diversity, an openness towards diverse ways of thinking, and an enhancement of training in diverse communication styles.
MUSIC EDUCATION IN SOCIAL CONTEXTS – A STUDY PROGRAM
Authors: Gerischer Christiane
Published: March 2018

This article outlines the foundational considerations of the academic qualification ‘Music Pedagogy in Social Work’ conceptualized and realized in Potsdam, Germany. Based on knowledge about possible benefits of cultural and musical education for the aims of social work, namely the empowerment of individuals, social participation and inclusion, the author specifies the needs and competences for professionalization in this field. Examples from student and graduate experiences with musical education in kindergarten, youth clubs and other social institutions make clear the objective of the qualification. The importance of aesthetic experiences and aesthetic education in social work contexts constitute the theoretical framework for an interdisciplinary combination of music education competencies with an academic qualification in social pedagogy. The evaluation of musical pedagogy in social contexts underlines the necessity of an artistic musical qualification as fundamental for successful implementation of music education in the context of aesthetic and cultural education within social work.
Mobile Apps for Management of Tinnitus: Users’ Survey, Quality Assessment, and Content Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Sereda Magdalena , Smith Sandra , Newton Kiri , Stockdale David
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND

Tinnitus is the perception of a sound without any outside source. It affects 6 million people in the United Kingdom. Sound therapy is a core component of many tinnitus management programs. Potential mechanisms of benefit include making tinnitus less noticeable, habituation, distracting attention from tinnitus, relaxation, and promoting neuroplastic changes within the brain. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the use of mobile technology. This provided an additional medium through which people with tinnitus can access different tinnitus management options, including sound therapy.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to (1) generate the list of apps that people use for management of their tinnitus, (2) explore reasons for app use and nonuse, (3) perform quality assessment of the most cited apps, and (4) perform content analysis to explore and describe options and management techniques available in the most cited apps.

METHODS

A Web-based survey consisting of 33 open and closed questions captured (1) demographic information, information about tinnitus, and hearing loss and (2) mobile app–specific information about the motivation to use an app, the apps which respondents used for tinnitus, important factors when choosing an app, devices used to access apps, and reasons for not using apps. The quality of the most cited apps was assessed using the Mobile Apps Rating Scale (MARS). Content and features of the most cited apps were analyzed.

RESULTS

Data from 643 respondents were analyzed. The majority of respondents (482/643, 75.0%) had never used an app for management of tinnitus mainly because of lack of awareness (381/643, 59.3%). The list of the 55 apps that people use for their tinnitus was generated. These included apps that were developed specifically for the management of tinnitus; however, the majority of cited apps were developed for other problems (eg, sleep, depression or anxiety, and relaxation). Quality assessment of the 18 most popular apps using MARS resulted in a range of mean scores from 1.6 to 4.2 (out of 5). In line with the current model of tinnitus management, sound was the main focus of the majority of the apps. Other components included relaxation exercises, elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, information and education, and hypnosis.

CONCLUSIONS

People used apps for the management of their tinnitus; however, this was done mostly as a self-help option, without conjunction with management provided by hearing health care professionals. Further research should consider the place for apps in tinnitus management (stand-alone self-management intervention vs part of the management by a hearing professional). As the content of the apps varies with respect to sound options, information, and management strategies, it seems that the choice of the best management app should be guided by individual patient’s needs and preferences.
Causal Relationships Among Pollen Counts, Tweet Numbers, and Patient Numbers for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Surveillance: Retrospective Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Wakamiya Shoko , Matsune Shoji , Okubo Kimihiro , Aramaki Eiji
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND

Health-related social media data are increasingly used in disease-surveillance studies, which have demonstrated moderately high correlations between the number of social media posts and the number of patients. However, there is a need to understand the causal relationship between the behavior of social media users and the actual number of patients in order to increase the credibility of disease surveillance based on social media data.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to clarify the causal relationships among pollen count, the posting behavior of social media users, and the number of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis in the real world.

METHODS

This analysis was conducted using datasets of pollen counts, tweet numbers, and numbers of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. We examined daily pollen counts for Japanese cedar (the major cause of seasonal allergic rhinitis in Japan) and hinoki cypress (which commonly complicates seasonal allergic rhinitis) from February 1 to May 31, 2017. The daily numbers of tweets that included the keyword “kafunshō” (or seasonal allergic rhinitis) were calculated between January 1 and May 31, 2017. Daily numbers of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis from January 1 to May 31, 2017, were obtained from three healthcare institutes that participated in the study. The Granger causality test was used to examine the causal relationships among pollen count, tweet numbers, and the number of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis from February to May 2017. To determine if time-variant factors affect these causal relationships, we analyzed the main seasonal allergic rhinitis phase (February to April) when Japanese cedar trees actively produce and release pollen.

RESULTS

Increases in pollen count were found to increase the number of tweets during the overall study period (P=.04), but not the main seasonal allergic rhinitis phase (P=.05). In contrast, increases in pollen count were found to increase patient numbers in both the study period (P=.04) and the main seasonal allergic rhinitis phase (P=.01). Increases in the number of tweets increased the patient numbers during the main seasonal allergic rhinitis phase (P=.02), but not the overall study period (P=.89). Patient numbers did not affect the number of tweets in both the overall study period (P=.24) and the main seasonal allergic rhinitis phase (P=.47).

CONCLUSIONS

Understanding the causal relationships among pollen counts, tweet numbers, and numbers of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis is an important step to increasing the credibility of surveillance systems that use social media data. Further in-depth studies are needed to identify the determinants of social media posts described in this exploratory analysis.
Forecasting the Maturation of Electronic Health Record Functions Among US Hospitals: A Retrospective Analysis and Predictive Model (Preprint)
Authors: Kharrazi Hadi , Gonzalez Claudia P , Lowe Kevin B , Huerta Timothy R , Ford Eric W
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND

The Meaningful Use (MU) program has promoted electronic health record (EHR) adoption among US hospitals. Studies have shown that EHR adoption has been slower than desired in certain types of hospitals; but generally, the overall adoption rate has increased among hospitals. However, these studies have neither evaluated the adoption of advanced functionalities of EHRs (beyond MU) nor forecasted EHR maturation over an extended period in a holistic fashion. Additional research is needed to prospectively assess US hospitals’ EHR technology adoption and advancement patterns.

OBJECTIVE

This study forecasts the maturation of EHR functionality adoption among US hospitals through 2035.

METHODS

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics’ Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) dataset was used to track historic uptakes of various EHR functionalities considered critical to improving health care quality and efficiency in hospitals. The Bass model was used to predict the technological diffusion rates for repeated EHR adoptions where upgrades undergo rapid technological improvements. The forecast used EMRAM data from 2006 to 2014 to estimate adoption levels to the year 2035.

RESULTS

In 2014, over 5400 hospitals completed HIMSS’ annual EMRAM survey (86%+ of total US hospitals). In 2006, the majority of the US hospitals were in EMRAM Stages 0, 1, and 2. By 2014, most hospitals had achieved Stages 3, 4, and 5. The overall technology diffusion model (ie, the Bass model) reached an adjusted R-squared of .91. The final forecast depicted differing trends for each of the EMRAM stages. In 2006, the first year of observation, peaks of Stages 0 and 1 were shown as EHR adoption predates HIMSS’ EMRAM. By 2007, Stage 2 reached its peak. Stage 3 reached its full height by 2011, while Stage 4 peaked by 2014. The first three stages created a graph that exhibits the expected “S-curve” for technology diffusion, with inflection point being the peak diffusion rate. This forecast indicates that Stage 5 should peak by 2019 and Stage 6 by 2026. Although this forecast extends to the year 2035, no peak was readily observed for Stage 7. Overall, most hospitals will achieve Stages 5, 6, or 7 of EMRAM by 2020; however, a considerable number of hospitals will not achieve Stage 7 by 2035.

CONCLUSIONS

We forecasted the adoption of EHR capabilities from a paper-based environment (Stage 0) to an environment where only electronic information is used to document and direct care delivery (Stage 7). According to our forecasts, the majority of hospitals will not reach Stage 7 until 2035, absent major policy changes or leaps in technological capabilities. These results indicate that US hospitals are decades away from fully implementing sophisticated decision support applications and interoperability functionalities in EHRs as defined by EMRAM’s Stage 7.
Deception and Shopping Behavior Among Current Cigarette Smokers: A Web-Based, Randomized Virtual Shopping Experiment (Preprint)
Authors: Dutra Lauren McCarl , Nonnemaker James , Taylor Nathaniel , Kim Annice E
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND

Virtual stores can be used to identify influences on consumer shopping behavior. Deception is one technique that may be used to attempt to increase the realism of virtual stores.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the experiment was to test whether the purchasing behavior of participants in a virtual shopping task varied based on whether they were told that they would receive the products they selected in a virtual convenience store (a form of deception) or not.

METHODS

We recruited a US national sample of 402 adult current smokers by email from an online panel of survey participants. They completed a fully automated randomized virtual shopping experiment with a US $15 or US $20 budget in a Web-based virtual convenience store. We told a random half of participants that they would receive the products they chose in the virtual store or the cash equivalent (intervention condition), and the other random half simply to conduct a shopping task (control condition). We tested for differences in demographics, tobacco use behaviors, and in-store purchases (outcome variable, assessed by questionnaire) by experimental condition.

RESULTS

The characteristics of the participants (398/402, 99.0% with complete data) were comparable across conditions except that the intervention group contained slightly more female participants (103/197, 52.3%) than the control group (84/201, 41.8%; P=.04). We did not find any other significant differences in any other demographic variables or tobacco use, or in virtual store shopping behaviors, including purchasing any tobacco (P=.44); purchasing cigarettes (P=.16), e-cigarettes (P=.54), cigars (P=.98), or smokeless tobacco (P=.72); amount spent overall (P=.63) or on tobacco (P=.66); percentage of budget spent overall (P=.84) or on tobacco (P=.74); number of total items (P=.64) and tobacco items purchased (P=.54); or total time spent in the store (P=.07).

CONCLUSIONS

We found that telling participants that they will receive the products they select in a virtual store did not influence their purchases. This finding suggests that deception may not affect consumer behavior and, as a result, may not be necessary in virtual shopping experiments.
Novel Interventions and Assessments Using Patient Portals in Adolescent Research: Confidential Survey Study (Preprint)
Authors: Thompson Lindsay A , Mercado Rebeccah , Martinko Thomas , Acharya Ratna
Published: March 2018

BACKGROUND

While adolescents can receive confidential health care without parental or guardian notification, they are rarely asked about their experiences and opinions regarding their care because participation in research often requires parental consent. Anonymous research with adolescents via confidential patient portals may ameliorate this research gap.

OBJECTIVE

Because use of a confidential online adolescent patient portal is high at our academic institution, we hypothesized that adolescents would also respond to survey-based research via the portal, especially if asked anonymously and without parental consent. We used a clinical scenario of needing to better understanding adolescent and young adults’ views about their health and health care, including information on a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) to test if and how they will use a portal for research.

METHODS

Upon receiving Institutional Review Board approval, we sent 2 portal-based surveys about confidential services to 2 groups of females, ages 14 to 25 years, who had attended an adolescent clinic in the past 3 years. This clinic mostly serves Medicaid recipients (80%) and is racially and ethnically diverse with half of patients identifying as African American and roughly 10% Hispanic. The control group was a random sample of female patients who never received a LARC (n=150) and the intervention group included all female adolescents who had received a LARC from the same clinic (n=107). This second sample was manually cross-checked to confirm they had an office visit for this reason. Consenting for themselves, the control group received an email through the patient portal with a link and a request to perform an assessment. The survey for the control group included items assessing health literacy and health communication preferences. The survey for the intervention group included health literacy items as well as items to assess their opinions and perceptions regarding LARCs. We tracked click-through rates and opened messages; each participant received 4 reminders.

RESULTS

While only 3 participants fully completed either survey, email read rates (29/107 [27.1%] of LARC recipients and 39/150 [26.0%] of controls) were encouraging. Additionally, of those who opened the messages, almost twice as many of the LARC recipients (10/107 [9.3%]) read through the entire survey, while less than half read the entire survey as compared to those who received the survey asking about health literacy and health care preferences (6/150 [4.0%]).

CONCLUSIONS

The methodology of using adolescent portals for online surveys provides a new avenue for research even though the study did not yield sufficient participation to understand these adolescents’ preferences. Future studies need to test if a different survey topic would engage adolescents or if other methods like text-based reminders would improve participation.
Is There Money for a European Defence Force?
Authors: Matthijs Herman
Published: March 2018

This article examines European defence expenditure and more specifically the question of whether there is sufficient financial leeway to establish a European defence initiative.

In view of the numerous defence threats on Europe’s external borders: Russia, Turkey, growing migration pressures and the ineffectiveness of the external borders of the “Schengen-zone”, this article will examine the following:

-        What are the defence expenditures of the European members of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and of non-NATO members in Europe;

-        Would it be possible to establish a European army with these financial resources?

The current figures are primarily based on NATO financial sources (see references). These NATO figures refer to defence spending, including military pensions and militarized police forces such as the “Gendarmerie” in France and the “Koninklijke Marechaussee” in The Netherlands.

In conclusion the article tries to respond to the question of which states would be necessary and/or potentially available for the creation of a European defence force?
First, this study gives a short overview of the defence history in western Europe after the second world war, followed by the European attempts concerning this item. Finally, this article examines the topic of this article in point three; namely: which European countries are potential partners for an European defence system.
E-banking: Influence of Mass Media Communication on Customers’ Satisfaction in Sylhet City, Bangladesh
Authors: Munir Mia Muhammad Mustafiz
Published: March 2018

This paper sought to analyse the influence of mass communication on customers’ satisfaction regarding e-banking services, for two selected commercial banks in Sylhet city, Bangladesh. One of them is Private Commercial Bank and another one is Government Commercial Bank. A cross sectional survey was used for this research to reach the objectives and hypothesis of the study. Mass media communication is the learning of how individuals exchange information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. It is usually assumed to relate newspaper, periodical magazine, and book publishing, as well as radio, television and film, even via internet as these mediums are used for circulating information, news and advertising. Mass media communication is used here as an independent variable and customer satisfaction is considered as dependent variable. Total 250 questionnaires were circulated, out of which 200 were considerable for the study. Respondents are customer from aforesaid banks across Sylhet city of Bangladesh. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to estimate a model for predicting the influence of mass media communication of customer satisfaction in context of e-banking usage in Sylhet city, Bangladesh through SPSS version 22. This paper exemplify that government should ensure the availability media (i.e. Newspaper, Internet, TV, Radio) around the country to aware about development of government’s vision.
CHARACTERIZATION OF OIL DURING FRUIT RIPENING OF OIL PALM (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) VARIETY D X P SIMALUNGUN
Authors: Sujadi Sujadi , Hasibuan Hasrul Abdi , Rivani Meta
Published: March 2018

This research was conducted to study the changing levels of oil, kernel and water on the palm fruits, palm kernel oil content on the kernel, and chlorophyll, carotene and tocols (tocopherols & tocotrienols) content on oil from oil palm plants D × P Simalungun during ripening fruits for 0 to 24 weeks after reseptic (WAR). Fruits fertilized at 0 WAR containing 81% water, 0.5% oil and not containing the kernel. Water levels declined during ripening of fruits and at 20 – 24 WAR by 27 – 36%. Levels of oil rised during ripening fruits and increased rapidly after 17 WAR, maximum oil content (51.6%) was obtained at 22 WAR, which was the optimum time for harvesting the fruits. Kernel had not formed until 4 WAR and formed in 5 WAR (0.1%), the increase occurred in the 14 – 24 WAR by 4 – 5%. Changes in fatty acid shown by the total unsaturated fatty acids (polyunsaturated) decreased, while total saturated fatty acids increased. Changes in the main fatty acids were palmitic (C16:0), linoleic (C18:2), oleic (C18:1), linolenic acid (C18:3) and stearic (C18:0). Changes in fatty acids also cause changed of iodine value. Carotene had been established at 0 WAR (73 ppm) and then continue rised to 12 MSR reach 1,301 ppm and decreased during fruit ripening at 20 – 24 WAR (703 – 598 ppm). Tocols levels continue rised and a drastic improvement occurred at 20 WAR (700.3 ppm from 353 ppm at 19 WAR). Chlorophyll content increased at 0 – 16 WAR (1.7 to 20.9 ppm), and then decreased at 22 – 24 WAR (1.1 to 2.1 ppm). Palm kernel oil content in the kernel at 7 WAR amounted to 56.2% and increased to 15 WAR (56.2 to 68.7%) but decreased at 20 – 24 WAR (54.0 to 59.9%).
Technological minimization main soil processing
Authors: Borisenko I B , Chamurliev O G , Chamurliev G O , Shiyapov T I , Borisenko P I
Published: March 2018

The article presents data on the effect of chisel processing using the ROPA working organ on the area of the loosening profile of the soil, given by 1 m of the width of the tool. The dependence of the height of the zone of continuous processing on the depth of chilling and the location of attachment of the horizontal knife is also presented. The use of a chisel ripper to a depth of 25-40 cm allows to increase the quality of the treated layer and provide a zone of continuous loosening of 0,6-0,12 m, which is necessary for cereals and high-growth tilled crops. The article presents the working organ ROPA, designed for minimum soil cultivation with a strip deepening. In it functions of a chisel inclined rack and a standard deep plow are functionally combined. The curved bar has an intrasoil bend in the direction of the field cut at an angle of 45 degrees and is equipped with a flat-cutting foot, a knife and a shoe with an overlaid chisel. The technology of minimal tillage with a strip recess is provided in a constructive way - by the ratio between the lengths of the horizontal component of the horizontal projection of the knife and the blade - the feet on the transverse vertical plane, which are respectively 1/4 and 1/2 between the tracks.
Prática artística e experiência humana
Authors: Simão Luciano Vinhosa
Published: March 2018

Neste artigo, argumento que a singularização do discurso artístico no século XV encorajou os filósofos, no século VXIII, a conceituarem sobre a experiência estética, tomando-a como um tipo diferenciado da experiência comum. A descrição dessa experiência como desinteressada e sem finalidade ocasionou a consolidação progressiva de uma arte autônoma, desembaraçada dos contratos sociais e que se refugiou nos museus. Estes desenvolveram seu espaço físico em conformidade a este pressuposto definitório. Ora, se, ao contrário, entendermos a experiência estética como uma qualquer experiência completa, como Dewey sustenta, nossa compreensão da arte e suas instituições será outra.
Influências da herança romântica na formação do artista
Authors: SantAnna Antonio Vargas
Published: March 2018

O artigo apresenta algumas características da concepção romântica que ainda exercem influência nos processos identitários de construção da imagem de ser artista na contemporaneidade. Traça um histórico destas características indicando a permanência destes como consequência das poucas modificações no modelo político e econômico cujas raízes se encontram na revolução francesa ao tempo em que aponta sua contribuição na contemporaneidade.
Uma outra ninfa moderna: A pin-up como uma ninfa de Aby Warburg e Georges Didi-Huberman
Authors: Campos Daniela Queiroz
Published: March 2018

O presente artigo aborda uma encarnação possível da ninfa de Aby Warburg e de Georges Didi-Huberman. O trabalho aborda as temporalidades da imagem da coluna Garotas do Alceu da revista O Cruzeiro. Coluna de humor e comportamento que foi editada de 1938 a 1964 em uma das revistas brasileiras de maior circulação do século XX. A coluna marcou-se por suas ilustrações assinadas por Alceu Penna. As percepções eucrônicas da imagem perpassam questões referentes a seu tempo de produção, sua reprodutibilidade, a indústria gráfica. Foram imagens envoltas em publicidades, comportamentos, morais e modas em voga em seu tempo histórico de produção. Contudo, segundo Georges Didi-Huberman, a imagem pertence ao tempo. Tempos múltiplos, impuros, heterogêneos, dialéticos, anacrônicos também perpassam a imagem em questão. As Garotas do Alceu, as pin-ups, foram aqui analisadas como ninfas. As pin-ups foram uma das marcas da imprensa do século XX e dividiram as páginas de periódicos com a guerra. As Garotas, como a ninfa moderna, que associa o belo ao trauma.
Editorial (e páginas iniciais / and opening pages)
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Published: March 2018

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O Merzbau: a interpretação do mundo como uma forma viva sem causas primeiras
Authors: Pousada Pedro
Published: March 2018

Este artigo dá prosseguimento ao artigo “O Merzbau como sepultura do eu logocêntrico: um eu que grita torna-se espaço”, publicado na revista Porto Arte, número 34, 2015, apresentando considerações sobre o Merzbau de Hannover enquanto experiência “para-arquitectónica” e como doutrina sobre o conforto ambiental, doutrina essa ligada à sensação intensa e ao relaxamento mnemónico.
9ª Bienal do Mercosul ǀ Porto Alegre: práticas curatoriais e espaciais, um diálogo com Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy
Authors: Hernández Chong Cuy Sofía , Sommer Michelle
Published: March 2018

O que configura a prática curatorial em um modelo expositivo bienal hoje é uma questão, entre tantas outras, suscitada durante a estruturação do projeto da 9ª Bienal do Mercosul ǀ Porto Alegre, ocorrida de 13 de setembro a 10 de novembro de 2013, sob o título, em português, "Se o clima for favorável" (em espanhol, "Si el tiempo lo permite"; em inglês, "Weather Permitting"). Está contida nesta entrevista realizada com a diretora artística e curadora geral dessa edição, Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy. O encontro, ocorrido durante os desdobramentos do evento, traz ao leitor compartilhamentos acerca dos questionamentos gestados durante o processo de construção de um evento expositivo em grande escala. De um lado, curadoria, e de outro, museografia, consideradas a partir das atividades profissionais desempenhadas pelas envolvidas nesta conversa durante a edição da bienal, encontram-se para, através de um diálogo aberto, estabelecer uma tentativa de pensar criticamente a experiência da prática expositiva hoje – entre projeto e materialização, debate e provocação, intencionalidade artística e curatorial, interpretação e apresentação pública de arte contemporânea.
Edição integral / Full edition
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Published: March 2018

Edição integral / Full edition
Informações entre Interfaces Híbridas de Imagens Técnicas
Authors: Oliveira Andréia Machado
Published: March 2018

O presente artigo enfoca as imagens técnicas que perpassam nosso habitar, sentir, pensar, perceber e expressar. Propõe-se a pensar as expressões do múltiplo e suas interfaces híbridas na atualidade, a partir de duas premissas: primeira, que a produção de imagens múltiplas passam, diretamente ou indiretamente, pela compreensão das imagens técnicas procedentes de aparelhos tecnológicos emergentes; e, segunda, que o entendimento de interfaces requer uma abordagem sobre interfaces híbridas que produzem imagens e ao mesmo tempo se constituem como imagens.
“Cerrado dos Aidos”: Entrada, saída e outras formas de esquecimento
Authors: Machado Graciela
Published: March 2018

A sequência de imagens apresentadas, a ser lida na horizontal, trata do tempo. O olhar atento e curioso da menina, fascinada pelas formas projetadas no teto do quarto a cada farol de carro que passa, busca ler sinais, cria histórias. Este tempo suspendido da casa familiar, repleto de imagens etéreas, imateriais, é aqui evocado em formas abertas e em contínuo movimento, com linhas, pontos e manchas.
Arte e legitimação: do discurso à retórica ideológica
Authors: Queiroz João Paulo
Published: March 2018

Os circuitos de legitimação artística têm vindo a ser modificados e substituídos por novos intervenientes e novas agências. Por um lado, pode-se elencar a "estética relacional", e o descentramento observado no "altermodernismo" (Nicolas Bourriaud). Por outro lado, o papel modernista das academias e as respetivas inércias de reação às vanguardas cederam há décadas o seu lugar a um "paradigma Bolonha" de aprendizagem ao longo da vida, a par com o fortalecimento das competências discursivas, quer de alunos quer de professores (a articulação puzzle entre licenciaturas, mestrados e doutoramentos). No campo dos públicos, a sua inclusão como suporte relacional veio a criar novas plataformas de interação e de instituição social, assentes em fórmulas informais e mais interativas: as associações, os coletivos, os jovens curadores. Todo este movimento pode ser enquadrado na chamada "viragem educativa" que se caracteriza por se centrar no público e na sua criação - ou educação - recorrendo às instituições de salvaguarda (museus, serviços educativos, fundações), ou também às escolas e institutos de arte (a formação ao longo da vida dos profissionais artistas, ou ainda aos novos agentes (as cidades, as residências artísticas, as intervenções no poder local).
The ballad of sexual dependency de Nan Goldin
Authors: Boone Silvana
Published: March 2018

Esta resenha apresenta a exposição The ballad of sexual dependency, da artista americana Nan Goldin, realizada no MoMA, Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova York, entre 2016 e 2017, após trinta anos da sua primeira exibição, em 1986, destacando o slideshow de cerca de setecentas fotografias produzidas pela artista entre as décadas de 1970 e 1990, que evidenciam a natureza do grupo social ao qual a artista fazia parte.
Estranha beleza e a beleza do estranho
Authors: Fonseca Tania Galli
Published: March 2018

Procuramos traçar algumas notas a respeito do percurso do artista Luiz Gonzaga, desde nossa recepção à exposição de suas obras no evento Percurso do Artista realizado em 2014. Buscamos associar vida e obra sem a preocupação de coletar dados biográficos detalhados e cronológicos, mais ao modo de um biografema, como nos diz Barthes, uma vez que dificilmente a biografia de um homem poderá vir a ser totalmente apreendida. O percurso do artista revela-se como sua pulsão criadora e narrativa, destaca-se como expressão do fracasso de suas realizações, uma vez que, mesmo satisfeito com sua última realização ele se vê compelido a dizer mais uma vez, a buscar em suas inquietações respostas que sabe serão sempre incompletas aos silêncios que povoam a si e ao mundo. Dizer uma vida de artista seria afirmar, assim, esse amor ao estranho por ele alimentado e que finda por se tornar seu próprio alimento.
Normas para publicação [ Norms for publication ]
Authors: Editores Equipe Editorial -
Published: March 2018

Informações para os autores a partir de 2017.
Números publicados [Back issues]
Authors: Editores Equipe Editorial -
Published: March 2018

Relação dos números publicados anteriormente.
“Sinto que o mundano está incorporado”: uma conversa com Maria Helena Bernardes
Authors: Veras Eduardo Ferreira , Bernardes Maria Helena
Published: March 2018

Em entrevista a Eduardo Veras, a artista Maria Helena Bernardes revisa diferentes tópicos de sua trajetória a partir da ruptura representada por Vaga em campo de rejeito, trabalho que se inicia em 2001 e que assinala seu crescente interesse por uma dimensão menos expressiva e mais comunicacional da atuação como artista. A entrevistada enfatiza especialmente a descoberta – a partir de situações de caráter colaborativo – de novos modos de compreensão sobre o cotidiano e a experiência de estar no mundo. Na conversação, Maria Helena comenta também o exercício da escrita e o prazer na construção de narrativas.
Encontros marcados
Authors: Ferreira Glória
Published: March 2018

O texto busca discutir o papel da entrevista ao longo da história da arte, sobretudo a partir dos anos 1950. Procura evidenciar a particularidade da entrevista com artistas como fala na primeira pessoa, independente da avaliação crítica, e sua decisiva inscrição na própria crítica e história da arte.
Documenta 14: o que ainda podemos aprender com a arte?
Authors: Fetter Bruna
Published: March 2018

Sob elogios e muitas controvérsias, a documenta 14, com direção artística do polonês Adam Szymczyk, foi pautada por um forte discurso curatorial. Tendo se dividido entre sua habitual localização na cidade de Kassel, na Alemanha, e a capital da Grécia, a grande mostra partiu do mote “Learning from Athens”, para apresentar uma abordagem de caráter político, que problematizou complexas discussões da contemporaneidade ao mesmo tempo em que se propôs a questionar narrativas históricas da arte.
Editorial - PT
Authors: Editores Equipe Editorial -
Published: March 2018

Equipe Editorial
Posfácio | Afterword
Authors: Editora PORTO ARTE :
Published: March 2018

Informações gerais sobre o PPGAV
Números publicados
Authors: Editora PORTO ARTE :
Published: March 2018

Números anteriores publicados.
A autoconstrução narrativa de uma artista: uma conversa com Astrid Salles
Authors: Santhiago Ricardo , Salles Astrid
Published: March 2018

Em entrevista a Ricardo Santhiago, a artista visual Astrid Salles recupera

aspectos de sua formação no campo da criação artística, desde a juventude,

na década de 1959, no interior de São Paulo, para revisar, na sequência,

tópicos marcantes de sua trajetória de vida. Formada inicialmente em Música, reconhecida como a primeira mulher a tocar trompa no Brasil, Astrid passou pela ilustração e pela representação de paisagem, identificando-se, no presente, como pintora. Na conversação, a artista recupera, entre outros pontos, o encontro com o sertanista Orlando Villas-Bôas, decisivo para que ela viesse a se dedicar, em sua produção plástica, à reinterpretação de grafismos indígenas.