bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessoria pedagógica a docentes universitários: relato de experiência
Authors: Oliver Ana Cristina , Barreto Maribel Oliveira
Published: November 2015

Este artigo tem o objetivo de descrever a experiência da implantação de um serviço de assessoria pedagógica a docentes universitários em uma instituição de ensino superior particular do Estado da Bahia. Em encontros promovidos entre a gerência de ensino e as respectivas assessoras pedagógicas das unidades, foram estabelecidas três macro-ações: ações de capacitação pedagógica, ações de acompanhamento das atividades docentes e ações de avaliação dos docentes. As ações apresentadas foram efetivadas na unidade de ensino de Salvador, durante dezesseis meses. A unidade contava com vinte e sete cursos de bacharelado nas áreas de humanas, saúde e exatas e com uma média de quinhentos e cinquenta docentes no seu quadro de trabalho. Os professores que participaram das ações e procuraram a assessoria pedagógica demonstraram estar satisfeitos com a iniciativa desse tipo de apoio, e a constante adesão de outros docentes revelou que a persistência do trabalho e a relação de confiança mútua são fundamentais para o sucesso da qualificação pedagógica do docente.
Autoavaliação institucional da UFBA na era Sinaes: a experiência revisitada na Escola de Administração.
Authors: Décia Ana Cristina Muniz , Argollo Rivailda Silveira Nunes de
Published: November 2015

O presente trabalho resgata a experiência de autoavaliação institucional da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), marcadamente a atuação da Escola de Administração (EAUFBA), tendo em vista a instituição do Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior (Sinaes), a fim de refletir sobre a efetividade da prática de avaliação adotada na EAUFBA e sua contribuição para os processos de tomada de decisão e melhoria da gestão. Para tanto, utiliza a análise documental e recorre a entrevistas com especialistas da área de avaliação e gestão. O estudo identifica que a prática de autoavaliação institucional na UFBA ocorre de forma assistemática e descontínua, em face de dificuldades de ordem técnica, financeira, política, dentre outras, atendendo primordialmente as finalidades de regulação. Constata que a EAUFBA não realizou avaliação segundo o modelo Sinaes, tendo adotado o planejamento estratégico como ferramenta para seu autoconhecimento. Desse modo, evidencia a correlação entre o planejamento e a prática avaliativa como instrumentos importantes para a gestão. Espera-se que as reflexões ora produzidas contribuam para a compreensão da importância da avaliação nas instituições, na perspectiva de promover o autoconhecimento, superando as funções de regulação preconizadas na legislação.
Saresp e progressão continuada: implicações na avaliação escolar
Authors: Arcas Paulo Henrique
Published: November 2015

Este artigo apresenta dados de pesquisa cujo objetivo foi identificar implicações do Saresp e da progressão continuada na avaliaçõa escolar. Para tanto, foi feito estudo de caráter qualitativo por meio da aplicação de questionários e da realização de entrevistas com professores coordenadores de escolas estaduais paulistas. Concluiu-se que ambas as medidas influenciam nas práticas avaliativas desenvolvidas na escola, mas enquanto há certa rejeição à progressão continuada, o que compromete o desenvolvimento da avaliação formativa, a aceitação do Saresp revela a tendeência de reiteração de concepções tradicionais, evidenciando a importância crescente da avaliação externa no trabalho escolar.
O sentido da pesquisa na formação inicial de professores políticas e práticas do curso de pedagogia
Authors: Rosa Sanny S. da
Published: November 2015

O artigo trata de um estudo em desenvolviemnto sobre a pesquisa como conteúdo currícular dos cirsos de formação de professores para as educação básica no Brasil, em especial os de pedagogia, no contexto das políticas governamentais e das reformas edicacionais iniciadas na década de 1990. O trabalho aponta algumas caracteristicas socioeconômicas e culturais dos estudantes que almejam se tornar professores do ensino fundamental no país e discute a introdução da pesquisa nos currrículos de pedagogia, contrastando o modo como ela é apresentada nos documentos oficiais com as conce~ções sustentadas pelos autores de referência deste tema. O texto apresenta dados qualitativos obtidos em discussões realizadas num grupo focal com estudantes concluintes do curso de pedagogia a rspeito da experiência de envolvimento com a pesquisa no contexto de elaboração do Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso. A autora conclui com algumas reflexões acerca da necessidade de levar em cinsideração tanto ps aspectos subjetivos como as caracteristicas socioculturais dos alunos na análise a respeito da importancia (ou não) da pesquisa nos cursos de formação inicial de professores.
Temporal variation in the synchrony of weather and its consequences for spatiotemporal population dynamics
Authors: Allstadt Andrew J. , Liebhold Andrew M. , Johnson Derek M. , Davis Robert E. , Haynes Kyle J.
Published: November 2015

Over large areas, synchronous fluctuations in population density are often attributed to environmental stochasticity (e.g., weather) shared among local populations. This concept was first advanced by Patrick Moran who showed, based on several assumptions, that long‐term population synchrony will equal the synchrony of environmental stochasticity among locations. We examine the consequences of violating one of Moran's assumptions, namely that environmental synchrony is constant through time. We demonstrate that the synchrony of weather conditions from regions across the United States varied considerably from 1895 to 2010. Using a simulation model modified from Moran's original study, we show that temporal variation in environmental synchrony can cause changes in population synchrony, which in turn can temporarily increase or decrease the amplitude of regional‐scale population fluctuations. A case study using the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) provides empirical support for these predictions. This study provides theoretical and empirical evidence that temporal variation in environmental synchrony can be used to identify factors that synchronize population fluctuations and highlights a previously underappreciated cause of variability in population dynamics.
Sex‐specific determinants of fitness in a social mammal
Authors: Lardy Sophie , Allainé Dominique , Bonenfant Christophe , Cohas Aurélie
Published: November 2015

Sociality should evolve when the fitness benefits of group living outweigh the costs. Theoretical models predict an optimal group size maximizing individual fitness. However, beyond the number of individuals present in a group, the characteristics of these individuals, like their sex, are likely to affect the fitness payoffs of group living. Using 20 years of individually based data on a social mammal, the Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota), we tested for the occurrence of an optimal group size and composition, and for sex‐specific effects of group characteristics on fitness. Based on lifetime data of 52 males and 39 females, our findings support the existence of an optimal group size maximizing male fitness and an optimal group composition maximizing fitness of males and females. Additionally, although group characteristics (i.e., size, composition and instability) affecting male and female fitness differed, fitness depended strongly on the number of same‐sex subordinates within the social group in the two sexes. By comparing multiple measures of social group characteristics and of fitness in both sexes, we highlighted the sex‐specific determinants of fitness in the two sexes and revealed the crucial role of intrasexual competition in shaping social group composition.
Study of Direct Torque Control Scheme for Induction Motor Based on Torque Angle Closed-Loop Control
Authors: Ji Xuande , He Daqing , Ge Yunwang
Published: November 2015

For disadvantages of the large flux and torque ripple and current waveform distortion of Direct Torque Control
(BASIC-DTC), the DTC scheme for induction motor based on torque angle closed-loop control was presented and the
proposed scheme was realized with three methods of torque angle closed-loop control. The main characteristics of three
methods of torque angle closed-loop control for the proposed scheme was analyzed, emphasizing their advantages and
disadvantages. The performance of three methods of torque angle closed-loop control for the proposed scheme was studied
in terms of flux and torque ripple, current waveform distortion and transient responses. Simulation results showed that
the proposed scheme improves the performance of induction motor BASIC-DTC by combining low flux ripple, low
torque ripple and low current waveform distortion’s characteristics with fast dynamics.
Communication Arising from Relationship Orientation: The Indicator of Keeping Business Cooperation
Authors: Ye Jianhua , Zhang Mingli
Published: November 2015

From the pespective of relationship orientation, this paper focuses in studying how communication inluences
business cooperation. Firstly, this paper has a review of relevant theories of communication, trust and value co-creation,
and proposes model assumes. Next, this paper descripts the relevant research methods, including the background, data
collection, quantitative research methods. Finally, the significance and limitations of this research, further research direction
are discussed.
Analysis and Study of Methanol-containing Diesel in the Accelerating
Condition
Authors: Jie Huang , Qinghui Zhou , Gang Li , Xuelei Wang , Fang Cao , Shulin Hou
Published: November 2015

This paper analyzes the influence of methanol-containing diesel at the accelerating condition on the performance
of diesel engine. The more the methanol is, the greater the changes of pΔt and σΔt , and the worse the dynamic
performance is. At the same time the soot emission increases, which mainly generates at the initial stage of fuel acceleration.
The emission of NOx goes up after dropping, then slightly decreases and tends to be stable.
Optical observations of the nearby galaxy IC342 with narrow band [SII] and hα filters. II - detection of 16 optically-identified supernova remnant candidates
Authors: Vucetic M.M. , Ciprijanovic A. , Pavlovic M.Z. , Pannuti T.G. , Petrov N. , Göker Ü.D. , Ercan E.N.
Published: November 2015

We present the detection of 16 optical supernova remnant (SNR) candidates in
the nearby spiral galaxy IC342. The candidates were detected by applying the
[Sii]/H? ratio criterion on observations made with the 2 m RCC telescope at
Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory in Bulgaria. In this paper, we
report the coordinates, diameters, H? and [S ii] fluxes for 16 SNRs detected
in two fields of view in the IC342 galaxy. Also, we estimate the
contamination of total H? flux from SNRs in the observed portion of IC342 to
be 1.4%. This would represent the fractional error when the star formation
rate (SFR) for this galaxy is derived from the total galaxy?s H? emission.
Influence of strontium addition on the wear behavior of Mg-3Al-3Sn alloys produced by gravity casting
Authors: Germen Gülşah , Yarkadaş Güven , Şevik Hüseyin
Published: November 2015

The wear behavior of Mg-3Al-3Sn-xSr alloys was tested using pin-on-disc in dry sliding condition. Wear tests were carried out at two different loads of 5 and 10 N, constant sliding speed of 1 ms−1 and a total sliding distance of 3.6 km at room temperature. Worn surface was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry to define the main wear mechanisms. The wear rate for all loads decreased with increasing strontium addition.
Relationship between hydrogen-induced phase transformations and pitting nucleation sites in duplex stainless steel
Authors: Guo Liqiu , Yang Binjie , Qin Sixiao
Published: November 2015

This paper demonstrates the hydrogen-induced phase transformation and the associated pitting nucleation sites of 2507 duplex stainless steel using scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy and magnetic force microscopy. The low potential sites in Volta potential images, which are considered as the pitting nucleation sites, are strongly dependent on the hydrogen-induced phase transformation. They firstly initiate on the magnetic martensite laths in the austenite phase or at the ferrite/austenite boundaries, and then appear near the needle-shaped microtwins in the ferrite phase, because of the difference in physicochemical properties of hydrogen-induced phase transformation microstructures.
Calibrating VISSIM for the German Highway Capacity Manual
Authors: Leyn Ulrike , Vortisch Peter
Published: November 2015

The German Highway Capacity Manual provides analytical methods to assess the level of service of freeway segments. If these segments do not comply with design guidelines, microscopic traffic simulation is often used to perform quality analysis. To provide guidance and support for these simulation studies, a research project was performed to develop a methodology for the assessment of levels of service and to find standard parameter sets calibrated for the simulation of German freeways. In this paper, the results of the microscopic simulation tool VISSIM, including a short description of the characteristics of German freeways, model settings, and specific parameter sets for several types of freeway segments, are presented.
An adapted Coffey model for studying susceptibility losses in interacting magnetic nanoparticles
Authors: Osaci Mihaela , Cacciola Matteo
Published: November 2015

Background: Nanoparticles can be used in biomedical applications, such as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, in tumor therapy or against cardiovascular diseases. Single-domain nanoparticles dissipate heat through susceptibility losses in two modes: Néel relaxation and Brownian relaxation.

Results: Since a consistent theory for the Néel relaxation time that is applicable to systems of interacting nanoparticles has not yet been developed, we adapted the Coffey theoretical model for the Néel relaxation time in external magnetic fields in order to consider local dipolar magnetic fields. Then, we obtained the effective relaxation time. The effective relaxation time is further used for obtaining values of specific loss power (SLP) through linear response theory (LRT). A comparative analysis between our model and the discrete orientation model, more often used in literature, and a comparison with experimental data from literature have been carried out, in order to choose the optimal magnetic parameters of a nanoparticle system.

Conclusion: In this way, we can study effects of the nanoparticle concentration on SLP in an acceptable range of frequencies and amplitudes of external magnetic fields for biomedical applications, especially for tumor therapy by magnetic hyperthermia.
Presencia de Arctotherium (Carnivora, Ursidae, Tremarctinae) en un nivel pre-cultural de cueva Baño Nuevo-1 (Patagonia Central, Chile)
Authors: López Mendoza P. , Mena Larraín F. , Bostelmann E.
Published: November 2015

Se presenta la descripción de un I3 asignado a Arctotherium sp. proveniente del sitio Baño Nuevo-1 (Patagonia Central, Chile). El hallazgo fue realizado en la Capa 5 y está asociado a restos de Macrauchenia sp., Lama guanicoe, Felidae, Camelidae, Equidae y Mylodontidae dentro de un depósito estéril de material cultural, datado entre los ca. 13.500 y 11.200 años AP. Aunque se trata de un único espécimen, amplía el rango de distribución conocido para este género en Chile.
Geología y mineralogía del yacimiento polimetálico de Au-As (Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu-Sb) de Valiña-Azúmara (Lugo, NO de España)
Authors: Martínez-Abad I. , Cepedal A. , Arias D. , Martín-Izard A. , Fuertes-Fuente M.
Published: November 2015

Valiña-Azúmara es un yacimiento filoniano de Au-As (Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu-Sb) situado en la provincia de Lugo (NO España), que fue explotado por arsénico a principios del siglo XX. La mineralización se encuentra encajada en un cabalgamiento Varisco de dirección de buzamiento N247-261°E y en fracturas tardivariscas de dirección N-S y NE-SO que cortan a filitas negras de edad Cámbrica. En menor medida la mineralización también se encuentra diseminada en el encajante, en finas salbandas levemente sericitizadas y silicificadas. La mineralización se divide en dos etapas hipogénicas. La primera está constituida por cuarzo, calcita, rutilo, sericita, arsenopirita y pirita. En base a su composición y textura, se diferencian dos tipos de pirita, Py-I y Py II. La Py-II suele encontrarse recrecida sobre la Py I, formando bandas poligonales. Esta pirita está enriquecida en As (≤1,7% en peso) y contiene trazas de otros metales como Te, Zn, Cu, Bi, Sb y Au. Los tramos mineralizados de sondeo del yacimiento presentan correlación geoquímica entre los elementos Au y As, debido a que el Au se halla en forma de oro refractario dentro de los cristales de pirita arsenical (Py-II), los cuales llegan a presentar concentraciones en Au de hasta 176 ppm. La relación Au/As de la Py-II sugiere que el oro se encuentra en forma de Au+1, en solución sólida dentro de la estructura cristalina del mineral. La segunda etapa de mineralización está enriquecida en Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu-Sb y consiste en cuarzo, calcita, clorita, esfalerita, jamesonita, cobres grises (tetraedrita argentífera y freibergita), calcopirita, pirrotina y galena. Esta etapa se encuentra rellenando fracturas y cavidades intersticiales en los minerales de la etapa anterior, reemplazándolos en parte. Los principales minerales portadores de Ag son los cobres grises, con contenidos que varían entre 13,7 y 23,9% en peso. En la parte más superficial del yacimiento, la alteración supergénica de la mena primaria dio como resultado la formación de óxidos e hidróxidos de hierro, escorodita y anglesita.
L’approche « réseaux » dans les études migratoires
Authors: Touré Niandou
Published: November 2015

Cet article est une réflexion sur la méthodologie des études migratoires, tirée de notre thèse de sociologie dont l’objet est la mobilité pour des motifs liés aux études des Maliens au Maroc et en France. La mobilité pour études est tributaire d’un nombre important de facteurs et d’acteurs externes. C’est pour cette raison que nous expliquons comment l’approche « réseaux » nous a permis d’analyser sa complexité. L’approche « réseaux » consiste à prendre en considération l’échelle méso afin de comprendre le rôle des acteurs sociaux dans le projet de scolarité à l’étranger et les dynamiques relationnelles à l’œuvre durant les différentes étapes de la migration. Une fois présentés les fondements théoriques de l’approche « réseaux » et ses implications en termes de méthode de recherche, nous expliquons comment elle a permis de mieux documenter les sentiers de la mobilité des étudiants à travers les acteurs qui jouent, à leur côté, un rôle plus ou moins déterminant : familles, amis, recruteurs des universités, etc. L’article se termine par une brève présentation des procédés d’analyse, nourris par un aller-retour constant entre le terrain et la théorie.
Depression treatment in individuals with cancer: a comparative analysis with cardio-metabolic conditions
Authors: Rane Pallavi B. , Sambamoorthi Usha , Madhavan Suresh
Published: November 2015

A clear picture of the current state of nationwide depression treatment practices in individuals with cancer and depression does not exist in the United States (US). Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to examine rates of any depression treatment among individuals with cancer and depression in the US. To better understand the relationship between any treatment for depression and presence of cancer, we used a comparison group of individuals with cardio-metabolic conditions owing to the similar challenges faced in management of depression in individuals with these conditions. We used a retrospective cross-sectional design and data from multiple years of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative household-survey on healthcare utilization and expenditures. Study sample consisted of adults aged 21 or older with self-reported depression and cancer (n=528) or self-reported depression and diabetes, heart disease or hypertension (n=1643). Depression treatment comprised of any use of antidepres- sants and/or any use of mental health counseling services. Treatment rates for depression were 78.0% and 81.7% among individuals with cancer and cardio-metabolic conditions respectively. After controlling for socio-demographic, access-to-care, number of physician-visits, health-status, and lifestyle risk-factors related variables; individuals with cancer were less likely to report any treatment for depression (Adjusted Odds Ratio=0.67; 95% Confidence Interval=0.49, 0.92) compared to individuals with cardio-metabolic conditions (P≤0.01). Our findings highlight the possibility that competing demands may crowd out treatment for depression and that cancer diagnosis may be a barrier to depression treatment.
Facets of negative affectivity and blood pressure in middle-aged men
Authors: Igna Cornel V. , Julkunen Juhani , Lipsanen Jari , Vanhanen Hannu
Published: November 2015

Research results suggesting that facets of negative affectivity, i.e. anxiety, anger-hostility, and depression, relate to incident cardiovascular diseases have been steadily increasing. Evidence for depression has been especially extensive. Elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor of cardiovascular diseases, is one probable mediator in this context. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship of specific key elements of depressive disposition, i.e. depressive symptoms, hopelessness and vital exhaustion, with health behavior and blood pressure. Study sample was comprised of 710 middle-aged men. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing health behavior, depressive symptoms, vital exhaustion and hopelessness. Statistical analyses involved descriptive analyses, correlations and path analysis. Depressive symptoms and vital exhaustion associated with several unfavorable lifestyles such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and inactivity (standardized solution coefficients: 0.10, 0.14, 0.17, accordingly). However, no significant direct associations with blood pressure could be found for depressive symptoms or vital exhaustion. Hopelessness associated only with unhealthy diet (standardized solution coefficient -0.10) Moreover, for hopelessness, results showed a direct but inverse association with systolic blood pressure (standardized solution coefficient -0.08). Results suggest that the previously reported relations of depression and vital exhaustion with blood pressure could be mediated by unfavorable lifestyles. The relation of hopelessness with adverse health behaviors seems to be less significant. Also, the role of hopelessness as a risk factor of elevated blood pressure is not supported by the results of this study.
Adolescent sleep quality measured during leisure activities
Authors: Sexton-Radek Kathy
Published: November 2015

A one-week sleep monitoring by logs and actigraphs in preteens during summer camp was conducted. Campers aged 11-16 attended a two-week day camp that focused on the learning about science. Nine campers agreed to monitor their sleep and have their patterns explained (anonymously) to other campers during the expert lecture by the author. The aim of the study was to identify the sleep quality in an adolescent group. All nine of the sleep logs and actigraphs denoted severe sleep deprivation. The findings from the logs and actigraphs denoted sever sleep deprivation. The expert lecturer provided basic information about sleep per the science designation of the day camp. A follow up session provided strategies to address sleep deprivation
Why P6 medicine needs clinical psychology and a trans-cultural approach
Authors: Bragazzi Nicola Luigi , Del Puente Giovanni
Published: November 2015

   
L’essenza del coaching. [The essence of coaching].
Authors: Bragazzi Nicola Luigi , Del Puente Giovanni
Published: November 2015

Both Alessandro Pannitti and Franco Rossi have a solid and reputed experience of several years in the field of Coaching, and in this book they have provided the readers with their expert, authoritative overview on the different coaching techniques...
Clinical features and risk factor analysis for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in Chinese neurosurgical patients
Authors: Guo Fuyou , Shashikiran Tagilapalli , Chen Xi , Yang Lei , Liu Xianzhi , Song Laijun
Published: November 2015

Background: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of neurosurgical patients; however, no data regarding lower extremity DVT in postoperative Chinese neurosurgical patients have been reported. Materials and Methods: From January 2012 to December 2013, 196 patients without preoperative DVT who underwent neurosurgical operations were evaluated by color Doppler ultrasonography and D-dimer level measurements on the 3rd, 7th, and 14th days after surgery. Follow-up clinical data were recorded to determine the incidence of lower extremity DVT in postoperative neurosurgical patients and to analyze related clinical features. First, a single factor analysis, Chi-square test, was used to select statistically significant factors. Then, a multivariate analysis, binary logistic regression analysis, was used to determine risk factors for lower extremity DVT in postoperative neurosurgical patients. Results: Lower extremity DVT occurred in 61 patients, and the incidence of DVT was 31.1% in the enrolled Chinese neurosurgical patients. The common symptoms of DVT were limb swelling and lower extremity pain as well as increased soft tissue tension. The common sites of venous involvement were the calf muscle and peroneal and posterior tibial veins. The single factor analysis showed statistically significant differences in DVT risk factors, including age, hypertension, smoking status, operation time, a bedridden or paralyzed state, the presence of a tumor, postoperative dehydration, and glucocorticoid treatment, between the two groups (P < 0.05). The binary logistic regression analysis showed that an age greater than 50 years, hypertension, a bedridden or paralyzed state, the presence of a tumor, and postoperative dehydration were risk factors for lower extremity DVT in postoperative neurosurgical patients. Conclusions: Lower extremity DVT was a common complication following craniotomy in the enrolled Chinese neurosurgical patients. Multiple factors were identified as predictive of DVT in neurosurgical patients, including the presence of a tumor, an age greater than 50 years, hypertension, and immobility.
Carpal tunnel syndrome: Analyzing efficacy and utility of clinical tests and various diagnostic modalities
Authors: Kasundra Gaurav M. , Sood Isha , Bhargava Amita N. , Bhushan Bharat , Rana Kirti , Jangid Hemant , Shubhkaran Khichar , Pujar Guruprasad S.
Published: November 2015

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy, but not adequately studied in India. Objectives: To study clinical tests, nerve conduction studies (NCS), ultrasonography (USG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosing CTS. Materials and Methods: We diagnosed CTS in 54 patients (93 hands) out of 60 screened patients with symptoms compatible with CTS, including 19 control patients (23 hands). We conducted provocative tests and calculated Boston Carpal tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) symptom (S) and function (F) scores. NCS positive patients were classified into mild, mild-to-moderate, moderate, severe, and all-CTS groups. Median nerve anteroposterior, transverse, circumference (CIR), and cross-sectional area (CSA) at inlet (I), middle (M), and outlet (O) each was measured by USG in all patients. MRI was done in 26 patients (39 hands). Results: Phalen, hand elevation and pressure provocation tests had higher sensitivity, Tinel's test had higher specificity and tethered median nerve and tourniquet tests had low sensitivity and moderate specificity. USG had low sensitivity but high specificity, and MRI had moderate sensitivity. USG in patients compared to controls was significantly abnormal in CSA-I, CIR-I, and CSA-O. Significant correlation was found between BCTQ-S and NCS and BCTQ-S and CIR-O. CIR-M, CIR-O, CSA-M, and CSA-I had correlation with NCS. MRI was significant in moderate and in moderate + severe groups combined and associated pathologies were detected in 59% patients. Conclusion: NCS remain gold standard but USG and MRI help increase sensitivity and detect mass lesions amenable to surgery.
Global evaluation of ammonia bidirectional exchange and livestock diurnal variation schemes
Authors: Zhu L. , Henze D. , Bash J. , Jeong G.-R. , Cady-Pereira K. , Shephard M. , Luo M. , Paulot F. , Capps S.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Bidirectional air–surface exchange of ammonia (NH3) has been neglected in many air quality models. In this study, we implement the bidirectional exchange of NH3 in the GEOS-Chem global chemical transport model. We also introduce an updated diurnal variability scheme for NH3 livestock emissions and evaluate the recently developed MASAGE_NH3 bottom-up inventory. While updated diurnal variability improves comparison of modeled-to-hourly in situ measurements in the southeastern USA, NH3 concentrations decrease throughout the globe, up to 17 ppb in India and southeastern China, with corresponding decreases in aerosol nitrate by up to 7 μg m−3. The ammonium (NH4+) soil pool in the bidirectional exchange model largely extends the NH3 lifetime in the atmosphere. Including bidirectional exchange generally increases NH3 gross emissions (7.1 %) and surface concentrations (up to 3.9 ppb) throughout the globe in July, except in India and southeastern China. In April and October, it decreases NH3 gross emissions in the Northern Hemisphere (e.g., 43.6 % in April in China) and increases NH3 gross emissions in the Southern Hemisphere. Bidirectional exchange does not largely impact NH4+ wet deposition overall. While bidirectional exchange is fundamentally a better representation of NH3 emissions from fertilizers, emissions from primary sources are still underestimated and thus significant model biases remain when compared to in situ measurements in the USA. The adjoint of bidirectional exchange has also been developed for the GEOS-Chem model and is used to investigate the sensitivity of NH3 concentrations with respect to soil pH and fertilizer application rate. This study thus lays the groundwork for future inverse modeling studies to more directly constrain these physical processes rather than tuning bulk unidirectional NH3 emissions.
Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils
Authors: Smith P. , Cotrufo M. F. , Rumpel C. , Paustian K. , Kuikman P. J. , Elliott J. A. , McDowell R. , Griffiths R. I. , Asakawa S. , Bustamante M. , House J. I. , Sobocká J. , Harper R. , Pan G. , West P. C. , Gerber J. S. , Clark J. M. , Adhya T. , Scholes R. J. , Scholes M. C.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water), while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land. Because of this, soils deliver fundamental ecosystem services, and management to change a soil process in support of one ecosystem service can either provide co-benefits to other services or result in trade-offs. In this critical review, we report the state-of-the-art understanding concerning the biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity in soil, and relate these to the provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural ecosystem services which they underpin. We then outline key knowledge gaps and research challenges, before providing recommendations for management activities to support the continued delivery of ecosystem services from soils. We conclude that, although soils are complex, there are still knowledge gaps, and fundamental research is still needed to better understand the relationships between different facets of soils and the array of ecosystem services they underpin, enough is known to implement best practices now. There is a tendency among soil scientists to dwell on the complexity and knowledge gaps rather than to focus on what we do know and how this knowledge can be put to use to improve the delivery of ecosystem services. A significant challenge is to find effective ways to share knowledge with soil managers and policy makers so that best management can be implemented. A key element of this knowledge exchange must be to raise awareness of the ecosystems services underpinned by soils and thus the natural capital they provide. We know enough to start moving in the right direction while we conduct research to fill in our knowledge gaps. The lasting legacy of the International Year of Soils in 2015 should be for soil scientists to work together with policy makers and land managers to put soils at the centre of environmental policy making and land management decisions.
Towards a Gerontoludic Manifesto
Authors: De Schutter Bob , Vanden Abeele Vero
Published: November 2015

Digital games have become an important part of the technoscape, not only for youngsters, but for players of all ages. Older adults are a large, currently still largely untapped market for innovative game research and development. However, the current discourse on games and ageing can largely be categorized into two themes. The first theme refers to digital games framed as a way for older adults to improve certain skills. The useful, pragmatic qualities, rather than the fun, hedonic aspects of games are emphasized. The second theme identifies the various age-related constraints that prevent older adults from playing. It focuses on the cognitive and physical limitations of older adults. Underlying both themes is a reductionist perspective on ageing as merely a process of decline and debilitation. In this article, we present a “gerontoludic” manifesto. Firstly, games should not be marketed solely as having the purpose of dealing with or mitigating age-related decline and focus on positive aspects of older age (adagio 1: growth over decline). Secondly, age-related adjustments should never interfere with the actual gameplay of the game (adagio 2: playfulness over usefulness). Finally, game researchers and game industry should put more efforts in understanding what differentiates elderly players, rather than seeing them as united in their age-related impairments (adagio 3: heterogeneity over unification). As this manifesto is a first step that needs further abutment by a wider community, we welcome debate and additions from game designers and researchers to further this manifesto and to move beyond ageism in games.
Multivalent moves in senior home care: From surveillance to care-valence
Authors: Lutz Peter A.
Published: November 2015

In this article I trace mediated effects that surface with attentions to seniors and their bodies in care. This includes new technologies for visualizing and monitoring the body. I also consider the implications of mediated body-technology attentions for care surveillance. Surveillance offers valuable analytical purchase in the study of care. Yet, care attentions are not always straightforward. These can become obstructed, negotiated and transformed with technologies for care. There are multiple empirical examples of how technically mediated attentions produce ambiguous or multivalent effects, both in the literature and my own ethnographic work. These multivalent effects, I argue, displace the notion of surveillance in care. To strengthen my argument, I draw on STS-inspired anthropological studies of care. Lastly I proffer the term “care-valence” as a heuristic compliment to the notion of care surveillance. This term, I proffer, benefits the analysis of how care attentions effect somatechnic relations.
Design for Aging: Perspectives on Technology, Older Adults, and Educating Engineers
Authors: Lynch Caitrin
Published: November 2015

Does the development of new technologies invariably contribute positively to the daily lives of older adults in the contemporary United States and elsewhere? Eleven years into teaching anthropology to engineers, and five years into co-teaching a course on design for aging called “Engineering for Humanity,” my answer is: Not always, but we can make it so.
Of Technoscapes and Elderscapes: Editor’s Commentary on the Special Issue “Aging the Technoscape”
Authors: Danely Jason
Published: November 2015

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The Effect of Stress Management Training on Hope in Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Poorgholami Farzad , Abdollahifard Sareh , Zamani Marzieh , Kargar Jahromi Marzieh , Badiyepeyma Jahromi Zohreh
Published: November 2015

INTRODUCTION: Chronic renal failure exposes patients to the risk of several complications, which will affect every aspect of patient's life, and eventually his hope. This study aims to determine the effect of stress management group training on hope in hemodialysis patients.

METHOD: In this quasi-experimental single-blind study, 50 patients with renal failure undergoing hemodialysis at Motahari Hospital in Jahrom were randomly divided into stress management training and control groups. Sampling was purposive, and patients in stress management training group received 60-minute in-person training by the researcher (in groups of 5 to 8 patients) before dialysis, over 5 sessions, lasting 8 weeks, and a researcher-made training booklet was made available to them in the first session. Patients in the control group received routine training given to all patients in hemodialysis department. Patients' hope was recorded before and after intervention. Data collection tools included demographic details form, checklist of problems of hemodialysis patients and Miller hope scale (MHS). Data were analyzed in SPSS-18, using Chi-square, one-way analysis of variance, and paired t-test.

RESULTS: Fifty patients were studied in two groups of 25 each. No significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of age, gender, or hope before intervention. After 8 weeks of training, hope reduced from 95.92±12.63 to 91.16±11.06 (P=0.404) in the control group, and increased from 97.24±11.16 to 170.96±7.99 (P=0.001) in the stress management training group. Significant differences were observed between the two groups in hope scores after the intervention.

CONCLUSION: Stress management training by nurses significantly increased hope in hemodialysis patients. This low cost intervention can be used to improve hope in hemodialysis patients.
A Note on Linear and Second Order SignificanceTesting in Nonlinear Models
Authors: Brimacombe Michael
Published: November 2015

A modified ANOVA setting is used to develop a one degree of freedom test for intrinsic curvature effect. The approach provides clear cutoffs for the measurement of intrinsic curvature effect. It is shown that the significance of the correction factor itself and its usefulness in correcting a global test based on linear approximation are distinct elements. They depend on the local frame of reference provided by the model-data combination and null hypothesis considered.
Modernising the Law of Murder and Manslaughter: Part 1
Authors: McBain Graham
Published: November 2015

Modernising the Law of Murder and Manslaughter: Part 1.
Investments in a Combined Energy Network Model: Substitution between Natural Gas and Electricity?
Authors: Abrell Jan , Weigt Hannes
Published: November 2015

Natural gas plays an important role in the future development of electricity markets, as it is the least emission-intensive fossil generation option and additionally provides the needed plant operating flexibility to deal with intermittent renewable generation. As both the electricity and the natural gas market rely on networks, congestion in one market may lead to changes in the other. In addition, investment in one market impacts investment in the other market to the extent that these investments may even become substitutes for each another. The objective of this paper is to develop a dynamic model representation of coupled natural gas and electricity network markets to test the potential interaction with respect to investments. The model is tested under simplified conditions as well as for a stylized European network setting. The results indicate that there is sufficient potential for investment substitution and market interactions that warrant the application of coupled models, especially with regard to simulations of long-term system developments.
Rechtseenheid binnen het Koninkrijk: kiezen tussen drie kwaden
Authors: Schouten H.R. , van Niel C.C.
Published: November 2015

Rechtseenheid binnen het Koninkrijk: kiezen tussen drie kwaden. Het is niet zo democratisch of het werkt niet

In deze bijdrage wordt besproken op welke manieren binnen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden eenheid kan worden bevorderd tussen de rechtsordes van de vier landen (Nederland, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten). De eerste vorm die wordt besproken, zijn onderlinge regelingen, met name consensusrijkswetgeving. Onderwerpen die in beginsel door de landen zelf worden geregeld, worden in dit geval door de landen gezamenlijk geregeld in rijkswetgeving. De tweede vorm is eenvormigheid, waarbij via een speciaal vastgestelde procedure wordt bevorderd dat wetgeving van de landen naar de letter hetzelfde is. De derde vorm is concordantie. Ook hier is van belang dat wetgeving van de landen zo veel mogelijk hetzelfde luidt, maar in tegenstelling tot eenvormigheid hoeft wetgeving hier niet naar de letter hetzelfde te luiden. De auteurs betogen dat deze vormen van rechtseenheid ofwel niet effectief zijn, ofwel dat vragen kunnen worden gesteld bij de betrokkenheid van de respectievelijke parlementen, met name die van de Caribische landen. Dit laatste aspect blijft volgens de auteurs in het artikel van Stip en Zijlstra in deze aflevering van RegelMaat onderbelicht, waar zij het hebben over rechtseenheid tussen rechtsordes. Tevens wordt in de bijdrage een verband gelegd tussen de ingewikkelde procedures voor de totstandkoming van consensusrijkswetgeving, eenvormige landsverordeningen en concordante wetgeving en het gebrek aan effectiviteit van deze instrumenten.
Evaluation of the VIG Insurance Group’s Insurance Portfolio in the Czech Republic
Authors: Přečková Lenka
Published: November 2015

This article aims to determine whether the developments in the insurance business production correspond with the development of the expense-to-revenue ratio of an insurance portfolio. The subject of the research is insurance companies belonging to the VIG insurance group in the Czech Republic. Its commercial production, i. e. insurance business, will be evaluated. The evaluation will be performed by analysis and comparison of financial ratio indicators for the period 2005–2013. The insurance business will be first examined by market positions through market share, increase in gross written premiums and product diversification. Subsequently, insurance business will be evaluated by cost ratio indicators, namely by expense ratio and loss ratio. The expense-to-revenue ratio and product diversification will be assessed in the non-life segment. Finally, a comparison will reveal whether the development of market position corresponds with the development of operating costs and costs expended on insurance benefits.
Amage imajimai sp. nov., a new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japanese waters
Authors: Reuscher Michael G.
Published: November 2015

A new polychaete species of the family Ampharetidae, Amage imajimai sp. nov., is described from deep waters of Sagami Bay, Japan. It is characterized by the possession of four pairs of branchiae, twelve thoracic uncinigers, eleven abdominal uncinigers, and the lack of thoracic notopodial cirri. The new species is named in honor of the renowned Japanese polychaetologist Minoru Imajima. An identification key for all Amage species from Japanese waters is provided.
Inclusão digital: polêmica contemporânea
Authors: De Luca Pretto Nelson
Published: November 2015

Os artigos desse livro abordam assuntos como as diretrizes metodológicas utilizadas em ações de inclusão digital,questões relacionadas ao software livre e a análise de uma experiência de inclusão digital em ambiente educacional.
Plantas medicinais
Authors: de Almeida Mara Zélia
Published: November 2015

Plantas Medicinais colabora com a preservação e multiplicação das informações obtidas em trabalhos comunitários acerca do uso de plantas para fins medicinais, com o devido respeito às tradições da herança cultural africana na medicina do Brasil. As indicações terapêuticas tradicionais indicam plantas para fins medicinais que extrapolam em muito a terapêutica convencional, assumindo, em determinados momentos, um caráter místico, embasado em crenças culturais inerentes ao grupo étnico. A visão do homem, como ser integral, respeitado em seu momento de fragilidade, quando algum mal de origem psíquica ou somática lhe aflige, destaca-se como a principal ótica para o entendimento deste trabalho.
Tools for quantitative form description; an evaluation of different software packages for semi-landmark analysis
Authors: Botton-Divet Léo , Houssaye Alexandra , Herrel Anthony , Fabre Anne-Claire , Cornette Raphael
Published: November 2015

The challenging complexity of biological structures has led to the development of several methods for quantitative analyses of form. Bones are shaped by the interaction of historical (phylogenetic), structural, and functional constrains. Consequently, bone shape has been investigated intensively in an evolutionary context. Geometric morphometric approaches allow the description of the shape of an object in all of its biological complexity. However, when biological objects present only few anatomical landmarks, sliding semi-landmarks may provide good descriptors of shape. The sliding procedure, mandatory for sliding semi-landmarks, requires several steps that may be time-consuming. We here compare the time required by two different software packages (‘Edgewarp’ and ‘Morpho’) for the same sliding task, and investigate potential differences in the results and biological interpretation. ‘Morpho’ is much faster than ‘Edgewarp,’ notably as a result of the greater computational power of the ‘Morpho’ software routines and the complexity of the ‘Edgewarp’ workflow. Morphospaces obtained using both software packages are similar and provide a consistent description of the biological variability. The principal differences between the two software packages are observed in areas characterized by abrupt changes in the bone topography. In summary, both software packages perform equally well in terms of the description of biological structures, yet differ in the simplicity of the workflow and time needed to perform the analyses.