bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Notes towards the critical biennale
Authors: Beech Dave
Published: March 2017

The periodic large-scale exhibition can be uncritical or critical, but it is essential to understand, when it is critical, where its critical agency is located. An exhibition of critical artworks is not necessarily the same as an exhibition consisting of works by critical artists, and an exhibition organised by a critical curator does not necessarily consist of critical works or critical artists. Indeed, the critical agency of the critical curator may be antagonistic to the critical artist. As such, this essay considers the location of criticality within the structure of the biennale itself rather than locating critical agency within the critical artist or critical curator.
Preserving the fabric of the national family: Traditional clothing in The Captain’s Daughter
Authors: Murphy Amanda
Published: March 2017

Dress plays a key role within Pushkin’s historical novel, The Captain’s Daughter, and a number of studies have focussed on the significance of Peter Grinev’s gift of a hare-skin coat to the rebel Pugachev. This article departs from these previous studies by examining dress as a context-specific cultural sign, which forms a visual language understood by characters in the novel. Characters use cultural codes associated with traditional dress, including the tulup (a hare-skin coat), the dushegreika (a sleeveless, padded jacket) and the sarafan (a sleeveless pinafore dress), to gain assistance from unlikely sources. Such clothing identifies the wearer with traditional Russian values in opposition to the official code of conduct signified by uniforms and formal, westernized attire. The article aims to demonstrate the way in which ethnic dress reminds characters of their deeper kinship, which signals them to care for orphans, servants, the sick and others in need, even when those people belong to the enemy camp.
Scottish tartans and Russian Romanticism
Authors: Kirsanova Raisa
Published: March 2017

Scottish fabrics in Russian urban dress reflected a new artistic movement in Russia and around the world. Two portraits of Alexander Pushkin, both painted in 1827, provide an accurate representation of how ideas of Romanticism were embodied in fashion. In the portrait by Vasily Tropinin (1776–1857), the poet is depicted in a soft tie à la Byron, named in honour of the English Romantic poet, and in a capacious dressing gown. In Orest Kiprensky’s portrait, Pushkin appears in a capacious Almaviva cloak made of two-sided Scottish fabric, worn over a frock coat. The poet is depicted without a tailcoat. According to his friend Pavel Nashchokin, Pushkin did not have a tailcoat at this time and was trying to acquire a used one, which he could wear when he accompanied his wife to Court events. As is well known, Emperor Nicholas I advised the poet to write historical novellas in the spirit of Sir Walter Scott. Properly identifying discrete details of these costumes enables us to trace Pushkin’s predilections, as well as his attention to society’s literary interests at the time.
Book Review
Authors: Njaradi Dunja
Published: March 2017

ISADORA DUNCAN IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CAPTURING THE ART AND SPIRIT OF THE DANCER’S LEGACY, ANDREA MANTELL SEIDEL (2016) Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company Inc., Publishers, 272 pp., ISBN: 9780786477951, s/bk, $40
Barbarella’s wardrobe: Exploring Jacques Fonteray’s intergalactic runway
Authors: Lundén Elizabeth Castaldo
Published: March 2017

Roger Vadim’s Barbarella (1968) looms large in popular culture. Disguised under its sartorial splendour, the film’s narrative clearly negotiates social anxieties of the late 1960s. Similarly, the production design of the film incorporates contemporary elements from art, architecture and fashion. Arguably, these elements of style have played a key role in catapulting the film to its cult status. Franco-Spanish designer Paco Rabanne is frequently, albeit erroneously, credited for the creation of Jane Fonda’s on-screen parade of highly stylized costumes in the film. In fact, the man responsible for creating fashion in the diegetic year 40,000 was French costume designer Jacques Fonteray. Rabanne’s involvement in the film was limited to the creation of one costume. Based on archival research conducted in France and the United States of America, this article explores the role of Jacques Fonteray in the creation of the film’s costumes while simultaneously debunking the popular misconception regarding Paco Rabanne’s influence on the film’s overall aesthetics.
Ambivalence and the ‘American Dream’ on RuPaul’s Drag Race
Authors: Hall-Araujo Lori
Published: March 2017

This essay proposes that reality television show RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009–present) simultaneously participates in a highly commercial medium while commenting on, critiquing and parodying consumer culture. Drag Race, like other drag or female impersonation competitions, engages dress and performance to parody a range of normative social categories such as gender and sexuality. Yet the show differs from other drag competitions like those featured in US documentaries The Queen (Simon, 1968) and Paris is Burning (Livingston, 1990) in its ambivalent and lucrative engagement with consumer culture. In so doing, RuPaul’s Drag Race manages to parody the so-called American Dream while encouraging its pursuit.

In the spirit of Film, Fashion & Consumption’s ‘Short Cuts’ section, which encourages short analyses of timely topics, this piece aims to spark discussion across disciplines. It is my hope that experts in other fields, including queer theorists who study drag culture, will further enrich the conversation with their contributions.
‘Nowhere to bury the dead’: Finitude, nationalism and artistic communities in Janet Frame’s Living in the Maniototo
Authors: Rodríguez-Salas Gerardo
Published: March 2017

The ambivalent combination of postmodernism and postcolonialism in Janet Frame’s novel Living in the Maniototo has been discussed by critics such as Janet Wilson and Marc Delrez. This article aims to find an alternative explanation for her ‘transcendental’ postmodernism that does not reside in Frame’s postcolonizing impulse, but rather in a more universal drive that can be explained through the work of Jean-Luc Nancy and Maurice Blanchot and their reinvention of the notion of community. While in other studies I have systematically outlined the failure of communities in Frame, the present article explores her paradoxical community of one. In its inextricable connection with death, this model offers the potential to ‘unwork’, in Nancy’s words, traditional or ‘operative’ communities. As I will argue, the approach to death is radically different in Frame’s later fiction. The result is a community of one that needs to be redefined in relation to Frame’s ambivalent approach to the community of artists and New Zealand patriotism. Jacques Derrida and Pierre Bourdieu will provide the theoretical rationale to understand Frame’s peculiar experimentation that leads her to a communitarian revision rather than to the solipsism of which she has been frequently accused.
Reviews
Authors: Sporton Gregory
Published: March 2017

SWAN LAKE, THE ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, JUNE 2016

SWAN LAKE BY GRAEME MURPHY, THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET, LONDON COLISEUM, JULY 2016

TRINITY BY BRAVE NEW WORLDS, THEATRE ARTS EXCHANGE, EDINBURGH (EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL), AUGUST 2016
Embracing the diversity of European national identities: The nation as part of the collective European whole
Authors: Collings Rhian
Published: March 2017

In Europe: An Unfinished Adventure, Zygmunt Bauman demonstrates that ‘Europe is not something you discover; Europe is a mission – something to be made, created, built’ (Bauman 2004b). Spanning the twentieth century, the narratives of travel of Paul Morand, Stefan Zweig, Primo Levi and Paul Theroux play a key role in this process of European identity construction. These four authors promote a forward-thinking and inclusive conceptualization of Europe and the relationship between nation and identity, through largely autobiographical narratives that detail travel within Europe, enforced or otherwise. Drawing on the work of European thinkers such as Zygmunt Bauman, Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida, Roberto Dainotto, Amin Maalouf and E. J. Hobsbawm, my article will demonstrate to what extent all four authors show their readers that the importance given to national borders can be subverted through the motion of travel, in which these arbitrary lines on the map are crossed by the travellers in question. In accordance with the renowned pacifist Romain Rolland – who believed that national and European identity were not ‘mutually exclusive’ affinities – these four authors use their narratives to promote a sense of European or supranational identity, by urging their readership to rethink their relationship with their nation as part of a collective European whole, and to perceive diversity as being not Europe’s weakness, but rather its greatest strength. I will demonstrate how it is through valuable cultural productions such as these narratives of travel that Europeans are exposed to an alternative and more inclusive mode for identity construction, which triumphantly forwards what Ulrich Beck describes as ‘a Europe that helps diversity to flourish’.
Sound versus image in It Can Pass Through the Wall and M
Authors: Gills Libertad
Published: March 2017

Sound and image compete in It Can Pass Through the Wall, as in Fritz Lang’s M (1931), to create tension between what is seen and what is heard. This disconnect between image and sound draws attention to the limits of the visual and the possibilities of the audible.
It passes through time and space
Authors: Stojanova Christina
Published: March 2017

This article discusses It Can Pass Through the Wall as a compendium of themes and styles associated with Jude’s oeuvre and with the minimalist aesthetic principles of the New Romanian Cinema. The film weaves mythological and historical time within its versatile narrative and visual architectonics, transforming a simple everyday event into an existential metaphor.
Packing the affective moment
Authors: Cooke Paul
Published: March 2017

If much contemporary German-language art-house cinema exploits film’s potential to use space and time to extend the affective moment, focusing on the gap between action and emotional resolution, The Jacket does the opposite. Instead, it creates a moment of claustrophobic intensity, that nonetheless similarly pivots on the function of affect in film.
Reviews
Authors: Yang Peidong , Xu Cora Lingling
Published: March 2017

TRANSNATIONAL STUDENTS AND MOBILITY: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MIGRATION, HANNAH SOONG (2016) New York and London: Routledge, 204 pp., ISBN: 9781138022836, h/bk, £90

CHINESE STUDENT MIGRATION, GENDER AND FAMILY, ANNI KAJANUS (2015) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 194 pp., ISBN: 9781137509093, h/bk, $99.00 USD
Student migration and domestic improvisation: Transient migration through the experience of everyday laundry
Authors: Pink Sarah , Postill John
Published: March 2017

In this article, we develop a novel approach to transient student migration: by studying it through the mundane everyday. We focus on the private worlds where migrants encounter and improvise with new domestic technologies – through their laundry – by drawing on our video ethnography of Indonesian students in Australia. Such an analysis creates insights into some of the most fundamental, but usually invisible, aspects of migrant experience: their relationships with the routines, materiality, infrastructures and weather environments of everyday life. As such, it offers an alternative route through which to understand international student wellbeing, which we argue needs to be accounted for alongside more conventional and institutionally-oriented foci in this field of research.
Understanding ‘integration’: Chinese ‘foreign talent’ students in Singapore talking about rongru
Authors: Yang Peidong
Published: March 2017

Studying abroad is an increasingly prevalent form of transient migration. How do international students understand their relationship with the host society and host nationals? Based on in-depth interview data, this article investigates the ways in which international students from China at a Singaporean university understand the idea of ‘integration’ (or rongru in Chinese). It is found that these Chinese students tend to define ‘integration’ in terms of friendly and everyday social interactions, but their understanding has a more or less assimilationist underlying assumption. This explains their generally modest self-evaluations of their success at ‘integration’. This article argues that this social and somewhat assimilationist understanding of integration might be explained in terms of the Chinese students’ cultural-linguistic ideologies about rongru, and the characteristics of their social space, position and circumstances in Singapore as academically capable ‘foreign talent’ students on Singaporean government scholarships.
GESTÃO DA QUALIDADE: aplicabilidade de boas práticas de fabricação nas feiras livres e mercados públicos do munícipio de João Pessoa
Authors: Pereira Wanessa Alexandria de Sousa , Silva José Fernandes Batista da , Vieira Patrícia Pinheiro Fernandes
Published: March 2017

Feiras livres e mercados são estabelecimentos comerciais onde pode se encontrar uma gama de produtos alimentícios de setores distintos. A irregular manipulação dos alimentos nesses estabelecimentos é o ponto crítico dessa comercialização e atual preocupação por parte de associações filantrópicas e setores acadêmicos. A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – ANVISA – dispõe de resoluções sobre regulamento técnico de boas práticas para serviços de alimentação e sobre o regulamento técnico de procedimentos operacionais padronizados aplicados aos estabelecimentos produtores/industrializadores de alimentos e a lista de verificação das boas práticas de fabricação em estabelecimentos produtores/industrializadores de alimentos, RDC 216 e RDC 275 respectivamente, sendo este usado para verificação da aplicabilidade das Boas Práticas de Fabricação em Feiras Livre e Mercados Públicos do Município de João Pessoa traçando uma análise quantitativa, feita por meio de visitas técnicas realizadas no mês de Janeiro de 2016. Os resultados obtidos revelam dados dos conjuntos analisados: edificações e instalações; equipamentos, móveis e utensílios; manipuladores; matéria-prima e os Pops, visto que tanto nas feiras avaliadas quanto nos mercados 100% (n=15) encontravam-se classificados na Categoria do Grupo 3 segundo dados da RDC 275 da ANVISA. As informações adquiridas pela pesquisa mostram que não se tem as condições mínimas higiênico-sanitárias nesses estabelecimentos.Palavras-chave: ramo alimentício; condições higiênico-sanitárias; estabelecimentos.
REESTRUTURAÇÃO NO PROJETO EDUCAÇÃO PATRIMONIAL EM ESCOLAS MUNICIPAIS DE SANTA VITÓRIA DO PALMAR, RS – BRASIL
Authors: Teixeira Viviane Rocha , Bilhalva Laura Bibiana Boada , Lima Juliana Niehues Gonçalves de
Published: March 2017

O presente trabalho surgiu de uma nova análise que foi feita através de observação participante dos membros do grupo PET (Programa de Educação Tutorial) Turismo. Identificou-se a necessidade de uma reestruturação no projeto Educação Patrimonial para adequar-se melhor ao perfil das crianças. Assim, como principais resultados, diminuiu-se o número de encontros visando otimizar o tempo e foi realizada algumas modificações como o aumento do tempo de realização de atividades que favorecem a interação entre estudantes. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever como se efetuou a reestruturação no projeto Educação Patrimonial em escolas municipais de Santa Vitória do Palmar, RS – Brasil. O projeto, que tem como sujeitos crianças do 5º ano, propõem-se a sensibilizá-las e que essas multipliquem os conhecimentos construídos com os adultos (familiares, vizinhos, amigos, entre outros). Acredita-se que pode contribuir, também, em relação ao incremento do turismo histórico-cultural e de lazer na cidade. Para a coleta de dados foi utilizado o método de observação participante e uma pesquisa bibliográfica em trabalhos do próprio Grupo PET. Na análise dos resultados encontra-se a descrição detalhada da reestrputuração do projeto e a justificativa da modificação da estrutura. Palavras-chave: Patrimônio.  Turismo.  Reestruturação.
ANALISIS KONTRASTIS BAHASA JAWA DENGAN BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Tiani Riris
Published: March 2017

Dari pemaparan dalam bagian pembahasan di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahasa Jawa dan bahasa Indonesia dapat diketahui struktur fonologi, morfologi, dan sintaksis. Dari pemaparan itu pula, dapat diketahuai adanya perbedaan yang mencolok dalam struktur fonologi, morfologi, dan sintaksis. Dalam ranah fonologi terdapat perbedaan tentang keberadaan fonem segmental dan fonem suprasegmental dalam bahasa Jawa, jumlah bunyi vokal bahasa Jawa lebih banyak.
EKSISTENSI DAN NILAI-NILAI KEARIFAN KOMUNITAS SAMIN DI KUDUS DAN PATI
Authors: Alamsyah Alamsyah
Published: March 2017

Samin community in Sukolilo Pati and Undaan Kudus is a potrait of cultural diversity of our nation. Samin Community that still survive today, in the historical context of existence, has existed since the late 19th century. This community has a contribution in realizing Indonesian Independence by fighting against Dutch colonialist. Public ignorance towards history, culture and Samin’s thought makes people perceive that this comunity “Do as they own wishes” without heeding the public regulations and norms. Negative stereotypes appears about this community which leads to oddity, peculiarity or anything unnatural (nyleneh). Whereas this community has cultural values based on the local wisdom (local wisdom). Samin wisdom can be an example in building diversity, integration and social harmony.
ETIKA NATURAL TAOISME DAN IMPLEMENTASINYA
Authors: Widisuseno Iriyanto
Published: March 2017

Ethical life according to Taoism means a way of life back to nature. Man must be able to interpret the laws of nature in an ethical perspective, and practice in the life of others. Taoism teaches life ethics need to be equipped virtue, which has a purity of heart that is sacred, or the sincerity and willingness to live for others. Taoist virtues law contains universal values, relevant for the people of Indonesia who are experiencing erosion and weakening of the appreciation of moral values. In addition, the transition period of political culture, especially from the time period of bureaucratic power to a democratic system of popular sovereignty towards civil society. Universal values of natural ethics Taoism in line with the ethical teachings of Pancasila.
On products of groups with abelian subgroups of small index
Authors: Amberg Bernhard , Sysak Yaroslav P.
Published: March 2017

It is proved that every group of the formG=A⁢B{G=AB}with two subgroupsAandBeach of which is either abelian or has a quasicyclic subgroup of index 2 is soluble of derived length at most 3. In particular, ifAis abelian andBis a locally quaternion group, this gives a positive answer to Question 18.95 of the “Kourovka notebook” posed by A. I. Sozutov.
Feature Selection Using Harmony Search for Script Identification from Handwritten Document Images
Authors: Singh Pawan Kumar , Das Supratim , Sarkar Ram , Nasipuri Mita
Published: March 2017

The feature selection process can be considered a problem of global combinatorial optimization in machine learning, which reduces the irrelevant, noisy, and non-contributing features, resulting in acceptable classification accuracy. Harmony search algorithm (HSA) is an evolutionary algorithm that is applied to various optimization problems such as scheduling, text summarization, water distribution networks, vehicle routing, etc. This paper presents a hybrid approach based on support vector machine and HSA for wrapper feature subset selection. This approach is used to select an optimized set of features from an initial set of features obtained by applying Modified log-Gabor filters on prepartitioned rectangular blocks of handwritten document images written in either of 12 official Indic scripts. The assessment justifies the need of feature selection for handwritten script identification where local and global features are computed without knowing the exact importance of features. The proposed approach is also compared with four well-known evolutionary algorithms, namely genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, tabu search, ant colony optimization, and two statistical feature dimensionality reduction techniques, namely greedy attribute search and principal component analysis. The acquired results show that the optimal set of features selected using HSA gives better accuracy in handwritten script recognition.
Simulative Analysis of DWDM-Based Multiple-Beam FSO Communication Network under Adverse Weather Conditions
Authors: Singh Mehtab
Published: March 2017

In this paper, a hybrid DWDM/multiple-beam free space optics (FSO) communication link has been proposed consisting of 16 channels with the channel spacing of 100 GHz (0.8 nm) each transmitting at 2.5 Gbps bit rate. At the receiver terminal, an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is used to amplify the received signal. The results show an improved performance of hybrid DWDM/multiple-beam FSO link in terms of Q factor, received power, and link distance under rain attenuation of 19.2 dB/km. The proposed link design was able to transmit data from 16 channels, each transmitting at a bit rate of 2.5 Gbps along a link length of 2,300 m in FSO link under heavy rain weather conditions.
Analysis of growth hormone receptor gene expression in tall and short stature children
Authors: Pagani Sara , Radetti Giorgio , Meazza Cristina , Bozzola Mauro
Published: March 2017

Background:

The majority of children who present for evaluation of tall stature fall under the diagnosis of constitutional tall stature (CTS).

Methods:

To investigate mechanisms of tall stature, we evaluated serum IGF-I values and the expression of the

Results:

Our results showed significantly lower IGF-I levels in children with short stature (−0.57±0.18 SDS) compared to control children (0.056±0.19 SDS; p<0.0001) and to subjects with tall stature (0.594±0.17; p=0.00067). Furthermore, we found significantly higher

Conclusions:

Significantly higher
Semicircular canal modeling in human perception
Authors: Asadi Houshyar , Mohamed Shady , Lim Chee Peng , Nahavandi Saeid , Nalivaiko Eugene
Published: March 2017

The human vestibular system is a sensory and equilibrium system that manages and controls the human sense of balance and movement. It is the main sensor humans use to perceive rotational and linear motions. Determining an accurate mathematical model of the human vestibular system is significant for research pertaining to motion perception, as the quality and effectiveness of the motion cueing algorithm (MCA) directly depends on the mathematical model used in its design. This paper describes the history and analyses the development process of mathematical semicircular canal models. The aim of this review is to determine the most consistent and reliable mathematical semicircular canal models that agree with experimental results and theoretical analyses, and offer reliable approximations for the semicircular canal functions based on the existing studies. Selecting and formulating accurate mathematical models of semicircular canals are essential for implementation into the MCA and for ensuring effective human motion perception modeling.
Deciphering the modulatory role of oxytocin in human altruism
Authors: Hurlemann René , Marsh Nina
Published: March 2017

Unlike any other species, humans frequently engage in altruistic behaviors by which they increase another individual’s welfare even if this implies personal costs. The psychological motives underlying altruistic behaviors remain diverse, ranging from the ability to reciprocate trust and cooperation to bonding and empathizing with family members or even genetically unrelated others. This article explores the neuroendocrine architecture of altruism by emphasizing the crucial role of the evolutionarily highly conserved peptide hormone oxytocin as a modulator of cooperative behaviors including empathy-driven altruism. However, accumulating evidence suggests that oxytocin does not invariably facilitate cooperation but also produces protective or even defensive-aggressive responses in specific social contexts. In addition, we highlight the relevance of message frames as critical determinants of whether the peptide promotes altruism toward prosocial ends.
Concentrations of circulating adiponectin and adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein in patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease: a comparison with coronary lesion complexity as characterized by syntax score
Authors: Coşkun Cihan , Gümüş Alper , Öztürk Emre Hümeyra , Özkan Birol , Pala Selçuk , Koldas Macit
Published: March 2017

Objective

In this study, we investigated the correlation between coronary lesion complexity as characterized by syntax score (SS) with circulating adiponectin and adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP4) concentrations in the presence of stable coronary artery disease affecting three coronary vessels (three-vessel stable CAD).

Methods

The study groups consisted of 41 control subjects (28 males and 13 females, non-CAD group) and 115 affected subjects (79 males and 36 females, three-vessel stable CAD group). We divided into tertiles the three-vessel stable CAD group according to SS and estimated circulating concentrations of adiponectin and A-FABP4.

Results

We did not find any correlation between the coronary lesion complexity with either the adiponectin and/or A-FABP4. We found lower the A-FABP4 of the non-CAD group than those of the groups with three-vessel stable CAD (p<0.001). Adiponectin were lower in DM subjects (p<0.05 for each group); though A-FABP4 were found to be higher (p<0.05 for each group) according to non-DM subjects in intra-group comparisons.

Conclusion

Adiponectin is not a suitable parameter for demonstrating the existence of CAD or predicting coronary lesion complexity. A-FABP4 is more useful for the proof of the presence of CAD but A-FABP4 are not correlated with the severity of CAD.
Breathers and Rogue Waves for the Fourth-Order Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation
Authors: Zhang Yan , Liu Yinping , Tang Xiaoyan
Published: March 2017

In this article, a generalized Darboux transformation for the fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation is constructed in terms of Darboux matrix method. Subsequently, breathers and the Nth-order rogue wave solutions of this equation are explicitly given in the light of the obtained Darboux transformation. Finally, we concretely discuss the dynamics of the obtained rogue waves, which are also demonstrated by some figures.
Predictors of Linear and Multidirectional Acceleration in Elite Soccer Players
Authors: Northeast Jonathan , Russell Mark , Shearer David , Cook Christian J. , Kilduff Liam P.
Published: March 2017

Jonathan, N, Russell, M, Shearer, D, Cook, CJ, and Kilduff, LP. Predictors of linear and multidirectional acceleration in elite soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 33(2): 514–522, 2019—Linear and multidirectional acceleration underpins success in professional soccer match play. However, the physical qualities that determine these performance indicators are poorly understood in elite players. English Premier League players (n = 26) performed isometric midthigh pulls (IMTPs), bilateral and unilateral drop jumps (from 40 and 20 cm, respectively), bilateral and unilateral countermovement jumps (CMJs), and assessments of linear (5, 10, and 20 m) and multidirectional (left and right preplanned and reactive) acceleration. Regression analyses highlighted that 21% of variance in 5-m sprint time (1.02 ± 0.07 seconds) was explained by relative peak power output (PPO) in bilateral CMJ (54.5 ± 5.3 W·kg−1). A 5.4 W·kg−1 increase in CMJ predicted a 0.03-second decrease in 5-m sprint time (P = 0.02). For 10-m sprint time (1.72 ± 0.09 seconds), 44% of variance was explained by isometric relative peak force ([PF]; 30.4 ± 4.9 N·kg−1) and bilateral relative CMJ PPO (54.5 ± 5.3 W·kg−1). A 5.4 W·kg−1 increase in CMJ predicted reduced 10-m sprint times by 0.04 seconds (P = 0.01). For 20-m sprint time (2.94 ± 0.11 seconds), 55% of the total variance was explained by isometric relative PF (30.4 ± 4.9 N·kg−1) and relative CMJ PPO (54.5 ± 5.3 W·kg−1). Increases of 5.4 W·kg−1 in bilateral CMJ predicted an improvement of 20-m sprint time by 0.06 seconds (P = 0.002). Contributions were insignificant (P > 0.05) for preplanned and reactive multidirectional acceleration. Relativized indices, especially those related to force production during CMJ and IMTP tests, likely underpin linear but not multidirectional acceleration performance in professional soccer players. When linear acceleration is a training focus, practitioners should seek to monitor CMJ and IMTP test performance.
Alterations in corneal nerves following crack cocaine use mimic diabetes-induced nerve damage
Authors: Stuard Whitney L , Gallerson Bryan K , Robertson Danielle M
Published: March 2017

The use of in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) is rapidly emerging as an important clinical tool to evaluate changes in corneal sensory nerves as a surrogate measure for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Commonly used metrics to document and grade the severity of diabetes and risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy include nerve fiber length, density, branching and tortuosity. In addition to corneal nerves, thinning of the retinal fiber layer has been shown to correlate with the severity of diabetic disease. Here, we present a case report on a pre-diabetic 60-year-old native American woman with abnormal corneal nerve morphology and retinal nerve fiber layer thinning. Her past medical history was positive for illicit substance abuse. IVCM showed a decrease in nerve fiber density and length, in addition to abnormally high levels of tortuosity. OCT revealed focal areas of reduced retinal nerve fiber layer thickness that were asymmetric between eyes. This is the first report of abnormally high levels of tortuosity in the corneal sub-basal nerve plexus in a patient with a past history of cocaine abuse. It also demonstrates, for the first time, that illicit substance abuse can have long-term adverse effects on ocular nerves for years following discontinued use of the drug. Studies using IVCM to evaluate changes in corneal nerve morphology in patients with diabetes need to consider a past history of illicit drug use as an exclusionary measure.

Learning points:

Multiple ocular and systemic factors can impede accurate assessment of the corneal sub-basal nerve plexus by IVCM in diabetes.

Although current history was negative for illicit substance abuse, past history can have longstanding effects on corneal nerves and the retinal nerve fiber layer.

Illicit drug use must be considered an exclusionary measure when evaluating diabetes-induced changes in corneal nerve morphology and the retinal nerve fiber layer.
Web-based interventions for the management of stress in the workplace: Focus, form, and efficacy
Authors: Ryan Cathal , Bergin Michael , Chalder Trudie , Wells John S G
Published: March 2017

Objectives

This review sought to determine what is currently known about the focus, form, and efficacy of web-based interventions that aim to support the well-being of workers and enable them to manage their work-related stress.

Method

A scoping review of the literature as this relates to web-based interventions for the management of work-related stress and supporting the psychological well-being of workers was conducted.

Results

Forty-eight web-based interventions were identified and reviewed, the majority of which (n =37) were “ individual ” -focused and utilized cognitive-behavioral techniques, relaxation exercises, mindfulness, or cognitive behavior therapy. Most interventions identified were provided via a website (n = 34) and were atheoretical in nature.

Conclusions

There is some low-to-moderate quality evidence that “individual ”-focused interventions are effective for supporting employee well-being and managing their work-related stress. There are few webbased interventions that target “organizational” or “individual/organization” interface factors, and there is limited support for their efficacy. A clear gap appears to exist between work-stress theory and its application in the design and development of web-based interventions for the management of work-related stress.
PENGARUH BEBERAPA JENIS PAKAN TERHADAP PERFORMANSI IKAN KERAPU BEBEK (Cromiteptes attivetis) DI KERAMBAJARING APUNG
Authors: Sutarmat Tatam , Hanafi Adi , Suwirya Ketut , Ismi Suko , Wardoyo Wardoyo , Kawahara Shogo
Published: March 2017

Percobaan ini dilakukan di Balai Besar Riset Perikanan Budidaya Laut, Gondol dengan menggunakan keramba jaring apung (KJA) yang berlokasi di Teluk Pegametan.
IDENTIFIKASI JASAD PENYEBAB PENYAKIT PADA BENIH IKAN PATIN JAMBAL (Pangasius djambaD SERTA CARA PENANGGULANGANNYA
Authors: Supriyadi Hambali , Taukhid Taukhid , Effendi Johan
Published: March 2017

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jasad penyebab penyakit pada benih ikan palin (Pangasius djambal).
In Vitro Tensile Strength Study on Suturing Technique and Material
Authors: González-Barnadas Albert , Camps-Font Octavi , Espanya-Grifoll Dunia , España-Tost Antoni , Figueiredo Rui , Valmaseda-Castellón Eduard
Published: March 2017

Suture technique and materials are important in preventing complications such as wound dehiscences. The purpose of this study was to determine the tensile strength of different suturing techniques, comparing several materials with different diameters. One hundred sixty sutures were performed using silk, e-PTFE, and 2 types of polyamide (monofilament and Supramid). Ten simple, 10 horizontal mattress, and 10 combinations of the two stitches were performed with 4-0 gauge of each material. Additionally, 10 simple sutures were performed with the 5-0 gauge of each material. The maximum tensile force resisted by each suture was recorded. When 5 mm of traction was applied, the polyamide monofilament resisted significantly better without untying or breaking compared with Supramid or silk, while the e-PTFE was superior to all the others. However, the force when e-PTFE 4-0 sutures untied or broke was lower than for either type of polyamide. The combined technique withstood a significantly higher tensile force before unknotting or breaking than did the simple and mattress stitches. The 5-0 gauges of silk and both types of polyamide showed lower tensile strengths than the 4-0 materials. Among the 5-0 sutures, Supramid showed a higher tensile strength than silk. The combined suture technique possessed greater tensile strength than did a simple or a horizontal mattress suture, and e-PTFE 4-0 withstood more traction without untying or breaking than did all the other materials, although at a lower tensile force. With the exception of e-PTFE, 4-0 sutures had greater tensile strength than did 5-0 sutures.
Histological and Histomorphometrical Analysis on a Loaded Implant With Platform-Switching and Conical Connection: A Case Report
Authors: Iezzi Giovanna , Iaculli Flavia , Calcaterra Roberta , Piattelli Adriano , Di Girolamo Michele , Baggi Luigi
Published: March 2017

The association of Morse taper implant-abutment design with the use of a smaller abutment diameter (platform switching) may improve dental implant success rate and prevent peri-implant bone loss. The aim of the present study was to histologically and histomorphometrically evaluate the behavior of peri-implant tissues around an implant with a conical connection associated with platform switching. A platform-switched Morse-cone connection implant was inserted in the left posterior mandible of a 61-year-old patient. The implant was inserted at the level of the alveolar crest. After 11 months from placement and 6 months of loading, the implant was retrieved for psychological reasons and processed for histological evaluation. The retrieved implant was wholly surrounded by bone tissue, except for a small area in the apical portion. At higher magnification, in the coronal portion of the implant, it was possible to observe bone directly at the implant platform level. No resorption of the coronal bone was present, except for 0.2 mm on the vestibular aspect. Crestally, bone remodeling with areas of newly formed bone was detected; the bone-implant contact was 73.9%. Apposition of bone was detected even upon the platform. Peri-implant crestal bone preservation can be achieved with the combination of Morse taper conical internal implant-abutment connection with the use of a smaller abutment diameter (platform-switching).
Beginning with the End-User in Mind: Application of Kern’s Six-Step Approach to Design and Create a Literary Journal for Healthcare Students
Authors: Saperstein Adam , Reed Donovan , Smith Colin , Andrew Brian
Published: March 2017

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Expression through the arts has been shown to improve resilience and enhance patient care amongst healthcare trainees. This is all the more relevant when considering that many healthcare students feel that insitutions lack an outlet for articstic and creative expression. The creation of a student-run literary review is one possible strategy to allow learners to engage in artistic expression and mitigate rising burnout rates. Utilizing the Kern six-step model for curriculum development, we present a novel, replicable, and stepwise approach to designing a forum for artistic engagement in the form of a literary review.
BRINQUEDO NO HOSPITAL
Authors: Huerta Edélia del Pilar Neira
Published: March 2017

No trabalho a autora apresenta algumas considerações a respeito da importância e da utilização do brinquedo na assistência à criança hospitalizada.
IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO DIAGNÓSTICO DE ENFERMAGEM NA UNIDADE DE RECUPERAÇÃO PÓS-ANESTÉSICA — ESTUDO PILOTO
Authors: Cruz Isabel Cristina Fonseca da
Published: March 2017

O presente estuda piloto trata da aplicação de um instrumento, visando a operacionalização do processo de enfermagem, na Unidade de Recuperação Pós-Anetésica (RPA). O conceito de Diagnóstico de Enfermagem (DE) que orientou a investigação foi o da Taxonomía 1, proposta pela North American Nursing Diagnoses Association (NANDA). A amostra compreendeu 19 clientes, sendo que os DE mais freqüentes foram: "potencial para injúria", "hipotermia" e "alteração do nível de conforto" para mais de 50% da população. O instrumento propiciou o alcance dos objetivos propostos.
"ASSISTÊNCIA DE ENFERMAGEM PERIOPERATÓRIA — UM MODELO CONCEPTUAL"
Authors: Castellanos Briguita Elza P. , Jouclas Vanda Maria Galvão
Published: March 2017

Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de modelo conceituai de assistência de enfermagem perioperatória, modelo este utilizado no desenvolvimento do processo ensino-aprendizagem da disciplina Enfermagem em Centro Cirúrgico da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, em fase de operacionalização dentro do Programa de Integração Docente-Assistencial no Hospital Universitário da USP. O modelo é descrito a partir de suas bases filosóficas, as finalidades, os objetivos e sua operacionalização.
A PALESTRA EDUCATIVA NA ORIENTAÇÃO SOBRE O AUTO CUIDADO DO HIPERTENSO
Authors: Chaves Eliane Corrêa
Published: March 2017

Este estudo teve por objetivo a investigação da eficácia da palestra educativa como estratégia para veicular orientações sobre o autocuidado do hipertenso.
O TOQUE E A DISTÂNCIA INTERPESSOAL ENTRE ENFERMEIROS E PACIENTES NAS CONSULTAS DE ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Silva Maria Júlia Paes da
Published: March 2017

O presente trabalho relata as observações feitas durante as consultas de enfermagem de adultos em um hospital da cidade de São Paulo, quanto ao momento e local em que o enfermeiro e o paciente se tocaram durante as consultas, a distancia interpessoal mantida entre eles durante todo o tempo, e tece comentários sobre o significado desses sinais não verbais na interação interpessoal. Discute também os objetos utilizados pelo enfermeiro e paciente que serviram para a identificação ou definição da relação mantida.
O USO DO JOGO EDUCATIVO NO ENSINO DA ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Stefanelli Maguido Costa
Published: March 2017

É apresentada ampla revisão de literatura sobre o uso do jogo educativo como estratégia de ensino na educação em geral e, mais especificamente na enfermagem-ensino, educação para a saúde e educação continuada.
ESTUDO SOBRE TEORIA TRANSCULTURAL DE LEININGER
Authors: Gualda Dulce Maria Rosa , Hoga Luiza Akiko Komura
Published: March 2017

Este artigo aborda a Teoria Transcultural do Cuidado de Leininger. Faz um breve histórico de sua evolução, apresenta definições e alguns pressuspostos e sumariza considerações a respeito do "Sunrise" — Modelo Teórico Conceituai da Diversidade e Universalidade Transcultural do Cuidado, desenvolvido e utilizado pela autora desde 1965.
CÁLCULO DE PESSOAL DE ENFERMAGEM: ESTUDO DE DOIS MÉTODOS
Authors: Santos Sérgio Ribeiro dos
Published: March 2017

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar dois métodos para cálculo de pessoal em enfermagem (fórmula tradicional e assistência progressiva de enfermagem), a partir de informações estatísticas no atendimento do Hospital Universitário -LJFPB, a fim de escolher o método mais adequado. Os resultados obtidos apontaram o método da assistência progressiva de enfermagem como o mais viável, desde que seja efetuado um estudo em termos de ocupação de leitos, horas de enfermagem por tipo de cuidado e desempenho de pessoal.
A INTERVENÇÃO DO ENFERMEIRO NA ASSISTÊNCIA AO DIABÉTICO
Authors: Ide Cilene Aparecida Costardi , Chaves Eliane Correa
Published: March 2017

A partir da explicitação da dimensão assumida pelas doenças crônicas, as autoras fundamentam uma proposta de atendimento ao diabético.
O HOLISMO ESPIRITUALISTA COMO REFERENCIAL TEÓRICO PARA O ENFERMEIRO
Authors: Souza Doralice de , Silva Maria Júlia Paes da
Published: March 2017

O presente artigo pretende argumentar a favor do holismo espiritualista como referencial teórico possível de investigação em enfermagem. Relembra alguns aspectos da trajetória do pensamento ocidental quanto aos conceitos de saúde-doença, direcionando a compreensão do homem como um ser da natureza multifacetada.
MEDIDA INDIRETA DA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL EM FUNÇÃO DA LARGURA DO MANGUITO, EM PACIENTES NAS FASES PRÉOPERATÓRIA IMEDIATA, RECEPÇÃO NO CENTRO CIRÚRGICO E PÓS ANESTÉSICA
Authors: Peniche Aparecida de Cassia Giani , Arcuri Edna Apparecida Moura
Published: March 2017

Este estudo visou comparar em pacientes submetidos a cirurgias, medidas de pressão arterial obtidas com duas larguras de manguito: a largura padrão, de 12 cm, usada internacionalmente, e a largura correspondente a 0,38 da medida da circunferência do braço, recomendada pela American Heart Association, para evitar hiper ou hipoestimação nos valores obtidos por ocasião do registro da pressão arterial. As comparações foram efetuadas nas fases pré-operatória imediata, recepção no centro cirúrgico e pós anestésica, tendo em vista, a importância de se detectar alterações com o máximo de precisão, num período de avaliação geral das condições impostas pelo ato cirúrgico. Os resultados obtidos confirmam diferenças significantes (p<0,0001) entre as duas larguras de manguitos utilizados, atingindo em alguns indivíduos 30 mmHg hipoestimação nos valores sistólicos e diastólicos.
O ENFERMEIRO EM AMBULATÓRIOS DE SAÚDE MENTAL
Authors: Rolim Marli Alves , Barros Sônia , Stefanelli Maguida Costa , Teixeira Marina Borges
Published: March 2017

Este estudo surgiu da preocupação em avaliar as necessidades de conhecimento em enfermagem psiquiátrica, dos enfermeiros que atuam nos ambulatórios de saúde mental Verificamos a formação desses enfermeiros, as ações por eles desenvolvidas e as dificuldades e facilidades encontradas no desempenho das mesmas. Foi verificado, também, se as ações desempenhadas correspondem às preconizadas pela literatura. A análise dos dados levou à constatação de que a maioria daquelas ações são executadas pelos enfermeiros de forma diferenciada nos seis ambulatórios estudados. Percebemos, em certos casos, desvio de função nas atividades tanto das enfermeiras como nas dos demais membros da equipe de enfermagem,
A INTEGRAÇÃO DOS PROGRAMAS DE ENSINO DAS DISCIPLINAS "ENFERMAGEM OBSTÉTRICA" E "ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS DE ENFERMAGEM EM MATERNIDADE"
Authors: Takahashi Regina Toshie , Silva Isilia Aparecida
Published: March 2017

Este relato descreve as dificuldades e os pontos positivos sentidos pelas alunas, enfermeiras e docentes que participaram no 29 semestre de 1989, da integração das disciplinas " Enfermagem Obstétrica" e "Administração de Serviços de Enfermagem em Maternidade " na Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo — EEUSP.
UMA ABORDAGEM SOBRE A LICENÇA PATERNIDADE
Authors: Sarfati Fanny , Oliveira Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcelos de , Hoga Luiza Akiko Komura , Rodrigues Regina Lucia da Silva
Published: March 2017

Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar o conhecimento e aproveitamento da população com relação a licença paternidade, analisando, igualmente, a forma de participação do pai junto ao binômio mãe-filho durante o beneficio, além da identificação das necessidades da população quanto à sua existência e duração.
SISTEMA DE CLASSIFICAÇÃO DE PACIENTES - PARTE I: DIMENSIONAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE ENFERMAGEM
Authors: Rodrigues Filho José
Published: March 2017

Um sistema de classificação de pacientes pode ser considerado como um instrumento essencial da prática administrativa na área de enfermagem. Estes sistemas proporcionam aos gerentes de enfermagem informações para o processo de tomada de decisão em áreas referentes à alocação de recursos humanos, monitoramento da produtividade e custos de enfermagem. O propósito deste trabalho é o de demonstrar a importância de um sistema de classificação de pacientes, depois de uma revisão da literatura, com a esperança de que este tópico venha afazer parte de uma agenda de pesquisa no Brasil.
Absorção de água e propriedades mecânicas de compósitos poliméricos utilizando resíduos de MDF
Authors: Gomes Jailton Weber , Godoi Glauber Silva , Souza Luiz Guilherme Meira de , Meira de Souza Luiz Guilherme Vieira
Published: March 2017

Resumo Apresenta-se o estudo de viabilidade de utilização, como reforço em materiais compósitos poliméricos, de resíduos originados da manufatura dos painéis de MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard), avaliando seu potencial como alternativa em substituição a cargas minerais para aplicação industrial. A escolha da resina poliéster ortoftálica foi motivada pelas suas propriedades e principalmente pelo seu baixo custo e facilidade de aquisição. Diferentes frações mássicas (m) de adição de resíduo em resina poliéster ortoftálica foram estudadas: 0, 10, 15 e 20%. As propriedades analisadas foram: resistência mecânica, absorção de água e grau de cristalinidade. Os resultados mostram a diminuição das propriedades mecânicas em até 53%, no índice de cristalinidade em até 18% e aumento no índice de absorção de água em quase cinco vezes para o compósito de maior adição de resíduo (C20).
HEIGHT-DIAMETER RELATIONSHIPS FOR Araucaria angustifolia (BERTOL.) KUNTZE IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL
Authors: Costa Emanuel Arnoni , Schroder Thomas , Finger César Augusto Guimarães
Published: March 2017

ABSTRACT Height-diameter relationships are used in order to make forest inventories less expensive and to assess growth and yield. This study aimed to develop height-diameter models for individual trees of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze for different locations and growth conditions in Southern Brazil. Our data include locations of at least one third of this species natural geographical distribution. We used Michailoff’s model, and compared height-diameter tendency through analytical methods. The model showed good overall precision and accuracy. Trees growing in forest conditions had a higher asymptotic height, and reached it at smaller diameters than open-grown trees. Different regions had contrasting height-diameter tendency indicating site potential, especially for natural forests. Individual tree asymptotic height was correlated with site altitude and mean annual precipitation. This study represents a source of parameters for height-diameter relationships in a large geographical span, for a species with high cultural and timber value in Southern Brazil.