bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ultrasonic Waves and Strength Reduction Indexes for the Assessment of the Advancement of Deterioration Processes in Travertines from Pamukkale and Hierapolis (Turkey)
Authors: Bobrowska Alicja , Domonik Andrzej
Published: November 2015

In constructions, the usefulness of modern technical diagnostics of stone as a raw material requires predicting the effects of long-term environmental impact of its qualities and geomechanical properties. The paper presents geomechanical research enabling presentation of the factors for strength loss of the stone and forecasting the rate of development of destructive phenomena on the stone structure on a long-time basis. As research material Turkish travertines were selected from the Denizli-Kaklık Basin (Pamukkale and Hierapolis quarries), which have been commonly used for centuries in global architecture. The rock material was subjected to testing of the impact of various environmental factors, as well as European standards recommended by the author of the research program. Their resistance to the crystallization of salts from aqueous solutions and the effects of SO2, as well as the effect of frost and high temperatures are presented. The studies allowed establishing the following quantitative indicators: the ultrasonic waves index (IVp) and the strength reduction index (IRc). Reflections on the assessment of deterioration effects indicate that the most active factors decreasing travertine resistance in the aging process include frost and sulphur dioxide (SO2). Their negative influence is particularly intense when the stone material is already strongly weathered.
Ground Penetrating Radar Investigations of Landslides: A Case Study in a Landslide in Radziszów
Authors: Borecka A. , Herzig J. , Durjasz-Rybacka M.
Published: November 2015

The article presents the results of research of the activated landslide in Radziszów in 2010. The study focused on the evaluation of engineering geology conditions, preceded by geophysical surveys. It mainly focused on the GPR method using the IDS georadar equipped with antennas in the frequency range of 100 MHz. Antenna selection was based on archival research which showed that the depth of occurrence of clays, where the roof can be a potential slip surface, ranges between 3-10 m below the surface.

GPR method applied allowed the course of the potential slip surface to be determined and the results obtained significantly correlated with the results of engineering geology tests carried out.
Analysis of Harmonic Vibration of Cable-Stayed Footbridge under the Influence of Changes of the Cables Tension
Authors: Pakos Wojciech
Published: November 2015

The paper presents numerical analysis of harmonically excited vibration of a cable-stayed footbridge caused by a load function simulating crouching (squats) while changing the static tension in chosen cables. The intentional synchronized motion (e.g., squats) of a single person or group of persons on the footbridge with a frequency close to the natural frequency of the structure may lead to the resonant vibrations with large amplitudes. The appropriate tension changes in some cables cause detuning of resonance on account of stiffness changes of structures and hence detuning in the natural frequency that is close to the excitation frequency. The research was carried out on a 3D computer model of a real structure - a cable-stayed steel footbridge in Leśnica, a quarter of Wrocław, Poland, with the help of standard computer software based on FEM COSMOS/M System.
Anglo-Scandinavian code-mixing in English place-names
Authors: Fekete Tamás
Published: November 2015

With this paper I wish to investigate the nature of code-mixing found in English place names chiefly, though not exclusively, from the Danelaw area. The paper analyses this code-mixing in the frame-work of contact linguistics in the light of the contact situation between Old English and Old Norse, as described by Townend (2002) and Lutz (2013), that existed from the 8th century onwards, bearing in mind, however, that the Scandinavian place names may not necessarily be direct indicators of the nature and extent of the Scandinavian settlement itself. Historical code-switching usually and generally focuses on describing intersentential and intrasentential code-switching, and this paper aims at broadening the overall scope of the investigation through the inclusion of onomastics.

The analysis will be chiefly based on a corpus of 1,915 relevant place-names, with the data drawn from the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (Mills 1998), and Fellows-Jensen’s regional studies on Scandinavian place-names in England (Fellows-Jensen 1972, 1978, 1985). The primary focus of the investigation will be those place names which

contain both Scandinavian and English elements,

used to contain at least one Scandinavian or English element which was replaced by an element from the other language,

contain at least one element which underwent a transformation to accommodate to the phonological system of the other language and

contain elements which could belong to either of the languages but cannot be decided with absolute certainty.

In this paper I also argue that names (specifically the above mentioned place-names) can conform to Muysken’s (2000) category of congruent lexicalization and that word-internal code-switching, and CS in general, is in fact a phenomenon that can occur in the case of hybrid place-names.
Thoreau and Spadina Dreamers Unite: Idealistic Communities in Canadian Publishing
Authors: Ravvin Norman
Published: November 2015

The rise of Canadian national identity in the 1960s contributed to a flourishing small press movement across the country. One of the most impressive, long-standing and influential presses of this era was Coach House Press, located near the University of Toronto. Book design, creative forms of editing, collaborative and community-oriented work all became a focus of idealism in the Coach House context, as its founders borrowed from earlier international models, but relied, too, on the Canadian moment to devise new ways to disseminate and create literary culture. More recently, a similar idealistic model in publishing and press work has appeared in Nova Scotia at Kentville’s Gaspereau Press. Gaspereau’s founders, like those at Coach House, have searched for an alternative plan and method- through an in-house dedication to the craft of design and bookmaking- that is unlike that applied by mainstream publishers. One could argue that the two outfits represent a counter-tradition in Canadian cultural life, a dedication to artisanal work, as well as to forms of collaborative editing and design. With the publishing and bookselling industry under great pressure in Canada from shifts in technology and government support, counter-traditional models like Gaspereau Press present the possibility of unique forms of cultural output and marketing. Behind such efforts we recognize philosophies and notions of cultural community that run counter to major trends. This paper examines the history of both presses, specific publications, and the impact of such work on the broader Canadian literary scene.
Change and the Poetics of Plenitude in Wallace Stevens and John Ashbery
Authors: Bartczak Kacper
Published: November 2015

The essay attends to a paradox found in some crucial poetic efforts by Wallace Stevens and John Ashbery. In some of their most important poetic works Stevens and Ashbery take on the task of positioning the poem toward the plurality of reality, the plurality that is concentrated in the phenomenon of change. As they do so, they invariably encounter a tension within the poem itself: as the poem merges with the flow of changes in the external world-the physical changes in time and space-it also calls up permanent forms of imaginative purposive capability of attending to change, envisioning it, or, indeed, of installing it. These forms must be more permanent than it is postulated by some theories of the poetics of transitiveness, which are polemically discussed in the text. The tension between the element of change and permanence is what allows the poems of Stevens and Ashbery-each poet finding his own aesthetic and epistemic strategy-to put the poem forward not as an external “representation” of change, but as the very source of the abundant possibilities of producing world descriptions in which the notion of change may be meaningful. Such positioning of the poem is what I am calling “the poetics of plenitude.” This poetic strategy makes the poem an aesthetic counterpart to the epistemic action of developing an inquiry, and I am building a definition of this term by reference to the classical pragmatist theory of inquiry. This move is related to my treating Stevens and Ashbery as the poets belonging to the Emersonian-pragmatist intellectual and aesthetic tradition. The paradoxes of change and permanence discussed in the text are treated as inherent in this tradition.
“An Inner Comprehension of the Pueblo Indian’s Point of View”: Carl Gustav Jung’s 1925 Visit to Taos, New Mexico
Authors: Maszewski Zbigniew
Published: November 2015

Carl Jung paid a short visit to Taos, New Mexico, in January 1925. A brief account of his stay at the Pueblo appeared in Memories, Dreams, Reflections, edited by Aniela Jaffe in 1963. Remembering his conversations with Mountain Lake (Antonio Mirabal), Jung wrote of the confrontation between the “European consciousness,” or the “European thought,” with the Indian “unconscious.” My article provides a reading of Jung’s text as a meeting ground of the aesthetic, emotional, visionary and of the analytical, rational, explanatory. Like many other European and Anglo-American visitors to Taos Pueblo, Jung rediscovers its capacity to mirror the inner needs of the visitor; he examines the significance of the encounter with the Southwestern landscape and with the Pueblo Indians’ religious views in terms of self-reflection and of the return to the mythical. As Carl Jung’s “inner comprehension” of the Pueblo Indian’s philosophy is mediated through language, aware both of its desire and its inability to become liberated from the European perspectives, Mountain Lake’s attitude towards his visitor from Switzerland remains ultimately unknown; Mountain Lake does, however, communicate his readiness to assume the archetypal role of a teacher and a spiritual guide whose insights reach beyond the confines and mystifications of language. According to Jung’s account, during this brief encounter of the two cultures, he and his Indian host experienced a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment, the sources of which, as they both understood them in their own individual ways, resided in the comprehension of universal sharing.
In Praise of Slacking: Richard Linklater’s Slacker and Kevin Smith’s Clerks as Hallmarks of 1990s American Independent Cinema Counterculture
Authors: Małecka Katarzyna
Published: November 2015

Some people live to work, others work to live, while still others prefer to live lives of leisure. Since the Puritans, American culture and literature have been dominated by individuals who have valued hard work. However, shortly after its founding, America managed to produce the leisurely Rip Van Winkle, who, over time, has been followed by kindred spirits such as, for instance, Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Twain’s Huck Finn, Melville’s Bartleby, Jack Kerouac, Diane di Prima, the Hippies, and Christopher McCandless. With the rise of the Indie Film movement of the 1990s, so came the rise of the slacker film. Films such as Slacker (1991), Singles (1992), Wayne’s World (1992), Reality Bites (1994), Clerks (1994), Kicking and Screaming (1995), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), and Office Space (1999) filled theatres over the decade with characters who take an unorthodox view of work and stress the importance of leisure in life. This essay discusses two slacker films, Richard Linklater’s Slacker (1991) and Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994), which defined the slacker phenomenon in the 1990s and constituted two important landmarks in American independent film. While many of us may find the slacker pathetic and annoying, this essay argues that there is much value to be found in this healthy counterculture. By offering their perspectives on issues such as the Puritan work ethic, work-incited self-importance, leisure versus idleness and human relationships, Linklater and Smith join the preceding generations of slackers, providing a much needed balance to the American obsession with work and success.
Going to America to See the Fens Better? Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Waterland
Authors: Sumera Adam
Published: November 2015

Waterland (1992), directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal on the basis of the screenplay by Peter Prince, is a film adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel under the same title, published in 1983. The book could be called unfilmable although the history of cinema knows examples of successful screenings of apparently unfilmable novels, e.g., The French Lieutenant’s Woman. In the case of Swift’s novel, the main potential difficulties could be seen in its wide scope, its intricate mosaic character, and its style.

The article analyzes the changes introduced in the adaptation, including the shift of the contemporary action from Greenwich, England to the American city of Pittsburgh. The way of connecting the present with the past by means of “time travel” is discussed. Consequences for possible interpretation resulting from omitting certain elements of the book and introducing new material as well as changing the order of presentation of some of the scenes are shown. Comments on the film are juxtaposed with interpretations of some aspects of the novel taken from key critical texts on Swift’s book. Also specifically cinematic solutions present in Gyllenhaal’s movie are taken into account.
Reviews and Interviews / Contributors
Authors: Ravvin Norman , Simon Sherry , Majer Krzysztof , Fruzińska Justyna , Salska Agnieszka , Maszewska Jadwiga , Maszewski Zbigniew
Published: November 2015

Norman Ravvin: A goldene medine? A Dialogue in Many Voices on Canadian Jewish Studies and Poland
This paper is an account of the conference titled Kanade, di goldene medine? Perspectives on Canadian-Jewish Literature and Culture / Perspectives sur la littérature et la culture juives canadiennes, which took place in Łódź in April, 2014 as a result of collaboration between the University of Łódź and Concordia University (Montreal). As a venue for discussing Canadian Jewish identity and its links with Poland, the conference supported a dialogue between Canadians, Polish Canadianists, and European scholars from further afield. Established and young scholars attended from Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Canada, in addition to many Polish participants. The presence of scholars such as Goldie Morgentaler or Sherry Simon as well as curator Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett contributed to an examination of both past and present Canadian and Polish Jewish life and led to an examination of Polish and Canadian literature and history from a highly personal perspective. Conference-goers took advantage of the opportunity to get to know Łódź, via walking tours and a visit to the Łódź Jewish community’s Lauder-funded centre on Narutowicza. The paper aims, as well, to investigate how the history of Jewish Łódź is conveyed in the novels of Joseph Roth and Chava Rosenfarb.
The Task of Attention. Sherry Simon (Concordia University) Talks to Krzysztof Majer and Justyna Fruzińska (University of Łódź)
American Studies in Poland: A Collective Enterprise. An Interview with Agnieszka Salska by Jadwiga Maszewska and Zbigniew Maszewski (University of Łódź)
Atomic distributions in crystal structures solved by Boolean satisfiability techniques
Authors: Soeken Mathias , Drechsler Rolf , Fischer Reinhard X.
Published: November 2015

The atomic distribution in crystal structures becomes very complex if atoms are disordered and randomly distributed over positions not being fully occupied. Interatomic distances between neighboring atoms might be too close for simultaneous occupancies and thus are mutually exclusive. The distribution of atoms over crystallographic positions avoiding close contacts with neighboring atoms represents an NP-complete problem that is believed to have no efficient solution. Here, we use Boolean satisfiability (SAT) techniques to find a valid atomic distribution pattern in the crystal structure. Distance constraints are encoded as conjunctions of logical disjunctions over Boolean variables and handed to a SAT solver. If a solution exists, the solver supplies a satisfying assignment to the Boolean variables yielding a valid distribution after decoding. That way the hitherto unsolved problem of distributing k atoms over n positions has an elegant solution related to one of the most central problems in computer science.
Management of a microprolactinoma with aripiprazole in a woman with cabergoline-induced mania
Authors: Burback Lisa
Published: November 2015

A previously healthy 32-year-old woman developed cyclical mood swings after being prescribed cabergoline for a pituitary microprolactinoma. These mood swings persisted for over 2 years, at which point she developed an acute manic episode with psychotic features and was admitted to a psychiatry unit. Cabergoline was discontinued and replaced with aripiprazole 10 mg/day. Her manic episode quickly resolved, and she was discharged within 6 days of admission. The aripiprazole suppressed her prolactin levels for over 18 months of follow-up, even after the dose was lowered to 2 mg/day. There was no significant change in tumor size over 15 months, treatment was well tolerated. However, after 9 months of taking 2 mg aripiprazole, she developed brief manic symptoms, and the dose was returned to 10 mg daily, with good effect.

Learning points

Dopamine agonists such as cabergoline, which are a standard treatment for microprolactinomas, can have serious adverse effects such as psychosis or valvular heart disease.

Aripiprazole is a well-tolerated atypical antipsychotic that, unlike other antipsychotics, is a partial dopamine agonist capable of suppressing prolactin levels.

Adjunctive, low-dose aripiprazole has been utilized to reverse risperidone-induced hyperprolactinemia.

This case report demonstrates how aripiprazole monotherapy, in doses ranging from 2 to 10 mg/day, was effective in suppressing prolactin in a woman with a microprolactinoma who developed psychiatric side effects from cabergoline.
A Case of Pediatric Q Fever Osteomyelitis Managed Without Antibiotics
Authors: Khatami Ameneh , Sparks Rebecca T. , Marais Ben J.
Published: November 2015

Q fever osteomyelitis, caused by infection with Coxiella burnetti, is rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of children with culture-negative osteomyelitis, particularly if there is a history of contact with farm animals, and/or granulomatous change on histologic examination of a bone biopsy specimen. We describe a case of Q fever osteomyelitis in a 6-year-old boy in which a decision was made not to treat the patient with combination antimicrobial agents, balancing possible risks of recurrence against potential side effects of prolonged antibiotic treatment. The patient had undergone surgical debridement of a single lesion and was completely asymptomatic after recovery from surgery. This case suggests that a conservative approach of watchful waiting in an asymptomatic patient with chronic Q fever osteomyelitis may be warranted in select cases when close follow-up is possible.
Comparison of Health Care Spending and Utilization Among Children With Medicaid Insurance
Authors: Kuo Dennis Z. , Hall Matt , Agrawal Rishi , Cohen Eyal , Feudtner Chris , Goodman Denise M. , Neff John M. , Berry Jay G.
Published: November 2015

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Opportunities to improve health care quality and contain spending may differ between high and low resource users. This study’s objectives were to assess health care and spending among children with Medicaid insurance by their resource use.

METHODS:

Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 2012 Medicaid health administrative data from 10 states of children ages 11 months to 18 years. Subjects were categorized into 4 spending groups, each representing ∼25% of total spending: the least expensive 80% of children (n = 2 868 267), the next 15% expensive (n = 537 800), the next 4% expensive (n = 143 413), and the top 1% (n = 35 853). We compared per-member-per-month (PMPM) spending across the groups using the Kruskal–Wallis test.

RESULTS:

PMPM spending was $68 (least expensive 80%), $349 (next 15%), $1200 (next 4%), and $6738 (top 1%). Between the least and most expensive groups, percentages of total spending were higher for inpatient (<1% vs 46%) and mental health (7% vs 24%) but lower for emergency (15% vs 1%) and primary (23% vs 1%) care (all Ps < .001). From the least to most expensive groups, increases in PMPM spending were smallest for primary care (from $15 to $33) and much larger for inpatient ($0.28 to $3129), mental health ($4 to $1609), specialty care ($8 to $768), and pharmacy ($4 to $699).

CONCLUSIONS:

As resource use increases in children with Medicaid, spending rises unevenly across health services: Spending on primary care rises modestly compared with other health services. Future studies should assess whether more spending on primary care leads to better quality and cost containment for high resource users.
MRI Brain Signal Intensity Changes of a Child During the Course of 35 Gadolinium Contrast Examinations
Authors: Miller Jeffrey H. , Hu Houchun H. , Pokorney Amber , Cornejo Patricia , Towbin Richard
Published: November 2015

We describe the observed and quantitative signal intensity changes in the brain on baseline precontrast T1-weighted MRI data of a pediatric patient who received 35 MRI examinations with gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) between the ages of 8 and 20 years. The contrast agent this patient received belongs to a class of agents with linear molecular structures, which has been recently investigated in studies of gadolinium deposition in the brains of adult patients. Visual changes in signal intensity were assessed by 3 pediatric neuroradiologists, and progressive increases were the most evident in the dentate nuclei, the globus pallidus, and the thalamus. Quantitative measurements as determined from signal intensity ratios confirmed visual findings. The pattern of regional brain hyperintensity observed in this pediatric patient is consistent with findings from adult studies.
Human Milk Feeding as a Protective Factor for Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Zhou Jianguo , Shukla Vivek V. , John Denny , Chen Chao
Published: November 2015

CONTEXT:

Studies have suggested that human milk feeding decreases the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); however, conflicting results have been reported.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this meta-analysis was to pool currently available data on incidence of ROP in infants fed human milk versus formula.

DATA SOURCES:

Medline, PubMed, and EBSCO were searched for articles published through February 2015.

STUDY SELECTION:

Longitudinal studies comparing the incidence of ROP in infants who were fed human milk and formula were selected. Studies involving donor milk were not included.

DATA EXTRACTION:

Two independent reviewers conducted the searches and extracted data. Meta-analysis used odds ratios (ORs), and subgroup analyses were performed.

RESULTS:

Five studies with 2208 preterm infants were included. Searches including various proportions of human milk versus formula, any-stage ROP, and severe ROP were defined to pool data for analyses. For any-stage ROP, the ORs (95% confidence intervals [CIs]) were as follows: exclusive human milk versus any formula, 0.29 (0.12 to 0.72); mainly human milk versus mainly formula, 0.51 (0.26 to 1.03); any human milk versus exclusive formula, 0.54 (0.15 to 1.96); and exclusive human milk versus exclusive formula, 0.25 (0.13 to 0.49). For severe ROP, they were 0.11 (0.04 to 0.30), 0.16 (0.06 to 0.43), 0.42 (0.08 to 2.18), and 0.10 (0.04 to 0.29), respectively.

LIMITATIONS:

Prospective randomized studies being impossible because of ethical issues, we chose observational studies for analysis. A few studies involving subgroup analyses presented high heterogeneity.

CONCLUSIONS:

Based on current limited evidence, in very preterm newborns, human milk feeding potentially plays a protective role in preventing any-stage ROP and severe ROP.
Diferença, diversidade e formação docente: contribuições da psicanálise à discussão da inclusão
Authors: Diniz Margareth , Ferraz Cláudia Itaborahy
Published: November 2015

A escrita aqui construída se faz como fragmento de um caleidoscópio de ideias e inquietações advindas da teoria psicanalítica que interroga a educação e seus processos no contexto brasileiro atual. Trata-se de reflexões sobre o papel, lugar, atuação do(a) professor(a) em meio às urgências da contemporaneidade e sobre as causas e os efeitos disso – tal como o mal-estar docente –, pensando no alinhavo dentro e fora das paredes das escolas que tão necessariamente têm se rodeado de questões que compõem outra partitura conceitual e também de ofício, que é atravessada pela diversidade, pela inclusão e pelas práticas educativas. Nessa costura, pode-se pensar que a linha que tece a maior parte desses processos, se não ele todo, é a formação docente, que, não de forma diferente, tem em seus retalhos partes distintas de uma construção que é também social, histórica e política, detectadas através de conversações e discursos de um somatório de sujeitos mergulhados em subjetividade e diferenças.
De jogos, profanações e gambiarras – por uma educação especial subversiva
Authors: Moschen Simone Zanon , Gurski Roselene , Vasques Carla Karnoppi
Published: November 2015

Partindo da concepção de linguagem que embasa o pensamento de Freud e Lacan, o artigo aborda o sujeito da educação especial e a artesania implicada no fazer pedagógico. São articuladores de suas proposições: o a posteriori como temporalidade psíquica; o brincar como paradigma da criação; a torsão que conjuga as separações entre o eu e o outro e entre a realidade e a linguagem; a profanação dos dispositivos educacionais como tarefa política emergente. O trabalho com os operadores citados permite valorar o que aqui se propõe como “gambiarra pedagógica”, a saber, a tentativa de fazer passar, por caminhos não instituídos, o patrimônio cultural acumulado ao longo das gerações.
A escola da igualdade política e a das diferenças psi: quando a educação pública dá lugar à “especial”
Authors: Batista Douglas Emiliano
Published: November 2015

Recorrendo ao universo teórico da psicanálise e do pensamento arendtiano, reflete se aqui sobre um contrassenso que envolve a política de inclusão escolar. Já que o século XX assistiu, em função da psicologização do discurso educacional, a um esvaziamento do sentido público da educação, a escola regular ou comum deu vez, hegemonicamente, a uma escola “especial” ou “adequada” à dita capacidade psi de aprendizagem do aluno. Ou seja, o sistema regular de ensino almeja, desde então, operar “sob medida”, atendendo inclusive o aluno oriundo de escolas especiais de modo “especial” (e não público). Pretende-se, neste artigo, abordar alguns dos efeitos desse ensino para tais alunos.
Miséria ética na educação inclusiva: por uma inclusão política mais do que social
Authors: Voltolini Rinaldo
Published: November 2015

A política da educação inclusiva aparece como empenho reparador de desigualdades em uma sociedade que persegue o aperfeiçoamento das instituições democráticas. A distância entre as leis criadas para garantir essa política e a efetiva implementação delas na realidade cotidiana sugere o termo miséria ética. Neste artigo, ao contrário da tese mais comum que explora a má gerência de fatores administrativos na implementação da política inclusiva, levanta-se a hipótese de que na essência essa crise ética se deve ao predomínio da ideologia individualista neoliberal que sustenta a política inclusiva. Com base na psicanálise, explora-se o campo da palavra como fundamento para uma inclusão mais baseada no participar (inclusão política) do que no fazer parte (inclusão social).
APROPRIAÇÃO DO TERRITÓRIO E MEIO AMBIENTE: UMA LEITURA GEOGRÁFICA
Authors: Silva Valdenildo Pedro da
Published: November 2015

Este trabalho objetiva tecer algumas considerações, dentro de uma abordagem geográfica, sobre a apropriação do território e a questão do meio ambiente. Recorremos a leituras teóricas de autores renomados para evidenciar o objetivo maior de nossa proposta. Em suma, constatamos que diante da apropriação do território para atender às necessidades humanas, procuramos evidenciar os danos proporcionados ao meio ambiente (que não são poucos), porém, sobretudo, refletimos sobre os caminhos que levam a conciliar o aproveitamento econômico e social com a sustentabilidade, valorizando o uso racional e equilibrado dos recursos naturais e, principalmente, a perenidade da vida humana por diversas épocas e gerações.
A VIOLÊNCIA URBANA E A SENSAÇÃO DE INSEGURANÇA NOS ESPAÇOS PÚBLICOS DE LAZER DAS CIDADES CONTEMPORÂNEAS
Authors: Lima Dália Maria Maia Cavalcanti de
Published: November 2015

Este trabalho objetivou acrescentar algumas reflexões às já elaboradas durante a construção de uma tese de Doutorado na UFRN em 2006, acerca dos espaços públicos de lazer. As cidades passaram por grandes transformações no decorrer da história, sendo no espaço urbano onde o tempo se materializa a partir das ações desenvolvidas pelos seus habitantes, de acordo com as condições econômicas, ambientais e políticas existentes. No texto, evidenciamos os seguintes aspectos das cidades contemporâneas: a segregação socioespacial, as desigualdades na distribuição da infraestrutura urbana e a falta de democratização do uso do solo urbano, além de fatores visíveis e invisíveis que impregna no espaço público e influenciam os citadinos. Diante dessas considerações, constatamos que é necessário refletir sobre os diversos tipos de privação e as possibilidades de distribuição dos bens materiais e culturais para todos, por intermédio da solidariedade em detrimento de ações que incentivem a competição, que é geradora de conflitos.
QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA: O CASO DE NOVA DESCOBERTA EM NATAL/RN
Authors: Silva Régis Mikhail , Silva Janiérika Teixeira da , Nóbrega Júnior Orgival Bezerra da
Published: November 2015

O propósito deste estudo foi investigar a qualidade da água disponibilizada no bairro de Nova Descoberta, localizado no Município de Natal, estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Para tanto, considerou-se o período de janeiro de 2010 a janeiro de 2014. A partir do referencial voltado aos recursos hídricos e das características da área estudada, considerou-se parâmetros de qualidade da água, como também, a legislação em vigor voltada aos recursos hídricos. A empiria do presente estudo se deu a partir dos dados de monitoramento disponibilizado pela Companhia de Águas e Esgotos do Estado. No presente estudo de caso, foi possível através de aspectos correlacionais, promovendo um dialogo que evidencia um contexto preocupante em relação a qualidade da água disponibilizada na área estudada.
Editorial
Authors: Nascimento Gerson Gomes do , Alexandre Malco Jeiel de
Published: November 2015

Esta segunda edição da revista geográfica do IFRN geoconexões vem trazendo cinco artigos de diversos autores que atuam no âmbito dessa ciência em tônicas diferenciadas e bem atuais, mas de uma importância fundamental a todos aqueles que vêm, ao longo do tempo, acompanhando o desenvolvimento desta.
The National Myth of Receptivity in Brazil
Authors: Simai Szilvia , Baeninger Rosana
Published: November 2015

The production of positive national images is currently high on the political agenda in Brazil. While Brazil’s economic growth and increasing importance in the international arena, both politically and economically, are undeniable, it seems that there is quite a lot of work to do in the social–psychological sphere to keep up with the economic advances. Our research has shown that while Brazil’s official discourse and Brazilians’ individual discourses are tendentious and tend to create an image of Brazil and of Brazilians as more receptive than other nations and indeed as almost xenophile, at the same time people hold strongly xenophobic views but tend to deny it and escape behind the normative discourse of receptivity. We analyse collected discourses and present various forms of denial of xenophobia in Brazil via a qualitative study conducted in a university setting in São Paulo.
MILDRONATE POTENTIAL FOR CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA PREVENTION IN PERIOPERATIVE PERIODcardiac arrhythmias, ischemia, metabolic disturbances, cytoprotectors, antioxidants, operation-related stress, general anesthesia, Mildronate
Authors: Mikhin V. P. , Volkova N. A. , Sumin S. A. , Eremin P. A.
Published: November 2015

Aim.To assess the effectiveness of Mildronate in the prevention of arrhythmias during the perioperative period of open cholecystectomy under intravenous multicomponent anesthesia.

Material and methods.In total, 69 patients were divided into 3 groups: with concomitant coronary heart disease (CHD), with essential arterial hypertension (EAH), or without concomitant cardiovascular disease (CVD). Each group was divided into a control subgroup (total n=36) receiving conventional treatment and a main subgroup (total n=33) additionally receiving Mildronate (500 mg twice a day intravenously: 24 hour before the operation, during premedication, during early postanesthetic period, and for 2 days after the operation). Arrhythmic episodes were registered at Holter ECG monitoring for 4 days: 24 hours before the operation; 24 hours of the operation; and 48 hours after the operation. The monitoring period was divided into 6 intervals: 1 — preoperation; 2–6 hours before the operation; 3 — anesthesia start; 4 — anesthesia maintenance; 5 — anesthesia finish; and 6 — second day after the operation.

Results.Cardiac arrhythmias were registered not only among patients with EAH and CHD, but also with patients without concomitant CVD.

Conclusion.Mildronate therapy reduced the number of arrhythmic episodes at different stages of perioperative period, particularly in the anesthesia start, finish, and maintenance periods among patients with CHD and EAH, as well as among CVD-free patients.
MAIN RESULTS OF SCREENING METHODOLOGY TO REVEAL CARDIO- AND CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGY IN PRIMARY OUTPATIENT CARE
Authors: Kim I. V. , Bochkareva E. V. , Varakin Yu. Ya. , Kokurina E. V. , Aleksandrova E. B.
Published: November 2015

Aim. To evaluate diagnostic significance of screening methodology for ischemic heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CD) and to adapt it to the outpatient and polyclinic conditions of primary medical care.

Material and methods. Totally 303 patients investigated, of those 143 were men of 40–70 years old and 160 were women at the age 55–70 without signs of cognitive impairment, having appointed at general practitioner office “for any reason”. The investogation was done according to standard procedure including unified questionnaire for CHD, various forms of CD, and resting ECG evaluated by Minnesota code. For diagnosis verification all patients were examined by neurologist and cardiologist, additional methods used if needed.

Results. The sensitivity of screening method for CHD reached 90,4%, specificity — 94,8%, for CD — 91,4% and 94,3%, respectively. In 19,8% of patients it was the first time to diagnose CD. Patients with arterial hypertension had various forms of CD in 55% cases. Also in 21% of participants chronic CD was diagnosed for the first time. Seventy six (25,1%) of hypertensives had cerbral crises in anamnesis, but this diagnosis appeared in outpatient charts only in 5,2% cases.

Conclusion. Screening is diagnostically significant for CHD and CD detecting. It made possible to find out chronic forms of CD in every fifth individual in the study for the first time. An insufficient knowledge of outpatient care practitioners is shown on symptoms of chronic CD and cerebral hypertensive crises in patients with arterial hypertension.
ANEMIC PATIENT AT GP’S OFFICE
Authors: Vertkin A. L. , Khovasova N. O. , Laryushkina E. D. , Shamaeva K. I.
Published: November 2015

In contemporary medicine anemia is not just a decrease of hemoglobin level, but risk factor for worse outcome in vascular patients. At the same time anemia usually is not stated in the diagnosis and is not registered in statistic reports. Anemia – is always a complication that is why it always requires diagnostic algorithm to explore the underlying reason. Low hemoglobin level must be always marked by general physician. However in practice this happens just in 25% cases. Due to time deficiency at outpatient visits there is a demand for algorithm to provide GP with. This article concerns such algorithms to investigate the patients with found low hemoglobin level.
MONITORING OF ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Authors: Petrov V. I. , Shatalova O. V. , Maslakov A. S. , Kushkinova A. V.
Published: November 2015

Aim. To evaluate the prevalence of accomplished goal in laboratory clotting parameters for the anticoagulant therapy in deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Material and methods. The study is performed as one-stage, descriptive, analytic, pharmacoepidemiologic investigation. The material for the study were 200 case histories of DVT from Volgograd hospitals. The analyzed were: structure of anticoagulant prescription, coagulogrammes with APTT, prothrombin complex and INR.

Results. Direct acting anticoagulants were prescribed in 91% cases. High-molecular heparin was used in 84,5% prescriptions, low-molecular heparins — in 6,5%. Monitoring of APTT was done only in 36% patients. The target values of APTT (1,5–2,5 times higher than upper limit) was reached only in 6% cases. Of the indirect anticoagulants warfarin was used in 75,5%. Although laboratory control of warfarin was done in 97% cases, only in 28% of patients INR at discharge was in the range 2,0–3,0.

Conclusion. The data witnesses a variety of drawbacks in anticoagulant therapy of DVT patients. High dosages of HMW heparin and warfarin, not enough rigourous control and dosage titration led to the absence of the desired therapeutic diapasone of hypocoagulation.
NOVEL OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH THE TARGET LEVELS OF LOW DENSITY CHOLESTEROL
Authors: Ezhov M. V.
Published: November 2015

The article concerns prevalence and efficacy of primary and secondary preventive strategies for hyperlipidemia in Russian Federation. According to the European Guidelines 2013 for Treatment of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease and the American Guidelines for Hypercholestrolemia, the article emphasizes that the main drug class that is effective in prognosis improvement, are statins, without mentioning any specific name. Among the higher cardiovascular risk categories it is possible to use high doses or intensive regimen of the two most common statins: atorvastatin and rozuvastatin. The results of the largest meta-analysis VOYAGER with 32 thousands patients, are provided, showing more success against other statins to reach target low density cholesterol levels.
REVIEW OF A BOOK: Kobalava Zh.D., Moiseev S.V., Moiseev V.S. The principles of internal medicine
Authors: Organov R. G.
Published: November 2015

Review of a book: Kobalava Zh.D., Moiseev S.V., Moiseev V.S. The principles of internal medicine.
THE PREVALENCE OF NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES RISK FACTORS IN RUSSIAN POPULATION IN 2012-2013 YEARS. THE RESULTS OF ECVD-RF
Authors: Muromtseva G. A. , Kontsevaya A. V. , Konstantinov V. V. , Artamonova G. V. , Gatagonova T. M. , Duplyakov D. V. , Efanov A. Yu. , Zhernakova Yu. V. , Il’in V. A. , Konradi A. O. , Libis R. A. , Minakov E. V. , Nedogoda S. V. , Oschepkova E. V. , Romanchuk S. V. , Rotar O. P. , Trubacheva I. A. , Deev A. D. , Shalnova S. A. , Chazova I. E. , Shlyakhto E. V. , Boytsov S. A. , Balanova Yu. A. , Gomyranova N. V. , Evstifeeva S. E. , Kapustina A. V. , Litinskaya O. A. , Mamedov M. N. , Metelskaya V. A. , Oganov R. G. , Suvorova E. I. , Khudyakov M. B. , Baranova E. I. , Kasimov R. A. , Shabunova A. A. , Ledyaeva A. A. , Chumachek E. V. , Azarin O. G. , Babenko N. I. , Bondartsov L. V. , Furmenko G. I. , Khvostikova A. E. , Belova O. A. , Nazarova O. A. , Shutemova E. A. , Barbarash O. L. , Danilchenko Ya. V. , Indukaeva E. V. , Maksimov S. A. , Mulerova T. A. , Skripchenko A. E. , Cherkass N. V. , Basyrova I. R. , Isaeva E. N. , Kondratenko V. Yu. , Lopina E. A. , Safonova D. V. , Gudkova S. A. , Cherepanova N. A. , Kaveshnikov V. S. , Karpov R. S. , Serebryakova V. N. , Medvedeva I. V. , Storozhok M. A. , Shava V. P. , Shalaev S. V. , Gutnova S. K. , Tolparov G. V.
Published: November 2015

In the frame of Multicenter observational study ECVD-RF (Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases and their Risk Factors in Regions of Russian Federation) by the unique protocol the investigation of representative selections of adult population at the age of 25-64 y.o. of 11 regions RF (n=18305, including males, n=6919 and females n=11386): Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kemerovo, Orenburg, Samara, Tomsk, Tyumen, Saint-Petersburg and Northern Osetia-Alania. The prevalence of the following risk factors (RF) of cardiovascular diseases is evaluated: high blood pressure — 33,8%, obesity — 29,7%, high total cholesterol — 57,6%, high glucose level or diabetes — 4,6%, smoking (tobacco consumption) — 25,7%, insufficient (low) level of physical activity — 38,8%, excessive salt consumption — 49,9% and insufficient vegetables and fruits consumption — 41,9%. Gender differences and an increase with the age of the parameters mentioned are described.

The absence of a epidemiologic monitoring system at the Federal level leads to an impossibility of clear conclusions on the RF dynamics in Russian population. While comparing the ECVD-RF study with previous epidemiological studies we can just cautiously suppose the existence in 21st age of negative dynamics of one RF (obesity, dyslipidemia) and positive dynamics of the others (smoking).
Soil Chemicals from Croftonweed (Ageratina adenophora) Are Phytotoxic
Authors: Yang Guoqing , Guo Jiao , Zhu Xunzhi , Shao Hua , Gao Ting
Published: November 2015

Secondary plant metabolites may influence plant–plant interactions and plant invasions. Distinguishing such chemicals requires integrating varying chemical ecology approaches, information on the amounts and persistence of specific chemicals in nature, and measures of effects (e.g., phytotoxicity assays) to judge the importance of the chemicals (e.g., allelochemicals). The invasive plant croftonweed has caused substantial ecological and economic losses in China. We examined contents and degradation of croftonweed chemicals in the soil and their potential phytotoxic effects on conspecific and five allospecific plant species. Soils in which croftonweed was grown had four phytotoxins: DEHP, DBP, DTD, and HHO. All chemicals were detected in croftonweed-invaded soil, with contents ranging from 0.013 (for DEHP) to 0.353 (for DTD) µg g−1 of soil. All four compounds were degraded rapidly in 1 wk. Combinations of the chemicals inhibited seed germination or seedling growth of four of the six plants, including croftonweed itself, at mean contents found in the soil. The putative allelochemicals degraded rapidly in the soil, and the low levels of allelochemicals observed in the soil may be sufficient to affect seed germination and plant growth.
Defective Store-Operated Calcium Entry Causes Partial Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Authors: Mamenko Mykola , Dhande Isha , Tomilin Viktor , Zaika Oleg , Boukelmoune Nabila , Zhu Yaming , Gonzalez-Garay Manuel L. , Pochynyuk Oleh , Doris Peter A.
Published: November 2015

Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) is the mechanism by which extracellular signals elicit prolonged intracellular calcium elevation to drive changes in fundamental cellular processes. Here, we investigated the role of SOCE in the regulation of renal water reabsorption, using the inbred rat strain SHR-A3 as an animal model with disrupted SOCE. We found that SHR-A3, but not SHR-B2, have a novel truncating mutation in the gene encoding stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), the endoplasmic reticulum calcium (Ca2+) sensor that triggers SOCE. Balance studies revealed increased urine volume, hypertonic plasma, polydipsia, and impaired urinary concentrating ability accompanied by elevated circulating arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels in SHR-A3 compared with SHR-B2. Isolated, split-open collecting ducts (CD) from SHR-A3 displayed decreased basal intracellular Ca2+ levels and a major defect in SOCE. Consequently, AVP failed to induce the sustained intracellular Ca2+ mobilization that requires SOCE in CD cells from SHR-A3. This effect decreased the abundance of aquaporin 2 and enhanced its intracellular retention, suggesting impaired sensitivity of the CD to AVP in SHR-A3. Stim1 knockdown in cultured mpkCCDc14 cells reduced SOCE and basal intracellular Ca2+ levels and prevented AVP-induced translocation of aquaporin 2, further suggesting the effects in SHR-A3 result from the expression of truncated STIM1. Overall, these results identify a novel mechanism of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and uncover a role of SOCE in renal water handling.
Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development: Evolution and Contributions
Authors: Richman Nicole
Published: November 2015

Research agrees that a high performance organization (HPO) cannot exist without an elevated value placed on human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD). However, a complementary pairing of HRM and HRD has not always existed. The evolution of HRD from its roots in human knowledge transference to HRM and present day HRD activities reveals that environmental, social, and political influences have escalated the need for organizations to focus employee development in the areas of flexibility, innovation, and capability. The following review illustrates the importance of HRM and HRD to organizational leadership. Furthermore, the research examined builds a close association betwee HPO and the skills transferred through an effective collaboration of HRM and HRD activities.

 
An Exploration of the Moderating Effect of Work Motivation on the Relationship between Utilization of Virtual Team Effectiveness Attributes and Work Satisfaction: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Day Frederick Carl , Burbach Mark Edward
Published: November 2015

A unique challenge for organizations is in leading diverse, dispersed teams whose members are motivated to work independently, but are willing to collaborate. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how nuanced variations in motivational patterns influences the relationship between work satisfaction and virtual team effectiveness. A sequential, mixed methods design was used to analyze and explain the moderating effects of motivational orientation on this relationship. In the first, quantitative phase, participating virtual team members completed an online survey with items comprising the five motivation source scales from the Motivation Sources Inventory, work satisfaction, and eleven variables measuring utilization of virtual team effectiveness attributes from the Virtual Teams Survey. Seven hypotheses were tested, with support found for three of the hypotheses. Work satisfaction and utilization of the virtual team effectiveness attributes were found to be positively correlated. Support was also found for hypotheses that the relationship between work satisfaction and utilization of the virtual team effectiveness attributes will be stronger for virtual team members (VTMs) with low self-concept external and / or moderate or high goal internalization patterns. In the second, qualitative phase, follow-up interviews were conducted to support and provide rationale for the quantitative results. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed three major themes focused on concerns regarding team leadership, organizational support, and technology. Viewed in context with the quantitative results, the themes suggest that work satisfaction may be improved for most VTMs, regardless of motivation pattern, by str igning rewards with goals, and enhancing the technology used for team communication.

 
Table of Contents
Authors: Bass Jordan
Published: November 2015

Table of Contents for Issue Two