bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Empirical Evaluation of Transfer-of-Training of Two Flight Simulation Games
Authors: Korteling Hans J. E. , Helsdingen Anne S. , Sluimer Ralf R.
Published: October 2016

Aim. The objective of this study was to collect evidence of transfer-of-training to professional performance provided by two stand-alone PC-based flight games.

Background. These realistic games, Falcon 4.0 (F-16 specific) and Microsoft Flight Simulator (civil aircraft), are designed for entertainment purposes, lacking any purposeful or explicit instructional support.

Method. This quasi-experimental study used three pre-existing groups of gamers (n = 37; Falcon 4.0 gamers, Microsoft Flight Simulator gamers and control group: gamers without flight game experience) that performed three typical F-16 flight tasks in a high-fidelity fixed-base flight simulator.

Results. The Falcon 4.0 gamers performed substantially better on almost all tasks compared to the control group, and to a lesser degree to Microsoft Flight Simulator gamers. The Falcon 4.0 group showed near- and far-transfer on almost all flight performance measures: the game had prepared them for the generic and specific military aspects of the test flight tasks. Performance of the Microsoft Flight Simulator gamers indicated only far-transfer, i.e., transfer of more generic flight skills from the game to the test flight tasks.

Conclusion. Both near- and far-transfer of job related competences may occur by playing realistic entertainment games.
hiPSC Disease Modeling of Rare Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxias: Opportunities and Future Challenges
Authors: Lukovic Dunja , Moreno-Manzano Victoria , Rodriguez-Jimenez Francisco Javier , Vilches Angel , Sykova Eva , Jendelova Pavla , Stojkovic Miodrag , Erceg Slaven
Published: October 2016

Cerebellar ataxias are clinically and genetically heterogeneous diseases affecting primary cerebellar cells. The lack of availability of affected tissue from cerebellar ataxias patients is the main obstacle in investigating the pathogenicity of these diseases. The landmark discovery of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) has permitted the derivation of patient-specific cells with an unlimited self-renewing capacity. Additionally, their potential to differentiate into virtually any cell type of the human organism allows for large amounts of affected cells to be generated in culture, converting this hiPSC technology into a revolutionary tool in the study of the mechanisms of disease, drug discovery, and gene correction. In this review, we will summarize the current studies in which hiPSC were utilized to study cerebellar ataxias. Describing the currently available 2D and 3D hiPSC-based cellular models, and due to the fact that extracerebellar cells were used to model these diseases, we will discuss whether or not they represent a faithful cellular model and whether they have contributed to a better understanding of disease mechanisms.
The Protective Effect of Kinship Involvement on the Adjustment of Youth in Foster Care
Authors: Bai Grace Jhe , Leon Scott C. , Garbarino James , Fuller Anne K.
Published: October 2016

Child maltreatment and family dysfunction (e.g., conflict) can have a long-term deleterious impact on youth well-being. Using a child welfare sample, this study examined whether dysfunction in the nuclear family of origin was associated with adjustment problems, including internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, beyond the effect of child maltreatment, and whether extended family (kinship) involvement protected against youth’s adjustment problems. Participants included 171 children and adolescents (mean age = 10.15; 50.3% female) who entered foster care due to child maltreatment. Results indicated that greater dysfunction in the nuclear family of origin and child maltreatment were independently associated with greater internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Results also showed that kinship involvement was protective against externalizing behavior problems. Moreover, kinship involvement buffered the association between dysfunction in family of origin and internalizing behaviors only at low levels of family dysfunction. These results support policies that encourage the involvement of extended and noncustodial family members in the lives of maltreated youth following their entry into foster care.
Adaptation of the Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale to Portuguese and Tests of Its Convergent, Divergent, and Predictive Validities
Authors: Giger Jean-Christophe , Gonçalves Gabriela , Almeida Ana Susana
Published: October 2016

The Domestic Violence Myth Acceptance Scale was adapted to Portuguese (PDVMAS). The PDVMAS displayed reasonable fit indices (Study 1); was positively correlated with right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, belief in a just world (Study 2), and ambivalent sexism (Study 3); and negatively correlated with empathetic tendencies (Study 4). PDVMAS significantly predicted victim blame and aggressor exoneration in scenarios of coercion (Study 5) and physical assault (Study 6). Victims and non-victims of domestic violence equally endorsed domestic violence myths. Globally, the PDVMAS is a reliable instrument, and domestic violence myths are pervasive and alter the perception of intimate partner violence.
Oral Toxicity of 2,4-Dinitroanisole in Rats
Authors: Lent Emily May , Crouse Lee C.B. , Wallace Shannon M.
Published: October 2016

Subacute and subchronic studies were conducted to assess the toxicity of 2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) and to provide information important for protecting the health of military and civilian personnel. In the subchronic study, male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were dosed with DNAN via oral gavage at 0, 1.25, 5, 20, and 80 mg/kg/d. Likely owing to its conversion to 2,4-dinitrophenol, an inhibitor of energy homeostasis, DNAN caused an apparent increase in metabolism, leading to reduced feed efficiency ratios and body mass gains in males. Anemia, splenic enlargement, hemosiderosis, and extramedullary hematopoiesis indicated blood as a target organ, with females more sensitive than males. The DNAN was a testicular toxicant, causing decreased mass of testes and epididymides, as well as degeneration and atrophy of testicular seminiferous tubules and epididymal aspermia. Stereotypical behavior in males, gait irregularities, and cerebellar lesions indicated that DNAN is neurotoxic. Splenic enlargement, anemia, testicular toxicity, and neurotoxicity occurred only at or near lethal doses in the subchronic study.
Laparoscopy in Duodenal Switch: Safe and Halves Length of Stay in a Nationwide Cohort from the Scandinavian Obesity Registry
Authors: Edholm D. , Axer S. , Hedberg J. , Sundbom M.
Published: October 2016

Background and Aims:

Unsatisfactory weight loss after gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy in super-obese patients (body mass index > 50) is a growing concern. Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch results in greater weight loss, but is technically challenging to perform, especially as a laparoscopic procedure (Lap-DS). The aim of this study was to compare perioperative outcomes of Lap-DS and the corresponding open procedure (O-DS) in Sweden.

Material and Methods:

The data source was a nationwide cohort from the Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry and 317 biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch patients (mean body mass index = 56.7 ± 6.6 kg/m2, 38.4 ± 10.2 years, and 57% females) were analyzed. Follow-up at 30 days was complete in 98% of patients.

Results:

The 53 Lap-DS patients were younger than the 264 patients undergoing O-DS (35.0 vs 39.1 years, p = 0.01). Operative time was 163 ± 38 min for lap-DS and 150 ± 31 min for O-DS, p = 0.01, with less bleeding in Lap-DS (94 vs 216 mL, p < 0.001). There was one conversion to open surgery. Patients undergoing Lap-DS had a shorter length of stay than O-DS, 3.3 versus 6.6 days, p = 0.02. No significant differences in overall complications within 30 days were seen (12% and 17%, respectively). Interestingly, the two leaks in Lap-DS were located at the entero-enteric anastomosis, while three out of four leaks in O-DS occurred at the top of the gastric tube.

Conclusion:

Lap-DS can be performed by dedicated bariatric surgeons as a single-stage procedure. The use of laparoscopic approach halved the length of stay, without increasing the risk for complications significantly. Any difference in long-term weight result is pending.
Coverage of Burmese refugees in Indiana news media: An analysis of textual and visual frames
Authors: Ehmer Emily A , Kothari Ammina
Published: October 2016

This study investigates how Burmese refugees were framed by Fort Wayne’s The Journal Gazette located in one of Indiana’s cities where refugee resettlement has taken place over the last two decades. We analyzed 335 stories and 286 accompanying images to identify salient textual and visual frames. Results show that the human interest and attribution of responsibility were most salient textual frames, while the visual frame of exotic was dominant. Feature stories were more likely to have a human interest frame and, if an image is included, to reflect the visual frame of Burmese as being exotic. As a global refugee crisis continues to unfold, this study presents implications for how media coverage of future refugees in the United States will evolve based on public opinion.
The effects of glare and inhomogeneous visual fields on contrast detection in the context of driving
Authors: Winter J , Fotios S , Völker S
Published: October 2016

An experiment was carried out to investigate how contrast threshold for target detection is affected by the presence of glare and by extraneous light sources using the method of ascending limits. The target was located at either a foveal or a peripheral (10° right) location, glare was adjacent to the foveal location, simulating the headlamps of an oncoming vehicle, and extraneous light sources were at either foveal or peripheral (10° right or left) locations. Contrast threshold for a foveal target without glare was affected mainly by the surrounding local luminance distribution. However, in the presence of glare and also for the peripheral target (both with and without glare) the global luminance distribution matters. Glare increased the contrast needed for detection of the foveal target, but this effect was reduced by the presence of extraneous light sources that were peripheral to the target. For peripheral targets, contrast threshold was also reduced by the presence of extraneous light at a non-target location and this effect was increased in the presence of glare. Glare equations tend to be based on tests using uniform, homogenous fields: these data indicate that, in the presence of extraneous light sources, the influence of glare is overestimated.
Project anywhere: An interface for virtual architecture
Authors: Miltiadis Constantinos
Published: October 2016

Virtual and augmented realities open a new world of great potential for spatial research and experimentation by allowing new forms of unbuilt sensible architectural space. This article starts with a sketch of the current context in virtual reality and continues by outlining the development and structure of the research ‘project Anywhere’. The project is an easily deployable, wireless, multi-user, augmented reality app system that offers full body immersion through body, head and hands tracking. It can host multiple concurrent users, able to move freely in the virtual space, by moving in the real and also perform actions through a gesture interface to affect their shared environment. In conclusion, we describe the inherent properties of such a space, which we propose as a novel spatio-temporal medium for architecture that suggests an enriched notion of space for exploration and experimentation, through an example of a potential application.
An Investigation of an Expanded Police Chaplaincy Model: Police Chaplains’ Communications with Local Citizens in Crisis
Authors: Gouse Valerie
Published: October 2016

Many people look to public servants such as the police to provide emotional and social support in addition to their traditional responsibilities of protecting citizens from harm and danger. Consequently, various police departments around the country are partnering with qualified community religious leaders to comfort and counsel local citizens in times of crisis. This qualitative study examines how police chaplains interact with local citizens in crisis, focusing on communication as it relates to the chaplains’ ministry of presence and listening behaviors. The analysis of content generated from focus groups and in-depth interviews with police chaplains reveals that the mere presence of chaplains diffuses difficult situations as citizens seem to find solace being in the company of these non-threatening, non-judgmental crisis clergy. Further analysis shows that chaplains engage in verbal-person centeredness and nonverbal immediacy, two specific behaviors that have been found to constitute supportive listening.
Surgeon-Authored Virtual Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy Module Is Judged Effective and Preferred Over Traditional Teaching Tools
Authors: Kurenov Sergei , Cendan Juan , Dindar Saleh , Attwood Kristopher , Hassett James , Nawotniak Ruth , Cherr Gregory , Cance William G. , Peters Jörg
Published: October 2016

Objective. The study assesses user acceptance and effectiveness of a surgeon-authored virtual reality (VR) training module authored by surgeons using the Toolkit for Illustration of Procedures in Surgery (TIPS). Methods. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy was selected to test the TIPS framework on an unusual and complex procedure. No commercial simulation module exists to teach this procedure. A specialist surgeon authored the module, including force-feedback interactive simulation, and designed a quiz to test knowledge of the key procedural steps. Five practicing surgeons, with 15 to 24 years of experience, peer reviewed and tested the module. In all, 14 residents and 9 fellows trained with the module and answered the quiz, preuse and postuse. Participants received an overview during Surgical Grand Rounds session and a 20-minute one-on-one tutorial followed by 30 minutes of instruction in addition to a force-feedback interactive simulation session. Additionally, in answering questionnaires, the trainees reflected on their learning experience and their experience with the TIPS framework. Results. Correct quiz response rates on procedural steps improved significantly postuse over preuse. In the questionnaire, 96% of the respondents stated that the TIPS module prepares them well or very well for the adrenalectomy, and 87% indicated that the module successfully teaches the steps of the procedure. All participants indicated that they preferred the module compared to training using purely physical props, one-on-one teaching, medical atlases, and video recordings. Conclusions. Improved quiz scores and endorsement by the participants of the TIPS adrenalectomy module establish the viability of surgeons authoring VR training.
People detection and tracking using RGB-D cameras for mobile robots
Authors: Liu Hengli , Luo Jun , Wu Peng , Xie Shaorong , Li Hengyu
Published: October 2016

People detection and tracking is an essential capability for mobile robots in order to achieve natural human–robot interaction. In this article, a human detection and tracking system is designed and validated for mobile robots using color data with depth information RGB-depth (RGB-D) cameras. The whole framework is composed of human detection, tracking and re-identification. Firstly, ground points and ceiling planes are removed to reduce computation effort. A prior-knowledge guided random sample consensus fitting algorithm is used to detect the ground plane and ceiling points. All left points are projected onto the ground plane and subclusters are segmented for candidate detection. Meanshift clustering with an Epanechnikov kernel is conducted to partition different points into subclusters. We propose the new idea of spatial region of interest plan view maps which are employed to identify human candidates from point cloud subclusters. Here, a depth-weighted histogram is extracted online to feature a human candidate. Then, a particle filter algorithm is adopted to track the human’s motion. The integration of the depth-weighted histogram and particle filter provides a precise tool to track the motion of human objects. Finally, data association is set up to re-identify humans who are tracked. Extensive experiments are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of our human detection and tracking system.
Novel oral anticoagulants for acute coronary syndrome
Authors: Robinson April , McCarty Delilah , Douglas Janine
Published: October 2016

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a cardiovascular condition with a multifactorial pathophysiology that includes atherosclerotic plaques, platelet activation and thrombin production, among others. Thrombin production and the prothrombotic state of ACS patients have provided a role for anticoagulants to treat patients during the acute event and has led to subsequent research for the post-acute state. Warfarin has an indication for ACS, however, it is restricted to specific patients and many factors limit its use. Therefore, novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are being explored for ACS. Limitations for the use of NOACs in ACS are centered on the increased risk of bleeding that occurs when these agents are added to the current standard of care with dual antiplatelet therapy. Rivaroxaban is the only NOAC that has achieved approval in Europe for this indication with none of the NOAC currently approved in the US for use in ACS. Ongoing studies for rivaroxaban and apixaban may provide evidence to further clarify the place in therapy for NOAC agents in ACS management.
Circulating angiogenic factors in diabetes patients in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Authors: Yeboah Kwame , Kyei-Baafour Eric , Antwi Daniel A. , Asare-Anane Henry , Gyan Ben , Amoah Albert G. B.
Published: October 2016

Background

Impaired angiogenesis is amongst the underlining mechanisms of organ damage in diabetes and hypertensive patients. In diabetes and hypertensive patients without proteinuria and overt CVDs, we studied the levels of angiogenic growth factors, angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and the relationship between these angiogenic growth factors and renal function, measured as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

Method

In a case control design, 107 type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients and 93 non-diabetes controls were recruited into the study. Levels of plasma glucose, lipids, creatinine and angiogenic growth factors; Ang-1, Ang-2 and VEGF measured from fasting blood samples. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was computed using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) algorithm and eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 was considered to be low. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the odds of change in angiogenic growth factors among patients with diabetes and hypertension, and patients with low eGFR, compared to those without these conditions.

Results

In a total of 200 participants with 49 % females and mean age of 54.1 ± 10.2 years, 22.7 % of T2DM patients and 13.3 % of non-diabetes participant had low eGFR. The levels of Ang-1 and Ang-2 were highest in hypertensive T2DM patients, followed by patients with either T2DM or hypertension alone, with the controls having the lowest levels. The odds of change in circulating Ang-2 levels increased in patients with both diabetes and hypertension [11.76 (7.97–16.63), p < 0.01] compared to patients with either diabetes [5.45 (3.31–9.71), p = 0.02] or hypertension [5.45 (3.31–9.71), p = 0.02] alone. Compared to those with normal eGFR, the odds of change in serum Ang-2 levels were increased in patients with low eGFR in both the crude [1.26 (1.08–2.110), p = 0.023] and adjusted [1.14 (1.03–2.34), p = 0.043] regression models.

Conclusion

In our study population, having diabetes and hypertension increased the levels of Ang-1 and Ang-2. Also, low eGFR status was associated with increased levels of Ang-2 after adjustment for other risk factors.
Estimation of rock frame weakening using time-lapse crosswell: The Frio brine pilot project
Authors: Al Hosni Mohammed , Vialle Stéphanie , Gurevich Boris , Daley Thomas M.
Published: October 2016

[Formula: see text] injection into subsurface reservoirs leads to pressure and saturation changes. Furthermore, [Formula: see text]-brine-minerals interaction could result in dissolution or reprecipitation of rock frame-forming minerals. Observed time-lapse seismic associated with [Formula: see text] injection into poorly consolidated sandstone at the Frio [Formula: see text] injection site (Texas, USA) could not be predicted using classical rock-physics models (i.e., models involving elastic changes in the rock frame due to saturations and/or pressures changes only, and assuming no changes in the rock microstructure). That, and the changes in the fluid chemistry after [Formula: see text] injection, suggests that the assumption of a constant rock microstructure might be violated. Using high-resolution time-lapse crosswell data, we have developed a methodology for estimating changes in the rock frame by quantifying the rock-frame drained moduli before and after [Formula: see text] injection. Based on rock microstructure diagnostics, we found that the changes in the drained frame elastic properties are due to the changes in the grain contact-cement percentage. The reduction in contact-cement percent is found to be variable throughout the reservoir, with a maximum near the injection well, down to 0.01% from the initial 0.1% contact cement; this results in more than 40% reduction in the drained frame shear and bulk moduli. [Formula: see text] saturation was estimated using this model for uniform and patchy saturation cases. Our rock-physics analysis may allow improved interpretation of time-lapse seismic for [Formula: see text] saturation in the context of other poorly consolidated sandstones with similar geomechanical properties. Having the P- and S-wave velocity time-lapse data is key to improve saturation estimates with this analysis method.
Fifty years of obstetrics and gynaecology
Authors: Drife James O
Published: October 2016

The term ‘obstetrics and gynaecology’ now feels like an outmoded name for women's health care. Since the 1960s the specialty has been transformed by social change, technical innovation and medical subspecialization, although the core values of good clinical practice remain unchanged.
Exam regulations update
Authors: Chima Jugjit
Published: October 2016

A new academic year normally brings with it updates to examination regulations. Expert Jugjit Chima looks at some of the changes for 2016/17
Violence against males
Authors: Sullivan Karen
Published: October 2016

Much focus is rightly placed on domestic violence against women. But men can be victims too. Continuing her series, Karen Sullivan looks at this rarely discussed issue
Feedback
Authors: Webb Helen
Published: October 2016

In the final part of this five-part series on effective pupil feedback, Helen Webb discusses ideas for specific feedback statements that can be used in conjunction with the comment banks approach that was described in her last article
Reconsidering Pye’s theory of making through digital craft practice: A theoretical framework towards continuous designing
Authors: Loh Paul , Burry Jane , Wagenfeld Malte
Published: October 2016

The term ‘Digital Craft’ is commonly applied in the context of craft as exercised with the aid of digital technology. If the application of digital tools and techniques merits the term digital craft, then where does the craft lie in Computer Numeric Control (CNC) making? This article takes the position that craft practice is rooted in the relationship between materials, tools and techniques as an intricate workflow. We suggest that the workflow can be considered as autopoietic in nature, in that it is both self-referential and self-making, at the same time as continuously designing. Through this, digital fabrication can be seen as a practice that co-evolves technology and material systems. The first author took a step back and reconsidered David Pye’s theory of making in relationship to digital craft practice. This is later cross-examined with a series of semi-structured interviews with contemporary craft practitioners, to devise a systematic approach to the analysis of craft practices. This research stems from the first author’s background in architecture, whose design practice is craft based using digital fabrication technology. Through this research, we examined making as a means of generating design knowledge in the process. The article suggests that the authenticity of craft lies within the deeper structure of the practice: the formation of repertoire where its social and cultural meaning is derived through coupling the practice with other systems.
Craft of inauthenticity: Notes on originality, media and craft exhibitions
Authors: Myzelev Alla
Published: October 2016

This position article argues that authenticity of craft objects hardly matters when we discuss the idea of crafts’ digital representation. Using three recent exhibitions as examples of representation of authenticity and craft in the digital realm the author demonstrates that, while the notions of identity, technique, material and the changes of the objects’ consumption continue to be important in audiences’ and scholars’ understanding of craft culture, the notion of the authentic has become irrelevant. The idea is that authenticity, when related to objects, is always a constructed notion located outside of the craft object. Given that, this article argues that in the era of constant change of the images through digital transformation, the notion of originality and its authenticity is less important while the path of transformation has gained significance.
On the horns of glocalization: A case study in the needlecraft industry – Coats Turkey
Authors: Soylu Yasemin , Er Özlem
Published: October 2016

This article summarizes the findings of a long-term marketing research project whose objective was to determine existing consumption patterns in the needlecrafts industry in Turkey. The research was carried out by one of the authors while working at Coats Turkey (CT), the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of sewing and embroidery threads, as the Crafts Marketing Manager. A mini-case study of the company is therefore also included in the article. The main research questions addressed during the field study were ‘why and how do the thread consumers practice the needlecrafts?’ On the basis of the findings obtained from the long-term analysis of consumer attitudes, a consumer segmentation pattern has been proposed. The pattern has been revealed through interviews and face-to-face surveys, with more than 1000 embroidery teachers working at vocational high schools and public education centres and their students attending classes between 2000 and 2009 in Turkey. The pattern depicts the segmentation of motives for doing needlecrafts and suggests a distribution based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: as the socio-economical level of the consumer increases, the main motivation for doing needlecrafts stems from psychological rather than physical needs. Focusing more on the psychological needs of consumers, the company redesigned some of the experiences it offered to needlecraft consumers. Therefore, this article also elaborates on designing experiences for the needlecrafts industry and suggests that there may be opportunities for other crafts companies to implement such an approach, because as the competition gets intensive, product and service differentiation becomes more challenging and inadequate in terms of maintaining a sustainable business. Addressing psychological needs by means of designing experiences and focusing on experiential marketing seems to be one solution. Further research is needed to explore how other industries may benefit from focusing more on psychological needs by means of creating positive experiences.
Social Responses to Nature; Citizen Empowerment through Design
Authors: Phillips Robert , Brown Michael , Baurley Sharon
Published: October 2016

Traditionally, design content creation has remained within professional practice and manufacturing industries. Open Design (OD) utilizes accessible fabrication, enabling lay users to create and reappropriate content. Citizen Science encompasses activities where communities gather contextual environmental data for scientific or community purposes. The paradigm combination provides opportunities for communities, grass-roots projects and social initiatives with opportunities to create ‘products’ addressing personal and global issues. Social design (SD) combines OD/Citizen Science practices, empowering responses by fostering ‘innovations that are both good for society and enhance society’s capacity to act’. This article highlights a SD case study that applied OD/Citizen Science to beekeeping. The ‘Bee Lab’ project empowered participants to construct data-gathering devices, embodying Manzini’s SD approach. The case study aided motivated participants to address local/global issues, facing Apis mellifera (the honey bee). The project yielded insights into motivation, community leveraging, public engagement for social good and more. Insights have been distilled into repeatable stages for analogous activities. The results offer applications for communities, design agents or organizations wishing to address the burgeoning challenges facing social responses to nature.
Contemporary art by Chinese diaspora in a global age
Authors: Karetzky Patricia Eichenbaum
Published: October 2016

The art of overseas Chinese with its obvious connections with homeland culture is characteristic of the diaspora ethos. Traditional themes regularly appear: landscapes usually executed in traditional monochrome brush and ink, rock gardens, Chinese characters and calligraphy, historical references, and cultural emblems. In addition, it seems as though such artists are impelled to introduce the world to the merits of their heritage. Living among foreigners and experiencing western culture, new digital media, Internet access, freedom of expression, educational opportunities and global markets has broadened their perspective and their art. For this reason, their work does not look traditional: it makes use of new media, venues and forms of presentation and addresses a global rather than national arena. Although a wave of the most successful diaspora artists returned to China, they maintain a base of operation in the West and their art retains the characteristics they acquired living abroad.
Review
Authors: Conrad Harald
Published: October 2016

TŌKAIDŌ TEXTS AND TALES – TŌKAIDŌ GOJŪSAN TSUI, BY KUNIYOSHI, HIROSHIGE, AND KUNISADA, ANDREAS MARKS (ED.), LAURA ALLEN AND ANN WEHMEYER (2015) 1st ed., Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 216 pp., ISBN: 0813060214, h/bk, $80.00
Re-Enchantment in the Museum: Gaṇeśa, Hindu Art and the Living Divine
Authors: Pai Gita V.
Published: October 2016

Two statues of the elephant-headed Hindu god Gaṇeśa belong to the collections of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum and New York’s Asia Society. These decommissioned temple idols from India were first displayed according to standard museological standards, but visitors began to make offerings and regard them with devotion. Considering the sculptures religiously, rather than artistically or historically, subverted the disciplined regimen of the museums’ spaces. In this article, I argue against Max Weber’s ‘disenchantment’ of the modern world that proposed a gulf between religious faith and scientific rationality. Instead, the example of these Gaṇeśa sculptures suggests a more intimate proximity between devotion and rationality in current instances of ‘museum re-enchantment’ by which visitors reclaim the spiritual significance of temple artefacts in museum contexts. In turn, curators have created strategies to maintain the conservation of artworks while accommodating practices of veneration.
Metodologia de Pesquisa-ação aplicada a ações interventivas do Centro de Referência de Assistência Social - CRAS I, Salgueiro – PE
Authors: Angelim Ana Ester Sampaio , Da Silva Cláudia Maria Lourenço
Published: October 2016

O Centro de Referência de Assistência Social (CRAS), unidade pública, estatal, capilar do Sistema Único de Assistência Social, visa o estímulo ao trabalho em grupo e o protagonismo social com vistas à superação das vulnerabilidades sociais, conforme preconiza a Política Nacional de Assistência Social (PNAS). A metodologia de pesquisa-ação se aplica a proposta de intervenção dos serviços socioassistenciais da Proteção Social Básica (PSB), pois constitui uma forma de democratização do saber e de engajamento sócio-político, assim o presente trabalho objetiva relatar a experiência do “Projeto Intersetorial Vida Nova no município de Salgueiro/PE” realizado pelo CRAS sob perspectiva metodológica de pesquisa-ação, pretendendo responder a seguinte pergunta: como essa Unidade da Proteção Social Básica se constitui como mediador para efetivação das Políticas Públicas em Assistência Social?
Métodos de Sistemas de Proteção por extintores
Authors: Carvalho Kaio Vinícius Resende de , Falcão Bruno Lopes
Published: October 2016

As escolas padrões ‘H’ do estado do Ceará foram construídas no governo de Virgílio Távora na e década de 70. Naquela época, não existia a preocupação de fazer uma escola de modo a garantir a segurança de alunos e funcionário na hora de um sinistro. Hoje, existem várias Normas Técnicas que podem ser usadas na prevenção de incêndios em escolas, uma delas é a NR 23 (Proteção Contra Incêndios) onde recomenda-se que todas as empresas devem possuir proteção contra incêndio e saídas suficientes para a rápida retirada do pessoal em serviço. Além da NR 23, outra norma que aborda o dimensionamento de aparelhos extintores é a norma técnica do Corpo de Bombeiros do Ceará N° 004/2008 (sistema de proteção por aparelhos extintores) que estabelece critérios para proteção contra incêndio em edificações e áreas de riscos. Esse trabalho visa o dimensionamento de uma escola padrão “H” do Estado do Ceará utilizando apenas aparelhos extintores, ressaltando que em uma escola não pode possuir apenas um método de prevenção e combate ao incêndio ela deve seguir todas as normas do corpo de bombeiros de seu estado. A escola em estudo possui uma área total de 2.790 m² e sua área construída é de 1.150,00 m².
Effect of exogenous IAA on tension wood formation by facilitating polar auxin transport and cellulose biosynthesis in hybrid poplar (Populus deltoids × Populus nigra) wood
Authors: Yu Min , Liu Kai , Liu Shengquan , Chen Haiyan , Zhou Liang , Liu Yamei
Published: October 2016

Auxins as phytohormons, responsible for coordination of growing processes, also contribute to the formation of tension wood (TW) in trees, but the mechanism of this process is still unclear. In this study, it has been tried to induce TW formation in erect hybrid poplar trees (in opposite to inclined or bended trees) by treatment with exogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA, as one of the auxins) or N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) as an auxin transport inhibitor. The treatment with IAA resulted in TW formation and, as expected, NPA treatment did not. The gelatinous fiber formation and higher cellulose content in the cell wall were unambiguous indicators for TW formation. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed that genes of PIN1, ABCB1, and AUX2 involved in polar auxin transport were highly expressed in trees treated with exogenous IAA. Moreover, expressions of cellulose biosynthesis related genes of UGP1, UGP2 and CesA13 were strongly up-regulated. These observations indicate that the accelerated intercellular polar auxin transport caused by exogenous IAA is accounted for TW formation, i.e. the signal transduction of auxin is affected, which then facilitates cellulose biosynthesis. In contrast, the transcript abundances of PIN1 and all selected cellulose synthases (CesAs) were decreased after NPA treatment via inhibiting the cellular auxin efflux with negative effects on plant’s primary growth. These results are interpreted that TW formation is closely associated with the acceleration of intercellular polar auxin transport.
Estimation of Various Properties of CaO–“FeO”–SiO2 System at 1,673 K by Mass Triangle Model
Authors: Wang Yaxian , Wang Lijun , Chou Kuo-chih
Published: October 2016

In consideration of great need for the physicochemical properties of slag systems in metallurgical process estimation, this work examined the possibility of predicting multi-properties by one model. The mass triangle model was applied to evaluate the density, viscosity, surface tension and sulfide capacity of CaO–“FeO”–SiO2 system at 1,673 K. Good agreements were achieved between calculated data and experimental data in the various properties. Meanwhile, the calculated contour lines successfully predicted the properties of slag within the limited solubility area. The new model thus is competitive and flexible when an integrated knowledge of a certain system is necessary.
The Role of Vision and Auditory Distraction on the Temporal Congruence Between Physical Execution and Motor Imagery
Authors: Hohmann Tanja , Exner Martin , Schott Nadja
Published: October 2016

The study investigated the effect of vision and auditory distraction on the quality of motor imagery (MI). Sixty participants (M age 24.07 ± 3.64 years) completed the experimental task (modified version of Timed-Up-and-Go-Test (mTUG)) under three conditions: (A) baseline (no distraction), (B) positive and (C) negative auditory stimuli. Subjects were required to physically execute or imagine 10 series of the mTUG in each condition either with open/closed eyes. Results revealed better mental chronometry with open eyes whereas auditory distraction negatively affect performance. Findings imply that vision and auditory distraction should be taken into account as factors that influence MI quality.
Efficacy of growth hormone therapy in Kearns-Sayre syndrome: the KIGS experience
Authors: Quintos Jose Bernardo , Hodax Juanita K. , Gonzales-Ellis Bryn A. , Phornphutkul Chanika , Wajnrajch Michael P. , Boney Charlotte M.
Published: October 2016

Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is characterized by external ophthalmoplegia, retinal pigmentation and cardiac conduction defects due to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions. Short stature and growth hormone (GH) deficiency have been reported in KSS, but data on GH treatment is limited. We describe the clinical presentation, phenotype evolution, and response to GH in a patient with KSS and report data on eight additional KSS patients from the KIGS database. Our patient with KSS and GH deficiency achieved a final adult height at −0.8 SDS. In the KIGS database GH treatment resulted in mean improvement in height from −3.9 to −2.9 SDS in patients with KSS. Two patients did not show growth improvement. Our data shows improvement in height SDS in our patient and mixed results in eight additional patients from the KIGS database after treatment with GH. Heterogeneity in responsiveness may relate to presence of GH deficiency or severity of underlying mitochondrial dysfunction.
Structure and bonding of 2,2,2-trichloroethylacetate: An experimental gas phase and computational study
Authors: Blomeyer Sebastian , Reuter Christian G. , Gil Diego M. , Tuttolomondo María E. , Altabef Aída Ben , Mitzel Norbert W.
Published: October 2016

The structural and conformational properties of 2,2,2-trichloroethylacetate, H3CCO2CH2CCl3, have been determined in the gas phase using gas electron diffraction (GED). The experimental measurements were complemented by MP2 and DFT quantum-chemical calculations. Two conformers separated by a shallow rotational barrier have been identified, one ofC1(syn-gauche) and the other ofCssymmetry (syn-anti). All calculations indicate thatsyn-gaucheis preferred in terms of enthalpy, whereassyn-antiseems to be slightly more stable regarding Gibbs free energy. In the gas-phase structure determination, dynamic models based on different potential energy surface scans were used. The one from dispersion-corrected density functional theory, predicting a preference ofsyn-gaucheby 1.7kJmol−1, was found to describe the experimental data best. One- and two-conformer models had to be rejected due to correlations and unrealistically large amplitudes. Experimentally determined structural parameters are in good agreement with both, quantum-chemical calculations as well as GED data for related compounds. Interacting quantum atoms (IQA) analyses revealed that interplay between the carbonyl group and the hydrogen as well as chlorine atoms of the trichloroethyl group accounts for most of the stabilisation of theC1conformer. With intramolecular symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (I-SAPT) analyses it was possible to further elucidate the nature of dominant interactions in the two conformers. Herein, preference ofsyn-gauchecan for the most part be attributed to electrostatic and to some extent to induction and dispersion interplays. In contrast this conformer is severely destabilised through steric repulsion. These results were supported by NBO analyses.
Synthesis, crystal structures and blue emission of zinc(II) halide complexes of 1-alkyl-imidazole and (–)-nicotine
Authors: Hobbollahi Elnaz , Veselkova Barbora , List Manuela , Redhammer Günther , Monkowius Uwe
Published: October 2016

Zn(II) halide complexes of the form L2ZnX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) containing bio-relevant or bio-related ligands like 1-alkyl-imidazoles (alkyl=methyl, ethyl and iso-propyl) or (–)-nicotine are presented. All complexes were characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of the majority of complexes were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The zinc ion exists in a tetrahedral environment coordinated by two halide anions and two nitrogen atoms of the N-heterocycles. Upon photoexcitation the nicotine complexes feature a blue emission which we tentatively assign to phosphorescence.
One-Pot Synthesis of Cationic Gold Nanoparticles by Differential Reduction
Authors: Sperling Ralph A. , García-Fernández Lorena , Ojea-Jiménez Isaac , Piella Jordi , Bastús Neus G. , Puntes Víctor
Published: October 2016

The size-controlled synthesis of cationic particles by differential reduction of HAuCl4 precursor in the presence of NaBH4 and 1-aminoundecane-12-thiol (AUT) is reported. The number of seed particles is determined by the fraction of the initially Au precursor reduced by NaBH4 present in the reaction mixture, which are then grown larger by the AUT, acting as both weak reducing agent and stabilizing surfactant. By this methodology, size controlled synthesis is achieved in a two-step one-pot synthesis at room temperature.
Discovering Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Regulating Human Gene Expression Using Allele Specific Expression from RNA-seq Data
Authors: Kang Eun Yong , Martin Lisa J , Mangul Serghei , Isvilanonda Warin , Zou Jennifer , Ben-David Eyal , Han Buhm , Lusis Aldons J , Shifman Sagiv , Eskin Eleazar
Published: October 2016

The study of the genetics of gene expression is of considerable importance to understanding the nature of common, complex diseases. The most widely applied approach to identifying relationships between genetic variation and gene expression is the expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) approach. Here, we increased the computational power of eQTL with an alternative and complementary approach based on analyzing allele specific expression (ASE). We designed a novel analytical method to identify cis-acting regulatory variants based on genome sequencing and measurements of ASE from RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data. We evaluated the power and resolution of our method using simulated data. We then applied the method to map regulatory variants affecting gene expression in lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from 77 unrelated northern and western European individuals (CEU), which were part of the HapMap project. A total of 2309 SNPs were identified as being associated with ASE patterns. The SNPs associated with ASE were enriched within promoter regions and were significantly more likely to signal strong evidence for a regulatory role. Finally, among the candidate regulatory SNPs, we identified 108 SNPs that were previously associated with human immune diseases. With further improvements in quantifying ASE from RNA-seq, the application of our method to other datasets is expected to accelerate our understanding of the biological basis of common diseases.
ГИСТОХИМИЧЕСКАЯ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ГИПОФИЗА КРУПНОГО РОГАТОГО СКОТА
Authors: Zaika S.S.
Published: October 2016

Histochemical studies allowed to investigate the main aspects of the chemical statics and dynamics of the pituitary gland: location and nature of the reaction to the contents of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids in cattle of different ages.It is installed the increased intensity of histochemical reactions to identify DNA and RNA. This indicates about the nucleic nature of the colloid, which is produced by the body and is a carrier of hormonal substances. The greatest concentration of nucleic acids was observed in the adenohypophysis of animals of 6 months of age. Here they are accumulated more in the adenocytes nuclei. The cells of a connective–tissue capsule of the pituitary gland have increased intensity of histochemical reactions to identify nucleic acids. Common proteins found in all histoststructure of the pituitary gland, but sometimes the preferential localization of the total protein in the pituitary gland of cattle in the age aspect is the anterior pituitary. The lipid in microstructures of the pituitary gland contained in all its parts. The intermediate fraction and the capsule of the pituitary gland are rich by them. Fat cells in the structures of the pituitary gland have not been identified because they usually are contained in the form of biocomplexity connections.The nature of the histochemical features of the pituitary gland of cattle depends on the age of the animals, and we studied the histochemical reactions of the colloid allow to characterize it as a mucopolysaccharide with impurities of proteins and a small amount of lipids.
ПОРІВНЯЛЬНА ОЦІНКА ДІЇ ДЕЗІНФІКУЮЧИХ ЗАСОБІВ З МИЮЧИМ ЕФЕКТОМ ПРИ ЗНЕЗАРАЖЕННІ E. СOLI ТА S. АUREUS
Authors: Kovalenko V.L. , Zagrebelnyi A.V. , Vishchur O.I. , Chekhun A.I.
Published: October 2016

A comparative analysis of the use detergents disinfectants with different active ingredients: heotsyd (polihexametylenhuanidin hydrochloride, benzalkonium chloride) virosan (alkildymetylbenzylamoniya chloride, glutaraldehyde) neohlor (sodium hypochlorite) orhasept (benzalkonium chloride, lactic acid) and determination of their minimum effective concentration and exposure required for removal of E. coli and S. aureus on test sites: stainless steel, tile, concrete, brick was were conducted. At sterilized in an autoclave test objects applied to 1 cm3 culture E. coli and S. aureus at a concentration of 2 billion. mikr.til per cm3. Contaminated test objects dried and placed into cuvettes horizontally and vertically and spray disinfectants applied explored solutions, while noting their exposure concentration and amount spent. Objects whish were exposure  by the same scheme, but with using sterile water were used as control. After a certain period of time by sterile cotton swab from experimental and control test objects were taken probes. Then 1 cm3 initial suspension of each of these tubes were placed in the appropriate environment for 24 hours. at thermostat at 37 °C. By the changes in defined media presence or absence of these microorganisms were determined.Stated that disinfectants orhasept and virosan in 0.1% concentration and heotsyd neohlor in 0.5% concentration completely disinfected from E. coli and S. aureus on surfaces of the test objects for 10 min, confirms their detergent disinfectant effect. Effective concentrations of disinfectants regarding test organisms consistent with regulations for their use.