bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
What happens during early outpatient palliative care consultations for persons with newly diagnosed advanced cancer? A qualitative analysis of provider documentation
Authors: Bagcivan Gulcan , Dionne-Odom J Nicholas , Frost Jennifer , Plunkett Margaret , Stephens Lisa A , Bishop Peggy , Taylor Richard A , Li Zhongze , Tucker Rodney , Bakitas Marie
Published: September 2017

Background:

Early outpatient palliative care consultations are recommended by clinical oncology guidelines globally. Despite these recommendations, it is unclear which components should be included in these encounters.

Aim:

Describe the evaluation and treatment recommendations made in early outpatient palliative care consultations.

Design:

Outpatient palliative care consultation chart notes were qualitatively coded and frequencies tabulated.

Setting/participants:

Outpatient palliative care consultations were automatically triggered as part of an early versus delayed randomized controlled trial (November 2010 to April 2013) for patients newly diagnosed with advanced cancer living in the rural Northeastern US.

Results:

In all, 142 patients (early = 70; delayed = 72) had outpatient palliative care consultations. The top areas addressed in these consultations were general evaluations—marital/partner status (81.7%), spirituality/emotional well-being (80.3%), and caregiver/family support (79.6%); symptoms—mood (81.7%), pain (73.9%), and cognitive/mental status (68.3%); general treatment recommendations—counseling (39.4%), maintaining current medications (34.5%), and initiating new medication (23.9%); and symptom-specific treatment recommendations—pain (22.5%), constipation (12.7%), depression (12.0%), advanced directive completion (43.0%), identifying a surrogate (21.8%), and discussing illness trajectory (21.1%). Compared to the early group, providers were more likely to evaluate general pain ( p = 0.035) and hospice awareness ( p = 0.005) and discuss/recommend hospice ( p = 0.002) in delayed group participants.

Conclusion:

Outpatient palliative care consultations for newly diagnosed advanced cancer patients can address patients’ needs and provide recommendations on issues that might not otherwise be addressed early in the disease course. Future prospective studies should ascertain the value of early outpatient palliative care consultations that are automatically triggered based on diagnosis or documented symptom indicators versus reliance on oncologist referral.
Do Polls Influence Opinions? Investigating Poll Feedback Loops Using the Novel Dynamic Response Feedback Experimental Procedure
Authors: Arnesen Sveinung , Johannesson Mikael P. , Linde Jonas , Dahlberg Stefan
Published: September 2017

Opinion polls may inadvertently affect public opinion, as people may change their attitudes after learning what others think. A disconcerting possibility is that opinion polls have the ability to create information cascades, wherein the majority opinion becomes increasingly larger over time. Testing poll influence on attitudes toward Syrian refugees and mandatory measles vaccination, we field survey experiments on a probability-based online survey panel. Through a novel automated procedure labeled the dynamic response feedback, we measure whether the answers from early poll respondents can influence the opinions of subsequent respondents who learn the answers of the previous respondents. Using this procedure, no feedback loops are identified.
Numbering the mind
Authors: Young Jacy L.
Published: September 2017

During the interwar years psychologists Louis Leon Thurstone and Rensis Likert produced newly standardized forms of questionnaires. Both built on developments in mental testing, including the use of restricted sets of answers and the emergence of statistical techniques, to create questionnaires that employed numerical scaling. This transformation in shape of questionnaires was intimately tied up with both psychologists’ nominal subject of investigation: attitudes. Efforts to render psychology a socially valuable and influential science spurred psychologists to create sophisticated and increasingly precise means of measuring social attitudes. Reducing mental dispositions to mere numbers on a scale, these developments also initiated new relationships between psychology and the public. Rather than engage a wide spectrum of the public directly in the research process, questionnaire research was limited to those within academic circles. Even so, research with questionnaires aimed to comment on attitudes in the public more broadly. The kind of ‘thin description’ afforded by numerical scales, though used to measure individual psychological subjects, afforded psychologists the opportunity to craft their vision of an increasingly attitudinal public, one positioned as best governed with the aid of psychological expertise.
Factors determining perceptions of fairness in access to hospital outpatient departments in Taiwan
Authors: Lu Ta-Ping , Rau Pei-Luen Patrick , Guo Zhi , Chen Cui-Ling
Published: September 2017

Objectives

To investigate the effects of four factors on perceptions of fairness in access to outpatient services: proportions of walk-in versus scheduled registration, consultation queues, regulations for late patients and particular categories of patients getting better access.

Methods

A total of 124 young adults were asked to consider nine different scenarios and report their views of the fairness of each one.

Results

As regards the balance of types of patients, 60% walk-in registration was seen as fair to both walk-in and scheduled patients. The fairness to both types of patients was higher in the queue with a 1:1 ratio of walk-in to scheduled patients. The policy that a late patient should wait for three on-time patients to be seen was considered to be fair to both on-time and late patients. Immediate consultation for some particular categories of patient (e.g. the elderly) was fair, but for other categories was unfair (e.g. paying an addition amount).

Conclusions

Fairness in outpatient care is based on equality and need principles. Shorter waiting time does not mean patients view the system as fairer.
Psychometric properties of HeartQoL, a core heart disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire, in Danish implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients
Authors: Zangger Graziella , Zwisler Ann-Dorthe , Kikkenborg Berg Selina , Kristensen Marie S , Grønset Charlotte N , Uddin Jamal , Pedersen Susanne S , Oldridge Neil B , Thygesen Lau C
Published: September 2017

Background

Patient-reported health-related quality of life is increasingly used as an outcome measure in clinical trials and as a performance measure to evaluate quality of care. The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Danish HeartQoL questionnaire, a core heart disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire, in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.

Design

This study involved cross-sectional and test-retest study designs.

Method

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients in the cross-sectional study completed the HeartQoL, the Short-Form 36 Health Survey, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The HeartQoL structure, construct-related validity (convergent and discriminative) and reliability (internal consistency) were assessed. HeartQoL reproducibility (test-retest) was assessed in an independent sample of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.

Results

Mokken scale analysis supported the bi-dimensional structure of HeartQoL among 358 implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients. Convergent ( r > 0.72) and discriminative validity were confirmed. The HeartQoL scales demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.90). Test-retest reliability (two weeks interval) was assessed in 89 implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients and found to be acceptable for each scale (intra-class correlation > 0.90).

Conclusion

The Danish HeartQoL questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory key psychometric attributes of validity and reliability in this implantable cardioverter defibrillator population. This study adds support for the HeartQoL as a core heart-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire in a broad group of patients with heart disease including implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.
Synthesis and crystal structure of C2/c Ca(Co,Mg)Si2O6 pyroxenes: effect of the cation substitution on cell volume
Authors: Gori C. , Tribaudino M. , Mantovani L. , Gatta G. D. , Delmonte D. , Gilioli E. , Mezzadri F. , Calestani G.
Published: September 2017

A series of clinopyroxenes along the CaMgSi2O6–CaCoSi2O6 join was synthesized by quenching from melts at 1500°C and subsequent annealing at 1250°C (at 0.0001 GPa). This protocol proved to be the most effective to obtain homogenous, impurity-free and stoichiometric pyroxenes. Electron microprobe analyses in energy dispersive mode were conducted and single-crystal X-ray diffraction data were collected on Ca (CoxMg1-x)Si2O6 pyroxenes with x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6. Effects of cation substitution at the M1 site are described. The experimental findings of this study allow us to extend the comparative analysis of the structural features of pyroxenes with divalent cations at the M1 and M2 sites.
Currierite, Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O, a new acid arsenate with ferrinatrite-like heteropolyhedral chains from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile
Authors: Kampf Anthony R. , Mills Stuart J. , Nash Barbara P. , Dini Maurizio , Molina Donoso Arturo A.
Published: September 2017

The new mineral currierite (IMA2016-030), Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O, was found at the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile, where it occurs as a secondary alteration phase in association with anhydrite, canutite, chudobaite, halite, lavendulan, magnesiokoritnigite, quartz, scorodite and torrecillasite. Currierite occurs as hexagonal prisms, needles and hair-like fibres up to ∼200 μm long, in sprays. The crystal forms are ﹛100﹜ and ﹛001﹜. Crystals are transparent, with vitreous to silky lustre and white streak. The Mohs hardness is ∼2, tenacity is brittle, but elastic in very thin fibres, and the fracture is irregular. Crystals exhibit at least one good cleavage parallel [001]. The measured density is 3.08(2) g cm -3 and the calculated density is 3.005 g cm -3. Optically, currierite is uniaxial (–) with ω= 1.614(1) and ε= 1.613(1) (measured in white light). The mineral is slowly soluble in dilute HCl at room temperature. The empirical formula, determined from electron-microprobe analyses, is (Na3.95A12.96Ca2.74Mg1.28Fe0.633+Cu0.13K0.08Co0.03Σ11.80 (AS11.685+Sb0.325+Σ12(O56.96Cl0.04)Σ57H30.81. Currierite is hexagonal, P622, with a = 12.2057(9), c = 9.2052(7) Å, V= 1187.7(2) Å3 and Z = 1. The eight strongest powder X-ray diffraction lines are [dobs Å(I)(hkl)]: 10.63(100)(100), 6.12(20)(110), 5.30(15)(200), 4.61(24)(002), 4.002(35)(210), 3.474(29)(202), 3.021(96)(212) and 1.5227(29)(440,334,612). The structure of currierite (R1 = 2.27% for 658 Fo > 4σF reflections) is based upon a heteropolyhedral chain along c in which AlO6 octahedra are triple-linked by sharing corners with AsO3OH tetrahedra. Chains are linked to one another by bonds to 8(4 + 4)-coordinated Na and 8-coordinated Ca forming a three-dimensional framework with large cavities that contain rotationally disordered Mg(H2O)6 octahedra. The chain in the structure of currierite is identical to that in kaatialaite and a geometrical isomer of that in ferrinatrite. The mineral is named in honour of Mr. Rock Henry Currier (1940–2015), American mineral dealer, collector, author and lecturer.
Long-term safety and efficacy of emicizumab in a phase 1/2 study in patients with hemophilia A with or without inhibitors
Authors: Shima Midori , Hanabusa Hideji , Taki Masashi , Matsushita Tadashi , Sato Tetsuji , Fukutake Katsuyuki , Kasai Ryu , Yoneyama Koichiro , Yoshida Hiroki , Nogami Keiji
Published: September 2017

Key Points

Long-term, once-weekly emicizumab was well tolerated with no thromboembolic adverse events in patients with hemophilia A. Long-term, once-weekly emicizumab shows encouraging efficacy irrespective of the presence of FVIII inhibitors in patients with hemophilia A.
Spontaneous Respiration Using Intravenous Anesthesia and High-Flow Nasal Oxygen (STRIVE Hi) Management of Acute Adult Epiglottitis: A Case Report
Authors: Lee Phillip Kwan-Giet , Booth Anton Willis Gerard , Vidhani Kim
Published: September 2017

High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) is a potentially life-saving adjunct in the emergency management of the obstructed airway. HFNO has multiple beneficial applications in critical care and respiratory support, but its use in emergency-obstructed airway management has not been defined. This case report describes spontaneous respiration using intravenous anesthesia and high-flow nasal oxygen to successfully manage acute adult epiglottitis with rapidly progressing airway obstruction. Oxygenation, carbon dioxide levels, and airway patency were maintained, which facilitated endotracheal intubation while the patient was spontaneously breathing during general anesthesia. The application of HFNO can be extended to emergency airway obstruction.
Knowledge Capital and Aggregate Income Differences: Development Accounting for US States
Authors: Hanushek Eric A. , Ruhose Jens , Woessmann Ludger
Published: September 2017

Improvement in human capital is often presumed to be important for state economic development, but little research links better education to state incomes. We develop detailed measures of worker skills in each state that incorporate cognitive skills from state- and countryof-origin achievement tests. These new measures of knowledge capital permit development accounting analyses calibrated with standard production parameters. Differences in knowledge capital account for 20–30 percent of the state variation in per capita GDP, with roughly even contributions by school attainment and cognitive skills. Similar results emerge from growth accounting analyses. These estimates support school improvement as a strategy for state economic development. (JEL I25, I26, J24, R11, R23)
How Important Are Sectoral Shocks?
Authors: Atalay Enghin
Published: September 2017

I quantify the contribution of sectoral shocks to business cycle fluctuations in aggregate output. I develop and estimate a multi-industry general equilibrium model in which each industry employs the material and capital goods produced by other sectors. Using data on US industries' input prices and input choices, I find that the goods produced by different industries are complements to one another as inputs in downstream industries' production functions. These complementarities indicate that industry-specific shocks are substantially more important than previously thought, accounting for at least half of aggregate volatility. (JEL D12, D24, E23, E32, L14)
Bacterial vaginosis
Authors: Hay Phillip
Published: September 2017

Bacterial vaginosis is the most prevalent cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. It can have a major impact on quality of life and psychological wellbeing if frequently recurrent and strongly symptomatic. The use of molecular techniques to study the vaginal microbiome is increasing our understanding of the dynamic changes in flora that occur in health and disease. It might soon be possible to separate Gardnerella into different pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. Many groups are studying compounds that can disrupt the biofilm which is dominated by Gardnerella and Atopobium vaginae. Several studies in the last decade support the concept of bacterial vaginosis as a sexually transmitted infection.
Proximate Analysis and Antioxidant Activity of Cultivated Wild Panax ginseng
Authors: Lee Geun , Choi Gwang-Su , Lee Ju-Yeol , Yun So-Jung , Kim Wooki , Lee Hyungjae , Baik Moo-Yeol , Hwang Jae-Kwan
Published: September 2017

Proximate analysis and antioxidant activity of cultivated wild Panax ginseng (CWPG) were investigated to provide fundamental information of CWPG with different ages and to increase its industrial application. Proximate analyses of CWPG with different ages were performed. Extraction of CWPG with different ages was carried out using heatreflux extraction, and their extraction yield, crude saponin content, ginsenoside content, and antioxidant activity were analyzed. Moisture content decreased, but crude fat and crude protein were increased with aging. Extraction yield and crude saponin contents did not show a specific pattern while 5-year-old CWPG revealed the highest extraction yield and crude saponin content. All CWPGs showed typical ginsenoside profiles containing C-K and Rh2 ginsenosides, which are not found in ginseng. The 3-year-old CWPG showed the highest antioxidant activity including total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities. Moreover, 3-year-old CWPG also revealed the highest acidic polysaccharide content. Therefore, these results suggested that 3-year-old CWPG, which is the cheapest, can be used in industrial application due to its high antioxidant activity and acidic polysaccharide content with similar ginsenoside profile compared to 5- and 7-year-old CWPGs.
Preparation and Characterization of Resveratrol Nanoemulsions Stabilized by Self-assembly and Complex Coacervation Consisting of Sodium Alginate, Chitosan, and β-Cyclodextrin
Authors: Choi Ae-Jin , Jo Younghee , Cho Yong-Jin , Kim Tae-Eun , Kim Chong-Tai
Published: September 2017

Resveratrol was incorporated into various combinations of single- and double-layer nanoemulsions, prepared by selfassembly emulsification and complex coacervation with chitosan, alginate, and β-cyclodextrin, respectively. Resveratrol nanoemulsions were composed of medium-chain trigacylglycerols (MCTs), Tween ® 80, water, chitosan, alginate, and β-cyclodextrin. The corresponding mixtures were formulated for the purpose of being used as a nutraceutical delivery system. Resveratrol nanoemulsions were obtained with particle sizes of 10-800 nm, with the size variation dependent on the emulsification parameters including the ratio of aqueous phase and surfactant ratio. Resveratrol nanoemulsions were characterized by evaluating particle size, zeta-potential value, stability, and release rate. There were no significant changes in particle size and zeta-potential value of resveratrol nanoemulsions during storage for 28 days at 25°C. The stability of resveratrol in the double-layer nanoemulsions complexed with chitosan or β-cyclodextrin was higher, compared with the single-layer nanoemulsions.
Analysis of Physicochemical Properties of Red Ginseng Powder Based on Particle Size
Authors: Choi Hee Jeong , Lee Sang Yoon , Lee Jung Gyu , Park Dong Hyeon , Bai Jing Jing , Lee Byung-Joo , Kim Yoon-Sun , Cho Youngjae , Choi Mi-Jung
Published: September 2017

Most of the red ginseng (RG) products contain active substances derived from hot water or alcohol extraction. Since active substances of RG are divided into two two types: water-soluble and liposoluble, water or alcohol is needed as an extraction solvent and this leads the different extraction yields and components of the active substances. To overcome the limit, whole red ginseng powder can be used and consumed by consumers. In this study, the physicochemical properties and extractable active substance contents of variable-sized RG powder (158.00 μm, 8.45 μm, and 6.33 μm) were analyzed, and dispersion stability was measured to investigate the suitable size of RG powder for industrial processing. In the results, no significant difference was found from the changes in color intensity and thiobarbutric acid tests at 4°C, 25°C, and 40°C for 4 weeks. There was no significant difference on the production of antioxidants and ginsenoside among the samples (p>0.05). In dispersion stability, RG-158.00 μm was precipitated immediately, and the dispersion stabilities between RG-8.45 μm and RG-6.33 μm showed no significant difference. It implies that fine RG is suitable for the production process. With further study, it seemed that the physicochemical effects of RG particle sizes can be clearly revealed.
Identification and Fermentation Characteristics of Lactic Acid Bacteria that Produce Soy Curd With Low Sour Taste
Authors: Kim Su-In , Jung Min-Gi , Lee Seung-Min , Kang Moon-Sun , Seong Jong-Hwan , Lee Young-Geun , Kim Han-Soo , Chung Hun-Sik , Kim Dong-Seob
Published: September 2017

The acidity of soy curd fermented by lactic acid bacteria is a major factor degrading the sensory properties of soy curd. For preparation of soy curd with low sour taste, lactic acid bacteria were separated from kimchi. The lactic acid bacteria which showed yellow-clear zone around the colonies on BCP plate and formed soy curd with low level of acidity were selected. The selected strain was analyzed by 16S rDNA sequence and named as Pediococcus inopinatus Y2. The maximum viable cell number of the soy curd fermented by P. inopinatus Y2 was obtained at 10.73 log CFU/mL at 25°C for 24 h of fermentation. By the results of panel test, the overall sensory quality of the soy curd produced by P. inopinatus Y2 was higher than that of Leuconostoc mesenteroides No. 4395 and Lactobacillus sakei strain No. 383.
Multi-response Optimization for Unfertilized Corn Silk Extraction Against Phytochemical Contents and Bio-activities
Authors: Lim Ji Eun , Kim Sun Lim , Kang Hyeon Jung , Kim Woo Kyoung , Kim Myung Hwan
Published: September 2017

This study was designed to optimize ethanol extraction process of unfertilized corn silk (UCS) to maximize phytochemical contents and bioactivities. The response surface methodology (RSM) with central composite design (CCD) was employed to obtain the optimal extraction conditions. The influence of ethanol concentration, extraction temperature and extraction time on total polyphenol contents, total flavonoid contents, maysin contents, 2,2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical scavenging activities and tyrosinase inhibition were analyzed. For all dependable variables, the most significant factor was ethanol concentration followed by extraction temperature and extraction time. The following optimum conditions were determined by simultaneous optimization of several responses with the Derringer’s desirability function using the numerical optimization function of the Design-Expert program: ethanol concentration 80.45%, extraction temperature 53.49°C, and extraction time 4.95 h. Under these conditions, the predicted values of total polyphenol contents, total flavonoid contents, maysin contents, DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase inhibition were 2758.74 μg GAE/g dried sample, 1520.81 μg QUE/g dried sample, 810.26 mg/100g dried sample, 56.86% and 43.49%, respectively, and the overall desirability (D) was 0.74.
A Study of Dispersion Characteristics of Sunsik Using Fluidized-Bed Granulator
Authors: Kim Gorae , Hwang Yunhee , Lee Seokhoon
Published: September 2017

To improve dispersibility of cereal powder without additives, granulation of cereal powder was conducted using fluidized- bed granulator. Operation condition was sample 300 g, internal temperature 40°C, ventilation speed 30-90 m3/ h, inlet temperature 90°C and spray pressure 2.5 bar. The amount of distilled water (20-45%) as binder, granulation time (10-15 min) and drying time (3-10 min) were controlled. Mean diameter over volume (Brouckere mean, D4,3) was increased from 123 μm to 263 μm and dispersibility was improved from 73% to 92.25% at experiment conditions. Wettability (wetting time) was drastically decreased from 5,000 second to 7 second. Granulation of cereal powder did not affect sinkability and mean diameter over volume as wet analysis was about the same between raw and granulated cereals. Such phenomenon means that granulation with only water as binder enables cereal powder to disperse in water or milk without rapid sedimentation.
A foreign hotel in London – the history of Hilton’s negotiation of legitimacy in the Swinging Sixties
Authors: Czyzewska Barbara , Roper Angela
Published: September 2017

Whilst theories of business internationalization assert that foreignness poses challenges to multinational companies’ subsidiaries operating abroad, historical study of Hilton International’s expansion in the 1960s suggests otherwise. In its early internationalization Hilton International transferred abroad its institutional ownership advantages including corporate philosophy and culture, its practices, policies, processes and work systems and product design. Despite claims of social embeddedness, the London Hilton was perceived to be a typically American hotel. Analysis of Hilton’s expansion strategy suggests that the company used its foreignness as a differentiating factor. This article contributes towards the limited business history research in the area of internationalization and knowledge transference. Historical analysis of Hilton’s internationalization contradicts the institutionalism’s assumption that multinationals must adapt to local institutional settings. This article enhances the notion that playing the ‘foreignness’ game can lead to a comparative global advantage.
Reviews
Authors: Young Elizabeth Drummond , Stafford Patrick , Kuchler Karin , Mackiewicz Alison
Published: September 2017

The Gift of the Other: Levinas, Derrida and a Theology of Hospitality, Andrew Shepherd (2014) Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, xi + 264 pp., ISBN: 9781620327661, p/bk, $30.00

Prison Food in America, Erika Camplin (2017) Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, vii + 137 pp., ISBN: 9781442253476, h/bk, $38.00

Europe after Derrida: Crisis and Potentiality, Agnes Czajka and Bora Isyar (eds) (2014) Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, xi + 170 pp., ISBN: 9780748683369, h/bk, £65.00

Drinking Dilemmas: Space, Culture, Identity, Thomas Thurnell-Read (ed.) (2016) Abingdon: Routledge, xv + 220 pp., ISBN: 9781138931145, h/bk, £90.00
A footnote in history: Irving’s 1876 Othello
Authors: Walter Helen
Published: September 2017

When developing a model for the functioning of costume in a theatrical performance, it is important to identify how the visual appearance of characters can help cement a successful production, by providing a place where the actors’ and characters’ bodies meet and are brought
into harmony before an audience. Sometimes, however, the best places to test such a model, and therefore the performances most worthy of study, are not those where the production has been a rousing success but those in which the paradigm has not functioned correctly, resulting in a less successful
occasion. In the study of historical theatre productions, such events often result in the production subsequently being denied a place in the visual and historical record of the actor and theatre involved, relegated to a footnote in their histories. This article takes as its starting point
the premise, particularly relevant to the Shakespearean canon in British theatre, that an important element in an audience’s interaction with visual elements of a theatrical production, and especially the critical response, is the influence of prior expectation. Therefore, a necessary
condition for the success of costume in such a context is not simply the functioning of dress within the performance moment but its harmony with the aesthetic expectations of audiences. In this respect, Othello, produced at the Lyceum Theatre in 1876 with soon-to-be actor-manager Henry
Irving in the title role, provided a cautionary tale for an actor who eschewed the aesthetic expectations of contemporary audiences and a lesson in the influence of the visual on critical opinion that illuminates some of the pitfalls of theatrical costume design.
Event Reviews
Authors: Hawkins Ella , Lennox Patricia , McNeil Peter
Published: September 2017

The Tempest, directed by Gregory Doran for the Royal Shakespeare Company, designed by Stephen Brimson Lewis, 28 November 2016

Shakespeare in Ten Acts, The British Library, London, Curated by Zoë Wilcox, Tanya Kirk and Greg Buzwell, 15 April–6 September 2016

Star Makers – Behind the Scenes: The Golden Age of Finnish Cinema, Logomo Arts Centre, Turku, Finland, curated by Joanna Weckmann, 6 April–13 August 2017
Educar en la diversitat. Una proposta d’educació literària en l’aula de Magisteri
Authors: Oltra-Albiach Miquel A. , Pardo-Coy Rosa M.
Published: September 2017

L’objectiu d’aquest article és presentar una experiència duta a terme en l’assignatura «Formació literària en l’aula d’Educació Infantil» durant el curs 2014-2015, a partir de la necessitat educar l’alumnat en la diversitat i amb la incorporació de la literatura, la dramatització i els titelles com a poderoses eines de presa de consciència, de reflexió i de diàleg sobre la diferència. Des de la investigació sobre literatura infantil i amb la diversitat afectivosexual com a eix, els grups de treball van iniciar un debat sobre la (in)visibilitat de la majoria d’aquestes obres, i també dels prejudicis i estereotips que romanen en un gran nombre d’obres infantils. Considerem que l’experiència va resultar molt positiva quant a la formació literària dels estudiants de Magisteri, des de la perspectiva de la diversitat i pel que es refereix a la programació i a l’exercici d’activitats en l’aula.
Fadrines tradicionals i modernes en la literatura infantil i juvenil: característiques i versatilitats en l’educació literària
Authors: Saneleuterio Elia
Published: September 2017

Arran d’una selecció d’obres literàries infantils i juvenils, l’article analitza els trets d’una sèrie de personatges literaris que tenen en comú el fet de ser dones fadrines, en el sentit d’haver assolit certa edat sense haver-se casat. Ens centrem en les propostes de huit autors en espanyol i català, amb obres narratives o dramàtiques publicades des de fa un segle fins a l’actualitat, pertanyents en algun moment al cànon de l’educació literària. Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Núria Pradas, Isabel Allende, Teresa de la Parra, Lorca, Arniches, Unamuno i Mercè Rodoreda ofereixen una mostra amb què lectors de diverses edats poden començar a interpretar què resulta prototípic i què potser s’allunya de la tradició establida quant a aquests rols femenins: ser persones independents, ser amables o bruixes, cuidar els nebots... La metodologia d’investigació, de tall qualitatiu, estableix quatre categories d’anàlisi complementades amb les correspondències temporals i espacials. Concloem que la identificació del context cultural en què s’ambienta el relat per part del lector en formació és requisit per a discriminar el grau de conformitat o modernitat que el personatge suposa en cada cas.
New Opportunities for the Horticultural Industry
Authors: Soderlund Jana
Published: September 2017

The last decade has witnessed an increasing focus on cities as they grow in population and shift in their function. Alongside, has been the emergence of the social movement of biophilic design. This approach to city design and the built environment is nature based and encourages the incorporation of nature, including plants, in a variety of principles called ‘biophilic design’. Biophilic design is being rapidly adopted globally as the multiple benefits are consistently revealed and reinforced. This is presenting new opportunities for the horticultural industry as the use of plants in cities increases in evolving and creative ways. This paper outlines the evolution of the social movement of biophilic design, the principles of implementation that have emerged and the multiple benefits that ensue.
Growth response of improved native breeds of chicken to diets differed in energy and protein content
Authors: Hidayat Cecep , Iskandar Sofjan , Sartika Tike , Wardhani T.
Published: September 2017

The aim of doing this experiment was to observe the growth response of improved native breeds of chicken under diets differed in energy and protein content. Three groups of improved native breeds, obtained from mating of ♂KUB to ♀KUB (Line 1), of ♂SenSi to ♀KUB (Line 2) and of ♂Gaok x ♀KUB (Line 3), were subjected to three experimental diets, differed in metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) content. The experimental diets consisted of Diet 1 (2,800 kcal ME/ kg with 17,81% CP), Diet 2 (2,950 kcal ME/ kg with 18,61% CP) and  Diet 3 (3,100 kcal ME/ kg with 19,25% CP). The experiment was designed as factorial 3 x 3 with 7 replications of each treatment combination, consisted of 5 birds per treatment combination. The chickens were raised up to 10 weeks of age. Results of the experiment showed that Line 2 (♂SenSi mated to ♀KUB) had highest body weight at 10 weeks of age (P<0.05), lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) and highest European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF), compared to other two lines. The appropriate diet for Line 2 was Diet 2. It could be concluded the crossbred line that was resulted from crossing of ♂SenSi to ♀KUB (Line 2), had potential to be used as improved native chicken for the industry in Indonesia supported by appropriate diet containing 2,950 kcal ME/kg with 18.61% crude protein.
Effect of Techniques and Time of Sowing, Seed Rate, and Weed Management on Selcted Herbaceous Legumes Establishments in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Authors: KanaHau Debora - , Nulik Jacob
Published: September 2017

A series of experiments on techniques and time of sowing, and weed management of legumes Clitoria ternatea cv Milgarra, Centrosema pascuorum cv Cavalcade and cv Bundey, and Lablab purpureus cv Highworth, was conducted in East Nusa Tenggara (in the islands of Timor, Flores, and Sumba) in order to determine proper technique and time of sowing and weed management, which would be efficient in labor use and sufficient biomass production. Treatments of sowing techniques included dibble, furrow (covered and not covered), and broadcast (harrowed and not harrowed); while sowing time consisted of early wet season (December-January), mid of wet season (February-March) and the end of wet season (April-May), while weed managements consisted of weeded and unweeded treatments. The experiments employed block randomized design with four replications using plot sizes of 3 x 4 m to 4 x 5 m, depending on the availability of land for the experiments. The results of the experiments showed that the best sowing technique with the highest plant population  at 4 weeks after planting was dibbling (42 plants/m²), followed by furrow, while the lowest plant population was obtained at the broadcast technique (9-20 plants/m²). Similarly, the highest biomass production was obtained in the dibbling technique (1.75 to 2.5 tons DM/ha per harvest at 12 weeks after planting in Ende, and 4-5 ton DM/ha in Nagekeo), followed by furrow technique covered or not covered (1-1.3 tons DM/ha in Ende and 3.5-4 tons DM/ha in Nagekeo), and the lowest in broadcast technique (0.3-1 ton DM/ha in Ende and 2-2.5 ton DM/ha in Nagekeo). However, considering the labor requirement and cost, it was recommended that furrow technique to suit the small farmer practices in the region. Weed management showed that weeded treatment (keep legume cleaned of weeds) gave significantly better (P<0.05) biomass production compared with to that of unweeded treatment. It can be seen also that weed had more suppressing effects on Clitoria ternatea, compared to that of Lablab purpureus, especially when the plants were sown in the early wet season.
Dynamics Performance of Native Chicken Agribusiness in Indonesia
Authors: Wibowo Broto
Published: September 2017

Native chicken can be found in almost every region of Indonesia. There are three systems of raising native chicken, i.e. extensive, semi-intensive and intensive. Raising native chicken under intensive system could enhance productivity and revenue. The prospect of raising native chicken has a potential market with a nieche segmented consumer. Native chicken business for meat and egg production is feasible to provide economic benefit for stakeholders, such as farmers, traders, wholesaler and retailers. Institutional empowerment towards cooperative with simultaneous upstream through downstream agribusinesses could increase farmers’ income. This could be applied by individual business or cooperative to attain higher efficiency of production system. Government support as farmers’ motivator and supervision is needed to achieve the success of native chicken business that improves farmers’ welfare.
La religión del arte en el pensamiento estético hegeliano
Authors: Moya Ruiz Albert
Published: September 2017

El concepto de «Religión del arte» (Kunstreligion) ocupa un lugar eminente dentro del pensamiento estético hegeliano conformando un núcleo temático-especulativo que, a pesar de sus sucesivas transformaciones terminológicas, se preserva y mantiene a lo largo de su obra filosófica. Hegel utiliza este concepto, por primera vez y bajo esta denominación, en la Fenomenología del Espíritu, pero su evolución puede reseguirse a través de un itinerario que se origina en un periodo juvenil de pregestación del sistema y prosigue, a través de distintas revisiones y variaciones, hasta el pensamiento de madurez que encontramos definido en las lecciones de estética berlinesas. La Kunstreligion sería, en su significación última, uno de los elementos nucleares que permiten sostener una continuidad «matizada» entre las distintas etapas del pensamiento estético hegeliano.
Corporate Board Interlocks and New Product Introductions
Authors: Srinivasan Raji , Wuyts Stefan , Mallapragada Girish
Published: September 2017

Firms’ boards of directors affect many strategic outcomes. Yet the impact of boards on new products, a key organizational adaptation mechanism, has been overlooked. Addressing this gap, the authors consider the effect of the firm's board interlock centrality, the extent to which board members are connected to boards of other firms, on its new product introductions. They propose that board interlock centrality provides firms access to market intelligence, creating opportunities to introduce incremental new products. Applying the motivation-opportunity-ability theory, the authors propose that two aspects of board leadership moderate this relationship: internal (vs. external) leadership and marketing leadership. They test the hypotheses using a panel of publicly listed U.S. consumer packaged goods firms, in which most new products are incremental innovations. As hypothesized, board interlock centrality increases new product introductions. This effect is stronger when firms have high internal leadership, internal marketing leadership, and a marketing CEO; it is weaker with high intra-industry external leadership. The findings highlight the unexpected role of board interlocks on innovation outcomes and advance the literature on marketing leadership, board interlocks, and social networks.
On a Class of Quasilinear Elliptic Equations with Degenerate Coerciveness and Measure Data
Authors: Smarrazzo Flavia
Published: September 2017

We study the existence of measure-valued solutions for a class of degenerate elliptic equations with measure data. The notion of solution is natural, since it is obtained by a regularization procedure which also relies on a standard approximation of the datum μ. We provide partial uniqueness results and qualitative properties of the constructed solutions concerning, in particular, the structure of their diffuse part with respect to the harmonic-capacity.
Symmetric positive solutions for the systems of higher-order boundary value problems on time scales
Authors: Oğuz Arzu Denk , Topal Fatma Serap
Published: September 2017

In this paper, we discuss the existence of symmetric positive solutions for the systems of higher-order boundary value problems on time scales. Our results extend some recent work in the literature. The analysis of this paper mainly relies on the monotone iterative technique.
An efficient method to compute the Moore–Penrose inverse
Authors: Esmaeili Hamid , Erfanifar Raziyeh , Rashidi Mahdis
Published: September 2017

A new Schulz-type method to compute the Moore–Penrose inverse of a matrix is proposed. Every iteration of the method involves four matrix multiplications. It is proved that this method always converge with fourth-order. A wide set of numerical comparisons of the proposed method with nine higher order methods shows that the average number of matrix multiplications and the average CPU time of our method are considerably less than those of other methods. For each of sizes{n\times n}and{n\times(n+10)},{n=200,400,600,800,1000,1200}, ten random matrices were chosen to make these comparisons.
New pathway of icariin-induced MSC osteogenesis: transcriptional activation of TAZ/Runx2 by PI3K/Akt
Authors: Zhang Guoying , Cheng Xiaofei , Zhou Gongshe , Xue Huimin , Shao Shan , Wang Zheng
Published: September 2017

Icariin has been demonstrated to stimulate mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) osteogensis and activate several signals, such as PI3K/Akt, but how the osteogenesis was sequentially mediated is unclear. Runx2 is one of the osteogenic regulators in MSC and is regulated by the TAZ gene. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether icariin-activated PI3K/Akt crosstalked with the TAZ-Runx2 pathway to regulate MSC osteogenesis. Adipose-derived MSCs were treated with icariin alone, together with TAZ silencing or PI3K/Akt inhibitor. Normal MSCs were used as a control. The activation of PI3K/Akt, expression of TAZ and downstream expression of Runx2 were analyzed. Induction of MSC osteogenesis under different treatments was detected. The results demonstrated that icariin treatment significantly activated PI3K/Akt and TAZ expression, as well as the downstream Runx2 expression. When activation of PI3K/Akt by icariin was inhibited by LY294002, upregulated TAZ expression was reversed, as well as the downstream expression of Runx2. Consequently, with the osteogenic counteracting effects of icariin on MSCs, inhibition of TAZ upregulation by siRNA did not significantly influence PI3K/ Akt activation in icariin-treated MSCs, but icariin-induced upregulation of Runx2 and osteogenic differentiation in MSCs was counteracted. It could be concluded from these findings that icariin treatment activated PI3K/Akt and further mediated the transcriptional activation of the TAZ/Runx2 pathway to induce osteogenic differentiation of MSCs.
Comparison of Hedges in Women Writings
Authors: Tamta Pawan , Bisht Mamta , Prasad Pande Bhagwati
Published: September 2017

The present work is an attempt to develop a database of hedges to study the usage and effects of hedges in women writings.
Introduction: Tracing the origin of /s/ variation
Authors: Levon Erez , Maegaard Marie , Pharao Nicolai
Published: September 2017

This paper provides an introduction to the papers in this special issue on the sociophonetics of /s/. We begin by reviewing some of the principal findings on variation in the production and perception of /s/, summarizing studies in sociolinguistics, experimental phonetics, and laboratory phonology. We go on to identify similarities in the meanings associated with /s/ variation cross-linguistically, and briefly describe how theories of sound symbolism may help us to account for these patterns. We conclude this introductory article with a summary of the contributions to the special issue and a discussion of how together these articles help us to better understand that origin and trajectory of socially meaningful sociophonetic variation.
The development of gender-specific patterns in the production of voiceless sibilant fricatives in Mandarin Chinese
Authors: Li Fangfang
Published: September 2017

This article reports on the development of gender-specific speech patterns in Mandarin children’s production of voiceless sibilant fricatives. Ninety-four children aged from 2 to 5 (gender-balanced) participated in a word repetition task, producing a series of words beginning with fricatives. Their speech was digitally recorded and acoustically analyzed. The results indicate that gender-related differentiation in /s/ and /ɕ/ occurs around age 4 and becomes more robust at age 5. The differentiation occurs due to the more anterior articulation location that girls employ in their speech in comparison with boys. In addition, 10 adults (gender-balanced) were recorded to probe the origin of this gendered speech phenomenon. Unlike children, adults only show robust gender-related differences in /ɕ/. Results comparing the speech of adults and children suggest that gendered variation in /s/ is potentially the result of a chain shift initiated by gender-linked variation of /ɕ/. These results are discussed with respect to their ramifications for our understanding of the organization and acquisition of multiple components of children’s phonological capacity.
The embedded indexical value of /s/-fronting in Afrikaans and South African English
Authors: Bekker Ian , Levon Erez
Published: September 2017

This paper examines the indexical value of /s/-fronting in White Afrikaans and in White South African English (WSAfE). Prior research on this feature has shown that fronted articulations of /s/ in WSAfE serve as a regional and social indicator of the wealthy northern suburbs of Johannesburg, and anecdotal evidence suggests that the feature carries a similar meaning in White Afrikaans. This study therefore aims to examine whether the variable carries similar meanings across the two languages. Data are based on the evaluative reactions toward different experimental stimuli that were presented to 214 Afrikaans-English bilinguals in South Africa during a modified matched-guise task. The results indicate that /s/-fronting in a man’s voice is perceived in similar terms in White Afrikaans and WSAfE though it carries somewhat different meanings across the two languages when it occurs in a woman’s voice, a difference related in turn to different approaches to gender across the two speech communities. The results of this research, and the indexical value of /s/-fronting in the two languages, are therefore only understandable in terms of certain sociohistorical and sociological differences between the two speech communities. The article ends with some discussion relating to the possible source of the relevant similarities and differences, i.e., parallel innovation or sociophonetic transfer.
Household Grocery Budgets—An Empirical Examination of Allocation Changes Due to Household Demographics
Authors: D’Souza Giles , Tariq Ayesha , Allaway Arthur
Published: September 2017

The authors empirically examine changes in household grocery budget allocation using IRI panel data for 2001, which track more than 4,000 panel households’ specific purchases of 31 product categories across supermarkets and drug stores, while recording total purchases for all other categories. They then use an almost ideal demand system (AIDS) model to measure the impact of household demographics on grocery budget allocation over the 31 product categories. The household demographic variables used include marital status, presence of children including small children, occupation, household size, age, and other demographics, while also using grocery-specific variables—total grocery spending, prices, and total grocery shopping frequency. They find household demographics especially occupation and family variables, do affect grocery budget allocation, and that their effect is exercised much more through prices than through the total grocery budget.
Die Uneigentlichkeit der Heldendichtung und ihre modernen Leser
Authors: Kragl Florian
Published: September 2017

Medieval literature and especially heroic poetry seem to irritate modern readers in many ways, which also poses a serious challenge to narratological description. The protagonists of heroic poetry are particularly challenging as they are usually perceived as «flat», due to their lack of psychological depth, and thus do not seem to be able to motivate the events on the storyline. Drawing on examples from the
(Anti-)Latinate syntax in Renaissance dialogue
Authors: del Rey Quesada Santiago
Published: September 2017

Romance texts translated from Latin – especially in the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance period – are supposed to contain numerous syntactic phenomena which can be explained as direct calques from the source text. Nevertheless, scholars often refer exclusively to this phenomenon ‒ i.e. the calque itself or