bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Flexible bronchoscopy and mechanical ventilation in managing Mounier-Kuhn syndrome: a case report
Authors: Kaya Aslihan Gürün , Çiledağ Aydin , Atasoy Çetin , Karnak Demet
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare congenital condition with distinct dilatation and diverticulation of the tracheal wall. The symptoms may vary and the treatment usually consists of support. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 60-year-old male with recurrent hospital admission. He was admitted in this case due to dyspnea, cough and sputum production. An arterial blood sample revealed decompensated respiratory acidosis with moderate hypoxemia. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed dilatation of the trachea and bronchi, tracheal diverticula and bronchiectasis. Flexible bronchoscopy was performed, which revealed enlarged airways with expiratory collapse. Furthermore, orifices of tracheal diverticulosis were also detected. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) was added, along with long-term oxygen therapy. At control visits, the patient’s clinical and laboratory findings were found to have improved. CONCLUSION: Flexible bronchoscopy can be advocated for establishing the diagnosis and non-invasive mechanical ventilation can be used with a high success rate, for clinical wellbeing in Mounier-Kuhn syndrome.
Novas Fontes, Novas Versões: Contribuições do Acervo da Comissão Nacional da Verdade
Authors: Costa Alessandra Sá Mello , Silva Marcelo Almeida de Carvalho
Published: April 2017

Resumo Na área de estudos organizacionais, o interesse dos pesquisadores em utilizar fontes e acervos históricos em suas pesquisas cresce a cada dia (Rowlinson, Hassard, & Decker, 2014; Yates, 2014). Como forma de enriquecer e aprofundar a discussão sobre esse movimento, a presente pesquisa tem por objetivo refletir sobre possíveis contribuições das fontes reunidas, sistematizadas e produzidas pela Comissão Nacional da Verdade (CNV). Instituída para investigar as graves violações dos direitos humanos cometidas no regime da ditadura civil-militar brasileira, a CNV (a partir de seu acervo) oferece aos pesquisadores das organizações novas versões dos fatos históricos, o que torna possível não só problematizar e rever versões históricas oficiais hegemônicas, mas também investigar fenômenos organizacionais sob outras perspectivas. Assim, após a descrição do processo de constituição e de composição do seu acervo documental, foram elencadas quatro avenidas de pesquisas iniciais: (a) sobre o apoio e a participação da sociedade civil na constituição e manutenção do governo civil-militar brasileiro; (b) sobre a formação de redes de agentes sociais envolvidos no processo de criação e de trabalho da CNV; (c) sobre as relações de trabalho durante o período, como a atuação dos sindicatos ou as práticas de recursos humanos sob um regime autoritário; e (d) sobre o tema da história e memória das empresas.
DIFFERENT SHADING ENVIRONMENTS IMPACT GROWTH AND YIELD OF THREE MINI-TOMATO CULTIVARS
Authors: GAMA DIEGO RANGEL DA SILVA , MESQUITA ALESSANDRO CARLOS , YURI JONY EISHI , FERREIRA KALLINE MENDES , SOUZA VANUZA
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT Our study was conducted in the experimental field of the Department of Technology and Social Sciences (DTCS) of the State University of Bahia - UNEB, Juazeiro-BA. The experimental design was comprised of randomized blocks, sub-subdivided in plots, with four replicates comprising the plots of three different shading methods, gray shading screen (GS), red shading screen (RS), and blue shading screen (BS), and the control treatment with no shading. The subplots comprised three mini-tomato cultivars (“Sweet Million”, “Red Sugar”, and “Shani”), and sub-subplots consisted of seven sampling times. The traits evaluated were: dry matter accumulation in leaves, stems, roots, and fruits, total dry matter, shoot length, root length, total number of fruits, and overall yield. The results of the growth analysis showed that dry matter accumulation in organs of mini tomatoes was similar in all treatments and that the highest total dry matter accumulation occurred under RS. In all treatments, fruit was the preferential drainage; however, the cultivar “Red Sugar” showed higher dry matter accumulation in other plant organs. “Red Sugar” also showed the highest number of fruits per plant; however, when we evaluated total productivity, “Sweet Million” and “Shani” showed similar, higher values than “Red Sugar”.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO INDUSTRIAL E DINÂMICAS TERRITORIAIS DE CONTESTAÇÃO SOCIAL E CONFRONTO POLÍTICO
Authors: Ramalho José Ricardo , Santos Rodrigo Salles Pereira dos , Lima Raphael Jonathas da Costa
Published: April 2017

Resumo O artigo discute o conflito socioambiental estabelecido na interação entre o desenvolvimento de estratégias industriais em rede, através da Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), e formas emergentes de contestação social e confronto político nas localidades siderúrgicas e de extração mineral de Volta Redonda (RJ) e Congonhas (MG). O argumento central enfatiza a importância dessas formas de enraizamento social como condicionantes da ação econômica, considerando principalmente a natureza inovadora da integração de questões do trabalho e do meio ambiente nos territórios pesquisados.
A negociação de um corpo com dor: racionalidade biomédica na dinâmica ritualizada do trabalho de parto hospitalar
Authors: Rangel Vanessa Maia , Camargo Jr Kenneth Rochel de
Published: April 2017

Resumo O objeto deste artigo é analisar o status da parturiente durante o ritual do trabalho de parto hospitalar. Para isto, partimos do entendimento da racionalidade biomédica de que o paradigma obstétrico se caracteriza pela intervenção técnica e tecnológica no corpo feminino, pela crença de sua biologia instável e pelo caráter liminar da parturiente, na expectativa do nascimento de um bebê saudável. A metodologia utilizada para o trabalho original foi qualitativa, baseada na observação participante dos atendimentos obstétricos que aconteceram nas salas de admissão, pré-parto e parto de uma maternidade pública do município do Rio de Janeiro. A análise dos achados foi feita a partir da teoria antropológica dos rituais e de trabalhos que consideram a intervenção técnica e tecnológica no corpo das parturientes pela racionalidade biomédica. O diálogo que se estabelece entre obstetras e parturientes considera diferentes perspectivas, atores, locais e instrumentos, estabelecendo o sofrimento corporal, pela dor do trabalho de parto, como o grande negociador da dinâmica ritual.
Reflexões e significados sobre competências docentes no ensino médico
Authors: Machado Maria das Mercês Borém Correa , Sampaio Cristina Andrade , Macedo Simone Moreira de , Figueiredo Maria Fernanda Santos , Rodrigues Neto João Felício , Lopes Isabella Gomes , Leite Maísa Tavares de Souza
Published: April 2017

Resumo: Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender o significado de competência na percepção dos docentes dos módulos de Habilidades e Atitudes. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória. A escolha do referencial teórico e metodológico considerou a perspectiva hermenêutica. O estudo foi realizado em uma universidade pública com docentes do curso de Medicina, por meio de entrevista individual e não estruturada. Os dados foram submetidos à análise do discurso evidenciando as categorias empíricas: “Competência como eixo norteador e estruturante às necessidades educacionais”; “Docência na educação médica: a prática profissional possibilita habilidades” e “Estratégias para o desenvolvimento docente”. Considera-se que as mudanças requeridas no curso médico precisam encontrar apoio na gestão e na liderança dos professores, na implementação de um programa de desenvolvimento do corpo docente, que se tornará um valioso instrumento de reflexão para os educadores, a fim de melhorar o exercício da docência no curso médico.
The cerebrospinal fluid in multiple sclerosis: far beyond the bands
Authors: Domingues Renan Barros , Fernandes Gustavo Bruniera Peres , Leite Fernando Brunale Vilela de Moura , Tilbery Charles Peter , Thomaz Rodrigo Barbosa , Silva Gisele Sampaio , Mangueira Cristóvão Luis Pitangueira , Soares Carlos Augusto Senne
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT The cerebrospinal fluid analysis has been employed for supporting multiple sclerosis diagnosis and ruling out the differential diagnoses. The most classical findings reflect the inflammatory nature of the disease, including mild pleocytosis, mild protein increase, intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulin G, and, most typically, the presence of oligoclonal bands. In recent years, new biomarkers have emerged in the context of multiple sclerosis. The search for new biomarkers reflect the need of a better evaluation of disease activity, disease progression, and treatment efficiency. A more refined evaluation of disease and therapy status can contribute to better therapeutic choices, particularly in escalation of therapies. This is very relevant taking into account the availability of a greater number of drugs for multiple sclerosis treatment in recent years. In this review, we critically evaluate the current literature regarding the most important cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis. The determination of biomarkers levels, such as chemokine ligand 13, fetuin A, and mainly light neurofilament has shown promising results in the evaluation of this disease, providing information that along with clinical and neuroimaging data may contribute to better therapeutic decisions.
Influence of standard recommendations for the calculation of the column-base connection by socket according to ABNT NBR 9062:2006
Authors: PIERALISI R. , MACHADO R. D.
Published: April 2017

Abstract This work studies the column-base connection by external socket in precast structures. A parametric study of the geometric characteristics of the external socket base with smooth interface is presented. In this parametric study, the consumption of concrete and steel are analyzed. The column cross section, the embedded length of the column in the socket base and the thickness of the wall of the socket base were the variables considered in this study. It was observed that with the increase of the embedded length, the minimum cross section of the main horizontal reinforcement reduces. With this modification, the walls of the socket base that are perpendicular to the direction of the applied loads presented a reduction of their stiffness. Besides the parametric study, this paper presents a verification model. This part of the study shows the possibility to generate abacuses that simplifies the project of the socket base foundation. Moreover, a comparative analysis becomes easier to be accomplished
Santos e sacramentos no cotidiano dos trabalhadores de Macapá (1948-1964)
Authors: Lobato Sidney da Silva
Published: April 2017

Resumo Entre 1948 e 1964, a Igreja Católica ampliou rapidamente sua envergadura institucional no Território Federal do Amapá. Neste território, ocorreu a chegada de missionários italianos e a consequente formação de diversas paróquias. Os párocos procuraram então depurar as práticas religiosas dos leigos, seguindo os rígidos princípios da ortodoxia eclesiástica. Neste artigo, procuramos enfocar o esforço destes leigos para defender uma religiosidade na qual o culto aos santos ocupava um lugar central, em detrimento da importância que os padres atribuíam aos sacramentos. Procuramos também demonstrar que, diante deste esforço, muitas vezes os clérigos recuaram.
Job Reallocation and Unemployment in Equilibrium
Authors: Weingarden Alison
Published: April 2017

Job reallocation in the U.S.--the sum of job creation and job destruction across employers--has been declining over several decades. This piece looks at the relationship between job reallocation and the long-run rate of unemployment ("LRU") both theoretically and empirically. In this piece I show how declines in job reallocation can coincide with higher or lower unemployment– the sign and magnitude of the relationship is ambiguous.
Perspective: Hope for Health Equity
Authors: Rust, MD, MPH George
Published: April 2017

Times like these test the soul. We are now working for health equity in a time of overt, aggressive opposition. Yet, hope in the face of overwhelming obstacles is the force that has driven most of the world’s progress toward equity and justice. Operationalizing real-world hope requires an affirmative vision, an expectation of success, broad coalitions taking action cohesively, and frequent measures of collective impact to drive rapid-cycle improvement.

Ethn Dis. 2017;27(2):117-120; doi:10.18865/ed.27.2.117
This is My Book! by M. Pett
Authors: Eremenko Shannon
Published: April 2017

Pett, Mark. This is My Book! Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2016. This simple children’s picture book written and illustrated by the self proclaimed “authorstrator”, Mark Pett, conveys a strong message about sharing to its 3-7 year old audience. The pristinely white pages are the backdrops to the author’s instructions on how to create a book. Pett skillfully poses himself as the main character, making it known that he is the boss of this great work of art and solely in charge of how to accomplish his goal. Of utmost importance, under his decree, is that the book itself needs to stay nice and clean, implying that whoever is reading it will look with their eyes and not with their hands. Ironically, this endeavor is virtually impossible when dealing with small children. In the durable pages meant for little hands, the desire for control exhibited by Mr. Pett, the main character, is evident. When he introduces a secondary character, Perfectly Polite Panda, who speaks up immediately professing that he prefers to be called Spike, mild irritation results as he sets out the other rules for creating his book. Unbeknownst to Mr. Pett, Polite Panda shows his creativity by drawing characters Pinky, Joe, Norbert and Squiggly on those pristine walls. As expected, Mr. Pett becomes very upset that his rules are not being followed. It is obvious he doesn’t like to share the spotlight and it is in this moment where Spike’s free-flowing actions start to unravel Mr. Pett’s master plan. The illustrations showcase Mr. Pett’s irritation and frustration which eventually lead to an all out temper tantrum with clenched fists and even jumping up and down. Undoubtedly, every child has felt these emotions and could identify with the main character. Both parents and their children could have fun in a read aloud mimicking, both in tone and action, how silly children and sometimes even adults can sound when they don’t get their way. “Why aren’t you listening to me?!” Mr. Pet pleads almost crying in exasperation while the other characters smile happily at the notion of using pop ups in his book. Providing flaps, pull tabs and pop-ups, much to the dismay of Mr. Pett, Spike gives the audience an opportunity to be interactive with the book itself, a feature many children will love. Experiencing a complete melt-down at the actions of Spike, Mr. Pett finally resolves to listen to him as he explains that the book really isn’t just his in the first place; rather, it’s everyone’s to enjoy and create. There is even a space at the back inviting the audience to practice his or her own creative drawing as well. Similar in messaging as Pett’s earlier work The Girl and The Bicycle, much can be learned from the company of others and a story needn’t contain a lot of words to accomplish this feat. Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Shannon EremenkoShannon is a Grade Six teacher in an Edmonton elementary school who loves to incorporate real life stories to make curriculum come alive in her classroom.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Authors: Pearce Hanne
Published: April 2017

Greetings everyone! Just a few news items for this issue:New Award for Children’s BooksThe Canadian Children’s Book Centre has announced a new children’s literature award, the Harry Black Picture Book Award. The award will honour the best French-language children’s book and comes with a $5,000 cash prize. The first award will be announced in Montreal at this year’s Prix TD Gala in November. The award is being established in honour of the late Harry Black, Order of Canada recipient and former director of UNICEF Canada. More information about entry requirements in French are available on the Canadian Children’s Book Centre website.TD Canada Book WeekTD Canadian Children’s Book Week 2017 runs from Saturday, May 6 to Saturday, May 13, 2017. Thirty Canadian children’s authors, illustrators, and storytellers will be visiting schools, libraries, community centres, and bookstores across Canada throughout the week. This year Book Week is celebrating its 40th anniversary, along with Canada’s sesquicentennial. The theme this year is Read across Canada. You can find more information about Book Week, pre-order posters, and view the tour schedule at the the Book Week Website.International Research Society for Children’s Literature (IRSCL) Congress 2017This event will be held Saturday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at York University (Keele Campus) in Toronto, Canada.For more info: http://irscl17.info.yorku.ca/ Best wishes for a warm and wonderful spring!
Publishing in International Journal of Automation Technology
Authors: Altintas Yusuf
Published: April 2017

Automation technology is created by integrating mechanical design, dynamics, control, sensors, actuators, electronics and real time software engineering knowledge into a single system. While there are a number of journals which focus on the individual subjects, a sole journal like IJAT which presents the integration of disciplines to create automation products has been missing.

Although automation covers rather a large spectrum, we encourage the authors to submit their articles with the details of technology integration. While mathematical details of a position control of a single axis machine may be more suitable to be presented in a pure control journal, the integration of mechanical drives, motors, sensors, control law, trajectory generation and real time software modules constitutes an excellent example for an automation technology. Similarly, while an image processing algorithm would be narrow, integration of image processing, timing, coordination with moving machinery, hardware and software lay out describes an automation technology.

The aim of the journal is to bring theory, design and integration together which leads to the creation of a novel automation technology. The journal is expected to be a key resource for automation engineers in industry and academia while disseminating archival academic knowledge to the society.
The Zika Virus Outbreak in Brazil: Knowledge Gaps and Challenges for Risk Reduction
Authors: Garcia Serpa Osorio-de-Castro Claudia , Silva Miranda Elaine , Machado de Freitas Carlos , Rochel de Camargo Kenneth , Cranmer Hilarie Hartel
Published: April 2017

We analyzed uncertainties and complexities of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil, and we discuss risk reduction for future emergencies. We present the public health situation in Brazil and concurrent determinants of the epidemic and the knowledge gaps that persist despite building evidence from research, making public health decisions difficult.

Brazil has adopted active measures, but producing desired outcomes may be uncertain because of partial or unavailable information. Reducing population group vulnerabilities and acting on environmental issues are medium- to long-term measures.

Simultaneously dealing with information gaps, uncontrolled disease spread, and vulnerabilities is a new risk scenario and must be approached decisively to face emerging biothreats.
US State Statutes Banning Powdered Alcohol: Exceptions and Penalties
Authors: Garcia Andrea M.
Published: April 2017

To examine state statutes banning powdered alcohol, we identified relevant statutes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through a search (initial search March 2016; follow-up search November 2016) using the legal research database LexisNexis. To identify the laws, we used the following search terms: “concentrated alcohol,” “crystalline alcohol,” “granulated alcohol,” “palcohol,” and “powdered alcohol.”

As of November 2016, 31 states had statutory bans on powdered alcohol. Statutes in 22 states outline penalties for violating the state’s ban on powdered alcohol. Five states include suspension and revocation of alcohol beverage licenses and permits among the penalties. Thirteen states provide exceptions to their ban on powdered alcohol for bona fide scientific research. Twelve states have exceptions for powdered alcohol designed for commercial use or not intended for human consumption.

With concerns expressed that powdered alcohol may lead to greater alcohol consumption, particularly among minors, the majority of state legislatures have demonstrated their willingness to restrict access to novel alcohol products to protect the public’s health. However, the effectiveness of these laws should be evaluated if the product does become available.
The Influence of College Attendance on Risk for Marijuana Initiation in the United States: 1977 to 2015
Authors: Miech Richard A. , Patrick Megan E. , O'Malley Patrick M. , Johnston Lloyd D.
Published: April 2017

Objectives. To examine a potential increase in marijuana initiation among US college students as compared with their age peers not in college before and after 2013, a watershed year for increasing tolerance of marijuana use in the United States.

Methods. Data come from the Monitoring the Future study, which has followed longitudinal panels drawn from annual nationally representative, baseline samples of 12th-grade students starting with the class of 1976. We studied panel members aged 19 to 22 years who had never used marijuana by 12th grade between 1977 and 2015.

Results. College as a risk factor for marijuana initiation has increased significantly since 2013. The increased probability of past-year marijuana use for those enrolled versus not enrolled in college was 51% in 2015, 41% in 2014, and 31% in 2013; it averaged 17% to 22% from 1977 to 2012 among youths who had never used marijuana by 12th grade.

Conclusions. College has grown as a risk factor for marijuana initiation since 2013.

Public Health Implications. College students are in position to usher in new increases in population marijuana use unless colleges soon address the issue with new or modified programs for marijuana prevention and intervention.
Comparison of Five Wheat Models Simulating Phenology under Different Sowing Dates and Varieties
Authors: Wu Lu , Feng Liping , Zhang Yi , Gao Jiachen , Wang Jing
Published: April 2017

Core Ideas

We compared the mechanism and capacity of five wheat phenology models by varied phases.

Models reproduced growing phases well by suitable sowing dates and local varieties.

Simulations were unsatisfactory under late sowing dates and colder conditions.

Crop phenology is closely related to yield formation and crop management. Phenology module is one of the essential components that affect the call of model parameters and performance of whole model. We analyzed different algorithms of five widely used wheat models (WOFOST, CERES‐Wheat, APSIM‐Wheat, SPASS, and WheatSM) and studied the simulation accuracy by field experimental data with three varietal types under varied sowing dates in four sites in the North China plain. Simulation results were in good agreement with the observations in terms of jointing, flowering, and maturity stage. The absolute root mean square error (RMSEa) value for emergence to jointing (E‐J) phase was 3.7 d for WheatSM and >5 d for CERES, APSIM, and SPASS. The RMSEa for the sowing to emergence (S‐E) phase was approximately 4 d, but the normalized root mean square error was >30% for APSIM and CERES. The RMSEa was larger (4.8 d) for SPASS from jointing to flowering (J‐F) compared with other models (2.8–3.7 d). It ranged from 3 to 4 d from flowering to maturity (F‐M) for all models. The five models yielded better predictions in warmer growing conditions than in colder conditions. The RMSEa increased with delayed sowing dates for five models, with average values of 2.7, 3.7, and 5.2 for suitable sowing, sowing delayed by 10 and 20 d, respectively. The five models could well reproduce different growing phases under the conditions of suitable sowing dates and with local varieties, but the performances of models was unsatisfactory, especially under late sowing dates.
KESIAPAN GURU MADRASAH DI KOTA SEMARANG DALAM MENGHADAPI PELAKSANAAN PPG
Authors: Farikh Amin
Published: April 2017

Abstract

Professional Teacher Education (PTE/ PPG) can be regarded as a program to improve the competence of today’s most important teacher. This program is not solely the learning process of the teachers, but also as a starting point increase teachers’ welfare through the provision of teaching certi" cate and allowances. However, the level of preparedness of teachers to plan the holding of Professional Teacher Education (PTE/ PPG) is still low. The mechanism and all the provisions of the Professional Teacher Education (PTE/ PPG) is not understanded, the teacher could not prepare him to adapt. Therefore, the implementation of Professional Teacher Education
should involve at least four (4) It is important to note ; First, Improved readiness and support of teachers. Second, socialization widely. Third, the accuracy of the allocation of time. Fourth, the full support of the government. If the four components are met then automatically readiness of teachers on the implementation of Professional Teacher Education (PTE/ PPG) will go well.
DAFTAR ISI
Authors: Wahana Tim
Published: April 2017

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Implementasi Wajar Dikdas di Pondok Pesantren Salafiyah
Authors: Anita Dewi Evi
Published: April 2017

Abstrak

Education has a role in feeding the nation, either through formal or non formal education. Since 2000 the Government announced compulsory primary education in boarding schools, with first consideration Salafi students boarding schools Salafiyah is the compulsory age students. Second, it is expected students after graduation from boarding schools Salafi have an equal chance in gaining employment. Consideration of the annual programme of Wajar Dikdas in boarding schools Salafiyah APIK Kaliwungu and Darul Falah Jekulo Kudus based on mutual agreement between the Minister of religious affairs with the Minister of national education, about the Government programs to complete compulsory primary education in boarding schools Salafi, due to quantity the number of boarding schools Salafiyah very much, mostly located in rural areas and yet affordable by institutions of formal education or not evenly education, the high number of drop outs, pessimism urgensitas against education for community life and future students. Wajar Dikdas program at the boarding schools Salafiyah APIK Kaliwungu and Darul Falah Jekulo Kudus is not a primary education at both the boarding schools.

Keywords: Pondok Pesantren Salafiyah, Wajib Belajar Pendidikan Dasar
Influence of surface modification by sulfuric acid on coking coal's adsorption of coking wastewater
Authors: Gao Lihui , Wen Hong , Tian Quanzhi , Wang Yongtian , Li Guosheng
Published: April 2017

Coking coal, the raw material of a coke plant, was applied to the adsorption of coking wastewater. In this study, coking coal was directly treated with sulfuric acid to improve its surface properties and adsorption ability. Acid treatment was carried out at various concentrations, by varying from 0.001 to 1 mol/L. The samples were characterized by ash content analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM), N2 adsorption-desorption analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), wettability analysis, and zeta potential analysis. These results demonstrated that H+ could react with inorganic minerals, which resulted in a significant variation of the chemical composition and the structure of coal surface. Furthermore, both the ash content and the surface content of O = C-O, C = O and C-O groups declined gradually as the concentration of sulfuric acid increased, while the surface area and pore volume of micropore, the lipophilic and hydrophobic properties, and zeta potential magnitude increased, resulting in enhanced hydrophobic and Van der Waals' forces between the fine coal and organic pollutants. Characterization modification showed a better performance in adsorption, the removal rate enhanced from 23% to 42% after treated by 1 mol/L sulfuric acid. It was concluded that the acid activation modified the lipophilic and hydrophobic properties, the surface charge properties, surface area and pore volume, the content of oxygen functional groups, all of which could be potentially useful in wastewater adsorption.
Pengembangan media pembelajaran kearsipan digital untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta
Authors: Wirawan Arif Wahyu , Indrawati C Dyah Sulistyaningrum , Rahmanto Andre Novie
Published: April 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kefektifan media pembelajaran kearsipan digital dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan (R & D). Model pengembangan media ini menggunakan model Hannafin dan Peck. Subyek pengujian dilakukan di dua kelas, yaitu kelas X AP 1 (kelas eksperimen) dan X AP 2 (kelas kontrol) di SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta. Uji prasyarat analisis meliputi uji normalitas, uji homogenitas dan menggunakan uji-t. Teknik analisis yang digunakan deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keefektifan dari media pembelajaran kearsipan digital bahwa thitung> ttabel = (3,26> 2,00), maka H0 ditolak, itu berarti bahwa kedua kelompok memiliki skor prestasi belajar yang berbeda. Hasil posttest antara kelas eksperimen (menggunakan media yang dikembangkan) dengan kelas kontrol (tidak menggunakan media yang dikembangkan) menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh kelas eksperimen adalah 80,59, nilai rata-rata lebih tinggi dari kelas kontrol 77, 97. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pengembangan media pembelajaran kearsipan  digital dianggap efektif dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta.Kata kunci: kearsipan, media pembelajaran, microsoft access THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MEDIA ARCHIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES SMK NEGERI 3 SURAKARTAAbstractThis study aims to determine the effectiveness of instructional media digital archives in improving student learning outcomes SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta. This study is a research and development (R & D). Models using the model of media development Hannafin and Peck. Subjects testing was conducted in two classes, X AP 1 (experimental class) and X AP 2 (control group) at SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta. Prerequisite test analysis covering the normality test, homogeneity and using t-test. The analysis technique used descriptive qualitative and quantitative. The results showed that the effectiveness of digital archival media learning that tcount> ttable = (3.26> 2.00), then H0 is rejected, it means that the two groups had different learning achievement scores. Results posttest between the experimental class (using the media developed) with a control class (do not use the media developed) shows that the average value obtained experimental class is 80.59, the average value is higher than the control class 77, 97. Conclusion this research is the development of instructional media digital archives are considered effective in improving student learning outcomes SMK Negeri 3 Surakarta.Keywords: archives, learning media, microsoft access
A class of generalized operator equilibrium problems
Authors: Kim Jong , Raouf A.
Published: April 2017

In this paper, we consider a class of generalized operator equilibrium
problems and derive a Minty type lemma for this class of problems. Further,
we establish some existence theorems for the generalized operator equilibrium
problems. The theorems presented in this paper generalize and unify many
well-known results in the literature.
The complex geometry of Blaschke products of degree 3 and associated ellipses
Authors: Fujimuraa Masayo
Published: April 2017

A bicentric polygon is a polygon which has both an inscribed circle and a
circumscribed one. For given two circles, the necessary and sufficient
condition for existence of bicentric triangle for these two circles is known
as Chapple?s formula or Euler?s theorem. As one of natural extensions of this
formula, we characterize the inscribed ellipses of a triangle which is
inscribed in the unit circle. We also discuss the condition for the
?circumscribed? ellipse of a triangle which is circumscribed about the unit
circle. For the proof of these results, we use some geometrical properties of
Blaschke products on the unit disk.
Exploring health events around preventable hospitalisations through visualisation of linked health data.
Authors: Falster Michael , Jorm Louisa , Leyland Alastair
Published: April 2017

ABSTRACT

Objective‘Preventable hospitalisations’ are used internationally as a health performance indicator of access to and quality of primary care services, yet there’s been recent debate about the true ‘preventability’ these admissions. Much research has compared rates of hospitalisation with the supply of general practitioners (GPs), but there’s surprisingly little understanding of how patients are actually using out of hospital services. This study explored patterns of health events and service use in the lead up to, and following, preventable hospitalisations.

ApproachVisual trajectories of health events were created for 266,950 participants in the 45 and Up Study, NSW Australia. Data linked by the NSW CHeReL on hospital admissions, emergency department (ED) presentations, deaths, as well as GP and specialist consultations from the Department of Human Services, were visually displayed over time. Different health events were juxtaposed using different markers and panels of data. Concurrent patterns of events were identified by sorting, filtering and stratifying participants on number of admissions, self-rated health, geographic remoteness, and compared with a propensity matched cohort of non-admitted participants matched on socio-demographic and health characteristics. Health events were explored over calendar year and in the 90 days surrounding first preventable hospitalisation.

Results8715 participants were admitted for a preventable hospitalisation in 2010, 22% having more than one admission. The visualisations revealed patterns of clustering of GP consultations in the lead up to and following preventable hospitalisation, with 14% of patients having a consultation on the day of admission, and 27% in the prior week. Many patients in regional areas, but not major cities, had GP consultations during admission, suggesting it may have been a part of coordinated care.

There was a clustering of deaths and other hospitalisations following discharge, particularly for patients with a long length of stay, suggesting patients may have been in a state of health deterioration. Specialist consultations were clustered during the period of hospitalisation. Rates of all health events were higher in patients admitted for a preventable hospitalisation than the matched non-admitted cohort.

ConclusionWe didn’t find evidence of limited use of primary care services in the lead-up to a preventable hospitalisation, rather people admitted for preventable hospitalisations tended to have high levels of engagement with multiple elements of the healthcare system. Visualising linked health data was found to be a powerful strategy for uncovering patterns of service use, and such visualisations have potential to be more widely adopted in health services research.
Viral aetiology of acute lower respiratory infections in a birth cohort of Western Australian children
Authors: Lim Faye Janice , Moore Hannah C. , Fathima Parveen , Blyth Christopher C. , De Klerk Nicholas
Published: April 2017

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ObjectivesAcute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) such as bronchiolitis, pneumonia and influenza are a common cause of childhood morbidity. The relative importance of individual respiratory viruses associated with these infections may fluctuate in different populations. Knowledge of the aetiology of ALRI is important so that preventive strategies, such as vaccination, may be targeted appropriately. We sought to describe the virus-specific burden of ALRI in children born in Western Australia (WA).

ApproachWe identified a birth cohort of children born in WA from 1996 to 2012. ALRI-coded hospital admissions and routine laboratory data regarding the detection of respiratory viruses pertaining to these children were extracted and linked through the WA Data Linkage Unit. Hospitalisation and laboratory data were restricted to Jan 2000 to Jun 2013 as laboratory data were only available for this period.

Repeat hospital admissions for ALRI within 14 days of each other were collapsed into the same episode of infection. Virus detection was defined as detection via culture, immunofluorescence or molecular methods from a respiratory sample 48 hours pre- or post-hospitalisation. We estimated the proportion of ALRI episodes in children aged up to 17 years with a laboratory test recorded and identified the viruses detected. Using person-time-at-risk as the denominator, we calculated the virus-specific rates of ALRI in 2000-2012 in the birth cohort.

ResultsOf 469,589 children born 1996-2012, 7.0% were admitted to hospital at least once for ALRI between Jan 2000 and Jun 2013. Bronchiolitis and pneumonia were the most common diagnoses, collectively accounting for 73.3% (n=32,815) of all ALRI episodes.

45.4% of ALRI episodes (n=20,323) in children aged 0-17 years linked to a laboratory test record. Of those with a laboratory record, 60.0% tested positive for one or more viruses, most commonly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV; n=7671). Of those with at least 1 virus detected, 4.7% had 2 or more viruses detected, with RSV-adenovirus being the most common viral pair.

Among children aged under 5 years, rates of virus-related ALRI hospitalisation were highest in children aged 1-2 months (37.2 per 1000 child-years), corresponding to the peak in RSV-related hospitalisations (30.6 per 1000 child-years). By contrast, rates of adenovirus-related hospitalisations were highest in children aged 6-11 months (1.7 per 1000 child-years).

ConclusionThis study demonstrates the power of using linked data to assess the virus-specific burden of ALRI in a population of children. Future work will focus on viral-viral coinfection and its impact on clinical outcomes.
A six-year trend of the healthcare cost of arthritis in a population-based cohort of older women
Authors: Lo Tkt , Parkinson Lynne , Cunich Michelle , Byles Julie
Published: April 2017

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ObjectivesTo examine the trend of the healthcare cost of arthritis in a population-based cohort of older women and to estimate the mean adjusted incremental healthcare costs, and selected percentiles.

ApproachThis is a healthcare cost study based on individual-level data. Data included health survey and linked administrative data, from 2003 to 2009, from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. The Medicare Australia datasets include the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (unit record data on claims for government-subsidized prescription medicines) and the Medicare Benefits Schedule (listing of health services subsidized by the Australian Government) datasets; they were the source for all healthcare utilization and cost data in this study. The main outcome measure was the incremental healthcare cost of arthritis (estimated from the Australian Government’s cost perspective) expressed as dollars per person per year. All costs were expressed in 2012 Australian dollars. Regression models were used to estimate the adjusted incremental costs of arthritis. The mean adjusted incremental healthcare cost of arthritis was computed using GLMs with a logarithmic-link function and a gamma distribution for costs. The adjusted incremental costs at the 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th percentiles were computed using Quantile Regression. These percentiles were chosen because cost data are skewed to the right and it was expected that there would be smaller differences between the lower percentiles but bigger differences between upper adjacent percentiles.

ResultsData from 4287 women were included in the analysis. Adjusted incremental healthcare cost of arthritis did not increase significantly from 2003 to 2009. However, there were indications that costs at the lower percentiles decreased slightly over the study period while costs at higher (above 50th) percentiles increased. The estimated median cost was $480 (95% CI: $498 - $759) per person per year in 2009. However, ten percent of women had more than 300% higher cost than the “average person” with arthritis.

ConclusionHealthcare cost of arthritis represents a substantial burden. However, considering only overall cost does not provide a detailed picture of expenditure. Our results suggest that higher cost patients had different experiences in arthritis cost over time, compared to patients with lower costs, although overall cost has not increased over time. As healthcare spending is concentrated in the high-cost patients, characterising these patients and formulating initiatives that target them could have a considerable impact on improving care and lowering health expenditure due to arthritis.
Using consented health record linkage in a longitudinal cohort study
Authors: Tingay Karen , Akbari Ashley , Bandyopadhyay Amrita , Bedford Helen , Brophy Sinead , Cortina Borja Mario , Fitzsimons Emla , Griffiths Lucy , Healy Melanie , Johnson Jon , Setakis Efrosini , Walton Suzanne , Dezateux Carol , Lyons Ronan
Published: April 2017

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ObjectivesThe aim of this project is to address important issues relevant to children’s health This will be done by enhancing information collected in the longitudinal, UK-wide Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) by linking participating children to their routine health records. These issues include: health service implications of early life onset of obesity and overweight; timeliness of immunisations; association of infections with asthma and allergic disorders in childhood; and burden of disease due to childhood injuries.

ApproachThe MCS comprises information on the social, economic and health-related circumstances of children surveyed at ages 9 months, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 14 years. At the age 7 interview, 12517 (89.1%) of the 14043 adults with parental responsibility consented for information from their child’s routine heath records to be released to the MCS (a).

Routine health records have been requested for Wales, England and Scotland to be linked to MCS responses within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank at Swansea University. Data will be analysed using weights for non-response, non-consent and non-linkage and the linkage reported according to the RECORD guidelines (b).

ResultsTo date, all 1881 MCS children with valid consent who live or have lived in Wales have been linked by assigning an Anonymous Linking Field (ALF) to each individual which can be mapped across multiple datasets without risk of identification (c). Of these children, 1365 (72.3%) had experienced at least one hospital admission by the age of 14 years. Risk of admission by each of the survey ages for boys and girls separately will be calculated adjusting for non-response at different sweeps. These children have also been linked to their immunisation records (n = 1872), Emergency Department attendances (n = 1276), and available GP records (n = 1151) to enable analyses in fulfilment of the project objectives.

ConclusionsRoutine health records are a potentially valuable enhancement to longitudinal studies, allowing evaluation of questions of relevance to public health and health services, and the completeness and consistency of records from these different sources to be addressed.

Referencesa. Shepherd, P. (2013) Consent to linkage to child health data ISBN 978-1-906929-59-6b. Benchimol, E.I. et al (2015) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001885 c. Ford, D.V. et al (2009) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-157
Programmatically encrypting data linkage fields at a project level within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank
Authors: Noyce Richard , Thayer Dan
Published: April 2017

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Introduction/BackgroundThe ability to link datasets within the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank provides researchers with a powerful tool to analyse multiple datasets. The ability to combine several datasets also has the adverse effect of potential identification of an individual. Further encrypting linkage fields at a project level limits the links to datasets specific to the project only. This presentation discusses the opensource web based administration tool that programmatically applies project encryption in a consistent and timely manner, logging administrator actions.

Objectives1). Identify encryption methodology2). Programme encryption steps and log steps 3). Design and implement web based user administration tool

ApproachUtilising existing Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank security, providing researchers with a view of their data, separating data linkage fields into a separate secure lookup table. Using Python programming language to automate the Structured Query Language (SQL) scripts required to accomplish this, as well as Python packages to interact with the databank and web based administration tool.

ResultsProject encrypted views created for several projects and scores of datasets. Encrypted linkage fields unique to each project ensuring views across projects can not be linked either to each other or the original datasets.

ConclusionEncryption process is programmable and administered through web tool.
Secure Research at scale
Authors: Thompson Simon
Published: April 2017

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BackgroundAs part of an initiative funded by FARR institute, Swansea University Health Informatics Unit embarked on the creation of the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP) to both build on the experience developed by the SAIL databank over many years and to create an infrastructure that can support, at scale, multiple national research programmes.

MethodThe system was created utilising the in-house technical staff and combines multiple vender solutions all orchestrated through bespoke developments. The same team also developed the National Research Data Appliance (NRDA) and elements of this initiate were integrated into the core of this development.

ResultsThe system went live at the end of February 2016 and is already supporting five national level research programmes. The presentation will show now the system is architected and how it evolved over time as additional opportunities arose. It is imperative to both provide common architecture and systems that can scale to meet the research programmes needs and yet still allow for additional unique aspects to be provisioned that deliver against the programmes research goals and differing governance models.

The platform has gained an ISO 27001 accreditation which provided clear control and management over information security but also allows programmes utilising the platform to inherit these key controls and if desirable to gain their own accreditation easier, as the SAIL Databank has demonstrated.

The platform has an ambitus road map and is currently adding imaging capabilities supported by an imaging processing pipeline. Genomics handling, processing and analysis capabilities are being added in the next couple of months.

ConclusionThe demand for UKSeRP has been higher than initially envisaged and the possible use cases are constantly being imagined. We are also introducing an entry level UKSeRP to support individual projects and their requirements.