bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Fall Characteristics From Depth Sensor Videos
Authors: O'Connor Jennifer J. , Phillips Lorraine J. , Folarinde Bunmi , Alexander Gregory L. , Rantz Marilyn
Published: June 2017

Falls are a major source of death and disability in older adults; little data, however, are available about the etiology of falls in community-dwelling older adults. Sensor systems installed in independent and assisted living residences of 105 older adults participating in an ongoing technology study were programmed to record live videos of probable fall events. Sixty-four fall video segments from 19 individuals were viewed and rated using the Falls Video Assessment Questionnaire. Raters identified that 56% (
n
= 36) of falls were due to an incorrect shift of body weight and 27% (
n
= 17) from losing support of an external object, such as an unlocked wheelchair or rolling walker. In 60% of falls, mobility aids were in the room or in use at the time of the fall. Use of environmentally embedded sensors provides a mechanism for real-time fall detection and, ultimately, may supply information to clinicians for fall prevention interventions. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43
(7), 13–19.]
Aprovechamiento hidroeléctrico del río Navia
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: June 2017

Para el aprovechamiento hidroeléctrico del río Navia que atraviesa la parte occidental de la provincia asturiana, se han mancomunado los esfuerzos de la Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico y la Electra del Viesgo.
Infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde como tema transversal na formação do enfermeiro / Healthcare-associated infection as a transversal theme in the training of nurses
Authors: Giroti Suellen Karina Oliveira , Garanhani Mara Lucia
Published: June 2017

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o conceito das Infecções relacionadas a assistência à saúde e sua relevância na formação do enfermeiro, na perspectiva dos docentes coordenadores de módulos de um currículo integrado de enfermagem. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva qualitativa, realizada por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 19 docentes em 2012. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo temática. E, para a discussão utilizou corpo de conhecimento específico do tema e premissas teóricas do Pensamento Complexo, formulado por Edgar Morin. Os professores conceituaram infecções relacionando-as ao ambiente, materiais e equipamentos, aos profissionais, aos pacientes e à antibióticoterapia. Relataram a relevância do tema ser abordado de forma transversal na formação do enfermeiro. Conclui-se que é um desafio para os docentes de enfermagem a inserção do tema na prática educativa, incorporada à avaliação de desempenhos a serem atingidos pelos estudantes, buscando a formação de um enfermeiro competente e comprometido com a prevenção e o controle de infecção infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde.Palavras-chave: Infecção. Serviços de saúde. Currículo. Educação em enfermagem.
 Ensino do gerenciamento e suas implicações à formação do enfermeiro: perspectivas de docentes/ Management teaching and its implications to nurses formation: a professors perspectives
Authors: Santos Pamela Regina dos , Silva Simone Viana da , Rigo Denise De Fátima Hoffmann , Oliveira João Lucas Campos de , Tonini Nelsi Salete , Nicola Anair Lazzari
Published: June 2017

Objetivou-se analisar as percepções de docentes quanto ao ensino do gerenciamento em enfermagem e suas implicações à formação do enfermeiro. Fez-se um estudo descritivo-exploratório, qualitativo, com a participação de 13 docentes enfermeiros vinculados aos cursos de graduação em Enfermagem de três Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) do interior do Paraná, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, gravada, e norteada pela questão: “Fale-me sobre o ensino do Gerenciamento em Enfermagem e suas implicações na formação do enfermeiro”. Ao material transcrito dos depoimentos, empregou-se Análise de Conteúdo na modalidade temática. Os resultados foram sumarizados em três categorias temáticas. Evidenciou-se que o ensino do gerenciamento implica diretamente ao labor do futuro enfermeiro e a sua prática assistencial, sendo indissociáveis. Contudo, o processo de graduação demasiadamente fragmentado desfavorece a harmonia na formação entre as dimensões de gerência e assistência, o que poderia ser melhorado com estratégias pedagógicas pontuais, como situações-problema, portfólios, estudos de caso e ligas acadêmicas, além da reestruturação curricular.
Polaridades vivenciadas por estudantes de enfermagem na aprendizagem da comunicação: perspectivas do pensamento complexo/ Polarities experienced by nursing students in learning the communication: perspectives of thought complex
Authors: Dalcól Camila , Garanhani Mara Lúcia , Fonseca Ligia Fahl , Carvalho Brígida Gimenez
Published: June 2017

A comunicação é uma competência a ser alcançada na formação do enfermeiro. O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender as polaridades vivenciadas pelos estudantes de enfermagem no desenvolvimento da competência de comunicação. Estudo qualitativo compreensivo, tipo estudo de caso, realizado com 55 acadêmicos de um Currículo Integrado de enfermagem de uma universidade pública que tem a comunicação como um de seus temas transversais. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de grupos focais, que foram gravados, filmados, transcritos na íntegra e submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados foram discutidos de acordo com o pensamento complexo de Edgar Morin. Todos os preceitos éticos foram atendidos. Os resultados apontaram algumas polaridades vivenciadas no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da comunicação: teoria e prática, comunicação verbal e não verbal, silêncio e fala. Na perspectiva do pensamento complexo e do princípio dialógico, as dualidades apresentadas neste estudo, mesmo sendo aparentemente contraditórias, devem ser compreendidas como inseparáveis e complementares, de modo que seu entrelaçamento torne o ensino da comunicação mais abrangente e integrado.
Mortalidade de motociclistas em acidentes de trânsito: tendência temporal entre 1997 e 2012/Motorcyclist mortality in traffic accidents: temporal trend between 1997 and 2012
Authors: Oliveira Nelson Luiz Batista de , Souza Eniuce Menezes de , Cunha Guilherme Zubach da
Published: June 2017

O objetivo deste estudo foi o de descrever as características sociodemográficas dos motociclistas mortos em acidentes de trânsito e analisar a tendência temporal da mortalidade no período de 1997 a 2012. Estudo epidemiológico da mortalidade de 320 motociclistas, residentes em Maringá, Paraná. Os dados foram extraídos do Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade do Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (Datasus). A análise de tendência foi realizada a partir do ajuste de um modelo de regressão de Poisson para séries temporais. A maioria das vítimas (85,00%) era do sexo masculino, na faixa etária entre 20 e 39 anos (62,19%), branca (78,75%), com escolaridade entre oito e 11 anos de estudo (38,75%) e solteira (62,82%). Os óbitos ocorreram com maior frequência nos hospitais (53,13%) e no momento do acidente, e apenas 16,87% dos indivíduos estavam trabalhando. Houve predomínio das colisões com automóvel/caminhonete (38,75%). Observou-se aumento progressivo de mortes de 8,2% ao ano (IC 95%: 7% - 9%). A partir do modelo estimado de tendência, a média de óbitos aumentou de 8,42, em 1997, para 34,5, em 2012. Conclui-se que esses eventos representam um grave problema de saúde pública, aumentando em todo o mundo, em proporções significativas.
Experimental Study on Tensile Strength of Butt Joints for Mild Steel with Thickness 6mm Using Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Authors: Zakaria Z.A. , Hasan K.N.M. , Razak M.F.A. , Yaacob Amirrudin , Othman A.R.
Published: June 2017

In this study, the effects of various welding parameters on welding strength in low carbon steel JIS G 3101 SS400, welded by gas metal arc welding were investigated. Welding current, arc voltage and travel speed are the variable parameters were studied in this study. The ultimate tensile strength, hardness and heat affected zone were measured for each specimen after the welding operations, and the effects of these parameters on strength were examined. Then, the relationship between welding parameter and ultimate tensile strength, hardness and heat affected zone were determined. Based on the finding, the best parameter is formulated and used to calculate the heat input.
Physiochemical Properties and Fatty Acids Profiles of Oil from Musa Aluminata balbisiana
Authors: Hamid Husna A. , Masripan Nor Azmmi B. , Hasan Rafidah
Published: June 2017

Banana peel wastes of Musa Aluminata balbisiana (MBS) which known as a waste, and often ignored was collected and subjected to approximate composition study. The study revealed that the peel contained 78.58% of moisture content and 0.57% of volatile content. Oil extraction of MBS was performed using soxhlet method was yielded a pale brownish oil at room temperature with extraction recovery of 62.42%. The oil was exhibited a density, specific gravity, refractive index and viscosity of 08502 kg/m3, 0.8536 kg/m3, 1.47 and 3.29 cSt respectively. Physiochemical analysis shows that, the oil contained 2.64 of free fatty acids (FFAs), 0.77 g I2/100 g of oil Iodine values (IV), 7.46 mgKOH/g of saponification value (SV), 0.52 mgKOH/g of total acid number (TAN). Fatty acids analysis showed that, the oil composed of 46% of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and 4% of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). The fatty acids analysis exhibit a desirable properties to further developed as a lubricants or as a lubricant additives due to ability to provides surface protective film in tribological behavioral due to the higher percentages of SFAs.
Material Characterization of Hybrid Composite: Experimental Using Strain Gauge/DIC with Finite Element Modelling Macro/Micro Scale
Authors: Ab Ghani Ahmad Fuad , Mahmud Jamaluddin
Published: June 2017

The study presents the multi methods of determining mechanical properties and mechanical characterization under tensile loading of hybrid composite in the form of experimental technique involving measurement of strain using strain gauge and digital image correlation (DIC) technique utilizing open source platform Ncorr to compute the strain on surface of hybrid composite. The method of micro mechanical modelling using Finite Element Modelling (FEM) in the mode of representation volume element (RVE) method and macro scale FEM using commercial software Ansys have been performed to compute the modulus of elasticity in direction of uniaxial tensile loading. The four methods then compared which yields very consistent results with each other. It is observed that all four methods are reliable in determining mechanical properties of unidirectional single composite as well as hybrid composite. The experimental involved the use of ASTM D3039 standard tensile test for hybrid composite and strain are measured using strain gauges and DIC.
Weighting of Natural Fibre Criteria for Fibre Metal Laminate Using Entropy Method for Car Front Hood Utilization
Authors: Mohd Ishak Noordiana , Dhar Malingam Sivakumar , Mansor Muhd Ridzuan
Published: June 2017

Material selection is one of the crucial stages in design and development process which depend on various physical, mechanical and manufacturing properties. To increase the success probability of the product, the designer needs to decide the suitable material. Therefore, to increase the reliability of the product, entropy method could be applied to determine the importance of criteria for the material used. Entropy method is a highly reliable and can be adjusted to information measurement to determine weighting criteria in decision making environment. Weighting criteria of material play a very significant role in the ranking results of the material selection. Therefore, the aim of this study is to utilise entropy method to rank the main criteria of the natural fibre used in fibre metal laminate panel for car front hood design. It is important to define the main criteria of materials during the material selection process to prevent any mechanical failure and to control the raw material cost. Most of the fibre metal laminate in the market utilise synthetic fibre, while natural fibre is rarely explored. Entropy method was applied to determine the main criteria weighting of natural fibre using five criteria. The result showed the highest rank to the lowest rank for the main criteria is density, stiffness, water absorption, cost and finally availability.
Colored Glasses to Mitigate Photophobia Symptoms Posttraumatic Brain Injury
Authors: Clark Joseph , Hasselfeld Kimberly , Bigsby Kathryn , Divine Jon
Published: June 2017

Context: 

After a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), patients often suffer from light sensitivity, or photophobia, which contributes to decreased quality of life post-mTBI. Whereas sunglasses may provide some relief from photophobia, they are not practical indoors or in low light. A light-mitigation strategy can be easily used indoors as needed to optimize the relief. We have found that many photophobic patients experience relief using colored sunglasses.

Objective: 

To provide the athletic trainer with a means and method to assess whether an athlete is suffering from photophobia after concussion and to determine if colored glasses provide relief.

Design: 

Cross-sectional study.

Setting: 

Rehabilitation clinic.

Patients or Other Participants: 

Fifty-one patients being treated after concussion.

Intervention(s): 

We assessed postconcussion patients for visual symptoms including photophobia and photosensitivity. Off-the-shelf glasses were used to determine whether specific colors provided relief from photophobia. Screening was done using a penlight and multiple pairs of colored glasses.

Main Outcome Measure(s): 

Self-reported mitigation of photophobia symptoms and the specific color frequency that reduced symptoms in each individual.

Results: 

Of the 39 patients studied who had visual symptoms, 76% complained of photophobia. Using glasses of 1 or more colors, symptoms were relieved in 85% of patients reporting photophobia. The colors that provided the most relief were blue, green, red, and purple. No adverse events were reported.

Conclusions: 

An empirical assessment of frequency-specific photophobia is easy to perform. A traditional penlight is used to elicit photophobia and then the colored glasses are tested for optimal relief. Frequency-specific photophobia can be reduced with a strategy of light-mitigation therapy, including colored glasses, sunglasses, hats, and light avoidance. This, we believe, helps to improve the patient's quality of life and may aid in the recovery process. More work is needed to identify the best colors and methods of mitigating frequency-specific photophobia.
Rational Models of the Complement of a Subpolyhedron in a Manifold with Boundary
Authors: Cordova Bulens Hector , Lambrechts Pascal , Stanley Don
Published: June 2017

Let W be a compact simply connected triangulated manifold with boundary and let K ⊂ W be a subpolyhedron. We construct an algebraic model of the rational homotopy type of W\K out of a model of the map of pairs (K, K⋂∂W) ↪ (W, ∂W) under some high codimension hypothesis.

We deduce the rational homotopy invariance of the configuration space of two points in a compact
manifold with boundary under 2-connectedness hypotheses. Also, we exhibit nice explicit models of these configuration spaces for a large class of compact manifolds.
Anosov structures on Margulis spacetimes
Authors: Ghosh Sourav
Published: June 2017

In this paper we describe the stable and unstable leaves for the affine flow on the space of non-wandering spacelike affine lines of a Margulis spacetime and prove contraction properties of the leaves under the flow. We also show that monodromies of Margulis spacetimes are “Anosov representations in non semi-simple Lie groups.”
Nodal prices determination with wind integration for radial distribution system
Authors: Kumar Manish , Piollisetti Karimulla , Kumar Ashwani , Sandhu K.S.
Published: June 2017

With competitive electricity market operation, open access to the transmission and distribution network is essential for transparent and efficient market operation. Like transmission pricing, distribution network pricing must also be transparent and must include tile variations based on the change in the operating state of the system, integration of renewable sources and must be real time. In this paper, a distribution system nodal pricing scheme is proposed for radial distribution system with integration of wind power in the system. The main objective of the paper is: (i) an optimal power flow based approach for determination of nodal prices for distribution system, (ii) impact of wind generation on nodal prices. The results have been obtained for IEEE 33 bus test system.Keywords: Distribution system, electricity market; nodal prices, wind power integration
Frictional coefficient depending on active friction radius with BPV and BTV in automobile disc braking system
Authors: Khairnar H.P. , Phalle V.M. , Mantha S.S.
Published: June 2017

The present paper theoretically investigates the behaviour of frictional coefficient considering variants as active friction radius, brake force variation (BPV) and brake torque variation (BTV) in automobile disc brake system. The variations in the frictional coefficient on the piston side of the rotor disc and on the non piston side has been tracked with the use of equations obtained for the disc brake system under equilibrium condition .The effect of parameters like active friction radius, BPV and BTV has been studied as per the computations of the estimation algorithm. The formulated equations were solved by using the input parameters acquired using the braking system and predetermined values. The comparison of estimated frictional coefficient from numerical output is in agreement with vis-à-vis corresponding similar computed from the virtual braking system model in the Simulink. The results indicated that highest frictional coefficient of 0.7 was obtained on the piston side of the rotor disc and active friction radius is predominantly the impact factor for frictional coefficient.Keywords: Automobile, Mechanical, Frictional Coefficient, disc brake, active friction radius, BPV and BTV
Storm Water Management Model Sensitivity to Different Design Storm Types and Parameters: The Case of Tangier Experimental Basin, Morocco
Authors: Baiti Hicham Bennani , Bouziane Ahmed , Ouazar Driss , Hasnaoui Moulay Driss
Published: June 2017

Rainfall records with time steps less than 15 min, which are required for designing storm water sewerage in urban areas, are rarely available throughout the Moroccan territory. The study was conducted with the objective to tackle this problem through the use of design storm structures with time steps that vary from 5 to 15 min. For this purpose, we used two structural families of design storms: (i) design storms derived from Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves of Chicago, Composite, Desbordes, Watt, Weibull, Uniform, and Triangular design storm types; (ii) design storms from the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) synthetic rainfall. The selected design storm structures are those adapted to the rainfall distribution of Tangiers experimental basin and their resulted peak flows are comparable to the flow generated using the synthetic rainfall events. We also did sensitivity analysis for the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) to changes of different design storm structural parameters, which includes storm duration, time steps, and intensity peak position. We evaluated how changes on these parameters affect peak flows and runoff volumes. In addition, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method was used to validate the sensitivity analysis by identifying key storm parameters that significantly affect peak flows and Runoff volumes. SWMM model calibration results showed that the Desbordres and Chicago structures best fitted observed flow. Moreover, comparison of different SCS synthetic rainfall forms to observed rainfall events retains that of type 1. Furthermore, the Weibull and watt storms have both a shape parameter that has been calibrated by using the observed events. Overall, simulation results confirmed that peak flow was greatly affected by design storm structures, but was not closely correlated with rainfall intensity.
Influence of Watershed Scale Atrazine Reduction Practices on Pesticides and Fishes within Channelized Agricultural Headwater Streams
Authors: Smiley Jr. Peter C. , King Kevin W. , Gillespie Robert B. , Fausey Norman R.
Published: June 2017

Application of pesticides within the watersheds of agricultural streams typically leads to increased instream pesticide concentrations that reduces water quality and threatens aquatic life. Pesticide reduction practices that reduce pesticide application within agricultural watersheds should reduce concentrations of pesticides within agricultural streams. Unfortunately, the influence of pesticide reduction practices on pesticides and the biota within agricultural headwater streams has not been empirically evaluated. We evaluated the watershed scale influence of atrazine reduction practices on pesticides, pesticide mixtures, and fish communities within channelized agricultural headwater streams in central Ohio. Water samples for pesticide measurements and fishes were collected in the spring and summer from a treatment stream (watershed size – 3.89 km2) that received atrazine reduction practices within 26 to 31% of its watershed during the first two years and then the watershed usage of these practices was reduced to less than 6% in the last four years. We also collected water samples and fishes during the same time from a control stream (watershed size 4.54 km2) that received atrazine reduction practices in 6% or less of its watershed during the study. Only three of 15 pesticide response variables and two of 15 fish community response variables indicated a potential effect of atrazine reduction practices. Mean differences in atrazine desethyl concentration, atrazine desethyl percent occurrence, and the number of pesticides between the control and treatment streams were greater during the time period with atrazine reduction practices than the time period without atrazine reduction practices. Mean differences in trophic guild richness and fish species composition similarity between the control and treatment streams occurred between time periods with and without atrazine reduction practices only during the summer. Our results suggest that implementing atrazine reduction practices to reduce atrazine usage within small portions (30% or less) of the watersheds of channelized agricultural headwater streams may not influence pesticides, pesticide mixtures, and fish community structure during the spring and summer.
Combined neural network/Phillips-Tikhonov approach to aerosol retrievals over land from the NASA Research Scanning Polarimeter
Authors: Di Noia Antonio , Hasekamp Otto P. , Wu Lianghai , van Diedenhoven Bastiaan , Cairns Brian , Yorks John E.
Published: June 2017

Abstract. In this paper, an algorithm for the retrieval of aerosol and land surface properties from airborne spectropolarimetric measurements – combining neural networks and an iterative scheme based on Phillips-Tikhonov regularization – is described. The algorithm – which is an extension of a scheme previously designed for ground-based retrievals – is applied to measurements from the Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP) onboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft. A neural network, trained on a large dataset of synthetic measurements, is applied to perform aerosol retrievals from real RSP data, and the neural network retrievals are subsequently used as first guess for the Phillips-Tikhonov retrieval. The resulting algorithm appears capable of accurately retrieving aerosol optical thickness, fine mode effective radius and aerosol layer height from RSP data. Among the advantages of using a neural network as initial guess for an iterative algorithm are a decrease in processing time and an increase in the number of converging retrievals.
Tracking an Atmospheric River in a Warmer Climate: from Water
Vapor to Economic Impacts
Authors: Dominguez Francina , Dall'erba Sandy , Huang Shuyi , Avelino Andre , Mehran Ali , Hu Huancui , Schmidt Arthur , Schick Lawrence , Lettenmaier Dennis
Published: June 2017

Abstract. Atmospheric rivers (ARs) account for more than 75 % of heavy precipitation events and nearly all of the extreme flooding events along the Olympic Mountains and western Cascade mountains of western Washington state. In a warmer climate, ARs in this region are projected to become more frequent and intense, primarily due to increases in atmospheric water vapor. However, it is unclear how the changes in water vapor transport will affect regional flooding and associated economic impacts. In this work, we present an integrated modeling system to quantify the atmospheric-hydrologic-hydraulic and economic impacts of the December 2007 AR event that impacted the Chehalis river basin in western Washington. We use the modeling system to project impacts under a hypothetical scenario where the same December 2007 event occurs in a warmer climate. This method allows us to incorporate different types of uncertainty including: a) alternative future radiative forcings, b) different responses of the climate system to future radiative forcings and c) different responses of the surface hydrologic system. In the warming scenario, AR integrated vapor transport increases, however, these changes do not translate into generalized increases in precipitation throughout the basin. The changes in precipitation translate into spatially heterogeneous changes in sub-basin runoff and increased streamflow along the entire Chehalis main stem. Economic losses due to stock damages increased moderately, but losses in terms of business interruption were significant. Our integrated modeling tool provides communities in the Chehalis region with a range of possible future physical and economic impacts associated with AR flooding.
La amiga, la hermana y la amante: los retratos femeninos como superación del canon de final de siglo en tres poetas crepusculares
Authors: Borsari Elisa
Published: June 2017

Este artículo aborda la visión de la mujer que tres exponentes del “crepuscolarismo” —Sergio Corazzini, Giulio Gianelli y Guido Gozzano—, presentan en sus poemas a principios del siglo xx en Italia. Se realiza una comparación de las principales imágenes femeninas que aparecen en sus textos, destacando los contextos culturales del que son herederos, así como aquel en el que los poetas crepusculares viven. Las figuras femeninas que van desgranándose en sus poemas son un destacado exponente de los atributos históricos que definen el movimiento crepuscular y permiten una aproximación al punto de ruptura/superación de los cánones de la época.
NANOMECHANICS OF THE RUBBER–FILLER INTERFACE
Authors: Nakajima Ken , Ito Makiko , Nguyen Hung Kim , Liang Xiaobin
Published: June 2017

Atomic force microscope (AFM)–based nanomechanics is one of the most promising tools for accessing the rubber–filler interface while providing not only structural information but also mechanical–property evaluation. An AFM-based static modulus map is used to close in on the understanding of the filler reinforcement effect. As an example, a famous Guth–Gold equation is verified by comparing tensile testing and AFM. Two different novel methods are also introduced to visualize viscoelastic quantities such as storage and loss moduli, loss tangent, relaxation modulus, and viscosity. The difference in segmental dynamics between a rubber matrix and an interfacial region will be reviewed.
The Impact of ICT on Paddy Production: Study Focus on Zinardi Union, Palash Thana, Narsingdi District, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md. Aminul , Bari Md. Fakhrudoza , Noor Md. Asad
Published: June 2017

Bangladesh is a riverine country where majority of the people lead their life depending on agriculture. With the advancements of ICT, throughout the world agricultural sector has been updated and developed. Bangladesh has already attempted to adopt ICT in agriculture and started getting benefits for the longer period of time.  This paper aims at finding out the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on padday production. The study was conducted at Zinardi union, Palash Thana, Narsingdi District, Bangladesh. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) approach has been undertaken to test the data. Findings stated that ICT has significant impact on paddy cultivation in the selected union.
Advocacy Competency of School Counselors: an Exploratory Factor Analysis
Authors: Haskins Natoya Hill , Singh Anneliese
Published: June 2017

This article describes the initial development of the School Counseling Advocacy Assessment to measure school counselor advocacy competency and includes the psychometric results regarding the reliability and factor structure. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a five-factor model that accounted for 71% of the variance. The subscales are Collaboration with School Groups, Political and Social Actions to Change the System, Individual Student Empowerment, Actions to Reduce Achievement Barriers, and Media Advocacy. The authors discuss implications for school counselors and school counselors in training.
Supervised learning approach for tracking quality determination of transmural and segmental time strain curves: A feasibility study
Authors: Khamis Hanan , Yahav Amir , Friedman Zvi , D'hooge Jan , Adam Dan
Published: June 2017

Quantitative assessment of global and regional left ventricle function by means of myocardial strain estimation has been widely discussed as promising clinical diagnostic markers of left ventricular malfunction. These markers are provided to the clinicians without much feedback regarding their reliability, which may lead to erroneous diagnosis. Therefore, this study aims to classify the calculated strain curves into reliable or artefactual ones, before their clinical adaptation.A supervised machine learning approach is utilized for the classification process. A total of 6,552 strain curves were used, for which a visual labeling protocol was defined and utilized by two experts.An inter-observer labeling concordance of 93% was obtained, and a classification accuracy of 90% was achieved with a specificity of 92% and sensitivity of 78%.This classification tool may enhance the reliability of the estimations of global, transmural and regional strain curves, by automatically classifying them into physiological or artefactual curves.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 7
Authors: Zhang Jenny
Published: June 2017

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Asian Social Science, Vol. 13, No. 7, 2017.
SINDICATOS, DIÁLOGO SOCIAL Y EMPLEO EN EUROPA OCCIDENTAL. UNA APROXIMACIÓN AL CASO DE ESPAÑA EN PERSPECTIVA COMPARADA
Authors: Mosquera Marcial Sánchez
Published: June 2017

Este artículo presenta un estudio preliminar de los sindicatos españoles más representativos como agentes de cambio y regulación de los mercados de trabajo a través del diálogo social entre 1996 y 2013 en perspectiva comparada con el área de Europa Occidental. Para conseguir este propósito, se plantea un estudio la evolución del diálogo social en España desde 1996 a 2013, con especial atención a los cambios operados sobre el mercado de trabajo y su impacto sobre la evolución de las tasas de desempleo. Siguiendo la metodología propuesta, se ha concluido los escasos resultados logrados por las reformas pactadas para mejorar la eficacia y calidad del mercado de trabajo español. Tal insuficiencia, que no mejoró sustancialmente la posición de partida de los indicadores españoles frente a la media de los países de su entorno, ha permanecido invariable. Últimamente, la ruptura del diálogo social y las dos últimas reformas, por iniciativa unilateral del Gobierno, han hecho que empore la situación.
“TUPI, OR NOT TUPI”: A NECESSÁRIA E DEFINITIVA ADAPTAÇÃO DA TEORIA DOS PRECEDENTES AO BRASIL
Authors: Junquilho Tainá Aguiar , Jeveaux Geovany Cardoso
Published: June 2017

Este ensaio busca analisar as mudanças trazidas pelo Código de Processo Civil de 2015 (CPC/15), no contexto da teoria dos precedentes. Seriam essas mudanças capazes de alcançar a integridade do sistema judicial? Realizou-se análise dos dispositivos nucleares acerca dos precedentes no CPC/15 e revisão de literatura sobre o tema. Assim, pôde-se concluir que, a partir desse novo marco, os juízes devem repensar a aplicação desta teoria com base em fundamentos sólidos, respeitando as nuances do caso concreto, de maneira que se faça possível adaptar a Teoria de precedentes ao Brasil, inspirando-se analogicamente ao que Oswald de Andrade chamou de "antropofagia".
NEGOCIAÇÃO COLETIVA NO SERVIÇO PÚBLICO: OBSERVAÇÕES SOBRE A CONVENÇÃO Nº 151 DA OIT
Authors: Serau Junior Marco Aurélio
Published: June 2017

O artigo discute as condições jurídicas para incorporação e implementação da Convenção nº 151, da OIT, no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, que cuida da negociação coletiva em relação aos servidores públicos. Aborda-se os limites legais para sua aplicação, em particular a reserva de lei e as restrições orçamentárias. Busca-se o exame dos mecanismos e procedimentos elaborados para sua regulamentação, questionando-se sua efetividade, sem perder de vista que a negociação coletiva se coloca como mecanismo que propicia grande nível de legitimidade às decisões tomadas, inclusive no âmbito do setor público.
Banned Books Week and the Freedom of the Press: Using a research collection for campus outreach
Authors:   American Library Association
Published: June 2017

Developing campus and community interest in a special research collection can be difficult. These collections are typically used by graduate students and faculty members who are working on specific research projects. However, the presence of such collections on university campuses can serve as a focal point for community discussion of current issues. Every year, Morris Library at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale uses Banned Books Week1 as an opportunity to promote the Freedom of the Press Collection, and to engage the community in a discussion about censorship and access to literature in the United States.
In the 27 years Banned Books Week . . .
At the crossroads: Bringing the tenure and promotion process into the Digital Age
Authors: Harris Laura , Garrison Julie , Frigo Emily
Published: June 2017

Over the past two years, Grand Valley State University (GVSU) faculty librarians have been looking for ways to improve the portfolio process for personnel reviews. The personnel review system at GVSU is such that all unit faculty members are responsible for reviewing colleagues’ portfolios and voting on their reappointments, tenure decisions, and promotions, meaning all tenured and tenure-track librarians must carve out a significant amount of time for this each year.
Traditionally, these portfolios have taken the format of one printed copy, available in the libraries dean’s office, for review by one individual at a time. Since GVSU has libraries . . .
Collaboration in scholarly communication: Opportunities to normalize open access
Authors: Rodriguez Allyson
Published: June 2017

As most librarians are well aware, open access and scholarly communication have been and will continue to be hot button issues. But what is a librarian’s role within the library? What about out in the greater world of scholarly communication? How do we ensure the changes we wish to see? To answer these, we must look at scholarly communication from a more holistic approach. It cannot simply be the job or responsibility of one group, or, even worse, one person on a campus. Scholarly communication is a multifaceted issue that should be addressed through education, outreach, recognition, and fiscal support. With so many lingering questions and doubts from faculty and students, librarians must continue to educate, collaborate, and highlight in ways we have not tried before. At the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries, through collaboration and communication, we have made great progress toward reaching these goals.
Internet Reviews
Authors: Roberts Joni R. , Drost Carol A.
Published: June 2017

ArctosBlack GroovesSouth Asian American Digital Archives
AGAINST THE GRAIN
Authors: Gundersheimer Werner
Published: June 2017

Six or seven years ago, I began a quiet campaign to alert the trustees of the Folger Library that their eminent collection of special collections was well on the way to becoming what I called “road kill on the information highway.” Until that time, I had stood back and watched my colleagues in the independent research libraries invest large numbers of very scarce dollars in online cataloging, the attendant costs of retrospective conversion, and the cascading expenses of hardware and software purchases and upgrades. For quite a while, it had been clear to me that it was not in our . . .
Permissions Limbo: Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues
Authors: Whalen Maureen
Published: June 2017

The world as we knew it changed sometime in the early 1990s—maybe a little bit before or maybe a little bit after, but it most definitely changed. Since the advent of the World Wide Web, not only do libraries, archives, and museums have to perform their traditional tasks—collecting, preserving, studying, researching, displaying, and providing access to collections in physical spaces—but there is now an expectation, if not a mandate, to create digital surrogates of the works in institutional collections, especially rare and unique materials, and make them accessible electronically. In addition to making good quality digital copies, . . .
Ten Commandments for Special Collections Librarians in the Digital Age
Authors: Dooley Jackie
Published: June 2017

The speakers for “Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Age,” the 2008 Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Preconference, presented an exceptional array of ideas and opportunities for our profession to consider as we confront the challenges of the digital age. The sands are shifting under our feet on an almost daily basis. How to keep up and make the best decisions going forward? Are there any basic principles to guide us toward the most productive responses and actions?
In this paper I propose ten principles. I freely admit that “principles” is too grand a word—perhaps they’re . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Whittaker Beth M.
Published: June 2017

This issue witnesses one new feature and announces another; together they represent a sort of rebirth of features from our predecessor journal, Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship.
The “Notes” column will be a periodic forum for informal thoughts and reflections pertaining to the themes of the journal. It is fitting that our inaugural feature is by Bruce Whiteman, whose recent article in volume 9, issue 2 (on cooperative collection development) served in some ways as the impetus for this column.
In addition, we are pleased to announce that, beginning with volume 11, issue 2 (Fall 2010), we plan to begin . . .
Publishing and the Popular Consumption of Print: A Panel Discussion
Authors: Lippy Tod , Horowitz Eli , Allen Susan
Published: June 2017

On February 29, 2008, I had the opportunity to sit in on a lecture about the future of academic libraries and the communities they serve. The picture presented was one that had seemed to become formulaic in library discussions: kids don’t want to read anymore, they will continue not to want to read, and on the rare occasion that they do read, it will be on their phones. During this lecture, I thought back to a journal I had discovered in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, a literary journal that took on interesting physical . . .
The Death of Correspondence? Interpersonal Communication and Special Collections in the Digital Age
Authors: Carter E.J.
Published: June 2017

It is hard to imagine the organization of manuscript collections without the category of correspondence. Few classificatory entities are more ubiquitous, whether used as a records series in itself or as a modifying facet within a series. Most personal papers, including those drawn from literary, political, and commercial contexts, contain collected letters, and so do many organizational records. Collected letters, furthermore, represent the most likely aspect of a collection to lend themselves to publication after the death of the creator. No other literary form belongs so uniquely to libraries, archives, and special collections, whose compilation and safekeeping of scattered letters . . .
Making Personal Libraries More Public: A Study of the Technical Processing of Personal Libraries in ARL Institutions
Authors: Nicholson Joseph R.
Published: June 2017

The personal libraries of writers, scholars, artists, and other well-known people occupy an ambiguous place within the special collections areas of libraries that assume custody of them after their owners’ deaths. Ostensibly collections of books, they often contain letters, postcards, pamphlets, receipts, programs, and other ephemera that are more commonly found among personal papers arranged by archival standards. The pages of the volumes within personal libraries can exhibit annotations by former owners consisting of a few sparse underlining marks or, in other cases, dense marginalia that constitute a layer of manuscript materials lying atop a bedrock of published works. The . . .
Leila Avrin. Scribes, Script and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Ill. by Malla Carl and Noah Ophir. Chicago and London: American Library Association and The British Library, 1991; reprinted 2010. xxxii, 356 pp. ISBN 978-0-8389-1038-2. $50
Authors: Jones Ruth Ann
Published: June 2017

In Scribes, Script and Books, Leila Avrin has provided the rare book world with a nearly comprehensive review of the history of writing and hand-bookmaking, from the earliest evidence of logographic symbols up to the eve of letterpress printing in Europe. The text is lavishly illustrated with 350 black and white photos, figures, and maps, and has an extensive bibliography. The work was originally published in 1991 and is now available as a reprint.In the introduction, Avrin clearly states that her intent is to synthesize the work of the many historians preceding her, not to present original research. This . . .
Julia Miller. Books Will Speak Plain: A Handbook for Identifying and Describing Historical Bindings. Ann Arbor, Mich.: The Legacy Press, 2010. xv, 510p. ISBN 978-0-9797974-3-9. $80.00
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

Part of what makes Books Will Speak Plain unique in the field of bookbinding history is that it approaches the topic from a conservation standpoint rather than a curatorial one. Julia Miller has worked in the field of book conservation for more than 30 years, including ten at the University of Michigan Library, and her experience as a conservator is evident in this work.Miller offers a history of the handmade book and its distinguishing characteristics, but her stated objective is ultimately preservation of, and access to, these items in library collections. In the introduction, she states that the purpose . . .
Books and Resources Available for Review
Authors:   American Library Association
Published: June 2017

Please contact Christine DeZelar-Tiedman (dezel002@umn.edu) if you are interested in reviewing one of the resources listed below.
Books
Baker, Cathleen A. From the Hand to the Machine: Nineteenth Century American Paper Mediums: Technologies, Materials, and Conservation. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Legacy Press, 2010.
Dane, Joseph A. Out of Sorts: On Typography and Print Culture. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
Wagner, Bettina, and Marcia Reed, eds. Early Printed Books as Material Objects: Proceedings of the Conference Organized by the IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, Munich, 19–21 August 2009. Berlin; New York: De Gruyter Saur, c. 2010.
Oleck, Joan, ed. . . .
Guest Editorial
Authors: Schneider Nina M. , Supple Shannon K.
Published: June 2017

The future is plural. We see our present as a fulcrum, with a plethora of possible pivots, providing us with a chance to steer the futures of special collections libraries and archives. With the 2012 RBMS Preconference—Futures!—we endeavored to explore some of these possibilities, and we used the plural in our title to emphasize the many potential paths our libraries and archives might take.
The preconference’s plenary sessions focused on three components of special collections libraries and archives work: Matthew Kirschenbaum and Bethany Nowviskie explored how digital humanities and special collections inform the work of the other; Jon . . .
Ian Maclean. Scholarship, Commerce, Religion: The Learned Book in the Age of Confessions, 1560–1630. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2012. 400p. $49.50 (ISBN 978-0674062085).
Authors: Boyd Rand
Published: June 2017

Based on the Lyell Lectures in Bibliography that Professor Ian Maclean delivered at Oxford in 2009 and 2010, Maclean’s book has expanded these lectures to produce an interesting, detail-rich history of the late Renaissance book market for scholarly works.Though Maclean concentrates on the European learned book market, he also does a fine job of evoking the realities of the general European book trade during 100 years he covers; consequently, someone without a strong knowledge of the history of the book will find this work informative. Maclean includes chapters covering all aspects of the trade: labor, the evolution of some . . .
Editor’s Note
Authors: Sheehan Jennifer K.
Published: June 2017

As many of you may know, RBMS has elected to change the name of our annual meeting from the “RBMS Preconference” to the “RBMS Conference” to better reflect the magnitude of the event. The final Preconference, held in Las Vegas in 2014, had the theme of “Retrofit.” As a fond farewell to the Preconference as we’ve known it, I asked cochairs Athena Jackson and Richenda Brim to offer a précis of the final Preconference. They reminded me that the Oxford English Dictionary defines “retrofit” as “to add (a component or feature) to something that did not have it when first . . .
In Search of Primary Source Literacy: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Gordon Daines J. , Nimer Cory L.
Published: June 2017

The increasing emphasis on primary source research is causing cultural heritage professionals to look at how to assess the effectiveness of their teaching.2 The need to evaluate teaching has in turn caused some to wonder what it is exactly that we hope to assess. The term “primary sources” can itself be defined in a variety of ways. In this paper, primary sources “provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation.”3 They include rare books, photographs, diaries, personal papers, and a wide variety of other material types. There have also been proposed a range of definitions attempting to . . .
Marilyn E. Phelan. Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors, and Counsel. 4th edition. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014. 514 p. ISBN 978-0759124349. $95
Authors: Hertenstein Libby
Published: June 2017

Museum Law: A Guide for Officers, Directors, and Counsel, 4th edition, by Marilyn E. Phelan, provides relevant and useful information for professionals in museum administration. The fourth edition is structured into three parts, a change in organization from past editions, which had topics grouped into chapters. The three parts in the current edition are “Operations,” “Museum Collections,” and “Heritage.” Within each part are multiple sections with which readers of past editions would be familiar; however, some topics have been rearranged, allowing for better organization. This edition is also improved by placing all citations and notes at the end of chapters . . .