bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
APPROACH TO AN ESTIMATION DEFORMABILITY OF BENDING CONCRETE ELEMENTS BASED ON ITERATIVE CALCULATION METHOD
Authors: Крючков  , Kryuchkov Andrey , Жданов  , Zhdanov Aleksandr
Published: February 2017

The article deals with existing methods for evaluating the load bearing capacity and deformability of bent reinforced-concrete elements, including the composite section. The analysis of idealized nonlinear dependencies and compressed concrete deformation diagrams. Iterative methods for structural analysis: the method of successive refinement of stiffness, the method of successive loadings, initial stress method. Results of their algorithms and shows the advantage of using the method of the dual stiffness are considered.
Educação em saúde: uma visão desde antropologia
Authors: Castro Jiménez MSc Laura Elizabeth , Rincón Moreno MSc Mauricio , Gómez Rodríguez MSc Dustin Tahisin
Published: February 2017

Objetivo: Com base na revisão da literatura de 577 artigos dos mais altos revistas de impacto na área da saúde, presentes no banco de dados Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (lilacs, Scielo, entre outros) y PubMed, diferentes ênfases e as tendências teóricas em mostras de discussão relacionados com a saúde doença-cultura. Desenvolvimiento: Estas tendências surgem a partir da interacção de um número de elementos complexos, mediada pelas características do indivíduo, compreendendo-a a partir de uma perspectiva antropológica. A partir do trabalho desenvolvido por Canguilhem para interpretação; os modelos sociais ontológicas e dinâmicas são descritos. Além disso, a situação sócio-política como condição da doença ea forma como eles levou o conceito sociológico mencionado. A seguir, algumas tendências contemporâneas são descritos com base na perspectiva interpretativa da antropologia médica, enfatizando o desenvolvimento dos conceitos de saúde, doença e cultura. Conclusões: No final, ele encontrou um fato determinante que um monte de ações de educação em saúde, enfatizar a importância de explorar as crenças e práticas culturais em relação à saúde. Este item torna-se um ponto de partida para investigações levantadas através do eixo-doença-cultura de saúde.
Strategic Behavior of Suppliers in the Face of Production Disruptions
Authors: Demirel Süleyman , Kapuscinski Roman , Yu Man
Published: February 2017

To mitigate supply disruption risks, some manufacturers consider a flexible sourcing strategy, where they have an option of sourcing from multiple suppliers, including regular unreliable suppliers and backup reliable ones. Our objective is to evaluate the costs and benefits associated with flexible sourcing when suppliers are strategic price setters. We show that when each supplier announces a single (wholesale) price, such a game leads to a conflict of incentives and is not realistic in most practical settings. Therefore, we focus on a contingent-pricing game, with wholesale prices contingent on the manufacturer’s sourcing strategy. We describe the resulting equilibrium outcomes corresponding to the manufacturer’s different sourcing and inventory strategies. We show that in equilibrium, inventories are carried either by the manufacturer or by the unreliable supplier, but not both. The manufacturer does not necessarily benefit from the existence of a backup supplier and, in fact, is typically worse off. Similarly, supply chain performance may degrade. Thus, an up-front commitment to sole sourcing may be beneficial. Interestingly, suppliers may benefit from flexible sourcing even though the manufacturer does not. The main results extend to cases when partial backup sourcing is allowed, both suppliers are unreliable, recovery times are non-memoryless, an unreliable supplier may provide a richer set of contingent prices, or the supplier may be risk averse.

The online supplementary document is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2626 .

This paper was accepted by Yossi Aviv, operations management.
Intertrigo in the dog: aetiology, clinical signs and therapy
Authors: Paterson Sue
Published: February 2017

Intertrigo or skin-fold dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition resulting from abnormal skin-to-skin contact, leading to abrasion. It is commonly exacerbated by excessive accumulation of skin secretions or other body fluids. Maceration of poorly ventilated skin leads to secondary infection with bacteria or a yeast. Any skin fold can be affected, but common sites include the lips, face, vulva and tail fold. In all cases lesions are characterised by erythema, exudation and a malodorous discharge. Cytology of lesions helps to select appropriate topical therapy. In severe cases or those unresponsive to medical therapy, surgical intervention is needed.
Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint replacements with pyrolytic carbon implants in the hand
Authors: Ceruso Massimo , Pfanner Sandra , Carulli Christian
Published: February 2017

Until the late 1980s, proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint reconstruction had been almost exclusively performed by the use of monobloc silicone spacers and associated with acceptable to good clinical outcomes. More recently, new materials such as metal-on-polyethylene and pyrocarbon implants were proposed, associated with good short-term and mid-term results. Pyrocarbon is a biologically inert and biocompatible material with a low tendency to wear. PIP pyrolytic implants are characterised by a graphite core, visible on radiographs and covered by a radiolucent outer layer of pyrocarbon. New surgical techniques and better patient selection with tailored rehabilitative protocols, associated with the knowledge arising from the long-term experience with pyrocarbon implants, has demonstrated noteworthy clinical outcomes over the years, as demonstrated by recent studies.

Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2017;2:21–27. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160041
Liver abscess secondary to an endoscopic tattoo in the colon
Authors: Aawsaj YM , Kelly S , Slater B
Published: February 2017

Introduction

Endoscopic tattooing of colonic lesions has been used safely for their localization.

CASE HISTORY

We report a 61-year-old female who had left hemicolectomy in 2006 for adenocarcinoma of the left colon (pT3, pN0, M0). Cancer in the transverse colon was discovered during annual colonoscopy surveillance. The lesion was tattooed 5cm proximal to the lesion. Twenty-four days after tattooing, she was admitted to the emergency department with increased levels of inflammatory markers. CT showed an abscess in the left lobe of the liver adjacent to the tattoo site. The abscess was drained under ultrasound guidance. She had antibiotic treatment for 3 weeks and made a full recovery.

CONCLUSION

Endoscopic tattooing of colonic lesions is safe but this case report highlights the possibility of a rare (but serious) complication that must be taken into consideration.
Advantages and Limitations of Salmon-Gal/Tetrazolium Salt Histochemistry for the Detection of LacZ Reporter Gene Activity in Murine Epithelial Tissue
Authors: Merkwitz Claudia , Blaschuk Orest , Winkler Jana , Schulz Angela , Prömel Simone , Ricken Albert Markus
Published: February 2017

The Escherichia coli LacZ gene is a widely used reporter for gene regulation studies in transgenic mice. It encodes bacterial β-galactosidase (Bact β-Gal), which causes insoluble precipitates when exposed to chromogenic homologues of galactose. We and others have recently reported that Bact β-Gal detection with Salmon-Gal (S-Gal) in combination with nitro blue tetrazolium chloride (NBT) is very sensitive and not prone to interference by acidic endogenous β-galactosidases. Unfortunately, as we show here, the method appears to be inadequate for evaluation of Bact β-Gal expression in keratinized epithelial appendages but not in other keratinized epithelia. NBT in the reaction mixture, just as other tetrazolium salts, inevitably causes unwanted staining artifacts in lingual filiform papillae, penile spines, and hair fibers by interacting with keratin sulfhydryl-rich regions. The methodological limitation can be overcome in part by pretreating the tissues before the S-Gal/NBT staining with an iodine–potassium iodide solution. Alternatively, the use of iodonitrotetrazolium chloride instead of NBT in the S-Gal reaction mixture provides enough color resolution to distinguish the specific Bact β-Gal staining in orange from the artifact staining in dark red. In summary, we provide evidence that S-Gal/NBT histochemistry has limitations, when staining keratinized epithelial appendages.
Los movimientos sociales en las reformas constitucionales de Bolivia y de Ecuador. Nueva concepción del desarrollo e implicancias internacionales
Authors: Marcuzzi Rosa María
Published: February 2017

Los movimientos sociales en las reformas constitucionalesde Bolivia y de Ecuador. Nueva concepción del desarrolloe implicancias internacionales
Green Care: Machbarkeitsstudie zur Tagesbetreuung für SeniorInnen am Bauernhof / Green Care: Feasibility study of day care for elderly people on farms
Authors: Jungmair Julia Anna , Meixner Oliver
Published: February 2017

Entwicklungen wie der Rückgang land- und forstwirtschaftlicher Betriebe sowie der demografische Wandel stellen die österreichische Landwirtschaft sowie das Gesundheitssystem vor enorme Herausforderungen in der Zukunft. Ein möglicher unterstützender Lösungsansatz für die strukturellen und finanziellen Herausforderungen der landwirtschaftlichen, gesundheitlichen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen bietet das Modell Green Care Tagesbetreuung für SeniorInnen. Die Green Care Tagesbetreuung auf landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben ermöglicht vor allem Bäuerinnen mit einer sozialen Grundausbildung den Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit. Um die Umsetzbarkeit von niederländischen Referenzprojekten in Österreich überprüfen zu können, wurden im Rahmen einer empirischen Erhebung Experteninterviews in Österreich sowie in den Niederlanden durchgeführt. Es zeigt sich, dass Green Care Tagesbetreuung für einzelne land- und forstwirtschaftliche Betriebe eine sinnvolle Ergänzung zur bestehenden Betriebsausrichtung darstellen kann, wenn hierfür ein entsprechender Rahmen gegeben ist.
Hermitian composition operators on Hardy-Smirnov spaces
Authors: Gunatillake Gajath
Published: February 2017

Let Ω be an open simply connected proper subset of the complex plane and φ an analytic self map of Ω. If f is in the Hardy-Smirnov space defined on Ω, then the operator that takes f to f º φ is a composition operator. We show that for any Ω, analytic self maps that induce bounded Hermitian composition operators are of the form Φ(w) = aw + b where a is a real number. For ceratin Ω, we completely describe values of a and b that induce bounded Hermitian composition operators.
Re-discussion on the detrital zircon provenance of the lower Yanchang Formation in the southern Ordos Basin
Authors: Zhang Yu , Liu Jianchao , Zhang Haidong , Chen Yangyang
Published: February 2017

The Ordos Basin is the second largest sedimentary basin in China. The Yanchang Formation is the key oilbearing layer in the Ordos Basin. The stratigraphic time interval and the stratigraphic division of the Yanchang Formation has been highly debated with estimates ranging from Middle Triassic to Late Triassic. According to the latest studies on the stratigraphical division of Yanchang Formation, it was considered to be deposited as early as the Middle Triassic. Based on this new understanding, we reexamined the previous studies of the detrital zircons from the lower Yanchang Formation. The detrital zircons from the lower Yanchang Formation were divided into three groups based on their U-Pb ages: Paleozoic, Paleoproterozoic, and Neoarchean. The lack of Neoproterozoic U-Pb ages indicates no input from either the Qinling Orogen or the Qilian Orogen. The two older age groups (Paleoproterozoic, and Neoarchean) are likely derived from the North China Craton basement. The Paleozoic zircons were derived from the Inner Mongolia Paleo-uplift. The lower Yanchang Formation was mainly derived from the Inner Mongolia Paleo-uplift instead of being recycled from the previous sedimentary material from the central-eastern North China Craton as was previously hypothesized.
Epidemiological coherency of vulpine dirofilariosis in environmental conditions of Slovakia
Authors: Hurníková Z. , Miterpáková M. , Zaleśny G.
Published: February 2017

Dirofilariosis belongs to zoonotic vector-borne diseases with fastest spread into new areas caused by extreme weather and seasonal changes in climate. In Slovakia, Dirofilaria spp. parasites affect more than 30 % of dogs living in endemic regions in southern parts of territory, however, data on wildlife circulation of this parasite are still scarce. In order to clarify the role of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) as the most abundant canid species in Europe in maintaining the parasite in natural foci, an initial survey of dirofilariosis in this carnivore species was conducted in Slovakia. The samples of 183 red foxes hunted in 2007 - 2009 in regions of South-Eastern and Northern Slovakia with different geographical and climate characteristics were examined by means of PCR method using specific D. repens, D. immitis and Acantocheilonema recognitum primers. The DNA was isolated from spleen samples using commercial kit and PCR approach was used for diagnostics. After amplification selected products were purified and sequenced to elucidate any homologies with previously deposited sequences in Gen Bank. The results showed 105 out of 183 examined specimens (57.4 %) being infected, with great regional differences in prevalence. Phylogenetic relationships within Dirofilaria species indicate that obtained isolates belong to D. repens. The results confirmed the role of red foxes as the reservoir of parasite. Herein, epidemiological factors that may be coherent with the Dirofilaria parasites distribution and circulation in wildlife and implications in risk assessment and prevention for domestic animals and human are discussed.
Data and outcome of inguinal hernia repair in hernia registers – a review of the literature
Authors: Köckerling Ferdinand
Published: February 2017

Register-based observational studies in inguinal hernia repair deliver real-world data from very large patient populations and give answers to important clinical questions never evaluated in randomized controlled trials. Data from hernia registers can provide evidence of effectiveness of therapies in the general population. Hernia registers with high case load have existed in Sweden since 1992, in Denmark since 1998, and in Germany/Austria/Switzerland since 2009. In this review, the most important findings of register-based observational studies in inguinal hernia repair are presented. After an intensive literature search, 85 articles are relevant for this review. Numerous findings from these register-based studies have been incorporated into the various guidelines on inguinal hernia repair. These highlight the particular importance of hernia registers in answering key scientific and clinical questions in hernia surgery. The myriad of surgical techniques described – spanning more than 100 and with ongoing new additions – as well as the large number of associated medical devices call for, more than in other surgical disciplines, meticulous documentation of the methods used for the treatment of inguinal hernias.
Balancing Between Solidarity and Responsibility: Estonia in the EU Refugee Crisis
Authors: Veebel Viljar
Published: February 2017

After the establishment of the Schengen area, it was expected that its members would develop a common policy on external border management and protecting external borders. As the current refugee crisis has revealed, some countries have not met their obligations, which has led to serious difficulties in other member states. An unusually large number of refugees are passing through the EU with the purpose of going to countries that attract refugees with better economic and social conditions. Nevertheless, in the present case the criticism at the European Union level has been targeted towards the Eastern European countries for not eagerly enough accepting the proposed refugee strategy and quotas. Estonia’s opposition to the EU-wide permanent relocation system of refugees has its roots in the conservative line that the country has followed in the national refugee policy for more than twenty years. However in 2016 the positions among the Estonian governmental coalition differ significantly in terms of long term refugee strategy. The current article will focus on the arguments why Estonia has opted for the conservative refugee policy so far and whether it has been in accordance with the country’s capabilities and resources. The development of Estonian refugee policy will be analysed, from regaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 to the present day. The article will also focus on security risks that might occur due to the pressure from the EU on the member states to impose decisions that do not have broad support at the national level.
Start-up processes’ efficiency of turbine jet engines
Authors: Jankowski Antoni , Kowalski Mirosław
Published: February 2017

The paper presents diagnoses of example start-up processes of drive units built in military aircraft operated in the Dęblin's “School of Eaglets” during the flight. The significance of this process is very important, especially from the point of view of flight safety, especially as it concerns the training aircraft, on which officer cadets-candidates for pilots are trained. The diagnosis of the start-up process was conducted using data from on-board flight recorders recorded during a flight training, whose aim was an emergency launch of particular drive units, and with the help of the so-called phase mapping of the selected operating parameters of the particular flight drive systems. The standard diagram of typical start-up systems was shown, while presenting their base subassemblies. At the end, the obtained results and the main problems that need intervention were commented, as well as further preventive activities were proposed.
Ice phenomena on Lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami
Authors: Choiński Adam
Published: February 2017

Due to its inaccessibility (in winter), Lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami (Black Lake below Mount Rysy) has no series of continuous observations concerning ice phenomena. For the purpose of supplementing knowledge in this scope, ice corings were performed in the years 2010–2015. They permitted the determination of the variability of ice cover thickness on the lake’s surface. A high degree of similarity was determined in the distribution of ice cover thickness in the analysed winters (in contrast to the nearby Lake Morskie Oko). Moreover, a correlation was determined according to which the thicker the snow cover overlying the ice, the thinner the ice cover. It was determined that the mean thickness of the ice cover of Lake Czarny Staw pod Rysami is higher by approximately a dozen cm than that on Lake Morskie Oko located around 200 m lower.
Social Representations Theory
Authors: Höijer Birgitta
Published: February 2017

This article argues that the theory of social representations can give valuable contributions to media research. It offers a new theory-based approach for studying how the media and citizens socially represent societal and political issues colouring our age, or some specific time period. Two fundamental communicative mechanisms – anchoring and objectification – are posited by the theory. These mechanisms, with a set of subcategories, are presented and it is shown how they can be used as conceptual analytical tools in empirical analysis. Concrete examples are given from a study on climate change and the media.
Borders, Barriers and Grievable Lives
Authors: Pötzsch Holger
Published: February 2017

Based on a close reading of Ridley Scott’s war film Black Hawk Down (USA 2001; BHD), the present article investigates the formal properties through which a certain strain of war and action movies discursively constitutes the other – the enemy – as less than human. I develop the argument that the emergent relation between friend and foe in these films can be read through the concept of the border as an epistemological barrier that keeps the other incomprehensible, inaccessible, and ultimately ungrievable. Having demonstrated how BHD sets up such epistemological barriers, I widen my focus and show that similar formal properties can be found in other audio-visual media, such as video games or news items.

I then proceed to investigate how the societal impacts of this audio-visual rhetoric might be conceptualized. Do the mass media constitute a logistics that organizes audiences’ perceptions of war, violence, and the other? Does the barring of the face of the enemy from the public sphere of appearance render particular lives ungrievable and therefore unprotectable?

The main theoretical frame of the paper consists of an application of the discourse theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe to an analysis of audio-visual media, and of the approaches of Judith Butler, James Der Derian, and Paul Virilio to conceptualizing impacts of media representations on political discourse and practice in times of war.
Moderator Bias in Television Coverage of an Election Campaign with no Political Advertising
Authors: Haug Magne Martin , Koppang Haavard , Svennevig Jan
Published: February 2017

TV journalists may influence election outcomes through the way in which they cover election campaigns. This is perhaps more of an issue in countries with no political advertising, where the only connection between politicians and voters through the most important medium, television, is mediated by TV journalists. The present article analyzes journalist moderator behavior in an election campaign in which there was no political advertising and no party-controlled election TV programming. Data were collected from election cross-examination programs on the two TV channels covering the 2005 general election in Norway. There was little consistent information for voters across programs. There were significant biases in moderator treatment of politicians along the left/right political divide. The present article may contribute to increased consciousness among journalists of the possibility of moderator bias in this sort of journalistic campaign coverage. Implications for the outcome of the election are discussed.
Evaluation of CIP bred clones for expansion
of potato production in the coastal areas
of Bangladesh
Authors: Al Mahmud Abdullah , Hossain Mohammad , Kundu Bimal Chandra , Rahaman E.H.M. Shofiur , Hasan Mohidul , Hossain Monower , Haque Enamul , Rahman Atikur , Patwary Mahabub Alam , Rahman Hafizur , Khan Shahidul Islam , Kawochar Abu , Goswami Biresh Kumar , Hossain Jahangir , Kadian Mohinder Singh , Bonierbale Merideth
Published: February 2017

A set of International Potato Center (CIP)-bred
potato clones was evaluated for their salt tolerance and
productivity in replicated field trials in three coastal
districts of Bangladesh, namely, Chittagong, Patuakhali
and Satkhira. In each year of experimentation from 2011
to 2015, salinity levels increased progressively during the
season and varied with time and place. Evaluation and
selection were carried out using GGE biplot analysis and
mean yield across the test sites; and the best performing
clones were selected for the next year’s trial. Of the original
fifteen test clones, two (CIP 301029.18 and CIP 396311.1)
were selected for evaluation in the regional yield trial
with cvs. Diamant and Asterix as checks. In the regional
yield trial, across locations, CIP 301029.18 was the highest
(21.8 ton/ha) and CIP 396311.1 (21.3 ton/ha) was the 2nd
highest yielder such that CIP 301029.18 produced 64.0%
higher yield and CIP 396311.1 produced 32.4% higher yield
compare to their corresponding check varieties Diamant
and Asterix. Similar ranking was found under farmers’
field conditions. Finally, these 2 clones CIP 301029.18 & CIP 396311.1 were found promising for their good productivity
under saline conditions and CIP 396311.1 was released by
the National Seed Board in Bangladesh in 2016.
Early Predictors of Post – Thyroidectomy Hypoparathyroidism
Authors: Sieniawski Karol , Kaczka Krzysztof , Paduszyńska Katarzyna , Fendler Wojciech , Tomasik Bartłomiej , Pomorski Lech
Published: February 2017

Thyroid surgery is the most commonly performed procedure in the field of endocrine surgery. Studies are still ongoing on the development of a single algorithm for diagnosis and care of patients at risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism.

was to determine the biochemical marker that would allow the most accurate diagnosis of patient groups at risk of developing hypoparathyroidism and to identify risk factors for this disorder.

The prospective study included 142 consecutive patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign goiter from January 1

Clinical symptoms of hypoparathyroidism developed in 25 (17.6%) of 142 patients. The best diagnostic accuracy for hypoparathyroidism based on ROC curves was obtained for iPTH at 6h (AUC 0.942; 95% CI: 0.866-1.000, p<0.001) and its percentage change from baseline ΔiPTH at 6h (AUC 0.930; 95% CI: 0.858-1.000, p<0.001). In an multivariate analysis, the preoperative Ca level higher by 0.1 mmol/l, and iPTH level higher by 0.1 pmol/l were associated with a lower risk of hypoparathyroidism, by 68% (p=0.012) and 61% (p=0.007), respectively. A 1% decline in iPTH from baseline increased the risk of hypoparathyroidism by 15% (p<0.001).

The most reliable markers indicating a high risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism are the decline in ΔiPTH at 6h by > 65% or iPTH level at 6h <1.57 pmol /l. A postoperative decline in iPTH levels is an independent risk factor for the development of hypoparathyroidism. Preoperative higher concentrations of Ca and iPTH are protective factors for the development of this disorder.
Integration of Decentralized Thermal Storages Within District Heating (DH) Networks
Authors: Schuchardt Georg K.
Published: February 2017

Thermal Storages and Thermal Accumulators are an important component within District Heating (DH) systems, adding flexibility and offering additional business opportunities for these systems. Furthermore, these components have a major impact on the energy and exergy efficiency as well as the heat losses of the heat distribution system. Especially the integration of Thermal Storages within ill-conditioned parts of the overall DH system enhances the efficiency of the heat distribution. Regarding an illustrative and simplified example for a DH system, the interactions of different heat storage concepts (centralized and decentralized) and the heat losses, energy and exergy efficiencies will be examined by considering the thermal state of the heat distribution network.
Achieving Energy Efficiency in Accordance with Bioclimatic Architecture Principles
Authors: Bajcinovci Bujar , Jerliu Florina
Published: February 2017

By using our natural resources, and through inefficient use of energy, we produce much waste that can be recycled as a useful resource, which further contributes to climate change. This study aims to address energy effective bioclimatic architecture principles, by which we can achieve a potential energy savings, estimated at thirty-three per cent, mainly through environmentally affordable reconstruction, resulting in low negative impact on the environment. The study presented in this paper investigated the Ulpiana neighbourhood of Prishtina City, focusing on urban design challenges, energy efficiency and air pollution issues. The research methods consist of empirical observations through the urban spatial area using a comparative method, in order to receive clearer data and information research is conducted within Ulpiana’s urban blocks, shapes of architectural structures, with the objective focusing on bioclimatic features in terms of the morphology and microclimate of Ulpiana. Energy supply plays a key role in the economic development of any country, hence, bioclimatic design principles for sustainable architecture and energy efficiency, present an evolutive integrated strategy for achieving efficiency and healthier conditions for Kosovar communities. Conceptual findings indicate that with the integrated design strategy: energy efficiency, and passive bioclimatic principles will result in a bond of complex interrelation between nature, architecture, and community. The aim of this study is to promote structured organized actions to be taken in Prishtina, and Kosovo, which will result in improved energy efficiency in all sectors, and particularly in the residential housing sector.
Greenhouse Gases and Energy Intensity of Granite Rock Mining Operations in Thailand: A Case of Industrial Rock-Construction
Authors: Kittipongvises Suthirat , Chavalparit Orathai , Sutthirat Chakkaphan
Published: February 2017

This paper is aimed to systematically assess greenhouse gases (GHGs) and energy intensity of the granite rock mining operations in Thailand and also identify a range of feasible options to minimize their GHG emissions. Mining factories A, B and C, located in the Eastern region of Thailand, were selected as research case studies. The results indicated that the 3-year average of GHGs emissions from factories A to C was 3387 718 kgCO2e per year with approximately 2.92 kgCO2e per ton of granite rock produced over 2012 to 2014. Of this, the carbon intensity of grid-electricity consumption for the crushed rock production was 1.84 kgCO2/kWh. Diesel fuel combustion for transport activities in the mining factories was the greatest contributor to GHGs emissions (68 %) compared to the purchased electricity and explosion process, with 31 % and 1 %, respectively. In-Pit Crushing and Conveying (IPCC) installation, haul truck payload optimization and management, and reduction in tire rolling resistance have shown potential to reduce carbon emissions accounted for 20 % to 70 %.
Motor Learning Enhances Use-Dependent Plasticity
Authors: Mawase Firas , Uehara Shintaro , Bastian Amy J. , Celnik Pablo
Published: February 2017

Motor behaviors are shaped not only by current sensory signals but also by the history of recent experiences. For instance, repeated movements toward a particular target bias the subsequent movements toward that target direction. This process, called use-dependent plasticity (UDP), is considered a basic and goal-independent way of forming motor memories. Most studies consider movement history as the critical component that leads to UDP (Classen et al., 1998; Verstynen and Sabes, 2011). However, the effects of learning (i.e., improved performance) on UDP during movement repetition have not been investigated. Here, we used transcranial magnetic stimulation in two experiments to assess plasticity changes occurring in the primary motor cortex after individuals repeated reinforced and nonreinforced actions. The first experiment assessed whether learning a skill task modulates UDP. We found that a group that successfully learned the skill task showed greater UDP than a group that did not accumulate learning, but made comparable repeated actions. The second experiment aimed to understand the role of reinforcement learning in UDP while controlling for reward magnitude and action kinematics. We found that providing subjects with a binary reward without visual feedback of the cursor led to increased UDP effects. Subjects in the group that received comparable reward not associated with their actions maintained the previously induced UDP. Our findings illustrate how reinforcing consistent actions strengthens use-dependent memories and provide insight into operant mechanisms that modulate plastic changes in the motor cortex.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTPerforming consistent motor actions induces use-dependent plastic changes in the motor cortex. This plasticity reflects one of the basic forms of human motor learning. Past studies assumed that this form of learning is exclusively affected by repetition of actions. However, here we showed that success-based reinforcement signals could affect the human use-dependent plasticity (UDP) process. Our results indicate that learning augments and interacts with UDP. This effect is important to the understanding of the interplay between the different forms of motor learning and suggests that reinforcement is not only important to learning new behaviors, but can shape our subsequent behavior via its interaction with UDP.
Differential Regulation of Cyclin E by Yorkie-Scalloped Signaling in Organ Development
Authors: Shu Zhiqiang , Deng Wu-Min
Published: February 2017

Tissue integrity and homeostasis are accomplished through strict spatial and temporal regulation of cell growth and proliferation during development. Various signaling pathways have emerged as major growth regulators across metazoans; yet, how differential growth within a tissue is spatiotemporally coordinated remains largely unclear. Here, we report a role of a growth modulator Yorkie (Yki), the Drosophila homolog of Yes-associated protein (YAP), that differentially regulates its targets in Drosophila wing imaginal discs; whereby Yki interacts with its transcriptional partner, Scalloped (Sd), the homolog of the TEAD/TEF family transcription factor in mammals, to control an essential cell cycle regulator Cyclin E (CycE). Interestingly, when Yki was coexpressed with Fizzy-related (Fzr), a Drosophila endocycle inducer and homolog of Cdh1 in mammals, surrounding hinge cells displayed larger nuclear size than distal pouch cells. The observed size difference is attributable to differential regulation of CycE, a target of Yki and Sd, the latter of which can directly bind to CycE regulatory sequences, and is expressed only in the pouch region of the wing disc starting from the late second-instar larval stage. During earlier stages of larval development, when Sd expression was not detected in the wing disc, coexpression of Fzr and Yki did not cause size differences between cells along the proximal–distal axis of the disc. We show that ectopic CycE promoted cell proliferation and apoptosis, and inhibited transcriptional activity of Yki targets. These findings suggest that spatiotemporal expression of transcription factor Sd induces differential growth regulation by Yki during wing disc development, highlighting coordination between Yki and CycE to control growth and maintain homeostasis.
PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN MELALUI KOMITMEN ORGANISASI SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA PT. KERTA RAJASA RAYA
Authors: Budiono Dewi Suryani
Published: February 2017

ABSTRACT The rapid growth of economy now a days is influenced by the existing human resource. Without human resource, an organization will not able to reach its goals. Society consists of human and culture. With the culture of organization, the employees will be easier to adapt themselves to the environment of organization and to help them to know what they have to do. A factor that also influences performence of the employees is the commitment of organization.The commitment of organization has an important function in determining whether the employees will stay and work hard for the organization or not The aim of thhis reseacrh is to test the influenceof the culture of organization on the performance of employees through the commitment of organization as an intervening variable (study at HRD Division of PT. KertaRajasa Raya). This is a causality research with quantitative approach. The sampling technique used in this research is saturated sampling technique with SEM approach using PLS software The sample used was 32 respondents obtained from employees of HRD division of PT. KertaRajasa Raya. The measurement scale used was likert scale. The result of this research indicates that thereis a significant influence between the culture of organization and the performance of employees. The commitment of organoztion doesn’t have significant influence of the performence of employees. The culture of organization has significant influence on the commitment of organization. However, the culture of organization on the performance of employees through the commitment of organization as an intervening variable has been proven of no influence
The Relationship between Plantar Fasciitis and Plantar Heel Pressure
Authors: Bartolo Erica , Formosa Cynthia , Gatt Alfred
Published: February 2017

Objective: The presence of increased medial heel plantar pressure in plantar fasciitis has been debated, with clinicians often utilizing pressure-relieving devices, such as heel pads and cups, as a means of management. Method: Plantar pressures in a sample of 15 adult participants with chronic plantar fasciitis were compared to plantar pressures of the 15 adult participants forming the control group, who were matched for age, gender and weight. Results:  There were no significant differences in peak heel plantar pressure (p = 0.244),  lateral  peak plantar pressure (p = 0.876),  forefoot peak plantar pressure (p = 0.576) and the Forefoot to Rear foot peak pressure ratio (p = 0.242) between the 2 groups. However, there was a significant difference (p = 0.015) in  medial heel peak plantar pressure between the 2 groups, with the plantar fasciitis group having lower medial heel pressure than the control group. . Conclusion: The findings in this study suggest that there is no relationship between peak medial heel plantar pressures and chronic medio-plantar heel pain in plantar fasciitis. There is also no shift in pressure from the symptomatic medio-plantar heel region to the latero-plantar heel and forefoot regions. As a result, pressure may not play a part in the pathophysiology of plantar fasciitis.
Comparative study between injection parecoxib and butorphanol for postoperative analgesia in laparotomy patients
Authors: Fating Dnyaneshwar R. , Tirpude N. G.
Published: February 2017

Background: Pain is a complex, subjective experience comprising both physical and emotional components. Upper abdominal surgeries cause most intense pain and distress. Opioids and Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used for postoperative analgesia. Aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of analgesia between injection parecoxib and butorphanol.Methods: Prospective randomised comparative study included total 60 patients posted for laparotomy under general anaesthesia. Patients were randomly allocated in two groups. One group received injection paecoxib sodium (Group-P) and other group received injection Butorphanol (Group- B) half an hour before extubation. Pain score was recorded as per visual analogue scale at 0, 4,8,12 hours. The side effects if any were recorded and vomiting and sedation score was recorded.Results: Immediately in postoperative period VAS was less in Group B, but at 8 hours. VAS was less in Group P.Conclusions: Parecoxib has better quality of pain relief, minimal side effects compared to butorphanol which has good analgesia in immediate postoperative period.
AKAD HIBRID DALAM SURAT EDARAN BANK INDONESIA NOMOR 14/7/BPbS : ANALISIS HUKUM PADA PRODUK QARDH BERAGUN EMAS
Authors: Satria Muhammad Hatta
Published: February 2017

Abstract

Implementation of the hybrid contract on qardh secured gold products consists of some contract, namely al-qardh, Rahn and Ijarah. This study focuses on the analysis of the hybrid contract on products qardh secured gold in Bank Indonesia Circular Letter No. 14/7 / BPbS. In this study the authors use research methods to examine normative juridical construction of the secured some financing agreement qardh gold. The results of the research, contract hybrids in product qardh secured gold to avoid the three problems, namely contract hybrids in buying, selling and borrowing, two sale and purchase agreement in the purchase contract, and two transactions in one transaction, for their firmness in the separation agreement between the contract tabarru 'with mu'āwadhah contract. Hybrids contracts in product qardh gold secured in accordance with the pillars and the terms of the contract, as well as the condition of legitimacy, namely the submission that does not cause any harm, gharar (vagueness), the terms imperfect, and usury.

Keyword: hybrid contract; Qardh secured gold

 

Abstrak

Implementasi akad hibrid pada produk qardh beragun emas terdiri dari beberapa akad, yaitu al-qardh, rahn dan ijārah. Penelitian ini berfokus pada analisis akad hibrid pada produk qardh beragun emas dalam Surat Edaran Bank Indonesia Nomor 14/7/BPbS . Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian normatif dengan mengkaji konstruksi yuridis beberapa akad pembiayaan qardh beragun emas. Hasil penelitian, akad hibrid pada produk qardh beragun emas terhindar dari tiga masalah, yaitu akad hibrid dalam jual beli dan pinjaman, dua akad jual beli dalam satu akad jual beli, dan dua transaksi dalam satu transaksi, karena adanya ketegasan dalam pemisahan akad antara akad tabarru’ dengan akad mu’āwadhah. Akad hibrid pada produk qardh beragun emas sesuai dengan rukun dan syarat akad, serta syarat keabsahannya, yaitu penyerahan yang tidak menimbulkan kerugian, gharar (ketidakjelasan), syarat-syarat fasid, dan riba.
Keyword: akad hybrid; Qardh beragun emas
A Comparison of Molecular Typing Methods Applied to Enterobacter cloacae complex: hsp60 Sequencing, Rep-PCR, and MLST
Authors: Viau Roberto , Kiedrowski Lee M. , Kreiswirth Barry N. , Adams Mark , Perez Federico , Marchaim Dror , Guerrero Dubert M. , Kaye Keith S. , Logan Latania K. , Villegas Maria Virginia , Bonomo Robert A.
Published: February 2017

Molecular typing using repetitive sequenced-based PCR (rep-PCR) and hsp60 sequencing were applied to a collection of diverse Enterobacter cloacae complex isolates. To determine the most practical method for reference laboratories, we analyzed 71 E. cloacae complex isolates from sporadic and outbreak occurrences originating from 4 geographic areas. While rep-PCR was more discriminating, hsp60 sequencing provided a broader and a more objective geographical tracking method similar to multilocus sequence typing (MLST). In addition, we suggest that MLST may have higher discriminative power compared to hsp60 sequencing, although rep-PCR remains the most discriminative method for local outbreak investigations. In addition, rep-PCR can be an effective and inexpensive method for local outbreak investigation.
A questão da autodeclaração racial prestada por candidatos de concursos públicos
Authors: Saddy André , Santana Stephan Bertollo
Published: February 2017

A adoção de políticas de ação afirmativa no Brasil, sobretudo na modalidade de cotas raciais, deu origem a intenso debate acerca da legitimidade e da efetividade de tais medidas. Declarada a constitucionalidade das cotas pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, restaram alguns aspectos acessórios geradores de insegurança jurídica para os quais ainda não há posicionamento consolidado. O presente estudo tem o escopo de abordar alguns desses pontos, notadamente quanto aos métodos de classificação étnica do indivíduo, suas distorções e as consequências jurídicas.
Development of a “Disaster Management Literacy Hub” for Collecting, Creating, and Transmitting Disaster Management Content to Increase Disaster Management Literacy
Authors: Kimura Reo ,   School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo 1-1-12, Shinzaike-honcho, Himeji, Hyogo 670-0092, Japan, Hayashi Haruo , Kobayashi Kosuke , Nishino Takahiro , Urabe Kenshin , Inoue Satoshi ,   National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Ibaraki, Japan,   GK Kyoto Inc., Kyoto, Japan,   R2 media solution Inc., Kyoto, Japan
Published: February 2017

In this project, a “Disaster Management Literacy Hub” (DMLH) has been developed for collecting, creating, and transmitting various disaster management content over the Internet. The first screen of the DMLH lists disaster management content on tiles to allow users easily find relevant disaster management content using a keyword retrieval function. A user who registers an account can post disaster management content, create a first screen that is customized using the “favorite function,” and compile different disaster management content using the “binder function.” In addition to the “relay (hub) function” for disaster management content, a “creation function” was also implemented, such as the “message function” for posting short messages of approximately 200 letters and an image, and the “quiz creation function” for measuring the effects of disaster management literacy. In the course of modifying the prototype Disaster Management Literacy Hub, the system was evaluated by university student users in July 2016, approximately one year after the fully-fledged operation came into effect in August 2015. The results yielded the following findings: 1) the DMLH is meaningful because by using specific keywords, users retrieved items that had been difficult to find by means of general Internet search sites; 2) statistically significant improvement was shown for 15 disaster management literacy items in the evaluation; the DMLH leads to a proposal to create effective disaster management literacy improvement because students recognized three disaster management literacy categories: cases of disasters and disaster management, responses of familiar agents such as themselves and people to one, and responses of agents in the environment, including local communities and governments.
Sustainability evaluation of different techniques for concrete mixing based on quality control
Authors: Reynosa-Morales L. M. , Olguín-Coca F. J. , Guillén-Trujillo H. A. , Alonso-Farrera F. A. , Castro-Borges P. , López-González A. , Ramos-Torres G.
Published: February 2017

Sustainability evaluation of different techniques for concrete mixing based on quality controlABSTRACTIn this study emergy analysis, an environmental valuation method was applied to concrete mixing with the purpose of evaluating its dependence on non-renewable natural resources. Three concrete mixing techniques, industrialized, semi-industrialized and manual, were evaluated based on quality control. The quantity of environmental resources used in production was measured in terms of equivalent solar energy. The resulting transformities were compared to show that emergy analysis is sensible to local context and the limits of the reference system. The results obtained show that concrete mixing is highly dependent on external resources. Semi-industrialized concrete was found to be the most sustainable.Keywords: emergy analysis; environmental accounting; sustainability; transformity; concrete.Evaluación de la sustentabilidad de diferentes técnicas de producción de concreto hidráulico basado en su control de calidadRESUMENEn este trabajo, se aplicó un método de valoración ambiental en la producción concreto con el fin de evaluar su dependencia de los recursos naturales no renovables. Tres técnicas de producción basadas en su control de calidad: industrializada, semi-industrializada y manual; se evalualuaron mediante eMergía. Esto se realizó para medir la cantidad de uso de los recursos del medio ambiente en términos de energía solar equivalente. Las Transformidades resultantes se compararon con el fin de poner de manifiesto que el análisis de eMergía es sensible al contexto local y los límites del sistema de referencia. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una alta dependencia en la producción de concreto sobre las fuentes de recursos externos, siendo el concreto semi-industrializado el más sustentable.Palabras clave: Análisis eMergético; contabilidad ambiental; sustentabilidad; transformidad; concreto hidráulico.  Avaliaçao da sustentabilidade de tres métodos de produçao de concreto com base no controle de qualidadeRESUMOEste trabalho apresenta um método de avaliação ambiental na produção de concreto, baseado no consumo de recursos naturais não-renováveis. Três técnicas de produção (industrializada, semi-industrializada e manual) foram avaliadas sob o controle de qualidade eMergia. Este conceito foi utilizado para medir a quantidade do uso de recursos do meio ambiente em termos de energia solar equivalente. Os resultados foram comparados a fim de mostrar que a análise eMergia é sensível ao contexto local e aos limites do sistema de referência. Os resultados mostram uma alta dependência da produção de concreto em relação às fontes de recursos externos, sendo o concreto semi-industrializado o mais sustentável, segundo esta análise.Palavras chave: análise eMergética; contabilidade ambiental; sustentabilidade; transformidade; concreto.