bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Eco-Labeled Seafood: Determinants for (Blue) Green Consumption
Authors: Jonell Malin , Crona Beatrice , Brown Kelsey , Rönnbäck Patrik , Troell Max
Published: September 2016

Eco-certification has become an increasingly popular market-based tool in the endeavor to reduce negative environmental impacts from fisheries and aquaculture. In this study, we aimed at investigating which psychological consumer characteristics influence demand for eco-labeled seafood by correlating consumers’ stated purchasing of eco-labeled seafood to nine variables: environmental knowledge regarding seafood production, familiarity with eco-labels, subjective knowledge, pro-environmental self-identification, sense of personal responsibility, concern for negative environmental impacts from seafood production, perceived consumer effectiveness, gender and education. Questionnaires were distributed to consumers in Stockholm, Sweden, and the data were tested with multiple regression analysis using linear modeling and model averaging (n = 371). Two variables were the best predictors of stated purchasing of eco-labeled seafood: (i) recognition and understanding of eco-labels for seafood (Marine Stewardship Council, Fish for Life, Aquaculture Stewardship Council and KRAV); and (ii) concern for negative environmental impacts associated with seafood production. Meanwhile, consumer environmental knowledge was a weaker predictor. Results from this study suggest that strengthening the emotional component of consumer decision-making and improving the level of consumer familiarity with seafood eco-labels could stimulate more pro-environmental seafood consumption.
How to Promote Sustainable Relationships between Heritage Conservation and Community, Based on a Survey
Authors: Han Fang , Yang Zhaoping , Shi Hui , Liu Qun , Wall Geoffrey
Published: September 2016

Community residents have a strong stake in a local heritage site and may be an important force in its conservation, management and development. Positive relationships between the heritage site and community residents can promote its protection. A questionnaire survey was conducted with local residents of Bogda World Natural Heritage, Xinjiang, China, to assess their perceptions towards the World Natural Heritage, and their attitudes towards participation in heritage conservation. The local residents have made positive contributions to the conservation of heritage resource in the past several years. However, because of the asymmetry between responsibility for conservation and benefit sharing, the authors recommend that a “Community co-management framework” should be established to mobilize residents to participate in heritage conservation. Furthermore, participatory approaches and communication mechanisms are suggested to promote sustainable relationships between community development and heritage conservation. The empirical study can be used as an input to policy making and management for sustainable conservation, and the study contributes to the literature related to community participation at heritage sites.
Effects of Fertilization on Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) Growth, Yield and Fiber Quality
Authors: Ullah Sana , Liu Lijun , Anwar Sumera , Tuo Xu , Khan Shahbaz , Wang Bo , Peng Dingxiang
Published: September 2016

Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) is one of the most important sources of natural fiber. The yield and fiber quality of ramie are affected by mineral nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). In the present study, we aimed to quantify the influence of N, P, and K fertilizers on growth, yield, and fiber quality of ramie. To this end, ramie plants grown under different fertilizer treatments (no fertilizer, N, P, K, NP, NK, PK, and NPK) were evaluated for differences in plant height, stem diameter, stem fresh and dry weights, number of stems, fiber fresh and dry weights, fiber quality (breaking strength, elongation, and diameter), and total N and P content. Across all fertilizer treatments, NPK, followed by NK, had the greatest significant effect for increasing plant growth, yield, and fiber quality as compared with control plants, whereas P application had the least effect. Plants fertilized with NPK showed strong positive correlations among fiber yield and quality traits with morphological parameters such as plant height, biomass, stem diameter, and numbers of stem. The p correlation of fiber breaking strength with stem diameter (r2 = 0.79), stem biomass (r2 = 0.88), N contents (r2 = 0.91) and P contents (r2 = 0.83) indicated that the combined application of NPK (150, 75,150 kg·ha−1) significantly enhances yield and fiber quality in ramie. Thus, it is suggested that optimum fertilization is important for sustainable ramie production.
Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technologies for Mobility and Their Implications for Active Ageing
Authors: Martins Anabela , Pinheiro João , Farias Beatriz , Jutai Jeffrey
Published: September 2016

Purpose: Active ageing is defined as the process of optimizing opportunities for physical, social and mental health to enable older people to actively take part in society without discrimination and to enjoy independence and good quality of life. The World Health Organization assumed this to be a process for increasing and maintaining an individual’s participation in activities to enhance his/her quality of life. In this survey, the authors addressed the following question: is assistive technology (AT) for mobility contributing to enhancement of lifelong capacity and performance? Method: From June 2015 until February 2016, 96 community dwelling adults, AT users for mobility (powered wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, lower limb prostheses, walkers, crutches and canes), aged 45–97, mean 67.02 ± 14.24 years old, 56.3% female, were interviewed using the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scale (P-PIADS), the Activities and Participation Profile related to Mobility (APPM) and demographics, clinical and questions about AT use and training. Results and Discussion: The participants’ profiles revealed moderate limitation and restrictions in participation, measured by the APPM (2.03). Most participants displayed a positive impact from AT; average scores obtained from the P-PIADS subscales were: Self-esteem 0.62, Competency 1.11 and Adaptability 1.10. The P-PIADS total was 0.96, with the powered wheelchair users scoring the highest (1.53) and the walker users scoring the lowest (0.73). All subscales and the P-PIADS total were positively correlated with the activities and participation profile. There was no relation between age and the psychosocial impact of AT or activities and participation profile. These results encourage the authors to follow up with these participants for a lifelong intervention. To accomplish that aim, currently, the protocol is implemented at the AT prescribing centers in Coimbra, Portugal in order to assess the impact of AT on participation in society, one of the domains of the Active Ageing Index, a new analytical tool to help policy makers in developing policies for active and healthy ageing.
Monitoring of the Immune Dysfunction in Cancer Patients
Authors: Santegoets Saskia , Welters Marij , Van der Burg Sjoerd
Published: September 2016

Immunotherapy shows promising clinical results in patients with different types of cancer, but its full potential is not reached due to immune dysfunction as a result of several suppressive mechanisms that play a role in cancer development and progression. Monitoring of immune dysfunction is a prerequisite for the development of strategies aiming to alleviate cancer-induced immune suppression. At this point, the level at which immune dysfunction occurs has to be established, the underlying mechanism(s) need to be known, as well as the techniques to assess this. While it is relatively easy to measure general signs of immune suppression, it turns out that accurate monitoring of the frequency and function of immune-suppressive cells is still difficult. A lack of truly specific markers, the phenotypic complexity among suppressive cells of the same lineage, but potentially with different functions and functional assays that may not cover every mechanistic aspect of immune suppression are among the reasons complicating proper assessments. Technical innovations in flow and mass cytometry will allow for more complete sets of markers to precisely determine phenotype and associated function. There is, however, a clear need for functional assays that recapitulate more of the mechanisms employed to suppress the immune system.
ResilSIM—A Decision Support Tool for Estimating Resilience of Urban Systems
Authors: Irwin Sarah , Schardong Andre , Simonovic Slobodan , Nirupama Niru
Published: September 2016

Damages to urban systems as a result of water-related natural disasters have escalated in recent years. The observed trend is expected to increase in the future as the impacts of population growth, rapid urbanization and climate change persist. To alleviate the damages associated with these impacts, it is recommended to integrate disaster management methods into planning, design and operational policies under all levels of government. This manuscript proposes the concept of ResilSIM: A decision support tool that rapidly estimates the resilience (a modern disaster management measure that is dynamic in time and space) of an urban system to the consequences of natural disasters. The web-based tool (with mobile access) operates in near real-time. It is designed to assist decision makers in selecting the best options for integrating adaptive capacity into their communities to protect against the negative impacts of a hazard. ResilSIM is developed for application in Toronto and London, Ontario, Canada; however, it is only demonstrated for use in the city of London, which is susceptible to riverine flooding. It is observed how the incorporation of different combinations of adaptation options maintain or strengthen London’s basic structures and functions in the event of a flood.
Rate of elimination of radioiodineavid lymph node metastases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma by postsurgical radioiodine ablation
Authors: Mustafa Mona , Bartenstein Peter , Kuwert Torsten , Schmidt Daniela , Ilhan Harun
Published: September 2016

SPECT/CT detects radioiodine-positive cervical lymph node metastases (LNMs) of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) at the time of postsurgical radioablation (RA). Preliminary evidence indicates that the majority of LNMs are successfully treated by RA. The aim of this study was to confirm this evidence in a bicentric setting and to evaluate whether size is a predictor for successful elimination. Patients and methods: Since 01/2007 and 05/2008, respectively, SPECT/spiral-CT is performed routinely in all patients with DTC at RA in two University Clinics. The outcome of iodine-positive LNMs identified by SPECT/CT until 12/2012 was analyzed by follow-up diagnostic 131I scans and serum thyreoglobulin (Tg) values. LNM volume and short-axis diameter were evaluated as prognostic factors by a receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results: 79 patients with 97 iodine-positive LNMs were included. Surgery was carried out in 8 patients with 13 LNMs due to the presence of additional iodine-negative lesions. Of the remaining 84 LNMs, 74 (88%) were successfully treated as demonstrated by radioiodine scans at follow-up. 10 LNMs persisted. 67/70 LNMs smaller than 0.9 ml were treated successfully, whereas this was the case of only 6/14 exceeding this threshold. Using this cut-off level to predict treatment success, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value were 92%, 73%, 96%, and 57%. Results for short-axis diameter (cut-off level < 1cm) were 90%, 69%, 94% and 56%. Conclusion: RA is effective in the treatment of the majority of 131I-positive LNMs identified in SPECT/CT images. In this study, 88% of iodine-positive LNM in DTC were successfully treated by radioiodine given at RA. Both LNM volume and diameter are reliable predictors of treatment success.
Hydroxy-functionalized hyper-cross-linked ultra-microporous organic polymers for selective CO2 capture at room temperature
Authors: Samanta Partha , Chandra Priyanshu , Ghosh Sujit K
Published: September 2016

Two hydroxy-functionalized hyper-cross-linked ultra-microporous compounds have been synthesized by Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction and characterised with different spectroscopic techniques. Both compounds exhibit an efficient carbon dioxide uptake over other gases like N2, H2 and O2 at room temperature. A high isosteric heat of adsorption (Qst) has been obtained for both materials because of strong interactions between polar –OH groups and CO2 molecules.
Cyber Operations Between Russia and Ukraine During Ukrainian Conflict
Authors: Pavlíková Miroslava
Published: September 2016

When the Ukraine crisis started in 2013, discussions about possible cyber warfare appeared. Debates about the usage of cyber tools in war conflicts have already been considered for the last few years and conflicts where actors possess these capacities emphasize the importance to analyze this phenomenon. This article examines cyber warfare between Russia and Ukraine during the Ukraine crisis and aims to analyze incidents in the cyber domain with considerations cyber war on a theoretical background.
Outcomes of Acutely HIV-1-Infected Individuals following Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation
Authors: Girometti Nicolò , Nwokolo Nneka , McOwan Alan , Whitlock Gary
Published: September 2016

Background

Few data exist on the benefits and acceptability of rapid initiation of antiretroviral treatment in acute HIV infection (AHI). We analysed a large cohort of acutely infected HIV patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) to determine uptake, linkage into care and time to achieve viral suppression.

Methods

Case notes of all individuals diagnosed with AHI between May 2014 and October 2015 at 56 Dean Street, a sexual health clinic in London, UK were reviewed. AHI was defined through documentation of plasma HIV RNA positivity only, plasma HIV RNA and p24 antigen positivity with a negative HIV enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test or HIV EIA test switching from negative to positive within 6 weeks. Between-group comparisons of time to viral suppression according to ART chosen were performed using the log-rank test.

Results

We identified 113 individuals with AHI. Linkage to care was 95%. 77% of patients started ART at first medical appointment: all men who have sex with men, median age 35 years, median viral load (VL) log10 6.45, median CD4+ T-cell count 483 cells/mm3. Median time from diagnosis to ART initiation was 20 days. At 24 weeks, no patients had discontinued ART; 99% of patients achieved viral suppression by 24 weeks, with a median time to documented VL suppression of 74 days. Viral suppression was more rapid with integrase inhibitors compared with other regimens (median 41 versus 88.5 days, P<0.05).

Conclusions

In acute HIV infection, individuals demonstrated high ART uptake and rapid VL suppression suggesting that early treatment with antiretrovirals is acceptable and efficacious.
Triage of Rheumatology Referrals Facilitates Wait Time Benchmarks
Authors: Farrer Chandra , Abraham Liza , Jerome Dana , Hochman Jacqueline , Gakhal Natasha
Published: September 2016

Objective.

In 2014 the Canadian Rheumatology Association published wait time benchmarks for inflammatory arthritis (IA) and connective tissue disease (CTD) to improve patient outcomes. This study’s aim was to determine whether centralized triage and the introduction of quality improvement initiatives would facilitate achievement of wait time benchmarks.

Methods.

Referrals from September to November 2012 were retrospectively triaged by an advanced practice physiotherapist (APP) and compared to referrals triaged by an APP from January to March 2014. Each referral was assigned a priority ranking and categorized into one of 2 groups: suspected IA/CTD, or suspected non-IA/CTD. Time to initial consult and time to notification from receipt of referral were assessed.

Results.

A total of 558 (n = 227 and n = 331 from 2012 and 2014, respectively) referrals were evaluated with 35 exclusions. In 2012, there were 96 (42.5%) suspected IA/CTD and 124 (54.9%) suspected non-IA/CTD patients at the time of the initial consult. Mean wait times in 2012 for patients suspected to have IA was 33.8 days, 95% CI 27.8–39.8, compared to 37.3 days, 95% CI 32.9–41.7 in suspected non-IA patients. In 2014, there were 131 patients (43%) with suspected IA based on information in the referral letter. Mean wait times in 2014 for patients suspected to have IA was 15.5 days, 95% CI 13.85–17.15, compared to 52.2 days, 95% CI 46.3–58.1 for suspected non-IA patients. Time to notification of appointment improved from 17 days to 4.37 days.

Conclusion.

Centralized triage of rheumatology referrals and quality improvement initiatives are effective in improving wait times for priority patients as determined by paper referral.
Distinct Subtypes of Microparticle-containing Immune Complexes Are Associated with Disease Activity, Damage, and Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Fortin Paul R. , Cloutier Nathalie , Bissonnette Vincent , Aghdassi Ellie , Eder Lihi , Simonyan David , Laflamme Nathalie , Boilard Eric
Published: September 2016

Objective.

Microparticles (MP) are small extracellular vesicles present in body fluids. MP originate from different cellular lineages, principally from platelets in blood, and may expose phosphatidylserine (PS). In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), MP harbor immunoglobulin G (IgG), thereby forming MP-containing immune complexes (mpIC). We aimed to verify an association between SLE disease activity, damage, and surrogate markers of atherosclerosis and MP harboring IgG, taking into account the platelet origin and PS exposure of MP.

Methods.

MP expressing surface IgG, platelet antigen (CD41+), and PS were quantified using flow cytometry in plasma of 191 women with SLE. Carotid ultrasounds (US) were available in 113 patients. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze whether levels of MP were associated with the following outcomes: SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K), Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index (SDI), and carotid US plaques and intima-media thickness (CIMT) as surrogates for vascular damage.

Results.

We found CD41+ MP harboring IgG present in SLE. A positive correlation was found between SLEDAI-2K and levels of CD41+ MP harboring IgG and exposing (p = 0.027) and non-exposing PS (p = 0.001). Conversely, SDI (p = 0.024) and CIMT (p = 0.016) correlated with concentrations of CD41− MP harboring IgG and exposing PS. Associations were independent of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, body mass index, and antimalarial drug use.

Conclusion.

Different subtypes of mpIC are produced in SLE and are associated with distinct clinical characteristics such as disease activity and vascular damage. The assessment of MP subtypes might serve for the design of predictive markers of disease activity and vascular damage in patients.
L’église Saint-Georges du château de Caen
Authors: Faisant Étienne
Published: September 2016

En dépit de l’absence d’archives, l’examen de l’église Saint-Georges de Caen permet d’en préciser la chronologie et ainsi d’éclairer l’histoire de cette paroisse indissociable du château de la capitale bas-normande. D’une reconstruction entreprise vers 1100 subsistent l’arc triomphal et les murs-gouttereaux de la nef. Celle-ci a été modifiée au xiv e  siècle par l’ajout de fenêtres puis dans la première moitié du xv e par la pose d’une nouvelle charpente évoquant des modèles anglais. Une transformation plus ambitieuse, comprenant la construction d’un nouveau chœur et l’ajout d’une chapelle pour le gouverneur, accompagna la transformation du château en citadelle. L’église fut dès lors réservée à la garnison, dont les tombes témoignent de la vie paroissiale. Devenue dépôt de munition après la Révolution, elle fut endommagée en 1944 puis restaurée pour devenir un mémorial de la Bataille de Caen.
Rouen, la voide et le pastel (vers 1500-vers 1560)
Authors: Brumont Francis
Published: September 2016

Jusqu’au milieu du xvi e siècle, Rouen est la première destination du pastel toulousain expédié par le port de Bordeaux, à égalité sans doute avec Anvers, mais devant Londres et Bilbao, les deux autres centres principaux d’importation de ce colorant. C’est que Rouen était la porte d’entrée du pastel destiné à la région parisienne et à la moyenne vallée de la Loire (Orléans, Tours, Blois), mais alors que les marchands de ces centres étaient propriétaires du pastel qu’ils faisaient venir dans ces villes pour le redistribuer, il n’en était pas de même à Rouen où les marchands toulousains s’en réservaient la commercialisation. Un certain nombre d’entre eux, facteurs de ces marchands, s’installaient sur place, durant une plus ou moins longue période et parfois définitivement. Ces importations faisaient une rude concurrence au colorant local, la voide normande, qui ne disparut pas pour autant, mais continua à être cultivé notamment dans la plaine de Caen.
Mechanisms for Knowledge Transfer in the Context of Knowledge Platforms: A Governance Perspective
Authors: Benbya Hind
Published: September 2016

Un nombre important de travaux de recherche se sont concentrés sur la boîte noire de transfert de connaissances intra-organisationnelle. Malgré sa richesse, peu de travaux ont intégré le rôle de la gouvernance et des mécanismes sociaux dans le transfert de connaissances pour comprendre comment ils peuvent être promus simultanément et créer de la valeur. Dans cet article, nous nous appuyons sur trois théories: la gouvernance, les normes et l’utilité afin de développer un modèle de transfert de connaissances et ses effets au niveau individuel. Notre modèle est testé à travers une enquête menée auprès de 485 employés au sein d’une multinationale des services. Les résultats montrent que le transfert de connaissances (conceptualisé comme la contribution, et l’adoption de connaissances) dans le cadre de plates-formes de connaissances ainsi que ces effets au niveau individuel peuvent être promus par trois catégories de mécanismes: normes (identification et collaboration), gouvernance (le rôle de de la structure en charge de la gestion des connaissances) et utilité (les attributs de la connaissance et son accessibilité). La présente étude contribue ainsi à une meilleure compréhension de la valeur de transfert de connaissances intra-organisationnelle.
Servicios generales
Authors: Hidalgo Fernández-Cano Amalio
Published: September 2016

Junto a los edificios estrictamente industriales, en los que se materializa y concreta un rígido programa de fabricación, existen otra serie de edificios destinados a servicios generales, en los que ya las imposiciones funcionales no son de orden tan riguroso. Por ello, en el conjunto de edificios que albergan estos servicios generales de la Factoría de Avilés existe una mayor variedad, pero sin apartarse de la tónica general del conjunto, fiel a la sencillez y austeridad que rige la composición de las diversas construcciones.
Convento franciscano en Orsay
Authors: Arsene-Henry Luc , Arsene-Henry Xavier , Besnard Bernadac E.
Published: September 2016

Este es el primer conjunto monástico completo y totalmente equipado que se construye en Francia desde el siglo XVIII. Desde el punto de vista religioso representa gran interés, ya que significa la posibilidad de adaptarse, tanto en el interior como en el exterior, a las necesidades y exigencias de la Orden, situándonos siempre en el momento actual constructivo, estético y de comodidades toleradas por la regla.
Bloque de viviendas, en Madrid
Authors: García Benito M.
Published: September 2016

El solar, con fachadas a General Pardiñas y General Oráa en longitudes de 67, 89 m y 30, 36 m, exigía buscar una solución de conjunto de todas las edificaciones que iba a albergar. Todas ellas destinadas a viviendas.
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior. Roma
Authors: Venturi Renato , Marinucci Guido
Published: September 2016

Los Ministerios de Roma tienden a descentralizar sus edificios, siendo éste, el de Comercio con el exterior, el primero que se levanta por entero, con proyecto exclusivamente dedicado a su finalidad y características especiales. Está situado en el nuevo barrio meridional de la ciudad, cívico y representativo.
Centro experimental. Roma
Authors: Morandi Riccardo
Published: September 2016

Dos partes claramente diferenciadas se observan en este edificio: a) Laboratorio y biblioteca; b) Sala de conferencias. Ambas determinan, en la sinceridad expresiva de su morfología externa, la función que desempeñan. El primero constituye un bloque alto y de línea paralelepipédica, con tres plantas sobre el nivel del suelo y una entreplanta, en la que se sitúan los servicios e instalaciones.
Convair Astronautics, San Diego (California)
Authors: Pereira & Luckmam Arquitectos
Published: September 2016

Este brillante y espectacular complejo industrial se ha creado especialmente para la investigación y fabricación de cohetes intercontinentales y vehículos del espacio de las Fuerzas Aéreas de los EE. UU., en las proximidades de San Diego y cerca del campo de pruebas de Sycamore Canyon.
Restaurante en Madrid, «Club 31»
Authors: Blanco Soler Luis
Published: September 2016

Se trataba de instalar un restaurante de cierta categoría, con snack-bar, en un semisótano, con el piso a 1,50 m de profundidad, y cubierto con bóveda de ladrillo apoyada sobre líneas de carga formadas por grandes macizos de piedra de sillería de 1 m de espesor. Era preciso, en primer término, habilitar un gran espacio abierto, desviar las cargas de la estructura hacia los muros laterales y demoler los macizos intermedios. Fue preciso hacer un apeo muy complicado y montar una serie de jácenas metálicas transversales que se apoyarán sobre una nueva estructura de hormigón armado.
Puente sobre el Boven Merwede
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

Con objeto de mejorar las comunicaciones por carretera entre el norte de Holanda y el puerto belga de Amberes, ya se había proyectado un nuevo trazado que suprimía muchos pasos a través de ciudades y los transbordadores que cruzaban el Boven-Merwede en las proximidades de Gorinchem. Empezada la construcción de los estribos del puente que debía suprimir los transbordadores, sobrevino la última guerra mundial y paralizó estas importantes obras.
El presiómetro Ménard
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

Dada la diversidad de suelos y sus distintas características, el cálculo real de la capacidad de sustentación, en cada caso particular, ha sido siempre un problema que ha requerido atención y análisis para pronunciarse en datos prácticos aplicables a la determinación de superficies necesarias con losas y apoyos de elementos sobre los que carga la obra muerta de la superestructura.
Embajada de U.S.A.
Authors: Stone E. D.
Published: September 2016

La embajada de los EE. UU. en la India, recientemente terminada, sigue las directrices de la nueva arquitectura en el país. Inspirada en los monumentos clásicos —el famoso Taj Mahal, mausoleo construido en mármol blanco—, el edificio de la embajada es único por su prodigiosa adaptación a los estilos arquitectónicos históricos, manejando los más modernos métodos y materiales de construcción. Asentada sobre un amplio solar-jardín, en el barrio diplomático de Nueva Delhi, el complejo constructivo consta de: Cancillería, zona residencial y viviendas de empleados.
Aeropuerto de Nueva York. Nuevo hangar para reactores
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

El nuevo hangar del Aeropuerto Internacional de Idlewild, de Nueva York (EE. UU.), proyectado y construido bajo la dirección del Port of New York Authority, destinado a los servicios de líneas aéreas extranjeras, está formado por una estructura central metálica, que constituye el cuerpo resistente del hangar.
Depósitos metálicos
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

La conocida factoría americana Chicago & Iron Company, dedicada a construcciones metálicas, ha proyectado y construido un gran número de modelos de depósitos metálicos para gases, líquidos y productos químicos.
Escuela de la Sagrada Familia, Denver- Colorado, (EE.UU.)
Authors: Toll Henry C.
Published: September 2016

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Escuela-jardín, en Valencia
Authors: García Ordóñez Fernando M.
Published: September 2016

El solar destinado a este fin se encuentra en el Paseo de Valencia al mar, esquina al proyectado acceso de Barcelona. Es terreno llano, apretujado por la tapia del ferrocarril de Valencia a Aragón. Encontrándose colindante con las calles de un futuro tráfico de bastante intensidad, parece oportuno buscar por todos los medios la creación de espacios silenciosos y amables.
Túnel, en Nueva Orleans
Authors: Palmer Wayne F.
Published: September 2016

La ciudad de Nueva Orleáns, Luisiana (EE. UU.), tiene un recio sabor antiguo, distinguiéndose de otras ciudades de este país por su propia atracción y un enorme tráfico. El río Mississippi circunda la ciudad constituyendo un gran lago. Si éste ha sido el elemento básico del gran desarrollo que ha logrado este centro urbano, la red de canales que de él se derivan, junto con su propio cauce, han sido la causa de un grave problema de circulación, fluvial y por carretera.
Firme de hormigón en la autopista de Amberes a Lieja
Authors: Rocci Sandro
Published: September 2016

La autopista "Rey Balduíno" comunica la ciudad portuaria de Amberes (el tercer puerto europeo, después de Rotterdam y Londres) con el centro industrial de Lieja, a orillas del Mosa, constituyendo, por lo tanto, una arteria vital para la nación belga. Está prevista su extensión hasta Aquisgrán, y el enlace directo con el sistema de autopistas alemanas de la zona del Ruhr, con lo que llegará a ser una vía de penetración comercial desde el mar hasta dicha importantísima zona, servida ya por el tráfico fluvial del Rhin.
Teatro nacional de Kassel. Alemania
Authors: Bode Paul , Brundig Ernst Brundig
Published: September 2016

El complejo arquitectónico, de gran aparato formal, está compuesto de dos salas contrapuestas, con un bloque intermedio destinado a servicios comunes, tales como salas de ensayos para ballet y orquestas, escenarios, estudio de decorados, despachos.
Motel El Hidalgo
Authors: Lamela Antonio
Published: September 2016

Este complejo hotelero, de programa ambicioso y extenso, ocupa casi 7 hectáreas de llanura manchega, en el kilómetro 193 de la carretera de Madrid a Andalucía, esparciendo sus edificios en ambas partes de esta vía eminentemente turística y, por tanto, muy frecuentada por vehículos procedentes de todas las partes del mundo.
Puente sobre el río Tapti. India
Authors: Lyya K. C. , Banerje A. K.
Published: September 2016

El puente para carretera, que salva el río Tapti en las proximidades de Mandvi (India), está constituido por 11 tramos rectos de 40 m de luz cada uno. La calzada tiene 7,30 m de anchura y está sostenida por vigas de hormigón pretensado que se han hormigonado en la proximidad de la obra. El canto de estas vigas es de 2,45 m, y su ala superior tiene 1,45 m de anchura.
The efficient urban canopy dependency parametrization (SURY) v1.0 for
atmospheric modelling: description and application with the COSMO-CLM model
for a Belgian summer
Authors: Wouters Hendrik , Demuzere Matthias , Blahak Ulrich , Fortuniak Krzysztof , Maiheu Bino , Camps Johan , Tielemans Daniël , van Lipzig Nicole P. M.
Published: September 2016

Abstract. This paper presents the Semi-empirical URban canopY parametrization (SURY) v1.0, which bridges the gap between bulk urban land-surface schemes and explicit-canyon schemes. Based on detailed observational studies, modelling experiments and available parameter inventories, it offers a robust translation of urban canopy parameters – containing the three-dimensional information – into bulk parameters. As a result, it brings canopy-dependent urban physics to existing bulk urban land-surface schemes of atmospheric models. At the same time, SURY preserves a low computational cost of bulk schemes for efficient numerical weather prediction and climate modelling at the convection-permitting scales. It offers versatility and consistency for employing both urban canopy parameters from bottom-up inventories and bulk parameters from top-down estimates. SURY is tested for Belgium at 2.8 km resolution with the COSMO-CLM model (v5.0_clm6) that is extended with the bulk urban land-surface scheme TERRA_URB (v2.0). The model reproduces very well the urban heat islands observed from in situ urban-climate observations, satellite imagery and tower observations, which is in contrast to the original COSMO-CLM model without an urban land-surface scheme. As an application of SURY, the sensitivity of atmospheric modelling with the COSMO-CLM model is addressed for the urban canopy parameter ranges from the local climate zones of http://WUDAPT.org. City-scale effects are found in modelling the land-surface temperatures, air temperatures and associated urban heat islands. Recommendations are formulated for more precise urban atmospheric modelling at the convection-permitting scales. It is concluded that urban canopy parametrizations including SURY, combined with the deployment of the WUDAPT urban database platform and advancements in atmospheric modelling systems, are essential.
Curating for engagement: Identifying the nature and impact of organizational marketing strategies on Pinterest
Authors: Saxton Gregory D. , Ghosh Amanda
Published: September 2016

In an increasingly overloaded information environment sparked by the explosion of digital media, the ability to curate content has taken on greater importance. This study begins with the supposition that businesses that are able to adopt a content curation role and help consumers sort through the daily influx of information may be more successful in attracting, engaging, and retaining customers while fostering brand awareness and word of mouth. Accordingly, this study investigates organizational marketing strategies on Pinterest, the fifth most popular U.S. social media site and the largest social curation platform. Pinterest effectively offers a unique opportunity for businesses to engage customers through social curation strategies, and in this paper we set out to address two related questions. First, how are organizations communicating with current and potential customers on Pinterest? And second, how effective are these strategies? We address these questions by inductively analyzing 1,095 “pins” sent by 18 cosmetic surgery businesses. Undertaking analyses at the pin, board, and account levels, we ultimately identify three distinct pinning strategies: Lifestyle, Information Source, and Market Creator. These strategies are then related to the effectiveness of brand awareness and word of mouth, using the number of repins as the primary measure of “reach” of a marketing campaign. The Lifestyle strategy had the biggest impact, generating the largest number of repins. The implications of these social curation strategies for social media marketing are explored.
Integrating and differentiating meanings in tweeting about the fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report
Authors: Holmberg Kim , Hellsten Iina
Published: September 2016

The publication of the fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report in September 2013 was highly debated on Twitter. In this paper we focused on tweets that mention “IPCC”, and in particular the content and sentiment of the tweets sent by tweeters that were identified as unconvinced or as convinced towards the scientific basis of global warming. Our results indicate that the content and sentiment of those convinced reflect mainly information sharing activities instead of expressing opinions or participation in the debate. Climate change science is, however, challenged by some unconvinced tweeters who tend to use more negative words in their tweets. Our theoretical contribution is on the processes of meaning making around the IPCC report in relation to different groups of tweeters. We identify how certain words may be given different meanings by different groups, and how certain words have a differentiating function between the groups and integrating function within the groups. Our results increase our knowledge about the content of climate change debate in social media and on Twitter in particularly and contribute to research interested in how words function as differentiating and integrating meanings between and within social groups.
Use of information and communication technology among street drifters in Los Angeles
Authors: Gui Xinning , Forbat Julien , Nardi Bonnie , Stokols Dan
Published: September 2016

We report a qualitative study of ICT (information and communication technology) use among a group of homeless people on Skid Row, Los Angeles. Participants in our ethnographic study frequently used mobile phones and computers, but not for the purposes documented in other studies such as managing friendships, enlisting family support, finding housing, and seeking employment. They were instead seeking respite to escape their stressful daily lives. We argue that urban communities should adopt a multi-agency approach and provide support centers offering homeless people access to computers and Wi-Fi. Increased access to ICT would both facilitate homeless people’s capability to cope with their difficult environment.
Securing private data sharing in multi-party analytics
Authors: Bellala Gowtham , Huberman Bernardo
Published: September 2016

A general class of problems arises when datasets containing private information belong to multiple parties or owners and they collectively want to perform analytic studies on the entire set while respecting the privacy and security concerns of each individual party. We describe a solution to this problem in the form of a secure procedure for data mapping and/or linkage, which allows to identify the correspondence between entities in a distributed dataset. In contrast to existing methods this solution does not require either a trusted or semi-trusted third party, while being simple, efficient and scalable for both large datasets and number of parties.
Implicações da dissolução de carbonato de cálcio pelágico para reconstruções paleoceanográficas do Quaternário
Authors: Petró Sandro Monticelli , Pivel María Alejandra Gómez , Coimbra João Carlos
Published: September 2016

Reconstruções paleoceanográficas se baseiam fundamentalmente na análise da composição química, florística e faunística de microfósseis. Boa parte destes é de composição calcária, e.g. foraminíferos e cocolitoforídeos. Dado que algumas espécies são mais solúveis que outras, a dissolução age de modo diferencial, alterando os registros originais. A dissolução também pode alterar razões isotópicas e químicas, como o δ18O e Mg/Ca, pois a calcita com alto teor de Mg é mais solúvel que a calcita com baixo teor de Mg. Como resultado, a dissolução do carbonato age de forma a enviesar os proxies paleoceanográficos e, por isso, é importante quantificar a dissolução dos microfósseis antes de iniciar este tipo de estudo. Porém, a dissolução não tem aspectos negativos apenas. Se bem identificada, esta pode ser utilizada como proxy para reconstruções da circulação oceânica e acidificação e mudanças nas propriedades físico-químicas dos oceanos.
Comparison of Dislocation Density Tensor Fields Derived from Discrete Dislocation Dynamics and Crystal Plasticity Simulations of Torsion
Authors: Jones Reese E , Zimmerman Jonathan A , Po Giacomo
Published: September 2016

The importance of accurate simulation of the plastic deformation of ductile metals to the design of structures and components is well-known. Many techniques exist that address the length scales relevant to deformation processes, including dislocation dynamics (DD), which models the interaction and evolution of discrete dislocation line segments, and crystal plasticity (CP), which incorporates the crystalline nature and restricted motion of dislocations into a higher scale continuous field framework. While these two methods are conceptually related, there have been only nominal efforts focused on the system-level material response that use DD-generated information to enhance the fidelity of plasticity models. To ascertain to what degree the predictions of CP are consistent with those of DD, we compare their global and microstructural response in a number of deformation modes. After using nominally homogeneous compression and shear deformation dislocation dynamics simulations to calibrate crystal plasticity flow rule parameters, we compare not only the system-level stress-strain response of prismatic wires in torsion but also the resulting geometrically necessary dislocation density tensor fields. To establish a connection between explicit description of dislocations and the continuum assumed with crystal plasticity simulations, we ascertain the minimum length-scale at which meaningful dislocation density fields appear. Our results show that, for the case of torsion, the two material models can produce comparable spatial dislocation density distributions.
Simon Tarrés, Antoni (2011). Del 1640 al 1705: L’autogovern de Catalunya i la classe dirigent catalana en el joc de la política internacional europea
Authors: Belenguer Cebrià Ernest
Published: September 2016

Simon Tarrés, Antoni (2011). Del 1640 al 1705: L’autogovern de Catalunya i la classe dirigent catalana en el joc de la política internacional europea. València: Publicacions de la Universitat de València / Institut d’Estudis Catalans, 364 p.
Considerações sobre a implementação de uma intervenintervenção de índole dialógica com crianças do ensino fundamental
Authors: Marques Stela Maria Fernandes , Campos Regina Helena De Freitas
Published: September 2016

Este texto apresenta um estudo realizado em duas escolas de ensino fundamental de Belo Horizonte. Em cada escola participaram do estudo uma turma do 5º ano, considerada mais agitada, e uma de suas professoras. O estudo consistiu na implementação de uma intervenção de carácter dialógico e filosófico em sessões inspiradas no programa Filosofia para Crianças, que notadamente melhora o pensamento, habilidades de comunicação e competência social. Pretendeu-se observar se a intervenção tinha algum impacto na atitude agitada dos alunos. Foram recolhidos dados por meio de observações e questionários antes e depois da intervenção. Os resultados foram comparados e analisados sob quatro ângulos: disciplina, autoestima, criatividade e opinião sobre aprender a pensar bem. Apenas a avaliação da criatividade mostrou mudança negativa. Considerando o debate uma ferramenta pedagógica poderosa, cogita-se sobre o aumento da sua utilização em sala de aula e seu impacto na socialização e comunicação e possíveis consequências para o rendimento escolar.

 

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results of a study conducted in two primary schools in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In each school, one 5th grade class behaviourally challenging and one of its teachers participated in the study. Its aim was to involve pupils in a dialogic intervention, in sessions inspired in the Philosophy for Children programme, which knowingly boosts thinking, communication and social skills. We wanted to observe pupils´ response and ascertain whether the intervention changed their attitude of indiscipline. Data was collected through observations and before-and-after the intervention questionnaires. Results were compared and analysed under four parameters: discipline, self-esteem, creativity and opinions on learning to think better. All aspects showed improvement, except the evaluation of creativity. Considering that debates are powerful pedagogical tools, a discussion is presented involving a more prominent use of debate in the classroom, its contribution to the improvement of social and communication skills and possible impact on school attainment.

Keywords: Dialogic intervention. Socratic dialogue. Philosophy. Debate. Metacognition. Learning to think.
Impactos das políticas educacionais no cotidiano das escolas públicas e o plano nacional de educação
Authors: Ferreira Luiz Antonio Miguel , Nogueira Flávia Maria De Barros
Published: September 2016

Este artigo analisa a relação do Plano Nacional de Educação com a escola, em especial, os reflexos que produz como políticas públicas em seu cotidiano. Também analisa a questão de sua judicialidade e suas consequências. Aborda o papel do Ministério Público como protagonista de ações que busquem a concretização dos planos, com a fiscalização dos prazos previstos, das metas, das estratégias e dos direitos assegurados. Com a constatação da falha, a negociação articulada e/ou a indução para a efetivação de política pública específica deve ser o caminho a seguir. O trabalho enfatiza que a participação de todos redunda do modelo democrático assumido pelo País e previsto constitucionalmente. Entretanto, essa participação tem outro efeito: o princípio do pertencimento da coisa pública.

 

ABSTRACT

 

This article analyzes the relationship of the National Education Plan with the school, especially the reflexes that produces as public policies in their daily lives. It also examines the question of its judicialidade and its consequences. Addresses the role of the public prosecution as the protagonist of actions that seek to achieve the plans, with the supervision of deadlines, goals, strategies and guaranteed rights. With a finding of failure to articulate negotiation and / or induction to the execution of specific public policy should be the way forward. It emphasizes that the participation of all redounds to the democratic model assumed by the country and set out constitutionally. But this participation has another effect: the principle of public affairs belonging.

Keywords: Educational policies. Right to Education. Legalization of Education. Participation.

 
Lung Carcinoma Predictive Biomarker Testing by Immunoperoxidase Stains in Cytology and Small Biopsy Specimens: Advantages and Limitations
Authors: Zhou Fang , Moreira Andre L.
Published: September 2016

Context.—

In the burgeoning era of molecular genomics, immunoperoxidase (IPOX) testing grows increasingly relevant as an efficient and effective molecular screening tool. Patients with lung carcinoma may especially benefit from the use of IPOX because most lung carcinomas are inoperable at diagnosis and only diagnosed by small tissue biopsy or fine-needle sampling. When such small specimens are at times inadequate for molecular testing, positive IPOX results still provide actionable information.

Objective.—

To describe the benefits and pitfalls of IPOX in the detection of biomarkers in lung carcinoma cytology specimens and small biopsies by summarizing the currently available commercial antibodies, preanalytic variables, and analytic considerations.

Data Sources.—

PubMed.

Conclusions.—

Commercial antibodies exist for IPOX detection of aberrant protein expression due to EGFR L858R mutation, EGFR E746_A750 deletion, ALK rearrangement, ROS1 rearrangement, and BRAF V600E mutation, as well as PD-L1 expression in tumor cells. Automated IPOX protocols for ALK and PD-L1 detection were recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration as companion diagnostics for targeted therapies, but consistent interpretive criteria remain to be elucidated, and such protocols do not yet exist for other biomarkers. The inclusion of cytology specimens in clinical trials would expand patients' access to testing and treatment, yet there is a scarcity of clinical trial data regarding the application of IPOX to cytology, which can be attributed to trial designers' lack of familiarity with the advantages and limitations of cytology. The content of this review may be used to inform clinical trial design and advance IPOX validation studies.
Encouraging Innovation in Preventive Health Technology: A Spotlight on Women's Health
Authors: McCaman Elizabeth Ann
Published: September 2016

Encouraging technology innovation, specifically preventive health technology, can use the intellectual property regime to the public health's benefit. Â Patents today are currently concentrated in reactive care technology. Â However some preventive technologies, particularly the IUD, are gaining popularity. Â The Affordable Care Act and other government policies present an opportunity for more preventive care techologies to flourish.