bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of earthquake probability level on loss estimations
Authors: Onur T , Ventura C E , Finn W D L
Published: November 2016

The ground shaking intensity used for calculating the quasi-static forces to be applied in building design according to the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) is established by probabilistic seismic hazard analyses. The probability level for which the
amplitudes of design motions are determined in the current building code, NBCC-1995, corresponds to a 10% chance of exceedance in 50 years. The insurance industry has funded loss estimation studies at the University of British Columbia for a number of cities in British Columbia, including the
largest, Vancouver. This city has the highest seismic hazard among the three most populated urban centres in Canada. A major objective of the studies was to provide a rational basis for discussions with government on how to cope with catastrophic losses in the region. For this reason, it was
considered appropriate to use the same probability of exceedance of shaking intensity as that used in NBCC-1995. The seismic provisions of the next edition of the code, NBCC-2005, will be based on a probability level corresponding to a 2% chance of exceedance in 50 years. This paper investigates
the impact of this change on the loss estimations for Vancouver. The concepts and strategies used in the Vancouver study are of wide applicability and should be of interest to others engaged in risk assessment.
Lessons for the fragility of Canadian hydropower components under seismic loading
Authors: Lin L , Adams J
Published: November 2016

This paper presents results from a seismic vulnerability analysis of the components of hydropower systems in Canada. A number of dams and their associated components (hydropower plants, switchyards, transmission towers, and supplementary equipment) at selected
locations in western and eastern Canada were analyzed in the study. The seismic vulnerability for a given hydropower component was estimated by combining the probabilities of various levels of the seismic hazard at the component location, with the damage probabilities of the component corresponding
to the seismic hazard levels considered. In this study, the seismic hazard was represented by the peak ground acceleration of the seismic motions. The calculation of the seismic hazard was based on the latest seismic hazard model
developed by Geological Survey of Canada. The damage potential for the hydropower components was represented by fragility curves. The seismic vulnerability for each component was expressed by the damage probability as a function of peak ground acceleration. The results from this study show that the
most vulnerable components of a hydropower system are the switchyards and the power plants.
Soil amplification in Ottawa from urban strong ground motion records
Authors: Adams J
Published: November 2016

A strong motion network, established in Ottawa in the winter of 2002, was expanded with additional ETNA and IA (Internet Accelerometer) instruments in 2004-2005. It has now recorded weak motions from three earthquakes: M5.0 (Au Sable Forks, 20020429) at 180 km,
M4.7 (Charlevoix, 20050306) at 525 km and M4.0 (Thurso, 20060225) at 32-56 km distance. The records have been analysed using site-to-reference spectral ratio and H/V spectral ratio methods and show significant amplification and sharp resonance peaks at the thick soil sites. Although strong ground
motion records are of the greatest value, these weak motion records help to calibrate engineering models in the linear range of soil behaviour.
Deaggregation of seismic hazard for selected Canadian cities
Authors: Halchuk S , Adams J
Published: November 2016

The Geological Survey of Canada's new seismic hazard model for Canada will form the basis for the seismic design provisions of the 2005 National Building Code of Canada (NBCC). We deaggregate the seismic hazard results for selected cities to help understand the
relative contributions of the earthquake sources in terms of distance and magnitude. Deaggregation for a range of spectral accelerations (Sa(0.1) to Sa(2.0) seconds) and for a number of probabilities (2%/50, 5%/50, 10%/50, 20%/50, 40%/50 years) is performed to examine in detail
the hazard for two of Canada's largest urban centres at high risk, Vancouver in the west and Montreal in the east. Additional plots and a summary table of deaggregated seismic hazard are provided for other selected Canadian cities, for Sa(0.2) and Sa(1.0) seconds and for a probability of exceedence
of 2%/50 years. In most cases, as the probability decreases, the hazard sources closer to the site dominate. Larger, more distant earthquakes contribute more significantly to hazard for longer periods than shorter periods. Deaggregation plots can provide useful information on the distance and
magnitude of predominant sources, which can be used to generate scenario earthquakes and select corresponding time histories for seismic design.
Seismic hazard analysis for Montreal
Authors: Chouinard L , Rosset P , de la Puente A , Madriz R , Mitchell D , Adams J
Published: November 2016

The objective of this paper is to describe on-going research on the seismic hazard analysis and vulnerability assessment for the Montreal Urban Community. The first part describes the overall work being performed in developing an inventory of critical lifelines
and the estimation of their seismic vulnerability. The second part describes a procedure and the results for a seismic microzonation of site effects that combine both a field approach based on ground-ambient noise analysis and numerical modeling based on one-dimensional SHAKE
computations.
Real-time ground motion from the new strong motion seismic network in British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Rosenberger A , Rogers G C , Huffman S
Published: November 2016

Canada's chief vulnerability to earthquakes is concentrated in a few urban regions. The south-west coast of the province of British Columbia is subject to the hazard posed by the Cascadia subduction zone with the associated earthquake scenarios of shallow crustal
events, deeper subcrustal events and magnitude 9 megathrust earthquakes.
The Geological Survey of Canada operates a new real-time ground motion reporting network of accelerographs in British Columbia. As of January 2006, one hundred instruments have been deployed, most concentrated in and around the urban centres of Vancouver and Victoria.
The instruments combine several functions, serving as continuously recording strong motion accelerographs, and, at the same time, as sensors which automatically detect events and report real-time ground motion parameters such as peak ground acceleration (PGA), velocity (PGV), and spectral intensity
(SI). Instruments form a network using various physical means of communications, including wired, wireless and satellite Internet links. Standard Internet protocols are employed to convey ground motion reports.
The network thus does not depend on the existence of a seismic data centre to analyze full waveform data, generate an alarm and subsequently disseminate ground motion maps. Instead, ground motion parameters from an instrument are relayed directly to disaster response agencies and lifeline and
critical infrastructure operators. A prototype client system, which depicts peak ground motion values on a thematic map, is in operation with the Ministry of Transportation in British Columbia.
The reliability of alarms from this network as well as the quality of the generated shake maps depend primarily on station density. Since the instruments are inexpensive to own, deploy, and operate, dense arrays have become a realistic proposition.
Reconnaissance sub-bottom profiling survey at Lac Dufresnoy, Quebec
Authors: Brooks G R
Published: November 2016

As part of a reconnaissance sub-bottom acoustic profiling (SAP) survey, twenty-two and one SAP were collected from lakes Dufresnoy and Lac Petit Dufresnoy, Quebec, respectively, on July 19, 2014. There is good penetration of the sub-bottom along many of the
profiles. Three depositional facies can be identified within the SAP returns that represent lacustrine, glaciolacustrine and mass movement deposits. In many profiles, multiple occurrences of mass movement deposits can be identified. The profiling reveals that Lac Dufresnoy is a suitable basin for
follow-up detailed profiling and core collection to further investigate the mass movement deposit(s).
How does justice smell? Reflections on space and place, justice and the body
Authors: Meiring Jacob
Published: November 2016

Flowing from a joint consultation on Spatial Justice and Reconciliation on 21–22 September 2015, hosted by the Centre for Contextual Ministry and the Ubuntu Research Project of the University of Pretoria, this article reflects on the notions of space and justice from the perspective of a contemporary theological anthropology as ‘embodied sensing’, where the making of meaning is sensed in the body. The argument is put forward that spatial justice is an embodied endeavour and that it cannot be achieved disconnected from the bodies of the persons in the concrete context where justice is strived for and where bodies can flourish. The relation between spatial justice, sense of place, human flourishing and the embodied sensing of meaning is explored.
Factors associated with utilization of antenatal care services among tribal women
Authors: Adhikari Tulsi , Sahu Damodar , Nair Saritha , Saha Kalyan B. , Sharma Ravendra K. , Pandey Arvind
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

Despite various efforts by the Government of India, utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services continues to be low among women from rural areas particularly those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. The present study was undertaken to examine the factors associated with the utilization of ANC services among women in four States including Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh which constitute a good share of tribal population of the country.

Methods:

Data from third round of District Level Household and Facility Survey, 2007-08 (DLHS-3) have been used. Bivariate and multivariate analyses (logistic regression model) were used to study the association between the utilization of ANC services and the independent variables at individual, household and village levels along with the motivational factors (motivation by health workers and family members).

Results:

The utilization of ANC services among Scheduled Tribes women varied from about 4 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to 10-14 per cent in Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Utilization was highest among those women with level of education 9th class and above (15-28%) and those women who visited health facility for pregnancy confirmation test (9-27%). Across the States, women who visited health facility for pregnancy testing (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 1.5-2.5; P<0.001) except in Madhya Pradesh; registration of pregnancy (AOR = 2.1-4.5; P<0.01) and sought treatment of pregnancy related problems (AOR = 1.5-1.8; P<0.06) except in Rajasthan, were more likely to avail complete ANC services than their counterparts.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The utilization of antenatal care among Scheduled Tribe women across four States was very poor. The reasons behind non-utilisation include both socio-economic and health system factors. For improving ANC utilization among tribes, these factors need to be addressed with special emphasis on woman's educational attainment of high school and above. In addition, the study highlighted the need to create awareness among both pregnant tribal women as well as her family members on the importance of early ANC care.
Intricacies of using temperature of different niches for assessing impact on malaria transmission
Authors: Singh Poonam , Yadav Yogesh , Saraswat Shweta , Dhiman Ramesh C.
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

The influence of temperature on the life cycle of mosquitoes as well as on development of malaria parasite in mosquitoes is well studied. Most of the studies use outdoor temperature for understanding the transmission dynamics and providing projections of malaria. As the mosquitoes breed in water and rest usually indoors, it is logical to relate the transmission dynamics with temperature of micro-niche. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to understand the influence of different formats of temperature of different micro-niches on transmission of malaria for providing more realistic projections.

Methods:

The study was conducted in one village each of Assam and Uttarakhand States of India. Temperatures recorded from outdoor (air) as well as indoor habitats (resting place of mosquito) were averaged into daily, fortnightly and monthly and were used for determination of transmission windows (TWs) for Plasmodium vivax (Pv) and P. falciparum (Pf) based on minimum temperature threshold required for transmission.

Results:

The daily temperature was found more useful for calculation of sporogony than fortnightly and monthly temperatures. Monthly TWs were further refined using fortnightly temperature, keeping in view the completion of more than one life cycle of malaria vectors and sporogony of malaria parasite in a month. A linear regression equation was generated to find out the relationship between outdoor and indoor temperatures and R2 to predict the percentage of variation in indoor temperature as a function of outdoor temperature at both localities.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The study revealed that the indoor temperature was more than outdoors in stable malarious area (Assam) but fluctuating in low endemic area like Uttarakhand. Transmission windows of malaria should be determined by transforming outdoor data to indoor and preferably at fortnightly interval. With daily recorded temperature, sporogonic and gonotrophic cycles can also be calculated which is otherwise not possible with monthly data. The study highlights that the projections made for malaria in view of climate change need to be seen with limitation of difference in outdoor and indoor temperatures at different locations, highlighting the need for local data generation at least at sub-district level.
Comparison of dietary profile of a rural south Indian population with the current dietary recommendations for prevention of non-communicable diseases (CURES 147)
Authors: Sowmya Narasimhan , Lakshmipriya Nagarajan , Arumugam Kokila , Venkatachalam Sivasankari , Vijayalakshmi Parthasarathy , Ruchi Vaidya , Geetha Gunasekaran , Anjana Ranjit Mohan , Mohan Viswanathan , Krishnaswamy Kamala , Sudha Vasudevan
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

Despite the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in rural India, data on the dietary profile of the rural Indian population in relation to the recommendations for prevention of NCDs are scarce. This study was conducted to assess the dietary intake of a rural south Indian population in relation to the current dietary recommendations for the prevention of NCDs.

Methods:

The dietary profiles of 6907 adults aged ≥ 20 yr, from a cluster of 42 villages in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu State in southern India, were assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire.

Results:

The prevalence of general obesity was 27.4 per cent and that of abdominal obesity, 14.0 per cent among this rural population. The median daily energy intake of the population was 2034 (IQR 543) kcals. More than 3/4th of the calories (78.1%) were provided by carbohydrates. Refined cereals, mainly polished rice, was the major contributor to total calories. About 45 per cent of the population did not meet WHO recommendation for protein due to low intake of pulses, flesh foods and dairy products and more than half (57.1%) exceeded the limit of salt intake; 99 per cent of the population did not meet WHO recommendations for fruits and vegetables and 100 per cent did not meet the requirement of n-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The dietary profile of this rural south Indian population reflected unhealthy choices, with the high consumption of refined cereals in the form of polished white rice and low intake of protective foods like fruits, vegetables, n-3 poly and monounsaturated fatty acids. This could potentially contribute to the increase in prevalence of NCDs like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in rural areas and calls for appropriate remedial action.
A PCR-RFLP method for detection of the LNPEP encoding human insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) rs4869317 polymorphism
Authors: Ramírez-Expósito María Jesús , Martínez-Martos José Manuel , Palomeque Teresa , Lorite Pedro
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

Insulin regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) has been related to certain pathologies such as breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease and septic shock. IRAP is encoded by the leucyl/cystinyl aminopeptidase (LNPEP) gene. The genetic variation in the LNPEP gene has been analyzed in relation with the mortality and vasopressin clearance in septic shock. The LNPEP rs4869317 SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) was the most significantly associated SNP with vasopressinase activity, being TT genotype associated with increased mortality. The objective of the present study was to develop a simple method to allow a quick and affordable genotyping for the rs4869317 SNP of LNPEP gene.

Methods:

Blood DNA samples were obtained from randomly selected healthy volunteers (n=28). A pair of primers was designed to amplify an 834 bp region of the LNPEP gene containing the rs4869317 SNP. The two alleles (T or A) were detected by digestion of the PCR products with the PacI restriction endonuclease. This enzyme only cuts the PCR products when the adenine is present in the SNP.

Results:

All individuals showed RFPL (restriction fragment length polymorphism) fragments for the expected genotypes (TT, TA or AA). The methodology was validated by sequencing of the amplified DNAs from several ‘T/T’ and ‘A/A’ homozygotes and ‘T/A’ heterozygotes. The results from both methods showed agreement.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The PCR-RFLP is a simple and reliable method that allows a quick genotyping for the rs4869317 SNP of LNPEP gene. The study of this polymorphism could be useful in future investigations to analyze the role of genetic variants of IRAP in several physiological/pathological conditions.
Evaluation of symptoms & spirometry in children treated for asthma
Authors: Anandi Shobi , Tullu Milind S. , Lahiri Keya
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

Spirometry plays an important role in the assessment and long term monitoring of patients with asthma. Difficulty in performing spirometry in children has resulted in a paucity of Indian studies using spirometry regularly for research in the paediatric population. This study was undertaken to assess the clinical improvement and changes in spirometric measurements with treatment in children with newly diagnosed asthma and to compare the changes in the symptom score and spirometric measurements.

Methods:

This prospective study included 32 children between 6 to 12 yr of age (enrolled over a period of one year with follow up of six months) who were newly diagnosed as cases of asthma on the basis of symptoms and medical history. Baseline symptom score and spirometric measurements were determined at the first visit. The children were treated and followed up at six weeks, three and six months of initiating treatment. Symptom score and spirometric measurements were repeated at every visit.

Results:

Significant improvement in symptom score was evident at six weeks of therapy (P<0.05) while the lung function parameters FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 second) and FVC (forced vital capacity) showed significant improvement at three months of therapy. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was found to improve at six months. There was a positive linear correlation between the changes in symptom score and FEV1, FVC and PEFR with treatment.

Interpretation & conclusions:

Symptomatic improvement became apparent before the improvement in spirometric parameters in children with asthma (after treatment initiation).
A novel indirect ELISA for diagnosis of dengue fever
Authors: Narayan Rohan , Raja Senthil , Kumar Senthil , Sambasivam Mohana , Jagadeesan Raja , Arunagiri Kavita , Krishnasamy Kaveri , Palani Gunasekaran
Published: November 2016

Background & objectives:

Dengue fever (DF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Since there are no effective antiviral drugs for treatment, clinicians often rely on the accurate diagnosis of dengue fever to begin supportive therapy at early stages of the illness. The objective of this study was to develop an in-house dengue virus serotype 2 (DENV-2) non-structural protein- 5 (NS5) based indirect ELISA.

Methods:

DENV-2 was raised in Vero cells and the viral proteins were separated and subsequently the NS5 protein was eluted. Serum samples from primary and secondary dengue fever patients; and acute and convalescent samples from Japanese encephalitis (JE) and West Nile virus (WNV) cases were used to validate the ELISA.

Results:

The assay was found to be 100 per cent specific in detecting DENV-2 specific antibodies from patient's serum. However, in terms of sensitivity, the assay could detect IgM antibodies only from 90 per cent of the primary dengue samples. The IgM/IgG ratio of the primary and secondary samples was 7.24 and 0.64, respectively.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The results indicate that the DENV-2 NS5 ELISA is dengue group specific and can be used to differentiate dengue infection from other circulating Flavivirus infections. This NS5 ELISA can also be used to distinguish between primary and secondary dengue fever on the basis of IgM/IgG ratios. Further studies with larger sample sizes and different DENV serotypes are required to validate the ELISA.
Psychosocial aspects of diabetes in pregnancy
Authors: Sharma J. , Zangmo Rinchen
Published: November 2016

As treating physicians, we usually focus on the patient's medical condition, forgetting the impact of the illness on the psychosocial aspects of the patient's life. Patients with chronic medical illnesses usually suffer from a lot of psychosocial stress. Diabetes is one such medical condition where numerous studies focus on the physical and medical aspects, but fewer are concerned with the psychosocial experiences and needs of the patients. Transition to motherhood is a major life-changing event for all women. It brings in a big psychological impact on the woman who has to go through this transition with an added medical condition which can affect her pregnancy and also the health and well-being of the unborn child. In this article, we discuss the psychosocial issues faced by a diabetic woman going through the transition from pregnancy to motherhood.
A cross-sectional survey about the prevalence of food addiction among selected type 2 diabetes subjects
Authors: Sivapriya T. , John Sheila , Kannammal V.
Published: November 2016

Background: Plethora of studies has authenticated the linkage between overeating, overweight, and diabetes. Thus, this study was framed to evaluate whether diabetes subjects are food addicted which leads to overweight and thereby pave way for the development of type 2 diabetes.

Methodolgy: The Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) has been recommended for the assessment of addictive eating behavior.

Result: The German version of the YFAS was administered to type 2 diabetes subjects (n = 100) and the results were analyzed. Item analysis revealed that out of the hundred selected diabetic subjects only 6% had food addition.
Does diabetes blight work productivity: A cross-sectional investigation on selected Type 2 diabetes participants
Authors: Thiyagarajan Sivapriya , John Sheila
Published: November 2016

Background: Diabetes is one of the leading global health predicaments of the 21st century. Due to rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes, more and more people become victim to diabetes every year. Many countries spend a chunk of their total health expenditure on diabetes. Thus, the disease is a major challenge for individuals, their families, and the healthcare system. It has become a hurdle to sustainable economic development as it cripples productivity.

Methodology: With this background, the daily routine, work place productivity, and accomplishment of goals, both short- and long-term, were assessed for 200 diabetic subjects using a diabetes productivity measure.

Results: Since Type 2 diabetes subjects with 1-3 years of disease duration and without any comorbid conditions were selected for this study, 44% indicated that diabetes slightly had an impact on their long-term goal whereas 2% identified that diabetes was a burden and it prohibited them from achieving their long-term goals.

Conclusion: Massive education and awareness programs are crucial to improve the diagnosis and management of all types of diabetes and to embed lifestyle changes that will slow the rise in Type 2 diabetes.
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and associated risk factors: Evidence from the large-scale surveys in India
Authors: Akhtar Saddaf , Dhillon Preeti
Published: November 2016

Context: India has observed the most devastating increases in the burden of diabetes in the contemporary era. However, so far, the comparable prevalence of diabetes is only available for limited geography.

Aims: The present paper provides comparable estimates of diabetes prevalence in states and districts of India and examines the associated risk factors with newly diagnosed and self-reported diabetes.

Setting and Design: The study uses clinical, anthropometric, and biochemical data from District Level Household and Facility Survey (2012–2013) and Annual Health Survey (2014).

Subjects and Methods: The paper analyses the information on glucose level of the blood sample and defines diabetes as per the World Health Organization (1999) criteria. It applies multinomial logistic regression to identify the risk factors of diabetes.

Results: The study estimates 7% adults with diabetes in India, with a higher level in urban (9.8%) than in the rural area (5.7%), a higher proportion of males (7.1%) than females (6.8%). Widowed, older persons, and persons with high blood pressure have very high risk of both diagnosed and self-reported diabetes. Comparing to Hindus, Muslims and Christians have higher, and Sikhs have less risk of diabetes. Further, corresponding to general caste, scheduled castes, and other backward classes have a high risk of newly diagnosed but the lower risk of self-reported diabetes.

Conclusions: The list of districts and states with alarming diabetes prevalence is the valuable information for further programs and research. A significant population with undiagnosed diabetes reflects an urgent need to strengthen the diagnostics at the local level and for those who need them most.
Soil water migration in the unsaturated zone of semi-arid region in China from isotope evidence
Authors: Yang Yonggang , Fu BoJie
Published: November 2016

Abstract. Abstract. Soil water is an important driving force of the ecosystems, especially in the semi-arid hilly and gully region of northwestern Loess Plateau in China. The mechanism of soil water migration in the reconstruction and restoration of Loess Plateau is a key scientific problem that must be solved. Isotopic tracers can provide valuable information associated with complex hydrological problems, which is difficult to obtain by other methods. In this study, the oxygen and hydrogen isotopes are used as tracers to investigate the migration processes of soil water in the unsaturated zone in the Loess Plateau of arid region in China. Samples of precipitation, soil water, plant xylems and plant roots are collected and analysed. The conservative elements D and 18O are used as tracers to identify variable source and mixing processes. The mixing model is used to quantify the contribution of each end member and calculate mixing amounts.The results show that the isotopic composition of precipitation in the Anjiagou River basin is affected by isotopic fractionation due to evaporation. The isotopic compositions of soil waters are plotted between or near the local meteoric water lines, indicating that soil waters are recharged by precipitation. The soil water migration is dominated by piston-type flow in the study area, but rarely preferential flow.Water migration exhibited a transformation pathway from precipitation to soil water to plant water. δ18O and δD are enrichment in the shallow (<20 cm depth) soil water in most soil profiles due to evaporation. The isotopic composition of xylem water is close to that of soil water at the depth of 40%–60 cm. These values reflect soil water signatures associated with caraganakorshinshiikom uptake at the depth of 40%–60 cm. Soil water from the surface soil lay (20%–40 cm) contributed to 6 %–12 % of plant xylem water, while soil water at the depth of 40%–60 cm is the largest component of plant xylem water (range from 60 % to 66 %), soil water below 60 cm depth contributed 8 %–14 % to plant xylem water, and only 5 %–8 % is derived directly from precipitation.This study investigates the migration process of soil water, and identifies the source of plant water, and finally provides a scientific basis for identification of model structure and parameter. It can provide a scientific basis for ecological water demand, ecological restoration, management of water resources and the improvement of water benefit on each scale.
The Woman Who Hated Sex: Undine Spragg and the Trouble with “Bother”
Authors: Zibrak Arielle
Published: November 2016

Edith Wharton has long been associated with misogyny and prudishness, both by scholars and by popular critics. This article examines Wharton's 1913 novel The Custom of the Country alongside contemporary feminist criticism such as Ariel Levy's 2005Female Chauvinist Pigs to argue that Wharton's acid-tongued portrayal of The Custom of the Country's antiheroine Undine Spragg is evidence of her forward-thinking critique of the replacement of authentic female sexual experience with the consumer-driven publicity. In Zibrak's reading, The Custom of the Country emerges as a prescient portrait of a culture saturated in sexual imagery but devoid of sexual pleasure.
Launching The Complete Works of Edith Wharton
Authors: Singley Carol J.
Published: November 2016

The Complete Works of Edith Wharton (CWEW) has launched and will be published in twenty-nine volumes by Oxford University Press. CWEW constructs a new narrative of Wharton's work by bringing all of her writing together in various media and through new technologies. This essay discusses the early stages of the project, which will present Wharton's texts in traditional print; in the Oxford Scholarly Editions Online; and through Digital Wharton, an open-access site that maps Wharton's texts and writing processes. It discusses the contents of the series, the process of establishing copy-texts, and editorial apparatus that allow CWEW to unite traditional textual scholarship with tools of the digital humanities.
Heartworm Removal Guided by Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Dog with Naturally Acquired Caval Syndrome
Authors: Cavaliere Leonardo , Romito Giovanni , Domenech Oriol , Venco Luigi
Published: November 2016

A 14 mo old shih tzu was referred for dyspnea, hemoptysis, and hematuria. Heartworm disease with caval syndrome was diagnosed by laboratory tests, thoracic radiography, and transthoracic echocardiography. The minimally invasive heartworm removal procedure was performed using flexible alligator forceps guided by transesophageal echocardiography. The procedure was successfully performed removing over 94% of heartworms displayed echocardiographically without any intraoperative complication.
Formation and Determination of Psychometric Features Pertaining to Happiness Inventory
Authors: Shafiabady Abdollah , Gholamzadeh Jofreh Maryam , Delavar Ali , Esmaeeli Masoumeh
Published: November 2016

There have been a lot of arguments about the way happiness can be measured. Multiple questionnaires and inventories are used for this purpose. The present study seeks to formulate and determine psychometric features (stability and reliability) and a confirmative factor-based structure is proposed. B.A. and M.A. students of Ahvaz Azad University in year 94–95 participate in this study. 350 students were randomly selected and data was collected using happiness inventory. Data analysis revealed the intended inventory consists of 5 factors and 43 elements. This inventory enjoys relatively high reliability and validity. The confirmative factor – based structure also showed the inventory has a five element model.
Social Media against the Backdrop of Socioeconomic Change
Authors: Sasse Robert
Published: November 2016

The ongoing development of technology made it possible to use Social Media (SM) in the work world. The intensification of the incorporation process of Social Media into work culture caused diverse socioeconomic changes. The goal in this paper is to highlight drastic changes and tendencies that have occurred and to provide an analysis of these changes. The strategy in this paper is to provide a theoretical basis along with analysis, providing statistics and explanations. The paper is organised as follows. Section 2 describes new ways of working that have recently appeared in work culture. The increasing loyalty to private and professional responsibility takes place of hierarchy that used to be a classic model of working in previous years. Section 3 explains how new forms of communication change working habits and shows the change of users’ nature - from pure consumers to co-creators. Section 4 discusses the tendency of sharing personal information on the Web and probable risks of revealing so much information. Section 5 provides information on the anonymity and its role in communication. Finally, the last section presents findings and conclusions.
Role of Organizational Culture on the Performance Primary School Teachers
Authors: - Suharningsih , - Murtedjo
Published: November 2016

This study aims to identify and examine the role of organizational culture on teacher performance.In the present study examined the role of organizational culture with teacher performance. In accordance with the study design, namely the survey, the data collected in this research is quantitative data. The data is extracted and obtained through the views of teachers through questionnaires. To test the hypothesis formulated likert scale instrument is required to generate the data interval.These results indicate there is no significant effect between Organizational Culture on Teacher Performance. The value of the coefficient is positive, which means that the better the organizational culture will lead to better teacher performance, and vice versa, the less good organizational culture will lead to a decrease in teacher performance. Role between the two is not significant, because it has a relatively weak role as well as through other variables.
Separation and loss: A study on the impact of divorce
Authors: Araújo Janaina Andrade Tenório , Lima Albenise de Oliveira
Published: November 2016

This article emerged starting of a search that had as aimed to understand the feelings that emerge in men and women when they lose marital bond. It was carried under a qualitative basis and counted on the participation of three men and four women, all divorced. The tool used was the semi-structured interview and the collected data was submitted to the Thematic Content Analysis. This analysis led to the conception of two categories: the emerging emotions and feelings in the loss context due to the divorce and the repercussions of such loss about the personal identity. The results indicated that searching and establishing a new affective bond was a strategy used by the participants involved in the study, in order to strengthen and support the resignification of their personal identity. The majority of the interviewees earned such resignification by becoming independent and capable of developing their own potentialities. About the feelings and emotions lived through the critical period of separation; they ranged from “happiness and peace” to “failure and sadness”.
En semantisk beskrivelse af igen
Authors: Andersen Torben
Published: November 2016

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Språk och annat arbete. Om Peter Bøgh Andersens bok Sproget på arbejde. Bidrag til en materialistisk sprogteori
Authors: Teleman Ulf
Published: November 2016

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Den danske rigssprogsnorm
Authors: Hansen Erik
Published: November 2016

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Et overblik over de instanser der (i Danmark) udfører sproglig normgivning
Authors: Skyum-Nielsen Peder
Published: November 2016

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Kan vi undvære passiv? eller: Kan passiv virkelig undværes? En undersøgelse af passivformernes grammatik, stilistik og pragmatik
Authors: Løj Mogens , Wille Niels Erik
Published: November 2016

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Finn Sørensen og Lars Heltoft (udg.): Topics in Danish Syntax
Authors: Platzack Christer
Published: November 2016

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Erik Hansen og Jørn Lund: Sæt tryk på. Syntaktisk tryk i dansk
Authors: Basbøl Hans
Published: November 2016

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Topologisk feltanalyse, koderingssystemer og pragmatiske funksjoner. En konstrativ fremstilling på grunnlag av norsk tysk, japansk og russisk
Authors: Askedal John Ole
Published: November 2016

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Paul Diderichsen og Louis Hjelmslev
Authors: Gregersen Frans
Published: November 2016

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Litteratur
Authors: Wille Niels Erik
Published: November 2016

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Ordvarighed og grammatisk og pragmatisk funktion. Tilfældet egentlig.
Authors: Heegård Jan
Published: November 2016

Artiklen afrapporterer en undersøgelse af sammenhængen mellem topologi, pragmatisk betydning og variation i varigheden af udtalen af adverbialet egentlig, og artiklen lader variation i varighed være en afspejling af graden af fonetisk reduktion henholdsvis ekspansion i udtalen af egentlig. Undersøgelsen viser at der er en stor variation i udtalen af egentlig i henhold til adverbialets placering i sætningsskemaet, der traditionelt anvendes for dansk syntaks. På alle andre pladser end ’lille a’ har egentlig som oftest lang varighed, dvs. udtales ekspanderet, mens ordet på lille a udviser stor variation, fra optimalt ekspanderet til kraftigt reduceret. Undersøgelsen viser også at der er stor forskel på de enkelte talere mht. varighed, og at der er en vis men ikke afgørende sammenhæng mellem egentligs varighed og taletempo. I en multifaktoriel mixed-effect-regressionsanalyse sammenholdes disse faktorer med faktorer der i andre studier har vist sig at spille ind på fonetisk reduktion. Analysen viser at topologisk placering, talehastighed og final eller ikke final placering i ytringen påvirker egentligs varighed i signifikant grad, men at også andre faktorer spiller ind, fx talers køn og alder og om egentlig står foran et andet adverbial eller ej. Resultaterne bliver i diskussionen sat i perspektiv til andre, danske og internationale undersøgelser. Artiklen afrundes med bud på hvilke konsekvenser resultaterne kan have for fremtidig udforskning af årsager til fonetisk reduktion og af sammenhængen mellem sprogets udtryksside og dets pragmatiske funktion.
Når teksten (ikke) arter sig…
Authors: Lindø Anna Vibeke
Published: November 2016

Anmeldelse af Ole Togeby: Bland blot genrerne – ikke tekstarterne! Om sprog, tekster og samfund. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur, 2014 (300 sider).
Word duration and grammatical and pragmatic function – the case of egentlig
Authors: Heegård Jan
Published: November 2016

The article investigates variation in the duration of the pronunciation of the Danish adverb egentlig in a large corpus of spoken modern Danish. The article shows that there is considerable variation in the duration of egentlig, and that this variation only to some extent can be explained by speech rate (or ‘articulation rate’). It is shown that the individual speaker has a significant impact on the variation. By the useof a mixed-model multiple linear regression analysis that incorporates the effect on duration that the individual speaker has, the investigation reveals that linguistic factors such as topology and utterance-final position together with factors relating to linguistic processing such as articulation rate and the position near a hesitation marker as well as nonlinguistic factors such as age and gender all contribute signifi cantly to the variation in the duration of egentlig. The results are discussed in relation to similar findings in the literature and the article proposes potential future topics of investigation in relation to phonetic reduction in spoken Danish in the basis of the results.
Distribueret kognition og distribueret sprog:
analyse af kognitive events i en akutmedicinsk social praksis
Authors: Trasmundi Sarah Bro
Published: November 2016

Denne artikels emne falder inden for ny kognitiv sprogforskning, og den diskuterer, hvordan distribueret kognition og distribueret sprog bidrager til studiet af menneskelig interaktion og betydningsdannelse. Artiklen falder i to dele: en teoretisk og en analytisk-empirisk. Første del vurderer og kontrasterer distribueret kognition og distribueret sprog i forhold til klassiske perspektiver på og tilgange til sprog, interaktion og betydningsdannelse (fx samtaleanalyse). Den analytisk-empiriske del præsenterer en analyse af, hvordan funktionelle diagnosticeringsprocesser i læge-patient-interaktioner er betinget af kropslig koordinering med omgivelserne. I forlængelse heraf præsenteres en analysemetode, kognitiv eventanalyse, der netop tager højde for de processer, der udspiller sig i de hurtige interkropslige dynamikker. Med udgangspunkt i autentisk videomateriale har analysen til formål at vise, hvorledes sproglige og kognitive processer udspiller sig i både normative, strukturelle dynamikker såvel som i synkroniserede interkropslige dynamikker, der ikke lader sig beskrive inden for rammerne af mere traditionelle tilgange inden for interaktionsforskningen. Med afsæt i analysen konkluderes det, at konsekvensen af det distribuerede perspektiv ikke kun afspejles på et teoretisk plan. Metodisk er der brug for en analysemetodik, der indfanger sproget som kropslige handlinger. Ydermere har et distribueret perspektiv praktiske implikationer for, hvordan man organiserer og designer omgivelser, hvor der skal træffes beslutninger, og hvordan man uddanner praktikere.
Det gode samfund: det norske eksempel
Authors: Kristiansen Tore
Published: November 2016

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Nekrolog. Erik Møller
Authors: Scheuer Jann
Published: November 2016

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Aktanterne, aktørerne, figurerne - og den konkrete tekst
Authors: Jørgensen Henrik
Published: November 2016

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Nogle semiotiske overvejelser om metaforer i kunst og kommunikation
Authors: Rasmussen Sinne Lundgaard
Published: November 2016

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Sprog og køn
Authors: Pedersen Inge Lise
Published: November 2016

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Jann Scheuer: Den umulige samtale - sprog, køn og magt i jobsamtaler
Authors: Togeby Ole
Published: November 2016

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Kongen af Danmark s bolsjer
Authors: Brink Lars
Published: November 2016

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Imitation og transformation
Authors: Perregard Bettina
Published: November 2016

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Sætningsknuder i dansk
Authors: Jensen Anne
Published: November 2016

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Sætningsskema og verbalskemaer
Authors: Hansen Erik
Published: November 2016

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Dansk korpusbaseret forskning. Hvordan kommer vi videre?
Authors: Kirchmeier-Andersen Sabine
Published: November 2016

Artiklen beskriver situationen for dansk korpusbaseret forskning. Situationen er alvorlig, idet der mangler koordination og standardisering på området. Der argumenteres for oprettelsen af en Dansk Sprogbank som skal koordinere og standardisere indsatsen på området.
Realistisk semiotik - betydningslære på et kognitions-videnskabeligt grundlag
Authors: Knap Torben Fledelius
Published: November 2016

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"Hallo, den skal ende med han kommer i fængsel i hvert fald" - turtagning, dominans og indflydelse i en drengesamtale
Authors: Olesen Minna
Published: November 2016

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Funktionel argumentationsanalyse - metodiske overvejelser om sproglig analyse af argumenterende diskurs
Authors: Nielsen Niels Møller
Published: November 2016

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Den kognitive semantiks menneske- og sprogsyn
Authors: Sønderup Iben , Pahuus Ann Marie
Published: November 2016

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Hvis funktionalisme er svaret - hvad er så spørgmålet?
Authors: Thrane Torben
Published: November 2016

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Stedet i sproget
Authors: Skovse Astrid Ravn , Steffensen Mirian Due
Published: November 2016

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K-a-tt-e-p-i-n-er
Authors: Juul Holger
Published: November 2016

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Henrik Galberg Jacobsen: Ret og Skrift. Officiel dansk retskrivning 1739-2005, bind 1-2
Authors: Pedersen Inge Lise
Published: November 2016

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Sproglig normering i callcentre og på universiteterne - hvordan og hvorfor?
Authors: Hultgren Anna Kristina
Published: November 2016

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Forord
Authors: Redaktionen -
Published: November 2016

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”Det kommer an på hvilken stavefejl det er”. Unges holdninger til stavefejl i nye medier
Authors: Kristiansen Anna , Rathje Marianne
Published: November 2016

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Can a dynamic test in kindergarten predict reading difficulties in Grade 1? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study
Authors: Gellert Anna Steenberg , Elbro Carsten
Published: November 2016

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‘Mathilde lives on Amager and stuff like that’ - The interactional function of general extenders in Danish used in interviews
Authors: Larsen Anne
Published: November 2016

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Grammar in the background – attention during reading
Authors: Vinther Nicoline Munck , Boye Kasper , Kristensen Line Burholt
Published: November 2016

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Om brugen af generativ grammatik til sprogbeskrivelse
Authors: Andersen Peter Bøgh
Published: November 2016

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Deixis. En oversigt over deixisbegrebet og en beskrivelse af ytringens deixis
Authors: Poulsen Ib
Published: November 2016

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Introduktion til pragmatik og pragmatisk analyse (1970)
Authors: Wille Niels Erik , Larsen Peter Harms
Published: November 2016

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