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The Effect of Packaging Material on Consumer Evaluation and Choice
Authors: Luceri Beatrice , Vergura Donata Tania , Zerbini Cristina
Published: October 2019

Packaging is the last marketing communication tool a company can use before the purchase decision is made. It creates positive or negative brand associations and informs consumers about the product category, personality, and quality. This chapter explains the role of packaging material in influencing the product evaluation process. Specifically, a between-subjects experimental design was conducted to investigate if the product quality judgment and the purchase intention towards extra virgin olive oil differ between tetra-pak and glass bottle. Results showed attitude towards the product, pack and product evaluation, and perceived quality and risk was better in the case of the glass package compared to the tetra-pak. Similarly, the willingness to buy and pay was higher in the case of the glass package compared to the tetra-pak one.
Consumer Behavior
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , Cervantes Guzmán Jovanna Nathalie
Published: October 2019

This chapter develops a model of the behavior of the ecological consumer to know what motivates the decision to purchase organic products in citizens 25 to 45 years old in the city of Guadalajara. The methodology used in the research is qualitative and was carried out through the non-experimental design, with respect to the data collection tool. Results of in-depth interviews support the general hypothesis related to the factors that influence the purchase decision. One of the limitations the study faced was a limited literature regarding studies involving Guadalajara.
Otherization of Oriental Woman in Cinema
Authors: Tombul Işıl
Published: October 2019

Edward Said's Orientalism is a theory of the West's reconstruction of the East in its own system of thought. In analyzing this construction, Said made a discourse analysis that revealed how those who have power with the Foucauldian approach construct knowledge. According to Michel Foucault, those who have power build knowledge in discourse. In the media discourse established by the West which has power today, the East has a “crowded,” “non-sterile,” “backward,” “irrational” image. The issue of women in orientalism is also important. Because the woman is among the most easily marginalized segments, the Oriental woman becomes an object. In fact, gender, culture, religion, ethnicity and geography are marginalized on women. The aim of this study is to examine the construction of Oriental woman in Western films in the context of Orientalism theory. Iraqi women in The Exorcist (1973) and Moroccan women in The Sheltering Sky (1990) were analyzed.
A Feminist Perspective Analysis of Gender in Cinema of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Sarı Gülşah
Published: October 2019

In this study, Wadjda (2012), directed by Haifa El Mansur, will be analyzed from a feminist perspective in the context of the concept of gender. Mansur demonstrates to the cinema audience through a 10-year-old girl that women get out of their passive positions and get their rights partially. In this study, firstly the social structure of Saudi Arabia and the position of woman, the concept of gender and feminist film criticism, which is the analysis technique of the film, will be examined and the position of women in Saudi Arabian society will be examined through Wadjda shot by a Saudi female director.
Paris/Europe Image as a Modernization Place in Turkish Cinema
Authors: Okay Yeliz Akın
Published: October 2019

The representation of women in cinema varies from time to time depending on the transformation of women in society. Turkish cinema has conveyed the transformations of women's representation in Turkish films to the audience in accordance with the concepts of urbanization, migration, modernity, and Westernization in daily life. This chapter explores the imagery of Paris and Europe as modernizing places in Turkish cinema.
A Woman Director in the History of Animated Film
Authors: Kılınçarslan Yasemin
Published: October 2019

Rapidly spreading computer technologies cause many classical art applications to disappear. One of these is the classic stop motion animation cinema. Animation film director Lotte Reiniger has an important place in the history of cinema both through her personality and films. The avant-garde style of the director puts her in the category of modern artists. Reiniger's technical and stylistic innovations in the art of animation are still important. In this study, the artistic life and film aesthetics of the Lotte Reiniger will be discussed and the elements that make it an auteur method will be examined through her animation films.
Labelling Directors as “Women”
Authors: Aktaş Seda
Published: October 2019

The subject of this chapter is the conditions of the film industry in Turkey and the effects of the invisible pressures of the male-dominated system have on female directors and their productions. The basic question to be analysed is whether the problems they face are related to their gender and patriarchal system. Interviews will be conducted with female directors in order to understand the processes of production they undergo within the industry, the factors which influence their narrative choices, as well as to unpack the meaning of what it entails to be a “woman”/“female” director.
Pre-packaged food products Business to Consumer (B2C) distance selling and information obligations in Italian mass market retailers
Authors: Liuzzo Gaetano , Rolandi Silvia , Serraino Andrea , Piva Silvia , Giacometti Federica
Published: October 2019

The supply and sale of food online are on the rise. The value of e-commerce in Europe has been estimated in 602 billion euros in 2017, 324 million people in the old continent purchase online. In the European area, the Netherlands and Italy are the countries where the e-commerce market grew faster in the last five years. Nevertheless, in Italy the spread of online shopping has reached the 89.9% of the population between 11 and 74 years old. The access to the Internet, as declared by 43 million Italians, it is carried out from fixed or mobile locations. In terms of revenues the food sector recorded a +24% among the different sectors facing one of the higher grows in terms of percentages. The regulatory framework that disciplines the food products distance selling can be traced back to two fundamental pillars: the European legislation on e-commerce on the one side and the food information to consumers on the other side. Under article 14 of the Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011, the European legislator states that the mandatory information, as indicated in article 9, shall be available to the consumer before the purchase is concluded and when the product is delivered. The study aims at verifying: the level of compliance by Italians MMR with the information regulation about food products distance selling in relation to (a) the fulfillment of the obligation concerning mandatory provisions and (b) the fulfillment of the obligations concerning availability and readability of the information provided. The research has been conducted analyzing the websites of the ten largest Italian MMR and in particular: if the mandatory information were provided, the availability of the information according to the Regulation (EU) 1169/2011; the number of clicks needed to identify the food product in the website and the number of clicks required to obtain all the information. The observation testified a substantial compliance with the information obligations according to the European regulation. Differently, when considering the availability and readability of the information, from the analysis emerged that consumers have to follow a path that is not immediate and intuitive. Conclusions are provided in relation to the presented research.
Valutazione etica in un processo di HTA di un trattamento per l’infertilità
Authors: Di Pietro Maria Luisa , Refolo Pietro
Published: October 2019

Come modalità di ricerca multidisciplinare, i programmi di Health Technology Assessment (HTA) hanno da sempre previsto, almeno in via teorica, la realizzazione anche delle valutazioni etiche sull’impiego di tecnologie sanitarie alla stregua di quelle sulla sicurezza, l’efficacia, l’impatto economico, l’impatto organizzativo, ecc. Nella pratica, tutto ciò è stato, però, per lo più disatteso e le valutazioni etiche hanno trovato posto nei report di HTA solo in tempi più recenti e con una frequenza comunque limitata. Con l’obiettivo di presentare il modus operandi e gli esiti di questo tipo di analisi ed eventualmente innescare un dibattito sull’argomento, il contributo riporta la valutazione delle conseguenze di tipo etico sull’uso di un trattamento per la cura della infertilità, il Fostimon. Più in particolare, tale valutazione ha fatto parte di un programma di HTA, organizzato dal Centro di Ricerca in Ingegneria sanitaria ambientale e valutazione delle tecnologie sanitarie dell’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma con lo scopo di stabilirne la preferibilità rispetto ad altri trattamenti. ---------- As multidisciplinary research, from a theoretical point of view, HTA programs should include the ethical assessment on the use of health technologies and also the assessment of safety, efficacy, economic impact, organizational impact, etc.. Nevertheless, in practice, the integration of the ethical dimension into HTA reports has been often limited. The paper includes the evaluation on the ethical consequences of the use of Fostimon, a treatment for infertility, with the aim of presenting modus operandi and results of this type of analysis and possibly opening the debate. Particularly, this assessment is part of an HTA program, organized by the Centro di Ricerca in Ingegneria sanitaria ambientale e valutazione delle tecnologie sanitarie of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Rome with the purpose of determining the convenience of the treatment.
Differential item functioning of the CESDR-R and GAD-7 in African and white working adults
Authors: Henn Carolina , Morgan Brandon
Published: October 2019

Orientation: Depression and anxiety can have undesirable consequences for employees and their employers. It is therefore important that employers pay attention to the existence and extent of depression and anxiety. However, measuring these constructs requires unbiased, reliable and valid instruments.Research purpose: To facilitate unbiased measurement of depression and anxiety, we investigated differential item functioning of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised (CESD-R) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale 7 (GAD-7) in a sample of non-clinical African and white working adults.Motivation for the study: Biased measurement instruments can lead to serious problems when comparing scores between groups, using raw score cut-offs, or creating norm scores. Practitioners are legally and ethically required to ensure that any instrument used is unbiased.Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional survey design was used. The CESD-R and GAD-7 were administered to working adults. A final sample of 551 CESD-R responses and 529 GAD-7 responses were included in the analyses. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to investigate differential item functioning.Main findings: Both CESD-R and GAD-7 showed some evidence of differential item functioning although it was mostly small in magnitude. Item bias had some minor non-negligible impact on aggregated observed scores within specific ranges of the underlying traits.Practical/managerial implications: Both CESD-R and GAD-7 show promise as instruments that can be utilised to explore the experience of anxiety and depression in African and white employees.Contribution/value-add: This study is a promising first step towards the measurement fairness of the CESD-R and GAD-7 in the South African context.
Expression of p57 immunomarker in the classification and differential diagnosis of partial and complete hydatidiform moles
Authors: Mondal Santosh Kumar , Mandal Saikat , Bhattacharya Saptarshi , Panda Utpal Kumar , Ray Arpan , Ali Sk. Moyaraf
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND: Hydatidiform mole (HM) is characterized histologically by cystic swelling of the chorionic villi, accompanied by variable trophoblastic proliferation. The most important reason for the correct recognition of moles is that they are associated with an increased risk of persistent trophoblastic disease (invasive mole) or choriocarcinoma.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine whether there is any role of p57 in differentiating partial and complete moles by immunohistochemical staining.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational study was undertaken in which 40 cases of molar pregnancy included over a period of 2 years. Detailed clinical and family histories were obtained from each patient. Histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemical study with p57 done in each case. Ultrasonography findings and serial titers of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin were noted whenever necessary.

RESULTS: Among the forty cases included, 25 (62%) had complete molar (CM) pregnancy, whereas the rest 15 (38%) had partial mole (PM). Both CM and PM were more pronounced in the age group of 20–25 years (44% and 60%, respectively), and among nulliparous women (68% and 70% respectively), 17 (42.5%) mothers had a prior history of abortion. In the histologically unequivocal cases of complete mole, 96% (24 of 25) did not express p57 and a single case was focal positive. In contrast, it was strongly and continuously expressed in both villous cytotrophoblast and stromal cells in all cases of PM (15 of 15).

CONCLUSION: p57 immunomarker is very helpful to diagnose and differentiate complete and partial HM.
Estimating the burden of enteric fever in Chhattisgarh: A single-center study on culture-positive cases from a newly built tertiary care hospital
Authors: Dash Debabrata , Das Padma , Bhargava Anudita , Gaikwad Ujjwala Nitin , Negi Sanjay Singh , Wankhede Archana
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND: Enteric fever is the most common cause of community acquired blood stream infections in under developed and developing countries. The enteric fever is exclusive to humans and transmitted through the faeco-oral route. Though India is an endemic zone for enteric fever, the data is very scarce from Central India. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of enteric fever in this region and to know the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolated typhoidal Salmonellae.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: We conducted a retrospective analysis of blood culture positive cases of enteric fever over a period of two years (December 2015 to December 2017). All blood cultures submitted for suspected enteric fever and associated symptoms were included in the study. Relevant demographic, clinical and laboratory data were analyzed.

RESULT: A total of 51 cases (3.56%) were of typhoidal Salmonella from a total of 1430 blood culture submission. Salmonella Typhi were 70.5% while Salmonella Paratyphi A were 29.5% of the total isolated Salmonellae. The most vulnerable age group was 10-19years (41.2%). The mean minimum inhibitory concentration of ciprofloxacin for Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A are 1.20 and 1.97 μg/ml respectively. All the isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone. Highest isolation was in the July – September quarter (35.3%).

CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of the disease which needs urgent focus on safe water, sanitation services and also to establish guidelines for empiric therapy for enteric fever.
Case Report: Human Subcutaneous Sparganosis in a Thai Migrant
Authors: Muigg Veronika , Ruf Marie-Therese , Schwarzkopf Stefan , Huang Simon , Denisjuk Natalja , Stürmann Anna , Ritzler Michael , Wampfler Rahel , Poppert Sven , Neumayr Andreas
Published: October 2019

Human sparganosis is a cestode infection which is neglected as a differential diagnosis outside endemic countries. Diagnosis and therapy may be challenging depending on the clinical presentation and anatomic localization. The disease manifests predominantly as subcutaneous nodule(s) or intracranial mass lesion(s). Infection is primarily acquired by ingesting raw or undercooked amphibian or reptile flesh or by drinking water containing copepods. We report an unusual case of subcutaneous Spirometra erinaceieuropaei sparganosis presenting with two nonmigratory nodules in close proximity to each other on the right thigh of a Thai woman living in Switzerland.
Dos vínculos poco explorados de la performance en Norteamérica
Authors: Bernal Rivas Gonzalo Enrique
Published: October 2019

¿Existe una pedagogía de la performance? ¿Existen varias?; ¿La performance se enseña? ¿Cómo? Este tipo de preguntas son las que este texto desea provocar en el lector a partir de una revisión, que no pretende ser exhaustiva, de textos con visiones que son difícilmente coincidentes como las planteadas por un lado, por Eloy Tarcisio en Performance en México: 28 testimonios 1995 – 2000 de Dulce María de Alvarado (2015) y por La Pocha Nostra (2011) en Exercises for Rebel Artists: Radical Performance Pedagogy; y por otro lado, por James Elkins (2001) en Why Art Cannot Be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students.

Otras preguntas que pueden surgir son ¿La performance es solamente un objetivo de aprendizaje? o ¿puede también ser una herramienta para alcanzar otro propósito pedagógico? Se espera despertar estas interrogantes a partir de una breve revisión de Showing seeing: a critique of visual culture de W.J.T. Mitchell (2002) en la que, si bien no se rebate la idea de “pedagogía de la performance”, se propone a la propia performance como herramienta pedagógica para aprender, particularmente, sobre estudios visuales.

Finalmente, ¿por qué es importante relacionar la performance y la experiencia? ¿qué tipo de experiencia tiene un espectador durante una performance? ¿por qué la presentación es un concepto clave para la performance, comprendida desde la fenomenología? Centrados en Análisis Reflexivo de Lester Embree (2003), se presenta la taxonomía de la experiencia propuesta por este autor, la cual puede ser la clave para explicar, desde otro ámbito, uno fenomenológico, un rasgo de esta disciplina artística que ha sido destacada por Bartolomé Ferrando (2009) en El arte de la performance, Elementos de creación: la presentación.
Sonoqualia 2.0: imágenes mentales e imaginación sonora
Authors: García González Concha
Published: October 2019

La finalidad de esta comunicación es narrar las motivaciones, metodología, desarrollo y conclusiones de la segunda versión del proyecto Sonoqualia. que tiene como objetivo fundamental la creación por parte de personas con discapacidad visual, de experiencias artísticas sonoras vinculadas a obras pictóricas albergadas en museos de la ciudad de Madrid. El nombre (Sono-qualia) hace referencia a las cualidades subjetivas de los sonidos que sentimos y percibimos cada uno de nosotros, por lo que su intención está alejada de criterios objetivos traductores del material visual en material sonoro. Las obras pictóricas son los marcos de referencia a partir de los cuales se crean los espacios y experiencias sonoras. Las audio-descripciones ofrecidas por los museos, entendidas como relatos descriptivos de los elementos puestos en relación en los cuadros, son el punto de partida del proyecto, concebido en forma de taller de 5 semanas de duración en el que los participantes trabajan en grupos, asistidos por técnicos que facilitan el acceso a softwares de composición sonora. Sonoqualia se centra en la construcción, enriquecimiento y comunicación de las imágenes mentales de las participantes, generadas a partir de estos relatos descriptivos, entendidas como representaciones internas formadas a partir de nuestras experiencias multimodales: en las que intervienen todos los sentidos. Se utilizan para ello diversos elementos, como valores simbólicos y significados emocionales de los sonidos utilizados diariamente en nuestras relaciones interpersonales y con el entorno; la imaginación sonora, que tiene capacidad de desarrollo, sofisticación y complejidad; experiencias sonoras previas o “cultura sonora”, variable en cada participante, pero que se enriquece al ser compartida y puesta en común; material sonoro escogido simplemente por “como suena”, es decir, por criterios estéticos… El resultado es la creación de piezas sonoras con una duración en torno a los 2 minutos. Dicho proyecto ha sido beneficiario de una Ayuda para la Creación artística del Ayuntamiento de Madrid 2017 y hasta el momento se han realizado dos ediciones de él.
May/June 2008
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: October 2019

Vol. 3, No. 3
Fall 2012
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: October 2019

Vol. 7, No. 4
The effects of QuikClot Combat Gauze and Celox Rapid on hemorrhage control
Authors: Johnson, PhD Don , Johnson, DNP, CRNA Michelle
Published: October 2019

Objective: Compare QuikClot Combat Gauze (QCG) and Celox Rapid (CR) for initial hemostasis and over a 1-hour period.Design: Experimental study.Setting: Approved animal laboratory.Subjects: Twenty-one Yorkshire swine.Interventions: Subjects were randomly assigned to either the QCG (n = 11) or CR (n = 10) group. An arteriotomy was made in the right femoral artery with a 6-mm vascular punch. Bleeding was allowed for 45 seconds. QCG or CR was applied followed by firm pressure for 3 minutes according to Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines. A 10-pound weight simulating a pressure dressing was applied, and the wound was observed for 1 hour. Dressing failure was bleeding > 2 percent of blood volume.Main outcome measures: Achievement and maintenance of hemostasis and amount of hemorrhage during observation. Odds of successful hemostasis.Results: QCG was significantly better than CR in initial hemostasis (p = 0.049) and maintaining hemostasis over 1 hour (p = 0.020). One hundred percent of QCG subjects and 70 percent of CR subjects achieved initial hemostasis. During the 1-hour observation, one additional CR subject failed to maintain hemostasis. CR had significantly more hemorrhage than QCG during the 1-hour observation (p = 0.027). QCG had no bleeding compared to CR that had a mean of 162 ± 48 mL (standard error of mean) over 2 minutes. QCG had 15.9 times greater odds of success compared to CR over a period of 1 hour. Over the 1-hour observation time, 100 percent of QCG achieved hemostasis compared to 60 percent of CR.Conclusions: QCG is more effective than CR.
CONTRIBUTION OF ECOLOGICAL DESIGN TO CRITICAL REGIONALISM: ANALYSING SUSTAINABILITY EFFECTIVENESS IN VERNACULAR URBAN BUILDING
Authors: Poon S. T. F.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Environmentalism as the overall concept of ecological architecture is defined as the inter-relations between people, and how built forms affect the surroundings through design, reflecting the impact of technology, human principles of living with nature, and of social connections in communities. Modern ecological designs have smart solutions in planning climatic zones, with optimised natural lighting to lower energy use, and reduce wastage. Passive thermal comfort methods and spatial alignment of buildings to sun orientation have brought the ideals of organic architecture full circle since the “sparse and scarce” principles of technological design limitations guided vernacular urbanism over time. Today’s modern buildings, abstracted from mass-produced designs, are shaped to trends and tastes, bringing attention to the artificial materiality of architectural forms and the hidden costs of innovations. To understand the relevance of sustainable strategies in developing critical regionalism, this paper reviews the scope of ecological architecture principles application for temperate climates, and examines the viability of strategies as passive cooling, thermal comfort and greenery-based ventilation. Through case study discussions of two Malaysian eco-architectural designers, Ken Yeang and Kevin Mark Low, it will also be argued that the spirit of nationalism and cultural regionalism can be integrated effectively into urban built forms.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LSTM, RF AND SVM ARCHITECTURES FOR PREDICTING WIND NATURE FOR SMART CITY PLANNING
Authors: Harbola S. , Coors V.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Meteorological data and its effect have been the attention of the researchers of the smart city planning for thorough utilization and management of resources, that help in effective government management, convenient public services and sustainable industrial development. Renewable sources of energy like wind, solar, are being integrated into city planning to improve environmental quality. Wind energy is utilized through wind turbines and requires foreknowledge of wind parameters like speed and direction. The aim of this paper is to predict dominant wind speed and direction for time-series wind dataset, that can be incorporated into city planning for selecting suitable sites for wind turbines. This paper proposes three one-dimensional (1D) algorithms using Long Short Term Memory (LSTM), Random Forest (RF) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) for dominant wind speed and direction prediction. The proposed 1D LSTM (1DLSTM), RF (1DRF) and SVM (1DSVM) take successive time values in terms of wind speed and direction as input and predict the future dominant speed and direction, separately. The proposed algorithms are trained and tested using historical wind dataset of Stuttgart and Netherlands respectively. Prediction using 1DLSTM results in total accuracies reaching up to 93.9% and 94.7%, up to 92.8% and 93.8% using 1DSVM and up to 88.7% and 89.3% using 1DRF for speed and direction, respectively. Thus, prediction of wind nature using the proposed algorithms, will give city planners advanced knowledge of wind conditions.
High-resolution underway measurements of phytoplankton photosynthesis and abundance as an innovative addition to water quality monitoring programs
Authors: Aardema Hedy M. , Rijkeboer Machteld , Lefebvre Alain , Veen Arnold , Kromkamp Jacco C.
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Marine waters can be highly heterogeneous both on a spatial and
temporal scale, yet monitoring programs currently rely primarily on
low-resolution methods. This potentially leads to undersampling. This study
explores the potential of two high-resolution methods for monitoring
phytoplankton dynamics: fast repetition rate fluorometry for information on
phytoplankton photosynthesis and productivity and automated scanning
flow cytometry for information on phytoplankton abundance and community
composition. These methods were tested in combination with an underway
Ferrybox system during four cruises on the Dutch North Sea in April, May,
June, and August 2017. The high-resolution methods were able to visualize
both the spatial and temporal variability of the phytoplankton community in the
Dutch North Sea. Spectral cluster analysis was applied to objectively
interpret the multitude of parameters and visualize potential spatial
patterns. This resulted in the identification of biogeographic regions with
distinct phytoplankton communities, which varied per cruise. Our results
clearly show that the sampling based on fixed stations does not give a good
representation of the spatial patterns, showing the added value of underway
high-resolution measurements. To fully exploit the potential of the tested
high-resolution measurement setup, methodological constraints need further
research. Among these constraints are accounting for the diurnal cycle in
photophysiological parameters concurrent to the spatial variation, better
predictions of the electron requirement for carbon fixation to estimate
gross primary productivity, and the identification of more flow cytometer
clusters with informative value. Nevertheless, the richness of additional
information provided by high-resolution methods can improve existing
low-resolution monitoring programs towards a more precise and ecosystemic
ecological assessment of the phytoplankton community and productivity.
“Game on!” Teaching gamification principles for library instruction to health sciences information professionals using interactive, low-tech activities and design-thinking modalities
Authors: Capdarest-Arest Nicole , Opuda Eugenia , Stark Rachel Keiko
Published: October 2019

Background: Gamification is correlated with increased motivation and engagement of learners and is increasingly being incorporated into library instruction. Opportunities for librarians to learn and practice principles of gamification can be helpful for those desiring to integrate gamification into instruction. This report describes the development and delivery of an interactive special content session at MLA ’18, the 2018 Medical Library Association annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on principles of low-tech game design for health sciences library classroom instruction.Case Presentation: The special content session, titled “Design, Play, Learn: A Special Content Session to Design a Game for Database Instruction,” was designed and delivered using multimodal instruction (e.g., flipped classroom, didactic component, active learning) that also incorporated principles of design thinking. A pre- and post-survey was given to all participants at the beginning and end of the session to measure confidence and desire to incorporate gamification into instruction and as a formative feedback indicator for instructors. Participants reported increased confidence and desire to use games for library instruction after participating in the session. A selection of games were uploaded to a shared content folder designed for course participants as an ongoing repository for ideas and communication.Conclusions: For librarians who are interested in integrating principles of gamification into library instruction, attending a relatively short hands-on workshop can facilitate learning and confidence around prototyping and creating games for use in library instruction. We intend to improve upon the workshop and offer it again in additional contexts, based on direct observations of the session and participant feedback.
Reforming the veteran: propaganda and agency in the First World War Reconstruction hospitals
Authors: Jackson Aaron
Published: October 2019

The United States’ entry into the First World War prompted progressives to reform veterans’ entitlements in the hopes of creating a system insulated from corruption and capable of rehabilitating disabled veterans into productive members of society. The replacement of pensions with medical care for wounded and disabled soldiers through the Reconstruction Hospital System was originally intended as a temporary measure but resulted in establishing the foundations of the modern veterans’ health care system. Yet, these reforms would not have been possible without the support from the community of war veterans to which these reforms applied. By examining the communal values expressed in publications produced by and for soldiers, this paper explores the ways in which the Great War’s veteran community expressed agency in the process of reforming the US veteran entitlements.
Bibliometric mapping for current and potential collaboration detection
Authors: Wrigley Jordan , Carden Virginia , Von Isenburg Megan
Published: October 2019

This project characterized current research and collaboration patterns in pain research at one institution after researchers working on a grant application approached the library to better understand current institutional research and publishing about that topic. To address this question, library staff developed a collaborative, multi-tool process for bibliometric analysis and network visualization. The primary data source used was a preexisting, curated EndNote library of institutional publications. This EndNote library was searched using keywords relevant to the topic in order to create two sublibraries: one on pain and one specifically on musculoskeletal pain. Article data from each library were exported into InCites to create a benchmarking analysis. In addition, article data were imported into VOSviewer to visualize collaboration networks by author and create concept maps. Researchers were consulted to identify and label resulting clusters in the VOSviewer visualizations. This project successfully generated useful visualizations via bibliometric mapping that characterized current and potential pain research at the institution. The analysis was included in a grant proposal for funding a center for pain research and for catalyzing further collaborative research.Virtual Projects are published on an annual basis in the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) following an annual call for virtual projects in MLAConnect and announcements to encourage submissions from all types of libraries. An advisory committee of recognized technology experts selects project entries based on their currency, innovation, and contribution to health sciences librarianship.
La gran zozobra roja. Argumentos para la extensión de la Enseñanza Media en España (1953-1961)
Authors: Cruz Orozco José Ignacio
Published: October 2019

La enseñanza secundaria española sufrió un notable cambio en la década de 1950. Se produjo la ruptura efectiva del modelo de enseñanza dual, al permitir a chicos y chicas de familias obreras y de escasos ingresos accedieran al bachillerato, lo que les estaba prácticamente vetado hasta entonces. Las autoridades educativas otorgaron tanta importancia a esa política que tuvo denominación específica: la extensión de la enseñanza media. Este trabajo se centra en el análisis del discurso que apoyó y explicitó tal política. Para ello se han localizado declaraciones y tomas de posición de los principales responsables del ministerio de educación que conformaron el discurso oficial que impulsó dicha política, las cuales hasta ahora apenas han sido estudiadas. Tras su análisis, se han identificado diversos argumentos que se han agrupado bajo las categorías de: económicos, sociales, territoriales y políticos. Entre ellos destacan algunas explícitas referencias a la utilidad de la ampliación del bachillerato a núcleos obreros, para superar el temor y la gran zozobra roja de los burgueses del interior de las urbes. Por ello la política de extensión de la enseñanza media, que tuvo innegables consecuencias educativas y sociales, debe considerarse un elemento muy destacado del modelo cultural comprensivo con los perdedores de la Guerra Civil, impulsado por un sector del régimen franquista.
Participatory asymmetry: Theorizing media objects and media flows in a framework of participatory production
Authors: Grace Rob , Fonseca Fred
Published: October 2019

Social media develops a common asymmetry: few contribute much, the majority little. By “participatory asymmetry” we understand this long tail of participatory production as an interactive dynamic among two types of social media users, regular and sporadic, that shapes the curation of social media spaces. Examining online discussions surrounding massive, open, online courses (MOOCs), we observe interactive differences between regular and sporadic users that shape patterns of social media curation across the networked discussion forums of a major, online newspaper. Whereas regular users reply directly to other users to durably articulate discussions as “media objects;” sporadic users post one-to-many messages which aggregate in platform-reconfigurable cascades of social media or “media flows.” By mapping the relationship between regular and sporadic participation, one-to-one and one-to-many interaction, and the curation of social media spaces in patterns of media objects and flows, we propose a four-part typology of participatory asymmetry: broadcast, feedback, moderated, and dialogic.
“There are no girls on the Internet”: Gender performances in Advice Animal memes
Authors: Brooke Siân
Published: October 2019

Online anonymous forums are valued as spaces of open participation which facilitate multiple expressions of identity. In this paper I unmask how memes perpetuate existing gender power structures in spaces where users are only known by pseudonyms. The site of study is the r/AdviceAnimals forum of Reddit, in which a popular genre of memes known as Advice Animals are shared by users. Using a cross-section of Advice Animal memes submitted to this forum, the study examines the uneven distribution of power in representations of gender and feminists. I find that while women are highly sexualised, obsessive, and clingy, male characters are a default central character, used to express non-specific ideals of behaviour. As feminists, men are portrayed as legitimate, whilst women-feminists are epitomised as hypocritical, demanding, “Nazis”. The main contribution of the article is highlighting the gendered nature of memes, and call attention to the unequal representation in pseudonymous space.
Anatolian Empires: Local Experiences from Hittites to Phrygians at Çadır Höyük
Authors: Ross Jennifer C. , McMahon Gregory , Heffron Yağmur , Adcock Sarah E. , Steadman Sharon R. , Arbuckle Benjamin S. , Smith Alexia , von Baeyer Madelynn
Published: October 2019

Çadır Höyük provides rich evidence for the endurance and transformation of specific cultural features and phenomena at a rural center on the Anatolian plateau as it experienced the waxing and waning of control by imperial political powers of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Especially evident during those periods of imperial power is the construction and maintenance of public architecture; certain economic activities also shift in their importance at those times. Simultaneously, continuity in economic and social organization is also a feature stretching across times of imperial control and its loss. Examination of the archaeological evidence from Çadır Höyük suggests that nothing is as continuous, nor as discontinuous, as it might seem.
Landscape Heritage at Çadir Höyük: From Cartography to Digital Imagery
Authors: Lauricella Anthony J. , Offutt Stephanie , Şerifoğlu Tevfik Emre
Published: October 2019

Studies of archaeological cultural heritage typically focus on sites and landscapes threatened by military conflict, while threats from development and urban expansion are often more common. Excavations at Çadır Höyük began as a salvage campaign in advance of the construction of the Gelingüllü Dam—a modern infrastructural project. While our team has been excavating since 1994, the mound of Çadır Höyük and our host village of Peyniryemez have been recorded in maps and historical documents stretching as far back as the fifteenth century CE. This article examines the history of archaeological engagement at the site with a particular focus on the cartographic and visual record.
Conserving 5,000 Years of Artifacts
Authors: Avcil Soran
Published: October 2019

The conservation of finds is an essential part of any archaeological project and must include the employment of all possible modern conservation techniques. Trenches at Çadır Höyük range from the Late Chalcolithic to Middle Byzantine periods, with a correspondingly wide range of different types of artifacts. In some cases the age of an artifact determines the method needed for its conservation. But factors such as soil chemistry, salinity, humidity, and production technique can require different approaches even to metal of the same age. In addition, techniques change depending on the conservation condition of an artifact, which is not directly or predictably linked to its age. Most challenging are composite artifacts because they require the application of a variety of conversation techniques to a single object.
Environmental factors do not contribute significantly to shell shape in the Sprite Elimia, Elimia Proxima (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae)
Authors: Shepard Benjamin R. E. , Minton Russell
Published: October 2019

Pleurocerid snail diversity has historically been defined by morphological shell features, and these features are believed to be phenotypic responses to environmental factors. More recently, authors have shown the importance of genetics in shell variability, even to the exclusion of any environmental effect. Work by Dillon on Elimia proxima in the 1980s aimed to address this genetic versus environmental correlation of shell features, without reaching a solid conclusion. Using Dillon’s original data and specimens, geometric morphometric analysis was used in a phylogenetic context to show that E. proxima shell variation at the population level is correlated with genetics and not with the environment. This data is the latest example to find that shell variation as the result of environmental factors is too simplistic an explanation in pleurocerids.
Fecal pellet surveys and DNA analysis reveal that Appalachian cottontails (Sylvilagus obscurus) are more widespread than previously recorded in western Maryland
Authors: Petrick Kelly Russo , Seddon William L. , Lambert Thomas D. , Ammer Frank K.
Published: October 2019

Although the Appalachian cottontail (Sylvilagus obscurus) is believed to be declining throughout its range, there is a lack of information on its specific distribution, as existing studies are limited in range and based on a small number of live-trapped rabbits. To better determine the species’ range in western Maryland, mtDNA extracted from fecal pellets collected at sites likely to house Appalachian cottontail populations was used for species identification. The identification success rate for this method was 87%. This noninvasive method allowed many more sites to be surveyed than would have been possible with live-trapping methods and found Appalachian cottontail at 18 sites where they were not previously recorded, indicating that the species may be more widespread in western Maryland than previously thought. This study provides a noninvasive method of species identification that would be useful for more widespread surveys of elusive species.
ANÁLISE COMPUTACIONAL DA PERFURAÇÃO DE PLACAS DE CONCRETO POR EXPLOSIVOS
Authors: Limeira da Costa Neto Murilo , Doz Graciela
Published: October 2019

As técnicas de perfuração de elementos de concreto pela detonação de explosivos em sua superfície têm se tornado alvo de muitas pesquisas atualmente, principalmente por conta da aplicabilidade nas áreas de demolição e de segurança estrutural. Neste âmbito, este trabalho apresenta um estudo numérico de placas de concreto submetidas à detonação de um explosivo cilíndrico a base de C4 em sua superfície. Os diferentes modelos numéricos foram desenvolvidos no software de fluidodinâmica computacional Autodyn ® tendo como base experimentos elaborados por outros autores. Os resultados foram avaliados em termos de dano causado, em que se buscou relacionar as dimensões do explosivo com o padrão de dano produzido. Foi possível observar que há uma influência significativa das dimensões do explosivo no padrão de dano causado, mesmo que a massa do explosivo seja a mesma. Desta forma verificou-se que uma maior área de contato do explosivo com a placa de concreto é mais efetiva, em termos de furo produzido, do que grandes espessuras de explosivo. Deverá ser analisada em estudos posteriores uma relação otimizada entre dimensões da região contato e da espessura de explosivo que maximizem a eficiência da explosão.
Design ground motions near active faults
Authors: Bray Jonathan D. , Rodriguez-Marek Adrian , Gillie Joanne L.
Published: October 2019

Forward-Directivity (FD) in the near-fault region can produce intense, pulse-type motions that differ significantly from ordinary ground motions that occur further from the ruptured fault. Near-fault FD motions typically govern the design of structures built close to active faults so the selection of design ground motions is critical for achieving effective performance without costly over-design. Updated empirical relationships are provided for estimating the peak ground velocity (PGV) and period of the velocity pulse (Tv) of near-fault FD motions. PGV varies significantly with magnitude, distance, and site effects. Tv is a function of magnitude and site conditions with most of the energy being concentrated within a narrow-period band centred on the pulse period. Lower magnitude events, which produce lower pulse periods, might produce more damaging ground motions for the stiff structures more common in urban areas. As the number of near-fault recordings is still limited, fully nonlinear bi-directional shaking simulations are employed to gain additional insight. It is shown that site effects generally cause Tv to increase. Although the amplification of PGV at soil sites depends on site properties, amplification is generally observed even for very intense rock motions. At soft soil sites, seismic site response can be limited by the yield strength of the soil, but then seismic instability may be a concern.
Full-scale shake table investigation of bridge abutment lateral earth pressure
Authors: Wilson Patrick , Elgamal Ahmed
Published: October 2019

During strong seismic excitation, passive earth pressure at the abutments may provide resistance to longitudinal displacement of the bridge deck. The dynamic pressure component may also contribute to undesirable abutment movement or damage. Current uncertainty in the passive force-displacement relationship and in the dynamic response of abutment backfills continues to motivate large-scale experimentation. In this regard, a test series is conducted to measure static and dynamic lateral earth pressure on a 1.7 meter high bridge abutment wall. Built in a large soil container, the wall is displaced horizontally into the dense sand backfill, in order to record the passive force-displacement relationship. The wall-backfill system is also subjected to shake table excitation. In the conducted tests, lateral earth pressure on the wall remained close to the static value during the low to moderate shaking events (up to about 0.5g). At higher levels of input acceleration, a substantial portion of the backfill inertial force started to clearly act on the wall.
Glycemic Control X Invisible Risk Factors Among Diabetic Patients In Eastern Province
Authors: Al-Hariri Mohammed Taha , Alhefnawi Mohammed A M , Istanbouli Mohamad Jalal , Algehlani Wadee A G
Published: October 2019

PURPOSE: The present study tried to compare the glycemic profile of diabetic patients who live in the main two cities of in the Eastern province of (Khobar and Dammam) KSA and to find out the possible links with the environmental factors and socioeconomic status of patients.

METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study carried out in King Fahd Teaching Hospital, involving a chart review of diabetic patients during the period 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. All of the patients in this study were required to be living in the main studied cities of the eastern province, Saudi Arabia (Dammam and Khobar). The electronic medical records of all participants included: medication, admission, diagnosis, investigations, nursing and surgical. The invisible data (environmental and socioeconomic factors) were collected from the Urban Observatory Eastern Region.

RESULTS: Evolution of the medical records in this study revealed that the level of fasting blood glucose and HbA1c was significantly higher among the resident of the Al-Khobar city. The dramatic changes in socioeconomic behaviours in the KSA along with the lack of public Education about diabetes mellitus and the imbalance between food intake and energy expenditure has brought as a real health risk for Diabetes mellitus in the Al-Khobar city, KSA. By linking the findings, the environment in Dammam tends to be healthier for its residents compared to Khobar in regard to open spaces, and pollution indicators. Moreover, The results showed that, residents of the Al-Khobar city have a higher income.

CONCLUSION: The present findings suggest that there are many unseen risk factors may influence the progress and aggravation of diabetes mellitus. Very restrict strategies that create opportunities for diabetic patients to promote their health education are highly needed to control or reduce the expected diabetic complications.