bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Computer-aided Detection Fidelity of Pulmonary Nodules in Chest Radiograph
Authors: Dellios Nikolaos , Teichgraeber Ulf , Chelaru Robert , Malich Ansgar , Papageorgiou Ismini E
Published: March 2017

Aim:

The most ubiquitous chest diagnostic method is the chest radiograph. A common radiographic finding, quite often incidental, is the nodular pulmonary lesion. The detection of small lesions out of complex parenchymal structure is a daily clinical challenge. In this study, we investigate the efficacy of the computer-aided detection (CAD) software package SoftView™ 2.4A for bone suppression and OnGuard™ 5.2 (Riverain Technologies, Miamisburg, OH, USA) for automated detection of pulmonary nodules in chest radiographs.

Subjects and Methods:

We retrospectively evaluated a dataset of 100 posteroanterior chest radiographs with pulmonary nodular lesions ranging from 5 to 85 mm. All nodules were confirmed with a consecutive computed tomography scan and histologically classified as 75% malignant. The number of detected lesions by observation in unprocessed images was compared to the number and dignity of CAD-detected lesions in bone-suppressed images (BSIs).

Results:

SoftView™ BSI does not affect the objective lesion-to-background contrast. OnGuard™ has a stand-alone sensitivity of 62% and specificity of 58% for nodular lesion detection in chest radiographs. The false positive rate is 0.88/image and the false negative (FN) rate is 0.35/image. From the true positive lesions, 20% were proven benign and 80% were malignant. FN lesions were 47% benign and 53% malignant.

Conclusion:

We conclude that CAD does not qualify for a stand-alone standard of diagnosis. The use of CAD accompanied with a critical radiological assessment of the software suggested pattern appears more realistic. Accordingly, it is essential to focus on studies assessing the quality-time-cost profile of real-time (as opposed to retrospective) CAD implementation in clinical diagnostics.
Asymptomatic Urolithiasis Complicated by Nephrocutaneous Fistula
Authors: Hamard Marion , Amzalag Gaël , Becker Christoph D , Poletti Pierre-Alexandre
Published: March 2017

Asymptomatic spontaneous nephrocutaneous fistula is a rare and severe complication of chronic urolithiasis. We report a case of 56-year-old woman with a nephrocutaneous fistula (NFC) which developed from a superinfected urinoma following calyceal rupture due to an obstructing calculus in the left ureter. The patient was clinically asymptomatic and came to the emergency department for a painless left flank fluctuating mass. This urinoma was superinfected, with a delayed development of renal abscesses and perirenal phlegmon found on contrast-enhanced uro-computed tomography (CT), responsible for left renal vein thrombophlebitis and left psoas abscess. Thereafter, a 99 mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy revealed a nonfunctional left kidney, leading to the decision of left nephrectomy. Chronic urolithiasis complications are rare and only few cases are reported in medical literature. A systematic medical approach helped selecting the best imaging modality to help diagnosis and treatment. Indeed, uro-CT scan and renal scintigraphy with 99 mTc-DMSA are the most sensitive imaging modalities to investigate morphological and functional urinary tract consequences of NFC, secondary to chronic urolithiasis.
Accountability y culturas periodísticas en España. Impacto y propuesta de buenas prácticas en los medios de comunicación españoles’ (MediaACES)
Authors: Suárez-Villegas Juan Carlos , Rodríguez-Martínez Ruth , Mauri-Ríos Marcel , López-Meri Amparo
Published: March 2017

La responsabilidad de los medios de comunicación y de los profesionales de la información ha de expresarse a través de mecanismos de rendición de cuentas (media accountability) que permitan conocer el grado de cumplimiento de valores como el pluralismo, la transparencia y la veracidad informativa. Este proyecto busca detectar las culturas periodísticas existentes en distintas comunidades autónomas de España, y examinar el impacto de los instrumentos de rendición de cuentas o media accountability systems en cada territorio. El trabajo parte de la hipótesis de que la cultura periodística en España no responde a un único modelo de sistema de medios (modelo mediterráneo o pluralista polarizado), como señalan Hallin y Mancini en Comparing Media Systems, sino que la diversidad de culturas periodísticas requiere matizar esta clasificación. La metodología combina la técnica de la encuesta online a diferentes actores mediáticos y diversos focus group con expertos, responsable de medios y ciudadanos. Los resultados permitirán diseñar y proporcionar a los medios modelos de evaluación de rendición de cuentas que integren valores como la transparencia y la pluralidad.
Measurement of Vehicle and Suspension Parameters for Directional Control Studies--Rationale
Authors:   Vehicle Dynamics Standards Committee
Published: March 2017

This SAE Information Report presents the background and rationale for SAE J1574/1.
Physical Layer, 250k Bits/S, Twisted Shielded Pair
Authors:   Truck Bus Control and Communications Network Committee
Published: March 2017

These SAE Recommended Practices are intended for light- and heavy-duty vehicles on- or off-road as well as appropriate stationary applications which use vehicle derived components (e.g., generator sets). Vehicles of interest include but are not limited to: on- and off-highway trucks and their trailers; construction equipment; and agricultural equipment and implements. The purpose of these documents is to provide an open interconnect system for electronic systems. It is the intention of these documents to allow electronic devices to communicate with each other by providing a standard architecture.
Data Link Layer
Authors:   Truck Bus Control and Communications Network Committee
Published: March 2017

As described in the parent document, SAE J1939, there are a minimum of seven documents required to fully define a SAE J1939 network. This particular document, SAE J1939/21, describes a Data Link Layer using the CAN protocol with 29 bit identifiers. For SAE J1939 no alternative data link layers are permitted.
RESIDUAL ALIGNING MOMENT TEST
Authors:   Highway Tire Committee
Published: March 2017

This SAE Recommended Practice describes the determination of tire pull force properties for an uninclined tire (SAE J670e) on a laboratory flat surface tire force and moment machine. It is suitable for accurately determining pull forces and residual aligning moments for passenger and light-truck tires. These properties are important determinants of vehicle trim (See section 2.1.2). They describe steady-state, free-rolling pull effects ascribable to tires.

The test method described in this document is suitable for comparative evaluation of tires for research and development purposes. The method is also suitable for modeling when followed carefully.
Class C Application Requirement Considerations
Authors:   Vehicle Architecture For Data Communications Standards
Published: March 2017

This SAE Recommended Practice will focus on the requirements of Class C applications. The requirements for these applications are different from those required for either Class A or Class B applications. An overall example is provided for consistency of discussion.
TIRE SIZE DIFFERENTIAL—ARTICULATED WHEEL LOADER
Authors:   MTC8, Tire and Rim
Published: March 2017

This SAE Standard applies to the usage of tires of the same nominal size and tread type, but with different outside diameter for articulated front-end loaders. Articulated four-wheel-drive front-end loader performance and component life can be affected by excessive differences in the tire outside circumference and/or diameter. The purpose is to provide specific guidelines for the usage of tires with different outside circumference and/or diameter on articulated front-end loaders.
Connections for On-Board Road Vehicle Electrical Wiring Harnesses--Part 3: Multipole Connectors--Flat Blade Terminals--Dimensional Characteristics and Specific Requirements
Authors:   Electrical Distribution Steering Committee
Published: March 2017

This SAE Draft Technical Report defines dimensional characteristics of existing flat blades of multipole connectors and specific requirements for on-board electrical harnesses of road vehicles. This document applies to connectors designed to be disconnected after mounting in the vehicle in the case of repair and/or maintenance only.
Test Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Vehicles, Motorboats, and Spark-Ignited Engine-Driven Devices
Authors:   Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standards
Published: March 2017

The limits in this SAE Standard are designed to provide protection for receivers of all types of radio transmissions when used in buildings. As a result, receivers of radio transmissions used out-of-doors may not be protected by the limits specified. This publication applies to the emission of electromagnetic energy which may cause interference to radio reception and which is emitted from: a. vehicles propelled by an internal combustion engine, electrical means or both (see SAE J551/1 for definition); b. motorboats propelled by an internal combustion engine, electrical means or both; and c. devices equipped with spark-ignited internal combustion engines (see SAE J551/1 for definition). This publication does not apply to aircraft, traction systems (railway, tramway, and trolley bus), or incomplete vehicles.
Sallust’s Account of Corruption and Its Western Accomplices
Authors: Adekannbi Gill Oluwatosin
Published: March 2017

The axiom, ‘it takes two to tango’ may fittingly describe how corruption thrives. While demonstrably endemic in and seemingly generic to Africa, the ancient history of corruption depicts active participation of Western accomplices; collaborators, who perpetrated and advanced their political interests with the proceeds of sleaze. This article, using the Roman historian Sallust’s Bellum Iugurthinum (The War with Jugurtha), employs interpretive approach to highlight how an African monarch was spurred on by corrupt leading Roman senator, who treated public assets as personal property, to recklessly pursue his political ambition. The article highlighted how Roman soldiers introduced the use of money in seeking power to Jugurtha and the stages of the former’s duplicity in the prolonged African conflicts. With evidence to support Jugurtha’s description of Rome in her corrupt state as ‘urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit’ (a city for sale and doomed to speedy destruction if it finds a purchaser- Sallust, Jugurthine War 35.10), the conclusion is: the African ruler got in the Roman senate a viral school of bribery. Interestingly, the episode of corruption ended when the will of the corrupt Roman senators was thwarted. Therefore, mitigating corruption could begin from the West that hosts its influential accomplices.Key words: Africa, Corruption, Sallust, Western Collaborators
The Impact of Globalization on the African Culture in Helon Habila’s Measuring Time
Authors: Idakwo Ocholi Victor , Awogu-Maduagwu Edith , Abiodun-Eniayekan Eugenia
Published: March 2017

Globalization is a phenomenon of the postmodern era which accommodates the shrinking of the world into a small functional community. As a result of this, geographical distance and socio-cultural divergence are no longer constraints to aggregating the entire human race into one global family. The term is used to describe transnational relationships, engagements, cooperation and the sharing of human, material and ideological resources across regions. Discourse on the subject has become so relevant across previously unrelated fields that their definitions have now converged on a consensus theoretical concept understood as “universal homogeneity.” The primary material, Helon Habila’s novel, Measuring Time is studied in the context of globalization and hybridity of cultures. The paper asserts that no human community should be isolated from the dynamic engagements of the wider society. This paper avers that globalization should not be advanced as an imposition of foreign cultural values; rather it should be seen as a practice that reflects mutually beneficial contact amongst people of divergent cultures. In the current dispensation, the cultural consumption and uncritical assimilation of Western values by African colonized people do not reflect the underlying objective of Globalization. This paper projected the need for a revision of the concept and to promote a symbiosis of unions where ideological, material and human capital flow across cultures in such a manner that all the actors in the ‘shrinking’ borderless world are mutual beneficiaries.Key words: Globalisation, African, Culture, Hybridity, Post-Colonialism
Effect of Teacher Variables on the Teaching of Initial Reading to Basics 1 and 2 Pupils in Imo State, Nigeria
Authors: Oyekanmi J.O. , Obi Harriet A.
Published: March 2017

Teaching initial reading is a herculean task that must be carried out by qualified, mature teachers. This work is out to investigate if the conditions are met by initial reading teachers in Owerri, Imo State. This study is a survey, carried out on 300 pupils and 60 teachers, randomly selected from eight public basic schools in Owerri Educational Zone 1 of Imo State. Two research hypotheses were posed and two 4-point Likert rating scales; a checklist and a questionnaire with Cronbach Reliability Coefficient r= 0.63 and r= 0.61 respectively were used to generate data, analyzed using t-test. Findings revealed that adult, experienced teachers with Bachelor’s degree in language education (B.Ed.) teach initial reading. There was no significant difference between Basic 1 and Basic 2 teachers’ teaching methods: t (58) = -0.381, p = .146 with Basic one (x̅= 12.54, S.D= 2.487) to Basic two (x̅= 12.75, S.D= 1.741) with the effect size of (r = 0.093) very small; no significant difference in the challenges teachers face in teaching initial reading: t (58) = 0.064, p = .842 with Basic one (x̅= 16.04, S.D= 2.134) to Basic two (x̅= 16.00, S.D= 2.200) with the effect size of (r = 0.045) very small; and no significant difference in teachers’ cadre: t (58) = 0.844, p = .258 with Basic one (x̅= 12.64, S.D= 1.592) to Basic two (x̅= 13.03, S.D= 1.926) with the effect size of (r = 0.234) moderate. It was therefore suggested that teachers should be qualified, have teaching experience, and use mother tongue in their classroom interactions to build in pupils a strong, lifelong foundation in reading.Key Words: Initial reading, mother tongue, qualified teachers, basic learners, teaching methods, reading difficulties, challenges
Martin Heidegger on Temporality: Its Moral Implication on Society
Authors: Alawa Peter
Published: March 2017

Martin Heidegger is one of the contemporary philosophers; he is a mystic reflecting on Being. He believes that all philosophers from ancient to contemporary periods had forgotten Being. His contribution to philosophy is to recover the real meaning of Being. For him, Being is spacio-temporal which means Being is anchored in space and time. According to Heidegger “Being” is a mystery that can be approached but it cannot be penetrated. Heidegger’s temporality includes: past, present and future and they are interconnected. Heidegger’s discussion on time as future does not involve lasting future but immediate future. Therefore, Heidegger’s temporality lacks “eternity”. Indeed, any society that the members accept only “now” and “immediate future” and they do not believe in “eternity” life becomes a do-or-die affair. It means that the society is materialistic, and we are running the race of self-survival, self-preservation, that we cannot donate for the welfare of others and also for good neighbourliness. Our method is to reflect on the original works of Heidegger and commentaries written on him by other authors to see the implications for the society.
La mémoire au Service de la Résistance Culturelle: L’exil Selon Julia de Gisèle Pineau
Authors: Okolo Chinwe Jane , Ali Martins Ikechukwu
Published: March 2017

L’exil selon Julia de Gisèle Pineau dépeint les expériences aliénantes d’une famille guadeloupéenne dans le milieu parisien des années soixante. Face au déracinement occasionné par l’émigration de leurs parents et se heurtant à la discrimination raciale dans l’Hexagone, la survie de la culture guadeloupéenne parmi les descendants des émigrés est menacée. Comment ces progénitures des émigrés se définissent-elles ? Dans le roman cette quête d’identité n’a d’autre voie d’accès que celle de la mémoire de Man Ya leur grand-mère. Quel rôle la mémoire joue-t-elle envers la résistance culturelle dans le roman ? Une navigation dans l’espace de la mémoire de Man Ya est suffisante pour que la nouvelle génération de la famille puisse se fabriquer un pays, se négocier une place et une identité nationale. La mémoire culturelle semble une bouée de sauvetage et la voie à suivre pour survivre au traumatisme de la discrimination quotidienne. De nos jours où des guerres des formes différentes provoquent tant de migrations aussi bien que des exils, les cultures de ces peuples exilés risquent de disparaître si leurs progénitures ne retiennent pas leur identité culturelle. Cette communication examine le rôle de la mémoire vis-à-vis la résistance culturelle dans le roman.Mots clés : L’émigration, l’identité, la mémoire, la résistance culturelle
A comprehensive review on Polygonum glabrum
Authors: S Raja , I Ramya
Published: March 2017

Polygonum glabrum commonly called as dense flower knotweed is a perennial plant. It is an amphibious shrub with pink flowers and glossy brown seeds found in most parts of India. Various parts of the plant like leaves, stem, flowers and roots are used in traditional system of medicine. Traditionally, different decoctions/infusions are prepared using the plant parts and given for the treatment of rheumatism, jaundice, piles etc. From pharmacological point, the plant has been effectively screened for antihepatotoxic, antinephrotoxic, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidepressant, analgesic and antioxidant activities. The plant contains many flavonoids including diosmetin, rutin, hyperin and quercitrin. The lanceolate leaves are rich in essential oil which contains many compounds like 6, 6-dimethyl-1, 3-heptadien-5-ol, oleicacid, 9-octadecenamide, isodecyloctyl ester and 1,2,3-benzenetriol. Compounds like aliphatic, alicyclic compounds, sesqueterpenes, sterols, phenolic acids as well as other trace elements have been identified in the plant. This review provides morphological, ethnomedical, pharmacological and phytochemical data of the plant Polygonum glabrum.
Compatibility of different measurement techniques of global solar radiation and application for long-term observations at Izaña Observatory
Authors: García Rosa Delia , Cuevas Emilio , García Omaira Elena , Ramos Ramón , Romero-Campos Pedro Miguel , de Ory Fernado , Eugenia Cachorro Victoria , de Frutos Angel
Published: March 2017

Abstract. A 1-year inter-comparison of classical and modern radiation and sunshine duration (SD) instruments has been performed at Izaña Atmospheric Observatory (IZO) located in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) starting on 17 July 2014. We compare daily global solar radiation (GSRH) records measured with a Kipp & Zonen CM-21 pyranometer, taken in the framework of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network, with those measured with a multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer (MFRSR), a bimetallic pyranometer (PYR) and GSRH estimated from sunshine duration performed by a Campbell–Stokes sunshine recorder (CS) and a Kipp & Zonen sunshine duration sensor (CSD). Given that the BSRN GSRH records passed strict quality controls (based on principles of physical limits and comparison with the LibRadtran model), they have been used as reference in the inter-comparison study. We obtain an overall root mean square error (RMSE) of  ∼  0.9 MJm−2 (4 %) for PYR and MFRSR GSRH, 1.9 (7 %) and 1.2 MJm−2 (5 %) for CS and CSD GSRH, respectively. Factors such as temperature, relative humidity (RH) and the solar zenith angle (SZA) have been shown to moderately affect the GSRH observations. As an application of the methodology developed in this work, we have re-evaluated the GSRH data time series obtained at IZO with two PYRs between 1977 and 1991. Their high consistency and temporal stability have been proved by comparing with GSRH estimates obtained from SD observations. These results demonstrate that (1) the continuous-basis inter-comparison of different GSRH techniques offers important diagnostics for identifying inconsistencies between GSRH data records, and (2) the GSRH measurements performed with classical and more simple instruments are consistent with more modern techniques and, thus, valid to recover GSRH data time series and complete worldwide distributed GSRH data. The inter-comparison and quality assessment of these different techniques have allowed us to obtain a complete and consistent long-term global solar radiation series (1977–2015) at Izaña.
TempestExtremes: a framework for scale-insensitive pointwise feature tracking on unstructured grids
Authors: Ullrich Paul A. , Zarzycki Colin M.
Published: March 2017

Abstract. This paper describes a new open-source software framework for automated pointwise feature tracking that is applicable to a wide array of climate datasets using either structured or unstructured grids. Common climatological pointwise features include tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones and tropical easterly waves. To enable support for a wide array of detection schemes, a suite of algorithmic kernels have been developed that capture the core functionality of algorithmic tracking routines throughout the literature. A review of efforts related to pointwise feature tracking from the past 3 decades is included. Selected results using both reanalysis datasets and unstructured grid simulations are provided.
Estimation of surface energy fluxes in the Arctic tundra using the remote sensing thermal-based Two-Source Energy Balance model
Authors: Cristóbal Jordi , Prakash Anupma , Anderson Martha C. , Kustas William P. , Euskirchen Eugénie S. , Kane Douglas L.
Published: March 2017

Abstract. The Arctic has become generally a warmer place over the past decades leading to earlier snow melt, permafrost degradation and changing plant communities. Increases in precipitation and local evaporation in the Arctic, known as the acceleration components of the hydrologic cycle, coupled with land cover changes, have resulted in significant changes in the regional surface energy budget. Quantifying spatiotemporal trends in surface energy flux partitioning is key to forecasting ecological responses to changing climate conditions in the Arctic. An extensive local evaluation of the Two-Source Energy Balance model (TSEB) – a remote-sensing-based model using thermal infrared retrievals of land surface temperature – was performed using tower measurements collected over different tundra types in Alaska in all sky conditions over the full growing season from 2008 to 2012. Based on comparisons with flux tower observations, refinements in the original TSEB net radiation, soil heat flux and canopy transpiration parameterizations were identified for Arctic tundra. In particular, a revised method for estimating soil heat flux based on relationships with soil temperature was developed, resulting in significantly improved performance. These refinements result in mean turbulent flux errors generally less than 50 W m−2 at half-hourly time steps, similar to errors typically reported in surface energy balance modeling studies conducted in more temperate climatic regimes. The MODIS leaf area index (LAI) remote sensing product proved to be useful for estimating energy fluxes in Arctic tundra in the absence of field data on the local biomass amount. Model refinements found in this work at the local scale build toward a regional implementation of the TSEB model over Arctic tundra ecosystems, using thermal satellite remote sensing to assess response of surface fluxes to changing vegetation and climate conditions.
Weather radar rainfall data in urban hydrology
Authors: Thorndahl Søren , Einfalt Thomas , Willems Patrick , Nielsen Jesper Ellerbæk , ten Veldhuis Marie-Claire , Arnbjerg-Nielsen Karsten , Rasmussen Michael R. , Molnar Peter
Published: March 2017

Abstract. Application of weather radar data in urban hydrological applications has evolved significantly during the past decade as an alternative to traditional rainfall observations with rain gauges. Advances in radar hardware, data processing, numerical models, and emerging fields within urban hydrology necessitate an updated review of the state of the art in such radar rainfall data and applications. Three key areas with significant advances over the past decade have been identified: (1) temporal and spatial resolution of rainfall data required for different types of hydrological applications, (2) rainfall estimation, radar data adjustment and data quality, and (3) nowcasting of radar rainfall and real-time applications. Based on these three fields of research, the paper provides recommendations based on an updated overview of shortcomings, gains, and novel developments in relation to urban hydrological applications. The paper also reviews how the focus in urban hydrology research has shifted over the last decade to fields such as climate change impacts, resilience of urban areas to hydrological extremes, and online prediction/warning systems. It is discussed how radar rainfall data can add value to the aforementioned emerging fields in current and future applications, but also to the analysis of integrated water systems.
Time Distribution Mechanism among Kindergarten Children at Home and Its Relationship with the Practice of Healthy Behavior from Mothers’ Perspective
Authors: Ismail Amal AbdulAziz
Published: March 2017

The current study aimed to identify the time distribution mechanism for the kindergartners at home and its relationship with the practice of healthy behaviors from the perspective of mothers in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a sample of (513) children was selected; (241) males and (272) females. Two scales have been developed; time distribution and healthy behavior of KG children. Their reliability and validity were verified. The study results concluded that the time distribution among the sample was as follows; either answering calls or sometimes staying alone and listening to songs. The healthy behavior was low for both males and females- the whole participants. There was a negative relationship between some child activities and healthy behavior which are; playing alone, day sleeping and crying. There was no difference in behaviors depending on the educational level of the parents. Based on the study results, the study recommends that there is a need to raise the level of healthy behavior and change the time distribution among KG children.
Clinical Handover among Physicians: A Survey in a North Eastern Italian Academic Hospital
Authors: Quattrin Rosanna , Menegazzi Giulio , Moccia Adriana , Londero Carla , Brusaferro Silvio
Published: March 2017

Transferring essential information and responsibility for patient care from one health care provider to another is an integral component of patient safety in a hospital. This study aims to collect physician interests and needs about handover before introduction of a standardized tool in a North Eastern Italian Academic Hospital (AH). From October 2014 to December 2014 all physicians working in the AH were asked to fill a web-based questionnaire concerning currently adopted methods to clinical handover and their perception on its. Response rate was 10.5% (90/853). 63.3% (57/90) of physicians showed maximal agreement with the statement “communication failures are related to adverse events” and 40% (36/90) of them completely agreed that “improving handover makes work safer”. Among actually used handover methods (total answers: 157), verbal communication was referred 45.2% times, written notes 26.1%, electronic supports 21.7%. The most frequently reported obstacles to an effective handover (107 answers) were interruptions (27.1%), absence of hospital written protocols (25.2%) and colleague’s inability to provide further information when required (17.7%). Respondents interested to test a new handover procedure were 48.9% (44/90). The low response rate and the fact that only half of respondents were interested in experimenting a new procedure stress the little relevance given by physicians to handover as a key process for patient safety. Furthermore, hazardous methods of transferring information such as verbal communication and non-structured text, combined with referred handover obstacles, suggest the necessity of developing a hospital policy for clinical handover among physicians.
My Patient with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance has a Kidney Problem
Authors: Leung Nelson
Published: March 2017

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a premalignant condition signifying the presence of a B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. By connotation, it should not meet the definition of multiple myeloma, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, or lymphoma. In addition, it cannot be responsible for any end-organ damage. Similar to polyclonal immunoglobulins (Ig), monoclonal gammopathy has been increasingly recognized as an important cause of kidney disease. The recent introduction of the term “monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance” (MGRS) highlights this importance. MGRS is similar to MGUS in which the B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder has not reached a state considered to be malignant, but differentiates itself by the presence of a monoclonal gammopathy related kidney disease. This distinction is important since it separates MGRS, which is not benign, from the MGUS condition, which is benign. It also allows for a better classification of kidney diseases caused by monoclonal gammopathies. There are many renal diseases and lesions that have been identified to be secondary to MGRS. In addition, MGRS-associated renal diseases can mimic polyclonal Ig mediated kidney diseases. Kidney biopsy with immunofluorescence is the key for diagnosing MGRS-related kidney diseases. Once the diagnosis is made, a specific evaluation is needed for the diagnosis and treatment of MGRS-related kidney diseases that differs from the polyclonal Ig counterparts.
A Model of Literature Adoption in Higher Education: An Approach Using Historical Novels
Authors: Rejon-Guardia Francisco , Palma-Valenzuela Andres
Published: March 2017

This article outlines an innovative teaching project based on methodology, evaluation and skills acquisition through the educational use of the historical novel in higher education. A Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) was administered to 119 students. The data obtained allowed the development of a structural equation model using PLS (Partial Least Squares) to evaluate the major relationships between variables. This study expands the framework of analysis by using measurement scales from the perspective of the Advanced Research Model of Innovation Adoption (AMIA). The analysis results in a behavioural model using robust and parsimonious hypotheses supporting the research questions raised, highlighting the appropriate use of extended AMIA models. The use of this genre is an opportunity to learn interesting facts, past situations autonomously and has a great potential of novelty that involves the active participation and learning process of students, breaking down time and space barriers and creating informal learning.
Molecular and Morphological Characteristics of Aradi Goats with Prediction Equation of Growth Pattern
Authors: Elzarei M. F. , Mousa E. F.
Published: March 2017

To specify morphological characteristics and choose preferable growth equation for kids up to 24 weeks of age, in Aradi goats, 338 kids of fathered by 25 sires and mothered by 153 does were used. Also, 74 individuals used in assisted with 29 microsatellites markers to identify molecular characterization. Results illustrated the linear equation was preferable according to easy compute, have two linear additive parameters and equation accuracy. The accuracy of that equation was very high ranged from 0.996 and 0.993 for predicted weights in male and female, respectively. Five loci showed only three alleles for each, while the rest of markers ranged from 13 alleles in loci CSRD247 and RM088 to four alleles in locus ILSTS011. The average of observed heterozygosity was 0.63 ranged 0.89 in BM2113 locus to 0.17 in ILSTS002 locus. The expected heterozygosity reached the maximum value in locus RM088 and the minimum one in locus OARE129, the average value was 0.65. The polymorphic information content values ranged from 0.85 (RM088) to 0.22 (OARE129). Thus, the investigation on a set of 29 microsatellites revealed high degree of genetic variability in Aradi goat indicating an important indigenous genetic resource.
Online Marketing for Media: The Case of Greek News Websites
Authors: Antonopoulos Nikos , Veglis Andreas , Emmanouloudis Argyris
Published: March 2017

Nowadays it is quite easy to create a news website and start promoting it online. However, the structure of a significant amount of news websites seems to have been changing, often deviating from trends of past years or even setting their own marketing direction. Based on seven hypotheses related with online marketing characteristics, the researchers gathered data from articles posted on Greek news websites that reported three major events. After visiting the websites for a second time in order to compare the data, they calculated our results. These results show a clearer picture of how the situation currently is for the top twenty Greek news websites according to Αlexa.com. This paper also highlights newer trends in online news reporting, such as the elimination of the “like” button in favour of the shares, and also makes suggestions for further research.
Abolishing the Crime of Public Nuisance and Modernising That of Public Indecency
Authors: McBain Graham
Published: March 2017

Abolishing the Crime of Public Nuisance and Modernising That of Public Indecency
Pionieren met wijkcoaches in Enschede: KISS kon ons nog meer vertellen
Authors: Reussing Rik
Published: March 2017

Pioneering with social general practitioners in Enschede. KISS could tell us even more

From 2001 (until February 2017), the Dutch province of Overijssel had its own knowledge center, in the area of urban society alongside the national knowledge centers, that was called KISS. In a first essay, an overview of KISS meetings dedicated to citizen participation was given with examples from all over the world. A second essay zoomed in on the Dutch municipality Deventer, a frontrunner in the area of innovative community and area development. This essay focuses on Enschede, a municipality with nearly 160,000 inhabitants in the east of the Netherlands near the German border, as pioneer with the method of the social general practitioners (‘wijkcoaches’) in the Netherlands. Two KISS meetings were devoted to this innovative instrument: the first on its design and on the preliminary results of the project, the second on the final results and on the future of the project. An important role in pioneering was played by the political executives in the municipality and the community of Enschede that showed New Civic Leadership (a concept from Robin Hambleton) by their commitment to the common good and the values of the welfare state. This type of leadership is especially important in a turbulent policy environment like that of social work with decentralizations, financial cuts and shifting policy goals.
Behaviour and welfare: the visitor effect in captive felids
Authors: Suárez P , Recuerda P , Arias-de-Reyna L
Published: March 2017

The influence of visitors on the welfare of captive animals, known as the visitor effect, may in some instances be stressful, adversely affecting animal health. Although the survival of many felid species depends on captive breeding programmes, little is known about this effect. A better understanding of the visitor effect is required to ensure the well-being of felids and the success of breeding programmes. We sought to determine whether the presence of visitors affects behaviour patterns and space use in five feline species in two Spanish zoos: Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), jaguar (Panthera onca), bobcat (Lynx rufus),ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) and, if so, whether the effect on animal welfare is positive or negative. To our knowledge, no previous research has addressed the visitor effect in these species, with the exception of the jaguar. Data on animal behaviour, enclosure use, and visitor density were collected during the spring and summer of 2011 and 2012. Changes were observed for all studied species when the zoo was open to the public: four species devoted less time to complex behaviour (ie play, walk) and spent more time resting; ocelots and bobcats made more use of hidden spaces and less use of areas closer to visitors, while the jaguar tended to do the opposite. No correlation was found between visitor density and animal activity, indicating that animals are affected by the mere presence of visitors, regardless of their number. Our findings are in line with those reported by other authors, who have suggested that these behavioural changes are linked to chronic stress. Visitor effect was classed as negative for the welfare of all studied species apart from the jaguar. We advocate the need for future research into potential solutions to mitigate the adverse effect of visitors on felids.
The construction of a genre. The case of service information pamphlets in a Danish county
Authors: Pedersen Karsten
Published: March 2017

From 1999 to 2001 I was head of administrative communication in a local council in Denmark. There I was responsible for authoring and publishing service information pamphlets. I never had any complaints from the citizens who were supposed to read the pamphlets. And that made me worried. So worried that I have now spent a year analysing not only the pamphlets, but also their reception in the target population. In this article I shall make a genre analysis of the service information pamphlet and I shall compare the results of the genre analysis with the basic results of the reception analysis.
How do southern Spaniards create the conditions necessary to initiate negotiations with strangers?
Authors: Villemoes Anette
Published: March 2017

Based on focus group discussions and interviews with Spanish-speaking business people experienced in negotiations with Spaniards this paper focuses on what they say about their first time business meetings with southern Spaniards. The informants include both non-Spaniards and Spaniards, the last group comprising both Spaniards from the northern and the southern parts of Spain. Thus foreigners and northern Spaniards talk about their experience related to first time business meetings with southern Spaniards, whereas the southern Spaniards reflect on how they see themselves in first time meetings with business people from other parts of Spain and from abroad. Special attention is given to how the informants describe the start-up phase of their business relations. The paper introduces different theoretical approaches to such first time intercultural meetings – including a sociological approach, the approach offered by intercultural communication, and Face theory - and based on the key concepts of these approaches the paper discusses to what extent the businessmen involved draw on concepts related to the theories in their sense-making effort.
Cognição, motricidade, autocuidados, linguagem e socialização no desenvolvimento de crianças em creche
Authors: Murta Agnes Maria Gomes , Lessa Angelina Do Carmo , Santos Antônio Sousa , Murta Nadja Maria Gomes , Cambraia Rosana Passos
Published: March 2017

OBJETIVO: avaliar o desenvolvimento cognitivo e motor, autocuidados, linguagem, socialização de crianças e estado nutricional de zero a seis anos. MÉTODO: como sujeitos, participaram 48 crianças matriculadas na instituição filantrópica Casa da Criança, residentes na periferia da cidade de Diamantina (Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brasil). Para a coleta dos dados foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos e procedimentos: aplicação do Inventário Portage, avaliação nutricional e aplicação de questionário sócio-econômico. RESULTADOS: a análise de correlação parcial revelou que ocorreu correlação estatisticamente significante entre os pares de variáveis: cognição x linguagem, socialização x autocuidado e motor x peso/altura e peso/idade. DISCUSSÃO: percebeu-se a necessidade de implantação de um programa nas creches na área de desenvolvimento infantil, que integre saúde e educação, e que possa ser planejado a partir da perspectiva do Inventário Portage. A utilização das ferramentas como as definidas no estudo possibilita a otimização dos repertórios das crianças, a capacitação dos educadores e a orientação dos familiares para estimulação das crianças. CONCLUSÃO: uma intervenção baseada no Inventário Portage mostra-se promissora para promoção das interações saudáveis entre as crianças e pais/cuidadores.
Evolução do crescimento e desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor de crianças pré-escolares de zero a dois anos do município de Goiânia (GO)
Authors: Braga Ana Karolina Paiva , Rodovalho Juliana Campos , Formiga Cibelle Kayenne Martins Roberto
Published: March 2017

Os objetivos do estudo foram analisar a evolução do crescimento e desenvolvimento de crianças pré-escolares em creches de Goiânia e verificar a associação entre fatores de risco no crescimento e desenvolvimento das crianças. Participaram 39 crianças, de ambos os sexos, de zero a dois anos de idade. As crianças foram avaliadas em três momentos, com intervalo de dois meses entre as avaliações. O crescimento foi avaliado pelas medidas antropométricas de peso e altura e o desenvolvimento foi avaliado pelo Teste de Denver II. A maioria das crianças apresentou crescimento normal. Na primeira avaliação 46% das crianças apresentaram risco para o desenvolvimento, na segunda avaliação 28% de risco e na última avaliação 44%, sendo a linguagem a área mais defasada. Variáveis que tiveram relação com o déficit do crescimento e atraso no desenvolvimento: maior idade materna, menor Apgar 5º minuto, crianças do sexo masculino, menor peso adquirido na gravidez e mães desempregadas.
Estratégias de enfrentamento parental e perfil clínico e sociodemográfico de crianças e adolescentes com enurese
Authors: Emerich Deisy Ribas , Sousa Carolina Ribeiro Bezerra de , Silvares Edwiges Ferreira Mattos
Published: March 2017

Foi realizado levantamento das características sociodemográficas e clínicas da população que procura tratamento para enurese em um centro de atendimento psicológico a esse transtorno e quais as estratégias de enfrentamento familiar mais frequentes diante dos episódios de "molhadas", em casos de enurese noturna primária. Foram realizadas análises descritivas dos prontuários de 185 crianças (6-11 anos) e 55 adolescentes (12-18 anos), de ambos os sexos, triados entre 2004 e 2009, dos quais foram extraídas informações sobre: variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas, bem como sobre estratégias de enfrentamento familiar. O predomínio de uma frequência superior a seis "molhadas" semanais foi identificado em crianças e adolescentes (70,6% e 50%). Observou-se ainda predominância do sexo masculino (67,9%), de população infantil (77,1%) e de famílias de classe média. Quando a família havia buscado tratamento anterior, o tratamento medicamentoso revelou-se prioritário entre crianças (28,7%) e adolescentes (47,1%). Diante dos episódios enuréticos, as estratégias de minimização dos danos e prevenção mais utilizadas, para ambos os grupos, foram: o uso de fralda ou protetor de colchão e acordar a criança para ir ao banheiro. Punição foi declarada por apenas 15,4% dos pais de crianças e 17,3% de adolescentes. Os dados revelaram que o baixo índice de clientes de classes socioeconômicas desfavorecidas constitui um desafio para o serviço que busca atender a todas as faixas econômicas e o fardo trazido pela enurese parece impelir as famílias a procurarem alternativas ou outros tratamentos para sanar o problema quando a primeira intervenção clinica não é satisfatória.
Relação mãe-cuidadores de gemelares no primeiro ano após o nascimento
Authors: Lucion Marta Knijnik , Escosteguy Norma
Published: March 2017

As relações precoces do bebê, principalmente de zero a três anos, são fundamentais para o desenvolvimento e estruturação da personalidade. O objetivo deste projeto foi observar as interações entre mãe/cuidadores-gemelares, dos gêmeos entre si e identificar fatores que influenciam o desenvolvimento dos gêmeos no primeiro ano de vida. Quatro gestantes foram acompanhadas desde o parto até os gêmeos completarem um ano. Foram realizadas cinco filmagens dos bebês e seus cuidadores com duração de aproximadamente quarenta minutos e intervalos de três meses entre cada uma, iniciando no dia do parto. As filmagens foram analisadas pelas autoras do trabalho e variáveis qualitativas, como a qualidade e peculiaridades dos vínculos e do desenvolvimento dos gêmeos, foram avaliadas. O estudo evidenciou que a qualidade do vínculo parental influi no desenvolvimento dos gemelares durante o primeiro ano de vida, destacando que eles necessitam ser nutridos afetivamente por cuidadores adultos. Observaram-se escassas interações dos gêmeos entre si durante o período do estudo, reforçando a importância das relações com os cuidadores.
Deficiência de ferro e desenvolvimento cognitivo
Authors: Machado Edna Helena da Silva , Leone Claudio , Szarfarc Sophia Cornbluth
Published: March 2017

É aceito que a deficiência de ferro acarreta conseqüências deletérias para o desenvolvimento cognitivo, no entanto, é difícil quantificar esse papel uma vez que ele é determinado conjuntamente com fatores sócio-econômico-ambientais. Mesmo assim, o controle da anemia diminui uma fração do risco do subdesenvolvimento cognitivo e isso significa um avanço positivo na qualidade de vida. Tendo em mente a ampliação do conceito de saúde para o de preservação da vida com qualidade, as ações dirigidas à atenção à saúde devem ser incorporadas às ações governamentais programáticas mais abrangentes e intersetoriais. Este trabalho tem como objetivo fazer uma reflexão sobre o papel da escola no desenvolvimento global da criança destacando o atendimento das necessidades nutricionais de ferro tendo em vista evitar que a deficiência marcial seja um limitante para a capacitação social do indivíduo.
Segregação residencial, pobreza e acesso às políticas públicas em cidades médias: uma proposta de investigação
Authors: Tirelli Cláudia , Cadoná Marco André , Areosa Sílvia Coutinho
Published: March 2017

O artigo tematiza as repercussões das políticas públicas de habitação entre os seus beneficiários. É proposta uma abordagem teórico-metodológica que possibilite embasar investigações empíricas a respeito de como os projetos habitacionais incidem sobre as condições de vida das populações pobres, redefinindo o seu acesso a bens e serviços públicos disponíveis no espaço urbano. A proposta procura integrar as categorias de “nova pobreza”, “segregação residencial” e “cidades médias” dentro de uma perspectiva de análise relacional, na qual o estudo dos padrões de relação estabelecidos entre os atores (individuais e sociais) é que permite explicar as suas estratégias de ação e as suas possibilidades de acesso às diferentes políticas públicas.Código JEL | I38; R14; R52.