bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Framework for Intersection Traffic Safety Screening with the Implementation of Complex Network Theory
Authors: Mi Xueyu , Shao Chunfu , Dong Chunjiao , Zhuge Chengxiang , Zheng Yan
Published: September 2020

The traffic safety screening could provide guidance for determining the use of resources for traffic safety improvements and is critical for the traffic management. To account for the impacts of traffic safety and the effects of intersection as a node in the roadway network, a framework with six indicators and four strategies is proposed for intersection traffic safety screening. The traffic flow has been incorporated into the process of developing three indicators from the perspective of the complex network theory to measure the node importance. For the assessment of traffic safety, other than the observed and estimated crash frequency and modified time-to-collision, a distance that describes the nonlane-based movements has been proposed from the perspective of traffic safety. A multilayer entropy-weighted VIKOR (MEW-VIKOR) approach is proposed to compute the ranking results, and four strategies have been developed to better account for the effects of the six indicators simultaneously. A roadway network with 28 intersections in Shenzhen has been adopted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed framework for intersection traffic safety screening. The results indicate that the proposed framework with two layers could represent the features of traffic safety and the characteristics of node importance and satisfy the expectation from the public, government, and research institutes. With an appropriate threshold setting, the ranking results are consistent with the intersection safety investigation and contribute significantly to the reduction of false-positive and false-negative cases in identifying the black spot intersections.
A Search History-Driven Offspring Generation Method for the Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Nakane Takumi , Lu Xuequan , Zhang Chao
Published: September 2020

In evolutionary algorithms, genetic operators iteratively generate new offspring which constitute a potentially valuable set of search history. To boost the performance of offspring generation in the real-coded genetic algorithm (RCGA), in this paper, we propose to exploit the search history cached so far in an online style during the iteration. Specifically, survivor individuals over the past few generations are collected and stored in the archive to form the search history. We introduce a simple yet effective crossover model driven by the search history (abbreviated as SHX). In particular, the search history is clustered, and each cluster is assigned a score for SHX. In essence, the proposed SHX is a data-driven method which exploits the search history to perform offspring selection after the offspring generation. Since no additional fitness evaluations are needed, SHX is favorable for the tasks with limited budget or expensive fitness evaluations. We experimentally verify the effectiveness of SHX over 15 benchmark functions. Quantitative results show that our SHX can significantly enhance the performance of RCGA, in terms of both accuracy and convergence speed. Also, the induced additional runtime is negligible compared to the total processing time.
Electroacupuncture Involved in Motor Cortex and Hypoglossal Neural Control to Improve Voluntary Swallowing of Poststroke Dysphagia Mice
Authors: Cui Shuai , Yao Shuqi , Wu Chunxiao , Yao Lulu , Huang Peidong , Chen Yongjun , Tang Chunzhi , Xu Nenggui
Published: September 2020

The descending motor nerve conduction of voluntary swallowing is mainly launched by primary motor cortex (M1). M1 can activate and regulate peripheral nerves (hypoglossal) to control the swallowing. Acupuncture at “Lianquan” acupoint (CV23) has a positive effect against poststroke dysphagia (PSD). In previous work, we have demonstrated that electroacupuncture (EA) could regulate swallowing-related motor neurons and promote swallowing activity in the essential part of central pattern generator (CPG), containing nucleus ambiguus (NA), nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), and ventrolateral medulla (VLM) under the physiological condition. In the present work, we have investigated the effects of EA on the PSD mice in vivo and sought evidence for PSD improvement by electrophysiology recording and laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI). Four main conclusions can be drawn from our study: (i) EA may enhance the local field potential in noninfarction area of M1, activate the swallowing-related neurons (pyramidal cells), and increase the motor conduction of noninfarction area in voluntary swallowing; (ii) EA may improve the blood flow in both M1 on the healthy side and deglutition muscles and relieve PSD symptoms; (iii) EA could increase the motor conduction velocity (MCV) in hypoglossal nerve, enhance the EMG of mylohyoid muscle, alleviate the paralysis of swallowing muscles, release the substance P, and restore the ability to drink water; and (iv) EA can boost the functional compensation of M1 in the noninfarction side, strengthen the excitatory of hypoglossal nerve, and be involved in the voluntary swallowing neural control to improve PSD. This research provides a timely and necessary experimental evidence of the motor neural regulation in dysphagia after stroke by acupuncture in clinic.
Identification of snoRNA SNORA71A as a Novel Biomarker in Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors: Ding Yuan , Sun Zhongquan , Zhang Sitong , Zhou Liuzhi , Xu Qianhui , Zhou Dongkai , Li Yanjie , Han Xin , Xu Hao , Bai Yang , Xu Chang , Ding Hao , Ge Yao , Wang Weilin
Published: September 2020

Background. Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) have been proved to play important roles in various cellular physiological process. Recently, dysregulation of snoRNA SNORA71A has been found involved in tumorigenesis of various malignant cancers. However, the emerging effects of SNORA71A in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the SNORA71A expression and its underlying significance in HCC. Methods. Expression of SNORA71A in cell lines and clinical specimens was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Then, all enrolled HCC patients were divided into low and high SNORA71A expression subgroups and then they were compared in the aspects of clinical features as well as survival outcome by respective statistical analysis methods. Results. SNORA71A was significantly downexpressed in SK-HEP-1 (P=0.001), Huh-7 (P<0.001), Hep3B (P<0.001), and clinical HCC specimens (P=0.006). Comparing the clinical features between SNORA71A expression subgroups, it showed that low SNORA71A expression was significantly associated with large tumor diameter, multiple lesions, capsular invasion, bad tumor differentiation, and TNM stage (P<0.05). Furthermore, it was found that HCC patients with lower SNORA71A expression had higher risk in postoperative tumor relapse (median time: 9.5 vs. 35.2 months; low vs. high; P<0.001) and poor overall survival (median time: 36.8 vs. 52.9 months; low vs. high; P<0.001). Besides, SNORA71A expression served as independent risk factors for tumor-free (HR=0.450; 95% CI [0.263-0.770]; P=0.004) and long-term survival (HR=0.289; 95% CI [0.127-0.657]; P=0.003). Conclusions. Our study for the first time demonstrated that downregulation of SNORA71A could serve as a novel biomarker for clinical assessment and prognostic prediction of HCC patients.
Reflexões sobre o bilinguismo
Authors: Schiller Paulo
Published: September 2020

Há alguns anos, estive em Budapeste depois de ter passado um bom temposem falar húngaro. A língua viveu no meu cotidiano enquanto eu podia conversar com minha mãe em nossos encontros. Depois da morte dela, e também porque dos amigos da geração dos meus pais havia poucos, a interação com o húngaro restou nos livros que eu decifrava enquanto os traduzia e ao assistir a um filme com o orgulho de quem dispensava as legendas descuidadas feitas em um inglês precário.
O Nobel de Literatura do húngaro Imre Kertész – contextualização histórica
Authors: Kóbori Sarolta
Published: September 2020

Aqui no Brasil, infelizmente a Hungria é muito pouco conhecida, então oque eu conto sobre o meu país freqüentemente é novidade para todos. Por isso fiquei contente quando o José Cotta me pediu para apresentar a Hungria e passar algumas informações sobre a minha pátria. Lembro do dia em que fiquei orgulhosa e feliz, pois, estando na casa de meus pais, abri o jornal e lá estava escrito que um escritor húngaro havia ganho o prêmio Nobel de Literatura. Mas ao mesmo tempo fiquei triste, pois não conhecia o Imre Kertész. Até então nunca tinha ouvido falar o seu nome. E não só eu me senti frustrada, mas também os grandes intelectuais, os políticos e os professores, que tentaram justificar como era possível que na própria Hungria Kertész fosse pouco conhecido. Tanto assim que a indicação dele para o Nobel não havia partido da Hungria, mas da Alemanha.
Cinco poetas da Europa Centro-Oriental: forja mágica de metáforas e temas
Authors: Jovanović Aleksandar
Published: September 2020

O presente texto objetiva mostrar, de forma resumida, que a Europa Centro-Oriental sempre pareceu desconhecida aos olhos do mundo ocidental em vários aspectos. Também são feitas referências aos diversos conflitos de que o território foi palco. No entanto, sob o ponto de vista de contribuições intelectuais, sobretudo na Literatura e, em especial, na poesia, a assim chamada outra Europa sempre se destacou. Entre nós, as traduções diretas remontam a poucas décadas. São aqui apresentados poemas, na língua original e tradução para o português, de cinco escritores, respectivamente,um macedônio, um búlgaro, uma eslovena, um polonês e um sérvio.
Expresso Noturno, de Sławomir Mrożek
Authors: De Souza Paulo Chagas
Published: September 2020

Tradução do polonês de Paulo Chagas de Souza
Linguistic and Cultural Asymmetry in Translation from and into Minor Languages
Authors: Klaudy Kinga
Published: September 2020

The aim of the paper is to extend the asymmetry hypothesis (AH) to include cultural asymmetry between translation from a major into a minor language and vica versa, and to relate the AH to the domestication/foreignization dichotomy (Venuti 2005). In this paper the “minor” language is Hungarian in comparison with Russian and English as “major” languages. The asymmetry hypothesis (Klaudy 2001, 2009) assumes that explicitation and implicitation are not symmetric strategies, as translators, if they have a choice, tend to use the operations involving  explicitation rather than operations involving implicitation. The paper concludes that domestication and foreignization are also asymmetric operations; while translators prefer explicitation on the linguistic level, on the cultural level translators seem to prefer domestication.
Vilém Flusser: a tradução como superação de fronteiras
Authors: Martins Cláudia Santana
Published: September 2020

Vilém Flusser considerava-se um “cidadão de Praga”. Entretanto a sua Praga, a “cidade dourada” em que tchecos, judeus e alemães conviviam em clima tenso, mas de grande riqueza intelectual, foi destruída pela invasão nazista. Forçado a exilar-se, Flusser veio para São Paulo, onde morou durante 32 anos e naturalizou-se brasileiro. Aqui desenvolveu a sua filosofia da língua e da tradução, e iniciou as pesquisas que o tornariam mundialmente conhecido como teórico dos novos meios de comunicação. Este artigo discute as ideias de Flusser sobre língua, tradução, cultura e identidade. Como imigrante e poliglota, Flusser desfrutava de uma situação privilegiada para refletir sobreas barreiras entre as nações e as línguas, e considerava a tradução como uma das únicas possibilidades de se superar essas barreiras.
Bruno, não Franz: a primeira onda da recepção de Ficção Completa do polonês Bruno Schulz
Authors: Borowski Gabriel
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo propõe uma análise detalhada dos primeiros momentos da recepção de Ficção Completa (Cosac Naify, 2012), do escritor polonês Bruno Schulz (1892-1942), que constitui a primeira edição da totalidade da obra ficcional do autor em língua portuguesa. Por meio de um estudo das  circunstâncias da sua publicação e das primeiras repercussões críticas, este trabalho visa lançar uma luz sobre o processo da construção da imagem doautor traduzido na cultura de chegada, com uma ênfase particular na função dos contextos preexistentes enquanto componentes de um quadro receptivo mais complexo. O ensaio sublinha também a importância do tradutor enquanto expert e orientador, ou seja, um agente ativo no processo de recepção.
“Inverno in Abruzzo”, de Natalia Ginzburg: uma tradução comentada
Authors: Lopes Renata Silveira
Published: September 2020

Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991) é considerada uma das principais representantes da literatura italiana do pós-guerra. Escritora amplamente traduzida, publicou romances, contos, ensaios e poemas, e foi também crítica literária, ativista política, deputada e tradutora. Sua vida, marcada pelo drama das perseguições políticas, deixou traços também em sua escrita, em que são comuns os temas da família, da memória e da perda.
“Chuang Tze e o rei de Chu”: Silva Mendes e sua adaptação dos clássicos taoistas
Authors: Cruz Erasto Santos
Published: September 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar a obra Excerptos de Filosofia Taoista do autor Manuel da Silva Mendes, considerado o primeiro português a estudar e divulgar a tradição taoista chinesa, e através da análise do poema: “Chuang Tze e o rei de Chu”, demonstrar que este se trata de uma adaptação de um trecho do livro clássico do pensamento chinês Nán Huá Jīng (南華經), de Zhuāngzǐ (莊子), e para se atingir este fim, será feita uma análise comparativa com o original em chinês clássico e com a tradução para o inglês do sinólogo escocês James Legge.
Tradução comentada da canção da coruja de “Cross Purposes”
Authors: Alvarenga Leandro Amado de
Published: September 2020

Dentro de “Cross Purposes”, um interessante, porém pouco conhecido, conto de fadas produzido no século XIX, uma coruja acusa as duas crianças protagonistas de ofenderem sua inteligência. Só que o faz em versos. Neste trabalho, buscamos identificar as fontes da significância (nos termos de Mário Laranjeira) do poema composto pela coruja para, então, produzirmos uma tradução para o português.
As Gravuras Japonesas, de John G. Fletcher
Authors: Lucarezi Anderson , De Agustini Lucas Zaparolli
Published: September 2020

John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) nasceu em Little Rock, Arkansas, no seio de uma família abastada, o que lhe possibilitou estudar em Harvard. Com a morte do pai, em 1906, deixou a universidade para viver de herança e empreendeu uma longa viagem para a Europa, acabando por estabelecer-se em Londres, onde publicou, em 1913, cinco livros às próprias custas. Nessa época, tendo conhecido Ezra Pound, tornou-se ativo difusor da corrente estética do Imagismo.
Negociações na tradução de “Il Mattino”, de G. Parini
Authors: Szylit Diana Rosenthal
Published: September 2020

Pretendemos, no presente trabalho, apresentar uma sugestão de tradução comentada de um trecho da poesia narrativa italiana Il Giorno, de Giuseppe Parini, mais especificamente da primeira parte da obra, “Il Mattino”1. Antes, porém, apresentaremos uma breve introdução sobre a obra e o autor, destacando características que, a nosso ver, são fundamentais para nortear as escolhas lexicais, sintáticas e semânticas inerentes ao ato de traduzir. Com o apoio de teóricos da tradução como Britto (1999), Eco (2010), Faleiros (2012), Paes (apud Faleiros, 2012), Schleiermacher (2009), Venuti (2002) e Vermeer (2006), esperamos apresentar uma tradução fiel ao objetivo que nos propomos, qual seja, uma versão em língua portuguesa, destinada a estudantes e acadêmicos brasileiros da área da italianística, de uma obra-prima da literatura do Settecento italiano.
“Três árias” de Frank O’Hara
Authors: Bastos Beatriz
Published: September 2020

Neste trabalho, além de uma breve introdução ao poeta norte-americano Frank O’Hara, propomos uma tradução comentada do poema “Three airs”, que nos parece representativo da estética de O’Hara em sua busca por movimento e abertura. Enquanto proposta tradutória, procuramos não perder de vista a complexidade do texto poético e seus diversos níveis de efeitos – semânticos, rítmicos, prosódicos, etc – empenhando-nos em traduzir ao menos uma boa parte desses aspectos.
Os agentes de tradução numa língua minorizada: resenha crítica de “Literaturas extranjeras y desarrollo cultural”
Authors: Licer Elisabete Ares
Published: September 2020

Através da editora suíça Peter Lang, dentro da sua coleção Relaciones Literarias en el ámbito hispánico: traducción, literatura y cultura, dirigida pelo tradutólogo Luis Pegenaute da Universidade Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, chega ao mundo acadêmico o volume 11 com o título Literaturas extranjeras y desarrollo cultural. Hacia um cambio de paradigma en la traducción literaria gallega, publicado no ano 2015.
Nas moradas da morte: poemas de Nelly Sachs
Authors: Da Fonseca Celso Fraga
Published: September 2020

A judia Leonie (mais conhecida como Nelly) Sachs nasceu em Berlim, em dez de dezembro de 1891. De família abastada, teve uma infância tranquila, tendo sido educada por professores particulares. Desde cedo praticou a dança e teve aulas de educação musical.
Apresentação
Authors: Diniz & Editores Telma Franco
Published: September 2020

Depois de uma sequência de quatro números de caráter temático – “Especial China”, “Especial Letras Clássicas”, “Especial Negritude e Tradução” e “Especial ‘a outra Europa’” – a Cadernos de Literatura em Tradução volta a apresentar um número de caráter geral, fazendo chegar ao leitor uma gama variada de ótimas contribuições, entre artigos, ensaios e traduções comentadas, além de resenha sobre uma singular obra de referência galega, e a já tradicional e muito aguardada entrevista.
Dois poemas de Langston Hughes
Authors: Landsberg Débora
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo apresenta a tradução para o português de dois poemas, “Dreams” e “Harlem [Dream Deferred]”, do escritor americano Langston Hughes (1902-1967). Em seguida, as traduções da autora foram analisadas segundo a metodologia proposta por Paulo Henriques Britto: examinar os componentes formais e semânticos do original segundo a contribuição que cada um deles dá ao efeito total do poema a fim de analisar objetivamente se foram reproduzidos com êxito na tradução.
Esta homenagem nós oferecemos
Authors: K Abhay
Published: September 2020

Epígrafe
Entrevista com Abhay K.
Authors: Della Valle Marina , Cricelli Francesca
Published: September 2020

Abhay K. é poeta e diplomata. Entre seus recentes livros de poesia estão The Seductions of Delhi (Bloomsbury, India) e The Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu (The Onslaught Press, UK).
Poetas
Authors: Editor O
Published: September 2020

Poetas presentes nesta edição.
Biografia dos tradutores para português
Authors: Editor O
Published: September 2020

Biografia dos tradutores presentes nesta edição.
Introdução
Authors: Loundo Dilip
Published: September 2020

É com grande satisfação que apresento ao leitor brasileiro a antologia 100 Grandes Poemas da Índia, uma edição especial dos Cadernos em Tradução da Universidade de São Paulo inteiramente dedicada à poesia indiana.
100 Grandes Poemas da Índia
Authors: Autores Diversos
Published: September 2020

100 Grandes Poemas da Índia
A Literatura é uma Geografia?
Authors: Alves Ida
Published: September 2020

Desenvolve-se reflexão sobre a relação literatura e paisagem, a partir de  fundamentação teórico-crítica que aborda a paisagem como construção cultural capaz de expressar de maneira questionadora  a  relação entre sujeito,  mundo e palavra. A presença da paisagem em alguma produção poética de língua portuguesa pós-70 do século XX e a configuração de uma geografia lírica urbana produzida por subjetividades em tensão.
Geografia, Ciência... Arte. Novos olhares...
Authors: Silva Maria Auxiliadora da
Published: September 2020

A experiência da Disciplina O Espaço Geográfico na Literatura, do programa de Mestrado em Geografia, da Universidade Federal da Bahia, no instigante e prazeroso diálogo entre a Geografia e a Arte, será abordada nas obras Visões Imaginárias da Cidade da Bahia. Um Diálogo entre a Geografia e a Literatura (2004) e Imagens da Cidade da Bahia. Um Diálogo entre a Geografia e a Arte (2007), na visão daqueles estudantes e pesquisadores que retrataram e recontaram a Cidade do Salvador em suas múltiplas representações, por meio da relação e do elo entre a arte e o espaço geográfico.
Linguagens em (in)tens(ç)ões
Authors: Nunes Flaviana Gasparotti , Ferraz Cláudio Bento O.
Published: September 2020

A crise do conhecimento científico indica a necessidade de repensarmos o modelo uniforme de seu discurso na direção da abertura ao diálogo com outras linguagens e instâncias do saber humano, como a filosofia e, principalmente, as artes. Partindo desse pressuposto, faremos uso de alguns trechos do livro gráfico Do Inferno para analisarmos as possibilidades de geografias tensionarem o discurso hegemônico dessa ciência. Neste sentido, destacamos o potencial da arte em apresentar outros sentidos para o conhecimento geográfico, fazendo a linguagem científica derivar em novas possibilidades.
Medeia e Gota D'Água
Authors: Goettert Jones Dari
Published: September 2020

Em Medeia (Sêneca), a mãe, Medeia, contra o desterro, mata os filhos; em Gota D’Água (Chico Buarque e Paulo Pontes), Joana, a Medeia carioca-brasileira, mata os filhos como “solução” final contra o despejo. Ambas, tragédias! Será? Aqui propomos pensar as mortes como “linhas de fuga” deslocando as tragédias para os mundos da normalidade e da normatividade do reino gerido pelo rei (Medeia) e do conjunto habitacional controlado pelo dono (Gota D’Água). Em uma e em outra narrativa as mortes criam espaços em desvario, denunciando que as vidas são mais que objetos a serem comandados por forças de linhas duras ou segmentares, e inventam, extraordinariamente, um devir-vida sem culpa.
América lírica e poética de Jack Kérouac - On the Road - Pé na Estrada
Authors: Almeida Maria Geralda de
Published: September 2020

Na perspectiva de ampliar as discussões sobre o imaginário e as geografias poéticas, o propósito deste texto é evidenciar formas de compreensão geográfica do livro On the road. O olhar descobridor procurará entrever o contexto no qual subjaz o texto de Kérouac e apreender “como” a América é percebida e revelada na arquitetura textual e na criação de linguagem de Kérouac. Ela possui características do movimento beat, do qual Kérouac era considerado um avatar e para o qual o seu livro tornou-se uma bíblia. Duas paisagens presentificadas no romance serão destacadas neste texto: natural/rural e urbano/cidade com a apresentação de vários fragmentos ilustrativos dessas paisagens. Finaliza reafirmando as proximidades entre a literatura e a geografia sensível, sobretudo, pelo fato de ambas constituírem uma reflexão do homem sobre seu estar no mundo e em sua relação com o mundo pela forma de o viver.
Geografia e Literatura
Authors: Pinheiro Neto José Elias
Published: September 2020

Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar algumas abordagens teóricas sobre a paisagem na Geografia. A investigação segue o paradigma da pesquisa bibliográfica, uma revisão da literatura que trata de obras norteadoras sobre a categoria analisada à luz de teóricos tais como: Capel (1989), Claval (2014), Cosgrove (1998) e Sauer (2012) entre outros. Os resultados indicam a importância da paisagem no processo reflexivo para a compreensão da categoria na ciência Geográfica, contrapondo este conhecimento com a construção social literária. Para tanto, a obra analisada é o Mapa e a Trama de Carlos Augusto de Figueiredo Monteiro, na Literatura o processo de construção do conhecimento pode ser dado pelo sujeito da trama, e eles carregam consigo a subjetividade do conhecimento empírico do escritor. A aproximação entre a Geografia e a Literatura trata de um corpo teórico científico que tem como objeto as relações verossímeis acontecidas na ficção.
Arte e Espaço
Authors: Rodrigues Jean Carlos
Published: September 2020

O texto apresentado tem por finalidade estabelecer um diálogo sobre Arte e Geografia, tendo como referência as obras do artista holandês Vincent van Gogh tratadas sobre a ótica da filosofia de Martin Heidegger. No caso específico deste trabalho, tratamos a tela “Os Comedores de Batata”, de 1885, tratados como como uma verdade que aparece, de acordo com o pensamento de M. Heidegger. Não só por isso: a pintura do artista holandês possui uma conexão com o modo como ele tratava o mundo e as coisas do mundo à sua volta: é uma pintura que retratava a vida entorno do artista.
O estado da arte das pesquisas sobre Paulo Jacob e a sua ficção
Authors: Souza Jamesclay Almeida de , Marques Karina , Albuquerque Gabriel Arcanjo Santos de
Published: September 2020

Neste artigo buscamos levantar o estado da arte das pesquisas sobre a obra do escritor amazonense Paulo Jacob, constituída por 15 volumes ainda escassamente conhecidos e estudados, ainda que reconhecidos por sua importância cultural e qualidade literária. O objetivo é descobrir respostas para as seguintes perguntas: qual interesse particular desperta a obra jacobiana? Quais são os estudos considerados pioneiros? Qual é o tipo de pesquisa que está sendo produzida? Por quem, onde e quando? As pesquisas nessa área vêm crescendo ou diminuindo nos últimos anos? O que há ainda por estudar?
Flexural progressive damage and failure behavior of carbon-aramid/epoxy hybrid woven composites
Authors: Yin Han-fei , Zhou Wei , Zhang Peng-fei , Ma Lian-Hua
Published: September 2020

Two kinds of carbon aramid/epoxy hybrid woven composite specimens with different fiber orientations were prepared. The progressive flexural damage behaviors of the composites were studied. The failure process was monitored in real time by acoustic emission during the test, and the characteristics of the acoustic emission signals originating from the damage were deeply studied. In addition, the internal damage initiation/evolution and failure mechanisms were characterized by X-ray micro-computed tomography. The results show that composite specimens exhibit higher strength and obvious quasi-brittle damage behavior when carbon fiber orients along the loading direction, and the macroscopic failure is mainly shear fracture, which propagates in the direction of thickness, and the damage is dominantly distributed above the neutral plane of specimen. When aramid fiber orients along the loading direction, composite specimens show high ductility and the failure modes are mainly ply fracture at the bottom, delamination (inter-ply delamination and intra-ply delamination) and tensile fracture of the tows. The combination of acoustic emission and X-ray micro-computed tomography analysis provides an insight for further elucidation of the progressive damage initiation/evolution and failure mechanism of composites.
I Am This Widow: Social Support in Friendship After the Loss of a Spouse in Mid-Life
Authors: Huisman Dena M. , Lemke Allison
Published: September 2020

This paper elaborates on relational processes of social support after widowhood in mid-life. It extends knowledge in effective support by examining themes of friendship communication between widows and their friends rather than widows’ individual perceptions, and co-construction of support communication. Findings indicate that when social support is constructed between individuals with a focus on the specific relationship, support is highly valued. General support that does not consider the individual or relationship between widow and other is seen as unhelpful. It concludes by suggesting future research on social support take a dyadic approach.
A Critical Analysis of the WAQ: The Development of a Korean Form
Authors: Kang Sudol
Published: September 2020

The current study aimed to develop a simplified version of the Korean Workaholism Scale (KOWS) by determining the reliability and validity of the Workaholism Analysis Questionnaire (WAQ) initially created by Aziz et al. The original scale of the WAQ was translated into Korean and then administered to 4,242 working people from a broad range of economic sectors. The nation-wide sample was a representative one from the 17th wave Korean Labor and Income Panel Study in 2014. The main body comprises two steps. First, through an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) as well as a reliability analysis, along with content validity examination among experts, thirteen items from the original WAQ were eliminated. The EFA yielded a four-factor solution with four items established in compulsive dependency (CD), four in illusion of control (IC), four in endurance of conflicts (EC), and four in withdrawal symptoms (WS). This process provided a succinct and convenient measure of workaholism, the KOWS with 16 items. The reliability coefficient (α) of the new scale was .90, and the split-half reliability coefficient was .72. Secondly, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed by way of structural equation modeling to validate the new construct. This KOWS showed adequate convergent validity (AVE > .5), construct reliability (CR > .7), as well as discriminant validity (AVE > ρ2). Between four subscales of the KOWS and affective commitment (AC) to organizations there proved meager correlation. In conclusion, the KOWS with 16-item psychometric properties is a valid and reliable tool to measure workaholism in South Korea.
Exchange blood transfusion in neonates with severe hyperbilirubinemia in a lower-middle-income country: can we minimise the incidence?
Authors: Rajan Mahima , Singh Jasbir , Singh Dalal Jagjit
Published: September 2020

Our descriptive study examines the clinical profile of referred neonates who underwent exchange blood transfusion (EBT) and identifies possible interventions at peripheral hospitals to decrease their severe hyperbilirubinemia. Among the 38 neonates enrolled, the following were identified as potential clinical gaps in management: early discharge within 24 h of birth (57%); non-availability of ABORh blood grouping (43%); lack of anti-D immunoprophylaxis (75%); pathological weight loss because of inadequate breastfeeding (42%); and low usage of phototherapy. Because of late recognition, the mean age at admission was 5.4 ± 3.3 days, levels of total serum bilirubin (TSB) were 516.4 ± 123.1 µmol/L, and acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) was seen in 45% of neonates. Rh iso-immunisation (39.5%), ABO iso-immunisation (21%) and sepsis (8%) were major risk factors for severe hyperbilirubinaemia. Quality prenatal screening identifying at-risk newborns, preventing early discharge after birth, a bilirubin nomogram risk assignment before discharge and assuring early recognition of hyperbiliubinaemia by parents may well minimise the incidence of EBT.
BreaDoxy sandwich for leptospirosis prophylaxis
Authors: Parameswaran Rajeshkumar M , Sundaran Sushama P , Parakkadavath Rakesh T
Published: September 2020

The incidence of leptospirosis is higher in resource-limited countries after the monsoon when people work in waterlogged areas after floods. Prophylactic doses of doxycycline against leptospirosis are effective but compliance is poor due to drug-induced gastritis. A cheap and effective method of improving drug compliance is presented here.
Pelvic kidney as a cause of May-Thurner syndrome
Authors: Ker James
Published: September 2020

Deep venous thrombosis is a common clinical problem with significant morbidity and mortality. Since the iconic publication by Virchow in 1856, which placed all known causes of deep venous thrombosis into three groups, namely venous stasis, vascular injury and hypercoagulability, numerous causes have been added to each category. This case report highlights the importance of an anatomical imaging study of the pelvis in cases of recurring, proximal deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb.
Clinical value of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR PET/CT in the diagnosis and detection of neuroendocrine tumors of unknown primary origin: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Ma Huan , Kan Ying , Yang Ji-gang
Published: September 2020

Background

The ability of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR to detect the primary sites of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) remains undetermined, and the clinical benefit of this imaging agent is not clear.

Purpose

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR for carcinoma unknown primary (CUP) neuroendocrine tumors and to further analyze the detection rate of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR for primary and metastatic sites.

Material and Methods

A comprehensive literature search of PubMed/MEDLINE and ScienceDirect was performed in October 2019 in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. We critically reviewed all studies based on the PICOS criteria. QUADAS-2 was used to evaluate the quality of the methodology of the included studies.

Results

A total of 10 studies (484 patients, mean age = 56.6 ± 4.3 years) were included in the study. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR in identifying CUP-NETs were 82% and 55%, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 69%. Regarding metastasis sites, 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR found the most metastases in the liver (57.9%), followed by the lymph nodes (22.8%), bones (12.8%), lung (2.8%), and others (1.7%). The pooled detection rate of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR for CUP-NETs was 61%.

Conclusion

The present study demonstrated the high diagnostic sensitivity of 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR for CUP-NETs. 68Ga-DOTA-SSTR PET/CT was highly effective in locating the primary and metastatic sites of CUP-NETs.
A gantry robot system for cutting single Y-shaped welding grooves on plane workpieces
Authors: Hu Xiaobing , Deng Xi , Zhao Qingxiang
Published: September 2020

To guarantee the strength and precision of the final welding assemblies, it is necessary to cut welding grooves before welding thick workpieces. General methods to cut welding grooves on plane workpieces need much manual assistance, and some even need manual operation purely. Therefore, this paper proposed a robot system for cutting Y-shaped welding grooves with full automation. Flame cutting technology has been adopted, requiring no jig to fix workpieces, which also causes no direct vibration to robot structure. Vision-based sub-system firstly captures the edges to be cut, which are composed of continuous points, and a laser range finder (LRF) starts to obtain the thickness of the edges precisely. To convert these edges into the trajectory of flamer, Least Square Method and Hermite Interpolation are respectively utilized to fit lines and curves. Robot system subsequently computes the motion-related parameters according to the position of the edges and geometric parameters of the desired welding grooves. The inverse kinematics of this robot is solved by geometry methods, which decreases computation burden and saves much time compared with traditional algebra method. Another core novelty is that a velocity planning method combining optimization algorithm has been put forward, which, we think, is not only useful in this gantry robot but also benefits other motion axes with heavy load. This further reduces vibration. Finally, the simulation and experimental results both prove the feasibility of this system. To date, no available robots or machines tool can finish this process with full automation (to the best of our knowledge).
Barriers and facilitators to past six-month HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Belize
Authors: Chandler Cristian J , Bukowski Leigh A , Sang Jordan M , Harpel Caroline K , Castellanos Erika , Stall Ronald D , Egan James E
Published: September 2020

Prevalence of HIV in Belize is high, and men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately impacted by HIV. HIV testing is critical in curbing the epidemic; however, little is known about factors associated with testing among MSM in Belize. Working with a non-governmental organization in a large, urban city within Belize, snowball sampling was applied to recruit Belizean MSM to complete a self-administered survey. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to understand associations with HIV screening behavior. Access to healthcare, HIV knowledge, and reporting having heard of Section 53 of the Criminal Code of Belize (once outlawing same-sex sexual behavior), but not experiencing any negative impact from Section 53 were significantly positively associated with having received an HIV test in the past six months. Healthcare maltreatment (lifetime), depression symptomology, and shame were significantly negatively associated with having received a HIV test in the past six months. Findings suggest that multiple factors associated with stigma and discrimination negatively affect testing strategies among MSM in Belize.
Annular and arciform lesions of the palms as unique manifestations of secondary syphilis
Authors: Parodi Maria , Ciccarese Giulia , Drago Francesco , Cozzani Emanuele , Buligan Cinzia , Turina Marco , Parodi Aurora
Published: September 2020

We describe a patient presenting with annular-arciform symmetric lesions of the palms as the unique manifestation of secondary syphilis. The polymorphism of skin lesions in secondary syphilis depends entirely on the degree of inflammatory infiltrate, the level of vascular involvement and the resulting ischemia of the skin. Besides the transient and diffuse maculo-papules (roseola syphilitica), secondary syphilis skin lesions may have different morphology and shape. It has already been reported that in cases of reinfections by Treponema pallidum the skin lesions may be arciform, as in our patient, and asymmetric. Indeed, previous syphilis may attenuate the clinical and laboratory manifestations of a new infection with T.pallidum, that occurs with less severe skin manifestations or presents as latent syphilis. However, to our knowledge, annular-arciform lesions of the palms as unique manifestations of secondary syphilis have never been described. Clinicians should be well trained to recognize the atypical presentations of syphilis, especially in patients who have already received a syphilis diagnosis, since its incidence is steadily increasing in Europe, especially in men having sex with men.
Numerical study of the influence of splitter geometry on secondary flow control
Authors: Bian Tao , Shen Xin , Feng Jun
Published: September 2020

In turbmachinery, splitters are used to control secondary flow and to improve the aerodynamic performance of outlet guide vane (OGV) of axial fan. However, there is few information in the open literature focusing on the effect of the splitter geometry on the secondary flow control. In this work, the numerical investigations were performed for NACA 65-010 profile with different splitters. The spacing ratio of the main blade was 1, the spacing between the splitters and the main blade was 30mm. Three different splitters were compared to investigate the effect of the splitter geometry on secondary flow control. The flow structures near the end-wall, the streamlines on the suction surface of blade and the distribution of the flow losses on the trailing edge of blade was shown and discussed. The results showed the splitters can control the secondary flow and reduce the area of the high flow losses at the junction of end-wall and blade. However, the flow separation of the splitters also causes flow losses in the wake behind the splitters. Therefore, only the specific configuration of splitters can reduce the flow losses of the blade.
Enhancing the mechanical, wear behaviour of copper matrix composite with 2V-Gr as reinforcement
Authors: Jabinth J , Selvakumar N
Published: September 2020

In the present study, copper along with secondary hybrid reinforcements like Vanadium (V) and Graphene-L (Gr-L) with various proportions like pure Cu, Cu-2V, Cu-2V-0.5Gr, Cu-2V-1Gr, Cu-2V-1.5Gr are added to evaluate the behaviour of Copper Matrix Composite. The evenly dispersion of heterogeneous Copper Matrix Composite is achieved by the economical stir casting process. The heterogeneous mixture with metallic materials is a promising strategy to improve the properties of CMC. The prepared specimen is subjected to various testing processes to test the properties like Tensile strength, hardness, Yield strength, Impact strength and wear behaviours. The grain formation of hybrid CMC is also studied using an optical microscope to see the relationship between strength and grain size. The characterization of hybrid CMC is done by X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy. Fractography is also done to investigate the debonding mechanism of heterogeneous composites. The wear behavior of the hybrid composite is examined by Pin-on-disc tribometer. The results obtained, shows that, there is a reduction in grain size with the increase in addition of vanadium and graphene-L. The decrease in grain size has directly contributed to the improvement of mechanical properties of CMC. There is also an enhancement in wear behavior such as improvement in co-efficient of friction and wear resistance with increase in hybrid composition. This paves a new strategy and acts as a reliable reinforcement to improve the behaviour of copper based metal matrix composites.
Maintaining access to maternal fetal medicine care by telemedicine during a global pandemic
Authors: Shields Andrea D , Wagner Richard K , Knutzen Dana , Deering Shad , Nielsen Peter E
Published: September 2020

Objective

This study aims to compare a conventional medical treatment model with a telehealth platform for Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) outpatient care during the global novel coronavirus pandemic.

Methods

In this study, we described the process of converting our MFM clinic from a conventional medical treatment model to a telemedicine platform. We compared clinical productivity between the two models. Outcomes were analysed using standard statistical tests.

Results

We suffered three symptomatic COVID-19 infections among our clinical providers and staff prior to the conversion, compared with none after the conversion. We had a significant decrease in patient visits following the conversion (53.35 visits per day versus 40.3 visits per day, p < 0.0001). However, our average daily patient visits per full-time equivalent (FTE) were only marginally reduced (11.1 visit per FTE versus 7.6 visits per FTE, p < 0.0001), resulting in a relative decrease in adjusted work relative value units (6987 versus 5440). There was an increase in more basic follow-up ultrasound procedures, complexity (current procedural technology [CPT] code 76816 (10.7% versus 19.5%, relative risk [RR] 1.81, 95% CI 1.60–2.05, p < 0.0001)) over comprehensive follow-up ultrasound procedures, CPT code 76805 (17.2% versus 7.8%, RR 0.46, 95% CI 0.39–0.53, p < 0.0001) after conversion. Despite similar proportions of new consults, there was an increase in the proportion of follow-up visits and medical decision-making complexity evaluation and management CPT codes (e.g. 99214/99215) after the conversion (17.2% versus 24.6%, RR 1.43, 95% CI 1.26–163, p < 0.0001). There were no differences between amniocentesis procedures performed between the two time periods (0.3% versus 0.2%, p = 0.5805).

Conclusion

The rapid conversion of an MFM platform from convention medical treatment to telemedicine platform in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic resulted in protection of healthcare personnel and MFM patients, with only a modest decrease in clinical productivity during the initial roll-out. Due to the ongoing threat from the novel coronavirus-19, an MFM telemedicine platform is a practicable and innovative solution and merits the continued support of CMS and health care administrators.
Validation of a portable, remotely delivered refraction approach compared to standard in-clinic refraction in a low-vision population
Authors: Curtis Rachel , Hazari Hassan , Eden Karen , Hopman Wilma M , Irrcher Isabella , Bona Mark D
Published: September 2020

Introduction

A low-vision assessment (LVA) is critical in developing a vision rehabilitation plan. A remotely delivered LVA that replicates a standard in-clinic assessment may bridge the gap for patients not accessing care due to the limited quantity and distribution of low-vision providers. Within an LVA, an accurate and consistent assessment of refraction error is an essential component. No system has currently been validated for the purposes of a remote LVA. The purpose of this study was to validate a commercially available portable refraction approach in a low-vision population.

Methods

Low-vision patients ( n = 26) or normally sighted patients ( n = 25) underwent a refraction assessment using the Adaptica® 2WIN autorefractor, adaptor scope (Kaleidos) and VisionFit phoropter portable refraction devices, as well as a standard autorefractor (Huvitz) and phoropter (Haag-Streit). Refraction data between systems and populations were compared using intraclass correlations. Bland–Altman plots were used to assess the differences between devices.

Results

Spherical equivalent values were found to be reproducible between standard and experimental autorefraction devices (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) > 0.8) in both low-vision and normally sighted groups. Similarly, manifest refraction was highly consistent (ICC > 0.8) between devices in all groups. The Bland–Altman plots showed clinically acceptable mean differences of 0.701 between autorefraction methods and –0.116 between manifest refraction methods.

Discussion

The 2WIN/VisionFit system can reliably generate refraction values across a spectrum of errors in normally sighted and visually impaired people, and would be feasible to deliver remotely.
Feminist cooperative inquiry: Grassroots women define and deepen empowerment through dialogue
Authors: Khandekar Sujata , Ghewde Vinaya , Kamble Anita , Khan Anwari , Palav Pallavi , Pawar Dwarka , Pawar Sheela , Shaikh Mumtaz , Lingam Lakshmi
Published: September 2020

This paper is an account of feminist research influenced by Cooperative Inquiry (CI) described as Feminist Cooperative Inquiry. A team of grassroots women leaders-turned-co-researchers, from different marginalised social locations (on gender, caste, class, education, livelihood axes) in India, developed this methodology to collectively analyse their own empowering journeys to make meanings of empowerment. The diversity of co-researchers in this research led to making additions or deviations in the CI protocol. By bringing in nonliterate or low-literate women from marginalised groups as coresearchers, the research added political value by extending centre of collective knowledge building towards marginalised groups. The paper also discusses how the research processes further empowered the coresearchers for their own interpretations, abstractions and their selfdefined viewpoint in the domain of empowerment. Calling empowerment as primarily an ‘internal reflective process’ co-researchers defied oversimplified, quantifiable proxy indicators as any measure of empowerment.