bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On the Use of Home Node Bs for Emergency Telemedicine Applications in Various Indoor Environments
Authors: Mutafungwa Edward , Zheng Zhong , Hämäläinen Jyri , Husso Mika , Korhonen Timo
Published: November 2012

The use of emergency telemedicine applications at the site of a medical emergency event provides a multitude of benefits, both from the perspective of the patient and the emergency care providers. Innovations in rich multimedia telemedicine solutions further enhances the aforementioned benefits, but places more stringent quality-of-service demands on the underlying mobile networks. In this paper, the authors present a proposal for a complementary solution for rapid provisioning of mobile broadband data connectivity for emergency telemedicine applications in indoor environments. The proposed solution relies on the exploitation of existing femtocellular network resources available at emergency sites in various residential building types. Simulations carried out for a UMTS network environment demonstrate significant improvements in terms of achievable throughput for the emergency mobile terminal device when access to UMTS Home Node Bs available in the building is allowed for emergencies compared to macro Node B access only.
A Prototype Agent Based Model and Machine Learning Hybrid System for Healthcare Decision Support
Authors: Laskowski Marek
Published: November 2012

Science is on the verge of practical agent based modeling decision support systems capable of machine learning for healthcare policy decision support. The details of integrating an agent based model of a hospital emergency department with a genetic programming machine learning system are presented in this paper. A novel GP heuristic or extension is introduced to better represent the Markov Decision Process that underlies agent decision making in an unknown environment. The capabilities of the resulting prototype for automated hypothesis generation within the context of healthcare policy decision support are demonstrated by automatically generating patient flow and infection spread prevention policies. Finally, some observations are made regarding moving forward from the prototype stage.
Evaluating the IEEE 802.15.6 2.4GHz WBAN Proposal on Medical Multi-Parameter Monitoring under WiFi/Bluetooth Interference
Authors: Wang Yufei , Wang Qixin
Published: November 2012

Wireless body area networks (WBAN) play a key role in the future of e-Health. In response, IEEE sets up working group 802.15.6 to standardize WBAN schemes. Of all existing standard proposals, the 2.4GHz proposal is the most mature and ready for mass production. However, as e-Health WBAN applications are often mission/life critical, people are concerned with the reliability (particularly, coexistence reliability) of this proposal. This study evaluates the 2.4GHz proposal under WiFi/Bluetooth interference in the context of medical multi-parameter monitoring. The authors conclude that WiFi poses a major threat to such application scenario, while Bluetooth does not.
Research Essay
Authors: Hood Christopher C. , Bougourd Sarah
Published: November 2012

Some online health information and services have the potential to mislead, confuse or create unnecessary anxiety and more should be done to help people find trustworthy health websites and use online health services safely and effectively, says a new report on the ethics of ‘personalised healthcare’ (Nuffield Council on Bioethics, 2010). In September 2008, the UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics established a Working Party to consider the ethical issues raised by developments in medical profiling and online medicine that promise more ‘personalised healthcare’. The resulting report, published in October 2010, makes a number of policy and practice recommendations for providers and users of e-health services. This article highlights the recommendations made in three of the report’s e-health case studies: online health information, online personal health records, and telemedicine.
Local Information Flows and Decision-Making Requirements
Authors: Hodder Kathy H. , Newton Adrian C. , Perrella Loretta , Butters Jane , Kenward Robert E. , Ewald Julie A.
Published: November 2012

This enquiry characterises the use of information on biodiversity and ecosystem services in the environmental decision making process at the local (as opposed to national) level. Data were collected from nine case study areas, in eight countries, to explore local requirements across a range of governance systems and bioregions in EU and accession states. A strong demand for information was noted across all the case studies, with some variation in needs between societal groups. This contrasted with a substantial proportion reporting considerable difficulty in acquiring the necessary information for decision making. This was particularly true for detailed habitat data. Although the internet was commonly used to search for information, much of the data accessed was not stored on computers and not regularly updated or spatially referenced. Notably, the highest perception of these impediments to data access occurred in the stakeholder groups that also indicated the greatest requirements for information.
An Overview of the Case Studies
Authors: Manou Dimitra , Papathanasiou Jason
Published: November 2012

TESS partners were asked to develop local level case studies for Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, and the UK. All studies consisted of a socioeconomic project and a mapping project, except that there was mapping alone in Germany. The aims of the case study projects were to test how best to meet local decision support needs in exchange for local monitoring that meets central policy requirements and whether local monitoring (based on schools, local community groups, or individuals motivated by use of wild resources) can meet government requirements. Such information requires mapping of ecological information, for combination with socio-economic information; the case studies also aimed at assessing local attitudes and capabilities. This chapter presents an overview of results from the studies, which are described individually in the following nine chapters.
Further biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Canadian Cretaceous amber
Authors: Borkent Art
Published: November 2012

A collection of 55 Canadian amber Ceratopogonidae is described, including two new species, Protoculicoides ciliatus Borkent and Stilobezzia pikei Borkent. The male of Protoculicoides depressus Boesel is newly described and the two males previously identified as members of this species are designated holotype and paratype of P. ciliatus. A new key to the species of Protoculicoides Boesel is provided. A male genitalia of Peronehelea chrimikalydia Borkent is additionally described and a specimen that is possibly a gynandromorph, a female with an associated male genitalia or a new species of Peronehelea Borkent is described.
Meeting the requirements of both classroom-based and systemic assessment of mathematics proficiency: The potential of Rasch measurement theory
Authors: Dunne Tim , Long Caroline , Craig Tracy , Venter Elsie
Published: November 2012

The challenges inherent in assessing mathematical proficiency depend on a number of factors, amongst which are an explicit view of what constitutes mathematical proficiency, an understanding of how children learn and the purpose and function of teaching. All of these factors impact on the choice of approach to assessment. In this article we distinguish between two broad types of assessment, classroom-based and systemic assessment. We argue that the process of assessment informed by Rasch measurement theory (RMT) can potentially support the demands of both classroom-based and systemic assessment, particularly if a developmental approach to learning is adopted, and an underlying model of developing mathematical proficiency is explicit in the assessment instruments and their supporting material. An example of a mathematics instrument and its analysis which illustrates this approach, is presented. We note that the role of assessment in the 21st century is potentially powerful. This influential role can only be justified if the assessments are of high quality and can be selected to match suitable moments in learning progress and the teaching process. Users of assessment data must have sufficient knowledge and insight to interpret the resulting numbers validly, and have sufficient discernment to make considered educational inferences from the data for teaching and learning responses.
Exploring the Value of Clinical Data Standards to Predict Hospitalization of Home Care Patients
Authors: Swanberg H.L. , Oancea S.C. , Westra B.L. , Monsen K.A.
Published: November 2012

Background: There is a critical need to reduce hospitalizations for Medicare patients and electronic health record (EHR) home care data provide new opportunities to evaluate risk of hospitalization for patients.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to 1) develop a measure to predict risk of hospitalization among home care patients, the Hospitalization Risk Score (HRS), and 2) compare it with an existing severity of illness measure, the Charlson Index of Comorbidity (CIC).

Methods: A convenience sample of clinical data from 14 home care agencies’ EHRs, representing 1,643 home care patient episodes was used for the study. The development of the HRS was based on review of the literature, and expert panel evaluation to construct the HRS. Descriptive statistics and generalized linear models were used for comparative analysis; areas under curve (AUC) values were compared for receiver operating curves (ROC), and cut points predicting hospitalization were evaluated.

Results: The HRS for this sample ranged from 0 to 5.6, with a median of 1.25. The CIC for this sample ranged from 0 to 9 and with a median of 0. Nearly three fourths of the sample was hospitalized at an HRS of 2, and a CIC of 1. AUC values for ROC were 0.63 for HRS and 0.59 for the CIC. The ROC curves were significantly different (t = -7.59, p <0.003).

Conclusions: This preliminary study demonstrates the potential value of the HRS using Omaha System EHR data. There was a statistically significant difference for predicting hospitalization of home care patients with the HRS versus the CIC; however the AUC values for both were low. Continued research is needed to further refine the HRS, determine whether it is more sensitive for particular subgroups of patients, and combine it with additional risk factors in understanding rehospitalization.

Citation: Monsen KA, Swanberg HL, Oancea SC, Westra BL. Exploring the value of clinical data standards to predict hospitalization of home care patients. Appl Clin Inf 2012; 3: 419–436

http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-05-RA-0016
Process analysis of regional ozone formation over the Yangtze River Delta, China using the Community Multi-scale Air Quality modeling system
Authors: Li L. , Chen C. H. , Huang C. , Huang H. Y. , Zhang G. F. , Wang Y. J. , Wang H. L. , Lou S. R. , Qiao L. P. , Zhou M. , Chen M. H. , Chen Y. R. , Streets D. G. , Fu J. S. , Jang C. J.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. A high O3 episode was detected in urban Shanghai, a typical city in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in August 2010. The CMAQ integrated process rate method is applied to account for the contribution of different atmospheric processes during the high pollution episode. The analysis shows that the maximum concentration of ozone occurs due to transport phenomena, including vertical diffusion and horizontal advective transport. Gas-phase chemistry producing O3 mainly occurs at the height of 300–1500 m, causing a strong vertical O3 transport from upper levels to the surface layer. The gas-phase chemistry is an important sink for O3 in the surface layer, coupled with dry deposition. Cloud processes may contribute slightly to the increase of O3 due to convective clouds or to the decrease of O3 due to scavenging. The horizontal diffusion and heterogeneous chemistry contributions are negligible during the whole episode. Modeling results show that the O3 pollution characteristics among the different cities in the YRD region have both similarities and differences. During the buildup period, the O3 starts to appear in the city regions of the YRD and is then transported to the surrounding areas under the prevailing wind conditions. The O3 production from photochemical reaction in Shanghai and the surrounding area is most significant, due to the high emission intensity in the large city; this ozone is then transported out to sea by the westerly wind flow, and later diffuses to rural areas like Chongming island, Wuxi and even to Nanjing. The O3 concentrations start to decrease in the cities after sunset, due to titration of the NO emissions, but ozone can still be transported and maintain a significant concentration in rural areas and even regions outside the YRD region, where the NO emissions are very small.
Arctic aerosol life cycle: linking aerosol size distributions observed between 2000 and 2010 with air mass transport and precipitation at Zeppelin station, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Authors: Tunved P. , Ström J. , Krejci R.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. In this study we present a qualitative and quantitative assessment of more the 10 yr of aerosol number size distribution data observed in the Arctic environment (Mt Zeppelin (78°56' N, 11°53' E, 474 m a.s.l.), Ny Ålesund, Svalbard). We provide statistics on both seasonal and diurnal characteristics of the aerosol observations and conclude that the Arctic aerosol number size distribution and auxiliary parameters such as integral mass and surface have a very pronounced seasonal variation. This seasonal variation seems to be controlled by both dominating source as well as meteorological conditions in general. In principle, three distinctly different periods can be identified during the Arctic year: the haze period characterized by a dominating accumulation mode aerosol (March–May) followed by the sunlit summer period with low abundance of accumulation mode particles but high concentration of small particles which likely are recently and locally formed (June–August). The rest of the year is characterized by comparably low concentration of accumulation mode particles and negligible abundance of ultra fine particles (September–February). Minimum aerosol mass and number concentration is usually observed during September/October. We further show that the transition between the different regimes is fast, suggesting rapid change in conditions defining their appearance. A source climatology based on trajectory analysis is provided and it is shown that there is a strong seasonality of dominating source areas, with dominance of Eurasia during the autumn-winter period and dominance of North Atlantic air during the summer months. We also show that new particle formation events seem to be a rather common phenomenon during the Arctic summer, and this is the result of both photochemical production of nucleating/condensing species and low condensation sink. It is also suggested that wet removal play a key role in defining the Arctic aerosol year, and plays a crucial role for removal of accumulation mode size particles as well as it may play a pivotal role for facilitating the conditions favoring new particle formation events. In summary the aerosol Arctic year seems to be at least qualitatively predictable based on knowledge of seasonality of transport paths and associated source areas, meteorological conditions and removal processes.
The albedo properties of four clean stratocumulus clouds studied during the VOCALS-REX field campaign
Authors: Parkes B. , Rosenberg P. , Gadian A. , Blyth A. , Latham J.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. The VOCALS-REx field campaign which took place in 2008 used several platforms to investigate the persistent marine stratocumulus cloud deck off the Chilean and Peruvian coasts. VOCALS-UK was the UK component of the experiment, during which the FAAM BAe-146 aircraft gathered data in the stratocumulus cloud. It flew 13 research flights including investigations along 20° S transects. In this paper, the shortwave cloud albedo derived from the Cloud Droplet Probe is compared with the albedo measured from two shortwave radiometers. Four clean cloud segments were selected for investigation. The suitability of the δ-Eddington approximation as a method of calculating shortwave albedo is investigated and it is found to be acceptable (with a R2 of 0.78) for solar zenith angles below 65 degrees.
Ensemble Kalman filter versus ensemble smoother for assessing hydraulic conductivity via tracer test data assimilation
Authors: Crestani E. , Camporese M. , Baú D. , Salandin P.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. The significance of estimating the spatial variability of the hydraulic conductivity K in natural aquifers is relevant to the possibility of defining the space and time evolution of a non-reactive plume, since the transport of a solute is mainly controlled by the heterogeneity of K. At the local scale, the spatial distribution of K can be inferred by combining the Lagrangian formulation of the transport with a Kalman filter-based technique and assimilating a sequence of time-lapse concentration C measurements, which, for example, can be evaluated on-site through the application of a geophysical method. The objective of this work is to compare the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) and the ensemble smoother (ES) capabilities to retrieve the hydraulic conductivity spatial distribution in a groundwater flow and transport modeling framework. The application refers to a two-dimensional synthetic aquifer in which a tracer test is simulated. Moreover, since Kalman filter-based methods are optimal only if each of the involved variables fit to a Gaussian probability density function (pdf) and since this condition may not be met by some of the flow and transport state variables, issues related to the non-Gaussianity of the variables are analyzed and different transformation of the pdfs are considered in order to evaluate their influence on the performance of the methods. The results show that the EnKF reproduces with good accuracy the hydraulic conductivity field, outperforming the ES regardless of the pdf of the concentrations.
Potential of semi-structural and non-structural adaptation strategies to reduce future flood risk: case study for the Meuse
Authors: Poussin J. K. , Bubeck P. , Aerts J. C. J. H. , Ward P. J.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. Flood risk throughout Europe has increased in the last few decades, and is projected to increase further owing to continued development in flood-prone areas and climate change. In recent years, studies have shown that adequate undertaking of semi-structural and non-structural measures can considerably decrease the costs of floods for households. However, there is little insight into how such measures can decrease the risk beyond the local level, now and in the future. To gain such insights, a modelling framework using the Damagescanner model with land-use and inundation maps for 2000 and 2030 was developed and applied to the Meuse river basin, in the region of Limburg, in the southeast of the Netherlands. The research suggests that annual flood risk may increase by up to 185% by 2030 compared with 2000, as a result of combined land-use and climate changes. The independent contributions of climate change and land-use change to the simulated increase are 108% and 37%, respectively. The risk-reduction capacity of the implementation of spatial zoning measures, which are meant to limit and regulate developments in flood-prone areas, is between 25% and 45%. Mitigation factors applied to assess the potential impact of three mitigation strategies (dry-proofing, wet-proofing, and the combination of dry- and wet-proofing) in residential areas show that these strategies have a risk-reduction capacity of between 21% and 40%, depending on their rate of implementation. Combining spatial zoning and mitigation measures could reduce the total increase in risk by up to 60%. Policy implications of these results are discussed. They focus on the undertaking of effective mitigation measures, and possible ways to increase their implementation by households.
Validation of the NEMO-ERSEM operational ecosystem model for the North West European Continental Shelf
Authors: Edwards K. P. , Barciela R. , Butenschön M.
Published: November 2012

Abstract. This paper details updates to the Met Office's operational coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem model from the 7 km Medium-Resolution Continental Shelf – POLCOMS-ERSEM (MRCS-PE) system (Siddorn et al., 2007) to the 7 km Atlantic Margin Model NEMO-ERSEM (AMM7-NE) system. We also provide a validation of the ecosystem component of the new operational system. Comparisons have been made between the model variables and available in situ, satellite and climatological data. The AMM7-NE system has also been benchmarked against the MRCS-PE system. The transition to the new AMM7-NE system was successful and it has been running operationally since March 2012 and has been providing products through MyOcean (http://www.myocean.eu.org) since that time. The results presented herein show the AMM7-NE system performs better than the MRCS-PE system with the most improvement in the model nutrient fields. The problem of nutrient accumulation in the MRCS-PE system appears to be solved in the new AMM7-NE system with nutrient fields improved throughout the domain as discussed in Sect. 4. Improvements in model chlorophyll are also seen but are more modest.
Axillary-axillary Interarterial Chest Loop Graft for Successful Early Hemodialysis Access
Authors: Stephenson Matthew A. , Norris Joseph M. , Mistry Hiren , Valenti Domenico
Published: November 2012

Purpose

Obtaining adequate vascular access in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis therapy can be demanding, particularly for those in whom all peripheral venous options have been exhausted.

Case

We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with a history of complex vascular access for end-stage renal failure for whom there was no remaining possibility of venous access and had reached a palliative stage. We implanted an emergency loop axillary-axillary interarterial early needling graft. Post-operatively, the patient made a quick and uneventful recovery, resuming hemodialysis after only six days with no interventions necessary up to four months follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first dedicated case report describing the successful implantation of an axillary-axillary interarterial chest loop graft to re-establish access in a patient with exhausted options.

Conclusion

We recommend the use of this technique to surgeons who find themselves in comparable situations in the future.
Developing Quantitative Reasoning:
Authors: Agustin Ma Zenia , Agustin Marcus , Brunkow Paul , Thomas Susan
Published: November 2012

In recent years, a number of universities have added quantitative reasoning to their general education program. A common approach requires the completion of a course from a list of mostly mathematics courses. This article presents the results of a study showing that traditional math courses may not necessarily be sufficient.
Quantitative Courses in a Liberal Education Program:
Authors: Wismath Shelly L. , Mackay D. Bruce
Published: November 2012

This essay argues for the importance of quantitative reasoning skills as part of a liberal education and describes the successful introduction of a mathematics-based quantitative skills course at a small Canadian university.
Faculty Teaching Practices as Predictors of Student Satisfaction with a General Education Curriculum
Authors: Hall Molly R. , Culver Steven M. , Burge Penny L.
Published: November 2012

This study examined student perceptions of the Association of American Colleges and Universities' essential learning outcomes and the general education curriculum at a research-extensive university via the Student Perceptions of the Curriculum for Liberal Education Survey. Results indicate a gap between learning outcome importance and opportunities to develop outcomes.
The Teacher Work Sample:
Authors: Benton Jean E. , Powell David , DeLine Mary Ann , Sautter Alberta , Talbut Mary Harriet , Bratberg William , Cwick Simin
Published: November 2012

This article describes how a teacher education faculty integrated their university's general studies objectives into the Teacher Work Sample, which is a teacher education assessment tool that develops successful outcomes for teacher candidates. This process supports and develops both the general studies objectives and growth in teacher candidates' pedagogical skills.
Educational Reform Related to Personal and Social Responsibility:
Authors: Glass Chris R. , O'Neill Nancy
Published: November 2012

This study details a case study of educational reform at seven institutions that participated in the Association of American Colleges and Universities' Core Commitments initiative. It concludes with recommendations on using institutional data in reform efforts and connecting educational reform related to personal and social responsibility within existing institutional priorities.
Patriots and Neighbors: Pennsylvania Moravians in the American Revolution
Authors: Gordon Scott Paul
Published: November 2012

The persecution of Moravians during the American Revolution had little to do with the Revolution. Although these persecutions were enabled by the revolutionary crisis and justified by invoking the Moravians' refusal to bear arms or swear oaths to the state, the attacks on Moravians were actually new episodes in long-standing conflicts between neighbors. These neighbors seized the opportunity to realize ambitions that preexisted the revolutionary conflict—rooted in religious intolerance and a greed for land—to eradicate Moravian communities. But these neighbors, plebian patriots embodied in local militia units, pursued agendas that their “betters” never imagined, and elite patriots at the state and continental level repeatedly tried to protect Moravians. To understand this story we must look beyond Bethlehem. Bethlehem's triumph, its success at preserving its principles and resisting its neighbors' attacks, was not repeated elsewhere. In most Moravian communities the pressure from neighbors forced men to perform military service and swear the oath of allegiance. Church authorities denounced these activities, but these choices by individual church members helped preserve Moravian communities when “Cruel Neighbors” took advantage of the revolutionary crisis and envisioned eradicating Moravians from what had been the peaceable kingdom of Pennsylvania.
Retinal Vessel Diameter Measurement Using Unsupervised Linear Discriminant Analysis
Authors: Kumar Dinesh K. , Aliahmad Behzad , Hao Hao
Published: November 2012

An automatic vessel diameter measurement technique based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA) has been proposed. After estimating the vessel wall, the vessel cross-section profile is divided into three regions: two corresponding to the background and one to the vessel. The algorithm was tested on more than 5000 cross-sections of retinal vessels from the REVIEW dataset through comparative study with the state-of-the-art techniques. Cross-correlation analyses were performed to determine the degree to which the proposed technique was close to the ground truth. The results indicate that proposed algorithm consistently performed better than most of other techniques and was highly correlated with the manual measurement as the reference diameter. The proposed method does not require any supervision and is suitable for automatic analysis.
Maps Completely Preserving Involutions and Maps Completely Preserving Drazin Inverse
Authors: Yao Hongmei , Zheng Baodong , Hong Gang
Published: November 2012

Let X and Y be infinite dimensional Banach spaces over the real or complex field 𝔽, and let 𝒜 and ℬ be standard operator algebras on X and Y, respectively. In this paper, the structures of surjective maps from 𝒜 onto ℬ that completely preserve involutions in both directions and that completely preserve Drazin inverse in both direction are determined, respectively. From the structures of these maps, it is shown that involutions and Drazin inverse are invariants of isomorphism in complete preserver problems.
Median Sets and Median Number of a Graph
Authors: Ram Kumar R. , Kannan B.
Published: November 2012

A profile is a finite sequence of vertices of a graph. The set of all vertices of the graph which minimises the sum of the distances to the vertices of the profile is the median of the profile. Any subset of the vertex set such that it is the median of some profile is called a median set. The number of median sets of a graph is defined to be the median number of the graph. In this paper, we identify the median sets of various classes of graphs such as , for , and wheel graph and so forth. The median numbers of these graphs and hypercubes are found out, and an upper bound for the median number of even cycles is established. We also express the median number of a product graph in terms of the median number of their factors.
Fatigue in Adhesively Bonded Joints: A Review
Authors: Abdel Wahab M. M.
Published: November 2012

This paper presents a literature review on fatigue in adhesively bonded joints and covers articles published in the Web of Science from 1975 until 2011. About 222 cited articles are presented and reviewed. The paper is divided into several related topics such as fatigue strength and lifetime analysis, fatigue crack initiation, fatigue crack propagation, fatigue durability, variable fatigue amplitude, impact fatigue, thermal fatigue, torsional fatigue, fatigue in hybrid adhesive joints, and nano-adhesives. The paper is concluded by highlighting the topics that drive future research.
Patient Race, Reported Problems in Using Glaucoma Medications, and Adherence
Authors: Sleath Betsy , Blalock Susan J. , Covert David , Skinner Asheley Cockrell , Muir Kelly W. , Robin Alan L.
Published: November 2012

Objective. The objectives of the study were to (a) describe various factors potentially related to objectively measured adherence to glaucoma medications and self-reported glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy and (b) examine the relationship between patient race, the number of patient reported-problems, and adherence in taking their glaucoma medication. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at two glaucoma subspecialist referral ophthalmology practices. Methods. We measured subjects' reported problems in using glaucoma medications, adherence to glaucoma medications utilizing the Medication Events Monitoring System (MEMS) devices, and general glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy using a previously validated 10-item scale. Multivariable logistic and linear regression was used to analyze the data. Results. Seventy-one percent of patients self-reported at least one problem in using their glaucoma medications. White patients were more than 3 times more likely to be 80% adherent in using their glaucoma medications than non-White patients. Patients who had glaucoma longer reported significantly higher glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy. Patients who reported more problems in using their medications had significantly lower glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy. Conclusions. Eye care providers should assess patient reported problems and glaucoma medication adherence self-efficacy and work with patients to find ways to reduce the number of problems that patients experience to increase their self-efficacy in using glaucoma medications.
Melindrosas e almofadinhas: relações de gênero no Recife dos anos 1920
Authors:   Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú, Medeiros Hugo Augusto Vasconcelos
Published: November 2012

O objetivo deste artigo é observar a configuração das relações de gênero no Recife dos anos 1920, a partir de dois personagens-estereótipos que figuravam nos discursos dos periódicos da época: a melindrosa e o almofadinha. Estes personagens exemplificavam uma abertura na forma de se comportar, normatizada nas relações de gênero, o que os levava a ser alvo de críticas e piadas. Para empreender este estudo, analisarei dois periódicos de tipologia diferente, o Jornal do Commercio e o semanário a Pilhéria, com base na sociologia configuracional de Norbert Elias, na análise do discurso e nas teorias sobre gênero. Desta forma, espero contribuir para as discussões acerca da categoria gênero, acrescentando elementos históricos que permitam rever preconceitos atuais.
Errância e exílio na soul music: do movimento Black-Rio nos anos 70 ao Quarteirão do Soul em Belo Horizonte, 2010
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Ribeiro Rita Aparecida da Conceição
Published: November 2012

No decorrer do século 20, presenciamos diversas diásporas. Algumas claramente abordadas pelos veículos de comunicação de massa, outras nem tanto. O presente trabalho pretende abordar o surgimento de um movimento de afirmação da identidade negra no Brasil, o movimento Black-Rio, surgido em meados dos anos 70, alvo de perseguição não apenas da ordem política, mas também dos veículos de comunicação até sua extinção, ainda na década de 70. A importância do Black-Rio confirma-se trinta anos depois, na constituição do Quarteirão do Soul em Belo Horizonte, movimento que tem ideário similar. Iniciado em 2004, no centro da cidade por um grupo de amigos, transformou-se em espaço de sociabilidade e afirmação da identidade negra. Assim como seu antecessor, começa a sofrer represálias.
É a História uma ficção? Entrevista com Reinhart Koselleck
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Barbosa Maria Aparecida , Mafra Júnior Antônio Celso ,   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Published: November 2012

A entrevista com Reinhart Koselleck, intitulada “É a História uma Ficção?”, foi originalmente publicada na revista suiça NZZ Folio, em março de 1995, sendo realizada por Hasso Spode.
El efecto agenda sobre los temas de campaña en las elecciones generales de 2008
Authors: Humanes María Luisa , Moreno María de los Ángeles
Published: November 2012

Durante las campañas electorales el efecto agenda setting presenta un interés especial puesto que la información sobre los candidatos tiene un canal privilegiado en los medios. Estudiamos la transferencia de importancia sobre los temas de campaña en las elecciones de 2008 en España. Con los datos de la encuesta postelectoral del CIS se han obtenido modelos multivariables de la regresión logística para explicar las variables que contribuyen a dicho efecto. Los resultados confirman que el consumo de información no es el único factor en la atribución de importancia, sino que actúan junto a otros condicionantes relacionados con la experiencia vital del individuo.
Social media, autoimagen e imagen de la marca
Authors: Arda Zeynep , Fernández César
Published: November 2012

Artículo de la sección Tribuna: investigación y profesión
Comunicación corporativa y redes sociales: cambiarlo todo para que nada cambie
Authors: López Font Lorena , Cuesta Cambra Ubaldo
Published: November 2012

Introducción a la sección informe sobre Social media en el ámbito de la comunicación corporativa.
La nueva gestión de la comunicación interna
Authors: Costa Joan
Published: November 2012

ReseñaFERNÁNDEZ BELTRÁN, Francisco (2011).Comunicación interna 2.0. La gestión de portales corporativos y redes sociales.Madrid, Ediciones de las Ciencias Sociales.
Reflexiones sobre la reputación necesaria
Authors: Alloza Losana Ángel
Published: November 2012

Estamos entrando en un nuevo ciclo económico al que podríamos denominar «economía de la reputación». El detonante para este cambio de tendencia ha sido la crisis iniciada en 2008-2009. La pérdida de confianza se ha generalizado, afecta tanto a las empresas como a los gobiernos. La recuperación de la confianza es una tarea prioritaria para la superación de la crisis económica. El autor argumenta que la buena gestión de las marcas y de la reputación son la palanca para recuperar la confianza y hoy son las empresas quienes están mejor posicionadas para impulsar esta gestión de los intangibles estratégicos. La clave para esta recuperación reside en comprender y saber gestionar las redes sociales y las relaciones con los stakeholders puesto que son los «iguales» y los expertos son las únicas fuentes de información sobre empresas e instituciones que tienen credibilidad en los ciudadanos. El autor presenta la creación del laboratorio de ideas Corporate Excellence - Centre for Reputation Leadership, como una iniciativa empresarial que nace en este contexto con el objetivo de ayudar a las empresas y al sector público a gestionar mejor los intangibles clave (reputación, marca y comunicación) y argumenta la utilidad de esta iniciativa para la recuperación de la confianza y para competir en este nuevo contexto de la economía de la reputación.
Evaluation of Zoletil and other injectable anaesthetics for field sedation of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Authors: Morgan DR , Scobie S , Arthur DG
Published: November 2012

Ketamine has been used for many years for sedating possums captured in the wild in New Zealand, but its recent reclassification as a Class III drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1975) has made its continued use impractical. Consequently, four other injectable anaesthetic compounds (Zoletil, xylazine-butorphanol, medetomidine-butorphanol and Fentazin) were evaluated as replacements for ketamine. Zoletil (a combination of zolazepam and tiletamine) was the only effective alternative. Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) were sedated adequately for general procedures, such as fitting radio-collars, at an intramuscular dose of 5 mg kg−1. At this dose, possums were sedated on average in 3.6 min, and recovery took 65 min on average. Zoletil did not cause sudden arousal as seen with some other anaesthetics, but most possums showed involuntary chewing during recovery, and in some cases excessive salivation. In contrast, Fentazin and combinations of xylazine-butorphanol and medetomidine-butorphanol failed to produce sedation at doses known to be effective in other mammalian species. Zoletil proved similar to ketamine in both performance and cost, and is therefore recommended as a cost-effective anaesthetic and humane method for sedating possums captured in the wild.
Animal welfare considerations in primate rehabilitation: an assessment of three vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) releases in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Guy AJ , Stone OML , Curnoe D
Published: November 2012

This study evaluates the methods utilised to release and monitor three troops of rehabilitated vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) in South Africa. In all cases, monitoring was poor and conducted over a short time-frame disallowing release outcomes to be fully assessed. Wild troops were present at two of the three locations, casting doubt upon sightings of released monkeys and indicating that the release sites chosen were unsuitable and presented disease risks to the wild vervets. Eighty-three percent of monkeys were unaccounted for at the end of monitoring. Any future releases should make use of radio or GPS collars to track the monkeys, have a planned monitoring schedule covering a period of at least one year, collect detailed data on behaviour, demographics and ecology and should follow the IUCN Guidelines for Non-Human Primate Re-introductions.
A field assessment of the effect of pre-slaughter conditions and genetic-stress susceptibility on blood welfare indicators in pigs
Authors: Guàrdia MD , Estany J , Álvarez-Rodríguez J , Manteca X , Tor M , Oliver MA , Gispert M , Diestre A
Published: November 2012

The effect of pre-slaughter handling conditions and the RYR1 gene on blood Cortisol, lactate and creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) levels at exsanguination were assessed using 2,923 surveyed pigs from 106 deliveries to five Spanish abattoirs across two seasons. The relationship between blood parameters, carcase skin damage and pork quality traits was also assessed. The season influenced blood cortisol, lactate and CPK values. Females always showed higher concentrations of cortisol, lactate, and CPK than males. Pigs carrying the recessive allele of the RYR1 gene exhibited increased lactate and CPK concentrations but not cortisol. The cortisol concentration decreased in lean pigs that were slaughtered in winter after short lairage periods. The lactate concentration decreased with loading time and increased in summer with lairage time and carcase lean content. The CPK concentration increased with lairage time, carcase weight, and carcase lean content, and with the duration of winter transports. Each truck delivery only explained approximately 10% of the variance in blood parameters. Lairage time is the most influential pre-slaughter handling practice on the assessed welfare indicators. In addition, different optimal lairage times might be appropriate depending on season. Blood cortisol, lactate, and CPK concentrations increased concomitantly with skin damage score. Blood parameters were weakly correlated and they also showed low association with pork quality traits.
Human-animal relationships in the Norwegian dairy goat industry: assessment of pain and provision of veterinary treatment (Part II)
Authors: Muri K , Valle PS
Published: November 2012

Stockpeoples’ ability to recognise pain in their livestock, and to respond appropriately, is of utmost importance for animal welfare. Assessment of pain is complex, and attitudes and empathy are thought to play a role in peoples’ responses to the sight of pain. In a separate paper we investigated the dimensionality of Norwegian dairy goat stockpeoples’ goat-oriented attitudes and empathy. This paper investigates how the stockpeople assess and manage pain and disease in goats. The interrelationships between pain perception and provision of veterinary attention were explored, as well as how these two measures are associated with demographics, attitudes and empathy. Pain assessment scores for individual conditions ranged across most of the picture-based pain assessment scale. Dystocia, gangrenous mastitis and the neurological form of caprine arthritis encephalitis were considered most painful. Linear regression showed that one attitude dimension was positively associated with mean pain assessment score (mPAS), while growing up on a goat farm, having farming as main income and having seen a large number of the conditions were negatively associated with mPAS. Cluster analysis on reported frequency of contacting veterinary surgeons for ten conditions revealed two distinct groups of stock-people. Logistic regression showed that females, older stockpeople and stockpeople who grew up in a rural district were significantly more likely to be in the group that more frequently contacted veterinary surgeons. We conclude that training of stockpeople needs to focus on evaluation and management of pain to ensure a high standard of animal welfare.
Quo vadis, CIUTI?
Authors: Forstner Martin
Published: November 2012

Le présent article retrace le cheminement de la CIUTI depuis 50 ans, c’est-à-dire son développement en une organisation réputée ayant à son actif 40 membres en Europe et dans le monde. À ses débuts, la CIUTI avait certes comme but essentiel la promotion de la coopération entre ses membres (mobilité des étudiants et des enseignants, échange de connaissances), mais son autre objectif était de promouvoir la traductologie dans les universités en tant que discipline à part entière. L’auteur affirme qu’être membre de la CIUTI a une valeur symbolique qui confère, de ce fait, un capital social valorisant, sur les plans national et international, notamment en ce qui concerne le classement des instituts. En 1994, la CIUTI est devenue une association internationale régie par la loi belge ; en tant que telle, la CIUTI a voulu jouer son rôle en matière de formation afin d’influencer la politique langagière et traductionnelle européenne, en collaboration avec d’autres organisations internationales. Ses actions ont été facilitées par le fait que la CIUTI a aussi été déclarée ONG à Genève en 2003. Cependant, selon l’auteur, le développement interne de la CIUTI n’a pas suivi le même rythme que le rayonnement externe, indéniable, que cette association a connu et connaît encore en tant qu’important acteur international. Aussi, des modifications de la structure décisionnelle seront nécessaires, ainsi que la mise à disposition de moyens financiers liée à l’attribution de plus de pouvoir au Conseil de la CIUTI, de manière à permettre la mise en place d’une gestion professionnelle et efficace des affaires publiques. Une décision délicate incombe à la CIUTI : soit continuer à suivre le chemin déjà tracé et éviter toute forme de risque, soit prendre une voie nouvelle et accepter son rôle en tant qu’acteur clé dans notre ère de mondialisation.
Bologna, EMT and CIUTI – Approaches to High Quality in Translation and Interpretation Training
Authors: Schmitt Peter A.
Published: November 2012

The quality of products and services, as well as methods of quality control are receiving more and more attention in industry, education, training and research. Translation and interpretation-related approaches towards better quality control include the generic ISO 9000 series (first published in 1987) as well as translation-specific standards such as the German DIN 2345 (1996), the American SAE J2450 (2001, 2005), and the European DIN EN 15038 (2006). CIUTI, an organization initiated in 1960, is the earliest approach to ensure high quality standards in translation and interpretation training and research. The European Higher Education Reform (Bologna Process), completed in 2010, was also a chance to improve the quality of university translation and interpretation programmes. Another and strictly outcome-oriented approach to improve translation quality is the relatively recent EMT project of the EU Commission. This paper describes how the different approaches of the Bologna Process, EMT, and CIUTI contribute to translation quality.
Direccionalidad y formación de traductores: un estudio longitudinal de los procesos cognitivos en la traducción inversa
Authors: Rodríguez Nadia , Schnell Bettina
Published: November 2012

Le présent article expose les fondements théoriques et la conception d’une étude empirique longitudinale relatives au processus de traduction. L’objectif de la recherche est de mieux comprendre les processus traductionnels utilisés par les étudiants de premier cycle lorsqu’ils traduisent de leur langue maternelle L1 (l’espagnol) vers leur seconde langue L2 (le français ou l’allemand). Afin de mieux comprendre comment les compétences de traduction en L2 se développent et comment elles peuvent être dynamisées, le comportement traductionnel des étudiants a été analysé à des moments précis de leur formation, c’est-à-dire en deuxième année et en troisième année, juste avant de conclure leurs études. L’étude vise à déterminer comment les sujets abordent l’acte de traduction (macrostratégie), quelles stratégies ils emploient pour trouver des solutions provisoires aux problèmes de traduction rencontrés, dans quelle mesure ils sont capables d’activer des routines de traduction ainsi que des procédés standards de transfert spécifiques de la combinaison linguistique en jeu et, enfin, comment ces habiletés se développent au cours du temps. Les résultats obtenus devraient clarifier le mode de déploiement des compétences en traduction et donc faciliter la mise en oeuvre de formations fondées sur les processus. Une telle approche se révèle nécessaire en raison du défi représenté par l’Espace européen de l’éducation supérieure, qui a entraîné le passage d’une formation centrée sur le professeur à une formation centrée sur l’apprenant, qui priorise le développement des compétences des étudiants. Cette méthodologie fondée sur les processus invite les étudiants à réfléchir sur leur comportement traductionnel et favorise le développement des stratégies métacognitives qui, en fin de compte, contribuent à l’acquisition d’une compétence professionnelle affirmée.