bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RP-HPLC and UV Spectrophotometric Analysis of Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, and Caffeine in Solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Derivative, Fourier, and Wavelet Transforms: A Comparison Study
Authors: Vu Dang Hoang , Truong Thi Thu Huong , Dong Thi Ha Ly , Nguyen Mai Huong
Published: February 2020

Different signal-transforming algorithms were applied for UV spectrophotometric analysis of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and caffeine in ternary mixtures. Phosphate buffer pH 7.2 was used as the spectrophotometric solvent. Severe overlapping spectra could be resolved into individual bands in the range of wavelengths 200–300 nm by using Savitzky–Golay smoothing and differentiation, trigonometric Fourier series, and mother wavelet functions (i.e., sym6, haar, coif3, and mexh). To optimize spectral recoveries, the concentration of various types of divisors (single, double, and successive) was tested. The developed spectrophotometric methods showed linearity over the ranges 20–40 mg/L for paracetamol, 12–32 mg/L for ibuprofen, and 1–3.5 mg/L for caffeine (R2 > 0.990). They could be successfully applied to the assay and dissolution test of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and caffeine in their combined tablets and capsules, with accuracy (99.1–101.5% recovery) and precision (RSD < 2%). For comparison, an isocratic RP-HPLC analysis was also developed and validated on an Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB–C18 (150 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm) at an ambient temperature. A mixture of methanol : phosphate buffer 0.01 M pH 3 (30 : 70 v/v) was used as the mobile phase delivered at 2 mL/min, and the effluent was monitored at 225 nm. It was shown that spectrophotometric data were statistically comparable to HPLCp>0.05, suggesting possible interchange between UV spectrophotometric and HPLC methods for routine analysis of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and caffeine in their solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Angioembolization of Scrotal Arteriovenous Malformations: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Mohammad Ammar , Sahyouni Wael , Almeree Taisser , Alsaid Bayan
Published: February 2020

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the scrotum are rare lesions, usually diagnosed incidentally during the evaluation of scrotal masses or infertility. It could be presented with acute bleeding or acute pain. We are presenting a case of painless bilateral infiltrated scrotal mass (more advanced in the left side) developed dramatically over a year, no other symptoms existed. The diagnosis was made using duplex ultrasound (DUS), computed tomography arteriography (CTA), and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Three sessions of angioembolization were performed and followed by surgical resection of the left side of the scrotum.
Cerebellar Ataxia Followed by Stiff Person Syndrome in a Patient with Anti-GAD Antibodies
Authors: Seneviratne Sinali O. , Buzzard Katherine A. , Cruse Belinda , Monif Mastura
Published: February 2020

Anti-GAD antibody syndrome is a result of the production of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the main enzyme responsible for the production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Several neurological manifestations including cerebellar ataxia and stiff person syndrome have been reported in association with anti-GAD antibodies. In this paper, we present a case of a young woman with anti-GAD antibodies who initially presented with cerebellar ataxia followed by stiff person syndrome three and a half years later. Having both cerebellar ataxia and stiff person syndrome is a rare occurrence in anti-GAD antibody syndrome. We emphasise the importance of long-term follow-up of patients with anti-GAD antibody syndrome, as delayed neurological manifestations can occur.
Association between Single‐Nucleotide Polymorphism in MicroRNA Target Site of DDB2 and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Southern Chinese Population
Authors: Qiu Moqin , Liu Yingchun , Zhou Zihan , Jiang Yanji , Lin Qiuling , Huo Rongrui , Liang Xiumei , Yu Xiangyuan , Zhou Xianguo , Yu Hongping
Published: February 2020

Damage‐specific DNA‐binding protein 2 (DDB2) is a DNA repair protein mainly involved in nucleotide excision repair, which plays a pivotal role in maintaining genomic stability. In this study, we evaluated the association of single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1050244 in miRNA target site of DDB2 gene with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among 1073 HCC patients and 1119 cancer‐free controls in a southern Chinese population. Our results showed that no statistically significant association was found between DDB2 rs1050244 and HCC risk. In further analysis stratified by age, sex, smoking, alcohol drinking, and HBV infection status, we found that individuals carrying the CT/TT genotypes of SNP rs1050244 had a significantly decreased risk of HCC compared with those with the CC genotype among non‐HBV infected population (adjusted OR = 0.31, 95% CI = 0.13–0.72), and a significant interaction was found between this SNP and HBV infection (Pinteraction = 0.002). Our results suggested that the DDB2 rs1050244 C>T polymorphism was associated with the decreased risk of HCC among non‐HBV infected population. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate our findings.
A Fuzzy AHP‐Based Method for Comprehensive Blasting Vibration Comfort Evaluation Forecast
Authors: Yao Qiang , Yang Xingguo , Li Hongtao
Published: February 2020

Blasting vibration comfort evaluation (BVCE) is an emerging interdisciplinary multilayer and multifactor issue that involves explosion mechanics, structural dynamics, biodynamics, statistics, psychology, and many other disciplines. The evaluation index system of blasting vibration comfort is divided into three levels: target level, criterion level, and index level. The absorption blasting vibration energy (ABVE) value is calculated based on triangular membership function, while the value of residual subjective evaluation index is obtained based on evaluation standard. The weight of each index is determined using the analytic hierarchy process. By developing the mathematical models, defining and quantifying the BVCE indices, and analyzing the factors that influence blasting vibration comfort in a hierarchical manner, this study proposes an exploratory fuzzy AHP‐based method for comprehensive BVCE. The feasibility\reliability of this method is verified on the basis of 166 groups of comfort survey data. It is found that more than 85% and 62% of forecast results had an error of less than 1.0 and 0.5, respectively. The aim of combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to evaluate and forecast blasting vibration comfort can be initially realized. Further sensitivity analyses show that the absorbed blasting vibration energy (ABVE) index had the most significant influence, followed by environmental vibration, environmental noise, blasting noise, and lastly other factors on blasting vibration comfort. The presented results can provide a reference and guidance for actively creating the favorable conditions in blasting construction practice to improve the resident comfort and to realize the goal of “undisturbing, safe, and harmonious blasting construction.”
Quem serão os autistas de amanhã?
Authors: Kupfer Maria Cristina Machado
Published: February 2020

Para responder, da perspectiva da psicanálise, à pergunta sobre quem serão os autistas de amanhã, busca-se, em primeiro lugar, traçar linhas de como se encontram os autistas no passado. Durante o século XIX, olhar médico não podia ainda diferenciar os débeis das crianças que já estavam provavelmente desenvolvendo aquilo que hoje chamamos de autismo. Mas ouvimos seus ecos em relatos de autores da época. Para refletir sobre o momento presente, apela-se para dois operadores conceituais: o discurso e a genética, concluindo que esse novo modo de ser autista combina hoje com as novas formas de dessubjetivação que estão surgindo. O presente revela ainda que as crianças autistas, escolarizadas pelos métodos comportamentais, perdem a chance de viver na escola a verdade de sua experiência, uma experiência peculiar e única. Perdem a chance de aprender a se dizer. Em relação ao futuro, afirma-se que são muitos os devires dos autistas. Mas haverá um ponto comum a todos eles: neles o sujeito freudiano não estará, em consonância com a supressão do sujeito no mundo contemporâneo.
Um espaço para uma verdade da experiência de transmissão?
Authors: Levy Robert
Published: February 2020

A escola de psicanálise: o lugar para a verdade da experiência da transmissão. Toda a dificuldade deste tipo de experiência reside na irredutível singularidade do ato que se opõe necessariamente à verdade geral, universal. Dizemos que a transmissão não pode ser entendida na escola de psicanálise senão ao modo de uma verdade no um a um. Isto é, se a dimensão do real se opõe à toda veleidade de universalização. Aliás, a noção mesma de escola em psicanálise coloca uma questão delicada. Com efeito, considerar uma escola seria ter resolvido antecipadamente um a priori de elementos constitutivos de uma transmissão que asseguraria a realização desta transmissão de modo universal para todos. Ora, a dimensão de perda e de incerteza daquilo que se transmite no um a um não permite postular a noção de escola senão no só-depois daquilo que se pôde ou não fazer transmissão para um sujeito dado. Pretendemos neste texto tentar articular essas dimensões de modo a interrogar os termos de escola e de transmissão face a um verdade que não pode ser postulada como toda.
Acompanhamento Terapêutico Escolar: uma atuação caracterizada pelo “entre”
Authors: Nascimento Verônica Gomes , Teixeira Adrielle De Matos Borges , Spada Aline De Almeida Santos , Dazzani Maria Virgínia Machado
Published: February 2020

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar a atuação do Acompanhamento Terapêutico Escolar (ATE), sendo esta uma prática crescente, no contexto brasileiro, a qual encontra-se associada ao processo de efetivação da inclusão escolar. Mas o que caracteriza essa atuação? A partir da noção da inclusão como ato terapêutico, considera-se que a atuação é marcada por uma posição do estar “entre” (entre o estudante e o(s) outro(s)), elemento intrínseco à prática. Mas também revela certa indefinição, incertezas e instabilidades inerentes a esta posição. Diante disso, a intenção é refletir sobre tais questões e suas relações com um possível enquadre profissional.
A primeira escolarização: a participação do professor na elaboração do contrato narcísico e na institucionalização da criança
Authors: Kannengiesser Véronique
Published: February 2020

O presente artigo aborda alguns processos psíquicos em ação durante o estabelecimento do laço entre a criança e o grupo social no momento de sua entrada na escola maternal. Nessa direção, cabe destacar a compreensão desenvolvida, a forma de reflexão estabelecida para estudo dos elementos abordados, a saber, como se enodam os sujeitos, grupos e instituições. Esses três elementos são analisados a partir da abordagem clínica de orientação psicanalítica em ciências da educação. A partir dessa perspectiva, observa-se que a institucionalização da criança não visa somente a produzir um aluno para o qual são transmitidos os saberes instituídos, mas também um cidadão participante da dialética instituinte/instituído dentro da instituição, contribuindo, assim, de um ponto de vista psíquico inconsciente, para o estabelecimento do contrato narcísico, o qual liga o sujeito ao grupo. Este trabalho fornece alguns elementos que auxiliam na descrição e análise de uma situação observada em uma escola de classe de pequena seção da escola maternal, com o objetivo de defender a ideia segundo a qual a institucionalização é um processo no qual participam a criança (que se institucionaliza) e o professor que, pelo seu acompanhamento, ocupa um lugar de portavoz, ou seja, um papel principal na elaboração do vínculo entre a criança, a dinâmica institucional e o grupo social.
Ressonâncias da escuta psicanalítica com adolescentes em privação de liberdade
Authors: Bossa Débora Ferreira , Guerra Andréa Máris Campos
Published: February 2020

Este estudo discorre sobre a experiência de intervenção com adolescentes em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa, cuja escuta impulsiona a produção de novas significações para o acautelamento e o envolvimento com a criminalidade. Ao propor que o adolescente fale livremente, a prática da psicanálise no centro socioeducativo esbarra na lógica da institucionalização do corpo e normatização das condutas dos adolescentes. O estudo apresenta reflexões sobre os efeitos produzidos, em transferência, a partir da escuta dos adolescentes em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa, e a tensão existente entre o falar livremente na experiência de privação de liberdade, articulando esses aspectos a partir dos conceitos de identificação e resistência. Para isso foram elaboradas reflexões a partir de cinco expressões apresentadas na situação de atendimento psicológico oferecido aos adolescentes em privação de liberdade. Conclui-se sobre a necessidade de construção de escutas nos espaços socioeducativos que ampliem as possibilidades do laço entre o adolescente e a sociedade, expandindo as discussões políticas e jurídicas sobre os efeitos da privação de liberdade, bem como indicando possibilidades para a construção de uma prática psicanalítica atravessada por questões clínico-políticas.
De Saussure a Lacan e vice-versa
Authors: Pessoa Marcos Paulo Lopes
Published: February 2020

A influência da teoria saussuriana na letra de Jacques Lacan e suas consequências para a psicanálise ainda hoje é tema de grande debate tanto entre psicanalistas como entre linguistas. A presente pesquisa visa reintroduzir tal discussão à luz dos manuscritos de Ferdinand de Saussure conhecidos como De la double essence du langage que se tornaram públicos somente em 1996 e por consequência ignorados por Jacques Lacan. Para isso, partimos da seguinte questão: em tais manuscritos de Saussure, quais são os elementos teóricos – distintos aos do Cours de linguistique générale – que podem justificar uma reintrodução do diálogo entre a sua semiologia e a teoria lacaniana do significante no que concerne à concepção de “barreira resistente à significação”? Com o objetivo de respondê-la, procuramos conduzir um fio interpretativo a partir de três coordenadas interdependentes: (1) a concepção de resistência desenvolvida por Freud e sua relação com o conceito de recalque; (2) a leitura feita por Lacan da resistência freudiana a partir dos avanços oriundos da teoria do signo de Saussure; (3) a ideia de significação como efeito da relação entre significantes presente no modelo de signo encontrado nos manuscritos saussurianos e sua importância à concepção de estrutura. Desenvolvemos, neste estudo, uma pesquisa em psicanálise de cunho teórico que se guia basicamente pelas letras freudiana, lacaniana e saussuriana. Focamos nossa tese na questão da resistência à significação revelada por Lacan em sua interpretação do signo proposto por Saussure. Este estudo nos levou ao entendimento de que a ideia de resistência à significação é uma chave de leitura do modelo de signo linguístico descrito no manuscrito, uma vez que ele se mostra um componente negativo, efêmero e que somente possui existência na relação com outros signos em um sistema em constante movimento. Com isso, encontramos na ideia de “barreira resistente à significação” de Lacan uma chave de leitura para a noção de significação como se mostra em De la double essence du langage.
Molecular and morphological characterisation of Laimaphelenchus spiflatus n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from China
Authors: Gu Jianfeng , Maria Munawar , Fang Yiwu , Chen Xianfeng , Liu Lele
Published: February 2020

Laimaphelenchus spiflatus n. sp. isolated from declining Chinese pine, Pinus tabuliformis, is described and illustrated. The new species can be characterised by its relatively long body size of 1150 ± 108 (976-1437) μm for females and 1092 ± 78.6 (905-1235) μm for males, lateral field with four lines, females with a long vulval flap, and tail conoid, slightly ventrally curved and ending in a stalk having 8-12 projections when observed with SEM. Males are common, with 27.3 (23.4-28.8) μm long spicules having blunt (not well-developed) condylus and rostrum and truncate simple distal tip, and four caudal papillae. By having a vulval flap, four lateral lines and tail end with a stalk (without four tubercles), the new species comes close to L. preissii, L. simlaensis, and L. unituberculus, but can be differentiated from them by morphological characters and morphometric data. In phylogenetic analyses using near full length 18S and D2-D3 expansion segments of 28S rDNA, Laimaphelenchus spiflatus n. sp. appeared as an independent lineage separated from the other Laimaphelenchus spp. that are currently sequenced for their aforementioned genomic regions.
Description of Calcaridorylaimus heynsi n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimidae) from Potchefstroom, South Africa
Authors: Swart Antoinette , Fourie Hendrika , Tiedt Louwrens R. , Rashidifard Milad
Published: February 2020

Calcaridorylaimus heynsi n. sp. is the second species of the genus to be described by both morphological and molecular techniques. Morphologically, it can be distinguished from all known species of Calcaridorylaimus by a combination of the following characters: presence of advulval ornamentations, short body (0.90-1.33 mm), slightly anteriorly positioned vulva (V = 47.6 (45.8-49.8)), short odontostyle in females and males (13.1 (11.5-14.5) μm and 13.5 (12.0-18.0) μm, respectively), number of supplements (2 + 9-11), short spicules when measured along the median line (40.4 (38-42) μm) and pore-like vulval opening. It is closest to C. sirgeli, especially in the presence of advulval ornamentations and the pore-like vulva. Phylogenetic analysis based on partial D2-D3 segment of 28S rDNA sequences showed that C. heynsi n. sp. is in a well-supported sister relation with Mesodorylaimus sp. in a clade with C. cignatus and Mesodorylaimus spp. In the Bayesian tree, using partial sequences 18S rDNA, M. japonicus was the closest taxon to the new species.
Traditional Approaches to the Law of Armed Conflict
Authors: Aksamitowska Karolina
Published: February 2020

Pre-colonial African communities had a well-established system of human rights protection applicable to armed conflicts, which became lost as a result of the break-up of traditional societies. This paper will show that traditional rules can be revived and integrated into future conflict management efforts. The ancient authentically African roots of international humanitarian law (ihl) could serve as receptors forming the basis for ihl and human rights law dissemination. Listening to local communities and learning about their aspirations and cultural practices should inform the peacebuilding programmes which need to be introduced before the cessation of hostilities. In the long run, engaging the armed non-state actors in the development of norms, could help improve certainty and predictability of ihl. Recent efforts by Geneva Call comprising a study of indigenous cultural norms relating to civilians’ protection in Mali underline the growing importance of integrating local approaches in ihl dissemination.
On the Origins of Archetypes
Authors: Mills Jon
Published: February 2020

The question of archetypes and their origins remains an ongoing debate in analytical psychology and post-Jungian studies. The contemporary discussion has historically focused on privileging one causal factor over another, namely, whether archetypes are attributed more to biology than culture and vice versa. Erik Goodwyn offers a mesotheory of archetypal origins that displaces the radical bifurcation as a false dichotomy. I offer my own reflections on the origins of archetypes and argue that this discussion can be further advanced by addressing the question of unconscious agency.
Conflicts in and around Space: Reflections on ‘Mosque Conflicts’
Authors: Lundsteen Martin
Published: February 2020

The 21st century has seen increasing attacks directed at Muslim places of worship, a social problem that has resulted in a whole array of investigations. This article suggests that the majority of this research on mosque conflicts fails to address the entrenched class dynamics and shifting geography of capitalist accumulation. Consequently, it complements this research by analysing the first mediatised conflict of its kind in Spain, the protest against the construction of a purpose-built mosque in Catalonia, Premià de Mar. The case demonstrates that the opposition was in fact a racist attack against Muslims answering to the economic interests of the local bourgeoisie. The ones acting it out, a section of the local working class, was convinced that this symbol of migrant presence would be a degrading feature that would jeopardise their recent social upward mobility. Hence it is fundamentally an expression of how racist logic is embedded in the spatial logic of capitalism in the 21st century.
Taiwan and the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization: Perspectives from Health Services and Research
Authors: Chen Yen-Fu
Published: February 2020

Despite being one of Asia’s major economies with a population of over 23 million, Taiwan has been mostly excluded from the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization (wha/who) since 1972, due to China’s objection. While this has not stopped Taiwan from developing a comprehensive healthcare system and being an active member of international health community, the lack of membership in the world’s leading health authority undermines global health and presents perverse, and yet often neglected, inequality faced by Taiwanese people. This article aims to provide contextual information concerning the impacts of Taiwan’s exclusion from wha/who by: (1) enumerating health-related areas where Taiwan has rich knowledge and experiences that would have been cascaded much more widely and efficiently to those in need around the world had it been allowed to participate; and (2) highlighting difficulties faced by Taiwanese people and potential threats to international health arising from the exclusion.
Taiwan and Itu Aba (Taiping): Creating an ‘Island for All’ in the South China Sea
Authors: Hammer Leonard
Published: February 2020

One of the key decisions of the Law of the Sea Arbitration decision of 2016 was that the Itu Aba (Taiping) ‘island’ held by the Republic of China (roc) was not an island at all. Recognising the ongoing policy shifts by the roc since 2008 regarding the South China Sea, this article contends that the roc would do well to declare Itu Aba an international haven for scientific exploration. Such a move would buttress the roc’s international position, appease its allies, and allow it to maintain some form of control over its interests in the South China Sea.
The Psalmanazar Affair and the Birth of Taiwan Studies in Europe: a Reassessment of the Historic Hoax
Authors: Chien Hung-yi
Published: February 2020

A history of European Taiwan studies must mention a controversial man: George Psalmanazar. He not only claimed to be a native Formosan at meetings of the Royal Society but also published a book filled with his fictitious fantasy. This study suggests that Psalmanazar’s bold imposture encouraged the Royal Society to conduct a pioneering study of Formosa/Taiwan. Rather than rely on published travelogues to study remote places, the Royal Society found a qualified witness who had been to Formosa/Taiwan to offer reliable information. Based on Samuel Griffith’s testimony, the Royal Society agreed to reject Psalmanazar’s account. However, they remained silent in public and archived the conclusion against Psalmanazar. After the affair, Psalmanazar repented by providing correct information about Formosa/Taiwan in books that he was later involved with editing in the mid-eighteenth century. Thus, Psalmanazar was not only a catalyst of Formosa/Taiwan studies in Europe but also a researcher of the island.
A Review of Web-Based Special Education Resources Provided to Parents by State Departments of Education
Authors: Farley Jennifer , Huscroft-D’Angelo Jacqueline , Trout Alexandra L. , Duppong Hurley Kristin
Published: February 2020

Parents who are knowledgeable of special education are more likely to engage in their child’s education. Parents seek information about special education from a number of sources including State Departments of Education (SDEs). However, little is known about the web-based special education resources SDEs provide to parents. We sought to address this gap by conducting a comprehensive review of SDE websites and special education resources. Two-thirds of SDEs provided special education resources in a parent-designated section of their website. The number of resources provided varied greatly by state and the majority of resources were specific to conflict/dispute resolution. Future research should explore how information provided can best support increased parental knowledge to improve parental engagement. Limitations and implications are discussed.
Curtain Up! Enhancing L2 Spontaneous and Authentic Speaking Opportunities through Play Scripts and Drama-based Approaches
Authors: Bora Simona Floare
Published: February 2020

Helping second language (L2) learners to enhance their oral skills is vitally important, and pedagogical approaches are often seen as challenging when offering learners chances to successfully develop them. This article shares the experiences of a class of final-year high-school Italian learners ( n =10) who learned English using theatre plays both as texts combined with drama games (text-based approach) and as a full-scale performance (performance-based approach) within their rather rigid compulsory curriculum. The study was implemented longitudinally over 20 weeks, equally divided between the two approaches, aiming to create a dynamic learning environment which enables students to communicate within a safe open space. A semi-structured questionnaire and follow-up interviews were used in this mixed-methods study in order to gain insights into learners’ perceptions regarding the two approaches in terms of level of control over the language, the extent to which learners were able to communicate, and their feelings of language spontaneity. Findings encourage the use of drama for maximizing L2 spontaneous and authentic speaking opportunities. Implications for research and language teaching are discussed.
Social Consciousness and Perceived Risk as Drivers of Crowdfunding as a Socially Responsible Investment in Tourism
Authors: San Martín Héctor , Hernández Blanca , Herrero Ángel
Published: February 2020

This article is a first step in examining reward-based crowdfunding in tourism as a socially responsible investment where individuals collaborate with projects that contribute to the development of their communities in economic, environmental, and/or sociocultural terms. Thus, the present study develops a model where social consciousness and perceived risk are postulated to influence individuals’ attitudes toward and intentions to participate in a project of crowdfunding. Based on a simulated crowdfunding project of “enotourism” that contributes to the development of a region in Spain, results reflect that the main drivers of individuals’ overall attitude toward crowdfunding are social consciousness and platform risk. Additionally, individuals’ intentions to fund the tourism project are influenced by their specific attitude toward the project and their overall attitude toward crowdfunding.
Expert Online Review Platforms: Interactions between Specialization, Experience, and User Power
Authors: Mehraliyev Fuad , Choi Youngjoon , King Brian
Published: February 2020

Using the “Computers are social actors” paradigm, this study brings the concept of power to human–computer interactions in tourism. Building on theories of social power and deliberate practice, the authors examine psychological effects of expert power of online travel review platforms (influencer) and its interaction effects with the power of users (influenced). Two expert platform attributes are conceptualized: specialization and experience. A significant interaction effect was identified between platform specialization, platform experience, and user power on perceived information-task fit using a 2 × 2 × 2 between-subjects experiment. When users are powerful, specialization affected perceived information-task fit for low-experience platforms; no significant effect was evident for high experience platforms. When users are powerless, specialization did not affect perceived information-task fit, regardless of experience condition. Perceived information-task fit mediated the effect of specialization on intention to use. The findings contribute to power discourses by exploring the workings of expert power.
ACoolComparison: Adjectives of Positive Evaluation in Toronto, Canada and York, England
Authors: Tagliamonte Sali A. , Pabst Katharina
Published: February 2020

This paper examines variation and change in the adjectives used to express “highly positive evaluation” in the varieties of English spoken in Toronto, Canada, and York, England. Building on earlier work on another semantic field, “strangeness,” we analyze over 4800 tokens and thirty-four different types, as in “That’s great” and “She’s awesome.” Our results show both similarities and differences between these two semantic fields. While individual forms in both fields tend to be popular for a long time, many forms fall in and out of favor. In the case of adjectives of highly positive evaluation, the adjectival set is particularly rich. Distributional analysis and statistical modeling of constraints on the major forms and their underlying social and linguistic correlates reveals that these changes are not progressing in parallel across varieties of English. There are robust linguistic patterns that suggest a systemic underlying explanation. New additions to this field arise in predicative position and as stand-alones, and in a later stage extend to attributive position. Finally, consistent with earlier findings on adjectives and (intensifying) adverbs, there are notable links to social trends and popular culture, affirming the link between open class categories and their sociolinguistic embedding.
Breaking Coaching’s Rules: Transforming the Body, Sport, and Performance
Authors: Mills Joseph , Denison Jim , Gearity Brian
Published: February 2020

“Who knew that doing the wrong things could make everything so right?” There can be little doubt that sports’ dominant bioscientific articulation of the athletic body exerts a strong influence on coaches. Yet, on closer examination, this articulation and the practices it produces are not as straightforward as most coaches and scholars assume. Within the sociocultural study of coaching, scholars have drawn on Michel Foucault’s disciplinary framework to analyze many unseen problems and unintended consequences associated with coaches’ normal or everyday (bioscientific) practices. However, one significant aspect of Foucault’s theoretical framework that has received less attention from coaching scholars is how power and discourse work together to produce several coaching “truths.” To address this gap, in this article, we analyze the first author’s experiences as an international middle-distance runner by showing and telling what problems and constraints are produced when coaches, and by association their athletes, defer to a dominant bioscientific articulation of the athletic body in their training. We conclude by discussing the transformative possibilities when these “truths” are broken.
Investigating the Effects of Pavement Roughness on Freeway Safety using Data from Five States
Authors: Lee Jaeyoung , Abdel-Aty Mohamed , Nyame-Baafi Eric
Published: February 2020

Traffic crashes occur usually because of a combination of human, roadway/environment, and vehicle factors. Pavement condition is closely related to these three factors as it is one of the most important roadway/environment factors and it affects driving behavior and vehicle performance at the same time. Previous studies have shown that pavement condition plays an important role in safety. This study develops four different safety performance functions to evaluate the effect of pavement roughness, measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI), on the number of crashes using the interstate highway data from five U.S. states representing different geographical and weather regions: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Michigan. The modeling results identify many significant variables including traffic volume and proportion of trucks, through lane count, shoulder type, median width, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane operation and HOV lane count, speed limit, area type along with IRI-related factors. The results indicate that increased IRI (deterioration of pavement quality) contributes to large numbers of total crashes. On interstate highways with speed limits of 70 mph and higher, the effects of IRI are relatively smaller. On the other hand, the effects of IRI increase with a larger traffic volume. Based on the modeling results, seven crash modification functions of IRI values by crash type and speed limit were estimated. The findings from this study are expected to be useful for both pavement and safety engineers to understand the relationship between IRI and safety on freeways.
Health-Related Correlates of Demonstrated Smartphone Expertise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Authors: Mohlman Jan , Basch Corey H.
Published: February 2020

Smartphone use in the older population is understudied, despite a growing use of technology in this age group. This study characterized the relation of demonstrated smartphone expertise to self-reported health attitudes and behaviors in 85 community-dwelling adults, mean age 77.24 (7.64) years. Self-report instruments included a demographic survey, a health attitudes measure, and a mobility checklist. Participants completed a behavioral challenge, the Smartphone Task for Older Adults (STOA). Demonstrated expertise in smartphone use (STOA-DESU), familiarity with apps, and ability to replicate functions after demonstration showed differential relations with health outcomes. DESU was positively associated with education, income, Altarum Consumer Engagement Measure (ACE), and Life Space Questionnaire (LSQ) scores and was negatively associated with age and daily medications. Additional findings replicated aspects of the well-known digital divide, and showed that those older adults with restricted mobility or diabetes had less knowledge of and more difficulties in using smartphones. Despite these problems, health-related functions must be optimized for older populations.
Lived citizenship between the sandpit and deportation: Young children’s spaces for agency, play and belonging in collective accommodation for refugees
Authors: Fichtner Sarah , Trần Hoa Mai
Published: February 2020

Based on 8 months of ethnographic research, this article focuses on the everyday spatial practices of young children living in collective accommodation for refugees in Berlin. We examine how physical spaces and social relationships are appropriated, affecting the relational agency of children in this restrictive context. Using case study material from three families with limited prospects of permanent residence, we discuss the children’s lived citizenship as enacted – not only symbolically – between the sandpit (as a space for children to act and play as a child) and deportation (as an extreme limit for enacting agency related to refugee status).
Lateral differences of the forearm range of motion
Authors: Sánchez-Arce Isidro de Jesús , Walmsley Alan , Fahad Muhammed , Durazo-Romero Emmanuel Santiago
Published: February 2020

Malunion is a common complication of distal radius fracture and often causes a reduction in the range of motion. The measurement of the range of motion is a part of the process for evaluating the final motion after a malunion of a distal radius fracture is diagnosed. However, the amount of range of motion reduced due to the malunion often is calculated upon the assumption that the motion is equal in both forearms. Although this assumption has been questioned, not much work has been conducted which defines the difference in range of motion between the two forearms. In this work, a methodology has been proposed to measure the forearm range of motion using inertial measurement units. The motion was measured in both forearms of a control group. Afterwards, the motion was compared between both forearm sides; then, differences and relationships were drawn. Our results indicated that the forearm rotational motion is larger in the dominant forearm. Moreover, pronation and supination motions differ among the limbs, supination being always larger than pronation. In the dominant forearm, supination is much larger than pronation, while in the non-dominant their magnitudes are rather close. These results provide important data for a more accurate way to determine how the malunion of a fracture or another pathology affects the forearm motion.
Introduction. ‘La honte de la France’: Michel Houellebecq’s cultural transgressions
Authors: Campbell Françoise , Dutton Jacqueline
Published: February 2020

Michel Houellebecq’s cultural transgressions are widely recognised in media and criticism as contributing to his renown as an author today. The deeper significance of cultural transgressions in Houellebecq’s work is a rich seam for exploration, which was undertaken during a symposium on 29 September 2018. This article traces the conceptualisation of our approach and develops a framework for understanding transgression in the context of Houellebecq’s work. It then introduces six of the papers presented at the symposium which examine the notion of transgression not only as the process of crossing social and generic boundaries, but also as a means of assuming and overcoming the constraints placed upon contemporary literary works. Rather than assigning Houellebecq to a given artistic, cultural or political viewpoint, we ask what we can learn from Houellebecq’s cultural transgressions.
Michel Houellebecq, information management and our new dark age
Authors: Williams Russell
Published: February 2020

Rejecting readings that seek to celebrate the unique, creative voice of the literary author, this essay strives to describe an element of the deep cultural logic at work in Michel Houellebecq’s fiction. To do so, the essay embraces and considers the appropriation, or what has been described as plagiarism, of Houellebecq’s literary style, suggesting a relationship with the structure of feeling of the contemporary information age. Taking its starting point as Houellebecq’s own former career in IT, it posits that his work can be read as both a symptom of, and a reaction to, the anxious information overload of contemporary society rather than only a continuation, or reactivation, of the realist novel. In doing so, it proposes a more comparative and conceptual approach to reading Houellebecq than perhaps the French studies community has done to date, and itself transgresses the tendency to read Houellebecq within the frame provided by the canonical, frequently nineteenth-century, French novel.
Extension du domaine de la norme ou transgression de la transgression
Authors: Julliot Caroline
Published: February 2020

C’est un fait : Houellebecq choque. Ou plutôt : il s’est durablement imposé dans le champ littéraire comme un provocateur. Cet article vise à interroger la notion de « transgression », non pas du point de vue de son potentiel contenu idéologique, mais du point de vue de sa fonction au sein de la dynamique créatrice. Choquer est-il le but ultime de Houellebecq romancier ? Pourquoi ? L’analyse d’Extension du domaine de la lutte, son premier roman, révèle que cet « artiste opportuniste » (M. Alcalde) n’a jamais été dupe de la valeur absolue accordée aujourd’hui à la transgression en Art : sa narration démontre, au contraire, une conscience aiguë et désenchantée du statut ambigu de la transgression dans notre société de l’individu, où l’empire étouffant de la standardisation des habitus coexiste avec une injonction permanente à se distinguer. Alors, pour Houellebecq écrivain, à quoi sert-il de choquer ?
‘This is exactly how the Nazis ran it’: (De)legitimising the EU on Wikipedia
Authors: Kopf Susanne
Published: February 2020

This article addresses how the Wikipedia community has grappled with controversial elements of the European Union’s (EU) history from 2001 to 2019. It also examines what perspective on the EU the Wikipedia editors develop in debates about the institution’s history and if/how the community has (de)legitimised the EU’s existence today in the context of discussions about the EU’s predecessors. The data examined consist of Wikipedia contributors’ debates that took place on a Wikipedia discussion site (‘talk page’). Taking a corpus-assisted approach combined with argumentation analysis and aspects of systemic functional linguistics, I found that Wikipedia editors repeatedly propose that Nazi Germany might have been a precursor of the EU today. However, the Wikipedia community ultimately rejects this notion and emphasises the voluntary nature guiding the EU’s creation process. Thus, while the EU’s legitimacy is indeed contested in the course of the debates, the Wikipedia community eventually rejects this challenge.
Modelling symptoms to suicide risk in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease
Authors: Mihajlovic Valentina , Tripp Dean A , Jacobson Jill A
Published: February 2020

Given that suicidal behaviour is a pressing concern in inflammatory bowel disease populations, this study sought to model the sequence of variables that lead to its development. Participants ( n = 282) completed online self-report questionnaires regarding predictors of suicidal behaviour. A cross-sectional model of the progression from symptoms to suicide risk revealed that biomedical variables were significantly associated with psychosocial predictors of suicidal behaviour, which were significantly related to theory-driven predictors of suicidal behaviour, which were ultimately associated with suicide risk. Evidently, interventions need to target distal predictors of suicidal behaviour to mitigate harmful downstream effects.
Measuring life skills, hope, and academic growth at project-based learning schools
Authors: Wurdinger Scott , Newell Ron , Kim En Sun
Published: February 2020

Eleven project-based learning charter schools participated in this correlational study. Eight have participated for 2 years and three for 1 year. The schools are affiliated with EdVisions, a non-profit organization that helps create individualized, project-based learning schools. There were five variables in this correlational study: the hope survey, self-direction rubric, collaboration rubric, math RIT scores, and reading Rasch UnIT (RIT) scores. This study compared two variables at a time in attempts to determine relationship strengths. For example, hope and math, hope and reading, hope and self-direction, hope and collaboration, and so on. Growth occurred in all five variables over a 2-year period for eight schools, as well as a 1-year period for three schools. Although the hope and reading correlation, with an N of 340, was not significant with a correlation of .07, the researchers found that all other combinations of variables were significant with a p value <.01! It is evident that hope and life skills, such as self-direction and collaboration, positively impact academic achievement with math and reading test scores.
Political and personality predispositions and topical contexts matter: Effects of uncivil comments on science news engagement intentions
Authors: Su Leona Yi-Fan , Scheufele Dietram A , Brossard Dominique , Xenos Michael A
Published: February 2020

Building on existing theoretical frameworks for the study of incivility, interactivity, and negativity bias, this study contributes to the growing body of literature on the impact of incivility in online comments. Specifically, it tests incivility’s impact on news engagement intentions; investigates political and personality predispositions’ roles as perceptual filters; and extends this scholarship to the context of multiple scientific news topics. It found that, when dealing with news about two of the more politically divisive technologies—fracking and synthetic biology—ideology moderated the effects of incivility, with uncivil comments encouraging engagement among conservatives but not among liberals. However, in the less politically divisive context of nanotechnology, self-monitoring played a significant role in moderating incivility’s effects: with high self-monitors being more motivated, and low self-monitors less motivated, to share nanotech news after exposure to uncivil comments. These results imply that individual predispositions and topic-specific factors both underlie the impact of incivility on news engagement intentions.
Sonic Counterspaces: The Role of Music in the Latino College Experience at a Predominantly White Institution
Authors: Anguiano José G. , Uriostegui Marbella , Gussman Melissa , Kouyoumdjian Claudia
Published: February 2020

A critical race theory framework was used to examine the role of music listening practices in the academic and social contexts of Latino college students enrolled at a predominantly White institution. An inductive thematic analysis examined themes in participants’ open-ended responses. Awareness of their Latino identity in music and the use of digital music players served to construct sonic counterspaces, an affirming auditory realm that is comprised of emotional, psychological, and physical space activated through intentional listening practices. Sonic counterspaces facilitated their academic experience and helped them navigate negative social encounters.
‘Deadlier than Boko Haram’: Representations of the Nigerian herder–farmer conflict in the local and foreign press
Authors: Chiluwa Innocent , Chiluwa Isioma M
Published: February 2020

This corpus-based discourse study briefly reviews the activities of Boko Haram and the conflict between the nomadic herdsmen and sedentary agrarian farmers of north-central and southern Nigeria. But the study focuses on the representations of the main actors in the conflict and the conflict itself in the Western media and the Nigerian press, and examines the ideological implications of these representations as well as the possible consequences of some particular evaluations of the conflicts for peace and security in Nigeria. The article’s findings show that the constructions of the conflict and the main actors in the Nigerian press are highly sensational, divisive and dangerous. While the foreign press appears much more objective and often constructs the conflict as ‘deadlier than Boko Haram’, the reports still appear to minimize the seriousness of the conflict and construct the actions of the main actors from a perspective that would appeal only to foreign audiences.