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PODE-SE FAZER UM RELATO PLAUSÍVEL DA HISTÓRIA DA ÉTICA? UMA ALTERNATIVA A AFTER VIRTUE DE MACINTYRE
Authors: Hösle Vittorio
Published: July 2016

O artigo apresenta uma filosofia da história da Ética que é uma alternativa ao famoso relato de Alasdair MacIntyre em After Virtue. Ainda que a querela entre visões moralistas e imoralistas ocorra diversas vezes na história da filosofia, desde os sofistas até Nietzsche, há também um lento progresso em direção ao universalismo, como foi articulado na sua forma mais elaborada por Kant. Abelardo e Tomás de Aquino são interpretados como as figuras intermediárias mais importantes entre Aristóteles e Kant, mas já o Estoicismo prepara ideias básicas kantianas. O principal desafio da Ética em nosso tempo é a expansão do universalismo para uma teoria da justiça intergeneracional e para um explicação do valor da natureza.Abstract: The essay presents a philosophy of the history of ethics that is an alternative to Alasdair MacIntyre’s famous account in After Virtue. While the quarrel between moralist and immoralist views occurs several times in the history of philosophy, from the sophists to Nietzsche, there is also a slow progress toward universalism, as it was articulated in its most elaborate form by Kant. Abelard and Aquinas are interpreted as the most important intermediate figure between Aristotle and Kant, but already Stoicism prepares basic Kantian ideas. The main challenge of the ethics of our time is the expansion of universalism to a theory of intergenerational justice and an account of the value of nature.
PERTINÊNCIA MORAL DO NIETZSCHEANISMO
Authors: Valadier Paul
Published: July 2016

A filosofia nietzcheana abalou incontestavelmente os fundamentos da moral. Ela é na realidade uma genealogia da vontade. Nos valores que queremos ela ausculta o querer que realmente quer em cada um de nós. Ela não propõe uma nova moral, original sob todos os aspectos. Ela obriga, se se pretende seguila, a perguntar-se se naquilo que é querido, cada um quer nobreza, distância, afirmação, ou antes servidão, conformismo, negação. Ela pressupõe, portanto, um dizer sim ao mundo no que ele tem de trágico e não se confunde absolutamente com a desconstrução à qual o niilismo a reduziu erroneamente.Abstract: Nietzschean philosophy clearly rocked the foundations of morality. It is actually a genealogy of the will. It investigates, in the values we aspire to, the will which truly wills within each of us. It does not propose a new moral, which would be original in all respects. However, it forces those who intend to follow it to ask themselves if they seek nobility, distance, affirmation rather than servitude, conformism, or denial. It therefore presupposes that a yes be given to the world in all its tragedy, and should not be mistaken for deconstruction to which nihilism erroneously reduced it.
ROUSSEAU: ASPECTOS DO DESENVOLVIMENTO HUMANO NA PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA
Authors: Espíndola Arlei De
Published: July 2016

O artigo busca explorar os aspectos centrais apresentados por Rousseau nos dois primeiros livros do Emílio ou Da educação que se dedicam a tratar do desenvolvimento humano na primeira infância. O crescimento e a ampliação da condição física e corporal, bem como o progresso dos sentidos, aparecem enquanto preocupações centrais de Rousseau nestes livros.Abstract: the article aims to explore the core aspects presented by Rousseau in the first two books of Emile or On Education, both dedicated to dealing with human development in early childhood. The growth and expansion of the physical condition and body as well as the progress of the senses, appear as Rousseau’s main concerns in both books.
A FENOMENOLOGIA DA DISTINÇÃO HUMANA: SCHELER E O PROJETO DA ANTROPOLOGIA FILOSÓFICA
Authors: Aquino Thiago
Published: July 2016

Este artigo analisa a antropologia filosófica de Max Scheler enquanto fenomenologia da distinção humana, cuja principal tarefa é a elaboração do conceito essencial do homem, ou seja, a definição do que o separa e o eleva acima da natureza. O artigo divide-se em duas partes: na primeira, apresenta o conceito de antropologia filosófica através da discussão do seu lugar sistemático nas investigações filosóficas; na segunda, desenvolve uma análise da questão da essência humana em correlação com o problema da determinação do seu lugar metafísico no interior da totalidade.Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler as a phenomenology of human distinction, the main task of which is to elaborate the essential concept of the human being, that is, to define what separates and elevates this being above nature. . In the first part of the article, the concept of philosophical anthropology is presented through the discussion of its systematic place in philosophical investigation. The second part develops an analysis of the question of human essence, co-relating it with the problem of determining the metaphysical place of this essence within the totality.
O ACESSO FILOSÓFICO AO RELIGIOSO PELOS CÍRCULOS HERMENÊUTICOS DE RICOEUR
Authors: Barreira Marcelo Martins
Published: July 2016

O artigo analisa, em especial, a seção intitulada “Ensaios de hermenêutica bíblica”, que é a última parte da obra de Ricoeur “Leituras 3 – Nas Fronteiras da Filosofia”. Essa seção engloba três capítulos. O primeiro, intitulado “Fenomenologia da religião”, esclarece como os círculos hermenêuticos vinculam-se à constituição escriturística das tradições judaica e cristã, desdobrando-se em três níveis: a) pela circularidade entre a Palavra de Deus e a manifestação desta Palavra viva nas Escrituras; b) pela circularidade entre a comunidade religiosa e o conjunto Palavra/Escrituras, adquirindo sua identidade; c) pela circularidade da grande história interpretativa na alma do crente, adquirindo um caráter transformador e existencial. No segundo capítulo, “Entre filosofia e teologia I: A Regra de Ouro em questão”, nosso autor parte da moral kantiana para articular sua lógica da equivalência com a “perspectiva da economia do dom” e sua lógica da superabundância. Por fim, no último artigo da série, “Entre filosofia e teologia II: nomear Deus”, Ricoeur mostra que, por meio da circularidade de sentidos presentes nas Escrituras Sagradas, há uma complexa nomeação de Deus. Essa circularidade, no entanto, aponta no interior dela mesma seu próprio limite significativo diante do mistério divino.Abstract: This paper focuses on the section entitled “Essays on Biblical hermeneutics”, which is the last part of the book “Lectures 3: At the frontiers of philosophy”. This section comprises three chapters. The first, entitled “Phenomenology of Religion”, explains how the hermeneutic circles are linked to the constitution of scriptural Jewish and Christian traditions, unfolding on three levels: a) the circularity between the Word of God and the manifestation of this living Word in the Scriptures b) the circularity between the religious community and the Word/Scriptures, which grants it its identity, c) the circularity of the great interpretive history in the soul of the believer, which grants it its transformative and existential character. In the second chapter, “Between Philosophy and Theology I: The Golden Rule in question,” the author departs from Kantian moral to connect its logic of equivalence with the “perspective of a gift-giving economy” and its logic of superabundance. Finally, in the last article of the series, “Between Philosophy and Theology II: naming God”, Ricoeur shows that, through the circularity of meanings present in the Scriptures, there is a complex naming of God. This circularity in itself, however, points to its own significant threshold before the divine mystery.
SOBRE A DEFINIÇÃO AGOSTINIANA DE CRENÇA
Authors: Koch Isabelle
Published: July 2016

Resumo: Agostinho define a crença, em A predestinação dos santos, como o ato de representar alguma coisa dando a ela nosso assentimento. Pode-se achar que essa definição carece de precisão: como São Tomás notará comentando a definição, vários de nossos atos cognitivos mobilizam representação e assentimento a um só tempo, mesmo que eles não sejam crenças. Além do mais, a definição também é desconcertante, dado seu contexto. Em A predestinação dos santos, Agostinho quer refutar os semipelagianos que atribuem à (boa) vontade humana o início da crença em Deus, o initium fidei. A menção a um assentimento acompanhando a representação tem, portanto, por função, não fazer as crenças dependerem daquele que as possui, mas atribuir a iniciativa delas a Deus. Ensaiaremos, portanto, compreender a definição confrontando-a com a forma como Agostinho descreve nossas crenças em geral.Abstract: In the Predestination of the Saints, Augustine defines belief as the act of representing a thing by consenting to it. This definition may seem imprecise: as saint Thomas commented, several cognitive acts muster representation and consent simultaneously, although they are not beliefs. Moreover, the definition is also confusing, given its context. In The predestination of the Saints, Augustine wishes to disprove the Semi-Pelagians for whom the initial step towards believing in God, the initium fidei, is atributed to human (good) will. By mentioning that consent accompanies representation, the aim is to show that beliefs do not depend on those who hold them but initiate in God. We will therefore aQempt to understand this definition by confronting it to the way Augustine describes our general beliefs.
Existing Legal Protection Available to Senior Citizens: An Indian Context
Authors: Shekhar Dr. Shashank
Published: July 2016

Senior citizens are the treasure for our society. They are a link of past, present and future. As they lived their life, they saw past and pace of progress throughout their life, they are in a better position to evaluate the present and predict about the future. They are the senior members of the family who know better about the religion, family history, values and related customary practices. They possess better understanding of the family values and society. They pass these family values and societal knowledge to the upcoming generations. This was an automatic system of Indian family system to disseminate the past values and knowledge. Young generations while living in their own ways and style, also kept these values and information and lived their life. This is how our society moved on and still following the path.

But now a day’s condition and situation of senior citizens are no more similar. With the decay in cultural values and westernization of Indian society, occupational needs and professional lifestyle, senior citizens are losing the respect and dignity which they earlier had. Presently our information technology field is changing very fast and young generation a very friendly to the technology. They can get any information by a single click of mouse. They can also get information about the past social values, culture and family system. Since the information is easily available and accessible which earlier, could be received only by a senior member of the family. I find this it as a major reason for the ignorance of senior citizens in the family by the young children.

In present Indian society, nuclear families are growing and it is happening sometimes by choice, where the young couple decides to live their married life alone in the name and lust of modernism and sometimes by compulsion where earning member of family is bound to leave the home due to occupational needs and compulsion. In both the cases senior citizens with spouse or alone, are bound to live a lonely life. In first case, senior citizens are obviously ignored but in the second case they are not. But the consequences of both the situations are same i.e. loneliness. Though, the mental status of senior citizens in both the cases may vary.
Osteolysis Complicating Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Gilbert Theodore J. , Anoushiravani Afshin A. , Sayeed Zain , Chambers Monique C. , El-Othmani Mouhanad M. , Saleh Khaled J.
Published: July 2016

➢ Osteolysis is a process mounted by the host immune system that relies on several variables, including patient-related factors, type of insert material, modes of wear, and implant design.

➢ Imaging techniques such as radiography, computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and tomosynthesis aid in diagnosing osteolysis.

➢ Surgical options for the treatment of osteolysis include the insertion of bone grafts, bone cement, and prosthetic augmentation.

➢ Although no approved pharmacological therapies for the specific treatment of osteolysis exist, the use of bisphosphonates and statins decreases the risk of osteolysis.
The Use of a pH-Triggered Polymer Gelant to Seal Cement Fractures in Wells
Authors: Ho Jostine Fei , Tavassoli Shayan , Patterson James W. , Shafiei Mohammadreza , Huh Chun , Bommer Paul M. , Bryant Steven L. , Balhoff Matthew T.
Published: July 2016

The potential leakage of hydrocarbon fluids or carbon dioxide (CO2) out of subsurface formations through wells with fractured cement or debonded microannuli is a primary concern in oil-and-gas production and CO2 storage. The presence of fractures in a cement annulus with apertures on the order of 10–300 µm can pose a significant leakage danger with effective permeability in the range of 0.1–1.0 md. Leakage pathways with small apertures are often difficult for conventional oilfield cement to repair; thus, a low-viscosity sealant that can be placed into these fractures easily while providing a long-term robust seal is desired. The development of a novel application with pH-triggered polymeric sealants could potentially be the solution to plugging these fractures.

The application is based on the transport and reaction of a low-pH poly(acrylic acid) polymer through fractures in strongly alkaline cement. The pH-sensitive microgels viscosify after neutralization with cement to become highly swollen gels with substantial yield stress that can block fluid flow. Experiments in a cement fracture determined the effects of the viscosification and gel deposition with real-time visual observation and measurements of pressure gradient and effluent pH. Although the pH-triggered gelling mechanism and rheology measurements of the polymer gel show promising results, the polymer solution undergoes a reaction caused by the release of calcium cations from cement that collapses the polymer network (syneresis). It produces an undesirable calcium-precipitation byproduct that is detrimental to the strength and stability of the gel in place. As a result, gel-sealed leakage pathways that were subjected to various degrees of syneresis often failed to hold backpressures.

Multiple chemicals were tested for pretreatment of cement cores to remove calcium from the cement surface zone to inhibit syneresis during polymer placement. A chelating agent, sodium triphosphate (Na5P3O10), was found to successfully eliminate syneresis without compromising the injectivity of polymer solution during placement. Polymer-gel strength is determined by recording the maximum-holdback pressure gradients during liquid-breakthrough tests after various periods of pretreatment and polymer shut-in time. Cores pretreated with Na5P3O10 successfully held up to an average of 70 psi/ft, which is significantly greater than the range of pressure gradients expected in CO2-storage applications. The use of such inexpensive, pH-triggered polyacrylic acid polymer allows the sealing of leakage pathways effectively under high-pH conditions.
A Recycle Analysis for Converting Used Oil into Diesel to Support the Power System During the Drilling Process
Authors: Kasozi Anthony
Published: July 2016

The primary goal is to convert the used oil into valuable diesel to run the heavy engines of the power system at the drilling rig. A separate heat generating system will generate enough heat to the thick-walled containing tank known as a boiler. The used oil is sent through a boiler at very high temperatures and then into a distillation column. At various temperatures, various products are produced. But for the purpose of attaining diesel, more attention is put on a temperature range of 482 to 662°F. When the used oil is heated within the boiler, it produces vapors that are sent into a distillation column. As the vapor rises up the distillation column, it cools at a certain temperature into a liquid and this is the diesel required. The end product works in most diesel engines and mainly the heavy diesel engines of the power system to a drilling facility. This kind of diesel produces less smoke and less noise than regular diesel fuel.

The recovery of valuable diesel shows advantage over the highly costly refined diesel. This is because several gallons per hour of valuable diesel can be produced from this process. There is no wastage in this case because all the kinds of used oil are recycled into very useful diesel to re-benefit the oil and gas sector. This in turn helps to reduce the environmental threat due to pollution by the waste oil. This recycling technique is generally known as pyrolysis. It breaks down the waste oil into a mix of gases, liquids, and a small amount of solids. The gases and liquids are then converted into gasoline or diesel fuel. The source of the waste or used oil is growing in volume as millions of people are adopting fuel driven machines, like cars and generators.
Challenges of Drilling Deep Set Surface Casing Strings in Orogho, Ovhor and Oben Fields
Authors: Ijeoma Festus , Okogbe Bolaji , Orimoloye Samuel
Published: July 2016

The Oben, Orogho and Ovhor fields are located in OML 4, OML 38 and OML 41 respectively operated by Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Drilling these deep set surface hole section poses challenges due the peculiar problems often encountered which comprises of lost circulation, formation collapse, bit balling and washouts and drilling through hard stringers.

This paper showcases the challenges and successes recorded while drilling the deep set surface casing string. The key results are as follows:Prepared water based mud with rheologies that stabilized the formation against collapse, shale reaction and lost circulation.Estimated the fracture gradient across the hole section intervals through the application of Ben Eaton equation and overburden gradient calculated and extrapolated from field porosity data.Eliminated multiple BHA runs by designing rotary pendulum and steerable assemblies that enabled drilling the surface hole sections in one or two runs.Optimimized BHA hydraulics and drilling parameters to improve on hole cleaning and reduce high stand pipe pressures.
Reverse Engineering; Evaluating In-Place Volume From Reservoir Performance and Rock Properties in a Reservoir with Limited Well Spread
Authors: Adedoyin Orekoya , Chukwuemeka Onu , Olumide Ayeni , Carol Onita , Efeoghene Ori-Jesu , Iyegoe Igali , Ugboaja Remmy , Arochukwu Elias
Published: July 2016

The evaluation of hydrocarbon in-place volumes in any reservoir depends principally on structural uncertainty, fluid contact as well as rock and fluid properties distribution. This paper focuses on integrated approaches used to estimate hydrocarbon in-place volumes in a reservoir with very limited well spread.

This study highlights the importance of carrying out further studies on our brown fields to re-evaluate the earlier estimated hydro-carbon Inplace volumes and its ultimate recovery by integrating historical information (performance data etc) and emerging development plan. About five wells have been drilled in the field and their penetrations are restricted to the eastern flank of the reservoirs. Well test data exist in some of the reservoirs and continuous BHP data were also taken in most of the producing reservoirs.

The Mangu field reservoir ‘A’ has over 10 years of production (with limited well spread and few producers). It has produced more than the initially estimated ultimate recovery, over 85% of its initially estimated in-place volumes. Hence the integrated technical team decided to to re-evaluate the in-place using performance-based information and re-evaluation of the expected ultimate recovery (Buckley Leverett Approach). The determination of hydrocarbon in-place volumes in Mangu field was also premised on the re-estimation and prediction of rock and fluid properties variation away from area of well penetrations.

In order to determine the average reservoir properties and their associated uncertainties as well as their use for in-place volumes estimation, multidisciplinary approaches have been applied and they include (a) evaluation of well by well logs & rock properties (b) generation of reservoir property maps (c) analysis of pressure and performance data and (d) Static/Dynamic modelling and (e) Determination of Recovery Factors using Buckley Leverett approach and use of Decline Curve Analysis.

The result of this study highlights the significance and impact of limited well data spread and its associated uncertainties on reservoir in-place volumes estimation and ultimate recovery determination. An integrated approach has helped to significantly reduce the uncertainties associated with in-place volumes estimation in the Mangu field thereby leading to a commercially viable and timely Field Development Plan.
Prasugrel hypersensitivity with respiratory distress and rash
Authors: Kaufman Michele B. , Pham Tammy , Parameswaran Lalitha , Choy Mary
Published: July 2016

Purpose

An adverse drug reaction associated with the use of prasugrel for dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent placement is reported.

About one week after starting prasugrel use following angioplasty and a stent revision procedure, a 61-year-old woman arrived in the emergency department with wheezing, shortness of breath, a feeling of throat closure, and a widespread erythematous, maculopapular, pruritic rash. She reported that the respiratory symptoms had started to develop the previous day, with the onset of rash occurring about 24 hours after initiation of prasugrel therapy. The patient’s symptoms subsided after administration of 0.3 mg epinephrine subcutaneously, diphenhydramine 50 mg i.v., and methylprednisolone 125 mg i.v. Prasugrel was discontinued, and the patient was switched to another P2Y12 inhibitor (ticagrelor) for continued dual antiplatelet therapy. Analysis of the case using the adverse drug reaction probability scale of Naranjo et al. indicated that prasugrel was the probable cause of the hypersensitivity reaction. Hypersensitivity manifesting as a rash has been previously reported in patients receiving prasugrel, a thienopyridine P2Y12 inhibitor. Desensitization may be an option for thienopyridine-allergic patients undergoing PCI with stenting; alternatively, the nonthienopyridine P2Y12 inhibitor ticagrelor may be used in a dual antiplatelet therapy regimen.

Conclusion

A patient who had undergone PCI with stenting developed shortness of breath and rash associated with prasugrel therapy. Symptoms abated after supportive therapy and discontinuation of prasugrel, the probable offending agent. Treatment was safely switched to ticagrelor.
La “Relación” en cuanto una de las “Categorías”: una Aproximación a su Sistematización y Problemática Metafísica en Tomás de Aquino
Authors: Limardo Darío José
Published: July 2016

La “relación” en Tomás de Aquino es una de las “categorías” aristotélicas que representan “accidentes”. No obstante, tal compromiso metafísico conlleva algunas dificultades ya que el esquema “sustancia”-“accidentes” no deja lugar a la idea de un “término medio” entre dos cosas. En este artículo presento algunas tensiones entre la sistematización de la “relación” como categoría en Tomás de Aquino y su posición sobre el “estatus” de los predicamentos en general. Para ello analizo primero la deducción de las categorías tal como es presentada por el autor para luego abordar la “relación” de modo sistemático. En esta exposición argumento que Tomás tiene severas dificultades para asignarle un “fundamento accidental propio” distinto al de los otros predicamentos que le permita considerarla una de las “categorías”.
Hybrid method for assessing the multi-scale periodic characteristics of the precipitation–runoff relationship: a case study in the Weihe River basin, China
Authors: Guo Aijun , Chang Jianxia , Huang Qiang , Wang Yimin , Liu Dengfeng , Li Yunyun , Tian Tian
Published: July 2016

Fully elucidating the precipitation–runoff relationship (PRR) is of great significance for better water resources planning and management and understanding hydrological cycle processes. For investigating the multi-scale PRR variability in the Weihe River basin in 1960–2010, a new hybrid method is proposed in which ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and cross wavelet transform and wavelet transform coherence are used in combination. With the application of mutual information entropy, monthly precipitation and runoff are decomposed into two parts: high- (HFC) and low-frequency components (LFC). The results show that HFCs are characterized by inter- and intra-annual variations in precipitation and runoff, whereas LFCs display approximately two-year periodicity and contain abundant abnormal information of the raw data. Therefore, the PRR between HFCs exhibited significant correlations at the 95% confidence level over the whole time period. However, the correlations of the PRR between LFCs are not significant for many of the time-frequency domains. Additionally, the phase relations are disordered in these time-frequency domains, and no certain trend in phase angle variations can be identified. Through comparative analysis of the anthropogenic activities and climatic events with PRR variations, it can be concluded that the hybrid method can efficiently capture the PRR in various time-frequency domains.
The Characteristic of Parking in Pasar Badung Area
Authors: Sutapa I Ketut
Published: July 2016

In urban areas, the parking area was a problem that was quite complicated, especially in areas that become activities like industry centres, economy, tourism and others. In term of this, it was due to the fairly large urbanization which causes increasing population in urban areas. In addition, the level of private vehicle ownership was high enough so that it would directly add to the traffic flow. The problem that arose then was the traffic congestion caused by traffic flow exceeds the road capacity, the traffic processing system that is not good, nor because the road does not operate as it should. The one implication was the road not functioning properly was the parking of vehicles using the road (on-street parking). Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the park characteristics, in order to know the parking spaces capacity, as well as providing alternative solutions when capacity did not meet the parking space. This study was only conducted on the parking lot of the capacity market delinquent parking spaces as well as the park characteristics that included the accumulated parking, parking volume, parking average length, parking turnover rate, index parking of which was the object of this research was cars passenger and two-wheelers. In regarding this research could be used as input and consideration in determining or take wisdom in dealing with the parking problem in Pasar Badung (traditional market).
The investigation of the manipulation with scores on amoral dimension of the HEDONICA inventory
Authors: Mentus Tatjana , Opacic Goran , Knezevic Goran
Published: July 2016

Faking on Amoral dimension of the HEDONICA personality inventory was incited
by the context simulation instructions: fake good (S2), fake bad (S3) and be
honest (S1). Simultaneously, under instruction S1, the scores of respondents
were measured on the Amoral facets of Self-concept scale (GSC), the Balanced
social desirability scale (BIDR) and the cognitive tests of the fluid (IT2,
ALF and RM) and the crystallized (AL4, vocabulary and GSN) intelligence,
supposed (Morality), or known from the literature, as possible faking
determinants. The score differences on Amoral dimension facets were
calculated for S2 and for S3 situations using as a baseline the score in S1
situation. The score differences between S3 and S1 situations (abbreviated as
FB) were found to be larger than the ones between S2 and S1 situations
(abbreviated as FG). This result indicated that a) Amoral is susceptible to
faking, and b) in S3, rather than in S2 situation, respondents displayed
higher tendency of faking, or in other words, they incline to make worse
rather than good presentation of themselves. The Projection facet of Amoral
was most sensitive toward faking. These differences are found to be
correlated with the Morality dimension of Self-concept scale and the fluid
intelligence factor, but not with the dimensions of Social desirability scale
in both situation for almost all faking scores on Amoral facets. Only
Brutality was not related to the Morality, and Viciousness was not related to
the Gf. This indicated that the dimension Morality of the Self-concept scale
is far more correlated with the Amoral dimension of the HEDONICA personality
scale than with the Social desirability scale.
Subjective experience of architectural objects: A cross-cultural study
Authors: Markovic Slobodan , Stevanovic Vladimir , Simonovic Sanja , Stevanov Jasmina
Published: July 2016

The purpose of the present study was to compare Serbian and Japanese
participants in their subjective experience of Serbian and Japanese
architectural objects. Subjective experience was operationalized through the
ratings on the bipolar scales (e.g. pleasant-unpleasant). In the Preliminary
study 1, a set of twelve rating scales was generated. In the Preliminary
study 2 twelve Serbian and twelve Japanese architectural objects were
specified. In the main experiment two groups of participants, twenty-one
Serbian and twenty Japanese, rated twelve Serbian and twelve Japanese
objects. A factor analysis extracted three dimensions of subjective
experience: Beauty, Firmness and Fullness. Analysis of variance have shown
that both Serbian and Japanese participants agreed that Japanese
architectural objects looked more beautiful and firmer than Serbian objects.
These finding is generally in line with perceptualist hypothesis that
stimulus constraints are more effective than culture. However, interactions
revealed some cultural differences that are consistent with culturalist
hypothesis: compared to Serbian participants, Japanese participants rated
Japanese architectural objects as more beautiful, whereas, compared to
Japanese, Serbian participants rated Serbian objects as less fragile and
emptier than Japanese objects. Generaly, our study have shown that Serbian
(Western) and Japanese (Eastern) participants show general similarity in
their subjective experience of architectural objects.
The relationship between anxiety and mindfulness: The role of mindfulness facets, implicit anxiety, and the problem of measuring anxiety by self-report
Authors: Cernetic Mihael
Published: July 2016

Although mindfulness interventions are increasingly used for coping with
excessive anxiety, the relationship between mindfulness and anxiety is not
yet clear. The study focused on this relationship. On a sample drawn from the
general population, three mindfulness questionnaires were utilized. Anxiety
was assessed by means of two self-report instruments as well as by two
implicit anxiety measures. The latter were included because of the
possibility that mindfulness might correlate with measurement error in
measuring anxiety by self-report, which would cause biased results. A robust,
moderate to high negative association was established between mindfulness and
anxiety. Mindfulness facets related to acceptance contributed strongly to
this relationship, while the role of awareness-related facets of mindfulness
appeared to be less clear, seemingly contradictory and possibly two-fold. The
study also suggested that level of mindfulness might indeed represent a
confounding variable in self-report assessment of anxiety and probably of
other constructs as well.
A corrigendum on paper: On advantage of seeing text and hearing speech, published in Psihologija journal Vol. 44 (1), 61-70, DOI:10.2298/PSI1101061Z
Authors: Editorial E
Published: July 2016

The authors informed us that the original publication contained an error that
does not affect any of the findings. Jelena Karapandzic and Dusica
Filipovic-Djurdjevic failed to include a footnote denoting that the research
reported in the publication in question was presented at EPS Workshop The
Representation of Abstract Concepts that took place in London (Cognitive,
Perceptual and Brain Sciences Research Department, UCL), January 8th and 9th,
2010. The authors deeply regret this error.

 Link to the corrected article 10.2298/PSI1101061Z
Fat Mass Reduction With Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance in Heterozygous PPARγ Mutant Rats
Authors: Gumbilai Valentino , Ebihara Ken , Aizawa-Abe Megumi , Ebihara Chihiro , Zhao Mingming , Yamamoto Yuji , Mashimo Tomoji , Hosoda Kiminori , Serikawa Tadao , Nakao Kazuwa
Published: July 2016

Agonist-induced activation of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) stimulates adipocyte differentiation and insulin sensitivity. Patients with heterozygous PPARγ dominant-negative mutation develop partial lipodystrophy and insulin resistance. Inconsistent with this evidence in humans, it was reported that heterozygous PPARγ knockout mice have increased insulin sensitivity and that mice with heterozygous PPARγ dominant-negative mutation have normal insulin sensitivity and improved glucose tolerance. In the context of the interspecies intranslatability of PPARγ-related findings, we generated a PPARγ mutant rat with a loss-of-function mutation (Ppargmkyo) without dominant-negative activity by using the ENU (N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea) mutagenesis method. Heterozygous Ppargmkyo/+ rats showed reduced fat mass with adipocyte hypertrophy and insulin resistance, which were highly predictable from known actions of PPARγ agonists and phenotypes of patients with the PPARγ mutation. This report is the first in our knowledge to clearly demonstrate that both alleles of PPARγ are required for normal adipocyte development and insulin sensitivity in vivo. Furthermore, the study indicates that PPARγ regulates mainly adipocyte number rather than adipocyte size in vivo. The choice of appropriate species as experimental models is critical, especially for the study of PPARγ.
Rehabilitation of people with haemophilia. Part I – etiology of the disease, its clinical picture, changes in locomotor system, and conservative treatment
Authors: Jaszczur-Janus Izabela , Janus Andrzej , Wrzosek Zdzisława , Kuliszkiewicz-Janus Małgorzata
Published: July 2016

Haemophilia is one of the most frequent bleeding diatheses. Patients with it suffer from numerous changes in locomotor system. Although properly conducted rehabilitation is the main component of proper treatment, inadequate knowledge about haemophilia may lead to the use of inappropriate therapy and be a source of danger for the patient group under discussion. In the first part of the series of articles about the problems of rehabilitation of haemophilic patients, the authors describe the aetiology of the disease, its clinical picture, elucidate the emergence of changes in the joints, and bring information on the substitution therapy.
Methods of blinding clinical trials in physiotherapy
Authors: Opara Józef , Kucio Cezary , Małecki Andrzej , Pilch Jan
Published: July 2016

Blinding of scientific clinical trials prevents the influence of subjective expectations of the participants on the results. It is done by ensuring their lack of knowledge whether they are administered a given medical technology or not. Blinding a randomised controlled clinical trial in physiotherapy is difficult, and sometimes impossible, in particular where the patient is aware of the procedure and experiences certain sensations during it, as in electrotherapy. Researchers were met halfway by the equipment manufacturers for physical therapy. Already there are magnetostimulation devices with a “placebo” setting being produces, and yellow light-bulbs to install in pilerotherapy lamps. Sham ultrasound can be used as placebo (by placing the transducer against the skin without turning on the device). Both in physical therapy and kinesiotherapy, it is possible to single-blind the trial - when one person performs the procedure, and someone else evaluates its results. It is advisable that the evaluator should not belong to the team performing treatment and therefore not know whether the patient received the intervention or placebo. Where it is impossible to either single- or double-blind the trial, an open-label trial may be employed. In this demonstrative-review article, the present-day capabilities of blinding clinical data in physiotherapy.
Pelvic floor muscle exercise as the best stress urinary incontinence prevention method in women practising competitive sport
Authors: Opara Józef A. , Socha Teresa , Poświata Anna
Published: July 2016

Exercises in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) cover Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (PFME), also known in literature as Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) or Kegel exercises; isometric exercises, exercises of the abdominal and gluteal muscles and of the adductor of thigh, respiratory exercises carried out through the abdominal tract, exercises in water. In persons with urinary incontinence, the interaction between the pelvic floor muscles and the transverse abdominal muscle is impaired, suggesting a significant role of this muscle in urinary continence. Consequently, a moderate training, e.g. including exercises of Pilates method, may be part of the therapy. Stress urinary incontinence is a frequent occurrence among women practising competitive sport. In the review article we have presented the incidence of stress urinary incontinence in sportswomen, risk factors and physiotherapeutic treatment. We have paid specific attention to the prevention of stress urinary incontinence in female athletes.
Semi Static Loads in an Integral Abutment Bridge
Authors: Munoz Miguel , Xue Junqing , Briseghella Bruno , Nuti Camillo
Published: July 2016

In order to solve the durability problem of expansion joints and bearings, Integral Abutment Bridges (IAB) have become more and more popular. Soil Structure Interaction (SSI) is a factor that conditions the possibility of the construction of a new IAB, or the retrofitting of an existing from a simply supported bridge into an IAB. Under imposed actions, e.g., horizontal expansion and contraction induced by thermal variation and time-dependent effects (creep and shrinkage), the connection between a super- and substructure responding as a frame structure makes IABs different from other conventional bridges that introduce forces due to SSI.

Therefore, the overall horizontal stiffness is mainly due to i) the piles’ stiffness, which is usually flexible enough to allow for the deformation of the superstructure and strong enough to carry out the vertical loads, and ii) the type of soil behind the bridge abutment, which has a different stiffness depending on its compaction and composition. Several approaches have been proposed in the literature to consider these types of interaction. In this paper, the accuracy of different formulations commonly used in IABs’ design and based on p-y curves and the cantilever method was evaluated. Formulations for piles and abutments were first introduced. Then, a fully integral abutment bridge built in China was considered as a case study. A finite element model of the bridge using SAP2000 software was implemented, and the influence of different methods and formulations was investigated. Finally, the obtained results for different types of soil and approaches were compared and discussed.
Safety Analyses of Vehicle Travelling on High-speed Railway Bridge Excited by Pulse-like Near-fault and Non-pulse Ground Motions
Authors: Sun Lin-lin , Li Zhi-Hui , Chen Ling-kun
Published: July 2016

The time-varying three-dimensional dynamics model of high-speed-track-bridge-pier system is established under the combined effect of vertical and horizontal near-fault ground motions in this paper. The dynamic model of vehicle with 38 DOFs is adopted; the spatial beam element is utilized for simulating box girders and piers, the wheel-rail contact model is presented. A MATLAB code “Train-Track-Bridge Dynamic Analysis” (TTBDA) is developed to compute the seismic responses of bridge and train running safety indexes. A case study analysis of a sixteen car vehicle passing over a super-large bridge at various speeds is carried out. The results indicate that the near-fault pulse-like ground motions can significantly increase the running safety response demand as compared with the non-pulse earthquakes.
Impact of Bearing Friction Resistance on Mechanical Characteristics of Track- bridge System
Authors: Yan Bin , Liu Shi , Zhou Min , Pu Hao
Published: July 2016

Based on the proven track-bridge interaction model, taking a (60+100+60) m continuous bridge on the Shanghai-Kunming line as an example and considering the bearing friction resistance, small resistance fastener as well as adjacent structures, the analysis model for the interaction between continuous bridge and track was established. It was investigated that the bearing friction coefficient made an impact on mechanical characteristics of the track-bridge system due to the action of temperature, train braking and earthquake. The main conclusions include: the bearing friction resistance makes smaller impact on the track stress, while greater impact on the longitudinal force of pier; the bearing friction coefficient directly determines the longitudinal force applied to the pier where the sliding bearing is only set; for a large-span continuous bridge, considering the impact of the bearing friction resistance can accurately obtain the force applied to the braking piers and tracks near both ends of the continuous beam; when the bearing friction coefficient increases in the process of operation, both expansion force and seismic force applied to the braking pier of continuous beam also increase.
Equivalent Plastic Hinge Length of Extended Pile-Shafts embedded in Sand
Authors: Liu Tengfei , Ye Aijun , Wang Xiaowei
Published: July 2016

Under strong seismic excitation, the extended pile-shaft will inevitably form a plastic hinge in its underground portion. The underground damage is difficult for post-earthquake restoration and may cause large residual displacement at the top of the pile-shaft. In this regard, the ductile behavior, especially the characterization of the underground plastic hinge needs to be investigated. In this paper, a Beam on Nonlinear Winkler Foundation (BNWF)-based finite element (FE) model embedded in a homogeneous sand layer was developed in the Open Sees platform and calibrated by an in-situ full-scale test. This study focused on the effect of different structural and soil parameters on the equivalent plastic hinge lengths(EPHLs) of extended pile-shafts. Results indicate that the EPHLs of piles are affected by many parameters of pile-soil systems. A typical range of EPHLs of the pile is also obtained from the parametric study.
Dynamic Response of Large Span Self-anchored Suspension Bridge Under Moving Vehicular Load
Authors: Zhang Lianzhen , Sun Yongming , Chen Bingjun
Published: July 2016

This paper studies the vehicle-bridge coupled vibration problems using the modal synthesis method. The independent vibration equation of the vehicle system and bridge system are established based on D'Alembert principle. Using the coupling condition, considering the impact of the deck roughness, the unified coupled vibration equation is given out and solved using the Newmark-β numerical method. A real bridge is analyzed using the method proposed in this paper. Several sensitive parameters such as deck roughness and vehicle speed are studied to get the influence law of the bridge dynamic response. The dynamic amplification factor of the different structural members is calculated based on the dynamic response. The results show that the current existing design code still has considerable improvements on provision of the impact factor and some recommendations for improvement are given out.
Vibration of a Cable-Stayed Bridge under a High-Speed Train and Seismic Load
Authors: Choi Dong-Ho , Mu Di
Published: July 2016

The goal of this study is to investigate the dynamic response of a long-span cable-stayed bridge subject to a high-speed train and seismic load. The bridge deck and towers are modelled using finite

elements while the cables are modelled using parabolic cable elements. The train is odelled as

rigid bodies linked by the suspension systems. The stochastic track irregularities generated from their empirical power spectrums are considered. Seismic excitations are applied on bridge nodes and train parts in vertical direction. The interaction equation of motion for train-bridge system is assembled through the contact mechanism and solved by a monolithic time integration scheme to obtain the dynamic response. The vibrations of the train-bridge system are significantly increased under the seismic load. The bridge response is controlled by the earthquake because the natural frequencies of the bridge are close to the dominant frequencies of seismic excitations.
Adaptive Signal Decomposition and Reconstruction for Bridge Structural Dynamic Testing
Authors: Shan Deshan , Li Qiao , Khan Inamullah
Published: July 2016

In order to extract structural information from the bridge structural dynamic signal contaminated with high noise level, a novel adaptive decomposition and reconstruction method is proposed by combining the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for the specific characteristics of bridge structural dynamic signals. Based on the in-depth analysis of mode mixing in empirical mode decomposition, the uniformity of probability density function for white noise is adopted to improve the mode mixing pattern I, and the correlation analysis is used to ameliorate the mode mixing pattern II, then the calculation efficiency and decomposition accuracy are upgraded greatly in the improved EEMD. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by both of the analog and testing signals from real bridge structure. The verified results showed that the proposed method can decompose and denoise effectively the bridge dynamic signal contaminated with high noise, and can extract accurately the structural information from the testing signal, furthermore it is applicable to the dynamic testing analysis of real bridge structure.
Innovative Steel-UHPC Composite Bridge Girders for Long-span Bridges
Authors: Shao Xudong , Deng Lu
Published: July 2016

To improve the serviceability and durability of girders for long-span bridges, three new types of steel-UHPC lightweight composite bridge girders are proposed, where UHPC denotes ultra-high performance concrete. The first two types consist of an orthotropic steel deck (OSD) and a thin UHPC layer while the third type consists of a steel beam and a UHPC waffle deck. Due to excellent mechanical behaviors and impressive durability of UHPC, the steel-UHPC composite girders have the advantages of light weight, high strength, low creep coefficient, low risk of cracking, and excellent durability, making them competitive alternatives for long-span bridges. To date, the proposed steel-UHPC composite girders have been applied to four real bridges in China. It is expected that the application of the new steel-UHPC composite girders on long-span bridges will have a promising future.