bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treatment of Juxtafoveal Choroidal Neovascularization With Photodynamic Therapy Using Verteporfin in Eyes With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Authors: Hariprasad Seenu M , Shah Gaurav K
Published: January 2019

Abstract. To report the results of treating juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization with photodynamic therapy using verteporfin in eyes with age-related macular degeneration. Seven patients with predominantly classic juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization were treated by photodynamic therapy using verteporfin. Three of the 7 patients had a gain in visual acuity and 2 had a stabilization of vision. The remaining 2 patients had a decrease in visual acuity. Subfoveal extension of the choroidal neovascularization was not observed in any patient and all choroidal neovascularization lesions after treatment were found to be nonperfused on fluorescein angiography. The encouraging results based on this small pilot study suggest that photodynamic therapy should be considered for treatment of select juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2005;36:258-260.]
Humanizing the robot: Kaliningrad’s House of Soviets and the state of decay
Authors: Amundsen Michael
Published: January 2019

This article addresses the House of Soviets, the most prominent building in the centre of Kaliningrad, Russia. Using Juhani Pallasmaa’s theory of “sixth sense”, the building is seen through notions of atmospheres and diffusion, rather than the focused attention implied by its formalist construction. Local people have nicknamed the building the “monster” or “robot”, for its giant size and forbidding appearance. However, its status as an urban ruin implies spatial and temporal meanings that have “humanized” the building. The article focuses on the experience of urban exploration in the House of Soviets for one afternoon in the spring of 2013 with two Kaliningrad residents. This paper avers that the changing form of the House of Soviets in its state of decay promotes its appreciation as a work of art as it falls apart. Decrepitude and pillage, vandalism and littering are reclaiming the space as it promotes sensory imagination and engagement with “the terror of time”. The article includes photographs taken while exploring the building.
The Application of the Hybrid Method the Powder-Laser-Casting Technology for Production of Porous Alloys Based on Aluminum
Authors: Lykhoshva Valerii , Savina Ludmila A. , Savin Valeriy V. , Tymoshenko Andrii
Published: January 2019

The process of producing a composite material hybrid powder-laser-casting method. Developed new design of the mixing reactor. On the basis of mathematical methods of modeling examined of hydro-and gas-dynamic conditions for obtaining the suspension of the aluminum melt. Investigated the trajectory of moving particles in gas and liquid flows. Comprehensively studied the regularities of formation and stability of structural phase components in the composite material of aluminum alloy, which was obtained hybrid powder-laser-casting method. We show the possibility to control the porosity of the obtained composite material using the process parameters of the developed hybrid method.
Study of the Influence of the V in the Zr2Fe Alloy from Hydrogen Storage on Thermodynamic Properties
Authors: Martinez Alejandro , Peña Darío , Bellon Daniela
Published: January 2019

Hydrogen storage in its solid state is one of the main challenges for mobile and stationary applications. Some metal hydrides are potential candidates for energy storage. This is an experimental research, which represents a contribution to the study of Hydrogen storage in its solid state, by studying the influence of the proportional substitution of V for Zr in the stoichiometric ratio Zr2-XVXFe (X=0.0, 0.1 y 0.2). Results indicate that the synthesis process generates a multi-phase type microstructure, and the absorption and desorption kinetic is less than 5 minutes at room temperature, in line with the parameters established by the United States Department of Energy; however, it is clear that the desorption capacity decreases.
Investigation of Coating Structure and Properties
Authors: Bakhrunov Konstantin
Published: January 2019

The work analyses the structure of coatings applied on heat resistant ZhS nickel alloys by circular chrome-aluminizing. The quality of produced diffusion coatings by circular method is confirmed by tests of plasticity under static and dynamic loading.
Recycling Process for Spent Cathode Materials of LiFePO4 Batteries
Authors: Jiang Xiao Tong , Wang Pan , Li Long Hui , Yu Jia , Yin Yu Xin , Hou Feng
Published: January 2019

The cathode materials of LiFePO4 batteries decreases due to the gradual loss of lithium content during use. In this paper, the spent cathode materials were recycled with a carbon layer coated. The samples were prepared by a high temperature impurity removal procession and a solid phase repairing method. The LiFePO4 material obtained by the regeneration process has a discharge specific capacity of 105.4 mAh/g at 0.1 C after 10 cycles, and keeps it a considerable retention of 73.1 mAh/g at 1 C. This work provides a new routine in reusing lithium ion batteries.
Influence of Fillet Radius of Die End on Workability of Diameter-Enlarged Process
Authors: Zhu Xia , Ogi Keiji , Okabe Nagatoshi
Published: January 2019

This study focus on the diameter-enlarged ratio, which is an important parameter for evaluating the workability of a partial diameter-enlarged process. Moreover, the study attempts to explain the influence of the fillet radius of the die end on the fatigue characteristic of the test piece after forming and the limit of the diameter-enlarged ratio without fatigue damage in the forming process. Three types of dies with different fillet deformations were used, and tensile tests were carried out after the processing was performed on three types of carbon steel. The fatigue properties of the test specimens after forming and the limit of the diameter-enlarged ratio at which no fatigue damage occurred were investigated. The results obtained are as follows: increasing the fillet radius of the die helped to ease the stress concentration at the root of the diameter-enlarged part, and shaft diameter-enlarged processing could be done without fatigue damage. Using a die having a radius equal to or larger than the appropriate fillet radius helped to increase fatigue strength, without causing fatigue damage, even if the diameter-enlarged ratio increased; notch sensitivity increased with an increase in the diameter-enlarged ratio, but the apparent notch sensitivity coefficient decreased with an increase in fillet radius in all the test pieces. A large limit for the diameter-enlarged ratio without fatigue damage may be obtained by using a die with an appropriate fillet radius.
The Soaking Process Optimization for the Conductive Slip-Ring
Authors: Zhang Li Peng , Hong Bin , Zhang Kun Liang , Gao Jian Ye , Ji Ya , Gao Zhen Dong
Published: January 2019

Due to its specific structural features, the packaging technology is extraordinary significant for the conductive slip-ring (CSR) encapsulating with epoxy molding compounds (EMC). In this work, a modified vacuum packaging technology was put forward for which includes a soaking process.By the construction of the soaking models, the packaging technology was calculated by MATLAB and discussed. The soaking model reveals that the soaking time is strongly influenced by the space of the exhaust vent and the added pressure. When the soaking pressure is set at 6 atm with the vent of 0.02 mm width, the EMC can be completely soaked into the tiny spaces of the CSR in 5 min.
Hydrodynamic Performance Analysis and Optimization of Cylindrical Wave Energy Converters
Authors: Zhang Zhiyang , Li Ningyu , Zhang Liang , Liu Weixing , Ma Qingwei
Published: January 2019

AbstractTo examine the hydrodynamic performance of cylindrical wave energy converters (WECs), the expressions of velocity potentials and excitation forces were formulated by using the characteristic function expansion method, based on linear regular wave theory. The hydrodynamic
coefficients in the frequency domain were obtained for different geometries in a certain water depth by using the boundary matching method. The concept of total energy per unit mass of irregular waves was introduced to optimize and maximize the ability of wave energy conversion. The effects
of weight distribution on coupled surge-pitch motion were also considered in order to optimize the safety performance of the device. The results show that there will be sharp resonance at a certain frequency and the draft-to-radius ratios of WECs have a great effect on the hydrodynamic performance
when its mass is fixed. The unit mass of energy in heave is highly dependent on the ratio and mass of the WEC. The weight distribution has no effect on the hydrodynamic performance of the device but has a great effect on the pitch motion, and the center of gravity has a decisive effect on
the safety performance of the WEC.
Assessment of Freshwater Inflow and Water Quality for an Urbanized, Subtropical Estuary (Lake Worth Lagoon, Florida, USA)
Authors: Buzzelli Christopher , Chen Zhiqiang , Doering Peter , Kahn Amanda
Published: January 2019

Abstract Coastal water bodies are impacted by watershed alterations, increased population density, modifications to inlets and shorelines, climatic periodicity, and increases in external material loads. Estuaries such as Lake Worth Lagoon (LWL) in south Florida possess all
these attributes. The LWL watershed extends from the southeastern portion of Lake Okeechobee through Palm Beach County, where it meets the lagoon. Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management recognizes the social and ecological importance of the ~36 km lagoon and aims
to maintain suitable water and habitat quality for all stakeholders. Recent declines and shifts of seagrass distribution along the lagoon prompted a step toward better understanding the water quality patterns of the system. In support of these efforts, this study assessed bathymetry, inflow,
flushing, and water quality attributes (chlorophyll a, salinity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total suspended solids, turbidity) using data collected along a series of 14 midlagoon stations from 2007 to 2015. Salinity in the North Segment was higher and less variable because of
proximity to Palm Beach Inlet. Although concentrations of chlorophyll a, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus correlated with freshwater inflow, turbidity and total suspended solids were not. Fast flushing of the lagoon on a scale of days likely precludes water quality issues common
to many estuaries with higher resident times. However, the combination of landscape-scale water management, a shoreline that is almost 70% modified by hard structures, and changes in essential nearshore habitats, introduces new levels of uncertainty to both the understanding and management
of LWL. From this study, increased knowledge of relationships among water quality parameters and their spatial and temporal variability in LWL provides points of reference from which targeted studies can be developed to explore links between environmental parameters and responses of key organisms
in this unique system.
Dynamic Modeling of Ship-to-Ship and Ship-to-Pier Mooring Performance
Authors: Kery Sean
Published: January 2019

AbstractTraditional methods for the design of ship-to-pier moorings in normal and storm conditions and for ship-to-ship moorings under normal conditions are currently based on static calculations. These calculations have served well for many years, first with natural fiber
ropes and later with nylon and other low- to medium-modulus synthetics. Key to the success of this simplistic approach is lines that can elongate enough under tension to share the loads between multiple lines. When wire rope mooring lines are introduced, an increased weight catenary and the
use of constant tension winches allowed enough compliance for the moorings to load share successfully.Now, we have very lightweight, high-modulus synthetic lines like High Modulus Polyethylene (HMPE), Aramid, and Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), where there is almost no stretch and very little
weight to form a weight catenary. When used with constant tension winches that allow the mooring load to be shared across multiple lines, these can work well. However, when they are used from bollard to chock to bit with no compliance, they are unable to share the load between multiple lines,
and high tension failures occur where a weaker but more compliant mooring line would be fine.This article describes advanced dynamic modeling of ships loaded by wind, waves, and currents in these conditions and the tension sharing between mooring lines of different materials and constructions.
The need to share the mooring load between multiple lines is the crux of the issue.
Cybersecurity: A Deep Dive Into the Abyss
Authors: Koola Paul Mario
Published: January 2019

AbstractCyberspace reaches all corners of human access and includes cyber-physical systems such as power grids, communication networks, industrial plants, transportation networks, ports and shipping, and a myriad of networked home appliances through the Internet of Things.
One goal of this article is to engage and inform personnel in the maritime domain to help secure cyberspace from adversaries. Another goal is to provide an introductory systems view to help manage cyberspace security. We show that cyberspace is a reflection of human networks and share the
advantages and flaws inherent in these human networks. Trust in this network is the missing link that prevents us from securing this network. Although this viewpoint is not an exact model, we believe it helps simplify the complexity of cyberspace and the wide variety of attacks that are possible.
These goals help the average person see the big picture, and the entire system can become more robust by allowing everyone to participate intelligently in this endeavor. This article explains in a more simplistic but useful manner the domain of cyberspace, enabling better security of the ecosystem.
Maritime Renewable Energy Markets: Power From the Sea
Authors: Copping Andrea , LiVecchi Al , Spence Heather , Gorton Alicia , Jenne Scott , Preus Robert , Gill Gary , Robichaud Robi , Gore Simon
Published: January 2019

AbstractMarine renewable energy (MRE) is in the early stages of contributing to the energy portfolios of the United States and many other nations around the world. Although many MRE developers are designing devices that will harvest energy to contribute to the electrical
grid from waves, tides, and ocean currents, a number of other promising maritime markets could be supplied with MRE power at sea. These maritime markets are often less price sensitive, have fewer options than utility-scale electricity markets, and can handle some degree of intermittency. Some
of the promising maritime markets that could benefit from co-located power generation include ocean observation nodes, underwater recharge of autonomous vehicles, desalination of seawater for remote coastal areas, offshore aquaculture, shoreline protection and electricity generation, providing
electricity and freshwater following coastal emergencies, providing power to islanded and isolated communities, powering and cooling nearshore underwater data centers, recharging of electric surface vessels, and personal charging of electronics. Pairing of MRE power generation with these and
other maritime markets is in the early stages, but the potential for synergy and growth of MRE coupled to these markets is promising.
Development of a pressure-measuring device to optimize compression treatment of lymphedema and evaluation of change in garment pressure with simulated wear and tear
Authors: Brorson Håkan , Hansson Emma , Jense Erik , Freccero Carolin
Published: January 2019

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Lessons Learned from Enhancing Sentinel Surveillance for Cholera in Post-Earthquake Nepal in 2016
Authors: Sekine Kazutaka , Roskosky Mellisa
Published: January 2019

A major earthquake in 2015 that struck Nepal created a favorable environment for the rapid spread of infectious diseases. In anticipation of a cholera outbreak in 2016, UNICEF, Johns Hopkins University, and the Group for Technical Assistance, Nepal, collaborated to assist the government of Nepal to strengthen early warning surveillance, laboratory-based diagnosis, and field investigation. This article outlines the challenges and lessons learned in cholera prevention and control based on the authors’ experiences in 2016. Priorities for the future plan should include sustaining the enhanced surveillance system for acute gastroenteritis and cholera, rolling out a rapid diagnostic test, and ensuring rapid and systematic epidemiological investigation and environmental testing.
FSI - MRF Coupling Approach For Faster Turbocharger 3D Simulation
Authors: Abidin Zainal , Morris Andrew , Miwa Jason , Sadique Jasim , Wang Yunliang
Published: January 2019

Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) simulation approach can be used to simulate a turbocharger. However, this predictive 3D simulation encounters the challenge of a long computational time. The impeller speed can be above 100,000 rpm, and generally a CFD solver limits the maximum movement of the impeller surface per time step. The maximum movement must be a fraction (~0.3) of the cell length, thus the time step will be very small. A Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) approach can reduce computational time by eliminating the need to regenerate the mesh at each time-step to accommodate the moving geometry. A static local reference zone encompassing the impeller is created and the impact of the impeller movement is modeled via a momentum source. However, the MRF approach is not a predictive simulation because the impeller speed must be given by the User. A new simulation approach was introduced that coupled the FSI and MRF approach. Like in the FSI approach, the total moment of the impeller was calculated based on the resultant force acting over the impeller surface. This calculation was conducted for each time-step and the resulted moment was returned back to the solver to update the MRF zone moment. With this coupling approach, the computational time is similar to the MRF approach while maintaining similar accuracy to the FSI predictive approach. The coupling approach was applied to simulate a turbocharger of 15 L diesel engine. The work done by the turbine on the compressor was adjusted to match the impeller speed with the test data. The calculated pressure upstream from the turbine showed a good agreement with test data. The new approach was also used to guide the design of the exhaust manifold for better turbocharger performance.
Estimation of the Fuel Efficiency Potential of Six Gasoline Blendstocks Identified by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines Program
Authors: Sluder C. Scott
Published: January 2019

Six blendstocks identified by the Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines Program were used to prepare fuel blends using a fixed blendstock for oxygenate blending and a target RON of 97. The blendstocks included ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, isobutanol, diisobutylene, and a bioreformate surrogate. The blends were analyzed and used to establish interaction factors for a non-linear molar blending model that was used to predict RON and MON of volumetric blends of the blendstocks up to 35 vol%. Projections of efficiency increase, volumetric fuel economy increase, and tailpipe CO2 emissions decrease were produced using two different estimation techniques to evaluate the potential benefits of the blendstocks. Ethanol was projected to provide the greatest benefits in efficiency and tailpipe CO2 emissions, but at intermediate levels of volumetric fuel economy increase over a smaller range of blends than other blendstocks. A bioreformate surrogate blendstock was projected to provide the greatest increase in volumetric fuel economy and the lowest increase in efficiency. Tailpipe CO2 emissions for blends of the bioreformate surrogate were higher at all blend levels compared to the baseline E10 fuel.
Implementation of polarization diversity pulse-pair technique using airborne W-band radar
Authors: Wolde Mengistu , Battaglia Alessandro , Nguyen Cuong , Pazmany Andrew L. , Illingworth Anthony
Published: January 2019

Abstract. This work describes the implementation of polarization diversity on the
National Research Council Canada W-band Doppler radar and presents the
first-ever airborne Doppler measurements derived via polarization diversity
pulse-pair processing. The polarization diversity pulse-pair measurements are
interleaved with standard pulse-pair measurements with staggered pulse repetition frequency, this allows a better understanding of the strengths and
drawbacks of polarization diversity, a methodology that has been recently
proposed for wind-focused Doppler radar space missions. Polarization
diversity has the clear advantage of making possible Doppler observations of
very fast decorrelating media (as expected when deploying Doppler radars on
fast-moving satellites) and of widening the Nyquist interval, thus enabling
the observation of very high Doppler velocities (up to more than
100 m s−1 in
the present work). Crosstalk between the two polarizations, mainly caused by
depolarization at backscattering, deteriorated the quality of the observations
by introducing ghost echoes in the power signals and by increasing the noise
level in the Doppler measurements. In the different cases analyzed during the
field campaigns, the regions affected by crosstalk were generally associated
with highly depolarized surface returns and depolarization of backscatter
from hydrometeors located at short ranges from the aircraft. The variance of
the Doppler velocity estimates can be well predicted from theory and were
also estimated directly from the observed correlation between the H-polarized
and V-polarized successive pulses. The study represents a key milestone
towards the implementation of polarization diversity in Doppler space-borne
radars.
Fortification, mining, and charcoal production: landscape history at the abandoned medieval settlement of Hohenwalde at the Faule Pfütze (Saxony, Eastern Ore Mountains)
Authors: Tolksdorf Johann Friedrich , Schubert Matthias , Schröder Frank , Petr Libor , Herbig Christoph , Kočár Petr , Bertuch Mathias , Hemker Christiane
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Geoarchaeological reconstructions of land-use changes may help to reveal driving cultural factors and incentives behind these processes and relate them to supra-regional economic and political developments. This is particularly true in the context of complete abandonment of a settlement. Here we present a case study from the site of Faule Pfütze, a small catchment in the Eastern Ore Mountains (Saxony). The historical record of this site is confined to the report of a settlement called Hohenwalde in 1404 CE and two later references to the then-abandoned settlement in 1492 and 1524 CE in this area. Combined geoarchaeological studies allowed for the reconstruction of several phases of land use. While a first phase of alluvial sedimentation occurred during the late 12th century, archaeological evidence for a permanent settlement is absent during this period. The onset of settlement activity is identified during the late 14th century and included a hitherto unknown massive stone building. Mining features are present nearby and are dated to the early 15th century. The local palynological record shows evidence for reforestation during the mid 15th century and thereby corroborates the time of abandonment indicated by written sources. These processes are discussed in the context of a local political conflict (Dohna Feud) leading to the redistribution of properties and the development of a mining economy during this time. Later land use from the mid 16th century onwards appears restricted to charcoal production, probably in the context of smelting works operating in nearby Schmiedeberg as indicated by rising lead concentrations in the alluvial record.
Severe floods in Nemunas River Delta
Authors: Valiuškevičius Gintaras , Stonevičius Edvinas , Stankūnavičius Gintautas , Brastovickytė-Stankevič Janina
Published: January 2019

The river delta regions are usually most vulnerable to flooding due to small changes in terrain elevation and river – sea interaction. The trends of increased frequency of flooding and an increased duration of the high water events are evident in many regions. In this study, we analyse the most extreme (severe) flood events in the Nemunas Delta region of Lithuania. The study focuses on the causes of floods and their changes over 1926–2016. Analysing specific case studies and comparing them with related studies of other researchers, we present an original interpretation of the variability of flood parameters. The aim of the study is to demonstrate that the analysis of flood events must be based on the identification of the drivers of individual floods. This is especially true for the lower reaches and the delta regions of rivers situated within the North European Plain. Historically, an intense melting of snow appeared to be the main cause of severe flooding in this region. The results of this study, however, show that the situation has rapidly changed over the last 30 years and large areas can be flooded even if the snow water equivalent over the whole basin is relatively low.
Spheroidal carbonaceous particles in cryoconite sediment on the Russell glacier, Southwest Greenland
Authors: Stivrins Normunds , Lamsters Kristaps , Karušs Jānis , Krievāns Māris , Rečs Agnis
Published: January 2019

In this study, we analysed the organic and inorganic content of the cryoconite holes along the altitudinal gradient at the lower elevations of the Russell glacier ablation zone in Southwest Greenland. We specifically focus on less studied industrial microscopic spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCP; part of black carbon) to get more insights about their accumulation patterns on the glacier surface. We found no clear SCP distribution pattern, including concentration values. This outcome underlines the complexity of the ice margin zone and draws attention for further research on this topic with the inclusion of multiyear evaluation of SCP concentration at the even wider area that could possibly give results that can be compared to the emission source and long-way air pollution validation. In addition, our results indicate that during the summer of 2016, algae composition was formed of both green algae (Chlamydomonadaceae, Mesotaeniaceae) and cyanobacteria (Oscillatoriaceae). Green algae had a larger relative proportion than cyanobacteria in the cryoconite holes throughout the studied gradient.
An in-class exercise to promote empathy
Authors: Paul Julia C.
Published: January 2019

As nursing curricula are focused on technology and advancing science, it is increasingly important to promote empathy and the art of nursing. This article describes a simple exercise that can be used in nursing education to build empathy for persons who suffer with chronic progressive illness. The preparation and conduct of the exercise are described with a sample narrative included which can be revised for application to other conditions.
A Composite Likelihood Method for the Analysis of Multivariate Survival Data: An Application to a PBDE Study
Authors: He Wenqing , Wang Wantao , Yue Lihua , Liu Xinhua
Published: January 2019

When dealing with multivariate survival data, featuring the association structure is a key difference from the univariate survival analysis. In this paper, we explore to use the composite likelihood framework to handle multivariate survival data, where only the lower dimensional survival distributions need to be specified. The development allows us to use available modeling schemes for bivariate survival data to characterize association structures of correlated survival times. The inference procedure is based on the pseudolikelihood which is the product of the lower dimensional bivariate distributions. The proposed estimation procedure is assessed through simulation studies. As a genuine application, we apply the composite likelihood inference procedure to analyze the data from the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) study, where four types of PBDE congeners are available. The associations among the four PBDE congeners, and the relationships between the covariates and the PBDE congeners are of interest. The result shows that there is strong association among the concentrations of the four PBDE congeners, and statistically significant predictors on the concentrations of the four PBDE congeners are identified.
Een transitievergoeding bij overlijden?
Authors: van der Zalm I.
Published: January 2019

Een transitievergoeding bij overlijden? Een snelle tegemoetkoming aan nabestaanden voor kosten als gevolg van het overlijden van een naaste?

In Denemarken hebben nabestaanden recht op een zogenaamde transitievergoeding (‘overgangsbeløb’). Deze eenmalige gestandaardiseerde vergoeding is bedoeld om kort na het ongeval te voorzien in dekking van diverse uitgaven die het gevolg zijn van het overlijden. In dit artikel zal worden ingegaan op deze transitievergoeding en zal worden onderzocht of een dergelijke figuur ook van betekenis zou kunnen zijn voor het Nederlandse stelsel, nu artikel 6:108 BW niet voorziet in een dergelijke figuur.
Presentación del “Equip de Recerca en Antropologia Aplicada en Salut” (ERAAS)
Authors: Sanjuán Lucía Sanjuan (lsanjuann@gmail.com) , Lázare Sarah , Casado Irina , García Beatriz
Published: January 2019

Presentamos en este Paperel ERAAS (Equip de Recerca en Antropologia Aplicada en Salut), grupo que nace a partir de la confluencia en planteamientos intelectuales y profesionales de un grupo de miembros del GRAFO que compartimos interés en la Antropología de la salud y en una manera específica de entender la Antropología aplicada. Encuadrado en los planteamientos del GRAFO, el ERAAS inicia una línea de investigación propia que tiene como principales objetivos avanzar en el conocimiento etnográfico y desarrollar investigaciones básicas y aplicadas en el ámbito de la Antropología de la salud, con la intención de contribuir en la formación y el asesoramiento a los especialistas de la salud. Para conseguir estos objetivos, defendemos la importancia de la etnografía y, de manera especial, de la observación participante, como instrumento central para profundizar en el contexto en el que ocurren los fenómenos que nos interesan. Partimos de un abordaje holístico de la salud; prestamos atención a las muy diversas lógicas inherentes a la construcción de itinerarios terapéuticos, a la elección de conocimientos, instituciones, escenarios y especialistas y a las relaciones que se establecen entre los diferentes actores que intervienen, poniendo el foco en todos los sistemas médicos o estrategias de atención.
El ángulo de la cámara en la publicidad impresa de zapatillas de baloncesto en España
Authors: Martinez Garcia Jose Antonio
Published: January 2019

El ángulode la cámaracon el que se fotografía un producto para mostrarlo en soportes de comunicación puede condicionar la forma en la que se perciben algunas de sus características. La literatura muestra que usar ángulos negativos, es decir, mostrar el producto desde abajo puede atribuirle asociaciones relacionadas con la fuerza, dominación o grandeza. Dado que esos conceptos se vinculan a productos como las zapatillas deportivas, el objetivo de esta investigación es analizar cómo los anunciantes han empleado este recurso, en una muestra de 415 anuncios publicados en España entre 1980 y 2011. Los resultados indican que, pese a que hay campañas que lo han empleado, su uso está claramente por debajo de las otras dos maneras de mostrar el producto: con un ángulo neutro y con un ángulo positivo (desde arriba). Sin embargo, y a nivel histórico, hay una tendencia temporal creciente en su empleo.
Identification of numerical model parameters of tunnel lining in non-cohesive soil
Authors: Szklennik Paweł
Published: January 2019

The paper discusses identification of numeric model parameters of tunnel lining in a soil
medium according to the discrete element method. An author’s program based on the discrete element
method was used. Laboratory tests were conducted to determine the computer model parameters
defining the lining and the soil medium. The numerical model was calibrated by comparing the lining
deformations occurring in the laboratory test and in the numeric simulation. Tunnel lining displacement
during laboratory tests was determined using digital photography.
Keywords: civil engineering, discrete element method, cylindrical tunnel lining
Mobile facilities of military infrastructure for accommodation of soldiers
Authors: Wojtkiewicz Tomasz
Published: January 2019

This issue is a subject of works and studies at the Civil Engineering and Geodesy Faculty
of the Military University of Technology. The presented proposals of the modern facilities meeting
the NATO standards are based on the technical solutions and the components manufactured in Poland.
Moreover, they are fully compliant with the Unified Facilities Criteria published by the DoD USA
and the International Building Code. It should be emphasized that the presented solutions of temporary
mobile structures of accommodation for soldiers can be used in the near future in the Armed Forces
of the Republic of Poland. The components are made in Poland and have the required certificates.
Additional operating tests can be made at the Faculty of Engineering and Geodesy of the Military
University of Technology. Currently, some works are being conducted concerning the preparation
of documents for the Armed Forces. Field tests will determine the time needed for assembly and disassembly
of variously configured objects and mobile, modular command posts.
Keywords: construction, standards, exploitation, accommodation infrastructure.
Problems of decontamination
Authors: Harmata Władysław
Published: January 2019

The work describes the elimination of contamination as a system for securing troops in the
event of contamination in a functional and task approach. A critical analysis of technical equipment
and post-contamination procedures was presented.
Keywords: nuclear, biological and chemical defence, decontamination, decontamination, disinfection,
deactivation.
THE FIRST POLISH TANK BATTLE - BOBRUJSK 28 AUGUST 1919.
Authors: LASOTA Jacek
Published: January 2019

General Haller’s army returned to Poland in 1919, and with it came 1 Tank Regiment
to Łodz, which was equipped with the most modern tanks in the world - Renault FT.
The article presents the results of research, which focus on the use of the first subunit of Polish tanks in combat. An important part of the research was to present the course of the first Polish tank battles near Bobrujsk (28.08.1919), which were successfully supported by infantry units in the fight against the Red Army. The presented results are not limited to the description of combat operations but are the basis for presenting tactical conclusions related to the use of tanks on the battlefield at the time.
Der Kernbestandsschutz der Unionsbürgerschaft
Authors: Neier Christina
Published: January 2019

Traditionally, the application of EU citizenship rights is conditioned on the existence of a cross-border element. In the two landmark decisions Rottmann and Ruiz Zambrano, the CJEU deviated from this traditional approach. According to this case law, EU citizens are protected by EU law in situations in which they lose their EU citizenship or are, in fact, forced to leave the territory of the Union even if they have not exercised their right to move. With this new doctrine, the step from the ”cross border paradigm” to the ”status paradigm” is taken. This study provides a doctrinal structure of the CJEU case law and explores the underlying general guarantee in order to clarify the scope and potential of this new concept in EU citizenship law. This book is therefore likely to be of interest to both practitioners and legal scholars.
Gentamicin and Vancomycin Interference on Results of Clinical Chemistry Parameters on Abbott Architect c8000
Authors: Brencic Tina , Nikolac Nora
Published: January 2019

Context.—

Gentamicin and vancomycin are nephrotoxic antibiotics. Little is known about the influence of drug concentrations on results of clinical chemistry tests.

Objective.—

To investigate gentamicin and vancomycin interference on results of 33 commonly measured biochemistry tests.

Design.—

The study was carried out in the University Department of Chemistry, Medical School University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice (Zagreb, Croatia). For each drug, 10 aliquots of pooled serum were prepared. In order to cover toxic concentrations, pool serum samples were spiked with drugs to obtain 0 to 50 μg/mL of gentamicin and 0 to 200 μg/mL of vancomycin. Biochemistry tests were measured in duplicate on the Architect c8000 analyzer, and drug concentrations were measured on Architect i2000 SR (both Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois). For each tested concentration, bias was calculated against the initial measurement. Acceptance criteria were defined as measurement uncertainty of the commercial control with the value close to the measured range of the pool sample.

Results.—

For gentamicin, all bias values were below established criteria. For vancomycin, significant changes were observed for potassium, direct bilirubin, and immunoglobulin A. Significant bias was already detected at low vancomycin concentration (2.98 μg/mL) for direct bilirubin (bias = 9.7%; acceptable = 8%). Potassium bias at the highest vancomycin concentration (204.4 μg/mL) exceeded acceptance criteria (bias = 4.5%; acceptable = 4%). For immunoglobulin A, no apparent trend was observed, and bias is attributed to increased method imprecision.

Conclusions.—

Gentamicin did not interfere with the results of clinical chemistry tests. Direct bilirubin concentration is falsely increased in the presence of vancomycin, and potassium is affected at high concentrations.
Monitoring the Movies: The Fight Over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America by Jennifer Fronc
Authors: Waters Clay
Published: January 2019

The chapters are arranged chronologically, retracing the national fight over film content, as various taboo subjects like abortion, white slavery, and racial intermarriage were addressed (or exploited) within the emerging medium. Similar ground was covered by Lee Grieveson in Policing Cinema: Movies and Censorship in Early-Twentieth-Century America (2004), the subject of a lengthy note in Monitoring the Movies. But Fronc’s work is bolstered by voluminous correspondence from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, and the 40 pages of notes (in addition to an appendix, bibliography, and index) signal a comprehensive appraisal of this facet of the Progressive era. Along the way, there are a few light anecdotes, including one involving a melodramatic film about a railroad strike that featured a scene of a burning trestle, a special effect that meant the film’s costs ran into “many hundreds of dollars” (40).
Neutrality and Algorithms in Libraries
Authors: Lamanna T. J.
Published: January 2019

A recently published book, Safiya Noble’s 2018’s Algorithms of Oppression, has become an extremely popular read in our field as of late. While the book highlights some very important information about how our digital architecture de facto marginalizes people, it offers few remedies, other than expressing concerns about humans’ control of how the algorithm is built, thus influencing how it works. The book details how we must admit that our algorithms are human-generated, but does little to explain how this situation can be remedied beyond “fixing the algorithms.” Algorithms cannot be neutral, nor should they be; they are created by people and thus inherit the biases, conscious or unconscious, of their creators. No human has the capacity to be unbiased, so no algorithm can be. If they were, they could easily be gamed by malicious actors who would try to skew results. They need to be constantly worked and massaged to make sure they are behaving in a positive and progressive direction.
My Intellectual Freedom Journey: Reclaiming a Moral Sanction for the Public Sector
Authors: LaRue James
Published: January 2019

Intellectual freedom—the idea that all people have the right to express themselves freely and access the expressions of others—is a core value of librarianship. But every value, every institution, must go through a kind of rediscovery with each generation. This “re-valuing” is necessary and right. Do our institutions serve us, or are we forced to serve them? Do we practice what we say we believe? An example of this re-evaluative process concerns the promise, the vision, of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But that clear statement of “self-evident truths” was on the one hand immediately contradicted by the explicit endorsement of slavery (3/5ths of a human being), and by the denial of a vote to women. Nonetheless, the underlying idea was so powerful and compelling that subsequent generations returned to it again and again, edging closer to the original vision.I believe that intellectual freedom is under such a review by librarians now. I believe, too, that the value remains an abiding and powerful call to service.In this article I will present three snapshots from my own intellectual freedom journey. Each has a context in time that may lend depth of understanding to today’s challenges. Perhaps, too, it will point the way to a new place for intellectual freedom in our work.
Targets of the Censor
Authors: Stone David R.
Published: January 2019

Books, Periodicals, Search Engines, Student Publications/Performances, Movies, Broadcast, Songs, Artwork, Databases, Advertisements (Public Transit), Speakers, Clothing/Accessories, 3-D Printing
The permian end catastrophe – an evidence for a broader phenomenon
Authors: Meth Sergio
Published: January 2019

It is well known that about 250 million years ago a huge catastrophe took place in our planet, with effects so big that about 90 % of the species disappeared in the process including sea animals. This event is called “the Permian extinction”. Other effects are also apparently connected to this event. This kind of event would require an extremely huge amount of energy. Since there are no evidences for an asteroid impact, the energy source should be searched inside the planet. Most important, it should show an energy source capable of producing such huge phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to propose a model to explain this extinction event and to show that there are evidences that this is a phenomenon that apparently happened several times not only in our planet but also in other Solar System bodies.
RESEÑA de : Mounin, Georges. La literatura y sus tecnocracias. Madrid : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1983
Authors: Domínguez Caparrós José
Published: January 2019

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El error: elemento orientativo en el aprendizaje de lenguas.
Authors: Aragonés González Mónica
Published: January 2019

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Cambio histórico y forma narrativa en The Golden Notebook de Doris Lessing.
Authors: Hidalgo Andreu Pilar
Published: January 2019

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La etapa argentina en la poesía de Rafael Alberti.
Authors: Granados Vicente
Published: January 2019

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Publicaciones sobre filología griega en España: 1993.
Authors: Rodríguez Somolinos Helena
Published: January 2019

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Los hermanos de Jesús y la iconografía de Moisés.
Authors: Ruiz de Elvira Antonio
Published: January 2019

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La interrogación en Catulo o la retórica al servicio del lirismo.
Authors: Quintillá Zanuy María Teresa
Published: January 2019

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Léxico de los molinos de harina y la panificación en Andalucía y Canarias.
Authors: Ortiz Bordallo María Concepción
Published: January 2019

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RESEÑA de : Thormahlen, Marianne. Rochester : The Poems in Context. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993
Authors: Gibert-Maceda María Teresa
Published: January 2019

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Estructura de la "Primera Filípica" de Demóstenes
Authors: Barea Cobos María del Carmen
Published: January 2019

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Ecos y pervivencia de la lírica amatoria antigua en la poesía española del siglo XX.
Authors: Martínez Fresneda María Emilia
Published: January 2019

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Sobre el horacianismo de Francisco de Rioja.
Authors: Herrera Montero Rafael
Published: January 2019

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La construcción comparativa en la lengua de Góngora.
Authors: García-Page Sánchez Mario
Published: January 2019

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La ley de Leibniz se cumple siempre: sobre transparencia y opacidad referencial.
Authors: Bruña Cuevas Manuel
Published: January 2019

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Metaficción historiográfica. Historias que hacen historia: "Waterland", de Greahan Switt.
Authors: Concha Muñoz Angeles de la
Published: January 2019

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La Academia Valenciana de los Soles: perfil de una academia de ocasión (1658-1659).
Authors: Mas Usó Pasqual
Published: January 2019

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Publicaciones sobre filología griega en España: 1994.
Authors: Rodríguez Somolinos Helena
Published: January 2019

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Publicaciones sobre literatura francesa en España: 1994.
Authors: Yllera Alicia
Published: January 2019

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Sobre el prólogo de Ferrer Sayol al De re rustica de Paladio.
Authors: Butiñá Jiménez Julia
Published: January 2019

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Sobre el concepto de parámetro en la Theory of government and binding.
Authors: Santana Martínez Pedro
Published: January 2019

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Dos notas: Historia de la semántica; Cervantes y el estilo.
Authors: Abad Nebot Francisco
Published: January 2019

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Notas en torno a la posición del adjetivo y a la doble adjetivación en las lenguas indoeuropeas.
Authors: Benavente Mariano
Published: January 2019

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La colmena bilingüe de Juan Marsé.
Authors: Camarero Jesús
Published: January 2019

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Entre la joven Polonia y el modernismo hispánico: el Dr. Józef Leonard.
Authors: Mansberger Amorós Roberto
Published: January 2019

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RESEÑA de : Niranjana, Tejaswini. Sitting Translation : History, Post-structuralism, and the Colonial Content.Berkeley; Los Ángeles; California : University of California Press, 1991
Authors: Álvarez María Antonia
Published: January 2019

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Técnica narrativa en la Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri: las retrospecciones.
Authors: Fernández-Savater Martín María Victoria
Published: January 2019

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La Nave de seguridad de Urrea: forma y contenido.
Authors: Maire Bobes J.
Published: January 2019

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Amado Alonso (1896-1952) y José F. Montesinos (1897.1972).
Authors: Abad Nebot Francisco
Published: January 2019

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El interdiscurso científico en la novela: W. Doyd, Playa de Brazzaville.
Authors: González de Ávila Manuel
Published: January 2019

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Antiguos textos de ciencia convertidos en poesía: Dioscórides y Andrés de Laguna en el Libro de los venenos, de Antonio Gamoneda.
Authors: García Jurado Francisco
Published: January 2019

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Documentos para la historia de la filología griega en la España del siglo XIX: la censura de gramáticas y traducciones del griego y la Real Academia Grecolatina (1830-1833).
Authors: Hualde Pascual María del Pilar
Published: January 2019

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Textos lingüísticos antiguos del romance hispánico.
Authors: Carrera de la Red Micaela
Published: January 2019

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Formalización de la novela en el siglo XII.
Authors: Etreros Mercedes
Published: January 2019

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Los fabulistas españoles (con especial referencia a los siglos XVIII y XIX).
Authors: Ozaeta Rosario
Published: January 2019

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Valores metafóricos de "Digging", en el primer manifiesto poético de Seamus Heaney.
Authors: Álvarez Calleja María Antonia
Published: January 2019

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Tragedia como ficción de la historia a finales del siglo XVIII: el caso de Sofonisba.
Authors: Barbolani Cristina
Published: January 2019

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Publicaciones sobre filología griega en España, 1997.
Authors: Rodríguez Somolinos Helena
Published: January 2019

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La comedia de enredo: “Abre el ojo” de Francisco de Rojas y “El amor al uso” de Antonio de Solís: análisis comparativo.
Authors: Pastor Comín Juan José
Published: January 2019

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Dos notas (I. Glosas sobre lo diacrónico en lingüística y en literatura. II. En los orígenes de la novela decimonónica).
Authors: Abad Nebot Francisco
Published: January 2019

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