bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Methodology to Estimate Single-Tree Biophysical Parameters from 3D Digital Imagery Compared to Aerial Laser Scanner Data
Authors: Hernández-Clemente Rocío , Navarro-Cerrillo Rafael , Ramírez Francisco , Hornero Alberto , Zarco-Tejada Pablo
Published: November 2014

Airborne laser scanner (ALS) data provide an enhanced capability to remotely map two key variables in forestry: leaf area index (LAI) and tree height (H). Nevertheless, the cost, complexity and accessibility of this technology are not yet suited for meeting the broad demands required for estimating and frequently updating forest data. Here we demonstrate the capability of alternative solutions based on the use of low-cost color infrared (CIR) cameras to estimate tree-level parameters, providing a cost-effective solution for forest inventories. ALS data were acquired with a Leica ALS60 laser scanner and digital aerial imagery (DAI) was acquired with a consumer-grade camera modified for color infrared detection and synchronized with a GPS unit. In this paper we evaluate the generation of a DAI-based canopy height model (CHM) from imagery obtained with low-cost CIR cameras using structure from motion (SfM) and spatial interpolation methods in the context of a complex canopy, as in forestry. Metrics were calculated from the DAI-based CHM and the DAI-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) for the estimation of tree height and LAI, respectively. Results were compared with the models estimated from ALS point cloud metrics. Field measurements of tree height and effective leaf area index (LAIe) were acquired from a total of 200 and 26 trees, respectively. Comparable accuracies were obtained in the tree height and LAI estimations using ALS and DAI data independently. Tree height estimated from DAI-based metrics (Percentile 90 (P90) and minimum height (MinH)) yielded a coefficient of determination (R2) = 0.71 and a root mean square error (RMSE) = 0.71 m while models derived from ALS-based metrics (P90) yielded an R2 = 0.80 and an RMSE = 0.55 m. The estimation of LAI from DAI-based NDVI using Percentile 99 (P99) yielded an R2 = 0.62 and an RMSE = 0.17 m2/m−2. A comparative analysis of LAI estimation using ALS-based metrics (laser penetration index (LPI), interquartile distance (IQ), and Percentile 30 (P30)) yielded an R2 = 0.75 and an RMSE = 0.14 m2/m−2. The results provide insight on the appropriateness of using cost-effective 3D photo-reconstruction methods for targeting single trees with irregular and heterogeneous tree crowns in complex open-canopy forests. It quantitatively demonstrates that low-cost CIR cameras can be used to estimate both single-tree height and LAI in forest inventories.
Overcoming the Challenges of BeiDou Receiver Implementation
Authors: Bhuiyan Mohammad , Söderholm Stefan , Thombre Sarang , Ruotsalainen Laura , Kuusniemi Heidi
Published: November 2014

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)-based positioning is experiencing rapid changes. The existing GPS and the GLONASS systems are being modernized to better serve the current challenging applications under harsh signal conditions. These modernizations include increasing the number of transmission frequencies and changes to the signal components. In addition, the Chinese BeiDou Navigation Satellite system (BDS) and the European Galileo are currently under development for global operation. Therefore, in view of these new upcoming systems the research and development of GNSS receivers has been experiencing a new upsurge. In this article, the authors discuss the main functionalities of a GNSS receiver in view of BDS. While describing the main functionalities of a software-defined BeiDou receiver, the authors also highlight the similarities and differences between the signal characteristics of the BeiDou B1 open service signal and the legacy GPS L1 C/A signal, as in general they both exhibit similar characteristics. In addition, the authors implement a novel acquisition technique for long coherent integration in the presence of NH code modulation in BeiDou D1 signal. Furthermore, a simple phase-preserved coherent integration based acquisition scheme is implemented for BeiDou GEO satellite acquisition. Apart from the above BeiDou-specific implementations, a novel Carrier-to-Noise-density ratio estimation technique is also implemented in the software receiver, which does not necessarily require bit synchronization prior to estimation. Finally, the authors present a BeiDou-only position fix with the implemented software-defined BeiDou receiver considering all three satellite constellations from BDS. In addition, a true multi-GNSS position fix with GPS and BDS systems is also presented while comparing their performances for a static stand-alone code phase-based positioning.
De quoi l'objet a est-il le nom ?
Authors: Blesson Mathieu
Published: November 2014

Synonyme de Jacques Lacan et de son enseignement, l’objet a n’est pas un concept théorique comme les autres. Il est unique, précisément parce que c’est un objet qui échappe à toute forme de logique mathématique. Aussi est-il intéressant d’en étudier la genèse, ne serait-ce que pour montrer combien le logico-positivisme a joué un rôle décisif dans son invention. À commencer par le théorème d’incomplétude de Kurt Gödel, lequel peut être considéré comme l’une des clés, sinon la clé théorico-clinique la plus importante pour comprendre cette notion issue de la théorie de la relation d’objet, au principe même de l’expérience analytique.
Sexe maudit, réel transcendant
Authors: Morin Isabelle
Published: November 2014

Les discours LGBTQIA interrogent la psychanalyse sur son centre de gravité, qui est la perversion de la sexualité humaine.Nous tenterons de montrer que ce qui est décisifdans l’écart qu’il y a entre la psychanalyse et ces discours est l’effacementde la différence des sexes et que ce qui paraît patent dans le travail des chercheuses queer est l’escamotage du réel dans le nouage entre symboliqueet imaginaire.
Passé composé
Authors: Menéndez Ramón
Published: November 2014

Les détracteurs de la psychanalyse critiquent souvent le retour au passé qui a lieu dans la cure. Le présent article cherche à faire le point sur cette question pour mieux comprendre l’usage des souvenirs pendant une analyse et son intérêt pour le présent et le futur de l’analysant. A travers des textes techniques de Freud et quelques éléments de l’enseignement de Lacan, on cherche à rétablir la complexité de cette démarche et sa pertinence. Une place importante est accordée au rôle de l’analyste dans l’articulation du dispositif.
ARTICLE RETIRÉ : Les menaces de la préadolescence
Authors: Bayle Gérard
Published: November 2014

Les menaces de la préadolescence La préadolescence peut être définie à la fin de la période de latence à partir du deuxième temps de la menace de castration annonçant l’arrivée d’une instance paternelle, et cela avant l’instauration des modifications physiques de l’adolescence.
Une adolescente suicidante et le secret de famille : réflexions à partir d'une rencontre clinique au sein d'un service de pédiatrie
Authors: Rozenberg Gaëlle , Petrouchine Roman , Maggi-Perpoint Caterina
Published: November 2014

À partir du récit d’une rencontre avec une jeune suicidante hospitalisée en urgence au sein d’un service de pédiatrie, nous nous proposons de mettre en perspective les problématiques du secret de famille et de la crise suicidaire chez l’adolescent. Nous analysons le rapport qu’entretient l’adolescent avec le secret en général, et avec le secret de famille en particulier. Nous interrogeons le sens de la tentative de suicide de l’adolescent, à la lumière de l’hypothèse d’un secret de famille. Enfin, dans ce contexte singulier, nous nous intéressons à ce qui se joue dans la rencontre entre l’adolescent suicidant et le psychiatre, au cours d’une hospitalisation en pédiatrie. Celle-ci se noue autour des enjeux transférentiels que permet le secret de la relation thérapeutique. Le secret médical dans lequel s’inscrit la rencontre entre le psychiatre et l’adolescent pourrait permettre une actualisation et une élaboration du secret familial.
Modélisation des pratiques psychothérapeutiques avec des migrants allophones
Authors: Elghezouani Abdelhak
Published: November 2014

Résumé La psychothérapie avec des migrants allophones non seulement interroge les postulats et les dispositifs connus des psychothérapies en général, mais elle constitue, à l’occasion, une originalité révolutionnaire lorsqu’elle inclut la présence d’un interprète. Ces derniers dès lors se devaient de leur côté de définir leurs rôles et leurs fonctions alors même que la notion d’interprétariat communautaire se trouve en pleine émergence, et que leur présence et leurs fonctions se trouvent perpétuellement mises en question. La recherche présentée montre finalement l’émergence d’une nouvelle figure dans la prise en charge psychothérapeutique des migrants, et celle des migrants allophones en particulier.
Traditionnalité et modernité dans les familles contemporaines : un exemple africain
Authors: Nguimfack Léonard , Caron Rosa , Beaune Daniel , Tsala Tsala Jacques-Philippe
Published: November 2014

Résumé Le désinvestissement émotionnel des familles vis-à-vis des enfants et vice versa est une modalité frappante du fonctionnement de nombreuses familles en Afrique contemporaine. Ces nouvelles formes familiales, générées par les mutations socioculturelles, contrastent avec la famille africaine authentique, celle dite traditionnelle, reconnue comme solidaire et fonctionnant sur le modèle communautaire. La lecture d’un cas clinique travaillé au Cameroun montre que ces familles sont dans un état de mal-être (souffrance) psychologique, du fait surtout de leur emprise sous une « double contrainte » (exigences contradictoires venant à la fois de la tradition et du modernisme). En raison de quoi elles sont entraînées dans un processus de déconstruction (changement) impliquant en leur sein des transactions dysfonctionnelles, dont l’ampleur de la fugue des enfants dans la rue et des comportements délinquants chez les jeunes ne serait que la traduction ou la métaphore. Toute intervention thérapeutique dans ce domaine devra chercher à modifier la réalité du vécu des familles, en agissant évidemment sur les significations les plus opérationnelles de chacune d’elles, faute de quoi le thérapeute risquera toujours de rater l’objectif même qui fonde sa pratique : soulager les souffrances des gens en provoquant le changement dans le contexte où émerge le symptôme.
Rawls et la justification de la règle de majorité
Authors: Foisneau Luc
Published: November 2014

Résumé La Théorie de la justice fait une place à la règle de majorité : cette règle étant à la fois une source de légitimité en régime démocratique et une source d’erreurs, Rawls lui fait l’honneur ambigu de justifier un devoir d’obéissance à des lois injustes. Il ne suffit pas, en effet, qu’une loi soit contraire à notre sens de la justice pour qu’aussitôt elle perde toute force d’obligation : nous avons aussi un « devoir de civilité » qui nous impose d’accepter, dans une certaine mesure, les défauts de nos institutions. Cette thèse pose une série de problèmes, dont nous partirons pour proposer une réflexion sur les relations entre théorie de la justice et gouvernement par la majorité.
L'injustifiable majorité ? Loi naturelle et logiques majoritaires dans la pensée politique de John Locke Christopher Hamel et Juliette Roussin
Authors: Hamel Christopher , Roussin Juliette
Published: November 2014

Résumé Le présent article se propose d’analyser la justification de la règle de majorité dans les quelques paragraphes qu’y consacre John Locke dans le Second traité du gouvernement civil. Partant de l’interprétation ingénieuse qu’en a récemment donnée Jeremy Waldron, nous montrons que le pouvoir de la majorité ne doit sa légitimité que dans les conditions morales définies par la loi de nature dans l’univers lockéen, et suggérons que le concept contemporain de « circonstances de la politique » sur lequel Waldron entend fonder sa reconstruction ne parvient pas à saisir la spécificité, et indissociablement la limite, de la justification de la règle de majorité dans ces paragraphes du Second traité. L’étude détaillée du texte nous permet en effet d’établir que les différents arguments qu’y développe Locke ne fournissent pas de justification véritablement satisfaisante de la règle de majorité. Nous examinons enfin le sens de la mention de la majorité du peuple dans le contexte de la résistance, pour montrer que la logique majoritaire qui s’affirme au moment de la dissolution du gouvernement et de l’entrée des individus en résistance ne saurait être identifiée à celle qui opère lors de la création de la société politique.
Les conditions de l'obligation majoritaire
Authors: Urfalino Philippe
Published: November 2014

Résumé Partant d’une interrogation de Georg Simmel, l’article examine ce qui, dans une situation de décision collective, contribue à conférer une autorité à une supériorité numérique. Les conditions de l’obligation majoritaire pour les décisions d’une assemblée d’égaux s’avèrent être au nombre de trois. Il faut que cette assemblée ne soit pas une simple collection d’individus mais un corps délibérant, soit une entité collective. Il faut ensuite que l’enjeu de la décision ne mette pas en cause l’attachement des sociétaires à cette entité collective ; enfin, l’agrégation des préférences ne suffit pas à dégager une majorité légitime, encore faut-il que ces préférences soient issues d’une délibération et que, à ce titre, on puisse penser qu’elles auraient pu être autres. Si les préférences sont figées ou ne résultent pas d’une délibération relative aux fins du corps délibérant, la décision collective s’apparente alors à un partage, que l’on peut souhaiter équitable, et la règle de majorité n’est plus pertinente.
6. Criminalité et économie : un mariage efficace et durable
Authors: Soullez Christophe
Published: November 2014

Crime et économie sont intimement liés et sont aujourd’hui, plus qu’hier, des éléments indissociables. L’économie est au cœur des mécanismes criminels et des réflexions sur le processus du passage à l’acte (motivation des auteurs). Elle est utilisée en vue de trouver des explications au passage à l’acte, notamment lorsque des liens sont faits entre pauvreté, chômage, crise économique et criminalité. Mais l’économie est aussi au cœur même des activités criminelles. Elle influence les modes opératoires. Elle offre de nouvelles perspectives et opportunités aux criminels et ouvre un champ d’activités illégales de plus en plus vaste.
Optimization of the Damping Seat’s Body Structure Based on the Task Space
Authors: Zhao Hai Xian
Published: November 2014

This paper is contrary to the seat multi-dimensional problem basing on task space. Using double triangle steward parallel mechanism as the main structure of the seat suspension, according to the sensitive frequency range and the natural frequency of vehicle body, we optimize the design of the suspension system. Research shows that the optimized design of the double triangle Stewart parallel suspension seat suspension system to ensure vertical, pitch, roll three of the more important natural frequency both directions away from the vehicle's natural frequency, but also avoid the human body sensitive frequency range.
P19.CL6 Cells Cultured in Apatite-Fiber Scaffold Differentiate into Cardiomyocytes
Authors: Yasuda Kei , Ishii Hide , Takahara Masahiro , Aizawa Mamoru , Kanzawa Nobuyuki
Published: November 2014

In the present study, we used an apatite-fiber scaffold (AFS) to culture P19.CL6 cells three-dimensionally. AFS was originally developed to use for the bone substitute and has high porosity and complex pore structure. The highly porous structure of AFS suggests it may be compatible for the in vitro reorganization of soft tissue. We previously showed the formation of small cell aggregates in AFS, and that culture in AFS increased the expression of cardiac-specific gene markers without the need for any inducing agent such as DMSO. However, it is difficult to evaluate the physiological function of cells in three-dimensional culture. In this study, we transformed P19.CL6 cells with the pTnnt2::GCaMP5G vector and observed the cells by fluorescence microscopy. pTnnt2::GCaMP5G consists of green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused with the Ca2+-sensitive domain of calmodulin; its expression is driven by a cardiomyocyte-specific promoter. We observed that the blinking of green fluorescence was synchronized to the beating of cardiomyocytes when the P19.CL6 cells were cultured in a dish, but blinking was not observed when the cells were cultured in AFS, even after 16 days. The expression of connexin 43 (Cx43) and enhanced Green Fluorescence Protein(EGFP) was examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Cx43 is a gap junction protein expressed in cardiomyocytes that mediates cell-to-cell coupling. Although the expression of Cx43 and EGFP in transformed cells cultured in AFS was evident, fluorescence blinking of the cells was not observed. The results demonstrate that P19.CL6 cells cultured in AFS rapidly differentiated into early stage cardiomyocytes; however, additional modifications or developments are needed for further differentiation.
Survey on Infant Hearing Loss at Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem-Palestine
Authors: Corradin Lucia , Hindiyeh Musa , Khaled Rasha , Rishmawi Fadi , Zidan Marwan , Marzouqa Hiyam
Published: November 2014

This study describes the epidemiology of infants’ hearing loss (IHL) among patients under 3 months of age at Caritas Baby Hospital, the only pediatric hospital in Palestine. It was aimed to demonstrate that IHL is a major health problem in Palestine and to assess the first available data of the newborn hearing screening program conducted between September 25, 2006 and December 31, 2011. Data was uploaded and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (SPSS version 21). A total of 8144 infants were tested, 4812 (59%) were males and 3332 (41%) were females. As to their origin, 72% (5886) came from the Bethlehem district, 25% (2044) from the Hebron district, while 3% (214) from the other Palestinian districts (Jericho, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin and Jerusalem). The transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and the automated auditory brainstem response were used according to the manufacturer guidelines. The results were interpreted according to the indications of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health, and the European Consensus Development Conference on Neonatal Hearing Screening. Out of the 8144 infants tested, 1507 (14.6%) did not pass the 1st test, 477 (32.8%) of these 1507 infants failed retesting, while 498 (33%) patients were lost to follow-up. Only 152 (31.9%) patients that failed retesting went to an audiologist. The audiologist evaluation revealed that 101 (66.4%) patients presented with a mild-moderate or profound hearing loss according to the Bureau International of Audiophonologie standards, 44 (28.9%) patients had otitis media, whereas 7 cases (4.7%) had no hearing disorders. The overall unadjusted percentage of hearing loss was 1.24%, and the adjusted overall percentage was 1.85%. The chart review showed that jaundice, sepsis, prematurity, lung disease were more common among the affected patients. The high prevalence of childhood deafness in Palestine is of utmost importance and deserves immediate attention on the part of the Palestinian government. Meanwhile, Caritas Baby Hospital undertook to set up a newborn hearing screening unit utilizing the TEOAE method.
The alignment of product strategy to supply chain practices of craft businesses in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Authors: Voortman Craig , Makhitha K. Mercy
Published: November 2014

External factors such as blurring market boundaries, escalating customer diversity and increasing global competitive threats have forced businesses to build strategies around key products and formulate market-driven strategies that are integrated with relationship and supply chain strategies to deliver superior customer value. Indeed, in the modern era of supply chain management, organisations are getting more integrated with their suppliers and customers as a way to manage the total supply chain. The purpose of this research was to determine if product strategies and supply chain practices of small craft business are aligned. Personal in-depth interviews were conducted with nine craft businesses operating in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The findings revealed that craft businesses struggle to match their product strategies with their supply chain strategies. Craft businesses also exhibited some inbound supply chain weaknesses.
Hemodynamic effects of dexmedetomidine during intra-operative electrocorticography for epilepsy surgery
Authors: Chaitanya G. , Arivazhagan A. , Sinha Sanjib , Reddy K. R. Madhusudan , Thennarasu K. , Bharath R. D. , Rao M. Bhaskara , Chandramouli B. A. , Satishchandra P.
Published: November 2014

Background: Dexmedetomidine, a predominant alpha-2-adrenergic agonist has been used in anesthetic practice to provide good sedation. The drug is being recently used in neuroanesthesia during awake surgery for brain tumors and in functional neurosurgery. Materials and Methods: This prospective study analyzed the hemodynamic effects of dexmedetomidine infusion during electrocorticography in patients undergoing surgery for mesial temporal sclerosis. Dexmedetomidine infusion was administered during intra-operative electrocorticography recording, 15 minutes after the end tidal MAC of N 2 O and isoflurane were decreased to zero. Anesthesia was maintained with O 2 :air mixture = 50:50, vecuronium and fentanyl. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO 2) were recorded across at induction, 2 min prior to dexmedetomidine (PreDEX), 5 min during dexmedetomidine infusion (DEX; 1 μg/kg), 5 min after stopping dexmedetomidine and 10 minutes after stopping dexmedetomidine. Results: Forty patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (M: F = 27:13, mean age = 28.15 ± 10.9 years; duration of epilepsy = 12.0 ± 7.9 years) underwent anterior temporal lobe resection with amygdalohippocampectomy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Infusion of dexmedetomidine caused a transient fall in HR in 87.5% of patients and an increase in MAP in 62.5% of patients, which showed a tendency to revert back towards PreDEX values within 10 min after stopping the infusion. Sixty-five percent of the patients showed ≤25% reduction and 10% of them showed >25% reduction in HR. 47.5% of the patients showed ≤25% increase and 15% of them showed >25% increase in MAP. These changes were over a narrow range and within physiological limits. Conclusion: The infusion of dexmedetomidine for a short period causes reduction of HR and increase in MAP in patients, however the variations are within acceptable range.
Study of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with headache using a short structured clinical interview in a rural neurology clinic in Western India
Authors: Desai Soaham Dilip , Pandya Radhika Himanshu
Published: November 2014

Background: Psychiatric disorders are common in patients attending neurology clinics with headache. Evaluation of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with headache is often missed in the busy neurology clinics. Aims: To assess the prevalence of Axis-I DSM-IV psychiatric disorders in patients with primary headache disorders in a rural-based tertiary neurology clinic in Western India. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional observation survey was conducting assessing all patients with migraine, tension-type headache and chronic daily headache attending the Neurology Clinic of Shree Krishna Hospital, a rural medical teaching hospital in Karamsad, in Gujarat in Western India. Materials and Methods: A total of 101 consecutive consenting adults with headache were interviewed using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.), a structured diagnostic clinical interview to assess prevalence of Axis-I DSM-IV psychiatric disorders. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS software version 16 and a binomial regression model was used to study the relationship of psychiatric co-morbidity with patient-related factors. Results: 49 out of 101 (48.5%) patients with headache suffered from depressive disorders (dysthymia or depression or suicidality), 18 out of 101 patients with headache (17.90%) suffered from anxiety related disorders (generalized anxiety disorder or agoraphobia or social phobia or panic disorder). Conclusions: Axis-I psychiatric disorders are a significant comorbidity among patients with headache disorders. M.I.N.I. can be used as a short, less time consuming instrument to assess all patients with headache disorders.
Demography, types, outcome and relationship of surgically treated intracranial suppuration complicating chronic suppurative otitis media and bacterial rhinosinusitis
Authors: Idowu Olufemi Emmanuel , Adekoya Vincent A. , Adeyinka Adesegun P. , Beredugo-Amadasun Bogofanyo K. , Olubi Olawale O.
Published: November 2014

Introduction: Surgically treated intracranial suppurations (ICS) are uncommon, life-threatening neurosurgical emergencies. They can result from complication of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) and bacterial rhinosinusitis (BRS). The objective of this study was to know the frequency of BRS and CSOM and relate it to its rare complication of surgically treated ICS while also describing the demography, type and outcome of ICS that resulted from BRS and CSOM. Materials and Methods: All patients that presented to the Otorhinolaryngological department and Neurosurgical unit of the same institution with clinical and radiological features of CSOM, BRS, and ICS were prospectively studied over a 5-year period. Patients were followed up for a minimum of 3 months. Results: Two thousand, two hundred and seventy-nine patients presented during the 5-year study period. Of all these patients, 1511 had CSOM (66.3%) and 768 (33.7%) presented with features of BRS. Eleven (0.73%) had ICS complicating their CSOM while 8 (1.04%) cases of surgically treated ICS followed BRS. Bacterial rhinosinusitis was not more likely to lead to ICS (P = 0.4348). The Odds ratio (OR) of a child ≤ 18 years of age with CSOM developing ICS was 5.24 (95% Confidence interval 1.13-24.34; P = 0.0345), while it was 7.60 (95% Confidence interval 1.52-37.97; P = 0.0134) for children with BRS. Conclusions: The most common type of ICS complicating CSOM and BRS was brain abscess and subdural empyema, respectively. Children are more prone to develop surgical ICS following CSOM and BRS. The proportion of males that had ICS was higher in both CSOM and BRS patients. Optimal outcome is achieved in patients that presented with GCS of 13 and above.
Trichophagia along with trichobezoar in the absence of trichotillomania
Authors: Mehra Aseem , Avasthi Ajit , Gupta Vikas , Grover Sandeep
Published: November 2014

Trichobezoars are rarely described in the absence of trichotillomania. In this report we present a case of trichobezoar associated with trichophagia in the absence of trichotillomania. A 16-year-old girl presented to surgery outpatient with complaints of pain in abdomen and vomiting for the last 6 months. Physical examination revealed a 14 × 16 cm firm, tender, mass with smooth surface, irregular margins, which was mobile with respiration. Ultrasound abdomen revealed a bizarre lesion in the right upper and middle abdomen suggestive of gastric bezoars. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy did not reveal any abnormality in the esophagus and showed a large mobile mass in the stomach. In view of trichobezoar, psychiatry consultation was sought. Exploration of history revealed that the patient was eating hairs and clay since early childhood. As per patient she would eat hairs thrown by others. She would like the taste of hair and had strong persistent desire to eat hair and would go out searching for the same. At times she would also eat clay. However, she denied of pulling her own hairs. Physical examination of scalp and other body parts did not show any evidence of alopecia or pulling of hair/short hair. She was managed surgically and was counseled about the consequences of eating hairs and clays and was encouraged not to eat hair. To conclude our case suggests that patients can have trichobezoar and trichophagia even in the absence of trichotillomania.
Cerebellar ataxia in a young patient: A rare path to lupus
Authors: Ghosh Kaushik , Chatterjee Atri , Ghosh Susmita , Chakraborty Sisir
Published: November 2014

Cerebellar ataxia is a rare manifestation of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Development of vasculitic infarcts in the cerebellum is the most plausible reason of this manifestation. We report the case of a patient who presented with characteristic skin rashes of lupus along with cerebellar signs. Imaging of brain in this patient revealed prominent cerebellar atrophy. She was treated with mycophenolate mofetil and oral corticosteroid, and there was no further progression of her neurological signs after the initiation of therapy. In the clinical context of varied presentations of neurolupus, this is one of the rare sightings and our treatment protocol holds promise as first-line therapy in future.
Mania following organophosphate poisoning
Authors: Mohapatra Satyakam , Rath Neelmadhav
Published: November 2014

Organophosphate poisoning is the most common poisoning in developing countries. Although the acute muscarinic and nicotinic side-effects of organophosphate poisoning are well known and easily recognized, but neuropsychiatric changes are rarely reported. We are reporting a case of a 33-year-old female who developed manic episode following acute organophosphate poisoning.
Sporadic E layer at mid-latitudes: average properties and influence of atmospheric tides
Authors: Pignalberi A. , Pezzopane M. , Zuccheretti E.
Published: November 2014

Abstract. This paper describes a study of the daily variability shown by the main characteristics of the sporadic E (Es) layer, that is the top frequency (ftEs) and the lowest virtual height (h'Es). The study is based on ionograms recorded by the Advanced Ionospheric Sounder by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (AIS-INGV) ionosondes installed in the ionospheric stations at Rome (41.8° N, 12.5° E) and Gibilmanna (37.9° N, 14.0° E), Italy, during the summer (June, July, August and September) of 2013, a year falling in the ascending phase of solar cycle 24. The ftEs presents a diurnal variation characterized by two maxima, the first around noon is very well defined and the second in the evening/night is much less defined; the amplitude of both maxima decreases from June to September accompanied by a general decrease of the ftEs values which is more pronounced in the daytime than in the nighttime. h'Es also presents a diurnal variation characterized by two maxima but, unlike ftEs, these present the same amplitude which is independent from the considered month. Assuming that both ftEs and h'Es trends are influenced by the atmospheric tides, the height–time–intensity (HTI) technique was applied to deeply investigate how these waves control the Es dynamics. The HTI study, along with a fast Fourier transform analysis, show that a well-defined semidiurnal periodicity characterizes the Es layer dynamics most accurately in June and July, while in August and September the daytime semidiurnal periodicity becomes weaker and the role of the diurnal periodicity is consequently highlighted.
A Team Treatment Approach After Major Brain Surgery: Rehabilitation Post–Functional Hemispherectomy
Authors: Bolek Jeffrey
Published: November 2014

Difficult medical cases are often best addressed by a team approach where the expertise of several disciplines can be brought to bear on multiple challenges. This article reviews the team approach at the Motor Control Program at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation. In the case of a school-age child, in addition to medical issues there are social, family, educational, and scheduling issues that affect the progress of the patient. This case describes how quantitative surface electromyographic (QSEMG) biofeedback was one part of an overall treatment plan to help restore a child to health after major brain surgery.
On Memory, Forgetting, and Complicity in “The Cask of Amontillado”
Authors: DiSanza Raymond
Published: November 2014

This article explores the relationship between audience, the motive for murder, and narrative purpose in Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado,” arguing ultimately that the various questions raised by these aspects of the text are far more interconnected than has frequently been acknowledged. It challenges many of the stock interpretations of the story in an effort to open up more fruitful avenues for exploring one of Poe's most noteworthy masterpieces. The primary focus of the article is on the nature of audience complicity generally in the horror genre, and, more specifically, within Poe's story, and how that complicity is at the heart of the most effective horror stories.
Use of Physical Therapy in a Dog with Bilateral Severe Plantigrade Stance
Authors: Ree Jennifer , Hayashi Kei , Woelz Jacqueline , Kim Sun Young
Published: November 2014

A 3.5 yr old spayed female Staffordshire terrier weighing 25.5 kg was presented with a 7 wk history of bilateral plantigrade stance in the pelvic limbs directly following an ovariohysterectomy procedure. Upon presentation, the dog had bilateral atrophy of the distal pelvic limb muscles, enlarged popliteal lymph nodes, and ulcerative wounds on the dorsa of her rear paws. Orthopedic examination revealed intact calcaneal tendons bilaterally and neurologic examination localized the lesion to the distal sciatic nerve. A diagnosis of compressive and stretch neuropathy was made affecting the distal sciatic nerve branches. Physical therapy modalities included neuromuscular electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and low-level laser therapy. Other therapeutic modalities included the use of orthotics and progressive wound care. The dog had increased muscle mass, return of segmental reflexes, return of nociception, and the ability to walk on pelvic limbs with higher carriage of the hock 15 mo following presentation. The use of custom orthotics greatly increased the quality of life and other physical therapy modalities may have improved the prognosis in this dog with severe bilateral plantigrade stance due to neuropathy.
COMPREENSÃO DOS ENFERMEIROS SOBRE O EXERCÍCIO DA LIDERANÇA NO AMBIENTE HOSPITALAR
Authors: Amestoy Simone Coelho , Backes Vânia Marli Schubert , Trindade Letícia De Lima , Ávila Veridiana Corrêa , Oliveira Anelise Freitas Lins de , Silva Camila Neves da
Published: November 2014

Objetivou-se conhecer a compreensão dos enfermeiros sobre liderança, bem como as estratégias utilizadas que facilitam seu exercício no ambiente hospitalar. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa do tipo descritiva, na qual foi usado o estudo de caso como estratégia de investigação. Participaram 25 enfermeiros que trabalham em hospitais de Florianópolis-SC-Brasil. As informações foram obtidas de maio a dezembro de 2010, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturada e oficinas dialógicas, e analisadas por meio da Análise Temática, emergindo dois temas: Compreensão dos enfermeiros sobre liderança e Estratégias que facilitam o exercício da liderança. Os resultados sinalizam que a liderança é uma habilidade relacional que contribui para o gerenciamento do cuidado, da equipe e do ambiente hospitalar, sendo potencializada pelo diálogo enquanto principal estratégia que facilita e fortalece o exercício da liderança do enfermeiro.
Marketing de Patentes à Inovação: Um Estudo Multicaso em Universidades Brasileiras
Authors: Malvezzi Felipe De Almeida , Zambalde Andre Luiz , Rezende Daniel Carvalho de
Published: November 2014

Formas de tornar as patentes de universidades brasileiras em inovao tm sido discutidas tanto pela academia quanto pelos rgos financiadores visando gerar, alm de conhecimento, benefcios sociais e econmicos para a universidade e para a sociedade em geral. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender as estratgias e prticas de marketing desenvolvidas por universidades brasileiras para a promoo e comercializao de registros de patentes, visando inovao. O pressuposto para esta investigao que a utilizao das estratgias de marketing constitui um aspecto necessrio e fundamental para o sucesso da transferncia de patentes quando se vislumbra a inovao tecnolgica. A pesquisa exploratria com abordagem qualitativa fundamentada em referencial terico, documental, entrevistas e estudo multicaso. Aps levantamento e anlise dos dados envolvendo a UNICAMP, USP e UFMG na promoo e comercializao de seus registros de patentes, observou-se que as principais prticas de marketing identificadas foram: inventrio e classificao de patentes, agentes de inovao, comunicao integrada de marketing, vitrine tecnolgica, resumo executivo de patentes, promoo de eventos e visitas institucionais. Conclui-se ainda, no contexto do marketing na gesto da inovao na universidade, que o maior desafio conseguir trabalhar a inovao radical e a incremental de forma diferente e simultaneamente, pois ambas so necessrias para o desenvolvimento cientfico e tecnolgico a curto e longo prazo.
Fungi on fir honey-dew
Authors: Borowska Alicja , Demianowicz Zofia
Published: November 2014

The results are reported of the investigations of fungi growing on fir honey-dew in the Holy Cross National Park. Those most commonly oceurring are Capnophialophola pinophila (Nees) Borowska and Triposporium pinophilum Neger. They are also the chief components of the fungous assemblage that develops in this particular habitat.
Interaction between some fungi living on cereal seeding material
Authors: Łacicowa Barbara
Published: November 2014

The biotic relations were evaluated between saprophytic fungi genera Fusarium and Helmithosporium. Most of the saprophytic fungi restricted the development of Helmihthosporium sativum and H. triseptatum more than that of Fusarium nivale and F. avenaceum. Sordaria fimicola was the only fungus which restricted the growth of Helminthosporium sativum, H. triseptatum, Fusarium nivale and F. avenaceum.
Higher fungi on the Morskie Oko dale in the Tatra
Authors: Frejlak Sylwester
Published: November 2014

Results are Reported of investigation on the mykoflora of the postglacial dale Morskie Oko in Tatra Mountains in the period 1958-1966. Exploration of this region supplied 149 species of higher fungi. Some characters of the fruiting bodies, connected with the specific habitat and Tatra microclimate are discussed and is the problem of fungi protection in Tatra.
Higher macroscopic fungi in the oak-hornbeam forests of the central Poland
Authors: Ławrynowicz Maria
Published: November 2014

In 1966-70 the author has investigated macroscopic fungi in the association Tilio-Carpinetum Tracz 1962 and Potentillo albae-Quercetum Liob. 1933 of nature reserves in the central Poland. Aspecial method of exploration was employed by introduction of frequency grades considered as a relation between the phytosociological constancy and the periodicity of fruitbodies occurrence. The results are ilustrated by five tables. The evidence matter includes 532 species of fungi.
Some remarks on fluorrescent subsances in fruit-bodies of genus Cortinarius and their possible application for the purposes of systematics
Authors: Niespiak Andrzej , Noculak Alicja , Siewierski Antoni
Published: November 2014

Herbarial specimens of 37 species of subgenus Phlegmacium were examined using the method of thin-layer and paper chromatography. The species of sections Amarescents, Scauri and Fulvi were found to contain more compounds fluorescent in UV light than thosse of the remaining sections. When comparing the Rf of stains appearing in chromatograms with the standards - emodin, chrysophanol, antrachinone and direin-it was noted that small amounts of emodin may be found in fruit bodies of Cortinarius elegantior Fr. only.
Contributions to the knowledge of the geographical distribution of higher fungi in Europe
Authors: Skirgiełło Alina
Published: November 2014

The distribution of the localities of 25 species of higher fungi from series "3" typed for charting in Europe by CMME was analysed. Remarks concerning the locality or host were included.
Changes in slime mould flora in the reservation of Puszczy Śnieżnej Białki
Authors: Stojanowska Wanda
Published: November 2014

This paper deals with the changes which have taken place after 15 years in the slime-molds flora of the reservation forest of Puszcza Snieżnej Białki, in Silesia. In 1959-60 28 species were known from this region. Now 42 species are known from this forest. Thus the amount of the slime-molds taxons in this forest increased to 50 species.
Investigations of carotenoids in fungi. III. Fructifications of some species from the genus Suillus
Authors: Czeczuga Bazyli
Published: November 2014

Using column and thin-layer chromatography the occurrence of carotenoids and their content was determined in fructifications of 5 species from the genus Suillus. 21 carotenoids were found, among them 3 which had not hitherto been detected in fungi (auroxanthin, 3,4-dihydroxy-α-carotene and myxoxantophyll). Moreover quantitative and qualitative differences were found in the content of carotenoids in fructifications of Boletus luteus which may be of importance in their taxonomy.
Disease symptoms occurring in caterpillars of Malacosoma neustria L. (Lepidoptera) infected by some fungi
Authors: Machowicz-Stefaniak Zofia
Published: November 2014

The infection of M. neustria<-i> caterpillars by Beauveria bassiana<-i> (Bals.) Vuill., Metarrhizium anisopliae<-i> (Metsch.) Sorok., Paecilomyces farinosus<-i> (Dicks. ex Fr.) Brown et Smith, Verticillium lecanii<-i> (Zimm.) Viegas causes the decrease of their viability, paralysis and mummification of the body. Only in the case of B. bassiana the character distinguishing infection by this fungus are black spots on the surface of the cuticle. The easy development and aboundant spore formation of the above-mentioned hyphomycetous fungi on M. neustria<-i> facilitate the determination of the causes of the disease.
Consider Best Practices for Deploying Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Authors: Ball Joe
Published: November 2014

Advanced metering infrastructure helps utilities understand usage, proactively manage resources, and respond better to customers. Facilitate project success by following best practices and learning lessons from previous deployments.
How Do We Meet the Challenge of Aging Infrastructure?
Authors: Qureshi Naeem
Published: November 2014

Drinking water infrastructure is nearing the end of its useful life throughout the United States. The nation's public water systems are stressed. How utilities respond to this challenge and get support for increasing rates will require careful planning, strategic prioritization, appropriate rate structures, public outreach, and effective communication with all stakeholders.
L’emploi peu qualifié et à bas salaire : problématiques nord-européennes
Authors: Lamanthe1 Annie
Published: November 2014

Les emplois peu qualifiés et à bas salaire ne tendent pas à disparaître dans les pays les plus développés. Au contraire, force est de constater que dans plusieurs de ces pays la croissance de l’emploi se fait dans les secteurs où les emplois peu qualifiés se concentrent. Et il faut voir là une des manifestations des dynamiques actuelles du capitalisme. Une recherche comparative entre cinq pays d’Europe du Nord (Allemagne, Danemark, France, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni) montre cependant que, si ces pays sont tous concernés par cette tendance générale, la présence de travailleurs à bas salaire n’a pas le même poids partout. Les dimensions institutionnelles propres à chaque pays apparaissent comme un facteur déterminant tant de la proportion de travailleurs à bas salaire que des conditions offertes à ces derniers. Bien qu’elles aient partout connu des modifications à la baisse, la nature et la force des institutions de régulation du marché du travail créent la différence. L’existence ou non d’un salaire minimum légal, le régime des conventions collectives et le taux de couverture des salariés par des accords collectifs, la nature et le degré de la régulation de l’emploi temporaire jouent un rôle primordial.
Renverser la tendance à la pauvreté au travail en instaurant un revenu minimum garanti au Québec ?
Authors: Boucher1 Marie-Pierre
Published: November 2014

Qu’elle soit nommée « allocation universelle », « impôt négatif », « revenu de citoyenneté » ou « revenu minimum garanti », l’idée d’un revenu de base inconditionnel continue d’alimenter les passions et les réflexions au Québec, en Europe et ailleurs dans le monde. Le revenu minimum garanti est une mesure de soutien du revenu ou de lutte contre la pauvreté intégrée à la fiscalité. Cet article présente l’une des périodes de l’examen de la faisabilité de l’implantation d’un revenu minimum garanti, dans les années 1970 au Canada et au Québec. Cette période est mise en parallèle avec l’instauration de l’aide sociale en 1969, puis avec les réformes néolibérales des systèmes de protection sociale canadien et québécois des dernières décennies. Nous examinerons ces réformes au regard de la gestion de la main-d’oeuvre de la politique sociale, laquelle participe, par l’activation, à la segmentation flexible du système d’emploi.
Externalisation de la force de travail au Brésil : une voie sans retour ?
Authors: Carleial1 Liana
Published: November 2014

L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser le développement récent, dans la société brésilienne, de l´externalisation de la force de travail. Dans la première décennie de ce siècle, la société brésilienne et son économie ont vécu une période spéciale marquée par le retour de la croissance économique, l’augmentation des investissements et des emplois bénéficiant d’un contrat de travail formel. Cependant, cette performance de l’économie brésilienne a encouragé à son tour une augmentation significative de la pratique de l´externalisation de la force de travail qui est en train de se généraliser à tous les secteurs d´activités économiques. Dans un contexte où l’on observe à la fois un certain optimisme vis-à-vis de la croissance économique et du marché du travail au Brésil et une augmentation du recours à l´externalisation de la force de travail, le cadre juridique très fragile paraît tout à fait incapable de réguler cette pratique qui conduit à la précarisation du travail.
Zeo‐Click Synthesis: Copper‐Zeolite‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Ynamides
Authors: Harkat Hassina , Borghèse Sophie , Nigris Matteo De , Kiselev Serguei , Bénéteau Valérie , Pale Patrick
Published: November 2014

Copper(I)‐zeolites, especially copper(I)‐ultra stable Y zeolite (USY), are very efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the coupling of functionalized 1‐bromoalkynes and various nitrogen derivatives. Under these conditions, sulfonylated alkyl‐ or arylamines and various N‐heterocycles, such as oxazolidinones or indoles, could be efficiently transformed into the corresponding N‐alkynyl derivatives. However, imidazoles gave addition products rather than coupling products. The reaction conditions proved compatible with a variety of functional and protecting groups. Such zeolitic catalysts can be recycled and reused at least five times without significant deactivation. Low catalyst loading could be used (4 mol%) and as low as 0.8 mol% of this heterogeneous copper catalyst still gave good conversion and yields.

magnified image