bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Creative Potential and Self-Reported Learning Disabilities of Polish University Students Who Major in Special Education
Authors: Gindrich Piotr Alfred , Kazanowski Zdzislaw
Published: February 2017

The basic purpose of this research was to explore certain dimensions of creative potential in university students who assessed their scholastic skills using self-ratings of the symptoms of learning disabilities. The learning disabled (LD; n = 47) group revealed lower levels of self-reported scholastic skills, whereas the non–learning disabled (NLD; n = 52) group showed higher levels. Both female and male undergraduate students of Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (MCSU), who majored in special education, participated in the study. The creative potentials of the LD and NLD groups of MCSU students were compared. The creative potential was investigated in two ways. First, the subjects were asked to think of as many uses as they could for a paperclip and a pencil (Alternative Uses Task by Guilford). Second, they were asked to complete a Creative Behavior Questionnaire (KANH) by Popek. Furthermore, the subjects were asked to complete a Rating Scale for Intensity of LD Symptoms. Thus, they were requested to self-report the intensity of their LD symptoms. It was found that nonconformity and heuristic behavior were the factors that differentiated the university students with self-reported LD from their peers in the NLD group. In general, taking into consideration the scores that were obtained in the KANH, the LD group obtained a lower level of creative potential, compared with the NLD group. The effects of gender, self-reported LD, and instrument selection on our research outcomes are also discussed.
Disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: Evidence from India
Authors: Laskar Najul , Maji Santi G.
Published: February 2017

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a crucial research domain over the last decade due to the imperative that when CSR activities are communicated in the form of a report, it helps in improving firm performance. Thus, the main purpose of the present study is to analyse CSR disclosure trend in India and to investigate the association between CSR and the performance of the firm from 2008–2009 to 2013–2014. Content analysis is employed using Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework as a base to calculate the disclosure score relating to CSR and its components, that is, human related (HR) information, society related (SO) information and product related (PR) information. Firm performance is measured by Market to Book Ratio (MBR). CSR disclosure score is found to be increasing over the study period and regarding the components of CSR, the disclosure score of SO is found to be the highest (nearly 89 per cent) followed by HR (nearly 84 per cent) and PR (nearly 83 per cent). These scores are further utilised to find the influence of CSR (including its components) on firm performance using random generalised least squares (GLS) model. The results of the regression model indicate positive and significant impact of CSR (including its components) on firm performance.
Muscle Weakness
Authors: Al Kaissi Ali , Ryabykh Sergey , Ochirova Polina , Kenis Vladimir , Hofstätter Jochen G. , Grill Franz , Ganger Rudolf , Kircher Susanne Gerit
Published: February 2017

Marked ligamentous hyperlaxity and muscle weakness/wasting associated with awkward gait are the main deficits confused with the diagnosis of myopathy. Seven children (6 boys and 1 girl with an average age of 8 years) were referred to our department because of diverse forms of skeletal abnormalities. No definitive diagnosis was made, and all underwent a series of sophisticated investigations in other institutes in favor of myopathy. We applied our methodology through the clinical and radiographic phenotypes followed by targeted genotypic confirmation. Three children (2 boys and 1 girl) were compatible with the diagnosis of progressive pseudorheumatoid chondrodysplasia. The genetic mutation was correlated with the WISP 3 gene actively expressed by articular chondrocytes and located on chromosome 6. Klinefelter syndrome was the diagnosis in 2 boys. Karyotyping confirmed 47,XXY (aneuploidy of Klinefelter syndrome). And 2 boys were finally diagnosed with Morquio syndrome (MPS type IV A) as both showed missense mutations in the N-acetylgalactosamine-sulfate sulfatase gene. Misdiagnosis can lead to the initiation of a long list of sophisticated investigations.
Femoral and Tibial Tunnel Diameter and Bioabsorbable Screw Findings After Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction in 5-Year Clinical and MRI Follow-up
Authors: Kiekara Tommi , Paakkala Antti , Suomalainen Piia , Huhtala Heini , Järvelä Timo
Published: February 2017

Background:

Tunnel enlargement is frequently seen in short-term follow-up after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). According to new evidence, tunnel enlargement may be followed by tunnel narrowing, but the long-term evolution of the tunnels is currently unknown.

Hypothesis/Purpose:

The hypothesis was that tunnel enlargement is followed by tunnel narrowing caused by ossification as seen in follow-up using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ossification pattern of the tunnels, the communication of the 2 femoral and 2 tibial tunnels, and screw absorption findings in MRI.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

Thirty-one patients underwent anatomic double-bundle ACLR with hamstring grafts and bioabsorbable interference screw fixation and were followed with MRI and clinical evaluation at 2 and 5 years postoperatively.

Results:

The mean tunnel enlargement at 2 years was 58% and reduced to 46% at 5 years. Tunnel ossification resulted in evenly narrowed tunnels in 44%, in conical tunnels in 48%, and fully ossified tunnels in 8%. Tunnel communication increased from 13% to 23% in the femur and from 19% to 23% in the tibia between 2 and 5 years and was not associated with knee laxity. At 5 years, 54% of the screws were not visible, with 35% of the screws replaced by a cyst and 19% fully ossified. Tunnel cysts were not associated with worse patient-reported outcomes or knee laxity. Patients with a tibial anteromedial tunnel cyst had higher Lysholm scores than patients without a cyst (93 and 84, P = .03).

Conclusion:

Tunnel enlargement was followed by tunnel narrowing in 5-year follow-up after double-bundle ACLR. Tunnel communication and tunnel cysts were frequent MRI findings and not associated with adverse clinical evaluation results.
Evaluating Multipulse Integration as a Neural-Health Correlate in Human Cochlear-Implant Users: Relationship to Psychometric Functions for Detection
Authors: Zhou Ning , Dong Lixue
Published: February 2017

In electrical hearing, multipulse integration (MPI) describes the rate at which detection threshold decreases with increasing stimulation rate in a fixed-duration pulse train. In human subjects, MPI has been shown to be dependent on the psychophysically estimated spread of neural excitation at a high stimulation rate, with broader spread predicting greater integration. The first aim of the present study was to replicate this finding using alternative methods for measuring MPI and spread of neural excitation. The second aim was to test the hypothesis that MPI is related to the slope of the psychometric function for detection. Specifically, a steep d’ versus stimulus level function would predict shallow MPI since the amount of current reduction necessary to compensate for an increase in stimulation rate to maintain threshold would be small. The MPI function was measured by obtaining adaptive detection thresholds at 160 and 640 pulses per second. Spread of neural excitation was measured by forward-masked psychophysical tuning curves. All psychophysical testing was performed in a monopolar stimulation mode (MP 1 + 2). Results showed that MPI was correlated with the slopes of the tuning curves, with broader tuning predicting steeper MPI, confirming the earlier finding. However, there was no relationship between MPI and the slopes of the psychometric functions. These results suggest that a broad stimulation of the cochlea facilitates MPI. MPI however is not related to the estimated neural excitation growth with current level near the behavioral threshold, at least in monopolar stimulation.
Multi-Agent Foraging: state-of-the-art and research challenges
Authors: Zedadra Ouarda , Jouandeau Nicolas , Seridi Hamid , Fortino Giancarlo
Published: February 2017

Background

The foraging task is one of the canonical testbeds for cooperative robotics, in which a collection of robots has to search and transport objects to specific storage point(s). In this paper, we investigate theMulti-Agent Foraging(MAF) problem from several perspectives that we analyze in depth.

Results

First, we define theForaging Problemaccording to literature definitions. Then we analyze previously proposed taxonomies, and propose a new foraging taxonomy characterized by four principal axes:Environment, Collective, StrategyandSimulation, summarize related foraging works and classify them through our new foraging taxonomy. Then, we discuss the real implementation of MAF and present a comparison between some related foraging works considering important features that show extensibility, reliability and scalability of MAF systems

Conclusions

Finally we present and discuss recent trends in this field, emphasizing the various challenges that could enhance the existing MAF solutions and make them realistic.
Price Cutting and Business Stealing in Imperfect Cartels
Authors: Bernheim B. Douglas , Madsen Erik
Published: February 2017

Although economists have made substantial progress toward formulating theories of collusion in industrial cartels that account for a variety of fact patterns, important puzzles remain. Standard models of repeated interaction formalize the observation that cartels keep participants in line through the threat of punishment, but they fail to explain two important factual observations: first, apparently deliberate cheating actually occurs; second, it frequently goes unpunished even when it is detected. We propose a theory of equilibrium price cutting and business stealing in cartels to bridge this gap between theory and observation. (JEL D43, L12, L13)
Interventions at the end of life – a taxonomy for ‘overlapping consensus’
Authors: Clark David , Inbadas Hamilton , Colburn Ben , Forrest Catriona , Richards Naomi , Whitelaw Sandy , Zaman Shahaduz
Published: February 2017

Context:Around the world there is increasing interest in end of life issues. An unprecedented number of people dying in future decades will put new strains on families, communities, services and governments.  It will also have implications for representations of death and dying within society and for the overall orientation of health and social care. What interventions are emerging in the face of these challenges?

Methods:We conceptualize a comprehensive taxonomy of interventions, defined as ‘organized responses to end of life issues’.

Findings:We classify the range of end of life interventions into 10 substantive categories: policy, advocacy, educational, ethico-legal, service, clinical, research, cultural, intangible, self-determined. We distinguish between two empirical aspects of any end of life intervention: the ‘locus’ refers to the space or spaces in which it is situated; the ‘focus’ captures its distinct character and purpose. We also contend that end of life interventions can be seen conceptually in two ways – as ‘frames’ (organized responses that primarilyconstructa shared understanding of an end of life issue) or as ‘instruments’ (organized responses thatassumea shared understanding and then move to act in that context).

Conclusions:Our taxonomy opens up the debate about end of life interventions in new ways to provide protagonists, activists, policy makers, clinicians, researchers and educators with a comprehensive framework in which to place their endeavours and more effectively to assess their efficacy. Following the inspiration of political philosopher John Rawls, we seek to foster an ‘overlapping consensus’ on how interventions at the end of life can be construed, understood and assessed.
Crossing borders to share our cultural experiences
Authors: Gibbin Fay
Published: February 2017

Cross-cultural opportunities, such as Erasmus, offer professionals the chance to experience international childcare provision first-hand and to share their ideas about what the future has in store for childcare.
Putting healthy eating on the early years menu
Authors: Francis-Pester Dawn
Published: February 2017

Settings are well placed to have a key role in shaping the nation's health, as children spend longer hours in childcare. We look at what constitutes a healthy diet and how to promote good eating habits.
Music is vital in the earliest years
Authors: Crabbe Caroline
Published: February 2017

The government has announced investment in ‘Music hubs’, which is a welcome cash injection for older school children, but excludes those in pre-school who would benefit the most from this initiative.
Tic-tac-toe, here we go!
Authors: Harries Judith
Published: February 2017

The last article in a series that has explored traditional games takes a look at paper and pencil games, which have probably been around as long as people have been able to make marks on other objects.
Celebrate our green planet
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: February 2017

Our early years settings will have children from many different backgrounds with families stretching all across the world. Each will have its own traditions, but some celebrations are truly global in nature.
Halfway between Memory and History: Romanian Gulag Memoirs as a Genre
Authors: Petrinca Ruxandra
Published: February 2017

Halfway Between Memory and History: Romanian Gulag Memoirs as a Genre
Memoirs offer unique human testaments to historical events. This article analyses a sample of seven Gulag memoirs that recount experiences of imprisonment at the height of the Stalinist repression in Romania, between 1947 and 1964. The paper looks at the literary conventions employed by the authors in the recounting of their stories. The memoirs were chosen for the broad range of perspectives they represent, with particular attention being paid to the gendered experiences of imprisonment. The texts will be approached through the lenses of literary criticism, as this article analyses common tropes, motifs, characters, and techniques of narration - elements that make Gulag memoirs a ‘genre’ in its own right. A close reading of the text will uncover not only the gruesome realities of Communist persecution, imprisonment, and torture, but also the prevailing mentalities of that era. The literary components of the texts provide clues that help in decoding the authors’ self and their understanding of history.
A Pause in Peripheral Perspectives: Sergei Diaghliev's 1898 Exhibition of Russian and Finnish Art
Authors: Pavlenko Ksenia
Published: February 2017

A Pause in Peripheral Perspectives: Sergei Diaghliev's 1898 Exhibition of Russian and Finnish Art
Revolution: New Art for a New World (2016)
Authors: Grebenarova Iglika
Published: February 2017

Revolution: New Art for a New World (2016)
Sign-speaking: The structure of simultaneous bimodal utterances
Authors: Zeshan Ulrike , Panda Sibaji
Published: February 2017

We present data from a bimodal trilingual situation involving Indian Sign Language (ISL), Hindi and English. Signers are co-using these languages while in group conversations with deaf people and hearing non-signers. The data show that in this context, English is an embedded language that does not impact on the grammar of the utterances, while both ISL and Hindi structures are realised throughout. The data show mismatches between the simultaneously expressed ISL and Hindi, such that semantic content and/or syntactic structures are different in both languages, yet are produced at the same time. The data also include instances of different propositions expressed simultaneously in the two languages. This under-documented behaviour is called “sign-speaking” here, and we explore its implications for theories of multilingualism, code-switching, and bilingual language production.
Creativity is Always a Social Process
Authors: Elisondo Romina
Published: February 2017

The article explores the social essence of creativity. Two studies where interactions with others shape the development of creative processes are presented; first, theoretical perspectives on creativity as social process are discussed. The first study analyzes social aspects of creative processes developed during leisure activities. Men and women (N=150) living in Córdoba (Argentina) were interviewed in the research. The second study is a form of biographical research. The sample includes 22 Argentine personalities prominent in the scientific and artistic fields. As a main result, in the two studies we observed that links with family, teachers, peers, colleagues, mentors, tutors and disciples shape the possibilities of developing everyday creativity as well as Big-C creativity. Finally, considerations and suggestions for future research on creativity as a social process are presented. Creativity emerges from dialogues, interactions and practices with others. It is not a solitary process: it involves languages, knowledge and actions that are socially constructed.
Creative Openings in the Social Interactions of Teaching
Authors: Beghetto Ronald A.
Published: February 2017

What role does creativity play in the social interactions of teaching? The purpose of this brief communication is to address this question by introducing the concept of creative openings. Creative openings refer to unexpected breaks in otherwise planned teaching interactions that result in new and meaningful insights, perspectives and understandings. The concept of creative openings builds on recent work that has endeavored to explore how creative thought and action can emerge in the socio-psychological and material interactions of practice. The article opens by briefly introducing creative openings, highlights three key moment (interactional ruptures, interactional responses and interactional outcomes) that researchers can use to examine the trajectory of creative openings. The article closes with a brief example that illustrates these key moments and how they might be represented diagrammatically. Directions for future research are also discussed.
The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour
Authors: Chen Bin-Bin
Published: February 2017

This study examined the mediation effect of creative self-concept on the relationship between Openness to Experience and creative behaviours among university students. Participants in the study completed self-report measures of Openness to Experience, creative behaviours and creative self-concept. Structural equation modelling revealed that, as predicted, Openness to Experience was indirectly related to creative behaviours through creative self-concept. Implications for future research and limitations of the present findings are discussed.
Contradiction and Kant’s Formula of Universal Law
Authors: Kleingeld Pauline
Published: February 2017

Kant’s most prominent formulation of the Categorical Imperative, known as the Formula of Universal Law (FUL), is generally thought to demand that one act only on maxims that one can will as universal laws without this generating a contradiction. Kant’s view is standardly summarized as requiring the ‘universalizability’ of one’s maxims and described in terms of the distinction between ‘contradictions in conception’ and ‘contradictions in the will’. Focusing on the underappreciated significance of the simultaneity condition included in the FUL, I argue, by contrast, that the principle is better read as requiring that one be able to will
Sympathizing with C. P. E. Bachs Empfindungen
Authors: Ceballos Sara Gross
Published: February 2017

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s late Free Fantasia in F-sharp Minor exists in two versions—one for solo keyboard (Wq. 67/H. 300), the other for keyboard and violin accompaniment (Wq. 80/H. 536)—and bears the subtitle C. P. E. Bachs Empfindungen. For some modern listeners and scholars, the chamber version of the fantasia transforms the private outpourings characteristic of the genre into a public display that condescends to the sociability of the popular accompanied sonata and forces an interloper accompanist onto the solo fantasist. Adding insult to injury, the arrangement ends with a seemingly inexplicable A-major Allegro.

Yet the arrangement ought not to be dismissed. In both score and performance, it demands a sensitive and sympathetic relationship between violin and keyboard that points to a new connection between Bach and Empfindsamkeit, a literary movement that emphasized sympathy (Mitleid) as much as if not more than emotional disclosure. I offer a new interpretation of the accompanied fantasia by situating Bach’s arrangement and its performance in the context of contemporary philosophies of sympathy and practices of sympathetic readership. I compare the relationships of the composer, keyboardist, and violinist to those of author, character, and reader to illustrate that the violinist is an integral figure in the disclosure of C. P. E. Bachs Empfindungen. The violinist appears to be Bach’s sympathetic reader.
Everyday communication in adolescents after acquired brain injuries
Authors: Fyrberg Åsa , Strid Karin , Ahlsén Elisabeth , Thunberg Gunilla
Published: February 2017

Communication participation in adolescents with acquired brain injuries (ABI) has received limited attention. The aim of the present study was to investigate the views of the adolescents themselves (N = 8), in comparison to parent evaluations (N = 11) of daily communication, using the Communicative Effectiveness Index in combination with individual interviews. Two frameworks for analyses, Activity based Communication Analyses and the distributed cognition approach, identified three main areas of interest: Situations where communication difficulties occur, Coping behaviours used by participants to manage communication difficulties, and, Causes of the communication difficulties. An overall high agreement between the adolescent and parent assessments was shown. However, complex communicative situations more frequently received lower scores in the parent ratings. The results of the study point to the usability of a systematic comparison of the shared points of views on communication after ABI in adolescence, to increase knowledge about the participation perspective in real life communication.
Achieving a common understanding of a person with aphasia's self-assessments of progress in speech and communication
Authors: Andersen Elisabeth , Isaksen Jytte
Published: February 2017

This article demonstrates how a person with aphasia (PWA) and a speech and language therapist (SLT) collaboratively arrive at a common understanding of the PWAs assessments of his progress in speech and communication. This is done as part of a mandatory outcome evaluation of aphasia therapy. Interactional adaptive strategies known from Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia (SCA) are used. By making use of conversation analysis we analyse an assessment sequence initiated with an open question and a sequence initiated with several closed questions and pen and paper. The analyses confirm that adaptive strategies may lead to communication characterized by less interactional trouble, i.e. ‘repair’. The analyses also point at how question formatting and sequential organization may be used to guide, model and transform the PWA's answers. Building on previous research as well as participants’ displayed understandings in the interaction we discuss perspectives of using SCA strategies in institutional interaction involving PWA.
Functions of sequential placement
Authors: Kroll Tobias , Rutter Ben , Oxley Judith
Published: February 2017

This study examines how a nearly nonverbal, prelingually deaf young man and his speech-language clinician co-construct a conversation using the client's nonconventional contributions. It is shown how conversation is made possible through variations in the sequential placement of a single contribution by the client, a nasal sound construed as serving four distinct conversational functions: as a continuer; as a token of turn-constructional and topical completion; as an incomprehension token and signal for lack of verbal resources; and as a comprehension token. These functions are based on variations the sequential placement of the nasal and the differential treatment it receives by the interlocutors as a consequence. Results indicate that unconventional conversational contributions may be untypical in their form but typical in their function; that they may have subtly different functions when compared to their conventional cognates; or that they may have functions not found in typical talk.
SLT styles and indications of parent adherence in the clinical encounter regarding home training activities for children with speech/ language disorders
Authors: Hansen Dorthe , Brouwer Catherine
Published: February 2017

Homework is often the parents’ primary task when they are involved in SLT intervention for their child with speech/language disorders. However, little work has been done to examine real-life clinical encounters between parents and SLTs regarding home training activities. This study, employing Conversation Analysis (CA), focuses on whether and how SLTs and parents interactionally establish agreement on the training activities to be performed at home with the child. Video recordings of clinical encounters between five different Danish SLTs and parents of children with speech/ language disorders were analysed. Analyses revealed what seem to be two different interactional styles with regard to the ways parents participated in the talk, and each style exhibited specific interactional features. These findings contribute to an understanding of SLTs’ methods for putting forward recommendations and for providing opportunities for the parents to show their understanding and acceptance of the recommendations and their willingness to take future actions.
Iridium Coating: Processes, Properties and Application. Part I
Authors: Wu Wang-ping , Chen Zhao-feng
Published: February 2017

The successful use in rocket engines of iridium as a barrier coating is an important area of high-temperature application. The Ir coating must be continuous and dense in order to protect the underlying material from corrosion and oxidation. The microstructure and morphology of the coating can be effectively controlled by varying the deposition conditions. The microstructure has an important influence on the physical and mechanical properties of the coating. A number of deposition processes, which have different conditions and requirements, have been employed to produce Ir coatings on various substrate materials. Part I of this paper presents the introduction and reviews the different deposition processes, while Part II will deal with texture and structure evolution, mechanical properties, growth mechanisms and applications of Ir coatings. The mechanisms of micropore formation after high-temperature treatment will also be investigated in some detail.
Nitinol for Medical Applications: A Brief Introduction to the Properties and Processing of Nickel Titanium Shape Memory Alloys and their Use in Stents
Authors: Kapoor Deepak
Published: February 2017

Shape memory alloys are remarkable materials that open up a wide range of uses. Nitinol, an alloy of nickel and titanium, is one of the most important of these materials. Some of its major applications are in medical devices where its unique properties allow minimally invasive surgery and implants to improve quality of life for millions of people. With the growing global population and increasing numbers of people able to access quality healthcare, the availability of advanced materials such as Nitinol is essential to allow continued progress in improving lives across the world. This article will review the discovery, material properties, processing methods and medical applications of Nitinol, with a special focus on stents for the treatment of arterial diseases, which constitute one of Nitinol’s major uses.
Análisis del proceso de pruebas de calidad de software
Authors: Mera Paz Julián
Published: February 2017

Introducción: este artículo es producto de la lectura, revisión y análisis de libros, revistas y artículos reconocidos por su calidad científica e investigativa que han abordado el proceso de pruebas de calidad de software. El autor, con base en su experiencia laboral en empresas de desarrollo de software, docencia y otras, ha recopilado y seleccionado información para argumentar y sustentar el porqué de la importancia del proceso de pruebas de calidad de software. Metodología: se analizó la literatura existente sobre el proceso de pruebas de calidad de software en un contexto local, nacional y mundial. Se revisaron de forma exhaustiva las bases de datos ScienceDirect, Elseiver, Springer, Wiley Online Library, proquest,Enginneering Village, Scopus, Dialnet. Resultados: se describen conceptos de gran importancia en el proceso de pruebas, características, metodologías y marcos de referencia enfocados a la adecuada implementación de un proceso de ruebas. Conclusiones: se generan unos resultados y conclusiones con el fin de que las empresas de desarrollo de productos software mejoren el rendimiento y la efectividad, así como la optimización de los procesos de pruebas de calidad de software, que además es base fundamental para iniciar procesos de investigación en calidad de software.
Enfoque para el manejo de residuos no peligrosos aprovechables empleando una estación ecológica
Authors: Malaver Flor Cesar Rodrigo , Trullo Guerrero Ricardo José , Caicedo Muñoz Julian A. , Mosquera Bolaños Julián Andrés
Published: February 2017

Introducción: este artículo es producto del proyecto de investigación “Estación ecológica con base en energías renovables”, desarrollado actualmente por el Grupo de Investigación en Tecnología y Ambiente (GITA) de la Corporación Universitaria Autónoma del Cauca y financiado por el Proyecto Red de Formación de Talento Humano para la Innovación Social y Productiva en el departamento del Cauca (InnovAcción Cauca), por un periodo de un año (de septiembre del 2015 al 2016, del mismo mes). Metodología: se realiza una revisión de la literatura en relación con el manejo de residuos no peligrosos aprovechables (RnPA), presentando las tendencias tecnológicas y estrategias de manejo. Adicionalmente, se realiza una comparativa con base en los objetivos de la educación ambiental y se presentan las principales brechas y vacíos en el proceso de manejo de los RnPA. Resultados: la arquitectura de una estación ecológica-amigable (eco-estación) como estrategia pedagógica, donde se integran distintas formas de aprendizaje en el manejo de RnPA para su etapa de recolección. Conclusiones: los sistemas de detección de materiales, de interacción de usuario, de selección de residuos y de alimentación energética renovable en el interior de la eco-estación dinamizan el proceso de aprendizaje en el manejo y recolección en la fuente de RnPA.
Terror und Kontingenz
Authors: Müller Tim B.
Published: February 2017

Im März 1933 brach der staatlich lizensierte Terror in Deutschland los. Zuvor war viel vom Bürgerkrieg zu lesen gewesen; jetzt wurde dieser politische Praxis. Die paramilitärischen Parteieinheiten des Reichskanzlers überzogen das Land mit einem Zerstörungswahn und einer Verfolgungswut, die das Vorstellungsvermögen der Zeitgenossen sprengten. Noch in den Tagen unmittelbar zuvor, als Hitler bereits Kanzler einer nationalsozialistisch-nationalkonservativen Koalition geworden war, selbst als der Reichstag brannte, hielt es kaum jemand für möglich, dass es in Deutschland zu einer solchen Enthemmung der Gewalt kommen könnte.
Maos Mandarine
Authors: Schmidt-Glintzer Helwig
Published: February 2017

Der chinesische Mandarin gehörte bereits vor hundert Jahren einer längst vergangenen und überlebten Zeit an – und wurde doch in lebendiger Erinnerung bewahrt. Die politische Kultur Chinas war weiterhin durch Unsicherheit gekennzeichnet. Wie konnten der moderne allgemeine Gleichheitsgrundsatz und die Zuweisung von Aufgaben und Privilegien miteinander in Einklang gebracht werden?
Diatom Chloroplast Isolation Steps v2
Authors: Dreux Chappell P. , Bethany D. Jenkins not provided
Published: February 2017

A protocol to separate chloroplasts from diatom cells using ammonium fluoride to permeate the silica frustrule and a percoll gradient to separate the plastid from other cellular components.
Library Preparation for Sequencing of Assembled Gene Clusters v1
Authors: Miranda Molly
Published: February 2017

This method describes the preparation of Illumina sequencing libraries with a 1/20 scaleNextera protocol. Typically, yeast or E. coli plasmid DNA is the input. Method derived from: Baym M, Kryazhimskiy S, Lieberman TD, Chung H, Desai MM, Kishony R (2015) Inexpensive Multiplexed Library Preparation for Megabase-Sized Genomes. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0128036. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128036
The effect of air-fuel equivalence ratio change on the vibration components of an internal-combustion engine
Authors: Manhertz Gabor , Antal Akos
Published: February 2017

Nowadays the automotive industry and the motor development are one of the most dynamically developing industries. One solution to the diagnostic systems providing reliability is the acoustic and vibration measurement system, which can indicate and predict a variety of malfunctions after signal processing. The purpose of this experiment is to analyze the effect of the air-fuel equivalence ratio on the vibration components of an internal-combustion engine (ICE) which is a part of the in question measurement system. In the focus of the experiments are the analysis of the time signal, its spectra, and the power content of the signal. With the increment of the air-fuel ratio the amplitudes of the measured signal and its spectral amplitudes showed a downward trend as the RMS values. In addition, certain frequency components disappeared during the actuation of the ICE with an electromotor, so the characterization of the combustion could be come to the front.
Store Elements LabView-based Energy-flow Models Developmnet and Implementation in HVAC systems
Authors: Szász Csaba
Published: February 2017

It is well known that store elements such as liquid tanks, water reservoirs, or gas containers, are basic elements in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems development and implementation. In a wide range of applications they serve as efficient energy storage elements by capturing heat energy amount in hot water form. This paper presents a LabView graphical software-based energy-flow model development for store elements in HVAC systems. In the first research steps the mathematical background describing the energy-flow processes in the considered store element (water tank) it is presented and discussed. Then an original software model has been designed and implemented to simulate the ongoing energy-flow processes. The result of the above mentioned research efforts is a powerful and versatile software toolkit (virtual instrument) well suitable to modeling and simulate complex energy-flow processes in HVAC systems embedding various types of store elements. Beside the elaborated mathematical model concrete software simulation examples and measurement data are also provided in the paper. Not at least, the proposed original model offers a feasible solution for future developments and research in HVAC systems software modeling and simulation purposes.
Hepatobiliary ascariasis
Authors: Vagholkar Ketan , Suryawanshi Shrikant , Subudhi Subashchandra , Vagholkar Suvarna
Published: February 2017

Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the commonest parasite seen in the developing world. A multitude of complications can be caused by this parasite. Hepatobiliary ascariasis (HBA) can be very deceptive in its presentation. A high index of suspicion is therefore necessary to diagnose biliary infestation presenting as jaundice. A case of obstructive jaundice due to biliary ascariasis is presented to highlight this deceptive cause for jaundice.
Determinação da área foliar de macadâmia a partir de dimensões lineares do limbo foliar
Authors: Schmildt Edilson Romais , Oliari Layane Segantini , Schmildt Omar , Alexandre Rodrigo Sobreira , Brumatti Jadson Alves , Viana Douglas Gomes
Published: February 2017

A mensuração da área foliar é requerida em vários estudos agronômicos por ser uma das principais medidas para avaliar o crescimento das plantas. Nesse sentido, objetivou-se com o presente trabalho determinar os modelos estatísticos que melhor descrevem a área foliar de macadâmia (Macadamia integrifolia) cv. HAES 344, a partir de dimensões lineares de comprimento e largura do limbo. Um experimento foi realizado em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com cinco repetições. A parcelaconsistiu dos pontos cardeais (norte, sul, leste e oeste) de uma planta, e as subparcelas foram as três posições na planta (terços inferior, médio e superior). A área foliar foi medida com o auxílio do software ImageJ®, de domínio público, por análise de imagens digitalizadas das folhas. Foram estimadas equações por meio de modelos de regressão linear e não linear, a partir de 600 folhas. As equações obtidas, juntamente com outras quatro equações citadas na literatura para outras cultivares, foram validadas a partir de amostra de 200 folhas. A modelagem estatística de área foliar de plantas adultas de macadâmia - cv. HAES 344 pode ser feita com uso de folhas amostradas de quaisquer dos quatro pontos cardeais e posições de altura nas plantas. A determinação da área foliar é representada com uso do produto do comprimento (C) pela máxima largura (L) das folhas como variável independente. A equação de determinação de área foliar indicada para folhas de plantas adultas de macadâmia - cv. HAES 344 é Ŷi = 1,6635+0,6968 LC.
Incidencia de neoplasias malignas orales en las regiones brasileras
Authors: Freire Julliana Cariry Palhano , Nóbrega Marina Tavares Costa , Freire Stéphanie Cariry Palhano , Ribeiro Eduardo Dias
Published: February 2017

O câncer bucal se encontra entre os 10 tipos mais frequentes de tumor maligno no Brasil e é considerado um problema de saúde pública. Esta pesquisa objetivou analisar a taxa de incidência das neoplasias malignas de lábio e cavidade oral nas regiões brasileiras, segundo o sexo, no período 2006 a 2013. Utilizou-se procedimento comparativo e estatístico, pela técnica de documentação indireta. Os dados foram obtidos através dos indicadores de morbidade do DATASUS e analisados pela estatística descritiva. As regiões Sudeste e Sul apresentaram maiores valores de incidência desse tipo de neoplasia, sendo o Norte a região com os menores valores encontrados. O sexo masculino demonstrou ter mais incidência nos anos considerados.  A taxa de incidência varia entre as regiões do país, assim como entre os sexos. Medidas preventivas devem ser tomadas para combater o aumento do câncer de boca.
Gestão da informação para a tomada de decisão em uma instituição de ensino superior privada: a experiência da faculdades integradas da união educacional do Planalto Central (FACIPLAC/DF)
Authors: Silva Gleiciane Rosa da Silva
Published: February 2017

As organizações estão vivenciando a complexidade na gestão devido ao grande volume de informações e exigência por respostas rápidas que demandam tomadas de decisões contínuas e mais assertivas. Assim, o uso de tecnologias e sistemas, apesar de imprescindível para qualquer organização, por si só não garante a obtenção de vantagem competitiva se não houver uma relação direta entre sua adoção e a obtenção de resultados. Nesse contexto, discute-se a seguinte problemática de pesquisa: as decisões adotadas nas Faculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central - Faciplac/DF são apoiadas por quais sistemas informacionais? Sob tal enfoque, a justificativa para a realização da pesquisa é a importância que a informação possui para tomada de decisão em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) - as Faculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central (Faciplac/DF) a fim de que tais decisões possam tornar a organização mais competitiva no setor em que atua. O objetivo do estudo em questão é analisar a gestão da informação na tomada de decisão na Faculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central (Faciplac/DF). A metodologia adotada foi à pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem metodológica quali-quantitativa, ou seja, mista e pesquisa de campo, a ser desenvolvida in loco, utilizando como instrumento entrevista. A técnica de coleta de dados foi realizada pela utilização de um formulário estruturado para investigação, conduzido por entrevistas e observações diretas. Os resultados encontrados apontam para o modelo de gestão da informação na instituição, bem como permite compreender os mecanismos utilizados para tomada de decisão.
Produção técnico-científica dos bibliotecários do Instituto Federal de São Paulo: um estudo neobibliométrico
Authors: Santos Cintia Almeida da Silva , Pontes Fernanda Rodrigues
Published: February 2017

As bibliotecas e os bibliotecários-documentalistas do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (IFSP) têm sido objeto de estudo de pesquisas científicas, porém, ainda não foi realizada nenhuma investigação que levantasse e mapeasse a produção científica desses profissionais. Este estudo objetivou mapear e analisar a produção técnico-científica dos bibliotecários-documentalistas da referida instituição. O percurso metodológico compreendeu a realização de pesquisa teórico-empírica, na qual foi priorizada a abordagem neobibliométrica; nesse sentido, o ferramental da bibliotemetria foi associado à aplicação de questionário aos profissionais da instituição. Os resultados apontaram que a maioria dos profissionais do IFSP: é do gênero feminino; possui qualificação superior à exigida para o desempenho de suas funções; possui alguma publicação técnico-científica; considera importante a elaboração de publicações técnico-científicas, assim como a criação de veículos de comunicação e eventos. Todavia, as autoras sugerem alguns caminhos para o fortalecimento da visibilidade da categoria: incentivo ao aumento das publicações técnico-científicas; incentivo à criação e atualização do currículo lattes; incentivo à realização de publicações em parcerias, visto que alguns profissionais pesquisam temáticas similares; estímulo à participação em eventos e publicações técnico-científicas. As considerações apontam que os bibliotecários-documentalistas do IFSP produzem publicações técnico-científicas, mas poderão produzir mais, visto que tal feito contribui para o desenvolvimento e aperfeiçoamento da categoria, aproxima relações institucionais entre os câmpus, favorece a busca de soluções para os problemas enfrentados pelos profissionais, além de evidenciar seus câmpus e suas bibliotecas no cenário técnico-científico nacional e internacional.
Internacionalização da produção científica do Brasil em Física de Altas Energias (1983-2013)
Authors: Alvarez Gonzalo Rubén , Caregnato Sônia Elisa
Published: February 2017

Este estudo bibliométrico analisa as dimensões da internacionalização da produção científica brasileira em Física de Altas Energias (FAE) a partir dos artigos publicados em revistas indexadas pela Web of Science (WoS) no período de 1983-2013. Com base na classificação proposta pelo Manual de Santiago da Red de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnologia Iberoamericana e Interamericana (RICYT), a internacionalização do Brasil em FAE é estimada através de Indicadores de Difusão, Colaboração e Impacto Internacional. Os indicadores de Difusão Internacional revelam a preferência pela publicação em periódicos estrangeiros de língua inglesa. A totalidade dos artigos analisados foi veiculada em 35 revistas de 11 países diferentes. Os indicadores de Colaboração Internacional mostram a prevalência da coautoria em FAE visto que 49,07% dos artigos foram assinados por mais de um país. Os indicadores de Impacto Internacional destacam o peso das publicações em periódicos estrangeiros de língua inglesa dentre os citantes. Os documentos citantes internacionais representam 87,78% do total, com destaque para os assinados por autores dos Estados Unidos. Os indicadores de internacionalização utilizados desvelam o perfil científico internacional da FAE no Brasil, acompanhando o padrão característico da área na esfera global.
Identificação de requisitos de qualidade demandados por usuários de biblioteca universitária: um estudo de caso
Authors: Vasata Macchi Silva Vítor , Petró da Rosa Andreia , Costa Leite Ana Cláudia da , Silva Caxias de Sousa Rodrigo
Published: February 2017

Propõe melhorias relacionadas aos requisitos mais valorizados pelos usuários da Biblioteca Central de uma Universidade Federal identificados a partir de um estudo de usuários. Objetiva identificar o perfil dos usuários que frequentam essa Biblioteca e, também, os requisitos que esses mais valorizam em unidades de informação. Cinco etapas compõem o método de trabalho. São elas: caracterização do cenário; elaboração e aplicação do questionário; identificação do perfil dos usuários; identificação dos requisitos valorizados pelos usuários; e proposição de melhorias à Biblioteca. A metodologia utilizada para identificação dos requisitos é a proposta por Ribeiro et al. (2001). Os resultados indicam que a maioria dos usuários não utiliza o acervo disponível e, também, que as mesas de estudo correspondem ao principal motivo para ida dos usuários à Biblioteca. Os resultados indicam, ainda, que “Infraestrutura” é a categoria mais valorizada pelos usuários da Biblioteca em estudo. Além destes aspectos, os resultados apontam que os requisitos mais valorizados pelos usuários desta Biblioteca são “disponibilizar salas fechadas para trabalhos em grupo”, “disponibilizar computadores para pesquisa” e “disponibilizar rede wi-fi”. As propostas de melhoria se relacionam a esses requisitos. Aponta que o atendimento das propostas listadas pode contribuir para a melhoria da percepção dos usuários com relação aos serviços oferecidos pela Biblioteca.
O uso de aplicativos de saúde para dispositivos móveis como fontes de informação e educação em saúde
Authors: Fonseca de Oliveira Ana Rachel , De Menezes Alencar Maria Simone
Published: February 2017

Os aplicativos para dispositivos móveis são novíssimas fontes de informação utilizadas fortemente por indivíduos hiperconectados, a chamada “geração polegar”, que além do uso recreativo recorre a estas tecnologias móveis em um contexto educacional inovando o esquema de ensino-aprendizagem. O artigo propõe que a biblioteca universitária seja utilizada como um espaço de ensino e incentivo ao uso de dispositivos móveis como ferramentas educativas, visto que o uso em massa de tablets e especialmente de smartphones reforçam o conceito de aprendizagem móvel e ampliam suas possíveis funções dentro do espaço físico da biblioteca. Na realidade de uma biblioteca universitária que tem como público-alvo alunos da área de saúde e, principalmente de Medicina, focaremos nos aplicativos de saúde como fontes de informação, comunicação e educação. Dentro deste cenário de inovações tecnológicas que modificam as formas de acesso e uso de informação científica, o bibliotecário deve assumir o papel de mediador e facilitador entre estes avanços tecnológicos e seus usuários em potencial.