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A SAÚDE PÚBLICA ENQUANTO DEVER DO ESTADO: O REPASSE DESTE DEVER À SAÚDE SUPLEMENTAR
Authors: Sturza Janaína Machado , Beck Cassiano Vinícius dos Santos
Published: January 2018

A presente análise jurisprudencial busca fomentar a discussão acerca do dever do Estado de prestar saúde pública, apresentado na Constituição Federal de 1988, frente à saúde suplementar. Nessa perspectiva, vislumbram-se o surgimento da saúde suplementar e os deveres vinculados aos contratos antigos e aos firmados após sua regulamentação. Este debate, portanto, é norteado pelo método dedutivo a partir de uma abordagem bibliográfica. Restou analisada a transferência de responsabilidade por meio do procedimento administrativo denominado de "Ressarcimento ao Sistema Único de Saúde". Nesse cenário, apontam-se algumas considerações quanto à temática com base na jurisprudência do Tribunal do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, do Superior Tribunal de Justiça e Supremo Tribunal Federal.
Towards a Notion of the Ideological Unconscious: Marx, Althusser, Juan Carlos Rodríguez
Authors: Read Malcolm K.
Published: January 2018

In the context of the recent economic crisis, scholars have once again felt compelled to revisit the work of Louis Althusser, to reconsider some of his seminal insights, if only to repeat earlier criticisms. Regretfully, however, they remain unable to come to terms with the crucial Althusserian notion of ideologicalunconsciousness, which they insist on viewing through the prism of the libidinal (Lacanian) unconscious. Perforce, the latter concept, and its associated categories, has then proceeded insidiously to corrode Marxism’s indigenous equivalents from within. The present article traces the history of the ideological unconscious from its beginnings in Marx, through Althusser, to its explicit reformulation, in the work of the Spaniard, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, as an ideological unconscious, understood as the matrix effect of the social formation.
The Kerry Peace Initiative in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: When Hope and Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Authors: Schiff Amira
Published: January 2018

This article examines the factors that contributed to the failure of the last major effort, which was carried out by us Secretary of State John Kerry, to facilitate a Final Status Agreement to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The analysis is based on an understanding that every effort to resolve this intractable conflict, even if unsuccessful, is worthy of examination, which can yield interesting observations and insights that may inform future attempts to find a solution. As President Trump’s administration makes intensive efforts to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and the us Middle East negotiation delegation shuttles intensively between the parties and between major regional actors to explore the possibility of renewing official negotiations, this seems like an opportune time to review the major factors that affected the outcome of the previous peace talks.
Hymenasplenium hastifolium sp. nov. (Aspleniaceae) from a karst cave in western Guangxi, China
Authors: XU KE-WANG , ZHOU XIN-MAO , ZHANG LI-BING , LIAO WEN-BO
Published: January 2018

A new fern species, Hymenasplenium hastifolium (Aspleniaceae), from a limestone cave in western Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. Morphological affinities of genus Hymenasplenium are also compared and discussed. The new species is distinguished by the shape of lamina, the venation, and the sorus distribution. Hymenasplenium hastifolium was found at a cave entrance and is currently known only from one population with ca. 50 individuals. It should be classified as Critically Endangered (CR) following IUCN Red List criteria.
Beauveria majiangensis, a new entomopathogenic fungus from Guizhou, China
Authors: CHEN WAN-HAO , LIU MAN , HUANG ZHEN-XING , YANG GUANG-MING , HAN YAN-FENG , LIANG JIAN-DONG , LIANG ZONG-QI
Published: January 2018

Beauveria majiangensis sp. nov., a fungal grub parasite, isolated from a blueberry farm in Guizhou Province, China, is herein described based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence. Beauveria majiangensis differs from other Beauveria species based on its indeterminate, denticulate rachis, cylindrical or sometimes subspherical conidiogenous cells, and ellipsoidal conidia. Phylogenetic analyses based on four loci (TEF, RPB1, Bloc, and ITS) strongly support that this strain is distinct within Beauveria.
Review of the Merodon albifasciatus Macquart species complex (Diptera: Syrphidae): the nomenclatural type located and its provenance discussed
Authors: VUJIĆ ANTE , STÅHLS GUNILLA , AČANSKI JELENA , ROJO SANTOS , PÉREZ-BAÑÓN CELESTE , RADENKOVIĆ SNEŽANA
Published: January 2018

The Palaearctic Merodon geniculatus species group (Diptera, Syrphidae: Merodontini) currently comprises six Western Mediterranean species and four species with Eastern Mediterranean distribution. One of this group species, Merodon albifasciatus Macquart, 1842, is the only Merodon species listed from the Oriental Region. We discovered the lost holotype, which fit morphologically with European Merodon females of the M. albifasciatus species complex confirmed here and that occurs in the Palaearctic region. An integrative approach to the taxonomy of M. albifasciatus based on morphological and molecular evidences revealed the existence of two additional closely-related species in the Eastern Mediterranean area, M. luteofasciatus Vujić, Radenković & Ståhls sp. nov. and M. neofasciatus Ståhls & Vujić sp. nov.. The females of these three species can only be separated by molecular and distributional data. With the aim of stabilising species concepts within the complex, the taxon distributed in mainland Greece, including the Peloponnese was associated to the old female holotype of M. albifasciatus. The identity of Merodon fractipes Paramonov, described from Rhodes Island (Greece) as subspecies of M. geniculatus Strobl in Czerny & Strobl, could not be resolved as the type specimen is lost. Thus the name M. fractipes is suppressed as nomen dubium. We discuss the distribution of the species of M. albifasciatus complex, identify host plants of M. neofasciatus, and provide an identification key to males of Eastern Mediterranean species of Merodon geniculatus group.
Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) with public health relevance in domestic pigs (Artiodactyla: Suidae) from Argentina
Authors: SANCHEZ JULIANA PATRICIA , EZQUIAGA MARÍA CECILIA , RUIZ MELANIE
Published: January 2018

The presence of fleas can have a great negative impact on the productivity and well-being of the animals, and can contribute towards propagation of causative pathogens of important diseases in animals and humans. Fleas and domestic pigs (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) are a known association. However, knowledge about fleas on pigs in Argentina is scarce. In this country, swine farming has become one of the main components of livestock production. This activity is primarily carried out by smallholder farmers, involving a potential risk to humans of acquiring pathogens. Our study was developed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, in a region where there is strong swine livestock activity. We provide the first record for Argentina of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché, 1835) and Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758 in domestic pigs, and the first data for the country of parasitological indexes of fleas in pigs. Ctenocephalides felis felis and P. irritans cause discomfort, nuisance, allergic reactions, and anaemia, and are known as vectors of several pathogens with importance for public health. The high prevalence and abundance of C. felis felis and P. irritans observed in pigs from Azul, Buenos Aires, are significant, and the absence of them in other studied localities could correspond to environmental characteristics. This paper expands the knowledge about the flea diversity associated with S. scrofa in Argentina and contributes to the knowledge of the ecology and biology of two cosmopolitan fleas and with public health relevance. This information is important for future epidemiological studies, as well as to establish prevention and control measures where appropriate.
Prevention of dental caries in Indigenous children from World Health Organization–listed high-income countries: A systematic review
Authors: Smith Leanne , Blinkhorn Fiona A , Blinkhorn Anthony S , Hawke Fiona
Published: January 2018

Objective:

To systematically review evidence for interventions to prevent early childhood caries (ECC) in Indigenous children in high-income countries.

Search strategy:

In November 2016, we searched Medline (from 1946), Embase (from 1980), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed (from 1996) and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) (from 1982) for randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials including children aged 0–5 years. Outcomes included the decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) index or similar index; the number of children with reported pain or emergency dental visits because of pain; the number of children referred for dental care; plaque scores; the amount of oral debris present; change in parent/carer attitude or knowledge towards baby teeth; reported regular dental visits and adverse outcomes. Two authors independently screened for inclusion and assessed the risk of bias.

Main results:

Four trials reported in five papers with 2,311 participants were included. Interventions were fluoride varnish with counselling/health promotion, chlorhexidine varnish, and motivational interviewing techniques plus oral hygiene materials and a dental examination. Two trials showed fluoride varnish applied biannually over a 2-year period reduced caries prevalence (mean difference [MD]: –3.00; 95% confidence interval [CI]: –4.94 to −1.06; MD: –2.47; 95% CI: –2.57 to −2.37). Motivational interviewing with oral hygiene materials and a dental examination can reduce the number of carious lesions in children aged 30 months (d2–4efs > 0 MD: –5.10; 95% CI: –8.74 to −1.46; d3–4efs > 0; MD: –4.40; 95% CI: –7.55 to −1.25).

Conclusion:

Fluoride varnish applied biannually over 2 years is effective at reducing ECC in Indigenous children. Motivational interviewing has some benefit in caries prevention. Further research is required to test other preventive programmes.
Vegetable consumption among university students: Relationship between vegetable intake, knowledge of recommended vegetable servings and self-assessed achievement of vegetable intake recommendations
Authors: Teschl Carina , Nössler Carolin , Schneider Melanie , Carlsohn Anja , Lührmann Petra
Published: January 2018

Objectives:

To investigate the relationship between vegetable intake, knowledge of recommended vegetable servings and self-assessed achievement of vegetable intake recommendations.

Design and setting:

Cross-sectional nutritional study in a university setting.

Method:

Students answered a set of standardised questions. Vegetable intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Knowledge of recommended vegetable servings was determined by asking how many servings of vegetables should be part of the daily diet. Self-assessed achievement of vegetable recommendation was operationalised using the behavioural stages of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA).

Results:

Mean vegetable intake was 176 ± 165 g/day for women and 179 ± 153 g/day for men. Overall, 7.3% of women and 9.8% of men achieved the recommended vegetable intake. Recommended vegetable servings were correctly identified by 68.5% of women and 47.1% of men. About 34.1% of women and 23.5% of men believed they could achieve the recommended intake of vegetables. However, of these, only 18.7% and 33.3% actually achieved the recommended intake. These students did not differ with respect to their knowledge of recommended vegetable servings from those who stated they achieved the recommended intake but in fact did not.

Conclusion:

Our study identified a potential target group who did not know that their vegetable intake was below the recommended level. It may be concluded that students have difficulty correctly estimating amounts of vegetables. From a health promotion perspective, this creates the need for the practice-oriented communication of dietary recommendations.
Proactive and Reactive Motor Inhibition in Top Athletes Versus Nonathletes
Authors: Brevers Damien , Dubuisson Etienne , Dejonghe Fabien , Dutrieux Julien , Petieau Mathieu , Cheron Guy , Verbanck Paul , Foucart Jennifer
Published: January 2018

We examined proactive (early restraint in preparation for stopping) and reactive (late correction to stop ongoing action) motor response inhibition in two groups of participants: professional athletes ( n = 28) and nonathletes ( n = 25). We recruited the elite athletes from Belgian national taekwondo and fencing teams. We estimated proactive and reactive inhibition with a modified version of the stop-signal task (SST) in which participants inhibited categorizing left/right arrows. The probability of the stop signal was manipulated across blocks of trials by providing probability cues from the background computer screen color (green = 0%, yellow =17%, orange = 25%, red = 33%). Participants performed two sessions of the SST, where proactive inhibition was operationalized with increased go-signal reaction time as a function of increased stop-signal probability and reactive inhibition was indicated by stop-signal reaction time latency. Athletes exhibited higher reactive inhibition performance than nonathletes. In addition, athletes exhibited higher proactive inhibition than nonathletes in Session 1 (but not Session 2) of the SST. As top-level athletes exhibited heightened reactive inhibition and were faster to reach and maintain consistent proactive motor response inhibition, these results confirm an evaluative process that can discriminate elite athleticism through a fine-grained analysis of inhibitory control.
The gospel and the prosperity gospel
Authors: Johnson Russell P.
Published: January 2018

By examining how theologians and lay scholars should respond to the prosperity gospel, this article argues that theological criticism is less a matter of wholesale rejection of false views and more a matter of expanding partial views. Drawing on Pascal and Kierkegaard, I describe what dialectic means for Christian witness. Their insights help us to criticize compassionately – in Paul’s words, to speak the truth in love.
Estimating the Relationship between Time-varying Covariates and Trajectories: The Sequence Analysis Multistate Model Procedure
Authors: Studer Matthias , Struffolino Emanuela , Fasang Anette E.
Published: January 2018

The relationship between processes and time-varying covariates is of central theoretical interest in addressing many social science research questions. On the one hand, event history analysis (EHA) has been the chosen method to study these kinds of relationships when the outcomes can be meaningfully specified as simple instantaneous events or transitions. On the other hand, sequence analysis (SA) has made increasing inroads into the social sciences to analyze trajectories as holistic “process outcomes.” We propose an original combination of these two approaches called the sequence analysis multistate model (SAMM) procedure. The SAMM procedure allows the study of the relationship between time-varying covariates and trajectories of categorical states specified as process outcomes that unfold over time. The SAMM is a stepwise procedure: (1) SA-related methods are used to identify ideal-typical patterns of changes within trajectories obtained by considering the sequence of states over a predefined time span; (2) multistate event history models are estimated to study the probability of transitioning from a specific state to such ideal-typical patterns. The added value of the SAMM procedure is illustrated through an example from life-course sociology on how (1) time-varying family status is associated with women’s employment trajectories in East and West Germany and (2) how German reunification affected these trajectories in the two subsocieties.
The Effects of Relative Organizational Tenure on Job Behaviors in the Public Sector
Authors: Kim Jungin
Published: January 2018

From the perspective of organizational socialization, this study examines whether relative organizational tenure significantly influences desirable and undesirable behaviors in the public sector. We measured desirable behaviors in terms of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and public service motivation (PSM), and undesirable behaviors regarding turnover intention and burnout. In addition, we tested whether relative organizational tenure affected behaviors differently depending on employee status. Based on a survey of 203 public employees in local government in South Korea, this study conducted ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis to investigate the research model. We found that relative organizational tenure had significantly negative effects on both OCB and turnover intention but no significant effects on PSM and burnout. We also found that relative organizational tenure had a significant negative effect on the OCB of subordinates but not leaders. These results provide some implications for human resources management (HRM) with respect to relative organizational tenure in public organizations.
Book Review: Lipi Ghosh and Rila Mukherjee (eds), Rethinking Connectivity Region, Place and Space in Asia
Authors: Subramanian Lakshmi
Published: January 2018

Lipi Ghosh and Rila Mukherjee (eds), Rethinking Connectivity Region, Place and Space in Asia, Primus Books, Delhi, 2016, 1183 pp., ₹1450.
Retailing Laboratory: Delivering Skills Through Experiential Learning
Authors: Franco Valdez Ana Dolores , Valdez Cervantes Alfonso
Published: January 2018

Building from a theoretical foundation of active learning, this article describes how using a retail laboratory in an educational curriculum can benefit both students and strategic partners. Students work alongside strategic partners, and the retail laboratory enables them to probe and design novel retailing strategies, such as launching new merchandise and designing store formats and layouts. This innovative approach to teaching marketing and retailing helps instructors focus the overall learning process, achieved through experiential learning. The empirical results affirm its effectiveness for maintaining student satisfaction and motivation, increasing student learning interest and learning value, and promoting skills required by recruiters. That is, engaging students in real-life projects helps them build business capabilities, including critical thinking and analytical and decision-making skills.
Teaching Community-Based Learning Course in Retailing Management
Authors: Rhee Eddie
Published: January 2018

This study outlines the use of a community-based learning (CBL) applied to a Retailing Management course conducted in a 16-week semester in a private institution in the East Coast. The study addresses the case method of teaching and its potential weaknesses, and discusses experiential learning for a real-world application. It further addresses CBL as an important teaching application of experiential learning for the students to have a meaningful experience of studying and making recommendations about multiple aspects of retailing management for a local retailer. Course evaluation results that compared non-CBL and CBL classes showed that the mean scores in selected questions of CBL classes were statistically higher than those of non-CBL classes and the effect size was moderate. Qualitative student comments further suggested benefits and limitations of a CBL course. Notwithstanding the challenges to the instructor and the students of a CBL course, CBL applied to Retailing Management course provided meaningful benefits to the instructor, the students, and the community partner.
The Long-Term Effects of the Youth Crime Prevention Program “New Perspectives” on Delinquency and Recidivism
Authors: de Vries Sanne L. A. , Hoeve Machteld , Asscher Jessica J. , Stams Geert Jan J. M.
Published: January 2018

New Perspectives (NP) aims to prevent persistent criminal behavior. We examined the long-term effectiveness of NP and whether the effects were moderated by demographic and delinquency factors. At-risk youth aged 12 to 19 years were randomly assigned to the intervention group (NP, n = 47) or care as usual (CAU, n = 54). Official and self-report data were collected to assess recidivism. NP was not more effective in reducing delinquency levels and recidivism than CAU. Also, no moderator effects were found. The overall null effects are discussed, including further research and policy implications.
The Stela of Emhab: Innovation, Tradition, Hierarchy
Authors: Baines John
Published: January 2018

The Seventeenth Dynasty stela of Emhab from Tell Edfu (Cairo JE 49566) narrates the owner's victory in a drumming contest and role as drummer, probably in Kamose's army. Such competitions are almost absent from Egyptian texts. Emhab's assertion that he ‘kept alive’ while his lord ‘killed’ relates to a hierarchy visible in early Eighteenth Dynasty biographies, in which kings claim to kill and the highest achievement of other combatants is to bring back captives. The gift of a female slave to Emhab is probably a reward for procuring male captives, who would themselves be retained for other purposes. The titles of Emhab and his mother suggest that he was nomarch of Edfu. The relief scene is modelled after Middle Kingdom emblematic groups of king and god; the figure of Emhab derives from that of a god and the god from a royal Horus name.
Un ‘Collare’ in Faïence Nel Museo Archeologico Di Napoli
Authors: Testa Pietro
Published: January 2018

Publication of a faience ‘necklace’ composed of twenty-four plaques, inscribed on both sides with a magico-religious text in black hieroglyphs. Internal evidence suggests a Memphite provenance for the object, which can be dated by personal names to the Eighteenth or Nineteenth Dynasty. A cult or funerary purpose is suggested.
Psammuthis and Hakoris
Authors: Ray J. D.
Published: January 2018

The evidence for the whole of dynasty XXIX is confusing, and one of the principal issues has been the relative order of the kings. In the case of Psammuthis and Hakoris there is the well-known discrepancy between the versions of Manetho on the one hand and the Demotic Chronicle on the other. In this paper the author analyses the surviving demotic contracts from the reign of Hakoris, and concludes that the short reign of Psammuthis fits best into the break between the former's second and third years; he also offers an analysis of the epithet wḤm-ḫ' used by Hakoris in his protocols, and suggests a new interpretation of the period as a whole.
An Unusual Type of Model Boat
Authors: Tooley A. M. J.
Published: January 2018

A new category of model boat is proposed, based on the Merseyside County Museum model Liv. 55.82.17 and a comparison with similar models and reliefs depicting small, working boats. Five distinctive features distinguish this class from other model boats, as realistic representations of small, shallow water craft for fishing and cargo conveyance.
Was the Sarcophagus of Ramesses III begun for Sethos II?
Authors: Dodson Aidan
Published: January 2018

The decoration of the sarcophagus of Ramesses III makes it unlikely that it was designed in his reign. Comparison with other sarcophagi of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties suggests that it was begun for Sethos II.
The Saqqâra New Kingdom Necropolis Excavations, 1986: Preliminary Report
Authors: Martin Geoffrey T.
Published: January 2018

Three tombs are described, all excavated by the EES–Leiden mission at Saqqâra in 1986. The first was built for Khay, ‘goldwasher of the Lord of the Two Lands’, and his wife, ‘the chantress of Amun’ Tawerethetepti. Most of the scenes are extant. The second, somewhat weather-damaged, is that of his son Pabes, ‘chief of bowmen of the tradesmen’. Both tombs are new architectural types for the Memphite necropolis. The third tomb dates to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty, and was erected for Ramose, ‘chief of bowmen of the army’. One of the two shafts in the tomb leads, by way of a robbers' breakthrough, into the subterranean part of the tomb of Maya, treasurer of Tutankhamun, and his wife Merit, where a fine decorated chamber was found. The report concludes with details of work carried out on the skeletal material found in the 1985-6 seasons.
A Slab of 'Int-kȝs in the Fitzwilliam Museum
Authors: Strudwick Nigel
Published: January 2018

Publication of a slab showing 'Int-kȝs and her daughters, which has been in Cambridge since 1909, although nothing is known of its origins. It is suggested that it was originally part of a tomb at Giza. Stylistically, it resembles pieces of both the early and late Old Kingdom. A date in the mid-Fifth or late Sixth Dynasty is likely.
Notes on a Coptic Letter from Antinoe
Authors: Alcock Anthony
Published: January 2018

This study offers alternative translations of several passages in a letter previously published in JEA 54 (1968), 239-42, based on their grammatical and lexical content. It is tentatively suggested that this document may have served as a Vorlage for someone wishing to recover a debt from one convinced that he is under no obligation to repay it.
A Quantitative Analysis of the Predynastic Burials in Armant Cemetery 1400–1500
Authors: Bard Kathryn
Published: January 2018

Cemetery 1400–1500 at Armant, excavated by Mond and Myers in the 1930s, is the best-recorded Predynastic cemetery in Egypt. With burials dating to Nagada I, II, and III, the cemetery provides data for a crucial period of social evolution in Egypt. Quantitative methods of analysis show that both mean grave size and mean number of grave goods increase through time. Although clusters of graves show differentiation into two basic hierarchies of grave types, there is a lack of overall complexity in the Armant burials, probably indicative of a society which was not very stratified.
A relief of a ‘Chief of the Gang’ from Deir El-Medineh at Wheaton College, Illinois
Authors: Hoffmeier James K.
Published: January 2018

Publication of Chicago 01 17370, a limestone relief fragment on indefinite loan to Wheaton College. The man depicted on it, whose name is only partly preserved, is identified by the author as Neferhotep the Younger, who was ‘Chief of the Gang’ from late in the reign of Ramesses II into that of Seti II.
The Representation of Polygonum Senegalense Meisn. In Ancient Egyptian Reliefs and Paintings
Authors: Beaux Nathalie
Published: January 2018

A semi-aquatic plant known from Egyptian reliefs and paintings has previously been identified as Potamogeton lucens L. or P. crispus L. The habitat and appearance of the plant are inconsistent with this and Polygonum senegalense Meisn. is proposed as a more suitable alternative.
An Early Eighteenth Dynasty Monument of Sipair from Saqqâra
Authors: Malek Jaromir
Published: January 2018

The monument discussed here may have been the pedestal of a stela, but is only recorded in copies made by Hay and Wilkinson early in the last century (a small fragment which used to be in Berlin is now lost). Sipair was an ‘Overseer of the treasury’, probably under Amosis. His presumed tomb at Saqqâra would be the earliest New-Kingdom tomb known in the area. One of Sipair's epithets refers to chariotry, and the hieroglyph used in it is the earliest representation of a horse from ancient Egypt. Memphite examples of titles connected with chariotry are listed, and Second Intermediate Period and early Eighteenth Dynasty evidence from the Memphite area reviewed.
Domestic Shrines and the Cult of the Royal Family at El-'Amarna
Authors: Ikram Salima
Published: January 2018

A discussion of the garden shrines found in the enclosures of the houses of Tell el-'Amarna leads to the conclution that they were dedicated to the royal family as intermediaries between the citizen and Aten.
The Chief Baker
Authors: Darnell John Coleman
Published: January 2018

The previously misunderstood titles of the man Pepy on stele CG 20683 = ANOC 1:5 provide the earliest attestation for the word 'mr (Wb. 1, 187, 2), ‘bakery’ (cf. demotic 'mre and Coptic αMPε, ‘baker’). The titles also yield a Middle Kingdom example of the feminine form of šn' (Wb. iv, 507, 12–508, 25), ‘Workhouse’; a second Middle Kingdom survival of the Old Kingdom title imy-r 'bw-rȝ nsw.t, ‘Overseer of the Royal Repast’, is found among the titles of Iykhernofret on the stele.
An Artistic Interpretation of Sety I's War Reliefs
Authors: Broadhurst Clive
Published: January 2018

In this investigation of the war reliefs on the northern exterior wall of the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak the artistic data are used as primary sources, with consideration given to the composition of the scenes and the layout of the registers. It is concluded that the reliefs on the eastern side of the doorway record three separate campaigns and that the registers read in ascending order. On the opposite side, where again three distinct campaigns are shown, the order is also upward.
Dqr, Spinning and Treatment of Guinea Worm in P. Ebers 875
Authors: Miller R. L.
Published: January 2018

Discussion of evidence for the occurrence, transmission and treatment of Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease) in ancient Egypt. The word dqr (P. Ebers 875) is identified as describing the gradual extraction of the worm from the body by winding on a stick.
A Fragment from the Cairo Statue of Khasekhemwy
Authors: Adams Barbara
Published: January 2018

A corner fragment of the greywacke statue of Khasekhemwy from Hierakonpolis in the Cairo Museum has been discovered in the School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool. It derives from the excavations of John Garstang and Harold Jones in the town and temple site of Nekhen in 1905-6. The scratched designs on the fragment are discussed and its subject matter compared to the scene on the base of the limestone statue of Khasekhemwy, also from Hierakonpolis, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
A New Look at the Adoption Papyrus (Reconsidered)
Authors: Allam S.
Published: January 2018

The suggestion put forward by E. Cruz-Uribe, JEA 74 (1988), 220-3, that the stable-master Nebnufer was alive throughout the proceedings recorded in the Adoption Papyrus, is to be rejected because the resulting procedure is, in several important respects, alien to what is known of Egyptian legal practice in the disposal of property. A new reading of the name of one of the witnesses is also proposed.
Two Objects Inscribed for Djedhor
Authors: Teeter Emily
Published: January 2018

A Ptolemaic votive mirror (Brooklyn Museum 52.73) and a Ptolemaic statue of Thoth (Seattle Art Museum 55.164) are incised with the same dedicatory inscription of Djedhor, son of Nesdjehuty. An epigraphic and iconographic comparison suggests that the mirror inscription was copied from the Seattle statue and that the decoration in the centre of the mirror is derived from a modern publication.
Memphis, 1990
Authors: Giddy Lisa L. , Jeffreys D. G.
Published: January 2018

The Society's Survey of Memphis programme continued at Mit Rahina, running from mid-September to mid-December 1990. There were several interrelated field projects: excavation at Kom Rabi'a, where the water table was reached towards the end of the season at the level of late Twelfth-Dynasty occupation; the processing and study of small finds, bones and environmental material from earlier work at the site; drill cores made in the cultivation to the north-west of the ruin field; and resistivity meter survey at the site of the ‘Siamun building’ on Kom Qal'a.
Two Osiris Figures of the Third Intermediate Period
Authors: Aston D. A.
Published: January 2018

Publication of two Osiris figures of the Third Intermediate Period preserved in the British Museum, EA 69672, a converted shabti of Ramesses II, and EA 22913, belonging to the Overseer of the city and Vizier, Pami. A possible implication of EA 69672 for the restoration of some of the tomb groups found in the ‘Royal Cache’ is discussed, and a chronology for all Third Intermediate Period Osiris figures proposed.
Two Leaves from a Codex from Qasr Ibrim
Authors: Kuhn K. H. , Tait W. J.
Published: January 2018

First publication of two parchment leaves discovered by the EES at Qasr Ibrim, which preserve parts of a homily on the devil and on Michael, also contained in Pierpont Morgan MS M592, where it is falsely attributed to Gregory of Nazianzus, the Theologian.
A Graeco-Roman group statue of unusual character from Dendera
Authors: Abdalla Aly
Published: January 2018

Publication of a small sandstone statue of the Roman period from Dendera (Cairo JE 46278). It depicts two naked children of identical size, one male and one female, standing within the coils of two serpents. They are the twin figures of two deities, whose exact identity is not certain. They might be seen as Shu and Tefnut, or as Harpocrates and his twin sister. This latter might be either a form of Isis, which was paired with Harpocrates in the Graeco-Roman period, or simply a feminine form of the god Harpocrates. The snakes seem to be Isis Thermouthis and Serapis-Agathos Daimon. This statue is of a votive or dedicatory nature, perhaps from a shrine to Isis-Thermouthis just outside the enclosure of the great temple of Hathor of Dendera.
Vorticity dynamics and control of the turning locomotion of 3D bionic fish
Authors: Xin Zhiqiang , Wu Chuijie
Published: January 2018

Numerical simulations of the turning manoeuvre of a 3D bionic fish in a viscous flow are conducted in the present study using a 3D computational fluid dynamics package, which includes the adaptive multi-grid finite volume method, the immersed boundary method, the volume of fluid method, and the control strategy of fish swimming. The 3D bionic fish can turn quickly primarily using the directional control strategy of the swing of the head, in which the impacts of the swing of the fish body and the caudal fin on the directional control are also taken into account. This result demonstrates that the directional control strategy of the swing of the head is effective. An in-depth analysis of the fluid mechanism of the swimming manoeuvre of the 3D bionic fish reveals that the rotation moment in favour of turning motion is obtained by the pressure around the body of the fish, which is induced by the wake vortex, and the swing of the fish can manipulate the location and the strength of vortices shed from the fish body.
Fatigue life prediction of engaging spur gears using power density
Authors: Lin Yulong , Liu Shourong , Zhao Xueyan , Mao Enrong , Cao Chao , Suh C Steve
Published: January 2018

The high cycle fatigue performance of an input spur gear pair found in the gearbox of a 4LZ-2 combined harvester with a maximum walking power of 15 kW is investigated. A three-dimensional finite element model of the two engaging spur gears is developed to estimate the fatigue life of the pinion gear subject to bending induced crack initiation and propagation. The critical point of the pinion gear is obtained along with the associated bending stress-time history. The novel concept of power density is applied to the finite element result to correlate fatigue crack initiation and subsequent crack growth with the number of loading cycles undergone. After the location of crack initiation is identified, fatigue crack propagation is modelled using linear elastic fracture mechanics. The estimated fatigue life of the pinion gear is 886 h. A fatigue test rig is employed to physically demonstrate the feasibility of the power density concept for predicting gear fatigue life. It is shown that the power density concept is preferred over the Miner rule for higher accuracy in fatigue life prediction.
Dynamic analysis for vertical soft landing of reusable launch vehicle with landing strut flexibility
Authors: Yue Shuai , Nie Hong , Zhang Ming , Huang Mingyang , Zhu He , Xu Dafu
Published: January 2018

Based on oleo-honeycomb dampers, a 6-DOF vertical soft landing dynamic model for reusable launch vehicle considering landing strut flexibility is constructed. In order to better analyze the lateral deflection and friction force of the “cantilever beam” type landing strut, a new model for strut is incorporated. Static analysis is first performed based on the rotation angle compatibility equations to attain the equivalent inertia moment. Then the strut lateral vibration model and friction force model are obtained by simplifying it as viscoelastic beam with a tip mass. After that, the ADAMS models are established to perform the comparison and verification analysis of the 6-DOF dynamic model. The results show that the results of 6-DOF dynamic model can approximately approach to the results of rigid-flex coupling model established in ADAMS. Furthermore, the research of the influence of assembly gap between cylinders and bearings, bearing’s elastic modulus, friction coefficient and initial overlapping length on the vehicle landing performance is carried out. The results show that each parameter has different influence on the landing performance, and a reasonable selection of these parameters accordingly enables a higher landing performance.
Effect of the Diabetic State on Islet Engraftment and Function in a Large Animal Model of Islet–Kidney Transplantation
Authors: Vallabhajosyula Prashanth , Hirakata Atsushi , Weiss Matthew , Griesemer Adam , Shimizu Akira , Hong Hanzhou , Habertheuer Andreas , Tchipashvili Vaja , Yamada Kazuhiko , Sachs David H.
Published: January 2018

In islet transplantation, in addition to immunologic and ischemic factors, the diabetic/hyperglycemic state of the recipient has been proposed, although not yet validated, as a possible cause of islet toxicity, contributing to islet loss during the engraftment period. Using a miniature swine model of islet transplantation, we have now assessed the effect of a persistent state of hyperglycemia on islet engraftment and subsequent function. An islet–kidney (IK) model previously described by our laboratory was utilized. Three experimental donor animals underwent total pancreatectomy and autologous islet transplantation underneath the renal capsule to prepare an IK at a load of ≤1,000 islet equivalents (IE)/kg donor weight, leading to a chronic diabetic state during the engraftment period (fasting blood glucose >250 mg/dL). Three control donor animals underwent partial pancreatectomy (sufficient to maintain normoglycemia during islet engraftment period) and IK preparation. As in vivo functional readout for islet engraftment, the IKs were transplanted across an immunologic minor or class I mismatch barrier into diabetic, nephrectomized recipients at an islet load of ∼4,500 IE/kg recipient weight. A 12-d course of cyclosporine was administered for tolerance induction. All experimental donors became diabetic and showed signs of end organ injury, while control donors maintained normoglycemia. All recipients of IK from both experimental and control donors achieved glycemic control over long-term follow-up, with reversal of diabetic nephropathy and with similar glucose tolerance tests. In this preclinical, large animal model, neither islet engraftment nor subsequent long-term islet function after transplantation appear to be affected by the diabetic state.
Betrixaban: A New Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor for Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-Risk Hospitalized Patients
Authors: Garland Scott G. , DeRemer Christina E. , Smith Steven M. , Gums John G.
Published: January 2018

Objective: To review the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of the factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor betrixaban for extended-duration prophylaxis of acute medically ill patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk factors. Data Sources: A MEDLINE/PubMed (January 1990 to October 2017) search was conducted using the following keywords: betrixaban, PRT054021, FXa inhibitor, novel oral anticoagulant, NOAC, direct oral anticoagulant, DOAC, and target specific oral anticoagulant, TSOAC. References of identified articles were searched by hand for additional relevant citations. Study Selection and Data Extraction: We included English-language articles evaluating betrixaban pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, or safety in human subjects for VTE prophylaxis. Data Synthesis: Betrixaban is a FXa inhibitor that decreases prothrombinase activity and thrombin generation. Betrixaban efficacy and safety has been compared with that of enoxaparin for prophylaxis of VTE in acutely ill medical patients. In the APEX trial and substudies, extended-duration betrixaban was superior in efficacy to standard-duration enoxaparin in patients at high risk for VTE, including those with elevated D-dimer levels (≥2× upper limit of normal) and of older age (≥75 years). Betrixaban is noninferior to enoxaparin in rates of major bleeding, but the former is associated with more clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding events. Conclusion: Betrixaban is the first oral agent approved for extended-duration VTE prophylaxis in acutely ill hospitalized patients. Extended-duration thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban reduces the risk of VTE compared with standard-duration thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin but is associated with increased risk of bleeding.
Human Factors Guidelines for the Design of Mobile Medical Environments
Authors: Jones Jessica , Bubric Katherine , Biesbroek Susan , Laberge Jason
Published: January 2018

Mobile medical environments, such as ground and air ambulances, have unique design challenges that can affect safe and effective patient care. Members of a provincial human factors department completed five evaluation projects on the interior design of these environments, resulting in the generation of more than 250 design recommendations. An inductive content analysis informed the development of a list of human factors guidelines for designing various mobile medical environments. Guidelines address equipment and supplies, patient visibility and monitoring, practitioner and patient comfort and ergonomics, communication, and working in motion.
Foot Mobility Magnitude and Stiffness in Children With and Without Calcaneal Apophysitis
Authors: McSweeney Simon Christopher , Reed Lloyd , Wearing Scott
Published: January 2018

Background:

This study evaluated quasi-static measures of foot mobility magnitude (FMM) and foot stiffness (FS) in children, aged 8 to 14 years, with and without calcaneal apophysitis.

Methods:

Between 2016 and 2017, FMM and FS measurements were captured on 41 children (22 cases and 19 controls) using a custom-built foot assessment platform. The platform incorporated a portable force plate that allowed quantification of vertical force during double-limb stance (DLS).

Results:

There was no significant difference in FS in children with and without calcaneal apophysitis ( P = .459). FMM was significantly greater (+19%) in children with calcaneal apophysitis than in those without ( P = .045). The mean difference in FMM between groups (1.4 mm), however, did not exceed the minimum detectable change at the 95% confidence level (MDC95%) for the measurement (±2.5 mm).

Conclusion:

Differences in FMM in children with calcaneal apophysitis were small and within the observed error of measurement. Clinical measures of FS did not differ in children with and without calcaneal apophysitis during quasistatic loading. Further research evaluating the level of uncertainty of the measurement techniques in children and under dynamic loading conditions is recommended. These findings question the rationale behind interventions which aim to modify quasistatic foot mobility and stiffness in children with calcaneal apophysitis.

Level of Evidence:

Level III, comparative series.
Scientists, Instruments, and Even Brains in Transfer: German-Spanish Postwar Networks and the Construction of the Neuroendocrine System (1952-1960)
Authors: Velasco Morgado Raúl
Published: January 2018

This article presents the process of relocation of hegemonies and “center-periphery” dynamics in neuroanatomy after World War II through the study of the links between the Spanish anatomical school of José Escolar García and some German institutions. We have analyzed their works on the morphology of the neuroendocrine system as a case study, showing how the first contacts of the Spaniards with the United States started a material transfer process between centers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean through the mediation—and adaptation—of the periphery. The case also shows how scientific networks in the “new” Europe were reestablished after the Nazi era and how important these systems were for the transfer of knowledge, using them for the circulation of experts, instruments, and even biological samples.
Implementation of additional prescribing authorization among oncology pharmacists in Alberta
Authors: Au Bianca , Dersch-Mills Deonne , Ghosh Sunita , Jupp Jennifer , Chambers Carole , Cusano Frances , Danilak Melanie
Published: January 2018

Purpose

To describe the practice settings and prescribing practices of oncology pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization.

Methods

A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of all oncology pharmacists in Alberta was conducted using a web-based questionnaire over four weeks between March and April 2016. Pharmacists were identified from the Cancer Services Pharmacy Directory and leadership staff in Alberta Health Services. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the practice setting, prescribing practices, motivators to apply for additional prescribing authorization, and the facilitators and barriers of prescribing. Logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with having additional prescribing authorization.

Results

The overall response rate was 41% (71 of 175 pharmacists). Oncology pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization made up 38% of respondents. They primarily worked in urban, tertiary cancer centers, and practiced in ambulatory care. The top 3 clinical activities they participated in were medication reconciliation, medication counseling/education, and ambulatory patient assessment. Respondents thought additional prescribing authorization was most useful for ambulatory patient assessment and follow-up. Antiemetics were prescribed the most often. The median number of prescriptions written in an average week of clinical work was 5. Competence, self-confidence, and the potential impact on patient care/perceived impact on work environment were the strongest facilitators of prescribing. The strongest motivators to apply for additional prescribing authorization were relevancy to practice, the potential for increased efficiency, and advancing the profession.

Conclusion

The current majority of oncology pharmacist prescribing in Alberta occurs in ambulatory care with a large focus on antiemetic prescribing. Pharmacists found additional prescribing authorization most useful for ambulatory patient assessment and follow-up.