bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impacts of mean dynamic topography on a regional ocean assimilation system
Authors: Yan C. , Zhu J. , Tanajura C. A. S.
Published: October 2015

Abstract. An ocean data assimilation system was developed for the Pacific–Indian oceans with the aim of assimilating altimetry data, sea surface temperature, and in situ measurements from Argo (Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography), XBT (expendable bathythermographs), CTD (conductivity temperature depth), and TAO (Tropical Atmosphere Ocean). The altimetry data assimilation requires the addition of the mean dynamic topography to the altimetric sea level anomaly to match the model sea surface height. The mean dynamic topography is usually computed from the model long-term mean sea surface height, and is also available from gravimetric satellite data. In this study, the impact of different mean dynamic topographies on the sea level anomaly assimilation is examined. Results show that impacts of the mean dynamic topography cannot be neglected. The mean dynamic topography from the model long-term mean sea surface height without assimilating in situ observations results in worsened subsurface temperature and salinity estimates. Even if all available observations including in situ measurements, sea surface temperature measurements, and altimetry data are assimilated, the estimates are still not improved. This proves the significant impact of the MDT (mean dynamic topography) on the analysis system, as the other types of observations do not compensate for the shortcoming due to the altimetry data assimilation. The gravimeter-based mean dynamic topography results in a good estimate compared with that of the experiment without assimilation. The mean dynamic topography computed from the model long-term mean sea surface height after assimilating in situ observations presents better results.
Kawaii meiru and Maroyaka neko: Mobile emoji for relationship maintenance and aesthetic expressions among Japanese teens
Authors: Sugiyama Satomi
Published: October 2015

Drawing from the results of focus group interviews conducted between 2006 and 2010 in Japan, this paper examines the functions of emoji. Now that emoji have gained global recognition as seen in mobile applications, examining the way Japanese teens use emoji offers some insight into the way emoji use is practiced among teens in the global cultural context. The results highlight two functions of emoji in the context of mobile interactions: emoji allow Japanese teens to manage communication climate as well as to construct and express their aesthetic selves. Further research is needed to investigate to what extent these interaction norms, symbolic meanings, and electronic emotions are applicable to various cultural contexts in the era of smart phones. Such efforts will promote our further understanding of both current and future trends of teens’ mobile emoji use, emotional experiences, sense of the self, and relational concerns.
Sprinting a media marathon: Uses and gratifications of binge-watching television through Netflix
Authors: Pittman Matthew , Sheehan Kim
Published: October 2015

“Binge-watching” represents a radical shift for twenty-first century media consumption. Why do people select this method of television viewing? A survey administered to 262 television binge-watchers identified factors that influence binge watching, several of which are somewhat different than factors impacting other types of television viewing. Factors salient for regular bingers are relaxation, engagement, and hedonism. For those who plan ahead to binge, program quality (aesthetics) and the communal aspect (social) also come into play. Those who binge on an entire series in one or two days value engagement, relaxation, hedonism, and aesthetics. We also discuss the theoretical implications and future development of uses and gratifications.
Thomas Hoccleve:
Authors: Horobin Simon
Published: October 2015

Building upon recent findings regarding the copying of early manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales and the identity of their scribes, this article revisits the question of who was responsible for commissioning and overseeing the production of the Hengwrt and Ellesmere manuscripts. Detailed analysis of the additions and corrections made to the Hengwrt manuscript, as well as the editorial interventions that lie behind the copy of the Canterbury Tales found in Ellesmere, leads to the suggestion that the supervisor responsible for the production of both manuscripts was Thomas Hoccleve.
Knowing and Willing in Chaucer's Parliament of Fowls
Authors: Powrie Sarah
Published: October 2015

Chaucer's Parliament of Fowls muses upon the relation between knowing and desiring, and in so doing, raises questions about the respective roles of the intellect and the will in determining moral action. Reflecting the influence of late medieval voluntarism, the dream vision challenges the classical/Thomistic view that moral virtue results from reason's prudent judgments. Representing a host of avian and human agents motivated by “wil, and herte, and thought” (417), the dream vision asks readers not only to evaluate the rational and affective forces shaping different acts of choice, but also to note the limitations of reason. The bookish narrator's recurrent missteps point to the potential inefficacy of prudent reason, demonstrating that individuals often act against their better judgment. By contrast, the formel's resistance to Reason may signal the moral limits of that faculty, since it lacks the will's receptivity to divine grace.
What Is It to Be Religiously Mistaken? A Pragmatist Perspective
Authors: Zackariasson Ulf
Published: October 2015

philosophers have always been attracted to disagreements, perhaps because they almost immediately lead to philosophically exciting questions about how to distinguish positions, theories, and so forth, that are right from those that are mistaken. Philosophy of religion is certainly no exception, and, here, focus has often been on disagreements over belief in the existence of the God of classical theism as manifested in the great Abrahamic traditions, on the one hand, and atheism, on the other—though disagreements between religious traditions have also attracted attention. Particularly in Anglo- American philosophy of religion, these disagreements have generally been conceptualized in epistemological terms: Which (if any) religious beliefs are epistemically justified or warranted? This is a debate where the philosophical expertise in epistemology seems to have practical application, and over the years, a great number of philosophers have joined it.
Exploring ESL/EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge on Reading Strategy Instruction
Authors: Xu Wei
Published: October 2015

Any instructional practice must be derived from a teacher’s knowledge base for teaching, which can be acquired by training, study, or practice. While much attention has been paid to teachers’ practical content knowledge in real educational settings, comprehensive syntheses of expert knowledge on a particular teaching task for a specific group of teachers are still scarce. This paper tends to synthesize ESL/EFL teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge of reading strategy instruction through learning the expertise conveyed in literature. Drawing on related studies in the field of reading strategy instruction either in general or in ESL/EFL contexts, this argumentative article first proposes a synthesized reading strategy instruction model which consists of one key component and two general principles, all of which create and are created by a safe and risk-free environment where students learn to use strategies actively and consciously with motivation and assistance. This article then elaborates on eight instructional strategies using summarizing instruction as an example in terms of three types of knowledge: declarative, procedural, and conditional. With the enrichment of the pedagogical content knowledge on strategy instruction, ESL/EFL teachers might teach reading strategies effectively both with metacognition, i.e., consciously planning, monitoring, and evaluating their teaching, and for metacognition, namely, to affect their students’ metacognitive awareness of strategy use in reading.
Improving Oral Hygiene in Institutionalised Elderly by Educating Their Caretakers in Bangalore City, India: a Randomised Control Trial
Authors: Khanagar Sanjeev , Naganandini S. , Singh Tuteja Jaspreet , Naik Sachin , Satish G. , Divya K.T.
Published: October 2015

BackgroundThe population of older people, as well as the number of dependent older people, is steadily increasing; those unable tolive independently at home are being cared for in a range ofsettings. Practical training for nurses and auxiliary care staff has frequently been recommended as a way of improving oralhealth care for functionally dependent elderly. The aim was improve oral hygiene in institutionalized elderly in Bangalorecity by educating their caregivers.MethodsThe study is a cluster randomized intervention trial with an elderly home as unit of randomization in which 7 out of 65 elderly homes were selected. Oral health knowledge of caregivers was assessed using a pre-tested pro forma and later oral-health education was provided to the caregivers ofthe study group. Oral hygiene status of elderly residents was assessed by levels of debris, plaque of dentate and denture plaque, and denture stomatitis of denture wearing residents,respectively. Oral-health education to the caregivers of control group was given at the end of six monthsResultsThere was significant improvement in oral-health knowledge of caregivers from the baseline and also a significant reduction of plaque score from baseline score of 3.17 ± 0.40 to 1.57 ± 0.35 post-intervention (p < .001), debris score2.87 ± 0.22 to 1.49 ± 0.34 (p < .001), denture plaque score 3.15 ± 0.47 to 1.21 ± 0.27 (p < .001), and denture stomatitis score 1.43 ± 0.68 to 0.29 ± 0.53 (p < .001).ConclusionsThe result of the present study showed that there was a significant improvement in the oral-health knowledge among the caregivers and oral-hygiene status of the elderly residents.
Cognitive Test Performance in Relation to Health and Function in 12 European Countries: The SHARE Study
Authors: Sterniczuk Roxanne , Theou Olga , Rusak Benjamin , Rockwood Kenneth
Published: October 2015

Background Even subtle impairments on cognitive test scores can be associated with future cognitive decline and dementia. We assayed the relationships between test score impairment and adverse outcomes.MethodsSecondary analyses were performed on data from non-institutionalized participants, 50+ years of age (N = 30,038),from 12 countries taking part in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) longitudinal study onaging. At baseline, participants’ cognition was tested using verbal fluency, immediate recall, and delayed recall tasks.Results Greater levels of cognitive impairment at baseline were strongly associated with future poor health outcomes and functional impairment. Controlling for age, sex and education,those with 1 (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.34–1.87) or ≥ 2(OR = 2.59, 95% CI = 2.17–3.09) impaired tests at baseline were more likely to die after an average of 40 months compared to individuals with no impairments. After selecting for participants who reported the absence of dementia initially,those with ≥ 2 cognitive impairments at baseline (OR = 3.34,95% CI = 2.27–4.92) were more likely to report dementia at follow-up compared to those with no impairment.ConclusionsPeople with impaired cognitive test scores at baseline are at greater risk to die or develop dementia within four years than their less impaired or unimpaired counterparts.
Implications of Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease in Canada’s Indigenous Population
Authors: Petrasek MacDonald Julia , Barnes Deborah E. , Middleton Laura E.
Published: October 2015

Background Indigenous peoples in Canada have higher prevalence of modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The relative importance of these risk factors on AD risk management is poorly understood. Methods Relative risks from literature and prevalence of risk factors from Statistics Canada or the First Nations Regional Health Survey were used to determine projected population attributable risk (PAR) associated with modifiable risk factors for AD (low education and vascular risk factors) among on- and off-reserve Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada using the Levin formula. Results Physical inactivity had the highest PAR for AD among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada (32.5% [10.1%– 51.1%] and 30.5% [9.2%–48.8%] respectively). The PAR for most modifiable risk factors was higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada, particularly among on-reserve groups. The greatest differences in PAR were for low educational attainment and smoking, which were approximately 10% higher among Indigenous peoples in Canada. The combined PAR for AD for all six modifiable risk factors was 79.6% among on-reserve Indigenous, 74.9% among off-reserve Indigenous, and 67.1% among non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. (All differences significant to p < .001.) Conclusions Modifiable risk factors are responsible for the most AD cases among Indigenous peoples in Canada. Further research is necessary to determine the prevalence of AD and the impact of risk factor modification among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Narrativizaciones del yo: los impostores y la construcción del personaje-yo deseado en la sociedad digital
Authors: Montiel Daniel Escandell
Published: October 2015

La sociedad digital permite la construcción de una o más identidades en sus múltiples espacios virtuales, lo que conlleva una narrativización del yo en todos esos ámbitos: el relato de lo propio como construcción de nuevas identidades y nuevas proyecciones de la identidad propia. Así pues, la construcción de la identidad a través del relato textual o audiovisual en internet ha permitido toda una nueva narrativa de la identidad que, por supuesto, tiene antecedentes en casos reales y en la tradición ficcional y en la frontera entre ambos mundos. Para entender el fenómeno contemporáneo, recorremos una serie de casos representativos y definitorios desde el punto de vista social e histórico en la esfera hispana e internacional con un foco especial en su impacto en la producción cultural contemporánea. Nuestro estudio aborda cómo estos impostores, sus herramientas y sus procedimientos se vinculan con los fenómenos actuales de representación del yo, tanto cuando son con vocación biográfica como ficcional. Palabras clave: Sociedad digital; Impostura; Fingidor; Narrativa del yo; Identidad.
“A miséria me obriga a escrever ao senhor”: a escrita de si em cartas de alemães ao prefeito de Blumenau-SC (1946-1948)
Authors: Frotscher Méri
Published: October 2015

O artigo analisa a “escrita de si” em cartas-pedido (Bittbriefe) enviadas entre 1946 e 1948 da Alemanha à prefeitura municipal de Blumenau-SC, Brasil. Os pedidos de donativos ou informações eram acompanhados de justificativas fundamentadas nas condições de vida e/ou histórias de vida dos remetentes e a situação do país. Analiso as estratégias retóricas empregadas na interlocução com o destinatário, o imaginário existente acerca da cidade, a mobilização da identidade étnico-nacional e a configuração de narrativas trágicas da guerra e do pós-guerra. Palavras-chave: Cartas; Escrita de si; “Narrativas de vítimas alemãs”; Alemanha pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial; Brasil.
Tecidos, linhas e agulhas: uma narrativa para Zuzu Angel
Authors: Simili Ivana Guilherme , Morgado Débora Pinguello
Published: October 2015

Na década de 1960, enquanto a moda brasileira seguia os padrões europeus, Zuzu Angel proclamava, entre chitas e rendas, “eu sou a moda brasileira”. O conteúdo do texto versa sobre a identificação das contribuições da produção estética de Zuzu Angel na criação de representações para a moda brasileira e também sobre a apropriação de tecidos pouco nobres, de panos usados para a decoração do lar e de trabalhos manuais de linha e agulha na construção de roupas feitas para a elite, o que se constitui em exemplo de reaproveitamento na moda. A metodologia utiliza as roupas como textos-documentos para a narrativa de sua trajetória. Associados à história da moda, das mulheres e aos conteúdos do filme “Zuzu Angel”, desvendamos aspectos da cultura feminina em suas relações com as domesticidades, a vida pública e política nos conturbados anos 1960 e 1970.  Com tecidos, linha e agulha, Zuzu escreveu uma história na moda e na luta contra a ditadura civil-militar. Palavras-chave: ANGEL, Zuzu, 1976; Roupas; Moda - Brasil; Política.
Entre el pasado y el presente. Entre lo personal y lo político: Narrativas y apuestas de las ex presas políticas en Uruguay
Authors: De Giorgi Ana Laura
Published: October 2015

El pasado reciente en el Cono Sur ha sido rememorado e interpretado desde diversos ejes de memoria. En el Uruguay de los últimos años, han emergido los relatos de las militantes, en dialogo y en disputa a la vez, con el relato hegemónico de los varones y su resistencia heroica. En general estas narrativas se han anclado en las “historias mínimas”, la cotidianeidad, el espacio privado (de la cárcel) y en el relato desde “lo femenino”, que osciló entre la presentación de un modo de resistencia diferencial reivindicando la agencia de las mujeres, al relato de la peripecia de la cárcel a través de la experiencia de la  maternidad en la prisión. Este artículo pretende analizar dos relatos publicados con dos décadas de distancia: Mi habitación, mi celda (1990) de Lilián Celiberti y Lucy Garrido, y Maternidad en prisión política (2010) coordinado por Graciela Jorge, con el objetivo principal de analizar la apuesta política de sus autoras. El primero es el encuentro de dos mujeres con pasados inmediatos y trayectorias políticas distintas, pero embarcadas en un nuevo proyecto político común: el feminismo. El segundo es el encuentro de varias mujeres provenientes de la izquierda armada que inscriben su peripecia en el relato mayor del colectivo de pertenencia. En este sentido el artículo propone reflexionar sobre las distintas funcionalidades que tuvieron los trabajos de la memoria realizados por mujeres, cuánto visibilizaron un nuevo sujeto o cuánto reubicaron a la mujer en su rol tradicional, es decir, en qué medida las narrativas del pasado, permitieron o no dar nuevas batallas a futuro. Palabras clave: Narrativas; Mujeres; Militantes.
Somatic Mosaicism as Modulator of the Global and Intellectual Phenotype in Epimutated Angelman Syndrome Patients
Authors: Russo Silvia , Mainini Ester , Luoni Chiara , Cogliati Francesca , Giorgini Valentina , Bonati Maria Teresa , Forzano Francesca , Termine Cristiano , Murgia Alessandra , Patrini Mara , Fabretto Antonella , Aldo Skabar , Freri Elena , Pecile Vanna , Larizza Lidia
Published: October 2015

Angelman Syndrome (AS) is due to the loss of function of the single UBE3A gene, mapping to chromosome 15q11-q13 and encoding the E6AP ubiquitin ligase. Expression of UBE3A is subject to genomic imprinting which is restricted to the brain, where only the maternal allele is transcribed. AS pathogenetic mechanisms include deletion of the maternal 15q11-13 chromosomal region, chromosome 15 paternal uniparental disomy (UPD), Imprinting Defects (ImpD) leading to silencing of the maternal allele and intragenic mutations of the maternal UBE3A allele. From our AS cohort we sorted out for detailed clinical-molecular characterization six mosaic cases, five with ImpD epimutations and one with patUPD15. This latter case referred for intellectual disability and fortuitously solved by SNP array, is, to our knowledge, the unique patient reported with mosaic patUPD of this imprinted region. Somatic epimutation mosaicism represents a challenge for both clinical and molecular diagnostics. The described patients, referred to our center either for uncertain AS or simply for intellectual disability, could be molecularly characterized by applying a multi-method approach including Methylation-Sensitive PCR and MS-MLPA without a strict cut off. The percentage of normal cells detected ranged up to 40%. We confirm the mild phenotype reported in mosaic AS ImpD and provide a detailed analysis of IQ. Mild mental retardation, with significant difficulties in language expression, but only mildly impaired performance skills, together with pathognomonic EEG, is a cue not to overlook in mosaic AS patients. Mosaic epimutations should be searched also in patients with minor AS features and presenting only with intellectual disability.
The Assessment of Psychiatric Disorders in Intellectual Disability: The State of the Art
Authors: Marco O. Bertelli Marco O. Bertelli , Michele Rossi Michele Rossi , Daniela Scuticchio Daniela Scuticchio , Annamaria Bianco Annamaria Bianco , Luana Salerno Luana Salerno
Published: October 2015

Intellectual Disability (ID) represents a meta-syndromic group of several different conditions, each one with specific cognitive and communication features. This constitutes one the main reason for which the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in adults with ID is challenging. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive and updated state of art on the assessment of psychiatric disorders in people with ID. In order to accomplish this goal, authors performed a systematic literature mapping trying to answer to the following questions: what are the issues in the psychiatric diagnostic process for adults with ID? What methods and procedures have been used for psychiatric assessment in ID? To date, is it possible to identify the most effective diagnostic procedures?
Results indicated that the main critical issues in the psychiatric diagnostic process were the following: the identification of psychiatric symptoms, the behavioural equivalents, the diagnostic criteria, the setting, the source of information, the screening and diagnostic instruments. An increasing interest in screening instruments for providing appropriate diagnosis for people with ID has been noted in the recent years. For this reason, available assessment tools have been briefly indicated, with their strengths and weaknesses. Although the recent advances, more research is needed in order to increase diagnostic accuracy in this heterogeneous group of patients.
Interacting with an Inferred World: The Challenge of Machine Learning for Humane Computer Interaction
Authors: Blackwell Alan F.
Published: October 2015

Classic theories of user interaction have been framed in relation to symbolic models of planning and problem solving, responding in part to the cognitive theories associated with AI research. However, the behavior of modern machine-learning systems is determined by statistical models of the world rather than explicit symbolic descriptions. Users increasingly interact with the world and with others in ways that are mediated by such models. This paper explores the way in which this new generation of technology raises fresh challenges for the critical evaluation of interactive systems. It closes with some proposed measures for the design of inference-based systems that are more open to humane design and use. 
Charismatic Technology
Authors: Ames Morgan G.
Published: October 2015

To explain the uncanny holding power that some technologies seem to have, this paper presents a theory of charisma as attached to technology. It uses the One Laptop per Child project as a case study for exploring the features, benefits, and pitfalls of charisma. It then contextualizes OLPC’s charismatic power in the historical arc of other charismatic technologies, highlighting the enduring nature of charisma and the common themes on which the charisma of a century of technological progress rests. In closing, it discusses how scholars and practitioners in human-computer interaction might use the concept of charismatic technology in their own work. 
Why Play? Examining the Roles of Play in ICTD
Authors: Ferreira Pedro
Published: October 2015

The role of technology in socio-economic development is at the heart of ICTD (ICTs for development). Yet, as with much Human Centered technology research, playful inter- actions with technology are predominantly framed around their instrumental roles, such as education, rather than their intrinsic value. This obscures playful activities and under- mines play as a basic freedom. Within ICTD an apparent conflict is reinforced, opposing socio-economic goals with play, often dismissed as trivial or unaffordable. Recently a slow emergence of studies around play has led us to pro- pose a framing of it as a capability, according to Amartya Sen, recognizing and examining its instrumental, construc- tive, and constitutive roles. We discuss how play unleashes a more honest and fair approach within ICTD, but most importantly, we argue how it is essentially a basic human need, not antithetical to others. We propose ways for the recognition and legitimization of the play activity in ICTD.
On Creating and Sustaining Alternatives: The case of Danish Telehealth
Authors: Kyng Morten
Published: October 2015

This paper presents and discusses an initiative aimed at creating direct and long lasting influence on the use and development of telemedicine and telehealth by healthcare professionals, patients and citizens. The initiative draws on ideas, insights, and lessons learned from Participatory Design (PD) as well as from innovation theory and software ecosystems. Last, but not least, the ongoing debate on public finances/economy versus tax evasion by major private companies has been an important element in shaping the vision and creating support for the initiative. This vision is about democratic control, about structures for sustaining such control beyond initial design and imple- mentation and about continued development through Participatory Design projects. We see the “middle element”, the structures for sustaining democratic control beyond initial design and implementation as the most important and novel contribution of the paper.
The User Reconfigured: On Subjectivities of Information
Authors: Bardzell Jeffrey , Bardzell Shaowen
Published: October 2015

Foundational to HCI is the notion of “the user.” Whether a cognitive processor, social actor, consumer, or even a non- user, the user in HCI has always been as much a technical construct as actual people using systems. We explore an emerging formulation of the user—the subjectivity of in- formation—by laying out what it means and why research- ers are being drawn to it. We then use it to guide a case study of a relatively marginal use of computing—digitally mediated sexuality—to holistically explore design in rela- tion to embodiment, tactual experience, sociability, power, ideology, selfhood, and activism. We argue that subjectivi- ties of information clarifies the relationships between de- sign choices and embodied experiences, ways that designers design users and not just products, and ways to cultivate and transform, rather than merely support, human agency.
Personal Data: Thinking Inside the Box
Authors: Chaudhry Amir , Crowcroft Jon , Howard Heidi , Madhavapeddy Anil , Mortier Richard , Haddadi Hamed , McAuley Derek
Published: October 2015

We are in a ‘personal data gold rush’ driven by advertising being the primary revenue source for most online companies. These companies accumulate extensive personal data about individuals with minimal concern for us, the subjects of this process. This can cause many harms: privacy infringement, personal and professional embarrassment, restricted access to labour markets, restricted access to highest value pricing, and many others. There is a critical need to provide technologies that enable alternative practices, so that individuals can par- ticipate in the collection, management and consumption of their personal data. In this paper we discuss the Databox, a personal networked device (and associated services) that col- lates and mediates access to personal data, allowing us to re- cover control of our online lives. We hope the Databox is a first step to re-balancing power between us, the data subjects, and the corporations that collect and use our data. 
Concordance: A Critical Participatory Alternative in Healthcare IT
Authors: Grönvall Erik , Verdezoto Nervo , Bagalkot Naveen , Sokoler Tomas
Published: October 2015

The healthcare sector is undergoing large changes in which technology is given a more active role in both in-clinic and out-of-clinic care. Authoritative healthcare models such as compliance and adherence which relies on asymmetric patient-doctor relationships are being challenged as society, patient roles and care contexts transforms, for example when care activities move into non-clinical contexts. Concordance is an alternative model proposed by the medical field that favours an equal and collaborative patient-doctor relationship in the negotiation of care. Similarly, HCI researchers have applied diverse models of engagement in IT design ranging from authoritative models (e.g. perceiving people as human factors to design for) to more democratic design processes (e.g. Participatory Design). IT design has also been crafted as on-going processes that are integrated parts of everyday use. Based on the best practice of participation from the medical and the HCI fields, we identify critical alternatives for healthcare design. These alternatives highlight opportunities with ongoing design processes in which the design of care regimens and care IT are perceived as one process. 
OPENKI The platform for open education
Authors: Sand Urban , Balmer Stephan , Obertüfer Luca , Sarigol Emre
Published: October 2015

In this demo we aim to introduce and demonstrate OPENKI, an interactive web-platform designed and developed with the aim of facilitating a barrier-free access to education. In a nutshell, OPENKI is an open-source tool to facilitate self- organized, regionalized and offline knowledge exchange. It provides a basis for mediating non-commercial education op- portunities by means of acting as a meeting point for indi- viduals interested in similar subjects. The platform connects individuals who are interested learning or teaching specific topics, or have a physical space to offer where the coordi- nated events can take place, and gather themselves around interest groups. Through its lightweight interface, all stages of a learning processes are made possible from the selection of topics and the organization and execution of courses up to the documentation of the learning material. 
Tilting\Plate and Bending\Arches: Shape-Changing Interfaces as Expressive Forms
Authors: Winther Morten
Published: October 2015

How can designers gain a better sensibility for designing more sensory engaging and aesthetically pleasing objects as well as for the expressive richness and potentials of shape-change? The two exploratory prototypes, Tilting\Plate and Bending\Arches, investigate the visceral, aesthetic dimensions of shape-changing interfaces. While shape-change is currently receiving a lot of attention in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) and interaction design, less attention has been given to the expressive qualities of such interfaces. The prototypes presented here focus on the immediate, aesthetic potentials of shape-change and illustrate the expressional diversity and richness of actuation. Aesthetic explorations can also help to identify radically new applicational uses of shape-change as a design modality. 
Unfolding Participation. What do we mean by participation – conceptually and in practice
Authors: Saad-Sulonen Joanna , Halskov Kim , Huybrechts Liesbeth , Vines John , Eriksson Eva , Karasti Helena
Published: October 2015

The aim of the Unfolding Participation workshop is to outline an agenda for the next 10 years of participatory design (PD) and participatory human computer interaction (HCI) research. We will do that through a double strategy: 1) by critically interrogating the concept of participation (unfolding the concept itself), while at the same time, 2) reflecting on the way that participation unfolds across different participatory configurations. We invite researchers and practitioners from PD and HCI and fields in which information technology mediated participation is embedded (e.g. in political studies, urban planning, participatory arts, business, science and technology studies) to bring a plurality of perspectives and expertise related to participation. 
“I’ve had it!” Group therapy for interdisciplinary researchers
Authors: Jurmu Marko , Ylipulli Johanna , Luusua Anna
Published: October 2015

In this workshop, we reflect on and share the fun and frustrations of working in interdisciplinary research. We ask participants to openly reflect on their experiences of interdisciplinarity. What approaches have worked and what have failed? In addition to identifying phenomena, we aim to sketch out the next decade of interdisciplinary research in computing, especially in HCI. The third paradigm of Human-Computer Interaction focuses on the qualitative aspects of use experience and the situatedness of technologies. This new orientation has drawn in researchers from various other research and arts backgrounds and traditions, including the social sciences, architecture and industrial design among others. Therefore, we consider this third paradigm to be inherently interdisciplinary. Through workshop participants’ reflection of their own experiences, we strive to identify the common problems and pitfalls of interdisciplinary research, and to celebrate successes, as well as share best practices. 
The Future of Making: Where Industrial and Personal Fabrication Meet
Authors: Fuchsberger Verena , Murer Martin , Tscheligi Manfred , Lindtner Silvia , Reiter Andreas , Bardzell Shaowen , Bardzell Jeffrey , Bjørn Pernille
Published: October 2015

This one-day workshop seeks to reflect on the notion of fab- rication in both personal and industrial contexts. Although these contexts are very distinct in their economical and polit- ical vision, they share important characteristics (e.g., users interacting with specific fabrication equipment and tools). The workshop topic spans from personal fabrication to (au- tomated) production, from applied to theoretical considera- tions, from user requirements to design as a crafting practice. We will address changes in production that affect humans, e.g., from mass production to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) produc- tion, in order to discuss findings and lessons learned for in- dividual and collective production workplaces of the future. We aim to explore the intersections between different dimen- sions and processes of production ranging all the way from hobbyist to professional making. Furthermore, the workshop will critically reflect on current developments and their conse- quences on personal, societal, and economical levels includ- ing questions of the reorganization of work and labor, inno- vation cultures, and politics of participation. 
Criticism – for Computational Alternatives
Authors: Pold Søren Bro , Bertelsen Olav W. , Koefoed Hansen Lone , Ulrik Andersen Christian , Bardzell Shaowen , Bardzell Jeffrey
Published: October 2015

Criticism is a reflection on the dialectical relation between content and technology, a relation that is often political, tied to Marxist dialectics or to other concepts of criticism from aesthetic and literary theory. This workshop will ask how we can bridge between criticism of technology and design. If we are to envision and design critical alternatives, how can critical approaches to technology help? What do we need to take from criticism, which concepts of criticism and how can they be applied? 
Straight-Line Triangle Representations via Schnyder Labelings
Authors: Aerts Nieke , Felsner Stefan
Published: October 2015

A straight-line triangle representation (SLTR) of a planar graph is a straight-line drawing such that all the faces including the outer face are triangles. Such a drawing can be viewed as a tiling of a triangle with triangles where the input graph is the skeletal structure. A characterization based on flat angle assignments, i.e., selections of angles of the graph that are of size π in the representation, has been presented in earlier work. The drawback of this characterization of SLTRs is that we have no efficient algorithm for testing whether a given graph admits a flat angle assignment that fulfills the conditions. In this paper we present a new characterization based on Schnyder woods. For graphs with few Schnyder woods there exists a polynomial algorithm to check whether the conditions of this characterization are satisfied. However, there are planar 3-connected graphs on n vertices, which have 3.209n Schnyder woods. We also present a translation of the new characterization into a 2-commodity flow problem. Deciding whether a 2-commodity flow problem has an integral solution is known to be NP-complete. Hence, it is still open to decide whether the recognition of graphs that admit a straight line triangle representation is polynomially tractable.
Catholicisme social, anticommunisme et nationalisme en Ontario français : le cas de figure du père Gustave Sauvé, o.m.i. (1930-1960)
Authors: Dorais François-Olivier
Published: October 2015

Cet article propose d’analyser l’itinéraire intellectuel et professionnel du père Gustave Sauvé o.m.i., lequel fut, entre 1930 et 1950, l’un des principaux publicistes chrétiens de l’Ontario français. Fondateur puis directeur d’une école d’Action catholique à l’Université d’Ottawa, figure d’avant-scène de la mouvance anti-communiste canadienne et directeur du Secrétariat de l’Association canadienne-française d’éducation de l’Ontario de 1944 à 1961, le père Sauvé constitue un cas d’étude privilégié pour mieux comprendre l’insertion, jusqu’ici peu étudiée, du catholicisme social en milieu francophone minoritaire. De même, l’action militante de cet oblat nous porte au coeur des mutations propres au catholicisme canadien-français d’avant 1960, plus particulièrement en ce qui a trait aux rapports évolutifs entre catholicisme et nationalisme, devenus facteurs de discorde durant l’entre-deux guerres. Sur ce point, cet article entend montrer que Sauvé, tout engagé qu’il fut envers sa mission apostolique, ne s’est jamais pour autant éloigné d’une exigence de combat national pour la survivance française en Ontario, inscrivant ainsi son action dans la mouvance du nationalisme groulxiste.
Le choix de l’école catholique de langue française en Ontario : mutations du rapport identitaire des Franco-Ontariens au catholicisme
Authors: Nault Jean-François
Published: October 2015

Cet article se base sur les résultats d’une étude de cas de la question du choix de l’école catholique de langue française à Orléans, Ontario. À partir des résultats d’une série d’entretiens semi-dirigés effectués auprès de parents ayant choisi une école catholique de langue française pour leurs enfants, une typologie du choix de l’école catholique de langue française est présentée afin de contribuer à la compréhension du rapport culturel et identitaire des parents franco-ontariens au catholicisme. Suite à un bref survol de l’histoire du rapport identitaire des francophones de l’Ontario au catholicisme, de même que du contexte scolaire franco-ontarien et du choix scolaire dans une optique culturelle, un aperçu du portrait du rapport actuel des francophones de l’Ontario au catholicisme en tant que religion culturelle est présenté à travers la question du choix scolaire.
Clercs progressistes et néonationalisme acadien, 1966-1982
Authors: Volpé Philippe
Published: October 2015

La période de « modernisation institutionnelle » et d’élaboration du néonationalisme acadien qu’est celle des années 1960-1980 a jusqu’ici été présentée dans l’historiographie comme celle d’une sécularisation de la référence acadienne et du corps militant. Une telle simplification fausse toutefois le portrait d’ensemble. Par l’étude d’associations et de mouvements constituant le creuset idéologique du néonationalisme acadien, l’auteur met en évidence l’apport non négligeable de clercs à la modulation de la référence acadienne et à ses mobilisations. Des fondements personnalistes du néonationalisme acadien au moment autonomiste, en passant par le moment des luttes socioéconomiques, il montre qu’un important nombre de clercs, revoyant leur philosophie chrétienne qu’ils croisent à des idées progressistes, y prennent part au point d’en devenir, dans certains cas, les chefs de file.
Complexité et foisonnement d’un rapport oblique; les Juifs face au monde francophone catholique
Authors: Anctil Pierre
Published: October 2015

Parmi les minorités religieuses et nationales avec lesquelles le catholicisme canadien de langue française est entré en contact au tournant du XXe siècle, peu ont soulevé autant de débats et de réticences que les adeptes du judaïsme. Cela tenait à que les Juifs comptaient parmi les rares populations immigrantes non-chrétiennes au pays, et à ce que la théologie catholique maintenait des réserves très sérieuses quant à l’opportunité d’entretenir des relations suivies avec le fils et les filles d’Israël. Malgré les jugements négatifs émis par les élites cléricales de langue française, les Canadiens français d’origine modeste ont eu souvent l’occasion de rencontrer des Juifs dans différents contextes sociaux, particulièrement dans le commerce de détail et dans l’industrie du vêtement. L’article retrace dans ses grandes lignes l’histoire de l’immigration juive est-européenne au Canada francophone et décrit la place que les marchands et les entrepreneurs de cette origine ont occupé, autant à la campagne qu’à la ville. L’auteur distingue aussi entre l’évolution de cette question au Québec à proprement parler et au sein des minorités de langue française ailleurs au pays, puis montre que le principal obstacle à des échanges plus suivis entre les deux groupes tenait plus à des questions confessionnelles que linguistiques.
De l’Afrique au Québec : les réseaux missionnaires comme vecteurs d’intégration socio-ecclésiale
Authors: Foisy Catherine
Published: October 2015

Cet article cherche à identifier les impacts de certains transferts culturels opérés depuis les réseaux missionnaires auxquels participent des Québécois depuis 1945 vers leur société et leur Église d’origine, spécialement en ce qui a trait à l’accueil des populations d’immigration récente. Plus spécifiquement, c’est en s’arrêtant au travail réalisé auprès d’immigrants africains par les Missionnaires d’Afrique (Pères blancs) à travers le Centre Afrika qu’ils fondent à Montréal en 1989, que nous interrogeons les dynamiques reliant l’expérience missionnaire québécoise aux défis d’intégration posés par une diversification ethnoculturelle croissante de la population catholique québécoise.
Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Authors: Govindasamy Darshini , Ferrand Rashida A , Wilmore Stephanie MS , Ford Nathan , Ahmed Saeed , Afnan‐Holmes Hoviyeh , Kranzer Katharina
Published: October 2015

Introduction

In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the acceptability, yield and prevalence of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) strategies in children and adolescents (5 to 19 years) in sub‐Saharan Africa.

Methods

An electronic search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health and conference abstract databases. Studies reporting on HTC acceptability, yield and prevalence and published between January 2004 and September 2014 were included. Pooled proportions for these three outcomes were estimated using a random effects model. A quality assessment was conducted on included studies.

Results and discussion

A total of 16,380 potential citations were identified, of which 21 studies (23 entries) were included. Most studies were conducted in Kenya (n=5) and Uganda (n=5) and judged to provide moderate (n=15) to low quality (n=7) evidence, with data not disaggregated by age. Seven studies reported on provider‐initiated testing and counselling (PITC), with the remainder reporting on family‐centred (n=5), home‐based (n=5), outreach (n=5) and school‐linked HTC among primary schoolchildren (n=1). PITC among inpatients had the highest acceptability (86.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 65.5 to 100%), yield (12.2%; 95% CI: 6.1 to 18.3%) and prevalence (15.4%; 95% CI: 5.0 to 25.7%). Family‐centred HTC had lower acceptance compared to home‐based HTC (51.7%; 95% CI: 10.4 to 92.9% vs. 84.9%; 95% CI: 74.4 to 95.4%) yet higher prevalence (8.4%; 95% CI: 3.4 to 13.5% vs. 3.0%; 95% CI: 1.0 to 4.9%). School‐linked HTC showed poor acceptance and low prevalence.

Conclusions

While PITC may have high test acceptability priority should be given to evaluating strategies beyond healthcare settings (e.g. home‐based HTC among families) to identify individuals earlier in their disease progression. Data on linkage to care and cost‐effectiveness of HTC strategies are needed to strengthen policies.
VTA neurons coordinate with the hippocampal reactivation of spatial experience
Authors: Gomperts Stephen N , Kloosterman Fabian , Wilson Matthew A
Published: October 2015

Spatial learning requires the hippocampus, and the replay of spatial sequences during hippocampal sharp wave-ripple (SPW-R) events of quiet wakefulness and sleep is believed to play a crucial role. To test whether the coordination of VTA reward prediction error signals with these replayed spatial sequences could contribute to this process, we recorded from neuronal ensembles of the hippocampus and VTA as rats performed appetitive spatial tasks and subsequently slept. We found that many reward responsive (RR) VTA neurons coordinated with quiet wakefulness-associated hippocampal SPW-R events that replayed recent experience. In contrast, coordination between RR neurons and SPW-R events in subsequent slow wave sleep was diminished. Together, these results indicate distinct contributions of VTA reinforcement activity associated with hippocampal spatial replay to the processing of wake and SWS-associated spatial memory.
A Baseline Study on Coral Reef Fishes in the Marine Protected Areas in Southern Cebu, Philippines
Authors: Corrales Christine M. , Delan Gloria G. , Rica Rachel Luz V. , Piquero Alfonso S. , Monte Irene A.
Published: October 2015

Marine protected areas in the sampling sites have been established 8-13 years ago. This study was conducted to have a baseline information on the diversity, density and biomass of coral reef fishes inside and outside the five marine protected areas (MPAs) of Casay, Argao; Cawayan, Dalaguete; Daan-Lungsod Guiwang, Alcoy; North Granada, Boljoon and Sta. Cruz, Ronda (Control). Coral reef fishes in the MPAs were identified using Fish Visual Census Method. Results of the t-test showed that the mean diversity (fish species/250m2) of target and non-target fish species found in areas inside and outside the MPAs were significantly different. In terms of target species, the inside and outside density showed no significant difference. Similarly, density (ind./1,000m2) of non-target species inside and outside also showed no significant difference. This is an indication that fish density inside and outside the MPAs were more or less of the same condition. The mean biomass (kg/1,000m2) of target species inside and outside the MPAs showed a significant difference in contrast with non-target species inside and outside the MPAs which showed a no significant difference. Higher biomass of target fish species belonging to family Caesonidae (fusiliers) and Scaridae (parrotfishes) were commonly observed inside the MPAs. Results showed that fish species were more diverse with higher density and biomass inside the MPAs than the outside area. However, fish diversity and density were contributed mostly by non-target species. Hence, the need for a long-term protection and a well-managed MPA to improve fish population in terms of diversity, density and biomass specifically, target fish species.