bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and palynology of the Cretaceous (Albian) Beaver Mines, Mill Creek, and Crowsnest formations (Blairmore Group) of southwestern Alberta
Authors: Leckie D A , Burden E T
Published: December 2016

A sedimentological and palynological re-examination of the Cretaceous upper Beaver Mines, Mill Creek and Crowsnest formations has been carried out in the Rocky Mountain Foothills and eastern Front Ranges in southwestern Alberta.The result is a refinement of
existing stratigraphy and a new palynological zonation, providing finer paleoecological and biostratigraphic resolution of local and regional events. The palynomorph assemblages recovered for this study form one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Albian taxa in western Canada.Two
new stratigraphic units are identified within the Mill Creek Formation: the marine to brackish Lynx Creek Member and the nonmarine Bruin Creek Member. The base of the Bruin Creek Member is bounded by a regional low-angle unconformity.
Prospective evaluation of yield of endoscopic ultrasonography in the etiological diagnosis of "idiopathic" acute pancreatitis
Authors: Choudhary Narendra S. , Bansal Rinkesh Kumar , Shah Vinit , Nasa Mukesh , Puri Rajesh , Thandassery Ragesh , Singh Rajiv Ranjan , Bhasin Amit , Bhatia Sumit , Misra S. R. , Bhagat Suraj , Vashishtha Chitranshu , Sud Randhir
Published: December 2016

Background: Etiology of acute pancreatitis (AP) remains idiopathic in 30% of patients. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been shown to increase the diagnostic yield in patients with idiopathic AP (IAP). Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of EUS in achieving etiological diagnosis in patients with IAP. Materials and Methods: Consecutive 192 patients with IAP were evaluated prospectively with EUS over a period of 2 years. Patients who had no etiological diagnosis for AP after detailed history, clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were included in the study. Results: The mean age of patients was 34.6 ± 12 and male:female ratio was 2.1:1. Of these, 135 patients had gallbladder intact (Group A) and 57 patients had undergone cholecystectomy (Group B). In Group A, EUS identified a possible cause in 79 (58.5%) patients; microlithiasis (n = 48), chronic pancreatitis (CP) (n = 23), common bile duct (CBD) and gallbladder stone (n = 3), pancreatic divisum (n = 3), small pancreatic tumor (n = 1), and anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction (n = 1). In Group B, EUS yielded diagnosis in 28 (49.1%) patients; CP (n = 22), ascariasis (n = 3), CBD stone (n = 2), and pancreatic divisum (n = 1). Overall EUS helped in achieving etiological diagnosis in 107 (55.1%) of patients with IAP. The presence of intact gallbladder showed a tendency for increased diagnostic yield (P = 0.06). Conclusion: EUS is a useful modality to establish the diagnosis in IAP and this technique should be incorporated in the evaluation of IAP.
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting as submucosal lesion with repeatedly negative endoscopic biopsies
Authors: Choudhary Narendra S. , Bansal Rinkesh K. , Puri Rajesh , Guleria Mridula , Sud Randhir
Published: December 2016

A 74-year-old male presented with dysphagia for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed irregular wall thickening of the esophagus at T3 to T5 level. He underwent gastroscopy which revealed a submucosal bulge with normal mucosa at 25 cm from incisors. Repeated biopsies were taken, all were negative for malignancy. The patient underwent endoscopic ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration was taken which was suggestive for squamous cell carcinoma.
Aspectos socioambientais e qualidade da água de dessalinizadores nas comunidades rurais de Pentecoste-CE
Authors: Neves Antônia Leila Rocha , Pereira Mailson Alves , Lacerda Claudivan Feitosa de , Gheyi Hans Raj
Published: December 2016

Os dessalinizadores de água salobra de poços são bastante utilizados para dotar as comunidades rurais do semiárido brasileiro com água potável, sendo considerada uma tecnologia social de convivência com a seca. No entanto, na dessalinização, além da água potável, é gerada uma água residuária (rejeito) altamente salina que pode gerar sérios impactos ambientais negativos. Objetivou-se avaliar a qualidade da água e a percepção dos usuários quanto aos aspectos socioambientais relacionados à utilização de equipamentos de dessalinização instalados em oito localidades em Pentecoste, Ceará (Mulungu, Muquenzinho, Irapuá, Macacos, Barra do Leme, Capivara, Lagoa da Porta e Providência). Em cada localidade, foram coletadas três amostras de água do poço, dessalinizada e de rejeito, para caracterização físico-química. Os valores de CE para o rejeito variaram de 4,2 a 7,6 dS m-1, representando riscos para o ambiente de acordo com padrões estabelecidos mundialmente. A localidade de Muquenzinho apresenta os maiores valores de pH, CE, Na e Ca para água do poço, dessalinizada e rejeito, em relação às demais localidades. A maior parte do rejeito gerado é utilizada para alimentação animal e a grande maioria da população, independente da localidade, não tem conhecimento se o uso desse rejeito causa algum dano à saúde humana ou ao ambiente.
Incertezas e erros na estimativa de vazões usando modelagem hidrológica e precipitação por RADAR
Authors: Cabral Samuellson Lopes , Sakuragi Jojhy , Silveira Cleiton Da Silva
Published: December 2016

Esse artigo apresenta uma análise das incertezas e erros do modelo SCS-CN do Hydrologic Engineering Center - Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS), para eventos hidrológicos com dados de precipitação observada e estimada por RADAR na bacia do rio São Miguel em Alagoas, que controla uma área de 296 km². Foram utilizados dados fisiográficos para as estimativas iniciais dos parâmetros do SCS-CN. Em seguida, utilizando medidas simultâneas de precipitação e vazões observadas, os parâmetros foram calibrados. Utilizando-se dados independentes, os parâmetros calibrados foram validados. O coeficiente de desempenho mostrou valores de Nash-Sutcliffe de 0,93 na fase de calibração e valores entre 0,81 a 0,87 nas fases de validação. Em seguida, o modelo foi utilizado para eventos hidrológicos passados, usando dados de precipitação estimada por RADAR. Obteve-se coeficientes de Nash-Sutcliffe entre 0,75 a 0,79. O SCS-CN com as estimativas de precipitação pelo RADAR representou de forma adequada o tempo das vazões de pico, entretanto, subestimou a magnitude do pico com erros de até 26% em alguns eventos. A metodologia mostrou-se satisfatória para a bacia em estudo e pode ser uma ferramenta útil para aplicação em outras bacias hidrográfica prevendo possíveis inundações.
Composto de lodo de esgoto para o cultivo inicial de eucalipto
Authors: De Souza Afáz Daniela Cristina , Bertolazi Kaique Bizon , Gorne Viani Ricardo Augusto , Souza Claudinei Fonseca
Published: December 2016

Neste trabalho, foi avaliada a viabilidade do uso de composto de lodo de esgoto, proveniente de estação de tratamento de esgoto, como fertilizante alternativo para o cultivo inicial de eucalipto. O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação no CCA - UFSCar, Araras, SP. Os cultivos ocorreram em vasos de 11 L durante 75 dias. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente ao acaso, com cinco tratamentos e sete repetições. Os tratamentos adotados foram constituídos por uma testemunha, três tratamentos com composto de lodo de esgoto (25%, 50% e 75% do volume do vaso) e um tratamento com fertilizante mineral convencional, todos em solo arenoso. Ao final do experimento, a taxa de crescimento relativo (TCR) e a massa seca das plantas foram medidas e submetidas à análise de variância seguida pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade. A TCR foi maior nos tratamentos com fertilização do que na testemunha, mas não diferiu entre a fertilização mineral e as doses de fertilização orgânica. A massa seca das plantas foi maior no tratamento com 50% do volume do vaso com fertilizante orgânico (p<0,01). Assim, o composto de lodo de esgoto se mostrou com potencial para substituir fertilizantes minerais convencionais no cultivo inicial de eucalipto.
Water safety: one of the primary objectives of our time
Authors: Collivignarelli Carlo
Published: December 2016

This article discusses the benefits of an innovative approach to the problem of water security introduced by WHO in 2004, through the establishment of the Water Safety Plan (WSP). It was recently included in Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 – October 6, 2015 – the implementation of which is expected in the EU countries by 27 October 2017. The WSP is the most effective means of consistently ensuring the safety of a drinking water supply. The method is based on the use of a comprehensive risk assessment and risk management approach that involves all steps in water supply from catchment to consumer. The knowledge acquired by some experiences of WSP application, both inItalyand in countries with limited resources, is proving the effectiveness of the model as the best way to manage drinking water systems and protect public health.
Medical Record Keeping in the Summer Camp Setting
Authors: Holland Jaycelyn , Weinberg Stuart , Rosenbloom S. , Kaufman Laura
Published: December 2016

Background Approximately one fifth of school-aged children spend a significant portion of their year at residential summer camp, and a growing number have chronic medical conditions. Camp health records are essential for safe, efficient care and for transitions between camp and home providers, yet little research exists regarding these systems.

Objective To survey residential summer camps for children to determine how camps create, store, and use camper health records. To raise awareness in the informatics community of the issues experienced by health providers working in a special pediatric care setting.

Methods We designed a web-based electronic survey concerning medical recordkeeping and healthcare practices at summer camps. 953 camps accredited by the American Camp Association received the survey. Responses were consolidated and evaluated for trends and conclusions.

Results Of 953 camps contacted, 298 (31%) responded to the survey. Among respondents, 49.3% stated that there was no computer available at the health center, and 14.8% of camps stated that there was not any computer available to health staff at all. 41.1% of camps stated that internet access was not available. The most common complaints concerning recordkeeping practices were time burden, adequate completion, and consistency.

Conclusions Summer camps in the United States make efforts to appropriately document healthcare given to campers, but inconsistency and inefficiency may be barriers to staff productivity, staff satisfaction, and quality of care. Survey responses suggest that the current methods used by camps to document healthcare cause limitations in consistency, efficiency, and communications between providers, camp staff, and parents. As of 2012, survey respondents articulated need for a standard software to document summer camp healthcare practices that accounts for camp-specific needs. Improvement may be achieved if documentation software offers the networking capability, simplicity, pediatrics-specific features, and avoidance of technical jargon.

Citation: Kaufman L, Holland J, Weinberg S, Rosenbloom ST. Medical record keeping in the summer camp setting.
On Our Own Terms: The Working Conditions of Internet-Based Sex Workers in the UK
Authors: Sanders Teela , Connelly Laura , King Laura Jarvis
Published: December 2016

The sex industry is increasingly operated through online technologies, whether this is selling services online through webcam or advertising, marketing or organising sex work through the Internet and digital technologies. Using data from a survey of 240 internet-based sex workers (members of the National Ugly Mug reporting scheme in the UK), we discuss the working conditions of this type of work. We look at the basic working patterns, trajectories and everyday experiences of doing sex work via an online medium and the impact this has on the lives of sex workers. For instance, we look at levels of control individuals have over their working conditions, prices, clientele and services sold, and discuss how this is mediated online and placed in relation to job satisfaction. The second key finding is the experience of different forms of crimes individuals are exposed to such as harassment and blackmail via the new technologies. We explore the relationship internet-based sex workers have with the police and discuss how current laws in the UK have detrimental effects in terms of safety and access to justice. These findings are placed in the context of the changing landscape of sex markets as the digital turn determines the nature of the majority of commercial sex encounters. These findings contribute significantly to the populist coercion/choice political debates by demonstrating levels and types of agency and autonomy experienced by some sex workers despite working in a criminalized, precarious and sometimes dangerous context.
New Ways of Doing the ‘Good’ and Gender Equal Family: Parents Employing Nannies and Au Pairs in Sweden
Authors: EldéN Sara , Anving Terese
Published: December 2016

The last decade, Nordic families have started to employ nannies and au pairs to an extent previously never experienced. Political initiatives such as tax deductions for household services, together with global trends of ‘care chains’, have created a private market for care services, which have made it possible for families to hire cheap female, and often migrant, care labour. In the case of Sweden, this is an indication of a re-familializing trend in politics of care and family; a move away from a social democratic welfare regime, towards the privatized and marketized care/family solutions of other Western countries. This qualitative study of Swedish families who hire nannies/au pairs shows how the dual earner/dual carer ideal is being replaced by a dual earner/privately outsourced care ideal, a shift that requires particular forms of accounting for their practices on the part of the parents, related to the discourse of gender equality as well as narratives of what is ‘best for children’. This, we argue, indicates that gender equality and ‘good care’ for children is increasingly becoming a class privilege.
Quality of Work in Prostitution and Sex Work. Introduction to the Special Section
Authors: Adriaenssens Stef , Geymonat Giulia Garofalo , Oso Laura
Published: December 2016

Increasingly, prostitution and other activities in the sex industries have been conceptualised as forms of labour, or at least as income-generating activities. As labour, these activities are exposed to particular risks with respect to health, working conditions, exploitation and stigmatisation. However, research on the actual conditions and circumstances existing in these markets, remains limited. The present article introduces some of the main issues researchers may face when studying quality of work in the sex industry, and it does so by introducing and discussing the six pieces of research published in the Special Section Exploitation and Its Opposite. Researching the quality of working life in the sex industries’. Four main points are discussed as being central to this emerging field of research: methodological challenges, the inclusion of different market segments, consideration of migration issues, and the role of legislative regimes. The authors stress the importance of developing precise comparisons between different types of sex work, of engaging between qualitative and quantitative approaches to quality of work, and finally of looking beyond the industry, comparing sex work to other forms of work.
CLARA-A2: The second edition of the CM SAF cloud and
radiation data record from 34 years of global AVHRR data
Authors: Karlsson Karl-Göran , Anttila Kati , Trentmann Jörg , Stengel Martin , Meirink Jan Fokke , Devasthale Abhay , Hanschmann Timo , Kothe Steffen , Jääskeläinen Emmihenna , Sedlar Joseph , Benas Nikos , van Zadelhoff Gerd-Jan , Schlundt Cornelia , Stein Diana , Finkensieper Stephan , Håkansson Nina , Hollmann Rainer
Published: December 2016

Abstract. The second edition of the satellite-derived climate data record CLARA ("The CM SAF cLoud, Albedo and surface RAdiation dataset from AVHRR data" – second edition denoted CLARA-A2) is described. The data record covers the 34-year period from 1982 until 2015 and consists of cloud, surface albedo and surface radiation budget products derived from the AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) sensor carried by polar-orbiting, operational meteorological satellites. The data record is produced by the EUMETSAT Climate Monitoring Satellite Application Facility (CM SAF) project as part of the operational ground segment. Its upgraded content and methodology improvements since edition 1 are described in detail as well as some major validation results. Some of the main improvements of the data record come from a major effort in cleaning and homogenising the basic AVHRR level 1 radiance record and a systematic use of CALIPSO-CALIOP cloud information for development and validation purposes. Examples of applications studying decadal changes in Polar Summer surface albedo and cloud conditions, as well as global cloud redistribution patterns, are provided.
Thermal infrared laser heterodyne spectroradiometry for solar occultation atmospheric CO2 measurements
Authors: Hoffmann Alex , Macleod Neil A. , Huebner Marko , Weidmann Damien
Published: December 2016

Abstract. This technology demonstration paper reports on the development, demonstration, performance assessment, and initial data analysis of a benchtop prototype quantum cascade laser heterodyne spectroradiometer, operating within a narrow spectral window of  ∼  1 cm−1 around 953.1 cm−1 in transmission mode and coupled to a passive Sun tracker. The instrument has been specifically designed for accurate dry air total column, and potentially vertical profile, measurements of CO2. Data from over 8 months of operation in 2015 near Didcot, UK, confirm that atmospheric measurements with noise levels down to 4 times the shot noise limit can be achieved with the current instrument. Over the 8-month period, spectra with spectral resolutions of 60 MHz (0.002 cm−1) and 600 MHz (0.02 cm−1) have been acquired with median signal-to-noise ratios of 113 and 257, respectively, and a wavenumber calibration uncertainty of 0.0024 cm−1.Using the optimal estimation method and RFM as the radiative transfer forward model, prior analysis and theoretical benchmark modelling had been performed with an observation system simulator (OSS) to target an optimized spectral region of interest. The selected narrow spectral window includes both CO2 and H2O ro-vibrational transition lines to enable the measurement of dry air CO2 column from a single spectrum. The OSS and preliminary retrieval results yield roughly 8 degrees of freedom for signal (over the entire state vector) for an arbitrarily chosen a priori state with relatively high uncertainty ( ∼  4 for CO2). Preliminary total column mixing ratios obtained are consistent with GOSAT monthly data. At a spectral resolution of 60 MHz with an acquisition time of 90 s, instrumental noise propagation yields an error of around 1.5 ppm on the dry air total column of CO2, exclusive of biases and geophysical parameters errors at this stage.
North American regional climate reconstruction from ground surface temperature histories
Authors: Jaume-Santero Fernando , Pickler Carolyne , Beltrami Hugo , Mareschal Jean-Claude
Published: December 2016

Abstract. Within the framework of the PAGES NAm2k project, 510 North American borehole temperature–depth profiles were analyzed to infer recent climate changes. To facilitate comparisons and to study the same time period, the profiles were truncated at 300 m. Ground surface temperature histories for the last 500 years were obtained for a model describing temperature changes at the surface for several climate-differentiated regions in North America. The evaluation of the model is done by inversion of temperature perturbations using singular value decomposition and its solutions are assessed using a Monte Carlo approach. The results within 95 % confidence interval suggest a warming between 1.0 and 2.5 K during the last two centuries. A regional analysis, composed of mean temperature changes over the last 500 years and geographical maps of ground surface temperatures, show that all regions experienced warming, but this warming is not spatially uniform and is more marked in northern regions.
Presence of continental and Bay of Bengal moisture in rainfall at Kolkata, revealed through simultaneous observation from land and sea during South-West monsoon of 2004
Authors: Dar Shaakir Shabir , Ghosh Prosenjit
Published: December 2016

Abstract. The backward air mass trajectory analysis (HYSPLIT) during the summer monsoon suggests that the rain which precipitates at Kolkata is generated from a moisture parcel which originates from the Arabian Sea and moves inland over the dry Indian subcontinent or over the Bay of Bengal. We used monthly satellite and ground based measurements of the hydro-meteorological variables together with isotope data from Bangalore, Bay of Bengal and Kolkata and other locations to quantify the contribution of different moisture sources during the SW Monsoon. The vapor mass as it moves under the prevailing wind direction was subjected to isotopic modification due to addition of evaporated moisture from Bay of Bengal and rainout process. This was simulated using Craig and Gordon model and Rayleigh fractionation model respectively. The moisture generated during the process of evaporation from Bay of Bengal surface ocean gets advected towards the continent and precipitates as rainfall or snowfall over the Indo-Gangetic plain. We assumed based on our observation that the initial isotopic composition of vapor originating from the peninsular continental source is similar to our observation recorded at Bangalore station. It is found that the isotopic signature of Bangalore is completely lost albeit the significant contribution of the moisture from Bay of Bengal. To explain the isotopic composition of precipitation at Kolkata during the SW-Monsoon, it was necessary to invoke 75–80 % moisture contribution from the Bay of Bengal whereas the evaporated moisture parcel from the Peninsular India contribute 25 %–35 %.
Hydrological modeling of the Peruvian-Ecuadorian Amazon basin using GPM-IMERG satellite-based precipitation dataset
Authors: Zubieta Ricardo , Getirana Augusto , Espinoza Jhan Carlo , Lavado-Casimiro Waldo , Aragon Luis
Published: December 2016

Abstract. In the last two decades, rainfall estimates provided by the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) have proven applicable in hydrological studies. The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, which provides the new generation of rainfall estimates, is now considered a global successor to TRMM. The usefulness of GPM data in hydrological applications, however, has not yet been evaluated over the Andean and Amazonian regions. This study uses GPM data provided by the Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals (IMERG) (product/final run) as input to a distributed hydrological model for the Amazon Basin of Peru and Ecuador for a 16-month period (from March 2014 to June 2015) when all datasets are available. TRMM products (TMPA V7, TMPA RT datasets) and a gridded precipitation dataset processed from observed rainfall are used for comparison. The results indicate that precipitation data derived from GPM-IMERG correspond more closely to TMPA V7 than TMPA RT datasets, but both GPM-IMERG and TMPA V7 precipitation data tend to overestimate, in comparison to observed rainfall (by 11.1 % and 15.7 %, respectively). In general, GPM-IMERG, TMPA V7 and TMPA RT correlate with observed rainfall, with a similar number of rain events correctly detected (~ 20 %). Statistical analysis of modeled streamflows indicates that GPM-IMERG is as useful as TMPA V7 or TMPA RT datasets in southern regions (Ucayali basin). GPM-IMERG, TMPA V7 and TMPA RT do not properly simulate streamflows in northern regions (Marañón and Napo basins), probably because of the lack of adequate rainfall estimates in northern Peru and the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Overview of the first HyMeX special observation period over Croatia
Authors: Ivančan-Picek Branka , Tudor Martina , Horvath Kristian , Stanešić Antonio , Ivatek-Šahdan Stjepan
Published: December 2016

Abstract. The HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean EXperiment (HyMeX) is intended to improve the capabilities of predicting high-impact weather events. Within its framework, the aim of the first special observation period (SOP1), 5 September to 6 November 2012, was to study heavy precipitation events and flash floods. Here, we present high-impact weather events over Croatia that occurred during SOP1. Particular attention is given to eight intense observation periods (IOPs), during which high precipitation occurred over the eastern Adriatic and Dinaric Alps. During the entire SOP1, the operational model forecasts generally well represented medium intensity precipitation, but heavy precipitation was frequently underestimated by the ALADIN model at an 8 km grid spacing and was overestimated at a higher resolution (2 km grid spacing). During IOP2, intensive rainfall occurred over a wider area around the city of Rijeka in the northern Adriatic. The short-range maximum rainfall totals were the largest ever recorded at the Rijeka station since the beginning of measurements in 1958. The rainfall amounts measured in intervals of 20, 30 and 40 min were exceptional, with return periods that exceeded a thousand, a few hundred and one hundred years, respectively. The operational precipitation forecast using the ALADIN model at an 8 km grid spacing provided guidance regarding the event but underestimated the rainfall intensity. An evaluation of numerical sensitivity experiments suggested that the forecast was slightly enhanced by improving the initial conditions through variational data assimilation. The operational non-hydrostatic run at a 2 km grid spacing using a configuration with the ALARO physics package further improved the forecast. This article highlights the need for an intensive observation period in the future over the Adriatic region to validate the simulated mechanisms and improve numerical weather predictions via data assimilation and model improvements in descriptions of microphysics and air–sea interactions.
Structural optimisation of wind turbine towers based on finite
element analysis and genetic algorithm
Authors: Wang Lin , Kolios Athanasios , Luengo Maria Martinez , Liu Xiongwei
Published: December 2016

Abstract. A wind turbine tower supports the main components of the wind turbine (e.g. rotor, nacelle, drive train components, etc.). The structural properties of the tower (such as stiffness and natural frequency) can significantly affect the performance of the wind turbine, and the cost of the tower is a considerable portion of the overall wind turbine cost. Therefore, an optimal structural design of the tower, which has a minimum cost and meets all design criteria (such as stiffness and strength requirements), is crucial to ensure efficient, safe and economic design of the whole wind turbine system. In this work, a structural optimisation model for wind turbine towers has been developed based on a combined parametric FEA (finite element analysis) and GA (genetic algorithm) model. The top diameter, bottom diameter and thickness distributions of the tower are taken as design variables. The optimisation model minimises the tower mass with six constraint conditions, i.e. deformation, ultimate stress, fatigue, buckling, vibration and design variable constraints. After validation, the model has been applied to the structural optimisation of a 5MW wind turbine tower. The results demonstrate that the proposed structural optimisation model is capable of accurately and effectively achieving an optimal structural design of wind turbine towers, which significantly improves the efficiency of structural optimisation of wind turbine towers. The developed framework is generic in nature and can be employed for a series of related problems, when advanced numerical models are required to predict structural responses and to optimise the structure.
Integrated Experiential Education: Definitions and a Conceptual Model
Authors: Fenton Lara , Gallant Karen
Published: December 2016

Universities are currently embracing community engagement strategies to increase opportunities for student learning in community settings such as community organizations. Experiential learning is often touted as the pedagogy underlying such experiences. We undertook a research project exploring the challenges and benefits for students and faculty who are offering integrated experiential curriculum in universities within North American Recreation and Leisure studies programs. We also address the ways in which interviewees defined experiential, and in particular, integrated experiential education. In the paper, we propose a model, defining the breadth of integrated experiential education approaches across continua of place, curriculum, philosophy, instructor role, and content. The model provides a tool for both understanding common aspects of integrated experiential approaches and identifying where specific experiential activities lie across these continua.
De nos jours, les universités ont recours aux stratégies d’engagement communautaire afin de donner aux étudiants de plus grandes possibilités d’apprentissage dans les milieux communautaires tels que les organismes communautaires. L’apprentissage par l’expérience est souvent présenté comme étant la pédagogie sous-jacente à de telles expériences. Nous avons entrepris un projet de recherche visant à explorer les défis et les avantages pour les étudiants et les professeurs qui offrent des programmes d’études intégrés basés sur l’expérience dans les universités nord-américaines au sein de programmes d’Études en loisirs et en récréologie. Nous nous sommes également intéressés aux manières dont les personnes interviewées définissent les termes « basé sur l’expérience », en particulier l’enseignement intégré basé sur l’expérience. Dans cet article, nous proposons un modèle qui définit l’étendue des approches de l’enseignement intégré basé sur l’expérience indépendamment des lieux, des programmes d’études, des philosophies, des rôles des instructeurs et des contenus. Le modèle présente un outil pour comprendre les aspects communs des approches de l’enseignement intégré basé sur l’expérience et par ailleurs, il identifie où se situent les activités spécifiquement basées sur l’expérience d’un bout à l’autre du continuum.
DESCARTE DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS E CONFLITOS NO ESPAÇO PÚBLICO NO NÚCLEO CENTRAL DE ITUIUTABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL DOI - 10.5216/bgg.v36i3.44551
Authors: Ferreira Silva Minéu Humberto , Ribeiro Filho Vitor , Fehr Manfred
Published: December 2016

Esta pesquisa aborda a gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos do ponto de vista do espaço público ocupado com o seu descarte no Núcleo Central de Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil, e os conflitos e efeitos negativos para a sociedade. Os objetivos da pesquisa são identificar e quantificar o uso do espaço público no descarte dos resíduos sólidos, as relações de conflitos com acessibilidade e mobilidade, os efeitos na ambiência e os valores econômicos. No estudo de caso foi realizada a observação, registro fotográfico, identificação das situações de conflitos e medição da área e do volume dos espaços ocupados pelo descarte dos resíduos. Foram quantificados os coletores existentes na área (fixos) e os pontos de descarte de resíduos deixados nas calçadas (móveis). Num espaço de doze quarteirões são identificados os pontos fixos e móveis que os residentes e comerciantes usam para descartar seus resíduos. O conjunto dos pontos ocupa 102 metros quadrados, sendo apresentados seus valores imobiliários. A presença dos resíduos interfere na mobilidade de pessoas e veículos, afeta o serviço de limpeza pública e produz impactos visuais negativos. Na ausência de regulamentação municipal, elabora-se uma proposta de mitigação dos conflitos. Palavras-chave: espaço público, resíduos sólidos, Núcleo Central, gestão de resíduos.
CIDADE DEGENERADA? REFLEXÕES SOBRE SUA NATUREZA DEGRADADA E A (IM)PROPRIEDADE DA REGENERAÇÃO - DOI 10.5216/bgg.v36i3.44554
Authors: Santos Maia Rosemere , José Cândido Guerreiro Fortuna Carlos
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo, pretendemos trazer à tona a discussão a respeito da natureza das metrópoles modernas, aqui entendidas como essencialmente degeneradas. Para tanto, recorremos a autores de diversas filiações teóricas – sobremaneira do âmbito da Filosofia, das Ciências Humanas e Sociais e da Teoria Social –, e a alguns exemplos que se tornaram “modelares” tanto para a discussão sobre o ambiente citadino, quanto para as intervenções urbanas que marcaram a virada do século XIX/XX e, mais recentemente, do século XX até a contemporaneidade. Desta forma, colocamos em xeque a propriedade de prescrições e medidas regeneradoras, que, ao longo de mais de um século, têm feito das grandes cidades palcos e protagonistas de enredos nem sempre exitosos, em razão mesmo do “pecado original” que carregam. Palavras-chave: Cidade, modernização, degeneração, regeneração urbana.
The Health Promotion Model in HIV Care
Authors: Ng Yeow Chye , Caires Angela
Published: December 2016

Un tratamiento médico eficaz con un compromiso ininterrumpido en el cuidado es crítico para mejorar la supervivencia y la calidad de vida de los pacientes infectados con el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). Objetivos: se han llevado a cabo múltiples intervenciones conductuales para promover comportamientos de adherencia. Sin embargo, la adhesión a los medicamentos contra el VIH y las citas médicas siguen siendo un tema de preocupación mundial. Método: el modelo de promoción de la salud (HPM) es una adaptación de enfermería del modelo de creencias de salud. El HPM se centra en características y experiencias individuales, así como cogniciones y resultados específicos del comportamiento. La integración del HPM en el abordaje de los comportamientos de adherencia podría ser uno de los pilares del éxito en el cambio del comportamiento de la salud. Resultados: una búsqueda en la literatura no mostró ningún estudio que aplicó el HPM en los estudios de comportamiento de adherencia realizados entre las poblaciones infectadas por el VIH. Conclusión: este artículo presenta al lector la disponibilidad de las actuales intervenciones de adherencia-comportamiento y estrategias que se alinean con los componentes del modelo HPM. Además, propone la necesidad de que los miembros del equipo de tratamiento médico adopten el HPM en la práctica clínica actual con el fin de abordar eficazmente los problemas de comportamiento de adherencia.
Leadership Connection to Emotional Intelligence and Stress at Workplace
Authors: Bashir Nadeem Ahmed
Published: December 2016

Emotional intelligence has gained huge attention of practitioners and researchers over the last decade. This paper aims to highlight the relatively less focused, but the key domain of stress at work and its linkage with the emotional intelligence of leadership. Based on previous studies, this study accumulated the issues regarding emotional intelligence of leadership and its capacity to handle the stress more effectively. Though intelligence quotient is necessary for leaders, emotional intelligence of leadership is identified as most significant to cope with stress at work and create a healthy work environment. Specifically, the level of leaders’ emotional intelligence sets for how subordinates respond, to perform more effectively at different stressful circumstances. 
The Magic Jacket: Recognition and Organizational Psychology
Authors: Strongman Luke
Published: December 2016

Recognition is essential in human social life. It is also critical in the workplace as one of the central communication activities that provides social cohesion, meaning and direction amongst colleagues and clients. Without expressions of recognition to others-formal and informal, high-context and low-context, social and structural, from a simple greeting to an affirmation for competent achievement, the workplace and the human behavior in it may become less than optimal and even dysfunctional. Expressions of recognition promote social cohesion. Based on a literature review and qualitative analysis, this article will provide an understanding of recognition in the workplace from a variety of viewpoints. It will explain recognition as central to the rationale of productivity, identify characteristics of its use and prevalence, discuss recognition as forms of behavioral guidance and social capital and exchange, before concluding to emphasize the role of recognition in the social and regulative functions of the modern workplace.
Vascular plant flora in the Cytadela cemeteries in Poznań (Poland)
Authors: Czarna Aneta
Published: December 2016

The paper presents the spontaneous vascular flora and the flora originating from old or contemporary plantations found in all six currently existing cemeteries located in immediate vicinity on the slopes of the Cytadela Park in Poznań. These studies were carried out in the years 2011–2014. Over this period, 255 species of vascular plants were found. The most interesting species include: Chionodoxa luciliae, Rumex rugosus, Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’, Ficaria verna f. plenifolia, Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflora, Ornithogalum boucheanum, Ranunculus repens ‘Plena’, and hybrids: Dactylis ×intercedens, Gagea ×pomeranica, Ornithogalum boucheanum × O. nutans, Viola cyanea × V. odorata. A great number of spring geophytes, namely 31 species, was also found.

Among species occurring spontaneously outside the graves, some were new for Poland, e.g., Chionodoxa luciliae, Ornithogalum boucheanum × O. nutans, Viola cyanea × V. odorata, while others were new for the Wielkopolska region: Rumex rugosus, Dactylis ×intercedens, Gagea ×pomeranica, as well as new for Poznań: Erigeron ramosus, Lilium bulbiferum, Muscari armeniacus, M. neglectum, Pimpinella nigra, Poa subcaerulea, and Veronica hederifolia s. s.
Tradição e contradição no universo feminino de Rami, de Niketche: uma história de poligamia, de Paulina Chiziane
Authors: Cavalcante Scheilla Graziella Cayô
Published: December 2016

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar em que medida a escrita de Paulina Chiziane desnuda e coloca em evidência as contradições e dificuldades enfrentadas pelas mulheres moçambicanas. Para tal, realizamos uma análise da personagem Rami, do romance Niketche: uma história de poligamia (2004). Os resultados dessa análise nos mostram que a autora penetra verticalmente no universo feminino e traduz os desconfortos e angústias da mulher, silenciada em espaços eminentemente masculinos e opressores.Palavras-chave: Literatura moçambicana. Paulina Chiziane. Personagens femininas. Opressão feminina.
Nietzsche na poesia de Waly Salomão
Authors: Boaventura Flávio L. T. S.
Published: December 2016

poeta Waly Salomão (1943-2003) manteve, sabidamente, forte ligação com o que há de mais essencial do pensamento trágico nietzschiano. Poeta de múltiplas polinizações e linguagens, além de demolidor incansável de fronteiras, Waly adorava baralhar antigas categorias estéticas. Impulsionada por “câmara de ecos e algaravias”, sua poesia transitou por vários léxicos como se estivesse palmilhando diferentes estratégias de fundir a escrita com a plasticidade da vida, e vice-versa. Portadora de um “espírito dionisíaco”, sua produção mescla metáforas, sentenças, parábolas, chistes, aforismos e não cede espaço para nenhuma verdade dogmática. Ao contrário. Afeito ao pensamento enviesado, de cunho antimetafísico, Salomão sempre foi um poeta entusiasmado pela ultilinguagem e combateu ferozmente a monotonia do cânone. “Amante da algazarra e gigolô de bibelôs”, sua obra demonstra ser, a um só tempo, repulsa do espírito fatigado e paixão incondicional pela alegria.Palavras-chave: Waly Salomão. Nietzsche. Alegria. Trágico.
A paisagem de Guimarães Rosa: o espaço geográfico como representação da alma do homem sertanejo
Authors: Salles Juliana Rodrigues , Souza Isaura Santos , Santos Erick Naldimar
Published: December 2016

As questões espaciais no trabalho de Guimarães Rosa são tão relevantes quanto os outros elementos, como os personagens, o tempo, o enredo etc., pois são fundamentais para o desenvolvimento das situações trágicas, cômicas, dramáticas, fantásticas, românticas e amorosas da sua prosa. O trabalho objetiva discutir, através da análise dos contos “Os irmãos Dagobé”  e “Sarapalha”, com o apoio de alguns teóricos e do dicionário de símbolos, o quanto a personalidade, valores, relações e atitudes dos personagens estão interligados ao sertão e a suas particularidades regionais, assim como as mudanças internas estão vinculadas diretamente a transformações externas. Os contos adotados para estudo, um de narrativa curta e outro de narrativa mais extensa possuem formas diferentes de mostrar o quanto o sertão tem uma forma particular de penetrar a alma do indivíduo e determinar o rumo das perspectivas inerentes ao homem, como sobrevivência, abandono, solidão e a linha tênue entre a vida e a morte.Palavras-Chave: Guimarães Rosa. Paisagem. Sertão. Representação.
AVALIAÇÃO DO RISCO CARDIOVASCULAR EM TRABALHADORES DE UM CAMPUS UNIVERSITÁRIO PÚBLICO
Authors: Moura Aline Loiola , Haddad Maria Do Carmo Lourenço , Dalmas José Carlos , Martins Julia Trevisan , Pissinati Paloma De Souza Cavalcante
Published: December 2016

Objetivou-se analisar o risco cardiovascular em trabalhadores de um campus universitário público. Estudo transversal e quantitativo. Avaliou-se o risco cardiovascular total por meio da análise de 226 prontuários de trabalhadores utilizando o Escore de Risco de Framingham. Identificou-se que 85% dos trabalhadores tinham mais de 40 anos de idade, 40,7% apresentaram níveis de colesterol total de limítrofe a alto, 31% possuíam níveis de LDL-c limítrofe a muito alto; 88,1% apresentaram níveis de colesterol HDL abaixo do recomendável, 7,8% eram tabagistas e 28,3% eram hipertensos. Observou-se uma parcela significativa entre médio a alto risco para doenças cardiovasculares em dez anos e forte associação entre Escore de Risco de Framinghan, hipertensão arterial, idade e sexo. Os resultados demonstram a necessidade de programar ações de promoção por hábitos de vida saudáveis aos trabalhadores, com o objetivo de reduzir os riscos para doenças e manter a capacidade laboral dos mesmos.Descritores: Fatores de Risco; Saúde do Trabalhador; Doenças Cardiovasculares; Enfermagem; Setor Público.
CÂNCER DE MAMA: ESTUDO RETROSPECTIVO EM UM MUNICÍPIO DO SUL DO BRASIL
Authors: Pivetta Hedioneia Maria Foletto , Cielo Adriana , Segala Marina , Petter Gustavo Do Nascimento , Martins Thais Nogueira de Oliveira , Vizzotto Betina Pivetta , Anversa Elenir Terezinha Rizzetti , Braz Melissa Medeiros
Published: December 2016

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar características sociodemográficas, reprodutivas, de diagnóstico e tratamento de mulheres com câncer de mama em Santa Maria, RS. Estudo quantitativo transversal retrospectivo de 2008 a 2012, realizado por análise em prontuários de mulheres com câncer de mama residentes no Município estudado. Os dados foram analisados através do Software SPSS 10.0. Análises exploratórias univariadas das variáveis primárias e secundárias e estatística descritiva foram realizadas. Foram analisados 273 prontuários. As mulheres caracterizaram-se como da cor branca, 59,6% casadas, com média de idade no momento do diagnóstico de 56,1 anos, idade média da menarca 13 anos, da menopausa 47,23 anos e da primeira gestação 22,73 anos. Mastectomia radical e hormonioterapia foram os tratamentos mais prevalentes. A rede pública constituiu-se em porta de entrada para diagnóstico e tratamento no Município estudado. Menarca precoce e menopausa tardia não se destacaram como risco para desenvolvimento da doença nesta amostra.Descritores: Neoplasia da Mama; Mulheres; Serviços de Saúde
AVALIAÇÃO DA CAPACIDADE FUNCIONAL DE IDOSOS COM DOENÇA RENAL CRÔNICA EM TRATAMENTO DE HEMODIÁLISE
Authors: Carvalho Igho Leonardo , Santos Joelita , Sousa Antonia , Silva Erisonval Da , Carvalho Fábio , Simões Camila
Published: December 2016

Objetivo: Avaliar a capacidade funcional em idosos com insuficiência renal crônica que realizam tratamento de hemodiálise. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo, realizado em Teresina-PI, no período de agosto a novembro de 2015, com amostra de 60 idosos. Aplicado questionário estruturado e a Medida de Independência Funcional (MIF), sendo obtido frequência simples e Teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson (p<0,05).  Resultados: A maioria dos pacientes avaliados apresentou o grau de independência completa (28,3%), embora a média total da MIF (104,3 pontos) indicou grau de dependência no nível de supervisão. O conhecimento sobre a patologia e renda apresentou relação estatisticamente significante com a capacidade funcional. Considerações finais: O tratamento de hemodiálise pouco interfere sobre a capacidade funcional dos idosos, mas sugere ações de saúde baseadas em atividades físicas e lazer, otimizando a manutenção da qualidade de vida.Descritores: Atividades Cotidianas; Saúde do Idoso; Insuficiência Renal Crônica; Diálise Renal.
The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014: Structure and Effects
Authors: Vedachalam Sridhar , Geddes R. Richard
Published: December 2016

Many US municipalities confront serious challenges due to aging water and wastewater infrastructure. Many systems require immediate repairs, upgrades, and replacement, but available funding is scarce. Readily available low‐interest financing is of great help to such municipalities. The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) approved by Congress in 2014 was a step in that direction. WIFIA is a five‐year pilot program focused on supporting large‐scale projects that may be under‐served by existing state revolving funds (SRFs). The authors examine the structure and implementation of WIFIA and its impact on existing financing mechanisms. The cost of debt service in four representative communities in New York was compared under WIFIA, SRFs, and tax‐exempt municipal bonds. Although WIFIA financing offered the lowest debt service cost, savings from WIFIA depended on the spread between US Treasury rates and borrowing rates of the SRF‐administering agency.
La problemática de la alimentación religiosa y de convicción en los centros educativos
Authors: Amérigo Fernando
Published: December 2016

ResumenComo consecuencia del cambio sociológico vivido en España en materia de creencias religiosas, han surgido algunas reivindicaciones en el ámbito escolar, entre ellas la petición de menús adaptados a las convicciones religiosas. El presente trabajo aborda esta problemática y analiza si existe, como consecuencia del derecho de libertad religiosa, un derecho a que los menús ofrecidos en los centros escolares puedan responder a la petición expresa de los alumnos. Para ello se analizan los principios constitucionales, así como la legislación vigente y las decisiones jurisprudenciales, para concluir con una propuesta de acomodo razonable al estilo canadiense.AbstractAs a consequence of the sociological change undergone in Spain in what concerns religious beliefs, claims have arisen in the educational milieu, and among them the request of menus adapted to the religious prescriptions. In the present article we are intended to deal with such issue and to analyze whether it exists or not, as a result of the right to freedom of religion, the right to be offered menus by the educational institutions that could respond to the express request from the students. With this aim, the constitutional principles are studied, as well as the current legislation and the case-law decisions, in order to conclude with a proposal of «reasonable accommodation» as in the Law of Canada.