bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Atividade sérica das enzimas creatina quinase e aspartato aminotransferase em equinos submetidos a duas modalidades esportivas
Authors: Cardoso Mauro José Lahm , Patelli Thais Helena Constantino , Souza Francisco Armando de Azevedo , Fagnani Rafael , Silva Aurélio Rodrigues , Nascimento Amanda Fernanda
Published: September 2016

The present study aimed to evaluate the behavior of the enzymes creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate amino transferase (AST) before and immediately after Team Penning and Barrel race competitions and the influence of sex. Were used 41 Quarter Horses, with 20 animals for Team Penning competition and 21 for Barrel race. Blood samples were obtained from animals two hours before and five minutes after the race for enzymes determination. The results showed that the serum CK and AST activity were significantly higher after the exercises. The serum AST activity was higher in female and the serum activity was lower in castrated males compared to non-castrated males and females.
Uso da moringa na alimentação animal e humana: Revisão
Authors: Fernandes Raimunda Thyciana Vasconcelos , Marinho Jéssica Berly Moreira , Arruda Alex Martins Varela de , Melo Aurora da Silva , Souza Rosângela Fernandes de , Santos Luiz Odonil Gomes dos , Figueirêdo Lívio Carvalho de , Fernandes Rogério Taygra Vasconcelos , Mesquita Ana Cecília Nunes de
Published: September 2016

Moringa is an indisputable economic importance in plant food and pharmaceutical industry. Its fresh leaves have excellent nutritional value, is a good source of protein (33.77% crude protein), and contain in its composition vitamin A, B and C, minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium and have good digestibility (average 79.7%), which configures as a good supplement for animals. It is considered a valuable source of carotenoids and bioactive compounds with hypotensive and antioxidant activity. Seeds can be extracted from the oil which has 37.2% lipids, containing low content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (
Simulação do tamanho ótimo de amostra em duas fases para um custo fixo de amostragem
Authors: Moreira Juracy , Melo Aurélio Ferreira , Oliveira Jose Marcelo de , Ataides Daniela Silva , Ribeiro Marcelo Carlos , Bortolini Juliano
Published: September 2016

Genetic research on the coffee culture, have had great expansion and, in most cases, the samples consist of collecting leaves or fruits in different plants constituting sampling in more than one stage. In two-stage sampling or sub-sampling, designated hierarchical sampling, the population is N_1 primary units and each primary unit by N_2 individuals. n_1 primary units are selected, and each selected n_2 individuals. To determine the optimal size of the biological sample is necessary to have data obtained from experiments conducted well and faithfully express the variability between coffee plants and fruits, from plants for conditions which may vary according to the studiedgenes. In general, the size of the biological sample used may be underestimated due mainly to the relationship between the variances and cost ratio.
Abate humanitário de aves: Revisão
Authors: Minafra Cibele , Rodrigues Denise Russi , Santos Fabiana Ramos dos , Silva Weslane Justina da , Gouveia Alison Batista Vieira Silva
Published: September 2016

Increasingly, consumers have demonstrated interest in investing in products that ensure the welfare of animals. Brazil stands out in the poultry production, however the industry of broilers experiences daily with losses in the quality of the final product due to the stress of pre-slaughter management. There is necessity of agribusiness to implement of an appropriate welfare program, that becomes an essential tool to contribute to improvements in the design environment and the slaughter and most importantly, it does not cause unnecessary suffering to animals. Faced with this scenario, is of great relevance the search of practical information with scientific basis, applicable to Brazilian reality, that allow reducing losses in product quality, reducing the occurrence of hematomas, bruises and injuries in the birds and to be concerned about the welfare of animals. This review was made of present the main aspects of the humane slaughter of poultry, addressing the standards of pre-slaughter and slaughter management, emphasizing the production losses incurred in these steps, and to develop a reflection on the ethics and animal welfare.
Lesões cervicais granulomatosas não estão associadas a brucelose bovina no Sul do Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil
Authors: Donatele Dirlei , Santos Romeri Pedro dos , Denadai Leonardo de Bruyn , Sousa Dyeime Ribeiro , Nunes Louisiane Carvalho , Madella-Oliveira Aparecida de Fátima
Published: September 2016

This study, conducted in Anchieta in the south of the state of Espírito Santo, aimed to investigate the presence of brucellosis in cattle slaughtered in a slaughterhouse inspected by the State Inspection Service (S.I.E) and the association between the lesions found in the cervical mucous membrane and the disease. Were collected 1081 blood samples in the period from february to August 2013, of these, 38 (3.52 %) specimens showed granulomatous lesions in the cervical mucous membrane type, cervical ligament and possibly the adjacent musculature. Of these, only 02 (5.26 %) samples were positive for brucellosis in rose Bengal test (AAT), however of the 1034 (95.65%) samples without injury 09 (0.86%) also showed positive in the AAT. To find out whether there was a association between the lesions found and the presence of brucellosis (P>0.05). These data do not explain the association of brucellosis with granulomatous lesions found along the cervical ligament in post-mortem inspection, which suggests the presence of an agent other than Brucella abortus
Parasitos intestinais em galinhas caipiras da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS
Authors: Marques Sandra , Siqueira Gabriela Bernardino de
Published: September 2016

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in free range chicken reared in extensive conditions in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre. 112 fecal specimens were analyzed poultry properties 14 and processed by flotation techniques with saturated solution of sodium chloride and spontaneous sedimentation. Thirteen properties (92.9 %) were parasitized birds. The overall prevalence was 55.4 % (62/112) of the infected birds with helminth eggs of genus Capillaria, Heterakis, Ascaridia, Strongyloides, Strongyloidea and protozoa of the genus Eimeria. The only cestode found was the genus Choanotaenia. Capillaria sp. was the most prevalent helminth (78.6 %) independent municipality. The parasitological diagnosis using fecal samples is suitable tool to assist in parasitic control. Although the prevalence detected was high, the creators showed no health problem in poultry
Hfq mutation confers increased cephalosporin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Authors: Li Xinran , Yang Mingjuan , Ke Yuehua , Liu Mingyuan , Wang Yufei , Liu Shiwei , Bo Liu , Chen Zeliang
Published: September 2016

Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), is an opportunistic pathogen raising
significant public health concerns owing to its multi-drug resistance. Hfq,
one of the main RNA-binding proteins, is a key post-transcriptional
regulator. This protein is closely related to virulence and resistance in
various pathogenic bacteria. Although the role of hfq in K pneumoniae
virulence has been explored, its influence on resistance remains largely
unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of hfq in the
resistance of K. pneumoniae to cephalosporins. An hfq mutant was constructed,
and its resistance to cephalosporins was investigated. The hfq mutant
exhibited over 16-fold higher cephalosporin resistance than that exhibited by
the wild type. Time-kill curve analysis showed that the hfq mutant could
survive under higher concentrations of cephalosporins than the wild-type
strain could. Quantitative RT-PCR showed that expression levels for 8 out of
the 9 penicillin-binding proteins, which are the targets of cephalosporins,
were downregulated in the hfq mutant. Taken together, contrary to its role in
many other bacteria, hfq is involved in a negative regulation of K.
pneumoniae resistance to cephalosporins by downregulating the expression of
penicillin-binding proteins.
Experimental and numerical study of globe valve housing
Authors: Mitrovic Nenad , Petrovic Aleksandar , Milosevic Milos , Momcilovic Nikola , Miskovic Zarko , Maneski Tasko , Popovic Predrag
Published: September 2016

Complex structure experimental analysis has always been a huge challenge for researchers. Conventional experimental methods (e.g., strain gauges) give only limited data sets regarding measurement on critical areas with high geometrical discontinuities. A 3D Digital Image Correlation method is an optical method that overcomes the limitations of conventional methods and enables full-field displacement and strain measurement of geometrically complex structures. System Aramis, based on Digital Image Correlation method, is used for experimental analysis and numerical model verification in this paper. Investigated complex structure is sphere/cylinder junction on globe valve housing subjected to axial loading. The highest experimentally measured von Mises strain values around 0.15% are recorded on cylinder/sphere intersection. Von Mises strain values on cylindrical and spherical part are several times smaller than on intersection itself. It is important to emphasize that, to the authors? best knowledge, this is the first paper showing experimental results of 3D full and strain field of geometrically complex structure (sphere/cylinder intersection) on the intersection itself on pressure equipment. It is proven that 3D Digital Image Correlation method is fast and versatile method for recording strain during loading of complex structures.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the right upper leg: A case report
Authors: Pavlovic Mladen , Milosevic Bojan , Radovanovic Dragce , Cvetkovic Aleksandar , Trifunovic Bratislav , Canovic Dragan , Mitrovic Slobodanka , Jovanovic Milan , Spasic Marko , Vulovic Maja , Stojanovic Bojan , Jeremic Dejan , Jevdjic jasna
Published: September 2016

Introduction. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a fast spreading pleomorphic sarcoma with a high malignant potential. Its spreading is characterized with local invasion and distant metastazes with early onset. Most common localisations of development are extremities, trunk and retroperitoneum. Given the line of rare case and specimen, lack of a clear etiology and mechanisms of this disease, as well as adequate histopathologic findings and intraoperative documentation, we presented current status, discuss putative etiology, histopathology with variant morphology, differential diagnosis and treatment modalities. Case report. We presented a 56-years-old female Serbian with tumor in the thigh that clinically resembles incapsulated hematoma. Computed tomography revealed intramuscular tumor with a heterodense structure and compression on surround tissue. Ex tempore biopsy specimen showed malignant potential of the tumor. Wide and radical excision of the nodule has been done, and definitive histopathological verification revealed malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Conclusion. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a most common type of soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Frequent localization is on lower extremities, and every rapidly enlarging nodule in this localization that on computed tomography is like incapsulated hematoma with necrotic zone should alert suspicion on presence of this type of sarcoma.
Synchronisms and Significance: Reevaluating Interconnections Between Middle Kingdom Egypt and the Southern Levant
Authors: Cohen Susan
Published: September 2016

The relationship and interconnections between Middle Bronze Age Palestine and Middle Kingdom Egypt have long been the subject of continued debate, influenced by chancing perspectives on the nature of the Middle Bronze Age and evidence regarding the chronological synchronisms and correlations between the two regions. Difficulties in understanding this relationship are augmented by the extreme paucity of existing data that may shed light on the problem. This article reexamines current available data that allow synchronisms to be made between Palestine and Egypt during the early second millennium BCE, and suggests possible conclusions concerning the nature of this relationship and the significance of the continuing scarcity of evidence for Egyptian interaction with the southern Levant.
Egyptian Imports from Tomb VII at Tell Mišrife/Qatna (Syria)
Authors: Ahrens Alexander
Published: September 2016

Research report.
Egypt and the Mediterranean: Cultural Crossroads during the First Millennium BCE and Beyond
Authors: Capriotti Vittozzi Giuseppina
Published: September 2016

Research report.
Catalogue of Sculptures of the Egyptian Collections of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Authors: Chrysikopoulos Vassilis
Published: September 2016

Research report.
The Earliest Sailboats in Egypt and Their Influence on the Development of Trade, Seafaring in the Red Sea, and State Development
Authors: Mark Samuel
Published: September 2016

Based on iconography and trade patterns, Egyptians first outfitted their vessels with sails during the beginning of the Naqada IIc period. As a result, the Nile became such an important trade network that settlements moved from the desert fringes to the Nile floodplain. Furthermore, sailboats were the primary catalyst for the spread of Naqada culture into Lower Egypt and an intensification of relations with Lower Nubia. Eventually, ships sailing to Punt on the Red Sea led to the extinction of the Late A-Group culture.
K(no)w More Spears From The Backs Of Chariots: Problems With The Battle Of Kadesh’s Thrusting Spears
Authors: Wernick Nicholas
Published: September 2016

Although it has been argued that the Hittite chariot forces at the Battle of Kadesh utilized thrusting-spears while fighting, there is very little evidence to confirm this. The pictorial record demonstrates that this interpretation derives from a set of scenes depicting just one event. Such assertions neglect to consider the depictions of Ramesses II’s predecessor, Sety I, engaged with Hittite forces using archery equipment from a chariot, and also pass over Hittite textual records focusing on the same subject. This short paper thus employs both these sources and an examination of the mechanical implications of using thrusting-spears from chariots to reconsider traditional interpretations.
From Egyptian to Egyptianizing in Cypriot Glyptic of the Late Bronze Age
Authors: Smith Joanna
Published: September 2016

The 228 contextualized seals at Enkomi allow for detailed views into how Egyptian seal types were used in the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1650–1050 BCE) in one settlement on Cyprus. Over time the emphasis shifted from Egyptian seal rings and uncarved scarabs and scaraboids in tombs to Egyptianizing designs on Cypriot cylinder and conoid stamp seals that recalled the carved details on the bottoms of scarabs. On Cyprus, the most common seal shape was the cylinder, valued there and in the Near East for its inherent longevity of authority. The scarab, which as an amulet referencing regeneration, was similarly valued for its promise of long-term, continual renewal. People at Enkomi and elsewhere on Cyprus who sought changes in the authority represented by the cylinder seal experimented with the scarab as an acceptable and effective alternative model for crafting new tools of control at the end of the Bronze Age.
The Grand Egyptian Museum: A Home for Interconnections
Authors: Bassir Hussein
Published: September 2016

Research report.
An Enigmatic Site Near Debabiya: Desert and Nilotic Interconnections During the Late Roman Period
Authors: Manassa Colleen
Published: September 2016

Research report.
A Preliminary Look at Theban Tomb 119 and its Scene of "Foreign Tribute"
Authors: Gordon Andrew Hunt
Published: September 2016

Although Theban Tomb 119 is very much destroyed, it has the remains of an important scene of Aegeans and Syrians bringing valuable metal ingots, wine, animals, and perhaps perfumes and olive oil. Evidence found in the tomb suggest that the tomb owner was a mid-level member of the Amun bureaucracy, perhaps with duties over the treasury of Amun, and responsible for animals and food stuffs entering the Amun warehouses. He was probably part of extended family of the vizier Aametu, and Ineni.
Preliminary Findings at a Late Old Kingdom Fort in South Sinai, Including the Pottery, from the 2008 Season
Authors: Mumford Gregory , Hummel Rexine
Published: September 2016

The 2008 excavations at Ras Budran continued exposing the late Old Kingdom fort’s courtyard, finding baking installations, deep hollows filled by ash and sand, and parts of an underlying occupation layer that may reflect earlier activity at the fort (which needs further clarification). The exploration of a suggestive “chamber” in the eastern enclosure wall revealed it to be a modern disturbance. The project also concentrated on the western “bastion,” tracing it for 20 meters and finding evidence for salt encrustations and potential storm activity along the fort’s western side; one preliminary conclusion is that the sealing of the fort’s original entryway, and the subsequent abandonment and dismantling of the fort, may have been encouraged by a poor placement of the fort too close to the Red Sea and/or possibly increasingly harsher (winter) weather ca. 2300–2200 B.C. The study also contains Rexine Hummel’s analysis of the fort’s pottery fabrics, forms, and functions.
Marine Units on the "Ways Of Horus" in the Days Of Seti I
Authors: Goldwasser Orly , Oren Eliezer D.
Published: September 2016

Archaeological explorations along the North Sinai corridor unearthed two locally manufactured (fragmentary) vessels of early 19th Dynasty “beer jars” stamped with the cartouches of Seti I alongside a hieroglyph of a ship. A second example of a royal ship with the throne names of Seti I and Haremhab was recorded on an Egyptian amphora handle from a New Kingdom fortress elsewhere in this region. This evidence provides a new addition to the known list of royal ships or navel units as well as attesting to the deployment of marine contingents in land-based military activities on the “Ways of Horus” in North Sinai. These sealings contribute to a better understanding of imperial organization of the “Ways of Horus” system during the reign of Seti I and seemingly shed new light on the role played by Haremhab in reshaping Egypt’s foreign policy.
Two Libyan Names in a Seventh Century Sale Document From Assur
Authors: Draper Charles
Published: September 2016

In Neo-Assyrian cuneiform sources, Libyan names are rarely found. This paper identifies two additional such names in the sale document StAT 2 53 from Assur, dated 700 BCE, which concerns the sale of a bathhouse in the city of Guzana. The paper begins by summarising the contents of StAT 2 53, before turning to the suspected names. The first name, borne by Uširiḫiuḫurti “the Egyptian”, is shown to be Libyan. This identification is based on morphological and historical analysis, as well as comparison with similar names from North Africa. The second name, written Ḫanabeš, should be understood as a variant of the well-known name Ḫallabēše. Attestations of this name indicate that most (and perhaps all) men so named associated with individuals bearing Egyptian names. This observation strengthens prior suggestions that name comes from North Africa. Among these suggestions, the most convincing is that Ḫallabēše is a Libyan name. Finally, the paper considers when and why Uširiḫiuḫurti “the Egyptian” and Ḫallabēše came to Guzana. It cautiously suggests these men were among those deported from Samaria to Guzana by the Assyrian army, in an event recorded by the Book of Kings, among other sources. The appearance of such cosmopolitan men in StAT 2 53 coincides with heightened Assyrian and Egyptian trade interests in the Levant, to which a range of documentary sources attests.
Sudanic Statecraft? Political Organization in the Early Napatan Period
Authors: Howley Kathryn
Published: September 2016

The Piankhy Victory Stela contains several anomalies that have caused interpretive problems for Egyptologists. These difficulties stem from the assumption, inspired by the Egyptian appearance of their monuments, that the early 25th Dynasty kings were attempting to rule in the same way as traditional Egyptian kings. This paper argues that by utilizing the segmentary state model as an interpretive framework, a concept derived from African anthropology that has already been shown to have much utility for the study of later periods of Sudanese history, many of these apparent contradictions can be resolved.
Egyptian Influence and Aegean Transformation at Akrotiri, Thera: The Jug no. 8960 With a Libation Scene
Authors: Banou Emilia
Published: September 2016

In the 2nd millennium B.C. Aegean and Egyptian relations are well attested by a variety of artifacts.  In this article, the depiction of an emblematic falcon together with a libation scene combining principal Aegean cult elements on a jug from Akrotiri, Thera, is explored as probable corroborating evidence for sun worship in the Aegean, analogous but not identical to its Egyptian counterpart.
Comments on Minoan Beetle Images
Authors: Betancourt Phillip P. , Muhly James D.
Published: September 2016

Images of beetles begin to appear in Minoan Crete early in the Middle Bronze Age. Because one of the earliest manifestations of this phenomenon is in the form of scarab seals that reflect Egyptian prototypes, a natural question involves whether the meaning of this symbol was transferred to Crete along with the imagery. This article examines the beetle images in Crete and considers the evidence for their meanings in the Minoan island. It concludes that the Egyptian symbolism was not transferred to Crete.
The Hidden Ruler: Art and Politics in Minoan Crete
Authors: Whittaker Helène
Published: September 2016

Although there are numerous images that can be associated with the expression of the values and ideals of the ruling elites, the absence of overt ruler propaganda in Minoan official art is striking and has often been commented on. This paper argues that with regard to the expression of political power Minoan culture favoured the allusive and the polysemic. In particular, there was an overlap between religious and political imagery and depictions relating to the divine sphere would have been understood as also referring to the power of the palatial elites.
Ancient Corpses as Curiosities: Mummymania in the Age of Early Travel
Authors: Baber Tessa T.
Published: September 2016

During the 19th to early 20th centuries, when “Egyptomania” swept the western world, swathes of travelers and tourists ventured to Egypt to indulge their obsessive interest in the land of the Nile. These early travelers enjoyed access to Egypt’s ancient past to an extent unimaginable today, and many returned with mummy souvenirs that now fill museum collections around the globe. An examination of the many personal travelogues published in this period provides insight into Victorian “mummymania” and the lengths to which early travelers often went to procure a mummy as a memento of their time spent in the land of the Nile.
Archaeological Excavations at Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 The Ten Commandments Film Set, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
Authors: Hamilton M. Colleen , Nixon Joseph
Published: September 2016

The movie set used to film the prologue of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 silent movie classic The Ten Commandments was constructed in today’s Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve in California. Featuring a replica of a pharaonic Egyptian city, archaeologists from Applied EarthWorks, Inc. investigated the ruins in 2012 and again in 2014.
Ancient Egypt on Stage from Bonaparte's Military Campaign up to the Present Time
Authors: Humbert Jean-Marcel
Published: September 2016

The popularity of ancient Egyptian themes found expression on stage, where opera designers of sets and costumes tried to strike a balance among the public’s idea of Egypt and the tastes of the day. The disguise of Egypt—both historical and fantastical—allowed for the exploration on stage of many ways to transpose the archaeological knowledge of the time through stories, spectacle, and the reflection of the society attending to the shows.
Marriage and Parenthood on Classical Period Bronze Mirrors: The Case of Latva and Tuntle
Authors: Carpino Alexandra A.
Published: September 2016

The scenes that enhanced the reverse sides of the Etruscans’ bronze mirrors were not just a form of entertainment. Rather, mirror iconography provided elite Etruscans of both genders with a range of ideas to ponder as they fashioned their appearances daily within the domestic sphere. During the 4th century BCE, the number of depictions of parents drawn from the broad Hellenic repertoire known to the Etruscan aristocracy soars. Two individuals who stand out as particularly popular were Latva (Leda) and Tuntle (Tyndareos), who appear in the context of a specifically Etruscan narrative known as the “Delivery of Elinai’s (Helen’s) Egg.” This study focuses on the social significance of these scenes and the messages they imparted through their compositional structure and the various attributes of the characters depicted. It is suggested that they can be read as promoting positive paradigms of marriage and parenthood that served as enduring inspirations for the mirrors’ users and viewers.
Sacred Serpent Symbols: The Bearded Snakes of Etruria
Authors: Pieraccini Lisa C.
Published: September 2016

The symbolic attributes of snakes, which have appeared in art for thousands of years in all corners of the world, make them a popular icon. In Etruria, bearded snakes become symbols of fear, protection, and perhaps even the afterlife (due to the shedding of their skin), i.e., as the chthonic dwellers of the Underworld. They are usually held as funerary symbols by so-called demons or guardians as they traverse the Underworld with the newly deceased. The following review traces the depictions of the bearded snake in Etruscan art at the end of the Archaic period and looks at how it transitioned into an important funerary symbol lasting into the Hellenistic period.
Late Roman Tombs at Tróia (Portugal): The Mensae
Authors: Pinto Inês Vaz
Published: September 2016

In the Roman fish-salting production center of Tróia (Portugal), one of the largest of the Empire, many mensa tombs have been identified in the last decades in several areas of the site. Since this type of tomb is fairly rare in Portugal and on the Iberian Peninsula, while it is rather common in Roman Africa, they are an unusual feature of Tróia in the late Roman period that may signify a strong African influence due to trade connections also reflected in a significant presence of African imports of fine wares and amphorae in the late contexts at Tróia. This paper will present and discuss the mensa tombs from Tróia.
Community, Politics, and History: My Life as a Historian
Authors: Kealey Gregory S.
Published: September 2016

Kealey reflects on his development as a historian with emphasis on the influential politics of the 1960s and considerable attention to the importance of community in the emergence of a new Canadian social history.
Jean Lagassé, Community Development, and the “Indian and Métis Problem” in Manitoba in the 1950s–60s
Authors: Langford Will
Published: September 2016

In the late 1950s, social worker Jean Lagassé oversaw a major survey of Indigenous peoples in Manitoba. His final report adapted the concept of “culture” to the “Indian and Métis problem” and proposed a program of community development to promote integration through acculturation. In doing so, he advocated an integrationist conception of citizenship that emerged as the dominant liberal paradigm for thinking about Canada. Community development was an idea adapted from the Third World. It held that people could be helped to solve their own problems through organization, democratic decision making, and cooperative action. Put into practice by Lagassé in the early 1960s, the technique was largely used in Indigenous communities in northern Manitoba, a region where government and capital also pursued hydroelectric dam construction and industrialized resource extraction. Lagassé intended for community development to catalyze the integration of First Peoples and Métis into liberal democracy and the capitalist economy. However, as events in Cedar Lake/Easterville and Thompson/Nelson House demonstrated, the practice worked instead to redirect political dissent and encourage local remedial social and economic action in the face of colonial dispossession, racism, capitalist social relations, and the unintended result of state-promoted high modernist development in northern Manitoba.
Narrative and Numbers: Edward Bellamy, Tony Judt, and the Political Economy of Inequality in the United States
Authors: Tucker Bruce , Timperio Nadia
Published: September 2016

This article analyzes two commentaries on the problem of inequality in American life: Edward Bellamy’s utopian novel Looking Backward: 2000–1887 (1888) and historian Tony Judt’s social scientific Ill Fares the Land (2010). Both texts address the causes and consequences of inequality in the distribution of income, but they also raise the larger problem of framing inequality in American political discourse. Drawing on a vast body of literature produced by social scientists and journalists in the wake of the 2008 crash and subsequent recession, the authors suggest that we may have exhausted the utility of economic regulation by nation states, and they advocate a move to a more global understanding of the origins of structural inequality and its remediation.
Something to Be Done: The Road, Beckett, and American Autonomy
Authors: Hamilton Geoff
Published: September 2016

Cormac McCarthy’s “use” of Beckett in The Road involves, at its most profound level, the symbolic deployment and roadside rejection of what his precursor’s work is assumed to convey. The novel would affirm, in its turn away from Beckett’s emphasis on the tortu(r)ous isolation of the self, the plausibility of radical personal autonomy, self-authorizing in its holy rituals, dynamic in translating its convictions into action, and capable of sustaining belief in divine and human love, even in the absence of a vital human community or natural environment. The Road proffers, at last, an archetypal narrative of rugged self-reliance in extremis.
Low Back Pain: Current Patterns of Canadian Physiotherapy Service Delivery
Authors: Orozco Tatiana , Feldman Debbie E. , Mazer Barbara , Chilingaryan Gevorg , Hunt Matthew , Williams-Jones Bryn , Laliberté Maude
Published: September 2016

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the current patterns of service delivery of Canadian physiotherapy (PT) professionals working in adult musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatient practice. Methods: A total of 846 Canadian PT professionals working with an adult MSK outpatient clientele participated in an online survey about how they would treat a patient with low back pain (LBP). After reading an online clinical vignette about a fictional patient with varying insurance status, participants answered questions about how they would treat the patient (e.g., wait time, frequency and duration of treatment, time allotted for initial evaluation and treatment), about their actual practice (e.g., number of patients seen per day), and about their work setting. Results: The vignette patients with LBP would typically be seen within 2 weeks, especially in private practice, and most would receive care 2–3 times per week for 1–3 months. Initial evaluations and subsequent treatments would take 31–60 minutes. Two-thirds of participants reported treating 6–15 patients a day in their current practice setting. Differences were found between provinces and territories (with the longest wait time in Quebec), practice settings (with a longer wait time in the public sector), and insurance status (patients covered by workers' compensation are seen more frequently). Conclusion: This study adds to our knowledge of the accessibility of outpatient MSK PT services for patients with LBP in Canada, and it points to potential areas for improvement.
Knowledge Regarding Diabetes Mellitus among Rural People in a Selected Area of Bangladesh
Authors: Imtiaz Khondker Saif , Chowdhury Mahmuda , Nazneen Humaira , Begum Nasreen , Tamanna Nushrat , Alam Fardous , Akter Jesmin
Published: September 2016

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major public health concerns throughout the world. In 2013, there were 382 million people living with DM, and this number is projected to increase to 471 million by 2035. It affects large number of people of wide range of ethnic and economic levels in both developed and developing countries.Objective : The study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus among rural people in a selected area of Bangladesh.Methods : A descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted from November 2015 to January 2016 among 400 people of a village of Gazipur district. The data were collected by using pre tested, semi-structured, interviewer administered questionnaire. Non probability purposive sampling technique was followed. Knowledge related variable were initial symptoms, curability, prevention, risk factors, complications, changes occur inside the body, perceived causes and investigation of DM. Data analysis was done by statistical software, SPSS version 20.Results : Out of 400 respondents, majority (47.50%) were in the age group of 21-30 years. Most (58.25%) of them were male and in terms of educational status 80.5% respondents were literate having varying levels of education. Majority (48.75%) of respondents were service holder. Nearly all of respondents (92%) heard about DM and their source of information was from neighbour 28.89% followed by health care provider 27.71%. Majority of respondents had good knowledge regarding initial symptoms 53.80% and curability 60.86% of DM. Most of them had fair knowledge regarding prevention 35.86% and risk factors 48.09% of DM. Majority 70.92% respondents had poor knowledge regarding complications of diabetes mellitus. Most respondents had no knowledge regarding changes occur inside the body 75.27%, perceived causes of DM 61.69% and investigation 61.41% of DM.Conclusion : This study concluded that good knowledge was found on initial symptom and curability of Diabetes mellitus, fair knowledge on risk factor and prevention and poor knowledge was found regarding complications of DM. No knowledge was found regarding changes occur inside the body, perceived causes and investigation of Diabetes mellitus. Therefore, effective awareness and health education program to the rural people regarding various aspects of Diabetes mellitus are in urgent need.Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.7(2) Jan 2016: 131-134
The Potentiality of the Utopian Literary Imagination; Or, Can an Aesthetic Ontology Be a Politics?
Authors: Vallury Raji
Published: September 2016

My article analyses the political power of the utopian imaginary through the concepts of actuality, potentiality and possibility. Tracing the tensions of a critical model of utopia as both a form of thought and a form of the sensible, it links Louis Marin's concept of the utopic imaginary as a common sensorium that is reconfigured through the play of a mobile figure with Jacques Rancière's formulation of the partition of the sensible. Studying the critical reception of Melville's Bartleby in Deleuze, Rancière and Agamben, it proposes that the space of literary potentiality, where the past could not have been or retains its possibility to be otherwise, where the actual can not be and the potential and the possible have a right to be and exist, forms the spatio-temporal configuration of the utopian (and dystopian) imaginary of literature. Potentiality offers a key to understanding the politics of the ontology constructed by (utopian) aesthetics.
The Uses of Maurice Blanchot in Bernard Stiegler's Technics and Time
Authors: Watt Calum
Published: September 2016

This article argues that Maurice Blanchot is a significant presence in Bernard Stiegler's Technics and Time series. The article first sets out Stiegler's invocation of the Blanchotian ‘change of epoch’ in the first volume, which attempts to situate Blanchot within the horizon of technics. I argue Blanchot's disaster is a hidden element in Stiegler's play on the motifs of the star and catastrophe. The article then traces how these motifs emerge in the second and third volumes, in which the technical forms of photography and cinema become more important and where the motifs are woven together through reference to works by Roland Barthes, D. W. Winnicott and Federico Fellini. Stiegler filters these references to apparently disparate figures through Blanchot's analyses of writing and temporality. Tracing both overt and unacknowledged references to Blanchot in Stiegler's text, I conclude that Stiegler's use of Blanchot destabilizes his conceptions of time and epochality.
Dry Sintered Metal Coating of Halloysite Nanotubes
Authors: Nicholson James , Weisman Jeffery , Boyer Christen , Wilson Chester , Mills David
Published: September 2016

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are a naturally-occurring aluminosilicate whose dimensions measure microns in length and tens of nanometers in diameter. Bonding defects between the alumina and silica lead to net negative and positive charges on the exterior and interior lumen, respectively. HNTs have been shown to enhance the material properties of polymer matrices and enable the sustained release of loaded chemicals, drugs, and growth factors. Due to the net charges, these nanotubes can also be readily coated in layered-depositions using the HNT exterior lumen’s net negative charge as the basis for assembly. These coatings are primarily done through wet chemical processes, the majority of which are limited in their use of desired chemicals, due to the polarity of the halloysite. Furthermore, this restriction in the type of chemicals used often requires the use of more toxic chemicals in place of greener options, and typically necessitates the use of a significantly longer chemical process to achieve the desired coating. In this study, we show that HNTs can be coated with metal acetylacetonates—compounds primarily employed in the synthesis of nanoparticles, as metal catalysts, and as NMR shift reagents—through a dry sintering process. This method was capable of thermally decaying the metal acetylacetonate, resulting in a free positively-charged metal ion that readily bonded to the negatively-charged HNT exterior, resulting in metallic coatings forming on the HNT surface. Our coating method may enable greater deposition of coated material onto these nanotubes as required for a desired application. Furthermore, the use of chemical processes using toxic chemicals is not required, thus eliminating exposure to toxic chemicals and costs associated with the disposal of the resultant chemical waste.
Fault Localization Method by Partitioning Memory Using Memory Map and the Stack for Automotive ECU Software Testing
Authors: Kim Kwanhyo , Choi Ki-Yong , Lee Jung-Won
Published: September 2016

Recently, the usage of the automotive Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and its software in cars is increasing. Therefore, as the functional complexity of such software increases, so does the likelihood of software-related faults. Therefore, it is important to ensure the reliability of ECU software in order to ensure automobile safety. For this reason, systematic testing methods are required that can guarantee software quality. However, it is difficult to locate a fault during testing with the current ECU development system because a tester performs the black-box testing using a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) simulator. Consequently, developers consume a large amount of money and time for debugging because they perform debugging without any information about the location of the fault. In this paper, we propose a method for localizing the fault utilizing memory information during black-box testing. This is likely to be of use to developers who debug automotive software. In order to observe whether symbols stored in the memory have been updated, the memory is partitioned by a memory map and the stack, thus the fault candidate region is reduced. A memory map method has the advantage of being able to finely partition the memory, and the stack method can partition the memory without a memory map. We validated these methods by applying these to HiL testing of the ECU for a body control system. The preliminary results indicate that a memory map and the stack reduce the possible fault locations to 22% and 19% of the updated memory, respectively.
Estimation of Lamina Stiffness and Strength of Quadriaxial Non-Crimp Fabric Composites Based on Semi-Laminar Considerations
Authors: Cao Yong , Feng Yunwen , Wang Wenzhi , Wu Danqing , Zhu Zhengzheng
Published: September 2016

Quadriaxial non-crimp fabric (QNCF) composites are increasingly being used as primary structural materials in aircraft and automotive applications. Predicting the mechanical properties of QNCF lamina is more complicated compared with that of unidirectional (UD) composites, because of the knitting connection of different plies. In this study, to analyze the stiffness and strength of the QNCF composites, a novel modeling strategy for the meso-scale features is presented based on the semi-laminar assumption. Following the view of the mechanical properties of single composite lamina, the complex QNCF layer is decomposed into individual plies. Three different representative unit cells along fiber direction are selected to predict the mechanical performance of QNCF, including in-plane stiffness, damage initiation, and stiffness degradation. To validate the developed modeling strategy, the predictions are compared with existing experimental results, where a good agreement is presented on the prediction of in-plane stiffness and strength. Furthermore, the effect of in-plane fiber distortion, induced by the stitching yarn on the mechanical properties, is studied.
A Reply to Keith Schofield: Comment on Ernest et al. Programmable Thermal Dissociation of Reactive Gaseous Mercury, a Potential Approach to Chemical Speciation: Results from a Field Study. Atmosphere 2014, 5, 575–596
Authors: Hynes Anthony , Tatum Ernest Cheryl , Donohoue Deanna , Bauer Dieter , Ter Schure Arnout
Published: September 2016

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Potential of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM). A Critical Review
Authors: Jaworska Aleksandra , Fornasaro Stefano , Sergo Valter , Bonifacio Alois
Published: September 2016

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a label-free technique that enables quick monitoring of substances at low concentrations in biological matrices. These advantages make it an attractive tool for the development of point-of-care tests suitable for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) of drugs with a narrow therapeutic window, such as chemotherapeutic drugs, immunosuppressants, and various anticonvulsants. In this article, the current applications of SERS in the field of TDM for cancer therapy are discussed in detail and illustrated according to the different strategies and substrates. In particular, future perspectives are provided and special concerns regarding the standardization of self-assembly methods and nanofabrication procedures, quality assurance, and technology readiness are critically evaluated.
On the Use of Vibro-Compressed Units with Bio-Natural Aggregate
Authors: Sassu Mauro , Giresini Linda , Bonannini Elisa , Puppio Mario
Published: September 2016

The paper deals with the use of vibro-compressed units with bio-natural components on construction. The proposed mix design of vibrated blocks consist of cork granules and/or hemp shives, with the aim to substitute polymeric elements or expanded clay, together with the use of natural hydraulic lime (NHL) as binder. An experimental campaign is presented, with mechanical tests to evaluate the influence of each component on flexural and compression behavior. The proposal is also investigated from a productive point of view, considering how it can be harmonized in the productive process of lightweight aggregate concrete units without modifications in the productive process. The tested elements could perform a certain reduction of the carbon impact, maintaining interesting mechanical properties. The application of the proposed units in several contexts, as separating elements joined with structural components, is considered to improve rehabilitation or to obtain higher performances in buildings.
Facile Synthesis of Bimetallic Pt-Ag/Graphene Composite and Its Electro-Photo-Synergistic Catalytic Properties for Methanol Oxidation
Authors: Xu Shuhong , Ye Lingting , Li Zhongshui , Wang Yanli , Lei Fengling , Lin Shen
Published: September 2016

A Pt-Ag/graphene composite (Pt-Ag/GNs) was synthesized by the facile aqueous solution method, in which Ag+ was first transformed into Ag2O under UV light irradiation, and then Ag2O, Pt2+, and graphene oxide (GO) were simultaneously reduced by formic acid. It was found that Pt-Ag bimetallic nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the surface of graphene, and their size distribution was narrow with an average diameter of 3.3 nm. Electrocatalytic properties of the Pt-Ag/GNs composite were investigated by cyclic voltammograms (CVs), chronoamperometry (CA), CO-stripping voltammograms, and electrochemical impedance spectrum (EIS) techniques. It was shown that the Pt-Ag/GNs composite has much higher catalytic activity and stability for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and better tolerance toward CO poisoning when compared with Pt/GNs and the commercially available Johnson Matthey 20% Pt/C catalyst (Pt/C-JM). Furthermore, the Pt-Ag/GNs composite showed efficient electro-photo-synergistic catalysis for MOR under UV or visible light irradiation. Particularly in the presence of UV irradiation, the Pt-Ag/GNs composite exhibited an ultrahigh mass activity of 1842.4 mA·mg−1, nearly 2.0 times higher than that without light irradiation (838.3 mA·mg−1).
Condensed Matter: A New Open Access Journal
Authors: Bianconi Antonio , Rittman Martyn
Published: September 2016

Condensed matter physics is a broad and interesting topic [...]
Robust and Accurate Algorithm for Wearable Stereoscopic Augmented Reality with Three Indistinguishable Markers
Authors: Cutolo Fabrizio , Freschi Cinzia , Mascioli Stefano , Parchi Paolo , Ferrari Mauro , Ferrari Vincenzo
Published: September 2016

In the context of surgical navigation systems based on augmented reality (AR), the key challenge is to ensure the highest degree of realism in merging computer-generated elements with live views of the surgical scene. This paper presents an algorithm suited for wearable stereoscopic augmented reality video see-through systems for use in a clinical scenario. A video-based tracking solution is proposed that relies on stereo localization of three monochromatic markers rigidly constrained to the scene. A PnP-based optimization step is introduced to refine separately the pose of the two cameras. Video-based tracking methods using monochromatic markers are robust to non-controllable and/or inconsistent lighting conditions. The two-stage camera pose estimation algorithm provides sub-pixel registration accuracy. From a technological and an ergonomic standpoint, the proposed approach represents an effective solution to the implementation of wearable AR-based surgical navigation systems wherever rigid anatomies are involved.