bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anatomical and procedural predictors of pulmonary vein stenosis in the setting of second-generation cryoballoon ablation
Authors: Coutiño Hugo-Enrique , Takarada Ken , Sieira Juan , Abugattas Juan-Pablo , Salghetti Francesca , De Regibus Valentina , Ströker Erwin , Brugada Pedro , Iacopino Saverio , de Asmundis Carlo , Chierchia Gian-Battista
Published: March 2018

Aims

Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a well recognized complication as a consequence of pulmonary vein isolation. In the current study, we sought to analyze potential anatomical and intraprocedural predictors of PVS during second-generation cryoballoon ablation, particularly focusing on the impact of freeze duration and number of cryoapplications.

Methods

Fifty-four patients who underwent cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation were included retrospectively in this study. All patients underwent cardiac-enhanced multidetector computed tomography both before and after the ablation. The exclusion criteria were any contraindications for the procedure, including the presence of an intracavitary thrombus, uncontrolled heart failure and contraindications to general anesthesia.

Results

Mild (25–50%) PVS was only detected in one vein (0.4%) and neither moderate (50–75%) nor severe (>75%) PVS were found. Twenty-five pulmonary veins (12%) exhibited slight narrowing of the diameter (less than 25%). In the univariate analysis, a longer duration of cryoapplication and a larger pulmonary vein ostium preprocedure diameter and area were independently associated with pulmonary vein narrowing [odds ratio (OR): 1.004; confidence interval (CI): 1.001–1.008, P = 0.016; OR: 1.250, CI: 1.090–1.434, P = 0.001 and OR: 1.006; CI: 1.002–1.011, P = 0.006] respectively.

Conclusion

Longer duration of cryoablation, an increased number of applications per vein and larger pulmonary vein ostia are associated with a higher risk of pulmonary vein diameter and area reduction. These findings might suggest to lower the dosing to a single and shorter application if isolation is attained, to reduce the possibility of future pulmonary vein narrowing.
Rostral mandibular fracture repair in a pet bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Authors: Nau Melissa R. , Eshar David
Published: March 2018

CASE DESCRIPTION A 2-year-old male bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) was evaluated because of a traumatic mandibular fracture.

CLINICAL FINDINGS An open comminuted fracture of the rostral aspect of the right mandible was evident, with a fragment of bone exposed and dorsally displaced. Whole-body radiography revealed no evidence of additional injury. Other findings were unremarkable, except for moderate anemia (PCV, 19%).

TREATMENT AND OUTCOME The fracture fragments were stabilized with 2 crossed 36-gauge interfragmentary wire loops. An external fixator device was fashioned from four 25-gauge needles inserted at alternating angles through the fracture fragments; plastic IV fluid line tubing filled with dental acrylic was used as a connecting bar. One day after surgery, the lizard had regained its typical activity level and appetite. Body weight was measured and the external fixator was inspected 1 week after surgery and monthly thereafter. Three months after initial injury, the fracture was stable, radiography revealed bony callus formation at the fracture site, and the external fixator was removed. Recheck radiography performed 5.5 months after initial injury revealed complete osseous union of the fracture fragments, and the interfragmentary wires were removed.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE Surgical management of the traumatic comminuted mandibular fracture in this bearded dragon by means of a combination of internal and external fixation resulted in complete healing of the mandible and restoration of function. Management of this complicated fracture was achieved with the aid of readily available and inexpensive supplies in a clinical setting, which may be useful to other clinicians in the management of similar cases.
A proposal for a quality control protocol in breast CT with synchrotron radiation
Authors: Contillo Adriano , Veronese Anna , Brombal Luca , Donato Sandro , Rigon Luigi , Taibi Angelo , Tromba Giuliana , Longo Renata , Arfelli Fulvia
Published: March 2018

Background

The SYRMA-3D collaboration is setting up the first clinical trial of phase-contrast breast CT with synchrotron radiation at the Elettra synchrotron facility in Trieste, Italy. In this communication, a quality control protocol for breast CT is proposed, and a first test of image quality measurements is performed by means of a custom-made radiographic phantom.

Materials and methods

A set of projections is acquired and used to perform a CT reconstruction of two selected portions of the phantom. Such portions contain a uniform layer of water and a set of radiographic inserts, respectively. Together, they allow to perform several image quality measurements, namely CT number linearity, reconstruction accuracy, uniformity, noise, and low contrast resolution. All measurements are repeated at different beam energies in the range of interest, and at two different dose values.

Results

Measurements show a good linearity in the soft tissue range, paired to a high accuracy of the CT number reconstruction. Uniformity and noise measurements show that reconstruction inhomogeneities are bound to a few percent of the average pixel values. However, low contrast detectability is limited to the higher portion of the explored energy range.

Conclusions

The results of the measurements are satisfactory in terms of their quality, feasibility and reproducibility. With minimal modifications, the phantom is promising to allow a set of image quality measurements to be used in the upcoming clinical trial.
PERANCANGAN GRAFIS KEMASAN MAKANAN BURAYOT SEBAGAI OLEH-OLEH KHAS GARUT
Authors: Anwari Egi , Meilani Ella , Prasetyowati Oktarina
Published: March 2018

This research was made to redesign the packing of Burayot, a typical snack from Garut. Food packaging, in addition to serving as a food protector, can also be a medium for communicating related food product information, brand, positioning and product differentiation. Burayot is a typical snack of Garut made from raw rice flour, brown sugar and coconut milk. In its development appeared other flavors, such as pandanus, black rice, menthol, strawberries, sesame and cheese. Generally, families in the area of Leles Garut can make burayot, but not every family sells it as commercial product. There are some small medium enterprises (SME) that produce burayot as commercial snack with different brands, such as Mak Ijoh, Saboga and Bu Lilis. However, those SMES haven’t made packaging design as one of their concern in doing their business, yet. Saboga has fairly good sales distribution, the products can be easily found in several gift shops in Garut and Bandung. But, as mentioned before, this brand has not been considering the packaging design. Its packaging hasn’t shown strong visual identities to distinguish it from other products, and it also hasn’t contained information needed for a packaging. This research method is qualitative by using experimental approach in the form of packaging design through design stages, visual studies and visual styling. Several trials of packaging materials are constrained by the content of cooking oil in the burayot confectionery that is widely absorbed in paper materials. The addition of paper material to the packaging structure has not been successful, so the experiment focuses more on the packaging label appearance. The results of this study are expected to help SME producers, especially Sabay burayot snacks can have packaging with a strong identity and clear information, so that consumers are easier to distinguish with other gifts.
GAPURA SEBAGAI DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL TENUN TROSO KABUPATEN JEPARA
Authors: Wijanarko Kukuh Dwi , Adib Ahmad
Published: March 2018

Gapura as the entrance to tourist sites Troso weaving is very important, because it is a symbol of visual communication design at the forefront of the village entrance. In general, the purpose of this study to find answers that fit with the main problem is how the gate can visualize the concept of brand visual communication to give impact to the development of Troso Jepara Weaving. The research method is descriptive, that is to make an accurate, systematic and factual explanation about the facts and nature of the population or specific location in this sense in research. The Troso weaving gate was originally established in 2012 and was inaugurated by the district governance of Jepara. Prospects after the gate of Troso Weaving can be seen on the Propinsi road from Semarang to downtown Jepara, it is expected that many people come to Troso village, so that entrepreneurs can market directly to buyers without third party intermediaries.
PERANCANGAN KOMIK ANDHE ANDHE LUMUT BERDASARKAN RELIEF KISAH PANJI DI KOMPLEKS CANDI PENATARAN
Authors: Andito Tegar
Published: March 2018

Andhe Andhe Lumut is a folktale that derived from many versions of Panji tales. Andhe Andhe Lumut is the popular one amongst Indonesian, especially Javanese cultures. In popular culture, there are many works in various media that derived from Andhe Andhe Lumut story. Originally, as one of Panji tales, Andhe Andhe Lumut background story takes place at Kediri Kingdom era, but most of visual works like comics, picture story books, animations, drama costumes, etc use far more modern era style of traditional Javanese culture. Beside of that, from original text, Andhe Andhe Lumut folktale is designed for adult audiences, however most Indonesians have identified that folktale is a bedtime story for children. That’s why people can’t find visual works from Andhe Andhe Lumut story for adult audiences. As mentioned before, Panji tales have many versions. They are also already popular since Majapahit era. This is proven by carvings about some scene from Panji tales at Penataran Temple Complex which most of stuctures are built at Majapahit era. Panji tales themselves are semi fictional stories. Prince Panji or Inu Kertapati is inspired from King Kameswara II, seventh king of Kingdom of Kediri, and Princess Candra Kirana is inspired from Queen Kirana from Jenggala, but in Panji tales, their origins are opposite. Panji is from Jenggala and Candra Kirana is from Kediri. Ancient Javanese temple carvings could shows anything, but always showed environmental situations when the carvers live.”Teras Pendopo” building, where Panji tales carvings are located, was built at Majapahit era, when King Hayam Wuruk reigned. It is about 100 years after fall of Kediri, so the carvings are the closest visualization of Kingdom of Kediri daily life.Visualization of Andhe Andhe Lumut folktale based on original text and Panji tales characters at Penataran Temple Complex has never done before. Panji tales at Penataran Temple itself does not tell Andhe Andhe Lumut version of Panji. This comic design, if done properly can gives a new point of view about Andhe Andhe Lumut and can be the first comic of Andhe Andhe Lumut for adult audience with some historical accuracy.
POTENSI SITUS GUA HUNIAN PRASEJARAH DI KAWASAN KARST PEGUNUNGAN MERATUS, KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Sugiyanto Bambang
Published: March 2018

Abstrak. Situs gua prasejarah yang telah memberikan informasi yang komprehensif mengenai pemukiman adalahGua Babi dan Gua Tengkorak yang ditemukan di zona utara lingkungan karst Pegunungan Meratus. Kawasankarst ini ditemukan memanjang dari zona utara sampai dengan selatan. Setiap zona menunjukkan kronologi okupasiyang berbeda-beda dari masa Mesolitik sampai Neolitik. Tulisan ini membahas faktor-faktor yang menjadi dasarpertimbangan manusia prasejarah dalam mengokupasi kawasan karst Pegunungan Meratus. Studi ini dilakukandengan menggunakan metode deskriptif dan penalaran induktif. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa okupasi kawasanPegunungan Meratus telah terjadi sekitar 6.000 tahun lalu oleh kelompok manusia yang memiliki mata pencaharianberburu dan mengumpulkan makanan. Kegiatan okupasi di kawasan karst tersebut dilandasi oleh pertimbanganpotensi air bersih dan sumber daya alimentasi yang potensial yang mendukung eksistensi keseharian manusia.
Variability of Nutrients in Seawater of Coastal Zone from Khanh Hoa to Bac Lieu
Authors: Tam Pham Huu
Published: March 2018

This paper is based on data from two surveys (October 2013 and May 2015) on the coastal zone from Khanh Hoa to Bac Lieu and the data from 1992 until now. Results  indicated that in southwest monsoon period, the variations of nutrient concentrations in South Central coastal zone of Vietnam  were not clearly, except higher concentration of phosphate in the period 1992-1994 and the 2006, 2015 and higher concentration of silicate in the 2006, 2015. In the northeast monsoon period, the highest concentration of phosphate and silicate were recorded in October 2013. In the Southeast coastal zone of Vietnam, the concentration of nutrients (nitrate and silicate) tend to increase in both monsoon periods in shallow area (less than 30 m of depth). But the variations of nutrients concentration were not clearly or few in deeper area (over 30 m of depth).
Web Applications and Web Services: A Comparative Study
Authors: Sarhan Qusay I. , Gawdan Idrees S.
Published: March 2018

Software components that rely on the Internet in order to be accessed and used cover many aspects of our daily activities including email checking, weather checking, purchase ordering, and Facebook logging. Nowadays, these components are considered one of the most valuable and fundamental rights in human’s life. However, accessing and using the functionality of such components are performed using two techniques: web applications or traditional web services. Determining which one of the techniques is better suited for delivering the functionality of an Internet-based software component is not an easy task to decide. Therefore, this paper aimed to make a comparative analysis and study of both techniques alongside many directions to help web developers make the right choice to deliver the functionality of Internet-based software components. This is achieved by providing them with a set of requirements that have been proposed by the authors. The proposed requirements clarify a number of misunderstandings and issues peculiar to both techniques. Furthermore, this paper has provided a comparative table of both techniques. To the best of our knowledge, so far there is no comprehensive comparative study has been conducted in this context which was the rationale for the authors to carry out this study.
The Influence of Waste Disposal Site on The Water and Soil Quality in Halabja Province, Kurdistan, Iraq
Authors: Mohammed Karzan , Karim Salar H. , Mohammed Sherko A.
Published: March 2018

Solid waste disposal could be a major environmental problem in in Kurdistan region of Iraq because it is not managed properly. The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of long term solid waste disposal on water and soil physicochemical properties. Soil and water samples were collected in and around the solid waste disposal area. The samples were analyzed for physicochemical characteristics and potentially toxic elements using ICPMS. The results revealed that some water parameters analysed well below WHO and EU standards for drinking water. Therefore, the surface and ground water samples in this study are good for drinking purposes. However, the application of   water quality index (WQI) suggests that the ground and surface water around the open dumpsite are marked as good and poor water in quality respectively. High concentration of Ca in all soil samples is expected because the regional geology is calcareous.  The concentrations of PTEs were found in order of Mn> Fe> Ni> Zn> Cr> Cu> Pb> Se> Cd. Although relatively high concentrations of Ni and Cr were found at all sampling points, mean concentrations of trace elements in the soil samples in the studied area were all below the soil guideline values (SGV). Enrichment factors (EFs), calculated using typical carbonate bedrock geologies, confirmed that there was typically significant enrichment in trace elements above expected background concentrations. Whereas concentrations of toxic elements were within the ‘safe’ limits in the studied agricultural areas, care should be taken because prolonged disposing of wastes in the outskirt of the city could lead to PTE accumulation in   surrounding water soils.
Phytochemical Investigation and Antioxidant Effects of Different Solvent Extracts of Pterocephalus Nestorianus Nab. Growing in Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Authors: Abdullah Fuad O. , Hussain Faiq H.S. , Cucca Lucia , Vidari Giovanni
Published: March 2018

The medicinal plants have been used as a herbal tradition in Kurdistan. Most of the medicinal plants are still not investigated from a phytochemical and biological activity. Therefore, different solvent extraction carried out to study phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of Pterocephalus nestorianus Nab. Through this research, it is reported for the first time that the phytochemicals and antioxidant activity on P.  nestorianus Nab. collected at Safeen Mountain in Erbil-Iraq, which was known as a Lawa in Kurdistan. It is used against inflammation and oral diseases. The phytochemical study of four extracts (Hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol and methanol 70%) of P. nestorianus flowers, leaves and roots revealed that it contains rich phytochemical composition. C4H8O2 and CH3OH extracts of P. nestorianus showed a high radical scavenging activity compared with trihydroxy benzoic acid as a standard. The flavonoid and phenolic presence showed strong correlation with the antioxidant activity.
'That Glorious Stinking Stuff...': Whale Fishing and the Economic Development of Early Wellington
Authors: Patterson Brad
Published: March 2018

Whale fishing was of major economic importance for the New Zealand settlement. The whaling industry helped to ensure the viability of the settlement in the short term and that there were long-term structural legacies for the evolving settler economy.
Vincent O’Malley, Bruce Stirling and Wally Penetito (Eds.). The Treaty of Waitangi Companion: Māori and Pākehā from Tasman to Today
Authors: Williams Melissa Matutina
Published: March 2018

Review of The Treaty of Waitangi Companion: Māori and Pākehā from Tasman to Today.
'With the back of an axe': Reading the Group Architects
Authors: Newton John
Published: March 2018

Reading the Group Architects.
The Kohimarama Conference of 1860: A Contextual Reading
Authors: Paterson Lachy
Published: March 2018

The Kohimarama Conference of 1860: A Contextual Reading
Reading the Newspaper in Colonial Otago
Authors: Ballantyne Tony
Published: March 2018

Reading the Newspaper in Colonial Otago
Percy Grainger and the Early Collecting of Polynesian Music
Authors: Barwell Graham
Published: March 2018

The article discusses the life and contribution of Percy Grainger, an Australian musician and composer and his relationship with early Polynesian music. The little known efforts by Grainger to foster and promote the collection of indigenous music are highlighted.
Becoming an Expatriate: J.W. Davidson and the Brain Drain
Authors: Munro Doug
Published: March 2018

The article discusses the concept of brain drain and how it has impacted the people of New Zealand. This is plainly evident as in the case of J.W. Davidson, a New Zealander, scholar who became an expatriate.
The Theoretical Terrain of the Text: Reading Frame through the Edge of the Alphabet
Authors: Cronin Jan
Published: March 2018

The article reviews and analysis the novel 'The Edge of the Alphabet' by New Zealand author, Janet Frame. Her novels are theoretical in their context rather than simply in their referencing or in their philosophical subject matter.
Education, Democracy and Minority Inclusion
Authors: Nielsen Helene Pristed
Published: March 2018

Informit is an online service offering a wide range of database and full content publication products that deliver the vast majority of Australasian scholarly research to the education, research and business sectors. Informit is the brand that encompasses RMIT Publishing's online products: Informit Indexes, Informit Plus Text and Informit Collections.
Watching the Kiwis: New Zealanders' Rules of Social Interaction - an Introduction
Authors: Bonisch-Brednich Brigitte
Published: March 2018

The key aspects and features of the 'Watching the Kiwis' series about the rules of social interaction of New Zealanders are discussed. Other important parts of the research are highlighted.
Being New Zealanders Now: Intricacies of Identity in a Multicultural New Zealand
Authors: Gilbertson Amanda
Published: March 2018

The three strands of research that are drawn upon to explore how ordinary New Zealanders imagine the country, their culture and their community are discussed. The different strands discussed indicate uncertainty about both New Zealanders' and New Zealand culture.
Revenge of the N[Z]erds?: 'Flight of the Conchords' as Good Humour
Authors: Lloyd Mike
Published: March 2018

The case study Flight of the Conchords is discussed to arrive at a better understanding of what good humor is. The Conchords does achieve shared laughter, and successfully minimises the tendency to mock and ostracise.
The Salem Connection: American Contacts with Early Colonial New Zealand
Authors: Druett Joan
Published: March 2018

The history of contacts of America's seamen with early colonial New Zealand which began with the anchoring of Charles Doggett on June 4, 1831 in the Bay of Islands from the port of Salem, Massachusetts.
'The Best Crop the Land Will Ever Grow': W.F. Massey through the Lens of Environmental History
Authors: Roche Michael
Published: March 2018

W.F. Massey is seen through the eyes of environmental history. It highlights Massey's view about natural resources, his attitudes towards its preservation and nature as the basis of rural economic development.
Editorial
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for Stout Centre Review. Vol 1, No 4 (1991)
The Undermining of a National Myth: The Treaty of Waitangi 1970-1990
Authors: Renwick William (Bill)
Published: March 2018

From a seminar at the Stout Research Centre, which was originally presented as a paper at  the American Ethnological Society Spring Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, 1991.
Opera Viewpoint: A Case for More Funding
Authors: Taylor Lindis
Published: March 2018

Since the disbanding of the last national company, opera in New Zealand has been underfunded and virtually relegated to the sidelines as an artistic activity. But, as Lindis Taylor, editor of Opera News, points out, regional opera has now acquired a new strength and vitality. In the light of a forthcoming review by the QEII Arts Council of their opera policy, he gives here a succinct background to these discussions.
Practical and Pragmatic
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for Stout Centre Review. Vol 2, No 1 (1991)
Tributes to Jim Collinge: Retiring Director of the Stout Research Centre
Authors: Oliver W. H. , Bauer Winifred , Pond Wendy , Downes Peter , Simpson Adrienne
Published: March 2018

A tribute to Jim Collinge
Diamond Jenness and 'Useful Anthropology' in Canada 1930-1950
Authors: Richling Barnett
Published: March 2018

Diamond Jenness ( 1886-1969) was a New Zealand Anthropologist who conducted research in Canada among Indians and Inuit. Towards the end of his career he devoted himself to research with policy implications. The Anthropology Department at Victoria University of Wellington is named after Jenness.
Colin Scrimgeour and New Zealand Broadcasting
Authors: Day Patrick
Published: March 2018

Colin Scrimgeour and New Zealand Broadcasting.
Editorial
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for Stout Centre Review. Vol 2, No 4 (1992)
The Dancing Decade 1920 - 1930
Authors: Salkeld Brian
Published: March 2018

Brian Salkeld's script, delivered at the 1992 Stout Centre Conference on 'The In-Between Years', evoked the atmosphere of the twenties with the help of slides and a unique selection of original recordings. These were played on an outstanding example of an EMG1930 acoustic gramophone in MacLaurin Lecture Theatre 2, an ambience, which, provided in his own words: 'The best sound we've ever had from it - the room became an extension of the horn'.
Editorial
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for Stout Centre Review. Vol 3, No 1 (1992)
A Controversial Life: Ian Milner and New Zealand Contemporary Letters
Authors: Roberts John
Published: March 2018

A Controversial Life: Ian Milner and New Zealand Contemporary Letters
A Great Occasion
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for Stout Centre Review. Vol 5, No 1 (1995)
He Taonga Tuku Ihō no Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Proverbial Sayings — a Literary Treasure
Authors: Metge Joan , Jones Shane
Published: March 2018

An address given on conferment of the degree of Honorary Doctor of Literature by Victoria University of Wellington, 16 April 1999
Languages in Contact II: The Use of Maori Words in English
Authors: Bauer Winifred
Published: March 2018

Languages in Contact II: The Use of Maori Words in English
Prelude and Allegro: An Approach to the Music and Life of Anthony Watson
Authors: Lodge Martin
Published: March 2018

Research into the music and life of Anthony Watson.
The Radio Years : A History of Broadcasting in New Zealand, Volume One [Book Review]
Authors: Roberts John
Published: March 2018

Review of: The Radio Years : A History of Broadcasting in New Zealand, Volume One by Patrick Day. Auckland University Press in association with the Broadcasting History Trust, 1994.
More of Living: New Zealand Women's Perspectives on Old Age
Authors: Armstrong Jocelyn
Published: March 2018

More of Living: New Zealand Women's Perspectives on Old Age
Researching Joe Pawelka
Authors: Jackson Michael
Published: March 2018

A lecture given for the Stout Research Centre, October 1996.
Landscapes of Warning [Book Review]
Authors: Pond Wendy
Published: March 2018

Review of: Ngā Uruora: The Groves of Life. Ecology and History in a New Zealand Landscape, Geoff Park, Victoria University Press, 1995.
Doing the Dirty Washing: Women as the Scapegoats of the New Right
Authors: Else Anne
Published: March 2018

Women as the Scapegoats of the New Right.
A Consolidation Phase of the Revolution [Book Review]
Authors: Easton Brian
Published: March 2018

Review of: The New Zealand Experiment: A Model for World Structural Adjustment? Jane Kelsey, Auckland University Press, $39.95.
Change of Editorship
Authors: Pond Wendy
Published: March 2018

Editorial for New Zealand Studies Vol 7, No 3 (1997)
Empire Building in the Pacific: The Fundamental Folly
Authors: Rigby Barry
Published: March 2018

Empire Building in the Pacific: The Fundamental Folly
Tokelau: The Last Colony?
Authors: Angelo Tony
Published: March 2018

New Zealands role in the administration of Tokelau.
Aubert: 'A feisty Frenchwoman ... With a Deep, Audacious Faith' [Book Launch]
Authors: Hannah Catherine
Published: March 2018

A talk given by Sister Catherine Hannan, Leader of the Congregation of the Sisters of Compassion, at the launch of Jessie Munro's The Story of Suzanne Aubert (Auckland University Press/Bridge! Williams Books), 6 November 1996.
The Legacy of our National Portraits
Authors: Thomson John Mansfield
Published: March 2018

Editorial for New Zealand Studies Vol. 8, No 1 (1998)
Reflecting Ourselves: 'Maoriland' in the Mirror
Authors: Hamilton Stephen
Published: March 2018

Reflecting Ourselves: 'Maoriland' in the Mirror
Tread Softly For You Tread On My Life: Biography and Compassionate Truth
Authors: King Michael
Published: March 2018

Tread Softly For You Tread On My Life: Biography and Compassionate Truth
'Dear Mr Fairburn': Rex Fairburn, Theo Schoon and Maori rock art: 'New Zealand's Oldest Art Galleries'
Authors: Rogers Frank
Published: March 2018

In his seminar 'Cultural Spirals' at the Stout Research Centre on 24 September 1997, Peter Cleave described the use of Maori images by Cordon Waiters and other pakeha artists and mentioned in passing the activities of Theo Schoon and Rex Fairbum. Frank Rogers here gives more detail of the involvement of these two men in recording and using the Maori rock drawings. These works do not appear to have been claimed by iwi as taonga so that they have not been subject to the kind of restraints upon pakeha use as Peter Cleave has described in other cases.
Farewell Colonialism: The New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-07 [Book Review]
Authors: Bohan Edmund
Published: March 2018

Review of: Farewell Colonialism: The New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906-07. John Mansfield Thomson (ed), The Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, 1998, $39.95
Hikurangi to Homburg: Hikurangi ki Homburg [Book Review]
Authors: Kernot Bernie
Published: March 2018

Review of: Hikurangi to Homburg: Hikurangi ki Homburg. Helen M. Hogan, Clerestory Press Christchurch, 1997. 140pp, $39.95.
Hall of Fame: Life stories of New Zealand Women [Book Review]
Authors: McDonald Charlotte
Published: March 2018

Review of: Hall of Fame: Life stories of New Zealand. Olive Baylyn (compiler), Katie Pickles (ed), Clerestory Press, Christchurch, 1998, $39.95 Women
The Challenge of the Drums
Authors: Campbell Alistair Te Ariki
Published: March 2018

An address given on conferment of the degree of Honorary Doctor of Literature by Victoria University of Wellington, 16 April 1999
John Mansfield Thomson
Authors: O'Sullivan Vincent
Published: March 2018

On 12 September 1999, John Mansfield Thomson, founding and most recent editor of New Zealand Studies, died after serious illness. Vincent O'Sullivan, Director of the Stout Research Centre, delivered this eulogy at the memorial service in Old St Paul's, Wellington, on 15 September.
The First Placard of the Armadillan Absolutists: Literary Activity at Victoria University College 1947-1951
Authors: Hamilton Stephen
Published: March 2018

The history of literary activity at Victoria University of Wellington.
Through a Glass Darkly: Seeing Old Age and the Old
Authors: Else Anne
Published: March 2018

Winter Lecture, University of Auckland, 10 August 1999
An Unsettled History
Authors: Ward Alan
Published: March 2018

Stout Annual Lecture, Victoria University of Wellington, 24 May 1999
Woven By Water: Histories of the Whanganui River [Book Review]
Authors: Renwick William (Bill)
Published: March 2018

Review of: Woven by Water: Histories of the Whanganui River. by David Young. Huia Publishers, Wellington, 1999.
Rich in Diversity, Scholarship and Personal Testimony [Book Review]
Authors: Davidson J. Scott
Published: March 2018

Review of: Human Rights and the Common Good: Christian Perspectives
edited by Bill Atkin and Katrine Evans (eds), Victoria University Press, 1999, Wellington, 149 pp.
THE STATICS OF SPACE SYNTAX: ANALYSIS FOR STATIONARY OBSERVERS
Authors: Tarabieh Khaled , Nassar Khaled , Abu-Obied Natheer , Malkawi Fuad
Published: March 2018

Space Syntax is a set of techniques for the analysis of spatial configurations of all kinds including architectural designs. Traditional Space Syntax has been devoted to analysing dynamic views of an observer moving through space, which is the case in most building spaces. However, some architectural spaces are usually experienced from static viewpoints. Consequentially, the way this space is viewed has a significant impact on the spatial cognition and experience of the occupants. Examples of such buildings where the occupant may observe spaces from mostly static points of view are religious spaces such as mosque or churches’ prayer halls. This paper presents an analysis of a typical “static space” in terms of its spatial logic. A typical configuration for a prayer hall consisting of a bilateral symmetry space with four columns is considered. This configuration is manifested in many religious buildings and is assessed using visibility graphs, axial lines as well as various isovist field properties and measures. This paper shows how the most basic alterations to the configuration of the plan can affect the spatial experience and cognition of the place. In addition, special Space Syntax measures that are relevant to the design of the static spaces are extracted and discussed as well as the consequences of an omni-visual observer of typical Space Syntax in comparison to the directional observer in a static space. The analysis presented in the paper has implications for both architectural designs of spaces with similar configurations as well as for research on Space Syntax focusing on stationary observers.
PROPOSAL OF A PRODUCT INDICATOR AS A TOOL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF WINDOWS
Authors: Arranz Beatriz , Bedoya-Frutos César , Vega-Sánchez Sergio
Published: March 2018

Windows are elements of great incidence on building consumption and therefore with great saving potential. When designing high-energy efficiency windows, it is possible to negatively influence the indoor environment quality. To ensure indoor environmental quality, hygrothermal comfort, acoustic comfort, luminous comfort, physical-chemical and microbiological contaminants in the air, and the electromagnetic environment must be considered.  Of all these aspects, windows intervene in four of them:  hygrothermal comfort, luminous comfort, acoustic comfort and air quality. In order to carry out a comprehensive design, designers should study in detail the variables mentioned for each particular case and, consequently, act. This, due to the means and the deadlines with which the prescriber usually counts on, is currently not viable. This research responds to current deficiencies by proposing the development of a product indicator through an integrative procedure for window design that simultaneously contemplates indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency and cost, integrating environmental and socio-economic aspects. The indicator proposed here provides information substantially superior to that currently available to technicians, to be used as a decision making tool.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF AN ARCHITECT: THE CASE OF FINAL-YEAR DESIGN STUDIO AT THE TECHNION, ISRAEL
Authors: Natanian Jonathan , Aleksandrowicz Or
Published: March 2018

The need to integrate environmental design into the education of architects has been widely recognized in recent years, leading to the development of different pedagogical approaches. While most studies on this challenge are dedicated to the theoretical aspects of creating new pedagogical frameworks, only few examine their implementation in actual student design projects. This paper reports on the integration of environmental concepts in final-year undergraduate student projects at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The design studio followed an iterative approach to the integration of environmental knowledge in design, which meant that the design process progressed through a continuous dialogue between environmental data production and other design considerations. The application of the iterative approach is examined in this paper through four student projects from two consecutive years of teaching, with each case focusing on different stage of the design process. The outcomes of the design studio indicate that the iterative approach has a potential to make environmental design a defining theme in final-year design projects, especially when applied consciously and at well-defined design stages. In addition, the use of quantitative indicators and analytic tools was found to invigorate innovative environmental design strategies. However, preliminary training and theoretical background in environmental design were found to be critical to the students' ability to integrate their body of knowledge effectively and holistically. Based on these outcomes, this paper offers guidelines for future development of environmentally-driven design studios.
INTERROGATING EGYPTIAN NATIONALISM: TRANSCULTURAL ARCHITECTURE AT THE RAGGED EDGE OF EMPIRE
Authors: El-Ashmouni Marwa
Published: March 2018

This paper examines the discursivity of nationalism in Egypt during the late nineteenth century; a period of vibrant political and architectural transformation that manifests the ragged edge of British empire. To explore this discursive terrain, this paper examines the transnationalism of multiethnic intellectuals and architectural themes. Progressive intellectuals, including the Armenian and Jewish Italian Adib Ishaq, and Yaqub Sanu—all disciples of the originally Persian scholar Jamal al-Din al-Afghani—coincided with the design of ambivalent architectural themes. The architecture and urban context of this period, whether patronized by the colonized or the colonizer, reflected the notion of transculturation through mutual fluctuation and ambivalence between traditional and imperial expressions. Projects such as the Egyptian Museum, Muntazah Palace, Awqaf building, the Lord residency, and the New Hotel, coincided with a context that interprets the ‘contact zone’—a concept posited by the theorist Mary Louise Pratt in Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation (2007). For Pratt, the contact zone is a site of creative possibility, where innovative exemplars of transculturation, resulting in the mutual transformation of subjects and histories after their trajectories intersect in a space of copresence. The aim is to fray polarized representations of nationalism and to better appreciate the progressive creative and intellectual transformation that shaped Egypt ahead of the militaristic or religious expressions of nationalism that dominated the twentieth century.
THE ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN IN TOKYO’S SHRINKING PERIPHERAL AREAS: THE CASE OF TAMA NEW TOWN
Authors: Capitanio Marco
Published: March 2018

The aging of Japanese society will inevitably restructure Tokyo’s spatial organization in the coming decades. Population loss will manifest itself unevenly, being most dramatic in peripheral areas—where ca. 87% of Greater Tokyo Area’s population lives—triggering a gradual spatial restructuring. Several scholars have tackled this issue from a geographical and planning perspective. From an architect’s viewpoint, such researches build a theoretical foundation upon which a more concrete investigation should be done, since the question of how liveability at the architectural and urban design scale could be tackled remains an open one. This paper focuses on one representative case study: Tama New Town, some 30km west of Tokyo Station. The emphasis is on four liveability factors relating to urban morphology, embedded in a wider socio-economic context: density/compactness, diversity of uses, walkability and green/water space. The significance of the research is threefold. On a theoretical level, we have assessed how urban design physical factors impact liveability in Tokyo’s peripheral areas. On a methodological level, we have tested workable methods that can be used by architects and urban designers to analyze neighborhood liveability in both quantitative and qualitative terms. On a practical level, we have provided new data and information about Tama New Town for the use of local municipalities and groups, suggesting strategies to address existing problems and highlighting potentials to be exploited.
COLLIDING URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROCESS: THE CASE OF HISTORICAL PENINSULA, ISTANBUL
Authors: Mutman Demet , Turgut Hulya
Published: March 2018

Over the last three decades, the disruptive quality of urban and social restructuring processes in Turkey has been intensified by the government’s decision to embrace the concept of urban transformation as a tool to boost the Turkish economy and development. In this respect, many cities have experienced a rapid urban transformation, practicing more of a top to down approach in implementing an urban planning and design, and at the same time undervaluing the potential of a participatory process for a common future and for the improvement of the quality of social and urban life. The article examines the process of “social and spatial restructuring” for the old-city housings of the city of Istanbul, as part of a larger urban transformation phenomenon. The research comparatively analyses three different urban transformation projects from the city of Istanbul's historically valued Golden Horn area and focuses on missions, actors and roles of the projects in terms of the social and spatial restructuring phases. As all three cases in this respect reclaims an upgrading of the quality of urban environment of the historic neighbourhoods; the mission is to expose the local multidimensional structure of these transformations via comparative discussion of their potentials, capabilities and limits in respect to the dynamics of urban transformation and community participation.
BOOK REVIEW: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH ASSESSMENT IN ARCHITECTURE, MUSIC, AND THE ARTS - DISCUSSING DOCTORATENESS
Authors: Salama Ashraf M.
Published: March 2018

‘Perspectives on Research Assessment in Architecture, Music, and the Arts – Discussing Doctorateness,’ edited by Fredrik Nilsson, Halina Dunin-Woyseth, and Nel Janssens, is a new important undertaking that re-establishes the essence, values, and needs of research in architecture, music, and the arts. Divided in three sections that accommodate twelve contributions, the book encompasses arguments, frameworks, experiments and experiences written by a group of eminent scholars, academics, as well as doctoral researchers, from various fields that include architecture, urban design, global culture, music, art and design, and management and social sciences. The book is trans-disciplinary in nature and breaks the boundaries between the overarching disciplines of these fields. What this book offers is an invaluable resource for educators, academics, practitioners in the relevant disciplines, and higher education institutions needing to reconsider their assessment methods of doctoral research to meet emerging demands within the creative and cultural industries. A series of conceptual and practical inspirations that stem from a wide spectrum of concepts, arguments, case studies demonstrate experimental and innovative assessment approaches of ‘Doctorateness.’ This is not all, while the book paves the road to openly discuss innovative assessment approaches of doctoral research, it also provides the basis for thinking about tenure and promotion criteria for academics in architecture, music, and the arts.
FROM ARCHITECTURAL THEORY TO URBAN STUDIES AND FROM SPATIAL ANALYSIS EXPLORATIONS TO BUILT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
Authors: Salama Ashraf M.
Published: March 2018

Archnet-IJAR, volume 12, issue # 1, March 2018 reveals the multitude and multiplicity of architectural and urban research, which I have discussed in an earlier editorial. The journal remains committed to cover issues of interest and concern to the global academic and professional community.  This issue is intensive in terms of quality and quantity and encompasses a wide spectrum of topics that range from architectural theory and history, to urban studies, and from spatial analysis and application of technical systems in building design and components, to education for sustainable development, and architectural and planning education. The edition includes a section that is exclusively dedicated to selected papers from the Education and Training Forum of PLEA International Conference – Design to Thrive, Edinburgh – July 2017. By and large, the contributions presented here cover many parts of both the global north and the global south, raise questions, introduce proposals, and offer lessons important to their contexts as well as to the wider community of architectural and urban researchers.
Dominant influenza A(H3N2) and B/Yamagata virus circulation in EU/EEA, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, respectively
Authors: Adlhoch Cornelia , Snacken René , Melidou Angeliki , Ionescu Silviu , Penttinen Pasi ,   the European Influenza Surveillance Network
Published: March 2018

We use surveillance data to describe influenza A and B virus circulation over two consecutive seasons with excess all-cause mortality in Europe, especially in people aged 60 years and older. Influenza A(H3N2) virus dominated in 2016/17 and B/Yamagata in 2017/18. The latter season was prolonged with positivity rates above 50% among sentinel detections for at least 12 weeks. With a current west–east geographical spread, high influenza activity might still be expected in eastern Europe.
ВЛИЯНИЕ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ЭЛЕКТРОННО-ЛУЧЕВОЙ СВАРКИ НА СТРУКТУРУ АРМИРОВАННОГО КОМПОЗИЦИОННОГО МАТЕРИАЛА ТI – TIBn
Authors: Loboda P. I. , Zvorykin C. O. , Zvorykin V. L. , Vrzhyzhevskyi E. L. , Romanenko Yu. M.
Published: March 2018

Проведен анализ структурных изменений, возникающих в сплаве Тi-мас. 95% и ТіВ2-мас.5%, в результате формирования сварного шва способом электронно-лучевой сварки при различных технологических режимах. Изменяемыми параметрами были скорость перемещения электронного луча и исходная температура свариваемых деталей. Обнаружены закономерности изменения размера и характера распределения борсодержащих волокон в титановой матрице в зависимости от величины варьируемых параметров. Показаны пути управления структурными изменениями для оптимизации структуры сплава Тi – TiBn в сварном шве и ближайших областях. Установлено, что в результате сварки фазовый состав сварного шва не зависит от мощности электронного пучка и скорости перемещения сварочной ванны, он соответствует фазовому составу исходного материала. Повышение температуры свариваемых деталей приводит к формированию зерен альфа титана глобулярной формы, росту размеров образований и областей когерентного рассевания фазы из борида титана, а также сегрегированию примеси железа по границам глобулярных зерен из альфа фазы.