bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification and management of familial breast cancer in Austria
Authors: Singer Christian F. , Tan Yen Y. , Rappaport Christine
Published: November 2017

Aim

The aim of this study is to review the legal implications, the technology, the indications and the management of women with a familial background of breast and/or ovarian cancer.

Methods

We have reviewed the literature and national Austrian guidelines to describe the uptake of genetic counseling and the management options offered in Austria.

Results

Genetic testing for the BRCA1 and 2 mutations is free and readily available through a nation-wide program. Increased awareness and the availability of screening programs and prophylactic surgery have resulted in a profound increase in genetic counseling and testing in women with a familial background of breast and ovarian cancer in Austria.

Conclusion

While readily available country-wide counseling has led to an increase in counseling and testing, Austrian legislation mandates “non-directional counseling” resulting in a comparatively low uptake of prophylactic surgery.
Study on a Novel Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method from Frequency and Energy Perspective
Authors: Li Xiumei , Liu Yong , Zhao Huiming , Deng Wu
Published: November 2017

Early identification of faults in rolling element bearings is a challenging task; especially extracting transient characteristics from a noisy signal and identifying bearings fault become critical steps. In this paper, a novel method for real time fault detection in rolling element bearings is proposed to deal with non-stationary fault signals from frequency and energy perspective. Second-order blind identification (SOBI) and wavelet packet decomposition are organically integrated to diagnose the early bearing faults, the fault vibration signals are processed by SOBI algorithm, and feature information is extracted; meanwhile, fault vibration signals are decomposed by the wavelet packet, the energy of terminal nodes(at the bottom layer of wavelet packet decomposition) are analyzed because the energy of terminal nodes has different sensitive to different component faults. Therefore, the bearing faults can be diagnosed by organic combination of fault characteristic frequency analysis and energy of the terminal nodes, and the effectiveness, feasibility and robustness of the proposed method have been verified by experimental data.
The Transition from Military Nurse to Nurse Faculty: A Descriptive Study
Authors: Chargualaf Katie A. , Elliott Brenda , Patterson Barbara
Published: November 2017

Aim

The aim of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the transition from military nurse to nurse faculty.

Background

There is a global shortage of qualified nurse faculty. Recruitment of retiring or separating military nurses is a viable solution.

Methods

Content and thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews of former military nurses (N=13) was undertaken.

Results

The transition from military nurse to nurse faculty includes acknowledgment of the reality of academic culture, appreciation of the journey to bridge the gap, and culmination of a new identity. Leadership skills acquired during military service proved instrumental to a successful transition.

Conclusions

Recognizing this transition and the strengths these nurses offer provides evidence for focused orientation programs to increase recruitment and retention of these faculty.
Experiencing Oppression: Ventriloquism and Epistemic Violence in Practical Theology
Authors: Goto Courtney T.
Published: November 2017

Epistemic violence, an experience of oppression felt from the inside, is ever-present and thus present throughout the academy. This paper explores the experience of epistemic violence in practical theology, where we are given institutional authority to interpret and represent the lived experiences of others. I use the metaphor of ventriloquism to explore practical theologians as performers who, by virtue of our position, make dummies of those we are attempting to serve, including subjects of research, faith communities, and students.
Bioethics and Practical Theology: The Example of Reproductive Medicine
Authors: Messer Neil
Published: November 2017

This report begins by introducing bioethics, outlining the history and present shape of the field, and making some brief remarks about its methods and approaches. The interactions of theology and religion with bioethics are briefly surveyed, and potential points of contact with practical theology are identified. Next, the ethics of reproductive medicine, in particular in vitro fertilisation (IVF), is used as a specific example of theological reflection on bioethics. The final section identifies some questions arising from this example, which may contribute to a research agenda in bioethics and practical theology.
Performance Evaluation of OFDM Based Link Using LabVIEW 2012
Authors: Soni G.
Published: November 2017

Background: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has emerged as the core technology of the 4th generation mobile communication due to its capacity to combat channel fading also OFDM is highly spectral efficient. Methods/Statistical Analysis: LabVIEW 2012 is used to simulate and evaluate the performance of OFDM link. Bit Error Rate (BER) evaluation of discrete Fourier transform (DFT) based OFDM system is carried out in this work. The simulation based analysis is demonstrated by means of different modulation schemes like QPSK, 16-QAM for OFDM based wireless system. Findings: QPSK needs less SNR as compared to 16-QAM to achieve an acceptable BER Furthermore, the efficiency of OFDM increases with increase of cyclic prefix. In OFDM, ISI and ICI-interference reduced by implying cyclic prefix. Applications/Improvements: The performance analysis of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is analyzed using LabVIEW 2012 based on performance parameters like cyclic prefix simulated at frequency of 2.4 GHz using FFT size 512, 1024.
Robust decentralized power system controller design: Integrated approach
Authors: Veselý Vojtech
Published: November 2017

A unique approach to the design of gain scheduled controller (GSC) is presented. The proposed design procedure is based on the Bellman-Lyapunov equation, guaranteed cost and robust stability conditions using the parameter dependent quadratic stability approach. The obtained feasible design procedures for robust GSC design are in the form of BMI with guaranteed convex stability conditions. The obtained design results and their properties are illustrated in the simultaneously design of controllers for simple model (6-order) turbogenerator. The results of the obtained design procedure are a PI automatic voltage regulator (AVR) for synchronous generator, a PI governor controller and a power system stabilizer for excitation system.
Existence of variational source conditions for nonlinear inverse problems in Banach spaces
Authors: Flemming Jens
Published: November 2017

Variational source conditions proved to be useful for deriving convergence rates for Tikhonov’s regularization method and also for other methods.
Up to now, such conditions have been verified only for few examples or for situations which can be also handled by classical range-type source conditions.
Here we show that for almost every ill-posed inverse problem variational source conditions are satisfied.
Whether linear or nonlinear, whether Hilbert or Banach spaces, whether one or multiple solutions, variational source conditions are a universal tool for proving convergence rates.
Automatic Gain-Controlled HOA with Residual Pumping
Authors: Singh Navjot , Kumar Mahendra , Verma Ashu
Published: November 2017

The interminable need of number of channels in communication systems escorts more number of wavelengths to be used. This broad spectrum of wavelengths when expands in both C and L band, the need of hybrid optical amplifiers (HOA) comes into play. In this work, we proposed an automatic gain-controlled HOA using Residual pumping for C/L band. The desired gain is fixed at 27 dB at pump power swinging between 300 and 400 mW. The input powers are automatically adjusted so as to provide invariable and flat gain eliminating the wavelength dependency of optical amplifier to great extents. Analysis is carried out in a 32 channel WDM system and power transients are also measured in terms of powers of surviving channels and excursion amplitudes by adding and dropping up to 28 channels. The output is adjudicated in terms of maximum gain achieved, OSNR, BER, gain flatness, noise figure and power transient excursion amplitudes.
Phylogenetic study of H5 low pathogenic avian influenza viruses detected in wild birds in Poland in 2010−2015
Authors: Świętoń Edyta , Śmietanka Krzysztof
Published: November 2017

Introduction: The genomes of nine H5 subtypes of low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) strains identified in wild birds in Poland between 2010 and 2015 were sequenced, and their phylogenetic relationship was determined.

Material and Methods: AIV genome segments were amplified by RT-PCR and the PCR products were sequenced using Sanger method. Phylogenetic trees were generated in MEGA6 software and digital genotyping approach was used to visualise the relationship between analysed strains and other AIVs.

Results: High genetic diversity was found in the analysed strains as multiple subgroups were identified in phylogenetic trees. In the HA tree, Polish strains clustered in two distinct subclades. High diversity was found for PB2, PB1, PA and NP, since 5-8 sublineages could be distinguished. Each strain had a different gene constellation, although relationship of as much as six out of eight gene segments was observed between two isolates. A relationship with poultry isolates was found for at least one segment of each Polish strain.

Conclusion: The genome configuration of tested strains indicates extensive reassortment, although the preference for specific gene constellation could be noticed. A significant relationship with isolates of poultry origin underlines the need for constant monitoring of the AIV gene pool circulating in the natural reservoir.
Microsatellite based genetic variation among the buffalo breed populations in Pakistan
Authors: Hussain Tanveer , Babar Masroor Ellahi , Ali Akhtar , Nadeem Asif , Rehman Zia Ur , Musthafa Muneeb M. , Marikar Faiz MMT
Published: November 2017

Introduction:Eight microsatellite loci were used to define genetic diversity among five native water buffalo breeds in Pakistan.

Material and Methods:Blood samples (10 mL) from 25 buffaloes of each of the Nili, Ravi, Nili-Ravi, Kundhi, and Azi-Kheli breeds were collected aseptically from the jugular vein into 50 ml Falcon tubes containing 200 μl of 0.5 M EDTA. The phenol-chloroform method was used to extract DNA and the regions were amplified for microsatellite analysis. The eight microsatellite markers ETH10, INRA005, ILSTS029, ILSTS033, ILSTS049, ILSTS052, ETH225, and CSSM66 were analysed.

Results:The effective number of alleles across all loci was as usual lower than the observed values with a mean value of 2.52 alleles per locus. The overall allele frequency varied from 0.0041 for alleles B, I, and J over respective loci ILSTS052, INRA005, and ILSTS029 to 0.80 for allele H over locus ILSTS029. The average observed and expected heterozygosity values across all polymorphic loci in all studied buffalo breeds were 0.43 and 0.53, respectively. The overall value for polymorphic information content of considered microsatellite markers was 0.53, suggesting their appropriateness for genetic diversity analysis in buffalo. The mean Fis value was 0.13 and all loci except ILSTS049 were found significantly deviated from HWE, most likely due to non-random breeding. The five buffalo populations were genetically less diverse as indicated by a small mean Fst value (0.07). The average gene flow (Nm) indicative for population migration was calculated as 3.31. Nei’s original measures of genetic distance (Ds) revealed ancient divergence of the Nili and Azi-Kheli breeds (Ds = 0.1747) and recent divergence of the Nili and Ravi breeds (Ds = 0.0374).

Conclusion:These estimates of genetic diversity were seen to coincide with phenotypic differentiation among the studied buffalo breeds. The present study reports the first microsatellite marker-based genetic diversity analysis in Pakistani buffalo breeds, and might facilitate similar studies in other livestock breeds of Pakistan.
The Visual Power of News Agencies
Authors: Gynnild Astrid
Published: November 2017

While staff photographers are losing their jobs, news agency networks have become main suppliers of visual content to the news media. A global news site such as the Guardian leans to news agencies for most of its selected visuals. In tandem with the expanding visual power of new agencies, the ethical standards of the wholesalers are challenged by increasing amounts of user generated content, distant editing, and the live-streaming of breaking news. This article discusses editorial dilemmas prompted by proliferate, high tech processing of visual content by the news agencies’ global networks, exemplified by the coverage of terrorism. The analysis is grounded in a variety of empirical data, and aspects of Manuel Castells’ theory on communication power provide a theorizing framework for the discussion. The study suggests that the visual power of today’s news agencies rests on three interconnected processes of handling imagery: agency infrastructuring, technological infrastructuring and global newsroom infrastructuring.
Holm Tetens on the Moral-Existential Argument for Theism: Reasonable Hope and Wishful Thinking
Authors: Gasser Georg
Published: November 2017

Holm Tetens develops in his book „Gott denken. Ein Versuch über rationale Theologie“ theoretical and practical arguments against a naturalistic and in favour of a theistic understanding of reality. In my paper I focus on Teten’s claim that we are rationally justified to hope for the truth of classical theism. I distinguish between rationally justified and unjustified forms of hope and argue that we are rationally justified to hope for the redemption of reality as promised by classical theism. However, this hope has a weaker basis of justification than Tetens seems to assume because serious objections to classical theism ought to be taken into consideration as well.
Creative Grace: The Spiritual Revolution of the Reformation
Authors: Dalferth Ingolf
Published: November 2017

The paper argues that the 16
Metal–metal bonding in deltahedral dimetallaboranes and trimetallaboranes: a density functional theory study
Authors: Attia Amr A. A. , Lupan Alexandru , King R. Bruce
Published: November 2017

The skeletal bonding topology as well as the Re=Re distances and Wiberg bond indices in the experimentally known oblatocloso dirhenaboranes Cp*2Re2B
n−2H
n−2 (Cp*=η5Me5C5, n=8–12) suggest formal Re=Re double bonds through the center of a flattened Re2B
n−2 deltahedron. Removal of a boron vertex from these oblatocloso structures leads to oblatonido structures such as Cp2W2B5H9 and Cp2W2B6H10. Similar removal of two boron vertices from the Cp2Re2B
n−2H
n−2 (n=8–12) structures generates oblatoarachno structures such as Cp2Re2B4H8 and Cp2Re2B7H11. Higher energy Cp2Re2B
n−2H
n−2 (Cp=η5-C5H5, n=8–12) structures exhibit closo deltahedral structures similar to the deltahedral borane dianions B
n
H
n

2−. The rhenium atoms in these structures are located at adjacent vertices with ultrashort Re≣Re distances similar to the formal quadruple bond found in Re2Cl8
2− by X-ray crystallography. Such surface Re≣Re quadruple bonds are found in the lowest energy PnRe2B
n−2H
n−2 structures (Pn=η5,η5-pentalene) in which the pentalene ligand forces the rhenium atoms to occupy adjacent deltahedral vertices. The low-energy structures of the tritungstaboranes Cp3W3(H)B
n−3H
n−3 (n=5–12), related to the experimentally known Cp*3W3(H)B8H8, have central W3B
n−3 deltahedra with imbedded bonded W3 triangles. Similar structures are found for the isoelectronic trirhenaboranes Cp3Re3B
n−3H
n−3. The metal atoms are located at degree 6 and 7 vertices in regions of relatively low surface curvature whereas the boron atoms are located at degree 3–5 vertices in regions of relatively high surface curvature. The five lowest-energy structures for the 11-vertex tritungstaborane Cp3W3(H)B8H8 all have the same central W3B8 deltahedron and differ only by the location of the “extra” hydrogen atom. The isosceles W3 triangles in these structures have two long ~3.0 Å W–W edges through the inside of the deltahedron with the third shorter W–W edge of ~2.7 to ~2.8 Å corresponding to a surface deltahedral edge.
‘To be Meat, But to Change into Light’: Disgust as a Means of Shaping the Female Character in Maria’s Morning and Other Stories by Julia Fiedorczuk
Authors: Klimek Ilona
Published: November 2017

This article examines the identity strategies of women depicted in Poranek Marii i inne opowia dania (Maria’s Morning and Other Stories) [2010] by Julia Fiedorczuk. Driven by disgust and shuttling between the corporeal and the spiritual, they represent a model of subjectivity rooted in a nomadic and symphonic sense of being. The article’s approach redefines the initial formula ‘to be meat, but to change into light’ and points to key moments when their stories are illuminated by a hope to overcome the crippling disgust and to adopt a new understanding of the female existence.
The Concept of Temperament and the theory of Humours in the Renaissance
Authors: Raubo Agnieszka
Published: November 2017

This article tries to reconstruct the concept of temperament (complexia) and its links to the theory of four humours in Polish and European Renaissance writings (e.g., both Andrzej Glaber, Szymon of Łowicz, Wojciech Oczko and Johannes ab Indagine). The analysis covers the alleged influence of four liquids (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood) on a person’s body, the empirical methods of identifying one’s temperament, and the Renaissance typology of temperaments (including such categories as ‘good’, ‘bad’, or ‘strong’ humours) and their interpenetration. The article also examines the close relationship between the theory of humours and astrology. Renaissance scholars believed that movements and relative positions of celestial bodies were a key factor in determining any given temperament.
Lyric for the Rulers, Lyric for the People: The Transformation of Some Lyric Subgenres in Hellenistic Poetry
Authors: Barbantani Silvia
Published: November 2017

This is a meticulous survey of the reception of some lyric subgenres in Hellenistic poetry and it is meant to be the first of a series of contributions on the subject. Leaving aside lyric in a religious context, the paper is divided into two main sections, namely lyric poetry composed for rulers and lyric poetry written for everyday people. In the new social context lyric poetry was intended for presentation in the royal symposia. The Alexandrians wrote all types of occasional lyric poetry (
Harpacticoida (Crustacea, Copepoda) of Mussel Beds and Macroalgae on the Rocky Substrates in the North-Western Black Sea
Authors: Portianko V. V.
Published: November 2017

The role of harpacticoid copepods in total abundance, biomass and species diversity of meiobenthos on rocky substrates is described. Th e fauna of harpacticoid copepods consists of 19 species in algal beds, 23 species in mussel beds and 24 species in mixed aggregation of molluscs and macrophytes. In the macrophyte aggregation, the maximal abundance was registered in Cladophora vagabunda - 88 750 ind. × m-2, while minimal was on Laurensia paniculata - 8250 ind. × m-2. According to the frequency of occurrence, the habitat preferred by copepods was Ceramium elegans, but according to their percentage in total meiobenthos among macrophytes it was Ulva intestinalis, 56.6 %. The percentage of copepods in the pure mussel beds was higher comparing to mixed aggregation of molluscs and macrophytes.
The Expansion of the Blackbird, Turdus Merula (Passeriformes, Muscicapidae), in the Steppe Zone of Ukraine
Authors: Tsvelykh A. N.
Published: November 2017

The distribution of Turdus merula in the steppe zone of Ukraine is studied. The expansion of its range occurred in the steppe zone in artificial forestations, many of which have been established as early as the second half of the 19th century. However, the Blackbird expansion in the steppe zone of the Left-bank and Right-bank Ukraine started only in the middle of the 20th century, and in the Crimean steppe zone only to the end of the 20th century. Now, the southern border of this species’ range in the Left -bank Ukraine is almost at the northern coasts of the Black and Azov seas. In the Right-bank Ukraine its range is already at the seashore. In the Crimean steppe zone, the range expanded to the North of the forests of mountainous Crimea. The Blackbird populations farthest from the mountainous forests are found in artificial forest plantings at the northern and eastern borders of the peninsula. The species is absent from the western and north-western steppes of the Crimea.
Medios y bullying. Caracterización de los hábitos, preferencias y usos que los jóvenes universitarios hacen de las tic y su potencial en la convivencia universitaria
Authors: Seni Medina Giuliano Dante , Romero Moreno Martha Cecilia
Published: November 2017

La constante penetración de los medios de comunicación en la vida cotidiana de los jóvenes universitarios ha generado nuevas necesidades de información en cuanto a hábitos y preferencias de medios se refiere. Estas formas de mediación con las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación –TIC- están intervenidas por sus gustos y necesidades, sin dejar de lado que son además, espacios de relaciones sociales. Junto a ellas, el ambiente universitario también se configura como otro espacio social que expone a este segmento poblacional juvenil a riesgos de violencia y conflicto presente en sus realidades, tales como el Bullying. En el caso particular, esta modalidad de acoso, viene ocurriendo en distintas universidades de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia, con preocupantes cifras que evidencian riesgo para la convivencia de la comunidad estudiantil. Con base en lo anterior, el presente artículo muestra resultados de la investigación titulada Caracterización del consumo de TIC de los universitarios de Barranquilla para el diseño de una propuesta de espacios de educación en valores y convivencia ciudadana, estudio realizado por el grupo de investigación Área de Broca: Medios, lenguaje y sociedad, adscrito al Programa de Dirección y Producción de Radio y Televisión de la Universidad Autónoma del Caribe.
Quintana, Y. y García, O. 2017. Serious Games for health. Mejora tu salud jugando. Barcelona: Gedisa
Authors: Padilla Castillo Graciela
Published: November 2017

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Evaluating the Rutting Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Containing Rubberized Asphalt Mixtures
Authors: Khiavi A. K. , Bakhshi B. , Hojjat V.
Published: November 2017

Asphalt-pavement rutting is one of the most commonly observed pavement distresses where crumb rubber could be used to decrease this distress. This research illustrates methods of improving the behavior of flexible pavements with a crumb-rubber modifier in asphalt mixtures and with geosynthetic reinforcement in pavements to protect against rutting. The scope of this research is to predict the rutting depth of pavements containing conventional asphalt with a geosynthetic layer using a 3D model an ABAQUS finite-element (FE) program, and compare that with the rutting depth of pavements containing rubberized asphalt. A dynamic creep test was performed on different specimens to obtain material parameters of low creep power. For each type, a model was developed and then the finite-element method was used to estimate the rut depth of a pavement structure by incorporating realistic material properties of a geosynthetic, asphalt mixture, and base, subbase, and subgrade layers. The results show that crumb rubber causes reduction in rut depth by 36 %. By conducting analytical finite-element modeling in ABAQUS, it found that using geosynthetic in the bottom of the first-, second-, third-, and fourth-quarter causes rut-depth reduction of 74 %, 68 %, 34 %, and 0.5 %, respectively. Therefore, using the geosynthetics on a pavement containing conventional asphalt mixtures is an effective way of decreasing the rut depth.
Development of an Equibiaxial Tensile Test Device and Associated Test Method for Parameter Identification of Hyperelastic Ogden Model of Soft Material
Authors: Pramudita Jonas A. , Kubota Harutaka , Tanabe Yuji , Ito Masato , Watanabe Ryoji
Published: November 2017

Three different tensile tests are required to characterize a soft solid material that exhibits large deformations under external loading. The tensile tests include the uniaxial tensile, planar tensile, and equibiaxial tensile tests. In this study, a novel equibiaxial tensile test device was developed, and a test method combining the test device and a universal testing machine was proposed. Additionally, uniaxial tensile, planar tensile, and equibiaxial tensile tests of a silicone rubber were conducted, and stress-strain curves obtained from the three tests were then utilized to identify the parameter values of the hyperelastic Ogden model. The parameter values were validated by reconstructing the three tests in a finite element analysis software via the identified hyperelastic Ogden model. The findings indicated that the simulation results were in strong agreement with the test results. This validated the test method and the identified hyperelastic Ogden model. Furthermore, parameter values identified only by the uniaxial tensile test were used to perform the reconstruction analysis. The results of the analysis indicated that it was important to incorporate results from several types of tensile tests in the parameter identification process in order to obtain better simulation results.
Photocatalytic Activity of N-Doped TiO2 to Vehicle Exhaust in Road Tunnel
Authors: Wang T. , Xu T.
Published: November 2017

The nitrogen (N)-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) was synthesized to use as raw materials of coating on the tunnel lining and pavement to purify vehicle exhaust (VE) in a road tunnel. To study photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO2 to VE, its morphology, surface area, and optical properties were characterized. Then photocatalytic activity tests of TiO2 to VE were conducted under ultraviolet (UV) and visible light irradiation, respectively. Results indicated that the prepared TiO2 showed spherical nanoparticles with the grain size range of 13–16 nm and the agglomeration of TiO2 nanoparticles was decreased with the increase in N-dopant concentration. Synthesized pure and N-doped TiO2 only contain an anatase phase. Also, N-doped TiO2 exhibited higher optical absorptions in UV and visible light region, and the optical absorption edges of N-doped TiO2 present obvious red shift. Additionally, N-doped TiO2 showed higher photocatalytic activity to VE than pure TiO2 under UV and visible light irradiation. The degradation efficiencies of N-doped TiO2 to NOx and HC were higher than those to CO2 and CO in VE under UV light irradiation because of the reversible reaction between CO2 and CO. Furthermore, N-doped TiO2 showed a higher photocatalytic activity to CO2 than that to CO under visible light irradiation, but the reversible reaction was not found. All photocatalytic reactions followed the first-order kinetics in the photocatalytic degradation of VE. It is believed that the N doping is a promising method to improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 to VE under visible light irradiation for the air purification in a road tunnel.
Das Protestantenpatent von 1861 als Schlüsseldokument Österreichischer Geschichte (?)
Authors: Schöpf Wolfgang , Stakanova Anna
Published: November 2017

The Protestant patent from 1861as a key document of Austrian History (?) This paper deals with the question, whether the Austrian Protestant patent from 1861 is a key document of Austrian history or not. During this analysis arguments should be collected for an adequate appraisal. Especially the relation between state/nation and church in different “regions” and to different times will be discovered to reason the political intentions of the patent. Therefore it’s necessary to study the particular paragraphs of the document and to combine them with the historical situation(s). It becomes clear, that the patent is a product of a transition period (between neoabsolutism and liberalism) and of the regional confessional influences.
Arbeitsmigration in Österreich mit Blick auf Vorarlberg/Labor Migration in Austria with references to Vorarlberg
Authors: Gfader Nele
Published: November 2017

This paper is about labor migration in Austria and Vorarlberg. The paper includes a definition of the essential concepts of migration. In the following chapters the Austrian and Vorarlberg migration history, the government regulated recruitment of Turkish guest-workers and their historical and economic importance will be displayed. The focus of this paper is to show which historical developments have caused recruitment of foreign workers and which positive and negative effects this political move had for Austria and also for the migrants themselves.
Intellicount: High-Throughput Quantification of Fluorescent Synaptic Protein Puncta by Machine Learning
Authors: Fantuzzo J. A. , Mirabella V. R. , Hamod A. H. , Hart R. P. , Zahn J. D. , Pang Z. P.
Published: November 2017

Synapse formation analyses can be performed by imaging and quantifying fluorescent signals of synaptic markers. Traditionally, these analyses are done using simple or multiple thresholding and segmentation approaches or by labor-intensive manual analysis by a human observer. Here, we describeIntellicount, a high-throughput, fully-automated synapse quantification program which applies a novel machine learning (ML)-based image processing algorithm to systematically improve region of interest (ROI) identification over simple thresholding techniques. Through processing large datasets from both human and mouse neurons, we demonstrate that this approach allows image processing to proceed independently of carefully set thresholds, thus reducing the need for human intervention. As a result, this method can efficiently and accurately process large image datasets with minimal interaction by the experimenter, making it less prone to bias and less liable to human error. Furthermore,Intellicountis integrated into an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) that provides a set of valuable features, including automated and multifunctional figure generation, routine statistical analyses, and the ability to run full datasets through nested folders, greatly expediting the data analysis process.
Riparians versus the State in Southeast Asia
Authors: Chu Ta-Wei
Published: November 2017

This paper explores the relations between riparian people and states in Southeast Asia’s Mekong-region hydropower projects. These relations are contested: the main actors have been wrestling for supremacy over the hydropower projects, and the struggles are rooted in the people’s relative disempowerment.
Prospects for Taiwan Maintaining Its Autonomy under Chinese Pressure
Authors: Roy Denny
Published: November 2017

The widely believed notion that Taiwan will inevitably submit to rule by Beijing is not politically, economically, or strategically well grounded. Despite its economic influence and growing military might, China’s ability to compel involuntary unification is far from certain if Taiwan’s people are determined to maintain their autonomy.
Aproximación a la influencia de la satisfacción laboral y el conflicto de rol en el síndrome del burnout en docentes de secundaria: Un estudio de caso.
Authors: Tomé Lourido David , Ceinos Sanz Cristina
Published: November 2017

El presente estudio de caso se realiza con el objetivo de analizar la relación existente entre el síndrome de burnout, la satisfacción laboral y el conflicto de rol en el ámbito de la enseñanza secundaria gallega. Se parte de la hipótesis de que la satisfacción laboral estaría indirectamente relacionada con el burnout, mientras que el conflicto de rol mantendría una relación directa con el síndrome. Los análisis de datos realizados han permitido confirmar las hipótesis de partida establecidas. Por un lado, la satisfacción laboral muestra estadísticamente una relación significativa e inversa con el burnout y el conflicto de rol presenta una relación directa. Por otra parte, no se encuentra relación alguna entre satisfacción laboral y conflicto de rol. A mayores, estas dos variables explican un tercio de la variabilidad del burnout.
No princípio era o corpo: em defesa do corpo complexo
Authors: Neves Kroeff Mayer Valéria
Published: November 2017

A temática do corpo antecede o discurso de temas como gênero, preconceito, bullying, raça, pessoas com deficiência, entre outros assuntos fundamentais de serem pensados e abordados pelos educadores.   O corpo histórico, político e cultural se constrói sobre o corpo biológico e se complexifica com ele. Esse é um fato que, embora encontre certa resistência no campo da educação, não pode ser negado. Segundo Damásio (2012, p. 93), “qualquer que seja a questão que possamos levantar sobre quem somos e por que somos como somos, uma coisa é certa: somos organismos vivos complexos [e] com um corpo”. Assim sendo, compreender a experiência humana como uma experiência corpórea não é biologizar o diálogo e sim a possibilidade de torna-lo mais complexo. O discurso do corpo, nos muitos campos que versam sobre ele, é frequentemente fragmentado, uma vez que as ciências da saúde ocupam-se em estudar apenas o corpo biológico, achando, por vezes, enfadonho falar do corpo enquanto construto social, histórico e político. As ciências humanas e sociais, por sua vez, ocupam-se do corpo que é construído e constituído social, histórica e culturalmente, desprezando o corpo biológico, como se todo seu construto pudesse acontecer sem essa entidade, que é o corpo físico, orgânico, biológico. O que se propõe ao longo deste texto é fazer uma análise do percurso histórico da fragmentação dos estudos do corpo, bem como propor um outro modo de pensar, contextualizado historicamente e que percebe a necessidade de religar saberes para que seja possível pensar o corpo sem dissolver a multiplicidade complexa que é o humano. Não se trata aqui de incluir o corpo nos temas abordados pela educação, pois o corpo já está incluído na educação.
Integración de TIC en el área de ingeniería. Diseño e implementación de actividades interactivas
Authors: Caballero Iglesias Blanca María , Bilbao Ergueta Elena , De Blas Martín Maite , De Luís Álvarez Ana María , Eguia Ribero María Isabel , Etxeberria Ramirez Paulo , Iriondo Hernández Aitziber , Menéndez Ruíz Amaia , Ortuzar Iragorri María Arritokieta , Garcia López María José , Aranguiz Basterrechea Itziar
Published: November 2017

Es sabido el cambio en las metodologías que implica la adaptación al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, en el cual es fundamental facilitar la autonomía del aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Por ello, este trabajo tiene como objetivo mejorar la metodología utilizada en varias asignaturas del ámbito de la ingeniería con el diseño e implementación de diferentes actividades basadas en herramientas virtuales. Previamente, se ha realizado una encuesta al alumnado para indagar sobre sus conocimientos e interés sobre diferentes herramientas digitales. Posteriormente, se ha descrito la tipología de las actividades a desarrollar en función del tipo de modalidad docente para el cual van a ir dirigidas. También se detalla el diseño, elaboración e implementación de dichas actividades, la participación y los resultados académicos obtenidos por los estudiantes en el desarrollo de las mismas. A continuación, mediante una encuesta, se ha analizado el grado de satisfacción del alumnado respecto a su realización, sus comentarios relacionados con las actividades y las sugerencias de mejora de las mismas.Cabe destacar el desconocimiento inicial, por parte del alumnado, de la existencia de diferentes herramientas digitales y su grado de satisfacción general después de su utilización. La participación en la elaboración de actividades interactivas es mayor si son de carácter obligatorio y, por lo tanto, computables en la nota final. Además, se ha constatado un interés decreciente a medida de que el número de actividades propuestas aumenta.
O rol do equipo de orientación específico nos trastornos da conduta
Authors: Abalo Quintela José Enrique
Published: November 2017

A conciencia social sobre os problemas de conduta e a convivencia nos centros educativos aumentou significativamente nos últimos anos.  Esta circunstancia provocou que se activasen unha serie de vías formativas, marcos normativos e recursos de apoio aos centros para xestionar adecuadamente esta preocupación. Este artigo analiza un deses recursos de apoio, os equipos de orientación específicos, onde existen profesionais dedicados a colaborar, cos departamentos de orientación dos centros e coa comunidade educativa en xeral, na construción de contornos de ensinanza-aprendizaxe adecuados para posibilitar a aprendizaxe, pois convivencia e aprendizaxe condiciónanse mutuamente.Comezaremos explicando o rol que está previsto que desempeñe este servizo, describindo o encaixe do mesmo no modelo de orientación deseñado para a Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia: funcións, liñas previstas de intervención, así como os protocolos xerais a seguir.O núcleo principal do artigo expón os principios nos que inciden as intervencións. Destacando a importancia de colaborar coas institucións escolares na creación de culturas inclusivas, actuacións proactivas e metodoloxías colaborativas e cooperativas como vías eficaces para xerar climas escolares onde se favoreza a comunicación, o respecto mutuo, o diálogo e o protagonismo dos distintos actores que interaccionan neses espazos.
Bayesian Diallel Analysis Reveals Mx1-Dependent and Mx1-Independent Effects on Response to Influenza A Virus in Mice
Authors: Maurizio Paul L , Ferris Martin T , Keele Gregory R , Miller Darla R , Shaw Ginger D , Whitmore Alan C , West Ande , Morrison Clayton R , Noll Kelsey E , Plante Kenneth S , Cockrell Adam S , Threadgill David W , Pardo-Manuel de Villena Fernando , Baric Ralph S , Heise Mark T , Valdar William
Published: November 2017

Influenza A virus (IAV) is a respiratory pathogen that causes substantial morbidity and mortality during both seasonal and pandemic outbreaks. Infection outcomes in unexposed populations are affected by host genetics, but the host genetic architecture is not well understood. Here, we obtain a broad view of how heritable factors affect a mouse model of response to IAV infection using an 8 × 8 diallel of the eight inbred founder strains of the Collaborative Cross (CC). Expanding on a prior statistical framework for modeling treatment response in diallels, we explore how a range of heritable effects modify acute host response to IAV through 4 d postinfection. Heritable effects in aggregate explained ∼57% of the variance in IAV-induced weight loss. Much of this was attributable to a pattern of additive effects that became more prominent through day 4 postinfection and was consistent with previous reports of antiinfluenza myxovirus resistance 1 (Mx1) polymorphisms segregating between these strains; these additive effects largely recapitulated haplotype effects observed at the Mx1 locus in a previous study of the incipient CC, and are also replicated here in a CC recombinant intercross population. Genetic dominance of protective Mx1 haplotypes was observed to differ by subspecies of origin: relative to the domesticus null Mx1 allele, musculus acts dominantly whereas castaneus acts additively. After controlling for Mx1, heritable effects, though less distinct, accounted for ∼34% of the phenotypic variance. Implications for future mapping studies are discussed.
Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Case Management Service for Children With Medical Complexity
Authors: Simon Tamara D. , Whitlock Kathryn B. , Haaland Wren , Wright Davene R. , Zhou Chuan , Neff John , Howard Waylon , Cartin Brian , Mangione-Smith Rita
Published: November 2017

OBJECTIVES:

To assess whether children with medical complexity (CMC) exposed to a hospital-based comprehensive case management service (CCMS) experience improved health care quality, improved functional status, reduced hospital-based utilization, and/or reduced overall health care costs.

METHODS:

Eligible CMC at Seattle Children’s Hospital were enrolled in a cluster randomized controlled trial between December 1, 2010, and September 29, 2014. Participating primary care providers (PCPs) were randomly assigned, and CMC either had access to an outpatient hospital-based CCMS or usual care directed by their PCP. The CCMS included visits to a multidisciplinary clinic ≥ every 6 months for 1.5 years, an individualized shared care plan, and access to CCMS providers. Differences between control and intervention groups in change from baseline to 12 months and baseline to 18 months (difference of differences) were tested.

RESULTS:

Two hundred PCPs caring for 331 CMC were randomly assigned. Intervention group (n = 181) parents reported more improvement in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems version 4.0 Child Health Plan Survey global health care quality ratings than control group parents (6.7 [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.5–9.8] vs 1.3 [95% CI: 1.9–4.6] at 12 months). We did not detect significant differences in child functional status and most hospital-based utilization between groups. The difference in change of overall health care costs was higher in the intervention group (+$8233 [95% CI: $1701–$16 937]) at 18 months). CCMS clinic costs averaged $3847 per child-year.

CONCLUSIONS:

Access to a CCMS generally improved health care quality, but was not associated with changes in child functional status or hospital-based utilization, and increased overall health care costs among CMC.
O proletariado gaúcho e a revolução federalista
Authors: Rüdiger Francisco Ricardo
Published: November 2017

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Enhancing Screen Reading Strategies
Authors: Kol Sara , Schcolnik Miriam
Published: November 2017

In an earlier pilot study, we found that advanced English for Academic Purposes (EAP) students who were not experienced computer readers could neither scan nor skim texts effectively on screen. In the present study, we hypothesized that if students were taught to use facilitating strategies, they would scan better from screen than from paper and also skim and close-read as well as they do on paper. Throughout the semester, students in the experimental group were taught to use available on-line tools, and at the end of the semester a reading comprehension test was administered to the students in the experimental and the control groups. The results showed that in all question types, students reading from screen performed as well as those reading from paper, confirming two of the three hypotheses.
How Do You Say "MOO" in Latin? Assessing Student Learning and Motivation in Beginning Latin
Authors: Gruber-Miller John , Benton Cindy
Published: November 2017

In this article, we assess the value of VRoma for Latin language learning. In particular, we discuss three exercises that we developed which combine Latin language and Roman culture in order to help students reinforce their Latin skills and gain a more in-depth understanding of ancient Roman society. Daily journals and evaluations of the assignments provided an assessment of student motivation and gave us information concerning students' perceptions of the benefits and challenges of working in the VRoma MOO. Transcripts and e-mail responses, both composed in Latin, allowed us to assess both the quality of students' interaction in the target language and their understanding of cultural and linguistic structures. Our studies have shown that by combining visual arts and cultural data with the capacity for real time communication in Latin, VRoma provides a unique opportunity for students to be immersed in language and culture simultaneously. Such an opportunity is not only useful for developing students' language skills but also for giving them a more sophisticated understanding of the ways that language and culture are integrated.
Monitoring Student Behavior in Computerized Latin Exercises
Authors: Sarkissian John
Published: November 2017

This paper presents a preliminary report on a program developed to provide elementary Latin students focused practice with a variety of grammatical elements they must control in order to be able to translate Latin. It discusses the nature of the computerized material (and the ways in which students use it), offers a preliminary evaluation of the efficacy of the program, and makes some observations on student behavior as manifested in their use of the computer. It concludes with some comments on how in the future the writer intends to conduct individual conferences with students in an effort to get them to derive fuller benefit from their use of the computerized material.
Twenty-Five Years of Theory in the CALICO Journal
Authors: Hubbard Philip
Published: November 2017

In honor of CALICO's 25th anniversary, this study looks at the presence and collocations of the term 'theory' across issues in 25 volumes of the CALICO Journal. Utilizing the electronic versions of articles now available to all subscribers and the built-in search engine on the CALICO website, 244 articles in which the word 'theory' appeared were initially identified. Of those, 78 included examples where 'theory' only appeared in the reference list or the author's biographical statement, leaving 166 articles to form the corpus to review for in-text examples. This paper reports on the number and types of theories identified in the corpus, noting the wide range overall but exceedingly small number of references to what could be considered native CALL theories, as well as commenting on the value and limitations of this approach for reviewing scholarly work.
AI in CALL--Artificially Inflated or Almost Imminent?
Authors: Schulze Mathias
Published: November 2017

The application of techniques from artificial intelligence (AI) to CALL has commonly been referred to as intelligent CALL (ICALL). ICALL is only slightly older than the CALICO Journal, and this paper looks back at a quarter century of published research mainly in North America and by North American scholars. This 'inventory taking' will provide a basis for establishing the place, context, and direction of ICALL in the CALICO Journal, CALICO organization, and CALL research and development in general. As a point of reference, I will use a list of desiderata for ICALL (Oxford, 1993) from the outside perspective of second language acquisition (SLA).
Context-Based Online Diagnostic Test of Spanish
Authors: Larson Jerry W. , Hendricks Harold H.
Published: November 2017

Among the areas of emphasis in the language-teaching profession today we find considerable emphasis on (a) evaluation, (b) contextualization, and (c) technology. Although the greater emphasis in language assessment has been on global proficiency, there is also a need to examine specific points of students' language competence in order to help them improve the correctness of their communication. Considering these areas of emphasis, we undertook an effort to create a contextualized, online, diagnostic test of Spanish. This article explains the rationale behind the project and the procedures for accomplishing the task. We also describe a study conducted to determine the validity and practicality of the contextualized test. Results of the study indicate there appears to be little, if any, measurement advantage in using a contextualized test over a more traditional discrete-point test.