bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Projection of Climate Change Scenarios in Different Temperature Zones in the Eastern Monsoon Region, China
Authors: Liu Pin , Xu Zongxue , Li Xiuping
Published: April 2017

The Eastern Monsoon Region of China is sensitive to climate change because of its special location. In this study, the Automated Statistical Downscaling (ASD) tool was used to simulate and project future climate change scenarios in different temperate zones in the Eastern Monsoon Region of China. The performances of the single General Circulation Model (GCM) and the GCMs ensemble from Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) were compared, and the capability of the ASD model was evaluated. The simple mathematical averaging ensemble of GCMs is superior to the single GCM and to the other two weighted ensembles. The ASD model was capable of presenting the temporal and spatial variation of four variables (precipitation, mean air temperature, maximum and minimum air temperature) during both the calibration and validation periods. The performance of the ASD model varied among the different temperate zones. In the simulated future scenarios, the air temperature in the four zones showed an upward trend. Except for the subtropical zone, there was a tendency for increased precipitation in both the warm temperate zone and the cold temperate and middle temperate zones. Of particular interest is that, in the subtropical zone, the precipitation will decline in the future, whereas the air temperature (especially the maximum air temperature) will increase, which may put more pressure on water resource situations in this area.
Experimental Study on Wetland Hydraulic Characteristics of Vegetated Drainage Ditches
Authors: Zhao Shujun , Cui Yuanlai , Luo Yufeng , Li Peifeng
Published: April 2017

Small vegetated drainage ditches play an important role in water and nutrient removal, but may cause water blocking problems. The aim of this study was to investigate vegetated drainage ditches’ hydraulic and wetland hydraulic characters. Field experiment were carried out, small drainage ditches with Juncus, Zizania latifolia, and Acorus calamus were selected under different water flows, and a tracer experiment was also conducted. Research findings suggested that with increased water flow, vegetation roughness coefficient declined, vegetation resistance rose, and drag coefficient declined. Small drainage ditches with emergent vegetation showed a high roughness coefficient value, which was most significant in Juncus, followed by Zizania latifolia, and Acorus calamus. Plants each took on a unique eigenvalue k that was a relative coefficient between the drag coefficient and stem Reynolds number. As small ditches for drainage showed longer residence time and smaller surface hydraulic loading, they featured excellent wetland hydraulic characteristics that could be weakened rapidly as rainfall or flood intensified. This study indicates that the small vegetated drainage ditch shows favorable wetland hydraulic characteristics with good discharge capacity and can be extensively used in irrigated districts.
Effects of Precipitation and Topography on Total Phosphorus Loss from Purple Soil
Authors: Ding Xiaowen , Xue Ying , Lin Ming , Liu Yuan
Published: April 2017

The Sichuan Basin is the main agricultural production area of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and is also an extremely important ecological area because it is rich in biodiversity and has complex and diverse landscape types. The dominant soil type, purple soil, is prone to rapid soil erosion and weathering processes because it is shallow and rich in phosphorus and other nutrients. Field experiments were conducted to reveal the effects of precipitation and topography characteristics on nonpoint source pollutants from purple soil. The results showed that total phosphorus (TP) load and TP concentration both increased with increasing rainfall amount, and there was an initial time of runoff and sediment yield before runoff generation. Moreover, the TP load generally increased with precipitation intensity as setting a coincident value of rainfall amount; however, the difference between TP load at 30 and 60 mm/h was minimal as was the difference between 90 and 120 mm/h. Similarly, TP concentration increased with increasing precipitation intensity. In terms of topographical conditions, TP load increased with increasing gradient, but began to decline when the gradient was about 20°, which indicates that 20° is the critical gradient for TP loss. There was a significant positive correlation between gradient and TP concentration when the gradient was <15°, whereas the increase in TP concentration slowed as the gradient increased.
La consolation par la citation : la lettre de Guittone d'Arezzo à un ami ruiné (Lettre III)
Authors: Le Lay Cécile
Published: April 2017

La consolation par la citation : la lettre de Guittone d'Arezzo à un ami ruiné (Lettre III)

La lettre III de Guittone d'Arezzo, la plus longue de sa correspondance, est une consolatio adressée à son ami Monte Andrea, poète et banquier, pour l'inviter à voir dans ses déboires financiers le levier pour l'acquisition d'un bien moral. La leçon éthique ainsi impartie est étayée par quelque 160 citations d 'auctoritates, parmi lesquelles, comme on pouvait s'y attendre, Sénèque, cité 30 fois, occupe de loin la première place, suivi par Aristote, dont les 20 citations figurent cependant toutes dans la deuxième partie de la lettre. C'est donc en cours de route, et dans le corps même du texte, qu'Aristote devient le point de repère pour cette concrétisation épistolaire du rapport amical. La lettre constitue ainsi un témoignage important du moment où Guittone accède à la connaissance directe d'Aristote, car ses citations sont, de surcroît, le fruit de sa propre translittération en langue vernaculaire du Compendium latin de l'Ethique à Nicomaque.

Après avoir rappelé la façon dont les artes dictandi venaient de codifier le genre épistolaire, et ce afin d'élucider le contexte rhétorique dans lequel s'insère la correspondance de Guittone, l'article poursuit en illustrant le traitement du thème de l'amitié dans la lettre III. A l'issue de cette analyse, il appert que la lettre à l'ami ruiné constitue un double exploit, à la fois conceptuel et littéraire. Guittone est en effet le premier à rédiger une lettre en langue vernaculaire qui transpose dans le genre épistolaire les modalités propres aux Summae d'inspiration morale (en particulier la Summa de vitiis et la Summa de virtutibus de Guillaume Peyrault [ou Perrault], réunies en en seul volume à partir de 1250) ainsi qu'à la parénèse religieuse des sermones , tout en les associant à la référence directe à Aristote. L'amitié, dont cette lettre est le gage, se veut capable de surmonter les différences sociales ou religieuses entre l'épistolier (le «frate Guittone» qu'il devient après sa «conversion») et le destinataire parce qu'elle s'enracine, comme le veut Aristote, dans la raison, la partie la plus noble de l'esprit humain.
Devotissimus et amicus : l'amitié possible entre le poète et le seigneur
Authors: Ferrara Sabrina
Published: April 2017

«Devotissimus et amicus» : l'amitié possible

entre le poète et le seigneur dans l'épître XIII de Dante

La réflexion sur 1'«amitié» entre Dante, le poète exilé, et Cangrande Della Scala, le puissant seigneur de Vérone, se structure essentiellement à partir de l'Epître XIII, que le poète envoie au seigneur scaliger en guise de dédicace, et d'accessus, à la troisième cantica de la Comédie. L'amitié entre l'épistolier et le seigneur de Vérone semblerait ne pas pouvoir s'accomplir du fait de la disparité sociale des deux protagonistes, car la vraie amitié procède intrinsèquement d'un rapport de réciprocité (Aristote, Ethique à Nicomaque , Vili, III, 1) et donc d'égalité (Ibidem, Vili, VI, 7). Dante franchit cet obstacle une fois qu'il a pu vérifier, ex visu , les immenses vertus et qualités de Cangrande. Celui-ci est par ailleurs le glorieux protagoniste du chant XVII du Paradis , où a lieu une véritable sublimation du seigneur scaliger et qui constitue l'incontournable glose de l'épître. La nouvelle appréciation de Cangrande détermine, dans l'épître, un glissement sémantique du binôme benevolentia/subiectio au binôme devotio/amicitia , lequel définit alors les axes de l'amitié qui se noue entre le poète et le seigneur.
Les lettres de Lapo Mazzei à Francesco Datini : l'amitié entre le notaire et le grand marchand
Authors: Schuller Michelle
Published: April 2017

Les lettres de Lapo Mazzei à Francesco Datini : l'amitié entre le notaire et le grand marchand

L'amitié entre le notaire Lapo Mazzei et Francesco Datini, le self made man devenu un richissime homme d'affaires, n'est pas née d'une rencontre de travail, mais de l'impression faite sur le grand marchand par la lecture publique d'une épître du notaire aux Prieurs. S'étant rencontrés peu après, leur amitié a duré jusqu'à la mort de Datini, en 1410.

De l'abondante correspondance (allant de 1390 à 1410) qui permet de retracer l'histoire de l'indéfectible amitié entre ces deux hommes, pourtant séparés par leur statut social, leur mode de vie, leur personnalité, il ne reste que les lettres de Lapo Mazzei, conservées par Francesco Datini, lequel classait et rangeait systématiquement tous les documents qui lui parvenaient.

Dans ce recueil, qui constitue pour nous, par la force des choses, un long monologue épistolaire, les lettres de Lapo Mazzei sont elles-mêmes un discours presque ininterrompu sur l'amitié, dont il ne cesse de reformuler les conditions. En homme cultivé, il illustre son discours de références et de citations, puisant en premier lieu dans les textes sacrés et les écrits des Pères de l'Église, mais citant aussi Dante, bien sûr, et Pétrarque, ainsi que Cicéron, Tite-Live, Horace, Virgile, Sénèque.

On voit alterner deux sortes de lettres : les unes, plutôt courtes, ne concernent que des questions d'ordre pratique ; les autres, beaucoup plus longues, sont nourries de réflexions morales, et constituent souvent de véritables sermons. Lapo, le notaire, prêche littéralement son ami marchand. Sous sa plume, le discours de l'amitié prend donc la forme d'une direction spirituelle, dans laquelle la grande affaire est celle du testament de Francesco Datini. Pressé par son ami, celui-ci finira par léguer la majeure partie de sa fortune à la fondation d'une oeuvre publique de bienfaisance : la Casa e ceppo de poveri di Francesco di Marco, dont le siège abrite aujourd'hui l'Archivio di Stato di Prato et conserve les énormes archives datiniennes.
Métamorphoses du mirabile dans la Cronaca de Salimbene de Adam
Authors: Abbruzzetti Véronique
Published: April 2017

Metamorfosi del mirabile nella Cronaca di Salimbene de Adam.

Nella Cronaca di Salimbene de Adam, frate francescano del '200 che riferisce fatti svolti tra il 1 168 ed il 1287, si trovano avvenimenti storici, fatti «mirabili», ma anche un trattato sul frate Elia, che permette all'autore di enunciare alcune considerazioni sul «cattivo potere », fatti di cronaca e ritratti di frati francescani e domenicani, ritratti spesso umoristici. A partire da alcuni brani della Cronaca , si analizza il senso di mirabile nel Medioevo e la sua prossimità con il miraculum e si formulano le ipotesi di un mirabile introvabile, di una possibile parabolizza-zione del mirabile per dire infine che il mirabile potrebbe non essere un fatto, un racconto che provoca lo stupore, ma il momento stesso dello stupore.
Métaphores et métamorphoses de l'exil dans le Canzoniere de Pétrarque
Authors: Filippini Célia , Telesinski Anne-Marie
Published: April 2017

Non essendo Petrarca un esule, come spiegare il sentimento di esilio espresso dall'io lirico nei Rerum vulgarium fragmentai La trama metaforica dei suoi testi crea una contiguità tra realtà geografica, sentimentale e morale che suggerisce l'articolazione fra tre luoghi chiave nel percorso dell'io poetante : Avignone, Valchiusa e Roma. Questi punti di riferimento (di partenza o di arrivo, di cedimento o di fuga) consentono a Petrarca di costruire un itinerario non lineare, percorso dai temi centrali della sua poetica, quali lo smarrimento, la peregrinatio, l'esodo, il tempo, la memoria e la morte. Lo studio del lessico e delle reti semantiche dell'esilio consente di dimostrare che Petrarca trasforma le parole dell'esilio, i luoghi dell'esilio e la condizione dell'io esule per mezzo di diverse metafore che fanno dell'esilio una nozione del tutto personale, basata principalmente sulla lontananza da Laura, la vita solitaria del poeta innamorato («cittadin de' boschi », estraneo agli altri, ma anche a se stesso) e l'esistenza umana in Terra (opposta alla vita eterna in Cielo). Rappresentata come una sorta di esilio, ciascuna di queste situazioni esistenziali è all'origine di nuove identità dell'io, di Laura, dei luoghi, che costituiscono altrettante metamorfosi.
A Randomized Trial Comparing Classical Participatory Design to VandAID, an Interactive CrowdSourcing Platform to Facilitate User-centered Design
Authors: Dufendach Kevin R. , Koch Sabine , Unertl Kim M. , Lehmann Christoph U.
Published: April 2017

Background: Early involvement of stakeholders in the design of medical software is particularly important due to the need to incorporate complex knowledge and actions associated with clinical work. Standard user-centered design methods include focus groups and participatory design sessions with individual stakeholders, which generally limit user involvement to a small number of individuals due to the significant time investments from designers and end users.

Objectives: The goal of this project was to reduce the effort for end users to participate in co-design of a software user interface by developing an interactive web-based crowd- sourcing platform.

Methods: In a randomized trial, we compared a new web-based crowdsourcing platform to standard participatory design sessions. We developed an interactive, modular platform that allows responsive remote customization and design feedback on a visual user interface based on user preferences. The responsive canvas is a dynamic HTML template that responds in real time to user preference selections. Upon completion, the design team can view the user’s interface creations through an administrator portal and download the structured selections through a REDCap interface.

Results: We have created a software platform that allows users to customize a user interface and see the results of that customization in real time, receiving immediate feedback on the impact of their design choices. Neonatal clinicians used the new platform to successfully design and customize a neonatal handoff tool. They received no specific instruction and yet were able to use the software easily and reported high usability.

Conclusions: VandAID, a new web-based crowdsourcing platform, can involve multiple users in user-centered design simultaneously and provides means of obtaining design feedback remotely. The software can provide design feedback at any stage in the design process, but it will be of greatest utility for specifying user requirements and evaluating iterative designs with multiple options.
A Typology of Travel Blog Narratives About Food and Eating in Peru
Authors: Nelson Velvet
Published: April 2017

Although the relationship between food and tourism has received greater attention in recent years, few studies focus on tourists' experiences in emerging food destinations. Travel blogs offer a distinct opportunity to examine tourists' narratives of these experiences. The research discussed
in this article uses a thematic approach to narrative analysis of personal travel blog accounts of food and eating in Peru to gain insight into what tourists are looking for from, and their reactions to, these experiences, as well as what they reveal about themselves in the process. Although
Peru is not a traditional gastronomic destination, it has received increased international media attention and awards for its cuisine. The destination was selected as a case study for this research because of the potential to obtain diverse perspectives on food from international tourists
ranging from backpackers trekking across the region to luxury tourists traveling to Lima for a long weekend of culture. Forty-five travel blog entries were identified and analyzed, which yielded a typology of narratives regarding food and eating experiences. This included facing challenges,
craving the familiar, displaying ambivalence, embracing adventure, and gaining and displaying knowledge. These narratives were often woven throughout a blog entry, so that bloggers displayed different patterns during the course of their trip, depending on the circumstances. Narrative analysis
allows greater understanding of these circumstances, with implications for both research and destination stakeholders.
Synthesis of D-manno-heptulose via a cascade aldol/hemiketalization reaction
Authors: Chen Yan , Wang Xiaoman , Wang Junchang , Yang You
Published: April 2017

A [4 + 3] synthesis of D-manno-heptulose is described. The cascade aldol/hemiketalization reaction of a C4 aldehyde with a C3 ketone provides the differentially protected ketoheptose building block, which can be further reacted to furnish target D-manno-heptulose.
Optimizing signal phase plan, green splits and lane length for isolated signalized intersections
Authors: Yao Ronghan , Zhou Hongmei , Ge Ying-En
Published: April 2017

At an isolated signalized intersection, short left-turn lanes may be provided to enhance intersection capacity and level of service. The capacity of an entire intersection depends not only on the effective green time per phase and the length of each short left-turn lane but also on the selected signal phase plan. This paper enumerates 16 typical signal phase plans for a four-leg intersection with protected left-turn phases. Given the existence of short left-turn lanes and the freedom to select signal phase plans, two optimization models are formulated. Numerical examples are carried out to illustrate the application of these models and show the sensitivity of the outcomes to impact factors. The orthogonal experiments show that the primary factor is whether a short left-turn lane is added on an approach and the demand distribution is the secondary factor in determining an optimal allocation of the time-space resources of an intersection. To analyse traffic flow operations under different signal phase sequences, the simulation tests are fulfilled using VISSIM under the assumption that the components of a signal phase plan and green splits are all identical. The simulated results indicate that the signal phase sequence for a specified approach may greatly affect traffic movements at an approach, and the leading green phasing is better than the lagging one for a specified approach when the left-turn bay length is short at the approach. Finally, two variations of the developed models are recommended for use and the procedure for the model application is provided in practice.
Size Dependence of Dust Distribution around the Earth Orbit
Authors: Ueda Takahiro , Kobayashi Hiroshi , Takeuchi Taku , Ishihara Daisuke , Kondo Toru , Kaneda Hidehiro
Published: April 2017

In the solar system, interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) originating mainly from asteroid collisions and cometary activities drift to Earth orbit due to Poynting–Robertson drag. We analyzed the thermal emission from IDPs that was observed by the first Japanese infrared astronomical satellite, AKARI. The observed surface brightness in the trailing direction of the Earth orbit is 3.7% greater than that in the leading direction in the 9 μm band and 3.0% in the 18 μm band. In order to reveal dust properties causing leading–trailing surface brightness asymmetry, we numerically integrated orbits of the Sun, the Earth, and a dust particle as a restricted three-body problem including radiation from the Sun. The initial orbits of particles are determined according to the orbits of main-belt asteroids or Jupiter-family comets. Orbital trapping in mean motion resonances results in a significant leading–trailing asymmetry so that intermediate sized dust (∼10–100 μm) produces a greater asymmetry than zodiacal light. The leading–trailing surface brightness difference integrated over the size distribution of the asteroidal dust is obtained to be 27.7% and 25.3% in the 9 μm and 18 μm bands, respectively. In contrast, the brightness difference for cometary dust is calculated as 3.6% and 3.1% in the 9 μm and 18 μm bands, respectively, if the maximum dust radius is set to be s
max = 3000 μm. Taking into account these values and their errors, we conclude that the contribution of asteroidal dust to the zodiacal infrared emission is less than ∼10%, while cometary dust of the order of 1 mm mainly accounts for the zodiacal light in infrared.
A Search for Millisecond-pulsar Radio Emission from the Faint Quiescent Soft X-Ray Transient 1H 1905+000
Authors: Mikhailov K. , van Leeuwen J. , Jonker P. G.
Published: April 2017

Transitional millisecond pulsars (tMSPs) switch between an accretion-powered state without radio pulsations and a rotation-powered state with radio pulsations. In the former state, tMSPs are X-ray bright, while in the latter state, they are X-ray dim. Soft X-ray transients (SXTs) undergo similar switches in X-ray, between “high” states with bright X-ray outbursts and “low” states of quiescence. The upper limit on the quiescent X-ray luminosity of SXT 1H 1905+000 suggests that its luminosity might be similar to that of the known tMSPs. A detection of radio pulsations would link SXTs more strongly with tMSPs; and thus, e.g., put stricter constraints on tMSP transitional timescales through the connection with the well-known SXT periods of quiescence. A nondetection allows us, based on the telescope sensitivity, to estimate how likely these sources are to pulsate in radio. Over a 10-year span, 2006–2015, we carried out targeted radio observations at 400/800 MHz with Arecibo, and searched for radio pulsations from the quiescent SXT 1H 1905+000. None of the observations have revealed radio pulsations from the targeted SXT. For a 1 ms pulsar, our flux density upper limit is 10.3 μJy. At an assumed distance of 10 kpc this translates to a pseudo-luminosity upper limit of 1.0 mJy kpc2, which makes our search complete to ∼85% of the known MSP population. Given the high sensitivity, and the generally large beaming fraction of millisecond pulsars, we conclude that SXT 1H 1905+000 is unlikely to emit in radio as a tMSP.
Type Ib and IIb Supernova Progenitors in Interacting Binary Systems
Authors: Yoon Sung-Chul , Dessart Luc , Clocchiatti Alejandro
Published: April 2017

We explore properties of Type Ib and IIb SN progenitors that are produced by stable mass transfer in binary systems using a new grid of stellar evolution models from an initial primary mass in the range of

at solar and Large Magellanic Cloud metallicities. We find that blue and yellow supergiant SN IIb progenitors (e.g., of SN 2008ax, SN 2011dh, and SN 2016gkg) have a hydrogen envelope mass less than about

, mostly resulting from early Case B mass transfer with relatively low initial masses and/or low metallicity. Red supergiant (RSG) SN IIb progenitors (e.g., of SN 1993J, SN 2013df) are produced via late Case B mass transfers and have a more massive hydrogen envelope (

). SN Ib progenitors are predominantly produced by early Case B mass transfers. Our models predict that SN IIb progenitors are systematically more luminous in the optical (

) than the majority of SN Ib progenitors (

) for our considered initial mass range. However, the optically bright progenitor of SN Ib iPTF13bvn (i.e.,

) can be well explained by a relatively low-mass progenitor with a final mass of

. The event rate of blue and yellow SN IIb progenitors would increase as metallicity decreases, while the event rate of SN Ib progenitors would decrease instead. By contrast, the population of RSG SN IIb progenitors would not be significantly affected by metallicity.
Le folklore et l’ethnographie des Albanais (Albanie et Kosovo, 1945 ‑ 1991)
Authors: Halili Rigels , Muller Sylvie
Published: April 2017

L’article esquisse le développement des études de folklore et d’ethnographie en Albanie et au Kosovo de 1945 à 1991. Cette période est celle des régimes communistes en Albanie et en Yougoslavie, dont le Kosovo fait alors partie. L’auteur révèle que le moteur du développement de ces disciplines n’est pas tant l’idéologie communiste que les idées nationales qui émergent au xix e   siècle, pendant la période de formation de la nation albanaise.
Movement Matters: The Case of Southern Albania
Authors: Gregoric Bon Nastasa
Published: April 2017

Cet article analyse les différents modes de mouvement et de sédentarité, de mobilité et d’immobilité qui fabriquent le sentiment de l’habité sur la côte méridionale de l’Albanie. Le mouvement ( kurbet ) et la sédentarité, telle qu’elle se manifeste dans la demeure ( shtëpi ) sont à la fois des institutions traditionnelles qui créent des réseaux d’enracinement au sein desquels les gens nouent des relations et des liens entre les différents lieux. Cependant on ne peut se contenter de lire les mobilités à la seule lueur des relations sociales et spatiales : il faut les lire aussi en référence aux caractéristiques géomorphologiques de la région. Au‑delà des peuples, des choses et des idées, les lieux se transforment aussi et changent de position, de sens et de valeur.
Price-Induced Changes in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use: A Spatial Panel Econometric Analysis
Authors: Chakir Raja , De Cara Stéphane , Vermont Bruno
Published: April 2017

Cet article propose un éclairage quantitatif sur les effets des prix des intrants et des produits sur les émissions françaises de gaz à effet de serre du secteur des terres (agriculture, forêt et autres usages des sols) à une résolution départementale. Des modèles à effets aléatoires et à erreurs spatiales sont estimés sous forme réduite pour quatre catégories d’émissions : usage d’engrais azotés synthétiques, gestion des effluents d’élevage, fermentation entérique (sur la période 1990-2007), usages des sols incluant les changements d’usage et la forêt (sur la période 1992-2003). Les principaux résultats sont : 1) les effets des prix sur les émissions sont significatifs, bien que leur signe et leur ampleur varient selon la catégorie d’émissions, 2) les effets estimés apparaissent plus nettement lorsque les catégories d’émissions sont analysées séparément plutôt que de manière agrégée, et 3) la dimension spatiale joue un rôle important. Les modèles estimés sont utilisés pour simuler les effets d’un doublement des prix des cultures sur les émissions du secteur des terres. Les résultats indiquent une augmentation de 11 % des émissions agricoles.
Teardowns and Demolitions in Chicago, 2000–2014: A Conditionally Parametric Approach
Authors: McMillen Daniel
Published: April 2017

Des modèles Probit paramétriques conditionnels sont utilisés pour estimer la probabilité qu’un permis de démolir soit délivré pour les propriétés résidentielles à Chicago pour la période 2000-2014. Cette approche est particulièrement pertinente pour cette étude, car elle permet d’estimer des coefficients différents entre les localisations, selon que la démolition soit suivie de la construction d’un nouvel immeuble ou qu’elle laisse un terrain inoccupé. Dans les zones de la ville où les permis de démolir sont associés à des démantèlements, les résultats indiquent que les permis sont davantage délivrés pour les petites résidences sur des lots de grande taille. En revanche, les résidences sur de petits lots ont une plus grande probabilité d’être démolies dans les zones à bas prix de la ville et la surface construite a moins d’impact sur la probabilité de démolition. Tous les coefficients estimés varient substantiellement sur la zone, ce qui suggère qu’une spécification paramétrique globale n’est pas suffisante pour modéliser les démolitions sur une aire urbaine aussi grande que Chicago.
Difficultés liées à l’autosoin chez les personnes vivant avec le diabète de type 2 : une revue de la littérature narrative basée sur le modèle d’Audulv, Asplund et Norbergh
Authors: Lafontaine Sarah , Ellefsen Édith
Published: April 2017

Introduction : les activités d’autosoin exigent beaucoup d’adaptation chez les personnes vivant avec le diabète de type 2. Contexte : les interventions existantes pour soutenir l’autosoin sont souvent déterminées par une vision conventionnelle axée sur la gestion de la maladie. Objectif : cet article vise à présenter les difficultés des personnes vivant avec le diabète de type 2 selon le modèle d’intégration de l’autosoin d’Audulv, Asplund et Norbergh. Méthode : une revue de la littérature narrative sur l’autosoin chez les personnes adultes vivant avec le diabète de type 2 a été effectuée sur les banques de données CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PASCAL et FRANÇIS. Résultats : 29 articles ont été retenus. Les principales difficultés liées à l’autosoin sont répertoriées selon les quatre phases du modèle d’intégration de l’autosoin et les quatre facteurs liés au contexte de vie de la personne. Discussion : les infirmières auraient avantage à s’inspirer du modèle d’Audulv pour mieux comprendre les difficultés auxquelles les personnes sont confrontées afin de mieux intervenir auprès d’elles. Conclusion : d’autres études s’avèrent nécessaires afin de déterminer des stratégies permettant de soutenir les personnes selon chacune des difficultés identifiées.
Portrait du cafre en punk : filmer l’altérité à La Réunion
Authors: Parraud Emmanuel , Lary Marion
Published: April 2017

Résumé Sac La Mort
“I'm Still Here”: Personhood and the Early-Onset Dementia Experience
Authors: Sakamoto Mariko L. , Moore Sharon L. , Johnson Steven T.
Published: April 2017

Early-onset dementia (EOD) occurs before age 65. The current study examined the lived experience from the point of view of four adults younger than 65 with dementia, particularly how they perceive their personhood. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis as the research approach, findings revealed that the EOD experience can be incorporated into six themes: (a)
A Personal Journey
, (b)
Navigating the System
, (c)
The Stigma of Dementia
, (d)
Connecting to the World
, (e)
A Story Worth Telling
, and (f)
I'm Still Here
. Participants' stories, as presented via these six thematic threads, reveal that individuals with EOD can have a strong sense of personhood. Findings are discussed and situated within the current EOD body of knowledge, and new knowledge is presented. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research are discussed. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
,
43
(5), 12–17.]
Transposition of Both Oblique Muscles Combined With Lateral Rectus Botulinum Toxin Injection and Globe Fixation Suture in the Treatment of Congenital Cranial Nerve III Palsy
Authors: Nasser Orwa , Hertle Richard W. , Purt Boonkit , Martin Shawn
Published: April 2017

The authors report a new technique to treat complete cranial nerve III palsy. A 15-year-old girl underwent botulinum toxin injection into the lateral rectus muscle, nasal transposition of both the superior and inferior oblique muscles to the medial rectus insertion, and absorbable suture globe fixation to the nasal orbital periosteum. Six months postoperatively, her primary position eye deviation was within 12 prism diopters of orthotropia with limitation of ductions in all directions.

[
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus.
2017;54:e13–e17].
Addition of Se affected concentration of Se in the second generation of Tartary buckwheat plants / Dodatek selena je vplival na koncentracijo Se v potomkah s Se obravnavanih rastlin
Authors: Golob Aleksandra , Gadžo Drena , Stibilj Vekoslava , Djikić Mirha , Gavrić Teofil , Germ Mateja
Published: April 2017

Tartary buckwheat and common buckwheat plants were grown on the field in natural conditions at high elevation. Tartary buckwheat plants were foliarly treated with Se and S (126 μM for each element). Seeds were collected and sown to obtain the progeny of Se-and S- treated plants. Concentration of Se was measured in these plants. Concentration of Se in all plant parts was similar in control and S treated plants. The concentration of Se was the highest in plants from seeds grown on Se treated plants in roots and leaves. It is shown that Se treatments in previous generation affected Se concentration in the progeny of Tartary buckwheat. Results also showed that in untreated plants, Se concentration was higher in Tartary comparing to common buckwheat in roots and seeds. Key words: Tartary buckwheat, selenium, sulphur Navadna in tatarska ajda sta uspevali na njivi na visoki nadmorski višini. Tatarsko ajdo smo listno škropili s selenom in žveplom (126 μM za vsak element). Na koncu rastne sezone smo na rastlinah zbrali semena in jih naslednje leto posejali. Na ta način smo dobili potomce s Se in S obravnavanih rastlin. V teh rastlinah smo merili koncentracijo Se. Koncentracija Se pri tatarski ajdi je bila v vseh rastlinskih delih podobna pri kontrolnih rastlinah in rastlinah, zrastlih iz semen, obravanavanih s S. Najvišjo koncentracijo Se v listih in koreninah so imele rastline, zrasle iz semen, nabranih na rastlinah, listno škropljenih s Se. Rezultati kažejo, da se obravnavanje s Se v prvi generaciji izrazi v večji koncentraciji Se v potomkah teh rastlin pri tatarski ajdi. Izsledki raziskav so prav tako pokazali, da je koncentracija Se v kontrolnih rastlinah v koreninah in semenih višja pri tatarski ajdi v primerjavi z navadno ajdo. Ključne besede: tatarska ajda, selen, žveplo
Ladrillos silicocalcáreos: Sus propiedades
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: April 2017

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Paneles de fibras de lino
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: April 2017

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"All for One and One for All"- Creating a Mobile Learning Net for ESP Students' Needs
Authors: Batsila Marianthi , Tsihouridis Charilaos , Tsihouridis Anastasios
Published: April 2017

This paper looks into the ways ESP teachers have employed mobile learning scenarios in the teaching of English to Vocational Secondary school learners. Six teachers and 157 students participated in the research. Questionnaires and focus group discussions addressed to the students and semi-structured interviews with the teachers were the research tools. The thematic analysis of the interviews revealed that teachers use mobile learning as a mode of instruction to minimize distances, fill learning gaps due to student absences, enhance the learners’ ESP level and activate the weak or shy ones. The focus group discussions, thematically analyzed, and questionnaire answers, analyzed with the SPSS statistical package, have shown that students consider this mode of learning easy, interesting and useful especially for those working in parallel to the school studies.
Rule-based Cognitive Modeling and Model Tracing in a Math Story Problem Tutor
Authors: Khodier Nabila , Elazhary Hanan , Wanas Nayer
Published: April 2017

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) are intended to help in tutoring the students in specific domains typically by improving their problem solving skills. An important aspect of such ITSs is their ability to solve the generated problems in the same way that the student would in addition to interpreting the student actions to provide relevant feedback and help. Cognitive models that mimic the way knowledge is represented in human minds are excellent means toward achieving this goal. This paper discusses cognitive modelling in the MAth Story problem Tutor (MAST). MAST is a Web-based ITS that can generate probability story problems of different contexts, types and difficulty levels. The paper also discusses the model tracing approach of MAST to interpret the student actions in symbolizing the word problems and estimating the required probabilities to provide relevant feedback and help. A major contribution of the paper is in considering the symbolization of the probability word problems to convert them to the symbolic form and tracing the students errors in this process. As an example, the paper considers the context of rolling a die and tossing a coin. Evaluation results have shown the ability of MAST to considerably improve the probability story problem solving skills of the students.
The Impact of "Informer on Site" in Disaster Management
Authors: Nazli Nadian Nisa , Sipon Sapora , Ali Asiah , Omar Muhammad Nur Wafi
Published: April 2017

"Informer on site" is a smart phone application that provides a new channel for the community to raise complaint regarding a disaster in Malaysia. It is focused on disseminating information on disasters such as floods, landslides, typhoons, and haze within a short time in a reliable manner. This application could prove to be an effective and efficient tool to facilitate smooth communication and allows for faster emergency response. This paper discusses the the impact of "Informer on Site" in disaster management.
Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories
Authors: Zimmerman Aaron Samuel , Kim Jeong-Hee
Published: April 2017

Narrative inquiry has been a popular methodology in different disciplines for the last few decades. Using stories, narrative inquiry illuminates lived experience, serving as a valuable complement to research methodologies that are rooted in positivist epistemologies. In this article, we present a brief introduction to narrative inquiry including narrative data collection, analysis and interpretation. Situating narrative inquiry under the umbrella of post-qualitative research, we argue that, because of its ability to communicate evocative stories and to inspire empathy, narrative inquiry is an indispensable methodology in the study of human being and becoming, making this methodology an important contribution to the field of adult vocational education and technology.
An Adaptive Neural Network for the Cost Estimation of E-Learning Projects in the United Kingdom
Authors: Valverde Raul
Published: April 2017

This research aims to address the problems of estimating e-Learning development costs particularly within the United Kingdom. Hundreds of managers with no prior experience of managing e-Learning development often find themselves needing to produce cost estimations for e-Learning development. The lack of prior experience in e-Learning development means that these managers will not be able to apply structured expert judgement to their cost estimations and the risk of inaccurate estimations will be high, with all the subsequent problems this will bring with it. Although an e-learning project cost model that serves this purpose has been developed in the past by the author, the previous e-learning model was based on multi regression analysis that has the great limitation of losing its relevancy as the industry changes, the new proposed model uses an adaptive neural network model that copes with changes as it can be trained easily with new data and this allows the management to keep more accurate cost estimates that reflect market changes.
Murinization and H Chain Isotype Matching of the Anti-GITR Antibody DTA-1 Reduces Immunogenicity-Mediated Anaphylaxis in C57BL/6 Mice
Authors: Belmar Nicole A. , Chan Sarah W. , Fox Melvin I. , Samayoa Josue A. , Stickler Marcia M. , Tran Ninian N. , Akamatsu Yoshiko , Hollenbaugh Diane , Harding Fiona A. , Alvarez Hamsell M.
Published: April 2017

Recent advances in immuno-oncology have shown that the immune system can be activated to induce long-term, durable antitumor responses. For immuno-oncology drug development, immune activation is often explored using rat Abs in immunocompetent mouse models. Although these models can be used to show efficacy, antidrug immune responses to experimental protein-based therapeutics can arise. Immunogenicity of surrogate Abs may therefore represent an important obstacle to the evaluation of the antitumor efficacy of immunomodulator Abs in syngeneic models. A recent publication has shown that anti-glucocorticoid–induced TNFR family–related protein agonistic Ab DTA-1 (rat or murinized IgG2a) can induce the development of anaphylaxis in C57BL/6 mice upon repeated i.p. dosing because of an anti-idiotypic anti-drug Ab immune response. This study was undertaken to address the impact of the immunogenicity derived from the Fc and variable domains. To this end, chimerized (rat V domains/mouse constant regions) and murinized (95% mouse sequence) DTA-1–based surrogate Abs with a murine IgG2c H chain isotype were created. Chimerization and murinization of DTA-1 did not affect receptor binding and glucocorticoid-induced TNFR family–related protein–induced T cell agonistic properties. Similar in vivo antitumor efficacy and intratumoral CD8+/regulatory T cells were also observed. Finally, treatment of C57BL/6 mice with the chimerized and murinized DTA-1 Abs on a C57BL/6-matched IgG2c isotype resulted in reduced development and severity of anaphylaxis as measured by decline of body temperature, behavioral effects, serum IL-4, IgE, and anti-drug Ab levels. These results suggest that careful murinization and selection of a strain-matched H chain isotype are critical to generate ideal surrogate Abs for testing immuno-oncology mechanisms in vivo.
Connecting Under-Resourced Youth to Opportunity: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Youth Employment Program in Washington, DC
Authors: Fioritto Amanda
Published: April 2017

This paper presents a cost-benefit analysis of a youth development program run by Urban Alliance, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, DC that provides paid internships to under-resourced high school students. Although Urban Alliance served over 1,500 youth across four locations through multiple programs during the 2013-14 academic year, this analysis focuses exclusively on the High School Internship Program (HSIP) in Washington, DC. Using a sub-national perspective, the costs and benefits experienced by all residents and groups in Washington, DC are considered in the analysis. The status quo to which this program is compared is student nonparticipation in any similar program. Under the base case, the program is expected to yield approximately $19 million in net benefits. This study concludes that the program is efficient and should continue to operate.
Epinephrine auto-injection radically increases risk for Clostridial infection and necrotizing fasciitis
Authors: Larson Kenneth , Grone Gary , Austin Cindy L. , Thompson Simon J.
Published: April 2017

Clostridial perfringens is a bacteria commonly found on skin flora. Due to the optimal growth environment intramuscular epinephrine injections predispose patients to the rapid development of Clostridial myonecrosis. There have been only four cases, including this one, reported in the last 60 years of pediatric Clostridium perfringens infections post-epinephrine injection. We detail the successful management of a 16 year old, immunocompetent female who developed gas gangrene and necrotizing fasciitis on her thigh secondary to Clostridial infection after utilization of an Epinephrine Auto-Injector and review the pediatric literature of patients with Clostridial perfringens secondary to epinephrine injection. We define common clinical signs and symptoms of Clostridial infection from the review of the literature. The relevance of our findings is to raise awareness among emergency physicians when patients present following an injection in order to reduce diagnostic delay that could result in amputation or death.
Preliminary study on physicochemical and biochemical stress markers at poultry slaughterhouse
Authors: Santonicola Serena , Peruzy Maria Francesca , Girasole Mariagrazia , Murru Nicoletta , Cortesi Maria Luisa , Mercogliano Raffaelina
Published: April 2017

Pre-slaughter stress can result in variations in the glycogen storage and metabolic changes of muscle, responsible for quality poultry meat. Aim of this study was to investigate, as preslaughter stress markers and quality meat, physicochemical (pH), biochemical (muscle glycogen content), and chemical (super oxides free radicals) parameters. The carcass quality, as incidence of individual carcass defects, also was evaluate. A number of 20 broilers was processed with two different electrical stunning: high (250 Hz; 640 mA; 60V) (Lot C or control) and low (150 Hz; 360 mA; 60 V) (Lot A) frequency and intensity, using sinusoidal alternating current. As preliminary results, the use of low frequency and intensity induced faster pH decline post mortem and adequate acidification of pH at 3 hours (6.49 Lot C; 6.37 Lot A), better muscle glycogen reserve (0.770 μl/50mL Lot C; 1.497μl/50mL Lot A), and lightly more rapid muscle oxidation (IDF: 0.109 Lot C; 0.122 Lot A), (FOX: 0.131 MeqO2/kg Lot C; 0.140 MeqO2/kg Lot A). The incidence of individual carcass defects sufficient to cause downgrading or rejection, both in Lot C and Lot A, was generally low. In a multidisciplinary approach, to assess animal welfare and quality poultry meat, additional and feasible parameters should be implemented. Monitoring of pH, muscle glycogen reserve and superoxide free radical production measurements might be markers easier to use, routinely, in practice at abattoir. Further studies are needed to evaluate the usefulness of these parameters.
Social cognition in schizophrenia
Authors: Charernboon Thammanard , Patumanond Jayanton
Published: April 2017

Impairments in social cognitions in schizophrenia are increasingly reported in the last decade but only a few studies have come from Asia. The objective of the study was to evaluated emotion perception, theory of mind and social knowledge in people with schizophrenia compared to healthy controls. Participants were 36 clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia and 36 normal controls with comparable age and level of education. We administered general neurocognition test (the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination), emotion perception (the Faces Test), theory of mind (the Eyes Test) and social knowledge (the Situational Features Recognition Test; SFRT). Schizophrenia patients displayed obvious impairment in all three social cognition domains i.e. the Faces Test [13.7 (2.9) vs 15.7 (1.9), P=0.001], the Eyes Test [18.9 (4.4) vs 23.5 (4.4), P<0.001] and SFRT [0.85 (0.09) vs 0.9 (0.05), P=0.002]. The performances on three social cognition tests did not correlate with positive symptoms. Only the Faces Test seemed to be related to negative symptoms. The results demonstrated that there are deficits of social cognitions in schizophrenia even in a clinically stable population.
Depression and attachment: how do personality styles and social support influence this relation?
Authors: Dagnino Paula , PÃ©rez Carola , Gòmez Adriana , Gloger Sergio , Krause Mariane
Published: April 2017

The purpose of this study is to improve the current understanding of the relation between depression and attachment through the evaluation of the role of personality styles (dependent vs self-critical) and social support in this association. These variables were studied in a clinical sample of 70 depressed outpatients (83% women; M=41.47 years, SD=12.91). Depressive symptomatology was assessed through the Beck Depression Inventory, adult attachment through the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, social support through the Social Support Questionnaire and dependency and self-criticism through the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire. Mediational and moderation regression analyses were performed. Results show that the association between the dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance) and depression was partially mediated by self-criticism. Furthermore, results demonstrate the role of social support as a moderating variable: when the level of satisfaction with social support was low and the anxiety dimension in the attachment scale was high, as avoidance increased, depressive symptoms increased as well. Results are discussed in relation to their importance for understanding the complex interplay of the variables involved in depression.