bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study: a randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst Indigenous and non Indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk
Authors: Liu Hueiming , Patel Anushka , Brown Alex , Eades Sandra , Hayman Noel , Jan Stephen , Ring Ian , Stewart Greg , Tonkin Andrew , Weeramanthri Tarun , Wade Vicki , Rodgers Anthony , Usherwood Tim , Neal Bruce , Peiris David , Burke Hugh , Reid Christopher , Cass Alan ,   the Kanyini Vascular Collaboration and Kanyini GAP Study Team
Published: July 2016

Background

The Kanyini Guidelines Adherence with the Polypill (Kanyini-GAP) Study aims to examine whether a polypill-based strategy (using a single capsule containing aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure-lowering agents) amongst Indigenous and non-Indigenous people at high risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event will improve adherence to guideline-indicated therapies, and lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Methods/Design

The study is an open, randomised, controlled, multi-centre trial involving 1000 participants at high risk of cardiovascular events recruited from mainstream general practices and Aboriginal Medical Services, followed for an average of 18 months. The participants will be randomised to one of two versions of the polypill, the version chosen by the treating health professional according to clinical features of the patient, or to usual care. The primary study outcomes will be changes, from baseline measures, in serum cholesterol and systolic blood pressure and self-reported current use of aspirin, a statin and at least two blood pressure lowering agents. Secondary study outcomes include cardiovascular events, renal outcomes, self-reported barriers to indicated therapy, prescription of indicated therapy, occurrence of serious adverse events and changes in quality-of-life. The trial will be supplemented by formal economic and process evaluations.

Discussion

The Kanyini-GAP trial will provide new evidence as to whether or not a polypill-based strategy improves adherence to effective cardiovascular medications amongst individuals in whom these treatments are indicated.

Trial Registration

This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ACTRN126080005833347.
Using principal component analysis to develop a single-parameter screening tool for metabolic syndrome
Authors: Chang Chia-Hao , Yen Ching-Ho , Chen Mei-Yen
Published: July 2016

Background

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is an important current public health problem faced worldwide. To prevent an "epidemic" of this syndrome, it is important to develop an easy single-parameter screening technique (such as waist circumference (WC) determination recommended by the International Diabetes Federation). Previous studies proved that age is a chief factor corresponding to central obesity. We intended to present a new index based on the linear combination of body mass index, and age, which could enhance the area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) for assessing the risk of MS.

Methods

The labour law of the Association of Labor Standard Law, Taiwan, states that employers and employees are respectively obligated to offer and receive routine health examination periodically. Secondary data analysis and subject's biomarkers among five high-tech factories were used in this study between 2007 and 2008 in northern Taiwan. The subjects included 4712 males and 4196 females. The first principal component score (FPCS) and equal-weighted average (EWA) were determined by statistical analysis.

Results

Most of the metabolic and clinical characteristics were significantly higher in males than in females, except high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. The older group (>45 years) had significantly lower values for height and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level than the younger group. The AUCs of FPCS and EWA were significantly larger than those of WC and waist-to-height ratio. The low specificities of EWA and FPCS were compensated for by their substantially high sensitivities. FPCS ≥ 0.914 (15.4%) and EWA ≥ 8.8 (6.3%) were found to be the most prevalent cut off points in males and females, respectively.

Conclusions

The Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Taiwan, had recommended the use of WC ≥ 90 cm for males and ≥ 80 cm for females as singular criteria for the determination of central obesity instead of multiple parameters. The present investigation suggests that FPCS or EWA is a good predictor of MS among the Taiwanese. However, the use of FPCS is not computationally feasible in practice. Therefore, we suggest that EWA be used in clinical practice as a simple parameter for the identification of those at risk of MS.
Worksite health screening programs for predicting the development of Metabolic Syndrome in middle-aged employees: a five-year follow-up study
Authors: Lin Yu-Cheng , Chen Jong-Dar , Lo Su-Huey , Chen Pau-Chung
Published: July 2016

Background

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) management programs conventionally focus on the adults having MetS. However, risk assessment for MetS development is also important for many adults potentially at risk but do not yet fulfill MetS criteria at screening. Therefore, we conducted this follow-up study to explore whether initial screening records can be efficiently applied on the prediction of the MetS occurrence in healthy middle-aged employees.

Methods

Utilizing health examination data, a five-year follow-up observational study was conducted for 1384 middle-aged Taiwanese employees not fulfilling MetS criteria. Data analyzed included: gender, age, MetS components, uric acid, insulin, liver enzymes, sonographic fatty liver, hepatovirus infections and lifestyle factors. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of risk for MetS development. The synergistic index (SI) values and their confidence intervals of risk factor combinations were calculated; and were used to estimate the interacting effects of coupling MetS components on MetS development.

Results

Within five years, 13% (175 out of 1384) participants fulfilled MetS criteria. The ORs for MetS development among adults initially having one or two MetS components were 2.8 and 7.3, respectively (both p < 0.01), versus the adults having zero MetS component count at screening. Central obesity carried an OR of 7.5 (p < 0.01), which far exceeded other risk factors (all ORs < 2.7). Synergistic effects on MetS development existed between coupling MetS components: 1. High blood pressure plus low-HDL demonstrated an OR of 11.7 (p < 0.01) for MetS development and an SI of 4.7 (95% CI, 2.1-10.9). 2. High blood pressure plus hyperglycemia had an OR of 7.9 (p < 0.01), and an SI of 2.7 (95% CI, 1.2-6.4).

Conclusion

MetS component count and combination can be used in predicting MetS development for participants potentially at risk. Worksite MetS screening programs simultaneously allow for finding out cases and for assessing risk of MetS development.
Skeletonized inversion of surface wave: Active source versus controlled noise comparison
Authors: Li Jing , Hanafy Sherif
Published: July 2016

We have developed a skeletonized inversion method that inverts the S-wave velocity distribution from surface-wave dispersion curves. Instead of attempting to fit every wiggle in the surface waves with predicted data, it only inverts the picked dispersion curve, thereby mitigating the problem of getting stuck in a local minimum. We have applied this method to a synthetic model and seismic field data from Qademah fault, located at the western side of Saudi Arabia. For comparison, we have performed dispersion analysis for an active and controlled noise source seismic data that had some receivers in common with the passive array. The active and passive data show good agreement in the dispersive characteristics. Our results demonstrated that skeletonized inversion can obtain reliable 1D and 2D S-wave velocity models for our geologic setting. A limitation is that we need to build layered initial model to calculate the Jacobian matrix, which is time consuming.
Higher Prices for Larger Quantities? Nonmonotonic Price–Quantity Relations in B2B Markets
Authors: Zhang Wei , Dasu Sriram , Ahmadi Reza
Published: July 2016

We study a microprocessor company selling short-life-cycle products to a set of buyers that includes large consumer electronic goods manufacturers. The seller has a limited capacity for each product and negotiates with each buyer for the price. Our analysis of their sales data reveals that larger purchases do not always result in bigger discounts. Instead, the discount curve is like an “N.” While existing theories cannot explain this nonmonotonic pattern, we develop an analytical model and show that the nonmonotonicity is rooted in how sellers value capacity when negotiating with a buyer. Large buyers accelerate the selling process and small buyers are helpful in consuming the residual capacity. However, satisfying midsized buyers may be costly because supplying these buyers can make it difficult to utilize the remaining capacity, which is often too much for small buyers but not enough for large buyers. We briefly discuss the implications for capacity rationing and posted pricing as well as potential applications to other industries.

This paper was accepted by Serguei Netessine, operations management.
Between First- and Second-Order Stochastic Dominance
Authors: Müller Alfred , Scarsini Marco , Tsetlin Ilia , Winkler Robert L.
Published: July 2016

We develop a continuum of stochastic dominance rules, covering preferences from first- to second-order stochastic dominance. The motivation for such a continuum is that while decision makers have a preference for “more is better,” they are mostly risk averse but cannot assert that they would dislike any risk. For example, situations with targets, aspiration levels, and local convexities in induced utility functions in sequential decision problems may lead to preferences for some risks. We relate our continuum of stochastic dominance rules to utility classes, the corresponding integral conditions, and probability transfers and discuss the usefulness of these interpretations. Several examples involving, e.g., finite-crossing cumulative distribution functions, location-scale families, and induced utility, illustrate the implementation of the framework developed here. Finally, we extend our results to a combined order including convex (risk-taking) stochastic dominance.

This paper was accepted by Manel Baucells, decision analysis.
“A Symbol of His Warmth and Humanity”: Fala, Roosevelt, and the Personable Presidency
Authors: Blankfield Bryan
Published: July 2016

This article examines how rhetoric about Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Scottish terrier, Fala, contributed to the president’s public image. I argue that Fala’s presence further enhanced FDR’s more personable presidency by highlighting the president’s warmth and humanity. To demonstrate this claim, I perform a close textual analysis of archival evidence from the FDR Presidential Library and two Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shorts. Presidential pets thus provide presidents with important sources for fashioning their public image.
Rosie’s Secret Identity, Or, How to Debunk a Woozle by Walking Backward through the Forest of Visual Rhetoric
Authors: Kimble James J.
Published: July 2016

This essay investigates the authenticity of Geraldine Hoff Doyle’s widely accepted status as the model for the World War II–era “We Can Do It!” poster. After considering the rhetorical nature of the so-called woozle effect, the analysis endeavors to counter this particular woozle by plotting a reverse narrative. Taking the form of a quest that moves backward through a metaphorical forest of visual rhetoric, the essay initially traces the sources of Doyle’s tale into the recent past and, subsequently, into the original visual context. At length, it debunks Doyle’s claim while identifying Naomi Parker as a previously unknown figure in the controversy surrounding the poster.
Theoretical foundations and the variables for studying multicultural creativity
Authors: Park Hyu-yong
Published: July 2016

Since the concepts and theories of creativity shifted from individual to collective perspectives, recently more researchers are committed to investigate how multicultural experiences might influence the development of creativity recently. This paper aims to establish the theoretical basis of the notion, multicultural creativity and discusses on relevant variables regarding it. To do this, this paper, first of all, reviews how the characteristics of creativity have been developed as they are now and how the perspective on creativity has been shifting from individual to collective one. Second, this paper proposes the theoretical basis of multicultural creativity from the sociocultural and cognitive approaches and discusses how multicultural experiences contribute to facilitate creativity. Finally, this paper suggests four kernel variable of studying multicultural creativity – i.e., motivational, formative, conditional, and measuring – and discusses how these variables can be used in following research on multicultural creativity. The discussion of this paper will provide a platform for researching on multicultural creativity in the future.
Framed curves in the Euclidean space
Authors: Honda Shun’ichi , Takahashi Masatomo
Published: July 2016

A framed curve in the Euclidean space is a curve with a moving frame. It is a generalization not only of regular curves with linear independent condition, but also of Legendre curves in the unit tangent bundle. We define smooth functions for a framed curve, called the curvature of the framed curve, similarly to the curvature of a regular curve and of a Legendre curve. Framed curves may have singularities. The curvature of the framed curve is quite useful to analyse the framed curves and their singularities. In fact, we give the existence and the uniqueness for the framed curves by using their curvature. As applications, we consider a contact between framed curves, and give a relationship between projections of framed space curves and Legendre curves.
Die Strategie der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf 2016 bis 2021
Authors: Siebert Irmgard
Published: July 2016

Im Rahmen der Hochschulentwicklungsplanung ihrer Universität hat die Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf zwischen November 2015 und Januar 2016 ihre Strategie für die kommenden fünf Jahre erarbeitet und beschrieben. Sie hat Anregungen von den verabschiedeten und publizierten Strategien der Deutschen Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaft

Tochtermann, Klaus; Meyer, Thorsten: Die Strategie 2015–2020 der ZBW-Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. In: Bibliotheksdienst 49 (2015), S. 1132–1142.

, der Strategie 2015–2020 der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Ideen der Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek der Technischen Universität Darmstadt sowie Positionen aus der Stellungnahme der Sektion Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken des Deutschen Bibliotheksverbands zur Neuausrichtung der überregionalen Informationsservices

www.bibliotheksverband.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Sektionen/sektion4/Publikationen/2015_Stellungn_Sek4_Neuausr_überr_Inf_Endf.pdf [Zugriff: 25.5.2016]. Die analoge Publikation erfolgt in ABI Technik 1/2016.

aufgegriffen. Art und Umfang der avisierten Ziele und Maßnahmen wurden von der aktuellen bzw. absehbaren Ressourcenausstattung beeinflusst. Ziel der Publikation ist es, mit anderen Bibliotheken ins Gespräch zu kommen, Anregungen zu geben und solche aufzunehmen.
3′-O-(3-Chloropivaloyl)quercetin, α-glucosidase inhibitor with multi-targeted therapeutic potential in relation to diabetic complications
Authors: Soltesova-Prnova Marta , Milackova Ivana , Stefek Milan
Published: July 2016

The novel derivative of quercetin 3′-
Wall-retardation effects on particles settling through non-Newtonian fluids in parallel plates
Authors: Zhang Guo-Dong , Li Ming-Zhong , Xue Jian-Quan , Wang Lei , Tian Jin-Lin
Published: July 2016

Walls can exert a retardation effect on particles settling in bounded fluid media. In this work, the parallel plate retardation effect was studied for particles falling in non-Newtonian fluids along the centreline of parallel plate ducts. The eccentric effect was also investigated for those particles which approached the wall. For spheres settling in sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) solutions, the variation in wall factors against the size ratio of the sphere’s diameter to the parallel plate wall spacing shows a non-linear trend; the particle settling velocity is independent at small size ratio, and then decreases quickly with increase in size ratio. A new correlation was presented covering a wider range of size ratios (0.02 < λ < 0.83) in the flow region of 0.0011 <
Synthesis, antioxidant, antibacterial, and DFT study on a coumarin based salen-type Schiff base and its copper complex
Authors: Sharma Vibha , Arora Ekta Kundra , Cardoza Savio
Published: July 2016

Synthesis of new efficient compounds is becoming urgent due to the resistance of organisms to drugs. Salen derivatives have interesting therapeutic and industrial applications. A coumarin based derivative of salen, 7-hydroxy-8-((E)-((2-((E)-((7-hydroxy-5-methyl-2-oxo-3,8a-dihydro-2
The Name Day: A Birthday’s Rival
Authors: Bousalis Rina
Published: July 2016

Most educators and students are unaware of the Name Day, an alternative to the birthday celebrated in many cultures. Rather than birthdays, individuals of these cultures celebrate a day devoted to the saint, mythological god, or historical figure after which they were named. If students, particularly of elementary years, are to be educated in a multicultural society, they should be introduced to worldwide cultural observances, such as the Name Day; then perhaps those who also celebrate the closing of one year and the beginning of another in a different manner would not feel culturally unrepresented during this crucial time of social development. Since the Name Day tradition is still honored throughout the world today and continues to be practiced by ethnic groups living in America, it is important that this cultural tradition be introduced to students in order to promote the value of this ancient, yet still relevant, tradition.
Characterization of NiO–Al2O3 composite and its conductivity in biogas for solid oxide fuel cell
Authors: Patil Sarika P. , Jadhav L.D. , Dubal D.P. , Puri V.R.
Published: July 2016

NiO–Al2O3 nanocomposite has been synthesized by mixing combustion synthesized powders. The nanocomposite is an effective anode/anode functional layer for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. The TEM of NiO and Al2O3 revealed spherical particles of 30 nm and platelets of 70 nm, respectively. The XRD analysis of NiO–Al2O3 composite sintered at 900 °C showed presence of cubic NiO and rhombohedral α-Al2O3 which were chemically stable. However, above 1200 °C NiAl2O4 started to appear. The conductivity of NiO–Al2O3 was the highest in hydrogen (4.3 × 10–3 S/cm at 600 °C). In biogas, the conductivity was 3.2 × 10–3 S/cm with the activation energy of 0.67 eV. The stability of the composite in biogas was also examined.
Investigations of M3Al8O15:Eu3+,Dy3+ (M = Ba, Ca, Mg) phosphors
Authors: Öztürk Esra
Published: July 2016

In this work, aluminate type phosphorescence materials were synthesized via the solid state reaction method and the photoluminescence (PL) properties, including excitation and emission bands, were investigated considering the effect of trace amounts of activator (Eu3+) and co-activator (Dy3+). The estimated thermal behavior of the samples at certain temperatures (> 1000 °C) during heat treatment was characterized by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetry (TG). The possible phase formation was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphological characterization of the samples was performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The PL analysis of three samples showed maximum emission bands at around 610 nm, and additionally near 589 nm, 648 nm and 695 nm. The bands were attributed to typical transitions of the Eu3+ ions.
Analysis on Modification of the Measured Results of Test Pile Due to the Influence of Reaction Piles in Static Loading Test
Authors: Zhang Q.-Q. , Liu S.-W. , Zhang S.-M. , Zhang J.
Published: July 2016

In static load testing, the measured displacement of the test pile is different from that of an individual pile loaded by the same load. This is because the transferred load of the reaction piles through the soils causes an opposite movement of the test pile. To modify the measured results of test pile due to influence of reaction piles in static loading test conducted by using reaction piles as the reaction system, this paper presented a simple analytical approach for the analysis of the influence of reaction piles on the test pile response in static load testing. This was done by using the load-transfer approach. In this paper, the shaft displacement at a given depth was assumed to be composed of the pile-soil relative displacement developed at the disturbed soil around pile and the elastic vertical soil displacement developed in the soil mass. A load-transfer function which is similar to a hyperbolic model was then established to simulate the relationship between unit skin friction and shaft displacement at a given depth. Furthermore, a hyperbolic model was used to describe the relationship between unit end resistance and pile end displacement. Considering interactive effects between reaction piles and test pile, the load transfer function of the test pile in static load testing conducted using reaction piles as the reaction system is proposed. As to the analysis of the response of an influenced test pile considering progressive deformation of pile-soil system, a highly effective iterative computer program was developed to modify the response of an influenced test pile in static load testing. Comparisons of the load-settlement responses of a single pile and an influenced test pile in static load testing demonstrated that the proposed method is generally in good agreement with the observed behavior and the calculated results derived from other approaches.
Effect of Clothing Layers on Mass Transfer of Methyl Salicylate Vapor Through CBRN Materials in a Cylinder Test
Authors: Ormond R. B. , DenHartog E. A.
Published: July 2016

The testing of protective clothing materials against chemical and biological (CB) hazards is usually done at either a swatch of fabric or at the systems level. In this paper, a cylinder test method was developed in combination with a MethylSalicylate (MeS) Simulant test (variant to the MIST test) to study the effect of air-permeable and membrane clothing systems and specifically the effects of layering on protection. Three fabrics, material A air permeable absorptive, material B air impermeable, non-absorptive (membrane) and material C air permeable non-absorptive were tested on the cylinder alone and in combinations at 1 m/s and 10 m/s wind speeds. At high wind speeds, the MeS vapor penetrated all three materials and protection factors (PF) were lower than 10. At the lower wind speed much higher protection was found, PF(material A) = 36, PF(material B) = 29, PF(material C) = 2, and material B showed a significant decrease in protection with a leakage added (PF = 2), which did not occur with material A (PF = 29). When materials A and C were combined the combination of any layer to material A increased protection, especially with material A close to the cylinder: PF = 983 with material A twice, and PF = 765 with material C outside and material A inside. With material C on both layers, essentially no protection was obtained (PF = 2) and with material A outside and material C inside PF was 55, slightly higher than material A alone. In conclusion, the cylinder method provided very useful information in the development of protective clothing systems, especially at the lower wind speed of 1 m/s, and may provide a reliable quick and efficient way to obtain information on protection of air permeable absorptive fabrics. The method provides much more realistic data than current standard swatch tests on such materials and is cheaper and faster than a whole system MIST test.
Discussion on Uses of the Specification for Butanol for Gasoline Blending (ASTM D7862)
Authors: Johnston Glenn R.
Published: July 2016

ASTM D7862 establishes performance requirements and test methods for butanol content, water content, acetone content, acidity, inorganic chloride, solvent-washed gum, sulfur content, and total sulfate. This chapter discusses the specification and provides background and important points for the buyer, seller, and regulator. Butanol can be produced as a conventional, advanced, or cellulosic biofuel, depending on the feedstock used (corn, sugarcane, or lignocellulosics), which enables it to help meet various countries’ renewable fuel standards. ASTM D7862 will be used by biofuel producers, petroleum refiners, government agents, laboratories, and manufacturers of cars, marine engines, and outdoor power equipment.
Discussion on Uses of the Specification for Turbine Fuels Using Synthesized Hydrocarbons (ASTM D7566)
Authors: Hemighaus Gregory , Rumizen Mark
Published: July 2016

The interest in aviation turbine fuels produced from non-petroleum feed stocks has increased recently due to concerns with the environmental impacts of aircraft operations. This has prompted the aviation fuels community to develop a qualification and certification process to support development and deployment of alternative jet fuels to facilitate the introduction of renewable fuels with reduced carbon footprints. This chapter describes how ASTM International standards are used to guide the testing, evaluation, review, and ultimate approval of synthesized hydrocarbons from non-petroleum sources for use in jet fuel. Each of the three currently approved materials is described. The requirements for each synthetic blend component as well as the semisynthetic blend are discussed.
MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endogenous subclinical hypercortisolism and bone: a clinical review
Authors: Chiodini I , Vainicher C Eller , Morelli V , Palmieri S , Cairoli E , Salcuni A S , Copetti M , Scillitani A
Published: July 2016

In recent years, the condition of subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) has become a topic of growing interest. This is due to the fact that SH prevalence is not negligible (0.8–2% in the general population) and that, although asymptomatic, this subtle cortisol excess is not harmless, being associated with an increased risk of complications, in particular of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. As specific symptoms of hypercortisolism are absent in SH, the SH diagnosis relies only on biochemical tests and it is a challenge for physicians. As a consequence, even the indications for the evaluation of bone involvement in SH patients are debatable and guidelines are not available. Finally, the relative importance of bone density, bone quality and glucocorticoid sensitivity in SH is a recent field of research. On the other hand, SH prevalence seems to be increased in osteoporotic patients, in whom a vertebral fracture may be the presenting symptom of an otherwise asymptomatic cortisol excess. Therefore, the issue of who and how to screen for SH among the osteoporotic patients is widely debated. The present review will summarize the available data regarding the bone turnover, bone mineral density, bone quality and risk of fracture in patients with endogenous SH. In addition, the role of the individual glucocorticoid sensitivity in SH-related bone damage and the problem of diagnosing and managing the bone consequences of SH will be reviewed. Finally, the issue of suspecting and screening for SH patients with apparent primary osteoporosis will be addressed.
Role of CREB on heme oxygenase-1 induction in adrenal cells: involvement of the PI3K pathway
Authors: Astort F , Repetto E M , Rocha-Viegas L , Mercau M E , Puch S Sanchez , Finkielstein C V , Pecci A , Cymeryng C B
Published: July 2016

In addition to the well-known function of ACTH as the main regulator of adrenal steroidogenesis, we have previously demonstrated its effect on the transcriptional stimulation of HO-1 expression, a component of the cellular antioxidant defense system. In agreement, we hereby demonstrate that, in adrenocortical Y1 cells, HO-1 induction correlates with a significant prevention of the generation of reactive oxygen species induced by H2O2/Fe2+. ACTH/cAMP-dependent activation of redox-imbalanced related factors such as NRF2 or NFκB and the participation of MAPKs in this mechanism was, however, discarded based on results with specific inhibitors and reporter plasmids. We suggest the involvement of CREB in HO-1 induction by ACTH/cAMP, as transfection of cells with a dominant-negative isoform of CREB (DN-CREB-M1) decreased, while overexpression of CREB increased HO-1 protein levels. Sequence screening of the murine HO-1 promoter revealed CRE-like sites located at −146 and −37 of the transcription start site and ChIP studies indicated that this region recruits phosphorylated CREB (pCREB) upon cAMP stimulation in Y1 cells. In agreement, H89 (PKA inhibitor) or cotransfection with DN-CREB-M1 prevented the 8Br-cAMP-dependent increase in luciferase activity in cells transfected with pHO-1[−295/+74].LUC. ACTH and cAMP treatment induced the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in a PKA-independent mechanism. Inhibition of this pathway prevented the cAMP-dependent increase in HO-1 protein levels and luciferase activity in cells transfected with pHO-1[−295/+74].LUC. Finally, here we show a crosstalk between the cAMP/PKA and PI3K pathways that affects the binding of p-CREB to its cognate element in the murine promoter of theHmox1gene.
Emballonuridae Gervais, 1855 (Chiroptera) of Reserva Biológica de Saltinho (Atlantic Forest), in Brazil, revealed by echolocation
Authors: Hintze Frederico , Barbier Eder , Bernard Enrico
Published: July 2016

Seventeen species of emballonurid bats are known in Brazil, but their distribution is often determined by patchy records. However, due to almost species-specific calls, echolocation can help to refine the distribution of emballonurids. Here we use acoustic samplings to assess and complement the list of emballonurids of Reserva Biológica Saltinho, an important Atlantic Forest remnant in Pernambuco state, Northeastern Brazil. We positively matched calls of Saccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838) that was foraging along forest edges. However, a series of calls significantly different from those emitted by S. bilineata indicate the presence of a second Saccopteryx sonotype in the area. The lower frequencies in this sonotype presumably came from a larger species, indicating the possible existence of an undescribed cryptic species of Saccopteryx. We also detected Centronycteris maximiliani (Fischer, 1829), recorded 35 years after its first record in Pernambuco, and an undetermined species of Peropteryx Peters, 1867. Our data proved that echolocation is a very useful technique for inventorying poorly known and hard-to-capture emballonurid species, with the potential to reveal the cryptic richness.
First reports of the invasive pest Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 (Diptera: Muscidae), in South America
Authors: Patitucci Luciano D. , Dufek Matías I. , Mulieri Pablo R.
Published: July 2016

This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several specimens were collected during various months in 2014 and 2015. These new records are dispersed in a wide geographical area of temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Argentina. The main host of A. reversura, the exotic bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon, is considered a pest and is widely distributed in South America.
Postbuckling of thick FGM cylindrical panels with tangential edge constraints and temperature dependent properties
Authors: Tung Hoang Van
Published: July 2016

This paper investigates postbuckling behavior of thick  FGM cylindrical panels resting on elastic foundations and subjected to  thermal, mechanical and thermomechanical loading conditions. Material  properties are assumed to be temperature dependent, and graded in the  thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of  the volume fractions of constituents. Governing equations are based on  higher order shear deformation shell theory incorporating von Karman-Donnell  geometrical nonlinearity, initial geometrical imperfection, tangential edge  constraints and Pasternak type elastic foundations. Approximate solutions  are assumed to satisfy simply supported boundary conditions and Galerkin  procedure is applied to derive expressions of buckling loads and  load-deflection relations. In thermal postbuckling analysis, an iteration  algorithm is employed to determine critical buckling temperatures and  postbuckling temperature-deflection equilibrium paths. The separate and  simultaneous effects of tangential edge restraints, elastic foundations and  temperature dependence of material properties on the buckling and  postbuckling responses of higher order shear deformable FGM cylindrical  panels are analyzed and discussed.
Contaminant spreading by natural convection in a box
Authors: Tran Tran Van , Thang Nguyen Ngoc , Thuy Nguyen Thi
Published: July 2016

In this paper the spreading of a contaminant accompanied  with natural convection in a box is numerically simulated. The box may be  considered as a cooking room or a working place where some sources of heat  and contaminant are in the simultaneous action. The box floor is supposed to  be divided into several domains with different boundary conditions for  temperature or heat flux. Here the purpose of the simulation is to  understand the contaminant spreading process in the box under the influence  of a convective motion. The model can be also applied for an enclosure with  separated parts differentially heated by the sunlight on its boundaries. A  good knowledge of this process is very useful for setting an efficient  ventilation scheme. In this paper the finite difference method based on the  Samarski scheme with ADI technique is applied for numerical simulation. Here  the box floor is divided into two domains of equal sizes but with different  temperature or heat flux. The contaminant source locates in the middle of  the box bottom. The simulation shows that over the part of the floor where  temperature or heat flux is greater the contaminant concentration is lager.  That result is in the accordance with the experiment done in the framework  of this~investigation.
Re-Locating the Spaces of Television Studies
Authors: Pertierra Anna Cristina
Published: July 2016

This paper will extend work originally presented in Pertierra and Turner’s Locating Television (2013) to argue that the reasons for which the demise of television was prematurely assumed can be understood and corrected by critically examining the geopolitics of television scholarship. The spaces from which television has been taken seriously as a topic of investigation have enabled a neglect of empirical and theoretical research that genuinely engages with the ways in which television might be understood as variously surviving, growing, innovating and even leading the current and future global media landscapes. The paper offers two ways in which television scholars might productively re-locate their spheres of concentration to understand the diversity of television worlds today: 1) empirically, it considers the case of the Philippines where broadcast television is successful in ways that could only be dreamed of by television executives in the so-called ‘world centres’ of the global entertainment industry. 2) theoretically, the paper refers to complementary attempts in sociology, literary and cultural studies to offer alternatives to Europe and North America from which scholars might locate the vanguard for modernity, globalization and innovation. It is by engaging with both of these strands in concert—empirically investigating television beyond the ‘usual places’ in such a way that responds to the call of cultural theorists to question our very assumptions about where television studies’ ‘usual places’ should be, that more nuanced understandings, and fewer premature declarations, might be made about what television is, and where it is going.
Thematic Issue on The End of Television (Not Yet): Editor’s Introduction
Authors: Buonanno Milly
Published: July 2016

This editorial provides background considerations for challenging the long taken-for-granted narrative of the passing of television in the digital era, thus inviting scholars to re-interrogate the place of the medium in the new technology-saturated environment from perspectives that are not informed by the unquestioned assumption that the age of television is over.
A SOCIOLOGIA E OS SOCIÓLOGOS DA EDUCAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: OLIVEIRA Amurabi , SILVA Camila Ferreira da
Published: July 2016

A Sociologia da Educação (SE), no Brasil, vem sendo interrogada desde o final da década de 1980 pelos próprios pesquisadores que a desenvolvem. Este movimento de autorreflexão ganha uma nova frente analítica no presente artigoartigo: exame mais detalhado acerca do lugar que a educação ocupa no âmbito dos programas brasileiros de pós-graduação em Sociologia. Combinando abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa, as páginas eletrônicas da CAPES, dos programas de pós-graduação em questão e dos currículos lattes dos pesquisadores foram tomadas como fontes de informações e os dados que aqui analisamos daí decorrem. A frente de análise privilegiada neste estudo possibilitou, um olhar para os agentes que atuam no campo relativo à SE e, a partir de suas trajetórias formativas, áreas de atuação, projetos de pesquisa desenvolvidos, publicações e orientações, o próprio campo ganhou significações importantes nos termos da composição desse espaço de produção acadêmica. Os dados apontam para a educação como um tema relevante na agenda de pesquisa da sociologia brasileira, o que é realizado a partir da posição que os diversos agentes sociais analisados, pesquisadores e instituições, ocupam no campo.
The Effect of Dynamic Relationship Capabilities on B2B Lolyalty
Authors: Vilmányi Márton , Hetesi Erzsébet
Published: July 2016

The focal issue of our study is to model the adaptation capability of enterprises from a relational point of view in the SouthGreat Plain Region of Hungary. Our main question is how enterprises can modify their relational behaviour in B2B marketsto ensure the success of their relationships. We use the resource based view from a dynamic aspect. To operationalise theinvestigation problem we use the dynamic relational capability framework. In the study we investigate the perceived values ofdynamic relational capability and the effect of relational capability on the perceived relationship success.
GÊNERO E SEXUALIDADE EM POLÍTICAS CONTEMPORÂNEAS: ENTRELACES COM A EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Guizzo Bianca Salazar , Felipe Jane
Published: July 2016

Resumo: A partir das contribuições dos Estudos de Gênero e dos Estudos Culturais, os propósitos principais deste trabalho são: 1) apresentar algumas políticas públicas que mencionam as questões de gênero e sexualidade; 2) discutir aspectos que têm dificultado a inserção dessas questões nas escolas. Os resultados apontaram que tem havido um incremento de documentos que dão visibilidade às questões de gênero e sexualidade. Porém, alguns deles não chegam a ser postos em prática, em virtude da resistência de setores conservadores. Apesar disso, tem ocorrido um esforço para contemplar tais questões no currículo, embora ainda sejam apontadas algumas dificuldades que se vinculam à falta de formação docente e à resistência das famílias em permitir o trabalho com tais temáticas.

Palavras-chave: Políticas Públicas. Gênero. Sexualidade. Educação.

GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY POLICIES: INTERLINKS WITH EDUCATION

Abstract: Based on the contributions of Gender Studies and Cultural Studies, the main purposes of this work are: 1) to present some public policies that mention gender and sexuality issues; 2) to discuss aspects that have hindered the inclusion of these issues in schools. The results showed that there has been an increase of documents that make gender and sexuality visible. However, some of them fail to be implemented, due to resistance of conservative groups. Nevertheless, there has been an effort to contemplate these issues in the curriculum, in spite of difficulties linked to the lack of teacher training as well as to family resistance to pedagogical work with such issues.

Keywords: Public Policies. Gender. Sexuality. Education.

GÉNERO Y SEXUALIDAD EN LAS POLÍTICAS CONTEMPORÁNEAS: ARTICULACIONES CON EL CAMPO DE LA EDUCACIÓN

Resumen: A partir de las contribuciones de los Estudios de Género y de los Estudios Culturales, los principales objetivos de este trabajo son: 1) presentar algunas políticas públicas que mencionan las cuestiones de género y la sexualidad; 2 ) examinar las cuestiones que han impedido la inclusión de estos temas en las escuelas . Los resultados mostraron que ha habido un aumento de documentos que dan visibilidad a las cuestiones de género y sexualidad. Pero algunos de ellos no llegan a ser usados y trabajados en las escuelas, debido a la resistencia de los sectores conservadores. Ha habido un esfuerzo por contemplar estas cuestiones en los planes de estudios.  Sin embargo se identifican algunas dificultades que están vinculados a la falta de formación del profesorado y la resistencia de las familias para permitir el trabajo con las cuestiones de género y sexualidad. 

Palabras clave: Políticas Públicas. Género. Sexualidad. Educación.
Ideales, libertad y contemplación realista: el silencio de los animales de John Gray
Authors: Camacho Castro Jose Miguel
Published: July 2016

El silencio de los animales. Sobre el progreso y otros mitos modernos de John Gray es un libro breve, inquietante, profundo y desmitificador. En él se trata de forma directa y sin ambigüedad el tema de los ideales en general y de los ideales políticos, económicos, sociales y religiosos en particular. Con especial dureza, el autor emprende una crítica pormenorizada del progreso, de la fe en las ideologías, en los caudillos y en la práctica totalidad del género humano. Estos variados tipos de fe se manifiestan, de forma primaria, en la creencia de que los seres humanos son animales que buscan la libertad. Lapidariamente, con múltiples ejemplos (todas las revoluciones de la historia), Gray afirma: “Para pensar en los seres humanos como amantes de la libertad, uno tiene que ver casi toda la historia como un error” (Gray, 2014, p. 53).
Reseña critica: Los fundamentos institucionales de la gestión pública de Ricardo Uvalle Berrones
Authors: Buitrago Ramírez Luisa Fernanda
Published: July 2016

La presente reseña crítica tiene como finalidad abordar algunos de los puntos fundamentales tratados por el Dr. Ricardo Uvalle Berrones, en su texto Los fundamentos institucionales de la gestión pública. Dicho texto cobra una especial relevancia al momento de estudiar Gestión Pública pues hace un panorama general acerca de la misma, al tiempo que la aterriza en lo que realmente es, y las maneras en que debe entenderse, según las distintas esferas del estado en las que se esté ubicado.
Lírica e espaço autobiográfico em “Samba-canção” de Ana Cristina Cesar
Authors: Mandagará Martins Aulus
Published: July 2016

O objetivo deste artigo é refletir acerca da dimensão autobiográfica do eu lírico. Para tanto, a partir das noções de pacto autobiográfico, espaço autobiográfico e experiência poética, analisaremos a pertinência das referências biográficas do poema “Samba-canção” de Ana Cristina Cesar.
Mocidade Morta: A vida na arte do século XIX
Authors: Espindola Alexandra Filomena
Published: July 2016

Este ensaio pretende ler o romance Mocidade Morta, de Gonzaga Duque, e fazer algumas comparações entre a vida e a arte do século XIX. Gonzaga Duque utiliza alguns acontecimentos e personagens de sua época em seu livro, o que confere ao romance um caráter realista na arte. Ao longo dos capítulos, a arte vai se apropriando do “real”; se, como afirma Rancière, o real precisa ser ficcionado para ser pensado, a arte é, por excelência, lugar privilegiado para pensarmos a vida.
As noções curatoriais da exposição Ocupação Arte Sonora realizada por Franz Manata e Saulo Laudares no Castelinho do Flamengo
Authors: Alvarez José Maurício Saldanha , Fasani Priscilla Porto Nascimento
Published: July 2016

Visando pensar sobre o processo curatorial da exposição Ocupação Arte Sonora, realizado pelos artistas Franz Manata e Saulo Laudares no Castelinho do Flamengo, em 2015, realizamos uma breve genealogia da história da curadoria. A intempestividade da obra de Manata e Laudares se refere à invisibilidade da própria obra que, através desta imaterialidade, dá visibilidade à problemática contemporânea de gerenciamento do tempo e da liquidez dos encontros afetivos.
Bilateral Discoid Medial Menisci
Authors: Mahapatra Swagat , Ambasta Suruchi
Published: July 2016

Case:

We present the case of a 37-year-old man with features of a meniscal tear in 1 symptomatic knee and radiographic findings of discoid menisci in both knees. A provisional diagnosis of bilateral discoid medial menisci was made. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the discoid nature of the medial menisci in both knees. The symptomatic knee was managed with good results by partial meniscectomy using a routine arthroscopic procedure.

Conclusion:

Discoid medial meniscus is a relatively rare pathology of the knee joint, and bilateral cases are extremely rare. A high index of suspicion is necessary for diagnosis; only symptomatic knees should be treated surgically.
Declining Education Levels in Young Male Farmers in Southwestern Ontario
Authors: Brick Jeff , Nebel Silke , Lantz Van , Trenholm Ryan
Published: July 2016

Core Ideas

Education level is declining in young male farmers but not female farmers.

Interactions between variables can be key for understanding environmental behavior.

This education trends needs to factor into the design of agri‐environmental programs.

Environmental decisions taken by farmers often depend on their age, gender, and formal education. Changes in these demographic variables are therefore important for designing long‐term environmental policies. However, studies on the effect of demographic variables on environmental behavior often show conflicting results. Here, we used mail survey data (n = 3069) to determine whether education levels of landowners in rural southwestern Ontario, Canada, varied with age, gender, and occupation (“farmer” or “non‐farmer”). Education level increased with decreasing age in all landowners with the exception of male farmers, where the opposite trend was observed. This striking result highlights the importance of taking into account interactions among demographic variables. The unexpected decrease in education level in young male farmers is cause for concern and may need to be taken into consideration by policymakers in the design and implementation of agri‐environmental programming.