bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O envelhecer sensível no curta-metragem Guida
Authors: Skura Ivania , Vaz Aline
Published: April 2018

O presente estudo conecta-se à velhice a partir de leituras estéticas capazes de possibilitar a desautomatização do cotidiano, construindo e transformando a rotina sensível, quanto às possíveis fraturas estéticas e escapatórias da vida diária, tendo como norte duas obras principais: Da imperfeição, de Algirdas Julien Greimas (2002) e Velhice: uma estética da existência, de Silvana Tótora (2015). Para tal compreensão da arte como potência transformadora da velhice, olha-se atentamente para o curta-metragem Guida (Rosana Urbes, 2014) e suas elaboradas estratégias narrativas enquanto inscrições e inferências de manifestações simbólicas do longeviver em suas fugas estésicas.
Estilo e sua relevância para os estudos de televisão na América Latina
Authors: Almeida Mariana
Published: April 2018

Em Estilo televisivo e sua pertinência para a TV como prática cultural, livro organizado por Simone Rocha e publicado em 2016, uma série de artigos busca compreender, por meio do estilo televisivo, a construção de temáticas diversas apresentadas em produtos televisivos, como telenovelas e programas telejornalísticos, que fazem parte da história e do cotidiano dos latino-americanos, em especial dos brasileiros. Esse estudo se mostra fundamental para o fomento da pesquisa sobre estilo televisivo, ainda recente e pouco explorada academicamente. Para isso, utiliza-se Jeremy Butler como base principal das pesquisas e deixam-se em aberto caminhos que ainda podem (e devem) ser trilhados nessa área de investigação.
Atrás e além das câmeras: proposições iniciais para o campo do making-of
Authors: Iuva Patricia de Oliveira , Rossini Miriam de Souza
Published: April 2018

O artigo discute as transformações na experiência cinematográfica por meio de um material extrafílmico específico, o making of, em seus dois formatos principais: documentaries (MDoc) e featurettes. Explicitam-se os mecanismos que permitem delinear o campo do making of no interior da indústria cinematográfica norte-americana, conforme conceitos de Bourdieu, em que agentes e instituições demonstram preocupação com práticas e regras de uma estrutura cuja especificidade é identificável e legítima. Empreendem-se análises do contexto de profusão e formatos, de realizadores e modelos produtivos e dos diferentes arranjos estético-narrativos.
“No soy fan, pero…”: lectores y audiencia cinematográfica de Tolkien
Authors: Monteiro Maria Clara Sidou , Mazer Dulce Helena , Costa Sarah Moralejo da
Published: April 2018

El artículo apunta las prácticas de recepción lectora entre fans de J. R. R. Tolkien y la percepción de las narrativas de las novelas a través de sus adaptaciones al cine. Es una investigación exploratoria cualitativa con visitantes de la 37ª Feria Internacional del libro del Palacio de Minería (FILPM) que señala las características de lectura entre los cinco entrevistados y apunta los factores que influyen en sus modos de leer y definirse delante de las ofertas culturales. Buscamos contribuir con las reflexiones en relación a sus prácticas a través de los vínculos entre estos lectores, el cine y sus repertorios interpretativos y subrayar la importancia de los estudios cualitativos de recepción lectora.
Entrevista com David Robinson
Authors: Carvalho Danielle Crepaldi
Published: April 2018

David Robinson (1930) é personagem incontornável na historiografia do cinema, em especial do cinema silencioso. Além de crítico e autor de uma vasta bibliografia – que inclui obras como Hollywood in the Twenties (1968), The History of World Cinema (1973) e a biografia oficial de Charlie Chaplin, Chaplin: His Life and Art (publicada originalmente em 1985) –, Robinson também desempenha papel ativo na Giornate del Cinema Muto (ou Jornada do Cinema Silencioso de Pordenone), um evento anual que ocorre em outubro, na cidadezinha de Pordenone, ao norte da Itália. Ao longo da entrevista, que se deu na última Giornate, Robinson discorre extensivamente sobre o objeto fílmico, desde a materialidade da película aos sentidos históricos atrelados às obras, destacando a fundamental importância da pesquisa arquivística, catalogação, preservação, restauração e difusão da obra audiovisual produzida durante a voga do cinema silencioso.
Neurobiologia das plantas: uma perspectiva interespecífica sobre o debate
Authors: Soares Guilherme Henriques
Published: April 2018

Este trabalho apresenta um balanço do debate ocasionado pelas ideias suscitadas nas ciências das plantas com o advento da neurobiologia das plantas, destacando, a partir das tensões geradas entre diferentes grupos de cientistas, os elementos do que Hustak & Myers (2012) chamam de uma “narrativa mais rica”, além do enfoque redutivo da biologia contemporânea sobre células e genes, ou de uma lógica evolucionista neodarwiniana, e com maior atenção ao organismo e seus modos de relação. Uma narrativa que também dê conta da maneira como as plantas se expressam e permita desvelar os emaranhados nos quais plantas e cientistas estão envolvidos. Inspirada nas ideias introduzidas no campo interespecífico pelas etnografias multiespécies, a hipótese que se coloca é a de que essas tensões, sozinhas ou combinadas, sugerem modos de acessar a perspectiva das plantas.
Culpa e cuidado no candomblé baiano
Authors: Flaksman Clara
Published: April 2018

O objetivo principal deste artigo é discutir a inadequação de certos conceitos “nossos” para a descrição de realidades ancoradas em outras premissas. Após afirmar que, inicialmente, a preocupação constante da maioria dos filhos de santo que conheci com o risco de serem vitimados por algum feitiço me soava como paranoia, demonstro como essa noção está atrelada ao que o etnopsiquiatra Tobie Nathan denominou “sociedade de universo único” e é, portanto, inoperante no candomblé baiano. Ao final do artigo sugiro, com base em diversas situações vivenciadas durante a pesquisa de campo, que o termo “prevenção” é um descritor mais adequado para aquilo que eu, inicialmente, classificara como “paranoia”.
Reativar a feitiçaria e outras receitas de resistência – pensando com Isabelle Stengers
Authors: Sztutman Renato
Published: April 2018

Este ensaio busca explorar os sentidos de reclaim – cuja tradução oscilará entre “reativação” e “retomada” – do modo como figura em textos de envergadura mais política da filósofa da ciência Isabelle Stengers. Num diálogo constante com a escritora e ativista neopagã Starhawk, Stengers discute as possibilidades de reativar ou retomar certas práticas marginalizadas e desqualificadas pelo mundo moderno-capitalista – como a magia e a feitiçaria – vendo aí modalidades de resistência política e possibilidades de recuperação de um “comum”. O foco será lançado em dois livros de Stengers – La sorcellerie capitaliste (com Philippe Pignarre) e Au temps des catastrophes – nos quais são tematizadas receitas de resistência, que exigem práticas de “desenfeitiçamento”, bem como um alinhamento com Gaia.
O papel do exotismo na arte contemporânea internacional na era da globalização – um estudo empírico das revistas internacionais de arte de 1971 a 2010
Authors: Yun Kusuk
Published: April 2018

Na era da globalização, a visibilidade dos artistas não ocidentais tornou-se cada vez mais importante. Ao tentar melhorar a diversidade global e o relativismo cultural, surgiu uma forma cultural autêntica. Como resultado, os artistas periféricos podem ser tentados a representar a própria identidade cultural como um novo valor estético, mas através de uma imagem estereotipada adaptada ao gosto ocidental. Através do estudo de artigos sobre artistas japoneses, chineses e coreanos publicados em revistas internacionais de arte, analisaremos o crescimento de sua visibilidade e o desenvolvimento de clichês e estereótipos em relação a eles. Pretendemos descobrir se o sentimento de exotismo gerado pelos meios de comunicação de massa, através da transmissão de imagens estereotipadas, desempenha um papel importante na determinação da visibilidade dos países não ocidentais na arte contemporânea internacional.
Qual cosmos, quais cosmopolíticas? Comentário sobre as propostas de paz de Ulrich Beck
Authors: Latour Bruno
Published: April 2018

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A proposição cosmopolítica
Authors: Stengers Isabelle
Published: April 2018

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Magia, visão e ação
Authors: Starhawk Miriam Simos
Published: April 2018

Culturas indígenas e antigas tradições espirituais centradas na Terra, vindas da Europa e do Oriente Médio, veem o mundo como relacional, como uma teia de vida interconectada. Essa percepção introduz perspectivas fundamentais para enfrentarmos as grandes crises de nosso tempo: colapso ambiental massivo em escala global, além da enorme disfunção social e política dele derivada. Precisamos de ferramentas e de uma visão clara de outras possibilidades para a cura de ecossistemas, de sistemas sociais e indivíduos, bem como de estratégias de organização, criação de redes e enfrentamento do poder. Baseando-se em sua ficção visionária e em décadas de trabalho dedicados à permacultura, ao ativismo e à espiritualidade centrada na Terra, Starhawk sugere como podemos levar adiante essa mudança.
Rationale and Design of the CONCERT-HF Trial (Combination of Mesenchymal and c-kit
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Cardiac Stem Cells As Regenerative Therapy for Heart Failure)
Authors: Bolli Roberto , Hare Joshua M. , March Keith L. , Pepine Carl J. , Willerson James T. , Perin Emerson C. , Yang Phillip C. , Henry Timothy D. , Traverse Jay H. , Mitrani Raul D. , Khan Aisha , Hernandez-Schulman Ivonne , Taylor Doris A. , DiFede Darcy L. , Lima João A.C. , Chugh Atul , Loughran John , Vojvodic Rachel W. , Sayre Shelly L. , Bettencourt Judy , Cohen Michelle , Moyé Lem , Ebert Ray F. , Simari Robert D.
Published: April 2018

Rationale:

Autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and c-kit
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cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) are 2 promising cell types being evaluated for patients with heart failure (HF) secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy. No information is available in humans about the relative efficacy of MSCs and CPCs and whether their combination is more efficacious than either cell type alone.

Objective:

CONCERT-HF (Combination of Mesenchymal and c-kit
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Cardiac Stem Cells As Regenerative Therapy for Heart Failure) is a phase II trial aimed at elucidating these issues by assessing the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transendocardial administration of autologous MSCs and CPCs, alone and in combination, in patients with HF caused by chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy (coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction).

Methods and Results:

Using a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter, multitreatment, and adaptive design, CONCERT-HF examines whether administration of MSCs alone, CPCs alone, or MSCs+CPCs in this population alleviates left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction, reduces scar size, improves quality of life, or augments functional capacity. The 4-arm design enables comparisons of MSCs alone with CPCs alone and with their combination. CONCERT-HF consists of 162 patients, 18 in a safety lead-in phase (stage 1) and 144 in the main trial (stage 2). Stage 1 is complete, and stage 2 is currently randomizing patients from 7 centers across the United States.

Conclusions:

CONCERT-HF will provide important insights into the potential therapeutic utility of MSCs and CPCs, given alone and in combination, for patients with HF secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Clinical Trial Registration:

URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT02501811.
New Light on the Ten Jubilees of 11QMelchizedek (11Q13)
Authors: Feldman Ariel
Published: April 2018

This note suggests a new reading and reconstruction of the oft-cited 11QMelchizedek 2:6–8. This passage is a part of the “pesher for the last days” expounding on Lev 25:13 and Deut 15:2. Its vision of future liberation from spiritual captivity to Belial relies on the language and conceptual framework of the Jubilee Year. Moreover, the pesher refers to a temporal scheme of ten Jubilees. The new reading helps clarify the precise timing of the eschatological redemption, “the beginning of the first Jubilee after [the] te[n] Jubilees,” and its implication for the scroll’s scriptural exegesis.
Autonomy or Disavowal of Socioeconomic Context
Authors: Praznik Katja
Published: April 2018

In the context of late capitalism, cultural producers have contributed to the process of precarisation by embracing ideas of autonomy, concomitantly contributing to neoliberal policies and political-economy. I scrutinise the claim for the autonomy of the arts in Eastern Europe, a context that exemplifies the transition from socialism to the neoliberal era. The analysis foregrounds the precarious working conditions of cultural producers during the transition from self-managed socialism to the independent nation-state of Slovenia. In Slovenia, the precarisation of artists had already begun in the 1980s when the socialist government implemented the Law for the Independent Cultural Workers, still in place today. I demonstrate that cultural producers address their working conditions in ideological terms (autonomy), instead of approaching them in terms of class relations that govern cultural production (labour issues). Hence, the claim for autonomy is a strategically misguided response to the dismantling of the welfare state.
Kaviengella jeffkinchi, a new genus and species of symbiotic shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Papua New Guinea
Authors: ŠOBÁŇOVÁ ANNA , ĎURIŠ ZDENĚK
Published: April 2018

A very small adult specimen of symbiotic palaemonid shrimp collected from Kavieng Lagoon, N.W. New Ireland Island, Papua New Guinea, is described as a new genus and species. Due to the slender subcylindrical body, reduced rostrum, elongated eyes and distolaterally produced uropodal exopods, the new species is somewhat similar to shrimps of the endosymbiotic sponge genus Nippontonia. Both second pereiopods are lost, but the specimen is unique by its bidentate scaphocerites, an apical corona of spiniform teeth on the mandibular molar process, five posterior telson cuspidate setae from which the median and intermediate ones are long, hooked, and the broadly spoon-like dactyli of the first pereiopods chelae with marginal pectination. Based on those characters, the new genus is without parallel among all symbiotic palaemonid shrimps. Its close phylogenetic relationship to the spongobiotic genera Nippontonia, Onycocaridella, and Thaumastocaris, is also confirmed by molecular comparison.
New species for Virgilia Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera, Lophopidae), genus review and key to species
Authors: SOULIER-PERKINS ADELINE , NAVASERO MARIO , YAP SHERYL , WILSON MICHAEL R.
Published: April 2018

Two new species of the lophopid genus Virgilia Stål 1866, are described and illustrated, V. cocovora Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. and V. imuganensis Soulier-Perkins sp. nov. A key to the species of the genus is provided. Photos for the four Virgilia species are presented and the male terminalia illustrations are given. A comment on the potential pest status of one of the described species, V. cocovora, is given.
Climate Response to Aerosol Geoengineering: A Multimethod Comparison
Authors: Muri Helene , Tjiputra Jerry , Otterå Odd Helge , Adakudlu Muralidhar , Lauvset Siv K. , Grini Alf , Schulz Michael , Niemeier Ulrike , Kristjánsson Jón Egill
Published: April 2018

Considering the ambitious climate targets of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C, with aspirations of even 1.5°C, questions arise on how to achieve this. Climate geoengineering has been proposed as a potential tool to minimize global harm from anthropogenic climate change. Here, an Earth system model is used to evaluate the climate response when transferring from a high CO2 forcing scenario, RCP8.5, to a middle-of-the-road forcing scenario, like RCP4.5, using aerosol geoengineering. Three different techniques are considered: stratospheric aerosol injections (SAI), marine sky brightening (MSB), and cirrus cloud thinning (CCT). The climate states appearing in the climate geoengineering cases are found to be closer to RCP4.5 than RCP8.5 and many anthropogenic global warming symptoms are alleviated. All three techniques result in comparable global mean temperature evolutions. However, there are some notable differences in other climate variables due to the nature of the forcings applied. CCT acts mainly on the longwave part of the radiation budget, as opposed to MSB and SAI acting in the shortwave. This yields a difference in the response, particularly in the hydrological cycle. The responses in sea ice, sea level, ocean heat, and circulation, as well as the carbon cycle, are furthermore compared. Sudden termination of the aerosol injection geoengineering shows that the climate very rapidly (within two decades) reverts to the path of RCP8.5, questioning the sustainable nature of such climate geoengineering, and simultaneous mitigation during any such form of climate geoengineering would be needed to limit termination risks.
Long-term results after traumatic knee joint dislocations
Authors: Ull Christopher , Seybold Dominik , Königshausen Matthias , Schildhauer Thomas , Geßmann Jan
Published: April 2018

Traumatic knee joint dislocations belong to the most serious injuries of the lower extremity with a high rate of neurovascular injuries, soft tissue injuries and compartment syndromes. The aim of the study was to determine the long-term results of patients with traumatic knee joint dislocations after conservative and operative treatment of the ligaments. In addition, differences between the two therapies were investigated and what kind of incidents and complications occurred.

All patients with traumatic knee joint dislocation were included over a time period of 25 years (1990 to 2014). 119 patients with 121 traumatic knee joint dislocations were hospitalized during this time. A conservative treatment of the ligaments was performed in 48 knee joint dislocations (39.7%) and an operative treatment in 73 injuries (60.3%). After an average follow-up of 10.9 ± 6.7 years, 38 patients with 39 knee joint dislocations were examined. Significance was set to p < 0.05.

Patients with operative ligament care showed significantly better flexion compared to patients with conservative treatment of the ligaments (p < 0.033). A median of 76 points (range 34 - 100 points) was achieved in the Lysholm score. 56.2 points (range 45.3 - 71.1 points) were achieved in the SF-36 mental health score and 43.7 points (range 21.2 - 59.6 points) in the SF-36 physical heatlh score. The subjective part of the IKDC 2000 showed a median score of 60.9 points (range 32.1 - 97.7 points). Patients with operative ligament care showed better results in the scores, however, without achieving any significance.Posttraumatic arthrosis was found in 47% of all radiologically-re-examined patients in the Kellgren-Lawrence score.

The long-term results showed a satisfactory knee function with physical limitations in the health-related quality of life. However, a reduced range of motion as well as a posttraumatic osteoarthritis of the affected knee joint often appeared, which was independent of the therapy strategy. Patients with operative ligament care showed better results in the scores without any significane, but achieved a significantly better flexion than patients with conservative treatment of the ligaments.
Designs for the Pluriverse
Authors: Escobar Arturo
Published: April 2018

In Designs for the Pluriverse Arturo Escobar presents a new vision of design theory and practice aimed at channeling design's world-making capacity toward ways of being and doing that are deeply attuned to justice and the Earth. Noting that most design—from consumer goods and digital technologies to built environments—currently serves capitalist ends, Escobar argues for the development of an “autonomous design” that eschews commercial and modernizing aims in favor of more collaborative and placed-based approaches. Such design attends to questions of environment, experience, and politics while focusing on the production of human experience based on the radical interdependence of all beings. Mapping autonomous design’s principles to the history of decolonial efforts of indigenous and Afro-descended people in Latin America, Escobar shows how refiguring current design practices could lead to the creation of more just and sustainable social orders.
Facile Fabrication of Flexible Bacterial Cellulose/Silica Composite Aerogel for Oil/Water Separation
Authors: Wang Qidong , Asoh Taka-Aki , Uyama Hiroshi
Published: April 2018

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)-modified bacterial cellulose (BC)/silica composite aerogel was prepared by a facile sol-gel process followed by freeze-drying. The obtained composite aerogel showed excellent hydrophobicity and flexibility, making it a promising oil sorbent for oil/water separation.
Simultaneous sequencing of coding and noncoding RNA reveals a human transcriptome dominated by a small number of highly expressed noncoding genes
Authors: Boivin Vincent , Deschamps-Francoeur Gabrielle , Couture Sonia , Nottingham Ryan M. , Bouchard-Bourelle Philia , Lambowitz Alan M. , Scott Michelle S. , Abou-Elela Sherif
Published: April 2018

Comparing the abundance of one RNA molecule to another is crucial for understanding cellular functions but most sequencing techniques can target only specific subsets of RNA. In this study, we used a new fragmented ribodepleted TGIRT sequencing method that uses a thermostable group II intron reverse transcriptase (TGIRT) to generate a portrait of the human transcriptome depicting the quantitative relationship of all classes of nonribosomal RNA longer than 60 nt. Comparison between different sequencing methods indicated that FRT is more accurate in ranking both mRNA and noncoding RNA than viral reverse transcriptase-based sequencing methods, even those that specifically target these species. Measurements of RNA abundance in different cell lines using this method correlate with biochemical estimates, confirming tRNA as the most abundant nonribosomal RNA biotype. However, the single most abundant transcript is 7SL RNA, a component of the signal recognition particle. Structured noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs) associated with the same biological process are expressed at similar levels, with the exception of RNAs with multiple functions like U1 snRNA. In general, sncRNAs forming RNPs are hundreds to thousands of times more abundant than their mRNA counterparts. Surprisingly, only 50 sncRNA genes produce half of the non-rRNA transcripts detected in two different cell lines. Together the results indicate that the human transcriptome is dominated by a small number of highly expressed sncRNAs specializing in functions related to translation and splicing.
Les vies méditerranéens de Fantômas
Authors: Artiaga Loïc , Flitouris Lampros
Published: April 2018

Fantômas forme un réseau de romans et de films à épisodes circulant dans l’espace méditerranéen à partir des années 1910. Récits d’aventures d’un criminel sans visage forgés en France, ces fictions connaissent un succès important dans le Sud de l’Europe et dans le Maghreb colonisé. La plasticité ontologique des romans populaires constitue un atout pour leur mobilité. Le processus s’affranchit des problèmes de format, de langue et même de respect des trames narratives initiales. Cette malléabilité constitue aussi un défi pour les historiens qui entendent documenter le phénomène. Traduits et diffusés par des éditeurs travaillant souvent sans l’aval des auteurs, mal conservés par les fonds des principales bibliothèques, dissimulés derrière des titres modifiés, les Fantômas méditerranéens sont néanmoins des objets dont la longévité et les multiples variations tout au long du XXe siècle éclairent les logiques de la culture de masse. Celle-ci homogénéise l’imaginaire médiatique tout en l’acclimatant à des contextes culturels divers.
Review of: Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman, DICTATORS AND DEMOCRATS: MASSES, ELITES AND REGIME CHANGE, Princeton: Princeton University Press 2016
Authors: Rizas Sotiris
Published: April 2018

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Darwinism and the Survival of Religion
Authors: Brooke John Hedley
Published: April 2018

It is a great honour and privilege to give the Constantinos Th. Dimaras Lecture for 2016. I am grateful to the National Hellenic Research Foundation for the opportunity to do so and to Dr Efthymios Nicolaidis for kindly issuing the invitation.In our age of the internet, there are few topics that excite such strong opinions in the blogosphere as the relations between science and religion. Deeply embedded in the consciousness, both scholarly and popular, of Western Europe is the belief that science and religion have continuously been, and must be, in conflict. This belief has been described as “the idea that wouldn’t die”, despite excellent historical research drawing attention to its shortcomings. It is certainly not the only view. Those, including scientists themselves, who represent different religious traditions, have often argued that, when “science” and “religion” are properly understood, there can be a deeper relationship of harmony, or at least compatibility, between them. When, during the 1960s, I studied the history of science at Cambridge University, I realised that these two master narratives of conflict and harmony are too general to capture the complexity of historical controversy and debate. One of my aims in this lecture is to illustrate this complexity by examining religious responses to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Longitudinal serological measures of common infection in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort
Authors: Mitchell Ruth E. , Jones Hannah J. , Yolken Robert H. , Ford Glen , Jones-Brando Lorraine , Ring Susan M. , Groom Alix , FitzGibbon Sophie , Smith George Davey , Timpson Nicholas John
Published: April 2018

Antibodies against pathogens provide information on exposure to infectious agents and are meaningful measures of past and present infection. Antibodies were measured in the plasma of children that are the offspring in a population-based birth cohort, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Plasma was collected during clinics at age 5, 7, 11 and 15 years. The antigens examined include: fungal (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); protozoan (Toxoplasma gondii and surface antigen 1 of T. gondii); herpes viruses (cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex virus type 1); common colds (influenza virus subtypes H1N1 and H3N2); other antigens (measles); animal (feline herpes virus, Theiler’s virus); bacteria (Helicobacter pylori); dietary antigens (bovine casein alpha protein, bovine casein beta protein). Alongside the depth of data available within the ALSPAC cohort, this longitudinal resource will enable the investigation of the association between infections and a wide variety of outcomes.
Preschool teachers’ and Early Years Teacher curriculum student teachers’ assessments of content, pedagogy and technology knowledge and integration of this knowledge
Authors: Luik Piret , Taimalu Merle
Published: April 2018

Digitehnoloogia on kujunenud hariduse osaks alates lasteaiast ning ka kutsestandardis on koolieelse lasteasutuse õpetaja läbiva pädevusena sätestatud digipädevus. Paljud lasteaiaõpetajad on aga õppinud ajal, mil digitehnoloogia polnud veel õppekavas. Artikli eesmärk on selgitada ja võrrelda lasteaiaõpetajate ning kooli eelse lasteasutuse õpetajaks õppivate üliõpilaste hinnanguid oma aine-, pedagoogika- ja tehnoloogiateadmistele TPACKi raamistikust lähtudes. Andmeid koguti 2014.–2015. aastal Eesti kontekstis valideeritud ankeedi abil 62-lt Tartu Ülikooli koolieelse lasteasutuse õpetaja õppekava üliõpilaselt ja 136-lt Tartu lasteaia õpetajalt. Tulemused näitavad, et kui pedagoogika- ja aineteadmisi hindavad lasteaiaõpetajad kõrgemalt kui üliõpilased, siis tehnoloogia integreerimise teadmistes puudub uuritavate rühmade vahel oluline erinevus. Seega tuleks pöörata enam tähelepanu juba töötavate lasteaiaõpetajate täienduskoolitustele.
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Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment of Two Street Foods Sold in a Kenyan Town with Regard to Salmonella Contamination
Authors: Imathiu Samuel
Published: April 2018

Street sold foods have gained popularity in recent times, particularly in developing countries where their sale is often unregulated, hence, has a potential to transmitting pathogenic microorganisms which are of public health concern. A survey of two street foods, kachumbari (a type of a vegetable salad) and mandazi (a type of a wheat-based flour snack) was carried out in a Kenyan town to determine the prevalence and conduct a quantitative microbiological risk assessment to estimate the risks of infection due to consumption of the two products contaminated with Salmonella. A prevalence of 19% (16 out of 86 samples) and 7% (6 out of 86 samples) was observed for kachumbari and mandazi respectively. A risk assessment model composed of three different steps (nodes) comprising finished product (processed ready-to-eat), waiting (storage) period and consumption was used for the microbiological risk assessment. Models built in excel spreadsheets using @Risk software package, version 6 (Palisade USA) was used to obtain the inputs, outputs, and run the Monte Carlo simulations at 5000 iterations. The model estimated that in 95% of the cases, the consumers of kachumbari would be exposed to a maximum dose of 8.30 x 104 Salmonella cells per single serving. On the other hand, in 95% of the cases, consumers of mandazi would be exposed to a maximum dose of 4.0 x 104 Salmonella cells per single serving. The model also predicted that 64.3% and 69% of the population was at risk of developing salmonellosis upon consumption of contaminated kachumbari and mandazi respectively. The results indicate that these two products can contribute to high levels of salmonellosis morbidity. Nevertheless, a significant reduction in the level of ingested Salmonella cells in kachumbari and mandazi could be attained through a reduction of the prevalence of the pathogen contamination at or before the point of sale by the employment of good hygienic practices during their preparation and subsequent handling, in addition to enforcement of food hygiene regulations regarding street foods to ensure microbiologically safe foods are sold to the consumers. In order to improve the accuracy of this risk assessment model, more data, whenever available should be used in such studies.
Lowering Effect of Selenium and Yogurt on Nuts Contaminated With Aflatoxins Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats
Authors: Alsuhaibani Amnah M. A.
Published: April 2018

Nuts which contaminated with aflatoxins are potent to hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic agents. Herein, we were assessed the ability of selenium and yogurt to ameliorate aflatoxin-contaminated nut-induced hepatotoxicity in experimental rats. Relative to the control group, the aflatoxin-contaminated nut-fed rats has been reduced body weight gain and feed efficiency ratio (FER), whereas those rats given selenium or yogurt, or both, and consumed 3% aflatoxin-contaminated nuts showed no significant decrease in body weight gain or decrease in FER. Food intake did not vary significantly between the groups. After 60 days, alanine and aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyltransferase activities were increased in the serum of rats fed aflatoxin-contaminated nuts, suggesting hepatic damage. The 3% aflatoxin-contaminated nut-fed group has been reduced total protein and serum, liver glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase(GPX and SOD) enzymes but elevated creatinine, urea, uric acid, bilirubin and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, as well as liver MDA, compared to the control group. Moreover, we were found that feeding of the rats by selenium, yogurt or both could be normalize of liver and antioxidant enzyme levels (GPX, SOD, and MDA), as well as total protein, albumin, globulin, and uric acid contents. Based on our findings, we were proposed that selenium and yogurt could reduce the side effects of hepatotoxicity in experimental rats that have consumed aflatoxin-contaminated nuts.
Mapping of agro-ecological zones of North-West India in context to climate change using Geographical Information System
Authors: SINGH MOHAN , AGGARWAL R.K.
Published: April 2018

A study was conducted to quantify agro-climatic and agro-ecological zones in north-west India using 34 years (1980-1914) weather data of twenty two agro-meteorological stations of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The weather data and the coordinates were converted into decimal system for each meteorological station, for spatial analysis. The map of north-west India was digitized and thermal, humidity, rainfall and moisture index and Length of growing period layers were prepared in the GIS environment using Arc GIS 10.1. These layers were combined by union operation and polygons were grouped into different zones. The moisture index and length of growing period zones were integrated with other spatial input layers of soil texture on logical manner to demarcate different agro-climatic and agro-ecological zones and sub zones. Based on texture the soils of study area were broadly characterized in five classes. North-west India was divided into ten agro-climatic zones as Z-1 to Z-10 and thirty six sub agro-ecological zones which represent homogeneity with respect to climate, growing periods and soil texture, which covers all features of abiotic crop environment. These zones helped to adjust cropping season according to moisture, temperature, vegetations and their combination regime. A shift in climatic belt was observed towards south-west as moist sub humid zone in Haryana which did not exist in old climatic map of Haryana. Itwas a new zone noticed in this state. The south-western limit of dry sub humid zone shifted about 40 km and of semi-arid zone shifted to about 60 km. The study will be very useful in the planning of farming system as well as cropping systems and may fill the gaps in ecological zonation of the area.
Spider Diversity in Kavvayi River Basin, Kerala, Southern India
Authors: Jose Alex Chembakassery , Sudhin Puthoor Pattammal , Prasad Prejith Madasseril , Sreejith Kalpuzha Ashtamoorthy
Published: April 2018

Kavvayi river basin is a typical lateritic biotope situated in the Northern part of Kerala, which holds various ecological units such as lateritic vegetation, agro-ecosystems, seasonal pools, Grass lands, Kanams, Sacred groves, Mangrove marsh and riparian vegetation. Many of these microhabitats are unique in character and poorly documented. A preliminary study was conducted to document the diversity of spider fauna inhabiting in the different ecosystems of Kavvayi river basins. India is having 1,686 species of spiders belonging to 60 families and 438 genera, which constitutes 3.6% of world’s spider population. The present study resulted in the documentation of 112 species of spiders belonging to 81 genera and 21 families. Araneidae was the most dominant family which constitutes 21.5% of the total spider species collected. The second dominant family was Salticidae which constitutes 19.5% of total spider population. Guild structure analysis of the collected spiders revealed seven feeding guilds, namely stalkers, orb web builders, ambushers, foliage runners, space web builders, ground runners and wandering sheet weavers. The spider fauna of this ecosystem is qualitatively rich due to varied microhabitats, which supports high floral and faunal diversity. The present study suggests a detailed investigation at ecosystem level to understand the role of spiders in ecosystem function.
Tropical Forest and Ecosystem Services in Indian Context
Authors: Yaduv V. K. , Srivastava A. K. , Khare P. K.
Published: April 2018

Tropical forest are sensitive, adaptive and vital ecosystem. They cover approximately 7% dry land area on earth. The productive, protective and regulative functions of the forests are economically valuable enough to the tune of billion of US $ per year. The goods and services including timber, food, fodder, medicines, hydrological cycle, shelter, culture, aesthetic and recreation are provided by them. Growing development is causing threat to the existence of these useful and important ecosystem. Major threat to these forests are population explosion, growing urbanization, agriculture, industrialization, deforestation, overexploitation of resources, excessive mining, climate change, fragmentation and habitat destruction. These factors have been destroying the forests very rapidly putting a great number of plants and animals in danger of extinction. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate a correct conservation strategy and sound management plan for restoration of these critical ecosystem.
A AUTOFICÇÃO FANTÁSTICA AUTOPORTRAIT EN VERT DE MARIE NDIAYE OU O “EU” QUE VACILA COMO UM RIO TURVO
Authors: PAULA Irene De
Published: April 2018

O presente artigo se inscreve no contexto da reflexão sobre o papel da literaturana constituição de subjetividades na contemporaneidade pós-moderna. A fimde problematizar oposições intransponíveis entre “escritas de si” e narrativasficcionais, verossímil e inverossímil, real e fictício, buscarei pensar as estratégiasnarrativas empregadas por Marie NDiaye, no “autorretrato fantástico” Autoportraiten vert, para se inscrever literariamente enquanto singularidade. Trata-se demostrar como a construção ou a desintegração da realidade operando em diversossentidos – que vão do anuviamento interior (presente fantástico) à encenaçãoe (re)apropriação do “eu” pela escrita (presente na narrativa autoficcional) –afetariam a busca identitária e a expressão da alteridade da autora-narradora,sinalizando para uma impossibilidade de realização plena no mundo real.
AMBIÊNCIAS HÍBRIDAS-FORMATIVAS NA EDUCAÇÃO ONLINE: DESAFIOS E POTENCIALIDADES EM TEMPOS DE CIBERCULTURA
Authors: Ribeiro Mayra Rodrigues Fernandes , Carvalho Felipe Da Silva Ponte de , Santos Rosemary Dos
Published: April 2018

Este artigo – teórico – problematiza as noções de educação online (EOL), desenho didático em ambiências híbridas-formativas, formação, autoria e docência, a partir da cena sociotécnica emergente conectada em rede, que denominamos de cibercultura. Apostamos na EOL como um dos fenômenos da cultura contemporânea em rede, discutindo os desdobramentos de suas fases e de seus fundamentos e tencionando que essa modalidade de ensino exige metodologia própria, práticas educativas contextualizadas e docência voltada para a interatividade e colaboração.  Por fim, partimos do pressuposto que o papel da docência é fundamental na EOL, ela é responsável não só pelo processo de mediação entre o objeto a ser conhecido e os/as cursistas, como também por todo o processo formativo, atuando nas problematizações em sala de aula, promovendo autorias e partilhas de experiências e na ampliação dos reportórios culturais e de conhecimentos.
ENTRE ROTAS, NEXOS E REDES COLABORATIVAS: NOTAS DE UM MEMORIAL ACADÊMICO
Authors: Damasceno Handherson Leyltton Costa , Onofre Joelson Alves
Published: April 2018

Resenha do livro "Entre rotas, nexos e redes colaborativas: notas de um memorial acadêmico", de Edvaldo Souza Couto.
EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING BY TRAINING EXPERTISE IN BURKINA FASO – A FRENCH DISTANCE LEARNING MASTER DEGREE
Authors: Gasse Profa Dra Stéphanie
Published: April 2018

Educational intervention for the development of engineering by training expertise in Burkina Faso - A French distance learning Master Degree
O envolvimento de médicos legistas do Rio de Janeiro com as torturas durante a ditadura civil-militar de 1964-1985
Authors: Carneiro Mauro Brandão
Published: April 2018

Este artigo analisa os trâmites e os desfechos de processos ético-profissionais no Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CREMERJ) que envolveram médicos legistas denunciados pelo Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais, acusados de emitir laudos falsos de militantes assassinados sob tortura, laudos esses que na verdade confirmavam a versão oficial da repressão: mortos por “atropelamento”, “tiroteio” ou “suicídio”. O levantamento mostra que a maioria destes processos foi arquivada por prescrição. A discussão aborda esta temática sob a ótica de que crimes como participação ou conivência com a tortura deveriam ser imprescritíveis, confrontando com o arcabouço jurídico vigente. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: médicos legistas; tortura; ética; prescrição.
The indications and donor-site morbidity of tibial cortical strut autografts in the management of defects in long bones
Authors: Lauthe O. , Soubeyrand M. , Babinet A. , Dumaine V. , Anract P. , Biau D. J.
Published: April 2018

Aims

The primary aim of this study was to determine the morbidity of a tibial strut autograft and characterize the rate of bony union following its use.

Patients and Methods

We retrospectively assessed a series of 104 patients from a single centre who were treated with a tibial strut autograft of > 5 cm in length. A total of 30 had a segmental reconstruction with continuity of bone, 27 had a segmental reconstruction without continuity of bone, 29 had an arthrodesis and 18 had a nonunion. Donor-site morbidity was defined as any event that required a modification of the postoperative management. Union was assessed clinically and radiologically at a median of 36 months (IQR, 14 to 74).

Results

Donor-site morbidity occurred in four patients (4%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1 to 10). One patient had a stress fracture of the tibia, which healed with a varus deformity, requiring an osteotomy. Two patients required evacuation of a haematoma and one developed anterior compartment syndrome which required fasciotomies. The cumulative probability of union was 90% (95% CI 80 to 96) at five years. The type of reconstruction (p = 0.018), continuity of bone (p = 0.006) and length of tibial graft (p = 0.037) were associated with the time to union.

Conclusion

The tibial strut autograft has a low risk of morbidity and provides adequate bone stock for treating various defects of long bones. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:667–74.
The positive predictive value of asymmetrical skin creases in the diagnosis of pathological developmental dysplasia of the hip
Authors: Anderton M. J. , Hastie G. R. , Paton R. W.
Published: April 2018

Aims

The aim of this study was to identify the association between asymmetrical skin creases of the thigh, buttock or inguinal region and pathological developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Patients and Methods

Between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2016, all patients referred to our unit from primary or secondary care with risk factors for DDH were assessed in a “one stop” clinic. All had clinical and sonographic assessment by the senior author (RWP) with the results being recorded prospectively. The inclusion criteria for this study were babies and children referred with asymmetrical skin creases. Those with a neurological cause of DDH were excluded. The positive predictive value (PPV) for pathological DDH was calculated.

Results

A total of 105 patients met the inclusion criteria. There were 71 girls and 34 boys. Only two were found to have pathological DDH. Both also had unilateral limited abduction of the hip in flexion and a positive Galeazzi sign with apparent leg-length discrepancy. Thus, if the specialist examination of a patient with asymmetrical skin creases was normal, the PPV for DDH was 0%.

Conclusion

Isolated asymmetrical skin creases are an unreliable clinical sign in the diagnosis of pathological DDH. Greater emphasis should be placed on the presence of additional clinical signs to guide radiological screening in babies and children. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:675–9.
‘Rail and Nail’ bifocal management of atrophic femoral nonunion
Authors: Davda K. , Heidari N. , Calder P. , Goodier D.
Published: April 2018

Aims

The management of a significant bony defect following excision of a diaphyseal atrophic femoral nonunion remains a challenge. We present the outcomes using a combined technique of acute femoral shortening, stabilized with a long retrograde intramedullary nail, accompanied by bifocal osteotomy compression and distraction osteogenesis with a temporary monolateral fixator.

Patients and Methods

Eight men and two women underwent the ‘rail and nail’ technique between 2008 and 2016. Proximal locking of the nail and removal of the external fixator was undertaken once the length of the femur had been restored and prior to full consolidation of the regenerate.

Results

The mean lengthening was 7 cm (3 to 11). The external fixator was removed at a mean of 127 days (57 to 220). The mean bone healing index was 28 days/cm and the mean external fixation index was 20 days/cm (11 to 18). There were no superficial or deep infections.

Conclusion

This small retrospective study shows encouraging results for a combined technique, enabling compression of the femoral osteotomy, alignment, and controlled lengthening. Removal of the fixator and proximal locking of the nail reduces the risk of complications and stabilizes the femur with the maximum working length of the nail. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:634–9.
Outcome of autologous bone grafting with preservation of articular cartilage to treat osteochondral lesions of the talus with large associated subchondral cysts
Authors: Sawa M. , Nakasa T. , Ikuta Y. , Yoshikawa M. , Tsuyuguchi Y. , Kanemitsu M. , Ota Y. , Adachi N.
Published: April 2018

Aims

The aim of this study was to evaluate antegrade autologous bone grafting with the preservation of articular cartilage in the treatment of symptomatic osteochondral lesions of the talus with subchondral cysts.

Patients and Methods

The study involved seven men and five women; their mean age was 35.9 years (14 to 70). All lesions included full-thickness articular cartilage extending through subchondral bone and were associated with subchondral cysts. Medial lesions were exposed through an oblique medial malleolar osteotomy, and one lateral lesion was exposed by expanding an anterolateral arthroscopic portal. After refreshing the subchondral cyst, it was grafted with autologous cancellous bone from the distal tibial metaphysis. The fragments of cartilage were fixed with 5-0 nylon sutures to the surrounding cartilage. Function was assessed at a mean follow-up of 25.3 months (15 to 50), using the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot outcome score. The radiological outcome was assessed using MRI and CT scans.

Results

The mean AOFAS score improved from 65.7 (47 to 81) preoperatively to 92 (90 to 100) at final follow-up, with 100% patient satisfaction. The radiolucent area of the cysts almost disappeared on plain radiographs in all patients immediately after surgery, and there were no recurrences at the most recent follow-up. The medial malleolar screws were removed in seven patients, although none had symptoms. At this time, further arthroscopy was undertaken, when it was found that the mean International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) arthroscopic score represented near-normal cartilage.

Conclusion

Autologous bone grafting with fixation of chondral fragments preserves the original cartilage in the short term, and could be considered in the treatment for adult patients with symptomatic osteochondral defect and subchondral cysts. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:590–5