bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Analysis of Factors Affecting Postnatal Depression Intervention Adherence
Authors: Omisade Omobolanle , Good Alice , Fitch Tineke , Briggs Jim
Published: November 2017

Adjunct mobile support for postnatal depression could promote treatment adherence and long-term maintenance of behavioural change. The aim of this article is to establish the factors that determine adherence to postnatal depression intervention and support. Also, this article is intended to establish attitudes that women have towards postnatal depression intervention and support. Eighty-four women with a previous diagnosis of postnatal depression completed an online questionnaire on their previous use of postnatal depression intervention and factors inhibiting adherence, as well as attitudes towards the intervention. Results showed that adjunct support and combining multiple interventions would improve adherence. The provision of treatment guidance will also positively enhance treatment uptake and retention. Therefore, these factors should be considered for the development of theory-based adjunct mobile application for postnatal depression.
E-Commerce and IT Projects
Authors: Hee Wenqi Jacintha , Jalleh Geoffrey , Lai Hung-Chih , Lin Chad
Published: November 2017

Hospitals and healthcare organizations are facing an increasingly competitive business environment which demands the efficient use and appropriate evaluation of their tangible and intangible resources and competencies in order to continuously improve their organizational performance. The management of e-commerce/IT outsourcing is a crucial management issue for hospitals and healthcare organizations in recent years since only a small proportion of these organizations have reaped the expected benefits from their outsourcing projects. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to better understand the investment evaluation and benefits realization practices and processes of Australian and Taiwanese hospitals that have outsourced their e-commerce/IT systems. This article provides the opportunity to examine outsourcing practices of a highly developed economy (Australia) and a newly industrialized economy (Taiwan). Some e-commerce/IT outsourcing issues and challenges confronted by hospitals in Australia and Taiwan will be identified, discussed and presented. The findings of this study will assist hospitals and other healthcare organizations to formulate appropriate strategies to better handle the potential issues and challenges in undertaking e-commerce/IT outsourcing projects.
A longitudinal observation of a patient with normal tension glaucoma
Authors: Sithole Hlupheka L.
Published: November 2017

Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a disease associated with normal intraocular pressure (10 mmHg – 21 mmHg) that may lead to irreversible blindness if misdiagnosed or left untreated over a period of time. The author observed a patient with NTG over a period of 5 years (from 2013 to 2017). The initial visual field analysis results (2014) showed mild visual field defects because of NTG at the start of the 5-year period. Although the patient was also diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition associated with optic nerve head damage, following years of noncompliance to treatment of NTG and follow-up eye examination schedules, the patient’s visual field defects were found to have progressed by the year 2017. It is therefore important for optometrists to apply due diligence when examining patients with NTG in order to expedite intervention and prevention of visual impairment and blindness.
Estrés y síndrome de desgaste profesional en la organización de eventos en el sector de las agencias de comunicación
Authors: Bermejo-Casado Irene , Campos García de Quevedo Gloria , Sánchez-Bayón Antonio
Published: November 2017

Este estudio analiza el estrés y desgaste profesional en la organización de eventos en el marco de las agencias de comunicación en España (seleccionadas entre las principales del sector). El objetivo es comprobar si los organizadores de eventos, dados los picos de trabajo de su actividad, sufren más estrés que otros profesionales de la comunicación y cuál es su tolerancia. La metodología se basa en los cuestionarios MBI-GS y CRL para obtener una medida del estrés y desgaste profesional y su tolerancia respectivamente. El diseño consta de dos grupos: 1) profesionales del sector de la organización de eventos (n=96); 2) profesionales de la comunicación (grupo control, n=96). Esto permite comparar las medias obtenidas en cada grupo y en cada cuestionario para conocer qué grupo tiene puntuaciones más altas en estrés laboral y en tolerancia. Los resultados permitirán dilucidar si los picos de trabajo, por la organización de eventos, suponen un motivo o no de un mayor estrés y desgaste de los profesionales del sector.
Case Report: First Coinfection Report of Mixed Leishmania infantum/Leishmania major and Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Report of a Case of Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran
Authors: Badirzadeh Alireza , Mohebali Mehdi , Sabzevari Sadaf , Ghafoori Majid , Arzamani Kourosh , Seyyedin Mohammad , Hashemi Seyed Ahmad
Published: November 2017

Visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is the third most common opportunistic disease in immunosuppressed patients, such as those affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Although the reports have been characterized as Leishmania/HIV coinfections, the occurrence of a mixed infection by two Leishmania species in HIV-positive patients is rare. Here, we present an atypical case of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) in a 26-year-old HIV-positive man. The diagnosis of DCL was established using skin biopsy and histopathology examinations and confirmed by molecular techniques. This is the first case of a Leishmania/HIV coinfection due to a mixed infection of Leishmania infantum/Leishmania major in Iran.
Dora Maar y Margaret Michaelis: dos fotógrafas frente al arte y la arquitectura
Authors: López Rivera Fco. Javier
Published: November 2017

El interés por la labor callada del artista en su estudio o la atención continuada a la lenta gestación de la arquitectura, han sido constantes desde hace tiempo. Los buenos fotógrafos han estado siempre dispuestos a poner su mirada atenta sobre estos procesos. Resulta sumamente interesante desgranar lo ocurrido en este campo en las primeras décadas del siglo xx, y muy especialmente en los años que precedieron a la guerra civil española. De aquellos años, me fijaré en las figuras de dos mujeres fotógrafas –Dora Maar y Margaret Michaelis–, que entendieron el seguimiento de los procesos creativos como parte fundamental de su creación artistica y, gracias a las cuales, descubriremos a sus autores, visualizaremos los escenarios de su gestación y disfrutaremos con la plástica de sus procesos constructivos.
Entre lo cristalino y lo transparente. El rascacielos en la Friedrichstrasse de Mies van der Rohe
Authors: Resano Resano David
Published: November 2017

Los arquitectos expresionistas apreciaron el simbolismo cristalino del vidrio. Unos años más tarde el Movimiento Moderno ensalzó su transparencia. Mies van der Rohe dibuja su propuesta para el concurso de Rascacielos en la Friedrichstrasse en 1921, en un momento de transición entre ambas corrientes arquitectónicas. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la documentación gráfica elaborada por Mies como ejemplo de este cambio de tendencia. Su representación del cierre acristalado evoluciona desde el reflejo casi opaco hacia una transparencia parcial que hace visible la estructura interior. Este proceso confirma la importancia de la concepción estructural de la forma arquitectónica. Estos dibujos muestran el principio de una poética de lo trasparente, tanto para su autor como para la arquitectura moderna.
Los collages de la casa Resor de Mies van der Rohe como transparencia fenomenal
Authors: Vallespín Muniesa Aurelio , Cervero Sánchez Noelia , Cabodevilla-Artieda Ignacio
Published: November 2017

La aplicación del concepto trasparencia fenomenal al collage, según la definición de C. Rowe y R. Slutzky, desde su origen en el cubismo a la obra de Mies van der Rohe, desencadena una reflexión sobre cómo concibe el espacio. Se toma como base el proyecto de la casa Resor para analizar cómo se manifiesta en los collages, por su carácter inherente a la organización de las figuras, y se deduce cómo se hubiera hecho sensible en su espacio al poner en relación los elementos que lo conforman.
El zigurat y la espiral. Caminos cruzados en la configuración del Museo Moderno
Authors: Falcón Meraz José Manuel
Published: November 2017

El inicio de las Vanguardias marcó un periodo de crisis para el museo y su arquitectura. A pesar de ello, existirían propuestas visionarias realizadas por grandes figuras del Movimiento Moderno, como Le Corbusier y Wright. A través de su legado gráfico, se observará la coincidencia de sus soluciones basadas en las formas ancestrales del zigurat y la espiral, utilizadas como una innovación tipológica, aunque desde posturas proyectuales particulares. Si Le Corbusier ensayó la plástica del espacio expositivo en las áreas sociales de sus casas y continuó dibujando y variando su arquetipo de museo como un zigurat de planta cuadrada, hasta compactarse en la espiral de crecimiento ilimitado; Wright, por su parte, comenzó ideando uno de planta circular, cuya geometría nació en las rampas del planetario Gordon Strong, para después invertirlo y crear un recorrido helicoidal descendente único, donde forma y función son uno mismo.
Los modelos de New Babylon: del urbanismo unitario al modelo digital.
Authors: Colombo Ruiz Sergio
Published: November 2017

La idea del urbanismo unitario germinó en la Internacional Situacionista, pero fueron las maquetas de New Babylon, del artista holandés Constant Nieuwenhuys las que le dieron forma como centro de variadas formas de expresión. Fue una propuesta de ciudad futura resultado de una nueva cultura, que emergería de ciudadanos constructores del espacio colectivo de forma lúdica y creativa en una deriva continua, con la tecnología a su disposición.

Sus modelos contienen ideas que parecen esbozar la realidad digital actual, y el surgir de una nueva cultura desde las pantallas. Ante esta dinámica y su acción en la representación arquitectónica, se toman como referencia para contrastar con el modelo digital que da pie a revisar el valor de la maqueta y su pertinencia como forma de expresión.
Análisis y reconstrucción virtual. El Mercado de Ruzafa del arquitecto José María Manuel Cortina Pérez
Authors: Girbés Pérez Jorge
Published: November 2017

El levantamiento gráfico de elementos de nuestro Patrimonio Arquitectónico, en la actualidad a primeros del siglo xxi, está apoyado en el Escáner Laser 3D. Pero este sistema es inservible si nuestro “Edificio” dejó de existir. De este sistema podemos pasar a un levantamiento por fotogrametría, apoyándonos en imágenes, y proyectos de intervención sobre el mismo. Pero el problema surge, cuando las imágenes que se disponen son ambientales y poco adecuadas para su aplicación para fotogrametría y si a esto le añadimos el que no tenemos o no existen Proyectos de intervención sobre el edificio; nos queda el Proyecto original y la capacidad del arquitecto en que su proyecto una vez construido, sea lo mas fiel posible a los dibujos originales que en su día trazó, por encargo de sus clientes.

En esta situación nos encontramos con el “desaparecido” Mercado de Ruzafa de Valencia, del arquitecto José María Manuel Cortina Pérez.
Euro-Atlantic winter storminess and precipitation extremes under 1.5 °C versus 2 °C warming scenarios
Authors: Barcikowska Monika J. , Weaver Scott J. , Feser Frauke , Russo Simone , Schenk Frederik , Stone Dáithí A. , Zahn Matthias
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Severe winter storms in combination with precipitation extremes pose a serious threat to Europe. Located at the south-east exit of the North Atlantic's storm track, European coastlines are directly exposed to impacts by high wind speeds, storm floods and coastal erosion. In this study we analyze potential changes in simulated winter storminess and extreme precipitation which may occur under 1.5 °C or 2 °C warming scenarios. Here we focus on a first simulation suite of the atmospheric model CAM5 performed within the HAPPI project and evaluate how changes of the horizontal model resolution impact the results regarding atmospheric pressure, storm tracks, wind speed and precipitation extremes. The comparison of CAM5 simulations with different resolution indicates that an increased horizontal resolution to 0.25° is not only refining regional-scale information, but also improves large-scale atmospheric circulation features over the Euro-Atlantic region. The zonal bias in SLP and wind fields, which is typically found in low-resolution models, is considerably reduced. This allows us to analyze potential changes in regional- to local-scale extreme wind speeds and precipitation in a more realistic way. Our analysis of the future response for the 2 °C warming scenario generally confirms previous model simulations suggesting a poleward shift and intensification of the meridional circulation the Euro-Atlantic region. Additional analysis suggests that this shift occurs mainly after exceeding the 1.5 °C global warming level, when the midltatitude jetstream manifests a strengthening north-eastward. At the same time, this north-east shift of the storm tracks allows an intensification and north-east expansion of the Azores high leading to a tendency of less precipitation across the Bay of Biscay and North Sea. Regions impacted by the strengthening of the midlatitude jet, such as the northwest coasts of British Isles, Scandinavia and the Norwegian Sea, and over the North Atlantic east from Newfoundland experience an increase in the mean as well as daily and sub daily precipitation and wind extremes and storminess suggesting an important influence of increasing storm activity in these regions in response to global warming.
SWRT: A package for semi-analytical solutions of surface wave propagation, including mode conversion, across transversely aligned vertical discontinuities
Authors: Datta Arjun
Published: November 2017

Abstract. We present a suite of programs that implement decades-old algorithms for computation of seismic surface wave reflection and transmission coefficients at a welded contact between two laterally homogeneous quarter-spaces. For Love as well as Rayleigh waves, the algorithms are shown to be capable of modelling multiple mode conversions at a lateral discontinuity, which was not shown in the original publications or in the subsequent literature. Only normal incidence at a lateral boundary is considered so there is no Love-Rayleigh coupling, but incidence of any mode and coupling to any (other) mode can be handled. The code is written in Python and makes use of SciPy's Simpson's rule integrator and NumPy's linear algebra solver for its core functionality. Transmission side results from this code are found to be in good agreement with those from finite difference simulations. In today's research environment of extensive computing power, the coded algorithms are arguably redundant but SWRT can be used as a valuable testing tool for the ever evolving numerical solvers of seismic wave propagation. SWRT is available via GitHub (https://github.com/arjundatta23/sw_reftrans.git).
Total Global Solar Radiation Estimation with Relative Humidity and Air Temperature Extremes in Ireland and Holland
Authors: Ekici Can , Teke Ismail
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Solar radiation is the earth's primary energy source for all biochemical and physical activities. Accurate knowledge of the solar radiation is important in engineering applications. This study aimed to calibrate some of the existing models in the literature for estimating daily total global solar radiation parameter using available measuring records (maximum and minimum air temperatures) and new models were developed based on maximum and minimum air temperatures, relative humidity and relative humidity extremes. Applicability of the Hargreaves model, Allen model, Bristow-Campbell model and Chen model were evaluated for computing the daily total solar global radiation, the geographical and meteorological data of Irish and Dutch cities were used. Meteorological data were taken from Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute and Irish Meteorological Service. The models were compared on the basis of error tests which were mean percentage error (MPE), mean bias error (MBE), root mean square error (RMSE) and Nash-Sutcliffe equation (NSE). And, monthly MPE errors were given for each model. This study proposed new estimation models which were based on daily average relative humidity, relative humidity extremes and temperature extremes. Error analyses were applied to these models and results were given in the study.
Characterization agricultural vulnerability to drought in the Northeast of Brazil
Authors: Silva Bruce K. N. , Lucio Paulo S. , Silva Cláudio M. S. , Spyrides Maria H. C. , Silva Madson T. , Andradre Lara M. B.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The main objective was to create an indicator of agricultural vulnerability to drought in the Northeast of Brazil (NEB). The data used for precipitation belong to ANA (Agência Nacional das Águas) considering the climatological norm from 1979–2008. Data on agricultural productivity and demographic characteristics were obtained in the agricultural census of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in 2006 and, finally, data on natural disasters in the period 1991–2010 with CEPED (Centro de Estudose Pesquisasem Engenhariae Defesa Civil). The Multivariate Statistical Analysis Factorial technique allowed to reduce the number of variables and to estimate a model of the sensitivity component that reproduced 42 % of the original variance, besides the factors trying to represent the productive dynamics of the NEB. The results show that the Southern NEB presented the highest degree of agricultural vulnerability (17,81–121,44) in the 2000 census, when compared to the census of 2010. In the Southwest it is observed that a part of the semi-arid region presented a moderate degree (0,74–1,08) and much higher in extension when compared to the 2000 census, evidencing that exposure to drought does not directly influence the agricultural sensitivity in the most productive areas of the region. The adaptive capacity factor presented significant results for the composition of the indicator of agricultural vulnerability, mainly in the semi-arid region that varied from (0,71–5,42). In this way, it is concluded that, between the census, the southern and central part of the NEB reduced agricultural vulnerability, but the region should benefit from early warning systems as well as the development and adoption of natural resources and technology management, with the objective of ducating producers about the potential impacts of extreme events.
Forecast skill score assessment of a relocatable ocean prediction system, using a simplified objective analysis method
Authors: Onken Reiner
Published: November 2017

Abstract. A relocatable ocean prediction system (ROPS) was employed to an observational data set which was collected in June 2014 in the waters to the west of Sardinia (western Mediterranean) in the framework of the REP14-MED experiment. The observational data, comprising more than 6000 temperature and salinity profiles from a fleet of underwater gliders and shipborne probes, were assimilated in the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), which is the heart of ROPS, and verified against independent observations from ScanFish tows by means of the forecast skill score as defined by Murphy(1993). A simplified objective analysis (OA) method was utilised for assimilation, taking account of only those profiles which were located within a predetermined time window W. As a result of a sensitivity study, the highest skill score was obtained for a correlation length scale C = 12.5 km, W = 24 h, and r = 1, where r is the ratio between the error of the observations and the background error, both for temperature and salinity. Additional ROPS runs showed that (i) the skill score of assimilation runs was mostly higher than the score of a control run without assimilation, (i) the skill score increased with increasing forecast range, and (iii) the skill score for temperature was higher than the score for salinity in the majority of cases. Further on, it is demonstrated that the vast number of observations can be managed by the applied OA method without data reduction, enabling timely operational forecasts even on a commercially available personal computer or a laptop.
Detecting high spatial variability of ice shelf basal mass balance, Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Authors: Berger Sophie , Drews Reinhard , Helm Veit , Sun Sainan , Pattyn Frank
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Ice shelves control the dynamic mass loss of ice sheets through buttressing and their integrity depends on the spatial variability of their basal mass balance (BMB), i.e. the difference between refreezing and melting. Here, we present an improved technique – based on satellite observations – to capture the small-scale variability in the BMB of ice shelves. As a case study, we apply the methodology to the Roi Baudouin Ice Shelf, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, and derive its yearly averaged BMB at 10 m horizontal gridding. We use mass conservation in a Lagrangian framework based on high-resolution surface velocities, atmospheric-model surface mass balance and hydrostatic ice-thickness fields (derived from TanDEM-X surface elevation). Spatial derivatives are implemented using the total-variation differentiation, which preserves abrupt changes in flow velocities and their spatial gradients. Such changes may reflect a dynamic response to localized basal melting and should be included in the mass budget. Our BMB field exhibits much spatial detail and ranges from −14.7 to 8.6 m a−1 ice equivalent. Highest melt rates are found close to the grounding line where the pressure melting point is high, and the ice shelf slope is steep. The BMB field agrees well with on-site measurements from phase-sensitive radar, although independent radar profiling indicates unresolved spatial variations in firn density. We show that an elliptical surface depression (10 m deep and with an extent of 0.7 km × 1.3 km) lowers by 0.5 to 1.4 m a−1, which we tentatively attribute to a transient adaptation to hydrostatic equilibrium. We find evidence for elevated melting beneath ice shelf channels (with melting being concentrated on the channel's flanks). However, farther downstream from the grounding line, the majority of ice shelf channels advect passively (i.e. no melting nor refreezing) toward the ice shelf front. Although the absolute, satellite-based BMB values remain uncertain, we have high confidence in the spatial variability on sub-kilometre scales. This study highlights expected challenges for a full coupling between ice and ocean models.
Rapidly changing subglacial hydrological pathways at a tidewater glacier revealed through simultaneous observations of water pressure, supraglacial lakes, meltwater plumes and surface velocities
Authors: How Penelope , Benn Douglas I. , Hulton Nicholas R. J. , Hubbard Bryn , Luckman Adrian , Sevestre Heïdi , van Pelt Ward J. J. , Lindbäck Katrin , Kohler Jack , Boot Wim
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Subglacial hydrological processes at tidewater glaciers remain poorly understood due to the difficulty in obtaining direct measurements and lack of empirical verification for modelling approaches. Here, we investigate the subglacial hydrology of Kronebreen, a fast-flowing tidewater glacier in Svalbard during the 2014 melt season. We combine observations of borehole water pressure, supraglacial lake drainage, surface velocities and plume activity with modelled run-off and water routing to develop a conceptual model that thoroughly encapsulates subglacial drainage at a tidewater glacier. Simultaneous measurements suggest that an early-season episode of subglacial flushing took place during our observation period, and a stable efficient drainage system effectively transported subglacial water through the northern region of the glacier tongue. Drainage pathways through the central and southern regions of the glacier tongue were disrupted throughout the following melt season. Periodic plume activity at the terminus appears to be a signal for modulated subglacial pulsing, i.e. an internally driven storage and release of subglacial meltwater that operates independently of marine influences. This storage is a key control on ice flow in the 2014 melt season. Evidence from this work and previous studies strongly suggests that long-term changes in ice flow at Kronebreen are controlled by the location of efficient/inefficient drainage and the position of regions where water is stored and released.
Validez y confiabilidad del cuestionario para medir la adherencia al tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedad cardiovascular
Authors: Achury-Beltrán Luisa Fernanda
Published: November 2017

Objetivo: elaborar y validar un instrumento para medir la adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico y no farmacológico de pacientes con diagnóstico de enfermedad cardiovascular, a partir de un referente teórico sustentado en las conductas de adherencia al tratamiento y la autoeficacia. Materiales y métodos: se detalla el proceso de validez facial, de contenido y de constructo realizado al instrumento, así como las pruebas de confiabilidad. El instrumento fue sometido a evaluación por parte de 6 expertos, 380 adultos de diferentes características sociodemográficas y posteriormente aplicado a 145 pacientes con diagnóstico de enfermedad cardiovascular isquémica. Resultados: se obtuvo un cuestionario con 29 ítems, 6 dimensiones, un alfa de Cronbach de 0,837 y un puntaje entre 29-174, lo que indica que a mayor puntaje mejor adherencia. Conclusiones: se considera un instrumento útil para determinar conductas terapéuticas de adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes con enfermedad cardiovascular isquémica, pues está sustentado en un constructo teórico que se fundamenta, por una parte, en las conductas de adherencia y, por otra, en la autoeficacia como predictor de esta, lo que amplía el abordaje de medición del fenómeno incluida la determinación de las capacidades que perciben los pacientes para poder llevar a cabo un tratamiento.
Public Infrastructure Availability on Development Disparity
Authors: Rohima Siti , Yuliana Saadah , Bashir Abdul , Hafiz Nazirwan
Published: November 2017

This study to determine the availability of public infrastructures such as roads, electricity, and water on the development disparities of districts/cities in South Sumatera.This study using a quantitative approach. Technical analysis of using Williamson index and panel regression model. The results of the study found that public infrastructure such as electricity and water have negative sign and significant effect on development disparities districts/cities in South Sumatera. This means that an increase in the amount of electricity and water infrastructure can reduce development disparities. In contrast, road infrastructure has a positive effect on development disparities. It means that increasing road infrastructure increases development disparity in districts/cities in South Sumatera Province.
Response of Jatropha integerrima Plants Irrigated with Different Levels of Saline Water to Nano Silicon and Gypsum
Authors: H. A. Ashour, , M. Mahmoud Abdel Wahab
Published: November 2017

An open field experiment was carried out during 2015 and 2016 seasons at the experimental nursery of the Ornamental Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt. The purpose of present research was to investigate the effect of foliar application of nano silicon with different concentrations and gypsum soil application on growth, flowering and chemical constituents of Jatropha integerrima plants irrigated with different levels of saline water. The concentrations of saline water were (1000, 2000 and 4000 ppm), in addition to tap water (270 ppm) as a control, simultaneously plants were received monthly foliar application of nano silicon 1 and 2 mM or soil application of gypsum at 20 g/plant, either applied individually or in combination.The results showed that, elevating salt concentration in irrigation water decreased vegetative growth characteristics, flowering traits, leaves anatomy and chemical constituents. In contrast, increasing salinity of irrigation water boosted contents of proline, Ca%, Na%, Cl%, total phenolic and flavonoids. On the other hand, foliar application of nano silicon and soil addition of gypsum treatments either individually or in combination had favorable effects on enhancing vegetative parameters and chemical constitutes, meanwhile decreasing accumulation of Na%, Cl%, total phenolic and flavonoids in leaves. It can be concluded that, foliar spray of nano silicon combined with soil addition of gypsum was the best effective and economic treatment recommended for mitigating the harmful effect of salinity stress on Jatropha plants irrigated with saline water at concentration up to 4000 ppm.
A Citizen - Centric Integrated Information System Roadmap for Municipalities
Authors: Ozturan Meltem , Alacam Serkan , Coskun-Setirek Abide , Hakyemez Tugrul Cabir , Kebabci Hanife , Ozturk Elif , Tasan Ersan
Published: November 2017

The purpose of the study is to analyze e-government implementation and effectiveness at the municipal level in the vision of information system (IS) integration and to propose a roadmap for an integrated information system (IIS) for municipalities from the citizens’ perspective. Integration models proposed in the literature are reviewed and merged into a more comprehensive model. Based on the proposed model, integration process occurs under four domains: strategic, organizational, logical and physical. Related approaches of hierarchy, structure, direction and extent are analyzed and evaluated for each domain. Then, IS practices for seven different municipalities are examined and compared to each other so as to evaluate the current situation. At the final stage, a practical structural framework is developed and presented. As a result of the longitudinal interviews with Sarıyer Municipality, the general framework and a roadmap for municipalities are put forward. While this roadmap can be extended further by other researchers, it can also act as a base for practitioners to develop integrated information systems (IIS) for citizen services offered local governments.
Determinants of Organisational Commitment Among Generation -Y in the Malaysian SMEs
Authors: Ganesan Jaya , Mun Lee Kar , Raman Kavitha
Published: November 2017

It is evident from research that Generation-Y constitutes a large proportion in the work force across the globe and hence it is a great challenge to organisations to attract and retain their Gen-Y employees. Various studies have highlighted that the knowledge of organisational commitment is crucial to organisations in developing their long-term performance and growth. This study aims to explore the determinants of organisational commitment among the Generation-Y who are employed in Malaysian SMEs (Johor Baharu, Selangor and KualaLumpur). The data was collected from 200 Gen-Y employees. Variables such as pay and benefits, training, leadership style, organisational culture and job satisfaction using multiple regression revealed that all variables had significant relationship with organisational commitment. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed based on the findings. The study also highlighted recommendations for future research.
Very High Temperature Laboratory CO2 Injection
Authors: Wicaksono Wicaksono , Permadi Pudji , Siagian Utjok W.R. , Samadhi Tjokorde Walmiki
Published: November 2017

Carbon dioxide (CO2) injection is the most promising technique to enhance the recovery of high gravity oil with the existing oil price situation. Even though, challenges still exist for thick and heterogeneous reservoirs at very high temperature. The problems faced in such reservoirs are low displacement efficiency and very high injection pressure requirement for a miscible displacement. The effort being done by researchers to overcome the situations is the use of silica nanoparticle as an agent to form CO2-silica nanoparticle foam. Currently, the related literature shows that CO2 miscible displacement is rarely performed at very high temperature and consequently no relevant effort has been made to investigate the stability of CO2-silica nanoparticle foam, while there are many oil reservoirs with temperature of higher than 250 oF. Therefore, related studies on such situations are needed. The present work consists of two stages. First, slimtube and coreflood experiments of CO2 injection are conducted at about 270 oF, respectively, to both determine the Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) of the selected live oil system and the oil recovery. Secondly, CO2-silica nanoparticle foam stability in various brine salinity at such high temperature will be investigated and effectiveness of the selected stable foam will be tested through an oil displacement using native cores.In this paper, the results of both slimtube and coreflood experiments are first presented. A live paraffinic oil with 34 oAPI is used. The standard slimtube apparatus is employed. Stacked core composing of three native core plugs of different permeability ranging from 75 to 503 milidarcies are used to represent rock heterogeneity. At a temperature of 270 oF, MMP of the oil obtained from the slimtube experiment is 2960 psi, about 100 psi higher than that obtained from the coreflood experiment. The slimtube test gives oil recovery 94.2% and the coreflood as expected yields lower recovery, 84% of the initial oil in place. The importance of the tests is two folds that the MMP of the oil system is firmly known while the existing empirical correlations estimate the values ranging from 2718 to 5578 psi and a relatively low coreflood oil recovery suggests further investigation of stability of CO2-silica nanoparticle foam at that temperature in an attempt for enhancing the oil recovery.
Establishing the Contexts of Disruptive Behaviours and Psychological Implications among Pre-Primary and Primary School Pupils
Authors: Ngozi Igbo Janet , Oboegbulem Angie , Ezenwaji Ifeyinwa
Published: November 2017

The study attempted to examine the contexts under which disruptive behaviors occur among pupils in pre-primary and primary schools in Nsukka Urban. The population of the study comprised all pre-primary and schools pupils. A sample of one hundred and sixty-four (164) pupils (both male and female) was drawn. Data was collected through observation. The mean was adopted for answering the research questions. The findings indicated that the context under which disruptive behaviors were displayed by pupils, include the following: when child lacks writing materials, when the environment is noisy, when the child is oppressed by his or her classmates, when the child is frustrated and when the child lacks adequate communication. The findings also indicated that with male pupils, disruptive behaviors occur frequently under all the five items, while with the female pupils disruptive behaviors occur frequently under four of the items and occur slightly on one the items. The psychological implications were also addressed in the study.
Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Condyles in a Patient Treated Due to Lymphoma. A Case Study
Authors: Graboń Kamil , Paczesny Łukasz , Kruczyński Jacek
Published: November 2017

Periarticular avascular osteonecrosis is one of the most severe joint diseases and may result in complete joint destruction. It may affect patients after chemotherapy involving regimens including steroids.
The paper describes the case of a female patient who was just under 18 years old when she underwent surgery due to bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral condyles that developed in the course of treatment of a haematological malignancy. The aim of the paper is to present clinical and imaging-based assessment of the outcome of surgical treatment by reconstruction of osteochondral joint defects with a collagen membrane and bone grafts.
In this patient, radiographic and clinical improvement of the joints treated was noted in a 24-month follow-up period.
The available literature indicates that this is the first example of using this technique in the treatment of articular lesions associated with osteonecrosis caused by aggressive chemotherapy. The so-called “sandwich” technique is useful in these cases and may be recommended by the present authors.
Zachowania związane z aktywnością fizyczną są czynnikiem predykcyjnym endogennej modulacji bólu u osób starszych
Authors: Naugle Kelly M. , Ohlman Thomas , Naugle Keith E. , Riley Zachary A. , Keith NiCole R.
Published: November 2017

Osoby starsze w porównaniu z młodszymi dorosłymi charakteryzują się zwiększonym torowaniem bólu endogennego i zmniejszoną zdolnością do endogennego hamowania bólu, co potencjalnie naraża je na zwiększone ryzyko bólu przewlekłego. Dotychczasowe wyniki badań sugerują, że wyższe poziomy aktywności fizycznej, deklarowane przez badane osoby, związane są ze skuteczniejszym hamowaniem bólu oraz mniejszym torowaniem bólu w ilościowych badaniach czucia u zdrowych dorosłych. Jednakże żadna z prac nie badała bezpośrednio związku pomiędzy zachowaniami związanymi z aktywnością fizyczną i modulacją bólu u osób starszych. Obecne badanie sprawdzało czy obiektywne mierniki zachowań związanych z aktywnością fizyczną w badaniu przekrojowym są czynnikiem predykcyjnym hamowania bólu w teście warunkowanej modulacji bólu (conditioned pain modulation, CPM) oraz torowania bólu w teście sumacji czasowej (temporal summation, TS) u zdrowych osób starszych. Pięćdziesiąt jeden osób starszych nosiło akcelerometr na wysokości bioder przez 7 dni oraz przeszło testy CPM oraz TS. Pomiary czasu spędzonego w pozycji siedzącej, na lekkiej aktywności fizycznej (light physical activity, LPA) oraz umiarkowanej do intensywnej aktywności fizycznej (moderate to vigorous physical activity, MVPA) uzyskano z akcelerometru. Hierarchiczne regresje liniowe przeprowadzono, aby określić związek TS oraz CPM z poziomami aktywności fizycznej, kontrolując jednocześnie zmienne demograficzne, psychologiczne oraz uzyskane z kwestionariuszy. Wyniki wskazują, że siedzący tryb życia oraz LPA są istotnym statystycznie czynnikiem predykcyjnym hamowania bólu w teście CPM – mniej czasu spędzonego w pozycji siedzącej oraz większa ilość czasu LPA powiązane są ze zwiększoną zdolnością hamowania bólu. Dodatkowo, MVPA jest czynnikiem predykcyjnym torowania bólu w teście TS – większa ilość czasu MVPA związana jest z mniejszą TS bólu. Te wyniki sugerują, że różne typy aktywności fizycznej mogą na różne sposoby wpływać na procesy hamowania i torowania bólu u osób starszych.
Farmakoterapia bólu u pacjenta
leczonego lekami psychotropowymi –
dlaczego należy zachować ostrożność?
Authors: Kutaj-Wąsikowska Halina , Woroń Jarosław , Siwek Marcin , Kutaj-Wąsikowska Halina
Published: November 2017

Farmakoterapia bólu u pacjenta, który równocześnie leczony jest z powodu chorób psychicznych
jest znacznym wyzwaniem terapeutycznym. Zarówno wpływ analgetyków, szczególnie opioidowych, na stan
psychiczny pacjenta oraz wpływ leków psychotropowych na efektywność i bezpieczeństwo analgezji sprawiają, że
każdorazowo należy dokładnie rozważyć konsekwencje tak prowadzonej terapii skojarzonej. Co więcej interakcje,
szczególnie farmakokinetyczne, zachodzące pomiędzy lekami psychotropowymi i analgetykami mogą być
przyczyną powikłań w farmakoterapii bólu. Szczególnie jest to widoczne w medycynie paliatywnej gdzie pacjenci
doznają wielu, często wielopoziomowych interakcji, które stają się przyczyną pogorszenia ich stanu klinicznego.
W pracy przedstawiono najczęstsze interakcje, które mogą wystąpić u pacjenta leczonego analgetykami, u którego
istnieje konieczność jednoczasowego podawania leków psychotropowych.
It takes all of us working towards Academic Integrity
Authors: Kruithof Koos
Published: November 2017

The rise of plagiarism is often related to the shift from an analogue to a digital society. Due to the availability of information which makes it possible to discover quickly lots of information on specific subjects it is easy for learners to take information from another source. This fact shows that Academic Integrity is a challenge for those who are concerned with quality of education and research. Academic Integrity can be difficult to measure. There is also a risk that Academic Integrity is being taken for granted. The process of defining what Academic Integrity is and being both visible and practical in demonstrating its impact can do much to reconfirm its importance. There is work to be done and guidance needed. Examples and clear definitions with plans for execution are needed now.These examples and definitions are already present in the academic community. The challenge is to give this community the confidence to share their best practices with their peer institutions. For learners, the importance of Academic Integrity goes beyond a set of rules with which to understand black and white behaviour; Academic Integrity Policy is the rock which helps to understand what to do in grey situations. The temptation and ease with which learners can take short sighted decisions can be better combatted with a more thorough understanding of the long term impact for themselves, their academic work, career and society more widely.But how to start the conversation with learners about integrity and what do we say? How can we prepare learners for an academic life?
University as a publisher – how to create an efficient and low-threshold scholarly publishing process
Authors: Mure Laura
Published: November 2017

Aalto University established its own publication series in 2011 and the current annual publication volume is almost 300 items. Most of the publications are doctoral dissertations. The integral part of the publication activities is the web service called publication platform The proposed poster would discuss how the publication platform functions from the view-point of an author, how it integrates into other existing systems, such as the institutional repository, and to the services of the university printing house. As such, it provides a case example on how to create an efficient and low-threshold scholarly publishing process, which integrates university’s own publications into diverse publication repositories and research information systems used by universities today.
Development of medical informatics in China over the past 30 years from a conference perspective and a Sino-American comparison
Authors: Liang Jun , Wei Kunyan , Meng Qun , Chen Zhenying , Zhang Jiajie , Lei Jianbo
Published: November 2017

Background

As the world’s second-largest economy, China has launched health reforms for the second time and invested significant funding in medical informatics (MI) since 2010; however, few studies have been conducted on the outcomes of this ambitious cause.

Objective

This study analyzed the features of major MI meetings held in China and compared them with similar MI conferences in the United States, aiming at informing researchers on the outcomes of MI in China and the US from the professional conference perspective and encouraging greater international cooperation for the advancement of the field of medical informatics in China and, ultimately, the promotion of China’s health reform.

Methods

Qualitative and quantitative analyses of four MI meetings in China (i.e., CMIAAS, CHINC, CHITEC, and CPMI) and two in the US (i.e., AMIA and HIMSS) were conducted. Furthermore, the size, constituent parts and regional allocation of participants, topics, and fields of research for each meeting were determined and compared.

Results

From 1985 to 2016, approximately 45,000 individuals attended the CMIAAS and CPMI (academic), CHINC and CHITEC (industry), resulting in 5,085 documented articles. In contrast, in 2015, 38,000 and 3,700 individuals, respectively, attended the American HIMSS (industry) and AMIA (academic) conferences and published 1,926 papers in the latter. Compared to those of HIMSS in 2015, the meeting duration of Chinese industry CHITEC was 3 vs. 5 days, the number of vendors was 100 vs. 1,500+, the number of sub-forums was 10 vs. 250; while compared to those of AMIA, the meeting duration of Chinese CMIAAS was 2 vs. 8 days, the number of vendors was 5 vs. 65+, the number of sub-forums was 4 vs. 26. HIMSS and AMIA were more open, international, and comprehensive in comparison to the aforementioned Chinese conferences.

Conclusions

The current MI in China can be characterized as “hot in industry application, and cold in academic research.” Taking into consideration the economic scale together with the huge investment in MI, conference yield and attendee diversity are still low in China. This study demonstrates an urgent necessity to elevate the medical informatics discipline in China and to expand research fields in order to maintain pace with the development of medical informatics in the US and other countries.
Surface Water pCO2 Variations and Sea‐Air CO2 Fluxes During Summer in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
Authors: Burgers T. M. , Miller L. A. , Thomas H. , Else B. G. T. , Gosselin M. , Papakyriakou T.
Published: November 2017

Based on a 2 year data set, the eastern Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Baffin Bay appear to be a modest summertime sink of atmospheric CO2. We measured surface water CO2 partial pressure (pCO2), salinity, and temperature throughout northern Baffin Bay, Nares Strait, and Lancaster Sound from the CCGS Amundsen during its 2013 and 2014 summer cruises. Surface water pCO2 displayed considerable variability (144–364 μatm) but never exceeded atmospheric concentrations, and average calculated CO2 fluxes in 2013 and 2014 were −12 and −3 mmol C m−2 d−1 (into the ocean), respectively. Ancillary measurements of chlorophyll a reveal low summertime productivity in surface waters. Based on total alkalinity and stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) data, a strong riverine signal in northern Nares Strait coincided with relatively high surface pCO2, whereas areas of sea‐ice melt occur with low surface pCO2. Further assessments, extending the seasonal observation period, are needed to properly constrain both seasonal and annual CO2 fluxes in this region.
Seasonal and Diurnal Variations of Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) Over the Indian Peninsula
Authors: Muhsin M. , Sunilkumar S. V. , Venkat Ratnam M. , Krishna Murthy B. V. , Parameswaran K.
Published: November 2017

Seasonal and diurnal variations in the thermal structure of the troposphere and lower stratosphere with special reference to the tropical tropopause layer (TTL) are studied using data from 3 h interval radiosonde launches carried out simultaneously from Trivandrum (8.5°N, 76.9°E) and Gadanki (13.5°N,79°E) during December 2010 to March 2014. TTL is defined as the region extending from the level of minimum stability (LMinS) to the level of maximum stability (LMaxS). Above the cold point tropopause (CPT), temperature showed warm anomaly (4–5 K) during summer monsoon (June–September) and cold anomaly (up to −4 K) during winter (December–February). The temperature in the troposphere showed a clear diurnal variation (±0.5 K) with a cold anomaly during early morning and warm anomaly during the day in all the seasons. At Gadanki, the diurnal temperature anomaly in the lower stratosphere showed its phase propagating downward with time, whereas at Trivandrum such variations are not clearly evident. At diurnal timescales, the TTL showed significant variations at LMinS (0.5–1.5 km/5–7 K) and smaller variations at CPT (0.2–0.5 km/2–3 K). In general, the amplitude of the diurnal component is greater than the semidiurnal component for all the TTL parameters, and these amplitudes are relatively larger at Trivandrum than at Gadanki. The observed diurnal variations could be the manifestation of tidal oscillations and/or due to the influence of local convection. Correlation analysis between different TTL parameters indicated a slow transition from a governing adiabatic process in the TTL base to a diabatic process at the TTL top.