bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A New Method for Measuring Fabric Drape with a Novel Parameter for Classifying Fabrics
Authors: Pan Ning , Lin Chengwei , Xu Jun
Published: January 2018

With huge varieties of fabrics, the first challenge for any performance evaluation is to categorize the vast types of the products into fewer, more homogeneous and thus akin groups. Classification or sorting is arguably the first step of any scientific investigation, and comparison of product quality is meaningful only when conducted within a group of comparable products. A new criterion termed fabric linear density λ is first proposed in this paper so that fabrics can in general be divided into 4 groups. The derivation and validation of this parameter are provided.  The importance of fabric drape is almost self-evident, but there is still no effective ways to measure this fabric attribute. The Cusick Drapemeter suffers from its low repeatability and low sensitivity, and is hence not widely or frequently used. The PhabrOmeter, along with the fabric linear density λ, is proposed and demonstrated in this study as a much more efficient alternative for fabric drape test. By actually testing 40 various fabrics, the principle, procedure and results of this method is presented in this paper.
Do Self-Interested Learners Avoid Prosocial Learning?
Authors: Heslop Benjamin , Stojanovski Elizabeth , Paul Jonathan , Bailey Kylie
Published: January 2018

This article assumes that collaborators who adopt a positive-sum, prosocial perspective can build trust-based relationships, which is equivalent to collaborative ability (CA). To improve a collaborator’s CA, we anticipated that content based upon a model of positive-sum collaboration, founded upon ancestral behaviours presented as social norms, might alter a zero-sum, proself, collaborator’s perspective. However, we also postulated that learner’s willingness to engage in positive-sum content may rely on pre-existing prosociality. Intervention participant’s prosociality was assessed via self-assessment of their emotional intelligence (EQ), quality of life (QoL), and goal orientation (GO). Learner’s engagement in online content was assessed by the three stage reached: examine website front matter; examine website content; learn website content. Tukey’s multiple comparison showed a statistically significant difference between stages one and three, in the mean of respondent’s self-assessed QoL. This suggests that participants who wished to learn content had, on average, higher quality of life, and potentially therefore greater prosociality. In general, these findings support a claim that any intervention designed to increase individual prosociality may need to consider the target population’s reticence to engage.
Smart Building: Use of the ANN Approach for Indoor Temperature Forecasting
Authors: Attoue Nivine , Shahrour Isam , Younes Rafic
Published: January 2018

Smart buildings concept aims at the use of the smart technology to reduce energy consumption as well as improvement of the comfort conditions and users’ satisfaction. It is based on the use of smart sensors to follow both outdoor and indoor conditions as well as software for the control of comfort and security devices. The optimal control of the energy devices requires software for indoor temperature forecasting. This paper presents an ANN – based model for the indoor temperature forecasting. The model is developed using data recoded in an old building of the engineering school Polytech’Lille. Data covered both indoor and outdoor conditions. Analysis of the relevance of the input parameters allowed to develop a simplified forecasting model of the indoor temperature that uses only the outdoor temperature as well as the history of the façade temperature as input parameters. The paper presents successively, data collection, the ANN concept used in the temperature forecasting, and finally the ANN model developed for the façade and indoor forecasting. It shows that an ANN-based model using outdoor and façade temperature sensors provides a good forecasting of the indoor temperature. This model could be used for the optimal control of buildings energy devices.
Fully Solution-Processable Fabrication of Multi-Layered Circuits on Flexible Substrate Using Laser
Authors: Ji Seok Young , Choi Wonsuk , Kim Hoon-Young , Jeon Jin-Woo , Cho Sung-Hak , Chang Won Seok
Published: January 2018

The development of printing technologies has enabled the realization of electric circuit fabrication on flexible substrate. However, the current technique remains restricted to single-layer patterning. In this paper, we demonstrate a fully solution-processable patterning approach for multi-layer circuits using a combined method of laser sintering and ablation. Selective laser sintering of silver (Ag) nanoparticle-based ink is applied to make conductive patterns on a heat-sensitive substrate and insulating layer. The laser beam path and irradiation fluence are controlled to create circuit patterns for flexible electronics. Microvia drilling using femtosecond laser through the polyvinylphenol-film insulating layer by laser ablation, as well as sequential coating of Ag ink and laser sintering, achieves an interlayer interconnection between multi-layer circuits. The dimension of microvia is determined by a sophisticated adjustment of laser focal position and intensity. Based on these methods, the flexible electronic circuit with chip-size-package light-emitting diodes was successfully fabricated and demonstrated with functional operations.
Corrosion Inhibition Effect of 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-diamine on Mild Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Solution
Authors: Al-Amiery Ahmed A.
Published: January 2018

The inhibition impacts of 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-diamine (PTDA) on mild steel in 1 M HCl solution were investigated through weight loss method. The inhibition efficiencies of PTDA increase with increase in PTDA concentration at the temperature 303. Weight loss method indicate that PTDA is an excellent inhibitor the inhibition efficiency of 81.5% at the maximum PTDA concentration of 0.5 g/L at the temperature 303K.
Solvent Free-microwave Green Extraction of Essential Oil from Orange Peel (Citrus sinensis L.): Effects on Shelf Life of Flavored Liquid Whole Eggs during Storage under Commercial Retail Conditions
Authors: Aboudaou Malek , Ferhat Mohamed Amine , Hazzit Mohamed , Ariño Agustín , Djenane Djamel
Published: January 2018

A possible way to valorize citrus peels, which are byproducts of the juice extraction industry, is to use them as natural biopreservatives. In this paper we present early results from a compared Solvent Free Microwave Extraction (SFME) with Hydro-Distillation (HD) and Cold Pressing (CP) of essential oils (EOs) using fresh orange peel (Citrus sinensis L. var. Valencia late), a by-product in the production of orange juice in Algeria. The EOs were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). All extracted C. sinensis EOs were chemotype limonene (94.64 to 95.48%). SFME is performed without added any solvent or water. SFME increases EO yield and eliminate wastewater treatment, resulting in a great progress in terms of time and cost efficiency. In its second part, the present study was conducted to evaluate “in vitro”, the antioxidant activities of Solvent Free Microwave (SFM) extracted orange EO by using the DPPH• (2,2-di-phenyl-1-picrilhydrazyl) free radical scavenging assay. The ability of orange EO to scavenge the free radical DPPH• was high, exceeding 80%. The result of the DPPH assay gives an IC50 range value of 89.25 μg/mL (0.09 mg/mL) for the studied sample. Accordingly to the scientific literature, C. sinensis EO tested in the present study presented strong antioxidant activity, when looking to its values of AAI = 1.12 μg/mL. The feasibility of biopreservation used EOs as an alternative to synthetic techniques for liquid whole egg (LWE) stored under commercial retail conditions was investigated. The orange EO extracted by SFM was screened for its antibacterial and antioxidant activities in LWE at concentrations of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5%. The TBA-RS results showed that the EO treatments significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the lipid oxidation in LWE. The long term oxidative, microbial and organoleptical stability of the LWE during display was positively influenced by orange EO treatments. Therefore, the results obtained here confirm that EO treatment as a promising technology to extend the commercial shelf-life of liquid egg products during retail/display.
Is Multi-Faith Paradigm Secularism 2.0? On the Extra-Institutional Development of Multi-Faith Spaces
Authors: Bobrowicz Ryszard
Published: January 2018

The Multi-Faith Spaces (MFS) are a relatively new invention, and yet they quickly gained in significance. On one hand, they are a convenient solution for satisfying needs of people having diverse beliefs in the institutional context of places such as hospitals, schools, airports and the like. On the other hand, as Andrew Crompton pointed out, they are politically significant because the multi-faith paradigm “is replacing Christianity as the face of public religion in Europe” as successor of secularism (2012, p. 493). Due to their ideological entanglement, however, they are often used as the means to promote either a more privatised version of religion, or a certain denominational preference. Two diverse kinds of design are used to achieve these means: negative in the case of the former, and positive for the latter. Neither is without problems, and neither adequately fulfils their primary purpose of serving diverse groups of believers. Both, however, seem to follow the biases and main problems of secularism. In this paper, I analyse recent developments of the MFS to detail their main problems and answer the question, whether the MFS, and the underlying Multi-Faith Paradigm, can be classified as a continuation of secularism.
Soporte nutricional y nutrición parenteral en el paciente oncológico: informe de consenso de un grupo de expertos
Authors: Camblor-Álvarez Miguel , Ocón-Bretón María Julia , Luengo-Pérez Luis Miguel , Viruzuela Juan Antonio , Sendrós-Maroño María José , Cervera-Peris Mercedes , Grande Enrique , Álvarez-Hernández Julia , Jiménez-Fonseca Paula
Published: January 2018

Introducción: La malnutrición es un problema médico frecuente de los pacientes oncológicos que impacta de forma negativa en la calidad de vida. Objetivo: analizar y dar respuesta a diferentes cuestiones a la hora de afrontar el manejo nutricional de un paciente oncológico en la práctica clínica. Métodos: Un grupo multidisciplinar de expertos en Oncología Médica, Farmacia y Nutrición elaboró una lista de temas relacionados con el estado nutricional del paciente oncológico, que fueron agrupados en tres bloques: soporte nutricional; nutrición parenteral (NP) y NP domiciliaria (NPD) en el paciente oncológico. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura que incluyó artículos publicados en español, inglés y francés hasta abril de 2017. El documento se estructuró como un cuestionario con aquellas preguntas que, según el criterio del panel, podrían generar mayor controversia o duda. Resultados: De las 17 cuestiones abordadas, 9 versaron sobre el soporte nutricional; 5 relacionadas con la NP y 3 trataron sobre la NPD. Dentro de las recomendaciones del panel destacar que, en el paciente oncológico, la NP está indicada principalmente cuando no es posible el uso del tubo digestivo y/o la alimentación oral y/o la nutrición enteral no es suficiente o posible. Además, el objetivo de la NPD es mejorar o mantener, el estado de nutrición de un paciente en el ámbito domiciliario. Conclusiones: Esta revisión constituye una herramienta para oncólogos y especialistas responsables del manejo nutricional del paciente con cáncer.
Declaración de Sant Joan d’Alacant en defensa del Acceso Abierto a las publicaciones científicas, del grupo de editores de revistas españolas sobre ciencias de la salud (GERECS).
Authors: Moreno Villares José Manuel
Published: January 2018

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A tanári kérdezési stratégiák egyéni sajátosságai
Authors: Király Flóra
Published: January 2018

A tanulmány bemutatja a tanári kérdezési stratégiák egyéni sajátosságait egy pedagógus 3 videóra rögzített tanóráján keresztül. A tanulmány az ELAN 4.8.1. diskurzuslejegyző szoftver segítségével kapott adatok alapján elemzi a tanórai kérdezési stratégiák legfőbb elemeit, jellemzőit, valamint a vizsgált pedagógus tantermi kommunikációjának a sajátosságait, majd az egyes jelenségeket konkrét példákkal is szemlélteti. Végül foglalkozik a kutatási eredményeknek az iskolai nevelésben, illetve a pedagógusképzésben történő lehetséges alkalmazásával, emellett módszertani javaslatokat fogalmaz meg, amelyeknek a segítségével a kezdő és a gyakorló tanárok hatékonyabbak lehetnek a tanórai kérdések megfogalmazásában, ezáltal pedig a tanulási folyamat is eredményesebbé válhat.
A kétszintű magyar nyelv és irodalom érettségi vizsga 10 éve (2005–2015)
Authors: Szentgyörgyi Rudolf
Published: January 2018

Félelmekkel vegyes várakozások kísérték a kétszintű érettségi rendszer 2005-ös bevezetését. Tíz év elteltével indokolttá vált az új típusú vizsgarendszer tapasztalatainak a megfogalmazása, erre több kutató, kutatócsoport is vállalkozott. E vizsgálatok sorába illeszkedik ez a tanulmány is. 2015 őszén 128 magyartanár véleményének és tapasztalatainak az összegyűjtésével és felhasználásával készült felmérés. A jelen tanulmány e bőséges mintavételnek szánt kérdőíves felmérés nyomán, a vizsgára felkészítő, illetve vizsgáztató pedagógusok nézőpontjából kívánja bemutatni a magyar nyelv és irodalom középszintű érettségi vizsga 2005–2015 közötti évtizedének tapasztalatait, illetve (kitekintésként) ebből a nézőpontból foglalja össze az emelt szintű vizsga és a felsőoktatásba kerülés kapcsolatának a kérdéskörét. A felmérés tartalmazza a vizsgálat időpontjában még tervezett, 2017-től bevezetett változásokról előzetesen megfogalmazott vélemények összegzését is.
Dolegliwości bólowe wynikające z zaburzeń stawów krzyżowo-biodrowych oraz więzadeł działających bezpośrednio i pośrednio na stawy
Authors: Jagucka-Mętel Wioletta , Machoy-Mokrzyńska Anna , Nowicki Adam , Sobolewska Ewa
Published: January 2018

Patologie stawu krzyżowo-biodrowego oraz więzadeł pośrednich i bezpośrednich tego stawu są jedną z przyczyn dolegliwości w obrębie odcinka lędźwiowo-krzyżowego kręgosłupa, pośladka i kończyn dolnych. Dolegliwości bólowe pochodzące z zablokowania stawu krzyżowo-biodrowego mylone są często zobjawami pochodzenia korzeniowego. Zastosowanie odpowiednich testów funkcjonalnych umożliwia postawienie właściwej diagnozy.
Case Study on Successful Deployment of Open Hole Multi Stage Fracturing Completion at a Mature Gas Condensate Field in Pakistan
Authors: Farid Syed Munib , Ahmed Hassaan , Mangi Shahid Hameed , Ali Syed Dost , Ahmed Ijaz , Mahmood Amer
Published: January 2018

With the continuous increase in global energy demands, it has become imperative to get the most out of the existing reserves in developed fields. While focusing on maximizing productivity, the conventional methods of well completions are not always optimal. Cemented Liner Completions in multi-layered reservoirs can at times be in-efficient and thereby create issues of zonal isolation and well integrity, besides causing irreversible damage to reservoir sections. To overcome these obstacles, and to provide an added advantage of selective stimulation in multiple zones, industry is gradually moving towards open-hole multi Stage Frac Completions.

This paper presents an operational overview of first ever deployment of an open-hole completion in a mature gas condensate field located in Potohar region in Pakistan. It had been a norm in this field to hydraulically fracture the two producing zones after cementing the liner. However, often the fold of increase was very marginal despite establishing the hydraulic fracturing design patterns for this field with confidence. In addition, these stimulating operations were frequently compromised because of well and completion design constraints.

Execution of open hole completion resulted in gains in the operational efficiency, improved well productivity and had cost benefits which are analyzed against offset wells completed as cased-hole. One interesting observation made is the comparison of un-stimulated base case for the well under discussion against various offset wells located in the field that were hydraulically fractured and how it outshines them with respect to the net production gains. This can be attributed to the characteristic of open-hole completions that provides maximum reservoir contact with minimal formation damage. Based on this experience, it is recommended on integrating and experimenting with relatively new, yet industry established, ideas into field development plans for mature fields with respect to completion design. This can have a lasting impact in extending the plateau production region of the field.
Stochastic Optimization Approach to Surfactant-Polymer Flooding
Authors: Ahmed Hassaan , Awotunde Abeeb A. , Sultan Abdullah S. , Al-Yousef Hasan Y.
Published: January 2018

The research presents an effective way for the optimization of one of the enhanced oil recovery mechanism; surfactant-polymer flooding by the application of two stochastic evolutionary algorithms namely Covariance Matrix Adaptation-Evolutionary Strategy (CMAES) and Invasive Weed Optimization (IWO). The optimized parameters include the well placement, time duration for water and chemical flooding, and chemical injection rates in injection wells while net present value (NPV) served as the objective function.

Surfactant Polymer (SP) flooding has proved to be an efficient enhanced oil recovery (EOR) mechanism in recent times. Research has been done on the efficiency of SP flooding by optimizing different properties of surfactant and polymer such that the process results in an improved oil recovery. However, these optimizations are based on the sensitivity studies which limit the researchers to search the optimum solution within a specific domain without extensively exhausted the search space. Stochastic techniques, however, showed a way to efficiently optimizes the SP flooding process even with higher number of optimization parameters.

Detailed optimization results for several cases considered in this research are presented. Channeled reservoir and fully heterogeneous reservoir are the two reservoir models used for the optimization of SP flooding process. The maximization of NPV for SP flooding using well placement optimization and without well placement optimization is also compared for both reservoirs utilizing CMAES and IWO. Furthermore, all cases are compared with the base case of simple waterflooding. Statistical analysis is done for all the cases for several realizations and the realizations are ranked according to the best, median and worst, based on the NPV values for each case. The consideration of having such a higher number of optimized parameters is to fully evaluate the potential of considered stochastic optimization techniques to converge to a global maximum for NPV as opposed to conventional sensitivity analysis. Results suggested that these stochastic evolutionary algorithms have a potential to be utilized as the optimization tool for field development of reservoirs having higher number of parameters to be optimized.

The successful evaluation of considered stochastic evolutionary algorithms (CMAES and IWO) proved that these algorithms can successfully be used for the optimization of field development plan under higher number of parameters to be optimized that cannot be achieved using sensitivity analysis or gradient based optimization algorithms.
Water storage variations and their relation to climate factors over Central Asia and surrounding areas over 30 years
Authors: Li Xinwu , Gao Xizhang , Chang Yuting , Mu Dapeng , Liu Hailong , Sun Zhongchang , Guo Jinyun
Published: January 2018

Continental or regional water storage variations (WSVs) are crucial to regional economic development and human society and play an important role in coping with global change. Water scarcity is currently an especially key issue in Central Asia (CA), and therefore the study of WSVs can aid in the adoption of measures for mitigating pressures from contemporary environmental changes and economic development in CA. Based on Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS), and CRU meteorological datasets and a proposed combined filter strategy, WSVs in Central Asia and its surrounding areas over 30 years are investigated in this paper. The results indicate that the WSVs derived from GRACE and GLDAS over CA generally show a decreasing tendency. CRU data demonstrated that CA has been undergoing a warming trend. The water loss in CA may be caused by warming, which will lead to the loss of soil moisture. Moreover, the water mass in the Tibetan Plateau and Tarim basin increases, which may be caused by glacier melting in the Pamirs and Himalaya. The precipitation contributed little to changes in water storage, but at the basin scale, the precipitation anomalies were very similar to the GRACE and GLDAS data, which can be viewed as an indicator of WSVs.
Influence of Seasons and Extenders on Quality and Freezability of Gir Bull Semen under Middle Gujarat Climate
Authors: Chaudhari D. V. , Patel J. A. , Hadiya K. K. , Dhami A. J.
Published: January 2018

The study was conducted to evaluate the seasonal influence (peak winter and summer) and the efficacy of three extenders (egg yolk based TFYG extender and egg yolk free soya bean based commercial extenders Optixcell and Andromed) on quality and freezability of Gir bull semen in Middle Gujarat. Semen ejaculates (6/bull/season, total36) revealed mean ejaculate volume 6.49±0.30 ml, sperm concentration1212.36±58.10 million/ml, progressive motility 74.17±0.78 %, live sperm 81.39±0.80 %, abnormal sperm 7.36±0.31 %, and sperm with intact plasma membrane 81.31±0.98 % and intact acrosome 94.81±0.24 %. Only the progressive sperm motility was significantly (P<0.05) higher(76.39±0.97 % vs. 71.94±1.00 %) with lesser sperm abnormality(6.17±0.37 % vs. 8.56±0.30 %) during winter than in summer. Semen samples split diluted with TFYG, Optixcell and Andromed extenders recorded the overall mean values of progressive sperm motility, livability, abnormality, plasma membrane integrity and acrosomal integrity during winter season as 77.87±0.51, 77.50±0.45, 5.56±0.20,76.02±0.81 and 94.35±0.29 on dilution; 72.41±0.51, 70.50±0.64, 5.96±0.26, 71.20±0.79 and 93.09±0.32 at pre-freeze stage; 41.30 ±0.94, 50.28±1.03, 9.15±0.31, 29.89±0.40 and 90.65±0.40 at post-thaw stage, respectively. The respective values in summer season were 72.13±0.60, 75.50±0.60, 7.48±0.25, 75.61 ±0.55 and 94.09±0.30 on dilution; 65.46±0.66, 69.41±1.05, 8.89±0.28, 69.70±0.66 and 92.63 ±0.33 at pre-freeze stage; 31.48±0.52, 45.09±0.85, 13.48±0.33, 26.85±0.71 and91.26±0.38 at post-thaw stage.  The overall mean sperm post-thaw motility/longevity at 0, 30, 60 and 120 min of incubation at 37°C was 41.20±1.51, 35.19±1.47, 28.80±1.75 and 17.50±1.47 % during winter season and 31.57±0.89, 26.20±0.77, 20.37±0.83 and 13.80±0.77% in summer season, respectively. The initial quality as well as freezability of semen in terms of motile, live, normal and HOS reactive sperm including post thaw longevity were better in winter season than in summer season. Further, the values of all the five semen quality parameters studied were comparatively better in Optixcell than TFYG and Andromed extenders with significant differences only in sperm progressive motility in both the seasons.The season x extender interaction was not significant for any of the sperm quality parameters studied.
The SPLENDID Eating Detection Sensor: Development and Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: van den Boer Janet , van der Lee Annemiek , Zhou Lingchuan , Papapanagiotou Vasileios , Diou Christos , Delopoulos Anastasios , Mars Monica
Published: January 2018

BACKGROUND

The available methods for monitoring food intake—which for a great part rely on self-report—often provide biased and incomplete data. Currently, no good technological solutions are available. Hence, the SPLENDID eating detection sensor (an ear-worn device with an air microphone and a photoplethysmogram [PPG] sensor) was developed to enable complete and objective measurements of eating events. The technical performance of this device has been described before. To date, literature is lacking a description of how such a device is perceived and experienced by potential users.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of our study was to explore how potential users perceive and experience the SPLENDID eating detection sensor.

METHODS

Potential users evaluated the eating detection sensor at different stages of its development: (1) At the start, 12 health professionals (eg, dieticians, personal trainers) were interviewed and a focus group was held with 5 potential end users to find out their thoughts on the concept of the eating detection sensor. (2) Then, preliminary prototypes of the eating detection sensor were tested in a laboratory setting where 23 young adults reported their experiences. (3) Next, the first wearable version of the eating detection sensor was tested in a semicontrolled study where 22 young, overweight adults used the sensor on 2 separate days (from lunch till dinner) and reported their experiences. (4) The final version of the sensor was tested in a 4-week feasibility study by 20 young, overweight adults who reported their experiences.

RESULTS

Throughout all the development stages, most individuals were enthusiastic about the eating detection sensor. However, it was stressed multiple times that it was critical that the device be discreet and comfortable to wear for a longer period. In the final study, the eating detection sensor received an average grade of 3.7 for wearer comfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Moreover, experienced discomfort was the main reason for wearing the eating detection sensor <2 hours a day. The participants reported having used the eating detection sensor on 19/28 instructed days on average.

CONCLUSIONS

The SPLENDID eating detection sensor, which uses an air microphone and a PPG sensor, is a promising new device that can facilitate the collection of reliable food intake data, as shown by its technical potential. Potential users are enthusiastic, but to be successful wearer comfort and discreetness of the device need to be improved.
Parents’ Perspectives on the Theoretical Domains Framework Elements Needed in a Pediatric Health Behavior App: A Crowdsourced Social Validity Study (Preprint)
Authors: Cushing Christopher C , Fedele David A , Brannon Erin E , Kichline Tiffany
Published: January 2018

BACKGROUND

Most pediatric studies do not include parent stakeholders in the design of the intervention itself and many pediatric mobile health (mHealth) interventions are not meaningfully disseminated after the trial period ends. Consequently, the consumer desire for mobile apps targeting pediatric health behavior is likely to be met by commercial products that are not based in theory or evidence and may not take stakeholder preferences into account.

OBJECTIVE

The aim was to assess parent preference for mobile app features that map onto specific Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) elements.

METHODS

This study was a crowdsourced social validity study of 183 parents who were asked to rate their preferences for mobile app features that correspond to elements of the TDF. The TDF organizes a large number of theoretical models and constructs into three components: (1) capability, (2) motivation, and (3) opportunity. Parents of children were recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk.

RESULTS

The majority of participants were Caucasian and mean age was 36.9 (SD 8.0) years. Results revealed broad acceptability of communication, motivation, and opportunity domains. However, the degree to which each domain was valued varied within behavioral category. Parents demonstrated a preference for increasing procedural knowledge for physical activity and diet behaviors over sleep (F2,545=5.18, P=.006). Similarly, parents valued self-monitoring as more important for physical activity than sleep (F2,546=4.04, P=.02). When asked about the value of features to help children develop skills, parents preferred those features for dietary behavior over sleep (F2,546=3.57, P=.03). Parents perceived that goal-setting features would be most useful for physical activity over sleep and diet (F2,545=5.30, P=.005). Incentive features within the app were seen as most useful for physical activity over sleep (F2,546=4.34, P=.01).

CONCLUSIONS

This study presents a low-cost strategy for involving a large number of stakeholders in the discussion of how health behavior theory should be applied in a mHealth intervention. Our approach is innovative in that it took a scientific framework (ie, TDF) and made it digestible to parents so that they could then provide their opinions about features that might appear in a future app. Our survey items discriminated between various health behaviors allowing stakeholders to communicate the different health behaviors that they would like a TDF feature to change. Moreover, we were able to develop a set of consumer opinions about features that were directly linked to elements of the TDF.
El abasto de agua potable en la ciudad de Oaxaca de Juárez a finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX
Authors: Topete Pozas Olivia Paloma
Published: January 2018

Este trabajo se enfoca en el sistema de abasto de agua potable a la ciudad de Oaxaca a finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX. Analiza desde una perspectiva histórica las obras de suministro y saneamiento del vital líquido para la capital del estado. Este proceso implicó cambios en su distribución y propició la búsqueda de nuevos recursos hídricos con el afán de subsanar la continua escasez y cubrir la creciente demanda del líquido para la ciudad. Además, dio origen a un conflicto por el recurso entre el ayuntamiento de Oaxaca de Juárez y el de San Agustín Etla.
Emotional associations with soundscape reflect
human-environment relationships
Authors: Moscoso Paola , Peck Mika , Eldridge Alice
Published: January 2018

In line with the development of socio-ecological perspectives in conservation science, there is increasing interest in the role of soundscape perception in understanding human-environment interactions; the impact of natural soundscapes on human wellbeing is also increasingly recognized. However, research to date has focused on preferences and attitudes to western, urban locations. This study investigated individual emotional associations with local soundscape for three social groups living in areas with distinct degrees of urbanization, from pristine forest and pre-urban landscapes in Ecuador, to urban environments in UK and USA. Participants described sounds that they associated with a range of emotions, both positive and negative, which were categorized according to an adapted version of Schafer’s sound classification scheme. Analyses included a description of the sound types occurring in each environment, an evaluation of the associations between sound types and emotions across social groups, and the elaboration of a soundscape perception map. Statistical analyses revealed that the distribution of sound types differed between groups, reflecting essential traits of each soundscape, and tracing the gradient of urbanization. However, some associations were universal: Natural Sounds were primarily associated with positive emotions, whereas Mechanical and Industrial Sounds were linked to negative emotions. Within non-urban environments, natural sounds were associated with a much wider range of emotions. Our analyses suggest that Natural Sounds could be considered as valuable natural resources that promotes human wellbeing. Special attention is required within these endangered forest locations, which should be classified as a “threatened soundscapes,” as well as “threatened ecosystems,” as we begin to understand the role of soundscape for the wellbeing of the local communities. The methodology presented in this article offers a fast, cheap tool for identifying reactions towards landscape modification and identifying sounds of social relevance. The potential contribution of soundscape perception within the current conservation approaches is discussed.
Effects of prolonged and repeated immersions on heart rate variability and complexity in military divers
Authors:   The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S, Berry Nathaniel T. , Wideman Laurie ,   The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S., Rhea Christopher K. ,   The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S., Labban Jeffrey D. ,   The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S., Chon Ki H. ,   University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut U.S., Shykoff Barbara E. ,   Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Panama City, Florida U.S., Haran F.J. ,   Work performed while stationed at Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Panama City, Florida U.S.,   Currently stationed at Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, Connecticut U.S., Florian John P. ,   Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Panama City, Florida U.S.
Published: January 2018

Background: The influence of prolonged and repeated water immersions on heart rate variability (HRV) and complexity was examined in 10 U.S. Navy divers who completed six-hour resting dives on five consecutive days. Pre-dive and during-dive measures were recorded daily. Methods: Dependent variables of interest were average heart rate (HR), time-domain measures of HRV [root mean square of successive differences of the normal RR (NN) interval (RMSSD), standard deviation of the NN interval (SDNN)], frequency-domain measures of HRV [low-frequency power spectral density (psd) (LFpsd), low-frequency normalized (LFnu), high-frequency psd (HFpsd), high-frequency normalized (HFnu), low-frequency/high-frequency ratio (LF/HF)], and non-linear dynamics of HRV [approximate entropy (ApEn)]. A repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to examine pre-dive measure differences among baseline measures. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was performed to test the effects of prolonged and repeated water immersion on the dependent variables. Results: Pre-dive HR (P=0.005) and RMSSD (P<0.001) varied significantly with dive day while changes in SDNN approached significance (P=0.055). HLM indicated that HR decreased during daily dives (P=0.001), but increased across dive days (P=0.011); RMSSD increased during daily dives (P=0.018) but decreased across dive days (P<0.001); SDNN increased during daily dives (P<0.001); LF measures increased across dive days (LFpsd P<0.001; LFnu P<0.001), while HF measures decreased across dive days (HFpsd P<0.001; HFnu P<0.001); LF/HF increased across dive days (P<0.001); ApEn decreased during daily dives (P<0.02) and across dive days (p<0.001). Conclusion: These data suggest that the cumulative effect of repeated dives across five days results in decreased vagal tone and a less responsive cardiovascular system.
Alternobaric vertigo and facial baroparesis caused by scuba diving and relieved by chewing pineapple: a case report
Authors:   Department of Otolaryngology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia U.S, Bender-Heine Adam , Dillard Zachary W. ,   Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia U.S., Zdilla Matthew J. ,   Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia U.S.,   Department of Graduate Health Sciences, West Liberty University, West Liberty, West Virginia U.S.
Published: January 2018

Equalization of middle ear pressure is an important consideration for scuba divers. When middle ear pressure is asymmetric, a diver may experience alternobaric vertigo. Moreover, individuals with an underlying temporal bone dehiscence are predisposed to facial baroparesis. An understanding on behalf of fellow divers and emergency responders to recognize and differentiate facial baroparesis from decompression illness is critical. Misdiagnosis may lead to inappropriate treatment or unwarranted stoppage of diving. There have been a few dozen reported cases of facial baroparesis in the literature, but few have included firsthand accounts. This report describes an incidence of unilateral facial baroparesis preceded by alternobaric vertigo, with commentary from divers who witnessed the individual experiencing the facial paresis. The facial weakness in this case resolved within 15 minutes after the diver chewed on fresh pineapple. This report suggests that alternobaric vertigo may be a harbingerof facial baroparesis. Upon resurfacing divers should consider prophylactic measures that help to dilate the Eustachian tube such as chewing, yawning and swallowing in order to minimize the risk of middle ear pressure-induced vertigo or facial paresis.
Quantitative Romberg’s test in acute carbon monoxide poisoning treated by hyperbaric oxygen
Authors:   Hyperbaric Unit, Department of Anesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopedics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Bidstrup Daniel , Jansen Erik Christian , Hyldegaard Ole
Published: January 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether monitoring of acute carbon monoxide-poisoned (COP) patients by means of quantitative Romberg’s test (QR-test) during a hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy regimen could be a useful supplement in the evaluation of neurological status. Method: We conducted a retrospective study (2000-2014) in which we evaluated data containing quantitative sway measurements of acute COP patients (n = 58) treated in an HBO2 regimen. Each patient was tested using QR-test before and after each HBO2 treatment. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models (LMM). In each LMM, sway prior to HBO2 therapy was set as the fixed effect and change in sway after HBO2 therapy was set as the response variable. Patient, treatment number, weight and age were set as random effects for all LMMs. Results: From the LMMs we found that larger values of sway prior to HBO2 produced a negative change in sway. We found no correlation between CO level and sway (P=0.1028; P=0.8764; P=0.4749; P=0.5883). Results showed that loss of visual inputcaused a significant increase in mean sway (P=0.028) and sway velocity (P<0.0001). Conclusion: The Quantitative Romberg’s test is a fast, useful supplement to neurological evaluation and a potential valuable tool for monitoring postural stability during the course of treatment in acute COP patients.
Measuring tourist satisfaction and destination image with HOLSAT
Authors: Todorovic Nikola , Manojlovic Irena , Budovic Aljosa
Published: January 2018

HOLSAT instrument measures tourist satisfaction by comparing tourists'
expectations and experience regarding various destination attributes.
Destination image influences tourists' expectations, while experience in the
destination modifies tourists' image perceptions, creating differences
between pre-visit and post-visit images. Based on these relationships, which
are theoretically explored in its first part, this study argues that HOLSAT
may be used for destination image research. The second part of the study
represents a demonstration of how HOLSAT may be used for measurement of both
tourist satisfaction and destination image, whereby the research was
conducted in Belgrade, a developing urban destination. The city's tourism
industry and destination image were severely damaged in the 1990s, whereby
they have started to slowly recover since 2000. Based on the results of the
conducted survey, satisfactory and unsatisfactory destination attributes
were identified, as well as positive and negative components of city's
pre-visit destination image. The most important positive components are
related to the destination's affordability, while the negative components
are related to safety, cleanliness and the arrival station. Modifications of
destination image caused by the visit were also identified. The biggest
image improvement after the visit was registered in attributes related to
safety and the friendliness of the local residents, while the negative
modifications related to the public transport were identified as the most
important ones.
Markedly Decreasing Incidence of Blindness in People With and Without Diabetes in Southern Germany
Authors: Claessen Heiner , Kvitkina Tatjana , Narres Maria , Trautner Christoph , Zöllner Iris , Bertram Bernd , Icks Andrea
Published: January 2018

OBJECTIVE

Studies comparing the incidence of blindness in persons with and without diabetes are scarce worldwide. In Germany, a decline in the incidence of blindness was found during the 1990s. The aim of this study was to analyze the recent time trend.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Data were based on administrative files in southern Germany to assess recipients of blindness allowance newly registered between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2012. We estimated age- and sex-standardized incidence of blindness in people with and people without diabetes and the corresponding relative risk. Poisson regression was used to examine age- and sex-adjusted time trends.

RESULTS

We identified 1,897 new cases of blindness (23.7% of which were associated with diabetes). We observed a strong decrease in incidence in both the population with diabetes (2008, 17.3 per 100,000 person-years [95% CI 13.6–21.1], and 2012, 8.9 per 100,000 person-years [6.3–11.6]: 16% decrease [10–22] per year) and that without diabetes (2008, 9.3 per 100,000 person-years [8.3–10.3], and 2012, 6.6 [5.8–7.4]: 9% decrease [5–13] per year). The relative risk comparing those incidences was 1.70 (95% CI 1.32–2.16) and remained constant in the observation period. Regarding time trend, we found similar results for both sexes.

CONCLUSIONS

We found a significant reduction in incidence of blindness in the populations with and without diabetes, which was more prominent among individuals with diabetes compared with the 1990s. Our findings may be explained by effective secondary prevention therapies and improved ophthalmologic care beyond diabetic retinopathy, particularly regarding macular degeneration, which means earlier detection and earlier and better treatment.
Karakteristik dan Konsep Pendidikan Islam yang Terkandung dalam Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 179
Authors: Surawardi Surawardi
Published: January 2018

The problem in this research is how the concept of Islamic Education contained in Surah Al-Araf Verse 179. The aim of this study was to determine the concept of Islamic Education contained in Surah Al-Araf Verse 179. In Surah Al-Araf verse 179, Allah describes bahwasannya who will be the inhabitants of hell are people neglect and do not use their sense their minds to understand the true nature of things, is unwilling to avail their eyes and ears either to conclude all who knew and took the sciences as well as to know the signs of God that is in his creation, and the signs of his greatness contained in his books that are both a cause and the perfection of faith into the soul urge to enhance one's Islam. Islamic educational values contained in Surah Al-Araf verse 179 includes: Hell Hell supplied For Jin and Man, people who have a sense / brain, people who have eyes, those who have ears, diumpakan like stars even worse again.
 
Karakteristik dan Konsep Pendidikan Islam yang Terkandung dalam Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 179
Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Pengembangan Iklim Organisasi dan Kerja Guru
Authors: Fauzi Zainal
Published: January 2018

The low quality of education is one of the many national issues in education today. This issue is caused by various factors, one of which is a factor of school leadership. The headmaster as one of the human resources have an important role in the school. the effectiveness of decision-making and policy will determine how the behavior of school leadership. Based on the results of data processing and analysis concluded that (1) there is a significant relationship between the behavior of school leadership and job satisfaction; (2) there is a relationship between organizational climate and job satisfaction; (3) together there is a relationship between the behavior of school leadership and organizational climate and job satisfaction. Based on the results of the study, presented suggestions to the principal in order to improve its ability to plan tasks and assign work procedures but it also can establish good relationships, being warm and appreciate and trust of its members. The school principal is also expected to create a school climate that is as good as their communication, planning, work procedures, and achieving good results.
Keywords: leadership behavior, organizational climate, job satisfaction, teacher
DISORIENTASI PENDIDIKAN MADRASAH DI INDONESIA
Authors: Basri Hasan
Published: January 2018

Madrasah in the Middle East has known eight or nine centuries before madrasah in Indonesia, which emerged as a reaction to the reform movement as well as a response to the policy of Dutch colonizers secular education. Madrasah got a decent place in Indonesia after rising SKB 3 minister (Minister of Interior, Minister of Education and Culture, and the Minister of Religious Affairs) in 1975, where madrasas equated with other schools in terms of the status of the diploma, graduates continuing education opportunities and changing schools. In a further development, the school as disoriented. It is caused by two things: first, a paradigm shift towards sekularistik. Education implementation has marred even be interpreted as a partial instead of a holistic paradigm as desired by Islam. Supposedly, the madrasa education as a whole should make Islam as a principle in the determination of educational objectives, the formulation of the curriculum and standard of value of science and the learning process, including determining the qualifications of teachers and school culture that will be developed in the madrasas. Second, the functional institutional weakness as a result of shifting the orientation and function of the family and their influence and societal demands materialistic-hedonistic.The weakness seen in a mess madrasa curriculum, not optimal role of teachers as well as school culture that is not in line with the will of Islam.
PENDEKATAN HUMANISTIK DALAM PENGEMBANGAN KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM
Authors: Suprihatin Suprihatin
Published: January 2018

Curriculum is a tool to achieve educational goals as well as guidance in the implementation of teaching in all types and levels of education. The development (developers) have discovered several approaches in curriculum development that is intended approach with how the strategy and the correct method by following these steps systematic development in order to obtain a better curriculum. One approach developed by the developer is a humanistic approach. Humanistic curriculum developed by education experts humanistic. The curriculum is based on the concept of the flow of private education (personalized education). This stream is more giving to the students the main venue. They proceed from the assumption that a child or student is first and foremost in education. He is a subject that became the center of education. They believe that students have potential, have the ability and strength to thrive. Humanistic education is expected to restore the role and function of man is to restore man to his nature as the best of creatures (khairu ummah). The purpose of emphasizing the humanistic curriculum in terms of personal development, integration and autonomy of the individual. This objective can be seen as a means of asserting themselves.