bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DAVRANIŞ BİLİMLERİ AÇISINDAN HALKIN TURİZMİN GELİŞİMİNİ DESTEKLEMEYE YÖNELİK ALGISINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER: AKÇAKOCA ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: GÖKTAŞ KULUALP Halime , KARADAĞ Doğan
Published: March 2019

Yerel halkın turizmin gelişimini destekleme yönündeki tutum ve algıları, belirli bir alandaki turizm gelişiminin incelenmesinde dikkat edilen hususlar arasında yer almaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada yerel halkın turizmin gelişimini destekleme algısını etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, Düzce ilinin Akçakoca ilçesinde yaşayan yerel halktan 401 kişiye anket tekniği uygulanmış ve veriler yapısal eşitlik modellemesine tabi tutulmuştur. Analiz sonuçlarına göre; turizmin ekonomik, kültürel ve çevresel etkisinin yerel halkın turizmin gelişimini desteklemeye yönelik algısı üzerinde anlamlı ve pozitif yönde bir etkisinin olduğu ancak sosyal etkinin yerel halkın turizmin gelişimini desteklemeye yönelik algısı üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisinin bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir.
VERİ MADENCİLİĞİ YÖNTEMLERİ İLE İŞ YAŞAM DENGESİNDE YIPRANMA DURUMU TAHMİNİ
Authors: CELIK Ufuk
Published: March 2019

İş
yaşam dengesinde çalışanların yıpranma durumunun tahmini, şirketlerde insan
kaynakları departmanı için çalışan performansını anlamaya yönelik önemli bir göstergedir.
Bu tür göstergeler için klasik istatistik analizleri yerine veri madenciliği
ile tahminleme yapmak daha efektif sonuçlar verecektir. Bu çalışmada iş
hayatında yıpranma ve dolayısıyla işi bırakma durumunun tahmini veri
madenciliği yöntemlerinden karar ağacı ve destek vektör makinesi yöntemleri ile
gerçekleştirilerek performans sonuçları karşılaştırılmıştır. Analiz için örnek
veri seti IBM şirketi Watson Analytics programı kapsamında sunulan bir
veritabanından alınmıştır. Veri seti 1470 adet çalışanın 35 farklı özniteliği
içermektedir. Çalışmada yıpranmayı etkileyen faktörler belirlenmiş ve karar
ağacı ile destek vektör makinesi yöntemlerinin tahmin performansında sırasıyla
%84.09 ve %91.36 doğruluk oranları elde edilmiştir.
Ezekiel’s Promised Spirit as adam’s Revelatory Spirit in the Hodayot
Authors: Kozman Rony
Published: March 2019

“And I know by the spirit that you placed in me” is a recurring formula in 1QHodayota (5:35–36; 20:14–15; 21:34). This essay demonstrates this formula’s compositional genesis with respect to the union of its constituent parts: the epistemic formula (“I know that”); and the divine-inputting formula (“that you placed in me”). Ezekiel’s promised spirit (Ezek 36:16–37:14) motivated this union, and 1QHa reaccentuates Ezekiel’s spirit as a revelatory spirit. This essay also shows the significance of the formula’s distribution in psalms of the Maskil, and its placement in contexts that conjoin Ezekiel’s promised spirit (Ezek 36:16–37:14) with adam’s creation (Genesis 1–3). The Maskil is liturgically enacted as an ignorant adamic “I” (Gen 2:7a) who is now a divinely inspirited adam (Ezek 36:16–37:14; Gen 2:7b), possessing the revelatory spirit that gives him the esoteric knowledge of God’s universe-ordering wisdom. The Maskil mediates his knowledge of the mystery to his community.
Should the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Be Classified as Islands or Rocks? An Examination in Light of the South China Sea Arbitration Award
Authors: Olorundami Fayokemi Ayodeji
Published: March 2019

In July 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal handed down its award in the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. In addition to considering the legal status of the controversial nine-dash line, the Tribunal also provided the first judicial interpretation of Article 121 of the LOSC, thereby shedding light on what maritime features may be regarded as islands and not rocks within the meaning of that article, and therefore entitled to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf. This article considers the decision reached by the Tribunal, and the views expressed in the literature, applying them to an analysis that attempts to answer whether the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands (sovereignty over which is disputed by China and Japan) in the East China Sea would qualify as islands, and thus entitled to an EEZ and as a continental shelf, or as rocks and therefore not so entitled.
Protected Area Law in Seychelles: Legal Complexity in a Micro-jurisdiction
Authors: Techera Erika J.
Published: March 2019

Seychelles is a small island nation with large maritime areas. It has an enviable natural environment and significant endemic biodiversity, both of which are at risk due to environmental pressures. Seychelles has been an active participant at the global level, ratifying a number of environmental treaties and leading blue economy developments. Nevertheless, its size and developing country status calls into question Seychelles’ ability to meet its goals. This issue is particularly pressing given the recent debt swap arrangement and commitment to establish marine protected areas across thirty percent of its exclusive economic zone. Relatively little legal research has been published in relation to Seychelles’ environmental laws. This article contributes to the literature by examining Seychelles’ area-based protection laws focusing particularly on the marine environment. The article analyses the legal frameworks and explores the extent to which these will enable Seychelles to meet its blue economy and marine conservation goals.
Peacekeeping Doctrine: An Autonomous Legal Order?
Authors: White Nigel D.
Published: March 2019

This article explores the legal bases of autonomy in peacekeeping and whether it has developed to such an extent that there are signs of a self-referential legal order governing peacekeeping, separate from other legal orders. Given that it will be shown that the principles governing peacekeeping are derived from general international law, there must be a presumption against there being a self-referential legal order, but the possibility that there has been a significant development of specific principles and rules will be explored. Moreover, this development may have occurred to such an extent that although the original source may remain in international law, a separate legal order has emerged. If the norms of that legal order no longer reflect the wider principles of international law then concerns revolve not only around fragmentation of international law but also around the continuing compatibility of peacekeeping with international law.
Church Development from a Missional Perspective
Authors: Müller Sabrina
Published: March 2019

The following article suggests considering church development from a missional point of view. Accordingly, at first an overview is provided of some missional movements from around the world. Although the emerging missional movements in the world differ, they still have a number of similarities. The following article presents these similarities in the form of a debate. A learning field for church development emerges from this, which reveals the potential to foster religious literacy and religious transformation.
Effectiveness and Ecumenicity
Authors: Lim Chong-Ming
Published: March 2019

Effective altruism is purportedly ecumenical towards different moral views, charitable causes, and evidentiary methods. I argue that effective altruists’ criticisms of purportedly less effective charities are inconsistent with their commitment to ecumenicity. Individuals may justifiably support charities other than those recommended by effective altruism. If effective altruists take their commitment to ecumenicity seriously, they will have to revise their criticisms of many of these charities.
Two new rock-inhabiting species of Cyphellophora from karst habitats in China
Authors: SUN WEI , LIU BINGJIE , FU RONG , LIU XINGZHONG , XIANG MEICHUN
Published: March 2019

During survey on rock-inhabiting fungi from karst habitats in Guizhou, China, two new species in Cyphellophora were discovered and identified. Phylogenetic analysis based on combined sequences of the nuclear large subunit (nucLSU) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA revealed that the tested isolates, clustered into two clades that well affiliated in the genus of Cyphellophora. Morphological characteristics were also supported the estabolishment of the new species. Herewith Cyphellophora botryose sp. nov. and Cyphellophora guizhouensis sp. nov. were described and their differences from closely related species were discussed.
Two new species of Quintinia (Paracryphiaceae) with notes on the species from New Caledonia and Vanuatu
Authors: PILLON YOHAN , HEQUET VANESSA
Published: March 2019

The taxonomy of Quintinia (Paracryphiaceae) in New Caledonia and Vanuatu is reviewed. All names validly published in Quintinia in the two archipelagos are discussed and lectotypified where necessary. Two new species are described: Q. hyehenensis and Q. sessiliflora. Six species are thus recognized in New Caledonia: Q. hyehenensis, Q. major, Q. minor, Q. oreophila, Q. sessiliflora, and Q. media; the latter also extends to Vanuatu. Sexual systems are discussed and it seems that contrary to previous reports, Quintinia is almost entirely dioecious on these islands. The moderately high manganese concentration in the leaves of Q. sessiliflora is discussed.
A new species of Rodrigama Gauld (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Poemeniinae) from Israel: a significant range extension
Authors: BROAD GAVIN R. , KUSLITZKY WOLF S.
Published: March 2019

Rodrigama freidbergi sp. nov. is described based on specimens collected in the last 30 years in Israel. Previously described Rodrigama species are found in Costa Rica, Japan, China and Taiwan so this discovery of a rather large and distinctive species so far West is noteworthy. Pimplaetus taishanensis He 1996 is newly transferred to Rodrigama as Rodrigama taishanense comb. nov.
Chaetonerius Hendel (Neriidae: Diptera) from the East African islands with description of four new species from Madagascar and the Comoros
Authors: SEPÚLVEDA TATIANA A. , CARVALHO CLAUDIO J. B. DE
Published: March 2019

Except for the introduced species, Telostylinus lineolatus Wiedemann, all Neriidae occurring in the Ethiopian Region belong to the genus Chaetonerius Hendel and only one species, C. alluaudi (Giglio-Tos), is known from the East African islands, described from Seychelles and also recorded for Madagascar and Mauritius. Herein, we describe four new species of Chaetonerius from the East African islands, including the first species of Neriidae from the Comoros (C. kotrbae sp. n.) and three new species from Madagascar (C. ebejeri sp. n., C. kirkspriggsi sp. n. and C. madagasikara sp. n.). Additionally, a redescription of C. alluaudi (Giglio-Tos) with new record for Réunion and a key for identification of Chaetonerius from the East African islands are provided.
Impact of mental disorders on attendance at school
Authors: Lawrence David , Dawson Vaille , Houghton Stephen , Goodsell Ben , Sawyer Michael G
Published: March 2019

Mental disorders are among the most common and disabling conditions affecting children and adolescents. Patterns of school attendance among students with and without mental disorders were examined using data from the 2013–2014 Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. One in seven school students had a mental disorder in the previous 12 months, with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety being the most common. Students with a mental disorder had lower school attendance – being absent for 11.8 days per year in Years 1–6, 23.1 days per year in Years 7–10 and 25.8 days per year in Years 11–12, on average. In comparison, students without mental disorders were absent an average of 8.3 days (Years 1–6), 10.6 days (Years 7–10) and 12.0 days (Years 11–12) per year. Among students with a mental disorder, absences due to the disorder accounted for 13.4% of all days absent from school. This increased across years in school from 8.9% in Years 1–6 to 16.6% in Years 11–12. Improving prevention, early intervention, treatment and management of mental disorders may lead to significant improvements in school attendance.
Reducing yarn hairiness in ring spinning by an agent-aided system
Authors: Li Peiying , Guo Mingrui , Sun Fengxin , Gao Weidong
Published: March 2019

An agent-aided system (AAS) for improving comprehensive properties of ring spun yarns with the aid of viscosity and surface tension of the agent is reported in this paper. The mechanism of the humidification and friction process of the AAS was investigated, and related experiments were also carried out to verify the mechanism of analysis. The results confirm that the AAS can attach the fiber ends protruding out of a yarn body on the yarn surface and assist in twisting the fiber ends back into the interior of the yarn body, resulting in a significant reduction of the modified ring spun yarn hairiness. Moreover, the yarn hairiness is prominently reduced after the winding process. The experimental results also show that a speed ratio of 1.3 between the rotating speed of the cylinder and the output speed of the yarn leads to the greatest extent of harmful hairiness reduction (34%), which also corresponds to optimal modified yarn tenacity. Meanwhile, the modified ring spun yarns show a tight and smooth appearance, and the yarn evenness has no deterioration. In addition, the AAS is applicable to both cotton and viscose yarns with different yarn counts. Therefore, the AAS can potentially be used to reduce yarn hairiness for ring spun yarns and enhance the quality of ring spun yarns in the textile industry.
Enhancing Teaching With Effective Data Mining Protocols
Authors: Chen Li-Ling
Published: March 2019

Various data systems have been long and pervasively used in schools to collect student data. However, very few educators are able to apply their collected data to improve their teaching. The purpose of this article is to investigate how middle school teachers adapt data mining protocols to enhance their teaching and to improve their students’ learning. Results of the research indicates that most of the middle school teachers use data systems to enter their students’ data under the school requirements and only 20% of the teachers actually retrieve collected data from the system and analyze the data for intervention purpose.
Performance Evaluation of an Innovative High-Friction Surface Treatment
Authors: Chen Xiaoyu W. , Lanotte Michele A. , Kutay M. Emin , Galehouse Larry
Published: March 2019

High-friction surface treatment (HFST) is effective for improving pavement surface characteristics and enhancing drivers’ safety on the road. However, common HFST applications are not cost-effective and provide only limited preservation benefits to the existing pavement structure. In this study, the performance of a new HFST, consisting of corundum sand and waterborne epoxy, has been evaluated through laboratory testing. A battery of laboratory tests was performed to compare this new HFST against three common HFST applications used in the United States. Three aspects of the performance were investigated: (i) improvement of skid resistance, (ii) durability to environmental effects (moisture damage and freeze–thaw cycles), and (iii) the effect on an existing crack through semi-circular bending tests. The results showed that the application of the low-cost HFST provides an improvement of skid resistance as good as or better than the traditional HFST applications. Furthermore, since the aggregates used in this technique are much finer than the traditional HFST applications, the treatment looks more like a slurry, and it has the potential to fill the existing cracks with a width of 1.5 ± 0.1 mm and retard further propagation of the cracks. Results revealed that this new HFST technology (developed by a Chinese manufacturer) has the potential to lower the cost compared with materials and practices currently used in the United States.
Use of Ride-Hailing Services among Older Adults in the United States
Authors: Mitra Suman Kumar , Bae Youngeun , Ritchie Stephen G.
Published: March 2019

This paper presents an analysis of data from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey to examine the factors influencing the adoption and the frequency of use of on-demand ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft among older adults. Using a zero-inflated negative binomial model (ZINB), the results indicate that the determinants of adoption of on-demand ride-hailing services (users versus non-users) are different from the determinants of the frequency of use of these services among older adult users. Seniors that are younger, living alone, urban dwelling, more highly educated, more affluent, or male with a medical condition that results in asking others for rides, are more likely to be adopters of ride-hailing services. However, seniors who are middle elderly, less educated, or are carless older adults, are more likely to be frequent users of on-demand ride-hailing services as long as they adopt these services. In addition, smartphone possession plays an important role in the adoption behavior of on-demand ride-hailing services among older adults. Results of bivariate analysis showed that older adult ride-hailing users make more transit trips than their non-user counterparts, suggesting that ride-hailing services have the potential to serve as a complementary form of public transportation for older adults. The findings of this research will help ride-hailing operators in identifying potential market segments of their services and in developing campaign strategies for potential adopters.
Coordinating Leadership Supports for Teachers’ Instructional Improvement
Authors: Gibbons Lynsey Kay , Wilhelm Anne Garrison , Cobb Paul
Published: March 2019

Principals and instructional coaches are asked to organize their schools to support teachers’ ongoing professional learning. Prior studies have examined what principals do to support coaches rather than the ways they work together to support instructional improvement. We build on prior studies by examining how principals and coaches coordinate their work to support instructional improvement. To examine coordination, we selected cases in which coaches were or were not successful in interacting with teachers around teaching mathematics. We then analyzed the data within and across each of four cases. In schools where coaches were identified as successful in interacting with teachers, principals and coaches coordinated their work across three settings in order to jointly support teachers: teacher collaborative meetings, classroom visits, and coach–principal informal meetings. This study contributes to the literature on leadership by specifying how principals and coaches can coordinate their individual and collective work to organize supports for teachers.
Developing Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Global Competence
Authors: Sinagatullin Ilghiz M.
Published: March 2019

Today it is imperative that preservice teachers become globally competent specialists to effectively work in diverse classrooms and school environments. The author briefly focuses on the contemporary globalization, characterizes the essence of global education, concentrates on some issues of developing future elementary teachers’ global competence, and discusses the results of an empirical investigation that was aimed at substantiating the level of candidate teachers’ global competence. The findings indicate that integrating meaningful global knowledge base in the preservice teacher education curriculum makes a profound influence on their professional and personal growth. They come to understand that globally competent educators should indeed have a solid global knowledge base, possess a tolerant attitude to human diversity, and realize themselves as participants in solving vital global problems.
The Impact of Milieu Nurse–Client Shift Assignments on Monthly Restraint Rates on an Inpatient Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Unit
Authors: Magnowski Stefani Rae , Cleveland Sandra
Published: March 2019

INTRODUCTION: Restraints in the inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric population pose a threat to client safety and quality of care. Nurses are key in reducing restraints through implementation of evidenced-based interventions to improve quality and safety. AIM: To identify the impact of milieu nurse–client shift assignments on monthly restraint rates when compared with individual nurse–client shift assignments on an inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric unit. METHODS: A quantitative, retrospective, comparative project design was used. The sample included all inpatient child/adolescent clients admitted to the child/adolescent psychiatric unit between the months of January–May 2016 and 2017 who were physically or mechanically restrained. Retrospective chart audits were conducted, and information transcribed onto an adapted chart audit tool by Edwards et al. (2006). Monthly restraint rates were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. A p value of <.05 was used to determine statistical significance. RESULTS: The Mann–Whitney U test revealed statistical significance between the impact that the individual nurse–client shift assignments ( Mdn = 61.2, n = 6) and the milieu nurse–client shift assignments ( Mdn = 6.8, n = 6) had on monthly restraint rates, U = .000, z = −2.88, p = .004, r = .83. CONCLUSION: Use of milieu nurse–client shift assignments are associated with lower monthly restraint rates when compared to individual nurse–client shift assignments. Milieu nurses provide structure, safety, consistency, and security, leading to early intervention and de-escalation of clients who display aggressive behaviors. Nurse staffing structures also need to be optimized to meet the needs of this population.
Vaccination with an inactivated canine influenza H3N2 virus vaccine is safe and elicits an immune response in cats
Authors: Velineni Sridhar , Hainer Nicole , Conlee Douglas , Hutchinson Kendra
Published: March 2019

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and seroconversion when an inactivated H3N2 canine influenza virus (CIV) vaccine was administered to cats.

Methods

Twenty 7–8-week-old seronegative cats were randomly assigned to two groups of 10 animals each. Cats in treatment group T01 were subcutaneously administered two doses of an adjuvanted placebo 3 weeks apart to serve as non-immunized controls. Cats in treatment group T02 were subcutaneously administered with two doses of H3N2 CIV vaccine at 3 weeks apart. All animals were actively monitored for 5 days after each injection for local and systemic reactions. Tympanic temperatures were recorded the day before and 5 days after each vaccination. Blood samples for serology were collected prior to each vaccination (days –1 and 20), and 7 and 14 days post-second vaccination.

Results

Minor vocalization was observed in both control and vaccinated animals after the first and second dose administration. The only injection site reaction observed was mild swelling in one control cat, which resolved within 24 h. Transient fevers (39.5–39.7°C) that resolved within 24 h post-injection were observed in both treatment groups (T01 = 3/10 and T02 = 5/10). All vaccinated, but no control, animals successfully seroconverted within 14 days of second vaccination, with H3N2 CIV-specific hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) titers ranging from 32 to 128.

Conclusions and relevance

Cats vaccinated subcutaneously with an inactivated H3N2 CIV vaccine had similar rates of adverse events post-vaccination as the control group. Increased HAI titers provided evidence of post-vaccination seroconversion with the H3N2 CIV-vaccinated group.
Tourism–growth nexus under duress: Lebanon during the Syrian crisis
Authors: Dibeh Ghassan , Fakih Ali , Marrouch Walid
Published: March 2019

The Syrian crisis that started in 2011 is considered by many to have affected negatively the Lebanese economy. A possible transmission channel from the crisis to the economy of Lebanon is tourism. This article investigates the tourism–growth nexus in Lebanon controlling for the instability caused by the Syrian crisis. We use a vector autoregression model with five monthly macroeconomic variables: a novel index for income, number of tourist arrivals, number of Syrian refugees, and casualties in both Lebanon and Syria during the conflict. The results show that the Lebanese economy was resilient to the political instability engendered by the Syrian crisis. The findings support both the tourism-led growth hypothesis and the ancillary growth-led tourism hypothesis. The article concludes that the tourism sector in Lebanon is robust to the political instability engendered by the Syrian crisis.
Exploring the impact of social inequality and poverty on the mental health and wellbeing and attainment of children and young people in Scotland
Authors: Mowat Joan Gaynor
Published: March 2019

The poverty-related attainment gap is an internationally recognised problem. There is growing recognition that it cannot either be understood or addressed without taking cognisance of children’s mental health and wellbeing. The focus of this conceptual article is to examine the impact of social inequality and poverty on the mental health and wellbeing and attainment of children and young people in Scotland through the lens of resilience. While not a ‘state of the art’ literature review, a systematic approach was adopted in the selection of the literature and in the identification of themes to emerge from it. A range of risk and protective factors at the individual, social, societal and political levels emerged as impacting on the mental health and wellbeing and attainment of children living in poverty, and three important mediating variables are the negative impact of social stratification and adverse childhood experiences and the positive impact of a supportive adult. Schools alone cannot solve the problem. The findings revealed that there is a need to build a strong infrastructure around families and schools and to examine how economic, social, health and educational policy interact with each other as a starting point in addressing the problem, supported by inter-disciplinary research.
Seismic responses of steel frame structures with self-centering energy dissipation braced on shape memory alloy cables
Authors: Dong Huihui , Du Xiuli , Han Qiang
Published: March 2019

Shape memory alloys have attracted a great deal of attention in civil engineering due to their excellent super elastic and moderate energy dissipating capabilities. At present, the shape memory alloy cables have been developed to meet the large size demand for practical applications. This article carries out numerical studies on the seismic responses of the steel frame with self-centering energy dissipation braced on shape memory alloy cables (SMA-SCEB) using OpenSees. The mechanical properties of the shape memory alloy cables were experimentally investigated first and compared to the traditional shape memory alloy wires/bars. Experimental results show the excellent super-elastic property of the shape memory alloy cables. A SMA-SCEB device is then proposed, and quasi-static cyclic loading tests are performed to evaluate its hysteretic behavior. The SMA-SCEB device is installed in the steel frame structure to enhance its seismic performances. Nonlinear dynamic analyses are carried out to examine its seismic responses. For comparison, the performance of self-centering energy dissipation brace with pre-tensioned basalt fiber–reinforced polymer cables (BFRP-SCEB) is also studied. Numerical results demonstrate that the self-centering energy dissipation brace can significantly reduce the residual drift ratio of the structure. In particular, the steel frame structure equipped with SMA-SCEBs suffers smaller peak acceleration than the one with the BFRP-SCEBs.
Shift in translations: Data work with patient-generated health data in clinical practice
Authors: Islind Anna Sigridur , Lindroth Tomas , Lundin Johan , Steineck Gunnar
Published: March 2019

This article reports on how the introduction of patient-generated health data affects the nurses’ and patients’ data work and unpacks how new forms of data collection trigger shifts in the work with data through translation work. The article is based on a 2.5-year case study examining data work of nurses and patients at a cancer rehabilitation clinic at a Swedish Hospital in which patient-generated health data are gathered by patients and then used outside and within clinical practice for decision-making. The article reports on how data are prepared and translated, that is, made useful by the nurses and patients. Using patient-generated health data alters the data work and how the translation of data is performed. The shift in work has three components: (1) a shift in question tactics, (2) a shift in decision-making, and (3) a shift in distribution. The data become mobile, and the data work becomes distributed when using patient-generated health data as an active part of care.
Reproducing the national family: kinship claims, development discourse and migrant caregivers in Palestine/Israel
Authors: Brown Rachel H.
Published: March 2019

This article probes the politics of the migrant caregiver/citizen-employer relationship in Palestine/Israel as it unfolds within the Jewish-Israeli home. Based on interviews with migrants from the Philippines, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka and their Jewish-Israeli employers, I examine how Israel’s ethno-racially hierarchical citizenship regime and the transnational gendering and racialisation of carework manifest in this relationship. I begin by situating migrant women working as caregivers within the legal and political context of Palestine/Israel, delineating how gendered constructions of the Jewish-Israeli woman uphold the borders of the nation and paint non-Jewish migrant women as reproductively threatening. I then analyse two common tropes among citizen-employers in describing migrant caregivers. The first, what I term the ‘kinship trope’, characterizes them as ‘one of the family’, obscuring the ethno-racial basis of the state. I show how this trope contrasts sharply with Zionist settler colonial rhetoric portraying Jewish-Israelis as ‘one big family’. The second trope represents migrant women as individual agents of economic development and Israel as a market-driven, neoliberal society that is equally a state for all its citizens. By depicting Israel as a ‘modern’, ‘progressive’ state that is an exemplar of gender equality, this trope again masks the ethno-racial basis of citizenship, as well as gender disparities. Finally, I argue for a feminist approach to migrant carework that accounts for the ways neoliberal labour formations are mediated by gendered racisms specific to a particular state’s racial nation-building project.
Kinetic study of carbon monoxide methanation over mesoporous Ni-Mo catalyst prepared by a hydrothermal method
Authors: Jiaying Zhang
Published: March 2019

The kinetics of carbon monoxide methanation over Ni-Mo-SiO2 catalyst were studied. The model was developed based on catalyst tests carried out in a fixed-bed reactor at a reaction temperature varied from 300 °C to 450 °C under a pressure from 0.1 to 1.5 MPa with a weight hourly space velocity of 60,000 mL h−1 g−1. An orthogonal design method was adopted to select test points with temperature, pressure, and feed compositions as factors. Based on the experimental observations, a Langmuir–Hinshelwood equation kinetic model was formulated and its parameters were estimated by fitting the experimental data implemented in MATLAB. The activation energy for the formation of CH4 was 45.4 kJ mol−1 and comparing the experimental and model-predicted data showed that the proposed model gives a reasonable fit with an average absolute relative deviation of ±9.8%.
Active acoustic damage detection of structural cavities using internal acoustic excitations
Authors: Beale Christopher , Inalpolat Murat , Niezrecki Christopher
Published: March 2019

A novel structural damage detection methodology that relies on the detectability of the changes in acoustic transmissibility across boundaries of structural cavities is investigated. The approach focuses on active damage detection by leveraging the acoustic pressure responses measured external to structural cavities while exposed to internal acoustic excitations. The active damage detection concept is first demonstrated on a 4 m wind turbine blade using acoustic beamforming techniques to confirm that the acoustic energy transmitted through a damaged surface increases local to the damage compared to an undamaged surface. The concept is further verified, only considering acoustic pressure responses measured from limited microphones positioned at various distances from a ~46 m wind turbine blade. A comprehensive testing campaign is developed and executed on the utility-scale blade considering various damage types, severity levels, and locations. The data are analyzed using a combination of spectral analysis and statistics-based metrics to detect and track the progression of damage as well as identify trends across the test variables. Overall, large increases in the power spectral density were observed from the pressure responses measured external to the structure in most cases. The spectral differences increased as the damage became more severe and damage as small as 5.1 cm in length was easily detected from multiple sensors up to 17.1 m from the damage location. Damage was easily detected when implemented before the mid-length of the blade using simple signal processing algorithms and preliminary test configurations. The data acquired in this work serve as a preliminary investigation into the capability of the approach on complex structures and paves the path for future research into the signal processing techniques and test configurations that will enhance the performance of the active acoustic damage detection approach.
Experimental investigation of thermodynamic instability of supercritical endothermic hydrocarbon fuel within a small-scale channel
Authors: Wang Hui , Nie Wansheng , Su Lingyu
Published: March 2019

A series of experiments were performed to investigate the thermodynamic instabilities that occur during heating of supercritical endothermic hydrocarbon fuel. A “power–temperature drop” characteristic curve is used to analyze the mechanism of thermodynamic instabilities. The results indicate that the heat-transfer process in a heated tube with increasing heating power can be divided into three periods: stable, developing, and instable; in which, the thermodynamic instabilities are found to occur. When the outlet fuel temperature reaches the pseudo-critical temperature, an acute decrease in fuel density and viscosity causes the flow to change from a transition flow to a turbulent flow, and the sharp increase of heat transfer in turbulent flow increases the thermodynamic instabilities. The intensity of the instability is related to the kinetic energy of the flow and the oscillatory extent. When the mass flow rate is increased from 1.0 to 1.5 g/s, the effect on the flow’s kinetic energy dominates the change in instability which causes the intensity of the instability to increase. While the intensity of the instability decreases with increasing inlet fuel temperature, which results from the decrease of the oscillatory extent. The effects of the operating pressure on the instability are not linear because of the properties of fuel change, obviously with pressure near the critical point.
School Nurse–Led Care Coordination: Proceedings From the National Strategy to Action Roundtable
Authors: Bobo Nichole , Maughan Erin D. , Carr Dana , Tillman Ashley
Published: March 2019

This article describes the process for convening a national Roundtable that brought together multiple stakeholders to create a united vision and collaborative approach to care coordination for students with chronic health conditions and introduces the resulting published Translating Strategies into Actions to Improve Care Coordination for Students with Chronic Health Conditions white paper. Schools across the country are engaged to various degrees in addressing the health and academic success of students with chronic health conditions. Lack of a common definition of care coordination presents ongoing challenges to planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care coordination for students with chronic health conditions. The Roundtable’s overarching goal was to identify recommended actions for health and education leaders to implement a system to support care coordination at the school and district level. School nurses can use this description of the National Association of School Nurses’ approach when convening community stakeholders to address common concerns related to student health and academic success. The Roundtable outcomes presented can be used by health and education leaders in schools and school districts to design, implement, and sustain system change to support care coordination as a strategy to manage chronic health conditions in school, recognizing the school nurse’s central role.
Wide Awake Flexor Pollicis Longus and Digital Nerve Repairs on a Patient in the Prone Position
Authors: Apard Thomas , Candelier Gilles , McKee Daniel , Lalonde Donald
Published: March 2019

Wide awake, local anesthesia, no tourniquet hand surgery is a growing field of hand surgery with many advantages described in the literature. This technique is safely performed with the patient in prone position and offer several advantages.
Capsular Flap for Implant Coverage in Breast Reconstruction Following Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Women With Previous Breast Augmentation
Authors: Neto Miguel Sabino , Gebrim Luiz Henrique
Published: March 2019

An increased incidence of breast cancer has been observed in women, including in those with silicone breast implants. We describe here the use of a flap made of fibrous capsule to complete the coverage of breast implants in patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, who previously had undergone breast augmentation with silicone implants. All patients underwent ipsilateral therapeutic mastectomy and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer risk reduction and breast symmetrization. The capsular flap was successfully used in 16 patients. No postoperative complications occurred. This is a simple and safe technique and an additional option for this procedure.
Donor Site Calcification and Deformation Following Microtia Repair in a Pediatric Patient With Mosaic Trisomy 22
Authors: Yen Paul , Verchere Cynthia
Published: March 2019

A microtia, or small or abnormally formed pinna, is an uncommon congenital abnormality of the external ear which can present as an isolated defect or as part of an underlying clinical syndrome. External ear reconstruction is a possibility, with either an autologous or non-autologous framework. The Nagata type of autologous reconstruction is a multistage process whereby costal cartilage, temporoparietal fascia, and a full thickness skin graft are used to form a new pinna. Here, we present the unique case of a young female born with mosaic trisomy 22, an extremely rare genetic condition, and a right-sided microtia. Between the first and second stages of her reconstruction, an anterior chest wall deformation was observed, coupled with unusual dystrophic calcifications over the cartilage near the ribs and sternum.
RnBeads 2.0: comprehensive analysis of DNA methylation data
Authors: Müller Fabian , Scherer Michael , Assenov Yassen , Lutsik Pavlo , Walter Jörn , Lengauer Thomas , Bock Christoph
Published: March 2019

DNA methylation is a widely investigated epigenetic mark with important roles in development and disease. High-throughput assays enable genome-scale DNA methylation analysis in large numbers of samples. Here, we describe a new version of our RnBeads software - an R/Bioconductor package that implements start-to-finish analysis workflows for Infinium microarrays and various types of bisulfite sequencing. RnBeads 2.0 (https://rnbeads.org/) provides additional data types and analysis methods, new functionality for interpreting DNA methylation differences, improved usability with a novel graphical user interface, and better use of computational resources. We demonstrate RnBeads 2.0 in four re-runnable use cases focusing on cell differentiation and cancer.
Case Report: Successful embolisation of a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy
Authors: Crawley-Smith Tom
Published: March 2019

Background: A case study of a successfully treated rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm during pregnancy, an exceedingly rare condition. The natural history, typical presentation, epidemiology, investigations and available treatments are discussed.

Case: A multigravid 37-year-old presented with acute left upper quadrant pain in her twentieth week of pregnancy. After resuscitation and emergency imaging the patient was diagnosed with a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm. Remaining stable after initial resuscitation allowed for endovascular coiling of her aneurysm.

Discussion: The presentation of ruptured splenic artery aneurysm is rare. While pregnancy is a risk factor, it represents less than 0.1% of pregnancies. However, when it does present it is associated with a high maternal and foetal mortality rate. In this case the stability of the patient allowed for imaging to confirm the diagnosis and the provision of endovascular coiling of the aneurysm. On review of the literature the condition characteristically is diagnosed at laparotomy.
Assessing knowledge of genetics in undergraduate students in Quito, Ecuador
Authors: Ortega-Paredes David , Larrea-Álvarez César , Herrera Michelle , Fernandez-Moreira Esteban , Larrea-Álvarez Marco
Published: March 2019

Knowledge of genetics is crucial for understanding genetic and genomic tests and for interpreting personal genomic information. Despite this relevance, no data are available about the level of knowledge of genetics in an Ecuadorian population. This investigation sought to survey such knowledge in undergraduate students affiliated with private and public institutions in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. A total of 350 individuals responded to a validated questionnaire measuring knowledge of genetics. Scores ranged from 45% to 87% (mean: 66.8%), and students achieved slightly better results when asked about genetics and diseases (mean score: 68.3%) than when asked about genetic facts (mean score: 64.9%). Additionally, no significant differences in performance were found among students from private and public institutions. Surprisingly, the lower score obtained (45%) was from a question about how chromosomes are passed to the next generation. The highly educated status of the surveyed population could explain the overall adequate results; nonetheless, the possibility that the correct responses were given by chance cannot be ignored. Therefore, the actual knowledge of genetics among the participants might be less than that revealed by the percentages of correct answers. Consequently, to achieve the goal of ensuring informed decision-making concerning genetic and genomic tests, it seems evident that the national education programs of Ecuador require improvement in teaching of genetic concepts.
Improved control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requires an additional advanced concept for public health – a perspective from a middle-income country
Authors: Muktabhant Benja , Schelp Frank Peter , Kraiklang Ratthaphol , Chupanit Pornpimon , Sanchaisuriya Pattara
Published: March 2019

A major consequence of all elements of the ‘epidemiological transition’ is the rapid emergence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries. In contrast to the outcomes of the ‘Alma Ata Conference for Primary Health Care’, it has not yet been possible to introduce an equally powerful health policy for the prevention and control of NCDs. Major strategies so far are to advise individuals not to smoke and drink alcohol in excess. Additionally, ‘healthy’ nutrition and increased physical activity are also advocated. Policy for preventing and working against NCDs is now part of the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically target 3.4. So far, attempts to soften the influence of NCDs on the health of the people in low- and middle-income countries have been unsuccessful. It is argued here that additional concepts on how public health could operate against NCDs are needed.  Major risk factors for NCDs interfere with and alter complex steps within the human metabolism.  This paper explores how human metabolism works by assessing advances in molecular biology and research in genetics, epigenetics and gerontology. Recent developments in these scientific disciplines shed light on the complexity of how human health is maintained and diseases are invoked. Public health bodies should be aware, interested and possibly contribute to the aforementioned areas of interest, as far as NCDs are concerned, and translate major developments in a way, that could be useful in improving population health.
Boosting diabetes and pre-diabetes screening in rural Ghana
Authors: Effah Nyarko Bernard , Amoah Rosemary Serwah , Crimi Alessandro
Published: March 2019

Background: Diabetes is a growing worldwide disease with serious consequences to health and with a high financial burden. Ghana is one of the developing African countries where the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. Moreover, many cases remain undiagnosed, when along with pre-diabetic cases they can be easily detected. Pre-diabetes condition occurs when blood sugar levels are higher than normal but are not high enough to be classified as diabetes, and it is still reversible.

The main objective of this study is to propose a novel method to increase diabetes and pre-diabetes early detection in rural areas. A secondary aim is to look for new related behavioral determinants specific to rural Ghana, by comparing subjects at risk with those already diagnosed as diabetic.

Methods: The screening approach was based on tests performed pro-actively by community nurses using glucometers and mobile phone apps. As a pilot for future policies, glycemic tests were carried out on 101 subjects from rural communities in Ghana deemed at risk and unaware of their diabetic/pre-diabetic status. A comparison of dietary and lifestyle habits of the screened people was conducted in regards to a cohort of 103 diabetic patients from the same rural communities.

Results: The pilot screening detected 2 diabetic subjects (2% of the cohort) showing WHO diabetic glycemic values, and 20 pre-diabetic subjects (19.8% of the cohort) which showed the effectiveness of the user-friendly approach. The need for further campaigns on alcohol consumption and physical activity has emerged, even in rural areas.

Conclusions: Policies based on prevention screening as reported in the manuscript have the potential to reduce diabetes incidence, if actions are taken while patients are pre-diabetic, reduce complication related to late diagnosis and indirectly related health-care costs in the country.