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Six Work System Lenses for Describing, Analyzing, or Evaluating Important Aspects of IS Security
Authors: Alter Steven
Published: November 2017

This article presents six ways to use work system concepts for describing, analyzing, or evaluating IS security at the system rather than enterprise level. As a whole, this theory-based view delves into topics that typical technology or process-focused cybersecurity approaches may overlook. This article introduces work system theory and then summarizes six lenses that each imply broadly applicable questions and issues for describing, analyzing, or evaluating IS security situations, tools, or systems.
Understanding Cross-Level Interactions of Firm-Level Information Technology and Industry Environment
Authors: Wimble Matt , Singh Harminder , Phillips Brandis
Published: November 2017

This article contends that although much research on the business value of IT focuses on firm-level impacts, studies have begun incorporating industry-level variables as explanatory factors of interest to offer better contextualized explanations for the differences in value firms obtained from their IT across different industries. The authors present a multi-level model of IT value where industry-level and firm-level factors jointly determine the value a firm obtains from its IT. By using a nested model to examine industry to firm interactions, they are able to control for problematic violations of statistical assumptions that are likely to bias estimates from conventional methods. Their analysis shows that all of the industry factors we examined had significant interaction effects. Specifically, industry concentration, industry growth, industry capital intensity, industry outsourcing, and presence in service sector significantly impact firm-level IT value. More interestingly, the authors find these impacts manifest not as mean differences between industries, but rather as interactions with firm-level effects.
Incubation under fluid dynamic conditions markedly improves the structural preservation in vitro of explanted skeletal muscles
Authors: Carton Flavia , Calderan Laura , Malatesta Manuela
Published: November 2017

Explanted organs and tissues represent suitable experimental systems mimicking the functional and structural complexity of the living organism, with positive ethical and economic impact on research activities. However, their preservation in culture is generally limited, thus hindering their application as experimental models for biomedical research. In the present study, we investigated the potential of an innovative fluid dynamic culture system to improve the structural preservation in vitro of explanted mouse skeletal muscles (soleus). We used light and transmission electron microscopy to compare the morphological features of muscles maintained either in multiwell plates under conventional conditions or in a bioreactor mimicking the flow of physiological fluids. Our results demonstrate that fluid dynamic conditions markedly slowed the progressive structural deterioration of the muscle tissue occurring during the permanence in the culture medium, prolonging the preservation of some organelles such as mitochondria up to 48 h.
A 50-year-old man with desmoid-type fibromatosis of upper extremity
Authors: Modesto dos Santos Vitorino , Vieira Passini Soares Viviane , Lemes Duarte Mayza , Souza de Faria Priscilla , Silva Barreto Uadson , Manabu Yano Victor
Published: November 2017

This case study describes a 50-year-old man with a desmoid tumor of upper extremity, which had to be resected concomitant with the left arm amputation at middle third of the humerus. The course was initially stable, but evolved with aggressive infiltration of local soft tissues. During the watchful waiting time, three biopsies were done before establishing the diagnosis. Plain X-ray, magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography were the exams utilized. The authors emphasize diagnostic and management challenges involving this rare condition. Case reports can stimulate further studies to get additional knowledge about this rare entity.
Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage during pregnancy: a case with horseshoe kidney
Authors: Amini Mohadeseh , Moghbeli Meysam
Published: November 2017

Spontaneous adrenal hemorrhage is an acute hemorrhage during pregnancy, which can be tragic for the mother and the baby. We report a unique spontaneous hemorrhage during pregnancy in a case with horseshoe kidney with separated adrenal, presented for the first time in the world. Computed tomography scan showed a horseshoe kidney fused with left normal kidney. Interestingly the adrenal gland was remained in right flank and separated from the horseshoe kidney, which prepares a probable physical stress for the hemorrhage. Diagnosis and surgery were done successfully and the case was fully recovered after several days.
Orthopnea and fever in an elderly woman
Authors: Tana Claudio , Di Carlo Silvio , Silingardi Mauro , Giamberardino Maria Adele , Cipollone Francesco , Meschi Tiziana
Published: November 2017

Orthopnea is a sensation of shortness of breath, which occurs in recumbent position and is usually improved by standing or sitting. The authors report a case of an 81-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with a two-week history of orthopnea, fever and low back pain resistant to analgesics. Radiological findings confirm the presence of a diafragmatic hernia, and clinicians should pay attention to any history of trauma, because their absence in symptomatic adult patients directs towards a congenital cause. A surgical repair should be promptly obtained to avoid further general and respiratory deterioration.
Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Practices Offered in the Collegiate Practice Setting
Authors: Mazerolle Stephanie M. , Eason Christianne M. , Eberman Lindsey E.
Published: November 2017

Context: 

Organizational factors have been identified as barriers to finding work-life balance (WLB) in athletic training. Despite the existence of organizational policies to address WLB, little is known about athletic trainers' (ATs') awareness of these policies that could assist them.

Objective: 

To better understand the perceptions of ATs regarding the workplace practices available to them, which may help them achieve WLB.

Design: 

Phenomenologic study.

Setting: 

Collegiate practice setting.

Patients or Other Participants: 

Twenty-one ATs (women = 10, men = 11) employed at the collegiate level (National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I = 12, Division II = 5, Division III = 4) volunteered for our study. The average age of the participants was 33 ± 9 years. Saturation of the data was met at n = 21.

Data Collection and Analysis: 

Participants completed an in-depth, 1-on-1 phone interview, which was then transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using a phenomenologic approach. Credibility was determined by member checks, peer review, and researcher triangulation.

Results: 

Our analyses revealed that participants (1) had a limited awareness of formal policies that were offered within their university or collegiate infrastructure; (2) used informal policies to manage their personal, family, and work obligations; and (3) thought that more formal policies, such as adherence to adequate staffing patterns and work schedules, could help establish WLB within collegiate athletic training settings.

Conclusions: 

Informal workplace policies were more commonly used by our participants and were viewed as a means of creating a supportive atmosphere. Administrators and supervisors should consider creating or endorsing more formal policies specific to the demands of an AT in the collegiate setting to help with WLB.
El cese de la violencia como ‘bad news’: la cobertura del fin de ETA en la prensa vasca y española
Authors: Murua Imanol , Ramírez de la Piscina Txema
Published: November 2017

ETA anunció el cese de la violencia el 20 de octubre de 2011. Fue la noticia principal de todas las portadas de todos los diarios vascos y españoles. Se trataba de la esperada noticia del final de 40 años de violencia, pero no fue presentada como una buena noticia por todos los medios. Este artículo analiza la cobertura del proceso que llevó a ETA anunciar el fin de la violencia por parte de la prensa vasca y española. Para ello se han seleccionado siete diarios: cuatro editados en el País Vasco (El Correo, Deia, Gara y Berria) y tres editados en Madrid (El País, El Mundo y Abc) y se ha analizado la cobertura de diez acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar entre 2009 y 2011, elegidos por su relevancia en el proceso del fin de la violencia de ETA. En un análisis eminentemente cualitativo llevado a cabo siguiendo las pautas del análisis del discurso y la teoría del framing, se han examinado y comparado los titulares y el texto de las setenta piezas informativas que han compuesto la muestra. La investigación refleja que la línea editorial de cada medio en relación al conflicto vasco condiciona totalmente la perspectiva desde la que cada cual informa sobre los eventos relacionados con el final de la violencia de ETA. Se ha detectado, además, una diferencia sustancial entre la cobertura ofrecida por los diarios vascos y la otorgada por los rotativos editados en Madrid. La mayoría de los medios vascos enmarcaron las informaciones en un contexto de un proceso de paz deseado. Algunos de los medios más influyentes editados en Madrid, sin embargo, incardinaron las mismas informaciones en un marco de proceso no deseado, aunque su resultado fuese el final de las acciones violentas de ETA.
“Even Amidst the Clash of Conflict, the Sweet Sounds of the Muses did not Fade Away Completely”: The Concert Life of the Philharmonic Society in Ljubljana in the Period of its Last Music Director Hans Gerstner
Authors: Weiss Jernej
Published: November 2017

The purpose of this paper is to present, using the example of the concert life of the Philharmonic Society in Ljubljana, the central institution for the reproduction of music in Slovenia, the relation between artistic and extramusical significance in the period of four war concert seasons, i.e., from 1914 to 1918.
Musical Topography of the First World War in Slovenia
Authors: Bagarič Alenka
Published: November 2017

The image and role of music among soldiers and civilians during the First World War on the territory of the present Slovenia is depicted by comparing the music sources and preserved documents. Music unveiled intimate lives of individuals as well as their imparted feelings of belonging to a community, nation and country. The article focuses on the description of situations and ways of singing military folk songs, the meaning and impact of the journal Church Musician, and the patriotic role of marches.
Personality disorders and the risk of violating legal norms – what we know about the complex nature of humans
Authors: Pastwa-Wojciechowska Beata
Published: November 2017

The article explores the relationship between theoretical knowledge of the psychology of personality disorders and its practical application in the area of justice. There is agreement in the literature on the relationship between a diagnosis of personality disorder and the increased risk of aggressive or violent behaviour, as pointed out by both the research of clinicians and judiciary workers. Nevertheless, the issue of explaining and understanding the relationship between personality disorders and violence has not yet been resolved, due to conceptualisation, diagnostic, methodological, psychotherapeutic and resocialisation difficulties. These controversies stimulate reflection and an attempt to determine whether the relationship between personality disorders and aggression is the same in all types of personality disorders.
Behavioural addictions in children and adolescents
Authors: Grzegorzewska Iwona
Published: November 2017

The emergence in DSM-5 of gambling addiction as the first official behavioural addiction has opened a new chapter in the thinking about and research into behavioural pathology. We are becoming increasingly aware of the causes, mechanisms and consequences of addictive behaviour, but the majority of the work is conducted mainly on adult populations. Although the use of the term “behavioural addiction” in children and adolescents is controversial due to the dynamic nature of their development processes, there is no doubt that more and more young people are involved in addictive behaviours that negatively affect their lives. The currently still few studies are throwing new light on the early symptoms of behavioural addictions observed in increasingly younger children.

This article is a review of current knowledge about potential behavioural addictions in the first two decades of life viewed from the perspective of developmental psychopathology. While there is significantly less research into addictive behaviours in childhood and adolescence than in later decades, empirical evidence has clearly shown that early symptoms of behavioural addiction pose a significant threat to the mental health of children and adolescents, both now and in the future. The article discusses the definition of behavioural addiction in the DSM-5 context, the controversy surrounding the diagnosis of these disorders in young people, the behavioural addictions in children and adolescents, and the identified risk factors for early-onset behavioural addictions.
A critical review of PANDAS research in the context of obsessive compulsive disorder
Authors: Harvey Jonathan E. , McCabe Paul C.
Published: November 2017

The discovery and elaboration of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is emerging from a polemical status and gaining wide recognition. Current research has proposed a specific neurological pathogenesis for the disorder. This paper connects the dominant neurobiological model of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with the proposed pathogenesis and treatment of PANDAS. PANDAS presentation is described and an important early debate regarding anti-neuronal antibodies in the brain of PANDAS patients is outlined. Recent research on a specific immunological trigger for antibodies that cause a blood brain barrier breakdown will be discussed along with treatment for the disorder. Future avenues of research are discussed including a critique of the seminal studies in PANDAS pathology and treatment from the focal point of the dominant OCD model.
Psychoeducational interventions to improve adolescents’ medical management of diabetes: A comprehensive review
Authors: Bergmame Lana , Shaw Steven R.
Published: November 2017

Implementation of psychoeducational interventions for adolescents with diabetes is a critical component of medical management and overall well-being. There have been significant advances and innovations since the last major comprehensive review of the literature in 2006 (Murphy, Rayman, & Skinner, 2006). The increase in technologically assisted psychoeducational interventions using text, apps, and interactive Internet-based programming results in a qualitative update of psychoeducational interventions and program evaluations. Also noted is an increase in the number of family-focused interventions that have been evaluated and published. The results of the current comprehensive literature review yield 42 evaluative studies of psychoeducational interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes with mixed outcomes. Despite the variety of interventions and research designs, only two of the 42 studies reported moderate effect sizes. All the others indicated no effects or small effects. Although not conclusive, the most promising approaches involve the use of motivational interviewing involving individual, family, and technological support. The ramifications for future research, potential value of psychoeducational interventions for adolescents, and implementation of technology for delivering psychoeducational interventions for adolescents with diabetes are described.
Different factors associate with body image in adolescence than in emerging adulthood: A gender comparison in a follow-up study
Authors: Gestsdottir Sunna , Svansdottir Erla , Sigurdsson Hedinn , Arnarsson Arsaell , Ommundsen Yngvar , Arngrimsson Sigurbjorn , Sveinsson Thorarinn , Johannsson Erlingur
Published: November 2017

Background

Body image dissatisfaction has been linked with a range of adverse psychosocial outcomes in both genders and has become an important public health issue. Across all ages, women have reported being more dissatisfied with their bodies than men. The aim of the current study was to examine if fitness and physical activity associate with body image satisfaction differently across gender and age, measured in the same participants.

Participants and procedure

Participants were measured initially at age 15 years (N = 385) and again at age 23 years (N = 201). Structural equation modelling was used to examine the association between body image satisfaction, fitness, and physical activity. Covariates included skinfold thickness, body mass index, socioeconomic status, anxiety, and depression.

Results

Fitness and physical activity declined during the study period, body mass index increased, but no changes were found in body image satisfaction, depression, anxiety, or skinfold thickness. For women at ages 15 and 23 years, self-reported fitness and depression were found to be related to body image satisfaction, including body mass index at the age of 23 years. For 15-year-old men, skinfold thickness and aerobic fitness related to body image satisfaction, whereas skinfold thickness, depression, body mass index, and self-reported fitness did so at age 23 years.

Conclusions

Results suggest that different approaches are needed across gender to improve body image in adolescence whereas more similar ones can be used in emerging adulthood.
Electron-induced chemistry in microhydrated sulfuric acid clusters
Authors: Lengyel Jozef , Pysanenko Andriy , Fárník Michal
Published: November 2017

Abstract. We investigate the mixed sulfuric acid–water clusters in a molecular beam experiment with electron attachment and negative ion mass spectrometry and complement the experiment by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The microhydration of (H2SO4)m(H2O)n clusters is controlled by the expansion conditions, and the electron attachment yields the main cluster ion series (H2SO4)m(H2O)nHSO4− and (H2O)nH2SO4−. The mass spectra provide an experimental evidence for the onset of the ionic dissociation of sulfuric acid and ion-pair (HSO4−  ⋅  ⋅  ⋅  H3O+) formation in the neutral H2SO4(H2O)n clusters with n ≥ 5 water molecules, in excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions. In the clusters with two sulfuric acid molecules (H2SO4)2(H2O)n this process starts as early as n ≥ 2 water molecules. The (H2SO4)m(H2O)nHSO4− clusters are formed after the dissociative electron attachment to the clusters containing the (HSO4−  ⋅  ⋅  ⋅  H3O+) ion-pair structure, which leads to the electron recombination with the H3O+ moiety generating H2O molecule and the H-atom dissociation from the cluster. The (H2O)nH2SO4− cluster ions point to an efficient caging of the H atom by the surrounding water molecules. The electron-energy dependencies exhibit an efficient electron attachment at low electron energies below 3 eV, and no resonances above this energy, for all the measured mass peaks. This shows that in the atmospheric chemistry only the low-energy electrons can be efficiently captured by the sulfuric acid–water clusters and converted into the negative ions. Possible atmospheric consequences of the acidic dissociation in the clusters and the electron attachment to the sulfuric acid–water aerosols are discussed.
Impact of high-resolution a priori profiles on satellite-based formaldehyde retrievals
Authors: Kim Si-Wan , Natraj Vijay , Lee Seoyoung , Kwon Hyeong-Ahn , Park Rokjin , de Gouw Joost , Frost Gregory , Kim Jhoon , Stutz Jochen , Trainer Michael , Tsai Catalina , Warneke Carsten
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Formaldehyde (HCHO) is either directly emitted from sources or produced during the oxidation of volatile organic compounds in the troposphere. It is possible to infer atmospheric HCHO concentrations using space-based observations, which may be useful for studying emissions and tropospheric chemistry at urban to global scales depending on the quality of the retrievals. In the near future, an unprecedented volume of satellite-based HCHO measurement data will be available from both geostationary and polar-orbiting platforms. Therefore, it is essential to develop retrieval methods appropriate for the next-generation satellites that measure at higher spatial and temporal resolution than the current ones. In this study, we examine the importance of fine spatial and temporal resolution a priori profile information on the retrieval by conducting approximately 45 000 radiative transfer model calculations in the Los Angeles Basin megacity. Our analyses suggest that an air mass factor (AMF, ratio of slant columns to vertical columns) based on fine spatial and temporal resolution a priori profiles can better capture the spatial distributions of the enhanced HCHO plumes in an urban area than the nearly constant AMFs used for current operational products. For this urban area, the AMF values are inversely proportional to the magnitude of the HCHO mixing ratios in the boundary layer. Using our optimized model HCHO results in the Los Angeles Basin that mimic the HCHO retrievals from future geostationary satellites, we illustrate the effectiveness of HCHO data from geostationary measurements for understanding and predicting tropospheric ozone and its precursors.
Effect of charges carried by atmospheric particles on radar power ratio
Authors: Xie Li , Gao Xuebang , Qin Jianhu
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The ratio of the receiving power to the transmitting power (RPR) of a well-designed radar system is determined by the absorption and scattering of materials coming into contact with radar waves along the propagating path of the radar wave. In atmospheric detection by a radar system, the RPR is mainly determined by the absorption and scattering of atmospheric particles. Particle properties, such as the charge carried by particles, will affect the RPR. Particle charging is common in a particle system. The present study investigated the effect of charges carried by atmospheric particles on the RPR. It was found that charges carried by particles can increase the RPR, and the increment is related to the charges, particle size parameter, radar emission frequency, and corresponding refractive index of the particles. As the emission frequency of the radar increases, the effect of the charges on the RPR decreases, and especially, the effect of charges on the RPR can be ignored for lidar used to detect sand particles. The number density of particles based on the RPR without considering charges carried by sand particles will be overestimated relative to that when considering charges carried by sand particles. The overestimation increases with the surface charge density, for the same type of radar.
Tail reconnection in the global magnetospheric context: Vlasiator first results
Authors: Palmroth Minna , Hoilijoki Sanni , Juusola Liisa , Pulkkinen Tuija I. , Hietala Heli , Pfau-Kempf Yann , Ganse Urs , von Alfthan Sebastian , Vainio Rami , Hesse Michael
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The key dynamics of the magnetotail have been researched for decades and have been associated with either three-dimensional (3-D) plasma instabilities and/or magnetic reconnection. We apply a global hybrid-Vlasov code, Vlasiator, to simulate reconnection self-consistently in the ion kinetic scales in the noon–midnight meridional plane, including both dayside and nightside reconnection regions within the same simulation box. Our simulation represents a numerical experiment, which turns off the 3-D instabilities but models ion-scale reconnection physically accurately in 2-D. We demonstrate that many known tail dynamics are present in the simulation without a full description of 3-D instabilities or without the detailed description of the electrons. While multiple reconnection sites can coexist in the plasma sheet, one reconnection point can start a global reconfiguration process, in which magnetic field lines become detached and a plasmoid is released. As the simulation run features temporally steady solar wind input, this global reconfiguration is not associated with sudden changes in the solar wind. Further, we show that lobe density variations originating from dayside reconnection may play an important role in stabilising tail reconnection.
Tune in on 11.57 µHz and listen to primary production
Authors: Cox Tom J. S. , van Beusekom Justus E. E. , Soetaert Karline
Published: November 2017

Abstract. In this paper we present an elegant approach to reconstruct slowly varying gross primary production (GPP) as a function of time, based on O2 time series. The approach, called complex demodulation, is based on a direct analogy with amplitude-modulated (AM) radio signals. The O2 concentrations oscillating at the diel frequency (or 11.57 µHz) can be seen as a carrier wave, while the time variation in the amplitude of this carrier wave is related to the time-varying GPP. The relation follows from an analysis in the frequency domain of the governing equations of O2 dynamics. After the theoretical derivation, we assess the performance of the approach by applying it to three artificial O2 time series, generated with models representative of a well-mixed vertical water column, a river and an estuary. These models are forced with hourly observed incident irradiance, resulting in a variability of GPP on scales from hours to months. The dynamic build-up of algal biomass further increases the seasonality. Complex demodulation allows for reconstruction, with great precision, of time-varying GPP of the vertical water column and the river model. Surprisingly, it is possible to derive daily averaged GPP – complex demodulation thus reconstructs the amplitude of every single diel cycle. Also, in estuaries time-varying GPP can be reconstructed to a great extent. But there, the influence of the tides prevent achieving the same temporal resolution. In particular, the combination of horizontal O2 gradients with quasi-diurnal harmonics in the tides interferes with the complex demodulation procedure and introduces spurious amplitude variation that can not be attributed to GPP. We demonstrate that these spurious effects also occur in real-world time series (Hörnum Tief, Germany). The spurious effects due to K1 and P1 quasi-diurnals can not be distinguished from GPP. However, the spurious fluctuations introduced by O1 and Q1 can be removed to a large extent by increasing the averaging time to 15 days. As such, we demonstrate that a good estimate of the running 15-day average of GPP can be obtained in tidal systems. Apart from the direct merits of estimating GPP from O2 time series, the analysis in the frequency domain enhances our insights into O2 dynamics in tidal systems in general, and into the performance of O2 methods to estimate GPP in particular.
BrAHMs V1.0: A fast, physically-based subglacial hydrology model for continental-scale application
Authors: Kavanagh Mark , Tarasov Lev
Published: November 2017

Abstract. We present BrAHMs (BAsal Hydrology Model): a new physically-based basal hydrology model which represents water flow using Darcian flow in the distributed drainage regime and a fast down-gradient solver in the channelized regime. Switching from distributed to channelized drainage occurs when appropriate flow conditions are met. The model is designed for long-term integrations of continental ice sheets. The Darcian flow is simulated with a robust combination of the Heun and leapfrog-trapezoidal predictor-corrector schemes. These numerical schemes are applied to a set of flux-conserving equations cast over a staggered grid with water thickness at the centres and fluxes defined at the interface. Basal conditions (e.g. till thickness, hydraulic conductivity) are parametrized so the model is adaptable to a variety of ice sheets. Given the intended scales, basal water pressure is limited to ice overburden pressure, and dynamic time-stepping is used to ensure that the CFL condition is met for numerical stability. The model is validated with a synthetic ice sheet geometry and different bed topographies to test basic water flow properties and mass conservation. Synthetic ice sheet tests show that the model behaves as expected with water flowing down-gradient, forming lakes in a potential well or reaching a terminus and exiting the ice sheet. Channel formation occurs periodically over different sections of the ice sheet and, when extensive, display the arborescent configuration expected of Rothlisberger Channels.
A multi-tracer approach to constraining artesian groundwater discharge into an alluvial aquifer
Authors: Iverach Charlotte P. , Cendón Dioni I. , Meredith Karina T. , Wilcken Klaus M. , Hankin Stuart I. , Andersen Martin S. , Kelly Bryce F. J.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Understanding pathways of recharge to alluvial aquifers is important for maintaining sustainable access to groundwater resources. Water balance modelling is often used to proportion recharge components and guide sustainable groundwater allocations. However, it is not common practice to use hydrochemical evidence to inform and constrain these models. Here we compare geochemical versus water balance model estimates of artesian discharge into an alluvial aquifer, and demonstrate why multi-tracer geochemical analyses should be used as a critical component of water budget assessments. We selected a site in Australia where the Great Artesian Basin (GAB), the largest artesian basin in the world, discharges into the Lower Namoi Alluvium (LNA), an extensively modelled aquifer, to convey the utility of our approach. Water stable isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) and the concentrations of Na+ and HCO3− suggest a continuum of mixing in the alluvial aquifer between the GAB (artesian component) and surface recharge, whilst isotopic tracers (3H, 14C, and 36Cl) indicate that the alluvial groundwater is a mixture of groundwaters with residence times of < 70 years and groundwater that is potentially hundreds of thousands of years old, which is consistent with that of the GAB. In addition, Cl− concentrations provide a means to calculate a percentage estimate of the artesian contribution to the alluvial groundwater. In some locations, an artesian contribution of up to 70 % is evident from the geochemical analyses, a finding that contrasts with previous regional-scale water balance modelling estimates that attributed 22 % of all inflow for the corresponding zone within the LNA to GAB discharge. Our results show that hydrochemical investigations need to be undertaken as part of developing the conceptual framework of a catchment water balance model, as they can improve our understanding of recharge pathways and better constrain artesian discharge to an alluvial aquifer.
Global ship accidents and ocean swell-related sea states
Authors: Zhang Zhiwei , Li Xiao-Ming
Published: November 2017

Abstract. With the increased frequency of shipping activities, navigation safety has become a major concern, especially when economic losses, human casualties and environmental issues are considered. As a contributing factor, the sea state plays a significant role in shipping safety. However, the types of dangerous sea states that trigger serious shipping accidents are not well understood. To address this issue, we analyzed the sea state characteristics during ship accidents that occurred in poor weather or heavy seas based on a 10-year ship accident dataset. Sea state parameters of a numerical wave model, i.e., significant wave height, mean wave period and mean wave direction, were analyzed for the selected ship accident cases. The results indicated that complex sea states with the co-occurrence of wind sea and swell conditions represent threats to sailing vessels, especially when these conditions include similar wave periods and oblique wave directions.
A Spirit of Adventure in Retirement: Japanese Baby Boomers and the Ethos of Interdependence
Authors: Moore Katrina Louise
Published: November 2017

Self-reliance has arisen as a key ethic in relation to older persons in Japan. One part of a larger social trend affecting mature societies around the world is the rising emphasis on elders overcoming dependence in favor of a new ethic of independence. This analysis of older persons in Japan opens a window into the gender dynamics of older-person households, and into the discourses about the lack of an independent autonomous identity in old age aside from that in the workplace. Drawing on fieldwork with retirees, I illuminate retired couples’ experiences of and attitudes about retirement, considering the interpersonal dimensions of interdependence and the ways the ethos of self-reliance influences retirees’ lives. In particular, I analyse how the men seek to embody interdependence in relationships with their wives. How do they adjust in relation to their wives’ expectations, and how do they—and their identities—change after they leave the workforce? Central to this process is an expansion in men’s acts of thoughtfulness in relation to their wives.
Identifying transit deserts in major Texas cities where the supplies missed the demands
Authors: Jiao Junfeng
Published: November 2017

Coined by the author, the concept “transit desert” is developed from the now common concept of a “food desert,” which is an area where there is limited or no access to fresh food (Clark et al. 2002; Jiao et al. 2012; Whelan et al. 2002; Wrigley 1993; Wrigley et al. 2002). The food desert concept has received a lot of attention and influenced planning policies and practices. By applying the same idea to transit systems within urban areas, geographic areas can be identified where there is a lack of transit service. This involves identifying the transit dependent populations as a measure of transit demand, calculating the transit supply, and then subtracting the supply from the demand to measure the gap (Jiao & Dillivan 2013). In detail, transit dependent populations are those who might require transit service to get around more than other people. The transit supply is measured by aggregating a number of criteria that contribute to better transit access and measured within a designated geographic area. Transit deserts are defined as areas where the transit demand is significantly greater than the supply.
MOTERŲ ŽINIOS APIE GIMDOS KAKLELIO VĖŽIO RIZIKOS VEIKSNIUS IR ŽMOGAUS PAPILOMOS VIRUSO VAKCINĄ
Authors: Ivaško Ivona , Šturienė Renata , Kairys Jonas , Lamanauskaitė Miglė
Published: November 2017

Tyrimo tikslas - įvertinti moterų žinias apie gimdos kaklelio vėžio rizikos veiksnius ir žmogaus papilomos viruso vakciną. Pagal specialiai šiam tyrimui parengtą 17 klausimų anketą tiriamųjų apklausa atlikta 2016 m. gruodžio – 2017 m. vasario mėnesiais Viešojoje įstaigoje Šeškinės poliklinika (toliau – Poliklinika). Iš viso tyrime dalyvavo 203 18–72 metų amžiaus respondentės. Dažniausiai nurodyti gimdos kaklelio vėžio rizikos veiksniai: žmogaus papilomos viruso infekcija (70,9 proc.), lytiškai plintančios ligos (78,3 proc.) ir anksčiau atliktame gimdos kaklelio tepinė- lyje buvę pakitimai (57,6 proc.). Reguliariai dėl gim- dos kaklelio vėžio tikrinosi 71,4 proc. moterų. 58,1 proc. respondenčių žinojo, kad žmogaus papilomos viruso vakcina įtraukta į Lietuvos Respublikos vaikų profilaktinių skiepijimų kalendorių. Daugiausia mo- terų apie gimdos kaklelio vėžio rizikos veiksnius suži- nojo iš gydytojo (šeimos gydytojo, gydytojo akušerio- ginekologo) (42,9 proc.), apie žmogaus papilomos viruso vakciną – iš žiniasklaidos (67,8 proc.). 71,9 proc. tyrime dalyvavusių moterų buvo nusiteikusios prieš skiepijimą savo dukrų žmogaus papilomos vi- ruso vakcina. Neskiepijimo priežastys: neturi pakan- kamai informacijos apie žmogaus papilomos viruso vakciną (23,3 proc.); bijo galimų nepageidaujamų reiškinių (19,2 proc.); nežinojo, kad yra tokie skiepai (10,3 proc.). Respondentės, kurios informaciją apie žmogaus papilomos viruso vakciną gavo iš medici- nos personalo, 5,31 kartus dažniau pritarė skiepijimui (ŠS=5,31; PI 95%: 2,23–12,70; p=0,001).
OKINAVOS MITYBOS FENOMENO ANALIZĖ: ATVEJO TYRIMAS
Authors: Spiriajevienė Irma
Published: November 2017

Tyrinėjamai temai analizuoti buvo naudojamas atvejo tyrimo būdas, pasitelkiant literatūros analizės metodą, kuris buvo tinkamiausias ištirti tolimos Rytų Azijos šalies Japonijos pietuose esančios Okinavos prefektū- ros gyventojų mitybos atvejį. Atvejo tyrimas įgalino pristatyti platų tyrinėjamos temos kontekstą, kuris straipsnyje atskleistas istoriniu, socialiniu (visos ša- lies bei Okinavos, išsidėsčiusios vienoje iš 161 Riukiu salyno salų) aspektais. Tyrimo kontekstas plėtojamas analizuojant ir prevencinį požiūrį į sveikatą, netinka- mos mitybos pavojus bei kitas svarbias su tiriamuoju atveju susijusias aplinkybes.
Okinavos salos gyventojai taip pat, kaip ir visa šalis, atlaikę Antrąjį pasaulinį karą, ne tik pakilo ir apstul- bino planetą neįtikėtina ekonomikos pažanga, per- ėjimu prie pasaulinės technologinės lyderystės, bet ir nustebino pasaulį atradę jaunystės eliksyrą, kurį didžiąja dalimi lemia okinavietiška mityba. Okina- vos salos moterų vidutinė gyvenimo trukmė (VGT) – 86 metai, vyrų – 78 metai, o per šimtą metų gyve- nančių žmonių 100 tūkstančių salos gyventojų statis- tiškai tenka 34 žmonės (JAV – 7–8). Nustatyta, kad pasaulyje didžiausia ilgaamžių koncentracija yra bū- tent Japonijos Okinavos saloje ir tai vadinama feno- menaliu gerontologiniu reiškiniu. Be to, svarbu, kad šių gyventojų sveikata gana ilgą laiką išlieka stipri, o sergamumas širdies ir kraujagyslių, onkologinėmis bei kitomis ligomis yra mažesnis nei kitose šalyse. Japonijos Okinavos salos gyventojų atvejo fenome- nalumas ilgaamžiškumo kontekste slypi vietinių gy- ventojų mitybos tradicijoje, kurios analizė išryškino šiuos Okinavos salos gyventojų mitybos raštingumo postulatus: neriebus maistas, augalinės kilmės pro- duktų (ypač daržovių, jūros dumblių) vartojimas, vi- sadalių grūdų, flavonoidų, omega-3 riebiųjų rūgščių, kurių nemažai yra žuvyje, vartojimas, uogų, vaisių (ypač karčiojo žaliojo meliono) vartojimas bei gau-
sus ciberžolės, žaliosios bei jazminų arbatos gėrimas. Dauguma okinavų, kurių saloje gyvena 1,3 mln., yra apriboję mėsos, saldumynų, kavos vartojimą. Išryš- kėjo ir tai, kad ramus Okinavos salos gyventojų cha- rakteris, pasitenkinimas gyvenimu, nuolatinė veikla, fizinis judėjimas, darnus santykis su kitais bei maisto ruošimo ir valgymo filosofija – tai mitybos veiksnį papildantys ištekliai, taip pat turintys reikšmės gerai šios salos gyventojų sveikatai ir pasaulyje garsėjančiam okinaviškajam ilgaamžiškumui.
POGIMDYMINIŲ DEPRESINIŲ SUTRIKIMŲ ANKSTYVOJI DIAGNOSTIKA - EFEKTYVIOS PREVENCIJOS PAGRINDAS
Authors: Dervinytė-Bongarzoni Asta , Navickas Alvydas
Published: November 2017

Pogimdyminiu laikotarpiu depresiniai sutrikimai yra dažniausi moterų psichikos sutrikimai. Pogimdyminė depresija yra nehomogeniškas sutrikimas: skiriasi jos pradžia, klinikinis vaizdas ir sunkumo laipsnis. Ją sunku diagnozuoti, kadangi depresijos somatiniai simptomai: miego, apetito sutrikimai, nuovargis, ne- galėjimas susitvarkyti su kasdieniais darbais būdingi visų motinų, pradėjusių rūpintis naujagimiu, skundai. Laiku nenustatyta ir negydyta pogimdyminė depre- sija palieka sunkias ilgalaikes pasekmes ne tik mo- teriai, bet ir jos vaikui bei šeimai ir yra susirūpinimą kelinti visuomenės sveikatos problema. Straipsnyje aptariama pogimdyminės depresijos nozologija, aprašyti rizikos veiksniai, pateikiami po- gimdyminio periodo depresinių sutrikimų klinikinio vertinimo kriterijai, apžvelgiami efektyvios prevenci- jos aspektai. Pabrėžiama, kad ankstyvosios preven- cinės priemonės (pradėtos nėštumo metu ir tęsiamos pogimdyminiu periodu) užkerta kelią pogimdyminės depresijos formavimuisi arba ženkliai palengvina su- trikimo požymius ir eigą.
PERITRAUMATIC FACTORS AND POSTTRAUMATIC SYMPTOMS IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES
Authors: Eglītis Raitis , Landmane Dace
Published: November 2017

Health and legal professionals are aware of adverse effects child sexual abuse (CSA) can have on child development as well as the individual differences in severity of psychological outcomes. The objective of this pilot study was to identify possible explanations that could account for the CSA psychological outcome variability and give insights for further research. A sample of 25 Russian speaking girls by the decision of the person directing the proceedings were recognized as CSA victims and were assigned to psychological or complex psychiatric and psychological expert examination. During examination demographical data was collected and several self-report measures regarding peritraumatic and posttraumatic experiences were applied. Correlation analysis revealed that the only demographical characteristic associated with posttraumatic symptoms (familiarity with abuser, type of abuse, age at onset of abuse, time after last episode) was age at onset of abuse. Peritraumatic measures overall were associated with all of the posttraumatic symptoms and stepwise regression analysis showed that age at onset of abuse and peritraumatic experiences explained nearly 50% of variation of several posttraumatic symptoms. Further research directions are discussed.
El deporte femenino en los informativos deportivos de televisión. Un estudio de caso sobre la noticia de la victoria de Garbiñe Muguruza en Roland Garros
Authors: Calvo Ortega Elena , Gutiérrez San Miguel Begoña
Published: November 2017

Los informativos deportivos de televisión no solo construyen una agenda temática que invisibiliza los temas relacionados con el deporte femenino sino que además, en algunos casos, el encuadre realizado sobre las noticias femeninas no se ajusta al contexto deportivo. El objetivo de la investigación que se presenta en estas líneas es analizar el tratamiento informativo que reciben las mujeres deportistas. Para ello, se llevó a cabo un estudio de caso sobre tres noticias de distintas cadenas de televisión relativas a un mismo acontecimiento protagonizado por una mujer deportista, utilizando como técnica de investigación el análisis de discurso. Los resultados muestran la presencia de mecanismos que adscriben a la mujer a una serie de roles y estereotipos que nada tienen que ver con la práctica deportiva
La ficcionalización de la fuga de Joaquín Guzmán Loera en la prensa mexicana. Un estudio del tratamiento en los periódicos "Reforma", "El Universal", "La Jornada" y "Excélsior" (2015)
Authors: Díaz Cerveró Elba , Barredo Ibáñez Daniel , Hueso Mario
Published: November 2017

Informar sobre el narcotráfico es complejo desde cualquier punto de vista. Más si cabe en un país como México, considerado como uno de los territorios más peligrosos del mundo para los informadores. En este artículo mostraremos los resultados de un análisis de contenido en los cuatro principales periódicos mexicanos sobre las piezas periodísticas relacionadas con la fuga de Joaquín Guzmán Loera del penal del Altiplano, un caso que generó una enorme expectación internacional. Según los datos procesados, explicamos cómo en México los periodistas podrían construir coberturas como la estudiada entre factores como el miedo y la pretensión de espectacularidad
La transformación de los campos de identidad como estrategia informativa: El caso de "La Jornada" y "Reforma" en el desafuero de Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)
Authors: Macedo García Alejandro , Vinuesa Tejero María Lourdes
Published: November 2017

Los medios de comunicación buscan permanentemente influir en los temas que son prioritarios para las audiencias, por lo que es necesario estudiar cómo llevan a cabo estrategias que les permiten determinar la importancia y relevancia de la información. A partir de la teoría del Framing, en los campos de identidad de los movimientos sociales, es posible identificar y desvelar estrategias informativas de los mass media. Este artículo analiza la conformación y transformación de los campos de identidad de los actores involucrados en el desafuero del Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), por dos diarios mexicanos La Jornada y Reforma. Los periódicos analizados hicieron uso de herramientas periodísticas para influir en la percepción de sus audiencias, por lo que no fueron simples transmisores de la información
El discurso mediático sobre la inevitabilidad de la crisis: una explicación metafórica de la economía
Authors: Martín Sáez José Luis
Published: November 2017

Esta investigación analiza cómo nos han contado los medios de comunicación la crisis de 2008, a partir de las informaciones y los editoriales publicados por los diarios El Mundo y El País. El análisis llevado a cabo pone de manifiesto que ambos medios presentaron la crisis como un hecho inevitable, es decir, como si fuera un fenómeno de la naturaleza o una enfermedad, a partir del lenguaje metafórico empleado en sus páginas. Una crisis presentada como inevitable, a pesar de que ambos periódicos tienen una línea editorial diferente y, en el imaginario colectivo, representan una tendencia político-ideológica distinta. Sin embargo, no podemos olvidar que tanto El Mundo como El País son propiedad de un conglomerado de multinacionales, en cuyos intereses situaríamos el origen de ese discurso sobre la crisis.
¿En camino hacia el gobierno 2.0?: análisis del uso de redes sociales por los ministerios españoles para fomentar la transparencia y la participación ciudadana
Authors: Rodríguez Andrés Roberto
Published: November 2017

La Ley de Transparencia, aprobada en 2013, compromete a las administraciones a ser más activas en la difusión de información a los ciudadanos, pero también a la hora de interactuar con ellos y fomentar su participación, para lo que contempla las potencialidades que brindan Internet y las nuevas tecnologías de la información. Tres años después de su entrada en vigor, analizamos en el presente trabajo cómo están utilizando los ministerios españoles las redes sociales para conseguir estos objetivos y encaminarse hacia el gobierno 2.0 o gobierno abierto. A través de la observación directa y la monitorización de la actividad de sus perfiles, se comprueba que el uso está siendo aún bastante limitado, tanto en la difusión de información como, sobre todo, en la búsqueda de la participación ciudadana
Discriminación y estigmas en la prensa en la campaña electoral española del 26-J
Authors: Serrat Jordi
Published: November 2017

¿Cómo se utiliza la diferencia (origen, condición sexual, género, edad, diversidad funcional, salud mental, religión, etc.) en el mensaje político-mediático? El análisis de contenido de los elementos de titulación (6.942 unidades en total) de los periódicos El País, La Vanguardia, El Periódico, Ara y El Punt Avui de la campaña electoral española del 26 de junio de 2016 —junto con la observación cualitativa de tres videos viralizados— revelan que la discriminación por origen y por discapacidad o de las personas mayores fue más peyorativa y en ocasiones estigmatizante que el trato que recibieron los otros grupos humanos analizados. Sin embargo, todos los colectivos estudiados tuvieron poca atención mediática (ni positiva, ni negativa). Sólo un 1,2% de los titulares, frases o sintagmas contabilizados contienen atributos propios de la diversidad humana.