bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Smear layer and debris removal from dentinal tubules using different irrigation protocols: scanning electron microscopic evaluation, an in vitro study
Authors: Wang Hsin-Hui , Sanabria-Liviac Daniel , Sleiman Philippe , Dorn Samuel O. , Jaramillo David E.
Published: July 2017

Background

This study investigated the ability of different irrigation protocols to keep dentinal tubules (DT) open and avoid their blockage by the smear layer (SL) during the cleaning and shaping procedure (CSP).

Methods

Twenty-five extracted teeth were divided into five groups (n = 5): group 1, NaOCl was kept in the canal during instrumentation and then washed out with distilled water, and the canal was irrigated with NaOCl with EndoVac in between files; group 2, the same procedure as group 1, but NaOCl was replaced by EDTA; group 3, EDTA was kept in the canal during instrumentation and then washed out with distilled water, and the canal was irrigated with NaOCl with EndoVac in between files; group 4, the same as group 3, but NaOCl and EDTA were alternated; and group 5 (control), the procedure was the same with group 1, but NaOCl was replaced by distilled water. A scanning electron microscope was used to evaluate the cleanliness of DT at three different levels of the canals.

Results

Groups 3 and 4 showed better ability to keep DT open during CSP than the other groups. Group 4 only showed statistically significant better results than group 3 at middle third (P < 0.0001).

Conclusions

Alternating the use of NaOCl and EDTA with water in between can keep DT open better and avoid their blockage by SL during CSP compared with the use of NaOCl or EDTA alone.
Liquefaction-Induced Horizontal Displacements from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence in New Zealand Measured from Remote Sensing Techniques
Authors: Rathje Ellen M. , Secara Sorin S. , Martin Jonathan G. , van Ballegooy Sjoerd , Russell James
Published: July 2017

Using satellite image pairs from the 2010–2011 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) in New Zealand, optical image correlation is used to measure horizontal displacements due to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading. Horizontal displacements as small as 0.2 to 0.3 m are accurately measured by optical image correlation at a spatial resolution of less than 20 m. Comparisons with field survey measurements of horizontal displacement are favorable, but some differences are observed due to the different spatial scales of the measurements. Liquefaction-induced horizontal displacements derived from LIDAR surveys are similar to those from optical image correlation, but in some locations the LIDAR measurements are inaccurate due to limitations in the LIDAR survey acquisition methodology used. This paper demonstrates that optical image correlation from satellite image pairs can be used to create more complete databases of liquefaction-induced horizontal movements, which can be used to improve current predictive models for liquefaction-induced horizontal displacements. Future post-earthquake investigations and research should make use of optical image correlation to document the horizontal displacements associated with liquefaction.
Durable Molecular Remissions in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated With CD19-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells After Failure of Ibrutinib
Authors: Turtle Cameron J. , Hay Kevin A. , Hanafi Laïla-Aïcha , Li Daniel , Cherian Sindhu , Chen Xueyan , Wood Brent , Lozanski Arletta , Byrd John C. , Heimfeld Shelly , Riddell Stanley R. , Maloney David G.
Published: July 2017

Purpose

We evaluated the safety and feasibility of anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor–modified T (CAR-T) cell therapy in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who had previously received ibrutinib.

Methods

Twenty-four patients with CLL received lymphodepleting chemotherapy and anti-CD19 CAR-T cells at one of three dose levels (2 × 105, 2 × 106, or 2 × 107 CAR-T cells/kg). Nineteen patients experienced disease progression while receiving ibrutinib, three were ibrutinib intolerant, and two did not experience progression while receiving ibrutinib. Six patients were venetoclax refractory, and 23 had a complex karyotype and/or 17p deletion.

Results

Four weeks after CAR-T cell infusion, the overall response rate (complete response [CR] and/or partial response [PR]) by International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (IWCLL) criteria was 71% (17 of 24). Twenty patients (83%) developed cytokine release syndrome, and eight (33%) developed neurotoxicity, which was reversible in all but one patient with a fatal outcome. Twenty of 24 patients received cyclophosphamide and fludarabine lymphodepletion and CD19 CAR-T cells at or below the maximum tolerated dose (≤ 2 × 106 CAR-T cells/kg). In 19 of these patients who were restaged, the overall response rate by IWCLL imaging criteria 4 weeks after infusion was 74% (CR, 4/19, 21%; PR, 10/19, 53%), and 15/17 patients (88%) with marrow disease before CAR-T cells had no disease by flow cytometry after CAR-T cells. Twelve of these patients underwent deep IGH sequencing, and seven (58%) had no malignant IGH sequences detected in marrow. Absence of the malignant IGH clone in marrow of patients with CLL who responded by IWCLL criteria was associated with 100% progression-free survival and overall survival (median 6.6 months follow-up) after CAR-T cell immunotherapy. The progression-free survival was similar in patients with lymph node PR or CR by IWCLL criteria.

Conclusion

CD19 CAR-T cells are highly effective in high-risk patients with CLL after they experience treatment failure with ibrutinib therapy.
The conventional autopsy in modern medicine
Authors: Ayoub Tariq , Chow Jade
Published: July 2017

Summary

In many countries, including the UK, where relatives' consent is required, clinical autopsy rates (i.e. autopsies other than those required by law) have been declining since the 1950s. In the UK, even in teaching hospitals, the clinical autopsy rate has fallen to only 10% of deaths or less. At this rate of decline, clinical autopsies – and the pathologists who perform them – face extinction. The future practice of medicine will be blind to the many adverse consequences of clinical actions or omissions. The reasons for this decline are manifold and these have to be addressed if autopsy is to stand a chance of survival. The future of autopsy lies in promoting public support for autopsies, in some cases adapting the autopsy to address specific questions, thus making more effective use of information from autopsies. Only by ensuring that the next generation of doctors have experienced the powerful educational benefit of examining the body after death will the importance of autopsy to modern medicine be understood.
Use of impedance ratios to assess hand swelling in lymphoedema
Authors: Dylke E S , Alsobayel H , Ward L C , Liu M , Webb E , Kilbreath S L
Published: July 2017

Objectives

To determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy was suitable for detection of hand lymphoedema.

Methods

The hands of 50 participants without a history of lymphoedema were measured with perometry and bioimpedance spectroscopy after positioning two ways for three minutes: (a) both hands rested at heart height and (b) the dominant hand at heart height and the non-dominant hand at head height. In addition, 10 women with secondary hand lymphoedema were also measured.

Results

Impedance and volume measurements were found to be strongly related (dominant hand r = −0.794). Both measurements were reliable (ICC2,1 = 0.900–0.967 and 0.988–0.996, respectively). Impedance was more sensitive to small changes in hand volume due to the postural change (position × device interaction: F = 23.9, P < 0.001). Finally, impedance measurements had better discrimination of women with lymphoedema than volume measurements.

Conclusions

Bioimpedance spectroscopy is a promising tool for the detection of secondary hand lymphoedema.
Diagnostic approach to pleural diseases: new tricks for an old trade
Authors: Maldonado Fabien , Lentz Robert J. , Light Richard W.
Published: July 2017

The burden of pleural diseases has substantially increased in the past decade because of a rise in the incidence of pleural space infections and pleural malignancies in a patient population that is older and more immunocompromised and has more comorbidities. This complexity increasingly requires minimally invasive diagnostic options and tailored management. Implications for patients are such that the limitations of current diagnostic methods need to be addressed by multidisciplinary teams of investigators from the fields of imaging, biology, and engineering. Ignored for a long time as an epiphenomenon at the crossroad of many unrelated medical problems, pleural diseases are finally getting the attention they deserve and have spurred a vibrant and exciting field of research.
Linking health facility data from young adults aged 18-24 years to longitudinal demographic data: Experience from The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Authors: Nyundo Christopher , Doyle Aoife M. , Walumbe David , Otiende Mark , Kinuthia Michael , Amadi David , Jibendi Boniface , Mochamah George , Kihuha Norbert , Williams Thomas N. , Ross David A. , Bauni Evasius
Published: July 2017

Background: In 2014, a pilot study was conducted to test the feasibility of linking clinic attendance data for young adults at two health facilities to the population register of the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS). This was part of a cross-sectional survey of health problems of young people, and we tested the feasibility of using the KHDSS platform for the monitoring of future interventions.

Methods: Two facilities were used for this study. Clinical data from consenting participants aged 18-24 years were matched to KHDSS records. Data matching was achieved using national identity card numbers or otherwise using a matching algorithm based on names, sex, date of birth, location of residence and the names of other homestead members. A study form was administered to all matched patients to capture reasons for their visits and time taken to access the services. Distance to health facility from a participants’ homestead was also computed.

Results: 628 participated in the study: 386 (61%) at Matsangoni Health Centre, and 242 (39%) at Pingilikani Dispensary. 610 (97%) records were matched to the KHDSS register. Most records (605; 96%) were matched within these health facilities, while 5 (1%) were matched during homestead follow-up visits.  463 (75.9%) of those matched were women. Antenatal care (25%), family planning (13%), respiratory infections (9%) and malaria (9%) were the main reasons for seeking care. Antenatal clinic visits (n=175) and malaria (n=27) were the commonest reasons among women and men, respectively. Participants took 1-1.5 hours to access the services; 490 (81.0%) participants lived within 5 kilometres of a facility.

Conclusions: With a full-time research clerk at each health facility, linking health-facility attendance data to a longitudinal HDSS platform was feasible and could be used to monitor and evaluate the impact of health interventions on health care outcomes among young people.
The Conceptual Basis of Integrated Reporting
Authors: Плотников  , Plotnikov V. , Азракулиев  , Azrakuliev Z.
Published: July 2017

Th e article deals with the conceptual issues of the formation of integrated reporting, focused on reflecting the results of value creation in the transformation of all types of capital. Th e proposed article is the beginning of the work in which the authors considered it necessary to disclose the principles of business accounting and the qualitative characteristics of the information contained in the integrated reporting.
Diabetes mellitus and its impact on older people
Authors: Phillips Anne , Phillips Stephen
Published: July 2017

Diabetes is becoming increasingly common among the older population, leading to a larger burden for those providing care. In this article, Anne and Stephen Phillips explain the impact that this disease has on both the individual and the sector as a whole
Continence care and dementia: practical advice for care staff
Authors: Andrews June
Published: July 2017

Living with dementia presents a range of problems when it comes to providing good quality continence care. In this article, June Andrews discusses how nurses and carers can adapt to these considerations, providing the best possible care for the older person
Creating a workplace culture of learning and development
Authors: Ashurst Adrian
Published: July 2017

Continued learning is a large part of a registered nurse's revalidation requirements. In this article, Adrian Ashurst outlines a simple and effective approach to growing a workplace culture where staff learn from each other's experience
From Hackensack to the White House: The Triumph and Travail of E. Frederic Morrow
Authors: Birkner Michael J.
Published: July 2017

Four decades after arranging a historic meeting in the White House of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and African-American leaders on June 23, 1958 former Eisenhower assistant Rocco Siciliano recounted the back-story of the meeting, highlighting its inherent drama and significance. In the course of sharing his recollections Siciliano paid tribute to an African-American member of the White House staff, E. Frederic Morrow, calling him a “true pioneer in the American black civil rights movement.” Added Siciliano: “[Morrow’s] impact on civil rights progress has yet to be appreciated.” Judging “impact” by one individual on a large-scale movement is tricky business. But, as this article notes, there should be no doubt that in serving President Eisenhower New Jersey native Fred Morrow advanced the civil rights cause. The fact that his five-and-a-half-year tenure as a black man in the White House was not always happy or consistently productive of the kinds of initiatives on behalf of racial equality that he advocated should not obscure his contributions.
Alonzo Earl Foringer’s Greatest Mother in the World: The New Jersey Roots of the Most Famous Poster of World War I
Authors: Ciotola Nicholas P.
Published: July 2017

Despite renewed interest in the illustrated posters of World War I brought about by the commemoration of the war’s centennial, few extant works in either the academic or public history sectors offer comprehensive explorations of individual posters. This article provides a microhistory of The Greatest Mother in the World (1918), an impactful lithographic poster designed by New Jersey muralist Alonzo Earl Foringer and inspired by a slogan from a Princeton graduate turned advertising executive named Courtland Smith. Printed and distributed in the millions, Foringer’s poster reached a level of mass appeal unsurpassed by any other piece of American visual propaganda produced in the war years. A detailed look at the background and impact of this important poster explores a lesser-known and understudied aspect of World War I history, while also affording an interdisciplinary research model that can be utilized for future studies of additional posters and their place in American visual culture.
The Retreats of Reconstruction: Race, Leisure, and the Politics of Segregation at the Jersey Shore, 1865-1920
Authors: Moore Louis
Published: July 2017

Moore reviewing David Goldberg's The Retreats of Reconstruction: Race, Leisure, and the Politics of Segregation at the Jersey Shore, 1865-1920.
New Jersey as Non-Site
Authors: Rizzo Mary
Published: July 2017

Rizzo reviewing Kelly Baum's New Jersey as Non-Site.
Greg Frost-Arnold. Carnap, Tarski and Quine at Harvard: Conversations on Logic, Mathematics and Science
Authors: Wagner Henri
Published: July 2017

Chicago: Open Court, 2013. 257pp. $49.95 Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-8126-9830-5.Reviewed by Henri Wagner, University of Bordeaux Montaigne
Concussion: What’s the State of Play for Children & Adolescents in 2017? Brief Report
Authors: Evans Vicki
Published: July 2017

Every country around the world enjoys sport. Australia is widely known for cricket and rugby; America is known for baseball & gridiron football, Europe for soccer, amongst others. These sports are played at an elite level as well as beginners from an early age in the backyard. Yet it is also these sports that can deliver a ball at the speed of 100 km/hr (football), 105 km/hr (baseball), 112 km/hr (rugby), 150 km/hr (cricket) and 211 km/hr (soccer). This is the same force that can occur in a motor vehicle accident. The force finds the target, often accidentally, the head. Damage to the brain is not only from the impact of the ball hitting its target, but also the shearing forces of an acceleration-deceleration in jury — often resulting in a concussion. But you can’t see a concussion and this is what makes diagnosis and treatment difficult. Children and adolescents are particularly at risk as their brains are growing, requiring support and protection. (JNNN 2017;6(1):26–27)
Latinoamérica, entre la utopía de salvación y la utopía del progreso
Authors: Pinto Mantilla José Alberto
Published: July 2017

El propósito de esta publicación es analizar el proceso histórico dado durante la dependencia metrópoli colonia y del Estado colonial. La investigación pone de manifiesto el influjo de los reyes católicos y su orden social, el cual cesó durante la colonia, pero su mentalidad continúa vigente. Trayendo a cuestas la herencia colonial, la élite criolla acogió el liberalismo sajón, vinculándose  rápidamente, con su riqueza agropecuaria y minera, en el mercado mundial. Esta élite, conocedora del motín jacobino, usó su arenga libertaria sin hacer los cambios económicos y políticos que realizó la Revolución Francesa. El criollo, además, erigió la raza como emblema de civilidad y progreso, y como un buen
ejemplo de implementación; esto lo vemos en los gobernantes de la naciente república de Estados Unidos, quienes avizorando el desarrollo del capitalismo promovieron la emigración de europeos con todas las facilidades para que cercaran vastos territorios. El neoliberalismo recoge su idea de libertad, en la libertad de empresa, pues todos ofertamos trabajo y consumimos; esta
utopía fabril y de lucro es la nueva religión. A partir del marco teórico y de conceptos argumentados de Max Weber y con una metodología de análisis comparativo, se toman las reflexiones de varios autores que fortalecen la hipótesis “que el mercado y libertades decidan la suerte humana y natural, llevará a un final de espanto, pues, el hombre olvidó su casa y el tiempo que precisó la vida para crecer y progresar; ignoró que es más fácil que todas las almas vayan al cielo que replicar la dicha del rico para siete mil millones de seres”. Se trata, pues, en este análisis de deconstruir el imaginario de progreso; resaltar que el hombre y la sociedad nacieron en armonía natural, acatando los ciclos naturales y acoplados al medio ambiental. Hoy se insiste en la utopía terrena o celestial olvidando la crisis ambiental. Mundo utópico y antinatural, pero el escenario donde el modelo neoliberal operará hasta el día del juicio final.
El turismo comunitario como iniciativa de desarrollo local. Caso localidades de Ciudad Bolívar y Usme zona rural de Bogotá
Authors: Burgos Doria Rosalía
Published: July 2017

El presente artículo de revisión bibliográfica pretende identificar los estudios que se han realizado en torno al desarrollo del turismo comunitario en algunos países de Latinoamérica y determinar cuál ha sido la contribución al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las comunidades que lo han adelantado. Esto con el fin de construir un marco referencial de base al proyecto de la investigación en curso adscrito al grupo interinstitucional girsa, cuyo propósito es impulsar el turismo comunitario como un motor de desarrollo para la consolidación de los destinos turísticos de las localidades de Ciudad Bolívar y Usme (zona rural) en Bogotá D.C. En este sentido, las referencias consultadas
corresponden a investigaciones y proyectos adelantados en contextos rurales, por organizaciones del sector público, privado y la academia, comprendidos entre el periodo de 2006 a 2015 en algunos países latinoamericanos. Por otra parte, se abordan las distintas normas y políticas que se han elaborado sobre el turismo en Colombia y cómo estas han contribuido para el desarrollo del turismo comunitario; se evidencian casos que en la actualidad son apoyados por el Gobierno nacional a través de cooperación internacional, también se presentan las recientes dinámicas urbano-rurales del distrito capital de Bogotá, al igual que la caracterización de las localidades que hacen parte del proyecto de investigación mencionado.
Efectos de la certificación de calidad ISO 9001:2008 en la gestión de los colegios de La Presentación de la provincia de Bogotá
Authors: Becerra Londoño Sandra Liliana , Corredor Mendoza Gloria Patricia
Published: July 2017

Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación que determina los efectos que el sistema de gestión de la calidad, certificado con la norma técnica NTC ISO 9001:2008, ha generado en la gestión de seis colegios de La Presentación en un lapso de seis años. Teóricamente se retoman postulados del Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia y de Elsa Castañeda (2010), en relación con la calidad en la educación y la certificación. La metodología incluye la definición de categorías para el análisis y cruce de variables.

En el alcance se incorporan los factores de eficiencia económica, los niveles de conocimiento, de aceptación y de resistencia en la comunidad; los beneficios y las estrategias de mejoramiento continuo para el direccionamiento estratégico.

Entre los efectos identificados se encuentran altos niveles de aceptación y conocimiento del sistema de gestión de la calidad, bajo nivel de resistencia relacionado con el trámite de la documentación; beneficios tangibles que redundan en la prestación del servicio educativo y factores de eficiencia económica del sistema reflejados en la sostenibilidad, la inversión, el enfoque al cliente, la toma de decisiones basada en hechos y una dinámica que integra la educación y la calidad.

Para la comunidad religiosa reviste importancia, ya que establece resultados concretos que reflejan el estado del arte en el proceso y sirven como elementos de enriquecimiento conceptual para futuras investigaciones en las áreas de la calidad y la educación.
Enfoque para la integración de sistemas de gestión en empresas de servicios del sector hidrocarburos
Authors: Rivera Bolívar Félix Antonio
Published: July 2017

La integración de los sistemas de gestión en las organizaciones constituye una ventaja competitiva en entornos cambiantes y cada vez más exigentes. Este estudio se dirige a generar un enfoque para la integración de los sistemas de gestión (calidad, seguridad, salud y ambiente) que pueda ser aplicado en organizaciones de servicios del sector de hidrocarburos. Se obtiene información de este sector para entender el entorno de las empresas que prestan servicios en él, de la cadena de valor en la producción de hidrocarburos y de las principales actividades del sector servicio petrolero en Colombia; se revisan los requisitos en cuanto a calidad, seguridad, salud y ambiente de las dos principales empresas contratantes del sector hidrocarburos y se revisan modelos de integración de sistemas de gestión. Además, se entrevista a los funcionarios responsables de seis empresas que prestan servicios al sector y, finalmente, con los resultados obtenidos se plantea el modelo GOLD (gestión organizacional con liderazgo directivo) como mecanismo para facilitar la integración de los sistemas de gestión en las organizaciones de servicios del sector de hidrocarburos.

El modelo GOLD se fundamenta en el liderazgo y apoyo de la alta dirección y en la gestión organizacional que busca comprender el entorno y los factores políticos, económicos, sociales, tecnológicos y ambientales que presentan oportunidades, amenazas y riesgos para la organización. Se analiza la evolución que ha tenido el liderazgo en el sector de los servicios y se indican lineamientos para el desarrollo del sistema integrado de gestión (SIG).
Planes actuales de restauración ecológica en Latinoamérica: Avances y omisiones
Authors: Méndez-Toribio Moisés , Martínez-Garza Cristina , Cecconc Eliane , Guariguata Manuel R.
Published: July 2017

La meta Aichi 15 del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica, el Reto de Bonn y la Iniciativa 20x20 son iniciativas orientadas a impulsar la restauración en Latinoamérica, sin embargo, son esfuerzos que no especifican los procesos de restauración.En este estudio se buscaron los países que cuentan con un plan de restauración en Latinoamérica para, posteriormente, analizar los alcances de estos. Los países con un plan de restauración fueron Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador y Guatemala. El análisis mostró que sus objetivos y enfoques de restauración coinciden. Destaca la consideración del establecimiento de objetivos hacia la recuperación de servicios ecosistémicos de manera sostenible, la adopción de enfoques de restauración a escala del paisaje y de largo plazo. La asistencia de la sucesión ecológica es considerada una vía costo-efectiva para la restauración. La participación social es importante para la construcción y operación de las iniciativas y existe un marco legal asociado a los planes. No obstante, falta fortalecer en los planes el marco filosófico, incluir criterios socioeconómicos y de éxito de la restauración en la priorización de áreas, desarrollar enfoques ascendentes en los procesos de restauración que beneficien su financiamiento. En los planes también deberán incluirse protocolos para el monitoreo de  aspectos biofísicos y socioeconómicos de la restauración. Los planes examinados constituyen un gran paso para cumplir con los compromisos internacionales, sin embargo, el desafío no solo radicará en consolidar talesinstrumentos, sino en que los elementos que los compongan permitan la recuperación a gran escala de los ecosistemas.
Estudio etnozoológico de las aves y mamíferos silvestres asociados a huertos frutícolas de Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, México
Authors: García-Flores Alejandro , Mojica-Pedraza ﻿Sarahi , Barreto-Sánchez Sandra Dennise , Monroy-Ortíz Columba , Monroy-Martínez Rafael
Published: July 2017

Esta investigación es un estudio etnozoológico basado en el análisis del conocimiento tradicional de los habitantes originarios de la comunidad de Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, México, respecto a las aves y mamíferos silvestres que se asocian a los huertos frutícolas. La metodología se realizó en cuatro etapas: contacto con las autoridades correspondientes, reconocimiento de informantes clave, recorrido de huertos, realización de entrevistas y muestreos para la observación y contrastación de las especies identificadas por los sujetos informantes. Se registraron 34 nombres comunes de aves, pertenecientes a 26 especies, 6 órdenes y 15 familias; el orden con mayor número de especies fue Passeriformes y las familias más representativas son Tyrannidae e Icteridae. Para los mamíferos se reconocieron 16 nombres comunes, pertenecientes a 18 especies, seis órdenes y 10 familias, el orden Carnívora y la familia Mephitidae los que poseen mayor número de especies. Los valores de uso registrados fueron: alimentario, medicinal, ornato y amuleto. Se destaca el uso de la escopeta y resortera para la caza de las especies. La población reconoce tres servicios ambientales (dispersión de semillas, depredación de insectos y polinización), que 16 especies realizan. Se concluye que la revaloración del conocimiento tradicional local es importante para el uso, manejo y conservación de las aves y los mamíferos asociados a los huertos frutícolas tradicionales.
EVALUATION OF THE RECENT INTRAPLATE SEISMIC ACTIVITY ON COCHINOS BAY, CUBA
Authors: Cotilla Rodríguez Mario Octavio
Published: July 2017

El modelo de celdas geodinámicas para la Unidad Sismotectónica Occidental de Cuba explica la ocurrencia de un terremoto de interior de placa (21.01.2015 / mb= 4.1 / h= 16 km / 22.216 N 81.422 W) en la Ciénaga de Zapata – Bahía de Cochinos. El evento sísmico principal está asociado al nudo K8, Bahía de Cochinos, donde dos fallas (Cochinos y Surcubana) existen.
El exilio republicano español en Repertorio Americano
Authors: López-Plaza Angélica
Published: July 2017

Se analiza la revista costarricense Repertorio Americano para encontrar en sus textos la propuesta política que proclamaron los refugiados españoles. Se hace especial énfasis en aquellas figuras que geográficamente se encontraban en Costa Rica. Asimismo, se interpreta el texto de la revista a partir de la coyuntura histórica en la que se produce, así como el campo cultural en el que se inscribe. La investigación intenta abrir nuevas rutas de acercamiento a lo que ha sido, hasta el momento, el análisis y el estudio del exilio republicano español en Centroamérica
Huellas en un cuerpo: La Prieta de Gloria Anzaldúa. Cuerpos y fronteras
Authors: López-Céspedes Sharon
Published: July 2017

Gloria Anzaldua (1942-2004) escritora lesbiana-feminista chicana. La Prieta, su ensayo autobiográfico, se publicó en Esta puente, mi espalda. Voces de mujeres tercermundista en los Estados Unidos, en 1988. El presente ensayo transita por las letras y pensamientos de esta mujer chicana, latinoamericana, mexicana, mestiza y lesbiana quien analiza y vive las muchas fronteras que atraviezan y penden sobre las humanidades femeninas.
América Latina a la luz del poder económico mundial de China: el caso de Brasil y Ecuador y el comportamiento de su política exterior. Estudio comparativo
Authors: Herrera-Vinelli Lorena
Published: July 2017

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo delinear los factores que inciden en el afianzamiento de las relaciones sino-latinoamericanas. Se sostiene que el interés político, comercial y financiero de América Latina respecto a China se explica en función del posicionamiento logrado por dicho país como segunda economía mundial. El análisis de los casos de Brasil, como un país relativamente industrializado y Ecuador como un país pequeño, sirve como un referente empírico para comprender y explicar cómo se ha comportado la política exterior de ambos países en torno a China y permite indagar sobre los ejes prioritarios de su relación desde una perspectiva comparada. El artículo concluye que si bien ambos países tienen una relación estratégica con China, el caso de Brasil muestra matices de una política exterior fuertemente vinculada a China en las esferas políticas, comerciales y financieras, mientras que en el caso de Ecuador la dependencia financiera subyace como elemento de peso en la política exterior
Obesidad en la altura
Authors: Castillo Sayán Oscar , Woolcott Orison
Published: July 2017

La obesidad es considerada como una epidemia. Es un factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de diabetes mellitus de tipo 2 y otras comorbilidades. Se revisa la prevalencia de obesidad en la altura a nivel nacional y mundial, así como también la relación entre hipoxia crónica y aguda con la obesidad.
Gestación en la mujer obesa: consideraciones especiales
Authors: Pacheco-Romero José
Published: July 2017

La obesidad sería el problema de salud más común en las mujeres en edad reproductiva. Los embarazos complicados con obesidad se relacionan con diabetes gestacional, preeclampsia, parto pretérmino, partos instrumentados y cesáreas, así como infecciones y hemorragia en el posparto. Y el bebe tiene mayor riesgo de malformaciones congénitas, ser grande/macrosómico, complicarse con distocia de hombros y muerte fetal. Las implicancias relacionadas al manejo de la obesidad en el embarazo no son muy conocidas por la falta de opciones de manejo basadas en la evidencia. El manejo de la obesidad debería empezar desde antes del embarazo, siguiendo el precepto de que una mujer debe estar en las mejores condiciones físicas y mentales si desea gestar. El profesional de la salud encargado del control prenatal necesita del apoyo de un nutricionista y/o endocrinólogo. Se debe tener en cuenta que las mujeres obesas pueden tener más dificultades en el parto, por lo que requieren de infraestructura y manejo especiales, por médicos especializados. En esta revisión se considera los problemas de salud relacionados en la madre y el hijo.
Contribuciones para cumplir los aspectos legales y éticos en investigación
Authors: Oyola-García Alfredo Enrique
Published: July 2017

Señor Editor Toda investigación –experimental o no experimental– debe incluir ‘respeto por las personas, beneficencia, no maleficencia y justicia’. Inclusive, el primero propugna el respeto por la autonomía y la protección de las personas con autonomía menoscabada o afectada. Asimismo, en el Perú toda persona tiene derecho a la intimidad personal y familiar (Constitución Política el Perú, 1993), por lo que proporcionar o divulgar, por cualquier medio, la información relacionada al acto médico con fines académicos o de investigación científica podría tener responsabilidad legal cuando esta información –obtenida de la historia clínica- no se consigna en forma anónima (Ley General de Salud, 1997). Aún más, está prohibido publicar la identidad o la imagen de los niños o adolescentes involucrados como víctimas, autores, partícipes o testigos de una infracción, falta o delito, a través de los medios de comunicación (Código de los Niños y Adolescentes, 2000).
EL VOTO URIBISTA EN LOS MUNICIPIOS COLOMBIANOS: PATRONES Y SIGNIFICADOS (2002 - 2014)
Authors: Velasco Juan David
Published: July 2017

En las últimas dos décadas, Álvaro Uribe Vélez fue el presidente de derecha en América Latina que registró los mayores niveles de aceptación ciudadana. Por ende, vale la pena preguntarse por qué millones de colombianos lo apoyan electoralmente a pesar de los diversos escándalos de corrupción en los que estuvieron inmersos sus aliados políticos y familiares. Así, el artículo busca identificar los factores asociados con las votaciones por Uribe y sus candidatos apoyados a la Presidencia de la República. En ese orden, se descarta que la concentración de la propiedad agraria y la presencia de grupos paramilitares, sean factores relevantes para explicar el fenómeno. En contraste, se señala cómo los efectos de ciertos repertorios de violencia de la guerrilla, la inclusión de comerciantes y élites rurales en la oferta de seguridad del Estado, y el diseño de estrategias clientelistas para asignar bienes públicos a los pobres urbanos; fueron los elementos decisivos que le permitieron a Uribe consolidar un electorado policlasista en varias regiones del país.
DESIGUALDADES SUPERPUESTAS, CAPAS DE DESIGUALDAD E INTERSECCIONALIDAD: CONSIDERACIONES ANALÍTICAS Y APLICACIÓN AL CASO COLOMBIANO
Authors: Baquero Melo Jairo
Published: July 2017

Este artículo analiza los conceptos de desigualdades superpuestas, capas de desigualdad e interseccionalidad. A partir de la revisión de literatura, se propone un esquema analítico fundamentado en tres enfoques: uno geológico/histórico-temporal de las desigualdades, otro acumulativo de las desigualdades y un enfoque acumulativo complejo de las desigualdades. Este marco analítico se utiliza para abordar el caso de las desigualdades en las regiones de Bajo Atrato y Urabá en Colombia. El principal hallazgo es que varias capas de desigualdad se superponen en esa región, relacionadas con procesos históricos (el colonialismo que sentó las bases del racismo y la discriminación) y con su interacción con procesos recientes como la expansión del capitalismo global y el agronegocio. Existen conflictos laborales y conflictos por la tierra que se superponen con desigualdades históricas sustentadas en el racismo y la discriminación. Y esas desigualdades se entrelazan de forma compleja con los derechos territoriales expandidos con la ley 70/1993 en Colombia. Las desigualdades, al igual que la movilización social, se estructuran a partir de la interseccionalidad de categorías sociales como clase, raza, género y etnicidad.
LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DISCURSIVA DEL SUMAK KAWSAY ECUATORIANO Y SU RELACIÓN CON LA CONSECUCIÓN DE LOS OBJETIVOS DEL BUEN VIVIR
Authors: Guzmán Prudencio Guillermo , Polo Blanco Jorge
Published: July 2017

En el presente trabajo trataremos de esbozar un análisis crítico de los distintos elementos discursivos que configuran el concepto de buen vivir o Sumak Kawsay, que tanta relevancia ha adquirido en el proyecto social y político desarrollado en los últimos años por el gobierno de la República del Ecuador, hasta el punto de quedar plasmado y consagrado en la vigente Constitución de 2008, enlazándolo con la medición y evaluación de sus logros reales de acción gubernamental y de políticas públicas mediante la construcción de un índice del buen vivir. A fin de comprobar si los objetivos estratégicos de desarrollo declarados en el Plan Nacional del Buen Vivir se han podido cumplir o llevar a término en mayor o menor medida, y cómo estos llegan a explicar los propios itinerarios discursivos del Sumak Kawsay.
Empleo de ecuaciones constitutivas mediante Hardenig Soil Model para la caracterización de las Margas Azules del Guadalquivir a partir de ensayos presiométricos
Authors: Escolano-Sánchez Félix , Bueno-Aguado Manuel , Mazariegos-de-la-Serna Alberto
Published: July 2017

Los ensayos presiométricos ejecutados en sondeos han demostrado ser una herramienta eficaz en los estudios geotécnicos destinados a obras de infraestructura civil. Un aprovechamiento intenso del mismo, consiste en la comparación de sus resultados con los obtenidos de un modelo matemático gobernado por una ecuación constitutiva representativa del terreno. En ese artículo se presenta un modelo numérico, de anillos concéntricos, regidos por la ecuación constitutiva del Hardening Soil Model que pretende ser un marco de referencia para la interpretación del ensayo. El modelo analiza variables como son: los modos de respuesta, el estado inicial, el régimen de drenaje, y las ecuaciones constitutivas, pudiendo ser aplicado a cualquier formación geológica de la que se disponga de un número representativo de ensayos.
A comparative study of the Gini coefficient estimators based on the linearization and U-statistics Methods
Authors: Mirzaei Shahryar , Mohtashami Borzadaran Gholam Reza , Amini Mohammad
Published: July 2017

In this paper, we consider two well-known methods for analysis of the Gini index, which are U-statistics and linearization for some incomedistributions. In addition, we evaluate two different methods for some properties of their proposed estimators. Also, we compare two methods with resampling techniques in approximating some properties of the Gini index. A simulation study shows that the linearization method performs 'well' compared to the Gini estimator based on U-statistics. A brief study on real data supports our findings.
Entropy Estimation From Ranked Set Samples With Application to Test of Fit
Authors: Zamanzade Ehsan , Mahdizadeh Mahdi
Published: July 2017

This article deals with entropy estimation using ranked set sampling (RSS). Some estimators are developed based on the empirical distribution function and its nonparametric maximum likelihood competitor. The suggested entropy estimators have smaller root mean squared errors than the other entropy estimators in the literature. The proposed estimators are then used to construct goodness of fit tests for inverse Gaussian distribution.
Monitoring Aggregated Poisson Data for Processes with Time-Varying Sample Sizes
Authors: Morales Victor Hugo , Vargas José Alberto
Published: July 2017

This article deals with the effect of data aggregation, when Poisson processes with varying sample sizes, are monitored. These aggregation procedures are necessary or convenient in many applications, and can simplify monitoring processes. In health surveillance applications it is a common practice to aggregate the observations during a certain time period and monitor the processes at the end of it. Also, in this type of applications it is very frequent that the sample size vary over time, which makes that instead of monitor the mean of the processes, as would be in the case of Poisson observations with constant sample size, the occurrence rate of an adverse event is monitored.Two control charts for monitoring the count Poisson data with time-varying sample sizes are proposed by Shen et al. (2013) and Dong et al. (2008). We use the average run length (ARL) to compare the performance of these control charts when different levels of aggregation, two scenarios of generating of sample size and different out-of-control states are considered. Simulation studies show the effect of data aggregation in some situations, as well as those in which their use may be appropriate without significantly compromising the prompt detection of out-of-control signals. We also show the effect of data aggregation with an example of application in health surveillance.
A Review of Estimation of Key Parameters and Lead Time in Cancer Screening
Authors: Liu Ruiqi , Gaskins Jeremy Thomas , Mitra Ritendranath , Wu Dongfeng
Published: July 2017

Early detection combined with effective treatments are the only ways to fight against cancer, and cancer screening is the primary technique for early detection. Although mass cancer screening has been carried out for decades, there are many unsolved problems, and the statistical theory of cancer screening is still under developed. Screening sensitivity, time duration in the preclinical state, and time duration in the disease free state are the three key parameters, which are critical in cancer screening, since all other estimates are functions of the three key parameters. Lead time is the diagnosis time advanced by screening, and it serves as a measurement of effectiveness of screening programs. In this article, we provide a review for major probability models and statistical methodologies that have been developed on the estimation of the three key parameters and the lead timedistributions. These methods can be applied to screening of other chronic diseases after slight modifications.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE READINNES PADA UNIVERSITAS X
Authors: Hami Azhar El , Hinduan Zahrotur Rusyda
Published: July 2017

This study was aimed to capture the readiness to change of the “X” University as an organization regarding to the vision is becoming a world class university. Using the organizational change readiness concept by Sutanto (2008) that covering 7 aspects namely perception toward change, vision of change, mutual trust and respect, change initiative, management support, acceptance, and organization manages the change process. Respondent was 121 employees of the University „X‟ from two faculties who met the criterion. This was a quantitative research that using survey method. The result has shown that two aspects namely vision of change and acceptance were important ones that have effect on organizational change readiness of the “X” university.
HUBUNGAN COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT DENGAN PRESTASI AKADEMIK MAHASISWA MUSLIM DI BANDUNG
Authors: Aslamawati Yuli , Enoch Enoch , Halimi Agus
Published: July 2017

In regard to scientific journals that based on the empirical studies has shown that the advancement of education in Indonesia is hampered that characterized by the low of students’ mastery in science and technology. It happened because of the low student engagement in learning activities (college engagement). Therefore, it needs to examine relationship between college engagement with academic achievement (GPA) as a reflection of the mastery of learning subject. The respondent were determined based on the quality GPA through proportionate stratified random sampling technique that gained as much as 317 students, from several departments in UIN SGD and UNISBA. The design used correlational research, where college engagement variable measured by Engaged Learning Index (ELI). Statistical test used rank Spearman correlation test. The result has show a high correlation between college engagement and GPA (0.866), and student participation in the learning process was the highest dimension (0.846) associated with GPA
PENGARUH KESADARAN DIRI DAN KEMATANGAN BERAGAMA TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASI KARYAWAN RSUD TUGUREJO SEMARANG
Authors: Riyadi Agus , Hasanah Hasyim
Published: July 2017

This study was aimed to measure the effect of self-awareness on organizational commitment, to measure the effect of religious maturity toward organizational commitment, and to measure the influence of self-awareness and religious maturity toward organizational commitment of employees the Tugurejo Hospital in Semarang. Subjects were 187 employee with criterion of Muslim and civil servant (PNS). The study used simple regression analysis to measure the effect level between self-awareness and organizational commitment as well as religious maturity and organizational commitment, while to measure the jointly influence of self-awareness and religious maturity toward organizational commitment used multiple regression analysis. The results covered (1) self-awareness has a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment (2) religious maturity has a positive and significant impact on organizational Commitment (3) Self-awareness and religious maturity jointly have positive and significant impact on organizational commitment. It concluded that self-awareness and religious maturity can be used as predictors to increase employees' organizational commitment.
PERILAKU HIDUP SEHAT DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Rahmat Abdul , Smith Mardia Bin , Rahim Maryam
Published: July 2017

Healthy life behavior amongst primary school students need to be reviewed concerning that healthy behavior at primary school age as a basic foundation for the healthy growth and development. Growth and healthy development would be enabling conditions for a variety of children's activities, including learning. This research aimed to grasp an overview of the correlation between health behavior and academic achievement of students. This research design was correlational with a sample size of 30 students. Based on the analysis of data, there is a significant correlation between health behavior and academic achievement of students. In this case the better the health behavior of students, the better the academic achievement.
KESEPIAN DAN KEINGINAN MELUKAI DIRI SENDIRI REMAJA
Authors: Hidayati Diana Savitri , Muthia Elda Nabiela
Published: July 2017

In the past few years, suicide cases are increasing in Indonesia. There is a probability that self-injury may be done before someone commits a suicide. An ideation is formed before someone does self-injury, which is used as a way to solve problems. There are few reasons as to why someone thinks about doing self-injury, internally or externally, and one of those reasons is loneliness. The main purpose of this study is to define the relationship between loneliness and deliberate self-injury ideation –the thoughts teenagers have regarding self-injury. Using accidental non-random sampling technique, 316 participants from both gender are taken from a senior high school in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. Instruments used in this study are ESLI (Emotional-Social Loneliness Inventory) and NSSI Ideation Questionnaire. Result shows a very significant correlation between both variables (sig = 0.000) with correlation r = 0.274.