bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System for predicting organizational commitment according to different levels of job satisfaction in growing economies
Authors: Rabiei Peyman , Arias-Aranda Daniel
Published: June 2017

The relationship between organizational commitment and job satisfaction has received plenty of attention in the literature. However, similar studies in growing economies are scarce. The objective of this study is to cover such a gap by introducing an intelligent algorithm for predicting organizational commitment considering job satisfaction as well as comparing its performance to conventional Multiple Linear Regression (MLR). In doing so, data was collected by distributing questionnaires among 200 employees from the food industry in Shiraz (Iran), which represents one of the most dynamic economies of the country. A 73% response rate was achieved. The respondents completed the questionnaire, which assessed six dimensions of job satisfaction (satisfaction with supervision, overall job, company policy and support, promotion and advancement, pay, and coworkers) and organizational commitment. Using MLR, the results indicated that workers’ had higher satisfaction with overall job, company policy and support, and coworkers, bringing about significantly higher employees’ organizational commitment level. An Adaptive Network-based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is also developed and tested for the purpose of this study to predict organizational commitment level based on different levels of job satisfaction. Comparing the results obtained from ANFIS and MLR shows that the proposed intelligent algorithm has better performance than conventional MLR and predicts organizational commitment more accurately, based on their root mean square error values (RMSE). A simulation model based on the rules learned by the ANFIS algorithm is also presented to simulate the organizational commitment level of employees by establishing their position on various indexes of job satisfaction. This model can help managers to achieve higher levels of employees’ organizational commitment, since the main aspects of job satisfaction that need more focus are simulated. Different scenarios and situations could be simulated by this system, which is a main contribution of the current work. In terms of presenting an intelligent algorithm in order to predict organizational commitment level based on job satisfaction in food industrial companies, this study is pioneering among other studies.
Caring for clean streets: Policies as world-making practices
Authors: Gill Natalie
Published: June 2017

At a local authority domestic waste and recycling department in the North West of England, a local authority surveyor assesses the streets of the district for cleanliness. The surveying practice is also a way of assessing the work of the local authority for efficiency. This drive to improve services is a mode of care as governance and is actively entangling local streets with government practices that are generative of social relations that then shape future care practices. But these care practices are at odds with broader policy aims to strengthen relations between local residents and their environments. This article outlines the role that street survey practices play in articulating the social contours of place, how these contours are shaped by histories that are carried in policy technologies of calculation and mapping. The author argues that policy practices are performative of realities that shape possibilities for engagement as citizens and add to some common worlds and not others.
Examining the Role of France in the Colonial Inheritance of Chad up to 1997
Authors: Nicolaides Angelo
Published: June 2017

Independence of the continent in general from the grip of colonialism, except for Spanish Sahara which is not yet independent. These wars set the course for external military interventions, which, by and large, escalated the conflict in many cases and prevented a speedy conclusion to hostilities in the countries in question. This article investigates the relationship between domestic and external forces in Chad and suggests why military intervention occurred. African governments’ failure to unify the nations and their dependence on external aid to keep themselves in power led to repeated foreign involvement, particularly where the foreign powers were posturing so as to emphasise their strength in the global arena. Data was drawn from primary sources encompassing, inter alia, writings and speeches of political leaders, and numerous secondary sources on African affairs.
Calvin Won’t Sit Down! The Daily Behavior Report Card: A Practical Technique to Change Student Behavior and Increase School-Home Communication
Authors: Mires Carolyn B. , Lee David L.
Published: June 2017

Calvin is a student who will not stay in his seat. He calls out constantly. Calvin does not complete his class work, and his homework is rarely returned. Do you have a student like Calvin? Does he fail to turn in homework, or act disrespectfully toward teachers and peers? Easy to implement, the Daily Behavior Report Card is an empirically based behavioral intervention that can help busy teachers better manage their classroom.
Understanding police stress towards a secure and sustainable society
Authors: Bano Bushara , Talib Parvaiz
Published: June 2017

The police is one of the most prominent organizations in a society, and police personnel are the most visible representatives of the government. They are needed at times danger, crisis and difficulty. Hence, they are expected to be the most accessible, interactive, responsive and dynamic organization in any society. Naturally, the duty and functions of police personnel are varied, multifarious and interesting. At the same time, the role of the police is complicated, elusive, problematic and complex. Primary functions of the police are mainly to prevent crime, and the maintenance of law and order. Peace and order are essential prerequisites for the development of any society and country. Thus, the police force plays a vital role in country’s development. It detects, fights, arrests and controls the enemies of peace and public order. Because of their multifarious roles, police personnel are also exposed to various stressors, which are significantly different in terms of quality and quantity compared with members of other occupational groups. This study attempts to assess stress levels among police personnel to develop a secure and sustainable society.
Diagnostic dilemma: Severe thrombotic microangiopathy in pregnancy
Authors: Birkhoelzer Sarah , Belcher Alexandra , Peet Helen
Published: June 2017

A diagnostic dilemma occurred when thrombotic microangiopathy developed during pregnancy. The diagnostic criteria of thrombotic microangiopathy include thrombocytopenia (platelets <100) and microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (including thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome). An urgent interdisciplinary approach is required to treat thrombotic microangiopathy in pregnancy to differentiate between thrombotic microangiopathy and HELLP syndrome (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets).1 This case presented with the pentad of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: severe thrombocytopenia (platelets 9 × 109/L), microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (reticular count 245 × 109/L (20–110)), LDH >5000 U/L (<425)), neurological abnormalities (Glasgow Coma Scale 10/15), renal failure (creatinine 140 µmol/L (<97)), fever (37.7℃). A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with a Thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) activity of less than 5% and anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies retrospectively confirmed the diagnosis of acquired idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy. The immediate management in the Emergency Department with an interdisciplinary team of Consultant Nephrologists, Intensivists, Haematologists and Obstetricians facilitated prompt diagnosis resulting in immediate plasma exchange (PEX) and coordination of semi-elective delivery of the foetus.
Climate policy cost-benefit model application for successful Central European building retrofitting programs—A Hungarian case study
Authors: Fogarassy Csaba , Horvath Balint
Published: June 2017

In general, European Union Member States attribute great importance to the building sector in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions as part of their climate policy strategies. The present study is aimed at studying what happens if decision-makers do not take any prominent measures to ensure that the building sector realizes more efficient performance. The current European tendencies indicate that the most common approach is to attempt to renovate the existing building stock. However, this is not always the best solution. In Central and Eastern European countries, such as Hungary, the greatest problem encountered in renovations is the outdated heating and electricity supply of the old buildings. Many experts are convinced that these buildings should be demolished now and replaced with new ones in order to achieve more effective performance. This study, besides the environmental matters presents a climate policy-related economic evaluation which strengthens the latter opinion. The purpose of this novel cost effectiveness analysis is to examine the long-term viability of these two approaches (retrofitting strategy vs. the building of new houses) from the aspect of both environmental conformity (climate friendliness) and sustainable economics between 2020 and 2030.
Mutual comprehension of urological abbreviations
Authors: Macneil James WH , Bariol Simon
Published: June 2017

Objective:

To establish the comprehension of urological abbreviations by non-urologists, and evaluate the awareness of urologists to this issue.

Subjects and methods:

This study involved complimentary surveys to non-urologists and urologists in the same area. The non-urologist survey was distributed to three groups: medical students, junior doctors, GPs and GP trainees. It assessed the comprehension of 24 commonly used urological abbreviations. The urologists’ survey assessed the urologists’ expectations of comprehension by each of the non-urologist groups. A total of 196 non-urologists (19 medical students, 35 junior doctors and 142 GPs and GP trainees), and 11 urologists and urological trainees participated.

Results:

On average the junior doctors and GPs understood approximately the same number of abbreviations (9.86 and 9.62 correct, respectively), with the medical students understanding fewer (7.89 correct). While this difference was statistically significant (F2,193df=3.875, P=0.022), gender, number of years post-graduation and completion of a urology term were not shown to have an impact on the comprehension of urological abbreviations. Of the 24 abbreviations, nine were correctly understood by more than 50% of non-urologists. The urologists did not expect non-urologists to understand a majority of the abbreviations; however, most also reported not using abbreviations routinely in communications with non-urologists.

Conclusions:

These results suggest that caution must be used when using abbreviations in communication with non-urologists as there is a high chance of the recipient not understanding the abbreviations. This is particularly pertinent given the current rollout of electronic medical records across Australia.
Cementless femoral components in bicondylar hybrid knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A 10-year survivorship analysis
Authors: Hotfiel Thilo , Carl Hans-Dieter , Eibenberger Teresa , Gelse Kolja , Weiß Julian , Jendrissek Andreas , Swoboda Bernd
Published: June 2017

Background:

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been established as a successful surgical treatment in the late stages of rheumatoid joint destruction. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical outcome and survivorship in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients undergoing TKA in hybrid technique with a cementless fixation of the femoral component.

Methods:

We analysed retrospectively 66 RA patients who underwent 72 TKAs (P.F.C. Sigma®). Mean follow-up time was 124 ± 41 months. To evaluate postoperative clinical outcome, knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) and Oxford knee score (OKS) were assessed. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to calculate survivorship. The primary outcome was revision for any reason.

Results:

Thirty-four patients (36 knees) died and two patients (2 knees) were lost to follow-up. Three patients (four knees) did not agree to participate. Twenty-seven patients (30 knees) were available for assessing clinical scores. The average scores were 85 ± 14 for KOOS and 34 ± 10 for OKS. In three patients (three knees), revision was necessary, including restricted range of motion ( n = 1), instability ( n = 1), and infection ( n = 1). There were no cases of loosening in this cohort study. The survival rates were 100% at 5 years, 97.1% at 10 years (95% CI 89.0–99.2%) and 95.6% at 15 years (95% CI 86.9–98.5%).

Conclusions:

This study confirms that excellent clinical results and a good 10-year survivorship can be obtained with hybrid fixation technique in TKA in the unique population of RA patients.
Trends in Surgical Management of Shoulder Instability
Authors: Bonazza Nicholas A. , Liu Guodong , Leslie Douglas L. , Dhawan Aman
Published: June 2017

Background:

Optimal surgical management of anterior shoulder instability remains controversial. There is a need to assess the most recent trends for primary and revision shoulder stabilization surgery using a national database significantly larger than those previously utilized.

Hypothesis:

Most shoulder stabilization procedures are performed arthroscopically. Examining revision procedures, we hypothesized that open procedures would result in decreased revision stabilizations compared with arthroscopic procedures and that most revision procedures would be open Bankart or bone transfer procedures regardless of the index procedure technique.

Study Design:

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Methods:

The MarketScan Database was searched using International Classification of Diseases–Ninth Revision (ICD-9) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes to identify patients who underwent any shoulder stabilization procedure between 2008 and 2012. Regression analysis was used to evaluate trends between patient groups. The Cochran-Armitage trend test was used to identify differences in trends seen yearly. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to compare the likelihood of undergoing a revision stabilization procedure.

Results:

A total of 66,564 shoulder stabilization procedures were identified from 2008 through 2012: 60,248 arthroscopic stabilization procedures (90.5%) and 6316 open stabilization procedures (9.5%), including 1623 bone block procedures. Arthroscopic stabilization procedures increased in total number and percentage of all procedures in each year of the study. Bone block procedures increased in number each year, although other open procedures decreased during the study period. Males underwent more stabilization procedures, while patients between the ages of 10 and 19 years were most likely to undergo any procedure. Patients who underwent bone block stabilization were significantly less likely to undergo a second stabilization procedure during the study period when compared with open Bankart repair (OR, 0.582; 95% CI, 0.405-0.836; P < .05) and arthroscopic Bankart repair (OR, 0.587; 95% CI, 0.418-0.824; P < .05). No statistically significant difference in revision stabilization was seen when comparing arthroscopic versus open Bankart repair (OR, 0.934; 95% CI, 0.863-1.139).

Conclusion:

Although the number of arthroscopic shoulder stabilization surgeries continues to increase, our data show a consistent increase, not seen in prior studies, in the number of bone block procedures. Contrary to some studies, there was no significant difference in the likelihood of a second procedure between patients initially undergoing arthroscopic compared with open Bankart repair.
The employability of ex-offenders: a field experiment in the Swedish labor market
Authors: Ahmed Ali M. , Lång Elisabeth
Published: June 2017

This paper presents the findings of a field experiment on hiring discrimination against ex-offenders in the Swedish labor market. Matched pairs of written job applications for fictitious male and female applicants with and without a past conviction of assault were sent to employers for nine different occupations. Results show that discrimination against ex-offenders exists, but the extent of it varies across occupations. The past conviction of assault was associated with 7–18 percentage point lower probability of receiving a positive employer response. Discrimination against ex-offenders was pronounced in female-dominated and high-skilled occupations. The magnitude of discrimination against ex-offenders did not vary by applicants’ sex.
Cash for Corollas: When Stimulus Reduces Spending
Authors: Hoekstra Mark , Puller Steven L. , West Jeremy
Published: June 2017

The 2009 Cash for Clunkers program aimed to stimulate consumer spending in the new automobile industry, which experienced disproportionate reductions in demand and employment during the Great Recession. Exploiting program eligibility criteria in a regression discontinuity design, we show more than half of the subsidies went to households who would have purchased during the two-month program anyway; the rest accelerated sales by no more than eight months. Moreover, the program's fuel efficiency restrictions shifted purchases toward vehicles that cost on average $7,600 less. Thus, we estimate on net the $3 billion program reduced total new vehicle spending by $5 billion. (JEL E32, E62, E65, H24, H31, L62)
Transaction costs in environmental purchasing: analysis through two case studies
Authors: Campos José Guilherme Ferraz de , Mello Adriana Marotti de
Published: June 2017

Environmental purchasing has been one of its most significant elements in Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). By implementing environmental purchasing, companies adopt additional criteria for evaluating suppliers, which, as argued, gen­erates additional transaction costs. From the GSCM theoretical basis, and looking through the analytical lenses of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), this article aims to discuss the transaction costs involved in the supplier selection process with the environmental purchasing approach. As result, this article presents five propositions of TCE within the GSCM in the light of two cases, which relate the possible transac­tion costs involved in each stage of the environmental purchasing process and also according to the main transaction elements.
What do hypnotics cost hospitals and healthcare?
Authors: Kripke Daniel F.
Published: June 2017

Hypnotics (sleeping pills) are prescribed widely, but the economic costs of the harm they have caused have been largely unrecognized. Randomized clinical trials have observed that hypnotics increase the incidence of infections. Likewise, hypnotics increase the incidence of major depression and cause emergency admissions for overdoses and deaths.  Epidemiologically, hypnotic use is associated with cancer, falls, automobile accidents, and markedly increased overall mortality.  This article considers the costs to hospitals and healthcare payers of hypnotic-induced infections and other severe consequences of hypnotic use. These are a probable cause of excessive hospital admissions, prolonged lengths of stay at increased costs, and increased readmissions. Accurate information is scanty, for in-hospital hypnotic benefits and risks have scarcely been studied -- certainly not the economic costs of inpatient adverse effects.  Healthcare costs of outpatient adverse effects likewise need evaluation. In one example, use of hypnotics among depressed patients was strongly associated with higher healthcare costs and more short-term disability. A best estimate is that U.S. costs of hypnotic harms to healthcare systems are on the order of $55 billion, but conceivably might be as low as $10 billion or as high as $100 billion. More research is needed to more accurately assess unnecessary and excessive hypnotics costs to providers and insurers, as well as financial and health damages to the patients themselves.
Sanger sequencing as a first-line approach for molecular diagnosis of Andersen-Tawil syndrome
Authors: Totomoch-Serra Armando , Marquez Manlio F. , Cervantes-Barragán David E.
Published: June 2017

In 1977, Frederick Sanger developed a new method for DNA sequencing based on the chain termination method, now known as the Sanger sequencing method (SSM).  Recently, massive parallel sequencing, better known as next-generation sequencing (NGS),  is replacing the SSM for detecting mutations in cardiovascular diseases with a genetic background. The present opinion article wants to remark that “targeted” SSM is still effective as a first-line approach for the molecular diagnosis of some specific conditions, as is the case for Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS). ATS is described as a rare multisystemic autosomal dominant channelopathy syndrome caused mainly by a heterozygous mutation in the KCNJ2 gene. KCJN2 has particular characteristics that make it attractive for “directed” SSM. KCNJ2 has a sequence of 17,510 base pairs (bp), and a short coding region with two exons (exon 1=166 bp and exon 2=5220 bp), half of the mutations are located in the C-terminal cytosolic domain, a mutational hotspot has been described in residue Arg218, and this gene explains the phenotype in 60% of ATS cases that fulfill all the clinical criteria of the disease. In order to increase the diagnosis of ATS we urge cardiologists to search for facial and muscular abnormalities in subjects with frequent ventricular arrhythmias (especially bigeminy) and prominent U waves on the electrocardiogram.
IMPROVEMENT OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INSTITUTION IN BANKING SECTOR
Authors: Рыманов Александр , Rymanov Aleksandr
Published: June 2017

The article deals with problems of the institution of independent directors in the banking sector. The author analyses the activities of the independent directors, the requirements of regulators, stock exchanges to participation of independent directors on the Board of Directors (supervisory boards) of the banks. It is noted that the presence of independent directors in the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) increases the objectivity of decisions. However, it is not feasible to perform the requirements of the banks on the high proportion of independent directors at the expense of excessive force. Analyzed international experience of independent directors in the banking sector, testifies to the ambiguous role of independent directors in various jurisdictions. National experiences of independent directors according to Sberbank and the rules of the Moscow Exchange presents on the application of uniform mandatory approach to participation of independent directors in the supervisory boards. It is proposed that the feasibility of increasing the participation of independent directors in the deliberations of the supervisory boards of banks.
Performing partnership: The possibilities of decentring the expertise of international practitioners in international Theatre for Development partnerships
Authors: Smith Bobby
Published: June 2017

Building effective global partnerships are a key focus of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will shape how international development looks until 2030. This article explores how international partnerships in applied theatre/Theatre for Development (TfD) initiatives are performed, and draws on the author’s own experience of being employed on a freelance basis by a non-governmental organization (NGO) to build on the skills of a Ugandan team to utilize theatre. Throughout the article, key moments during a month-long period of training are reflected upon and analyzed with reference to debates within international development, postcolonial studies and applied theatre. Through synergizing these debates, it is suggested that a decentring of Western ‘expertise’ enables more effective partnerships to emerge.
Riffing, writing, realizing (Or, a simultaneous reflection on and re-entry into a particular score)
Authors: Nuding Elise
Published: June 2017

This text is a simultaneous reflection on and re-entry into a research enquiry that revolves around the intersection of linguistic and kinaesthetic knowledges in a dance practice. It takes a somewhat autobiographical approach, partly to render the convoluted research process more transparent, and partly because the performative act of writing the unfolding of the process forms a key aspect of the text’s proposal concerning the iterative cycle of practice-based research. Following, reflecting on, and continuing the development of I Object Score – a score based around wordplay – this text employs processes of play and riffing as a means of embodying words both in dancing and writing. Delving into these processes across the different spacetimes of the studio, notebook, laptop, and moving-thinking-speaking-writing body, this text draws out the implications of understanding language as embodied and body as enlanguaged that emerged as being at the heart of the enquiry.
Percibiendo, pensando, sintiendo y haciendo filosofía de la educación
Authors: Laudo Castillo Xavier , Laudo Castillo Xavier
Published: June 2017

¿Necesitamos la filosofía de la educación? Quienes editamos este monográfico pensamos que sí. Educadores y pedagogos debemos ser conscientes de por y para qué hacemos lo que hacemos y por y para qué pensamos lo que pensamos. Un primer paso en esta dirección consiste en romper la lógica por medio de la cual la filosofía de la educación se corresponde con el campo de lo teórico y abstracto y la acción pedagógica con lo concreto y práctico. De ahí que, como señalamos ya desde el inicio del texto, nuestro objetivo con este monográfico sea explorar distintas formas de percibir, pensar, sentir y hacer la filosofía de la educación y la acción pedagógica.
Validity and Usability of a New System for Measuring and Monitoring Variations in Vertical Jump Performance
Authors: Loturco Irineu , Pereira Lucas A. , Kobal Ronaldo , Kitamura Katia , Cal Abad César C. , Marques Guilherme , Guerriero Aristide , Moraes José E. , Nakamura Fábio Y.
Published: June 2017

Loturco, I, Pereira, LA, Kobal, R, Kitamura, K, Cal Abad, CC, Marques, G, Guerriero, A, Moraes, JE, and Nakamura, FY. Validity and usability of a new system for measuring and monitoring variations in vertical jump performance. J Strength Cond Res 31(9): 2579–2585, 2017—Vertical jump (VJ) height is one of the most sensitive measures to quantify training-related fatigue and athletic performance in elite athletes. Currently, however, there is no equipment designed to graphically deliver the daily performance changes in VJ compared with the smallest worthwhile change (SWC), which is considered essential in “progressive statistics” to judge meaningful performance fluctuations. The aims of the study were to analyze the criterion validity of a new contact mat (i.e., Elite Jump), alongside testing its usability to detect meaningful changes in VJ of elite team sport athletes. A total of 31 athletes participated in the criterion validity part of the study, whereas 17 rugby players participated in the VJ sensitivity part. When compared with the force plate, the contact mat produced squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ) values with very high intraclass correlation coefficients (0.998 and 0.997, respectively) and very low biases (−0.11 and −0.08 cm, respectively), as assessed by the Bland-Altman plot. In addition, during a training microcycle, rugby players presented identical meaningful changes in performance in both SJ and CMJ when comparing the Elite Jump and Hopkins' spreadsheet outputs. Therefore, the contact mat is valid and the proprietary software can properly execute the SWC calculations, providing coaches and researchers with accurate information concerning variations in the physical performance of elite athletes.
Two Variants inSLC24A5Are Associated with “Tiger-Eye” Iris Pigmentation in Puerto Rican Paso Fino Horses
Authors: Mack Maura , Kowalski Elizabeth , Grahn Robert , Bras Dineli , Penedo Maria Cecilia T , Bellone Rebecca
Published: June 2017

A unique eye color, called tiger-eye, segregates in the Puerto Rican Paso Fino (PRPF) horse breed and is characterized by a bright yellow, amber, or orange iris. Pedigree analysis identified a simple autosomal recessive mode of inheritance for this trait. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) with 24 individuals identified a locus on ECA 1 reaching genome-wide significance (Pcorrected = 1.32 × 10−5). This ECA1 locus harbors the candidate gene, Solute Carrier Family 24 (Sodium/Potassium/Calcium Exchanger), Member 5 (SLC24A5), with known roles in pigmentation in humans, mice, and zebrafish. Humans with compound heterozygous mutations in SLC24A5 have oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) type 6 (OCA6), which is characterized by dilute skin, hair, and eye pigmentation, as well as ocular anomalies. Twenty tiger-eye horses were homozygous for a nonsynonymous mutation in exon 2 (p.Phe91Tyr) of SLC24A5 (called here Tiger-eye 1), which is predicted to be deleterious to protein function. Additionally, eight of the remaining 12 tiger-eye horses heterozygous for the p.Phe91Tyr variant were also heterozygous for a 628 bp deletion encompassing all of exon 7 of SLC24A5 (c.875-340_1081+82del), which we will call here the Tiger-eye 2 allele. None of the 122 brown-eyed horses were homozygous for either tiger-eye-associated allele or were compound heterozygotes. Further, neither variant was detected in 196 horses from four related breeds not known to have the tiger-eye phenotype. Here, we propose that two mutations in SLC24A5 affect iris pigmentation in tiger-eye PRPF horses. Further, unlike OCA6 in humans, the Tiger-eye 1 mutation in its homozygous state or as a compound heterozygote (Tiger-eye 1/Tiger-eye 2) does not appear to cause ocular anomalies or a change in coat color in the PRPF horse.
Remerciements
Authors: Arentsen Maria Fernanda
Published: June 2017

Ce numéro spécial entièrement en français du Canadian Journal of Disability Studies est le résultat d’un travail en collaboration étroite. Je tiens à remercier l’apport précieux des auteures et des auteurs pour leurs importantes contributions.
Comparative treatment efficiency of adipose and bone marrow derived allogenic mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in mouse models of liver fibrosis
Authors: Nguyen Nam Hai , Le Trinh Van , Do Huy Quang , Ngo Dat Quoc , Le Huy Minh , Truong Nhung Hai
Published: June 2017

Background: The application of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in liver fibrosis treatment has been increasingly investigated in recent years. MSCs obtained from a variety of sources (e.g. bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and adipose tissue) have been studied and have achieved remarkable results. In this study, we compared the effects of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSC) transplantation with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BM-MSC) transplantation in a mouse model of liver fibrosis, induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).

Methods: Eight-week old mice were treated with CCl4 for 11 weeks to induce liver fibrosis then 5x105 cells were transplanted into mice via the tail vein.

Results: After 21 days of transplantation, the results showed that the stem cell treated groups ameliorated better than the placebo group. MSC treated groups showed reduced AST and ALT levels, down-regulated expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes, and improved liver histopathology. Both sources of MSCs (bone marrow and adipose tissue) were effective in the mouse model of liver fibrosis.

Conclusion: Our results also indicated that AD-MSC transplantation in mice accelerated liver regeneration better than BM-MSC transplantation.
Tratamiento de residuos de agar caduco mediante el proceso de compostaje
Authors: Sosa Olivier José Aurelio , Laines Canepa José Ramón , De La Cruz Pérez Ana Guadalupe , Martínez Domínguez Lucia Guadalupe , Pérez Méndez Miguel Ángel , Bautista Gómez Jorge Abisaí , Hérnandez Lázaro Cristina
Published: June 2017

Los residuos generados en los laboratorios de las instituciones de educación superior (IES) suelen ser considerados peligrosos por sus características fisicoquímicas, al igual de otros materiales que representan una alta carga orgánica si son dispuestos inadecuadamente. El objetivo del presente trabajo, fue tratar agar residual generado en los laboratorios de microbiología del edificio multifuncional de la División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas (DACBiol), mediante compostaje tradicional. Con la finalidad de conocer la viabilidad del proceso de compostaje, se trabajó con dos pilas de composta conformadas de 95.95 kg lodos y 141.5 kg residuos vegetales (un total de 237.45 kg), a una de ellas (pila 1), se le añadió 25 kg de agar caduco. Se monitorearon los parámetros fisicoquímicos y analíticos durante 63 días. Se obtuvo una temperatura máxima de 57.71±5.07 °C, en la pila con agar y en la segunda pila de 50.23±4.30 °C. Los valores de pH inicial fueron de 5.93±0.02 y 7.02±0.01, estabilizándose al final con valores de 8.00±0.07 y 7.95±0.11. La conductividad eléctrica presentó valores finales de 6.87±0.46 dS m-1 y 3.02±0.09 dS m-1. El compostaje es una tecnología opcional para el tratamiento de agar residual ya que los valores de pH y temperatura no se afectaron durante el proceso, solo se presenta un valor elevado de conductividad eléctrica. Además, la DACBiol, por contar con una certificación en calidad ambiental y contar con un programa de manejo de residuos de laboratorios, debe cumplir el objetivo de minimizar la generación de residuos.
Putting Words in Their Mouths: Russian Byliny as Discursive Space
Authors: Moore Koppy Kate Christine
Published: June 2017

This article follows the Melnitsa Animation Studio into the imagined medieval space of their bogatyr films. With particular focus on Melnitsa’s use of the Il’ia Muromets corpus in Илья Муромец и Соловей Разбойник [Il’ia and the Robber], we consider the complex set of conflicts among characters and ideas that reflect concepts of identity and social issues in contemporary Russia.
drNER v2
Authors: Eftimov Tome , Barbara Koroušić Seljak not provided , Peter Korošec not provided
Published: June 2017

Test cropora for evaluation of drNER, together with the obtained results for each documment, separetly.
Identification of Diatraea spp (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on Cytochrome oxidase II and SSCP v1
Authors: Patricia Barrera Gloria , Deisy Liseth Toloza not provided , Laura Fernanda Villamizar not provided , Carlos Espinel. not provided
Published: June 2017

Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) are a group of insects considered as an agriculture pest in many economically relevant crops such as sugarcane, sorghum, corn and rice. Currently, identification is based on the male genitalia. However, the availability of specimens collected from field and subjectivity on the character recognition can seriously hamper species identification, and therefore result in inadequate pest management. We described a protocol based on a fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit II (CO II) mitochondrial gene and Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) methodology to properly recognizing each species and in consequence is proposed as an effective tool in Diatraea species identification.
Des spécialistes ont declaré que c'était une veritable église chrétienne de 5.000 ans avant Jesus Christ!!!
Authors: Burriel Bielza Luis
Published: June 2017

En repetidas ocasiones, Le Corbusier se muestra orgulloso con aquellas declaraciones que apuntan un preciado vínculo entre su arquitectura y la arquitectura de las primitivas iglesias cristianas. El presente artículo desgrana las sutiles pero intensas correspondencias entre el contenido original de las tradiciones litúrgicas y los mecanismos de iluminación directa utilizados en la iglesia de Saint-Pierre de Firminy-Vert. Una relación que al mismo tiempo pone de manifiesto las connotaciones poéticas de las fuentes de luz, que en este proyecto se transforman en una potente herramienta capaz de desatar nuestra emoción bajo la atenta mirada del arquitecto.
A solución 3/4, non a 6/8. O racionalismo anónimo en Glenn Marcus Murcutt
Authors: Pedrós Fernández Oscar
Published: June 2017

Más allá de la elección de un star-quitecto del panorama actual, surge la necesidad de procurar referentes arquitectónicos que, aunque no hayan construido obras significativamente grandes, las hayan proyectado con un grado suficiente de reflexión como para ser tenidas en cuenta en la evolución de nuestra profesión. Glenn Murcutt no sólo responde a esta necesidad, sino que su labor fue reconocida con la obtención del Premio Pritzker de Arquitectura en 2002. EL objetivo de este artículo no es otro que el de ofrecer algún patrón o modo de formalizar la arquitectura en un ejercicio de funcionalismo ecológico, apoyándose en los pensamientos de este magnífico profesional.
El corazón de los pueblos de colonización
Authors: Álvaro Tordesillas Antonio , Meiss Alberto
Published: June 2017

Los centros de los pueblos levantados por el INC en los años cincuenta y sesenta en España, son uno de los mejores casos donde estudiar la evolución que la arquitectura y el urbanismo de nuestro país estaban experimentando, libres ya del imposible problema sobre el “estilo español”. Fueron el banco de pruebas donde ensayar criterios de diseño más libres y orgánicos, trazados espacialmente más flexibles y articulados entre sí, consecuentes con la historia y el lugar, dimensionados según la medida humana y potenciando la relación recíproca entre sus habitantes... Lugares que, con el transcurso de los años, dibujaron la modernidad.
Eduardo Delgado Orusco. Edificio Beatriz, Madrid. Eleuterio Población Knappe. La piel dura
Authors: Fernández Cobián Esteban
Published: June 2017

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Antonio Cominges Tapias. Obra religiosa en Vigo
Authors: Vilas Rodríguez Marta
Published: June 2017

Desde finales de los años veinte hasta los sesenta del pasado siglo, Antonio Cominges Tapias realizó la mayor parte de los edificios vinculados a instituciones religiosas en la ciudad de Vigo, además de ser uno de los arquitectos que más construyó durante ese período. Su arquitectura utiliza elementos ornamentales regionalistas y barrocos sobre esquemas compositivos academicistas, y va evolucionando a medida que se van imponiendo los aspectos funcionales en sus edificios. Entendido el paso a la Modernidad como un paulatino proceso de despojamiento de esquemas y lenguajes asumidos, Cominges recorre el mismo camino —arduo camino— que la mayoría de los arquitectos de su generación. Su arquitectura religiosa muestra claramente este proceso.
Pharmacological approaches for correction of thyroid dysfunctions in diabetes mellitus
Authors: Shpakov A.O.
Published: June 2017

Thyroid diseases are closely associated with the development of types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and as a consequence, the development of effective approaches for their treatment is one of the urgent problems of endocrinology. Traditionally, thyroid hormones (TH) are used to correct functions of the thyroid system. However, they are characterized by many side effects, such as their negative effect on the cardiovascular system as well as the ability of TH to enhance insulin resistance and to disturb insulin-producing function of pancreas, exacerbating thereby diabetic pathology. Therefore, the analogues of TH, selective for certain types of TH receptors, that do not have these side effects, are being developed. The peptide and low-molecular weight regulators of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, which regulate the activity of the thyroid axis at the stage of TH synthesis and secretion in thyrocytes, are being created. Systemic and intranasal administration of insulin, metformin therapy and drugs with antioxidant activity are effective for the treatment of thyroid pathology in types 1 and 2 DM. In the review, the literature data and the results of own investigations on pharmacological approaches for the treatment and prevention of thyroid diseases in patients with types 1 and 2 DM are summarized and analyzed.
Significance of defining a pathogenic variant in hereditary cancer syndrome
Authors: Wong Kwong-Kwok
Published: June 2017

With the advances in cancer genetics, over 200 hereditary cancer susceptibility syndromes have been described. About 5%–10% of all cancers are caused by hereditary mutations. The most common syndromes are those associated with breast, ovarian and gastrointestinal cancers. The hereditary pattern of stomach and endometrial cancer was first reported by Warthin in 1931. In 1966, Lynch and colleagues reported studies of two extended pedigrees with a similar hereditary pattern of multiple carcinomas and this was designated a cancer family syndrome. This condition was subsequently called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). However, the term “Lynch syndrome” has been commonly used to describe this condition since 1984.
Sensitivity Association Rule Mining using Weight based Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Bansal Meenakshi , Grover Dinesh , Sharma Dhiraj
Published: June 2017

Mining of sensitive rules is the most important task in data mining. Most of the existing techniques worked on finding sensitive rules based upon the crisp thresh hold value of support and confidence which cause serious side effects to the original database. To avoid these crisp boundaries this paper aims to use WFPPM (Weighted Fuzzy Privacy Preserving Mining) to extract sensitive association rules. WFPPM completely find the sensitive rules by calculating the weights of the rules. At first, we apply FP-Growth to mine association rules from the database. Next, we implement fuzzy to find the sensitive rules among the extracted rules. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme find actual sensitive rules without any modification along with maintaining the quality of the released data as compared to the previous techniques.
Location based Twitter Opinion Mining using Common-Sense Information
Authors: Jain Amita , Jain Minni
Published: June 2017

Sentiment analysis research of public information from social networking sites has been increasing immensely in recent years. Data available at social networking sites is one of the most effective and accurate source to identify the public sentiment of any product/service. In this paper, we propose a novel localized opinion mining model based on common sense information extracted from ConceptNet ontology. The proposed methodology allows interpretation and utilization of data extracted from social media site “Twitter” to identify public opinions. This paper includes location specific, male- female specific and concept specific popularities of product. All extracted concepts are used to calculate senti_score and to build a machine learning model that classifies the user opinions as positive or negative.
Effect of Spiritually Dimensions on Martial Satisfaction
Authors: Khurana Kamal
Published: June 2017

Spiritually is an essential part of our physical and mental well-being. Spirituality dimensions also effects marital quality. This paper presents evidences that there exists a positive effect of spirituality dimensions on marital satisfaction. The results are proved through structural equation modeling among the latent variables- direct relationship with God, relationship with God through others and martial satisfaction- in a cross-sectional study of 382 married adults aged 18 to 48 years comprising of 225 males and 157 female respondents. Data was collected in Delhi NCR region through self-administrated questionnaire formulated through marital quality index (Norton, 1983)15 and daily spiritual scale (Underwood, 2002)19. Results of structural equation modeling suggest that there is a positive impact of spirituality dimensions on marital satisfaction.
Forensic Accounting: An Emerging Approach to Deal with Corporate Frauds in India
Authors: Mishra Shirish , Singh Gurbir
Published: June 2017

Corporate sector across the globe is facing challenge from frauds these days. Existing rules and regulations were not sufficient to curb the trend of frauds and a new concept called Forensic Accounting has taken over to fill the void. Few countries like initiated and adopted forensic accounting and other countries like India are yet to follow the suite. This paper discusses the importance of Forensic accounting in Indian scenario and need for India to promote it in the corporate sector. Secondary data was used for writing this paper.
Liberalisation and Current Account Balance: An Empirical Evaluation
Authors: Gangal V. K. , Agarwal Anuradha , Kumar Banger Arvind
Published: June 2017

An empirical relationship is examined between the Current Account Balance (CAB) and liberalisation expressed in terms of Financial Openness (FO) and Trade Openness (TO) for a quarterly period of January 2000 to March 2016. The primary domain of this study encompasses the evaluation of impact of Financial Openness and Trade Openness on CAB, over a select period of time (long run and short run), through the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag model (ARDL). ARDL model was developed and tested empirically, in order to anticipate the likely existence of stationarity associated with the time series data over the study period. Empirical results suggested that both the selected variables (FO and TO), have significant impact on CAB in long run whereas in case of short term, it was observed that only TO had significant impact on CAB. Therefore, researchers concluded that policy makers should focus more on Trade Openness to increase the exports over a short as well as long period of time. Similarly, on import basis government should concentrate more on FDI inflows over long run, which shall lead to an increase in employment level and productivity that shall finally act as an impetus to increase the exports from India to the rest of world.
Wizard in Building a Sustainable, Geographically Distributed Dark Archive to Ensure the Long-Term Survival of Web-Based Scholarly Publications
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: June 2017

CLOCKSS, or Controlled LOCKSS (for Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe), runs on LOCKSS technology, but unlike LOCKSS (an open network), CLOCKSS is a closed system. CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) is a not-for-profit joint venture between the world’s leading academic publishers and research libraries whose mission is to build a sustainable, geographically distributed dark archive with which to ensure the long-term survival of Web-based scholarly publications for the benefit of the greater global research community. CLOCKSS is for the entire world’s benefit. Content no longer available from any publisher (“triggered content”) is available for free. CLOCKSS uniquely assigns this abandoned and orphaned content a Creative Commons license to ensure it remains available forever.
Сохранение плодородия почв Пензенской области как основа продовольственной безопасности России
Authors: Куликова Евгения Геннадьевна , Великанова Галина Сергеевна
Published: June 2017

Проведен анализ изменения качественных показателей плодородия почв Пензенской области. На основании многолетних данных мониторинга было установлено, что содержание гумуса сократилось на 0,1% и составляет 5,7%, это является результатом недостаточной работы хозяйств по использованию органических удобрений, а также сокращения площадей под посевами многолетних трав. Кислотность почвенного раствора рН(kcl) увеличилась и составляет 4,9, основной причиной чего является неудовлетворительная работа по известкованию (3–5 тыс. га в год) и обработке почвы тяжелыми агрегатами. В 2013 году сложился отрицательный баланс питательных веществ: их дефицит по азоту составил – 57,99; по фосфору – 21,86; по калию – 86,68 кг д.в. на га пашни. Внедрение биологической системы земледелия и новых технологий сохранит и повысит почвенное плодородие, что является одной из важнейших задач в обеспечении продовольственной безопасности государства.
Agradecimentos | Acknowledments
Authors: Maciel Maria Lucia , Albagli Sarita
Published: June 2017

Agradecimento