bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Perinatal Origins of Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Chu Alison , De Beritto Theodore
Published: November 2015

In recent decades, with advances in neonatal intensive care, extremely premature infants are now surviving into adulthood. Epidemiologic data on the health of these ex-premature infants have begun to reveal a concerning motif—that is, prematurity, in and of itself, seems to be a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disease in later adulthood. The mechanisms underlying this increased risk are unclear, but it is believed that both adverse fetal environment and postnatal exposures for a premature infant likely contribute to the developmental programming of disease by altering the normal trajectory of maturation and aging of multiple organ systems. This article specifically focuses on perinatal factors that may affect risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Neurodevelopmental Implications of Neonatal Pain and Morphine Exposure
Authors: Kesavan Kalpashri
Published: November 2015

Neonatal pain management has evolved dramatically in the past few decades. Evidence is clear that neonates experience pain. Furthermore, we are increasingly aware of the detrimental effects of untreated neonatal pain during a critical period of neuronal maturation. Providing safe and effective pain relief is a primary goal of neonatal critical care specialists to ensure good outcomes. However, there are lingering concerns regarding the harmful effects of sedative-analgesics on the developing brain. Thus, striking a fine balance between effective analgesia and avoiding serious short- and long-term adverse effects from pain medications remains a major challenge for caregivers.

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Pediatr Ann
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Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics, Alterations in the Intestinal Microbiome, and Risk of Metabolic Disease in Children and Adults
Authors: Yallapragada Sushmita G. , Nash Colleen B. , Robinson Daniel T.
Published: November 2015

The intestinal microbiome is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms that colonize the human gastrointestinal tract. The microbiome evolves rapidly in early life with contributions from diet, genetics and immunomodulatory factors. Changes in composition of the microbiota due to antibiotics may lead to negative long-term effects including obesity and diabetes mellitus, as evidenced by both animal and large human studies. Inappropriate exposures to antibiotics occur frequently in early childhood. Therefore, an evidence-based system of antimicrobial use should be employed by all providers, especially those who care for pediatric patients. This article explores the natural evolution of the intestinal microbiome from the perinatal period into early childhood, the effect of antibiotics on the microbial ecology, and the implications for future health and disease.

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Childhood Exposures and Risk of Malignancy in Adulthood
Authors: Chang Vivian Y. , Davidson Tom B.
Published: November 2015

Pediatricians have significant roles in preventive health care, and understanding how various exposures during childhood can have long-lasting effects on cancer risk is critical in promoting future health. With the exception of rare genetic syndromes conferring increased cancer susceptibility, most cancers are considered idiopathic and may be influenced by modifiable exposures and risks. This review aims to serve as a brief overview of a subset of known exposures during childhood that have been associated with an increased risk of malignancy in adulthood, including the effects of radiation, chemotherapy, pesticides, nutrition, puberty, and infection.

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Forceps Delivery-Related Ophthalmic Injuries: A Case Series
Authors: McAnena Lisa , O'Keefe Michael , Kirwan Caitriona , Murphy John
Published: November 2015

Purpose:

To report a case series of neonatal ophthalmic trauma induced by forceps-assisted vaginal delivery.

Methods:

Retrospective, non-comparative case series focusing on presentation and long-term outcomes.

Results:

Eleven cases of ophthalmic injury secondary to forceps delivery (7 male, 4 female) from October 1997 to July 2014 are presented. Eight cases were born at a single center from January 2006 to July 2014, a rate of 1 case per 413 forceps-assisted deliveries. Follow-up ranged from 2 months to 17 years. Three cases had self-limiting eyelid bruising only. There was one case each of vitreous hemorrhage and hyphema, which resolved spontaneously. There were two cases of oculomotor nerve palsy associated with intracranial hemorrhage, both requiring surgical ptosis repair at 3 and 5 weeks old, respectively. There was one case of facial nerve palsy. Four cases sustained corneal trauma, manifesting as corneal edema in three cases at birth. The fourth of these cases presented at age 4.5 years with corneal scarring and amblyopia. Resulting astigmatism in these four cases ranged from 3.5 to 7.5 diopters and best-corrected visual acuity ranged from 6/12 to 6/36 Snellen at last follow-up.

Conclusions:

Although rare, ophthalmic trauma secondary to forceps-assisted delivery can result in a wide spectrum of anatomical injuries, which may be self-limiting or cause significant long-term visual impairment. The authors recommend awareness among obstetricians and pediatricians of these injuries, and referral to the ophthalmologist of any newborn delivered by forceps with evidence of compressive trauma such as scalp or eyelid bruising to rule out the presence of more serious ophthalmic trauma.

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MDE Approach for the Establishment of a Service Level Agreements Monitoring by Trusted Third Party in the Cloud Computing
Authors: Maarouf Adil , El Hamlaoui Mahmoud , Marzouk Abderrahim , Haqiq Abdelkrim
Published: November 2015

Establishing and monitoring SLA violations in real-time has become a critical issue for Cloud Computing. In this paper the authors investigate this issue and propose a model to express the SLA contract requirements using Model Driven Engineering (MDE), as a mean for establishing service level agreements between a cloud provider and cloud customer in the context of a particular service provision. The participation of a Trusted Third Party (TTP) may be necessary in order to resolve conflicts between prospective signatories, likewise to monitor SLA violations in real-time in the goal to ensure online monitoring cloud services and provide better than best-effort behavior for clouds. The main focus of this work is firstly to use MDE technology for the creation of the SLA contract and then to integrate TTP that should be able to apply an advanced penalty model that guarantees the performance and the reliability of the Cloud.
Review of Big Data on Student Information for Finding the Uncertainty in Higher Education Enrollment
Authors: Krishnaveni S. , Satheesh A. , Kannan E.
Published: November 2015

The student enrollment for higher study kept on decreasing continuously especially for the past five years. This is affecting the higher education institution drastically – threatening the very existence and sustenance leave alone their sustained growth. Why is this capricious global trend? What is the mitigating solution for the revival? The answers to these questions are being attempted to in this paper by making use of Big Data concept. The four phases of big data namely data generation, data acquisition, data storage and data analytics on various parameters of the student data set from Valdosta state university (VSU) are being adopted for the analysis. The main causes for the epidemic are academic stress, demography, co-student behavior and uncertainty about the future. This paper also address the open issues of big data that promotes the cross function of science and technology that triggers the thinking revolution.
An Enhanced TCP for Optimizing Channel Utilization in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
Authors: Li Menglong , Shi Kai , Lin Sheng , Wang Jinsong , Hou Chunyan , Zhang Peng
Published: November 2015

Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) network grows rapidly in recent years. It is proposed to solve the problem of reasonable utilization of wireless spectrum resources. DSA is a new spectrum sharing paradigm which takes advantage of spectrum holes to ease the spectrum shortage problem and improve the spectrum utilization. However, due to the frequent spectrum switch, the performance of TCP will degrade greatly in the DSA network, and thus the channel is unutilized. To tackle with this problem and improve high throughput performance, this paper proposes a protocol called TCP WSP based on the assumption that there will be a Wide Stationary Process (WSP) between two spectrum switches. Then the authors propose a mechanism to predict the spectrum switch and adjust the sending rate of TCP based on the prediction to optimize channel utilization in DSA networks. They implement our mechanism on NS2 simulator, and the results show that their mechanism can achieve high throughput performance.
Performance Comparison of Classification Methods for Surface EMG-Based Human-Machine Interface
Authors: Yang Chun , Long Jinyi , Wang Hao
Published: November 2015

Reliable control of assistive devices through surface electromyography (sEMG) based human-machine interfaces (HMIs) requires accurate classification of multi-channel sEMG. The design of effective pattern classification methods is one of the main challenges for sEMG-based HMIs. In this paper, the authors compared comprehensively the performance of different linear and nonlinear classifiers for the pattern classification of sEMG with respect to three pairs of upper-limb motions (i.e., hand close vs. hand open, wrist flexion vs. wrist extension, and forearm pronation vs. forearm supination). A feature selection approach based on information gain was also performed to reduce the muscle channels. Overall, the results showed that the linear classifiers produce slightly better classification performance, with or without the muscle channel selection.
Constructing a Bioinformatics Platform with Web and Mobile Services Based on NVIDIA Jetson TK1
Authors: Lin Chun-Yuan , Ye Jin , Hung Che-Lun , Wang Chung-Hung , Su Min , Tan Jianjun
Published: November 2015

Current high-end graphics processing units (abbreviate to GPUs), such as NVIDIA Tesla, Fermi, Kepler series cards which contain up to thousand cores per-chip, are widely used in the high performance computing fields. These GPU cards (called desktop GPUs) should be installed in personal computers/servers with desktop CPUs; moreover, the cost and power consumption of constructing a high performance computing platform with these desktop CPUs and GPUs are high. NVIDIA releases Tegra K1, called Jetson TK1, which contains 4 ARM Cortex-A15 CPUs and 192 CUDA cores (Kepler GPU) and is an embedded board with low cost, low power consumption and high applicability advantages for embedded applications. NVIDIA Jetson TK1 becomes a new research direction. Hence, in this paper, a bioinformatics platform was constructed based on NVIDIA Jetson TK1. ClustalWtk and MCCtk tools for sequence alignment and compound comparison were designed on this platform, respectively. Moreover, the web and mobile services for these two tools with user friendly interfaces also were provided. The experimental results showed that the cost-performance ratio by NVIDIA Jetson TK1 is higher than that by Intel XEON E5-2650 CPU and NVIDIA Tesla K20m GPU card.
Large Epiphrenic Diverticula: A Rare Case Presentation
Authors: Bhandarwar Ajay , Tungenwar Pravin , Sawakare Yogesh , Wagh Amol Nanasaheb , Patel Chintan Babubhai , Gandhi Saurabh
Published: November 2015

A 70-year old female was admitted to hospital with heartburn and chronic halitosis since 5 years. She was on proton pump inhibitors for the same. Her complaints worsened during the last one-year. Workup comprising of esophagogastro- duodenoscopy, esophageal manometry, 3D computed tomography scan showed rightsided epiphrenic diverticula measuring 10x10 cm with wide mouth about 5 cm with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter. Patient underwent a video assisted thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal diverticulectomy using two 45 mm staplers. On day 5, the patient developed leak, which was managed by a covered esophageal stent placement. Patient started on oral feeds from day 3 and the esophageal leak healed completely within 2 weeks. Literature suggests that esophageal leaks treated conservatively took approximately 30-40 days on an average for healing. Literature search did not reveal esophageal leak managed by stent with faster recovery (2 weeks). This is one of the largest epiphrenic diverticuli reported in literature.
Why are babies born before arrival at health facilities in King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa? A qualitative study
Authors: Alabi Adeyinka A. , O'Mahony Don , Wright Graham , Ntsaba Mohlomi J.
Published: November 2015

Introduction: Babies born before arrival at a health facility have a higher risk of neonatal death and their mothers a higher risk of maternal death compared with those born in-facility. The study explored the reasons for mothers giving birth before arrival (BBA) at health facilities and their experiences of BBA.Methods: A qualitative research design was used. Individual and focus group interviews of BBA mothers and of nurses were undertaken at a community health centre and a district hospital in King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality.Results: Reasons for BBA included a lack of transport, a lack of security at night that deterred mothers from travelling, precipitate labour, failure to identify true labour, and a lack of waiting areas at health facilities. Traditional and cultural beliefs favouring childbirth at homeand nurses’ negative attitudes during antenatal care and labour influenced mothers to go to health facilities when in advanced labour. Mothers were aware of possible complications associated with BBA.Conclusion: Socio-economic, individual, cultural and health system factors influence the occurrence of BBA. Relevant parties need to address these factors to ensure that all babies in the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality are delivered within designated health facilities.
MK Versatile spring: A Novel approach for intraoral maxillary molar distalization
Authors: Gupta Manish Kumar , Gandhi Sumit , Sodawala Javed , Ganta Anita
Published: November 2015

Molar distalisation is method of choice for gaining space in mild crowding cases as well as non-extraction treatment of patients having Class II Div 1 malocclusion. Through this paper we present a clinical innovation “MK” versatile spring for efficient tooth distalisation and mesialiation by inter-changing the positon of the helices. “MK” spring is made by 0.017˝ × 0.025˝ TMA wire in “M” configuration. It consists of 2 helices, one at the central arm and the other at the arm close to the tooth being mesialized or distalized. The helices are 2 mm in diameter and the length of the arm is 6 mm. The article presents 2 case reports where the effictiveness and efficiency of “MK” spring have been highlighted.
Chain’s retainer: A removable retainer
Authors: Chain Stephen , Tan Kenneth , Gupta Mayank
Published: November 2015

Retention is the key for the successful orthodontic treatment result. This new retainer is highly esthetic and easy to fabricate.
Punción del acceso vascular mediante catéter-fístula: efecto sobre el dolor del paciente y la adecuación de hemodiálisis
Authors: Darbas Barbé Raúl , Cabot Franco Catalina , Tinto Iborra Gloria , Taboada Álvarez Mª Jesús , Domínguez Orgaz Cristina , Balada Sancho Celia , Moliner Calderón Lourdes , Roca Tey Ramón , Román García Laura
Published: November 2015

Introducción: El uso de los nuevos diseños de agujas para la punción del acceso vascular puede mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes y los parámetros de eficacia hemodiálisis. Objetivos: Evaluar si hay diferencias en la intensidad del dolor percibido por los pacientes y la adecuación de hemodiálisis (índice Kt) después de la punción de la fístula arteriovenosa interna humeral a través de catéter-fístula o aguja estándar. Pacientes y métodos: Se realizó un estudio controlado, prospectivo, randomizado durante 4 meses (48 sesiones) para comparar la punción con catéter fistula (casos) versus a aguja estándard (controles) en pacientes en hemodiálisis prevalentes dializados por fístula arteriovenosa humeral. El mismo paciente era el caso y el control cuando se utilizó el catéter fístula (24 sesiones) y la aguja estandard de calibres equivalentes 15G (24 sesiones), respectivamente. El catéter fístula es una cánula de punción biocompatible compuesto por una aguja de metal interna destinado al pinchazo de la fístula humeral y un catéter de fluroplastico externa, de calibre15G, que permanece en el interior de la vena arterializada. El dolor relacionado, ya sea con punción o con la retirada de la aguja, se cuantificó mediante una escala validada visual analógica (EVA) y la escala McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form (SF-MPQ). Resultados: Analizamos 14 pacientes prevalentes en hemodiálisis (edad media 68,4 ± 10,43 años; 71% hombres; 28,6% nefropatía diabética, tiempo medio en hemodiálisis 36,57 ± 18,28 meses) a través de fístula humerocefalica (50%), humerobasilica (21%) o humeroperforante (29%).
Beneficios del descanso peritoneal
Authors: Martín Espejo Jesús Lucas , Cirera Segura Francisco , Barbosa Martín Francisco , Nieto Romero Carmina , Calderón Márquez Eva María , Pérez Baena Álvaro
Published: November 2015

Introducción: Valorar si el descanso peritoneal, de al menos un día semanal, ha supuesto mejoras en la rehabilitación de los pacientes y el impacto clínico que puede suponer. Nos planteamos además cuantificar el beneficio económico.
Material y Método: Se realizó un estudio longitudinal, retrospectivo, descriptivo.
De los pacientes atendidos en nuestra unidad desde el 1 de enero de 2014 al 31 de diciembre de 2014, se estudiaron los pacientes que cumplieran todo el año de seguimiento y que no procedieran de otras técnicas de depuración como la hemodiálisis o trasplante renal.
La muestra de estudio estuvo compuesta por 40 pacientes, de los que 21 tuvieron prescrito al menos 1 día semanal de descanso peritoneal y 19 pacientes sin descanso.
Se recogieron las siguientes variables al inicio del periodo de estudio y a los 12 meses:
Variables demográficas, variables relacionadas con el estado de volumen, datos clínicos relacionados con la técnica, se pasó una encuesta de satisfacción a todos los pacientes estudiados, y se recogieron los importes del coste mensual de cada tipo de tratamiento.
Resultados: Las diferencias iniciales entre los grupos, eran esperables ya que son los valores en los cuales se ha basado la prescripción del día de descanso. La exposición a la glucosa, al comienzo y al final fue menor en el grupo con descanso. Al año, no se encontró diferencias en los parámetros estudiados. Una encuesta de satisfacción nos reveló a que dedican los pacientes el día de descanso y los que no lo tienen a que lo dedicarían.
Conclusiones: El descanso peritoneal no ha supuesto una peor evolución de los parámetros clínicos estudiados al año de seguimiento, cumpliendo las recomendaciones de adecuación de diálisis de las guías clínicas. La exposición a la glucosa, aun sin llegar a ser significativa por la duración del estudio, ha sido menor en el grupo con descanso.
El día de descanso ha facilitado a los pacientes mejorar su rehabilitación social principalmente.
Los días de descanso han supuesto un ahorro de al menos 13,33% en la factura mensual.
Análisis de la sobrecarga del cuidador del paciente en diálisis peritoneal
Authors: Carmona  Moriel Cristina Elena , Nolasco Monterroso Cristina , Navas Santos Lucía , Caballero Romero José , Morales Medina Purificación
Published: November 2015

Introducción: Un hecho diferencial de la diálisis peritoneal ambulatoria es la necesidad de colaboración de un cuidador principal que se responsabiliza del tratamiento del paciente. Esto unido al carácter crónico de esta patología y posible dependencia del paciente provoca cambios en el estilo de vida del cuidador principal siendo por tanto, una persona expuesta a la sobrecarga.
Objetivo: Identificar el grado de sobrecarga de los cuidadores de pacientes en diálisis peritoneal ambulatoria en el Hospital Reina Sofía de Córdoba y su relación con la calidad de vida y la dependencia del paciente.
Pacientes y métodos: Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo y transversal. Se estudiaron 18 pacientes en tratamiento con diálisis peritoneal ambulatoria y sus respectivos cuidadores. Se incluyó a todos los cuidadores y pacientes que aceptaron colaborar, previo consentimiento informado. Se utilizó el cuestionario SF-36 para evaluar la calidad de vida del paciente junto con el test de Zarit y un cuestionario de sobrecarga de los cuidadores de pacientes en diálisis peritoneal ambulatoria. Con éste último, también de identificó el nivel de dependencia del enfermo desde el criterio del cuidador.
Resultados: Respecto a la calidad de vida, se encuentra una disminución leve de algunas de las dimensiones de la población general para la misma edad. No se encontró sobrecarga en la mayoría de los cuidadores principales con ninguno de los instrumentos usados. Se encontró una correlación directa entre ambos instrumentos. En cuanto al nivel de dependencia, un 83 % de pacientes eran independientes y un 17 % de pacientes eran dependientes.
Conclusión: A la vista de estos resultados, podemos concluir que, al menos en la muestra estudiada se encuentra una baja proporción de cuidadores con sobrecarga. De igual forma, los pacientes presentan un nivel bajo de dependencia con una CVRS similar a la población general de referencia excepto en la función física.
Cuidadores de pacientes en diálisis peritoneal: experiencia de participar en un programa de habilidad de cuidado
Authors: López León Daniela , Rodríguez Calderón Lorena , Carreño Moreno Sonia , Cuenca Ivonne , Chaparro Díaz Lorena
Published: November 2015

Los cuidadores de pacientes en terapia de diálisis peritoneal requieren fortalecer su habilidad de cuidado.
Objetivo: Describir la experiencia del cuidador familiar que cuida a personas en diálisis peritoneal que asisten al programa "Cuidando a los cuidadores"© Versión institucional".
Metodología: Estudio cualitativo de tipo descriptivo, realizado en el primer semestre de 2015, con una muestra conformada por 277 relatos de cuidadores familiares de personas en diálisis peritoneal que asistieron al programa "Cuidando a los Cuidadores© versión institucional". Para el análisis de los datos se utilizó el programa Atlas Ti versión 6.0; construyendo una taxonomía inductiva de los hallazgos, reduciendo los códigos descriptores a nominales y estos a su vez a categorías de análisis, mediante técnicas de análisis de contenido. Se realizó proceso de consentimiento informado.
Resultados: Dentro de las características de los cuidadores se encontró que en su mayoría son mujeres en edad productiva, que son las madres, hijas o esposas del familiar a quien cuidan. Se construyeron 7 categorías de análisis: nuevos conocimientos, interacción con otros, apoyo, descansar, bienestar, oportunidad de mejorar, nueva perspectiva.
Conclusiones: La experiencia de participar en el programa Cuidando a los Cuidadores© versión institucional", es una experiencia que va desde adquirir nuevos conocimientos hasta tener una nueva perspectiva como cuidador.
Rilievo e ricostruzione virtuale del Ponte Sud di Hierapolis di Frigia (Turchia)
Authors: Di Giacomo Giacomo , Limoncelli Massimo , Scardozzi Giuseppe
Published: November 2015

The paper concerns the topographical survey and the 3D reconstruction of a Roman bridge-aqueduct located immediately to the south of Hierapolis in Phrygia (south-western Turkey), along the ancient route directed to Colosse and the internal Anatolia; only its southern abutment and scarce remains of the northern one are preserved. It is in a very difficult location, inside the narrow and deep valley, and it was never studied before. During the 2011 field work campaign of the Italian Archaeological Mission, it was surveyed using a high precision differential GPS system (for the plan documentation and its positioning in the digital archaeological map of Hierapolis) and through a Motorized Robotic Total Station (for the documentation of the elevation and the creation of a 3D model of the southern side) with the aim of its virtual reconstruction.
Un modelo de aplicación multimedia de Turismo Cultural para Smartphone: “Els iBers dels Ports”. Una ruta de yacimientos ibéricos en la comarca de Els Ports (Castellón, Comunidad Valenciana, España)
Authors: Vizcaíno León David , Bravo Hinojo Eva , Serrano Antonio , Iribas David
Published: November 2015

The free download of an application for Smartphone, offers an opportunity to establish a direct and varied link with all audiences. Also, offers the proposals for cultural tourism to the visitors in different ways. The application provides to reach more people than the traditional tourist promotions and attracts new sectors of public to the archaeological heritage. The potential of information technology is inexhaustible and it’s a new way of working that can bring great results in the field of diffusion and dissemination of cultural heritage.
The proposed model has been designed from the contents that we ourselves have developed over years of excavation and research in the archaeological sites of Els Ports.
Fiel reproducción de Santa Teresa de Jesús y Cristo "El Amarrado" de Gregorio Fernández a base de Tecnologías 3D
Authors: Van Gasteren Marteyn
Published: November 2015

The reproduction of two sculptures is discussed, Saint Teresa of Jesus (better known as Saint Teresa of Ávila) and Christ at the Column, from the Convent of
Saint Teresa at Ávila. The reproduction is carried out according a very innovative process of 3D digitization with two scanners combined with CNC robot milling, complemented by traditional techniques. This process results in a very high degree of faithfulness of the replicas.
Digitalización automática del patrimonio arqueológico a partir de fotogrametría
Authors: Ortiz Coder Pedro
Published: November 2015

New techniques in graphical heritage documentation have been improving recently. Modern photogrammetry and laser scanner constitute techniques with a good quality for those purposes. In this document, we will explain an easy photogrammetric method which permits to obtain accurate results. It is important to separate it from other methods based on computer vision with less accuracy. 4e photogrammetry solution is applied in this test through pictures taken from UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and used on an archaeological site in Extremadura.
Digitalización 3D automática con láser escáner, fotogrametría y videogrametría. El caso práctico del Templo de Diana (Mérida).
Authors: Ortiz Coder Pedro , Del Pino Espinosa Beatriz
Published: November 2015

Photogrammetry and videogrammetry are presented as non-contact heritage documentation techniques, with an increased application which is being imposed to other documentation methods in order to economy and rapidity. In this paper, we describe the methodological process of digitalization of a complex monument such as the case of the Temple of Diana in Mérida, National Monument since 1932, inserted in the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (Spain), and included in the List of World Heritage since 1993, which has remain with an important prominence in the city through its history. For this purpose, we had used some of the techniques before mentioned, becoming a simple process through which we can obtain different results for different kinds of applications and needs.
Topografía de vanguardia en los levantamientos de yacimientos megalíticos. Estrategias para el conocimiento. Métodos.
Authors: Linares Catela D. , Linares Catela J.A. , Lozano Martínez F.R. , Barrera Vera J.A. , Pallarés Silva V.
Published: November 2015

Both on-site data-collection surveying technologies and the new possibilities of graphical and cartographical techniques, currently allow us to obtain products that far exceed the traditional topographic maps and detailed representations of the graphical drawings that document the archaeological sites.
This paper aims to show, through concrete examples, the advantages of combining the use of different state-of-the-art technologies to achieve a graphic documentation in line with current demands, which logically are increasing due to technological advances as well.
In this way, different instruments have been used to carry out the field work: a high-definition laser scanner for massive data capture, a RTK GPS for the georeferencing the base points of the surveying, a laser total station to reference the point clouds to the UTM system and UAV devices, with a high resolution digital camera on board, to capture textures. In the office work state-of-the-art software has been used in order to perform the registration of different scans, application of textures to the point cloud, surface modelling and obtain various graphic products.
The quality of the products obtained enables archaeologists to achieve an archaeological analysis much more comprehensive than using a traditional documentation; last but not least, it is the speed of the fieldwork performance, the true potential of new technologies in the archaeological sites.
Aplicación de técnicas avanzadas para el registro y la documentación estratigráfica en arqueología
Authors: Aguilar Camacho Joaquín , Granado Castro Gabriel , Barrera Vera José Antonio
Published: November 2015

The archaeological work completed in the Seville Cathedral, following the intervention developed in the Royal Chapel of this majestic temple, has provided to the Department of Graphic Engineering’s team, University of Seville, a unique opportunity to deal with alternative solutions to the limitations found by traditional stratigraphic documentation techniques in archeology. Thus, the initials needs made by the team manager of that archaeological intervention, formed the basis and impetus to apply at the documentation and registration Stratigraphic in archeology, current digital photogrammetric techniques.
Imagen y modelo en la investigación del patrimonio arquitectónico
Authors: Pinto Puerto Francisco , Guerrero Vega José María
Published: November 2015

The assessment of the timelessness of Architecture as work of art, together with his temporality as a result of their evolution along time, results from our
contemporary culture. Nowadays we appreciate the material essence in architectural heritage, the processes that erected, transformed and even destroyed, and its role as bearer of meaning. Its consideration as a "document" is a value that determines and molds its conservation, research, management and spreading, requiring strategies and tools. This paper sets out in this forum, some observations that we consider essential about the resources, tools and methodological approaches that our group has been applying in its work.
La fotogrametría digital: una herramienta para la recuperación de arquitecturas perdidas. Torre del Homenaje del Castillo de Constantina
Authors: Angulo Fornos Roque
Published: November 2015

In recent years, the continuing development of architectural survey techniques based on point clouds captured by laser scanning has revolutionized the field of
documentation prior to intervention, management or research in heritage. No clutch, affirming that these techniques have displaced others, such as photogrammetry, that have played an important role in the field of architectural survey, is a precipitated guess. Among other advantages, photogrammetry offers the ability to capture missing realities, lacking the materialness required for the use of laser scanner. In that vein, this paper describes the work of photogrammetric survey, location of parts and graphical anaparástasis of prior state to collapse of the Keep of the Castle of Constantine.
La Arqueología Virtual en México
Authors: Monsivais Juan
Published: November 2015

By working the reconstruction of the 6 cities declared World Heritage by UNESCO, we realized the great value and waste that has had this type of recreation, besides having a didactic contribution on each site, the assumptions made by researchers, would be reflected first well, leaving aside the technical schemes that the public tends to confuse, so these images could show for the first time a lively behind the bare stones.
Measuring Paternal Involvement in Childcare and Housework
Authors: Norman Helen , Elliot Mark
Published: November 2015

There is currently no quantitative tool for measuring paternal involvement in childcare and housework. To address this, we run Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) on a sample of households from the 2001-02 sweep of the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Two quantitative measures of paternal involvement in childcare and housework are derived for when the child is aged nine months old, which appear to be isomorphic with two dimensions of Michael Lamb's paternal involvement: engagement and responsibility. Two, moderately correlated latent variables are produced, which are then used to explore employment and socio-demographic characteristics of involved fathers. Our results show that paternal engagement and responsibility are correlated, albeit weakly, with fathers’ employment hours, education and gender role attitudes. The strongest correlation is with mothers’ employment hours, which suggests that mothers’ employment schedules are more important than fathers’ for fostering paternal involvement when the child is aged nine months old. There are also variations in paternal engagement and responsibility according to ethnicity, which suggests cultural differences might interact with the ability of fathers to be involved. This highlights the need for further exploratory analyses on variations of paternal involvement by different ethnic classifications, which has been fairly limited to date.
Dislocation and Uncertainty in East Manchester: The Legacy of the Commonwealth Games
Authors: Lewis Camilla
Published: November 2015

In 2002, the Commonwealth Games were championed as a win-win solution for Manchester. The sporting event would bring worldwide attention and investment to the city and offer a unique opportunity to kick start social regeneration, transforming the fortunes of some of Manchester's poorest neighbourhoods. This paper explores experiences of urban change, from the perspective of long-standing residents in the neighbourhoods of Beswick and Openshaw, which lie in East Manchester. Despite promises of legacy, these localities remain dislocated from the rest of the city and the future continues to be defined by uncertainty by the area's residents. In order to understand some of the tensions and difficulties that arise in projects of urban transformation we need to pay attention to the practical ways in which people make relationships to place ( Massey 1995 , 2001 ) which tend to be erased in dominant narratives about ‘legacy’. It argues that we must go beyond drawing simple conclusions of the ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ implications of regeneration processes in order to investigate the social effects of urban change for local populations.
Identification of the main attribute of river flow temporal variations in the Nile Basin
Authors: Onyutha C. , Willems P.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Temporal variation of monthly flows was investigated at 18 Discharge Measurement Stations (DMS) within the Nile Basin in Africa. The DMS were grouped using a clustering procedure based on the similarity in the flow variation patterns. The co-variation of the rainfall and flow was assessed in each group. To investigate the possible change in catchment behavior, which may interfere with the flow–rainfall relationship, three rainfall–runoff models were applied to the major catchment in each group based on the data time period falling within 1940–2003. The co-occurrence of the changes in the observed and simulated overland flow was examined using the cumulative rank difference (CRD) technique and the quantile perturbation method (QPM). Two groups of the DMS were obtained. Group 1 comprises the DMS from the equatorial region and/or South Sudan, while those in Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt form group 2. In the selected catchment of each group, the patterns of changes in terms of the CRD sub-trends and QPM anomalies for both the observed and simulated flows were in a close agreement. These results indicate that change in catchment behavior due to anthropogenic influence in the Nile basin over the selected time period was minimal. Thus, the overall rainfall–runoff generation processes of the catchments were not impacted upon in a significant way. The temporal flow variations could be attributed mainly to the rainfall variations.
The Euro Zone Economic Crisis and Sub-Saharan Africa’s Real Economy: Analysis and the Way Forward
Authors: Chea Ashford C.
Published: November 2015

The purpose of the paper was to investigate if there were some negative impact of the euro zone economic crisis on sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) real economy. The evidence revealed that the euro zone crisis had affected sub-Saharan Africa economy in terms of trade, development assistance, and remittance. The conclusion derived from the evidence is that SSA’s economic growth was negatively affected slightly. This was due to prudential policies implemented by SSA policy-makers. The article begins with the historical background of the euro zone economic crisis and its root causes. It then provides an analysis of the transmission channels of the crisis and its impact on SSA’s economies. This is followed by a discussion of the policy responses to the crisis by SSA’s policy-makers. The paper concludes with an analysis of SSA’s recent economic performance and the way forward for long term growth and sustainable development. 
Factors Affecting Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviors Based On the Precaution Adoption Process Model: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Bahmani Afshin , Baghianimoghadam Mohammah Hossein , Enjezab Behnaz , Mazloomy Mahmoodabad Seyed Saeed , Askarshahi Mohsen
Published: November 2015

One of the most preventable cancers in women is cervical cancer. Pap smear test is an effective screening program; however, it is not conducted very frequently. The aim of this study is explaining the determinants affecting women's participation in the Pap smear test based on precaution adoption process model with a qualitative approach. This study was a qualitative approach using a Directed Content Analysis methodology which was conducted in 2014. Participants were 30 rural women who participated in this study voluntarily in sarvabad, Iran. Purposive sampling was initiated and continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were the primary method of data collection. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and continuous comparisons. Women`s information and awareness about cervical cancer and Pap smear is insufficient and most of them believed that they were not at risk; however, they perceived the severity of the disease. Some of them had no adequate understanding of the test benefits. They pointed to the lack of time, financial difficulties, fear of test result and lack of awareness as the main barriers against the Pap smear test; however, they did not say that they were not willing to do the test. Findings could help health policy makers to find the right area and purpose to facilitate the participation of women in the Pap smear test.
Milan Znoj, Jan Bíba, Jana Vargovčíková: Demokracie v postliberální konstelaci
Authors: Sekerák Marián
Published: November 2015

Praha: Karolinum, 2014. 240 s., ISBN 978-80-246-2878-3
Lubomír Kopeček: Deformace demokracie? Opoziční smlouva a česká politika 1998–2002
Authors: Charvát Jakub
Published: November 2015

Brno: Barrister&Principal, 2015, 336 stran, ISBN: 978-80-7485-031-8.
Misunderstanding the Other and Shy Signs of Openness: Discourse on the 1992-1995 War in the Current Bosniak and Bosnian Serb Media
Authors: Janíčko Michal
Published: November 2015

The article deals with how the 1990s civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented in the media that currently remain influential among Bosniaks and Bosnian Serbs. Critical discourse analysis is used both as a theoretical approach to discourse and as a methodological tool for its study. In the analysis, the civil war discourse in Bosniak and Bosnian Serb media is represented by two daily newspapers on each side. The analysis reveals mutually incompatible representations of the causes and nature of the war, the prevailing absence of dialogue, and the unwillingness of each side to consider the other side’s war victims. Looking at more specific topics, a number of discourses are identified on both sides, among which some present the potential for dialogue with alternative representations. The discourses are interpreted through Bosniak and Bosnian Serb nationalist ideologies. The findings might support further research on the relation between the media and nationalism and on the ongoing Bosnian political dispute concerning the desired nature of the state.
Pour en finir avec Octobre
Authors: Ouellet François
Published: November 2015

Pour écrire La constellation du Lynx, roman dans lequel Sam Nihilo enquête sur la crise d’Octobre, Louis Hamelin a fait de nombreuses années de recherche. Cet article vise à montrer comment le canevas politique sert néanmoins à faire émerger un autre discours dont il ne saurait se passer pour que Sam mène à bien son enquête. Car ici, à la suite de la mort de Chevalier Branlequeue, le mentor politique de Sam, une quête amoureuse se substitue progressivement à l’enquête, la relation de Sam avec Dora s’imposant au détriment de l’intrigue nationaliste. La fin du roman, en bouclant l’enquête, met définitivement au rancart le pays des felquistes.
Formation of hybrid hafnium oxide by applying sacrifacial silicon film
Authors: Lin Chiung-Wei , Zheng Bo-Shen , Huang Jing-Wei
Published: November 2015

In the fabrication of hafnium oxide (HfO2)-based metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) devices, a sacrificial amorphous silicon (a-Si) film was used as silicon source for facilitating the formation of hafnium silicate (Hf-silicate; HfSiO) between HfO2 and crystallized Si (c-Si). HfSiO can assist in changing the phase of the HfO2 film into the tetragonal phase and achieve high dielectric constant. The combination of HfSiO and HfO2 was named as “Hybrid HfO2”. When this Hybrid HfO2 insulator was applied to MIS devices, it can form a good insulator/semiconductor interface with c-Si. Hybrid HfO2 cannot only suppress the leakage current but also show high dielectric strength. The Hybrid HfO2 film in this work exhibited a high dielectric constant of 25.5 and a high dielectric strength of 17.9 MV/cm.
Visualizing tephra deposits and sedimentary processes in the marine environment: The potential of X‐ray microtomography
Authors: Griggs Adam J. , Davies Siwan M. , Abbott Peter M. , Coleman Mark , Palmer Adrian P. , Rasmussen Tine L. , Johnston Richard
Published: November 2015

Localized tephra deposition in marine sequences is the product of many complex primary and secondary depositional processes. These can significantly influence the potential applicability of tephra deposits as isochronous marker horizons and current techniques, used in isolation, may be insufficient to fully unravel these processes. Here we demonstrate the innovative application of X‐ray microtomography (µCT) to successfully identify tephra deposits preserved within marine sediments and use these parameters to reconstruct their internal three‐dimensional structure. Three‐dimensional visualizations and animations of tephra dispersal in the sediment permit a more thorough assessment of postdepositional processes revealing a number of complex microsedimentological features that are not revealed by conventional methods. These features include bioturbation burrows and horizontally discontinuous tephra packages, which have important ramifications for the stratigraphic placement of the isochron in a sedimentary sequence. Our results demonstrate the potential for utilizing rigorous two and three‐dimensional microsedimentological analysis of the ichnofabric to enhance and support the use of tephra deposits as isochronous marker horizons and to identify the stratigraphic position that best reflects the primary fallout of ash. The application also provides an exceptional insight into the style and rate of sedimentation processes and permits an assessment of the stratigraphic integrity of a tephra deposit. We discuss the possibility of applying these µCT methods to the identification of cryptotephras within various paleoclimatic sequences and to enhance our understanding of marine sedimentation processes.
Submarine and subaerial lavas in the West Antarctic Rift System: Temporal record of shifting magma source components from the lithosphere and asthenosphere
Authors: Aviado Kimberly B. , Rilling‐Hall Sarah , Bryce Julia G. , Mukasa Samuel B.
Published: November 2015

The petrogenesis of Cenozoic alkaline magmas in the West Antarctic Rift System (WARS) remains controversial, with competing models highlighting the roles of decompression melting due to passive rifting, active plume upwelling in the asthenosphere, and flux melting of a lithospheric mantle metasomatized by subduction. In this study, seamounts sampled in the Terror Rift region of the Ross Sea provide the first geochemical information from submarine lavas in the Ross Embayment in order to evaluate melting models. Together with subaerial samples from Franklin Island, Beaufort Island, and Mt. Melbourne in Northern Victoria Land (NVL), these Ross Sea lavas exhibit ocean island basalt (OIB)‐like trace element signatures and isotopic affinities for the C or FOZO mantle endmember. Major‐oxide compositions are consistent with the presence of multiple recycled lithologies in the mantle source region(s), including pyroxenite and volatile‐rich lithologies such as amphibole‐bearing, metasomatized peridotite. We interpret these observations as evidence that ongoing tectonomagmatic activity in the WARS is facilitated by melting of subduction‐modified mantle generated during 550–100 Ma subduction along the paleo‐Pacific margin of Gondwana. Following ingrowth of radiogenic daughter isotopes in high‐µ (U/Pb) domains, Cenozoic extension triggered decompression melting of easily fusible, hydrated metasomes. This multistage magma generation model attempts to reconcile geochemical observations with increasing geophysical evidence that the broad seismic low‐velocity anomaly imaged beneath West Antarctica and most of the Southern Ocean may be in part a compositional structure inherited from previous active margin tectonics.
Diking‐induced moderate‐magnitude earthquakes on a youthful rift border fault: The 2002 Nyiragongo‐Kalehe sequence, D.R. Congo
Authors: Wauthier C. , Smets B. , Keir D.
Published: November 2015

On 24 October 2002, Mw6.2 earthquake occurred in the central part of the Lake Kivu basin, Western Branch of the East African Rift. This is the largest event recorded in the Lake Kivu area since 1900. An integrated analysis of radar interferometry (InSAR), seismic and geological data, demonstrates that the earthquake occurred due to normal‐slip motion on a major preexisting east‐dipping rift border fault. A Coulomb stress analysis suggests that diking events, such as the January 2002 dike intrusion, could promote faulting on the western border faults of the rift in the central part of Lake Kivu. We thus interpret that dike‐induced stress changes can cause moderate to large‐magnitude earthquakes on major border faults during continental rifting. Continental extension processes appear complex in the Lake Kivu basin, requiring the use of a hybrid model of strain accommodation and partitioning in the East African Rift.