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Solidarity Action in Global Labor Networks. Four Cases of Workplace Organizing at Foreign Affiliates in the Global South
Authors: Wad Peter
Published: December 2015

Globalization transforms workforces of transnational corporation from predominantly home countrydominated workforces into foreign-dominated, multinational workforces. Thus, the national grounding of trade unions as the key form of labor organizing is challenged by new multinational compositions and cross-border relocations of corporate employment affecting working conditions of employees and trade unions in local places. We assume that economic globalization is characterized by expanding global corporate network of vertically and horizontally integrated (equity-based) and disintegrated (nonequity-based) value chains. We also assume that globalization can both impede and enable labor empowerment. Based on these premises the key question is, how can labor leverage effective power against management in global corporate networks? This question is split into two subquestions: a) How can labor theoretically reorganize from national unions and industrial relations institutions into global labor networks that allow prolabor improvement in global workplaces? b) How and why has labor in a globalized economy secured the core International Labor Organization (ILO) international labor right to organize companies and conduct collective bargaining? The Global Labor Network perspective is adopted as an analytical framework. Empirically, a comparative case methodology is applied comprising four more or less successful industrial disputes where labor achieved the right to organize and undertake collective bargaining. The disputes took place in affiliated factories of foreign transnational corporations located in Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Turkey. The conclusion is that the combination of global labor capabilities and global labor strategizing must generate strategic labor power that adequately matches the weaknesses of the counterpart’s global corporate network in order to achieve prolabor outcomes. The most efficient solidarity action was leveraged by a cross-border alliance of workplace collectives, national industrial unions, and a global union federation using global framework agreements (GFAs) with key customers of the employer. The least efficient campaign relied primarily on domestic developing country state institutions supported by a foreign labor nongovernmental organization (NGO).
Manufacturing Dissent: Labor Conflict, Care Work, and the Politicization of Caring
Authors: Granberg Magnus
Published: December 2015

The article analyzes the phenomenon of “politicization of caring,” observed in studies of nurse labor conflict, in the context of a small-scale episode of conflict at a Swedish hospital ward. Using analytical concepts drawn from work on the role of images of gendered ideal workers in management cultivation of consent, and the method of positioning analysis, it tries to identify the little researched discursive practices involved in the politicization of caring. Analysis of interviews with registered nurses, who took part in a conflict where some of them threatened to resign unless wages were raised and working conditions improved, shows a range of such strategies: including problematizing identities in nursing, expanding the context of caring work, using a discourse of professionalism, and redefining the interpellated image of nursing. Findings indicate that politicization thus has important effects on the gendering of nursing and the viability of neoliberal restructuring of healthcare work.
‘Daring Leaps’ Construction of Meaning and Individual Agency in Career Change Narratives in the Media
Authors: LaPointe Kirsi , Heilmann Pia
Published: December 2015

The role of individual agency in crafting meaningful work has attracted increasing interest in recent studies of careers and working life. The purpose of this paper is to make visible the role of the media in reproducing and shaping understandings of careers and agency. By analyzing narratives of career change in the Finnish media, we identify three types of narrative and show how they construct meaningful careers by juxtaposing the past and present work in terms of setting, status, meaning, pace, and workload. Overall, these narratives depict a shift from traditional careers toward work that is concrete, meaningful, of lower status, and less hectic. Moreover, the narratives represent career changers as self-reliant heroes taking “daring leaps.” Hence, we argue that the media reproduces individualistic assumptions of careers and reinforces the dominant, neoliberal ideal of self-responsible, autonomous subjects. We conclude by calling for alternative narratives that recognize the need for more meaningful careers but help strengthen agency in a less individualistic fashion.
Multiple Forms of Professional Agency for (non)crafting of Work Practices in a Hospital Organization
Authors: Collin Kaija , Paloniemi Susanna , Vähäsantanen Katja
Published: December 2015

In recent working life studies, professional agency is seen as pivotal to the development of work communities and work organizations. This paper addresses professional agency during a practicebased intervention (work conference) in a Finnish hospital setting. To develop work practices, the intervention sought to create a dialogical space for the promotion of collective professional agency. Here, we present an investigation of the manifestations of professional agency and how they emerged within and between professional groups. We also elaborate how professional positions frame the emergence of different manifestations of professional agency. The audio and video materials from the intervention are analyzed through the utilization of qualitative content analysis and analysis of key incidents illustrating the emergence of professional agency and its connection to prevailing circumstances in a hospital work context. Transformative, responsive, relational, and resisting forms of agency were identified. The emergence of these forms differed amid the intervention and across the professional groups, reflecting power relations in the organization. In light of the findings, we discuss the meaning of different forms of professional agency for developmental efforts and how professional agency may trigger or hinder sustainable organizational development.
Disinfection byproduct formation kinetics of a water treatment plant on Kinmen Island
Authors: Ke Hsien-chun , Tung Hsin-hsin
Published: December 2015

Chloramine has often been used as a chlorine alternative for trihalomethane (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) control. However, nitrogenous disinfection byproduct (N-DBP) formation and nitrification in distribution have always been major concerns in chloramination practices. On Kinmen Island, the high organic nitrogen content in raw water may increase the nitrogenous DBP formation. Simulated distribution system tests were conducted to explore the DBP formation kinetics in the distribution system. Lower haloacetonitrile (HAN4) formation (0.26 μg L−1) with chloramination than with chlorination (10.48 μg L−1) was observed from the 24 hours of reaction time. The nitrogen sources contributing to the dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN) formation kinetics were explored with 15N-chloramination. The results showed that nitrogen sourced from organic nitrogen was more dominant in DCAN formation with low chloramine dosage. This suggests that chloramine contributes to less DCAN formation in practice, especially for short distribution systems. In summary, the results provide evidence that simultaneous post-chloramination and pre-chlorination would be a feasible disinfection strategy applied to control regulated THM and HAA formation on Kinmen Island.
Design and technical evaluation of improved rainwater harvesting system on a university building in Ethiopia
Authors: Temesgen Tatek , Han Mooyoung , Park Hyunju , Kim Tschung-il
Published: December 2015

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has been practiced in Ethiopia since ancient times, but it has shown little development, because of inefficient techniques. Most efforts to capture rainwater did not show significant results owing to poor design and implementation resulted from slow technical development. This paper details design improvements tested on a demonstration site as well as an analysis of operational parameters. Similar, rainwater quality improvement techniques applied for the system are also discussed. Various scenarios were studied relating design and operating parameters for replicability and decision-making before construction stage. Common components of existing RWH systems in Ethiopia are discussed and contrasted with the implemented demonstration RWH system. Moreover, particle separation theory and techniques are introduced as quality improvement techniques. Results of the analysis also suggest a possibility of satisfying building demand by utilizing the installed system and it also shows the potential of RWH in Ethiopia as an alternative water source.
Water distribution network robust design based on energy surplus index maximization
Authors: Creaco E. , Fortunato A. , Franchini M. , Mazzola M. R.
Published: December 2015

The aim of this paper is to show that energy surplus indices, such as resilience index, besides providing a very good indirect measure of water distribution network reliability, also represent a valuable and effective indicator of network robustness under alternative network scenarios. It can thus be profitably used for network design under conditions of uncertain future demands. The methodology adopted consisted of: (a) multi-objective design optimization performed in order to minimize construction costs while maximizing the resilience index; and (b) retrospective performance assessment of the alternative solutions of the Pareto front obtained, under demand conditions far from those assumed during the design phase. Two case studies of different topological complexity were considered. Results showed that the resilience index, which is one of the most effective indirect indices of reliability, represents a very good measure of robustness as well.
Application of membrane processes in fractionation of elements in river water
Authors: Wu N. , Wyart Y. , Rose J. , Angeletti B. , Moulin P.
Published: December 2015

The influence of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents from one microelectronic industrial zone on element concentrations and partitioning in river water was investigated. The stepwise membrane filtration is used to distinguish different size fractions including large particulate (>18 μm), particulate (0.2–18 μm), colloidal/nanoparticle (10 kDa–0.2 μm) and truly dissolved fractions (<10 kDa) in river water samples and WWTP effluents. Results demonstrated that anthropogenic inputs (WWTP effluents and industrial area) had an important influence on concentrations and partitioning of some elements in river water. Mass balance results showed that membrane filtration processes could realize a good fractionation for many elements (good recoveries) in water samples. Flux decline during 0.2 μm and 10 kDa filtrations were analyzed, and corresponding fouling mechanisms are discussed.
Environmental performance of wastewater reuse systems: impact of system boundaries and external conditions
Authors: Baresel Christian , Dalgren Lena , Almemark Mats , Lazic Aleksandra
Published: December 2015

Wastewater reclamation will be a significant part of future water management and the environmental assessment of various treatment systems to reuse wastewater has become an important research field. The secondary treatment process and sludge handling on-site are, especially, electricity demanding processes due to aeration, pumping, mixing, dewatering, etc. used for operation and are being identified as the main contributor for many environmental impacts. This study discusses how the environmental performance of reuse treatment systems may be influenced by surrounding conditions. This article illustrates and discusses the importance of factors commonly treated as externalities and as such not being included in optimization strategies of reuse systems, but that are necessary to environmentally assess wastewater reclamation systems. This is illustrated by two up-stream and downstream processes; electricity supply and the use of sludge as fertilizer commonly practiced in regions considered for wastewater reclamation. The study shows that external conditions can have a larger impact on the overall environmental performance of reuse treatment systems than internal optimizations could compensate for. These results imply that a more holistic environmental assessment of reuse schemes could provide less environmental impacts as externalities could be included in measures to reduce the overall impacts.
Pulsed Nd:YAG laser surface alloying of AZ31 magnesium with nickel for improved wear and corrosion resistance
Authors: Ansari Mohammad , Ramezani Hadi , Yari Saeed , Soltani Reza
Published: December 2015

The present paper reports studies of pulsed Nd:YAG laser surface  alloying of AZ31 magnesium preplasma sprayed with nickel 5% aluminum powder. Mechanical properties like microhardness and wear resistance as well as corrosion resistance of the surface alloyed layers are studied. Detailed characterization of the laser surface alloyed layers regarding microstructure and phase analysis revealed formation and distribution of Mg2Ni  intermetallic phase in grain refined α-Mg matrix. Microhardness test demonstrated that hardness of the alloyed layer increased to 290 HV as compared with 55 HV of the AZ31 base material. Furthermore, pin on disk wear test and Tafel polarization measurement showed that laser surface  alloying with nickel led to a considerable improvement in both wear and corrosion resistance for AZ31 magnesium.
Utilization and Payments of Office-Based Physical Rehabilitation Services Among Individuals With Commercial Insurance in New York State
Authors: Liu Xinliang , Hanney William J. , Masaracchio Michael , Kolber Morey J.
Published: December 2015

Background

Limited research exists on the utilization and payments of physical rehabilitation services, especially among individuals with commercial insurance.

Objective

This study aimed to characterize the utilization and payments of office-based physical rehabilitation services among nonelderly individuals with commercial insurance from New York State.

Design

This was a retrospective descriptive study with a cross-sectional design.

Methods

A cohort of 1.8 million individuals in the 2012 Truven Health MarketScan Research Database was constructed for review. A total of 109,821 unique patients who received any type of physical rehabilitation provided by physical therapists, chiropractors, and physicians in the office setting were included for analyses.

Results

Physical therapists provided the largest proportion of physical rehabilitation services (54.5%), followed by chiropractors (27.5%) and physicians (18.0%). Six out of 100 individuals used physical rehabilitation services in 2012. The mean annual payment of physical rehabilitation per patient was $820 (median=$323). Women and older individuals were more likely to use rehabilitation services and have higher annual utilization and payments. For the 5 most common physical rehabilitation services, payment rates for chiropractors were the highest and those for physical therapists were the lowest, with payment rates for physicians in between.

Limitations

This study was based on commercial insurance claims data from one state.

Conclusions

Findings from this study recognize that rehabilitation services are delivered by various types of health care professionals and the payment rates vary across provider specialties in New York State. Of particular interest is that although physical therapists provide the largest proportion of services, their payment rates are lower than the rates for chiropractors and physicians. Future research should assess regional variations and explore interprovider cost-effectiveness in delivering these interventions.
Reforms and Changes in Nepal: Political-Sociological Perspectives on State Restructuring Process in the Post-Democratic Period
Authors: Upadhyay Prakash
Published: December 2015

Transitions, by definition, bring changes and the 1951, 1979-80, 1990 and 2006 transitions in Nepal were changes towards democracy. But all transitions before 2006 did not herald major inclusive reforms. Pedestal on the perspectives of Political Sociology, this article argues that political actors, including parties, pressure groups and social movements, operate within a wider social contexts and issues. The socio-political formation of the modern Nepali state is extremely bucolic and power centric hence who rules is a vital concern in Nepal. Political actors inevitably rule, shape, and in turn are shaped by blistering issues faced by the society. Issues as State restructuring often becomes a blistering controversial issue when a country is going federal on the basis of desegregation. Nepali society is extremely diverse and complex hence steps forward in Nepal is possible only from macro perspective which could be a yardstick in developing the Nepali society. As Nepal is a state of many nationalities, hence in post republican State restructuring in Nepal, not xenophobia but positive protests, civil society and political parties /opposition and factual devotion will provide the common bond of harmony in variety. In the process, the affects of public opinion, civic society, ideologies and social tendencies outside of the formal institutions of political power remains decisive.Crossing the Border: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol.3(1) 2015: 81-98
Reforms and Changes in Nepal: Political-Sociological Perspectives on State Restructuring Process in the Post-Democratic Period
Authors: Upadhyay Prakash
Published: December 2015

Transitions, by definition, bring changes and the 1951, 1979-80, 1990 and 2006 transitions in Nepal were changes towards democracy. But all transitions before 2006 did not herald major inclusive reforms. Pedestal on the perspectives of Political Sociology, this article argues that political actors, including parties, pressure groups and social movements, operate within a wider social contexts and issues. The socio-political formation of the modern Nepali state is extremely bucolic and power centric hence who rules is a vital concern in Nepal. Political actors inevitably rule, shape, and in turn are shaped by blistering issues faced by the society. Issues as State restructuring often becomes a blistering controversial issue when a country is going federal on the basis of desegregation. Nepali society is extremely diverse and complex hence steps forward in Nepal is possible only from macro perspective which could be a yardstick in developing the Nepali society. As Nepal is a state of many nationalities, hence in post republican State restructuring in Nepal, not xenophobia but positive protests, civil society and political parties /opposition and factual devotion will provide the common bond of harmony in variety. In the process, the affects of public opinion, civic society, ideologies and social tendencies outside of the formal institutions of political power remains decisive.

Crossing the Border: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
 Vol.3(1) 2015: 81-98
Comparing adsorption activity of raw Sepiolite and CTAB modified Sepiolite: kinetic and adsorption study for removal of Hg+
Authors: Vaġzoğullar Ali Ġmran , Uğurlu Mehmet , Kula Ġbrahim
Published: December 2015

In our study adsorption of Hg+2 ions from water solutions on Sepiolite (Sep) and Modified Sepiolite (MSep) with cationic surfactants namely cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide CTAB was investigated. Different parameters were used to investigate such as contact time, pH and adsorbent dosage. The adsorption capacity of MSep and Sep was examined. Both particles were characterized with FTIR spectrum. According to the our results the equilibrium adsorption data corresponded to the Langmuir isotherm and qmax was 54,7 mg/g and 104,1 mg/g for Sep and MSep respectively. Kinetic parameters showed that pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic model was the best model than the pseudo-first-order. MSep is more active adsorbent than Sep and it can be the best alternative adsorbent for removing of heavy metal from industrial waste water. In addition MSep can be used as adsorbent for removal of nonpolar toxic organic molecules, because sepiolite surface can be converted from hydrophilic form to hydrophobic form by CTAB resulting in increased the adsorption capacity.International Journal of Environment Vol.4(4) 2015: 19-31
A review on introduction and applications of starch and its biodegradable polymers
Authors: Pokhrel Shanta
Published: December 2015

Biodegradable polymers play a very important role in plastic engineering by replacing non biodegradable, non renewable petrol based polymers. Starch is a renewable, biodegradable, low cost natural polymer with high availability. Natural polymers can be blended with synthetic polymers to improve their properties significantly. This article reviews advance in starch and starch based blends and presents their numerous potential applications. Therefore, this review helps to understand the importance and characteristics of starch and its biodegradable polymers (blends) by its various aspects such as structural properties and wide applications.International Journal of Environment Vol.4(4) 2015: 114-125
Correlation of neck and wrist circumference with waist circumference
Authors: Karki B.B. , Bhattarai M.D. , Bajracharya M.R. , Karki S , Devkota A.R.
Published: December 2015

Background and aims: Body mass index, waist and hip circumference have been using for measurement of obesity, however practically it’s difficult to get these measures accurately because of the various reasons, so an alternative to this could be neck and wrist circumference measurement. As there is scarce report on such anthropometric studies from Nepal, we aimed to find out the correlation between neck and wrist circumference with waist circumference for obesity measure.Method: A cross sectional observational study of total 297(147 male and 150 female) participants, aged above 18 years conducted on 2013 at Kathmandu valley. Anthropometric markers of obesity were measured, including body weight, height, waist, hip, neck and wrist circumferences.Results: A strong positive Pearson correlation of neck circumference with waist circumference was found in both male and females(r=0.64 in male and r=0.86 in female). Neck circumference had strong positive correlation with waist circumference in obese female than in male(r=0.5 in male and r=0.82 in female).Similarly, neck circumference had positive correlation with body mass index(r=0.53in male and r=0.79 in female),hip(r=0.54in male and r=0.76in female), weight(r=0.59in male and r=0.77in female) except waist hip ratio(r=0.59in male and r=0.10in female). Neck circumference cutoff for abnormal waist (>=90cm for male and >=80cm for female) was 34.4cm for male and 32.5 cm for female. Similarly wrist circumference had also positive correlation with waist circumference(r=0.58 and r=0.64 in female) and with weight(r>0.6) in both sexes.Conclusion: Neck circumference which can be relatively easily measured has shown strong correlation with waist.Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine 2014;3(2):47-51.
Stochastic Analysis of Infant Deaths by Age and Estimation of Parameters
Authors: Singh Brijesh P. , Dixit Shweta , Roy Tapan Kumar
Published: December 2015

Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is a sensitive and powerful index of development. Birth and death, registered through vital registration system in the developing countries suffer from age misreporting, omissions and under count. To overcome this defectiveness in data and to obtain reliable estimates of birth and death rates, India introduced Sample Registration System (SRS) in 1960 but still they suffer from considerable degree of errors. It is observed in retrospective surveys that events are misreported due to ignorance and digit preference of the respondents. Thus, the data on deaths collected, suffer from one defect or other as mentioned above. To resolve this problem attempts have been made to develop and fit suitable models to data on age distribution of deaths. In this paper an attempt has been made to develop a model with an idea of the majority of infant deaths occurs within the first month of their life. The model is used to give a functional shape to the phenomenon of infant deaths distribution and apply on real data taken from NFHS.Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(1): 1-5
Evaluation of Size of Ventricles of Human Brain using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique
Authors: Poudel Deewakar , Lamichhane Hari Prasad , Paudel Sharma , Chand Ram Bahadur
Published: December 2015

The prospective cross-sectional study of human brain was conducted to establish the range of size of ventricular system in normal human brain of Nepalese population (irrespective of race) by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at Institute of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on 150 subjects (75 male and 75 female) of age between 10 - 80 years with 0.3 Tesla static magnetic field. The bifrontal diameter, bihemispheric diameter, frontal horn ratio, transverse dimension of third ventricle, anterior - posterior dimension and width of fourth ventricle were observed to be 32.7 mm and 31.0 mm, 105.1 mm and 101.2 mm, 0.31 and 0.31, 4.7 mm and 4.4 mm, 9.9 mm and 9.4 mm, 12.3 mm and 11.7 mm in case of male and female respectively with overall average of 31.9 mm, 103.1 mm, 0.31, 4.6 mm, 9.7 mm, and 12.0 mm respectively. The measurement of ventricular dimension was observed to be statistically significant between male and female except transverse dimension of third ventricle and was greater in male than in female in all cases.Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(1): 6-14
Dynamics Ionospheric Plasma Bubbles Measured by Optical Imaging System
Authors: Chapagain Narayan P.
Published: December 2015

Deep plasma depletions during the nighttime period in the equatorial ionosphere (referred to as equatorial plasma bubbles –EPBs) can significantly affect communications and navigation systems. In this study, we present the image measurements of plasma bubble from Christmas Island (2.1°N, 157.4°W, dip latitude 2.8°N) in the central Pacific Ocean. These observations were made during September-October 1995 using a Utah State University (USU) CCD imaging system measured at ~280 km altitude. Well-defined magnetic field-aligned plasma depletions were observed for 18 nights, including strong post-midnight fossilized structures, enabling detailed measurements of their morphology and dynamics. We also estimate zonal velocity of the plasma bubbles from available images. The zonal drift velocity of the EPBs is a very important parameter for the understanding and modeling of the electrodynamics of the equatorial ionosphere and for the predictions of ionospheric irregularities. The eastward zonal drift velocities were around 90-100 m/s prior to local midnight, and decreases during the post-midnight period that persisted until dawn.Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(1): 20-27
Registration of ‘Pembroke 2014’ Soft Red Winter Wheat
Authors: Van Sanford David A. , Clark Anthony J. , Hershman Don , Brown-Guedira Gina L. , Cowger Christina , Dong Yanhong , Baik Byung-Kee
Published: December 2015

The Kentucky wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop is always at risk for Fusarium head blight (FHB) because of the prevalent grain crop rotation used by farmers. Corn (Zea mays L.) is followed by wheat, which is followed by double‐crop soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. The wheat crop is planted directly into corn stubble that harbors the causal fungus for FHB, Fusarium graminearum Schwabe. Therefore, developing FHB‐resistant winter wheat cultivars is a major goal of the wheat breeding program in Kentucky. ‘Pembroke 2014’ (Reg. No. CV‐1113, PI 675564) is an early maturing, semidwarf soft red winter wheat cultivar developed and released in 2014 by the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station for the combination of resistance to FHB, high yield potential, excellent test weight, and resistance to lodging. Pembroke 2014 was developed from the cross ‘25R18’/KY92C‐0010‐17//KY96C‐0767‐1. 25R18 is a soft red winter wheat cultivar with FHB resistance that likely traces to ‘Sumai 3’ or one of its derivatives. KY92C‐0010‐17 is a breeding line derived from the cross T63/VA85‐54‐290. KY96C‐0767‐1 is derived from the cross ‘2552’/VA92‐51‐12. The cross was made in 2003, and Pembroke 2014 was initially selected from F4:5 headrows in 2008 using a modified bulk breeding method. Selected rows that gave rise to Pembroke 2014, tested as KY03C‐1237‐32, carried the resistance allele at a major FHB resistance quantitative trait locus, Fhb1. Pembroke 2014 was extensively tested in multilocation replicated yield trials, the Uniform Eastern Soft Red Winter Wheat Nursery, the Uniform Northern Scab Nursery, and the Kentucky Wheat Variety Trial.
Association between Puberty, Bulimia Nervosa and Depression
Authors: Stankovska Gordana Nikola , Osmani Fadbi , Pandilovska Svetlana , Dimitrovski Dimitar
Published: December 2015

Background: Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are diseases characterized by an eating disorder, distorted weight regulation and distorted perception of ones body. In the period of puberty adolescents are becoming increasingly vulnerable to eating disorders. Objective: The target of this study was to examine the prevalence of possible eating disorder (bulimia nervosa) and depression in the period of puberty. Methods: The study group included 233 students from secondary schools, of whom 128 were boys and 105 girls, with an average mean age of 14 years. The Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) and Childrens Depression Inventory (CDI) were applied to the entire study population. Also we calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI); a parameter defines as the ratio of human body weight and height. Results: According to the EAT, 73 (32%) students had a EAT score indicating a possible diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. The authors observed statistically significant increased frequency of depressive thoughts in the study group. 188 (81%) students had emotional symptoms of depression Correlation results indicated that depressed mood scores positively correlated with bulimia scores. Conclusions: We observed high prevalence of bulimia nervosa and depression in the period of puberty.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(4) 2015 p.327-330
Portal hypertension and reactive hemophagocytosis in pediatric visceral leishmaniasis
Authors: Das Suman , Sarkar Nirmalya , Chatterjee Kaushani , Aich Bholanath , Bhattacharya Mala
Published: December 2015

A 10 year old boy suffering from prolonged low grade fever, progressive pallor, one episode of haematemesis and melaena, was found to have hepatospenomegaly, features of portal hypertension on abdominal ultrasound, and grade II varices in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. During hospital stay for diagnostic workup, he developed features of hepatic failure and pancytopenia. Bone marrow aspirate revealed hemophagocytosis and plenty of Leishman-Donovan bodies. The child received Injection Sodium Stibogluconate to treat leishmaniasis and received supportive therapy for hepatic failure and pancytopenia. The child responded well to treatment.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(4) 2015 p.409-412
Influence of treated waste phosphogypsum materials on the properties of ordinary portland cement
Authors: Hwaiti MS Al
Published: December 2015

In this study, treatment of phosphogypsum (PG) with lime-water (LWT), sulphuric acid (SAT), a mixture of H2SO4 and HNO3 (AWT), PG-water (ST), and PG-limestone (LT) was attempted to purify PG and improve its quality so that it can be used for manufacture of ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). The treatment of PG removes P2O5, SO3, and MgO impurities into water-leachable phase. Chemical analysis of the treated PG and mechanical properties of OPC mortar after various treatment of PG established improvement of the quality of PG. The purified PG contain less impurities when compared with untreated PG. It was observed that the leachable of P2O5, SO3, and MgO in these samples ranged from 86% to 90%, 69% to 94%, 96% to 99%, respectively, can be achieved using these treatment processes. The major phases Alite (C3S), Belite (C2S), Aluminatetricalcic(C3A), and Tetra-calcium aluminoferrite (C4AF), and control ratios Lime Saturation factor (LSF), Aluminum/Iron ratio (AR), and Silica ratio (SR) were measured. These experimental results showed that the C3S, C3A and C4AF, C2S, LSF, AR, and SR contents fulfilled the requirement of the Jordan Standards and European Standards; hence treated PG can be replaced by natural gypsum. The X-ray diffraction analysis of OPC samples showed that C3S and C2S are major mineral phases, C3A and C4AF represent as minor constituents while the CaO and MgO represent as trace phases. The effect of treated PG on the mechanical properties of OPC mortar was investigated. The OPC produced with purified phosphogypsum were found to have strength properties similar to those produced from mineral gypsum thus fulfilling Jordan Standards and European Standards. The present study indicates that the use of PG in OPC manufacture can solve the waste disposal problem thus cleaning our environment at one hand, on the other hand it can save natural raw materials i.e gypsum.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(4), 241-250, 2015
A concept of potential future-gen radio spectrum administration seeking easy access spectrum paradigm figured on signal to interference noise ratio and interference thresholds
Authors: Kabir MU , Sobhan MA , Khan MKA , Ahmed F , Nabi MN
Published: December 2015

The obscurity of growing demand for the future generation (Future-Gen) spectrum is a concerned issue to resolve the perplexities and to seek for a more proficient manner in accessing the on hand radio spectrum bands and technologies. Frequency, space and time are the three dimensions of the radio spectrum where interference should not be happened if any one of these diverges between transmitters. Nowadays developing attention of the spectrum sharing technology and different strategies are being cultivated to permit more operators to exchange the spectrum in an opportunistic approach and simultaneously grow elevated to proficiency. The authors intentions aiming at this paper the entirely dispensation of the estimated radio spectrum resources among more interfering apparatuses that function in the similar space area are to make equal with the proposed paradigm from the idea of water filling. To alleviate the troublesome, using the application of the easy access spectrum (EAS) algorithm can easily be accomplished with the reciprocal intervention. Efficient use of the achieved spectrum and equal-smoothed allocation by redispensation in view of their particular QoS requisites are agile by this EAS paradigm. It is really allowed to identify the unused spectrum, which was primarily licensed, and to release it if is needed again.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(4), 279-284, 2015
A comparison of three discrete methods for classification of heart disease data
Authors: Chaki D , Das A , Zaber MI
Published: December 2015

The classification of heart disease patients is of great importance in cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Numerous data mining techniques have been used so far by the researchers to aid health care professionals in the diagnosis of heart disease. For this task, many algorithms have been proposed in the previous few years. In this paper, we have studied different supervised machine learning techniques for classification of heart disease data and have performed a procedural comparison of these. We have used the C4.5 decision tree classifier, a naïve Bayes classifier, and a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier over a large set of heart disease data. The data used in this study is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Heart Disease Data Set available at UCI Machine Learning Repository. We have found that SVM outperformed both naïve Bayes and C4.5 classifier, giving the best accuracy rate of correctly classifying highest number of instances. We have also found naïve Bayes classifier achieved a competitive performance though the assumption of normality of the data is strongly violated.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(4), 293-296, 2015
Chasse aux oiseaux migrateurs : la France dans l'impasse
Authors: Lagrange Philippe
Published: December 2015

En adoptant la loi du 3 juillet 1998, les parlementaires français ont placé la question de la chasse des oiseaux migrateurs dans une impasse juridique. Au plan interne, loin de régler l'important contentieux propre aux dates d'exercice de la chasse aux migrateurs, ce texte n'a fait que radicaliser les positions de toutes les parties, en tentant, sans succès, d'interdire tout recours juridiquement fondé devant les juridictions administratives, sans que le problème de fond ait réellement été réglé. Au plan international, cette loi a eu pour effet de placer la France en porte-à-faux vis-à-vis des instances communautaires, amenant celles-ci à changer de politique pour délaisser la négociation au profit de la réactivation d'une procédure de recours en manquement pour non-transposition de la directive n° 79/409. Il appartient désormais aux autorités françaises de tirer les leçons de cet échec et d'intégrer enfin cette directive, en imposant aux parties en présence de s'accorder sur un compromis fondé sur de sérieuses conclusions scientifiques.
Synthesis of Xenia diterpenoids and related metabolites isolated from marine organisms
Authors: Huber Tatjana , Weisheit Lara , Magauer Thomas
Published: December 2015

This review describes strategies for the chemical synthesis of xenicane diterpenoids and structurally related metabolites. Selected members from the four different subclasses of the Xenia diterpenoid family, the xenicins, xeniolides, xeniaphyllanes and xeniaethers, are presented. The synthetic strategies are discussed with an emphasis on the individual key reactions for the construction of the uncommon nine-membered carbocycle which is the characteristic structural feature of these natural products. Additionally, the putative biosynthetic pathway of xenicanes is illustrated.
Operational Planning
Authors: Kulíšek Jaroslav
Published: December 2015

The article shows that Czech armed forces are supposed to develop planning mechanism according to the Alliance Comprehensive Operations Planning Directive (COPD) to be fully interoperable in operation planning process (OPP), namely in field operations planning in the framework of the multinational missions abroad. However, some problems persist at the operational level of crisis management, such as institutional arrangements for planning and commanding crisis operations, procedures pertaining to force generation, synchronization and activities coordination. The Czech Army Operational Planning Doctrine is still being developed. The purpose of this article is to inform on current state of affairs in operational planning with subsequent consequences to the results and reform recommendations by the White Paper on Defence.
The Organizational Set up of MoD Sector and the Implementation of White Paper Intentions
Authors: Krulík Vladimír
Published: December 2015

The purpose of this comprehensive study is to describe organizational scheme inside defence sector and recollect some more or less neglected rules of its organizational structure. This paper ought to confute some of the myths that are repeatedly used for advancing somebody's particular interests, frequently opposing to smooth running defence sector and its subordinate elements, their performances and duties. The author's prime motive is to explain this problem to a wide public and thus contribute to opening the discussion on this theme, well in advance, before the measurements originated in the White Paper on Defence would be put forward and implemented by some proposers, backed by subjective misconceptions and interpretations of actual state of affairs.
Is Economic Education of Military Professionals Necessary?
Authors: Krč Miroslav
Published: December 2015

This paper deals with problem of education in a military college on the background of military-economic reality. It shows the requirements of the Bologna Declaration in the relation to economic education. Training of military officers has four levels: qualifying (in relation to the performance of different professional roles), developing (in relation to the developing leader personality), motivational (in relation to recruitment) and accepting (in relation between public and army). The economics is of great importance here. It should be beneficial for responsible managers, for their decision-making that can lead to optimization of the results based on economic behaviour, linked to motivational factors.
Expériences de consultationS en ligne avec de jeunes hikikomori
Authors: Furuhashi Tadaaki , Vellut Natacha
Published: December 2015

À partir de l’expérience du suivi de jeunes hikikomori de l’université de Nagoya au Japon, les auteurs étudient le contexte et les effets de consultations en ligne (par téléphone ou e-mail). Ce mode de thérapie ne fonctionne que s’il prolonge une relation transférentielle déjà instaurée. Sa mise en œuvre nécessite certaines conditions dont le respect d’un cadre minimal. Les consultations en ligne sont bénéfiques quand elles favorisent un objet médiateur et ré-introduisent une dimension sociale dans l’univers privé du jeune hikikomori .
Thérapies d’adolescents par vidéo-consultation
Authors: Astruc Bernard , Latrouite-Ma Monia , Chaudot Chrystel
Published: December 2015

Les adolescents, familiers du web et des outils connectés, sont tout naturellement enclins à utiliser les ressources disponibles en ligne. Cet article présente le fonctionnement d’un réseau de psychothérapeutes utilisant une plateforme de vidéo-consultations pour prendre en charge des patients expatriés. L’accent est mis sur la nécessité de former les intervenants à ces nouvelles pratiques de la psychothérapie. Trois cas cliniques de prise en charge à distance sont exposés et discutés.
Dans le taxi de Jafar Panahi
Authors: Dallot Christine
Published: December 2015

En déambulant le long du remarquable film de Jafar Panahi, Taxi Téhéran , et en s’étayant sur plusieurs idées fondamentales du psychanalyste Paul-Claude Racamier, l’auteure interroge quelques unes des fonctions psychiques du cadre.
Modalités identificatoires et dérives narcissiques dans les actes d’agressions sexuelles à l’adolescence
Authors: Pelladeau Élise , Chagnon Jean-Yves
Published: December 2015

Cet article étudie les processus identitaires et identificatoires de l’adolescent auteur d’agressions sexuelles, au regard de la qualité mais surtout de la fragilité de ses assises narcissiques, et ce à partir d’une étude de cas. Il s’agit de s’intéresser aux modalités identificatoires à l’œuvre dans son passage à l’acte (agression d’enfants), tout en questionnant l’édification de son identité sexuelle au regard des traumatismes sexuels qu’il a lui-même subis. Les données sont recueillies en milieu carcéral, à partir d’entretiens et de passations de tests projectifs (Rorschach et tat ), afin de mettre en perspective les principales caractéristiques du fonctionnement mental de l’adolescent pour discuter et/ou repenser par la suite les modalités de sa prise en charge.
À la recherche d’un processus mélancolique dans la schizophrénie
Authors: Camps François-David
Published: December 2015

À travers l’étude, au Rorschach et au tat , du fonctionnement psychique de sujets atteints de schizophrénie, l’auteur est à la recherche d’un « processus mélancolique » qui serait un modèle possible de traitement de la perte, à côté de celui du deuil, chez ces sujets. À partir de cet opérateur, il met en évidence les possibilités ou les impossibilités d’aborder les problématiques de perte selon les formes que prend le processus schizophrénique, rendant compte par là même de la diversité des formes de schizophrénies.
La gestation pour autrui : une étude de cas
Authors: Cailleau Françoise
Published: December 2015

En Belgique, la pratique de la gestation pour autrui ne fait l’objet d’aucune règlementation ni interdiction formelle. Elle se déroule sur base d’une convention qui prévoit une cession de l’enfant, des droits et des devoirs parentaux en faveur des parents intentionnels. Toutefois, seule la mère porteuse est reconnue comme la mère légale de l’enfant (Gallus, 2009). Pour Ariane, un sujet de notre recherche (Cailleau, 2011-2012), renoncer à être la mère légale de son enfant est un deuil impossible à réaliser, qui ne trouvera d’issue que dans la transgression. Cet article propose de montrer comment les éléments transgressifs réels, mais aussi imaginaires et fantasmatiques, sont apparus au fil des rencontres, lors de la passation du tat et du Génogramme imaginaire, et la fonction qu’ils occupent au regard d’une blessure filiative.
Les normes du Rorschach de la population âgée en Turquie
Authors: Tunaboylu-Ikiz Tevfika , Dü?gör Bengi Pirim , Atak İrem Erdem , Mete Levent , Kalem Erkan
Published: December 2015

Dans cette étude, les normes du Rorschach de la population âgée en Turquie ont été étudiées. Afin de les déterminer, nous avons fait passer le Rorschach à 156 personnes âgées de 65 et 84 ans, qui se situaient dans trois niveaux socio-économiques différents (50% d’hommes, 50% de femmes, indemnes de troubles psychiques ou neurologiques). Parmi ces valeurs normatives, il y a des indicateurs fondamentaux du psychogramme comme le nombre moyen de réponses, les pourcentages de réponses humaines, animales et globales, ainsi que le F% et le RC%. En outre, nous avons examiné les contenus de réponses, les localisations, les composantes affectives et kinesthésiques distribuées en fonction de différentes tranches d’âge, de sexe, de niveau socio-économique. Ces données ont été interprétées à la lumière de l’approche psychanalytique.
Synode sur la famille
Authors: Gaudette Pierre
Published: December 2015

Permettre à certaines personnes divorcées remariées de recevoir l’Eucharistie a soulevé dans l’Église un débat d’une grande ampleur. Plusieurs ont vu dans cette ouverture un déni de l’indissolubilité du mariage et surtout une destruction de l’enseignement moral de l’Église en matière de sexualité. À partir de quelques données fondamentales de la théologie morale traditionnelle, l’article veut montrer que ce n’est pas le cas. En effet, il ne s’agit pas d’établir une nouvelle norme mais de répondre de façon adéquate à des demandes concrètes. Pour cela, il est nécessaire de ne pas se contenter – comme c’est le cas aujourd’hui – d’en appeler au principe de la situation « objective » de péché mais de vérifier comment la personne se situe en conscience. Or, dans le cas d’une société pluraliste comme la nôtre, l’enseignement de l’Église ne peut plus prétendre à l’évidence qu’il avait dans une société de chrétienté et le simple rappel de la norme se montre improductif. Il faut passer d’une morale de la loi à une morale de la vertu, ouverte au cheminement des personnes et respectueuse de la conscience droite, même si elle semble erronée. Il arrive des situations où le pasteur discerne de véritables signes de conversion chez des personnes divorcées remariées qui vivent une vie conjugale normale. On devrait leur offrir un temps de discernement au terme duquel elles seraient éventuellement admises aux sacrements de Pénitence et d’Eucharistie.