bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The concept of mass – gravitic and inertial in eurhythmic physics
Authors: Croca J.R. , Santos Filho Gildo Magalhães dos , Croca J. Alexandre
Published: November 2018

The concept of mass, be it gravitic or inertial, has played a major role in traditional physics. The meaning of the concept of mass and the equivalence between inertial and gravitic mass have been and are object of great polemics in the arena of scientific discussion. In the nonlinear complex inter-relational Eurhythmic Physics, the concept of mass, that has been assumed as a fundamental idea, no longer shares this attribute. In this way of looking at Nature the concept of mass loses its fundamental status being only a relational and, under certain circumstances, useful concept.
História e diálogo entre culturas: contributos da teoria de Jörn Rüsen para a orientação temporal dos jovens
Authors: Barca Isabel
Published: November 2018

O artigo discute os contributos da teoria da consciência histórica de Rüsen na pesquisa em educação histórica desenvolvida em Portugal. Analisa convergências epistemológicas entre essas duas abordagens e destaca a relevância da ideia de consciência histórica Ruseniana no processo de aprender a pensar historicamente. Neste sentido, apresenta exemplos de pesquisa empírica sobre narrativas de jovens portugueses em História e reflete sobre possibilidades investigativas e didáticas tendo em mente a construção do pensamento histórico dos jovens e a sua orientação temporal.
Senso e contrassenso na História: reflexão sobre o perfil de uma filosofia da História
Authors: Rüsen Jörn
Published: November 2018

A História é pensada de múltiplas formas e nos mais diversos aspectos da cultura. É uma interpretação necessária a apreensão humana do mundo. Seus princípios devem ser conhecidos e aplicados. Em questão de princípios, é a filosofia que comanda. A filosofia da História não está claramente estabelecida como um campo próprio e de forma clara. Pode-se distinguir três formatos diferentes de pensar em que se exprime a filosofia da História: um material, um formal e um funcional. Já é hora de articular essas três diferentes concepções em uma linha argumentativa única. Aborda-se aqui o estatuto cognitivo da filosofia da História em torno de seu sentido.
Rüsen e Ankersmit
Authors: Silva Luiz Sergio Duarte da
Published: November 2018

Este artigo procura o que interessa a Rüsen (nascido em 1938) na obra de Ankersmit e o que interessa a Ankersmit (nascido em 1945) na obra de Rüsen. Justifica-se tal intento de aproximação partindo da importância, consistência e influência das obras desses dois teóricos vivos e atuantes da história e no interesse, central na obra destes dois filósofos da história, na atualização do Historismo.
João Cabral de Melo Neto: O lirismo de um “Poeta sem Alma”
Authors: Deon Robson , Lima Marcos Hidemi de
Published: November 2018

João Cabral de Melo Neto, poeta modernista da Geração de 45, é considerado um antilírico por excelência. Seu projeto poético é orientado por uma estética baseada na objetividade, na concretude e na racionalidade, de modo que sua poesia é essencialmente enraizada na realidade exterior. Porém, contestando a crítica e as análises convencionais sobre ele, este trabalho, baseado na análise do poema Forte de Orange, Itamaracá, pretende lê-lo sob outro prisma, talvez insuspeito, mas, sem dúvida, surpreendente: pela via simbólica de análise e interpretação, visa-se revelar (desvendar, desvelar) o lirismo singular do poeta recifense, um lirismo sui generis na poesia brasileira. Para isso, a análise é suportada teoricamente por Antonio Carlos Secchin (2007), Marta Peixoto (1983), Tzvetan Todorov (1979), Mario Ferreira dos Santos (1959; 2000), e outros. No limiar entre o lírico e o antilírico, sua poesia é plurivalente: carregada de tensões e sentidos, ela transita por esses dois planos da linguagem poética.
Entre a Pantera e o Anjo: Geir Campos e a recepção de Rainer Maria Rilke no Brasil
Authors: Anan Sylvia Tamie
Published: November 2018

A geração de 45 caracterizou-se, entre outras questões, pela eleição de grandes nomes da literatura europeia como paradigma da lírica, como T.S. Eliot, Paul Valéry e Fernando Pessoa. Entre estes, o poeta de língua alemã Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) passou, a partir do final dos anos 40, a ser lido, traduzido e comentado no Brasil. Ainda que parte da crítica defenda que os poetas da geração de 45 baseavam-se apenas na sua obra tardia, de Sonetos a Orfeu e Elegias de Duíno, a leitura dos poemas mostra-se muito mais assistemática e baseada em uma interpretação biografizante. Entre estes poetas, Geir Campos destaca-se pelo trabalho prematuro de traduzir os poemas de Rilke, ao mesmo tempo em que a escolha destes poemas e modificações no trânsito entre a língua-fonte e a língua-objeto forjam uma determinada imagem do autor traduzido, que encontra reflexos na própria obra poética de Campos.
Saudações I: Uma análise figurativa da cultura popular na lírica de Rachel de Queiroz
Authors: Da Silva Fernângela Diniz , Santos Lia Leite , Gomes Suzane
Published: November 2018

A obra literária da escritora cearense Rachel de Queiroz é, sobretudo, reconhecida por suas produções romanescas, como O Quinze (1930) e Memorial de Maria Moura (1992). No entanto, sabemos que sua arte se revela também nas crônicas, no teatro e na poesia. A produção Serenata, publicada em 2015, trata de uma compilação de poemas, ainda pouco repercutida no meio acadêmico, que aborda diversas temáticas, a exemplo dos pensamentos adolescentes, da seca, do espaço cearense, aludindo em seus versos à cultura popular, especialmente, relacionada ao sertão. O presente artigo se dedicará à análise do poema “Saudações I”, buscando identifi car elementos referentes à expressão da cultura popular, além de propor uma leitura que almeja verifi car o efeito de sentido provocado por essas escolhas discursivas. Para tanto, este estudo apoia-se nos conceitos da Semiótica Discursiva elaborados por José Luiz Fiorin (2010), Diana Luz Pessoa Barros (1988) e Denis Bertrand (2000). Além disso, teremos como embasamento teórico os estudos de Roger Chartier (1995), Peter Burke (1989), Cristina Costa (2005) e Petrônio Domingues (2011), pesquisadores que abordam a temática da cultura popular de forma cronológica e crítica.
Corpo a corpo
Authors: Visnadi Marcos
Published: November 2018

Resenha de Antologia da poesia erótica brasileira, organizado por Eliane Robert Moraes. Cotia, SP: Ateliê, 2015.
First records of six galatheid species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) from Chinese waters
Authors: DONG CHAO , LI XINZHENG
Published: November 2018

Six galatheid species are reported for the first time from Chinese waters: Bathymunida brevirostris (Yokoya, 1933), Coralliogalathea humilis (Nobili, 1905), Crosnierita dicata Macpherson, 1998, Enriquea leviantennata (Baba, 1988), Sadayoshia acroporae Baba, 1972 and Sadayoshia edwardsii (Miers, 1884). The four genera, Bathymunida Balss, 1914, Coralliogalathea Baba & Javed, 1974, Enriquea Baba, 2005 and Sadayoshia Baba, 1969, also represent first records for Chinese waters.
Species of the genus Metalimnobia Matsumura from China (Diptera, Limoniidae)
Authors: MAO MENG , YANG DING
Published: November 2018

An overview is presented of the Chinese species of Metalimnobia, subgenus Metalimnobia Matsumura, 1911. The following two species are described as new to science: M. rectangularis sp. nov., M. impubis sp. nov. Three species, M. bifasciata (Schrank), M. quadrimaculata (Linnaeus) and M. tenua Savchenko, are recorded from China for the first time. A key is presented for all nine species of Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) presently known from China.
A taxonomic revision of Pseudosida szalayi Daday, 1898 (Crustacea: Cladocera: Sididae) over its Asian range, with focus on the northernmost populations first recorded from the Amur River basin (Far East of Russia)
Authors: KOROVCHINSKY NIKOLAI M.
Published: November 2018

Pseudosida szalayi Daday, 1898 is redescribed on the basis on type material from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and other materials from India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, East and South China, and Far East of Russia (Lower Amur River basin). The investigation of intraand interpopulational morphological variability has allowed coming to the conclusion about the conspecificity of specimens from different regions and occurrence of the only species, P. szalayi, in East and South Asia. The male of the species is described in detail for the first time. The first discovered northernmost localities of the species in the Lower Amur River basin are far separated from others and may have a relict status. While probably, only one species of the genus occurs in East and South Asia, the taxonomic status of African pseudosidas known under the names “P. szalayi” and “P. bidentata” remains uncertain.
Ancistrus falconensis n. sp. and A. gymnorhynchus Kner (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from central Venezuelan Caribbean coastal streams
Authors: TAPHORN DONALD C. , ARMBRUSTER JONATHAN W. , RODRÍGUEZ-OLARTE DOUGLAS
Published: November 2018

A new species, Ancistrus falconensis, is described from the Hueque and Ricoa Rivers, small, isolated Caribbean drainages of northwest Falcón state, (Western Caribbean Zoogeographic Province) Venezuela and compared with A. gymnorhynchus Kner 1854 which occurs in adjacent drainages to the south. Adults of Ancistrus falconensis usually have small light spots on the abdomen in preserved specimens whereas A. gymnorhynchus almost always has the abdomen uniformly gray). They are further distinguished by the following ratios in specimens greater than 60 mm SL: mouth width/pectoral spine length (0.661–0.915 vs. 0.480–0.669, (two specimens of 88 overlap), dentary tooth cup length/ pectoral spine length (0.207–0.264 vs. 0.143–0.198), and premaxillary tooth cup length/pectoral spine length (0.146– 0.215 vs. 0.215–0.318). Falcón state is arid in the area of the type locality of A. falconensis, and water resources face increasing demands for urban, agricultural and industrial uses. Deforestation, river channelization and water diversion heavily impact most coastal streams, causing accelerating habitat loss and degradation. Thus, this new species must be considered vulnerable to extinction.
A new species of Crocidura (Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from southern Vietnam and north-eastern Cambodia
Authors: JENKINS PAULINA D. , ABRAMOV ALEXEI V. , ROZHNOV VIATCHESLAV V. , OLSSON ANNETTE
Published: November 2018

Knowledge of the Soricidae occurring in Vietnam has recently expanded with the discovery of several species previously unknown to science. Here we describe a new species of white-toothed shrew belonging to the genus Crocidura from lowland areas in southern Vietnam and from a river valley in north-eastern Cambodia. This small to medium sized species is diagnosed on the basis of external features, cranial proportions and morphology of the last upper and lower molars. Comparisons are made with other species of Crocidura known to occur in Vietnam and the biogeography of the regions where the new species has been found, is briefly discussed.
Advertisement calls, intraspecific variation and species diagnosis of six Brazilian species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae: Gastrophryninae)
Authors: MARINHO PEDRO , DE CARVALHO THIAGO RIBEIRO , BANG DAVI LEE , TEIXEIRA BERNARDO FRANCO DA VEIGA , AZARAK PRISCILA ALENCAR , CAMPOS CARLOS EDUARDO COSTA , GIARETTA ARIOVALDO ANTONIO
Published: November 2018

We describe for the first time the advertisement calls of three Elachistocleis species (E. surumu, E. magna, E. carvalhoi) and provide additional data on the calls of three other species (E. matogrosso, E. helianneae, E. muiraquitan). Additionally, we evaluate intraspecific variation in morphology and color patterns, and comment on species diagnosis in the genus. The advertisement calls of the six species of Elachistocleis have a stereotyped temporal and spectral structure, which consists of a long sustained multipulsed note with an upsweep in frequency at its onset, followed by a constant frequency along the note. Newly collected Elachistocleis from northern and western Brazil showed intraspecific variation in morphology and coloration that had not been previously reported. Coloration was listed as a diagnostic feature in the original descriptions of the Elachistocleis species evaluated in this study, but color patterns were variable in some species and sometimes did not allow for species differentiation. Our results indicated that the three species with greater degrees of morphological similarity (E. helianneae, E. matogrosso, E. muiraquitan) differed in microtemporal and spectral traits of their calls. Moreover, pulse duration in E. helianneae was very distinct, lasting approximately twice the average pulse duration in calls of the other species studied. Therefore, pulse duration might be an informative trait when assigning specimens to E. helianneae, which is widely distributed across Amazonian lowland forests and in a region of Amazonian savanna. Our results bring novelties on species diagnosis and intraspecific variation in Elachistocleis based on acoustic evidence and morphological/color patterns, and accentuate the importance of taking into consideration multiple lines of evidence as a means for accurate species-level identification in this genus of Neotropical frogs.
Two new species of Maiestas Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Deltocephalini) with a new record from Australia
Authors: FLETCHER MURRAY J. , DAI WU
Published: November 2018

Two new species of the genus Maiestas Distant are described and illustrated from Australia, M. barrowensis n. sp. and M. viraktamathi n. sp. In addition, Maiestas webbi Zhang & Duan, previously known only from China, is recorded for the first time from Australia. A checklist of species from the Australian region and a key for their separation are provided.
American Psychological Association Guidelines for Clinical Supervision: Competency-Based Implications for Supervisees
Authors: Kangos Kelsey A. , Ellis Michael V. , Berger Lauren , Corp Dylan A. , Hutman Heidi , Gibson Andrew , Nicolas Abigail I.
Published: November 2018

The American Psychological Association’s “Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology,” as well as the extant supervision literature, focus on supervisees’ competencies in their roles as therapist–professionals, and on the competencies of clinical supervisors. We consider two questions: What are the implications of the Guidelines for health service psychology supervisees in their roles as supervisees (vs. as therapists)? How can supervisees empower themselves to be proactive in making effective use of clinical supervision? We then outline a competency-based approach by focusing on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for supervisees in clinical supervision. We suggest that the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) required to be an effective supervisee are distinct from existing competencies that focus on the supervisee as a therapist–professional. Our intent is to delineate competency-based implications of the Guidelines for supervisees, as well as to educate and empower them to become proactive collaborators and participants in clinical supervision.
Social Conformity Effects on Trust in Simulation-Based Human-Robot Interaction
Authors: Volante William G. , Sosna Janine , Kessler Theresa , Sanders Tracy , Hancock P. A.
Published: November 2018

Objective:

We investigated the co-acting influences of communication and social conformity on trust in human-robot interaction.

Background:

Previous work has investigated aspects of the robot, the human, and the environment as influential factors in the human-robot relationship. Little work has examined the conjoint effects of social conformity and communication on this relationship. As social conformity and communication have been shown to affect human-human trust, there are a priori reasons to believe that they will play an influential role in human-robot trust also.

Method:

The experiment examined the influences of social conformity and robot communication on trust. A 2 × 2 (communication × social group) design was implemented with each variable having two levels (communication, no communication; positive social group, negative social group).

Results:

We created a communication manipulation which we then demonstrated to mediate the trust level between human and robot. However, this influence on trust was overcome by social information in which the subsequent trust level, attributed to the robot, was dominated by expressed social group attitudes to that robot.

Conclusion:

The results confirm the importance of human social assessments over direct robot communication in setting human-robot trust levels. When social opinions are expressed, observers appear to conform to the trust displayed by the group than relying on their own judgment.

Application:

In human-robot teams, the perceptions of the group may exert a greater impact than even robot communication. This may be especially important when new human members are introduced into such teams.
Mourning a Late King through Portraiture: Articulations of the Sacred and Profane in the Primate City of Bangkok
Authors: Fong Jack
Published: November 2018

This article employs an urban sociological reading to examine mourning portraiture in the primate city of Bangkok, Thailand, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). The article argues that Bangkok’s mourning portraiture constructs a reified notion of the Thai nation acceptable to Bangkok’s elites. Through a narrative that sacralizes the late king’s historical exploits for the Thai people, Bangkok’s elites have harnessed the affluent shopping district of Pathum Wan as an aesthetic and political canvas for showcasing the transcendent and virtuous nature of their late monarch. With mourning portraiture as figure and Bangkok’s Pathum Wan as background, the nationalist implications of the imagery as they render sacred the late monarch are considered. The article concludes that the capital city’s sacralization of a deceased king is but an attempt by pro-royalist banking families to reinforce their class linkages to the Thai aristocracy by ‘working towards the monarchy,’ a trajectory illuminated by Serhat Ünaldi, one which I hope to make visible in the post-death context of mourning Rama IX.
V. S. Naipaul and the worlds of postcolonial realism
Authors: Dalley Hamish
Published: November 2018

V. S. Naipaul’s career as a novelist, travel writer, and journalist presents a case study for exploring the links between realist form and the global imagination as they evolve over a 60-year period. This article argues that his work is shaped by an aesthetic of “world realism” that constructs plausible models, through form and content, of the contemporary world as a totalized, structurally-differentiated system. At the same time, it examines how Naipaul’s realism mediates the divisions between metropolitan and peripheral space that shape his entry into the world-literary sphere. Analysed in these terms, Naipaul’s career falls into three phases, in each of which a distinctive “world-concept” emerges from the conjunction of historical and biographical events, and aesthetic contradictions. Naipaul’s world realism complicates critiques in postcolonial studies that he is a puppet of imperial ideology, and unveils the latent commitment to totality underpinning the global novel. World realism reflects an under-theorized conjunction of aesthetics and the global imaginary that unlocks an alternative history of the modern novel produced in frontier spaces.
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire in Turkish Children
Authors: Yildirim Canan Kocaman , Altunalan Turgay , Acar Gonul , Elbasan Bulent , Gucuyener Kivilcim
Published: November 2018

The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ’07) is an instrument for screening children between 5 and 15 years of age. Although it is popular, this instrument has not been adapted for use with Turkish children, and there is no valid similar screening tool in Turkey. Thus, this study aimed to provide a cross-cultural adaptation of the DCDQ’07 for Turkish children. We performed the translation process using well-established cross-cultural adaptation guidelines, and we recruited 736 parents (361 males, 375 females) of typically developing children with a mean ( M) age of 9.27 years (standard deviation = 2 years 5 months, range: 5.0–14.9 years). We determined the internal consistency of the questionnaire by item and total score correlations, Cronbach’s α and item-deleted Cronbach’s α. Intraclass correlation coefficients were used to determine test–retest reliability after an interval of 5 days. The Cronbach’s α of the Turkish DCDQ’07 was .890 for the total questionnaire. All the item-deleted Cronbach’s α values were lower than the total value of .890, except the bull in a China shop item (Cronbach’s α values .896). Test–retest reliability ranged from .99 to 1.00. The Turkish DCDQ is a valid and reliable screening tool for assessing the motor performance of children between 5 and 15 years of age.
Measuring the Effect of Revealed Cultural Preferences on Tourism Exports
Authors: Petit Sylvain , Seetaram Neelu
Published: November 2018

The aim of this article is to propose a novel method for measuring the effect of cultural preference on bilateral tourism receipts. The method applied is inspired from Disdier et al. (2010). Using the UNESCO classification and data on bilateral trade in cultural product, a proxy for cultural preferences is constructed. The variable is used in a gravity model for tourism export, which is estimated using a two-step procedure to avoid issues related to endogeneity. The data set used is a panel of 12 OECD countries for a period of 11 years. The variable for cultural preferences eliminates the problems with traditional methods, which by using dummy variables to account for cultural preferences, assume that the latter are time-invariant and symmetrical. The cultural variable constructed is found to be significant in explaining bilateral tourism exports with an elasticity of 0.39.
Reflections on the Maturity of Religion and Theology in Literature
Authors: Jasper David
Published: November 2018

The simple purpose of this article is to ask the question of whether the contemporary development of Sino-Christian theology in China, often in the context of academic literary studies in universities, is an exercise in theological maturity, or whether it remains tied to the apron strings of European thought and western Christianity. It opens up, of course, larger questions of cultural development and intercultural exchanges in our increasingly global culture. More particularly it will argue for the central importance of literary studies in this development of theology in China, at a time when there is renewed attention to the ancient traditions and texts of Chinese literary culture and religion.
Information as an organizational asset: assessment of a public organization’s capabilities in Turkey
Authors: Eroğlu Şahika , Çakmak Tolga
Published: November 2018

This study aims to establish the importance for institutions to assess their information assets as a value in the context of such matters as increased competitive advantage, improved managerial processes, and adaptation to new managerial approaches. In line with this purpose, the study addresses the effects of the evaluation of information assets. Within the scope of the study, a checklist about organizational information assets (such as emails, web content and physical records and electronic records) was developed and it was applied to a large-scale public institution with decision-making authorities with respect to general health policies and practices of Turkey. The study reached findings pertaining to the practices undertaken for information assets within a large-scale public institution at the decision-making level in the field of health in Turkey. At this point, the institution was identified to be able to cover the basic level of records management to a significant extent, but to suffer from shortcomings in sophisticated information management and collaborative practices. On the basis of this observation, the institution was emphasised to be in need of improvements concerning human resources and decision-making practices. The study results also reflect the importance of the assessments for information assets held by institutions.
CT perfusion and diffusion-weighted MR imaging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: can we predict tumor grade using functional parameters?
Authors: Kovač Jelena Djokić , Đurić-Stefanović Aleksandra , Dugalić Vladimir , Lazić Ljubica , Stanisavljević Dejana , Galun Danijel , Mašulović Dragan
Published: November 2018

Background

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a highly lethal disease even in initially resectable patients. Functional imaging procedures such as diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and computed tomography (CT)-perfusion might facilitate preoperative prediction of factors influencing prognosis in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Purpose

To evaluate CT-perfusion and DWI quantitative parameters of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to assess their correlation with clinicopathological features.

Material and Methods

Forty-four patients with histopathologically proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma underwent CT-perfusion and DWI for estimating blood volume (BV), blood perfusion (BF), mean transit time (MTT), time to peak (TTP), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. The statistical analysis was performed using Wilcoxon matched-pairs test, t-test for independent samples, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (rs), and receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Results

The mean CT-perfusion parameters and ADCs were significantly different in pancreatic adenocarcinoma versus healthy parenchyma. BV (2.66 ± 0.98 mL/100g), BF (17.45 ± 4.06 mL/min/100g), and ADCs (0.91 ± 0.15 × 10−3mm/s2) in high-grade tumors were significantly lower in comparison to low-grade tumors (BV = 5.35 ± 1.36 mL/100g, BF = 28.51 ± 7.73 mL/min/100g, ADC = 1.07 ± 0.21 × 10−3mm/s2). For prediction of high-grade tumors, the sensitivity and specificity were 79.2% and 82.4% for BF and 87.5% and 88.2% for BV, respectively. A significant negative correlation was found between BV and tumor size (rs = −0.445, P = 0.029), MTT and tumor size (rs = −0.330, P = 0.043), BV and M-stage (rs = −0.286, P = 0.049), and ADC and M-stage (rs = −0.274, P = 0.038). Moreover, BF and BV values were significantly associated with ADCs.

Conclusion

CT-perfusion parameters and ADC values could improve preoperative assessment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with possibility of tumor grade prediction.
Computerized human sperm analysis
Authors: Bonanni G. , Colonna A. , Masiero S. , Mastrogiacomo I.
Published: November 2018

The recent introduction of various devices for computer-assisted sperm analysis allows us to have not only objective measurements of the seminal parameters but also to determine some characteristics of sperm motion such as curvilinear and linear velocity and amplitude of lateral head displacement that cannot be obtained by routine analysis. These new seminal parameters seem to be very useful in the diagnosis of male infertility and, among them, ALH seems to play a more important role; in one of our studies we found a significant correlation between this parameter and the results of the bovine cervical mucus penetration test (Penetrak). Furthermore it is possible to determine sperm subpopulations for each parameter and so it will be possible to express a more accurate judgement not only on the fertilizing capacity of semen but also to know the effects on spermatozoa of different activating and capacitating treatments.
Urachal adenocarcinoma: Case report
Authors: Ventrice G.A. , Martino L.F. , Pirritano D. , De Pasquale M. , Spasari A. , Lanza T. , Lanza P. , Lavecchia A. , Feudale E. , Tucci L. , Docimo C.
Published: November 2018

The Authors describe a case of urachal adenocarcinoma. The patient was a 36-year-old man who had already undergone segmentai (cupula) cystectomy at another hospital. The result of the histological test was: urachal adenocarcinoma. Afterwards a C.T. scan was taken which was negative. Then the patient had a cystoscopy with biopsy (negative) in our hospital, and underwent a new segmentai cystectomy releasing the urachus. The result of the second histological test was urachal adenocarcinoma. The Authors underline the rareness of this pathology, and the importance of total or segmentai cystectomy for treatment of the above.
Painful bladder syndromes in the female: Our experience
Authors: Artuso G. , Andretta E. , Gasparella V. , Bastianello P. , Seren P. , Benzone S. , Signorelli G.
Published: November 2018

Painful bladder syndrome was diagnosed in 26 patients who complained of bladder irritative symptoms. This group included 4 with interstitial cystitis (CI) and 22 with urethral syndrome (SU). Amitriptyline was given to 18 patients (4 CI + 14 SU): 12 showed improvement (4 CI + 8 SU), 6 had no change. TENS was applied to 8 patients: 4 improved. while there was a modest analgesic effect without improvement in urinary symptoms in the other 4. A group of 11 patients treated purely medically in the past was also re-assessed.
A Simple Algorithm for the Inframammary Fold Reconstruction, Balcony-Like Technique
Authors: Cannistrà Claudio , Trivisonno Angelo , Deschler Alexis , Aboud Celine , Shiffman Melvin A. , Monti Massimo
Published: November 2018

The inframammary fold (IMF) is one of the most important landmarks that defines the breast region. Most of the current IMF reconstructive techniques are based on the creation of fibrotic structures to maintain the breast. We present a surgical technique of IMF reconstruction by the creation of a fascial flap underpinned by an anatomical evaluation of this structure and a simple algorithm to define the localization of the new IMF. Fifteen patients underwent our procedure of IMF reconstruction from 2004 to 2016. The patients were followed during at least 6 months after IMF reconstruction. This technique is based on the creation of a pectoralis major fascial flap fixed to the dermis by inverted resorbable sutures. The fascial flap represents a new ligament of the IMF reconstituting a physiological support. Cosmetic outcomes and stability over time were assessed. The long-term aesthetic outcome is optimal on all the patients treated with a natural shape and a good definition of the new IMF. There were no noted complications or revision surgery during the follow-up. Our technique consists of an anatomical reconstitution of IMF recreating a natural support “balcony-like” formed by the pectoralis fascia fixed to the dermis. This technique is useful to correct reconstructive or aesthetic procedures of the breast, with great cosmetic outcome and high reliability underpinned by the use of our position algorithm which is easy to use and enables a symmetrical position of the IMF.
Late-Holocene oceanic variability in the southern Benguela region driven by interplay of upwelling, fluvial discharge, and Agulhas leakage
Authors: Zhao Xueqin , Dupont Lydie , Schefuß Enno , Granger Robyn , Wefer Gerold
Published: November 2018

The southern Benguela upwelling system near the St. Helena Bay has been proposed to be affected by various factors, while few investigations about the late-Holocene oceanic conditions has been carried out in this area. To determine the oceanic variability and its forcing mechanisms in the southern Benguela region during the late-Holocene, we examined organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) records from two marine sediment cores located in the southernmost and central Benguela upwelling system. We compare our results with other proxies including alkenone-derived SSTs, grain size, and coccolithophore assemblages from the same samples. The results indicate a distinctive behavior between the southernmost Benguela system and the central Benguela area. We infer that the oceanic conditions in these two regions are primarily governed by an interplay of wind-induced upwelling, fluvial discharge, and advection of cold sub-Antarctic waters, which is consistent with the current understanding of the paleoclimate conditions in this area. However, the findings also suggest that the southernmost Benguela system also receives additional effects of warm and saline waters via the Agulhas leakage, which has a clear influence on the oceanic conditions in this area.
Book Review: Rajendra K. Jain (Ed.), India, Europe and Pakistan
Authors: Inamdar Neeta
Published: November 2018

Rajendra K. Jain (Ed.), India, Europe and Pakistan. New Delhi: Knowledge World Publishers, 2018, pp. 278, ₹960. ISBN: 9789386288882.
Reproductive justice: A framework for abortion law reform
Authors: Galloway Kate , McGrath Jemima
Published: November 2018

Australia has seen a number of efforts at reform of abortion laws in recent years. Some jurisdictions have decriminalised abortion entirely, and other states have made efforts to reform abortion law without complete decriminalisation. At the other end of the spectrum, Queensland in 2018 listed abortion as a criminal offence. This article uses the framework of questions in the Queensland Law Reform Commission consultation paper to reprise the need for abortion law reform in Queensland specifically, and Australia generally. While answering the Queensland Law Reform Commission questions, we frame our inquiry around empowering women’s self-determination to make decisions about their reproductive health as a hallmark of their equality as citizens.
A Pain Reporting Tool for School-Aged Baseball Pitchers
Authors: Quinn Brenna L. , Holman David W. , Morse Jonathan R.
Published: November 2018

Rates of injury to school-aged athletes are of concern to pediatric providers and can be prevented when players, coaches, and parents recognize and address pain. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of a pain-reporting tool. In this study, 34 baseball players aged 10–16 years reported pain surrounding 135 separate pitching experiences. Those participating in another sport on the same day as pitching rated pain intensity as significantly higher than those who did not. Approximately 19 pitches were thrown before participants noticed pain. Ice and analgesics were used appropriately to manage pain. School nurses are well positioned to discuss pain reporting and common injuries with young athletes, parents, and athletic coaches. Sharing proactive ways to elicit information about pain is suggested. Implications for future research include the study of young athlete experiences with pain and development of educational initiatives regarding the importance of reporting pain.
Hospital Resource Utilization and Costs Associated With Warfarin Versus Apixaban Treatment Among Patients Hospitalized for Venous Thromboembolism in the United States
Authors: Deitelzweig Steven , Guo Jennifer D. , Hlavacek Patrick , Lin Jay , Wygant Gail , Rosenblatt Lisa , Gupta Anu , Pan Xianying , Mardekian Jack , Lingohr-Smith Melissa , Menges Brandy , Marshall Alexander , Nadkarni Anagha
Published: November 2018

A real-world US database analysis was conducted to evaluate the hospital resource utilization and costs of patients hospitalized for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treated with warfarin versus apixaban. Additionally, 1-month readmissions were evaluated. Of 28 612 patients with VTE identified from the Premier Hospital database (August 2014-May 2016), 91% (N = 26 088) received warfarin and 9% (N = 2524) received apixaban. Outcomes were assessed after controlling for key patient/hospital characteristics. For index hospitalizations, the average length of stay (LOS) was longer (3.8 vs 3.1 days, P < .001; difference: 0.7 days) and mean hospitalization cost higher (US$3224 vs US$2,740, P < .001; difference: US$484) for warfarin versus apixaban-treated patients. During the 1-month follow-up period, warfarin treatment was associated with a greater risk of all-cause readmission (odds ratio [OR]: 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09-1.48, P = .003), major bleeding (MB)-related readmission (OR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.03-4.27, P = .04), and any bleeding-related readmission (OR: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.09-2.56, P = .02) versus apixaban. The results of this real-world analysis show that compared to warfarin, apixaban treatment was associated with shorter index hospital stays, lower index hospitalization costs, and reduced risk of MB-related readmissions among hospitalized patients with VTE.
High-level programming for heterogeneous and hierarchical parallel systems
Authors: García-Blas Javier , Brown Christopher
Published: November 2018

High-Level Heterogeneous and Hierarchical Parallel Systems (HLPGPU) aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to present new results and ongoing work on those aspects of high-level programming relevant, or specific to general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPUs) and new architectures. The 2016 HLPGPU symposium was an event co-located with the HiPEAC conference in Prague, Czech Republic. HLPGPU is targeted at high-level parallel techniques, including programming models, libraries and languages, algorithmic skeletons, refactoring tools and techniques for parallel patterns, tools and systems to aid parallel programming, heterogeneous computing, timing analysis and statistical performance models.
Approach to the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Consensus Document
Authors: Gooderham Melinda J. , Hong Chih-ho , Albrecht Lorne , Bissonnette Robert , Dhadwal Gurbir , Gniadecki Robert , Grewal Parbeer , Kirchhof Mark G. , Landells Ian , Lansang Perla , Lynde Chuck W. , Papp Kim A. , Poulin Yves , Sussman Gordon , Turchin Irina , Wiseman Marni , Yeung Jensen
Published: November 2018

Background:

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing, and remitting inflammatory skin disease with complex pathophysiology, primarily driven by type 2 inflammation. Existing guidelines often do not reflect all current therapeutic options and guidance on the practical management of patients with AD is lacking.

Objectives:

To develop practical, up-to-date guidance on the assessment and management of adult patients with AD.

Methods:

An expert panel of 17 Canadian experts, including 16 dermatologists and 1 allergist, with extensive clinical experience managing moderate-to-severe AD reviewed the available literature from the past 5 years using a defined list of key search terms. This literature, along with clinical expertise and opinion, was used to draft concise, clinically relevant reviews of the current literature. Based on these reviews, experts developed and voted on recommendations and statements to reflect the practical management of adult patients with AD as a guide for health care providers in Canada and across the globe, using a prespecified agreement cutoff of 75%.

Results:

Eleven consensus statements were approved by the expert panel and reflected 4 key domains: pathophysiology, assessment, comorbidities, and treatment.

Conclusions:

These statements aim to provide a framework for the assessment and management of adult patients with AD and to guide health care providers in practically relevant aspects of patient management.
Approach to the Assessment and Management of Adult Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Consensus Document. Section II: Tools for Assessing the Severity of Atopic Dermatitis
Authors: Gooderham Melinda J. , Bissonnette Robert , Grewal Parbeer , Lansang Perla , Papp Kim A. , Hong Chih-ho
Published: November 2018

Clinicians rely on clinical measures to define the severity of atopic dermatitis and assess outcomes of therapy. These measures can be objective (ie, physician assessments of disease severity) or subjective (ie, patient-reported symptoms and quality of life outcomes). In this review, the most commonly used tools for assessing atopic dermatitis severity in adult patients are presented and compared. These include Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI); SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD); Physician Global Assessment (PGA); body surface area (BSA); Atopic Dermatitis Severity Index (ADSI); Six Area, Six Sign Atopic Dermatitis (SASSAD); Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM); Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI); and pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Available severity strata for the tools are summarized, although the use of severity strata in clinical practice is not recommended. Since both objective and subjective assessments of disease severity are important to assess, consideration of clinical characteristics such as disease recurrence or persistence, as well as location of the affected areas, should be considered in the overall judgement of disease severity and consideration of therapy choice.
Ecological impact of isolated cognitive relapses in MS
Authors: Meli Riccardo , Roccatagliata Luca , Capello Elisabetta , Bruschi Nicolò , Uccelli Antonio , Mancardi Gianluigi , Inglese Matilde , Pardini Matteo
Published: November 2018

Isolated cognitive relapses (ICRs) are transient deficits in cognitive performance that are the only presentation of a multiple sclerosis (MS) relapse. Here, we evaluated the impact of ICRs on cognitive difficulties in daily activities (assessed with the Multiple Sclerosis Neuropsychological Screening Questionnaire, Informant Version (MSNQ-I)) to characterize ICRs’ clinical relevance. We used 2-year-long retrospective data to compare 15 relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients with ICRs with 57 RRMS patients presenting an asymptomatic gadolinium enhancing lesion (and no-ICRs). ICRs were associated not only with neuropsychological performance decline but also with an increase in the daily cognitive difficulties. These findings support the ecological relevance of ICRs.
Are the indigenous media community media? Experiences of native peoples’ media practices in Argentina
Authors: Belotti Francesca
Published: November 2018

The study focuses on indigenous radio practices in Argentina under the implementation of the 2009 Law 26.522 on Audiovisual Communication Services, currently undergoing reform. This pioneering law recognised indigenous broadcasters, thereby satisfying the call of indigenous organisations, during the legislative process, for their right to ‘communication with identity’ to be included. Nevertheless, we believe that the application of the law has been weak overall, and that the legal definition of media is questionable. Furthermore, we have hypothesised that indigenous media are caught between de jure public ownership and de facto communal belonging. This hypothesis derives from a comparative analysis of the Argentinian legal framework and similar reforms implemented throughout Latin America, as well as from a dialogue between international studies on community media and the literature on indigenous media. In order to determine whether and in what terms indigenous media can be considered as community media, we carried out semi-structured interviews with key informants from indigenous communities who had been authorised to broadcast under the law’s implementation. We explored the genesis and objectives of their communication projects; programming and agendas; external relationships; internal organisation (with a focus on the sustainability strategies adopted); respondents’ definitions of ‘community communication’, ‘indigenous communication’ and ‘communication with identity’; and respondents’ opinions on the application of the law and its media definition. We found that many indigenous broadcasters in Argentina act as community media and resemble them ontically – that is to say, in how and why they remain in the (mediatised) public space. Nevertheless, indigenous radio is ontologically different from community media because it is often shaped by its ethnic identity, namely, who the indigenous peoples are and how they represent themselves in the (mediatised) public space.
Early readmission and mortality in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with community-acquired pneumonia
Authors: Shin Beomsu , Kim Sang-Ha , Yong Suk Joong , Lee Won-Yeon , Park Sunmin , Lee Sang Jun , Lee Seok Jeong , Lee Myoung Kyu
Published: November 2018

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are important causes of hospital admission and mortality. Pneumonia is a major contributor to hospitalization for AECOPD and has a close relationship with poor outcomes. We performed a prospective cohort study to evaluate the prognosis of AECOPD patients with or without community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who hospitalized from January 2012 to December 2015. We investigated mortality and readmission rates within 6 months after the first admission between two groups and analyzed the difference of survival rate according to readmission duration (≤30 vs. >30 days) or intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. Total 308 AECOPD patients (134 with CAP and 174 without CAP) were enrolled. The mean age was 72.3 ± 9.5 years old, and 235 patients (76.3%) were male. The 180-day mortality was higher in AECOPD with CAP than without CAP (24.6% vs. 13.2%; hazard ratio (HR): 1.982; 95% CI: 1.164–3.375; p = 0.012). However, readmission rate showed no significant difference between two groups (51.5% vs. 46.6%; HR: 1.172; 95% CI: 0.850–1.616; p = 0.333). It showed a significantly lower survival rate in AECOPD with CAP rather than without CAP when were readmitted within 30 days (HR: 1.738; 95% CI:1.063–3.017; p = 0.031). According to ICU treatment, survival rate was not significantly different between two groups. Multivariate analysis revealed the readmission within 30 days ( p  <  0.001), serum hemoglobin concentration ( p  =  0.010), and albumin level ( p =  0.049) were significantly associated with 180-day mortality of AECOPD with CAP. AECOPD with CAP showed lower survival rate than AECOPD without CAP during 6 months. Early readmission within 30 days was significantly associated with an increased risk of mortality.
Characterizing Fuzz in Nonwoven Fabrics
Authors: Kim H. S. , Latifi M. , Pourdeyhimi B.
Published: November 2018

The present work describes a cylindrical lighting system and its applications for objectively assessing the presence of fuzz in nonwovens. This cylindrical lighting system was designed to allow easy isolation and measurement of fuzz by illuminating the fuzz and suppressing the background. Images acquired under different conditions showcase the need for and the utility of a cylindrical lighting system. The characteristics of fuzz in nonwoven fabrics are extensively explored as a function of different bonding temperatures, abrasion cycles, and the direction of the abrasion force.
Fundamental Description of the Melt Blowing Process
Authors: Yin Hong , Yan Zanyao , Ko Wen-Chien , Bresee Randall R.
Published: November 2018

On-line measurements during melt blowing combined with off-line web analysis are presented to fundamentally describe the commercial melt blowing process.
Automatic Characterization of the Refractive Index Profile of Fibers by Interferometry
Authors: Kim Han Seong , Pourdeyhimi Behnam
Published: November 2018

Interferometry provides a non-destructive method for examining the refractive index profile or the radial birefringence distribution within fibers. The key step in the interference data reduction involves the extraction of the refractive index profile along the axial direction of the fiber. The profile is due to the path difference between the fiber and the immersion liquid when a fiber is oriented perpendicular to the fringe field in an interference microscope.

The refractive index provides a measure of the degree of optical anisotropy and is indicative of the degree of orientation of the structure. This is of particular interest to nonwovens because in thermally bonded nonwovens, the orientation plays a major role in how well the fibers are bonded and the ultimate properties of the fabric.

Despite its long history, however, the interpretation of the interference fringe shift is not precisely defined. Consequently, the data are not reproducible from one laboratory to the next. We outline below an objective and quantitative method for precisely measuring a fiber's refractive index profile from a digitized image of the interference fringe. This new algorithm uses the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to remove the inherent noise present in the fiber interferogram and to aid in extracting the profile.