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A Brief Taxonomy of Prototypes for the Digital Humanities
Authors: Ruecker Stan
Published: March 2017

In principle and in practice, the use of prototypes in the companion “interdisciplines” of design and the digital humanities is perhaps surprisingly similar, given the many other differences that exist between the two fields. However, in both cases there are important distinctions to be made between various categories of prototypes. In general, there are three categories of prototype, which are intended for experiment, development, and provocation respectively. Although it might be argued that the overlap between these three groups renders them useless, if they are construed correctly, it becomes clear that the distinctions are not only meaningful, but can also be suggestive of new methods of working.
Outside the Four Corners: Exploring Non­-Traditional Scholarly Communication
Authors: Burpee K. Jane , Glushko Bobby , Goddard Lisa , Kehoe Inba , Moore Patricia
Published: March 2017

Traditional outputs of scholarly communication, such as monographs and journal articles are being supplemented by new forms of scholarship, particularly in fields such as digital humanities. Canadian university libraries have long played a role supporting the creation, distribution, and preservation of scholarly objects. That support must be extended to include new formats and modes of scholarly work, such as digital portfolios, non-linear narratives, social media, scholarly video journals, etc. As the means of production and forms of scholarly output diversify, libraries will need to understand the impact of these digital shifts and identify areas where library efforts can have the most influence. This article examines developing areas of non-traditional scholarly communication and discusses implications for members of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL).
Intersections Between Social Knowledge Creation and Critical Making
Authors: Arbuckle Alyssa , Christie Alex , Research Group ETCL , Research Group INKE , Research Group MVP
Published: March 2017

This article outlines the practices of digital scholarly communication (moving research production and dissemination online), critical making (producing theoretical insights by transforming digitized heritage materials), and social knowledge creation (collaborating in online environments to produce shared knowledge products). In addition to exploring these practices and their principles, this article argues for a combination of these activities in order to engender knowledge production chains that connect multiple institutions and communities. Highlighting the relevance of critical making theory for scholarly communication practice, this article provides examples of theoretical research that offer tangible products for expanding and enriching scholarly production.
“INKE-cubating” Research Networks, Projects, and Partnerships: Reflections on INKE’s Fifth Year
Authors: Siemens Lynne
Published: March 2017

Humanists are participating in collaborations with others in the academy and beyond to explore increasingly complex research questions with technologically oriented methodologies and access to advice, mentoring, technology, knowledge, and funds. Although these projects have clear benefits for all those involved, these collaborations are not without their challenges. Such styles of partnership tend to be more common on the science side of campus. As a result, little is understood about the ways that they might work within the humanities and the range of benefits that can be available to members within a mature collaboration. To this end, this paper will examine the experiences of Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) as a mature, large-scale collaboration working with academic and non-academic partners and will provide some insight into best practices.
Transliterate Reading
Authors: Sukovic Suzana
Published: March 2017

Most studies into reading from screen and paper focus on characteristics of reading established in relation to print. This article considers emerging digital practices based on studies of information behaviours of scholars in the humanities and teenagers, combined with insights into community use of a historical website. The emerging reading practices are related to the concept of transliteracy and described as “transliterate reading” – the practice of reading across a range of texts when the reader seamlessly switches between different platforms, modalities, genres, and types of reading. The concept of “netchaining” is used to describe an online behaviour that combines a range of media and activities, including reading.
Platforms for Social Reading: Material Imagery in Digital Book Formats
Authors: Barnett Tully
Published: March 2017

As a reading environment, the screen offers diverse experiences. Reading documents on screen both preserves the markers of textuality and radically changes them. While at first electronic forms of books unbound the book by removing material accoutrements and metaphorical paraphernalia, more recently e-book platforms have adopted the imagery of the material book. This, coupled with the new possibilities for social reading in an online environment, prompts a rethink about reading. Often seen as a private act, reading has changed as a result the social web. However, a successful and enduring mobile framework to combine, rival or extend the functions offered by these early examples has so far proved elusive to design, implement and/or monetize. This emphasizes not only the enduring power of print but also the connections readers tend to have with the markers of the material on and beyond the page.
Panopticon or Panacea? Googledocs, Word Processing, and Collaborative Real-time Editing
Authors: Perry Mark M , Morphett Taylor
Published: March 2017

Thirty years ago a debate broke out in humanities departments over word processing programs, new software that increased the speed of drafting, while simultaneously allowing continuous editing – a feature that some critics found problematic. Collaborative real-time editing (CRTE) represents a similar technological change to composition. CRTE is technology incorporated into Google Docs that allows multiple users to edit the same document simultaneously. However, the socialization of the drafting process brings new challenges: it exposes writing at an earlier stage, and changes composition from a private act into a semi-public one. CRTE could transform the lonely nature of drafting into a collective experience. We ought to consider how best practices, combined with interface design, can mitigate the drawbacks of socialized drafting, while maximizing its benefits.
Developing a Knowledge Translation (KT) Strategy for a Centre of Childhood Disability Research: Description of the Process
Authors: Russell Dianne J. , McCauley Dayle , Novak Iona , Kolehmainen Niina , Shikako-Thomas Keiko , D'Costa Rhea , Gorter Jan Willem
Published: March 2017

Knowledge translation (KT) is a topic of interest for researchers; however, little has been published about how to plan and prioritize KT activities. This article describes the development and outcomes of a KT strategic planning activity for a research organization. An online survey and planning meeting resulted in the identification of six priority areas: engaging families, nurturing partnerships, optimizing access to knowledge, KT capacity building, advancing KT science, and funding for future KT activities. The organization collectively determined short- and long-term objectives, strategies, and measurable outcomes for the KT priority areas. The strategic planning process helped with prioritizing KT activities and engaged members in a collaborative discussion of mutual interest. The process described may be useful for others interested in developing KT strategic plans Résumé: L’application des connaissances (AC) est devenu une topique d’intérêt pour les chercheurs, cependant peu a été publié sur la façon de planifier et de prioriser les activités d’AC. Ce rapport décrire la développement et les résultats d’une activité de planification stratégique d’AC pour une organisation de recherche. Un sondage en direct et les réunions de planification ont résulté dans l’identification des six domaines prioritaires : engagement des familles, entretenir des partenariats, optimisation l’accès aux connaissances, renforcements des capacités d’AC, avancement de la science d’AC, et financement pour les activités d’AC dans la future. L’organisation a déterminé, collectivement, les objectifs à court et à long terme, les stratégies et les résultats mesurables pour les domaines prioritaires susmentionnés. La procédure de planification stratégique ont aidé avec la priorisation des activités d’AC et a engagé des membres dans une discussion collaborative de l’intérêt mutuel. Le processus décrit peut être utile pour d’autres groupes intéressés dans le développement des plans stratégiques d’AC.
Taking Parodies Seriously: A Review of Pierre Huard’s La parodie dans la bande dessinée franco-belge (“Parody in French and Belgian Comics”)
Authors: Spalding Eric
Published: March 2017

This article presents and evaluates La parodie dans la bande dessinée franco-belge (Parody in French and Belgian Comics) by Pierre Huard. In this book, the author is interested in examining how parody works and how it evolved in French and Belgian comic books in the second half of the twentieth century. To accomplish this goal, Huard presents an in-depth semiotic analysis of excerpts from ten parodic comic books published in Belgium or France between 1952 and 1994. He shows precisely what the creators of the comic books amplify and modify relative to the genres that they are parodying. He also discusses a tendency in the late 1970s and 1980s towards parodying comic books themselves in addition to parodying novels, movies and TV series.
Innovation and Market Discipline in Scholarly Publishing
Authors: Lorimer Rowland
Published: March 2017

Background: In the face of extensive, developed-world library endorsement of open access (OA) and not-for-profit publishing, large commercial journal publishers are, paradoxically, increasing market share by means of economies of scale brought about in part by ownership concentration.Analysis: While the market success of commercial journal publishers may benefit from ownership concentration, it is argued that market-oriented innovation has also contributed to their market success. A review of the very lively state of market-oriented innovation in journal publishing and usage metrics is undertaken and three innovation proposals derived from commercial magazines are introduced.Conclusion and implications: The adoption of reader-focused features of commercial journals and the adaptation of the mobile-oriented strategy of commercial magazine publishers that respond to the modern digital information environment and mindset are recommended as strategically sound. Partnering with low-cost promoting, OA-oriented libraries may hobble the ability of not-for-profit journals to maximize their value to researchers.Originality/value: The weakness of OA as a constraining publishing strategy is brought forward and compared to readership building through innovation focused on usage.
Developing the Read/Write Library
Authors: Goddard Lisa
Published: March 2017

Background: This article considers the use of Fedora-based library digital asset management systems (DAMS) as digital humanities (DH) research platforms.Analysis: The features of DAMS are evaluated to identify the ways in which they can currently meet researcher needs, and to suggest areas where further development is necessary.Conclusion and implications: Fedora-based DAMS hold great promise as the basis of digital humanities research platforms. Mature functionality is available for identity management, file and metadata management, versioning, publishing, social media sharing, discovery, interoperability, and long-term preservation. Further development is necessary in order to incorporate annotation, mark-up, and text analysis tools.
Research Commons: Site of Innovation, Experimentation, and Collaboration in Academic Libraries
Authors: Dowson Rebecca
Published: March 2017

Background: This article examines the role the Research Commons plays in supporting digital scholarship in the academic library.Analysis: Relevant literature from library and information science and digital humanities research was reviewed. An environmental scan of select Research Commons and digital scholarship organizations was completed.Conclusion and implications: The Research Commons model encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and takes a holistic approach to providing support services to scholars throughout the research life cycle. The team-based and interdisciplinary nature of digital scholarship production lends itself well to this model. In addition, the training and technology needs associated with digital scholarship align with expertise housed within the library, making the Research Commons a natural point of connection for scholars and librarians engaged in the creation of new modes of scholarly production.
Comparative genomic fingerprinting for the subtyping of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli biotypes
Authors: Miljkovic-Selimovic Biljana , Babic Tatjana , Kocic Branislava , Ristic Ljiljana , Milenkovic Tatjana , Bogdanovic Dragan
Published: March 2017

Introduction/Objective. Thermophilic campylobacters, especially Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) and Campylobacter coli (C. coli), are the most important causes of bacterial diarrhea in developed and developing countries. The disease can occur as a sporadic infection or as large and small outbreaks. Phenotyping and genotyping methods are in use to determine similarities between strains as well their possible common origin. The goal of the study was to compare discriminatory power of biotyping tests and comparative genomic fingerprinting (CGF) 40 (100%), as well as a combination of the two tests in detection of clonality or epidemiological relatedness between the studied strains. Methods. We investigated 23 Campylobacter strains using biotyping and CGF typing. Results. We found that biotyping was a more discriminatory method for C. coli, and CGF for C. jejuni strains. In the discrimination of C. jejuni strains, CGF had better discriminatory power [Simpson?s index of diversity (ID) was 0.879] over the discrimination of C. coli strains (Simpson?s ID was 0.389). Conclusion. Biotyping and CGF can be complementary methods in detection of similarity, relatedness and possible common origin between strains since the combination of biotyping and CGF methods gives more precise data about diversity within C. coli and C. jejuni strains.
Social, clinical and radiological characteristics of physical abuse of children up to 3 years of age hospitalized in a tertiary health institution
Authors: Djuricic Goran , Milosevic Zorica , Alempijevic Djordje , Radlovic Vladimir , Medovic Rasa , Ducic Sinisa , Golubovic Zoran
Published: March 2017

Introduction/Objective. Child abuse is a significant public health problem in modern society. Many cases of violence against children remain undetected. Serbia has no official protocols for medical examination of abused children. The aim of the study is an analysis of the social, clinical and radiological characteristics of physical abuse of children under three years of age that required hospital treatment. Methods. This retrospective study included 98 physically injured children admitted to the University Children?s Hospital in the period from 2013 to 2015, with suspected physical abuse. In addition to the history of injuries, complete clinical examinations and standard laboratory analyses were performed in all children, as well as X-ray examination in children with apparent or suspected skeletal injury. Ultrasound examination and computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging were performed in selected patients. Final diagnosis of abuse was established by multidisciplinary assessment team. The children were divided into two groups ? those with proven and those with suspected abuse. Results. Most of 98 children who were suspected of being abused (92%) were from one or both unemployed parents, 68% were male, 60% were first-born, and 44% younger than one year. Ninety-two percent of the children had skeletal fractures, 19% of whom had two or more fractures. The commonest fracture was a linear skull fracture, which was detected in 51% of the cases. Abuse was confirmed in only five of 98 suspected cases. Conclusion. Among the known social risk factors for abuse of children, the low economic status of the family was the most frequent one in our analyzed sample. The most common injury is a linear skull fracture. A national guideline for medical investigating of abused children is required.
Cyberbullying victimization in adolescents’ population
Authors: Nesic Marija
Published: March 2017

With the rapid development of communication technology and its wide use by
the adolescents, cyberspace became a new risky environment for bullying
manifestation and victimization. The significance of the problem lies in the
fact that, unlike the traditional bullying, the cyberbullying victimization
occurs also out of the school surroundings, it?s characterized by the
possible anonymity of the bully, it?s harder to discover it and it could have
a much bigger audience. Results of numerous studies show that the prevalence
of cyberbullying victimization is 10% to 40% during one school year and that
it is related to different negative outcomes - from problems of lower
self-esteem to severe psychological and behavioral problems. The aim of the
paper is to present basic characteristics and negative outcomes of
cyberbullying victimization and also to summarize possible factors which are
associated with this form of bullying. Lastly, possible ways of preventive
action and coping with cyberbullying victimization will be reviewed.
Categorization of crime victims: comparing theory and legislation
Authors: Arifi Besa
Published: March 2017

This article aims to analyze the categorization of victims by several
victimological schools and to compare that to the categorization in the
Criminal Procedure Code of Macedonia (CPC). The first part of this article
analyzes different theoretical categories of victims, taking into
consideration approaches of representatives of positivist, conservative,
radical and critical victimology. A parallel is drawn between theoretical and
legislative categorization of victims. Many countries have reformed their
criminal legislation providing certain rights to the victim of crime. The
second part of the article discusses the categorization of the victims within
the CPC of Macedonia. Categorization of the victims is linked to their
separate rights guaranteed by law. The article draws certain conclusions and
recommendations regarding the categorization of victims and their specific
rights. The importance of effective implementation of the guaranteed rights
for the victim is especially emphasized.
Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Older Adult Patient With Diabetes
Authors: Korytkowski Mary T. , Forman Daniel E.
Published: March 2017

Older adults with diabetes are at higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) than younger adults with diabetes and older adults without diabetes. The rationale to implement ASCVD risk–lowering therapies in older adults with diabetes is compelling. Recommendations for lifestyle modification, lipid-lowering therapy, blood pressure management, blood glucose control, and aspirin therapy are often based on studies that show their efficacy in younger populations. However, the risks associated with each of these interventions increase with age, and favorable risk-to-benefit ratios demonstrated in younger adults with diabetes are less certain in older populations. The variability in health status among older adults is pertinent. Those with robust health are more likely to tolerate and derive benefit from many therapies when compared with those who have more complex health including frailty. Age- and/or frailty-stratified data to help clarify these relationships are sparse. In this Perspective, current recommendations for modifying ASCVD risk are described with a review of the pertinent literature that guides their application in older adults. A pragmatic approach to the treatment of ASCVD risk factors in older adults with diabetes is presented.
Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Adults With Diabetes: What a Clinician Needs to Know
Authors: Munshi Medha N.
Published: March 2017

One of the challenges of managing older adults with diabetes is the individualization of care in people with multiple comorbid conditions. Although macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes are well recognized, there is a lack of awareness regarding other conditions such as cognitive dysfunction, depression, and physical disabilities. Cognitive dysfunction is of particular importance because of its impact on self-care and quality of life. In this Perspective, I discuss common and practical questions faced by clinicians managing diabetes in older adults who also have cognitive dysfunction.
STUDI PENGARUH UMUR DAN TINGGI BATANG TERHADAP STRUKTUR SERAT SIFAT FISIK MORFOLOGI DAN KIMIA BATANG BAMBU APUS Gigantochloa apus Kurz
Authors: Purnobasuki Hery
Published: March 2017

Characteristic and anatomical study of Gigantochloa apus was carried out to know the fiber structure, morphological, physical, and chemical properties on various age and part of culm height. The research was done by ex post facto design and the data was analyzed by observational description. For anatomical observation, materials were processed using paraffin, PEG, and wood method and maceration for fiber structure. The result showed that inter-nodus amount, diameter, and wall thickness was increase in older culm. Fiber length was 3.8 mm in average, and older culms have longer fiber than the young ones and within the same culm, the lower part had longer fibers than the upper part. The fresh density (0.97-1.17 g/ml) and the oven dry density (0.57-0.79 g/ml) of this bamboo, it was higher for the older culm than younger culm. Liquor sorption (in NaOH 5 percent solution) into bamboo chips was fairly good. The sorption into the young bamboo was faster and better than into older bamboo. Young bamboo culms contain more water than older culms and the top part within the same culm contain litte water than lower part. The total cellulose in young bamboo culm was higher than the older (64 percent-54 percent), but the lignin on the contrary in lower (14 percent-28 percent). At the bottom part, the lignin was higher than the upper prt. The ash content was high (1.6 percent-4.5 percent) and its fluctuated based on age and the height part of culm.
PENGKAJIAN BERBAGAI KONSENTRASI RAGI ROTI UNTUK PERTUMBUHAN PLANLET TEBU Saccharum spp var PS 61 IN VITRO
Authors: Utami Edy Setiti Wida , Rini Dwi Setyo , Sugiyarta Eka
Published: March 2017

This experiment was expect for the find of alternative substitution of dalapon herbicide, its have active materials as 2,2 dichloropropionat acid. The fuction of dichloropropionat is very important on the differentiation and growing of sugarcane plantlet. The purpose of the research was to know the effect some concentration of Baker yeast that consist Saccharomyces cereviceae to growth of sugarcane (Saccharum spp) var PS61 plantlet. This experiment was arranged in a Completely Randomized Design with eight treatments and four replications. The treatment were: (K) control; (Po) without dalapon herbicide and Baker yeast; (0.25 g/l) medium; Bakers yeast 0.5 g/l medium; (P0.75) g/l medium; (P1.0) Baker yeast 1.0 g/l medium; (P1.25) Baker yeast 1.25 g/l medium; (P1.5) Baker yeast 1.5 g/l medium. The observation was done by destruction of the media every two weeks until the twelve weeks to the height of shoots, and length of primary roots. The result of this experiment showed that the application of Baker yeast media could be increasing the heigh of shoots and the length of primary roots. Concentration of Baker yeast that the suitable for growing of the sugarcane plantlet is 0.25 mg/l.
Health status, activity limitations, work-related restrictions
and level of disability among Canadians with mood and/or
anxiety disorders
Authors: Loukine Lidia , O’Donnell Siobhan , Goldner E. M. , McRae Louise , Allen H.
Published: March 2017

Introduction

This study provides the first overview of the perceived general and mental
health, activity limitations, work-related restrictions and level of disability, as well as factors
associated with disability severity, among Canadian adults with mood and/or anxiety disorders,
using a population-based household sample.

Methods

We used data from the 2014 Survey on Living with Chronic Diseases in Canada–
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Component. The sample consists of Canadians aged 18 years
and older with self-reported mood and/or anxiety disorders from the 10 provinces (n = 3361;
response rate 68.9%). We conducted descriptive and multinomial multivariate logistic regression
analyses.

Results

Among Canadian adults with mood and/or anxiety disorders, over one-quarter
reported “fair/poor” general (25.3%) and mental (26.1%) health; more than one-third
(36.4%) reported one or more activity limitations; half (50.3%) stated a job modification
was required to continue working; and more than one-third (36.5%) had severe disability.
Those with concurrent mood and anxiety disorders reported poorer outcomes: 56.4% had
one or more activity limitations; 65.8% required a job modification and 49.6% were severely
disabled. Upon adjusting for individual characteristics, those with mood and/or anxiety disorders
who were older, who had a household income in the lowest or lower-middle adequacy
quintile or who had concurrent disorders were more likely to have severe disability.

Conclusion

Findings from this study affirm that mood and/or anxiety disorders, especially
concurrent disorders, are associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes.
Results support the role of public health policy and programs aimed at improving the lives of
people living with these disorders, in particular those with concurrent disorders.
Secure Document and Asset Tracking
Authors: Lugo Heinz , Segura Diana , Michopoulos Vasilis , Conway Paul , West Andy
Published: March 2017

In contract electronics manufacturing, assets and their supporting documents are considered not only valuable intellectual property but also confidential, e.g. due to the military or high value aerospace products they support. Managing transaction records, controlled access and location at all times is of great importance, not only to limit risk but to follow mandatory protocols. In this study a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system capable of addressing the criteria described is presented. Both the hardware architecture used along with its limitations and performance in a harsh environment and the software based on a service oriented approach are discussed. The system is evaluated by means of discrete event simulation for different use-case scenarios. Test results show that although the system is capable of recording transactions, a 100% detection rate cannot be guaranteed if the documents are kept inside a metallic cabinet. This proves to be a consequence not of the number of tagged documents present but ofthe surrounding environment. Despite the system’s limitations, which were taken into account during discrete event simulations, a reduction in cost partly due to a reduction in management time of 59% for the manager and 45% for the staff was observed.
SafeRFID-MW: a RFID Middleware with runtime fault diagnosis
Authors: Kheddam Rafik
Published: March 2017

In recent years, due to the proliferation of radio fre-quency identification (RFID) technology in everyday life, espe-cially in critical domains such as health care and transportation systems, significant efforts have been made to enhance the de-pendability of this technology. From these efforts have emerged specific techniques and several middleware solutions to handle the large amount of the RFID data. These solutions are not suita-ble for all RFID system requirements especially for issues related to critical domains. In this paper, we propose a novel fault-tolerant RFID middleware providing two fault-tolerant mechan-isms. The first mechanism is an online diagnosis algorithm based on a statistical analysis of the generated RFID data to identify faulty components of the system such as faulty readers or tags. The second mechanism is a verification process based on an extended finite state machine of the Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP), the communication standard between RFID readers and RFID middleware. This process aims at identifying the causes of the diagnosed failures.
La violencia contra las mujeres y la crisis de derechos humanos: de la narcoguerra a las guerras necropolíticas
Authors: Estévez Ariadna
Published: March 2017

El artículo argumenta que las organizaciones de derechos humanos y sus reportes tienden a ignorar las continuidades de género que hay en la violencia criminal que origina la crisis de derechos humanos. Desarrolla la idea de las guerras necropolíticas como un tipo de conflicto que simultáneamente explica la violencia delincuencial y la de género, como parte de un contínuum de una violencia cuyo objetivo es asegurar el comercio de la droga y la mercantilización de los cuerpos de las mujeres para afirmar los mercados criminales. Con México como estudio de caso, se ofrece una tipología de las guerras necropolíticas: la guerra por la gubernamentalización necropolítica del Estado y la guerra por la desposesión de los cuerpos de las mujeres. Mientras que estas dos guerras tienen objetivos diferentes —cooptar y reconfigurar al Estado, y desposeer a las mujeres de sus cuerpos, respectivamente— comparten una característica: un espacio socio-legal disfuncional, permanentemente corrupto y deliberadamente letal que asegura la impunidad de las tecnologías de muerte del necropoder: masacre, feminicidio y desaparición forzada. Al analizar la violencia desde la perspectiva de las guerras necropolíticas, la violencia contra las mujeres se vuelve visible.
La propuesta político-feminista de Hermila Galindo: Tensiones, oposiciones y estrategias
Authors: Tuñón Pablos Esperanza , Martínez Ortega Juan Iván
Published: March 2017

Este artículo analiza la propuesta político-feminista de Hermila Galindo a partir de sus ponencias presentadas en los dos Congresos Feministas de Yucatán en 1916 y el libro de su autoría La Doctrina Carranza. Se estudia también cómo se entendía el feminismo por algunas mujeres de la época, sus vínculos con el carrancismo y otros interlocutores políticos. A partir de la perspectiva de género como herramienta de análisis, se plantean las tensiones, oposiciones y el carácter estratégico del discurso de Galindo como el de una “mujer moderna” que participa en la esfera política de su tiempo pero que, a su vez, comparte las normas hegemónicas tradicionales de género
THE BIODIVERSITY OF NURSERY GROUND IN SWAMP AREAS IMPORTANT TO SURVIVE THE BLACK FISHES IN THE WETLAND
Authors: Sagala Effendi Parlindungan
Published: March 2017

Fish nursery grounds are important for the life cycle of fishes and often these areas are not particularly well studied or the processes understood in Sumatra. On December 2014, The blackfishes in swamp ecosystem of South Sumatera consist of Channa striata, Clarias batrachus, Anabas testudineus, Trichogaster trichoterus, Polyacanthus hasselti, Rasbora argyrotaenia, Betta taeniata, Betta anabantoides, Monopterus albus, Notopterus notopterus,  Trichogaster pectoralis, Trichogaster leeri, Oxyeleotris marmorata and Helostoma temmincki.. This observation is constitute first record of blackfishes in Sumatra. Keywords: First, nursery grounds, blackfishes, observation, sumatra.
FIRST BREEDING RECORD OF JAVAN MUNIA (Lonchura leucogastroides) IN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Setiawan Doni , Setiawan Arum
Published: March 2017

Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) is recently common bird species in southern Sumatra, but no breeding record reported in Sumatra. On 11 October 2015, an active nest of Javan Munia and few juveniles were seen among bunches of Banana (Musa sp) fruits in Sukarejo village, Musi Rawas district, South Sumatra province. This observation is constitute first record of Javan Munia in Sumatra. Keywords: First, observation, nest, Javan Munia, Sumatra.
A RAPID BIRD SURVEY TO CONSERVATION AREA OF INDUSTRIAL ACACIA TIMBER PLANTATION, SOUTH SUMATRA PROVINCE; WITH COMPARISON TO THREE DIFFERENT METHODS
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Yustian Indra , Setiawan Doni , Saputra Rio Firman , Prasetyo Catur Yuono , Fadli Dede
Published: March 2017

A rapid bird survey was done in a small conservation area of industrial timber concession of PT BMH (Bumi Mekar Hijau), namely KPPN (Kawasan Pelestarian Plasma Nutfah), South Sumatra Province. The area has 448 ha, dominated by degraded secondary swamp forest surrounded by Acacia plantation. Three survey methods were applied to assess bird diversity in this area: transect line, mist-netting and audio-visual station recording. A total of 36 species was recorded during survey. Among three methods applied, transect line is the most effective method to detect more bird species (29 species), followed by audio-visual station recording (26 species) and mist-netting (three species). There are eight species which protected by Indonesian law and two birds are listed as Near Threatened (NT) by International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN. Although number of species birds recorded are not significance, but this area still support habitat for various birds diversity, and the forest remaining should be well-managed to support its conservation goals.
Space use, movements, and rest site use by short‐tailed weasels Mustela erminea in managed forests of western Oregon
Authors: Linnell Mark A. , Epps Clinton W. , Forsman Eric D. , Zielinski William J.
Published: March 2017

Weasels Mustela spp. are specialized, small predators which demonstrate pronounced differences in size and social status according to sex and age, and these differences may manifest in spatial patterns including home range size and habitat selection. In forested North America, favored prey (voles; Microtus spp. and Myodes spp.) of short‐tailed weasels Mustela erminea often reach high abundances in early stage forest, but availability of that cover type is limited where intensive plantation forestry occurs. We estimated home range size, including home range core area and arrangement, habitat selection, wet season rest site reuse and movements for 25 (18 M: 7 F) short‐tailed weasels Mustela erminea that we radio‐collared in managed plantation forests in western Oregon, USA in 2012–2013. Average fixed kernel 90% home range size was 51.3 hectares for males (95% confidence interval = 30.8–71.7 ha) and 8.6 hectares for females (95% confidence interval = 6.41–10.79 ha). Juvenile males had larger core areas than adult males, and all females had similar core areas. Core areas for all individuals were negatively correlated with % early stage forest cover. Females strongly selected early stage forest cover at both study area and home range scales, and males were less selective of particular cover types. Home ranges of observed males did not overlap, but partly overlapped the home ranges of females. Short‐tailed weasels reused the same rest site in 43% ± 4 (mean ± SE) of cases observed during the wet season (n = 10 individuals, 292 rest sites). We conclude that space use by short‐tailed weasels in western Oregon is influenced by sex, age, and cover type, especially availability of early stage forest, in managed conifer forests.
“Just One Thing More”: Absalom, Absalom! and the Creditor-Debtor Relationship
Authors: Sayers Philip
Published: March 2017

To what extent, if any, can art provide us with a way of thinking outside of the creditor-debtor relationship? This article looks to William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! (1936) for an answer. I demonstrate, through a reading of the novel's anonymous lawyer, the extent to which the economic logic of the ledger (as a figure for the creditor-debtor relationship) penetrates the novel and its logic of storytelling. The article then goes on to examine, via an analysis of the novel's ending, two “remainders”—two elements that cannot be integrated into this economic logic. Finally, I draw on Judith Butler's work to suggest that Absalom, Absalom! does gesture toward a form of relationality outside of the economic terms of debit and credit, seen in Miss Coldfield's initial framing of her tale and in Butler's idea of “dependency.”
The Ethics of Postponed Fatherhood
Authors: Hens Kristien
Published: March 2017

In this paper, I review some of the discussions on procreative beneficence and procreative autonomy in the context of postponed motherhood and compare the considerations to the context of advanced paternal age. In doing so, I will give an overview of the main scientific findings with regard to how older age in men affects the health of future offspring. I shall demonstrate how the discrepancy between the media coverage and policies on postponed motherhood and postponed fatherhood mistakenly suggests that women are more responsible than men for the health of offspring.
Expressive Touch and the Attitude of Care: The Case for LGBT-Inclusive Intake in Aging Network Services
Authors: Johnston Tim R.
Published: March 2017

This article uses the work of Eva Feder Kittay and Maurice Merleau-Ponty to advocate for LGBT-inclusive intake questions across aging network services. I argue that care providers need to know their charge's sexual orientation and/or gender identity because caring touch is responsive, meaning that the care provider understands how her touch will be perceived and can change her actions accordingly. Information about a charge's sexual orientation and/or gender identity is one important way to furnish the care provider with the information she needs to calibrate effectively the expressive impact of her touch.
Whither Bioethics Now? The Promise of Relational Theory
Authors: Sherwin Susan , Stockdale Katie
Published: March 2017

This article reflects on the work of feminist bioethicists over the past ten years, reviewing how effective feminists have been in using relational theory to reorient bioethics and where we hope it will go from here. Feminist bioethicists have made significant achievements using relational theory to shape the notion of autonomy, bringing to light the relevance of patients' social circumstances and where they are situated within systems of privilege and oppression. But there is much work to be done to reorient bioethics so that it is capable of addressing some current public health challenges. We argue that relational theory holds promise for beginning this work.
Coexistence of obstructive sleep apnea worsens the overall outcome of intracranial aneurysm: a pioneer study
Authors: Bir Shyamal C. , Nanda Anil , Cuellar Hugo , Sun Hai , Guthikonda Bharat , Liendo Cesar , Minagar Alireza , Chernyshev Oleg Y.
Published: March 2017

OBJECTIVE

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with the progression of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms. However, the role of OSA in the overall outcome of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) has not yet been established. Authors of this report investigated the role of OSA in the overall outcome of IAs.

METHODS

Radiological and clinical data on patients (from 2010 through 2015) with confirmed IA were retrospectively reviewed. Significant differences between the OSA and non-OSA groups were determined using a chi-square test. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the predictors of an unfavorable IA outcome.

RESULTS

Among the 283 patients with confirmed IAs, 45 patients (16%) were positively screened for OSA, a proportion that was significantly higher than the prevalence of OSA in nonaneurysmal neurosurgical patients (4%, p = 0.008). The percentage of patients with hypertension (p = 0.018), a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2 (p < 0.0001), hyperlipidemia (p = 0.034), diabetes mellitus (p = 0.005), chronic heart disease (CHD; p = 0.024), or prior stroke (p = 0.03) was significantly higher in the OSA group than in the non-OSA group. Similarly, the percentage of wide-necked aneurysms (p = 0.00001) and patients with a poor Hunt and Hess Grade IV–V (p = 0.01) was significantly higher in the OSA group than in the non-OSA group. In addition, the percentage of ruptured aneurysms (p = 0.03) and vasospasms (p = 0.03) was significantly higher in the OSA group. The percentage of patients with poor modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores (3–6) was significantly higher in the OSA group (p = 0.03). A separate cohort of patients with ruptured IAs showed similar results. In both univariate (p = 0.01) and multivariate (p = 0.04) regression analyses, OSA was identified as an individual predictor of an unfavorable outcome. In addition, hypertension and prior stroke were revealed as predictors of a poor IA outcome.

CONCLUSIONS

Complications of IA such as rupture and vasospasm are often the consequence of uncontrolled OSA. Overall outcome (mRS) of IAs is also affected by the co-occurrence of OSA. Therefore, the coexistence of OSA with IA affects the outcome of IAs. Obstructive sleep apnea is a risk factor for a poor outcome in IA patients.
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) at the Time of Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor: A Large Retrospective Study and Analysis of Racial Differences
Authors: Tazeh Ngii N. , Canter Daniel J. , Damodaran Shivashankar , Rushmer Timothy , Richards Kyle A. , Abel E. Jason , Jarrard David F. , Downs Tracy M.
Published: March 2017

Introduction: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an indicator of systemic inflammation and has been proven to be associated with an increased risk of extravesical disease, decreased cancer specific survival and overall survival in bladder cancer patients. A large proportion of healthy African Americans have a WBC count that is persistently lower than the normal range defined for individuals of European ancestry, this condition has been called “benign ethnic neutropenia”. The purpose of our study was to determine if NLR was different in patients of African ancestry (AA) vs European ancestry (EA) across different tumor grades and stages at the time of transurethral resection of bladder tumor(s) (TURBT).

Materials and Methods: The records of consecutive patients who underwent TURBT were reviewed from the University of Wisconsin and the Atlanta Veterans’ Administration Medical Center (2000–2012). NLR was compared across tumor stage, tumor grade and ethnicity.

Results: 297 consecutive patients met study criteria. 89% and 86%, were males and of European ancestry (EA) respectively. NLRs were different across T-stages (Ta-2.5, T1-3.9, T2-3.8; p = 0.001). but not across tumor grades in Ta (LG-2.5 vs HG-3.9, p = 0.57). EA had higher NLRs than AA (3.4 vs 1.9; p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Higher NLRs appear to be associated with more advanced tumor stage at the time of TURBT. Patients of African ancestry have lower NLRs across all tumor stages compared to patients of European ancestry. Ethnicity should be taken into account when interpreting the NLR in patients with bladder cancer.
Fashion and Air Travel: Australian Photography and Style
Authors: Maynard Margaret
Published: March 2017

The expansion of commercial air travel in Australia after the Second World War caused significant changes to women's fashion and its marketing in this country. The developing technology of aeroplanes as commercial carriers meant European clothes and ideas reached Australia increasingly rapidly. A long-term sense of stylistic inferiority diminished and the sometimes unquestioning acceptance of imported style was challenged. As post-war retailers expanded their product range, they sought possibilities to market Australian designed and made garments both in Europe and the US. Using co-marketing with the airline industry in particular, retailers began to foster a new confidence amongst middle-class women that by wearing local attire they could participate in a worldwide network of stylish production and consumption. For a brief period, Australian, US and European-made fashions were in serious competition. This article suggests promotional images featuring the connectivity between the technology of air transport and fashion after the Second World War mark a discrete moment in the representation of women in this country as mature and stylishly dressed global travellers, prior to a vigorously emerging youth market by the mid-1960s. It also posits the idea that, although representational stereotypes of Australian women as homemakers remained intact, the use of technological settings of airline travel in fashion photography created a new and cosmopolitan narrative that ran counter to the ideal of domesticity.
Appropriating Christian History in Fujian: Red Tourism Meets the Cross
Authors: White Chris
Published: March 2017

In the early years of China's Civil War, the Communist army and leadership sought refuge from Nationalist troops in the remote western district of Fujian Province known as Tingzhou. Here, for over three years, the leaders of the fledgling Communist Party, including Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, occupied the city's Christian hospital and church. Because of the importance of this period in CCP historical lore, these buildings today are national-level protected sites and promoted in ‘red tourism’ junkets that visit sites central to the revolution. Despite its close connection to CCP history, the church building in the county town today is a functioning religious site – the only registered church in the county town – and this has created an interesting dynamic for both the local state and church as both sides hope to capitalise on the historic significance of the Christian property. This article, in providing a brief background on the Tingzhou Church, suggests that this case reflects a new willingness in China to acknowledge and promote Christian history. Furthermore, the article argues that churches are becoming increasingly adept at realising the value the state sees in their heritage and use this in their negotiations with governing authorities.
Nitrous Oxide Emission from Organic Fertilizer and Controlled Release Fertilizer in Tea Fields
Authors: Deng Meihua , Hou Mudan , Ohkama-Ohtsu Naoko , Yokoyama Tadashi , Tanaka Haruo , Nakajima Kenta , Omata Ryosuke , Bellingrath-Kimura Sonoko Dorothea
Published: March 2017

A field experiment was conducted for two years in the Green Tea Laboratory of Saitama Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, Iruma, Saitama, Japan from March 2014 to December 2015. Controlled release fertilizers (CRF) or organic fertilizers (ORG), which are a mixture of chicken manure and oil cake, were applied with the amount of 450 kg·N·ha−1·year−1 in 2014 and 397 kg·N·ha−1·year−1 in 2015. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil in green tea fields were measured by the closed chamber method. The results showed that CRF has significantly lower N2O compared to ORG. The cumulative N2O emissions from CRF accounted for 51% of N2O emissions from ORG fields and 138% of control with no fertilizer treatment. The N2O flux from the row was higher than that under the canopy, since fertilizer was applied on the row. However, the total emission from the area between the rows was lower than that under the canopy because the area ratio between the row and canopy was 1:5.