bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Cardiac Catheterization after Cardiac Arrest
Authors: Harhash Ahmed , Rao Prashant , Kern Karl B.
Published: November 2017

Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest is important to ascertain potential treatable causes of cardiac arrest, salvage myocardium, and potentially increase long-term survival. The cause of adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is typically myocardial ischemia. More than 50% of such resuscitated individuals will have an acutely occluded epicardial coronary on emergency coronary angiography. This includes three in four with ST-segment elevation and one in three without ST-segment elevation. In the latter the only reliable method of detection is coronary angiography. Numerous cohort studies, now including more than 8000 patients, have shown an association between survival and early coronary angiography and/or percutaneous coronary intervention. Public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention 30-day mortality rates has been an impediment for extending this therapy to all resuscitated individuals who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, since current databases to do fully risk-adjust rates for this subgroup. Sincere efforts are under way to correct this situation.
Influence of the Quality of Accrual Financial Report Information with the Roles of Accounting Information System as an Intervening Factor
Authors: Purwanti Dyah , Natser Ghulbudin Isham
Published: November 2017

This study aims to find empirical evidence about the role of accounting information system (AIS) as intervening factors that affect the quality of financial reporting information of the government. This study uses a questionnaire that primary data collected from respondents, namely employees of the accounting department of the government units, especially a partner institution in the State Treasury Office (KPPN) 2 Jakarta. Data processing is performed by the method of partial least squares (PLS). The results of this study are the accounting information system has significantly the impact on the quality of government financial reporting information. While the capacity factor of human resources, control data input and application of Government Accounting Standards (SAP) have a significant direct effect on the AIS, is larger when compared to a direct influence on the quality of financial reporting information. Other factors, organizational commitment and internal control system has a significant influence either directly or indirectly on the quality of financial reporting information. The findings of the study are expected to provide input to the government the importance of improving the accounting information system, such as strengthening the capacity of human resources and accounting applications in realizing quality financial information.
Protein Moonlighting Revealed by Noncatalytic Phenotypes of Yeast Enzymes
Authors: Espinosa-Cantú Adriana , Ascencio Diana , Herrera-Basurto Selene , Xu Jiewei , Roguev Assen , Krogan Nevan J , DeLuna Alexander
Published: November 2017

An increasing number of multifunctional proteins are being identified, but it is still unclear to what extent proteins moonlight beyond their annotated...

A single gene can partake in several biological processes, and therefore gene deletions can lead to different—sometimes unexpected—phenotypes. However, it is not always clear whether such pleiotropy reflects the loss of a unique molecular activity involved in different processes or the loss of a multifunctional protein. Here, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism as a model, we systematically test the null hypothesis that enzyme phenotypes depend on a single annotated molecular function, namely their catalysis. We screened a set of carefully selected genes by quantifying the contribution of catalysis to gene deletion phenotypes under different environmental conditions. While most phenotypes were explained by loss of catalysis, slow growth was readily rescued by a catalytically inactive protein in about one-third of the enzymes tested. Such noncatalytic phenotypes were frequent in the Alt1 and Bat2 transaminases and in the isoleucine/valine biosynthetic enzymes Ilv1 and Ilv2, suggesting novel “moonlighting” activities in these proteins. Furthermore, differential genetic interaction profiles of gene deletion and catalytic mutants indicated that ILV1 is functionally associated with regulatory processes, specifically to chromatin modification. Our systematic study shows that gene loss phenotypes and their genetic interactions are frequently not driven by the loss of an annotated catalytic function, underscoring the moonlighting nature of cellular metabolism.
Effectiveness of a Kindergarten-Based Intervention for Preventing Childhood Obesity
Authors: Hu Yan , He Jian-Rong , Liu Fang-Hua , Li Wei-Dong , Lu Jin-Hua , Xing Yan-Fei , Lin Sui-Fang , Liu Xian , Bartington Suzanne , Feng Qiong , Xia Hui-Min , Lam Kin Bong Hubert , Cheng Kar Keung , Qiu Xiu
Published: November 2017

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Interventions to prevent childhood obesity targeting school age children have mostly reported limited effectiveness, suggesting such prevention programs may need to start at an earlier age, but evidence has been scarce. We reported a pilot study aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of a multifaceted intervention for preschool children and to provide a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness.

METHODS:

This nonrandomized controlled trial recruited children aged 3 to 6 years from 6 kindergartens in Guangzhou, China. Based on the preference of the School and Parents Committees, 4 kindergartens (648 children) received a 3-component intervention (training of kindergarten staff, initiating healthy curriculum for children, and close collaboration between families and kindergartens) over 12 months, while the other 2 kindergartens (336 children), serving as controls, received routine health care provision. Outcome measures were the changes in BMI z score between baseline and the end of 12 months, and the prevalence of postintervention children who were overweight or obese.

RESULTS:

By 12 months, children within the intervention group had a smaller BMI z score increase (0.24) compared to the control (0.41), with a difference of –0.31 (95% CI –0.47 to –0.15). The prevalence of overweight or obesity was also lower among the intervention group at the end of the study (OR: 0.43, 95% CI 0.19 to 0.96), adjusted for baseline status.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our results indicated a multicomponent health behavior intervention might be effective in reducing the prevalence of obesity, but the longer term effects will need confirmation from randomized controlled trials.
Should evangelical Christian organizations support international family planning?
Authors: Wubbenhorst Monique C. , Wubbenhorst Jeffrey K.
Published: November 2017

The evangelical Christian church and Christian international organizations today face considerable pressure to promote family planning in the course of their activities overseas. This pressure can be subtle or overt; the need to provide family planning is often couched in terms of biblical compassion, justice, improvement in women’s health, poverty alleviation or development. It is evident from even a superficial glance at the internet that the concept of “family planning” is heavily laden with negative associations due to the bitter legacy of eugenics and population control. Does family planning include just contraception? Or is there a mentality or implicit agenda behind the use of contraceptive technology? What are the possible results of promoting family planning as part of the Church’s international activities? Is there a mandate, scriptural or otherwise, for Christians and international Christian organizations to promote pregnancy prevention? More important to the practicing Christian, what are the assumptions behind the “need” for family planning in the context of Christian global health? We discuss ethical and theological frameworks as well as scientific and epidemiologic data from an evangelical Christian perspective that might help inform discourse and decision-making on this controversial subject.
Building nursing capacity for palliative care at a Jesuit Catholic University: A model program
Authors: O’Shea Eileen R. , Kanarek Robin Bennett , Kazer Meredith Wallace , Kelley Patrick W. , Thomas Tomi
Published: November 2017

The average life span is increasing, due to vast advancements in social conditions, public health, and medical care. Globally, those living with chronic and serious medical conditions can benefit from palliative care services. Yet, the workforce is insufficient to support the demand. This case study describes efforts made by one Jesuit Catholic University to build nursing capacity and to promote access to high quality, compassionate palliative healthcare.
Starting a palliative care initiative using a transformational development approach
Authors: Foster Eleanor
Published: November 2017

A general descrition of the initiation of a palliative care program in Kenya using a transformational development, participatory and empowering approach, with lessons learned and description of subsequent impact.
Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia by John Dunlop - Crossway, 2017
Authors: O’Neill Daniel W.
Published: November 2017

Book review of Finding Grace in the Face of Dementia by John Dunlop, a pastoral, clinical and practical guide to those caring for those suffering with dementia.
Ecological responsibility of Benedictine monasteries: a study of three cases (Plankstetten, Andechs and Gut Aich)
Authors: Sawicki Bernard
Published: November 2017

This paper presents the practical contribution of three Benedictine monasteries to an integrated ecology, strongly recommended in pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’. Based mainly on the materials inserted on the websites of these monasteries, a particular and important connection is observed between modern, ecological solutions and pastoral activities. Everything arises from the balanced Benedictine spirituality, where liturgy and communal life are integrated through personal prayer and reading of the Bible. After considering the motivations presented by these three monasteries for their ecological accomplishments, the specific domains are examined, such as self-sufficiency, energy and gardens.
Siostra Klara Staszczak (1905–1991) jako przykład heroicznej realizacji konsekracji zakonnej
Authors: Michalak Mariola Małgorzata M.
Published: November 2017

Klementyna Staszczak – s. Maria Klara urodziła się 6 listopada 1905 roku w Żdżarach w powiecie włodzimierskim. W 1922 roku wstąpiła do Zgromadzenia Sióstr Benedyktynek Misjonarek. Pierwsze śluby zakonne złożyła 15 sierpnia 1924 roku w Kowlu, śluby wieczyste – 15 sierpnia 1931 roku w Łucku. Na Ukrainie przebywała w latach 1924–1943; 1971–1986; 1989–1991. Siostra Klara Staszczak szczególnie umiłowała Kresy Wschodnie, którym oddała całe swe serce. Heroizm realizacji konsekracji zakonnej s. Klary ukształtowała wiara, przeżywana w codziennej modlitwie oraz podejmowanym trudzie kroczenia drogą przykazań i Ewangelii. Heroiczne wręcz pokonywanie trudności na drodze odnawiającego się zgromadzenia na Kresach Wschodnich pokazuje silne zjednoczenie s. Klary z Chrystusem. Dzięki całkowitemu oddaniu siebie Jezusowi jako Panu i Zbawicielowi oraz rzetelnej pracy w duchu Reguły św. Benedykta, s. Klarze udało się na nowo zaszczepić i rozwinąć działalność Zgromadzenia Sióstr Benedyktynek Misjonarek na Ukrainie. Całe jej życie było służbą Bogu, Kościołowi, zgromadzeniu i drugiemu człowiekowi, szczególnie temu najbardziej potrzebującemu ewangelicznej troski. Zmarła 19 czerwca 1991 roku w Barze na Podolu, tam też została pochowana. Do dnia dzisiejszego siostry na Ukrainie kontynuują spuściznę duchową matki założycielki, którą s. Klara po 60 latach nieobecności sióstr na Kresach Wschodnich zaszczepiła na nowo na tej ziemi.
Prasa katolicka a polityka. Casus ks. Zygmunta Kaczyńskiego
Authors: Szczepaniak Maciej
Published: November 2017

W historii polskich mediów katolickich niemałą rolę odegrała Katolicka Agencja Prasowa (KAP) działająca w latach 1927–1939. Autor artykułu prezentuje polityczny kontekst działalności publicystycznej KAP pod kierownictwem ks. Zygmunta Kaczyńskiego w świetle materiału badawczego zgromadzonego w archiwach watykańskich. Casus ks. Kaczyńskiego wydaje się dobrym punktem wyjścia do dalszej refleksji nad złożonym problemem relacji poglądów politycznych redaktora naczelnego do potrzeby zrównoważonego opisu rzeczywistości. Działalność prasowa domagała się od agencji poruszania tematów o charakterze społecznym i politycznym, ale wyraźnie deklarowane poglądy polityczne jej dyrektora odczytywane były jako wspieranie jednej partii i krytykowanie obozu rządowego. Jak wynika z przytoczonych materiałów źródłowych, nawet w łonie episkopatu nie było jednoznacznej opinii na temat ks. Kaczyńskiego, czego wyrazem są skrajne stanowiska kard. Augusta Hlonda i kard. Aleksandra Kakowskiego.
The response of suction caissons to long-term lateral cyclic loading in single-layer and layered seabeds
Authors: Zhu F. Y. , O'Loughlin C. D. , Bienen B. , Cassidy M. J. , Morgan N.
Published: November 2017

Suction caissons are being increasingly considered as an alternative foundation type to monopiles for offshore wind turbines. Single caisson foundations (or monopods) for offshore wind turbines are subjected to lateral cyclic loading from wind and waves acting on the structure. Recent studies have considered the response of suction caissons to such loading in sand, but have generally been limited to a few thousand cycles, whereas offshore wind turbines will generally experience millions of loading cycles over their lifetime. This paper presents the results from a programme of caisson tests in sand, clay and sand over clay seabed profiles, where each test involved about one million cycles of lateral load. The capacity and rotation response is shown to approach that measured in the sand seabed when the sand–clay interface is located at or beneath the caisson skirt tip. In contrast to previously published studies in sand, one-way cyclic loading is the most onerous loading symmetry for a layered seabed with a sand thickness equal to half the skirt length. However, the rotation for this seabed profile is essentially identical if the load is sustained or cyclic, provided that the cyclic loading remains one way. Lateral cyclic loading was seen to increase caisson capacity by up to 30% – with a bias towards clay-dominated seabed profiles – and stiffness by up to 50%. Such stiffness increases need to be considered when assessing the system dynamics for the offshore wind turbine, as demonstrated in the paper.
Repertorio bibliográfico anotado de monografías de lucha leonesa (1977-2015)
Authors: Robles-Tascón José Antonio , García-Robles Héctor
Published: November 2017

The purpose of this study was to create an annotated bibliography about Leonese wrestling. The first author's library was the starting point and then the catalogs of the National Library of Spain, Public Libraries of Spain, Spanish University Libraries Network, as well as the Spanish ISBN Agency Database of books published in Spain were consulted by using the keywords “lucha leonesa” and “aluche”. The annotated bibliography comprises a total of 19 monographs, published between 1977 and 2015. As a whole, they show the eminently local dimension of this traditional sport, the support it has received from several public and private institutions, as well as its double dimension as a sport and as a tradition solidly rooted in Leonese culture.
The reliability of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid swelling
Authors: Syed Obaid , Auti Anand
Published: November 2017

Background: For a thyroid swelling, FNAC is the primary investigation. In most of the lesions, after excision, the Histopathology remains the same, but at times a few surprises do occur when FNAC reported benign lesions are found to be malignant on histopathology. The study aims to find reliability of FNAC in diagnosing Thyroid Lesions.Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 111 patients with thyroid swelling attending IIMSR, Medical College, Jalna during a period of two years. These patients with thyroid lesions were subjected to FNAC and then following the surgery correlated with the histopathology report.Results: Majority of the patients were in the age group of 30-50 years with female predominance. Out of 111 patients studied with FNAC, 1 sample was inadequate. Among remaining 110 cases 99 were benign thyroid lesions, 6 were malignant and 5 were highly suspicious of malignancy. HPE of thyroid specimen confirmed 101 cases as benign and 9 cases as malignant. Case in which inadequate material was obtained on FNAC was not included in study.Conclusions: FNAC is about 98.18 % reliable in diagnosing thyroid lesions. FNAC is easy, reliable and accurate investigation for all thyroid swellings.
A comparative study between light and heavy polypropylene mesh in lichtenstein repair of inguinal hernia
Authors: Nasiruddin Syed , Suresh Sridhar , H. Jayanth D.
Published: November 2017

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in practice. Although numerous techniques have been described, currently tension free mesh repair is the standard of care in the treatment of hernias because of the low recurrence rates.Methods: A comparative study between Light and Heavy Polypropylene mesh in Lichtenstein repair of inguinal hernia was conducted at Department of General Surgery in MVJ Medical college and Research Hospital, Hoskote, Bangalore on patients admitted in Department of General Surgery between November 2014 to July 2016 undergoing Lichtenstein tension free mesh repair for inguinal hernia. The study is a prospective study. 30 Patients were in Light mesh group and 30 were in Heavy mesh group.Results: Age group of 31-40 yrs had highest incidence of inguinal hernia. Males outnumber Females in incidence of Inguinal Hernia. Foreign body sensation in Heavy mesh group is significantly high. Average of 26.7% of the patients had foreign body sensation in Heavy mesh group. Whereas in Light group average was 10%. Chronic pain also showed significant readings in Heavy mesh group. Stiffness over abdominal wall was complained by 10% of patients overall in the light mesh group whereas no patients had this complaint in light mesh group. Recurrence was high in light mesh group where total of 5 patients had recurrence and in heavy there were only 2 patients with recurrence.Conclusions: In my study light mesh has been proved to be better than heavy mesh in treatment of inguinal hernia.
Electronic and Transmission Properties of Low Buckled GaAs Armchair Nanoribbons
Authors: Pandey B. P.
Published: November 2017

The electronic and transmission properties of N atom width (N: 4, 8, 12, 16)low-buckled (LB) armchair GaAs hydrogen (H) passivated nanoribbons (NA GaAs NRs) are studied with the help of first-principle theory. In low buckled armchair GaAs nanoribbon, quantum confinement effect is observed due to which all of the investigated NA GaAs NRs with H passivated are found to be semiconducting. The fundamental direct band gap at k-point Г (gamma) have been calculated, which exhibit interesting width dependent (N: 4~16) behaviour of bandgap. The H passivated edge of NA GaAs NRs with different width of nanoribbons provides great flexibility to modulate fundamental bandgap. The transmission coefficient is calculated from which thermal conductance has been calculated forall width of GaAs armchair nanoribbon.
Magnetic and Thermal Studies of Zn Doped Forsterite Ceramic Nanomaterial
Authors: Karthikeyan B. , Rajamanickam N.
Published: November 2017

The present study emphasizes the unique magnetic and thermal properties of nano-ceramic forsterite (pure and Zn doped) powder synthesized by mechanical activation technique and subsequent annealing, using the raw materials talc, periclase and zinc oxide. The structural properties of the samples were studied using XRD technique. The magnetic measurements of pure and the cation Zn2+ substituted samples were done by using Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) at room temperature. The hysteresis (M-H) curves were obtained for both the samples and they clearly show the existence of ferromagnetic behavior of the as synthesized samples. The results of VSM analysis show that the saturation magnetization (Ms), the coercive field (Hc) and retentivity (Mr) were found to be increased with Zn doping. The values of Ms for the undoped and doped forsterite nanomaterials are found to be 9.47 × 10-3 emu/g and 13.68 × 10-3 emu/g respectively. The thermal behaviour of the samples was investigated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) technique over a temperature range of 30-450°C. The specific heat capacities for the samples were also calculated using the DSC data.
Performance and Emissions Characteristics of Diesel Engine Running on used Mustard Oil-Diesel Blends by Micro Emulsification as a Fuel
Authors: Mohamed Musthafa M. , Sridharan G.
Published: November 2017

This study describes preparation of biodiesel through micro emulsification of diesel with 15, 25 and 35% of used mustard oil and 2.5% of Triton-X100 as surfactant by volume. The prepared blends are designated as B15; B25 and B35.The physiochemical properties of blends were tested as per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard and compared their properties with diesel. Experiments were conducted on single cylinder, 4 strokes, water cooled direct injection diesel engine fuelled by three different micro emulsified fuel blends. The results indicated that a slight decrease in the brake specific energy consumption and increase in brake thermal efficiency for B35 fuel compared to diesel fuel operation. Reduction in HC, CO2, CO and nitric oxide emission was observed for all test fuels compared to diesel fuel.
Remuneração Variável: Um Estudo da Relação com Indicadores Financeiros das Companhias Abertas Brasileiras
Authors: Konraht Jonatan Marlon , Lunkes Rogério João , Gasparetto Valdirene , Schnorrenberger Darci
Published: November 2017

La retribución variable a los directivos es utilizada con el fin de alinear los intereses de los directivos y propietarios, contribuyendo a mejorar el desempeño organizacional. En este contexto, este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar si el porcentaje de remuneración variable concedido a los directivos tiene relación con el desempeño organizacional. Para tal fin, fueron analizadas 75 empresas no financieras que integran el Índice Brasil (IBrX - 100) en el periodo comprendido entre 2010 y 2014 para un total de 352 observaciones. Los datos fueron recolectados del formulario de referencia y se analizaron usando el software Economatica® mediante una regresión con datos de panel. Los resultados indican que no existe relación estadísticamente significativa entre el porcentaje ofrecido de remuneración variable y el desempeño organizacional. La implicación práctica de este hallazgo, es que para la muestra analizada, la asignación de un mayor porcentaje de remuneración variable no genera un impacto directo sobre el desempeño económico y financiero de las organizaciones.
Revisión del estado actual de la industria de las curtiembres en sus procesos y productos: un análisis de su competitividad
Authors: Martinez Buitrago Sandra Yulier , Romero Coca Jonathan Alexander
Published: November 2017

Este documento inicia con una revisión bibliográfica sobre la actividad de las curtiembres, a nivel nacional e internacional, con la cual se conocen factores diferenciadores sobre los procesos productivos efectuados en el sector. Se pretende conocer la metodología empleada en la producción de cueros a nivel mundial, en Colombia, y en particular, en Villapinzón (Cundinamarca), para de esta forma obtener un análisis DOFA (debilidades, oportunidades, fortalezas y amenazas), herramienta de diagnóstico que se aplica a las curtiembres investigadas. Así mismo, se menciona la normatividad vigente en Colombia, la cual presenta aspectos relevantes a tener en cuenta para incrementar la competitividad de las curtiembres
Empowering One Community at a Time for Policy, System and Environmental Changes to Impact Obesity
Authors: Betancourt Katrina , Ridgway Andrea , Rockenbach Joy , Eady Sequoya , Thompson Joanice , Bateman Lori Brand , Fouad Mona N. , Schoenberger Yu-Mei M.
Published: November 2017

Objective: This article describes Mayors Mentoring Mayors (3M), an initiative of the Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), which expanded to five states to become the signature community initiative of the Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collab­orative Center (Mid-South TCC) for Health Disparities Research.

Methods: The 3M program is an exten­sion of the Growing Healthy Communities (GHC) program, which sought to build capacity within communities to reduce obesity by implementing policy, system and environmental (PSE) changes that support healthy living. GHC where the mayor was involved had the most significant changes toward better health. These mayors were recruited to share their successes, lessons learned, and best practices with their col­leagues through a series of Lunch & Learns. Following the GHC and 3M models, a multi-state approach to expand 3M to five additional states was developed. ArCOP partnered with the Mid-South TCC to recruit mayors in the five states.

Results: Five Lunch & Learn events were held across Arkansas between March and May 2015, with a total of 98 participants (40 mayors, 37 community leaders, 21 guests). Each regional Lunch & Learn had 1-2 host mayor(s) in attendance, with a total of 9 host mayors. For the 3M regional ex­pansion project, eight GHC Recognition Ap­plications from five states were submitted. Five communities, designated as Emerging, were funded to implement GHC projects.

Conclusion: ArCOP successfully engaged mayors, elected officials, and stakeholders who can influence policy across Arkansas as well as in an additional five states in the Mid-South TCC region to implement obesity PSE prevention strategies.

Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):347-354; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.347.
Vida intelectual, vida política – Entrevista com Werneck Vianna
Authors: Szwako José , Pezzonia Rodrigo
Published: November 2017

Com o perdão do clichê, Luiz Werneck Vianna dispensa apresentações. Nesta entrevista concedida no IUPERJ, debaixo do escaldante calor de fevereiro, o “Wernecão”, como também é carinhosamente chamado, fala de suas idas e vindas acadêmicas, de sua relação passada com a política, de seus problemas de pesquisa, novos e antigos, e de suas principais fontes de inspiração intelectual. Ao passar em revista algumas das mudanças pelas quais atravessaram a política e a sociologia brasileiras nas últimas décadas, a narrativa de Werneck Vianna encerra uma lucidez crítica (e autocrítica) que instiga os iniciantes na disciplina. Apenas um detalhe: o tom informal preservado na transcrição da conversa não trouxe qualquer prejuízo à perspicácia distintiva do professor, a quem agradecemos pela gentileza e disposição.
O Estado das Coisas Debate entre Redistribuição e Reconhecimento
Authors: Souza Luiz Gustavo da Cunha de
Published: November 2017

Este artigo visa dois objetivos em quatro fases: após uma breve introdução sobre a emergência de conflitos por reconhecimento, serão apresentadas as leituras e reconstruções que Nancy Fraser e Axel Honneth fazem desta situação para que, por fim, sejam apontadas direções no debate entre os modelos teóricos destes dois autores, respectivamente da redistribuição e do reconhecimento. Assim, espera-se contribuir tanto para o movimento de situar o debate entre Fraser e Honneth quanto para apontar direções para onde se dirige a teoria social contemporânea.
SAKURAI, Célia; SALLES, Maria do Rosário; PAIVA, Odair da Cruz (org.). Migrações Pós - Segunda Guerra Mundial. Série reflexões, vol.2. Editores: Fapesp, d’ livros editora, Museu do Imigrante-sp. 2009. 128p
Authors: Maciel Lidiane Maria
Published: November 2017

As migrações constituem, contemporanemente e historicamente, um importante processo social. O livro “Migraões pós-segunda guerra mundial”organizado por Célia Sakurai, Maria do Rosário Salles e Odair Paiva, traz ao debate acadêmico novos elementos para pensar os processos desencadeados pelas migrações.
Distal Biceps Tendon Anatomic Repair
Authors: Schmidt Christopher C. , Styron Joseph F. , Lin Edward A. , Brown Brandon T.
Published: November 2017

Distal biceps injuries, which usually occur in active middle-aged men, can result in chronic pain and loss of supination and flexion strength
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The center of an uninjured biceps tendon inserts into the radial tuberosity 6.7 mm anterior to its apex
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The distal biceps anatomic repair can be divided into the following 9 key steps: Step 1: Preoperative planning; Step 2: Positioning; Step 3: Identifying and retrieving the tendon; Step 4: Preparing the 2 heads of the tendon; Step 5: Posterior exposure of tendon footprint; Step 6: Drilling the short and long-head drill holes; Step 7: Passage of the tendon; Step 8: Unicortical button fixation; Step 9: Alternative fixation: cortical trough; and Step 10: Postoperative management.
Management of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Risk-Based Inspection Analysis
Authors: Skovhus Torben Lund , Andersen Erlend Stokstad , Hillier Elizabeth
Published: November 2017

Operating offshore oil and gas production facilities is often associated with high risk. To manage the risk, operators commonly use aids to support decision making in the establishment of a maintenance and inspection strategy. Risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis is widely used in the offshore industry as a means to justify the inspection strategy adopted.

The RBI analysis is a decision-making technique that enables asset managers to identify the risk related to failure of their most critical systems and components, with an effect on safety, environmental, and business-related issues. Risk is a measure of possible loss or injury, and is expressed as the combination of the incident probability and its consequences. A component may have several associated risk levels, depending on the different consequences of failure and the different probabilities of those failures occurring.

Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is a degradation mechanism that has received increased attention from corrosion engineers and asset operators in the past decades. In this paper, the most recent models that have been developed to assess the impact of MIC on asset integrity will be presented and discussed.

From a risk perspective, the current models do not satisfactorily assess MIC, and the models lack a proper view of the MIC threat. Therefore, a review of known parameters that affect MIC is presented. The mapping and identification of parameters are based on the review of past models and an extensive up-to-date literature study.

The parameters are discussed and subsequently combined in a novel procedure that allows the assessment of MIC in an RBI analysis. The procedure is subdivided into one screening step and a detailed assessment, which fits the recommended approach to assess risk in an RBI analysis. To illustrate the practical application of the developed procedure, a field case is presented.
History Matching of Stimulated Reservoir Volume of Shale-Gas Reservoirs Using an Iterative Ensemble Smoother
Authors: Chang Haibin , Zhang Dongxiao
Published: November 2017

Economic production from shale-gas reservoirs typically relies on the drilling of horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing in multiple stages. In addition to the creation of hydraulic fractures, hydraulic-fracturing treatment can also reopen existing natural fractures, which can create a complex-fracture network. The area that is covered by the fracture network is usually termed the stimulated reservoir volume (SRV), and the spatial extent and properties of the SRV are crucial for shale-gas-production behavior. In this work, we propose a method for history matching of the SRV of shale-gas reservoirs using production data. For each hydraulic-fracturing stage, the fracture network is parameterized with one major fracture of the hydraulic fractures and the SRV that represents minor hydraulic fractures and reopened natural fractures. The major fracture is modeled explicitly, whereas the SRV is modeled by the dual-permeability/dual-porosity (DP/DP) model. Moreover, the spatial extent of the SRV is parameterized by the level-set-function values on a predefined representing-node system. After parameterization, an iterative ensemble smoother is used to perform history matching. Both single-stage-fracturing cases and multistage-fracturing cases are set up to test the performance of the proposed method. Numerical results demonstrate that by use of the proposed method, the SRV can be well-recognized by assimilating production data.
Estimating Soil Hydraulic Parameters by Inverse Modeling with PEST
Authors: Li N. , Sun Y. , Wan L. , Ren L.
Published: November 2017

Core Ideas

Coupling SWAP with PEST, soil moisture and ET are included in inverse modeling of soil water flow.

Multi‐objective optimization could improve model predictions and reduce parameter uncertainty.

Observation errors and frequency and spatial arrangement impact predictions and uncertainty.

The accurate estimation of soil hydraulic properties is an important part of the application of hydrological models for quantifying water transport in the vadose zone. Various inverse models have been developed to solve hydraulic properties optimization problems, and the accuracy of the results obtained by different algorithms is still debated because of the inherent ill‐posedness of such problems. In this study, we coupled an agrohydrological Soil–Water–Atmosphere–Plant (SWAP) model with an independent parameter estimation program (PEST) to calibrate the soil hydraulic parameters and investigate the uncertainty in the parameter estimations. The objectives of this study were to assess to what extent the SWAP model can be calibrated from a single observation (only soil moisture, θ) and further to investigate whether involving additional evapotranspiration fluxes including actual evapotranspiration (ETa), actual evaporation (Ea), or actual transpiration (Ta) can lead to an improvement in model predictions and a reduction in parameter uncertainty. Extensive synthetic experiments were conducted to achieve the objectives. Both double (winter wheat [Triticum aestivum L.]–summer maize [Zea mays L.]) and single (only winter wheat or only summer maize) cropping systems were considered in the multi‐objective optimizations. The results indicate that although the addition of evapotranspiration fluxes does not necessarily improve the accuracy of the soil moisture prediction, it can reduce the parameter uncertainty for both single‐ and double‐cropping systems. Moreover, the parameter estimation of the topsoil layer could greatly benefit from the addition of Ea, whereas the addition of Ta could help reduce the parameter uncertainty of the lower layers.
One‐Dimensional Seepage in Unsaturated, Expansive Soils
Authors: Potkay Aaron
Published: November 2017

Core Ideas

We present a new equation to describe seepage through unsaturated, swelling soils.

This equation describes flow in saturated, unsaturated, rigid, and nonrigid soils.

Rigid, unsaturated seepage equations overestimate dissipation in swelling soils.

This study presents a new nonlinear partial differential equation to describe the dissipation of suction within unsaturated, swelling soils by vertical moisture flow using a material coordinate and soil parameters defined by constitutive surfaces from volume change theory. The equation takes a form similar to two classic equations that describe the flow of water within a soil matrix but accounts for the soil's interactions: the soil structure, water phase, suction, and stress. This new equation may simplify to Richards' equation for unsaturated flow through rigid media and to Terzaghi's consolidation equation under appropriate conditions. Although intended for unsaturated, swelling soils, this new equation may be applied to describe the vertical dissipation of pore pressures for all soils: saturated or unsaturated and rigid or nonrigid. Lastly, several simulations showed that the use of Richards' equation overestimates the rate of suction dissipation in swelling soils.
Impact of using humor advertisement on airline customers’ mental image
Authors: Hashem Tareq
Published: November 2017

The study aims to investigate the impact of using humor advertisements on airline customers’ mental image. To achieve the main objective, a questionnaire was designed according to research hypotheses. The study population consists of airline customers that operate in Jordan and those who were exposed to a humor advertisement on the planes. Each person was asked before filling the questionnaire if he was previously exposed during one of his flights to humor advertisement or not. A convenient sample of 700 people was selected, 587 valid questionnaires have been collected. The research concluded that humor advertising has a significant impact on the formation of airline customers’ mental image, moreover, aggressive humor variable is considered the most influential variable on airline customers’ mental image. The research suggested some recommendations, such as: airlines should adopt humorous marketing activities in high level, and to benefit from leading companies experiences in order to meet customer needs and desires.
As well as, they should encourage customers to respond to them in expressing their opinion about humor advertisements they make.
EVOLUTION OF CONCEPTS ON POLYPOID VEGETATION IN THE NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL SINUSIS
Authors: Kalyapin D. D.
Published: November 2017

Nasal polyps are known to mankind since ancient times. However, to this day, the polypoid vegetation processes remain insufficiently studied, and the problem of polypous rhinosinusitis is widespread.

According to the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps EPOS-2012, thе pathology affects 2–4.3% of the Europe population [1]. The majority of domestic epidemiological studies show that nasal polyposis affects about 1% of the population in our country [2, 3]. From there, it can be assumed that polypous rhinosinusitis is an actual problem for at least 1.5 million citizens of our country [3]. Moreover, both domestic and foreign scientists agree that all available statistical data are strongly underestimated due to the large number of subclinical forms of this pathology and low incidence of outpatient visits [1, 2, 4, 5]. Average incidence of outpatient visits is 4.9 per 10 000  population in the Russian Federation. On top of that, the region-wise statistics vary little (3.7–5.8 per 10 000), which indicates that this type of pathology is spread uniformly [2].
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO CHRONIC RHINITIS ACCORDING TO THE POLYCLINIC DATA OF AMBULATORY SERVICE OF MOSCOW
Authors: Savlevich E. L. , Kozlov V. S. , Zharkikh M. A. , Chernyshova D. A. , Ruzakova E. A.
Published: November 2017

The term «rhinitis» comprises a large heterogeneous group of diseases with different etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms. The latest consensual documents recommend that all rhinitis be classified into 3 main types: infectious, allergic (AR) and non-infectious and non-allergic with subsequent subdivision of each type into separate subtypes. In the Russian Federation, standards and clinical guidelines have been developed only for allergic rhinitis. The therapeutic agement of 779 patients with chronic rhinitis in outpatient settings have been analysed. When formulating the diagnosis, codes J31.0 and J30.0 and the terms «Hypertrophic rhinitis» and «Vasomotor rhinitis» were used for non-allergic rhinitis, while code J30.4 and the terms «Allergic rhinitis» or «Vasomotor-allergic rhinitis» were used for allergic genesis. The diagnosis «Intermittent AR» was indicated once, and severity was mentioned only in 2 patients. In AR group  (216 people), a comprehensive study was performed in 6.5% of cases, the diagnosis was established empirically in 52.7% of cases. Antihistamines were prescribed in 27.3% of cases, intranasal corticosteroids in 77.8%, montelukast in 9.7%, allergen-specific immunotherapy was performed in 1.9%. In non-allergic rhinitis (563 patients), 77.4% intranasal received corticosteroids, 7.5% received antihistamines, 3.7% – montelukast, 4.8% underwent surgical treatment. In both groups, original methods of therapy in the form of local antibiotics, homeopathic drugs, bacterial lysates were reported. In the AR group, a violation of the step-by-step therapy regimen was identified.
O RESÍDUO DE PESCADO E O USO SUSTENTÁVEL NA ELABORAÇÃO DE COPRODUTOS
Authors: Vilarinho Bruno Vilarinho Victorino Pinto Victorino Pinto , Bezerra Amanda Esteves , Amorim Elizete , Valadão Romulo Cardoso , Oliveira Gesilene Mendonça
Published: November 2017

A produção e consumo de pescado cresceu expressivamente nos últimos anos. Porém, surgem problemas relacionados à destinação dos resíduos sólidos produzidos na transformação do pescado. Estima-se que 50% da matéria-prima processada seja responsável pela geração de resíduos. O descarte inadequado ocasiona sérios impactos ambientais. O emprego de tecnologias emergentes e inovadoras surge como uma alternativa para agregação de valor ao resíduo que é descartado, diminuindo problemas de poluição ambiental. Desse modo, objetivou-se realizar uma revisão de literatura acerca da geração de resíduos na indústria do pescado e sobre as opções para o correto aproveitamento desse material, contribuindo para a sustentabilidade da pesca e aquicultura. Para seleção das referências foram consultadas as bases de dados Science Direct, SCOPUS, Scielo.org, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture e Wiley Online Library, utilizando-se os descritores “resíduo de pescado” e “coprodutos de pescado”. Foram selecionados e incluídos artigos e documentos originais indexados no período entre 2005 e 2017, cujo objetivo e tema central era resíduo de pescado. A destinação dos resíduos não comestíveis (cabeça, vísceras, escamas e pele) para alimentação animal tem sido proposta para a fabricação de farinha, silagem e óleo de pescado, surgindo como opção de baixo custo. Quanto aos resíduos comestíveis do pescado (espinhaço, aparas da filetagem, pescado de baixo valor econômico), esses têm a opção de serem empregados na fabricação de formatados, embutidos e reestruturados de pescado. Na elaboração desses produtos, a Carne Mecanicamente Separada (CMS) e a Carne Triturada de Pescado (CTP), obtida a partir dos resíduos comestíveis, têm sido usadas como matéria-prima de baixo custo e elevado valor nutricional. Apesar das tecnologias disponíveis para aproveitamento dos resíduos, uma parte ainda é descartada de forma inadequada pelas indústrias. Seu aproveitamento para alimentação animal ou humana mostra-se viável pela possibilidade de agregação de valor aos resíduos e redução do descarte.
Future streamflow simulation in a snow-dominated Rocky Mountain headwater catchment
Authors: Neupane Ram P. , Adamowski Jan F. , White Joseph D. , Kumar Sandeep
Published: November 2017

The Rocky Mountains in North America are comprised of headwater snow catchments that provide sustained seasonal flow downstream. Changes in streamflow over the last half century in these basins may be associated with changing climate with increased temperature and variable precipitation, shifting seasonal hydrology. We investigated potential changes in future hydrology in a Rocky Mountain headwater catchment by simulating water budgets of the Athabasca River located in Jasper National Park, Canada. Potential hydrologic changes were predicted using a calibrated version of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). Future discharge and other parts of the catchment water budget were projected based on the global circulation model (GCM) derived from the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) for the latter part of the century (2081–2099). A projected decrease in future precipitation resulted in reduced mean annual streamflow, by up to 86%, compared to the baseline period for the catchment. Projected summer streamflow decreased from 58 to 39%. Streamflow increased from 13 to 26% during the spring, dampening the dominance of summer peak-flow hydrology. Colder winters for the future scenarios increase the overall proportion of precipitation as winter snowfall. However, dramatically lower precipitation estimated for this basin will drive water limits for the future.
Storm event-based frequency analysis method
Authors: Jun Changhyun , Qin Xiaosheng , Tung Yeou-Koung , De Michele Carlo
Published: November 2017

In this study, a storm event-based frequency analysis method was proposed to mitigate the limitations of conventional rainfall depth–duration–frequency (DDF) analysis. The proposed method takes the number, rainfall depth, and duration of rainstorm events into consideration and is advantageous in estimation of more realistic rainfall quantiles for a given return period. For the purpose of hydraulics design, the rainfall depth thresholds are incorporated to retrieve the rainstorm events for estimating design rainfalls. The proposed method was tested against the observed rainfall data from 1961 to 2010 at Seoul, Korea and the computed rainfall quantiles were compared with those estimated using the conventional frequency analysis method. The study results indicated that the conventional method was likely to overestimate the rainfall quantiles for short rainfall durations. It represented that the conventional method could reflect rainfall characteristics of actual rainstorm events if longer durations (like 24 hours) were considered for estimation of design rainfalls.