bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Advocacy for Children With Social-Communication Needs: Perspectives From Parents and School Professionals
Authors: Burke Meghan M. , Meadan-Kaplansky Hedda , Patton Kimberly A. , Pearson Jamie N. , Cummings Katrina P. , Lee Chung eun
Published: June 2017

Although parents of children with disabilities often advocate for special education services, most research has only examined advocacy from the perspectives of parents. Given that advocacy is an interpersonal exchange, it is crucial to understand the perspectives of parents and school professionals. In this study, focus groups were conducted with 47 parents of children with disabilities and school professionals (i.e., special education teachers and speech language pathologists) regarding how parents advocate for supports, desired social-communication supports, the impact of advocacy, and the perceptions of school professionals toward advocacy. Parents and school professionals reported similar advocacy strategies and desired social-communication supports. Parents and professionals also reported that advocacy can yield positive outcomes for children with disabilities. However, parents reported that some school professionals negatively perceived parent advocacy and that parent advocacy can yield negative outcomes, whereas school professionals reported positively perceiving parent advocacy. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Practices of attention, possibilities for care: Making situations matter in food safety inspection
Authors: Lavau Stephanie , Bingham Nick
Published: June 2017

In this article the authors explore how attention and care are related in practice, as encountered in their ethnographic fieldwork on food safety inspection in the UK. Noting that there is a tendency to conceptually conflate the two activities within recent literatures, the authors tease apart the attention and care of inspection to propose that attention offers the conditions of possibility for care, and that its quality can shape that care in significant ways. Attention in this account does not involve simply a visual culture of surveillance, but includes the diverse range of sensory, bodily engagements through which the situations of animal and food production are made to matter. The study explores how three aspects of this version of attention – ecological, economical and educational – interact at a moment of significant regulatory change to leave key methods of supporting and improving the situations of food businesses vulnerable and difficult to sustain. The article concludes by reflecting on the general and specific implications of this way of thinking about attention for how care in policy practice is understood, valued and protected.
Moving Glaciers: Remaking Nature and Mineral Extraction in Chile
Authors: Li Fabiana
Published: June 2017

The controversial Pascua-Lama mining project, straddling the border between Chile and Argentina and operated by Canada’s Barrick Gold, gained international notoriety when the company proposed to “move” three glaciers located at the mine site. The glaciers variously appeared, changed form, and disappeared as the project was developed, presented to the public, subjected to various modifications, and ultimately put on hold. The environmental impact assessment process created an inventory of the landscape that turned nature into an object of environmental management. At the same time, the element of public participation embedded in Chile’s environmental impact legislation helped to mobilize local and international activism.

El polémico proyecto minero de Pascua-Lama que maneja la empresa canadiense Barrick Gold en la frontera entre Chile y Argentina quedó sometido al escrutinio internacional cuando la empresa propuso “mover” tres glaciares situados en la mina. Los glaciares aparecieron, cambiaron de forma y desaparecieron conforme el proyecto se desarrollaba, presentaba ante el público y era sometido a diversas modificaciones; en última instancia, fue suspendido. El proceso de evaluación de impacto ambiental dio lugar a un inventario del paisaje que convirtió a la naturaleza en un objeto de gestión ambiental. Al mismo tiempo, la participación ciudadana fundamentada en la legislación chilena de impacto ambiental ayudó a movilizar activistas locales e internacionales.
Naturally Acquired Canine Herpesvirus-Associated Meningoencephalitis
Authors: Jager Mason C. , Sloma Erica A. , Shelton Morgan , Miller Andrew D.
Published: June 2017

Canid alphaherpesvirus 1 (CHV) causes morbidity and mortality in susceptible puppies. While the neuropathology of experimentally infected puppies has been detailed, characterization of naturally acquired infections is limited. The aim of this study was to describe the histologic, immunohistochemical, and in situ hybridization features of CHV encephalitis in the dog. Six female and 11 male puppies ranging in age from stillborn to 57 days old were included. Histologically, lesions included multifocal glial nodules (16/17, 94%), meningeal infiltrates (15/17, 88%), and cerebellar cortical necrosis (6/9, 67%); however, robust inflammation was not a significant feature in any of the cases. Immunohistochemistry for CD3, CD20, MAC387, and Iba1 was performed. Although T cells predominated over B cells, the overall number of cells was small in all cases both within the glial nodules and the meninges. In 16 of 16 (100%) cases, glial nodules were diffusely immunoreactive for Iba1; however, limited or no immunoreactivity for MAC387 was present. In situ hybridization directed at the CHV thymidine kinase gene revealed CHV nucleic acid in the granule neurons of the cerebellar folia (8/9; 89%), endothelial cells in the meninges and parenchyma (12/17, 71%), and individual randomly distributed neurons (6/17, 35%). These results clarify the pathology of naturally acquired CHV infection and indicate that developing cerebellar granule neurons are an important site of viral replication.
Xeno-racism and the scourge of Roma school exclusion
Authors: Searle Chris
Published: June 2017

The author, formerly a head teacher in Sheffield and adviser to the education authority, exposes the fact that around a quarter of all recently arrived Slovak Roma children are now excluded from Sheffield schools. He places this form of blatant discrimination in the context of former racist institutional responses such as the labelling of West Indian children as educationally sub-normal and their forced withdrawal from mainstream education in the 1960s and 1970s. Only the solidarity shown by the Yemeni community to the Roma children, victims of xeno-racism and bullying, provides hope.
Insight et comportements violents dans une cohorte de patients souffrant de premiers épisodes de psychose
Authors: Moulin Valerie , Palix Julie , Alameda Luis , Gholamrezaee M. Mehdi , Baumann Philipp S. , Gasser Jacques , Elowe Julien , Solida Alessandra , Conus Philippe
Published: June 2017

Objectifs:

Une proportion importante de patients présentant un premier épisode psychotique commettent des actes violents hétéro-agressifs. L’objectif de cette étude est d’explorer l’association entre insight et comportement violent (CV) et l’évolution de l’insight durant la période de suivi.

Méthode:

L’étude est conduite sur une cohorte prospective de 265 patients recrutés au sein du programme de traitement et d’intervention précoce dans les troubles psychotiques et suivis sur une période de 3 ans. L’évaluation de l’insight est basée sur une échelle d’insight en 3 points et l’item de l’insight à la Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Les CV ont été évalués par les case-managers, par les informations provenant des services forensiques et par l’intermédiaire d’un relevé des CV en cours d’hospitalisation. Des analyses de régression logistique uni-variées et multi-variées, des tests-t et des corrélations ont été réalisés.

Résultats:

L’effet significatif de l’insight comme facteur associé aux CV trouvé dans les analyses uni-variées disparaît après avoir contrôlé l’effet des symptômes positifs, du diagnostic de dépendance aux substances, de l’impulsivité et de l’adhésion au traitement.

Conclusion:

Si la prise de conscience des patients à l’égard de leur maladie évolue positivement au cours du traitement, nos résultats suggèrent que le risque de survenue de CV n’est pas influencé par le degré d’insight. Il est par contre significativement lié à l’abus de substances et à l’impulsivité, impliquant de cibler ces deux dimensions dans les stratégies préventives. L’impact de l’insight sur le CV doit être l’objet d’analyses prospectives plus précises.
Use of Mobile Devices for English Language Learner Students in the United States
Authors: Ok Min Wook , Ratliffe Katherine T.
Published: June 2017

Mobile devices have become widely used in K-12 education settings for teaching diverse students. We comprehensively reviewed 11 studies published between 2005 and 2016 that examined the use of mobile devices for teaching K-12th grade English language learner students in the United States. We also examined the methodological quality of the studies. Results of the review indicated promising effects from using mobile devices for teaching K-12th grade students who are learning English. Using the devices for instruction led to improved learning, self-efficacy, and engagement and increased students’ time with the academic content. Results of the review also indicated that additional studies are needed with improved methodological quality. We discussed directions for future research and implications for practice.
Causality on longitudinal data: Stable specification search in constrained structural equation modeling
Authors: Rahmadi Ridho , Groot Perry , van Rijn Marieke HC , van den Brand Jan AJG , Heins Marianne , Knoop Hans , Heskes Tom ,   the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative,   the MASTERPLAN Study Group,   the OPTIMISTIC consortium
Published: June 2017

A typical problem in causal modeling is the instability of model structure learning, i.e., small changes in finite data can result in completely different optimal models. The present work introduces a novel causal modeling algorithm for longitudinal data, that is robust for finite samples based on recent advances in stability selection using subsampling and selection algorithms. Our approach uses exploratory search but allows incorporation of prior knowledge, e.g., the absence of a particular causal relationship between two specific variables. We represent causal relationships using structural equation models. Models are scored along two objectives: the model fit and the model complexity. Since both objectives are often conflicting, we apply a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm to search for Pareto optimal models. To handle the instability of small finite data samples, we repeatedly subsample the data and select those substructures (from the optimal models) that are both stable and parsimonious. These substructures can be visualized through a causal graph. Our more exploratory approach achieves at least comparable performance as, but often a significant improvement over state-of-the-art alternative approaches on a simulated data set with a known ground truth. We also present the results of our method on three real-world longitudinal data sets on chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer disease, and chronic kidney disease. The findings obtained with our approach are generally in line with results from more hypothesis-driven analyses in earlier studies and suggest some novel relationships that deserve further research.
Pulmonary hyalinosis in captive sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps)
Authors: Sokol Set A. , Agnew Dalen W. , Lewis Anne D. , Southard Teresa L. , Miller Andrew D.
Published: June 2017

Pulmonary hyalinosis is an idiopathic, typically incidental lesion of old dogs, characterized by multifocal aggregates of epithelioid and multinucleate macrophages that surround periodic acid–Schiff (PAS)-positive hyaline material in airways. Lung lesions resembling pulmonary hyalinosis were observed in 6 captive adult sugar gliders ( Petaurus breviceps; 5 females and 1 male) in a retrospective review of 18 autopsied animals. Clinical signs for 3 of the sugar gliders included lethargy, tachypnea, and dyspnea. At autopsy, 5 of 6 animals had comorbid lesions that were the primary cause of death. Gross pulmonary lesions were characterized by mildly firm, discolored, vaguely nodular areas of parenchyma. Histologic examination of the lung revealed granulomatous inflammation with intracellular and extracellular amphophilic hyaline bodies within alveoli and airways. Hyaline bodies were positive for PAS and oil red O staining, blue via crystal violet staining, and displayed birefringence under polarized light, similar to findings in dogs with pulmonary hyalinosis.
Impact of Generalized Joint Laxity on Plantar Loading Patterns in Young Females
Authors: Aydın Elif , Metin Tellioğlu Ayfer , Kurt Ömürlü Imran , Turan Yasemin
Published: June 2017

Background:

Generalized joint laxity is often associated with gait deviations. The aim of this study was to investigate the static and dynamic loading pattern of the foot with increasing joint mobility and to discuss the potential impact of this condition on the plantar loading patterns.

Methods:

Seventy female participants between ages of 18 and 30 were included in this cross-sectional survey. The Beighton-Horan Joint Mobility Index scores were assessed and participants divided into 3 categories: no hypermobility (NH) group, scores 0 to 2; moderate hypermobility (MH) group, scores 3 to 4; distinct hypermobility (DH) group, scores 5 to 9. Pedobarographic analysis was performed both in static and walking conditions. Dynamic foot loading examined in 10 anatomic zones. Contact areas of forefoot, midfoot, and rearfoot were recorded.

Results:

In the dynamic pedobarographic analysis, individuals with distinct joint hypermobility displayed higher peak pressure and maximum force values under the hallux, compared with other groups ( P < .05). The maximum force value of the second metatarsal was higher in the DH group than in the MH group ( P < .05).

Conclusion:

Our study results suggest that plantar loading pattern differs with increasing degrees of the hypermobility score.

Clinical Relevance:

Differences in plantar loading parameters in people with severe joint mobility scores may be useful in interpreting the foot pathologies of these individuals.
Potential Benefits of Ameliorating Metabolic and Nutritional Abnormalities in People With Profound Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Glick Norris R , Fischer Milton H
Published: June 2017

Background:

People with profound developmental disabilities have some of the most severe neurological impairments seen in society, have accelerated mortality due to huge medical challenges, and yet are often excluded from scientific studies. They actually have at least 2 layers of conditions: (1) the original disability and (2) multiple under-recognized and underexplored metabolic and nutritional imbalances involving minerals (calcium, zinc, and selenium), amino acids (taurine, tryptophan), fatty acids (linoleic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, adrenic acid, Mead acid, plasmalogens), carnitine, hormones (insulinlike growth factor 1), measures of oxidative stress, and likely other substances and systems.

This review provides the first list of metabolic and nutritional abnormalities commonly found in people with profound developmental disabilities and, based on the quality of life effects of similar abnormalities in neurotypical people, indicates the potential effects of these abnormalities in this population which often cannot communicate symptoms.

Key messages:

We propose that improved understanding and management of these disturbed mechanisms would enhance the quality of life of people with profound developmental disabilities. Such insights may also apply to people with other conditions associated with disability, including some diseases requiring stem cell implantation and living in microgravity.
Advocacy Coalition for Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry: The Case of Los Angeles County’s Measure B
Authors: Cohen Adam Carl , Tavrow Paula , McGrath Mark Roy
Published: June 2017

Background. Performers in the adult film industry are routinely exposed to bloodborne pathogens. In 2012, public health advocates in Los Angeles County convinced voters to pass a ballot initiative—Measure B—to mandate condom use on adult film sets. This article presents a case study of the advocacy coalition’s strategies used to achieve greater workplace safety using the advocacy coalition framework. Method. The authors were given access to all memoranda, market research, and campaign tools used to promote Measure B. To reconstruct adult film industry counterefforts, the authors reviewed trade publications, social media, and blog posts. Results. When legislative efforts failed, advocates engaged in a step-by-step strategy built around voters to achieve passage of a ballot initiative mandating condom use for all adult films produced in Los Angeles County. Although the industry immediately filed a lawsuit after passage of Measure B, its constitutionality has been upheld. Conclusions. Measure B passed because public health advocates were able to assemble scientific evidence, build public support, counter false claims, and maintain consistent messages throughout the campaign. The adult film industry lacked social capital, cohesion, and nimbleness. To bolster regulatory efforts, appealing to voters to favor safe workplaces may be an effective advocacy strategy for other industries.
Drawing the Line
Authors: Fowler Eric , Kurlychek Megan C.
Published: June 2017

Every state maintains some mechanism by which youths can be tried as adults in criminal courts. While scholars have long debated the inherent benefits or detriments of prosecuting youths as adults, empirical studies of actual outcomes have provided mixed findings and have been limited by problems of selection bias and jurisdictional differences in processing. The current research aims to further inform this literature by capitalizing on a policy change in Connecticut that raised the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 17 on January 1, 2010, creating a natural experiment to assess the recidivism differences for youths based upon the system of processing: juvenile versus adult court. Findings from a 2-year follow-up reveal that 16-year-olds processed in juvenile courts had substantially reduced rates of recidivism with odds of rearrest that were between .462 and .630 less than for 16-year-olds processed in adult courts dependent on model specification.
Insights for the Conservation of Native Tree Species Gleaned From the Advance Regeneration Community in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Landscape
Authors: Mesa-Sierra Natalia , Laborde Javier
Published: June 2017

The pervasive loss of primary forest in the tropics means that we need a better understanding of how transforming tropical landscapes affects plant regeneration if we wish to recover and maintain the diverse composition, structure, and function of tropical forest and landscapes. Advance regeneration (AR) is a crucial stage in forest dynamics; it includes all the immature woody plants that germinate and establish and may eventually form part of the forest as adults. In this study, we describe AR in three contiguous habitats in the tropics of central Veracruz, Mexico: a protected tropical semideciduous forest, a 17-year-old secondary forest (SF), and coastal dune scrub (DS). The community attributes of the AR were analyzed among and within the three habitats as were the relationship between its spatial variability and microenvironmental conditions and the attributes of the adult woody vegetation. In total, 3,195 individuals belonging to 95 species and 40 families were recorded in 90 quadrats of 25 m2 (sampling area: 2,250 m2). Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae) was the most abundant species (1,498 individuals) and occurred in all three habitats. Despite having an adult community dominated by secondary species, the AR of the SF had a high degree of similarity with the primary forest. In the DS, late successional species were rare indicating it will likely take centuries for it to become a forest. Regardless of the severe fragmentation of the area and its nutrient-poor sandy soils, our results show that the seasonally dry tropical region of central Veracruz is highly resilient.
Poor Consumer Comprehension and Plan Selection Inconsistencies Under the 2016 HealthCare.gov Choice Architecture
Authors: Wang Annabel Z. , Scherr Karen A. , Wong Charlene A. , Ubel Peter A.
Published: June 2017

Background: Many health policy experts have endorsed insurance competition as a way to reduce the cost and improve the quality of medical care. In line with this approach, health insurance exchanges, such as HealthCare.gov , allow consumers to compare insurance plans online. Since the 2013 rollout of HealthCare.gov , administrators have added features intended to help consumers better understand and compare insurance plans. Although well-intentioned, changes to exchange websites affect the context in which consumers view plans, or choice architecture, which may impede their ability to choose plans that best fit their needs at the lowest cost. Methods: By simulating the 2016 HealthCare.gov enrollment experience in an online sample of 374 American adults, we examined comprehension and choice of HealthCare.gov plans under its choice architecture. Results: We found room for improvement in plan comprehension, with higher rates of misunderstanding among participants with poor math skills ( P < 0.05). We observed substantial variations in plan choice when identical plan sets were displayed in different orders ( P < 0.001). However, regardless of order in which they viewed the plans, participants cited the same factors as most important to their choices ( P > 0.9). Limitations: Participants were drawn from a general population sample. The study does not assess for all possible plan choice influencers, such as provider networks, brand recognition, or help from others. Conclusions: Our findings suggest two areas of improvement for exchanges: first, the remaining gap in consumer plan comprehension and, second, the apparent influence of sorting order—and likely other choice architecture elements—on plan choice. Our findings inform strategies for exchange administrators to help consumers understand and select plans that better fit their needs.
Novel variants in NUDT15 and thiopurine intolerance in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from diverse ancestry
Authors: Moriyama Takaya , Yang Yung-Li , Nishii Rina , Ariffin Hany , Liu Chengcheng , Lin Ting-Nien , Yang Wenjian , Lin Dong-Tsamn , Yu Chih-Hsiang , Kham Shirley , Pui Ching-Hon , Evans William E. , Jeha Sima , Relling Mary V. , Yeoh Allen Eng-Juh , Yang Jun J.
Published: June 2017

Key Points

We identified 3 novel loss-of-function variants in NUDT15 linked to thiopurine intolerance. Our findings extended the importance of NUDT15 variation in thiopurine pharmacogenetics in diverse populations.
Factor VIIa interaction with EPCR modulates the hemostatic effect of rFVIIa in hemophilia therapy: mode of its action
Authors: Keshava Shiva , Sundaram Jagan , Rajulapati Anuradha , Esmon Charles T. , Pendurthi Usha R. , Rao L. Vijaya Mohan
Published: June 2017

Key Points

EPCR levels influence the hemostatic effect of rFVIIa in hemophilia therapy. FVIIa binding to EPCR influences the hemostatic effect of FVIIa because of downregulation of protein C anticoagulation pathway.
Kitchen Table Talk: Richard Fung and Ian Harnarine in Conversation
Authors: Gosine Andil
Published: June 2017

In March 2016, a group of artists and scholars met at York University in Toronto to consider visual arts produced by indenture-descendant creators. Among them were filmmakers Richard Fung and Ian Harnarine, who engaged in a dialogue about their work and responded to inquiries posed by moderator Andil Gosine and others present at the workshop, including Ramabai Espinet and Patricia Mohammed. The conversation focused in particular on Fung's and Harnarine's films centering Indo-Caribbean cultural representation: Fung's 2012 feature-length documentary Dal Puri Diaspora, that traces the origins of the roti, and Harnarine's 2011 Doubles with Slight Pepper, in which Trinidadian street food features in a story about migration and a father-son relationship.
The Politics of Disjuncture, or Freedom from a Caribbean Point of View
Authors: Beckett Greg
Published: June 2017

This essay offers a critical discussion of Yarimar Bonilla's Non-Sovereign Futures: French Caribbean Politics in the Wake of Disenchantment (2015). It argues that Bonilla's account of labor politics in the French Department of Guadeloupe provides us with new ways of thinking about freedom and about politics in the Caribbean more broadly. The Caribbean region has been characterized as a place of political tragedy, in the wake of the repeated failures of revolutionary projects of national independence. Bonilla's ethnography of labor activism in Guadeloupe suggests that a different kind of politics may be emerging in the region, one that decouples the idea of freedom from the idea of national independence and territorial sovereignty. This new political possibility is rooted in what Beckett calls the politics of disjuncture, that is, in the political action that emerges from moments of discontinuity and rupture.
A Short-Run View of What Computers Do: Evidence from a UK Tax Incentive
Authors: Gaggl Paul , Wright Greg C.
Published: June 2017

We study the short-run causal effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption on employment and wage distribution. We exploit a natural experiment generated by a tax allowance on ICT investments and find that the primary effect of ICT is to complement nonroutine, cognitive-intensive work. We also find that the ICT investments led to organizational changes that were associated with increased inequality within the firm and we discuss our findings in the context of theories of ICT adoption and wage inequality. We find that tasks-based models of technological change best fit the patterns that we observe. (JEL D22, J23, J24, J31, M15, O33)
The Persistent Effect of Temporary Affirmative Action
Authors: Miller Conrad
Published: June 2017

I estimate the dynamic effects of federal affirmative action regulation, exploiting variation in the timing of regulation and deregulation across work establishments. Affirmative action increases the black share of employees over time: in 5 years after an establishment is first regulated, the black share of employees increases by an average of 0.8 percentage points. Strikingly, the black share continues to grow at a similar pace even after an establishment is deregulated. I argue that this persistence is driven in part by affirmative action inducing employers to improve their methods for screening potential hires. (JEL J15, J23, J24, J83, K31)
Advances in supply chain and logistics management for a more sustainable society: An introduction
Authors: Santibanez Gonzalez Ernesto DR , Jabbour Charbel J. C.
Published: June 2017

An introduction of the Special Issue on supply chain and logistics management for a more sustainable society.
Variation in rice root traits assessed by phenotyping under drip irrigation
Authors: Parthasarathi T. , Vanitha K. , Mohandass S. , Vered Eli , Meenakshi V.
Published: June 2017

Background: Roots are the key elements in water saving rice cultivation. So, the response of rice roots are to be phenotyped under varied drip irrigation treatments.  Methods: This study describes an investigation on rice root phenotyping under drip irrigation treatments in split-split plot design. Two lateral spacing levels (0.8 and 1.2m), laid at two depths of sub surface irrigation (5-10 and 15-20 cm) by solar powered and well operated irrigation were tested using TNRH 180, JKRH 3333 and ADT(R)45 rice genotypes during the summer season (2013 & 2014) in Coimbatore, India. Conventional aerobic irrigation was considered as control.  Results and Discussion: An increased root length, root density (length and weight), root Adinosine Tri Phosphotase enzyme activity, root volume and filled grain percentage were favored in aerobic rice under the conditions of 0.8m lateral distance with 5-10cm depth of sub surface drip irrigation (SDI). Improved root characteristics were observed in JKRH 3333 rice hybrid, and root density and thickness favored the filled grains and yield increment in rice by drip irrigation. The 0.8m lateral distance laid out at 5-10cm depth SDI with solar system proliferated more roots at subsurface soil layer with significant yield increment in rice.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INSTITUTE'S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Резник Семен , Reznik Semen
Published: June 2017

The article reveals the essence of the concept of social responsibility,

presents the main areas of involvement of business

structures in socially-oriented activities, gives the results of its study

on the example of Russian enterprises, identifies specific features of

social marketing in Russia and offers recommendations for integrating

the social component in the strategy of commercial companies.
THE STRATEGY OF INVESTMENT AND INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ON THE BASIS OF THE ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT APPEAL
Authors: Новичкова  , Novichkova Ol'ga
Published: June 2017

In this article special attention is paid to questions of investment

appeal of the organization in the conditions of the changing

economic conditions, both in the country, and in the world. On

the basis of the analysis of an investment potential the strategy of

investment and innovative development of the entity within forming

of the fundamental purposes and tasks on a long-term basis is

offered. By means of the developed strategy accurate determination

of a rate of actions and competent resource allocations is performed,

as will promote achievement of an effective objective.
Management and Economics: Question of Development Goals
Authors: Толкачев  , Tolkachev P.
Published: June 2017

The article discusses the relationship of economic management with the economic basis. The thesis is substantiated that effective economic management depends on economic ideal, to which society will strive to achieve. The world surrounding a person constantly retains its essential fundamental properties. And in this way it is perfect. Man spiritually assumes himself above nature. Potentially, he sees himself as a master of the natural world. However, acting in nature as an independent free force, he constantly reveals his imperfect. Because of his limited knowledge of the infinitely complex nature, everything that a person creates is imperfect. The path to perfection is the natural goal of man’s life on earth. However, on this common path, all nations and their large groups – civilizations – are moving along different roads. And in modern conditions, these differences have reached a dangerous feature – more and more the confrontation of civilizations is emerging. The historical feature of the Russian economic worldview is the absolute priority of moral ideals. Its deep economic ideals are not aggressive in relation to other countries and peoples. These ideals are in finding and multiplying of good. Therefore, potentially, Russia can counteract the negative scenario of the development of civilizational conflicts.
Addition of Glute-Ham-Gastroc Raise to a Resistance Training Program: Effect on Jump Propulsion and Landing
Authors: Chiu Loren Z.F. , Yaremko Anita , vonGaza Gabriella L.
Published: June 2017

Chiu LZF, Yaremko A, and vonGaza GL. Addition of glute-ham-gastroc raise to a resistance training program: effect on jump propulsion and landing. J Strength Cond Res 31(9): 2562–2571, 2017—Exercises such as squats and cleans are commonly used in resistance training programs to enhance athletic performance. However, these exercises may not effectively train the gastrocnemius, an important muscle for energy generation and absorption. The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of adding glute-ham-gastroc raise exercise to target the gastrocnemius to a traditional resistance training program involving squats and cleans. Vertical jump height, weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion, and jump propulsion and landing mechanics were examined before and after an 8-week training intervention in female youth volleyball players. Approach (with: ∆ = 2.6 ± 1.7 cm; 90% confidence interval [CI] [1.8–3.6 cm] vs. without: ∆ = 1.8 ± 1.9 cm; 90% CI [0.8–2.8 cm]) and standing (with: ∆ = 2.7 ± 1.7 cm; 90% CI [1.7–3.6 cm] vs. without: ∆ = 1.6 ± 1.5 cm; 90% CI [0.8–2.4 cm]) vertical jump height increased more in the group performing glute-ham-gastroc raise. Weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion increased when glute-ham-gastroc raise was included (left: ∆ = 4.1 ± 4.1°; 90% CI [1.9–6.4°] and right: ∆ = 4.1 ± 3.9°; 90% CI [1.9–6.2°]) but did not appear to change with resistance training only (left: ∆ = 1.4 ± 4.5°; 90% CI [−1.0 to 3.9°] and right: ∆ = 2.5 ± 4.4°; [−0.3 to 4.5°]). No discernible differences were observed for changes in jump propulsion and landing mechanics between groups. Glute-ham-gastroc raise may have a beneficial effect with young athletes when added to squat- and clean-based resistance training programs.
The National Football League Combine 40-yd Dash: How Important is Maximum Velocity?
Authors: Clark Kenneth P. , Rieger Randall H. , Bruno Richard F. , Stearne David J.
Published: June 2017

Clark, KP, Rieger, RH, Bruno, RF, and Stearne, DJ. The NFL combine 40-yard dash: how important is maximum velocity? J Strength Cond Res 33(6): 1542–1550, 2019—This investigation analyzed the sprint velocity profiles for athletes who completed the 40-yard (36.6 m) dash at the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Combine. The purpose was to evaluate the relationship between maximum velocity and sprint performance, and to compare acceleration patterns for fast and slow athletes. Using freely available online sources, data were collected for body mass and sprint performance (36.6 m time with split intervals at 9.1 and 18.3 m). For each athlete, split times were used to generate modeled curves of distance vs. time, velocity vs. time, and velocity vs. distance using a monoexponential equation. Model parameters were used to quantify acceleration patterns as the ratio of maximum velocity to maximum acceleration (vmax
/amax
, or τ). Linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between maximum velocity and sprint performance for the entire sample. In addition, athletes were categorized into fast and slow groups based on maximum velocity, with independent t-tests and effect size statistics used to evaluate between-group differences in sprint performance and acceleration patterns. Results indicated that maximum velocity was strongly correlated with sprint performance across 9.1, 18.3, and 36.6 m (r
2 of 0.72, 0.83, and 0.94, respectively). However, both fast and slow groups accelerated in a similar pattern relative to maximum velocity (τ = 0.768 ± 0.068 seconds for the fast group and τ = 0.773 ± 0.070 seconds for the slow group). We conclude that maximum velocity is of critical importance to 36.6 m time, and inclusion of more maximum velocity training may be warranted for athletes preparing for the NFL Combine.
Evaluation of the Official Match External Load in Soccer Players With Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Yanci Javier , Castillo Daniel , Iturricastillo Aitor , Reina Raul
Published: June 2017

Yanci, J, Castillo, D, Iturricastillo, A, and Reina, R. Evaluation of the official match external load in soccer players with cerebral palsy. J Strength Cond Res 33(3): 866–873, 2019—The aims of this study were to analyze the official match external loads (i.e., total distance, distance covered at different speeds, accelerations, decelerations, player load [PL], peak metabolic power, and changes of direction [CODs]) of football players with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine the external loads according to playing time (i.e., <20, 20–40, and >40 minutes). The external load of 31 international football players with CP (23.0 ± 6.6 years; 69.1 ± 9.0 kg; 174.8 ± 7.3 cm) was analyzed during a World Championship Qualification Tournament (n = 8 matches, 58 individual observations). Results showed that the football players with CP covered less distance at high-intensity running and sprinting, performing a smaller number of moderate and high-intensity accelerations and decelerations, had a lower PL, and performed fewer CODs in official matches compared with conventional football players as reported in other studies. The number of minutes played by the players (i.e., <20, 20–40, and >40 minutes) could significantly influence the players' match external load (effect size = 0.3–5.5, small to extremely large). The impairments presented by football players with CP affect players' match external loads, especially in short-term high-intensity neuromuscular actions.
Components of Fatigue: Mind and Body
Authors: Carriker Colin R.
Published: June 2017

Carriker, CR. Components of fatigue: mind and body. J Strength Cond Res 31(11): 3170–3176, 2017—Maximal intensity exercise requires significant energy demand. Subsequently, prolonged high-intensity effort eventually initiates volitional cessation of the event; often preceeded by a sensation of fatigue. Those examining the basis of fatigue tend to advocate either a peripheral or central model to explain such volitional failure. Practitioners and athletes who understand the tenants of fatigue can tailor their exercise regimens to target areas of potential physical or mental limitation. This review examines the rationale surrounding 2 separate models which postulate the origination of fatigue. Although the peripheral model suggests that fatigue occurs at the muscles, others have suggested a teloanticipatory cognitive component which plays a dominant role. Those familiar with both models may better integrate practice-based evidence into evidence-based practice. The highly individual nature of human performance further highlights the compulsion to comprehend the spectrum of fatigue, such that the identification of insufficiencies should mandate the development of a training purview for peak human performance.
Reverse Lunge With Single-Arm Kettlebell Overhead Press
Authors: Handy Richard , Kerksick Chad
Published: June 2017

THE REVERSE LUNGE WITH SINGLE-ARM KETTLEBELL OVERHEAD PRESS IS A GROUND-BASED EXERCISE THAT CHALLENGES THE FRONTAL AND SAGITTAL PLANES. INCORPORATION OF THE MOVEMENT CAN AID IN DEVELOPING STRENGTH AND POWER WHILE ALSO REDUCING INJURY RISK. THIS ARTICLE WILL DISCUSS THE MUSCLES ACTIVATED, PROPER EXERCISE TECHNIQUE, BENEFITS, AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION.
La nébuleuse du handicap. De la diversité dans la mouvance associative québécoise de défense des droits.
Authors: Fougeyrollas Patrick , Boucher Normand , Grenier Yan
Published: June 2017

Chaque être humain est singulier et porteur d’une différence radicale ancrée dans le succès depuis la nuit des temps. Chaque être humain est l’expression des vainqueurs. Pour vivre, il doit biologiquement être viable, être reconnu, nommé et nourri au sein de sa niche locale, familiale, micro et meso systémique, culturelle et écologique. Il est genré, enfant, adulte, aîné, il a des traits communs et des traits distinctifs identitaires. Son corps est potentiel de développement physiologique, psychologique et cognitif, porteur de déficiences dont la plupart sont sans conséquences fonctionnelles significatives.
Efecto de estrés térmico y de irradiación con luz ultravioleta (UV-B) sobre características de Nomuraea rileyi Nm006
Authors: Santos Díaz Adriana Marcela , De Brito Brandão Pedro Filipe , Villamizar Rivero Laura Fernanda
Published: June 2017

ResumenEl hongo entomopatógeno Nomuraea rileyi (aislamiento Nm006) ha demostrado un alto potencial para ser utilizado en el control biológico de gusano cogollero del maíz Spodoptera frugiperda. Sin embargo, este microorganismo es altamente susceptible a condiciones abióticas de estrés, lo que dificulta el desarrollo tecnológico de un bioplaguicida. Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, el objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar el efecto individual de temperatura y luz ultravioleta mediante choques de estrés implementados en el proceso de fermentación sólida. Los conidios obtenidos de los diferentes tratamientos se caracterizaron microbiológicamente (rendimiento y germinación), enzimática (β-esterasa, N-acetilglucosaminidasa y quimoelastasa proteasa Pr1) y biológicamente mediante un bioensayo. Los choques de temperatura no afectaron el rendimiento, germinación y actividad biológica del aislamiento, pero si potenciaron la actividad β-esterasa y la actividad N-acetilglucosaminidasa en comparación con los conidios no expuestos. Con respecto a los choques con luz UV, éstos no mejoraron las características de los conidios de N. rileyi. Con base en los resultados, los choques térmicos a 5 °C y 45 °C, se seleccionaron para la fermentación del hongo, porque no afectaron negativamente ninguna característica y aumentaron las actividades enzimáticas β-esterasa y N-acetilglucosaminidasa de los conidios, lo que podría mejorar la actividad insecticida sobre S. frugiperda.
Um ensaio econômico sobre a defesa da concorrência
Authors: Rangel Ronaldo Raemy
Published: June 2017

O presente ensaio econômico busca ser ou fazer um contraponto às visões judicializadas da defesa da concorrência no Brasil. Baseia-se nos princípios que regem a Divisão Antitruste do Departamento de Justiça dos Estados Unidos da América para fazer uma breve descrição da evolução recente da regulamentação antitruste, indicando uma mudança no foco da intervenção que migrou da ênfase no controle de atos de concentração para a priorização da repressão de condutas anticonpetitivas. Em tal contexto, discute a atuação contemporânea dos órgãos do Sistema Brasileiro de Defesa da Concorrência (SBDC) mas, acima de tudo, sua alteração de postura que, aparentemente, mais “judicializa” os processos do que examina os efeitos econômicos concretos dos atos analisados.
Calculation of reproducibility rates (R0) by simplification of SIR model applied to Influenza A epidemic (H1N1) in Brazil occurred in 2009
Authors: Kock Kelser , Tavares Estevan Grosch , Traebert Jefferson Luiz , Maurici Rosemeri
Published: June 2017

Justificativa e objetivo:A pandemia de influenza A (H1N1) de 2009 atingiu mais de 200 países com graus variados de morbimortalidade, fomentando diversas pesquisas na área, com objetivo de auxiliar futuras estratégias epidemiológicas. A utilização de modelos matemáticos de infecções pode propiciar melhor compreensão deste fenômeno e fornecer subsídios para intervenções em saúde pública. O presente estudo teve como objetivos descrever a taxa de reprodutividade (R0) através da simplificação de modelo matemático epidemiológico, estimar o valor de R0 na pandemia de influenza de 2009 no Brasil e nos estados brasileiros e comparar R0 com a população infectada. Método: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico, utilizando um banco de dados público com notificações de influenza pandêmica ocorrida no Brasil em 2009. Foi proposta uma análise simplificada do modelo compartimental: Suscetível (I), Infectado (I), Recuperado (R), para comparação da taxa de reprodutividade (R0) viral nos estados brasileiros. Também foi correlacionado o valor de R0 com o percentual de infectados. Resultados: Em 12 estados e no Brasil como um todo foi configurado um surto epidêmico, e em cinco estados além do Distrito Federal ocorreu mais de um surto epidêmico. A correlação entre R0 e o percentual de infectados apresentou-se forte e positiva (r = 0,74), demonstrado que uma maior taxa reprodutiva está associada a maior contágio viral.Conclusão: a simplificação matemática realizada neste estudo demonstra outra maneira de identificar epidemias, sendo uma ferramenta básica e de pouca complexidade nas implementações computacionais.

DESCRITORES: Epidemiologia. Epidemia. Simulação por Computador. Influenza humana. Doenças Transmissíveis.
Estratégias de adesão à higienização das mãos por profissionais de saúde
Authors: De Paula Danielle Galdino , Pinto Fabiana Fernandes , Da Silva Renata Flávia Abreu , Paula Vanessa Galdino de , Bilio Rafael De Lima
Published: June 2017

Justificativa e Objetivo: As infecções relacionadas à assistência em saúde constituem séria ameaça à saúde de pacientes hospitalizados e contribuem para aumentar as taxas de mortalidade e morbidade. A higienização das mãos é a medida individual mais simples e de menor custo com vistas a prevenir a disseminação das infecções em serviços de saúde. Mediante o exposto, o estudo busca analisar as publicações relacionadas às estratégias utilizadas para aumentar a adesão dos profissionais de saúde à higienização das mãos em ambiente hospitalar. Conteúdo: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura. Os descritores foram utilizados de maneira isolada e associados pelo descritor booleano AND e OR, por meio dos seguintes critérios de inclusão: trabalhos com texto completo, do tipo artigo, publicados no período de 2008 a 2015, em língua portuguesa e inglesa. Utilizou-se a bases de dados eletrônicas MEDLINE, LILACS e SCIELO. A análise dos núcleos de sentido determinaram onze estratégias mais utilizadas para aumentar a adesão à higienização das mãos em ambiente hospitalar. Conclusão: a disponibilidade de melhores recursos e a utilização de uma única estratégia, por vezes, não foi suficiente para aumentar a adesão, sendo muitas vezes necessária a aplicação de várias estratégias em conjunto com os profissionais de saúde.

DESCRITORES: Infecção hospitalar. Higiene das mãos. Pessoal de saúde
“Hedgehog in the Fog” as a Maidan Hero
Authors: Bezborodova Nataliya
Published: June 2017

Norshtein’s “Hedgehog in the Fog” is a Soviet cartoon about a little hedgehog making his way through a scary world of fog. This film has generated its own lore, and there is also a monument to the hedgehog in Kyiv. During the Maidan events, the hedgehog cartoon acquired a new meaning; the everyman/hedgehog became first a symbol of searching for the right path and then of protest. Maidan brought the destruction of Soviet monuments, but not of the Kyiv hedgehog statue; it was modified to convey these new senses as a part of Kyiv’s cultural heritage. This paper explores the Hedgehog cartoon as the focus of a new lore. The paper is based on the author’s presentation at the American Folklore Society Annual Conference 2014 and her MA thesis, Maidan on Facebook: Sensitive, Expressive and Interpretative Protest Lore.
A Love Story by a Distinguished Russian Old-Believer Storyteller from Latgalia
Authors: Koroleva Jelena , Filosofova Tatiana
Published: June 2017

The strong and vibrant Russian Old Believer community of Eastern Latvia (Latgalia district) produced many gifted artists, writers, poets and storytellers. Some of them went beyond the traditional topical limitations of Orthodox Christianity and wrote poetry and fiction on non-religious matters, such as love, family relations, history and the like. This research aims to bring to light one particular short story The Forced Love written by a self-madeauthor of Old Believer origin, Maria Pakhomovna Blokhina (1926-2010) to a broader readership. The story has been heavily influenced by Russian folk tales and contains valuable insights of the local ethnography and dialect. This study offers an examination of the story's origins, plot, characters and language and aims to demonstrate the literary and folk heritage of the story, to demonstrate the story’s ethnographic relevance of the period and to examine how the deliberate use of the local dialect by the author reveals her creativity in producing a text close to the style of a folk tale.