bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The inion response revisited: evidence for a possible cerebellar contribution to vestibular-evoked potentials produced by air-conducted sound stimulation
Authors: Todd Neil P. M. , Govender Sendhil , Colebatch James G.
Published: December 2016

This study investigated the effect of eye gaze and head position on vestibular-evoked potentials (VsEPs). Head position would be expected to affect myogenic sources, and eye position is known to affect ocular myogenic responses (ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials), whereas a neurogenic source should behave otherwise. Eleven healthy subjects were recruited, and VsEPs, using 72-channel EEG, were recorded at a fixed intensity above the vestibular threshold. Three eye gaze and three head positions were tested (−20°, 0°, and +20° to the horizontal). Short-latency potentials showed that in addition to the expected effect of gaze on infraocular (IO′) leads, where up-gaze gives a maximum response, significant changes in amplitude were also observed in electrodes remote from the eyes and in particular, from contralateral parietal-occipital (PO) and neck (CB′) leads. Short-latency potentials of similar latency were observed (p10/n17 and n10/p17, respectively). The pattern of change with gaze in the PO leads was distinct from that observed for the IO′ leads. For the PO leads, the maximum response was obtained with neutral gaze, and this was also distinct from that observed for CB′ electrodes, where a maximal response was observed with head flexion in the second wave but not the first. Evidence of modulation of N42 and N1 potentials with both eye and head position was also observed. Head- and eye-position manipulation thus suggests that the inion response consists of an early neurogenic component, as well as myogenic responses. The p10/n17 at PO, in particular, may be an indicator of vestibulocerebellar projections.

NEW & NOTEWORTHY Loud sounds were used to activate vestibular receptors in human volunteers and the effects of head and eye position studied for short-latency responses. A potential (p10/n17) recorded in the parieto-occipital leads showed behavior not expected for a response with a myogenic origin. Source modeling suggested a possible origin from the cerebellum. It may represent a new indicator of human vestibulocerebellar function.
Torsion of Hydrosalpinx with Concurrent Acute Cholecystitis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: John Preeti R. , Pasley Amelia M.
Published: December 2016

Introduction.Isolated torsion of the Fallopian tube is an uncommon cause of acute lower abdominal pain and can occur in women of all age groups. Cholecystitis is a frequent cause of upper abdominal pain. We present an unusual case with the presence of these two distinct pathological entities occurring concurrently in the same patient, causing simultaneously occurring symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first reported presentation of such a case.Methods.We describe a 34-year-old premenopausal woman who presented with right sided upper and lower abdominal pain and nausea. Abdominal ultrasound (US) revealed acute cholecystitis. Vaginal US was suggestive of right hydrosalpinx. Intravenous antibiotics were administered and consent was obtained for operative intervention. During laparoscopy, the right Fallopian tube with hydrosalpinx was noted to be twisted three times. The right ovary appeared normal. The gall bladder wall was thickened and inflamed. Laparoscopic right salpingectomy and cholecystectomy were performed.Results.Surgical pathology revealed hydrosalpinx with torsion and acute calculous cholecystitis. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged home on the first postoperative day. Her symptoms resolved after the procedure.Conclusions.In women with abdominal pain, both gynecologic and nongynecologic etiologies should be considered in the differential diagnoses. Concurrent presence of symptomatic gynecologic and nongynecologic intra-abdominal pathology is rare. Isolated Fallopian tube torsion is rare and is associated most often with hydrosalpinx. Some torqued Fallopian tubes can be salvaged. Laparoscopy is useful in management of both Fallopian tube torsion and cholecystitis.
Emergent Management of Intracardiac Thrombosis during Liver Transplantation
Authors: Protin Caroline , Bezinover Dmitri , Kadry Zakiyah , Verbeek Thomas
Published: December 2016

Intraoperative thromboembolism is a well-documented complication associated with orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) but its identification and intraoperative treatment are still an emerging topic in anesthesia. Intracardiac thrombus during OLT is associated with a high mortality rate. There are only a few reports describing the successful management of thromboembolism during OLT. We describe a case where routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during a live donor liver transplantation enabled early detection of an intracardiac thrombus with subsequent successful heparin treatment. Our case suggests that if an intracardiac thrombus is identified early (before hemodynamic instability occurs), the use of IV heparin may be a safe therapeutic option.
Classification of Tattoo Complications in a Hospital Material of 493 Adverse Events
Authors: Serup Jørgen , Sepehri Mitra , Hutton Carlsen Katrina
Published: December 2016

Background/Aims: Tattooing is a global trend. Clinical knowledge of complications is based on case reports collected over a century. Larger cohorts reflecting complications associated with contemporary trends are lacking. Methods: The study was a retrospective review of a consecutive cohort of patients with tattoo complications diagnosed in the “Tattoo Clinic“ of Bispebjerg University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 2008 to 2015, based on patient history and systematic clinical examination. Results: A total of 493 tattoo complications in 405 patients were studied. Overall, 184 (37%) presented allergic reactions with plaque elevation in 32.2%, excessive hyperkeratosis in 3.7%, and ulceration in 1.4%, predominantly observed in red tattoos and nuances of red; 66 (13%) presented papulo-nodular reactions, mainly observed in black tattoos (considered non-allergic) and due to pigment agglomeration; 53 (11%) had bacterial infections; 46 (9%) were psycho-social complications; 144 (30%) belonged to several specific diagnostic entities, including photosensitivity, pain syndrome, and lymphopathy. We found no cases of cutaneous or other malignancies. Sarcoidosis was primarily seen in black tattoos and was a common associated disease, found in 23 reactions (5%), compared to the background population. Conclusion: The study introduces a new concept of classification of tattoo complications based on simple tools such as patient history and objective findings supplemented with histology. The study reflects complications originating from presently used tattoo inks, often with organic pigments. The introduced classification has been submitted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a proposal to the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases.
Liquid Biopsy: A Future Tool for Posttreatment Surveillance in Head and Neck Cancer?
Authors: van Ginkel Joost H. , Huibers Manon M.H. , Noorlag Rob , de Bree Remco , van Es Robert J.J. , Willems Stefan M.
Published: December 2016

The prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is largely based on disease stage. Despite improvements in treatment, recurrence rates are still considered high. Currently, disease progression or regression after curative treatment is monitored by clinical evaluation combined with flexible endoscopy and/or imaging. However, specificity of imaging is low due to the posttreatment effects. Detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from blood samples of HNSCC patients is a minimally invasive technique that could lead to an earlier detection of recurrence. In addition, digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) could be used to sensitively detect these mutational targets. Future study on ctDNA using ddPCR in blood samples of HNSCC patients is recommended during the follow-up stage to detect recurrences in a timely manner.
Nos passos de Gioconda Mussolini, a construção de uma etnografia sobre invisibilidades e mulheres pescadoras
Authors: Gerber Rose Mary
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo, meu propósito é refletir sobre o processo de criação de meu próprio campo de pesquisa, em que busquei investigar a invisibilidade de mulheres pescadoras. Inspirei-me em Gioconda Mussolini, que permaneceu invisível por muito tempo, porém que é de forma inegável a precursora dos estudos sobre pesca no Brasil. Gioconda Mussolini me inspira duplamente, pela própria invisibilidade na qual permaneceu e que veio à tona com a pesquisa de Ciacchi e pela forma como deixou-nos uma pioneira etnografia sobre a pesca.
Museus indígenas na Costa Noroeste do Canadá e nos Estados Unidos: colaboração, colecionamento e autorrepresentação
Authors: Roca Andrea
Published: December 2016

A revisão das relações históricas de dominação nos museus etnográficos e o aparecimento e proliferação dos museus indígenas se enquadram dentro da virada pós-colonialista das últimas décadas. Enquanto os primeiros se reconheceram como instrumentos de legitimação da expansão colonial e começaram a considerar a presença dos produtores dos objetos expostos, os segundos foram aparecendo para reclamar as soberanias indígenas sobre a definição e interpretação de suas próprias histórias. Nesse processo de descolonização museológica, uma das práticas cruciais é o chamado “trabalho colaborativo” entre os profissionais que trabalham nos museus e os índios. A partir da leitura de uma série de trabalhos e exposições na Costa Noroeste do Canadá e nos Estados Unidos onde a colaboração aparece invocada, este trabalho propõe avaliar os alcances, limites e pontos de contato entre o trabalho colaborativo e a autorrepresentação indígena, fornecendo uma estrutura analítica que vai além das fronteiras desses dois países.
Ação ritual, mito, figuração: imbricação de processos vitais e técnicos na Mesoamérica e nas terras baixas da América do Sul (Introdução)
Authors: Pitrou Perig
Published: December 2016

Ainda que os trabalhos dedicados ao animismo tenham lançado importantes contribuições para a compreensão das sociedades ameríndias, nem sempre iluminaram a complexidade das teorias da vida que essas sociedades elaboraram. Independentemente da sua animação, os seres vivos caracterizam-se pela diversidade dos processos vitais – por exemplo,  a reprodução, a regeneração, o envelhecimento ou as interações com o ambiente – que os humanos observam e buscam explicar. No quadro de uma antropologia da vida, que estuda as variações desses sistemas explicativos, no tempo e no espaço, os textos reunidos nesse dossiê propõem um exame das concepções de vida que podemos encontrar na Mesoamérica e nas Terras Baixas da América do Sul. Tomando por objeto a mitologia, a figuração ou a ação ritual, um dos desafios aqui é explorar as modalidades da imbricação entre processos vitais e técnicos.
As regras do jogo da morte encefálica
Authors: Macedo Juliana Lopes De
Published: December 2016

Em 1968 a comunidade médica internacional cunhou o conceito “morte encefálica” que passou a ser utilizado para diagnosticar pacientes que, até então, se encontravam na condição do que se conhecia como “coma irreversível”. A partir desse momento, quando o cérebro não apresentasse mais nenhuma atividade biológica, porém, o coração permanecesse em funcionamento, estar-se-ia diante de um caso de morte encefálica. Para a medicina, isso implicou a possibilidade da realização de remoção de órgãos para cirurgias de transplantes, mas, além disso, também representou uma nova maneira de conceber a morte. O presente artigo analisa, a partir da realização de entrevistas com roteiro semiestruturado entre médicos envolvidos neste contexto, o processo de diagnóstico de morte encefálica e a negociação que se estabelece entre os diferentes atores sociais envolvidos neste processo de definição de morte.
Entre a cosmopolítica e a cosmohistória: tempos fabricados e deuses xamãs entre os astecas
Authors: Linares Federico Navarrete
Published: December 2016

Este artigo propõe uma nova interpretação da mitologia e a religião asteca ou mexica, conjuntamente com sua política. Embora tenham sido uma sociedade hierárquica com poder centralizado, os Mexica praticavam uma cosmopolítica análoga às praticas dos povos amazônicos. Neste sentido, relatos da criação do mundo mostram a maneira como seres (humanos e não humanos) com poderes xamânicos se transformam em deuses, os quais criaram os humanos numa relação de constante metamorfose e intercâmbio. Analisa-se aqui também como a prática cosmopolítica mexica tentava manter o funcionamento de uma sociedade estratificada ao mesmo tempo em que o funcionamento de um cosmos hierarquizado entre deuses e humanos. O objetivo era construir verticalidades num pluriverso que tendia sempre a voltar às transformações horizontais e gerar as relações entre os seres e realidades diferentes por meio da cosmohistória.
STRUCTURE SYLLABIQUE ET VARIATION COMBINATOIRE : VOISEMENT ET GEMINATION EN LIMBU
Authors: Michailovsky Boyd
Published: December 2016

In the phonology and morphophonology of Limbu (Tibeto-Burman, Nepal), we find what could be considered as rules of voicing (of stops) and gemination (of stops and nasals). The interpretation of these phenomena leads us to assign an independent role to the syllable boundary as part of the phonological environment conditioning the distribution of allophones.
A Central Indian Ocean Mode and Heavy Precipitation during the Indian Summer Monsoon
Authors: Zhou Lei , Murtugudde Raghu , Chen Dake , Tang Youmin
Published: December 2016

A central Indian Ocean (CIO) mode is found to play a critical role in driving the heavy precipitation during the Indian summer monsoon (ISM). It is typically denoted with a combination of intraseasonal sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies and intraseasonal wind anomalies over the central Indian Ocean, and it preserves the mechanistic links among various dynamic and thermodynamic fields. Like a T junction, it controls the propagation direction of the intraseasonal variabilities (ISVs) originating in the western Indian Ocean. During the ISM, the CIO mode creates an environment favorable for the northward-propagating mesoscale variabilities. These results unveil the relation between the subseasonal monsoonal precipitation and the CIO mode in the ocean–atmosphere system in the Indian Ocean. The identification of the CIO mode deepens our understanding of the coupled monsoon system and brightens the prospects for better simulation and prediction of monsoonal precipitation in the affected countries.
Reconciling Theories for Human and Natural Attribution of Recent East Africa Drying
Authors: Hoell Andrew , Hoerling Martin , Eischeid Jon , Quan Xiao-Wei , Liebmann Brant
Published: December 2016

Two theories for observed East Africa drying trends during March–May 1979–2013 are reconciled. Both hypothesize that variations in tropical sea surface temperatures (SSTs) caused East Africa drying. The first invokes a mainly human cause resulting from sensitivity to secular warming of Indo–western Pacific SSTs. The second invokes a mainly natural cause resulting from sensitivity to a strong articulation of ENSO-like Pacific decadal variability involving warming of the western Pacific and cooling of the central Pacific. Historical atmospheric model simulations indicate that observed SST variations contributed significantly to the East Africa drying trend during March–May 1979–2013. By contrast, historical coupled model simulations suggest that external radiative forcing alone, including the ocean’s response to that forcing, did not contribute significantly to East Africa drying. Recognizing that the observed SST variations involved a commingling of natural and anthropogenic effects, this study diagnosed how East African rainfall sensitivity was conditionally dependent on the interplay of those factors. East African rainfall trends in historical coupled models were intercompared between two composites of ENSO-like decadal variability, one operating in the early twentieth century before appreciable global warming and the other in the early twenty-first century of strong global warming. The authors find the coaction of global warming with ENSO-like decadal variability can significantly enhance 35-yr East Africa drying trends relative to when the natural mode of ocean variability acts alone. A human-induced change via its interplay with an extreme articulation of natural variability may thus have been key to Africa drying; however, these results are speculative owing to differences among two independent suites of coupled model ensembles.
Stability region of two-point variable step–block backward differentiation formulae
Authors: Yatim SAM , Asnor AI , Ibrahim ZB
Published: December 2016

Stability region of two-point variable step–block backward differentiation formulae method is analysed in this article where we took into consideration on the increment of step size to a factor 1.8. The stability graph for three distinct step size ratios are plotted using Maple software and presented in different graphs. The stability properties are also become part of the analysis that have been studied in this article.
Mst1 positively regulates B-cell receptor signaling via CD19 transcriptional levels
Authors: Bai Xiaoming , Huang Lu , Niu Linlin , Zhang Yongjie , Wang Jinzhi , Sun Xiaoyu , Jiang Hongyan , Zhang Zhiyong , Miller Heather , Tao Wufan , Zhou Xinyuan , Zhao Xiaodong , Liu Chaohong
Published: December 2016

As a key regulator of hippo signaling pathway, Mst kinases are emerging as one of the key signaling molecules that influence cell proliferation, organ size, cell migration, and cell polarity. In B lymphocytes, Mst1 deficiency causes the developmental defect of marginal zone (MZ) B cells, but how Mst1 regulates B-cell receptor (BCR) activation and differentiation remains elusive. Using genetically manipulated mouse models and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, we have demonstrated that Mst1 positively regulates BCR signaling via modulating CD19 transcriptional levels. Consistent with this, Mst1-deficient mice exhibited reduced BCR signaling, which is concurrent with defective BCR clustering and B-cell spreading on stimulatory lipid bilayers. The disruption of CD19-mediated Btk signaling by Mst1 deficiency leads to the severe defect in the differentiation of MZ and germinal center B cells. Mechanistic analysis showed that Mst1 upregulates the messenger RNA level of CD19 via regulating the transcriptional factor TEAD2 that directly binds to the consensus motif in the 3′ untranslated region of cd19. Overall, our results reveal a new function of Mst1 in B cells and the mechanism by which Mst1 regulates the activation and differentiation of peripheral B cells.
Frontline Science: HMGB1 induces neutrophil dysfunction in experimental sepsis and in patients who survive septic shock
Authors: Grégoire Murielle , Tadié Jean-Marc , Uhel Fabrice , Gacouin Arnaud , Piau Caroline , Bone Nathaniel , Le Tulzo Yves , Abraham Edward , Tarte Karin , Zmijewski Jaroslaw W
Published: December 2016

Sepsis is accompanied by the initial activation of proinflammatory pathways and long-lasting immunosuppression that appears to contribute to late-occurring mortality. Although high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is involved in many aspects of inflammation, its role in sepsis-induced immune suppression remains unclear. In this study, we examined HMGB1’s contribution to neutrophil NADPH oxidase activity dysfunction and associated neutrophil-dependent bacterial clearance in mice subjected to sepsis and in patients who survive septic shock. Using a murine model of polymicrobial septic peritonitis, we demonstrated that treatment with anti-HMGB1 Ab significantly diminished sepsis-induced dysfunction of neutrophil NADPH oxidase activity. In a subsequent set of experiments, we found that blocking HMGB1 preserved the ability of neutrophils from patients recovering from septic shock to activate NADPH oxidase. Taken together, our data suggest that HMGB1 accumulation in the late phase of sepsis plays a specific role in the development of postsepsis immunosuppression and specifically affects neutrophil-dependent antibacterial defense mechanisms. Thus, blocking HMGB1 may be a promising therapeutic intervention to diminish the adverse effects of sepsis-induced immunosuppression.
Thiazide Treatment in Primary Hyperparathyroidism—A New Indication for an Old Medication?
Authors: Tsvetov Gloria , Hirsch Dania , Shimon Ilan , Benbassat Carlos , Masri-Iraqi Hiba , Gorshtein Alexander , Herzberg Dana , Shochat Tzippy , Shraga-Slutzky Ilana , Diker-Cohen Talia
Published: December 2016

Context:

There is no therapy for control of hypercalciuria in nonoperable patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Thiazides are used for idiopathic hypercalciuria but are avoided in PHPT to prevent exacerbating hypercalcemia. Nevertheless, several reports suggested that thiazides may be safe in patients with PHPT.

Objective:

To test the safety and efficacy of thiazides in PHPT.

Design:

Retrospective analysis of medical records.

Setting:

Endocrine clinic at a tertiary hospital.

Patients:

Fourteen male and 58 female patients with PHPT treated with thiazides.

Interventions:

Data were compared for each patient before and after thiazide administration.

Main Outcome Measures:

Effect of thiazide on urine and serum calcium levels.

Results:

Data are given as mean ± standard deviation. Treatment with hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 to 50 mg/d led to a decrease in mean levels of urine calcium (427 ± 174 mg/d to 251 ± 114 mg/d; P < 0.001) and parathyroid hormone (115 ± 57 ng/L to 74 ± 36 ng/L; P < 0.001), with no change in serum calcium level (10.7 ± 0.4 mg/dL off treatment, 10.5 ± 1.2 mg/dL on treatment, P = 0.4). Findings were consistent over all doses, with no difference in the extent of reduction in urine calcium level or change in serum calcium level by thiazide dose.

Conclusion:

Thiazides may be effective even at a dose of 12.5 mg/d and safe at doses of up to 50 mg/d for controlling hypercalciuria in patients with PHPT and may have an advantage in decreasing serum parathyroid hormone level. However, careful monitoring for hypercalcemia is required.
An ɛ-Nash Equilibrium with High Probability for Strategic Customers in Heavy Traffic
Authors: Atar Rami , Saha Subhamay
Published: December 2016

A multiclass queue with many servers is considered, where customers make a join-or-leave decision upon arrival based on queue length information, without knowing the state of other queues. A game theoretic formulation is proposed and analyzed, that takes advantage of a phenomenon unique to heavy traffic regimes, namely, Reiman’s snaphshot principle, by which waiting times are predicted with high precision by the information available upon arrival. The payoff considered is given as a random variable, which depends on the customer’s decision, accounting for waiting time in the queue and penalty for leaving. The notion of an equilibrium is only meaningful in an asymptotic framework, which is taken here to be the Halfin-Whitt heavy traffic regime. The main result is the identification of an ɛ-Nash equilibrium with probability approaching 1. On the way to proving this result, new diffusion limit results for systems with finite buffers are obtained.
Follow-up appointments after stoma formation: a literature review
Authors: Burch Jennie
Published: December 2016

Around 1 in every 500 people in the UK has had a stoma formed, and it is a challenging transformation to adapt to. There is a consensus in the relevant literature on the importance of follow-up by a stoma care nurse to facilitate the patient‘s adaptation and to improve his or her quality of life, as well as to ensure cost-efficiency and efficacy of the appliances used. However, there are no UK national guidelines on follow-up for stoma patients, and there is debate on what the nature, duration and frequency of this follow-up care should be. An analysis of the literature points to some of the directions future guidelines might take.
Evaluation of liver transition services for young people at a UK paediatric hospital
Authors: Hubbard Rhona , Connolly Sally , Towers Linda , Bradbury Keith , Fidment Susan , Gleeson Dermot , McFarlane Elaine
Published: December 2016

Many young liver patients are not experiencing coherent transitional care to adult services, which has a negative impact on their long-term health. To involve service users in identifying the strengths, limitations and potential methods of improving a hospital's liver transition service, 17 young people and parents participated in questionnaires and interviews exploring the strengths and limitations of the current transition service and then suggested areas for improvement. Data from the questionnaires were collated and presented in Likert scales to identify trends. Interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Overall, families were satisfied with the current service. Suggested areas for improvement included a guided tour of the adult hospital prior to transfer, increasing the confidence of young people to attend consultations independently, presence of the paediatric consultant at the adult transition clinic and use of a transition website. Valuable insights were gained and the recommended services improvements were made.
The phiS polar decomposition when the cosquare of S is nonderogatory
Authors: De la Cruz Ralph John , Granario Daryl
Published: December 2016

For $S \in GL_n$, define $\phi_S: M_n \rightarrow M_n$ by $\phi_S(A) = S^{-1}A^TS$. A matrix $A \in M_n$ is $\phi_S$ \textit{orthogonal} if $\phi_S(A) = A^{-1}$; $A$ is $\phi_S$ \textit{symmetric} if $\phi_S(A) = A$; $A$ has a $\phi_S$ \textit{polar decomposition} if $A = ZY$ for some $\phi_S$ orthogonal $Z$ and $\phi_S$ symmetric $Y$. If $A$ has a $\phi_S$ polar decomposition, then $A$ commutes with the cosquare $S^{-T}S$. Conditions under which the converse implication holds for the case where $S^{-T}S$ is nonderogatory, are obtained.
Aldama-Enea 1913-2013. Un ejemplo de arquitectura neorrenacentista en San Sebastián
Authors: Ardanaz Iñarga Naiara
Published: December 2016

En 1913 se construyó Aldama-Enea, villa de recreo de los marqueses de Aldama en Donostia-San Sebastián y obra del prestigioso arquitecto madrileño José María Mendoza Ussía. El edificio guarda una gran unidad en todos sus elementos decorativos, entre los que destacan los azulejos Ruiz de Luna y las vidrieras de la Casa Maumejean. Más adelante también intervino en algunas reformas el arquitecto donostiarra Eduardo Lagarde. La gran finca incluía otros edificios entre los que se encuentra Etxe Zuri, antigua sede provisional de las Juntas Generales de Guipuzkoa.
La configuración de una colección nobiliaria. El ejemplo de la Casa de Parcent (1656-1927)
Authors: García Martínez José Luis
Published: December 2016

El presente artículo analiza la configurando de la colección de arte de los condes de Parcent, centrándonos en aquellos bienes artísticos cuya presencia es más significativa en los inventarios de la Casa: pinturas, tapices, joyas y plata. Para analizar esta colección, nos hemos centrado en el origen italiano de este linaje, su parentesco con el papa Inocencio XI y su actividad como prestamistas de los virreyes de Valencia, como hechos diferenciadores de su faceta coleccionista. A lo que se añade la incorporación a la Casa, del condado de Contamina y el marquesado de Fuente el Sol, incorporando importantes conjuntos artísticos, tanto muebles como inmuebles.
La fotografía de Antonio de Guezala: del recuerdo familiar al boceto pictórico
Authors: Fabra Antón Dolors
Published: December 2016

La versatilidad plástica de Antonio de Guezala (Bilbao, 1889-1956) le llevó a experimentar con diversas disciplinas artísticas, entre las que destacó la fotografía. Este artículo analiza su interesante actividad fotográfica, la cual mantiene numerosos lazos con el resto de su producción artística, siendo este un aspecto propio del complejo e integral proceso creativo del autor. Entre las principales funciones de la fotografía de Guezala destaca la del recuerdo, que inferimos de los retratos de sus familiares y allegados, así como la del uso de la fotografía como modelo previo para la realización de lienzos. Ambas funciones se articulan mediante un lenguaje expresivo característico y, en ocasiones, como pequeños juegos experimentales.
Una aproximación a la imagen del Sur en las revistas de Acción contra el Hambre y Oxfam Intermón
Authors: Ibáñez Castejón Laura
Published: December 2016

Las ONGD de Desarrollo (ONGD) emplean la comunicación para transmitir su misión y para sensibilizar e involucrar al Norte en la resolución de los problemas del Sur. Para ello, difunden una determinada imagen sobre sus habitantes. En el estudio, se examina dicha imagen en las portadas de las revistas de Acción contra el Hambre y Oxfam Intermón, empleando el modelo de Van Leeuwen (2008). Como conclusión, se observa que las portadas refuerzan la dicotomía entre un Sur necesitado de ayuda y un Norte presto a ofrecérsela, siempre con la intermediación de las ONGD.
La dimensión política de los primeros documentales del Marqués de Villa-Alcázar
Authors: Poyato Sánchez Pedro
Published: December 2016

Una de las figuras sobre la que se edifican los documentales del Marqués de Villa-Alcázar es la parábola, relato comparativo que deviene en una vía para la introducción en los filmes de un subtexto ideológico acorde con el régimen franquista. Esta componente, emanada tanto de la parábola como, en ocasiones, de comentarios relacionados con el tema del filme, permite caracterizar al documental marquesiano de propaganda política. El objetivo de este trabajo es el estudio de una muestra representativa de los primeros documentales del Marqués de Villa-Alcázar con el fin de desentrañar la carga ideológica que anida en ellos.
Temporal stability of Heliconia spp. flower stem production
Authors: Gomes Rafael José , Guiselini Cristiane , Siqueira Glécio Machado , Albuquerque Filho João Carlos Cezar , Loges Vivian , Pandorfi Héliton
Published: December 2016

The instability of heliconia flower stem production may be related to climatic variation. Therefore, that information is very important for planning the species production throughout Brazil, mainly in northeast region. The objective of this work was analyzed the previous effects of photoperiod, air temperature and precipitation in the flower stem production of Heliconia psittacorum cv. Red Opal, H. psittacorum x H. spathocircinata cv. Golden Torch, H. stricta cv. Fire Bird and H. rauliniana, and the monthly temporal stability. The flower stems with two to three open bracts were harvested twice a week between May, 2004 and March, 2012 from a field in Camaragibe – PE, Rain Forest Zone of Pernambuco, Brazil. Pearson’s linear correlation demonstrate flower stem production occur in response to the environment stimulus. H. rauliniana inflorescence initiation response mainly to the shortest photoperiod and cv. Fire Bird to highest photoperiod. Production of the cv. Golden Torch was more stable in April, with reduction in September (39.46%) and an increase in December (87.02%), compared with the annual average. The cv. Red Opal produced more in September (31.43%), with a reduction in February (44.8%) and stable in July. H. rauliniana production was stable in September and increase in November (274.8%). The cv. Fire Bird production was stable in April, with the lowest production in November and the highest in March (65%). With this information is possible to predict the cultivar production in the Rain Forest Zone of Pernambuco State, Brazil
Multi-scale referencing and coordinate unification of optical sensors in multi-axis machines
Authors: Gronle Marc , Osten Wolfgang
Published: December 2016

Multi-scale optical sensor systems help to overcome the area of conflict between resolution, field size, and inspection time if it comes to the frequent problem of detecting small defects on large areas. The sensors of such systems are chosen according to two main properties: On the one hand, they should measure in opposed scales; on the other hand, their measurement principles should vary as well in order to be suitable for different material and surface properties. However, these systems can only operate at full capacity if it is possible to unify the acquired data from each sensor into one common coordinate system such that an overall analysis is possible, or subsequent sub-measurements can be triggered. In this paper, a general approach for a common sensor referencing is proposed, whose focus lies on microscopic optical sensors for both scattering and reflecting surfaces. The method is able to handle resolutions from the nanometer to millimeter scale in one single system, but is also feasible for a coordinate unification across several single sensor systems.
Risk measures versus ruin theory for the
calculation of solvency capital for long-term
life insurances
Authors: Devolder Pierre , Lebègue Adrien
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First we consider a ruin theory approach along with risk measures
in order to determine the solvency capital of long-term guarantees such as life insurances or pension
products. Secondly, for such products,we challenge the definition of the Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)
under the Solvency II (SII) regulatory framework based on a yearly viewpoint. Several methods for the calculation
of the solvency capital are presented. We start our study with risk measures as considered in the
SII framework and then proceed with the ruin theory approach. Instead of considering the continuous time
setting of the ruin theory,we consider the discrete time—the yearly basis—of the accounting viewpoint.We finally give an illustration with a fixed guaranteed rate product along with the equity, interest rate and longevity
risks. The latter risk brings us to consider zero-coupon longevity bonds in which we invest the capital. We
show that long-term guarantees might be overloaded under the SII regulation.
On the inverse of a special Schur complement of an operator
Authors: Nikolov Radenković Jovana
Published: December 2016

In this paper, we present various forms of the inverse of a
special Schur complement

C
⁢

D

-
1

⁢
B

{CD^{-1}B}

in the case where B, C, D are
operators on Hilbert spaces. We show that when

C
⁢

D

-
1

⁢
B

{CD^{-1}B}

is invertible, there always exist operators X and
Y which belong to some special classes of generalized inverses
of B and C, for which

(

C
⁢

D

-
1

⁢
B

)

-
1

=

X
⁢
D
⁢
Y

{(CD^{-1}B)^{-1}=XDY}

. Some explicit
expressions for such X and Y are given.
Almost semi-correspondence
Authors: Lindner Sebastian , Terepeta Małgorzata
Published: December 2016

Let X be a nonempty space. In the family of all topologies on X we can consider different kinds of relations. We examine almost semi-correspondence which is between known relations of similarity and semi-correspondence. We study this relation in the family of density-type topologies.
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in a female patient with congenital arhinia
Authors: Hunter Janel Darcy , Davis Melissa Ann , Law Jennifer Rachel
Published: December 2016

The association of anosmia and congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) is well described; however, congenital arhinia is a malformation associated with CHH that occurs much more rarely. There have been three reports of male patients with hypogonadism and congenital arhinia in the literature to date. We present the first case of arhinia associated with CHH in a female patient. A 14 years and 8 months female with congenital arhinia presented with delayed puberty. Physical examination and laboratory evaluation were consistent with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. She had no other hormone deficiencies and brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a normal pituitary gland. Abdominal ultrasound showed a prepubertal uterus and ovaries. She was subsequently started on sex steroid treatment to induce secondary sexual characteristics. This case demonstrates that abnormalities of nasal development may provide an early diagnostic clue to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, particularly in female patients who would not manifest classic signs of CHH in infancy (micropenis and cryptorchidism). Early diagnosis of CHH and timely initiation of sex steroid therapy is important to prevent comorbidities related to pubertal delay.
A Study on Research Trends in Public Library Research in Korea Using Keyword Networks
Authors: Lee Seongsin
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this study is to draw a network among the keywords used in public library studies in the LIS field in Korea using a social network analysis method. To achieve the purpose, this study (i) analyses the keywords used in LIS peer-reviewed journal articles on the subject of public libraries, (ii) finds the important keywords of public library studies based on network perspectives, and (iii) compares the keyword network of public library studies for the most recent five years with the keyword network of public library studies of different time periods. Through a keywords analysis of public library studies, the following research trends have been found: (a) Korean public library studies have mainly focused on management issues; (b) there has been much discussion about library cooperation between public libraries and other kinds of libraries; (c) the subjects of research related to evaluation have been diversified as a result of influence from the fields of management and business; (d) scholars became interested in special users; (e) many studies paid attention to human resources issues in public libraries; (f) there have been many studies that are focused on small libraries; and (g) considerable research has been related to lifelong education, in particular, during 2001–2009. In addition, through comparison of the keyword network of public library studies for the most recent five years and the keyword network of public library studies for different time periods, the researcher finds that (i) keywords have both similarities and differences, and (ii) socio-environmental factors influence the research trends.
An incremental approach to obtaining attribute reduction for dynamic decision systems
Authors: Wenjun Liu
Published: December 2016

In the 1960s Professor Hu Guoding proposed a method of measuring information based on the idea that connotation and denotation of a concept satisfies inverse ratio rule. According to this information measure, firstly we put forward the information quantity for information systems and decision systems; then, we discuss the updating mechanism of information quantity for decision systems; finally, we give an attribute reduction algorithm for decision tables with dynamically varying attribute values.
Automated Program Design – an Example Solving a Weather Forecasting Problem
Authors: Doroshenko Anatoliy , Ivanenko Pavlo , Ovdii Olga , Yatsenko Olena
Published: December 2016

High-level algebra-algorithmic software tools for automated design of parallel code in the OpenMP environment are developed for the purpose of both producing efficient parallel code and increasing the performance of program developers. Application of the tools is illustrated with an example of a problem in atmosphere circulation modeling, represented as a service belonging to an Internet portal providing meteorological forecasting services. Results of execution of the parallel weather forecasting program on multiprocessor platforms are given.
In How Far is Elckerlijc Dutch? References to the Dutch Origin in the Polish Reception of the Middle Dutch Text
Authors: Dowlaszewicz Małgorzata
Published: December 2016

The sixteenth-century morality play Elckerlijc is one of the few texts mentioned in almost all Dutch canon lists. It is no surprise that this is one of the few medieval Dutch texts transferred into different languages and cultures. There are two Polish texts based on it, the first from 1921 by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (Kwidam), the second from 1933 by Stanisław Helsztyński (Każdy (Everyman): średniowieczny moralitet angielski). The text was though never directly translated into Polish from Dutch. The main issue is whether these translations have influenced the image of Dutch literature in Poland. It appears that secondary literature has seen the plays of Iwaszkiewicz and Helsztyński only as transfer of German or English literature and ideas and that it is rarely known that the original story originates from the Netherlands.
Interaction of Instrumental and Goal-Directed Learning Modulates Prediction Error Representations in the Ventral Striatum
Authors: Guo Rong , Böhmer Wendelin , Hebart Martin , Chien Samson , Sommer Tobias , Obermayer Klaus , Gläscher Jan
Published: December 2016

Goal-directed and instrumental learning are both important controllers of human behavior. Learning about which stimulus event occurs in the environment and the reward associated with them allows humans to seek out the most valuable stimulus and move through the environment in a goal-directed manner. Stimulus–response associations are characteristic of instrumental learning, whereas response–outcome associations are the hallmark of goal-directed learning. Here we provide behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging results from a novel task in which stimulus–response and response–outcome associations are learned simultaneously but dominate behavior at different stages of the experiment. We found that prediction error representations in the ventral striatum depend on which type of learning dominates. Furthermore, the amygdala tracks the time-dependent weighting of stimulus–response versus response–outcome learning. Our findings suggest that the goal-directed and instrumental controllers dynamically engage the ventral striatum in representing prediction errors whenever one of them is dominating choice behavior.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTConverging evidence in human neuroimaging studies has shown that the reward prediction errors are correlated with activity in the ventral striatum. Our results demonstrate that this region is simultaneously correlated with a stimulus prediction error. Furthermore, the learning system that is currently dominating behavioral choice dynamically engages the ventral striatum for computing its prediction errors. This demonstrates that the prediction error representations are highly dynamic and influenced by various experimental context. This finding points to a general role of the ventral striatum in detecting expectancy violations and encoding error signals regardless of the specific nature of the reinforcer itself.
Evolution of Resistance Against CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Drive
Authors: Unckless Robert L , Clark Andrew G , Messer Philipp W
Published: December 2016

CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive (CGD) promises to be a highly adaptable approach for spreading genetically engineered alleles throughout a species, even if those alleles impair reproductive success. CGD has been shown to be effective in laboratory crosses of insects, yet it remains unclear to what extent potential resistance mechanisms will affect the dynamics of this process in large natural populations. Here we develop a comprehensive population genetic framework for modeling CGD dynamics, which incorporates potential resistance mechanisms as well as random genetic drift. Using this framework, we calculate the probability that resistance against CGD evolves from standing genetic variation, de novo mutation of wild-type alleles, or cleavage repair by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ)—a likely by-product of CGD itself. We show that resistance to standard CGD approaches should evolve almost inevitably in most natural populations, unless repair of CGD-induced cleavage via NHEJ can be effectively suppressed, or resistance costs are on par with those of the driver. The key factor determining the probability that resistance evolves is the overall rate at which resistance alleles arise at the population level by mutation or NHEJ. By contrast, the conversion efficiency of the driver, its fitness cost, and its introduction frequency have only minor impact. Our results shed light on strategies that could facilitate the engineering of drivers with lower resistance potential, and motivate the possibility to embrace resistance as a possible mechanism for controlling a CGD approach. This study highlights the need for careful modeling of the population dynamics of CGD prior to the actual release of a driver construct into the wild.
Qânûn Jinâyat Aceh dalam Perspektif Negara Hukum Indonesia
Authors: Kamarusdiana Kamarusdiana
Published: December 2016

The Jinâyat Qânûn of Aceh in the Perspective of Indonesian Legal State. Act Number 18 Year 2001 on Specific Autonomy for Aceh as the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Act Number 11 Year 2006 on Aceh Government further confirm that the existence of Islamic law in Aceh has become national law, in terms of legal materials, law enforcement officers, as well as increasing public awareness of Islamic law in Aceh. Jinayat Qanun in Aceh province is a renewal of criminal law in Indonesia because a good law must reflect the living law in the society. Therefore, the applied law in Aceh today can be used as a model of the national legal development in Indonesia.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v16i2.4445
Kontribusi Tatanan Islam terhadap Demokrasi Permusyawaran di Indonesia
Authors: Junaenah Inna
Published: December 2016

The Contributions of Islamic Order to Deliberative Democracy in Indonesia. Many references indicate the dynamic development of democracy with various definitions and classifications. The founding fathers did not want liberal democracy. Therefore, the consultative democracy was selected as outlined in the formulation of the fourth principle of Pancasila. This decision was considered special because there has been a contribution of Islamic thought. This article describes the principles of Islam in the deliberation that carry deliberative democracy including the meaning and purpose of deliberation, the agency that deliberation, and decision making. Those principles are reflected in the formulation of the fourth principle, the existence of the people’s Consultative Assembly, the membership of the Assembly in 1945 before amendments, and decision making method.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v16i2.4446
Kajian Perlindungan Hak Pendidikan dan Perlindungan Agama Anak dalam Keluarga Muslim di Kota Medan
Authors: Hafsah Hafsah
Published: December 2016

The Study of the Protection of Educational Rights and Protection of Children Religion in Muslim Families in Medan. This article insists that child protection is a mandate. Abandoning children is included as unjust deeds in terms of Islamic law and Law Number 23 Year 2002 on Child Protection. This study aims to describe how parents in Muslim families provide the education right and religious education for their children. Based on the steps of empirical legal research, the writer found that the majority (50%) of Muslim families implemented the protection of the education rights and religious education well, while 30% of them applied less protection and the remaining of 20% did not protect well.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v16i2.4447
Prostitusi Online Sebagai Kejahatan Kemanusiaan terhadap Anak: Telaah Hukum Islam dan Hukum Positif
Authors: Yanto Oksidelfa
Published: December 2016

Online Prostitution as Humanity Crimes against Children: in the Perspective of Islamic Law and Positive Law. Disclosure of online prostitution case is a clear proof that social media is becoming a powerful tool for prostitution promotion. Prostitution is a result of the unlimited use of online social media. Therefore, as a country with Muslim population as majority, the state must take steps against any form of prostitution. If prostitution is not eradicated, it will be fast-growing business. Also, it will make Indonesia considered as a country that maintains immoral behaviors.DOI: 10.15408/ajis.v16i2.4449