bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Jumper’s Knee – a New Look at Non-surgical Treatment. Pilot Study
Authors: Kacprzak Bartłomiej , Siuba Natalia , Synder Marek A. , Synde Marek
Published: November 2020

Background. There are many opinions and views regarding the methods of treatment of patellar ligament enthesopathy. No gold standard of treatment exists. This paper presents our approach involving conservative treatment and an appropriate rehabilitation regime. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of a combination of various conservative treatment techniques and the time needed to return to sport.
Material and methods. The study enrolled 14 patients treated in 2019 and 2020. Knee joint evaluation was based on clinical and radiological examination (sonography and MR). All patients were treated conservatively according to a specially prepared treatment protocol. Patients were evaluated at two-week intervals until the symptoms subsided completely. The KOOS, Kujala and SF36 questionnaires were used to evaluate the results.
Results. All of the patients returned to painless physical activity within 3-4 weeks from the start of treatment. In the group of professional athletes, 100% returned to sport. The return to sport took slightly longer for pa­tients with bilateral (5-6 weeks) in comparison to unilateral jumper’s knee (3-4 weeks). The longest period of return to sport, in a patient who had severe pain at rest before starting treatment, was 7 weeks. Statistically significant improvement was noted in all of the questionnaires used and in all subdomains at 6 months after the beginning of the treatment.
Conclusions. 1. The conservative approach proposed by us generated promising results in the treatment of the jumper’s knee. 2. A 100% rate of return to sport was recorded among our patients.
Nośność słupów
z lekkiego betonu kruszywowego
Authors: Kołodziejczyk Ewelina , Waśniewski Tomasz
Published: November 2020

W pracy przedstawiono analizę numeryczną nośności przekrojów i smukłych elementów z betonu lekkiego (LWAC) poddanych działaniu siły osiowej oraz momentu zginającego. Przyjęto nieliniowy model materiałowy betonu przedstawiony w Eurokodzie 2 (EC2) [1]. Średnia wytrzymałość betonu na ściskanie przyjęta w obliczeniach wynosiła 53 MPa. Rozważano kilka różnych gęstości betonu. Zaobserwowano, że właściwości wytrzymałościowe betonu zależne od gęstości wpływają na uzyskiwane wartości maksymalnej siły osiowej i momentu zginającego pomimo tej samej średniej wytrzymałości na ściskanie.
W każdym przypadku nośność przekroju z betonu lekkiego była niższa niż betonu zwykłego. Ponadto wprowadzenie LWAC o większej gęstości i niższym odkształceniu granicznym oznaczało większą sztywność smukłych słupów, ale wiązało się z redukcją nośności samego przekroju. Wyniki analizy nieliniowej posłużyły do weryfikacji uproszczonych metod obliczeń II rzędu zawartych w EC2 pod kątem wpływu właściwości materiału na zgodność uzyskanych wyników z metodą ogólną. Wykazano, że wyniki w niektórych przypadkach są bardzo konserwatywne i nie uwzględniają innego poziomu odkształcenia w LWAC.
Preparation and in vitro Characterisation of Solid Dispersion Floating Tablet by Effervescent Control Release Technique with Improved Floating Capabilities
Authors: Singhal Peeush , Dutt Kaushik Rajneesh , Jyoti Kumar Vijay
Published: November 2020

In this research, an effort has been done for the development of effervescent controlled release floating tablet (ECRFT) from solid dispersions (SDs) of diclofenac sodium (DS) for upsurge the solubility and dissolution rate. ECRFT of DS was prepared by using SDs of DS and its SDs prepared with PEG as carrier using thermal method (simple fusion). SDs of DS was formulated in many ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4). Prepared SDs were optimised for its solubility, % drug content and % dissolution studies. Tablets were formulated by using optimised SDs products and all formulation was evaluated for various parameters. A clear rise in dissolution rate was detected with entirely SD, amid that the optimised SD (SD4) was considered for ECRFT. Among all the tablet formulations, its F3 formulation was better in all the terms of pre-compression and post-compression parameters. It had all the qualities of a good ECRFT, based on this F3 formulation was selected as the best formulation. Data of in vitro release were fitted in several kinetics models to explain release mechanism. The F3 formulation shows zero order release. From this study, we can conclude that ECRFT containing SDs of DS can be successfully used for achieving better therapeutic objective.
Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Authors: Christiane Bougouma Edith , Bienvenu Sirima Sodiomon
Published: November 2020

An estimated 300,000 babies are born each year with severe Inherited Disorders of Hemoglobin (IDH). Despite major advances in the understanding of the molecular pathology, control, and management of the IDH thousands of infants and children with these diseases are dying due to the accessibility to appropriate medical care. In addition, as malaria has been the principal cause of early mortality in several parts of the world for much of the last 5000 years, as a result, it is the strongest force for selective pressure on the human genome. That is why, in the world, there is an overlap of malaria endemicity and IDH. Over the past twenty years several studies have shown that IDH such us hemoglobin and/or red cell membrane abnormalities confer resistance to malaria reducing hence the mortality during the first years of life. This has led to the selection of populations with IDH in malaria-endemic areas. This may explain the overlap between these two pathologies. This chapter aims to present the relationship between IDH and malaria susceptibility, make an overview of the current state of knowledge and the burden of IDH, and highlight steps that require to be taken urgently to improve the situation.
“It’s a Battle!”: Parenting and Supporting a Child with Dyslexia
Authors: Ross Helen
Published: November 2020

Parents and carers supporting their children with dyslexia liken their experiences to battle, when trying to secure appropriate educational provision for their children. This chapter expands our understanding of parents’/carers’ experiences through exploration of both academic studies, reviews and gray literature since the Assent of the Children and Families Act 2014 in England. Using a Bourdieusian framework underpinned by Jenkins’ ‘levels of interaction’, this chapter studies parental/carers’ experiences of dyslexia and procurement of appropriate educational provision for their children with dyslexia. Parents’/carers’ internal sense-making of dyslexia is explored. Connections are made between this sense-making and the nature of parents’/carers’ interactions with their children and education professionals. These interactions, as underpinned by individuals’ understandings of dyslexia are then explored in the context of the social positions occupied by parents/carers relative to others within the field of education. Parents’/carers’ capacity to engage with professionals, and contribute meaningfully to decision-making processes through embodiment of necessary habitus is exposed through analysis of individual sense-making, interactional exchanges and institutional relationships. Practical and theoretical implications of parents’/carers/sense-making of dyslexia, their interactional experiences, and embodiment of habitus are then described in a ‘Who, What, When and How’ overview of parents/carers supporting a child with dyslexia.
Influence of Endomycorrhizal Fungi on the Growth of Tropical Plant Species
Authors: Francisco Aguirre-Medina Juan , Cadena-Iñigue Jorge , Francisco Aguirre-Caden Juan
Published: November 2020

In Southeast Mexico, deforestation in tropical forests is considered an environmental concern. Deforestation favours the growth of plants that compete with species of interest, which generally present slow growth. In order to promote greater growth in less time of the forest species used in reforestation and two crops of regional interest, the effect of including Rhizophagus intraradices in the seed or the root system of seedlings were investigated to evaluate its influence on growth and allocation of dry matter in the aerial and radical part, in addition to the concentration of N, P and Ca. Also, two additional collections with morphological characteristics of Glomus sps were included in T. donnell-smithii. The results indicate that biofertilisation with R. intraradices induces increased growth and is differential in stem and root dry matter allocation over time, in addition to increasing nutrient content in plant tissue.
Globalization, Technological Advancement and the Traditional Library System: Implications for Information Utilization and Learning
Authors: Uzezi Otolo Patience
Published: November 2020

Libraries are crucial part of teaching and learning in educational institutions. The emergence of technology and its incorporation into libraries have improved learning through a well strategized information management model. This has relegated series of antiquated routine practices of the traditional or conventional library. The innovative approaches to information resource utilization introduced by technology have significantly promulgated the relevance of libraries to education. This has also diversified the learning pattern of students and faculty and the management of scholarships within institutions of learning. The crux of this discourse revolves around answering questions like; how has globalization impacted library services? Can globalization mar or improve libraries? Has it changed the learning configuration and reading perspective of students with regards to patronizing the library as a vital information hub or knowledge repository? Since libraries (mostly academic, public and special) have become reference centers for learning, teaching, research and development processes, the contributions of technology and globalization in traditional libraries is reviewed. It proficiently looked at the current integration of modern technology into the library and how it has facilitated optimum learning experience in universities. The challenges that accompanied its emergence of technology and the extended learning services were discussed.
Finite Element Analysis and Its Applications in Dentistry
Authors: Bandela Vinod , Kanaparthi Saraswathi
Published: November 2020

Finite Element Analysis or Finite Element Method is based on the principle of dividing a structure into a finite number of small elements. It is a sophisticated engineering tool, which has been used extensively in design optimization and structural analysis first originated in the aerospace industry to study stress in complex airframe structures. This method is a way of getting a numerical solution to a specific problem, used to analyze stresses and strains in complex mechanical systems. It enables the mathematical conversion and analysis of mechanical properties of a geometric object with wide range of applications in dental and oral health science. It is useful for specifying predominantly the mechanical aspects of biomaterials and human tissues that cannot be measured in vivo. It has various advantages, can be compared with studies on real models, and the tests are repeatable, with accuracy and without ethical concerns.
Genetic Diversity of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Banana
Authors: Manzo-Sánchez Gilberto , Tulio Buenrostro-Nava Marco , L. Leopardi Carlos , Orozco-Santos Mario , Guzman-Quesada Mauricio
Published: November 2020

Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) represent the fourth most important crop in the world. In 2017, an area of 5,637,508 hectares and a production of 153 million tons were reported. Fusarium wilt caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is considered one of the most destructive diseases of bananas and plantains worldwide. The pathogen Foc causes a typical wilt syndrome on infected plants, it has a saprophytic and parasitic phase in its life cycle. Fusarium wilt is a “polycyclic” disease. This pathogen shows a relatively diverse population genetic structure for a fungus apparently of asexual reproduction and is composed of different evolutionary lineages, which has 24 groups of vegetative compatibility (VCGs), two clades and nine clonal linage. Foc is a genetically diverse pathogen, although the available evidence so far indicates that it does not use the mechanisms of sexual reproduction, such as recombination, to increase its genetic diversity. Furthermore, the population of this fungus in Southeast Asia shows a high degree of variation, suggesting that Foc lineages evolved together with their hosts in Southeast Asia. Alternatively, it has been suggested that Foc has multiple independent evolutionary origins, both within and outside of the Musaceae origin center.
Bulk and Nanocatalysts Applications in Advanced Oxidation Processes
Authors: Majeed Ahmed Luma
Published: November 2020

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are considered to be vital methods for treating the contaminations produced mainly by the human activations. In present-day, UV light or solar light, bulk and nano- photocatalysts are often used to enhance this technology by creating the highly reactive species such as the hydroxyl radicals. Extreme hydroxyl radical is considered as a key to start the photoreaction. Photoreaction is widely used in treatment of Lab and industrial contaminations, preparation of compounds and produced the renewable energy, so it’s classified as green technique. In order to improve the efficiency of this reaction with fabrication the surface of the used photocatalyst such as metal doped, sensitized and produced a composite as bulk catalyst or nano catalyst.
Fast Regions-of-Interest Detection in Whole Slide Histopathology Images
Authors: Huang Junzhou , Li Ruoyu
Published: November 2020

Detecting and localizing pathological region of interest (ROI) over whole slide pathological image (WSI) is a challenging problem. To reduce computational complexity, we introduced a two-stage superpixel-based ROI detection approach. To efficiently construct superpixels with fine details preserved, we utilized a novel superpixel clustering algorithm which cluster blocks of pixel in a hierarchical fashion. The major reduction of complexity is attributed to the combination of boundary update and coarse-to-fine refinement in superpixel clustering. The former maintains the accuracy of segmentation, meanwhile, avoids most of unnecessary revisit to the ‘non-boundary’ pixels. The latter reduces the complexity by faster localizing those boundary blocks. Detector of RoI was trained using handcrafted features extracted from super-pixels of labeled WSIs. Extensive experiments indicates that the introduced superpixel clustering algorithm showed lifted accuracy on lung cancer WSI detection at much less cost, compared to other classic superpixel clustering approaches. Moreover, the clustered superpixels do not only facilitate a fast detection, also deliver a boundary-preserving segmentation of ROI in whole slide images.
Psychological Considerations for Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Guerrini Usubini Anna , Cattivelli Roberto , Villa Valentina , Varallo Giorgia , Granese Valentina , Pietrabissa Giada , Mauro Manzoni Gian , Castelnuovo Gianluca , Molinari Enrico
Published: November 2020

Obesity management requires a multidisciplinary, integrated treatment composed of medical, nutritional, physical, and psychological interventions. Currently, bariatric surgery is the most suitable treatment available in case of severe obesity, or obesity with comorbid medical conditions. Despite bariatric surgery results in a significant weight loss in most of the cases, a not-inconsiderable portion of patients does not achieve relevant outcomes, in terms of limited weight loss or weight regain due to psychological problems. The pre-operative evaluation of the psychological conditions of the candidates for bariatric interventions and pre/post-surgical psychological support is required in order to achieve the desired post-operative outcomes for a long time. In this chapter, we will elucidate the core components of the psychological assessment of bariatric candidates. Moreover, the main directions for the pre/post-surgery psychological support will be provided.
Hybrid Steering Systems for Automotive Applications
Authors: Vasiliu Nicolae , Vasiliu Daniela , Drăgoi Constantin , Călinoiu Constantin , Cojocaru-Greblea Toma
Published: November 2020

The paper presents the results of the researches performed in order to find out the static and dynamic performances of some recent types of hybrid electrohydraulic servomechanisms. The new concept was generated by the needs of the modern aerospace technology called “flight by wire”, directed to the use of compact actuators composed mainly by a brushless motor driving a hydrostatic pump connected in a close loop with a hydraulic cylinder. The numerical simulations performed with Simcenter Amesim language pointed out the possibility of saving a lot of energy with this new concept, already used on civil airplanes and fighters. The new wave of autonomous driving generated a lot of combinations of electric and hydraulic components, according the peculiarities of applications. The authors studied the accuracy of the hybrid steering system of an articulated tractor based on a digital industrial servo valve combined with an ORBITROL standard unit. The structure of the last generation of the trucks hybrid steering systems was also studied, taking into account the real performances of each component. Finally, the effect of the strong penetration of the hybrid servo systems in the automotive manufacturing systems is assessed.
The Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Level in the Term Neonates With and Without Sepsis in Children Hospital of Bandar Abbas City, Iran From 2016 to 2017
Authors: Saadat Hossein , Mehrvari Tayebe , Goodarzi Rakhshaneh , Kheiry Fatemeh
Published: November 2020

Background: Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of infant’s death, and the identification of its factors has been the subject of many studies. Some new evidence suggested the role of vitamin D in the occurrence of sepsis in infants. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare serum levels of vitamin D in neonates with sepsis in the first week of birth and healthy neonates. Methods: This case-control study was performed on 72 term neonates (36 neonates with sepsis as case and 36 healthy neonates as control group) who refereed to Bandar Abbas children’s hospitals, Bandar Abbas, Iran, during 2016-2017. Results: Serum vitamin D levels were measured in all infants and their mothers in both sepsis and control groups. In addition, data collected, including sex, birth weight, C-reactive protein (CRP), and duration of hospitalization in neonates with sepsis. Mean serum level of vitamin D was 18.52 ±11.49 ng/mL in sepsis and 20.52 ±13.75 ng/mL in control group neonates (P≥0.05). The mean maternal serum level of vitamin D in sepsis group was 22.44 ±11.26 ng/mL and in control group was 24.36 ±12.82 ng/mL (P≥0.05). There was a positive correlation between maternal and neonatal vitamin D levels in the sepsis group (r=0.803) and the control group (r=0.756). However, there was no significant difference between vitamin D level and CRP (P=0.148) and length of stay (P=0.396) in the sepsis group. Conclusion: Although the results of the present study showed a correlation between serums vitamin D levels in mothers and neonates with neonatal sepsis, there was no significant vitamin D level between neonates with and without sepsis.
Acute Hematogenous Escherichia coli Osteomyelitis of the Fibula in an Adolescent Girl
Authors: Begovic Ninoslav , M Djuricic Slavisa , Stijak Lazar , V Vasiljevic Zorica
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) usually occurs in the first two decades of life. Evidence shows that 50% of patients with AHO are younger than five years. This infection typically affects the metaphyseal region of long tubular bones, whereas the fibula is rarely involved. Staphylococcus aureus is the causative agent of AHO in the majority of cases, while Escherichia coli is isolated rather uncommonly beyond the neonatal period. Case Presentation: Herein, we describe the case of an adolescent girl who was treated medically and surgically for AHO with an unusual location in the proximal fibula, caused by E. coli. The source of the causative agent remained unknown after the patient had been evaluated for possible urinary tract infection and underlying immune system defect. Conclusions: The fibula is a rare anatomic location for AHO, and such cases may pose a diagnostic challenge. Lack of response to empiric antibiotic treatment in patients with AHO may indicate the involvement of an uncommon pathogen, which is not susceptible to standard empiric antimicrobials aimed to target S. aureus as the most likely pathogen. In such instances, prompt surgical intervention can help determine the causative pathogen and optimize antimicrobial treatment.
Discussing Harm without Harming
Authors: Bretz Thomas H. ,   Center for Environmental Philosophy, The University of North Texas
Published: November 2020

While the disability community has long argued convincingly that disability is not a negative condition, academic and popular discourses on environmental justice routinely refer to disability as a prima facie harm to be avoided. This perpetuates the harms of ableism, and it is, furthermore, unnecessary in order to advance environmental justice. It is possible (a) to demand an investigation into the state of an environment, (b) to object to toxic environmental conditions and (c) to hold polluting parties accountable without assuming any overall difference in value or desirability between disabled and non-disabled lives.
It’s Okay to Be Angry
Authors: Sahi Razia S. ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

Recently, the view that anger is bad, even wrong, to feel and express has gained popularity. Philosophers like Martha Nussbaum and Derk Pereboom posit that anger is fundamentally tied to a desire for retribution (i.e., getting even for past events), which they argue is immoral, counterproductive, and irrational. Thus, they argue, we should try our best to stop ourselves from feeling and expressing anger whenever it arises. I argue that anger is not inherently retributive, and that feeling and expressing anger are sometimes the most adaptive response to unfairness in one’s environment. I draw on robust psychological literature to characterize the dangers of overregulating anger in terms of the practical, psychological, and humanitarian costs associated with not feeling and expressing anger. In the appropriate contexts, anger is crucial to prepare people to communicate disapproval, motivate necessary confrontation, and change wrongdoers’ harmful behaviors. Thus, the functions of anger are not focused on getting even for past events, but rather on protecting individuals from future harm. Importantly, the overregulation of anger is likely to cause the most harm to individuals and communities that experience routine unfairness, thereby reinforcing social injustices. By adopting a functionalist perspective of emotions, we can shift our focus away from policing experiences of anger and toward enhancing its functional qualities through thoughtful reflection on the sources of people’s anger and resolutions for that anger.
What Is Body Positivity?
Authors: Leboeuf Celine ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

“Body positivity” refers to the movement to accept our bodies, regardless of size, shape, skin tone, gender, and physical abilities. The movement is often implicitly understood as the effort to celebrate diversity in bodily aesthetics and to expand our narrow beauty standards beyond their present-day confines. Like other feminists, I question whether the push to broaden beauty norms should occupy as central a role as it does now in the movement’s mainstream incarnations, and I believe that, beyond challenging confining beauty standards, body positivity should teach us that all bodies are worthy—for example, of care and respect. My aim in this paper is to offer a general account of body positivity. I argue that body positivity should be understood as the transition from limiting body shame to proper body pride. I adopt a pluralistic approach to body positivity, incorporating the idea that we should not only expand aesthetic standards, but also celebrate such aspects of embodiment as our capacity for bodily pleasure or our bodily abilities. What is common to these different ways of developing empowering relations to our bodies is the move to resist all forms of body shame that limit our flourishing and to cultivate proper pride in one’s body. I conclude by considering several avenues toward embodying such pride and, thus, embracing body positivity: expanding beauty ideals; promoting equal access to physical activities and celebrating the accomplishments of all athletes, regardless of body size or level of ability; and consciousness-raising.
Empathy and Emotion Regulation
Authors: Maibom Heidi L. ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

In this paper, I evaluate one of the most prominent accounts of how emotion regulation features in empathy. According to this account, by Nancy Eisenberg and colleagues, empathy develops into either personal distress or sympathy depending on the ability to regulate one’s empathic distress. I argue that recent evidence suggests (1) that empathic distress and sympathy co-occur throughout the empathic episode, (2) that a certain degree of empathic distress may be necessary for prosocial motivation, as high emotion regulation leads to loss of this motivation, and (3) that emotion regulation is not an unmitigated good since much of it is achieved by dehumanizing the sufferer or minimizing her pain. A fertile ground for further research, I suggest, is the role of up-regulation of sympathy.
Only Reflect
Authors: Cox Ryan ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

While it is widely held that normative reflection is an effective means of controlling our emotions, it has proven to be notoriously difficult to provide a plausible model of such control. How could reflection on the normative status of our emotions be a means of controlling them? Higher-order models of reflective control give a special role to higher-order beliefs and judgments about the normative status of our emotions in controlling our emotions, but in doing so claim that higher-order beliefs and judgments have more control over our emotional lives than they in fact have, and fail to explain some of the central features of reflective control. First-order models of reflective control give a special role to first-order evaluative beliefs and perceptions about the objects of our emotions in controlling our emotions, but in doing so fail to explain how normative reflection could be a distinctive means of controlling our emotions at all. In this essay, I defend a model of reflective control which avoids the twin pitfalls of the higher-order and first-order models of reflective control, while learning from them both. I defend a model according to which normative reflection is a means of bringing our emotions under the control of reflective reason, where an emotion’s being under the control of reflective reason is to be understood in terms of its being under the control of one’s first-order evaluative beliefs and perceptions in accordance with one’s reflective commitments.
Engineering Affect
Authors: Krueger Joel , Osler Lucy ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

Philosophical work exploring the relation between cognition and the Internet is now an active area of research. Some adopt an externalist framework, arguing that the Internet should be seen as environmental scaffolding that drives and shapes cognition. However, despite growing interest in this topic, little attention has been paid to how the Internet influences our affective life—our moods, our emotions, and our ability to regulate these and other feeling states. We argue that the Internet scaffolds not only cognition but also affect. Using various case studies, we consider some ways that we are increasingly dependent on our Internet-enabled “techno-social niches” to regulate the contours of our own affective life and participate in the affective lives of others. We argue further that, unlike many of the other environmental resources we use to regulate affect, the Internet has distinct properties that introduce new dimensions of complexity to these regulative processes. First, it is radically social in a way many of these other resources are not. Second, it is a radically distributed and decentralized resource; no one individual or agent is responsible for the Internet’s content or its affective impact on users. Accordingly, while the Internet can profoundly augment and enrich our affective life and deepen our connection with others, there is also a distinctive kind of affective precarity built into our online endeavors as well.
Loopy Regulations
Authors: Barlassina Luca , Hayward Max Khan ,   University of Arkansas Press
Published: November 2020

Affective experiences such as pains, pleasures, and emotions have affective phenomenology: they feel (un)pleasant. This type of phenomenology has a loopy regulatory profile: it often motivates us to act a certain way, and these actions typically end up regulating our affective experiences back. For example, the pleasure you get by tasting your morning coffee motivates you to drink more of it, and this in turn results in you obtaining another pleasant gustatory experience. In this article, we argue that reflexive imperativism is the only intentionalist account of affective phenomenology—probably, the only account at all—that is able to make sense of its loopy regulatory profile.
Bernard Meehan. The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin, fully revised and updated edition.
Authors: La Femina Diana
Published: November 2020

This is a beautiful book. It is fantastic for students and novices just learning about manuscripts, those learning codicological description, and anyone who wants an overview of the Book of Kells. The volume contains just a short taste of one of the most famous medieval manuscripts, and any of the sections could easily have been expanded further; indeed, I am rather impressed with how much information each section includes while still remaining concise. The information is also accessible to a wide variety of interests and knowledge levels and, in my honest opinion, is worth the price for the illustrations alone.
Tony Tornado, racismo e construções discursivas de um corpo negro em tempos de ditadura (1970-1972)
Authors: Alves Amanda Palomo , Giorgi Maria Cristina
Published: November 2020

O presente artigo reúne campos de investigação distintos, mas, complementares, ao aproximar história, relações étnico-raciais e estudos da linguagem. Nosso objetivo principal foi discutir o modo como os enunciados produzidos sobre o artista brasileiro, Tony Tornado, contribuem com a produção e reprodução de discursos racistas em nosso país. Para tanto, selecionamos notícias, artigos e reportagens publicados entre os anos 1970 e 1972 em revistas e jornais brasileiros. Nos debruçamos, também, na análise de pareceres da Censura, que evidenciam o “perigo” que Tony Tornado representava à certa estabilidade política e social do governo militar, pois, ao iluminar o problema da discriminação racial, o músico questionava o discurso de democracia racial, tão propalado no Brasil daqueles anos. Em nossa busca pelos efeitos de sentido, elegemos a análise do discurso enquanto referencial teórico e metodológico. Nessa direção, questionamos os enunciados produzidos sobre Tony Tornado e estivemos atentos às estratégias e marcas discursivas presentes nas revistas, nos jornais e nos pareceres da Censura. A análise do corpus nos permitiu identificar a construção de certa cadeia discursiva, e nos levou a compreender que a figura pública de Tony Tornado foi construída, também, com base no racismo.
Palavras-chave: Tony Tornado. Ditadura. Racismo. Mídia impressa. Discurso.
Evaluation of the Role and Impact of Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists in an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Authors: A. Meleis, PharmD, MS, BCPS Laura , P. Patel, PharmD, CPP Mallika , DeCoske, PharmD, BCPS Michael , Moorman, PharmD, CPP Meredith , W. Bush, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP Paul , Barbour, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA Sally
Published: November 2020

Introduction: In recent years, there has been significant growth of ambulatory oncology pharmacy, yet there is a paucity of published studies on the clinical activities and impact of ambulatory oncology clinical pharmacists. At Duke Cancer Center, dedicated pharmacist services are embedded in specialized outpatient oncology areas. Pharmacists document their clinical and administrative activities in the electronic health record. The primary objective of this study is to quantify and assess ambulatory oncology pharmacist interventions in clinics in a large academic comprehensive cancer center. Methods: For the purposes of this single-center, retrospective, descriptive study, pharmacist interventions were collected, quantified, and described over a 6-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2015. The study evaluated the perceived contribution and impact of a pharmacist on patient care in ambulatory oncology clinics via a survey that was distributed to providers and nurses. Results: In the 6-month time period, there were 5,091 interventions spanning 3,967 patient encounters between nine ambulatory oncology clinic pharmacists. The average time per encounter in the 6-month time frame was 22.4 minutes. There were 92 respondents to the survey (61.7% response rate). Overall, responses showed that the clinical pharmacists add value to patient care and are integral members of the team. Conclusions: Although previous studies have described pharmacist activities in outpatient oncology clinics, this study showed a larger number and variety of clinical pharmacist activities in outpatient cancer clinics to improve patient care. Future directions include conducting prospective, controlled studies to link pharmacist activities to tangible outcomes.
Oncology Advanced Practitioners and Breast Cancer Prevention
Authors: H. Vogel, MSN, FNP, AOCNP Wendy , Pace, MS, CGC Haley , Brignola, PharmD Matthew
Published: November 2020

One in eight American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Advanced practitioners in oncology can offer risk assessments, counseling, genetic testing, and make both behavioral and pharmacologic recommendations for breast cancer risk reduction. The role of oncology advanced practitioners in conjunction with genetic counselors is key in what is now considered the standard of care. This article will summarize the current state of breast cancer prevention and the role of oncology advanced practitioners.
Stališče Komisije za medicinsko etiko Republike Slovenije (KME RS) o odločanju zdravnikov glede vključevanja respiratorjev v zdravljenje hudo prizadetih bolnikov zaradi COVID-19
Authors: Voljč Božidar
Published: November 2020

Prognoza bolnikovega stanja naj se ob spoštovanju njegove volje upošteva pri odločitvah o vključevanju respiratorjev v zdravljenje bolezni Covid-19. Zdravstveno osebje naj bo ustrezno zaščiteno.
Passer du modèle transmissif à un modèle de l’apprentissage guidé
Authors: Guillemette François
Published: November 2020

Dans une recherche-action qui mobilise l’expérience exceptionnelle de la création de l’Université de l’Ontario français (UOF), nous avons voulu comprendre ce changement fondamental qui consiste en l’adoption, par cette institution, d’une orientation pédagogique innovante dans le sens d’une rupture avec ce qui se fait dans la grande majorité des activités académiques universitaires partout dans le monde. Ce changement est un passage du paradigme binaire unilatéral de la transmission à un paradigme multilatéral trinaire d’un engagement solidaire de l’enseignant et de l’apprenant, chacun dans son rôle propre, dans une perspective de compréhension et de transformation du monde. Ce changement est aussi un passage de la passivité à une pédagogie active et expérientielle où l’enseignant est un guide essentiel à la progression de l’apprentissage des étudiants. Cet article aboutit à des recommandations qui sont offertes à toute institution d’enseignement postsecondaire qui voudrait profiter de la perspective extraordinaire d’une fondation ou d’une refondation de son institution.
Le codesign comme nouvelle approche pédagogique dans les ateliers de conception : étude exploratoire à travers le vécu des étudiants
Authors: Boudhrâa Sana , Dorta Tomas
Published: November 2020

L’enseignement dans les ateliers de projet fait face à des défis d’innovation pédagogique. L’approche pédagogique la plus commune jusqu’à maintenant est la critique, laquelle se réalise dans un environnement basé sur l’apprentissage par projet. Or l’approche que nous proposons comme stratégie pédagogique innovante se base sur le codesign actif et se positionne à l’opposée d’une approche traditionnelle basée sur la revue des projets. Elle a été appliquée à un atelier de design industriel en vue d’étudier son apport et ses caractéristiques, tel qu’ils ont été perçus par les étudiants, en comparaison avec la critique traditionnelle. Des éléments clés se distinguent tels que les nouveaux rôles de l’enseignant qui changent selon la situation (manager, designer-expert, consultant, « chalengeur »), le ressenti des étudiants (moins de stress, plus de confiance à s’exprimer et à réfléchir à haute voix, meilleure génération d’idées, environnement collaboratif) et la contribution des participants.
L’enseignement à distance de l’entrepreneuriat : quelle expertise pédagogique?
Authors: Frangioni Marina , Pelletier Patrick , Lachapelle Nathalie
Published: November 2020

Bien que l’entrepreneuriat fasse l’objet de recherches académiques depuis près de deux siècles (Chell, 2008), son enseignement ne s’est véritablement institutionnalisé dans les écoles de gestion que depuis les années 1990 (Eyraud, 2016). Alors que cet enseignement repose le plus souvent sur des méthodes pensées pour être efficaces en mode présentiel, quelle expertise pédagogique doit-on développer pour la formation à distance? Et quelle posture professionnelle le professeur doit-il adopter pour développer cette expertise? C’est à ces questions que tente de répondre cet article qui présente les stratégies développées par l’École des sciences de l’administration (ÉSA) de l’Université TÉLUQ, une université à distance francophone associée au réseau de l’Université du Québec. Il est soutenu que la conception d’un programme d’études à distance en entrepreneuriat basé sur des approches pédagogiques innovantes visant l’acquisition de savoirs expérientiels et d’apprentissages authentiques par l’étudiant ne peut se faire sans que le professeur tire avantage des préceptes de l’approche-programme (Basque, 2017) et de la posture professionnelle du praticien-chercheur en enseignement (Bédard, 2017). Différentes propositions de recherche-action sont mises de l’avant pour construire l’expertise pédagogique nécessaire à l’enseignement à distance de l’entrepreneuriat.
Pour innover en pédagogie universitaire, faut-il rejeter ou améliorer l’enseignement magistral?
Authors: Gauthier Clermont , Bissonnette Steve , Bocquillon Marie
Published: November 2020

L’enseignement magistral est, la plupart du temps, assimilé à l’enseignement traditionnel, si bien qu’habituellement on emploie indifféremment l’un ou l’autre des deux termes. Cette équivalence amène plusieurs auteurs à dévaloriser ce type d’enseignement pourtant largement utilisé en contexte universitaire. Plusieurs d’entre eux préconisent même de s’éloigner de cette modalité d’enseignement. Pour notre part, nous proposons d’améliorer l’enseignement magistral à la lumière des recherches sur l’enseignement efficace plutôt que de rejeter cette modalité d’enseignement.
Materiāla virsmas atjaunošanas tehnoloģiju analīze un lāzeruzkausēšanas tehnoloģiju pētījumi
Authors:   , Ratkus Andris
Published: November 2020

Attīstoties metāla virskārtas uzlabošanas tehnoloģijām, tādām kā lāzeruzkausēšana, tām kļūstot pieejamākām un fleksiblākām, palielinās ražotāju interese. Minētais rada nepieciešamību pēc jauniem un specializētiem, tehnoloģiju attīstošiem pētījumiem, kas palielina tehnoloģiju iespējas materiālu virskārtas uzlabošanas un remonta virzienos un padara tehnoloģiju saistošu plašākai industrijas daļai. Vadoties no industrijas aktivitātēm un pieprasījuma metāla virskārtu modificēšanas jomā, izstrādāts promocijas darbs ar tēmu: “Materiāla virsmas atjaunošanas tehnoloģiju analīze un lāzeruzkausēšanas tehnoloģiju pētījumi”. Promocijas darba mērķis ir piemērotākajām materiāla slāņa uzkausēšanas tehnoloģijām noskaidrot tehnoloģisko parametru un apstākļu ietekmi uz iegūstamā uzkausējuma raksturlielumiem un izstrādāt matemātiskas izteiksmes raksturlielumu prognozei. Papildus minētajam darbam izvirzīti sekojoši uzdevumi: veikt uzkausēšanas eksperimentus un rezultātu analīzi, noskaidrojot lāzeruzkausēšanas raksturlielumu atkarību no uzkausēšanas pozīcijas un sprauslas leņķa; pārbaudīt uzkausējuma cietību un noskaidrot cietību ietekmējošos faktorus lāzeruzkausēšanā; sniegt rekomendācijas tehnoloģiju praktiskai pielietošanai gan ārējo, gan iekšējo materiāla virsmu atjaunošanā. Darbā veikta materiāla slāņa uzkausēšanas tehnoloģiju analīze, nozīmīgāko uzkausējuma raksturlielumu identificēšana, eksperimentu izstrāde un rezultātu analīze. Noskaidrots, ka lielākie tehnoloģiskie ieguvumi izstrādājuma kvalitātes un daudzpusības nodrošināšanai ir realizējami, lietojot lāzeruzkausēšanu, kas rada iespēju veidot mazus un lokālus uzkausējumus. Noskaidrots, ka uzkausējuma raksturlielumi galvenokārt ir atkarīgi no pievadītā materiāla daudzuma uzkausējuma zonā, ko savukārt ietekmē materiāla padeves un uzkausēšanas ātrums. Eksperimentāli apstiprināts, ka lāzeruzkausēšanas tehnoloģija ir realizējama visās uzkausēšanas pozīcijās, bet, mainot uzkausēšanas pozīciju, kā arī sprauslas leņķi, tiek ietekmēta uzkausējamā materiāla plūsma un jaudas intensitāte, kas rada uzkausējuma vannas apstākļu izmaiņu, ietekmējot uzkausējuma raksturlielumu vērtības, t.sk. mehāniskās īpašības. Noteiktas lāzeruzkausējumu cietību vērtības un secināts, ka bāzes materiāla temperatūra, sprauslas leņķis, sprauslas pozīcija, lāzera punkta forma, uzkausējuma samaisījuma pakāpe un uzkausēšanas vannas temperatūras ietekmē uzkausējuma cietības vērtības. Savukārt uzkausēšanas vannas temperatūras sadalījums apraksta uzkausējuma profila cietību vērtību raksturu. Darbā izstrādātas matemātiskās izteiksmes, kur lāzeruzkausēšanā raksturlielumi aprakstāmi ar ieviestu jaunu lāzeruzkausēšanas ietekmes parametru, kas ietver visus lietotos tehnoloģiskos parametrus. Izstrādātās matemātiskās izteiksmes būtiski uzlabo tehnoloģiju prognozējamību un tās pielietojamas ražošanā, lai samazinātu operācijas laiku un paaugstinātu izstrādājuma kvalitāti. Iegūtie rezultāti ir būtiski, jo turpmākiem pētījumiem un attīstības virzieniem ir nodrošināta plaša informācijas bāze.
A inserção profissional de licenciados e mestres: efeitos paradoxais da feminização do ensino superior em tempos de incerteza
Authors: Alves Mariana Gaio , Morais César
Published: November 2020

A sobrerrepresentação feminina entre alunos do ensino superior com melhores resultados escolares e em patamares académicos mais elevados coexiste com diferenças marcantes na inserção profissional de diplomados e diplomadas, geralmente em desfavor destas. Com base na análise de dados quantitativos relativos aos graduados da Universidade Nova de Lisboa entre 2010 e 2015, evidencia-se que os percursos profissionais de homens e mulheres evoluíram de forma distinta no recente cenário de incerteza laboral e económica, sendo as assimetrias particularmente marcadas entre licenciados por comparação com mestres.
Art beyond context: a sociological inquiry into the singularity of cultural creativity
Authors: Silva Augusto Santos
Published: November 2020

This article advocates the awareness that art exists also beyond the context. No doubt that art exists within a context. Still, it goes beyond the context. First, each artistic corpus is a structure in itself. Second, it cannot be solely considered from the point of view of context. So, a double dialogue is needed: between social science and art study, and between social science and art itself. We need a dialogue in the Bakhtinian sense, recognizing the plurality of voices, and refusing any authoritative or absolute stance of one of them. If we want to seize the singularity and textuality of the work of art, in all its aspects and consequences, we must allow for this singularity and textuality to penetrate and feed our sociological theory and research, not only as subjects but also as factors of knowledge and interpretation.
ON NEUTRON EMISSION FROM THERMAL NEUTRON INDUCED FISSION OF URANIUM 235
Authors: LU HO-FU  , YAO CHEN-HUANG  ,   复旦大学物理系
Published: November 2020

An investigation on the average number v of prompt neutrons emitted per thermal neutron induced fission of U235 has been made with the Fermi gas statistical model. Weizsacker-Fermi semi-empirical mass equation has been used in calculating the neutron binding energies of the fission fragments. Using Stern's value for the mass of U235, the total excitation energy Ee of the fission fragments has been estimated to be of the order of 10 to 20 Mev for different hypotheses regarding the primary fission products. The results of calculation (given in the third table) show that only the hypothesis of equal radioactive chain lengths together with the assumption (A) that the excitation energy Ee is shared by the two fragments in proportion to their masses yields values of v exceeding 2. The latter assumption is not in accord with the experimental finding of Fraser that the light fragment group emits on the average 30% more neutrons than does the heavy. However, a shift of mass of U235 towards larger values or of kinetic energy of fission fragments towards lower values so that 5 Mev more excitation energy is available would make v considerably larger than 2 even with the assumption (B) that the excitation energy is shared by the two fragments in inverse proportion to their masses, thus making possible conformity with Fraser's discovery. Even then, in no case has the value of v thus calculated exceeded 3 (as shown in the fourth table), which may then be taken as a theoretical upper bound for the value of ν for thermal neutron induced fission of U235. The results of this investigation are thus seen to be in harmony with the recently announced experimental value 2.5 ±0.1 for ν.
A DISCUSSION ON TWO-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCE
Authors: CHOU KUANG-CHAO  ,   北京大学物理系
Published: November 2020

The binding energies of nuclei H3. He3, He4, the low energy n-p scattering length and effective range are calculated by using the standard variational methods. A two-range central Yukawa potential is considered in the first two sections. The longer range corresponds to the π meson mass. The smaller range corresponds either to the heavier meson or to the higher order field interactions. No repulsive core appears, when the force parameters are chosen to fit the low energy scattering and deuteron data. The calculated binding energies of nuclei H3, He3 and He4 are too high. This result is in agreement with most of the previous calculations. Tensor force of the Schwinger mixed type is considered in the third and fourth sections. The force parameters are chosen to fit the low energy two body data. They are not uniquely determined and are given for a set of possible D-percentage values. The adding of the tensor force reduces considerably the calculated binding energies of nuclei H3, He3, He4. But still, the calculated values increase too fast with the mass number. It does not fit the triton and helium binding energies simultaneously. The possibility of adding many body forces is discussed at the end of the paper.