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O USO DE MEDICAMENTOS DURANTE A AMAMENTAÇÃO
Authors: Camilo Samara Mori , Almeida Ana Carla Campos Hidalgo de , Santos Reginaldo Passoni dos
Published: December 2015

Introdução: Desde os primórdios da existência humana, a amamentação é uma das formas de garantir a sobrevivência da espécie. É uma forma de vínculo, proteção, afeto e nutrição entre a criança e a mãe, diminuindo a morbimortalidade infantil e materna por meio da promoção de saúde da mãe e do bebê. Objetivo: Identificar o conhecimento de prescritores médicos e de lactantes sobre o uso de medicamentos durante a amamentação. Casuística e Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo quantitativo e descritivo-exploratório. Desenvolveu-se a presente pesquisa em duas cidades do oeste do Paraná, no período de agosto a setembro de 2015, com quatro prescritores médicos e 30 lactantes. Com relação à coleta de dados, foram aplicados questionários semiestruturados. Para a análise dos dados usamos o software Microsoft Excel®, versão 2010. Resultados: Entre os prescritores médicos, três (75%) eram do sexo feminino. Metade deles (n=2; 50%) apresentava idade entre 30 e 45 anos. Com relação à especialização, dois prescritores (50%) eram ginecologistas/obstetras. Os prescritores demonstraram apresentar bom conhecimento sobre o uso de medicamentos durante a amamentação. No que concerne às lactantes, a maioria (n=16; 53,33%) tinha idade entre 18 e 29 anos, ensino superior completo (n=17; 56,66%) e um filho (n=18; 60%). Do total de lactantes, 12 (40%) afirmaram conhecer os medicamentos que podem e que não podem ser utilizados durante a amamentação, porém, nenhuma delas descreveu exemplos de classes e/ou fármacos. Conclusão: Os prescritores médicos possuem conhecimento sobre o uso de medicamentos durante a amamentação. Por outro lado, o conhecimento apresentado pelas usuárias sobre o assunto é incipiente e pouco consistente.
QUALIDADE DE VIDA E A FORÇA MUSCULAR EM UM INDIVÍDUO PORTADOR DE DERMATOPOLIMIOSITE
Authors: Vieira Muriele , Myra Rafaela Simon , Jorge Matheus Santos Gomes , Dal Molin Vinícius , Wibelinger Lia Mara
Published: December 2015

Introdução: A dermatopolimiosite é uma miopatia inflamatória, insidiosa, que apresenta manifestações cutâneas e sistêmicas. É caracterizada por comuns lesões em áreas fotoexpostas, fraqueza muscular proximal, alterações da musculatura respiratória e disfagia. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida e a força muscular de flexores e extensores do joelho pré e pós-intervenção fisioterapêutica em um indivíduo portador de dermatopolimiosite. Casuística e Métodos: A fase pré-intervenção envolveu a anamnese e avaliações da qualidade de vida (por meio do questionário SF-36) e isocinética (por meio do dinamômetro isocinético), que foi realizada em ambos os membros inferiores nas velocidades de 60 e 180 graus. Considera-se a média do pico de torque muscular de três repetições. O paciente realizou 30 sessões de fisioterapia com duração de 50 minutos. O protocolo de intervenção foi baseado em alongamento global associado a exercícios respiratórios; fortalecimento muscular; exercícios de equilíbrio e propriocepção; deslocamento laterolateral; dissociação de cinturas escapular e pélvica; e treino de marcha. Após o tratamento fisioterapêutico, os parâmetros foram reavaliados. Resultados: Ao analisar os efeitos da intervenção, observou-se que no joelho direito ocorreu ganho de pico de torque muscular em ambas as velocidades no movimento de flexão. No entanto, no joelho esquerdo os ganhos somente foram observados na velocidade de 60 graus no movimento de extensão. A força dos músculos extensores é maior que a dos flexores em ambas as velocidades. Quanto à qualidade de vida, verificou-se melhora pós-intervenção fisioterapêutica em todos os domínios. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos neste estudo demonstram que após a intervenção fisioterapêutica houve ganho de força nos músculos flexores no joelho direito em ambas as velocidades e, no esquerdo, somente nos extensores na velocidade de 60 graus, além de melhora na qualidade de vida em todos os domínios pós-intervenção.
ATIVIDADES DESENVOLVIDAS POR ENFERMEIRAS NA CAPTAÇÃO DE DOADORES DE SANGUE
Authors: Veran Mirela Pezzini , Bernardino Elizabeth , Aued Gisele Knop , Catafesta Fernanda
Published: December 2015

Introdução: A enfermeira, como profissional habilitada para a captação de doadores de sangue, deve desenvolver ações que enfoquem essa doação como um ato voluntário, de cidadania e solidariedade, enfatizando a ausência de um substituto para o sangue. Objetivo: Descrever as atividades desenvolvidas por enfermeiras na captação de doadores de sangue.  Casuística e Métodos: Pesquisa exploratória de abordagem qualitativa, desenvolvida com 12 enfermeiras que atuavam em cinco serviços de hemoterapia da cidade de Curitiba- PR. Os dados foram coletados em junho de 2012 por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada, gravada e, posteriormente, transcrita na íntegra. Para o tratamento dos dados utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo. Resultados: Emergiram três categorias: recrutamento junto aos familiares de pacientes internados; uso dos meios de comunicação e palestras de incentivo à doação de sangue junto às empresas. Conclusão: As enfermeiras desenvolveram ações no seu espaço de trabalho, junto aos familiares dos pacientes que necessitavam da doação de sangue e com pessoas já cadastradas no serviço de hemoterapia, o que demonstra a importância de desenvolver ações focadas nas pessoas próximas aos serviços de hemoterapia e qualificar essa prática no cotidiano das enfermeiras. Externo ao seu âmbito de trabalho, as enfermeiras desenvolveram ações educativas nos espaços proporcionados pela mídia e pelas empresas, as quais revelaram atividades voltadas à captação de doadores de sangue além dos serviços de hemoterapia em que elas atuavam.
FATORES ASSOCIADOS À QUALIDADE DE VIDA NO TRABALHO ENTRE PROFESSORES DO ENSINO SUPERIOR
Authors: Souza Andressa Dos Santos , Carreiro Danilo Lima , Coutinho Laura Tatiany Mineiro , Brito Jean Matheus Peixoto de , Costa Nesmaria Sany , Coutinho Wagner Luiz Mineiro
Published: December 2015

Introdução: Qualidade de vida no trabalho envolve condições relacionadas à satisfação do trabalhador com seu trabalho, à humanização das condições do trabalho e ao aumento da produtividade e da qualidade por parte da organização, podendo associar-se à valorização do trabalho desenvolvido, ao feedback dos superiores, à tomada de decisões, à igualdade de oportunidades, à compensação justa e adequada pelo trabalho desenvolvido, à integração social no ambiente de trabalho e à relação entre trabalho e espaço total de vida. Objetivo: Identificar associação entre qualidade de vida no trabalho, respectivos domínios (físico/saúde, psicológico, pessoal e profissional) e condições individuais, ocupacionais e organizacionais entre professores do ensino superior. Casuística e Métodos: Estudo transversal analítico entre professores de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior no norte de Minas Gerais. Dados obtidos via on-line, recorrendo à utilização de e-mail, tendo sido utilizados os questionários: Quality of Working Life Questionnaire–bref, WHOQOL-Bref, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares, Critério de Classificação Econômica Brasil e questionário condições individuais, ocupacionais e organizacionais. Resultados: Associaram-se à baixa percepção da qualidade de vida no trabalho: raça/cor da pele, titulação, domínio psicológico do nível de qualidade de vida geral, qualidade de vida geral e realização de tarefas repetitivas; ao domínio físico/saúde: domínios físico e psicológico do nível de qualidade de vida geral e número de estudantes por turma; e ao domínio psicológico: domínio psicológico do nível de qualidade de vida geral e possibilidade de melhoria do salário. Conclusão: A baixa percepção da qualidade de vida no trabalho associou-se às condições individuais e organizacionais; o domínio físico/saúde associou-se às condições individuais e ocupacionais e o domínio psicológico associou-se às condições individuais e organizacionais.
Quase nada, amor? - Quando Ana C. traduz Emily D.
Authors: Diniz Telma Franco
Published: December 2015

Comento e analiso neste artigo as opções de tradução de Ana Cristina Cesar para o poema “The Dying need but little, Dear”, de Emily Dickinson, ao mesmo tempo em que traço um paralelo com as soluções adotadas pelos tradutores José Lira e Isa Mara Lando em suas versões para a mesma obra. Para tanto, pondero sobre o esquema métrico e rímico do poema, sua prosódica e imagética, além de fazer menção a modulações como omissões e acréscimos nos poemas traduzidos. Uso como base os ensaios “Cinco e meio”, em que a própria Ana Cristina Cesar comenta sua experiência na tradução do poema em questão, e “Traduzindo o poema curto”, em que ela tenta estruturar suas ideias sobre tradução de poesia, ambos publicados no livro Crítica e tradução.
Il Brasile, i Brasili e Brasilia: o desafio de traduzir Gilberto Freyre para o italiano
Authors: Cherobin Nicoletta , Bagno Sandra
Published: December 2015

Este artigo trata de um dos principais desafios enfrentados na tradução italiana do conjunto de ensaios intitulado Brasis, Brasil e Brasília (Il Brasile, i Brasili e Brasilia), de Gilberto Freyre. Nesta obra, publicada em 1968, são abordados, segundo o próprio autor, “temas sociais – sociológicos, antropológicos e até políticos – de interesse geral, e não apenas brasileiro, e sob o critério principalmente científico e não preponderantemente cívico ou nacional”. Devido ao estilo típico do intelectual nordestino, a discussão concentra-se primeiramente na reflexão teórica ligada à importância da presença ativa do tradutor dentro do texto traduzido e, em seguida na demonstração dos exemplos considerados mais representativos e das soluções encontradas acerca da complexa sintaxe freyriana e do uso de construções verbais que não têm correspondência direta em língua italiana. Nesse caso, a tradução pode apresentar alterações da estrutura sintática do texto de partida, levando à criação de um texto novo. No caso específico desta análise, em Brasis, Brasil e Brasília a riqueza léxico-semântica e a complexa estrutura sintática se fundem em uma língua de grande força expressiva, e especialmente rica do ponto de vista da identidade nacional brasileira, que nem sempre foi fácil traduzir em italiano.
“Recitatif”, de Toni Morrison: reflexões sobre tradução e comentário sob uma perspectiva étnico-racial
Authors: Silva Luciana de Mesquita
Published: December 2015

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a relação da tradução com o comentário. Para tanto, buscamos fazer uma reflexão sobre a importância do uso de paratextos (Genette, 2009), tais como o prefácio, na tradução do conto “Recitatif” (1983), da escritora afro-americana Toni Morrison. O conto, inédito no Brasil, apresenta uma série de particularidades relativas a questões de identidade étnica e racial que demandam um discurso de acompanhamento por parte do tradutor. Para fundamentar nossa análise, utilizaremos como arcabouço teórico o pensamento de Lawrence Venuti (1995; 2002); Antoine Berman (2002; 2007); André Lefevere (1990; 1992); Maria Tymoczko (1999; 2010) e Paulo Henriques Britto (2012) sobre aspectos referentes à tradução literária.
Performing Translation as Practice-Led Research: The Case of Carr’s “By the Bog of Cats…” in Brazil
Authors: Fernandes Alinne Balduino P.
Published: December 2015

This article offers a retrospective analysis of aspects of my translation for the stage of Marina Carr’s By the Bog of Cats… into Brazilian Portuguese. By focusing on the iterative aspects of theatre translation as well as the translation of dialect, this article will elaborate the notion that theatre translation takes place at both individual and collaborative levels in which the translator works in dramaturgical capacity. These two levels cannot be dissociated because they constantly influence and inform one another. Although theatre translation begins as an individual task, originating in the complex act of reading the play-text, its final trajectory is deeply influenced by the creative insights of the production team. The overarching objectives of this article are, therefore: firstly to account for the overall process of translating for the stage, from the early drafts of the translation to the rehearsal process, and ultimately to the staged reading of the play; and secondly, to offer a narrative for how the cultural encounter between the exporting and importing cultures has taken place through translation and theatrical performance.
CHAUCER, Geoffrey. Os contos de Canterbury. Tradução, apresentação e notas de Paulo Vizioli. Posfácio e notas adicionais de José Roberto O’Shea. São Paulo: Editora 34, 2014. Edição bilíngue.
Authors: Viana Maria Rita Drumond
Published: December 2015

Resenha de Os contos de Canterbury, de Geoffrey Chaucer.
Duas canções de Comus: tradução e comentário
Authors: Fernandes Fabiano Seixas
Published: December 2015

O comentário a seguir descreve os objetivos e o processo de tradução de duas canções da Ludlow Masque (também chamada Comus) do poeta inglês John Milton. O objetivo central das traduções consistiu em gerar traduções homólogas que dessem conta dos relevantes aspectos formais e proposicionais de cada canção. Quanto aos aspectos formais, visou ainda gerar traduções que pudessem ser cantadas pelas melodias compostas por Henry Lawes para os textos originais.
Pauliceia desvairada nas malhas da memória
Authors: Moraes Marcos Antonio de
Published: December 2015

Partindo-se do levantamento de testemunhos de Mário de Andrade (1893-1945) em cartas a diversos destinatários e em outros escritos, este artigo pretende articular os fios que compõem a história da criação e da publicação de Pauliceia desvairada (1922), produção poética central do modernismo brasileiro. Tenciona-se refletir sobre a obra literária enquanto resultado de percursos biográficos, diálogos intertextuais, percepções estéticas particulares, procedimentos escriturais e estratégias no campo cultural. Trata-se, igualmente, de discutir as potencialidades da epistolografia como “arquivo da criação” literária, à luz dos pressupostos teóricos e hermenêuticos da crítica genética.
rotina de sinha Vitória
Authors: Bastos Hermenegildo José de Menezes
Published: December 2015

Neste trabalho procuramos salientar o caráter não determinista de Vidas secas a partir da leitura do capítulo “Sinha Vitória”. Aírepresenta-se e apresenta-se o dia a dia massacrante da personagem no espaço físico e social da fazenda, num mundo cerrado e opressivo de onde ela e os seus aparentemente não podem sair. Tomamos o capítulo como um microcosmo da vida brasileira dos anos 30 do século passado. Evidenciam-se aí os limites estruturais do capitalismo brasileiro, mas, ao mesmo tempo, discute-se a possibilidade de sua superação. Sinha Vitória vive essa situação extrema sem se deixar reduzir na sua humanidade, reflete sobre as possibilidades extremas de superá-la. A leitura que o intelectual Graciliano Ramos faz do Brasil confunde-se com a leitura da personagem, mas ao mesmo tempo distancia-se.
BPD: Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Copeland Sam
Published: December 2015

The outgoing president of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors discusses challenges for baccalaureate- level social work educators, particularly the low number of minority males in the profession and the need to address the continuing effects of racism.
Social Work Competencies and Multidimensional Assessment
Authors: Poulin John , Matis Selina
Published: December 2015

The authors review the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) related to the assessment of social work competencies. The 2015 EPAS focuses on the multidimensional assessment of holistic competencies (Drisko, 2015). This is a significant change from the assessment of practice behaviors approach of the 2008 EPAS. This article aims to clarify the intention and language related to assessment in the 2015 EPAS and to provide programs with an overview of possible ways of developing assessment plans that are in compliance with Accreditation Standard 4.0–Assessment.
Social Work and Social Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Synergy and Social Change
Authors: Fernando Rukshan
Published: December 2015

Today's world faces unprecedented complexities. Governments, businesses, and nonprofits have far to go in solving these problems. The economic recession of 2007 exposed a significant decline in public and private support for social services (Pitt- Catsouphes & Berzin, 2015) and the need for social workers to facilitate new ways of addressing the complex, interwoven problems of poverty, racism, social inequity, and discrimination. Now more than ever, social workers need to understand how social services can utilize new strategies with new solutions to address these issues (Berzin, 2012). ). Shuman & Fuller (2005) coined the phrase “revolution will not be funded,” indicating that nonprofits all over the country must devise new incomegenerating strategies to empower disadvantaged groups. Although the media reports that the U.S. economy has rebounded, foundations and governments still expect social service nonprofits to leverage new forms of revenue to fulfill their missions. There is also some uncertainty about how nonprofits will be funded long term as local, state, and federal government dollars dry up. In addition, some claim that social service organizations develop complex programs that do not match the interests of funders (Foster, Kim, & Christensen, 2009).
On the article of Koryakova Ya.I. «Some problems of legislative consolidation of administrative responsibility for illegal acquisition, storage and consumption of narcotic means and psychotropic substances. Ways of solution»
Authors:   chief editor of the magazine ", Fedorov А.V. ,   Narkokontrol'",   , Honored lawyer of the Russian Federation, candidate of legal Sciences, Professor (Moscow)
Published: December 2015

On the basis of the work of Koryakova Ya.I "Some problems of legislative consolidation of administrative responsibility for illegal acquisition, storage and consumption of narcotic means and psychotropic substances. Ways of solution" the article considers the issues related to the honesty of scientific research.
Phytotoxicity and Ecological Safety of Engineered Nanomaterials
Authors: Dhankher Om Parkash , Ma Chuanxin , White Jason C. , Xing Baoshan
Published: December 2015

With the dramatically increasing use of nanotechnology-enabled consumer products, engineered nanomaterials
(ENMs). ENMs are inevitably discharged into environment, posing unknown risks to ecosystem structure and
function. Plants play important roles in soil and water resources in the environment. Although these ENMs
have been widely used in medicine, agriculture, and consumer products for great economic benefit, their unique
properties, may cause adverse effects on plants. Thus, toxicity and disposition of ENMs in terrestrial plants,
especially agricultural crops, should be fully characterized. This mini-review summarizes the current literature
on: (1) the distribution and biotransformation of ENMs; (2) ENMs induced phytotoxicity at physiological and
molecular levels; (3) nutrient displacement or enhancement in ENMs treated plants; (4) trophic transfer of
ENMs in terrestrial food chains.
Comparative Study of Metal Translocation from Tannery Sludge Amended Soil to Capsicum annuum L. under the Influence of Chelants: Effect on Growth Parameters
Authors: Mallick Shekhar , Sinam Geetgovind , Sinha Sarita , Ranjan Ruma , Tripathi Rudra Deo
Published: December 2015

The study comparatively assess the enhancement of metal translocation to shoot edible part and overall growth
effect in Capsicum annuum L. grown on tannery sludge ammended with three different chelants. A comparison
between the effects of application of three chelants on the growth and metal accumulation in C. annuum L.
grown on tannery sludge amended soil was conducted to assess the enhancement of the metal translocation to
the shoots, edible part and the overall effect on the growth. The analysis of the results revealed that all the
morphological parameters (except number of leaves), chlorophyll and protein contents increased in the plants
by the addition of chelants in 25% tannery sludge (TS) after 120 d as compared to the plants grown on T
(garden soil). The plants treated with nitriloacetic acid (NTA) have shown better growth than ethylediamine
tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and citric acid (CA) as compared with no addition of chelants. The accumulation of Cr
in the leaves increased (72.03±6.03) by the addition of CA in 25% TS, in contrast to Ni and Cd after 120 d.
Similarly, translocation of Cr and Zn increased in the edible part by the addition of EDTA, compared plants
chelants. Comparison of Cr accumulation level in the leaves among three chelants, showed higher level in CA
treated plants, whereas, Ni proved otherwise. However, in view of the higher translocation of Cr and Zn, it is
advisable to grow plants on NTA alongwith 25% TS amended soil.
PROMENE U SHVATANJU DETETA U SRPSKOJ KULTURI U POSLEDNJIH DVADESET PET GODINA
Authors: Trebješanin Žarko , Jovanić Goran
Published: December 2015

Rad je nastao na osnovu terenskog istraživanja današnje predstave deteta i njegovih karakteristika, kao i stava prema deci u srpskoj kulturi. Zanimalo nas je da utvrdimo koliko su ova shvatanja i vrednovanja dece povezana sa polom, stepenom obrazovanja, mestom stanovanja i uzrastom. Istraživanje je obavljeno u proleće 2012. na uzorku od 211 odraslih ispitanika oba pola, sa sela (u Levču) i iz grada (Jagodina), mlađih i starijih, i različite školske spreme. Poređenjem rezultata dobijenih u našem ranijem sličnom istraživanju u istoj oblasti iz 1987., uočavaju se neke promene u slici i vrednovanju deteta, kao i u iščezavanju uticaja mesta boravka i uzrasta ispitanika na shvatanje i vrednovanje deteta. U pogledu vrednovanja muškog i ženskog deteta danas više nema bitne razlike između ispitanika sa sela i iz grada, niti između mlađih i starijih. Savremeni ispitanici u srpskoj kulturi (i u gradu i na selu), imaju izrazito pozitivno mišljenje o prirodi deteta i njegovim osobinama (dobro, bezazleno, anđeosko itd.). Varijabla obrazovanja je još uvek značajno povezana sa određenim shvatanjem deteta i stavom prema njemu. Manje obrazovani ispitanici značajno više vrednuju porod nego obrazovaniji ispitanici.
Analysis of Stress-Field Variations Expected on Subsurface Faults and Discontinuities in the Vicinity of Hydraulic Fracturing
Authors: Gao Qian , Cheng Yueming , Fathi Ebrahim , Ameri Samuel
Published: December 2015

In this study, a local stability evaluation method, slip-tendency analysis, is proposed on the basis of the Coulomb criterion to investigate the effects of hydraulic fracturing on stress-field variations and possibility of fault reactivation. The effects of net pressure and in-situ stress fields on the stability of faults are investigated in two typical faulting environments (i.e., normal and strike-slip faults). A 3D numerical model developed on the basis of the finite-element method (FEM) is also adopted to better understand the stability states around pressurized hydraulic fractures. The orientation and relative magnitudes of in-situ stress fields differ under different faulting environments, which, in turn, control the direction of fracture propagation and its geometry. It is found that the general patterns of slip-tendency distributions around pressurized hydraulic fractures are similar under different in-situ stress fields. Providing the normal and strike-slip faults with a same initial slip-tendency, the normal faulting environment demonstrates larger variations in slip-tendency than the strike-slip faulting environment.

The comparison between analytical and numerical solutions indicates an excellent agreement was achieved, which certifies the validity of the proposed numerical models in complex situations. Numerical models and analytical solutions confirm the presence of both unstable and stable regions around the pressurized fractures. Fault stability during hydraulic operation depends on the position of faults with respect to the hydraulic fractures. The critical angle and distance between fault and hydraulic fracture in analytical solutions are identified when a region transits from stable to unstable status. For faults and discontinuities with an angle larger than 40° (i.e., with respect to horizontal direction) and distances less than 2.5 times the height of the fracture (i.e., from the center of pressurized fracture), the slip-tendency is greater than the initial value, indicating that the discontinuities within this zone are unstable and have the potential to slip. The developed model predicts that the unstable regions extend from fracture tips in both lateral and vertical directions. This generates relatively planar-distributed microseismic events, which are well-demonstrated in monitored field events. It was shown that the slippage of underground faults and other discontinuities could improve the fluid flow and transport by increasing the apparent permeability of the reservoir, such that the unstable regions could be recognized as permeability-improved zones.
Low-Salinity Chase Waterfloods Improve Performance of Cr(III)-Acetate Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide Gel in Fractured Cores
Authors: Brattekås Bergit , Graue Arne , Seright Randall S.
Published: December 2015

Polymer gels are frequently applied for conformance improvement in fractured reservoirs, where fluid channeling through fractures limits the success of waterflooding. Placement of polymer gel in fractures reduces fracture conductivity, thus increasing pressure gradients across matrix blocks during chase floods. A gel-filled fracture is reopened to fluid flow if the injection pressure during chase floods exceeds the gel-rupture pressure; thus, channeling through the fractures resumes. The success of a polymer-gel treatment, therefore, depends on the rupture pressure.

Salinity differences between the gel network and surrounding water phase are known causes of gel swelling (e.g., observed in recent work on preformed particle gels). Gel swelling and its effect on fluid flow have, however, been less studied in conjunction with conventional polymer gels. By use of corefloods, this work demonstrates that low-salinity water can swell conventional Cr(III)-acetate hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) gels, thereby significantly improving gel-blocking performance after gel rupture.

Formed polymer gel was placed in fractured core plugs, and chase waterfloods were performed using four different brine compositions, of which three were low-salinity brines. The fluid flow rates through the matrix and differential pressures across the matrix and fracture were measured and shown to increase with decreasing salinity in the injected water phase. In some cores, the fractures were reblocked during low-salinity waterfloods, and gel-blocking capacity was increased above the initial level. Low-salinity water subsequently flooded the matrix during chase floods, which provided additional benefits to the waterflood. The improved blocking capacity of the gel was caused by a difference in salinity between the gel and injected water phase, which induced gel swelling. The results were reproducible through several experiments, and stable for long periods of time in both sandstone and carbonate outcrop core materials. Combining polymer gel placement in fractures with low-salinity chase floods is a promising approach in integrated enhanced oil recovery (IEOR).
Diagnosis of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Authors: Herman Malou C , Mol Ben W , Bongers Marlies Y
Published: December 2015

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important health problem. This paper gives an overview of the diagnosis of HMB. For each woman, a thorough history should be taken as one should ascertain whether there are underlying factors that could cause complaints of HMB. Objectively knowing whether or not the blood loss is excessive could also be very beneficial. The pictorial blood assessment chart score can help with diagnosis. Physical examination starts with standard gynecological examination. Imaging tests are widely used in the work-up for women with HMB. The first step in imaging tests should be the transvaginal ultrasound. Other diagnostic tests should only be performed when indicated.
Diversity of root nodule bacteria from leguminous crops
Authors: Agrawal Pooja , Shukla Shruti
Published: December 2015

In the present study, a total of 353 nodule-associated bacteria were isolated
from 220 legume plant samples belonging to Cicer arietinum (85), Glycine max
(74), Vigna radiata (21) and Cajanus cajan (40). A total of 224 bacteria were
identified as fast-growing Rhizobium spp. on the basis of differential
staining (Gram staining and carbol fuchsin staining) and biochemical tests.
All the isolates were tested for indole acetic acid production (IAA),
phosphate solubilization and siderophore production on plate assay. To
examine the effect of volatile organic metabolites (VOM) and water soluble
soil components (WSSC) on nodule bacteria, culture conditions were optimized
by observing the effects of various parameters such as pH, salt content and
temperatures on the growth of bacteria. Selected rhizobia were subjected to
random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and amplified ribosomal DNA
restriction analysis (ARDRA) analysis to identify their species. On the basis
of RAPD and ARDRA, 10 isolates were identified as Rhizobium meliloti. In this
study, Rhizobium GO4, G16, G20, G77, S43, S81, M07, M37, A15 and A55 were
observed as the best candidates among the tested bacteria and can be further
used as potent bioinoculants.
Methodological disputes about interpretation of neum notation in the 20th century
Authors: Peno Vesna
Published: December 2015

Until the end of the twentieth century in Byzantine musicological science
there were two diametrically opposite approaches to the interpretation of the
Byzantine neum notation systems and post-Byzantine music heritage after the
Fall of Constantinople. Western European scholars, ignoring the
post-Byzantine Chant tradition and the last semeography reform from the early
nineteenth century, looked at the problems of the musical past only from the
perspective of the Middle Ages. Greek researchers have shared the belief that
the condition of an adequate understanding of the mid-Byzantine notation, or
the so-called old method, is the knowledge of analytical neum system and
theory, the basics of which were set up by musicians from the end of the
seventeenth and during the eighteenth century, and were finally shaped by
Chrisantos, Gregory and Chourmouzios and officially accepted in the Greek
church in 1814. The path to overcoming the issues relating to the development
of neum notation, and finding an adequate manner of decoding it, led through
the understanding of the phenomenon of "interpretation" and other tendencies
that marked the post-Byzantine music practice. Two scientists -the Danish
J?rgen Raasted, a follower of the Western European musicological methods
established by founders of Monumenta Musicae Byzantinae, and Greek theologist
and musicologist Gregory Stathes - are specifically responsible for the
reconciliation of the different methodological approaches. After numerous and
often heated debates, the Danish scientist eventually largely accepted the
views of his Greek counterpart. Moreover, he himself insisted, at the
musicological conferences organized during the 1980s, on reviewing the
controversial issues: the existence of chromatic intervals in the psalmody of
the Middle-Ages, the problem of syllabic and melismatic interpretations of
stenographic neum records, and so on. Concerning the above mentioned issues,
the contemporary trends in Byzantine musicology are presented in the
conclusion of the paper. It is worth noting that the most influential
scholars nowadays follow ?a middle path?, the distinction between the once
exclusive Western option and the no less ?hard? Greek traditional option.
The affective turn in ethnomusicology
Authors: Hofman Ana
Published: December 2015

The affective turn, which has already questioned dominant paradigms in many
disciplinary fields including cultural studies, philosophy, political theory,
anthropology, psychology and neuroscience, has started to attract more
attention in the field of ethnomusicology, becoming a particularly vibrant
stream of thought. Drawing on the voices that call for the historicisation of
and critical deliberation on the field of affect studies, the article strives
to show how theories of affect might expand dominant paradigms in
ethnomusicology and also points to their limitations.
Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Randomized to a Higher–Complex Carbohydrate/Low-Fat Diet Manifest Lower Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, Glucose, and Free Fatty Acids: A Pilot Study
Authors: Hernandez Teri L. , Van Pelt Rachael E. , Anderson Molly A. , Reece Melanie S. , Reynolds Regina M. , de la Houssaye Becky A. , Heerwagen Margaret , Donahoo William T. , Daniels Linda J. , Chartier-Logan Catherine , Janssen Rachel C. , Friedman Jacob E. , Barbour Linda A.
Published: December 2015

OBJECTIVE

Diet therapy in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has focused on carbohydrate restriction but is poorly substantiated. In this pilot randomized clinical trial, we challenged the conventional low-carbohydrate/higher-fat (LC/CONV) diet, hypothesizing that a higher–complex carbohydrate/lower-fat (CHOICE) diet would improve maternal insulin resistance (IR), adipose tissue (AT) lipolysis, and infant adiposity.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

At 31 weeks, 12 diet-controlled overweight/obese women with GDM were randomized to an isocaloric LC/CONV (40% carbohydrate/45% fat/15% protein; n = 6) or CHOICE (60%/25%/15%; n = 6) diet. All meals were provided. AT was biopsied at 37 weeks.

RESULTS

After ∼7 weeks, fasting glucose (P = 0.03) and free fatty acids (P = 0.06) decreased on CHOICE, whereas fasting glucose increased on LC/CONV (P = 0.03). Insulin suppression of AT lipolysis was improved on CHOICE versus LC/CONV (56 vs. 31%, P = 0.005), consistent with improved IR. AT expression of multiple proinflammatory genes was lower on CHOICE (P < 0.01). Infant adiposity trended lower with CHOICE (10.1 ± 1.4 vs. 12.6 ± 2%, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS

A CHOICE diet may improve maternal IR and infant adiposity, challenging recommendations for a LC/CONV diet.
2015 Presidential Address: 75 Years of Battling Diabetes−Our Global Challenge
Authors: Dagogo-Jack Samuel
Published: December 2015

This address was delivered by Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, President, Medicine & Science, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), at the Association’s 75th Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA, on 7 June 2015. Dr. Dagogo-Jack is a professor of medicine and the director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and the director of the Clinical Research Center at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, where he holds the A.C. Mullins Endowed Chair in Translational Research. He has been an ADA volunteer since 1991 and has served on several national committees and chaired the Association’s Research Grant Review Committee. At the local level, he has served on community leadership boards in St. Louis, MO, and Tennessee. A physician-scientist, Dr. Dagogo-Jack’s current research focuses on the interaction of genetic and environmental factors in the prediction and prevention of prediabetes, diabetes, and diabetes complications. He is the principal investigator of the Pathobiology of Prediabetes in a Biracial Cohort (POP-ABC) study and also directs The University of Tennessee site for the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) and the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)/DPP Outcomes Study (DPPOS). Dr. Dagogo-Jack earned his medical and research doctorate degrees from the University of Ibadan College of Medicine in Nigeria, holds a master’s of science from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship training in metabolism at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in Missouri. A board-certified endocrinologist, Dr. Dagogo-Jack has been elected to the Association of American Physicians and is the 2015 recipient of the Banting Medal for Leadership from the ADA. The ADA and Diabetes Care thank Dr. Dagogo-Jack for his outstanding leadership and service to the Association.
Empirical Application of Expenditure Diary Instrument to Quantify Relationships between In-Store and Online Grocery Shopping
Authors: Suel Esra , Le Vine Scott , Polak John
Published: December 2015

There is a sustained shift of certain types of retail activity away from in-store shopping and toward online retailing, with potentially structural consequences for shopping-related mobility. In the United Kingdom, for instance, 5.1% of spending on groceries in 2013 was transacted online, an increase from 3.8% in 2010. (The level was 1.1% in 2003.) Transport researchers face serious gaps in empirical data coverage of this phenomenon, however, because regional and national travel surveys typically collect limited information with which to establish how in-store and online shopping relate to one another. To address this issue, the authors employed a well-established data resource in a novel approach. The UK Living Costs and Food Survey is traditionally used to track aggregate household expenditure patterns and to monitor price inflation. This study drew on the unique nature of the survey's expenditure diary, in which respondents recorded each item that they purchased during a 2-week period; respondents also recorded whether each shopping occasion was in-store or online. Empirically, it was found that shopping basket characteristics (types of products being purchased) were significantly linked with channel choice (online versus in-store). Furthermore, with a two-stage modeling approach, it was found that sociodemographic factors appeared to relate in different ways to adoption of online shopping in general and to the choice of online versus in-store for individual shopping occasions. The paper closes with a brief discussion of research needs to advance this line of inquiry.
Need for National Standards in Transportation System Information, Acquisition, Processing, and Sharing
Authors: Mobarak Richard , Albright David
Published: December 2015

New methods of transportation system monitoring encourage revisiting current standards and establishing new standards. This paper demonstrates the need for national standards for monitoring roadway motorized and nonmotorized transportation on the basis of the experience of a local government. Three demonstration projects are presented; they were initiated between 2007 and 2013 by Bernalillo County, New Mexico. An adaptive traffic control demonstration project presents the need for standards for video monitoring of roadway traffic volume. A speed monitoring network pilot project presents the need for standards for Bluetooth and crowdsource vehicle speed and travel times. A regional bicycle monitoring demonstration project presents the need for standards for bicycle and pedestrian counts with the use of video monitoring, infrared detectors, inductive loops, and other technologies. Needed standards for transportation system monitoring include data acquisition to ensure that data definitions are consistent and data acquired are comparable. Needed data processing standards include consistent identification and treatment of errors and calculation of summary statistics. Needed data sharing standards include ability to share and combine separate data sets and expand data use. Standard-based roadway motorized and nonmotorized transportation system data, at all levels of government and the private sector, have the potential to improve current practice and public service. Standards have been and remain vital to the transportation profession. This paper recommends new transportation system standards based on the involvement of and cooperation among governmental agencies, the private sector, and standards-setting organizations.
Flexible and Robust Method for Missing Loop Detector Data Imputation
Authors: Henrickson Kristian , Zou Yajie , Wang Yinhai
Published: December 2015

This study is primarily focused on missing traffic sensor data imputation for the purpose of improving the coverage and accuracy of traffic analysis and performance estimation. Missing data, whether attributable to hardware failure or error detection and removal, are a constant problem in loop and other traffic detector data sets. As the rate of missingness increases, the treatment of missing values quickly becomes the controlling factor in overall data quality. Previously, several imputation approaches have been developed for traffic data. However, few studies aim at handling the traffic data with large blocks of missing values for networkwide implementation. A proven predictive mean matching multiple imputation method is introduced; it was applied to loop detector volume data collected on Interstate 5 in Washington State. With the use of the iterative multiple imputation by chained equations approach, the spatial correlation between nearby detectors was considered for prediction, and the presence of missing data was effectively dealt with in all predictors. The proposed methodology is shown to perform well on a range of missing data patterns, including missing completely at random, missing days, and missing months. After the imputation method was applied to 20-s data and postimputation aggregation was performed, the results in this study suggest that the proposed method can outperform elementary pairwise regression and produce reliable imputation estimates, even when entire days and months are missing from the data set. Thus the predictive mean matching multiple imputation method can be used as an effective approach for imputing missing traffic data in a range of challenging scenarios.
Leveraging Signal Infrastructure for Nonmotorized Counts in a Statewide Program
Authors: Blanc Bryan , Johnson Pamela , Figliozzi Miguel , Monsere Christopher , Nordback Krista
Published: December 2015

Transportation agencies are beginning to explore and develop non-motorized counting programs. This paper presents the results of a pilot study that tested the use of existing signal infrastructure—Model 2070 signal controllers with advanced software to log pedestrian phase actuations and detections from bicycle lane inductive loops—to count pedestrians and bicycles. The pilot study was conducted at a typical suburban signalized intersection with heavy motorized traffic that was instrumented on all four approaches with pedestrian push buttons and advance inductive loops in the bicycle lane for signal operation. One day (24 h) of video data was collected as ground truth. The data were reduced and compared with the controller logs. Results indicated that using pedestrian phases as a proxy for estimating pedestrian activity was a promising avenue for counting programs. During the pilot study day, 596 pedestrians crossed the intersection, and 482 pedestrian phases were logged (i.e., 1.24 pedestrian crossings per phase logged). However, bicycle counts were not as accurate because of a number of site-specific factors: ( a) inductive loop location, ( b) loop sensitivity settings, ( c) loop shape, and ( d) nearly half of the cyclists passing through the intersection were riding on the sidewalk. The pilot study was part of a research project to develop guidelines for a statewide bicycle and pedestrian counting program for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Creating a National Nonmotorized Traffic Count Archive
Authors: Nordback Krista , Tufte Kristin A. , Harvey Morgan , McNeil Nathan , Stolz Elizabeth , Liu Jolene
Published: December 2015

Robust bicycle and pedestrian data on a national scale would help promote effective planning and engineering of walking and bicycling facilities, build the evidence-based case for funding such projects, and dispel notions that walking and cycling are not occurring. To organize and promote the collection of nonmotorized traffic data, a team of transportation professionals and computer scientists is creating a national bicycle and pedestrian count archive. This archive will enable data sharing by centralizing continuous and short-duration traffic counts in a publicly available online archive. Although other archives exist, this will be the first archive that will be national in scope and enable data to be uploaded directly to the site. This archive will include online input, data quality evaluation, data visualization functions, and the ability to download user-specified data and exchange the data with other archives and applications. This paper details the first steps in creating the archive: (a) review count types, standard formats, and existing online archives; (b) list primary functional requirements; ( c) design archive architecture; and ( d) develop archive data structure. The archive's versatile data structure allows for both mobile counters and validation counts of the same traffic flow, an innovation in design that greatly expands the usefulness of the archive.
Database for Active Transportation Infrastructure and Volume
Authors: Proulx Frank R. , Zhang Yuanyuan , Grembek Offer
Published: December 2015

Information about pedestrian infrastructure and volume is indispensable to monitoring, evaluating, and improving the environment for comfortable and safe walking. However, determining and organizing the various types of data in a way that is easy to update and analyze can present challenges. This study designed and developed a relational database for pedestrian infrastructure and volume and included two core components (node table and approach table) and several subcomponents (tables for crosswalks, sidewalks, buffers, signs, transits, bikeways, bicycle parking, and volumes). Important measurements were proposed on the basis of the literature and practice review and grouped into different component categories on the basis of their attributes and relationships. Links were defined according to their relative locations to connect all the components. An infrastructure data collection pilot was conducted across 100 mi (161 km) of California highways using computer imagery, and across 7 mi (11.27 km) of those highways by field inventory, to prove the feasibility of the database. Time costs associated with collecting infrastructure data for the entire state highway system were estimated to be 4,006 h and 8,935 h for using computer and field collection methods, respectively. This study demonstrated that the database was easy to maintain, flexible to update, and feasible for data collection both by computer imagery and in the field. Although most data in the database were related to pedestrians, basic bicyclist-related information was also included to demonstrate the transferability of the database to store bicyclist infrastructure and volume in the future.
Case Study of Transit–Bicycle Integration
Authors: Villwock-Witte Natalie , van Grol Lotte
Published: December 2015

The Openbaar Vervoer-fiets (Public Transport–Bike) (OV-fiets) system was implemented to increase the number of train riders on the Dutch railway. The system offers commuters access to bicycles for travel from the train station to their final destination. The system has been very successful. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands) found through internal analyses that train users were willing to trade a trip by vehicle for a train–OV-fiet trip and that there was an increase in bicycle–transit users. This study focused on the OV-fiets system as a case study and considered the implications of implementing a similar system in the United States.