bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Re‐examining Human Dignity in Literary Texts: In Seeking for a Continuous Dialogue Between the Conceptual and the Empirical Approaches
Authors: Gibson Keiko Matsui
Published: March 2017

The article deals with the treatment of human dignity in three novels: The Ballad of Narayama (1956) by Shichiro Fukasawa; Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro; and Still Alice (2007) by Lisa Genova. The article argues for a rich understanding of human dignity, an understanding that cannot be reduced to rigid principles. Cultural forms, imagination, and fantasy employed in literary fiction allow us to see this richness.
Perceptual Experience and Cognitive Penetrability
Authors: Varga Somogy
Published: March 2017

This paper starts by distinguishing three views about the phenomenal character of perceptual experience. ‘Low‐level theorists’ argue that perceptual experience is reducible to the experience of low‐level properties (textures, shapes, colors), ‘high‐level theorists’ argue that we have perceptual experiences of high‐level properties (functional properties, causal relations, etc.), while ‘disunified view theorists’ argue that perceptual seemings can present high‐level properties. The paper explores how cognitive states can penetrate perceptual experience and provides an interpretation of cognitive penetration that offers some support for the high‐level view.
Treatment of anticoagulated patients with negative pressure wound therapy
Authors: Boxall Sharon L , Carville Keryln , Leslie Gavin D , Jansen Shirley J
Published: March 2017

There is a paucity of evidence surrounding the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in patients receiving anticoagulant medication. Guidelines generally recommend caution regarding the use of NPWT in anticoagulated patients in general, but areas of particular risk are frequently not highlighted. The US Food and Drug Authority (FDA) reported six mortalities between 2009 and 2011 in patients receiving NPWT. These mortalities were associated with the use of NPWT over vascular graft sites. The coagulation status of these patients was not reported. It is the authors' recommendation that guidelines regarding the use of NPWT in anticoagulated patients highlight specific clinical situations of risk, although there is insufficient evidence to support the avoidance of NPWT in anticoagulated patients in general.
Leaf blight and defoliation caused by two new pathovars of Xanthomonas axonopodis on Schinus terebinthifolius and Mabea fistulifera
Authors: Ferraz H. G. M. , Guimarães L. M. S. , Badel J. L. , Tótola M. R. , Alfenas A. C.
Published: March 2017

Schinus terebinthifolius and Mabea fistulifera have been used for forest repositioning and urban forestry in Brazil. In October 2012, in a routine inspection at the research nursery of the Forestry Department of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a mortality of approximately 40% of the seedlings was observed as a result of diseases characterized by leaf blight and intense defoliation, which culminated in the death of the plants. Microscopy observations revealed oozing from the infected tissue and isolations revealed a bacterial aetiology for both diseases. Bacterial cells that formed bright yellow mucoid colonies with round edges were routinely isolated from lesion margins. Inoculation of isolated strains into healthy seedlings reproduced the symptoms observed under natural conditions. Bacterial cells showing the same morphological, biochemical and molecular characteristics as those originally isolated from naturally infected plants were reisolated from inoculated plants. Morphological, physiological and biochemical tests as well as 16S rDNA sequencing and multilocus sequence analysis using four housekeeping genes, dnaK, fyuA, gyrB and rpoD, confirmed the newly isolated strains belong to Xanthomonas axonopodis. Plant cross‐inoculations showed the strains did not belong to any known phylogenetically related pathovar. Pathovars X. axonopodis pv. schini pv. nov. and X. axonopodis pv. mabeae pv. nov. are proposed as the causal agents of bacterial leaf blight on S. terebinthifolius and M. fistulifera, respectively.
Oral Sweet's syndrome occurring in ulcerative colitis
Authors: Nestor Laura Aisling , Tobin Anne-Marie
Published: March 2017

A man aged 78 years presented with a 3-week history of tender mouth ulceration associated with arthralgia and weight loss. He had ulcerative colitis that was diagnosed 10 years previously which was well controlled on adalimumab 40 mg fortnightly. Biochemical and haematological investigations showed raised inflammatory markers (CRP 105) and a marked neutrophilia (10). On examination, the patient had severe oral ulceration involving the anterior tongue and lips. In addition, on cutaneous examination had tender erythematous nodules involving the forehead. Histology from a diagnostic punch biopsy showed marked dermal oedema with an inflammatory infiltrate consisting of neutrophils. Our working diagnosis was therefore oral Sweet's syndrome. The patient was then started on oral prednisolone and later received colchicine which led to a complete resolution of symptoms.
Physical workload is associated with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis: results from a Swedish population-based case–control study
Authors: Zeng Pingling , Klareskog Lars , Alfredsson Lars , Bengtsson Camilla
Published: March 2017

Objectives

This study investigated: (1) the association of physical workload (PW) and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); (2) the potential interactions between PW and the genes in the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) region.

Methods

A population-based case–control study involving incident cases of RA (3150 cases and 5130 controls) was performed using data from the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Information on 7 types of self-reported PW exposure andHLA-DRB1genotypes of cases and controls were gathered. Anticitrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status of cases was identified. For each PW exposures, exposed participants were compared with unexposed participants. ORs with 95% CIs of RA (overall), ACPA-positive RA and ACPA-negative RA associated with different PWs were estimated using logistic regression. HLA-PW interactions were estimated using the principle of departure from additivity of effects by calculating attributable proportion (AP) due to interaction.

Results

ORs of developing RA associated with 6 various PW exposures ranging from 1.3 (95% CI 1.1 to 1.4) to 1.8 (95% CI 1.6 to 2.0) were observed. Exposure to more types of PW was associated with increasing risk for RA (p<0.0001). No major difference in the ORs between ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA was found. For some exposures, we found evidence of interactions between PW and theHLA-DRB1shared epitope genes, regarding risk of ACPA-positive RA (AP: from 0.3 (95% CI 0.1 to 0.5) to 0.4 (95% CI 0.2 to 0.6)).

Conclusions

PW is associated with the risk of ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative RA. Interactions between PW and theHLA-DRB1shared epitope were found in ACPA-positive RA.
Eruptivas Alcalinas de Cananeia
Authors: Freitas Ruy Ozorio de
Published: March 2017

Tese Aprovada no 1º Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia — Rio de Janeiro, D. F. Novembro 1947
Ocorrência de Lestodon Trigonidens na Mamalofaunula de Alvares Machado (Estado de São Paulo)
Authors: Carvalho Anna Maria Vieira de
Published: March 2017

O presente trabalho descreve um fragmento anterior de mandí¬ bula de Lestodon tvigonidens P Gervais, encontrado na mamalofáunula de Alvares Machado, Estado de São Paulo, em siltito de idade provàvelmente quaternária. A peça possui a substância calcária bem preservada apresentando nitidamente os caracteres específicos. Juntamente com esta, foi encontrado outro fragmento de mandíbula, provàvelmente pertencente a um indivíduo de porte menor. Outras peças — falanges, metacarpianos, metatarsianos, calcáneos, fíbulas, vértebras, epí- fises e diáfises — pertencentes a Lestodon, “Toxodon e Glyptodon ' foram encontradas no mesmo local
Cortical Networks Involved in Memory for Temporal Order
Authors: Manelis Anna , Popov Vencislav , Paynter Christopher , Walsh Matthew , Wheeler Mark E. , Vogt Keith M. , Reder Lynne M.
Published: March 2017

We examined the neurobiological basis of temporal resetting, an aspect of temporal order memory, using a version of the delayed-match-to-multiple-sample task. While in an fMRI scanner, participants evaluated whether an item was novel or whether it had appeared before or after a reset event that signified the start of a new block of trials. Participants responded “old” to items that were repeated within the current block and “new” to both novel items and items that had last appeared before the reset event (pseudonew items). Medial-temporal, prefrontal, and occipital regions responded to absolute novelty of the stimulus—they differentiated between novel items and previously seen items, but not between old and pseudonew items. Activation for pseudonew items in the frontopolar and parietal regions, in contrast, was intermediate between old and new items. The posterior cingulate cortex extending to precuneus was the only region that showed complete temporal resetting, and its activation reflected whether an item was new or old according to the task instructions regardless of its familiarity. There was also a significant Condition (old/pseudonew) × Familiarity (second/third presentations) interaction effect on behavioral and neural measures. For pseudonew items, greater familiarity decreased response accuracy, increased RTs, increased ACC activation, and increased functional connectivity between ACC and the left frontal pole. The reverse was observed for old items. On the basis of these results, we propose a theoretical framework in which temporal resetting relies on an episodic retrieval network that is modulated by cognitive control and conflict resolution.
Circulating the Black Rapist: Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain and Early American Networks of Print
Authors: Baaki Brian
Published: March 2017

This article examines texts produced in response to the criminal trial of Joseph Mountain to illuminate the early construction of the black rapist in American print. The central text in its analysis is Mountain's own “criminal confession,” Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain (1790). This article views Mountain's text as a response to a different set of concerns than later narratives of African Americans convicted of rape and positions Mountain's biography as a response not merely to concerns over black slave revolt alone, but to a related, if more immediate threat of cross-racial, proletarian revolution.
Sharīʿa Debates and Fatwas among Nomads in Northern Kazakhstan, 1850–1931
Authors: Frank Allen J.
Published: March 2017

Legal debates among Kazakh nomads and on the Kazakh steppe more broadly have, for the most part, addressed the effects of Russian colonial policy on the administration of law among these nomads. The official and scholarly Russian fixation on Kazakh customary law, based largely on a tendentious categorization of Kazakh Muslims as quasi-shamanists, resulted in policies designed to separate Islamic law (sharīʿa) from customary law (ʿādat), and to suppress the role of sharīʿa in the areas of criminal and civil law. As Muslims, however, Kazakh nomads were directly affected by sharīʿa debates taking place both among Tatar scholars in their midst as well as among Kazakh scholars. These discussions, which occurred largely outside the field of vision of Russian officials or officially-mandated customary law courts, have so far eluded scrutiny. Recorded primarily in recently-published biographical dictionaries of Muslim scholars on the steppe, these discussions addressed a range of issues, including questions of ritual, but also, more significantly, the application of Islamic legal norms to commercial matters.
The Local History of Kababir in Haifa: Constructing a Narrative of Uniqueness
Authors: Ben Ze’ev Na’ama
Published: March 2017

The neighborhood of Kababir in Haifa is known as the center of the Ahmadiyya community in the Middle East. It was established in the nineteen century as a hamlet, and was later annexed to the municipality of Haifa. The article traces the history of Kababir since its establishment until 1964 and observes the accelerated transition from rural to urban life at the periphery of an expanding city. The story of Kababir thus illustrates one path to urbanism within Palestinian society. Based on local written and oral sources the article also shows the role of collective memory in interpreting past events and constructing cultural identity.
Hyperbaton and Greek Literary Style in Hebrews
Authors: Baugh S.M.
Published: March 2017

“Hyperbaton,” the separation of words that are semantically and syntactically inter-connected, is used in the epistle to the Hebrews nearly sixty times. Classicist Daniel Markovic has shown that various kinds of hyperbaton were used by Greek literary authors to indicate the boundaries of their basic informational unit, the colon (κῶλον), and sometimes of larger units of discourse like the period (περιόδος). This essay confirms Markovic’s conclusions by studying the instances of hyperbaton in Hebrews which the author used to frame colons while also adding some secondary reasons for its use throughout the composition.
Activity budgets and behavioural synchrony in a wild equid living in a fission-fusion social system
Authors: St-Louis Antoine , Côté Steeve D.
Published: March 2017

Variation in activity budgets among individuals of different age-sex classes and reproductive status may lead to decreases in behavioural synchrony (i.e., individuals performing the same behaviour at the same time in the same group) in social species. Here, we assessed the costs of behavioural synchrony in terms of time allocated to feeding behaviour among individuals of different age-sex classes and reproductive status in the kiang (Equus kiang), a poorly known wild equid that inhabits the Tibetan Plateau. Our study was conducted in Eastern Ladakh (India), during summer and fall. Our results showed that groups were highly synchronized, and that individuals in groups were particularly synchronized when feeding. Despite a slight sexual dimorphism, males and females had similar activity budgets. Males in groups, however, spent less time feeding than solitary males, and females in groups with foals spent less time feeding and more time standing than females in groups without foals. We suggest that group formation in males and the presence of foals for females incur behavioural costs by lowering their time spent feeding. Because these costs occur at a predictable time of the year, it could be profitable for adult kiangs not to form permanent groups year-round. Individuals with divergent needs might benefit from the loose social system observed in kiangs, which could be a key feature of their adaptation to a highly seasonal environment.
Theological Speculation in Irenaeus: Perils and Possibilities
Authors: Briggman Anthony
Published: March 2017

For over seventy years scholars have accepted the reading advanced by T.-A. Audet, R.M. Grant, and W.R. Schoedel that Irenaeus of Lyons was strictly opposed to causal speculation. This article challenges their reading and offers one of its own. I contend that Irenaeus argues for a differentiated knowledge of terrestrial and celestial matters, such that some things are known while others are not. This differentiation of knowledge encompasses questions of causation. Irenaeus, I argue, was not just concerned about the perils of theological speculation but also its possibilities.
David Ferrier’s Experimental Localization of Cerebral Functions and the Anti-Vivisection Debate
Authors: Morabito Carmela
Published: March 2017

While representing one of the most important developments in the knowledge of the brain, both for its theoretical advances and its medical consequences, the work of David Ferrier met with strong criticism from conservative circles in Victorian society. At the end of 19th century certain British neurologists and neurosurgeons – including Ferrier – faced vehement public attacks by those aristocrats who, under the banner of antivivisectionism and “natural theology”, expressed their fears of the reorganization of medicine into a scientific discipline. The debate that developed in Victorian society after these events led not only to the diffusion of Ferrier’s ideas and public recognition of the advanced neurosurgical practices that stemmed from his work, but also contributed to the affirmation of the medical community in the scientific world of the time.
Figuring Things Out
Authors: Åhrén Eva
Published: March 2017

Swedish anatomists Anders and Gustaf Retzius, father and son, collaborated with artists, photographers, and printers to produce image plates for their many publications in normal, comparative, morbid, and microscopic anatomy. This article explores the role of images in their oeuvres, identifying impacts of changing scientific ideals, aesthetic sensibilities, and technologies of observation and visualization. It examines how the Retziuses mobilized historically contingent concepts of truth and beauty to support claims to authority. Anders Retzius, influenced by post-Kantian philosophy, viewed truth and beauty as inherent in natural phenomena, independent of the researcher. Scientific authority rested on abilities to observe and convey the truth and beauty of examined specimens, preferably aided by a skilled artist. For Gustaf Retzius, epistemic authority depended on his expertise as scientist, publisher, and illustrator of his own works. Like Santiago Ramón y Cajal he favored an “anti-aesthetic” style, while at the same time publishing sumptuous image plates.
The Nigerian Film Plot
Authors: Ibagere Elo , Omoera Osakue Stevenson
Published: March 2017

The Nigerian film industry, otherwise known as Nollywood, has been acknowledged to be the second-largest in the world in terms of volume of production. This fact presents an interesting vista worthy of investigation, especially with regard to the quality of the films produced. It is in respect of this premise that this article examines the plot of the Nigerian film—a feature capable of affecting the popularity of the film. The essay, having dwelt on what plot is, critically examines the Nigerian film plot and finds that Nollywood films mostly adopt an episodic structure, thereby making them unnecessarily long. Besides (and this is systemically related to episodic structure and to a natural tendency in Nigerian rhetoric), many of the films tend to be too wordy, too chatty, over-padded, thus often earning them scathing criticism. The challenges of scriptwriting in this regard are examined, culminating in recommendations for how to improve the quality of scripts through plot construction in this vibrant film culture.
A Milestone in the History of Andalusī Bāṭinism: Maslama b. Qāsim al-Qurṭubī’s Riḥla in the East
Authors: de Callataÿ Godefroid , Moureau Sébastien
Published: March 2017

Virtually unknown two decades ago, Maslama b. Qāsim al-Qurṭubī (d. 353/964) is today acknowledged as the genuine author of both the Rutbat al-ḥakīm and the Ghāyat al-ḥakīm/Picatrix and, in all likelihood, as the man by whom the encyclopaedic corpus of the Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ was introduced into al-Andalus. In the early 30s of the tenth century, Maslama al-Qurṭubī travelled extensively through the Middle East and pursued there his education under a great number of reputed masters. Through a thorough investigation of the sources at hand, the present paper seeks to reconstrue the various steps of this riḥla by establishing a comprehensive list of the scholars Maslama met with in the Orient. Among the main novelties of this investigation, one points out Maslama’s meeting with Qāsim b. Muṭarrif al-Qaṭṭān, who is commonly regarded by the historians of Arabic science as the author of the first treatise of astronomy ever compiled in al-Andalus.
Foxconn: The Disruption of iSlavery
Authors: Qiu Jack Linchuan , Lin Lin
Published: March 2017

This paper connects the scholarship of labour sociology with studies of information and communication technologies (icts). It contends that, despite the wonders of social progress associated with digital technologies, the emergence of the digital electronics manufacturing industry in Asia has led to serious regressions in society. Among the worst of such digital disruptions is the challenge of Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and one of the most notorious sweatshops in the history of industrial capitalism. Tragedies at Foxconn force us to reconsider industrialization and the role oficts so fundamentally that it requires us to revisit old regimes of slavery in order to fully understand these events. From a critical historical perspective, this paper examines disruptive moments in Foxconn while developing the idea of iSlavery and, in particular, manufacturing iSlaves, as a conceptual device to rethink the Foxconn suicides as emblematic of a disruptive and disrupted digital Asia.
Reimagining Islands: Notes on Selected Works by Oh Haji, Soni Kum, and Yamashiro Chikako
Authors: Jennison Rebecca
Published: March 2017

This article discusses works by Oh Haji, Soni Kum, and Yamashiro Chikako, three contemporary artists from Japan and Okinawa who work in a range of media including textiles, performance, and film. Drawing from Ukai Satoshi’s discussion of “Islands, Archipelagos, Peninsulas, and Continents,” I provide an analysis of select works by these artists, highlighting the trope “island and diaspora.” I argue that Oh’s textile objects and installations, Kum’s video and live-performance works, and Yamashiro Chikako’s performance, video, and film works enable audiences to reimagine islands in East Asia and create new spaces for dialogue in the region and beyond.
First description of the female Elimaea melanocantha (Walker, 1869) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from India
Authors: SWAMINATHAN R. , NAGAR RAJENDRA , SWAMINATHAN T.
Published: March 2017

The genus Elimaea Stal, 1874 was established for the type species Phaneroptera subcarinata Stal 1861 (Hongkong), the type genus of the Phaneropterinae. These insects are poorly known from India. Relevant important work on the taxonomy and distribution of Tettigoniidae of northeastern India include those of Barman & Srivastava (1976), Shishodia (2000), Shishodia & Tandon (2000), Barman (2003), Shishodia et al. (2003 & 2010) and, recently, Nagar et al. (2014, 2015a-b) have reported new and additional species of Phaneropterinae from India. The tribe Elimaeini Yakobson, 1905 (group Elimaeae Brunner, 1878) is known to comprise three Oriental genera, Elimaea Stal, 1874; Hemielimaea Brunner, 1878; and Ectadia Brunner, 1878. Karny (1926) divided the genus into three subgenera: Orthelimaea, Rhaebelimaea and Elimaea s. str., based on the shape of the anterior femora and the branching in the radius sector of the tegmen. Of these, Elimaea is most speciose and quite widespread in the Indian sub-continent. Gorochov (2013) reported two species, Elimaea melanocantha (Walker, 1869) and Elimaea nigrosignata Bolivar, 1900 in the group Neoelimaea. The terminology used is that of Ingrisch (1998) and Rentz and Colless (1990).
A new Schistura from the Salween basin in western Yunnan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae)
Authors: ENDRUWEIT MARCO
Published: March 2017

River loaches of the genus Schistura McClelland 1838 are small, elongated, benthic fishes of the family Nemacheilidae. Species in the genus are part of a subsistence fishery in several Southeast Asian countries due to their tasty flesh and relative abundance in suitable habitats. Fluvial environments with gravelly bottoms in tropical and subtropical regions can be co-inhabited by several species of nemacheilid loaches. Kottelat (1990) reported up to six different species coexisting in Indochinese streams in some instances. With about 200 valid taxa, Schistura is the most diverse genus within the family Nemacheilidae (Kottelat 2012). Species allocated within this genus share a moderately arched mouth, a medially notched lower lip, lack lateral labial pads, possess an air bladder without a secondary chamber, and reach a maximum standard length between 19 and 120 mm (Kottelat 1990; Ou et al. 2011).
Of attention: D’Annunzio’s sixth sense
Authors: Bragato Stefano
Published: March 2017

This article examines the concept of attention in Gabriele D’Annunzio’s oeuvre, arguing for its central position in the development of his aesthetic thought and of his creative activity. In one of his Faville del maglio ( Sparks from the Hammer) entitled ‘Dell’attenzione’ (‘Of attention’, 1911), D’Annunzio referred to attention as his ability to exceptionally stretch his senses in order to perceive every detail of things, people and events surrounding him. This permanent effort enabled him not only to gather a thorough comprehension of reality, but also to reach its ultrasensitive sides and to perceive what is usually hidden to sensory perception. D’Annunzio’s attention can thus be considered as a sort of ‘sixth sense’, an instrument for both investigating the world and translating it into literature through poetic activity. The first part of the article discusses the concept of attention in the Spark, focusing especially on its links with D’Annunzio’s symbolist poetics and on its chiefly practical nature. In the second section I argue that this faculty was exercised by D’Annunzio through a specific physical tool, i.e. his notebooks, which can be considered as the concrete embodiment of this extraordinary sense.
“At First I Couldn’t Catch My Breath”: Process and Strategies for Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Genoe M. Rebecca , Zimmer Chantelle
Published: March 2017

In this article, we describe the process and strategies that study participants living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in central Canada utilized to manage and live well with their illness and its associated symptoms. Drawing on interpretive phenomenology, we interviewed eight participants three times, followed by a member checking focus group and individual interviews. We analyzed interview transcripts using detailed line by line analysis. Our findings suggest participants engaged in a challenging process of recognizing that changes had occurred and then coming to terms with these changes by acknowledging the severity of their condition and the resulting limitations. Then, participants drew upon several strategies to minimize feelings of breathlessness, including taking care of themselves, managing risk, and altering behavior. Participants acknowledged the challenges inherent to this process, yet described how they were able to live well with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through their adaptations.
Factors That Predict Failure in Anatomic Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Authors: Parkinson Ben , Robb Curtis , Thomas Michael , Thompson Peter , Spalding Tim
Published: March 2017

Background:

Anatomic graft placement in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has become the preferred technique for many surgeons. The predictive factors for graft failure in anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction are relatively unknown.

Purpose:

To determine the risk factors for graft failure and the relative importance of those factors in anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction.

Study Design:

Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods:

All primary anatomic ACL reconstructions undertaken at a single institution over a 2-year period were evaluated for subjective and objective measures of graft failure. Risk factors evaluated included time since ACL rupture, age, sex, body mass index, intact or deficient medial and lateral meniscus, meniscal repair, hamstring graft size, and femoral and tibial tunnel position as assessed by 3D computed tomography (CT) scan. The significant factors predicting failure and the relative importance of those factors were determined.

Results:

At a median follow-up of 26 months, 123 patients were available for analysis. Ninety-seven patients underwent postoperative 3D CT for tunnel positions, including all 20 cases with graft failure. The significant predictors of graft failure were medial meniscal deficiency (hazard ratio [HR] 15.1; 95% CI, 4.7-48.5; P < .001), lateral meniscal deficiency (HR 9.9; 95% CI, 3-33; P < .001), shallow nonanatomic femoral tunnel positioning (HR 4.3; 95% CI, 1.6-11.6; P = .004), and younger patient age (HR 0.9; 95% CI, 0.9-1; P = .008).

Conclusion:

Meniscal deficiency is the most significant factor to predict graft failure in single-bundle anatomic ACL reconstruction. Shallow nonanatomic femoral tunnel positioning and younger patient age are additional risk factors for failure, but their relative importance is less.
Care Arrangements in Dementia Care Networks: Findings From the DemNet-D Study Baseline and 1-Year Follow-Up
Authors: Laporte Uribe Franziska , Wolf-Ostermann Karin , Wübbeler Markus , Holle Bernhard
Published: March 2017

Objective: This study was conducted to describe care arrangements for persons with dementia (PwDs) who are living at home with the support of a dementia care network (DCN). Method: Data on the utilization of formal and informal support were collected in face-to-face interviews at baseline and 1-year follow-up with PwDs and caregivers receiving support from 1 of 13 DCNs. Results: Men with dementia were supported by twice as many informal caregivers as women (2 vs. 1, respectively, p < .001). Regional differences were found in home-care nursing services, social care groups, companion home services, and day care. The care situations were considered stable by most caregivers. Discussion: DCNs appear to contribute to a high degree of perceived stability in care situations. Future research should investigate possible gender differences in informal support networks. DCNs should continue their efforts in making low-threshold services in rural areas available and accessible.
Effect of Organizational Justice on Work Engagement in Healthcare Sector of Turkey
Authors: Özer Özlem , Uğurluoğlu Özgür , Saygili Meltem
Published: March 2017

Work engagement is a concept that reflects a positive way of thinking that relates to commitment and involvement to one’s organization, his/her enthusiasm and energy. In relevant literature there is a wide range of studies focusing on the relation between work engagement and a set of variables. Thus this study was executed to analyze the effect of organizational justice on work engagement. Implementation stage of the research was conducted on healthcare personnel working in a state hospital in Turkey and data were collected from 414 healthcare employees. Conducted analyses revealed that the correlations between subdimensions of organizational justice and work engagement were positive and in medium level. In the regression analysis which was implemented to measure the effect of subdimensions of organizational justice on work engagement it was identified that subdimensions of organizational justice perception in tandem explained 33 per cent of total variance. It can thus be claimed that climbing organizational justice perception increases in turn in a statistically significant way the work engagement level of the personnel. As regards work engagement, the most significant effect was created by procedural justice subsequently followed by distributive and interactional justice.
Las obras de arte del Estado y su inmunidad
Authors: Torrecuadrada García-Lozano Soledad
Published: March 2017

En los últimos tiempos, la tecnología ha tenido por efecto empequeñecer el mundo en todos los sentidos. Así, ahora no solo las distancias se recorren en menos tiempo, sino además tenemos ocasión de contemplar museos ‘satélites’ del Museo Hermitage de San Petersburgo en Málaga o Ámsterdam, por ejemplo, o colecciones prestadas por museos a otros para que disfrutemos con ellas en el otro lado del mundo de donde habitualmente se exponen. Con ocasión de estos préstamos y la aplicación de nuevas tecnologías a la difusión de sus obras de arte, se han producido reclamaciones de piezas de quienes se consideran sus legítimos propietarios. Cuando el cedente o propietario de la obra es un museo estatal, nos encontramos con el muro infranqueable de las inmunidades del Estado prestador en el territorio del foro, en su doble vertiente: de jurisdicción y de ejecución. La inmunidad de los préstamos de obras de arte es tan solo una aplicación práctica de estas inmunidades conocidas, cuyo alcance depende de la legislación interna del Estado en el que tiene lugar el procedimiento  judicial o aquel en el que solicita la ejecución. Los Estados, para evitarlo, suelen celebrar acuerdos bilaterales que les permiten garantizar el retorno de las colecciones que prestan. Ello evidencia el difícil equilibrio entre las inmunidades del Estado y el derecho a la propiedad individual y el derecho a la tutela judicial efectiva; o entre el interés colectivo —la cooperación cultural— y el individual —la recuperación del bien—.
Single-Period Cutting Planes for Inventory Routing Problems
Authors: Avella Pasquale , Boccia Maurizio , Wolsey Laurence A.
Published: March 2017

The Inventory Routing Problem (IRP) involves the distribution of one or more products from a supplier to a set of clients over a discrete planning horizon. Each client has a known demand to be met in each period and can only hold a limited amount of stock. The product is shipped through a distribution network by one or more vehicles of limited capacity. The objective is to find replenishment decisions minimizing the sum of the storage and distribution costs. In this paper, we present IRP reformulations under the Maximum Level replenishment policy, derived from a single-period substructure. We define a generic family of valid inequalities, and then introduce two specific subclasses for which the separation problem of generating violated inequalities can be effectively solved. A basic Branch-and-Cut algorithm has been implemented to demonstrate the strength of the single-period reformulations. We present computational results for the benchmark instances with 50 clients and 3 periods and 30 clients and 6 periods.

The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2016.0729 .
Global existence and estimates of the solutions to nonlinear integral equations
Authors: Ramm Alexander G.
Published: March 2017

It is proved that a class of nonlinear integral equations of the Volterra-Hammerstein type has a global solution, that is, solutions defined for all \(t\ge 0\), and estimates of these solutions as \(t\to \infty\) are obtained. The argument uses a nonlinear differential inequality which was proved by the author and has broadapplications.
Uma análise do uso de grounded theory em engenharia de software
Authors: Barbosa Marcelo Werneck
Published: March 2017

A Engenharia de Software (ES) é composta de fenômenos constituídos sócio-culturalmente e não tecnicamente. As pesquisas conduzidas nesta área devem compreender tais fenômenos. Entretanto, métodos qualitativos, adequados para este tipo de pesquisa, ainda não são comumente utilizados em ES. Apesar disso, tem-se observado um crescimento recente de publicações que adotam métodos qualitativos na ES, mais particularmente, da Grounded Theory (GT). A Grounded Theory utiliza um conjunto de procedimentos sistemáticos de coleta e análise dos dados para gerar, elaborar e validar teorias substantivas sobre fenômenos essencialmente sociais. Diante deste contexto, este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática para caracterizar estudos na área de ES que utilizaram o método Grounded Theory. Os resultados da revisão sistemática mostraram um aumento no número de trabalhos usando GT em Engenharia de Software, particularmente em pesquisas que envolvem comportamentos humanos em projetos que usam métodos ágeis ou são desenvolvidos de maneira distribuída. Foi possível observar ainda que a maioria dos trabalhos não chega a enunciar uma teoria de fato ao final, mas, usam este método de pesquisa como meio para identificar categorias e conceitos no contexto pesquisado.
Análise da influência das práticas de gestão do conhecimento no sucesso de projetos do tipo EPC
Authors: Melega Duarte de Oliveira Ana Carolina , Pacagnella Júnior Antônio Carlos , Silva Alessandro Lucas , De Campos Fernando Celso
Published: March 2017

Os projetos de grandes obras no segmento infraestrutura, construção, plantas industriais, papel e celulose, energia, mineração e em petróleo e gás são denominados por Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), que representam uma modalidade contratual crescente no mercado. Por se tratar de grandes projetos, as empresas EPCistas precisam periodicamente buscar novos métodos e conhecimentos em gerenciamento de projetos, para obter sucesso na entrega de seus empreendimentos. Neste viés, este artigo tem como objetivo compreender a influência de práticas de conhecimento (PGCs) na obtenção de sucesso de projetos EPC em empresas brasileiras de engenharia. Por tanto, foi realizada uma survey com 94 profissionais da área de gerenciamento de projetos. Estes analisaram 37 PGCs pré definidas neste estudo, associando-as com a dimensão de aprendizagem organizacional de sucesso do modelo teórico também proposto neste trabalho. Os resultados da regressão logística determinaram que 5 PGCs possuem relevante significância para cada uma das dimensões, e 3 contribuem para o sucesso deste tipo de projeto. Assim, do ponto de vista científico, os resultados obtidos ampliam a compreensão sobre o tema estudado e oferecem do ponto de vista profissional, a oportunidade de se aplicar melhorias por meio das PGCs identificadas, apoiando assim, a tomada de decisão por parte de gerentes de projetos EPC.
Aplicação do desdobramento da função qualidade em serviços: uma análise da literatura
Authors: Souza Victor Hugo Aurélio de , Cauchick Miguel Paulo A.
Published: March 2017

A crescente competição tem obrigado as empresas a proverem serviços inovadores de modo a exceder as expectativas dos clientes garantindo sua competitividade no mercado. Assim, compreender quais são as necessidades dos clientes e como atendê-las é algo imperativo para as organizações. O desdobramento da função qualidade (quality function deployment - QFD) é um método que busca atingir este propósito. Neste âmbito, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo demonstrar as aplicações do QFD no contexto de serviços por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica. Para atender esse objetivo, um processo estruturado de busca e organização bibliográfica foi aplicado para a seleção e análise de um portfólio resultante de 25 artigos estritamente ligados ao tema central do QFD aplicado a serviços. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o emprego do QFD é preponderantemente restrito a primeira matriz e ao levantamento das necessidades dos clientes e características da qualidade do serviço, o que restringe sua aplicação. Além disso, constata-se que o método é geralmente aplicado em conjunto com outras ferramentas, de modo a complementar algumas de suas limitações. Finalmente, verifica-se que o QFD quando aplicado ao setor de serviços objetiva principalmente aprimorar serviços já ofertados, sendo relativamente pouco aplicado para o desenvolvimento de novos serviços.
An experimental comparison of partitioning strategies in distributed graph processing
Authors: Verma Shiv , Leslie Luke M. , Shin Yosub , Gupta Indranil
Published: March 2017

In this paper, we study the problem of choosing among partitioning strategies in distributed graph processing systems. To this end, we evaluate and characterize both the performance and resource usage of different partitioning strategies under various popular distributed graph processing systems, applications, input graphs, and execution environments. Through our experiments, we found that no single partitioning strategy is the best fit for all situations, and that the choice of partitioning strategy has a significant effect on resource usage and application run-time. Our experiments demonstrate that the choice of partitioning strategy depends on (1) the degree distribution of input graph, (2) the type and duration of the application, and (3) the cluster size. Based on our results, we present rules of thumb to help users pick the best partitioning strategy for their particular use cases. We present results from each system, as well as from all partitioning strategies implemented in one common system (PowerLyra).
Heavy strength training improves running and cycling performance following prolonged submaximal work in well‐trained female athletes
Authors: Vikmoen Olav , Rønnestad Bent R. , Ellefsen Stian , Raastad Truls
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of adding heavy strength training to female duathletes' normal endurance training on both cycling and running performance. Nineteen well‐trained female duathletes (VO2max cycling: 54 ± 3 ml∙kg−1∙min−1, VO2max running: 53 ± 3 ml∙kg−1∙min−1) were randomly assigned to either normal endurance training (E, n = 8) or normal endurance training combined with strength training (E+S, n = 11). The strength training consisted of four lower body exercises [3 × 4‐10 repetition maximum (RM)] twice a week for 11 weeks. Running and cycling performance were assessed using 5‐min all‐out tests, performed immediately after prolonged periods of submaximal work (3 h cycling or 1.5 h running). E+S increased 1RM in half squat (45 ± 22%) and lean mass in the legs (3.1 ± 4.0%) more than E. Performance during the 5‐min all‐out test increased in both cycling (7.0 ± 4.5%) and running (4.7 ± 6.0%) in E+S, whereas no changes occurred in E. The changes in running performance were different between groups. E+S reduced oxygen consumption and heart rate during the final 2 h of prolonged cycling, whereas no changes occurred in E. No changes occurred during the prolonged running in any group. Adding strength training to normal endurance training in well‐trained female duathletes improved both running and cycling performance when tested immediately after prolonged submaximal work.
T1 and ECV Mapping in Myocardial Disease
Authors: Olausson Eric L. , Schelbert Erik B.
Published: March 2017

T1 mapping using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) introduces novel techniques for myocardial tissue characterization to detect and quantify disease processes occurring at the microscopic level. Even though T1 mapping has limited spatial resolution, cellular and molecular changes occurring within each voxel can affect the aggregate T1 signal rendering them quantifiable. The estimated T1-based parameters quantified on a “map” demonstrate the spatial localization of these changes whereby each pixel expresses the quantitative value of that parameter. This quantification permits detection of diffuse disease even if it is not directly visible. Rather than relying on nonspecific functional measures, T1 mapping focuses on intrinsic changes of myocardial composition that advances understanding about specific disease pathways. These changes in myocardial tissue composition inform diagnosis and prognosis. T1 mapping encompasses two key parameters: native (i.e., precontrast) T1 and extracellular volume fraction (ECV) derived from additional postcontrast T1 and blood T1 measurements. These advances introduce new tools to detect focal and diffuse myocardial derangements occurring in cardiac disease that can be otherwise difficult to detect. T1 and ECV mapping foster precision medicine and personalized care, promising to improve patient outcomes through targeted therapy. Capitalizing on the opportunities introduced by T1 mapping and ECV requires further investigation.
Efectos de la medición de ondas superficiales considerando diferentes geometrías y condiciones de emplazamiento con base en la metodología frecuencia-número de onda (F-K)
Authors: Echeverría José P. , Schmidt Víctor
Published: March 2017

Se entiende que la medición de ondas superficiales es una forma novedosa para la clasificación de sitios de cimentación, con base en parámetros dinámicos como el periodo fundamental del sitio y Vs30. Por lo tanto, se requiere evaluar los resultados de la medición de vibraciones ambientales usando diferentes configuraciones geométricas y condiciones de emplazamiento.  En la presente publicación, se seleccionaron tres sitios para la aplicación de la prueba: El Parque Metropolitano La Sabana, Las Instalaciones Deportivas de la Universidad de Costa Rica y el Estadio Municipal de Palmares. En cada uno de ellos, se estudió el efecto de la configuración, número de sensores, apertura y tiempo de medición según la metodología de arreglos de sensores con el uso de la técnica Frecuencia-Número de Onda (F-K).  Se logró concluir que las configuraciones de arreglos de sensores circulares, que combinan radios grandes y pequeños, generan los mejores resultados según la metodología F-K. Se recomendó un tiempo mínimo de registro de 30 minutos para lograr obtener la suficiente cantidad de información de las vibraciones ambientes por medio de arreglos de sensores en el sitio.
Caracterización hidrogeológica de la cuenca del río Las Marías, Los Cóbanos, Sonsonate, El Salvador
Authors: Monge Celia E. , Vargas Ingrid , Arévalos Dagoberto
Published: March 2017

Se realizó una caracterización hidrogeológica de la cuenca del río Las Marías, Los Cóbanos, departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador, con el objetivo de evaluar el sistema acuífero. El análisis incluyó el uso de herramientas hidrogeoquímicas, geofísicas y la información litológica disponible en la zona de estudio, la cual permitió plantear un modelo conceptual del acuífero y descartar la presencia de intrusión salina. Se determinó la existencia de dos acuíferos en la zona, el primero de ellos es un acuífero somero, de mediana producción, con un espesor variable de 0 m hasta 20 m, y es el que la población de la zona utiliza como fuente de abastecimiento de agua a través de pozos excavados con profundidades que no superan los 6 m y diámetros de hasta 1,5 m. De los análisis químicos se identificó la influencia de fuentes de contaminación antropogénica en la calidad del agua. Un segundo acuífero fue identificado con los sondeos eléctricos verticales y posiblemente esté siendo captado por pozos perforados privados que se ubican fuera del área de investigación. Mediante la elaboración de un balance hídrico se determinó que de los 1739 mm de precipitación anual, el 70,6% equivalente a 1217 mm corresponde a evapotranspiración real, el 13% (226mm) pertenece a la retención por la vegetación y el restante 16,4% (278mm) representa la recarga acuífera de la zona.
PERANAN FOSFOLIPID DALAM PAKAN PADA PEMIJAHAN DAN PENINGKATAN KUALITAS TELUR IKAN KERAPU BATIK (Epinephelusmicrodon)
Authors: Giri Nyoman Adiasmara , Setiadharma Tony , Slamet Bejo
Published: March 2017

Penelitian teknologi pembenihan ikan kerapu balik, Epinephelus microdon dimulai dengan percobaan pematangan gonad dan pemijahan.
PEMANFAATAN BEBERAPA JENIS KARBOHIDRAT BAGI PERTUMBUHAN DAN EFISIENSI PAKAN YUWANA IKAN KERAPU BEBEK (Cromileptes attivetis)
Authors: Usman Usman , Palinggi Niltje N. , Giri Nyoman Adiasmara
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan beberapa jenis karbohidrat bagipertumbuhan dan efisiensi pakan yuwana ikan kerapu bebek (Cromilepies attivelis)
PENERAPAN BAKTERT Arteromonassp. By-g AWETAN UNTUK PRODUKSI BENIH UDANG wlNDU, penaeus monodon
Authors: Haryanti Haryanti , Permana I Gusti Ngurah , S Sari Budi Moria , Sugama Ketut , Murtini Jovita Tri
Published: March 2017

Tingkat kematian y.a.ls tjl.ssi selama pemeliharaan larva udang pada umumnya disebabkan oleh serangan penyakit, akibatnya diperoleh produksi dan mutu benih yang relatif rendah.
PENENTUAN LETAK LAPISAN PYRTR (Fes2) BERKONSENTRASI TINGGI BERDASARKAN DATUM REFERENSiLOKAL PADA TAMBAK YANG BERASOSIASIDENGAN TANAH SULFAT MASAM (studi kasus pada tambak percobaan Maranak, sulawesi Selatan)
Authors: Tarunamulia Tarunamulia , Mustafa Akhmad , Tahe Suwandi
Published: March 2017

Kendala utama yang dijumpai pada tambak yang berasosiasi dengan tanaj suflat masam (TSM) adalah tingkat kesamaan yang tinggi (pH<4).