bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The MEDESS-GIB database: tracking the Atlantic water inflow
Authors: Sotillo M. G. , Garcia-Ladona E. , Orfila A. , Rodríguez-Rubio P. , Maraver J. C. , Conti D. , Padorno E. , Jiménez J. A. , Capó E. , Pérez F. , Sayol J. M. , de los Santos F. J. , Amo A. , Rietz A. , Troupin C. , Tintore J. , Álvarez-Fanjul E.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. On 9 September 2014, an intensive drifter deployment was carried out in the Strait of Gibraltar. In the frame of the EU MED Program MEDESS-4MS, the MEDESS-GIB experiment consisted of the deployment of 35 satellite tracked drifters, mostly of CODE-type, equipped with temperature sensor sampling at a rate of 30 min. Drifters were distributed along and on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. The MEDESS-GIB deployment plan was designed as to ensure quasi-synoptic spatial coverage. To this end, 4 boats covering an area of about 680 NM2 in 6 h were coordinated. As far as authors know, this experiment is the most important exercise in the area in terms of number of drifters released. Collected satellite-tracked data along drifter trajectories have been quality controlled and processed to build the here presented MEDESS-GIB database. This paper reports the MEDESS-GIB dataset that comprises drifter trajectories, derived surface currents and in situ SST measurements collected along the buoys tracks. This series of data is available through the PANGAEA (Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science) repository, with the following doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.853701. Likewise, the MEDESS-GIB data will be incorporated as part of the Copernicus Marine historical products. The MEDESS-GIB dataset provides a complete Lagrangian view of the surface inflow of Atlantic waters through the Strait of Gibraltar and thus, very useful data for further studies on the surface circulation patterns in the Alboran Sea, and their links with one of the most energetic Mediterranean Sea flows: the Algerian Current.
Studienlandschaft Schwingbachtal: an out-door full-scale learning tool newly equipped with augmented reality
Authors: Aubert A. H. , Schnepel O. , Kraft P. , Houska T. , Plesca I. , Orlowski N. , Breuer L.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. This paper addresses education and communication in hydrology and geosciences. Many approaches can be used, such as the well-known seminars, modelling exercises and practical field work but out-door learning in our discipline is a must, and this paper focuses on the recent development of a new out-door learning tool at the landscape scale. To facilitate improved teaching and hands-on experience, we designed the Studienlandschaft Schwingbachtal. Equipped with field instrumentation, education trails, and geocache, we now implemented an augmented reality App, adding virtual teaching objects on the real landscape. The App development is detailed, to serve as methodology for people wishing to implement such a tool. The resulting application, namely the Schwingbachtal App, is described as an example. We conclude that such an App is useful for communication and education purposes, making learning pleasant, and offering personalized options.
Social vulnerability of rural households to flood hazards in western mountainous regions of Henan province, China
Authors: Liu D. L. , Li Y.
Published: November 2015

Abstract. Evaluating social vulnerability is a crucial issue in risk and disaster management. In this study, a household social vulnerability index (HSVI) to flood hazards was developed and used to assess the social vulnerability of rural households in western mountainous regions of Henan province, China. Eight key indicators were indentified through interactive discussions with multidisciplinary specialists and local farmers, and their weights were determined using principle component analysis (PCA). The results showed that (1) the ratio of perennial working in other places, hazard-related training and illiteracy ratio (15+) were the most dominant factors to social vulnerability. (2) The numbers of high, moderate and low vulnerable households were 14, 64 and 16, respectively, which accounted for 14.9, 68.1, and 17.0 % of the total interviewed rural households, respectively. (3) The correlation coefficient between household social vulnerability scores and casualties in a storm flood in July 2010 was significant at 0.05 significance level (r = 0.248), which indicated that the selected indicators and their weights were valid. (4) Some mitigation strategies to reduce the household social vulnerability to flood hazards were proposed based on the assessment results. The results provide useful information for rural households and local governments to prepare, mitigate and response to flood hazards.
La museología en la encrucijada de los caminos
Authors: Mairesse François
Published: November 2015

Durante los últimos años han aparecido un gran número de publicaciones sobre las perspectivas de evolución del mundo de los museos. La reflexión sobre el futuro de estas instituciones no es reciente: la prospectiva, método dirigido a elaborar posibles escenarios en el futuro, no es estrictamente hablando museológica, pero necesariamente interesa al museólogo interrogarse sobre el campo museal. A decir verdad, en su mayoría son profesionales del museo quienes han escrito sobre el tema (en el contexto museal) para adaptar la institución a los nuevos retos. Algunos museólogos, se han arriesgado a este ejercicio, de manera más o menos afortunada. El artículo pretende, después de presentar la literatura prospectiva sobre el museo durante los últimos cincuenta años, y de analizar los recientes resultados de los informes de prospectiva, interrogarse sobre la contribución específica de una reflexión museológica acerca del futuro de los museos más allá de los ejes clásicos (demografía, economía, nuevas tecnologías) que se utilizan con más frecuencia.
Comparative Study on Total Lipid Quantification and Oxidative Rancidity Determination in Freshwater Fish Species with Different Fat Levels
Authors: Alcântara Ariane Vasconcellos de , Azevedo Pedro Lopes , Mársico Eliane Teixeira , Monteiro Maria Lucia , Rodrigues Bruna Leal , Conte Junior Carlos Adam
Published: November 2015

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of different extraction methods for total lipid determination and oxidative rancidity evaluation in freshwater fish with different fat levels. Total lipid content was determined by Bligh and Dyer with slight modifications and Soxhlet methods. Malondialdehyde (MDA) quantification was determined by analytical methods with and without heat application. In both freshwater fish species, Bligh and Dyer method extracted greater total lipid content (P <0.05) than Soxhlet method. In addition, the heat method revealed higher MDA values (P <0.05) compared to cold method in both lean fish (Cichla ocellaris) and high-fat fish species (Piaractus brachypomus). We concluded that, regardless of the fat content in the freshwater fish species, the Bligh and Dyer method and the cold method used for oxidative rancidity were more efficient than Soxhlet method and heat technique, respectively.
Coagulase-Positive Staphylococcus: Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance
Authors: Beça Nuno , Bessa Lucinda Janete , Mendes Ângelo , Santos Joana , Leite-Martins Liliana , Matos Augusto J.F. , da Costa Paulo Martins
Published: November 2015

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is the most prevalent coagulase-positive Staphylococcus inhabitant of the skin and mucosa of dogs and cats, causing skin and soft tissue infections in these animals. In this study, coagulase-positive Staphylococcus species were isolated from companion animals, veterinary professionals, and objects from a clinical veterinary environment by using two particular culture media, Baird-Parker RPF agar and CHROMagar Staph aureus. Different morphology features of colonies on the media allowed the identification of the species, which was confirmed by performing a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Among 23 animals, 15 (65.2%) harbored coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, being 12 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius carriers. Four out of 12 were methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP). All veterinary professionals had coagulase-positive Staphylococcus (CoPS) species on their hands and two out of nine objects sampled harbored MRSP. The antimicrobial-resistance pattern was achieved for all isolates, revealing the presence of many multidrug-resistant CoPS, particularly S. pseudintermedius. The combined analysis of the antimicrobial-resistance patterns shown by the isolates led to the hypothesis that there is a possible crosscontamination and dissemination of S. aureus and S. pseudintermedius species between the three types of carriers sampled in this study that could facilitate the spread of the methicillin-resistance phenotype.
GM2 Gangliosidosis Variant 0 (Sandhoff Disease) in a Mixed-Breed Dog
Authors: Kohyama Moeko , Yabuki Akira , Kawasaki Yasuaki , Kawaguchi Hiroaki , Miura Naoki , Kitano Yoshiaki , Onitsuka Toshinori , Rahman Mohammad Mahbubur , Miyoshi Noriaki , Yamato Osamu
Published: November 2015

GM2 gangliosidosis variant 0 (Sandhoff disease, SD) is a fatal, progressive, neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease caused by simultaneous deficiencies of acid β-hexosaminidases A and B. Canine SD has so far been identified only in two purebreeds. In this article, we present the case of a 10 mo old, male dog of mixed breed that developed progressive neurological signs including ataxia, postural deficit, and visual deficits and finally died at the age of 21 mo. The dog was diagnosed with SD on the basis of the results of biochemical and histopathological analyses. This is the third report of canine SD and the first time it has been identified in a mixed breed.
Denervation of the Tensor Veli Palatini Muscle and Effusion in the Tympanic Cavity
Authors: Kent Marc , Talarico Lauren R. , Glass Eric N. , de Lahunta Alexander , Platt Simon R. , Haley Allison C.
Published: November 2015

An English springer spaniel was presented for right-sided atrophy of the muscles of mastication, analgesia and paralysis of the face, and vestibular dysfunction. Neurological signs were consistent with a lesion involving the pons and rostral medulla resulting in deficits in the function of the trigeminal, facial, and vestibular nerves. MRI disclosed a right-sided extraparenchymal mass consistent with a trigeminal nerve sheath neoplasm that was compressing and invading the pons and medulla. Atrophy of the muscles of mastication, innervated by the trigeminal nerve, was also observed on MRI. Additionally, effusion was present in the ipsilateral tympanic cavity. Gross and microscopic evaluation of the right tensor veli palatini muscle (TVPM) was consistent with neurogenic atrophy. Effusion in the tympanic cavity was likely the result of an inability to open the auditory tube as a consequence of paralysis of the TVPM. Without the ability to open the auditory tube, gases present within the auditory tube and tympanic cavity may be absorbed, creating a negative pressure environment that leads to fluid transudation and effusion build up. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report to document neurogenic atrophy of the TVPM with concurrent effusion in the ipsilateral tympanic cavity.
Isolated penile torsion in newborns
Authors: Eroglu Egemen , Gundogdu Gokhan
Published: November 2015

Introduction: We reported on the incidence of isolated penile torsion among our healthy children and our approach to this anomaly.Methods: Between 2011 and 2014, newborn babies with penile torsion were classified according to the angle of torsion. Surgical correction (penile degloving and reattachment for moderate cases and dorsal dartos flap technique in case of resistance) after 6 months was advised to the babies with rotations more than 45°.Results: Among 1000 newborn babies, 200 isolated penile torsions were found, and among these, 43 had torsions more than 45°, and 4 of these had angles greater than 90°. The mean angle of the rotations was found 30.45° (median: 20°). In total, 8 children with 60° torsions were previously circumcised. Surgery was performed on 19 patients, with a mean patient age of 12 ± 2 months. Of these 19, 13 babies were corrected with degloving and reattachment. This technique was not enough on the remaining 6 patients; therefore, derotational dorsal dartos flap was added to correct the torsion. After a mean of 15.6 ± 9.8 months, residual penile rotation, less than 15°, was found only in 2 children.Conclusion: The incidence of isolated penile torsion is 20% in newborns. However, rotation more than 45° angles are seen in 4.3% of male babies. Correction is not necessary in mild degrees, and penile degloving with reattachment is enough in most cases. If the initial correction is insufficient, dorsal dartos flap rotation is easy and effective. Prior circumcision neither disturbs the operative procedure nor affects the outcomes.
Evaluation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio prior to prostate biopsy to predict biopsy histology: Results of 1836 patients
Authors: Gokce Mehmet Ilker , Hamidi Nurullah , Suer Evren , Tangal Semih , Huseynov Adil , Ibiş Arif
Published: November 2015

Introduction: We evaluate the role of NLR prior to prostate biopsy to predict biopsy histology and Gleason score in patients with prostate cancer.Methods: In this retrospective study, we evaluated data of patients underwent prostate biopsy between May 2005 and March 2015. We collected the following data: age, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), biopsy histology, Gleason score (GS) in prostate cancer patients, neutrophil counts, and lymphocyte counts. Patients were grouped as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and prostatitis. The Chi square test was used to compare categorical variables and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied for continuous variables.Results: Data of 1836 patients were investigated. The mean age, total PSA and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) of the population were 66.8 ± 8.17 years, 9.38 ± 4.7 ng/dL, and 3.11 ± 1.71, respectively. Patients were divided as follows: 625 in the group with BPH history, 600 in the prostatitis group, and 611 in the prostate cancer histology group. The mean NLR of the prostatitis group was higher compared to the prostate cancer and BPH groups (p = 0.0001). The mean NLR of the prostate cancer group was significantly higher compared to the BPH group (p = 0.002). The GS 8–10 group had a significantly higher mean NLR compared to GS 5–6 (3.64 vs. 2.54, p = 0.0001) and GS 7 (3.64 vs. 2.58, p = 0.0001) patients.Conclusions: NLR was found to differ with regard to histology of prostate biopsy and higher GS was associated with higher NLR in patients with prostate cancer. However prostatitis prevents the use of NLR in predicting prostate cancer before a prostate biopsy. Also, the retrospective nature and lack of multivariate analysis in this study somewhat limits the relevance of these results.
A case of idiopathic diabetes insipidus presented with bilateral hydroureteronephrosis and neurogenic bladder: A pediatric case report and literature review
Authors: Yuksel Ozgur Haki , Kivrak Mithat , Sahin Aytac , Akan Serkan , Urkmez Ahmet , Verit Ayhan
Published: November 2015

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a condition with heterogeneous clinical symptoms characterized by polyuria (urine output >4 mL/kg/hr) and polydipsia (water intake >2 L/m 2/d). In children, acquired nephrogenic DI (NDI) is more common than central DI (CDI). Diagnosis is based on the presence of high plasma osmolality and low urinary osmolality with significant water diuresis. A water deprivation test with vasopressin challenge, though has limitations, is done to differentiate NDI from CDI and diagnose their incomplete forms. Neonates and young infants are better managed with hydration therapy alone. Older children with CDI are treated with desmopressin (1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin, dDAVP). Its oral form is safe, highly effective and has dosing flexibility. We report a case of an 8-year-old male patient with CDI with severe bilateral non-obstructive hydronephrosis and megaureter. Dramatic clinical and radiological responses to dDAVP treatment were achieved and therapy reduced urine volume and led to marked radiological improvement in hydronephrosis.
Management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in horseshoe kidneys by an assortment of laparoscopic options
Authors: Shadpour Pejman , Akhyari H. Habib , Maghsoudi Robab , Etemadian Masoud
Published: November 2015

Introduction: We report our experience with laparoscopic management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in horseshoe kidneys.Methods: Between February 2004 and March 2014, 15 patients with horseshoe kidneys and symptomatic ureteropelvic junction obstruction underwent laparoscopic management at our national referral centre. Depending on the anatomy and presence of obtrusive vessels or isthmus, we performed either dismembered, Scardino or Foley YV pyeloplasty, or Hellstrom vessel transposition. Patients were initially evaluated by ultrasonography, then diuretic scintiscan at 4 to 6 months, and followed by yearly clinical and sonographic exams.Results: This study included 11 male and 4 female patients between the ages of 4 to 51 year (average 17.7). The left kidney was involved in 12 patients (80%). Operation time was 129 minutes (range: 90–186), and patients were discharged within 2.8 days (range: 1–6). Although 8 (53.3%) patients had crossing vessels, of which 6 required transposing, the Hellstrom technique was solely used in 3 cases, of which notably 1 case failed to resolve and required laparoscopic Hynes within the next year. Eight cases underwent dismembered pyeloplasty, 2 Foley YV, 1 Scardino flap and 1 required isthmectomy and vessel suspension. At the mean follow-up of 60 (range: 18–120) months, the overall success rate was 93.3%.Conclusions: To our knowledge, this represents the largest report on laparoscopic pyeloplasty for horseshoe kidneys, providing the longest follow-up. Our findings confirm prior reports supporting laparoscopy and furthermore show that despite the prevalence of crossing vessels, transposition alone is seldom sufficient.
Prostato-inguinal fistula: An unusual site of voiding
Authors: Patodia Madhusudan , Kumar Manoj , Sankhwar Satyanarayan , Goel Apul , Singh Siddharth , Purkait Bimalesh
Published: November 2015

An 8-year-old boy presented with voiding from the right inguinal region, which on evaluation was diagnosed as prostato-inguinal fistula. We discuss the pathophysiology of this fistula.
Primary testicular mucinous cystadenoma: Case report and literature review
Authors: De Lima Jr Mario Maciel , De Lima Mario Maciel , Granja Fabiana
Published: November 2015

Testicular mucinous cystadenomas are rare in urological practice, and their histogenesis, course and management are debated. We report a primary testicular mucinous cystadenoma in a 54-year old male who presented with left testicular swelling and pain. He denied having a history of cryptorchidism, testicular trauma, infections, urinary complaints, or febrile illnesses. He did not have diabetes, but was on treatment for hypertension. The patient underwent a left inguinal radical orchiectomy, and histological examination of the resected tumour confirmed a primary testicular mucinous cystadenoma. The patient had an uneventful recovery, and is being followed up. Conclusively, urologists need to maintain a high index of suspicion of these tumours and their differentiation from metastatic tumours to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes.
Rare late metastasis of testis seminoma to the bladder
Authors: Türkoğlu Ali Rıza , Coban Soner , Guzelsoy Muhammet , Demirbas Murat , Mutlu Nazmi , Yalcin Omer
Published: November 2015

A 45-year-old male presented to our clinic with complaining of hematuria for a month. The investigations showed a 59 × 24-mm myxoid mass on the right lateral bladder wall and this was removed with transurethral resection. The histopathology evaluation result was seminoma (classic type). The medical history revealed that the patient had undergone inguinal orchiectomy for a testis tumour 10 years before and the diagnosis was classic type seminoma. He received chemotherapy following the orchiectomy, but had not gone for follow-up after the first year. There was no other metastasis and he was put on the iphosphamide, etoposide, cisplatin (IPE) protocol. The patient has been disease-free for the last 5 months and the tumour markers and cystoscopy were normal. Testis tumours can rarely cause other organ metastases in the late stage even if curative surgery and chemo-radiotherapy were initially administered. Proper follow-up is crucial. It is also necessary to query the tumour history when a tumour in any organ is considered.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 7, No. 6
Authors: Grey Erica
Published: November 2015

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 7, No. 6, 2015.
Effect of an Ergonomics-Based Educational Intervention Based on Transtheoretical Model in Adopting Correct Body Posture Among Operating Room Nurses
Authors: Moazzami Zeinab , Dehdari Tahere , Taghdisi Mohammad Hosein , Soltanian Alireza
Published: November 2015

BACKGROUND: One of the preventive strategies for chronic low back pain among operating room nurses is instructing proper body mechanics and postural behavior, for which the use of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) has been recommended.

METHODS: Eighty two nurses who were in the contemplation and preparation stages for adopting correct body posture were randomly selected (control group = 40, intervention group = 42). TTM variables and body posture were measured at baseline and again after 1 and 6 months after the intervention. A four-week ergonomics educational intervention based on TTM variables was designed and conducted for the nurses in the intervention group.

RESULTS: Following the intervention, a higher proportion of nurses in the intervention group moved into the action stage (p < 0.05). Mean scores of self-efficacy, pros, experimental processes and correct body posture were also significantly higher in the intervention group (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found in the cons and behavioral processes, except for self-liberation, between the two groups (p > 0.05) after the intervention.

CONCLUSIONS: The TTM provides a suitable framework for developing stage-based ergonomics interventions for postural behavior.
Barriers in Implementing E-Learning in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences
Authors: Lakbala Parvin
Published: November 2015

BACKGROUND: E-learning provides an alternative way for higher educational institutes to deliver knowledge to learners at a distance, rather than the traditional way. The aim of this study is to identify the barrier factors of e-learning programs in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) in respect of the students and lecturers’ point of view.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire was conducted among 286 of students and lecturers in the nursing, midwifery and paramedic schools of HUMS. Two hundred and eighty-six participants filled in the questionnaire: 256 students, and 30 lecturers.

RESULTS: Results of the study showed a lack of proper training in e-learning courses of the university 182 (69.1%), limited communication with the instructor 174 (68%) and the learners dominance of English language 174 (68%) showed the greatest importance for the students. The awareness about e-learning program was 80% and 43% among lecturers and students respectively.

The dominance of English language 26 (86.7%) and lack of research grants for e-learning 23 (76.6%) and lack of proper training on e-learning courses from the university 20 (66.7 %) were the most important barrier factors of implementing e-learning for lecturers. E-learning courses to supplement classroom teaching was a solution that mentioned by the majority of students 240 (93.8%) and lecturers 29 (96.7%) in this study.

CONCLUSIONS: The positive perception of e-learning is an important consequence effect in the future, educational development of nursing, midwifery and paramedic schools.
La inclusión como 'North Star' y las perspectivas de la vida cotidiana. Consideraciones sobre las preocupaciones, transformaciones y necesidades de la inclusión en las escuelas en Alemania
Authors: Hinz Andreas
Published: November 2015

Centrándose en el desarrollo de la educación inclusiva en Alemania en los últimos 15 años, este artículo procede en tres pasos. En primer lugar, después de un breve esbozo de la situación jurídica y su discusión, la idea de inclusión en las escuelas se ilustra. Le sigue una reflexión crítica sobre el desarrollo del discurso de la inclusión en las políticas de educación, asociaciones y en la ciencia de Alemania. Por último, se destacan algunas condiciones necesarias para un desarrollo coherente en distintos ámbitos.
Educación Inclusiva. Sistemas de planificación centrados en la persona, cambio, permutaciones y oportunidades que suponen un reto
Authors: Pearpoint Jack
Published: November 2015

En este artículo se reconoce que ha habido un progreso notable en la creación de oportunidades para la educación inclusiva, centrada en la persona planificación y cambio constructivo a largo plazo. Sin embargo, mientras que el autor se muestra optimista sobre las posibilidades, los temas son palabras de precaución con respecto a algunas áreas donde el deslizamiento ya está sucediendo, y sin control, podría ser muy peligroso. En particular, la "colonización" de la lengua de la inclusión por lo que ya no tiene sentido, y el resurgimiento del movimiento eugenésico que podría socavar muchos de los avances de las últimas décadas de trabajo. Mientras tanto, hay vislumbres notables de los futuros que queremos en historias de todo el mundo.
Orientar desde el Ser: algunas aportaciones del programa Orient@cual para la elaboración del proyecto profesional y vital de alumnado de PCPI y CFGM
Authors: Romero Rodríguez Soledad , Seco Fernández Margarita , Lugo Muñoz Mar
Published: November 2015

El trabajo que presentamos se enmarca en el desarrollo del proyecto de investigación “ORIENT@CUAL: elaboración de proyectos profesionales en la formación profesional del sistema educativo. Diseño de un programa y una plataforma virtual de orientación” subvencionado por el Plan Nacional I+D. Aportamos los primeros resultados obtenidos en la evaluación piloto del programa generado en el proyecto. Dicho programa se basa en un enfoque narrativo y sistémico de la orientación en el que el trabajo desde el Ser es el elemento clave. Se presentan los resultados obtenidos a través de entrevistas en profundidad realizadas a 16 estudiantes de PCPI y CFGM de dos IES de la provincia de Sevilla una vez finalizada su participación en el programa. Los resultados apuntan a que el programa contribuye al desarrollo de las competencias implicadas en las diferentes fases de elaboración del proyecto profesional y vital.   
Variables y factores que inciden en la forma de entender y practicar la tutoría en la Universidad de Guanajuato, México
Authors: Cuevas De la Vega Angélica , Velázquez Sagahón Francisco Javier
Published: November 2015

La Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) en México, ha desarrollado y puesto en operación desde el año 2010 la herramienta informática denominada “Carpeta Electrónica del Tutor” (CET), la cual permite al tutor consultar la información académica de sus alumnos y llevar una bitácora de todo tipo de interacción con ellos. Se ha planteado como hipótesis que existen diferentes visiones y ponderaciones entre los profesores de la UG sobre el impacto del acompañamiento tutorial en la formación integral del estudiante. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo identificar las diferencias en la manera de practicar la tutoría entre los profesores tutores de la UG a partir de la información generada desde la CET durante los ciclos agosto-diciembre 2013 y enero-junio 2014 y teniendo como referencia las cinco dimensiones en las que se clasifica el trabajo tutorial en esta Institución. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas en la manera de ejercer la tutoría en la UG la cual se explica tanto por el área disciplinar a la que pertenece el tutor, la capacitación recibida así como la labor de impulso y apoyo al trabajo tutorial que realizan los coordinadores de tutoría en diferentes Campus, Divisiones y Departamentos de la UG.
Escuela y familia. Dos pilares fundamentales para unas buenas prácticas de orientación educativa a través de las escuelas de padres
Authors: Cano González Rufino , Casado González Mónica
Published: November 2015

Desde una nueva dimensión del hecho educativo, las buenas prácticas de Orientación Educativa han de tener su inicio allí donde el futuro ciudadano nace y recibe los primeros cuidados, atenciones, mensajes educativos y procesos de interacción y comunicación compartida, es decir, en el seno de la familia, dentro de un clima de máximo respeto, de participación, de tolerancia responsable y bien entendida, y de educación en valores por parte de todos sus miembros. En el caso que nos ocupa, el rol que juegan, tanto la escuela como la familia y, situado entre ambas, el niño, sujeto de educación, es clave y definitivo para el desarrollo dinámico de una educación completa y de alta calidad humana y cultural. Todo ello nos lleva a reflexionar, en este artículo, sobre los conceptos actuales de familia y escuela; sobre lo que la escuela espera de los padres y los padres de la escuela; sobre la necesidad de unas buenas prácticas para mejorar la formación que demandan no pocos padres; sobre la práctica orientadora que han de ejercer los docentes más allá del hecho puntual del desempeño rutinario de la función tutorial.
Educación en valores en la escuela italiana y española, desde la perspectiva de educar ciudadanos
Authors: Rossini Valeria , Peiró-i-Gregòri Salvador
Published: November 2015

Nuestro análisis se centra en la importancia de los valores en la educación en el contexto de un mundo globalizado. Según lo recomendado por las directrices de la UE sobre el desarrollo de las competencias personales, interpersonales, interculturales, este tipo de educación se finalice para apoyar el respeto de los derechos humanos y el concepto de "ciudadanía activa". Entre todos los países europeos, consideramos el caso de Italia y España, observando los esfuerzos de sus sistemas educativos en la conjunción de las virtudes humanas (paideia) con las virtudes sociales (polity) dentro de la escuela, a través de valores como la justicia y la solidaridad, la libertad, la igualdad, el pluralismo y la participación. Todos estos valores, defendidos por sus maestros, deben ser la base para una buena convivencia entre los estudiantes, como modelo para su vida futura de ciudadanos activos. Para este propósito los alumnos tienen que estar más involucrados en situaciones prácticas, aprendendo cómo "permanecer en el mundo".
La participación de las familias en el sistema educativo: la percepción del profesorado en formación
Authors: Gomila Grau Maria Antònia , Pascual Barrio Belén
Published: November 2015

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Candara; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-fareast-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="ES">Más allá del discurso sobre la necesaria y beneficiosa participación e implicación de las familias en la formación escolar de los hijos, sigue habiendo todavía poca reflexión en torno a las barreras institucionales con las que se encuentran los docentes a la hora de gestionar esta relación. El periodo de formación de los docentes representa un primer ámbito de construcción de una imagen y unas representaciones sobre las familias que pueden determinar los modelos relacionales que se establezcan con posterioridad en la experiencia profesional. 
Conocimiento práctico del profesor universitario. Una exploración desde el análisis del discurso.
Authors: Rodríguez Pech Juanita , Martínez Rodríguez Juan Bautista
Published: November 2015

En este trabajo se aborda el conocimiento práctico del profesor (CPP) a partir de un estudio de caso en el que se han seguido algunas de las estrategias recomendadas para el análisis de discurso.  Las descripciones que una profesora universitaria realiza acerca de su docencia, sirvieron de base para identificar algunos de los elementos de su conocimiento práctico (principios, reglas e imágenes) referidos a su visión de la realidad como contexto de la enseñanza, así como al papel de la formación universitaria en el marco de ese contexto. Se presentan también algunas implicaciones del estudio del CPP en la formación docente y en la reflexión del profesorado sobre su práctica.
Foi, confession de foi et témoignage
Authors: Richard Jean
Published: November 2015

Cet article se présente comme une réflexion sur un écrit de Paul Ricoeur concernant l’herméneutique du témoignage chrétien. À la simple confession de foi, « Jésus est le Christ », le témoignage ajoute un noyau narratif, comme on voit dans les évangiles. Il ajoute aussi la dimension existentielle de l’expérience personnelle. Car le témoignage de foi est plus qu’un simple reportage. Il exprime l’engagement du témoin dans la cause pour laquelle il témoigne. Le témoignage devient ainsi profession de la foi personnelle, où le témoin s’identifie avec la cause de celui pour lequel il témoigne. Ricoeur peut parler alors du « témoignage absolu de l’absolu ».
L’incomplétude de la vérité et la force du témoignage
Authors: Causse Jean-Daniel
Published: November 2015

« Moi, la vérité je parle ». Par cette formule, Jacques Lacan avait désigné cette vérité qui, du lieu de l’inconscient, prend la parole alors même que le sujet ne cesse de la refouler pour ne rien en savoir. Dans un premier temps, cet article met en lumière le statut que Lacan accorde à la question de la vérité dans la théorie psychanalytique. Si la vérité parle, y compris et peut-être surtout sous son envers, elle est aussi marquée par une incomplétude structurelle qui lui donne paradoxalement sa puissance. Ce parcours permet alors, dans un second temps, de reprendre le problème de la vérité dans le christianisme et de la fonction du témoin. Ici, le motif pascal occupe une fonction centrale, car il désigne une vérité soustraite au savoir que le témoin a pour charge d’énoncer. Enfin, en dialogue avec le « Moi, la vérité je parle » de Lacan, on s’interroge sur le sens du « Je suis la vérité » que prononce le Christ selon l’Évangile de Jean.
La création, un concept théologique : réponse à Sophie Nordmann
Authors: Moschetta Jean-Marc
Published: November 2015

Phénoménologie de la transcendance, publié par Sophie Nordmann, propose une réflexion sur certains concepts classiques de la théologie : création, rédemption, transcendance, etc. La thèse principale de l’ouvrage est que le monde est insuffisant à rendre compte de lui-même et que cette incomplétude est elle-même indéductible du monde. D’où le caractère authentiquement créé du monde. La création du monde, entendue strictement sur le mode de « l’insuffisance ontologique à soi » (p. 22), apparaît alors comme un concept délié du don originel et permet de faire l’économie d’un Dieu créateur. Cet article met en regard cette analyse et celle qui est issue de la tradition théologique. En particulier, même si la construction de la thèse principale de l’ouvrage est contestée sur la base des contre-exemples fournis par les sciences contemporaines de la nature, la conclusion de l’ouvrage qui proclame le lien entre création et rédemption d’un monde en voie d’achèvement peut être reçue comme une confirmation de la légitimité de la théologie naturelle contemporaine.
La formation de la philosophie d’Ernst Bloch à partir de la mystique de Maître Eckhart
Authors: Pelletier Lucien
Published: November 2015

Cet article montre comment la philosophie du jeune Ernst Bloch, sous l’inspiration de Nietzsche, de Simmel et des mouvements de libre pensée du début du 20e siècle en Allemagne, s’est constituée comme une refonte de la conception eckhartienne de la naissance de Dieu dans l’âme. Diverses psychologies descriptives qui s’élaboraient alors (William James, Theodor Lipps, Oswald Külpe et l’école de Wurzbourg, Edmund Husserl), et la logique de l’origine de Hermann Cohen telle que relue par Oswald Weidenbach, ont procuré à Bloch des moyens conceptuels pour repenser la mystique de Maître Eckhart sous une forme non théiste.
Restoration of Function with Acupuncture following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report
Authors: Wolf Jacob , Sparks Linda , Deng Yong , Langland Jeffrey
Published: November 2015

This case report illustrates the improvement of an acupuncture-treated patient who incurred a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a snowboarding accident. Over 4 years, the patient progressed from initially not being able to walk, having difficulty with speech, and suffering from poor eyesight to where he has now regained significant motor function, speech, and vision and has returned to snowboarding. A core acupuncture protocol plus specific points added to address the patient's ongoing concerns was used. This case adds to the medical literature by demonstrating the potential role of acupuncture in TBI treatment.
Yoga as a Therapy for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A Pilot Study
Authors: Ruddy Jennifer , Emerson Julia , Mcnamara Sharon , Genatossio Alan , Breuner Cora , Weber Tracy , Rosenfeld Margaret
Published: November 2015

Rationale:

Yoga has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with asthma but has not been investigated in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.

Methods:

This was a prospective pilot study to evaluate the safety of a standardized yoga program among CF patients aged 12 to 25 years. Participants engaged in a 50-minute yoga session twice weekly for 8 weeks conducted by a certified yoga instructor using a standardized program designed to be safe for health-compromised individuals. Yoga sessions were individual to avoid transmission of infections. Primary outcome was safety and tolerability. Secondary outcome measures included respiratory symptoms, the Cystic Fibrosis Quality of Life instrument (CFQ-R), lung function, Ease of Breathing Score (measure of exercise tolerance), and weight.

Results:

Eleven participants were enrolled, and 10 completed the study. Adherence was very good; the mean (SD) number of sessions completed was 14.2 (1.3) out of 16 sessions. Eight patients reported 25 adverse events. The most common was cough, reported in 7. Two events were possibly related to study procedures: calf pain and headache. There were no significant changes in dyspnea or pain scales. The mean (SD) CFQ-R respiratory domain score increased from screening to end of study: 67.9 (11.4) to 82.1 (9.9), P=.04. There were no significant changes in the other outcome measures.

Conclusions:

In this pilot study, a standardized 8-week yoga program was safe and well tolerated among adolescent and young adult CF patients with mild to moderate lung disease. This study may be helpful to yoga instructors who are interested in working with CF patients. Larger controlled trials are warranted to determine further benefits.
Corpus.mari-language.com: A Rudimentary Corpus Searchable by Syntactic and Morphological Patterns
Authors: Bradley Jeremy
Published: November 2015

This paper introduces a rudimentary infrastructure for a searchable corpus of Mari, a highly agglutinative Uralic language spoken in the Volga and Ural regions of the Russian Federation. is infrastructure allows users to search the corpus by syntactic and morphological paerns. It makes use of the University of Vienna’s digital Mari-English dictionary, published under a Creative Commons License in 2014, and a morphological analyser following a simple item-and-arrangement approach. Texts fed into the corpus are subjected to a morphological analysis, the results of which are saved into the application’s database with the corpus materials and are accessed by the search algorithm. A demonstration of this open-source tool, covering 994,097 tokens taken from works not subject to copyright, can be found at corpus.mari-language.com, the source code at source.mari-language.com. While a non-representative text collection of this scope can only serve demonstrative purposes, the infrastructure could enable quantitative diachronic or sociolinguistic comparisons, if fed with a sufficiently wide text collection annotated with adequate metadata.
Of good thieves and old friends: An analysis of Croatian adjectival forms
Authors: Velnic Marta
Published: November 2015

Croatian adjectives have two forms in the masculine gender: the Long (L) form and the Short (S) form. The main distributional difference is that the Short adjective can be in predicative position and the Long one cannot, while both can be in attributive position. This difference between attributive and predicative can be related to a variety of other cross-linguistic distributions concerning adjectives (Alexiadou 2001). It has been stated (Aljović 2002, Trenkić 2004) for (Serbo-)Croatian that the two forms mark a distinction in definiteness or specificity with the long one being [+DEF/+SPEC] and the Short one [-DEF/-SPEC]. A survey on 32 adults was conducted in order to obtain more information about the distribution of the two forms in general; to find out whether it is definiteness or specificity that is being marked by the Long form; and to check whether one of the forms (the Long one) can function as a subject of a sentence in the absence of a noun. The results of the statistical analysis show that the predicative/attributive distinction is not as strict as described in the previous literature (Silić and Pranjković 2007); and that the Long form is related to specificity but does not express it. I propose an analysis that builds on cross-linguistic parallelisms described in Alexiadou 2001 and I propose that Croatian Long and Short distributional patterns are caused by the same factors as Noun Raising in Romance and Determiner Spreading in Greek, even though we find that this is not as strict as in those languages. However, it is only with expanding our cross-linguistic analysis to more languages that we can fully understand the nature of what these subtle differences of adjectives mark.
Recovery from chronic and snowmelt acidification: Long‐term trends in stream and soil water chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA
Authors: Fuss Colin B. , Driscoll Charles T. , Campbell John L.
Published: November 2015

Atmospheric acid deposition of sulfate and nitrate has declined markedly in the northeastern United States due to emissions controls. We investigated long‐term trends in soil water (1984–2011) and stream water (1982–2011) chemistry along an elevation gradient of a forested watershed to evaluate the progress of recovery of drainage waters from acidic deposition at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA. We found slowed losses of base cations from soil and decreased mobilization of dissolved inorganic aluminum. Stream water pH at the watershed outlet increased at a rate of 0.01 units yr−1, and the acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) gained 0.88 µeq L−1 yr−1. Dissolved organic carbon generally decreased in stream water and soil solutions, contrary to trends observed at many North American and European sites. We compared whole‐year hydrochemical trends with those during snowmelt, which is the highest‐flow and lowest ANC period of the year, indicative of episodic acidification. Stream water during snowmelt had long‐term trends of increasing ANC and pH at a rate very similar to the whole‐year record, with closely related steady decreases in sulfate. A more rapid decline in stream water nitrate during snowmelt compared with the whole‐year trend may be due, in part, to the marked decrease in atmospheric nitrate deposition during the last decade. The similarity between the whole‐year trends and those of the snowmelt period is an important finding that demonstrates a consistency between recovery from chronic acidification during base flow and abatement of snowmelt acidification.
Early Cenomanian “hot greenhouse” revealed by oxygen isotope record of exceptionally well‐preserved foraminifera from Tanzania
Authors: Ando Atsushi , Huber Brian T. , MacLeod Kenneth G. , Watkins David K.
Published: November 2015

The search into Earth's mid‐Cretaceous greenhouse conditions has recently been stimulated by the Tanzania Drilling Project (TDP) which has recovered exceptionally well‐preserved biogenic carbonates from subsurface pre‐Neogene marine sediments in the eastern margin of central Africa. Published Tanzanian oxygen isotope records measured on exquisitely preserved foraminiferal tests, dating to as old as ~93 Ma, provided evidence for a Turonian “hot greenhouse” with very high and stable water‐column temperatures. We have generated a comparable data set of exceptionally well‐preserved foraminifera from a lower Cenomanian interval of TDP Site 24 spanning 99.9–95.9 Ma (planktonic foraminiferal Thalmanninella globotruncanoides Zone; nannofossil Corollithion kennedyi to Lithraphidites eccentricus Zones), thereby extending the age coverage of the Tanzanian foraminiferal δ18O record back by ~7 million years. Throughout the interval analyzed, the new foraminiferal δ18O data are consistently around −4.3‰ for surface‐dwelling planktonic taxa and −1.9‰ for benthic Lenticulina spp., which translate to conservative paleotemperature estimates of >31°C at the surface and >17°C at the sea floor (upper bathyal depths). Considering the ~40°S Cenomanian paleolatitude of TDP Site 24, these estimates are higher than computer simulation results for accepted “normal” greenhouse conditions (those with up to 4X preindustrial pCO2 level) and suggest that the climate mode of the early Cenomanian was very similar to the Turonian hot greenhouse. Taking account of other comparable data sources from different regions, the hot greenhouse mode within the normal mid‐Cretaceous greenhouse may have begun by the latest Albian, but the precise timing of the critical transition remains uncertain.
Quantifying Epithelial Early Common Progenitors from Long‐Term Primary or Cell Line Sphere Culture
Authors: Clément Flora , Zhu Helen He , Gao Wei‐Qiang , Delay Emmanuel , Maguer‐Satta Véronique
Published: November 2015

Here, a protocol to quantify epithelial early common progenitor/stem cells grown as spheres in non‐adherent culture conditions is described. This protocol is based on the combination of two functional tests: the sphere assay to maintain and enrich early progenitor/stem cells, and the epithelial colony‐forming cells (E‐CFC) assay to identify and quantify further differentiated epithelial progenitors. Primary spheres mainly contain progenitors and rare stem/early common progenitor cells while secondary and tertiary spheres contain progenitor cells derived from the early common progenitor/stem cell population maintained through passages and partially differentiated. Spheres are enzymatically and mechanically dissociated; the derived cells are subsequently plated on irradiated NIH‐3T3 fibroblasts for further processing, as in the E‐CFC assay. The principle of this assay is to quantify the number of epithelial colonies generated by cells present in the different sequential spheres. This assay has therefore been named the early common progenitor‐derived colonies assay (ECP‐DC). © 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Mass Customisation and Standardisation: An Urban Dialectic
Authors: Bressani Martin
Published: November 2015

How has the impetus to standardise diverged and interacted with the impulse to customise over time? Architect and architectural historian Martin Bressani, who is Professor and Director at the School of Architecture at McGill University in Montreal, describes how until the late Medieval period the fabric of Western towns remained highly customised. This was a situation that was only overturned with the consolidation of absolute monarchy and the desire to create ceremonial backdrops, which demonstrated ‘classical regularity’ on a grand scale. The path towards standardisation and Modernism, though, remained in no way linear; Modernism being at least in part a response to the monumental, but overtly bourgeois ornamental forms of Baron Hausmann's Second Empire Paris.