bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Review of Erythrodermic Psoriasis
Authors: Antunes Thomas , Zhang Lisa
Published: April 2018

Erythrodermic psoriasis is a rare variant of psoriasis in which more than 75% of the patient's skin is inflamed and scaling. Patients with this condition can experience fevers, chills, malaise, and pruritus. Patients also have abnormal lab values that reflect the water and protein loss from the intense desquamation. In most cases, the histologic findings are consistent with those of classic plaque psoriasis. Systemic treatment recommendations include cyclosporine or biologics for severe, acute cases and acitretin or methotrexate for less severe cases. The prognosis for patients with this condition varies, but S. aureus colonization and subsequent bacteremia is more common in these patients and should be monitored carefully and treated promptly.
A Reduction in Dosage of Acitretin to 17.5 mg/day Maintains Efficacy While Improving Tolerability
Authors: Frankel Amylynne J. , Ormerod Jennifer , Lebwohl Mark
Published: April 2018

Background

Oral acitretin 25 mg/day combined with a phototherapy regimen is a standard treatment for severe plaque-type psoriasis. Retinoid-related adverse events include alopecia, dry mucus membranes, pruritus, photosensitivity, elevation of liver enzymes, elevation of serum triglycerides and cholesterol and decrease of HDL, arthralgias, myalgias, eye irritation, blepharitis, photophobia, conjunctivitis, headaches, nausea, and anemia.

Objective

This single-center open label study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of a reduced acitretin dose in patients with severe plaque-type psoriasis undergoing phototherapy treatment who were experiencing at least one retinoid-related adverse event.

Results

Of patients treated with 17.5 mg/day of acitretin, 89% demonstrated improved or comparable psoriasis area-and-severity index scores at week 12; 79% showed improvement in adverse events reported at baseline through week 12.

Conclusion

There is a role for a lower dose of acitretin in patients who are experiencing retinoid-related side effects and who are stabilized on a phototherapy regimen.
Mitigating induced seismicity around depleted gas fields based on geomechanical modeling
Authors: ter Heege Jan , Osinga Sander , Wassing Brecht , Candela Thibault , Orlic Bogdan , Buijze Loes , Chitu Alin
Published: April 2018

Mitigation of induced seismicity associated with large-scale energy production from subsurface resources requires models beyond the current state of the art. In countries with long histories of conventional gas production, such as the Netherlands, issues are mainly associated with depletion-induced seismicity caused by fault reactivation due to differential compaction of reservoir compartments that are juxtaposed at faults. Geomechanical modeling approaches can be extended and integrated to better assess the occurrence of depletion-induced seismicity and provide a basis to modify operations with the aim of mitigating seismicity. Static models of fault stability and reactivation can be used to analyze the location and likelihood of fault reactivation during injection or depletion operations. Dynamic models of fault rupture and seismic wave propagation can be used to analyze the characteristics of induced seismicity from seismic source to expressions (motions) at surface or potential sensor locations. Ensemble-based optimization workflows can be used to maximize production under constraints imposed by thresholds for induced seismicity. The combination of these modeling approaches can be used to determine fault sections that are most prone to induce seismicity, analyze the fault rupture process and associated characteristics of induced seismicity, and optimize well production strategies for minimizing induced seismicity. Integrated geomechanical modeling of depletion-induced seismicity and production optimization workflows can lead to gas production strategies that maximize total gas production while minimizing seismic risk.
Microseismic evidence for horizontal hydraulic fractures in the Marcellus Shale, southeastern West Virginia
Authors: Alalli Abdulgader A. , Zoback Mark D.
Published: April 2018

An integrated analysis of multistage hydraulic fracture stimulation done in three horizontal wells in the Marcellus Shale in southeastern West Virginia revealed that nearly half (14 out of 31) of the examined stages initiated horizontal hydraulic fractures. The study was performed in an area characterized by a transitional strike-slip/reverse faulting stress state where the maximum horizontal principal stress (SHmax) is oriented N55°E. The stages that produced horizontal hydraulic fractures were all within the organic-rich Lower Marcellus Shale. Two lines of evidence indicate horizontal hydraulic fracture propagation. The measured least principal stress of those stages was of similar magnitude to the vertical stress (SV), indicating that the vertical stress and microseismic events are limited to a narrow horizontal layer and do not propagate vertically out of the Lower Marcellus Shale. Both lines of argument indicate that the vertical stress is the least principal stress, perhaps due to viscoplastic stress relaxation in the clay- and kerogen-rich Lower Marcellus Shale. In the 17 stages where perforations were placed in the stiffer Onondaga and Cherry Valley formations, the measured least principal stresses were less than the magnitude of SV, indicating that Shmin was the least principal stress. The microseismic data indicate vertical hydraulic fracture propagation, principally upward outside the Marcellus Shale. Significant gas was produced from the two wells with horizontal fractures in the organic-rich Lower Marcellus Shale, perhaps because twice as much proppant was used as in stages characterized by vertical fracture propagation.
Reviews
Authors: Taylor Patrick T. , Bartel David , Padhi Amit , Haines Seth S.
Published: April 2018

Basic Geophysics, by Enders A. Robinson and Dean Clark, ISBN 978-1-56080-345-4, 2017, SEG, 376 p., US$76 (members), US$139 (nonmembers). Microseismic Monitoring, by Vladimir Grechka and Werner M. Heigl, ISBN 978-1-56080-347-8, 2017, SEG, 468 p., US$82 (members), US$149 (nonmembers). Darwin's First Theory, by Rob Wesson, ISBN 978-1-68177-316-2, 2017, Pegasus Books, 384 p., US$22 (print), US$15 (eBook).
Memorial
Authors: Terekhova Pamela , Clark Dean
Published: April 2018

David L. Yowell
Evidence-based practice in Chile
Authors: Caneo Constanza , Calderón Jorge
Published: April 2018

Over the past few decades, the emergence of evidence-based practice medicine (EBP) has allowed a change in the integration of knowledge with policy making and health service development, and Chile has been influenced by EBP with no exemption. In this paper, we will describe the impact of the EBP model at different levels of the Chilean health system, including the development of national clinical guidelines, medical training and in-patient involvement in health awareness.
Enduring effects of psychological treatments for anxiety disorders: meta-analysis of follow-up studies
Authors: Bandelow Borwin , Sagebiel Anne , Belz Michael , Görlich Yvonne , Michaelis Sophie , Wedekind Dirk
Published: April 2018

Background

It is a widespread opinion that after treatment with psychotherapy, patients with anxiety disorders maintain their gains beyond the active treatment period, whereas patients treated with medication soon experience a relapse after treatment termination.

Aims

We aimed to provide evidence on whether enduring effects of psychotherapy differ from control groups.

Method

We searched 93 randomised controlled studies with 152 study arms of psychological treatment (cognitive–behavioural therapy or other psychotherapies) for panic disorder, generalised anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder that included follow-up assessments. In a meta-analysis, pre-post effect sizes for end-point and all follow-up periods were calculated and compared with control groups (medication: n = 16 study arms; pill and psychological placebo groups: n = 17 study arms).

Results

Gains with psychotherapy were maintained for up to 24 months. For cognitive–behavioural therapy, we observed a significant improvement over time. However, patients in the medication group remained stable during the treatment-free period, with no significant difference when compared with psychotherapy. Patients in the placebo group did not deteriorate during follow-up, but showed significantly worse outcomes than patients in cognitive–behavioural therapy.

Conclusions

Not only psychotherapy, but also medications and, to a lesser extent, placebo conditions have enduring effects. Long-lasting treatment effects observed in the follow-up period may be superimposed by effects of spontaneous remission or regression to the mean.

Declaration of interest

In the past 12 months and in the near future, Dr Bandelow has been/will be on the speakers/advisory board for Hexal, Mundipharma, Lilly, Lundbeck, Pfizer and Servier. Dr Wedekind was on the speakers' board of AstraZeneca, Essex Pharma, Lundbeck and Servier. All other authors have nothing to declare.
Men's Appearance and Political Careers in Han China
Authors: Zhou Yiqun
Published: April 2018

This article examines the connection between appearance and political careers in Han China, discussing what was valued in the physical features, dress, and manners of the men who governed China's first long-lasting empire. Noticing important shifts over the course of the Han, the author argues that the revival of the classical notion of weiyi 威儀 (dignified manners) from the mid-Western Han well into the Eastern Han had important implications for the definition and self-perception of the empire's governing elite. The article closes with an examination of how the Han elite grappled with the problems presented by the deceptiveness of appearance.
Music, Morality, and Genre in Tang Poetry
Authors: Zhixi Qian , Schoenberger Casey
Published: April 2018

The relationship between music and Tang poetry is a topic of ongoing interest, usually approached from the perspective of individual genres. This article considers the relationships of three major genres of Tang poetry to music, morality, and one another to argue that musical and ethical considerations were important factors in the waxing and waning of those genres. By the mid-Tang, and perhaps much earlier, the musical system for Han and Six Dynasties yuefu poetry had been lost. Citing poems, critical writings, and histories of such poets as Shen Yue, Yuan Jie, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, and Li Qingzhao, however, this article shows how yuefu, shi, and quzi ci poets reappropriated the idea of “music bureau” pieces to experiment with, and stand in for, even older, Confucian ideals on the relationship of lyrics to music and morality. By citing examples where ethical considerations prompted poets and musicians to reinvent and reinterpret older forms, this article complicates the notion of a straight line of development from folk song to literati imitation to antiquarian exercise.
Bruno-3 regulates sarcomere components expression and contributes to muscle phenotypes of Myotonic dystrophy type 1
Authors: Picchio L. , Legagneux V. , Deschamps S. , Renaud Y. , Chauveau S. , Paillard L. , Jagla K.
Published: April 2018

Steinert disease or Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic disorder caused by toxic non-coding CUG repeat transcripts leading to altered levels of two RNA binding factors, MBNL1 and CELF1. The contribution of CELF1 to DM1 phenotypes is controversial. Here, we show that Drosophila CELF1 family member Bru-3, contributes to pathogenic muscle defects observed in Drosophila model of DM1. Bru-3 displays predominantly cytoplasmic expression in muscles and its muscle-specific overexpression causes a range of phenotypes also observed in fly DM1 model including affected motility, fiber splitting, reduced myofiber length and altered myoblast fusion. Interestingly, comparative genome-wide transcriptomic analyses revealed that Bru-3 negatively regulates levels of mRNAs encoding a set of sarcomere components, including Actn transcripts. Conversely, it acts as a positive regulator of Actn translation. As CELF1 displays predominantly cytoplasmic expression in differentiating C2C12 myotubes and binds to Actn mRNA, we hypothesize it might exert analogous functions in vertebrate muscles. Altogether, we propose that, so far ignored, cytoplasmic Bru-3 contributes to DM1 pathogenesis in Drosophila model by regulating sarcomeric transcripts and protein levels.
Nmnat mitigates sensory dysfunction in a Drosophila model of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy
Authors: Brazill Jennifer M. , Cruz Beverley , Zhu Yi , Zhai R. Grace
Published: April 2018

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is the major dose-limiting side effect of many commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, including paclitaxel. Currently there are no neuroprotective or effective symptomatic treatments for CIPN. Lack of understanding of the in vivo mechanisms of CIPN has greatly impeded the identification of therapeutic targets. Here we optimized a model of paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy using Drosophila larvae that recapitulates aspects of chemotherapy-induced sensory dysfunction. We showed that nociceptive sensitivity is associated with disrupted organization of microtubule associated MAP1B/Futsch and aberrant stabilization of peripheral sensory dendrites. These findings establish a robust and amenable model for studying peripheral mechanisms of CIPN. Using this model, we uncovered a critical role for Nmnat in maintaining the integrity and function of peripheral sensory neurons and uncovered Nmnat's therapeutic potential against diverse sensory symptoms of CIPN.
eXamine: Visualizing annotated networks in Cytoscape
Authors: Spohr Philipp , Dinkla Kasper , Klau Gunnar W. , El-Kebir Mohammed
Published: April 2018

eXamine is a Cytoscape app that displays set membership as contours on top of a node-link layout of a small graph. In addition to facilitating interpretation of enriched gene sets of small biological networks, eXamine can be used in other domains such as the visualization of communities in small social networks.

eXamine was made available on the Cytoscape App Store in March 2014, has since registered more than 7,200 downloads, and has been highly rated by more than 25 users. In this paper, we present eXamine's new automation features that enable researchers to compose reproducible analysis workflows to generate visualizations of small, set-annotated graphs.
Case Report: Kikuchi: The great mimicker
Authors: Lo Kevin Bryan , Papazoglou Anna , Chua Lorayne , Candelario Nellowe
Published: April 2018

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a form of a benign necrotizing lymphadenitis which is most commonly misdiagnosed as tuberculosis and or lymphoma, usually more common among young adults in Asia. It is a benign disease but can mimic a lot of other disease processes spanning infectious, rheumatologic and even hematologic malignancies. Our patient presented with prolonged fever and lymphadenopathy. Initial considerations were lymphoma and a nonspecific viral infection. A CT scan showed diffuse cervical lymphadenopathy with lacrimal gland involvement. An excisional lymph node biopsy was done which revealed Kikuchi disease. Patient was given steroids with immediate response with defervescence. Kikuchi is a disease with many mimics and a complete workup is needed to exclude serious disease like malignancy.
Female Leadership Talent Development: The Brazilian Context
Authors: Prado Basto Renata Muniz , Fleith Denise Souza
Published: April 2018

La creciente participación de las mujeres en posiciones de liderazgo es una realidad en el escenario mundial. Sin embargo, un análisis de las posiciones de varias carreras muestra que este progreso ha sido insuficiente para conducir de manera equitativa el ascenso profesional de las mujeres en los más altos niveles de responsabilidad, poder y prestigio. En Brasil la situación no es diferente. Varios factores contribuyen a este fenómeno. Las influencias sociales y culturales desempeñan un papel particularmente importante en el desarrollo del talento para el liderazgo femenino: afectando no solo los patrones de comportamiento incorporados y mostrados por las mujeres, sino también la estructura de sus campos profesionales. Por lo tanto, este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar el desarrollo del talento a la luz de los estudios de género, con énfasis en los factores que interfieren en el ascenso de las mujeres brasileñas hacia posiciones de poder y liderazgo. Con este enfoque se espera provocar una reflexión sobre cómo se perpetúan las condiciones de desigualdad que sufren las mujeres y a menudo perpetúan y naturalizan mediante la valoración de su “diferencia”.
Significado do trabalho e busca de emprego para jovens nem-nem
Authors: Paulino Daniele De Souza , Bendassolli Pedro F.
Published: April 2018

Este estudio investigó la relación entre el significado del trabajo y de los comportamientos de búsqueda de empleo para jóvenes ninis. Su principal objetivo fue entender si estas dimensiones y la relación entre ellas ayudan a comprender los motivos por los cuales los jóvenes continúan en esta situación. Participaron 224 jóvenes que respondieron a un cuestionario personal y social, a la Escala de Intensidad de la Búsqueda de Empleo (esat-br), y a preguntas sobre la centralidad del trabajo. El análisis de los datos provenientes de las escalas fue precedido de la realización de un análisis factorial confirmatorio (afc), el cual propuso ajustes en los modelos originales. Los resultados de los aná- lisis estadísticos apuntan a que los jóvenes que llevan más tiempo en la condición nini tienden a atribuir una mayor connotación negativa al trabajo y a involucrarse menos en estrategias de búsqueda de empleo. Al mismo tiempo, aquellos que concentraban los mayores niveles de escolaridad y de renta relataron mayor implicación con dichas estrategias. La asociación encontrada entre variables personales y sociales, y los constructos investigados evidencian la complejidad del fenómeno y la importancia de comprenderlo a partir de la interacción entre factores personales y contextuales.
Aplicaciones actuales de la hipnosis clínica en Latinoamérica: una revisión sistemática de la literatura
Authors: Krikorian Alicia , Castañeda Estefania
Published: April 2018

La hipnosis es un tema controversial y estigmatizado. Las múltiples investigaciones de las últimas décadas han permitido tanto derrumbar mitos, como evidenciar sus mecanismos y aplicaciones, y cómo estos contribuyen al bienestar de las personas. El objetivo de este trabajo es describir las aplicaciones actuales de la hipnosis clínica en el contexto latinoamericano. Con este fin se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura en las bases de datos Lilacs y SciELo, empleando los términos “hipnosis”, “hipnosis clínica” y “Latinoamé- rica”. Se incluyeron revisiones de la literatura, artículos originales que tuvieran poblaciones latinoamericanas y presentaciones de caso, publicados entre 1990 y el 2016, escritos en español. La búsqueda inicial arrojó 202 artículos; después de eliminar replicaciones y los que no cumplían criterios de inclusión, 20 artículos fueron incluidos en la revisión. Las aplicaciones de la hipnosis descritas incluyen manejo del dolor, preparación a la cirugía, tabaquismo, problemas gastrointestinales y otras condiciones médicas, aplicaciones en niños y adolescentes, etcétera. Desafortunadamente, los estudios revisados tienen importantes falencias metodológicas, lo que dificulta extraer conclusiones sólidas. A pesar de que la hipnosis es eficaz, práctica, costo-efectiva y aplicada en una gran variedad de problemas clínicos, la evidencia que avala su uso en el contexto latinoamericano es muy limitada. Se requieren investigaciones con una metodología más rigurosa que permitan evidenciar su eficacia en este contexto.
Readquisición de la tolerancia asociativa al etanol: el efecto de la extinción masiva
Authors: San Martín Consuelo , Diaz Francisca , Cañete Aracelli , Laborda Mario Arturo , Miguez Gonzalo
Published: April 2018

El consumo repetido de ciertas drogas produce tolerancia, es decir, la disminución de sus efectos y la necesidad de obtener, por lo tanto, mayores dosis. Desde el paradigma del condicionamiento pavloviano, en la presente investigación dos experimentos examinaron el impacto del uso de cantidad masiva de ensayos de extinción en la readquisición de la tolerancia al etanol. En el experimento 1 se evaluó la adquisición, extinción y readquisición de la tolerancia al etanol en ratas tras 9 ensayos de extinción. En el experimento 2 se evaluó el efecto de 84 ensayos de extinción en la readquisición de la tolerancia. En ambos experimentos se midió la tolerancia al etanol mediante la respuesta atáxica de los sujetos en un plano inclinado. Los resultados del experimento 1 mostraron adquisición, extinción y readquisición de la tolerancia al etanol. Los resultados del experimento 2 mostraron que la extinción masiva logró atenuar la readquisición. En conjunto, los resultados de este estudio sugieren que la exposición masiva a estímulos asociados con el consumo de etanol pueden ser efectivos para reducir la tolerancia y la recaída.
Desarrollo sociomoral y educación para la paz: construyendo entornos favorables para el desarrollo de competencias para la ciudadanía
Authors: Ramírez Luisa Fernanda
Published: April 2018

A través de la narración de la historia de un joven trabajador colombiano, quien se ha desarrollado en un contexto en dónde las normas sociales y las leyes tienen, constantemente, momentos de excepción, se plantea la cuestión sobre la creación de entornos favorables para el desarrollo de la agencia moral, cargados de deliberación, afecto y comportamiento moral), comprometidos no solo con la defensa formal de los valores democráticos, sino también con su apropiación. Reconocer el papel del contexto implica reconocer también los acuerdos implícitos de funcionamiento que son parte de la historia cultural de una comunidad, y que incluyen los significados compartidos en torno a las formas de entender y manejar los conflictos y la mediación emocional del proceso.
Effect of Pre-Harvest Gibberellic Acid and Calcium Application on Post-Harvest Behaviour of Subtropical Peaches
Authors: Sharma Shashi K.
Published: April 2018

Shorter shelf life and faster deterioration of fruits after harvest are the major constraints with the peach production in the subtropical regions. Pre-harvest application of GA3 and chloride & nitrate of calcium were tried in a RBD experiment for enhancing peach fruit quality and reducing fruit deterioration during shelf life studies of five subtropical peach cultivars. At harvest fruit quality parameters viz. TSS, acidity, firmness etc. were influenced greatly by the treatments. Other physical properties of the fruit such as fruit weight, size and yield were not influenced much. Physiological weight loss during storage and the deterioration of other fruit characteristics were considerably lowered by calcium treatments. Foliar application of Calcium nitrate (1%) was found to be superior over calcium chloride (2%) for improving fruit quality and shelf life.
Groundwater Quality Characterization of Fatehpur (Rajasthan, India) Through Physicochemical and Correlation Studies
Authors: Barwar Urmila , Gudesaria D.D. , Bhandari H.S. , Mathur R.P.
Published: April 2018

The present work deals with a statistical and correlation analysis various physicochemical indices of groundwater in Fatehpur (district Sikar), Rajasthan, India. In now day’s water quality is a big challenging issue due to vastly increasing population, industrialization and over exploitation. Groundwater samples were collected from the different sites of study area, they analyzed for their physicochemical parameters such as fluoride, nitrate, EC, TDS, TH, TA, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, carbonate, chloride, bicarbonate, sodium and potassium. The study was carried out to demonstrate the utility of multivariate data analyses statistical techniques in characterization and classification of groundwater chemistry. Multivariate models like correlation and regression have been applied for characterization and classification of groundwater. The physicochemical parameters play a valuable role in classifying and assessing of groundwater quality. The results were compared with the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and WHO standard and suggested that water is highly polluted in study area, so before using proper treatment is required.
District nursing renascent as Wales adopts safe staffing levels
Authors: Labourne Paul
Published: April 2018

This article reflects on the history of the NHS in Wales and how this has led to its current structure. How this structure supports integrated working across primary, community and secondary care and how further integration with social care is moving forward and its direct effects on district nursing are explored. This article describes how district nursing is meeting these challenges. Support for district nurses as part of integrated multiprofessional teams is being developed to promote appropriately staffed teams centred on meeting the requirements of people within a designated area and ensuring that home is the best and first place of care.
Recruiting the next generation: applying a values-based approach to recruitment
Authors: Ritchie Georgina , Ashworth Lisa , Bades Annette
Published: April 2018

The qualified district nurse (DN) role demands high levels of leadership. Attracting the right candidates to apply for the Specialist Practice Qualification District Nursing (SPQDN) education programme is essential to ensure fitness to practice on qualification. Anecdotal evidence suggested that the traditional panel interview discouraged candidates from applying and a need to improve the quality of the overall interview process was identified by the authors. The University of Central Lancashire in partnership with Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust adopted the National Values Based Recruitment (VBR) Framework to select candidates to gain entry onto the SPQDN course. This involved using ‘selection centres’ of varying activities including a multiple mini interview, written exercise, group discussion, and portfolio review with scores attached to each centre. The ultimate aim of utilising VBR was to align personal and profession values to both the nursing profession and the Trust whilst allowing a fairer assessment process. An evaluation of the VBR recruitment process demonstrated 100% pass rate for the course and 100% satisfaction with the interview process reported by all 16 candidates over three academic years. Interviewer feedback showed deeper insight into the candidates' skills and values aligned with the core values and skills required by future District Nurse leaders within the Trust.
Best interest meetings
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: April 2018

Best interests is the standard by which the law judges the propriety of care and treatment for adults who lack decision making capacity. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice argues that the best way to decide on a person's best interests is through a multidisciplinary best interests meeting to enable all views, including those of the patient and their carers to be properly considered.

In this article Richard Griffith considers the conduct of a best interest meeting and the role of district nurses in those meetings.
Improving working memory
Authors: Reeve Margaret
Published: April 2018

Improving pupils' working memories can help them, both with exams and in preparation for higher study and working life. Margaret Reeve offers some quick CPD
Influence studies of doping on FTIR Spectra and Thermogravimetric Analysis of Barium Nitrate Crystals
Authors: Tandel Vanish H. , Patel I. B. , Suthar S.A. , Shah A.M.
Published: April 2018

Pure and Magnesium Nitrate hexahydrate (MgN) doped Barium Nitrate (BaN) crystals were grown by slow evaporation technique. FTIR spectral studies have been carried to identify the presence various functional groups. An FTIR spectrum of grown crystals confirms the presence of ionic bonds in the structure of pure and doped BaN crystals. The influence of MgN doping on FTIR spectra was absorbing frequencies by pure and doped BaN crystals were studied. Thermogravimetric of pure and doped BaN crystals were analysed to characterise thermal stability. Thermal parameters are evaluated using thermogram. The results are presented and discussed in this paper.
Marx's Law of the Profit Rate and the Reproduction of Capitalism: Neither Determinism Nor Overdetermination
Authors: Juan Pablo Mateo Tomé
Published: April 2018

This article supports a holistic interpretation of Marxian thought to argue the existence of socio-historical, objectives and tendential laws of motion governing the reproduction of the system. In particular, it highlights the place of the law of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall in the analysis of the reproduction of capitalism, and therefore the theory of crisis, as crises arise from the inner logic of capital. While holistic and emphasizing the objective aspects, this approach is not deterministic, nor does it fall into the indeterminacy of the overdetermination approach.
‘It’s like she is a hologram stuck behind my eyes’: Cybernetics and gendered spectrality in William Gibson’s Burning Chrome
Authors: Girard Gaïd
Published: April 2018

Rereading the short stories contained in the Burning Chrome collection published in 1986 is a rewarding experience. With two exceptions, all the stories predate the publication of Neuromancer (1984), the novel that made William Gibson world famous and launched the cyberpunk genre. Indeed, the concept of cyberspace is present in the title short story of the collection and so is the idea of a matrix, which hackers try to break into and ‘burn’. Nearly all the stories resort to male first-person narrators. The proximity and subjectivity thus created between reader and narrator crudely highlights the way in which female characters are pushed to the periphery of an already disembodied and spectralized world. Through a close look at ‘Burning Chrome’, ‘The New Rose Hotel’ and ‘Winter Market’, this article aims to show how corporate global capitalism as represented by Gibson paradoxically reinforces the invisibility of women by using state-of-the art technology to turn them into seductive holograms, disembodied voices and spectral presences. The question is: can the Gibson women fight back against this centrifugal move towards non-existence and how do they go about it?
Crouching spectres and hidden masters in ‘Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Rowboat’ by Russell Banks
Authors: Meillon Bénédicte
Published: April 2018

Elaborating on Hemingway’s iceberg metaphor, which encapsulates the implicit dimension of the short story, this article looks at a minimalist story by Russell Banks, which is haunted by the many subtexts floating under the surface of the text. In this article, I show that both the writing and the reading of this elliptic short story are intrinsically haunted by submerged ghost writings, histories, sister stories and discourses, the tips of which briefly surface here and there in Banks’ multi-layered story. A palimpsest haunted by Hemingway’s overbearing influence over the modern short story, Russell Banks’ ‘Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Row Boat’ first limns the shadowy presence of ‘Hills Like White Elephants’ within its narrative strategy, characterization process, dramatic tension and suggestive descriptive technique. Second, Banks’ artful text betrays lingering traces of the history of the United States, perceptible in background Native American vestiges signalling a ghostly presence that has survived dislocation, as well as in the dialogues, gesturing towards the spectral legacy of slavery and Orientalist discourse haunting social relations. Finally, I tackle the embeddedness of the short story into the sequence, exposing how, because of the allographic echoes tying one story to another, the anonymous characters are haunted by their fuller descriptions, names and roles from other stories, whispering their ways into this highly stylized, understated short story, and fleshing out the characters that roam its landscape as mere spectres. I moreover argue that the failure of the American Dream – encapsulated in a metaphor giving the collection its title, Trailerpark – metonymically haunts this narrative and the whole short story cycle. Last but not least, the collection and each story within are furthermore structurally haunted by the ghostly presence of unidentified characters living in one of the trailers, whose blatant obliteration from the diegesis and missing story pose a number of reading problems.
Haunted readings of female gothic short stories
Authors: Robert-Foley Lily
Published: April 2018

This article deploys a cut-up technique borrowed from the haunted, fictocritical writing of Anna Gibbs. Taking descriptions from parts of different haunted houses found in short stories of the female gothic, it reconstitutes a new house, that is both an architectural assemblage and a reading of the figure of the haunted house as it relates to both gothic studies and feminism. The article has been divided according to passages describing different rooms as they appear in stories by thirteen women writers of the Gothic era: Charlotte Riddell, Mary Wilkins-Freeman, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edith Nesbit, Emma Frances Dawson, Madeline Wynne, Florence Marryat, Mrs Oliphant, Amelia Edwards, Elizabeth Bowen, Ellen Glasgow and Edith Wharton. The original paper, delivered at the 2015 Conference Haunting in Short Fiction and Its Adaptations at the University of Angers, was accompanied by a hypertext, choose-your-own-adventure-style Powerpoint presentation in which conference participants could select different doors and passageways, each leading to a different route, reading their way through the collaged house in an itinerant fashion. The rooms and architectural features, with their accompanying passages and readings, are here presented in a linear fashion.
Trafficked Women in Denmark—Falling through the cracks
Authors: West Kira
Published: April 2018

The policy framework for combating human trafficking and protecting victims in Denmark does not match the reality faced by the majority of the migrant women arriving in the country. Especially in relation to women from African countries, the national legislation and regulations can be a source of frustration for agencies such as Reden International, which helps foreign women working in prostitution in Denmark, particularly victims of trafficking.
Consuming Life after Anti-Trafficking
Authors: Henriksen Sofie
Published: April 2018

The rise of transnational, market-based anti-trafficking organisations has expanded the anti-trafficking domain to include Western corporations and consumers. In an effort to improve living conditions for survivors of trafficking, these organisations sell commodities produced by former victims or women at risk of human trafficking and brand them as symbols of a new and better life after anti-trafficking. Thus, life after anti-trafficking is not isolated to the locations of the trafficking victims, but occurs in distant areas and among diverse groups of people. This article investigates how representations of life after anti-trafficking engage consumers, corporations and NGO workers in New York City through the sale and purchase of ‘slave-free’ products made by Southeast Asian women deemed ‘survivors of trafficking’. The ethnographic data illustrates how life after anti-trafficking unfolds in the context of US corporate and consumer culture and intersects with capitalist discourses of freedom, consumer ethics and politics of market-based aid. Consequently, life after anti-trafficking creates new consumer identities, anti-trafficking aid strategies and business opportunities detached from the actual victims of human trafficking.
From Passive Victims to Partners in Their Own Reintegration: Civil society’s role in empowering returned Thai fishermen
Authors: Rousseau David
Published: April 2018

Despite the significant international attention to human trafficking in the fishing industry in Southeast Asia, victims continue to experience poor outcomes after their return to Thailand. The Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN) has assisted many returned fishermen in the difficult journey that begins after their rescue and repatriation. In this paper, we argue that the poor outcomes are the product of systemic failures in the aftercare processes, which are not sufficiently victim-centred and discourage trafficked fishermen’s participation in prosecutions. This is the case in the criminal justice system, where flaws in victim identification and evidence collection can undermine trafficked persons’ rights and make it extremely difficult for them to obtain compensation—a significant factor in their recovery and reintegration. This same cycle of disenfranchisement is pervasive in reintegration services at large in Thailand, many of which are overly paternalistic and neglect survivors’ individual needs and interests. Civil society organisations can remediate these problems by supporting the government in its efforts to strengthen prosecutions and make the criminal justice system more victim-friendly. More broadly, civil society can contribute to a victim-centred approach that places aftercare in a larger perspective—one that extends beyond the purview of the criminal justice system. This paper will examine two emerging models in post-trafficking service provision: Unconditional Cash Transfers (UCTs) and volunteer social networks, which recognise victim empowerment not just as a means towards better law enforcement, but as an end in itself.
Avaliação da rigidez de misturas recicladas cimentadas: Abordagem elástica e viscoelásticas
Authors: Pasche Eduardo , Specht Luciano Pivoto , Tansky Mateus Camargo , Consoli Nilo Cesar
Published: April 2018

Este artigo apresenta o estudo realizado com mistura de Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) e pó de pedra com cimento Portland. Foram realizados ensaios para verificar o comportamento da mistura quanto à rigidez, de modo que possibilitou avaliar a influência do processo de cimentação e dos esforços de compactação, nas propriedades elásticas e viscoelásticas lineares da mistura cimentada. Os resultados indicaram que há um aumento da rigidez nos três teores de cimento estudados (3, 5 e 7%), bem como um aumento nos pesos específicos aparentes secos (2,0, 2,1 e 2,2 g/cm³). Pode-se - afirmar que estas misturas têm propriedades viscoelásticas provenientes da herança do ligante asfáltico presente no material fresado. Por fim, este trabalho demonstra que se deve ter cautela ao projetar pavimentos analisando apenas o material como puramente elástico, pois percebemos que há variação do módulo em relação à temperatura e à frequências de carregamento.
Using Moran's I to plan potential regional aviation airports - The case of Brazil
Authors: Freire Luciano Lopes de Azevedo , Da Silva Alan Ricardo
Published: April 2018

Restrições de custo são um desafio para o tomador de decisão em transportes, que precisa priorizar aqueles projetos que são mais prováveis de alcançar os resultados projetados. Esse pode ser o caso de determinar aeroportos que são mais prováveis de terem serviços de companhias aéreas. Por isso, ter um método que auxilia o analista de transportes a identificar locais com potencial para serviços regulares de aviação é fundamental para o planejamento. Esse artigo utiliza a estatística I de Moran para a variável “viagens de ônibus geradas pelos municípios” para identificar locais com potencial para ter serviços regulares de aviação, utilizando dados de viagens geradas por ônibus de 2005 à 2014, porque essa estatística é amplamente utilizada para analisar correlação espacial. Uma pesquisa online com as empresas aéreas também foi feita, perguntando se elas teriam interesse em operar em qualquer um dos 40 aeroportos, que não tem serviço regular de aviação até o final de 2015. Utilizando os dados da pesquisa aplicada às companhias aéreas e as viagens rodoviárias geradas por todos os 5565 municípios brasileiros de 2004 a 2015, pode-se verificar que as localidades de interesse das companhias aéreas foram as regiões consideradas pelos quadrantes Alto-Alto e Alto-Baixo do Moran Map. Esse resultado mostra que o índice I de Moran é uma boa ferramenta de planejamento para identificar localidades com potencial para voos regulares, uma vez que as regiões potencias indicadas pelo indicador foram as mesmas indicadas pelas empresas.
Simulation models for implementation of lean production concepts in earthmoving and paving
Authors: Matos Levy Sarmento de , Prata Bruno De Athayde , Nobre Júnior Ernesto Ferreira , Oliveira Francisco Heber Lacerda de
Published: April 2018

Estudos mostram que, apesar da resistência de profissionais a novos modos de produção, a aplicação da filosofia Construção Enxuta melhora a produtividade das operações, reduzindo custos e melhorando a qualidade do produto final. No entanto, metodologias que avaliam os impactos da implementação desta filosofia para a construção de estradas são escassas. Este estudo tem como objetivo verificar as melhorias que a aplicação da Filosofia Construção Enxuta pode trazer para terraplenagem e operações de pavimentação em matéria de tempo de execução e custo total pelo desenvolvimento de um modelo computacional e simulação de diferentes cenários de aplicação e verificação de seus benefícios através de uma comparação de duração de atividades e custos de equipamentos. Após o desenvolvimento do modelo e análise dos dados, descobriu-se que os modelos que incorporavam as diretrizes da filosofia Enxuta ficaram mais rápidos (até 30% de redução na execução) e mais baratas (redução de até 28% nos custos), resultados em termos de uso de equipamentos.
Laser orbital perturbations in Hamiltonian framework
Authors: El-Saftawy M. I , Khalifa Nabawia
Published: April 2018

The effect of laser photon pressure on the spacecraftâ€™s orbit is modeled. The force model developed taking into consideration atmospheric beam attenuation. However, adaptive optics assumed fixed on the laser system in order to eliminate the effect of atmospheric turbulence. The force of a single laser pulse proved as a conservative force. Consequently, its potential obtained using Legender polynomial. Assuming a spherical Earth, the Hamiltonian of the problem developed in terms of Dalaunay elements up to the first zonal harmonic. Using different ground-based laser systems, the model applied to the satellite Ajisai of NORAD ID 16908 and the LEO debris ASTRO-F DEB of NORD ID 29054. The numerical results emphasized that laser pressure has an effect on the orbit and it is well agreed with the results of the Newtonian treatment of the problem.
A new mathematical approach for representing the deformation mechanism of rocks under constant load
Authors: Aksoy C. O. , Safak S. , Uyar G. G. , Ozacar V.
Published: April 2018

Rock masses will remain under constant load due to the engineering structures in rocks. Particularly, weak rocks undergo time-dependent deformation under constant load following the initiation of mining or civil engineering works. Initially, deformations in rock masses are caused by the closure of discontinuities. Following the completion of discontinuity closures, the rock material will also be subjected to deformation depending on the load applied. On this occasion, deformation characteristics of rock may become important for the stability of an engineering structure in the rock mass. If there is no intervention on completion of the construction work, deformations will diminish and it will come to an end. This phase is the phase in which secondary stresses come into equilibrium. Insertion of certain parameters in empirical equations in designing rock structures should be considered instead of expensive and time-consuming in-situ tests. Generally, empirical equations that determine the deformation modulus are based on rock mass classification systems. Many empirical equations developed by different researchers  can be used to determine the deformation modulus. These equations use the uniaxial compressive strength (UCSi) and elastic modulus (Ei) values of rocks obtained in the laboratory as parameters, such as of rocks obtained from laboratory tests. Those parameters, which are used in empirical equations to state deformation and strength characteristics of rocks, may be reliably used particularly in engineering designs by numerical modelling. In all rock types, deformations will start with the closure of discontinuities; however, pre-failure deformation characteristic of the rock mass will be a factor for the timing of failure. In this study, time-dependent deformational characteristics were analysed under constant load on 12 different rock types from different locations. The results indicate that the rocks deformed in a different manner under various constant loads. In addition, meaningful equations of time–load–deformation were derived from the results of laboratory experiments conducted on different rock types under various constant loads.
Momordica charantia L. (Kudret narı) meyvelerinin toplam fenolik madde içerikleri ve antioksidan kapasitelerinin değerlendirilmesi
Authors: BALDEMİR Ayşe , EKİNCİ Kübra , İLGÜN Selen , DALDA Akife , YETİŞİR Halit
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada, Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae)  bitkisinin ülkemizin farklı yerlerinden
toplanmış 13 farklı genotipine ait ham ve olgun meyveler kullanılmıştır.
Genotipler, saflaştırmak için iki yıl süreyle arazide kendileme çalışmalarına
devam edilerek F3 kademesine getirilmiştir. Farklı genotiplerin ham ve olgun
meyvelerinin pulp kısımları ayrılarak, bu kısımlardan Sokslet ekstraksiyonu ile
%70’lik metanol ekstreleri hazırlanmıştır. Ekstrelerin
2,2-difenil-1-pikrihidrazil (DPPH•) radikali süpürücü etkileri ve
toplam fenolik madde içerikleri tespit edilmiştir. Sonuçta M. charantia meyveleri için 3, 8 ve 9 nolu genotiplerin ümitvar
oldukları tespit edilmiştir.
The Semantic Expansion of ‘Wife’ and ‘Husband’ among the Yorùbá of Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Ìkò̩tún Reuben Olúwáfé̩mi
Published: April 2018

Although one of the existing studies on Nigerian or African kinship terms has argued that semantic expansion of such words constitutes an absurdity to the English society, none has argued for the necessity of a specialized dictionary to address the problem of absurdity to the English society, the custodian of the English language. This is important especially now that the language has become an invaluable legacy which non-native speakers of the language use to express their culture as well as the fact that the English people now accept the Greek and Hebrew world-views through Christianity. This paper provides additional evidence in support of semantic expansion of kingship terms like ‘wife’ and ‘husband’ not only in a Nigerian or an African language but also in Greek and Hebrew languages. The paper argues that if English is to play its role as an international language, it will be desirable if our lexicographers can publish a specialized dictionary that will take care of kinship terms, as it is the case in some other specialized dictionaries on the different professions such as medicine, nursing, linguistics and agriculture, to mention but a few, so as to guide against ambiguity or absurdity that may arise in language use in social interactions.
Chemically competent E. coli cells v1
Authors: Helbig Carlos
Published: April 2018

This protocol describes how to make chemically competentEscherichia coli cell. For the protocolE. coli strain NEB Tubo was taken.
Chemically competent V. natriegens cells v2
Authors: H Carlos
Published: April 2018

This protocol describes how to make chemically competentVibrio natriegens cells. The protocol was described and published by Weinstock et al., 2016
Screendance: The Practice in Print
Authors: Rosenberg Doug , Kappenberg Claudia
Published: April 2018

No abstract availableThis editorial was originally published by Parallel Press, an imprint of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, as part of The International Journal of Screendance, Volume 1 (2010), Parallel Press. It is made available here with the kind permission of Parallel Press.