bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Temperature and the Field Stability of a Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Test in the Tropics
Authors: Phommasone Koukeo , Sengvilaipaseuth Onanong , de Lamballerie Xavier , Vongsouvath Manivanh , Phonemixay Ooyanong , Blacksell Stuart D. , Newton Paul N. , Dubot-Pérès Audrey
Published: May 2015

The global incidence of dengue has increased significantly in recent decades, resulting in a large public health burden in tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) can provide accurate, rapid accessible diagnosis for patient management and may be easily used by health workers in rural areas. However, in dengue-endemic areas, ambient temperatures are often higher than manufacturer's recommendation. We therefore evaluated the effect of high temperature over time on the performance of one commonly used dengue RDT, the Standard Diagnostics Bioline Dengue Duo. RDTs were kept in five different conditions (at 4°C, 35°C, 45°C, 60°C, and at fluctuant ambient temperatures in a free-standing hut) for between 2 days and 2 years in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). RDTs were tested with four control sera (negative, dengue nonstructural protein 1 [NS1], anti-dengue immunoglobulin [Ig] M, and anti-dengue IgG positive). The RDTs had 100% consistency over the 2-year study, despite high temperatures, including in the hut in which temperatures exceeded the manufacturer's recommendations for 29% of time points. These data suggest that the diagnostic accuracy of the SD Bioline Dengue Duo RDT remains stable even after long-term storage at high temperatures. Therefore, use at such ambient temperatures in tropical areas should not jeopardize the dengue diagnostic outcome.
Implementing Portfolio Assessment in Lower-Secondary School
Authors: Czura Anna
Published: May 2015

Since alternative assessment embraces highly authentic tasks consistent with classroom goals and instruction, its implementation in the language classroom is believed to promote collaboration with peers, transfer responsibility to the learners and, consequently, foster learner autonomy. This paper presents the results of a research study aiming to determine whether portfolio assessment contributes to the development of autonomy in adolescent learners. In order to collect the data, qualitative and quantative methods of research were applied. The research results reveal that the implementation of portfolio assessment failed to affect the overall level of learner autonomy. Introducing one selected pedagogical procedure does not suffice to foster learner autonomy. Teachers need to be ready to pass a portion of their authority to the learners, who, in turn, need to know how to use the new privileges judiciously.
Shaping Images of Australia through Translation: Doris Pilkington and Sally Morgan in Slovene Translation
Authors: Čerče Danica
Published: May 2015

By examining the Slovene translations of the novels My Place and Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by the Australian indigenous authors Sally Morgan and Doris Pilkington, this article seeks to highlight how they contribute to the bridging of the gap between the two cultures. In particular, and in accord with Gideon Toury’s 1995 proposal to analyse a translation in terms of its “‘adequacy’ in relation to the source text, and its ‘acceptability’ to the target audience,” it aims to establish whether the translators achieved a balance between domestication and foreignisation translation strategies, and how they transposed particular narrative styles and cultural signifiers of Aboriginal writing from the source to the target texts (Limon 2003, 640).
A Retrospective View of English Language Learning Materials Produced in Slovenia from 1945 to the Present
Authors: Skela Janez
Published: May 2015

Taking a historical perspective, this article documents the development of domestically produced English Language Learning (ELL) materials in the period between 1945 and 2013. To this end, reference is made to milestones that marked shifts in linguistic and foreign language teaching paradigms, including aspects of Method and the underlying conception of language. The analysis will draw on aspects of Method in relation to language policy documents (i.e., curricula) and the course books in which these principles are embodied. Through the analysis of these factors we trace the evolution from Grammar–Translation methodology to Communicative Language Teaching in locally produced textbooks which are representative of various historical periods.
The Quest for Literature in EFL Textbooks – A Quest for Camelot?
Authors: Skela Janez
Published: May 2015

The article sets out to explore the proven benefits of using literature in EFL, which have been established in recent (theoretical) sources, including methodology books for teachers. It then moves on to examine the presence of literary texts in a selection of past and current EFL course books spanning over a period of almost seven decades. The results reveal that literature, while mostly perceived as beneficial, is not widely used in the EFL arena today. Finally, some possible reasons for the decline of literature in current ELT are highlighted.
From Knowledge to Wisdom: The Arc of a Scholarly Life
Authors: Zupan Simon , Onič Tomaž
Published: May 2015

Introduction to ELOPE Volume XI - Spring. Written by Volume Editors Simon Zupan and Tomaž Onič.
Questioning History, Nationality and Identity in Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Credible Witness
Authors: Gömceli Nursen
Published: May 2015

The aim of this paper is to examine the Anglo-American playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker’s approach to the issues of history, nationality and identity in her play Credible Witness (2001), and to discuss the significance of these concepts in our modern world through a close analysis of the play. In Credible Witness, the playwright brings together people from diverse countries, such as Sri Lanka, Algeria, Eritrea, Somalia and Macedonia in a detention centre in London, and via the stories of these asylum seekers, and particularly through the dramatic encounter between Petra, a Macedonian woman with strong nationalistic pride, and her son Alexander, a history teacher forced to seek refuge in Britain for political reasons, Wertenbaker tries to demonstrate “what happens to people when they step outside, or are forced outside, their history, their identity” (Aston 2003, 13).
Mediaeval and Modern Metaphorical Concepts of Emotions
Authors: Štrmelj Lidija
Published: May 2015

This article aims to study emotion metaphors found in a selection of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and compare them with conventional modern metaphors from current dictionaries and other sources, in order to find out whether mediaeval emotional metaphorical concepts have survived to the present day and, if so, what changes can be perceived in them. The study is based on the cognitive theory of metaphor, as developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson (1980) in Metaphors We Live By.
Irish Women’s Fiction of the Twentieth Century: The Importance of Being Catholic
Authors: Ukić Košta Vesna
Published: May 2015

This paper explores the ways in which some of the best and most representative Irish women fiction writers of the twentieth century responded to the exigencies of Catholicism in their selected works. It also attempts to demonstrate how the treatment of Catholicism in Irish women’s fiction changed throughout the century. The body of texts that are examined in the paper span almost seventy years, from the early years of the independent Irish state to the turn-of-the-century Ireland, during which time both Irish society and the Irish Catholic Church underwent fundamental changes. How these authors tackle the relationship between the dominant religion and the shaping of woman’s identity, how they see the role of woman within the confines of Irish Catholicism, and to what extent their novels mirror the period in which they are written are the main issues which lie in the focus of the paper.
Returning to Roots: Pinter as Alternative Theatre Playwright
Authors: Devine Michael
Published: May 2015

The theatrical oeuvre of Harold Pinter has its origins in the alternative theatre movement in Britain in the late 1950s. This paper will examine two later, well-known plays, The Caretaker and Betrayal, as case studies for an examination of how the alternative theatre elements which informed Pinter’s early work continue to be present in plays which are generally regarded as more theatrically conventional and mainstream. The theatrical context in which Pinter first developed has become obscured by his commercial success and political notoriety. It can be argued that the natural position for this playwright on the theatrical spectrum lies within the fringe and alternative theatre communities. This paper explores the idea that Brook, Brecht and Grotowskian techniques may be more effective, and more organic, to Pinter’s work than the mainly realistic interpretations which became the norm as the playwright’s celebrity increased.
“Bringing Back the Essential Meaning of the Theatre”: Harold Pinter and the Belarus Free Theatre
Authors: Peghinelli Andrea
Published: May 2015

The Belarus Free Theatre was founded in 2005 by Belarusian playwright and journalist Nikolai Khalezin and theatre producer Natalia Koliada. It is a dissident company which opposes the totalitarian regime of Lukashenko; therefore, in Belarus it must work underground. In 2005 the Belarus Free Theatre invited Tom Stoppard to Minsk. During his visit he warmly suggested that they stage Pinter’s plays: “It seems to me it’s yours.” After working on Pinter’s plays, they eventually came up with an original production: Being Harold Pinter.In my essay I delineate how, in Being Harold Pinter, Pinter’s works are shown under the reinvigorating new light of an urgent political theatre. I also discuss how the Belarus Free Theatre found a symbolic, essential and critical artistic language by which, “they are bringing back the essence meaning of the theatre,” as Pinter remarked.
An Honest Attempt to Grasp and Possibly Tame the Wild Animal of Punning Taxonomy
Authors: Koren Ana
Published: May 2015

The paper addresses the issue of the English pun and its successful evasion of taxonomic organization throughout the literature. Many linguists have tried to ground this subject, some going about it with more or less attention to detail, others by dodging the matter altogether. How does one specify and categorize such a phenomenon that spreads its tentacles through so many fields of a language (or even more than one language)? Puns tend to overlap in structure and are therefore almost impossible to divide clearly, by means of providing an untainted example, without interferences of other possible categories. Therefore, some previous approaches to the matter will be presented, followed by an attempt to create a clear categorization of English puns on the basis of various sources and fundamental criteria, recognising a variety of mechanisms that are present in each assigned category. For a better taxonomical comprehension a visual depiction of the tree structure is added. Additionally, unintentional punning and a short circuit in discourse, or the misinterpretation of puns, will be presented and briefly discussed.
Slovene Nominal Diminutives and their English Equivalents: A Comparison
Authors: Sicherl Eva
Published: May 2015

A contrastive analysis of nominal diminutives in Slovene and English clearly shows that diminutive formation and use of diminutives in Slovene is tied to the morphological characteristics of nouns and, consequently, their morphological–lexemic features, whereas the focus of diminutive formation and use in English remains bound to the syntactic use, or rather, the respective syntactico–semantic use of a given lexeme. In all languages, diminutiveness is a basic meaning– forming element, which can, however, be realized predominantly morphologically, as is the case in Slovene, or predominantly syntactically, as is the case in English. As a meaning–forming element it also plays a crucial role in the development of terminology – in this case the diminutive as language metaphor gains semantic independence and becomes a technical term.
Cultural Studies and the Subaltern: Theory and Practice
Authors: Györke Ágnes
Published: May 2015

My article discusses the theoretical and practical implications of applying the methodology of cultural studies, as it is delineated by Stuart Hall, in the East-Central European context. Despite the celebrated “internationalization” of the discipline as well as “de-Eurocentrizing” initiatives, a number of scholars, such as G. C. Spivak and Hall himself, claim that research taking a cultural studies approach has offered little innovative intervention in recent years, and the discipline remains defined by a Western, (post)modern theoretical framework. I argue that scholars in Hungary (and Slovenia) have an unprecedented opportunity to contribute to the field, yet in order to avoid falling into the trap of repeating obvious claims and conclusion, we need to take an approach that Spivak associates with the toleration of uncertainty and paradox, and Jessica Benjamin calls intersubjective interaction.
Significant technical advances in broadband seismic stations in the Lesser Antilles
Authors: Anglade A. , Lemarchand A. , Saurel J.-M. , Clouard V. , Bouin M.-P. , De Chabalier J.-B. , Tait S. , Brunet C. , Nercessian A. , Beauducel F. , Robertson R. , Lynch L. , Higgins M. , Latchman J.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. In the last few years, French West Indies observatories from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), in collaboration with The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC, University of West Indies), have modernized the Lesser Antilles Arc seismic and deformation monitoring network. 15 new, permanent stations have been installed that strengthen and expand its detection capabilities. The global network of the IPGP-SRC consortium is now composed of 20 modernized stations, all equipped with broadband seismometers, strong motion sensors, Global Positioning System (GPS) sensors and satellite communication for real-time data transfer. To enhance the sensitivity and reduce ambient noise, special efforts were made to improve the design of the seismic vault and the original Stuttgart shielding of the broadband seismometers (240 and 120s corner period). Tests were conducted for several months, involving different types of countermeasures, to achieve the highest performance level of the seismometers. GPS data, realtime and validated seismic data (only broadband) are now available from the IPGP data centre (http://centrededonnees.ipgp.fr/index.php?&lang=EN). This upgraded network feeds the Caribbean Tsunami Warning System supported by UNESCO and establishes a monitoring tool that produces high quality data for studying subduction and volcanic processes in the Lesser Antilles arc.
Methane distribution, flux, and budget in the East China Sea and Yellow Sea
Authors: Sun M.-S. , Zhang G.-L. , Cao X.-P. , Mao X.-Y. , Li J. , Ye W.-W.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. We measured dissolved methane (CH4) concentrations, saturations, and fluxes from sea into air and from sediment into water during cruises in March, May, August, October, and December of 2011 in the East China Sea (ECS) and the Yellow Sea (YS). CH4 concentrations had obvious spatial and seasonal variability due to the complex effects of different water masses and other variables. Maximal CH4 concentration, sea–air and sediment–water fluxes all occurred during the summer. CH4 concentration decreased gradually from the coastal area to the open sea, and high levels of CH4 generally appeared near the Changjiang Estuary and outside the Hangzhou Bay. During early spring and winter, CH4 had a uniform distribution from the surface to the bottom, but CH4 concentration increased gradually with depth during other seasons. The subsurface CH4 maximum occurred at a depth of about 200 m during May, October, and December. The CH4 level at the bottom was generally higher than at the surface, and this was enhanced during summer due to hypoxia in the bottom waters. Changjiang-diluted water, the Kuroshio Current, and the Taiwan Warm Current Water affected the geographic distribution of CH4 in the ECS, and these water bodies contributed about 3.45, 2.97, 14.60 mol s−1 of CH4 during summer and 2.11, 8.58, 5.20 mol s−1 CH4 during winter, respectively. Sediment was also a significant source of dissolved CH4 in the ECS, and we estimated the average sediment–water CH4 flux of the ECS and YS as about 1.02 μmol m−2 d−1. We also used a box model to calculate the CH4 budget in the ECS. The results suggested that in situ CH4 production in the water column was the major source of CH4, and accounted for 0.21 μmol m−3 day−1 during summer and 0.11 μmol m−3 day−1 during winter. Air–sea exchange was the major sink of CH4 in the ECS. We estimated total CH4 emission from the ECS and YS as about 4.45 x 109 mol during 2011. Our results indicated that the ECS and YS were active areas for CH4 production and emission.
Do Himalayan treelines respond to recent climate change? An evaluation of sensitivity indicators
Authors: Schickhoff U. , Bobrowski M. , Böhner J. , Bürzle B. , Chaudhary R. P. , Gerlitz L. , Heyken H. , Lange J. , Müller M. , Scholten T. , Schwab N. , Wedegärtner R.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. Climate warming is expected to induce treelines to advance to higher elevations. Empirical studies in diverse mountain ranges, however, give evidence of both advancing alpine treelines and rather insignificant responses. The inconsistency of findings suggests distinct differences in the sensitivity of global treelines to recent climate change. It is still unclear where Himalayan treeline ecotones are located along the response gradient from rapid dynamics to apparently complete inertia. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge regarding sensitivity and response of Himalayan treelines to climate warming, based on extensive field observations, published results in the widely scattered literature, and novel data from ongoing research of the present authors. Several sensitivity indicators such as treeline type, treeline form, seed-based regeneration, and growth patterns are evaluated. Since most Himalayan treelines are anthropogenically depressed, observed advances are largely the result of land use change. Near-natural treelines are usually krummholz treelines, which are relatively unresponsive to climate change. Nevertheless, intense recruitment of treeline trees suggests a great potential for future treeline advance. Competitive abilities of seedlings within krummholz thickets and dwarf scrub heaths will be a major source of variation in treeline dynamics. Tree growth–climate relationships show mature treeline trees to be responsive to temperature change, in particular in winter and pre-monsoon seasons. High pre-monsoon temperature trends will most likely drive tree growth performance in the western and central Himalaya. Ecological niche modelling suggests that bioclimatic conditions for a range expansion of treeline trees will be created during coming decades.
Annual canopy interception at artificial lowland tropical forest
Authors: Azinoor-Azida A. B. , Minjiao L.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. The objective of this paper is to present the application of interception model developed in artificial lowland tropical forest. This model estimates annual canopy interception loss with temporal resolution effects. A 12-month data from 2 plots in study area were collected and the measured interception loss was compared with results calculated using original Gash, modified Gash and the interception model developed. The results show that the model can be applied to estimate annual interception loss.
Eddy characteristics in the South Indian Ocean as inferred from surface drifters
Authors: Zheng S. , Du Y. , Li J. , Cheng X.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. Using a geometric eddy identification method, cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies from submesoscale to mesoscale in the South Indian Ocean (SIO) have been statistically investigated based on 2082 surface drifters from 1979 to 2013. A total of 19 252 eddies are identified, 60% of them anticyclonic eddies. For the submesoscale eddies (radius r<10 km), the ratio of cyclonic eddies (3183) to anticyclonic eddies (7182) is 1 to 2. In contrast, the number of anticyclonic and cyclonic eddies with radius r≥10 km is almost equal. Mesoscale and submesoscale eddies show different spatial distributions. Eddies with radius r≥100 km mainly appear in the Leeuwin Current, a band along 25° S, Mozambique Channel, and Agulhas Current, areas characterized by large eddy kinetic energy. The submesoscale anticyclonic eddies are densely distributed in the subtropical basin in the central SIO. The number of mesoscale eddies shows statistically significant seasonal variability, reaching a maximum in October and minimum in February.
Valores personales en estudiantes y profesionales de Enfermería
Authors: Jiménez-López Francisca Rosa , Roales-Nieto Jesús Gil , Vallejo-Seco Guillermo , García-Vargas Gustavo René , Lorente-Molina María Teresa , Granados-Gámez Genoveva
Published: May 2015

El estudio explora el contraste intergeneracional entre valores personales en estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería y su ajuste a las predicciones de la teoría del cambio de valores. La muestra estuvo formada por 369 estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería distribuidos en tres grupos: estudiantes (n = 150), profesionales menores de 40 años (n = 114), y profesionales entre 41 y 60 años (n = 105). Los participantes informaron de sus valores en orden de prioridad en un cuestionario abierto. Los informes se organizaron en categorías de valores para analizar las diferencias entre grupos. Se encuentran dos tendencias en el informe de valores personales, que se ajustan en algunos casos a lo predicho por la teoría del cambio de valores y, en otros casos, la contradicen. Se discute la importancia de estos hallazgos y la necesidad de potenciar una formación orientada hacia los valores de la profesión de enfermería. El estudio contribuye al conocimiento del cambio de valores personales en profesionales de enfermería.
Processo de enfermagem no conforto do Paciente com Insuficiência cardíaca no domicílio
Authors: Silva Fabíola Vládia Freire da , Silva Lúcia de Fátima da , Rabelo Ana Cleide Silva
Published: May 2015

Este estudo objetivou descrever uma prática de enfermagem com a implementação do Processo de Enfermagem, elaborado de acordo com as necessidades de conforto do paciente com insuficiência cardíaca em condição domiciliar e teve como referencial a Teoria do Conforto de Kolcaba, com vista a proporcionar conforto ao paciente. Trata-se de estudo de caso clínico. A coleta dos dados ocorreu por meio de formulário, escala de conforto, entrevista, anamnese, exame físico e observação, com um paciente assistido pelo Programa de Acompanhamento Domiciliar de um hospital público estadual, localizado em Fortaleza (Ceará, Brasil), em julho de 2013. Para cada contexto onde se produz conforto, segundo Kolcaba —físico, ambiental, sociocultural e psicoespiritual—, listaram-se os diagnósticos de enfermagem relacionados às necessidades de conforto, os resultados esperados (alívio, tranquilidade e/ou transcendência) e as intervenções/ações pertinentes ao seu alcance. Concluiu-se que a aplicação do Processo de Enfermagem, baseado na Teoria de Kolcaba, proporcionou conforto e melhoria na qualidade de vida do paciente no domicílio.
Una reflexión sobre la autonomía y el liderazgo en Enfermería
Authors: Guerrero-Núñez Sara , Cid-Henríquez Patricia
Published: May 2015

Artículo de reflexión sobre los conceptos de autonomía y liderazgo en la enfermería y cómo ellos se relacionan con el quehacer profesional, especialmente en Chile. Se analizan las limitaciones existentes y, finalmente, se hacen sugerencias, con la finalidad de orientar a las enfermeras para que lideren con autonomía el cuidado y su gestión.
Diferencias de género en la percepción de estrés y estrategias de afrontamiento en pacientes con cáncer colorrectal que reciben quimioterapia
Authors: Ticona Benavente Sonia Betzabeth , Santos Monteiro Erika Maria , Siqueira Costa Ana Lucia
Published: May 2015

Objetivo: verificar si existen diferencias de género en la percepción de estrés y estrategias de afrontamiento; identificar las estrategias de afrontamiento y las variables clínicas y sociodemográficas que influyen sobre el estrés de pacientes con cáncer colorrectal en quimioterapia. Materiales y métodos: estudio transversal con abordaje cuantitativo. Conformaron la muestra 100 pacientes, 47 mujeres y 53 hombres, de la unidad ambulatoria de quimioterapia del AC Camargo Cancer Center, Brasil. Se utilizó la Escala de Estrés Percibido (PSS-10) e Inventario de Estrategias de Coping. El análisis estadístico fue mediante el test-t, correlación de Pearson y regresión linear con 95 % de intervalo de confianza. Resultados: Las mujeres tuvieron más altos niveles de estrés (p = 0,029), y no hubo diferencia de género en las estrategias de afrontamiento. Adicionalmente, identificamos influencia positiva al estrés percibido en pacientes comprometidos con otras enfermedades (β = 3,50, p = 0,00), género femenino (β = 3,15, p = 0,04), viudos (β = 9,19, p = 0,00), tratamiento con fluorouracil (β = 6,36, p = 0,00), que usan estrategias de dominio del afrontamiento (β = 0,70, p = 0,00), aceptación de responsabilidad (β = 0,45, p = 0,01) y estadio del tumor III (β = 4,03, p = 0,05). Conclusiones: el equipo de enfermería oncológica, por estar en estrecho y prolongado contacto con los pacientes, debe considerar el género y las características clínicas y sociodemográficas de cada paciente durante su cuidado.
Consequências do uso de fraldas descartáveis em pacientes adultos: implicações para a assistência de enfermagem
Authors: Silva Thais Christini , Mazzo Alessandra , Santos Rachel Cristina Rodrigues , Jorge Beatriz Maria , Souza Júnior Valtuir Duarte , Mendes Isabel Amélia Costa
Published: May 2015

Objetivo: verificar as consequências do uso de fraldas descartáveis em pacientes adultos e discutir suas implicações para a assistência de enfermagem. Método: estudo de análise de sobrevivência realizado por observação direta e sistematizada. Seguidos os preceitos éticos, durante um período de 30 dias, foram observados 43 pacientes maiores de 18 anos, usuários de fraldas descartáveis, na unidade de clínica médica de um hospital de grande porte do estado de São Paulo. Resultados: dentre os 43 (100 %) pacientes da amostra, todos apresentaram evento subsequente ao uso de fraldas descartáveis. Os eventos observados foram uso de coletor urinário, uso do cateter urinário de demora, presença de infecção de trato urinário (ITU), presença de dermatite e úlcera por pressão (UPP), alterações do estado de consciência e do estado de orientação. Conclusão: observou-se uma relação entre o uso de fraldas de maneira indiscriminada com a qualidade do cuidado e segurança do paciente. A observação das implicações do uso de fraldas descartáveis na assistência de enfermagem ao paciente é recente e necessita novos estudos.
Protótipo de um software para registro de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal
Authors: Lima Luciana de Medeiros , Santos Sérgio Ribeiro
Published: May 2015

Introdução: o crescente volume de informações oriundas dos registros de enfermagem exige estratégias de tratamento do conhecimento produzido, de forma que as desvantagens do prontuário de papel sejam evitadas. Objetivo: propõe-se neste estudo desenvolver um software aplicado à sistematização da assistência de enfermagem que proporcione aos enfermeiros o registro informatizado, eficiente e rápido. Metodologia: trata-se de um estudo metodológico com produção tecnológica, dividido em três fases: construção das afirmativas de diagnósticos e intervenções de enfermagem, validação das afirmativas e desenvolvimento do software. O sistema foi desenvolvido sobre a plataforma Java, com a utilização do framework JSF, incorporado à especificação J2EE, para desenvolver aplicações web de forma ágil. Resultados: O banco de dados ficou composto por 143 afirmativas de diagnósticos de enfermagem e 130 referentes às intervenções de enfermagem. O software desenvolvido apresenta 17 telas que incluem dados de identificação, exame físico completo do recém-nascido, organizado de acordo com as necessidades humanas básicas, lista de diagnósticos e intervenções de enfermagem sugeridas pelo programa e folha final para impressão. Considerações finais: o software proporciona a execução do processo de enfermagem com um registro completo, uniforme e rápido, e se constitui uma importante fonte de dados para pesquisa.
Validation and Standardization of the Weight Control Perceived Self-Efficacy Inventory in a Mexican College Population
Authors: Landeros-Olvera Erick , Salazar-González Bertha Cecilia , López-Alvarenga Juan Carlos
Published: May 2015

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate if the Weight Control Perceived Self-efficacy Inventory (WC-PSE) is reproducible in a Mexican college population. Methods and materials: This is an observational and prolective process study. Sixty subjects from two geographical regions of Mexico were invited to answer the WC-PSE on two separate occasions. Findings: The Content Validity Index was 0.96. The mean difference in the test retest was <4 in all domains; the intra-class correlation coefficient was >0.7; Cronbach’s coefficient was α=.95. The inventory was sensitive to detecting differences according to gender and degrees of body mass index. Conclusion: The WC-PSE inventory is reproducible and sensitive for application to a Mexican college population.
A autoimagem e a autoestima das pessoas com transtornos de pele: uma revisão integrativa da literatura baseada no modelo de Callista Roy
Authors: Ribeiro de Jesus Patricia Britto , Santos Iraci dos , Brandão Euzeli da Silva
Published: May 2015

Objetivo: conhecer a relação entre os transtornos da pele e a alteração do autoconceito nas pessoas com afecção cutânea. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura a partir dos descritores: lesões, dermatologia e autoimagem. A busca se fez nas bases Lilacs, SciELO e PubMed, em artigos publicados entre 2000 e 2012. Resultados: a revisão integrativa mostrou os principais efeitos psicológicos causados pelas doenças da pele e confirmou que os fatores psicossociais relacionados com a autoimagem e a autoestima afetam a vida das pessoas. Conclusão: os transtornos da pele podem levar o indivíduo a buscar estratégias que vão desde o isolamento do corpo e o isolamento social, a negação da doença até o uso de maquiagem de camuflagem, como aparecem nas publicações. A escassez de estudos publicados que mostrem as estratégias a adotar pelos enfermeiros para lidar com os efeitos psicológicos causados pela doença cutânea evidenciam a necessidade de se pesquisar sobre o tema.
Relación de la asignación de personal de enfermería con indicadores de resultado de la calidad de la atención en unidades de cuidados intensivos adulto
Authors: Arango Gloria Lucía , Peña Beatriz , Vega Yolanda
Published: May 2015

Objetivo: determinar la relación de la asignación de personal de enfermería con indicadores de resultado de la calidad de la atención en unidades de cuidados intensivos. Materiales y métodos: se hizo un estudio descriptivo con un componente correlacional, en el que se observaron 4006 turnos y se analizaron las variables de asignación de personal (estructura) y de resultado, en términos de casos de shock o paro, infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud, número de muertes y totalidad de eventos negativos en salud. Resultados: los resultados muestran que las enfermeras desarrollan un número reducido de actividades de cuidado directo al paciente, que se concentran en la administración de medicamentos y la supervisión de transfusiones, y otras tareas administrativas, mientras que el personal auxiliar se hace cargo del cuidado directo al paciente, incluidas las actividades complejas. La razón paciente/profesional de enfermería promedio fue de 5,4 pacientes por cada enfermera disponible en la unidad, y la razón paciente/auxiliar de enfermería promedio fue de 2,4. Las correlaciones no son concluyentes. Conclusiones: se sugiere estudiar con mayor profundidad el skill mix como una medida más sensible de asignación de personal, a la vez que se plantean recomendaciones en torno a la diferenciación de actividades entre profesionales y auxiliares de enfermería, y algunas consideraciones relativas a la asignación de personal.
When Not Saying NO Does Not Mean Yes: Psychophysiological Factors Involved in Date Rape
Authors: Porges Stephen W. , Peper Erik
Published: May 2015

To understand how a woman who does not want to be a willing sexual partner can at times acquiesce and not fight the date rape predator, the neurobiology of our responses to threat needs to be understood. Under situations of extreme threat, instead of responding just to danger signals with only the options to fight or flee, we also retain in our nervous system a primitive immobilization response that may reflexively be expressed when our body detects life threat. This primitive defense system is shared not only with other mammals, but also with reptiles, such as the turtle, that immobilize as a primary defensive strategy. The brain makes the decision without awareness, and the relative risks of stimuli are interpreted to be safe, dangerous, or life threatening. The polyvagal theory proposed by Stephen Porges may explain why many rape victims do not actively resist. According to the theory, the act of not responding is an immobilization fear response to life threat, which may be wrongly interpreted by the aggressor as a passive acquiescence. The woman's thoughts, intentions, and feelings are irrelevant—her body shuts down in preparation for severe injury and death. This misunderstanding may be exacerbated if judgment is clouded by alcohol. This discussion of the polyvagal theory supports the recently passed California law (Senate Bill 967) that requires the governing boards of California postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) to adopt procedures and protocols requiring students to obtain “affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity.”
Neurofeedback for Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Trends
Authors: Thomas J. Lawrence , Smith Mark L.
Published: May 2015

Traumatic brain injuries constitute significant health and societal problems which can be ameliorated with some recent developments in neurofeedback. The field of neurofeedback has evolved from single channel to multiple-site training, and with LORETA Z-score training, deeper levels of the brain can reached. Neurofeedback for traumatic brain injury patients may provide improvements never before possible.
Clinical Concerns in Dealing with Brain-Injured Patients
Authors: Thomas J. Lawrence
Published: May 2015

The author describes the clinical challenges in treating individuals with traumatic brain injury, typical patterns in patient behavior and symptoms, and pragmatic treatment strategies. Neurofeedback retraining of brain activation patterns can mitigate many of the cognitive deficits in traumatic brain injury. A broad understanding of brain function and knowledge of specific behavior therapy and cognitive remediation strategies is recommended for practitioners providing treatment to individuals with brain injury.
The Effects of QEEG-Guided Neurofeedback on Postconcussion Syndrome
Authors: Linden Michael
Published: May 2015

This brief report describes the case of a 17-year-old female athlete who suffered two consecutive concussions, producing headache symptoms. The athlete was assessed following the initial concussion with quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) and an integrated visual and auditory continuous performance test (IVA). Twenty-two sessions of QEEG-guided neurofeedback produced normalization of the QEEG and IVA profiles and a cessation of headaches. A second concussion then produced further abnormalities in the QEEG and the IVA. A final course of 40 sessions of neurofeedback was again successful in normalizing both cortical activity on the QEEG and scores on the IVA.
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Self-Regulation, and Severe Brain Injury
Authors: Kim Sonya , Rath Joseph F. , McCraty Rollin , Zemon Vance , Cavallo Marie M. , Foley Frederick W.
Published: May 2015

This article describes a study using heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback to treat emotional dysregulation in 13 individuals with severe chronic brain injury. Measures included HRV indices, tests of attention and problem solving, and informant reports of behavioral regulation. Results demonstrated that individuals with severe brain injury were able to learn HRV biofeedback and increase coherence between the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. Individuals who attained the greatest coherence were rated as being able to best regulate their emotions and behavior.
“The Peculiar Immediacy of Image”
Authors: Cycholl Garin
Published: May 2015

This article follows mythologies of the American West in Arthur Miller's story, The Misfits, as the piece develops from short story to eventual long story and screenplay in the late 1950s. Given its formal play, the screenplay (Miller's first) allowed the writer to reconsider forms such as the “American tragedy” or what Miller labeled the “eastern western.” Engaging the historical context of Cold War and Miller's own autobiography, the argument here examines links between The Misfits' formal inventions as it maps a shrinking American West.
Iron Poe
Authors: Dern John A.
Published: May 2015

Like his other tales and stories, Poe's “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” lends itself to rhetorical analysis. In fact, the story's “air of method” derives in large part from the sophisticated rhetoric of Poe's protagonist, C. Auguste Dupin. However, this “air of method” masks a suggestion of madness in Poe's story of ratiocination. Putting aside the story's principal theme of ratiocination, the heavy metal band Iron Maiden looks behind Poe's “air of method” and develops the theme of madness in its song “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” whose unreliable narrator is reminiscent of Poe's narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Thus, instead of an “air of method,” the song, with its frenzied tempo, possesses an “air of madness.” Nonetheless, the narrator's rhetoric is as important to the song as Dupin's rhetoric is to Poe's “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” The song, in short, is the scene behind the scene. “Murders in the Rue Morgue” adapts a narrator not unlike Poe's narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” to a setting not unlike the setting of Poe's “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
Masque Americana
Authors: Smith Mike
Published: May 2015

“Masque Americana” is a cycle of poems that orbits around the deaths of Virginia Clemm and Edgar Allan Poe, referencing the odd circumstances of Poe's last days, his genuine interest in hollow earth theory, and the diametrically opposed opinions of Poe expressed by Rufus Griswold and Charles Baudelaire.
The internationalization benefits of a music festival
Authors: Rivera Manuel A. , Semrad Kelly J. , Croes Robertico
Published: May 2015

A longitudinal research design was used to assess the potential internationalization benefits that may occur when hosting a music festival in a small island destination (SID). A macroeconomic analysis was used to assess these benefits. The results reveal that a music festival may make a positive economic impact and provide internationalization benefits for a small economy under the eclectic paradigm and the ownership, location, and internationalization framework. The study contributes to the understanding of music festivals as a strategic resource to enhance the competitiveness of SIDs.
Introduction: Reciprocity and the Normativity of Legal Orders
Authors: Lindahl Hans , van Klink Bart
Published: May 2015

Introduction: Reciprocity and the Normativity of Legal Orders

This contribution introduces the special issue, which contains a selection of the lectures delivered by key-note speakers during the Summer School organized by the editors in August, 2013, at the behest of the Section of Ethics & Practical Philosophy of the Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW).
Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity: How to Strike the Balance?
Authors: Komter Aafke Elisabeth
Published: May 2015

Idealized versus Real-Life Reciprocity: How to Strike the Balance?

Rawls’s ’idealized’ notion of reciprocity is compared with the ’real-life’ concept of reciprocity as it has been developed in social scientific theory. The two perspectives appear to differ significantly as concerns dimensions related to equality, human motivation, the temporal aspects of reciprocity, and the supposed mental origin of reciprocity. Whereas norms of obligation and feelings of moral indebtedness are constitutive for reciprocity in real-life encounters, equality, freedom and rationality are the basis for reciprocity in the hypothetical world of the ’conjectural account’. Rather than being fundamentally incompatible, the idealized and the real-life perspectives on reciprocity seem to apply to different spheres of social life, the first requiring greater formality and universality than the second, which allows for more variation and particularities.
Detentie en gevolgen van detentie
Authors: Beyens Kristel , Dirkzwager Anja , Korf Dirk
Published: May 2015

Detention and the consequences of detention: research in the Netherlands and Belgium

Prison policy in Belgium and the Netherlands is changing rapidly. While Belgium struggles with a persisting prison overcrowding, the Netherlands strongly cuts back on the prison system and is closing an increasing number of prisons. This introductory article to a special issue on detention starts with a short outline of recent changes in Dutch and Belgian prison policy, focusing on developments in detention capacity and prison population. Subsequently we present an overview of empirical criminological research in the Netherlands and Belgium, situated within the international literature, with a specific focus on studies regarding life in detention and effects of detention on prisoners' lives and on their social environment. Finally, we reflect upon existing detention research in both countries, e.g. in terms of gaps in research topics and methodology, and discuss some future developments.
Zedenmannen, zoetwatermatrozen en zware jongens
Authors: Beckmann Maaike
Published: May 2015

Dons, daddies and diaper snipers. An empirical study on gender hierarchies among Belgian male inmates

Male inmate subcultures can be described as highly gendered settings where power relationships are based on a hierarchical gender order. Cultural idealized forms of masculinity provide an important foundation for these hierarchical rankings. Notions of hegemonic and subordinate masculinities offer a valuable theoretical framework for explaining the power relations and pecking order among male inmates. Drawing on observations and qualitative semi-structured interviews with prisoners in a medium-size Belgian male prison, this article analyses the various intermale dominance hierarchies among inmates and the discourses in which they are embedded: type of offence, social conduct, individual characteristics of the prisoners and the possession of different forms of capital. This article both stresses and nuances the importance of offence categories by explaining how hierarchical status can be enhanced through social performance and acting in accordance with the prison code. Additionally, it describes how hierarchical arrangements operate in the daily practice of prison life through spatial norms.
Analysis of Essential Elements in Commercially Important Lobster Species Collected From Coastal Areas of Karachi City, Pakistan
Authors: Tuba Kamal  , Muhammad Asad Khan Tanoli  , Majid Mumtaz  , Sara Ayub
Published: May 2015

The study was undertaken to assess the sea food product having attractive environmental effects as they are important source of nutrients in human diets. A part from delicacy crustacean is of high value and appreciated food items, representing an important economic source in the last decade. The chemical composition and nutritional value of crustacean heavily investigated worldwide and composition benefit to human health have been much promoted. The lack of macronutrients in human leads to improper enzyme mediated metabolic functions and results in organo-malfunctions, chronic diseases and ultimately death. The aim of this study is to quantify the essential elements like Copper, Zinc, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium in different body parts of male and female lobster species. For this purpose lobster species were collected in year 2011 to 2013 from the different fish harbor of Karachi city. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) technique was used to analyze the Cu, Zn, Ca and Mg while Flame photometer was used to quantify the Na and K. The results were compared on the basis of WHO/ FAO values. The concentrations of selected essential metals were within the normal range in all the analyzed samples. Pearson correlation were applied to find out the inter metal relationship in different parts of lobster at significant level p < 0.01 or p < 0.05 and were found maximum relationship between the metals Cu:Zn, Zn:Na, Zn:K, Na:K, Na:Ca, Na:Mg, K:Mg and Ca:Mg in whole three years studied indicate that the strong correlation between the macronutrients and increasingly adverse impact of industrialization and urbanization on the commercially important lobsters community day by day.
Standardization of Polyherbal Extract for Type-2 Diabetes
Authors: Mittal  , V. Juyal  , A. Singh
Published: May 2015

Aims: This study was aimed to standardize the polyherbal extract containing Annona squamosa, Phyllanthus emblica, Berberis aristata and Curcuma longa for the management of type-2 diabetes. The standardization of polyherbal formulation is indispensable in order to achieve the quality, purity, safety and efficacy of drugs.
Study Design: Physico-chemical investigations, Physical characteristics, Qualitative phytochemical analyses, fluorescence analysis and HPLC analysis.
Materials and Methods: The Standardization of polyherbal extract was based on systematic organoleptic evaluation, physico-chemical investigation, physical characteristics, heavy metal analysis, fluorescence analysis, phytochemical screening, total alkaloid content, determination of viscosity, surface tension, density and HPLC analysis were carried out by official method.
Results: Organoleptic evaluation resulted that it was yellowish green in colour with characteristic odour, bitter, pungent taste and fine texture. All the applied Physico-chemical parameters like total ash, acid insoluble, water soluble ash, extractive values, observed pH, moisture content, crude fibre, foaming index were found to be within limit. The limits obtained from physical and other parameters could be used as reference in quality control. The phytochemical analysis indicated the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, volatile oils, tannins, saponins, phytosterols and mucilage. Absence of detectable levels of heavy metal confirmed that extract was non-toxic in nature. HPLC studies confirm the presence of marker compounds in each extract.
Conclusion: On the basis of observations and experimental results, the study can be used as reference standard for the further quality control research as it significantly ensures the use of genuine and uniform material and well-designed methodologies for standardization and development of poly herbal extract.