bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Guidelines of the Italian Society of Videosurgery in Infancy for the minimally invasive treatment of the esophageal atresia
Authors: Chiarenza Salvatore Fabio , Conighi Maria Luisa , Conforti Andrea , Esposito Ciro , Escolino Maria , Beretta Fabio , Cheli Maurizio , Di Benedetto Vincenzo , Scuderi Maria Grazia , Casadio Giovanni , Marzaro Maurizio , Fascetti Leon Francesco , Vella Claudio , Bleve Cosimo , Codric Daniela , Caione Paolo , Bagolan Pietro
Published: October 2017

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A comparative analysis of mycotoxin contamination of supermarket and premium brand pelleted dog food in Durban, South Africa
Authors: Singh Sanil D. , Chuturgoon Anil A.
Published: October 2017

Dry pelleted dog food in the South African market is available via supermarkets, pet stores (standard brands [SBs]) and veterinary channels (premium brands [PBs]). For the purpose of this study, the supermarket channel included the cheaper quality foods and PBs were sold via the veterinary channel (n = 20). These feeds were analysed for four main mycotoxins (aflatoxins [AF], fumonisin [FB], ochratoxin A [OTA] and zearalenone [ZEA]) using standard welldescribed extraction, characterisation and quantitation processes. Irrespective of the brand or marketing channel, all foods were contaminated with fungi (mainly Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus parasiticus) and mycotoxins (most prevalent being aflatoxins and fumonisins). This was observed in all 20 samples irrespective of the marketing channel or perceived quality. Also, many samples within each marketing channel failed the 10 ppb limit for aflatoxin set by regulations in South Africa. Although fumonisin was detected in all samples, a single sample failed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit of 100 ppb. Both OTA and ZEA were found at low concentrations and were absent in some samples. This study suggested that higher priced dog food does not ensure superior quality or that it is free from contamination with fungi or mycotoxins. However, analysis of the more expensive PBs did reveal contamination concentrations lower than those of the SBs.
Refining the classification of knowledge transfer mechanisms for project-to-project knowledge sharing
Authors: Van Waveren Corro , Oerlemans Leon , Pretorius Tinus
Published: October 2017

Background: The complex, unique and temporary nature of projects makes project-to-project knowledge transfer challenging and has attracted attention from both practitioners and academic scholars. This challenging nature of project-to-project knowledge transfer led to the proliferation of a host of tools and instruments (so-called knowledge transfer mechanisms) in which little structure can be discovered making selection by (project) managers a difficult task.Aim: This article aims to deal with this unstructured proliferation of knowledge transfer mechanisms by empirically categorising these transfer mechanisms, thereby reducing the number of mechanisms to groups that share a common characteristic.Setting: The study takes stock of the wide range of knowledge transfer mechanisms available and analyses them in terms of specific characteristics (e.g. explicitness or reach).Methods: A multi-method approach is used in which a multi-level latent class analysis is applied on data collected via an expert panel.Results: Five categories of transfer mechanisms could be empirically established where these mechanisms showed common characteristics.Conclusion: The taxonomy developed will allow organisations and project managers to more efficiently select appropriate transfer mechanisms for use in project-to-project knowledge transfer.
Новые подходы к иерархиям топологического типа
Authors: Buryak Aleksandr Yurjevich
Published: October 2017

Обзор посвящeн обширному классу систем уравнений в частных производных, которые, с одной стороны, возникают в классических задачах математической физики, а с другой стороны, являются эффективным инструментом для описания перечислительных инвариантов в алгебраической геометрии. Особое внимание уделено новым подходам к этим системам, в частности подходу, предложенному в недавней работе автора.
Библиография: 58 названий.
Role of Probiotics in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Meta-analysis
Authors: Lavekar Anurag S , Raje Dhananjay V , Lavekar Amarja A
Published: October 2017

Aim

Despite extensive ongoing research, there is scarcity of widely accepted therapeutic options for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Probiotics are a promising treatment option for treating NAFLD; however, their effectiveness needs to be established. Since any single randomized controlled trial (RCT) cannot establish the role of probiotics in the treatment of NAFLD, this study aims at meta-analysis of different RCTs.

Materials and methods

Extensive search was done by two independent observers for RCTs studying the role of probiotics in the treatment of NAFLD. The parameters under consideration were body mass index (BMI), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), serum triglycerides (TGs), and ultrasonographic grades of fatty liver. Jadad scale was used to select the articles for meta-analysis. Heterogeneity in the results was evaluated using chi-square test and I2. Significant heterogeneity in the results was decided based on p-value < 0.05 and the corresponding I2 close to 0%.

Results

Seven studies qualified for meta-analysis. Use of probiotics significantly caused reduction in BMI (p < 0.0001), ALT (p < 0.0001), AST (< 0.0001), HOMA-IR (p = 0.006), and ultrasonographic grade of fatty liver (p = 0.0051). Heterogeneity in other parameters was contributed mainly by couple of previous studies.

Conclusion

Meta-analysis shows that variety of parameters has significant improvement after probiotic treatment in different RCTs. However, the magnitude of improvement is not uniform across studies due to varying strains, dose patterns, and treatment duration. In future, probiotics remain a promising option for treating NAFLD.

How to cite this article

Lavekar AS, Raje DV, Manohar T, Lavekar AA. Role of Probiotics in the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Meta-analysis. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):130-137.
Adrenal Insufficiency in Cirrhosis Patients: Evaluation of 108 Case Series
Authors: Rakici Hali
Published: October 2017

Aim

Adrenal insufficiency (AI) in cirrhosis is an issue that has recently gained momentum. It can be seen in both stable and critically ill (sepsis, septic shock, and gastrointestinal system bleeding) cirrhotic patients. Its prevalence exists in a wide range since standardization of diagnostic methods is lacking. We aimed to scrutinize this issue in a 108 case series.

Materials and methods

We studied the presence of AI and its stage in patients with cirrhosis and its complications by using cross-sectional study. Standard-dose short synacthen test (SD-SST) was performed in 108 patients that had Child C decompensated cirrhosis without critical illness and it was aimed to determine the prevalence of AI based on basal cortisol, peak cortisol, and delta cortisol (basal total cortisol minus peak cortisol after stimulation) levels.

Results

The prevalence of AI in cirrhosis was found to be 25% based on basal cortisol level of <140 nmol/L, 22.2% based on delta cortisol level of <250 nmol/L, and 29.6% based on peak cortisol level of <500 nmol/L.

Conclusion

Prevalence of AI shows variation in decompensated cirrhosis without critical illness depending on different measures used. More definite results can be obtained when more standardized criteria are widely put into use.

How to cite this article

Rakici H. Adrenal Insufficiency in Cirrhosis Patients: Evaluation of 108 Case Series. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):150-153.
Protective Effect of Adhesive Systems associated with Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser on Enamel Erosive/Abrasive Wear
Authors: Torres Carlos Rocha Gomes , Attin Thomas , Crastechini Erica , Borges Alessandra B , Becker Klaus
Published: October 2017

Aim

This study evaluated the efficacy of self-etching adhesive systems associated or not associated with the neodymiumdoped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser on the protection against enamel erosive/abrasive wear.

Materials and methods

Bovine enamel specimens were demineralized with 0.3% citric acid (5 minutes). The samples were randomly assigned to eight groups (n = 20): SB – Single Bond Universal (3M/ESPE); SB+L – Single Bond Universal + laser (80 mJ/10 Hz); FB – Futurabond U (Voco); FB+L – Futurabond U + laser; GEN – G-aenial bond (GC); GEN+L – G-aenial bond + laser; L – laser irradiation; and C – no treatment. The laser was applied before light curing. The samples were subjected to erosive/abrasive challenges (0.3% citric acid – 2 minutes and tooth brushing four times daily for 5 days). Enamel surface loss was recovered profilometrically by comparison of baseline and final profiles. The adhesive layer thickness, retention percentage of the protective layer, and microhardness of cured adhesive were measured. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's test (5%).

Results

There were significant differences for all parameters (p = 0.0001). Mean values ± SD and results of the Tukey's test were: Surface wear: GEN – 4.88 (±1.09)a, L – 5.04 ± 0.99)a, FB – 5.32 (±0.93)ab, GEN + L – 5.46 (±1.27)abc, SB + L – 5.78 (±1.12)abc, FB + L – 6.23 (±1.25)bc, SB – 6.35 (±1.11)c, and C – 6.46 (±0.61)c; layer thickness: GEN – 15.2 (±8.63)c, FB – 5.06 (±1.96)a, GEN + L – 13.96 (±7.07)bc, SB + L – 4.24 (±2.68)a, FB + L – 9.03 (±13.02)abc, and SB – 7.49 (±2.80)ab; retention: GEN – 68.89 (±20.62)c, FB – 54.53 (±24.80)abc, GEN + L – 59.90 (±19.79)abc, SB + L – 63.37 (±19.30)bc, FB + L – 42.23 (±17.68) a, and SB – 47.78 (±18.29)ab; microhardness: GEN – 9.27 (±1.75)c; FB – 6.99 (±0.89)b; GEN + L – 6.22 (±0.87)ab; SB + L – 15.48 (±2.51)d; FB + L – 10.67 (±1.58)c; SB – 5.00 (±1.60)a.

Conclusion

The application of Futurabond U and G-aenial bond on enamel surface, as well as the Nd:YAG laser irradiation alone, was able to reduce the enamel wear. The use of laser after the adhesive systems did not improve their efficacy.

Clinical significance

Erosive/abrasive wear is a prevalent condition in clinical practice affecting many patients. The association of adhesive systems and Nd:YAG laser is of considerable clinical interest because it assesses new treatments to reduce the erosive/abrasive wear that would help dentists in clinical treatment decisions to reduce enamel wear and achieve a successful treatment.

How to cite this article

Crastechini E, Borges AB, Becker K, Attin T, Torres CRG. Protective Effect of Adhesive Systems associated with Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser on Enamel Erosive/Abrasive Wear. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(10):859-866.
Influence of Energy Beverages on the Surface Texture of Glass Ionomer Restorative Materials
Authors: Al-Samadani Khalid H
Published: October 2017

Background and objective

The objective of the study was to find whether energy beverages have an erosive effect, leading to a risk in the clinical performance of glass ionomer restorative materials.

Aim

This study evaluated the influence of energy beverages on the surface texture of glass ionomer restorative materials.

Materials and methods

Glass ionomer materials used were Ionofil Plus AC, GC EQUIA, and Ketac Molar; energy beverages are Code Red, Red Bull, and Power Horse. Specimens prepared were discs of 8 mm diameter and 3 mm thickness; specimens from each material were evaluated following aging with Code Red, Red Bull, and Power Horse energy beverages. Distilled water was used as a control. The surface roughness (Ra) was assessed by surface scanning interferometry. The surface roughness values (∆Ra and Ra) were measured for each specimen. The data were analyzed statistically using multiple repeated measures [analysis of variance (ANOVA)] and paired data t-test (p < 0.05 was considered as the significance level).

Results

The surface roughness (∆Ra and Ra) values before and after aging using Code Red, Red Bull, and Power Horse energy beverages differ significantly for all the materials regardless of the immersion time (p < 0.05). All the materials showed roughness changes after immersion periods of 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month.

Conclusion

It can be concluded that all energy beverage solutions used in this study had an adverse effect on the surface roughness degradation of the tested glass ionomers with increasing immersion time.

Clinical significance

Energy beverages have an erosive effect on glass ionomer, which influences the clinical importance of the material; it also has anticarious property because it releases the fluoride.

How to cite this article

Al-Samadani KH. Influence of Energy Beverages on the Surface Texture of Glass Ionomer Restorative Materials. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(10):937-942.
Morphology of the Dentin–resin Interface yielded by Two-step Etch-and-rinse Adhesives with Different Solvents
Authors: Ferreira Joao Cardoso , Pires Patrícia T , de Azevedo Álvaro F , Arantes-Oliveira Sofia , Silva Mário J , de Melo Paulo R
Published: October 2017

Aim

The study aimed to analyze the morphology of the dentin–resin interface yielded by two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive systems with different solvents and compositions.

Materials and methods

A total of 32 dentine disks were prepared and randomly assigned to four groups of one-bottle etchand-rinse adhesive systems containing different solvents: group I, Adper Scotchbond-1XT™ (ethanol/water); group II, XP-Bond™ (tertiary butanol); group III, Prime and Bond NT® (acetone); and group IV, One Coat bond® (5% water). Adhesive systems were applied onto dentin disks, which were then thermal cycled, divided into two hemi-disks (n = 16), and prepared for field-emission scanning electron microscopy to examine the dentin–resin interdiffusion zone. Microphotographs were scanned and data were processed. Data were compared with analysis of variance multivariant test after Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Shapiro–Wilk tests using Statistic Package for the Social Sciences.

Results

The adhesive layer thickness average found was group I: 45.9 ± 13.41 μm, group II: 20.6 ± 16.32 μm, group III: 17.7 ± 11.75 μm, and group IV: 50.7 ± 27.81 μm. Significant differences were found between groups I and IV and groups II and III (p<0.000).

Groups I (3.23 ± 0.53 μm) and II (3.13 ± 0.73 μm) yielded significantly thicker hybrid layers than groups III (2.53 ± 0.50 μm) and IV (1.84 ± 0.27 μm) (p<0.003). Group III presented a less homogeneous hybrid layer, with some gaps. Tag length average was greater in groups II (111.0 ± 36.92 μm) and IV (128.9 ± 78.38 μm) than in groups I (61.5 ± 18.10 μm) and III (68.6 ± 15.84 μm) (p<0.008).

Conclusion

Adhesives systems with different solvents led to significant differences in the dentin–resin interface morphology. Solvents role in adhesives bond strength should be considered together with the other adhesive system components.

Clinical significance

The adhesive containing tertiary butanol, in addition, seems to originate a good-quality hybrid layer and long, entangled tags and also appears to have greater ability to originate microtags, which may indicate higher bond strength.

How to cite this article

Ferreira JC, Pires PT, de Azevedo ÁF, Arantes-Oliveira S, Silva MJ, de Melo PR. Morphology of the Dentin–resin Interface yielded by Two-step Etch-and-rinse Adhesives with Different Solvents. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(10):947-958.
A INTERVENÇÃO DIRETA E INDIRETA NA ATIVIDADE ECONÔMICA EM FACE DA ORDEM JURÍDICA BRASILEIRA
Authors: Neves Antônio Francisco Frota , Santana Hector Valverde
Published: October 2017

Este artigo tem como principal objetivo a compreensão dos instrumentos de intervenção do Estado na ordem econômica, sopesando as causas e consequências da utilização desses mecanismos para o atingimento dos objetivos e fundamentos da República, avaliando o comportamento a reação do mercado quanto aos eventuais estímulos, positivos ou negativos, direcionados à iniciativa privada para colocarem em risco seus capitais nas atividades produtivas. Utilizou-se para tanto, de uma análise dogmática e bibliográfica com recorte ao sistema jurídico brasileiro, sob a égide da Constituição Federal de 1988, e por fim, chegou-se às considerações finais de que a medida dessa intervenção requer uma maturação política de toda a sociedade para definir que modelo econômico veste as necessidades institucionais e culturais do povo brasileiro.
O ACESSO À ÁGUA POTÁVEL COMO PARCELA DO MÍNIMO EXISTENCIAL: REFLEXÕES SOBRE A INTERRUPÇÃO DO SERVIÇO PÚBLICO DE ABASTECIMENTO DE ÁGUA POR INADIMPLEMENTO DO USUÁRIO
Authors: Resende Augusto César Leite de
Published: October 2017

A água é elemento constitutivo da vida, essencial na composição dos seres vivos e as suas funções biológicas e bioquímicas são indispensáveis para a manutenção da própria vida com dignidade, daí reconhecer-se que o acesso à água é um direito decorrente do direito fundamental ao mínimo existencial, que deverá ser efetivado, dentre outras formas, por meio da prestação do serviço público de abastecimento de água potável, o qual se submete ao princípio da continuidade. Porém, a legislação admite a interrupção da prestação do serviço público por inadimplemento do usuário. Nesse toar, o presente trabalho científico tem como objetivo principal propor, a partir de uma pesquisa dedutiva, doutrinária e legislativa, que a suspensão do serviço de abastecimento de água potável por inadimplemento do usuário doméstico em razão de circunstâncias involuntárias ou insuperáveis não pode ser total, no sentido de que sejam garantidos pelo menos cinquenta litros de água por pessoa ao dia, sob pena de restrição ilegítima ao mínimo existencial.
INTEGRA DA REVISTA
Authors: Varella Marcelo D. , Andrade Priscila , Carmona Paulo , Guedes Jefferson Carus
Published: October 2017

INTEGRA DA REVISTA
The Internment and Repatriation of the Japanese-French Nationals Resident in New Caledonia, 1941–1946
Authors: Ward Rowena
Published: October 2017

The pre-1941 Japanese population of New Caledonia was decimated by the French administration’s decision to transfer most of the Japanese residents to Australia for internment at the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific theatre of the Second World War. Among the men transferred to Australia were ten men who had been formerly French nationals but had lost their French nationality by decree. The French Administration’s ability to denationalise and intern and then subsequently repatriate the former-Japanese French-nationals was possible due to changes to the French nationality laws and regulations introduced by the Vichy regime. This paper considers the case of the Japanese who had taken French nationality and were denationalised in the context of the changes to the French nationality laws that, in turn, negatively affected the post-1945 sustainability of the Japanese community in New Caledonia.
Analysis and evaluation of WRF microphysical schemes for deep moist convection over south-eastern South America (SESA) using microwave satellite observations and radiative transfer simulations
Authors: Galligani Victoria Sol , Wang Die , Alvarez Imaz Milagros , Salio Paola , Prigent Catherine
Published: October 2017

Abstract. In the present study, three meteorological events of extreme deep moist convection, characteristic of south-eastern South America, are considered to conduct a systematic evaluation of the microphysical parameterizations available in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model by undertaking a direct comparison between satellite-based simulated and observed microwave radiances. A research radiative transfer model, the Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Simulator (ARTS), is coupled with the WRF model under three different microphysical parameterizations (WSM6, WDM6 and Thompson schemes). Microwave radiometry has shown a promising ability in the characterization of frozen hydrometeors. At high microwave frequencies, however, frozen hydrometeors significantly scatter radiation, and the relationship between radiation and hydrometeor populations becomes very complex. The main difficulty in microwave remote sensing of frozen hydrometeor characterization is correctly characterizing this scattering signal due to the complex and variable nature of the size, composition and shape of frozen hydrometeors. The present study further aims at improving the understanding of frozen hydrometeor optical properties characteristic of deep moist convection events in south-eastern South America. In the present study, bulk optical properties are computed by integrating the single-scattering properties of the Liu(2008) discrete dipole approximation (DDA) single-scattering database across the particle size distributions parameterized by the different WRF schemes in a consistent manner, introducing the equal mass approach. The equal mass approach consists of describing the optical properties of the WRF snow and graupel hydrometeors with the optical properties of habits in the DDA database whose dimensions might be different (Dmax′) but whose mass is conserved. The performance of the radiative transfer simulations is evaluated by comparing the simulations with the available coincident microwave observations up to 190 GHz (with observations from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission's (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI), Microwave Humidity Sounder (MHS) and Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMI/S)) using the χ2 test. Good agreement is obtained with all observations provided special care is taken to represent the scattering properties of the snow and graupel species.
Automatic design of basin-specific drought indexes for highly regulated water systems
Authors: Zaniolo Marta , Giuliani Matteo , Castelletti Andrea , Pulido-Velázquez Manuel
Published: October 2017

Abstract. Socio-economic costs of drought are progressively increasing worldwide due to undergoing alterations of hydro-meteorological regimes induced by climate change. Although drought management is largely studied in the literature, traditional drought indexes often fail in detecting critical events in highly regulated systems, where natural water availability is conditioned by the operations of water infrastructures such as dams, diversions, and pumping wells. Here, ad hoc index formulations are usually adopted based on empirical combinations of several, supposed-to-be significant, hydro-meteorological variables. These customized formulations, however, while effective in the design basin, can hardly be generalized and transferred to different contexts. In this study, we contribute FRIDA (FRamework for Index-based Drought Analysis), a novel framework for the automatic design of basin-customized drought indexes. In contrast to ad-hoc, empirical approaches, FRIDA is fully-automated, generalizable, and portable across different basins. FRIDA builds an index representing a surrogate of the drought conditions of the basin, computed by combining all the relevant available information about the water circulating in the system identified by means of a feature extraction algorithm. We used the Wrapper for Quasi Equally Informative Subset Selection W_GEISS which features a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm to find Pareto-efficient subsets of variables by maximizing the wrapper accuracy, minimizing the number of selected variables, and optimizing relevance and redundancy of the subset. The preferred variable subset is selected among the efficient solutions and used to formulate the final index according to alternative model structures. We apply FRIDA to the case study of the Jucar river basin (Spain), a drought prone, highly regulated Mediterranean water system, where an advanced drought management plan relying on the formulation of an ad-hoc State Index is used for triggering drought restraining measures. The State Index was constructed empirically with a trial-and-error process begun in the '80s and finalized in 2007, guided by the experts from Confederaciòn Hidrogràfica del Jùcar. Our results show that the automated variable selection outcomes align with CHJ's 25 years-long empirical refinement. In addition, the resultant FRIDA index outperforms the official State Index in terms of accuracy in reproducing the target variable and cardinality of the selected inputs' set.
Lo que yo te diga: funciones discursivas y proceso de gramaticalización
Authors: Brenes Peña Ester
Published: October 2017

La oración de relativo semilibre o sustantivada lo que yo te diga ha adoptado en el español actual un valor modal de reafirmación, llegando a comportarse sintácticamente como un operador discursivo. En este artículo se identifican sus funciones discursivas y se analiza su proceso de gramaticalización, apuntándose las diferencias existentes entre este operador y otras construcciones metalingüísticas semejantes como lo que yo te digo, te lo digo yo, como yo te diga, como te lo digo y como digo yo.
Coordinación de enunciados de distinta modalidad: el caso de los enunciados “desiderativo-apelativos” con valor condicional y concesivo
Authors: Grande Alija Francisco Javier
Published: October 2017

Se estudian en este trabajo ciertas construcciones en las que se coordinan, mediante la conjunción copulativa y o la disyuntiva o, un primer enunciado de modalidad desiderativo-apelativa (el núcleo verbal está en imperativo o subjuntivo) y un segundo enunciado de modalidad declarativa. Se trata de ejemplos como Vete y triunfarás, No digas nada o te acusarán de traidor… Son coordinaciones asimétricas no reversibles entre cuyos miembros se establecen relaciones semánticas de naturaleza argumentativa. La interpretación que suele prevalecer es la condicional (“si vas, triunfarás”…), pero igualmente son posibles otras de naturaleza concesiva. Los objetivos principales de este trabajo son los siguientes: 1) determinar las propiedades formales, semánticas y pragmáticas que caracterizan a estas coordinaciones; 2) establecer a partir de ellas una tipología de casos; 3) mostrar que configuran una zona de confluencia entre las nociones de condicionalidad y concesividad; 4) dar cuenta del tipo de unidad que surge al coordinar dos enunciados de distinta modalidad y concretar el plano de análisis en el que debe situarse su estudio.
El real embeleso y la defensa de la corona: La estrategia de Sherezade en el discurso de abdicación del rey Juan Carlos I
Authors: Garofalo Giovanni
Published: October 2017

El presente trabajo analiza las estrategias argumentativas que vertebran el mensaje de abdicación de Juan Carlos I de Borbón. En concreto, se discute la necesidad del exsoberano de recurrir a la denominada estrategia de Sherezade para garantizar la continuidad de la monarquía y rehabilitar la imagen maltrecha de la Corona española. Rememorando los hitos más significativos de su reinado, a modo de breve folletín de una vida ejemplar, Juan Carlos I cuenta una ‘historia moralizante’ que apunta a producir en la audiencia un sentimiento de protagonismo, seguridad e implicación en una ‘saga común’. Asimismo, se examina el papel central de la analogía en el hilvanado argumentativo, aludiendo a las posibles falacias y a la paradoja del comediante que se vislumbran en un discurso en el que las condiciones de éxito parecen primar sobre las de sinceridad.
La reproducción de las ideologías de grupo a través del discurso periodístico. Análisis de una publicación periódica cubana
Authors: Molina Rodríguez Linnet , Lugones Muro Mónica
Published: October 2017

En este artículo se exponen los principales resultados de una investigación cuyo objetivo es caracterizar la expresión y reconstrucción de la ideología subyacente en el discurso periodístico de una publicación cubana, tomando como base la propuesta teórico-metodológica del Análisis Ideológico del Discurso, descrita por Teun van Dijk. Desde una posición neutral, se concibe la ideología como un sistema cognitivo que define a los miembros del grupo cuya ideología se comparte (ingroup) a través de seis categorías fundamentales: pertenencia, acciones típicas, objetivos, normas y valores, recursos y relaciones con grupos cuya ideología no se comparte (outgroup). Para el análisis textual, se estudian las macroestructuras semánticas, los Macro-actos de habla y otras estructuras locales de significado. Se demuestra cómo, desde los niveles semántico y pragmático del discurso, se (re)producen creencias y opiniones con implicaciones ideológicas relevantes en la definición del sistema social cubano.
Estudio bibliométrico y de impacto de la Revista Complutense de Educación (2005-2015)
Authors: Vazquez-Cano Esteban , Belando Montoro María Remedios , Bernal Bravo César
Published: October 2017

El presente estudio presenta un análisis bibliométrico de la Revista Complutense de Educación de los últimos diez años (2005-2015). Se han analizado 269 artículos correspondientes a los Vol. 16, N. 1 (2005) al Vol. 26, N. 3 (2015). La información se obtuvo de la versión electrónica de la revista y se establecieron para el análisis, los siguientes índices bibliométricos: número de artículos publicados por año de publicación, tipo de metodología, temática, índice de autoría, filiación institucional de los autores, productividad por país y revistas citantes en Google Scholar, Scopus, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index y Arts and Humanities Citation Index. En las conclusiones se discuten los aspectos más relevantes que hay que potenciar y otros que es necesario mejorar para que la revista consiga una mayor difusión. Finalmente, el estudio ofrece algunas sugerencias de mejora para mejorar el impacto de la revista y su posicionamiento nacional e internacional en bases de datos.
Trabajo en equipo y estilos de aprendizaje en la educación superior
Authors: Lerís López Dolores , Letosa Fleta Jesús , Usón Sardaña Antonio , Allueva Torres Pedro , Bueno García Concepción
Published: October 2017

El diseño pedagógico para la formación y evaluación de la competencia de trabajo en equipo ha de tener en cuenta los factores que influyen y mejoran la eficacia de los equipos. El modelo Inputs-Mediators-Outputs, ampliamente utilizado en el contexto de las organizaciones, conceptualiza esos factores en tres fases; en la primera de ellas, Inputs, se reúnen los aspectos de entrada que pueden afectar el funcionamiento del equipo y, en particular, se describe el valor de la heterogeneidad de los miembros de un equipo como variable que favorece la eficacia de ciertos tipos de equipos.  En este artículo, se presenta una investigación de un caso en la educación superior, en el que se ha generado un grupo experimental de equipos de composición heterogénea en cuanto a los estilos de aprendizaje preferentes de sus miembros y un grupo de control de equipos constituidos aleatoriamente, con el fin de contrastar la influencia de esa diferente composición con el rendimiento académico. Los resultados obtenidos en el estudio indican que no hay diferencias significativas entre el grupo experimental y el de control en cuanto a las calificaciones del alumnado; si bien, queda patente que el curso en el que se realizó el estudio se produjo un incremento sustancial del número de estudiantes que permanecieron en las asignaturas en comparación con los tres cursos anteriores. Por otro lado, se ha demostrado que el rol de coordinador está ligado al estilo de aprendizaje activo; a nuestro juicio, este dato parece revelar que es oportuno avanzar en esta línea de investigación, probando otro tipo de combinaciones de estilos.
The Elementary School Counselor's Voice in Counseling Transracially Adopted Students
Authors: Branco Susan F. , Brott Pamelia E.
Published: October 2017

Findings from this phenomenological study of 11 school counselors’ perceptions of and work with students adopted transracially (SATr) were amplified through eight themes reflecting their shared storyline as a “continuum of comfort and confidence.” These school counselors relied on their understanding of human development, using counseling skills, applying multicultural competence, and being sensitive to adoption-related practices to understand and meet the needs of SATr and their families. The authors provide recommendations to promote equity and inclusion of SATr in the school setting and for counselor education training.
Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'
Authors: Bühring Lisa-Nike
Published: October 2017

Old age in western cultures under current neo-liberal ideology is increasingly linked to notions of decline, frailty and dependence as it is often equated with being unproductive and a burden to society. This case study is based on the belief that in order to change socio-cultural patterns one must first understand them. Consequently, this article aims to analyse the socio-cultural (re)production of narratives of ageing in general and particularly of narratives of male ageing – a topic often neglected in academic debates of ageing.Mass media represent today a major source for the development and maintenance of hegemonic socio-cultural standards.  As such their products need to be taken seriously even if their content might seem superficial and frivolous. A critical analysis of the commercially highly successful Hollywood action films The Expendables and The Expendables 2 will shed light on the cultural narratives of male ageing revealed in the two films and subsequently support a better understanding of the strategies used to transform narratives of decline commonly linked to ageing into stories of success and progress.
Comparison of Assigned Values from Participants’ Results, Spiked Concentrations of Test Samples, and Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometric Results in Proficiency Testing for Pesticide Residue Analysis
Authors: Yarita Takashi , Otake Takamitsu , Aoyagi Yoshie , Takasaka Noriko , Suzuki Tatsuya , Watanabe Takaho
Published: October 2017

The Hatano Research Institute (HRI) at the Food and Drug Safety Center has recently organized a series of proficiency-testing (PT) programs called the “External Quality Control for Food Hygiene” in order to evaluate the analytical capability of testing laboratories that inspect food samples in accordance with the Food Sanitation Act. In one of these programs, Pesticide I, consensus values calculated from the participants’ analytical results were used as assigned values, and the spiked concentrations of the prepared test samples were used for evaluating variation among individual participants. In the present study, the values obtained in the 2013–2015 rounds have been assessed by comparing the analytical results of the target pesticides obtained by using two different isotope-dilution MS (IDMS) methods. These two IDMS methods are based on a combination of different pretreatment protocols and different GC separation columns. The weighted means of the observed analytical results were higher than the corresponding assigned values, but showed good agreement with the spiked concentrations. These results indicate that the spiking concentrations of the test sample from HRI are reliable, and therefore, these values can be used to evaluate the trueness of the participants’ analytical method.
Fabrication of Iron Aluminide Coatings (Fe3Al and FeAl3) on Steel Substrate by Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis (SHS) Process
Authors: Mohammadkhani S. , Bondar N. , Vahdati-Khaki J. , Haddad-Sabzevar M.
Published: October 2017

Iron aluminides (Fe3Al and FeAl3) coatings were fabricated on a steel substrate by self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS) method. Raw materials, Fe and Al powders, were mixed at two different stoichiometry ratios (3:1 and 1:3). The mixtures and the substrate were placed in a furnace at 950 Â°C to ignite the SHS process. Coating phases were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). The microstructure of the coatings was analyzed with optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results confirmed that it is possible to produce Fe3Al and FeAl3 coatings on steel substrate using SHS method. In addition, the results show that the coatings were composed of two different phases and their microstructures were non-porous and dense. Wear resistance of the coatings were higher than that of the substrate.
New public management and the reform of education: European lessons for policy and practice
Authors: Parcerisa Lluís
Published: October 2017

En los últimos años, las reformas de Nueva Gestión Pública (NGP) se han intensificado en todo el mundo, convirtiéndose en una pieza central en la agenda educativa global. En consecuencia, muchos países europeos han emprendido procesos de modernización inspirados por la NGP (que en ocasiones, se combina con políticas pro-privatización), que están transformando los modos de gobierno y el ethos del sector público (Gunter, Grimaldi, Hall y Serpieri, 2016).
Es ist später, als du denkst. Perspektiven für die Restbiographie
Authors: Hernàndez Dobon Francesc Jesús
Published: October 2017

La editorial suiza Hep ha publicado el libro Es ist später, als du denkst (literalmente: Es más tarde de lo que piensas), de Rolf Arnold, catedrático de la Universidad Técnica de Kaiserslautern (Alemania). Hace pocos meses la misma editorial publicó otro libro de Arnold, con un cierto juego de palabras en el título: Erziehung durch Beziehung (Educación mediante la relación). Y todavía ha aparecido otro más después del que comentaré: Entlehrt euch! (¡Desenseñaros!). Realmente, la capacidad de publicación de Arnold es prodigiosa.
Le pilotage par les résultats, un « mal nécessaire » pour les enseignants ? Analyse mixte des perceptions des enseignants du primaire quant à un système d’évaluation externe en Suisse romande
Authors: Yerly Gonzague
Published: October 2017

Notre recherche entend contribuer à une meilleure compréhension du rapport qu’entretiennent les enseignants avec les outils standardisés de pilotage des systèmes éducatifs. Cet article propose l’analyse des perceptions d’enseignants du primaire quant à un système d’évaluation externe des acquis des élèves dans la scolarité primaire du canton de Fribourg en Suisse. Dans ce contexte, différents types d’examens externes de fin de cycle (épreuve de référence en 2ème et 4ème année ; épreuve d’orientation en 6ème) doivent permettre aux enseignants d’ajuster leurs pratiques didactiques. Une approche de recherche mixte a été choisie pour interroger l’expérience d’enseignants du primaire (1ère à 6ème), par entretiens individuels (N=16) et par un questionnaire (N=305). Les résultats de notre étude montrent que l’évaluation externe est généralement considérée par les enseignantes interrogés comme un «mal nécessaire». D’une part, les enseignants peuvent considérer l’évaluation externe comme utile pour leurs pratiques, surtout afin de se rassurer. Ils trouvent également les outils d’évaluation de qualité et en cohésion avec leurs pratiques en classe. D’autre part, les enseignants interrogés peuvent ressentir une certaine pression face aux épreuves, ayant notamment le sentiment que se sont davantage leurs propres compétences qui sont évaluées plutôt que celles de leurs élèves. En conclusion, il semble que le regard « ambivalent » des enseignants s’explique par le fait que l’évaluation externe les place dans une tension entre contrôle et formation. Cette tension est créée à la fois par les enjeux liés aux résultats des élèves et à l’implantation de ces dispositifs sur le terrain.
Les enseignants québécois à l’épreuve de la « gestion axée sur les résultats ». Une étude qualitative dans quatre établissements secondaires
Authors: Maroy Christian , Mathou Cécile , Vaillancourt Samuel
Published: October 2017

Au cours des années 15 dernières années, le Québec (Canada) a développé une politique d’accountability - appelée Gestion axée sur les résultats (GAR) - qui touche l’ensemble du secteur de l’éducation obligatoire de cette province. Cette politique se déploie à tous les niveaux du système éducatif (ministère, commissions scolaires et établissements) et met en place de nouveaux outils de planification et de contractualisation, ainsi que des outils statistiques qui permettent de rendre visibles les résultats (académiques) et d’établir des cibles de performances. La GAR implique une visée de changement des pratiques des enseignants pour les rendre plus « efficaces » et ainsi contribuer à réaliser les objectifs des politiques ministérielles : améliorer les taux de diplomation, les taux de réussite, réduire le décrochage scolaire. Dans cet article nous analysons les réactions des enseignants de quatre établissements secondaires face aux demandes de changement des pratiques pédagogiques qui leur sont signifiées par les gestionnaires scolaires. Pour ce faire, nous nous basons sur la typologie des réponses aux politiques éducatives développées par Cynthia Coburn (2004). Notre analyse montre que les réponses les plus fréquentes sont le rejet et l’accommodation, mais aussi le renoncement à certaines pratiques souhaitées, soit des pratiques « empêchées » par la mise en œuvre de la GAR, un type de réponse qui s’ajoute donc à la typologie de Coburn. Nous montrons aussi que ces réponses et leurs significations varient selon les pratiques concernées par l’injonction institutionnelle mais aussi en fonction du contexte de l’établissement scolaire et des diverses stratégies et configurations d’acteurs que l’on y retrouve.
Les communautés d’apprentissage professionnelles : un mode de fonctionnement pour opérationnaliser la reddition de comptes
Authors: Bouchamma Yamina , April Daniel , Basque Marc
Published: October 2017

L’instauration des politiques de redditions de comptes en éducation vise entre autres le contrôle et l’efficacité du travail des enseignants. Dans le contexte actuel où l’on préconise la collaboration dans le milieu scolaire, nous considérons la communauté d’apprentissage professionnelle (CAP) comme un nouveau moyen qui assure la reddition de comptes.Cette recherche qualitative vise à : (a) décrire la responsabilité des acteurs scolaires dans un fonctionnement en CAP et (b) montrer en quoi l'accompagnement par la CAP contribue à une redéfinition du professionnalisme enseignant, et ce, dans une perspective de reddition de comptes.Un cadre conceptuel construit à partir de trois concepts clés, soit la CAP, la reddition de comptes et le professionnalisme guide cette étude qui est menée par entrevues semi-structurées auprès de directions d’établissements, d’enseignants, de professionnels et de conseillers pédagogiques (N=42) du Québec et du Nouveau-Brunswick. Les résultats montrent que les acteurs des 12 CAP de l’étude : se dotent de ressources matérielles, physiques et temporelles; fixent des objectifs et clarifient les rôles; assurent l’animation; font preuve d’un leadership partagé; assurent leur propre développement et contribuent au développement des autres membres; amènent la CAP vers la maturité et utilisent des résultats issus de données. Une CAP mature assure de meilleurs résultats, ce qui permet d’atteindre subséquemment les objectifs visés par l’établissement scolaire et d’assurer la reddition des comptes.
Queering I Am Not Your Negro: or Why We Need James Baldwin More Than Ever
Authors: Corber Robert J.
Published: October 2017

The author reviews Raoul Peck’s 2016 film, I Am Not Your Negro, finding it a remarkable
achievement as a documentary that breaks with cinematic conventions and emphasizes the
importance of listening as much as looking. The director has singled out Baldwin as the
writer whose work spoke most directly to his own identity and experience during his
peripatetic childhood in Haiti and Africa, and in I Am Not Your Negro, Peck aims to ensure
that Baldwin’s words will have a similar effect on audiences. However, even as it succeeds
in reanimating Baldwin’s voice for a new political era, I Am Not Your Negro inadvertently
exposes the difficulty of fully capturing or honoring the writer’s complex legacy. As
scholars have long noted, interest in Baldwin’s life and work tends to divide along racial
and sexual lines, and Peck’s documentary is no exception. The filmmaker
privileges Baldwin’s blackness over his queerness by overlooking the parts of The
Devil Finds Work and No Name in the Street in which the writer’s queerness
figures prominently.
“He Gave Me the Words”: An Interview with Raoul Peck
Authors: Mirakhor Leah
Published: October 2017

I Am Not Your Negro (2016) takes its direction from the notes for a book
entitled “Remember this House” that James Baldwin left unfinished, a book about his three
friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.— their murders, and their
intertwining legacies. The film examines the prophetic shadow Baldwin’s work casts on
twentieth- and twenty-first-century American politics and culture. Peck compiles archival
material from Baldwin’s interviews on The Dick Cavett Show, his 1965 Cambridge lecture,
and a series of banal images indexing the American dream. Juxtaposed against this
mythology is footage of Dorothy Counts walking to school, the assassination of black
leaders and activists, KKK rallies, and the different formations of the contemporary
carceral state. Our conversation examines Peck’s role as a filmmaker and his relationship
with the Baldwin estate. Additionally, we discussed a series of aesthetic choices he
fought to include in the film’s final cut, directing Samuel L. Jackson as the voice for
the film, the similarities and shifts he wanted to document in American culture since the
1960s, and some of the criticism he has received for not emphasizing more Baldwin’s
sexuality.
“Esther Weren’t No Harlot”: Rape and Marriage in Go Tell It on the Mountain
Authors: Nenon Porter
Published: October 2017

To consider how James Baldwin resisted racialized notions of sexuality in his
first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, I employ a number of black feminist
critics—including Saidiya Hartman, Patricia Williams, Hortense Spillers, and Patricia
Hill Collins—to analyze three under-studied minor characters: Deborah, Esther,
and Richard. Those three characters are best understood as figures of
heterosexual nonconformity who articulate sophisticated and important critiques of rape
and marriage in America at the turn of the twentieth century. Baldwin thus
wrote subversive theories of race and sexuality into the margins of the novel, making its
style inextricable from its politics. Baldwin’s use of marginal voices was a deft and
intentional artistic choice that was emancipatory for his characters and that remains
enduringly relevant to American sexual politics. In this particularly polarizing
transition from the Obama era to the Donald J. Trump presidency, I revisit Baldwin’s
ability to subtly translate political ideas across fault lines like race, nationality, and
sex.
Errant Kinship, Traveling Song: James Baldwin’s Just Above My Head
Authors: James Jenny M.
Published: October 2017

This article considers James Baldwin’s last published novel, Just Above My Head (1979),
as the culmination of his exploration of kinship, reflecting on the ways distance and loss
characterize African-American familial relations. By analyzing Baldwin’s representation of
Hall Montana’s relationship to, and mourning of, his younger brother Arthur, this article
argues that JAMH revises the terms of the black family to imagine an alternative, errant
kinship that is adoptive, migratory, and sustained through songs of joy and grief. My
approach to the novel’s portrayal of kinship is indebted to Édouard Glissant’s Poetics of
Relation (1990), in which he defines “errantry” as a fundamental characteristic of
diaspora that resists the claustrophobic, filial violence and territorial dispossession
that are slavery’s legacies. Baldwin represents errant kinship in JAMH through his
inclusion of music and formal experimentation. Departing from previous scholarship
that reads JAMH as emblematic of the author’s artistic decline, I interpret the
novel’s numerous syntactic and figurative experiments as offering new formal insight into
his portrait of brotherly love. Baldwin’s integration of two distinctive leitmotifs, blood
and song, is therefore read as a formal gesture toward a more capacious and migratory
kinship.