bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The socio-economic impact of the Table Mountain National Park
Authors: Saayman Melville , Saayman Andrea , Rossouw Riaan
Published: July 2019

This article will determine the socio-economic impact of South Africa’s largest urban national park, and the one that attracts the most visitors. Because national parks have more functions than mere conservation, the following questions arise: “What economic and social impacts are created by such parks?” and “How do communities benefit from allocating land for conservation?” Little research on this topic has been conducted in Southern Africa, and this research therefore contributes to our knowledge. Two surveys were conducted. One focused on the communities surrounding the park and the other on visitors to the park. A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) determined the economic value. Results showed that, although the park attracts the most visitors, it does not generate the greatest income when compared to other national parks. Results concerning the community survey revealed that the surrounding communities have very positive perceptions, although they believe the impacts to be more economic than social. Problem areas were also identified.
The potential financial upliftment of inner-city street traders through the provision of rental stands
Authors: Callaghan Chris W. , Gwatidzo Tendai
Published: July 2019

Historically, policy applied to the informal sector in the Southern African context has been either (i) ‘restrictive’, or aimed at the elimination or eradication of the sector; or has been (ii) ‘promotive’, or aimed at the financial upliftment of certain informal participants in order to enable the potential for economic developmental inherent in the sector. This research provides evidence of the financial impact of one such ‘promotive’ intervention: the provision of street-trader rental stands by local government. Using survey data from 2008, 2009, and 2010, an exploratory parametric research design is applied, using t-tests, Pearson point biserial tests, partial correlation analysis, chi-squared tests and multiple linear regression. Results suggest that the provision of rental stands can (i) significantly reduce gender inequality in earnings; enable traders (ii) to work more hours a day; (iii) to offer more capital-intensive product offerings; and (iv) to obtain higher gross daily earnings.
The competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports to South Africa during the recovery period 2009 to 2011
Authors: Nakunyada Willie , Chikoko Laurine
Published: July 2019

This article analyses the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports in the South African market under the multiple currency system from 2009 to 2011. Using real exchange rate analysis and the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage index (RSCA), the article confirms that Zimbabwean products have lost competitiveness in South Africa, with comparative advantage only remaining in a narrow range of primary products. Based on the results, we recommend that deliberate policies be instituted to diversify and enhance the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s exports.
The accounting treatment of single-company client loyalty programme transactions
Authors: Brink Sophia
Published: July 2019

Client loyalty programmes have been prevalent in South Africa since the 1980s, but the popularity of these programmes has increased drastically over the past few years, with more than 100 suppliers in South Africa currently making use of them. On 1 July 2007 the IASB issued IFRIC 13 to give specific guidance to suppliers on the accounting treatment of client loyalty programme transactions. The IASB is currently compiling a new revenue standard. This single new revenue standard will replace six existing standards or interpretations, including IFRIC 13. A critical analysis of IFRIC 13 will assist the development of this new revenue standard. The main objective of the research was therefore to determine whether the guidance in IFRIC 13 regarding the accounting treatment of a single-company client loyalty programme transaction is consistent with other accounting standards and recent developments. The accounting treatment of each component of a client loyalty programme transaction with a change in estimate was considered. It was found that inconsistencies exist in the initial measurement of the fair value and how a change in accounting estimate is recognised.
Cystic Fibrosis - Approaches to Management
Authors: Tannenbaum E. L. , Davids L. M.
Published: July 2019

No abstract available.
Awareness and Occupational Exposures to Needlestick Injuries among Healthcare Workers: A Quantitative Assessment in a Ghanaian Metropolis
Authors: Obirikorang Christian , Opoku Samuel K. , Obirikorang Yaa , Acheampong Emmanuel , Yorke Joseph , Donkoh Emmanuel T. , Chidera Chike , Sarpong Davis , Anto Enoch O. , Issahaku Razak , Appeaning Mark , Nelson Christian , Batu Emmanuella N. , Amakwah Bright , Asamoah Evans A. , Amoah Beatrice , Afraine Bright O.
Published: July 2019

Background: This study determined awareness and occupational exposures to needlestick injuries (NSIs) and its associated risk factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 540 HCWs from three selected tertiary hospitals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed. Results: All the study participants were aware of NSI and NSI-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Most of them (63.6%) were trained on the safety use of sharps devices and the majority of them preferred safety-engineered devices (79.8%). A greater proportion of the participants has had HBV vaccination (85.9%). The prevalence of NSIs was approximately 47%. NSIs were highly ranked to occur at patient's bedside (28.5%) and clinical laboratories (24.6%). Handling of needles/sharp objects before usage (27.7%) and during usage (34.0%) ranked the second and first cause of NSIs among health workers, respectively. Compared with those with less than 5 years working experience, having worked at the health facility between 5 and 10 years (prevalence rate ration [PRR] = 2.07 [1.39–3.11], p = 0.0004), 11–15 years (PRR = 4.32 [2.14–8.73], p < 0.0001), and >15 years (PRR = 5.73 [2.40–13.70], p < 0.0001) were associated with increased events of NSI. Conclusion: Despite the high awareness of NSIs and its perceived risk of infection acquisition, the prevalence of NSIs was high among HCWs. There is, therefore, the need for employers to enforce the universal precaution practices, provide regular training and education, and ensure adherence of HCWs to safety precaution of needle usage disease.
Rules for the Rulemakers
Authors: Beck Jeffrey
Published: July 2019

Maximal flexibility of rules, or ease of reuse — choose one. The tighter the rules, the more consistent documents will be and the easier it will be to reuse them, but only if the rules are reasonable enough to be adopted. (If all the data creators ignore the rules, reuse doesn’t get easier.) JATS4R (JATS for Reuse) is a NISO working group devoted to optimizing the reusability of scholarly content by developing best-practice recommendations for tagging content in JATS XML. The group has devoted particular attention to the flexibility/reuse tradeoff for rules on attribute use and controlled values, and we eventually decided that we needed some rules for ourselves, on how to write rules for attributes in our recommendations. In the process of developing our guidance document for writing rules for attribute values in our recommendations, we learned (or at least articulated) some things along the way.
Multitasking algorithms in XForms
Authors: Boyer John M.
Published: July 2019

User interaction with the XML data layer of an XHTML document can be orchestrated by XForms, a hybrid markup language that includes declarative, imperative, and event-driven features. XForms actions provide form authors with the ability to solve basic data manipulation use cases such as changing data values as well as copying and deleting elements. However, XForms action scripting is also a Turing-complete language for XML data manipulation during user interaction, and this paper examines more advanced use cases involving conditional logic, loops, and nested loops. For processor-intensive algorithms, this paper presents multitasking techniques to control execution without blocking other algorithms nor the main thread of user interaction, to monitor execution progress, and to dynamically set task execution priorities.
Graphical user interfaces in the X stack
Authors: Al-Awadai Zahra , Brüggemann-Klein Anne , Grubmüller Christina , Ulrich Philipp
Published: July 2019

“XML Everywhere” isn't just a slogan: it actually works, up and down the XML application stack. Recent developments, such as the inclusion of custom elements in HTML5, allow the declarative approach of XML to come into the browser/server interaction. XForms, supported by SVG and CSS, can serve as the basis for a graphical user interface. A custom WebSocket element can support client-to-client and server-push communication of XML data. Applications of State Chart XML (SCXML) mean that the “XML Everywhere” approach can be extended all the way to models of operations in an application. Interactive games offer living proof of the stack.
"With One Voice:" A Modular Approach to Streamlining Character Data for Tokenization
Authors: Clark Ashley M.
Published: July 2019

This article discusses the concerns that arise when deriving textual content from a marked-up corpus, for use in full-text search or natural language processing. Also discussed is one approach, in use by the Women Writers Project, which creates an intermediary XML document which reflects the encoding practices and assumptions made within the Project.
SCAP Composer
Authors: Lubell Joshua
Published: July 2019

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) schema for source data stream collections standardizes the requirements for packaging Extensible Markup Language (XML) security content into bundles for easy deployment. SCAP bundles must be self-contained such that each bundle contains all necessary information without external references, and reversible such that XML components are unmodified when unbundled and re-bundled into new collections. These requirements (along with the need for very long, globally unique identifiers) make authoring the content and bundling a challenge. SCAP Composer, a software application that uses a Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) specialized element type for source data stream collections, makes the authoring process easier. SCAP Composer takes an incremental approach to aiding SCAP content authors: it helps only with creating source data stream collections; it does not offer any help with creating the XML resources encapsulated in a data stream collection. SCAP Composer is implemented using the DITA Open Toolkit and can be used with any DITA authoring software that includes the Toolkit, or with a standalone Toolkit.
Do we really want to see markup?
Authors: Mason James David
Published: July 2019

Markup fanatics have long cried, “We need to see the markup!” Yet since the earliest stages of developing the SGML standard, there has been an urge even among standards developers to avoid having to write tags everywhere. The recent urge to create “Invisible XML” is but the latest symptom of a smoldering disease, from which I too suffer.
Thinking, wishing, saying
Authors: Sperberg-McQueen C. M.
Published: July 2019

Can we have rules for our documents we cannot write down in a schema language? If a conformance requirement is not mechanically checkable, is it a conformance requirement? If a rule is not testable, is it a rule?
Logística e Território
Authors: Cruz Wander Luis de Melo
Published: July 2019

Se o transporte de mercadorias não é mais um fator direto na localização das atividades, teria ele perdido sua influência no território? A análise dos fluxos de produtos revela o funcionamento do território como um sistema de zonas interdependentes, no qual o transporte é necessário. A distribuição da infraestrutura, dos empregos e da tipologia das mercadorias transportadas contribuem para resultar na diferenciação espacial. O desenvolvimento da logística reforça o papel organizacional da produção para a circulação de produtos, acentua a importância dos pontos nodais para a implementação de redes e alimenta a polarização espacial das atividades.
A construção de personagens homossexuais em telenovelas a partir do cômico
Authors: Risk Eduardo Name , Dos Santos Manoel Antônio
Published: July 2019

O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar de que modo aspectos cômicos presentes na performance de personagens homossexuais masculinos convencionam formações discursivas sobre homossexualidade em telenovelas brasileiras. O corpus do estudo contemplou personagens de novelas da faixa das 21h da Rede Globo, a saber, Félix (Amor à vida) e Téo Pereira (Império). A partir de depuração de 30 cenas previamente selecionadas de cada telenovela, foram eleitas e transcritas 15 de cada uma, totalizando 30 cenas. O corpus foi analisado segundo referenciais dos estudos culturais latino-americanos e dos estudos queer. Foram discutidos o arco de desenvolvimento de cada personagem e o papel da comicidade na construção de sua sexualidade, bem como de que modo as formações discursivas presentes nas telenovelas reiteram depreciações morais historicamente atribuídas aos homossexuais. Ainda que possam ser genericamente enquadrados no grupo dos personagens homossexuais constantemente defenestrados, Félix e Téo Pereira apresentam aspectos intersticiais entre a abjeção e a assimilação à lógica familista, recurso utilizado pela cultura da mídia a fim de pasteurizar as diferenças no âmbito das relações de gênero e da sexualidade.
Small-scale heterogeneity of trace metals including REY in deep-sea sediments and pore waters of the Peru Basin, SE equatorial Pacific
Authors: Paul Sophie A. L. , Haeckel Matthias , Bau Michael , Bajracharya Rajina , Koschinsky Andrea
Published: July 2019

Abstract. Due to its remoteness, the deep-sea floor remains an understudied ecosystem of our planet. The patchiness of existing data sets makes it difficult to draw conclusions about processes that apply to a wider area. In our study we show how different settings and processes determine sediment heterogeneity on small spatial scales. We sampled solid phase and pore water from the upper 10 m of an approximately 7.4 × 13 km2 large area in the Peru Basin, south-east equatorial Pacific Ocean, at 4100 m water depth. Samples were analyzed for trace metals including rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) as well as for particulate organic carbon (POC), CaCO3, and nitrate. The analyses revealed a surprisingly high small-scale heterogeneity of the deep-sea sediment composition. While some cores have the typical green layer from Fe(II) in the clay minerals, this layer is missing in other cores, i.e. showing a tan color associated with Fe(III) in the clay minerals. This is due to varying organic carbon contents: nitrate is depleted at 2–3 m depth in cores with higher total organic carbon contents, but is present throughout cores with lower POC contents, thus inhibiting the Fe(III)-to-Fe(II) reduction pathway in organic matter degradation. REY show shale-normalized (SN) patterns similar to seawater with a relative enrichment of heavy REY over light REY, positive LaSN anomaly, negative CeSN anomaly, as well as positive YSN anomaly and correlate with the Fe-rich clay layer and in some cores also with P. We, therefore, propose that Fe-rich clay minerals, such as nontronite, as well as phosphates are the REY-controlling phases in these sediments. Variability is also seen in dissolved Mn and Co concentrations, which might be due to dissolving nodules in the suboxic sediment, as well as in concentration peaks of U, Mo, As, V, and Cu in two cores, which might be related to deposition of different material at lower lying areas.
Effect of snow microstructure variability on Ku-band radar snow water equivalent retrievals
Authors: Rutter Nick , Sandells Melody J. , Derksen Chris , King Joshua , Toose Peter , Wake Leanne , Watts Tom , Essery Richard , Roy Alexandre , Royer Alain , Marsh Philip , Larsen Chris , Sturm Matthew
Published: July 2019

Abstract. Spatial variability in snowpack properties negatively impacts our capacity to make direct measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE) using satellites. A comprehensive data set of snow microstructure (94 profiles at 36 sites) and snow layer thickness (9000 vertical profiles across 9 trenches) collected over two winters at Trail Valley Creek, NWT, Canada, were applied in synthetic radiative transfer experiments. This allowed robust assessment of the impact of first guess information of snow microstructural characteristics on the viability of SWE retrievals. Depth hoar layer thickness varied over the shortest horizontal distances, controlled by subnivean vegetation and topography, while variability of total snowpack thickness approximated that of wind slab layers. Mean horizontal correlation lengths were sub-metre for all layers. Depth hoar was consistently ~ 30 % of total depth, and with increasing total depth the proportion of wind slab increased at the expense of the decreasing surface snow layer. Distinct differences were evident between distributions of layer properties; a single median value represented density and SSA of each layer well. Spatial variability in microstructure of depth hoar layers dominated SWE retrieval errors. A depth hoar SSA estimate of around 7 % under the median value was needed to accurately retrieve SWE. In shallow snowpacks
Aproximación a Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret…: una condición Posthistórica y de Competencia Literaria
Authors: Rosas-Godoy Jorge
Published: July 2019

Este análisis tiene por objeto plantear una aproximación posthistóricade la obra poética Vírgenes del Sol Inn Cabaret: vien benidos a la máquina welcome to the tv de Alexis Figueroa (1986). Esta aproximación nos lleva a comprender su producción desde tres claves: endoculturación, competencia literaria y endotextualidad. Todas ellas dan cuenta del entramado cultural en el cual están inmersos, escritor y/o lector, y se han de encontrar en la obra, que más bien, es una síntesis endotextual de la endoculturación y la competencia literaria.
Un cine fuera de sí: terrorismo estilístico en el udigrudi brasileño.
Authors: Oubiña David
Published: July 2019

A fines de la década del sesenta surge en Latinoamérica un movimiento de cine underground que busca, a través de la experimentación formal radicalizada, construir un discurso político. Estas películas confrontan, a la vez, con el cine de autor y con el cine militante. Más allá de una compartida actitud contracultural, en cada país el movimiento underground adquiere rasgos diferentes. Este artículo analiza los modos implementados por el udigrudi brasileño para conspirar contra el cinéma d’auteur y construir un autor de identidad mutante: el autor cinematográfico ya no es una subjetividad que se expresa artísticamente ni el portavoz político de los oprimidos, más bien actúa como un francotirador que nunca está allí donde se lo busca.
La producción de subjetividades marginales en Fuerzas especiales de Diamela Eltit: la emergencia de un enfoque guattariano.
Authors: Cristi C. Ana Maria
Published: July 2019

El presente artículo propone analizar la producción de subjetividades marginales en la obra Fuerzas especiales de Diamela Eltit. Para ello se examinará en la narración, desde el planteamiento teórico desarrollado por Félix Guattari, la conformación material que se gesta entre sujeto, espacio y tecnología. La propuesta de lectura es concebir Fuerzas especiales como una performance escritural, en donde la palabra-acción busca romper con la homogeneidad estética y conceptual de la literatura canónica para, desde allí, abrir un campo de experimentación que conjuga nuevas corporalidades, espacialidades y sonoridades desde el margen (social y estético).
Evaluation of Salivary and Oral Cell Collection Methods for Genomic DNA Extraction
Authors: Fernandez Clarissa Christina Avelar , Ferreira Fernanda Farage da Costa Felipe , Vasconcellos Cruz Christiane , Costa Marcelo de Castro
Published: July 2019

The use of saliva and oral cells as sources of biological material has gained attention, due to advantages such as facility, non-invasiveness, and great patient acceptance. The objective of the study was to compare four different types of saliva and oral buccal cell collecting methods for genomic DNA extraction: (1)Expectoration of saliva, (2)Expectoration of saliva with lingual stimulation, (3)Scraping with cytological brush, and (4)Scraping with cytological brush and expectoration of saliva. The sample was composed of students and employees from the Dental School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (n = 20, 10 men and 10 women with mean age of 47.60 ± 15.70 and 20.50 ± 2.1, respectively). The collections were performed with an interval of at least one day between them and the participants were instructed to stay for less than 30 minutes without eating food and brushing teeth. Samples were stored at -20°C until DNA extraction was performed using a commercially available kit (Qiagen®). Differences in DNA yield between methods were test for statistical significance with an alpha of 0.05. No sexual dimorphism was observed in relation to the concentration of DNA (p=0.76), age (p=0.91), and ethnicities (p=0.72). There was no significant difference between the collection methods in relation to the quantity and purity of the extracted DNA (p≥0.05). All methods gave lower DNA yields than the ones obtained from blood or saliva collected through comercial kits and maybe carefully use forclinical diagnostic purposes or for research experiements requiring higher DNA concentrations.
Thinking about Justice in the Unjust Meantime
Authors: Jaggar Alison M.
Published: July 2019

Many philosophers endorse the ideal of justice yet disagree radically over what that ideal requires. One persistent problem for thinking about justice is that the unjust social arrangements that originally motivated our questions may also distort our thinking about possible answers. This paper suggests some strategies for improving our thinking about justice in the unjust meantime. As our world becomes more just, we may expect our thinking about justice to improve.
Magic and Enlightenment auf der Wiesen: Der Stein der Weisen and Die Zauberflöte
Authors: Greenwald Mercer
Published: July 2019

This paper probes how the rational and the irrational interact in Enlightenment operatic plots, and explores the effect of this interaction on the Viennese public. To do this, I will investigate the fantastic worlds of two operas premiered by the same opera company, both with libretti written by Emanuel Schikaneder:Der Stein der Weisenoder Die Zauberinsel (1790)and Die Zauberflöte (1791). David J. Buch’s seminal book Magic Flutes and Enchanted Forests (2008) explores the intertextual threads of magical ideas in Der Stein der Weisen and Die Zauberflöte, that is, how librettists and composers translated and reprocessed magical themes. I will draw on Buch’s comparison to show how these intertextual connections can be read for their broad cultural resonances. In this paper, I will first establish the connections between Der Stein der Weisen and Die Zauberflötein plot and in music.Then I will show how the later operadiverges from its predecessor and discuss how it manages to diminish the polarity of rationality and irrationality considered central to Enlightenment thinking. Ultimately, I argue, Die Zauberflötefacilitates its audience’s access to Enlightenment values by magical means.
Nipplegate and the Effects of Implicit vs. Explicit Sexuality in Pop Music Performance
Authors: MacIsaac Jessica
Published: July 2019

Janet Jackson’s pop career was severely impacted by Justin Timberlake ripping her costume during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. The exposure of her nipple was deemed vulgar and became the subject of a heated media backlash, while numerous sexually provocative moments of the show that did not include Jackson were seemingly accepted This paper analyze the performance and its aftermath, and explores factors that contributed to the Nipplegate controversy, including race, gender, and the corporate entities that controlled the media reaction.
La satisfacción laboral de los trabajadores sociales en La Rioja de acuerdo con la teoría bifactorial de Herzberg
Authors: Sabater Fernández Carmen , De Armas Bravo Daniel , Cabezas Medina Pablo
Published: July 2019

Los cambios sociales que se están produciendo en nuestras sociedades exigen y obligan a los profesionales del Trabajo Social a afrontar nuevos retos en la forma de analizar y abordar la complejidad de las diversas realidades sociales. Ello explica que el trabajo social sea una profesión con un alto nivel de exigencias, donde los profesionales están sometidos, en las relaciones de ayuda y en el ejercicio de la praxis profesional en general, a nuevos requerimientos, lo que obliga a una mayor preparación y actualización de sus conocimientos cada vez mayor. Esta situación, como apuntan algunos expertos, provoca entre el colectivo de profesionales ciertos niveles de insatisfacción laboral. Por otro lado, en este estudio se trata de resaltar y dar a conocer la existencia de una relación directa, en el colectivo de trabajadores sociales, entre el grado de satisfacción laboral con las actividades propias que desarrollan los profesionales y su situación laboral por ocupación, estructura de la organización y tipo de contrato. En este sentido, algunos expertos del tema apuntan la importancia de analizar el nivel de satisfacción ya que es fundamental para obtener una profesión y unos profesionales de calidad que den a los usuarios respuestas eficaces y eficientes. La satisfacción laboral se refleja en la calidad de las intervenciones y en los servicios prestados por los diversos agentes sociales y, para ello, es importante proteger la salud mental de dichos profesionales.
Los agentes en la transformación de los servicios sociales
Authors: Fantova Azcoaga Fernando
Published: July 2019

El autor, inserto como consultor independiente en el sector económico y la política pública de los servicios sociales en España y en contacto con los procesos y productos de diversos agentes de las redes de práctica y de conocimiento implicados o interesados en dicho ámbito de actividad profesional y vida social, intenta capturar cualitativamente y analizar críticamente el momento de transformación en el que se encontrarían los servicios sociales en España, en su dinámica sectorial e intersectorial, para explorar las tendencias y oportunidades de innovación tecnológica y social y, en el marco de éstas, el papel y la articulación posibles y preferibles, desde su punto de vista, de los diferentes agentes públicos, del tercer sector y privados. Se proponen, finalmente, unos servicios sociales personalizados, preventivos, comunitarios, integrados, ecológicos, interdisciplinares, basados en el conocimiento y garantizados como derecho universal por unos poderes públicos proactivos e inteligentes que reconocen el papel histórico y el valor añadido de la iniciativa social en el sector y saben regular e incorporar el papel de las empresas mercantiles que contribuyan a la sostenibilidad económica, social y ambiental en el territorio.
Las personas sin hogar y exclusión residencial. ¿Hacia un cambio de paradigma?
Authors: Agulles Martos Juan Manuel
Published: July 2019

A partir de las consecuencias sociales de la crisis económica y de las dificultades cada vez mayores para el acceso y el mantenimiento de la vivienda, los estudios sobre el fenómeno de las personas sin hogar en Europa han adoptado nuevos puntos de vista, alejados del énfasis en las variables psicosociales y los llamados estilos de vida. En los análisis y las investigaciones llevados a cabo recientemente, son las variables estructurales las que cobran un mayor protagonismo, dotando de entidad sociológica al fenómeno, y abriendo la posibilidad tanto de una mejor comprensión del mismo como de nuevas formas de acción social. El presente artículo discute las oportunidades y los límites de la aplicación de las políticas llamadas Housing First y hasta qué punto suponen un cambio de paradigma en la comprensión del sinhogarismo. De igual modo sostiene que el debate acerca del fenómeno de las personas sin hogar en la actualidad, que aún dista de haberse cerrado, se vertebra en torno a tres concepciones distintas: el “derecho a techo”, el “derecho a la vivienda” y el “derecho a la ciudad”.
La inserción laboral y la satisfacción de los egresados del Grado en la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Authors: Blanco Carrasco Marta , Sánchez Moreno Esteban , Tallón Burgos Elena
Published: July 2019

En este artículo se analizan los resultados, obtenidos en un proyecto de innovación en calidad llevado a cabo por la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, durante el curso 2016-2017. Su objetivo es conocer la opinión de los egresados acerca de la formación recibida en el Grado así como qué áreas de la formación recibida han facilitado el acceso al mercado laboral, en el caso de haberlo conseguido. Las técnicas metodológicas utilizadas en este estudio remiten al envío de un cuestionario on line a todos los egresados del Grado de Trabajo Social, a partir de la primera promoción. Se trata de un estudio adaptado a la titulación impartida en esta institución por lo que las respuestas arrojan resultados interesantes que deben ser transformados en propuestas de mejora para una futura, no muy lejana, e inevitable modificación del Grado en Trabajo Social.
Pastor Seller, Enrique (ed.) (2017). Sistemas y políticas de bienestar. Una perspectiva internacional. [Welfare systems and policies. An international perspective] Madrid: Editorial Dykinson, S.L. 211 pp. ISBN: 978-84-9148-407-3
Authors: Herrero Villoria Cristina
Published: July 2019

Esta obra colectiva representa un gran reto al plantear reflexiones sobre los sistemas y políticas de bienestar vigentes en, ocho países: Argentina, España, Estados Unidos, Francia, Israel, Italia, México y Portugal. Para ello, un selecto grupo de expertos-as, académicos-as e investigadores-as han querido, mediante contribuciones inéditas y con trascendente contenido, visibilizar algunos aspectos que generan controversia dentro de los sistemas políticos.
Incidencia del conflicto armado en la vida de estudiantes universitarios en Colombia
Authors: Avendaño Castro William Rodrigo , Gómez Goyeneche Héctor Fernando , Triana Orobajo Anny Julieth
Published: July 2019

El objetivo del artículo es reconocer la incidencia del conflicto armado interno colombiano en las decisiones de los universitarios, relacionadas con sus actividades curriculares, de investigación o extensión. La investigación se sustenta en el paradigma empírico analítico y el enfoque cuantitativo, con un diseño no experimental, transversal y descriptivo. Se diseñó un cuestionario a partir de entrevistas previas a personal de los departamentos de Bienestar Universitario, de dos universidades seleccionadas; y se aplicó a una muestra intencionada de 684 estudiantes. Aunque el conflicto incide en algunas decisiones sobre actividades académicas o proyectos de investigación de los universitarios, no está presente de manera significativa en la reflexión y las actividades académicas de las universidades.
Using Electronic Medical Records to Identify Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Cases
Authors: Freeman Nikki L. B. , McGinigle Katharine L. , Leese Peter J.
Published: July 2019

Context: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) aims to improve surgical outcomes
by integrating evidence-based practices across preoperative, intraoperative, and
postoperative care. Data in electronic medical records (EMRs) provide insight on how
ERAS is implemented and its impact on surgical outcomes. Because ERAS is a multimodal
pathway provided by multiple physicians and health care providers over time, identifying
ERAS cases in EMRs is not a trivial task. To better understand how EMRs can be used to
study ERAS, we describe our experience with using current methodologies and the
development and rationale of a new method for retrospectively identifying ERAS cases in
EMRs.Case Description: Using EMR data from surgical departments at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we first identified ERAS cases using a protocol-based
method, using basic information including the date of ERAS implementation, surgical
procedure and date, and primary surgeon. We further examined two operational flags in
the EMRs, a nursing order and a case request for OR order. Wide variation between the
methods compelled us to consult with ERAS surgical staff and explore the EMRs to develop
a more refined method for identifying ERAS cases.Method: We developed a two-step method,
with the first step based on the protocol definition and the second step based on an
ERAS-specific medication definition. To test our method, we randomly sampled 150
general, gynecological, and urologic surgeries performed between January 1, 2016 and
March 30, 2017. Surgical cases were classified as ERAS or not using the protocol
definition, nursing order, case request for OR order, and our two-step method. To assess
the accuracy of each method, two independent reviewers assessed the charts to determine
whether cases were ERAS.Findings: Of the 150 charts reviewed, 74 were ERAS cases. The
protocol only method and nursing order flag performed similarly, correctly identifying
74 percent and 73 percent of true ERAS cases, respectively. The case request for OR
order flag performed less well, correctly identifying only 44 percent of the true ERAS
cases. Our two-step method performed well, correctly identifying 98 percent of true ERAS
cases.Conclusion: ERAS pathways are complex, making study of them from EMRs difficult.
Current strategies for doing so are relatively easy to implement, but unreliable. We
have developed a reproducible and observable ERAS computational phenotype that
identifies ERAS cases reliably. This is a step forward in using the richness of EMR data
to study ERAS implementation, efficacy, and how they can contribute to surgical care
improvement.
Impacto de la nanotecnología como revolución industrial a nivel mundial
Authors: Urquilla Alicia
Published: July 2019

Desde hace una década cuando algunos países desarrollados aceptaron estar en una crisis económica, reconocieron que la tecnología avanzada podría ser una salida para el decrecimiento que estaban experimentando, especialmente direccionándose a la nanotecnología, ya que se le constituye como un componente de desarrollo que podría llegar a ocasionar un impacto positivo en la revolución industrial a nivel mundial.Asimismo la nanotecnología viene a representar una revolución tecnológica, por lo que este articulo muestra de manera general como se puede implementar la innovación y creatividad en la industria para poder lograr emprendimientos en productos nano mejorados y ayudar a salir de la crisis económica (Mendoza, G y Rodriguez, J, 2007).
Produção de sequência didática com base no gênero infográfico em língua inglesa: um olhar para o processo de transposição didática
Authors: Lopes Pontara Claudia
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho é parte de uma pesquisa de doutoramento cujo objetivo geral consiste em investigar se e em que medida acontece o desenvolvimento de professores de Língua Inglesa da Rede Pública do Estado do Paraná ao participarem de uma Sequência de Formação - SF, alicerçada nos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos do Interacionismo Sociodiscursivo - ISD, no ensino de línguas por meio de gêneros de texto e no procedimento Sequência Didática - SD.  Neste artigo, traçamos um paralelo entre a SD elaborada por uma professora participante da SF e as dimensões ensináveis do gênero de texto infográfico, com vistas a analisar como se deu o processo de transposição didática externa do referido gênero e quais indícios de desenvolvimento podem ser percebidos nesse processo de produção docente. Os resultados destacam a importância de que o professor conheça profundamente o gênero de texto com o qual irá trabalhar, para que possa realizar adequadamente o processo de transposição didática. Para tanto, o modelo didático do gênero, bem como a SD com a qual irá conduzir o processo de ensino e aprendizagem são elementos mediadores que podem colaborar com esse processo de entendimento do professor, especialmente, quando ele mesmo os elabora. Essa ação de elaboração de material didático, em nosso caso a SD, sendo constitutiva de um processo mais amplo de formação – a SF pode contribuir para a criação de novas zonas de desenvolvimento proximal no professor participante – fator essencial rumo ao desenvolvimento profissional do docente.
Quanto dói e o que constrói uma saudade
Authors: Cardoso Patrícia Da Silva
Published: July 2019

Tendo como elemento central o par de amantes Pedro e Inês, a proposta deste artigo é discutir o lugar ocupado pela saudade, enquanto tema e questão, no imaginário cultural e literário contemporâneo em Portugal, a partir da articulação de alguns posicionamentos observados na crítica e na produção literária, nomeadamente de Eduardo Lourenço e Nuno Júdice.
Marcas do tempo na poesia de Nuno Júdice
Authors: Gund Ivana Teixeira Figueiredo
Published: July 2019

O tempo é um elemento que revela bem mais que marcações cronológicas. Considerado em seu aspecto fugidio, ele é associado à inconstância própria do movimento da vida e da literatura. Diante disso, este estudo analisa a presença do tempo em cinco poemas do livro Meditação sobre ruínas (1999), de Nuno Júdice. Para tanto, toma as reflexões de Martelo (2010), Benjamin (1989), Marques (2006), Friedrich (1978) e Agamben (2006). Nos desdobramentos de sentido do tema, a relação do poeta com a tradição literária é marcada por um passado relido como tempo mítico, legado cultural ou elemento do próprio presente. Na poética de Júdice há uma consciência dos processos dinâmicos que constituem a vida e a escrita.  Nesse sentido, o poeta percebe o momento histórico – a contemporaneidade –  ao compreender as relações com a tradição herdada, com os seus pares e com os novos percursos literários que, fatalmente, irão se impor. Em outros termos, o tempo na sua poesia se situa entre o legado e um porvir, se não apocalíptico, pelo menos conturbado.
Switching from a GnRH agonist to a GnRH antagonist in prostate cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: S. Atchia Kaleem , Wallis Christopher J.D. , Fleshner Neil , Toren Paul
Published: July 2019

Introduction: We sought to address whether there are clinical responses when patients who are failing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy are switched to degarelix. Androgen-deprivation therapy remains the backbone of treatment for disseminated prostate cancer and may be achieved with orchiectomy, GnRH agonists, or degarelix, a GnRH antagonist.
Methods: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis, a search of the BIOSIS Previews, Embase, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar databases was performed using key terms. Quantitative meta-analysis was performed to provide a pooled estimate of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response at three months.
Results: Thirteen studies were identified, eight of which were included in the qualitative and quantitative analyses. Patient characteristics were broadly similar between the studies. Out of 155 patients across all included studies, 20 had stable PSA after the switch (12.9%), 14 had between 10‒30% decrease in PSA (9.0%), three had between 30‒50% decrease (1.9%), and 13 had more than 50% decrease (8.4%). Random effects meta-analysis of these data demonstrated a pooled response rate of 27.75 (95% confidence interval 18.9‒36.5%; I2=7.9%). Changes in testosterone levels following the switch could not be quantitatively assessed due to lack of sufficient data.
Conclusions: Our results suggest that a switch to GnRH antagonist following progression on a GnRH agonist may result in a stable or decreased PSA at three months in about 30% of patients. This information should be considered among the potential options to discuss with patients with a rising PSA on GnRH agonist therapy.
Knowledge and Use of Birth Control Methods for Family Planning by Married People in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State
Authors: Ogidi Chinenye Ifeoma , Okere Anthony U. , Ogbuabor Shulamite E. , Nwadike Angela Ngozi , Usen Stella Anietie , Onumonu Amobi Julia , Ozoemena Lilian Chijioke , Edeh Nkechinyere Charity , Egwim Chisom E.
Published: July 2019

OBJECTIVE: The study investigated the knowledge level and use of birth control methods by married people for family planning in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu state.

MATERIALS & METHODS: The population of this study comprised 4450 married people who registered for marriage from 2010 to 2017 in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. The sample was 445 respondents (210 married males and 235 married females). The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled: Knowledge and use of birth control methods for family planning questionnaire (KUBCM). The study was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. The (KUBCM) research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.

RESULTS: The results obtained showed that married people in Nsukka Education zone have knowledge of birth control methods; that they make use of birth control methods to a great extent; and that there is a significant difference in the mean responses of male and female married people on the extent to which married people make use of birth control methods for family planning.

CONCLUSION: Both male and female married people have knowledge of common birth control methods of family planning, therefore, couples should discuss together which birth control method of family planning they want to adopt. It should not be a one-man affair. We recommend among others, the full integration of the male population in the family planning programmes, and provision of sensitization programmes aimed at improving male involvement in family planning by government and non-governmental
A Preliminary Evaluation of Lablab Biomass Productivity in Virginia
Authors: Bhardwaj Harbans L. , Hamama Anwar A.
Published: July 2019

A field study was conducted for two years with seventeen lablab [Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet] lines to characterize its productivity under Virginia’s agro-climatic conditions and to determine lablab’s potential as a forage crop. One sample per replication (0.3 m row length) was harvested approximately 90 days after planting to record fresh weight. These samples were dried to a constant weight to record dry weights. Dry and fresh yields were not affected by lines and year of production. Overall means of fresh and dry yields varied from 47 to 91 with a mean of 62, and 9 to 15 with a mean of 13 Mg/ha, respectively. Year of production had significant effects on concentrations of P, K, S, Mg, Mn, Cu, and Zn. Concentrations of protein, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Al, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na, and Zn in lablab produced in Virginia were 15, 0.28, 2.30, 1.32, 0.27, 0.22, 224, 20, 18, 343, 79, 0.03, and 40, respectively. Quality of lablab forage compared well with literature values of other forage legumes especially alfalfa. Lablab biomass in this study contained 60, 45, and 15 percent ADF, NDF, and lignin, respectively indicating that it may also be a potential feedstock for bio-ethanol manufacture.
Bioactive Compounds of Ganoderma lucidum Activate the Defense Mechanisms of Soybean Plants and Reduce the Severity of Powdery Mildew
Authors: Cruz Mycheli Preuss da , Mazaro Sérgio Miguel , Bruzamarello Janaína , Vismara Edgar de Souza , Ghedin Álvaro Luiz , Possenti Jean Carlo , Vítola Francisco Menino Destéfanis
Published: July 2019

Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom widely used in Eastern countries and currently in global scale. Its fruiting body and mycelium are composed by polysaccharides, triterpenes and more than 200 secondary metabolites. These compounds exhibit a range of bioactivities, such as anti-inflammatory, antitumorigenic, antibacterial and antifungal action. Several scientific publications have demonstrated the potential and performance of G. lucidum compounds in the control of diseases in animals and humans. However, there is a lack of information on the effect of their compounds on the phytopathogens control, whether directly or by activating plant defense mechanisms. In the search of new molecules that has induced activity and disease control, this study was aimed to evaluate the bioactive compounds produced by G. lucidum through liquid culture under elicitation to control powdery mildew (Erysiphe diffusa) in soybean plants. The compounds tested were: C01-distilled water, C02-copper oxychloride (1 L ha-1), FC01-filtered mycelial growth of G. lucidum without elicitation, FC02-G. lucidum filtration of lignin elicitation and FC03-G. lucidum filtration from SA elicitation. The upper part of the plant was sprayed at 20 % (v/v) concentration and 10 mL per plant were applied. All data were analyzed using R® software. The Ganoderma filtrates have shown the induction of resistance potential in soybean plants by the activation of phytoalexins, activation of the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, increase of phenolic compounds, peroxidases and chitinase activity, such induction has specificity in relation to time activation and association with elicitors. New studies should be considered, seeking to identify and isolate the active principles present in the filtrates, as well as to evaluate the action of these substances in other pathosystems of agricultural interest.
From Failure to Consummation: Students’ Perception of Completing Matriculation Exams in Preparation for University Admission
Authors: Zamir Sara , Avraham Shiran
Published: July 2019

The Israeli pre-academic preparatory programs were initiated in 1963 in order to ensure enhanced accessibility to higher education for diversified populations. Most of the students enroll in the programs after repeated failures at high school. Some manage to break away from the vicious cycle of failures, while others lag behind.

This study investigated the students’ perception of their decision to join the programs and complete their final matriculation exams.

The findings illustrated that most of the students had described the post high school completion of the matriculation exams as an ambivalent process which embodied both difficulties and satisfaction. The way these students explained their failure at high school leaded to extensive insights about the learning functioning they acquired during the program and their expectations of success.
De digitale werkwijzen van de ACM en de AFM bekeken met een AVG-bril
Authors: Beumer Elsbeth
Published: July 2019

De digitale werkwijzen van de ACM en de AFM bekeken met een AVG-bril

Voor het opsporen van overtredingen vergaren toezichthouders in toenemende mate digitaal materiaal bij vermeende overtreders. De bevoegdheid om digitaal opgeslagen zakelijke gegevens te kopiëren, hebben toezichthouders op grond van artikel 5:17 Awb. De ACM en AFM hebben deze bevoegdheid en de manier waarop zij het digitale materiaal verzamelen en kopiëren uitgewerkt in een werkwijze. In dit artikel worden deze ‘digitale werkwijzen’ van de ACM en AFM bekeken met een AVG-bril. Is de bevoegdheid om (soms grote) hoeveelheden en (on)gestructureerde data te verzamelen en kopiëren in overeenstemming met de AVG? En zo ja, welke eisen stelt de AVG aan de digitale werkwijzen?