bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An analysis of the perceived difficulties arising during the process of integrating management systems
Authors: Abad Jesus , Cabrera Henrry Ricardo , Medina Alberto
Published: September 2016

Purpose: This study empirically scrutinises the difficulties that result from the integration of management systems and analyses the role of strategic actions and organisational factors on the difficulties-integration relationship.Design/Methodology/Approach: For the empirical application we use a unique dataset of Spanish certified firms (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001) with integrated management system. We employ an analysis based on nonparametric tests to detect differences in the distribution of perceived difficulties across groups of firms grouped according to strategic choices and business size.Findings: Results show that the most relevant difficulty faced by managers is the employees’ resistance to chance. Also, results suggest that the effective integration of management systems is conditioned by the sequence of integration of the systems, the integration level achieved and the structure governing the new integrated system. We also report a negative relationship between perceived difficulties and firm size.Practical implications: For business strategists, our results underline the relevance of designing governance structures that match the requirements of the integrated system and interlock organisational and technical aspects at the design stage of the new integrated system. Additionally, the findings suggest that managers should also develop communication actions that increase the participation and involvement of workers at all stages of the integration process.Originality/value: Most research emphasises the benefits of integrated management systems. By analysing the difficulties that arise during the integration process, this study contributes to fill a gap in the literature on the problems associated with processes of organisational change, in our case the integration of management systems.
Intraobserver Reliability and Interobserver Agreement in Radiographic Classification of Heterotopic Ossification
Authors: Vasileiadis Georgios I. , Itoigawa Yodhiaki , Amanatullah Derek F. , Pulido-Sierra Luis , Crenshaw Jeremy R. , Huyber Christine , Taunton Michael J. , Kaufman Kenton R.
Published: September 2016

The most widely used radiologic classification system for heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the Brooker scale. In 2002, Della Valle et al proposed a modified rating system for heterotopic ossification to increase intraobserver reliability and interobserver agreement. To date, no study comparing these 2 classification systems has been conducted. Moreover, these studies were grossly underpowered. In the current study, 3 clinicians reviewed the charts of 236 patients with documented radiographic heterotopic ossification at least 2 months after THA and independently graded the amount of heterotopic ossification according to the Brooker and Della Valle classification systems. Then the intraobserver reliability and the interobserver agreement of each classification system were calculated with Cohen's kappa (κ) coefficient of agreement. The Brooker scale showed moderate to substantial intraobserver reliability (0.43≤κ<0.71), and the Della Valle classification system showed substantial intraobserver reliability (0.65≤κ<0.77). Both classification systems showed moderate interobserver agreement (0.40≤κ<0.60). Della Valle grade C (ie, presence of bone spurs from the pelvis or femur leaving less than 1 cm between opposing surfaces and apparent bone ankylosis) and Brooker grade IV had the best interobserver agreement. The best interobserver agreement for any grade was seen with grade C of the Della Valle classification system, which showed substantial interobserver reliability (0.60≤κ<0.80). The Della Valle classification system may be slightly better in patients with large amounts of heterotopic ossification, but both classification systems lack sufficient clarity and are open to significant subjective interpretation. [
Orthopedics.
2017; 40(1):e54–e58.]
Treatment of Atypical Compartment Syndrome Due to
Proteus
Infection
Authors: Stull Justin , Bhat Suneel , Miller Andrew J. , Hoffman Ryan , Wang Mark L.
Published: September 2016

Compartment syndrome is an orthopedic emergency with a multitude of etiologies. Although it is most commonly associated with trauma to the extremity, hematoma and infection are 2 rare etiologies of insidious compartment syndrome.
Proteus mirabilis
is an opportunistic gram-negative species that can infect the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and open wounds. The authors present the case of a 69-year-old woman who developed tissue necrosis and compartment syndrome secondary to an untreated hematoma infected by
P mirabilis.
This case involves an atypical presentation caused by an untreated infected hematoma, emphasizing the need for a high index of suspicion. Current literature supports immediate surgical intervention in the clinical scenario of fulminant compartment syndrome, regardless of compartment pressure findings. The probability of compartment syndrome in the patient presenting with pain, paresthesias, paresis, and pain with passive stretch, all of which were positive findings in this patient, has been reported to be 98%. Thus, Doppler evaluation and intercompartmental pressures were considered but forgone to expedite operative treatment. Emergent 4-compartment fasciotomies, with excision and debridement of nonviable tissue, are potentially limb-saving procedures, intended to limit loss of function and obviate the need for lower extremity amputation. The decision was made to perform a dual-incision fasciotomy to avoid contamination of the uninvolved compartments with a standard single-incision approach. To date, this represents the first report in the English literature of the insidious onset of tissue necrosis secondary to a
Proteus
-infected hematoma, highlighting a unique etiology of atypical compartment syndrome. [
Orthopedics.
2017; 40(1):e176–e178.]
ALK positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma of the Thoracic Spine
Authors: Abrego Gabriela , Garcí­a Julio , Gilbert Bruce , Forseen Scott , Toscano Michael
Published: September 2016

Primary bone lymphoma (PBL) is an uncommon extra nodal disease that represents about 1-3% of lymphoma cases. Imaging findings are variable and non-specific. Computed tomography may demonstrate lytic lesions with sequestra and periosteal reaction. On magnetic resonance imaging, lesions are T1WI hypointense and T2WI hyperintense, related to peritumoral edema or bone marrow replacement. Rarely lesions may have associated fibrosis and show a more hypointense signal pattern on T2WI.  After administration of contrast, PBL tends to enhance avidly. We present a case of a 24 years old African American female patient with history of back pain. Initial imaging examinations showed lesions involving the T12 and T11 vertebral bodies with initial negative biopsy results. One month later, the patient returned with worsening back pain, and the follow up studies depicted collapse of the T12 vertebral body. A diagnosis of anaplastic large cell lymphoma in T12 was made. A brief review of the literature, imaging and pathological findings, and treatment options are also discussed.
The Construction and Application of the WeChat-based Translation Teaching Model
Authors: Shen Lemin
Published: September 2016

Since its introduction in the 2011, WeChat has become an indispensable communication tool. At present, this application provides opportunities to expand foreign language teaching and helps develop mobile learning. To improve the translating ability of students, this thesis maximizes the advantages of WeChat and presents a completely new teaching model called “WeChat-based Translation Teaching Model.” By adopting constructivism theory, a one-year teaching reform experiment was conducted (from Feb. 2015 to Jan 2016) on the translation teaching model based on WeChat. Results show that this teaching model can increase the number of students who read and acquire knowledge, promote communication and interaction between teachers and students, as well as cultivate the autonomous learning ability of students. By demonstrating the positive significance of the application of WeChat in this context, this research can serve as a useful reference material for translation teaching in colleges and universities.
Application of Continuous Animation Production Technology in Gymnastics Multimedia Teaching
Authors: Xia Changhui
Published: September 2016

to facilitate improvement of education and teaching modernization level in China, and promote maturity and development of multimedia teaching technology, this paper established continuous animation multimedia teaching system based on continuous animation production technology. Meanwhile, this paper took gymnastics teaching of 2015 gymnastics class in Hubei University of Arts and Science in Hubei province of China as the objects of experiment and explored teaching effect of this multimedia teaching system combined with continuous animation production technology. The results show that this multimedia teaching system combined with continuous animation production technology can significantly improve students’ theoretical and practical examination scores. Based on case study of application of continuous animation and multimedia technology in gymnastics teaching, this paper aims to make certain contributions to promotion and development of multimedia teaching technology.
Cultural Values and Human Ecology in Southeast Asia
Authors: Hutterer Karl , Rambo A. , Rambo A. Terry , Lovelace George
Published: September 2016

Ecologists have long based their conceptual frameworks in the natural sciences. Recently, however, they have acknowledged that ecosystems cannot be understood without taking into account human interventions that may have taken place for thousands of years. And for their part, social scientists have recognized that human behavior must be understood in the environment in which it is acted out. Researchers have thus begun to develop the area of “human ecology.” Yet human ecology needs suitable conceptual frameworks to tie the human and natural together. In response, Cultural Values and Human Ecology uses the framework of cultural values to collect a set of highly diverse contributions to the field of human ecology. Values represent an important and essential aspect of the intellectual organization of a society, integrated into and ordained by the over-arching cosmological system, and constituting the meaningful basis for action, in terms of concreteness and abstraction of content as well as mutability and permanence. Because of this balance, values lend themselves to the kinds of analyses of ecological relationships conducted here, those that demand a reasonable amount of specificity as well as historical stability. The contributions to Cultural Values and Human Ecology are exceedingly diverse. They include abstract theoretical discussions and specific case studies, ranging across the landscape of Southeast Asia from the islands to southern China. They deal with hunting-gathering populations as well as peasants operating within contemporary nation-states, and they are the work of natural scientists, social scientists, and humanists of Western and Asian origin. Diversity in the backgrounds of the authors contributes most to the varied approaches to the theme of this volume, because differences in cultural background and academic tradition will lead to different research interests and to differences in the empirical approaches chosen to pursue given problems.
Indigenising the University Curriculum in Southern Africa
Authors: Shava Soul , Nkopodi Nkopodi
Published: September 2016

The academic landscape in higher education institutions (universities) in southern Africa (countries in SADC)) remains highly influenced by western epistemologies. This is despite the fact that these academic institutions are situated in independent states. The research and teaching activities in universities are entrenched within western theories and knowledge disciplines that are presented as neutral, universal and singular. The implication is that while we celebrate political independence we are still entrapped in continuing coloniality. This points to a need for reframing the curriculum to prioritise the interests of Africans. This chapter explores possible factors that contribute to the continued alienation of indigenous knowledges in southern African universities. It argues that in order to achieve the indigenisation of universities in Africa there is a need for a decolonial process to subvert and decentre western epistemologies by offering African Indigenous epistemologies and African-centred standpoints as alternatives in research and teaching processes in the academy.
Indigenous Knowledge Discourses in Africa
Authors: Masuku Mehluli
Published: September 2016

Since around the 1980s, the aspect of indigenous knowledge (IK) has attracted the attention of a number of experts, including culturists, politicians and information scientists. This has seen the mushrooming of literature on the subject matter from the afore-mentioned practitioners and specialists, with each discipline witnessing a certain “discourse”. This has also witnessed almost everyone in these disciplines glorifying African IK. Against this background, this chapter discusses the IK discourses in Africa, highlighting some of the significant trends and relationships among practitioners and scholars in the fields of culture, politics and information science that are driven by shared philosophies of IK. This paper is theoretical in nature and draws from the literature on IK to explain and demonstrate what the author calls the “IK discourses and “IK frenzy”, and explains the point of intersection by culturists, politicians and information science practitioners.
Educating Highly Able Students from an African Perspective
Authors: Ngara Constantine
Published: September 2016

Basing on Cabral's (1973) legendary practical wisdom to return to the source, in the quest to broaden existing understanding of giftedness and improve the education of gifted students, the chapter examines indigenous conceptions of giftedness espoused in Bantu cultures of southern Africa. As informed by insights gleaned from research on Ndebele, Shona and Vhenda cultures' views of giftedness, indigenous cultures' views warrant attention as they promise to enrich the education of gifted students in amazing and intriguing ways. The chapter offers specific recommendations for educating highly able students including a Dynamic and Interactive Process Model of Talent development (DIPM) grounded in indigenous cultures of southern Africa currently generating interest in gifted education.
Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge for Competitiveness among Curio Makers of Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe
Authors: Maisiri Esabel
Published: September 2016

Knowledge-based creativity and competitiveness in the cultural industry is determined by the form of work organization and the knowledge enabling conditions prevailing in the operating environment of an organization. Against this background, a case study was conducted to assess the extent to which knowledge enabling conditions prevailing in the environment of curio makers that operated from Matobo National Park, supported competitiveness. Knowledge creation dimensions on intention, individual and group autonomy, fluctuation/creative chaos, information redundancy and requisite variety outlined in the Knowledge Creation Theory provided a perspective for understanding the study phenomena. Individual autonomy, fluctuation/creative chaos, requisite variety and intentional components on trust, collaboration, learning, and incentives and rewards were present. Information redundancy was absent. The curios showed creativity but lacked in uniqueness. The recommendations included development of structures that delineate and provide guidance on a knowledge vision.
Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe
Authors: Tapfuma Mass
Published: September 2016

The chapter discusses the ethical considerations that have to be observed in the preservation of indigenous knowledge following observations that there is no documented evidence of efforts in Zimbabwe to protect indigenous knowledge from unethical practices by researchers and companies as they tap and use the knowledge. The chapter brings to fore the importance of ethics with regards to research aimed at tapping and preserving indigenous knowledge systems before the knowledge becomes extinct. Therefore, a review of literature was done in order to provide a conceptual overview of the importance of ethics, and measures that can be taken in the preservation of indigenous knowledge are also explored. The chapter recommends that policies promoting ethical practices in the preservation of indigenous knowledge systems of the indigenous communities, be put in place as a measure against theft of innovations and knowledge and the filing of bad patents.
The Traditional Cooking Fuel
Authors: Remigios Mangizvo V.
Published: September 2016

The chapter discusses why households in Chiwundura Communal Area continue to rely on traditional biomass for cooking purposes. This chapter is a deliberate consideration of indigenous knowledge on the use of biomass. This qualitative study, used interviews, observations and focus group discussions to generate data. The study established that fuelwood was preferred to electricity because it made food tastier. The smoke that was produced from the fire was utilized to preserve food and seed. It was also used in protecting thatch from weevils. The traditional fireplace was also used for social cohesion as families sat around the fire in the evenings. It was however established that use of fuelwood encouraged deforestation, climate change and indoor pollution that was associated with a number of ailments. The study recommends a sustainable utilization of fuelwood as well as an adoption of green energy which has fewer effects on the health of individuals.
Co-Existence
Authors: Zeng Li
Published: September 2016

This paper discusses the design capability challenges that are needed to be overcome by China to transform its current process type manufacturing industries into an innovation-design capabilities facilitated third phase industrialization process. This paper will discuss: 1) China's industrialization process in the context of the relationships between industrialization and innovation and the role that design capabilities play in facilitating the transformation of innovation into globally competitive products; 2) current weaknesses and challenges faced by design education in China and design capabilities needed to be developed to support an industry that is driven by innovation; 3) opportunities and recommendations for future actions.
Developing an Integral Approach for Chinese Design Education
Authors: Xu Fang
Published: September 2016

Developing Chinese Design Education (CDE) with Chinese characteristics is an old but unending topic that has been discussed in the field of design education in P. R. China for many years. The debate has been constrained by different attitudes towards the nature of design, diverse interpretations of the Chinese cultural tradition and varied perceptions of the role of education. The future development of CDE is eager for new attitude, thinking and approach to rebuild its culture and value system. This article develops a comprehensive framework through redefining the meanings of CDE, applying the principles of spatio-temporal measurement and ADAL model of Integral Theory. This integral approach based on the newly established framework provides a pragmatic and collective method for CDE, not only from a strategic height to simultaneously understand multiple, competing theories and ideas, but also from tactical operational level to holistically manage different perspectives and practical solutions.
Industry
Authors: Tu Jui-Che , Huang Yu-Chen
Published: September 2016

“Industry-academia partnership” refers to the cooperative relationships between universities and enterprises during economic development. The purpose of this study is to establish a cooperative channel, strengthen the two-way exchanges between universities and enterprises, and highlight their complementary relationship. Universities shall guide enterprises toward correct operational philosophy, and assist industrial upgrading and economic development, while enhancing the research level of universities. As a result of this study, industry-academia partnership integrates social resources to give full play to mutual exchange between economic functions and social adaptations in order to promote industrial upgrading.
Eye Movement Behavior and Individual Differences in Word Identification During Reading
Authors: Folk Jocelyn R. , Eskenazi Michael A.
Published: September 2016

This chapter provides an overview of how the observation of eye movement behavior can be used to study how words are identified during reading in different populations. The chapter begins with a discussion of different eye movement behaviors, the perceptual span, and parafoveal processing. After providing the reader with a basic understanding of terms and methodology, the authors discuss how eye movements in reading change across the lifespan, individual differences in eye movement behavior in lower-skill and higher-skill adult readers, and eye movement patterns in special populations. This discussion highlights what is known about changes in eye movement behaviors from developing readers to older adult readers. It also includes a discussion of the role of eye movements in dyslexia and eye movement behavior in readers who are deaf.
The Use of Eye-gaze to Understand Multimedia Learning
Authors: Desjarlais Malinda
Published: September 2016

There is great interest in how learners construct knowledge when presented with multimedia. Although information has been gained from evaluating recall performance across multimedia conditions, the use of eye-gaze indices for understanding multimedia learning is becoming increasingly popular. Within the multimedia learning literature, researchers have used duration, frequency and sequence of fixations as well as shifts in eye-gaze to identify differences regarding the selection, organization, and integration of information among learners. The current chapter provides a discussion of eye-gaze measures that have been employed in multimedia research and their related interpretations for the attentional process that takes place during the learning phase. In addition, considerations for using eye-gaze measures to understand multimedia learning are presented.
Ore mineralogy of Cu-PGE mineralized gabbros, Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Midcontinent rift: supporting databases, scanning electron microscope, and mineral chemistry
Authors: Ames D E , Kjarsgaard I M , Good D J , McDonald A M
Published: September 2016

In the Midcontinent rift-related Coldwell Alkaline Complex, a series of co-genetic gabbroic to ultramafic intrusions host Cu and Pd in the 97.4 Mt Marathon deposit (0.27% Cu, 0.75 ppm Pd, 0.23 ppm Pt, and 0.09 ppm Au) the 32.42 Mt Geordie Lake deposit (0.3
g/t Pd), and in numerous occurrences. This report presents a number of mineralogical databases that are the result of work undertaken to characterize the Cu-Pd mineralization of 4 gabbro-hosted ore zones within the Coldwell Alkaline Complex. More than 40 ore and host rock samples from Geordie Lake,
Area 41, and the Marathon Main and W Horizon orebodies were included in the petrographic study of textures and mineral associations allowing for in situ characterization of minerals of interest. The database of the of twelve, 0.5 to 12 kg mineralized drillcore sample concentrates contain sample
locations, more than 200,000 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) semi-quantitative mineral analyses, and SEM scans and images. Over 140,000 ore mineral grains from the three ore zones yielded more than 70 different ore minerals, of which at least five phases from the W Horizon orebody, Marathon
deposit are unknown or unnamed. The electron microprobe mineral-chemical database lists more than 300 analyses for a range of precious metal minerals and unknowns, including Pd-Au-Ag-Cu, Pd-Ag-S, Pd-S, Pd-Ni-As, Pd-As-Sb, Pd-Te-As-Ge, Pd-Pb-Sn, Pd- Ag-Te, unknown Rh-rich and Rh-bearing
pentlandite-like sulphides, Ru-Rh-As-S, and Cd-S phases from the PGE-enriched W Horizon orebody. The principal ore minerals that account for the Pd, Pt, Rh, and/or Ru metal budget of the Main and W Horizon orebodies, Marathon deposit and the Area 41 Cu-Pd mineralized zone are useful in
discriminating high-value PGE exploitable mineralization.
Classification and mapping of the woody vegetation of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe
Authors: Martini Francesco , Cunliffe Robert , Farcomeni Alessio , De Sanctis Michele , D'Ammando Giacomo , Attorre Fabio
Published: September 2016

Within the framework of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), the purpose of this study was to produce a classification of the woody vegetation of the Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, and a map of its potential distribution. Cover-abundance data of woody species were collected in 330 georeferenced relevés across the Park. These data were used to produce two matrices: the first one using the cover-abundance values as collected in five height layers and the second one based on merging the layers into a single cover value for each species. Automatic classifications were produced for both matrices to determine the optimal number of vegetation types. The two classification approaches both produced 14 types belonging to three macro-groups: mopane, miombo and alluvial woodlands. The results of the two classifications were compared looking at the constant, dominant and diagnostic species of each type. The classification based on separate layers was considered more effective and retained. A high-resolution map of the potential distribution of vegetation types for the whole study area was produced using Random Forest. In the model, the relationship between bioclimatic and topographic variables, known to be correlated to vegetation types, and the classified relevés was used. Identified vegetation types were compared with those of other national parks within the GLTFCA, and an evaluation of the main threats and pressures was conducted.Conservation implications: Vegetation classification and mapping are useful tools for multiple purposes including: surveying and monitoring plant and animal populations, communities and their habitats, and development of management and conservation strategies. Filling the knowledge gap for the Gonarezhou National Park provides a basis for standardised and homogeneous vegetation classification and mapping for the entire Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
Internships enhancing entrepreneurial intent and self-efficacy: Investigating tertiary-level entrepreneurship education programmes
Authors: Botha Melodi , Bignotti Alex
Published: September 2016

Background: Entrepreneurship education interventions are deemed effective when they enhance interns’ entrepreneurial intent (EI) and entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE). Notwithstanding the emergence of internship as an experiential learning approach in entrepreneurship education, evidence about their potential to foster EI and ESE lacks systemisation.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether internships enhance EI and ESE. Furthermore, to what extent South African tertiary institutions include internships in their entrepreneurship and management curricula and the obstacles to such inclusion.

Setting: South Africa has made a concerted effort to insert an entrepreneurship component across tertiary curricula. The evolution of this entrepreneurship component to experiential learning approaches is, however, unclear.

Methods: A qualitative research approach was followed. Firstly, it reviewed empirical evidence for the positive relationship between internships and EI and ESE. Secondly, it conducted a survey of entrepreneurship and business management programmes at all 23 South African tertiary institutions and content analysed the retrieved information to determine whether such programmes include internships. Finally, 10 experts were interviewed to unveil the constraints inhibiting the inclusion of internships in tertiary curricula.

Results: The results revealed empirical support for the positive influence of internships on both EI and ESE. Significant lack of inclusion of internships in tertiary curricula in South Africa emerged, owing mainly to administrative issues, curriculum re-design challenges, and lack of mentoring capacity.

Conclusion: Tertiary-level entrepreneurship education programmes should include an internship component. The paper suggested that tertiary institutions pilot-test the inclusion of internships with a small number of students and a selected cohort of small business owners.
Tuberous breast deformity: A modified technique for single-stage correction
Authors: Aggarwal Shweta , Niranjan Niri S.
Published: September 2016

Introduction: Tuberous breast deformity is one of the most challenging congenital breast anomalies. Severe forms present as hypoplasia of lower medial and lateral quadrants and breast base constriction. We present a modified technique based on redistribution of breast tissue for single-stage aesthetic correction of this deformity. Material, Methods and Surgical Technique: The technique is based on Lejour’s method of single vertical scar breast reduction. The breast tissue is divided into three superiorly based pedicles. However, instead of joining the three pedicles, they are spread to redistribute tissue to quadrants which are deficient. This technique is combined with implant insertion if the breast volume is deficient or mastopexy if there is significant ptosis. The level of nipples is matched to achieve symmetry and areolar reduction done where indicated. We have used this for six patients with Type I/II/III (von Heimburg, 2000) tuberous breast deformity. Results and Discussion: The aesthetic results have been very good in terms of shape, volume, symmetry and patient satisfaction. A historical summary of the development of techniques for correction of tuberous breast is presented along with description of our method and its results.
Successful penile reconstruction following prior arteriovenous loop thrombosis due to undiagnosed protein-S deficiency and exogenous testosterone
Authors: Anoop Parameswaran , Malmande Vithal , Prakash Kumar M. N. , Rao Naveen
Published: September 2016

Flap failure from microvascular thrombotic occlusion is a rare but significant cause for unsuccessful reconstructive surgery. We encountered thrombosis of arteriovenous loop in a patient undergoing phallus reconstruction. Further investigations revealed underlying previously asymptomatic hypercoagulable state due to protein-S deficiency in addition to long-term exogenous testosterone administration. Role of thrombophilia testing, thrombogenic potential of testosterone and the need for therapeutic perioperative anti-coagulation in such situations are described here.
Replantation in scapulothoracic avulsion amputation of the right upper limb in a 3-year-old child- A preliminary report
Authors: Mahendru Sanjay , Khazanchi Rakesh Kumar , Brajesh Vimalendu , Jawed Akram , Aggarwal Aditya , Singh Hardeep , Singh Sukhdeep , Krishnan S.
Published: September 2016

Replantations for major amputations of upper extremity have been widely performed. We report a unique case of successful replantation of scapulothoracic avulsion amputation in a child. In this manuscript, we discuss the various challenges faced during the procedure and chances of neural recovery.
A review of three cases of mobile blast: The new culprit of hand injury
Authors: Mody Nikunj B. , Patil Surendra B. , Kale Satish M.
Published: September 2016

Although blast injuries are common with war; cooking gas; firecracker, mobile phone blast cases are increasing in number in last couple of years. We present 3 cases of mobile blast in 3 children causing injury to dominant hand in them.
Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
Authors: Chhonkar Aditi , Kataria Deepti , Tambe Swagata , Nayak Chitra S.
Published: September 2016

Phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic infectious condition caused by dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is characterised by papulonodules, verrucous, hyperkeratotic or ulcerated plaques, cysts, abscesses, pyogranuloma, non-healing ulcers or sinuses. In India, commonly associated genera are Exophiala, Phialophora, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fonsecaea and Alternaria. This condition involves the presence of brown-walled hyphal structures in the dermis and epidermis. Here, we are reporting a rare case series of three patients of phaeohyphomycosis with lesions on finger and dorsum of the hand.
One plus one: Two free flaps from same donor thigh for simultaneous coverage of two different defects
Authors: Bandi Susmitha , Rao Rayidi Venkata Koteswara , Reddy Damalacheruvu Mukunda
Published: September 2016

Introduction: Primary microvascular reconstruction of multiple defects is challenging particularly if it has to be simultaneous. In trauma cases, harvesting two independent free flaps from different sites is very time-consuming and adds to morbidity. To eliminate these disadvantages, we sought to find out a reliable alternative method of harvesting two independent free flaps based on the descending branch of circumflex femoral artery, i.e., one anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap and one rectus femoris muscle flap. Aim: To study the feasibility of transferring two free flaps, i.e., ALT and rectus femoris muscle flap simultaneously from the same thigh for coverage of two different limb defects. Materials and Methods: From 2003 to 2012, five patients with two defects each were managed with a total of ten flaps harvested from five donor sites based on independent pedicles of descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery and used to cover severe injuries of extremities. Three cases had both lower limb defects and two cases had one upper limb and one lower limb defect. In each case, one ALT flap and one rectus femoris muscle flap were used for coverage. Results: All reconstructive procedures were completed without any major complications. All flaps survived well. There were no re-explorations and no complications related to donor sites. Conclusion: We conclude that our approach of simultaneous harvest of ALT and rectus femoris muscle from the same thigh offers two flaps for two different defects in terms of economy of donor site and operating time.
Primary Esophageal Intramural Squamous Cell Carcinoma Masquerading as a Submucosal Tumor: A Rare Presentation of a Common Disease
Authors: Sonthalia Nikhil , Jain Samit S. , Surude Ravindra G. , Pawar Vinay B. , Udgirkar Suhas , Rathi Pravin M.
Published: September 2016

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the commonest primary malignant esophageal tumor, which typically presents as endoscopically visible surface mucosal ulcerations, irregularities, or polyploidal masses. We here report a rare case of primary ESCC with completely intramural growth under a normal looking intact nondysplastic surface squamous epithelium disguising as a submucosal tumor. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy-guided mucosal biopsy was negative for malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) revealed a heteroechoic solid mass originating from the muscularis propria of the distal esophagus. Cytological study of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration from the mass was suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma, which was confirmed on immunohistochemistry. There was no evidence of metastatic origin of this tumor or continuous cancer involvement from the surrounding structures, including the head, neck, and lungs on bronchoscopy, computed tomography scan, and positron emission tomography scan. Exclusive intramural squamous cell carcinoma with normal overlying mucosa is an exceedingly rare presentation of primary ESCC with only four cases reported in the literature so far. A high index of suspicion is required by the gastroenterologists and pathologists in diagnosing these cases as these tumors closely mimic the mesenchymal submucosal tumors such as lipoma, leiomyoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. EUS is an indispensable tool in making a preoperative diagnosis and therapeutic decision making.
ARNs non-codants : potentiel d’utilisation thérapeutique
Authors: Vaiman Daniel
Published: September 2016

Les ARNs non codants constituent une classe d’acides nucléiques de plus en plus étudiée. D’abord pensés comme étant une catégorie anecdotique de produits de la transcription, il apparait clairement, que sous la forme de petites molécules (micro ARNs - ou miARNs -, siARNs et piARNs) ou de molécules beaucoup plus longues (long-non coding RNA ou lncRNAs), ils jouent un rôle crucial dans la régulation épigénétique de l’expression des gènes, dans le contexte général de l’interférence à ARN. Des molécules synthétiques mimant leur action peuvent aisément être produites (siARNs ou mimes de miARNs) et vont être capables d’inhiber l’expression des gènes (voire de miARNs naturels). L’intérêt thérapeutique de leur utilisation est donc évident dans quasiment tous les domaines de la médecine. Cette utilisation nécessite tout de même de détruire plusieurs verrous techniques ou technologiques, ce qui est clairement en passe de se produire.
Évaluation d’un protocole d’électromyostimulation du dos chez le cheval. Étude préliminaire
Authors: Schwaab Marie , Sawaya Serge
Published: September 2016

L’électromyostimulation (ou NMES pour neuromuscular electrical stimulation) est une technique physique de rééducation en développement chez les animaux, chiens et chevaux. Un programme évolutif d’électromyostimulation du dos est réalisé chez le cheval pendant six semaines. L’évaluation des effets consiste en des mesures morphométriques externes et échographiques, électrophysiologiques et algométriques, effectuées trois et six semaines après le début du traitement et comparées aux mesures recueillies avant. Les résultats les plus pertinents portent sur une élévation du Seuil Nociceptif Mécanique mesuré par algométrie et un accroissement linéaire de l’Intensité Maximale Confortable ainsi que de son rapport avec le Seuil de Réponse Musculaire. Ceux obtenus à partir des méthodes morphométriques restent à confirmer.
Transmission de Bartonella spp par les tiques : mythe ou réalité ?
Authors: Vayssier-Taussat Muriel , Raoult Didier
Published: September 2016

Les bactéries du genre Bartonella infectent un très grand nombre d’espèces de mammifères y compris l’Homme au sein desquelles elle est transmise par le biais de la piqûre d’un arthropode hématophage. Les tiques sont les premiers vecteurs d’agents pathogènes en Europe et de nombreuses études ont suggéré leur rôle dans la transmission de certaines espèces de Bartonella. Chez l’Homme, les symptômes causés par l’infection par Bartonella sont très divers et dépendent de l’espèce incriminée et de l’état immunitaire de la personne infectée. Dans l’étude présentée ici nous avons isolé des espèces de

Bartonella d’origine animale chez des patients souffrant de symptômes chroniques non spécifiques dont l’apparition était consécutive à une piqûre de tiques. Parmi ces espèces certaines n’avaient jamais été isolées chez l’homme.
Vrednost korpusa Janes za slovensko normativistiko
Authors: Arhar Holdt Špela , Dobrovoljc Kaja
Published: September 2016

Namen pričujočega prispevka je preveriti vrednost korpusa Janes za normativistične raziskave. Korpus Janes namreč prinaša besedila, ki za razliko od gradiva v referenčnih korpusih večinoma niso jezikovno korigirana in zato realneje izkazuje tendence rabe oz. (ne)intuitivnost obstoječih jezikovnih pravil v širši jezikovni skupnosti. Za študijo primera smo izbrali zveze samostalnika z neujemalnim levim prilastkom (solo petje, RTV prispevek). Analiza razkriva: da se referenčni korpus Kres in korpus Janes glede zapisa teh zvez pomembno razlikujeta; da je raba tovrstnih zvez v korpusu Janes pogostejša in bolj raznolika kot v korpusu Kres; da se v obeh korpusih pojavlja visok delež zvez, ki v rabi izkazujejo variantnost v zapisovanju, tudi na ravni posameznih prilastkov; in – vsaj na prvi pogled – presenetljivo, da je raba v korpusu Janes konsistentnejša, kar nakazuje, da jezikovna regulacija obravnavanega problema povečuje variantnost v jezikovni rabi. Prispevek temelji na konferenčni temi, ki smo jo podatkovno in vsebinsko razširili, vključili smo tudi razpravo o možni nadaljnji obravnavi izbranega jezikovnega problema, širše pa o pomenu in načinu vključitve korpusa Janes v metodologijo slovenske normativistike.
Spletna slovenščina pod drobnogledom dijakov in študentov
Authors: Arhar Holdt Špela
Published: September 2016

V tednu med 4. in 8. julijem 2016 je pod okriljem Oddelka za prevajalstvo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani in s finančno podporo slovenske raziskovalne infrastrukture Clarin.si potekal jezikoslovni raziskovalni tabor za dijake in študente. Tabor, katerega osrednja tema je bila spletna slovenščina, je bil letos že drugi po vrsti (poročilo o prvem v Fišer 2015), za razliko od lanskega leta, ko so bili njegovi udeleženci le dijaki, pa je tokrat vključeval tudi študente. Študentski in dijaški program je bil ločen in je potekal za oboje vzporedno. Obe ravni programa sta bili sestavljeni iz predavanj, na katerih so udeleženci spoznali nove vsebine, in delavniškega dela, v katerem so usvojena znanja prenesli v lastno raziskovalno prakso. Preplet obeh programov je bil zasnovan in izpeljan pod organizacijsko taktirko doc. dr. Darje Fišer in asist. Jaka Čibeja, ob pomoči Dafne Marko, Ize Škrjanec in Katje Zupan, in sicer kot ena od aktivnosti projekta Jezikoslovna analiza nestandardne slovenščine.
O delovanju in govoru političnih elit skozi optiko Parlametra
Authors: Lengar Verovnik Tina , Vrtačič Eva , Oblak Črnič Tanja
Published: September 2016

Članek problematizira več vidikov delovanja in govora etablirane politične elite v kontekstu novega spletnega orodja Parlameter. Pojav spleta in digitalnih prostorov izražanja pri tem razumemo kot platformo, ki jezik kot družbeni fenomen tudi kritično analizira. Parlameter namreč dopušča, da že prisotno govorico, ki ima pomemben kontekst, saj gre za poslance oz. zakonodajne odločevalce, ki soustvarjajo javno kulturo, podrobneje analiziramo s pomočjo raznolikih algoritmov in strukturnih mehanizmov – od rabe jezika do prisotnosti in odločanja v državnem zboru. V prispevku predstavljamo zlasti avtomatizirane in druge analize, ki jih spletišče ponuja na ravni govora posameznikov in poslanskih skupin v trenutnem parlamentarnem sklicu. Ker pa Parlameter kot novo analitično orodje poleg jezikovno-stilnih dimenzij ponuja tudi nadzorovalno funkcijo delovanja poslancev in poslank ter njihovih odločitev, v prvem delu prispevka predstavljamo preostale ravni morebitnih analiz in jih umeščamo v širši kontekst digitalizacije institucionalne politike.
Morality, justice and the challenge of execution of witches in Africa
Authors: Olanipekun Victor Olusola
Published: September 2016

The question whether justice can be completely detached from morality seems to be relevant to the discussion of the issues that surround the execution of witches in Africa. In spite the widespread belief in witchcraft in African societies, it is apparent that part of the West as well as the Judeo-Christian traditions also support this view. However, this does not remove the fact that, there are thousands of individuals who are still sceptical about such belief. This paper agrees with the view of those who believe the  existence of witchcraft. Thus, despite the fact that many scholars have written on the existence of witchcraft in Africa, little or no attention has been paid to the question of moral implications of executing witches in Africa. An attempt to fill this gap facilitates an investigation into the nexus between morality and social justice. The fundamental problem now is, is it morally right to kill? Should witches be killed? If witches should be executed, are there moral and legal bases for such killing? How should we account  for the question of sanctity of human life? In this paper, effort shall be made to answer these fundamental questions. The methods employed in this research are critical analysis, philosophical argumentation and conceptual clarification.Keywords: witchcraft, morality, law, society, justice, religion
Restitución gráfica de la sala 12 del Palacio Condal de Oliva a partir del legado gráfico de Fischer y Lauritzem
Authors: Martínez Moya Joaquín Ángel
Published: September 2016

El Palacio Condal de Oliva, declarado Monumento Nacional en 1920, hoy casi desaparecido, fue un referente de la arquitectura tardogótica valenciana. El objetivo del presente artículo consiste es la restitución gráfica de una de sus salas nobles, la Sala 12.

Partiendo de la documentación gráfica levantada por los arquitectos daneses Fischer y Lauritzem entre 1219 y 1920 se ha procedido a redefinir y dibujar cada uno de los elementos singulares que la componían, así como todo el conjunto siguiendo una rigurosa metodología gráfica, con la finalidad de poder visualizar y entender este espacio arquitectónico.

El resultado final es una exhaustiva restitución gráfica de la Sala mediante una completa definición geométrica a partir de la cual se puede profundizar en el análisis y comprensión del conjunto arquitectónico, para posteriores estudios, así como la difusión de este monumento de un alto valor histórico y patrimonial.
Los oscuros orígenes de la cámara oscura: Alhacén y sus predecesores
Authors: Fraga Fernando
Published: September 2016

En pleno siglo XXI, hemos sido testigos de la sorpresa que una tosca proyección estenopeica origina entre distintos profesionales. Este hecho demuestra que, a pesar del profundo estudio por parte de los especialistas, la cámara oscura es un tema del que generalmente se ha oído hablar, pero pocos han experimentado.

Sin apoyo de una lente, la imagen proyectada por la cámara es tenue y difusa. A lo sumo, en condiciones ideales de luminosidad, buena calidad del estenopo y oscuridad absoluta, sería posible el calcado de los contornos de la imagen proyectada, con cierta eficacia.

Una vez constatado el conocimiento de este hecho desde la antigüedad, sólo era cuestión de tiempo que la casualidad o la curiosidad condujeran a la colocación de una lente en la abertura. Mientras ello ocurría, innumerables autores se dedicaron a su estudio. Sin embargo, es ciertamente exigua la constancia gráfica o escrita que ha llegado hasta nosotros.
Árboles, rostros y arquitectura, convergencias en el dibujo de Louis I. Kahn
Authors: Bravo de Laguna Socorro Alberto
Published: September 2016

Kahn a lo largo de su vida dibujará arquitectura, paisajes, objetos y otros temas, si recopilamos algunos de estos dibujos diversos y los observamos conjuntamente, en una secuencia ordenada por el tiempo de su ejecución, podemos apreciar a través de ellos evoluciones, períodos y variaciones al dibujarlos. Se observan en ellos coincidencias en técnicas y formas, determinadas por sus referentes plásticos, sus circunstancias personales y fundamentalmente por su concepción de la arquitectura.
Para constatar estas relaciones, seleccionamos dos motivos recurrentes en sus dibujos, los árboles y sus autorretratos, en la búsqueda de convergencias gráficas, su presencia constante deja evidencias de una evolución gráfica compartida con su dibujo para la arquitectura.