bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PSR J1119–6127 and Its Pulsar Wind Nebula Following the Magnetar-like Bursts
Authors: Blumer Harsha , Safi-Harb Samar , McLaughlin Maura A.
Published: November 2017

We present a Chandra Director’s Discretionary Time observation of PSR J1119–6127 and its compact X-ray pulsar wind nebula (PWN) obtained on 2016 October 27, three months after the Fermi and Swift detection of millisecond bursts in hard X-rays, accompanied by a ≳160 times increase in flux. This magnetar-like activity, the first observed from a rotation-powered radio pulsar, provides an important probe of the physical processes that differentiate radio pulsars from magnetars. The post-burst X-ray spectrum of the pulsar can be described by a single power-law model with a photon index of 2.0 ± 0.2 and an unabsorbed flux of

10−12 erg cm−2 s−1 in the 0.5–7.0 keV energy range. At the time of Chandra observations, the pulsar was still brighter by a factor of ∼22 in comparison with its quiescence. The X-ray images reveal a nebula brighter than in the pre-burst Chandra observations (from 2002 and 2004), with an unabsorbed flux of

10−13 erg cm−2 s−1. This implies a current X-ray efficiency of

at a distance of 8.4 kpc. In addition, a faint torus-like structure is visible along the southeast–northwest direction and a jet-like feature perpendicular to the torus toward the southwest. The PWN is best fitted by an absorbed power-law with a photon index of 2.2 ± 0.5 (post-burst). While the pulsar can still be energetically powered by rotation, the observed changes in PSR J1119–6127 and its PWN following the magnetar-like bursts point to an additional source of energy powered by its high magnetic field.
LMWF-5A for the Treatment of Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Integrated Analysis of Safety and Efficacy
Authors: Cole Brian , McGrath Brian , Salottolo Kristin , Bar-Or David
Published: November 2017

The low-molecular-weight fraction of 5% human serum albumin (LMWF-5A) is being developed to treat the signs and symptoms of severe osteoarthritis of the knee. This study was a post hoc pooled analysis of 3 randomized placebo-controlled trials of a single intra-articular injection of LMWF-5A, focusing on the subset of patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee (Kellgren–Lawrence grade 4). Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive a single 4-mL intra-articular knee injection of either LMWF-5A or saline. Safety was assessed as the incidence and severity of adverse events. Efficacy was assessed as the change from baseline to week 12 on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain (primary outcome), stiffness, and physical function subscores and on patient global assessment scores and was presented as the least squares mean difference and 95% confidence interval. The proportion of responders was defined with the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology-Osteoarthritis Research Society International criteria for scenario D and examined with Pearson's chi-square test. For 417 patients with severe osteoarthritis of the knee, treatment with LMWF-5A resulted in a significant decrease in pain at 12 weeks compared with saline (mean difference, −0.19; 95% confidence interval, −0.34 to −0.04;
P
=.016), with improvements in function (mean difference, −0.15; 95% confidence interval, −0.31 to 0.01) and patient global assessment (mean difference, −0.30; 95% confidence interval, −0.49 to −0.12) and higher responder rates (64.25% vs 50.90%,
P
=.006). No drug-related serious adverse events and no deaths occurred, and the incidence and severity of adverse events were similar across treatment groups. This pooled analysis supports the use of LMWF-5A as a safe therapeutic agent for relief of the signs and symptoms of severe osteoarthritis of the knee. [
Orthopedics.
2018; 41(1):e77–e83.]
FEVR-like Presentation in an 11q Deletion Syndrome and 16p13.11 Microdeletion
Authors: Garcia Maria D. , Ventura Camila V. , Berrocal Audina M.
Published: November 2017

A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed and treated for familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Genetic testing revealed a 16p13.11 microdeletion and unbalanced translocation causing 11q deletion syndrome. This is the first report describing retinal findings associated with this combination of genetic alterations. Patients with 11q deletion syndrome or 16p13 microdeletions should undergo ophthalmologic examination.

[
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2017;54:e71–e74.]
Surgical Technique for Pulled in Two Syndrome: Three Cases With Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia
Authors: Jones Alexander Matthew , Starte Julia , Dunn Hamish , Ahmad Kate , Tan Kimberley
Published: November 2017

The authors describe three examples of “pulled in two syndrome” (PITS) from a series of 13 patients undergoing strabismus surgery with underlying chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) and illustrate techniques for recovery of the “pulled in two” extraocular muscle should the complication arise. In all cases, a rectus muscle snapped under minimal tension while held on a strabismus hook during strabismus surgery. Two patients suffered from CPEO as a result of genetic mitochondrial disease, whereas one resulted from presumed mitochondrial toxicity induced by HAART. In cases 1 and 3, the proximal medial rectus segment was retrieved and reattached. In case 2, the fragmented superior rectus muscle was too friable to be reattached. All three patients were satisfied with the outcome, having reduced their angles of misalignment postoperatively. All three had improved cosmesis, and the two who had complained of diplopia preoperatively found their diplopia to be eliminated or improved. With anticipation of muscle friability in patients with previous extraocular surgery or degenerative muscle changes such as CPEO, the likelihood of the complication arising may be reduced. Should it occur, the loss of a snapped rectus muscle may be avoided through careful manipulation of the globe.

[
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
. 2017;54:e83–e87.]
Examining Exercise in Older Adults Using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Temporal Discounting
Authors: Tate Linda M. , Tsai Pao-Feng , Rettiganti Mallikarjuna , Landes Reid D. , Lefler Leanne L. , Bryant-Moore Keneshia
Published: November 2017

Exercise is one of the most important health behaviors to reduce and prevent the severity of many chronic diseases. The purpose of the current study was to determine if adding temporal discounting (TD) would affect the predictability of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in exercising among older adults. One hundred thirty-seven older adults were recruited from 11 churches in rural Arkansas using a cross-sectional design. Information regarding participants' exercise behavior, constructs of the TPB, TD rates, and demographics was collected. Path analysis was used to examine the relationships between and among each of the concepts of the TPB and TD. TD was not a significant predictor (
p
= 0.413) for exercise behavior after adjusting for intention. Adding TD to the existing TPB did not significantly affect the predictability of the model negatively or positively.

[Res Gerontol Nurs. 2017; 10(6):252–259.]
BDI vs FSM Agents in Social Simulations for Raising Awareness in Disasters
Authors: Adam Carole , Taillandier Patrick , Dugdale Julie , Gaudou Benoit
Published: November 2017

Each summer in Australia, bushfires burn many hectares of forest, causing deaths, injuries, and destroying property. Agent-based simulation is a powerful tool to test various management strategies on a simulated population, and to raise awareness of the actual population behaviour. But valid results depend on realistic underlying models. This article describes two simulations of the Australian population's behaviour during bushfires designed in previous work, one based on a finite-state machine architecture, the other based on a belief-desire-intention agent architecture. It then proposes several contributions towards more realistic agent-based models of human behaviour: a methodology and tool for easily designing BDI models; a number of objective and subjective criteria for comparing agent-based models; a comparison of our two models along these criteria, showing that BDI provides better explanability and understandability of behaviour, makes models easier to extend, and is therefore best adapted; and a discussion of possible extensions of BDI models to further improve their realism.
Diffusion-Controlled Growth and Microstructural Evolution of Aluminide Coatings on Superalloys and Steel
Authors: Paul Aloke
Published: November 2017

The diffusion-controlled growth and microstructural evolution at the interface of aluminide coatings and different substrates such as Ni-base superalloys and steel are reviewed. Quantitative diffusion analysis indicates that the diffusion rates of components in the β-NiAl phase increases with the addition of Pt. This directly reflects on the growth rate of the interdiffusion zone. The thickness and formation of precipitates increase significantly with the Pt addition. Mainly Fe2Al5phase grows during hot dip aluminization of steel along with few other phases with the very thin layer. Chemical vapor deposition process is being established for a better control of the composition of the Fe-aluminide coating on steel.
Editorial
Authors: Emmanuel Rohinton
Published: November 2017

No abstract available
Superoxide Production by NADPH Oxidase Intensifies Macrophage Antiviral Responses during Diabetogenic Coxsackievirus Infection
Authors: Burg Ashley R. , Das Shaonli , Padgett Lindsey E. , Koenig Zachary E. , Tse Hubert M.
Published: November 2017

Coxsackievirus B infections are suspected environmental triggers of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and macrophage antiviral responses may provide a link to virus-induced T1D. We previously demonstrated an important role for NADPH oxidase (NOX)–derived superoxide production during T1D pathogenesis, as NOX-deficient NOD mice (NOD.Ncf1m1J) were protected against T1D due, in part, to impaired proinflammatory TLR signaling in NOD.Ncf1m1J macrophages. Therefore, we hypothesized that loss of NOX-derived superoxide would dampen diabetogenic antiviral macrophage responses and protect from virus-induced diabetes. Upon infection with a suspected diabetogenic virus, Coxsackievirus B3 (CB3), NOD.Ncf1m1J mice remained resistant to virus-induced autoimmune diabetes. A concomitant decrease in circulating inflammatory chemokines, blunted antiviral gene signature within the pancreas, and reduced proinflammatory M1 macrophage responses were observed. Importantly, exogenous superoxide addition to CB3-infected NOD.Ncf1m1J bone marrow–derived macrophages rescued the inflammatory antiviral M1 macrophage response, revealing reduction-oxidation–dependent mechanisms of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 signaling and dsRNA viral sensors in macrophages. We report that superoxide production following CB3 infection may exacerbate pancreatic β cell destruction in T1D by influencing proinflammatory M1 macrophage responses, and mechanistically linking oxidative stress, inflammation, and diabetogenic virus infections.
Epidemiology of Injury Due to Race-Day Jockey Falls in Professional Flat and Jump Horse Racing in Ireland, 2011–2015
Authors: O'Connor Siobhan , Warrington Giles , McGoldrick Adrian , Cullen SarahJane
Published: November 2017

Context: 

Professional horse racing is considered a high-risk sport, yet the last analysis of fall and injury incidence in this sport in Ireland was completed between 1999 and 2006.

Objective: 

To provide an updated analysis of the fall and injury incidence in professional flat and jump horse racing in Ireland from 2011 through 2015, compare it with the previous analysis, and detail the specific types and locations of injuries.

Design: 

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Setting: 

A medical doctor recorded all injuries that occurred at every official flat and jump race meeting for the 2011 through 2015 seasons using standardized injury-report forms.

Main Outcome Measure(s): 

Injury and fall rates and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported for flat and jump racing. Incidence rate ratios and 95% CIs were calculated between flat and jump racing, between the 1999–2006 analysis and the current results, and between 2011 and 2015. The distribution of injuries for type and location of injury was reported.

Results: 

Compared with flat racing, jump racing had significantly more falls per 1000 rides (49.5 versus 3.8), injuries per 1000 rides (10.1 versus 1.4), and injuries per 1000 meetings (776.0 versus 94.1). However, the rate of injuries per 1000 falls was significantly higher in flat racing (352.8 versus 203.8). An increase in injuries per 1000 falls between 2011 and 2015 was found in flat racing (P = .005). Since the previous analysis, a significant increase in injuries per 1000 rides and falls was noted in jump racing. Soft tissue injuries were predominant in flat and jump racing (61.54% and 68.80%, respectively), with fractures the second most common injury (15.38% and 18.06%, respectively). Concussions were more prevalent from flat-racing falls (incidence rate ratio = 0.30; 95% CI = 0.15, 0.61). The lower limb was the most frequent location of injury (32.89%) in flat racing; however, in jump racing, upper limb injuries (34.97%) were predominant.

Conclusions: 

An update on professional flat- and jump-racing fall and injury epidemiology is provided. Further research to identify risk factors for injury, design and investigate the feasibility of injury-prevention strategies, and document their effects on fall and injury incidence is required.
A university in a small city: Discovering which sectors benefit
Authors: Dyason David , Kleynhans Ewert P.J.
Published: November 2017

Orientation: A university, and equally so a university campus, has the ability to influence the economy through its sectoral links. This raises the question as to what sectors benefit as a result of expenditure made by a university campus that is situated within a small city in South Africa.Research purpose: This paper identified the university-sector links by applying a bill-of-goods approach to identify which sectors benefit as a result of an operational university campus.Motivation for the study: The findings of this study will be used in refining provincial or local social accounting matrix (SAM) models to improve the measurement of an economic impact assessment for the university campus, especially as SAM models are not readily available on such a micro-level within South Africa.Research design, approach and method: The bill-of-goods is a detailed representation of the purchases of goods and services for the campus. The goods and services are grouped into the corresponding sector according to the Standard Industrial Classification to identify and quantify university-sector linkages.Main findings: The results indicated a significant benefit for tertiary sectors of the economy, which receive approximately 85% of university expenditure. On a sectoral level, there is an increased benefit to the utility, retail and personal services sectors, whereas manufacturing and construction turn out to be less significant. Growth prospects for sectors within the tertiary sectors are higher compared to sectors in the primary and secondary sectors.Practical and managerial implications: Understanding this link enables strategic spatial planning on the part of local government and will enable proactive land-use planning, based on the strength and growth prospects of each individual sector that benefits from university expenditure.Contribution or value-add: This approach provided exceptional value in identifying the sectors that benefit and provide important trend analyses that will be combined with input–output models to improve the accuracy of measuring university impact assessment on a local level.
Die noodsaak van kulturele interaksie in Apologetiek: Handelinge 17:16-32 as motivering
Authors: Erasmus Johan , Stoker Henk
Published: November 2017

The need of cultural interaction in Apologetics: Acts 17:16–32 as explanatory statement. Acceptance of a secular-versus-holy dualism holds Christianity in a cultural prison and has the effect that the Christian faith becomes a compartmentalised entity, which oddly fits in a secular context, because it does not have an impact outside the church building. To be culturally effective in its communication, apologetics should make use of images and expressions that is known by the people it aims to reach. Interacting with their worldviews in a narrative form is also much more subtle than the use of an argumentative style of reasoning that emphasise differences.Arts have a particular ability to shape and analyse culture. Films can help Christian apologists to understand culture as well as to be in a better position to engage meaningfully with the world. In a similar way to which Paul made use of pagan insights and narratives in Acts 17, the themes of contemporary movies can be used by apologists. Paul’s strategy was not the syncretistic reconciliation of two incompatible worldviews, but subversion through giving Greek ideas new meaning by placing them in a monotheistic context. When apologetics makes use of stories saturated with Christian themes, it can address secular imagination with an understanding of God and the world which they would not otherwise have considered.
Triple Massey products and absolute Galois groups
Authors: Efrat Ido , Matzri Eliyahu
Published: November 2017

Let

p

be a prime number,

F

a field containing a root of unity of order

p

, and

G_F

the absolute Galois group. Extending results of Hopkins, Wickelgren, Mináč and Tân, we prove that the triple Massey product

H^1(G_F)^3\to H^2(G_F)

contains 0 whenever it is non-empty. This gives a new restriction on the possible profinite group structure of

G_F

.
Novel Pathway of SO2 Oxidation in the Atmosphere: Reactions with Monoterpene Ozonolysis Intermediates and Secondary Organic Aerosol
Authors: Ye Jianhuai , Abbatt Jonathan P. D. , Chan Arthur W. H.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Ozonolysis of monoterpenes is an important source of atmospheric biogenic secondary organic aerosol (BSOA). While enhanced BSOA formation has been associated with sulfate-rich conditions, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this work, the interactions between SO2 and reactive intermediates from monoterpene ozonolysis were investigated under different humidity conditions (10 % vs. 50 %). Chamber experiments were conducted with ozonolysis of alpha-pinene or limonene in the presence of SO2. Limonene SOA formation was enhanced in the presence of SO2, while no significant changes in SOA yields were observed during alpha-pinene ozonolysis. Under dry conditions, SO2 primarily reacted with stabilized Criegee Intermediates (sCI) produced from ozonolysis, but at 50 % RH, heterogeneous uptake of SO2 onto organic aerosol was found to be the dominant sink of SO2, likely owing to reactions between SO2 and organic peroxides. This SO2 loss mechanism to organic peroxides in SOA has not previously been identified in experimental chamber study. Organosulfates were detected and identified using electrospray ionization-ion mobility time of flight mass spectrometer (ESI-IMS-TOF) when SO2 was present in the experiments. Our results demonstrate the synergistic effects between BSOA formation and SO2 oxidation through sCI chemistry and SO2 uptake onto organic aerosol and illustrate the importance of considering the chemistry of organic and sulfur-containing compounds holistically to properly account for their reactive sinks.
Contextualizing time-series data: Quantification of short-term
regional variability in the San Pedro Channel using high-resolution
in situ glider data
Authors: Teel Elizabeth N. , Liu Xiao , Seegers Bridget N. , Ragan Matthew A. , Haskell William Z. , Jones Burt H. , Levine Naomi M.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Oceanic time-series have been instrumental in providing an understanding of biological, physical, and chemical dynamics in the oceans and how these processes change over time. However, the extrapolation of these results to larger oceanographic regions requires an understanding and characterization of local versus regional drivers of variability. Here we use high-frequency spatial and temporal glider data to quantify variability at the coastal San Pedro Ocean Time-series (SPOT) site in the San Pedro Channel (SPC) and provide insight into the underlying oceanographic dynamics for the site. The dataset was dominated by four water column profile types: active upwelling, offshore influence, subsurface chlorophyll maximum, and surface bloom. On average, waters across the SPC were most similar to offshore profiles. On weekly timescales, the SPOT station was on average representative of 64 % of profiles taken within the SPC, and SPOT was least similar to SPC locations that were closest to the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Subsurface chlorophyll maxima with co-located chlorophyll and particle maxima were common in 2013 and 2014 suggesting that these subsurface chlorophyll maxima might contribute significantly to the local primary production. These results indicate that high-resolution in situ glider deployments can be used to determine the spatial domain of time-series data, allowing for broader application of these datasets and greater integration into modeling efforts.
A comparative study of auroral morphology distribution between northern and southern hemispheres based on automatic classification
Authors: Yang Qiuju , Hu Ze-Jun
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Aurora is a very important geophysical phenomenon in the high latitude of Arctic and Antarctic regions, and it is significant to make a comparative study of the auroral morphology between the two hemispheres. Based on the morphological characteristics of the four labeled dayside auroral types (include auroral arc, drapery corona, radial corona and hot-spot aurora) on the 8001 dayside auroral images at Chinese Yellow River Station in 2003, and by extracting the local binary pattern (LBP) features and using k-nearest classifier, this paper makes an automatic classification to the 65361 auroral images of the Chinese Yellow River Station during 2004–2009 and the 39335 auroral images of the South Pole Station between 2003–2005, and finally obtains the occurrence distribution of the dayside auroral morphology in northern and southern hemispheres. The statistical results indicate that the four auroral types present similar occurrence distribution between the two stations. To the best of our knowledge, we are the first to report the statistical comparative results of dayside auroral morphology distribution between northern and southern hemispheres.
Methods of investigating forecast error sensitivity to ensemble size in
a limited-area convection-permitting ensemble
Authors: Bannister Ross Noel , Migliorini Stefano , Rudd Alison Clare , Baker Laura Hart
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Ensemble-based predictions are increasingly used as an aid to weather forecasting and to data assimilation, where the aim is to capture the range of possible outcomes consistent with the underlying uncertainties. Constraints on computing resources mean that ensembles have a relatively small size, which can lead to an incomplete range of possible outcomes, and to inherent sampling errors. This paper discusses how an existing ensemble can be relatively easily increased in size, it develops a range of standard and extended diagnostics to help determine whether a given ensemble is large enough to be useful for forecasting and data assimilation purposes, and it applies the diagnostics to a convective-scale case study for illustration. Diagnostics include the effect of ensemble size on various aspects of rainfall forecasts, kinetic energy spectra, and (co)-variance statistics in the spatial and spectral domains. The work here extends the Met Office's 24 ensemble members to 93. It is found that the extra members do develop a significant degree of linear independence, they increase the ensemble spread (although with caveats to do with non-Gaussianity), they reduce sampling error in many statistical quantities (namely variances, correlations, and length-scales), and improve the effective spatial resolution of the ensemble. The extra members though do not improve the probabilistic rain rate forecasts. It is assumed that the 93-member ensemble approximates the error-free statistics, which is a practical assumption, but the data suggests that this number of members is ultimately not enough to justify this assumption, and therefore more ensembles are likely required for such convective-scale systems to further reduce sampling errors, especially for ensemble data assimilation purposes.
Economic impacts of drought risks for water utilities through Severity-Duration-Frequency framework under climate change scenarios
Authors: Guzmám Diego A. , Mohor Guilherme S. , Taffarello Denise , Mendiondo Eduardo M.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Climate variability and increasing water demands prioritize the need to implement planning strategies for urban water security in the long and medium term. However, actions to manage the drought risk impacts entail great complexity, such as the calculation of economic losses derived from the combination of severity, duration and frequency under uncertainties in the climate projections. Thus, new approaches of risk aversion are needed, as an integrated framework for resilience gap assessment, for water utilities to cope with droughts, thereby linking drivers of climate, hydrology and human demands. This paper aims to present the economic impacts of risk aversion for water utilities through a framework linking severity, duration and frequency (SDF) of droughts under climate change scenarios. This new model framework addresses the opportunity cost that represent the preparedness for risk aversion to cope with potential future impacts of droughts, involving a set of options for planning of water resources, under different demands and climate projections. The methodology integrates the hydrological simulation procedures, under radiative climate forcing scenarios RCP 4.5 and 8.5, from a regional climate model Eta-INPE, with time horizons of 2007–2040, 2041–2070, and 2071–2099, linked to Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP) hydrologic model and under stationary and non-stationary water supply demand assumptions. The model framework is applied to the Cantareira Water Supply System for Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil, with severe vulnerability to droughts. By using hydrological simulations with WEAP, driven by Eta-INPE Regional Climatic Model base line scenarios (1962–2005), were characterized the SDF curves. On the one hand, water tariff price associated to calibrated and modelled scenarios constitute supply/demand proxies of the water warranty time delimited by drought duration. Then, profit loss analysis scenarios are assessed for the regional water utility. On the other hand, for drought resilience gap, results show water utility profit losses per period between 1.3 % and 10.3 % of the regional GDP in 2016. Although future economic impacts vary in a same order, non-stationary demand trends impose larger differences in the drought resilience gap, when the future securitization are linked to regional climate outputs.
Indoor localization: novel RSSI approach based on analytical solution and two receivers
Authors: Warda Ahmad , Petković Bojana , Töpfer Hannes
Published: November 2017

Abstract. Indoor localization based on trilateration method uses at least three receivers for an accurate localization in 2-D. We performed indoor localization in 2-D using only two receivers, combining algebraic equations for signal strengths into one quadratic equation with transmitter position as unknown and using a specific receiver placement at the two adjacent corners of the room. This receiver arrangement assures unique coordinates of the transmitter position inside a room, rejecting automatically the other solution which appears outside the room volume. The accuracy of the method is numerically tested in a room with dimensions of 9.7 m × 4.7 m × 3 m and shows a mean reconstruction error of 3.4 cm.
American Telemedicine Association’s Principles for Delivering Telerehabilitation Services
Authors: Richmond Tammy , Peterson Christopher , Cason Jana , Billings Mike , Terrell Evelyn Abrahante , Lee Alan Chong W. , Towey Michael , Parmanto Bambang , Saptano Andi , Cohn Ellen R. , Brennan David
Published: November 2017

Telehealth is a broad term used to describe the use of electronic or digital information and communications technologies to support clinical healthcare, patient and professional health related education, and public health and health administration. Telerehabilitation refers to the delivery of rehabilitation and habilitation services via information and communication technologies (ICT), also commonly referred to as” telehealth” technologies. Telerehabilitation services can include evaluation, assessment, monitoring, prevention, intervention, supervision, education, consultation, and coaching. Telerehabilitation services can be deployed across all patient populations and multiple healthcare settings including clinics, homes, schools, or community-based worksites. This document was adapted from the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) “A Blueprint for Telerehabilitation Guidelines” (2010) and reflects the current utilization of telerehabilitation services. It was developed collaboratively by members of the ATA Telerehabilitation Special Interest Group, with input and guidance from other practitioners in the field, strategic stakeholders, and ATA staff. Its purpose is to inform and assist practitioners in providing effective and secure services that are based on client needs, current empirical evidence, and available technologies. Rehabilitation professionals, in conjunction with professional associations and other organizations are encouraged to use this document as a resource for developing discipline-specific standards, guidelines, and practice requirements.Keywords: American Telemedicine Association, Habilitation, Rehabilitation, Telehealth, Telepractice
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Neochamanismos en España. Retorno a las creencias ancestrales de la Madre Tierra
Authors: Albert Rodrigo María
Published: November 2017

Entre las múltiples y variadas nuevas formas de espiritualidad contemporánea podemos destacar el chamanismo, más concretamente los neochamanismos como uno de los nuevos desarrollos espirituales a partir de la recuperación de nuestra relación ancestral con la Naturaleza y que busca en los orígenes, el acceso a una religión primigenia conservada por algunos pueblos indígenas. En este artículo tratamos de reflexionar acerca de la llegada y la extensión de dicho fenómeno a España en el marco del nuevo mercado espiritual, de esa constelación místico-esotérica que vive Occidente como una forma de explicación válida ante los déficits de sentido modernos y posmodernos que nos acechan y que nos hacen volver la vista atrás. De esta forma, recuperamos viejas formas de conocimiento transcendente en las filosofías y religiones antiguas que nos sirven como nuevas estrategias a través de las cuales afrontar la realidad cotidiana.
Dialéctica y demarcación fiducial en Martin Buber. Una lectura de "Dos modos de Fe"
Authors: Fernández López José Antonio
Published: November 2017

El presente artículo ofrece una lectura crítica de Dos modos de fe desde una aproximación a sus fuentes y a su contexto. Analizando los dos tipos de fe sugeridos por Buber, se indaga en su caracterización desde la óptica de la historia de las religiones. Esto plantea el desarrollo, desde una perspectiva filosófico-teológica, de una reflexión en torno a los criterios de demarcación buberianos en la distinción entre emuná y pistis, entre judaísmo y cristianismo, a la vez que sobre la imagen que de Jesús y de Pablo refleja la obra.
Solidaridad y religión. La acción social en las confesiones minoritarias en España. El caso de Aragón
Authors: Gómez Bahillo Carlos , Valero Errazu Diana
Published: November 2017

Las iglesias y comunidades de creyentes viven su fe a través de una actitud y disposición solidaria hacia los colectivos con dificultades, por lo que se convierten en una red social de apoyo a los más necesitados. Gracias a ello, los procesos de inserción e integración social se suavizan y se solventan de forma más satisfactoria, siendo especialmente importantes para los problemas que se generan cuando se comienza un nuevo proyecto vital o se accede a una nueva sociedad, como es el caso de la inmigración. Esta investigación analiza el papel que desempeñan las redes sociales asistenciales de las confesiones minoritarias y la acción social que desarrollan. Tras una reflexión sobre la dimensión social del concepto de solidaridad y de la función solidaria de la religión, se recogen las vivencias de los protagonistas, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas, sobre el papel que tiene la comunidad de creyentes en la inserción social de los nuevos pobladores.
Tras las huellas de lo sagrado: un repaso crítico por las propuestas darwinistas para explicar la conducta religiosa
Authors: Gómez Peña Álvaro
Published: November 2017

En el presente estudio se realiza un repaso historiográfico por las principales hipótesis que se han propuesto desde la epistemología darwinista para explicar la conducta religiosa. Para ello, en primer lugar se analizan los pilares básicos del darwinismo: variación, herencia y selección. Teniendo presente esta tríada de conceptos, en un segundo punto se pasa a examinar el fenómeno religioso desde dichos presupuestos teóricos. En este sentido, los darwinistas han analizado la religión bien como una conducta neutra en tanto que exaptación, como un fenómeno no-adaptativo desde una perspectiva memética en tanto que anacronismo y como una práctica adaptativa desde un punto de vista individual y multinivel. En último lugar, se aporta una reflexión crítica sobre los problemas y soluciones que aporta cada perspectiva.
Eva y la triple T en las tradiciones judía e islámica
Authors: Trad Khaoula
Published: November 2017

En este artículo se pretende llevar a cabo un estudio comparativo del momento decisivo de los relatos bíblico y coránico de la vida de Eva que es la violación del pacto hecho con el Creador, el de no acercarse ni comer del árbol prohibido, con el fin de establecer elementos estructurales comunes y distintos. La violación de la orden divina no nació de la nada, tenía sus causas y consecuencias. La Triple T designa las tres etapas de dicha violación. En la primera que es la tentación, veremos la incitación e iniciación al hecho transgresor. A continuación, en la transgresión, explicaremos cómo fue la desobediencia. Por último, viene la tragedia que engloba los resultados y las consecuencias.
Finding Poe's “Rotten Point”: Usher's Architectural Phrenology
Authors: Tavlin Zachary
Published: November 2017

In this article, I will consider “The Fall of the House of Usher” as an architectural manifesto but one that conceives of “architecture” as an environmental pseudoscience with links to nineteenth-century theories of phrenology and physiognomy. Poe's architectural “manifesto” operates on a number of levels—including on the lived body—as he hypothesizes diagnosable links between built environments and subjective-physiological structures. I will thus draw out a dialectical concept amenable to Poe's metaphysical, literary, and medical designs: the notion of an “architectural phrenology” that joins seemingly disparate scales of human thought and activity in order to diagnose our condition within a universe violently opposed to the continuation of our mental, corporeal, and communal identifications.
The Horror of Taking a Picture in Poe's “Tell-Tale Heart”
Authors: Sweeney Susan Elizabeth
Published: November 2017

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Poe's narrator wields an instrument that enhances his vision, adjusts its aperture, calculates the length of exposure, and focuses a single ray of light—all to capture a specific image of someone else. By 1843, when this horror story appeared in The Pioneer, Poe had not only learned of Daguerre's new process for preserving images in a camera obscura but had also published four articles about that process and even sat for his own daguerreotype portrait. Poe's fascination with daguerreotypy influenced several of his tales in the early 1840s. This article reads “The Tell-Tale Heart” in the context of early photography, as documented by news reports, manuals, histories, and reminiscences. I argue that the process of taking daguerreotypes provided a model for both the narrator's actions and the story's construction. “The Tell-Tale Heart” evokes the procedure of setting up a camera, disclosing the lens, adjusting the focus, timing the exposure, and capturing an image. It also addresses the camera's effect on human subjects. Although Poe's contemporaries whimsically referred to torture or agony to convey the ordeal of sitting before a camera, he treated this experience as a source of genuine horror. By narrating “The Tell-Tale Heart” from the perspective of someone inflicting this torment on someone else, and by describing in detail the techniques involved—a clear allusion to the process of taking a daguerreotype—Poe created a new kind of horror tale, featuring a narrator who is obsessed with using visual technology to obtain a particular image.
“A Problem in Detection”: The Rhetoric of Murder in Poe's “The Black Cat”
Authors: Dern John A.
Published: November 2017

The narrator of Poe's “The Black Cat” is a murderer penning a confession on the eve of his execution. This much he admits. He also believes he is the victim of a malevolent, supernatural being, a witching cat—the doppelgänger of a cat the narrator hanged. In the end, this second cat, the narrator claims, fiendishly worked his undoing by tormenting him mercilessly, using its “craft” to seduce him into murder. T. O. Mabbott, in fact, calls this narrative “a story of ‘orthodox’ witchcraft.” Still, the narrator's word choices and paragraphing offer evidence of another hypothesis. The being who tormented the narrator, his “incarnate Night-Mare,” was not the second cat, as such, but the narrator's wife. In his story, the narrator unwittingly reveals his psychological motivation, which, in part, involves his perception of a confederacy between the wife and the second cat—which is not to say that a coherent case for this motivation can disregard the narrator's otherworldly dread. Nevertheless, from his initial discussion of domestic life to his characterization of the murder as an assassination, the narrator rhetorically reveals enough about his inner thoughts, including his sexual discontent, for a reader to hypothesize that the narrator's crime against his wife was personal.
A Source for Poe's “Marginalia”
Authors: Corcella Aldo
Published: November 2017

The article aims at showing that some “Marginalia” in the first two installments of the series (items 1, 4, 9, 10, 14, 22, 24, 25, 36, 55, 68, 71, 84, and maybe also 69 in Pollin's edition) were inspired by articles published in the December 1794 issue of the London journal The British Critic, a New Review.
O perfil da elite política local: Uma análise da autopercepção dos vereadores sobre a representação
Authors: Martins Thais Cavalcante , Kerbauy Maria Teresa Miceli
Published: November 2017

Este artigo tem por objetivo traçar o perfil dos vereadores do município de São Carlos no período de 2001 a 2008, por meio dos atributos sociais, ocupacionais e educacionais. Para tanto, tomamos como referência o método posicional. Buscamos ainda captar a percepção da elite parlamentar municipal sobre o exercício da representação, como forma de destacar o papel dos vereadores na política local. Dentre os principais resultados, destacamos que no município a elite política é formada por homens brancos e católicos, com alto nível de escolaridade, e sem forte vínculo partidário.
Perfis sociais, produção cultural e atuação política dos membros do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Maranhão
Authors: Garces Karolline Cristine Reis
Published: November 2017

O presente trabalho desenvolveu-se no âmbito do Laboratório de Estudos sobre Elites Políticas e Culturais, sob a coordenação dos professores doutores Igor Gastal Grill e Eliana Tavares dos Reis. Nesta pesquisa, o foco se dirige à investigação das condições e dos condicionantes do exercício do trabalho político e intelectual de alguns intérpretes do Maranhão pertencentes ao Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Maranhão (IHGM), mediante o estudo dos seus perfis e da produção escrita a seu respeito. Para tanto, foram examinadas as biografias de sessenta e quatro membros efetivos do IHGM, através do material hagiográfico retirado da própria revista da instituição. A partir desse material foram perseguidos alguns objetivos, tais como: apreender as propriedades sociais dos agentes; identificar as formas de intervenção que privilegiam no âmbito da cultura e da política; e examinar os princípios de legitimação e aferição de excelência social ativados nas estratégias de valorização dos membros da instituição. A operacionalização do estudo foi desenvolvida por intermédio da construção e análise de um banco de dados que reúne informações sobre origem geográfica, profissão e escolarização dos ascendentes, trajeto escolar, carreiras profissionais, publicações, cargos administrativos (na universidade ou em burocracias de governos), cargos eletivos e engajamentos diversos (sindicais, religiosos, em movimentos sociais etc.) dos agentes.
Effect of Online Searches on Stock Returns
Authors: Ahluwalia Saurabh
Published: November 2017

Various theoretical models assume that information seeking behavior of investors has an impact on prices. However, it is very difficult to empirically test this, since the actual information acquisition process of the investors is unobservable. Using a unique data set from Google Trends, I construct a search volume index (SVI) and use it to proxy for the information seeking behavior of retail investors. Using a portfolio based approach I document the asymmetric response of future returns to the changes in the google search volume. I find that the portfolio with the highest increase in the SVI has positive and significant alphas while portfolios with decrease in SVI show no significant results.  My results are robust to alternative specifications of risk models, time frames and measures of search index. Overall, my results are in line with the hypothesis that retail investors’ trades can effect stock prices.
Relative Governance and the Global Cross-Listing Decision: Extending the Bonding Hypothesis
Authors: Ferris Stephen Paul , Liao Min Yu
Published: November 2017

Using a comprehensive set of cross-listings, we extend the bonding hypothesis by developing what we term as the  relative bonding hypothesis. We hypothesize that firms seek the advantages of stronger investor protections by listing in countries whose governance is relatively better than its own. This means that firms can achieve bonding without listing in the U.S and that the governance advantages of bonding are not only for ADRs. We find that firms are more likely to choose a cross-listing destination if the host country has better governance than the home country, except those firms from countries whose managers enjoy greater private benefits of control. We also find that there is valuation premium even when cross-listing occurs  outside of the U.S. The premia are even stronger if the host country has better governance than that of the home country. We conclude that although bonding might explain the existence of ADRs, relative bonding helps to explain the extensive cross-listing which occurs outside of the U.S.
E-Commerce: A Short History Follow-up on Possible Trends
Authors: Santos Valdeci Ferreira dos , Sabino Leandro Ricardo , Morais Greiciele Macedo , Goncalves Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2017

The aim of this work is to think on the state-of-the-art of e-commerce and its trends for the future. E-commerce has been developing since the 1990’s and its evolution is directly linked to the advancement of information technology. Early e-commerce began with the simple dissemination of goods and services by digital means, going from the issuance of orders, then the delivery of products to achieving interaction between traders and consumers via the Internet. Some e-commerce tools enable users to perform transactions even without leaving home – with transactions ranging from purchasing to paying bills. This can be done 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. The demand for convenience and, even, privacy are the main responsible reasons for the increased use of electronic commerce by consumers. Despite the advances of e-commerce in recent times it still requires larger investment, especially regarding safety, which is appointed as major deficiency in this trade modality, along with logistics. Investments will also be necessary to enable e-commerce to keep up with the current technological advances and future development prospects, such as the adoption of virtual intelligence, the expansion of globalization with language translators, adaptive interfaces that take into account the specific characteristics of user groups and the mobile commerce, and the experimentation in 3D model.This study aims to – by means of literature review – draw a brief history of the emergence and evolution of e-commerce, also highlighting the tools in use, the trends and challenges of this modern business model.
Association between Health Risk Behavior and Suicidal Ideation, Continuous Sadness and Depression among Malaysian Youth
Authors: Muhamad Nor Asiah , Roslan Norazilah Mohd , Mahdi Aziman , Ithnain Norbaidurah , Mustapha Normi , Aliza L Noor , Melati AG Rimah , SM Suraiya
Published: November 2017

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global public health importance and a second leading cause of death in adolescents. It is more common among adolescents and is considered as a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aims to determine the association between health risk behavior with suicidal ideation, continuous sadness and depression among Malaysian youth.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 4088 youth aged 13–17 years old from 50 selected schools. A stratified random sampling was used to select respondents from different classes. The students were randomly selected using the same software throughout the country. Verbal consent was obtained from the student and parents prior to data collection. A standardized self-administered questionnaire adapted from the United States’ Youth Behaviour Risk Surveillance Survey (YBRSS) were used.RESULTS: The rates of Continuous Sadness (CS), Depression (DP) and Suicidal Ideation (SI) were 34.3%, 13.2% and 7.9% respectively. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratio showed that sexual abuse was associated with SI 8.04 (95% CI: 4.66, 13.84), CS 5.72 (95% CI: 3.21, 9.82) and DP 4.68% (95% CI: 2.80, 7.83); alcohol use was associated with SI 1.62 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.47) and DP 1.67 (95% CI: 1.20, 2.33). Female was associated with all suicidal behaviours: SI 2.48 (95% CI: 1.90, 3.24), CS 2.07 (95% CI: 1.80, 2.37) and DP 1.41 (95% CI: 2.17, 1.71). Smoking and drug was not associated with CS, DP and SI.CONCLUSIONS: Given the well-founded concern of increasing risk of suicidal behaviour among youth, preventive efforts should adopt a more comprehensive approach in dealing with sexual abuse and alcohol abuse, especially in female.