bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Home Repairs and Falls in Older Mexican Americans Age 75 Years and Older
Authors: Sonnenfeld Mandi , Dean Julianna , Dean Dylan , Snih Soham Al
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/28/20

OTs provide safety recommendations and encourage active participation in the home. This study determines the effect of participation in home repairs on falls in older Mexican Americans. Results of the analysis indicated performing recent home repairs was associated with decreased likelihood of the respondents having fallen within the last 12 months. Interventions targeting increased participation and safety with instrumental activities of daily living are needed.

Primary Author and Speaker: Mandi Sonnenfeld

Additional Authors and Speakers: Julianna Dean

Contributing Authors: Dylan Dean, Soham Al Snih
Understanding How School-Based OT Practitioners (OTPs) Perceive Sensory Integrative and Sensory-Based Interventions: Knowledge Base and Practical Application
Authors: Charles Rochele , Glennon Tara
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/28/20

Recent literature has defined therapist-led and therapist-supported categories of how OTPs provide sensory supports. This session will provide an overview of how, when, and where school-based OTPs support children with sensory-processing difficulties. Discussion will include how OTPs gained their sensory knowledge, utilize current terminology, and are able to implement physical and process elements of ASI fidelity components.

Primary Author and Speaker: Rochele Charles

Contributing Authors: Tara Glennon
Exploring Utilization and Need of Driving Rehabilitation Among a National Sample of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Authors: Marfeo Elizabeth , Coffey Amelia , Ward Nathan
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/26/20

This descriptive, cross-sectional study aims to characterize current need and utilization of driver rehabilitation services among a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults. Overall findings suggest that the need for driver rehabilitation services is unmet within this population. Results from this study provide empirical evidence to support future OT practice and policy recommendations to improve older adult community mobility and participation.

Primary Author and Speaker: Elizabeth Marfeo

Contributing Authors: Amelia Coffey, Nathan Ward
Exploring the Use of Mobile Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Driving Assessment: A Case Study
Authors: Frias Amanda , Chan Josephine , Smith Theresa , Grattan Emily
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/26/20

Driving is an occupation that is highly dependent on the interaction between the person and the environment. Mobile EEG is a tool that can overcome limitations to brain imaging methods that restrict measuring occupational performance in natural contexts. This study describes a case example using mobile EEG in a driving assessment with an individual following a right hemispheric stroke with mild residual hemispatial neglect.

Primary Author and Speaker: Amanda Frias

Contributing Authors: Josephine Chan, Theresa Smith, Emily Grattan
Feasibility & Proof of Concept for an Individualized Community Mobility Intervention
Authors: Pfeiffer Beth
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/27/20

Individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities have unmet transportation needs, which limits their community mobility. Access to transportation is linked to community participation and independence in adult outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation feasibility of Community Mobility Plans, an individualized OT intervention.

Primary Author and Speaker: Beth Pfeiffer
A Telehealth Intervention to Increase Toilet Training in Autism
Authors: Little Lauren , Wallisch Anna , Dunn Winnie , Tomchek Scott
Published: July 2020

Date Presented 03/29/20

We present on a research project that used telehealth to support parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to toilet train their children. Among n=15 children with ASD, results of the 12-week intervention showed significant gains in goal attainment scaling, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and the Toileting Behavior Questionnaire. Children with ASD benefit from an OT telehealth intervention to increase this essential adaptive behavior.

Primary Author and Speaker: Lauren Little

Additional Authors and Speakers: Anna Wallisch, Winnie Dunn, Scott Tomchek
Space Power Topology Selection and its System Level Modeling and Control
Authors: Magalhães Renato Oliveira de , Moreira Herbi Junior Pereira
Published: July 2020

This article analyses the main candidate topologies for power supply for low earth orbit satellite applications, which are considered from the standpoint of energy continuity and power balance. The system components are dealt with as energy port elements through which energy is exchanged along the system. A comparative study and selection of the optimal topology were carried out, according to a criteria of mass/volume reduction and system efficiency improvement. The comparison was made between a three-domain controlled (fully regulated) and a two-domain controlled (also called hybrid) bus topology. After selection, a description of the design of the system control was given, considering the battery charge regulator (BCR) and battery discharge regulator (BDR) as a unified battery power conditioning equipment integrated into a single bidirectional converter. The system design was validated with a Simulink based model with the selected topology being controlled in closed loop to provide a regulated 28 V primary power bus. Finally, the article presents the current prototyping under development.
Reporting about value creation – Evidence from the Netherlands
Authors: Nandram Kavita , El Harchaoui Mohamed
Published: July 2020

Value creation is a key element in transparent and informative reporting, as it gives a better impression of the risks and opportunities that a company faces. Companies are expected to report about value creation in their annual report under various regulations and frameworks in relation to non-financial reporting. Therefore, the aim of this study is to obtain insight into whether Dutch AEX and AMX listed companies are making any progress on reporting about value creation in their 2018 annual reporting. Our analysis shows that reporting about value creation can be more specific and companies can pay more attention to any possible destruction of value. Additionally, companies can provide better insight into the long term and other effects of their chosen strategy in their value creation models. The paper provides a number of examples of good practice as inspiration for companies.
Differing responses of the quasi-biennial oscillation to artificial SO2 injections in two global models
Authors: Niemeier Ulrike , Richter Jadwiga H. , Tilmes Simone
Published: July 2020

Abstract. Artificial injections of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere show in several model studies an impact on stratospheric dynamics. The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) has been shown to slow down or even vanish under higher SO2 injections in the equatorial region. But the impact is only qualitatively but not quantitatively consistent across the different studies using different numerical models. The aim of this study is to understand the reasons behind the differences in the QBO response to SO2 injections between two general circulation models, the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM-110L) and MAECHAM5-HAM. We show that the response of the QBO to injections with the same SO2 injection rate is very different in the two models, but similar when a similar stratospheric heating rate is induced by SO2 injections of different amounts. The reason for the different response of the QBO corresponding to the same injection rate is very different vertical advection in the two models, even in the control simulation. The stronger vertical advection in WACCM results in a higher aerosol burden and stronger heating of the aerosols and, consequently, in a vanishing QBO at lower injection rate than in simulations with MAECHAM5-HAM. The vertical velocity increases slightly in MAECHAM5-HAM when increasing the horizontal resolution. This study highlights the crucial role of dynamical processes and helps to understand the large uncertainties in the response of different models to artificial SO2 injections in climate engineering studies.
The importance of Aitken mode aerosol particles for cloud sustenance in the summertime high Arctic: A simulation study supported by observational data
Authors: Bulatovic Ines , Igel Adele L. , Leck Caroline , Heintzenberg Jost , Riipinen Ilona , Ekman Annica M. L.
Published: July 2020

Abstract. The potential importance of Aitken mode particles (diameters ~ 25–80 nm) for stratiform mixed-phase clouds in the summertime high Arctic has been investigated using two large-eddy simulation models. We find that in both models Aitken mode particles significantly affect the simulated cloud properties and can help sustain the cloud when accumulation mode concentrations are low (
Reviews and syntheses: Soil responses to manipulated precipitation changes – an assessment of meta-analyses
Authors: Abbasi Akane O. , Salazar Alejandro , Oh Youmi , Reinsch Sabine , del Rosario Uribe Maria , Li Jianghanyang , Rashid Irfan , Dukes Jeffrey S.
Published: July 2020

Abstract. In the face of ongoing and projected climatic changes, precipitation manipulation experiments (PMEs) have produced a wealth of data about the
effects of precipitation changes on soils. In response, researchers have undertaken a number of synthetic efforts. Several meta-analyses have been
conducted, each revealing new aspects of soil responses to precipitation changes. Here, we conducted a comparative analysis of the findings of
16 meta-analyses focused on the effects of precipitation changes on 42 soil response variables, covering a wide range of soil processes. We examine
responses of individual variables as well as more integrative responses of carbon and nitrogen cycles. We find strong agreement among meta-analyses
that belowground carbon and nitrogen cycling accelerate under increased precipitation and slow under decreased precipitation, while bacterial and
fungal communities are relatively resistant to decreased precipitation. Much attention has been paid to fluxes and pools in carbon, nitrogen, and
phosphorus cycles, such as gas emissions, soil carbon, soil phosphorus, extractable nitrogen ions, and biomass. The rates of processes underlying
these variables (e.g., mineralization, fixation, and (de)nitrification) are less frequently covered in meta-analytic studies, with the major
exception of respiration rates. Shifting scientific attention to these less broadly evaluated processes would deepen the current understanding of
the effects of precipitation changes on soil and provide new insights. By jointly evaluating meta-analyses focused on a wide range of variables, we
provide here a holistic view of soil responses to changes in precipitation.
Depressive Symptoms (Not Type D Personality) Predict Quality of Life in Survivors of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Authors: Wiener Chelsea H. , Deavers Frances , Cassisi Jeffrey E. , Husson Olga , Fleurestil Sarah
Published: July 2020

Objective: Survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) report impaired quality of life despite long duration of cure. Research regarding predictors of quality of life in this population has largely been limited to demographic characteristics. Type D personality (high levels of negative affect and social inhibition) is correlated with quality of life in other chronic illness populations, but has not been thoroughly assessed in survivors of DTC. Therefore, the present study assessed Type D personality as a predictor of quality of life in survivors of DTC. Depressive symptoms were controlled for in analyses to address concerns regarding conceptual similarity of Type D personality to depression.Methods: Participants included survivors of DTC as registered in the Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial Treatment and Long-term Survivorship (PROFILES) registry. Questionnaires on psychosocial functioning were mailed to 334 survivors. Data from eligible respondents (N = 284) were utilized in logistic regressions to assess relationships between Type D personality and quality of life domains.Results: Type D personality did not predict physical, social, cognitive, or role functioning beyond what was predicted by depression. Type D personality did add to the prediction of impairment in emotional functioning at the .01 alpha level. Depression significantly predicted impaired quality of life across all measured domains. These findings were replicated across categorical and continuous measurement approaches.Conclusions: Depressive symptoms robustly predict quality of life in survivors of DTC. Type D personality does not predict quality of life beyond what is accounted for by symptoms of depression in most quality of life domains.
n. 30 - O CONSELHO MUNICIPAL DE EDUCAÇÃO COMO INSTRUMENTO DE CONTROLE SOCIAL DAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS EDUCACIONAIS
Authors: Araújo Clarice Santos Ferraz , Mororó Leila Pio
Published: July 2020

Este texto analisa como os Conselhos Municipais de Educação desempenham suas atribuições no que se refere ao controle social das políticas públicas no âmbito municipal. Para tanto, investiga as práticas de dois Conselhos Municipais de Educação, ambos situados na região do sudoeste da Bahia. Do ponto de vista temporal, os Conselhos Municipais estudados foram instituídos em um momento de mudanças políticas no país orientado para a participação da sociedade e o acompanhamento das políticas educacionais em âmbito local, propondo a presença de representantes da sociedade civil e do poder executivo nos conselhos fiscais e equivalentes. A partir da perspectiva teórico-metodológica vinculada ao Materialismo Histórico Dialético e utilizando como instrumentos de aproximação empírica da realidade a análise documental e a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas com conselheiros municipais e gestores da educação pública, a pesquisa demonstrou que, apesar da proposta de organização da educação nacional estar baseada nos ideais democráticos de participação e de controle social, esta ainda sofre influências das relações de poder patrimonialista que ainda persistem nas estruturas de gestão pública da educação nos municípios de pequeno porte, limitando, desta forma, a participação e o controle social das políticas públicas em implantação.
n. 32 - A AMEAÇA DA PRIVATIZAÇÃO NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: O MIEIB COMO ESPAÇO DE RESISTÊNCIA PROPOSITIVA
Authors: Farias Cristiane Dos Santos , Ruiz Maria José Ferreira , Magalhães Cassiana
Published: July 2020

O texto discute as múltiplas facetas da privatização na etapa da Educação Infantil, que ocorre ao mesmo tempo em que o financiamento público é destinado ao setor educacional privado, inclusive por meio de mecanismos legais. Visa também apontar o Movimento Interfóruns de Educação Infantil do Brasil (MIEIB) como um movimento de resistência propositiva que luta pela educação infantil pública brasileira, com força de atuação em todo o território nacional. Este estudo foi construído por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e análise em documentos do governo federal (Programa de Governo/2018, Decreto Presidencial n.º 10.134/2019, Projeto de Emenda Cobstitucional nº 33 e nº 65/2019, dentre outros), bem como documentos da imprensa e ainda documentos encontrados no site e mídias sociais do MIEIB. Entende que, as conquistas históricas na área da educação infantil, estão sendo ameaçadas, principalmente, no que se refere ao direito à gratuidade do ensino.  Conclui que o MIEIB se constitue em um importante espaço qua atua em redes políticas de forma propositiva, elabora e socializa manifestações, cartas e documentos que contribuem com o debate e a formação política, não apenas de professores e profissionais da área, mas, também no sentido de explicitar às famílias e comunidade de forma geral, as reais intenções das políticas e ações governamentais na área da educação pública. Desta forma, consegue atuar no movimento de elaboração e avaliação das políticas públicas para a educação infantil.
Jan Karski’s Bearing Witness to the Holocaust: A Transformative Experience
Authors: Brenner Rachel F.
Published: July 2020

This examination of the life story of Jan Karski, “the one man who tried to stop the Holocaust” explores Karski’s failure to do so through an examination of his experience as witness and testifier of the Jewish mass murder. Karski’s recollections of his encounters with two prominent Jewish individuals in Washington D. C. and London delineate polarized emotional responses of disbelief and identification with the Jewish victims. Whereas Justice Felix Frankfurter refused to believe in the inhumanity of the world as it emerged in Karski’s testimony of the Jewish suffering, the exiled leader of Bund, Shmul Zygelbojm’s despair at the world’s failure to respond humanely to the Jewish tragedy, as told by Karski, caused him to commit suicide. These contrasting responses, which, each in its own way signified the world’s inadvertent collusion with the Nazi extermination of the Jews, confronted Karski with his own resistance to engage emotionally in the suffering of the Jewish Other. Having assumed the self-image of a detached messenger of the horrible news, he managed an emotional escape from the horror of the Jewish dehumanization and mass murder that he witnessed and reported. Karski’s unsparingly critical and uncompromising moral self-scrutiny reveals a difficult truth: the unopposed process of the Jewish annihilation attested to the impotence of the humanistic value system.
A cross-sectional comparison of secondary polycythemia in testosterone-deficient men treated with nasal testosterone gel vs. intramuscular testosterone cypionate
Authors: Best Jordan , Gonzalez Daniel , Masterson Thomas , Blachman-Braun Ruben , Pai Raghav , Ramasamy Ranjith
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Secondary polycythemia is a known adverse effect of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Different testosterone formulations are available, with significantly different half-lives, which have varying influences on the development of secondary polycythemia. Herein, we compared the prevalence of secondary polycythemia in testosterone-deficient men treated with intranasal testosterone gel (Natesto) vs. intramuscular testosterone cypionate (TC) therapy.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of secondary polycythemia (hematocrit [Hct] ≥54%) in men who received TRT. We included a total of 60 men: 30 men who received Natesto (4.5% testosterone gel [tid, 5.5 mg/nostril, 11 mg/dose, 33 mg/day]), and 30 who received TC (between 0.5 and 1.0 mL or 100–200 mg intramuscularly weekly). A univariable and multiple regression analysis was performed considering last Hct measurement as the main outcome. The analyzed variables included were age, body mass index (BMI), smoking history, treatment group, and testosterone levels on followup.

Results: We identified polycythemia (Hct ≥54%) in 10% (3/30) of men who received TC. Additionally, in men treated with TC, 33.3% (10/30) had a Hct ≥50% during therapy. None of the men who received Natesto had a Hct ≥50% during therapy. On multivariable linear regression analysis, we demonstrated that the use of TC increased Hct by 3.24% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.74–5.73%; p=0.012) compared to Natesto.

Conclusions: The prevalence of polycythemia in men treated with Natesto was markedly lower compared to the men who received TC therapy.
A Real Time and Interactive Web-Based Platform for Visualizing and Analyzing COVID-19 in Canada
Authors: Liu Dan , Du Yuan , Charvadeh Yasin Khadem , Cui Jingyu , Chen Li-Pang , Deng Gansen , Zhang Qihuang , Cai Kaida , He Joy , He Wenqing , Yi Grace Y.
Published: July 2020

In the midst of the global outbreak with over 300,000 worldwide death cases of COVID-19, Canada has reported 79,101 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as of May 19, 2020, in which the severity differs from region to region. To provide a timely view and understanding of the evolving pandemic in Canada, we develop a real time interactive web-based platform which primarily includes data visualization and statistical analysis. The website highlights real time tracking of the development of COVID-19 with visualized graphs and forecasts future trends with applications of different statistical predictive models. By providing research-based statistical analysis, we are able to shed the light on the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19. We also provide timely social news and preventive measures from the government on the website.
A Model to Estimate Stored Carbon in the Upland Forests of the Wanggu Watershed
Authors: Kasim Safril , Kandari Aminuddin Mane , Yasin Asramid , Mando La Ode Agus Salim
Published: July 2020

Climate change coupled with deforestation has brought about an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. One way to control climate change is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by maintaining the integrity of natural forests and increasing the density of tree populations. This research aimed to (a) identifies the density of stand trees in the upland forests of the Wanggu Watershed; (b) analyze the potential carbon stocks contained in the upstream forests of the Wanggu Watershed; (c) develop a model to estimate potential carbon stocks in the upland forests of the Wanggu Watershed. The land cover classification in this study used the guided classification with the Object-Based Image algorithm. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was employed as an indicator of vegetation cover density. Field measurements were carried out by calculating the diameter of the stand trees in 30 observation plots. Field biomass values were obtained through allometric equations. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the correlation between NDVI densities and field biomass. The results showed that the best equation for estimating potential carbon stocks in the Wanggu Watershed forest area was y = 3.48 (Exp. 7,435x), with an R2 of 50.2%. Potential above ground biomass carbon in the Wanggu Watershed based on NDVI values was 414,043.26 tons in 2019, consist of protected forest areas of 279,070.15 tons and production forests of 134,973.11 tons. While total above biomass carbon based on field measurement reached 529,541.01 tons, consist of protected forests of 419,197.82 tons and production forests of 110,343.20 tons.
Climate Inaction in Business Management: An Exploratory Review of the Literature
Authors: Rodriguez-Jasso Alan F. , Briseno Arturo , Zorrilla Ana L.
Published: July 2020

Climate change is considered as one of the major threats for the international community due to its negative consequences in the financial, social, and environmental issues. Companies, who are considered as an essential element in the mitigation process, have exerted corporate inactivity to address climate change that has led to the increment of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing to climate change over the last decade. The objective of this review is to explore, summarize, and analyze the state of knowledge in the business and management literature about climate inaction that guides future researches to diminish this corporate inactivity, enhancing the practices aimed to reduce such emissions. The review was developed through the narrative method in order to acquire a broad perspective of the phenomenon through the examination of 24 articles from the Web of Science from 1998 to 2018. Our findings indicate that climate inaction is nascent and fragmented literature where the company is identified as one of the main actors, being this approach developed from different perspectives that guide to decrease such corporate inactivity, and motivating the corporate action. The inclusion of the concept of climate inaction might lead to an understanding of the mechanisms for climate mitigation, providing a guide for future research in the field of environmental performance.
Evaluating the Energy-Saving Effects of a Utility Demand-Side Management Program: A Difference-in-Difference Coarsened Exact Matching Approach
Authors: Boampong Richard
Published: July 2020

This paper seeks to estimate the energy-saving effect of a Demand-Side Management program, specifically Gainesville Regional Utility’s (GRU) high-efficiency central Air Conditioner (AC) rebate program in which GRU offers incentives to its customers to replace their old, low-efficiency AC unit with a high-efficiency model. We use a difference-in-difference coarsened exact matching approach to reduce the imbalance of pre-treatment characteristics between treated and control households. We find substantial annual energy savings of the high-efficiency AC program. We disaggregate the energy-saving effects into summer peak effects, winter peak effects, and non-peak effects. The results indicate that the summer peak effects are substantial and statistically significant while there are little or no statistically significant effects of the program on winter peak demand. Also, by following program participants over a three-year period, we find that there is no statistically significant rebound effect of the high-efficiency AC rebate program.
Het verhaal gaat …
Authors: van Hoek Anneke
Published: July 2020

The story goes … – Radicalisation seen through a positive criminological lens

The first part of this article presents three academic theories on radicalisation: Moghaddam’s staircase model of radicalisation, Galtung’s typology of violence (direct, structural and cultural violence), and Staub’s psycho-educative approach. The core of Staub’s approach is that in conflict periods, people can be psychologically manipulated through their own fears, insecurities and unresolved traumas. Therefore, psycho-education and the empowerment of people are highly necessary to stimulate citizens to function as active bystanders when they are confronted with wrongdoing. In the second part of this article some promising approaches are presented which might increase personal and social resilience. The role of narratives in understanding experiences and changing identities is discussed. Radio La Benevolencija in Rwanda uses the power of storytelling to stimulate resilience among the population. In the concluding paragraph a two-pronged strategy on radicalization is presented. This positive criminological perspective aims to promote active bystandership, participation and resilience.
A relação entre estilo de vida e a gestão das experiências do consumidor: um estudo de caso em um contexto varejista
Authors: Callegaro Ana Rita Catelan , Callegaro Fernanda Catelan , Araujo Clécio Falcão
Published: July 2020

Objetivo: Este artigo busca analisar a relação entre o estilo de vida dos consumidores e a gestão da experiência do consumidor.Método: Optou-se por uma abordagem multimétodo de pesquisa, através de um estudo de caso da marca Gang. A pesquisa foi composta por uma etapa qualitativa, onde foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade, observação direta nas lojas físicas da marca e análise de documentos. Este estudo também se caracteriza por uma etapa quantitativa, através da aplicação de questionário on-line com os consumidores da marca e, por fim, uma etapa qualitativa com entrevistas em profundidade, também com consumidores da marca.Originalidade/Relevância: Este artigo destaca a relevância do alinhamento entre os conceitos de estilo de vida e experiência do consumidor, analisando os aspectos convergentes e divergentes presentes nesta relação.Resultados: Os resultados demonstram que o entendimento das experiências de consumo, através do estilo de vida dos consumidores pode ser considerada adequada para criar e sustentar a proposta de experiência de determinada marca.Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Considerando que há controvérsias na literatura sobre o método mais adequado para mensurar as experiências do cliente, este estudo contribuí por meio de uma abordagem multimétodo de pesquisa. Além disso, o tema vem sendo abordado na literatura apenas considerando a visão da empresa na gestão da experiência do cliente. Este estudo, por sua vez, considera a experiência do consumidor através de uma visão bilateral - o olhar da empresa e a percepção do consumidor.
Sem dor, sem ganho! Reflexões sobre o sacrifício percebido de consumo a partir da prática fitness
Authors: Silva Marianny Jessica de Brito , Farias Salomão Alencar de
Published: July 2020

Objetivo: este artigo analisa o sacrifício percebido pelo consumidor que adota o estilo de vida fitness, propondo reflexões sobre dor, abdicação e esforço.Método: o trabalho é um ensaio teórico, posicionado na abordagem do Sacrifício Percebido do Consumidor, sintetizando o conhecimento, posicionando-se quanto a ele, sendo um recurso para se pensar a realidade. Resultados: a argumentação instituída no ensaio aponta que o sacrifício percebido no estilo de vida do consumidor fitness é estabelecido a partir da ação abdicatória de um desejo, visando ao alcance de um objetivo compensatório, envolvendo uma esfera penosa e outra conchegativa. Neste cenário, a dor é apresentada tanto como elemento penoso para o alcance do belo corpo, da bela aparência e da aceitabilidade, quanto como constituinte da esfera conchegativa, sendo vista como um benefício em si, ao reforçar o discurso ‘no pain, no gain’. Aliás, a relação indivíduo versus corpo, neste estilo, representa uma antítese estabelecida entre amor-próprio e o ódio pela forma do corpo, exigindo práticas de manutenção e modificação constantes na estrutura física do indivíduo e na sua percepção sobre ela. Os riscos e custos envolvidos geram sensações de perda, especialmente do corpo habitual, englobando a esfera penosa do indivíduo que abdica de uma ação, visando alcançar um objetivo recompensador que gera transformações e reconstitui as sensações positivas, dentre elas, o prazer. Contribuições teóricas: a composição da percepção sacrificial retratada no ensaio se diferencia do conceito de sacrifício percebido até então, proposto na literatura, especialmente por meio dos elementos de ação abdicadora de um desejo, bem como da instituição de duas esferas presentes na percepção de sacrifício, observando as particularidades do contexto analisado, que destacam a importância da dor no processo de perceber sacrifício no fitness. Originalidade/relevância: o estudo revela que o objetivo ritualista desse sacrifício busca objetivos mais prosaicos que não estejam ligados às práticas das experiências místicas, mas à conquista do mercado das aparências, por meio de uma boa performance física e, especialmente, visual dos consumidores ávidos por atuarem em seus próprios corpos, purificando-os, continuamente, pela dor.
An empirical–analytical approach to the study of recent refugee migrants in Germany
Authors: Kogan Irena , Kalter Frank
Published: July 2020

Given the recent surge in interest in refugee research, this editorial discusses whether the study of refugees’ migration and integration requires entirely new theoretical and methodological approaches. We make the case that refugee migration is a special type of migration and that refugee integration is subject to similar laws and regularities as the integration of all kinds of immigrants. Therefore, it should be studied using conventional theoretical and analytical approaches to empirical-analytical migration and integration research. Obviously, special conditions of refugee migration apply, such as specific patterns of refugees’ selectivity, health and resource endowment, settlement conditions, and reception or integration services. However, such peculiarities do not represent distinct mechanisms; they are simply background conditions for more general mechanisms. Contributions to this Special Issue, which all rely on new high-quality data from Germany, best highlight the universality of general mechanisms of immigrant integration, on the one hand, and the relevance of refugee migrants’ specific characteristics and conditions, on the other hand.
Demokratie sichern
Authors: Welskop-Deffaa Eva M.
Published: July 2020

Die Wohlfahrtsverbände stehen in ihren Haltungen zwischen Fürsorge und Partizipation in besonderer Verantwortung zur Sicherung demokratischen Grundlagen der Gesellschaft.
Flexibel bleiben
Authors: Träg Petra
Published: July 2020

Es gibt ein Leben nach dem Niedrigzins. In einer aktuellen Übersicht zeigen Experten in einem Weißbuch, was Verantwortliche aus der Finanzkrise 2008/2009 lernen und wie insbesondere Stiftungen in der Niedrigzinsphase erfolgreich wirtschaften können. Petra Träg von der SOS-Kinderdorf-Stiftung, eine der Autorinnen der Handreichungen, fasst die wichtigsten Empfehlungen zusammen.
Bollwerke der Demokratie
Authors: Schroeder Wolfgang , Heller Lukas
Published: July 2020

Die Wohlfahrtsverbände repräsentieren mit ihrer sozialethischen, multikulturellen und auf gleicher Freiheit ausgerichteten Werteorientierung das Gegenteil von dem, was rechtspopulistische Politik kennzeichnet. So sind sie nicht zuletzt deshalb auch Zielscheibe rechtspopulistischer Angriffe und Interventionen. Zudem sind Rechtspopulisten nicht nur daran interessiert, die Macht der Wohlfahrtsverbände als multikulturelle Toleranzakteure einzuschränken, sie wollen dort auch für ihre nationalen Präferenzen sowie ihr konservatives Familien- und Gesellschaftsverständnis werben, stellen Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder und Lukas Heller von der Universität Kassel fest.
Flows of Chilean Water Governance
Authors: Roose Ilka
Published: July 2020

This study takes a socio-ecological conflict in Petorca (Chile) as a reasonable example with which to discuss the facilitators and pitfalls of the transition towards sustainable water governance. It uncovers the mechanisms behind a market-based institutional structure that weakens trust between actors and impedes cooperation, and it analyses the ways in which social innovations overcome these mechanisms. Based on case study research with extensive qualitative interview analysis, this work contributes not only to the theoretical discourse on institutionalism and social innovations, but also to a broader discussion on sustainable water governance.

The author holds a PhD in political science, which focuses on sustainable (spatial) development, and has long-standing international working experience in particular with regard to Chile.
Frank Ryan
Authors: Hirmer Katja Christina
Published: July 2020

The book describes the life and times of the well-known Irish Republican Francis „Frank“ Ryan. Ryan who fought for an all-Irish Republic and followed the political ideas of James Connolly and Charles Stewart, decided to fight fascism on the European continent and entered the Spanish Civil War on the side of the republican forces. While being in combat having the rank of a major in the International Brigades, he was captured in 1938 and became Franco’s most important prisoner. He had to endure two years in Burgos Prison before, due to the intervention of the German Abwehr, he had the chance to leave Spain with an option to return home. Instead of going back to Ireland, he ended up in Nazi-Germany at the beginning of the Second World War. Considering this background the book also examines the diplomatic relations between Ireland and Germany in the first half of the 20th century.
Image Sharpness-Based System Design for Touchless Palmprint Recognition
Authors: Liang Xu , Li Zhaoqun , Yang Jinyang , Zhang David
Published: July 2020

Currently, many palmprint acquisition devices have been proposed, but how to design the systems are seldom studied, such as how to choose the imaging sensor, the lens, and the working distance. This chapter aims to find the relationship between image sharpness and recognition performance and then utilize this information to direct the system design. In this chapter, firstly, we introduce the development of recent palmprint acquisition systems and abstract their basic frameworks to propose the key problems needed to be solved when designing new systems. Secondly, the relationship between the palm distance in the field of view (FOV) and image pixels per inch (PPI) is studied based on the imaging model. Suggestions about how to select the imaging sensor and camera lens are provided. Thirdly, image blur and depth of focus (DOF) are taken into consideration; the recognition performances of the image layers in the Gaussian scale space are analyzed. Based on this, an image sharpness range is determined for optimal imaging. The experiment results are obtained using different algorithms on various touchless palmprint databases collected using different kinds of devices. They could be references for new system design.
Non-Invasive Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Children with Chronic Hepatic Disorders
Authors: Shahramian Iraj , Khalili Manijeh , Sargazi Alireza , Dechal Alireza , Bazi Mostafa , Jahantigh Masoud , Delaramnasab Mojtaba , Bazi Ali
Published: July 2020

Background: The applicability of non-invasive markers for predicting hepatic fibrosis in the pediatric population with chronic liver abnormalities is unclear. Objectives: We investigated the applicability of common non-invasive liver fibrosis parameters for detecting liver fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis. Methods: This was a double-center study in Amir-Almomenin Hospital of Zabol and Namazi Hospital of Shiraz (2015 - 2017). Liver fibrosis was confirmed by biopsy examination. AST to platelet ratio (APRI), AST to ALT ratio (AAR), and Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) were evaluated. Results: Out of 47 patients, 23 (48.9%) were females, and 24 (51.1%) were males. The mean age was 9.8 ± 11.3 months. APRI and FIB-4 correlated with fibrosis stages (r = 0.1 and r = 0.2, respectively). APRI showed an AUC of 0.541 for detecting non-advanced fibrosis (stages 0, 1, and 2). AAR and FIB-4 represented AUCs of 0.622 and 0.592 for advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis, respectively. The highest sensitivity of APRI (70%) was obtained at the cut-off point of 0.81 for cirrhosis. The highest specificities for APRI were observed at 0.66 (68%) and 1.37 (68%) for fibrotic stages 0 and 2, respectively. At the thresholds of 0.71 and 0.59, AAR rendered 78% sensitivity and 90% specificity for advanced fibrosis (stages 3 and 4) and no fibrosis (stage = 0), respectively. FIB-4 showed the highest sensitivity and specificity (70% and 60%) at the cut-off point of 0.21 for detecting cirrhosis. Conclusions: APRI, FIB-4, and AAR can be regarded as useful markers in predicting fibrotic transformation in children with various etiologies of chronic hepatitis.
MRI of a Sertoli Cell Tumor of the Testis: A Case Report
Authors: Hu Yu , Li Xiao Ming , Zhang Yi Chao , Song Jian Xun
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Sertoli cell tumors (SCTs) of the testis are relatively rare neoplasms that originate from the sex cord and interstitial stromal cells of the testis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for characterization, particularly recommended when clinical and ultrasonography (US) features are indeterminate for the staging of local lesions. Scrotal MRI may also help in the imaging-based differential diagnosis of a wide range of testicular neoplasms and prevents unessential radical orchiectomy in cases of benign lesions. Accurate and early diagnosis will play a key role in keeping the viability of testicle and fertility. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 46-year-old male with a 1-year duration of a left painless testicular tumor that has had some recent enlargement. He has been admitted to the Department of Urological Surgery, Shenzhen Bao’an people’s hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on Dec 2nd, 2018. Laboratory tests were within normal limits. A well-defined margin (pseudocapsule) can be found both on US and pre-contrast MRI, but organ-sparing surgery is not advocated for the suspicious malignant features, including recent enlargement, intratumoral hemorrhageand necrosis, and contrast-enhancing solid tissue with indistinct and irregular marginss on MRI. Finally, this patient proceeded with radical orchiectomy after a sufficient preoperative assessment. Conclusions: The low incidence rate of SCTs and their similar clinical features to those of other testicular tumors make their preoperative diagnosis challenging, but the identification of the tumor’s extent, morphologic information, signal component, adjacent relationship, and distant metastasis on MRI images can be vital to make a differential diagnosis, establish reasonable intervention plans, and predict the prognosis.
Janusz Kuczyński—Initiator, Inspiring Force and Organiser of the International Universalism Movement
Authors: Krakowiak Józef Leszek ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2020

The paper presents Professor Janusz Kuczyński’s life as well as his intellectual and organizational activities, his achievements as a publisher and his efforts to establish an environment of followers of his special kind of universalism.
First Impressions—Lasting Memories: “As I Remember”
Authors: Brown Charles ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2020

This essay is divided into two parts. The first part is an account of my own very personal impressions and memories of my encounter with Janusz Kuczyński’s vision of a “new form of universalism.” I focus on Kuczyński’s attempt to interpret “the meaning of recent history” in his day and times. This account does not aim at a definitive account of Kuczyński’s thinking but rather at my interpretation of what I consider to be the most promising and defensible version of his ideas. This is an account of my impressions as I remember them filtered through personal experiences over the past three decades. Other interpretations are possible and perhaps even necessary for a more complete account.The second part attempts to articulate what I consider to be the lasting relevance of those ideas. I attempt to say something about the meaning of “this moment in history,” unfolding in my place and in my times. I hope to point toward the lasting relevance of Kuczyński’s thinking by relying on those ideas to say something insightful about the ecological, social, and political events occurring as I write this essay, events that are shaped by a historical pandemic as my country erupts into massive political demonstrations seeking social and racial justice in my country.
Communicative Rationality and Its Preconditions
Authors: Kaniowski Andrzej Maciej ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2020

The idea of rational understanding lays very close to the heart of Professor Janusz Kuczyński, an advocate of universalism as well as dialogue between diverse philosophical schools and worldviews, and doctoral advisor to the present paper’s author. This idea’s theoretical conceptualisation—a conceptualisation that has proven to be convincing and adequate to the conditions of the modern world—was developed by Professor Jürgen Habermas, whose ideas and theories were also the subject of a doctoral thesis written by this paper’s author in the latter half of the 1970s under Professor Kuczyński’s tutelage. The author shares some grateful memories of his doctoral tutor, and also sets his one-time attempts to apply the theory of communicative action to two experiences of the real socialism era in Poland (the events of 1980/1981 and 1989) against his efforts to analyse contemporary Polish realities through the prism of the communicative rationality conception. This comparison shows that the application of a conception of rationality funded by communicative action to the turbulent transformations under real socialism was to a certain extent naïve—though not devoid of critical significance—and also reveals the preconditions (in the sphere of understanding oneself and the world) for the implementation of the rules of communicative rationality in social and political reality.The paper is in part dedicated to the memory of Professor Kuczyński, therefore it contains a somewhat extensive account of the circumstances which led the author to study the thought of Habermas under Kuczyński’s tutelage, as well as the consequences of this choice, which proved of considerable significance for his further life. However, the main themes are, first, the validity (and naivety) of applying a conception of rationality funded by communicative action to two significant experiences of the real socialism era, and, secondly, the need—revealed by diagnosing contemporary Polish reality with the help of the communicative rationality conception—for certain preconditions enabling the implementation of this type of rationality in social and political reality. One such precondition is the transition of sufficiently broad parts of society from thinking in terms of worldviews (Weltaunschauungen) to post-metaphysical thinking in terms of the “lifeworld” (Lebenswelt).
Universalism, Modern History and the Marxist Theory of Formations
Authors: Kuczyński Janusz ,   Polish Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2020

The paper proposes a new kind of universalism, i.e., a philosophy of “mankind-for-itself.” This conception which deals with the human world is based on some essential features of the western cultural world, indicated by the author, as well as on Karl Marx’s and Georg W. F. Hegel’s ideas and conceptions.
Death care during the COVID-19 pandemic: understanding the public health risks
Authors: O’Keeffe Juliette
Published: July 2020

A global pandemic can place extraordinary strain on health care resources, and where widespread fatalities occur, this can have concomitant effects for the death care sector. Uncertainties can arise, particularly for a novel pathogen, on likely routes of transmission, viability of the pathogen in different settings, and appropriate measures required to minimize risks to those working in the death care sector or family members and others who come into contact with the deceased. This paper provides an overview of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 and what is known about the relative risks of transmission across various stages of the death care process from the point of death through to cremation or burial. A review of guidance across various public health agencies is summarized, highlighting the key precautions and risk reducing measures, as well as considerations for associated risks such as shortages of supplies, personnel, or storage space.
Censura no teatro em Santa Catarina: relatos do passado e desafios do presente
Authors: Beltrame Valmor Nini
Published: July 2020

Resumo: O texto reflete sobre situações vividas por grupos de teatro de Santa Catarina nos quais a censura interferiu em seus processos de criação e na circulação de seus espetáculos. Apresenta relatos vividos por grupos de teatro em dois períodos: o do regime civil-militar (1964 – 1985) e em anos recentes (2013 – 2019). Busca compreender o ressurgimento de práticas de censura na atualidade evidenciando possíveis semelhanças ou diferenças em suas formas de manifestação nos dois períodos.Palavras-Chave: Teatro catarinense. Censura. Ditadura civil-militar.
Fijación de doctrina por el Tribunal Supremo sobre el día inicial para el cómputo del plazo en la reclamación de daños por una asistencia médica deficiente
Authors: Latorre Luna Leticia
Published: July 2020

La importancia jurídica de la presente sentencia radica sustancialmente en que a través de la misma el Tribunal Supremo asienta una base doctrinal en relación a la fecha de inicio del cómputo del plazo para reclamar daños a causa de una asistencia médica defectuosa. En suma, como se podrá apreciar en el presente comentario, el Alto Tribunal establece que el “dies a quo” es el de la curación o estabilización del enfermo.