bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reconciliation of patient/doctor vocabulary in a structured resource
Authors: Tapi Nzali Mike Donald , Aze Jérôme , Bringay Sandra , Lavergne Christian , Mollevi Caroline , Optiz Thomas
Published: January 2018

Today, social media is increasingly used by patients to openly discuss their health. Mining automatically such data is a challenging task because of the non-structured nature of the text and the use of many abbreviations and the slang terms. Our goal is to use Patient Authored Text to build a French Consumer Health Vocabulary on breast cancer field, by collecting various kinds of non-experts’ expressions that are related to their diseases and then compare them to biomedical terms used by health care professionals. We combine several methods of the literature based on linguistic and statistical approaches to extract candidate terms used by non-experts and to link them to expert terms. We use messages extracted from the forum on ‘ cancerdusein.org ’ and a vocabulary dedicated to breast cancer elaborated by the Institut National Du Cancer. We have built an efficient vocabulary composed of 192 validated relationships and formalized in Simple Knowledge Organization System ontology.
Intention to visit India among potential travellers: Role of travel motivation, perceived travel risks, and travel constraints
Authors: Khan Mohammad J , Chelliah Shankar , Ahmed Sahrish
Published: January 2018

Several studies explain the direct effect of travel motivation, perceived risks, and travel constraints on visit intention. However, there are relatively limited investigations on the combined effect of these factors on visit intention. This study empirically tests a comprehensive model of visit intention based on travel motivation, perceived risks, and travel constraints. A quantitative study was performed on 316 university students in Malaysia. The results of the study found that travel motivation had a positive influence on visit intention. For perceived travel risks, performance risk and time risk had negative effects on visit intention. Physical risk, financial risk, and socio-psychological risk did not affect visit intention. Among travel constraints, interpersonal and intrapersonal constraints were negatively related to visit intention. The study also found that the effect size ( f2) of statistically significant relationship was low in a few cases. The findings provide useful insight to destination managers in terms of integrating the influential factors in promotional strategies to develop intentions to visit India among potential market segment. The study also suggested future researchers to test the research framework at different levels of decision-making and contexts to prove its usability.
Effects of chamfering, cold expansion, bolt clamping, and their combinations on fatigue life of aluminum–lithium alloy single plate
Authors: Huang Yongjie , Guan Zhidong , Li Haitao , Yang Xu , Li Zengshan , Sun Ying
Published: January 2018

The objective of this study was to establish the effects of cold expansion, chamfering, bolt clamping, and their combinations on the fatigue life of an aluminum–lithium alloy single plate. Fatigue tests were conducted to quantify the anti-fatigue effects of the different techniques. A scanning electron microscope was used to perform fracture analyses of the used specimens, and the residual stresses were measured using an X-ray diffraction device. In addition, three-dimensional finite element models of the specimens were established and used to characterize their stress states, and the Smith–Watson–Topper method was used to predict the fatigue lives of the specimens. The fatigue test results showed that all the considered processes improved the fatigue life of the pristine specimen. The most effective was a combination of 3.2% cold expansion, 1-mm chamfering, and bolt clamping using a 6.4-N m torque, which improved the fatigue life of the pristine specimen by a factor of 15.5. The finite element method results also revealed that this combination decreased the maximum stress and confirmed its superiority in relation to the other fatigue-life enhancement techniques in terms of the anti-fatigue effect. The Smith–Watson–Topper method underestimated the specimen fatigue life, but the accuracy satisfied engineering requirements.
Fault diagnosis method based on wavelet packet-energy entropy and fuzzy kernel extreme learning machine
Authors: Ma Jun , Wu Jiande , Wang Xiaodong
Published: January 2018

Aiming at connatural limitations of extreme learning machine in practice, a new fault diagnosis method based on wavelet packet-energy entropy and fuzzy kernel extreme learning machine is proposed. On one hand, the presented method can extract the more efficient features using the wavelet packet-energy entropy method, and on the other hand, the sample fuzzy membership degree matrix U, weight matrix W which is used to describe the sample imbalance, and the kernel function are introduced to construct the fuzzy kernel extreme learning machine model with high accuracy and reliability. The experimental results of rolling bearing and check valve are obtained and analyzed in MATLAB 2010b. The results show that the proposed fuzzy kernel extreme learning machine method can obtain fairly or slightly better classification performance than the traditional extreme learning machine, kernel extreme learning machine, back propagation, support vector machine, and fuzzy support vector machine.
Transmission characteristics and phase number optimization on the transmission mechanism of rod gear pulse continuously variable transmission
Authors: Chen Suifan , Dong Zhifeng
Published: January 2018

In order to solve the oversize problem of continuously variable transmission, a rod gear pulse continuously variable transmission is designed. The kinematic mathematical models of key components are established by the matrix method and are simulated by MATLAB in a single phase, based on the analysis of basic structure and working principle of transmission. Also, the length requirements of each rod are studied, and the effect of three adjustment manners on the output-speed is simulated in the single phase. Furthermore, the simulations of the movement law of annular gear are achieved on two conditions of both different phases and different eccentricities on 8-phase. The results show that the manner of adjusting the eccentricity of eccentric wheel is the preferential selection of out-speed regulating method, and 8-phase is an optimal phase of transmission; meanwhile, for the rod gear pulse continuously variable transmission, the variable range of transmission ratio is wider and the pulsation rate is far less than the other traditional continuously variable transmissions.
The use of a cascaded Kinect and electromyography gesture decoding algorithm in an initial robot-aided hand neurorehabilitation
Authors: Wang Ping , Wang Yabo , Huang He , Ru Feng , Pan Quan
Published: January 2018

In order to improve the neurological recovery of hand neurorehabilitation, target-oriented, intensive, repetitive activities of daily living are used, such as training with recognition of hand gestures during robot-aided exercise. In this article, a cascade control algorithm integrating electromyography bio-feedback into hand gesture recognition is proposed. The outer loop is the trajectory motion tracking with Kinect-based gesture decoding classifier, and the inner loop is torque control with electromyography bio-feedback in the real time. This proposed method improves the tracking accuracy. The tracking error is effectively reduced from 70.56 to 28.07 in the simulation experiment. The initial test proves that the proposed method with additional torque control allows active assistance on the human–machine interface of other rehabilitation robots in future.
Development of a robotic device for post-stroke home tele-rehabilitation
Authors: Díaz Iñaki , Catalan José María , Badesa Francisco Javier , Justo Xabier , Lledo Luis Daniel , Ugartemendia Axier , Gil Jorge Juan , Díez Jorge , García-Aracil Nicolás
Published: January 2018

This work deals with the complex mechanical design task of converting a large pneumatic rehabilitation robot into an electric and compact system for in-home post-stroke therapies without losing performance. It presents the new HomeRehab robot that supports rehabilitation therapies in three dimensions with an adaptive controller that optimizes patient recovery. A preliminary usability test is also conducted to show that its performance resembles that found in RoboTherapist 2D commercial system designed for hospitals. The mechanical design of a novel and smart two-dimensional force sensor at the end-effector is also described.
Patient Satisfaction With a Comprehensive Medication Review Provided by a Community Pharmacist
Authors: Cardosi Lindsey , Hohmeier Kenneth C. , Fisher Cindy , Wasson Mike
Published: January 2018

Background: The comprehensive medication review (CMR) is one of the most commonly delivered medication therapy management services, and it is a required service to be provided to Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Despite the large body of evidence available on medication therapy management benefits, and the growing value placed on it by payers, there has been little research assessing patient satisfaction with these services. Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with a face-to-face or telephonic CMR provided by a chain community pharmacist. The study secondarily assessed patients’ perceived value of the service while also collecting demographic information. Methods: A Likert-type satisfaction survey was distributed to patients on completion of a face-to-face or telephonic CMR in either Outcomes or Mirixa by members of a clinical team (7 clinical pharmacists and 4 residents) within a chain community pharmacy. Participants were asked to return the survey in a self-addressed stamped envelope within 1 week of the CMR. Results: The response rate for the survey was 33% (31 of 95 surveys returned). The study found that approximately 70% (21 of 31) strongly agreed with being overall satisfied with the CMR. Conclusion: This research study provided insight to patients’ perceptions of a CMR provided by a community pharmacist. Patient views of the CMR were positive, with patients finding CMR delivery in a community pharmacy valuable. Further investigation of specific interventions and approaches during a medication review could help identify ways to increase patient satisfaction.
3D magnetic sparse inversion using an interior-point method
Authors: Li Zelin , Yao Changli , Zheng Yuanman , Wang Junheng , Zhang Yuwen
Published: January 2018

Rock susceptibility measurements are sometimes taken on outcrop and borehole rocks, and they provide valuable information for constraining magnetic data inversion. We have developed two approaches for 3D magnetic sparse inversion that effectively take advantage of the rock susceptibility information. Both approaches minimize a total objective function subject to bound constraints using an interior-point method. The first approach directly minimizes an [Formula: see text]-norm of the susceptibility model by keeping the bounds positive, in which case the objective function is differentiable in the feasible region. The second approach minimizes a more generalized [Formula: see text]-like-norm ([Formula: see text]) of the susceptibility model by approximating the [Formula: see text]-like-norm inversion as an iteratively reweighted least-squares problem. Moreover, this approach allows the model values to be either positive or negative. We also revealed the equivalence of our approaches and the binary inversion. The recovered models of both approaches are characterized by sharp boundaries. However, the credibility of recovered boundaries depends on the accuracy and validity of the user-specified upper and lower bounds. Our approaches are tested on the synthetic data and field data acquired over a copper-nickel deposit.
Mothers, women, clients or patients: which term should midwives use?
Authors: Coppen Regina
Published: January 2018

Without a doubt, the ‘names’ that midwives give to the pregnant women in their care are used liberally and have been taken on board as appropriate and acceptable language. But what is in a name? Have we properly considered the true meaning of the terms ‘mother’, ‘woman’, ‘client’ and ‘patient’? The terms or names that we apply to women may seem inconsequential to some midwives, but they are crucial if we are not to demean or devalue women in any way.
Women, smoking and childbearing
Authors: Furber Christine M
Published: January 2018

The Health of the Nation Report (Department of Health, 1992) has ensured that smoking has a high profile today. This article reviews reasons why women smoke, examines their smoking habits and gives practical suggestions for the midwife to use when encouraging women to quit smoking.
Effectiveness of current antenatal care
Authors: Corkill Anna
Published: January 2018

In the light of continuing debate about the value and effectiveness of antenatal care, this article critically examines the success of the present system of antenatal care and explores ways in which it can be of maximum benefit to the pregnant woman.
Breastfeeding Workshops: a focus on knowledge, skills and attitudes
Authors: Long Louise
Published: January 2018

The most recent OPCS Infant Feeding survey found that the percentage of women who give up breastfeeding during the early days is still high, and that their reasons for doing so have not changed since the first report. Breastfeeding Workshops were designed as an educational response to the findings. This article describes the creation of the workshops and discusses the potential differences that these workshops can make to midwives' clinical practice.
Questionnaire design in midwifery
Authors: Rees Colin
Published: January 2018

Questionnaires are frequently used in midwifery research to provide easy access to data. Yet, as this article shows, their success depends on following a number of important principles.
Infaderm
Authors: Payne Sheena
Published: January 2018

With the numerous types of skin care products available, designed to try and alleviate the irritating and distressing symptoms of atopic dermatitis, Infaderm is a new product on the market which has advantages over traditional emollients. This article describes the common skin disorders found in infants and the need for effective skin care products.
Book reviews
Authors: Midgley Christine , Farrah Sue , Owen Jane , Hunt Sheila , Schott Judith
Published: January 2018

We are all W ater Babies

Healthy Eating for You and Your Baby

The Social Meaning of Midwifery

Birth Tides

Missing Voices, The Experience of Motherhood

Corrections
Midwifery: pride and prejudice?
Authors: Roch Sarah
Published: January 2018

Midwifery is a small but independent profession dedicated to providing an important service to the public within the Maternity Services…which are surely the cornerstone of the nation's health.
Implications of culture: caring for a mother following loss in pregnancy
Authors: Bartos Clare , Mander Rosemary
Published: January 2018

The midwife's care of the grieving mother has changed markedly in the past 20 years. It is necessary to question, however, whether these improvements have also benefitted the mother who belongs to an ethnic minority group.
Pregnancy, loss and culture: responding to the need
Authors: Bharj Kuldip , Khan Dilshad
Published: January 2018

This article focuses on the issues in policy development which provider units need to take into account when responding to the provision and delivery of appropriate services to bereaved women from black and minority ethnic communities and their families.
Antenatal HIV testing
Authors: Hawken Jennifer
Published: January 2018

Midwives in some maternity units are involved with antenatal screening for HIV antibodies and often provide pre-test counselling and/or relevant explanatory leaflets. Some midwives are responsible not only for generating the test, but also for providing initial post-test counselling in the event of a positive outcome. This article addresses some of the issues that midwives must become familiar with if they are to provide optimum antenatal care in this field.
From novice to dissertation: an experiential learning curve
Authors: Crompton Judy , Kipling Jan , Sutton Lyn
Published: January 2018

Four student midwives expanded their skills by undertaking a simulated secondary-data research project. This article gives an account of their learning process and gives insight into how they overcame the difficulties encountered.
Informed refusal
Authors: Robinson Jean
Published: January 2018

Oh how trippingly off the tongue comes the phrase ‘informed consent’, and what volumes have been written on each of those two words by our growing tribe of ethicists. The words can be stimulating subjects for intellectual debate but they do no good to patients unless they are absorbed into deeper layers of feeling. Are you getting consent because of your fundamental respect for women in your care, or are you doing it to protect yourself against complaints? That is where the problem lies. ‘Informed consent’ is too often simply a glib phrase. It has been fashioned into a protective amulet which doctor's wear to repel evil, much as people once carried nosegays of herbs to ward off the plague. Is litigation really the epidemic they fear, or is it the more disturbing and more contagious concept that those of us who are on the receiving end of care should control our own destinies?
Letters
Authors: Bayton Evan , Coppen Regina , Gosling Lorraine , Henderson Christine
Published: January 2018

Light reading

Careful wording

Nestle insert

Informed debate

Correction
Changing midwifery
Authors: Lewis Jean
Published: January 2018

Unless midwives develop a real sense of urgency in addressing certain challenges, midwifery as we know it might cease to exist. This article identifies three challenges which midwives must face.
Randomized controlled trials
Authors: Alexander Jo
Published: January 2018

A randomized controlled trial is perhaps the only research method which enables researchers to investigate whether cause and effect relationships exist between factors being studied. This article outlines some of the principles underpinning this method and illustrates these with examples taken from an antenatal study of the treatment of women with inverted or ‘flat’ nipples.
Book reviews
Authors: Davis Sam , Murphy Margaret Crowley , Long Lousie , Wilby Louise
Published: January 2018

Communicating Midwifery

Resources For Nursing Research. An Annotated Bibliography

Waterbirth — An Attitude to Care
Talking with adolescents: a guide to communication
Authors: Gay Martyn
Published: January 2018

Adolescents often prefer the anonymity of communicating via machines, e.g. telephones and computers, to conversing face to face. They may be suspicious of talking to adults, but trust can be developed through confidential professional counselling.
Computers in health education and nutritional analysis
Authors: Seaman Claire
Published: January 2018

Health education professionals may have to oversee the purchase and use of computers and software despite little experience and (perhaps) enthusiasm. This article reviews the different uses of computers in health education and provides a starting point for those interested in learning more about the subject.
Reading and reviewing the literature
Authors: Hammick Marilyn
Published: January 2018

The literature can provide us with sound, current and illuminating information about current practices in health care. Research reports and other papers extend knowledge most effectively when reviewers examine in detail the why and how of published work. Time taken to develop the skills of critical reading is of value to all health - are practitioners.
Research supervision guidelines for students
Authors: Hammick Marilyn
Published: January 2018

Supervision of a research project provides students with guidance and support during a time of individual study. Your supervisor is a member of the academic staff familiar with research processes and methods of investigation and with some knowledge of the subject you are investigating. The supervisor may act as first marker for your project, with a second marker selected closer to the submission deadline.
Book reviews
Authors: Hassenkamp Anne-Marie , Hammick Marilyn , Gould Alison , Seaman Claire , Jackson Joanna , Sisson Elizabeth
Published: January 2018

HIV and AIDS Care: Practical Approaches

Counselling: The Deaf Challenge

Musculoskeletal and Sports Injuries

Hamilton and Whitney's Understanding Nutrition

Stroke Rehabilitation: Structure and Strategy

Listen to Me: Communicating the Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Approaches to neurological rehabilitation by physiotherapists
Authors: Jackson Joanna
Published: January 2018

The management of patients with neurological damage involves families, carers, voluntary bodies, professionals and support staff alike, but effective management of the patient needs good liaison between all those involved. Being aware of the roles of others will facilitate this process. This review will examine the approaches that physiotherapists use for developing an effective treatment for neurological damage.
Role of the nurse in rehabilitating patients with head injury
Authors: Fokke Chris
Published: January 2018

Nurses are the only health professionals in constant contact with the patient with a head injury, yet their role within the rehabilitation team is poorly defined. This article describes how nurses can facilitate recovery and how they can interact with other members of the team.
Patient agreement to treatment: a framework for therapists
Authors: Barnitt Rosemary , Fulton Colette
Published: January 2018

There is limited information on how therapists establish patient agreement to the types of treatment that they are offered. The practical issues surrounding this have been identified, and this article offers therapists a framework for obtaining patient agreement to treatment and relates it to the literature.
An experience of shared learning
Authors: Routledge Jenny , Willson Moya
Published: January 2018

There is a great deal of current interest in creating patterns of shared learning across professional groups. In the case of occupational therapy and physiotherapy this is not a new concept, but a new phase in a longstanding debate. This article seeks to put current developments within a historical context and to describe how integrated education has been implemented at the School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia.
Electrotherapy: an overview
Authors: Dyson Mary
Published: January 2018

Electrotherapy can reduce pain and accelerate tissue repair. It is most effective when applied shortly after injury but has also been used successfully to treat chronic wounds. This article is an introduction to the various types of electrotherapeutic procedures available and describes some of the mechanisms by which electrotherapy produces its effects. Forthcoming articles will explore the different types of electrotherapy in more detail.
Benesh Movement Notation: a clinical communication tool?
Authors: Atkinson Helen W
Published: January 2018

Benesh Movement Notation is an international and interdisciplinary written language of movement. It is particularly valuable as a ‘shop floor’ tool for recording visual assessment and reassessment of functional activities. This article introduces some basic concepts of the notation and indicates its application to the clinical and ergonomic scenes, using notated examples.
Is the 1983 Mental Health Act out of touch with reality?
Authors: Morris Mervyn
Published: January 2018

There has been widespread media coverage of the The Falling Shadow(Blom-Cooper et al, 1995), a report commissioned by South Devon Healthcare Trust following the fatal wounding of occupational therapist Georgina Robinson by a hospital patient.
Use of symbols with technology in augmentative communication: 1
Authors: Cross Russell Thomas , Freeman Margaret , Blades Mark
Published: January 2018

The use of symbols in augmentative communication is widespread, yet few guidelines are available regarding their design and choice. In the first part of this article, we look at how the findings of research in human-computer interactions can be applied to the design of augmentative technology interfaces.
Back care: what to do and when to refer
Authors: Bush Keith
Published: January 2018

There is an ever-increasing demand for the appropriate management of lower back pain. Most patients can benefit from early active intervention and commonsense alterations to lifestyle. However, the therapist should be aware of the conditions that require more careful clinical assessment. Patients who raise suspicions can then be referred to appropriate specialists for further investigation. This article is written by Dr Keith Bush, a Consultant Orthopaedic Physician, from his personal perspective.
Long-term psychological sequelae in women following day surgery and postpartum
Authors: Mandy A , Gard PR
Published: January 2018

Previous studies of mood disturbance have only considered the immediate postsurgical period. This comparative longitudinal study investigated changes in mood after day surgery and postpartum, 3 months post-event. Results indicated high levels of dysphoria in the surgical group, which may reflect surgical outcomes not meeting patients' expectations.
Treatment of osteomyelitis defects by a vancomycin-loaded gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold
Authors: Zhou J. , Zhou X. G. , Wang J. W. , Zhou H. , Dong J.
Published: January 2018

Objective

In the present study, we aimed to assess whether gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) composite porous scaffolds could be used as a local controlled release system for vancomycin. We also investigated the efficiency of the scaffolds in eliminating infections and repairing osteomyelitis defects in rabbits.

Methods

The gelatin scaffolds containing differing amounts of of β-TCP (0%, 10%, 30% and 50%) were prepared for controlled release of vancomycin and were labelled G-TCP0, G-TCP1, G-TCP3 and G-TCP5, respectively. The Kirby-Bauer method was used to examine the release profile. Chronic osteomyelitis models of rabbits were established. After thorough debridement, the osteomyelitis defects were implanted with the scaffolds. Radiographs and histological examinations were carried out to investigate the efficiency of eliminating infections and repairing bone defects.

Results

The prepared gelatin/β-TCP scaffolds exhibited a homogeneously interconnected 3D porous structure. The G-TCP0 scaffold exhibited the longest duration of vancomycin release with a release duration of eight weeks. With the increase of β-TCP contents, the release duration of the β-TCP-containing composite scaffolds was decreased. The complete release of vancomycin from the G-TCP5 scaffold was achieved within three weeks. In the treatment of osteomyelitis defects in rabbits, the G-TCP3 scaffold showed the most efficacious performance in eliminating infections and repairing bone defects.

Conclusions

The composite scaffolds could achieve local therapeutic drug levels over an extended duration. The G-TCP3 scaffold possessed the optimal porosity, interconnection and controlled release performance. Therefore, this scaffold could potentially be used in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis defects. Cite this article: J. Zhou, X. G. Zhou, J. W. Wang, H. Zhou, J. Dong. Treatment of osteomyelitis defects by a vancomycin-loaded gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate composite scaffold. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:46–57. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.71.BJR-2017-0129.R2.
A computational simulation study to determine the biomechanical influence of posterior condylar offset and tibial slope in cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Kang K-T. , Koh Y-G. , Son J. , Kwon O-R. , Lee J-S. , Kwon S. K.
Published: January 2018

Objectives

Posterior condylar offset (PCO) and posterior tibial slope (PTS) are critical factors in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). A computational simulation was performed to evaluate the biomechanical effect of PCO and PTS on cruciate retaining TKA.

Methods

We generated a subject-specific computational model followed by the development of ± 1 mm, ± 2 mm and ± 3 mm PCO models in the posterior direction, and -3°, 0°, 3° and 6° PTS models with each of the PCO models. Using a validated finite element (FE) model, we investigated the influence of the changes in PCO and PTS on the contact stress in the patellar button and the forces on the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), patellar tendon and quadriceps muscles under the deep knee-bend loading conditions.

Results

Contact stress on the patellar button increased and decreased as PCO translated to the anterior and posterior directions, respectively. In addition, contact stress on the patellar button decreased as PTS increased. These trends were consistent in the FE models with altered PCO. Higher quadriceps muscle and patellar tendon force are required as PCO translated in the anterior direction with an equivalent flexion angle. However, as PTS increased, quadriceps muscle and patellar tendon force reduced in each PCO condition. The forces exerted on the PCL increased as PCO translated to the posterior direction and decreased as PTS increased.

Conclusion

The change in PCO alternatively provided positive and negative biomechanical effects, but it led to a reduction in a negative biomechanical effect as PTS increased. Cite this article: K-T. Kang, Y-G. Koh, J. Son, O-R. Kwon, J-S. Lee, S. K. Kwon. A computational simulation study to determine the biomechanical influence of posterior condylar offset and tibial slope in cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty. Bone Joint Res 2018;7:69–78. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.71.BJR-2017-0143.R1.
Identifying attitudes to welfare through deliberative forums: the emergence of reluctant individualism
Authors: Taylor-Gooby Peter , Leruth Ben , Chung Heejung
Published: January 2018

This article uses deliberative forums to examine attitudes to UK welfare futures. It makes methodological, empirical and theoretical contributions to the field. We demonstrate the value of the approach, provide insights into attitudes, in particular about priorities and how people link ideas together, and show how the UK’s neoliberal market-centredness fits with enthusiasm for state healthcare and pensions, desire to close national labour markets to immigrants and approval of government interventions to expand opportunities for those who make the effort. Findings point to the strength of the work ethic and individual responsibility alongside a regret that major and highly valued state services appear unsustainable, the construction of immigrants as simultaneously a burden on provision and unfair labour-market competitors, and backing for the development of a ‘new risk’ welfare state through social investment. The study reveals the complexity of responses to current challenges in an increasingly liberal-leaning welfare state.
Non-market strategy, competitiveness and export performance of Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Authors: Marzouk Wissem Ben
Published: January 2018

Public interest may threaten businesses and can likely trigger lobbying and pressure movements from interest groups, which may counteract business’s interests. In order to cope, companies strive to develop legitimacy among public institutions through compliance strategies to public policy mechanisms, also called Legitimation strategies. The aim of this article is to examine whether implementing legitimation and lobbying strategies towards governmental institutions offering export promotion programmes could enhance SMEs’ overseas competitiveness and export performance. A survey was conducted and a sample of 74 exporting SMEs was included for the collection of quantitative and qualitative data. The objective of the latter is to explain the relationships between the proposed concepts through the use of PLS-SEM. The data analysis results support the proposition of choosing and implementing certain types of non-market strategies that could lead to better export performance and enhance companies’ overseas competitiveness.
Hizkuntzak burmuin elebidunean; zer erakusten du gaztelania-euskara elebidun afasiko baten kasu-azterketak?
Authors: Munarriz-Ibarrola Amaia
Published: January 2018

Artikulu honetan Hizkuntzen antolaketa burmuin elebidunean: gaztelania-euskara elebidun afasiko baten kasu-azterketa [1] tesiaren emaitza nagusiak aurkezten dira. Tesi horren xedea da hizkuntzak eta hizkuntza-osagaiak elebidunen burmuinean nola antolatzen diren ezagutzea, eta horretarako gaztelania-euskara elebidun afasiko baten kasu-azterketa egin da. Artikulu honetan aurkezten da nola azaleratzen diren hizkuntza-arazoak bi hizkuntzetan hiztegian eta maila morfosintaktikoan. Emaitzek erakutsi dute afasiak ez diela eragin hizkuntza-osagaiei modu berean; maila semantikoaren eta fonologikoaren artean disoziazioak daude, eta baita egitura morfosintaktiko batzuen kasuan ere. Halaber, arazoak ez dira maila berekoak euskaraz eta gaztelaniaz, morfosintaxian aurkitutako alde kualitatiboek eta maila lexikoko alde kuantitatiboek erakutsi dutenez. Oro har, emaitzek berresten dute hizkuntzak eta hizkuntza-osagaiak hein batean bereizita daudela elebidunen burmuinean.
Diagnosi azkarrera bideratutako gailu mikro-fluidikoen garapen eta azterketa
Authors: Etxebarria-Elezgarai Jaione , Carregal-Romero Susana , Lawrie Charles , Benito-López Fernando , Basabe-Desmonts Lourdes
Published: January 2018

Lan honetan minbiziaren diagnosi goiztiarrerako eta tratamenduen egokitzapenerako kontzeptu berri bat aurkezten da, non gailu hibrido miniaturizatu batekin odoleko DNA zirkulatzailea analizatuz, kasuan kasuko mutazioaren presentziarik ote dagoen ezagutu nahi den. Egitura hibridodun gailua paperezko zein material polimerikozko mikro-egituraz osatuta egongo da, eta laginaren prestakuntzarako, seinalearen anplifikaziorako eta detekziorako modulu ezberdinak izango ditu. Halaber, analisiak in situ egin eta emaitzak denbora gutxian eskuratzeko aukera emango digu, kostu gutxiko analisiekin pazientearen jarraipen egokituago bat egin ahal izateko.
The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us (James W. Pennebaker)
Authors: Haranburu Mikel
Published: January 2018

The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us izeneko liburua 2011n argitaratu zen lehen aldiz. Liburuaren egilea, James W. Pennebaker, Austingo Texas Unibertsitateko Psikologia Saileko irakasle katedraduna da. Liburuak honako osagai hauek ditu: edukien taula, sarrera, hamar atal, eranskin bat, ohar garrantzitsu batzuk, erreferentzia bibliografikoak eta aurkibidea.
Kode-alternantzia elebidun gazteetan: DS nahasiak
Authors: Iriondo Alejandra
Published: January 2018

Bi hizkuntzatako elementu lexikoak edota gramatikalak hizketaldi bereantxertatzeari hainbat izen eman zaizkio literaturan. Ingelesez code-switching (CS) eta code-mixing (CM) esan izan zaio: azkeneko horrek, CMk,nahasketa kutsua dauka eta CSk, aldiz, txandakatzeari gehiago egiten dioerreferentzia. Euskaraz ere hainbat deitura hartu izan ditu fenomeno honek.Kode-alternantzia (Amonarriz 2008, Ezeizabarrena 2014), hizkuntza-lerratzea;(Epelde & Oyharçabal 2013), kode-trukaketa (Rotaetxe 1999), zein kode-aldaketa(Aurrekoetxea & Unamuno 2011). Elebidunak diren gizarteetan oso ohikoaeta zabaldua den fenomenoa da, hizkuntza-ukipenaren ondoriozko fenomenobat baitugu.Lan honetan sintagma barruko KA aztertuko da eta euskara-gaztelaniaDeterminatzaile Sintagma (DS) nahasiei erreparatuko zaie, batez ere hizketaldikohizkuntza nagusia gaztelania denean euskarazko DS nahasiak txertatzeari.
Emozioak egintza kolektiboan. Emoziozko testuinguruaren bilakaera euskararen aldeko mugimenduan
Authors: Larrinaga Ane
Published: January 2018

Artikulu honetan, 1980tik 2000ko hamarkadara arte euskararen aldekomugimenduak izandako bilakaera hartu da aztergai. Erakutsi nahi dugu bateragarriakdirela emozioek mugimendu baten ekintzaren orientazioan duteneragina eta mugimendu horren arrazionalizazio eta instituzionalizazioprogresiboa. Inondik ere ez direla elkarrezinak emozioak eta mugimenduarenezagutzazko garapena edo haren desafio estrategikoen lorpena.
Damage Analysis of Tensioning Cable Anchorage Zone of a Bridge Superstructure, Using CDP Abaqus Material Model
Authors: Chróścielewski J. , Miśkiewicz M. , Pyrzowski Ł. , Sobczyk B.
Published: January 2018

Numerical analysis of the tensioning cables anchorage zone of a bridge superstructure is presented in this paper. It aims to identify why severe concrete cracking occurs during the tensioning process in the vicinity of anchor heads. In order to simulate the tensioning, among others, a so-called local numerical model of a section of the bridge superstructure was created in the Abaqus Finite Element Method (FEM) environment. The model contains all the important elements of the analyzed section of the concrete bridge superstructure, namely concrete, reinforcement and the anchoring system. FEM analyses are performed with the inclusion of both material and geometric nonlinearities. Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) constitutive relation from Abaqus is used to describe nonlinear concrete behaviour, which enables analysis of concrete damage and crack propagation. These numerical FEM results are then compared with actual crack patterns, which have been spotted and inventoried at the bridge construction site.
Simulation of Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints with Nurbs Surface Fitting
Authors: Mirhosseini R. Tabatabaei
Published: January 2018

This paper presents an approach based on NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines) to achieve a seismic response surface (SRS) from a group of points obtained by using an analytical model of RC joints. NURBS based on the genetic algorithm is an important mathematical tool and consists of generalizations of Bezier curves and surfaces and B-splines. Generally, the accuracy of the design process of joints depends on the number of control points that are captured in the results of experimental research on real specimens. The values obtained from the specimens are the best tools to use in seismic analysis, though more expensive when compared to values simulated by SRSs. The SRS proposed in this paper can be applied to obtain surfaces that show site effect results on destructions of beam-column joint, taking into account different site conditions for a specific earthquake. The efficiency of this approach is demonstrated by the retrieval of simulated-versus-analytical results.
Deflection Ductility of Slabs Made of Hybrid Mesh-And-Fibre-Reinforced Cementbased Composite
Authors: Sakthivel P. B.
Published: January 2018

Steel Mesh-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (SMRCC) (traditionally known as ferrocement) have been in existence for few decades, but have some limitations set on element thickness and number of reinforcing mesh layers and the resulting deflection ductility. Therefore, the author has made an attempt to explore whether deflection ductility will improve in mesh-reinforced cementitious composites (25 mm thick) if discontinuous fibres are added to slab elements. For this purpose, thin slab elements of dimensions 700 mm (length) × 200 mm (width) × 25 mm (thickness) were cast and subjected to four point bending tests. Based on the flexural tests conducted on SMRCC (Control Slab Elements, cast with Steel Mesh Volume of reinforcement, MVr=0.78, 0.94, and 1.23%) and Hybrid Mesh-and-Fibre-Reinforced Cement Based Composite (HMFRCBC) (Test Slab Elements, combining MVr=0.78, 0.94 and 1.23% and Polyolefin Fibre Volume fraction, PO-FVf=0.5-2.5% of volume of specimens, with 0.5% interval), load-deflection and the deflection ductility index were analyzed. From the flexural load-deflection curves it has been observed that HMFRCBC slabs demonstrate higher flexural load-carrying capacity and deflection ductility when compared to SMRCC slabs. This study shows that higher the polyolefin fibre volume fraction (PO-FVr) from 0.5 to 2.5% (with a 0.5% interval) in HMFRCBC slabs, the higher the flexural deflection ductility. The Deflection Ductility Index (DDI) of HMFRCBC (with 5 layers of mesh and PO-FVr=2.5%) is 4.5 times that of SMRCC. This study recommends that HMFRCBC can be used as an innovative construction material due to its higher flexural ductility characteristics.
Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing Tests of Rock Samples with Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Slickwater
Authors: Stanisławek S. , Kędzierski P. , Miedzińska D.
Published: January 2018

Hydraulic fracturing of rocks boosts the production rate by increasing the fracture-face surface area through the use of a pressurized liquid. Complex stress distribution and magnitude are the main factors that hinder the use of information gathered from in situ hydraulic fracturing in other locations. Laboratory tests are a good method for precisely determining the characteristics of these processes. One of the most important parameters is breakdown pressure, defined as the wellbore pressure necessary to induce a hydraulic fracture. Therefore, the main purpose of this investigation is to verify fracture resistance of rock samples fractured with the assistance of the most popular industry fluids. The experiments were carried out using a stand designed specifically for laboratory hydraulic fracturing. Repeatable results with a relative error within the range of 6-11% prove that the experimental methodology was correct. Moreover, the obtained results show that fracturing pressure depends significantly on fluid type. In the case of a water test, the fracturing pressure was 7.1±0.4MPa. A similar result was achieved for slickwater, 7.5±0.7MPa; however, a much lower value (4.7±0.5MPa) was registered in the case of carbon dioxide.
Performance Analysis of Flexible Pavement with Reinforced Ash
Authors: Subash S.M. , Mahendran N. , Kumar M. Manoj , Nagarajan M.
Published: January 2018

Coal ash produced from thermal power plants as a substitute for conventional construction material has increased considerably in recent years. In the past, studies on partial replacement of soil were carried out with a single type of ash. Because of the insufficient evidence, limited research has been initiated on the productive usage of Fly and Bottom Ashes. This paper aims to study the properties of these materials and investigate their efficacy in road construction. Laboratory investigations were conducted to assess chemical and physical properties and mechanical performance to evaluate both ash types in pavement construction. The rutting factor is calculated for various combinations of coal ash materials with the addition of polypropylene fiber as a reinforcement in increments of 0.1% of its total weight with an aspect ratio of 200. The analytical tool ANSYS is used to validate the service life, vertical strain and quality of reinforced ash materials.
The Influence of Environmental Factors on Employee Comfort Based on an Example of Location Temperature
Authors: Szer I. , Błazik-Borowa E. , Szer J.
Published: January 2018

Work in unfavorable, changing environmental conditions negatively affects people working on scaffoldings used on construction sites, which may increase the risk of occurrence of dangerous situations. The purpose of this article is to show the scale of temperature changes which workers are exposed to. The paper compares examples of temperature measurements obtained from a metrological station and during tests on scaffoldings located in the Lodz and Warsaw regions. This article also presents the methodology of examining environmental parameters of the surroundings where employees work on scaffoldings. Analysis results show that high temperatures and significant temperature variations frequently occur on the scaffoldings, which leads to a lack of adaptability and consequently to tiredness or decreased alertness. Unfavorable environmental conditions can lead to behaviors which, in turn, can cause accidents.
Software reliability growth modeling for agile software development
Authors: Rawat Shubham , Goyal Nupur , Ram Mangey
Published: January 2018

The frequent incremental release of software in agile development impacts the overall reliability of the product. In this paper, we propose a generic software reliability model for the agile process, taking permanent and transient faults into consideration. The proposed model is implemented using the NHPP (non-homogenous Poisson process) and the Musa model. The comparison of the two implementations yields an effective, empirical and reliable model for agile software development.
A robust algorithm to solve the signal setting problem considering different traffic assignment approaches
Authors: Adacher Ludovica , Gemma Andrea
Published: January 2018

In this paper we extend a stochastic discrete optimization algorithm so as to tackle the signal setting problem. Signalized junctions represent critical points of an urban transportation network, and the efficiency of their traffic signal setting influences the overall network performance. Since road congestion usually takes place at or close to junction areas, an improvement in signal settings contributes to improving travel times, drivers’ comfort, fuel consumption efficiency, pollution and safety. In a traffic network, the signal control strategy affects the travel time on the roads and influences drivers’ route choice behavior. The paper presents an algorithm for signal setting optimization of signalized junctions in a congested road network. The objective function used in this work is a weighted sum of delays caused by the signalized intersections. We propose an iterative procedure to solve the problem by alternately updating signal settings based on fixed flows and traffic assignment based on fixed signal settings. To show the robustness of our method, we consider two different assignment methods: one based on user equilibrium assignment, well established in the literature as well as in practice, and the other based on a platoon simulation model with vehicular flow propagation and spill-back. Our optimization algorithm is also compared with others well known in the literature for this problem. The surrogate method (SM), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and the genetic algorithm (GA) are compared for a combined problem of global optimization of signal settings and traffic assignment (GOSSTA). Numerical experiments on a real test network are reported.
Procedural generation of aesthetic patterns from dynamics and iteration processes
Authors: Gdawiec Krzysztof
Published: January 2018

Aesthetic patterns are widely used nowadays, e.g., in jewellery design, carpet design, as textures and patterns on wallpapers, etc. Most of the work during the design stage is carried out by a designer manually. Therefore, it is highly useful to develop methods for aesthetic pattern generation. In this paper, we present methods for generating aesthetic patterns using the dynamics of a discrete dynamical system. The presented methods are based on the use of various iteration processes from fixed point theory (Mann, S, Noor, etc.) and the application of an affine combination of these iterations. Moreover, we propose new convergence tests that enrich the obtained patterns. The proposed methods generate patterns in a procedural way and can be easily implemented on the GPU. The presented examples show that using the proposed methods we are able to obtain a variety of interesting patterns. Moreover, the numerical examples show that the use of the GPU implementation with shaders allows the generation of patterns in real time and the speed-up (compared with a CPU implementation) ranges from about 1000 to 2500 times.