bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Harmonizing routinely collected health information for strengthening quality management in health systems: requirements and practice
Authors: Prodinger Birgit , Tennant Alan , Stucki Gerold , Cieza Alarcos , Üstün Tevfik Bedirhan
Published: March 2016

Objective

Our aim was to specify the requirements of an architecture to serve as the foundation for standardized reporting of health information and to provide an exemplary application of this architecture.

Methods

The World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) served as the conceptual framework. Methods to establish content comparability were the ICF Linking Rules. The Rasch measurement model, as a special case of additive conjoint measurement, which satisfies the required criteria for fundamental measurement, allowed for the development of a common metric foundation for measurement unit conversion. Secondary analysis of data from the North Yorkshire Survey was used to illustrate these methods. Patients completed three instruments and the items were linked to the ICF. The Rasch measurement model was applied, first to each scale, and then to items across scales which were linked to a common domain.

Results

Based on the linking of items to the ICF, the majority of items were grouped into two domains, Mobility and Self-care. Analysis of the individual scales and of items linked to a common domain across scales satisfied the requirements of the Rasch measurement model. The measurement unit conversion between items from the three instruments linked to the Mobility and Self-care domains, respectively, was demonstrated.

Conclusions

The realization of an ICF-based architecture for information on patients’ functioning enables harmonization of health information while allowing clinicians and researchers to continue using their existing instruments. This architecture will facilitate access to comprehensive and consistently reported health information to serve as the foundation for informed decision-making.
From manicomial logic to territorial logic: Impasses and challenges of psychosocial care
Authors: Yasui Silvio , Luzio Cristina Amélia , Amarante Paulo
Published: March 2016

The present study describes Psychosocial Care as a new paradigm currently operating within the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform, emphasising one of its key elements: the provision of mental care within a network and a territory. To this end, the social and cultural diversity of each territory is taken as fundamental aspects to enable appropriate care for mental suffering, overcoming exclusionist thinking patterns that recently have taken on worrying conservative manifestations, and eliminating misconceptions about what defines a mental health sufferer, as well as those who choose alternative ways of being.
Temporary housing as a mental health intervention for the needs of children and adolescents users of alcohol and other drugs: Hybridity between care and protection
Authors: de Oliveira Adriano , Vicentin Maria-Cristina G
Published: March 2016

This article discusses temporary housing for children and adolescents as a modality of health care. Using the framework of French Institutional Analysis, the research was based on interviews with practitioners, participant observation and analysis of individual records so as to understand the trajectory of the cases and the implications of the temporary and volunteer nature of this service. The hybridity of this home and its acceptance of other possible life norms generate tension with custodial and stigmatizing practices in the Brazilian health and social assistance services available to children and adolescents.
Adolescent cancer survivors’ posttraumatic stress symptoms: Concordance between self-report and maternal-proxy report
Authors: Erickson Sarah J , Krapf Erica M , Gerstle Melissa
Published: March 2016

Subsyndromal posttraumatic stress among pediatric cancer survivors has been associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. However, adolescent self-report and mother-proxy report of adolescents’ posttraumatic stress symptoms evidenced varying concordance depending on methodology. There was moderate concordance, particularly among younger respondents, when total posttraumatic stress symptoms were viewed continuously and low-moderate concordance when viewed categorically; moderate-strong concordance for only one posttraumatic stress disorder symptom cluster; low-moderate agreement for high-frequency items; and no concordance for identifying caseness. Although a significant subset of pediatric cancer survivors experience posttraumatic stress, mothers and adolescents demonstrate limited symptom, categorical, and caseness agreement, potentially impacting adolescents’ healthcare service utilization.
Tourism in protected areas: Developing meaningful standards
Authors: Bushell Robyn , Bricker Kelly
Published: March 2016

In response to research revealing only 21% of protected areas worldwide have ‘sound’ management practices, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has introduced The Green List for Protected Areas. A system of certification that has resulted from recognition of the need for global standards for protected area management. While not focused specifically on tourism, visitation and visitor management practices where relevant to the overall management of a park are important components. For many protected areas, tourism is integral, relying on visitors and tourism for financial support. Increasingly, partnerships between conservation and tourism are contributing to changes in attitudes around the issues of biodiversity conservation and environmentally responsible business practices. This paper discusses The Green List concept and a case study of one of the successful pilot sites, Arakwal National Park in Australia. The paper also explores partnerships between conservation and tourism and how these partnerships could unfold through the work of The Green List. The work of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council which encourages such partnerships is also discussed, focused on sustainable tourism criteria.
Damage imaging using non-contact air-coupled transducer/laser Doppler vibrometer system
Authors: Harb Mohammad Said , Yuan Fuh-Gwo
Published: March 2016

In this work, a rapid imaging technique is proposed for imaging damage in metallic plates using a zero-lag cross-correlation imaging condition in the frequency domain. A fully non-contact, single-side access, hybrid inspection system employing air-coupled transducer (ACT) for the generation of anti-symmetric Lamb wave mode and laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) for dynamic visualization of the Lamb wavefield is used to experimentally verify the proposed technique on three identical aluminum plates with same notch geometry but with various orientations at different locations. The notches (10 mm × 5 mm) are grooved in the aluminum plates using electric discharge machining with a maximum depth of 40% of plate’s thickness and with the following orientations 90°, 60°, and 45° with respect to the horizontal axis. A damage image is constructed by cross-correlating the forward and backward propagating wavefields in the aluminum plates which are separated by analyzing the actual laser Doppler vibrometer measured wavefield using a frequency–wavenumber filtering post-processing technique. The experimental results demonstrate a strong capability of guided wave zero-lag cross-correlation imaging condition technique in localizing, sizing, and detecting the orientation of relatively small defects in the isotopic material.
Combined influence of organo-modified Indian bentonite nanoclay and fire retardants on thermal and fire behavior of vinylester
Authors: Raghavendra N , Murthy HN Narasimha , Firdosh Salim , Sridhar R , Angadi Gangadhar , Mahesh KR Vishnu , Krishna M
Published: March 2016

This article reports synergetic effect of naturally available Indian bentonite nanoclay and fire retardants on the thermal and fire retardation behavior of vinylester. Indian bentonite nanoclay organically modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide by cation exchange capacity method, along with aluminum trihydroxide and magnesium hydroxide were dispersed in vinylester and tested. Addition of 30% aluminum trihydroxide and 4 wt% Indian bentonite increased the glass transition temperature of vinylester by 24.4%; decreased thermal degradation by 47%, vertical burning rate by 54% and horizontal burning rate by 72%; and increased limiting oxygen index by 56.6% and microhardness by 49.6%.
Understanding mechanisms of hypertension in systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Taylor Erin B. , Ryan Michael J.
Published: March 2016

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that predominately affects women of reproductive age. Hypertension is an important cardiovascular risk factor that is prevalent in this patient population. Despite the high incidence of hypertension in women with SLE, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of hypertension remain poorly understood. This review will focus on disease-related factors, including inflammation, autoantibodies, and sex hormones that may contribute to hypertension in patients with SLE. In addition, we will highlight studies performed by our laboratory using the female NZBWF1 (F1 hybrid of New Zealand Black and New Zealand White strains) mouse model, a spontaneous model of SLE that mimics human disease and develops hypertension and renal injury. Specifically, using female NZBWF1 mice, we have demonstrated that multiple factors contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension, including the inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, oxidative stress, as well as B-cell hyperactivity and autoantibody production.
Resilience and the politics of multiplicity
Authors: Simon Stephanie , Randalls Samuel
Published: March 2016

In this response to the commentaries, we expand on the intent behind the format of our article, which was undertaken in order to understand how resilience might be politically taken to task in light of the divergent ways in which it appears in the world. We take on (and sympathize with) the critique that our article sacrifices the ethnographic depth central to Mol’s work on ontological politics, which forms the conceptual backbone of our arguments. Although this approach could not dig deep into each instance, we argue that it did allow common currents of resilience politics to come to the fore, namely, questions concerning ontologies of site and intervention that should be asked of all resilience enactments. From here, we engage with the different commentaries related to politics and critical thought and insist on our core concern that ontologies of site and intervention are crucial for interrogating security, care, and responsibility, which are fundamentally at stake in all resilience governance. Finally, we reflect on ways in which our article was perhaps not multiple enough and draw encouragement from the commentaries that applied our questions of site and intervention to the authors’ own situated perspectives or areas of study, in particular through indigenous ontologies. These are taken as illustrations of the value of attending to the ontological politics of resilience multiple by forcing questions of power/knowledge, responsibility and value that scratch beneath the surface of current resilience fashions.
Using Pinterest in the Management Classroom
Authors: Schmidt Gordon B.
Published: March 2016

This paper discusses the potential value of using the social bookmarking site Pinterest in management courses. The general features and uses of Pinterest are described as well as how they can be applied in the management classroom. Pinterest offers a medium to facilitate student discovery and sharing of class relevant visual content. I discuss the use of Pinterest in my own training methods class with a class Pinterest board acting as a place for students to share class-relevant links to videos and online content based on assigned topics. I discuss other potential applications in management classes. I also discuss the logistics of implementation of a class Pinterest board and potential challenges of use.
Zirconosilicates in the kakortokites of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland: Implications for fluid evolution and high-field-strength and rare-earth element mineralization in agpaitic systems
Authors: Borst A. M. , Friis H. , Andersen T. , Nielsen T. F. D. , Waight T. E. , Smit M. A.
Published: March 2016

The layered agpaitic nepheline syenites (kakortokites) of the Ilímaussaq complex, South Greenland, host voluminous accumulations of eudialyte-group minerals (EGM). These complex Na-Ca-zirconosilicates contain economically attractive levels of Zr, Nb and rare-earth elements (REE), but have commonly undergone extensive autometasomatic/hydrothermal alteration to a variety of secondary mineral assemblages. Three EGM alteration assemblages are recognized, characterized by the secondary zirconosilicates catapleiite, zircon and gittinsite. Theoretical petrogenetic grid models are constructed to assess mineral stabilities in terms of component activities in the late-stage melts and fluids. Widespread alteration of EGM to catapleiite records an overall increase in water activity, and reflects interaction of EGM with late-magmatic Na-, Cl- and F-rich aqueous fluids at the final stages of kakortokite crystallization. Localized alteration of EGM and catapleiite to the rare Ca-Zr silicate gittinsite, previously unidentified at Ilímaussaq, requires an increase in CaO activity and suggests post-magmatic interaction with Ca-Sr bearing aqueous fluids. The pseudomorphic replacement of EGM in the kakortokites was not found to be associated with significant remobilization of the primary Zr, Nb and REE mineralization, regardless of the high concentrations of potential transporting ligands such as F and Cl. We infer that the immobile behaviour essentially reflects the neutral to basic character of the late-magmatic fluids, in which REE-F compounds are insoluble and remobilization of REE as Cl complexes is inhibited by precipitation of nacareniobsite-(Ce) and various Ca-REE silicates. A subsequent decrease in F– activity would furthermore restrict the mobility of Zr as hydroxyl-fluoride complexes, and promote precipitation of the secondary zirconosilicates within the confines of the replaced EGM domains.
Men with severe hemophilia in the United States: birth cohort analysis of a large national database
Authors: Mazepa Marshall A. , Monahan Paul E. , Baker Judith R. , Riske Brenda K. , Soucie J. Michael
Published: March 2016

Key Points

Prospectively collected data on demographics, complications, and mortality are described for 4899 US men with severe hemophilia. Analyzing multiple birth cohorts of US men with severe and mild hemophilia demonstrates ongoing morbidity in need of surveillance.
Physical activity assessed in routine care predicts mortality after a COPD hospitalisation
Authors: Moy Marilyn L. , Gould Michael K. , Liu In-Lu Amy , Lee Janet S. , Nguyen Huong Q.
Published: March 2016

The independent relationship between physical inactivity and risk of death after an index chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalisation is unknown.

We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a large integrated healthcare system. Patients were included if they were hospitalised for COPD between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. All-cause mortality in the 12 months after discharge was the primary outcome. Physical activity, expressed as self-reported minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), was routinely assessed at outpatient visits prior to hospitalisation. 1727 (73%) patients were inactive (0 min of MVPA per week), 412 (17%) were insufficiently active (1–149 min of MVPA per week) and 231 (10%) were active (≥150 min of MVPA per week). Adjusted Cox regression models assessed risk of death across the MVPA categories.

Among 2370 patients (55% females and mean age 73±11 years), there were 464 (20%) deaths. Patients who were insufficiently active or active had a 28% (adjusted HR 0.72 (95% CI 0.54–0.97), p=0.03) and 47% (adjusted HR 0.53 (95% CI 0.34–0.84), p<0.01) lower risk of death, respectively, in the 12 months following an index COPD hospitalisation compared to inactive patients.

Any level of MVPA is associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality after a COPD hospitalisation. Routine assessment of physical activity in clinical care would identify persons at high risk for dying after COPD hospitalisation.
Global Access to Radiotherapy Services: Have We Made Progress During the Past Decade?
Authors: Yap Mei Ling , Zubizarreta Eduardo , Bray Freddie , Ferlay Jacques , Barton Michael
Published: March 2016

Purpose

The global incidence of cancer is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Radiotherapy is an important cancer treatment in the curative and palliative setting. We aimed to estimate the global demand for and supply of radiotherapy megavoltage machines (MVMs) and assess the changes in supply and demand during the past decade.

Materials and Methods

Cancer incidences for 27 cancer types in 184 countries were extracted from the International Agency for Research on Cancer GLOBOCAN database. The Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation radiotherapy utilization rate (RTU) model was used to estimate the number of patients in each country with an indication for radiotherapy for each cancer type and estimate the demand for MVMs. The radiotherapy supply data were accessed from Directory of Radiotherapy Centres database maintained by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Results

RTU varied by country, from 32% in Mongolia to 59% in Comoros. The average optimal world RTU was 50%, equating to 7 million people in 2012 who would benefit from radiotherapy. There remains a deficit of more than 7,000 machines worldwide. During the past decade, the gap between radiotherapy demand and supply has widened in low-income countries.

Conclusion

RTU varies significantly between countries. Approximately half of all patients with cancer worldwide should receive radiotherapy; however, more than 2 million people are unable to access it because of a lack of MVMs. Low- and middle-income countries are particularly disadvantaged by this deficit.
Copolymerization of Ethylene with iPr3Si-Protected 5-Hexen-1-ol with an [OSSO]-Type Bis(phenolato) Dichloro Zirconium(IV) Complex
Authors: Saito Yusuke , Nakata Norio , Ishii Akihiko
Published: March 2016

The ability of dichlorozirconium(IV) complex 4 incorporating an [OSSO]-type bis(phenolate) ligand with dMAO (dried methylaluminoxane) as an activator for the copolymerization of ethylene with iPr3Si-protected 5-hexen-1-ol, 5-hexen-1-oxytriisopropylsilane (5H1OSi), is described. This catalyst system efficiently promoted ethylene copolymerization with different feed ratios of 5H1OSi at 25 °C under an atmospheric pressure producing ethylene/5H1OSi copolymers with molecular weights Mw of 3800–10800 g mol−1. In the 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis, the contents of 5H1OSi in the copolymers were found to be in the range of 7.5–21.4 mol % depending upon the feed concentration of 5H1OSi. The sequence distributions and calculated reactive ratios (γEγP = 1.48–3.48) obtained from the 13C NMR spectra revealed that the catalytic system produced highly random ethylene/5H1OSi copolymers.
Laparoscopic cholecystostomy tube-guided hepatotomy and cholecystolithotomy: alternative strategy for treatment of severe chronic cholecystitis
Authors: Horesh N , Gutman M , Rosin D
Published: March 2016

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be a challenging procedure in gallbladders with chronic disease. We describe a patient with chronic cholecystitis and difficult visualisation of the gallbladder at surgery who underwent laparoscopic hepatotomy along the drainage tube of the cholecystostomy. In this way, the gallbladder was identified to avoid non-visualisation of ductal anatomy. This exceptional solution should be added to the surgical options if anatomical recognition is difficult and complete removal of the gallbladder is too risky.
Educando para qué y para quién. El cambio de paradigma que el desarrollo sostenible demanda a la educación superior
Authors: Segalàs Coral Jordi
Published: March 2016

La sociedad tal como está organizada actualmente no tiene futuro, es insostenible; tanto ambiental, social, como económicamente. Estamos en una situación con un gran incremento de demandas al ecosistema y una disminución de recursos disponibles que conlleva a la aparición de conflictos sociales. Esto es debido a un paradigma económico neoliberal que prioriza el crecimiento a cualquier precio sin tener en cuenta los límites finitos del planeta y que incrementa las diferencias entre los ganadores y perdedores del sistema. Incluso la Unión Europea acuña el concepto de crecimiento sostenible, que per se es un oxímoron en un sistema finito como el nuestro.

Es necesario un cambio de paradigma en tres ejes: primero, el marco en que nos organizamos desde el punto de vista cultural (valores y principios que justifiquen necesidades: suficiencia), estructural (estructura que permite aplicar dichos valores y principios) y tecnológico (medios para satisfacer las necesidades); segundo, los saltos de innovación (uso óptimo, mejora de procesos y productos y renovación basada en necesidades); y tercero, la transdisciplinariedad, en relación a los actores implicados o afectados por cualquier decisión socio-política-tecnológica.

Este cambio de paradigma social requiere un cambio de paradigma educativo a tres niveles: primero, definir un nuevo paradigma educativo que incluya en su visión y misión los valores de la sostenibilidad; segundo, a nivel de organización y gestión, definiendo cómo se organiza y gestiona la universidad en todos sus ámbitos de influencia (educación, investigación, gestión); y, finalmente, en las metodologías de aprendizaje.
La previsión social complementaria en el marco de las relaciones laborales: el caso de Maier
Authors: Ahumada Carazo Rosa Mariam , Ispizua Dorna Enea
Published: March 2016

A lo largo de los últimos años se han realizado numerosas reformas que afectan al sistema de la Seguridad Social, tanto en el ámbito nacional como internacional. Observando el panorama nacional, se han adoptado una serie de medidas, siguiendo las recomendaciones de la OCDE y la Unión Europea. El efecto de esas medidas ya se está empezando a notar en la caída en la tasas de sustitución de la renta de pasivo sobre la de activo, con la consiguiente necesidad de complementar la pensión pública. Aunque son muchos los que defienden la cobertura de ese déficit a través de la previsión social complementaria individual, en este trabajo mostramos la idoneidad de fomentar la previsión social complementaria dentro del marco de las relaciones laborales. Esto se viene haciendo tradicionalmente en algunos países europeos. En el trabajo se analizan las características del sistema complementario de previsión social de una empresa del País Vasco, así como la opinión de su personal sobre el mismo a través de una encuesta. Finalmente, se presentan las conclusiones del marco teórico y práctico así como una relación de propuestas.
La deuda laboral de las empresas en concurso: La Ley concursal española y el Tribunal de la UE
Authors: Borjabad Bellido Ramón
Published: March 2016

Jueces de lo Mercantil y Secretarios Judiciales de Cataluña habían acordado antes de la entrada en vigor de la modificación de la Ley concursal en septiembre de 2014 que la venta de la unidad productiva se realizaría libre de cargas, sólo el adquirente que se subrogase en parte o en todos los contratos laborales, se subrogaría en las obligaciones pendientes derivadas de dichos contratos, excepción en la parte que satisfaga el FOGASA cuando se prevea expresamente y se concretaba que el adquirente no asumiría la responsabilidad por las deudas laborales de los contratos de trabajo respecto de los que no se hubiera subrogado, ni de las deudas tributarias ni de la Seguridad Social, sin embargo las modificaciones legales siguientes volvían a crear dudas, al igual que el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea.
Compromiso en el trabajo y prácticas de recursos humanos de alto rendimiento en organizaciones de acción social. El caso de Aspromanis
Authors: Benítez-Saña Rosa , Del-Águila-Obra Ana Rosa
Published: March 2016

Los empleados con alto nivel de work engagement (WE) se sienten con altos niveles de energía, entusiasmo y concentración en su trabajo. Las organizaciones pueden potenciar el WE implementando prácticas de recursos humanos de alto rendimiento (prácticas STAR), tales como políticas de selección y formación, evaluación del desempeño, políticas retributivas, participación, comunicación, empowerment, conciliación de vida familiar, estabilidad laboral y relaciones interpersonales, entre otros, relacionadas directamente con la calidad en el empleo. Dada la escasa existencia de estudios sobre WE y las prácticas STAR en entidades del Tercer Sector de la economía, concretamente en el ámbito de la acción social, se ha analizado el caso de la Asociación Malagueña en favor de las Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual (Aspromanis). La hipótesis de partida del trabajo consiste en identificar la relación entre el WE de los trabajadores de una organización de acción social, Aspromanis, y la implementación de prácticas STAR. De la investigación realizada se puede concluir que en la organización se observan altos niveles en promedio global de WE, y que las prácticas STAR están ejerciendo una influencia positiva en el mismo, en sus tres dimensiones, vigor, dedicación y absorción. Como contribución, se aporta evidencia de que una mayor calidad en el empleo se traduce en altos niveles de WE.
La inserción laboral de los graduados de Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos de la Universidad de Murcia
Authors: Barba Aragón Isabel , Carrasco Hernández Antonio José , Lujan Alcaraz José , Selma Penalva Alejandra , Meseguer de Pedro Mariano , Riquelme Perea Prudencio José
Published: March 2016

El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) ha modificado en profundidad el sistema de formación universitaria. Los estudios universitarios deben construirse en torno a las competencias que exigirá el mercado de trabajo a los egresados. El dominio de las competencias mejora las posibilidades de los individuos que las poseen de encontrar un puesto de trabajo y de ser capaz de mantenerlo o desarrollar una carrera profesional a lo largo del tiempo. Así, surgen interrogantes tras la implantación de los grado, sobre si la formación impartida en los grado, satisface las demandas del mercado de trabajo. Para responder a la pregunta, se ha optado por hacer un análisis de la empleabilidad de los graduados en el mercado de trabajo.

El objetivo del trabajo es analizar la adaptación de los egresados del Grado al mercado de trabajo, en comparación con los egresados de la diplomatura y licenciatura. En total, se ha seleccionado una muestra de 365 egresados para el estudio. Todos los egresados han sido entrevistados a los dos años de finalizar sus estudios.
Consecuencias del RDL 20/2012 en materia de desempleo: estudio e impacto jurídico-económico y social sobre el subsidio de 52 años al actual de 55 años
Authors: Cano Esquibel Miguel Jaime
Published: March 2016

Con la publicación en el Boletín Oficial del Estado número 168 el 14 de julio de 2012 del Real Decreto Ley 20/2012 de 13 de julio entre otras muchas y diversas materias el que antes se llamaba «subsidio para mayores de 52 años» se incrementaba la edad de los 52 a los 55 años para los trabajadores que no tengan responsabilidades familiares, hayan cotizado al menos 6 años y acrediten los requisitos, excepto el de la edad, para el acceso a cualquier otro tipo de prestación contributiva de jubilación del sistema.

En segundo lugar, se modifica el subsidio por desempleo, llamado de «prejubilación», la norma establece que a la edad de 55 años ha de haberse cumplido en la fecha del agotamiento de la prestación por desempleo o del subsidio por desempleo; o tener cumplida esa edad en el momento de reunir los requisitos para acceder a cualquier otro subsidio de desempleo o cumplirla durante su percepción.

En cualquier caso, para este subsidio se pone un nuevo término: el momento en que el trabajador alcance la edad que le permita acceder a la pensión contributiva de jubilación en cualquiera de sus modalidades. Con ello se vuelve a la redacción original del artículo 216.3 LGSS, cuando el subsidio se extendía hasta que el trabajador alcanzara la edad que le permitiera acceder a la pensión contributiva de jubilación en cualquiera de sus modalidades, con la aplicación de los correspondientes coeficientes reductores, en su caso.

Ha de recordarse que esta nueva regla desde el día 16 de julio de 2012 esta haciendo mucho daño a los trabajadores que acceden a la nueva prestación ya que han de tenerse en cuenta las nuevas reglas de integración de lagunas, las de determinación de cuantía a mínimos (limitada a la cuantía de las prestaciones no contributivas), ambas establecidas por la Ley 27/2011 de reforma del sistema de Seguridad Social, y por supuesto, la regla de que la pensión mínima para los menores de 65 años es inferior a la común establecida.

Además, es importante por cuanto lleva consigo una reducción real de las futuras pensiones de jubilación de los que sean beneficiarios de subsidios por desempleo mayores de 55 años, la base de cotización por la que cotizaba el SPEE-SEPE era el 125 % de la base mínima de cotización. Con la reforma, todos los subsidios por desempleo que coticen por la contingencia de jubilación lo harán por el 100 %. El ahorro para el sistema público es, pues doble: de un lado el SPEE ahorra en cotizaciones con la reforma normativa y de otro lado, en el futuro el sistema de seguridad social ahorrará en prestaciones publicas.
"El lenguaje de la familia": ¿ideología patriarcal, falsa conciencia o ética del cuidado? Un análisis a partir de los relatos de trabajadoras domésticas (Colombia, Líbano)
Authors: Younes Mira , Molinier Pascale
Published: March 2016

Partiendo de investigaciones de tipo etnográfico, realizadas con trabajadoras domésticas en Colombia y en el Líbano, esta contribución destaca la necesidad de repensar un paradigma frecuente en las investigaciones sobre el trabajo doméstico. Esta consiste en suponer como mutuamente excluyentes las expectativas "privadas" de buen trato, o de care, que, por una parte, las trabajadoras espejen de los y las empleadoras, y de otro lado, las luchas políticas de éstas en favor de la justicia social. Las vidas de las trabajadores domésticas muestran las relaciones de dominación que atraviesan la familia como institución política naturalizada. De este modo, el lenguaje de las relaciones familiares y/o afectivas llama también a una lectura política que evitaría excluir "lo que cuenta" para las trabajadoras.
Problems in inverse scattering of approximate reflection coefficient measurements
Authors: Kincanon Eric
Published: March 2016

Because of the nonlinear nature of the Gelfand-Levitan equation, it may be a concern that a small difference in the reflection coefficient could lead to large changes in the corresponding potential. This paper considers this and shows that this need not be a concern. Though assumptions are made about the associated spectral measure function, these are not restrictive.
SERVICE OVERTIME DAN KAROSHI : KONSEKUENSI DARI ETOS KERJA JEPANG
Authors: Widiandari Arsi
Published: March 2016

After defeated on World War II, Japan economy has recover and become one of developed country in Asia. One of the factor that give contribute to Japanese economy rising is Japanese spirit.  Company usually teached work culture to every worker that can be seen from Japanese work ethic. For example ideology of Family Methaphore, Shushin Koyo seido (Lifetime employment) Nenko Joretsu ( Salary based on seniority ) and Kigyou betsu Kumiai (Union based on corporation). The work culture practice in Japan company has had positive and negative consequences. As we know, that it has great contributed to Japanese economy development it self. But, it also bring a number of social problem especially to many workers. Service overtime and Karoshi are the example of the consequences of Japan work ethic practice until nowadays. Worker are expected to give their deducation and loyality to job company. This paper will try to give explanation about the consequences of Japan work ethic practice in Japan.
Lesson Learned Peralihan Mata Pencaharian Masyarakat Sebagai Ketahanan Terhadap Perubahan Iklim Kelurahan Mangunharjo
Authors: Septiana Tiara Citra
Published: March 2016

Adanya bencana banjir, kenaikan muka air laut, serta abrasi menyebabkan besarnya kehilangan lahan pertanian yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat. Selain itu, tambak juga menjadi salah satu sumber penghidupan masyarakt. Jika tambak tidak dapat lagi dipertahankan, maka akan menyebabkan suatu masalah sosial-ekonomi di masyarakat. Oleh sebab itu, dibutuhkan upaya adaptasi untuk meneysuaikan diri dengan perubahan kondisi alam yang disebabkan fenomena perubahan iklim. Salah satu bentuk adaptasi dilakukan oleh masyarakat Kelurahan Mangunharjo dengan merubah mata pencaharian mereka. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan pembelajaran yang dapat diperoleh dari transisi mata pencaharian masyarakat di sana yang dapat direplikasi di wilayah lain. Hasil dari penelitian ini dibedakan berdasarkan pelaku individu dan kelompok. Lalu jika dilihat berdasarkan proses pembelajarannya, dapat dibedakan menjadi pembelajaran yang diperoleh sambil dilakukan dan pembelajaran yang diperoleh melalui interaksi. Kendala yang masih terjadi terdapat pada proses transfer pengetahuan. Banyak orang yang memilih mata pencaharian baru yang tidak menuntut tingkat pendidikan dan keterampilan yang tinggi karena mereka tidak memiliki hal tersebut.
Peran Non Governmental Organization (GIZ dan LSM Bina Swadaya) terhadap Klaster Susu Sapi Perah di Kabupaten Boyolali
Authors: Wulan Rizky Madya , Muktiali Muhammad
Published: March 2016

Perubahan sistem pemerintahan di Indonesia menjadi sistem pemerintahan desentralisasi, dimana dengan perubahan sistem pemerintahan tersebut menyebabkan terjadinya kebijakan pengembangan potensi lokal  melalui pengembangan ekonomi  lokal  (PEL).  Klaster usaha merupakan salah satu bagian dari PEL. Sebagian klaster masih bersifat semi formal dimana pendekatan kepada Non Governmental Organization (NGO) masih belum dapat diterapkan sepenuhnya. Klaster susu sapi perah di Kabupaten Boyolali merupakan daerah penghasil susu terbesar di Jawa Tengah. Dalam klaster susu sapi perah menjalin kerjasama dengan GIZ dan Bina Swadaya yang merupakan suatu NGO. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk memahami peranan yang dilakukan NGO (GIZ dan Bina Swadaya) dalam klaster dan mengukur efektivitas peran yang dilakukan NGO tersebut dalam klaster susu sapi perah di Kabupaten Boyolali. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan yaitu pendekatan mix method dimana dalam proses penelitian ini mencoba menggabungkan antara pendekatan kuantitatif dan pendekatan kualitatif. Penelitian ini berfokus pada pemahaman peran yang dilakukan NGO dalam klaster, pengukuran efektivitas peran NGO dalam klaster, serta dampak yang dirasakan dari peranan yang dilakukan NGO dalam klaster. Dari proses analisis tersebut didapat sebuah kesimpulan dan rekomendasi mengenai peran Non Governmental Organization (GIZ dan Bina Swadaya) terhadap klaster susu sapi perah di Kabupaten Boyolali.
Evaluasi Perubahan Penggunaan Lahan Kecamatan di Daerah Aliran Sungai Cisadane Kabupaten Bogor
Authors: Endang Trimarmanti Tessie Krisnaningtyas
Published: March 2016

Kabupaten Bogor bagian dari Kawasan Strategis Nasional Jabodetabekpunjur, berperan sebagai kawasan penyangga. Namun demikian, kemudahan aksesibilitas menjadikan Kabupaten Bogor sebagai salah satu pusat pengembangan permukiman perkotaan dan kegiatan perekonomian lainnya. Terdapat 2 kawasan pelestarian alam dan 7 Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS), yang terluas adalah DAS Cisadane, kaya akan keanekaragaman hayati, digunakan untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari, dan juga DAS yang rentan terhadap perubahan penggunaan lahan terutama wilayah dengan kepadatan penduduknya relatif tinggi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perubahan penggunaan lahan dan faktor-faktor pengaruh perubahan penggunaan lahan Kecamatan di DAS Cisadane Kabupaten Bogor. Penelitian menggunakan metode kombinasi dengan jenis penelitian berseri/berganda, fase pertama adalah pendekatan keruangan dan analisis kuantitatif, kemudian fase kedua adalah pendekatan kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil pembahasan dan temuan hasil penelitian, perluasan perkembangan permukiman di wilayah pinggiran perkotaan dan konversi lahan-lahan produktif (Rustiadi et.al, 2003) memang benar terjadi di DAS Cisadane, aktivitas perkotaan berdampak terhadap alih fungsi lahan pertanian menjadi lahan perumahan/permukiman. Perubahan penggunaan lahan telah terjadi sebelum ditetapkannya menjadi kawasan pertanian lahan basah. Faktor sosial ekonomi memicu para pengembang mengalihfungsikan lahan pertanian menjadi kawasan perumahan dengan nilai tambahnya, tak terkecuali warga dengan hak kepemilikannya. Faktor lainnya yaitu faktor kelembagaan, kurangnya komitmen pelayanan pemerintah terhadap infrastruktur saluran irigasi dan keberlanjutan aliran irigasi. Penerapan pengendalian pemanfaatan ruang telah dilakukan oleh aparat kecamatan dan aparat kabupaten melalui kegiatan pengawasan dan penertiban sesuai ketentuan RTRW/IMB, namun hal ini belum diimbangi oleh sosialisasi kepada masyarakat, sehingga banyak masyarakat maupun aparat pelaksana belum mengetahui dan memahami peraturan tersebut sehingga kecenderungan terjadinya alih fungsi lahan cukup tinggi.

 
Avaliação das estatísticas utilizadas nos controles de qualidade de equipamentos para radiodiagnóstico
Authors: Santana Azly , Navarro Marcus Vinicius , Lima Renato
Published: March 2016

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar e analisar a adequação das estatísticas utilizadas em metodologias nos testes de controle de qualidade para estimação da exatidão e precisão das variáveis de tensão no tubo e tempo de exposição. Foram verificadas as metodologias recomendadas na Portaria Federal 453/98, no Guia Radiodiagnóstico Médico – Segurança e Desempenho de Equipamentos publicado pela Anvisa, o Protocolo Español de Control de Calidad em Radiodiagnóstico e Protocolos de Control de Calidad em Radiodiagnóstico. A adequação das estatísticas foi baseada nas definições do Vocabulário Internacional de Metrologia e em conceitos estatísticos. Além disso, elas foram comparadas entre si considerando o percentual de não conformidade (ou rejeição) de equipamentos apresentado pela metodologia aplicada. Nessa última avaliação foram utilizados dados simulados com o objetivo de obter distribuições empíricas. Foram encontradas diferenças entre as estatísticas e tolerâncias indicadas para as avaliações de precisão, feitas por meio dos testes de reprodutibilidade e/ou repetitividade, e nas avaliações da exatidão da tensão no tubo e tempo de exposição. Apesar de estarem em acordo com as definições estatísticas e metrológicas, as diferentes estatísticas apresentadas, conduziram distintos percentuais de não conformidade dos equipamentos para o mesmo tipo de avaliação, apontando estatísticas com maior sensibilidade na detecção de valores discrepantes, o que leva à reprovação de um equipamento de radiodiagnóstico. Tolerâncias diferentes também influenciaram na porcentagem de reprovação e levaram a resultados diferentes para um mesmo equipamento. Dessa forma, pode-se obter diferentes laudos de conformidade de um equipamento, conduzindo a resultados inconsistentes.
Organizational Inertia and Excessive Product Proliferation
Authors: Sakuraki Rie
Published: March 2016

This study investigates the internal factors of excessive product proliferation. Since empirical literature on product over-proliferation focused on how to optimize existing product portfolio, the causes of excessive product proliferation have so far attracted little attention. This study employs a case study of Shiseido, a famous Japanese cosmetics company, with particular attention to product proliferation in the Shiseido chain store channel, because external factors are mostly absent from this case. My results indicate that intra- and inter-organizational inertia affects product line management. Due to Shiseido’s effort in the 1990s, the company could maintain the advantage it and its cosmetics store channel held with much the strategy as had been used until the mid-1970s. This strengthen intra-organizational inertia at Shiseido. Inter-organizational inertia with cosmetics stores makes Shiseido’s strategic change more difficult, which causes excess proliferation.
Hybrid minigene splicing assay verified the pathogenicity of a novel splice site variant in the dystrophin gene of a Chinese patient with typical Duchenne muscular dystrophy phenotype
Authors: Wang Zhihong , Lin Yanhong , Qiu Liping , Zheng Dezhu , Yan Aizhen , Zeng Jian , Lan Fenghua
Published: March 2016

Background:

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is typically caused by disrupting the reading frame of the dystrophin gene: approximately 70%–80% of mutational events are represented by deletions or duplications of one or more exons in the dystrophin gene, and the remaining cases by subtle mutations, including point mutations, small indels, small inversions, and complex small rearrangements. The dystrophin gene is the largest known gene with one of the highest known rates of new mutations.

Methods:

Deletions and duplications were detected in theDMDgene of the proband by using multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used in the subtle mutation detection, followed by Sanger sequencing confirmation. The effect of the mutation on the splicing of theDMDgene was assessed by bioinformatics prediction and hybrid minigene splicing assay (HMSA).

Results:

Neither duplication nor deletion was found in theDMDgene of the proband. While a novel splice site mutation c.6762+1G>C was identified in the proband by NGS and Sanger sequencing, and his mother was heterozygous at the same site. Bioinformatics predicted that the 5′ donor splice site of intron 46 disappeared because of the mutation, which would lead to aberrant splicing and introduce premature stop codon. The HMSA results were in agreement with the prediction.

Conclusions:

The novel splice site mutation caused DMD in the proband by aberrant splicing. We suggested that combined applications of MLPA, NGS, HMSA and bioinformatics are comprehensive and effective methods for diagnosis and aberrant splicing study of DMD.
The dietary protein, IGF-I, skeletal health axis
Authors: Bonjour Jean-Philippe
Published: March 2016

Dietary protein represents an important nutrient for bone health and thereby for the prevention of osteoporosis. Besides its role as a brick provider for building the organic matrix of skeletal tissues, dietary protein stimulates the production of the anabolic bone trophic factor IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor I). The liver is the main source of circulating IGF-I. During growth, protein undernutrition results in reduced bone mass and strength. Genetic defect impairing the production of IGF-I markedly reduces bone development in both length and width. The serum level of IGF-I markedly increases and then decreases during pubertal maturation in parallel with the change in bone growth and standing height velocity. The impact of physical activity on bone structure and strength is enhanced by increased dietary protein consumption. This synergism between these two important environmental factors can be observed in prepubertal boys, thus modifying the genetically determined bone growth trajectory. In anorexia nervosa, IGF-I is low as well as bone mineral mass. In selective protein undernutrition, there is a resistance to the exogenous bone anabolic effect of IGF-I. A series of animal experiments and human clinical trials underscore the positive effect of increased dietary intake of protein on calcium-phosphate economy and bone balance. On the contrary, the dietary protein-induced acidosis hypothesis of osteoporosis is not supported by several experimental and clinical studies. There is a direct effect of amino acids on the local production of IGF-I by osteoblastic cells. IGF-I is likely the main mediator of the positive effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on bone formation, thus explaining the reduction in fragility fractures as observed in PTH-treated postmenopausal women. In elderly women and men, relatively high protein intake protects against spinal and femoral bone loss. In hip fracture patients, isocaloric correction of the relatively low protein intake results in: increased IGF-I serum level, significant attenuation of postsurgical bone loss, improved muscle strength, better recovery, and shortened hospital stay. Thus, dietary protein contributes to bone health from early childhood to old age. An adequate intake of protein should be recommended in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Missionaries, Modernism, and German Theology: Anglican Reactions to the Outbreak of War in 1914
Authors: Chapman Mark
Published: March 2016

This paper discusses the Anglican reaction to the so-called “Appeal to the Civilised World” of October 1914 in its broader context. After briefly outlining the direct response to the Appeal it then goes on to discuss the prevailing perception of Germany by English theologians as well as the complex relationship of English theology to German liberalism. It moves on to discuss the aftermath of the inter-denominational Kikuyu Missionary Conference which had taken place in 1913. This had divided the Anglican Communion since Anglo-Catholics, led by Frank Weston, Bishop of Zanzibar, disapproved of intercommunion with nonepiscopal churches. After the outbreak of war, there were calls from Germany for unity in the mission field since Christian nations could not be seen to be at war with one another. Anglo-Catholic opposition to Kikuyu was coupled with a long-standing anti-liberalism which soon became fiercely anti-German in its rhetoric. Somewhat unwittingly the primitive German and English propaganda machines helped seal the fate of liberal theology into the next generation on account of its “Made in Germany” origins.
Margot Hahl berichtet Hannah Tillich über ihre Freundschaft mit Paulus. Ein Brief aus dem Dezember 1966
Authors: Graf Friedrich Wilhelm
Published: March 2016

In 1980 I met Margot Hahl, a very close friend of Paul Tillich especially in his years as Privatdozent in Berlin. She told me a lot about their friendship and described his character to me. She explained the way he lived, and she gave me several letters Paul and Hannah had written to her. One of the documents she showed and gave me is a long letter written by herself to Hannah in December 1966. It is being published here with an introduction that describes the complex relationship between Margot Hahl and the Tillichs.
"IDEIAS-FORÇA" DO PENSAMENTO DE BOAVENTURA SOUSA SANTOS E A EDUCAÇÃO INTERCULTURAL
Authors: Candau Vera Maria Ferrão
Published: March 2016

RESUMO: A ampla produção do sociólogo português Boaventura Sousa Santos tem impactado diferentes áreas do conhecimento, assim como movimentos de iniciativa de diversos atores sociais, orientados a promover processos de transformação social e construção democrática. Consideramos que suas contribuições são de especial relevância para o debate sobre as questões educativas na sociedade atual. É nesse horizonte que se situa o presente trabalho, que tem por objetivo identificar aspectos especialmente mobilizadores - "ideias-força" - do seu pensamento para se aprofundar, tanto teórica como praticamente, na perspectiva da educação intercultural crítica. O artigo está estruturado em três partes que mutuamente se exigem: uma reflexão sobre a expressão "ideias-força"; as principais tendências da educação intercultural hoje na América Latina; e a apresentação de algumas das "ideias-força" do pensamento de Boaventura, que permitem aprofundar e ampliar a discussão sobre a educação intercultural na perspectiva crítica.