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Progress toward Motivational Interviewing Proficiency in Corrections: Results of a Colorado Staff Development Program
Authors: Bogue Brad , Pampel Fred , Pasini-Hill Diane
Published: July 2013

This study examines the outcomes of one effort to implement motivational interviewing practices among selected agents working in 17 Colorado criminal justice agencies. As part of a project designed to improve implementation capacity, 90 participating officers underwent systematic training and coaching and then were observed via audiotapes or direct observation in sessions with offenders. Project staff coded interactions with offenders using measures of motivational interviewing skills (e.g., open questions, complex reflections). Analysis of pre- and post-intervention changes showed considerable improvement from the training/coaching regime, but use of taped sessions with subsequent feedback did most to facilitate officer proficiency and offender change talk.
Creation and Validation of the Ohio Youth Assessment System (OYAS) and Strategies for Successful Implementation
Authors: Lovins Brian , Latessa Edward
Published: July 2013

As Ohio began to address the gaps in delivering effective juvenile justice programming in the state, it recognized that a statewide risk assessment system was needed. The Department of Youth Services (DYS) explored its options and determined that the best course of action was to develop a risk assessment prospectively to address the needs of youth across multiple stages of the juvenile justice system. DYS partnered with the University of Cincinnati Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) to develop the Ohio Youth Assessment System (OYAS). The OYAS contains five tools: a diversion tool, a detention tool, a disposition tool, a residential tool, and a reentry tool. Each tool is used at the appropriate stage to assess the criminogenic needs of the youth at that stage and to help guide decisions for appropriate interventions. Results from receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis ranged from area under the curve (AUC) values of .611 on the diversion tool to .721 on the reentry tool, suggesting that the tools did reasonably well in placing a youth into appropriate risk categories compared to randomly selected cases. This article reviews the steps taken to develop, implement, and adopt a statewide risk assessment with fidelity.
Implementation of Actuarial Risk/Need Assessment and its Effect on Community Supervision Revocations
Authors: Holsinger Alexander M.
Published: July 2013

While studies examining the predictive validity of the Level of Service Inventory — Revised (LSI-R) are useful and should continue, more research needs to be done in the area of systemic change: Once the LSI-R has been adopted and fully integrated into an agency's work, what systemic changes may occur? Does implementing a third-generation risk/need assessment tool, for example, truly facilitate an agency's ability to abide by the “risk principle” of correctional intervention? This article has two central objectives. First, the LSI-R composite score is used to predict case outcome using several years' worth of data from a large Midwestern city. The data were gathered from the agencies that conduct supervision in the community. The statistical relationship between the LSI-R score and case outcome (success vs. failure) is investigated and assessed. Second, the article provides a cursory look at rates of revocation plus transfer to prison over time (post LSI-R implementation).
ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS IN INTERWAR (1918-1940) LITHUANIA: GENERAL TENDENCIES / KONKURSAI TARPUKARIO (1918–1940) LIETUVOJE: BENDROSIOS TENDENCIJOS
Authors: Petrulis Vaidas
Published: July 2013

The article discusses relevant, but so far little examined topic – architectural competitions interwar Lithuania (1918–1940). It is obvious that the culture of competitions was very noticeable and significant part of architectural processes. The majority of important public buildings, and even a significant part of less important projects was built with reference to competitions. The architectural competition as a means to achieve the best result was strongly supported by public policy, as well as by various public societies and private business. The main objective of this article, which is based on archival materials and studies of media of the time, is to reveal the characteristics of organization of competitions, to give a qualitative analysis of the phenomenon. The paper discuss various types of competitions, analyzes requirements, public transparence, the level of internationality, activities of competition commissions, the impact of social and professional environment of competition results. The text also discusses the implementation of competitive works, reveals the level of criticism which follows the process of architectural competition. Finally, the review is being completed with observations about political expectations of clients and the level of implementation of these aspirations. Santrauka Straipsnyje aptariama aktuali, tačiau iki šiol mažai nagrinėta tema – architektūriniai konkursai tarpukario (1918–1940) Lietuvoje. Akivaizdu, kad konkursinė kultūra buvo itin pastebima ir reikšminga tuomečių architektūros procesų dalis. Daugelis svarbiausių visuomeninės architektūros objektų, o neretai ir ne tokie svarbūs, buvo sukurti paskelbus konkursus. Konkursą kaip priemonę pasiekti geriausių rezultatų aktyviai palaikė valstybės politika, šią priemonę naudojo įvairios draugijos, privatus verslas. Tekste, remiantis archyvinės medžiagos bei tuometės spaudos studijomis, bandoma atskleisti būdingiausius konkursų organizavimo principus, pateikiama šio reiškinio kokybinė analizė: aptariami konkursų tipai, analizuojami sąlygų ypatumai, viešumas, tarptautiškumo lygmuo, konkursinių komisijų veikla, plačiosios bei profesinės visuomenės įtakos priimant rezultatus. Tekste taip pat aptariamos konkursinių darbų įgyvendinimo peripetijos, atkreipiamas dėmesys į šiuos procesus lydėsusią kritiką. Apžvalga baigiama pastebėjimais apie politinius užsakovų lūkesčius bei šių aspiracijų įgyvendinimą.
STONE AND LAWNS IN THE SQUARES OF LITHUANIAN CITIES / AKMUO IR ŽOLĖ LIETUVOS MIESTŲ AIKŠTĖSE
Authors: Žickis Alvydas
Published: July 2013

Meadows give the origin to the Lithuanian squares. During towns‘ development, the trees were replaced by buildings. A new form of square as a public open space appeared. The Paved area and the lawn differently suit various functions of a square. During the reconstruction of the squares in Lithuanian towns too much solid inert materials are used. Ecologic and social aspects of the proposals of the contests of projects should be more regarded. Santrauka Lietuvių aikštė kilo iš pievelės miške. Kuriantis miestams medžius pakeitė pastatai, o pievą – grindinys. Plečiantis atsirado nauja aikštės forma – viešasis želdynas. Grįstas plotas ir veja nevienodai tinka įvairioms aikštės funkcijoms. Nulemia klimato sąlygos ir naudojimo intensyvumas. Pertvarkant Lietuvos miestų aikštes per daug naudojama kietų inertinių medžiagų. Projektų konkursuose turėtų būti daugiau vertinamas siūlymų ekologiškumas ir socialumas.
Tenofovir-Associated Fanconi Syndrome in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Monoinfection
Authors: Gracey David M , Snelling Paul , McKenzie Paul , Strasser Simone I
Published: July 2013

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is increasingly used in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. Although associated with renal toxicity in HIV-infected patients, renal dysfunction has been reported rarely in the monoinfected CHB population. To date, TDF-associated Fanconi syndrome has not been reported. Here, we present two cases of TDF-associated Fanconi syndrome with rapid resolution after its cessation. We then discuss risk factors for TDF nephrotoxicity and its implications for screening for renal disease in those patients with CHB monoinfection on TDF, and the use of TDF in at-risk populations.
Comment être petit et conquérir le monde : l'aventure de Clextral
Authors: Jobard Georges
Published: July 2013

Clextral a fondé son développement sur l’extrusion bivis, qui lui permet d’équiper les fabricants de cornflakes aussi bien que de billets de banque, et dont elle est leader mondial. Avec 275 salariés,elle vend dans 88 pays et gère 12 langues.
EADS Innovation Nursery : faire mûrir les initiatives innovantes
Authors: Steinhorst Ulrike , Commin Patrice
Published: July 2013

L’ Innovation Nursery d’EADS accompagne des initiatives innovantes intéressantes, mais qui ne peuvent pas être portées par les unités opérationnelles. L’équipe d’animation mobilise dans le Groupe les compétences indispensables à la réussite du projet.
L'intergénérationnel au service du transfert des savoirs
Authors: Estève Jean-Marie
Published: July 2013

La société SOLATRAG emploie 240 personnes dans les secteurs de la voirie, du génie civil et de la métallerie dans la région du Languedoc-Roussillon, en France. Au fil des ans, ses effectifs de métallerie ont beaucoup diminué, ceux qui restaient ayant dans certains cas plus de 30 années d’ancienneté. Comme la métallerie nécessite un long apprentissage, la conservation de ces connaissances avant le départ des salariés âgés se posait de manière critique. Ce témoignage décrit les mesures que cette firme a prises pour valoriser le développement intergénérationnel. Elle a embauché des salariés âgés pour former de nouvelles recrues, instauré le tutorat des jeunes et formé à la gouvernance différentes générations. Le dynamisme et la pérennité de l’organisation ont ainsi pu être préservés.
Mieux gérer les incidences de l'automatisation des services : le cas des caisses libre-service
Authors: Ba Amadou , Vignon Christophe
Published: July 2013

L’introduction des caisses libre-service entraîne beaucoup de changements dans les relations entre les caissiers et les clients. Ces derniers perdent leur statut de « client-roi » et deviennent exécutants du travail. Pour les caissiers, les relations avec les clients changent radicalement de nature. Le travail repose désormais essentiellement sur la qualité de l’accueil, la formation et le contrôle des clients. Tirant des leçons d’un cas d’échec dans une enseigne, nous proposons des conditions à respecter afin d’optimiser les retombées de l’automatisation des services pour les dirigeants des magasins, les employés et les clients.
La gestion des retours de produits en fin de vie : le cas de la société IBM
Authors: Keh Pauline , Meissonier Régis , Rodhain Florence , Llorca Virginie
Published: July 2013

Chaque année, de 20 à 50 millions de tonnes de déchets électroniques sont produits dans le monde et leur toxicité engendre de graves problèmes environnementaux et sanitaires. Cet article s’intéresse aux divers bénéfices liés à l’adoption d’une véritable gestion ou logistique des retours de produits en fin de vie. Tout d’abord, nous nous appuyons sur une étude de cas concernant l’usine d’IBM à Montpellier. Après avoir décrit le mode de gestion des retours de produits usagés et les conditions de succès qu’il respecte, nous listons les bénéfices variés qu’il entraîne, notamment les revenus supplémentaires, la réduction des dépenses, l’amélioration de la réputation de l’entreprise, le respect des lois et la création d’emplois locaux. Enfin, l’article insiste sur les implications de cette étude de cas pour les dirigeants, les consommateurs, les législateurs et la société en général.
Doctores divinos: construcción de la imagen de tres médicos greco-romanos en los diccionarios biográficos islámicos de médicos
Authors: Abbou Hershkovits Keren , Hadromi-Allouche Zohar
Published: July 2013

Este artículo analiza la manera en que los autores de tres diccionarios biográficos islámicos medievales retrataron la vida y características de las tres figuras más destacadas de la medicina greco-romana: Asclepio, Hipócrates y Galeno. Se presta especial atención al vocabulario y al estilo empleado en las biografías, así como a su relación con otros géneros literarios o figuras. El análisis de estas biografías revela un considerable parecido entre el retrato de estos tres médicos greco-romanos y la vida de algunos profetas en el Islam, especialmente la del Profeta Muḥammad. Asimismo, estas biografías presentan elementos atribuidos a musulmanes piadosos.
Este estudio demuestra que los biógrafos musulmanes construyeron esas biografías como parte de una tendencia general a asociar la medicina con el Islam y los orígenes del saber médico con la sabiduría profética. Igualmente, sostiene que las connotaciones y el uso de esa terminología particular permite una visión positiva de la ciencia de la medicina en las obras islámicas que les dieron cabida.
A Value Based Dynamic Resource Provisioning Model in Cloud
Authors: Sood Sandeep K.
Published: July 2013

Cloud computing has become an innovative computing paradigm, which aims at providing reliable, customized, Quality of Service (QoS) and guaranteed computing infrastructures for users. Efficient resource provisioning is required in cloud for effective resource utilization. For resource provisioning, cloud provides virtualized computing resources that are dynamically scalable. This property of cloud differentiates it from the traditional computing paradigm. But the initialization of a new virtual instance causes a several minutes delay in the hardware resource allocation. Furthermore, cloud provides a fault tolerant service to its clients using the virtualization. But, in order to attain higher resource utilization over this technology, a technique or a strategy is needed using which virtual machines can be deployed over physical machines by predicting its need in advance so that the delay can be avoided. To address these issues, a value based prediction model in this paper is proposed for resource provisioning in which a resource manager is used for dynamically allocating or releasing a virtual machine depending upon the resource usage rate. In order to know the recent resource usage rate, the resource manager uses sliding window to analyze the resource usage rate and to predict the system behavior in advance. By predicting the resource requirements in advance, a lot of processing time can be saved. Earlier, a server has to perform all the calculations regarding the resource usage that in turn wastes a lot of processing power thus decreasing its overall capacity to handle the incoming request. The main feature of the proposed model is that a lot of load is being shifted from the individual server to the resource manager as it performs all the calculations and therefore the server is free to handle the incoming requests to its full capacity.
Developing an Elastic Cloud Computing Application through Multi-Agent Systems
Authors: Honarvar Ali Reza
Published: July 2013

the integration of a multi-agent environment and a cloud platform is to the best of our knowledge a new concept in terms of elastic application to run on cloud platforms. Currently in literature can be found some works focused on merging cloud computing and multi-agent systems (MAS). These works focused on the using of clouds in MAS because MASs often require high-performance computing systems and large data storage devices, or using agents on cloud i.e. Providing agent-based solutions founded on the design and development of software agents for improving Cloud resources and service management and discovery. Scalability is an important issue in the successful deployment of cloud computing software since performance requirements can change over time. Therefore, it is often expected that the software can be scaled up or down to ensure the desired performance at minimal costs. In this paper a framework was proposed which can be used as a foundation for developing an application that uses resources elastically on the cloud. This framework which provides elastic resource provision to applications is based on the MAS.
Dynamics of Metal Distribution in Cultivated Soil and Vegetables in Vicinity to Industrial Deposition
Authors: Nayek Sumanta , Roy Suprakash , Dutta Suvanka , Saha Rajnarayan , Chakraborty Tanmoy
Published: July 2013

The present study demonstrates accumulation and distribution of heavy metals (Fe, Cr, Cd, Pb & Cu) in cultivated soil and vegetables, and its potential implication to health risk via consumption of contaminated vegetables. Deposition of atmospheric metals results significant enrichment of metal contents (Pb=1.6, Cu=1.4 & Cd=15.9) in cultivated soil. Elevated metal content in soil facilitate higher metal accumulation in growing vegetables through root uptake and also by leaf absorption. Results show noticeably higher metal translocation (>1) from soil to roots (TFr) and shoots (TFs), followed by higher metal accumulation in leafy shoots (except R. sativa). In sampled vegetables, estimated hazard quotient (HQ) for individual metal does not exceed the safe limit, but integrated hazard quotient (IHQ) in L. esculanta is above the safe limit (1.33) and incredibly close in R. sativa (0.97) and S. oleracia 0.93) to cause health hazard.
Design of Implantable Antennas for Medical Telemetry
Authors: Kiourti Asimina , Nikita Konstantina S.
Published: July 2013

Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs) with wireless telemetry functionalities in the radio-frequency (RF) range are recently attracting significant scientific interest for medical prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. One of the most crucial challenges for IMDs is the design of the integrated implantable antenna which enables bidirectional wireless communication between the IMD and exterior monitoring/control equipment. In this paper, a parametric model of a miniature implantable antenna is initially proposed, which can be adjusted to suit any antenna design and implantation scenario requirements in hand. Dependence of the resonance, radiation, and safety performance of implantable antennas upon (a) operation frequency, (b) tissue anatomy and dielectric properties, and (c) implantation site is further studied. Simulations are carried out: (a) at 402, 433, 868 and 915 MHz considering a 13-tissue anatomical head model, (b) at 402 MHz considering five head models (3- and 5-layer spherical, 6-, 10- and 13-tissue anatomical) and seven dielectric parameter scenarios (variations ±20% in the reference permittivity and conductivity values), and (c) at 402 MHz considering 3-layer canonical models of the human head, arm, and trunk. The study provides valuable insight into the design of implantable antennas. Finite Element and Finite Difference Time Domain numerical solvers are used.
Measurement Methodologies for Assessing the Glycolysis Effect in the Discrimination and Therapy of Brain Gliomas
Authors: Kounelakis Michalis G , Bei Ekaterini S , Zervakis Michalis E , Giakos Georgios C , Zhang Lin , Narayan Chaya , Kafetzopoulos Dimitrios
Published: July 2013

Primary brain tumors refer to those developing from the various types of cells that compose the brain. Gliomas represent about 50% of all primary brain tumors and include a variety of different histological tumor types and malignancy grades. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies gliomas into four histological types and four grades. The goal of molecular classification using advanced pattern recognition tools is to identify subgroups of tumors with distinct biological and clinical features and initiate the challenge of classifying complex gliomas of similar histology and malignancy status into distinct categories. The aim of this paper is to i) present the measurement procedures and analysis methodologies, ii) summarize the currently available knowledge related to the utilization of ’omics’ measurements in the discrimination of brain gliomas, and iii) provide a scientific basis for future medical practice in the discrimination and treatment of brain gliomas based specifically on the metabolic process of glycolysis. In particular, the paper explores the idea of the glycolysis pathway as a critical concept for the development of therapeutic strategies for brain gliomas.
A Conceptual Model for Integrative Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants Operational Activities Based on Historical Nuclear Incidents and Accidents
Authors: McCoy Kaylyn , Alamaniotis Miltiadis , Jevremovic Tatjana
Published: July 2013

A conceptual model for improvement in nuclear power plant operational safety and monitoring is presented. The innovation of this model is based on a calibrated software that utilizes an interactive component, thereby, eliminating a Corrective Action Management Plan’s sole dependence on informational databases. Artificial intelligence tools are used to build this model and, subsequently, support the monitoring and decision-making process software. Furthermore, the model integrates past historical knowledge of accidents and incidents occurring within the nuclear industry. Overall, intelligent analytic methods coupled with encoded accidents and incidents experiences synergize an inference system for nuclear operations monitoring and corrective action management. The proposed concept is challenged on two examples specific to nuclear power plants’ operation.
Does Audit Quality Influence the Relation between Earnings Management and Internal Control Weakness in the Post –SOX Period
Authors: van Ravenstein Judith , Georgakopoulos Georgios , Kalantonis Petros , Kaldis Panagiotis
Published: July 2013

Material weaknesses in the internal control system of a company create more opportunities for managers to engage in opportunistic earnings management. In this study the authors investigate the relation between earnings management and disclosed material weaknesses in the internal controls, both under SOX 302 and SOX 404, and examine whether audit quality, measured as being audited by a Big Four auditor, has an effect on that relation. The results suggest that material weakness firms have more absolute discretionary accruals and greater income-decreasing discretionary accruals. So evidence is provided that material weakness firms engage in more earnings management, however not in opportunistic income-increasing earnings management. When audit quality is high, measured as being audited by a Big Four auditor, the disclosed material weaknesses are lower just as total and absolute discretionary accruals are. It is also interesting in our findings that when material weakness firms are audited by a Big Four auditor a positive relationship seems to exist with discretionary accruals, suggesting that when a firm is audited by a Big Four auditor, material weaknesses in the internal controls will lead to opportunistic earnings management.
Integrating Interactive Visualizations of Automatic Debugging Techniques on an Integrated Development Environment
Authors: Riboira André , Rodrigues Rui , Abreu Rui , Campos José
Published: July 2013

Automated debugging techniques based on statistical analysis of historical test executions data have recently received considerable attention due to their diagnostic capabilities. However, the tools that materialize such techniques suffer from a common, rather important shortcoming: the lack of effective diagnostic reports’ visualizations. This limitation prevents the wide adoption of such tools, as it is difficult to understand the diagnostic reports yielded by them. To fill this gap, the authors propose a framework for integrating interactive visualizations of automatic debugging reports in a popular development environment (namely, the Eclipse integrated development environment). The framework, coined GZoltar, provides several important features to aid the developer’s efficiency to find the root cause of observed failures quickly, such as direct links to the source code editor. Furthermore, the authors report on the results of a user study conducted to assess GZoltar‘s effectiveness.
A Study on the Use of Facebook in Informal Learning Contexts
Authors: Costa Sebastiano , Cuzzocrea Francesca , La Vecchia Loredana , Murdaca Anna Maria , Nuzzaci Antonella
Published: July 2013

The main objective of this paper is to examine the results of an observational study on the use of Facebook by adolescents in an informal context. The authors describe the preliminary results of the research and analyze the significant variables that contribute to improve the current, important debate about the social network as a source of information and knowledge in the matching of learning in informal and formal contexts. The above analysis is the premise for the illustration of the potential and advantages that could follow from the use of social networking in everyday teaching. The core problem of the renewal of teaching today is in fact the centre of the debate on an integrated use of ICT in teaching-learning process as re-structuring factor of the action learning systems in formal settings with respect to the cognitive, affective, socio-relational and psycho-motor taxonomic components and implications.
Mediated Quality
Authors: Ghislandi Patrizia , Raffaghelli Juliana , Yang Nan
Published: July 2013

Even if the question of eLearning quality has been intensely discussed in the recent years, with several approaches and models arising, consistent transferring of concepts into practices is still difficult (Elhers & Hilera, 2012). In fact, eLearning is given different importance by the several stakeholders; consequently, the educational institutions’ culture of quality –meanings, discourses, representations and practices- is highly variable (Ehlers & Schneckenberg, 2010) and adapting to external frameworks and models of quality could be difficult. As a result, the implementation of quality eLearning in HEI is slowed down or blocked (Conole, Smith, & White, 2007). This article analyzes three quality models taking into account the different underlying values and quality cultures underpinning practices, in an attempt to show how the embedded epistemological values generate technical practices that may or may not respect the complexities of quality as a contextualized, multiperspective, multidimentional process. Drawing on this analysis, the authors introduce the concept of “mediated quality” as approach that takes into account the participants engagement as insiders of a (quality) learning culture. An example of this approach is given through the case of quality of teaching/learning, and the mediation introduced through Learning Design.
Opening Up the Smart Home
Authors: Nikayin Fatemeh , De Reuver Mark
Published: July 2013

Emerging technologies like sensors, mobile devices and internet-of-things enable a new range of smart home services that go beyond simple home automation. The service platforms, on which these services run, are highly disparate based on different technological as well as organizational architectures. In this paper, the authors adopt a platform perspective to classify 42 major currently offered smart living service platforms. The authors analyze the platforms along two dimensions: where the intelligence of the platform is located in the technological architecture (i.e. at user’s premise, in the cloud, on the network or in between) and openness of the platform toward third party service providers which has implications on potential network effects. The authors found that most platforms are located in the user’s home and are kept closed for third party service providers, while only a few cloud-centric, open platforms exists in the market. The authors argue that smart living provides an interesting avenue for studying platform concepts given the diversity of the organizational and technological arrangements of smart living platforms and the conflicting views in literature as to how openness and technical architecture impact innovativeness and viability.
Tourism Mobile Application Usability
Authors: Inversini Alessandro , Violi Lucia
Published: July 2013

Mobile communication is experiencing significant growth: the domain has been completely reshaped since the launch of the Apple iPhone (June 2007) and the ensuing development of so-called “smart phones”. Furthermore, together with the expansion of new mobile artifacts, mobile application markets (such as Apple iTunes Store and Android Google Play market) have contributed to the diffusion of new forms of communication within different sectors and domains. Tourism is being very much exposed to the advent of mobile applications as tools for communication and assistance during the consumption of touristic experiences. By examining a case from the tourism industry, this research highlights the importance of the usability of mobile communication in this mobile tourism (mTourism) context. mTourism usability can be achieved by emphasizing the importance of fast and reliable access to content, as well as the quality – particularly conciseness, accuracy and coverage – of the relevant information.
Child Security in Cyberspace Through Moral Cognition
Authors: Prakash Satya , Vaish Abhishek , Coul Natalie , G SaravanaKumar , Srinidhi T.N. , Botsa Jayaprasad
Published: July 2013

The increasing number of threats in cyberspace has meant that every internet user is at a greater risk than ever before. Children are no exception to this exploitation, incurring psychological and financial stress. Technology is on a persistent pursuit of offering exquisite solution to address the problems associated with children on the cyberspace. With every new product for parental control to secure children, comes a new technique to trespass the same. Consequently it summons an approach to look beyond technology; this paper aims to explore the relevance of moral cognition to decision making capability of children on the internet & the possibility of minimizing related risks using the observation. The authors establish a correlation between cognitive moral development and the cyber vulnerability level of children of age between 12 and 16 years, based on an empirical research using a comprehensive set of questionnaires and standard tests. The findings also paves path for future researchers to further analyze and implant features in the parental control software that would stimulate moral cognition, thereby redefining parental control software as parental care software.
A Four-Dimensional Maxwell Equation for Social Processes in Web-Based Learning and Teaching
Authors: Ahamer Gilbert
Published: July 2013

This paper describes how the principal structure of a system of equations fundamental to science, namely the Maxwell equations governing electromagnetism, could be analogously applied to social procedures among humans who start to create emerging networks through gaming. Inspired by a cartographic windrose, a new type of notation for social procedures is introduced that allows to graphically depict “information”, “team”, “debate”, “integration” as four basic dimensions; symbolically called soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Experiences with a web-based role-play (“Surfing Global Change”) show that these four basic dimensions tend to peak one after the other along a suitably designed gaming procedure. The resulting sequence of the “voices” S, T, A, B gives rise to hypothesizing a general pattern of social behavior that qualitatively could formally be described by a four-dimensional Maxwell type set of equations of these four variables. It is hypothesized that in analogy to an electromagnetic wave also a social process of harmonious flow in S, T, A, B might emerge that describes suitable and successful conditions for game play and game-based learning.
Evaluation of Safe Landing Area Determination Algorithms for Autonomous Rotorcraft Using Site Benchmarking
Authors: Takahashi Marc D. , Abershitz Avi , Rubinets Rafael , Whalley Matthew S.
Published: July 2013

An important element of rotorcraft UAV operations is safe landing area determination (SLAD), which is the ability to select desirable landing or load placement areas at unprepared sites. Effectively and reliably accomplishing this task would greatly enhance high-level autonomous capabilities
in many operations such as search and rescue and resupply. This paper presents the results of quantitatively evaluating two SLAD algorithms using a new test method that incorporates a detailed survey of the test sites. These survey sites act as benchmarks against which the SLAD methods are
compared. One SLAD algorithm is a new approach that uses laser range data to detect a set of potential landing points and uses fuzzy logic to rank them based on surface roughness, size, and terrain slope metrics. The second algorithm uses laser range data to optimize a performance index, based
on sliding window statistics of surface slope and roughness over the landing zone, to select potential landing points. Flight-test data were collected at six sites ranging from simple to complex with multiple runs at each site. Both methods are evaluated based on their true-positive and false-positive
rates and the consistency of their landing site selection.
Application of emporiatrics in minimizing travelers’ health risks
Authors: Shrivastava Saurabh RamBihariLal , Shrivastava Prateek Saurabh , Ramasamy Jegadeesh
Published: July 2013

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Geochemistry and geological factors governing exploitation of selected Canadian oil shale deposits
Authors: Macauley G , Snowdon L R , Ball F
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Published: July 2013

Organic and inorganic geochemical data (Rock-Eva! pyrolysis, organic petrology and X-ray diffraction) are examined, along with a few results from hydroretorting, Co-combustion and rock mechanics studies. The Mississippian, lacustrine lamosites of the New
Brunswick Albert Formation yield the largest amount of hydrocarbons (100 litres/tonne) and have a high potential in a linked retorting and co-combustion with coal process. The stellarite and associated coal of the Oil-Coal Seam at Pictou, Nova Scotia, may be a viable resource in the area. The Kettle
Point Formation and the Collingwood Member of the Lindsay Formation of southern Ontario yield moderate amounts of hydrocarbon on pyrolysis (40 litres/tonne), but both give significantly higher yields when hydroretorted. The Cretaceous Boyne and Favel formations in Saskatchewan probably represent the
largest volumetric reserves of shale oil, but give modest yields, and face competition from the nearby heavy oils and oil sands to the west.
Current Research Part E, Cordillera and Pacific Margin
Authors:   Geological Survey of Canada
Published: July 2013

The ''Four Mile batholith'', formerly included in the Cassiar Suite of mid-Cretaceous granitic rocks, consists of four lithologically distinct bodies with compositions ranging from diorite to granite. Prelimi­nary U-Pb zircon ages indicate that three of the
granitoid rocks are Permian and one may be Late Devo­nian. They appear to occur in gently dipping structural sheets associated with lithologies typical of the oceanic Sylvester Allochthon.
Current research part G: frontier geoscience program, Arctic Canada
Authors:   Geological Survey of Canada
Published: July 2013

There are many field criteria that can be used to identify different types of massive ice. Important criteria are whether the ice contacts are gradational or sharp, conformable or unconformable, thaw or erosional, and primary or secondary. A close-up examination
of the bubbles in the ice, just below a contact, can help to differentiate between buried and segregated ice. Dykes and sills of intrusive ice tran­secting massive ice or the overburden appear associated with segregated ice. The orientation of reticulate ice veins above a contact can help in the
identification of ice types.
Monazite U-Pb and Th-Ph geochronology by high-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry
Authors: Stern R A , Sanborn N
Published: July 2013

Analytical techniques have been developed for the determination of monazite U-Pb and Th-Pb isotopic ages using the SHRIMP II ion microprobe. Nine isotopes of Pb, U, Th, and Ce are sequentially analyzed at a mass resolution of 5700. An unidentified isobar at
~203.960 amu complicates the determination of 204Pb in monazites with moderate to high Th contents. The 207Pb*/206Pb* ratios of individual spots can be determined to ±0.3-0.5% (1se), whereas the uncertainty in the mean of 10 or more spots is typically ±0.1-0.4% (2se).
Instrumental bias in the measured Pb/U and Pb/Th values is corrected for using linear relationships between 206Pb+/UO+ vs. UO2+/UO+ and 208Pb+/ThO+ vs. UO2+/UO+, empirically derived from natural monazite standards; bias varies with monazite Th content, necessitating the use of low-, medium- and
high-thorium standards. Individual spot determinations of the 206Pb/238U and 208Pb/232Th ratios in unknown monazites of low to moderate Th can generally be determined to ±2% (1se).
U-Pb ages of Archean crust in the southeast arm of the Rae Province, southeastern Ungava Bay, Quebec
Authors: Scott D J
Published: July 2013

Two samples from southeastern Ungava Bay have been dated using the U-Pb method on zircon and monazite. A hornblende tonalite from Keglo Bay crystallized at 3019 ± 5 Ma, and was metamorphosed at 1838 ± 2 Ma (monazite). A second tonalite, from Gregson
Inlet, crystallized at 2784 ± 9 Ma, and was metamorphosed at ~2666 Ma (zircon overgrowth) and 1834 ± 2 Ma (monazite). These results are the first confirmation of Archean crust in the area between the George River and Abloviak shear zones. The cratonic affinity of these rocks is
uncertain.
Tectonic setting and U-Pb zircon age of the Poulin-de-Courval Mangerite, Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean area, Grenville Province, Quebec
Authors: Hébert C , van Breemen O , Lacoste P
Published: July 2013

A U-Pb zircon age of 1068 ± 3 Ma has been obtained for the Poulin-de-Courval Mangerite. This mangerite, as all the other Precambrian intrusions of the region, is affected by syn- to late-Grenvillian deformations represented by at least two well preserved
fabrics. The east-west- to east-southeast-trending fabric is related to a thrusting movement which is overprinted by a major northeast-southwest-trending dextral-oblique reverse shear zone called Saint-Fulgence shear zone. This shear zone has tectonized the contacts between the Poulin-de-Courval
Mangerite and its host rocks the Lac Saint-Jean anorthositic suite (1160-1140 Ma) and the Cap à l'Est gneiss complex. The Poulin-de-Courval Mangerite is part of a regionally occurring, 1082-1050 Ma plutonic suite which includes the Chicoutimi Mangerite and the La Baie Granite. The age obtained
represent late movement attributed to the Grenvillian regional deformation along the St-Fulgence shear zone following the development of the east-west fabric.
Age of the Cap Mountain (Northwest Territories) Proterozoic section, sequence B, based on detrital zircon ages
Authors: Villeneuve M E , Butterfield N J , Cook D G , MacLean B
C , Rainbird R H
Published: July 2013

Grenville-age zircons (ca. 1 Ga) have been extracted from the lowermost two units of the Proterozoic sedimentary section exposed on Cap Mountain, Interior Plains, Northwest Territories, thus necessitating a major change in our understanding of the correlation of
these rocks. The strata were previously considered to correlate with the Paleoproterozoic, 1.84-1.27 Ga Hornby Bay Group (sequence A) of Coppermine Homocline, but, because they are younger than ca. 1 Ga they clearly belong to sequence B and correlate in a general way with Mackenzie Mountains
Supergroup to the west and Shaler Supergroup to the northeast. Specific unit-to-unit correlations within the groups cannot as yet be made.
Rocks and minerals for the collector: Kirkland Lake - Rouyn-Noranda - Val-d'Or, Ontario and Quebec
Authors: Sabina A P
Published: July 2013

Occurrences of minerals and rocks are described for localities between Kirkland Lake, Ontario, and Val-d'Or, Quebec. The Kirkland Lake-Rouyn-Noranda-Val-d'Or area lies within the mineralized belt of Precambrian rocks extending from Timmins to and beyond Val-d'Or.
The collecting area includes the Kirkland Lake gold mines, and the gold and gold-copper mines in the Rouyn-Noranda-Val-d'Or area. The area also contains deposits of lead-zinc, iron, nickel, copper, bismuth, molybdenum, and asbestos, and occurrences of beryl, spodumene, and pollucite. Minerals and
rocks suitable for lapidary purposes include jasper, serpentine, gabbro, rhyolite, feldspar porphyry, and chrome-muscovite (fuschite) rock.

Inactive mines and prospects constitute most of the collecting localities. Roadcuts furnish additional sites. In general, operating mines are not open to collectors. Some famous old mines, no longer accessible, are included for historical interest.
Preliminary 3D modelling and structural interpretation of southeastern Athabasca Basin
Authors: Li Z , Bethune K M , Chi G , Bosman S
A , Card C D
Published: July 2013

The southeastern portion of the Athabasca basin hosts the largest high-grade unconformity-related uranium deposits in the world, including the McArthur River and Key Lake deposits. As a first step of an effort to reconstruct and model the fluid flow related to
uranium mineralization, a 3D model of the sub-Athabasca unconformity and basin stratigraphy has been constructed using publicly available geological, geophysical and drill-hole data. Several cross-sections have been built and integrated into the 3D model to constrain the spatial configuration of
Athabasca Group units. Faults have been identified using an iterative approach where potential fault lineaments were identified using the basement geophysical signature then confirmed by the presence of spatial relationships to offsets of the unconformity surface. Using this approach, three dominant
sets of faults, inferred to be subvertical, have been identified in the study area: northeast trending, north-northwest trending and northwest trending. In the 3D model, the unconformity surface shows an approximately northeasttrending zone of elevated topography where elevations change abruptly (SE
to NW) from about -100 m to +200 m (referenced to mean sea level). This topographic ridge of the unconformity surface is associated with the Phoenix - McArthur River deposits trend. A preliminary cross-section illustrates that this topographic high may be controlled by northeast-trending reverse
faults that have uplifted the basement. Regional clay anomalies in the Athabasca Group and the majority of deposits and prospects are also broadly coincident with this feature. Future work will be focussed on increasing resolution of the model in this and other key areas to gain a better
understanding of the geometry and kinematics of regional plus local structures and their control on fluid flow and uranium mineralization.
Pericardial Tuberculosis
Authors: Cataño Juan Carlos
Published: July 2013

A 53-year-old malnourished man, presented to the emergency room with 2 months of poor appetite, malaise, high spiking fevers, 10 Kg weight loss and night sweats; he also noted progressive exertional dyspnea and anterior chest pain developing over the last 2 days. On physical examination he was afebrile, had 90/60 arterial pressure, 100 × min heart rate, pulsus paradoxus, jugular vein engorgement, sudden inspiratory splitting of the second heart sound, and soft heart sounds on auscultation. A contrasted tomography of the thorax showed a large pericardial effusion with pericardial contrast enhancing and no pulmonary opacities. Histologic examination of pericardial tissue showed multinucleated giant cells with scarce acid-fast bacillae, and on pericardial culture grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Training Residents in Obesity Counseling: Incorporating Principles of Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Patient Centeredness
Authors: Burton Amy M , Agne April A , Lehr Stephanie M , Davis Nichola J , Willett Lisa L , Cherrington Andrea L
Published: July 2013

Background

The US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that physicians screen patients for obesity and practice counseling interventions to achieve modest (4%–8%) weight loss. Despite this, physicians frequently do not document obesity and/or counsel on weight loss. Our goal was to develop an innovative, easily disseminated workshop to improve resident physicians' skills and confidence in weight-loss counseling.

Methods

We developed a tailored 3-hour interactive Obesity Counseling Workshop. The approach incorporates principles of motivational interviewing, a set of listening and counseling skills designed to enhance patient centeredness and promote behavior change. Adult learning theory served as the foundation for program delivery. The half-day session is administered monthly to internal medicine and pediatric residents on outpatient rotations.

Key Results

To date 77 residents (44 internal medicine and 33 pediatric) have completed the workshop, with approximately even distribution of postgraduate year (PGY)–1, PGY-2, and PGY-3 level residents. Forty-two were women and less than half planned to pursue a primary care–oriented career. Residents completed a 10-item workshop evaluation, with each category scoring an average of 3.5 or greater on a 4-point Likert scale. Residents reported the workshop was well organized and addressed an important topic; they enjoyed the role-playing with observation and feedback.

Conclusions

Residents welcomed the opportunity to participate in an interactive workshop focused on obesity counseling and behavior change, and particularly liked putting new skills into practice with role-playing and receiving real-time feedback. Future analyses will determine the workshop's effect on knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy.
Effect of Medical Students' Experiences With Residents as Teachers on Clerkship Assessment
Authors: Huynh Anhtuan , Savitski Jennifer , Kirven Melissa , Godwin Jennifer , Gil Karen M
Published: July 2013

Background

We assessed the impact of resident teaching in medical students' overall assessment of an obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.

Methods

Between September 2007 and March 2010, third-year medical students completed a questionnaire at the end of their clerkship. Questions covered the number of topics they recalled learning about from residents, perceptions of the quality of education received from residents, perceptions of the experience with the residents as teachers, and overall rating of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.

Results

Questionnaires were completed by all medical students (N  =  74), with 63 students returning complete surveys. There was a small correlation between the number of topics students recalled learning about from residents and ratings of quality of education (r  =  0.249, P  =  .03), a small correlation between the number of topics students recalled learning about from residents and level of satisfaction with the clerkship (r  =  0.262, P  =  .04), and a larger correlation between assessment of the overall experience with residents as teachers and ratings of quality of education received from residents (r  =  0.687, P < .001). Overall experience with residents as teachers and perceived quality of education from residents were both associated with satisfaction with the clerkship (r  =  0.756, P < .001 and r  =  0.603, P < .001, respectively). A regression model with these variables accounted for 58% of the variability in students' ratings of the clerkship (F  =  27.103, P < .001, R  =  .761, R2  =  .579). The only significant independent variable was assessment of the overall experience with residents as teachers (t  =  5.350, P < .001).

Conclusion

Quality of interactions between residents and medical students is a key factor in medical students' assessment of their clerkship.