bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Muscle Activation Differs between Three Different Knee Joint-Angle Positions during a Maximal Isometric Back Squat Exercise
Authors: Marchetti Paulo Henrique , Jarbas da Silva Josinaldo , Jon Schoenfeld Brad , Nardi Priscyla Silva Monteiro , Pecoraro Silvio Luis , D’Andréa Greve Julia Maria , Hartigan Erin
Published: July 2016

The purpose of this study was to compare muscle activation of the lower limb muscles when performing a maximal isometric back squat exercise over three different positions. Fifteen young, healthy, resistance-trained men performed an isometric back squat at three knee joint angles (20°, 90°, and 140°) in a randomized, counterbalanced fashion. Surface electromyography was used to measure muscle activation of the vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), semitendinosus (ST), and gluteus maximus (GM). In general, muscle activity was the highest at 90° for the three quadriceps muscles, yet differences in muscle activation between knee angles were muscle specific. Activity of the GM was significantly greater at 20° and 90° compared to 140°. The BF and ST displayed similar activation at all joint angles. In conclusion, knee position alters muscles activation of the quadriceps and gluteus maximus muscles. An isometric back squat at 90° generates the highest overall muscle activation, yet an isometric back squat at 140° generates the lowest overall muscle activation of the VL and GM only.
On Gravitational Entropy of de Sitter Universe
Authors: Ulhoa S. C. , Spaniol E. P.
Published: July 2016

The paper deals with the calculation of the gravitational entropy in the context of teleparallel gravity for de Sitter space-time. In such a theory it is possible to define gravitational energy and pressure; thus we use those expressions to construct the gravitational entropy. We use the temperature as a function of the cosmological constant and write the first law of thermodynamics from which we obtain the entropy. In the limit Λ≪1 we find that the entropy is proportional to volume, for a specific temperature’s choice; we find that ΔS≥0 as well. We also identify a phase transition in de Sitter space-time by analyzing the specific heat.
Dexamethasone Associated ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Four Days after an Unremarkable Coronary Angiogram—Another Reason for Cautious Use of Steroids: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Shokr Mohamed , Rashed Ahmed , Lata Kusum , Kondur Ashok
Published: July 2016

Drug induced myocardial infarction is a known entity with different forms of steroids linked to coronary artery disease (CAD) either through promoting its traditional risk factors, inducing coronary spasm, or by other unidentified mechanisms. Dexamethasone is known to promote an atherogenic and hypercoagulable state. We report a case of a 75-year-old woman who had ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) associated with dexamethasone use just 4 days following an angiogram showing minor luminal irregularities.
Seismic Proofing Capability of the Accumulated Semiactive Hydraulic Damper as an Active Interaction Control Device with Predictive Control
Authors: Shih Ming-Hsiang , Sung Wen-Pei
Published: July 2016

The intensity of natural disasters has increased recently, causing buildings’ damages which need to be reinforced to prevent their destruction. To improve the seismic proofing capability of Accumulated Semiactive Hydraulic Damper, it is converted to an Active Interaction Control device and synchronous control and predictive control methods are proposed. The full-scale shaking table test is used to test and verify the seismic proofing capability of the proposed AIC with these control methods. This study examines the shock absorption of test structure under excitation by external forces, influences of prediction time, stiffness of the auxiliary structure, synchronous switching, and asynchronous switching on the control effects, and the influence of control locations of test structure on the control effects of the proposed AIC. Test results show that, for the proposed AIC with synchronous control and predictive control of 0.10~0.13 seconds, the displacement reduction ratios are greater than 71%, the average acceleration reduction ratios are, respectively, 36.2% and 36.9%, at the 1st and 2nd floors, and the average base shear reduction ratio is 29.6%. The proposed AIC with suitable stiffeners for the auxiliary structure at each floor with synchronous control and predictive control provide high reliability and practicability for seismic proofing of buildings.
Efficient Attribute-Based Secure Data Sharing with Hidden Policies and Traceability in Mobile Health Networks
Authors: Hahn Changhee , Kwon Hyunsoo , Hur Junbeom
Published: July 2016

Mobile health (also written as mHealth) provisions the practice of public health supported by mobile devices. mHealth systems let patients and healthcare providers collect and share sensitive information, such as electronic and personal health records (EHRs) at any time, allowing more rapid convergence to optimal treatment. Key to achieving this is securely sharing data by providing enhanced access control and reliability. Typically, such sharing follows policies that depend on patient and physician preferences defined by a set of attributes. In mHealth systems, not only the data but also the policies for sharing it may be sensitive since they directly contain sensitive information which can reveal the underlying data protected by the policy. Also, since the policies usually incur linearly increasing communication costs, mHealth is inapplicable to resource-constrained environments. Lastly, access privileges may be publicly known to users, so a malicious user could illegally share his access privileges without the risk of being traced. In this paper, we propose an efficient attribute-based secure data sharing scheme in mHealth. The proposed scheme guarantees a hidden policy, constant-sized ciphertexts, and traces, with security analyses. The computation cost to the user is reduced by delegating approximately 50% of the decryption operations to the more powerful storage systems.
A Scoping Review of the Associations of Golf with Eye Injuries in Adults and Children
Authors: Jenkins Evan , Hawkes Roger , Murray Andrew
Published: July 2016

Introduction. Sport presents a risk of ocular trauma and accounts for a significant number of eye injuries that require hospital admission. The sport of golf presents a risk to eyesight from fast moving objects such as golf clubs and balls. This study aims to investigate the associations of golf with eye injuries and the reasons that these injuries occur.Material/Methods. A literature search was conducted using the databases MEDLINE, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO. Grey literature was searched using the WHO international clinical trials registry platform, Google Scholar, and ProQuest. Data was extracted using a standardised form and summarised into a report.Results and Discussion. Twenty-three studies were found relating to eye injuries in golf. Injuries appear to be rare, but more frequent in men and children. Injuries resulted in high rates of enucleation and visual impairment. Children sustained more injury from golf clubs whereas adults sustained more injuries from golf balls.Conclusion. Efforts are needed to encourage golf participants to understand the risks of ocular and indeed other head injuries. Initiatives to provide appropriate supervision and education on this topic are merited. Further research is needed to investigate the circumstances of eye injury in golf and assess the effects of interventions aimed at reducing risk of injury.
Improved EEMD Denoising Method Based on Singular Value Decomposition for the Chaotic Signal
Authors: Wei Xiulei , Lin Ruilin , Liu Shuyong , Zhang Chunhui
Published: July 2016

Chaotic data analysis is important in many areas of science and engineering. However, the chaotic signals are inevitably contaminated by complicated noise in the collection process which greatly interferes with the analysis of chaos identification. The chaotic vibration is extremely nonlinear and has a broad range of frequencies; linear filtering methods are not effective for chaotic signal noise reduction. Then an improved ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) based on singular value decomposition (SVD) and Savitzky-Golay (SG) filtering method was proposed. Firstly, the noise energy of first level intrinsic mode function (IMF) was estimated by “3σ” criterion, and then SVD was used to extract the signal details from first IMF, and the singular value was selected to reconstruct the IMF according to noise energy of the first IMF. Secondly, the remaining IMFs are divided into high frequency and low frequency components based on consecutive mean square error (CMSE), and the useful signals of high frequency components and low frequency components are extracted based on SVD and SG filtering method, respectively. The superiority of the proposed method is demonstrated with simulated signal, two-degree-of-freedom chaotic vibration signals, and the experimental signals based on double potential well theory.
Fuzzy Clustering Applied to ROI Detection in Helical Thoracic CT Scans with a New Proposal and Variants
Authors: Castro Alfonso , Rey Alberto , Boveda Carmen , Arcay Bernardino , Sanjurjo Pedro
Published: July 2016

The detection of pulmonary nodules is one of the most studied problems in the field of medical image analysis due to the great difficulty in the early detection of such nodules and their social impact. The traditional approach involves the development of a multistage CAD system capable of informing the radiologist of the presence or absence of nodules. One stage in such systems is the detection of ROI (regions of interest) that may be nodules in order to reduce the space of the problem. This paper evaluates fuzzy clustering algorithms that employ different classification strategies to achieve this goal. After characterising these algorithms, the authors propose a new algorithm and different variations to improve the results obtained initially. Finally it is shown as the most recent developments in fuzzy clustering are able to detect regions that may be nodules in CT studies. The algorithms were evaluated using helical thoracic CT scans obtained from the database of the LIDC (Lung Image Database Consortium).
Classification of Coffee Beans by GC-C-IRMS, GC-MS, and1H-NMR
Authors: Arana Victoria Andrea , Medina Jessica , Esseiva Pierre , Pazos Diego , Wist Julien
Published: July 2016

In a previous work using1H-NMR we reported encouraging steps towards the construction of a robust expert system for the discrimination of coffees from Colombia versus nearby countries (Brazil and Peru), to assist the recent protected geographical indication granted to Colombian coffee in 2007. This system relies on fingerprints acquired on a 400 MHz magnet and is thus well suited for small scale random screening of samples obtained at resellers or coffee shops. However, this approach cannot easily be implemented at harbour’s installations, due to the elevated operational costs of cryogenic magnets. This limitation implies shipping the samples to the NMR laboratory, making the overall approach slower and thereby more expensive and less attractive for large scale screening at harbours. In this work, we report on our attempt to obtain comparable classification results using alternative techniques that have been reported promising as an alternative to NMR: GC-MS and GC-C-IRMS. Although statistically significant information could be obtained by all three methods, the results show that the quality of the classifiers depends mainly on the number of variables included in the analysis; hence NMR provides an advantage since more molecules are detected to obtain a model with better predictions.
Bullöses Pemphigoid als Anzeichen einer aktiven Psoriasis: Fallbericht und kurze Literaturübersicht
Authors: Iskandarli Mehdi , Gerceker Turk Bengu , Yaman Banu , Ozturk Gunseli
Published: July 2016

Hintergrund: Die Überlappung von bullösem Pemphigoid (BP) und chronischen Psoriasis-Plaques (CPP) kommt häufig vor. BP und Psoriasis pustulosa (PP) hingegen treten weniger häufig überlappend auf. Zugleich gelten periläsionales Erythem und pustulöse Läsionen bei CPP gemeinhin als Anzeichen einer instabilen Psoriasis. Instabile Psoriasis könnte durch bestimmte reizende topische Psoriasistherapien hervorgerufen werden. Diese chemischen Substanzen könnten außerdem ein lokalisiertes Muster einer generalisierten PP induzieren. Wir beschreiben hier das Aufeinandertreffen von BP und PP bei instabilen CPP. Ziel: Mit diesem Bericht postulieren wir, dass BP ein Anzeichen für aktive Psoriasis sein könnte. Vermutlich ist Psoriasis-induziertes BP ein von der Entzündungsaktivität abhängiges Ereignis. Methoden: Die vorliegende Arbeit ist ein Fallbericht mit Literaturübersicht. Ergebnisse: Das dramatische Ansprechen der bullös-pustulösen Läsionen auf eine Kurzzeitbehandlung mit Methotrexat (MTX) deutet auf die Regel «Keine Psoriasis, kein BP» hin. MTX unterdrückte vermutlich die Entzündungsaktivität der CPP; das BP klang vollständig ab, sobald die CPP unter Kontrolle waren. Schlussfolgerung: Das BP kann in diesem Fall ein Anzeichen einer aktiven Psoriasis sein.
ADAPAR-Studie: Ergebnisse zu Nahrungsmittelallergien nach fünf Jahren
Authors: Fölster-Holst Regina
Published: July 2016

Hintergrund: Obwohl Nahrungsmittelallergien (NA) in vielen Fällen eine vorübergehende Erkrankung im Kindesalter sind, haben viele verschiedene Faktoren Einfluss darauf, wann bei wem eine NA auftritt. In der vorliegenden Studie analysierten wir die 5-Jahres-Daten von 33 Kindern, die im Rahmen der Geburtskohortenstudie ADAPAR (Adana Pediatric Allergy Research) im Süden der Türkei mit NA disgnostiziert wurden. Methoden: 33 Säuglinge, bei denen bis zum Ende des ersten Lebensjahres im Rahmen der ADAPAR-Studie eine NA festgestellt wurde, wurden bis zum Alter von 5 Jahren alle 6 Monate untersucht. Die Untersuchungen umfassten jeweils eine klinische Beurteilung, eine Befragung, eine Blutprobennahme und einen Prick-Test. Ergebnisse: Als auslösende Allergene wurden Kuhmilch (n = 20), Eier (n = 17), Hühnerfleisch (n = 1) und Bananen (n = 1) identifiziert. Von den 17 Patienten mit Eiallergie entwickelten 14 Patienten vollständige Toleranz und ein Patient partielle Toleranz (d.h. Toleranz gegenüber gebackenen Nahrungsmitteln). Von den 20 Patienten mit Milchallergie trat bei 16 Patienten vollständige Toleranz ein und bei einem Patient partielle Toleranz. Das mittlere Alter bei Eintritt der Toleranz gegenüber Ei betrug 22,4 ± 7,5 Monate, die Toleranz gegenüber Kuhmilch trat mit 20,9 ± 1,1 Monaten ein. Der Patient mit Allergie gegen Hühnerfleisch und der Patient mit Allergie gegen Bananen entwickelten vollständige Toleranz. Auch andere allergische Erkrankungen wurden festgestellt: allergische Rhinitis bei 27,2%, atopische Dermatitis bei 21,2%, Asthma bei 9%, Urtikaria bei 9% und Arzneimittelallergien bei 9%. Schlussfolgerungen: Unsere Ergebnisse bestätigen frühe und hohe Toleranzraten noch vor Erreichung des Schulalters bei Kindern mit NA, die bereits im Säuglingsalter aufgetreten sind. Diese Ergebnisse helfen Kinderärzten dabei, Eltern von Säuglingen mit Kuhmilch- oder Hühnereiallergie kompetent zu beraten. Übersetzung aus Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2016;169:57-61 (DOI:10.1159/000443831)
Foscolo e Leopardi: poetiche a confronto
Authors: Guerini Andréia
Published: July 2016

Após analisar e comparar alguns aspectos da poética de Foscolo e Leopardi, é possível afirmar que a poética de Leopardi é mais universal, porque se preocupa mais com aspectos estéticos, que ultrapassam o seu tempo. ]á a poética de Foscolo é mais nacional, porque mais preocupada com aspectos políticos e sociais de sua época.
Traduzione come ospitalità
Authors: Prete Antonio
Published: July 2016

Há uma analogia entre hospitalidade e tradução, na medida em que ambas são experiências em que uma cultura reconhece o outro, sem negar sua alteridade.
Divertimento 1889 de Guido Morselli: um trompe Voeil para Umberto I
Authors: Dias Maurício Santana
Published: July 2016

Escrevendo na contramão das neovanguardas dos anos 1960, Guido Morselli (1912-1973) retoma a forma tradicional do romance em Divertimento 1889 para, simultaneamente, subverter o romance histórico e criar uma paródia melancólica dos destinos da Europa no final do século XIX.
Por Que Vale a Pena Usar Mapas Conceituais no Ensino Superior?
Authors: Correia Paulo R. M. , Aguiar Joana G. , Viana Anderson D. , Cabral Gisele C. P.
Published: July 2016

Aprender profundamente, aprender a aprender (metalearning) e aprender por toda a vida (lifelong learning) são alguns dos novos desafios que a sociedade do conhecimento apresenta ao ensino superior. O aumento do interesse por métodos e estratégias inovadoras, que alterem a dinâmica da sala de aula, tem produzido boas respostas. Esse artigo apresenta a técnica de mapeamento conceitual para favorecer a aprendizagem profunda, que aproxima o aluno do conhecimento especializado do professor. A possibilidade de oferecer feedbacks precisos e constantes ao longo do processo de ensino-aprendizagem justifica o uso dos mapas conceituais no ensino superior. O domínio da técnica de mapeamento conceitual e o planejamento cuidadoso da demanda a ser apresentada em sala de aula são aspectos fundamentais para assegurar os resultados esperados.
Sun-Gods and Soviets: Historicising a North Caucasian Nart Saga
Authors: Latham John
Published: July 2016

This paper examines the potential historical value of the Nart Sagas, a cycle of North Caucasian folk epics. It discusses the methodological problems in dating them, and especially in treating them as a corpus of entirely ancient date. In response, the author proposes the use of a ‘rhizomatic’ approach: treating the surviving sagas as unique, ‘frozen’ performances, which concentrate a number of strands, some of which may lead into other extant parallel texts. To test this theory, it is applied to a single saga, the tale of the hero Shoshlan’s journey to the underworld, and this saga’s apparent parallels with Sarmatian art and with early mediaeval Christian Apocalypse Literature. The paper concludes with a summary of how this method can be more widely applied, through the use of thematic analogy.
Contribution to the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand with description of two new species
Authors: KADEJ MARCIN , HÁVA JIŘÍ
Published: July 2016

The following new species from Thailand are described, illustrated and compared with related species: Anthrenus (Nathrenus) herrmanni sp. nov., and Adelaidia thailandica sp. nov. A differential diagnosis as well as additional faunistic records are provided. A new faunistic record for Trinodes tonkineus Pic, 1922 is given.
Phylogeny of the Gondwanan beetle family Ulodidae (Tenebrionoidea)
Authors: LESCHEN RICHARD A. B. , ESCALONA HERMES E. , ELGUETA MARIO
Published: July 2016

Ulodidae is a small family of saproxylic and fungus feeding beetles restricted to New Zealand, Australia, Chile and New Caledonia. The phylogeny of this family is presented for the first time, based on a cladistic analysis of 53 adult characters from 16 ulodid genera, rooted with Parahelops Waterhouse (Promecheilidae). The topology shows Arthopus Sharp at the base of the tree and confirms the placement of Meryx Latreille as a member of Ulodidae and closely related to the Chilean genus Trachyderas Philippi & Philippi. The extinct New Zealand genus Waitomophylax Leschen & Rhode was placed among a clade consisting of Brouniphylax Strand, Exohadrus Broun, and Pteroderes Germain. Two new genera and two new species are described: Ulobostrichus gen. n. (type species: Ulobostrichus monteithi sp. n.) and Ulocyphaleus gen. n. (type species: Cyphaleus valdivianus Philippi & Philippi, 1864, now U. valdivianus (Philippi & Philippi) n. comb.; U. laetus sp. n.). Dipsaconia pyritosa Pascoe is designated as the type species of Dipsaconia Pascoe and a lectotype was designated for C. valdivianus. A fully illustrated key to the genera and a checklist of the 16 genera and 42 species is included. Based on the phylogeny, the following characters are derived in the family: tuberculate body surface and the presence of scales and /or encrustations. The presence of pore-fields in the abdominal cuticle has evolved at least three times in Meryx Latreille (Australia), Syrphetodes Pascoe (New Zealand) and Trachyderastes Kaszab (New Caledonia).
Territories of Desire
Authors: Kreil Aymon
Published: July 2016

This article addresses multiple paths of desire in Egypt. To date, research has mainly focused on the family as the realm of intimacy. To understand desire, it is important to take into account other contexts that contribute to shaping experience. Conversations about sex among men in coffee shops are contrasted with family discourses as a symbolic locus for alternative modes shaping intimacy in homosocial circles. The hierarchy of truth whereby confessions are supposed to give insight into subjects’ core feelings are reassessed, allowing the sketching of a geography of competing intimacies that outline the coordinates of masculine desire.
A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA POLÍTICA AMBIENTAL PARA A UNIVERSIDADE: A EXPERIÊNCIA DA UNIVERSIDADE METODISTA DE PIRACICABA
Authors: Tommasiello Maria Guiomar Carneiro , Lazier Josué Adam , Martins Fabiane Parente Teixeira
Published: July 2016

Neste trabalho faz-se o resgate da história das iniciativas de elaboração de uma política ambiental na Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, iniciada na década de 1990 e ainda hoje não implementada, apesar do interesse de sua administração superior. O objetivo é contribuir com outras instituições de ensino que estão, também, imbuídas no propósito de consolidar programas de sustentabilidade socioambiental. A construção de uma Política Ambiental na UNIMEP teve início na década de 1990, impulsionada pelo fato de ter sido uma das universidades signatárias da Declaração de Talloires. O documento elaborado em 1995, apesar de atender às dimensões para a ambientalização da instituição, foi arquivado e só retomado em 2011. Mesmo diante da urgência imposta pelo agravamento das questões ambientais, a Política Ambiental continua sendo objeto de discussão e de questionamentos da academia quanto a sua forma e intenções. A participação da instituição no Projeto RISU, em 2014, veio aclarar os resultados já previstos - um enfoque maior por parte da universidade - na gestão ambiental dos campi em detrimento da inserção de questões ambientais e de educação ambiental nos currículos, nos projetos de pesquisa e extensão. No presente trabalho são relatadas as dificuldades e os questionamentos para a aprovação da Política Ambiental na UNIMEP à luz de políticas adotadas em outras instituições de ensino.
Dança de Zumba como Instrumento em prol da Saúde e do Bem estar para Comunidades Periféricas do Município
Authors: Alves Jailson Do Nascimento , Nascimento Deise Cristiane do
Published: July 2016

O objetivo do trabalho é compreender os fatores motivacionais das aulas de Zumba em prol da saúde e do bem estar nas comunidades periféricas do município de Petrolina/PE, os quais são praticantes nas chamadas “Academia da cidade”. A amostra é composta por pessoas adultas do gênero feminino e a pesquisa caracterizou-se como descritiva, pois foi aplicado um questionário com questões fechadas sobre os objetivos traçados e as respostas foram tabeladas no programa Microsoft Office Word 2007. Os resultados obtidos demonstram o quanto os alunos melhoraram em seu condicionamento físico ocasionando um melhor bem estar entre os praticantes da dança em locais abertos e gratuitos para quaisquer idades. Os resultados demonstram ainda que para a população os motivos de adesão mais citados foram por ser uma aula relacionada à dança e sensação de bem estar pós aula, o que obriga a Gestão Pública a ocupar mais espaço com a prática da dança como exercício físico, provocando menos gasto no setor da saúde.
Participação dos Catadores na Gestão Pública de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos no Município de Senhor do Bonfim/BA
Authors: Santos Evandro Dias Guimarães dos , Silva Cláudia Maria Lourenço da
Published: July 2016

Atualmente a gestão dos resíduos sólidos é um dos desafios da administração pública das cidades, em virtude dos interesses variados como de empresas, catadores, cooperativas, etc. e percorre por setores independentes como a economia, saúde pública, indústria, entre outros. No Brasil, boa parte dos resíduos sólidos coletados, tem destinação incorreta e acaba indo parar nos lixões. Em meio a este cenário surgem pessoas que sobrevivem da coleta de materiais recicláveis, disponíveis nos lixões. Desta forma, este estudo buscou compreender o trabalho desenvolvido pelos catadores de resíduos sólidos, que atuam na informalidade no lixão do município de Senhor do Bonfim/BA, e sua colaboração indireta para a gestão pública dos resíduos sólidos. Os resultados obtidos revelaram as condições precárias e insalubres de trabalho que os catadores estão submetidos, o preconceito e a marginalização social. Assim, é preciso a implantações de ações adequadas para a melhoria das condições de proteção no trabalho, para que sejam diminuídos os riscos no trabalho e assistência social.
John Dewey en México: Una experiencia compartida en el mundo rural
Authors: Taylor Xóchil , Arredondo Adelina , Padilla Antonio
Published: July 2016

This work examines the influence of John Dewey’s ideas on the Mexican pedagogical theories and rural schools in the first decades of the twentieth century, and Dewey’s own experience in Mexico. We look at how Deweyan thought was expressed mainly through educational ideas that shaped the design of policies aimed at improving schooling in rural areas, promoting practices based on community-based «active learning». One of John Dewey’s peculiarities is that the American pedagogue had the opportunity to see how some of his main ideas were appropriated and implemented in the real world, generally in situations fuelled by the desire for social change. In the Mexican context in particular, such change was impelled by the social ideology of the Mexican Revolution, and the life stories of the protagonists of the ensuing pedagogical transformation, the conditions furthering the possibility of new education policies, and above all, the communities who participated in the material and symbolic construction of a new form of schooling are discussed.
Un «etno-típico filósofo americano» en la Pedagogía académica del Franquismo. Dewey y el activismo: entre el rechazo, el idiosincrático uso pragmático y la «ortodoxización»
Authors: Martínez Valle Carlos
Published: July 2016

The article analyses the evolution of the uses of Dewey’s name and ideas by the educational establishment of the Franco dictatorship (1939–1975). Although classics, during that period Dewey’s works no longer fashionable. Indeed, there were radical differences between Dewey’s pedagogical ideas and the Spanish school of educational theory, which was based upon ideas derived from natural law. This prevented the real understanding and acceptance of his way of thinking, and he was even used to bolster arguments contrary to his own. This process was reinforced by the academic practices adopted for reading and reproducing knowledge, in which his words were de-contextualized, simplified and adapted from one manual to the next, until Dewey’s message had been entirely overturned. Although his thought was attacked for his impiety, and considered foreign to the Spanish reality, the Catholic «revolution» and the need for new educational practices designed to indoctrinate pupils into the principles of the regime promoted the rehabilitation of activism for the social sciences and school catechesis. Dewey was also used to further functional differentiation within academia, authorizing the creation of Social Pedagogy as a research field. Nevertheless, the essentialist anthropology and teleological conception of education in Spanish schooling led it to reject Dewey’s ideas of experience and democracy.
Dewey e la politica scolastica italiana: le proposte di riforma di Scuola e città (1950-1960)
Authors: Mariuzzo Andrea
Published: July 2016

The paper analyses the role of Ernesto Codignola’s «Florence School of Pedagogy» in the renewal of Italian democratic and secular education after World War II, particularly its commitment to the diffusion of John Dewey’s educational thinking across Italy, previously dominated by the influence of traditional neo-idealism. Through a systematic analysis of the journal Scuola e Città, the group’s mouthpiece, the paper highlights the importance of Dewey’s ideas in the elaboration of educational policy proposals and potential legislative measures for school reform. It analyses the extent to which the «Deweyan laboratory» in Florence contributed to the emergence and foundation of the positions held by one of its exponents, Ernesto Codignola’s son Tristano – the Italian Socialist Party’s Education minister, in the parliamentary debate of the Sixties. The paper focuses on three main themes: (i) assessment of the government’s primary school curricula, drawn up in the mid-fifties, characterized by an overhaul of the existing educational practices, which Scuola e città authors considered to be insufficient and contradictory; (ii) universal access to a junior secondary education along the lines of the comprehensive school model to guide the active stimulation of students’ abilities and interests; and (iii) school administration reform in response to the persistence of pre-war centralism and the authoritarian character of traditional Italian pedagogy.
Ab alio movetur: Aristotle and Causal Determinism
Authors: Jordan Jason
Published: July 2016

This paper addresses the contentious issue of Aristotle’s commitment to causal determinism, particularly as concerns the efficient cause. After distinguishing between determinism, fatalism, and necessitarianism, several common arguments in favor of indeterminist interpretations of Aristotle are examined and rebutted. Afterwards, several positive arguments in favor of a determinist interpretation are advanced. The paper then turns to Aristotle’s seminal theory of chance and his resistance to systemic/metaphysical conceptions of determinism. Finally the paper asks whether Aristotle’s theory of chance succeeds in vanquishing determinism, or even necessitarianism.
Patient with chronic orofacial pain in a private dental office: Diagnostic dilemmas
Authors: Todorovic Ljubomir
Published: July 2016

Patients with chronic orofacial pain (COP), which means pain lasting almost always more than six months and serving no obvious purpose, very often present a quite diagnostic dilemmas. In some instances, this may especially create problem in a private dental office as various variants and manifestations of COP should be treated differently. COP may have several clinical manifestations; however, it is usually classified in three basic categories: (1) neural pain, caused by functional or structural irregularities within neural components; (2) somatic pain, caused by disturbances within the muscular/skeletal system; and (3) atypical pain, mainly caused by emotional stress and consequent changes of psychological response. Diagnosis and treatment of any kind of COP should be undertaken only after thorough and meticulous diagnostic procedures, preferably done multidisciplinary in institutions particularly orientated to the treatment of COP syndromes. Choice of treatment method should be directed to control the basic cause of chronic pain, which is ascertained by detailed clinical assessment, and fully adjusted to the particular needs of each patient. That is why the treatment of most frequent chronic orofacial syndromes - paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia, temporomandibular joint pain dysfunction syndrome, and atypical pains - after diagnosis of chronic pain made in a private dental office, should be often, and preferably, done in institutions particularly orientated to the treatment of COP syndromes.
Aesthetic closure of maxillary and mandibular anterior spaces using direct composite resin build-ups: A case report
Authors: Schick Simona-Georgiana , Wolff Diana
Published: July 2016

The presence of multiple spaces in the anterior aesthetic zone can produce discomfort for patients and its treatment can be difficult for dental professionals. A variety of treatment options are available and these include orthodontic movement, prosthetic indirect restorations or direct composite resin build-ups. Among these, the closure of interdental spaces using composite build-ups combined with orthodontic treatment is considered to be most conservative. This type of treatment has several advantages like the maximum preservation of tooth substance (no tooth preparation), no need for anesthesia, no multiple time-consuming visits, no provisional restorations and also comparably low costs. Clinical Consideration: This case report describes the clinical restorative procedure of direct composite resin build-ups for the closure of multiple anterior spaces.
Effects of Density and Relative Time of Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) Emergence on Yield of Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Authors: Yadavi A. , Asadi M. , Maghsoudi E.
Published: July 2016

For create of food security is essential increasing of efficiency and more productivity strategic products such as potato. In order to investigate the effects of density and relative time of pigweed emergence on potato, a factorial field experiment was conducted during 2014 based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the Research Station of Borojen, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran. Treatments were combination of three different pigweed densities (5, 10 and 15 plants/m2) and relative time of pigweed emergence (4 and 8 days before potato, emerged with potato, 4 days after potato emergence). Results indicated that the effects of density and relative time of emergence of pigweed was significant on number of branches per plant, plant height, number of tubers per square meter, biological yield and tuber yield of potato. Also, the interaction of between experimental factors was significant on the biological yield and tuber yield of potato. The earlier emergence and pigweed density led to reduce number of branches per node,biological yield and tuber yield and increase plant height of potato. The presence of weeds caused reduce the size and number of potato tubers. Procedure of decreasing biological yield and tuber yield potato was different with density increasing of pigweed in various relative time of emergence treatment. The highest (39.8 t ha-1) and the least (18.4 t ha-1) tuber yield were related to density of five plants/m2and emergence at 4 days after potato and density of 15 plants/m2and emergence at 8 days before potato treatments, respectively.
Semi-continuity of stability for sheaves and variation of Gieseker moduli spaces
Authors: Greb Daniel , Ross Julius , Toma Matei
Published: July 2016

We investigate a semi-continuity property for stability conditions for sheaves that is important for the problem of variation of the moduli spaces as the stability condition changes. We place this in the context of a notion of stability previously considered by the authors, called multi-Gieseker-stability, that generalises the classical notion of Gieseker-stability to allow for several polarisations. As such we are able to prove that on smooth threefolds certain moduli spaces of Gieseker-stable sheaves are related by a finite number of Thaddeus-flips (that is flips arising for Variation of Geometric Invariant Theory) whose intermediate spaces are themselves moduli spaces of sheaves.
Marketing Communications as Important Segment of the Marketing Concept
Authors: Mirković Milena , Kulina Dejana
Published: July 2016

New frameworks operating at the international level have led to the need for a broader and more complex involvement of companies in international economic flows. In such circumstances, focus on the international and global markets becomes inevitable. Each segment companies must adapt and evolve in accordance with such conditions. Marketing as an important activity of the company in selling products or services is also changing and expanding its activities in line with international market. This leads to the creation of an international marketing concept and system as a specific approach to the processing of international economic relations. An important segment of implementation of the marketing concept is the marketing communication, which in terms of the limited number of international barriers. It is certainly possible to overcome with a well-defined marketing strategy. Clearly defined marketing strategy and well-prepared marketing mix remove barriers, to meet the set goals and lead to positive results for the company.
Issues of provisions in the Specification of the Essential Terms of Contract (SIWZ) in tenders for realization of forestry works
Authors: Błuszkowska Urszula , Nurek Tomasz
Published: July 2016

The aim of the work was to analyse the provisions included in the Specifications of the Essential Terms of Contract in tenders for forestry works. The subject of the analysis was tender documentation of a selected Regional Directorate of State Forests. An attention was given to a number of inconsistencies, and non-specific and unjustified requirements. The presence of significant differences in the manner of defining requirements in the examined forest districts was emphasised. In opinion of the authors, the differences observed are unjustified and without any doubt impede the creation of tender documentation by representatives of forestry work companies. The summary of the analysis consists of, among others, a few guidelines on the manner of defining the requirements for forestry work companies and the need to unify the SIWZ provisions at the level of Regional Directorate of State Forests.
First report of Geosmithia langdonii and Geosmithia spp. isolated from a decaying elm (Ulmus minor) in Geneva, Switzerland
Authors: Hänzi Martine , Cochard Bastien , Chablais Romain , Crovadore Julien , Lefort François
Published: July 2016

The mortality of a young elm Ulmus minor in 2014 in Geneva prompted a search for the microorganisms potentially involved. Symptoms included foliar chlorosis and wilting followed by defoliation of branches. Wood symptoms included a brown streaking of sap wood and brown stains in trunk and branches. The comparison of the resulting ITS rDNA sequences to the NCBI Nucleotide database allowed to identify 10 different organisms. The genus Geosmithia represented 48% of the isolates belonging to three species: Geosmithia langdonii (7 isolates) and 2 unknown morphologically and genetically different Geosmithia sp. 1 and sp. 2 (4 isolates). Geosmithia species are very little known ascomycetes, which have been recently shown to be opportunistic pathogens on broadleaved trees and conifers, living as saprobes in galleries of many bark beetle species. In the case described here, Geosmithia langdonii, and the unknown Geosmithia species were found in symptomatic wood while bark beetle galleries were found in close regions of the symptomatic wood. Geosmithia langdonii was the major fungus retrieved from the symptomatic wood and could have contributed, along with other identified fungal species, to a pathogenic complex producing symptoms similar to the ones of the Dutch Elm Disease and led to the dieback of this elm tree. Geosmithia langdonii and 2 yet unknown Geosmithia species (sp. 1 and sp. 2), different from any other reported Geosmithia species are reported from an elm tree in Switzerland for the first time.
Multipath Routing and Wavelength Assignment Technique in Optical WDM Mesh Networks
Authors: Kavitha T. , Shiyamala S. , Rajamani V.
Published: July 2016

A routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) technique for supporting multipath traffic in optical wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) mesh network is proposed in this paper. The network can be preceded by accomplishing two processes: one is establishing connection node and the second one is identifying the multipath and assigning wavelength. The connection node is selected based on the load and current traffic-carrying capacity of that node. During wavelength allocation mechanism, cost function is considered as the major criterion. Based on the cost involved in every path, the wavelengths are selected such that wavelength with the minimum cost is allocated to that particular path. This technique efficiently allocates the wavelength to the selected multiple paths and the traffic is routed to the destination using multiple paths with wavelength allocation. For simulation, NS2 simulator is used by applying the optical WDM network simulator patch. The proposed multipath RWA technique is compared with the existing RWA technique. We achieved a throughput of 12,625 packets for ten numbers of wavelengths. But the existing approach achieved a throughput of 10,189 packets only for the same numbers of wavelengths. Channel utilization is more, and delay is less compared with the existing technique. Hence, the proposed method is very efficient, since the router effectively routes the traffic within the network.
In search of a common language: teacher and student in educational space
Authors: Sporek Paweł
Published: July 2016

In my paper I would like to present the student and the teacher in educational space. I’d like to say about difficulties in communication between them and the search for a common language for dialogue. The context for this discussion will be the current socio- cultural space and the expectations of both the teacher and the student. The purpose of the text is to show the conditions through which the agreement between the student and the teacher is possible and identify a cultural experience of a common language. Considerations will be conducted from the perspective of the anthropological concept of education and subjective view of the student and the teacher.
Crystal structure of bis(biphenyl-2,2′-dicarboxylato-κ2
O:O′)-bis(1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylato-κ2
O,O′)dizinc(II)2.5 hydrate, C62H57N6Zn2O16.5F2
Authors: Hu Yong-Jun , Zhu Ling , An Zhe , Zhou Tian
Published: July 2016

C62H57N6Zn2O16.5F2, triclinic, P1̅ (no. 2), a = 10.026(4) Å, b = 12.064(4) Å, c = 13.385(5) Å, α = 112.473(3)°, β = 105.835(4)°, γ = 91.309(4)°, V = 1424.4(9) Å3, Z = 1, R
gt(F) = 0.0266, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0707, T = 100(2) K.
Crystal structure of 4-((4,4-dimethyl-2, 6-dioxocyclohexylidine)methylamino)-N-(3,4-dimethylisoxazol-5-yl)benzenesulfonamide, C20H23N3O5S
Authors: Ghorab Mostafa M. , Alsaid Mansour S. , Ghabbour Hazem A. , Al-Mishari Abdullah A. , AlRuqi Obaid S.
Published: July 2016

C20H23N3O5S, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 6.7503(2) Å, b = 14.0026(7) Å, c = 21.954(1) Å, β = 96.892(3)°, V = 2060.14(15) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0545, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1192, T = 100 K.
A test on within-individual changes in risk-taking behaviour due to experience to predation in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
Authors: Krenhardt Katalin , Markó Gábor , Szász Eszter , Jablonszky Mónika , Zsebők Sándor , Török János , Garamszegi László Zsolt
Published: July 2016

Different experiences from the past may have influence on individual’s behaviour through feedback mechanisms that can weaken or preserve the within-individual consistency of behavioural traits. Here, we aimed to find evidence for such feedback mechanisms that may operate on risk-taking behaviour via the effect of former experience to potential predation events in male Collared Flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). We predicted that risk-taking of males would decrease after experiencing a predator’s attack in previous breeding seasons (negative feedback). We assessed risk-taking by flight initiation distance (FID) that is the distance at which an individual flees from an approaching predator, which was estimated for 234 individuals from different breeding seasons. Information on predation experience (i.e. occurrence of nest predation, the incidence of capture by human observers) was available from our long-term database on individual life histories. In a horizontal approach, we found no difference in FID when comparing males with former experience to predation with males naive to predators. A longitudinal approach relying on the repeated tests of the same individuals from different years yielded analogous results, we could not show a significant change in the risk-taking behaviour of the males as a consequence of experience to predation in past years. However, we found that individuals systematically took less risk over the years, which might be a consequence of acquiring general experience with age.
Photographic Documentation in Plastic Surgeon’s Practice
Authors: Kasielska-Trojan Anna , Korczak Karol , Niedźwiedziński Marian , Antoszewski Bogusław
Published: July 2016

The aim of the study was to analyze practices of clinical photographic documentation management among plastic surgeons in Poland as well as to gain their opinion about the characteristics of “ideal” software for images archiving.

Material and methods. The on-line survey link was send (via e-mail) to all members of Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. From 187 members, 86 subjects (47.5%, 54 men and 32 women, of the mean age 40.8 years ± 10.6 years) filled in the on-line questionnaire, which constitutes a representative sample of plastic surgeons practicing in Poland.

Results. The study showed that only 7% of plastic surgeons use IT applications dedicated to archiving photographs. Instead, more than half of them store photos in ordered folders on computers. The majority of respondents (89.3%) are interested in using a dedicated computer application to archive photographic documentation. The most important features, which an application of this type should have are (265 answers): quick search (26%), easy to use (24%), quick data entry (22%), data security (15%), an ability to print selected data (7%), availability only to authorized employees of the unit (5%).

Conclusions. Cooperation of health care providers with informatics may lead to the conceptualization of a program fulfilling the requirements of specific medical groups. On the basis of the questionnaire study we have collected the data necessary to create the concept of the unique software that would be useful for clinical practice of plastic surgeons as well for other specialists dealing with photographic documentation.