bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A dystrophia myotonica 1-es típusának sokszervi megjelenése
Authors: Varga Dávid , Pál Endre
Published: September 2019

Abstract:

Myotonic dystrophy is one of the most common, autosomal dominantly inherited adult-onset muscle disorders. Two types of the disease are known: type 1 is characterized by distal weakness and myotonia, but type 2 is associated with proximal weakness and milder clinical course. It is also called as Steinert Disease, which affects the heart conduction system, the internal secretional glands, the ocular lens as well as carbohydrate-, fat metabolism and gonadal functions. These systemic symptoms have high impact on the quality of life and might impact on patients’ survival. Here we would like to emphasize these clinical conditions and the diagnostic possibilities. We hope our recommendations can help neurologists and general practitioners to achieve an optimal and individual care for patients suffering from this muscle disease. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(37): 1447–1454.
First record of Fritzschia Cham. (Melastomataceae, Marcetieae) in the state of Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Silva Diego Nunes da , Rocha Maria José Reis da , Jesus Jôane Coelho de , Guimarães Paulo José Fernandes
Published: September 2019

Fritzschia Cham. is mainly distributed in the Brazilian Cerrado and, until now, was known from the Federal District and the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Mato Grosso do Sul. We present the first record of the genus in the state of Bahia, reporting Fritzschia sessilis (DC.) M.J.R.Rocha & P.J.F.Guim., a taxon previously considered endemic to Minas Gerais state.
Magnesium Oxide: Properties, Methods of Preparation and Application (Analytical Review)
Authors: Osadchenko Ivan , Lyabin Mikhail , Romanovskova Anastasia
Published: September 2019

The article deals with magnesium oxide, this nutrient is widely used for the treatment and prevention of nervous and cardiovascular diseases, has an antidepressant effect of its application and further study of the properties is relevant to the applied aspects of chemical and medical Sciences. Magnesium is one of the main minerals necessary for the normal functioning of the heart, nervous system, muscles, it largely depends on the strength of bones and normal cell activity. With a balanced diet, a person usually gets enough magnesium with food. If the diet is poor in fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, there are bad habits, then over time may develop a deficiency of this substance. In this case, magnesium oxide is prescribed by a doctor as a drug for oral administration. The main field of application of magnesium oxide is the production of refractory materials, 65 % of all magnesia is used in the production of steel, 15 % – in the cement industry, 7 % – in the production of refractories, 13 % – in other areas. For the purpose of selection of data in sources of information on properties, ways of receiving and application of the representative of mineral food – magnesium oxide the analysis of domestic and foreign literature is carried out. The analytical selection of data of some sources of information on its properties, ways of obtaining and application is presented, special attention is paid to the use of this compound in medicine. The data obtained allow the use of this chemical composition in each field of application has its own requirements for the quality of magnesium oxide.
Electronic Module for Photoplethysmography аnd Pulse Oximetry
Authors: Isupov Igor , Zatrudina Rimma
Published: September 2019

Methods of pulse oximetry and photoplethysmography are widely used in clinical medicine and practice of biomedical research outside the clinic. The advantages of the method are high efficiency of preparation for the diagnostic procedure, non-invasive, complete safety for health. The method provides the possibility of unlimited long - term monitoring of the dynamics of saturation and desaturation of hemoglobin. In combination with the above, subject to the qualitative registration of photoplethysmograms, the method allows the calculation and analysis of a number of indicators of peripheral blood circulation: the total pulse blood flow to the study region, the tone of arterial vessels of different diameters, the state of capillary blood flow. Most modern foreign models of pulse oximeters are integrated devices that provide measurement of a very limited set of physiological parameters: the percentage of hemoglobin oxygen saturation and pulse rate. The range of pulse oximeters containing the interface with the personal computer and providing operational calculation of indicators of peripheral photoplethysmograms is small. Such devices have a fairlyhigh cost and are not portable. The development of domestic integrated electronic devices is extremely relevant, allowing along with obtaining information about blood oxygenation to perform continuous monitoring of peripheral blood circulation. The authors developed an electronic module that provides long-term registration of photoplethysmograms in the infrared and red areas of the light spectrum. The electronic module is made exclusively with the use of domestic active radio elements – discrete semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. The device was developed in full compliance with the import substitution policy pursued by the President and the Government of the Russian Federation. The advantage of the device is the "open architecture" of the electronic circuit, which provides four analog signals suitable for further digitization. The signals contain information about pulsating and non-pulsating components of the optical density of biological tissue in the infrared and red ranges of the spectrum. The device has an electronic filter of mains interference. Tests of the device demonstrated high quality of photoplethysmograms. This makes it possible tosuccessfullyuse the device for studies of hemoglobin oxygenation and peripheral hemodynamics.
Masked arterial hypertension: prevalence, pathophysiological determinants and clinical significance
Authors: Geltser В. I. , Kotelnikov V. N. , Vetrova О. О. , Karpov R. S.
Published: September 2019

In most modern studies, masked arterial hypertension (MAH) is characterized as a poorly diagnosed, latent clinical condition predisposing to subclinical damage to target organs and an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. The prevalence of MAH among the population depends on gender, age, anthropometric and socioeconomic factors, profession, race and other characteristics. The most important risk factors (RF) of MAH and its pathophysiological determinants include genetic polymorphism, subclinical non-specific inflammation, hemostatic disorders, obesity, metabolic syndrome, water-salt imbalance, dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia. A defined value has latent dysfunction of the mechanisms that provide circulatory homeostasis, the detection of which is possible by the hemodynamic response to psycho-emotional, hypoxic, hypocapnic, orthostatic effects. Aggressiveness of RF exposure and the consequences of their implementation are evaluated by the rate of development of cardiovascular events and mortality, which indicate an unfavorable prognosis of “uncontrolled” MAH. The maximum reduction of the RF effects and rational pharmacotherapy can significantly improve its clinical prospects.
Geometry-Aware Face Completion and Editing
Authors: Song Linsen , Cao Jie , Song Lingxiao , Hu Yibo , He Ran
Published: September 2019

Face completion is a challenging generation task because it requires generating visually pleasing new pixels that are semantically consistent with the unmasked face region. This paper proposes a geometry-aware Face Completion and Editing NETwork (FCENet) by systematically studying facial geometry from the unmasked region. Firstly, a facial geometry estimator is learned to estimate facial landmark heatmaps and parsing maps from the unmasked face image. Then, an encoder-decoder structure generator serves to complete a face image and disentangle its mask areas conditioned on both the masked face image and the estimated facial geometry images. Besides, since low-rank property exists in manually labeled masks, a low-rank regularization term is imposed on the disentangled masks, enforcing our completion network to manage occlusion area with various shape and size. Furthermore, our network can generate diverse results from the same masked input by modifying estimated facial geometry, which provides a flexible mean to edit the completed face appearance. Extensive experimental results qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrate that our network is able to generate visually pleasing face completion results and edit face attributes as well.
FLEX: Faithful Linguistic Explanations for Neural Net Based Model Decisions
Authors: Wickramanayake Sandareka , Hsu Wynne , Lee Mong Li
Published: September 2019

Explaining the decisions of a Deep Learning Network is imperative to safeguard end-user trust. Such explanations must be intuitive, descriptive, and faithfully explain why a model makes its decisions. In this work, we propose a framework called FLEX (Faithful Linguistic EXplanations) that generates post-hoc linguistic justifications to rationalize the decision of a Convolutional Neural Network. FLEX explains a model’s decision in terms of features that are responsible for the decision. We derive a novel way to associate such features to words, and introduce a new decision-relevance metric that measures the faithfulness of an explanation to a model’s reasoning. Experiment results on two benchmark datasets demonstrate that the proposed framework can generate discriminative and faithful explanations compared to state-of-the-art explanation generators. We also show how FLEX can generate explanations for images of unseen classes as well as automatically annotate objects in images.
Weighted Abstract Dialectical Frameworks through the Lens of Approximation Fixpoint Theory
Authors: Bogaerts Bart
Published: September 2019

Weighted abstract dialectical frameworks (wADFs) were recently introduced, extending abstract dialectical frameworks to incorporate degrees of acceptance. In this paper, we propose a different view on wADFs: we develop semantics for wADFs based on approximation fixpoint theory, an abstract algebraic theory designed to capture semantics of various non-monotonic reasoning formalisms. Our formalism deviates from the original definition on some basic assumptions, the most fundamental is that we assume an ordering on acceptance degrees. We discuss the impact of the differences, the relationship between the two versions of the formalism, and the advantages each of the approaches offers. We furthermore study complexity of various semantics.
Learning Features and Abstract Actions for Computing Generalized Plans
Authors: Bonet Blai , Francès Guillem , Geffner Hector
Published: September 2019

Generalized planning is concerned with the computation of plans that solve not one but multiple instances of a planning domain. Recently, it has been shown that generalized plans can be expressed as mappings of feature values into actions, and that they can often be computed with fully observable non-deterministic (FOND) planners. The actions in such plans, however, are not the actions in the instances themselves, which are not necessarily common to other instances, but abstract actions that are defined on a set of common features. The formulation assumes that the features and the abstract actions are given. In this work, we address this limitation by showing how to learn them automatically. The resulting account of generalized planning combines learning and planning in a novel way: a learner, based on a Max SAT formulation, yields the features and abstract actions from sampled state transitions, and a FOND planner uses this information, suitably transformed, to produce the general plans. Correctness guarantees are given and experimental results on several domains are reported.
Revisión Sistemática del Estado del conocimiento de los Vertebrados del Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Authors: Ordóñez-Delgado Leonardo , Ramón-Vivanco Claudia , Ortiz-Chalan Valeria
Published: September 2019

El Parque Nacional Podocarpus es una de las áreas protegidas de mayor importancia y tamaño de los Andes tropicales del sur de Ecuador. Desde hace mucho tiempo esta reserva ha sido el centro de atención para un importante número de investigadores, que entre otros elementos han tratado de dilucidar diversos tópicos relacionados a la fauna que alberga. Sin embargo, hasta el momento no se contaba con una sistematización adecuada de estas investigaciones. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la gestión del área protegida, se estructuró un proceso metodológico para la recopilación, sistematización y análisis de la información existente sobre los vertebrados de este sector. Se generó una base de datos de los estudios recopilados, con un total de 128 trabajos; 64 sobre aves, 26 de mamíferos, 22 sobre anfibios, seis sobre reptiles, dos sobre peces y ocho investigaciones que abarcan más de un grupo faunístico al mismo tiempo. El período con la mayor cantidad de publicaciones corresponde a la década del 2000. De las 16 localidades identificadas en donde se han efectuado trabajos sobre los vertebrados de esta área protegida, destacan con el mayor número de investigaciones, Tapichalaca y Cajanuma, con 33 y 24 estudios respectivamente. Esta información constituye la primera aproximación respecto del nivel de investigación alcanzado sobre los vertebrados que mantiene y protege este parque nacional; esto permitirá a las entidades vinculadas al área, ser más eficientes en la planificación de investigaciones futuras y fortalecer la gestión y conservación del sector.
Movimientos juveniles y políticas públicas de juventud en México: una aproximación conceptual
Authors: González García Robert , Belmonte Juan Antonio Taguenca
Published: September 2019

En los últimos años emergen en México nuevas formas de participación política juvenil. Sin embargo las políticas públicas de juventud siguen abordando la atención a las problemáticas juveniles sin su participación y de forma deficitaria. El objetivo del artículo es trazar un marco conceptual y empírico que permita pensar unas políticas públicas de juventud desde y para los mismos jóvenes mexicanos. La metodología es el análisis documental y la hermenéutica de los procesos sociales que protagonizan los jóvenes mexicanos en los ámbitos de la participación política en los últimos años, entrecruzándolo con el análisis de la respuesta de las administraciones  en forma de políticas de juventud. Los resultados son la emergencia de una juventud más participativa, que sin embargo aún no muestra grandes cambios en su cultura política a nivel agregado y  que convive con la persistencia de políticas públicas juveniles propias de periodos anteriores. La conclusión es que caminar hacia unas políticas públicas juveniles participativas es un objetivo importante para la democratización y mayor eficiencia de la atención a los jóvenes.
Los instagramers más influyentes de Ecuador
Authors: González Carrión Erika Lucía , Aguaded Ignacio
Published: September 2019

Instagramers en un contexto mediático es un tema en pleno auge, del cual poco se ha escrito entre la comunidad científica pero paulatinamente está tomando mayor importancia dado que a corto plazo Instagram apunta a ser una de las redes sociales favoritas y más utilizadas. A través de esta investigación se pretende identificar cuáles son los Instagramers más influyentes en Ecuador, así como analizar los perfiles de los mismos en función de un análisis de contenidos (producción y tecnología), análisis de lenguaje (lenguaje) y el feedback / interacción (difusión) generada desde sus perfiles. La metodología empleada ha sido cualitativa y cuantitativa, a través de observación no participante, la herramienta Alianzo Raking y una entrevista semiestructurada a un experto en el tema de estudio. Los resultados muestran que existen similitudes entre los Instagramers exitosos de ambos países a nivel de contenido, estética e interacción. El nivel de respuesta a los comentarios de los seguidores, las publicaciones que generan auto-identificación y sentimiento de cercanía con las audiencias, las fotografías de mascotas (perros) publicados por parte de los Instagramers exitosos son aceptadas por la comunidad seguidores y generan mayor cantidad de “me gusta”. El análisis de los instagramers exitosos dentro de Ecuador sirve para realizar una evaluación y detectar qué interesa a la gente en un entorno social determinado, además de las causas que llevan a un Instagramer tener mayor éxito sobre otro.
Comunicación y fronteras simbólicas. Religiosidad popular en el pueblo pesquero de Santa Rosa
Authors: Rosero Ortega Roberto Carlos , Guerrero Barros Marco Polo
Published: September 2019

En el puerto pesquero de Santa Rosa de Salinas, posiblemente ocurre la procesión náutica más grande del Ecuador. Existe una frontera simbólica conformada por imágenes, ritos religiosos y un complejo sistema de comunicación, donde interacciona la religión oficial con la religiosidad popular, y se producen importantes cambios en los significados y en la realidad que estos representan. El objetivo del trabajo fue establecer los límites simbólicos y los cambios de significado, que las imágenes religiosas producen y experimentan, tanto en el contexto de la religión oficial, así como en el escenario de la religiosidad popular del pescador. La investigación cualitativa etnográfica permitió la interpretación de los significados, participando de la experiencia y sistematizando el proceso. Se realizaron entrevistas a profundidad durante las actividades, previas, posteriores a la procesión náutica, en un lapso de dos años y se realizó la travesía náutica para su posterior descripción. Los resultados fueron: conocer un fenómeno cultural y sus fronteras de significación. Comprender el funcionamiento del sistema de comunicación y sus símbolos religiosos; y, entender el funcionamiento de las fronteras simbólicas en los intersticios entre la religión oficial y la religiosidad popular. En conclusión; los actos de devoción y lúdica coexisten en el fenómeno y aunque fracturan la estructura del modelo de comunicación oficial, validan el mensaje litúrgico y reproducen expresiones híbridas de la cultura popular a través de símbolos inestables en su significación.
ASDtoolkit for reflectance measurements v1
Authors: Elmer Kathryn , Soffer Raymond , Kalacska Margaret , Skye Schaaf Erica , Pablo Arroyo-Mora J.
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this toolbox implemented in MATLAB is to calculate the corrected reflectance from ASD Fieldspec 3 target measurements and based upon specific reference panels used and solar zenith angle (SZA) according to the Panel Substitution Methodology (PSM) described in Soffer et al. (2019). Calculation of reflectance with this toolbox results in traceable measurements. Soffer R., Ifimov G., Arroyo-Mora J.P., Kalacska M. 2019 Validation of Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery from Laboratory Panel Characterization to Image Quality Assessment: Implications for an Arctic Peatland Surrogate Simulation Site. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2019.1650334
Censura à diversidade sociocultural numa propaganda do Banco do Brasil: Análise das justificativas para a deslegitimação do outro
Authors: Pinto Fábio Ferreira , De Moraes Vânia
Published: September 2019

Este trabalho discute, sob a luz da Análise Crítica do Discurso, as noções de dominação e poder, no que tange à participação e/ou relação com as minorias, sobretudo negros e a comunidade LGBTQ+ (sigla para lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, transexuais e queers), a partir das justificativas dadas à censura a uma peça publicitária do Banco do Brasil, veiculada não apenas na televisão, mas em qualquer outra plataforma; e das práticas discursivas envolvidas nesse processo. Para tanto, o triângulo proposto por Van Dijk (1993, 2012, 2017), cuja composição é discurso – cognição – sociedade respalda essa pesquisa. Além de Van Dijk, o arcabouço teórico abarcará os trabalhos de Pedro (1997) e Fairclough (2001), sobre discurso e sociedade. Do ponto de vista de resultado da análise, constata-se que há uma tentativa, da parte de quem detém o controle ao acesso do discurso, de legitimar uma posição preconceituosa pela deslegitimação do outro.
Phubbing as a Possible Threat to Close Relationships’ Welfare
Authors: Kryukova T.L. , Ekimchik O.A.
Published: September 2019

The paper focuses on a new phenomenon of modern digital society — phubbing, that is, the manifestation of partner neglect through distraction to a gadget during real communication. The analysis of foreign psychological approaches to its research has been carried out: phubbing is understood as dependence on a mobile phone / Smartphone and social networks; as a result of Internet addiction and problems with self-control; as a new social norm. We present the results of an empirical study of phubbing in close relationships (N=46). Hypothesis: intimacy and attachment to a romantic partner as close relationships` qualitative characteristics increase the sensitivity to a partner`s phubbing. Methods: Partner phubbing (Roberts, David, 2016; Ekimchik, Kryukova, 2019); Multi-Item Measure of Adult Romantic Attachment (Brennan, Shaver, 1995; Ekimchik, Kryukova, 2009); Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale (Aron, Aron, Smollan, 1992; Ekimchik, Kryukova, Zakharchenko, 2018). Results: men more often than women estimate the partners` phubbing negatively. It is found that adult romantic attachment characteristics predict the level of partners` phubbing.
Information Space of a Transitive Society: Challenges and Prospects
Authors: Martsinkovskaya T.D.
Published: September 2019

In the paper, we show the specificity of identity in the situation of transitivity, reveal the connection between different aspects of the transitive and information space, and distinguish between two the types of transitivity — rigid and fluid, that are associated with different ways of working with information — on-line and off-line. Theoretical and empirical data is analyzed to prove the changes in cognitive development and an increase in the operational side of informational socialization, which affects the transformation of personal identity and the relationship between generations. The materials of theoretical and empirical studies revealing the importance of the information style of identity for socialization in the modern world are presented. The empirical study of young people (N=140, age 18—21) yields the connection of rigid and fluid transitivity and on-line and off-line communication with styles of information identity and emotional well-being. The influence of transitivity on the on-line and off-line options of working with information is revealed, the key factor in determining psychological well-being in both hard and soft transitivity situations proves to be the style of information identity. The problems of modern digital informational socialization and the prospects for its further research are determined.
Clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients afflicted with allergic asthma under immunotherapy
Authors: Hade Falah Hasasn
Published: September 2019

Background: Allergy may be defined as a constellation of signs and symptoms in which the altered immunologic reaction between foreign substance (allergens) and antibodies resulting in pathologic reactions referred as allergic reactions.

Allergic asthma is well known type 1- allergic reaction Up to 30% of general population suffers from various form of this malady during normal life span .

Objective: To evaluate the effects of immunotherapy on groups of Iraqi people afflicted with allergic asthma through some clinical and laboratories tests

Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on Iraqi patients ( males and famales) in AL-Zahraa Consultant Center for Allergy and Asthma in Baghdad - Karkh, between Nov. 2013 - Apr. 2014 .The study included 60 asthmatic patients ( 6 - 45 years old) whom had allergy to house  mites antigens " through skin test ",in addition to 20 apparently healthy persons as control group.A subcutaneous immunotherapy was given for 3 months, starting from diluted doses which were increased gradually. Clinical assessment was done depending on scoring of signs and symptoms, in addition to the medical history , clinical investigation, skin test, and pulmonary function test .

Results: Study showed that asthma still affected all age group but tend to be higher in age group 31-45 years with male to female ratio 2:1. Family history to allergic disease play a major role 60% with increase prevalence of reactivity for indoor allergy (House Mites and Moulds).

66.7% had positive skin reaction to House Mites which includes D1 ,D2 and D1+D2. The dust found to be one of main aggravating factors. Medical condition had shown significant improvement after three months of giving immunotherapy.

Conclusion: Immunotherapy need to be considered as one of alternative treatment of allergic asthma decreasing the side effects and cost of different drugs used by these patients when given regularly to them, also detection of prevalent allergens in our local atmosphere and their concentration with detection of their seasonal distribution in different parts of our country is required.
The Sound of Danger: Voice, Noise and Risk in Building Material Production in Early Twentieth-Century Palestine
Authors: Zeev Nimrod Ben
Published: September 2019

This article offers an analysis of the vernacular auditory cultures of safety and risk in construction material production in early twentieth-century Palestine. It examines the qualitatively different understandings and uses of sounds, from workers’ singing to heavy machinery, which characterized dangerous work in Palestine’s rural limekilns and its then sole industrial cement factory. The article suggests that in order to understand the ‘sound of modernity,’ we need to expand the geographic and thematic scope of our studies: looking beyond those for which sound became obsession or profession and the cultural sensibilities of elites, and incorporating the ways in which indigenous and colonial working classes in the colonized world made sense and use of the auditory.
From Bentham to Guadet: ‘Auditory Visibility’ in Nineteenth-Century Theories on Government Offices
Authors: van de Maele Jens
Published: September 2019

Architectural historiography is seldom concerned with the antithetical notions of ‘noise’ and ‘silence’. In this case study, I tentatively explore the theme in the context of nineteenth-century administrative buildings. More particularly, I investigate the normative views of British and French authors concerning acoustic perception in one subtype of ‘bureaucratic’ architecture: the ministerial office building. Drawing examples from the work of, among others, ‘panopticon’ theorist Jeremy Bentham and the architect Julien Guadet, I point at the centrality of ‘sound control’ or ‘sound management’ in architectural discourses on office buildings. In the specific domain of ministerial offices, moreover, these discourses were rife with ideological views on the nature and the functioning of government itself.
Governança da educação na União Europeia: redes, dados e standards
Authors: Lawn Martin
Published: September 2019

A área da educação na União Europeia (UE) geralmente é vista como uma questão e responsabilidade nacional, uma área subsidiária, mas ao longo do tempo foi ocorrendo uma convergência de políticas das nações. A UE não comanda esta convergência; nem é capaz de fazê-lo, mas, cada vez mais, governa a área da educação em todos os estágios. O problema da governança, como opera e que ferramentas utiliza, é um caso interessante de uma área ambígua dentro da UE e de chamar uma área à criação para que possa ser gerida de modo eficaz e silencioso. Ao fazê-lo, as tecnologias governamentais usadas são de interesse como as políticas propostas bem como a gama de atores que participam da construção e regulação da educação Europeia. Redes complexas de experts públicos e privados, usando novas tecnologias de dados e produzindo análises e novos benchmarks e standards são reunidos por meio de vários esquemas de financiamento de um sistema de atração e persuasão, soft governance [governança suave]. Um número significante de professionais tem voluntariamente produzido novas tecnologias políticas, incluindo sistemas de dados e standards, a complexa produção material de novos sistemas de educação, incorporam tecnologia, produção de dados, experts e processos de trabalho. O sistema tem funcionado, mas oferece algo mais do que apenas lidar com o ordinário presente?
The Use of Single-Subject Design in Rehabilitation Counseling Research
Authors: Gerald Michael , Estrada-Hernández Noel , Wadsworth John
Published: September 2019

Background

The utility of single-subject designs as a practical methodology for rehabilitation professionals working in the field and one that allows researchers the flexibility to identify or change treatments in the event their participant or client is not responding has been established for nearly a century (Dixon, 2002). However, a content analysis of the presence of single-subject research in rehabilitation research has been absent from the rehabilitation literature.

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to describe the usability of single study designs as a research tool that contributes to the identification of Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) in rehabilitation counseling.

Methods

Through manual and electronic searches of the literature, the authors identified journals and subsequently articles that clearly stated the use of single-subject design as their method of data collection and analysis.

Results

Between 2001 to 2016, there have been a total of eight articles published that have either utilized single-subject experimental designs or provided an overview of the methods.

Conclusions

A critical review of the rehabilitation literature indicated that single-subject methodologies have been recognized as contributing to the identification of EBPs, yet studies utilizing a single-subject methodology continue to be rare. The paucity of single-subject design may be the result of a lack of training opportunities, lack of models in the rehabilitation literature, and assumptions that single-subject design utility is limited to behavioral research.
Comparative Analysis of Learning Outcomes for On-Campus and Distance Learning Courses in a Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counselor Education Program
Authors: Holmes Courtney , Reid Christine
Published: September 2019

Background

Despite the increasing reliance in counselor education on online teaching and learning, the efficacy is not well documented.

Objective

To investigate learning outcomes for master's-level rehabilitation and mental health counseling students.

Methods

This study compared on-campus and online learning course delivery methods with pre-and post-tests using 41 participants across four courses.

Findings

Significant differences were found within both groups between the pre- and post-test, indicating significant gains in knowledge acquisition. No significant differences were found between group modalities in the magnitude of improvement in test scores.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that no differences exist in these learning outcomes when online and on-campus teaching modalities are compared and that both modalities produce positive learning outcomes. Continued research is needed to address additional questions in this area.
Analyzing Big Data with Benford’s Law: A Lesson for the Classroom
Authors: W. Lanham Susan
Published: September 2019

Most literature related to Benford’s Law discusses what the law can be used for and how it works but fails to address effective methods and procedures for teaching the law to students. This article examines existing information resources to determine the most effective methods and procedures used to explain this Law to those who have no experience with it. A contribution to knowledge is made by providing step by step instructional approaches for teaching Benford’s Law to students that are tied to existing literature. Benford’s Law is a fascinating lesson for students who have been exposed to statistical and mathematical concepts for as long as they can remember yet know nothing of the law’s existence. This lesson is suitable for any introductory statistics or mathematics course where students are learning about probability. The Law has a practical application in the field of business and can also be taught as part of a fraud examination, data analytics, or auditing course.
KAPIRGÁLNI EGY NOVELLAFÉLÉT A LEVELEKBEN
Authors: HÓZSA Éva
Published: September 2019

Mándy Iván születésének századik évfordulójára jelent meg válogatott levelezése, egy kötetnyi abból a „műfajból”, amely az írót kevésbé érdekelte. A kötetcímben kiemelt „válogatott” jelző nem a kiválasztott levelekre, hanem inkább a még meg nem találtakra, tehát a nem teljesség problémájára utal. A tanulmány a levelek kapcsán elsősorban a Mándy-szövegek és kontextusuk közötti összefüggéseket vizsgálja, valamint azt a kommunikációs hálót, amely Mándy és írótársai között kialakult. Számos irodalomtörténeti és kultúrpolitikai mozzanat fedezhető fel a küldött és kapott levelekben. A levélszövegekbe szőtt sűrített megállapítások gyakran irodalmi és kulturális diskurzust indukálnak, olyanokat is, amelyek leszámolnak a Mándy-opushoz kötődő sztereotípiákkal. A magán- és közgyűjteményekből származó misszilis küldeményeket, dedikációkat, dokumentumokat és egyéb képanyagot Darvasi Ferenc gyűjtötte össze és rendezte sajtó alá.
A PARÓDIA MINT INTRALINGVÁLIS (TEXTUÁLIS) FORDÍTÁS
Authors: Lőrincz Julianna
Published: September 2019

A szerző a dolgozat bevezetőjében a fordítás rövid meghatározásával, valamint olyan típusaival foglalkozik, amelyek az irodalmi szövegek értelmezéséhez közel(ebb) állnak, mint például az intralingvális (textuális) fordítás. Mivel a paródia fogalma nem egyértelmű a szakirodalomban, ennek definiálására a szerző sem tesz kísérletet, elfogadja azonban Umberto Eco kettős kódolás fogalmát, valamint elhelyezi a paródiát a nyelven belüli fordítások között. Ezt követően a szerző Karinthy Ady-paródiáit, valamint Weöres Sándor Ady szelleme mondja című hommage-át elemzi a stílusimitáció szempontjából.
AdTree: Accurate, Detailed, and Automatic Modelling of Laser-Scanned Trees
Authors: Du Shenglan , Lindenbergh Roderik , Ledoux Hugo , Stoter Jantien , Nan Liangliang
Published: September 2019

Laser scanning is an effective tool for acquiring geometric attributes of trees and vegetation, which lays a solid foundation for 3-dimensional tree modeling. Existing studies on tree modeling from laser scanning data are vast. However, some works cannot guarantee sufficient modeling accuracy, while some other works are mainly rule-based and therefore highly depend on user inputs. In this paper, we propose a novel method to accurately and automatically reconstruct detailed 3D tree models from laser scans. We first extract an initial tree skeleton from the input point cloud by establishing a minimum spanning tree using the Dijkstra shortest-path algorithm. Then, the initial tree skeleton is pruned by iteratively removing redundant components. After that, an optimization-based approach is performed to fit a sequence of cylinders to approximate the geometry of the tree branches. Experiments on various types of trees from different data sources demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of our method. The overall fitting error (i.e., the distance between the input points and the output model) is less than 10 cm. The reconstructed tree models can be further applied in the precise estimation of tree attributes, urban landscape visualization, etc. The source code of this work is freely available at https://github.com/tudelft3d/adtree.
Hydrodynamic and Hydrographic Modeling of Istanbul Strait
Authors: Koşucu Mehmet Melih , Demirel Mehmet Cüneyd , Kirca V.S. Ozgur , Özger Mehmet
Published: September 2019

The aim of this study is to model hydrodynamic processes of the Istanbul Strait with its stratified flow characteristic and calibrate the most important parameters using local and global search algorithms. For that two open boundary conditions are defined, which are in the North and South part of the Strait. Observed bathymetric, hydrographic, meteorological and water level data are used to set up the Delft3D-FLOW model. First, the sensitivities of model parameters on the numerical model outputs are assessed using PEST toolbox. Then, the model is calibrated based on the objective functions focusing on the flowrates of upper and lower layers. The salinity and temperature profiles of the Strait are only used for model validation. The results show that the calibrated model outputs of Istanbul Strait are reliable and consistent with the in-situ measurements. The sensitivity analysis reveals that the Spatial Low-Pass Filter Coefficient, Horizontal Eddy Viscosity, Prandtl-Schmidt Number, Slope in log-log Spectrum and Manning Roughness Coefficient are most sensitive parameters affecting flowrate performance of the model. The agreement between observed salinity profiles and simulated model outputs is promising whereas the match between observed and simulated temperature profiles is weak showing that the model can be improved particularly for simulating the mixing layer.
ReFDash - A Repository of Functional Dashboards providing comprehensive functional insights inferred from 16S microbiome data sets
Authors: Nagpal Sunil , Haque Mohammed Monzoorul , Mande Sharmila S.
Published: September 2019

Motivation: 16S rRNA gene amplicon based sequencing has significantly expanded the scope of metagenomics research by enabling microbial community analyses in a cost-effective manner. The possibility to infer functional potential of a microbiome through amplicon sequencing derived taxonomic abundance profiles has further strengthened the utility of 16S sequencing. In fact, a surge in 'inferred function metagenomic analysis' has recently taken place, wherein most 16S microbiome studies include inferred functional insights in addition to taxonomic characterization. Tools like PICRUSt, Tax4Fun, Vikodak and iVikodak have significantly eased the process of inferring function potential of a microbiome using the taxonomic abundance profile. A platform that can enable hosting of inferred function 'metagenomic studies' with comprehensive metadata driven search utilities (of a typical database), coupled with on-the-fly comparative analytics between studies of interest, can be a major improvement to the state of art. ReFDash represents an effort in the proposed direction. Methods: This work introduces ReFDash - a Repository of Functional Dashboards. ReFDash, developed as a significant extension of iVikodak (function inference tool), provides three broad unique offerings in inferred function space - (i) a platform that hosts a database of inferred function data being continously updated using public 16S metagenomic studies (ii) a tool to search studies of interest and compare upto three metagenomic environments on the fly (iii) a community initiative wherein users can contribute their own inferred function data to the platform. ReFDash therefore provides a first-of-its-kind community-driven frame-work for scientific collaboration, data analytics, and sharing in this area of microbiome research. Results: Overall, the ReFDash database is aimed at compiling together a global ensemble of 16S-derived Functional Metagenomics projects. ReFDash currently hosts close to 50 ready-to-use, re-analyzable functional dashboards representing data from approximately 18,000 microbiome samples sourced from various published studies. Each entry also provides direct downloadable links to associated taxonomic files and metadata employed for analysis. Conclusion: The vision behind ReFDash is creation of a framework, wherein users can not only analyze their microbiome datasets in functional terms, but also contribute towards building an information base by submitting their functional analyses to ReFDash database. ReFDash web-server may be freely accessed at https://web.rniapps.net/iVikodak/refdash/
Performance Evaluation of Monocrystalline PV Module in Hot Arid Climate for Developing Smart Cities
Authors: Khan Asif , Memon Saim
Published: September 2019

Due to an increase of the monocrystalline PV systems installations, for a drive towards the sustainable smart cities in the hot arid developing country such as Pakistan, pose challenges of the performance and degradation issues. Monocrystalline PV module efficiencies are declining and damaging under the continuous exposure to higher surface day-time temperatures in the different parts of the country. A MATLAB simulations were performed based on the validated mathematical approach. This paper investigates the hot arid surface temperature impacts on the performance of PV modules during the summer and winter seasons in Pakistan. The investigations are performed examining the power generating efficiency of the PV system. This paper also investigates the influence of installations of PV-system in the North, South, East and West regions of Pakistan. It was examined that the northern areas of Pakistan are more suitable for maintaining the long-term durability of the PV system. Investigations are performed for the peak summer and peak winter days. During summer months, cooling strategies have to be implemented to overcome the heating effects whilst reducing degradation effect on installed PV-system.
Surface Persistence of Trace Level Deposits of Highly Energetic Materials
Authors: Pacheco-Londoño Leonardo C. , Ruiz-Caballero Jose L. , Ramirez-Cedeño Michael L. , Infante-Castillo Ricardo , Galan-Freyle Nataly J. , Hernandez-Rivera Samuel P.
Published: September 2019

The sublimation enthalpies of four highly energetic materials (HEMs): triacetone triperoxide (TATP), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 1,3,5-trinitrohexahydro-s-triazine (RDX) deposited on stainless steel (SS) substrates were determined by optical fibre coupled-grazing angle probe (GAP) FTIR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) for bulk crystaline HEMs samples. The desorption energy of RDX on SS was also studied using grazing angle FTIR microscopy. Metastable phases of 2,4-DNT and TNT were observed when deposited on SS, and their sublimation enthalpies values were obtained by GAP measurements and compared with those for the crystalline phases. The sublimation enthalpies for the alpha phase RDX was also determined by TGA measurements. A layer of crystalline beta phase RDX was observed on SS, and it's sublimation enthalpies was determinate by GAP. PLS calibration curves for the surface concentrations of RDX on SS were generated using GAP to determinate the surface concentration with time at different temperatures.
Fisetin a 3, 7, 3′, 4′-Tetrahydroxyflavone Inhibits PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK Pathways and Ameliorates Psoriasis Pathology in 2D and 3D Organotypic Human Inflammatory Skin Models
Authors: Chamcheu Jean Christopher , Esnault Stephane , Adhami Vaqar M. , Noll Andrea L. , Banang-Mbeumi Sergette , Roy Tithi , Singh Sitanshu S. , Huang Shile , Kousoulas Konstantin Gus , Mukhtar Hasan
Published: September 2019

Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin disease that involves interaction of both immune and skin cells, and is characterized by cytokine-driven epidermal hyperplasia, deviant differentiation, inflammation and angiogenesis. Because available treatments for psoriasis have significant limitations, dietary products are potential natural sources of therapeutic molecules, which can rescind molecular defects associated with psoriasis and could be developed for its management. Fisetin (3,7,3′,4′- tetrahydroxyflavone), a phytochemical naturally found in pigmented fruits and vegetables has demonstrated pro-apoptotic and antioxidant effects in several malignancies. This study utilized biochemical, cellular, pharmacological and tissue-engineering tools to characterize the effects of fisetin on normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and CD4+ T lymphocytes in 2D and 3D psoriasis-like disease models. Fisetin treatment of NHEKs dose and time-dependently induced differentiation and inhibited interleukin-22-induced proliferation, as well as activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Fisetin treatment of TNF-α-stimulated NHEKs significantly inhibited the activation of p38 and JNK, but had no effect on ERK1/2. In addition, fisetin treatment significantly decreased the secretion of Th1/Th-17 pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly IFNγ and IL-17A by 12-O- tetradecanolylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-stimulated NHEKs and anti-CD3/CD28-activated human PBMCs. Furthermore, we established the in-vivo relevance of fisetin functions, using a 3D full-thickness human skin model of psoriasis (FTRHSP) that closely mimics in-vivo human psoriatic skin-lesions. Herein, fisetin significantly ameliorated psoriasis-like disease features, and decreased the production of IL-17 by CD4+ T lymphocytes co-cultured with FTRHSP. Collectively, our data identify pro-differentiative, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects of fisetin, via modulation of PI3K-Akt-mTOR and p38/JNK pathways and the production of cytokines in 2D and 3D human skin model of psoriasis. These results suggest that fisetin has a great potential to be developed as an effective and inexpensive agent for the treatment of psoriasis and other related inflammatory skin disorders.
Internet-Assisted English Reading Teaching Based on Constructivism
Authors: Liu Yan , Xu Yan , Lu Hongying
Published: September 2019

With the development of Internet technology, teachers are constantly seeking innovative teaching methods to match the potential of enhanced technology. Although many studies have been performed before , they aren’t enough in this field. The purpose of this paper is to explore innovative teaching designs and examine the impact of Internet-assisted English teaching of reading based on constructivism. The case is carried out in NO.9 middle school of Bengbu, a underdeveloped area of China, most of students aren’t interested in learning English .We compared Internet-assisted with traditional textbook literature methods to improve the reading proficiency of students, using a questionnaire survey,pre-test and post-tests comparisons. The result showed Internet-assisted English reading teaching is better than textbook. It can arouse students' interest and motivation,reading proficiency and exam result of students have been improved significantly, created a positive learning situation.
Novel Composite Electrode of the Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets with Gold Nanoparticles Modified by Glucose Oxidase for Electrochemical Reactions
Authors: Dong Li , Yu Wenjuan , Liu Minmin , Liu Yang , Shao Qinsi , Li Aijun , Yan Wei , Zhang Jiujun
Published: September 2019

Graphene-based composites have been widely explored for electrode and electrocatalyst materials for electrochemical energy systems. In this paper, a novel composite material of the reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (rGON) with gold nanoparticles (NPs) (rGON-AuNP) is synthesized, and its morphology, structure and composition are characterized by SEM, HRTEM, XRD, EDX, FTIR, Raman, and UV-Vis techniques. To confirm this material’s electrochemical activity, a glucose oxidase (GOD) is chosen as the target reagent to modify the rGON-AuNP layer to form GOD/rGON-AuNP/glassy carbon (GC) electrode. Two pairs of distinguishable redox peaks, corresponding to the redox processes of two different conformational GOD on AuNP, are observed on the cyclic voltammograms of GOD/rGON-AuNP/GC electrode. Both cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy are employed to study the mechanism of direct electron transfer from GOD to GC electrode on the rGON-AuNP layer. In addition, this GOD/rGON-AuNP/GC electrode shows catalytic activity toward glucose oxidation reaction.