bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cold-seep ostracods from the western Svalbard margin: direct palaeo-indicator for methane seepage?
Authors: Yasuhara Moriaki , Sztybor Kamila , Rasmussen Tine L. , Okahashi Hisayo , Sato Runa , Tanaka Hayato
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Despite their high abundance and diversity, microfossil taxa adapted to a particular chemosynthetic environment have rarely been studied and are therefore poorly known. Here we report on an ostracod species, Rosaliella svalbardensis gen. et sp. nov., from a cold methane seep site at the western Svalbard margin, Fram Strait. The new species shows a distinct morphology, different from other eucytherurine ostracod genera. It has a marked similarity to Xylocythere, an ostracod genus known from chemosynthetic environments of wood falls and hydrothermal vents. Rosaliella svalbardensis is probably an endemic species or genus linked to methane seeps. We speculate that the surface ornamentation of pore clusters, secondary reticulation, and pit clusters may be related to ectosymbiosis with chemoautotrophic bacteria. This new discovery of specialized microfossil taxa is important because they can be used as an indicator species for past and present seep environments (http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6075FF30-29D5-4DAB-9141-AE722CD3A69B).
Fetchamium prolixispinosum gen. et comb. nov. (division Dinoflagellata)
Authors: Pearce Martin A. , Williams Graham L.
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Oligosphaeridium is a gonyaulacacean dinocyst lacking cingular processes and possessing a distinctive process centred on the antapical plate indicating a sexiform hyposomal tabulation. However, specimens referable to the description of Oligosphaeridium prolixispinosum Davey and Williams, 1966, although lacking cingular processes, are clearly not sexiform. As an additional complication, the holotype of Oligosphaeridium prolixispinosum possesses cingular processes. In this brief contribution, we describe the new genus Fetchamium to accommodate the new transfer Fetchamium prolixispinosum gen. et comb. nov. and provide a discussion and emended diagnosis of the species.
Additional new organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts from two onshore UK Chalk boreholes
Authors: Pearce Martin A.
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Beautifully preserved dinoflagellate cysts continue to be discovered in UK Cretaceous chalks and provide important new biostratigraphic information. Five new species – Conosphaeridium norfolkense sp. nov., Glaphyrocysta coniacia sp. nov., Impletosphaeridium banterwickense sp. nov., Sentusidinium devonense sp. nov., Sentusidinium spinosum sp. nov. and the new subspecies Spiniferites ramosus subsp. ginakrogiae subsp. nov. – are described from Upper Cretaceous strata of the British Geological Survey (BGS) Banterwick Barn and Trunch boreholes (onshore UK). An emended diagnosis for Odontochitina diducta Pearce is also provided to broaden the morphological variability in the type material.
A deep-sea agglutinated foraminifer tube constructed with planktonic foraminifer shells of a single species
Authors: Pearson Paul N. ,   IODP Expedition 363 Shipboard Scientific Party
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Agglutinated foraminifera are marine protists that show apparently complex behaviour in constructing their shells, involving selecting suitable sedimentary grains from their environment, manipulating them in three dimensions, and cementing them precisely into position. Here we illustrate a striking and previously undescribed example of complex organisation in fragments of a tube-like foraminifer (questionably assigned to Rhabdammina) from 1466 m water depth on the northwest Australian margin. The tube is constructed from well-cemented siliciclastic grains which form a matrix into which hundreds of planktonic foraminifer shells are regularly spaced in apparently helical bands. These shells are of a single species, Turborotalita clarkei, which has been selected to the exclusion of all other bioclasts. The majority of shells are set horizontally in the matrix with the umbilical side upward. This mode of construction, as is the case with other agglutinated tests, seems to require either an extraordinarily selective trial-and-error process at the site of cementation or an active sensory and decision-making system within the cell.
Modelling present-day basal melt rates for Antarctic ice shelves using a parametrization of buoyant meltwater plumes
Authors: Lazeroms Werner M. J. , Jenkins Adrian , Gudmundsson G. Hilmar , van de Wal Roderik S. W.
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Basal melting below ice shelves is a major factor in mass loss from the
Antarctic Ice Sheet, which can contribute significantly to possible future
sea-level rise. Therefore, it is important to have an adequate description of
the basal melt rates for use in ice-dynamical models. Most current ice models
use rather simple parametrizations based on the local balance of heat between
ice and ocean. In this work, however, we use a recently derived
parametrization of the melt rates based on a buoyant meltwater plume
travelling upward beneath an ice shelf. This plume parametrization combines a
non-linear ocean temperature sensitivity with an inherent geometry dependence,
which is mainly described by the grounding-line depth and the local slope of
the ice-shelf base. For the first time, this type of parametrization is
evaluated on a two-dimensional grid covering the entire Antarctic continent.
In order to apply the essentially one-dimensional parametrization to
realistic ice-shelf geometries, we present an algorithm that determines
effective values for the grounding-line depth and basal slope in any point
beneath an ice shelf. Furthermore, since detailed knowledge of temperatures
and circulation patterns in the ice-shelf cavities is sparse or absent, we
construct an effective ocean temperature field from observational data with
the purpose of matching (area-averaged) melt rates from the model with
observed present-day melt rates. Our results qualitatively replicate
large-scale observed features in basal melt rates around Antarctica, not only
in terms of average values, but also in terms of the spatial pattern, with
high melt rates typically occurring near the grounding line. The plume
parametrization and the effective temperature field presented here are
therefore promising tools for future simulations of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
requiring a more realistic oceanic forcing.
A New Packet Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Multimedia Streaming
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Mehmet , Doğan Nurettin , Akcayol Muhammet Ali
Published: January 2018

Delivering the real-time services over converged networks is a big challenge. Real-time services need to high Quality of Service (QoS). For this purpose, bandwidth reservation and packet prioritization techniques are used. Thus, real-time data packets can be reached to their targets with minimum delays and losses.  But, this situation creates unintended consequences for other internet services such as HTTP and FTP. In this case, establishing a balance between the real-time services and the other services is a must. In this study we introduce a new research question: how to transport real-time multimedia IP packets just in time? Just in time means that transportation of the packets neither early, nor late. For this purpose we developed a scheduling/prioritizing algorithm called just in time transport (JITT). Following a cross-layer design approach, JITT controls delay and jitter over whole communication path. We evaluated JITT on the different simulations and one experimental testbed for performance analysis. Our findings support that JITT provides stable delay and low jitter and transports the packets nearly just in time.
A case report of lipoma-like hibernoma in axilla: A rarely benign tumor of brown adipose tissue
Authors: Costa Ricardo Rubini , Gallud Antonio Torregrosa , Rayón José Miguel , Vila Jerónimo Forteza
Published: January 2018

Background: Hibernoma or lipoma of brown fat is a rare benign tumor, representing 1.6% of the neoplasms of this tissue. Because of its histological characteristics can be wrongly classified as liposarcoma, therefore a correct differential diagnosis is necessary to provide appropriate treatment.Case presentation: The patient on which this case study is based is a 44-year-old male with a painless soft mass in his axilla located by his 4th and 5th ribs. The resected specimen did not have the classic macroscopic features of lipoma or fibrolipoma. Microscopically, the report described a proliferation of unilocular adipocytes with eccentric nucleus and, in less frequency, multilocular adipocytes with central nucleus. He had no recurrence after excision.Conclusions: Despite radiology studies and other technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging, computerized axial tomography (CAT), etc., the clinical diagnosis of hibernoma could be difficult. Lipoma-like hibernoma only have a few multilocular cells and can be wrongly classified as liposarcoma. Well-differentiated liposarcoma resembles it on low-power examination. Due to this it is especially important to perform a differential diagnosis with lipoma, fibroma, and even with liposarcoma. In this study we describe the histological features, the molecular markers and cytogenetic aspects that contribute to differentiate hibernoma from others tumors.
Research and Emphasis on Young Women's Demand for Sports Bra
Authors: Wu Puyu , Li Yanmei
Published: January 2018

The era is always in progress, people on the pursuit of health and quality of life are more intense, sports bra as a newer sportswear category, is still in the development stage. In the current market, large differences in products’ price, propaganda is not enough, comfortableness also need to be strengthened. In view of these problems, this article mainly through the literature to understand the current situation of domestic and international sports bra research, while the domestic sports bra market research, and through the form of questionnaire to grasp the young women's understanding and demand for sports bra, Consumers are mostly low-frequency movement, and hope that the future in the sports bra study, for this movement to design a more appropriate sports bra to better meet the consumer.
Reading and writing in nursing education
Authors: Blakeslee Ann M. , Hines Sandra H. , Primeau Sarah , McBain Amy L. , Versluis Joy , McCaffery Rhonda L.
Published: January 2018

Background and objective: Faculty identified the need for a gateway writing course (GWC) to prepare nurses for the writing requirements in the RN-to-BSN Completion (RNC) curriculum. This article describes the rationale for and development of a discipline-specific GWC developed for a RNC curriculum and reports research of student perspectives about the course and its effectiveness in preparing them to write in their nursing courses.Methods: The mixed method study included pre- and post-course surveys of self-efficacy in reading, writing, and research skills.  Focus groups and interviews were used to identify readiness for and success in meeting curricular expectations for students who enrolled in the GWC and those who did not.Results: Statistically significant improvement occurred in all self-efficacy measures (reading: p ≤ .005, writing: p ≤ .01, accessing articles: p ≤ .005) from the beginning to the end of the GWC. Focus groups and interviews revealed five themes indicating improved readiness in students completing the GWC. Themes included perceptions of readiness, awareness, and preparedness for nursing courses; perceptions of confidence, mastery, efficiency, and self-sufficiency; enhanced knowledge of and ability to navigate academic processes and resourses; mastery of APA; and evidence of a reflective mindset and an evolving sense of professional identity.Conclusions: Students felt prepared for the RNC program after completing the GWC, and this sense of preparedness persisted throughout the program. The skills learned in the GWC allowed students to focus on understanding the professional concepts in nursing.
Implications of Contributions to Equity in Access of Health Care: A Case of Community Based Health Insurance Schemes in Kenya
Authors: Gitahi Jane W. , Njuguna Amos Gitau
Published: January 2018

The realization of equity goals requires commitment and combination of contributions from all stakeholders in the healthcare sector under the stewardship of the government. The purpose of this study was to examine the mix of contributions in Community Based Health Insurance Schemes (CBHIs) and equity in healthcare in Kenya. The sample was composed of 318 members of management teams drawn from 82 CBHIs. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, path analysis and multivariate regression analysis in structural modeling equation (SEM) were conducted to determine the mix of contributions in CBHIs and its bearing on equity in healthcare in CBHIs in Kenya. The study concludes that current mix of contributions is not adequate enough to guarantee equity in access of health care for the poor and vulnerable groups. For realization of equity in access of health care governments and sectoral partners should define the place of CBHIs within the national health policy to guide establishment of an optimal combination of contributions in CBHIs for increased access to care and financial risk protection for precluded groups.
Health-Risk Transition and 8-Year Hypertension Incidence in a Nationwide Thai Cohort Study
Authors: Thawornchaisit Prasutr , De Looze Fredinandus , Reid Christopher M , Seubsman Sam-ang , Sleigh Adrian
Published: January 2018

OBJECTIVE: Rapid economic growth is transforming Thailand into a middle-income country. Also emerging are chronic diseases particularly hypertension, diabetes mellitus and kidney disease. There are few studies of the incidence of hypertension. We analyse the effect on 8-year incidence of hypertension of transitional health-risk factors including demography, socioeconomic status (SES), body mass index (BMI), sedentariness, physical activity, underlying diseases, personal behaviours, food, fruit and vegetable consumption.DESIGN & METHODS: Health-risk factors and their effects on the incidence of hypertension were evaluated prospectively in the national Thai Cohort Study from 2005 to 2013. All data were derived from 40,548 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University students returning mail-based questionnaire surveys in both 2005 and 2013. Adjusted relative risks of association between each risk factor and incidence of hypertension were calculated after controlling for confounding factors.RESULTS: In Thailand, the 8-year incidence of hypertension was 5.1% (men 7.1%, women 3.6%). Hypertension was associated with ageing, higher BMI, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, high lipids, SES, lower education level, lower household asset, physical inactivity, smoking, instant food intake and soft drink. Sex, having a partner, urbanization and sedentary habits had no influence on hypertension.CONCLUSION: In Thailand, hypertension is becoming a serious risk factor for chronic disease with a wide array of associations with modern life. As Thailand’s socio-economy develops the health-risk transition will further impact on population health. Thais should be encouraged by government policy to consume less instant food, maintain normal BMI, increased physical activity, stop smoking and consume less soft drink.
The Role of Internal Control Components on Financing Activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North Region)
Authors: Aref Al-Rawashdeh Hani Ali
Published: January 2018

The current study aims to define the role of internal control components on financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank. The study population was made of all the funding granting committees’ employees in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region); (48) employees in (2017). The study sample included the study population as a whole, but due to the absence of some employees, the study sample was made of (40) employees as a result. To accomplish the study objectives, both; the descriptive and analytical approaches have been used, besides (T-test) and simple linear regression analysis. The study reached several results, the most important among them were: there is a statistically significant role for the internal control components on the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) at Sig. (α≤0.05), with a high level. there is a statistically significant role for the internal control environment over the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) with a very high level at Sig. (α≤0.05), there is a statistically significant role for the internal control activities accredited by the internal control committees over the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) with a very high level at Sig. (α≤0.05), there is a statistically significant role for the communication and information system applied by the internal control committees over the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) with a very high level at Sig. (α≤0.05), there is a statistically significant role for the follow-up system adopted by  the internal control committees over the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) with a very high level at Sig. (α≤0.05), and there is a statistically significant role for the risk assessment system applied by the internal control committees over the financing activities in Jordan Islamic Bank (North region) with a medium level at Sig. (α≤0.05). Based on these results, the researcher recommended the importance of developing the internal control environment and increasing its efficiency, besides, maintaining the quality of policies and procedures that helps guaranteeing executing the management views and developing the risk assessment system.
Digitale seksuele delicten in het straf- en strafprocesrecht
Authors: ten Voorde Jeroen
Published: January 2018

Digital sexual offenses in criminal law and procedure

The Dutch Minister for Security and Justice recently announced a revision of the sexual offences in the Dutch Penal Code. Part of this revision could be the introduction of several sexual offences that are committed on the internet. The Minister mentioned sexchatting, sextortion and revenge porn. This article describes the present-day possibilities the Penal Code offers in tackling these crimes, and gives insight in the bottlenecks in current penal law. This article also provides a description of several relevant criminal investigative powers in existing and future Dutch procedural law.
La formación de traductores en Traducción Automática
Authors: Rico Pérez Celia
Published: January 2018

En los últimos cinco años, la incorporación de la traducción automática como una herramienta más en el proceso de traducción ha llevado a la comunidad docente a replantearse las competencias y habilidades que tradicionalmente han formado parte del currículum formativo del traductor. En este artículo se afronta este desafío desde la concepción del proceso de traducción como un ciclo iterativo en el que la persona que traduce administra el funcionamiento de la máquina que traduce.
Machine Translation Post-Editing at TransPerfect – the ‘Human’ Side of the Process
Authors: Zaretskaya Anna
Published: January 2018

Machine translation post-editing (MTPE) is becoming a common practice in translation industry. Proper collaboration with linguists is key to successful MT implementation in the translation workflow. At TransPerfect, we apply different procedures to make MTPE convenient and beneficial for translators, which are outlined in this article.
Editorial
Authors: Alcina Amparo
Published: January 2018

Editorial de la sección Dossier Tradumàtica sobre traducción automática.
Identification of Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Streptococcus thermophilus Strains Present in Artisanal Raw Cow Milk Cheese Using Real-time PCR and Classic Plate Count Methods
Authors: STACHELSKA MILENA A.
Published: January 2018

The aim of this paper was to detect Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Streptococcus thermophilus using real-time quantitative PCR assay in 7-day ripening cheese produced from unpasteurised milk. Real-time quantitative PCR assays were designed to identify and enumerate the chosen species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in ripened cheese. The results of molecular quantification and classic bacterial enumeration showed a high level of similarity proving that DNA extraction was carried out in a proper way and that genomic DNA solutions were free of PCR inhibitors. These methods revealed the presence of L. delbrueckii and S. thermophilus. The real-time PCR enabled quantification with a detection of 101–103 CFU/g of product. qPCR-standard curves were linear over seven log units down to 101 copies per reaction; efficiencies ranged from 77.9% to 93.6%. Cheese samples were analysed with plate count method and qPCR in parallel. Compared with the classic plate count method, the newly developed qPCR method provided faster and species specific identification of two dairy LAB and yielded comparable quantitative results.
Characterization of Microbial Communities in Acidified, Sulfur Containing Soils
Authors: CZERWONKA GRZEGORZ , KONIECZNA IWONA , ŻARNOWIEC PAULINA , ZIELIŃSKI ARTUR , MALINOWSKA-GNIEWOSZ AGNIESZKA , GAŁUSZKA AGNIESZKA , MIGASZEWSKI ZDZISŁAW , KACA WIESŁAW
Published: January 2018

Over a period of three years, microbial communities in acidified soil with high sulfur content were analyzed. In soil water extracts ureolytic, proteolytic, oxidoreductive, and lipolytic activity were detected. The presented results indicate that the enzymatic activity of soil microbial communities varied considerably over time. Isolated 26 (80%) bacterial strains belonged to genus Bacillus sp. and were identified by cultivation and 16S rRNA methods. The commercially available procedures for bacterial DNA isolation from acidified soil failed, therefore a new, specific DNA isolation method was established. Ureolytic activity, detected in soil extracts as well as in isolated Bacillus sp. strains may be considered as a tool for the bioremediation of acidified soils with high sulfate content.
Analyses of Plasmids Harbouring Quinolone Resistance Determinants in Enterobacteriaceae Members
Authors: ERAC BAYRI , YILMAZ FETHIYE FERDA , OZTURK ISMAIL , AYDEMIR SABIRE SOHRET , HOSGOR-LIMONCU MINE
Published: January 2018

The aim of this study was to explore the plasmid characteristics of eight clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains containing extended broad spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance. Plasmids were transferred by conjugation or transformation and resistance determinants were investigated by PCR. We showed that at least one plasmid harbouring qnrB or qnrS determinant was transferred by conjugation in five isolates. QepA determinant was confirmed to be on a non-conjugative plasmid. We found at least one beta-lactamase gene in seven of the eight clinical isolates having plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance, which indicated that these two resistance determinants were mostly on the same conjugative plasmids.
Metagenomic Profiling of the Bacterial Community Changes from Koji to Mash Stage in the Brewing of Soy Sauce
Authors: WANG HONGBIN , WEI QUANZENG , GUI SHUQI , FENG YONGRUI , ZHANG YONG , LIU YIHAN , LU FUPING
Published: January 2018

The improvement of soy sauce fermentation is restricted by the insufficient information on bacterial community. In this study, bacterial communities in the koji and mash stage were compared based on next-generation sequencing technology. A total of 29 genera were identified in the koji stage, while 34 in the mash stage. After koji stage, 7 genera disappeared and 12 new genera appeared in the mash stage. The dominant bacteria were Kurthia, Weissella and Staphylococcus in the koji stage and Staphylococcus, Kurthia, Enterococcus and Leuconostoc in the mash stage. The results provided insights into the microbial communities involved in soy sauce fermentation.
Effect of Lyophilization on Survivability and Growth Kinetic of Trichoderma Strains Preserved on Various Agriculture By-Products
Authors: WITKOWSKA DANUTA , BUSKA-PISAREK KATARZYNA , ŁABA WOJCIECH , PIEGZA MICHAŁ , KANCELISTA ANNA
Published: January 2018

Growth kinetics of four Trichoderma strains was tested on lignocellulosic by-products in solid state fermentation (SSF). The strains were also analyzed for their survival rate and growth after lyophilization on these carriers. All applied monocomponent and bicomponent media were substrates for the production and preservation of Trichoderma biomass. However, the maximum number of colony forming units (CFU/g dm) was acquired on bicomponent media based on dried grass and beet pulp or grass with corn cobs, when compared to monocomponent media. Although the process of lyophilization reduced the survival rate by 50–60%, the actual number of viable cells in obtained biopreparations remained relatively high (0.58 × 108 – 1.68 × 108 CFU/g dm). The studied strains in the preserved biopreparations were characterized by a high growth rate, as evaluated in microcultures using the Bioscreen C system.
Intracellular Siderophore Detection in an Egyptian, Cobalt-Treated F. solani Isolate Using SEM-EDX with Reference to its Tolerance
Authors: RASHA FARRAG M.
Published: January 2018

An Egyptian, plant pathogenic Fusarium solani isolate was grown on cobalt concentrations of 0, 50, 200, 500, 800, and 1000 ppm. The isolate survived concentrations up to 800 ppm, however failed to grow at 1000 ppm. Morphology and elemental analysis of the isolate under the investigated Co concentrations were studied using Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX). The isolate reserved its morphology up to a concentration of 200 ppm. Morphological distortions were dramatic at 500 and 800 ppm. EDX detected Co uptake through the hyphae, microconidia, macroconidia, and chlamydospores. Iron, calcium, and potassium were also detected. EDX results showed a linear relationship between Co% and Fe% up to a concentration of 500 ppm reflecting the possible ability of the isolate to synthesize intracellular siderophores storing iron and their release from the vacuoles. The participation of such siderophores in conferring tolerance against cobalt is discussed. At 800 ppm, the % of Fe was greatly reduced with an accompanying increase in morphological distortions and absence of microconidia. Increasing the implicated cobalt concentrations resulted in increasing the percentages of the chelated cobalt reflecting the possible implication of the cell wall as well as extracellular siderophores in the uptake of cobalt. The current results recommend the absence of cobalt in any control regime taken to combat the investigated F. solani isolate and highlights the accomplishment of biochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular studies on such isolate to approve the production of siderophores and the role of cell wall in cobalt uptake.
Influence of Pseudomonas and Bacillus Strains Isolated from Lolium perenne Rhizospheric Soil in Vojvodina (Serbia) on Planth Growth and Soil Microbial Communities
Authors: STAMENOV DRAGANA R. , DJURIC SIMONIDA , HAJNAL-JAFARI TIMEA , ANDJELKOVIC SNEŽANA
Published: January 2018

The aim of this study was the isolation of Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. strains from rhizospheric soil and monitoring the impact of two isolates denoted as P12 (Pseudomonas sp.) and B1 (Bacillus sp.) on the parameters of English ryegrass (Lolium perenne) yield and activity of the soil microbial communities. During 2012–2014, a plot experiment was set up following the randomized block system. Better effect on the plant growth was recorded with the use of Pseudomonas sp. P12 isolate than with Bacillus sp. B1. Positive effect on the increase in the total number of microorganisms, aminoheterotrophs and azotobacter was also achieved. Bacillus sp. B1 increased only the number of actimycetes. Both isolates positively affected dehydrogenase activity (DHA).
The Serological Surveillance of Hepatitis E virus among Hunters and Foresters in Eastern Poland
Authors: WEINER MARCIN , TOKARSKA-RODAK MAŁGORZATA , PLEWIK DOROTA , PAŃCZUK ANNA , SZEPELUK ADAM , KRAJEWSKA MONIKA
Published: January 2018

The aim of the study was the analysis of the occurrence of specific antibodies against HEV among hunters and foresters who are at risk to be exposed. The study group consisted of 210 hunters (23–80 years old) and 60 foresters (22–64 years old). Anti-HEV IgG were present in 3.81% of the samples of the hunters and in 5% of the samples of the foresters. The statistical analysis shows no significant differences in the results anti-HEV IgG between the groups of hunters and foresters (p = 0.5278). Significantly higher anti-HEV IgG titers were found in the older age group (> 55 years old).
Geriatric Delirium Care: Using Chart Audits to Target Improvement Strategies
Authors: Loftus Carla A. , Wiesenfeld Lesley A.
Published: January 2018

BackgroundOur hospital identified delirium care as a quality improvement target. Baseline characterization of our delirium care and deficits was needed to guide improvement efforts.MethodsTwo inpatient units were selected: 1) A general internal medicine unit with a focus on geriatrics, and 2) a surgical unit. Retrospective chart audits were conducted for all patients over age 50 admitted during a one-month period to compare delirium care with best practice guideline (BPG) recommendations, and to determine the incidence of missed cases of delirium and negative outcomes in patients with delirium. The aim was to gather local data to prioritize improvement efforts and mobilize stakeholders.Results186 charts were reviewed: 17 patients had physiciandiagnosed delirium, 21 patients had missed delirium, and 148 patients had no delirium. Compliance with delirium BPGs was variable, but generally poor. There was a trend towards missed delirium and physician-diagnosed delirium being associated with greater odds of having above-median length of stay and lower odds of discharge home compared to no delirium diagnosis.ConclusionOverall, the chart audits confirmed delirium underrecognition and poor adherence to best practices in delirium management. Granular analysis of this data was used to mobilize stakeholders and prioritize improvement plans.
From Physician to Patient: a Personal Journey
Authors: Powell Colin
Published: January 2018

Going from physician to patient is a journey from which few of our tribe will be spared, and about which we have comparatively little formal reflection. This paper describes some of the lessons learned on such a journey from a retiredProfessor of Geriatric Medicine, whose course of vascular parkinsonism offers lessons both professional and personal.
Proceedings of the Canadian Frailty Network Summit: Medication Optimization for Frail Older Canadians, Toronto, Monday April 24, 2017
Authors: Muscedere John , Kim Perry , Aitken Peter , Gaucher Michael , Osborn Robin , Farrell Barbara , Holroyd-Leduc Jayna , Mallery Laurie , Siu Henry , Downar James , Lee Todd C. , McDonald Emily , Burry Lisa
Published: January 2018

Appropriate and optimal use of medication and polypharmacy are especially relevant to the care of older Canadians living with frailty, often impacting their health outcomes and quality of life. A majority (two thirds) of older adults (65 or older) are prescribed five or more drug classes and over one-quarter are prescribed 10 or more drugs. The risk ofadverse drug-induced events is even greater for those aged 85 or older where 40% are estimated to take drugs from 10 or more drug classes. The Canadian Frailty Network (CFN), a pan-Canadian non-for-profit organization funded by the Government of Canada through the Networks of Centres of Excellence Program (NCE), is dedicated to improving thecare of older Canadian living with frailty and, as part of its mandate, convened a meeting of stakeholders from across Canada to seek their perspectives on appropriate medication prescription. The CFN Medication Optimization Summit identified priorities to help inform the design of future research and knowledge mobilization efforts to facilitate optimal medication prescribing in older adults living with frailty. The priorities were developed and selected through a modified Delphi process commencing before and concluding during the summit. Herein we describe the overall approach/process to the summit, a summary of all the presentations and discussions, and the top ten priorities selected by the participants.
Further dismemberment of Discocyrtus with description of a new Amazonian genus and a new subfamily of Gonyleptidae (Opiliones, Laniatores)
Authors: Carvalho Rafael , Kury Adriano
Published: January 2018

A group of Amazonian harvestmen is recognized and described as Amazochroma gen. nov. This taxon includes Discocyrtus carvalhoi Mello-Leitão, 1941 (type species), the only species of Discocyrtus previously thought to occur in Amazonia, and Amazochroma pedroi gen. et sp. nov., described here from the Brazilian states of Acre and Rondônia. New records are added for Amazochroma carvalhoi gen. et comb. nov, expanding its distribution from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso northwards also to Pará and Amazonas in Brazil and additionally French Guiana and Suriname. Diagnostic features of Amazochroma gen. nov. include: trichromatic pattern of legs, dry marks on the dorsal scutum and base of legs and diastema in the row of macrosetae C of the penis ventral plate. A morphological maximum parsimony analysis (1022 scorings; 16 taxa; 64 characters) is performed to test whether Amazochroma gen. nov. is a member of Discocyrtus and if the traditional allocation of Discocyrtus in Pachylinae is defendable. A clade is retrieved containing three groups: (1) Mitobatinae, (2) Discocyrtus and (3) a clade containing Amazochroma gen. nov., Discocyrtanus and Roeweria, here described as a new subfamily of Gonyleptidae – Roeweriinae subfam. nov. Discocyrtanus Roewer, 1929 and Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 are accordingly here transferred from Pachylinae to Roeweriinae subfam. nov.
Birth of a Subject Heading
Authors: Ferris Anna M.
Published: January 2018

This paper illustrates the process by which a subject heading is created within the controlled vocabulary of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The author details the steps involved in proposing a subject heading for inclusion in the Subject Authority File at the Library of Congress using two case studies as examples, one in which the subject heading was accepted into the LCSH system and one in which the subject heading was rejected despite being revised and resubmitted.
Editorial: Creating the Future, Preserving the Past
Authors: Weber Mary Beth
Published: January 2018

The responsibilities of my position as head of Central Technical Services for Rutgers University Libraries include oversight for acquisitions, cataloging, and the creation of non-MARC metadata for digital projects. Like many libraries, my institution has experienced budget cuts that have reduced the number of print materials that can be acquired and made accessible to our user community. Although a great deal of information is now provided electronically, we continue to acquire print resources for many reasons. For example, science selectors have argued that chemical equations and other figures are easier to read in print and do not display well in e-books. Other disciplines, such as art history, are better served by print. Smaller presses might not be able to afford to publish electronically and only provide print titles.
Swimming with the Fiches: Reviving the International Aerospace Abstracts Collection to Make It Discoverable and Accessible to Researchers
Authors: Davis Angela R. , Edmunds Jeff
Published: January 2018

When the authors discovered a forgotten microfiche collection, they knew they needed to determine a process to make the information discoverable and accessible to researchers. Using a combination of manual data entry, cross-checking against printed indexes, and batch conversion of data using MarcEdit, they devised processes and workflows for creating reasonably good metadata for this large collection and for loading the MARC records into their local integrated library system. Their methods can serve as a model for any collection for which basic metadata would be useful in enhancing discovery and access.
Continuing Education in New Standards and Technologies for the Organization of Data and Information: A Report on the Cataloging and Metadata Professional Development Survey
Authors: Tosaka Yuji , Park Jung-ran
Published: January 2018

This study uses data from a large original survey (nearly one thousand initial respondents) to present how the cataloging and metadata community is approaching new and emerging data standards and technologies. The data analysis demonstrates strong professional-development interest in Semantic Web and Linked Data applications. With respect to continuing education topics, Linked Data technology, BIBFRAME, and an overview of current and emerging data standards and technologies ranked high. The survey data illustrate that personal continuing education interests often varied from reported institutional needs. These results reflect the fact that library services and projects in these emerging areas have not yet progressed beyond the exploratory stage. They also suggest that cataloging and metadata professionals expect to be able to exercise a mixture of core professional skill sets including teamwork, communication, and subject analysis, and the ability to adapt and accommodate Semantic Web standards and technologies, digital libraries, and other innovations in cataloging and metadata services.
Book Review: Digital Rights Management: The Librarian’s Guide
Authors: Schmidli Laura
Published: January 2018

Passion for digital rights management (DRM) does not typically lure anyone into the library profession; however, DRM is an essential topic for librarians driven to serve their users well. DRM is a daily challenge for libraries and their users, and librarians have a role to play in ensuring public access to information and privacy are considered, counterbalancing the rights of copyright holders. Only by being knowledgeable on the topic can librarians educate and advocate for library users. To this end, Lemmer and Wale have compiled a valuable guide on the basics of DRM for both public and academic librarians. It forms a strong foundation for those unfamiliar with a librarian’s perspective of DRM, and the latter half of the book will be engaging even for experienced librarians. Instructors will be pleased with the sequencing of chapters. They scaffold from basic to more complex concepts, and many of the questions prompted along the way are answered in a subsequent chapter. Though some chapters fall short, most readers will discover something valuable in this collection.
Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Government Publications
Authors: Tash Delia
Published: January 2018

The Sudden Selector’s Guide to Government Publications is designed to provide the latest information to those involved in collection development and management and user reference. It is geared toward the novice but may also be useful to more experienced librarians who wish to brush up on the resources available. While Simons clearly intends for the book to be referenced by librarians newly working in a library that participates in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), it is not limited to that specific audience as the information it details could be useful for anyone wishing to obtain a further understanding of government publications.
Book Review: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Management
Authors: Williams Jennifer C.
Published: January 2018

The North American Serials Interest Groups’s (NASIG) Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians, published in 2013, casts light on a growing problem in twenty-first-century libraries: aspiring electronic resources librarians need an astonishing variety of skills.1 Because of their complex nature, these skills must be cultivated on the job. This book, by academic librarians Verminksi and Blanchat, provides a practical approach for such cultivation. Readers new to e-resources will find value in the authors’ clear descriptions of daily workflows, while those with more experience will find the explanations of “the interconnection between workflows and systems” (vii) enlightening. Chapters are divided into sections, each of which could warrant an entire book. This organizational structure provides readers with guideposts by which they can navigate the chapter or branch out into further research.
Potencial antimicrobiano de extratos e moléculas isolados de plantas da Caatinga: uma revisão
Authors: Mota de Mesquita Maria Otammires , Farias Pinto Tatiana Maria , Fernandes Moreira Raulzito
Published: January 2018

A Caatinga é um bioma exclusivo do Brasil e ocupa 800.000 km². A cobertura vegetal é representada por formações xerófilas muito diversificadas. Sua biota é rica em espécies endêmicas, e apresenta potencial medicinal, com espécies que possuem substâncias capazes de inibir o crescimento de microrganismos patogênicos, o que vem despertando o interesse científico. O presente trabalho objetivou analisar o desenvolvimento do conhecimento científico sobre o potencial antimicrobiano de plantas da Caatinga. Foram analisados 51 artigos, no período entre 1999 a 2017, nos idiomas português e inglês, com buscas nas Bases de Dados PubMed e Portal de Periódicos CAPES. Ao todo, 48 famílias botânicas com 167 espécies foram alvo de estudos, sendo, a família Fabaceae a mais citada, com 45 espécies e, desta, Mimosa foi o gênero de maior ocorrência, com 5 espécies. Entre os microrganismos inibidos, por maior número de extratos, estão Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli e Candida albicans. Os diferentes trabalhos citados aqui evidenciam a potencial aplicação de extratos ou moléculas de plantas oriundas da Caatinga, utilizadas para o desenvolvimento de drogas para tratamentos. Entretanto, esse  levantamento evidenciou que, ainda são poucos os relatos sobre o isolamento de princípios ativos, ficando clara a necessidade de mais estudos sobre o assunto.
El diseño constitucional de los derechos educativos ante los retos presentes y futuros
Authors: Vidal Prado Carlos
Published: January 2018

ResumenSe analizan en este trabajo las frecuentes disputas políticas y en la opinión pública española sobre el derecho a la educación y la libertad de enseñanza garantizados en la Constitución española. Si se hace una lectura rigurosa y racional del artículo 27 de la Constitución se puede comprobar que contiene una serie de elementos que son básicos para poder alcanzar acuerdos en este ámbito. Si se quiere alcanzar un pacto educativo para que la legislación educativa en España tenga más estabilidad, no debería abandonarse la senda del consenso que se recorrió al elaborar el artículo 27, que busca un equilibrio entre las distintas posiciones políticas e ideológicas en relación al sistema educativo, garantizando las diversas dimensiones del derecho, especialmente la dimensión de derecho social de prestación y la de derecho de libertad Summary:I. Education, subject of frequent political disputes. II. Dimensions of the right to education and the state’s role. III. The object of education determined in the constitution and the intensity of its effectiveness. IV. Is a constitutional reform necessary in the field of educational rights? .Abstract:This work discusses the frequent disputes in Spanish politic and public opinion on the right to education and freedom of education guaranteed in the Spanish Constitution. If we made a rigorous and rational reading of article 27 of the Constitution can verify that it contains a number of elements that are essential to be able to reach agreements in this area. If political parties want to reach a Education Pact so that the educational legislation in Spain acquires greater stability, should not leave the path of consensus which toured to elaborate on article 27, which seeks a balance between the different political and ideological positions relative to the efficiency of education, guaranteeing the different dimensions of the right to education, especially the dimension of social right and the dimension of freedom.
El Estado Social 40 años después: la desconstitucionalización del programa constitucional
Authors: Maestro Buelga Gonzalo
Published: January 2018

Resumen:El trabajo analiza las tensiones entre los elementos propios del Estado social insertos en las diversas constituciones de los Estados europeos y los condicionantes económicos impuestos por la Unión europea, especialmente en los últimos años de crisis económica. Uno de los ejemplos estudiados es el de la constitucionalización del principio de estabilidad presupuestaria. Se sostiene en el texto que se ha «desconstitucionalizado» el estado social en España, como consecuencia de estas reformas acometidas en los años de la crisis económica, de manera que se han vaciado de contenido las cláusulas del Estado social previstas en nuestra Constitución.Summary:1. Introduction 2. The meaning of the welfare state clause in the Spanish Constitution of 1978. 3. The rupture in the way social status. 4. The global form of market and the deconstitucionalization of the welfare state.Abstract:The paper analyzes tensions between elements of the Welfare State inserts in the various constitutions of the European States and the economic conditions imposed by the European Union, especially in the last years of economic crisis. One of the studied examples is the constitutionalization of the principle of budgetary stability. It says in the text that it has «deconstitutionalized» the Welfare State in Spain, as a result of these reforms undertaken in the years of the economic crisis, so have emptied of content clauses of the Welfare State provided for in our Constitution.
Una aproximación al derecho fundamental a la propiedad privada desde una perspectiva multinivel
Authors: Sarrión Esteve Joaquín
Published: January 2018

Resumen:El derecho a la propiedad forma parte indiscutible de la historia y evolución del constitucionalismo, y encuentra su reconocimiento en el artículo 33 de la Constitución Española delimitado por su función social. Cuando se van a cumplir 40 años de nuestra Carta Magna es un buen momento para realizar una revisión de su configuración en nuestro sistema constitucional y, teniendo en cuenta la apertura de nuestro texto constitucional, aproximarnos al mismo desde una perspectiva multinivel, atendiendo por tanto a la importancia de su configuraciónen el nivel externo, en especial en el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos y en el Derecho de la Unión Europea.Summary:1. Motivation. 2. Private property at the internal level. Special atention to its configuration within the spanish constitution. 3. Private property at the external level. Special atention to its configuration within the echr and the eu law. 4. Concluding remarks. 5. Bibliographic references.Abstract:The right to property is an indisputable part of the Constitutionalism’s history and evolution. It is recognised in the artículo 33 of the Spanish Constitution where it is delimited by its social function. In a moment when we are going to celebrate our Constitution’s 40th anniversary, it is a good time to carry out a review of its configuration in our constitutional system. And taking into account the opening of our constitutional text, it is also important to approach to it from a multilevel perspective, i.e., taking into account the importance of its configuration at the external level, in particular the European Conventionon Human Rights and the European Union law.