bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Enquête sur les personnes ayant une maladie chronique au
Canada – Composante des troubles de l’humeur et d’anxiété,
2014 : aperçu de la méthodologie
Authors: O'Donnell Siobhan , Cheung R. , Bennett K. , Lagacé C.
Published: March 2017

Introduction

Il existe peu de données à propos des répercussions des troubles de l’humeur
et d’anxiété sur les Canadiens et sur la gestion de ces troubles. L’Enquête sur les personnes
ayant une maladie chronique au Canada – Composante des troubles de l’humeur et d’anxiété
(EPMCC-THA) de 2014 a été élaborée pour combler les lacunes à ce chapitre. Le but du
présent article est de décrire la méthodologie de l’EPMCC-THA de 2014 et de présenter les
caractéristiques sociodémographiques de l’échantillon final.

Méthodologie

L’EPMCC-THA de 2014 est une enquête transversale de suivi menée
auprès de Canadiens des 10 provinces âgés de 18 ans et plus qui souffrent d’un trouble de
l’humeur ou d’anxiété diagnostiqué par un professionnel de la santé et dont on s'attend à
ce qu'il dure (ou durant depuis déjà) six mois ou plus. L’enquête a été élaborée par
l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC) au moyen d’un processus itératif et consultatif
avec Statistique Canada et des experts externes. Statistique Canada a mis à l’essai
le contenu, a conçu la base et les stratégies d’échantillonnage et a recueilli et traité les
données. L’ASPC a procédé à des analyses descriptives pour déterminer les caractéristiques
sociodémographiques des répondants, a produit des estimations représentatives à
l’échelle nationale à l’aide des coefficients de pondération fournis par Statistique Canada
et a produit des estimations de la variance à l’aide de la méthode bootstrap.

Résultats

L’échantillon final de l’EPMCC-THA de 2014 était constitué de 3 361 répondants
(taux de réponse de 68,9 %). Parmi ceux qui vivaient avec un trouble de l'humeur ou
d'anxiété, près des deux tiers (64 %) étaient des femmes, plus de la moitié (56 %) étaient
mariés ou vivaient en union libre et 60 % avaient obtenu un diplôme d’études postsecondaires.
La plupart étaient jeunes ou d’âge moyen (85 %), étaient nés au Canada (88 %),
étaient non Autochtones (95 %) et vivaient en milieu urbain (82 %). Le revenu du ménage
était distribué assez également entre les quintiles de suffisance du revenu avec cependant un
revenu déclaré plus souvent dans le quintile le plus bas (23 %) que dans le plus haut (17 %).
Quarante-cinq pour cent ont déclaré avoir un trouble de l’humeur seulement, 24 %, un trouble
d’anxiété seulement et 31 %, les deux types de trouble.

Conclusion

L’EPMCC-THA de 2014 est la seule enquête nationale auprès des ménages
ayant recueilli de l’information sur les expériences des Canadiens avec un trouble de
l’humeur ou d’anxiété diagnostiqué par un professionnel de la santé. Cette information permet
de déterminer les secteurs où un soutien ou des interventions supplémentaires pourraient
être requis et fournit un support aux futurs travaux de recherche en santé publique
dans le domaine des maladies mentales.
REVIEW: Climate change, media, culture and the arts
Authors: Craddock Patrick
Published: March 2017

I approached this special edition of Dreadlocks with caution and apprehension. I saw two interpretations for the title: did it mean embracing science with creative political decisions for change, or did it mean using creativity through the arts as a symbol for approaching climate change? There is little hard science in these published papers, although there is a view from Richard Dawkins that makes an iconic appearance in a paper by Briar Wood from London Metropolitan University. This emphasises the Dawkins view that scientists must reach out to ‘…for want of a better word, poets’ and that there is a mismatch between science and the metaphorical language used to describe the real world. Improving communication and understanding is a good point to make, although where does climate science meet the arts?
REVIEW: Story telling as the hub of investigative reporting
Authors: Obijiofor Levi
Published: March 2017

Review of: Story-based Inquiry: A manual for investigative journalists, by Mark Lee Hunter, Nils Hanson, Rana Sabbagh, Luuk Sengers, Drew Sullivan, Flemming Tait Svith and Pia Thordsen. Paris: UNESCO. 2011, 87 pp. ISBN 9789231041891 (pbk).In this book, Story-based inquiry: A manual for investigative journalists, authors Mark Lee Hunter, Nils Hanson, Rana Sabbagh, Luuk Sengers, Drew Sullivan, Flemming Tait Svith and Pia Thordsen present detailed, systematic and practical processes and procedures through which journalists can engage in investigative reporting. The authors acknowledge that, like all human activities, investigation consumes time, money and energy, but at the end it is worth the effort. This manual, published by the UNESCO head office in Paris, represents a major contribution to the literature on investigative journalism.
REVIEW: Noted: Political process online
Authors: Papoutsaki Evangelia
Published: March 2017

Review of: Political Polling in Asia-Pacific, edited by Alastair Carthew and Simon Winkelmann. Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. 2011, 116pp. www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_30290-1522-2-30.pdf? 120517085352The authors provide a useful and general overview of how political polling has evolved over the years and how it is practised across countries in the Asia-Pacific region; ranging from a still underdeveloped but gorwing activity in Singapore, to a tool well integrated into the political fabric of countries like Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines and to a highly sophisticated apporach as practised in Australia and New Zealand.
Transient Magnetic Field of Energized Buried Grid
Authors: Lefouili Moussa , Kerroum Kamal
Published: March 2017

A new approach is adopted in this paper for modeling the transient magnetic field, radiated by buried grid underlightning strokes. This approach summarizes each of threemethods: analytical formula, based on electrical dipole theory for determining radiated magnetic field in infinite conductive medium, modified images theory for taking into account the interface in the half space, and transmission line approach for determining the longitudinal and leakage currents. The model can be used to predict the transient characteristic of grounding systems because, it can calculate magnetic field in any points of interest, it is sufficiently accurate, time efficient, and easy to apply.
Reduction of Conducted Perturbations in DC-DC Voltage Converters by a Dual Randomized PWM Scheme
Authors: Boudjerda N.
Published: March 2017

Randomized Pulse Width Modulation (RPWM) deals better than Deterministic PWM (DPWM) with Electro-MagneticCompatibility (EMC) standards for conducted Electro Magnetic Interferences (EMI). In this paper, we propose a dual RPWM scheme for DC-DC voltage converters: the buck converter and the full bridge converter. This scheme is based on the comparison of deterministic reference signals (one signal for the buck converter and two signals for the full bridge converter) to a single triangular carrier having two randomized parameters. By using directly the randomized parameters of the carrier, a mathematical model of the Power Spectral Density (PSD) of output voltage is developed for each converter. The EMC advantage of the proposed dual randomization scheme compared to the classical simple randomization schemes is clearly highlighted by the PSD analysis and confirmed by FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) analysis of the output voltage.
Correlación entre la estimación de la edad de gestación por palpación rectal y la edad de gestación real en la vaca
Authors: González T. Marco , Oviedo S, Teresa , Vergara G Oscar
Published: March 2017

Se determinó la correlación entre la estimación del tiempo de gestación por palpación rectal y el tiempo real de gestación en el ganado bovino. Se seleccionaron 16 fincas y se visitaron cada 8-10 semanas para realizar los diagnósticos de tiempo de gestación. Los datos se obtuvieron de 2.204 vacas; 1.349 fueron cebú comercial y 855 de doble propósito. Los diagnósticos de gestación fueron realizados y por un solo profesional sin conocimiento de las fechas de servicio. El tiempo mínimo de servicio para el diagnóstico de gestación por palpación rectal fue de 30 días, el máximo de 290 días. Se realizó correlación de Pearson entre el tiempo estimado por palpación rectal y el tiempo real de gestación de los animales. El análisis de correlación de Pearson demostró que existe alta correlación entre la estimación de la edad gestacional por palpación rectal y la edad gestacional real de los animales. También se observó una disminución de esta correlación entre 150-240 días y aumentó nuevamente después de los 240 días de gestación.
PESANTREN-BASED MADRASAH MANAGEMENT
Authors: Syukur Fatah
Published: March 2017

Historically, the existence of madrasah can be separated from the development of pesantren in Indonesia. The rise of pesantren, as an effort to modernize the classical educational system as well as the response to the ethical politics of the colonial government, gradually got attention from community members. Nevertheless, this does not mean that madrasah developed without any problems. As an education institution, the madrasah wanted to reach progress like that of public schools. Legally, there are a number of regulations enacted to make the madrasah equal to public schools. So far the madrasah is still seen as a ‘second class’ school. Applying a case study on the Madrasah Roudlatul Ulum, Guyangan Pati, Central Java, this article aims to conceptualize and describe a relatively progressive madrasah and even it has a pesantren under its management.

Keywords: madrasah, pesantren, management
Islamisasi dan Perkembangan Kerajaan Hoamoal di Seram Bagian Barat
Authors: Handoko Wuri
Published: March 2017

Hoamoal kingdom is one of the Islamic empire in the Moluccas Islands, precisely in Ceram which has an important role in the movement of Islamization in Central Moluccas region. This study with emphasis on archaeological survey method to collect physical data or artefaktual, then do the processing and analys is of data to explain the influence of Islam in the region. This study aims to look at developments in the history of the Kingdom Hoamoal Islam and trade in the region of Central Moluccas, and saw its role in supporting the Islamization movement in the region. The result showed that the growth of the Kingdom Hoamoal explanation can not be separated from the influence of Ternate in the form of Islamization and trade networks. Kerajaan Hoamoal adalah salah satu kerajaan Islam di wilayah Kepulauan Maluku, tepatnya di Pulau Seram yang memiliki peran penting dalam gerak Islamisasi di wilayah Maluku Tengah. Penelitian ini dengan menekankan pada metode survei arkeologi untuk mengumpulkan data fisik atau artefaktual, kemudian melakukan pengolahan dan analisis data untuk menjelaskan pengaruh Islam di wilayah tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat perkembangan Kerajaan Hoamoal dalam sejarah perkembangan Islam dan perdagangan di wilayah Maluku Tengah, serta melihat perannya dalam menunjang gerak Islamisasi di wilayah tersebut. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh penjelasan bahwa berkembangnya Kerajaan Hoamoal tidak terlepas dari pengaruh Ternate dalam membentuk jaringan Islamisasi dan  perdagangan.
Survei Arkeologis di Kawasan Halmahera Bagian Tengah
Authors: Ririmasse Marlon NR
Published: March 2017

Halmahera is one main island in the northeast region of Wallacea. Having a uniquely environmental profile, Halmahera also serves as a home for a long cultural historical process of this region. Including for archaeological studies. Numbers of preliminary studies have been conducted to understand the dynamic of region’s culture in the past. Unfortunately, the quantity and the depth of these studies have not equivalent to the colossal potential of Halmahera’s culture history. This research is a part of the efforts to contribute in completing our knowledge on the dynamics of culture history in Halmahera. Focus of this research is to identify the archaeological potential in the geographic area of Central Halmahera. The opening of the large scale nickel mines in this region which is potentially threaten the preservation of the cultural heritage is the main consideration in chosing the research locus. Prelimenary survey has been adopted as an approach in this research. This study found that the region of Central Halmahera is a high potentially area for archaeological research according to the large coverage of the karst area in this region. Rescue and preservation action of sites in the mining area is absolutely necessary in order to maintaining the existence of all cultural heritage in the region.Halmahera merupakan salah satu daratan utama di timur laut kawasan Wallasea. Tidak hanya memiliki profil lingkungan yang khas, Halmahera juga merupakan rumah bagi proses panjang sejarah budaya kawasan. Termasuk bagi studi arkeologis. Berbagai kajian awal telah dilakukan untuk memahami dinamika budaya masa lalu di wilayah ini. Meski demikian kuantitas dan kedalamannya kiranya belum berbanding lurus dengan potensi raya sejarah budaya Halmahera sebagai sebuah kawasan. Kajian ini merupakan bagian dari upaya dalam berkontribusi melengkapi pengetahuan terkait dinamika sejarah budaya di wilayah Halmahera. Fokus penelitian diarahkan untuk menemukan segenap potensi arkeologis dalam lingkup geografis Halmahera Bagian Tengah. Pembukaan tambang nikel berskala besar di wilayah ini yang mengancam kelestarian warisan budaya menjadi salah satu pertimbangan utama dalam penentuan lokus. Survei penjajakan diadopsi sebagai metode dalam kajian ini. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa wilayah Halmahera Tengah memiliki potensi tinggi secara arkeologis mengacu pada bentang luas kawasan karst yang potensial sebagai hunian masa lalu dan segenap jejak tradisi yang masih melekat dalam keseharian masyarakat. Tindakan penyelamatan dan pelestarian atas situs-situs dalam pertambangan nikel mutlak diperlukan untuk menjaga eksistensi segenap warisan budaya dalam kawasan.
25 anos de investigação na FEUP no domínio dos geossintéticos
Authors: Lurdes Lopes Maria
Published: March 2017

Neste trabalho resume-se a investigação (no domínio dos geossintéticos) desenvolvida ao longo  de 25 anos na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) com base, fundamentalmente, nos  projetos de investigação financiados. Para cada projeto são indicados os objetivos da investigação  correspondente e os indicadores de realização mais relevantes, nomeadamente: patentes, protótipos,  instalações piloto, aplicações computacionais e dissertações de doutoramento. As dissertações de mestrado  mencionadas no texto resumem-se às que contribuíram de modo relevante para os indicadores atrás referidos.  Apenas as publicações alvo de prémios Revista Geotecnia são mencionadas no texto.
Nuclear characteristics of epoxy resin as a space environment neutron shielding
Authors: Adeli R. , Shirmardi S. P. , Mazinani S. , Ahmadi S. J.
Published: March 2017

In recent years many investigations have been done for choosing applicable light neutron shielding in space environmental applications. In this study, we have considered the neutron radiation-protective characteristics of neat epoxy resin, a thermoplastic polymer material and have compared it with various candidate materials in neutron radiation protection such as Al 6061 alloy and Polyethylene. The aim of this investigation is the effect of type of moderator for fast neutron, notwithstanding neutron absorbers fillers. The nuclear interactions and the effective dose at shields have been studied with the Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code (MCNP), using variance reductions to reduce the relative error. Among the candidates, polymer matrix showed a better performance in attenuating fast neutrons and caused a lower neutron and secondary photon effective dose.
Development of a parallel processing couple for calculations of control rod worth in terms of burn-up in a WWER-1000 reactor
Authors: Noori-Kalkhoran O. , Ahangari R. , Shirani A. S.
Published: March 2017

In this study a code based method has been developed for calculation of integral and differential control rod worth in terms of burn-up for a WWER-1000 reactor. Parallel processing of WIMSD-5B, PARCS V2.7 and COBRA-EN has been used for this purpose. WIMSD-5B has been used for cell calculation and handling burn-up of core at different days. PARCS V2.7 has been used for neutronic calculation of core and critical boron concentration search. Thermal-hydraulic calculation has been performed by COBRA-EN. A Parallel processing algorithm has been developed by MATLAB to couple and transfer suitable data between these codes in each step. Steady-State Power Picking Factors (PPFs) of the core and Control rod worth have been calculated from Beginning Of Cycle (BOC) to 289.7 Effective full Power Days (EFPDs) in some steps. Results have been compared with Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) results. The results show great similarity and confirm the ability of developed coupling in calculation of control rod worth in terms of burn-up.
Exact solution of the neutron transport equation in spherical geometry
Authors: Anlı F. , Akkurt A. , Yıldırım H. , Ateş K.
Published: March 2017

Solution of the neutron transport equation in one dimensional slab geometry construct a basis for the solution of neutron transport equation in a curvilinear geometry. Therefore, in this work, we attempt to derive an exact analytical benchmark solution for both neutron transport equations in slab and spherical medium by using PN approximation which is widely used in neutron transport theory.
Size control synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles and its application as ZnO-water based nanofluid in heat transfer enhancement in light water nuclear reactor
Authors: Sharma D. , Pandey K. M.
Published: March 2017

A novel and facile approach for size-tunable synthesis of ZnO nanoparticle (NPs) is reported. Size-tuning was attained by using PEG (polyethylene glycol) of molecular weights 400 and 4 000. ZnO NPs was synthesized using homogeneous chemical precipitation followed by hydrothermal. Here triethylamine (TEA) was used as a hydroxylating agent. As-synthesized ZnO NPs were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. Synthesized ZnO nanoparticle was used for the preparation of ZnO-water based nanofluid and its application in heat transfer enhancement in light water nuclear reactor. In this work, ZnO-water based nanofluid of different volume concentration (1 percnt;, 2 percnt; and 3 percnt;) and particle size of 10 nm and 20 nm is used for enhancement in heat transfer in annular channel by using two phase approach. The particle size of 10 nm gives better result for enhancing the heat transfer rate in comparison to 20 nm particle size in nuclear reactor.
Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of New Group 3 Metallocene Complexes
Authors: Caporale Angelamaria , Palma Giuseppe , Mariconda Annaluisa , Del Vecchio Vitale , Iacopetta Domenico , Parisi Ortensia , Sinicropi Maria , Puoci Francesco , Arra Claudio , Longo Pasquale , Saturnino Carmela
Published: March 2017

The quest for alternative drugs with respect to the well-known cis-platin and its derivatives, which are still used in more than 50% of the treatment regimens for patients suffering from cancer, is highly needed. In this context, organometallic compounds, which are defined as metal complexes containing at least one direct covalent metal-carbon bond, have recently been found to be promising anticancer drug candidates. A series of new metallocene complexes with scandium, yttrium, and neodymium have been prepared and characterized. Some of these compounds show a very interesting anti-proliferative activity in triple negative breast cancer cell line (MDA.MB231) and the non-hormone sensitive prostate cancer cell line (DU145). Moreover, the interaction of some of them with biological membranes, evaluated using liposomes as bio-membrane mimetic model systems, seems to be relevant. The biological activity of these compounds, particularly those based on yttrium, already effective at low concentrations on both cancer cell lines, should be taken into account with regard to new therapeutic approaches in anticancer therapy.
La biodiversité des oiseaux nicheurs et de leurs biotopes
Authors: Lebreton Philippe
Published: March 2017

L'ornithologie bénéficie d'une certaine commodité d'inventaire, permettant d'illustrer le concept de biodiversité déjà largement mis en œuvre sous la forme plus empirique de «richesse» (spécifique, générique, etc.). Des exemples sont présentés à divers niveaux biogéographiques ; les résultats accordent à l'avifaune un caractère d'indicateur écologique pour les formations végétales et les paysages, rejoignant notre propre perception de l'environnement. Globalement, le constat évolutif de biodiversité avienne est qualifiable d'équilibré, à défaut d'être «franchement positif », les progressions l'emportant généralement sur les régressions. Les progressions concernent le tiers de l'avifaune en Rhône-Alpes et seulement le quart en France ; au même niveau national, elles sont voisines des régressions, ainsi qu'en Dombes, district soumis au syndrome agro-cynégétique. Mais où Rhône-Alpes l'emporte, c'est par un niveau de régression inférieur de moitié environ à celui des autres niveaux, et par son taux de progression. Dans divers contextes biogéographiques et humains (Dombes, Vanoise), la biodiversité avienne et son évolution s'expriment très différemment selon les groupes : Canards vs Hérons ; Galliformes vs Rapaces diurnes. Les causes sont complexes, dépendant de paramètres écologiques et anthropiques, mais aussi du hasard ou d'un dynamisme propre aux oiseaux concernés.

A propos de méthodologie :

Pour cerner la biodiversité, l'ornithologue rencontre deux difficultés méthodologiques : de simples listes spécifiques permettent aisément de comparer (en présence / absence) plusieurs situations homologues et d'en déduire un classement qualitatif. Inversement, des visées plus fondamentales ou gestionnaires exigent des relevés quantitatifs, certes plus instructifs mais d'obtention coûteuse et / ou délicate. Un double compromis, «semi-quantitatif», peut être proposé : la multiplication des relevés dans une même station permet d'accéder à la fréquence de ses espèces ; l'obtention d'indices (relatifs) d'abondance autorise la comparaison de stations distinctes, toutes choses voisines par ailleurs. Un autre problème est d'harmoniser les relevés puis les données avec d'autres disciplines, pour accéder aux niveaux biocénotiques de la biodiversité. Des choix sont à faire selon les visées, les contextes, les moyens... et le caractère de chacun.
Strategic Planning of Cold Supply Chain Towards Good Manufacturing Practices
Authors: Roy Supriyo , Kumar Kaushik
Published: March 2017

Cold Chain addresses subset of supply chain involving production, storage and distribution of products that require ‘level of temperature control' to retain ‘key characteristics and associated value' in terms of life expectancy and perishability. Successful cold chain management is essential for pharmaceutical companies, transportation providers and health care practitioners. With growing population and their demand; especially in retail and pharmaceutical sectors drives Indian cold chain market and it has huge potential to grow in the near future. India's greatest need is for an effective and economically viable cold chain solution that will integrate the supply chains for all commodities from the production centers to the consumption centers; thereby reducing physical waste and loss of value of perishable commodities. This article highlights the importance of cold chain concepts with Indian business scenario. Strategic planning of cold supply chain and their real value towards good manufacturing practices are critically highlighted.
Education and Training
Authors: Sandadi Jennifer , Chan June M.
Published: March 2017

Education and training has been the cornerstone of medicine from the days of the Hippocratic oath. What began as an informal apprenticeship has become a standardized curriculum, with heavy influence from the education sciences, regulatory bodies and societal demands. As an area of rigorous study in its own right, physicians have a responsibility to understand education theory and their effective application in clinical practice in order to fulfill their professional obligations. This chapter will outline past and current education theory relevant to critical care practice; introduce ideas and suggestions to implement these theories, and present new and emerging paradigms that are set to change graduate medical education in the upcoming decades.
Informatics and Socio-Technical Challenges when Designing Solutions for Integrated eCare
Authors: Koch Sabine , Hägglund Maria , Scandurra Isabella
Published: March 2017

The central role of eHealth to enable the successful implementation of integrated care is commonly acknowledged today. This is easier said than done. To provide correct, understandable, and timely information at the point of need and to facilitate communication and decision support for a network of actors with different prerequisites and needs are some of the big challenges of integrated care. This book chapter focuses on the specific challenges related to informatics and socio-technical issues when designing solutions for integrated eCare. Methods for requirements elicitation, evaluation, and system development using user-centred design in collaborative environments involving a variety of stakeholders are presented. Case studies in homecare of older patients, in the care of stroke patients, and regarding citizen eHealth services in general illustrate the application of these methods. Possible solutions and pitfalls are discussed based on the experiences drawn from the case studies. To address the main informatics and socio-technical challenges in integrated eCare, namely informatics-supported collaborative work and to provide coordinated continuity for the patient, top-down activities such as health informatics standardisation, and bottom-up activities resulting in the definition of concrete patient journey descriptions, interaction points, information needs (that can be transformed into standardised data sets), as well as visualisation and interaction patterns need to go hand in hand.
Strategic Approach towards Clinical Information Security
Authors: Park Sangseo , Moon Jane
Published: March 2017

Information security in the health information system has been technology-centric and no strategy has been put forward to meet the demands of the rapid adoption of e-Health in the health industry. The implementation of security requires a good understanding of the stake holders involved and requires the technical aspect of clinical information security, including security requirements, access control and disclosure control. However, since technology-centric security is prone to failure, a stringent strategic approach is quintessential. This chapter discusses the ways to safeguard medical information assets from the strategy point of view. This study shows that most of the existing clinical information security literature and practice has been focused on tactical prevention at a technical level. This understanding of the current status of clinical information security not only suggests the need for a shift from the technical approach to the strategic approach but also raises the necessity for the employment of multiple strategies working in a harmonised way.
An Update on Best Practices and Regulatory Requirements for the Improvement of Clinical Laboratory Services Through Quality
Authors: Mourtzikou Antonia , Stamouli Marilena
Published: March 2017

The aim of this study is to emphasize the need for accurate, relevant and reliable results provided by the clinical laboratories, in order to achieve the best patient outcomes. The improvement of clinical laboratory services through quality is a continuous process, which includes constant changes and new regulatory requirements. Further efforts must be made to raise the awareness of all health personnel involved in the total testing process and highlight the importance of quality indicator implementation for improving the quality of laboratory services and patient safety. Laboratories and physicians must audit, update and continuously e their critical result management practices in order to provide safe and reliable care to patients. Moreover, implementation of six-sigma, a state-of–the-art quality management strategy, can further improve laboratory quality, by identifying biased or imprecise assays, so that appropriate quality monitoring strategies can be used. Harmonization of the total testing process, as a process of recognizing, understanding, and explaining differences and taking steps to achieve uniformity of results is of utmost importance for the use of data obtained from different laboratories interchangeably.
Models of Cooperation between Medical Specialists and Biomedical Engineers in Neuroprosthetics
Authors: Mikołajewska Emilia , Mikołajewski Dariusz
Published: March 2017

The development of novel technologies associated with neuroprosthetics and their clinical applications needs interdisciplinary knowledge, including not only medical sciences, but IT, biomedical engineering, biocybernetics, and robotics. The variability of possible neurological deficits, interventions, and even scales—from nanotechnology up to rehabilitation robots and brain-computer-interface controlled exoskeletons as whole-body neuroprostheses—makes this task very difficult. Current models of education and cooperation within interdisciplinary therapeutic teams only concern medical specialists. This chapter tries to answer the question, how can biomedical engineers be incorporated into research and clinical practice in neuroprosthetics considering the various aforementioned factors, necessary changes in educational processes, ethical issues, and associated organizational problems?
Biodegradable Corn Starch/Silica Nanocomposite Sheets for Food Packaging Applications
Authors: Dorado Adeliza A. , Peralta Engelbert K. , Carpio Ernesto V. , Lozada Ernesto P. , Elepaño Arnold R.
Published: March 2017

The use of nanomaterials for food packaging has been steadily increasing globally and is already a billion dollar industry. There is also growing interests in developing safe and environment-friendly packaging materials. This study developed a corn starch-based nanocomposite sheet using nanosilica from recycled biodegradable rice hull ash using sol-gel method. The nanosilica extraction yield was 80.41% with purity of about 99%. The sizes of extracted silica particles and agglomerated nanosilica are 6.33 ± 1.62 nm (using atomic force microscopy) and 41.67 to 72.92 nm (using scanning electron microscope), respectively. The specific surface area of the nanosilica was 108.54 m2/g with pore radius of 9.07 nm. Nanocomposite sheets from mixture of nanosilica and corn starch matrix, were produced using three different extrusion temperature profiles and three different nanosilica concentration of 1%, 2% and 3%. Addition of nanosilica improved the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite sheets. Tensile strength increased, while elongation at break decreased. Nanocomposite sheets with nanosilica displayed improved water resistance while those without nanosilica disintegrated within two hours of immersion in distilled water at 25 °C.
Técnicas de musealización virtual. Los capiteles del Monasterio de San Cugat
Authors: Cabezos Bernal Pedro M. , Rossi Adriana
Published: March 2017

Las nuevas técnicas de levantamiento fotogramétrico, como la foto modelación SfM, nos permiten documentar el patrimonio mediante modelos tridimensionales texturizados que pueden ser divulgados vía internet a través de los recientes repositorios de modelos 3D que permiten su visualización interactiva de manera muy ágil desde cualquier ordenador o dispositivo móvil, incluso de forma totalmente inmersiva si se dispone de un visor de realidad virtual como el económico Google Cardboard. Ello supone un gran avance para la puesta en valor y divulgación del patrimonio, por lo que en este artículo expondremos la aplicación de estas novedosas técnicas y el uso de estas recientes plataformas de visualización en la creación de un museo virtual, accesible desde internet, que muestra los capiteles románicos del claustro del Monasterio de San Cugat, su simbología y las posibles teorías que los relacionan con la música.
Imaginario arquitectónico e imagen del maestro moderno, tres publicaciones de Hellman, Focho y Babina
Authors: Bravo de Laguna Socorro Alberto
Published: March 2017

En el artículo se realiza una doble selección, en la primera se escogen tres publicaciones de tres arquitectos y dibujantes que crean unas series de ilustraciones sobre arquitectos relevantes, a partir de su obra gráfica y construida; un libro, una revista y una página web, con estrategias gráficas diferentes y un factor común, la intervención del imaginario característico del arquitecto para crear un imaginario gráfico sobre ellos. De estas publicaciones extraemos una segunda selección de dibujos sobre cinco maestros modernos.
Desmontaje y traslado del ábside de Fuentidueña. Experiencia y método en el arquitecto Alejandro Ferrant
Authors: Cortés Meseguer Luis , Esteban Chapapría Julián , Marín Sánchez Rafael
Published: March 2017

En 1957 los gobiernos de España y Estados Unidos, a través del The Metropolitan Museum of Art y el Museo del Prado, acordaron la devolución de algunas pinturas de San Baudelio de Berlanga a cambio del traslado a Nueva York del ábside románico de San Martín de Fuentidueña. El ábside fue dibujado cuidadosamente y todos sus sillares numerados antes de su desmontaje y traslado hasta el nuevo emplazamiento en el museo The Cloisters.
En dichos trabajos quedó patente el alto grado de profesionalidad y conocimiento de Alejandro Ferrant Vázquez. Dado que los operarios del desmontaje no iban a intervenir en la reposición del elemento, este arquitecto plasmó con singular rigor en numerosos planos, complementados con un extenso álbum fotográfico, desde las disposiciones constructivas hasta las cotas de las irregulares hiladas de asiento de cada una de sus piezas. Esta metodología, usada en otros traslados, constituye un valioso documento técnico en una materia tan controvertida como el traslado de monumentos.
Bases estructurales en la geometría de Pablo Palazuelo
Authors: Sotelo Calvillo Gonzalo
Published: March 2017

En el presente artículo se trata de explorar el empleo de estructuras geométricas que ordenan los diseños de Pablo Palazuelo. Dado que dibujo y arquitectura recorren caminos paralelos en su obra, se han tratado de vislumbrar las distintas fases metodológicas aplicadas sobre una base reguladora. Concretamente en dibujos como Signos (1949-1952) y el diseño de las puertas del Colegio de los Basilios en Alcalá de Henares (1991), donde implementó como estructura una teselación. Para este fin se analizan bocetos inéditos pertenecientes a la Fundación Pablo Palazuelo como sistemas operativos y organizadores de las propuestas gráficas.
Analysing the sensitivity of pollen based land-cover maps to different auxiliary variables
Authors: Pirzamanbein Behnaz , Poska Anneli , Lindström Johan
Published: March 2017

Abstract. Realistic depictions of past land cover are needed to investigate prehistoric environmental changes and anthropogenic impacts. However, observation based reconstructions of past land cover are rare. Recently Pirzamanbein et al. (2015, arXiv:1511.06417) developed a statistical interpolation method that produces spatially complete reconstructions of past land cover from pollen assemblage. These reconstructions incorporate a number of auxiliary datasets raising questions regarding both the method's sensitivity to the choice of auxiliary data and the unaffected transmission of observational data. Here the sensitivity of the method is examined by performing spatial reconstructions for northern Europe during three time periods (1900 CE, 1725 CE and 4000 BCE), based on irregularly distributed pollen based land cover, available for ca. 25 % of the area, and different auxiliary datasets. The spatially explicit auxiliary datasets considered include the most commonly utilized sources of the past land-cover data – estimates produced by a dynamic vegetation (DVM) and anthropogenic land-cover change (ALCC) models – and modern elevation. Five different auxiliary datasets were considered, including different climate data driving the DVM and different ALCC models. The resulting reconstructions were evaluated using deviance information criteria and cross validation for all the time periods. For the recent time period, 1900 CE, the different land-cover reconstructions were also compared against a present day forest map. The tests confirm that the developed statistical model provides a robust spatial interpolation tool with low sensitivity to differences in auxiliary data and high capacity to un-distortedly transmit the information provided by sparse pollen based observations. Further, usage of auxiliary data with high spatial detail improves the model performance for the areas with complex topography or where observational data is missing.
Raising Historical Consciousness in the Novel “The Giver”, a Dystopic Work According to Social Studies Teacher Candidates
Authors: YILDIRIM Sefa
Published: March 2017

It is known that in many of the developed countries of the world, especially the U.S.A, educators benefit from dystopic works in education and training of the topics such as historical consciousness, metaphors, numbers, color perception and development of language. From this point forth, it can be suggested that dystopic works, as long as they are presented by expert trainers through correct methods and techniques, can provide great benefits for historical consciousness, cognitive, social and cultural development, and especially democratic awareness. The main purpose of this study is to draw attention on the significant contributions that dystopic works can make on historical consciousness and education. The survey is conducted within 2014-2015 academic year in Agri Ibrahim Cecen University Faculty of Education Department of Social Sciences Teaching (4th grade) and views of these participants on acquisition of historical consciousness through the novel “The Giver” are examined through qualitative research method. During the survey, while determining the students’ views, indications concerning the cover and content of the book, as well as the fiction, characterization and narration are obtained and exposed to content analysis. As a result of the survey, it is observed that dystopic works, especially “The Giver” can offer significant benefits for the acquisition of historical consciousness.
Loyalty in Constitutional Law – Some Reflections
Authors: Arnold Rainer
Published: March 2017

Rule of law requires a clear distribution of competences for the State institutions. Competence distribution is essential for separation of powers and hinders an antidemocratic accumulation of powers.
The attribution of competences to State institutions by the Constitution regulates the reach, modality and procedure of the exercise of the competence. However, competences must be exercised in a way which is not detrimental to other institutions and the State as a whole. The inter-institutional obligation of mutual loyalty is a written or unwritten principle with high importance in European constitutionalism.
The contribution treats with significant examples of this principle, as the “Organtreue” in the perspective of the German Federal Constitutional Court or the faithful cooperation principle in federal and regional systems. General aspects shall be pointed out which determine loyalty as a constitutional category.
Tracing the chapels of Arnionys estate
Authors: Bimbirytė-Mackevičienė Aistė
Published: March 2017

The article discusses the history of a chapel in Arnionys, provides new information about itsbenefactors and proves its direct relation to Arnionys estate.According to Lucjan Uziębło, the first church or chapel in Arnionys was built already in the late15th century, although the original sources move this event to the first part of the 17th century.At that time, a wealthy protestant Dawid Szweykowski established his main residence in Arnio-nys and built a chapel as the place for his own eternal rest. After Szweykowski‘s death in 1644,its significance began to decline, while the Russo-Polish War in the middle of the 17th centuryutterly ended its existence.The document dated 1780 enumerates the personalities left after the death of Antoni Szpyrkaand provides the first evidence of a Catholic chapel in Arnionys. The list leads to presume thatSzpyrka’s chapel was an individual and most probably wooden building. The same characteristicscan be attributed to Kostrowicki’s sanctuary as well, which should have been established in the late18th century and functioned irregularly until the second part of the 19th century.In spite of the fact that the location of the chapels mentioned above is still unknown, it is clearenough that the present building does not stand in the same place. Its presence is a direct resultof the Lithuanian-Polish demarcation line drawn in 1923, which separated the parishioners fromtheir parochial church in Joniškis. The idea of a new church was initiated by the community justafter the events. However, their plans were started to realize only in 1933. The newly built chapelwas consecrated under the title of St. Mary the Virgin in 1935. While it was a public sanctuary,the plot and building materials were donated by the Count Michał Zygmunt Tyszkiewicz, whowas the owner of Arnionys estate at that time. The building itself had a rather unusual charactermore typical of southern Poland than of Vilnius region. Unfortunately, the author of the projectremains still unknown.The major losses were caused by the World War II and subsequent reconstructions during the Soviettimes, when the chapel was turned into a cultural centre and later an octennial school. Despitethe significant changes in its appearance, the chapel in Arnionys remained in its original inter-warlocation and was restored to the catholic community in 2002.
Investigating the polar ionosphere during the development of neutral density enhancements on 24–25 September 2000
Authors: Horvath Ildiko , Lovell Brian C.
Published: March 2017

We focus on the well‐known northern daytime neutral density spikes detected by CHAMP on 25 September 2000 and related coupled magnetospheric‐ionospheric‐thermospheric processes. We investigate the underlying magnetic events and resultant thermospheric variations plus the state of the ionospheric polar region by employing multi‐instrument CHAMP and DMSP data. Results show the unfolding of a weak (SYM‐HMin ≈ −27 nT; ~0345 UT) magnetic storm during which these northern density spikes occurred. Some smaller southern daytime density spikes were also detected prior to this storm on the previous day. All these density spikes were detected in or near polar convection flow channels (FCs). Each FC was characterized by strong antisunward zonal ion drifts that excited the zonal and meridional neutral winds leaving the signature of FC in the CHAMP neutral wind measurements and thus providing direct observational evidence of FC underlying the density spike. Additional to the small‐scale field‐aligned current (SS‐FAC) filaments, the sudden intensifications of ionospheric closure current in the FC fueled the thermosphere and contributed to the development of upwelling and density spike. Some smaller density increases occurred due to the weak intensification of ionospheric closure currents. Equatorward (poleward) directed meridional neutral winds strengthened (weakened) the density spike by moving the neutral density up and along (down and against) the upwelling fueled by the ionospheric closure current and SS‐FAC filaments.
Nucleation of dynamic slip on a hydraulically fractured fault
Authors: Azad M. , Garagash D. I. , Satish M.
Published: March 2017

This work is concerned with the relationship between hydraulic fracturing injection into a fault and the possibility of a seismic slip. The results of this study show that the nucleation of dynamic slip on a fault with slip‐weakening friction is only weakly dependent on the magnitude of the stress perturbation ahead of the propagating hydraulic fracture (HF), or the HF propagation regime, and is mainly controlled by the hydraulic fracture length (i.e., the size of the fully unloaded fault segment at a given time). The growth of the fault slipping patch remains stable when the background shear stress τ0 is smaller than the residual fault strength τr under ambient conditions. Otherwise (τ0>τr), nucleation of dynamic slip takes place when the hydraulic fracture grows to the critical size ℓc, which is vanishingly small
for critically stressed faults (i.e., when the background stress approaches the fault peak strength,
) and is diverging as
when the stability boundary is approached (
). Our solution for the critical HF size allows to infer the corresponding fluid injection volume that may lead to slip instability on a fault with given frictional properties and background stress.
Projected changes in significant wave height toward the end of the 21st century: Northeast Atlantic
Authors: Aarnes Ole Johan , Reistad Magnar , Breivik Øyvind , Bitner‐Gregersen Elzbieta , Ingolf Eide Lars , Gramstad Odin , Magnusson Anne Karin , Natvig Bent , Vanem Erik
Published: March 2017

Wind field ensembles from six CMIP5 models force wave model time slices of the northeast Atlantic over the last three decades of the 20th and the 21st centuries. The future wave climate is investigated by considering the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios. The CMIP5 model selection is based on their ability to reconstruct the present (1971–2000) extratropical cyclone activity, but increased spatial resolution has also been emphasized. In total, the study comprises 35 wave model integrations, each about 30 years long, in total more than 1000 years. Here annual statistics of significant wave height are analyzed, including mean parameters and upper percentiles. There is general agreement among all models considered that the mean significant wave height is expected to decrease by the end of the 21st century. This signal is statistically significant also for higher percentiles, but less evident for annual maxima. The RCP8.5 scenario yields the strongest reduction in wave height. The exception to this is the north western part of the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, where receding ice cover gives longer fetch and higher waves. The upper percentiles are reduced less than the mean wave height, suggesting that the future wave climate has higher variance than the historical period.
Ekman circulation in the Arctic Ocean: Beyond the Beaufort Gyre
Authors: Ma Barry , Steele Michael , Lee Craig M.
Published: March 2017

Data derived from satellite‐based observations, with buoy‐based observations and assimilations, are used to calculate ocean Ekman layer transport and evaluate long‐term trends in the Arctic Ocean over the period 1979–2014. The 36 year mean of upwelling (downwelling) is 3.7 ± 2.0 (–4.0 ± 2.2) Sv for the entire Arctic Basin, with ∼0.3 Sv net downwelling contributed mostly by the Canadian region. With regard to long‐term trends, the annual mean upwelling (downwelling) over the entire Arctic Basin is increasing at a linear rate of 0.92 (–0.98) Sv/decade. The Canada/Alaska coasts and Beaufort and Laptev Seas are regions of greatest Ekman transport intensification. The central Arctic Ocean and Lincoln Sea also have an increasing trend in transport. The Canadian and Eurasian regions each account for about half the total vertical Ekman variations in the Arctic Basin.