bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Економічна ефективність та антропогенні ризики при регенерації індустріальних олив
Authors: Ranskiy Anatoliy , Gordienko Olga , Titov Taras , Tkachenko Stanislav , Pivovarov Aleksandr
Published: July 2016

Розглянуто НПП Банвел, діючою речовиною якого є диметиламонієва сіль 2-метокси-3,6-дихлорбензойної кислоти. Визначено техногенні ризики при отриманні бензоатів та дитіокарбаматів металів – продуктів реагентної переробки НПП як додатків до регенерованих індустріальних олив. Протиспрацьовувальні та антифрикційні властивості «чистої», регенерованої та модифікованої оливи І-40А досліджено за традиційною методикою на машині тертя типу СМЦ-2. Техногенні ризики реагентної переробки НПП оцінено як різницю між статичними та динамічними показниками ризиків поводження з НПП. Розроблено принципову схему модифікації регенерованих індустріальних олив додатками, отриманими реагентною переробкою непридатних пестицидних препаратів. Із використанням екотоксичності вихідних хімічних речовин та продуктів реагентної переробки НПП Банвел показано зменшення техногенних ризиків зберігання непридатних до застосування пестицидних препаратів. Розраховано економічну ефективність застосування 2-метокси-3,6-дихлорбензоататів   і диметилдитіокарбаматів 3d-металів як модифікаторів регенерованих індустріальних олив.
Використання важкої смоли піролізу у виробництві нафтових бітумів
Authors: Fryder Iryna , Grynyshyn Oleg , Khlibyshyn Yuriy
Published: July 2016

Наведено результати досліджень процесів сумісного окиснення гудрону і важкої смоли піролізу, а також модифікування товарного бітуму важкою смолою піролізу. Встановлено принципову можливість використання важкої смоли піролізу в процесах виробництва нафтових бітумів.
Аналіз асфальто-смоло-парафінових відкладень на нафтопереробному обладнанні
Authors: Bondar Nadejda , Denysyuk Anatoliy , Simonov Yuriy , Tertyshna Olena , Snizhko Lyubov
Published: July 2016

Проведено аналіз асфальто-смоло-парафінових відкладень, відібраних із градирні, вагоноцистерни і резервуару, в якому зберігалася парафіниста нафта. Показано, що до складу відкладень входять органічна (> 90%) і неорганічна частини – перша збагачена високомолекулярними алкановими вуглеводнями, друга – механічними забрудненнями. Запропоновано методи утилізації відкладень.
Транспортне право та сертифікаційний процес у Польщі та Европейському Союзі
Authors: Paweska Marcin , Bugayko Dmytro , Grigorak Mariia , Mendrun Robert
Published: July 2016

Показано, що транспортне законодавство у Польщі визначається як набір правил, що регулюють не тільки транспортні питання, але і набір стандартів, що регулюють організацію транспорту. Наведено коротку характеристику логістичних законів і нормативних актів в Польщі та Європейському Союзі, а також промислових стандартів, які доповнюють формальні закони.
INTERVENÇÃO EM GRUPO PARA ENSINO DE PRÁTICAS PARENTAIS A MÃES DE CRIANÇAS COM PROBLEMAS DE COMPORTAMENTO
Authors: Gallo Alex Eduardo , Cheffer Leonardo , De Morais Amanda Oliveira , Cascardo Geysa Machado , Suzuki de Lima Ariadne Cristina , Duarte Angélica Cubas
Published: July 2016

O presente estudo avaliou os efeitos de um programa de intervenção com o objetivo de ensinar práticas parentais a oito mães de crianças com queixa clínica de problemas de comportamento. O programa é uma replicação de estudo anterior, consistindo de 10 sessões de intervenção para avaliar adesão e resultados em população diferente. Foram utilizados Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), entrevista com as mães e Inventário de Estilos Parentais (IEP). Vários temas foram trabalhados, como o estabelecimento de limites, regras e análise funcional dos comportamentos inadequados dos filhos. Os dados foram comparados com o estudo anterior no qual foram baseados, que consistiu em seis sessões com os mesmos temas, acrescidos de dois instrumentos de avaliação (Inventário de Depressão e Escala de Autoestima), e foi conduzido com mães de adolescentes infratores. Das oito participantes, somente três terminaram o programa, indicando baixa adesão. Os resultados indicaram diminuição nos problemas de relacionamento com os filhos (pré-teste médio no CBCL de 76,8 e pós-teste de 66,3; pontuação média pré-teste no IEP de –1,57 e pós-teste de 5,33). Esses resultados são próximos aos encontrados anteriormente (pré-teste médio no CBCL de 67,4 e pós-teste de 52,2; pontuação média pré-teste no IEP de –21 e pós-teste de –11,5).Palavras-chave: práticas parentais, intervenção em grupo, problemas de comportamento.
ENSINO DE IDEOGRAMAS COM BASE NO PROCEDIMENTO MATCHING DE IDENTIDADE COM ESTÍMULOS COMPOSTOS
Authors: Rebello Mariana , Yu Lin Shu , Bertoldo Melina , Duckur Rafael , Vernucio Renato , Debert Paula
Published: July 2016

O presente estudo avaliou a possibilidade de produzir relações condicionais arbitrárias emergentes após treino com matching de identidade com estímulos compostos para o ensino de leitura de ideogramas japoneses. Seis participantes foram submetidos ao matching de identidade com estímulos compostos (AB-AB). Os estímulos dos Conjuntos A, B e C eram, respectivamente, três desenhos de ideogramas japoneses, três palavras escritas em português e três ideogramas japoneses falados. Foram testadas as relações arbitrárias A-B, B-A, AC-B, C-A, C-B e a nomeação dos ideogramas. Os participantes levaram até três sessões para aprender as relações treinadas e responderam consistentemente nos testes. Portanto, o procedimento investigado produz aprendizagem sem erros e é eficaz e rápido para produzir relações emergentes para ensino de leitura de ideogramas japoneses.Palavras-chave: matching de identidade, estímulos compostos, ideogramas.
TESTE DE DIFERENÇAS DE GÊNERO NA DEPRECIAÇÃO POR ATRASO DE DIFERENTES BENS USANDO UMA AMOSTRA DE UNIVERSITÁRIOS
Authors: Weatherly Jeffrey N. , Terrell Heather K.
Published: July 2016

Muitos estudos investigaram como indivíduos depreciam pagamentos atrasados, mas poucos, se alguém o fez, estudaram explicitamente se existem diferenças de gênero na depreciação. O presente estudo solicitou a uma amostra de universidade para completar uma tarefa de depreciação, que inclui bens como cigarrros, dois valores em dinheiro, imagem corporal ideal e o par perfeito. Diferenças de gênero significativas foram observadas para a depreciação de US$100,00 e imagem corporal ideal, com as mulheres exibindo um maior grau de depreciação do que os homens. A análise fatorial das medidas de depreciação com atraso entre os diferentes bens resultou em uma estrutura similar de fatores entre os gêneros, sugerindo que ainda que os gêneros possam às vezes diferir em como eles depreciam consequências específicas, essas diferenças estão ligadas a variáveis de estado, não de traço.Palavras-chave: Depreciação por atraso; Diferenças de gênero; Dinheiro, Imagem corporal, Análise fatorial; Amostra de universitários
CONVERSA SOBRE LUBINSKI E THOMPSON (1987)
Authors: Coelho de Rose Júlio César
Published: July 2016

A tradução do artigo estava pronta há tempos, preparada para uso como material de ensino. Foi oferecida para ser publicada, e conseguimos que o Renato Bortoloti fizesse a revisão. Mas, para conseguir o artigo de apresentação, usamos o artifício de entrevistar o autor da tradução. Na conversa, a relevância do artigo e a utilidade da sua publicação em português, entre outras ideias, são apresentadas.Palavras-chave: engenharia comportamental, modelo de comunicação animal, pombos.
Análise do livro “The Resilience of Language”: Implicações para o Estudo do Comportamento Verbal
Authors: Garcia Lucas Tadeu , De Souza Deisy Das Graças
Published: July 2016

O livro “The Resilience of Language”, de Susan Goldin-Meadow (2003), descreve e discute uma série de pesquisas sobre o desenvolvimento da linguagem em crianças surdas, filhas de pais ouvintes, que não tinham acesso a um modelo convencional de linguagem. Os resultados das investigações mostraram que as crianças desenvolveram um sistema verbal gestual caseiro, que mantém propriedades de um sistema linguístico convencional, tais como gestos que funcionam como palavras, combinam-se em sentenças e são utilizados em funções complexas, como comentários sobre um evento passado, ou mesmo sobre o próprio comportamento verbal. Baseada nestas evidências, a autora estabeleceu a noção de resiliência da linguagem, concebida como certas propriedades da linguagem que surgem na comunicação humana, independente do “input” linguístico. O presente artigo propõe uma análise distinta do fenômeno da resiliência, em uma perspectiva skinneriana, considerando que o comportamento verbal é função de práticas de reforçamento da comunidade verbal. Discute-se como, embora sem acesso a uma língua convencional, as crianças surdas encontravam-se inseridas em um ambiente verbal. Foram levantadas importantes questões para uma investigação sistemática destas práticas de reforçamento, a fim de elucidar as condições críticas de aquisição de comportamento verbal.   Palavras-chave: comportamento verbal, resiliência da linguagem, comunidade verbal
The Use of Mobile Devices and Online Services by German Veterinary Students
Authors: Kasch Cindy , Haimerl Peggy , Arlt Sebastian , Heuwieser Wolfgang
Published: July 2016

Objective: The research question of our study was to determine the adoption and use of mobile devices and online services by veterinary students.

Background: New technologies support learning, communication and information transfer during the pre-professional years and the professional lifetime. Hence, mobile devices may also be a feasible tool for information access for the practitioner at any place and any time, and consequently may support better informed clinical decision making.

Evidentiary value: We conducted a survey among 124 German veterinary medical students in their third year with a median age of 23.0 years.

Methods: The survey was conducted during a lecture and contained 10 questions with preset answers to be ticked and a free text comment section. Participation was voluntary and data processing was performed anonymously.  

Results: According to the answers of surveyed third year students 84.7% used a smartphone as a mobile device. The vast majority of the veterinary students used Google, Facebook and WhatsApp besides other applications.  

Conclusion: Most students are familiar with mobile devices and the use of social media and information tools. Thus, new learning strategies could be developed and applied that encompass mobile online learning and information access. These strategies could help to better address different learning types, provide sufficient interactivity and feedback and enable veterinarians to seek and share information via the internet. However, despite promising results reporting a positive educational effect, these perceptions need to be validated in further research. In addition, it should be assessed in future surveys if veterinarians would use mobile online access to scientific data or Knowledge Summaries for better informed decision making in practice.

Application: Veterinary students, and thus the next generation of veterinary practitioners, are using mobile devices to a high extent. This paves the way to refine existing and to develop new education strategies. New information tools for mobile devices may help veterinarians to seek and share information. In addition, it might be worthwhile to teach veterinary students and practitioners how to search for and appraise online scientific information.
Te Manako: The desire for self-determination
Authors: Mokaraka-Harris Jovan James , Thompson-Fawcett Michelle , Ergler Christina
Published: July 2016

When a traditional Indigenous identity is submerged beneath a cloud of contemporary politics and power relations, how might such a situation undermine its educational and developmental aspirations? This article examines the case of Te Riu o Hokianga (the valley of Hokianga) in Aotearoa New Zealand, where the imposition of a contemporary political identity is adversely affecting the development of a more culturally appropriate identity, otherwise known as Hokianga whānui (the wider Hokianga family community). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six participants who shared an ancestral whakapapa (genealogy embodying layered connections) with the Hokianga. Voicing their interpretations, experiences and aspirations, participants disclosed how they envisioned educational and developmental success in Hokianga. Our interpretation of Te Ihomatua (a positive active essence for transformation)—informed by a hybrid theoretical framework that interweaves Marxist, elite and kaupapa Māori (based on Māori worldview) theory—is employed to discern the multifaceted whakapapa of place and how that might inform Indigenous arrangements that support identity and developmental aspirations.
RACIONALIDADES, CULTURAS E GLOBALIZAÇÃO: A AÇÃO CRIATIVA E A REARTICULAÇÃO DINÂMICA DAS CULTURAS
Authors: Pimentel Álvaro Mendonça
Published: July 2016

O artigo recolhe, principalmente, as contribuições dos filósofos JeanLadrière e Maurice Blondel para a compreensão das interações atuais entre aracionalidade tecnocientífica e as culturas. Propõe uma forma de tratamento dasconsequências deletérias ou promotoras destas interações, mediante a aplicaçãodo conceito blondeliano de ação ao problema considerado. A influência damentalidade tecnocientífica na sociedade contemporânea sugere novo modo decompreender a cultura, não mais como grandeza articulada ao redor de um centroestável, mas como dinamismo policêntrico, em que a ação criativa desempenhafunção de equilíbrio e de geração de novos sentidos. Neste contexto, propõe-seuma concepção sui generis do papel do filósofo na sociedade.
CLAVES PARA UNA REFLEXIÓN META-ANTROPOLÓGICA SOBRE LA COMPASIÓN
Authors: Andrade Ciro E. Schmidt
Published: July 2016

El ser humano, abierto a la realidad del otro, en tanto ser social, percibesu rostro que lo interpela, que lo llama, a asumir una forma de relación, en laque la compasión se muestra como una de las virtudes que son característicasde su propio ser, aun cuando no siempre la manifiesten. Somos esencialmentesolidarios, aún cuando la aparente ausencia de esta forma de ser, sea carenciaen su manifestación concreta y se asimile a parte de las limitaciones y del malque también se muestran en el hombre.
A FILOSOFIA E A QUESTÃO DE DEUS: UM NOVO ENFOQUE SISTEMÁTICO
Authors: Puntel Lorenz B.
Published: July 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo visa a reformular radicalmente a questão de Deus. A tese inicial estabelece que as diferentes maneiras de entender e tratar esta questão pressupõem uma questão fundamental que é em geral universalmente ignorada, a saber: a questão “sobre que” se pergunta propriamente quando se pergunta sobre Deus? O artigo responde primeiramente criticando a categoria das numerosas e muito conhecidas assim chamadas provas da existência de Deus; a seguir apresenta uma resposta normativa formulando a seguinte tese central: Perguntar por “Deus”, ou seja, tratar efetivamente a questão e dar-lhe uma resposta racional sob todos os aspectos, só tem filosoficamente um sentido inteligível e adequado no contexto de uma concepção abrangente da realidade, o que significa mais exatamente: no contexto de uma teoria sistemática do Ser como tal e no seu todo. A seguir os elementos centrais desta teoria são apresentados na brevidade que um simples artigo impõe.Abstract: The article aims at radically reformulating the so-called question of God. It initially contends that the many and quite different ways of asking and treating the question presuppose a prior fundamental question that is generally almost completely ignored, namely: What is being asked exactly when one asks the question of God? The article answers this question first by criticizing some the numerous attempts to prove God‘s existence. Hereafter it presents a normative answer by formulating a central thesis: It is philosophically reasonable, intelligible, and appropriate to raise the question about “God”, effectively to deal with it, and to provide an answer to it that is rational and well-founded in every respect only within the framework of a comprehensive theory of reality or – more exactly – of Being as such and as a whole. The remainder of the article is devoted to briefly presenting a sketch of the essential points of such a theory.
SE, COMO E COM QUE PRESSUPOSTOS CHEGA A FILOSOFIA AO TEMA “DEUS”: A PROPOSTA DA METAFÍSICA PRIMORDIAL
Authors: Oliveira Manfredo Araújo de
Published: July 2016

Resumo: O artigo parte da situação da filosofia contemporânea em sua versão pós-moderna que se entende a si mesma como sistemas sem unidade interna o que conduz à afirmação da impossibilidade de interpretar o mundo de um “lugar arquimédico” como teria feito a tradição metafísica em contraposição à consciência de nossa finitude radical. Por outro lado, em sua versão fisicalista, a afirmação básica de que sendo todo o real de ordem física Deus estaria de antemão excluído de uma teoria filosófica. O artigo se vai concentrar numa questão absolutamente prévia e fundamental neste contexto: a pergunta se, como e em que sentido se pode alcançar um ponto na articulação de uma teoria filosófica em que a palavra, ou o conceito, “Deus”, proveniente das tradições religiosas, pode e deve ser introduzida estritamente no contexto de uma teoria filosófica.Abstract: This paper starts with an overview of the situation of contemporary philosophy, in its post-modern version that understands itself as made of systems with no internal unity. Such a comprehension leads to the assertion that it is impossible to interpret the world from an “archimedic point “, as the metaphysical tradition would do in a counterpoint to the consciousness of our radical "nitude. On the other hand, in its physicalist version, the basic statement that reality as a whole is of a physical order would, beforehand, exclude God from any philosophical theory. This article will therefore focus on a question that is absolutely preliminary and fundamental to such a context: if, how and in which sense can a point of articulation be reached in a philosophical theory where the word or concept “God”, coming from the religious traditions, can and should be introduced, strictly-speaking, in the context of a philosophical theory.
RECENSÕES
Authors: Vários VV. AA.
Published: July 2016

Como é sabido pelo público brasileiro dedicado ao estudo da filosofia, G. Reale, falecido em 15 de outubro do ano passado, notabilizou-se como um dos grandes nomes da historiografia filosófica de língua italiana dos séculos XX e XXI, adquirindo relevo, nesse âmbito, principalmente por seus trabalhos consagrados à interpretação e à compreensão do rico pensamento especulativo que, a pouco e pouco e por meio das mais variadas vicissitudes históricas, foi-se elaborando no curso do longo e complexo desenvolvimento intelectual e espiritual da Antiguidade.
A DIMENSÃO TEOLOGAL DO HOMEM EM XAVIER ZUBIRI
Authors: Júnior Francisco Aquino
Published: July 2016

Resumo: Um dos pontos mais centrais e decisivos na filosofia de Xavier Zubiri diz respeito ao que ele chamou “problema de Deus na vida humana” ou “problema teologal do homem”. É a insistência em mostrar que existe na vida humana um âmbito ou uma dimensão que envolve e dá acesso à realidade de Deus, enquanto fundamento último do real. E independentemente do modo como esse fundamento seja inteligido (Deus, pura facticidade, realidade-desconhecida) e da posição que se tome diante desse problema (teísmo, ateísmo, agnosticismo). Este artigo apresenta, de modo bastante condensado, mas sistemático, o primeiro aspecto da abordagem zubiriana do problema de Deus na vida humana, qual seja, a dimensão teologal do homem, a partir de onde ele poderá se enfrentar filosoficamente com a problemática da história das religiões, em particular, com o cristianismo. Começaremos explicitando o que se quer dizer quando se fala de “dimensão teologal do homem” e apresentaremos, em seguida, os três passos ou momentos da análise que Zubiri faz dessa dimensão: realidade humana; problema da realidade divina; homem, experiência de Deus.Abstract: One of the most central and decisive points of Xavier Zubiri´s philosophy concerns what he calls the “problem of God in human life” or the “theologal problem of man”. It refers to the insistence on showing that there is, in human life, a framework or dimension that involves and gives access to the reality of God, as the ultimate foundation of reality, regardless of how this foundation is comprehended (God, pure facticity, unknown reality), and whatever position on the issue is taken (theism, atheism, agnosticism). In a condensed but systematic way, this article presents the first aspect of the Zubirian approach of the problem of God in human life, whatever is the theologal dimension of man from which he philosophically confronts the issue of the history of religions, particularly Christianity. First, this article explains the meaning of “theological dimension of man”. It then follows with the three steps or stages of the analysis that Zubiri makes of this particular dimension: human reality; problem of divine reality; man, experience of God.
RAZÃO E FÉ: UMA INTRODUÇÃO BRASILEIRA A JOÃO DUNS ESCOTO
Authors: Paiva Gustavo Barreto Vilhena
Published: July 2016

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RECENSÕES
Authors: AA. VV.
Published: July 2016

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OS POSTULADOS DA RAZÃO PRÁTICA PURA E O CRISTIANISMO
Authors: Assumpção Gabriel Almeida
Published: July 2016

Resumo: A leitura da Crítica da Razão Prática permite perceber que a moral kantiana não consiste em mero formalismo, abrindo espaço para uma discussão sobre os fins morais. O fim último a que o ser racional cuja vontade é determinada pela lei moral se propõe a produzir é o conceito de sumo Bem, ligação sintética a priori entre virtude como causa e felicidade moralmente condicionada como efeito. Ciente das dificuldades para a produção do objeto proposto, Kant recorre aos postulados da razão prática pura (liberdade, imortalidade da alma e existência de Deus) e estabelece um contraponto entre o cristianismo e escolas pagãs da antiguidade que não aceitariam tais pressuposições (na visão de Kant), os estóicos e os epicuristas. Buscamos mostrar, com o presente estudo, a fecundidade do diálogo entre Kant e o cristianismo, bem como o esforço kantiano de tentar fazer jus a diferentes dimensões do ser humano: tanto a afetividade quanto a moralidade.Abstract: Reading the Critique of Practical Reason enables us to realize that Kantian morality is not mere formalism, but is rather an opening to discuss moral ends. The ultimate goal of the rational being, whose will is determined by moral law, is the concept of the Highest Good, the a priori synthetic connection between virtue as a cause and a morally conditioned happiness as an effect. Aware of the difficulties related to the proposed object, Kant resorts to the postulates of practical reason (freedom, immortality of the soul and the existence of God) and counterpoints Christianity with two ancient pagan schools, the Stoics and the Epicureans, which, according to the philosopher, would not accept such assumptions. The present study aims to show there is a fecund dialogue between Kant and Christianity, as well as the author’s attempt to do justice to the following dimensions of the human being: affectivity and morality.
Forecasting Wholesale Electricity Prices With Artificial Intelligence Models: The Italian Case
Authors: Harasheh Murad
Published: July 2016

Electricity price forecasting has become a crucial element for both private and public decision-making. This importance has been growing since the wave of deregulation and liberalization of energy sector worldwide late 1990s. Given these facts, this paper tries to come up with a precise and flexible forecasting model for the wholesale electricity price for the Italian power market on an hourly basis. We utilize artificial intelligence models such as neural networks and bagged regression trees that are rarely used to forecast electricity prices. After model calibration, our final model is bagged regression trees with exogenous variables. The selected model outperformed neural network and bagged regression with single price used in this paper, it also outperformed other statistical and non-statistical models used in other studies. We also confirm some theoretical specifications of the model. As a policy implication, this model might be used by energy traders, transmission system operators and energy regulators for an enhanced decision-making process.
Espacios de convivencia primaria e inseguridad en Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Authors: Jurado Montelongo Mario Alberto
Published: July 2016

En este escrito se revisa la importancia de los lugares de encuentro en el fortalecimiento de los grupos sociales primarios de habitantes mayores de 15 años pertenecientes a seis familias en Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Se contextualiza, la relación entre grupos sociales primarios y espacios de convivencia, en un ambiente de inseguridad propiciada por la existencia de la violencia y de grupos criminales que han logrado involucrarse en diferentes actividades importantes de la ciudad. Junto a factores estructurales, la inseguridad, ha ayudado a que se reconfiguren los lugares de encuentro entre jóvenes y adultos; predominan los espacios privados y semipúblicos y disminuye el uso intensivo de ciertos espacios públicos de la ciudad.
Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Authors: Suresh Sandeep , Arumugam Dayanand , Zacharias George , Palaninathan Sengottaiah , Vishwanathan Ravisankar , Venkatraman Vaidyanathan
Published: July 2016

Background

There are only a few landmark studies from the Indian subcontinent on fungal rhinosinusitis. The lack of awareness among clinicians regarding the varying clinical presentations of fungal rhinosinusitis prompted us to undertake this study.

Objective

To determine the prevalence, etiologic basis, clinical features, radiologic features, and microscopic features of fungal rhinosinusitis, and to evaluate the various treatment modalities available.

Methods

This was a prospective study in which evaluation of 100 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis was done. Specimens collected were subjected to both microbiology and pathologic examination; data collected, including clinical and radiologic features, were analyzed by the Pearson χ2 test and Fisher's exact test.

Results

The prevalence of fungal rhinosinusitis in our study was 30% (n = 30). Mucor was the most commonly isolated species (n = 15 [50%]) of fungus. Pathologic examination had a higher sensitivity (76.67%) compared with microbiology tests (50%) in the diagnosis of fungal rhinosinusitis. Fungus ball (n = 14 [46.6%]) was the most prevalent entity in the spectrum of fungal rhinosinusitis. Forty percent of cases (n = 12) were of invasive fungal rhinosinusitis. The prevalence of fungal rhinosinusitis was higher among individuals who were immunocompetent (n = 17 [56.6%]). Of patients who were immunocompromised, 84.6% (n = 11) had mucormycosis.

Conclusions

Unilateral involvement of paranasal sinuses was more in favor of fungal etiology. Complications were more common in fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Mucor species. Mucormycosis, a rare clinical entity, in subjects who were immunocompetent, had a high prevalence in our study.
Pain During Prolonged Sitting Is a Common Problem in Persons With Patellofemoral Pain
Authors: Collins Natalie J. , Vicenzino Bill , van der Heijden Rianne A. , van Middelkoop Marienke
Published: July 2016

Study Design

Retrospective cohort.

Background

Although persons with patellofemoral pain (PFP) often report pain with prolonged sitting, little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of sitting pain.

Objectives

To describe the proportion of persons with PFP who experience problems with prolonged sitting and to determine patient characteristics associated with sitting pain.

Methods

Four hundred fifty-eight participants with a diagnosis of PFP from 4 separate studies were included. Item 8 of the Anterior Knee Pain Scale was used to define the presence of problems with prolonged sitting with knee flexion, based on 3 categories: (1) “no difficulty,” (2) “pain after exercise,” or (3) “problems with prolonged sitting.” Differences in demographic and clinical variables between categories were evaluated using Kruskal-Wallis tests (P<.05).

Results

Two hundred forty-nine (54.4% of the study sample) participants reported problems with prolonged sitting, and 121 (26.4%) reported sitting pain after exercise. Compared to those with no difficulty sitting (n = 88), participants classified as having problems with prolonged sitting were significantly younger (P = .038), more likely to be female (P = .033), had a lower body mass index (P = .027), reported higher pain severity (P<.001) and lower Anterior Knee Pain Scale scores (P<.001), and more frequently reported problems with squatting (P<.001).

Conclusion

Problems with prolonged sitting are evident in more than half of persons with PFP. Findings highlight the need to identify and adequately manage PFP associated with prolonged sitting. Further research should explore mechanisms of sitting pain and evaluate targeted interventions to reduce PFP with prolonged sitting.

Level of Evidence

Symptom prevalence study, level 2b. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2016;46(8):658–663. Epub 3 Jul 2016. doi:10.2519/jospt.2016.6470
A quick analysis in relation to the electronic commerce of performance- and image-enhancing drugs based on the infrastructure of the world wide web
Authors: Lutfi Ahmed M.
Published: July 2016

Aims and Objectives: Performance- and Image-Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) refer to all known forms of substances, that can enhance either the morphology or the physiological performance or both simultaneously. The exponential rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce) for PIEDs is a major public issue, for which control protocols are to be deployed.Materials and Methods: It would be a waste of time and resources to track and/or shut down all PIED-promoting websites one by one. Cyberspace is vast; the PIED “product managers” will always adapt to surveillance-control policies over their illegitimate online businesses. A more rational approach would be to track, challenge, and tackle the same resources upon which PIED electronic commerce is based: the infrastructure of the World Wide Web (the Internet).Results: Concerning PIED e-commerce, the main resources are Google and AOL (search engines); YouTube, Wikipedia, and Facebook (social media sites); and Alibaba, Amazon, and eBay (major e-commerce websites).Conclusion: Illegal PIED e-commerce became a major public problem. The major drivers are the Internet search engines, social media sites, and major e-commerce websites. Effective protocols toward these resources would hinder any future progress of this illegitimate worldwide phenomenon.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(4) 2016 88-93
Correlation of D-Dimer level with outcome in traumatic brain injury
Authors: Subedi Pradip Prasad , Shilpakar Sushil Krishna
Published: July 2016

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common neurosurgical emergency and a common public health problem with high mortality and long term morbidity. The cost incurred by TBI is immense. The major determinant of outcome following TBI is the severity of the primary injury. However, secondary injuries including coagulopathy are treatable prognostic factors. Many studies have revealed that coagulopathy of trauma depicted by increasing level of D-dimer is associated with poor prognosis in TBI. So, early dectection and correction of such abnormality is very important in management of TBI.Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted at Department of Surgery TUTH (Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital), Kathmandu,Nepal over a period of one year. One hundred and forty eight patients of TBI were included in the study. Clinical profile of the patients and D-dimer level were monitored during the hospital course. D-dimer level was correlated with outcome variables including duration of hospital stay, duration of Intensive care unit (ICU) stay and Glasgow outcome scale (GOS).Results: A total of 194 patients were admitted with the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury during the study period and out of them 148 patients were enrolled for the study. Out of 148 patients one hundred and twenty (81.1%) were males and twenty eight (18.9%) were females. The mean age was 29.71±18.07 and the age ranged from 1 to 78 years. Seventy (47.3%) patient were between 21 to 40 years of age. The mean duration of hospital stay was 9.83±13.58 days and the mean duration of ICU stay was 3.78±7.06 days. Contusion was the most common lesion in our patients. Of the patients studied 111 patients (75%)  had good recovery with GOS of 5, 9  patients (6.1%)  had GOS of 4, 6 patients (4.1%)  had GOS of 3, 1 patients (0.7%)  had GOS of 2 and 21 patients (14.1%)  had GOS of 1. Normal D-dimer was seen in 102 patients (68.9%) and elevated D-dimer in 46 patients (31.1%). Man –Whitney test shows higher D-dimer levels positively correlated with duration of hospital stay, duration of ICU stay and Glasgow Outcome Scale. Pearson chi-square test revealed higher levels of D-dimer correlated with grade of injury but not with mode of injury.Conclusion: D-dimer is elevated in significant proportion of patients with TBI and abnormal D-dimer level is associated with poor outcome in TBI.Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal Vol.17(1) 2014: 21-30
Change in storage symptoms after transurethral resection of prostate: a prospective observational study
Authors: Luitel BR , Gupta DK , Chalise PR , Subedi P , Chapagain S , Sharma UK , Gyawali PR , Shrestha GK , Joshi BR
Published: July 2016

Introduction: Patients with enlarged prostate generally rate their storage symptoms (frequency, urgency and nocturia) as the most bothersome as these symptoms interfere more with daily activities and have huge impact on quality of life. Effect of transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) on storage symptoms is unknown. Objective of the study is to assess the change in storage symptoms in patients undergoing TURP.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at the author’s institute from August 2011 to July 2012. Patients undergoing TURP for moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign enlargement of prostate were included. Patients were evaluated by International prostate symptom score (IPSS) questionnaires. The question number 2, 4 and 7 of the IPSS questionnaire gave the storage symptom subscore (0-15). After initial evaluations, the patients underwent TURP. After 3 months, the IPSS was reevaluated and the change in storage symptom was analyzed.Results: A total of 57 patients who had undergone TURP were eligible for final data analysis. Majority of the patients had severe bothersome LUTS with mean IPSS score of 24.6±6. The baseline storage symptom subscore was 11.1±3. After 3 months of follow-up, there was significant decrease in total IPSS score and both of its subscores. On comparing the mean change in storage and voiding subscore, there was less decrement in storage subscore which was statistically significant (p=0.001). Conclusions: This study showed that after TURP change in voiding subscore occurs more than storage subscore and storage symptoms may not revert to normal.
Variation of Food items in the Stomach Contents of two Mullets, Chelon subviridis and Valamugil buchanani, from Merbok Estuary, Kedah, Malaysia
Authors: Fatema Kaniz , Omar Wan Maznah Wan , Isa Mansor Mat
Published: July 2016

This study was conducted in Merbok estuary, Kedah, Malaysia during January to December 2011 to assess monthly and seasonal variation in food items in the stomach of Chelon subviridis and Valamugil buchanani. A total of 341 fish samples (225 for Chelon subviridis and 116 for Valamugil buchanani) were collected from upper zone (Lalang and Sameling Rivers) of Merbok estuary. Among the stomach contents plant materials, diatom, cyanobacteria and detritus were the main food items in both fish species. In both fishes the highest numbers of food items were found in the month of November. Chelon subviridis consumed plant materials 65.84% by number and 8.55% by frequency of occurrence in the dry season whereas 66.25% by number and 9.73% by frequency of occurrence in the wet season. On the other hand, Valamugil buchanani consumed plant materials 59.54% by number and 12.28% by frequency of occurrence in the dry season whereas 72.89% by number and 11.96% by frequency of occurrence in the wet season respectively. Monthly variations of diatom as food item between C. subviridis and V. buchanani were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Both of the fish species consumed more food (by numerical method) in wet season than dry season.Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(2): 213-220, 2015
Comparative Analysis of some Water Quality Parameters of three Lakes in Jahangirnagar University Campus, Savar, Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Md Ashrafur , Sultana Sabira , Salam Md Abdus
Published: July 2016

Study was conducted to determine the physico-chemical parameters of water of three different lakes in Jahangirnagar University campus from March to November, 2013. The selected parameters were water depth, water temperature, conductivity, transparency, pH, dissolve O2, free CO2, total alkalinity, hardness, sulfate and water color. Water depth fluctuated from 140 cm to 385 cm, temperature ranged from 250C to 310C, conductivities ranged from 627 ?S/cm to 1544 ?S/cm, transparency from 22 cm to 87 cm, considerable variation of water colors were found and pH ranged from 6.4 to 7.5 without having any significant fluctuation. Dissolve oxygen (DO) ranged from 2.7 mg/l to 7.6 mg/l, carbon dioxide level ranged from 16 mg/l to 62 mg/l, total alkalinity and hardness were ranged from 43 mg/l to 92 mg/l and 63 mg/l to 134 mg/l, respectively with slight variations in different lakes in different months. During the study period, all the spots showed minimum fluctuation of physico-chemical parameters from the normal range without having some exceptions.Bangladesh J. Zool. 43(2): 239-250, 2015
Beyond ICT: How industrial design could contribute to HCI research
Authors: Thies Anna , Ljungblad Sara , Stewart Claesson Iréne
Published: July 2016

Thiss paper Takes an industrial design practitioner perspective to re ect on the articulation of ’design’ in Human Com- puter Interaction (HCI) research – one of several research fields, articulating and contributing to design knowledge. The paper critically reflects on the importance of more holistic perspectives for design activities, and the articulation of design in HCI research. We argue that industrial design practitioners can contribute to HCI research by broadening the design knowledge and the practice within the eld not to view ICT as a self-evident part of either a solution or as a tool in the process of specifying the problem or finding a solution. This may not only improve the articulation of design and design activities, but more importantly point towards an opportunity to support more socially and environmentally sustainable solutions in society.
Wisdom of the Crowd: How Participatory Design has evolved Design Briefing
Authors: Murphy Emma , Hands David
Published: July 2016

This case example has discussed the significant and important role of the residents in determining a new all embracing vision for the Royds estates, that not only aims to reduce crime but to create a social and environmentally sustainable future for the residents.

Firstly, the input of Stephen Town, Architectural Liaison Officer, has been considerable in terms of driving consultation and the engagement of residents; secondly, Tony Dylak, Director of Royds Housing Association, his vision and ability to listen and support the wishes of the residents has been immense. Combined, it is suggested that the design briefing stages was the catalyst for change and the mutual sharing of vision.

The design briefing process provided a platform for all stakeholders to envision a future for the estates, providing a common ground for residents, the police, housing authorities and architects to meet, discuss and implement the wishes of everyone that embraces a crime-reduced future.

Referring back to the central focus of this paper, the 5 key drivers for participatory engagement are clearly explicit within the case discussion.

Firstly, the designer’s role within the initial briefing stages embraced a wider remit of responsibility. They carefully orchestrated a series of planned events to both appeal and entice the residents to the consultation ‘roadshows’.

Secondly, with the opportunity to meaningfully participate and be an equal part of the consultation process, the residents responded wholeheartedly to expressing their requirements and ambitions to reinforce positive changes within the design and development process. As such, this then leads us to the issue of blurring boundaries between the various domains of knowledge, which traditionally remained distinctly separate and isolated. With the erosion of these perceived ‘boundaries’ by the residents, they actively engaged through all stages of the project duration, often contributing specialist knowledge and experiential understanding of complex design considerations.
Embodying, enacting and entangling design: A phenomenological view to co-designing services
Authors: Akama Yoko , Prendiville Alison
Published: July 2016

What is holding back service design from making a distinct departure from a product-centred to a socio-material human-centred framework? We have a concern for co-designing that is often discussed as a generic method to develop empathetic connections and understandings of people and their contexts. In this use, mastering the craft of co-designing had inadvertently isolated the method from the practitioner, fragmenting its process as a series of static events or a tool for deployment in staged workshops. Contributing to current debates on co-designing and design anthropology, our paper seeks to re-entangle co-designing back into its lived and enacted contexts. We see co-designing as a reflexive, embodied process of discovery and actualisation, and it is an integral, on-going activity of designing services. Co-designing can catalyse a transformative process in revealing and unlocking tacit knowledge, moving people along on a journey to 'make real' what proposed services might be like in the future. Co-designing plays a critical role especially when it involves the very people who are enmeshed in the realisation of the proposed services itself. As such, our case study of a weekend Ordnance Survey Geovation camp pays closer attention to how this took place and discusses the transformative process that was central to it. By taking a phenomenological perspective and building on a seminal anthropologists' work, Tim Ingold, our paper counters the limitations in service design that tends to see its process as a contained series of fixed interactions or systemized process of methods. Through Ingold, we see 'the social world as a tangle of threads or life-paths, ever ravelling here and unravelling there, within which the task for any being is to improvise a way through, and to keep on-going. Lives are bound up in the tangle.' Similarly, we view co-designing as being and becoming, that is constantly transforming and connecting multiple entanglements.
Effective Approaches For Innovation Support For Smes
Authors: Malins Julian , Nil Gulari Melehat
Published: July 2016

Providing appropriate innovation support to small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is an on-going challenge. Governments offer a range of initiatives from advice, to research and development grants; however, the underlying methodological frameworks for these interventions are often unclear. Universities have an increasing role to play in providing an understanding of the learning frameworks that surround innovation support and by providing design-led interventions that follow a design thinking approach. This paper considers the ways in which innovation knowledge can be transferred to SMEs based on a constructivist model of knowledge development. The development of Communities of Practice that support innovation making use of IT systems is also explored. Observations are made on the most effective ways of providing support for SMEs applying an experiential learning model, based on the authors’ experience of directing and working within the Centre for Design & Innovation (c4di) at the Robert Gordon University Aberdeen
Exploring the use of design thinking in large organizations: Towards a research agenda
Authors: Carlgren Lisa , Elmqvist Maira , Rauth Ingo
Published: July 2016

In managerial debates, design thinking (DT) is promoted as a user-centered approach to innovation, suggesting that any firm could learn from the practice of designers. Still, it is unclear how DT relates to design in general, and to the design profession in specific. Previous work on DT is mainly theoretical, and empirical investigations of how DT is used in organizations are needed in order to better understand the concept in relation to existing theories.This paper reports the findings from an exploratory study of the use of DT in large organizations from four industries: software, product, service and healthcare. Based on qualitative interviews with key informants in 16 firms, a wide spread in terms of how DT was perceived and used in a variety of organizational settings is described. This puts focus on the use of DT as well as the importance of the local context.The paper contributes to an increased empirical understanding of DT, and proposes a research agenda.
Roles of externalisation activities in the design process
Authors: Babapour Chafi Maral
Published: July 2016

Designers engage in various activities, dealing with different materials and media to externalise and represent their form ideas. This paper presents a review of design research literature regarding externalisation activities in design process: sketching, building physical models and digital modelling. The aim has been to review research on the roles of media and representations in design processes, and highlight knowledge gaps and questions for future research.
The Seoul Metropolitan Lifestyle Intervention Program and Metabolic Syndrome Risk: A Retrospective Database Study
Authors: Choo Jina , Yoon Seok-Jun , Ryu Hosihn , Park Mi-Suk , Lee Hyang , Park Yoo , Lim Do-Sun
Published: July 2016

Since 2011, the Seoul Metabolic Syndrome Management (SMESY) program has been employed as a community-wide, lifestyle modification intervention in Seoul, Korea. We aimed to determine if the SMESY intervention would be significantly associated with improvements in metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk factors. This retrospective database study included data from 25,449 participants aged 30–64 years between 1 January 2013 and 30 June 2013. In the SMESY program, 3 risk-stratified groups by the number of MetS factors were followed for 12 months with different intensity and timeframe of intervention. Among the high-(n = 7116) and moderate-risk groups (n = 14,762), all MetS factors (except triglycerides among the moderate-risk group) as well as MetS z-scores significantly improved over 12 months (all p < 0.05). Among the low-risk group (n = 3571), all factors aggravated significantly over 12 months (all p < 0.05). We observed temporal associations between the implementation of the SMESY program and improvements in MetS risk factors. However, such improvements differed by risk-stratified group, being most robust for the high-risk group, modest for the moderate-risk group, and aggravated for the low-risk group. Thus, more intensive interventions targeting different risk-stratified groups are needed, given a better understanding of the increase in risk factors observed in the low-risk group.