bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A strategy for avoiding collisions between heavy goods vehicles and cyclists
Authors: Jia Yanbo , Cebon David
Published: July 2018

Heavy goods vehicles turning left across the path of a cyclist cause approximately 40% of the most serious injuries and fatalities to cyclists. A collision avoidance strategy is proposed in this study. Based on measurement of the current position and motion of the cyclist relative to the heavy goods vehicle, the future position of the cyclist after a short period is predicted by assuming constant acceleration and constant yaw rate. The brakes on the heavy goods vehicle are applied if the predicted future cyclist position overlaps the future envelope of the heavy goods vehicle. A parametric study shows that a high portion of potential collisions could be prevented in this way. Nineteen fatal accidents involving left-turning heavy goods vehicles and cyclists are reconstructed in simulation from police report files and the collision avoidance system is simulated. It is concluded that the introduction of the proposed collision avoidance strategy could possibly have prevented up to 18 of the 19 deaths in these accidents.
“No time to waste” in applying the lessons from Latin America’s 50 years of housing policies
Authors: Rojas Eduardo
Published: July 2018

The United Nations’ New Urban Agenda (NUA) calls for housing to play a prominent role in achieving more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. Latin America offers more than 50 years of experience with housing policies: some successful, others failures. This paper reviews the lessons from this experience that can be of use for the rapidly urbanizing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia, as well as for the Latin American countries that are lagging behind in improving the housing conditions of their populations or not dealing effectively with the urban effects of their housing policies.
HIV testing in patients presenting with indicator conditions in outpatient settings: offer and uptake rates, and educational and active interventions
Authors: Youssef Elaney , Sanghera Tanjinder , Bexley Andrew , Hayes Madeleine , Perry Nicky , Dosekun Olamide , Perera Sean
Published: July 2018

Approximately 13% of people living with HIV in the UK are undiagnosed which has significant implications in terms of onward transmission and late diagnosis. HIV testing guidelines recommend routine screening in anyone presenting to healthcare with an HIV indicator condition (IC); however, this does not occur routinely. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using case note prompts highlighting the presence of an IC to increase HIV testing. Clinicians in three outpatient departments received case note prompts either before or after a period of clinician-led identification. Test offer and uptake rates were assessed. A parallel anonymous seroprevalence study estimated the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV. A total of 4191 patients had an appointment during the study period; 608 (14.5%) had an IC. HIV test offer was significantly higher when a prompt was inserted into notes (34.3% versus 3.2%, p < 0.001). The prevalence of diagnosed HIV in the cohort was 4.1%. No cases of undiagnosed HIV infection were identified. Despite guidelines, offer of HIV testing is low. Strategies to increase routine screening of patients presenting with an IC are needed. Individual case note prompts significantly increase HIV test offer; however, the effect is lost if the strategy is withdrawn.
New mixed finite elements for the discretization of piezoelectric structures or macro-fiber composites
Authors: Pechstein Astrid S , Meindlhumer Martin , Humer Alexander
Published: July 2018

We propose a new three-dimensional formulation based on the mixed tangential-displacement normal-normal-stress method for elasticity. In elastic tangential-displacement normal-normal-stress elements, the tangential component of the displacement field and the normal component of the stress vector are degrees of freedom and continuous across inter-element interfaces. Tangential-displacement normal-normal-stress finite elements have been shown to be locking-free with respect to shear locking in thin elements, which makes them suitable for the discretization of laminates or macro-fiber composites. In the current paper, we extend the formulation to piezoelectric materials by adding the electric potential as degree of freedom.
The Impact of School Nurses in Kentucky Public High Schools
Authors: Darnell Teena , Hager Kathy , Loprinzi Paul D.
Published: July 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between school nurse presence and graduation rates, absenteeism, and American College Test (ACT) scores. A state-wide survey of all public high schools was undertaken (participation rate of 99.1%). Survey data obtained from individual high schools provided information on the employment status of school nurses. In addition to nurse presence determined by the survey, open-access electronic databases were used to determine graduation rates, absenteeism, ACT scores, money spent per pupil, gender, race–ethnicity proportion, and incarceration data. Study findings showed a possible relationship between students attending schools with a full-time nurse and significantly higher graduation rates, lower absenteeism, and higher ACT scores. The study results suggest that school nurses may contribute not just to health outcomes but to improved academic and economic outcomes as well. Of course, future work is needed to confirm these assertions.
Engagement and interaction with online news: a case study of housing affordability discussions on Facebook
Authors: Vaughan Michael , Vromen Ariadne , Martin Fiona
Published: July 2018

Concerns about housing affordability in Australian capital cities have captured the public and political imagination. How, then, do ordinary citizens discuss the causes of and solutions to the increasing unaffordability of housing? This article examines evidence that branded Facebook channels provide a space for citizens to engage in everyday engagement and interaction on housing issues. We argue that studying branded, public Facebook pages, despite data access limitations, is an important way of tapping into broad citizen sentiment and understanding media influence on topical issues. We also find that different ways of framing housing affordability within news reporting are associated with different patterns of citizen engagement and interaction on Facebook. In particular, generational frames (critically linking housing affordability to either older people’s entrenched economic advantage or young people’s inability to save) are associated with high levels of user engagement, but the lowest level of discussion about policy solutions within dominant comment threads.
‘Not a film about my slackness’: Making sense of medically unexplained illness in youth using collaborative visual methods
Authors: Østbye Silje Vagli , Kvamme Maria Fredriksen , Wang Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson , Haavind Hanne , Waage Trond , Risør Mette Bech
Published: July 2018

Persistent medically unexplained symptoms have debilitating consequences for adolescents, dramatically altering their social world and future aspirations. Few studies have focused on social and moral aspects of illness experience relevant to adolescents. In this study, the aim is to explore these aspects in depth by focusing on a single case and to address how young people attempt to create social accountability in a search for meaning when facing illness and adversity. The study is based on a view of meaning as dialogically constituted during the research process, which calls for the use of collaborative film methodology and life-mode interviewing. With a dialogic–performative approach to a narrative emplotment of medically unexplained symptoms, we present Peter as intentional and purposive, and as a person who in a reflective process of meaning making claimed his own voice and developed his own strategies of coping with his illness. The analysis brings forward a narrative of suffering, hope and intentionality that is configured by the immediate limited possibilities of agency due to Peter’s medical condition. It is, however, configured to an even greater degree by aspirations, that is, to become an accountable person through social experiences and to meet sociocultural and moral expectations of being an adolescent. The study provides insight into relational and existential aspects of meaning making in dealing with contested illness in youth and points to the potential of visual and other experience-near methods for supporting adolescents in their coping attempts and in overcoming communication barriers in everyday life and clinical encounters.
Not talking about illness at meeting places in Norwegian community mental health care: A discourse analysis of silence concerning illness-talk
Authors: Ynnesdal Haugen Lill Susann , Haugland Vegard , Envy Andreas , Borg Marit , Ekeland Tor-Johan , Anderssen Norman
Published: July 2018

Research on the topic of not talking about psychosocial hardships describes the presence of ‘house rules’ against illness-talk in common areas in ‘meeting places’ (‘day centres’) in community mental health care. The aim of this article was to explore the complexity of not talking about psychosocial hardships (‘silence’) in meeting places in Norwegian community mental health care. The research team consisted of first-hand and academic knowers of community mental health care (participatory research team). We performed two series of focus group discussions with service users and staff of meeting places. The focus group interviews were analysed within a discourse analytic framework, and five discursive constructions were identified: (1) biomedical colonization of illness-talk, (2) restricted access for biomedical psychiatry and problem-talk in the common spaces of meeting places, (3) censorship of service users’ civil and human rights to freedom of speech, (4) protection from exploitation and burdens and (5) silent knowledge of the peer community. Based on the analysis, we suggest that not talking about illness (silence) entails a complexity ranging from under-privileging implications to promoting the interests of people who ‘use’ meeting places. For instance, restricting biomedical psychiatry may imply the unintended implication of further silencing service users, while silently shared understandings of hardships among peers may imply resistance against demands to speak to legitimize one’s situation. The discussion illuminates dilemmas related to silence that require critical reflexive discussions and continuous negotiations among service users, staff and policymakers in community mental health care.
A mixed methods pilot of Beat the Bugs: A community education course on hygiene, self-care and antibiotics
Authors: Eley Charlotte Victoria , Young Vicki Louise , Hayes Catherine Victoria , Parkinson Gill , Tucker Katie , Gobat Nina , McNulty Cliodna Ann Miriam
Published: July 2018

Background:

e-Bug is an international health education resource which support World Health Organization (WHO) public health recommendations by educating young people about microbes, hygiene and antibiotics use. The e-Bug team collaborated with Kingfisher Treasure Seekers to develop a six-session course for community groups called Beat the Bugs covering: microbes; hygiene; antibiotic use; and self-care. A pilot was used to inform further development and evaluation.

Methods:

Pilot courses with 9–12 adults with learning difficulties and young parents were delivered by community leaders and observed by researchers. Participants completed before and after knowledge questionnaires. Two participant focus groups and two course leader interviews explored views on the course and retention of knowledge.

Results:

Completed questionnaires and qualitative results showed an improvement in participant knowledge in each session; microbes and antibiotics sessions showed the greatest knowledge improvement. Self-care showed the greatest knowledge retention and participants reported behaviour change including an increase in appropriate hand-washing and tooth-brushing.

Conclusion:

The Beat the Bugs course is a useful intervention for communities to give individuals the knowledge and confidence to manage their own infection and change behaviour around hygiene, self-care and antibiotics. Beat the Bugs is freely available to download.
The use of motivational interviewing in improving medication adherence for individuals with asthma: a systematic review
Authors: Gesinde B , Harry S
Published: July 2018

Objective:

This review was conducted to examine current literature on the use of motivational interviewing (MI) as a strategy to promote individuals with asthma to make behavioral changes and improve health outcomes. This article systematically reviews empirical MI studies which were used to promote asthma medication adherence in children, adolescents, and adults.

Methods:

Studies were obtained from several databases. We searched CINAHL, MEDLINE, PyscINFO, PubMed, and Cochrane database for articles on the use of MI to improve asthma medication adherence in individuals diagnosed with moderate to severe asthma. Various combinations of the following search terms were used: motivational interviewing, asthma, medication adherence, medication non-adherence, and MI.

Results:

MI intervention showed evidence of improved self-efficacy, asthma, self-management, and positive behavior change for individuals diagnosed with asthma. The results suggest that MI is a feasible and promising approach to improve attitudes toward asthma medication adherence.

Conclusion:

The generally favorable results indicate MI merged with other interventions and support is effective in improving medication adherence and is also more sustainable than MI as a stand-alone intervention. Additional research is necessary to assess the effectiveness of MI in ensuring individuals fill their prescriptions and use their medications as recommended.
Coexistence of Neuromyelitis Optica and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report
Authors: Li Amy , McGranahan Tresa , Su Elaine , Kipp Lucas , Gold Carl A.
Published: July 2018

The occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) in a single patient is exceedingly rare. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman of East Asian descent with a prior diagnosis of ALS who developed an episode of unexplained hiccups and nausea and vomiting consistent with area postrema syndrome 3 months prior to the onset of acute transverse myelitis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed abnormal T2 hyperintensity and gadolinium enhancement at the cervicomedullary junction with extension to C3. Imaging was also notable for nonenhancing central cord T2 hyperintensity from T6 to T8 suggesting previous demyelination. The patient’s cerebrospinal fluid analysis was mildly inflammatory. She was found to have a positive NMO/aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G titer (cell-based assay) greater than 1:100 000, consistent with a diagnosis of NMO. The unusual coexistence of ALS and NMO prompts consideration of potential common pathological neuroinflammatory processes.
Cerebral imaging in paediatric mitochondrial disorders
Authors: Finsterer Josef , Zarrouk-Mahjoub Sinda
Published: July 2018

Objectives

Because the central nervous system (CNS) is the second most frequently affected organ in mitochondrial disorders (MIDs) and since paediatric MIDs are increasingly recognised, it is important to know about the morphological CNS abnormalities on imaging in these patients. This review aims at summarising and discussing current knowledge and recent advances concerning CNS imaging abnormalities in paediatric MIDs.

Methods

A systematic literature review was conducted.

Results

The most relevant CNS abnormalities in paediatric MIDs on imaging include white and grey matter lesions, stroke-like lesions as the morphological equivalent of stroke-like episodes, cerebral atrophy, calcifications, optic atrophy, and lactacidosis. Because these CNS lesions may be seen with or without clinical manifestations, it is important to screen all MID patients for cerebral involvement. Some of these lesions may remain unchanged for years whereas others may be dynamic, either in the sense of progression or regression. Typical dynamic lesions are stroke-like lesions and grey matter lesions. Clinically relevant imaging techniques for visualisation of CNS abnormalities in paediatric MIDs are computed tomography, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR spectroscopy, single-photon emission computed tomography, positron-emission tomography, and angiography.

Conclusions

CNS imaging in paediatric MIDs is important for diagnosing and monitoring CNS involvement. It also contributes to the understanding of the underlying pathomechanisms that lead to CNS involvement in MIDs.
Atrial arrhythmias are associated with increased mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Authors: Smith Benjamin , Genuardi Michael V. , Koczo Agnes , Zou Richard H. , Thoma Floyd W. , Handen Adam , Craig Ethan , Hogan Caroline M. , Girard Timothy , Althouse Andrew D. , Chan Stephen Y.
Published: July 2018

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a deadly vascular disease, characterized by increased pulmonary arterial pressures and right heart failure. Considering prior non‐US studies of atrial arrhythmias in PAH, this retrospective, regional multi‐center US study sought to define more completely the risk factors and impact of paroxysmal and non‐paroxysmal forms of atrial fibrillation and flutter (AF/AFL) on mortality in this disease. We identified patients seen between 2010 and 2014 at UPMC (Pittsburgh) hospitals with hemodynamic and clinical criteria for PAH or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and determined those meeting electrocardiographic criteria for AF/AFL. We used Cox proportional hazards regression with time‐varying covariates to analyze the association between AF/AFL occurrence and survival with adjustments for potential cofounders and hemodynamic severity. Of 297 patients with PAH/CTEPH, 79 (26.5%) suffered from AF/AFL at some point. AF/AFL was first identified after PAH diagnosis in 42 (53.2%), identified prior to PAH diagnosis in 27 (34.2%), and had unclear timing in the remainder. AF/AFL patients were older, more often male, had lower left ventricular ejection fractions, and greater left atrial volume indices and right atrial areas than patients without AF/AFL. AF/AFL (whether diagnosed before or after PAH) was associated with a 3.81‐fold increase in the hazard of death (95% CI 2.64–5.52, p < 0.001). This finding was consistent with multivariable adjustment of hemodynamic, cardiac structural, and heart rate indices as well as in sensitivity analyses of patients with paroxysmal versus non‐paroxysmal arrhythmias. In these PAH/CTEPH patients, presence of AF/AFL significantly increased mortality risk. Mortality remained elevated in the absence of a high burden of uncontrolled or persistent arrhythmias, thus suggesting additional etiologies beyond rapid heart rate as an explanation. Future studies are warranted to confirm this observation and interrogate whether other therapies beyond rate and rhythm control are necessary to mitigate this risk.
Scar endometriosis: A case report and literature review
Authors: De Pinho Cunha Paiva Sara , Cirilio Priscilla Benfica , Lage Giulia Campos , Das Chagas Angela Storino
Published: July 2018

Introduction:

Surgical scar endometrioma is defined as the presence of an endometrial tissue near or inside an abdominal surgical incision. This is a rare clinical event that can occur in women after gynecological or obstetric surgery, with a global prevalence estimated at 0.01%–1%. The most prevalent clinical feature includes a painful mass with a cyclic pain that exacerbates with menstruation. The aim of this work is to facilitate the identification and support the diagnosis of abdominal wall endometrioma associated with the cesarean section scar, with basis on a case study of a tumor in the cesarean surgical scar of a patient who also complains of dyspareunia and menorrhagia.

Case report:

A 43-year-old female patient, G4PC4A0, with a single, rounded and painful subcutaneous nodule in the right inguinal region, on the cesarean section scar, which had progressively grown for two years. Patient also reported increased nodule size during menstrual period, associated with pain and menorrhagia. In February 2016, a surgical procedure was performed and by the post-surgical evaluation, the patient had already presented a menstrual cycle and reported decrease in symptoms. Biopsy report brought findings compatible with endometriosis.

Conclusion:

According to the literature, the clinical picture of the patient confirms the suspected endometrioma. The set of signals and symptoms associated with well-specified additional tests allowed an early and efficient diagnosis. The knowledge of the disease and the adoption of these criteria may mean a reduced burden on health services, but mainly, improve the quality of life of patients.
Making the case for simulation: Unlocking carbon reduction through simulation of individual ‘middle actor’ behaviour
Authors: Owen Alice , Heppenstall Alison
Published: July 2018

This paper makes the case for agent-based modelling as a route to unlocking the potential of existing buildings to reduce energy demand and contribute to achieving carbon reduction targets. The construction of a model to simulate this system requires significant innovation in data collection and handling. The need to focus on ‘middle actors’ in construction – specifically the tradesmen who carry out repair, maintenance and renovation – in order to reduce energy demand in existing buildings is described. This is the first work that proposes to simulate these actors. After identifying this opportunity, the paper considers what modelling techniques are required to describe the possible effects of changes to middle actor behaviour across the construction industry. Having discussed the different types of data needed, the paper uses the ‘overview, design, detail’ approach to describe how an agent-based model might be developed, using rule sets derived from middle actor data. Finally, the types of interventions that might be tested are outlined, indicating how policy and practice could be informed by the proposed modelling approach.
Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence
Authors: Holmes Sophie E. , Scheinost Dustin , DellaGioia Nicole , Davis Margaret T. , Matuskey David , Pietrzak Robert H. , Hampson Michelle , Krystal John H. , Esterlis Irina
Published: July 2018

Background

Neuroimaging studies have revealed that disturbances in network organization of key brain regions may underlie cognitive and emotional dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Examining both brain structure and function in the same population may further our understanding of network alterations in PTSD.

Methods

We used tensor-based morphometry and intrinsic connectivity distribution to identify regions of altered volume and functional connectivity in unmedicated individuals with PTSD ( n = 21) and healthy comparison participants ( n = 18). These regions were then used as seeds for follow-up anatomical covariance and functional connectivity analyses.

Results

Smaller volume in the cerebellum and weaker structural covariance between the cerebellum seed and the middle temporal gyrus were observed in the PTSD group. Individuals with PTSD also exhibited lower whole-brain connectivity in the cerebellum, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) and medial prefrontal cortex. Functional connectivity in the cerebellum and grey matter volume in the dlPFC were negatively correlated with PTSD severity as measured by the DSM-5 PTSD Checklist (PCL-5; r = −.0.77, r = − 0.79). Finally, seed connectivity revealed weaker connectivity within nodes of the central executive network (right and left dlPFC), and between nodes of the default mode network (medial prefrontal cortex and cerebellum) and the supramarginal gyrus, in the PTSD group.

Conclusion

We demonstrate structural and functional alterations in PTSD converging on the PFC and cerebellum. Whilst PFC alterations are relatively well established in PTSD, the cerebellum has not generally been considered a key region in PTSD. Our findings add to a growing evidence base implicating cerebellar involvement in the pathophysiology of PTSD.
“Throne” of Apollo Amyklaios Provenance of the Stones: Preliminary Conclusions
Authors: Kokkorou-Alevras Georgia
Published: July 2018

Ένας από τους στόχους που τέθηκαν στο τρέχον ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα του ιερού του Αμυκλαίου Απόλλωνα που διεξάγεται με τη διεύθυνση του καθηγ. Α. Δεληβορριά, είναι η εξακρίβωση της προέλευσης των λίθων που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν στην ανέγερση των κτηρίων και των υπόλοιπων λίθινων κατασκευών –αναλημματικών τοίχων, θεμελιώσεων κ.ά.– του χώρου. Για τον ασφαλή προσδιορισμό του υλικού, κυρίως του μαρμάρου στο οποίο έχουν λαξευθεί τα αρχιτεκτονικά μέλη του “Θρόνου” του Απόλλωνα και του “Βωμού”, ξεκίνησε συνεργασία με τον δρ Γιάννη Μανιάτη, διευθυντή του Εργαστηρίου Αρχαιομετρίας του Ε.Κ.Ε.Φ.Ε. «Δημόκριτος» και τον συνεργάτη του κ. Δ. Ταμπακόπουλο.Τα προκαταρκτικά συμπεράσματα αυτής της συνεργασίας είναι τα ακόλουθα. Κατ’ αρχάς από την απλή οπτική παρατήρηση των αρχιτεκτονικών μελών που βρίσκονται κατά χώραν ή φυλάσσονται στο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Σπάρτης και στην αποθήκη Αρδάμη της Ε´ ΕΠΚΑ, διαπιστώνεται η λάξευσή τους σε σκοτεινότερο και ανοικτότερο φαιό μαρμάρο, καθώς και σε λευκόφαιο (εικ. 1-3, 6, 8-11). Τα μάρμαρα αυτά φαίνονται συγγενή με εκείνα των γειτονικών λατομείων του Ταϋγέτου, στις θέσεις «Γυναίκα» και «Πλατυβούνι», και για τον λόγο αυτό έγινε δειγματοληψία, τόσο από τα αρχιτεκτονικά μέλη των οικοδομημάτων του Αμυκλαίου όσο και από θέσεις και των δύο αυτών λατομείων, προκειμένου να πραγματοποιηθεί ισοτοπική ανάλυση. Ιδιαίτερα πιθανή φαίνεται η προέλευση του μαρμάρου από το λατομείο στη θέση «Γυναίκα» που σύμφωνα με ενδείξεις ήταν σε λειτουργία ήδη κατά τους αρχαϊκούς χρόνους. Μάλιστα, το μάρμαρο των σύνθετων κιονοκράνων, όπως π.χ. του κιονοκράνου αρ. ευρ. 929 στο Μουσείο της Σπάρτης (εικ. 6), είναι πολύ πιθανό να προέρχεται από το λατομείο στη «Γυναίκα», όπου εντοπίζεται μάρμαρο σκοτεινού φαιού χρώματος που διατρέχεται από λεπτότατες, παράλληλες, κατακόρυφες φλέβες ακόμη σκοτεινότερου φαιού χρώματος. Ωστόσο, παρόμοιο μάρμαρο υπάρχει και στο «Πλατυβούνι», λείπουν όμως οι ενδείξεις για τόσο πρώιμη λειτουργία των λατομείων αυτής της θέσης. Εξάλλου, άγνωστη είναι μέχρι στιγμής η προέλευση του ανοιχτού χρώματος, λευκόφαιου, μαρμάρου που απαντά σε μερικά από τα αρχιτεκτονικά μέλη του Αμυκλαίου, όπως το τμήμα σίμης αρ. ευρ. 482β (εικ. 8) και το τμήμα θριγκού με τρίγλυφο και μετόπη αρ. ευρ. Λ 136 (εικ. 9). Τέλος το λευκόφαιο μάρμαρο των αρχιτεκτονικών μελών, όπως του κυματίου αρ. ευρ. Λ 421 (εικ. 10) και της σίμης αρ. ευρ. Λ 411 (εικ. 11), πιθανόν να προέρχεται από τα λατομεία των Δολιανών στην Αρκαδία. Ωστόσο, λατομεία λευκού μαρμάρου υπάρχουν και στη Μάνη, καθώς και στα Βρέσθαινα και στα Χρύσαφα της Λακωνίας. Μόνο όμως τα τελικά αποτελέσματα των ισοτοπικών αναλύσεων του «Δημόκριτου» θα μας δώσουν ασφαλείς απαντήσεις. Εξάλλου, στους αναλημματικούς τοίχους του ιερού έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί κροκαλοπαγής λίθος (εικ. 4-5) που απαντά στη γύρω περιοχή.
Ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα Αμυκλών
Authors: Δεληβορριάς Άγγελος , Βλίζος Σταύρος
Published: July 2018

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ΣΥΧΝΟΤΗΣ ΜΟΛΥΝΣΕΩΣ ΤΩΝ ΚΥΝΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΤΑΙΝΙΑΣ ΕΧΙΝΟΚΟΚΚΟΥ - ΠΡΟΦΥΛΑΞΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΘΕΛΜΙΝΘΙΚΗ ΑΓΩΓΗ
Authors: ΠΑΠΑΣΠΥΡΟΥ ΣΠ.
Published: July 2018

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ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΣΠΕΡΜΑΤΟΣ ΔIA ΔΙΟΞΕΙΔΙΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΑΚΟΣ
Authors: ΒΛΑΧΟΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ
Published: July 2018

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ΣΥΓΚΡΙΤΙΚΑ ΠΕΙΡΑΜΑΤΑ ΠΑΧΥΝΣΕΩΣ ΧΟΙΡΩΝ ΦΥΛΩΝ LANDSCHWEIN ΚΑΙ EDELSCHWEIN
Authors: ΔΗΜΑΚΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Ι. , ΚΑΛΑΪΣΑΚΗΣ Π. , ΖΕΡΒΑΣ Ν.
Published: July 2018

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MECANISMOS DE GESTÃO AMBIENTAL: DA AVALIAÇÃO À VALORAÇÃO AMBIENTAL / MECHANISMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: FROM EVALUATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Authors: Gonçalves Djane De Souza Lima , Gonçalves Tiago Estevam
Published: July 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir as abordagens teóricas e metodológicas das ferramentas de gestão ambiental, com enfoque na avaliação ambiental e nos métodos de valoração ambiental com viés da economia ambiental e da economia ecológica. Proposta. Considerara-se que a temática interessa à Geografia, à Economia e à Ecologia, assim como a outros profissionais envolvidos com pesquisas voltadas ao meio ambiente. Parte-se das premissas ecológicas na gestão do meio ambiente, bem como sua aplicabilidade torna-se um instrumento para o tratamento das questões relacionadas à degradação ambiental. Reconhece-se a iminência de medidas que possibilite proteger os ecossistemas, um objetivo que pode ser alcançado através de caminhos que introduzam novos paradigmas e leituras sobre as relações economia-natureza. Deste modo, os estudos sobre os mecanismos que contribuem para uma significativa gestão ambiental precisam avançar e ganhar novos embasamentos. Assim, a incorporação dos conteúdos econômicos e ecológicos contribui para os trabalhos relativos à Gestão Ambiental.
SUSTENTABILIDADE DE BAIRROS: UMA ANÁLISE EM CAMPO MOURÃO-PR, BRASIL / SUSTAINABILITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS: AN ANALYSIS IN CAMPO MOURÃO-PR, BRAZIL
Authors: Mezzomo Maristela Denise Moresco , Borges Junior Marcos Antonio , Gonçalves Artur Jorge De Jesus
Published: July 2018

A temática sustentabilidade, no âmbito dos debates internacionais, tem destacado significativamente aspectos ligados as cidades, como questões de ineficiência de planejamento, ocupações desordenas, precarização das habitações, degradação ambiental e inseguranças sociais. Neste mesmo contexto, se desenvolveu a ideia de sustentabilidade de bairros, que visa analisar aspectos ligados a sustentabilidade em uma escala de maior detalhe, o bairro. Nesta perspectiva, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a sustentabilidade de dois bairros da cidade de Campo Mourão, Paraná. Foram aplicados indicadores selecionados a partir de princípios e premissas publicados em documentos internacionais. Como resultados, foi verificado que os bairros apresentam semelhanças em termos estruturais, porém não atendem a totalidade de indicadores aplicados. Esta situação reflete uma condição crescente verificada em cidades brasileiras, em que os bairros têm deixado de ganhar importância funcional em termos de mobilidade e infraestrutura de saúde, educação e lazer.
Vida y subjetividad: Los Descartes de Michel Henry
Authors: Lipsitz Mario
Published: July 2018

Con el ego cogito sum, Descartes ha buscado ofrecer un suelo seguro para la edificación del conocimiento científico. Sin embargo, la problemática así instaurada ha olvidado totalmente, como señala Heidegger, elucidar el sentido de ser de ese sum.

Puede decirse que toda la obra de Michel Henry constituye una tentativa profundamente original de plantear la cuestión del ego sum sobre un contexto verdaderamente ontológico. Es en esta medida que su meditación sobre la obra y el proyecto cartesiano ocupa un lugar central y permanente. Henry nos descubre en L'essence de la Manifestation (1964) y en Phénoménologie du Corps un Descartes cuyo proyecto, basado irreflexivamente sobre un procedimiento intuicionista identifica verdad con evidencia y predetermina así su investigación como una imposible tentativa de exhibir el fundamento bajo la luz. Imposible, pues el fundamento, afirma Henry, el ser del ego, es invisible. Esto es lo que ha comprendido el Descartes al que nos abre Henry en su “Généalogie de la Psychanalyse” (1985): el ser del sum no es un “qué” susceptible de ser dado por un ver sino un “como” que se revela sin mediación a sí mismo como pathos: el aparecerse a si de la vida en la inmanencia de su afectividad.
Amateur and Professional Ice Hockey Player Hydration Status and Urine Specific Gravity Values Before and After Training in Winter Conditions
Authors: Ozoliņa Lilita , Pontaga Inese , Ķīsis Igors
Published: July 2018

The aim of our investigation was to determine and compare the pre- and post- training body hydration status in professional and amateur male ice hockey players consumed the drinks according to their thirst sensation in winter conditions. Materials and methods: 11 amateur and 23 professional ice hockey players participated in the investigation. The players were weighted before and after training using precise scales. The body mass composition of every athlete was determined by the body composition analyzer. Every player collected mid–stream urine specimens before and after the training. Urine specific gravity (USG) was measured by urine refractometer. Results: 56% of the professional ice hockey players and 82% of amateur players were hypohydrated before training according to their USG values ≥ 1.020, 5% of professional players were dehydrated their USG values ≥ 1.030. After the training with duration of 1.5 hours the mean body mass decreased for 0.9±0.5% of pre– training value in amateur players and for 1.6±0.8% in professionals (p=0.005). After the training the professional players’ hydration status worsened: 66% were hypohydrated and 26% dehydrated according to USG, the mean USG after training was significantly higher than before it (p=0.011). USG after training did not change in amateur players: their mean USG values before and after training did not differed significantly (p=0.677). Conclusions: Fluid uptake according to thirst sensation in winter conditions cannot compensate the fluid loss at rest and during training especially in professional ice hockey players. The body mass loss exceeded value critical for performance - 2 % in one third part of professionals. The differences between two groups can be explained by higher intensity of exercises during training, the better physical conditioning and greater sweating rate in professional players in comparison with amateurs, which causes close to twice greater uncompensated fluid loss in professionals than in amateurs.
Postfeminism – for whom or by whom?
Authors: Glapka Ewa
Published: July 2018

This article explores postfeminism in the context of beauty consumption in the Global South. Advocating a transnational feminist perspective, it construes incorporation of postfeminism into the Global South in two senses - as the reception of a globally circulated discourse and as the embodiment(s) of it in different dimensions of lived femininity. Specifically, it examines how postfeminism is interpreted by black South African women in their beauty consumption. A combined, discursive-and-embodied approach is advanced to transcend the body/discourse binary and hence reflect on the intricate relationship between postfeminist discourse and the body in which it materialises. The article concludes by discussing the discursive dynamics of arriving at the subjective understanding(s) of the Western cultural logic of postfeminism in the cultural reality of postcolonial Africa, and by suggesting the methodology of research on discourse and beauty.
8. SINIF BASİT MAKİNELER ÜNİTESİNE YÖNELİK BAŞARI TESTİ GELİŞTİRME: GEÇERLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: OZKAN Emin Berk , ERYILMAZ MUŞTU Özlem
Published: July 2018

Bu araştırmanın amacı,
Fen Bilimleri öğretim programı 8. Sınıf “Basit Makineler” ünitesinde yer alan
konu kazanımları dikkate alınarak, çoktan seçmeli sorulardan oluşan bir ünite
başarı testi geliştirmektir. 2016 – 2017 TEOG konuları kapsamında yapılan
değişiklik, Fen Bilimleri dersinde mevcut ünitelere “Basit Makineler” ünitesinin
de eklenmesi yönündedir. Bu değişiklikle beraber konu kazanımlarını tam ve
sınıf seviyesine uygun olarak içermeyen konu başarı testleri olmasına neden
olmaktadır. Bu çalışmada MEB tarafından belirlenen konu kazanımlarına uygun çoktan
seçmeli Basit Makineler Ünite Başarı Testi (BMÜBT) geliştirilmiştir. İlk olarak
seçilen ünite kapsamında MEB tarafından belirlenen kazanımlar dikkate alınarak,
her kazanıma en az üç adet soru gelecek şekilde madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur.
Kazanımlara uygunluk için belirtke tablosu oluşturulmuştur. Oluşturulan madde
havuzunun kapsam geçerliliğini sağlamak için bir uzman görüş formu oluşturulmuş
ve hazırlanan sorular uzman görüşüne sunulmuştur. Uzman görüşü sağlandıktan
sonra 243 öğrenciyle pilot çalışması yapılmıştır. Test sonuçlarının güvenirlik
katsayı (KR-20) ,882 olarak bulunmuştur. Yapılan madde analizi (Iteman) sonucunda
BMÜBT’nin geçerli ve güvenilir sonuçlara ulaşıldığını göstermektedir. Sonuç
olarak BMÜBT hem bilimsel çalışmalarda hem de öğretmenlerin sınıf içi
değerlendirme süreçlerinde kullanabilecekleri geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm
aracıdır.
Questionários de qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde na doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (dpoc): revisão de literatura
Authors: Carneiro Ana Cláudia Costa , Costa Marina Santos , Costa Daniel Machado Ferreira , Carneiro Laís Costa , Camelier Aquiles
Published: July 2018

Introdução: Pacientes com DPOC geralmente experimentam uma diminuição na qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QVRS) a partir da percepção própria de que se sentem limitados em algum aspecto de suas vidas. Objetivo: Analisar as produções científicas que abordam o uso de questionários de qualidade de vida para acompanhar evolução de doença em portadores de Doenças Pulmonares Obstrutivas Crônicas. Métodos e Materiais: Revisão Não Sistemática da literatura incluindo artigos nos idiomas inglês, português e espanhol, a partir das bases de dados Medline, SciELO e Lilacs, no período de 1998 a 2017, além de livros técnicos que versam sobre o assunto. Foram utilizados os termos: “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”, “quality of life”, “specific health-related quality of life questionnaires”.  Resultados/Síntese dos dados: Os 39 artigos encontrados foram organizados em duas seções, a saber: estudos de validação de questionários de qualidade de vida (n=22) e estudos de comparação entre instrumentos genéricos e específicos para avaliação de qualidade de vida (n=17). Conclusões: A avaliação da qualidade de vida deve ser incorporada ao seguimento clínico, uma vez que a doença crônica repercute nas diversas dimensões da vida dos pacientes. Os questionários específicos de qualidade de vida dão uma melhor dimensão das condições de saúde no portador de DPOC no que se refere a sua relação com a doença.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORRUPTION AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN BRAZIL: SOME RESPONSES AGAINST CORRUPTION
Authors: Ribeiro Marilda Rosado de Sá , Azevedo Carolina Araújo de
Published: July 2018

Mobilizing investment and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable development should be one of the priority targets for all countries. The financial-economic market growth is one of the key features of contemporary society, where social, political, and economic activities easily acquire worldwide dimension.  Investment Law focuses various aspects of such drives, among other rule of law in different jurisdictions which faces recent developments, as well as multilateral agreements and the soft law that serves as a background for legal transplants and innovation. The analysis made by investors includes risk evaluation. Among other jurisdictions, Latin America and specially Brazil may be included among the hot spots for investments. Between other topics, corruption rating and scandals are scrutinized by investors, showing a widespread example of the dynamic and speed of worldwide negative impact of such events. As a result, fighting corruption has become a policy priority for countries over the past two decades and extensive reform efforts have been launched. Corruption undermines policies and programs that aim to reduce poverty; therefore attacking corruption is critical to achieving poverty reduction, and attracting investments.  This article aims to discuss the characteristics of a foreign and international investment and underlines some aspects of corruption; worldwide responses against corruption are also reported, taking into account the fact that the world is globalized and interdependent;  An overview of anti-corruption efforts in Brazil is provided.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CURRENT TRENDS ON BRAZILIAN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS
Authors: Araújo Nádia de , Saldanha Fabiola I. Guedes de C.
Published: July 2018

This work aims to present the recent changes and the current trends of Brazilian Private International Law in the area of international contracts with especial focus on the enforcement of Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in Brazilian legal order. Historically, the recognition of party autonomy in Private International Law has not been uniformily recognized. While since 1996, with the enforcement of the new Arbitration Law, party autonomy has been increasingly accepted in terms of international arbitration, jurisprudence on the choice of law and the choice of court clauses does not show the same progress. In fact, despite of important documents which have already been signed by the government, Brazilian Private International Law of Contracts still dates from 1942. Such contrast with internal material law represents a challenge for the full recognition of Party Autonmy in Brazilian Private International Law.
AN ATTEMPT FOR THE PROTECTION OF SEXUAL DIVERSITY IN BRAZILIAN LAW
Authors: Pereira Marcos Vinicius Torres
Published: July 2018

This article intends to talk about a democratic initiative of the Brazilian Bar Association to promote human rights and sexual diversity in Brazil.  Brazil is walking up the road to protect LGBTI citizens and to legally recognize same-sex couples.  The country has guaranteed many rights to homosexual couples and their children, but the lack of a specific act to rule these matters is a problem in a country whose legal system is still very dependent to legal acts and positivism.  This work tries to show the state of art of homosexual couples’ rights in Brazil and how the proposal of a new statute to protect the rights of LGBTI people, in all aspects of their daily life could protect them and contribute for a democratic society.
LE PRINCIPE DE LA TOLÉRANCE COMME CONTOUR DE L’ORDRE PUBLIC: LA CIRCULATION DES MODÈLES FAMILIAUX AU BRÉSIL
Authors: Mônaco Gustavo Ferraz de Campos
Published: July 2018

L'applicabilité d'une loi étrangère dans les relations familiales - dans laquelle les différences entre les normes de deux systèmes juridiques sont en preuve en raison des aspects culturels et sociologiques - génère place pour la discussion sur les limites et les valeurs de l’ordre publique comme une exception. Dans ce contexte, la tolérance apparaît comme un outil pertinent pour une compréhension plus profonde du principe de l’ordre publique.
THE QUEST FOR DYNAMISM IN CONTEMPORARY LAW: MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF LEGAL CERTAINTY
Authors: Arlota Alexandre Sales Cabral
Published: July 2018

The legal principles’ evolution towards a post-positivist conception has led to the acknowledgement of their normative power. Although such movement has made legal systems better suited in reaching decisions adapted to contemporary societies, it has casted uncertainty upon allowing the vague use of abstract expressions, which the concrete meaning is difficult to understand. In this sense, it is necessary that the possible meanings of each legal principle be narrowed down and that a proper method be coined for weighting legal principles that eventually collide. The scope of this academic paper is to address legal certainty in its multiple dimensions, in the attempt to unveil its essential meanings.
ARBITRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY IN BRAZIL: A STUDY BASED ON ‘LULA CASE’
Authors: Lins Carolina Barreira
Published: July 2018

This work examines the subject of jurisdiction and arbitrability of issues related to energy and natural resources in the world, in order to enhance the arbitration institute in Brazil. The study is based on a recent case pending in Brazilian courts, named “Lula case”, which refer to a dispute between the State and concessionaires that grant the right to explore and produce oil and gas in a determined area. The presence of arbitration clauses in the concession contracts for exploration and production of oil and gas in Brazil raises questions related to the disposability of the rights concerned. It is paramount to set benchmarks on arbitral tribunals’ power to decide on these matters and to define to what extent arbitral awards may defy public policy, national sovereignty over natural resources and national courts’ jurisdiction to render decisions in this regard. Otherwise, the randomness of judicial decisions makes the arbitration clause ineffective. Moreover, the Lula case arises substantive issues related to the necessity to protect investors in the oil and gas industry, since acts arguably connect to the State policy power may cause damages to the private parties. The work critically examines the decision given by national courts so far and proposes an international approach to face situations involving the State and the necessity to protect investors in the oil and gas industry.
LA DÉMOCRATIE, L’INTOLÉRANCE POLITIQUE ET LES DROITS HUMAINS : LE BRESIL ET LA CRISE ACTUELLE
Authors: Bittar Eduardo C. B.
Published: July 2018

L’atmosphère d’intolérance dans les démocraties contemporaines est incompatible avec le concept de démocratie, dans un sens plus large ; ce qui présente clairement la corrélation étroite entre la démocratie et les droits humains, et aussi comme la négation des droits humains sont révélés dans les périodes de  crise économique et politique. Cet article essaie de traiter de la question de la démocratie dans la vie quotidienne, en abordant des questions de politique actuelle dans la réalité brésilienne contemporaine.
Het beschavingsoffensief van de Hogere Burgerschool
Authors: Blokker Jan
Published: July 2018

The HBS (Higher Burger School), set up by the law of 2 May 1863, intended to civilize the upper middle class. Its curriculum devoted much time to ‘modern’ subjects, particularly the natural sciences. The legislator aspired to establish the new educational system into the most remote corners of the country. In liberal circles, the view prevailed that the Netherlands had fallen behind the neighbouring countries in terms of general development. They considered their educational reforms part of a program of general rejuvenation of society. The success of the program relied on the enthusiastic cooperation of local drivers, eager to give their own community a prominent place in a progressive, civilized world. Establishment of a modern school, the Higher Civil School, was for many liberal-inspired local authorities therefore a very desirable purpose.
Gepromoveerd aan de universiteit, gevormd op de hbs
Authors: Boeles Ester
Published: July 2018

The Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam recently received a collection of lecture notes from an early 20th century chemistry student by the name of Sybren Postma (1885-1963). Maybe even more interesting  are the additional documents that came with these notes. The collection contains newspaper clippings, photos, official documents relating to the Higher Burger School in Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam, and some other publications. These papers tell a story of social mobility and can be read as an example of the alleged role of the Dutch Higher Burger Schools in the schooling of a generation of academics. Postma, from humble descent, was the only child of four to go to the Higher Burger School. After his graduation he matriculated the University of Amsterdam. He managed to get a Ph.D. in Chemistry, but didn’t pursue an academic career. He returned instead to the hbs as a Chemistry teacher.