bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Dimensions of Pet-Owner Loyalty and the Relationship with Communication, Trust, Commitment and Perceived Value
Authors: Brown Bryan R.
Published: November 2018

Loyalty is one of the greatest intangible assets that any organization can possess and improving client loyalty is a primary marketing goal that can have a significant financial impact on any business. This quantitative study examined the mediating role of communication on the relationship between satisfaction and loyalty (attitudinal and behavioral) in veterinary clinics, along with the moderating roles of trust, commitment, perceived value, and relational characteristics. Responses collected from 351 pet-owners through social media were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that attitudinal loyalty (AL) has a strong positive relationship with communication at multiple points in a veterinary clinic, whereas the relationship with behavioral loyalty (BL) was not as clear. Additional findings suggest that AL, which is influenced by trust in the veterinarian, communication from staff members and commitment, has a strong positive relationship with behavioral intentions, increases the number of products and services that a pet-owner consumes at his or her primary veterinary clinic, and attenuates the role of cost in receiving veterinary care. These findings can help veterinary clinic owners and managers in developing and implementing relationship strategies that improve pet-owner loyalty.
Application of SIM, HSPIV, BTM, and BIV Techniques for Evaluations of a Two-Phase Air–Water Chute Aerator Flow
Authors: Yang James , Lin Chang , Kao Ming-Jer , Teng Penghua , Raikar Rajkumar V.
Published: November 2018

Four image-based techniques—i.e., shadowgraphic image method (SIM), high-speed particle image velocimetry (HSPIV), bubble tracking method (BTM), and bubble image velocimetry (BIV)—are employed to investigate an aerator flow on a chute with a 17° inclination angle. The study focuses on their applications to the following issues: (1) to explore the characteristic positions of three water–air interfaces; (2) to interpret the evolution process of air bubbles shed from the wedged tip of the air cavity; (3) to identify the probabilistic means for characteristic positions near the fluctuating free surface; (4) to explore the probability distribution of intermittent appearance of air bubbles in the flow; (5) to obtain the mean streamwise and transverse velocity distributions of the water stream; (6) to acquire velocity fields, both instantaneous and mean, of air bubbles; (7) to construct a two-phase mean velocity field of both water flow and air-bubbles; and (8) to correlate the relationship among the probability distribution of air bubbles, the mean streamwise and transverse velocity profiles of air bubbles, and water stream. The combination of these techniques contributes to a better understanding of two-phase flow characteristics of the chute aerator.
Transaction Costs, Modes, and Scales from Agricultural to Industrial Water Rights Trading in an Inland River Basin, Northwest China
Authors: Deng Xiaohong , Song Xiaoyu , Xu Zhongmin
Published: November 2018

Water transactions from agriculture to industry have become an important means to address water scarcity and improve water economic efficiency. Transaction costs (TCs) are one of the main factors preventing water markets from forming or efficiently operating. To evaluate the level of transactions costs, we set the appropriate transaction modes for cross-sector lever water trading and evaluated the TCs from agriculture to industry in the Heihe River Basin (HRB), an inland basin in northwest China. We found that the ranges of transaction costs per m3 of water ranged from 0.06 to 1.10 yuan, and the ratios of TCs to transaction prices ranged from 4.11% to 244.44%. The transaction scale should be more than 15,267 m3 or 29,888 m3 when the TC is at the lower or upper limit in the study area. When the transaction scales are set correctly, the range of the transaction costs will be in an acceptable range, and the proportion of TCs to transaction price will not exceed the 8% limit of the California Water Bank, which was employed as a comparison. The key restrictive factor of water trading in HRB may be the low transaction scale, followed by the high water TCs. The effects of improving water use efficiency in cross-sector trading could not neutralize the restrictions caused by the negative effects of small water demand transaction scales for undeveloped secondary industries in HRB. However, considering the industrial structure and development trends of the regional economy, the future driving force of water transactions across sectors likely lies in tertiary industries in HRB.
Sensitivity Analysis of the Battery Model for Model Predictive Control: Implementable to a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Authors: Sockeel Nicolas , Shi Jian , Shahverdi Masood , Mazzola Michael
Published: November 2018

Developing an efficient online predictive modeling system (PMS) is a major issue in the field of electrified vehicles as it can help reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gasses (GHG) emission, but also the aging of power-train components, such as the battery. For this manuscript, a model predictive control (MPC) has been considered as PMS. This control design has been defined as an optimization problem that uses the projected system behaviors over a finite prediction horizon to determine the optimal control solution for the current time instant. In this manuscript, the MPC controller intents to diminish simultaneously the battery aging and the equivalent fuel consumption. The main contribution of this manuscript is to evaluate numerically the impacts of the vehicle battery model on the MPC optimal control solution when the plug hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is in the battery charge sustaining mode. Results show that the higher fidelity model improves the capability of accurately predicting the battery aging.
Systèmes d'Information géographique et spéléologie : un outil évolué pour la gestion de l'espace karstique ?
Authors: Robbez-Masson Jean-Marc , Huttel Olivier , Levinet Célia , Plagnes David , Vaquer Cathy , Villaret Laurent
Published: November 2018

Current databases used by speleologists lack a cartographic dimension. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) make up for this inadequacy by allowing simultaneous management and spatial query of point, line and polygon entities. It is shown on a limited example in southern France the potential importance of these techniques in the field of karstology.
Karsts et paléokarsts du bassin de Mialet (Bordure Cévenole, Gard) : formation et évolution d'un karst démantelé
Authors: Bruxelles Laurent
Published: November 2018

Karsts and paleokarsts of the Mlalet basin (Cévennes, Gard, France) : formation and morphological evolution of an ancient karst cut by topographical surface. The Mialet basin is a limestone massif of 62 km2 on the edge of the Cévennes Mountains, made of 400 m of limestones and dolomites. Two allochtonous rivers (Gardons) cross and dissect it. Many caves are to be found at each level and their formation cannot be explained with today's topography. Surface karstic features (dolines) are rare but karstic fillings and many speleothems can be observed on the surface. These deposits are former karst (paleokarst) cut by rivers incision. Recent karstic systems are organized differently but new subterranean circulations sometimes flow in old galleries and declog them.
L'aquifère de la source du Lez : un réservoir d'eau... et de biodiversité
Authors: Malard Florian , Gibert Janine , Laurent Roger
Published: November 2018

La source du Lez est la principale source en eau potable pour la ville de Montpellier. Elle est exploitée depuis le 18e siècle, mais la quantité d'eau pompée a augmenté considérablement pendant les 30 dernières années. Cette source n'est pas seulement une ressource en eau potable mais un véritable réservoir de biodiversité. En effet, l'aquifère abrite une riche communauté d'organismes aquatiques souterrains (au moins 37 espèces) qui constitue un patrimoine vieux de plusieurs millions d'années. Les pompages effectués sur la source du Lez modifient l'importance et la nature des liaisons hydrauliques entre les différents systèmes annexes de l'aquifère. Ces conséquences peuvent fortement affecter la faune souterraine. Des études écologiques sont nécessaires afin de déterminer les effets de tels pompages sur la perte, la fragmentation et la connectivité des habitats de ce vaste écosystème karstique. Il est donc nécessaire de prendre en compte la faune souterraine dans les programmes de gestion des eaux souterraines.
Remplissages karstiques tectonisés de la région de Marseille
Authors: Monteau Raymond
Published: November 2018

Paleokarst fillings and tectonics in the Marseille area, France.

The paleokarst fillings in the Riou and Frioul archipelagoes, the coastal ranges of Marseilleveyre (Calanques) and Notre Dame de la Garde (the Bay of Marseille) show several examples of various tectonic mechanisms due to compressive stresses. A chronology of the various phases is described : compartment process, overlapping , tilting. These deformations and the several after-episodes observed can be dated between the Lower Eocene and the Upper Pleistocene, but it is still difficult to give a more precise date. The tertiary fillings show the action of local decompression and tilting in some cases. In the detailed study of the karstic lithified deposits two kinds of tectonised sequences are shown in connection with the local tectonics.
Les "glaciers de marbre" de Patagonie, Chili. Un karst subpolaire océanique de la zone australe
Authors: Maire Richard ,   Ultima Esperanza
Published: November 2018

The " marble glaciers " of Diego de Almagro (Chilean Patagonia). Example of a subpolar karst in hyperhumid climate.

The karst areas of Chilean Patagonia have remained virtually unknown until now because of their remoteness and very inhospitable climate. They are mainly located in two islands, Diego de Almagro and Madré de Dios, between latitude 52° and 50° South, with a subpolar and stormy climate "tempered" by heavy oceanic precipitations (7 m/year). In Diego de Almagro the Permian and Carboniferous limestones and dolomites have been transformed into marbles with lamprophyre dikes through contact metamorphism. Situated in the outer part of the archipelagoes, these long and narrow outcrops (0.5-2 km wide) are located between volcano-sedimentary formations of Upper Paleozoic (West) and the Mesozoic Patagonian batholit (East). The corallian paleoreefs are part of an accretionary prism of the Gondwana paleocontinent. The sutficial and underground karstification is one of the most spectacular ones in the world. The Karren (lapies) caused by the heavy rains can be 1-4 meter(s) wide and several hundred meters long for the solution runnels.

Moreover, we can often observe solution karrens both due to rain and wind direction : flat karren (horizontal laminar flow), cascading ripples (sloping laminar flow) and profiled solution forms. The sutficial solution velocity is about 3 mm / 50 years (from old painting traces near the quarry of Guarello, Madré de Dios) ; and the lamprophyres dikes (Diego de Almagro) put in relief through corrosion indicate a 40-60 cm surficial solution since the melting of pleistocene glaciers.
Changes in Preoperative Endoscopic and Percutaneous Bile Drainage in Patients with Periampullary Cancer Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Ontario: Effect on Clinical Practice of a Randomized Trial
Authors: Kagedan D.J. , Mosko J.D. , Dixon M.E. , Karanicolas P.J. , Wei A.C. , Goyert N. , Li Q. , Mittmann N. , Coburn N.G.
Published: November 2018

Background: In 2010, a multicentre randomized controlled trial reported increased postoperative complications in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PDE) patients undergoing preoperative biliary decompression (PBD). We evaluated the effect of that publication on rates of PBD at the population level. Methods: This retrospective observational cohort study identified patients undergoing PDE for malignancy, 2005–2013, linking them with administrative health care databases covering medical services for a population of 13.5 million. Patients undergoing PBD within 6 weeks before their surgery were identified using physician billing codes and were divided into those undergoing PDE before and after article publication, with a 6-month washout period. Chi-square tests were used to compare rates of PBD. Results: Of 1997 PDE patients identified, 963 underwent surgery before article publication, and 911, after (123 during the washout period). The rate of PBD was 47.5% before publication, and 41.6% after (p = 0.01). The lowest PBD rates occurred immediately after publication, in 2010 and 2011. Similar results were observed when the cohort was restricted to patients seen preoperatively by a gastroenterologist (n = 1412). Conclusions: Rates of PBD have declined a small, but significant, amount after randomized trial publication. Persistence of PBD might relate to suboptimal knowledge translation, the role of PBD in diagnosis of periampullary malignancy, and treatment of complications (cholangitis, severe hyperbilirubinemia) or anticipation of delay from diagnosis to surgery. The nadir in PBD rates after article publication and the subsequent rise suggest an element of transience in the effect of article publication on clinical practice. Further investigation into the reasons for persistent PBD is needed.
Controlling surface morphology and sensitivity of granular and porous silver films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS
Authors: Okeil Sherif , Schneider Jörg J
Published: November 2018

The design of efficient substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for large-scale fabrication at low cost is an important issue in further enhancing the use of SERS for routine chemical analysis. Here, we systematically investigate the effect of different radio frequency (rf) plasmas (argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, air and oxygen plasma) as well as combinations of these plasmas on the surface morphology of thin silver films. It was found that different surface structures and different degrees of surface roughness could be obtained by a systematic variation of the plasma type and condition as well as plasma power and treatment time. The differently roughened silver surfaces act as efficient SERS substrates showing greater enhancement factors compared to as prepared, sputtered, but untreated silver films when using rhodamine B as Raman probe molecule. The obtained roughened silver films were fully characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron (XPS and Auger) and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) as well as contact angle measurements. It was found that different morphologies of the roughened Ag films could be obtained under controlled conditions. These silver films show a broad range of tunable SERS enhancement factors ranging from 1.93 × 102 to 2.35 × 105 using rhodamine B as probe molecule. The main factors that control the enhancement are the plasma gas used and the plasma conditions, i.e., pressure, power and treatment time. Altogether this work shows for the first time the effectiveness of a plasma treatment for surface roughening of silver thin films and its profound influence on the interface-controlled SERS enhancement effect. The method can be used for low-cost, large-scale production of SERS substrates.
A story of data won, data lost and data re-found: the realities of ecological data preservation
Authors: Specht Alison , Bolton Matthew , Kingsford Bryn , Specht Raymond , Belbin Lee
Published: November 2018

This paper discusses the process of retrieval and updating legacy data to allow on-line discovery and delivery. There are many pitfalls of institutional and non-institutional ecological data conservation over the long term. Interruptions to custodianship, old media, lost knowledge and the continuous evolution of species names makes resurrection of old data challenging. We caution against technological arrogance and emphasise the importance of international standards.

We use a case study of a compiled set of continent-wide vegetation survey data for which, although the analyses had been published, the raw data had not. In the original study, publications containing plot data collected from the 1880s onwards had been collected, interpreted, digitised and integrated for the classification of vegetation and analysis of its conservation status across Australia. These compiled data are an extremely valuable national collection that demanded publishing in open, readily accessible online repositories, such as the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (http://www.tern.org.au) and the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA: http://www.ala.org.au), the Australian node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF: http://www.gbif.org). It is hoped that the lessons learnt from this project may trigger a sober review of the value of endangered data, the cost of retrieval and the importance of suitable and timely archiving through the vicissitudes of technological change, so the initial unique collection investment enables multiple re-use in perpetuity.
Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen science (Alien-CSI)
Authors: Roy Helen , Groom Quentin , Adriaens Tim , Agnello Gaia , Antic Marina , Archambeau Anne-Sophie , Bacher Sven , Bonn Aletta , Brown Peter , Brundu Giuseppe , López Bernat , Cleary Michelle , Cogălniceanu Dan , de Groot Maarten , De Sousa Tiago , Deidun Alan , Essl Franz , Fišer Pečnikar Živa , Gazda Anna , Gervasini Eugenio , Glavendekic Milka , Gigot Guillaume , Jelaska Sven , Jeschke Jonathan , Kaminski Dariusz , Karachle Paraskevi , Komives Tamas , Lapin Katharina , Lucy Frances , Marchante Elizabete , Marisavljevic Dragana , Marja Riho , Martín Torrijos Laura , Martinou Angeliki , Matosevic Dinka , Mifsud Clare , Motiejūnaitė Jurga , Ojaveer Henn , Pasalic Nataša , Pekárik Ladislav , Per Esra , Pergl Jan , Pesic Vladimir , Pocock Michael , Reino Luís , Ries Christian , Rozylowicz Laurentiu , Schade Sven , Sigurdsson Snorri , Steinitz Ofer , Stern Nir , Teofilovski Aco , Thorsson Johann , Tomov Rumen , Tricarico Elena , Trichkova Teodora , Tsiamis Konstantinos , van Valkenburg Johan , Vella Noel , Verbrugge Laura , Vétek Gábor , Villaverde Cristina , Witzell Johanna , Zenetos Argyro , Cardoso Ana Cristina
Published: November 2018

There is no sign of saturation in accumulation of alien species (AS) introductions worldwide, additionally the rate of spread for some species has also been shown to be increasing. However, the challenges of gathering information on AS are recognized. Recent developments in citizen science (CS) provide an opportunity to improve data flow and knowledge on AS while ensuring effective and high quality societal engagement with the issue of IAS (Invasive Alien Species). Advances in technology, particularly on-line recording and smartphone apps, along with the development of social media, have revolutionized CS and increased connectivity while new and innovative analysis techniques are emerging to ensure appropriate management, visualization, interpretation and use and sharing of the data. In early July 2018 we launched a European CO-operation in Science and Technology (COST) Action to address multidisciplinary research questions in relation to developing and implementing CS, advancing scientific understanding of AS dynamics while informing decision-making specifically implementation of technical requirements of relevant legislation such as the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on IAS. It will also support the EU biodiversity goals and embedding science within society. The Action will explore and document approaches to establishing a European-wide CS AS network. It will embrace relevant innovations for data gathering and reporting to support the implementation of monitoring and surveillance measures, while ensuring benefits for society and citizens, through an AS CS European network. The Action will, therefore, increase levels of participation and quality of engagement with current CS initiatives, ensuring and evaluating educational value, and improve the value outcomes for potential users including citizens, scientists, alien species managers, policy-makers, local authorities, industry and other stakeholders.
Impact d’une campagne nationale de promotion des Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs
Authors: Cogordan Chloé , Protais Caroline , Díaz Gómez Cristina , Obradovic Macha , Arwidson Alice , Nguyen-Thanh Viêt , Obradovic Ivana
Published: November 2018

Objectif : Les Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs (CJC) offrent un accompagnement aux jeunes présentant des addictions ainsi qu’à leurs familles. Une campagne de promotion de ce dispositif a été diffusée à deux reprises en 2015. Cet article se propose d’en évaluer l’impact sur la notoriété des CJC auprès des parents d’adolescents et sur le recours aux CJC. Méthodes : Trois sources ont été mobilisées : 1/ une enquête en trois vagues indépendantes (avant la campagne, après la première diffusion, après la seconde) par téléphone auprès de 500, 500 et 531 parents et adolescents afin d’évaluer l’impact sur la notoriété auprès des cibles, 2/ les données de sollicitations au service d’aide à distance Drogues Info Service, connecté à la campagne, pour observer les évolutions en matière de profils et de nombre, 3/ une enquête auprès des CJC, réunissant les informations de 3 747 consultations, pour comparer les profils des consultants venus grâce à la campagne ou non. Résultats : Avant la campagne, 15,98 % des parents avaient déjà entendu parler des CJC. Après les diffusions, cette part était inchangée parmi les parents non-exposés à la campagne et supérieure à 60 % parmi les parents exposés. Les autres sources ont montré notamment une plus grande implication des parents et une diversification des motifs de consultation. Conclusion : La campagne a permis d’augmenter la notoriété assistée du dispositif auprès des parents (public-cible). Les analyses secondaires suggèrent qu’elle a aidé à « décomplexer » le recours aux CJC par les parents, mais aussi par d’autres publics, comme les consommateurs de cocaïne.
Les interventions à domicile en Protection maternelle et infantile. Résultats d’une étude nationale
Authors: Saïas Thomas , Clavel Caroline , Dugravier Romain , Bonnard Augusta , Bodard Julie
Published: November 2018

Les services de Protection maternelle et infantile constituent en France la porte d’entrée en matière de prévention précoce dans la trajectoire de vie. Intervenant notamment à domicile, ils permettent d’offrir des services de prévention et de promotion de la santé aux familles accueillant un nouveau-né. Cet article présente les résultats d’une enquête nationale menée auprès des conseils départementaux français et portant sur l’intervention à domicile, son cadre, son contenu et ses limites. Soixante départements ont répondu à l’enquête. Les principaux résultats font état d’une difficulté actuelle pour rejoindre la population-cible et lui proposer des services adaptés. Les limites structurelles et fonctionnelles des services ne permettent pas de garantir l’universalité de ceux-ci, ni leur effet auprès des familles. Les interventions sont désormais ciblées en fonction de facteurs de vulnérabilité et les professionnels bénéficient de peu de cadrage et de supervision. La multiplicité des missions confiées à ces services ainsi que le manque d’investissements publics expliquent en partie les difficultés rencontrées par ces services pour renforcer l’action à domicile.
Quelles compétences et ressources pour les cadres de santé dans la gestion des situations à forte charge émotionnelle ?
Authors: Dujardin Pierre-Philippe , Lépine Valérie
Published: November 2018

À l’hôpital la question des émotions dans l’activité professionnelle est plutôt un impensé organisationnel qui oblige l’encadrement à des adaptations personnelles. Le cadre de santé, régulateur des relations de travail, est un catalyseur de nombreuses tensions. L’objectif est d’identifier les activités génératrices d’un travail émotionnel. Deux focus groups ont réuni 19 cadres de santé et permis de collecter 47 situations émotionnelles. L’analyse a identifié quatre registres d’activités génératrices d’émotions. À partir de trois critères (champ émotionnel, déclencheur et pouvoir d’agir) sont mis en évidence les vécus émotionnels de situations managériales. Les résultats sont présentés dans une dimension quantitative dont sont extraites cinq situations représentatives du corpus de données analysées qualitativement. L’étude met en évidence les ressources et les stratégies développées par les cadres de santé, même si celles-ci ne sont pas toujours conscientisées. Elle contribue à faire reconnaître le travail émotionnel inhérent à la fonction managériale. Elle établit des préconisations pour accompagner les cadres dans la gestion des situations génératrices d’émotions.
Prostitution : la loi comme sortie de secours
Authors: Perriot Christophe
Published: November 2018

La loi prévoit un accompagnement global renforcé pour les personnes désirant sortir de la pratique prostitutionnelle. Comment cela se passe-t-il ? Y a-t-il des limites matérielles, psychologiques, culturelles ? Récit d’un accompagnement.
Une classe sur le chemin de la coopération…
Authors: Le Pestipon Céline
Published: November 2018

Ce texte est le témoignage d’une enseignante en primaire qui fait le choix d’orienter sa pratique vers la coopération entre élèves grâce à la pédagogie institutionnelle. Cette démarche permet de faire exister dans le cadre de la classe des « institutions » qui sont autant de repères symboliques et concrets pour les enfants.
La quête des origines. Un ancrage psychique ?
Authors: Rigal Béatrice
Published: November 2018

Pour des personnes ayant été adoptées, la consultation de leur dossier d’origines représente plus qu’une simple lecture de faits. Tout comme le roman familial qui marque une phase dans la structuration psychique, ce moment s’apparente à une étape existentielle durant laquelle le sujet va se retrouver confronté à une partie de lui-même. Divers mécanismes psychiques vont alors être mis en place pour y faire face. Des exemples cliniques illustrent ces réactions et montrent que seul un accompagnement psychologique avec une écoute permet une élaboration psychique singulière dans la construction de son propre récit de vie.
Geriatric Psychiatry: Challenges and Rewards
Authors: Woolbert Ashley , Garrett Robert , Bakshi Rajbir
Published: November 2018

The number of older adults has been increasing in the United States and is expected to continue rising over the next few decades. Older adults with mental health or substance use disorders are also expanding in number, leading to a demand for more geriatric psychiatrists. With an already insufficient ratio of providers to geriatric patients, recruiting more specialists to the field is of imminent importance. Although geriatrics is a field with many challenges, these challenges and other aspects make it a rewarding one.

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Psychiatr Ann
. 2018;48(11):516–519.]
Use of Magnetic Growing Intramedullary Nails in Compression During Intercalary Allograft Reconstruction
Authors: Vercio Robert C. , Shields Troy G. , Zuckerman Lee M.
Published: November 2018

Traditionally, intercalary allograft reconstruction after tumor resection has had a high rate of complications, particularly nonunion. Plate and intramedullary nail fixation have been used alone and in combination to improve union rates. This study sought to evaluate a new technique that uses a magnetic growing intramedullary nail to compress the osteotomy sites to aid in healing and to answer 2 questions: (1) What is the union rate and the time to union when using magnetic growing intramedullary nails? (2) What complications occur with this technique? Eight patients with 15 osteotomy sites with a minimum follow-up of 14 months were retrospectively reviewed. Seven of the 8 patients underwent initial reconstruction with the magnetic nail, whereas 1 patient underwent treatment of a nonunion that occurred with prior carbon fiber nail fixation. Twelve of the 15 osteotomy sites had healed by an average of 9 months. Nonunions occurred in 2 patients with an associated failure of the hardware. One of these patients healed after revision surgery. Of the patients who healed at both sites, 1 had a fracture through the allograft, 1 had backing out of a locking screw that required removal, and 1 required a manipulation under anesthesia of the knee. Two patients underwent successful limb lengthening needed because of an expected limb-length discrepancy after healing occurred. Use of growing intramedullary nails in compression mode led to an 87% union rate at final follow-up with acceptable complications. This technique provides a viable alternative to standard nail and plate fixation when intercalary allografts are used. [
Orthopedics
. 2018; 41(6):330–335.]
Effect of Anterior Anchor on Clinical Outcomes of Type II SLAP Repairs in an Active Population
Authors: Arroyo William , Misenhimer Jennifer , Cotter Eric J. , Wang Kevin C. , Heida Kenneth , Pallis Mark P. , Waterman Brian R.
Published: November 2018

This study evaluated the role of anchor position in persistence of pain and/or revision biceps tenodesis after arthroscopic repair of type II superior labrum anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions and assessed for patient- and injury-specific variables influencing clinical outcomes. Active-duty service members who underwent arthroscopic repair of type II SLAP lesions between March 1, 2007, and January 23, 2012, were identified. Patients with less than 2-year clinical follow-up; type I, III, and IV SLAP lesions; and primary treatment with biceps tenodesis and/or rotator cuff repair at the time of index surgery were excluded. Demographic, preoperative, and operative variables, including anchor positions, were reviewed and evaluated for association with outcomes. Total failure rate (defined as either surgical and/or clinical failure), anchor position, and return to military function were the primary outcomes of interest. Forty-nine patients underwent type II SLAP repairs with a mean follow-up of 52.3 months. Forty-eight (97.9%) were men, and mean age was 35.2 years. Eleven patients (22%) underwent subsequent subpectoral biceps tenodesis. Forty patients (82%) returned to military function, whereas 9 patients (18%) had medical discharge for significant, rate-limiting, shoulder pain. Age was a significant predictor of surgical failure. Patients with anchor position anterior to the biceps attachment had no increased risk of clinical or surgical failure compared with patients with only posterior-based anchors. Anchor placement anterior to the biceps tendon was not associated with inferior outcomes. Younger age was shown to be a poor prognostic factor in patients' ability to return to active duty. Revision with biceps tenodesis showed significant utility in achieving good clinical outcomes and return to duty in more than 90% of patients. Patient-, injury-, and surgery-specific variables need to be identified as prognostic indicators so that clinical outcomes can continue to be improved. [
Orthopedics
. 2019; 42(1):e32–e38.]
Sociedad civil, tercer sector y entidades de acción social en España
Authors: Marbán Gallego Vicente
Published: November 2018

Teniendo en cuenta la perspectiva sociohistórica del concepto de sociedad civil en contraposición a otros órdenes como el estado natural, la sociedad doméstica, la eclesiástica o la incivilizada, estas páginas se centran básicamente en las relaciones de proximidad y sinergia entre la sociedad civil y el Tercer Sector cuyo resultado es un re forzamiento mutuo de sus espacios de acción que se refleja en la creciente significación de este sector, tanto en la reconstitución de la sociedad civil en la parcela de lo altruista, como en su aportación a los grandes agregados macroeconómicos. Por otro lado, se analiza la consistencia de esta relación tomando como referencia una exhaustiva revisión de estudios empíricos sobre el Tercer Sector dentro y fuera de nuestra fronteras y una investigación propia aplicada a las entidades de acción social en España. Estos referentes pretenden comprobar si es cierta la alta entropía conceptual y metodológica del Tercer Sector, la insuficiente superación de sus propios fallos y si su relación con la sociedad civil podría ser fruto de una moda de lo solidario en un contexto de deslegitimación del sector público.
Tessituras: da poética e da política nos espaços das migrações
Authors: Capinha Graça , Keating Clara , Lechner Elsa , Solovova Olga
Published: November 2018

Revisitando o artigo “Literatura e emigração: poetas emigrantes nos estados de Massachusetts e Rhode Island” (Capinha, 1993), este artigo, escrito a quatro mãos e três olhares distintos, ilustra como o olhar da literatura de/na emigração contribui para entender atos de identificação e significação nas sociedades contemporâneas permeadas por mobilidades. A escrita poética abre possibilidades de estudar espaços de fala, de escrita e de biografização que desvendam a natureza fundamentalmente política da experiência vivida migrante, singular e sujeita a híbridas estruturas sociais em mudança, sempre desiguais e violentas. Complexificado agora com o impacto das recentes migrações na imaginação do centro e periferia do Estado português, este texto alerta contra olhares fixos e monoglotas sobre línguas que manipulam e controlam, e chama a atenção para a linguagem em ação, num poien que assume a dimensão política do fazer linguístico local, em movimento e situado na história. “Dizer-se outra vez” forja espaços e respiração, onde poetas/escreventes/falantes se buscam por entre lugares e novas metáforas.
Écritures martiennes
Authors: Déléage Pierre
Published: November 2018

À la charnière du xixe et du xxe siècle, des médiums spirites, en Europe et aux États-Unis, affirmèrent être en mesure de communiquer avec des Martiens. Les dialogues avaient lieu en langue martienne et les médiums enregistraient leur contenu au moyen d’écritures elles aussi martiennes. L’analyse de ces langues et écritures employées par Catherine Élise Müller (plus connue sous le nom d’Hélène Smith) et Ida Cleaveland (un peu plus connue sous le nom de Mrs Smead), considérées dans cet article comme des langues et des écritures inventées, apporte un éclairage original sur les facteurs linguistiques et cognitifs qui contraignirent ces inventions à adopter des logiques sémiotiques semblables.
From icon to sign
Authors: Ferrara Silvia
Published: November 2018

This article offers a reconstruction of early language recording on Crete in the second millennium BCE, charting the development of the earliest attestations of script on the island and examining their relationship to elements of iconology, orderly codification, figurative representations and symbolic expression. From an interdisciplinary perspective, it is possible to reconstruct an autonomous path into script formation starting from an analysis of the designs on Prepalatial, but especially, Protopalatial Cretan seals (from the third millennium BCE to the beginning of the second). Cretan hieroglyphic is still an undeciphered script. Yet, despite this hurdle, it is possible to recognise the stage in which phonetic recording takes place, through an in-depth analysis of the archaeological record and the inscribed objects, and through an in-depth examination of the structural/semantic categories represented on the inscriptions. On this basis, it is possible to conclude that the earliest Cretan language, whatever it may be, harnesses existing iconography on seals to be part of the inventory of its signs.
Photocatalytic Properties of ZnO-TiO2 Composite Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis
Authors: Grabis Jānis , Letlena Anita , Šteins Ints , Lubāne Māra , Krūmiņa Aija
Published: November 2018

Thin films of ZnO, ZnO coated with TiO2 and ZnO modified with titania were prepared by using simple spray pyrolysis of zinc and titanium containing solutions. The photicatalytic activity of the obtained films was determined by degradation of MB solution under UV and simulated solar illumination. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO/TiO2 films depended on the content of titania, substrate surface roughness, surface area and deposition cycles. The highest activity under simulated solar light was detected for ZnO films containing 3 wt.% of TiO2.
Deep brain stimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder: A review of results by anatomical target
Authors: Borders Candace , Hsu Frank , Sweidan Alexander J. , Matei Emily S. , Bota Robert G.
Published: November 2018

Studies suggest deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a treatment modality for the refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is unclear where to place the DBS. Various sites are proposed for placement with the ventral capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) among the most studied. Herein, we aim to summarize both quantitative Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) data and qualitative descriptions of the participants’ symptoms when given. A literature search conducted via PubMed yielded 32 articles. We sought to apply a standard based on the utilization of YBOCS. This yielded 153 distinct patients. The outcome measure we focused on in this review is the latest YBOCS score reported for each patient/cohort in comparison to the location of the DBS. A total of 32 articles were found in the search results. In total, 153 distinct patients’ results were reported in these studies. Across this collection of papers, a total of 9 anatomic structures were targeted. The majority of studies showed a better response at the last time point as compared to the first time point. Most patients had DBS at nucleus accumbens followed by VC/VS and the least patients had DBS at the bilateral superolateral branch of the median forebrain bundle and the bilateral basolateral amygdala. The average YBOCS improvement did not seem to directly correlate with the percentile of patients responding to the intervention. Well-controlled, randomized studies with larger sample sizes with close follow up are needed to provide a more accurate determination for placement of DBS for OCD.
Dreaming about the body: Daniel 2:32–35 interpreted from a psychoanalytical perspective
Authors: Van der Zwan Pieter
Published: November 2018

Just as the text is layered by redactional processes and its effects by reception processes, so different meanings of the statue of a human body in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream can be psychoanalytically ‘excavated’. Following a typical psychoanalytical dream interpretation, the possibility has therefore been explored of the body referring to the king as an individual before it was reinterpreted as a societal, collective body, the latter serving as a defence against the anxiety which the former would cause. Re-experiencing these common, human, unconscious anxieties and processing them could facilitate psychological healing and health, especially in the postmodern, pluralistic and eco-threatened context, which the dream seems to adumbrate.
Traditional leadership and the Tokwe-Mukosi induced displacements: Finding the missing link
Authors: Tarisayi Kudzayi S.
Published: November 2018

There is increasing empirical evidence that the relocation of the victims of the Tokwe-Mukosi floods in Zimbabwe was marred by a combination of challenges. These challenges are argued in this article to have resulted from the adoption of Eurocentric models by government and non-governmental organisation technocrats and experts while relegating traditional leadership and the lived experiences of the displaced to the shadows. The writer provides a summary and critique of the Elizabeth Colson–Thayer Scudder four-stage model and Michael Cernea’s Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction Model. This article argues that traditional leadership is the missing link in disaster-induced displacement and its integration can overcome most of the challenges faced by the displaced in Zimbabwe. Traditional leadership in Zimbabwe can be traced to precolonial states and it has survived the colonial and postcolonial epochs. The study was guided by the Afrocentric theoretical framework. The case for the integration of traditional leadership was buttressed by numerous arguments. Among these arguments include proximity of traditional leadership to the displaced, the Zunde raMambo concept and ubuntu, among others.
Symmetric Union Diagrams and Refined Spin Models
Authors: Collari Carlo , Lisca Paolo
Published: November 2018

An open question akin to the slice-ribbon conjecture asks whether every ribbon knot can be represented as a symmetric union. Next to this basic existence question sits the question of uniqueness of such representations. Eisermann and Lamm investigated the latter question by introducing a notion of symmetric equivalence among symmetric union diagrams and showing that non-equivalent diagrams can be detected using a refined version of the Jones polynomial. We prove that every topological spin model gives rise to many effective invariants of symmetric equivalence, which can be used to distinguish infinitely many Reidemeister equivalent but symmetrically non-equivalent symmetric union diagrams. We also show that such invariants are not equivalent to the refined Jones polynomial and we use them to provide a partial answer to a question left open by Eisermann and Lamm.
Holomorphic Vanishing Theorems on Finsler Holomorphic Vector Bundles and Complex Finsler Manifolds
Authors: Shen Bin
Published: November 2018

In this paper, we investigate the holomorphic sections of holomorphic Finsler bundles over both compact and non-compact complete complex manifolds. We also inquire into the holomorphic vector fields on compact and non-compact complete complex Finsler manifolds. We get vanishing theorems in each case according to different certain curvature conditions. This work can be considered as generalizations of the classical results on Kähler manifolds and hermitian bundles.
Gyekye’s moderate communitarianism: a case of radical communitarianism in disguise
Authors: Ansah Richard , Mensah Modestha
Published: November 2018

Classical/radical communitarians argue that the community is morally supreme - whenever there is conflict between the interests of the individual and those of the community, the interests of the community come first. This is called the community primacy thesis. Kwame Gyekye, a reputable African philosopher, has argued otherwise. He believes that it is extreme and hyperbolic when radical communitarians emphasize the moral supremacy of the community and its values over the individual’s (morality). He proposes moderate communitarianism, a theory, he believes, maintains the well-being of the community as a whole, and at the same time gives equal recognition to the individual and his or her rights. Moderate communitarianism balances responsibilities with rights. In this article, we argue that Gyekye’s moderate communitarianism re-echo’s the radical version he criticizes and rejects.Keywords: Communitarianism, individual, community, rights, duties/responsibilities, autonomy, individual good, common good
Development of statistical models for trihalomethane (THM) removal in drinking water sources using carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
Authors: Özdemir Kadir , Güngör Ömer
Published: November 2018

This research developed models using the multiple linear regression technique for prediction of trihalomethane (THM) removal from chlorinated drinking water sources through a combination of a coagulation process with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Terkos Lake water (TLW), Buyukçekmece Lake water (BLW) and Ulutan Lake water (ULW) samples were coagulated by a conventional coagulant (alum) and increasing doses of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with the addition of alum. Also, chlorination experiments were conducted with water reservoirs from TLW, BLW and ULW, with different water quality regarding bromide concentration and organic matter content. The factors studied affecting THM removal were contact time, chlorine dose, coagulation process, total organic carbon (TOC), and specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA). Statistical analysis of the results focused on the development of multiple regression models, as Models 1 and 2, for predicting total trihalomethane (TTHM) based on the use of contact time, SWCNTs and MWCNTs doses, chlorine dose and TOC. When the two models were compared, Model 1 proved best suited to describe THM removal for the three water sources. The developed models provided satisfactory estimations of THM removal; the model regression coefficients for Models 1 and 2 were 0.88 and 0.77, respectively. Furthermore, the root-mean-square error (RMSE) values of 0.083 and 0.126 confirm the reliability of the two models. The results show that THM removal can be simply predicted by using the multiple linear regression technique in chlorinated drinking water sources.
Wikis y aprendizaje colaborativo: lecciones aprendidas (y por aprender) en la Facultad de Educación.
Authors: Anguita Martínez Rocío , García Sastre Sara , Villagrá Sobrino Sara , Jorrín Abellán Iván M.
Published: November 2018

El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior ha llevado a las Universidades de toda Europa, entre ellas las españolas, a cambios metodológicos para su adaptación al Proceso de Bolonia. Estos entornos educativos suponen una nueva conceptualización de la docencia, en la que las Nuevas Tecnologías de apoyo a los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje adquieren un papel fundamental. En este escenario, una comunidad de profesores procedentes de la Facultad de Educación y Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), vienen desarrollando desde hace años diversas innovaciones educativas en la asignatura de Nuevas Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Educación (NNTT). Innovaciones que han desencadenado en la puesta en práctica durante el curso académico 2007-2008 de una plataforma Wiki como eje transversal para el desarrollo de aprendizaje colaborativo.

Este artículo analiza cómo desde una asignatura soportada por tecnología Wiki y orientada sobre los principios del aprendizaje por indagación (IBL) se puede ayudar a promover el trabajo colaborativo y el pensamiento crítico entre los estudiantes desde la apertura de posibilidades didácticas y docentes. 