bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Multisensor Integration and Data Fusion for Positioning
Authors: Li Yong , Jiang Wei , Yang Ling , Rizos Chris
Published: December 2017

This chapter presents an alternative framework to the traditional centralised Kalman filtering (CKF) approach for implementing the optimal state estimation algorithm in support of multisensor integration. The data fusion algorithm is implemented via a series of transformations of vectors in the so-called information space (iSpace). This chapter describes how the conventional decentralised Kalman filtering (DKF) algorithm can be derived using a unified approach. A new global optimal fusion (GOF) algorithm is derived using the iSpace approach. Two case studies are presented to illustrate applications of the multisensor algorithms for GNSS/Locata/INS and GNSS/WiFi/INS integration.
Assessment of Information Literacy and Its Relationship With Learning Outcomes
Authors: Martínez-Abad Fernando , Torrijos-Fincias Patricia , Gamazo Adriana , Conde María José Rodríguez
Published: December 2017

The global integration of competence-based education and training systems and the search for a generalized common framework for the incorporation of key competences in the curriculums of national education systems have generated a growing need for information literacy as a way of advancing to the awaited knowledge society. Large-scale assessments of student performance present criterion variables such as language, mathematics, or science, but it is noticeable how these assessments leave aside contents from other key competences such as information literacy. This chapter shows a theoretical approach to the subject and an example of an empirical study that aims to shed some light to the topic of information literacy by analysing the relationship between the level of information literacy shown by a student and their academic performance in subjects such as language and mathematics. The results suggest that it is possible to develop an instrument for the assessment of the complex information literacy competence, and which is also easy to administer in the classroom.
Clinical Decision Support Systems Question and Answering
Authors: Mendes David José Murteira , Rodrigues Irene Pimenta , Fonseca César
Published: December 2017

A question answering system to help clinical practitioners in a cardiovascular healthcare environment to interface clinical decision support systems can be built by using an extended discourse representation structure, CIDERS, and an ontology framework, Ontology for General Clinical Practice. CIDERS is an extension of the well-known DRT (discourse representation theory) structures, intending to go beyond single text representation to embrace the general clinical history of a given patient represented in an ontology. The Ontology for General Clinical Practice improves the currently available state-of-the-art ontologies for medical science and for the cardiovascular specialty. The chapter shows the scientific and philosophical reasons of its present dual structure with a deeply expressive (SHOIN) terminological base (TBox) and a highly computable (EL++) assertions knowledge base (ABox). To be able to use the current reasoning techniques and methodologies, the authors made a thorough inventory of biomedical ontologies currently available in OWL2 format.
Open Mexico Network in the Implementation of National Open Data Policy
Authors: Valenzuela Rafael , Ochoa Alberto
Published: December 2017

The objective of the chapter is to identify some barriers to accessing public data through the study of one of the pillars of Mexico's national open data policy, the Open Mexico Network. Based on the exploratory analysis of the “Mexico Abierto network” and the description of a case study in northern Mexico, an attempt is made to answer the following question: Does Mexico's national open data policy generate timely data and have efficient access to data? and the final question, Is it easy for citizens to obtain? The study identifies major problems from the design of the national policy of open data, such as not having foreseen the creation of positive incentives for local governments to update the databases in the “México Abierto network.”
Open Government Data (OGD) Initiative in India
Authors: Chakravarty Rupak
Published: December 2017

Open Government Data (OGD) is a relevant discussion concerning transparency in governmental procedures. The chapter examines how India has followed up on the open data policy and constituted the Open Government Data (OGD) Platform and National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) to ensure that citizens can access data generated from public-funded governmental activities. The author has conducted an empirical examination of the status of the Open Government Data initiative in India, its scope, how the programme ranks against other countries, and has evaluated the same against the parameters of Democracy Index (33 out of 165), Open Data Barometer (43 out of 100) of Open Government Data and webometric analysis. India has taken proactive steps towards releasing government data to public domain. This can be seen in the rising growth in contribution of datasets and increase in OGD literature. The NDSAP and OGD Platform can be applauded as a healthy step on the part of the Government of India towards transparency and encouraging public participation in governance.
Technology-Based Self-Service Banking Quality Dimensions, Customer Satisfaction, and Loyalty
Authors: Sindwani Rajiv
Published: December 2017

Technology enabled automated banking is referred to as technology-based self-service banking (TBSSB). This paper probes the relationship between TBSSB service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty. The EFA and CFA identify and confirm the structure constituting of four factors of TBSSB service quality (Convenience, Reliability and Security, Responsiveness, and Personalization), one factor of customer satisfaction, and one factor of loyalty. The model is empirically tested for reliability and validity. AMOS is used to investigate the relationship amid dimensions using SEM. It is found that convenience and personalization have a significant effect on customer satisfaction, and personalization and customer satisfaction have a significant effect on loyalty. The two structural models (partially and fully mediated) are also developed and compared. Customer satisfaction is confirmed as a mediating factor. The study presents managerial implications covering useful insights about the TBSSB factors that need to be focused on for increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
The Theory and Process Involved With Educational Augmented Reality Game Design
Authors: O'Shea Patrick , Campbell Chris
Published: December 2017

This chapter explores the issues associated with training teachers to become effective Augmented Reality game designers in their own educational settings. Within the context of defining and defending the use of games as instructional tools, the authors of this chapter describe a project in Queensland, Australia which involved training 26 teachers from the greater Brisbane area on the theory and process of designing narrative-based Augmented Reality games. This process resulted in usable games that the participants could then implement in their own educational setting. This chapter includes a discussion of the issues and challenges that were faced throughout this training process, and the authors propose potential solutions to address those challenges. Additionally, the authors propose future directions for further research into this area.
Developing Teacher Knowledge About Gamification as an Instructional Strategy
Authors: Figg Candace , Jaipal-Jamani Kamini
Published: December 2017

There is a need for teachers and higher education faculty to develop knowledge about instructional strategies that engage digital learners and accommodate digital learning preferences in order to deliver instruction that digital learners perceive as relevant. This chapter discusses how gamification can be used in higher education as an instructional strategy to meet the needs of the digital learner. Findings from a design-based research study of how gamification was used in a Teacher Education technology methods course, to engage pre-service teachers in activities that develop Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) (knowledge about teaching with technology) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006), are discussed. The findings provide guidance for teachers and technology educators on how to design courses incorporating gamification as an instructional strategy appropriate for meeting the needs of digital learners. Issues concerning design and implementation as it influenced student engagement and learning are highlighted, and recommendations are made for course development.
Design and Development of a Simulation for Testing the Effects of Instructional Gaming Characteristics on Learning of Basic Statistical Skills
Authors: Novak Elena , Johnson Tristan E.
Published: December 2017

Considerable resources have been invested in examining the game design principles that best foster learning. One way to understand what constitutes a well-designed instructional game is to examine the relationship between gaming characteristics and actual learning. This report discusses the lessons learned from the design and development process of instructional simulations that are enhanced by competition and storyline gaming characteristics and developed as instructional interventions for a study on the effects of gaming characteristics on learning effectiveness and engagement. The goal of the instructional simulations was to engage college students in learning the statistics concepts of standard deviation and the empirical rule. A pilot study followed by a small-scale experimental study were conducted to improve the value and effectiveness of these designed simulations. Based on these findings, specific practical implications are offered for designing actual learning environments that are enhanced by competition and storyline gaming elements.
Teachers' Experience and Reflections on Game-Based Learning in the Primary Classroom
Authors: Allsop Yasemin , Jessel John
Published: December 2017

This study aims to provide a comparative account of teachers' experience and views of their role when using digital games in primary classrooms in England and Italy. Interviews and a survey administered online and in hardcopy were used to find out teachers' perceptions of game-based learning and how these impact upon their role as a teacher. This research also considers the interview findings in relation to the dynamics between curriculum design, learning culture and practice when implementing game-based learning. A strong link was found between how learning is designed to incorporate digital games, the theories and strategies that have been used in the context of a given curriculum and how these are realised in practice within the classroom. The research also showed that teachers are aware that their roles when using new technologies in education have changed. However, because of the lack of necessary training, teachers are not clear on how to adopt these changes. In some respects the curriculum was regarded to be flexible enough to accommodate game-based learning, however, in other respects it was felt that a more radical reform this would be needed. The difference in country-specific curricula, pedagogy and practice highlights the need for a flexible model or approach of embedding digital games into primary classrooms in a way that is sensitive to context. Some practical guidelines based on the current work are also provided.
Playful Transition
Authors: Snyder Anne Elizabeth , Van Voorhis Victoria
Published: December 2017

What is the role of play in middle school education? Typically, play is not integrated into the middle school day to the same degree as in elementary school, yet researchers have found that children in this age group are perfectly primed to learn from the rich experiences offered through play. Serious games, which blend content and skill instruction with entertaining play, provide an ideal mechanism for addressing the unique needs of the middle school student. This chapter provides game designers, instructors, and other stakeholders with an overview of the typical middle school student, as well as the role of serious games in middle school education. Drawing from a case study of an actual game under development, the authors present specific design principles in order to guide stakeholders in the design and use of serious and learning games in the middle school classroom.
Instructional Strategies for Game-Based Learning
Authors: Santos Antonio
Published: December 2017

Although it could be assumed that playing games lifts intrinsic motivation and that this must have an effect on the cognitive processes of the player, it is still not known how to develop an educational game with the same positive effects. Thus, the challenge for GBL is rather significant in determining how to design and develop good educational games and how to integrate them into the teaching and learning process so that students' motivation and learning are qualitatively improved. This chapter's main objectives are to describe some of the current GBL models proposed by the literature used to analyze, design, and integrate games in education and, on the other, to propose and describe a methodology developed by the author to create educational games. The assumption is that this type of information could aid instructional designers and educators—and even commercial game designers—interested in developing good GBL experiences.
Igneous rocks and hydrothermal alteration of Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, Clarke Head, Minas Fault Zone, western Nova Scotia
Authors: Pe-Piper G , Nagle J , Piper D J W
Published: December 2017

Fault zone megabreccia exposed at Clarke Head, near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, is a splay of the mid-Carboniferous Minas Fault Zone. Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks and Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous igneous rocks occur as megablocks within the fault zone.
This study investigated: 1) the character of the igneous rocks in the Clarke Head fault zone and (2) the type of hydrothermal veins cutting sedimentary and/or igneous rocks in the fault zone. This information is then used to make comparisons with the evolution of the igneous and hydrothermal systems
in the Cobequid fault zone to the north.
Igneous rocks comprise gabbro that was intruded by syenite and diorite that either intruded or has xenoliths of grey silty sandstone. The syenite contains magmatic rutile and analcime; magmatic K-feldspar has been largely replaced by scapolite, which shows a temporal transition from more Cl rich to
more carbonate rich varieties. The source of the Cl was probably Windsor Group halite.
Sedimentary rocks in the fault zone include Lower Horton Group siltstones and sandstones, Windsor Group gypsum and limestones, and grey to reddish clastic rocks that might be either Cheverie Formation or West Bay Formation. All these rocks are cut by Fe-carbonate and (hydr)oxide veins that have
younger titania minerals, synchysite, barite, zircon and xenotime. These veins cross-cut older quartz-chlorite-calcite veins, which in turn only in the Lower Horton Group cross-cut albite veins. A similar succession of vein minerals has been described in the literature from the Cobequid Fault to the
north.
Taken together, the vein systems and the igneous rocks extend knowledge about the igneous and hydrothermal systems along the mineralised Minas Fault Zone and provide opportunities for more precise dating of the complex late Paleozoic tectonic events in the region.
The use of isiXhosa children’s poetry as a tool to integrate literacy, mathematics and life skills in Foundation Phase: Grade R-3
Authors: Gxekwa Nozuko , Satyo Nomsa
Published: December 2017

Literature helps us understand and make sense of the world around us. It is a part of education, which broadens one’s mind about how to understand, transfer knowledge and provide meaningful and authentic learning. Thus, this article aims to highlight how some elements of isiXhosa children’s poetry can be used to help pre-service teachers to teach and integrate mathematics and life skills with literacy in Foundation Phase (FP). This approach of using poems for integration strengthens concepts and skills in more than one subject area. The theoretical framework that informed the article is integrative learning. The data in this article were generated through non-participant classroom observations and non-structured interviews with the participants of the study and the researchers adopted the interpretative phenomenological analysis method for data analysis. This article was prompted by findings of lack of understanding of integrative teaching and learning and lack of teaching resources in isiXhosa to enhance integrative teaching and learning in FP intervention undertaken with 25 first year isiXhosa-speaking FP students.
The Efficacy of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis during Breast-Conserving Surgery for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Authors: Kim Mi Jin , Kim Cheol Seung , Park Young Sam , Choi Eun Hye , Han Kyu Dam
Published: December 2017

Introduction

Recently, the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive breast malignancy, has increased. This has resulted in an increase in the incidence of breast-conserving surgery (BCS). Numerous studies have suggested that intraoperative frozen section analysis (IFSA) could reduce the rate of additional excisions required to obtain adequate resection margins. However, DCIS is a known risk factor for positive margin status during BCS. Furthermore, some authors have concluded that IFSA may not be reliable for the detection of DCIS.

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of IFSA in patients with DCIS.

Methods

The operative and pathological reports of patients with DCIS, who underwent BCS at our institute between 2006 and 2015, were retrospectively reviewed. The results of IFSA and the pathological findings of final reanalyzed frozen tissue specimens were analyzed.

Results

In total, 25 patients were included in our analysis. None of the patients required additional operations. The correct diagnosis rate for IFSA was 89.6%, with a sensitivity and specificity of 60.0% and 95.8%, respectively.

Conclusion

IFSA could be beneficial for determining safety resection margins in patients with DCIS.
Échanges d’animaux dans la Communauté Economique Européenne (C.E.E.). I. La situation en France après la loi du 22 juin 1989
Authors: Rémy Claude , Seynave René Lucien
Published: December 2017

L’action pour vice rédhibitoire, compatible avec le Traité de Rome, occupe une place originale dans la C.E.E. Les auteurs font le point de la situation française après les changements apportés par la loi de 1989 : accession des espèces canine et féline, inscription de nouvelles affections, délais et procédure de l’action.

Le gouvernement peut désormais actualiser la liste par décret. Les pouvoirs du juge permettent d’adapter la procédure aux exigences de rapidité du commerce. En la rapprochant de l’action en garantie, cette législation conforte la jurisprudence de la garantie implicite. Elle protège mieux les acheteurs et favorise le commerce des animaux en clarifiant la situation réciproque des contractants.
Recherches à l’École Vétérinaire de Lyon sur les maladies auto-immunes et l’immunopathologie chez le chien
Authors: Lapras Michel , Fournel Corinne
Published: December 2017

Les recherches réalisées à l’École Vétérinaire de Lyon dans le domaine de l’immunopathologie comparée, depuis près de 20 ans, illustrent tout l’intérêt en médecine vétérinaire d’une démarche qui, partant de l’observation clinique chez l’animal, remonte peu à peu au fondamental et à l’universel.

L’identification première du Lupus Erythémateux Disséminé du chien, dès 1969, a permis par la suite, des études approfondies de la maladie chez l’animal et le suivi immunogénétique de lignées expérimentales spontanées.

Le modèle canin en immunopathologie comparée est apparu très intéressant et plusieurs équipes de chercheurs nationales et internationales se sont associées pour développer des études concernant le fonctionnement et la pathologie du système immunitaire du chien, les inter-relations entre immunopathologie et cancer et le rôle de la cellule cutanée de Langerhans.

Cette recherche issue de la clinique s’appuie sur tout un réseau de compétences dans les domaines para-cliniques, biologiques, cellulaires et moléculaires, immunologiques et histologiques.

Spécifiquement vétérinaire, elle n’en est pas moins indispensable à la connaissance de la pathologie humaine.
La pathologie expérimentale dans l’oeuvre de Jean-Baptiste Auguste Chauveau (1827-1917)
Authors: Schnitter Claude
Published: December 2017

La carrière scientifique de J.-B. Auguste Chauveau s’est déroulée pour moitié à Lyon (1848-1886) et pour l’autre moitié à Paris (1886-1917). C’est durant la période lyonnaise que se situent ses importantes contributions à la physiopathologie expérimentale.

Successivement chef de travaux d’anatomie et de physiologie (1848) à l’École Vétérinaire de Lyon puis professeur titulaire de cette chaire (1863) et enfin directeur de l’École (1875), Chauveau mena de front un grand nombre d’investigations expérimentales qu’il effectue généralement sur de grands mammifères. Ses recherches concernent aussi bien les bruits de souffles pathologiques du système circulatoire et respiratoire que les maladies infectieuses telles que le charbon bactéridien et symptomatique ou encore la tuberculose.

En tant qu’éminent physiologiste, pathologiste, microbiologiste et immunologiste de la première heure, il mérite une place de choix aux côtés de Cl. BERNARD et de PASTEUR.
Vaccination périfocale : efficacité dans la lutte antiaphteuse ? I. Difficultés de l’évaluation - Identification d’études des cas
Authors: Vindrinet Robert
Published: December 2017

Dans le cas de cheptels non préalablement immunisés, la vaccination en anneau est employée sans que l’on s’interroge ni sur son fondement ni sur son efficacité dans le cas de la fièvre aphteuse. Malgré ce manque d’évaluation cette technique a été retenue comme moyen de lutte à mettre en œuvre après l’arrêt de la vaccination dans la C.E.E. Cette évaluation est rendue délicate par plusieurs difficultés : tout développement résulte de variables multiples, quelques dénominations correspondent à des définitions parfois différentes, certaines données demeurent critiquables. Pratiquement l’évaluation doit, d’une part se satisfaire d’un nombre d’indicateurs restreints et, d’autre part, identifier le cas où les politiques de lutte différentes auront été poursuivies sur des périodes suffisamment longues pour que leurs effets soient appréciables.
Observations expérimentales relatives à la spécificité de l’agglutination rapide sur lame pour le dépistage des mycoplasmoses aviaires
Authors: Gesbert Fabienne , Kempf Isabelle , Guittet Michèle , Bennejean Georges
Published: December 2017

SPF chickens or turkeys are experimentally infected with Mycoplasma iners, M. gall inarum, M. iowae, Acholeplasma laidlawii, E. coli or Salmonella pullorum. Slide agglutination tests show that some of their sera react with M. gallisepticum, M. synoviae or M. meleagridis. Reasons for testing problems and ways of dealing with them are discussed
Évolution commentée de la fièvre aphteuse en France (1919-1991)
Authors: Fleckinger Robert
Published: December 2017

The author, in addition to a previous communication, brings forward, by amoted grahics and maps of France showing the compared situation of départements, the expression of épidemiological data he has gathered and wholly analysed, per decades, per years, per months, even per fortnights, for every murrain 1919-1991 période.

The 1919-61 “enzooto-epizootic” phase which ended in 1962 after the instauration of the “French system”, is more specially studied.
Plan de surveillance permanent (PSP) appliqué à la Bronchite Infectieuse Aviaire
Authors: Rossigneux Roland
Published: December 2017

La permanence de cas cliniques de coronavirose dans l’espèce Gallus gallus, malgré l’utilisation massive de vaccins huileux multivalents explique que cette pathologie ait été inscrite dans nos P.S.P. (Plan de Surveillance Permanent) dès le départ en 1988.

Depuis 1989, nous réalisons chaque année environ 20 000 tests ÉLISA coronavirus dont près de 15 000 relèvent du P.S.P.

Nous constatons une haute prévalence de la maladie. La différence significative entre la fréquence observée en Bretagne et en Pays-de-Loire semble liée à la densité du cheptel Gallus gallus.

La démarche P.S.P. a permis l’établissement d’un premier standard de réponse vaccinale, le choix définitif des vaccins inactivés en fin de période d’élevage, l’observation de séroconversions et leur influence sur les résultats du plan de vaccination, l’immunité acquise, la sensibilité aux passages de coronavirus.

Le P.S.P. a permis d’effectuer en cas de besoins du rétro-diagnostic et de préciser le type de coronavirus variant.

Il apparaît nécessaire de développer une nouvelle étape dans l’application du P.S.P.

En premier lieu, le P.S.P. devrait pouvoir déboucher sur une aide plus précise des professionnels quant au choix des souches vaccinales et l’amélioration des plans de vaccination.

En second lieu, il sera utile, en dernière analyse, de confronter le plan de vaccination, les résultats du P.S.P. et les performances techniques du ou des lots.
Ligatures des chylifères, dans le traitement de l’artériosclérose
Authors: Servelle Marceau
Published: December 2017

A partir de 1964 nous avons réalisé chez le chien la ligature des chylifères par laparotomie après repas gras : ceci entraîna un abaissement des lipides, des triglycérides et du cholestérol. De 1967 à 1980 nous avons associé à la chirurgie artérielle classique la ligature des chylifères : ceci améliora le métabolisme des lipides, des triglycérides et du cholestérol. Dans l’observation rapportée, les dosages sanguins ont été faits 2 fois par an pendant 21 années. Le résultat clinique et métabolique est très bon.
Comparative Effectiveness of Conventional Rote Learning and Mnemonics Techniques in Teaching-Learning of Physical Geography in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria
Authors: Adadu Paulinus M. A , Ogbiji Joseph E , Agba Rosemary U
Published: December 2017

This study investigated the relative effectiveness of Mnemonics technique (MNIT) and conventional rote learning technique (CRL) on the teaching-learning of physical features (Geography). A pre-test and post-test control group design was adopted for the study. A sample of ninety SS I students was randomly selected out of one thousand one hundred & fifty SS I Geography students in Cross River State and divided into three groups. The first group was taught with Mnemonics technique (MNIT), the 2nd group was taught with the conventional Rote Learning Technique (CRLT), while the 3rd group combined the two methods. A pre-test was administered before treatment and after six weeks of instruction, a post-test was similarly administered. The data obtained were analysed using ANOVA and F-statistics. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the academic achievement of students taught with MNIT. Also, a significant difference existed in the mean achievement scores of students who were exposed to MNIT coupled with CRLT and those exposed to CRLT alone. There was also a significant difference in the academic achievement of students when CRLT, MNIT and MNIT/CRLT groups were compared. It was therefore concluded that MNIT/CRLT was more effective in teaching-learning physical Geography and that augmenting CRLT with MNIT allows students learn better.Key Words: Conventional Rote Learning technique, Mnemonics technique and students’ academic achievement.
Is high employment in the eurozone possible? Some reflections on the institutional structure of the eurozone and its crisis
Authors: Seccareccia Mario
Published: December 2017

The paper analyses some well-known explanations of the eurozone crisis and seeks to provide an answer to the question of whether expansionary fiscal policy is feasible within the restrictive confines of the existing structure of the eurozone. The paper addresses this question by focusing on a very precise historical period, 2008–2009, which immediately followed the global financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession, to understand what permitted such a sharp rise in government spending throughout the eurozone without triggering a sovereign debt crisis until early 2010.
Criterion Validity of the Child’s Challenging Behavior Scale, Version 2 (CCBS–2)
Authors: Bourke-Taylor Helen M. , Cordier Reinie , Pallant Julie F.
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVE. The Child’s Challenging Behavior Scale, Version 2 (CCBS–2), measures maternal rating of a child’s challenging behaviors that compromise maternal mental health. The CCBS–2, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were compared in a sample of typically developing young Australian children.

METHOD. Criterion validity was investigated by correlating the CCBS–2 with “gold standard” measures (CBCL and SDQ subscales). Data were collected in a cross-sectional survey of mothers (N = 336) of children ages 3–9 yr.

RESULTS. Correlations with the CBCL externalizing subscales demonstrated moderate (ρ = .46) to strong (ρ = .66) correlations. Correlations with the SDQ externalizing behaviors subscales were moderate (ρ = .35) to strong (ρ = .60).

CONCLUSION. The criterion validity established in this study strengthens the psychometric properties that support ongoing development of the CCBS–2 as an efficient tool that may identify children in need of further evaluation.
Men in Occupational Therapy: Issues, Factors, and Perceptions
Authors: Maxim Angelo J. M. , Rice Martin S.
Published: December 2017

OBJECTIVE. Relatively few men are occupational therapy practitioners in the United States. Little research has examined issues germane to men working in the profession. The objective of this study was to investigate perceptions, issues, and factors surrounding male occupational therapy practitioners.

METHOD. A survey link was emailed to 9,467 licensed occupational therapy practitioners in Ohio; 699 participants responded, yielding a response rate of 7.66%.

RESULTS. Male and female participants provided both similar and significantly different responses to the survey questions. Differences generally involved responses to questions on personal finances and client education. Themes were identified from the open-ended questions regarding gender stereotypes.

CONCLUSION. Although male and female practitioners differed in opinion on several issues and perceptions related to the profession, in general they were happy with their career choice. Specifically, participants expressed that they enjoyed their job, contributed to society, and had a sense of job security, regardless of gender.
Parental or Teacher Education and Coaching to Support Function and Participation of Children and Youth With Sensory Processing and Sensory Integration Challenges: A Systematic Review
Authors: Miller-Kuhaneck Heather , Watling Renee
Published: December 2017

This systematic review examines the literature published from January 2007 through May 2015 related to the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions using parental or teacher education and coaching with children with challenges in sensory processing and sensory integration (SP–SI). Of more than 11,000 abstracts and 86 articles that were considered, only 4 met the criteria and were included in this review. Studies of parental training and coaching for children with challenges in SP–SI and comorbid autism spectrum disorder have suggested that educational or coaching programs could result in positive outcomes for both parents and children, often in a relatively short time period. Recommendations include a greater focus on providing educational interventions for parents and teachers and including specific assessment of SP–SI before implementing interventions meant to address those issues. Specific recommendations for future research are provided.
State of the Science of Sensory Integration Research With Children and Youth
Authors: Pfeiffer Beth , May-Benson Teresa A. , Bodison Stefanie C.
Published: December 2017

Many children and youth with and without disabilities are affected by challenges in processing and integrating sensations. Occupational therapy practitioners serve a pivotal role in the evaluation and treatment of this population. This special section of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy includes articles that elucidate the relationship between sensory processing and participation in valued occupations as well as articles that guide best practice, including systematic reviews on common occupational therapy interventions for children and youth with challenges in processing and integrating sensation. This editorial elaborates on key issues for future research.
H2O2 modulates the energetic metabolism of the cloud microbiome
Authors: Wirgot Nolwenn , Vinatier Virginie , Deguillaume Laurent , Sancelme Martine , Delort Anne-Marie
Published: December 2017

Abstract. Chemical reactions in clouds lead to oxidation processes driven by radicals (mainly HO⚫, NO3⚫, or HO2⚫) or strong oxidants such as H2O2, O3, nitrate, and nitrite. Among those species, hydrogen peroxide plays a central role in the cloud chemistry by driving its oxidant capacity. In cloud droplets, H2O2 is transformed by microorganisms which are metabolically active. Biological activity can therefore impact the cloud oxidant capacity. The present article aims at highlighting the interactions between H2O2 and microorganisms within the cloud system. First, experiments were performed with selected strains studied as a reference isolated from clouds in microcosms designed to mimic the cloud chemical composition, including the presence of light and iron. Biotic and abiotic degradation rates of H2O2 were measured and results showed that biodegradation was the most efficient process together with the photo-Fenton process. H2O2 strongly impacted the microbial energetic state as shown by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements in the presence and absence of H2O2. This ATP depletion was not due to the loss of cell viability. Secondly, correlation studies were performed based on real cloud measurements from 37 cloud samples collected at the PUY station (1465 m a.s.l., France). The results support a strong correlation between ATP and H2O2 concentrations and confirm that H2O2 modulates the energetic metabolism of the cloud microbiome. The modulation of microbial metabolism by H2O2 concentration could thus impact cloud chemistry, in particular the biotransformation rates of carbon compounds, and consequently can perturb the way the cloud system is modifying the global atmospheric chemistry.
Changing transport processes in the stratosphere by radiative heating of sulfate aerosols
Authors: Niemeier Ulrike , Schmidt Hauke
Published: December 2017

Abstract. The injection of sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere to form an artificial stratospheric aerosol layer is discussed as an option for solar radiation management. Sulfate aerosol scatters solar radiation and absorbs infrared radiation, which warms the stratospheric sulfur layer. Simulations with the general circulation model ECHAM5-HAM, including aerosol microphysics, show consequences of this warming, including changes of the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) in the tropics. The QBO slows down after an injection of 4 Tg(S) yr−1 and completely shuts down after an injection of 8 Tg(S) yr−1. Transport of species in the tropics and sub-tropics depends on the phase of the QBO. Consequently, the heated aerosol layer not only impacts the oscillation of the QBO but also the meridional transport of the sulfate aerosols. The stronger the injection, the stronger the heating and the simulated impact on the QBO and equatorial wind systems. With increasing injection rate the velocity of the equatorial jet streams increases, and the less sulfate is transported out of the tropics. This reduces the global distribution of sulfate and decreases the radiative forcing efficiency of the aerosol layer by 10 to 14 % compared to simulations with low vertical resolution and without generated QBO. Increasing the height of the injection increases the radiative forcing only for injection rates below 10 Tg(S) yr−1 (8–18 %), a much smaller value than the 50 % calculated previously. Stronger injection rates at higher levels even result in smaller forcing than the injections at lower levels.
Parameter sensitivity analysis of a 1-D cold region lake model for land-surface schemes
Authors: Guerrero José-Luis , Pernica Patricia , Wheater Howard , Mackay Murray , Spence Chris
Published: December 2017

Abstract. Lakes might be sentinels of climate change, but the uncertainty in their main feedback to the atmosphere – heat-exchange fluxes – is often not considered within climate models. Additionally, these fluxes are seldom measured, hindering critical evaluation of model output. Analysis of the Canadian Small Lake Model (CSLM), a one-dimensional integral lake model, was performed to assess its ability to reproduce diurnal and seasonal variations in heat fluxes and the sensitivity of simulated fluxes to changes in model parameters, i.e., turbulent transport parameters and the light extinction coefficient (Kd). A C++ open-source software package, Problem Solving environment for Uncertainty Analysis and Design Exploration (PSUADE), was used to perform sensitivity analysis (SA) and identify the parameters that dominate model behavior. The generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) was applied to quantify the fluxes' uncertainty, comparing daily-averaged eddy-covariance observations to the output of CSLM. Seven qualitative and two quantitative SA methods were tested, and the posterior likelihoods of the modeled parameters, obtained from the GLUE analysis, were used to determine the dominant parameters and the uncertainty in the modeled fluxes. Despite the ubiquity of the equifinality issue – different parameter-value combinations yielding equivalent results – the answer to the question was unequivocal: Kd, a measure of how much light penetrates the lake, dominates sensible and latent heat fluxes, and the uncertainty in their estimates is strongly related to the accuracy with which Kd is determined. This is important since accurate and continuous measurements of Kd could reduce modeling uncertainty.
Vicent y Asturias
Authors: Ocampo Suárez-Valdés Joaquín
Published: December 2017

Esta es una carta a Vicent Llombart de Joaquín Ocampo glosando su relación con Asturias.
Jovellanos y Adam Smith. Acerca del fenómeno de las influencias en la historia del pensamiento económico
Authors: Llombart Rosa (†) Vicent
Published: December 2017

La historiografía suele caracterizar a Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos como un autor smithiano, en particular al juzgar el Informe de Ley Agraria. El profesor Vicent Llombart rebatía esta asunción en estas páginas, presentadas en un congreso en Gerona de 1997, argumentando que la elaboración del andamiaje analítico de dicho Informe fue anterior a una lectura detenida de La riqueza de las naciones por parte del escritor asturiano, y que la coincidencia con algunos argumentos económicos del escocés fueron la causa probable de la relectura de esta obra tal como aparece manifiesta en sus Diarios.
Do espetáculo ao encarceramento: os destinos da morte na filosofia de Foucault (1971-1975)
Authors: Franco Fábio Luís Ferreira Nóbrega
Published: December 2017

O presente artigo pretende analisar o processo que, de acordo com Foucault, levou ao abandono da morte pelo poder durante a transição do poder soberano para o disciplinar, na virada do século XVIII para o século XIX. Para tanto, assumindo a perspectiva das práticas punitivas, privilegiada pelo lósofo francês, buscaremos compreender, primeiramente, o papel assumido pela morte na justiça soberana. Em seguida, acompanharemos as transformações nas táticas punitivas motivadas pela consolidação do capitalismo, no bojo das quais o encarceramento emerge como forma de punição privilegiada. Em um terceiro passo, pretendemos identi car, sob essas modi cações nas técnicas de punição, transformações mais profundas nas relações entre o poder, o corpo e a vida, que implicam a desquali cação da morte pelo poder. Finalmente, e à guisa de conclusão, mostraremos que Foucault concebe um novo regime de presença da morte no seio do poder disciplinar.
A presença de Georges Bataille no pensamento de Michel Foucault: entre o ser da linguagem, insurreição e atitude crítica.
Authors: Galantin Daniel Verginelli
Published: December 2017

O texto pretende analisar o itinerário realizado por Foucault em torno da noção de corpo, levando em consideração duas tripartições: uma interna à obra de Foucault, considerando as três etapas de seu pensamento, a saber, epistemológica, política e ética, e uma segunda, externa à obra de Foucault, que visa uma leitura comparada entre Deleuze e Foucault, a partir da leitura que ambos fazem de Artaud. Esse contraste permite trazer à luz uma rede de tensões, cumplicidades, mudanças e distanciamentos entre Foucault e Deleuze.
Insurreições espirituais
Authors: Muchall Salma Tannus
Published: December 2017

Uma abordagem das noções de“insurreição”e“espiritualidade”nos escritos de Michel Foucault, estabelecendo articulações capazes de explicitar sua junção no uso da expressão“insurreições espirituais”. A abordagem das noções e de sua junção é seguida de um exemplo ilustrativo buscado no período histórico- losó co da escolástica do século XIII
Vida artista, vida livre
Authors: Branco Guilherme Castelo
Published: December 2017

O artigo, que trabalha com os textos originais de Foucault, apresenta os vínculos entre os conceitos de ‘vida artista’, ‘estética da existência’ e de ‘resistência ao poder’. Sua hipótese é a de que existe estreito vínculo entre estética, política e liberdade na fase madura(1978-1984) do lósofo francês.
O dispositivo da sexualidade ontem e hoje: sobre a constituição dos sujeitos da anomalia sexual
Authors: César Maria Rita
Published: December 2017

A partir de algumas análises propostas por Michel Foucault no primeiro volume de sua História de Sexualidade, este texto aborda a constituição histórica dos sujeitos das anomalias sexuais, em particular a homossexualidade, o hermafroditismo e a transexualidade. A primeira parte do texto aborda a produção do dispositivo da sexualidade enquanto processo de captura de corpos e práticas sexuais pelos saberes e poderes médico, jurídico e psi, bem como aponta alguns de seus desdobramentos contemporâneos tal como analisados por Judith Butler. Num segundo momento mais breve e conclusivo, analisamos a atualidade do texto literário de Virginia Woolf, Orlando, para a discussão contemporânea de questões relativas ao corpo, ao desejo, à produção da heteronormatividade e à patologização da transexualidade. Orlando nos oferece um interessante ponto de apoio na medida em que ele/ ela interroga e relativiza as verdades estabelecidas pelo dispositivo da sexualidade
De Wet Bibob: een Schiedamse coffeeshop met belastingperikelen
Authors: van der Vorm B.
Published: December 2017

De Wet Bibob: een Schiedamse coffeeshop met belastingperikelen – Noot bij ABRvS 27 september 2017, ECLI:NL:RVS:2017:2586

De burgemeester van Schiedam heeft een vergunning ten behoeve van de exploitatie van een coffeeshop ingetrokken wegens een ernstig gevaar voor misbruik. Dit ernstige gevaar is gebaseerd op feiten die verband houden met belastingfraude. Volgens de Afdeling kan de burgemeester in redelijkheid de vergunning intrekken.
Evaluation of the usefulness of smartphone-directed applications for measuring heart rate and arrhythmia detection
Authors: Witkowski Michał , Bissinger Andrzej , Witkowska Magdalena , Smolewski Piotr , Lubiński Andrzej
Published: December 2017

Introduction: There are many available applications for smartphones to measure heart rate (HR) based on a finger pulse wave, without any additional devices. An important feature of the application should be the possibility to detect arrhythmia, especially atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of HR measurement applications, available for smartphones, in terms of the reliability of the measurements and the possibilities for arrhythmia detection.
Material/Methods: From the free applications available on smartphones with the iOS operating system we selected all (N=16), which offer HR measurement and a simultaneous graphical pulse wave recording. The HR was examined in 15 healthy volunteers with a sinus rhythm confirmed in ECG. The next step was to evaluate the reliability of HR measurement in 15 patients with AF.
Results: The average difference in the HR was 6% (0.6%-33%), while a difference below 5% was observed in 11 applications. According to our study, the most reliable applications to measure HR in patients with sinus rhythm was Instant Heart Rate by Azumio company. Five most reliable applications have been selected to test in patients with AF. We have chosen this application according to the most reliable HR measurement (<5%), best graphic pulse wave recording and the ability to view the recording at the end of the measurement. Only 1 of 5 applications - Heart Rate from Bump company - had >95% HR compatibility with ECG (the measurement difference was 0.88 %).
Conclusions: The majority of the free applications, available for smartphones, are able to measure HR precisely in patients with sinus rhythm, while in patients with AF, the exact measurement is significantly impeded by HR deficits. Only one out of 16 applications was able to measure HR in a patient with AF. None of the available applications could detect AF.
A migração no contexto da Belle Époque paraense: uma revisão da literatura recente
Authors: Alencar Breno Rodrigo de Oliveira
Published: December 2017

A migração para o Estado do Pará, no contexto da Belle Époque, constitui um importante fenômeno histórico-regional. Neste trabalho, que se caracteriza por ser uma revisão bibliográfica do tema, discorre-se sobre as características desse fenômeno, buscando identificar os roteiros, as experiências e o perfil dos indivíduos nesse processo. A partir da análise do conteúdo, metodologia e resultados obtidos por Marília Emmi, Cristina Cancela e Franciane Lacerda em suas respectivas pesquisas sobre os italianos, os portugueses e os cearenses que aportaram na região entre as últimas décadas do século XIX e o início do século XX, conclui-se que sua relevância para a cartografia social da Amazônia não se resume apenas a fatores econômicos, mas também culturais e políticos. Assim, dá-se ênfase ao rico corpo documental e a profusão de análises realizadas pelas autoras no que diz respeito à condição do migrante nas localidades de destino, suas motivações para migrar, a viagem e o imaginário sobre a Amazônia.

 
Uma cidade e a utopia autoritária
Authors: Freire Izaias De Souza
Published: December 2017

Durante o regime militar, uma cidade no Sul do Brasil foi exemplar para a utopia autoritária. Em Joinville, próspero polo industrial de Santa Catarina, a cultura política local que difundiu uma imagem de cidade sem conflitos, em que o progresso harmonizava as relações sociais, encontrou ressonância no ideal do regime de 1964. Os indícios encontrados na investigação que originou o presente artigo buscam dar visibilidade à identificação que havia entre fileiras militares e o “espírito da cidade”. Foram pesquisadas fontes de jornais impressos e acervo fotográfico no arquivo público da cidade.
1964: golpe ou revolução? A disputa pela memória nas páginas do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo
Authors: Guilherme Cássio Augusto Samogin Almeida
Published: December 2017

O presente texto analisa as edições do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo publicadas a cada 31 de março e 01 de abril entre os anos da Nova República brasileira (1985-2016). Nosso objetivo é discutir a disputa pela memória do golpe e dos anos de Ditadura no Brasil. Nossa hipótese é que nos primeiros momentos o Estadão legitimou o discurso da “revolução democrática”, posteriormente, assumindo a interpretação de uma “contrarrevolução” e por fim, nos governos petistas, há uma acirrada disputa pela memória, em especial, no contexto da Comissão Nacional da Verdade.