bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparing ostomates' perceptions of hydrocolloid and silicone seals: a survey
Authors: Cutting Keith
Published: December 2016

Most stoma flanges are made of hydrocolloid material. Hydrocolloid is a hydrophilic material that attracts water, potentially resulting in moisture becoming trapped between the flange and skin. Also, as hydrocolloids are absorbent, the material breaks down over time, and there is a risk that some of the adhesive can remain on the skin on removal. Unlike hydrocolloids, silicone comprises fully cross-linked silicone polymers whose properties have been engineered to manage moisture without breaking down (i.e. manage the transepidermal water loss (TEWL)). A questionnaire survey was undertaken to determine ostomates' perceptions of silicone versus hydrocolloid stoma care products (both flanges and seals). The survey was sent to 229 ostomates who had used silicone seals, of whom 78 returned it (a response rate of 34%). The results suggest that use of the silicone seals resulted in a improvement in the condition of the peristomal skin condition, reduced leakage and increased wear time. Further research into this area is required.
Diabetes, arthritis, drugs
Authors: Greener Mark
Published: December 2016

Mark Greener presents key studies published in healthcare journals
Peripheral arterial disease
Authors: Vowden K.R. , Vowden P.
Published: December 2016

An update on the epidemiology, pathology and aetiology of vascular disease
Editorial
Authors: Caine Suzie , Nelson Andrea
Published: December 2016

Journal of Wound Care awards

Lies, damned lies and statistics
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: Perry C.
Published: December 2016

A discussion detailing practical measures in patient care to aid the prevention and control of MRSA in hospital and the community
The use of antiseptics in wound care
Authors: Lawrence J.C.
Published: December 2016

Three critiques review the classic paper cited below and discuss its influence on developments in wound care
The use of antiseptics in wound care: Critique II
Authors: Harding K.G.
Published: December 2016

This frequently referenced paper is a review of the use of antiseptics and antimicrobials in wound healing. It is often used in support of arguments for banning antiseptics. Careful reading suggests that this is a misinterpretation. The authors, while accepting the ritualistic approach of many clinicians in treating chronic wounds, state that there is a need to question procedure, particularly in relation to the use of antiseptics and antimicrobials.
From the Journals
Authors: Collier Mark
Published: December 2016

TISSUE SEALANTS

AIR-FLUIDISED BEDS

TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS OF ANTIBIOTICS
The treatment of Buerger's disease
Authors: O'Connor H.
Published: December 2016

A case report outlining the difficulties in diagnosis of this disease and highlighting the necessity for nurses to play an active role in multidisciplinary decision-making processes
Recommendations for additions to the Drug Tariff
Authors: Pettingell Yvonne
Published: December 2016

Extending the Drug Tariff to meet the needs of palliative care patients with malignant wounds and lymphoedema
The Norton score and pressure sore prevention: Critique II
Authors: Vernon M.J. , Bennett. G.
Published: December 2016

The prevention and management of pressure sores presents enormous challenges to health professionals, particularly those working in specialties such as elderly care or spinal Injuries. Bringing together the findings of three investigations and offering practical guidance to nursing colleagues, this frequently quoted study has become established as a key contribution to pressure area care. Certainly the work displays great foresight and conviction that something could, and indeed should, be done about pressure area care. Given the importance attached to this work, however, it is of concern that a number of methodological and analytical oversights cast doubt on the validity of the conclusions.
Quality of life meeting
Authors: Price P.
Published: December 2016

A recent consensus meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society provided the opportunity for those interested in the quality of life of patients with chronic wounds to attempt to reach agreement about how to make progress in this difficult and sometimes controversial area. The discussions on pages 139-149 are based on papers presented at this meeting. As far as the organisers are aware no other meeting on the quality of life has been held specifically for those interested in patients with chronic wounds.
Letters
Authors: Campbell Michael , Keachie Julia , Scales John T. , Bliss M.R. , Fletcher Jacqui
Published: December 2016

MAGGOTS - A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

ABPI TECHNIQUES

VAPOUR-PERMEABLE DRESSINGS

PRESSURE SORES AND SPINAL CORD INJURY

DANGERS OF TOWEL CLIPS
Clinical experiences with a new hydrogel dressing
Authors: Thomas S. , Jones H.
Published: December 2016

The clinical performance of a new hydrogel dressing is evaluated in a pilot study involving five patients with sloughy and/or necrotic wounds
Topical antibiotics used in the treatment of complex wounds
Authors: Kallehave F. , Moesgård F. , Gottrup F.
Published: December 2016

A discussion of the use of collagen sponges impregnated with gentamicin in the treatment of six patients with complicated, infected, soft tissue wounds following gastrointestinal surgery
Compression therapy for leg disorders: Critique 2
Authors: McGuinness C.L. , Burnand K.G.
Published: December 2016

This paper reviews compression therapy of the lower extremities and lays down guidelines for the levels of compression that are required to counteract different degrees of increased tissue pressure.
Developing valid clinical guidelines
Authors: Russell Ian
Published: December 2016

There is increasing interest in the role of clinical guidelines (otherwise known as algorithms, models or protocols) in encouraging good practice and improving health. Clinical guidelines have been defined as ‘systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances’.
Pressure-reducing mattresses
Authors: Collier M.E.
Published: December 2016

A clinical evaluation of eight base foam pressure-reducing mattresses was undertaken at Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge. Data were collected on the medical and nutritional status, skin condition, medication, weight and Waterlow score for each patient, together with ratings on mattress comfort. At the beginning and end of the study, mattresses were assessed for interface pressures and the general condition of each mattress and its cover was evaluated.
Reviews
Authors: Booth Brian , Rennie Sandy
Published: December 2016

A PRESCRIBER'S GUIDE TO DRESSINGS AND WOUND MANAGEMENT MATERIALS

CLAYTON'S ELECTROTHERAPY 10th edition
Skin care in patients with uncomplicated lymphoedema
Authors: Williams A. , Venables J.
Published: December 2016

While lymphoedema cannot be cured, its symptoms can be treated; this update reviews some treatments for skin problems related to this condition
Documenting wound management
Authors: Briggs M. , Banks S.
Published: December 2016

An audit of new wound management guidelines was conducted in October 1993 at St James's University Hospital, Leeds. Five patients with wounds (including pressure sores, cavity wounds and leg ulcers) were randomly sampled in each ward. Where the number of patients with wounds in a ward was five or less, all patients were recruited. An audit questionnaire based on an agreed standard was completed for all wounds. The areas included in the audit were all wards in general surgery, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, gynaecology, intensive care, elderly care and medicine.

A sample of 120 patients with 152 wounds was obtained, comprising pressure sores, leg ulcers and infected wounds. A new wound assessment form was used in 89.5% of wounds audited (136/152), and only one of these patients did not have a designated care plan.

The audit process raised awareness of the issues involved. The process of reviewing documentation with the wound-care link nurse identified areas for further improvement. The guidelines and wound-care forms are now in widespread use.
Micro-organisms and wounds
Authors: Cooper R. , Lawrence J.C.
Published: December 2016

A review of the different types of microscopic organisms that exist in natural environments, particularly those that are commonly implicated in wound infections
Special foot clinics for patients with diabetes: Critique III
Authors: Tyrrell W.
Published: December 2016

The article under review is essentially a report of clinical activity, introducing what was in 1986 still a novel concept - a multidisciplinary clinic in which different specialties were represented simultaneously, and orthopaedic and vascular consultants were available for consultation; all working together as a multidisciplinary team to manage the ‘at-risk foot’ in patients with diabetes.
Education in wound care
Authors: Harding K.G. , Caine Suzie
Published: December 2016

The article by Davies in this issue (page 286), highlighting 1 some of the changes to the medical undergraduate curriculum in the UK, cogently argues that there is now a window of opportunity for developing a greater involvement and understanding by medical students of wound care. While many readers of this journal might say ‘about time too’, there needs to be a recognition that no single profession has yet put all of its own house in order. ‘Mud slinging’ is therefore not an appropriate action for any of us to take.
Letters
Authors: Schofield Maureen , Flanagan M. , Booth Brian , Kallehave F. , Moesgård F. , Gottrup F.
Published: December 2016

LIMITATIONS OF DOPPLER ASSESSMENT

TOPICAL USE OF GENTAMICIN
Practical application of a first-aid treatment for burns and scalds
Authors: Dunn R.J.
Published: December 2016

This study examined the use of a first-aid treatment for burns and scalds sustained at The Fire Service College in Gloucestershire. One hundred and eight treatments were carried out. Questionnaires and assessments were completed for each patient and used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment. The results suggest that the product used is a practical and effective first-aid treatment for burns.
Chinese traditional medicine in contemporary wound care
Authors: Shen T.Y.
Published: December 2016

A description of the part played in modern Chinese wound management by traditions of medical practice going back hundreds of years
Wound-care training in medical education
Authors: Davis M.
Published: December 2016

A discussion highlighting how recommendations from the General Medical Council have led to a more integrated approach to wound care in undergraduate education
Assessing the use of dressings in practice
Authors: Bux M. , Halhi J.S.
Published: December 2016

An audit was carried out in an NHS trust to identify the degree to which wound management products were being selected and used appropriately. Fifty patients with various types of wounds were involved; observers noted the condition of wounds at dressing changes and the procedures used, then studied each patient's hospital documentation (medical notes, nursing care plan and drug chart). Nursing staff were interviewed to ascertain the input of various disciplines in dressing choice.

The ‘correct’ choice of dressing was made in only 48% of wounds, and correct choice and use were identified in just 20%, with wide variations between different products. A quarter of patients reported pain associated with their wounds, but none received analgesia before dressing changes.

As a result of the audit, new guidelines on dressing choice and use have been produced, with others in preparation, and the hospital formulary has been amended.
Enzymatic debridement for necrotic wounds
Authors: Martin S.J. , Corrado O.J. , Kay E.A.
Published: December 2016

In a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial, a comparison was made of the relative efficacy of using streptokinase/streptodornase (Varidase) in a hydrogel (KY Jelly) or the hydrogel alone in the debridement of Grade IV pressure sores. Seventeen subjects aged 57-94 years (mean age 81) took part; 21 sores were studied, 11 of which were randomised to the enzyme treatment regime.

Both treatments led to eschar removal; fewer days were needed in the hydrogel-only group (mean 8.1 days, sd 1.8) compared to the enzyme/hydrogel group (mean 11.8 days, sd 2.9), but this was not statistically significant. The results suggest that the use of hydrogel alone may be a cost-effective alternative to the use of streptokinase/streptodornase and hydrogel in the treatment of these wounds.
Pyoderma gangrenosum: an inflammatory ulcer
Authors: Samuel Jayne , Williams Clare
Published: December 2016

A review of this condition is presented and a case report of a patient who developed pyoderma gangrenosum in association with myelodysplastic syndrome is described
Postoperative wound infection: Critique II
Authors: A/liffe G.AJ.
Published: December 2016

The surveillance of wound and other hospital-acquired infections has become of particular interest to the Department of Health, since infection rates are potentially useful as a measurement of the quality of care and are an important aspect of surgical outcome1. Infection rates might be used to compare the performance of hospitals or individual surgeons.
The isolation and identification of bacteria from wounds
Authors: Cooper R. , Lawrence J.C.
Published: December 2016

A review of the microbiology and clinical laboratory processes that are used to identify bacteria present in wounds and thus enable clinicians to plan appropriate treatment
Editorial
Authors: Harding K.G. , Caine Suzie
Published: December 2016

The management of wound infection

Pressure sores
Healing properties of calcium alginate dressings
Authors: Sayag J. , lieaume S. , Bohbot S.
Published: December 2016

In a prospective, randomised, controlled trial of 92 patients with full-thickness pressure ulcers, the efficacy of an alginate wound dressing was compared to that of an established local treatment with dextranomer paste. During treatment, a minimal 40% reduction in wound area was obtained in 74% of the patients in the alginate group and in 42% of those in the dextranomer group. The median time taken to achieve this goal was four weeks with alginate and more than eight weeks in the control group. Mean surface area reduction per week was 2.39cm2 (sd 3.54) and 0.27cm2 (sd 3.21) in the alginate and dextranomer groups respectively (p=0.0001). This difference was still highly significant when the sub-groups of almost completely healed subjects at the end of the study were considered. This striking healing efficacy of an alginate dressing suggests it possesses pharmacological properties which require further investigation.
Sugar paste and povidone-iodine in the treatment of wounds
Authors: Topham j.
Published: December 2016

This case report describes the use of a sugar paste containing povidone-iodine in the treatment of a boy with burns to the hands and wrists
From the Journals
Authors: Booth Brian , Nelson Andrea , Shutler S.D. , Neal M.S. , Finnie Alison
Published: December 2016

NOISE AND WOUND HEALING

FOUR-LAYER BANDAGE STUDY

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

NECROTISING FASCIITIS

DISFIGURING INJURIES
Wound infection
Authors: Gilchrist B.
Published: December 2016

The following papers were presented at a recent master class held In association with Smith and Nephew. The first is a review of the literature on sampling bacteria; the second examines the prevention and control of MRSA; the third describes the management of wound infection and includes a delegate poll on preferred treatments
The management of chronic ulceration
Authors: Uewellwyn M. , Miller L
Published: December 2016

The following case report illustrates the long-term difficulties facing many patients with chronic wounds and the management options available
Sustaining the retail pilgrimage: Developments of Fast Fashion and authentic identities
Authors: Anthony Amanda Koontz , Taplin Ian
Published: December 2016

This article critically reviews the interaction between production and consumption in the apparel industry, focusing on changes that have occurred in the past decade. Specifically, we examine connections between supply and demand for products in a market noted for its volatility and product life cycles that can be measured in weeks. Many studies have examined how supply chain rationalization has imposed greater demands upon manufacturers to meet cost, quality, and delivery mandates. However, fewer studies examine how changing consumer demand both affects and is affected by the resulting retail revolution of Fast Fashion − a new breed of retailers who stock new items more frequently, selling inexpensive ‘fashion forward’ items to more style conscious consumers. We argue that retailers have realized that enhanced designs provide transient consumer value and a more effective matching of supply and demand. We theorize how consumers, meanwhile, behave strategically by visiting stores more often and increasing the frequency of their purchases, which can correspond with increasingly fluid and contextualized construction of pluralized authentic identities.
Fashioning identity and ideology: A case study of a ‘quality’ period K-drama Inspiring Generation
Authors: Lee Min-Jung , Kim Min-Ja
Published: December 2016

Building on recent works that emphasize symbol-makers and their roles in the meaning-making process, this article endeavours to investigate how identity and ideology are embodied through television costume in the culture of South Korean television production, from the point of view of a costume designer, with reference to a case study: K-drama Gamgyuksidae (Inspiring Generation) (2014). This study departs from a typical Marxist ideological analysis, and instead uses a mixed methodological approach: a participant observation combined with a close textual analysis. This article is divided into three parts. The first examines the television costuming production culture of K-drama Gamgyuksidae. The second focuses on the costume produced for the expression of identity, which is examined under three heads: social, gender and national identity. Lastly, the final part examines how costumes in Gamgyuksidae are designed or stylized to communicate ideology. This study expects to expand the understanding of Korean culture at a time when Korean codes are spreading worldwide due to the Korean Wave, as well as for Koreans to understand their own culture better by seeing the limitations and advantages of their own meaning-making practice.
Hospitality and non-human beings: Jacques Derrida’s reading of D. H. Lawrence’s poem ‘Snake’
Authors: Kakoliris Gerasimos
Published: December 2016

This article presents Jacques Derrida’s reading of D. H. Lawrence’s poem, ‘Snake’. The question guiding the reading of this particular poem concerns the extent to which our ethical responsibility (as hosts) extends to non-human animals as well. Derrida analyses this poem under the burden of Levinas’s uncomfortable hesitation to grant animals a ‘face’, and therefore to make humans ethically responsible towards them. In Derrida’s reading of the poem, hospitality ceases to fall under the condition that the other must be a human. In the unexpected encounter between the man-narrator and a snake in the poem, hospitality blurs the boundaries allowing the Other to appear in non-anthropocentric terms, claiming a place within the human ethical responsibility. If ‘hospitality’ means the crossing of boundaries, then it requires allowing the other of the human, the animal, to cross the boundary traditionally fixed between the two, yet without having to prove first that the animal is ‘like the human’, namely without assimilating the otherness of the animal into the human. Hospitality renegotiates the issue of crossing the limits-boundaries between species.
Conference Review
Authors: Ong Chin-Ee
Published: December 2016

MAKING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONVERSATIONS, DEPLOYING METAPHORS AND SHAPING HOSPITALITY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE: A REVIEW OF THE CRITICAL HOSPITALITY STUDIES SYMPOSIUM 2016: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AFFAIR, 28–29 JULY 2016
The punks, the web, local concerns and global appeal: Cultural hybridity in Turkish hardcore punk
Authors: Way Lyndon C. S. , Wallace Dylan
Published: December 2016

Turkish hardcore punk rock can easily be dismissed as an example of cultural imperialism due to heavy borrowing from the West. However, mapping the cultural flow of music globally is insufficient. Though the global flow of culture (including music) is characterized by an imbalance which favours the West, we prefer viewing cultural flows as ‘complex patterns of cross-fertilisation and cultural hybridity’ where semiotic resources from the local and the West produce new packages of semiotic meanings. This article outlines how punks are able to harness the power of western hardcore punk and western technology such as the Internet to express real concern about Turkey for Turkish and international fans. Band members and fans of two hardcore bands are interviewed and lyrics and visuals of a typical video is analysed. This research reveals how bands use western resources to express opinions and views about life in Turkey for a local and international audience. In this sense, Turkish punk is not a case of cultural imperialism, but a cultural hybrid. Through internationalizing punk using technology and a DIY approach common in punk, punk thrives in a place which is inhospitable to most things alternative, different and not easily controlled.
Imagining the scene and the memory of the F-Club: Talking about lost punk and postpunk spaces in Leeds
Authors: Spracklen Karl , Henderson Stephen , Procter David
Published: December 2016

The F-Club in Leeds, UK, was a punk and post-punk night club from the 1970s to the 1980s. Leeds as a city has a reputation for alternative music scenes, and the F-Club is part of the history recalled by musicians and fans locally. In this article, we interview people who publicly identified with going to the F-Club back in their youth, to map connections as well as memories, identity-work and myth-making. We are interested in leisure spaces and leisure lives, as well as cultural spaces and identity-work. We explore the history of the F-Club, its place in wider networks, and the memories of it by those who attended it. We explore the ways in which the F-Club is remembered and talked about by self-declared members of the scenes around the club. Our interest is not so much in mapping and understanding the identity-work and the community of the F-Club as it actually happened, but in how our respondents construct these things now from their own memories. This article also contributes to methodological and theoretical debates about network analysis against ethnography in the sociology of music, and defends the latter as a way to construct an emerging public sociology of leisure.
Punk’s dead knot: Constructing the temporal and spatial in commercial punk imagery
Authors: Trowell Ian
Published: December 2016

This article analyses two deliberately constructed visual artefacts broadly classed within the punk style; a photograph from 1976 and a 30-second commercial from 2016. The period of analysis chimes with the current celebrations of 40 years of punk as seen within the city of London. Whilst the article presents overview considerations of punk as a (once) possible confrontational cultural discourse, I also develop a detailed visual methodology looking at embedded visual codes and cultural forms from both the high and the low. By considering the photograph within a flux of differing temporalities, and the commercial as a potential sequence of heavily coded still montages, I examine how the space and time of punk has been twisted for various purposes.
Thinking punk
Authors: Ryde Robin , Bestley Russ
Published: December 2016

In the double issue special edition of Punk & Post Punk, 4.2/4.3, Russ Bestley wrote a provocative article entitled ‘(I want some) demystification: Deconstructing punk’, reflecting on punk scholarship and the tropes and stereotypes that may be narrowing discourse on the subculture. In one section of the essay, the author questioned the value of a number of books on punk as a lifestyle and philosophy, including Craig O’Hara’s The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise! (1999), Lars J. Kristiansen’s Screaming For Change: Articulating a Unifying Philosophy of Punk Rock (2012) and Robin Ryde’s The Truth of Revolution, Brother: The Philosophies of Punk (2014) (Bestley 2015: 119). Robin Ryde reached out to challenge some of the points raised in the original article and exercise a right to reply. This led to an extended dialogue between the two authors, which we have decided to reproduce in edited form here, along with a ‘think piece’ essay by Ryde reflecting on a range of contemporary attitudes towards punk and questioning where our subculture might be heading.
Performing the pathologized body as a spectacle of excess: Reading the medical documentaries of the Films Division, India
Authors: Sundaram Neeraja
Published: December 2016

This article studies select documentary films on health and illness produced and distributed by the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in the late twentieth century. I argue that these medical documentaries narrativize the experience and treatment of illness and simultaneously encode particular notions of ‘health’, ‘illness’ and ‘restitution/recovery’. The documentary visualizes the presence of disease in individualized, local instances by moving between scientific/indexical and affective modes of narration. This enables the representation of ‘embeddedness’, which the documentary constructs as an inevitable characteristic of all bodies and thereby makes vulnerability to disease relevant in a general context. The article will demonstrate the processes through which the individual, ailing body is imagined for the viewer through the representation of pathological excess as a spectacle and ‘instructive example’, and the inculcation of a particular sensibility towards the identification and treatment of illness/disease.
The birth of the talkies from the spirit of music: A genealogy of Tamil film song
Authors: Shankar M.
Published: December 2016

The emergence of Tamil talkies in the 1930s and 1940s and the enormity of songs in them could be understood only in the context of a number of dynamic factors that conflated each other in the Madras province during the decades. These factors include the widespread popularity of musical dramas in the region as a new popular entertainment form, the introduction of the new mediascape of gramophone and microphones, the changing patterns of patronage that transformed and compelled the classical music practitioners to look into the talkies as an attractive source of income, and the way in which an interface between the popular and the classical had accelerated the process of transformation to each of these segments and compelled them to understand and assimilate the features of the alternative traditions. Along with this, the early Tamil talkies’ exposure to the musical styles of different locations in India also contributed to the stabilization of it. This article also looks at why the popular stream emerged strong in this conflation and how the classical traditions that wanted to intervene in the new medium of cinema had been cast aside even as its spirit was effectively assimilated.
Discovering the nature of complexity involved in the innovation processes
Authors: Larrasquet Jean-Michel , Pilnière Véronique , Jayaratna Nimal
Published: December 2016

Innovation has become critical for the survival and growth of institutions, markets and societies. In spite of the complexity of innovation, leaders and institutions continue to operate mainly with the same hierarchical structures, processes and scientific approaches that consider innovation a simplistic mechanical process. The nearest they come to accommodating a variety of ideas is by pursuing brain storming. No wonder then that they fail to unlock the innovative capabilities of all of the participants or understand the wider complexities involved in the processes that can unleash hidden ideas. When institutions fail to innovate they do not attempt to find out the complex issues involved; instead they resort to renaming whatever products, services and methods they already produce as being innovative. This article looks at the myriad of issues involved and invites readers to focus on the complexity of the processes and consider the need for working with equally complex notions, thinking processes, methods and interactions of social groups in order to facilitate innovation.
Gaitasun kognitiboen aplikazioa 5G sareetako kontrol- eta kudeaketa-mailetan
Authors: Blanco Begoña , Fajardo Jose Oscar , Liberal Fidel , Taboada Ianire
Published: December 2016

Hurrengo belaunaldiko sareen kudeaketak eskakizun erronkariei aurre egin behar izango die goraka ari diren teknologia gaitzaileen aplikazioaren bitartez. Horrelako kudeaketa-egoera konplexuan, adimen artifizialaren erabilpena ziklo kognitibo gisa erreminta ezberdintzaile eta ahaltsua bilaka daiteke sistemaren errendimendu orokorra hobetzeko. Lan honek cloudean oinarritutako maila anitzeko ziklo kognitiboa aurkezten du, 5G arkitekturaren kontrol- eta kudeaketa-atazak bermatzeko. Eredu berriztatzaile honek eskema kognitibo zentralizatu eta banatuak konbinatzen ditu modulu erabakitzaileetan sare-arkitekturaren maila ezberdinetan, ertzaren eta cloud ingurunearen arteko elkarreragina sustatzeko.
Mutrikuko olatu zentralaren azterketa eta potentzia maximoko puntuaren jarraipena
Authors: Lekube Garagarza Jon , Garrido Hernandez Aitor J. , Garrido Hernandez Izaskun
Published: December 2016

Susperraldian dauden energia iturri berriztagarri berriak berebiziko garrantzia izatera iritsi dira gaur egungo gizartean. Petrolioarekiko menpekotasuna eta berotegi efektua direla medio, energia lortzeko bide berriak miatu beharra nabarmendu da. Ozeanoek eta itsasoek energia kantite handia pilatzen dute bere baitan. Hala ere, gizakia oraindik ez da gai izan energia honetaz egokiro baliatzeko. Ur-zutabe oszilatzailean oinarritutako metodoa da gaur egun itsasotik energia ateratzeko sistema guztien artetik gehien ikertuenetako bat. Alabaina, lorturiko efizientzia baxuek zaildu egiten dute teknologia honen erabilera. Gaur egungo kontrol-metodo berriek, aldiz, efizientzia hau hobetzea ahalbidetzen dute. Metodo hauen artean badago potentzia maximoko puntuaren jarraipena, batez ere energia eolikoan asko erabilia.
Ibilgailu elektriko, hibrido eta erregai-piladunak: teknologiaren egoera
Authors: Cabezuelo David , Matallana Asier , Andreu Jon , Aranzabal Itxaso , Kortabarria Iñigo
Published: December 2016

Ibilgailu elektriko, hibrido eta erregai-piladunek duten entzutea geroz eta handiagoa izaten ari da. I+G esfortzuak konfigurazio berri, moldagarri, fidagarriagoetan eta kostu txikiagokoetan zentratzen ari dira. Artikulu honetan, topologia hauetako teknologiaren egoera aurkezten da, sistema berri eta etorkizun handikoetan enfasia jarriz.
Superkondentsadoreak: Energia Biltzeko Gailuak
Authors: Ajuria Jon , Redondo Edurne , Goikolea Eider
Published: December 2016

Lan honetan superkondentsagailuen esparruan energia biltegiratzeko zenbait teknologiaren berri laburra emango dugu, beren funtzionamenduarekin batera. Hainbat superkondentsagailu motaren azterketa egin dugu, bai ikerketa, bai aplikazioen ikuspuntutik; gainera, aztergai hartuko ditugu konfigurazio bakoitzaren abantailak eta desabantailak eta propietateak, hala nola, gainazal azalera espezifikoa, kapazitantzia eta energia eta potentzia dentsitateak. Azkenik, CIC Energigunen superkondentsagailuen inguruan zenbait ikerketa lerrotan lortutako azken emaitzak aurkeztu ditugu.
Precision Tests of Geodetic Centring Equipment
Authors: Dvořáček Filip
Published: December 2016

The paper introduces testing procedures of several different geodetic centring devices performed mostly at the laboratory of the Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography. Functional construction characteristics of a spherically mounted retroreflector Leica RRR 1.5’’, rotatable carriers Sokkia AP41 and Leica GZR3 and 12 different geodetic tribraches were examined. Further, a centring displacement instrument developed at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Special Geodesy, is evaluated in both laboratory and field conditions. For all tests, laser tracker Leica AT401 with a 5 μm standard uncertainty of absolute distance measurement, was employed.
BIM, GIS and semantic models of cultural heritage buildings
Authors: Tobiáš Pavel
Published: December 2016

Even though there has been a great development of using building information models in the AEC (Architecture/Engineering/Construction) sector recently, creation of models of existing buildings is still not very usual. The cultural heritage documentation is still, in most cases, kept in the form of 2D drawings while these drawings mostly contain only geometry without semantics, attributes or definitions of relationships and hierarchies between particular building elements. All these additional information would, however, be very providential for the tasks of cultural heritage preservation, i.e. for the facility management of heritage buildings or for reconstruction planning and it would be suitable to manage all geometric and non-geometric information in a single 3D information model. This paper is based on the existing literature and focuses on the historic building information modelling to provide information about the current state of the art. First, a summary of available software tools is introduced while not only the BIM tools but also the related GIS software is considered. This is followed by a review of existing efforts worldwide and an evaluation of the facts found.
Test of the Precision and Accuracy of the ShapeAccelArray Sensor
Authors: Štroner Martin , Urban Rudolf , Balek Jan
Published: December 2016

Measurand MEMS ShapeAccelArray sensors are in many ways unique and new equipment, which allows to determine the relative displacements and deformations in other ways than before. The instruments are described, tested and compared with existing instrumentation in a small number of articles, but with exception of one it was not tested from engineering surveying point of view, where the exact precision and accuracy knowledge is a basis for the further use. The result of the experiments is the accuracy of measuring changes by the sensor itself, the pros and cons of its use and some features of its design, which is good to know before using it.

There were designed and performed practical tests to determine the relative and absolute measurement accuracy of the sensor deformations measurement in all three possible types of use, namely the vertical installation, the horizontal installation and the measurement of convergence.

The results show high accuracy of the sensor tested, which is under certain conditions even considerably higher than that given by Measurand
Documentation of Urn Graves of Knovíz Culture by RPAS
Authors: Šedina Jaroslav , Housarová Eliška , Matoušková Eva
Published: December 2016

This paper deals with the documentation, positional determination of urn graves of the Knovíz culture (1200 - 1000 BC), and geometric and positional determination of tumulus at the archaeological site located near the village Ctiněves, in the Usti region in the Czech Republic. Several hundred urn graves are located in the archaeological site and it is one of the biggest burial sites of Knovíz culture in the Czech Republic. RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) was used for the documentation and positional determination of urn graves and tumulus. RPAS was equipped by visible spectral range, two near-infrared range, multispectral and thermal camera (one camera for a single flight). The result is a unique data set documenting this archaeological site. Thanks to the suitable winter and spring conditions in 2016 urn graves and tumulus could be detected on the basis of vegetation symptoms. The paper is also focused on how to process the data and creation of a differential digital surface model.
Variações da reflectância e dos índices de vegetação em função dos parâmetros da modelagem topográfica no Parque Estadual do Turvo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Authors: Gaida William , Breunig Fabio Marcelo , Galvão Lênio Soares , Teles Thiago Souza , Balbinot Rafaelo
Published: December 2016

Técnicas de sensoriamento remoto têm sido amplamente utilizadas em estudos florestais, por permitirem avaliar e monitorar importantes áreas florestais, como as do Parque Estadual do Turvo (PET). O PET é o maior remanescente de floresta subtropical decídua do sul do Brasil. Contudo, fatores externos como efeitos topográficos podem influenciar a resposta espectral dos alvos nos produtos de satélites. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a magnitude das variações na reflectância de superfície e nos índices de vegetação em função das características topográficas locais. A metodologia desenvolvida incluiu a aquisição de dados do sensor RapidEye e o modelo digital de elevação ASTER GDEM 2. O efeito da variação da geometria de iluminação foi avaliado a partir de duas cenas RapidEye: junho e outubro de 2012. Dados de orientação de vertentes, altimetria e relevo sombreado foram gerados a partir do ASTER GDEM 2, permitindo avaliar o efeito topográfico sobre a reflectância e os índices de vegetação Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) e Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI). Os resultados mostraram que as variaveis topográficas afetam a reflectâcia de todas as bandas RapidEye e os índices de vegetação, especialmente o EVI. Os efeitos topográficos foram mais pronunciados em junho (maior ângulo zenital solar - AZS) do que em outubro (menor AZS). O NDVI foi menos afetado pelas variações sazonais das condições de iluminação e da fenologia do que o EVI. Quanto a orientação, os maiores valores de reflectância e índices de vegetação foram encontrados na orientação norte e os menores na orientação sul.
Praca socjalna w zmieniającym się społeczeństwie
Authors: Drozdowski Rafał
Published: December 2016

Artykuł jest próbą zastanowienia się nad nowymi zadaniami i funkcjami pracy socjalnej w społeczeństwie, w którym największym wyzwaniem jest już nie tyle walka z wykluczeniem wyrosłym z biedy i ubóstwa, ile przeciwdziałanie wykluczeniu wynikającemu z różnic społecznych, kulturowych i politycznych. Po drugie, artykuł jest próbą spojrzenia na zadania i funkcje pracy socjalnej w społeczeństwie, w którym dominują słabe więzi i które jest w coraz większej mierze „społeczeństwem jednostek” tracących powoli zapał do działań podejmowanych w imię dobra wspólnego.
Proces mediacji. Typologia uczestników i szanse porozumienia
Authors: Dragon Agnieszka
Published: December 2016

W artykule podjęto analizę mediacji, eksponując indywidualną kreatywność jednostki w świecie znaczeń społecznych. Przedstawiono typologię uczestników mediacji i ich sposobów budowania sytuacji. Autorka pokazuje typy uczestników, uwzględniając: (1) sposoby nawiązywania rodzajów stosunków społecznych w sytuacjach poradniczych opisanych przez Alicję Kargulową; (2) metody negocjowania wyróżnione przez Rogera Fishera, Williama Ury’ego, Bruce’a Pattona oraz (3) opracowanie Kennetha L. Thomasa and Ralpha H. Kilmanna uwzględniające stosunek negocjatorów do celu i innych osób w sytuacji konfliktowej. Pokazanie odmiennego od prezentowanych dotychczas obrazu mediacji zwraca uwagę na inne niż prawne aspekty mediacji w sprawach karnych. Przedstawiona wizja mediacji pozwala dostrzec, że spisana przez strony ugoda nie jest jedyną korzyścią ze stosowania tej procedury, która w przeciwieństwie do procesu sądowego koncentruje się nie tylko na faktach, lecz także na relacjach i interesach działających i kształtujących przebieg interakcji stron. Być może spojrzenie na przebieg procesu mediacji przez pryzmat negocjujących stron konfliktu stanie się inspiracją czy będzie służyć uwrażliwieniu i otwarciu na filozofię sprawiedliwości naprawczej.
O konflikcie interesów między nadzorem a polityką pieniężną
Authors: Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna
Published: December 2016

Dyskusja wokół kwestii konfliktu interesów między funkcją realizacji polityki pieniężnej a funkcją nadzoru bankowego wpływa na rozwiązanie instytucjonalne polegające na włączeniu lub niewłączaniu funkcji nadzoru do zadań banku centralnego. Z tego też względu przez wiele lat Europejski Bank Centralny (EBC) nie sprawował nadzoru w stosunku do instytucji kredytowych. Przy konstrukcji Europejskiego Systemu Banków Centralnych zwyciężyła koncepcja niemiecka całkowitego wydzielenia nadzoru z EBC. Gdyby nie kryzys finansowy lat 2008-2013, prawdopodobnie do dziś EBC nie sprawowałby nadzoru nad instytucjami kredytowymi. Pomimo utworzenia w 2011 r. Europejskiego Urzędu Nadzoru Finansowego dwa lata później zdecydowano się powierzyć EBC nadzór bankowy nad najważniejszymi instytucjami finansowymi na obszarze Unii Europejskiej. Trudno dziś rozstrzygnąć, czy połączenie polityki pieniężnej i nadzoru pod jednym dachem EBC było posunięciem korzystnym, dopiero za kilka lat będzie można ocenić, czy zwiększyła się efektywność nadzoru.
Nieodpłatna pomoc prawna jako instrument zabezpieczenia społecznego
Authors: Lach Daniel E.
Published: December 2016

Przedmiotem opracowania jest analiza przepisów ustawy z 5 sierpnia 2015 r. o nieodpłatnej pomocy prawnej oraz edukacji prawnej i ocena, a celem analizy jest określenie, w jakim stopniu nieodpłatna pomoc prawna może być uznana za instrument zabezpieczenia społecznego. Autor przedstawia zasady udzielania nieodpłatnej pomocy prawnej, w tym zakres przedmiotowy tej pomocy oraz krąg osób uprawnionych do jej otrzymania, a także rozwiązania organizacyjno-finansowe i porównuje je z regulacjami prawa procesowego dotyczącymi zwolnienia z kosztów sądowych oraz ustanowienia pełnomocnika z urzędu. Następnie omawia pojęcie „zabezpieczenie społeczne” i na jego tle ocenia przepisy ustawy.
Integration of battery storage into the German electrical power system
Authors: Steber David
Published: December 2016

The further integration of storage into the electric power system is unavoidable regarding the still increasing share of
renewables and current market developments. Therefore a lot of different storage technologies are available today. The
presented PhD-Thesis project will focus on integrating battery storage to the power system under different system and
market conditions. Therefore, coupled control algorithms for single and virtual battery storage systems have to be
developed depending on the battery's scope. For analyzing the reliability of different battery's scopes, the developed
models will be integrated into an electric power system model for studying their influence on the power system and market
concerning different development scenarios (renewables, nuclear phase-out). First actions dealt with the provision of
Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) power by a virtual battery storage under certain conditions in Germany. First
results show appropriate working of implemented control algorithms and reliability for different shareholders.
A novel approach on the provision of distributed energy resource capabilities
Authors: Dethlefs Tim
Published: December 2016

The increasing dissemination of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) will have a significant impact on the planning and
operation of the electricity grid. Many of these DERs have operational constraints e.g. weather conditions or
self-sufficiency of resources or interactions within a multimodal environment. Today, established concepts on Virtual
Power Plants aggregation often lack the possibility of automated, standardized and near real-time reconfiguration in case
of failures or planning issues with these volatile DERs. In spite of standardization approaches a standardized description
model for energy resources and their capabilities which allows aggregators to automatically find contributing or
substituting DERs is lacking. The recent development in the electricity grid towards increasing Information and
Communication capabilities can be used for a large scale information and allocation system for energy resources. Such
a registry for energy resource capabilities will provide the opportunity for DERs to promote actual information about
their capabilities based on forecasts and operational plans. Aggregators can select appropriate resources for their VPP
configuration and reconfiguration while system operators can e.g. observe the grid status and the allocated capacities of
all active DERs registered at the registry. In order to achieve the goals and to optimize the usage of especially
renewable DERs, three main research question have to be addressed: (1) The definition of a standardized, abstracted and
generalized description model for DER capabilities. (2) The interoperability and communicational requirements for such
energy services. (3) Identifying the current applications and potential contributions to the development of future energy
markets.
Performance Investigation of Millimeter Wave Generation Reliant on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering
Authors: Tickoo Sheetal , Gupta Amit
Published: December 2016

In this work, photonic method of generating the millimeter waves has been done based on Brillouin scattering effect in optical fiber. Here different approaches are proposed to get maximum frequency shift in mm-wave region using only pumps, radio signals with Mach-Zehnder modulator. Moreover for generated signal validation, signals modulated and send to both wired and wireless medium in optical domain. It is observed that maximum shift of 300 GHz is realized using 60 GHz input sine wave. Basically a frequency doubler is proposed which double shift of input frequency and provide better SNR. For the future generation network system, the generation of millimeter waves makes them well reliable for the transmission of the data.
Three cases of Japanese acromicric/geleophysic dysplasia with FBN1 mutations: a comparison of clinical and radiological features
Authors: Hasegawa Kosei , Numakura Chikahiko , Tanaka Hiroyuki , Furujo Mahoko , Kubo Toshihide , Higuchi Yousuke , Yamashita Miho , Tsukahara Hirokazu
Published: December 2016

Acromicric dysplasia (AD) and geleophysic dysplasia (GD) are rare skeletal dysplasias characterized by short stature, acromelia, joint contracture, hepatomegaly, hoarseness and respiratory distress. Compared with GD, AD presents with milder clinical and radiological features. Radiological findings of AD and GD consist of shortened tubular bones of the hands and feet, and deformed capital femoral epiphyses. The genetic cause of AD and some cases of GD was shown to be mutations in the transforming growth factor (TGF) β-binding protein-like domain 5 of the fibrillin 1 gene (
Second-trimester maternal serum markers in the prediction of preeclampsia
Authors: Luo Qiong , Han Xiujun
Published: December 2016

Aim:

To determine whether late second-trimester maternal serum biomarkers are useful for the prediction of preeclampsia during the third trimester, a case-control study including 33 preeclamptic and 71 healthy pregnancies was conducted. Maternal serum concentrations of placental protein 13 (PP13), pregnancy-associated plasma protein (PAPP-A), pentraxin3 (PTX3), soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), myostatin and follistatin-like-3 (FSLT-3) were measured at 24–28 weeks’ gestation. All the concentrations of these markers were compared between the preeclamptic and control groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was applied to assess sensitivity and specificity of serum markers with significant difference.

Results:

The levels of PP13 and sFlt-1 were significantly increased and FSLT3 was significantly decreased in patients with preeclampsia. However, the concentration of PAPPA, PTX3 and myostatin did not differ significantly. In screening for preeclampsia during the third trimester by PP13, sFlt-1 and FSLT3, the detection rate was 61.3%, 48.1% and 39.1%, respectively, at 80% specificity, and the detection rate increased to 69.8% by combination of these three markers.

Conclusion:

Maternal serum levels of PP13, sFlt-1 and FSLT3 play an important role in predicting late-onset preeclampsia, and the combination of these three markers significantly increases the detection rate for prediction.