bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adopting Training Practices for the Effectiveness of Employee’s Attitude and Motivation: An Explorative Study on Indian Industries
Authors: Dash Srinibash , Mahapatra Jyotirmaya
Published: February 2017

Effective skills development systems which connect education to technical training, technical training to labor market entry and labor market entry to workplace and lifelong learning can help employees to sustain productivity growth and translate that growth into more and better job opportunities in the new economic era. The globe has been changing very fast and on a continuous basis due to technological advancement, As a result it will put acute pressure on the management of the organizations’ as well as employees’ skill. As a result new skill enhancement training programs are necessary to bridge the gap in order to fulfill the expectations of the organizations and their employees. The objective of the present study is to map the perception of employees regarding effectiveness of training practices in influencing their attitude and motivation. The inferences have been derived from primary data collected through questionnaires. In this study, we found that in the ever-changing corporate strategies in the business world, it is compelling for the company to give utmost importance to the human capital for their job satisfaction through right proposition of the motivation of the employees. In the same line, the management would like to find out the real causes for the difference of opinion among the different group of people within the same organization. Hence, depending on the organizational systems, there might be different training strategies which would be implemented for their employees’ skill enhancement. In this context, each department will play an important role for the success of the training programs. At the same time, the management should be careful about the factors of the training programs and make the necessary arrangements for their correlation to create a strong bond.
Systematic Review of Screening Instruments for Psychosocial Problems in Children and Adolescents With Long-Term Physical Conditions
Authors: Thabrew Hiran , McDowell Heather , Given Katherine , Murrell Kathryn
Published: February 2017

Children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions (LTPCs) are at greater risk of developing psychosocial problems. Screening for such problems may be undertaken using validated psychometric instruments to facilitate early intervention. A systematic review was undertaken to identify clinically utilized and psychometrically validated instruments for identifying depression, anxiety, behavior problems, substance use problems, family problems, and multiple problems in children and adolescents with LTPCs. Comprehensive searches of articles published in English between 1994 and 2014 were completed via Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases, and by examining reference lists of identified articles and previous related reviews. Forty-four potential screening instruments were identified, described, and evaluated against predetermined clinical and psychometric criteria. Despite limitations in the evidence regarding their clinical and psychometric validity in this population, a handful of instruments, available at varying cost, in multiple languages and formats, were identified to support targeted, but not universal, screening for psychosocial problems in children and adolescents with LTPCs.
IL-4/CXCL12 loop is a key regulator of lymphoid stroma function in follicular lymphoma
Authors: Pandey Shubham , Mourcin Frédéric , Marchand Tony , Nayar Saba , Guirriec Marion , Pangault Céline , Monvoisin Céline , Amé-Thomas Patricia , Guilloton Fabien , Dulong Joelle , Coles Mark , Fest Thierry , Mottok Anja , Barone Francesca , Tarte Karin
Published: February 2017

Key Points

FL-infiltrating stromal cells overexpress CXCL12, which triggers FL B-cell migration, adhesion, and activation. Polarization into CXCL12hi stroma involves IL-4+ TFH cells, unlike malignant B cells, revealing an indirect protumoral activity of FL-TFH cells.
Quantification and three-dimensional microanatomical organization of the bone marrow
Authors: Nombela-Arrieta Cesar , Manz Markus G.
Published: February 2017

Bone marrow (BM) constitutes one of the largest organs in mice and humans, continuously generating, in a highly regulated manner, red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells that together form the majority of cells of the body. In this review, we provide a quantitative overview of BM cellular composition, we summarize emerging knowledge on its structural organization and cellular niches, and we argue for the need of multidimensional approaches such as recently developed imaging techniques to uncover the complex spatial logic that underlies BM function in health and disease.
What patients with pulmonary fibrosis and their partners think: a live, educative survey in the Netherlands and Germany
Authors: van Manen Mirjam J.G. , Kreuter Michael , van den Blink Bernt , Oltmanns Ute , Palmowski Karin , Brunnemer Eva , Hummler Simone , Tak Nelleke C. , van den Toorn Leon , Miedema Jelle , Hoogsteden Henk C. , Wijsenbeek Marlies S.
Published: February 2017

Pulmonary fibrosis greatly impacts patients and their partners. Unmet needs of patients are increasingly acknowledged; the needs of partners often remain unnoticed. Little is known about the best way to educate patients and partners. We investigated pulmonary fibrosis patients' and partners' perspectives and preferences in care, and the differences in these between the Netherlands and Germany. Additionally, we evaluated whether interactive interviewing could be a novel education method in this population.

Patients and partners were interviewed during pulmonary fibrosis patient information meetings. In the Netherlands, voting boxes were used and results were projected directly. In Germany, questionnaires were used.

In the Netherlands, 278 patients and partners participated; in Germany, 51. Many participants experienced anxiety. Almost all experienced misunderstanding, because people do not know what pulmonary fibrosis is. All expressed a need for information, psychological support and care for partners. Use of the interactive voting system was found to be pleasant (70%) and informative (94%).

This study improves the knowledge of care needs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis and their partners. There were no major differences between the Netherlands and Germany. Interactive interviewing could be an attractive method to acquire insights into the needs and preferences of patients and partners, while providing them with information at the same time.
The microtubule plus-end-tracking protein TACC3 promotes persistent axon outgrowth and mediates responses to axon guidance signals during development
Authors: Erdogan Burcu , Cammarata Garrett M. , Lee Eric J. , Pratt Benjamin C. , Francl Andrew F. , Rutherford Erin L. , Lowery Laura Anne
Published: February 2017

Background

Formation of precise neuronal connections requires proper axon guidance. Microtubules (MTs) of the growth cone provide a critical driving force during navigation of the growing ends of axons. Pioneer MTs and their plus-end tracking proteins (+TIPs) are thought to play integrative roles during this navigation. TACC3 is a + TIP that we have previously implicated in regulating MT dynamics within axons. However, the role of TACC3 in axon guidance has not been previously explored.

Results

Here, we show that TACC3 is required to promote persistent axon outgrowth and prevent spontaneous axon retractions in embryonic Xenopus laevis neurons. We also show that overexpressing TACC3 can counteract the depolymerizing effect of low doses of nocodazole, and that TACC3 interacts with MT polymerase XMAP215 to promote axon outgrowth. Moreover, we demonstrate that manipulation of TACC3 levels interferes with the growth cone response to the axon guidance cue Slit2 ex vivo, and that ablation of TACC3 causes pathfinding defects in axons of developing spinal neurons in vivo.

Conclusion

Together, our results suggest that by mediating MT dynamics, the + TIP TACC3 is involved in axon outgrowth and pathfinding decisions of neurons during embryonic development.
Bayesian Baskets: A Novel Design for Biomarker-Based Clinical Trials
Authors: Trippa Lorenzo , Alexander Brian Michael
Published: February 2017

Purpose

Biomarker-based clinical trials provide efficiencies during therapeutic development and form the foundation for precision medicine. These trials must generate information on both experimental therapeutics and putative predictive biomarkers in the context of varying pretrial information. We generated an efficient, flexible design that accommodates various pretrial levels of evidence supporting the predictive capacity of biomarkers while making pretrial design choices explicit.

Methods

We generated a randomization procedure that explicitly incorporates pretrial estimates of the predictive capacity of biomarkers. To compare the utility of this Bayesian basket (BB) design with that of a balanced randomized, biomarker agnostic (BA) design and a traditional basket (TB) design that includes only biomarker-positive patients, we iteratively simulated hypothetical multiarm clinical trials under various scenarios.

Results

BB was more efficient than BA while generating more information on the predictive capacity of putative biomarkers than both BA and TB. For simulations of hypothetical multiarm trials of experimental therapies and associated biomarkers of varying incident frequency, BB increased power over BA in cases when the biomarker was predictive and when the experimental therapeutic worked in all patients in a variety of scenarios. BB also generated more information about the predictive capacity of biomarkers than BA and categorically relative to TB, which generates no new biomarker information.

Conclusion

The BB design offers an efficient way to generate information on both experimental therapeutics and the predictive capacity of putative biomarkers. The design is flexible enough to accommodate varying levels of pretrial biomarker confidence within the same platform structure and makes clinical trial design decisions more explicit.
Tailored Approaches to Induction Therapy for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Authors: DeAngelo Daniel J.
Published: February 2017

The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors’ suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.
Impact of Viral Status on Survival in Patients Receiving Sorafenib for Advanced Hepatocellular Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Phase III Trials
Authors: Jackson Richard , Psarelli Eftychia-Eirini , Berhane Sarah , Khan Harun , Johnson Philip
Published: February 2017

Purpose

Following the Sorafenib Hepatocellular Carcinoma Assessment Randomized Protocol (SHARP) trial, sorafenib has become the standard of care for patients with advanced unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, but the relation between survival advantage and disease etiology remains unclear. To address this, we undertook an individual patient data meta-analysis of three large prospective randomized trials in which sorafenib was the control arm.

Methods

Of a total of 3,256 patients, 1,643 (50%) who received sorafenib were available. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). A Bayesian hierarchical approach for individual patient data meta-analyses was applied using a piecewise exponential model. Results are presented in terms of hazard ratios comparing sorafenib with alternative therapies according to hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) status.

Results

Hazard ratios show improved OS for sorafenib in patients who are both HBV negative and HCV positive (log [hazard ratio], −0.27; 95% CI, −0.46 to −0.06). Median unadjusted survival is 12.6 (11.15 to 13.8) months for sorafenib and 10.2 (8.88 to 12.2) months for “other” treatments in this subgroup. There was no evidence of improvement in OS for any other patient subgroups defined by HBV and HCV. Results were consistent across all trials with heterogeneity assessed using Cochran’s Q statistic.

Conclusion

There is consistent evidence that the effect of sorafenib on OS is dependent on patients’ hepatitis status. There is an improved OS for patients negative for HBV and positive for HCV when treated with sorafenib. There was no evidence of any improvement in OS attributable to sorafenib for patients positive for HBV and negative for HCV.
The effect of foot posture on capacity to apply free moments to the ground: implications for fighting performance in great apes
Authors: Carrier David R. , Cunningham Christopher
Published: February 2017

In contrast to most other primates, great apes have feet in which the heel supports body weight during standing, walking and running. One possible advantage of this plantigrade foot posture is that it may enhance fighting performance by increasing the ability to apply free moments (i.e. force couples) to the ground. We tested this possibility by measuring performance of human subjects when performing from plantigrade and digitigrade (standing on the ball of the foot and toes) postures. We found that plantigrade posture substantially increased the capacity to apply free moments to the ground and to perform a variety of behaviors that are likely to be important to fighting performance in great apes. As predicted, performance in maximal effort lateral striking and pushing was strongly correlated with free moment magnitude. All else being equal, these results suggest species that can adopt plantigrade posture will be able to apply larger free moments to the ground than species restricted to digitigrade or unguligrade foot posture. Additionally, these results are consistent with the suggestion that selection for physical competition may have been one of the factors that led to the evolution of the derived plantigrade foot posture of great apes.
Cancer cell behaviors mediated by dysregulated pH dynamics at a glance
Authors: White Katharine A. , Grillo-Hill Bree K. , Barber Diane L.
Published: February 2017

Dysregulated pH is a common characteristic of cancer cells, as they have an increased intracellular pH (pHi) and a decreased extracellular pH (pHe) compared with normal cells. Recent work has expanded our knowledge of how dysregulated pH dynamics influences cancer cell behaviors, including proliferation, metastasis, metabolic adaptation and tumorigenesis. Emerging data suggest that the dysregulated pH of cancers enables these specific cell behaviors by altering the structure and function of selective pH-sensitive proteins, termed pH sensors. Recent findings also show that, by blocking pHi increases, cancer cell behaviors can be attenuated. This suggests ion transporter inhibition as an effective therapeutic approach, either singly or in combination with targeted therapies. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and accompanying poster, we highlight the interconnected roles of dysregulated pH dynamics in cancer initiation, progression and adaptation.
Tension regulates myosin dynamics during Drosophila embryonic wound repair
Authors: Kobb Anna B. , Zulueta-Coarasa Teresa , Fernandez-Gonzalez Rodrigo
Published: February 2017

Embryos repair epithelial wounds rapidly in a process driven by collective cell movements. Upon wounding, actin and the molecular motor non-muscle myosin II are redistributed in the cells adjacent to the wound, forming a supracellular purse string around the lesion. Purse string contraction coordinates cell movements and drives rapid wound closure. By using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching in Drosophila embryos, we found that myosin turns over as the purse string contracts. Myosin turnover at the purse string was slower than in other actomyosin networks that had a lower level of contractility. Mathematical modelling suggested that myosin assembly and disassembly rates were both reduced by tension at the wound edge. We used laser ablation to show that tension at the purse string increased as wound closure progressed, and that the increase in tension was associated with reduced myosin turnover. Reducing purse string tension by laser-mediated severing resulted in increased turnover and loss of myosin. Finally, myosin motor activity was necessary for its stabilization around the wound and for rapid wound closure. Our results indicate that mechanical forces regulate myosin dynamics during embryonic wound repair.
Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) use adaptable transportation networks to track changes in resource quality
Authors: Latty Tanya , Holmes Michael J. , Makinson James C. , Beekman Madeleine
Published: February 2017

Transportation networks play a crucial role in human and animal societies. For a transportation network to be efficient, it must have adequate capacity to meet traffic demand. Network design becomes increasingly difficult in situations where traffic demand can change unexpectedly. In humans, network design is often constrained by path dependency because it is difficult to move a road once it is built. A similar issue theoretically faces pheromone-trail-laying social insects; once a trail has been laid, positive feedback makes re-routing difficult because new trails cannot compete with continually reinforced pre-existing trails. In the present study, we examined the response of Argentine ant colonies and their trail networks to variable environments where resources differ in quality and change unexpectedly. We found that Argentine ant colonies effectively tracked changes in food quality such that colonies allocated the highest proportion of foragers to the most rewarding feeder. Ant colonies maximised access to high concentration feeders by building additional trails and routes connecting the nest to the feeder. Trail networks appeared to form via a pruning process in which lower traffic trails were gradually removed from the network. At the same time, we observed several instances where new trails appear to have been built to accommodate a surge in demand. The combination of trail building when traffic demand is high and trail pruning when traffic demand is low results in a demand-driven network formation system that allows ants to monopolise multiple dynamic resources.
Living in flowing water increases resistance to ultraviolet B radiation
Authors: Ghanizadeh-Kazerouni Ensiyeh , Franklin Craig E. , Seebacher Frank
Published: February 2017

Ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B) is an important environmental driver that can affect locomotor performance negatively by inducing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Prolonged regular exercise increases antioxidant activities, which may alleviate the negative effects of UV-B-induced ROS. Animals naturally performing exercise, such as humans performing regular exercise or fish living in flowing water, may therefore be more resilient to the negative effects of UV-B. We tested this hypothesis in a fully factorial experiment, where we exposed mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) to UV-B and control (no UV-B) conditions in flowing and still water. We show that fish exposed to UV-B and kept in flowing water had increased sustained swimming performance (Ucrit), increased antioxidant defences (catalase activity and glutathione concentrations) and reduced cellular damage (lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyl concentrations) compared with fish in still water. There was no effect of UV-B or water flow on resting or maximal rates of oxygen consumption. Our results show that environmental water flow can alleviate the negative effects of UV-B-induced ROS by increasing defence mechanisms. The resultant reduction in ROS-induced damage may contribute to maintain locomotor performance. Hence, the benefits of regular exercise are ‘transferred’ to improve resilience to the negative impacts of UV-B. Ecologically, the mechanistic link between responses to different habitat characteristics can determine the success of animals. These dynamics have important ecological connotations when river or stream flow changes as a result of weather patterns, climate or human modifications.
Two-Stage Crystallization of Meso- and Macroporous MFI and MEL Zeolites Using Tributylamine-Derived Diquaternary Ammonium Cations as Organic Structure-Directing Agents
Authors: Keoh Sye Hoe , Chaikittisilp Watcharop , Endo Akira , Shimojima Atsushi , Okubo Tatsuya
Published: February 2017

Meso- and/or macroporous zeolites have received particular attention because the presence of secondary meso- and/or macropores, in addition to the intrinsic micropores of zeolites, can provide additional cavities at a nanometer-length scale and shorten molecular diffusion path lengths. Here, synthesis of meso- and macroporous MFI and MEL aluminosilicate zeolites via a two-stage crystallization method using diquaternary ammonium cations (N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-hexabutylheptanediammonium, Bu6-diquat-7) as an organic structure-directing agent (OSDA) is described. In this two-stage process, both low- and high-temperature stages were found to be crucial for the formation of zeolites. By carefully varying the amount of sodium hydroxide in the reactants, both MFI and MEL zeolites can be obtained with the same OSDA. It was revealed that Bu6-diquat-7 was more selective to the formation of MFI and MEL zeolites than its monoquaternary counterpart (i.e., tetrabutylammonium) under the present synthesis conditions. Interestingly, the synthesis time of the first (low temperature) stage highly influenced the particle sizes of the resulting zeolites; zeolites with smaller sizes were obtained when the synthesis time was prolonged. Gas physisorption analyses and scanning transmission electron microscopy observation suggested that the obtained zeolites possessed ink-bottle-like pores consisting of meso- and macroporous internal cavities with very narrow pore necks.
On the Estimate of Energy Efficiency and Reliability of Led Lighting
Authors: Байнева  , Bayneva I.
Published: February 2017

The article investigates the challenges and opportunities to improve energy efficiency through the use of LED lighting systems. The article deals with the possible methods of testing and analysis of the device reliability. The factors affecting on the performance and reliability of LED light sources and devices are analyzed. The program model for the reliability analysis acceleration is proposed and described.
Activities of Russian Manufacturers in the Modern System of Environmental Management
Authors: Паштова  , Супрун  , Suprun E.
Published: February 2017

Restoring growth, modernization and renewal of production capacity will ensure the competitiveness of the domestic economy. It is concluded that the undeniable importance of sound policies of companies in the field of corporate social responsibility, does not contradict the commercial interests of the Company and, at the same time taking into account the current and future direction of the industry of the economy as a whole.
Tools Development in the System of Ensuring Financial Security of Commercial Banks
Authors: Белянчикова  , Belyanchikova T. , Наточеева  , Natocheeva N. , Тер-Карапетов  , Ter-Karapetov R.
Published: February 2017

The article considers the questions of ensuring the financial security of a commercial Bank taking into account detailed development of indicators at the level of his financial security domestic, national and international nature and strength of the threats — minor, significant and destructive actions. The authors propose boundary change of the indicators, the calculation of the total and the aggregated index of threats.
Improvement of the System of Ensuring Financial Security of Commercial Banks
Authors: Белянчикова  , Belyanchikova T. , Наточеева  , Natocheeva N. , Тер-Карапетов  , Ter-Karapetov R.
Published: February 2017

In the article the questions of ensuring the financial security of a commercial bank subject to its developed indicators at domestic, national and international levels and of minor, significant and destructive threats are investigated. The limits of the indicators are proposed as well as the calculation of the total and the aggregated indexes of threats, the identification of financial losses and

determination of efficiency ensure of the financial security of the bank, taking into account the precautionary and operational activities.
The approach to the Research of Financial and Marketing Activity of the Enterprise Based on the Method of the Coefficient Analysis (The Example of KAMAZ PJSC)
Authors: Малахова  , Malakhova L. , Савченко  , Savchenko Evgeniy
Published: February 2017

In 2014–2015, Russia faced a range of economic problems, which affected activity of many local companies, including KAMAZ PJSC. There is a need to conduct an analysis of the KAMAZ’s financial and sales activities, since this company is a leader in the Russian market of specialized vehicles and their component parts. In this paper, the analysis is carried out through the use of the coefficient method, which has shown that in 2014–2015 KAMAZ PJSC was on the verge of crisis. In this regard, the paper has proposed the list of measures, the implementation of which will stabilize the corporation’s financial condition and strengthen its position in the market in the long term. Also the background of minimization KAMAZ’s crisis risks have been identified.
Retardamento e dispersão hidrodinâmica de cobre, potássio e cloreto em solos residuais do subgrupo Itararé no Estado de São Paulo
Authors: Basso Juliana Broggio , Kiang Chang Hung
Published: February 2017

Contaminantes inorgânicos como Cu2+, K+ e Cl- são comuns em resíduos urbanos, industriais e/ou rurais, de forma que o entendimento do comportamento desses íons no solo é importante na gestão de áreas contaminadas. Neste estudo, foram determinados o coeficiente de dispersão hidrodinâmica (Dh) e o fator de retardamento (Rd) dessas espécies químicas em solos residuais arenosos e argilosos do Subgrupo Itararé, coletados nos municípios de Mogi Mirim e Capivari respectivamente, região leste do estado de São Paulo. Experimentos de laboratório foram feitos com percolação de soluções aquosas de cloretos de potássio e de cobre, em diferentes concentrações, em colunas de solo saturado e regime de fluxo permanente. Curvas de Chegada (BTC) foram geradas a partir dos ensaios, obtendo-se os parâmetros de transporte a partir de ajuste numérico com o programa STANMOD. A análise de mudanças mineralógicas e de precipitados nas colunas de solos foi efetuada por meio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura. O fator de retardamento para os cátions analisados variou entre 9 e 3,9 no solo arenoso e entre 5,7 e 3,5 no solo argiloso; o cloreto apresentou Rd entre 2,9 e 2,4 no solo arenoso e entre 4,6 e 2,5 no solo argiloso. O coeficiente de dispersão hidrodinâmica apresentou pouca variação entre os solos arenoso e argiloso com valores entre 0,31 e 0,02 cm2/min para os cátions; já o cloreto apresentou Dh superior no solo argiloso (0,11 e 0,007 cm2/min) que no solo arenoso (0,04 e 0,006 cm2/min). Os ensaios de fluxo mostraram que a retenção iônica foi fortemente influenciada pelo volume de poros no solo e pela velocidade de fluxo. As análises mineralógicas das amostras percoladas não mostraram mudanças significativas e nem formação de precipitados.
Comportamento de dispositivos de desvio das primeiras águas de chuva como barreiras sanitárias para proteção de cisternas
Authors: Silva Selma Thaís Bruno da , Araújo Luttemberg Ferreira de , Almeida Alice Jadneiza Guilherme de Albuquerque , Gavazza Sávia , Santos Sylvana Melo dos
Published: February 2017

O uso de cisternas para armazenamento da água de chuva é comum em diversas localidades que experimentam longos períodos de escassez hídrica. Para evitar a contaminação da água armazenada, uma das estratégias é o uso de dispositivos de descarte das primeiras águas de chuva. Neste estudo foi analisada a qualidade da água (parâmetros físico-químicos e microrganismos patogênicos) desviada do sistema de armazenamento, com o emprego de três tipos de dispositivos de descarte automático: um baseado no princípio de fecho hídrico (chamado aqui de Dispositivo A1 – ANDRADE NETO, 2004), um baseado no princípio dos vasos comunicantes (chamado aqui de Dispositivo A2 – www.cepfs.org) e um baseado em ambos os princípios físicos (chamado aqui de DesviUFPE - ALVES et al., 2014). Ambos os desvios Dispositivo A1 e Dispositivo A2 são confeccionados em concreto e o DesviUFPE em tubos de PVC acoplados. Além disso, foi investigada a qualidade da água armazenada nas cisternas para comparação dos resultados com os padrões de potabilidade estabelecidos pela legislação. Todos os desvios considerados constituem o ponto de passagem obrigatório entre a calha acoplada no telhado e a cisterna. Todos os dispositivos de desvio estudados resultaram em melhoria na qualidade da água armazenada, ressaltando-se os resultados obtidos para cor real e aparente, turbidez, sólidos totais, coliformes total e E. Coli. Observou-se que exceto para cor aparente, turbidez, pH e OD, os demais parâmetros de qualidade analisados na água da cisterna sem desvio foram numericamente maiores aos obtidos para as outras cisternas, evidenciando a necessidade do emprego do desvio.
Unser täglich Wort gib uns heute. Ein Plädoyer für die kleine Form
Authors: Schult Maike
Published: February 2017

Der Beitrag skizziert anlässlich des Reformationsjubiläums das historisch gewachsene und gegenwärtige Setting homiletischer Kleinformate, das nicht nur ihre Inhalte, sondern auch die Formensprache bestimmt. Er zeigt, wie die Kirchen in Deutschland von öffentlich-rechtlichen Verträgen profitieren, um in den Leitmedien präsent zu sein, und plädiert für eine stärkere Einbindung der kleinen Form in die homiletische Ausbildung.
Das Fragment kultivieren. Interdisziplinäre Anregungen für eine Homiletik der Kurzen Form
Authors: Rinn Angela
Published: February 2017

Die Homiletik hat die besondere Herausforderung der Kurzen Form der Predigt kaum bearbei­tet. Dabei erfordert sie eine gesonderte homiletische Auseinandersetzung. Der Beitrag nimmt biblische, literaturwissenschaftliche und neurowissenschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse auf. Es zeigt sich, dass die Kurze Form das Fragment als Chance kultivieren kann. Das besondere Augenmerk liegt dabei auf der Kurzen Form, die essayistisch gestaltet wird.
Religiöse Kommunikation bei Gelegenheit. Überlegungen zur Alltagshomiletik
Authors: Weyel Birgit
Published: February 2017

Dieser Beitrag geht der Frage nach religiöser Kommunikation im Alltag nach und kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass diese von der Andacht ebenso wie von der Predigt als liturgische Formen zwar zu unterscheiden ist. Die Sichtbarmachung kommunikativer Netzwerke im Alltag weitet allerdings den Blick für eine Theorie religiöser Kommunikation, die sich nur auf Formen in-stitutioneller Rede wie Predigt und Andacht beschränkt. Im Sinne einer weiter zu fassenden Alltagshomiletik bietet die Wahrnehmung alltäglicher Rede über Religion Anregungspotenzial. Dies wird an den Merkmalen Einbettung, Relationalität und Ambiguität beispielhaft skizziert.
Social Pedagogy from a Scottish Perspective
Authors: Smith Mark
Published: February 2017

There is growing interest across the UK around whether European models of social pedagogy might offer a conceptual framework within which to locate social care and social welfare work. Pilot programmes that seek to introduce and apply social pedagogical principles in practice settings are emerging, including in Scotland, where a joint BA run by The University of Aberdeen in conjunction with Camphill Schools was the first qualifying programme in social pedagogy in the UK. Many of these pockets of interest can seem only loosely connected to one another. ‘Scottish Conversations’, an initiative based around The University of Edinburgh, was conceived of to bring together practitioners, academics and policy makers with an interest in social pedagogy, to explore the possibilities and implications of introducing social pedagogical ways of working in Scotland. Considerable work has already been undertaken on this by the children’s charity ‘Children in Scotland’, supported by The Scottish Government. Our intention in this paper is to draw upon existing work and to encapsulate, within one document, key themes from the literature on social pedagogy, and to consider its relevance and possible application in a Scottish context. Specifically, we suggest that social pedagogy offers a means through which distinctively Scottish ideas around social welfare and education might be reframed in a way that resonates with current concerns about the role and direction of social work and social care more broadly. In this sense, we do not restrict our focus to areas of practice such as residential child care with which social pedagogy is most often associated, but consider its features to have relevance across a broad range of provision and professional groupings.
Social Pedagogy within Key Worker Practice: Community Situated Support for Marginalised Youth
Authors: Morgan Shaun T.
Published: February 2017

This article explores social pedagogic practices that are embedded, but arguably unrecognised, within a variety of support worker roles. I will argue that the work done within intersubjective relationships formed with marginalised youth is best understood as social pedagogy and not, as support workers themselves typically insist, youth mentoring. Through the exploration of this relationship dynamic it becomes possible to ‘open-up’ objectivist professional roles to ‘make room’ for a mode of engagement that connects with marginalised youth at an intersubjective level. Support workers often establish this dialectical mode of engagement anyway, but lacking a structured discourse with which to articulate their pedagogic strategies, they fall back on the concept of mentoring as a best fit model. If this thesis is accepted, there are two significant implications. Firstly, an integration of social pedagogic concepts within this new practice space has the potential to improve outcomes for marginalised youth and, secondly, an exploration of the work done within similar relationship dynamics could potentially answer the question ‘what is social pedagogy?’. Beyond this, there is value in exploring the apparent nexus that exists between the fields of youth mentoring and social pedagogy, as much could be gained by elucidating their shared conceptual links.
Social Pedagogy – When the Penny Drops
Authors: Dulai Nivan
Published: February 2017

I had been working as a residential care worker for 5 years when my employer chose me to take part in a trip to Copenhagen, for 17 days’ work experience funded by the EU Leonardo Mobility programme. This was to be the beginning of my journey with social pedagogy. With a focus on to learning more about social pedagogical practice with children with disabilities and challenging behaviour, I was very keen to make the most of my experience and placements. The first of my two placements was at a kindergarten, where I learnt that social pedagogical practice is clearly embedded in the first stages of education and childcare. In my second placement, I saw social pedagogy in motion. The abstract idea I had of social pedagogy now became something tangible and, for me, the penny dropped.
Transformations of the Supernatural
Authors: Schoenenberger Petra
Published: February 2017

Daniel Defoe's work displays a keen interest in stories of supernatural encounters. Once considering how one might prove supernatural occurrences and whether one can trust eyewitness accounts, Defoe demonstrates that more is at stake. Like his contemporaries, Defoe wonders about the range of scientific insight, and about the moral and epistemological ramifications of unchallenged trust and faith. His transformations of the supernatural probe the boundaries of knowledge and evidence and play with the limits of cognition, emphasizing the inseparability of mind and emotion.
Der Klang der Vernunft
Authors: Thun René
Published: February 2017

Neue Musik ist eine Verkörperungsform von Aufklärungskultur und somit im akustischen Medium tätige Vernunft. René Thun erweist die Stichhaltigkeit dieser musikphilosophischen Perspektive, indem er statt von einer rein begrifflich deduzierten Ontologie vorrangig von einer medientheoretischen Pragmatik in ideengeschichtlicher Hinsicht ausgeht. Seine interdisziplinäre Verschränkung von Philosophie, Musik und Musikwissenschaft ermöglicht es, die kritischen Bezüge Neuer Musik zu Begriffen wie Aufklärung, Tradition, Natur sowie zur Politik, Anthropologie und Musikpädagogik zu explizieren. Der innovative Ansatz erlaubt es zudem, einen Ausblick auf eine mögliche Musikkultur geben zu können.
Presentación
Authors: Texturas Revista
Published: February 2017

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El concepto de indireccionalidad en la interacción conversacional cara a cara. Una perspectiva pragmático–discursiva y multimodal
Authors: Lacanna Georgina
Published: February 2017

En la interacción conversacional cara a cara intervienen diversos factores (lingüísti-cos, sociales, culturales) que se combinan y dan lugar a la construcción de significadosinteraccionales. Estos significados no preexisten a la interacción, 1 sino que son materiade negociación entre sus participantes. El objetivo principal que nos proponemosen este artículo consiste en definir y ejemplificar uno de los fenómenos discursivosque consideramos relevantes para llevar a cabo esa negociación: la indireccionalidad.Entendemos que el concepto de indireccionalidad no es discreto, es decir opositivo,sino gradual, por lo tanto, proponemos analizarlo de acuerdo a una escala que partede un grado 0 y que contempla, además, un grado 1 y un grado 2. Las interaccionesque seleccionamos para ejemplificar cada uno de los grados pertenecen a escenas depelículas argentinas. Para realizar el análisis, tomamos algunos conceptos de la sociolin-güística interaccional (Gumperz, 1982, 1996, 2000, 2003) y los reinterpretamos a partirde la propuesta de la multimodalidad interaccional (Norris, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011).
O processo de referenciação como organizador de pontos de vista de internautas do Facebook
Authors: Dos Santos Cristina Normandia
Published: February 2017

Nos últimos anos, acompanhamos uma mudança cultural da sociedade, que passouEn los últimos años, seguimos un cambio cultural en la sociedad, que comenzó a expo-ner a la vista de los hechos de la política brasileña en redes sociales como Facebook . Enconcreto, en los perfiles de periodistas de renombre. Esta «interacción desterritorializado»(Koch, 2002) se produce en los comentarios que se publican en un sitio social popularpara los usuarios de Internet , los lectores de este tipo de periodistas, lo que explica una«heterogeneidad discursiva» (Koch , 2002) . Este artículo discutirá el proceso de referenciacomo organizador de puntos de vista sobre los géneros argumentativos, apoyo de Facebook.
Предельный анализ и оптимальное опирание трехслойных армированных круглых пластин
из разносопротивляющихся материалов при неравномерном нагружении
Authors: Романова Татьяна Павловна , Romanova Tatyana Pavlovna
Published: February 2017

В рамках модели идеального жесткопластического тела рассмотрено предельное поведение гибридных композитных круглых пластин. Построено точное решение задачи изгиба трехслойных круглых пластин, имеющих разную структуру углового армирования в верхнем и нижнем слое. Материал среднего слоя и связующего в верхнем и нижнем слоях имеет пределы текучести на сжатие намного большие, чем на растяжение. В этом случае условие пластичности в плоскости главных моментов, построенное на основе структурной модели армированного слоя с одномерным напряженным состоянием в волокнах, имеет вид прямоугольника. Пластины шарнирно оперты по внутреннему круговому контуру и имеют в центральной части жесткую круглую вставку. Пластины находятся под действием осесимметричной поверхностной нагрузки. Показано, что в зависимости от расположения опорного контура, структуры армирования, распределения приложенной нагрузки возможны несколько схем предельного деформирования пластин; определены условия их реализации. Найдены поля главных моментов и скорости прогибов пластины. Получены простые аналитические выражения для предельной нагрузки. Определено оптимальное расположение опоры, при котором пластина имеет наименьшую повреждаемость с точки зрения максимума предельной нагрузки. Показано, что на оптимальной опоре образуется пластический шарнир. Получено, что при увеличении приложенной распределенной нагрузки в несколько раз значения предельных нагрузок уменьшатся во столько же раз, при этом месторасположение оптимальной опоры не изменится. Полученные решения могут быть использованы для оценки несущей способности трехслойных железобетонных пластин.
Social work; neoliberalism; precarious work
Sosyal hizmet; neoliberalism; güvencesiz çalışma
Authors: Özcan Emre , Attepe Özden Seda , İçağasıoğlu Çoban Arzu
Published: February 2017

Precarious work is a form of work that is widespread today with the influence of neoliberal policies. This form of work includes the lack of job security and some social rights, as well as the fear of dismissal an ongoing job, even if the employee has a job. In recent years, precarious work has begun to be seen in the field of social work as well as being seen in every area with the contraction of the role of the public in working life. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the insecurity that has become widespread in the field of social work in recent years, in the eyes of the social workers, working in this field.For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 social workers who were working without precautions.Interviews were subject to content analysis by the authors and gathered under three subtopics. As a result of the research, it has been seen that precarious social workers feel themselves in an ambiguity on the individual level and on the social level they are away from working for the benefit of the client. The effects of precarious work are not only effect on an individual level, but Precarious work has also affected the social dimension, and it has preventing services for individuals. It is necessary to investigate more precisely the effects of precarious work on employees and clients, and to prevent the loss of rights in social services. ÖzetGüvencesiz çalışma, neoliberal politikaların etkisiyle günümüzde yaygın olarak görülen bir çalışma biçimidir. Bu çalışma biçimi, iş güvencesinden ve bazı sosyal haklardan yoksun çalışmayı içerdiği gibi aynı zamanda çalışanın bir işe sahip olsa bile sürekli bir işten çıkarılma korkusu yaşamasını da ifade etmektedir. Son yıllarda güvencesiz çalışma olgusu kamunun rolünün daralmasıyla her alanda görülmekle birlikte sosyal hizmet alanında da görülmeye başlanmıştır. Bu araştırmanın amacı da son yıllarda sosyal hizmet alanında yaygınlaşmaya başlayan güvencesizliği, bu alanda çalışan sosyal hizmet uzmanların gözünden değerlendirmektir. Bu amaçla güvencesiz çalışan 14 sosyal hizmet uzmanı ile derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşme dökümleri, yazarlar tarafından içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur ve üç başlık altında toplanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda güvencesiz çalışan sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının bireysel düzlemde kendilerini belirsizlik içinde hissettiği, toplumsal düzlemde ise müracaatçı yararına çalışmadan uzaklaştıkları görülmüştür. Güvencesiz çalışmanın etkileri sadece bireysel düzlemde hissedilmemekte, toplumsal boyuta taşınarak bireylerin hizmet alma ihtiyaçlarının önüne geçmektedir. Güvencesizliğin çalışanlar ve müracaatçılar üzerindeki etkilerinin daha kapsamlı bir şekilde araştırılması ve sosyal hizmet alanındaki hak kayıplarının önlenmesi gereklidir.
El deber de información al paciente el consentimiento informado y el tratamiento ambulatorio en España.
Authors: Morales Ferrer Salvador , Daza Coronado Sandra Milena
Published: February 2017

A partir de la promulgación de la Ley General de Sanidad 14/1986 de 25 de abril,1 se inició en la legislación interna española el derecho a la información del paciente y su consentimiento informado, debido a que este siempre ha tenido el derecho a ser informado de su enfermedad y de su tratamiento ambulatorio, en el marco de los derechos humanos; no obstante, al ser España un país plurilegislativo, el derecho de información y el consentimiento informado se ven afectados en cada comunidad autónoma. El presente artículo se enfoca en tres conceptos: el deber de información al paciente, el consentimiento informado y el tratamiento ambulatorio. Conjugados todos, son una buena herramienta jurídica en este siglo XXI tanto para el paciente como para el médico, en el entendido de la Lex Artis como elemento jurídico para recurrir a los tribunales. En desarrollo de lo anterior, este artículo comprende cinco apartados: el primero esboza un estudio de los inicios de la aplicación legislativa del deber de informar al paciente y su concepto legal; el segundo presenta el consentimiento informado; el tercero muestra las consecuencias de la falta de información; el cuarto comprende la carga de la prueba y el quinto aborda el tratamiento ambulatorio como elemento indispensable, incluso en la situación de la persona discapacitada.
Ciudadanía y nación : políticas de control fronterizo e inmigración.
Authors: Agudelo Giraldo Óscar Alexis , Riaño F. Ángela Paola
Published: February 2017

La teoría jurídica de los derechos humanos y los derechos fundamentales demanda la necesidad de un orden jurídico global que ampare ambas categorías jurídicas sin grados de distinción personalista como ciudadano e inmigrante. En el marco del orden jurídico globalizado, la unión de Estados supone la desaparición de fronteras visibles e invisibles, en tanto los Estados Nación están llamados a desaparecer. Pese a la construcción teórico-jurídica del binomio derechos humanos-derechos fundamentales, que irradia una delimitación jurídico-política ajena al Derecho nacional, persiste el cierre y control fronterizo de los países que se han erigido como potencias económicas. Esto da lugar a la ausencia de reconocimiento de los derechos humanos para aquellos individuos no ciudadanos que se encuentran en búsqueda del derecho que les asiste al buen vivir. Se postula, entonces, la elección de un caso particular objeto de análisis, dado en la frontera de Ceuta y Melilla, que pondrá en tela juicio la pretensión de universalidad de los derechos humanos. Para ello, se emplea una metodología inductiva y una metodología deductiva y pragmática, pues se pondrá en tensión el caso de los cierres fronterizos con la teoría actual de los derechos fundamentales.
Integración como fuente de conflictividad choque entre hegemonía y cooperación.
Authors: Villamil Soto Sandra Catalina
Published: February 2017

El conflicto como expresión de las relaciones sociales ha sido abordado por diversos autores, toda vez que se trata de un fenómeno inherente a la vida de los seres humanos. Sin embargo, no es suficiente hacer un estudio de conceptualización, pues las relaciones entre individuos están en constante evolución y se encuentran influenciadas por diferentes contextos económicos, culturales y tecnológicos, entre otros. El proceso de globalización vivido desde finales del siglo XX ha traído consigo nuevas fuentes de conflicto, determinadas por aspectos como la multiculturalidad y la internacionalización de la política, los negocios y la información y además ha generado el surgimiento de procesos de integración económica que evidencian la existencia de relaciones hegemónicas entre actores, con una dicotomía entre conflicto y cooperación.