bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Product Line Bundling: Why Airlines Bundle High-End While Hotels Bundle Low-End
Authors: Shugan Steven M. , Moon Jihwan , Shi Qiaoni , Kumar Nanda S.
Published: December 2016

Product lines are ubiquitous. For example, Marriott International manages high-end ultra-luxury hotels (e.g., Ritz-Carlton) and low-end economy hotels (e.g., Fairfield Inn). Firms often bundle core products with ancillary services (or add-ons). Interestingly, empirical observations reveal that industries with ostensibly similar characteristics (e.g., customer types, costs, competition, distribution channels, etc.) employ different bundling strategies. For example, airlines bundle high-end first class with ancillary services (e.g., breakfast, entertainment) while hotel chains bundle ancillary services (e.g., breakfast, entertainment) at the low-end. We observe, unlike hotel lines that are highly differentiated at different geographic locations, airlines suffer low core differentiation because all passengers (first-class and economy) are at the same location (i.e., same plane, weather, delays, cancellations, etc.). In general, we find product lines with low core differentiation (e.g., airlines, amusement parks) routinely bundle high-end while product lines with highly differentiated cores (e.g., hotels, restaurants) routinely bundle low-end. High-end bundling makes the high-end more attractive, increasing line differentiation (less intraline competition) while low-end bundling decreases line differentiation. Therefore, bundling allows optimal differentiation given a differentiation constraint (complex costs). Last, firms may use strategic bundling for targeting in their core products; e.g., low-end hotels bundle targeted add-ons unattractive to high-end consumers such as lower-quality breakfasts and slower Internet.

Data, as supplemental material, are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2016.1004 .
Target-Adjusted Utility Functions and Expected-Utility Paradoxes
Authors: Schneider Mark , Day Robert
Published: December 2016

Experimental tests of expected-utility theory (EU) have accumulated empirical observations in which the predictions of EU are systematically violated. The cumulative prospect theory (CPT) explains violations such as the Allais paradoxes and fourfold pattern of risk attitudes as resulting from nonlinear probability transformations. Here we show that the classical paradoxes for decisions under risk can be explained with preferences that are linear in probabilities for any choice set and that maximize an expected-utility function with respect to an endogenous target return. We introduce the maximin payoff as a plausible and even natural target return from a choice set and show that the resulting target-adjusted utility (TAU) model explains additional empirical observations such as the scale dependence of the Allais paradox that cannot be explained by standard specifications of CPT. Further, using data from three prominent laboratory experiments, we find that TAU is effective in explaining observed behaviors.

This paper was accepted by James Smith, decision analysis.
First Impressions Matter: An Experimental Investigation of Online Financial Advice
Authors: Agnew Julie R. , Bateman Hazel , Eckert Christine , Iskhakov Fedor , Louviere Jordan , Thorp Susan
Published: December 2016

We explore how individuals assess the quality of financial advice they receive and how they form judgments about advisers. Using an incentivized discrete choice experiment, we show that first impressions matter: consumers more often follow advisers who dispense good advice before bad. We demonstrate how clients’ opinions of adviser quality can be manipulated by using an easily replicated confirmation strategy that depends on the quality of the advice and the difficulty and order of the advice topics. Our results also reveal how clients benefit from their own past experience and how they use professional credentials to guide their choices.

Data, as supplemental material, are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2590 .

This paper was accepted by John List, behavioral economics.
Variables influencing nurses' selection of wound dressings
Authors: Flanagan M.
Published: December 2016

Despite the plethora of information currently available on wound management, many research findings fail to be implemented in clinical practice. In this study, M. Flanagan examines the question ‘How does the qualified nurse select wound dressings in the clinical situation?’ Twenty-four qualified nurses from a district general hospital were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. The results confirmed that qualified nurses do experience difficulty selecting dressing products. Findings from this study in one hospital suggested that in many cases this was because some colleagues are resistant to change rather than because of a specific lack of knowledge about wound management
Letters
Authors: Wren D. C. , Aquilina Natalie , Griffiths Glenys , Hill P. , Askew Susan , Waters Sue , Weir Mhairi , Ashdown J. , Gavin Anita , Johnson J. , Fry Carole , Minett E. E. , Pickett Heather , Charles Mandy , Dearden D.A. , MacKenzie R. , Steward S. A. , Ellis Veronica
Published: December 2016

WHO HAS

UPDATE ON RESEARCH

EDUCATING DOCTORS

A NATIONAL RESOURCE?

A HOLISTIC APPROACH

MORE SAMPLES NEEDED

A USEFUL RESOURCE

THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE

WILL THE PRICE BE RIGHT?

COMMUNITY NEEDS

DISPARITY IN CARE

BACK TO BASICS

INFECTION MATTERS

PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED?

SUPPORT FOR STAFF

A NURSE-LED DISCIPLINE

INNOVATION NEEDED

PRESCRIBING IMPLICATIONS
The effect of smoking on tissue function
Authors: Siana J. E. , Frankjld S. , Gottrup F.
Published: December 2016

A review of current thinking on the influence of nicotine and carbon monoxide on peripheral tissue and wound healing
Letters
Authors: Lewis Brynda K. , Kumar A.K. , Buttfield Edwin , Moffatt C.J.
Published: December 2016

THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION

COMPARATIVE STUDIES

USING THE PEGASUS AIRWAVE SYSTEM

COMPRESSION BANDAGING CORRECTIONS
Salmonella septicaemia in a patient with burns
Authors: Lawrence J.C. , Brotherston T.M. , Gowar J.P.
Published: December 2016

A report of a case of salmonella enteritidis which caused septicaemia in a patient who had suffered major burns
Nutrition and wound healing
Authors: McLaren S.M.G.
Published: December 2016

A review of the role of macro- and micro-nutrients in injury response and wound healing, the effects of nutrient depletion and repletion on healing and recovery, and an examination of the process of nutrient assessment, delivery and evaluation
Quantification of cell types in human granulation tissue
Authors: Butterworth R.J. , Jones-Williams W. , Hughes L.E.
Published: December 2016

This study is concerned with acute surgical granulating wounds such as those which follow excision of hidradenitis suppurativa. The Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff, frequently assesses the effect of new dressing materials on such wounds. The aim was to establish the normal histological findings during healing in these wounds before examining the effects of active agents on them. No detailed information has been found in the literature on histological findings in non-experimental human wounds.
Reviews
Authors: Benbow M. E. , Spooner R.
Published: December 2016

ACUTE AND CHRONIC WOUNDS NURSING MANAGEMENT

A COLOUR GUIDE TO THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LEG ULCERS
Comparing non-woven, filmateci and woven gauze swabs
Authors: Thomas S. , Loveless P. , Hay N.P. , Toyick N.
Published: December 2016

The physical characteristics and performance of seven non-woven swabs intended for topical use were compared with those of filmated swabs and woven cotton gauze in a series of laboratory tests. The results of this study suggest that the non-woven swabs have significant advantages over the other type examined. Based upon current pricing structures they represent a highly cost-effective alternative to the more traditional products for routine wound management procedures. As the various non-wovens have very different handling characteristics, it should be possible to select a swab to suit most requirements from the range of products available
Care of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and a vasculitic ulcer
Authors: Davis E.
Published: December 2016

The treatment of an elderly woman's vasculitic leg ulcer and gross oedema of the legs is described
Comparing dextranomer absorbent pads and dextranomer paste in the treatment of venous leg ulcers
Authors: Marzirt L.
Published: December 2016

A report of an investigation into the efficacy, ease of use and tolerability of dextranomer paste and pads in 80 patients with venous ulcers
Treating postoperative wounds with an amorphous hydrogel
Authors: Krasner D.
Published: December 2016

An evaluation of the use of an amorphous hydrogel on the full-thickness wounds of three patients
Clinical implications of embryonic wound healing
Authors: Hopkinson-Woolley J. , McCluskey J. , Lewis J. , Martin P.
Published: December 2016

An examination of research on the healing abilities of animal embryos and a consideration of its implications for human adult wound healing
The psychological effects of facial disfigurement
Authors: Partridge J.
Published: December 2016

A study of the aftermath of facial disfigurement and a report of an initiative to tackle the inner scars of that experience
Treating hypertrophic scars with silicone gel
Authors: Carney S.A. , Cason C.G. , Gowar J.P.
Published: December 2016

A preliminary report of a trial of Silastic gel in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic bum scars
A comparison of two dressings in the treatment of heavily exuding leg ulcers
Authors: Rainey J.
Published: December 2016

A preliminary study comparing the efficacy of Comfeel Extra Absorbing Dressing and Kaltostat Dressing on exudating leg ulcers
Hydrocolloid dressings in paediatric wound care
Authors: Forshaw A.
Published: December 2016

An overview of the use of hydrocolloid dressings in the care of children's acute and chronic wounds
The aetiology of pressure sores
Authors: Bridel J.
Published: December 2016

A review of the anatomy of the skin and underlying structures and of the literature concerning processes involved in pressure sore development
Impact of a Training Program on Pharmacists' Comfort with Pediatric Pharmacy Concepts and Basic Pediatric Knowledge
Authors: Riney Elizabeth A. , Crannage Andrew J. , Hasan Nausheen , Murphy Julie A.
Published: December 2016

Objective

To determine the impact of a training program on pharmacists' comfort with pediatric pharmacy concepts and basic pediatric knowledge.

Methods

All pharmacists at our institution were invited to participate in the study. Consenting participants completed a baseline survey of 15 questions on basic knowledge in 5 pediatric topic areas (pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, weight-based dosing, anticoagulation, renal dosing, and common antibiotics) as well as 8 statements rating self-reported comfort with pediatric pharmacy. Following the pretraining survey, a training program combining self-study of handouts on the 5 topics with optional attendance at live education sessions was completed. Participants then completed a posttraining survey of the 5 topics including repeat comfort assessment. The primary outcome was change in self-assigned scores on the comfort-based assessment before and after training.

Results

Fifty-two pharmacists consented to participate. Participants reported significant improvement in 6 of 8 comfort questions after training ( p < .001). Those without prior pediatric experience had lower comfort ratings at baseline and showed significant improvement after training for 5 of the 8 questions ( p < .001). Significant improvement in the proportion of correct answers on the knowledge assessment occurred after training, regardless of prior experience (61% vs 89%, p < .001).

Conclusions

Self-study training with optional live education resulted in significant improvement in most self-reported comfort scores for pharmacists, particularly those without recent pediatric pharmacy experience. Pharmacists, regardless of experience, improved basic pediatric knowledge scores after training.
Inshore migration of tropical glass eels (Anguilla spp.) in Lambeso River, Aceh Jaya District, Aceh Province, Indonesia
Authors: Muchlisin Zainal A. , Maulidin Maulidin , Muhammadar Abdullah A. , Putra Dedi F.
Published: December 2016

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the migration time of glass eels (Anguilla spp.)  in the estuary of  Lambeuso River, Aceh Jaya District, Indonesia. The survey was done in March and June 2015.  The sampling location was determined based on an initial survey during February 2015 by considering the river condition. Based on initial survey there are no glass eels were recorded during noon time, and therefore the sampling was focused at night. The sampling was done four times a month (weekly basis) for three months (12 times in total) using trap nets based on Hijri Calendar. The trap was settled up to opposite direction of tide (seaward) from 18.00 PM to 06.00 AM  and the catches glass eels were monitoring one-hour interval.  A total of 131 glass eels were sampled during the study, where the samples were only caught on first (new month) and fourth week (old month) base on Hijri Calender  during spring tide and  no glass eels were sampled during second and third weeks. It was concluded that the migration time of the glass eels (Anguilla spp.) in Lambeso Rivers is during the dark moon at the new and old month of Hijri Calendar
Impacts of natural enemies and stand characteristics on cocoon mortality of the pine sawfly Diprion pini in a Fennoscandian boreal forest
Authors: Blomqvist Minna , Lyytikäinen-Saarenmaa Päivi , Kantola Tuula , Kosunen Maiju , Talvitie Mervi , Holopainen Markus
Published: December 2016

We investigated the impact of natural enemies on the cocoon mortality of the common pine sawfly ( L.) during a six-year period in eastern Finland. The enemies were classified into parasitoids (insect families Chalcidoidea, Ichneumonidae, and Tachinidae), and predators (birds, small mammals, and insect families Elateridae and Carabidae). The appearance of was estimated as the intensity of annual defoliation. The impact of stand characteristics on the performance of parasitoids and predators was also investigated. Influence of the natural enemy complex on cocoon mortality of was nearly stable, butdefoliation intensity slowly declined towards the end of the study period. Annual cocoon mortality by natural enemies varied between 66% and 80%. Our results verified that the most significant mortality factors were ichneumonid parasitoids and small mammals. Random Forest classification indicated that stand characteristics, such as basal area, and coverage of lichen ( and lingonberry ( L.) affected the performance of parasites and predators. We suggest that a combination of optimal stand characteristics, abiotic environmental factors and mild to moderate control by natural enemies acted as drivers, which drove the pine sawfly population to extended gradation. For future forest health management, detailed information on abiotic and biotic regulating factors, along with long-term monitoring campaigns for conifer sawflies are needed to adapt Fennoscandian forests to altered climatic and silvicultural conditions.Diprion piniD. piniD. pini Lichenes)Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Neue Wege der Informationsaggregation und -vernetzung – ein Blick hinter die Kulissen des Fachinformationsdienstes Darstellende Kunst
Authors: Beck Julia , Dörrer Axel , Knepper Marko , Voß Franziska
Published: December 2016

Aus Sicht der FID-Projektgruppe werden einzelne Schritte zum Aufbau und der Entwicklung des Fachinformationsdienstes Darstellende Kunst geschildert. Insbesondere das Mapping der disparaten Datenmodelle aus Archiven, Bibliotheken, Museen- und Sammlungen der darstellenden Kunst in den Gesamtindex erwies sich als komplexer Arbeitsprozess. Die gelungene Migration der Daten in das FID-Portal www.performing-arts.eu führt zur Öffnung der proprietären Sammlungen in ein standardisiertes Austauschformat und ist ein wichtiger Schritt zur Erhöhung der Sichtbarkeit der Bestände zur darstellenden Kunst im Web.
On the fractional p-Laplacian equations with weight and general datum
Authors: Abdellaoui Boumediene , Attar Ahmed , Bentifour Rachid
Published: December 2016

The aim of this paper is to study the following problem:

\left\{\begin{aligned} \displaystyle(-\Delta)^{s}_{p,\beta}u&\displaystyle=f(x%
,u)&&\displaystyle\phantom{}\text{in }\Omega,\\
\displaystyle u&\displaystyle=0&&\displaystyle\phantom{}\text{in }\mathbb{R}^{%
N}\setminus\Omega,\end{aligned}\right.

where Ω is a smooth bounded domain of

{\mathbb{R}^{N}}

containing the origin,

(-\Delta)^{s}_{p,\beta}u(x):=\mathrm{PV}\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}\frac{\lvert u(x)%
-u(y)\rvert^{p-2}(u(x)-u(y))}{\lvert x-y\rvert^{N+ps}}\frac{dy}{\lvert x\rvert%
^{\beta}\lvert y\rvert^{\beta}}

with

{0\leq\beta<\frac{N-ps}{2}}

,

{1<p<N}

,

{s\in(0,1)}

, and

{ps<N}

.
The main purpose of this work is to prove the existence of a weak solution under some hypotheses on f. In particular, we will consider two cases:

(i)

{f(x,\sigma)=f(x)}

; in this case we prove the existence of a weak solution, that is, in a suitable weighted fractional Sobolev space for all

{f\in L^{1}(\Omega)}

. In addition, if

{f\gneq 0}

, we show that the problem above has a unique entropy positive solution.

(ii)

{f(x,\sigma)=\lambda\sigma^{q}+g(x)}

,

{\sigma\geq 0}

; in this case, according to the values of λ and q, we get the largest class of data g for which the problem above has a positive solution.
Asymptotic behavior of evolution systems in arbitrary Banach spaces using general almost periodic splittings
Authors: Kreulich Josef
Published: December 2016

We present sufficient conditions on the existence of solutions, with various specific almost periodicity properties, in the context of nonlinear, generally multivalued, non-autonomous initial value differential equations,

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Quantitative thermoacoustic tomography with microwaves sources
Authors: Akhouayri Hassan , Bergounioux Maïtine , Da Silva Anabela , Elbau Peter , Litman Amelie , Mindrinos Leonidas
Published: December 2016

We investigate a quantitative thermoacoustic tomography process. We aim to recover the electric susceptibility and the conductivity of a medium when the sources are in the microwaves range. We focus on the case where the source signal has a slow time-varying envelope. We present the direct problem coupling equations for the electric field, the temperature variation and the pressure (to be measured via sensors). Then we give a variational formulation of the inverse problem which takes into account the entire electromagnetic, thermal and acoustic coupled system, and perform the formal computation of the optimality system.
On new characterization of inextensible flows of space-like curves in de Sitter space
Authors: Yeneroğlu Mustafa
Published: December 2016

Elastica and inextensible flows of curves play an important role in practical applications. In this paper, we construct a new characterization of inextensible flows by using elastica in space. The inextensible flow is completely determined for any space-like curve in de Sitter space

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A Revitalization of Revolutionary Love:
A Dialogue between Martin Luther King
and Kim Chi-Ha
Authors: Considine Kevin P.
Published: December 2016

This essay investigates the power and limits of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s theology of revolutionary
love through a dialogue with Kim Chi-Ha. I will argue that King’s theology of revolutionary love may be
revitalized within a globalized context through a dialogue with Kim’s philosophy of dan, that includes an
“agonized violence of love”, in order to offer a continuing praxis of love of enemy and love of neighbor,
salvation for sinner and sinned-against. I show how in King’s theology, love subsists in justice and then
how it is illustrated by and is challenged by the grotesque image at the conclusion of Kim’s poem, Chang
Il-Dam—a mutual beheading in which the heads of the sinner and sinned-against are switched in a new
creation. I argue this because Kim envisions this violence as eschatological and salvific, leading to social
transformation also based upon a kind of revolutionary love. As the global influence of King’s theology
continues to be studied, this particular dialogue shows how King’s theology of nonviolent revolutionary
love, as a “global flow”, can be revitalized to highlight the costliness of justice and the nonviolent
transformative nature of love that are embedded in salvation for sinned-against and sinner, oppressed and
oppressor.
Marketing Mix and Tourism Destination Image: The Study of Destination Bled, Slovenia
Authors: Binter Urška , Ferjan Marko , Neves João Vasco
Published: December 2016

Background and Purpose:The aim of the research was to find out how business partners from the field of tourism estimate the dimensions of the image of Bled and the marketing mix used to promote Bled. Further on we were interested in evaluating the influence of image and marketing mix on the scope of sales measured in overnights. The following dimensions of image were explored: perceived uniqueness of image as a whole, perceived uniqueness of attractions and experiences, perceived quality of the environment (cleanness), perceived feeling of safety, as well as the dimensions of the marketing mix: perceived quality of products (accommodation, culinary offer, transfers, etc.), perceived price of services, perceived manner of sales for the promotion of Bled, perception of promotional channels, perception of residents (politeness, friendliness, multicultural and religious openness, etc.) and a positive experience of visiting Slovenia.

Design/Methodology/Approach:The survey was dispensed among 400 incoming agencies, foreign tour operators, tourist agencies and associations that promote the product of Bled. 235 units were received, 164 of them were completed. The respondents come from 30 countries from all over the world.

Results:The findings disclose how service quality, tourist provider competencies and environmental factors are estimated. Safety at Bled has the highest arithmetic mean and the lowest standard deviation. The lowest ranking is linked to traffic and tolerance towards other religions. It is alarming to find the service quality, as the core of tourism business, rated poorly during the main season.

Conclusion:Having overviewed the available literature it might be concluded that the analysis can be regarded as the first research of the tourist destination Bled performed in this manner and scope.
User Experience with Security Elements in Internet and Mobile Banking
Authors: Svilar Aleksandra , Zupančič Jože
Published: December 2016

Background/Purpose: Maintaining a balance between security and a positive user experience in mobile and Internet banking is becoming increasingly difficult for the providers of banking services. The goal of our research is to analyse user opinions about the current situation: how users perceive security and how the authentication methods they are using affect user experience.

Methodology: Data were collected using an online survey among the users of 15 banks operating in Slovenia, and statistical methods were applied to analyse them. Results of the users’ study were evaluated and commented by a limited number of interviewed banking security experts.

Results: The results indicate that the use of mobile banking in Slovenia is relatively low, as only 30 percent of respondents use mobile banking along with Internet banking. Slovenian users perceive security to be the most important factor in mobile and online banking, closely followed by reliability. We also verified whether the users knew which authentication methods they were using: 69% of respondents selected the correct authentication method. The opinion of 88% of respondents was that authentication methods do not limit them when using mobile and Internet banking. Results of the study of user’s opinions did not surprise the experts, although experts’ views about the balance between security and usability diverged considerably.

Conclusion: Our results indicate that, in Slovenia, users of the Internet and mobile banking services regard security to be the most important element in mobile or Internet banking and find user experience less important while they absolutely do want products that are easy to use.
Tourist Activity of Senior Citizens (60+) Residing in Urban and Rural Areas
Authors: Omelan Aneta , Podstawski Robert , Raczkowski Marek
Published: December 2016

The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of place of permanent residence (urban or rural) on the tourist activity of senior citizens (60+) of different socioeconomic statuses. The study involved 380 senior citizens (305 female and 75 male) aged 60 years and older who were permanent residents of the region of Warmia and Mazury, Poland. In this group, 244 subjects resided in urban areas and 136 participants were rural dwellers. The respondents were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their socioeconomic status (place of permanent residence, age, gender, educational attainment, financial status, membership in senior organizations, marital status, and professional activity) and tourist activity. A significance test of two structure coefficients (α=0.05) was applied. Factors such as gender, professional activity, and marital status were not related with the travel propensity of seniors from different groups (urban and rural), but were significant when rural residents were compared with urban dwellers. Seniors residing in urban areas of Warmia and Mazury, Poland, were significantly more likely to travel for leisure than those residing in rural areas. The tourist activity of seniors decreased significantly (p<0.05) with the age (60-74 years) and financial status of rural residents. The travel propensity of elderly people increased significantly (p<0.05) with educational attainment and membership in senior organizations. The study revealed considerable differences in the socioeconomic status and social characteristics of seniors residing in rural and urban areas, and those variations significantly influenced their propensity for travel: urban residents traveled more frequently than rural residents. It can be concluded that place of residence was a crucial factor determining the tourist behavior of senior citizens, and urban dwellers were more likely to travel.
Carbon Sequestration: Hydrogenation of CO2 to Formic Acid
Authors: Upadhyay Praveenkumar , Srivastava Vivek
Published: December 2016

The concentration CO2 gas has become a great worldwide challenge because CO2 is considered as an important counterpart of greenhouse gases. The tremendous increase in the concentration of CO2 gas, elevated the worldwide temperature as well as it altered the climatic changes. Various physiochemical approached have been reported to trap the CO2 gas and the chemical conversion of CO2 to useful chemicals is one of them. This review covers the conversion of CO2 gas to formic acid. In this CO2 hydrogenation reaction, both the homogeneous as well as heterogeneous catalytic systems were discussed along with the effect of solvent systems on reaction kinetics.
Socio-Economical, Environmental Evaluation of Ken-Betwa River Link Project, India
Authors: Pathak Hemant
Published: December 2016

The India's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will impact very significantly on Socio-economic life of two million people of Bundelkhand region, India. Water is an important input for survival and sustenance of life. The demand of this natural gift has been increasing exponentially. This ambitious project will help us in irrigation, potable water, cheap transportation, electricity as well as a source of livelihood for our ever increasing population. In Bundelkhand region, there is a severe problem of lack of irrigation in one region and water logging in others. Damage to crops due to drought and pitiable drainage facility could be managed. The objectives of the paper are to study socio-economical issues and environmental challenges in Ken-Betwa River link in India and to study environmental impact of this Project.
Plant Health Risks Arising by the Soil Exhaustion
Authors: Jigău Gheorghe , Cernolev Elena , Acciu Adriana
Published: December 2016

Factors that determinated phytosanitarian chernozems worsening was examined in the space between Prut and Nistru in the global phenomenon of agricultural soil exhaustion. It was established anthropological and natural origin (pedofunctional) phenomenon of studied exhaustion chernozems exhaustion. The main cause of cernozems exhaustion is to reduce the dominant role of the training and accumulation of humus. Through this prism of ideas, soil exhaustion and phytosanitarian worsening is inherent to agricultural system currently practiced. The impact mitigating of this process involves the bioenergy resources sustainable management involved in anthropogenic pedogenesis.
Exploitation of Hunting and Fishing Tourism in Galați County, Romania
Authors: Camară Gabriel , Munteanu Mihaela-Violeta
Published: December 2016

Galați county is a geographical area that is less valued in terms of tourism, but which benefits by a natural tourism potential. The aim of this study is to identify the potential and the activities of the hunting and fishing tourism. Exploitation of hunting and fishing activities in touristic aim is only partial because of the lack of touristic infrastructure and the lack of collaboration with various travel agencies from this branch of tourism. Proposals that would help the future development and improvement of tourism activity are from “wildlife watching tourism” domain: capturing images with the camera, observing the behavior of hunting species without affecting them, providing information for those interested in the hunting behavior and life fauna, creating a wildlife museum and last but not least, upgrading the transport infrastructure.
The Socio-Economic Impacts on Water Resources in the Răut River Basin
Authors: Petru Bacal , Nadejda Ciocan , Daniela Vîrlan
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this research consists in the elucidation of spatial and economic aspects of the water use in the Răut river basin. The main topics presented in this paper are: 1) the dynamics of volume of wastewater discharged into the river Raut basin and its sections; 2) wastewater discharge by the degree of treatment; 3) spatial and branch profile of wastewater discharged: 4) existing problems in evaluation and monitoring of waste water. To achieve these objectives were used traditional methods of geographical and economic research.
Localized Bullous Pemphigoid on the Site of Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
Authors: Kosi Lucija , Perić Jelena , Pantović Milica , Bijelić Gorana , Vukićević Sretenović Jelica , Škiljević Dušan
Published: December 2016

Localized bullous pemphigoid is a rare variant of bullous pemphigoid, and its exact etiopathogenesis is yet to be elucidated. We present a case of a 74-year-old Caucasian male with a 3-month history of skin lesions that appeared 9 months after he underwent a knee arthroplasty. Dermatological examination showed several pruritic tense bullae on the right knee, localized around the surgical scar, as well as erosions covered with crusts. The diagnosis of localized bullous pemphigoid was confirmed by direct immunofluorescence test (conventional and split-skin). The patient was treated with potent topical steroids, which led to complete resolution of cutaneous lesions.

We suppose that the occurrence of localized bullous pemphigoid in our patient may be explained by the concept of “immunocompromised district” in which one disease (surgery) caused an immunological alteration which is a predisposing factor for the development of secondary disease such as localized bullous pemphigoid.
Neural Tuning to Numerosity Relates to Perceptual Tuning in 3–6-Year-Old Children
Authors: Kersey Alyssa J. , Cantlon Jessica F.
Published: December 2016

Neural representations of approximate numerical value, or numerosity, have been observed in the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) in monkeys and humans, including children. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we show that children as young as 3–4 years old exhibit neural tuning to cardinal numerosities in the IPS and that their neural responses are accounted for by a model of numerosity coding that has been used to explain neural responses in the adult IPS. We also found that the sensitivity of children's neural tuning to number in the right IPS was comparable to their numerical discrimination sensitivity observed behaviorally, outside of the scanner. Children's neural tuning curves in the right IPS were significantly sharper than in the left IPS, indicating that numerical representations are more precise and mature more rapidly in the right hemisphere than in the left. Further, we show that children's perceptual sensitivity to numerosity can be predicted by the development of their neural sensitivity to numerosity. This research provides novel evidence of developmental continuity in the neural code underlying numerical representation and demonstrates that children's neural sensitivity to numerosity is related to their cognitive development.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTHere we test for the existence of neural tuning to numerosity in the developing brain in the youngest sample of children tested with fMRI to date. Although previous research shows evidence of numerical distance effects in the intraparietal sulcus of the developing brain, those effects could be explained by patterns of neural activity that do not represent neural tuning to numerosity. These data provide the first robust evidence that from as early as 3–4 years of age there is developmental continuity in how the intraparietal sulcus represents the values of numerosities. Moreover, the study goes beyond previous research by examining the relation between neural tuning and perceptual tuning in children.
The Attraction Effect Modulates Reward Prediction Errors and Intertemporal Choices
Authors: Gluth Sebastian , Hotaling Jared M. , Rieskamp Jörg
Published: December 2016

Classical economic theory contends that the utility of a choice option should be independent of other options. This view is challenged by the attraction effect, in which the relative preference between two options is altered by the addition of a third, asymmetrically dominated option. Here, we leveraged the attraction effect in the context of intertemporal choices to test whether both decisions and reward prediction errors (RPE) in the absence of choice violate the independence of irrelevant alternatives principle. We first demonstrate that intertemporal decision making is prone to the attraction effect in humans. In an independent group of participants, we then investigated how this affects the neural and behavioral valuation of outcomes using a novel intertemporal lottery task and fMRI. Participants' behavioral responses (i.e., satisfaction ratings) were modulated systematically by the attraction effect and this modulation was correlated across participants with the respective change of the RPE signal in the nucleus accumbens. Furthermore, we show that, because exponential and hyperbolic discounting models are unable to account for the attraction effect, recently proposed sequential sampling models might be more appropriate to describe intertemporal choices. Our findings demonstrate for the first time that the attraction effect modulates subjective valuation even in the absence of choice. The findings also challenge the prospect of using neuroscientific methods to measure utility in a context-free manner and have important implications for theories of reinforcement learning and delay discounting.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTMany theories of value-based decision making assume that people first assess the attractiveness of each option independently of each other and then pick the option with the highest subjective value. The attraction effect, however, shows that adding a new option to a choice set can change the relative value of the existing options, which is a violation of the independence principle. Using an intertemporal choice framework, we tested whether such violations also occur when the brain encodes the difference between expected and received rewards (i.e., the reward prediction error). Our results suggest that neither intertemporal choice nor valuation without choice adhere to the independence principle.
Induction of Migraine-Like Photophobic Behavior in Mice by Both Peripheral and Central CGRP Mechanisms
Authors: Mason Bianca N. , Kaiser Eric A. , Kuburas Adisa , Loomis Maria-Cristina M. , Latham John A. , Garcia-Martinez Leon F. , Russo Andrew F.
Published: December 2016

The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a key player in migraine. Although migraine can be treated using CGRP antagonists that act peripherally, the relevant sites of CGRP action remain unknown. To address the role of CGRP both within and outside the CNS, we used CGRP-induced light-aversive behavior in mice as a measure of migraine-associated photophobia. Peripheral (intraperitoneal) injection of CGRP resulted in light-aversive behavior in wild-type CD1 mice similar to aversion seen previously after central (intracerebroventricular) injection. The phenotype was also observed in C57BL/6J mice, although to a lesser degree and with more variability. After intraperitoneal CGRP, motility was decreased in the dark only, similar to motility changes after intracerebroventricular CGRP. In addition, as with intracerebroventricular CGRP, there was no general increase in anxiety as measured in an open-field assay after intraperitoneal CGRP. Importantly, two clinically effective migraine drugs, the 5-HT1B/Dagonist sumatriptan and a CGRP-blocking monoclonal antibody, attenuated the peripheral CGRP-induced light aversion and motility behaviors. To begin to address the mechanism of peripheral CGRP action, we used transgenic CGRP-sensitized mice that have elevated levels of the CGRP receptor hRAMP1 subunit in nervous tissue (nestin/hRAMP1). Surprisingly, sensitivity to low light was not seen after intraperitoneal CGRP injection, but was seen after intracerebroventricular CGRP injection. These results suggest that CGRP can act in both the periphery and the brain by distinct mechanisms and that CGRP actions may be transmitted to the CNS via indirect sensitization of peripheral nerves.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a central player in migraine pathogenesis, yet its site(s) of action remains unknown. Some preclinical studies have pointed to central sites in the brain and brainstem. However, a peripheral site of action is indicated by the ability of intravenous CGRP to trigger migraine in humans and the efficacy of CGRP receptor antagonists that evidently do no penetrate the CNS in effective amounts. Resolving this issue is particularly important given recent clinical trials showing that anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies can reduce and even prevent migraine attacks. In this study, we report that CGRP can act in both the brain and the periphery of the mouse to cause migraine-like photophobia by apparently distinct mechanisms.
AIDS recepção: a contaminação da AIDS pelos discursos sociais
Authors: Fausto Neto Antonio
Published: December 2016

O texto procura mostrar que a recepção é uma construção e que suas falas sobre a AIDS são decorrências de discursos e dos seus possíveis efeitos, que se contaminam e que se disputam. O trabalho também reflete sobre o funcionamento do “espaço do leitor”, no âmbito do jornal, como dispositivo de produção de sentido. Examina estes mecanismos face às maneiras como diferentes instituições e seus atores semantizam a questão da AIDS. O trabalho de leitura de discursos se estrutura em três espaços específicos da produção jornalística: os editoriais, as cartas dos leitores e os artigos assinados.
Cor & sentimento: uma investigação sobre imagens de violência na Internet
Authors: Ormezzano Graziela
Published: December 2016

Quais as imagens que representam a violência na Internet? Há uma violência real ou simbólica nesta estética virtual? Os símbolos da arte eletrônica contemporânea permitirão compreender o imaginário dos internautas? Esta arte efêmera será, no futuro, patrimônio histórico-cultural da humanidade ou ela está fadada ao desaparecimento?
A multiplicação dos media e a segmentação social
Authors: Katz Elihu
Published: December 2016

Este artigo apresenta uma novidade em relação à “esfera pública bur gue sa” de Habermas. De acordo com o autor, a sugestão de Habermas é de que o período seguinte a sua tese, ou seja, o tempo atual, é essencialmente o de retorno do carisma da esfera pública representativa.
Por que a conversação não é a alma da democracia?
Authors: Schudson Michael
Published: December 2016

A partir sobretudo dos textos de John Dewey nos estudos de comunicação, diz-se freqüentemente que a conversação face-a-face é a alma da vida democrática. Mas a conversação tem sido muito mais honrada em aristocracias do que em democracias; e existem, de fato, dois distintos e contrários ideais de conversação: a conversação sociável e a conversação que “resolve problemas”.
Narrativas digitais e estruturas circulares
Authors: Ritter Longhi Raquel
Published: December 2016

Este artigo aborda as narrativas literárias e a poesia criada e disponibilizada pelos meios digitais de informação. A autora indica alguns aspectos característicos desse tipo de narrativa, como a hibridação e a não-linearidade e, ainda, analisa a idéia de estrutura circular da narrativa como um elemento fundamental na sua concepção. Busca na Poesia Concreta uma influência para a criação poética que se dá no ambiente digital, através, especialmente, das idéias dos teóricos concretos sobre o círculo e o ideograma.
O funcionamento discursivo do telejornal “Notícias” do Canal Rural
Authors: Trevisan Felippi Ângela Cristina
Published: December 2016

O trabalho é um estudo da produção de sentidos no jornalismo rural, através do telejornal “Notícias”, do Canal Rural. Procura analisar os processos de construção discursiva e de produção de sentidos e o funcionamento discursivo do “Notícias”. Tem como referencial teórico-metodológico a Análise de Discurso.
Ensinar propaganda é coisa de artistas ou pensadores?
Authors: Boeira Marino
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo o autor aborda a questão do ensino da Propaganda nos tempos atuais e indaga se ainda há lugar para o professor artista.
O rádio nas páginas da Revista do Globo (1929/1967)
Authors: Fagundes Hausen Doris , Ruschel Duval Adriana
Published: December 2016

De 1929 a 1967 circulou a Revista do Globo, de Porto Alegre. Em 1924 começam as primeiras experiências radiofônicas no Rio Grande do Sul, com a Rádio Sociedade Riograndense, na capital gaúcha. Como a Revista do Globo e o rádio iniciam as suas atividades praticamente ao mesmo tempo, o presente artigo procura resgatar de que forma a nova tecnologia do rádio era registrada nas páginas da revista.
A lógica de consumo e produção de espetáculo no estado burocrata
Authors: Da Silva Maria Luiza Sacknies
Published: December 2016

A partir da afirmação de que as populações têm demonstrado cada vez menor interesse pela política, a autora faz um estudo relacionando a sociedade de consumo e as estratégias de marketing, seguindo o pensamento de Habermas, que detecta esta alteração em sua obra Mudança Estrutural da Esfera Pública, e o de Baudrillard, em Tela Total, que também argumenta sobre a ausência de dialética entre o público e a classe política.
A era da informação:gênese de uma denominação descontrolada
Authors: Mattelart Armand
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo o professor Armand Mattelart faz uma análise dos trabalhos que serviram de degraus para consolidar o conceito contemporâneo de “era da informação” na Comunicação Social.
Rol de los comunicadores corporativos en el estabelecimiento de una agenda economica informativa de calidad
Authors: Alfonso Bárbara D. , G. Lorenzin Paulina
Published: December 2016

La construcción de la agenda económica in formativa por parte casi unilateral de las empresas, a través de promotores intencionales de hechos y contenidos, podría ser reflejo de un nuevo fenómeno tentativamente denominado comunicación medial corporativa, similar al de la desinformación, pero cuyo objeto es obtener de parte del público la percepción que sea más favorable para los intereses de la compañía, lo que a la larga en vez de favorecer podría perjudicar la reputación y la gestión de negocios de las empresas.
O caos urbano e a poética das cidades: um estudo de mídia, cotidiano e sociabilidade
Authors: Paiva Cláudio
Published: December 2016

Este trabalho é a atualização de um capítulo da tese Dionísio na Idade Média, defendida no Doutorado de Ciências Sociais, na Universidade René Descartes, Paris V, Sorbonne, no inverno de 1995, sob orientação de Michel Maffesoli. Seguimos as pistas que podem estimular uma interpretação das tendências contemporâneas na cultura brasileira, incluindo a música urbana, a moda, a publicidade, o cinema e a televisão. É um estudo que sugere enfoques pertinentes para as pesquisas sobre comunicação e linguagem, primeiramente por que trata das narrativas que traduzem e performatizam o cotidiano, as telenovelas. Privilegiamos, sobretudo, um olhar voltado para os modos de comunicação e sociabilidade, para as interações e vinculações experimentadas pelos indivíduos na era da informação.
Publicidade ou propaganda? É isso aí!
Authors: Demartini Gomes Neusa
Published: December 2016

Publicidade e Propaganda não são sinônimos, como querem os publicitários brasileiros. Sendo o Brasil o único país do mundo a não fazer diferenças conceituais, é necessário que, academicamente, os professores comecem a perceber que estamos diante de duas técnicas, cujas diferenças acentuamse na medida em que se aprofundam os estudos, não apenas semânticos, mas históricos e técnicos.
Tecnologias da realidade virtual:elementos para uma geografia da visão
Authors: Hillis Ken
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo, Ken Hillis analisa o fenômeno do ciberespaço, concebido como uma realidade artificial ou virtual a partir de três pressupostos.
Dominique Wolton (CNRS/França): os meios do terror
Authors: Wolton Dominique
Published: December 2016

O espírito crítico de Dominique Wolton é voraz quando o assunto diz respeito ao discurso oficial dos meios de comunicação de massa. Nesta entrevista à Revista Famecos, o pensa dor francês analisa questões relevantes, como comunicação e política no episódio 11 de setembro e, também, apresenta seus pontos de vista sobre o poder da mídia.