bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation of Complications Following Port Insertion in a Cancer Patient Population: A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Skelton William Paul , Franke Aaron J , Welniak Samantha , Bosse Raphael C , Ayoub Fares , Murphy Martina , Starr Jason S
Published: April 2019

Central venous access devices, specifically implantable ports, play an essential role in the care of oncology patients; however, complications are prevalent. This retrospective single-institutional review was performed to identify rates of complications from port placement and potential factors associated with these events. A retrospective analysis of 539 cancer patients who underwent port insertion between March 2016 and March 2017 at our institution was conducted. Data examining 18 potentially predictive factors were collected, and multivariate analysis was conducted using logistic regression and odds ratios (ORs) with standard errors to determine predictive factors. Out of 539 patients, 100 patients (19%) experienced 1 complication, and 12 patients (2%) experienced 2 or more complications. An overall lower rate of complications was seen in patients on therapeutic anticoagulation (OR: 0.17, P < .001) or on antiplatelet agents (OR: 0.47, P = .02). No patients on therapeutic anticoagulation developed venous thromboembolism (VTE; 0%). Right-sided port insertion was associated with decreased rates of infection (OR: 0.44, P = .04). Insertion as inpatient was associated with an increased risk for mechanical failure (OR: 4.60, P < .01). This analysis identified multiple predictive factors that can potentially put patients at a higher risk of experiencing complications following port insertion. Our data show lower rates of VTE for patients on anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy. Further analysis is also necessary to determine why port insertion as an inpatient places patients at a higher risk of complications. This study highlights the risks associated with port placement and prompts the clinician to have an informed discussion with the patient weighing the risks and benefits.
Reassessing the gap-hypothesis: Tough talk and weak action in migration policy?
Authors: Lutz Philipp
Published: April 2019

Much of the literature on migration policy has proclaimed a gap between what parties say and what parties do. The “gap-hypothesis” expects political parties to deliver “tough talk” and “weak action” on the issue of migration. This article tests this idea empirically by asking whether political parties keep their electoral promises on migration policy. The analysis of governments across 18 West European countries between 1980 and 2014 makes use of a new cabinet-based data set of migration policy outputs and two different data sets measuring parties’ preferences on migration. The results show that governing parties enact systematically more liberal policies on immigration and integration than their electoral manifestos would suggest. The purported democratic deficit in migration policy is substantially the result of a limited fulfillment of the electoral mandate by governing parties. Nevertheless, governing parties act upon their electoral mandate dependent on the governing constraints and the electoral incentives. Overall, governments tend to deliver on their integration policy positions but not on their immigration policy positions. The manifesto–policy link is stronger in the domestic policy dimension where governments face fewer external constraints.
Control of a tractor-trailer robot subjected to wheel slip
Authors: Keymasi Khalaji Ali , Jalalnezhad Mostafa
Published: April 2019

Tractor-trailer wheeled robots (TTWRs) are highly nonlinear and underactuated dynamical systems. It is necessary to use nonlinear control methods, for the control of wheeled robots. Back-stepping method is a Lyapunov-based systematic technique for designing nonlinear control algorithms. In this paper, an adaptive back-stepping controller is proposed for the TTWRs. The proposed algorithm uses an adaptive layout for the compensation of the system wheel slips, which updates controller parameters based on a combination of error signals and estimated uncertainties. This paper is one of the firsts to propose a control algorithm for off-axle TTWRs in the presence of wheel slips. The control algorithm is designed to track the reference trajectories and make the robot asymptotically stable around the reference trajectories. The stability of the method is proved using Lyapunov theory. In order to compensate the sliding of wheels as the system uncertainties, appropriate adaptive rules have been investigated. Obtained results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method. The results for the tracking control of the TTWR in the presence of wheel slips show that the slip effects are effectively compensated using the proposed adaptive back-stepping control algorithm.
Don Quixote and the social system: Interpreting Ronald Laing’s concept of ontological insecurity from Alfred Schütz’ and Talcott Parsons’ theories of social action
Authors: Schlembach Christopher
Published: April 2019

Alfred Schütz and Talcott Parsons, two towering authorities of Weberian social thought are rarely interpreted in the same theoretical perspective (with the exception of Harold Garfinkel). This article intends to show that Schütz’s later writings about the constitution of social reality in the pluralized and differentiated modern society and Parsons’s concept of the social system converge with reference to their common problem of understanding interaction. In this article, I use Ronald Laing’s psychiatric thought of the early 1960s as a starting point to discuss some of the points of intersection between Schütz and Parsons. Laing argued that psychosis is not a phenomenon of the individual mind. Rather it must be understood in terms of an interaction system that is constituted by doctor and patient. The patient cannot maintain ego borders strong enough to establish a role-based social relationship and feels ontologically insecure. It is necessary to understand the patient in his existential position which constitutes his self as a kind of role. Schütz and Parsons reflected on similar interaction systems. Schütz analyzed the little social system that is established between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza; Parsons addressed the social system between doctor and patient. It is argued that Schütz and Parsons analyzed the conditions under which a social system can be established, but they also look at its breakdown leading to the situation as described by Laing.
‘Castillo blueprint’: How young children in multilingual contexts demonstrate and extend literacy and numeracy practices in play
Authors: Franco Janelle , Orellana Marjorie F , Franke Megan L
Published: April 2019

Accountability mandates linked to state education standards and assessments have largely replaced play in early childhood classrooms. This approach limits educators' opportunities by preventing them from using play as a means of identifying and expanding children's diverse range of competencies. In this ethnographic case study, we explore how young children living in a multilingual, new immigrant community use literacy and numeracy practices in play. Drawing from sociocultural theory and ethnomathematics, and highlighting their voices and perspectives, we show how three kindergarten-aged children draw on a broad repertoire of symbolic practices to make meaning as they work together in their play-based afterschool programme. By examining how children use literacy, numeracy and language through their play, we detail how the children collaboratively demonstrate and build knowledge as they build a castle and represent it through a blueprint. We offer implications for how teacher education can better prepare teachers to recognize the diverse range of skills and understandings children bring to school.
Glycaemic variation is a predictor of all-cause mortality in the Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial
Authors: Zhou Jin J , Koska Juraj , Bahn Gideon , Reaven Peter
Published: April 2019

Diabetes is associated with substantially increased mortality. Classic risk factors explain a portion of the excess of mortality in type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to examine whether visit-to-visit variation in fasting glucose and haemoglobin A1c values in the Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial were associated with all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes in addition to other comorbidity conditions, hypoglycaemic events and adverse lifestyle behaviours. The Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial was a randomized trial that enrolled 1791 military veterans who had a suboptimal response to therapy for type 2 diabetes to receive either intensive or standard glucose control. During the Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial, fasting glucose and haemoglobin A1c were measured quarterly for up to 84 months. Variability measures included coefficient of variation and average real variability. We found that variability measures (coefficient of variation and average real variability) of fasting glucose were predictors of all-cause mortality, even after adjusting for comorbidity index, mean fasting glucose and adverse lifestyle behaviour during the study. Accounting for severe hypoglycaemia did not weaken this association. Our analysis indicates that in the Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial, longitudinal variation in fasting glucose was associated with all-cause mortality, even when accounting for standard measures of glucose control as well as comorbidity and lifestyle factors.
Manufacturing techniques and property evaluations of stainless steel composite fabrics
Authors: Jhang Jia-Ci , Shiu Bing-Chiuan , Lin Ting Ru , Lin Jia-Horng , Lou Ching-Wen
Published: April 2019

In this study, functional woven and knitted fabrics consist of stainless steel (SS) composite yarns. SS fibers (0.06 mm) and 500 D polyester (PET) filaments are used as the core with 70 D bamboo charcoal (BC) nylon fibers that are being used as the sheath in order to form the functional SS composite yarns. The test results show that the double-layered knitted fabrics have the optimal far infrared (FIR) emissivity of 0.85 ε, while the five-layered composite woven fabrics at 90° lamination angle have the optimal electromagnetic shielding efficacy between −50 dB and −60 dB. It is anticipated that the functional fabrics can be used in protective cloth and safety appliance.
Effects of air gap, fibre type and blend ratio on sound absorption performance of needle-punched non-woven fabrics
Authors: Mvubu Mlando Basel , Anandjiwala Rajesh , Patnaik Asis
Published: April 2019

This article reports a study on the effect of different natural fibres, their blend ratios and varying air gaps between a needle-punched non-woven fabric and polystyrene backing on the sound absorption coefficients of the needle-punched non-woven fabrics. These parameters as well as their interactive effects were studied by variance analysis. The air gap varied from 0 to 25 mm in 5 mm increments; three natural fibre types (agave, flax and waste wool) were used; each one blended with polyester fibres in three blending ratios. The univariate test of significance showed that all three parameters and two of the three two-way interactions effects on sound absorption coefficients were significant. Only two-way interaction effect between blend ratio and air gap on sound absorption coefficient was not significant. It was found that the sound absorption coefficients increased with an increase in air gap size up to 15 mm, after which they decreased slightly as the air gap was increased further to 25 mm. In addition, the non-woven fabrics produced from the blend of waste wool and polyester fibres achieved the highest sound absorption coefficients than those of the other two natural fibres, and generally, the sound absorption coefficients increased with the increase in polyester fibre content in each blend studied.
Brachioradialis Flap With Vascularized Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Report
Authors: Trasolini Nicholas A. , Chidester Jerry , Ghiassi Alidad , Stevanovic Milan
Published: April 2019

Background: Soft tissue defects about the elbow with concurrent ligamentous instability can be challenging to treat. Methods: We present a case report of a lateral elbow wound that resulted in lateral ulnar collateral ligament deficiency and posterolateral elbow instability. Results: We describe our technique of a modified brachioradialis rotational flap, in which the muscle is rotated to cover the soft tissue defect, while the vascularized brachioradialis tendon is used to simultaneously reconstruct the lateral ulnar collateral ligament. This procedure successfully restored posterolateral elbow stability at the time of wound coverage. Conclusion: Elbow soft tissue defects with associated ligamentous injuries can be treated using a modification of the brachioradialis rotational flap.
Investigation on the power loss and radial force characteristics of pump as turbine under gas–liquid two-phase condition
Authors: Fengxia Shi , Junhu Yang , Senchun Miao , Xiaohui Wang
Published: April 2019

To study the power loss and radial force characteristics of pump as hydraulic turbine (PAT) under gas–liquid two-phase condition, a single-stage centrifugal pump in reverse mode as turbine was adopted. Based on the Navier–Stokes equation and standard k-epsilon turbulence model, CFD (computational fluid dynamics) technology was used to simulate the flow field in hydraulic turbine. The results show that the gas content has a serious effect on the hydraulic turbine performance. Under the gas–liquid two-phase condition, the fluid velocity distribution in turbine is uneven, and the power loss is not uniform enough when the gas content is less than 0.1. The radial force vector distribution all closed to ellipse shape for different gas content and flow rates, but near the volume tongue an obvious wave appeared. The more the flow rate is, the larger the radial force is. The radial force does not change as regular as that of pure liquid condition, serious fluctuation appeared. For different gas contents, the dominant frequency always equals the rotating frequency of impeller, and subordinate dominant frequency does not appear. Under low gas content and high flow rate, both the fluctuation amplitude and dominant frequency are the maximal.
A horizon of freedom: Using Foucault to think differently about education and learning
Authors: Ball Stephen J
Published: April 2019

Building on the work of others, this article sketches out what a Foucauldian ‘education’ might look like in practice, considers some of the challenges, paradoxes and (im)possibilities with which such an ‘education’ would face us, and indicates some of the cherished conceits and reiterated necessities that we must give up if we take seriously the need for an education that fosters an orientation to critique and curiosity. Three elements of Foucault’s ‘philosophical ethos’ that might be translated into educational practices are addressed: first, fostering a learning environment that encourages experimentation; second, enabling the development of an awareness of one’s current condition as defined and constructed by the given culture and historical moment; and, third, encouraging an attitude or disposition to critique – a focus on the production of particular sorts of dispositions that would be valued and fostered. All of this raises issues about ‘the teacher’.
Big Data and government: Evidence of the role of Big Data for smart cities
Authors: Hong Sounman , Hyoung Kim Sun , Kim Youngrok , Park Jeongin
Published: April 2019

Scholars are becoming increasingly interested in whether and how government use of Big Data will affect public policy outcomes. Despite such growing scholarly interests, however, little evidence exists on the role Big Data can play in improving government service. We undertake one of the first quantitative studies revealing the potential utility and limitations of “Big Data-based policymaking” by exploring its recent use by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. In 2013, the government introduced the “Owl Bus”—a late-night bus system—the routes of which were selected based on government analyses of Big Data relating to citizens’ late-night taxi and mobile phone use. The findings suggest that the average number of passengers utilizing the Owl Bus routes was significantly greater than that on other daytime bus routes with comparable characteristics. That said, we also present the potential limitations of evidence-based policymaking in general, especially when politics and equity considerations are factored in.
The ‘cognitive behavioural model’ of chronic fatigue syndrome: Critique of a flawed model
Authors: Geraghty Keith , Jason Leonard , Sunnquist Madison , Tuller David , Blease Charlotte , Adeniji Charles
Published: April 2019

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis is a debilitating illness that greatly impacts the lives of sufferers. A cognitive behavioural model attempts to explain illness onset and continuance with a hypothesis that the illness is perpetuated by patients’ irrational beliefs and avoidance behaviours. This theory underpins the promotion of cognitive behavioural therapy, a treatment that aims to change beliefs and behaviours. This article reports on a detailed review of the cognitive behavioural model. Our review finds that the model lacks high-quality evidential support, conflicts with accounts given by most patients and fails to account for accumulating biological evidence of pathological and physiological abnormalities found in patients. There is little scientific credibility in the claim that psycho-behavioural therapies are a primary treatment for this illness.
Illness perception and high readmission health outcomes
Authors: Sawyer Amanda T , Harris Stephanie L , Koenig Harold G
Published: April 2019

This review identified associations between illness perception and health outcomes of patients with a medical diagnosis included in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Inclusion criteria were English language, use of quantitative methodology, health outcomes specified, and identifiable effect size and statistical significance of the relationship. Most of the 31 studies in this review showed that favorable illness perception has been associated with better health outcomes, while unfavorable illness perception has been associated with worse outcomes. A multifaceted approach might include behavioral, clinical, educational, and psychosocial components to improve one’s illness perception through educative, cognitive-behavioral, or psychodynamic counseling.
Role of Candida infection in the malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: A systematic review of observational studies
Authors: Shukla Khilan , Vun Ida , Lov Ivan , Laparidis George , McCamley Caitlin , Ariyawardana Anura
Published: April 2019

The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia (OL) infected with Candida. Literature search was conducted using Medical Subject Heading terms ‘leukoplakia’, ‘neoplasms’, ‘ Candida’, ‘malignant transformation’ and ‘oral’ and included all results until February 2017. The initial search identified 372 articles, which was consolidated to 16 articles after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. The occurrence of candidal infection in OL ranged from 6.8% to 100.0%. Only 3 of 16 studies reported malignant transformation rates of leukoplakia with Candida infection. The overall malignant transformation rates reported in these studies were 2.5%, 6.5% and 28.7%. This review supports the contention that candidal infection promotes cellular and dysplastic changes in OL. However, further follow-up studies are recommended to confirm the role of Candida infection in malignant transformation of OL lesions.
Exploring Dynamic Linkages Between Inward FDI and India’s Economic Growth
Authors: Shahani Rakesh , Aayushi
Published: April 2019

The present study attempts to develop a co-integrating relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows into India and its economic growth for the calendar period 1986–2016 by taking log-transformed yearly data. The variables included in the study were per capita gross domestic product (GDP; as a measure of economic growth) and FDI net flows. Additional regressors as control variables include exports as a percentage of GDP (a proxy for trade openness) and call money rate (a proxy for financial variable). The methodology employed is autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds partial F-test. The results of the study show a positive co-integrating relation between FDI and GDP as given by computed F-value after controlling for other factors impacting growth. The long-run model also satisfied the necessary prerequisites of the model, such as variable stationarity, no serial correlation, and model stability. The lagged error correcting mechanism (ECM) was negative, stable, and significant; however, pace of adjustment was found to be at a slow rate of 7.6 percent per period (per annum).
A Political Satire for All Times: Reading Hāsyārṇava-prahasanaṁ or the Ocean of Mirth of Jagadēśvara Bhaṭṭāchārya
Authors: Sharma Jyotirmaya
Published: April 2019

Hāsyārṇava, the Ocean of Mirth, a medieval Sanskrit political satire, delineates three central themes that require serious consideration. First, the Indic traditions underline the centrality of order in a polity. This preoccupation is underlined by the supremacy of the Rājadharma-daṇḍanīti framework. A great deal of violence and cruelty inheres within this framework. Second, if the order is the site for violence and force, it follows that a glimpse of freedom, unshackled from the conventional implications of the puruṣārthas can only be had in upholding the desirability of disorder. Finally, the Indic traditions can transgress and express dissent with the help of a plurality of philosophical and conceptual alternatives rather than hankering after a single set of foundational values or an inevitable normativity.
A Simple Method of Measuring the Distance From the Schöttle Point to the Medial Distal Femoral Physis With MRI
Authors: Bishop Meghan E. , Black Sheena R. , Nguyen Joseph , Mintz Douglas , Stein Beth Shubin
Published: April 2019

Background:

Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is the treatment of choice for recurrent patellar instability in the skeletally immature patient. Avoiding the open physes during anatomic MPFL reconstruction is a challenge in this population.

Purpose:

To describe a novel method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine the distance from the Schöttle point to the medial distal femoral physis among skeletally immature individuals with patellar instability.

Study Design:

Descriptive laboratory study.

Methods:

Preoperative MRI scans were analyzed from 34 patients with open distal femoral physes and lateral patellar instability. With the multiplanar reconstruction mode on a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), the location of the Schöttle point was determined according to previously reported distances from the posterior femoral cortical line and the posterior origin of the medial femoral condyle. This location was then extrapolated to the most medial sagittal slice on MRI showing the medial distal femoral physis. The distance was measured from this point to the most distal aspect of the physis.

Results:

The mean age of the study cohort was 13.6 years (range, 10.6-15.7 years); there were 13 males and 21 females. The mean distance from the medial distal femoral physis to the Schöttle point was 7.27 ± 1.78 mm. The Schöttle point was distal to the medial distal femoral physis in all cases. There was no significant correlation between age and mean distance in either the overall study population ( r = 0.046, P = .798) or when stratified by sex (females, P = .629; males, P = .089). The distance between the Schöttle point and the medial distal femoral physis was shorter for females than for males (6.51 vs 7.71 mm, P = .043). After adjustment for age, females on average were 1.31 mm closer to the Schöttle point than were males ( B = –1.31, P = .041).

Conclusion:

This technique can be used to determine the distance between the medial distal femoral physis and the Schöttle point. The Schöttle point was distal to the physis in all patients, and it was closer to the physis in skeletally immature females compared with age-matched males.

Clinical Relevance:

The long-term repercussions of improperly placed MPFL reconstruction include recurrent patellar instability, increased patellofemoral contact pressures and overtensioning of the ligament, and possibly patellofemoral arthritis. The current technique can be used preoperatively to determine the appropriate safe distance for drilling a socket distal to the physis.
Message Heard: Insights for Doctoral Program Design From Community Partners
Authors: Dormire Sharon L. , Gary Jodie , Weston Cynthia , Holland Brian
Published: April 2019

Developing a nursing doctoral program requires, among other considerations, thoughtful reflection on opportunities for graduates, and needs of the health-care community. To educate nurse clinicians, scientists, and leaders prepared to address complex health-care issues, colleges of nursing must engage with community stakeholders during program development. One college embraced this opportunity to dialogue through a series of semistructured focus groups and surveys to inform community partners of the developing doctoral program plan and to hear their related ideas and opinions. Themes arising from qualitative data analysis included driving forces, the value of education, and differing doctoral roles. The findings were far more enlightening than anticipated and ultimately guided the direction of program development. This study affirmed the power of meaningful dialogue with community partners to ensure a well-educated nursing workforce with the skills needed to advance nursing practice in the changing health-care environment.
The Scleroderma Research Topics Survey for patients and health care professionals: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Project
Authors: Tao Lydia , Fedoruk Claire , Turner Kimberly A , Cumin Julie , Carrier Marie-Eve , Carboni-Jiménez Andrea , Pépin Mia R , Kwakkenbos Linda , Thombs Brett D ,   SPIN Patient Advisory Board
Published: April 2019

Involving patients and health care professionals in research has been shown to be a useful strategy to generate program development ideas and establish research priorities. Online surveys can be used to identify patient research priorities. The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network is an international collaboration dedicated to researching problems important to people with scleroderma and developing, testing, and disseminating educational, self-management, rehabilitation, and psychological tools to support coping within the disease. The objectives of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Scleroderma Research Topics Survey were to (1) obtain input on online programs that Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network could develop, (2) identify research topics important to members of the scleroderma community that could be addressed via the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort, and (3) identify potentially understudied groups. Eligible survey respondents included individuals with scleroderma and their caregivers, health care professionals, and patient organization representatives. Responses were evaluated separately for online programs, possible research questions, and understudied groups. In each category, thematic analysis was used to group responses into themes. A total of 125 participants (100 patients, 24 health care professionals, and 1 caregiver) completed the survey, and responses from patients and health care professionals were reported. For online programs, frequent recommendations included Interactive Platforms to facilitate communication between patients, as well as interventions targeting physical activity, and emotions and stress. Common responses for possible research questions were related to calcinosis, accessing health care, and quality of life. The most common suggestions for understudied groups were young patients, minority patients, and patients with calcinosis. Research topic suggestions provided in the survey will inform Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network priorities and can be considered by other researchers.
The HEAVEN criteria predict laryngoscopic view and intubation success for both direct and video laryngoscopy: a cohort analysis
Authors: Nausheen Fauzia , Niknafs Nichole P. , MacLean Derek J. , Olvera David J. , Wolfe Allen C. , Pennington Troy W. , Davis Daniel P.
Published: April 2019

Background

Existing difficult airway prediction tools are not practical for emergency intubation and do not incorporate physiological data. The HEAVEN criteria (Hypoxaemia, Extremes of size, Anatomic challenges, Vomit/blood/fluid, Exsanguination, Neck mobility) may be more relevant for emergency rapid sequence intubation (RSI).

Methods

A retrospective analysis included air medical RSI patients. A checklist was used to assess HEAVEN criteria prior to RSI, and Cormack-Lehane (CL) laryngoscopic view was recorded for the first intubation attempt. The incidence of a difficult (CL III/IV) laryngoscopic view as well as failure to intubate on first attempt with and without oxygen desaturation were determined for each of the HEAVEN criteria and total number of HEAVEN criteria. In addition, the association between HEAVEN criteria and both laryngoscopic view and intubation performance were quantified using multivariate logistic regression for direct laryngoscopy (DL) and video laryngoscopy (VL) configured with a Macintosh #4 non-hyperangulated blade.

Results

A total of 5137 RSI patients over 24 months were included. Overall intubation success was 97%. A CL III/IV laryngoscopic view was reported in 25% of DL attempts and 15% of VL attempts. Each of the HEAVEN criteria and total number of HEAVEN criteria were associated with both CL III/IV laryngoscopic view and failure to intubate on the first attempt with and without oxygen desaturation for both DL and VL. These associations persisted after adjustment for multiple co-variables including the other HEAVEN criteria.

Conclusion

The HEAVEN criteria may be useful to predict laryngoscopic view and intubation performance for DL and VL during emergency RSI.
The case for removing intellectual disability and autism from the Mental Health Act
Authors: Hollins Sheila , Lodge Keri-Michèle , Lomax Paul
Published: April 2019

Intellectual disability (also known as learning disability in UK health services) and autism are distinct from the serious mental illnesses for which the Mental Health Act is designed to be used. Their inclusion in the definition of mental disorder is discriminatory, resulting in unjust deprivations of liberty. Intellectual disability and autism should be excluded from the Mental Health Act.

Declaration of interest

None.
Preoperative Optimization and Choreographed Physiological Evaluation for Resection of Giant Abdominal Neoplasm: A Case Report
Authors: Miles Lachlan F. , Tosif Shervin , Tan Chong O. , Fink Michael , Weinberg Laurence
Published: April 2019

Giant ovarian cystadenoma is a rare and often late presentation. The mass effect of such tumors can lead to profound respiratory and cardiovascular compromise, predominately through inferior vena cava compression, but also restriction of normal lung function through transdiaphragmatic mass effect and, as is seen in this case, cardiac tamponade. In this article, the authors outline an expedited program of preoperative optimization and a choreographed physiological assessment strategy to functionally assess the hemodynamic consequences of a giant ovarian mucinous neoplasm, thereby informing the safe conduct of anesthesia and surgery.
“The Black Race's Dreyfus Affair”
Authors: Heath Elizabeth
Published: April 2019

This article examines the dissimilation of Guadeloupean citizens of color in the early twentieth century and their marginalization within the French republic. Focusing on the “troubles” in Guadeloupe and the scandals surrounding the black deputy Hégésippe Jean Légitimus, the author shows how Guadeloupeans were gradually excluded from full citizenship. These incidents reveal a key moment in the construction of race in the early Third Republic and, above all, the consolidation of an imperial form of republicanism based on difference and political exclusion in the period prior to World War I.

« L'affaire Dreyfus de la race noire » examine la dissimilation et la marginalisation des citoyens de couleur guadeloupéens au début du vingtième siècle. Cet article explique comment les « troubles » en Guadeloupe et les scandales entourant son député noir, Hégésippe Jean Légitimus, ont entraîné l'exclusion des Guadeloupéens des droits de citoyenneté. Ces incidents, je soutiens, révèlent un moment clé dans la construction d'idées raciales pendant la Troisième République et surtout, la consolidation d'une forme impériale de républicanisme fondée sur la différence et l'exclusion dans les années avant la Première Guerre mondiale.
Authorizing Fictions
Authors: Grout Holly
Published: April 2019

This article examines how one of the most popular French celebrities of the twentieth century, Mistinguett (née Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois), used the medium of memoir to narrate a self and to produce her posterity. Located at the intersection of commerce and culture, celebrity memoir provides public figures a commodified textual stage for enacting, performing, and disseminating their brand. But to dismiss celebrity memoir as mere publicity, as simply another form of self-promotion and brand management, undermines its broader cultural value. As Mistinguett's memoir, Toute ma vie (1954), demonstrates, celebrity memoirs offer much more than a stylized recounting and commercial packaging of a life; they illuminate the production of celebrity itself. Ultimately, by exploring how Mistinguett negotiated the competing personas through which she produced her performative self, this article argues that celebrity memoir divulges the complex and concerted ego performances through which modern celebrity is fashioned.

Cet article examine comment Mistinguett (née Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois), une des célébrités françaises les plus populaires du vingtième siècle, a utilisé ses mémoires pour narrer un moi et fabriquer sa postérité. Situés au carrefour du commerce et de la culture, les mémoires de célébrités fournissent aux personnages publics une occasion textuelle pour la représentation, l'interprétation et la diffusion de leur marque. Mais les mémoires de célébrités ne sont pas que du marketing. Comme en témoigne Toute ma vie (1954) de Mistinguett, les mémoires de célébrités offrent bien plus qu'un emballage commercial d'une vie ; ils illuminent la production de la célébrité elle-même. En explorant comment Mistinguett a négocié les personnages concurrents qui constituaient son moi, cet article soutient que les mémoires de célébrités révèlent le rôle complexe des performances de soi dans la fabrication de la célébrité moderne.
Two novel strategies to assess in vivo meiotic protein expression in Arabidopsis thaliana
Authors: van Tol Niels , Rolloos Martijn , Hooykaas Paul J.J. , van der Zaal Bert J.
Published: April 2019

For studies on key meiotic processes such as crossover formation and genome haploidization, the availability of portable promoter sequences for effector protein expression in meiocytes is of great importance. In this study, we present two novel strategies to facilitate screening for such promoter elements. The first strategy was based on expression of a previously constructed GFP-tagged zinc finger protein for visualization of the pericentromeric regions of chromosomes in meiocytes. Here, we show that expression of this reporter protein under control of different promoters allowed for the visualization of fluorescence foci in meiocytes, demonstrating that this is a useful tool for such purposes. The second reporter system was based on the visualization of cytotoxicity triggered by expression of theAgrobacterium tumefaciensvirulence protein VirD5. We show that constitutive expression of VirD5 is lethal, but when driven by meiotic promoters led to reduced fertility with normal vegetative growth. We show that both strategies offer useful tools for the assessment of meiotic effector protein expression, especially when combined with available gene expression data sets.
Predicting the cost of malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific
Authors: Shretta Rima , Silal Sheetal , White Lisa J. , Maude Richard J.
Published: April 2019

Over the past decade, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region have made significant progress towards the goal of malaria elimination by the year 2030. It is widely accepted that for the region to meet this goal, an intensification of efforts supported by sustained funding is required. However, robust estimates are needed for the optimal coverage and components of malaria elimination packages and the resources required to implement them. In this collection, a multispecies mathematical and economic modelling approach supported by the estimated burden of disease is used to make preliminary estimates for the cost of elimination and develop an evidence-based investment case for the region.
Information and analytical work in international relations
Authors: Демидов Валерий , Demidov Valeriy
Published: April 2019

The training manual summarizes and systematizes the experience of information and analytical work and expert activities in the development and decision-making on the example of the functioning of foreign policy services. The emphasis is on the achievements of domestic and foreign experts, and the actual material and illustrations are drawn from the memories and notes of diplomats and politicians.
The manual is intended for bachelors and masters students in the areas of international relations and foreign regional studies, and will be useful to all those interested in expertise in international Affairs, technology collection and analysis of foreign policy and other information.
Graus de esquematicidade e produtividade: a relação entre gradiência e extensibilidade
Authors: Wiedemer Marcos Luiz , De Oliveira Vinicius Maciel
Published: April 2019

Este artigo propomos uma reflexão acerca das propriedades da construção, esquematicidade e produtividades, em termos de graus e, como consequência, acerca de sua relação com a gradiência inerente às categorias linguísticas. Para sustentar tal posição, consideramos os resultados de Cleres (2018), que confirmam a necessidade do tratamento da correlação entre graus de esquematicidade e produtividade associados à gradiência e à extensilibilidade.
Big Data Analysis Applied in Agricultural Planting Layout Optimization
Authors: Jiang Yangming , Wang Tuo , Zhao Huihui , Shao Xiaodong , Cui Weihong , Huang Kun , Li Lingping
Published: April 2019

Mile is a region in Yunnan Province, China. The planting-related industry is its pillar industry. Its agricultural population accounts for 59.3% of the total population. Temporal fluctuations of crop price and yield have a significant influence on farmers’ revenue. Farmers’ selection of crop species, crop planting strategy, and agricultural planting layout according to the market price is important in securing their revenue. In this study, we used a web crawler program to obtain a large amount of data on agricultural product prices from the Internet. Then, the price fluctuation trend of the main economic crops was analyzed by using the K-means clustering method. The net investment yield and the Sharpe ratio were used to compare the economic benefits and investment risks of 10 crops and five cultivation strategies in Mile. Furthermore, a comprehensive comparative advantage index, which integrates the net investment yield, Sharpe ratio, scale advantage index, productivity advantage index, and ecological suitability advantage index, was adopted to comprehensively measure the advantages of crop cultivation. Finally, we propose a spatial-temporal big data analysis model based on the cuckoo search algorithm to optimize the spatial layout of the main crops in Mile in 2017. Based on the comparative analysis of the remote sensing monitoring results and the spatial optimization layout results of the main crops in 2017, several suggestions were given. The results based on agricultural big data analysis, such as crop selection cluster analysis, economic benefit analysis, and crop planting layout optimization, can give suggests to farmers plant suitable crops on right lands, in right time. Thus, it can help farmers stabilize their revenue and minimize the risk by choosing the right crops and planting strategy in accordance with the local conditions. Keywords: Agriculture investment risk, Agricultural layout optimization, Cuckoo search algorithm, K-means clustering, Relative advantage analysis, Spatial-temporal big data analysis.
Optimization Design of Agricultural Fans Based on Skewed-Swept Blade Technology
Authors: Ding Tao , Fang Lumeng , Ni Ji-Qin , Shi Zhengxiang , Li Baoming , Zhao Yang
Published: April 2019

Abstract.

With the rapid development of modern agriculture facilities, agricultural fans have been widely used due to their low pressure and large airflow characteristics. However, existing agricultural fans have large flow losses and low energy efficiencies. To increase the airflow and energy efficiency of these fans, optimization designs based on skewed and swept blades were carried out. First, a “DDZ” agricultural fan (a leaf model agricultural fan commonly used in China) was chosen as the archetype fan. Its performance curves and flow field distribution were obtained by performance testing and numerical simulation. Second, the stack lines of the skewed blade and swept blade were designed based on the original blade, 3 skewed blade parameters (skewed angle a, x direction control parameter kx, and y direction control parameter ky), and 3 swept blade design parameters (swept angle ß, z direction control parameter kz, and r direction control parameter kr). Finally, the optimal skewed blade design parameters (a = 16.8°, kx = 1.65, and ky = 0.5) and optimal swept blade design parameters (ß = 10.6°, kz = -0.33, and kr =0.6) were obtained using numerical simulations and orthogonal testing, which is a response surface method. The numerical simulation results showed that the airflow and energy efficiency ratios of the optimal skewed blade fan were increased by 4.3% and 20.5%, and those of the optimal swept blade fan were increased by 4.5% and 15.4%, respectively, in comparison with those of the original fan. The flow fields showed that the optimal skewed blade mainly reduced the radial flow at the blade root and the leakage flow. The optimal swept blade mainly reduced the leakage flow by changing the distribution of the static pressure on the blade surfaces. Keywords: Agricultural fan, Skewed-Swept blade, Numerical simulation, Optimization.
Calibration of the Aquacrop Model to Simulate Sugar Beet Production and Water Productivity under Different Treatments
Authors: Ahmadzadeh Araji Hamidreza , Wayayok Aimrun , Khayamim Samar , Teh C. B. S , Fikri Abdullah Ahmad , Amiri Ebrahim , Massah Bavani Alireza
Published: April 2019

Abstract. The AquaCrop model, calibrated for 2002 and validated for 2003, is used to simulate sugar beet root dry yield, dry biomass, water productivity based on irrigation (WPi), and water productivity based on total water input (WPi+p) in an experimental field of the Karaj Sugar Beet Seed Institute (Karaj, Iran). Three irrigation treatments including full irrigation, 75% deficit irrigation, and 50% deficit irrigation were carried out in the main plots. The results of statistical comparison between the model output and observed data in the calibration (2002) and validation (2003) years showed that the AquaCrop model reliably simulated sugar beet yield and the biomass under different genotypes and irrigation levels. AquaCrop did a better job of simulating dry biomass than root dry yield. The findings show that by decreasing water input, including irrigation and precipitation, WPi, and WPi+p will increase. In total, statistical indicators and scatter plots indicated that the AquaCrop model had enough fitness to predict yield, biomass, and water productivity for the future. Keywords: AquaCrop, Yield; Biomass, WPi, WPi+p.
Film
Authors: Bankowski Lizzie , Triplett Steph , Wise K. M.
Published: April 2019

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) USA Director George Miller Runtime 120 minutes

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) USA Director Gareth Edwards Runtime 133 minutes

Brooklyn: A Crash Course in Empathy Brooklyn (2015) United Kingdom/Canada/Ireland Director John Crowley Runtime 112 minutes
DVD/Blu-ray
Authors: Soman Shaun , Linden Tyler , Lummert Connor Allen , Williams Emmett , Wright Jonathan , Colson Catherine , Johnson Matthew , Wise K. M.
Published: April 2019

Desert Hearts (1985) USA Director Donna Deitch Runtime 92 minutes Blu-ray USA, 2017 Distributed by The Criterion Collection (region A/1)

The Nice Guys (2016) USA Director Shane Black Runtime 116 minutes Blu-ray USA, 2016 Distributed by Warner Brothers (region A/1)

The Social Network (2010) USA Director David Fincher Runtime 120 Minutes Blu-ray USA, 2010 Distributed by Columbia Pictures (region 1)

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) France Director Chantal Akerman Runtime 201 minutes Blu-ray France, 2017 Distributed by The Criterion Collection (region A/1)

The Piano Teacher (2001) France Director Michael Haneke Runtime 131 minutes Blu-ray USA, 2017 Distributed by The Criterion Collection (region A/1)

Ugetsu in 3 Frames Ugetsu (1953) Japan Director Kenji Mizoguchi Runtime 97 minutes Blu-ray USA, 2017 Produced and Distributed by The Criterion Collection (region A/1)
Creative people and places – an experiment in place-based funding
Authors: Jancovich Leila
Published: April 2019

There is a long-standing tradition in cultural policy of measuring the numbers of people who take part in subsidized arts practices. The data collected have informed strategies to remove individual barriers to participation, such as price, access or education. But researchers have increasingly challenged the deficit approach that defines non-participation as a ‘problem’, which rests with those not participating rather than with how the cultural sector operates. This article draws on the growing body of research that has shown how inequalities in participation relate to inequalities within the cultural sector itself, with a narrow range of people working in and defining what culture is valued, for the rest. It examines the concept of place-based funding as a lens through which to consider cultural provision and participation from an asset-based approach to understanding local specificity. Its focus is on Creative People and Places (CPP): an action research programme, in which Arts Council England targeted investment into local districts that were defined by a population survey as having low levels of arts participation. What the research demonstrates are the tensions inherent in national policy-makers’ responses to local cultural needs. It considers the relationship between policy and implementation through consideration of the different governance models operating in the different places and argues for increased accountability of the cultural sector through participatory governance at a local level.
Conjoined bodies
Authors: Hammond Chad , Thomas Roanne , Quinlan Elizabeth , McMullen Linda , Ahmed Shahid , Fichtner Pam , Block Janice
Published: April 2019

Secondary lymphedema after cancer (SLC) lacks a strong presence within breast cancer survivorship discourses despite its notably high rates. Using arts-based research methods, an ethnodrama on SLC was developed with seven women living with SLC. We interviewed nine women with SLC about their responses to the ethnodrama in relation to their own experiences. Using a modified form of discourse analysis, we analysed parallel uses of metaphor within the ethnodrama and audience interviews, and argue for a discursive process of ‘conjoining bodies’, whereby SLC is constructed as a social body of suffering in order to combat marginalization within oncology. We suggest that these metaphors can have effects on the women’s practices of living with SLC and describe implications the ethnodrama and its reception have for wider recognition of SLC.