bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Why (Should) I Do Something for the Environment?” Profiles of Flemish Adolescents’ Motivation Toward the Environment
Authors: Sass Wanda , Pauw Jelle Boeve-de , Donche Vincent , Petegem Peter Van
Published: July 2018

The Motivation Toward the Environment Scale (MTES), developed in Canada, measures people’s self-determined motivation for doing something for the environment. Answering the call by its original developers, this study further validated the MTES within a sample of 779 Dutch-speaking senior secondary school students, aged 17 to 19, in the north of Belgium. More specifically, reliability and construct validity of a Dutch translation of the MTES were verified. To this measure, confirmatory factor analysis was used, and the hypothesized simplex structure was tested through correlation analyses. Results confirmed the reliability of the MTES and a five-scale version of the MTES, excluding identified motivation, is introduced. This variable-centered approach was complemented by the adoption of a person-centered approach for identifying MTES profiles. Using cluster analysis, four meaningful MTES profiles emerged, with amotivation scoring medium to high in all but one. Theoretical implications of the findings and suggestions for interventions and further research are discussed.
Extended Theory of Planned Behavior (ETPB): Investigating Customers’ Perception of Restaurants’ Sustainability by Testing a Structural Equation Model
Authors: Tommasetti Aurelio , Singer Pierpaolo , Troisi Orlando , Maione Gennaro
Published: July 2018

In the modern competitive scenario, all companies seek to understand how to achieve success. One of the keys to conquer/maintain market shares is sustainability, which is a hot topic of numerous studies that have focused on its use as a solution to obtain social, environmental, economic, and cultural benefits. To this end, the present work aims to identify the variables able to guide consumers towards the choice of sustainable restaurants through the conceptual extension of a theoretical model known in literature as Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The authors propose an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior (ETPB), consisting of seven variables: attitude; subjective norm; perceived behavioral control; perceived usefulness; curiosity; behavioral intention; and behavior. The authors used a quantitative approach based on the test of a Structural Equation Model (SEM). Overall, 1023 questionnaires were analyzed. The results of the analysis provided empirical evidence for the hypotheses formulated suggesting that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, perceived usefulness, and curiosity affected the consumers’ behavioral intention to prefer sustainable restaurants and that behavioral intention affected their actual behavior. Based on what emerged from the analysis, the work could be understood as a useful tool for scholars and practitioners, suggesting interesting theoretical and managerial implications. In fact, on the one hand, it contributes to the enrichment of scientific literature related to the factors triggering human choices, and, on the other, it helps maximize the success of the restaurants by highlighting the levers to be actioned to improve business performances. However, the paper presents a main limit, linkable to the fact that, whilst the use of questionnaires represents an advantage in terms of sample size, on the other hand, it does not allow us to go deeper in understanding the reasons why people prefer restaurants that adopt sustainable practices.
Quantifying the Economic Effects of Biogas Installations for Organic Waste from Agro-Industrial Sector
Authors: Cucui Gabriel , Ionescu Constantin Aurelian , Goldbach Ioana Raluca , Coman Mihaela Denisa , Marin Elena Liliana Moiceanu
Published: July 2018

The evolution of the world economy, the continuous growth of human needs and industrial and technological development have led to an increased demand for energy and consumption of fossil fuels. Since fossil resources are limited, there is an urgent need for the evolution of current economies to achieve sustainable development (SD), supported predominantly by waste management, renewable energy production, limiting non-renewable resource consumption, sustainable development, etc. In this research, the management of waste (chicken debris and debris from meat processing/slaughter) resulting from the chicken slaughtering activities using biogas installations (BI) is shown to be a viable alternative that places the economic entity at intercept if waste recycling and the production of electricity, heat and digestate. The purpose of this research was to quantify the economic impact generated using BI, which processes organic wastes resulted from the processing flow of the meat chicken slaughterhouse.
Mobile Payment Service and the Firm Value: Focusing on both Up- and Down-Stream Alliance
Authors: Son Insung , Kim Sihyun
Published: July 2018

The Fintech business, which was initially focused on the payment sector, is becoming a global issue due to the entry of nonfinancial firms into the banking business. With the advent of the “mobile age in your hand”, global ICT companies are actively entering the banking business through alliances and competitions with existing financial companies. Classifying the alliance companies of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay into the downstream alliance and the upstream alliance, this study analyzed the signaling effect of service opening and its impact on the firm value. To analyze the effect of a specific event on firm value, this study adopted the event study. Additionally, ordinary least squares regression analysis was carried out to examine the influence of up- and downstream alliance on the firm value. The result shows that Apple Pay’s service launch in the USA. has a positive impact on stock prices of up- and downstream alliance companies, providing new experience and satisfaction to users through active alliance with credit card companies. On the other hand, downstream alliance companies that showed a negative response to the launch of Korean services turned to a positive response to USA service launch because to the difference in the specificity of credit card penetration rate and the portion of premium smartphones. Analyzing the impact of the expansion of the service area toward the payment platform on the firm value, research results provide important implications for establishing technology management strategies to ensure the sustainability in rapidly changing technical advances by comparing the different market response of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
Clustering or Scattering? The Spatial Distribution of Cropland in a Metropolitan Region, 1960–2010
Authors: Colantoni Andrea , Zambon Ilaria , Gras Maria , Mosconi Enrico Maria , Stefanoni Alessandra , Salvati Luca
Published: July 2018

This article presents empirical results of a multivariate analysis run with the aim to identify (apparent and latent) socioeconomic transformations that shape the distribution pattern of cropland in a metropolitan region of southern Europe (Athens, Greece) over a sufficiently long time interval spanning from 1960 to 2010. The study area is representative of monocentric cities expanding in an unregulated fashion and experiencing sequential cycles of economic growth and recession. Percent share of cropland in total municipal area increased moderately over time. A non-linear relationship with the distance from downtown Athens was also observed, indicating that the highest rates of cropland were observed at a distance ranging between 20 and 30 km from the inner city. A multivariate regression was run by decade at each municipality of the study area using 11 predictors with the aim to identify the factors most associated with cropland decline along urban fringes. Distance from downtown Athens, soil and climate quality, population growth rate, and competing land use were the most relevant factors correlated with cropland expansion (or decline) in the study area. Competing land use was particularly important for cropland decline in a first urbanization phase (1960–1980), while population growth rate—and hence an increased human pressure—was positively associated with agricultural areas in a subsequent phase (1990–2010). In these regards, per capita urban land had a non-linear spatial behavior, being correlated negatively with cropland in 1960 and 1970 and positively in 2010, possibly indicating a moderate change from a monocentric model towards a more dispersed metropolitan configuration impacting distribution of agricultural areas. Empirical findings of this study suggest that effective strategies supporting peri-urban agriculture require a comprehensive knowledge of the local socioeconomic context and relevant biophysical conditions—specifically focusing on the dominant soil and climate attributes.
Some Comments to Geosite Assessment, Visitors, and Geotourism Sustainability
Authors: Štrba Ľubomír , Kršák Branislav , Sidor Csaba
Published: July 2018

Geotourism as a globally growing phenomenon is based on several principles where sustainability plays a key role. The value of an individual site of visitors’ interest (geosite, geomorphosite, or site of geological heritage—a primary point of interest in geotourism) may be expressed via specific assessment methods. However, recent geosite assessment methods are primarily focused on various aspects of geoheritage (e.g., location, scientific value, representativeness, etc.) and very low attention is paid to the majority of geotourism participants—people for whom the various geotourism products are introduced and offered. The geotourism development itself would not be possible without interest of tourists (visitors) in such places. Without the knowledge of relevant visitor data incorporated within the assessment, as discussed in this paper, such values, representing the result of the geosite assessment process, cannot be effectively utilized to help future geosite development and management activities related to overall (geo)tourism progress.
Resilient Entrepreneurship among European Higher Education Graduates
Authors: Zamfir Ana-Maria , Mocanu Cristina , Grigorescu Adriana
Published: July 2018

Resilience represents the ability of systems and individuals to adapt and overcome the difficulties and challenges they face. Resilient entrepreneurs are those who cope with stressful or adverse situations by relying on both internal and external factors. This article examines the way higher education graduates express entrepreneurial resilience in various national contexts. We analyze the Research into Employment and professional Flexibility (REFLEX) data set that provides information on early career of higher education graduates leaving education in the academic year 1999/2000 in 13 European countries. We study resilience in entrepreneurship by considering both how long higher education graduates succeed to remain in self-employment and the extent to which they re-entry in entrepreneurship after exiting. Survival analyses, logistic and cox regressions indicate important differences in patterns of starting, remaining and returning in self-employment and in factors influencing the retention in entrepreneurship among higher education graduates. It is argued that structural factors, personal characteristics and educational background explain a large amount of variation in resilient entrepreneurship.
The Water-Economy Nexus and Sustainable Transition of the Pearl River Delta, China (1999–2015)
Authors: Liu Lei , Wu Tong , Xu Zhihang , Pan Xiaofeng
Published: July 2018

As the world’s largest urban area in both size and population, the rapid development of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) during past three decades has been accompanied by worsening water problems. This paper examines the water-economy nexus of the PRD from the perspectives of both water use and water quality between 1999 and 2015, with a Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index decomposition model as well as an Environmental Kuznets Curve model, in order to assess the sustainable transition of the area. The results show that in this period, while the water dependency of economic development went down by a significant extent, the efficiency gains did not prevail over problems caused by economic scale expansion. However, at the city level, the 2008 financial crisis stimulated an economic transformation of the main economies from being scale-dominated to being efficiency-dominated. From 2009 to 2015, the sewage decreases driven by water dependency of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan outweighed the sewage increases driven by economic scale. While sewage discharge increased, the river water quality of the PRD kept improving. We found an inverted “U”-shaped relationship between GDP per capita and water quality of the PRD, with GDP per capita = ¥14,228.27 as the inflection point for river water quality. Once dubbed the “factory floor” of the world, the PRD has moved into a less environmentally impactful phase of development, with more expenditure on environmental protection and policy reform. However, given the huge and ever-increasing economic and population scales, ensuring a sufficient and safe water supply through industrial recycling and public education, along with even further pollution abatement, will be particularly important.
Trust-Based Quality Culture Conceptual Model for Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Dzimińska Małgorzata , Fijałkowska Justyna , Sułkowski Łukasz
Published: July 2018

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a crucial role in societies as they enhance the sustainable development of nations. In a context of increasing competition and financial difficulties in higher education institutions, the loyalty of students, faculty and administration staff as well as institutional reputation are key factors for survival and success. They are built upon trust and high quality of services rendered by HEIs. The intentional development of trust serves the purpose of enhancing the quality culture in higher education. The concept of quality culture has become a natural successor of quality management and quality assurance in universities presenting a new perspective for viewing quality at HEIs—as a combination of structural and managerial with cultural and psychological components. This paper provides an elaboration of a novel Trust-Based Quality Culture Conceptual Model for Higher Education Institutions which presents the perceived interconnections between trust and quality culture at HEIs. It can form a source for an inquiry process at HEIs, thus contributing to better contextual diagnosis of the stage where HEI is in the process of building the quality culture based on trust. The findings of this study are important in better understanding the quality culture development in HEIs that is based on trust, loyalty and reputation. It may have an impact on the decision-making processes concerning HEIs’ management. The proposed model contributes to the need for greater clarity, ordering and systematization of the role of trust in the processes of quality culture development.
Researcher–Planner Dialogue on Environmental Justice and Its Knowledges—A Means to Encourage Social Learning Towards Sustainability
Authors: Rekola Aino , Paloniemi Riikka
Published: July 2018

Societies aiming for a sustainable future need more effective and legitimate planning and decision making practices, in which various actors together find pathways towards a sustainable transition. In this paper, we approach sustainability and environmental justice as epistemological (and ontological) challenges for land-use planning, and empirically analyse how action research could support planners’ social learning and planning towards fair and sustainable development. We analysed qualitatively the evolution of the researcher–planner dialogue while co-designing and developing better methods, means and practices to improve environmental justice in regional scale planning in Kymenlaakso Region, South-East Finland. We found that researcher-planner dialogue developed during cooperation. While in the beginning, social learning related to approaching environmental justice as a fair distribution of power evolved incrementally, later, when dialogue became more focused, communicative and reflective as an outcome of mutual frames and trust, learning occurred in a more transformative way. Such transformative learning concerned recognising youth as a silent group in the planning process and the means to involve their perceptions in planning. In order to support sustainability transformation in the future, we conclude that it is essential to create opportunities for such incremental and transformative social learning through innovative modes of interaction in various contexts.
Application of Metabolomic Tools for Studying Low Molecular-Weight Fraction of Animal Venoms and Poisons
Authors: Klupczynska Agnieszka , Pawlak Magdalena , Kokot Zenon J. , Matysiak Jan
Published: July 2018

Both venoms and poisonous secretions are complex mixtures that assist in defense, predation, communication, and competition in the animal world. They consist of variable bioactive molecules, such as proteins, peptides, salts and also metabolites. Metabolomics opens up new perspectives for the study of venoms and poisons as it gives an opportunity to investigate their previously unexplored low molecular-weight components. The aim of this article is to summarize the available literature where metabolomic technologies were used for examining the composition of animal venoms and poisons. The paper discusses only the low molecular-weight components of venoms and poisons collected from snakes, spiders, scorpions, toads, frogs, and ants. An overview is given of the analytical strategies used in the analysis of the metabolic content of the samples. We paid special attention to the classes of compounds identified in various venoms and poisons and potential applications of the small molecules (especially bufadienolides) discovered. The issues that should be more effectively addressed in the studies of animal venoms and poisons include challenges related to sample collection and preparation, species-related chemical diversity of compounds building the metabolome and a need of an online database that would enhance identification of small molecule components of these secretions.
An Interview with Cesare Montecucco
Authors: Holford Mandë , Rummel Andreas
Published: July 2018

Cesare Montecucco is a member of the board of various leading scientific journals. His research focus is on the regeneration of the peripheral nervous system and on the mechanisms of action of toxins and related diseases, including tetanus, botulism, anthrax and Helicobacter pylori-associated diseases. In this interview, we talked to Cesare Montecucco about his career, learning and culture.
Co-Infection Patterns in Individual Ixodes scapularis Ticks Reveal Associations between Viral, Eukaryotic and Bacterial Microorganisms
Authors: Cross Shaun T. , Kapuscinski Marylee L. , Perino Jacquelyn , Maertens Bernadette L. , Weger-Lucarelli James , Ebel Gregory D. , Stenglein Mark D.
Published: July 2018

Ixodes scapularis ticks harbor a variety of microorganisms, including eukaryotes, bacteria and viruses. Some of these can be transmitted to and cause disease in humans and other vertebrates. Others are not pathogenic, but may impact the ability of the tick to harbor and transmit pathogens. A growing number of studies have examined the influence of bacteria on tick vector competence but the influence of the tick virome remains less clear, despite a surge in the discovery of tick-associated viruses. In this study, we performed shotgun RNA sequencing on 112 individual adult I. scapularis collected in Wisconsin, USA. We characterized the abundance, prevalence and co-infection rates of viruses, bacteria and eukaryotic microorganisms. We identified pairs of tick-infecting microorganisms whose observed co-infection rates were higher or lower than would be expected, or whose RNA levels were positively correlated in co-infected ticks. Many of these co-occurrence and correlation relationships involved two bunyaviruses, South Bay virus and blacklegged tick phlebovirus-1. These viruses were also the most prevalent microorganisms in the ticks we sampled, and had the highest average RNA levels. Evidence of associations between microbes included a positive correlation between RNA levels of South Bay virus and Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent. These findings contribute to the rationale for experimental studies on the impact of viruses on tick biology and vector competence.
Why Is Eradicating Typhoid Fever So Challenging: Implications for Vaccine and Therapeutic Design
Authors: Yang Yi-An , Chong Alexander , Song Jeongmin
Published: July 2018

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) and S. Paratyphi, namely typhoidal Salmonellae, are the cause of (para) typhoid fever, which is a devastating systemic infectious disease in humans. In addition, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) S. Typhi in many low and middle-income countries poses a significant risk to human health. While currently available typhoid vaccines and therapeutics are efficacious, they have some limitations. One important limitation is the lack of controlling individuals who chronically carry S. Typhi. However, due to the strict host specificity of S. Typhi to humans, S. Typhi research is hampered. As a result, our understanding of S. Typhi pathogenesis is incomplete, thereby delaying the development and improvement of prevention and treatment strategies. Nonetheless, to better combat and contain S. Typhi, it is vital to develop a vaccine and therapy for controlling both acutely and chronically infected individuals. This review discusses how scientists are trying to combat typhoid fever, why it is so challenging to do so, which approaches show promise, and what we know about the pathogenesis of S. Typhi chronic infection.
Financing Watershed Services in the Foothills of the Himalayas
Authors: Rai Rajesh Kumar , Shyamsundar Priya , Nepal Mani , Bhatta Laxmi Dutt
Published: July 2018

Watershed management is critical for the sustainable supply of clean water to urban centers, particularly in areas of developing countries where large-scale infrastructure projects are costly to implement. In this paper, we discuss the potential for financing improvements in watershed services in the foothills of the Himalayas through Payments for Ecosystem Services. Through the use of a choice experiment to disentangle household preferences, we show that downstream water users are interested in improvements in water quality through source water protection. Households in Dharan municipality are willing to finance watershed management to the extent of USD 118,000 per year. These payments can be used to incentivize upstream households to decrease domestic livestock grazing, change agricultural practices and reduce open defecation to improve the drinking water quality and quantity in downstream areas. The estimated cost of these activities is less than $50,000 per year. Through discussions with local stakeholders, we propose a tri-partite institutional structure to facilitate transactions between downstream and upstream communities and to improve watershed services.
Flood Hydrograph Prediction Using Machine Learning Methods
Authors: Tayfur Gokmen , Singh Vijay P. , Moramarco Tommaso , Barbetta Silvia
Published: July 2018

Machine learning (soft) methods have a wide range of applications in many disciplines, including hydrology. The first application of these methods in hydrology started in the 1990s and have since been extensively employed. Flood hydrograph prediction is important in hydrology and is generally done using linear or nonlinear Muskingum (NLM) methods or the numerical solutions of St. Venant (SV) flow equations or their simplified forms. However, soft computing methods are also utilized. This study discusses the application of the artificial neural network (ANN), the genetic algorithm (GA), the ant colony optimization (ACO), and the particle swarm optimization (PSO) methods for flood hydrograph predictions. Flow field data recorded on an equipped reach of Tiber River, central Italy, are used for training the ANN and to find the optimal values of the parameters of the rating curve method (RCM) by the GA, ACO, and PSO methods. Real hydrographs are satisfactorily predicted by the methods with an error in peak discharge and time to peak not exceeding, on average, 4% and 1%, respectively. In addition, the parameters of the Nonlinear Muskingum Model (NMM) are optimized by the same methods for flood routing in an artificial channel. Flood hydrographs generated by the NMM are compared against those obtained by the numerical solutions of the St. Venant equations. Results reveal that the machine learning models (ANN, GA, ACO, and PSO) are powerful tools and can be gainfully employed for flood hydrograph prediction. They use less and easily measurable data and have no significant parameter estimation problem.
Positionspapier Nuklearkardiologie – Update 2018
Authors: Bauersachs Johann , Bengel Frank , Burchert Wolfgang , vom Dahl Jürgen , Dörr Rolf , Hacker Marcus , Kelm Malte , Rassaf Tienush , Rischpler Christoph , Schäfer Wolfgang , Schäfers Michael , Silber Sigmund , Zimmermann Rainer , Lindner Oliver
Published: July 2018

Zusammenfasung

Das gemeinsame Positionspapier der Arbeitsgemeinschaft „Kardiovaskuläre Nuklearmedizin” der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin (DGN) und der Arbeitsgruppe „Nuklearkardiologische Diagnostik” der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK) aktualisiert das Positionspapier aus dem Jahr 2009. Es gibt einen Überblick über die Einsatzbereiche, den State of the Art und den aktuellen Stellenwert der nuklearkardiologischen Bildgebung. Behandelt werden die Themenfelder der chronischen KHK einschließlich der Vitalitätsdiagnostik, ferner der Kardiomyopathien, der entzündlichen Endokarditiden, der kardialen Sarkoidose und Amyloidose.
Problematizing the Ethical "Taste" of Authenticity
Authors: Bertella Giovanna
Published: July 2018

Ethical vegetarianism is a relatively new phenomenon spreading in several Western countries. The aim of this study is to discuss the use of animal-derived food in tourism, and in particular in tourism promotion, with reference to the concept of authenticity, seeing it into the perspective
of ethical vegetarians and considering the animal ethics positions of ecofeminism and critical animal studies. The aspects discussed are illustrated by several examples and summarized in a graphic model and a set of questions. The model can help both scholars and practitioners to better understand
the new and growing market segment of ethical vegetarians. Moreover, the questions raised in this study may contribute to a deeper reflection on the ethical implications of animal-derived food in tourism and how its promotion may affect values such as empathy, respect, and responsibility towards
animals.
Interim analysis of a 3-year follow-up study of NS5A and NS3 resistance-associated substitutions after treatment with grazoprevir-containing regimens in participants with chronic HCV infection
Authors: Lahser Frederick , Galloway Angela , Hwang Peggy , Palcza John , Brunhofer Joann , Wahl Janice , Robertson Michael , Barr Eliav , Black Todd , Asante-Appiah Ernest , Haber Barbara
Published: July 2018

Background

In HCV-infected people who fail to achieve sustained virological response after receiving a direct-acting antiviral regimen, virological failure is almost always accompanied by the presence of resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) in the target protein(s). The aim of this long-term observational study was to evaluate the persistence of NS3/4A and NS5A RASs in participants with genotype (GT) 1 infection who relapsed following treatment with a grazoprevir-containing treatment regimen.

Methods

RASs were evaluated at baseline (that is, pre-dose on day 1 of the original treatment), at the time of virological failure, and up to follow-up week 96. A total of 58 participants were included.

Results

In participants treated with elbasvir/grazoprevir ± ribavirin, observed baseline NS3 RASs included 56F, 80K/L, 122N and 170V/I, and observed treatment-emergent NS3 RASs included 36M, 56F/H, 122G, 132I, 156G/I/L/P/T, 168A/E/G/V/Y and 170T. Observed baseline NS5A RASs included 28M/T/V, 30H/R, 31M/V and 93H/N, and treatment-emergent NS5A RASs included 28A/G/S/T, 30H/R, 31M/V and 93H/N/S. Baseline NS3 and NS5A RASs present at time of failure tended to persist during follow-up, and most were detectable for more than 2 years following virological failure. Treatment-emergent NS5A RASs present at time of failure also tended to persist for more than 2 years following virological failure (93%). By contrast, >80% of treatment-emergent NS3 RASs detected at failure had been supplanted by wild type by week 36.

Conclusions

Treatment-emergent NS5A RASs can persist for extended periods of time. Retreatment strategies should take account of the presence of these RASs.
Entre o Ecocine e o curta-metragem: amor e cuidado em A casa de pequenos cubos
Authors: Medeiros André Aparecido , Camargo Marcos Henrique
Published: July 2018

O curta-metragem constitui excelente opção para inúmeros realizadores. A apresentação mais concisa das personagens e da narrativa não impossibilita a transmissão de sentimentos e valores. A pesquisa se voltará para o amor e o cuidado, enquanto sentimentos e valores de preservação, com a compreensão de Leonardo Boff e para o Ecocine, concordando com considerações de Raquel Cabral. São discutidas particularidades de um curta-metragem e a abordagem de sentimentos e valores em narrativas. É analisado o curta A casa de pequenos cubos (Kunio Katô, 2008), observando a presença do amor e do cuidado, posicionando-o como cinema ecologista. Entende-se que amor e cuidado são temáticas universais que favoreceram o desenrolar da narrativa, contribuindo para torná-la um exemplo de Ecocine, agregando sentimentos e valores relacionados, incluindo os ecológicos.
Moda, expressão e tecnologia
Authors: Cidreira Renata Pitombo
Published: July 2018

Os novos meios de comunicação que ampliam nossa visão, nossa escuta, nosso tato e movimento, fazem-nos refletir sobre nossos processos perceptivos e mais seriamente sobre a arte, a literatura, e a cultura do passado em sua totalidade. Nos defrontam com uma nova realidade: a dos fluxos de consumo e de apreciação de produtos. E, nesse sentido, a moda e suas interrelações encontram-se aqui implicados. É nessa zona de fluxos que intentamos compreender a força da moda e a potência da aparência, no jogo dinâmico com os sentidos que as novas tecnologias propiciam.
Ce que le Fonds social européen fait à l’action publique locale
Authors: Lebrou Vincent , Sigalo Santos Luc
Published: July 2018

Depuis les années 1990, le Fonds social européen (FSE) est l’un des principaux instruments d’intervention de l’Union européenne au sein des États membres. Pourtant, les enjeux de pouvoir qui sous-tendent son déploiement à l’échelle locale demeurent mal connus. À partir des résultats d’enquêtes ethnographiques sur des administrations départementales et régionales, les auteurs analysent la façon dont ces crédits communautaires sont appropriés, loin de Bruxelles, par les agents en charge de leur gestion quotidienne. Déconstruisant une vision enchantée du « partenariat », ils montrent que le FSE nourrit des stratégies concurrentielles qui contribuent à reconfigurer les rapports institutionnels locaux. Ils montrent également comment ce processus participe à redéfinir les rôles bureaucratiques, en érigeant la rigueur gestionnaire au sommet de la hiérarchie des compétences professionnelles légitimes.
Agglutinated Object and Unrepresented Memories
Authors: Chocron Michael , Capart Noémie , de Matteis Vanessa
Published: July 2018

Les travaux théoriques sur la clinique de l’autisme insistent beaucoup sur les aspects archaïques des mouvements psychiques à l’œuvre chez ces sujets. Cependant, la théorisation de l’archaïque va bien au-delà de la clinique de l’autisme. Cet article cherche à proposer une lecture plus transversale des difficultés des sujets autistes, en s’appuyant sur des concepts psychanalytiques hors du champ immédiat de l’autisme. Dans cette perspective, les auteurs s’appuieront, en premier lieu, sur la notion d’objet agglutiné de J. Bleger, tiré d’une clinique avec des patients psychotiques. En second lieu, les auteurs exploreront le concept de trace mnésique sensitivo-perceptivo-motrice de R. Roussillon, issu d’une clinique avec des patients psychotiques et états-limites. La liaison de ces deux concepts permet d’envisager comment des traces mnésiques non subjectivées, présentes chez le sujet autiste, peuvent être stabilisées par un objet agglutiné afin de limiter l’effet déstabilisant pour le psychisme de ces traces profondément inconscientes. Les auteurs s’appuieront sur l’exposé d’un cas issu de la clinique d’un d’entre eux. Cet extrait du début de la thérapie d’un adolescent présentant des troubles autistiques permettra d’illustrer la construction théorique envisagée. Enfin les auteurs envisageront les aspects spécifiques que le fonctionnement psychique d’un sujet autiste imprime à cette théorisation avant d’ouvrir sur la question de ce que les fonctionnements autistiques permettent d’appréhender des processus psychiques archaïques.
The Manic Defenses of the Inattentive or Hyperactive Child: Therapeutic Prospects
Authors: Westphal Laure
Published: July 2018

L’inattention et/ou l’hyperactivité chez l’enfant forment un syndrome parfois considéré comme neuro-psycho-développemental, mais ne peut-il pas s’éclairer du point de vue de la psychanalyse ? Cet article interroge les éventuelles défenses maniaques à l’œuvre et propose d’examiner ce qui en serait à l’origine soit le clivage, l’ambivalence et une dialectique perturbée des instances idéales. Une situation clinique met en lumière la façon dont un enfant peut répartir l’ambivalence dans la relation à l’Autre d’un côté et aux semblables de l’autre, avant que l’aide psychothérapique permette d’actualiser ce clivage entre les figure maternelle et paternelle dont l’atout est de favoriser l’ébauche d’une triangulation.
Les défenses maniaques de l’enfant dit inattentif et/ou hyperactif et les perspectives thérapeutiques
Authors: Westphal Laure
Published: July 2018

L’inattention et/ou l’hyperactivité chez l’enfant forment un syndrome parfois considéré comme neuro-psycho-développemental, mais ne peut-il pas s’éclairer du point de vue de la psychanalyse ? Cet article interroge les éventuelles défenses maniaques à l’œuvre et propose d’examiner ce qui en serait à l’origine soit le clivage, l’ambivalence et une dialectique perturbée des instances idéales. Une situation clinique met en lumière la façon dont un enfant peut répartir l’ambivalence dans la relation à l’Autre d’un côté et aux semblables de l’autre, avant que l’aide psychothérapique permette d’actualiser ce clivage entre les figure maternelle et paternelle dont l’atout est de favoriser l’ébauche d’une triangulation.
L’interprétation en termes d’équivoque
Authors: Ouvry Olivier
Published: July 2018

À partir d’une situation clinique détaillée, les questions théoriques soulevées lors des dernières phases de l’enseignement de Lacan vont être mises au travail : l’interprétation hors-sens, hors du champ du sujet, de l’être et de la vérité et ses effets sur une nouvelle articulation entre le langage en tant que structurant l’inconscient et la lalangue ; entre le sujet dans l’inconscient et le parlêtre . L’interprétation en termes d’équivoque 1 , ou l’intervention sur la motérialité de l’inconscient, tout en introduisant des aspects techniques et pratiques nouveaux dans la cure, va faire preuve de son efficace chez la patiente, venant donner à une théorie analytique s’appuyant sur la logique de l’inconscient son tranchant.
L’histoire au risque du récit
Authors: Michonneau Stéphane
Published: July 2018

Je propose un retour sur expérience, celle qui m’a vu me confronter à un manuscrit inédit à vocation littéraire racontant, dans les années 1960, l’histoire d’hommes aux prises avec le système de répression franquiste, après la guerre civile espagnole. Le récit que je fis de cette aventure se présenta sous forme d’une enquête qui chercha à démêler le vrai du faux, prise dans l’inextricable labyrinthe que l’auteur – un anonyme – avait élaboré. Mais que faire d’un tel écrit qui prétendait être un témoignage, sinon le premier, d’événements à peine connus dans les années de sa rédaction ? Les impasses d’une enquête jamais aboutie me conduisirent à abandonner le parti pris de la véridicité du récit pour l’aborder sous un jour nouveau qui considérait la valeur mémorable du roman, celle par laquelle des faits sont consignés non pas pour décrire une réalité historique, mais pour suggérer des images dont le lecteur se souvienne. Ce déplacement changea progressivement l’écriture de l’histoire que je me proposais de conduire. J’acceptai de courir le risque du récit en histoire.
La domination du sacré par son oubli
Authors: Bixio Andrea
Published: July 2018

Profainein ou profanation ? La nouvelle forme de la domination du sacré. Cet essai porte sur le caractère paradoxal du sens actuel du profane.
La dématérialisation du sacré paradoxes de la religion à l’ère numérique
Authors: Leone Massimo
Published: July 2018

La pensée du XX e  siècle a mis l’accent sur l’opposition entre spirituel et matériel. La religion a été étudiée comme produit socio-économique ou comme instinct. Mais la pénétration du matérialisme dans la sphère irrationnelle de la croyance a laissé quelque chose d’inconnu. Notre réflexion se focalise sur ce que nous n’avons pas encore compris du notre sentiment religieux à partir de la dématérialisation des relations humaines, façonnée et encouragée par la communication informatique, télématique et via le web.
Recurrent Juvenile Psammomatoid Ossifying Fibroma with Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Maxilla: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Authors: Sarode Sachin C. , Sarode Gargi S. , Ingale Yashwant , Ingale Manjusha , Majumdar Barnali , Patil Nilesh , Patil Shankargouda
Published: July 2018

Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a benign fibro-osseous lesion commonly affecting the extra-gnathic craniofacial skeleton of the young individuals. The psammomatoid and trabecular variants are its two histopathological subtypes having distinctive clinico-pathological characteristics. Secondary aneurysmal bone cysts are frequently reported to arise in the pre-existing fibro-osseous lesions but rarely reported in the psammmomatoid variant of the juvenile ossifying fibroma. Such hybrid lesions, especially massive in size, tend to exhibit a greater aggressive growth potential and higher recurrence rate and mandate complete surgical removal of the lesion along with a long-term follow-up. The objective of this case report was to present a rare incident of recurrent psammomatoid ossifying fibroma associated with a secondary aneurysmal bone cyst in the maxillary jaw bone of a young patient and review the similar published reports in the English literature.
Revisiting the practice of Bible-translation: The need to engage ordinary believers when translating the Psalms
Authors: Dickie June F.
Published: July 2018

Many young isiZulu speakers find the 1959 Bible translation difficult to read and understand. However, they are interested in getting inside the black box of Bible translation, and being participants in the process. Moreover, they have a culture of composing and performing poetry, which lends itself to their involvement in the translation and performance of biblical poetry. An experimental study sought to see if Zulu youth could compose translations of some praise psalms and perform them such that the community would accept them as ‘biblical material’, and relevant and engaging for young people. The methodology was to invite interested persons to participate in workshops that provided basic training in Bible translation, features of oral communication and performance, Zulu and biblical poetry and Zulu music. The participants then made their own translations of some short psalms, and performed them as songs, rap or spoken poetry items. The results suggest several benefits that could be replicated in other situations and with other language groups. These include new, vibrant ways to share Scripture, and a means for individuals to engage with the Scriptures and ‘own’ the translation. In conclusion, there is an open door for ‘ordinary’ members of the community (especially those interested in poetry and music) to contribute significantly to poetically-beautiful and rhetorically-powerful translations of biblical psalms. Moreover, the experience they gain will not only support the discipleship ministry of the church, but also its outreach to other young people, drawing them in by engaging and relevant performances of the biblical message.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This study challenges the traditional perspectives of Bible translation and Practical Theology, suggesting that ‘ordinary’ members of the community can enrich the translation of biblical poetry, and their engagement in the process can have many positive outcomes in terms of church ministry.
La construcción de la identidad infantil en el Mundo Disney
Authors: Osuna-Acedo Sara , Gil-Quintana Javier , Cantillo Valero Carmen
Published: July 2018

Las industrias de la comunicación se convierten en instrumentos poderosos de dominio y sumisión, situándose de forma estratégica en la economía, la política y la cultura. En todos estos aspectos de la representación humana podemos encontrar la influencia de las industrias del entretenimiento, cumpliendo así con el objetivo de someter a su audiencia manipulada hacia la pasividad. Metodología. A través de una metodología mixta y la triangulación de los datos obtenidos, el estudio arroja resultados significativos sobre la influencia de las industrias del entretenimiento, que se ve reflejada en los discursos de los sujetos entrevistados. Conclusiones y discusión. Nuestros análisis y reflexiones nos llevan a la conclusión de que la cultura mainstream ha repercutido en la cultura popular, pero no para convertir al público en protagonista, sino para imponer los mensajes formulados por la clase hegemónica.
Waterborne Infections in Reunion Island, 2010–2017
Authors: Allou Nicolas , Soubeyrand Aurélien , Traversier Nicolas , Persichini Romain , Brulliard Caroline , Valance Dorothée , Martinet Olivier , Picot Sandrine , Belmonte Olivier , Allyn Jérôme
Published: July 2018

Gram-negative bacilli Vibrio spp., Aeromonas spp., and Shewanella spp. are a major cause of severe waterborne infection. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and microbiological characteristics and prognosis of patients hospitalized in Reunion Island for a waterborne infection. This retrospective study was conducted in the two university hospitals of Reunion Island between January 2010 and March 2017. Patients diagnosed with a Vibrio, Aeromonas, or Shewanella infection were evaluated. Over the study period, 112 aquatic strains were isolated at Reunion Island: Aeromonas spp. were found in 91 patients (81.3%), Shewanella spp. in 13 patients (11.6%), and Vibrio spp. in eight patients (7.2%). The in-hospital mortality rate was 11.6%. The main sites of infection were skin and soft tissue (44.6%) and the abdomen (19.6%). Infections were polymicrobial in 70 cases (62.5%). The most commonly prescribed empiric antibiotic regimen was amoxicillin–clavulanate (34.8%). Eighty-four percent of the aquatic strains were resistant to amoxicillin–clavulanate and more than > 95% were susceptible to third or fourth generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. After multivariate analysis, the only independent risk factor of in-hospital mortality was the presence of sepsis (P < 0.0001). In Reunion Island, the most commonly isolated aquatic microorganisms were Aeromonas spp. Sepsis caused by aquatic microorganisms was frequent (> 50%) and associated with higher in-hospital mortality. This study suggests that empiric antibiotic regimens in patients with sepsis or septic shock caused by suspected aquatic microorganisms (tropical climate, skin lesion exposed to seawater…) should include broad-spectrum antibiotics (third or fourth generation cephalosporins).
Shortage of Albendazole and Its Consequences for Patients with Cystic Echinococcosis Treated at a Referral Center in Italy
Authors: Manciulli Tommaso , Vola Ambra , Mariconti Mara , Lissandrin Raffaella , Maestri Marcello , Budke Christine M. , Tamarozzi Francesca , Brunetti Enrico
Published: July 2018

Albendazole (ABZ) is the best drug available to treat cystic echinococcosis (CE), a neglected tropical disease. Cystic echinococcosis patients often receive a continuous course of the drug for 6–12 months. In Italy, ABZ shortages occur almost on a yearly basis. We searched clinical records at the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for the Clinical Management of CE in Pavia, Italy, to estimate the amount of ABZ prescribed to patients between January 2012 and February 2017. The cost of ABZ was estimated at €2.25 per tablet based on the current market price in Italy. Patients to whom ABZ had been prescribed were contacted to determine if they had experienced difficulties in purchasing the drug and to assess how such problems affected their treatment. Of 348 identified CE patients, 127 (36.5%) were treated with ABZ for a total of 20,576 days. This led to an estimated cost of €92,592. Seventy-five patients were available for follow-up, 42 (56%) reported difficulties in obtaining ABZ. Of these patients, four (9.5%) had to search out of their region and 10 (23.8%) had to go out of the country. A total of 27 patients (64%) had to visit more than five pharmacies to locate the drug and 10 patients (23.8%) interrupted treatment because of ABZ nonavailability. Shortages in ABZ distribution can disrupt CE treatment schedules and jeopardize patient health.
Intern Transitions of Care Curriculum Through Posthospital Home and Skilled Nursing Facility Visits
Authors: Miller Rachel K. , Keddem Shimrit , Katz Samuel , Smith Zachary , Whitehouse Christina R. , Goldstein Karen , Hirschman Karen B. , Johnson Jerry C.
Published: July 2018

Background 

Transitions of care pose significant risks for patients with complex medical histories. There are few experiential medical education curricula targeting this important aspect of care.

Objective 

We designed and tested an internal medicine transitions of care experience integrated into interns' ambulatory curriculum.

Methods 

The program included 1-hour group didactics, a posthospitalization discharge visit in pairs with a home care nurse (cohort 1: 2011–2012; cohort 2: 2012–2013), and a half-day small-group visit to a skilled nursing facility led by a faculty member in geriatrics (cohort 2 only). Both visits had structured debriefings by faculty in geriatrics. For cohort 1, a quantitative follow-up survey was administered 18 to 20 months after the experience. For cohort 2, reflections were analyzed.

Results 

Thirty-three of 42 second-year residents (79%) in cohort 1 who participated in didactics and a home visit completed the survey. Seventy-six percent (25 of 33) reported increased knowledge of interprofessional team members' roles and the discharge process for patients with complex medical histories. Seventy-nine percent (26 of 33) reported continued use of medication reconciliation at discharge, and 64% (21 of 33) reported the experience enhanced their ability to identify threats to transitions. Of cohort 2 interns, 88% (42 of 48) participated in the home visit and 69% (33 of 48) in the skilled nursing facility visit. Intern reflections revealed insights gained, incomprehensive discharge plans, posthospital health care teams, and patients' postdischarge experience.

Conclusions 

An experiential transitions of care curriculum is feasible and acceptable. Residents reported using the curriculum 18 to 20 months after exposure.