bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AAAI 2008 Fall Symposia Reports
Authors: Beal Jacob , Bello Paul , Cassimatis Nicholas , Coen Michael , Cohen Paul R. , Davis Alex , Maybury Mark , Samsonovich Alexei , Shilliday Andrew , Skubic Marjorie , Taylor Joshua , Walter Sharon , Winston Patrick , Woolf Beverly Park
Published: July 2017

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence was pleased to present the 2008 Fall Symposium Series, held Friday through Sunday, November 7‐9, at the Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia. The titles of the seven symposia were (1) Adaptive Agents in Cultural Contexts, (2) AI in Eldercare: New Solutions to Old Problems, (3) Automated Scientific Discovery, (4) Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures, (5) Education Informatics: Steps toward the International Internet Classroom, (6) Multimedia Information Extraction, and (7) Naturally Inspired AI.
Local Search for Optimal Global Map Generation Using Middecadal Landsat Images
Authors: Morris Robert A. , Gasch John , Khatib Lina
Published: July 2017

NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are collaborating to produce a global map of the Earth using Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) remote sensor data from the period of 2004 through 2007. The map is composed of thousands of scene locations, and for each location there are tens of different images of varying quality to choose from. Constraints and preferences on map quality make it desirable to develop an automated solution to the map‐generation problem. This article formulates a global map‐generator problem as a constraint‐optimization problem (GMG‐COP) and describes an approach to solving it using local search. The article also describes the integration of a GMG solver into a graphical user interface for visualizing and comparing solutions, thus allowing for solutions to be generated with human participation and guidance.
Pushing the Limits of Rational Agents: The Trading Agent Competition for Supply Chain Management
Authors: Collins John , Ketter Wolfgang , Sadeh Norman
Published: July 2017

Over the years, competitions have been important catalysts for progress in artificial intelligence. We describe one such competition, the Trading Agent Competition for Supply Chain Management (TAC SCM). We discuss its significance in the context of today's global market economy as well as AI research, the ways in which it breaks away from limiting assumptions made in prior work, and some of the advances it has engendered over the past six years. TAC SCM requires autonomous supply chain entities, modeled as agents, to coordinate their internal operations while concurrently trading in multiple dynamic and highly competitive markets. Since its introduction in 2003, the competition has attracted more than 150 entries and brought together researchers from AI and beyond in the form of 75 competing teams from 25 different countries.
AI Theory and Practice: A Discussion on Hard Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Authors: Horvitz Eric , Getoor Lise , Guestrin Carlos , Hendler James , Kautz Henry , Konstan Joseph , Subramanian Devika , Wellman Michael
Published: July 2017

A special track on directions in artificial intelligence at a Microsoft Research Faculty Summit included a panel discussion on key challenges and opportunities ahead in AI theory and practice. This article captures the conversation among eight leading researchers.
Report on the Twenty‐Third International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS‐23)
Authors: Murray R. Charles , Guesgen Hans W.
Published: July 2017

The 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS‐23) was held May 19–21, 2010, at the Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, USA. The conference featured an exciting lineup of invited speakers, a general conference track on artificial intelligence research, and numerous special tracks. The conference chair was David Wilson from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The program cochairs were R. Charles Murray from Carnegie Learning and Hans W. Guesgen from Massey University in New Zealand. The special tracks coordinator was Philip McCarthy from the University of Memphis.
Computational Pool: A New Challenge for Game Theory Pragmatics
Authors: Archibald Christopher , Altman Alon , Greenspan Michael , Shoham Yoav
Published: July 2017

Computational pool is a relatively recent entrant into the group of games played by computer agents. It features a unique combination of properties that distinguish it from other such games, including continuous action and state spaces, uncertainty in execution, a unique turntaking structure, and of course an adversarial nature. This article discusses some of the work done to date, focusing on the software side of the pool‐playing problem. We discuss in some depth CueCard, the program that won the 2008 computational pool tournament. Research questions and ideas spawned by work on this problem are also discussed. We close by announcing the 2011 computational pool tournament, which will take place in conjunction with the 25th AAAI Conference.
Designing Markets for Prediction
Authors: Chen Yiling , Pennock David M.
Published: July 2017

We survey the literature on prediction mechanisms, including prediction markets and peer prediction systems. We pay particular attention to the design process, highlighting the objectives and properties that are important in the design of good prediction mechanisms.
Transfer Learning Progress and Potential
Authors: Senator Ted E.
Published: July 2017

This article relates transfer learning to other AI research areas, envisions several new types of transfer learning capabilities, and suggests several new research directions to achieve them.
Reports of the AAAI 2010 Fall Symposia
Authors: Azevedo Roger , Biswas Gautam , Bohus Dan , Carmichael Ted , Finlayson Mark A. , Hadzikadic Mirsad , Havasi Catherine , Horvitz Eric , Kanda Takayuki , Koyejo Oluwasanmi , Lawless William F. , Lenat Doug , Meneguzzi Felipe , Mutlu Bilge , Oh Jean , Pirrone Roberto , Raux Antoine , Sofge Donald A. , Sukthankar Gita , Van Durme Benjamin , Yorke‐Smith Neil
Published: July 2017

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence was pleased to present the 2010 Fall Symposium Series, held Thursday through Saturday, November 11–13, at the Westin Arlington Gateway in Arlington, Virginia. The titles of the eight symposia are as follows: (1) Cognitive and Metacognitive Educational Systems; (2) Commonsense Knowledge; (3) Complex Adaptive Systems: Resilience, Robustness, and Evolvability; (4) Computational Models of Narrative; (5) Dialog with Robots; (6) Manifold Learning and Its Applications; (7) Proactive Assistant Agents; and (8) Quantum Informatics for Cognitive, Social, and Semantic Processes. The highlights of each symposium are presented in this report.
Enabling Intelligence through Middleware: Report of the AAAI 2010 Workshop
Authors: Anderson Monica , Thomaz Andrea L.
Published: July 2017

The AAAI 2010 Workshop on Enabling Intelligence through Middleware (held during the Twenty‐Fourth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence) focused on the issues and opportunities inherent in the robotics middleware packages that we use. The workshop consisted of three invited speakers and six middleware research presenters. This report presents the highlights of that discussion and the packages presented.
Formas metodológicas de avaliação em idosos institucionalizados: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Lima Aline Aparecida Chociai de , Camargo Andressa , Raulik Carina Garçoa , Campos Debora Boguchewski , Pereira Wagner Menna
Published: July 2017

O envelhecimento é um processo fisiológico, o qual pode deixar o indivíduo propenso a situações de dependência em atividades de vida diária. Objetivo: elaborar uma revisão sobre as diversas formas metodológicas de avaliação em idosos institucionalizados, para que esta possa ser um instrumento informativo complementar o qual favorecerá o conhecimento e poderá ser usado como suporte para os profissionais, tendo em vista a escassez de estudos realizados com tal intuito. Método: trata-se de uma revisão sistemática da literatura. Para sua realização foram utilizadas como ferramenta de busca as bases de dados LILACS, Scielo, Pubmed e Google Acadêmico. Foram selecionados artigos que utilizaram testes e questionário validados em sua metodologia. A busca foi realizada entre os idiomas Português e Inglês, utilizando os descritores “idoso”, “Instituição de longa permanência para idosos”, “fisioterapia”, “questionário”. Resultado: foram selecionados 11 artigos, entre os quais foram descritos um total de 23 formas de avaliação, sendo elas: Mini Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM), Índice de Barthel, Timed Up And Go, Escala Funcional de Berg, Fallrisk score, Teste de Fluência Verbal Semântica, Bateria de Avaliação Frontal, Teste do Desenho do relógio, Escala da Atividade de Vida diária de Katz, Índice de Pfeffer, APGAR da família, Escala de Depressão Geriátrica, Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado (IDATE), Teste de Tempo de Reação (TTR), Escala de Eficácia de Quedas (EEQ), Questionário WhoqolBref, Teste Físico AAHBRD adaptado para idosos institucionalizados, Teste da Trilha A, Escala da Demência (CDR), Escala de Fragilidade de Edmonton, International Consulationon Incontinency Questionnaire-Short Form, Questionário de Baecke e Teste de Caminhada de 6 minutos. Considerações finais: conclui-se que as formas de avaliação aqui apresentadas são de suma importância para conhecimento das afecções que podem acometer idosos institucionalizados, bem como, para direcionamento de tratamento.
Conhecimento dos profissionais de Educação Física sobre infarto agudo do miocárdio para prescrição de exercícios físicos em academias
Authors: Prunzel Andressa , Rosa Leonardo De Ross
Published: July 2017

Objetivo: este estudo buscou investigar a presença de indivíduos com Infarto Agudo do Miocárdio (IAM) em academias convencionais, tendo como objetivo principal verificar o conhecimento dos Profissionais de Educação Física (PEF) atuantes em três academias de Porto Alegre-RS, no que diz respeito ao IAM, e à prescrição de exercícios físicos como reabilitação/treinamento pós IAM. Método: esta pesquisa qualitativa, exploratório-descritiva, utilizou-se de um questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas. Resultados: verificou-se o conhecimento sobre IAM e a correta prescrição de exercícios físicos para este público entre os 50 PEF participantes da pesquisa, porém somente 9 destes 50 PEF já prescreveram para indivíduos com IAM. Entre os 9 PEF que já prescreveram para indivíduos infartados, somente 3 sentem-se inaptos para este serviço. Dos 41 PEF que não interviram profissionalmente com indivíduos com IAM, mas que responderam corretamente a maioria das questões referentes ao assunto, 24 acreditam estar aptos para este atendimento. Considerações finais: o conhecimento sobre IAM foi constatado, fato este que pode decorrer da grande parcela dos PEF possuírem formação continuada, ressaltando a importância pela busca de conhecimento sobre doenças cardiovasculares, visto que a maioria dos PEF afirmaram ter conhecimento da presença dessa população especial nas academias em que trabalham.
Prevalência de pessoas com deficiência física e acesso ao serviço de reabilitação no Brasil
Authors: Franchi Emanuele Farencena , Piber Viviane Dutra , Selau Clarissa Maciel , Schmidt Michelle Hillig , Soares Priscila da Silva , Quatrin Louise Bertoldo
Published: July 2017

A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) afirma que pelo menos 10% da população mundial apresenta algum tipo de deficiência, tendo estes direitos que asseguram o acesso à reabilitação. Objetivo: conhecer a prevalência de pessoas com deficiência física que frequentam algum serviço de reabilitação no Brasil. Método: o estudo transversal e ecológico, compara dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) referentes à Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS), do ano de 2013. Resultados: apenas 18,4% do total de pessoas com deficiência física frequentam algum serviço de reabilitação, 20,2% das que residem na zona urbana, e 8,9% na zona rural, sendo a maior frequência de crianças com idade entre 0 e 9 anos e menor de pessoas com idade entre 40 e 59 anos. Na região Sul, 23% frequentam algum serviço, e na região Nordeste somente 15,9%. O acesso destas pessoas aos serviços pode estar relacionado à ausência ou insuficiência de acessibilidade ainda presente em muitos serviços de saúde e sua distribuição, assim como a falta de orientação por parte dos profissionais. Conclusão: o número de pessoas com deficiência física que frequentam serviços de reabilitação ainda é baixo, mesmo diante das políticas e do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), que garantem o acesso a esses serviços de forma gratuita.
Propostas de mudanças ao basquete no sertão cearense: dando voz aos praticantes
Authors: Oliveira Bérgson Nogueira de , Oliveira Braulio Nogueira de , Xavier Junior Jayme Félix
Published: July 2017

Objetivo: o presente artigo tem como objetivo compreender as percepções de mudanças sociais atribuídas pelos praticantes de basquete em um município do sertão cearense, destacando neste contexto, as suas representações sociais acerca do papel social desta prática esportiva. Método: foram entrevistados cinco sujeitos do sexo masculino que praticam a modalidade há mais de dez anos no contexto do sertão cearense e que estudaram em escolas públicas. Para a construção das informações, utilizamos a entrevista semi-estruturada, seguida por um roteiro composto por temas, que foi adaptado de um estudo realizado por Santos (2004). As análises dos dados se deu a partir da Análise de Conteúdo do tipo Análise Temática, em que foram elaboradas categorias, a partir do material das entrevistas. Resultados: as representações de mudança dos sujeitos indicam o incentivo do basquete nas escolas; criação de projetos sociais; investimento na infraestrutura esportiva; bem como o fomento à criação de competições. Conclusão: conclui-se que a falta de apoio, de forma geral, dificulta a inserção de novos praticantes para essa modalidade. Nesse sentido, entende-se que são necessários mais incentivos ao esporte, pois se trata de um pilar na formação humana e possibilita o seu trabalho, não apenas no alto rendimento, mas também em dimensões de lazer, participação, educação, inclusão social entre outros aspectos.
Estado nutricional, práticas e conhecimentos alimentares de escolares
Authors: Steil Wanuza Franciele , Poll Fabiana Assmann
Published: July 2017

Objetivo: verificar e relacionar estado nutricional, hábitos alimentares e conhecimentos referentes à alimentação e nutrição por escolares de nove a 11 anos de idade no interior do município de Candelária/RS. Método: estudo de delineamento transversal, com escolares de duas escolas municipais, com idades entre nove e 11 anos, de ambos os sexos. Foram questionados: consumo alimentar, hábitos alimentares, estilo de vida, conhecimentos e práticas alimentares. Aferiu-se o peso e a estatura, para classificação pelo Índice de Massa corporal. Os dados foram analisados descritivamente. Para comparação entre a relação entre o nível de conhecimento com o consumo alimentar, hábitos de estilo de vida e o conhecimento de nutrição foi realizado o teste qui-quadrado (X2). O nível de significância utilizado foi p
Conservation implications of avian malaria exposure for African penguins during rehabilitation
Authors: Botes Annelise , Thiart Hanlie , Parsons Nola J. , Bellstedt Dirk U.
Published: July 2017

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is the only penguin species that breeds on the African continent and it is currently classified as endangered. Its conservation is assisted by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) which is a seabird rehabilitation facility based at the Rietvlei Wetland Reserve in Tableview, Cape Town. Despite the success of SANCCOB in rehabilitating diseased, injured or oiled penguins, significant mortalities have occurred at the facility as a result of avian malaria. Avian malaria can be contracted during rehabilitation during which penguins are inadvertently exposed to additional threats. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to assess the anti-Plasmodium antibody levels of penguins to avian malaria on entry into the SANCCOB facility from 2001 to 2004 and during their rehabilitation process. Using blood smear data, avian malaria prevalence and malaria-related deaths were also monitored from 2002 to 2013. Significant increases in anti-Plasmodium antibody levels after admission were found during summer months. New infection and not parasite recrudescence was concluded to be the cause of this increase. This source was confirmed by a dramatic drop in penguin mortalities upon exclusion of mosquito vectors in 2008. Mortalities did not depend on the birds’ abilities to produce an anti-Plasmodium antibody response and oiling had no influence on immunity or prevalence of avian malaria infections. This study highlights the importance of mosquito vector control to control pathogen exposure in wild bird rehabilitation centres.

Significance: 

Efforts to assist with the conservation of endangered species can unintentionally add to the conservation burden.
Rehabilitation influences exposure of African penguins to avian malaria.
Avian malaria prevalence and mortality are not influenced by oiling or anti-Plasmodium antibody responses.
Vector control can limit avian malaria exposure in wild bird rehabilitation centres.
Espacios musicales colectivos durante y después del conflicto armado como lugares de preservación del tejido social
Authors: Rodríguez Andrea del Pilar , Cabedo Alberto
Published: July 2017

Diversos estudios han puesto de manifiesto la capacidad de la práctica musical conjunta para contribuir a la construcción de espacios de paz en aquellos lugares en los que sus ciudadanos han sufrido situaciones de violencia. Sin embargo, no existe en la literatura científica un estudio de revisión que analice los impactos de este tipo de espacios musicales colectivos sobre el tejido social. Este artículo explora los efectos de experiencias con prácticas musicales colectivas en diferentes contextos con comunidades que sufren o han sufrido situaciones de conflicto armado o guerra. Con este fin, se ha realizado una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica y un análisis exhaustivo de los estudios localizados. La muestra final seleccionada comprende un total de quince estudios en los que se muestra la capacidad de los espacios musicales colectivos para servir de soporte a las personas y comunidades víctimas, tanto durante como después del conflicto.
Castigo y liberación en “La muerte de la acacia” de Marvel Moreno
Authors: Ortega Mercedes , Penenrey Julio
Published: July 2017

En el presente artículo se analiza el cuento “La muerte de la acacia” de la escritora colombiana Marvel Moreno desde una perspectiva pluridisciplinaria que integra elementos de la teoría literaria, la hermenéutica, la sociología y los estudios de género. Con el objetivo de ir más allá de la anécdota narrada e indagar en los temas propuestos por el cuento, se estudia la particular estructuración de la voz narrativa, que revela la organización de la sociedad barranquillera de principios del siglo xx, en la que la violencia contra la mujer está presente pero aparece de manera velada. Se examinan, asimismo, las estrategias a las que recurre el personaje femenino central para burlar el sistema de vigilancia y disciplina que se le impone y las consecuencias que esto le acarrea.
Notas sobre el instante, la memoria y el gesto en la obra de María Teresa Cano
Authors: Lopera Jorge
Published: July 2017

El presente texto analiza algunas de las obras de la artista María Teresa Cano a la luz de las nociones de instante, memoria y gesto. El trabajo de Cano, poco revisado por la teoría y la historia del arte contemporáneo en Colombia, evidencia las rupturas que ocurrieron en los modos de representación durante la década del ochenta en el país. El arte participativo, el arte de acción, la incorporación de la comida como soporte y el uso de situaciones cotidianas como punto de referencia para varias obras objetuales sitúan el trabajo de la artista en un lugar poco común dentro de los estudios históricos del campo artístico nacional. Si bien la obra de Cano resulta extensa y plural en sus medios, interesa hacer algunas anotaciones a propósito del uso del cuerpo y el gesto, pues sus estrategias de trabajo constituyen un lugar escasamente visitado por artistas de su misma generación.
La “agenesia” como patología de civilización y su alcance en el capitalismo de la flexibilidad
Authors: García Borja
Published: July 2017

Según nuestra hipótesis, la physis cultural sufre un desfallecimiento por razón del cual se muestra incapaz de generar sentido y fuerza intensiva en aras de su autocrecimiento ilimitado. Desde esta perspectiva, nos proponemos examinar la vigencia de semejante “agenesia” en el incipiente capitalismo flexible, con el objeto de dilucidar sus expresiones mórbidas a la luz de los mecanismos ciegos que vertebran actualmente la esfera laboral; en la medida en que nos arrebata nuestras potencias creativas, la organización social de la intelectualidad de masas termina generando, en efecto, una especie de locura carencial entregada a la aporética autófaga de la organización del vacío, por concurso de la cual buscamos saldar compulsivamente la deuda infinita contraída con la cultura. Por último, apuntamos contra la necedad concomitante a la pérdida del autoextrañamiento como principal inductor de la crisis, en un mundo histórico que acepta con indiferencia la dictadura invisible del Capital, sumido en una “ilusión de autonomía” que identifica libertad y flexibilidad.
Crítica, cuidado de sí y empresario de sí Resistencia y gobierno en Michel Foucault
Authors: Benente Mauro
Published: July 2017

Luego de estudiar las relaciones de poder en la modernidad, Michel Foucault realizó una conceptualización de la crítica, a la que describió como una actitud de inservidumbre que denuncia al poder por sus efectos de verdad y a la verdad, por sus efectos de poder. Años más tarde, presentó la modernidad como una actitud que busca encontrar los límites que nos han formado como sujetos, para luego atravesarlos. Finalmente, caracterizó el cuidado de sí como una actitud, como una práctica de libertad. En este artículo rastreo las distancias y cercanías entre la actitud crítica, la moderna y la que cuida de sí, para contrastarlas con una actitud que difícilmente puede caracterizarse como una práctica de libertad: el empresario de sí. Esta comparación permite interrogar el potencial de la crítica, la modernidad y el cuidado de sí como prácticas de resistencia o de libertad.
Teología y experiencia estética: el lugar de la imagen frente a la noción de Revelación de Martín Lutero y Juan Calvino
Authors: Luna-Vinueza David Ricardo
Published: July 2017

Este trabajo pretende argumentar que la concepción luterana y calvinista de la Revelación hace innecesario pensar la imagen como el lugar de lo sagrado. El postulado luterano de la justificación por la fe y el postulado calvinista de la doble predestinación descansan en una forma muy particular de entender la Revelación, que escinde al ser humano en dos dimensiones radicalmente diferentes: la espiritual y la corporal. Esa escisión tiene, a su vez, una distinción gemela: la separación entre lo público y lo privado. Ante ese esquema, la imagen se encuentra en una posición paradójica que solo puede resolverse cuando la experiencia de la imagen se empieza a pensar como una experiencia estética, es decir, autónoma. Esta experiencia se manifiesta en la creación y la apreciación o percepción de la obra.
Contradicciones en la educación inclusiva a través de un estudio multiescalar
Authors: Vigo Arrazola Begoña , Dieste Gracia Belén
Published: July 2017

RESUMENEn un contexto en el que los servicios de educación han sido transformados en una dirección neoliberal, tanto la inclusión como la participación de las familias son aspectos destacados en una educación de calidad. Sin embargo, los efectos del Nuevo Mercado, en términos de participación, justicia y equidad, no han sido favorables para la elección de escuelas en áreas geográficas con desventaja social y económica. Este artículo intenta mostrar la comprensión que tienen estas escuelas como espacios educativos a partir del análisis en profundidad de una escuela. El estudio realizado desde un proyecto etnográfico multiescalar en ocho escuelas de Aragón, en España, a través de observación participante y entrevistas a maestros/as, alumnos, padres, madres, equipos psicopedagógicos e inspectores, muestra cómo los miembros de esta escuela se presentan a sí mismos de distinta manera a cómo lo hacen la administración, los medios de comunicación o los miembros de la misma ciudad. El conocimiento del lugar y espacio, la conexión de la vida de los alumnos con el curriculum y el desarrollo profesional de los profesores son estrategias que dan cuenta de las prácticas de educación inclusiva en la escuela. El artículo señala los diferentes discursos como consideraciones para la administración educativa.Palabras Clave: etnografía, escuela estigmatizadas, participación de familias, inclusión.ABSTRACTIn a context where education services have been transformed in a neo-liberal direction, the inclusion and the participation of parents in schools is stressed as an important aspect of quality. Nevertheless, the effects of the new market, in terms of participation, justice and equity are negative on school availability and selection in disadvantage areas. This article tries to show the understandings of these schools as educational spaces, through a deep analysis of one school. The study carried out from an ethnographic research multi-scalar project in eight schools of Aragon in Spain from participant observation and interviews with teachers, students, parents, counsellors and inspectors, shows how members of schools are present as in a different way to representations of the administration, media or members of the town. Results show as the knowledge of spatial conditions, connection between students’ life and curriculum and professional development, are strategies closer to an inclusive school. This article highlights different contradictions to consider by the educational administration.Keywords: ethnography, school stigmatisation, parental participation, inclusion.
¿Están los futuros profesores formados en inclusión?: Validación de un cuestionario de evaluación
Authors: González-Gil Francisca , Martín-Pastor Elena , Orgaz Baz Begoña
Published: July 2017

RESUMENEl objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la validación de una escala para evaluar la formación inicial en educación inclusiva de estudiantes universitarios de las titulaciones de educación. Para ello se partió de una escala que ha pasado ya una primera validación dirigida a profesionales en ejercicio (CEFI-R). Se contó con una muestra de 202 profesores españoles que impartían docencia en todas las etapas educativas y con 495 estudiantes universitarios de los grados de maestro y pedagogía y del máster de secundaria. Se describe el desarrollo del proceso de validación, que ha dado como resultado un cuestionario con 16 ítems agrupados en 4 dimensiones de inclusión: concepción de la diversidad, metodología, apoyos y participación de la comunidad.Palabras Clave: formación inicial, cuestionario, validación, educación inclusiva, estudiantes universitarios.ABSTRACTThe aim of this research is the review and validation of an instrument to assess future teachers training needs for inclusion. To do this, it was used a validated instrument for inservice teachers (CEFI-R). For this purpose, we used a sample of 202 Spanish teachers with experience in all educational stages and 495 students from education Grades and Posgrades. This work describes the validation process, which resulted in the development of a 16-item questionnaire grouped into 4 inclusion indicators: conception of diversity, methodology, supports, and community participation.Keywords: initial teacher training, questionnaire, validation, inclusive education, university students.
Ser dos en el aula: las parejas pedagógicas como estrategia de co-enseñanza inclusiva en una experiencia de formación inicial del profesorado de secundaria
Authors: Cotrina García Manuel , García García Mayka , Caparrós Martín Ester
Published: July 2017

RESUMENEste trabajo aborda la “pareja pedagógica” como estrategia didáctica innovadora de corte inclusivo, que caracteriza una modalidad de enseñanza colaborativa (co-enseñanza). Esta estrategia requiere la implicación, intencional y voluntaria de dos profesores en todos los aspectos vinculados a la docencia: planificación, evaluación y, singularmente, durante el desarrollo de las sesiones de clases. Inicialmente se revisa la literatura sobre el tema de estudio, de cara a documentar su potencial en la mejora del proceso didáctico, e ilustrar sus implicaciones para el desarrollo profesional docente; asimismo, se centra el eje de análisis en la educación inclusiva. En un segundo momento, se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de innovación docente cuyo eje central es la puesta en acción de esta estrategia por un grupo de docentes de la Universidad de Cádiz, en diversas titulaciones vinculadas a la formación inicial del profesorado. En concreto, se presenta la visión particular del alumnado de la asignatura “Procesos y Contextos Educativos”, del Máster en Formación del Profesorado de Secundaria. Es a través de la voz del alumnado que el modelo de co-enseñanza, llevado a cabo en esta experiencia con las “parejas pedagógicas”, adquiere valor pedagógico y se sitúa como motor para la proyección hacia su práctica futura.Palabras Clave: co-enseñanza, pareja pedagógica, educación inclusiva, formación inicial del profesorado.ABSTRACTThis work approaches the “pedagogical partnerns” as an innovative didactic strategy of inclusive orientation, which characterizes a modality of collaborative teaching (co-teaching). This strategy requires the intentional and voluntary involvement of two teachers in all aspects related to teaching: planning, assessment and, in particular, during the development of class sessions. Initially the literatura on the subject of study is reviewed, in order to documents its potential in improving the didactic process, and to illustrate its implications for teacher professional development; likewise, the analysis focuses on inclusive education. Secondly, we presents the results of a teaching innovation project whose central axis is the implementation of this strategy by a group of teachers of the University of Cadiz, in various degrees related to the preservice teachers. Specifically, we present the students’ particular view on the subject “Processes and Educational Contexts” of the Master in Secondary Teacher Training. It is through the voice of the students that the co-teaching model, carried out in this experience with the “pedagogical partners” , get its pedagogical value and is placed as a motor so that the students can project it towards its future practice.Keywords: co-teaching, pedagogical pair, inclusive education, initial teacher training.
I Symposium of Elite Performance in Combat Sports
Authors: Ruiz Montse C.
Published: July 2017

This report presents a summary of the I Symposium of Elite Performance in Combat Sports held in Madrid, May 27, 2017. The symposium, organized by the Faculty of Sport Sciences-INEF of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, aimed to bring science closer to practice. A panel of highly successful athletes involved in karate, fencing, and taekwondo shared their experiences. The speakers presented crucial topics for an optimal preparation and high level performance such as strength training, sport psychology, brain maturation, sports nutrition, competition planning, sport injuries, and perceptual-decision making training.
Role of robotics in trauma and orthopaedics
Authors: Janipireddy Satish B. , Saeed Zoha Arif , Saeed Muhammad Zahid
Published: July 2017

There is always an ardent desire to obtain the best outcome in any surgery. To improve the quality of life of their patient is amongst the top priorities of most orthopaedic surgeons. It is a big challenge to accurately match a perfect pre-operative planning and obtain that intra operatively. Robotic technology is fast evolving in many surgical branches with orthopaedics as well, but limited with the price tag it comes with. Nevertheless, robotics is gaining momentum with some encouraging short-term results. Robotic surgery can offer significant improvement in surgical planning, accurate implant or prosthetic placement, which provide good outcomes that ultimately enhance patient safety. We review the various robotic advancements in the field of trauma and orthopaedic surgery.
Clinical and antimicrobial profile of Coagulase Negative staphylococci in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Chavan Sonal Prakash , Jalgaonkar Suresh V. , Raut Sharmila S. , Khadse Ravindra K.
Published: July 2017

Background: Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are gaining importance because of their role as pathogens in certain clinical conditions and their marked resistance to antibiotics. Their species distribution and slime production has important correlation with the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Aim of this study was to determine clinically significant CoNS, their species distribution, slime production and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital.Methods: Identification, speciation and antimicrobial sensitivity testing were performed using standard microbiological techniques. Slime production was also tested by microtiter plate. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by modified Kirby Bauer method as per the CLSI guidelines.Results: A total 204 (49.88%) CoNS were found to be clinically significant. Percentage of clinical significance was high in urine isolates (88.88%) followed by pus (47.78%) and blood (45.56%). The most common CoNS infection was septicaemia (54.9%) followed by abscesses and wound infections (26.5%) and urinary tract infection (15.8%). S. epidermidis (46.1%) was the commonest species in CoNS infection followed by S. haemolyticus (22.1%), S. lugdunensis (11.8%) and S. saprophyticus (8.3%). Slime production was seen in 56.4% isolates by microtiter plate method. Maximum resistance was seen to penicillin (92.25%), followed by cotrimoxazole (73.03%), norfloxacin (73.03%), tetracycline (71.07%), gentamicin (69.6%) and cefoxitin (63.2%).Conclusions: The role of CoNS as pathogen, particularly nosocomial and opportunistic is increasing. Identification of species, slime production and antimicrobial susceptibility of CoNS is highly desirable to permit a more precise determination of host-pathogen relationship and knowledge of pathogenicity.
Knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls
Authors: Ghimire Sasmita
Published: July 2017

Background: Adolescence in girls has been recognized as a special period which signifies the transition from girlhood to womanhood. Menstruation is generally considered as unclean in the society. Isolation of the menstruating girls and restrictions being imposed on them in the family, have reinforced a negative attitude towards this phenomenon. And the issue of menstrual hygiene is inadequately acknowledged and has not received proper attention.Methods: Quantitative approach with descriptive cross-sectional design was used to assess the knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. A structured knowledge questionnaire was developed focusing on menstrual hygiene. Validity was ensured in consultation with guides and experts in the field of nursing, medicine and statistics. Reliability of the tool was tested by test retest method and found to be highly reliable with a score of 0.80. The study was carried out in 2 schools of Dharan, Nepal. About 100 adolescent girls were selected by simple random sampling technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect needed data on knowledge of adolescent girls. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: Maximum numbers 42 of the subjects were in the age group of 12 years, majority i.e. 81 of the subjects belonged to nuclear family, majority i.e. 39 of the subjects were in 7th standard, maximum of 72 subjects belonged to Hindu  religion, majority i.e.79 had family income below 5000, majority of the subjects 35 had their first menstruation at the age of 14, 35 subjects father were self-employed, 60 subjects had their mothers as government employee , majority of the respondents, 80 had previous knowledge on menstrual hygiene. Majority of the subjects 70% had average knowledge, 25% of them had poor knowledge and only 5% had good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. There was a significant association of knowledge adolescent girls with demographic variables such as age at first menstruation.Conclusions: Present study showed overall average knowledge of menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls. Formal as well as informal channels of communication need to be emphasized for the delivery of information on menstrual hygiene through organized community efforts. Institutions and organizations at community level should be strengthened for effective delivery of health and nutrition care services for overall better health of community beneficiaries.
The impact of iron supplementation toward hemoglobin levels on teenage girls in Bangli regency, Bali, Indonesia
Authors: Arini Novia , Bakta Made , Citrawati Desak Made
Published: July 2017

Background: The prevalence of anemia in teenage girls in Indonesia was 33.1%. Department of health’s data in 2009, showed that 33.7% of teenage girls suffered anemia and the prevalence of anemia in Indonesia amounted to 57.1% suffered by teenage girls. Assorted studies showed the negative impact of anemia due to iron deficiency of nutrients to the growth and development of children and adolescents. Anemia in children and adolescents will lead to growth and development that are not optimal and reduce learning achievement because easy to get tired, loss of passion and cannot concentrate. Besides that, iron deficiency anemia will also cause low of Intelligent Quotient (IQ) as well as a decrease in the learning ability. One of the efforts to control anemia in teenage girls is to provide iron supplementation.Methods: The method used in this research was the one group pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted on all the teenage girls who were in 7 juniors high school (SMP) in Bangli regency with total of 1556 respondents. The criteria used for adolescents was when Hbg <12 g/dl then it is called anemia.Results: The average prevalence of anemia among teenage girls in Bangli regency was 36.8%. The highest incidence number of anemia in teenage girls in SMP 4 Tembuku by 66.7% and the lowest incidence of anemia in SMP 3 Susut by 22.4%. That iron supplementation in teenage girls suffered anemia had a significant impact on the reduction of anemia incidence in teenage girls. The average reduction in the incidence of anemia in teenage girls was 24.9%.Conclusions: Iron supplementation at a dose twice a week for 3 consecutive months can decrease the prevalence of anemia in teenage girls as much as 24.9% with an increase in hemoglobin levels ranged from 1.42 to 2.20 g/dl. Statistically, showed that iron supplementation had a significant impact on the reduction of anemia incidence in teenage girls.
Incorrect inhaler techniques in Western India: still a common problem
Authors: Sodhi Mandeep Kaur
Published: July 2017

Background: To assess and evaluate the incorrect use of inhalers in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the outpatient department of pulmonary medicine at RUHS college of medical sciences Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.Methods: Patients visiting the outpatient department of respiratory medicine were asked to demonstrate the inhaler technique and were assessed by the physician.Results: The study included 200 patients with Asthma or COPD.  Among patients with COPD, 80 (63.4%) were males and 46 (36.5%) were females. In the asthma group, there were 50 (67.5%) females and 24 (32.4%) males. Patients with COPD were in the age group between 46-82 years with a mean age of 64 years while patients with asthma were in the age group between 18-70 years with a mean age of 44 years. Only 28 (14%) patients could perform all steps correctly in use of inhaler devices. 172 patients (86%) were unable to use inhalers properly. Most common error for metered dose inhalers (MDIs) was in step 7 that is (i.e.) not holding breath for 10 seconds which was seen in 46 patients (51.7%). The most common error seen for dry powder inhalers (DPIs) was in step 5 i.e. exhalation to residual volume before inhalation seen in 50 patients (47.1%).Conclusions: This study revealed that majority of patients use the inhaler devices incorrectly. Proper education regarding inhaler use is crucial for effective treatment with use of these inhaler devices.
Study of distribution of ABO blood groups in ß-thalassemia patients
Authors: Sinha Pranoti A. , Mulkutkar Sachin H. , Bhavani J. B.
Published: July 2017

Background: ß-thalassemia is an inherited hematological disorder caused by reduced or absent synthesis of ß globin chains of the hemoglobin which causes hemolysis and impair erythropoiesis. Affected children thus require regular lifelong blood transfusions. Blood group is one of the important and comparatively known parameter today which exhibits a strong correlation with some common diseases like cardiovascular diseases, gastric cancer, HIV infection etc. Aim of this study hence was to study relation between ABO blood groups and ß-thalassemia and to study complications in each blood groups to make it easy to predict the type of population which is more prone or resistant to ß-thalassemia for understanding the regional demand of rare blood groups and to tide over the demands.Methods: This was a cross sectional, single centric, open labeled, observational study in which 100 patients of ß-thalassemia were screened for their ABO blood groups after permission from institutional ethics committee and informed consent from the patient.Results: Most common blood group in ß-thalassemia patient is O +ve. Post-disease complication is commonly seen with B +ve. Early onset of beta-thalassemia is seen in A +ve and B +ve. Late onset is seen with O +ve. Severity more with B –ve while O +ve shows disease in less severe form.Conclusions: On analysis, it was found that the most common blood group getting affected by the disease ß-thalassemia is O +ve with the same people having higher chances of family history of the same disease. Within the family members who have the positive history of the disease, most common was O +ve blood group again.
Characterization, speciation and antimicrobial resistance pattern of Enterococcus species isolated from clinical specimens at a rural tertiary care hospital
Authors: Jaiswal Shweta , Singh Amit , Verma Rajesh K. , Singh Dharmendra P. , Kumari Sunita
Published: July 2017

Background: Enterococci have attracted much attention in recent years due to their increased recognition as a cause of nosocomial infection. They exhibit vancomycin resistance with increasing frequency so that determination of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern is necessary. Aim of present study is to determine the prevalence and susceptibility pattern of Enterococci in rural tertiary care hospital.Methods: Total of 100 Enterococcus isolated from various clinical samples were identified and speciated by Vitek®2 compact system (BIOMERIEUX). Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by modified Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. Results were interpreted as per CLSI guidelines and vancomycin MIC was determined by E-test method.Results: Out of 100 Enterococcus strains 47 were E. faecalis, 51 were E. faecium, 02 were E. gallinarum and 01 was E. cassaliflavus. Resistance to penicillin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, elevated level gentamycin and high-level streptomycin were observed. All isolates were sensitive to linezolid and teicoplanin, 6% strains showed vancomycin resistance by E-test.Conclusions: High rate of resistance to penicillin, ciprofloxacin and aminoglycosides is observed and emergence of VRE has further worsened this situation. So, there is an urgent need for more rational use of antimicrobials and infection control.
A prospective study to evaluate the efficacies of low volume and high volume caudal epidural steroid injections in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease
Authors: Sajeev Suraj , Karuppal Raju
Published: July 2017

Background: To evaluate the efficacy of low volume corticosteroid injections in the treatment of radiculopathy associated with lumbar degenerative diseases by comparing with that of conventional high-volume injection and appreciate the advantages of the technique. Study was a prospective comparative study. Setting was the operating room.Methods: 52 patients, they were randomized into two groups. Among them, 27 had undergone caudal epidural steroid injection (CESI) with low volume and 25 with high volume injections of triamcinolone. Intervention of the study was caudal epidural steroid injection (CESI) to all patients in both groups. Low volume group received 5 ml and high-volume group received 15 ml diluted triamcinolone solution. They were evaluated with the visual analog scale, Oswestry low back disability questionnaire, short form 12, relief of claudication and neurological disability.Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the clinical improvement between the two groups. However, there are definite distinct advantages of low volume injection such as lesser pain at injection site and no complications that warrant admission.Conclusions: The low volume technique of CESI is superior to the traditional high-volume technique in this study. Despite earlier concepts that low volume injections failed to penetrate the proximal epidural spaces, present study conclusively proved that it is superior to high volume injections.
Isolation and identification of candida species from various clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Kanna B. Vignesh , Kumar G. Amar , M. Swapna , Easow Joshy M.
Published: July 2017

Background: Candida spp is a member of the normal flora of the skin, mucous membrane and gastrointestinal tract. They are endogenous opportunists which cause secondary infection in individuals with underlying immunocompromised conditions. Candidiasis is a common fungal disease in humans. An increase in the prevalence of non-albicans species has been noted during the last decades because of increasing use of azoles. This study aims to Spectate Candida using chromogenic medium.Methods: A total of 50 Candida isolates from various clinical samples were included in the study. These isolates were subjected to gram's stain, germ tube test and inoculation on commercially available CHROM agar (HiMedia India).Results: In current study majority of isolates were from high vaginal swab (34%) followed by sputum (28%), urine (18%), pus from surgical sites and others constituted to 20%. Candida albicans (51%) was the most common candida species, followed by C. tropicalis (25%), C. krusei (16%), C. glabrata (6%) and C. dubliniensis (1%).Conclusions: Along with Candida albicans, non-albicans candida spp like C. tropicalis, C. krusei, C. glabrata, and C. dubliniensis are increasingly being isolated from clinical samples. CHROM agar is a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for identification of such species. Characterization to species level helps to identify species which might be intrinsically resistant to commonly used antifungal agents.