bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinical, brain imaging, and electroencephalogram evaluation of cases of cerebral palsy with epilepsy
Authors: Hassan Hassan A , Mohamed Abdel N , Mohammad Mohammad A , Gebreel Mohamed A , Hamed Waleed A
Published: October 2019

Background

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a chronic disorder of movement and posture. It is the result of a nonprogressive damage of immature nervous system caused by several factors that have occurred in prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal periods. Epilepsy is one of the most common problems among patients with CP.

Objectives

The aim of the study was to evaluate patients with epileptic CP by clinical findings, electroencephalogram (EEG), as well as cranial MRI findings.

Patients and methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 70 patients, seen at pediatric neurology clinics at Al-Azhar University Hospitals. All patients were subjected to detailed medical history, detailed general and neurological examination, EEG, and MRI brain.

Result

Spastic quadriplegia was the most common type, seen in 29 (41.4%) cases. Generalized tonic–clonic seizure was the most common type of convulsion in our cases (42.9%). EEG abnormalities were commonly seen in CP with epilepsy (78.6%). The most common MRI scan abnormalities in epileptic children with CP were brain atrophy.

Conclusion

Spastic quadriplegia is the most common type of CP associated with seizures. EEG is a useful tool in detecting types of electrical discharges. MRI is the most useful tool in detecting the etiology of CP.
Psychosocial aspects, life events, and quality of life of a sample of adolescent males with substance use
Authors: Ismail Reda M , Hussein Rania , Arafa Shaimaa M , Adel Asmaa M
Published: October 2019

Introduction

Alcohol and other substance use are on the rise among the young across the globe. Studies indicate that substance-use behaviors generally begin during adolescence. Early initiation and regular use is often associated with negative consequences. Research on adolescents focuses increasingly on features of the family and social background in predicting substance use, such as parenting style, parental substance use, divorce, separation, child abuse, and so on.

Aim

This study aimed at exploring the effect of various familial and psychosocial risk factors on the development and severity of substance use in a sample of Egyptian adolescents, the associated life events, and their reflection on the quality of life (QoL).

Patients and Methods

This is a cross-sectional case–control study. It included two groups: the patient group, which included 50 male adolescents from Abbasiya Mental Health Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, from the outpatient clinic of adolescents addiction, between 12 and 19 years of age who were diagnosed as being substance abusers or substance dependents according to the DSM-IV-TR criteria, and the control group, which included 50 age-matched and sex-matched participants with no current psychiatric or neurological disorders. Tools of assessment used were as follows: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for children and adolescents for clinical diagnosis of substance use disorder, the scoring system of Fahmy and EL-Sherbini for measurement of socioeconomic status, life events stresses questionnaire, and PCASEE questionnaire for QoL for assessment of health status and QoL.

Results

Overall, 96.6% of the patients were living in medium-level and low-level households, mothers of cases showed more independence in their parenting style, whereas the fathers of the case group were more rejecting than the fathers of the control group, and 72.8% of cases had a positive family history of drug abuse. The most commonly abused substances were tramadol, cannabis, sedatives, hypnotics, alcohol, and heroin. The majority of the studied cases were abusing more than one drug (70%). There is a significant differences between patient and control groups regarding to all life event stressors, including family, economic, study, social, emotional, health, and personal stressors. For assessment of health status and QoL, there were statistically significant differences between patient and control groups regarding physical, cognitive, mood, social, financial, and personal problems.

Conclusion

The substance use disorders are a major health problem among youth. Tramadol dependency is at the top of all substances abused in Egypt, followed by polysubstances. The findings highlight how family influences subsequent adolescent substance use and how substance use affects all domains of QoL.
Effect of laparoscopic ovarian drilling on serum vascular endothelial growth factor and ovarian stromal blood flow in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Authors: El Latiff Al Shimaa A , Abu Ria Hanaa F , Abd El-Fattah Naela H
Published: October 2019

Background

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have significant difference in their ovarian stromal blood flow indices when compared with women with normal ovaries.

Aim

To determine the serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and ovarian stromal blood flow changes in anovulatory women with polycystic ovarian syndrome before and after laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD).

Patients and methods

This is a prospective, controlled study conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Al Zahraa University Hospital. Thirty-eight women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) according to Rotterdam Criteria, 2003, aged 25–40 years, BMI between 20 and 30 kg/m2, having normal hysterosalpingography (HSG), resistant to clomifene citrate treatment, and partners having normal semen analysis according to WHO criteria were included. Thirty-eight women with polycystic ovarian syndrome resistant to clomifene citrate treatment and 18 healthy fertile women served as the control group. Ovarian Doppler and serum levels of VEGF, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), and total testosterone were measured in the early follicular phase of PCOS (before LOD) and control cases, then PCOS women undergo LOD, then ovarian Doppler and serum levels of VEGF, LH, FSH, and total testosterone were measured in the early follicular phase within 3 months after LOD

Results

After LOD, serum level of VEGF concentrations in women with PCOS significantly decrease in its level after LOD; LH decreased significantly from 11.1±1.4 mIU/ml before LOD to 5.8±0.8 mIU/ml after LOD. FSH increased significantly from 4.5±0.6 mIU/ml before LOD to 7±0.1 mIU/ml after LOD and total testosterone decreased significantly from 0.9±0.2 ng/ml before LOD to 0.5±0.1 ng/ml after LOD. Ovarian stromal blood flow velocity declined significantly after LOD in women with PCOS. There is significant increase in the resistance index, pulsatility index after LOD when compared with its value before LOD levels.

Conclusion

LOD reduced serum levels of VEGF, in addition to ovarian blood flow indices, in women with PCOS. LOD is a good second choice to induce ovulation in patients with PCOS who are clomifene citrate resistant, as it improves ovulation in infertile anovulatory PCOS women.
Deciding the Existence of Minority Terms
Authors: Kazda Alexandr , Opršal Jakub , Valeriote Matt , Zhuk Dmitriy
Published: October 2019

This paper investigates the computational complexity of deciding if a given finite idempotent algebra has a ternary term operation $m$ that satisfies the minority equations $m(y,x,x)\approx m(x,y,x)\approx m(x,x,y)\approx y$. We show that a common polynomial-time approach to testing for this type of condition will not work in this case and that this decision problem lies in the class NP.
“Quero ser um atleta rico e famoso”: motivos para a prática esportiva de jovens atletas escolares
Authors: Grubertt Guilherme Alves , Cavazzotto Timothy , Junior Arnaldo Vaz , Mouad Mariana , Serassuelo Junior Helio
Published: October 2019

O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar os motivos para prática esportiva de jovens atletas escolares, além das variáveis: sexo, idade e tempo de treino. Trezentos e sessenta e cinco jovens atletas (216 meninas e 149 meninos; idade 13 anos ± 0,8) foram avaliados mediante instrumento Participation Motivation Questionnaire. O principal motivo para a prática de esporte elencado pelas atletas do sexo feminino foi Competência Técnica (4,38 ± 0,09). Seguido por Aptidão Física (4,07 ± 0,83) e Atividade em Grupo (4,02 ± 0,78). Já para os atletas do sexo masculino, Competência Técnica (4,51 ± 0,51) seguidos por Competição (4,34 ± 0,78) e Atividade em Grupo (4,17 ± 0,74). A diferença entre os meninos e meninas ocorreu nos motivos: Afiliação e relacionamento social (P<0,05). Os jovens atletas atribuíram maior importância para aspectos equivalentes ao aprimoramento das habilidades técnicas, aprender novas habilidades e seguir para um alto nível.
Política nacional do esporte: as consequências do desmonte do ministério do esporte
Authors: Tarafel Celi Zulke , Santos Junior Claudio De Lira
Published: October 2019

O texto trata de demonstrar com dados empíricos a Política Nacional de Esporte, desenvolvida nos Governos de Luís Inácio Lula da Silva e Dilma Rousseff (2003-2016) e as consequências do desmonte do Ministério do Esporte, da interrupção das ações desenvolvidas, relacionando à política do desmonte das instituições democráticas no Brasil, com a alegação do ajuste fiscal e com a destruição de forças produtivas materiais, pela privação da classe trabalhadora ao patrimônio cultural.
As representações sociais sobre a extinção do ministério do esporte para os usuários do twitter: um estudo netnográfico
Authors: Sousa Diego Petyk de , Paula Érica Fernanda De , Pelinson Fabiana , Antunes Alfredo Cesar , Oliveira Junior Constantino Ribeiro de
Published: October 2019

Considerando o anúncio da extinção do Ministério do Esporte, realizado em 31 de outubro de 2018 por Jair Bolsonaro, diferentes opiniões e manifestações eclodiram no ciberespaço entre outubro de 2018 a junho de 2019. Objetivamos nesse artigo identificar as Representações Sociais sobre a extinção do Ministério do Esporte para os usuários do Twitter. Para anto, utilizamos os procedimentos teórico-metodológicos da Teoria das Representações Sociais, aliados às discussões sobre cibercultura e netnografia. Para a análise dos dados, recorremos ao software Iramuteq. Desse modo, identificamos como núcleo central da Representação Social o termo Bolsonaro. Entre as Representações Sociais, percebemos que, para os usuários do Twitter, existe uma culpabilização ao Bolsonaro e seus apoiadores, entre eles alguns atletas de alto rendimento, principalmente provenientes do Voleibol, além de uma preocupação com possíveis consequências da gestão Bolsonaro ao esporte brasileiro.
Paris in Modern Times
Authors: Harison Casey
Published: October 2019

Drawing upon a vast body of historical scholarship, Casey Harison’s Paris in Modern Times provides the first detailed academic history of Paris in the modern age.

Chronologically surveying Paris’s history from the Old Regime of the late-18th century through to the present day, this book explores the social, economic, political and cultural developments that come together to tell the story of this iconic city. Each chapter has an introduction and illuminating ‘sidebars’ that touch upon the ways in which Parisian history has intersected with wider changes in France and beyond. The text, which also includes a wealth of images, maps, and a further reading section, takes the opportunity to place Paris and its history in a broader French, Atlantic and global historical context in order to cover an essential aspect of what has been such an important city the world over.

Paris in Modern Times is vital reading for anyone seeking to know more about the history of Paris or the history of France since the French Revolution.
The Politics of Vietnamese Craft
Authors: Way Jennifer
Published: October 2019

Jennifer Way’s study The Politics of Vietnamese Craft uncovers a little-known chapter in the history of American cultural diplomacy, in which Vietnamese craft production was encouraged and shaped by the US State Department as an object for consumption by middle class America.

Way explores how American business and commerce, department stores, the art world and national museums variously guided the marketing and meanings of Vietnamese craft in order to advance American diplomatic and domestic interests. Conversely, American uses of Vietnamese craft provide an example of how the United States aimed to absorb post-colonial South Vietnam into the ‘Free World’, in a Cold War context of American anxiety about communism spreading throughout Southeast Asia.

Way focuses in particular on the part played by the renowned American designer Russel Wright, contracted by the US International Cooperation Administration’s aid programs for South Vietnam to survey the craft industry in South Vietnam and manage its production, distribution and consumption abroad and at home. Way shows how Wright and his staff brought American ideas about Vietnamese history and culture to bear in managing the making of Vietnamese craft.
Designing the Department Store
Authors: Orr Emily M.
Published: October 2019

The book builds an original argument for the department store as a significant site of design production, and therefore offers an alternative interpretation to the mainstream focus on consumption within retail history.

Emily M. Orr presents a fresh perspective on the rise of modern urban consumer culture, of which the department store was a key feature. By investigating the production processes of display as well as fascinating information about display-making’s tools and technologies, the skills of the displayman and the meaning and context of design decisions which shaped the final visual effect are revealed.

In addition, the book identifies and isolates ‘display’ as a distinct moment in the life of the commodity, and understands it as an influential channel of mediation in the shopping experience. The assembly and interpretation of a diverse range of previously unexplored primary resources and archives yields fascinating new evidence, showing how display achieved an agency which transformed everyday objects into commodities and made consumers out of passersby.
Multisensory Living in Ancient Rome
Authors: Platts Hannah
Published: October 2019

Classicists have long wondered what everyday life was like in ancient Greece and Rome. How, for example, did the slaves, visitors, inhabitants or owners experience the same home differently? And how did owners manipulate the spaces of their homes to demonstrate control or social hierarchy?

To answer these questions, Hannah Platts draws on a diverse range of evidence and an innovative amalgamation of methodological approaches to explore multisensory experience – auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory and visual – in domestic environments in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum for the first time, from the first century BCE to the second century CE. Moving between social registers and locations, from non-elite urban dwellings to lavish country villas, each chapter takes the reader through a different type of room and offers insights into the reasons, emotions and cultural factors behind perception, recording and control of bodily senses in the home, as well as their sociological implications. Multisensory Living in Ancient Rome will appeal to all students and researchers interested in Roman daily life and domestic architecture.
Modelling Bedrock Topography
Authors: Kitterød Nils-Otto , Leblois Étienne
Published: October 2019

Abstract. The access to digital information from remote sensing; geological mapping; and public databases give an opportunity to express the surface of the bedrock as a mathematical estimation problem. We modelled the bedrock topography as a stochastic function in space. The function is given with high precision in areas where the bedrock is exposed to the surface, but unknown in areas covered by sediments except for a limited number of point information (viz boreholes; wells; geotechnical surveys). Two different approaches were evaluated to reveal the local trend of the bedrock surface: Firstly, we applied the statistical relation between the horizontal distance (L) to the nearest bedrock outcrop and the observed sediment depth (D) in boreholes. The relation between D and L was applied in ordinary kriging and cokriging to include the local trend in the estimation. Secondly, we applied inverse modelling of the Poisson's equation to model the local trend. After minimizing the difference between the point observations and the parabolic surface from the Poisson's equation, we did ordinary kriging of the residuals between the optimal parabolic function and the observations. These approaches were tested against observations from a test site. Estimates derived from the Poisson's equation gave a lowest mean absolute error for cross-validation by leaving one observation out. Ordinary kriging gave a least mean absolute error when an independent dataset was used for cross-validation. The results show that the extreme large soil depths were better reproduced if the local trend was included in the estimation procedure.
Long-term changes in Central European river discharge 1869–2016: impact of changing snow covers, reservoir constructions and an intensified hydrological cycle
Authors: Rottler Erwin , Francke Till , Bürger Gerd , Bronstert Axel
Published: October 2019

Abstract. Recent climatic changes have the potential to severely alter river runoff, particularly in snow-dominated river basins. Effects of changing snow covers superimpose with changes in precipitation and anthropogenic modifications of the watershed and river network. In the attempt to identify and disentangle long-term effects of different mechanisms, we employ a set of analytical tools to extract long-term changes in river runoff in high resolution. We combine quantile sampling with moving average trend statistics and empirical mode decomposition and apply these tools to discharge data recorded along rivers with nival, pluvial and mixed flow regimes as well as temperature and precipitation data covering the time frame 1869–2016. With a focus on Central Europe, we analyze the long-term impact of snow cover and precipitation changes along with their interaction with reservoir constructions. Our results show that runoff seasonality of snow-dominated rivers decreases. Runoff increases in winter and spring, while discharge decreases in summer and beginning of autumn. We attribute this redistribution of annual flow mainly to reservoir constructions in the alpine ridge. During the course of the last century, large fractions of the alpine rivers have been dammed to produce hydropower. In recent decades, runoff changes induced by reservoir constructions seem to overlap with changes in snow cover. We suggest that alpine signals propagate downstream and affect runoff far outside the alpine area in river segments with mixed flow regimes. Furthermore, our results hint at more (intense) rainfall in recent decades. Detected increases in high discharge can be traced back to corresponding changes in precipitation.
Economia e Criminalidade: uma Análise de Dados em Painel das Mesorregiões de Minas Gerais no Período 2005-2007
Authors: Hamberger Paula Andrea do Valle , Araujo Vanessa Marzano , Do Valle Ana Claudia Marques
Published: October 2019

Neste trabalho, investiga-se os efeitos de variáveis econômicas sobre as taxas de criminalidade em algumas mesorregiões selecionadas do Estado de Minas Gerais; de desenvolvendo uma análise comparativa entre as regiões de alta criminalidade, com os de baixas taxas de crimes violentos. Os modelos utilizados para analisar os dados consistem em dados em painel e foram rodados: Pooled, Efeitos Fixos e Efeitos Aleatórios. O estudo apontou que a faixa etária de 15 a 29 está mais propensa a cometer crimes.
Expansion of Corporative Free Speech and the Ongoing Constitutional Crisis in the United States
Authors: González Isaac de Paz , Contreras Ramírez José Luis
Published: October 2019

This paper focuses on the constitutional-political turbulence that Donald J. Trump has been creating since he was elected president of the United States. On the one hand, we point out the mainstream of litigious and political issues as signals of an on-going constitutional crisis in the United States and its consequences, both in the national and international scenarios. On the other, we explain the indicators of the constitutional crisis within two levels of analysis. The first one considers Trump’s multiple attacks against American constitutional liberties, while the second one studies the cases of Trump’s policies against customary international law. The paper unveils empirical evidence of all the above-mentioned issues in order to explain the increasing constitutional litigation in District Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Therefore, the article puts the finger on the role of the judiciary as a key factor in blocking Trump’s policies and his pervasive attacks on the American rule of law.
Emotional Intelligence and its Relationship to Academic Performance Among Saudi EFL Undergraduate Students
Authors: Saud Wafa Ismail
Published: October 2019

AbstractThe purpose of the present study was to provide a description of the emotional intelligence level of Saudi EFL undergraduate students, as well as to examine the effect of emotional intelligence on success in foreign language learning. A total of 80 Saudi undergraduate students from the English Department at King Khalid University participated in this study. Data was collected by means of Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT), and by an English achievement test. SSEIT questionnaire data was matched with the students’ academic scores in the English language achievement test, and was analysed using SPSS. The findings indicated that Saudi EFL students scored a high level of emotional intelligence. The most popular intelligence subscales they used were “Utilization of Emotion” followed by “Management of Others Emotion” and “Management of Self Emotion” and finally, “Perception of Emotion”. Another finding indicated that two of the four subscales, “Utilization of Emotion and “Management of Others Emotion” were significantly associated with their English achievement level. The implications of the value of emotional intelligence in fostering academic achievement were considerable for both EFL teachers and academic policy makers.
Evaluation of residual tumors and recurrence rates of malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer of head and neck region
Authors: DURMUS KOCAASLAN Fatma Nihal , ALAKUS Ali Conor , SACAK Bulent , CELEBILER Ozhan
Published: October 2019

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate residual
tumors and recurrence rates of malignant melanoma (MM) and a non-melanoma skin
cancer of (NMSC) head and neck region. Patients and
Methods: Medical data
of a total of 398 lesions of 323 patients who underwent surgical excision for a
basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and malignant
melanoma (MM) were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were classified
according to age, sex, location of the tumor, histopathological diagnosis,
lesion diameter, excision diameter, surgical margin status, and residual
lesions and recurrence rates. Results: There were 244 lesions (61.3%) in 189 males and
154 lesions (38.7%) in 134 females. The most common type of skin cancer was BCC
in 268 lesions (67%), followed by SCC in 122 (31%), and MM in eight (2%),
respectively. Recurrence was seen in 3% of the NMSC cases and in 25% of the MM
cases. There was a statistically significant correlation between the
histopathological diagnosis and recurrence rates. Compared to NMSC, MM cases
had a higher risk for recurrence (p=0.029).

Conclusion: Our study results suggest that recurrence is
associated with the localization and type of the tumor, but not with the age or
sex of the patient.
Examination of the Effect of Badminton Education on Physical and Selected Performance Characteristics
Authors: Genc Harun , Ali Ghazwan Karaem
Published: October 2019

This study was conducted on a total of 16 female students studying at the 1st grade of Bingöl University, School of Physical Education and Sports. Students participated in the study voluntarily and divided into 8 experimental groups (EG) and 8 control groups (CG). In the study, height, body weight, dominant hand grip strength, non-dominant hand grip strength, back strength, leg strength, 30-meter speed running, flexibility measurement, vertical jump, long jump tests were applied to the experimental and control groups as pre-test and post-test. Statistical analysis of the study was performed using SPSS 22.0 program. The analysis of the data in-group and intergroup measurements were performed by MANOVA and p < 0.05 was taken as statistical significance level. While there was no statistically significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in terms of pre-test measurement results, there was a statistically significant difference in body fat percentage, body weight, body mass index value in favor of EG in physical measurements after 8-week training. Also, in terms of performance characteristics, according to the post-test measurement results, the differences between experimental and control group dominant hand strength and non-dominant hand strength, 30 m speed average was significantin favor of EG, and again the difference between long jump and vertical jump tests was statistically significant in favor of EG in final test measurement results. As a result, it can be said that 8-week basic badminton training has positive effects on female students both physically and physiologically.
2019/28 An employer may impose a ban on the wearing of any visible sign of political, philosophical or religious beliefs on employees in contact with customers (FR)
Authors: Toumieux Claire , Robert Thomas
Published: October 2019

2019/28 An employer may impose a ban on the wearing of any visible sign of political, philosophical or religious beliefs on employees in contact with customers (FR)

Both the French Supreme Court and the Versailles Court of Appeal held that an employer, who must ensure that liberties and fundamental rights of each employee are respected in the working community, may lawfully prohibit the wearing of any visible sign of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace, provided that the rule contained in the company rules and regulations applies without distinction to employees in direct contact with the customers of the company only. But in the absence of such rules, sanctioning an employee who refuses to remove her Islamic veil based on the wish of a customer, which does not qualify as a genuine and determining occupational requirement, amounts to an unlawful direct discrimination and should consequently be held null and void.
2019/29 Eweida versus Achbita: a storm in a teacup? (EU)
Authors: Hashemi Morwarid
Published: October 2019

2019/29 Eweida versus Achbita: a storm in a teacup? (NL)

Most scholars have argued that the Achbita judgment is not in line with the jurisprudence of the ECtHR, in particular with the Eweida judgment, and gives less protection to the employee than granted by the ECtHR. In this article, I provide a different perspective on the relation between both judgments and nuance the criticisms that followed the Achbita judgment.
2019/35 Repairing past mistakes in holiday pay: two cases, two different outcomes (NL)
Authors: Vos Jan-Pieter
Published: October 2019

2019/35 Repairing past mistakes in holiday pay: two cases, two different outcomes (NL)

A number of collective labour agreements unjustifiably have excluded allowances from holiday pay. Recently, social partners have had difficulties in repairing these flaws. Two recent cases demonstrate this, both similar claims but with different outcomes. This leaves social partners with the problem of how to proceed.
De rol van de regering bij de totstandkoming van initiatiefwetgeving
Authors: Breunese H.M.B.
Published: October 2019

De rol van de regering bij de totstandkoming van initiatiefwetgeving

Dit artikel bespreekt welke rol de regering speelt bij de totstandkoming van initiatiefwetgeving. Die rol is beperkter dan bij andere wetgeving. Bij de voorbereiding van initiatiefvoorstellen wordt soms ambtelijke bijstand verleend, maar in dat geval vertolkt de ambtenaar niet het standpunt van het kabinet. In de fase van de parlementaire behandeling is de rol van het kabinet prominenter: het kabinet bepaalt dan zijn inhoudelijke standpunt over het initiatiefvoorstel. Pas in de fase na de afronding van de parlementaire behandeling heeft de regering een doorslaggevende rol: een door beide Kamers aangenomen initiatiefvoorstel wordt slechts wet als de regering dat bekrachtigt.
De ontkoppeling van kiesrecht en ingezetenschap in Canada
Authors: Karapetian G.
Published: October 2019

De ontkoppeling van kiesrecht en ingezetenschap in Canada

Bij de herziening van de Grondwet in 1983 is het kiesrecht voor de leden van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal ontkoppeld van ingezetenschap. In Canada heeft deze ontkoppeling van kiesrecht en ingezetenschap plaatsgevonden in januari 2019, bij wege van de uitspraak van het Supreme Court in de zaak Frank v. Canada. In deze bijdrage staat de vraag centraal op welke wijze het Supreme Court in dit arrest tot het oordeel komt dat de Canadese Kieswet op dit punt in strijd is met het Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Nieuwe en gedurfde rechtssociologie
Authors: van Lochem P.J.P.M.
Published: October 2019

Nieuwe en gedurfde rechtssociologie. Bruikbare kennis voor de wetgever?

In zijn Nobody’s Law presenteert Hertogh een nieuwe rechtssociologische benadering en plaatst die tegenover de kritische benadering. Kern van deze nieuwe (‘seculiere’) benadering is het concept rechtsvervreemding. Of deze nieuwe benadering voor de wetgeving bruikbare kennis gaat opleveren, zoals andere rechtssociologische benaderingen doen, is twijfelachtig. Het is immers moeilijk om wetgeving af te stemmen op mensen die van het recht vervreemd zouden zijn. Daarnaast vergt het concept rechtsvervreemding verheldering, zonder – zoals nu is gedaan – de werkelijkheid (cases) op maat te snijden.
An Efficient Synthesis and In vitro Cytostatic Activity of 5-Aminosulfonyl Uracil Derivatives
Authors: Ismaili Hamit , Matić Josipa , Žinić Biserka , Glavaš-Obrovac Ljubica , Jukić Marijana , Saftić Dijana , Ban Željka
Published: October 2019

Efficient synthesis of 5-aminosulfonyl uracil derivatives 2-9 and results of their antiproliferative activity are provided. Sulfonylation of the amino group in 5-aminouracil 1 with selected arylsulfonyl chlorides occurs regioselectively when the reaction is carried out in pyridine at room temperature. Simple isolation of the products by recrystallization of the crude product mixture from aqueous methanol provides good to excellent yields. The prepared 5-aminosulfonyl uracil derivatives 2-9 were tested for the antiproliferative activity on a panel of seven tumor cell lines of different histological origin (HeLa, Caco-2, NCI-H358, Raji, HuT78, Jurkat, K562) and normal MDCK I cells. Derivatives 2-9 were found more efficient to lymphoma and leukemia cells compared to solid tumor and normal cells.
A Aplicabilidade do Instituto do Negócio Jurídico Processual como Instrumento de Promoção da Defesa do Meio Ambiente.
Authors: Lanchotti Andressa De Oliveira , Lima Bárbara Boechat Pereira
Published: October 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar o instituto do negócio jurídico processual e verificar a sua aplicabilidade como instrumento para promover a defesa de um meio ambiente ecologicamente equilibrado. Para tanto, examinar-se-á primeiramente, quais são as origens do instituto e o contexto de sua introdução no ordenamento brasileiro. Ademais, serão observados o conceito, as classificações e os requisitos do negócio jurídico processual. Em seguida, será exposto como a convenção para a escolha do perito e o negócio processual que estabelece a redistribuição do ônus da prova podem ser utilizados nas causas afetas ao Direito Ambiental. Por fim, analisar-se-á a temática do controle judicial e os limites impostos ao negócio jurídico processual.
Co-culpabilidade às avessas e suas vertentes quanto a seletividade e os delitos contra a ordem econômica, financeira e tributária
Authors: Soda Robson Leandro , Carvalho Porto Rosane Teresinha
Published: October 2019

O presente artigo, por meio de metodologia indutiva e pesquisa doutrinária e jurisprudencial, se propõe a elucidar o princípio da co-culpabilidade às avessas, uma realidade flagrante em nossa legislação,  o qual se manifesta por meio de três vertentes, quais sejam a da promoção da seletividade e criminalização da vulnerabilidade, do abrandamento de pena nos crimes econômicos, financeiros e tributários e, por fim, a co-culpabilidade às avessas como mecanismo de maior reprovação penal dos crimes praticados por pessoas de alto poder socioeconômico, os chamados “incluídos sociais”.
Phonatory compensation in patients with larynx cancer after CO2 laser cordectomy
Authors: Kosztyła-Hojna Bożena , Łuczaj Jarosław , Berger Greta , Duchnowska Emilia , Zdrojkowski Maciej , Łobaczuk-Sitnik Anna , Biszewska Jolanta
Published: October 2019

Introduction: CO2 laser endoscopic cordectomy is the method of laryngeal cancer treatment. The type of cordectomy (I–VI) depends on the extent of the tumor. Endoscopic laser surgery provides more satisfactory phonation conditions in comparison to open surgical procedures. The aim of the study was to classify phonatory compensation mechanisms after CO2 laser cordectomy using the HSDI.
Material and methods: The study included 30 men treated and diagnosed at the Department of Otolaryngology and Department of Clinical Phonoaudiology and Logopedics, Medical University of Bialystok. The control included 30 men with no pathological changes in the larynx. Type III, IV and Va CO2 laser cordectomy have been for glottis cancer treatment. Postoperative evaluation has been conducted 6 months after the surgery. HSDI has been used in larynx visualization.
Results: Type I compensation occurs most frequently in patients after type III cordectomy. Advanced glottis cancer, as an indication for type IV and V cordectomy, leads to epiglottic hyperfunction and phonation involving vestibular folds – type II and III compensation. Type IV compensation is most frequent in type IV cordectomy.
Conclusions: The type compensation is connected with the extent of glottis resection. In cordectomy including anterior commissure and the part of opposite fold (type Va), supraglottic hyperfunction with the participation of vestibular folds (type II and III compensation) has been recorded. Transmuscular cordectomy (type III) most often resulted in type I compensation. Type III-Va cordectomy caused reduction or absence of MW, decrease in amplitude and aperiodicity of vibrations in HSDI.
Outcome and follow-up of patients requiring emergency oesophagoscopy for food bolus obstruction over a 5-year period
Authors: Arman Sam , Vijendren Ananth , Lyons Marie
Published: October 2019

Introduction: OFBO is a common occurrence in the emergency setting. Endoscopic removal via rigid or flexible oesophagoscopy is only performed following failure to pass the obstruction after a period of observation and medical management. Despite recommendations from the ESGE, there is currently a lack of high-quality evidence to support the diagnostic work-up of these patients. Purpose: The purpose of this single centre study was to assess the outcome and follow-up of this population over a 5-year period. We retrospectively collected data regarding all patients undergoing emergency oesophagoscopy between 2012–2017 and recorded their outcomes and subsequent follow-up. R esults: We found that only 33% of patients had diagnostic investigations performed post-operatively and oesophageal pathology was detected in 44% of those investigated. Eosinophilic oesophagitis was the most common diagnosis and OGD was more likely to detect pathology compared to other modalities. C onclusion: Our study suggests that our findings could have been higher had all our patients underwent further investigation. Therefore, we would recommend a diagnostic work-up in all patients following a discussion of the risks associated with an endoscopic examination. We thoroughly support further large-scale collaborative research which can shed better light of evidence on the topic.
SCLEROMETRIC AND TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE WITH 40% BRONZE
CONTENT FORMED BY ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION
Authors: BARYLSKI Adrian , ANIOŁEK Krzysztof , KAPTACZ Sławomir
Published: October 2019

The paper focuses on the improvement of sclerometric and tribological properties of polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE) with 40% bronze content implied by irradiation with an electron beam of 10 MeV and a power of
10 kW, in a dose of 26–156 kGy. The results of the study confirm that radiation modification of the PTFE-bronze
composite causes structural changes induced by breaking of bonds in long PTFE chains and the branching of
the polymer structure. As a result, an increase in such properties as the wear resistance ratio, Wβ, is observed.
In addition, sclerometric tests have shown that, with an increase of the absorbed radiation dose, the grooveto-
elevation area ratio changes during scratching, which indicates a change in the micromechanism of wear,
i.e. the material undergoes ploughing. From the operating point of view, the most important were tribological
tests, which were carried out on a pin-on-disc test stand (T-01). The tests showed a nearly fourfold reduction
in wear at a load of 20 N and more than a threefold reduction at 40 N. Controlled radiation modification leads
to improved properties of the PTFE-bronze composite, which may result in a wider range of its applications.
THE ANALYSIS OF THE WORKING CONDITIONS
OF A THRUST SQUEEZE BEARING WITH
A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID OPERATING
IN THE OSCILLATORY COMPRESSION MODE
Authors: HORAK Wojciech , SZCZĘCH Marcin
Published: October 2019

The operating state of thrust plain bearings is a function of many parameters, both geometric and related
to load conditions. Besides the methods of controlling bearings of this type used so far, new possibilities
of modelling their operating characteristics by using substances with controlled rheological properties as
a lubricant can be pointed out. Magnetorheological fluids create such a possibility. These are suspensions
of particles with magnetic properties in a carrier fluid (usually in mineral or synthetic oil). The influence of
magnetic field on this type of fluids changes their rheological properties. This process is almost instantaneous
and fully reversible.
The paper presents the results of investigations of a thrust squeeze bearing lubricated with magnetorheological
fluid. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of selected factors on the axial force as a result of
the oscillatory squeeze load.
Visual Pathologies: The Semiotics of the Patient and the Practitioner in Comics
Authors: Comyn de Rothewelle Jonathan
Published: October 2019

Newspapers have been a stronghold news source for centuries covering a wide range of topics. Though reporting is meant to be unbiased and only fact, stories produced are inevitably entwined with the author’s cultural values—news content ranging from sports to healthcare, including articles, advertisements, and editorial cartoons provide valuable insight into the lives of society. Voices, or narratives, are a huge part of how culture is created and maintained. In healthcare, patients can feel like their voices are not heard. In an attempt to bridge the gap between medical and humanities research and to gain insight into doctor-patient interactions, this analysis asks what ideologies and beliefs are present in medical contexts and how are they represented within the editorial cartoon. Recent studies suggest that mass media as societal discourse may frame or position participants within a society. In this theory of framing, culture is formed from discourse through a reflexive process. Using Kress and Van Leeuwen’s research on meaning making, this study will perform a discursive analysis on medical-themed editorial cartoons from Carpe Diem, Rhymes with Orange, The Lockhorns, to Bizarro. Through this close reading, explicit and implicit cultural beliefs held about medicine, including practitioners and patients, have been revealed, including the portrayal of the doctor’s power over the patient and patient distrust in doctors. Taking into consideration media theory and the analysis of the comics, medical associations and practices may find valuable insight from the opinions and beliefs of not just the authors of these comics but society as a whole, which may prove important as debates over healthcare are ongoing.
Improving Feature Map Quality of SOM Based on Adjusting the Neighborhood Function
Authors: Anh Tu Le
Published: October 2019

This chapter presents a study on improving the quality of the self-organizing map (SOM). We have synthesized the relevant research on assessing and improving the quality of SOM in recent years, and then proposed a solution to improve the quality of the feature map by adjusting parameters of the Gaussian neighborhood function. We have used quantization error and topographical error to evaluate the quality of the obtained feature map. The experiment was conducted on 12 published datasets and compared the obtained results with some other improving neighborhood function methods. The proposed method received the feature map with better quality than other solutions.
Broadening the Ecclesiocentric Claim
Authors: Werntz Myles ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: October 2019

Much discussion surrounding Christian nonviolence in the late twentieth century has centered around the ecclesiocentric version popularized by Stanley Hauerwas. In this essay, I assess the manner in which virtue is connected to internal church practices for Hauerwas, such that displaying nonviolence external to the church risks losing the formative nature of church life. Using examples from contemporary proponents, I argue that when internal church practices, such as prayer, economic sharing, and interpersonal reconciliation are performed publically, they form their practitioners in the virtues which Hauerwas values, but in a way which transposes nonviolence into a public key.
Implementation of Laboratory Review of Test Builds Within the Electronic Health Record Reduces Errors
Authors: Barry Courtney , Edmonston Tina Bocker , Gandhi Snehal , Ganti Kennedy , Kim Nami , Bierl Charlene
Published: October 2019

Context.—

As electronic health records (EHRs) become more ubiquitous, physicians have come to expect that laboratory data from a variety of sources will be incorporated into the EHR in a structured format. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments have standards for data transmission traditionally met by pathologist review of their own hospital laboratory information system transmissions. However, with third-party laboratory data now being sent through external (nonhospital laboratory) interfaces, ownership of this review is less clear. Lack of an expert laboratory review process prior to changes being implemented can result in mapping and interfacing errors that could lead to misinterpretation and diagnostic errors.

Objective.—

To determine the impact of retrospective and prospective laboratorian-assisted review on the volume of interface errors and new builds.

Design.—

A seminal event led to a restructuring of the process for review of EHR laboratory builds, using laboratory expertise.

Results.—

A review of 26 500 test result fields found 61 of 4282 (1.4%) unique codes that could have led to misinterpretation. These were corrected and a process for proactive review and maintenance by laboratory experts was implemented. This resulted in monthly decreases in outbound error message from 4270 to 1820 (57.4%), in new test builds from 586 to 274 (53.2%), and in new result builds from 1116 to 552 (50.5%).

Conclusions.—

Regular review and maintenance of external laboratory test builds in EHRs by a laboratory review team reduces interface error messages and reduces the number of new builds required for results to file into the EHR.
O acesso do estudante surdo em Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior no município de Salvador: o caso da Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Authors: Teixeira Elizabeth Reis , Bento Nanci Araújo
Published: October 2019

Com base nos pressupostos da pedagogia bilíngue (LODI e LACERDA, 2010; LODI, 2013) e com base no estudos sobre políticas linguísticas (MÜLLER, 2016; BALDAUF JÚNIOR. 2014; BONACINA-PUGH, 2012), através de análise documental, pretende-se traçar um retrato das condições de acesso do estudante surdo às instituições públicas de ensino superior no município de Salvador, em especial na Universidade Federal da Bahia, a partir de suas experiências no ensino secundário, que repercutem o sucesso/insucesso das políticas educacionais/linguísticas para esta população, examinando a principal fonte de procedência do alunado surdo na UFBA - a AESOS. Os resultados apontam que o ingresso do estudante surdo, nos cursos de graduação da UFBA, tem-se dado através do sistema programado de reserva de vagas em projetos específicos voltados exclusivamente à promoção de sua formação superior: o Curso de Licenciatura em Letras Libras EAD, e o Curso de Pedagogia Bilíngue na modalidade online. No que diz respeito à Pós-Graduação, houve apenas três estudantes surdos antes da implantação, em 2017, do sistema de cotas para a Pós-graduação stricto sensu. Espera-se que nossos achados sobre a real situação de acesso da população surda ao nível superior nas instituições públicas locais, onde o ingresso através do processo classificatório ainda é dificultoso, excludente e replicador de desigualdades sociais e educacionais, venham a contribuir para o avanço das políticas públicas de acesso e permanência, da produção de conhecimento na área da pedagogia bilíngue, e na formação de recursos humanos que influenciem as práticas educacionais das escolas para a população surda.
Playing with Fandom
Authors: Knudsen Gry Høngsmark , Hjort Michael Fabrin , Blaser Lukas Johannes
Published: October 2019

Th is article addresses fandom from the perspective of LEGO Fans. Building on datafrom a large study of the LEGO Ideas platform, we investigate fandom as materialnarratives of play, nostalgia, and intertextuality. LEGO Ideas is a platform thatallows users to submit ideas for future LEGO products, and based on the supportof other users in the form of votes and comments on issues such as suggested priceand target market, LEGO decides whether or not to produce a suggested product.As such, LEGO Ideas is an online community for fans of LEGO, but a surprisingnumber of projects employ other fan narratives such as Star Wars, Marvel, GilmoreGirls, Beatles, and Doctor Who to name a few. When analysing the number ofprojects submitted to the platform, as many as 69% build on popular texts, brandsand celebrities. Further, two thirds of the approved projects build on popular textsand celebrities with established fan cultures.In this article we argue that fandom becomes a way to create bridges betweena variety of users and corporate interests. Although all the active participants onLEGO Ideas self-identify as AFOLS (adult fans of LEGO), they do not necessarilyagree about what constitutes an interesting LEGO Ideas project. One way to reachout and draw attention to a project, however, seems to be by employing fandomin general as leverage; that is, materialising fans’ narratives in LEGO is a drivingforce – not just for social interaction among the users – but also in getting their ideas considered for production by LEGO. Th us, when AFOLs bridge the apparentgap between toys and (often) adult fan cultures, they facilitate multiple ways ofengaging with both, in ways that underline the play and intertextuality of popularculture.