bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lens Epithelial Surface Disorders in Exfoliation Syndrome: A Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy Study
Authors: Sorkou Konstantina N. , Manthou Maria Eleni , Meditskou Soultana , Tsinopoulos Ioannis T. , Ziakas Nikolaos , Kouzi-Koliakou Kokkona
Published: May 2020

Background: Hydrodissection was recently reported to occur more easily in patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies have already revealed alterations of the lens epithelial cells (LECs) and their apical membrane towards the lens fibers. Objective: The aim of this work was to examine the three-dimensional appearance of the lens epithelium in patients with XFS. Methods: Fourteen patients with senile cataract, 7 of whom had XFS, were included. Anterior lens capsules (aLCs) were obtained with continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) during phacoemulsification and were examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and TEM. Results: Exfoliation samples exhibited an overall more irregular apical surface of the lens epithelium compared to control aLCs. The height of LECs varied extensively. On the apical surface of LECs, amorphous, crystalline-like, or microgranular extracellular material and membranous, oval-shaped structures were documented with SEM. All findings were connected to corresponding observations with TEM and were not correlated to the type of cataract. Conclusions: In XFS patients, the lens epithelial surface exhibited a highly irregular margin, with extracellular material covering the apical membrane of LECs. We suggest that XFS probably causes both epithelial and lens fiber degeneration which, during CCC and mechanical extraction of the aLC from the lens cortex, result in diverse alterations.
Nem lá, nem cá. Lugar e trabalho de memória(s) em Récits d’ Ellis Island
Authors: Gervaiseau Henri Pierre Arraes
Published: May 2020

Entre 1978 e 1980, o cineasta Robert Bober e o escritor Georges Perec realizaram, em parceria, o documentário, Récits d´Ellis Island (Relatos de Ellis Island). O foco deste artigo é Rastros, a primeira das duas partes, relativamente autônomas do filme. São analisadas as estratégias de gravação adotadas na exploração do espaço do território de Ellis Island, bem como a associação, estabelecida pela montagem entre os planos registrados in loco e o comentário escrito por Perec, com vistas a discutir a singularidade da narrativa e problematizar a existência da ilha enquanto lugar de memória.
Câncer como Manifestação Ambiental
Authors: Duarte Theo Costa
Published: May 2020

Este artigo visa analisar e discutir algumas sequências de Câncer (1968), de Glauber Rocha, aproximando-as com conceitos e proposições de Hélio Oiticica e Rogério Duarte do mesmo período de produção do filme em que também atuaram, notadamente com a Manifestação Ambiental Apocalipopótese. Observa-se nessa aproximação uma confluência de interesses na criação de tênues estruturas processuais lúdicas nas quais o acaso, a participação coletiva e a improvisação dos participantes têm papel preponderante.
Vídeo amador, impacto público e novos regimes de visibilidade
Authors: Polydoro Felipe Da Silva
Published: May 2020

Em sua edição de 31 de março de 1997, o Jornal Nacional (Rede Globo) veiculou uma série de reportagens sobre práticas violentas de policiais militares contra moradores da Favela Naval, em Diadema (SP). De grande repercussão, o escândalo desencadeou consequências políticas e institucionais diretas. Argumentamos aqui que um dos amplificadores do impacto foi o modo como a denúncia ganhou visibilidade: por meio de uma filmagem amadora. Trazemos elementos que permitem articular, de um lado, as especificidades estéticas, narrativas e discursivas das reportagens produzidas a partir do vídeo amador e, de outro, o contexto social, político e institucional em que eclode o acontecimento da Favela Naval.
A hora dos fornos, cinquenta anos depois
Authors: Horta Mônica Cristina Araujo Lima
Published: May 2020

A resenha aborda o livro A trail of fire for political cinema: the hour of the furnaces fifty years later (Uma trilha de fogo para o cinema político, a hora dos fornos cinquenta anos depois), organizado por Javier Campo e Humberto Pérez-Blanco. A obra pretende retomar o debate e a análise do filme A hora dos fornos (1968), realizado pelo grupo argentino Cine Liberación, sob direção de Fernando Solanas e Octavio Getino.
Teoria e prática de um cinema junto ao povo de Jorge Sanjinés e Grupo Ukamau
Authors: Núñez Fabián
Published: May 2020

O livro Teoria e prática de um cinema junto ao povo de Jorge Sanjinés e Grupo Ukamau é publicado no Brasil, quase quarenta anos depois de sua edição original no México. Trata-se de uma coletânea de textos que visa apresentar o desenvolvimento teórico e estético da produção cinematográfica dos bolivianos Grupo Ukamau e do diretor Jorge Sanjinés. Portanto, é um livro considerado fundamental na formulação do pensamento do Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano.
Cosmopoéticas do espectador selvagem
Authors: Ribeiro Marcelo Rodrigues Souza
Published: May 2020

Com base na análise das formas cinematográficas de reconstituição da história em Serras da desordem, Corumbiara e Taego Ãwa, identifico a importância da figura dos espectadores indígenas para a compreensão das imagens que os filmes criam e mobilizam. Argumento que o contracampo efetivo, virtual ou espectral dos espectadores indígenas constitui uma figura discursiva operante nos filmes e nas relações que estabelecem com o arquivo da história. A figura do espectador selvagem desencadeia o que denomino montagem anarquívica, perturbando o ordenamento do arquivo histórico produzido pela violência do genocídio e insinuando possibilidades de criação de um mundo comum.
Relações de classe em documentários brasileiros contemporâneos
Authors: Souto Mariana
Published: May 2020

Este artigo propõe investigar como as relações de classe extra fílmicas informam e modulam obras documentais, além de promover uma discussão atualizada sobre a noção de “outro de classe” nas situações em que patrões filmam seus empregados domésticos. São analisados filmes do contexto brasileiro contemporâneo como Santiago (João Moreira Salles, 2007), Babás (Consuelo Lins, 2010) e Doméstica (Gabriel Mascaro, 2012).
Repertórios audiovisuais e imaginação midiática no cinema contemporâneo
Authors: Ramalho Fabio Allan Mendes
Published: May 2020

Neste artigo, buscamos discutir um conjunto de filmes brasileiros contemporâneos – Batguano (2014) de Tavinho Teixeira, Nova Dubai (2014), de Gustavo Vinagre, e Estudo em vermelho (2013), de Chico Lacerda, – que fazem uso de fragmentos de filmes e vídeos, assim como de referências e citações a repertórios do cinema, da cultura midiática e das culturas digitais, a fim de constituir suas sensibilidades e universos diegéticos. Tais elementos se tornam disponíveis para os cineastas por meio de procedimentos de alusão e apropriação, bem como mediante a disseminação do audiovisual propiciada pela “reprodutibilidade digital” como uma prática pervasiva na cultura contemporânea.
Increased Wall Enhancement During Follow-Up as a Predictor of Subsequent Aneurysmal Growth
Authors: Gariel Florent , Ben Hassen Wagih , Boulouis Grégoire , Bourcier Romain , Trystram Denis , Legrand Laurence , Rodriguez-Regent Christine , Saloner David , Oppenheim Catherine , Naggara Olivier , Edjlali Myriam
Published: May 2020

Background and Purpose—

Absence of arterial wall enhancement (AWE) of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) has shown promise at predicting which aneurysms will not rupture. We here tested the hypothesis that increased enhancement during follow-up (increased intensity, extension, or thickness or appearance of de novo enhancement), assessed using vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging, was associated with higher rates of subsequent growth.

Methods—

Patients with UIA were included between 2012 and 2018. Two readers independently rated AWE modification on 3T vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging, and morphological changes on time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography during follow-up.

Results—

A total of 129 patients harboring 145 UIA (mean size 4.1 mm) met study criteria, of which 12 (8.3%) displayed morphological growth at 2 years. Of them, 8 demonstrated increased AWE during follow-up before or concurrently to morphological growth, and 4 had preexisting AWE that remained stable before growth. In the remaining 133 (nongrowing) UIAs, no AWE modifications were found. In multivariable analysis, increased AWE, not size, was associated with UIA growth (relative risk, 26.1 [95% CI, 7.4–91.7],
P
<0.001). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for UIA growth of increased AWE during follow-up were, respectively, of 67%, 100%, 96%, and 100%.

Conclusions—

Increased AWE during follow-up of conservatively managed UIAs predicts aneurysm growth over a 2-year period. This may impact UIA management towards closer monitoring or preventive treatment. Replication in a different setting is warranted.
Network topology of symbolic and nonsymbolic number comparison
Authors: Conrad Benjamin N. , Wilkey Eric D. , Yeo Darren J. , Price Gavin R.
Published: May 2020

Studies of brain activity during number processing suggest symbolic and nonsymbolic numerical stimuli (e.g., Arabic digits and dot arrays) engage both shared and distinct neural mechanisms. However, the extent to which number format influences large-scale functional network organization is unknown. In this study, using 7 Tesla MRI, we adopted a network neuroscience approach to characterize the whole-brain functional architecture supporting symbolic and nonsymbolic number comparison in 33 adults. Results showed the degree of global modularity was similar for both formats. The symbolic format, however, elicited stronger community membership among auditory regions, whereas for nonsymbolic, stronger membership was observed within and between cingulo-opercular/salience network and basal ganglia communities. The right posterior inferior temporal gyrus, left intraparietal sulcus, and two regions in the right ventromedial occipital cortex demonstrated robust differences between formats in terms of their community membership, supporting prior findings that these areas are differentially engaged based on number format. Furthermore, a unified fronto-parietal/dorsal attention community in the nonsymbolic condition was fractionated into two components in the symbolic condition. Taken together, these results reveal a pattern of overlapping and distinct network architectures for symbolic and nonsymbolic number processing.
Synergistic information in a dynamical model implemented on the human structural connectome reveals spatially distinct associations with age
Authors: Nuzzi Davide , Pellicoro Mario , Angelini Leonardo , Marinazzo Daniele , Stramaglia Sebastiano
Published: May 2020

We implement the dynamical Ising model on the large-scale architecture of white matter connections of healthy subjects in the age range 4–85 years, and analyze the dynamics in terms of the synergy, a quantity measuring the extent to which the joint state of pairs of variables is projected onto the dynamics of a target one. We find that the amount of synergy in explaining the dynamics of the hubs of the structural connectivity (in terms of degree strength) peaks before the critical temperature, and can thus be considered as a precursor of a critical transition. Conversely, the greatest amount of synergy goes into explaining the dynamics of more central nodes. We also find that the aging of structural connectivity is associated with significant changes in the simulated dynamics: There are brain regions whose synergy decreases with age, in particular the frontal pole, the subcallosal area, and the supplementary motor area; these areas could then be more likely to show a decline in terms of the capability to perform higher order computation (if structural connectivity was the sole variable). On the other hand, several regions in the temporal cortex show a positive correlation with age in the first 30 years of life, that is, during brain maturation.
Exploring Local Church Praxis of Public Theology
Authors: Cronshaw Darren
Published: May 2020

The Baptist Union of Victoria (BUV) encourages local churches to give priority to contributing to the well-being of their local neighbourhoods through community engagement and advocacy. This commitment to holistic mission and local community development is an integral part of the public theology of local churches, given Elaine Graham’s argument that ‘practical care and service constitutes the essential praxis of public theology’. But to what extent does the reality of BUV local church mission match this rhetoric? The 2016 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) helps identify what community service BUV churches and their members are involved in. This article discusses the statistical state-wide responses of Victorian Baptists from NCLS 2016, together with interview responses from church leaders. It explores aspects of community development most valued by attenders, where church members are volunteering, and how and where churches are providing social services, prophetic advocacy and environmental care. This denominational case study illustrates that churches offering social services and fostering advocacy and creation care are functioning as the local praxis of public theology.
Is Sino-Christian Theology Truly “Theology”? Problematizing Sino-Christian Theology as a Public Theology
Authors: Lam Jason
Published: May 2020

Most participants in the Sino-Christian theology movement are not affiliated with the church. This state of affairs naturally raises the question whether what scholarship arises is really a kind of theology or merely writings on public and/or political issues with reference to Christian themes. And yet the movement is more influential than the church in the Chinese public realm in terms of its ability to produce a Christian voice. The purpose of this article is first to examine the historical development of Sino-Christian theology over the past several decades. Some particular themes of this movement are then explored. These themes are intertwined with the discussion of polytheistic values, nationalism, and self-identity in times of cultural conflict: all of these matters are of wide public concern. There are evident tensions within the Sino-Christian theology movement: the intention is to show points of difference can be transformed and become a creative drive behind the construction of a new kind of theology in the Chinese public realm.
Jesus ‘ben Pantera’: An Epigraphic and Military-Historical Note
Authors: Zeichmann Christopher B.
Published: May 2020

There is ample evidence that anti-Christian polemicists asserted that Jesus’ true father was neither God nor Joseph, but a Roman soldier named Pantera. This was long dismissed as ahistorical, but for the past century, some interlocutors have argued that there may be credibility to the polemic, with some going so far as to identify Pantera with a certain Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera, a Roman archer. The present article addresses various misconceptions of Tiberius Julius Abdes Pantera by those both asserting his parentage of Jesus and those arguing against it. The article concludes that the possibility that the soldier under question was Jesus’ father is remote.
Crowds and Power in the Early Palestinian Tradition
Authors: Myles Robert J.
Published: May 2020

This article draws on critical crowd theory to explore how historical Jesus research can benefit from a more robust understanding of the crowds that engulf Jesus as subjects of historical change. Conventional approaches to the crowds within New Testament scholarship are complicit in heightening Jesus’ individual exceptionalism. Rather than envisaging the crowds as part of the anonymous background to Jesus’ ministry, or as a literary invention by the Gospel authors, we should instead regard the crowds as a collective expression of underlying social, political, and economic antagonisms.
The Quest for the Gist of Jesus: The Jesus Seminar, Dale Allison, and Improper Linear Models
Authors: Everton Sean F. , Cunningham Daniel T.
Published: May 2020

Studies have found that while experts can be quite good at identifying criteria related to a particular phenomenon, they are typically outperformed by improper linear models (ilm), which assign equal weights to criteria. In this article, using widely-accepted criteria for assessing the authenticity of the sayings of Jesus, we generate a new ranking of Jesus’ sayings using an ilm. Then, drawing on recent advances in text mining—semantic network analysis—we first compare our ilm ranking to that of the Jesus Seminar’s and then to one based on Dale Allison’s recurrent attestation (RA) approach. We find that our ilm semantic network projects a more traditional understanding of Jesus than does the Jesus Seminar’s, but it is quite similar to the RA network. We conclude by suggesting that biblical scholars could benefit from various forms of computerized text mining in their quest for the historical Jesus.
Beyond a Politicization of Persian Cats
Authors: Steward Theresa Parvin
Published: May 2020

In this article I assess the convoluted relationship between Iranian popular musicians and the Western media. Iranian music is generally discussed within a framework of resistance and Iranian musicians are often presented as political ‘revolutionaries’. In this process, many contradictions emerge; musicians crave publicity and recognition, yet resist it in an attempt to present an image of themselves as part of a subversive Iranian ‘underground’, a highly-laden term which in itself is much contested among Iranian musicians. By examining specific media representations, interviewing musicians, and portraying them in an Iranian film marketed toward Western audiences, Bahman Ghobadi’s No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009) illustrates how Iranian musicians exist in a multi-faceted world, beyond protest and defiance. Musicians actively participate in their representation in the media by simultaneously perpetuating certain collective images and attempting to portray a unique sense of self-identity.
Reinventing Ruhowzi
Authors: Naqvi Erum
Published: May 2020

In the last few years, Tehran’s arts culture has seen the re-emergence of a thriving theater scene, including experimentation with various performance practices that were restricted in public forums for several years. In this article, I address a 2017 production called Gonbadgah which is a choreographed regional ethnic dance interwoven with classical music and staged as a story inspired by ruhowzi, the erstwhile cabaret theater of early twentieth-century Iran. Offering a genealogy of ruhowzi that traces its artists from from elite performers with royal patronage to low-brow urban entertainers in Pahlavi-era Iran, in this article I situate Gonbadgah as a production that aims to revisit the art form (one that much of today’s youth culture considers dated), and reframe it, leveraging the canon of ‘high’ classical music. As such, the production aims to cut across established musical hierarchies to offer a more egalitarian view of traditional arts for contemporary audiences.
‘Personal Effects’
Authors: Taleghani R. Shareah
Published: May 2020

Solmaz Sharif’s debut poetry collection, Look (2016), has been hailed by critics for its formal experimentation and as a searing indictment of war. Using various words from the 2007 Department of Defense (DOD) Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, Sharif highlights the sterility of the official vocabulary of the US military machine and the ‘war on terrorism’. The poet juxtaposes the DOD’s lexicon with reflections on personal relationships, family, love and loss along with traces of the multiple sites of home of an Istanbul-born, Iranian-American poet. In this essay, I argue that throughout the collection, the poet engages in a subversive, translative act; Sharif presents an intralingual mode of translation in which her poems destabilize the seeming neutrality and sanitizing effect of military vocabulary by consistently juxtaposing it with representations of the effects and consequences of violence, as well as images of intimacy, in order to articulate an anti-war stance.
The Pioneers of Iranian New Painting
Authors: Bombardier Alice
Published: May 2020

In an interview, the Iranian painter Ahmad Esfandiari (1922–2012) related that he witnessed a particularly difficult time at the beginning of his career, when he did not know what direction his work might take. Slowly he overcame this fear of the unknown and discovered ‘the pleasure of uncharted paths’. But the critics did not see any social value in his work (Mojabi 1998: 155). In his testimony, Ahmad Esfandiari described the tumultuous 1940s, during which an innovative pictorial style called ‘New Painting’ appeared in Iran. Contrary to popular opinion, contemporary Iranian painting did not begin in the 1960s with the Saqqakhaneh group of artists. Its origins can be found in the 1940s. In this article, conceived as a manifesto, I introduce the first generation of New Painting artists and I argue against a canon that has overlooked them in spite of their innovative accomplishments and profound impact.
Taxonomic revision of the genus Dioon (Zamiaceae)

Authors: HERNÁNDEZ-TAPIA JESSICA E. , JIMÉNEZ-RAMÍREZ JAIME , VOVIDES ANDREW P.
Published: May 2020

Cycads are a group of plants in the order Cycadales, comprising ten genera, and with a worldwide distribution. Very few taxonomic revisions are available for the genera in this order, and the present one is intended to provide a revision of the current knowledge in the genus Dioon. The revision was based on bibliographic research and analysis of herbarium specimens, including live specimens found in different botanical gardens and greenhouses. Sixteen species are recognized for the genus. This study includes morphological descriptions, maps with species distribution, line drawings of diagnostic characters, and a key to the species. Detailed taxonomic notes for each species, as well as information on their distribution and habitat is provided, including the uses and common names when available. Fifteen of the total species are distributed in Mexico and one species is found in the border of Honduras and Nicaragua. Therefore, the genus is endemic to Megamexico II.
Rediscovery and lectotypification of Croton claussenianus (Euphorbiaceae), an enigmatic endemic species from southeastern Brazil

Authors: ROSSINE YURI , MELO ANDRÉ LAURÊNIO DE , ATHIÊ-SOUZA SARAH MARIA , DE SALES MARGARETH FERREIRA
Published: May 2020

Croton claussenianus was rediscovered after a lapse of 156 years in the same state (Minas Gerais, Brazil) where the type was collected. A description, first illustration, distribution, phenology, and the conservation status of C. claussenianus are provided here; its typification, sectional placement, and relationships are discussed. An identification key to C. claussenianus and its closest relatives in Minas Gerais State is also provided.
What’s under the hood? Phylogeny and taxonomy of the snake genera Parasuta Worrell and Suta Worrell (Squamata: Elapidae), with a description of a new species from the Pilbara, Western Australia
Authors: MARYAN BRAD , BRENNAN IAN G. , HUTCHINSON MARK N. , GEIDANS LUKAS S.
Published: May 2020

Despite decades of phylogenetic studies, the generic and species-level relationships of some Australian elapid snakes remain problematic. The morphologically conservative genus Parasuta comprises small nocturnal snakes with a particularly obfuscated taxonomic history. Here we provide a molecular phylogenetic analysis of all currently recognised species including members of the sister genus Suta and provide new morphological data that lead to a taxonomic revision of generic and species boundaries. We failed to find support for monophyly of Parasuta or Suta, instead supporting previous evidence that these two genera should be combined. Our species-level investigations revise the boundaries between P. gouldii (Gray) and P. spectabilis (Krefft) resulting in recognition that both P. spectabilis bushi (Storr) and P. spectabilis nullarbor (Storr) are conspecific with P. gouldii. We also find the Pilbara population of P. monachus (Storr) to be specifically distinct. As a consequence of this information, we synonymise Parasuta with its senior synonym Suta, redescribe S. gouldii, S. monachus and S. spectabilis to clarify morphological and geographical boundaries and describe S. gaikhorstorum sp. nov., which differs from all other described Suta species, including the geographically proximate and similar-looking S. monachus, by a combination of molecular genetic markers, morphometric attributes, details of colouration and scalation. The recognition of S. gaikhorstorum sp. nov. adds to the growing list of the many endemic reptiles from this exceptionally diverse biotic region. We also designate a lectotype for S. spectabilis from the original syntype series, highlight a distinctive population from the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia and comment on further unresolved issues regarding the relationships between S. dwyeri (Worrell) and S. nigriceps (Gȕnther).
Review of the Iranian species of Pachylaelapidae, with description of a new species of Onchodellus (Acari: Mesostigmata)
Authors: AHADIYAT ALI , MOGHADAM SAHEBEH GHASEMI , KERMANI REYHANEH ABUTALEB , JOHARCHI OMID
Published: May 2020

A new pachylaelapid mite species of the genus Onchodellus, O. masani sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on female specimens from Iran. The new species is compared with congeneric species with shortened peritremes. The new regional distributions for three examined species, Onchodellus hispani (Berlese), O. karawaiewi (Berlese), and O. strigifer (Berlese) are presented, and the situation of other species of the genus in Iran is revised. The current knowledge of the pachylaelapid species of Iran is discussed and a new list of the described and recorded species of the family is provided.
A review of the genus Paragnia Gahan, 1893 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae:
Lamiinae: Lamiini)
Authors: HUANG GUI-QIANG , LI SONG , ZHANG GUI-MEI
Published: May 2020

A taxonomic review of the genus Paragnia Gahan, 1893 is presented. The genus is redescribed, Paragnia tiani sp. nov., from Vietnam, is described; and Paragnia fulvomaculata Gahan, 1893 is redescribed, reporting its intraspecific variation, and recorded it from Vietnam for the first time.
The genus Phytodietus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tryphoninae) in Kenya, with the description of a new species
Authors: VARGA OLEKSANDR , KOSTRO-AMBROZIAK AGATA
Published: May 2020

Two species of the genus Phytodietus Gravenhorst, 1829 are recorded from Kenya: the previously documented P. (Phytodietus) varicolor Seyrig, 1935 and a newly described P. (Weisia) kasarani sp. n. A key to the Afrotropical Phytodietus species of the subgenus Weisia Schmiedeknecht, 1907 is provided.
The Evolution of a Buoyant River Plume in Response to a Pulse of High Discharge from a Small Midlatitude River
Authors: Lemagie Emily , Lerczak James
Published: May 2020

A unique feature of small mountainous rivers is that discharge can be elevated by an order of magnitude during a large rain event. The impact of time-varying discharge on freshwater transport pathways and alongshore propagation rates in the coastal ocean is not well understood. A suite of simulations in an idealized coastal ocean domain using the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) with varying steady background discharge conditions (25–100 m3 s−1), pulse amplitude (200–800 m3 s−1), pulse duration (1–6 days), and steady downwelling-favorable winds (0–4 m s−1) are compared to investigate the downstream freshwater transport along the coast (in the direction of Kelvin wave propagation) following a discharge pulse from the river. The nose of the pulse propagates rapidly alongshore at 0.04–0.32 m s−1 (faster propagation corresponds with larger pulse volume and faster winds) transporting 13%–66% of the discharge. The remainder of the discharge volume initially accumulates in the bulge near the river mouth, with lower retention for longer pulse duration and stronger winds. Following the pulse, the bulge eddy disconnects from the river mouth and is advected downstream at 0–0.1 m s−1, equal to the depth-averaged wind-driven ambient water velocity. As it transits alongshore, it sheds freshwater volume farther downstream and the alongshore freshwater transport stays elevated between the nose and the transient bulge eddy. The evolution of freshwater transport at a plume cross section can be described by the background discharge, the passage of the pulse nose, and a slow exponential return to background conditions.
Thinking Policy Through Migrant Domestic Workers’ Itineraries
Authors: Silvey Rachel , Parreñas Rhacel
Published: May 2020

This article summarizes key findings from our research on Indonesian and Filipino migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates to reflect on their implications for policy. To illustrate the patterns we have observed, the article traces the migration biographies of two women, one from West Java and one from the Philippines, and it then asks what their experiences reveal about the policy landscape. We find, in concert with a large body of literature on social policy for migrants, that in many cases the policies that currently exist—and the gaps in these policies—are themselves central to producing the problems that migrant domestic workers face. Thus, we focus not on what states or international organizations can do in terms of policy improvements per se, but more generally on how the policy context is part and parcel of the broader social world that affects migrant workers’ welfare over the course of their migration biographies.
Customer Experience Journeys: Loyalty Loops Versus Involvement Spirals
Authors: Siebert Anton , Gopaldas Ahir , Lindridge Andrew , Simões Cláudia
Published: May 2020

Customer experience management research is increasingly concerned with the long-term evolution of customer experience journeys across multiple service cycles. A dominant smooth journey model makes customers’ lives easier, with a cyclical pattern of predictable experiences that builds customer loyalty over time, also known as a loyalty loop. An alternate sticky journey model makes customers’ lives exciting, with a cyclical pattern of unpredictable experiences that increases customer involvement over time, conceptualized here as an involvement spiral. Whereas the smooth journey model is ideal for instrumental services that facilitate jobs to be done, the sticky journey model is ideal for recreational services that facilitate never-ending adventures. To match the flow of each journey type, firms are advised to encourage purchases during the initial service cycles of smooth journeys, or subsequent service cycles of sticky journeys. In multiservice systems, firms can sustain customer journeys by interlinking loyalty loops and involvement spirals. The article concludes with new journey-centered questions for customer experience management research, as well as branding research, consumer culture theory, consumer psychology, and transformative service research.
Primary thyroid squamous cell carcinoma – a Scottish National Case Series
Authors: Lim Alison E , Sooby Paul , Townsley Richard B
Published: May 2020

Aim

To present our national case series on primary thyroid squamous cell carcinoma (PTSCC) and add to the current literature about this rare and aggressive disease.

Methods

Scottish pathology departments were contacted and asked to provide details of patients with the diagnosis of PTSCC from the last 10 years. Three patients were included.

Results

Patients 1, 2 and 3 underwent surgical resection. Patients 1 and 3 went on to receive chemoradiotherapy. Patient 1 received nivolumab. Patient 1 died 10 months following diagnosis. Patient 2 and 3 are currently living with no recurrence, over two years post-diagnosis.

Conclusion

This case series has demonstrated an unusually good set of outcomes for a classically rapidly progressing disease with poor survival rates. This raises the question whether there is a subgroup of PTSCC associated with better outcomes and lower mortality. A patient-centred approach will give optimal patient management.
Biomarker distributions and depositional environments of continental source rocks in Sichuan Basin, SW China
Authors: Huang Siqin , Xu Guosheng , Xu Fanghao , Wang Wei , Yuan Haifeng , Yan Zhaokun , Lin Xuemei , Zhang Menglin
Published: May 2020

In order to study the distributions of the biomarker of the continental source rocks in the Sichuan Basin, 71 source rock samples were collected from the Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic strata in different regions. The n-alkanes, isoprenoids, terpane, sterane, sesquiterpenes, caranes and aromatics in the extracts were analyzed in detail. GC-MS analysis has been conducted to analyze the biomarker of the continental source rocks. The results of GC-MS analysis indicate that the Upper Triassic source rocks are high in the content of extended tricyclic terpanes, pristane, phytane, gammacerane, C28 regular sterane and carotene. However, they are low in content of rearranged compounds. The ratio of Pr/Ph is less than 1, with the characteristics of tricyclic terpane C21 > C23. The Lower Jurassic source rocks are extremely low in content (even zero) of extended tricyclic terpanes, pristane, phytane, gammacerane, C28 regular sterane and carotene, and high in content of rearranged compounds. The ratio of Pr/Ph is more than 1, with tricyclic terpane C21 > C23. These characteristics are still preserved after maturation. Moreover, during the sedimentation of the source rocks of T3x2–T3x3 members, the supply of continental plants was low (TAR < 1, with regular sterane C27 > C29, 1-MP/9-MP < 1). The source rocks of T3x5 member were low in salinity (slightly low content of gammacerane and carotene), being different significantly from the other Upper Triassic source rocks. In addition, during the sedimentation of the source rocks of J1dn Member, the supply of continental plants was also low (regular sterane C27 > C29, 1-MP/9-MP < 1), being quite different from that of J1l member. Through analysis of the difference in biomarkers, it is indicated that the sedimentary environment had changed from anoxic and brackish water during the Late Triassic to oxygen-rich and freshwater during the Early Jurassic in the Sichuan Basin. During this process, the types of organic matters had changed for several times.
Secondary Cleft Lip Induced by Congenital Hemangioma: Report of a Rare Case
Authors: Yan Feng , Cao Jun , Lu Yan-yan
Published: May 2020

Infant hemangioma is a relatively rare congenital disease. Ulcer and infection may occur in some cases. A few cases may develop into deformity and defect. Herein, we present a case of secondary cleft lip induced by congenital hemangioma and also our sequential treatment.
The European whistleblowing directive: a legislative barrier between journalists and their sources?
Authors: Šepec Miha , Stajnko Jan , Avsec Klara , Dugar Tamara , Šuta Živa , Žilič Fišer Suzana
Published: May 2020

Whistleblowers, and their cooperation with journalists, constitute a key element in preventing wrongdoings and protecting public interests. This contribution examines how they are protected in the recent Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the Protection of Persons Reporting on Breaches of Union Law. It highlights that the final wording of the Directive still raises a number of potential concerns. The legislative process behind the Directive is outlined, illustrating the lack of consensus between the European Parliament and the Council during its drafting procedure. It is furthermore explained how the Directive aims to protect individuals from suffering retaliation in cases where they report violations of EU law. Finally, common criticisms regarding certain solutions such as the sectoral and tiered approach are addressed. These issues will have an effect on the whistleblowers’ motivation in raising the alarm, thereby diminishing their role as a journalist source.
Performance-based evaluation of academic libraries in the big data era
Authors: Islam A Y M Atiquil , Ahmad Khurshid , Rafi Muhammad , JianMing Zheng
Published: May 2020

The concept of big data has been extensively considered as a technological modernisation in organisations and educational institutes. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine whether the modified technology acceptance model (MTAM) is viable for evaluating the performance of librarians in the use of big data analytics in academic libraries. This study used an empirical research method for collecting data from 211 librarians working in Pakistan’s universities. On the basis of the findings of the MTAM analysis by structural equation modelling, the performances of the academic libraries were comprehended through the process of big data. The main influential components of the performance analysis in this study were the big data analytics capabilities, perceived ease of access and the usefulness of big data practices in academic libraries. Subsequently, the utilisation of big data was significantly affected by skills, perceived ease of access and the usefulness of academic libraries. The results also suggested that the various components of the academic libraries lead to effective organisational performance when linked to big data analytics.
Social Support and Divorce among American Couples
Authors: Potter Marina Haddock
Published: May 2020

This study investigates the relationship between extradyadic social support and divorce risk, net of existing need for support. Social support aids couples in weathering challenges but social ties may also enable divorce or compete with spousal relationships. Using a nationally representative sample of married couples in the National Survey of Families and Households ( N = 7,321), this study employs discrete-time event history models to test the associations of perceived support and help received with divorce risk. Results indicate that perceived support is positively associated with divorce, and this relationship persists even after accounting for couples’ needs. Specifically, perceived emotional support positively predicts divorce risk. This finding suggests that social ties may sometimes challenge marital relationships or facilitate divorce.
Distance from the nearest grocery stores and frequency of store-specific shopping are associated with dietary intake frequency among the community-dwelling independent elderly population
Authors: Iizaka Shinji , Koitabashi Emiko , Negishi Takako , Kawamura Aki , Iizuka Yuzuru
Published: May 2020

Background:

Low accessibility to grocery stores may change dietary habits and increase health problems for elderly people living in communities.

Aim:

This study investigated whether the distance from the nearest grocery stores, including supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores, and the frequency of store-specific shopping were associated with dietary intake frequency among elderly people.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted in two towns of suburban cities. A total of 177 people aged ≥65 years were recruited ( M age=76.7 years). The frequency of intake of 10 food groups and dietary variety scores (DVS) were evaluated. Distances from the districts to the nearest grocery stores and the frequency of shopping during a week at each store were evaluated using a geographic information system.

Results:

For supermarkets, people living <300 metres from the nearest supermarket showed a higher intake frequency of fruit ( p=0.024) and oil/fat ( p=0.045), and those shopping three or more times a week showed a higher intake frequency of meat ( p=0.025). In the case of drugstores, people shopping one or more times a week showed a higher intake frequency of eggs ( p=0.006) and oil/fat ( p=0.048). People living <300 m from the nearest supermarkets ( p=0.048) and drugstores ( p=0.047) showed higher DVS than those living ≥500 m from the nearest supermarkets and drugstores.

Conclusions:

Our findings suggest that shopping at supermarkets and drugstores is associated with dietary intake frequency and dietary quality for elderly people living in suburban cities.
Communicating Advice: Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: MacGeorge Erina L.
Published: May 2020

Advice is a ubiquitous and consequential form of social support and social influence in virtually every social and cultural context, and has therefore garnered considerable scholarly attention over the past two decades, including the development of several theories specific to explaining advice evaluation and outcomes. The studies selected for this special issue extend existing theory through critique, extension, and integration; showcase methodological improvement and innovation; and illustrate meaningful application of theory and research to address real-world problems.
Communal strength, exchange orientation, equity, and relational maintenance
Authors: Stafford Laura
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to explore communal strength (i.e., partner-specific communal orientation) and partner-specific exchange orientation, as well as equity, as predictors of relational maintenance. A sample of 309 heterosexual couples completed self-reports. Given the dyadic interdependence, the actor–partner independence model was used. Dyadic analyses were undertaken using structural equation modeling conducted in AMOS. Results indicated that underbenefitedness was a predictor of maintenance behaviors, but overbenefitedness was not. Communal strength was also associated with engagement in maintenance behaviors. Importantly, communal strength moderated the association between underbenefitedness and maintenance such that underbenefitedness did not result in decreases in self-reported maintenance behaviors for those with greater communal strength to the same extent as it did for those with lower communal strength. Exchange orientation also moderated the association between underbenefitedness and maintenance behaviors such that a decline in maintenance behaviors was not as pronounced for those with lower exchange orientations as those with higher exchange orientations. Findings suggest the important role relational orientations may play in enacting our relationships.
Steroid use after cardiac arrest is associated with favourable outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Liu Bo , Zhang Qiang , Li Chunsheng
Published: May 2020

Background

The effect of steroid use on outcomes in patients with cardiac arrest (CA) remains controversial. We systematically reviewed the literature to investigate whether steroid use after CA increased the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate and survival to discharge in patients with CA.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies on the effect of steroid use on outcomes in adults with CA. The outcomes were ROSC and survival to discharge.

Results

Seven studies (four RCTs and three observational studies) were included. Pooled analysis suggested that steroid use was associated with increased ROSC in patients with CA. Steroid use was significantly associated with survival to discharge, which was a consistent finding in RCTs and observational studies. Subgroup analysis based on the time of drug administration (during cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] vs. after CA) showed that steroid use during CPR and after CA were significantly associated with an increased rate of ROSC and survival to discharge.

Conclusion

Current evidence indicates that steroid use after CA could increase ROSC and survival to discharge in patients with CA. However, high-quality and adequately powered RCTs are warranted.
What Can Buffer the Impact of Social Support on Chinese Older Adults’ Life Satisfaction?
Authors: Liu Juan , Wei Wei , Peng Qingyun , Xue Chenzhe
Published: May 2020

This study aims to test the moderating effects of home health care, home-help service, and older adults’ attitudes toward aging on the relationship between social support and life satisfaction among Chinese older adults. The study used a sample of 5,578 Chinese home-dwelling older adults. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to test the hypothesized effects along with gender and Hukou type differences. The results show that home health care significantly buffers the impact of social support on life satisfaction, and this buffering effect remains same across gender groups and Hukou groups. The findings of the study provide unique and contemporary theoretical and practical implications.
A Mixed-Method Process Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve Social Reactions to Disclosures of Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse
Authors: Waterman Emily A. , Edwards Katie M. , Baker Meredith J. , Ullman Sarah E. , Dardis Christina M. , Rodriguez Lindsey M.
Published: May 2020

Because of the high rates and deleterious consequences of sexual assault (SA) and partner abuse (PA) on college campuses, there is a proliferation of programming to both prevent and respond to these issues. Most research to date, however, presents outcome evaluation data on these programs and neglects to present process evaluation data which are critical for program refinement and dissemination. The purpose of this study was to present process evaluation data (i.e., acceptability and feasibility) specific to a program that endeavored to increase positive and decrease negative social reactions from disclosure recipients to individuals disclosing SA and PA. Participants were 303 students who completed the program and participated in postintervention surveys and a subset of students ( n = 18) who completed exit interviews. Results documented that the program was both feasible and acceptable, as evidenced by high satisfaction ratings. Important suggestions were also provided for how to improve the program, such as reducing repetition and making scenarios more realistic. Finally, participants who reported higher program engagement and more program usage generally reported more intentions to provide positive social reactions, less intentions to provide negative social reactions, and less actual negative social reactions. This information is useful not only for adapting the current program discussed herein but also for program developers and preventionists wishing to create similar programming to effectively prevent and improve response to SA and PA.
Identifying Invalid Responders in a Campus Climate Survey: Types, Impact on Data, and Best Indicators
Authors: Li Caihong R. , Follingstad Diane R. , Campe Margaret I. , Chahal Jaspreet K.
Published: May 2020

Self-report surveys that are online, lengthy, and contain sensitive material greatly increase the probability of invalid responding (IR) on the instrument. Most research to inform our identification of invalid responders have not been able to test their methodologies where all these conditions are present. This study systematically adopted 10 IR indicators based on direct, archival, and statistic strategies to identify IR providing answers on a lengthy survey collecting campus climate/violence information that college students ( N = 6,995) accessed online. Exploratory factor analysis indicated two internal factors (i.e., careless and extreme responding) underlying these IR indicators. Latent class analysis identified 4.8% of the sample as being invalid responders. Compared with honest responders, invalid responders were significantly more likely to report forms of victimization and a greater negative impact from physical abuse or sexual assault. Of importance, mean scores on victimization scales were significantly higher for invalid responders, illustrating the potential for IR data to skew prevalence rates. IR indicators differentially identified honest and invalid responders. The findings of this study contribute to the systematic investigation of IR with college students completing online and lengthy surveys that address sensitive material.