bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nonisothermal Crystallization and Melting Behavior of in-situ Polymerized Nylon 11/Nylon 66 Composites
Authors: Jiang Jiuxing , Guo Qiwen , Cai Yanli
Published: September 2018

Nylon-11/nylon-66 composites were prepared via in-situ polymerization. The nonisothermal crystallization behavior of neat nylon-11 and its composites was carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The modified Avrami equation, the Ozawa theory, the modified Ozawa equation and an equation combining the Avrami and Ozawa equation were employed to study the crystallization behavior. It is found that the Ozawa analysis fails to provide an adequate description of the nonisothermal crystallization process in both neat nylon-11 and its composites. While the combination of Avrami and Ozawa equations is effective to analyze the nonisothermal crystallization kinetics. The activation energies were determined by the Kissinger method for nonisothermal crystallization. The activation energies for composites are greater than that for neat nylon-11. In addition, the subsequent DSC scans have also been performed to investigate the melting behaviors of the nonisothermally crystallized samples. Results reveal that the nonisothermally crystallized samples exhibit two melting endotherms, and the lower endotherm is dependent on the cooling rate.
Toughening Self-healing Epoxy Resin by Addition of Microcapsules
Authors: Li Haiyan , Wang Rongguo , Liu Wenbo
Published: September 2018

Microcapsules, filled with healing agent, not only has the ability to heal automatically the epoxy materials but also it can increase the virgin fracture toughness of epoxy. We investigated the effect of microcapsules on the fracture toughness of epoxy resins. The fracture toughness are measured using a tapered double-cantilever beam (TDCB) specimen. The fracture toughness depend strongly on the concentration of microcapsules added to the epoxy. Fracture of the neat epoxy is brittle, exhibiting a mirror fracture surface. Addition of 10 wt.% poly (urea-formaldehyde) (PUF) yields up to 58.2% increase in fracture toughness and induced a change in fracture plane morphology to hackle markings. Toughening mechanisms was study by observing the morphology of fracture plane by SEM.
Predicting Mechanical Properties of 3D Braided Composites Using a Helix Geometry Model
Authors: Jiang Lili , Zeng Tao , Yan Shi , Fang Dai-ning , Gu Yu
Published: September 2018

On the basis of available studies, a helix geometry cell model of 3D braided composites is proposed. The yarns in the helix geometry model have been curved to avoid collision at the center of the unit cell and this coincides with the actual configuration of 3D braided composites. Based on the model, the mechanical properties, such as Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio, were calculated by a finite multiphase element method (FMEM). Compared with the experiment results, the study revealed that the helix geometry model predictions are more accurate than the conventional unit cell model.
An Investigation on Chitosan/Carbon Nanotube Composite Used as a Sensing Material
Authors: Shieh Yeong-Tarng , Chen Feng-Yi , Twu Yawo-Kuo , Lee Cheng-Wei
Published: September 2018

In this study, the functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT) was blended with chitosan (CS), as a matrix, via solvent casting and self-assembly methods to fabricate films on ITO electrode for sensing. These films were investigated on their electrocatalytic properties by cyclic voltammetry. This study aimed to find the optimal formula and film formation conditions to develop an optimal sensing material. Cyclic voltammetry investigation found that CNT in the CS/CNT cast film exhibited electrocatalytic capacity in oxidation of [Fe(CN) 3-]. The 60 °C-3 h-acid-treated CNT in the cast CS/CNT film exhibited a better electrocatalytic capacity than the pristine CNT and the 80 °C-2 h-acid-treated CNT. Among the three acids used to prepare CS/CNT solutions, HCOOH exhibited a better dissolution of CS and dispersion of CNT in CS/CNT solution leading to a better electrocatalytic capacity in oxidation of [Fe(CN)63] than CH3COOH and HCl. The CS/CNT films prepared by casting from CH3COOH aqueous solutions were durable for sensing.
Improved Conductivity of Polysaccharide-co-Polyacrylate/Polyaniline Conducting Hydrogels
Authors: Lin Lin , Wu Qingsheng
Published: September 2018

In this article, three families of polysaccharide-co-polyacrylate copolymer hydrogels were synthesized by free radical polymerization. The water absorbencies of the starch-co-polyacrylate, alginate-co-polyacrylate and chitosan-co-polyacrylate hydrogels were 1170, 1190 and 1350 g/g, respectively. The influences of crosslinker, initiator, neutralization degree, monomer concentration and the polysaccharide dosage on the water absorbency of the hydrogels were thoroughly investigated. The molecular structures, thermal stability and morphology of the copolymer hydrogels were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). To improve the conductivity, polysaccharide-co-polyacrylate/polyaniline conducting hydrogels with interpenetrating network structures were produced by in-situ polyaniline of aniline based on the high water absorbency of the copolymer hydrogels. The novel conducting hydrogels present good electrical and electrochemical behaviour, which makes them potentially useful in supercapacitors, biosensors, bioelectronics, solar cells and memory devices.
Experimental Characterization of a Curing Thermoset Epoxy-Anhydride System: Analysis of Time Sweep Data for Viscoelastic Cure-Temperature-Time Superposition
Authors: Huang Xiaosong , Patham Bhaskar , Hitt Jonathon
Published: September 2018

In this work, a potentially more efficient method for the generation of the cure-temperature-time master curve, using frequency-time-sweep experiments, is discussed in the context of a curing thermoset epoxy resin-anhydride system. The proposed methodology involves the characterization of the curing resin in the frequency domain rather than the time domain. The successful implementation of this methodology can facilitate capturing the evolution of the resin modulus covering the entire duration of cure (both before and after the onset of gelation), which is not feasible with stress-relaxation based approaches. The experimental method and the analytical procedure adopted for generating the master curve are described in detail. Several challenges involved in the successful implementation of the proposed method are identified, and recommendations to remedy these potential problems, in order to generate a theoretically consistent interpolatable cure-temperature-time master curve, are presented.
A study of the magnetic fatigue properties of a magnetorheological elastomer
Authors: Lian Chenglong , Lee Kwang-Hee , Choi Seung-Bok , Lee Chul-Hee
Published: September 2018

In this study, the magnetic fatigue properties of a magnetorheological elastomer were evaluated with and without a magnetic field. To accomplish the process, a magnetic fatigue tester and magnetorheological elastomer samples were designed and fabricated. The mechanical properties of the magnetorheological elastomer were determined under various fatigue cycle numbers and fatigue frequencies with and without a magnetic field. The shear modulus of the magnetorheological elastomer was also measured before and after the test to evaluate its mechanical properties. The results show that the shear modulus of the magnetorheological elastomer was larger in the presence of a magnetic field and decreased as the number of fatigue cycles increased because the internal structure became loose. Scanning electron microscopy images showed that the internal structure of the magnetorheological elastomer was loose under repeated application of magnetic fields.
Relational care and co-operative endeavour – Reshaping dementia care through participatory secondary data analysis
Authors: Clarke Charlotte L , Wilcockson Jane , Watson Julie , Wilkinson Heather , Keyes Sarah , Kinnaird Lindsay , Williamson Toby
Published: September 2018

Dementia is emerging from the shadows of societal exclusion and stigma. The engagement within society for people who are marginalised is co-constructed through the everyday practices that take place between them and those around them. However, this is inherently political, positioning people as active and activist in the relationship of their lives with their communities. The research aimed to interrogate an existing qualitative dataset in partnership with people living with dementia to inform the development of a way of working with people with dementia that is empowering. In this qualitative secondary data analysis project, we (1) analysed data through two theoretical lenses: Douglas’ cultural theory of risk and Tronto’s Ethic of Care, and (2) co-analysed the data together with people living with dementia during 16 workshops. The design involved cycles of presenting, interpreting, representing and reinterpreting the data and findings between multiple stakeholders. We identified a granular understanding of the way relationships change for people with dementia and how subtle factors and nuanced behaviour contribute to social exclusion, or support social inclusion. The results support relational care through the co-operative endeavour (of co-operative communication, co-operative action and co-operative care) in promoting the inclusion of people living with dementia.
Effectiveness of Cardanol as Plasticizer for Silica-Filled Natural Rubber
Authors: Alexander Mary , Kurian Philip , Thachil Eby Thomas
Published: September 2018

Cardanol is the main ingredient of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), an agro-byproduct. Its comparative merits for plasticizing silica-filled natural rubber (NR) is the subject of this paper. Aromatic oil is the conventional plasticizer employed for such compounding requirements. The mechanical properties, ageing behavior and torque time curves during cure of NR plasticized by both these materials are compared under identical conditions. It has been established that cardanol, when used as plasticizer, gives rise to similar mechanical properties in NR vulcanizate, shorter cure times and superior ageing behavior. The study also underlines the need for optimization of cardanol content for plasticization.
Clinical practice guidelines for older people with multimorbidity and life-limiting illness: what are the implications for deprescribing?
Authors: Okeowo Daniel , Patterson Alastair , Boyd Cynthia , Reeve Emily , Gnjidic Danijela , Todd Adam
Published: September 2018

Background:

The aim of this study was (1) to apply the current United Kingdom (UK) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical practice guidelines to a hypothetical older patient with multimorbidity and life-limiting illness; (2) consider how treatment choices could be influenced by NICE guidance specifically related to multimorbidity; and, (3) ascertain if such clinical practice guidelines describe how and when medication should be reviewed, reduced and stopped.

Methods:

Based upon common long-term conditions in older people, a hypothetical older patient was constructed. Relevant NICE guidelines were applied to the hypothetical patient to determine what medication should be initiated in three treatment models: a new patient model, a treatment-resistant model, and a last-line model. Medication complexity for each model was assessed according to the medication regimen complexity index (MRCI).

Results:

The majority of the guidelines recommended the initiation of medication in the hypothetical patient; if the initial treatment approach was unsuccessful, each guideline advocated the use of more medication, with the regimen becoming increasingly complex. In the new patient model, 4 separate medications (9 dosage units) would be initiated per day; for the treatment-resistant model, 6 separate medications (15 dosage units); and, for the last-line model, 11 separate medications (20 dosage units). None of the guidelines used for the hypothetical patient discussed approaches to stopping medication.

Conclusions:

In a UK context, disease-specific clinical practice guidelines routinely advocate the initiation of medication to manage long-term conditions, with medication regimens becoming increasingly complex through the different steps of care. There is often a lack of information regarding specific treatment recommendations for older people with life-limiting illness and multimorbidity. While guidelines frequently explain how and when a medication should be initiated, there is often no information concerning when and how the medications should be reduced or stopped.
The Impact of Health Equity Coaching on Patient’s Perceptions of Cultural Competency and Communication in a Pediatric Emergency Department: An Intervention Design
Authors: McMichael Brianna , Nickel Amanda , Duffy Elizabeth A , Skjefte Lisa , Lee Lor , Park Patina , Nelson Stephen C , Puumala Susan , Kharbanda Anupam B
Published: September 2018

Purpose:

American Indian (AI) children experience significant disparities in health-care access. As a result, they are more likely to use the emergency department (ED) for nonemergent visits than white children. In a recent study, pediatric ED providers have shown an implicit bias for white children over AI children. To combat implicit bias in an ED setting, we created a protocol for training ED providers as health equity coaches.

Methods:

The intervention took place during the fall of 2016 and was composed of 4 educational lectures, 6 to 8 hours of service learning in AI communities, and the participant’s dissemination of what was learned through formal presentations and informal conversations with other ED staff. We measured the impact of this intervention on the intervention participants with a group interview at the completion of the intervention.

Results:

The findings from the group interview provide feedback on what was learned during the intervention, how it impacted providers, and feedback on the structure of the intervention. Overall ED providers reported the intervention improved awareness of their implicit bias and ways to improve communication and care for AI patients. Additional institutional policy and procedural changes are necessary to effectively and sustainably address health disparities affecting AI populations.

Conclusions:

The participating providers identified their lack of knowledge regarding AI cultures at the start of the intervention and it became clear that their knowledge, comfort, and relationships with AI communities increased as a result of this intervention.
Union, Premium Cost, and the Provision of Employment-based Health Insurance
Authors: Lin Ken-Hou , Bondurant Samuel , Messamore Andrew
Published: September 2018

The decline of employment-based health plans is commonly attributed to rising premium costs. Using restricted data and a matched sample from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey–Insurance Component, the authors extend previous studies by testing the relationships among premium costs, employment relationships, and the provision of health benefits between 1999 and 2012. The authors report that both establishment- and state-level union densities are associated with a higher likelihood of employers’ providing health plans, whereas right-to-work legislation is associated with lower provision. These factors combined rival rising premium cost in predicting offering. This finding indicates that the declining provision of health benefits could be in part driven by the transformation of the employment relationship in the United States and that labor unions may remain a critical force in sustaining employment-based coverage in the twenty-first century.
Sonographic Reference Values for Bladder Wall Thickness, Detrusor Wall Thickness, and Bladder Weight in Apparently Healthy Adults in a Nigerian Population
Authors: Ugwu Anthony Chukwuka , Maduka Beatrice Ukamaka , Umeh Emeka Chukwumuanya , Agbo Julius Amechi , Oriaku Bestman Izuchukwu
Published: September 2018

The aim was to establish reference values of bladder wall thickness (BWT), detrusor wall thickness (DWT), and bladder weight (BW) in apparently healthy adults in a Nigerian population. Therefore, a cross-sectional study of healthy adult participants was conducted from May 2015 to April 2016. The urinary bladder was sonographically evaluated on a convenient sample of 384 adult participants. The BWT, DWT, and BW of the participants were measured and documented. The BW was estimated based on the surface area, thickness, and bladder muscle specific gravity. The mean BWT, DWT, and BW were 2.8 ± 0.3 mm, 1.3 ± 0.1 mm, and 23.3 ± 4.1 g, respectively. There was no statistically significant correlation between anthropometric variables with BWT, DWT, and BW except age, which had a weak positive correlation with BWT ( P = .05). This data set could be used for future research, in other parts of the country, for a possible nationwide nomogram.
B-cell receptor–mediated NFATc1 activation induces IL-10/STAT3/PD-L1 signaling in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Authors: Li Li , Zhang Jun , Chen Juan , Xu-Monette Zijun Y. , Miao Yi , Xiao Min , Young Ken H. , Wang Sa , Medeiros L. Jeffrey , Wang Michael , Ford Richard J. , Pham Lan V.
Published: September 2018

Key Points

BCR-mediated NFATc1 activation stimulates the immunosuppressive IL-10/STAT3/PD-L1 signaling pathway in DLBCL cells. Small molecule inhibitors of BTK block BCR-mediated NFATc1 activation and, thereby, downregulate IL-10/STAT3/PD-L1 signaling in DLBCL cells.
Medical Marijuana Use in a Community Cancer Center
Authors: Saadeh Claire E. , Rustem Danielle R.
Published: September 2018

Purpose:

The primary purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of marijuana use between patients with early- versus advanced-stage cancers. Differences in adverse effects, drug-drug interactions, and drug-disease interactions between those who use marijuana and those who do not were also compared.

Methods:

Patients age 18 years and older who were receiving chemotherapy were asked to complete an electronic self-reported questionnaire. In addition to questions about patient demographics, current adverse effects, cancer type and stage, comorbidities, performance status, treatment regimen, and general marijuana use, those patients who used marijuana within the last 30 days (current marijuana users) were asked additional questions about the route and frequency of marijuana administration, about reason(s) for use, about possession of a marijuana card, and if they had received any counseling about marijuana. Drug-drug and drug-disease interactions were also analyzed.

Results:

The overall incidence of marijuana use was 18.3% (32 of 175 patients). The incidence of marijuana use in patients with early- versus advanced-stage cancers was 19.6% (11 of 56 patients) versus 17.6% (21 of 119 patients; P = .75). Patients who use marijuana reported more pain, nausea, appetite issues, and anxiety. There were more drug-drug interactions associated with marijuana use, primarily with concurrent CNS depressants. The frequency of drug-disease interactions between those who use marijuana versus those who do not was similar.

Conclusion:

Approximately one in five patients with cancer who were receiving chemotherapy were using marijuana, and the frequency was equal in early- and advanced-stage cancer groups. The risks versus benefits should be discussed with all patients who use marijuana.
Management of Early Head and Neck Cancer in Elderly Patients
Authors: Jelinek Michael J. , Howard Adam S. , Haraf Daniel J. , Vokes Everett E.
Published: September 2018

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) frequently affects elderly patients. Given the frailty and comorbid conditions of this population as well as the potential toxicities associated with treatment, there is a risk of undertreatment in older patients. However, there is growing evidence that benefit with standard treatment is similar in the elderly and in younger patients. Few prospective trials specifically target the elderly, which forces clinicians to rely on subgroup analyses and retrospective data. Therefore, adequate pretreatment assessments are vital to anticipate factors that may contribute to morbidity during therapy. In addition, supportive care during treatment is essential. For patients of all ages who present with early or localized disease, curative treatment should be offered whenever possible. With more precise surgical and radiologic techniques, the ability to provide curative treatment while minimizing long-term toxicity has greatly improved. Not only our techniques but also our understanding of the disease have improved. Human papillomavirus (HPV)–related HNSCC has changed the treatment paradigm of advanced-stage disease because of the inherently better prognosis compared with tobacco- and alcohol-related HNSCC. How this will affect early-stage disease remains to be seen, but de-escalated therapy may prove a suitable strategy in eligible elderly patients. With improved therapies and understanding of the disease, additional prospective trials must be carried out in the elderly population.
Βία κατά μεταναστών στην Ελλάδα. Μια νέα βάση δεδομένων για το ρεπερτόριο δράσης ακροδεξιών ομάδων (1991-2017)
Authors: Καφέ Αναστασία , Γεωργιάδου Βασιλική , Λιαλιούτη Ζηνοβία
Published: September 2018

ΠερίληψηΗ ξενοφοβική βία στην Ελλάδα βρίσκεται στο επίκεντρο του ενδιαφέροντος του παρόντος άρθρου. Η μελέτη του φαινομένου αναδεικνύει ευθείες συνδέσεις των δραστών με το χώρο της ακροδεξιάς και ειδικότερα τη Χρυσή Αυγή. Με τη δημιουργία μιας νέας βάσης δεδομένων που στηρίζεται στην εξαντλητική καταγραφή στον Τύπο περιστατικών βίας κατά μεταναστών στο διάστημα 1991-2017, υποστηρίζουμε ότι ο βίαιος ακτιβισμός δεν αποτελεί απλή συνέπεια της εκλογικής ενδυνάμωσης της άκρας δεξιάς, αλλά προϋποθέτει έναν πυρήνα οργανωμένων δρώντων που ανήκουν ή κινούνται στο περιβάλλον της. Από τα δεδομένα μας συνάγεται ότι η εξέλιξη του αριθμού των επιθέσεων κατά μεταναστών δεν συμπίπτει απολύτως με μια αντίστοιχη διακύμανση στον πληθυσμό των μεταναστών. Τούτο σημαίνει ότι οι αντιμεταναστευτικές επιθέσεις δεν αυξάνονται απαραιτήτως όταν ο αριθμός των μεταναστών είναι μεγάλος, αλλά μπορεί να εμφανίζονται συχνότερα σε περιόδους και περιοχές που παρατηρείται ξαφνική είσοδος μεταναστών. Αν στις περιοχές αυτές εντοπίζονται οργανωμένοι πυρήνες της άκρας δεξιάς και ειδικότερα της Χρυσής Αυγής, τότε είναι συχνό το φαινόμενο των επιθέσεων κατά μεταναστών. AbstractThe main research interest of this article focuses on the issue of xenophobic violence in Greece. The study of this phenomenon highlights its direct connection to extreme right-wing actors that are particularly associated with Golden Dawn. With the creation of a new database of violent incidents against immigrants during the period 1991-2017 constructed upon material from the press, we argue that violent activism is not merely a consequence of the electoral success of extreme right parties but it presupposes a cell of organized actors that belong to or move around this specific political environment. Moreover, our data suggest that the quantitative evolution of anti-immigrant attacks does not coincide with the size of immigration. This means that anti-immigrant attacks are not necessarily traced in areas with high migrant population but may be more frequent in areas where the entry of immigrants increases instantly. This trend is reinforced by the presence of organized cells of extreme right orientation - and especially Golden Dawn - that coordinate anti-immigrant violent action.
QUESTIONS AND PERFORMATIVE ACTS OF LANGUAGE - COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY AS CONVENTIONAL CONTEXTS
Authors: Postiglione Enrico
Published: September 2018

‘Philosophy for Children’, firstly proposed by Matthew Lipman, aims to nourish both critical thinking and argumentative ability of participants. This model conceives of children as a crucial resource for social development: their thought is supposed to be free from undisputable dogmas and theories. Therefore, their questions about philosophical issues can shed new light on them, or even underline some contradictions of the adult-like society, that we unconsciously tend to disregard. The philosophical background of P4C pushes for an in-practice philosophy, highlighting the value of critical thinking and ambitious questioning against a docile acceptance of well-established theories (and social practices). Yet, a radical interpretation of this claim results in a widespread relativism that would mislead models such as P4C from their own goals. In this paper, resulting from the observation of several P4C sessions, I argue that, although they are supposed to be cross-sections of social environments, communities of inquiry as defined by Lipman are conventional (ceremonial) contexts: the sentences pronounced within the community, are highly performative. Moreover, the quality of research crucially rests on the epistemic openness of a jointly-chosen question, that influences the following discussion. However, sometimes social and cultural differences among participants are not completely erased within heterogeneous communities of inquiry. Hence, by rejecting the radical interpretation, I propose a methodological integration to the standard P4C model, that could assure both participation and epistemic openness even in heterogeneous communities.
o cuidado na educação infantil: cenas do cotidiano de crianças em um centro de educação infantil em fortaleza-ce
Authors: Barbosa Meirilene dos santos Araújo , Frota Ana maria Monte coelho
Published: September 2018

This work has its origin in a master's research about Brazilian Education. The approach that we present in this text reveals the perspectives of caring perceived in a five-year-olds classroom in the daily life in a municipal center for Early Childhood Education in Fortaleza. The theoretical discussions on the theme involved a dialogue between Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education based on the contributions of Kramer (2011), Pagni (2010), Foucault (2010), Rancière (2015), Kohan (2007) and Boff (2005). It was a qualitative research of phenomenological inspiration, which method of data creation was participant observation. The analysis revealed that: in the interactions occurred in pedagogical practices, teachers and children take care of each other; the meaning of caring for children can be perceived in the minutia of their daily actions, as well as in affective involvement, in playing together, in speaking and listening to others, in sharing life on a daily basis; as for the meaning of caring for the adults, it is influenced by the way they were cared for, by their subjectivation and their choices in their way of being; caring humanizes teaching practices, inspiring emancipation; the policy on results that has aimed at "improving educational indices" may represent a danger to Early Childhood Education by minimizing the sharing of specific childhood experiences to training in order to achieve expected results. The study emphasized the need to reflect on the meaning of education and therefore proposes that caring be valued as an ethical decision and as an option for reflection on the way of living and interacting.
infancialização, ubuntu e teko porã: elementos gerais para educação e ética afroperspectivistas
Authors: Noguera Renato , Barreto Marcos
Published: September 2018

This article proposes an unusual approach on childhood and the dynamics of school routine. Starting from the assumption that childhood is a polysemous concept, it invites reflection on the concept of childfication as a possibility of rupture with current practices of reality’s experimentation, based on African and Brazilian indigenous philosophical frameworks. In order to do this, a dialogue is established with the African philosophy of Ubuntu and Brazilian indigenous philosophy’s Teko Porã with the aim of bringing to the educational area the connection of the individual with community, recognizing and respecting diversity in a planned vision, where living beings live in an interdependent relationship. These concepts discard the colonizing perspective that we are prepared to dominate, emphasizing that human beings, nonhuman animals and the environment are not available and we must treat living beings without utilitarianism, but like a part of us.
Apresentação
Authors: Kohan Walter Omar
Published: September 2018

Neste dossiê nós apresentamos dez textos que, desde diferentes perspectivas, pensam a infância. Oito deles foram selecionados entre as comunicações apresentadas no IX Colóquio de Filosofia e Educação, cuja reflexão traz  “Filosofia e educação em errância: inventar escola, infâncias do pensar”, ocorrido na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro entre os dias 1 e 5 de outubro de 2018. Desses textos, dois procedem do fluxo normal da revista. Independentemente de sua procedência, quer dizer, de sua postura e da disciplina a partir da qual desenvolvem os seus argumentos, bem como das práticas que os alimentam, etc., todos eles se entregam à tarefa de “estar à escuta” da infância, de ficar tendidos a ela. Desejamos aos leitores(as)-escutadores(as) que este dossiê lhes deixe boas e estimulantes ressonâncias; que os deixe ser rompidos pela infância que convida à escuta de si e do outro num corpo só que comporta toda a diversidade que este dossiê convida.
Womack, Brantly. Asymmetry and International Relationships. Cambridge Universty Press. New York, 2016, 244p. ISBN: 978-1-107-13289-4
Authors: Hernandez Lorena Granja
Published: September 2018

A presente resenha tenta dar conta da singularidade do livro sobre assimetrias e relações internacionais do Womack; tem como base principal a sua leitura analítica, por tanto, coloca no início as conceitualizações que refletem sobre as contribuições teóricas e práticas do livro. Em segundo lugar, propõe pensar dinamicamente nos diferentes capítulos que compõem a obra, sem entrar em detalhes sobre conteúdo, mas com suficiente profundidade analítica como para compreender o argumento do livro. A resenha convida a ler a obra completa, a quem quiser saber sobre as vantagens da teoria da assimetria e suas aplicações atuais, e se converte em um atalho para os leitores menos envolvidos com a teoria das relações internacionais e as dinâmicas mundiais de interação entre Estados.ABSTRACT This review attempts to account for the singularity of Womack's book on asymmetries and international relations; is based on the analytical reading of it, therefore, in the beginning it puts the conceptualizations that reflects the theoretical and practical contributions of the book. Second, it proposes to think dynamically of the different chapters that make up the book, without going into detail about content, but with enough analytical depth to understand the book's argument. The review invites readers to read the full work, whoever wants to know about the advantages of asymmetry theory and its current applications, and also becomes a shortcut for readers less involved with the theory of international relations and the worldwide dynamics of interaction between States.Palavras-chave: Assimetrias, teorias das relações internacionais, bilateralização.Keywords: Asymmetries, International Relationships Theory, bilateralization.Recebido em 10 de Setembro de 2018 | Received on September 10, 2018Aceito em 12 de Setembro de 2018 | Accepted on September 12, 2018DOI
Use of local intrinsic muscle flaps for diabetic foot and ankle reconstruction: a systematic review
Authors: Ramanujam Crystal L. , Stuto Alan C. , Zgonis Thomas
Published: September 2018

Objective:

To assess the outcomes of local intrinsic muscle flaps specifically in the surgical reconstruction of foot and ankle wounds in patients with diabetes.

Method:

A systematic review of the literature was conducted by three independent reviewers using several databases and search engines. The following search terms were used: foot, ankle, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, Charcot neuroarthropathy, ulceration, wound, muscle, flap, surgical offloading, diabetic reconstruction, local intrinsic, abductor digiti minimi, abductor hallucis, extensor digitorum brevis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor digiti minimi. Studies meeting the following criteria were included: English language studies, studies published from 1997 to 2017 (inclusive of the last 20 years), patients with diabetes treated for foot and/or ankle wounds, use of local intrinsic muscle flaps, follow-up period of six months or more postoperatively, documentation of healing rates, complications, and need for revisional surgery. Studies that were entirely literature reviews, descriptions of only surgical technique and/or cadaveric studies and patients without diabetes were excluded.

Results:

A total of 13 selected studies met the above inclusion criteria and were used for data extraction from a total of 113 patients in which 92 local intrinsic muscle flaps were performed for diabetic foot and/or ankle reconstruction, of which 80 (87%) muscle flaps demonstrated success, while 12 (13%) flaps encountered complications.

Conclusion:

Although local intrinsic muscle flaps demonstrated a relatively high success rate when used for the definitive closure of certain diabetic foot and ankle wounds based on existing evidence, our systematic review emphasises the need for more high-quality, larger comparative studies to investigate their efficacy and failure rates in diabetic foot and/or ankle reconstruction.
Medical applications of cold atmospheric plasma: state of the science
Authors: Izadjoo Mina , Zack Sullivan , Kim Hosan , Skiba Jeffry
Published: September 2018

Cold atmospheric plasmas (CAP) have been used in multiple medical fields and have become a promising medical technology. CAP-generating devices are safe and easy to operate and can now be manufactured at a low cost due to advancements in electronics and microchips. A primary application of CAP is as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial technology. With the high incidence of infections caused by drug-resistant microorganisms, a non-antibiotic based treatment modality such as CAP holds great therapeutic promise, particularly in the wound care field. In addition to its antimicrobial properties, CAP treatment enhances wound healing by increasing cutaneous microcirculation, monocyte stimulation, and keratinocyte proliferation. CAP has been used by dentists for disinfection of teeth, enhancing gingival fibroblast activity, and even teeth whitening. CAP can combat tumour growth by increasing the efficacy of antitumour therapeutic agents, reactivating apoptotic pathways, or down-regulating growth-related gene sites. Most of the health-care related research on CAP has occurred in the past 15 years; the field is relatively young and needs additional research, as well as confirmation of the existing supporting literature. The purpose of this report is to provide the reader with an overview of the therapeutic application of the cold plasma technology.
Reconstruction of infected trunk wounds with pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps: a retrospective case series
Authors: Yoon Chi Sun , Kim Chang Gyun , Kim Hoon , Kim Kyu Nam
Published: September 2018

Objective:

To completely treat and cover extensively infected trunk defects, reconstruction should be performed using a sufficiently vascularised flap, such as a muscle or musculocutaneous flap after perfect debridement. These reconstructive surgeries are challenging in patients with severe comorbidities. In this case series, we describe extensively infected trunk defect reconstruction, in patients with severe comorbidities, using a pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap and suggest an algorithm for reconstruction.

Method:

Between March 2011 and March 2015, participating patients underwent reconstruction of extensively infected trunk defects using a pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap. All patients had diabetes and hypertension, and several patients had severe comorbidities, including heart and renal failure. Bacterial cultures revealed that meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was present in seven patients (with concurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa in two patients), multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in one patient and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in two patients.

Results:

A total of 10 patients underwent the procedure. The pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps survived completely in all 10 patients. There were no complications related to the flaps, although two patients developed minor wound dehiscence, which may be due to their comorbidities. There were no signs of recurrent infection during the follow-up period in each case.

Conclusion:

Reconstruction using the pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap is a good treatment option for extensively infected three-dimensional trunk defects, even for patients with severe comorbidities.
Benign vulval conditions: Assessment and pharmacological management
Authors: Noble Nikki
Published: September 2018

Benign vulval conditions consist of several different diseases such as vulval dermatitis, vulval psoriasis, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, lichen simplex and vulvodynia. These conditions affect the quality of life for many women, but can be managed using the correct strategies. This article discusses vulval assessment, general vulval care and describes signs and symptoms of the benign vulval conditions with particular emphasis on pharmacological treatments. The pharmacological treatments are discussed in detail, including dosages, side effects and monitoring required. Red flags and referral to specialist centres is also covered.
“ABSENTEE INFORMATION”: Lucy R. Lippard’s MoMA Library Intervention—From Decision to Stance
Authors: Lauder Adam
Published: September 2018

“Absentee Information,”Lucy R. Lippard’s contribution to the iconic catalogue for INFORMATION(1970), the era-definingMoMA exhibition curated by KynastonMcShine, illuminates the informational and proto-feminist logics underpinning the innovative critic-curator’s approach to problems of community decision amidst her transition to a feminist position. The contemporary “non-philosophy” of François Laruelle suggests a new path of approach to Lippard’s instruction- and choice-based methodology as seizing upon contemporaneous manifestations of “digitality” in Conceptual art, but redescribing the tautological structures of mainstream conceptualism in emphatically situated terms—as a lived “stance.” This article traces the sources of Lippard’s library intervention, contextualizing “Absentee Information” within contemporaneous artistic, political and information-theoretic currents.
CHERYL SIM - YMX: MIGRATION, LAND, AND LOSS AFTER MIRABEL - Immersive Installation as Counter-Archive
Authors: Evering Danica
Published: September 2018

Cheryl Sim’s installation, YMX: Migration, Land, and Loss after Mirabel, took as its starting point two reanimated Solari “split-flap” information displays from departure Gates 46 and 48 at the ill-fated Montreal-Mirabel International Airport. Co-curated by Matt Soar (Professor of Communication Studies) and Danica Evering (MA Media Studies), YMX was an immersive installation that explored complex narratives of displacement and forced migration. Instead of an archive that complies with narrative definition, the embodied experience of an art installation allows for a more willful archive with multiple accounts converging and conflicting through many voices. This text is a reflection on Sim’s work by Evering in five parts—Arrival, Angle, Future, Will, and Departure—which alternates between archival images and documentation of the installation, theoretical and historical analysis of the work in plain text, and tangled interjections in italics.
Awakening from the Gendered Archive: Archiveology and Critical Cultural History
Authors: Russell Catherine
Published: September 2018

This paper picks up one of the threads of my book, Archiveology: Walter Benjamin and Archival Film Practices, in which I define archiveology as a practice of collecting images and compiling them in new and surprising ways. Performed by artists and independent filmmakers, working in a variety of audiovisual media, archiveology is an essayistic form, insofar as filmmakers are taking up previously used material as the basis of a film language. This paper explores the implications of archiveology for a feminist film practice, using the example of The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (Rania Stephan, 2011). With reference to recent feminist theory concerning the film archive, I argue that the metaphor of “awakening” becomes legible as a formal technique of archiveology most clearly in the case of the gendered archive.
Traces of a Revolution: In Search of the Palestinian Film Archive
Authors: Alawadhi Hend F.
Published: September 2018

This paper analyzes two documentaries that examine the legacy of the Palestinian Film Unit: Azza El-Hassan’s Kings and Extras: Digging for a Palestinian Image (2004) and Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory by MohanadYaqubi (2015). Relying on recently found footage as well as interviews and personal accounts, the documentaries recount the importance of the collective’s archive and the impact it had on creating the image of the revolutionary Palestinian. I argue that rather than dwelling on the loss of a Palestinian image, the filmmakers move beyond the impulse to physically locate the archive, providing sites of regeneration that allow alternative narratives to emerge instead. Through the filmmakers’ dialectic disruption of their own attempt to restore the archive, both films pose highly complex questions about the meaning ofthe photographic image and its potential in effecting social or political change.
Introduction
Authors: Chew May , Lord Susan , Marchessault Janine
Published: September 2018

Introduction to issue 57.
SEARCHING FOR BLACK VOICESIN CANADA’S ARCHIVES: The Invisibility of a “Visible” Minority
Authors: Thompson Cheryl
Published: September 2018

Using case studies of my experiences navigating the difficult terrain of Canadian archives, as well as, black Canadian history examples such as Nova Scotia’s Viola Desmond and the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley, Alberta’s Amber Valley and Montreal’s Sir George Williams University (present-day Concordia University), my article elucidates the visibility/invisibility of blackness in Canadian archival collections. It also explains why it is so important for researchers doing work on black subjects to begin to understand the logic of archives, working against (and through them) to recuperate historical absences, and to shed light on presences.
Latihan Hadroh di Dusun Banyunganti Kidul (Studi Living Hadis : Teori Fungsional Thomas F. O’dea)
Authors: Bakhtiar Ramadhan Reza
Published: September 2018

Hadith about fadhilah (virtue) of reading shalawat has penetrated the soul of society in Banyunganti Kidul. Hadroh and shalawat exercise get more popular at Banyunganti Kidul, so it’s always held on every week. This social phenomenon implies that religion becomes one of the important indicators. Especially the hadiths relating to command and fadhilah (virtue) give shalawat on prophets. Thus forming the mindset and religious spirit of Banyunganti Kidul’s society.This phenomenon is also called by living hadith. The phenomenology approach especially functional theory became the focus of this study. It can be concluded that this phenomenon is a growing tradition in society. It is also a study of contemporary hadith that can shift the existence of previous hadith research.
Sufi Profetik: Studi Living Hadis Jamaah Tarekat Naqsyabandiyah Khalidiyah di Kabupaten Trenggalek
Authors: Ahmadi Rizqa
Published: September 2018

Pandangan miring terhadap kelompok tarekat oleh sebagian golongan yang mengklaim dirinya lebih nyunnah menjadi pemicu perdebatan akademik yang panjang. Seolah-olah ajaran para sufi bertentangan dengan sunnah padahal dengan membaca sirāh, Beliau adalah zāhid, ābid, nāsik sekaligus sufi sejati yang patut diteladani. Pada kasus muslim Indonesia, fenomena ini lebih menarik lagi dengan adanya fakta bahwa corak Islam awal yang muncul di Indonesia menurut para sejarawan, lebih bercorak sufisme. Selain fakta tersebut, cara beragama muslim Indonesia yang terbentuk perpaduan antara tradisi yang telah mengakar dan keyakinan agama yang dianut meneguhkan bahwa hubungan ajaran tasawuf baik dalam wujud tarekat maupun bukan, berbanding lurus dengan misi luhur kenabian. Berkenaan dengan hal tersebut, tulisan ini secara fenomenologis menarasikan berbagai ritual dan kegiatan yang diyakini oleh jamaah Tarekat Naqsyabandiyah Khalidiyah di Kabupaten Trenggalek, terinspirasi dari sunnah Nabi. Aktifitas tersebut terdiri dari dua kategori. Kategori pertama spiritualitas yang meliputi amalan-amalan sunnah dalam bentuk mujāhadah, riyādhah, dan berbagai zikir dan wirid yang diwajibkan. Dan kategori kedua berupa aktifitas sosial bermasyarakat, terwujud dalam internalisasi nilai-nilai luhur dalam membangun masyrakat yang makmur, rukun dan damai.
Expressional accentuations in quotes as applied in Czech scientific and theoretical texts
Authors: Schacherl Martin
Published: September 2018

The paper explores the style of a selection of contemporary Czech scientific texts representing contemporary Czech scientific discourse, which comprises professional monological monographs written in Czech in the last decade. Through exploring a re- presentative selection of texts, our research endeavoured to verify the occurrence or non-occurrence of linguistic concern which is deliberately used in contemporary Czech scientific discourse to interrupt (1) the emotional and stylistic neutrality and (2) the relative comprehensiveness, lucidity and clarity of the professional expression. Linguistic concern and stylistic activation in contemporary professional texts are in most cases signalled graphically, by quotation marks. The authors thus indicate to the recipient the occurrence of a stylistic marker, or generally dissimilarity of stylistic norms. Formal separation of the device from the text is an important dialogical means connecting the author and the recipient of scientific discourse. Most often it features simplifying terminology; (non)exact expression; complementarity; the vacillating or transient terminology in the field. The authors use quotation marks to signal graphically not only means that are contradictory to scientific style, such as professionalisms; expressions meaning ‘so as to say’; imprecise, ambigous and vague expressions (which in humanities and social sciences occur in the foundation text); but also means of expression conveying subjectivity and expressivity; sporadically meta- phors. Humanities and social sciences even feature graphically signalled authorian detachment from the content; hyperbole; or possibly irony. The stylistic activity of the quoted means of expression consists in their manifest contextual stylistic value. Manifest activity of diverse linguistic means separated by quotation marks represent the most forceful way to activate the neutral presentation of present-day Czech profesional texts. Their frequency and stylistic activity in all excerpted monographs in the defined groups of fields confirm the authorial ambition to achieve a more original diction of professional discourse. The graphical distinction from the foundation text proves the continuous respect for the stylistic norms of theoretically professional communication.