bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Expression of the Short Form of RON/STK in Feline Mammary Carcinoma
Authors: Maniscalco Lorella , Guil-Luna Silvia , Iussich Selina , Gattino Francesca , Trupia Calogero , Millan Yolanda , de Las Mulas Juana Martín , Cespedez Raquel Sanchez , Saeki K. , Accornero Paolo , De Maria Raffaella
Published: December 2018

RON is a tyrosine kinase receptor activated by the macrophage-stimulating protein (MSP) ligand that is overexpressed in human breast cancer. In humans, RON protein can be present in different isoforms, and the most studied isoform is represented by the short form of RON ( sf-RON), which is generated by an alternative promoter located in intron 10 of the RON complementary DNA (cDNA). It plays an important role in breast cancer progression. Considering the many similarities between feline mammary carcinoma (FMC) and human breast cancer, the aim of this study was to investigate the expression of both RON and MSP in FMCs and to identify the presence of the sf-RON transcript. Tissue samples of spontaneous mammary tumors were collected from 60 queens (10 benign lesions, 50 carcinomas). All of the samples were tested for RON and MSP expression by immunohistochemistry; moreover, RNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue samples, and the cDNA was tested by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to identify the presence of sf-RON. Immunohistochemistry detected the expression of RON and MSP in 34 of 50 (68%) and 29 of 50 (58%) FMCs, respectively. RT-PCR revealed the presence of the short-form in 18 of 47 (38%) FMCs. This form originates, as in humans, from an alternative promoter (P2), and it codes for the proper feline short form ( sf-RON). sf-RON expression was associated with poorly differentiated tumors and with a shorter disease-free ( P < .05; hazard ratio [HR], 2.2) period and a shorter survival ( P < .05; HR, 2.2). These results support FMC as a suitable model in comparative oncology and identify sf-RON expression as potential predictor of outcomes for this disease.
Realization of ductile regime machining in micro-milling SiCp/Al composites and selection of cutting parameters
Authors: Liu Junwei , Cheng Kai , Ding Hui , Chen Shijin , Zhao Liang
Published: December 2018

SiCp/Al composites are widely used owing to their outstanding performance. However, due to the existence of brittle SiC, surface defects caused by particle fracture damage the surface quality severely. Meanwhile, due to small cutting parameters during the micro-milling process, especially the undeformed chip thickness, which is mainly determined by the feed per tooth, the size effect of matrix also damages the surface quality. In this study, a method by realizing the ductile regime machining of the particle and diverting away the defects of particles and matrix is proposed to select the cutting parameters and improve the surface quality in micro-milling SiCp/Al composites. Suitable range of values of the feed per tooth for side milling and end milling are obtained by this method and validated by micro-experiments. The results show that the size effect of Al and removal ways of the SiC particles affect the machined surface simultaneously. By using suitable feed per tooth, weak size effect of Al and most of the particles’ ductile regime removing can be realized, leading to the generation of the best surface. Additionally, the machining effects of this method are more prominent in end milling than in side milling.
Advocacy Differentiating Differentiation
Authors: Kaplan Sandra N.
Published: December 2018

This column describes how to differentiate differentiation using a two-step process. Step 1 differentiates the basic curriculum to meet the general traits of the gifted and Step 2 amends the selected general differentiated elements to respond to the unique differences that represent the specific gifted students to whom the curriculum will be taught.
Distal Neo-Neck Formation for Chronic Type B Dissection: False Lumen Closure After TEVAR
Authors: Furui Masato , Sakaguchi Shoji , Kakii Bunpachi , Uchino Gaku , Asanuma Mai , Nishioka Hiroaki , Yoshida Takeshi
Published: December 2018

Objectives:

Patients with chronic aortic dissection often require repeat interventions due to enlargement of the pressurized false lumen or disseminated intravascular coagulation even after additional thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to occlude the entry tear. Residual false lumen flow can persist even after performing the candy-plug technique or branched stent-graft placement in some cases. We have devised a new method for false lumen closure.

Methods:

From December 2010 to May 2017, 5 patients (mean age: 57 [13] years, range: 43-77 years) with chronic dissection at the aortic arch and descending aorta, who underwent initial TEVAR, required additional treatment. Using an open surgical approach, the endograft was fixed with an outer felt under cardiopulmonary bypass after the endograft with stent was expanded by fenestration. The false lumen was closed using this procedure, and the aortotomy was repaired by direct closure in 2 cases and by graft replacement in 3 cases.

Results:

No major operative complications occurred, such as respiratory failure or paraplegia. Postoperative enhanced computed tomography (CT) images showed that the false lumen flow disappeared in all cases. All patients were discharged under normal conditions. They were all followed up and their CT did not indicate any complications for a mean of 33.6 (20.3) months.

Conclusions:

Our combined procedure was effective and provided a higher success rate compared with endovascular therapy alone. This staged treatment approach, using a combination of TEVAR and false lumen closure, is less invasive compared with open surgery alone and may represent a valid treatment option for chronic type B dissection.
Emergency Nurses’ Perceived Confidence in Participating in the Discharge Process of Congestive Heart Failure Patients From the Emergency Department: A Quantitative Study
Authors: Sepulveda-Pacsi Alsacia L.
Published: December 2018

Introduction:

Adults with exacerbated heart failure (HF) who present to the emergency department (ED) generally are readmitted. However, Hispanic HF patients are more likely to be admitted than Whites. Studies show the importance of nurse-led interventions in the ED discharge process, but registered nurse (RN) confidence in performing discharge tasks has not been assessed. Greater nurse confidence leads to improved task performance, and potentially reduced HF readmission, lowering cost of care. This study aimed to gain insight into ED RNs’ perceived self-confidence in discharge tasks with stabilized HF patients.

Method:

A self-report survey on perceived self-confidence was analyzed in a prospective, cross-sectional quantitative study. Participants were 22 RNs at an ED in a largely Hispanic community in New York City.

Results:

Moderate levels of confidence were found for performing various tasks with HF patients. Only 6 of the 21 nurses reported feeling “very confident” about discharge tasks. Twenty (90.1%) believed guidelines would increase their confidence.

Conclusion:

These findings can help in developing nurse-driven strategies to foster confidence in the discharge of stabilized HF patients from the ED.
Smooth iteration online support tension machine algorithm and application in fault diagnosis of electric vehicle extended range
Authors: Xu Xiaowei , Zhang Nan , Yan Yunbing , Qin Li , Qian Feng
Published: December 2018

It is difficult to develop accurate mathematical models to describe the range extender electric vehicles due to the non-linear and complex coupling of the monitoring signal sources resulted from the massive moving parts and complex architecture in range extender and the limited storage space of the diagnostic device. In this study, we proposed the smooth iterative online support tensor machine algorithm, which is combined with support higher-order tensor machine and online stochastic gradient descent method, and applied it to the fault diagnosis of the range indicator. Four methods with different algorithms, support vector machine, smooth iterative online support vector machine, linear support higher-order tensor machine, and smooth iterative online support tensor machine algorithms, were adopted to diagnose and classify the fault samples of the range indicator by comparing the diagnostic accuracy and model learning time. It is found that the fault diagnosis method based on the smooth iterative online tensor machine showed a higher accuracy, shorter learning time, and less storage space. Based on the experimental results, it is feasible to apply smooth iterative online support tensor machine model to the fault diagnosis of electric vehicle extenders.
Geometric design and kinematics analysis of coplanar double internal meshing non-circular planetary gear train
Authors: Lin Chao , Xia Xiguang , Li Peilu
Published: December 2018

A new type of non-circular planetary gear train is proposed, in which the planetary gear is internally meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear at the same time. The structural form and transmission principle are analyzed, and the design method of non-circular gear pitch curves and related parameters of the gear train are discussed. The input–output relationship under various working conditions of the gear train is deduced. The precise tooth profile of the non-circular gears is obtained by the Boolean operation of MATLAB, then the virtual prototype model of the planetary gear train is established, and the kinematics simulation is carried out in the ADAMS software. The simulation results verify the correctness of the transmission principle and the theoretical analysis of the motion law.
Reliability analysis for high-lift device based on Copula function and Bayesian updating
Authors: Feng Jiazhen , Zhang Jianguo , Qiu Jiwei
Published: December 2018

In order to improve the reliability analysis accuracy of the aircraft high-lift, an approach based on the Copula function theory and Bayesian updating is proposed. Considering the influence of the random variables’ correlation in the process of updating, choosing the reasonable prior joint distribution and likelihood function is crucial. Under the condition of the incomplete probability information, the analytic expressions of the prior joint distribution and likelihood function of the correlated random variables are derived through the Copula function. Then, the posterior joint distribution is obtained by Bayesian updating. The reliability of the lifting device is calculated based on the posterior distribution. The case analysis shows that the reliability results based on the proposed approach are more accurate and more coincident with the factual situation than the reliability analysis results based on the independence assumption of random variables.
The Need to Contribute During Adolescence
Authors: Fuligni Andrew J.
Published: December 2018

As an intensely social species, humans demonstrate the propensity to contribute to other individuals and groups by providing support, resources, or helping to achieve a shared goal. Accumulating evidence suggests that contribution benefits the givers as well as the receivers. The need to contribute during adolescence, however, has been underappreciated compared with more individually focused psychological or social developmental needs. The need is particularly significant during the teenage years, when children’s social world expands and they become increasingly capable of making contributions of consequence. Moreover, contribution can both promote and be a key element of traditionally conceived fundamental needs of the adolescent period such as autonomy, identity, and intimacy. The neural and biological foundations of the adolescent need to contribute, as well as the ways in which social environments meet that need, are discussed. A scientific and practical investment in contribution would synergize with other recent efforts to reframe thinking about the adolescent period, providing potential returns to the field as well as to youths and their communities.
Deconstruction and reconstruction of identities: An interpretation on Chinese agriculture metal
Authors: Wang Yuan
Published: December 2018

After the advent of Black Sabbath in the late 1960s, metal has existed for nearly 50 years. With the trend of cultural globalization from the West and opening-up of China in the late 1980s, metal emerged in the country in 1990 and then became a genre around 2000. The forming of Chinese metal has been experiencing a tension of acculturation, in which background agriculture metal came about as an exclusively Chinese metal phenomenon around 2010. Instead of being merely a spoof, it refers to deeper implications and reflects the issues of Chinese identity in a cosmopolitanism context. This article explores the origin and formation of the phenomenon of “agriculture metal” (农业重金属) and argues that the illogicalness, absurdity, and modern cynicism produced by agriculture metal can be understood as a deconstruction of traditional Chinese culture, mainstream popular culture, and Western metal orthodox, through which a series of unique features of Chinese metal are possibly constructed or reconstructed. This study may enrich contemporary metal studies by focusing on Chinese metal, which has usually been absent in the academia. More significantly, it emphasizes the tension between Chinese metal (localization) and Western metal (globalization), especially the former’s identity struggle in the global metal scene. Meanwhile, this study might be of more universal application, illustrating one of the possible results in the cosmopolitan process of culture in the contemporary world.
Experiences That Predict Employment for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Federally Funded Higher Education Programs
Authors: Grigal Meg , Papay Clare , Smith Frank , Hart Debra , Verbeck Rayna
Published: December 2018

The Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) model demonstration program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education was implemented initially from 2010 to 2015. During this time, 27 institutions of higher education were awarded grants to develop programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to access higher education. TPSID programs were charged with developing model demonstration programs that would lead to gainful employment. In this article, we identify predictors of employment while in the program and at exit for students who completed a TPSID program between 2010 and 2015. Results identified several predictors of employment for students with IDD. Authors share implications for future research and practice gleaned from the analysis.
Factors Affecting Environmentally Responsive Consumption Behavior in India: An Empirical Study
Authors: Gupta Abhinav , Singh Upendra
Published: December 2018

Environmental marketing continues to be a heavily researched area, in part due to a heightened awareness and concern for the environment among consumers. An area that has received considerable research attention is the relationship of various environmental attitudes and intentions with environmental behavioral outcomes. The conventional approach has been to linearly relate environmental attitudes and intentions among themselves and with behavioral outcomes, even though no clear pattern has emerged. The objective of the study is to understand the impact of factors influencing environmentally responsive consumption behavior on purchase intentions and purchase behavior. Data were collected from 514 respondents from Delhi. From the findings of this article, it can be stated that purchase behavior is the direct outcome of purchase intention. Further, purchase intention shows direct significant relationship, with subjective norm, attitude toward the behavior, willingness to pay, environmental consciousness, green self-identity, and perceived behavior control.
Performance and stability of the double absorbing boundary method for acoustic-wave propagation
Authors: Potter Toby , Shragge Jeffrey , Lumley David
Published: December 2018

The double absorbing boundary (DAB) is a novel extension to the family of high-order absorbing boundary condition operators. It uses auxiliary variables in a boundary layer to set up cancellation waves that suppress wavefield energy at the computational-domain boundary. In contrast to the perfectly matched layer (PML), the DAB makes no assumptions about the incoming wavefield and can be implemented with a boundary layer as thin as three computational grid-point cells. Our implementation incorporates the DAB into the boundary cell layer of high-order finite-difference (FD) techniques, thus avoiding the need to specify a padding region within the computational domain. We tested the DAB by propagating acoustic waves through homogeneous and heterogeneous 3D earth models. Measurements of the spectral response of energy reflected from the DAB indicate that it reflects approximately 10–15 dB less energy for heterogeneous models than a convolutional PML of the same computational memory complexity. The same measurements also indicate that a DAB boundary layer implemented with second-order FD operators couples well with higher-order FD operators in the computational domain. Long-term stability tests find that the DAB and CPML methods are stable for the acoustic-wave equation. The DAB has promise as a robust and memory-efficient absorbing boundary for 3D seismic imaging and inversion applications as well as other wave-equation applications in applied physics.
Site Amplification Functions for Central and Eastern North America – Part II: Modular Simulation-Based Models
Authors: Harmon Joseph , Hashash Youssef M. A. , Stewart Jonathan P. , Rathje Ellen M. , Campbell Kenneth W. , Silva Walter J. , Ilhan Okan
Published: December 2018

Site amplification models for Central and Eastern North America are developed from simulation results presented in a companion paper. Linear and nonlinear amplification functions are developed for response spectral (RS) accelerations and smoothed Fourier amplitude spectra (FAS). Linear RS model components include ground motion scaling with 30 m time-averaged shear wave velocity ( VS30 scaling) and the effects of site period and sediment depth. These models are modular and can be used with or without period or depth terms. Including these terms, especially site period, is desirable and improves model estimation. Modularity also allows linear and nonlinear amplification terms to be developed and combined with linear amplification models without bias. Nonlinear RS models reduce linear amplification as VS30 decreases and the intensity of rock outcrop motions increases. Linear FAS models are tabulated amplification values as functions of VS30 and depth; nonlinear FAS models are analogous to those for the RS. A linear model for correcting a VS30 = 760 m/s rock condition to VS = 3,000 m/s is produced.
Arbitragem administrativa e consensualidade: análise pontual do novo paradigma da ação administrativa
Authors: Valle Vivian Lima López
Published: December 2018

Administrative arbitration and consensuality: punctual analysis of the new paradigm of administrative action A contratualização da ação administrativa propicia um ambiente de paridade e consensualidade administrativa. Nesse contexto a arbitragem administrativa é analisada como instrumento de negociação para resolução de conflitos na relação jurídico-administrativa contemporânea. A análise parte da premissa de que a arbitragem é instrumento de estabilidade das relações jurídico-administrativas, com enfrentamento de aspectos importantes, como cláusula arbitral vazia, a definição do conteúdo arbitrável e disponível, e da patrimonialidade e disponibilidade no ambiente de transação administrativa. Sustenta-se que a publicidade da decisão arbitral não fere o princípio da confidencialidade e que há inadequação na realização de licitação para escolha de árbitros e da Câmara de Arbitragem. The contractualization of administrative action provides an environment of parity and administrative consensus. In this context, administrative arbitration is analyzed as a negotiation tool for conflict resolution in the contemporary administrative juridical relationship. The analysis starts from the premise that arbitration is an instrument of stability of administrative legal relationships, confronting important aspects such as empty arbitration clause, definition of arbitrable and available content, and patrimoniality and availability in the administrative transaction environment. It is maintained that the publicity of the arbitration decision does not violate the principle of confidentiality and that there is inadequacy in the bidding process for the selection of arbitrators and the Arbitration Chamber.
Infrações de patente no bojo de Parcerias para o Desenvolvimento Produtivo
Authors: Justen Filho Marçal
Published: December 2018

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Regulação de preço mínimo do petróleo
Authors: Fux Ministro Luiz
Published: December 2018

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Quarrying the coasts of Crete in antiquity; some geoarchaeological considerations
Authors: Tziligkaki Eleni
Published: December 2018

The paper discusses three aspects of coastal quarrying in the island of Crete, Aegean Sea, Greece; issues of chronology in regard to the Mean Sea Level in antiquity, issues of ancient technology, and issues of local marble extraction. A series of violent seismic events, the most known being the so-called Early Byzantine Tectonic Paroxysm, affected the morphology of the coastline of Crete, the coastal quarries of which are today either uplifted or sunken. Quarries of aeolianite/sandstone, limestone, marble, and beach rock are related to adjacent rock-cut fish tanks and ship sheds. Traces of the ancient exploitation such as the circular holes observed in the coastal quarries are differentiated according to their dimensions and their natural or manmade form. A preliminary report of a new site, a white marble quarry at Istron (Gulf of Merambello, eastern Crete), is added to the white marble quarries of the area and correlated with the graffiti inscribed on the islet of Prasonēsi or Vryonēsi.
Updates in Urologic Robot Assisted Surgery
Authors: Navaratnam Anojan , Abdul-Muhsin Haidar , Humphreys Mitchell
Published: December 2018

Modern robotics is an advanced minimally invasive technology with the advantages of wristed capability, three-dimensional optics, and tremor filtration compared with conventional laparoscopy. Urologists have been early adopters of robotic surgical technology: robotics have been used in urologic oncology for more than 20 years and there has been an increasing trend for utilization in benign urologic pathology in the last couple of years. The continuing development and interest in robotics are aimed at surgical efficiency as well as patient outcomes. However, despite its advantages, improvements in haptics, system size, and cost are still desired. This article explores the current use of robotics in urology as well as future improvements on the horizon.
Intra-canal medication containing silver nanoparticle versus calcium hydroxide in reducing postoperative pain: A randomized clinical trial
Authors: El Abbasy Fatma El Zahraa , Ibrahim Salsabyl , Shaker Olfat , Ahmed Geraldine
Published: December 2018

Background:Pain of endodontic origin can be annoying for patients and endodontist. Pain relief is more important to the patient than treatment success. Numerous factors such as over instrumentation, over filling, debris extrusion can cause postoperative pain. However, bacteria found in the root canal space is the most important factor. Therefore mechanical preparation is an important step in elimination of micro-organisms from the root canal. It has been reported that micro-organisms can still survive inside the root canal even after mechanical preparation. Hence, the use of intra-canal medicaments in between visits for reduction of bacteria inside the root canal space has been recommended. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of silver nanoparticles versus calcium hydroxide used as intra-canal medication in reducing pain in necrotic teeth with apical periodontitis.

Methods:Thirty-four participants were randomly divided into 2 groups, 17 in each group according to intra-canal medication used silver nanoparticles and calcium hydroxide (AgNPs and Ca(OH)2). Each patient was given pain scale chart numerical rating scale (NRS) in order to record his/her pain level before any intervention followed by placement of intra-canal medicament for 1 week. Postoperative pain was recorded at 4, 12, 24, 48 hours.

Results:Pre-operatively; there was no statistically significant difference between mean pain scores in the two groups. After 4, 12 as well as 24 hours, Ca(OH)2 group showed statistically significantly higher mean pain score than AgNPs group. After 48 hours; there was no statistically significant difference between mean pain scores in the two groups.

Conclusions:There was a statistically significant difference in postoperative pain following 4, 12, and 24 hours where AgNPs group resulted in reduction of pain more than Ca(OH)2 group. At 48 hours, there was no statistically significant difference.

Trial registration: PACTRPACTR20160200144418026/01/2016
Background and Prospects for Changes in the Qualification Certification of Auditors in the Russian Federation
Authors: Казакова Наталия , Kazakova Nataliya
Published: December 2018

Th e article highlights the main factors of change that today have and will have a signifi cant impact on the development of the audit profession, its integration with other professions. Th e prerequisites for deepening and expanding the areas of professional competence of the auditor, as well as factors contributing to raising the status of the qualifying certifi cate of the auditor on the labor market and its recognition at the international level are substantiated. Information on the development process of the new exam project is presented.
Questions of Statutory Regulation of the Accounting the Expenses for Mastering Natural Resource
Authors: Поленова С. , Polenova S.
Published: December 2018

Th e article gives analysis of separate theoretical and practical problems of the regulation of the methodical ensuring the accounting the expenses for mastering natural resource enterprise gaining branches, author’s recommendations on development and improvement of the notional device and methods of the accounting of such expenses are motivated.
Management of Working Capital of the Enterprise: the Role and Importance of Responsibility Centers
Authors: Аврашков Лев , Avrashkov Lyev , Графова Галина , Grafova Galina , Гуськов Сергей , Guskov Sergei
Published: December 2018

Th e article deals with the issues of real estate management in the mechanism for managing working capital of an enterprise. Th e method of distribution of sources of funding for items of working capital is presented. Implementation of calculations of the consolidated budget ratio are made, which serves the budgeting of expenses by responsibility centers.
Actual problems of personnel management: older workers
Authors: Дуракова Ирина , Durakova Irina , Талтынов Сергей , Taltynov Sergey , Майер Екатерина , Mayer Ekaterina
Published: December 2018

The training manual describes the current two-circuit framework conditions for working with staff in the organization. In the content of the first circuit-labor law, Economics, national education, unions of public interest, the situation. The second outline of the framework conditions includes the demographic situation, technical changes, transformations in society and the reassessment of values, the pluralism of forms of life and the improvement of its quality. A detailed view of the work with older employees is given on the basis of the statement of the necessity and directions of changing the usual approaches to personnel management.
The specifics of the manual-familiarity with the reader with the scientific discussion about aging employed in the trends of transformation of the labor market, scientific ideas about the age limits of the employed population, stereotypes and their changes in relation to age employees, the implementation of the basic functions of personnel management, taking into account the changing demographic situation.
The publication is addressed to undergraduates, students, graduate students, researchers and practitioners studying the problems of aging team and engaged in the construction of relevant and effective personnel policy in organizations.
CANDU FIRE DATABASE
Authors: Shalabi Hossam , Hadjisophocleous George
Published: December 2018

The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is a specialized agency within the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The International Fire Data Exchange Project (OECD FIRE) was designed by the NEA to encourage multilateral co-operation in the collection and analysis of data relating to fire events in nuclear power plants. We used Python advanced software to analyze the data related to CANDU reactor plants in Canada from the OECD FIRE Database, while providing weighting factors/percentage tables to be used in CANDU Fire probabilistic risk assessment analysis. We also used 5 different time-series methods to predict future potential fires in CANDU reactors, compared the results from different methods, and identified the best method to predict future fires in CANDU power plants.
Gastroenteritis: An overview of the symptoms, transmission and management
Authors: Duncan Deborah Louise
Published: December 2018

In the UK one in five people get gastroenteritis each year (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2017). This illness is also more common in young children, who may present with more than one case a year ( World Health Organization, 2013 ). Both Norwalk-like viruses and rotavirus are also seasonal, occurring particularly during the Winter season ( Ihouye et al, 2000 ). In fact, in both industrialised and developing countries, viruses are the main causative factor of acute diarrhoea in the winter season ( World Gastroenterology Organization, 2012 ). In most cases the illness can last a week, but it can persist with a risk of dehydration or complications. School nurses can play a substantial role in improving children's performance at school, absentee rates and general wellbeing ( Maughan, 2003 ). Parents may also seek advice from the school nurse about how to treat this condition or schools' exclusion criteria. This literature review of the clinical evidence and national guidelines will therefore be of particular interest to school nurses in the independent sector, based in schools and in special school nursing teams.
‘Prevention is Better than Cure’: New beginnings for an old idea?
Authors: Sherwin Sarah , Wright Jane
Published: December 2018

The government has recently published a new Green Paper, ‘Prevention is Better than Cure’, which sets out a strategy to improve people's lifespan by putting a greater emphasis in prevention.
Electively home educated children and young people: Access to school nursing services
Authors: Bullock Fiona
Published: December 2018

There has been an increase in the number of electively home educated children and young people. Fiona Bullock discusses the inequalities in access to health services and the safeguarding risks for this population, and presents a local initiative to improve their access to school nurses and other professionals.
Missed immunisations increase the risk of hospital admission
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: December 2018

A new large-scale study looks at the link between infant immunisation and developmental checks attendance, and emergency hospital admissions in childhood. Dorothy Lepkowska shares the research's findings.
Childhood disorders: Phenylketonuria
Authors: Tinsley Elizabeth
Published: December 2018

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited condition in which there is a build up of phenylalanine in the body. PKU is looked for in all newborns in the UK by measuring phenylalanine levels in the heel-prick blood test and all babies should have this test as it allows treatment to start early in life. The needs of female patients are of particular importance because of the associated risks of pregnancy in the untreated mother with PKU. This article outlines the diagnosis and management of PKU, and some considerations for parents and women with the condition who are planning to concieve.
Assessment of Water Quality of Blue Nile River in Sudan
Authors: Abu Sabah Rasha Babiker Gurashi , Mohamed Adam Abubaker Haroun , Mohamed Ali Dawoud
Published: December 2018

The objectives of this study were to quantify the fresh water quality of Blue Nile River before processing, identify the pollutants, and to determine the most polluted areas, and their impacts on living organisms as well as the surrounding environment. Thus, random water samples were collected and analyzed at the laboratory of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Ground water and Wadis Directorates - Khartoum. The outcomes were compared with the World Health Organization standardization. The results revealed variations in the concentration of the studied elements taken from the different locations. But, the results indicated that the water quality is good, and it is within the permissible water use. However, further study is recommended to include seasonal variation as well as the biological analysis.
Tindakan Korupsi sebagai Tindakan Imoral dalam Perspektif Fungsional (Kajian Film Korupsi dan Kita: Rumah Perkara)
Authors: Muryanti Muryanti
Published: December 2018

Abstrak. Perilaku korupsi dalam perspektif fungsionalisme structural berfungsi sebagai pelumas birokrasi untuk mempercepat sistem birokrasi menjalankan tugasnya. Korupsi merupakan salah satu fungsi melekat dalam fungsi politik dan fungsi ekonomi yang berjalan beriringan untuk memperoleh keuntungan maksimal. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui fungsi positif dari korupsi pada sistem politik di film: Korupsi dan Kita: Rumah Perkara. Film ini merupakan salah satu cermin situasi perpolitikan di Indonesia yang sangat rentan dengan perilaku dan tindak pidana korupsi. Metode penelitian adalah kualitatif dengan menganalisis data sekunder film dan menganalisisnya dengan perspektif structural fungsional. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa fungsi positif dari korupsi benar-benar dijalankan oleh pebisnis untuk mendapatkan keuntungan dari bisnisnya tanpa mempertimbangkan moral dan mengabaikan moral itu sendiri. Perilaku bisnis bekerjasama dengan pejabat dengan melakukan suap untuk menggoalkan tujuannya. Kedua belah pihak sama-sama mendapatkan keuntungan maksimal karena kepentingan bisnis dan politik bisa berjalan beriringan. Sisi yang lain, masyarakat banyak menderita karena perilaku korupsi, diantaranya: kehilangan lahan, pekerjaan dan tanah kelahiran.    Kata Kunci: Tindakan Korupsi, Imoral, Amoral dan Struktural Fungsional  Abstract. Corrupt behaviour, in the perspective of structural functionalism, function as the lubricant of bureaucracy to quicken the bureaucracy system in doing their job. Corruption does have political function as well as economical client which runs simultaneously to gain maximum advantage. This writing is aimed to discover the positive function of corruptionin the political system in the movie Korupsidan Kita: RumahPerkara. This movie is one example of political situation in Indonesia which is very vulnerable to corruption. The research method is qualitative by analysing secondary data, which is movie, with structural and functional perspective. The result of the research shows that the positive function of corruption is really done by the businessman to gain advantage towards their business but with ignoring the moral value. In reaching the goal, businessman cooperate with government officers. The two parties get the advantages because business and political importance can actually run together. In the other side, society suffer from this corruption activity for example: losing land, occupation and birthplace.Keywords: corruption, immoral, structural and functional
Kecenderungan Kajian Penelitian Jurnal Komunikasi Pada Penulis APJIKI Ditinjau dari Tujuh Tradisi Komunikasi
Authors: Kertamukti Rama , Astuti Yanti Dwi , Purwani Diah Ajeng , Nusa Lukman
Published: December 2018

This research tries to reveal the trends and tendency of research studies conducted by the authors published in the journal of communication science incorporated in the Association of Journal Management Science Communication Indonesia (APJIKI). The publication demands made by the academic community of Higher Education give a considerable impact on the awareness of the lecturers the importance of conducting studies, research and writing scientific papers. Communication science study progressed along with the development of communication technology. The development of this communication study coloring the writing of scientific articles in the form of research and articles in communication journals, then this research synthesizes the results of writing in scientific journals in the field of communication science contained in APJIKI (Association of Publishers Journal of Communication Science) in Indonesia by using perspective approaches seven traditions in communication namely, semiotics, phenomenology, cybernetic, psychological social, socio-cultural, critical and rhetoric. This study is using a quantitative and qualitative approach, data obtained through the dissemination of an online questionnaire and interview. The results showed that the scope of research studies for communication journals incorporated in APJIKI year 2016 more inclined on the study Public Relations (PR). While the form of communication studies that ranked first in 2016 is a study on the form of mass communication.
Relaciones de la inmigracion hispana con la Iglesia en el área de Washington D. C., Virginia y Maryland
Authors: Valero Matas J. A. , Sánchez Bayón A.
Published: December 2018

Este artículo es producto de una investigación sobre la inmigración hispana en el triángulo de Washington D. C., Maryland y Virginia. El estudio pretende analizar las relaciones entre la inmigración hispana y las diferentes Iglesias. Los indocumentados, especialmente hispanos, han sido un dardo en los procesos electorales en los EE. UU., y han sido sometidos a una permanente inseguridad a ser deportados. Desde hace tiempo las diferentes confesiones son su refugio, pero en las dos últimas décadas estas se han convertido en el principal apoyo y protección. Con este estudio se busca conocer lo más destacado de dicha relación.
Estudio jurídico-empírico de la detención, internamiento y expulsión de extranjeros en el País Vasco: especial examen a las expulsiones exprés
Authors: Barbero Gonzalez Iker
Published: December 2018

Los procedimientos de detención, internamiento y expulsión de extranjeros que acontecen en el País Vasco en el marco de la legislación de extranjería constituyen un fenómeno hasta ahora inexplorado. Existe una percepción social y académica de que este territorio, al carecer de competencias propias en materia de extranjería, es ajeno a las dinámicas estatales y globales de control de la inmigración irregular y las fronteras. Los datos y el trabajo empírico desarrollado en este ámbito administrativo y judicial demuestran precisamente que la actividad policial-administrativa en esta materia es importante, y además presenta particularidades singulares como la existencia de una frontera con un Estado miembro. Conjuntamente, existen prácticas como las denominadas expulsiones exprés, que requieren reflexiones específicas desde una perspectiva de garantías jurídicas un Estado miembro. Concretamente, dentro de la lógica policial gerencial, existen prácticas como las denominadas expulsiones exprés, que requieren su cuantificación y reflexiones específicas desde una perspectiva de garantías jurídicas.
El mercado laboral y la religión: la religión “vivida” de la diáspora comercial de Otavalo (Ecuador)
Authors: Sobczyk Rita , Soriano Miras Rosa , Caballero Calvo Andrés
Published: December 2018

La presente investigación muestra cómo el mercado laboral puede marcar profundamente las maneras en las que la religión es comprendida y practicada en el contexto migratorio. En la actualidad existen evidencias empíricas sólidas que indican que en diversos países de destino la población migrante, con frecuencia, se ve sobrerrepresentada en nichos laborales específicos. Este estudio, partiendo desde el análisis de caso de los kichwa otavalo, una población indígena del norte de Ecuador, revela cómo dicha concentración laboral puede plasmarse en el desarrollo de lo que denominamos la “religiosidad segmentada”. Los resultados de la investigación cualitativa, realizada en el sur de España, evidencian que la comprensión de la vida religiosa en la emigración no puede llevarse a cabo sin el análisis longitudinal de los condicionantes socioeconómicos y políticos que repercuten en la inserción de los migrantes en los contextos de acogida.
Flipping the Classroom: Effects on Course Experience, Academic Motivation, and Performance in an Undergraduate Exercise Science Research Methods Course
Authors: Langdon Jody , Sturges Diana , Schlote Robert
Published: December 2018

The goal of the study was to determine the effects of the Flipped Classroom Model (FCM) on students’ course experience, basic need satisfaction, motivation, and academic performance in an undergraduate Research Methods course for exercise science majors. One section received instruction in a Traditional Lecture Model (TLM), while the other section received instruction via the FCM. An adapted survey was administered to approximately 175 students, with 83% responding. Significant differences were seen in course experience (learning resources and course organization). Analysis of lecture viewing data revealed that students in the FCM did not adhere to a level of lecture viewing that would ensure success in the course. The FCM was determined to be a viable alternative to TLM, as motivation and general course experiences was high for both formats, however instructors must be aware of the need to reinforce preparation for in-class work.
Gemeinsam für Glyphosat: Pestizidindustrie und öffentliche Hand
Authors: Finckh Maria R.
Published: December 2018

Jahrzehntelang beschwichtigten Zulassungsbehörden und Hersteller, Pestizide wie Glyphosat seien unbedenklich. Dabei belegen mehrere Studien das Gegenteil, ebenfalls seit Jahrzehnten. Langsam wird klar, wie stark die Pestizidindustrie, private Prüfinstitute und Kontrollbehörden
verstrickt waren und die Verbraucher(innen) getäuscht haben.
IKT und Klimaschutz: eine digitale Architektur für die Energiewende
Authors: Mielke Jahel , Fischer Timo , Jaeger Carlo , Hoffmann Clemens
Published: December 2018

Im Kopernikus-Projekt ENavi werden die Rollen von Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) im Energiesystem und die Chancen der Digitalisierung für die Bereiche Strom, Wärme und Mobilität untersucht.
Weshalb ist die Beteiligung von Akteuren nicht konstitutiv für transdisziplinäre Forschung?
Authors: Jaeger Jochen , Scheringer Martin
Published: December 2018

Reaktion auf J. Mittelstraß in GAIA 27/2 (2018) und W. Krohn et al. in GAIA 26/4 (2017)
How Will Sustainability Transform Democracy? Reflections on an Important Dimension of Transformation Sciences
Authors: Heidenreich Felix
Published: December 2018

What if citizens freely choose a non-sustainable way of life, as individuals or for their political community as a whole? The challenge of the Great Transformation raises fundamental questions about democracy and the liberal tradition with its emphasis on personal freedom. Re-conceptualizing
democracy along republican traditions would underscore the common good and allow a new perspective.The concept of democracy implies two basic elements: the protection of individual rights by the rule of law and the possibility of determining the future through elections or other
forms of participation. However, if individual rights imply a non-sustainable way of life, and if the right to make free collective choices includes the possibility of making fatal mistakes, a tension seems to arise between democracy and sustainability. The Great Transformation will have consequences
for the Western way of life and the way we view democracy. The question of sustainability’s ramifications for the concept of democracy ought to be discussed more broadly. Transformation sciences would benefit from a more extensive exchange with political theory. The challenge of how
to implement sustainability in a democratic way is more complex, as classical models of participatory or deliberative democracy are increasingly seen to be in a crisis state. A more intense impact of democratic politics on citizens’ ways of life will only be accepted if citizens feel
sufficiently involved in the collectively binding decisions they are expected to implement. The idea of Green republicanism therefore seems a plausible model for a sustainable democracy.
2018 – das Jahr, in dem die deutsche Polizei erstmals Drohnen gegen Gefährder einsetzte
Authors: Benöhr-Laqueur Susanne
Published: December 2018

Das neue bayerische Polizeigesetz betritt im Hinblick auf den Einsatz von Polizeidrohnen juristisches Neuland. Hochkomplexe juristische Tatbestände ermöglichen es der bayerischen Polizei in Zukunft, nicht nur öffentliche Veranstaltungen oder Ansammlungen auf großen bzw. unübersichtlichen Örtlichkeiten zu überwachen, sondern auch ganz gezielt potenzielle Gefährder zu identifizieren. Hinzu kommt, dass der Drohneneinsatz über polizeirelevanten „Hotspots“ wie Rotlichtbezirken, Hauptbahnhöfen aber auch Asylbewerbertreffpunkten unter dem Aspekt der Abwehr des neu konzipierten Tatbestandes der „drohenden Gefahr“ ermöglicht wird.
Ethische und rechtliche Bewertung von Maßnahmen der polizeilichen Drohnenabwehr
Authors: Heesen Jessica , Schuster Susanne , Arzt Clemens
Published: December 2018

Die zunehmende Nutzung von unbemannten Flugsystemen (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV] – nachfolgend: Drohnen) birgt neue Gefährdungspotenziale für die zivile Sicherheit. Eine Drohne kann von einem Hobbypiloten genutzt werden, um Luftaufnahmen zu machen, sie kann aber auch gefährliche Spreng- oder Giftstoffe transportieren. Nicht zuletzt können Drohnen eine Gefahr darstellen, indem sie (unbeabsichtigt) abstürzen oder (gezielt) zum Absturz gebracht werden. Als Antwort auf diese Bedrohungslagen reagieren öffentliche und private Einrichtungen mit der Entwicklung von Drohnenabwehrsystemen für den zivilen Bereich. Der Beitrag soll die Folgen des Einsatzes von Drohnenabwehrsystemen durch die Polizei aus ethischer und rechtlicher Perspektive bewerten. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei die Überwachungspotenziale des Systems und die Abwägung von Risiken der Drohnenabwehr in Hinsicht auf den verfassungsrechtlichen Grundrechtsschutz.
Numerical Evaluation of Pollutants Emissions in a Homogeneous Methane/Air Micro Flame
Authors: Mayi O. T. Sosso , Lontsi F. , Akong M. B. Obounou , Agbébavi J. Tonyi
Published: December 2018

Exhausting pollutant gas in a plug flow micro reactor are identified, described and predicted in this paper. For this, a premixed methane/air micro flame was simulated by a simplified chemical kinetics mechanism with four equations of Jones
and Lindstedt. In addition to the Jones and Lindstedt model, one chemical kinetic mechanism with three equations describing the formation of thermal NO was integrated in Comsol 4.2a code, all that equations describing the production process and
disappearance of the major chemical species. Simulations in stoichiometric and lean conditions with equivalent ratio ф equal to 0.9 and 0.7 show that the simulations with Jones and Lindstedt model provide a stable flame with the temperatures of the
same order as that obtained with a detailed chemical kinetic mechanism as reported in the literature. Production of carbon dioxide (CO2) varies with the richness of the mixture. It is high with ф = 1 and in the order of 250 ppm, this value remains
smaller than the required threshold for breathable air. Carbon monoxide (CO) is not found in the products of combustion due to the high temperatures at the outlet of the microreactor in the three cases