bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Number of Grooming Partners Is Associated with Hookworm Infection in Wild Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Authors: Wren Brandi T. , Remis Melissa J. , Camp Joseph W. , Gillespie Thomas R.
Published: September 2016

There are many known benefits of social grooming among primates, including maintenance of social relationships, removal of ectoparasites, and improved physiological condition. Recently, however, researchers have noted that social grooming and social contact may also present a significant cost by facilitating transmission of some parasites and pathogens. We investigated whether the number of social grooming partners varied based on infection status for gastrointestinal parasites. We used focal animal sampling and continuous recording to collect data on the number of grooming partners for known individual vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). We collected non-invasive faecal samples and examined them using faecal flotation, faecal sedimentation, and immunofluorescence microscopy. We detected 6 parasites: Trichuris sp. (92%), hookworm (71%), spirurids (68%), Oesophagostomum sp. (84%), Strongyloides sp. (24%), and Entamoeba coli (92%). The number of grooming partners varied significantly based on infection with hookworm and sex. No significant relationships were detected for other parasites. Associations between host behavioural variation and some parasite taxa (specifically Trichuris, Oesophagostomum, and Entamoeba spp.) were impossible to explore due to an extremely high prevalence among hosts. This is the first report that we are aware of that has detected an association between social grooming behaviours and infection with hookworm.
iPhone 4s and iPhone 5s Imaging of the Eye
Authors: Jalil Maaz , Ferenczy Sandor R. , Shields Carol L.
Published: September 2016

Background/Aims: To evaluate the technical feasibility of a consumer-grade cellular iPhone camera as an ocular imaging device compared to existing ophthalmic imaging equipment for documentation purposes. Methods: A comparison of iPhone 4s and 5s images was made with external facial images (macrophotography) using Nikon cameras, slit-lamp images (microphotography) using Zeiss photo slit-lamp camera, and fundus images (fundus photography) using RetCam II. Results: In an analysis of six consecutive patients with ophthalmic conditions, both iPhones achieved documentation of external findings (macrophotography) using standard camera modality, tap to focus, and built-in flash. Both iPhones achieved documentation of anterior segment findings (microphotography) during slit-lamp examination through oculars. Both iPhones achieved fundus imaging using standard video modality with continuous iPhone illumination through an ophthalmic lens. Comparison to standard ophthalmic cameras, macrophotography and microphotography were excellent. In comparison to RetCam fundus photography, iPhone fundus photography revealed smaller field and was technically more difficult to obtain, but the quality was nearly similar to RetCam. Conclusions: iPhone versions 4s and 5s can provide excellent ophthalmic macrophotography and microphotography and adequate fundus photography. We believe that iPhone imaging could be most useful in settings where expensive, complicated, and cumbersome imaging equipment is unavailable.
Non-Responders to Intravitreal Ranibizumab in Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Authors: Iacono Pierluigi , Battaglia Parodi Maurizio , Bandello Francesco
Published: September 2016

Aim: Evaluation of the proportion of patients affected by subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration who are non-respondent to intravitreal ranibizumab injections (IVRI). Methods: Patients received 3 monthly IVRI, with monthly retreatments, in accordance with a pro re nata scheme (fluid on optical coherence tomography, leakage on fluorescein angiography, new haemorrhages). Non-responders were classified as follows: functional non-responder (best-corrected visual acuity worsening by a minimum of 2 ETDRS lines); anatomical non-responder (central foveal thickness not decreasing by at least 10% compared with baseline value); complete non-responder (both anatomical and functional non-responder criteria apply). Primary outcome measure: identification of the proportion of non-responders. Results: Four patients (7%) were functional non-responders at the 1-month examination, and 5, 5 and 7% at the 2-, 3- and 6-month examinations, respectively. Two of 4 initial non-responders were reclassified as responders during the 6-month follow-up. Twenty-three eyes (43%) were anatomical non-responders at the 1-month visit, and 32, 28 and 21% at 2, 3 and 6 months, respectively. Sixteen of 23 (70%) initially non-respondent eyes became respondent over the follow-up. Two eyes (4%) were classified as complete non-responders after 1 month. Non-responders amounted to 4, 0 and 2% at the 2-, 3- and 6-month examinations, respectively. No initially complete non-responding eye remained so over the follow-up. Conclusion: Data indicate a low proportion of functional and anatomical non-responders to IVRI. Further studies are warranted providing a better definition of non-responder and a clearer picture of the magnitude of response, when present.
Correlation of Expression of Breast Biomarkers in Primary and Metastatic Breast Carcinomas: A Single-Institution Experience
Authors: Hou Yanjun , Shen Rulong , Chaudhary Shweta , Gao Faye , Li Zaibo
Published: September 2016

Objective: Changes in the status of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in metastatic breast carcinomas are frequently reported. We examined the change in the status of biomarkers in metastatic breast carcinomas. Study Design: This study cohort was composed of 137 metastatic breast carcinomas (58 surgical and 79 cytological specimens) with existing primary tumors during a study period from 2013 to 2015. Results: The overall change rates in metastases were 9, 21 and 6% for ER, PR and HER2, respectively. All changes were from positive in the primary tumor to negative in the metastases. The ER change rate was significantly higher in the cytological than in the surgical metastases. Six of 14 cytological metastases with positive HER2 in primary tumors showed a change in HER2 status, including 5 fluid specimens and 1 fine-needle aspiration (FNA); the other 8 had no change in HER2 status, and included 7 FNAs and 1 fluid specimen. Conclusion: The significant percentage of cases with a change in biomarker status supports the recommendation by the College of American Pathologists to test breast biomarkers in metastases. HER2 status change was mostly identified in fluid specimens; however, the small sample size in our cohort and the fact that HER2 fluorescence in situ hybridization was not performed may warrant further studies.
Trends in Upper Tract Stone Disease in England: Evidence from the Hospital Episodes Statistics Database
Authors: Rukin Nicholas J. , Siddiqui Zain A. , Chedgy Edmund C.P. , Somani Bhaskar K.
Published: September 2016

Aims: The study aimed to determine the current trends in urolithiasis-related admissions and associated interventions in England between 2006/2007 and 2013/2014 utilizing Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) online data. Material and Methods: Data was extracted from the online HES data set for each year from 2006/2007 to 2013/2014 inclusive. Admissions and procedural interventions were identified from their corresponding OPCS-4 and ICD-10 codes. Results: Finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for urolithiasis have increased by 20% over the last 7 years, with 93,039 FCEs in the year 2013/2014. Based on English population statistics, the lifetime prevalence of urolithiasis based on hospital-related admission/intervention data for 2013/2014 is 14%. The biggest increases were seen in those aged ≥75 years (up by 51%, n = 2,853). Total interventions have increased from 28,624 to 42,068, with increased rates of shock wave lithotripsy (26%), ureteroscopy (URS; 86%) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (149%). Emergency URS procedures have increased by 38%. Day-case rates for ureteric and renal URS, in 2013/2014, were 22 and 21%, respectively. Conclusions: Over the last 7 years, there is a rising prevalence of kidney stone disease with associated increase in the number of interventions related to it. Both elective and emergency URS procedures are increasing, with a rising trend for day-case URS. Similar trends are seen worldwide and future resource planning for urolithiasis is needed to match the increase in demand.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ЗАВИТКИ ВНУТРІШНЬОГО ВУХА ЛЮДИНИ
Authors: Naida S. A. , Zubchenko О. A.
Published: September 2016

There was conducted the simulations of a cochlea of an interior ear of the human by means of a long line. The following regularities of operation of a cochlea were determined: without the count of flexibilities Reissner's and basilar membranes swing pressure on walls of a cochlear course does not exceed 3,6 % from pressure in the field of an oval window; allocation of a differential of sound pressure fluctuates in a time with frequency; taking into account the slenderness of a membrane and dependence of a standing of resonances from f are spotted by non-uniformity of a basilar membrane; the differential travelling wave exists only near to a resonance on each  frequency where the amplitude buildup of oscillations to a maximum happens for many continuances of resonance frequency.

Small relative meaning of range of pressure of travelling wave could become the parent of that Peterson's and Bogert's work has not had the further evolution.
ПРИНЦИПИ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ НАНОТЕХНОЛОГІЙ У ФАРМАЦІЇ ТА МЕДИЦИНІ
Authors: Martsenyuk V. P. , Melenchuk I. B.
Published: September 2016

Nanobiotechnologies will provide more opportunities for the extension of human life and treatment. They include labs on a chip, targeted delivery of drugs to cells, nanorobots to repair damaged cells, molecular imaging, new antiviral and antibacterial agents, diagnosis of diseases using quantum dots, molecular biosensors, and many others.
ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА СИСТЕМА ПЛАНУВАННЯ, ОБЛІКУ, МОНІТОРИНГУ ТА УПРАВЛІННЯ ІННОВАЦІЙНОЮ ДІЯЛЬНІСТЮ В СФЕРІ ОХОРОНИ ЗДОРОВʼЯ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: Gorban A. E. , Kochyna M. L.
Published: September 2016

Each year, research teams of organizations, institutions and enterprises from the sphere of the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) of Ukraine carried out more than 200 scientific research works (SRW), the results of which creates innovative products (new method, a technique, a compound device, and the like). Growth in the medical information obtained in the performance of SRW results in the need to speed up the processing and transfer of innovation activity agents. This problem can be effectively addressed through the use of automated information systems. Timely analysis of the incoming information, particularly at the planning stage of SRW, and forecasting its effectiveness permit to avoid mistakes in management decisions. In this regard, relevant and timely is the development of automated information systems and modern information technologies for collecting, processing and analyzing information.

The article presents the scientific basis of development and the creation of an automated information system for recording, monitoring and forecasting of the effectiveness of innovation. The basic principles to be met by the developed system are systemic, development, interoperability, standardization and efficiency, data security and reliability, agility, visibility and intuitive user experience, ease of use and minimal sufficient of information support.
ПРО ПРОТИРІЧЧЯ В ЛОГІЦІ ЗАХИСТУ ПРАВ ПАЦІЄНТА ТА ЛІКАРЯ. МОЖЛИВІ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНІ РІШЕННЯ
Authors: Mintser O. P. , Babintseva L. Yu. , Yaremenko N. V. , Banchuk N. V.
Published: September 2016

The problem of protecting the doctors' rights in legal science has developed not enough, although research in this area has great practical not only theoretical importance. The aim of the study was to streamline the ideas on the doctors' and patients' rights protection. Were discussed the issues of mutual relations between patients and doctors in Ukraine that have regulated by the Constitution of Ukraine, Civil code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine: «Basic laws of Ukraine on health care», «On protection of consumer rights», «On personal data protection», «On compulsory state social insurance», «On psychiatric care» and others. Were proposed quantitative approaches of doctor's responsibility justification based on individualization of medical aid and deviation from the standards and protocols.

Conclusions. 1. It is necessary for further elaboration of legislative framework protection the rights of the doctor considering solidarity, using standards of care, physician participation in the activities of medical associations, etc. 2. It is necessary to be considered a development and implementation of information technology - specialized databases ontological models etc. 3. It is recommended the usage of approximation between the quantitative characteristics certain case and current medical standards (protocols, local standards).
ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА МОДЕЛЬ ЛІКАРЯ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ ПРАКТИКИ
Authors: Zlepko S. M. , Tymchyk S. V. , Vyrozub R. M. , Azarhov O. Yu. , Lepohina G. S.
Published: September 2016

In the paper the authors developed information model family doctor shows its innovation and functionality. The proposed model meets the requirements of the current job description and criteria World Organization of Family Doctors.
ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ ЗМІСТУ НАВЧАЛЬНОГО ПРЕДМЕТУ «МЕДИЧНА ІНФОРМАТИКА» НА СУЧАСНОМУ ЕТАПІ РОЗВИТКУ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА
Authors: Ivankova N. А.
Published: September 2016

The paper analyzes the necessity of re-formatting of «Medical Informatics» and re-filling it with a new content
ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ СТРУКТУРЫ СВЯЗЕЙ МЕЖДУ ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫМИ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЯМИ ЗРИТЕЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ В ПРОЦЕССЕ РОСТА ДЕТЕЙ И ПОДРОСТКОВ
Authors: Kochyna M. L. , Lad S. N. , Yavorskyj A. V.
Published: September 2016

The analysis of formation peculiarities of children and adolescents functional system for accept and primary processing of visual information during growing-up is presented. The research of connections'structure transformation in accommodation and convergence system of children and adolescents was performed with factor analysis use.
О ПОНЯТИИ "ИНФОРМАЦИОННАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ РЕБЕНКА"
Authors: Panchenko O. A. , Kabantseva A. V. , Symonenko E. B. , Antonov V. G.
Published: September 2016

Base concepts, related to research of information safety of child, are considered.
КОГНИТИВНЫЙ ПРОТОТИП КАК СТРУКТУРА ДАННЫХ ДЛЯ ХРАНЕНИЯ МОДЕЛЕЙ КОГНИТИВНЫХ СТРУКТУР
Authors: Ryzhov O. A. , Popov A. M.
Published: September 2016

The analysis of formal models of knowledge representaion in human minds allowed us to forge a definition of two new concepts: cognitive prototype (CP) as a processable and flexible data structure for representing models of cognitive structures (CS) in computer environment and knowledge base (KB) of IES based on CPs as a UML-model to storage and further process the content of educational courses based on cognitive prototypes.
ЩОДО МЕТОДИКИ ОЦІНЮВАННЯ ЯКОСТІ ДІАБЕТОЛОГІЧНОЇ ДОПОМОГИ
Authors: Tkachenko V. I. , Mankovskyj В. M.
Published: September 2016

The assessment of results of new guidelines' implementation in type 2 diabetes and quality of care is actual in Ukraine. The aim of our research is to develop a simple methodology for assessing the quality of diabetes care during new diabetes guideline implementation in Ukraine. We have developed a questionnaire by adapting existing English-language questionnaire GUIDANCE to Ukrainian health care system and added questions about knowledge and results of implementation new Ukrainian guidelines in diabetes care. The validation of questionnaire included expertise on content validity, reliability (Cronbach's alpha level = 0.87), the sensitivity (0.7) and specificity (0.82). The proposed method allows to analyze all aspects of the quality of diabetes care in modern Ukrainian conditions.
ФАКТОРИ РИЗИКУ, ЩО ВИЗНАЧАЮТЬ РЕЗУЛЬТАТ ПЕРЕБІГУ ГОСТРОГО НЕСПЕЦІФІЧНОГО МЕЗАДЕНІТУ У ДІТЕЙ
Authors: Yudin O. I. , Veselyy S. V.
Published: September 2016

Recently, system of diagnostic and objective assessment of the state severity of children with acute nonspecific mesenteric adenitis was developed. The clinical material for the study was the observation of 210 patients aged from 3 months to 15 years. Prognostically significant signs were identified on the basis of mathematical analysis of the immediate treatment results (risk factors), which adversely affect the treatment outcome. Their importance is expressed in points. The severity of the patient's condition was determined by number of points they scored. The system allows predicting the treatment effectiveness of acute nonspecific mesenteric adenitis and optimizing the treatment strategy prior complications development.
АВТОМАТИЗОВАНИЙ ФАРМАКОЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ РАДІОФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНИХ ЗАСОБІВ У ЗАКЛАДАХ ОХОРОНИ ЗДОРОВ'Я
Authors: Kachanok V. V. , Trokhymchuk V. V.
Published: September 2016

It was developed an Applied Informational Retrieval System (IRS ) that automates the process of products selection and solves the problem of rationalization of pharmaceutical management in the hospitals.
A doença também cura: a doença como fonte de autêntica vida humana na obra literária de Fernando Namora
Authors: Batista Fernando Teixeira
Published: September 2016

A partir dos livros Retalhos da vida de um médico, O homem disfarçado e Domingo à tarde, do escritor português Fernando Namora, nos quais os protagonistas são médicos, refletimos sobre: ficcionalização da atividade clínica; interseção dos conhecimentos individuais do doente e universais da doença (convocando o conceito lukácsiano de particularidade); significados e preconceitos que à doença se poderão associar (pessoal e socialmente); estados psicológicos e emocionais dos doentes e dos médicos (partindo nestes da confissão e autoanálise); anamnese e interação médico-paciente; contributo da enfermidade para a queda das máscaras dos que com ela têm de lidar, pacientes e clínicos.
Como um vírus: a doença do salazarismo em a máquina de fazer espanhóis de Valter Hugo Mãe em diálogo com "Afirma Pereira" de Antonio Tabucchi
Authors: Fantin Maria Célia Martirani Bernardi
Published: September 2016

Este estudo pretende analisar a obra a máquina de fazer espanhóis de Valter Hugo Mãe em diálogo com o romance Afirma Pereira de Antonio Tabucchi. Nossa base de sustentação comparatista encontra respaldo na tese de que o salazarismo - pano de fundo dos dois livros – pode ser lido, metaforicamente, como uma doença que afetou, de modo cabal, o corpo social português, gerando o que passou a ser denominado: “fascismo dos bons homens”. Os protagonistas dos dois romances, cada qual a seu modo, reagem de maneira distinta às pressões alienantes daquele “grande mal”, cujas raízes podem ser esclarecidas à luz das reflexões de Hannah Arendt em Origens do totalitarismo e Elias Canetti em Massa e poder.
O segredo em literatura e medicina: por uma ética da partilha
Authors: Cabral Maria de Jesus Reis , Mamzer Marie-France
Published: September 2016

Literatura e medicina são duas disciplinas entre a arte e a ciência, e a fecundidade do seu diálogo está bem patente no florescimento da Medicina Narrativa, cerca de três décadas depois do seu aparecimento. Bem presente hoje na investigação, na prática e na formação médica, a MN recolocou a questão do sujeito, central em ética médica, no cerne da relação terapêutica. Face à atual evolução híper-cientifica da medicina e dos cuidados de saúde importa prosseguir a reflexão e interrogar noções como a de segredo, intimamente correlacionado com as categorias da subjetividade e da intimidade. O artigo acompanha essa evolução e as suas configurações modernas em medicina e literatura para estabelecer novas pontes entre uma ética médica preocupada com a perda do colóquio singular e da realidade humana e um discurso literário capaz de ativar recursos operativos através dos quais o segredo se pode converter em elemento fundamental para um encontro intersubjetivo de qualidade.
Carga zerada: HIV/AIDS, discurso, desgaste, cultura
Authors: Inácio Emerson da Cruz
Published: September 2016

Este ensaio pretende avaliar e historicizar o arrefecimento das representações da AIDS na Literatura e na Cultura, a partir de um percurso temporal e avaliativo acerca dos discursos culturais sobre aquela doença, o vírus e seus desdobramentos.
Local Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Level Determines Early Clinical Presentation of ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Nishiguchi Tsuyoshi , Tanaka Atsushi , Taruya Akira , Emori Hiroki , Ozaki Yuichi , Orii Makoto , Shiono Yasutsugu , Shimamura Kunihiro , Kameyama Takeyoshi , Yamano Takashi , Yamaguchi Tomoyuki , Matsuo Yoshiki , Ino Yasushi , Kubo Takashi , Hozumi Takeshi , Hayashi Yasushi , Akasaka Takashi
Published: September 2016

Objective—

Early clinical presentation of ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non–ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction affects patient management. Although local inflammatory activities are involved in the onset of MI, little is known about their impact on early clinical presentation. This study aimed to investigate whether local inflammatory activities affect early clinical presentation.

Approach and Results—

This study comprised 94 and 17 patients with MI (STEMI, 69; non-STEMI, 25) and stable angina pectoris, respectively. We simultaneously investigated the culprit lesion morphologies using optical coherence tomography and inflammatory activities assessed by shedding matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and myeloperoxidase into the coronary circulation before and after stenting. Prevalence of plaque rupture, thin-cap fibroatheroma, and lipid arc or macrophage count was higher in patients with STEMI and non-STEMI than in those with stable angina pectoris. Red thrombus was frequently observed in STEMI compared with others. Local MMP-9 levels were significantly higher than systemic levels (systemic, 42.0 [27.9–73.2] ng/mL versus prestent local, 69.1 [32.2–152.3] ng/mL versus poststent local, 68.0 [35.6–133.3] ng/mL;
P
<0.01). Poststent local MMP-9 level was significantly elevated in patients with STEMI (STEMI, 109.9 [54.5–197.8] ng/mL versus non-STEMI: 52.9 [33.0–79.5] ng/mL; stable angina pectoris, 28.3 [14.2–40.0] ng/mL;
P
<0.01), whereas no difference was observed in the myeloperoxidase level. Poststent local MMP-9 and the presence of red thrombus are the independent determinants for STEMI in multivariate analysis.

Conclusions—

Local MMP-9 level could determine the early clinical presentation in patients with MI. Local inflammatory activity for atherosclerosis needs increased attention.
Location of In‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States—Variability in Event Rate and Outcomes
Authors: Perman Sarah M. , Stanton Emily , Soar Jasmeet , Berg Robert A. , Donnino Michael W. , Mikkelsen Mark E. , Edelson Dana P. , Churpek Matthew M. , Yang Lin , Merchant Raina M. , Nichol Graham , Nadkarni Vinay M. , Peberdy Mary Ann , Chan Paul S. , Mader Tim , Kern Karl B. , Warren Sam , Allen Emilie , Eigel Brian , Hunt Elizabeth A. , Ornato Joseph P. , Braithwaite Scott , Geocadin Romergryko G. , Mancini Mary E. , Potts Jerry , Truitt Tanya Lane
Published: September 2016

Background

In‐hospital cardiac arrest (
IHCA
) is a major public health problem with significant mortality. A better understanding of where
IHCA
occurs in hospitals (intensive care unit [
ICU
] versus monitored ward [telemetry] versus unmonitored ward) could inform strategies for reducing preventable deaths.

Methods and Results

This is a retrospective study of adult
IHCA
events in the Get with the Guidelines—Resuscitation database from January 2003 to September 2010. Unadjusted analyses were used to characterize patient, arrest, and hospital‐level characteristics by hospital location of arrest (
ICU
versus inpatient ward).
IHCA
event rates and outcomes were plotted over time by arrest location. Among 85 201
IHCA
events at 445 hospitals, 59% (50 514) occurred in the
ICU
compared to 41% (34 687) on the inpatient wards. Compared to ward patients,
ICU
patients were younger (64±16 years versus 69±14;
P
<0.001) and more likely to have a presenting rhythm of ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (21% versus 17%;
P
<0.001). In the
ICU
, mean event rate/1000 bed‐days was 0.337 (±0.215) compared with 0.109 (±0.079) for telemetry wards and 0.134 (±0.098) for unmonitored wards. Of patients with an arrest in the
ICU
, the adjusted mean survival to discharge was 0.140 (0.037) compared with the unmonitored wards 0.106 (0.037) and telemetry wards 0.193 (0.074). More
IHCA
events occurred in the
ICU
compared to the inpatient wards and there was a slight increase in events/1000 patient bed‐days in both locations.

Conclusions

Survival rates vary based on location of
IHCA
. Optimizing patient assignment to unmonitored wards versus telemetry wards may contribute to improved survival after
IHCA
.
Aligning Packed Dependency Trees: A Theory of Composition for Distributional Semantics
Authors: Weir David , Weeds Julie , Reffin Jeremy , Kober Thomas
Published: September 2016

We present a new framework for compositional distributional semantics in which the distributional contexts of lexemes are expressed in terms of anchored packed dependency trees. We show that these structures have the potential to capture the full sentential contexts of a lexeme and provide a uniform basis for the composition of distributional knowledge in a way that captures both mutual disambiguation and generalization.
Design as Value Celebration: Rethinking Design Argumentation
Authors: Halstrøm Per Liljenberg
Published: September 2016

This article introduces knowledge of the rhetorical genre of epideictic to design. The aim is to provide designers with concepts that stimulate their ability to deliberate about design choices and explore the arguments they may be making about the human-made world. The article begins with explorations of how to perceive the situations that designers may address, then rhetorical perspectives that may be useful when creating design arguments, and finally examples of how to use these rhetorical perspectives in design. Based on analyzed examples and theories on design problems, situational perspectives, and rhetorical genres, the article concludes that designers can benefit from perceiving their design as value celebration rather than problem solving.
Je suis Charlie? Reflections on the Public Demonstrations against the Attacks in Paris
Authors: Kim Sebastian
Published: September 2016

As a response against the terrorist attacks in Paris in January 2015, people adapted ‘Je suis Charlie’ as a slogan to show their solidarity with the victims. In this article, while condemning the killings, I would like to examine the situation from the perspective of public theology: 1) the nature of laïcité and the tension between the freedom of expression and respect for faith; 2) the problem of the marginalisation of minority religious groups in a secular public sphere; 3) the impact of the public demonstration and the creation of a platform for secular and sacred interactions. I shall incooperate in my presentation media reports, articles and interviews on the topic and also some of the scholarly discussions on laïcité, on ‘interactive pluralism’ by Rowan Williams, and on the public engagement of religious communities.
Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina)
Authors: PRAJAPATI DHRUV A. , MURTHAPPA PRASHANTHAKUMARA S. , SANKARAN PRADEEP M. , SEBASTIAN POTHALIL A.
Published: September 2016

Stenaelurillus digitus sp. nov. and Stenaelurillus gabrieli sp. nov. are described from India. New distributional records for Stenaelurillus albus Sebastian et al., 2015 and Stenaelurillus lesserti Reimoser, 1934 and maps for these species are given.
New species and new records of genus Rhyacophila Pictet (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) from Dabie Mountains, east-central China
Authors: QIU SHUANG , YAN YUNJUN
Published: September 2016

Three new species of Rhyacophila, Rhyacophila longiramata n. sp., Rhyacophila haplostephanodes n. sp., and Rhyacophila brevitergata n. sp., from the Dabie Mountains of east-central China, are described and illustrated. Rhyacophila longiramata n. sp. and R. haplostephanodes n. sp. both are highly specialized, which makes them very difficult to be put in any existing species group. Possible positions for these two species are discussed. Rhyacophila brevitergata n. sp. belongs to the R. nigrocephala Species Group. Rhyacophila spp. from Dabie Mountains are listed.
Interband Optical Transition Energies in Type-II PbSe/PbS Core/Shell Quantum Dots
Authors: Saravanamoorthy S. N. , John Peter A.
Published: September 2016

Electronic and optical properties of Type-II lead based core/shell semiconducting quantum dots are reported. Binding energies of electron–hole pair, optical transition energies and the absorption coefficients are investigated taking into account the geometrical confinement in
PbSe/PbS core/shell quantum dot nanostructure. The energies are obtained with the increase of shell thickness for various inner core radii. The probability densities of electron and hole wave functions of radial coordinate of the core PbSe and PbS shell quantum dots are presented. The optical
transition energy with the spatial confinement is brought out. The electronic properties are obtained using variational approach whereas the compact density matrix method is employed for the nonlinear optical properties. The results show that (i) a decrease in binding energy is obtained when
the shell thickness increases due to more separation of electron–hole pair and (ii) the energy band gap decreases with the increase in the shell thickness resulting in the reduction of the higher energy interband transitions.
Simulation of Airborne Transport and Dispersion for Urban Waterside Releases
Authors: Meir Talmor , Pullen Julie , Blumberg Alan F. , Holt Teddy R. , Bieringer Paul E. , Bieberbach George
Published: September 2016

Results are presented from a tracer-release modeling study designed to examine atmospheric transport and dispersion (“T&D”) behavior surrounding the complex coastal–urban region of New York City, New York, where air–sea interaction and urban influences are prominent. The puff-based Hazard Prediction Assessment Capability (HPAC, version 5) model is run for idealized conditions, and it is also linked with the urbanized COAMPS (1 km) meteorological model and the NAM (12 km) meteorological model. Results are compared with “control” plumes utilizing surface meteorological input from 22 weather stations. In all configurations, nighttime conditions result in plume predictions that are more sensitive to small changes in wind direction. Plume overlap is reduced by up to 70% when plumes are transported during the night. An analysis of vertical plume cross sections and the nature of the underlying transport and the dispersion equations both suggest that heat flux gradients and boundary layer height gradients determine vertical transport of pollutants across land–sea boundaries in the T&D model. As a consequence, in both idealized and realistic meteorological configurations, waterfront releases generate greater plume discrepancies relative to plumes transported over land/urban surfaces. For transport over water (northwest winds), the higher-fidelity meteorological model (COAMPS) generated plumes with overlap reduced by about one-half when compared with that of the coarser-resolution NAM model (13% vs 24% during the daytime and 11% vs 18% during the nighttime). This study highlights the need for more sophisticated treatment of land–sea transition zones in T&D calculations covering waterside releases.
Regional Hydrological Cycle over the Red Sea in ERA-Interim
Authors: Zolina Olga , Dufour Ambroise , Gulev Sergey K. , Stenchikov Georgiy
Published: September 2016

The major sources of atmospheric moisture over the Red Sea are analyzed using ERA-Interim for the 1979–2013 period. The vertical structure of moisture transports across the coastlines has been computed separately for the western and eastern coasts of the Red Sea. The vertical structure of the moisture transport from the Red Sea to the continents is dominated by a breeze-like circulation in the near-surface layer and the Arabian high above 850 hPa. The lower-layer, breeze-like circulation is acting to export the moisture to the northwest of Africa and to the Arabian Peninsula and contributes about 80% of the moisture exports from the Red Sea, dominating over the transport in the upper layer, where the moisture is advected to the Arabian Peninsula in the northern part of the sea and to the African continent in the southern part. Integrated moisture divergence over the Red Sea decreased from the early 1980s to 1997 and then increased until the 2010s. Associated changes in the moisture export were provided primarily by the increasing intensity of the breeze-associated transports. The transports above the boundary layer, while being strong across the western and the eastern coasts, have a smaller effect on the net moisture export. The interannual variability of the moisture export in the near-surface layer was found to be closely correlated with the variability in sea surface temperature, especially in summer. Implications of the observed changes in the moisture advection for the hydrological cycle of the Middle East are discussed.
Natural selection? The evolution of diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes
Authors: Meek Claire L
Published: September 2016

Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy disorder which is generally managed with diet, exercise, metformin or insulin treatment and which usually resolves after delivery of the infant. Identifying and treating gestational diabetes improves maternal and fetal outcomes and allows for health promotion to reduce the mother’s risk of type 2 diabetes in later life. However, there remains considerable controversy about the optimal method of identification and diagnosis of women with gestational diabetes. The NICE-2015 diagnostic criteria (75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 0 h ≥5.6 mmol/L; 2 h ≥7.8 mmol/L) are based upon cost-effectiveness estimates using observational data, while the WHO-2013 criteria (75 g OGTT 0 h ≥5.1 mmol/L; 1 h ≥10.0 mmol/L; 2 h ≥8.5 mmol/L) identify women and infants at risk of adverse outcomes according to prospective data. There is also considerable controversy about testing for gestational diabetes using universal or risk factor-based screening, and when and how testing should be performed. The aim of this review is to provide a summary of the clinical biochemistry aspects to these debates and to highlight the importance of appropriate identification of gestational diabetes and subsequent type 2 diabetes in this population.
Psychedelic Psychotherapy: Insights From 25 Years of Research
Authors: Richards William A.
Published: September 2016

Presented at a conference titled “Psychedelic Science 2013,” highlighting the resumption of investigations with psychedelic substances (i.e., psilocybin, DMT, LSD, MMDA, etc.) in the United States and Europe after a dormant period of more than two decades, the author presents insights and perspectives gleaned from his 25 years of clinical research experience. After acknowledging the vastness and potential significance of this research frontier, the article focuses on the “cartography of inner space”; the unique therapeutic potential of transcendental states of consciousness; the entelechy of the interpersonally grounded psyche; the importance of integration in drug-free therapy sessions; the roles of expectation, religious education and faith; the role of music; and future research directions.
Nitric acid oxidation of electrospun carbon nanofibers as supercapacitor electrodes
Authors: Lai Ching-Chang , Chung Meng-Yin , Lo Chieh-Tsung
Published: September 2016

Nitric acid oxidation of electrospun carbon nanofibers, with varying degrees of oxidation, was carried out to understand the effect of acid treatment on the microstructure and capacitive behavior of the fibers. The increasing treatment time increased considerably the oxygen/carbon (O/C) ratio on the fiber surface, and the increase in the oxygen content was mainly contributed by the formation of carbonyl groups. However, nitric acid oxidation reduced the specific surface area and total pore volume of fibers. The specific capacitance of carbon nanofibers was closely related to the O/C ratio, and the specific capacitance of 365 F/g for carbon nanofibers treated with nitric acid for 5 h was obtained. This was ascribed to the increased fiber polarity that facilitated the diffusion of electrolyte ions into the nanofibers. Furthermore, the functional groups contributed to the pseudocapacitance, which was caused by faradaic reactions of oxygen-containing functional groups. The effect of these groups dominated that of structural change on the electrochemical performance of fibers.
Why Participate in Peer Review as a Journal Manuscript Reviewer: What’s in It for You?
Authors: Pytynia Kristen B.
Published: September 2016

The peer review process for scientific journals relies on the efforts of volunteer reviewers. Reviewers are selected due to their expertise in their fields. With so many demands on professional time, the benefits of participating in peer review may not be obvious. However, reviewers benefit by exposure to the latest developments in their fields, facilitating their keeping up‐to‐date with the latest publications. Tenure committees look favorably on participation in peer review, and invitations to review underscore that the reviewer is a respected subject matter expert. Contacts made during the peer review process can lead to long‐lasting collaboration. Continuing medical education credit can be obtained through various mechanisms. Overall, participating in peer review is an important part of career development and should be viewed as a critical component of advancement.
The Color of Alternatives? Rethinking Nonviolent Actions in the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Satha-Anand Chaiwat
Published: September 2016

This article argues that nonviolence in the twenty-first century would increasingly be moving towards the color gray by addressing three related questions. First, given the way in which the media reported the news, how can the twentieth century be remembered especially in relation to what has taken place at the dawn of the twenty-first century? Second, how should “unusual” nonviolent protest actions – throwing shit, blood, and shoes at people – be construed from the perspective of nonviolent alternatives? Third, as more parties become interested and consequently nonviolent actions become widespread, are they becoming less of an alternative and more of a normal course of action? As a result of the mainstreaming nonviolence trend, has anything been taken away from it? Confronting these questions as a way to critically examine the prospects for nonviolent actions at present, the paper concludes with a philosophical argument in favor of gray as the color of nonviolent alternatives in the twenty-first century.
Spaces in-Between: Exile, Emigration, and the Performance of Memory in Zahra's Mother Tongue
Authors: Petty Sheila
Published: September 2016

In her 2011 documentary, La Langue de Zahra/Zahra's Mother Tongue, Algerian/French filmmaker Fatima Sissani “gives voice” to her Kabyle mother, Zahra, who lived in France as an immigrant woman for years after Algerian independence without speaking French. Often considered uneducated and ignorant, these women act as archives of oral tradition, history, and poetry in a language their children often do not speak. In this paper, I will look at how this performative documentary film creates “spaces in-between” cultures through its uses of performance, orality, and cinematic space. A number of recent Maghrebi and sub-Saharan African documentaries have emerged that can be described as performative documentaries in which historical evocation and emotive connection to the subject matter is as important to the filmmaker as factual referencing. The filmmaker plays a self-reflexive role in the text, which often shapes the content.

It is important to note that the film is not about being forced to choose between two geographical locations, and it does not seek to hybridize two cultures, but rather is concerned with other sorts of questions such as the nature of Berber culture and language, how it impacts not only the representation of Algeria's post-Independence history (the troubled context of the 1990s, the history of Algerian migration to France), but also the practice and aesthetics of this contemporary documentary filmmaker. The film suggests possible new ways of looking at questions of minority language (Kabyle), culture, and identity that could potentially greatly contribute to the understanding of contemporary independent documentary film practices, discourses, and aesthetics.
Exploring the Boundaries of Career Calling
Authors: Chen Jiatian , May Douglas R. , Schwoerer Catherine E. , Augelli Bob
Published: September 2016

The purpose of this research was to examine how the relation between an individual’s calling and his or her job satisfaction, turnover intentions, and career success is affected by two dimensions of organizational context, procedural justice and psychological safety. Data were obtained from 526 employees of a law enforcement agency in the Midwest United States. Our results indicate that calling is important to both employees and employers since individuals with higher sense of calling are more satisfied with their jobs, less likely to turn over, and are more content with their careers. Moreover, this study provides evidence that under poor contextual conditions, the relation between calling and job satisfaction is stronger than in good contextual conditions (i.e., procedurally just or psychologically safe contexts). Our findings also suggest that a psychologically safe organizational environment is of some importance to experiencing a feeling of career success for those with a higher sense of calling.
Design of adaptable product platform for heavy-duty gantry milling machines based on sensitivity design structure matrix
Authors: Cheng Qiang , Li Weishuo , Xue Deyi , Liu Zhifeng , Gu Peihua , Li Kai
Published: September 2016

Development of complex customized machine tools with low manufacturing costs is a challenging problem for many machine tool manufacturers in today’s competitive marketplace. In this research, a novel design method based on axiomatic design and sensitivity design structure matrix is introduced for identification of adaptable product platform. In order to identify the adaptable product platform, customer requirements are first classified into different groups based on K-means clustering method through genetic algorithm. axiomatic design is used to build the mathematical model for identification of the non-adaptable platform parameters, and sensitivity design structure matrix is employed to separate non-adaptable parameters in non-adaptable platform modules and adaptable parameters in adaptable platform modules. A bridge-type double-gantry boring–milling machining center, XXX-2890, is developed based on the existing heavy-duty gantry milling machines to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed method.
A pragmatic cognitive model for the interpretation of verbal–visual communication in television news programmes
Authors: Piazza Roberta , Haarman Louann
Published: September 2016

The combination of the verbal and the visual track in television news discourse poses a considerable analytical challenge. In the viewers’ minds the co-habitation of these two semiotic channels triggers a complex network of inferential processes, based on expectations of coherence and relevance, with which they make sense of the representation of the world offered in the news. Through the analysis of a number of news items, this article considers the cognitive processes which viewers may activate when extracting meaning from the multimedial messages contained in television news. The analysis of news items from two British television networks offered by the authors traces the possible meanings that, it is assumed, become available to a potential, ‘idealised’ or ‘implied’ viewer, who accesses the information with some social and cultural knowledge of contemporary Britain. Building on existing studies, the article proposes a model for the classification of verbal–visual relations.
Knowledge-based open Internet of Things service provisioning architecture on beacon-enabled Web of Objects
Authors: Kibria Muhammad Golam , Chong Ilyoung
Published: September 2016

Web of Objects uses a semantic ontology to create and provide knowledge-based Internet of Things services in terms of virtual objects and composite virtual objects. The objects are created through virtualization with the use of semantic ontology to form the virtual objects, where multiple virtual objects are combined to form the composite virtual objects to offer the services. Beacon-enabled Web of Objects is the extension of the existing web that allows the beacon to broadcast the uniform resource identifier of the real-world object to the nearer mobile devices. Based on the user selection and request, the service is handled and offered by the Web of Objects platform; thus, an architecture on the beacon-enabled Web of Objects has been proposed in this article. To offer the knowledge-based services, a knowledge creation model has been presented. To realize the knowledge-based service features on the proposed architecture, a use case scenario has been presented and a conceptual semantic ontology model has been designed. Finally, to assess the features, a prototype has been implemented and demonstrated on the use case scenario.
Graphical Descriptives
Authors: Tay Louis , Parrigon Scott , Huang Qiming , LeBreton James M.
Published: September 2016

Several calls have recently been issued to the social sciences for enhanced transparency of research processes and enhanced rigor in the methodological treatment of data and data analytics. We propose the use of graphical descriptives (GDs) as one mechanism for responding to both of these calls. GDs provide a way to visually examine data. They serve as quick and efficient tools for checking data distributions, variable relations, and the potential appropriateness of different statistical analyses (e.g., do data meet the minimum assumptions for a particular analytic method). Consequently, we believe that GDs can promote increased transparency in the journal review process, encourage best practices for data analysis, and promote a more inductive approach to understanding psychological data. We illustrate the value of potentially including GDs as a step in the peer-review process and provide a user-friendly online resource ( www.graphicaldescriptives.org ) for researchers interested in including data visualizations in their research. We conclude with suggestions on how GDs can be expanded and developed to enhance transparency.
Reversible binding of hemoglobin to band 3 constitutes the molecular switch that mediates O2 regulation of erythrocyte properties
Authors: Chu Haiyan , McKenna Mary M. , Krump Nathan A. , Zheng Suilan , Mendelsohn Laurel , Thein Swee Lay , Garrett Lisa J. , Bodine David M. , Low Philip S.
Published: September 2016

Key Points

The reversible association of deoxyHb with band 3 acts as an O2-triggered molecular switch to regulate erythrocyte properties. Transgenic mice lacking the deoxyHb site on band 3 fail to respond to changes in O2 with changes in erythrocyte properties.
Hedgehog pathway activation in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia predicts response to SMO and GLI1 inhibitors
Authors: Dagklis Antonis , Demeyer Sofie , De Bie Jolien , Radaelli Enrico , Pauwels Daphnie , Degryse Sandrine , Gielen Olga , Vicente Carmen , Vandepoel Roel , Geerdens Ellen , Uyttebroeck Anne , Boeckx Nancy , de Bock Charles E. , Cools Jan
Published: September 2016

Key Points

A subset of T-ALL cases show high expression of hedgehog pathway genes including the SHH ligand and the GLI1 transcription factor. T-ALL samples with high GLI1 expression levels respond to hedgehog inhibitor treatment in vitro and in vivo.