bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Los comisarios de distrito como recaudadores de impuestos en el mundo rural. Santa Fe (Argentina), en el tercer cuarto del siglo XIX
Authors: De los Ríos Evangelina
Published: November 2019

El presente artículo indaga en los modos en que se efectuaba la recaudación en el mundo rural de Santa Fe en el tercer cuarto del siglo XIX. Se muestra cómo más allá de las intenciones de las autoridades provinciales por centralizar la colecta impositiva en la figura de los receptores de hacienda departamentales –tal como quedó plasmado en las diferentes reglamentaciones fiscales–, esta estuvo en manos de los comisarios de cada distrito en que se dividía la campaña. Se propone un acercamiento desde la experiencia cotidiana de estos agentes que revela sus dificultades a la hora de emprender dicha tarea. Las fuentes que han servido de sustento a este artículo son las notas y la correspondencia que los mismos receptores, comisarios de distrito y comisarios generales campaña mantuvieron, a lo largo del período, con distintas esferas de la administración provincial.
How knowledge contributors are legitimizing their posts on controversial scientific topics: A case of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
Authors: Hara Noriko , Frieh Emma
Published: November 2019

Traditionally, journalists, government agencies, and medical professionals have acted as mediators, facilitating the transfer of scientific knowledge from scientists to the general public. More recently, however, ordinary citizens are circumventing top-down mediation and contributing directly to discussions about scientific topics online. For the present study, we examined how these emerging mediators of online scientific information are shaping the discussion of hotly debated (at least within the public sphere) scientific topics, specifically, the alleged link between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Using content analysis, we have identified the resources that lay pro- and anti-vaccination knowledge contributors most often cite when making knowledge claims. Additionally, we examined how these contributors 1) use citations to legitimize their arguments; and, 2) take on particular roles in such arguments. Our results shed light on an emerging form of online science communication and the process by which knowledge contributed by ordinary citizens is shaping these online discussions. These findings have implications for online health information and health decision-making.
A Case Study of Project-based English Learning Experience in a Simulated Business Context
Authors: Huang Yi-Ching , Huang Hsin-Yi Cyndi
Published: November 2019

Simulation technique could be effective if it is cleverly manipulated and incorporated in a project-based learning context. This current study aims to explore students’ learning experience in a project-based simulated business context. The participants were 51 second and third year students who took Business English as an elective course at a private university in central Taiwan. In the project, the participants modeled an episode in a reality TV show, The Apprentice, and tried to plan their projects of selling beverages to the students on campus using English. The students were engaged in the whole process from initial project planning to the final oral report of presenting their selling strategies. The results from the participants’ questionnaire responses and interview data revealed that they felt the course was more motivating, interactive and practical than traditional business course. It is also suggested that this simulated business project provide students with opportunities for social interaction and a psychologically safe team environment to work collaboratively, which both contributed the development in synergistic knowledge.
Climatic and Anthropic Influence on the Geodiversity of the Maranhão Amazon Floodplain
Authors: Silva V. A. R. , Portela L. B. , Almeida J. L. , Silva Junior C. H. L. , Santos J. S. dos , Santos J. R. N. , Araújo M. L. S. de , Feitosa F. E. C. S. , Bezerra C. W. B. , Silva F. B.
Published: November 2019

The Maranhense Amazon floodplain shelters a Ramsar site established by the United Nations for the protection of wetland biodiversity. Despite its protected ecological status, the impacts from deforestation, burning, the agricultural and livestock industries, are on the rise. Knowledge of the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of these impacts are important to improve the understanding of how this region is affected. Data on increasing deforestation and hot pixels were used to evaluate the anthropogenic pressure under the geodiversity of the region, relating them to the environmental variables (rainfall, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Deforestation annual deforestation rate) measured through the rainfall data and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). In this study, the potential of remote sensing and geographic information system. The time series were used from 2001 to 2016 for all variables. We observed a strong negative and significant correlation between hot pixels and NDVI, while hot pixels increase, the vegetation indexes tend to decrease. In 2006 an abrupt fall in the NDVI occurred due to the marked increase in the deforested area. In 2010, the NDVI reached its highest levels, because the vegetation responded to the highest rainfall observed in the period in 2009. Unit 4 presented the highest pixels number in the period evaluated (2,978 pixels; 55% of the total). There is a significant correlation between NDVI and rainfall.
Impact of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Performance of Corn Crops Associated to Insecticides in Lowland Environment
Authors: Fernandes Fabrício O. , Abreu Jéssica A. , Christ Lucas M. , Silva Amilton F. da , Rosa Ana Paula S. A. da , Belarmino Luis C. , Martins José F. S.
Published: November 2019

Brazil, in lowland environment, corn has the potential for crop rotation with irrigated rice to minimizing infestations of red rice. The use of resistant cultivars associated to the use of insecticides are the main methods of control of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). However, there are lack of field studies that assess the crop’s production chain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of corn cultivar, the conventional AG 9045 and the isogenic AG 9045 PRO2 Bt on the control of S. frugiperda, as well as to analyze the cost of production in the lowland environment. The cultivars were sown in the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 harvests with adopted spacing of 0.7 meters and length of 5 meters. The application of insecticides was performed when the index of 10% of plants attacked by S. frugiperda was reached. Percentage (%) of attacked plants, corn productivity (kg ha-1) and cost of production (US$ ha-1) were evaluated. In the final analysis, the AG 9045 PRO2 isogenic Bt in conjunction to the chlorfenapyr + zeta-cypermethrin treatment show better efficiency on the control of S. frugiperda caterpillars, by a combination of two different control methods and active principles in the control of S. frugiperda, higher productivity indexes (3,155.58 kg ha-1) and profitability (-112.08 US$ ha-1).
Biological Pest Control in Maize Crop in Brazil: A Review
Authors: Bolzan Felipe Tascheto , Follmann Diego Nicolau , Meneghetti Camila Bisognin , Picon Leila Cássia , Ribeiro Ana Lúcia de Paula
Published: November 2019

The areas of maize production harbor a high number of insect species, some of which are considered pests that cause damage to the crop. The methods of pest control have been a cause of concern for the society since the use of chemicals and the environmental problems arising from this practice indicate the need to search for alternatives to control. In this sense, it is necessary to seek an agricultural production system that contemplates environmental sustainability and promotes biodiversity in the Agrosystem, among which the use of biological agents is highlighted. The objective of this research was to update through a bibliographic review the advances in the literature on biological control of maize crop pests. For the development of this article, we used the method of approach the analytical and as procedural method the monographic, through bibliographic research, using specialized doctrines, appropriate to the object of the study and legislations. Because of the observed aspects, it is possible to conclude that the group of natural enemies that act as biological control agents is formed by parasitoids, predators and entomopathogenic microorganisms. The rationalization of the use of chemicals should be associated with the use of biodefensives in integrated pest management. Advances in the legislation of biological products in Brazil are fundamental to give speed to the registration of new alternatives of biological control, aimed at the safety of the environment, human health and that are generated without the exploratory use of biodiversity.
Synthesis and Investigation of the Physical Properties of Lead-Free BCZT Ceramics
Authors: Anh Tuan Dang , Thanh Tung Vo , Tran Uyen Tu Le , Van Chuong Truong
Published: November 2019

This work presents the structure, microstructure, and physical properties of low sintering temperature lead-free ceramics 0.52(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3-0.48Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 doped with nano-sized ZnO particles (noted as BCZT/x, x is the content of ZnO nanoparticles in wt.%, x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25). The obtained results of Raman scattering and dielectric measurements have confirmed that Zn2+ has occupied B-site, to cause a deformation in the ABO3-type lattice of the BCZT/x specimens. The 0.15 wt.% ZnO-modified ceramic sintered at 1350°C exhibited excellent piezoelectric parameters: d33 = 420 pC/N, d31 = −174 pC/N, kp = 0.483, kt = 0.423, and k33 = 0.571. The obtained results indicate that the high-quality lead-free BCZT ceramic could be successfully synthesized at a low sintering temperature of 1350°C with an addition of appropriated amount of ZnO nanoparticles. This work also reports the influence of the sintering temperature on structure, microstructure, and piezoelectric properties of BCZT/0.15 compound. By rising sintering temperature, the piezoelectric behaviors were improved and rose up to the best parameters at a sintering temperature of 1450°C (d33 = 576 pC/N and kp = 0.55). The corresponding properties of undoped BCZT ceramics were investigated as a comparison. It also presented that the sintering behavior and piezo-parameters of doped BCZT samples are better than the undoped BCZT samples at each sintering temperature.
Monocular Vision Loss: A Rare Cause
Authors: Lane David , Pomeranz Kaila , Findlay Shannon , Miller Daniel
Published: November 2019

A 62-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer and known meningioma presented with unilateral vision loss associated with anisocoria and an afferent pupillary defect. On magnetic resonance imaging we found the cause to be optic nerve compression by a right frontal meningioma. Monocular vision-loss etiologies are anatomically localized to structures anterior to the optic chiasm. This case serves as a reminder that cerebral structures in this location must not be forgotten in the differential.
Acute Toxin-mediated Rhabdomyolysis During Treatment With Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
Authors: Sperandeo Michael , Pantic Dorjan , Army Jessica
Published: November 2019

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which skeletal muscle breakdown causes the release of intracellular components into the bloodstream – defined as elevations in serum creatine kinase levels. The etiology of rhabdomyolysis is varied and may be the result of toxin-mediated mechanisms or metabolic derangements, or they may develop secondary to other conditions such as seizures, trauma and prolonged immobilization. In this case, we present a patient with suspected acute toxin-mediated rhabdomyolysis in the setting of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) therapy for urinary tract infection. To our knowledge, this marks the fifth case report of an otherwise healthy patient diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis thought to be secondary to TMP-SMX.
Opioid Overdose With Parkinsonian Features
Authors: Cohen Paul , Hack Jason
Published: November 2019

A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with confusion and Parkinsonian features after suspected heroin snorting. He had magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrating isolated symmetric bilateral globus pallidus (GP) restricted diffusion and edema consistent with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. In contrast to other anoxic/ischemic insults, where the GP is preferentially spared, autopsy reports on intravenous heroin users have found the GP to be specifically affected, often demonstrating symmetric bilateral lesions. Opioid toxicity should be considered in patients presenting with Parkinsonian features on examination or pallidal lesions on imaging, especially in younger adults where infarction is less common.
Pitfalls and Pearls in Delusional Parasitosis
Authors: Gold Allen , Roit Zhanna , Llovera Ingrid
Published: November 2019

Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon psychiatric disorder that manifests as having parasitic delusions. Due to its rarity, delusional parasitosis is a challenging and costly diagnosis of exclusion and proves difficult to manage for many providers. Although this syndrome is frequently discussed in psychiatric and dermatology reports, it is not commonly described in emergency medicine (EM) literature. As a result, best practices for workup and treatment remain unclear from an EM perspective. Patients typically return multiple times for medical evaluation and exhaust numerous resources. In this case report we review the appropriate steps for initial evaluation of patients with suspected delusional parasitosis, differential diagnoses, and increase awareness for prudent treatment strategies.
Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest in Young Female from Diffuse Left Anterior Descending Coronary Vasospasm
Authors: Wilson Christopher , Melnychuk Eric , Bernett John
Published: November 2019

This is a case of the most severe and potentially fatal complication of coronary artery vasospasm. We report a case of a 40-year-old female presenting to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services with chest pain. The patient experienced a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest while in the ED. Post-defibrillation electrocardiogram showed changes suggestive of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Cardiac catheterization showed severe left anterior descending spasm with no evidence of disease. Coronary vasospasm is a consideration in the differential causes of ventricular fibrillation and STEMI seen in the ED.
Acute Auricular Perichondritis With an Effusion
Authors: Usoro Agnes , Ehmann Michael
Published: November 2019

A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department with acute, atraumatic, swelling of his left ear. Incision and drainage revealed serous fluid without blood or purulence. He was diagnosed with acute perichondritis with an effusion and managed with oral antibiotics. Perichondritis must be recognized and treated promptly to avoid necrosis of the underlying avascular cartilage and auricular deformity.
Defensive Medicine: A Case and Review of Its Status and Possible Solutions
Authors: Katz Eric
Published: November 2019

Malpractice liability systems exist, in part, to provide compensation for medical malpractice, corrective justice for those injured by it, and to incentivize quality care by punishing substandard care. Defensive medicine is loosely defined as practice based primarily on the fear of litigation rather than on expected patient outcomes. It is largely motivated by a physician’s belief that the malpractice system is unfair, slow, and ineffective; these perceptions make malpractice concerns one of the largest physician stressors. A physician’s perception of malpractice rarely correlates with the stringency of their state’s tort system, overestimates their own risk, and overestimates the cost of defensive practices. While estimates are difficult to make, defensive medicine likely only accounts for 2.8% of total healthcare expenses. The phrase “tort reform” has been frequently used to suggest fixes to the malpractice system and to defensive practices. Safe harbors, clinical practice guidelines, comparative fault reform, reducing plaintiff attorney fees, and apology laws have each been evaluated as potential remedies to defensive practice, although most are unproven and all must be deployed in a state-by-state approach.
Atypical Presentation of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in the Emergency Department
Authors: Sapadin Abby , Misek Ryan
Published: November 2019

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also called median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), is a rare condition in which the diaphragmatic crura compresses the celiac axis. This results in a constellation of primarily gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms including nausea, vomiting, postprandial abdominal pain, and weight loss. It is typically a diagnosis of exclusion and may be detected via several imaging techniques including ultrasound and computed tomography angiography. We present an atypical case of MALS detected in the emergency department (ED). We review the symptomatology, diagnostic workup, and treatment options here, as well as discuss implications concerning revisits to the ED for recurrent GI symptoms.
Ketamine Implicated in New Onset Seizure
Authors: Meaden Christopher , Barnes Stacey
Published: November 2019

Ketamine is used widely in emergency departments for a variety of purposes, including procedural sedation and pain management. A major benefit of using ketamine is the rapid onset and lack of respiratory depression. The known side effects include emergence reactions, hallucinations, hypertension, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Recent studies have shown the benefit of ketamine for refractory status epilepticus; however, this application of the drug is still being studied. We present a case where ketamine likely induced a seizure in a patient on whom it was used as a single agent in procedural sedation. Seizure is not a known side effect of ketamine in patients without a seizure history. Given the eagerness over additional uses for ketamine, this novel case of a seizure following procedural sedation with ketamine should be of interest to emergency providers.
El arquitecto como narrador: Cedric Price y el lenguaje de la experiencia
Authors: Njoo Jim , Peñín Llobell Alberto
Published: November 2019

En su ensayo ‘El Narrador’, Walter Benjamin contrasta la asimilación colectiva de la experiencia y la memoria a través de la tradición de la narración con el sujeto privatizado de la alfabetización burguesa y la temporalidad ‘vacía’ de las noticias modernas. Contrario a la ‘distancia’ creciente establecida por los medios de comunicación en el lenguaje de la experiencia, Benjamin propone la noción de ‘cercanía’ (Nähe) como una posible estrategia para recuperar la intimidad colectiva que percibe en las formas narrativas de la cultura oral. Siguiendo el análisis de Benjamin, este artículo examina el discurso del arquitecto británico Cedric Price (1934-2003) y más concretamente su trabajo como periodista. Price estuvo activamente vinculado al periodismo no sólo en aquello que escribió o dijo sino también en la proximidad que desarrolló hacia sus lectores y su audiencia. Considerando el arquitecto periodista como un “narrador” moderno, este artículo propone una reflexión sobre cómo el discurso arquitectónico puede hoy en día envolver un diálogo más productivo con la práctica profesional y la sociedad en general.

In his essay, ‘The Storyteller’, Walter Benjamin contrasts the collective assimilation of experience and memory through the tradition of storytelling to the privatised subject of bourgeois literacy and the ‘empty’ temporality of modern news. Set against the increasing ‘distance’ that mass media had opened up in the language of experience, Benjamin proposes the notion of ‘nearness’ (Nähe) as a possible strategy to recover the communal intimacy that he perceives in the narrative forms of oral culture. Following Benjamin’s analysis, this article examines the discourse of the British architect, Cedric Price (1934-2003) and more specifically his work as a journalist.
Bóvedas cerámicas. Un viaje transatlántico de ida y vuelta
Authors: Sarrablo Moreno Vicente , Roviras Jordi
Published: November 2019

En un momento en que se vuelven a apreciar los techos abovedados se considera relevante conocer los progresos de un sistema estructural como las bóvedas latericias que parecían relegadas a la tradición constructiva y que, sin embargo, en los últimos tiempos han alcanzado importantes niveles de industrialización y buenas prestaciones técnicas para competir con los techos planos.La evolución de las bóvedas de ladrillo cerámico ha recorrido un portentoso viaje de ida y vuelta: desde el Mediterráneo hasta América y vuelta a Europa. Su avance a través de los siglos fue mejorando su velocidad constructiva, su configuración formal, su ligereza o su capacidad para cubrir luces cada vez mayores. En distintas épocas los conocimientos sobre las bóvedas tabicadas partieron desde Cataluña cruzando el Atlántico hasta Estados Unidos, Cuba, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, México y Brasil. En estos países las bóvedas cerámicas se fueron adaptando a sus circunstancias locales para volver en los años 90 a su lugar de origen perfeccionadas por las experiencias americanas que habían trabajado en dos líneas nuevas: las bóvedas armadas y las bóvedas prefabricadas. Las obras en España de Clemente + de la Hoz, Churtichaga + Quadra Salcedo o Vicente Sarrablo han aprovechado y destilado todos esos adelantos.

Now that vaulted ceilings are again appreciated, it is relevant to know the progress of a structural system such as the vaults that appeared to be relegated to the constructive tradition and that, however, in recent times have reached important levels of industrialization and good technical features that allow them to compete with flat roofs.The evolution of ceramic vaults has gone through a portentous round trip: from the Mediterranean to America and back to Europe. Its progress through the centuries has improved its constructive speed, its formal configuration, its lightness or its capacity to bridge bigger spans.
Edificio judicial de Tortosa
Authors: Camps Josep , Felip Olga
Published: November 2019

La tercera edición del Foro Universidad e Industria celebrado en la ETSAB en abril de 2019 propuso un espacio de encuentro entre la actividad universitaria docente e investigadora, y los tejidos industrial y profesional del mundo de la arquitectura. Entre sus distintas actividades recogemos aquí una de las aportaciones del foro a cargo de los arquitectos Olga Felip y Josep Camps en binomio con Cémex, inscrita y presentada en la sección call for matters del congreso.
Washington Hotline
Authors: Satterwhite Ellen
Published: November 2019

The fight for network neutrality continues, despite disappointing court rulingOn October 1, 2019, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered a long-awaited and complex ruling on whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had the authority to eliminate Obama-era network neutrality protections that required all Internet traffic to be treated equally and prohibited blocking or prioritizing traffic in any way. The issue hinges in part on the reclassification of broadband as a telecommunications service, which would have made Internet service providers subject to stricter regulations. The judges ruled in favor of the FCC, saying it does have the authority to determine how the Internet is regulated (or not, in this case). At the same time, the court also determined the FCC still has work to do, remanding parts of the order back for further proceedings and, most importantly, rejecting the FCC’s attempts to prevent states from passing their own net neutrality rules.
Adsorption study with NaOH chemically treated soybean hull for textile dye removal
Authors: Rigueto Cesar Vinicius Toniciolli , Fonseca Fabi Cristina Assunção , Zanella Bárbara Belem , Rosseto Marieli , Piccin Jeferson Steffanello , Dettmer Aline , Geraldi Claudineia Aparecida Queli
Published: November 2019

The activities of the textile industry generate effluents containing high chemical load, due to the presence of toxic dyes, causing water contamination. Adsorption is a promising technique for the removal of effluent dyes, however, studies are needed to look for alternative adsorbent materials, aiming at low cost and removal efficiency. The soybean hull (Glycine max) is an agroindustrial residue widely generated in Brazil, but its application is only for animal feed. The objective of this work was to evaluate the adsorption potential of chemically treated soybean hull with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in the removal of 5G reactive blue dye. The biosorbent was subjected to NaOH treatment at different concentrations (0.01, 0.1 and 0.5 mol L-1), influence of temperature (30, 40 and 50 ºC), rotation speed (30, 60 and 90 rpm) and pH (1 to 11) was verified. The kinetics and equilibrium isotherms were performed using the best conditions obtained in the preliminary tests, and the experimental data adjusted to the theoretical models previously described in the literature. The studied variables indicated that the highest removal (about 88%) occurred under the conditions of 0.01 mol L-1 NaOH concentration, 50 ºC, 90 rpm and pH 2. In the kinetics, it was observed that the equilibrium was achieved in about 240 min, with the best fit of the pseudo-second order model. In isotherms, the Langmuir model better predicts experimental data, predicting a maximum adsorption capacity of 16.46 mg g-1. The soybean hull was effective in removing dyes in aqueous solution, however, NaOH treatment showed no relevant improvement in adsorptive capacity.
Gestão de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos em instituições de ensino superior
Authors: Watanabe Fábio Pires , Candiani Giovano
Published: November 2019

O objetivo do trabalho é caracterizar uma prática de gestão correta de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos em uma instituição de ensino superior, subsidiando a definição de estratégias para potenciais implantações de programas de gerenciamento desses resíduos no âmbito das Universidades, atendendo as diretrizes estabelecidas na política nacional de resíduos sólidos. Utilizou-se um estudo de caso, avaliando os procedimentos de manejo de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos no Centro de Descarte e Reuso de Resíduos de Informação (CEDIR) da USP. Para este trabalho foram utilizados dados de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos disponíveis no sistema de informações da Universidade. Um dos problemas enfrentados pelas Instituições de Ensino Superior é a questão da gestão adequada dos resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos (REEE). Muitas instituições não apresentam um plano de gestão, e os resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos acabam sendo armazenados, impossibilitando seu reaproveitamento. Foram contabilizados diferentes tipos de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos na instituição. Verificou-se que o principal resíduo de equipamento eletroeletrônico recebido pela instituição são os equipamentos de informática. Aplicou-se a metodologia SWOT para a análise de uma proposta de gestão de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos em Universidade. A gestão dos resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos em instituições de ensino superior é bem complexa, pois envolve a questão de patrimônio, espaços de armazenamento adequado, práticas de manejo correto e reaproveitamento e, em especial devido à grande variedade de equipamentos, de difícil reúso e, principalmente reciclagem.
The diverse field of professional writing: current perspectives on writing in the workplace
Authors: Leijten Mariëlle , Schrijver Iris
Published: November 2019

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Teaching and Practising Interdiscursivity in the Professional Areas of Engineering and Health – A Qualitative Study
Authors: Breuer Esther , Allsobrook Penelope
Published: November 2019

Knowing to write effectively is key to communication within the different interfaces of any professional role – client-facing, colleague-facing and/or public-facing. Complaints of poor service from professionals often focus on their failure to communicate, not merely in terms of politeness and consideration, but with respect to a lack of clear explanations underlying professional decisions. In other words, the process of interpreting their specialist body of knowledge to the client appears to be a great challenge. Communication that performs a translation function between the world of the professional and that of the client is ‘interdiscursive’: it involves a fusion of genres. Interdiscursivity also arises in communication within the workplace, for example in seeking or giving authorisation or advice. In this article, we examine the challenges that interdiscursive communication pose, from the point of view of engineering and of health professionals, some of whom are also teachers in these fields at university level. Our findings are based on interviews we conducted with these different groups. We hereby aim to extend the theoretical and contextual framework drawn up by a previous survey study. Although the interview participants show a certain awareness of interdiscursive writing skills, the conclusions drawn from this awareness differ between the groups, as well as between the employed versus the self-employed professionals. While the former group writes in a way that rather disregards the target audience and does not see much sense in learning and training writing skills, the latter group was obliged to find ways of managing the demands they faced.
Critical Distinctions between Expert and Novice Translators: Task and Professional Satisfaction
Authors: Rodríguez-Castro Mónica
Published: November 2019

The nature of translation projects and tasks in the language industry has undergone significant changes due to a widespread adoption of the subcontracting model and recent technological trends. Managing increasing terminological complexity, higher task specialisation, and higher levels of technical expertise have become essential elements of a translator’s professional profile. Nonetheless, the requirement of such a sophisticated professional profile has challenged novice translators in their incipient careers because of limited knowledge and training opportunities. Since many changes have occurred to the profession over a relatively short span of time, this article studies sources of translator satisfaction and dissatisfaction that may affect their perception of work as well as the language industry at large. This study reports results from an ongoing investigation into the ‘expertise effect’ measured through translator satisfaction in relation to two main categories: (a) professional satisfaction and (b) task satisfaction. A student’s t-test is used to compare perceptions of novice and expert translators (N=250), and the results suggest a gap in critical sources of satisfaction between the two populations. The findings could be applied to determine possible means of mitigating career turnover among translators and used by translator trainers to comprehend the needs of novice professionals.
A Re-Examination of the Lemma through Digital and Functional Lenses
Authors: Agerbo Heidi
Published: November 2019

The lemma is one of the core terms in lexicography. It is the lexicographical item that users of paper dictionaries normally utilise to look for the dictionary article that can help them satisfy their information need, and lexicographers consider the lemma an essential and indispensable part of a lexicographical tool. However, as new technologies are continuously being developed and many dictionaries (or lexicographical data) are incorporated into other kinds of digital tools, e.g. writing software and e-readers, it is necessary to re-examine the notion of lemma because these changes have consequences for the definition of this term. Furthermore, research into the operative function – one of the main functions in the lexicographical function theory – has shown that the lemma should not only be associated with words, but also other types of needs than those related to linguistic signs, something which e-dictionaries more easily are able to accommodate compared to paper-based dictionaries. This contribution, therefore, re-examines the lemma and investigates its role in e-dictionaries, and it suggests a provisional definition of this core lexicographical term that is applicable in e-dictionaries and in digital tools based on lexicographical data.
Entrevista a David Sanz (Panzer Chocolate)
Authors: Mas Helena
Published: November 2019

Entrevista a David Sanz, uno de los responsables del largometraje interactivo de terror Panzer Chocolate. Obra transmedia ya desde su gestación en qué se combinan diferentes géneros narrativos como el cómic, videojuego y el cine. Los espectadores podrán disfrutar de parte del universo transmedia a través de smartphones y tablets además de los tradicionales canales audiovisuales del cine convencional,
Genomics of host-pathogen interactions: challenges and opportunities across ecological and spatiotemporal scales
Authors: Näpflin Kathrin , O’Connor Emily A. , Becks Lutz , Bensch Staffan , Ellis Vincenzo A. , Hafer-Hahmann Nina , Harding Karin C. , Lindén Sara K. , Olsen Morten T. , Roved Jacob , Sackton Timothy B. , Shultz Allison J. , Venkatakrishnan Vignesh , Videvall Elin , Westerdahl Helena , Winternitz Jamie C. , Edwards Scott V.
Published: November 2019

Evolutionary genomics has recently entered a new era in the study of host-pathogen interactions. A variety of novel genomic techniques has transformed the identification, detection and classification of both hosts and pathogens, allowing a greater resolution that helps decipher their underlying dynamics and provides novel insights into their environmental context. Nevertheless, many challenges to a general understanding of host-pathogen interactions remain, in particular in the synthesis and integration of concepts and findings across a variety of systems and different spatiotemporal and ecological scales. In this perspective we aim to highlight some of the commonalities and complexities across diverse studies of host-pathogen interactions, with a focus on ecological, spatiotemporal variation, and the choice of genomic methods used. We performed a quantitative review of recent literature to investigate links, patterns and potential tradeoffs between the complexity of genomic, ecological and spatiotemporal scales undertaken in individual host-pathogen studies. We found that the majority of studies used whole genome resolution to address their research objectives across a broad range of ecological scales, especially when focusing on the pathogen side of the interaction. Nevertheless, genomic studies conducted in a complex spatiotemporal context are currently rare in the literature. Because processes of host-pathogen interactions can be understood at multiple scales, from molecular-, cellular-, and physiological-scales to the levels of populations and ecosystems, we conclude that a major obstacle for synthesis across diverse host-pathogen systems is that data are collected on widely diverging scales with different degrees of resolution. This disparity not only hampers effective infrastructural organization of the data but also data granularity and accessibility. Comprehensive metadata deposited in association with genomic data in easily accessible databases will allow greater inference across systems in the future, especially when combined with open data standards and practices. The standardization and comparability of such data will facilitate early detection of emerging infectious diseases as well as studies of the impact of anthropogenic stressors, such as climate change, on disease dynamics in humans and wildlife.
ASSERÇÃO DE PROCESSOS DE ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM COMO UM CAMPO CONCEITUAL / ASSERTION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES AS CONCEPTUAL FIELD
Authors: Spohr Carla Beatriz , Garcia Isabel Krey , Santarosa Maria Cecília Pereira
Published: November 2019

Este trabalho trata da asserção dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem como um novo campo conceitual fundamentado em teorias de aprendizagem cognitivistas, especialmente as da aprendizagem significativa, dos campos conceituais e teorias implícitas. Como ponto de partida argumentamos que as crenças implícitas dos sujeitos em relação aos processos de ensino e aprendizagem podem ser modificadas durante o período de formação inicial com mais facilidade do que no período de exercício da profissão, ou seja, se o docente em formação inicial aprender a refletir durante esse período, acreditamos que essa prática irá se manifestar durante o exercício de sua profissão.
UNIDADES DE ENSINO POTENCIALMENTE SIGNIFICATIVAS: UM ESTUDO DE CASO SOBRE O TEMA CÉLULA / POTENTIALLY MEANINGFUL TEACHING UNITS: A CASE STUDY ON THE CELL THEME
Authors: Brito Bruna Ricci , Gebara Maria José Fontana
Published: November 2019

De acordo com a teoria da aprendizagem significativa, a variável que mais impacta no processo de ensino é o conhecimento prévio dos estudantes. Em vista desta relevância, utilizamos questionários abertos para realizar o levantamento dos saberes referentes ao tema “célula” de 62 de estudantes da segunda série do ensino médio de uma escola pública do interior do estado de São Paulo. A partir destes dados, elaboramos uma UEPS específica para este grupo. O mesmo questionário voltou a ser aplicado ao final das atividades de ensino e novamente três meses após seu encerramento, possibilitado comparar o padrão de respostas apresentado pelo grupo de alunos. Os resultados indicaram uma mudança nas respostas apresentadas após as vivências na UEPS, uma vez que um número maior de estudantes foi capaz de explicitar respostas que estão de acordo com o conhecimento científico vigente, indicando a aquisição conceitual dos conteúdos trabalhados.
Maternal Anthropometry and Dietary Diversity Associated with Birth Weight in Maternity Hospitals in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)
Authors: Vanié Stéphane Claver , Gbogouri Grodji Albarin , Edjème-Aké Angèle , Djaman Allico Joseph
Published: November 2019

Aims: Birth weight is a powerful predictor of infant growth and survival and depends on the fetal growth environment, which is influenced by maternal nutritional status. However, the association between maternal anthropometric and nutritional factors and birth weight is not well characterized in Côte d'Ivoire. The objective of this study was to determine the maternal anthropometric and nutritional characteristics associated with birth weight.

Study Design: This was a retrospective study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was done in maternity hospitals of three municipalities in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 1st October to 30 November 2018.

Methodology: It consisted in collecting birth data from 146 newborns born from a monofetal pregnancy, whose mothers aged 20 to 42 had participated in a previous survey. Also, the relationship between birth weight, maternal anthropometry and maternal nutrition factors has been studied. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate data analysis was done using SPSS version 25 software.

Results: The results indicate mean birth weight of 3118.48±515.39 g and 7.6% and 5.5% respectively of low and excessive birth weight. In a multivariate linear regression, the mean birth weight of newborns of women with medium and high dietary diversity score was higher than those newborn of women with low dietary diversity score (AOR=0.386, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.072-0.699; p=0.017 and AOR=0.233, 95% CI: 0.016-0.450; p=0.036). Similarly, women with gestational weight gain greater than 7 kg and high stature (>1.55 cm) gave birth to heavier children (AOR=0.551, 95% CI: 0.346-0.756; p=0.000 and AOR=0.633, 95% CI: 0.207-1.059; p=0.004, respectively).

Conclusion: Although it revealed the presence of low and excess birth weight, this study has shown that maternal anthropometry and dietary diversity score were associated with birth weight of the baby.
Assessment of Health Facilities Delivering HIV Services among Patients in Bonny, South-South Nigeria
Authors: Onoja A. J. , N. Akoma O.
Published: November 2019

Background: The growing spread of HIV and AIDS among the people of Bonny Kingdom and capacity of medical facilities and service providers to respond to the dire situation have long posed public health concern of immeasurable proportion right from the inception of the Ibani-Se HIV/AIDS Baseline Survey Initiative in 2006 to the implementation of a three-year (2008-2011) intervention programme and thereafter. The impact of the provision of ART and other medical services related to HIV on the quality of care and satisfaction of all, HIV and non-HIV patients is unknown, and any available evidence is limited and arguable. The survey sought to know the number of health facility in the locality, the services they offer and most importantly the number of qualified personnel in such health facilities.

Methods: A standardized questionnaire was designed for facility assessment to measure the capacity of health facilities to undertake VCT and ART services. The survey was conducted in sixteen (16) health facilities; fourteen (14) public and two (2) private health facilities located within Bonny town and in the creeks. In each facility, the manager and health providers were surveyed, with at least one provider selected from the HIV/AIDS department; 10 randomly selected persons in the Outpatients Department/Unit including 5 from the HIV/AIDS services were interviewed. A standard health facility assessment checklist was developed to measure the quality of care, capacity of providers, developmental and training needs. Others included conformity to standard of practice and quality of medical equipment. Data was entered with Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) and exported to SPSS or Stata for analysis.

Results: Of the sixteen health facilities, only seven provided both VCT and PMTCT services (Abalamabia health centre, Comprehensive health centre, NLNG RA Hospital, General Hospital, Finima health centre, Good shepherd Health medical lab and Chanel clinic) while one (Island Medical lab) provided VCT services; the others provided neither of the two services. Although, there are fairly adequate number and distribution of health facilities in the LGA, utilization of the general health services was found to have improved when compared to the previous survey. However, lack of structured unit for the provision of VCT and PMTCT services, specifically trained and designated counselors; and poorly motivated public healthcare providers have given rise to concerns about poor access of rural dwellers and inequitable distribution of the few available services, particularly to people most in need.

Conclusion: Implications of this survey were highlighted for a more effective HIV prevention and control programme for wide coverage.
A Genetic Insight and Overview of Zika Virus Infection: An Important Emerging Viral Infection
Authors: Hudu Shuaibu Abdullahi , Shinkafi Saadatu Haruna
Published: November 2019

Zika fever is a febrile or sub-febrile illness caused by Zika virus, which mainly spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Zika infection has as of late becoming an emerging infection of medical important. While clinical indications of the infection in adult cases are not serious and ailment isn't related with high death rates, Zika infection can affect foetogenesis and lead to extreme neuro developmental variations from the norm. For better understanding into various parts of Zika infection, this review was performed, with respect to the disease transmission, genetic and geographical distribution of Zika infection. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, HINARI, AJOL, the Cochrane library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Zika virus is a member of the family Flaviviridae, which includes dengue viruses, West Nile, and yellow fever viruses. The most common symptoms reported in confirming Zika virus infections are fever, headache, malaise, maculopapular rash, fatigue or myalgia, arthritis and arthralgia. Zika virus was first isolated from the blood of a sentinel rhesus monkey from the Zika Forest in Uganda. The virus has a wide geographical distribution, including eastern and western Africa, south and Southeast Asia, and Micronesia, where in 2007, an outbreak of Zika fever was reported on Yap Island. Numerous conventional phylogenetic analyses of Zika virus genomes reveal the presence of two main viral lineages, that is, African and Asian lineages. However, it should be noted that phylogenetic analyses using E and NS5 genes reveal three major lineages of Zika virus with an additional lineage circulating in Africa which is designated African II lineage.
The Level of Awareness Regarding Ten Steps Guideline for Successful Breastfeeding among Hospital Staff
Authors: Khodadadi Milad , Shabestari Ali Arjmand
Published: November 2019

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of familiarity of hospital personnel with the executive instruction on breastfeeding promotion in the hospital.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on hospital personnel who had entry criteria. Their awareness of the breastfeeding guidelines was checked and recorded on the checklist. This checklist consists of two parts, the first part of which is the demographic information including age, gender and work experience of the participants. The second part of the checklist contains ten questions. In this study, statistical analysis was performed based on SPSS 23 software. In the statistics section, frequency and percentage were used.

Results: In this study, 451 and 228 personnel of Amirkabir and Taleghani Hospitals were enrolled, 75.6% and 76.75% of Amir Kabir Hospital and Taleghani Hospital staffs had an acceptable familiarity with these guidelines. In addition, employees of Taleghani Hospital obtained higher scores than Amir Kabir Hospital staff and this difference was statistically significant. In other words, Taleghani hospital staff was generally more familiar with the guideline for promoting breastfeeding. The age of the personnel has a meaningful relationship with their level of knowledge and employees with the age of 41 to 50 years have the highest level of awareness. The level of knowledge of personnel showed a significant relationship with work experience, where the highest level of personnel awareness was observed in employees with a history of over 20 years.

Conclusion: Although the awareness of hospital staff was good about the 10-point action plan for promoting breastfeeding, however, more training was needed to achieve more favorable  outcomes. Our findings showed that personnel with less work experience had less information in this regard.
Isolation and Characterisation of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Raw and Fermented Milk
Authors: Aforijiku S. , Onilude A. A.
Published: November 2019

The aim of this study was to isolate and phenotypically characterised lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from samples of raw (cow, goat) and traditional fermented milk product (nono).The assessed characteristics of LAB as indexed in Bergeys Manual of Determinative Bacteriology are cellular characteristic (Gram staining), growth at pH 4.5 and 9.6, growth in 5% NaCl, production of ammonia from arginine, tolerance to temperature 15 and 45oC, starch hydrolysis, and fermentation of sugars test. Fifty-five LAB were isolated and identified as Pediococcus acidilactici (15), Lactobacillus plantarum (29), Lactobacillus brevis (4), Lactobacillus casei (4), and Lactobacillus fermentum (3). Four species of the Lactobacillus isolated from nono samples were identified as Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus plantarum and  Lactobacillus fermentum while Pediococcus acidilactici was isolated from raw cow and goat milk.  Lactobacillus plantarum was the dorminant organism with the highest frequency occurrence of 52.7% while Lactobacillus fermentum had the lowest (5.5%).  Lactobacillus species are normally found in fermented milk product which could be of great importance in food industry.