bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Is there an association between vitamin D and risk of stroke?: a North Indian study
Authors: M. Mahajan , Sheikh Hilal A. , Ish Anand , A. Batra , K. Sethi P.
Published: March 2019

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is present in India in epidemic proportions despite plenty of sunshine. Reduced plasma 25(OH) D concentrations as a diagnostic marker of vitamin D deficiency have been in past decade associated with several well-established risk factors for ischaemic stroke, such as arterial hypertension, thrombosis, atherosclerosis. The aims and objectives of this study was to compare the serum 25(OH) D levels between the first ever acute stroke patients and healthy controls.Methods: A cross-sectional, case control study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi situated in north India. Serum 25‑hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels in 85 patients of ischemic stroke, presenting within 7 days of onset of stroke was measured and was compared with 70 age and gender matched controls.Results: The mean age was 61.02±11.58 years and 58.63±11.28 years in cases and controls respectively. Females constituted 37.6% of the total number of cases and 43.4% of the controls. The age and gender-distribution were comparable between the cases and controls. The median value (IQR) of serum 25(OH) vitamin D level was 7.94 ng/mL (4.59-14.00) in the cases and it was 8.82 ng/mL (5.59-14.70) in the controls. The difference between the serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels of the two groups was not found to be statistically significant.Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of biochemical hypo-vitaminosis D in apparently healthy Indians of all age and sex groups despite adequate sunshine. There is no association between low vitamin D levels and stroke.
Role of locking compression plate in management of metaphyseal fractures in osteoporotic bones: an experimental study from rural Maharashtra
Authors: Rathi Prasanna , Paknikar Kiran P. , Malve Shekhar P. , Kulkarni Govind S. , Kulkarni Milind G. , Kulkarni Sunil G. , Takalkar Anant A.
Published: March 2019

Background: Osteoporosis is multi factorial disease, which is caused by complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors that influence bone turnover, bone mass, skeletal geometry and risk factors. Distal femur fracture needs aggressive management in terms of open reduction and internal fixation with locking compression plate and early mobilization. Objectives were to study the role of locking compression plate in the management of osteoporotic metaphyseal fractures.

Methods: Present study is a prospective study comprising of 50 patients who sustained various fractures in different bones of body due to osteoporosis and were treated using locking compression plate (LCP). All patients were evaluated for effectiveness of LCP.

Results: In present series majority of patients (44%) fall in age group of 61-70 years having senile osteoporosis, followed by 12 (24%) from 51-60 years age group. Majority of the cases involved were distal femur fractures (50%). 15 i.e. 30% cases were fracture of proximal tibia and 20% were fracture of proximal humerus. 96% had osteoporosis. C1 type of fracture was commonly seen in 6 (12%) patients. The mean constant score at one month was 58 and at the end of one year it was 80. The mean oxford score at one month was 28 and at the end of one year it was 38.

Conclusions: Locking compression plate is an ideal implant for fixation in metaphyseal osteoporotic bones when used methodically.
Association of Dietary Practices and Dental caries among adolescent in Lahore: A cross sectional survey
Authors: Rasul Faiz , Sufia Shamta , Ahmad Asrar , Bhatti Rashid Javaid , E Azam Muhammad Farooq , Wahid Sultan Muhammad
Published: March 2019

Objective: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of dental caries (DMFT) in 15 years age children and to determine its association with dietary practices.

Methodology: This study was conducted in the schools of Lahore having summer camp in July 2015. Study participants were 15 years old students attending summer camp by simple random technique. Written permission was taken before their examination and interview. Self-structure questionnaire was used to collect information regarding the dietary practices. DMFT index was used to measure dental caries. Data entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Data was assessed by percentage and frequency, descriptive part was used for demographic variables, and for dietary habits. Chi square test of association between dietary practices and dental caries was applied. P-value ≤0.05 was taken as significant.

Results Total participants were sixty (n=60). Out of these 80% of the subjects of the study were males and remaining were females. Total 58.3% respondents were caries free in this study while caries positive were 41.7 %. Average DMFT score examined was 1.2. In Logistic Regression for the Prediction of Caries Status on Basis of Dietary Habits, three variables were usage of toffees, chocolates and sandwiches. These three played most important role in the production of caries status. Final regression model for calculating probability was Z= -10.665+1.479 Toffees+ 1.183 Chocolates+1.582Sandwiches.

Conclusion: Findings of this study have shown that some of the dietary habits have significant relation with caries or tooth decay status like chewing gum, candies, soft drinks, sweets, toffees, chocolates and sandwiches have strong negative impact or relationship with teeth decay.
The Brain Imaging Collaboration Suite (BrICS): A Cloud Platform for Integrating Whole-Brain Spectroscopic MRI into the Radiation Therapy Planning Workflow
Authors: Gurbani Saumya , Weinberg Brent , Cooper Lee , Mellon Eric , Schreibmann Eduard , Sheriff Sulaiman , Maudsley Andrew , Goryawala Mohammed , Shu Hui-Kuo , Shim Hyunsuk
Published: March 2019

Glioblastoma has poor prognosis with inevitable local recurrence despite aggressive treatment with surgery and chemoradiation. Radiation therapy (RT) is typically guided by contrast-enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for defining the high-dose target and T2-weighted fluid-attenuation inversion recovery MRI for defining the moderate-dose target. There is an urgent need for improved imaging methods to better delineate tumors for focal RT. Spectroscopic MRI (sMRI) is a quantitative imaging technique that enables whole-brain analysis of endogenous metabolite levels, such as the ratio of choline-to-N-acetylaspartate. Previous work has shown that choline-to-N-acetylaspartate ratio accurately identifies tissue with high tumor burden beyond what is seen on standard imaging and can predict regions of metabolic abnormality that are at high risk for recurrence. To facilitate efficient clinical implementation of sMRI for RT planning, we developed the Brain Imaging Collaboration Suite (BrICS; https://brainimaging.emory.edu/brics-demo), a cloud platform that integrates sMRI with standard imaging and enables team members from multiple departments and institutions to work together in delineating RT targets. BrICS is being used in a multisite pilot study to assess feasibility and safety of dose-escalated RT based on metabolic abnormalities in patients with glioblastoma (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03137888). The workflow of analyzing sMRI volumes and preparing RT plans is described. The pipeline achieved rapid turnaround time by enabling team members to perform their delegated tasks independently in BrICS when their clinical schedules allowed. To date, 18 patients have been treated using targets created in BrICS and no severe toxicities have been observed.
Evaluating Multisite rCBV Consistency from DSC-MRI Imaging Protocols and Postprocessing Software Across the NCI Quantitative Imaging Network Sites Using a Digital Reference Object (DRO)
Authors: Bell Laura C. , Semmineh Natenael , An Hongyu , Eldeniz Cihat , Wahl Richard , Schmainda Kathleen M. , Prah Melissa A. , Erickson Bradley J. , Korfiatis Panagiotis , Wu Chengyue , Sorace Anna G. , Yankeelov Thomas E. , Rutledge Neal , Chenevert Thomas L. , Malyarenko Dariya , Liu Yichu , Brenner Andrew , Hu Leland S. , Zhou Yuxiang , Boxerman Jerrold L. , Yen Yi-Fen , Kalpathy-Cramer Jayashree , Beers Andrew L. , Muzi Mark , Madhuranthakam Ananth J. , Pinho Marco , Johnson Brian , Quarles C. Chad
Published: March 2019

The use of rCBV as a response metric in clinical trials has been hampered, in part, due to variations in the biomarker consistency and associated interpretation across sites, stemming from differences in image acquisition and post-processing methods. This study leveraged a dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging digital reference object to characterize rCBV consistency across 12 sites participating in the Quantitative Imaging Network (QIN), specifically focusing on differences in site-specific imaging protocols (IPs; n = 17), and PMs (n = 19) and differences due to site-specific IPs and PMs (n = 25). Thus, high agreement across sites occurs when 1 managing center processes rCBV despite slight variations in the IP. This result is most likely supported by current initiatives to standardize IPs. However, marked intersite disagreement was observed when site-specific software was applied for rCBV measurements. This study's results have important implications for comparing rCBV values across sites and trials, where variability in PMs could confound the comparison of therapeutic effectiveness and/or any attempts to establish thresholds for categorical response to therapy. To overcome these challenges and ensure the successful use of rCBV as a clinical trial biomarker, we recommend the establishment of qualifying and validating site- and trial-specific criteria for scanners and acquisition methods (eg, using a validated phantom) and the software tools used for dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging analysis (eg, using a digital reference object where the ground truth is known).
ePAD: An Image Annotation and Analysis Platform for Quantitative Imaging
Authors: Rubin Daniel L. , Akdogan Mete Ugur , Altindag Cavit , Alkim Emel
Published: March 2019

Medical imaging is critical for assessing the response of patients to new cancer therapies. Quantitative lesion assessment on images is time-consuming, and adopting new promising quantitative imaging biomarkers of response in clinical trials is challenging. The electronic Physician Annotation Device (ePAD) is a freely available web-based zero-footprint software application for viewing, annotation, and quantitative analysis of radiology images designed to meet the challenges of quantitative evaluation of cancer lesions. For imaging researchers, ePAD calculates a variety of quantitative imaging biomarkers that they can analyze and compare in ePAD to identify potential candidates as surrogate endpoints in clinical trials. For clinicians, ePAD provides clinical decision support tools for evaluating cancer response through reports summarizing changes in tumor burden based on different imaging biomarkers. As a workflow management and study oversight tool, ePAD lets clinical trial project administrators create worklists for users and oversee the progress of annotations created by research groups. To support interoperability of image annotations, ePAD writes all image annotations and results of quantitative imaging analyses in standardized file formats, and it supports migration of annotations from various propriety formats. ePAD also provides a plugin architecture supporting MATLAB server-side modules in addition to client-side plugins, permitting the community to extend the ePAD platform in various ways for new cancer use cases. We present an overview of ePAD as a platform for medical image annotation and quantitative analysis. We also discuss use cases and collaborations with different groups in the Quantitative Imaging Network and future directions.
Phantom Validation of DCE-MRI Magnitude and Phase-Based Vascular Input Function Measurements
Authors: Foltz Warren , Driscoll Brandon , Lee Sangjune Laurence , Nayak Krishna , Nallapareddy Naren , Fatemi Ali , Ménard Cynthia , Coolens Catherine , Chung Caroline
Published: March 2019

Accurate, patient-specific measurement of arterial input functions (AIF) may improve model-based analysis of vascular permeability. This study investigated factors affecting AIF measurements from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnitude (AIFMAGN) and phase (AIFPHA) signals, and compared them against computed tomography (CT) (AIFCT), under controlled conditions relevant to clinical protocols using a multimodality flow phantom. The flow phantom was applied at flip angles of 20° and 30°, flow rates (3–7.5 mL/s), and peak bolus concentrations (0.5–10 mM), for in-plane and through-plane flow. Spatial 3D-FLASH signal and variable flip angle T1 profiles were measured to investigate in-flow and radiofrequency-related biases, and magnitude- and phase-derived Gd-DTPA concentrations were compared. MRI AIF performance was tested against AIFCT via Pearson correlation analysis. AIFMAGN was sensitive to imaging orientation, spatial location, flip angle, and flow rate, and it grossly underestimated AIFCT peak concentrations. Conversion to Gd-DTPA concentration using T1 taken at the same orientation and flow rate as the dynamic contrast-enhanced acquisition improved AIFMAGN accuracy; yet, AIFMAGN metrics remained variable and significantly reduced from AIFCT at concentrations above 2.5 mM. AIFPHA performed equivalently within 1 mM to AIFCT across all tested conditions. AIFPHA, but not AIFMAGN, reported equivalent measurements to AIFCT across the range of tested conditions. AIFPHA showed superior robustness.
Reliability of Radiomic Features Across Multiple Abdominal CT Image Acquisition Settings: A Pilot Study Using ACR CT Phantom
Authors: Lu Lin , Liang Yongguang , Schwartz Lawrence H. , Zhao Binsheng
Published: March 2019

We studied the reliability of radiomic features on abdominal computed tomography (CT) images reconstructed with multiple CT image acquisition settings using the ACR (American College of Radiology) CT Phantom. Twenty-four sets of CT images of the ACR CT phantom were attained from a GE Discovery 750HD scanner using 24 different image acquisition settings, combinations of 4 tube currents (25, 50, 100, 200 Effective mAs), 3 slice thicknesses (1.25, 2.5, 5 mm), and 2 convolution kernels (STANDARD and SOFT). Polyethylene (−95 HU) and acrylic (120 HU) of the phantom model were selected for calculating real feature value; a noise-free, computer-generated phantom image series that reproduced the 2 objects and the background was used for calculating reference feature value. Feature reliability was defined as the degree of predicting reference feature value from real feature value. Radiomic features mean, std, skewness, kurtosis, gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM)-energy, GLCM-contrast, GLCM-correlation, GLCM-homogeneity were investigated. The value of R2 ≥ 0.85 was considered to be of high reliability. The reliability of mean and std were high across all image acquisition settings. At 200 Effective mAs, all features except GLCM-homogeneity showed high reliability, whereas at 25 Effective mAs, most features (except mean and std) showed low reliability. From high to low, reliability was ranked in the following order: mean, std, skewness, kurtosis, GLCM-energy, correlation, contrast and homogeneity. CT image acquisition settings affected the reliability of radiomic features. High reliable features were attained from images reconstructed at high tube current and thick slice thickness.
A Web-Based Response-Assessment System for Development and Validation of Imaging Biomarkers in Oncology
Authors: Yang Hao , Guo Xiaotao , Schwartz Lawrence H. , Zhao Binsheng
Published: March 2019

Quantitative imaging biomarkers are increasingly used in oncology clinical trials to assist the evaluation of tumor responses to novel therapies. To identify these biomarkers and ensure smooth clinical translation once they have been validated, it is critical to develop a reliable workflow-efficient imaging platform for integration in clinical settings. Here we will present a web-based volumetric response-assessment system that we developed based on an open-source image viewing platform (WEASIS) and a DICOM image archive (DCM4CHEE). Our web-based response-assessment system offers a DICOM imaging archiving function, standard imaging viewing and manipulation functions, efficient tumor segmentation and quantification algorithms, and a reliable database containing tumor segmentation and measurement results. The prototype system is currently used in our research lab to foster the development and validation of new quantitative imaging biomarkers, including the volumetric computed tomography technique, as a more accurate and early assessment method of solid tumor responses to targeted and immunotherapies.
MicroRNAbased Novel Strategies for Cancer Treatment
Authors: Javdani Hossein , Parsamanesh Negin
Published: March 2019

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University Drop-outs and Disparities: What’s the Relationship?
Authors: Razouki Abdelaziz , Rafouk Laila , Bouab Widad , EL Hariri Khadija , Alagui Abdelhakim , Nafis Ahmed
Published: March 2019

Dropping out of school has been a major concern at the Moroccan university for several years and is apparent in several university reports.  28% to 30% of students drop out in their first year. The risk factors for dropping out are numerous. The risk of dropping out of school is higher for a student from a disadvantageous social background than for those from a privileged background, with identical academic skills. Research shows that many factors, such as anxiety, uncertainty, Lack of guidance, isolation or alienation, academic difficulties, teaching methods and the teachers’ attitude are key determinants of students’ disengagement from their studies. Actions have been taken by the Moroccan government to reduce this phenomenon; particularly in the form of the “Programme d’Urgence” launched by the Ministry (2008-2012), but the situation has not improved significantly.This publication reports the results of a research conducted at the Cadi Ayyad University since 2015. The tool used to run this investigation is a questionnaire while withdrawing their baccalaureate’s degree from the student affairs service, canceling their registration.
Educational Practices for Diminishing the Dropout Risk of the First-Year College Students from an Agronomic University in Romania. Preliminary Considerations
Authors: Stanciu Mihai , Creţu Carmen-Mihaela , Brezuleanu Carmen-Olguța , Lipşa Florin , Seghedin Elena , Borza Mihaela , Bortă Ana-Maria
Published: March 2019

Communication drills a strategic direction of the management of the Faculty of Agriculture, within the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, to support the first-year students that are exposed to the risk of university dropout, belonging, in particular, to the disadvantaged groups. The target group was formed in the university year 2017-2018 out of a number of 150 students, who met the criteria of the project.Among these, 77 students (48 %) got grades of 7 or below 7 at the Baccalaureate;  77 (51,3 %) belong to monoparental , low income families or with parents who work abroad; 83 (55,3 %) come from the countryside; 10 (6%) are orphans of one parent or both parents; 2 (0,13) have been in foster care, orphanages or similar institutions. Moreover, older research (Stanciu &al, 2011) showed that the main problem the first-year students have to face in their effort to fit into the academic work is the lack of skills of efficient learning (almost 78%).The courses of action for diminishing university dropout were the following: the awareness of the age and individual peculiarities of the students; the emphasis of the teaching-learning-assessment process on the student; the initiation and the running of social-emotional development programmes; the individualized counseling of the students for facing the accommodation problems which may occur during the first years of the bachelor studies; the familiarization with the efficient learning techniques which may break new grounds toward lifelong learning; the learning of efficient communication techniques; the involvement in volunteering actions; the development of a partnership between the family, the university, the community and the economic entities.
Factors Influencing Higher Education Teachers' Attitudes towards Unethical Use of Information Technology: A Review
Authors: Ghiaţău Roxana Maria , Mâţă Liliana
Published: March 2019

In this article, we intend to review the factors that contribute to the non-ethical use of information technology by academics. The ultimate goal of this approach is to construct a possible explanatory model of teachers' unethical attitudes. As premises, we consider that such a model of factors must take into account several theoretical and empirical previous variables and achievements, such as: theories or models that explain the relationship between attitudes and behavior; models of ethical decision making; the environment and values of information and communication technologies (ICT); research that highlights the relationship between individual factors and ethical judgment versus ethical behavior; research that highlights the relationship between external factors and ethical judgment versus ethical behavior. Therefore, our presentation will take these support points into account in how content is structured.
From Resilience to Wellbeing at School among Romanian Students - Examining the Role of Social-Economic Status
Authors: Cocoradă Elena , Fărcaş Anca Daniela , Orzea Ioana Emanuela
Published: March 2019

Well-being in school is a dimension for overall life satisfaction and quality of life and more important for adolescents who are in a critical period of development and exposed to a variety of risk factors. This paper uses a quantitative approach and aims to analyze the relationship between resilience and well-being at school, focused on the role of socioeconomic status. The results show that students highly motivated and with good learning outcomes come from favored families. These students tend to be more resilient, have a positive orientation towards the future, a better well-being expressed by positive indicators than those students belonging to medium or low-income families. But socio-economically favored students are less satisfied with school than underprivileged students. Achievement motivation is an important predictor of well-being at school, both in middle and high schools. In high school students’ sample, well-being (positive indicators) significantly explains satisfaction with school. In middle school students’ sample, satisfaction with school is explained directly by resilience and, indirectly, through well-being expressed by negative indicators. Age-differentiated interventions that generate a supportive environment must be implemented for all: for students with low socio-economic status because they are less resilient and with lower overall well-being, but also for socio-economically favored students, because they are less satisfied with school.
Inclusion of Roma Students in Romanian Schools - Examples of Good Practice
Authors: Goga Maria
Published: March 2019

In this paper we aim to identify ways to prevent and manage the inequality in education of Roma students. The research was based on the application of a questionnaire and an interview to teachers teaching Roma students in schools. The results of the survey and interview highlights important issues related to the discrimination of Roma students from both students and teachers. In addition, the responding teachers offer timely attempts to prevent and manage different types of discrimination against Roma students. The main ways of manifesting inequalities in Roma students, as teachers perceive, are the prejudices related to the social status of the Roma, the financial situation, as well as their isolation in communities far from the Romanian pupils. The article presents examples of good practices on preventing and managing discrimination situations for Roma students at school level.
Personality Characteristics of Preschool Education Students with Different Levels of Emotional Intelligence
Authors: Koltunovych Tetiana , Polishchuk Oksana
Published: March 2019

The aims of this paper were to explore the influence of personality characteristics on students’ emotional intelligence. The study involved 87 preschool education students of 3-5 years of study (aged from 19 to 22 years) of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. The sample is homogeneous. The “Emotional Intelligence” test (EmIn) (D. Lioussine), “The Big Five Personality Test” (5PFQ), “Test of empathic abilities level” by V. Boyko were employed. Methods of descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analysis, Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance and structural analysis (by A. Karpov) were used. Mathematical data processing and graphical presentation of the results were carried out using the computer software package of statistical software SPSS 17.0. The results of this study confirm the suggested assumptions about the existence of reliable statistically significant relationships between the emotional intelligence, its components and students’ personal characteristics, and dependence of the emotional intelligence level from the peculiarities of the personality characteristics structural organization (p≤0.01). The elucidation of these regularities can be used to improve the psychological techniques of the development and correction of emotional intelligence among preschool education students.
Electrochemical Test System for Analysis of Sulfur-Containing Organic Substances
Authors: Lukovtsev V.P. , Lukovtseva N.V. , Semenova V.A.
Published: March 2019

The paper discusses selection of a set of metals for an electrochemical test system used for the detection of sulfur-containing organic substances. Analytical studies of organic sulfur compounds are very important since these compounds are widely used in medicine, biology, oil refining industry, etc. Quantitative determination and identification of sulfur-containing substances is essential for solving environmental problems. The electrochemical test system for analysis of organic substances is a solution containing a set of cations of various metals that have the ability to form complex compounds with analytes. Thereby, a single electrode can be used to carry out electrochemical multisensory analysis because metal cations play the role of sensors. Thus, there is no need to use a set of several working (indicator) electrodes, the number of which determines the number of informative parameters. Since sets of metals for test systems may slightly differ from each other, we need to select an optimal set for a specific problem. According to the study results, a set of metals for sulfur-containing organic substances consists of zinc, gallium and copper. The test system composed of these metals gives reliable results of electroanalytical determination of organic compounds of this class. The expediency of using such a test system is confirmed by comparative estimation of the Euclidean distances between the vector representations of the analytes and sulfur-containing organic compounds presented in the previously created database. Software for experimental data processing, visualization, and comparative analysis of the vector representations and the database components is developed.
PROVINCIAS, REINOS, ESTADOS E IMPERIO: El problema de la articulación territorial de la Nueva España a la República Federal Mexicana
Authors: GUTIÉRREZ RODRIGO MORENO
Published: March 2019

Artá­culo que busca analizar el proceso de construcción del estado nacional mexicano desde el punto de vista del problema histórico de la territorialidad. Asá­, el estudio recupera el orden jurisdiccional de la Nueva España y las transformaciones ocurridas en tiempos del reformismo borbónico para examinar las implicaciones de la crisis polá­tica de la monarquá­a española y de las revoluciones de independencia en términos de los proyectos de agregación territorial a partir de la construcción del gobierno representativo. Por último y desde esta misma perspectiva, explica el proceso rupturista que generó al Imperio Mexicano, primero, y la República Federal, después.Palabras clave: Territorialidad. Independencia. Estado nacional. Nueva España / México.PROVINCES, KINGDOMS, STATES AND EMPIRE:  The problem of the territorial articulation from New Spain to the Federal Republic of MexicoAbstract: This paper seeks to analyze the process of construction of the Mexican national state from the point of view of the historical problem of territoriality. The study refers to the jurisdictional order of New Spain and the transformations that took place in times of Bourbon reformism to examine the implications of the political crisis of the Spanish monarchy and the revolutions of independence in terms of territorial aggregation projects based on the construction of a representative government. Finally, and from this same perspective, it explains the groundbreaking process that first generated the Mexican Empire, and, later, the Federal Republic.Keywords:  Territoriality. Independence. National State. New Spain/Mexico.  PROVáNCIAS, REINOS, ESTADOS E IMPÉRIO:  o problema da articulação territorial da Nova Espanha á  República Federal MexicanaResumo:  O artigo objetiva analisar o processo de construção do estado nacional mexicano do ponto de vista do problema histórico da territorialidade. Assim, o estudo recupera a ordem jurisdicional da Nova Espanha e as transformações ocorridas na época do reformismo borbônico para examinar as implicações da crise polá­tica da monarquia espanhola e das revoluções de independência em termos de projetos de agregação territorial a partir da construção do governo representativo. Por último e desde esta mesma perspectiva, explica o processo de ruptura que gerou ao Império Mexicano, primeiro, e á  República Federal, despois.Palavras-chave: Territorialidade. Independência. Estado nacional. Nova Espanha / México.
INFORMAÇÕES EDITORIAIS
Authors: Cavalcante Anissa Ayala
Published: March 2019

Quantitativos de textos publicados neste volume (v. 16, n. 27)
Biomorphic example with butterfly form in architectural design
Authors: Arslan Hatice Derya
Published: March 2019

Since his existence, mankind tends to arrange his environment according to his own needs. He has designed spaces that he can make use of and benefit from in nature. He has made use of the order in nature and various objects in the environment. In architectural design, the nature-based design is called as the biomorphism. Referring to the biological formation and of which point of origin is the living organism in nature, biomorphism is used in architecture by taking the functions and systems of nature as an example along with the support of the technology and biology in urban planning and structural design. In this study, Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, an example of biomorphic design, which hosts many butterfly types has been analysed. The garden reminds a butterfly form on an overall basis. When assessing the relationship between the architecture, construct and concept of the garden, it can see that it has a pioneering perspective.

Keywords: Biomorphic architecture, nature, form, concept, Konya butterfly garden.
The assessment of the reasons for choosing their professions of State Opera and Ballet Orchestra artists
Authors: Unver Zeynep , Cakir İlhan Ayse
Published: March 2019

In this study, it is aimed to lay out the factors which lead to the choice of profession of State Opera and Ballet (SOB) artists. In the survey developed to serve this end, 120 out of a total of 493 orchestra artists working at SOB orchestras in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Antalya and Samsun have participated. The data obtained were formatted as tables according to frequency and percentage and analysed with descriptive analysis method. It is understood that, when choosing their profession, orchestra artists do not take into consideration of social and economic factors but rather their ability and interests.

Keywords: Choice of profession, musician, musical instrument training, orchestra artist, music education.
Katatoni: Klinik Özellikler ve Tedavi
Authors: ASAN Ömer
Published: March 2019

Katatoni ilk kez 1874 yılında Karl Kalbaum tarafından tanımlanmış, motor, bilişsel, affektif ve otonomik belirtilerle karakterize bir nöropsikiyatrik sendromdur. İlk başta sadece şizofreniyle ilişkilendirilirken günümüzde birçok psikiyatrik hastalık ve tıbbi durumla birlikte görüldüğü bilinmektedir. 2013 yılında yayınlanan DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Ruhsal bozuklukların tanısal ve sayımsal el kitabı)’te şizofreni’nin alttipleri kaldırılmış ve yüz yılı aşkın katatoni-şizofreni birlikteliği sona ermiştir. Bu yazıda katatoni ile ilgili literatür gözden geçirilmiş, tarihçesi, epidemiyolojisi, etiyolo-jisi, klinik belirtileri, prognoz ve tedavisi güncel bilgiler ışığında ele alınmıştır.
Jeofizik Yöntemler ile Yer ve Yapı Etkileşimi
Authors: Ateş Erkan , Uyanık Osman
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmada 5 katlı bir yapının ve yerin deprem
dalgalarını büyütme etkisi ve baskın frekansları araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla
2008 yılında 5 katlı yapının çatısına ve yapının inşa edildiği yere ivmeölçer
aygıtları yerleştirilmiştir. Yer sınıfının belirlenmesi amacıyla MASW ölçüsü
alınmış, yerin ilk 30 m için makaslama (kayma) dalgası hızı (Vs30)
hesaplanmıştır. Bina ve yere yerleştirilen ivmeölçerler kullanılarak moment
büyüklüğü 3, 4, 5 ve 6 olan, farklı kaynaklardan yakın ve uzak mesafede birçok
deprem kaydedilmiştir. Yapının ve yerin büyütmesini elde edebilmek için
kaydedilen deprem sinyallerine referans yöntemine göre spektral oran ve tek
istasyon yöntemine göre yatay/düşey oran teknikleri uygulanmıştır. Bu
tekniklerin uygulanması sonucunda binaya ve yere ait büyütmeler, baskın
frekanslar ve binanın sönüm oranı belirlenmiş, bina ve yerin girişim durumu
incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak yerden binaya geçen deprem dalgalarının genlik
büyütmesi deprem büyüklüğüne ve uzaklığına bağlı olarak 6-12 aralıkta elde
edilmiştir.
Menores en la Unión Europea. Contextualización y análisis de las dificultades legales en la solicitud de asilo = Minors in the European Union. Contextualisation and analysis of legal difficulties in asylum applications
Authors: Alvares García Júnior Armando
Published: March 2019

Resumen: Con la actual crisis migratoria y de los refugiados, juristas, politólogos y autoridades competentes de la Unión Europea se enfrentan cada vez más con la cuestión de la llegada de menores necesitados de protección internacional. Esta investigación se enfoca en las diversas e interconectadas di­ficultades prácticas surgidas en el curso del proceso concerniente al otorgamiento de esa protección: «in­visibilidad» del menor, derecho a ser escuchado, preservación de la unidad familiar, deber internacional de no devolución, evaluación del riesgo individual en función del «temor fundado» y del riesgo objetivo.Palabras clave: asilo, menores, solicitud de protección internacional.Abstract: With the current migration and refugee crisis, jurists, political scientists and competent authorities in the European Union are increasingly faced with the issue of the arrival of minors in need of international protection. This research focuses on the diverse and interconnected practical difficulties encountered in the course of the process concerning the granting of such protection: «invisibility» of the minor, right to be heard, preservation of the family unit, international duty of non-refoulement, indivi­dual risk assessment in terms of «well-founded fear» and objective risk.Keywords: asylum, minors, application for international protection.
Limitations on jurisdiction and arbitration agreements based on applicable law and the identity of the carrier in cargo claim disputes: who and where to sue? = Las limitaciones a la autonomía la voluntad de las partes en las cláusulas atributivas de jurisdicción y las cláusulas de arbitraje basadas en la ley aplicable y la identidad del transportista en las reclamaciones por pérdida o daños a las mercancías: ¿a quién y dónde se puede reclamar?
Authors: Echebarría Fernández Jonatan
Published: March 2019

Abstract: The article demonstrates through an analysis of the limitations on choice of forum or arbitration agreements following the invalidity of a choice of law clause included in a charter party and/or a bill of lading (B/L). It is equally difficult enforcing a jurisdiction or arbitration clause included in a B/L if the parties are not clearly defined in the contract for the carrige of goods by sea. The article delivers some conclusions and suggests the approach to be taken by maritime contracting parties to overcome any feasible invalidity of a choice of forum or arbitration agreement based on the choice of law by European Member (EU) States’ courts.Keywords: Jurisdiction and arbitration agreements, choice of law clauses, contracts for the carria­ge of goods by sea, charter party, bill of lading, anti-suit injunctions, actions in contract, actions in tort, actions in bailment, Demise Clause, Identity of the Carrier Clause.Resumen: El artículo demuestra a través de un análisis de las limitaciones en la elección del foro o los acuerdos de arbitraje después de la invalidez de una cláusula de elección de ley incluida en las partes de la carta constitutiva y / o conocimiento de embarque (B / L). Es igualmente difícil hacer cumplir una cláusula de jurisdicción o arbitraje incluida en un B / L si las partes no están claramente definidas en el contrato para el transporte de mercancías por mar. El artículo presenta algunas conclusiones y sugiere el enfoque que deben adoptar las partes contratantes marítimas para superar cualquier posible invalidez de un acuerdo de elección de foro o arbitraje basado en una elección de la ley por los tribunales de Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE).Palabras clave: Jurisdicción y acuerdos de arbitraje, cláusulas de elección de ley, contratos para el transporte de mercancías por vía marítima, fletamento, conocimiento de embarque, medidas antipro­ceso, acciones contractuales, acciones extracontractuales, acciones basadas en “bailment”, cláusula de cesión, cláusula de identidad del transportista.
Estudio jurisprudencial sobre el régimen jurídico-procesal de las cláusulas de jurisdicción insertas en conocimientos de embarque: situación actual y futuro proyectado = Jurisprudencial examination on the legal and procedural regime of jurisdiction clauses inserted in bills of lading: current situation and foreseeable future
Authors: Langelaan Osset Franciso de Borja
Published: March 2019

Resumen: El presente trabajo se propone realizar un análisis jurisprudencial de la normativa pro­cesal en la Unión Europea aplicable a las cláusulas de jurisdicción insertas en conocimientos de em­barque. En este sentido, se estudian el art. 25 del Reglamento 1215/2012 y el art. 468 de la LENMAR, tratando los problemas procesales que ambos plantean. Por otro lado, se realiza un análisis a la luz de la jurisprudencia y doctrina anterior a la LENMAR para proyectar en el futuro la aplicabilidad real del mencionado art. 468. Este análisis se completa con una breve explicación inicial sobre el transporte de mercancías en régimen de conocimiento de embarque con el objeto de contextualizar la materia de estudio del presente trabajo.Palabras clave: cláusulas de jurisdicción, conocimiento de embarque, Reglamento 1215/2012, Ley de Navegación Marítima, art. 468 LNM.Abstract: The aim of this paper is to carry out a jurisprudential examination on the procedural Regulations applicable within the European Union to jurisdiction clauses inserted in Bills of Lading. Accordingly, art. 25 Regulation 1215/2012 and art. 468 LENMAR are studied, tackling the procedural problems that both articles raise. On another note, a scrutiny of the jurisprudence and doctrine previous to the LENMAR is carried out, so that the real enforceability of the above-mentioned art. 468 is pro­jected into the future. This inquiry is completed by an introductory explanation about the international carriage of goods by sea, so as to contextualize the subject of this paper.Keywords: jurisdiction clauses, bill of lading, UE Regulation 1215/2012, Spanish Maritime Act, art. 468 LNM.
Residencia habitual del menor y tribunales competentes para modificar una resolución judicial sobre derecho de visita. Aplicación jurisprudencial de los artículos 8 y 9 del reglamento (CE) 2201/2003 = Habitual residency of the minor and competent courts to modify a judicial resolutionon the right of visit. Jurisprudential application of articles 8 and 9 of regulation (EC) 2201/2003
Authors: Gluhaia Diana
Published: March 2019

Resumen: En este Auto se cuestiona la competencia judicial internacional de los órganos juris­diccionales españoles en materia de responsabilidad parental de una menor que cambió la residencia habitual a otro Estado miembro: Alemania. El artículo 9 del Reglamento (CE) nº 2201/2003 es una excepción al criterio general de determinación de la competencia judicial internacional y sólo se activa cuando se cumplen todos los requisitos exigidos por esta norma. La Sala entendió que no se cumplían todas las condiciones, ya que no existía un pronunciamiento judicial previo respecto al derecho de visita que requiriese una modificación debido al traslado de la menor a otro Estado miembro, y que carece de sentido en este caso alterar una decisión judicial no existente.Palabras clave: responsabilidad parental, competencia judicial internacional, residencia habitual del menor. Competencia para modificar una resolución judicial sobre derecho de visita.Abstract: His Order questions the international judicial competence of the Spanish courts in mat­ters of parental responsibility of a minor who changed habitual residence to another Member State: Germany. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) nº 2201/2003 is an exception to the general criterion of deter­mination of international jurisdiction and is only activated when all the requirements demanded by this rule are met. The Chamber understood that all the conditions were not met, since there was no previous judicial ruling regarding the visiting right that required an amendment due to the transfer of the minor to another Member State, and that it makes no sense in this case to alter a decision non-existent judicial.Keywords: parental responsibility, international jurisdiction, habitual residence of the minor, competence to modify a court ruling on visiting rights.
Una incorrecta articulación de las fuentes normativas de competencia judicial internacional en materia de responsabilidad parental: sentencia de la AP de A Coruña (Sección 4ª) núm. 119/2018, de 4 de abril = An improper enumeration of internatioanl jurisdiction sources on parental responsability matters: the judgment of the Spanish Court of Appeal of A Coruña (Section 4) number 119/2018, of 4 th April
Authors: Goyeneche Echeverria Saioa
Published: March 2019

Resumen: Desde la incorporación en el ordenamiento jurídico español de normas convencionales y de la Unión Europea, la configuración del sistema de competencia judicial internacional aplicable por los jueces y tribunales españoles en materia de responsabilidad parental incluye tres bloques normativos potencialmente aplicables: la legislación europea, representada por el Reglamento “Bruselas II bis”; el sistema convencional, representado por el Convenio de La Haya, de 19 de octubre de 1996; y la legis­lación interna o autónoma española, representada por la LOPJ. Como se muestra en este comentario jurisprudencial, la complejidad del sistema plantea el desafío del correcto manejo de las fuentes.Palabras clave: responsabilidad parental, Reglamento “Bruselas II bis”,  Convenio de La Haya de 199,  Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial, normas de competencia judicial internacional.Abstract: Since conventional and EU rules have been integrated into the Spanish legal system, the configuration of international jurisdiction system on parental responsibility be applied by Spanish judges and courts of law rests on three normative blocks: European regulation, represented by “Brussels II bis” Regulation; conventional system, represented by the 1996 Hague Convention; and internal laws, represented by the Organic Law of Judicial Power. This comment shows us that the system’s complexity raises the challenge of a correct handling of sources.Keywords: parental responsibility, “Brussels II bis” Regulation, The 1996 Hague Convention,  The Organic Law of Judicial Power, rules on international jurisdiction.
Competencia judicial internacional para conocer de la acción pauliana = Actio pauliana and international jurisdiction
Authors: Jiménez Gómez Briseida Sofía
Published: March 2019

Resumen: El Tribunal de Justicia ha establecido un concepto amplio sobre qué debe entenderse por “materia contractual” para la aplicación del Reglamento Bruselas I bis. Se ha pronunciado por primera vez subsumiendo la litigación de la acción pauliana dentro del foro especial del artículo 7.1.a del Re­glamento Bruselas I bis. Sin embargo, cabe entender que la justificación utilizada contradice parte de su jurisprudencia previa, relajando como consecuencia los objetivos de previsibilidad y seguridad jurídica.Palabras clave: acción pauliana, competencia judicial internacional, Reglamento Bruselas I bis, materia contractual.Abstract: The Court of Justice has established a broad concept of what should be understood by “matters related to a contract” for the application of the Brussels I Regulation (Recast) Regulation. It has pronounced for the first time subsuming the litigation of the actio pauliana within the special forum of article 7(1) (a) of the Brussels I bis Regulation. However, it should be considered that the grounds used contradict part of its prior jurisprudence, undermining as a consequence the objectives of predictability and legal certainty.Keywords: actio pauliana, international jurisdiction, Brussels I Regulation (Recast), matters rela­ted to a contract.
Competencia judicial internacional de los tribunales españoles en los casos de sustracción de menores. El trato desigual en situaciones similares = International jurisdiction of the spanish courts in international child abduction cases. The unequal treatment in similar situations
Authors: Lorente Martínez Isabel
Published: March 2019

Resumen: A través de esta interesante sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona de 2 de octubre de 2017 se aborda el estudio de la competencia judicial de los tribunales españoles para entrar a conocer de un supuesto de secuestro internacional de menores, en un caso de múltiples aristas internacionales, y con el traslado de una menor de un país no firmante del Convenio de La Haya de 25 de octubre de 1980, Nigeria a España. Se observa el trato desigual que puede llegar a tener un caso similar, si el traslado se hace de un país que no es firmante del Convenio de La Haya de 25 de octubre de 1980 a otro país que sí lo es.Palabras clave: secuestro internacional, competencia judicial internacional, España, Nigeria, residencia habitual, menores.Abstract: Through this interesting judgment of the Provincial Hearing of Barcelona of October 2, 2017 there is approached the study of the international jurisdiction of the Spanish courts to begin to know about a case of minors’ international kidnapping, in a case of multiple international edges, and with the movement about minor one about a not signatory country (Nigeria) of Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, to Spain. Is observed the unequal treatment that can manage to have a similar case, if the movement is done of a country that is not a signatory of the Convention of 25 October 1980 to another country that yes it is.Keywords: child abduction, international jurisdiction, Spain, Nigeria, habitual residence, minor.