bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
First and recurrent ischaemic heart disease events continue to decline in New Zealand, 2005–2015
Authors: Grey Corina , Jackson Rod , Wells Susan , Wu Billy , Poppe Katrina , White Harvey , Chan Wing Cheuk , Kerr Andrew J
Published: June 2017

Objectives

To examine recent trends in first and recurrent ischaemic heart disease (IHD) deaths and hospitalisations.

Methods

Using anonymous patient-linkage of routinely collected data, all New Zealanders aged 35–84 years who experienced an International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems I(CD)-coded IHD hospitalisation and/or IHD death between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2015 were identified. A 10-year look-back period was used to differentiate those experiencing first from recurrent events. Age-standardised hospitalisation and mortality rates were calculated for each calendar year and trends compared by sex and age.

Results

160 109 people experienced at least one IHD event (259 678 hospitalisations and 35 548 deaths) over the 11-year study period, and there was a steady decline in numbers (from almost 24 000 in 2005 to just over 16 000 in 2015) and in age-standardised rates each year. With the exception of deaths in younger (35–64 years) women with prior IHD, there was a significant decline in IHD events in men and women of all ages, with and without a history of IHD. The decline in IHD mortality was greater for those experiencing a first rather than recurrent IHD event (3.8%–5.2% vs 0%–3.7% annually on average). In contrast, the decline in IHD hospitalisations was greater for those experiencing a recurrent compared with a first IHD event (5.6%–7.3% vs 3.2%–5.7% annually on average).

Conclusions

The substantial decline in IHD hospitalisations and mortality observed in New Zealanders with and without prior IHD between 2005 and 2015 suggests that primary and secondary prevention efforts have been effective in reducing the occurrence of IHD events.
Comparison of static lateral behavior of three pile group configurations using three-dimensional finite element modeling
Authors: Abu-Farsakh Murad , Souri Ahmad , Voyiadjis George , Rosti Firouz
Published: June 2017

The lateral resistance of three pile group configurations was investigated using three dimensional (3-D) finite element modeling. The three pile groups considered in the study were a vertical pile group, a battered pile group, and a mix of vertical and battered piles in a group. The study was motivated by the full-scale static load test that was conducted on the M19 pier foundation in the I-10 twin span bridge in Louisiana. The static lateral resistance of the M19 battered pile group was investigated previously using a 3-D finite element simulation and verified with the aid of experimental results. In the present study, the M19 battered pile group model was used as the basis for the vertical and mixed pile groups for developing their 3-D finite element models. The nonlinear material behavior was accounted for using elastoplastic constitutive models such as the concrete damaged plasticity model and the anisotropic modified Cam clay model. The lateral resistance of the pile groups was investigated in terms of load–displacement, axial load, bending moment, pile damage, soil resistance, and p-multipliers. The results show that the battered pile group had the largest lateral resistance, followed by the mixed and vertical pile groups, respectively. The largest lateral load share was carried by the two middle rows in the battered pile group, while it was in the leading row in the vertical and mixed pile groups. The soil resistance profiles show that the vertical pile group mobilized greater soil resistance than the battered and mixed pile groups at the same lateral load. The back-calculated p-multipliers are the highest in the battered pile group case, followed by the mixed and vertical pile groups, respectively.
Structures in the diffraction cone: The “break” and “dip” in high-energy proton–proton scattering
Authors: Jenkovszky László , Szanyi István
Published: June 2017

Anticipating forthcoming publication by the TOTEM collaboration of low-[Formula: see text] elastic scattering data at [Formula: see text] = 13 and 2.76 TeV, hereby we emphasize the correlation between two prominent structures seen upon the otherwise exponential diffraction cone, namely a “break” staying fixed around [Formula: see text]0.1 GeV2 and a dip moving with energy logarithmically inwards; while at the ISR, the two structures are separated by a distance of about 1 GeV2, at the LHC, the dip comes close to the periphery of the “break”, thus affecting its parametrization. An unbiased disentangling and identification of the “break” at the LHC should account for this correlation.
Nonlocality dynamics for an eight-qubit model in cavity QEDs
Authors: Naeim Ihab H. , Batle J. , Abdalla S. , Farouk A.
Published: June 2017

We study the nonlocality dynamics for an eight-qubit model in cavity QED, where four atoms are confined in four different cavities, all of them initially prepared in the maximally correlated state of four qubits, which corresponds to the atomic degrees of freedom. The nonlocality evolution for the latter states will show that the corresponding maximal violation of a multipartite Bell inequality will experience revivals at precise times, defining, in analogy with entanglement, nonlocality sudden deaths, as well as nonlocality sudden rebirths. The present contribution paves the way to describe, by employing the nonlocality multipartite correlation measure, collective complex behavior displayed by slightly interacting cavity QED arrays.
Status of diagnostics for three arbovirus infections in resource-limited settings
Authors: Pianka Kurt , Rothman Alan , Tripathi Anubhav
Published: June 2017

Climate change, travel, and urbanization contribute to increasing exposure to Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya. Lab-based diagnostics are required because of overlapping clinical presentations. Here we review the current diagnostic methods, and find them poorly adapted to point of care use in resource-limited settings: generally, serologic assays are hindered by cross-reactivity while molecular assays require laboratory conditions. We conclude that a differential diagnostic device is critically needed, requiring a simpler molecular assay kit that maintains high sensitivity and specificity.
Cataloguing tsunami events in the UK
Authors: Long Dave
Published: June 2017

Tsunami catalogues provide important datasets in assessing the risk from infrequent but potentially high-impact events. Although the UK is located away from subduction zones (the most common origin of tsunamis), tsunamis have struck its shores, most notably those triggered by the prehistoric Storegga submarine landslide and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Since the major events of 2004 (Indian Ocean) and 2011 (Japan) tsunamis are in the public psyche, even if the risks to UK coasts are not. Due to this heightened awareness, many reported events are claimed to be tsunamis and the potential for tsunamis is increasingly included in risk planning; understanding the true frequency of tsunamis is therefore important. Within the UK, the evidence for tsunamis includes tide gauge readings, reported visual observations and interpretation of sedimentological features. Catalogues need to consider whether the event is a true tsunami in order to avoid a plethora of claims that confound risk assessments; for example, recent well-documented events generated by weather systems (meteotsunamis) provide a possible explanation for some historical events. A detailed examination of the impact of tsunamis upon the UK coast is provided, including examples of events triggered by the three primary causes of tsunamis: seismicity, submarine landslides and coastal landslides.
Scheduling for Cloud-Based Computing Systems to Support Soft Real-Time Applications
Authors: Du Yuhuan , Veciana Gustavo De
Published: June 2017

Cloud-based computing infrastructure provides an efficient means to support real-time processing workloads, for example, virtualized base station processing, and collaborative video conferencing. This article addresses resource allocation for a computing system with multiple resources supporting heterogeneous soft real-time applications subject to Quality of Service (QoS) constraints on failures to meet processing deadlines. We develop a general outer bound on the feasible QoS region for non-clairvoyant resource allocation policies and an inner bound for a natural class of policies based on dynamically prioritizing applications’ tasks by favoring those with the largest (QoS) deficits. This provides an avenue to study the efficiency of two natural resource allocation policies: (1) priority-based greedy task scheduling for applications with variable workloads and (2) priority-based task selection and optimal scheduling for applications with deterministic workloads. The near-optimality of these simple policies emerges when task processing deadlines are relatively large and/or when the number of compute resources is large. Analysis and simulations show substantial resource savings for such policies over reservation-based designs.
Corrections to “A Menagerie of Timed Automata”
Authors: Keiren Jeroen J. A. , Fontana Peter , Cleaveland Rance
Published: June 2017

This note corrects a technical error in the
ACM Computing Surveys
article mentioned in the title. The flaw involved constructions for showing that timed automata with urgent locations have the same expressiveness as timed automata that allow false location invariants. Corrected constructions are presented in this note, and the affected results are reproved.
Logging you, Logging me
Authors: Price Blaine A. , Stuart Avelie , Calikli Gul , Mccormick Ciaran , Mehta Vikram , Hutton Luke , Bandara Arosha K. , Levine Mark , Nuseibeh Bashar
Published: June 2017

Low cost digital cameras in smartphones and wearable devices make it easy for people to automatically capture and share images as a visual lifelog. Having been inspired by a US campus based study that explored individual privacy behaviours of visual lifeloggers, we conducted a similar study on a UK campus, however we also focussed on the privacy behaviours of groups of lifeloggers. We argue for the importance of replicability and therefore we built a publicly available toolkit, which includes camera design, study guidelines and source code. Our results show some similar sharing behaviour to the US based study: people tried to preserve the privacy of strangers, but we found fewer bystander reactions despite using a more obvious camera. In contrast, we did not find a reluctance to share images of screens but we did find that images of vices were shared less. Regarding privacy behaviours in groups of lifeloggers, we found that people were more willing to share images of people they were interacting with than of strangers, that lifelogging in groups could change what defines a private space, and that lifelogging groups establish different rules to manage privacy for those inside and outside the group.
Inferring Person-to-person Proximity Using WiFi Signals
Authors: Sapiezynski Piotr , Stopczynski Arkadiusz , Wind David Kofoed , Leskovec Jure , Lehmann Sune
Published: June 2017

Today's societies are enveloped in an ever-growing telecommunication infrastructure. This infrastructure offers important opportunities for sensing and recording a multitude of human behaviors. Human mobility patterns are a prominent example of such a behavior which has been studied based on cell phone towers, Bluetooth beacons, and WiFi networks as proxies for location. While mobility is an important aspect of human behavior, it is also crucial to study physical interactions among individuals. Sensing proximity that enables social interactions on a large scale is a technical challenge and many commonly used approaches—including RFID badges or Bluetooth scanning—offer only limited scalability. Here we show that it is possible, in a scalable and robust way, to accurately infer person-to-person physical proximity from the lists of WiFi access points measured by smartphones carried by the two individuals. Based on a longitudinal dataset of approximately 800 participants with ground-truth Bluetooth proximity collected over a year, we show that our model performs better than the current state-of-the-art. Our results demonstrate the value of WiFi signals as a tool for social sensing and show how collections of WiFi data pose a potential threat to privacy.
An SDN Architecture for Privacy-Friendly Network-Assisted DASH
Authors: Kleinrouweler Jan Willem , Cabrero Sergio , Cesar Pablo
Published: June 2017

Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) is the premier technology for Internet video streaming. DASH efficiently uses existing HTTP-based delivery infrastructures implementing adaptive streaming. However, DASH traffic is bursty in nature. This causes performance problems when DASH players share a network connection or in networks with heavy background traffic. The result is unstable and lower quality video. In this article, we present the design and implementation of a so-called DASH Assisting Network Element (DANE). Our system provides target bitrate signaling and dynamic traffic control. These two mechanisms realize proper bandwidth sharing among clients. Our system is privacy friendly and fully supports encrypted video streams. Trying to improve the streaming experience for users who share a network connection, our system increases the video bitrate and reduces the number of quality switches. We show this through evaluations in our Wi-Fi testbed.
Input Controls for Entering Uncertain Data
Authors: Greis Miriam , Schuff Hendrik , Kleiner Marius , Henze Niels , Schmidt Albrecht
Published: June 2017

Although more and more data is collected automatically, many interfaces still require manual input. When we, for example, enter our daily calorie intake or calculate our ecological footprint, we often have to guess the weight of the food or what distance we have covered with our car. In this paper, we propose a solution to overcome the problem of forcing users to enter a single value when they are unsure about the actual input. On the basis of a slider, we designed four input controls which allow the input of uncertain data in the form of probability distribution functions. To evaluate our input controls, we conducted two studies collecting subjective and objective feedback. Based on the evaluation, we derived implications for their usage. We additionally provide an open-source toolkit with the evaluated input controls that can be included in web applications and customized for different contexts and tasks.
Generating Obligations, Assertions and Tests from UI Models
Authors: Bowen Judy , Reeves Steve
Published: June 2017

Model-based development of interactive systems provides a number of benefits which can support the creation of robust and correct systems, particularly important when the interactive systems are safety-critical. Many different approaches have been proposed which target the models at different aspects of the development process (for example task analysis, interface layouts, functional behaviours etc.) and which can be used in different ways (verification of correctness, plasticity, usability).

One of the aims for any modelling method should be simplicity - we are after all trying to hide complexity via abstraction in order to make reasoning about systems more tractable than working at the programming level. One of the challenges that exists however we do our modelling is ensuring the consistency between the model of the interface and interactivity and model of the functional behaviour of the system. This is primarily due to the different types of models that most naturally describe these different elements. In this paper we propose a method of tightening the integration of models of these different components of the system by generating obligations which explicitly describe the coupling of functional behaviour with interactive elements. We then show how these obligations can be used to support the development process during the programming and testing of the system.
The Context Modelling Toolkit
Authors: Trullemans Sandra , Van Holsbeeke Lars , Signer Beat
Published: June 2017

Context awareness plays an important role in recent smart environments and embedded interactions. In order to increase user satisfaction and acceptance, these context-aware solutions should be controllable by end users. Over the last few years we have therefore seen an emerging trend towards visual programming tools for context-aware applications based on simple "IF this THEN that" rules. However, existing solutions often do not support the simple reuse of the "this" part in order to define more sophisticated rules. Given that the desired level of control varies among individuals, we propose a unified multi-layered context modelling approach distinguishing between end users, expert users and programmers. Our Context Modelling Toolkit (CMT) consists of the necessary context modelling concepts and offers a rule-based context processing engine. We further illustrate how end users and expert users might interact with the CMT framework. Finally, we highlight some advantages of our Context Modelling Toolkit by discussing a number of use cases.
A More Intelligent Test Case Generation Approach through Task Models Manipulation
Authors: Campos José Creissac , Fayollas Camille , Gonçalves Marcelo , Martinie Célia , Navarre David , Palanque Philippe , Pinto Miguel
Published: June 2017

Ensuring that an interactive application allows users to perform their activities and reach their goals is critical to the overall usability of the interactive application. Indeed, the effectiveness factor of usability directly refers to this capability. Assessing effectiveness is a real challenge for usability testing as usability tests only cover a very limited number of tasks and activities. This paper proposes an approach towards automated testing of effectiveness of interactive applications. To this end we resort to two main elements: an exhaustive description of users' activities and goals using task models, and the generation of scenarios (from the task models) to be tested over the application. However, the number of scenarios can be very high (beyond the computing capabilities of machines) and we might end up testing multiple similar scenarios. In order to overcome these problems, we propose strategies based on task models manipulations (e.g., manipulating task nodes, operator nodes, information...) resulting in a more intelligent test case generation approach. For each strategy, we investigate its relevance (both in terms of test case generation and in terms of validity compared to the original task models) and we illustrate it with a small example. Finally, the proposed strategies are applied on a real-size case study demonstrating their relevance and validity to test interactive applications.
HistoryViewer
Authors: Segura Vinícius , Barbosa Simone D.J.
Published: June 2017

Visual analytics applications (VAApps) rely heavily on visual representations and notations to communicate information and support user interaction. The visual representations themselves are the main communication form used by designers, reflecting their interpretation of what data aspects should be highlighted and how users can explore the data. Ultimately, the combination of representation and interactivity guides the user's data analysis in VAApp. To keep the VAApp development centered in their users, the design team must pay special attention to the visual representations and their underlying interaction mechanisms. Our team is developing HistoryViewer, a VAApp itself for users to explore log data obtained from interactions with other ("source") VAApps (VAAppsrc). During the development of HistoryViewer and the instrumentation of a VAAppsrc, we noticed unanticipated benefits for the development of the VAAppsrc itself. This paper presents our HistoryViewer system, proposes an architecture for VAApps integrated with our log model, discussing some ancillary benefits of such instrumentation. Finally, it reports two empirical studies conducted to gather potential users' opinions about HistoryViewer, which revealed positive attitudes towards the system and pointed to opportunities for improvement.
CCBL
Authors: Terrier Lénaïc , Demeure Alexandre , Caffiau Sybille
Published: June 2017

This paper presents CCBL (Cascading Contexts Based Language), an end-user programming language dedicated to Smart Home. We design CCBL to avoid the problems encountered by end-users programming with ECA (Event Conditions Actions), which is the dominant approach in the domain. We present the results of an experiment where we asked 21 adults (11 experimented programmers and 10 non-programmers) to express four increasingly complex behaviors using both CCBL and ECA. We show that significantly less errors were made using CCBL than using ECA. From this experiment, we also propose some categorization and explanation of the errors made when using ECA and explain why users avoid these errors when programming with CCBL.
Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals FAT4 Mutations in a Clinically Unrecognizable Patient with Syndromic CAKUT: A Case Report
Authors: van der Ven Amelie T. , Shril Shirlee , Ityel Hadas , Vivante Asaf , Chen Jing , Hwang Daw-Yang , Laricchia Kristen M. , Lek Monkol , Tasic Velibor , Hildebrandt Friedhelm
Published: June 2017

We present the case of a patient of Macedonian origin with unilateral renal agenesis and ureterovesical junction obstruction in combination with further abnormalities including midface hypoplasia, scoliosis as well as camptodactyly of one toe. Whole-exome sequencing analysis revealed compound heterozygous variants in the FAT4 gene. Recessive variants in FAT4 are a known cause of van Maldergem syndrome (VMS) in which congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract are a less characteristic but common feature. The initial presentation of our patient was not clinically recognizable. However, in view of the molecular findings, the most likely diagnosis is a mild manifestation of VMS. Only very few publications have reported patients with VMS and mutations in FAT4 to date. With this case, we hope to provide further insight into the phenotypic variability of this syndrome.
Acute Exercise Stimulates Carnitine Biosynthesis and OCTN2 Expression in Mouse Kidney
Authors: Broderick Tom L. , Cusimano Frank A. , Carlson Chelsea , Tamura Leslie K.
Published: June 2017

Background/Aims: Carnitine is essential for the transport of long-chain FAs (FA) into the mitochondria for energy production. During acute exercise, the increased demand for FAs results in a state of free carnitine deficiency in plasma. The role of kidney in carnitine homeostasis after exercise is not known. Methods: Swiss Webster mice were sacrificed immediately after a 1-hour moderate intensity treadmill run, and at 4-hours and 8-hours into recovery. Non-exercising mice served as controls. Plasma was analyzed for carnitine using acetyltransferase and [14C] acetyl-CoA. Kidney was removed for gene and protein expression of butyrobetaine hydroxylase (γ-BBH), organic cation transporter (OCTN2), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARα), a regulator of fatty acid oxidation activated by FAs. Results: Acute exercise caused a decrease in plasma free carnitine levels. Rapid return of free carnitine to control levels during recovery was associated with increased γ-BBH expression. Both mRNA and protein levels of OCTN2 were detected in kidney after exercise and during recovery, suggesting renal transport mechanisms were stimulated. These changes were accompanied with a reciprocal increase in PPARα protein expression. Conclusions: Our results show that the decrease in free carnitine after exercise rapidly activates carnitine biosynthesis and renal transport mechanism in kidney to establish carnitine homeostasis.
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Monocytes Oscillate in the Heart During Homeostasis and After Myocardial Infarction—Brief Report
Authors: Schloss Maximilian J. , Hilby Michael , Nitz Katrin , Guillamat Prats Raquel , Ferraro Bartolo , Leoni Giovanna , Soehnlein Oliver , Kessler Thorsten , He Wenyan , Luckow Bruno , Horckmans Michael , Weber Christian , Duchene Johan , Steffens Sabine
Published: June 2017

Objective—

Circadian regulation of neutrophil homeostasis affects myocardial infarction (MI) healing. It is unknown whether diurnal variations of monocyte counts exist in the heart and whether this affects their cardiac infiltration in response to MI.

Approach and Results—

Murine blood and organs were harvested at distinct times of day and analyzed by flow cytometry. Ly6C
high
monocyte surface expression levels of chemokine receptors (CCR) were ≈2-fold higher at the beginning of the active phase, Zeitgeber Time (ZT) 13 compared with ZT5. This was because of enhanced receptor surface expression at ZT13, whereas no significant changes in total cellular protein levels were found. Most blood Ly6C
high
monocytes were CCR2
high
, whereas only a minority was CCR1
high
and CCR5
high
. We also found diurnal changes of classical monocyte blood counts in humans, being higher in the evening, while exhibiting enhanced CCR2 surface expression in the morning. In support of monocyte oscillations between blood and tissue, murine cardiac Ly6C
high
monocyte counts were highest at ZT13, accompanied by an upregulation of cardiac CC chemokine ligand 2 mRNA. Mice subjected to MI at ZT13 had an even higher upregulation of CCR2 surface expression on circulating monocytes compared with noninfarcted mice and more elevated cardiac CC chemokine ligand 2 protein expression and more pronounced Ly6C
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monocyte infiltration compared with ZT5-infarcted mice. Concomitantly, CCR2 antagonism only inhibited the excessive cardiac Ly6C
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monocyte infiltration after ZT13 MI but not ZT5 MI.

Conclusions—

CCR2 surface expression on Ly6C
high
monocytes changes in a time-of-day–dependent manner, which crucially affects cardiac monocyte recruitment after an acute ischemic event.
The Politics of Learning: Developing an Emissions Trading Scheme in Australia
Authors: Müller Patrick , Slominski Peter
Published: June 2017

The literature on policy transfer has paid little attention to how policy-makers strategically employ learning from abroad as a resource to advance their domestic policy preferences and successfully implement a policy program. Addressing this research gap, we further develop the concept of “political learning,” distinguishing three dimensions: “learning as an argumentative resource,” “selective learning,” and “learning about policy design.” Empirically, we illustrate the relevance of political learning from abroad for the case of developing an emissions trading system in Australia. In particular, we show how government policy-makers in Australia used political learning from abroad to promote emissions trading in the context of a polarized domestic climate of adversarial ideas and competing interests.
A new species of Lepanthopsis (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from Peru
Authors: RYKACZEWSKI MAX , BARANOW PRZEMYSŁAW , KOLANOWSKA MARTA
Published: June 2017

A new species of Lepanthopsis is described and illustrated based on Peruvian material. Lepanthopsis bennettii is similar to L. dewildei from which it differs by long-connate lateral sepals, broadly ovate dorsal sepal, large lip basal lobes and petals form. Phylogenetic placement of the new species as well as identification key and comparative morphology of all known representatives of Lepanthopsis with single-flowered inflorescence are presented.
A NEW SPECIES AND FIRST RECORD OF THE GENUS PTEROGLOSSA (ORCHIDACEAE: SPIRANTHINAE) FROM PERU
Authors: DAMIÁN ALEXANDER , SALAZAR GERARDO A.
Published: June 2017

The first species of the genus Pteroglossa is recorded from Peru. Pteroglossa acalcarata, a new orchid species from the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes, is described and illustrated. It is similar in overall floral morphology to Pteroglossa macrantha, which is its closest relative according to a phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of plastid matK-trnK region presented here. However, P. acalcarata is distinguished from P. macrantha by its pubescent petals (vs. glabrous), inconspicuous lateral lobes of the labellum free from the sides of the column and absence of a spur.
Emended description and resurrection of Kadsura matsudae (Schisandraceae)
Authors: SUETSUGU KENJI , HSU TIAN-CHUAN , TOMA TSUGUTAKA , MIYAKE TAKASHI , SAUNDERS RICHARD M. K.
Published: June 2017

The taxonomic identity of Kadsura matsudae is reevaluated. This taxon is often treated as a synonym of K. japonica, a species known from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. When studying the type materials of K. matsudae, however, we noted that some of its morphological characters, such as the non-contiguous thecae in adjacent stamens, do not fall within the typical variation range of K. japonica. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that although K. matsudae is retrieved within the sect. Kadsura clade, it is not closely related to K. japonica. We therefore propose that K. matsudae should be recognized as a distinct species. Because the protologue of K. matsudae lacks sufficient detail with regards to stamen morphology, which is one of the most important characteristics for identifying the species, we provide an emended description of K. matsudae based on the holotype specimen and newly collected specimens.
Heterodermia pindurae (Physciaceae)—a new foliose lichen from Rwanda
Authors: FISCHER EBERHARD , KILLMANN DOROTHEE , ERTZ DAMIEN , SÉRUSIAUX EMMANUËL
Published: June 2017

The new species Heterodermia pindurae, found in the Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Parks in Rwanda, is described and illustrated. It differs from the morphologically similar H. subcomosa and H. pellucida in the minute, only 0.3–0.6 cm long thallus, blackish cilia, lack of laciniae, the pedicellate, cup-like apothecia with sorediate margins and production of norstictic acid.
Adjusting to the Newcomer: Theology and Ecotheology
Authors: Darragh Neil
Published: June 2017

This paper is concerned with the impact of ecotheology on traditional concepts and perspectives. It notes the questions now being asked about the status of the bible and about sacramental perspectives on the world as a result of ecological issues. It looks at the implications of three significant Ecotheological concepts, namely, intrinsic value, connectedness, and sustainability. From this starting point it asks theologians to re-examine traditional areas of theological enquiry such as our understanding of the human person, christology, pneumatology, salvation, missiology, ecclesiology, and liturgies at the particular points where ecotheology impacts upon them.
Sacred Speech? The Language of the Dialogue of Love between the Roman Church and the Church of Constantinople
Authors: Cross Lawrence
Published: June 2017

This article offers a possible answer to ecumenism's problematical question as to how to arrive at a common theological language in which the particular Christian traditions can recognise themselves. Drawing upon insights from thinkers such as Mikhail Bakhtin and Anton Ugolnik, it proposes that the language of the on-going Dialogue of Love between the Church of Rome and the Patriarchate of Constantinople makes it possible to recognise the language of the other as a possible system of expression of the meta-language of Revelation.
Beating around in the Bush: Methodological Directions for Australian Theology
Authors: Rees Frank
Published: June 2017

The quest for an Australian theology has given rise to significant debate about methodology and the significance of the cultural context for any theological work. There are at least three different ways in which theology can attend to its context. Each of these gives rise to specific difficulties. A recent debate between Tony Kelly and Geoffrey Lilburne suggests a stalemate about methodology. Central to each approach is a conviction about the nature and sources of our knowledge of God. A third approach is proposed, drawing upon Paul Tillich's “method of correlation” but developing a more conversational stance. In light of this method, a number of issues are proposed as the basis for future conversational reflections. Finally, a series of criteria are proposed for the critical appraisal of contextual conversational theologies.
Reading between Places: Participatory Interpretive Praxis
Authors: Storie Deborah
Published: June 2017

The Bible is often read in ecclesial contexts without considering the wider social and political consequences of biblical interpretations. In this essay, I contend that committed reflective participation is essential for responsible reading. I begin by using an autobiographical narrative to identify obstacles which prevented me from reading responsibly, and, to demonstrate how a range of experiences in Australia and Afghanistan enabled me to read differently. I then engage Francis Moloney's “An Adventure with Nicodemus” to propose that confessional biblical scholars might enhance the reading-capacity of other readers and encourage congregations to embrace the interested and contextual nature of biblical interpretation by sharing explicitly confessional readings which avoid objectivist/subjectivist dichotomies and testify to the authority of Scripture. I conclude by drawing on Stephen Bevans' praxis model of contextual theology and contemporary community development praxis to propose an “Animated Reading Process” which might be used to facilitate responsible reading.
In the Name of Mercy: A Meditative Exploration
Authors: Veling Terry A.
Published: June 2017

This essay is a meditative exploration of the relationship between justice and mercy. While it recognises the importance of social justice — as a mutual indebtedness — it argues that without social mercy, even justice itself cannot save us. Mercy is not the opposite or complement of justice, but its very condition.
Theology and Myth in James McAuley's Captain Quiros
Authors: Rowe Noel
Published: June 2017

This article considers the reciprocal relationship between the theological concerns and the imaginative intentions which characterise James McAuley's long narrative poem Captain Quiros. Giving particular attention to the tensions established between hope and despair, between eschatology and history, the article argues that the poem's religious imagination is most profoundly informed, not by its theology of Providence, but by its sympathy for the myth of the Fall.
Ecumenical Theology in a Postmodern Context
Authors: Brown Neil
Published: June 2017

In place of Modernism's timeless self-sufficiency, Postmodernism maintains an openness to multiple viewpoints and pays close attention to what has been excluded from traditional authoritative positions. This paper argues that this new phase in Western culture allows for new initiatives in Christian ecumenism. A new awareness of the linguistic and social conditions of thought allows the possibility of overcoming the Cartesian dualism embodied in the antithetical “sacrament” versus “proclamation” positions of classic Catholic and Protestant theologies.
Like Father, like Son: The Role of Abraham in Tabernacles — John 8:31–59
Authors: Coloe Mary
Published: June 2017

Chapters 7 and 8 of the Fourth Gospel present a unified narrative focussed upon the issue of Jesus' identity. Abraham functions as a witness to Jesus' identity and relationship with Israel's God. For the Johannine Christians, living in their own time of conflict with emerging post-70 Judaism, the confrontation at Tabernacles offers clarity and hope in their struggle for identity. Abraham's testimony demonstrates that the traditions of Israel now find their fulfilment and perfection in Jesus.
Claiming a Christian State Where None Exists: Church and State in the Republic of Fiji
Authors: Bush Joseph E.
Published: June 2017

This study interprets the Fijian controversy of Church and State as a debate within the Christian community itself or, more specifically, within the Christian community of the indigenous Fijians. Submissions made by Manasa Lasaro and Ilaitia Sevati Tuwere are outlined. Tuwere argued for a separation of Church and State. Lasaro, ostensibly speaking for the Church as a whole, advocated a Christian State. Their disagreement can be seen as a fraternal dispute, involving different assessments of the relationship of indigenous Fijians to the land ( vanua). Secularising trends and increasing pluralism in Fijian society may have provoked rather than retarded the power of the folk church in the political realm. The attention given by the church to the legal authority of the nation might be related to a fracturing of Methodism's organic authority in the land. If such is the case, then, as secularising forces continue in Fiji so will the interest of the folk church in political power.
Rolapitant in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting Associated With Chemotherapy
Authors: Olver Ian N
Published: June 2017

Rolapitant is a long-acting neurokinin1 receptor antagonist (NK1 RA) which is metabolized by CYP3A4 but does not inhibit or induce it, thereby reducing potential drug interactions. Four initial randomized studies compared rolapitant with placebo when added to a 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor antagonist (5HT3 RA) and dexamethasone for chemotherapy-induced emesis. Three were with highly emetic chemotherapy (HEC) and one with moderately emetic chemotherapy (MEC) and anthracycline/cyclophosphamide (AC). The rolapitant groups receiving HEC yielded statistically significantly improved responses in all phases of emesis (except the acute and overall phases in study 2) when compared with active controls. Overall (0-120 h), the response was better in the rolapitant arm for AC ( P = .0332) and non-AC MEC (including carboplatin) ( P = .0003). The efficacy of rolapitant is sustained over multiple cycles. Rolapitant 180 mg orally is well tolerated with similar side effects between the rolapitant and active control arms. It is effective in younger and older adults. Further studies will define its place among other NK1 RAs.
A Review of Treatments That Improve Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Function
Authors: Shanthikumar Shivanthan , Massie John
Published: June 2017

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common life-limiting genetic condition caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The CFTR protein is present in many epithelial cells in the body, and CF is characterised by suppurative lung disease, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and elevated sweat chloride. Traditionally, treatment of CF has involved managing the complications of defective CFTR function, such as airway clearance techniques for impaired lung mucociliary clearance and pancreatic enzyme replacement for pancreatic insufficiency. More recently, treatments have been developed which improve CFTR function. The aim of this article is to summarise the evidence surrounding treatments that improve CFTR function and their implications for clinical practice.
The value of systems and complexity sciences for healthcare: a review
Authors: Anwar Fozia , Yousafzai Afifa , Niazi Muaz A.
Published: June 2017

Book details

Editor: Joachim P. Sturmberg

The Value of Systems and Complexity Sciences for Healthcare.

Berlin: Springer Publishers; 2016.

285 pages; ISBN: 978-3-319-26219-2, ISBN (eBook): 978-3-319-26221-5
Words and Deeds: Presidential Discussion of Minority Health, Public Policies, and Minority Perceptions
Authors: Gillion Daniel Q.
Published: June 2017

What are the different rhetorical approaches presidents used to address minority health inequality? More importantly, how have the efforts of presidents impacted minorities' perceptions of health? I offer a historical perspective that describes the three major periods of presidential engagement in discussions of minority health since the 1960s. I couple this historical overview with an empirical assessment that introduces a novel and extensive dataset of every presidential discussion of minority health spanning five decades (1960–2016). This study finds that, since the early 1990s, presidents have transported their discussion of minority health beyond the confines of Washington, DC, traveling to speak to local communities throughout the nation that have a disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos. Moreover, a presidential discussion of minority health leads to greater salience on this issue and thus increases public health awareness. This work suggests that presidential messaging on minority health provides a framework for minority groups to understand and discuss the health disparities that may plague their communities.
Manipulation and quantification of microtubule lattice integrity
Authors: Reid Taylor A. , Coombes Courtney , Gardner Melissa K.
Published: June 2017

Microtubules are structural polymers that participate in a wide range of cellular functions. The addition and loss of tubulin subunits allows the microtubule to grow and shorten, as well as to develop and repair defects and gaps in its cylindrical lattice. These lattice defects act to modulate the interactions of microtubules with molecular motors and other microtubule-associated proteins. Therefore, tools to control and measure microtubule lattice structure will be invaluable in developing a quantitative understanding for how the structural state of the microtubule lattice may regulate its interactions with other proteins. In this work, we manipulated the lattice integrity of in vitro microtubules to create pools of microtubules with common nucleotide states, but with variations in structural states. We then developed a series of novel semi-automated analysis tools for both fluorescence and electron microscopy experiments to quantify the type and severity of alterations in microtubule lattice integrity. These techniques will enable new investigations that explore the role of microtubule lattice structure in interactions with microtubule-associated proteins.
TIDDIT, an efficient and comprehensive structural variant caller for massive parallel sequencing data
Authors: Eisfeldt Jesper , Vezzi Francesco , Olason Pall , Nilsson Daniel , Lindstrand Anna
Published: June 2017

Reliable detection of large structural variation ( > 1000 bp) is important in both rare and common genetic disorders. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a technology that may be used to identify a large proportion of the genomic structural variants (SVs) in an individual in a single experiment. Even though SV callers have been extensively used in research to detect mutations, the potential usage of SV callers within routine clinical diagnostics is still limited. One well known, but not well-addressed problem is the large number of benign variants and reference errors present in the human genome that further complicates analysis. Even though there is a wide range of SV-callers available, the number of callers that allow detection of the entire spectra of SV at a low computational cost is still relatively limited.
ОПЫТ АВТОНОМНОЙ НЕКОММЕРЧЕСКОЙ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ «МОСМЕД» В РАЗРАБОТКЕ КРАТКОСРОЧНЫХ ПРОГРАММ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ КВАЛИФИКАЦИИ ВРАЧЕЙ ПО АКТУАЛЬНЫМ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯМ МЕДИЦИНСКОЙ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ
Authors: Vladimirtsev Viatcheslav Anatolievich
Published: June 2017

В соответствии с реформой медицинского образования перед системой повышения квалификации врачей стоит задача по ускоренной разработке и внедрению в учебный процесс краткосрочных программ тематического усовершенствования по новым, в том числе междисциплинарным направлениям развития медицины. В статье представлены результаты научно-методической деятельности Автономной некоммерческой организации дополнительного профессионального образования «Мосмед» (АНО ДПО «Мосмед») по подготовке и использованию в обучении краткосрочных программ повышения квалификации, разработанных в соответствии с инновационными направлениями развития группы медицинских компаний «Мосмед». В течении 2015–2016 годов были подготовлены 9 новых краткосрочных образовательных программ, которые были успешно апробированы на 17 циклах тематического усовершенствования и 3 клинических стажировках. Общая численность слушателей, обученных по этим программам, составила 253 человека. Рассмотрено влияние негосударственных лицензированных образовательных организаций на оптимизацию регионального рынка образовательных услуг и увеличение доступности качественного дополнительного медицинского образования в районах, отдаленных от ведущих центров медицинского образования. Показана необходимость дальнейшего расширения практики проведения выездных краткосрочных циклов тематического усовершенствования. Подчеркивается, что развитие научно-методического направления, определяющего разработку и широкое включения краткосрочных программ повышения квалификации в учебный процесс, способствует реальной трансформации системы дополнительного медицинского образования в новый институт непрерывного профессионального развития.
EFFECT OF THERMAL OXIDATION ON THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF CP-Ti
Authors: Lu Shijing , Wei Kunxia , Wang Yan , Hu Jing
Published: June 2017

Commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti) was subjected to thermal oxidation at different temperatures and times for determining the optimum oxidation conditions to obtain the optimum corrosion resistance. The phase constituents of the samples were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the morphology of the surface was observed by SEM, and the corrosion behavior was investigated using immersion test by exposing the samples in HCl solutions with a concentration of 37%. The results showed that Rutile TiO2 layer was formed on the surface of CP-Ti after thermal oxidation and the thickness of the TiO2 layer increased with the treating temperature. Meanwhile, it was found that the optimum corrosion resistance to HCl was obtained while oxidizing at 700℃ for 330min～500min.
Newly qualified health visitor: Therapeutic relationships
Authors: Rodger Ailsa
Published: June 2017

The health visitor–client relationship gives professsionals privileged access to family life. But what happens when trust is lost? How should conflict be managed?
Review
Authors: Berry Chris
Published: June 2017

Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition, Stephen Teo (2016) 2nd ed., Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, xi and 257 pp., ISBN: 9781474403863, h/bk; ISBN: 9781474400084, p/bk
Performance enhancement: Identity, surface aesthetics and the direction of actors in 陽陽 Yang Yang (Cheng Yu-Chieh, 2009)
Authors: Brown Christopher
Published: June 2017

Relating the story of a young Eurasian woman training to be an athlete and then an actress, Yang Yang (Cheng Yu-Chieh, 2009) focuses insistently on the act of performance. This article argues that the protagonist Yang-Yang is defined by her heterogeneity in relation to conventional markers of identity, occupying a fluid zone in which performativity meets performance. These dynamics are teased out by the film’s unusual cinematography, which utilizes extremely shallow focus and fixates relentlessly on surface and foreground. This aesthetic forces the audience into proximity with the actors, and arguably alludes to the protagonist’s repression, possibly the result of trauma, which is self-reflexively dramatized when Yang-Yang is asked by a director to release her ‘true self’. However, Cheng avoids essentialist notions of identity, and if his protagonist’s behaviour might be interpreted in terms of improvisatory tactics, then his own approach similarly creates a space for the spontaneous and unplanned.