bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trends in Language Formalization in Architecture
Authors: Pereira Franklim Morais
Published: October 2015

Alberti’s first attempt to theorize architecture as a formalized language, condensed in its concept of concinnitas, is used as a pretext for the subject of this paper. The path to formalization is a homo sapiens ‘must’. At first, in the everyday use, from primitive pre-discursive languages to the modern dominant language system – speech or discursive semi-formal languages; and since classical Greece, with logical-deductive languages, scientific languages and our age’s zenith of mental representations of the world – theory. Almost every domain of human activity has been subjected to the effort of applying those new methodologies. Architecture could not remain an isolated case. After analyzing some properties of formalized languages, three domains, interior to the architectural activities, are presented. Structures is an architectural field of early formalization (but two millenniums after the first – geometry). Its development has suffered all the pains of growing up, thus having a great diversity of very interesting stories to learn from – the need and difficulties of making epistemological cuts in the open ocean of phenomena, defining the important concepts and ignoring the others, penetrating the essence of reality in very reduced, abstract and synthetic formulations, that, although absolutely general and abstract, don’t loose any semantic or concrete power. It’s what science and theoretical science do. The history and practice of structural science also rise the ‘theory versus methodology’ issue. The second field is real-time building management (the case of intelligent buildings). This is the domain where the more recent advances in formal languages (such as discrete maths, theory of computation, logics, language theory, higher algebras, decision theory) have been applied more often and profoundly. Several particular developments are mentioned, that could be relevant to other fields of architecture – multi-agent optimization, the great complexity of the problem with thousands of interrelated discrete variables, the community of many (human and machine) languages that have to coexist and communicate, the need for a common semantic ground, through ontologies – base for several grammars development. Finally, some remarks on current paths of formalization in the core business of architectural global design, specially on space syntaxes (one of the three major approachs,along with space grammars and architectural ontologies, in the contemporary research). Those remarks concern the problems of empiric vs theoretic; the expressiveness of denotational semantics (relations with other sciences – social, cultural, ideologies); the sophistication of connotational semantics. The question is what is the state of the art – how extensively can they address the global human problems of the city and the building; how their concepts address intensively, in a core minimal theory, the essence of the interaction of architectural action with its environment.
entrance being space, in Siza as in Alberti
Authors: Pratas Ana Raquel
Published: October 2015

Não aplicável.
To the 110 anniversary since the birth of professor E.A.Vasyukova
Authors: Ametov Alexandr Sergeevich , Doskina Elena Valerievna , Kochergina Irina Ivanovna , Smirnova Olga Mikhailovna , Mishina Ekaterina Evgenyevna
Published: October 2015

110 years ago was born famous scientist, talented teacher and doctor, organizer of public health, honoured worker of science of RSFSR, doctor of medicine, professor Ekaterina Alekseevna Vasyukova. Ekaterina Alekseevna had long and difficult career path - from research assistant to the director of the All-Russian Institute of Experimental Endocrinology(now Endocrinology Research Centre), was head of it for 10 years, a long time was head of the Department of Endocrinology at the Central Institute of Advanced Medical Ministry of Health (now the Academy of Postgraduate Education). She had more than 200 publications, including 14 monographs, collections and algorithms in endocrinology. Under her leadershipthere were defended 16 doctoral and 63 master's theses. The main areas of her research were the methods of diagnostics and treatment of diabetes, Cushing's disease, thyroid diseases, abnormalities of reproductive growth. In 1971 she had identified the current trends in the nativeclinical endocrinology, which were the relationship between the central nervous system and the endocrine glands; immunopathology in endocrinology; study of the prevalence and prevention of diabetes. EkaterinaAlekseevnawassensitive person, a great clinician, a professional teacher. She had great authority and respect among the medical community of our country and abroad.
Intraperitoneal insulin infusion: on the way to the artificial pancreas
Authors: Karpel'ev Vladimir Aleksandrovich , Fedorova Elena Anatol'evna , Philippov Yury Ivanovich , Mayorov Aleksandr Yur'evich , Shestakova Marina Vladimirovna
Published: October 2015

Creating an "artificial pancreas" (a "closed loop" insulin pump, with self-adjusting insulin abilities, based on real time continuous glucose monitoring data) – is one of the most actual medical challenges of modern engineering and cybernetics.Artificial pancreas (AP) prototypes based on wearable insulin pump with subcutaneous insulin delivery are still problematic, mainly because of slow insulin pharmacokinetics. Intravenous insulin infusion via AP allows effectively maintain euglycaemia for inpatients, due to insulin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics advantages. Unfortunately, it can’t be used for outpatients. Intraperitoneal insulin infusion is still relatively infrequently used in the world, but it is a promising alternative, compared to both previous methods due to a physiological action profile, fast insulin pharmacokinetics, relatively better safety and availability for outpatient usage.The purpose of this review is to describe the intraperitoneal insulin infusion features for diabetes patients at a point of AP creation perspectives.
Diagnostic and treatment of retrograde ejaculation as a manifestation of urogenital form of autonomic diabetic polyneuropathy
Authors: Kurbatov Dmitry Gennadyevich , Galstyan Gagik Radikovich , Rozhivanov Roman Viktorovich , Lepetukhin Aleksander Evgenyevich , Shwarts Yana Grigoryevna
Published: October 2015

Background. Retrograde ejaculation in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus is a complication of autonomic neuropathy that causes excretory infertility. It can be partial (reduction of ejaculate) or total (absence of ejaculate) and occurs in 10%–20% of men with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Aim. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a new endoscopic method for retrograde ejaculation correction and antegrade ejaculation restoration.Materials and methods. We included 30 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who had spermatozoa present in their post-orgasmic urine and ultrasonographic evidence of impaired or absent bladder neck closure. The mean age of participants was 32 (30–35) years, mean duration of diabetes was 17 (12–22) years and mean preoperative glycated haemoglobin level was 7.4% (6.9%–8.0%). All participants had total retrograde ejaculation. We used conventional irrigated urethrocystoscopy under local anaesthesia. During urethroscopy, bladder neck gaping was observed in all cases. Biocompatible material was injected at three points under the mucous layer of the posterior urethra, reaching the closing of the opposite edges of the urethra. A spermiogram was examined 1 week after the operation.Results. Restoration of antegrade ejaculation was achieved for 22 patients (73%), and the effects persisted for a mean of 7 (2–12) months. The spouses of four men became pregnant after surgery. In one case, the pregnancy resulted in a spontaneous abortion at gestational week 8, but the other three cases continued normally.Conclusion.This new method provides a highly effective means of restoring the physiological passage of the ejaculate. The operation is a low-invasive endoscopic procedure that does not disrupt urination, and it is possible to receive ejaculate of sufficient.
Application of RBF neural networks for real-time pressure prediction in a Diesel engine
Authors: Bizon Katarzyna , Continillo Gaetano , Mancaruso Ezio , Vaglieco Bianca Maria
Published: October 2015

This study aims at building efficient and robust artificial neural networks (ANN) in order to reconstruct the in-cylinder pressure of a Diesel engine starting from the signal of a low-cost accelerometer placed on the engine block. The accelerometer is a perfect non-intrusive replacement for expensive probes and is prospectively suitable for production vehicles. In this view, the ANN is meant to be efficient in terms of response time. In addition, robustness is sought in order to provide flexibility in terms of operation parameters.The neural network considered here is based on radial basis functions (RBF). The network is trained using measurements from a single cylinder Diesel engine operating under varying conditions. Training data are composed of time series from the accelerometer and corresponding measured in-cylinder pressure signals. The network parameters, including the spread parameter of the radial basis functions and the number of neurons, are used to optimize the network quality. The RBF network is then validated.The results show good correspondence between the measured and the simulated pressure signal. The accuracy of the simulated pressure signals is analyzed in terms of mean square error and in terms of a number of parameters, such as pressure peak and mass burned fraction (MBF), and their angular locations. Robustness is sought with respect to changes in the engine parameters and in the nature of the fuel. The encouraging results indicate that the reconstruction model based on RBF neural networks can be incorporated in the design of fuel-independent real-time control of Diesel engines.
华裔和非华裔学习者对汉语模糊表达的语用理解
Authors: 燕君 刘 , 峰 肖
Published: October 2015

提要

本文通过多项选择问卷对 60 名华裔和 60 名非华裔学习者在汉语模糊表达语用理解上的差异进行了考察。在考察这两组学习者时，根据汉语水平将华裔和非华裔平均划分为高水平组和低水平组，其汉语水平由新 HSK 成绩衡量，模糊表达依据所含模糊词语分为数量类、近似类、频率类和可能类，每类选取五个常用模糊词语。每个模糊表达依据交际情景中对话方社会地位高和社会地位平等各设计一道多项选择题。此外，用另一问卷测量其语义理解能力，需要被试在具体的句子里判断模糊表达的语义界限。研究结果显示，汉语水平和语义理解对华裔和非华裔学习者的语用理解均有显著影响，华裔学习者在整体上对模糊表达的语用理解要显著好于非华裔学习者。当进一步区分不同模糊表达类型时，组间方差分析表明，华裔学习者在频率类模糊表达语用理解上的分值要显著高于非华裔学习者，而在其余三类模糊表达语用理解上两者不存在显著差异。在语境中当对话方社会地位平等时，华裔学习者模糊表达的语用理解分值显著高于非华裔学习者，而当对话方社会地位高时两者不存在显著差异。组内方差分析表明，华裔学习者对不同模糊表达类型语用理解的敏感度要低于非华裔学习者，而对语境中不同社会地位的敏感度要高于非华裔学习者。
Appositive construction or noun phrase? On the status of postnominal adjectives in Latin and Ancient Greek
Authors: Spevak Olga
Published: October 2015

The aim of this article is to examine the status of postnominal modifiers in Latin and Ancient Greek. Compared to prenominal modifiers, modifiers in postposition are more loosely integrated into the noun phrase. However, whereas modern scholars analyse them as integral parts of noun phrases, Classical philologists claim that postnominal modifiers are, at least originally, appositive elements. Furthermore, from a typological point of view, there are languages in which postnominal modifiers do not form a part of noun phrases at all. Several criteria of a semantic, syntactic, or pragmatic nature can help us with distinguishing between true modifiers belonging to noun phrases and apposed elements, specifically, semantic completeness and incompleteness of referents, restrictions on predication of modifiers, coordination, and context.
Radioiodination and biological evaluation of Cladribine as potential agent for tumor imaging and therapy
Authors: Bayoumi Noha Anwer , Amin Abeer M. , Ismail Nasser S. M. , Abouzid Khaled A. M. , El-Kolaly Mohamed T.
Published: October 2015

Cladribine, a purine analogue antimetabolite, was radioiodinated with 125I via direct electrophilic substitution
reaction. The maximum radiochemical yield (92.5 ± 0.8%) was obtained when the reaction was done at ambient temperature for
30 min using 100 μg of Cladribine and 10 μg N-chlorosuccinamide (NCS) in
150 μL of 0.2 M phosphate buffer, pH 7. In vitro stability studies of HPLC purified
125I-Cladribine sample dissolved in 0.5 ml of 0.2 M phosphate buffer pH 7 at ambient temperature
showed that 125I-Cladribine is stable up to 12 h post labeling. Biodistribution results revealed excretion of
125I-Cladribine mainly by kidneys. The uptake of 125I-Cladribine in the induced Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma was
2.8 ± 0.4 %ID/g at 1 h post injection with maximum tumor/muscle ratio of 5.5. The good uptake of
125I-Cladribine confirms the molecular docking studies results which indicate that iodinated Cladribine binds with
polymerase enzyme with a good –CDOCKER energy. As a result, radioiodinated Cladribine may be used as a valuable agent for tumor
diagnosis and therapy.
Preparation of titanate nanoflower for sorption of 75Se(IV) radioisotope from aqueous solution: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies
Authors: Sharaf El-Deen Sahar El-Sayed Abd El-Kader , Allan Karam Fatwhi , Holeil Mohamed , Sharaf El-Deen Gehan El-Sayed Abd El-Kader
Published: October 2015

In this study, the adsorptive removal of selenium (IV) from aqueous solution by titanate nanoflower (TNF) was prepared via alkaline
hydrothermal method. The morphology and crystal phase of the TNF were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray
diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDX), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and specific surface area. This study was conducted to determine the influence of
various operating parameters such as pH, adsorbate weight, initial anion concentration, contact time and solution temperature on the
adsorptive removal of selenium (IV). Equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using Freundlich, Langmuir and Dubinin–Radushkevich
(D–R) isotherm models. The results demonstrated that the adsorption was well described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm with the
maximum adsorption capacity up to 46.52 mg/g at pH 3.5. The adsorption of Se(IV) anions onto the surface of TNF may proceed
through outer sphere electrostatic interactions and/or inner-sphere complexation interaction. The kinetic data indicated that the
adsorption fit well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic parameters implied that the adsorption process was
spontaneous and endothermic in nature.
Ban Non Wat: mainland Southeast Asian chronological anchor and waypoint for future prehistoric research
Authors: Pryce Thomas Oliver
Published: October 2015

The timing and nature of Southeast Asia's Neolithic and Bronze Ages have been the source of global archaeological intrigue, scepticism (on occasion) and even notoriety for some five decades (e.g. Muhly 1981). Being asked to review an account of what has been an emotive topic provoked a personal response, which I hope may contribute to highlighting the impact of Charles Higham's work and that of his many colleagues.
Debating a great site: Ban Non Wat and the wider prehistory of Southeast Asia
Authors: Higham C.F.W.
Published: October 2015

Almost half a century has elapsed since the first area excavation of a prehistoric site in north-east Thailand at Non Nok Tha (Bayard & Solheim 2010) (Figure 1). A long and still unresolved debate has ensued, centred on the chronology of the establishment of rice farming and bronze casting, that has dovetailed with further controversies on the pace and nature of social change. Results obtained during the past 20 years of fieldwork focused on the upper Mun Valley of north-east Thailand, together with a new series of AMS radiocarbon determinations from key sites, have thrown into sharp relief contrasting interpretations of two issues: one centres on the timing and origin of the Neolithic settlement; the other on the date and impact of copper-base metallurgy. A consensus through debate would bring us to a tipping point that would see Southeast Asian prehistory turn to more interesting issues of cultural change.
Rapid, Coordinate Inflammatory Responses after Experimental Febrile Status Epilepticus: Implications for Epileptogenesis
Authors: Patterson Katelin P. , Brennan Gary P. , Curran Megan , Kinney-Lang Eli , Dubé Celine , Rashid Faisal , Ly Catherine , Obenaus Andre , Baram Tallie Z.
Published: October 2015

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder with many causes. For temporal lobe epilepsy, antecedent insults are typically found. These risk factors include trauma or history of long fever-associated seizures (febrile status epilepticus) in childhood. Whereas the mechanisms by which such insults promote temporal lobe epilepsy are unknown, an extensive body of work has implicated inflammation and inflammatory mediators in both human and animal models of the disorder. However, direct evidence for an epileptogenic role for inflammation is lacking. Here we capitalized on a model where only a subgroup of insult-experiencing rodents develops epilepsy. We reasoned that if inflammation was important for generating epilepsy, then early inflammation should be more prominent in individuals destined to become epileptic compared with those that will not become epileptic. In addition, the molecular and temporal profile of inflammatory mediators would provide insights into which inflammatory pathways might be involved in the disease process. We examined inflammatory profiles in hippocampus and amygdala of individual rats and correlated them with a concurrent noninvasive, amygdalar magnetic resonance imaging epilepsy-predictive marker. We found significant individual variability in the expression of several important inflammatory mediators, but not in others. Of interest, a higher expression of a subset of hippocampal and amygdalar inflammatory markers within the first few hours following an insult correlated with the epilepsy-predictive signal. These findings suggest that some components of the inflammatory gene network might contribute to the process by which insults promote the development of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Are We Wasting a Good Crisis? The Availability of Psychological Research Data after the Storm
Authors: Vanpaemel Wolf , Vermorgen Maarten , Deriemaecker Leen , Storms Gert
Published: October 2015

To study the availability of psychological research data, we requested data from 394 papers, published in all issues of four APA journals in 2012. We found that 38% of the researchers sent their data immediately or after reminders. These findings are in line with estimates of the willingness to share data in psychology from the recent or remote past. Although the recent crisis of confidence that shook psychology has highlighted the importance of open research practices, and technical developments have greatly facilitated data sharing, our findings make clear that psychology is nowhere close to being an open science.
Leptin signal transduction underlies the differential metabolic response of LEW and WKY rats to cafeteria diet
Authors: Martínez-Micaelo N , González-Abuín N , Ardévol A , Pinent M , Petretto E , Behmoaras J , Blay M
Published: October 2015

Although the effect of genetic background on obesity-related phenotypes is well established, the main objective of this study is to determine the phenotypic responses to cafeteria diet (CAF) of two genetically distinct inbred rat strains and give insight into the molecular mechanisms that might be underlying. Lewis (LEW) and Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats were fed with either a standard or a CAF diet. The effects of the diet and the strain in the body weight gain, food intake, respiratory quotient, biochemical parameters in plasma as well as in the expression of genes that regulate leptin signalling were determined. Whereas CAF diet promoted weight gain in LEW and WKY rats, as consequence of increased energy intake, metabolic management of this energy surplus was significantly affected by genetic background. LEW and WKY showed a different metabolic profile, LEW rats showed hyperglycaemia, hypertriglyceridemia and high FFA levels, ketogenesis, high adiposity index and inflammation, but WKY did not. Leptin signalling, and specifically the LepRb-mediated regulation of STAT3 activation and Socs3 gene expression in the hypothalamus were inversely modulated by the CAF diet in LEW (upregulated) and WKY rats (downregulated). In the present study, we show evidence of gene-environment interactions in obesity exerted by differential phenotypic responses to CAF diet between LEW and WKY rats. Specifically, we found the leptin-signalling pathway as a divergent point between the strain-specific adaptations to diet.
Reassignment of Drosophila willistoni Genome Scaffolds to Chromosome II Arms
Authors: Garcia Carolina , Delprat Alejandra , Ruiz Alfredo , Valente Vera L S
Published: October 2015

Drosophila willistoni is a geographically widespread Neotropical species. The genome of strain Gd-H4-1 from Guadeloupe Island (Caribbean) was sequenced in 2007 as part of the 12 Drosophila Genomes Project. The assembled scaffolds were joined based on conserved linkage and assigned to polytene chromosomes based on a handful of genetic and physical markers. This paucity of markers was particularly striking in the metacentric chromosome II, comprised two similarly sized arms, IIL and IIR, traditionally considered homologous to Muller elements C and B, respectively. In this paper we present the cytological mapping of 22 new gene markers to increase the number of markers mapped by in situ hybridization and to test the assignment of scaffolds to the polytene chromosome II arms. For this purpose, we generated, by polymerase chain reaction amplification, one or two gene probes from each scaffold assigned to the chromosome II arms and mapped these probes to the Gd-H4-1 strain’s polytene chromosomes by nonfluorescent in situ hybridization. Our findings show that chromosome arms IIL and IIR correspond to Muller elements B and C, respectively, directly contrasting the current homology assignments in D. willistoni and constituting a major reassignment of the scaffolds to chromosome II arms.
Joint Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Changes in the Primary Metabolism and Imbalances in the Subgenome Orchestration in the Bread Wheat Molecular Response toFusarium graminearum
Authors: Nussbaumer Thomas , Warth Benedikt , Sharma Sapna , Ametz Christian , Bueschl Christoph , Parich Alexandra , Pfeifer Matthias , Siegwart Gerald , Steiner Barbara , Lemmens Marc , Schuhmacher Rainer , Buerstmayr Hermann , Mayer Klaus F X , Kugler Karl G , Schweiger Wolfgang
Published: October 2015

Fusarium head blight is a prevalent disease of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), which leads to considerable losses in yield and quality. Quantitative resistance to the causative fungus Fusarium graminearum is poorly understood. We integrated transcriptomics and metabolomics data to dissect the molecular response to the fungus and its main virulence factor, the toxin deoxynivalenol in near-isogenic lines segregating for two resistance quantitative trait loci, Fhb1 and Qfhs.ifa-5A. The data sets portrait rearrangements in the primary metabolism and the translational machinery to counter the fungus and the effects of the toxin and highlight distinct changes in the metabolism of glutamate in lines carrying Qfhs.ifa-5A. These observations are possibly due to the activity of two amino acid permeases located in the quantitative trait locus confidence interval, which may contribute to increased pathogen endurance. Mapping to the highly resolved region of Fhb1 reduced the list of candidates to few genes that are specifically expressed in presence of the quantitative trait loci and in response to the pathogen, which include a receptor-like protein kinase, a protein kinase, and an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. On a genome-scale level, the individual subgenomes of hexaploid wheat contribute differentially to defense. In particular, the D subgenome exhibited a pronounced response to the pathogen and contributed significantly to the overall defense response.
The Role of Mms22p in DNA Damage Response inCandida albicans
Authors: Yan Lan , Xiong Juan , Lu Hui , Lv Quan-zhen , Ma Qian-yao , Côte Pierre , Whiteway Malcolm , Jiang Yuan-ying
Published: October 2015

To ensure correct DNA replication, eukaryotes have signaling pathways that respond to replication-associated DNA damage and trigger repair. In both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a complex of proteins, including the cullin protein Rtt101p and two adapter proteins Mms22p and Mms1p, is important for proper response to replication stress. We have investigated this system in Candida albicans. In this pathogen, Mms22p is important for recovery from DNA replication damage induced by agents including methylmethane sulfonate, camptothecin, and ionizing radiation. Although no clear ortholog of Mms1p has been identified in C. albicans, loss of either Mms22p or Rtt101p generates similar damage sensitivity, consistent with a common function. In S. cerevisiae, the Mrc1p−Csm3p−Tof1p complex stabilizes stalled replication forks and activates a replication checkpoint and interacts with Mms22p. A similar complex in S. pombe, consisting of the Tof1p and Csm3p orthologs Swi1p and Swi3p, along with the fission yeast Mrc1p, genetically also interacts with Mms22p. Intriguingly in C. albicans only Mrc1p and Csm3p appear involved in damage repair, and Mms22p is required for responding to DNA damage agents in MRC1 or CSM3 conditional mutants. In C. albicans, although the loss of RAD57 greatly impairs response in the pathogen to many DNA-damaging agents, lethality due to camptothecin damage requires concomitant loss of Rad57p and Mms22p, suggesting that Mms22p is only essential for homologous recombination induced by camptothecin. These results establish that although C. albicans uses conserved cellular modules to respond to DNA damage and replication blocks, the specific details of these modules differ significantly from the S. cerevisiae model.
Markerless Escherichia coli rrn Deletion Strains for Genetic Determination of Ribosomal Binding Sites
Authors: Quan Selwyn , Skovgaard Ole , McLaughlin Robert E , Buurman Ed T , Squires Catherine L
Published: October 2015

Single-copy rrn strains facilitate genetic ribosomal studies in Escherichia coli. Consecutive markerless deletion of rrn operons resulted in slower growth upon inactivation of the fourth copy, which was reversed by supplying transfer RNA genes encoded in rrn operons in trans. Removal of the sixth, penultimate rrn copy led to a reduced growth rate due to limited rrn gene dosage. Whole-genome sequencing of variants of single-copy rrn strains revealed duplications of large stretches of genomic DNA. The combination of selective pressure, resulting from the decreased growth rate, and the six identical remaining scar sequences, facilitating homologous recombination events, presumably leads to elevated genomic instability.
Computing by Folding
Authors: Sburlan Dragoş
Published: October 2015

The present paper introduces a new computing paradigm based on the idea of string folding. Comparisons between the computational power of the proposed model with the classical families of languages from the Chomsky hierarchy are studied. Some preliminary results are reported and some conjectures are discussed. In this respect, the proposed model is promising not only because of the expected theoretical results, but also because of the possible indirect applications in various fields (as for instance, mathematical linguistics, DNA computing, computing using light, and so on).
On Fuzzy Sequences, Fixed Points and Periodicity in Iterated Fuzzy Maps
Authors: Teodorescu Horia Nicolai
Published: October 2015

I exemplify various elementary cases of fuzzy sequences and results related to the iteration of fuzzy mappings and to fuzzy logic systems (FLS). Several types of fuzzy logic system iterations are exemplified in relationship with oscillations in FLS and with the problem of stability in fuzzy logic control. I establish several conditions for fixed points and periodicity of the iterations based on fuzzy systems.
Ubiquitous Containerized Cargo Monitoring System Development based on Wireless Sensor Network Technology
Authors: Yeoh Chee-Min , Chai Bee-Lie , Lim Hyoteak , Kwon Tae-Hong , Yi Ki-One , Kim Tae-Hun , Lee Chang-Sup , Kwark Gwang-Hoon
Published: October 2015

Due to globalization, global trade is strongly growing nowadays. The use of containers has significantly increased and bringing the change on the shape of the world economy. Thus, monitoring every single container is a big challenge for port industries. Furthermore, rapid development in embedded computing systems has led to the emergence of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology which enabled us to envision the intelligent containers. This represents the next evolutionary development in logistics industry to increase the efficiency, productivity, security of containerized cargo shipping. In this paper, we present a comprehensive containerized cargo monitoring system based on WSNs. We incorporated tilt/motion sensor to improve the network convergence time of container networks. Moreover, we periodically switch the nodes into sleeping mode to save energy and extend the lifetime of the network. Based on the technical implementation on a real container vessel, we strongly believed that our design which employed WSN technology is viable to be implemented in container logistics to improve port services and provide safe transport of containerized cargo.
Histórias de Sucesso de Profissionais da Saúde no Tratamento dos Transtornos Alimentares
Authors: Souza Laura Vilela e , Santos Manoel Antônio dos
Published: October 2015

O objetivo deste artigo é descrever as histórias de sucesso de profissionais de saúde no atendimento de pessoas diagnosticadas com transtornos alimentares, entendendo que essas narrativas criam contraponto aos sentidos mais amplamente propagados na literatura da área que qualificam negativamente esse relacionamento. Participaram seis profissionais de um serviço de assistência ambulatorial em anorexia e bulimia de um hospital-escola. As entrevistas abertas foram analisadas a partir do discurso construcionista social. Os sentidos realçados abordam a ressignificação do paciente considerado difícil, importância do foco na relação profissional-paciente e não nos sintomas dos transtornos, aprendizado do profissional com o paciente, proximidade afetiva nessa relação, busca de alternativas para o embate de verdades entre profissional e paciente, e a psicoterapia para o profissional como abertura para autoreflexividade no atendimento ao paciente. Esses sentidos convidam à transformação do que vai ser considerado melhora e como o profissional participa do seu alcance.
Prevalência de Transtornos Mentais e Percepção de Suporte Familiar em Policiais Civis
Authors: Castro Maria Cristina d'Avila de , Cruz Roberto Moraes
Published: October 2015

Este estudo transversal, exploratório-descritivo, verificou a prevalência de Transtorno Mental e Comportamental (TMC) e percepção do suporte familiar em Policiais Civis de Santa Catarina, afastados do trabalho pela Perícia Médica do Estado, no período entre 2009 e 2010. Utilizaram-se na coleta de dados: a) planilha de dados de prevalência de TMC da Secretaria de Estado da Administração/SC; b) inventário de percepção de suporte familiar; c) investigação das dimensões desse suporte e do processo de adoecimento relacionado ao trabalho, na perspectiva do policial e do familiar. Os dados de prevalência referem-se aos afastamentos por TMC (n = 148) no período mencionado e os de suporte familiar, aos policiais (n = 19) e familiares (n = 13) participantes da entrevista. Detectou-se que, para cada 100 policiais, 4,6 foram afastados por TMC. A percepção do suporte familiar por parte dos policiais indicou ser ele um recurso importante durante o período de afastamento do trabalho, na recuperação e no retorno à atividade, corroborando a existência de uma associação inversa entre nível de apoio social e sofrimento psíquico. Conclui-se que o incentivo à valorização do suporte familiar e o estímulo às relações interpessoais na família, no trabalho e nas relações sociais ampliadas, tornam-se ferramentas importantes para a percepção de bem-estar e se relacionam com o aumento da satisfação de vida, da autoestima e, por consequência, contribuem para o controle dos sintomas.
Kierkegaard, a Escola da Angústia e a Psicoterapia
Authors: Feijoo Ana Maria Lopez Calvo de , Protasio Myriam Moreira , Gill Débora , Veríssimo Luiz José
Published: October 2015

Este artigo busca refletir sobre a relação estabelecida por Soren Kierkegaard, na voz do pseudônimo Vigilius Haufniensis, entre angústia e Psicologia. A Psicologia surge, nesse contexto, como a ciência cuja atmosfera é angústia. Primeiramente, são apresentadas as considerações de Haufniensis sobre a angústia como determinação existencial. Em seguida, exemplificam-se as formas particulares de expressão da angústia por meio de um conto de Grimm, intitulado João sem medo. Observa-se que é da tensão entre o universal e o particular que nasce, por um salto qualitativo, a possibilidade de uma existência singular. Ao considerar o tema angústia como centro de investigação, e tendo como intuito pensar uma proposta de psicoterapia, conclui-se que o pensamento da existência, tal como desenvolvido por Haufniensis, proporciona elementos para a elaboração de uma proposta de psicoterapia que não se ocupe nem em julgar nem em teorizar, mas que sustente a existência como espaço onde tudo aparece como possibilidade.
Avaliação de Transtornos da Personalidade em Moradores de Rua
Authors: Montiel José Maria , Bartholomeu Daniel , Carvalho Lucas de Francisco , Pessotto Fernando
Published: October 2015

Este estudo teve com objetivo comparar a prevalência de tendências de personalidade patológicas entre moradores de rua, comparando-as com outros grupos. Foram participantes do estudo três grupos agrupados em moradores de rua, psiquiátricos e não psiquiátricos (universitários). Foi instrumento de coleta de dados, o Inventário Dimensional dos Transtornos da Personalidade (IDTP). Este instrumento possibilitou uma avaliação do perfil das tendências dos transtornos da personalidade. Entre os resultados encontrados, destaca-se a elevação em determinadas escalas do IDTP, sugerindo uma tendência para desconfiança, impulsividade, necessidade de atenção e comportamentos excêntricos na amostra de moradores de rua. Como considerações, apesar de suas limitações quanto ao número de participantes restrito a uma região do país, e delineamento correlacional, que não permitem inferências causais mais seguras, considera-se a importância de novas investigações acerca do problema de saúde mental do morador de rua visando demarcar este campo de atuação de modo que novas políticas públicas baseadas em evidências possam ser traçadas para esta problemática.
Hypomagnesemia and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Kidney Transplantation
Authors: Huang Johnny W. , Famure Olusegun , Li Yanhong , Kim S. Joseph
Published: October 2015

Several studies suggest a link between post-transplant hypomagnesemia and new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT), but this relationship remains controversial. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 948 nondiabetic kidney transplant recipients from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2011, to examine the association between serum magnesium level and NODAT. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to evaluate the risk of NODAT as a function of baseline (at 1 month), time-varying (every 3 months), and rolling-average (i.e., mean for 3 months moving at 3-month intervals) serum magnesium levels while adjusting for potential confounders. A total of 182 NODAT events were observed over 2951.2 person-years of follow-up. Multivariable models showed an inverse relationship between baseline serum magnesium level and NODAT (hazard ratio [HR], 1.24 per 0.1 mmol/L decrease; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.05 to 1.46; P=0.01). The association with the risk of NODAT persisted in conventional time-varying (HR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.14 to 1.52; P<0.001) and rolling-average models (HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.57; P=0.001). Hypomagnesemia (serum magnesium <0.74 mmol/L) also significantly associated with increased risk of NODAT in baseline (HR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.07 to 2.34; P=0.02), time-varying (HR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.29 to 2.45; P<0.001), and rolling-average models (HR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.30 to 2.57; P=0.001). Our results suggest that lower post-transplant serum magnesium level is an independent risk factor for NODAT in kidney transplant recipients. Interventions targeting serum magnesium to reduce the risk of NODAT should be evaluated.
Identification and Estimation of Risk Aversion in First Price Auctions With Unobserved Auction Heterogeneity
Authors: Grundl Serafin J. , Zhu Yu
Published: October 2015

We extent the point-identification result in Guerre, Perrigne, and Vuong (2009) to environments with one-dimensional unobserved auction heterogeneity. We also show a robustness result for the case where the exclusion restriction used for point identification is violated: We provide conditions to ensure that the primitives recovered under the violated exclusion restriction still bound the true primitives in this case. We propose a new Sieve Maximum Likelihood Estimator, show its consistency and illustrate its finite sample performance in a Monte Carlo experiment. We investigate the bias in risk aversion estimates if unobserved auction heterogeneity is ignored and explain why the sign of the bias depends on the correlation between the number of bidders and the unobserved auction heterogeneity. In an application to USFS timber auctions we find that the bidders are risk neutral, but we would reject risk neutrality without accounting for unobserved auction heterogeneity.
Comparison of travel time between private car and public transport in Cape Town
Authors: Hitge G , Vanderschuren M
Published: October 2015

The objective of urban transportation planning is, or should be, to optimise the access to opportunities for all people. One of the factors that defines access is to minimise the travel time between home and both primary and secondary activities. Optimisation refers to the balance between the benefits of reducing travel time with the cost of that reduction. Cost includes operational, infrastructure and environmental costs. However, the reality in many cities is that travel time is often minimised for some users or communities, while it remains relatively high for others. This paper explores the core components of travel time of an integrated public transport system, and compares that with travel time in the private transport system. This is done by using travel time data for Cape Town to estimate the value of time spent on each component of a typical trip in Cape Town in 2013. The paper concludes that travelling by public transport takes significantly longer than by private car for the average trip in Cape Town. It then highlights where to focus investment in the public transport system to move towards an integrated, multi-modal system that can compete with the private car, and thereby become attractive to all communities.
Investigating the bottom free surface nappe (ogee profile) across a sharp-crested weir caused by the flow in an asymmetrical approach channel
Authors: van Vuuren S , Coetzee G , Roberts C
Published: October 2015

The shape of an ogee spillway is based on the shape of the lower nappe of water flowing over an aerated sharp-crested weir. At the design discharge, this shape minimises the possibility of sub-atmospheric pressure occurring on the spillway and maximises the discharge across the spillway. The formulae that are currently in use to approximate the ogee profile consider only two-dimensional flow parameters, being the depth of flow over the spillway crest, the inclination of the upstream wall face, and the pool depth upstream of the spillway. The current formulae for the ogee shape, does not consider the influence of three-dimensional flow. The most significant three-dimensional flow parameters that could affect the shape of the lower nappe are the flow velocity distribution upstream of the spillway, the orientation or angle of the water approaching the spillway, the asymmetrical cross-section of the approach channel, and the curvature of the dam wall. This paper reflects the influence of asymmetrical flow in the approach channel. The investigation was based on a physical model constructed at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). The inclination of the model's sidewalls of the upstream approach channel was varied to cause a change in the symmetricity, while the lower nappe profile was routinely measured. It was found that the flow in the asymmetrical approach channel caused a variation from the theoretical estimated ogee profile. A comparison between the measured nappe profile and the currently used formulae was investigated. It can be concluded that the symmetricity of the approach channel influences the shape of the bottom nappe, which differs from the shape as proposed by the current ogee formulae. It is recommended that three-dimensional flow should be examined when designing an ogee spillway.
Recensión
Authors: Barojas Sánchez Josefia , Iparraguirre Joel
Published: October 2015

¿Qué deja este libro al lector? Un caleidoscopio de imágenes que revelan la complejidad del mundo contemporáneo. La vida, dice Augé, está llena de miedos; miedos que la atraviesan y revisten, al timpo que se encuentra regida por dos grandes producciones: la económica y la tecnológica. Como consecuencia se instalan prácticas laborales y estilos de vida. Deviene la violencia en diferentes
manifestaciones: la económica y social, la que tine forma de racismo o
terrorismo, la tecnológica, y la natural, constiuida de los fenómenos naturales.
Esta últia deriva de las primeras.

Esta obra es una adaptación —aunque con el mismo tíulo— de la tesis doctoral de González defendida el 2008 en el Adventit Internatinal Instiute of Advanced Studies, Filipinas. Como este “estudio busca determinar cronológicamente el papel de Elena de White en el desarrollo de la organización adventita del séptio día” (16), su aproximación, en efecto, es históricodescriptio (18). Consta de seis capítulos —además su excelente bibliografía
The project for development of comprehensive support for children with ASD in Russia
Authors: Alekhina S.V.
Published: October 2015

In 2015 the pilot project for provision of medical, social, psychological and educational support for children with ASD and their families in Russia was started. The project is carried out within the framework of the statues of the National Strategy for Action in the Interests of the Children in 2012—2017, the initiative of the Foundation for Support of Children in Hard Life Situation with collaboration with community groups and parents associations. Moscow State University of Psychology and Education and the Center for
Psychological, Medical and Social Support to Children and Adolescents provide expert and medical maintenance of the project. The project is carried out in the three regions of Russian Federation — Krasnoyarsk Krai, Voronezh region and Novosibirsk region. The goal of the project is to create effective system of support.
Updates in Brugada Syndrome
Authors: Choudhury Rajin , Duytschaever Mattias , Knecht Sebastien , Vandekerckhove Yves , Tavernier Rene ,   Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Belgium,   Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Belgium,   Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Belgium,   Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Belgium,   Department of Cardiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Belgium
Published: October 2015

A Heart Rhythm Society/European Heart Rhythm Association/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (HRS/EHRA/APHRS) expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of Brugada Syndrome was published in 2013. Since then new intriguing observations have been made that are summarised in this editorial with a special focus on the underlying mechanism, genetics, provocative testing, risk stratification and therapeutic options.
Discordant Pacing Manoeuvers and a Narrow QRS Tachycardia – What is the Tachycardia Mechanism?
Authors: Ali Hussam , Lupo Pierpaolo , Foresti Sara , Ambroggi Guido De , Epicoco Gianluca , Cappato Riccardo ,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Unit II, Humanitas Gavazzeni Clinics, Bergamo, Italy,   Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Research Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
Published: October 2015

A 24-year-old female underwent an electrophysiological study because of recurrent episodes of drug-refractory, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. During adrenergic stress, a narrow QRS tachycardia with eccentric atrial activation was reproducibly inducible. The response to premature ventricular extrastimulation during tachycardia suggested the presence of a slowly conducting accessory pathway. However, a comprehensive appraisal of the electrophysiological study delineated the tachycardia substrate as an atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in the presence of a bystander nodofascicular pathway. Careful analysing of the basal pacing manoeuvers during sinus rhythm (para-Hisian and differential ventricular pacing) was crucial to establish the correct diagnosis and to avoid unnecessary left-side access to ablate this tachycardia.
Niemann-Pick Type C Disease - Report on Results from the Niemann-Pick Type C Patient and Healthcare Professional Survey
Authors: Klünemann Hans H , Wraith J Edmond , Wijburg Frits A ,   Director, Memory Disorders Clinic, and Vice-director, Geriatic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Regensburg School of Medicine,   Professor of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine, Genetic Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,   Professor of Clinical Metabolic Diseases and Paediatrician, Department of Paediatrics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
Published: October 2015

Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPC) is a rare and progressive genetic condition that is associated with an abnormal accumulation of lysosomal lipids in the body, which manifests as a variety of neurological symptoms that range greatly in severity. Management focuses largely on treating symptoms, but recent developments have led to disease-specific therapy that can slow or stabilise the progression of neurological symptoms in some patients. The Niemann-Pick type C Patient and Healthcare Professional Survey conducted interviews with parents and carers of patients with NPC and with healthcare professionals to identify areas of NPC diagnosis, management and support that need improvement. Specifically, an emphasis was placed on increased awareness of the disease and disease symptoms with enhanced communication between doctors, their colleagues and parents of patients in order to facilitate the diagnostic process and the hope for earlier diagnoses, thereby enabling access to disease-specific treatment. The survey identified a need among families of patients with NPC for more support from doctors in the provision of information about the disease and about locally based social and psychological support, and for support from healthcare organisations that should coordinate all the available services. Such co-ordination could ensure that consistent support is provided for all aspects of patient care and for patients’ families and carers.