bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
BARTHES E MUSIL, COMO VIVER JUNTO: AS TABELAS LITERÁRIAS DE GONÇALO M. TAVARES
Authors: Bergonzoni Gisela Anauate
Published: January 2016

Esta comunicação apresenta uma análise de Roland Barthes e Robert Musil (2004), do escritor português Gonçalo M. Tavares. Trata-se de um texto literário peculiar, disposto em forma de planilhas, que o autor denomina “tabelas literárias”. Busco mostrar como Tavares faz viver Roland Barthes para além das citações e referências ao autor francês. Para tanto, proponho uma leitura do texto à imagem invertida da “leitura drogada” de Sarrasine, de Balzac, que Barthes realizou num seminário entre 1967 e 1969 e que resultou no livro S/Z, de 1970. Busco também relacionar as “tabelas literárias” à ideia de “cálculo de prazer” contida no estudo de Barthes sobre a obra de Charles Fourier em Sade, Fourier, Loyola (1971). A proposta desta comunicação é aproximar as “tabelas literárias” de Tavares – um dispositivo de exatidão que emoldura um texto poético e fragmentário – ao movimento diacrônico que faz a própria obra de Barthes, partindo do entusiasmo com o formalismo nos anos 50 e 60 em direção ao prazer do Texto nos anos 70.
O PRAZER DO SUICÍDIO COMO PERFORMANCE DO SUJEITO EM BARTHES
Authors: Ielpo Rodrigo
Published: January 2016

Em seu Roland Barthes par Roland Barthes, o crítico exorta seu leitor a considerar o que será lido como “dito por um personagem de romance”. Espalhando os signos desse deslocamento ao longo de todo o livro, Barthes evoca novamente a relação entre escritura e desaparecimento do sujeito, desenvolvida anos antes em seu “La mort de l’auteur”. O que este artigo pretende explorar é de que modo, ao acusar a fissura como posição ontológica do sujeito, Barthes radicaliza a noção de um “eu disperso” para chegar à formulação de um eu como performance.
Diálogos entre Roland Barthes e Maurice Blanchot: o grau zero da escrita em um livro por vir
Authors: Hoshino Silvia Muramoto
Published: January 2016

Roland Barthes foi um homem plural. Escreveu uma extensa obra e se impôs como uma grande referência nos estudos literários, falou também sobre moda, fotografia, teatro e culturas orientais. O conjunto de sua obra serviu de inspiração e abriu um diálogo com diversos autores de sua época, entre eles Maurice Blanchot. Este, ao contrário de Barthes, foi tímido e reservado, porém, é considerado um dos maiores críticos literários do século XX. O livro por vir, de sua autoria, traz referências diretas em um capítulo inteiro dedicado a O grau zero da escrita, de Barthes. O que une os dois autores e permite essa relação são os pontos em comum de suas pesquisas, neste caso a busca do que Barthes chama de “escrita branca” e Blanchot de “neutro”, ou seja, uma escrita despida das ideologias, impessoal, ausente. Esta comunicação tem como objetivo analisar a maneira como esse diálogo se deu, o que é o grau zero da escrita, quais são as demais ideias barthesianas abordadas por Maurice Blanchot, tais como a distinção entre língua, estilo e escrita, e como ele as interpretou.
Relation between quality of life and spirituality in chronic renal patients who conduct hemodialysis
Authors: Malaguti Isabela , Manfrim Paula B. , Santos Thamara M. , Santos Daiane C. N. dos , Napoleão Layane L. , Silva Renata C. R. e , Padulla Susimay A. T.
Published: January 2016

Introduction: The hemodialysis is the treatment most used in patients with chronic kidney disease, and the same, limits the activities of patients, favoring sedentary lifestyle, functional disability, depression and anxiety, factors that reflect the quality of their life. Patients who have chronic diseases cling to faith as a way to find support and relief for their pain. Objective: This research has the objective to analyze the relationship between the scores of spirituality to quality of life of these patients. Methods: The study consisted of 100 patients of both sexes undergoing hemodialysis at Kidney Institute, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Presidente Prudente-SP. We used the SF-36 questionnaire to assess quality of life, The Spirituality Rating Scale and The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. All statistical procedures were performed in BioEstat (5.0). Results: The score of spirituality was related to the great majority of the SF- 36. The higher scores of spirituality were related to higher scores in vitality, mental health and overall quality of life, even after adjusting for sex, age and VAS. It was possible to identify that the higher the “hope for the future” and “the belief that life has improved” was the best health perception. Conclusions: The Spirituality was shown to be positively related to improvement in quality of life and should be considered by the professionals who attend this kind of patient.
Autohemotherapy: A Review of the Literature.
Authors: Brito Junior Lacy C. , Leidiane O. S. Silva Leidiane O. S. , Batista Francisco C. Q.
Published: January 2016

Historically the blood has always been a lovely liquid for humans, however, it was only after great scientific advances in hemotherapy that blood transfusion techniques have become a routine therapy in medical practice with great safety for donors and patients. However , despite the scientific evidence that the use of blood for therapeutic purposes requires a strict control before being transfused as this practice is not free from adverse reactions to patients (transfusion reactions), still arise, increasingly, supporters of the practice known as auto-hemotherapy. A widespread technique only in the global network of computers, the internet, so incipient and without scientific proof or validation. So, considering the need for a critical review of the practice and possible side effects associated with this technique a literature review to address the self-hemotherapy theme was proposed.
Dossiê Literatura e Educação: panorama histórico, análise, discussão, relatos de experiências, tendências e perspectivas
Authors: Valenzuela Sandra Trabucco , Cunha Maria Zilda da , Guimarães Lourdes
Published: January 2016

Editorial da revista Literartes n. 4, 2015
Do contexto ao texto: a idealização da obra Júlia e sua sombra de menino
Authors: Viana Maria
Published: January 2016

As obras publicadas por Christian Bruel, fundador da editora Le sourire qui mord, são consideradas um marco na produção de livros destinados a crianças e jovens na França. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a primeira obra publicada pelo grupo de intelectuais liderados pelo editor, Histoire de Julie qui avait une ombre de garçon, que na edição brasileira recebeu o título A história de Júlia e sua sombra de menino.
Impactos das questões educacionais na produção da literatura infantil e juvenil
Authors: Silva Rogério Bernardo
Published: January 2016

Este artigo apresenta a reflexões acerca dos impactos das questões educacionais na dinâmica da produção da obra de literatura infantil e juvenil. O objetivo é evidenciar como o trabalho dos autores pode ser direcionado por demandas ligadas às leis da educação, das diretrizes e parâmetros curriculares. Para isso, conceitos como os de representação, tematização, estética, fruição e discurso utilitário são articulados ao longo do texto.
Rugosidade superficial de diferentes resinas compostas comparando sistemas de acabamento e polimento e após a profilaxia com jato de bicarbonato – Estudo in vitro.
Authors: Alves Carol Brandt , Giuriato Jéssika Barcellos , Turbino Miriam Lacalle , Oda Margareth
Published: January 2016

A presente pesquisa in vitro teve como objetivo avaliar a superfície de três resinas compostas quando submetidas a tratamentos de polimento e jato de bicarbonato. As alterações foram avaliadas pela análise rugosimétrica. Foram testadas três resinas compostas, de diferentes tamanhos de partículas - nanohíbrida (Z350 XT- 3M ESPE), microhíbrida (Z250 - 3M ESPE) e microparticulada (Durafill - Heraeus Kulzer)-. Para cada resina foram confeccionados quinze corpos de prova aleatoriamente divididos em 3 grupos: polimento com pontas de silicone (Enhace+PoGo - Dentsply), pontas de borracha (astropol – Ivoclar Vivadent) e  discos fléxiveis (Sof-Lex – 3M ESPE). A rugosidade das amostras foi analisada por meio do Rugosímetro (Mitutoyo SJ- 201P- Tókio- Japan). A mensuração da rugosidade foi realizada antes e após o polimento. Em seguida, cada grupo foi submetido à termociclagem e ao jato de bicarbonato, quando foi realizada a ultima leitura da rugosidade. A análise de variância mostrou haver diferença estatisticamente significante (p<0,05) entre as resinas (p=0,0008), entre os polimentos (p=0,0001), e na interação entre resina e polimento (p=0,007), porém entre os momentos não houve diferença estatisticamente significante (p=0,305). Dentre as resinas avaliadas a que apresentou maior grau de rugosidade foi a microparticulada (Durafill - Heraeus Kulzer), e o sistema de polimento que mostrou menor eficiência foi o sistema que utiliza pontas de borracha (Astropol – Ivoclar Vivadent).
Proposta de tratamento para hipersensibilidade dentinária à base de biovidro em diferentes veículos. Estudo morfológico in vitro
Authors: Elmadjian Thais , Lopez Talita Christine Camilo , Diniz Ivana Marcia Alves , Borges Roger , Marchi Juliana , Marques Marcia Martins
Published: January 2016

Objetivo:comparar in vitro o efeito do pó de biovidro associado a diferentes veículos na obliteração de túbulos dentinários expostos antes e após desafio erosão/abrasão (DEA). Métodos: 72 fragmentos de dentina humana foram tratados por ácido fosfórico a 30%, Gluma Desensitizer® e irradiação com laser Nd:YAG isoladamente ou associados ao biovidro. Metade dos espécimes de cada grupo foi submetida ao DEA, ou seja, imersões em ácido cítrico e saliva artificial, seguido de escovação. Estes procedimentos foram repetidos 3 vezes ao dia por 3 dias. Os espécimes foram preparados para análise morfológica por microscopia eletrônica de varredura. As eletromicrografias de varredura foram analisadas qualitativamente e quantitativamente, onde a área relativa de túbulos abertos em relação à área total das imagens com e sem DEA foram comparadas por teste ANOVA complementado pelo teste de Tukey (p<0,05). Resultados: maiores alterações morfológicas apareceram nos grupos Nd:YAG e no grupo biovidro + ácido fosfórico a 30%. O grupo Gluma sem DEA apresentou área relativa de túbulos abertos menor que os outros grupos. Houve tendência de redução dessa área nos grupos com biovidro após o DEA, especialmente no grupo biovidro + ácido fosfórico a 30%. Os resultados sugerem que o ácido fosfórico a 30% pode ser um veículo promissor para a aplicação do pó de biovidro para o tratamento da HD. Relevância: encontrar outras formas promissoras de utilizar o biovidro na redução da HD em longo prazo, já que o biovidro é um material bioestimulador com capacidade de promover deposição de hidroxiapatita.
Esthetic restoration of the smile: directly veneering a discolored anterior tooth
Authors: Scaffa Polliana Mendes Candia , Silva Luciana Mendonça , Nahsan Flavia Pardo Salata , Sampaio Paula Costa Pinheiro , Francisconi Paulo Afonso Silveira , Francisconi-dos-Rios Luciana Fávaro
Published: January 2016

Case report: Even if directly veneering discolored anterior teeth with composite is quite widespread, proper reproduction of their natural appearance requires much from the professional. Comprehensive management, from planning to finishing and polishing, of a severely discolored upper central incisor through its directly veneering is critically reported. Relevance: Direct composite laminate veneers are, indeed, a viable treatment option to correct esthetic abnormalities involving most of the labial surface of anterior teeth. This relative conservative therapy, since accurately performed by the well qualified dentist, will assign the patient esthetic, functional and emotional rehabilitation, culminating in a harmonious and pleasant smile.
PANCR, the
PITX2
Adjacent Noncoding RNA, Is Expressed in Human Left Atria and Regulates PITX2c Expression
Authors: Gore-Panter Shamone R. , Hsu Jeffrey , Barnard John , Moravec Christine S. , Van Wagoner David R. , Chung Mina K. , Smith Jonathan D.
Published: January 2016

Background—

Genome-wide studies reveal that genetic variants at chromosome 4q25 constitute the strongest locus associated with atrial fibrillation, the most frequent arrhythmia. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. Our goal is to find and characterize left atrial–expressed transcripts in the chromosome 4q25 atrial fibrillation risk locus that may play a role in atrial fibrillation pathogenesis.

Methods and Results—

RNA sequencing performed on human left/right pairs identified an intergenic long noncoding RNA adjacent to the
PITX2
gene, which we have named PANCR (
PITX2
adjacent noncoding RNA). In a human tissue screen, PANCR was expressed specifically in the left atria and eye and in no other chambers of the heart. The levels of PANCR and PITX2c RNAs were highly correlated in 233 human left atrial appendage samples. PANCR levels were not associated with either atrial rhythm status or the genotypes of the chromosome 4q25 atrial fibrillation risk variants. Both PANCR and PITX2c RNAs were induced early during differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into cardiomyocytes. Because long noncoding RNAs often control gene expression, we performed siRNA-mediated knockdown of PANCR, and this treatment repressed PITX2c expression and mimicked the effects of PITX2c knockdown on global mRNA and miRNA expression. Cell fractionation studies demonstrate that PANCR is primarily localized in the cytoplasm.

Conclusions—

PANCR and PITX2c are coordinately expressed early during cardiomyocyte differentiation from stem cells. PANCR knockdown decreased PITX2c expression in differentiated cardiomyocytes, altering the transcriptome in a manner similar to PITX2c knockdown.
Geriatric Conditions in Patients Undergoing Defibrillator Implantation for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Authors: Green Ariel R. , Leff Bruce , Wang Yongfei , Spatz Erica S. , Masoudi Frederick A. , Peterson Pamela N. , Daugherty Stacie L. , Matlock Daniel D.
Published: January 2016

Background—

Geriatric conditions may influence outcomes among patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). We sought to determine the prevalence of frailty and dementia among older adults receiving primary prevention ICDs and to determine the impact of multimorbidity on mortality within 1 year of ICD implantation.

Methods and Results—

The cohort included 83 792 Medicare patients from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD Registry who underwent first primary prevention ICD implantation between 2006 and 2009. These data were merged with Medicare analytic files to determine the prevalence of frailty, dementia, and other conditions before ICD implantation, as well as 1-year mortality. A validated claim-based algorithm was used to identify frail patients. Mutually exclusive patterns of chronic conditions were examined. The association of each pattern with 1-year mortality was assessed using logistic regression models adjusted for selected patient characteristics. Approximately 1 in 10 Medicare patients with heart failure receiving a primary prevention ICD had frailty (10%) or dementia (1%). One-year mortality was 22% for patients with frailty, 27% for patients with dementia, and 12% in the overall cohort. Several multimorbidity patterns were associated with high 1-year mortality rates: dementia with frailty (29%), frailty with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (25%), and frailty with diabetes mellitus (23%). These patterns were present in 8% of the cohort.

Conclusions—

More than 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure receiving primary prevention ICDs have frailty or dementia. These patients had significantly higher 1-year mortality than those with other common chronic conditions. Frailty and dementia should be considered in clinical decision-making and guideline development.
Inhibition of Galectin-3 Pathway Prevents Isoproterenol-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Fibrosis in Mice
Authors: Vergaro Giuseppe , Prud’homme Mathilde , Fazal Loubina , Merval Regine , Passino Claudio , Emdin Michele , Samuel Jane-Lise , Cohen Solal Alain , Delcayre Claude
Published: January 2016

Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is involved in inflammation, fibrogenesis, and cardiac remodeling. Previous evidence shows that Gal-3 interacts with aldosterone in promoting macrophage infiltration and vascular fibrosis and that Gal-3 genetic and pharmacological inhibition prevents remodeling in a pressure-overload animal model of heart failure. We aimed to explore the contribution of Gal-3 and aldosterone in mechanisms leading to heart failure in a murine model. Male mice with cardiac-specific hyperaldosteronism underwent isoproterenol subcutaneous injections, to be then randomized to receive placebo, a Gal-3 inhibitor (modified citrus pectin [MCP]), an aldosterone antagonist (potassium canrenoate), or MCP+canrenoate for 14 days. Isoproterenol induced a rapid and persistent decrease in left ventricular fractional shortening (−20% at day 14); this was markedly improved by treatment with either MCP or canrenoate (both
P
<0.001 versus placebo). MCP and canrenoate also reduced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis and the expression of genes involved in fibrogenesis (
Coll-1
and
Coll-3
) and macrophage infiltration (
CD-68
and
MCP-1
). After isoproterenol, Gal-3 gene expression (
P
<0.05 versus placebo) and protein levels (−61% and −69% versus placebo) were decreased by both canrenoate and MCP. The combined use of antagonists of Gal-3 and aldosterone resulted in more pronounced effects on cardiac hypertrophy, inflammation, and fibrosis, when compared with either MCP or canrenoate alone. Inhibition of Gal-3 and aldosterone can reverse isoproterenol-induced left ventricular dysfunction, by reducing myocardial inflammation and fibrogenesis. Gal-3 likely participates in mechanisms of aldosterone-mediated myocardial damage in a heart failure murine model with cardiac hyperaldosteronism. Gal-3 inhibition may represent a new promising therapeutic option in heart failure.
Taurine Supplementation Lowers Blood Pressure and Improves Vascular Function in Prehypertension
Authors: Sun Qianqian , Wang Bin , Li Yingsha , Sun Fang , Li Peng , Xia Weijie , Zhou Xunmei , Li Qiang , Wang Xiaojing , Chen Jing , Zeng Xiangru , Zhao Zhigang , He Hongbo , Liu Daoyan , Zhu Zhiming
Published: January 2016

Taurine, the most abundant, semiessential, sulfur-containing amino acid, is well known to lower blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive animal models. However, no rigorous clinical trial has validated whether this beneficial effect of taurine occurs in human hypertension or prehypertension, a key stage in the development of hypertension. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we assessed the effects of taurine intervention on BP and vascular function in prehypertension. We randomly assigned 120 eligible prehypertensive individuals to receive either taurine supplementation (1.6 g per day) or a placebo for 12 weeks. Taurine supplementation significantly decreased the clinic and 24-hour ambulatory BPs, especially in those with high-normal BP. Mean clinic systolic BP reduction for taurine/placebo was 7.2/2.6 mm Hg, and diastolic BP was 4.7/1.3 mm Hg. Mean ambulatory systolic BP reduction for taurine/placebo was 3.8/0.3 mm Hg, and diastolic BP was 3.5/0.6 mm Hg. In addition, taurine supplementation significantly improved endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation and increased plasma H
2
S and taurine concentrations. Furthermore, changes in BP were negatively correlated with both the plasma H
2
S and taurine levels in taurine-treated prehypertensive individuals. To further elucidate the hypotensive mechanism, experimental studies were performed both in vivo and in vitro. The results showed that taurine treatment upregulated the expression of hydrogen sulfide–synthesizing enzymes and reduced agonist-induced vascular reactivity through the inhibition of transient receptor potential channel subtype 3–mediated calcium influx in human and mouse mesenteric arteries. In conclusion, the antihypertensive effect of chronic taurine supplementation shows promise in the treatment of prehypertension through improvement of vascular function.
A Comparison of Models of Economic Democracy: Towards the World of Shared Sovereignty
Authors: Hrubec Marek
Published: January 2016

The article focuses on a comparison of three models of economic democracy: participative democracy, enterprise (co-operative) economic democracy, and autonomous economic democracy. It analyzes the main characteristics of the models, and their advantages and disadvantages. It also stresses that, at the age of global interactions, we cannot develop economic democracy in a meaningful way only within a framework of nation states because they are too small to manage big macro-regional and global problems. That is why we have to face an issue of recognition of state sovereignty, specifically absolute and shared (divided) kinds of sovereignty.
The Open Window: Women in Spain’s Second Republic and Civil War
Authors: Ayerra Carmen Madorrán
Published: January 2016

This article intends to be a brief introduction to a sometimes neglected issue of the recent Spanish history: the extraordinary progress the short-lived Second Republic (1931-1936) meant for women. The significant and somewhat revolutionary achievements at a social, legal, and political level were shadowed by the Civil War and the long forty years of the subsequent dictatorship. However, studying and recovering the history of women during the Republican period enables us to better understand to what extent Franco’s regime was a dramatic step backwards also in terms of women’s rights.
Civilization on a Crash Course? Imperialism, Subimperialism and the Political-Ecological Breaking Point of the Modern/Colonial World-System
Authors: Figueroa-Helland Leonardo E. , Lindgren Tim , Pfaeffle Tori
Published: January 2016

Modern/colonial civilization has already breached several planetary boundaries and its ecological footprint is overwhelming the Earth’s carrying capacity. The ecological space for the growth of modern urban civilization is at its breaking point. We conduct two case studies, of Russia and Brazil, to show that the aspirations of semi-peripheral “emerging economies” to catch-up, clone and compete with the West within the hegemonic terms of an ecologically unsustainable and socially stratifying civilizational model requires their systematic practice of internal colonialism and regional subimperialism. Playing catch-up with the North and its unsustainable mode of political economy demands the present-day rehearsal, in accelerated, compressed and subimperial modes of the structurally violent practices that have underpinned the North’s “rise” to planetary dominance. Yet in striving to catch-up and join in the overconsumptive and exploitative lifestyle of economic cores, large “emerging economies” like thebricsare in an economic, political and military crash course against the hegemonically-entrenched Northern core powers they aspire to emulate, in what looks like an increasingly volatile scramble to grab whatever dwindling ecological space is left in a rapidly degraded planet.
Impact of Global Energy Resources Based on Energy Return on their Investment (eroi) Parameters
Authors: del Castillo-Mussot Marcelo , Ugalde-Véle Pablo , Montemayor-Aldrete Jorge Antonio , de la Lama-García Alfredo , Cruz Fidel
Published: January 2016

Human development has been based on the use of the energy resources, especially those of fossil origin (oil, gas, coal, etc.), which are not infinite and damage ecosystems; it is of paramount importance to make a transition to other alternative sources of energy. We compare and discuss many global sources of energy and their impact, based on the useful parameter called energy returned on energy invested or energy return on investment (eroi). In the long run we could expect renewed emphasis on enhanced (stimulated or hot dry rock) geothermal energy sources due to technological advances in deep drilling and the availability of this kind of energy 365 days per year and 24 hours of a day.
International Legal Obligations for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Arctic Ocean
Authors: Sander Gunnar
Published: January 2016

Environmental impact assessment (eia) and strategic environmental assessment (sea) are procedures for the prior assessment of impacts of proposed developments before decisions are taken. Customary law and most international agreements relevant for the Arctic Ocean are unspecific about assessment tools and content. The Espoo Convention and its sea Protocol are the only specialised instruments available. They do not cover marine activities well, and not all the Arctic Ocean coastal states are parties. Other problems in the assessment regime are related to uneven geographical and sectoral coverage. Weaknesses may be addressed both globally in the negotiations on a new instrument under the Law of the Sea Convention (losc) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, and in a regional process under the Arctic Council. Important improvements would be the creation of a more specific default mechanism for prior assessment of marine activities and closer linkage of assessments with substantive goals.
Diversity of Judeo-Arabic Dialects in North Africa: Eqa:l, Wqal, kjal and ʔal Dialects
Authors: Chetrit Joseph
Published: January 2016

This study presents the diversity of North African Judeo-Arabic dialects documented in an extensive course of fieldwork concerning some one hundred and thirty Moroccan Jewish dialects, both urban and rural. Dozens of additional dialects from Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria complete the global repartitioning of these dialects into four distinct groups:Eqa:l,Wqal,kjal, andʔaldialects. The different dialects in each set share common phonetic, phonological, morphological, and grammatical features. All of them preserve the unvoiced realization of the stop /q/ and articulate it as a uvular [q] (Eqa:landWqal), a palato-velar [kj] (kjal), or a glottal [ʔ] (ʔal).Eqa:ldialects developed in Libya, Tunisia, and Eastern Algeria; they distinguish between long and short vowels.Wqaldialects developed in Western Morocco.Kjaldialects developed in northwestern Algeria and in southeastern Morocco.ʔaldialects developed in Moroccan cities, where Jews expelled from Spain and Portugal settled among native Jews.
Primulina cordistigma, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangdong, China and supplementary and emendated description of floral morphology of P. yangchunensis
Authors: LAI BI-DAN , WANG BING-MOU , Wen Fang
Published: January 2016

Primulina cordistigma, a new species from Guangdong, China, is illustrated and described. This new species is similar to P. yangchunensis, from which it is distinguished by the leaf blades broadly ovate, 4–5 × 2–3.5 cm, base broadly cuneate to cordate, and margins entire or rarely undulate; the inflorescence a cyme 1–5-flowered; the bracts lanceolate, 3–4 × 0.5–1.0 mm; the corolla tube 0.9–1 cm long; staminodes 3; and the stigma cordate with elliptic lobes covered by shortly puberulent hairs. A conservation category of “Endangered” (EN) according to IUCN Red List Category and Criteria is proposed. Based on plenty of specimens with flowers and field works, the floral morphology of P. yangchunensis, which is the congener of P. cordistigma, is supplemented and emendated here.
Williamsella iraqiensis sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta, Fragilariophyceae) from Sawa Lake, South Iraq
Authors: Al-Handal Adil , Kociolek Patrick , Abdullah Dawood
Published: January 2016

A new species of the genus Williamsella (Fragilariophyceae) is described from a saline lake in southern Iraq. Williamsella iraqiensis sp. nov. was found free living and as epiphyte on Chara sp. in Sawa Lake. This species is the second described of the genus Williamsella which was originally reported from Blue Lake warm springs, Utah, USA. Williamsella iraqiensis sp. nov. and W. angusta can be readily distinguished under LM by having a relatively wide sternum which results from shorter striae along valve margin. Description of valve ultrastructure and comparison with other related genera such as Fragilaria is provided. Williamsella iraqiensis is a brackish water species preferring warm waters.
New species and records of the genus Geodromicus Redtenbacher, 1857 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Omaliinae) from Taiwan
Authors: SHAVRIN ALEXEY V. , SMETANA ALEŠ
Published: January 2016

Two new species of the genus Geodromicus Redtenbacher, 1857 from Taiwan are described and illustrated: G. philydroides sp. n. (Nantou Hsien) and G. taiwanensis sp. n. (Kaohsiung Hsien, Hualien Hsien). Additional material and a new synonymy for G. ohkurai (Hayashi, 1992) = G. ohkurai yushanensis (Hayashi, 1992), syn. nov. are proposed. A key to species known from Taiwan is given.
Responses to the Discovery of Unethical Acts: An Organizational Identity and Reputation Perspective
Authors: Joshi Mahendra , McKendall Marie
Published: January 2016

There has recently been a growth in research that examines how corporations respond to allegations of unethical actions. Although scholars have gained much insight about the range of responses available to and used by organizations, there has been almost no study of why firms choose one response over another. In this article, the authors present a framework of likely organizational response choices to allegations of wrongdoing; we propose that response choices are based on the degree of reputational risk from stakeholder withdrawal of support and on perceived threats to the firm’s primary or secondary identity.
What works? Policies for employability in cities
Authors: Adam Duncan , Atfield Gaby , Green Anne E
Published: January 2016

Employability policies targeting urban job seekers have often had a ‘work first’ focus on quick job entries, neglecting sustainability and progression. This article reviews evidence on ‘what works’, drawing generic lessons from research on locally-focused urban policy initiatives in Great Britain operationalised in the context of persistent worklessness in many cities. The findings highlight the importance of employer engagement to open up job opportunities, recognising the diverse needs of individuals, the significance of personalised support for those furthest from the labour market, and co-ordination of local provision. It is argued that providers need to ensure workless groups have the skills and support to access opportunities created by economic growth. Robust local policy analysis remains challenging but important in the context of limited budgets, payment-by-results and a fragmented policy landscape.
Residential High-Speed Internet Among Those Likely to Benefit From an Online Health Insurance Marketplace
Authors: Boudreaux Michel H. , Gonzales Gilbert , Blewett Lynn , Fried Brett , Karaca-Mandic Pinar
Published: January 2016

Using data from the 2013 American Community Survey, we found that 24.3 million people (about 1 in 4) who were either eligible for Medicaid/Children’s Health Inusrance Program (CHIP) or appeared likely to shop for Qualified Health Plan (QHP) lacked residential high-speed Internet. Specifically, 28.6% or 18.9 million people eligible for Medicaid/CHIP and 17.1% or 5.5 million people who appeared likely to shop for a QHP did not have high-speed Internet in the home. For both the Medicaid/CHIP eligible and those likely to shop for a QHP, the proportion of people living in households without Internet varied substantially by race, geography, and other socio-demographic characteristics.
Speed or Greed? High Wages and Corruption Among Public Servants
Authors: Navot Doron , Reingewertz Yaniv , Cohen Nissim
Published: January 2016

Scholars maintain that higher wages for public servants would make the public sector more efficient and reduce the abuse of power. This article challenges this idea and suggests that higher wages may actually increase public corruption. We argue that increasing pecuniary incentives for public service might lead public employees to advance their own self-interests and encourage justifications for accepting bribes. We test our theory empirically using 18,800 observations from 58 countries taken from the sixth wave of the World Values Survey. The findings confirm our theory and suggest a positive association between public servants’ wages and the toleration of corruption.
Intersectionality and Family-Friendly Policies in the Federal Government
Authors: Hamidullah Madinah F. , Riccucci Norma M.
Published: January 2016

This is an exploratory study that examines federal employee’s satisfaction with work–life balance or family-friendly policies. We rely on intersectionality as a theoretical framework to examine how gender, race, and class interact in the formation of their views. Drawing from the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, we examine how minority women compare with non-minority women regarding their perception of fairness of programs and policies aimed at the promotion of work–life balance. This topic is significant because satisfaction and participation in work–life balance programs can have implications for overall job performance and satisfaction. Our findings suggest that race, education, and proximity to retirement all play a role in work–life balance (family-friendly) policy satisfaction.
The Enabling and Constraining Effects of Social Ties in the Process of Institutional Entrepreneurship
Authors: Qureshi Israr , Kistruck Geoffrey M. , Bhatt Babita
Published: January 2016

While the past decade has produced a number of insights into the process of institutional change, scholars still lack a comprehensive understanding of the germinal stages of institutional entrepreneurship. More specifically, further knowledge is needed into what factors cause certain individuals to initiate norm-breaking behaviour while others continue to adhere to societal expectations. Prior work seeking to inform this question has focused either on individual-level or environmental-level explanations. Comparatively, we employ a social network perspective as a ‘meso-level’ lens into the space where actors and their environment intersect. Based upon our qualitative findings, we propose that social ties can serve as an important factor in enabling (heterophilic ties) as well as constraining (homophilic ties) institutional change. However, our data also suggest that these network forces are highly dynamic and contingent upon tie frequency, the sequencing of tie contact, and the prevailing social norms in which tie contact takes place.
Review on powder-bed laser additive manufacturing of Inconel 718 parts
Authors: Wang Xiaoqing , Gong Xibing , Chou Kevin
Published: January 2016

This study presents a thorough literature review on the powder-bed laser additive manufacturing processes such as selective laser melting of Inconel 718 parts. This article first introduces the general aspects of powder-bed laser additive manufacturing and then discusses the unique characteristics and advantages of selective laser melting. The bulk of this study includes extensive discussions of microstructures and mechanical properties, together with the application ranges of Inconel 718 parts fabricated by selective laser melting.
Twentieth-century sea ice variability in the Weddell Sea and its effect on moisture transport: Evidence from a coastal East Antarctic ice core record
Authors: Rahaman Waliur , Thamban Meloth , Laluraj CM
Published: January 2016

High-resolution study of deuterium excess (d-excess), sea salt sodium (ss-Na+), and methane sulfonic acid (MSA) in an ice core from coastal Dronning Maud Land (cDML), East Antarctica, revealed the history of moisture transport and sea ice extent (SIE) during the last century. Backward wind trajectories show that air parcels were mainly derived from the Weddell Sea region. The d-excess profile shows a dramatic shift from an average value of 8‰ during 1905–1920 to −1‰ during ~1940 and thereafter positive excursion during 1940–1980. The dramatic shift during 1920–1940 has been attributed to the reduced moisture supply from low/mid-latitude to Antarctica associated with shifting of Southern Annular Mode (SAM) from positive to negative mode. The ss-Na+ flux profile shows systematic positive excursion during 1940–1980 which coincide with that of the d-excess profile. The MSA flux shows a negative excursion during 1950–1965, overlapping with the period of positive excursions in ss-Na+ and d-excess profiles. The concomitant increase of ss-Na+ and d-excess values and positive excursions during 1940–1980 indicate higher SIE. Based on significant correlation between the Na+ flux and satellite-derived winter SIE record of the Weddell Sea, ~10% increase in SIE is estimated compared to its average value of the last century. The power spectrum analysis of d-excess and ss-Na+ flux shows a significant periodicity at ~3.5 years, exactly matching with that of the winter SIE in the Weddell Sea. Wavelet analysis of SAM index and Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) shows the highest common power in 4 to 8 year band, overlapping with the periods of higher SIE and opposite phase in 10 to 16 year band, overlapping with the periods of higher d-excess. This study highlights the role of SAM and its teleconnection to El Niño Southern Oscillations (ENSO) in controlling sea ice and moisture source variability in annual to decadal scale in the coastal regions of Antarctica.
Mid-Holocene humid periods reconstructed from calcite varves of the Lake Woserin sediment record (north-eastern Germany)
Authors: Czymzik Markus , Dreibrodt Stefan , Feeser Ingo , Adolphi Florian , Brauer Achim
Published: January 2016

Time-series of varve properties and geochemistry were established from varved sediments of Lake Woserin (north-eastern Germany) covering the recent period AD 2010–1923 and the mid-Holocene time-window 6400–4950 varve years before present (vyr BP) using microfacies analyses, x-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) scanning, microscopic varve chronology, and 14C dating. The microscopic varve chronology was compared with a macroscopic varve chronology for the same sediment interval. Calcite layer thickness during the recent period is significantly correlated to increases in local annual precipitation ( r = 0.46, p = 0.03) and reduced air-pressure ( r = −0.72, p < 0.0001). Meteorologically consistent with enhanced precipitation at Lake Woserin, a composite 500 hPa anomaly map for years with >1 standard deviation calcite layer thickness depicts a negative wave train air-pressure anomaly centered over southern Europe, with north-eastern Germany at its northern frontal zone. Three centennial-scale intervals of thicker calcite layers around the mid-Holocene periods 6200–5900, 5750–5400, and 5300–4950 vyr BP might reflect humid conditions favoring calcite precipitation through the transport of Ca2+ ions into Lake Woserin, synchronous to wetter conditions in Europe. Calcite layer thickness oscillations of about 88 and 208 years resemble the solar Gleissberg and Suess cycles suggesting that the recorded hydroclimate changes in north-eastern Germany are modified by solar influences on synoptic-scale atmospheric circulation. However, parts of the periods of thicker calcite layers around 5750–5400 and 5200 vyr BP also coincide with enhanced human catchment activity at Lake Woserin. Therefore, calcite precipitation during these time-windows might have further been favored by anthropogenic deforestation mobilizing Ca2+ ions and/or lake eutrophication.
Antidepressant Medication Use and Its Association With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Authors: Hansen Richard A. , Khodneva Yulia , Glasser Stephen P. , Qian Jingjing , Redmond Nicole , Safford Monika M.
Published: January 2016

Background: Mixed evidence suggests that second-generation antidepressants may increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Objective: To assess whether antidepressant use is associated with acute coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD) death, and all-cause mortality. Methods: Secondary analyses of the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) longitudinal cohort study were conducted. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, bupropion, nefazodone, and trazodone was measured during the baseline (2003-2007) in-home visit. Outcomes of CHD, stroke, CVD death, and all-cause mortality were assessed every 6 months and adjudicated by medical record review. Cox proportional hazards time-to-event analysis followed patients until their first event on or before December 31, 2011, iteratively adjusting for covariates. Results: Among 29 616 participants, 3458 (11.7%) used an antidepressant of interest. Intermediate models adjusting for everything but physical and mental health found an increased risk of acute CHD (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.04-1.41), stroke (HR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.02-1.60), CVD death (HR = 1.29; 95% CI = 1.09-1.53), and all-cause mortality (HR = 1.27; 95% CI = 1.15-1.41) for antidepressant users. Risk estimates trended in this direction for all outcomes in the fully adjusted model but only remained statistically associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality (HR = 1.12; 95% CI = 1.01-1.24). This risk was attenuated in sensitivity analyses censoring follow-up time at 2 years (HR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.11-1.68). Conclusions: In fully adjusted models, antidepressant use was associated with a small increase in all-cause mortality.
Adductor Canal Block With Bupivacaine Liposome Versus Ropivacaine Pain Ball for Pain Control in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Wang Yuchen , Klein Matthew S. , Mathis Scott , Fahim Germin
Published: January 2016

Background: Appropriate postoperative pain control following total knee arthroplasty is important in patient recovery. Adductor canal block (ACB) is a novel method to deliver anesthesia. There are currently no studies using bupivacaine liposome with ACB while also taking into account cost. Objective: To compare the efficacy and cost of using bupivacaine liposome to ropivacaine pain ball (RPB) for postsurgical pain control in total knee replacement surgery. The primary efficacy endpoint is mean pain score. Secondary endpoints include opioid and nonopioid pain medication consumption and cost per patient case. Methods: This was a retrospective, matched cohort study with data collected from electronic medical records from February 2013 to June 2014. Mean pain score was measured by the 11-point Visual Analogue Scale over a 72-hour period. Cost analysis was also done looking at medication, direct, indirect, and total cost per patient case. Results: Mean pain score over the 72 hours was 3.24 in the bupivacaine liposome group compared with 3.83 in the RPB group ( P < 0.001). Lower mean pain scores were found in the bupivacaine liposome group during the first 36-hour interval postsurgery (3.1 vs 4.0, respectively, P < 0.001). Mean total cost was $20,919.53 with bupivacaine liposome versus $22,574.17 with RPB ( P = 0.03). Conclusion: Liposomal bupivacaine demonstrated statistically significant impact in pain control in the first 36 hours, but by the end of the 72-hour interval, it was comparable to RPB in postoperative pain management. Using bupivacaine liposome did provide direct and total cost savings compared with RPB.
Comparison of Postoperative Bleeding in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients Receiving Rivaroxaban or Enoxaparin
Authors: Ricket Abby L. , Stewart David W. , Wood Robert C. , Cornett Lyndsey , Odle Brian , Cluck David , Freshour Jessica , El-Bazouni Hadi
Published: January 2016

Background: The Regulation of Coagulation in Orthopedic Surgery to Prevent Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (RECORD) 1 to 4 trials compared rivaroxaban 10 mg daily with commonly used doses of enoxaparin and demonstrated similar rates of VTE and bleeding. Objective: To evaluate bleeding events between patients who received enoxaparin or rivaroxaban for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: Retrospective cohort that compared patients undergoing THA and TKA who received enoxaparin (enoxaparin) with those who received rivaroxaban (rivaroxaban) and also with those who received enoxaparin in the RECORD 1 to 4 trials (enoxaparin RECORD). The primary outcome was any postoperative bleeding, defined as a composite of major and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding based on the definitions in the RECORD 1 to 4 trials. Results: There was a lower rate of any postoperative bleeding (2.2% vs 6.8%, P = 0.004) in patients who received enoxaparin compared with rivaroxaban, and bleeding rates between the enoxaparin group and the enoxaparin RECORD groups were similar (2.2% vs 2.5%, P = 0.085). Major bleeding in the enoxaparin group (0.2%) was not significantly different from that in the rivaroxaban group (1.4%, P = 0.12) or the RECORD group (0.2%, P = 0.93). Clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding was also lower in the enoxaparin group compared with the rivaroxaban group (2.0% vs 5.5%, P = 0.012). Conclusions: The use of enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis following THA and TKA was associated with a lower rate of the primary outcome (any postoperative bleeding) compared with the use of rivaroxaban in a similar cohort of patients.
Meta-analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab for the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis
Authors: Ryoo Ju Yeon , Yang Hye-Jin , Ji Eunhee , Yoo Bong Kyu
Published: January 2016

Background: In January 2015, US FDA approved secukinumab, a human interleukin-17A (IL-17A) antagonist, for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. Objective: To provide unbiased drug information about the efficacy and safety of secukinumab for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis by performing meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed and EMBASE database searches were conducted. Among the literatures retrieved, relevant Phase III clinical trials were analyzed. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by RevMan. Results: Four pivotal and three non-pivotal Phase III clinical trials were retrieved. All the trials evaluated the efficacy and safety of secukinumab for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis with two co-primary endpoints: proportions of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) responders and Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) responders. The overall odd ratios for proportions of PASI responders and IGA responders in secukinumab-containing arm were 65.6 and 62.5 compared to the placebo arm, respectively. Secukinumab was superior to etanercept resulting in both of the odd ratios being 3.7 compared to the etanercept. Secukinumab was generally well tolerated during the one year trial. However, as with other monoclonal antibody medications, vulnerability of respiratory infection (especially nasopharyngitis) was reported as most common adverse event. Conclusions: Meta-analysis of the seven Phase III clinical trials resulted in superiority of secukinumab over etanercept in terms of the efficacy and safety. However, long-term safety data is lacking at this time so post-marketing surveillance should be performed for any adverse events associated with the use of this new biological medication.