bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Discretionary accruals and the predictive ability of earnings in the forecast of future cash flows: Evidence from Australia
Authors: Farshadfar Shadi , Monem Reza
Published: February 2017

We examine whether discretionary and non-discretionary accruals improve the predictive ability of earnings for forecasting future cash flows in an Australian context. Using both within-sample and out-of-sample forecasting tests; we demonstrate that discretionary accruals improve the predictive ability of earnings in the forecast of future cash flows. Further, discretionary and non-discretionary accruals and direct method cash flow components together are more useful than (i) aggregate earnings, (ii) aggregate cash flow from operations and total accruals, and (iii) aggregate cash flow from operations, discretionary accruals and nondiscretionary accruals.
The Public Company Whistleblowing Environment: Perceptions of a Wrongful Act and Monetary Attitude
Authors: Brink Alisa G. , Lowe D. Jordan , Victoravich Lisa M.
Published: February 2017

The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Dodd-Frank Acts created a unique environment for whistleblowing at public companies. SOX requires public companies to establish anonymous reporting channels, and Dodd-Frank outlines substantial monetary incentives for reporting securities law violations directly to the SEC. In response to these provisions, this study examines whether the type of securities law violation (fraudulent financial reporting versus insider trading), individuals' psychological assessments of the wrongdoing, and individuals' monetary attitude influence intentions to report to an internal hotline and to the SEC. We find internal reporting is driven by increased perceptions of responsibility to report a wrongful act, whereas external reporting to the SEC is driven by increased perceptions of seriousness regarding the wrongful act. Finally, we find that individuals' attitude toward money explains reporting intentions; however, we do not find any evidence that monetary attitude leads to increased reporting to the SEC.

Data Availability: Data used in this study are available from the authors upon request.
Transradial versus Transfemoral Approach for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention  Single Centre Experience over a Period of Two Years
Authors: Haq Maksumul , Kabir CM Shaheen , Haq M Mahshid , Khan Saidur Rahman , Chowdhury Mashhud Zia , Nasrin Sahela , Karim Md Rezaul
Published: February 2017

Background: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is preferred over thrombolysis due to its better outcome both in terms of morbidity and mortality. Transradial (TR) PPCI is favored over transfemoral (TF) approach due to several advantages including survival benefit. Only concern of TR PPCI is a possible delay in door-to-balloon (D2B) time which is an important parameter for a better outcome. This retrospective analysis compared various outcome variables including D2B time between TF versus TR groups in order to decide which approach provides better outcome over the other.Methods: This study was conducted at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital & Research Institute (ICHRI) on retrospective data collected over a period of 2 years between January 2013 to December 2014. Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) attending at Emergency Department of ICHRI within 12 hours of chest pain and were sent for PPCI were consecutively included in the study based on predefined enrollment criteria. Demographic, angiographic & angioplasty variables, D2B time, duration of hospital stay and mortality were compared between TF versus TR groups.Results: Of the 92 patients included in the study, 47(51.1%) patients underwent PPCI through TF access whereas 45(48.9%) patients through TR access. There was an increasing trend of performing PPCI via TR access in 2014 compared to 2013 (64.4% vs. 35.6%). There was no significant difference between the study groups in terms of age and sex. Baseline angiographic & angioplasty variables were almost similar between the groups. The mean D2B time was significantly shorter in TR group than that in TF group (79.0 ± 34.6 vs. 90.3 ± 37.7 min, p=0.021). One patient in each group died from ventilator associated pneumonia after PPCI.Conclusion: Our single center retrospective analysis showed a statistically significant decrease in the door to balloon time with TR PCI, which makes it an attractive option for PPCI in STEMI.University Heart Journal Vol. 11, No. 2, July 2015; 56-62
‘Thou shalt turn to ashes’
Authors: Quinn Paul
Published: February 2017

Although the sixteenth century Protestant construction of the reign of King John is a familiar one – John reconfigured into a heroic-victim of the Papacy, providing evidence of England’s pre-Reformation Protestant past – what has received no attention is a further transformation of John that occurs in the last major sixteenth century text to consider his reign. Shakespeare’s King John makes full recourse to earlier Protestant reconstructions of John’s reign but goes further. This paper demonstrates John’s transformation in Shakespeare’s play from the Protestant victim of Fish’s Supplication of Beggars, Bale’s King Johnan and Foxe’s Acts and Monuments into a full-blown Protestant martyr.
‘The Oral Versus The Written’
Authors: Cummings Brian
Published: February 2017

The relationship between scripture and tradition has always been recognised as central to the controversy between More and Tyndale in the late 1520s and early 1530s. It was already one of the key issues in the English campaign against Luther instigated in 1521, and in the 1540s became one of the lynchpins of confessional identity both among Catholic theologians at Trent and in the English reformed articles of 1553. This is often seen as a doctrinal issue, but beneath the surface it can also be seen as part of a profound philosophical argument about the authority of oral and written evidence, an argument which goes back to the origins of Jewish and Christian religious practice and which continues to haunt the ecumenical concerns of today.
Érasme chez Richard Pynson (1513), imprimeur du Roi à Londres
Authors: Vanautgaerden Alexandre
Published: February 2017

The author studies the relationship between Erasmus and Richard Pynson, the printer of both the king and the English humanists. He first proposes a survey of the history of books in England, then describes the career of Pynson, a Norman who first worked in Rouen before settling in London in the 1490s – Pynson became English in 1513 – and who produced over five hundred books until his death in 1529. In 1513, Pynson published a princeps edition of Plutarch, translated by Erasmus: in fact a rewritten version of Libellus de constructione octo partium orationis by William Lily, the first “high master” of John Colet’s Saint Paul’s school.
From the Editors (German)
Authors: Behrensen Maren
Published: February 2017

Abstract not available.
Ecological Limits and the Meaning of Freedom: A Defense of Liberty as Non-Domination
Authors: Fragnière Augustin
Published: February 2017

It is now widely acknowledged that global environmental problems raise pressing social and political issues, but relatively little philosophical attention has been paid to their bearing on the concept of liberty. This must surprise us, because the question of whether environmental policies are at odds with individual liberty is bound to be controversial in the political arena. First, this article explains why a thorough philosophical debate about the relation between liberty and environmental constraints is needed. Second, based on Philip Pettit’s typology of liberty, it assesses how different conceptions of liberty fare in a context of stringent ecological limits. Indeed, a simple conceptual analysis shows that some conceptions of liberty are more compatible than others with such limits, and with the policies necessary to avoid overshooting them. The article concludes that Pettit’s conception of liberty as non-domination is more compatible with the existence of stringent ecological limits than the two alternatives considered.
Antioxidant Compound Extraction from Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis [Mol] Stuntz) Berries: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology
Authors: Quispe-Fuentes Issis , Vega-Gálvez Antonio , Campos-Requena Víctor
Published: February 2017

The optimum conditions for the antioxidant extraction from maqui berry were determined using a response surface methodology. A three level D-optimal design was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables namely, solvent type (methanol, acetone and ethanol), solvent concentration and extraction time over total antioxidant capacity by using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method. The D-optimal design considered 42 experiments including 10 central point replicates. A second-order polynomial model showed that more than 89% of the variation is explained with a satisfactory prediction (78%). ORAC values are higher when acetone was used as a solvent at lower concentrations, and the extraction time range studied showed no significant influence on ORAC values. The optimal conditions for antioxidant extraction obtained were 29% of acetone for 159 min under agitation. From the results obtained it can be concluded that the given predictive model describes an antioxidant extraction process from maqui berry.
Erratum Xu T. et al. Cloning and Expression Analysis of MEP Pathway Enzyme-encoding Genes in Osmanthus fragrans. Genes 2016, 7, 78
Authors: Xu Chen , Li Huogen , Yang Xiulian , Gu Chunsun , Mu Hongna , Yue Yuanzheng , Wang Lianggui
Published: February 2017

The authors wish to make the following correction to their paper [...]
Exact Solution Analysis of Strongly Convex Programming for Principal Component Pursuit
Authors: You Qingshan , Wan Qun
Published: February 2017

In this paper, we address strongly convex programming for principal component analysis, which recovers a target matrix that is a superposition of low-complexity structures from a small set of linear measurements. In this paper, we ﬁrstly provide sufﬁcient conditions under which the strongly convex models lead to the exact low-rank matrix recovery. Secondly, we also give suggestions that will guide us how to choose suitable parameters in practical algorithms. Finally, the proposed result is extended to the principal component pursuit with reduced linear measurements and we provide numerical experiments.
Contact Dermatitis Due to Nickel Allergy in Patients Suffering from Non‐Celiac Wheat Sensitivity
Authors: D’Alcamo Alberto , Mansueto Pasquale , Soresi Maurizio , Iacobucci Rosario , Blasca Francesco , Geraci Girolamo , Cavataio Francesca , Fayer Francesca , Arini Andrea , Di Stefano Laura , Iacono Giuseppe , Bosco Liana , Carroccio Antonio
Published: February 2017

Background: Non‐celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is a new clinical entity in the world of gluten‐related diseases. Nickel, the most frequent cause of contact allergy, can be found in wheat and results in systemic nickel allergy syndrome and mimics irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Objective: To evaluate the frequency of contact dermatitis due to nickel allergy in NCWS patients diagnosed by a double‐blind placebo‐controlled(DBPC)challenge,and to identify the characteristics of NCWS patients with nickel allergy. Methods: We performed a prospective study of 60 patients (54 females, 6 males; mean age 34.1 ± 8.1 years) diagnosed with NCWS from December 2014 to November 2016; 80 age‐ and sex‐matched subjects with functional gastrointestina l symptoms served as controls. Patients reporting contact dermatitis related to nickel‐containing objects underwent nickel patch test (Clinicaltrials.gov registration number: NCT02750735).Results: Six out of sixty patients (10%) with NCWS suffered from contact dermatitis and nickel allergy and this frequency was statistically higher (p = 0.04)than observed in the control group(5%. The main clinical characteristic of NCWS patients with nickel allergy was a higher frequency of cutaneous symptoms after wheat ingestion compared to NCWS patients who did not suffer from nickel allergy (p < 0.0001. Conclusions: Contact dermatitis and nickel allergy are more frequent in NCWS patients than in subjects with functional gastrointestinal disorders;furthermore, these patients had a very high frequency of cutaneous manifestations after wheat ingestion. Nickel allergy should be evaluated in NCWS patients who have cutaneous manifestations after wheat ingestion.
Effect of a Compatibilizer on the Morphology and Properties of Polypropylene/Polyethylentherephthalate Spun Fibers
Authors: Mantia Francesco , Ceraulo Manuela , Giacchi Gaia , Mistretta Maria , Botta Luigi
Published: February 2017

Fibers spun by melt spinning of binary and ternary polypropylene/polyethylenetherephthalate blends have been produced and characterized in order to investigate the effect of a compatibilizer on their morphology and mechanical properties. The compatibilizer was a maleic anhydride-functionalized rubber copolymer. The effect of the compatibilizer was well evident in the isotropic state, as the morphology became very fine, the size of the dispersed particles was very small, and the adhesion was better. The effect of the compatibilizer on the mechanical properties is very relevant, especially in the elongation at break. On the contrary, no relevant effect was observed in the anisotropic oriented fibers. Although the average diameter of the microfibrils of the dispersed phase of the compatibilized blend generated during the hot drawing was much smaller than that of the microfibrils of the same particles of the uncompatibilized blend, the mechanical properties were almost the same. This behavior has been attributed to the length of the smaller microfibrils of the ternary blends, which was lower that of the microfibrils of the binary blend. This has been explained in terms of reduced initial droplet size, and therefore of lesser possibility of stretching the droplets to very long fibrils in these samples.
High-Sensitivity and Low-Hysteresis Porous MIMType Capacitive Humidity Sensor Using Functional Polymer Mixed with TiO2 Microparticles
Authors: Liu Ming-Qing , Wang Cong , Kim Nam-Young
Published: February 2017

In this study, a high-sensitivity and low-hysteresis porous metal–insulator–metal-type capacitive humidity sensor is investigated using a functional polymer mixed with TiO2 microparticles. The humidity sensor consists of an optimally designed porous top electrode, a functional polymer humidity sensitive layer, a bottom electrode, and a glass substrate. The porous top electrode is designed to increase the contact area between the sensing layer and water vapor, leading to high sensitivity and quick response time. The functional polymer mixed with TiO2 microparticles shows excellent hysteresis under a wide humidity-sensing range with good longterm stability. The results show that as the relative humidity ranges from 10% RH to 90% RH, the proposed humidity sensor achieves a high sensitivity of 0.85 pF/% RH and a fast response time of less than 35 s. Furthermore, the sensor shows an ultra-low hysteresis of 0.95% RH at 60% RH, a good temperature dependence, and a stable capacitance value with a maximum of 0.17% RH drift during 120 h of continuous test.
Myxoma Virus dsRNA Binding Protein M029 Inhibits the Type I IFN‐Induced Antiviral State in a Highly Species‐Specific Fashion
Authors: Rahman Masmudur , McFadden Grant
Published: February 2017

Myxoma virus (MYXV) is Leporipoxvirus that possesses a specific rabbit‐restricted host tropism but exhibits a much broader cellular host range in cultured cells. MYXV is able to efficiently block all aspects of the type I interferon (IFN)‐induced antiviral state in rabbit cells, partially in human cells and very poorly in mouse cells. The mechanism(s) of this species‐specific inhibition of type I IFN‐induced antiviral state is not well understood. Here we demonstrate that MYXV encoded protein M029, a truncated relative of the vaccinia virus (VACV) E3 double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding protein that inhibits protein kinase R (PKR), can also antagonize the type I IFN‐induced antiviral state in a highly species‐specific manner. In cells pre‐treated with type I IFN prior to infection, MYXV exploits M029 to overcome the induced antiviral state completely in rabbit cells, partially in human cells, but not at all in mouse cells. However, in cells pre‐infected with MYXV, IFN‐induced signaling is fully inhibited even in the absence of M029 in cells from all three species, suggesting that other MYXV protein(s) apart from M029 block IFN signaling in a speciesindependent manner. We also show that the antiviral state induced in rabbit, human or mouse cells by type I IFN can inhibit M029‐knockout MYXV even when PKR is genetically knocked‐out, suggesting that M029 targets other host proteins for this antiviral state inhibition. Thus, the MYXV dsRNA binding protein M029 not only antagonizes PKR from multiple species but also blocks the type I IFN antiviral state independently of PKR in a highly species‐specific fashion.
Water Use Efficiency Improvement against a Backdrop of Expanding City Agglomeration in Developing Countries—A Case Study on Industrial and Agricultural Water Use in the Bohai Bay Region of China
Authors: Bai Minghao , Zhou Shenbei , Zhao Min , Yu Jing
Published: February 2017

Most city agglomerations of developing countries face water shortages and pollution due to population growth and industrial aggregation. To meet such water security challenges, policy makers need to evaluate water use efficiency at the regional or basin level because the prosperity of city agglomerations is indispensable to the sustainable development of the region or basin. To solve the issue, this paper adopts a non-directional distance function within the framework of environmental production technology to measure water use efficiency. Based on the distance between actual water use efficiency and the ideal efficiency, it calculates the potential reduction space of water input and pollutants by slack adjustment. Added to the Malmquist index, it forms a non-radial Malmquist water use performance index, which can be divided into technological change and technical efficiency change, to measure dynamic water use efficiency. Further, water use efficiency change is analyzed from the perspectives of technological improvement and institutional construction. Bohai Bay city agglomeration, a typical water-deficient city agglomeration in China, is taken as a case study, and data on water resource, environment, and economy from 2011 to 2014 have been used. In conclusion, there is much space for water use efficiency improvement on the whole. However, even having considered potential reduction space of water input and pollutant discharge under current environmental production technology, it is still not enough to support the city agglomeration’s sustainable development. To relieve current potential water safety hazards, not only technical improvement but also institution innovation for highly efficient water use should be kept accelerating in Bohai Bay region. In terms of urban water management in developing countries, the research conclusion is of theoretical and practical significance.
Le congé paternel au Portugal : une diversité d’expériences
Authors: Wall Karin , Leitão Mafalda
Published: February 2017

La dernière réforme du congé parental au Portugal (2009) a marqué la volonté politique de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes en introduisant un système de « bonus » d’un mois pour le couple en cas de partage du congé parental. L’article porte sur les expériences vécues par vingt pères qui ont partagé le congé parental pour s’occuper seul de leur bébé pendant un mois ou plus. Les pères interrogés se perçoivent comme des précurseurs qui ont dû affirmer et négocier leur droit à une partie du congé parental. Ce congé leur permet également d’acquérir de nouvelles compétences et d’être plus autonomes lorsqu’il s’agit de s’occuper de leur enfant. Cet article fait apparaître des expériences d’une grande diversité, et parfois très contrastées.
Platelet Count in First Trimester of Pregnancy as a Predictor of Perinatal Outcome
Authors: Garcia-Tizon Larroca Santiago , Arevalo-Serrano Juan , Ortega Abad Virginia , Pintado Recarte Pilar , Garcia Carreras Alejandro , Nozaleda Pastor Gonzalo , Rodriguez Hernandez Cesar , Perez Fernandez Pacheco Ricardo , De Leon Luis Juan
Published: February 2017

AIM: To rule out maternal and pregnancy factors that may contribute to platelet count (PLT) changes in the first trimester of gestation and examine if there is any association between its levels and adverse perinatal outcome.METHODS: The study population included all patients from the first-trimester visit between 2013-2015 with pregnancy results. Linear multiple regression was constructed to rule out variables that may have a significant contribution to PLT. For each adverse outcome at birth, multiple logistic regression analysis was implemented to estimate the PLT effect.RESULTS: PLT was measured in 6092 patients. There was the significant contribution on PLT in the first trimester from maternal weight, the presence of rheumatologic disease, BHCG levels and MPV. There was a significant association between PLT and abnormal cardiotocography at delivery (OR 1.004; IC95% 1.001 to 1.007) and C-Section due to abnormal CTG (OR 1.005; IC95% 1.002 to 1.008). When adjusted for factors that interact with PLT there was also a significant association with pH at birth < 7.10 and gestational diabetes.CONCLUSIONS: Maternal and pregnancy factors can poorly predict relevant changes in PLT at the first trimester of gestation. PLT at first trimester of pregnancy might predict adverse perinatal outcome in combination with other markers.
Quels espaces scolaires pour le bien-être relationnel ? Enquête sur le ressenti des collégiens français
Authors: Hébert Thibaut , Dugas Éric
Published: February 2017

Il s’agit d’observer à travers une enquête menée dans différents collèges quels espaces scolaires sont ressentis par les élèves comme les moins et les plus sécurisants. Autrement dit, quels aménagements spatiaux peuvent être réfléchis afin de garantir leur sentiment de sécurité et in fine leur bien-être. Les résultats ont révélé que les espaces laissés sans surveillance sont perçus comme insécurisant par les collégiens (n = 544). Chez les plus jeunes, la cour de récréation est particulièrement anxiogène alors que les plus âgés ressentent de l’insécurité devant le collège. Chez ces jeunes, les garçons stigmatisent les toilettes alors que les filles pointent les escaliers. Chez les plus âgés, les garçons s’illustrent par davantage de peur dans les vestiaires EPS. Les tendances énoncées à travers cet article appellent à une réflexion sur les espaces scolaires en intégrant les nouvelles perspectives pédagogiques et le bien-être relationnel des usagers des établissements scolaires.
Quels espaces pour des écritures créatives numériques ?
Authors: Dall’Armellina Luc
Published: February 2017

L’école a contraint la formation créative et sensible des élèves (de l’école à l’université) à une marge, très inégalement investie. La raréfaction des pratiques artistiques accompagnées par des artistes (partenaires de l’école), l’instrumentalisation des arts devenus des objets scolaires (entre savoirs et compétences), l’inadaptation des évaluations et des lieux, autant de facteurs qui dévoient les arts de leurs puissances. Nous traiterons ici des écritures créatives numériques, plus particulièrement en regard des modalités et des espaces inadaptés qui sont les leurs à l’école et à l’université. Il y a là pour la Skholè, un enjeu politique de formation de sujets libres et créatifs.
Rénovation de deux structures scolaires, au Danemark : Quelles évolutions, quelles perspectives pédagogiques ?
Authors: Roy France
Published: February 2017

Cet article évoque le cas de deux écoles danoises « célèbres », chacune à sa manière, et qui ont bénéficié récemment de programmes ambitieux d’extension et de rénovation : il s’agit de Rødding Højskole (la Haute École Populaire de Rødding) et de Munkegaardsskolen (l’école de Munkegaard). Ces projets s’inscrivent dans l’histoire de ces écoles, de celle du pays, et se fondent sur une conception de l’enfant ou de l’homme développée de manière spécifique dans les pays nordiques. Ils témoignent d’une nécessaire adaptation des bâtiments aux évolutions et contraintes techniques, comme d’une amélioration, effective ou souhaitée, de l’éducation et des méthodes d’enseignement. Notre article rend compte, pour une part, de l’évolution architecturale de ces deux écoles, comprise chacune dans son contexte historique, social et éducatif, puis il établit une comparaison des deux projets ainsi que leurs fondements, ouvrant des perspectives de recherches relatives à l’apport pédagogique que ces évolutions architecturales pourraient induire.
Le manuel scolaire : Au-delà de l’outil pédagogique, l’objet politico-social
Authors: Memaï Atfa , Rouag Abla
Published: February 2017

Le manuel scolaire est un vecteur essentiel d’instruction et de socialisation, il est porteur de savoirs, mais également de normes et de valeurs. L’objectif de cet article est d’aller au delà des enjeux pédagogiques du manuel scolaire, pour mettre en lumière les enjeux politiques, idéologiques et sociologiques qu’il renferme.
Modelo experimental para estimar la viscosidad de fluidos no newtonianos: ajuste a expresiones matemáticas convencionales.
Authors: Masoliver i Marcos Guillem , Pérez-Sánchez Modesto , López-Jiménez P. Amparo
Published: February 2017

En el presente artículo se detalla el proceso de construcción de un viscosímetro desarrollado en colaboración con un alumno de proyecto final de carrera de ingeniería, para que los alumnos de primeros cursos conozcan la naturaleza de diferentes fluidos a través de la viscosidad de flujos newtonianos y no newtonianos. La determinación de la viscosidad es fundamental para conocer el comportamiento de los fluidos en cuanto a sus propiedades físicas y reológicas, con grandes implicaciones en aspectos de ingeniería como la fricción o su capacidad de lubricación. Con el presente desarrollo, se propone a los alumnos una metodología para caracterizar la viscosidad de tres fluidos (agua, kétchup y maicena líquida) de diferente naturaleza, basado en un desarrollo experimental que permite conocer el esfuerzo cortante frente a la velocidad de deformación realizada sobre los mismos, bajo diferentes condiciones térmicas. Finalmente se aplica un ajuste matemático sencillo a las funciones que representan dicha viscosidad encontrando un buen ajuste para las mismas, con un R2 mayor que 0.88 en todos los casos.
Análisis y modelizado reológico de polímeros para su aplicación con tecnologías “auto-rizado” y su adaptación a las prácticas de Ingeniería de Materiales Poliméricos
Authors: Montanes N. , Sánchez-Nacher L. , Reig M.J. , Fenollar O. , Boronat T.
Published: February 2017

El procesado de los polímeros se realiza en estado fundido, por lo que es necesario realizar un análisis de las propiedades reológicas de estos materiales para poder evaluar su procesabilidad. Los modelos reológicos de los polímeros, como el modelo de Cross-WLF, posibilitan predecir la respuesta viscoelástica de un material y simular el comportamiento del mismo cuando va a ser procesado. En la elaboración mediante extrusión de fibras poliméricas bicomponente con efecto “self-crimping” (auto-rizado) es básico que los dos componentes presenten la misma viscosidad a la salida de la boquilla. Para ello, manteniendo el resto de condiciones de procesado de cada polímero idénticas, cada componente se debe extruir a una temperatura diferente. Gracias a la modelización reológica de Cross-WLF se pueden determinar las parejas de temperaturas dónde los materiales modelizados presentan la misma viscosidad. En el presente trabajo se plantea una sesión práctica para los alumnos de Ingeniería de Materiales Poliméricos. Con ayuda de un reómetro capilar los alumnos deberán ser capaces de determinar el comportamiento reológico de dos polímeros termoplásticos. Después ajustar dicho comportamiento al modelo de Cross-WLF y con ayuda de este modelo determinar las parejas de temperaturas dónde ambos polímeros estudiados presentan la misma viscosidad.   
Atando cabos entre contexto, competencias y modelización ¿Es posible enseñar ciencias a todas las personas?
Authors: Izquierdo Aymerich Mercè
Published: February 2017

La recomendación de enseñar ciencias en contexto, mediante modelos, para adquirir competencias se aplica a toda la enseñanza para conseguir la necesaria implicación del alumnado en lo que aprende. Pero nos damos cuenta de que la finalidad aprender ciencias en la etapa de enseñanza obligatoria (para que  y por qué han de aprenderlas) es muy diferentes de la de la etapa no obligatoria, cuando los alumnos de ciencias han escogido esta materia entre otras. El proceso de construcción de conocimiento es un ejercicio de racionalidad si está de acuerdo con sus finalidades.  Por ello, si de verdad se quiere conseguir enseñar ciencias a todos, se ha de  diseñar el currículo del ciclo básico, obligatorio,  con mayor libertad frente al no obligatorio, sin convertirlo en una copia light  del currículo especializado. Y la evaluación final de los conocimientos adquiridos en la enseñanza básica han de estar de acuerdo con las competencias curriculares que se han de haber adquirido, que también son diferentes. En esta conferencia se va a hacer una propuesta de diseño de currículo competencial para la enseñanza de una ‘ciencia para todos’ que pretende desarrollar actividad científica escolar que modelice un contexto relevante y en la que confluyen las diferentes disciplinas científicas
Under reporting of Cancer Data in India?
Authors: Sarode Sachin C
Published: February 2017

How to cite this article

Sarode GS, Sarode SC, Patil S. Under reporting of Cancer Data in India? J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(2):81-82.
Impact of Health Education in Perception of Patients regarding Storage of Health Records among Patients attending Tertiary Care Hospital, Bareilly District, Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Agarwal Ashok , Bansal Pooja , Kumar Abhishek , Tiwari VK
Published: February 2017

Objective

To know the patients’ attitude regarding preserving records: pre- and postcounseling.

Materials and methods

A questionnaire was administered to all the subjects, and data were assessed by applying statistical test. The health education awareness is regularly carried out in outpatient department (OPD) and inpatient department (IPD) by various audiovisual aids.

Setting

A cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients from OPD and IPD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Results

Out of 998 patients studied, 421 (42.2%) of them were preserving record and 577 (57.8%) did not. After counseling both groups who were preserving and not preserving the records, a remarkable change was observed, i.e., 800 (80.2%) patients from OPD and IPD started preserving their records in a positive way and were bringing at the time of consultation.

Conclusion

With the sustained and regular health education/motivation, the patients realized the importance of record keeping.

How to cite this article

Tiwari VK, Kumar A, Agarwal A, Joshi HS, Upadhyay D, Bansal P. Impact of Health Education in Perception of Patients regarding Storage of Health Records among Patients attending Tertiary Care Hospital, Bareilly District, Uttar Pradesh. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(4):151-157.
Sublingual Epidermoid Cyst: A Rare Presentation
Authors: Jain Leena , Maurya Ashish K , Jadia Shalini , Qureshi Sadat
Published: February 2017

Infection of pilo-sebacious gland or traumatic migration of epidermis to the deeper layers of the skin can lead to epidermoid cyst. Any site of the body which is lined by squamous epithelium can be the site of epidermoid cyst. We present a case of sublingual epidermoid cyst in a 14-year-old female, who presented with a slow-growing, soft, midline swelling in submental region. Cyst was excised under local anesthesia with sedation. Histopathological examination revealed a cystic wall lined by keratinizing squamous epithelium with lamellated keratin and fibrocollagenous tissue with congested blood vessels, along with subcutaneous fat and muscle bundles, which is suggestive of epidermoid cyst.

How to cite this article

Maurya AK, Jadia S, Jain L, Qureshi S. Sublingual Epidermoid Cyst: A Rare Presentation. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(4):194-195.
Understanding severe winter haze events in the North China Plain in 2014: roles of climate anomalies
Authors: Yin Zhicong , Wang Huijun , Chen Huopo
Published: February 2017

Abstract. Atmospheric pollution has become a serious environmental and social problem in China. Over the past 30 years, the number of winter (December–February) haze days over the North China Plain (WHDNCP) was greatest in 2014. In addition to anthropogenic influence, climate anomalies also played a role. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the anomalous atmosphere circulations associated with haze pollution of this year in detail. Near the surface, the weaker East Asian winter monsoon pattern, causing southerly winds over the North China Plain, could aggravate the situation of haze. In the lower and middle troposphere, taking the anticyclone circulation over North China as an intermediate system, the positive phases of the eastern Atlantic/western Russia (EA/WR), the western Pacific (WP), and the Eurasia (EU) patterns led to a worse air pollution dispersion condition that contributed to a larger number of WHDNCP. In 2014, these three patterns could be recognized from the wind anomalies in the lower troposphere. The preceding autumn (September–November) Arctic sea ice (ASI) anomalies over the eastern Hemisphere and the warmer winter surface over Eurasia might have induced or intensified the positive EA/WR pattern in 2014. These two external forcings, together with the pre-autumn sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific, might have also stimulated or enhanced the positive EU-like patterns. The anomalous surface temperature in autumn 2014 was efficient in intensifying anomalous circulations such as the positive phase of the WP pattern. The opposite case of minimum WHDNCP in 2010 further supports the mechanism of how EA/WR and WP patterns and associated external factors altered the local climate conditions to impact the WHDNCP.
Earthquake-triggered landslides along the Hyblean-Malta Escarpment (off Augusta, eastern Sicily, Italy) – assessment of the related tsunamigenic potential
Authors: Paparo Maria Ausilia , Armigliato Alberto , Pagnoni Gianluca , Zaniboni Filippo , Tinti Stefano
Published: February 2017

Abstract. Eastern Sicily is affected by earthquakes and tsunamis of local and remote origin, which is known through numerous historical chronicles. Recent studies have put emphasis on the role of submarine landslides as the direct cause of the main local tsunamis, envisaging that earthquakes (in 1693 and 1908) did produce a tsunami, but also that they triggered mass failures that were able to generate an even larger tsunami. The debate is still open, and though no general consensus has been found among scientists so far, this research had the merit to attract attention on possible generation of tsunamis by landslides off Sicily. In this paper we investigate the tsunami potential of mass failures along one sector of the Hyblean-Malta Escarpment (HME). facing Augusta. The HME is the main offshore geological structure of the region running almost parallel to the coast, off eastern Sicily. Here, bottom morphology and slope steepness favour soil failures. In our work we study slope stability under seismic load along a number of HME transects by using the Minimun Lithostatic Deviation (MLD) method, which is based on the limit-equilibrium theory. The main goal is to identify sectors of the HME that could be unstable under the effect of realistic earthquakes. We estimate the possible landslide volume and use it as input for numerical codes to simulate the landslide motion and the consequent tsunami. This is an important step for the assessment of the tsunami hazard in eastern Sicily and for local tsunami mitigation policies. It is also important in view of tsunami warning system since it can help to identify the minimum earthquake magnitude capable of triggering destructive tsunamis induced by landslides, and therefore to set up appropriate knowledge-based criteria to launch alert to the population.
Cloud and DNI nowcasting with MSG/SEVIRI for the optimized operation of concentrating solar power plants
Authors: Sirch Tobias , Bugliaro Luca , Zinner Tobias , Möhrlein Matthias , Vazquez-Navarro Margarita
Published: February 2017

Abstract. A novel approach for the nowcasting of clouds and direct normal irradiance (DNI) based on the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager (SEVIRI) aboard the geostationary Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite is presented for a forecast horizon up to 120 min. The basis of the algorithm is an optical flow method to derive cloud motion vectors for all cloudy pixels. To facilitate forecasts over a relevant time period, a classification of clouds into objects and a weighted triangular interpolation of clear-sky regions are used. Low and high level clouds are forecasted separately because they show different velocities and motion directions. Additionally a distinction in advective and convective clouds together with an intensity correction for quickly thinning convective clouds is integrated. The DNI is calculated from the forecasted optical thickness of the low and high level clouds. In order to quantitatively assess the performance of the algorithm, a forecast validation against MSG/SEVIRI observations is performed for a period of 2 months. Error rates and Hanssen–Kuiper skill scores are derived for forecasted cloud masks. For a forecast of 5 min for most cloud situations more than 95 % of all pixels are predicted correctly cloudy or clear. This number decreases to 80–95 % for a forecast of 2 h depending on cloud type and vertical cloud level. Hanssen–Kuiper skill scores for cloud mask go down to 0.6–0.7 for a 2 h forecast. Compared to persistence an improvement of forecast horizon by a factor of 2 is reached for all forecasts up to 2 h. A comparison of forecasted optical thickness distributions and DNI against observations yields correlation coefficients larger than 0.9 for 15 min forecasts and around 0.65 for 2 h forecasts.
Antarctic subglacial lakes drain through sediment-floored canals: theory and model testing on real and idealized domains
Authors: Carter Sasha P. , Fricker Helen A. , Siegfried Matthew R.
Published: February 2017

Abstract. Over the past decade, satellite observations of ice surface height have revealed that active subglacial lake systems are widespread under the Antarctic Ice Sheet, including the ice streams. For some of these systems, additional observations of ice-stream motion have shown that lake activity can affect ice-stream dynamics. Despite all this new information, we still have insufficient understanding of the lake-drainage process to incorporate it into ice-sheet models. Process models for drainage of ice-dammed lakes based on conventional R-channels incised into the base of the ice through melting are unable to reproduce the timing and magnitude of drainage from Antarctic subglacial lakes estimated from satellite altimetry given the low hydraulic gradients along which such lakes drain. We have developed an alternative process model, in which channels are mechanically eroded into the underlying deformable subglacial sediment. When applied to the known active lakes of the Whillans–Mercer ice-stream system, the model successfully reproduced both the inferred magnitudes and recurrence intervals of lake-volume changes, derived from Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) laser altimeter data for the period 2003–2009. Water pressures in our model changed as the flood evolved: during drainage, water pressures initially increased as water flowed out of the lake primarily via a distributed system, then decreased as the channelized system grew, establishing a pressure gradient that drew water away from the distributed system. This evolution of the drainage system can result in the observed internal variability of ice flow over time. If we are correct that active subglacial lakes drain through canals in the sediment, this mechanism also implies that active lakes are typically located in regions underlain by thick subglacial sediment, which may explain why they are not readily observed using radio-echo-sounding techniques.
Human Resource Manager Selection Based on Logarithmic Fuzzy Preference Programming and TOPSIS Methods
Authors: Fathi Mohammad Reza , Seied Javadin Seied Reza‎ , Behrooz Amirhesam , Sadeghi Mohammad Reza
Published: February 2017

Today’s organizations must gain competitive advantage through the effective utilization of their human resources. Successful human resource management can contribute to superior performance as a source of competitive advantage by making organizations more effective. The purpose of this paper is applying a new integrated method to Human Resource Manager Selection. Proposed approach is based on Logarithmic fuzzy preference programming and TOPSIS methods. LFPP method is used in determining the weights of the criteria by decision makers and then selecting Human Resource Manager are determined by TOPSIS method. A real case demonstrates the application of the proposed method.
A Longitudinal Study about Stress, Burnout and Coping
Authors: Almeida Helena de
Published: February 2017

A longitudinal study was completed (T and T+10 years) that aimed to evaluate the evolution of Stress levels and to identify Psychologists’ Coping Strategies in the Algarve (south of Portugal). The sample used in this field study was comprised of 70 psychologists at the moment T and 63 at the moment T+10 years. The followed methodology consisted of descriptive statistics and simple regression equations using the SPSS v17.0 software. The results show some significant differences between the two evaluated moments (T and T+10 years) at Stress and Burnout level. However, at both evaluation moments (T and T+10 years), the Coping strategies used more by the evaluated psychologists were the control strategies and the ones they found more effective were the symptoms management. These results have major implications both for the psychologists and for the organizations for which they work.Key-words: Stress, Burnout, Coping, Psychologists.
Beauty and Happiness: The Payoff of Good-Looking
Authors: Chang Wei-Lun
Published: February 2017

The economics of beauty has been an emerging issue recently. Report revealed handsome and beautiful people earn more than ordinary. This research investigated the correlation between personal traits and beauty as well as happiness. We aim to discover (1) what are the personal traits and the degree of beauty that influence happiness and (2) what are the personal traits and degree of happiness that influence beauty. We used synthesized data mining techniques (clustering and classification) to discover the significant traits that are associated with beauty and happiness. The results reveal that females are happier than males in Taiwan. People who work in service industry are more beautiful than other industries. Senior managers are happier than rookie employees. We infer that good-looking results in high self-confidence and can earn more opportunities for job, income, or spouse. Our result also complies with the outcomes of existing researches. Hence, this research provides a roadmap to analyze the influence of beauty and happiness in workplace for future researches.
Benefits and Impact of Mentoring for Entrepreneurs:the entrepreneur’s perspective
Authors: Van der Sijde Peter , Weijmans Geertjan
Published: February 2017

The benefits and longer term impact in the relationship of a starting entrepreneur and his/her mentor are the subject of research from the perspective of the entrepreneur. Most research study the effects of mentoring on the benefits, during or shortly after ending the mentorship relation; this study focuses on the redefinition of the relationship. Results show that the benefits are determined by the experienced psychosocial support the entrepreneur experiences, the amount of trust and the intensity. Longer term impact is determined by the experienced benefits, not by the mentoring activities; the specific situation of an entrepreneur compared to a mentee in an organization could explain this finding.
The idea of education and the contemporary world
Authors: Petrović Aleksandar
Published: February 2017

In a copious introduction to the very problem of education, the author of the study - The Philosophy of Education (Belgrade: Serbian State Publisher of Textbooks, Belgrade, 2016), Milan Uzelac, describes all the main articulated moments, which formed and directed the development of education on a social and historic level. The bases of his conceptions of education are phenomenological, elaborated in a methodological continuum. Through a thouroughful critical review of the current, in general very disappointing state of education in our country, Uzelac points to new, possible directions of development of education.
Unsettling Settler Food Movements: Food Sovereignty and Decolonization in
Canada
Authors: Matties Zoe
Published: February 2017

This article examines the connections between agriculture, alternative food
movements, and settler colonialism. In particular I examine how settler agriculture and
control of food throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has been used as a tool of
colonization, and how food sovereignty offers a corrective to the imposition of Western,
colonial, gendered, and racialized foodways. I also explore Indigenous food sovereignty in
North America as a model that honors and reclaims Indigenous foodways and
self-determination, and addresses the alarming rates of food insecurity and diet-related
health issues among Indigenous populations. Following in the footsteps of feminist and
decolonial scholars, I seek to critically analyse the discourses of alternative food
movements to discover how alternative food movements can transform the colonial system
rather than unconsciously perpetuate it. I argue that as settlers working to create
equitable and sustainable food systems we must recognize complicity in colonialism, engage
Indigenous perspectives and narratives, and work to support Indigenous communities seeking
Indigenous food sovereignty and self-determination. To do so requires creating alliances
based on learning about our differences from and with each other, and embracing settler
discomfort as a motivation for change.
L’essayiste « fictif »
Authors: Chabot Julien-Bernard
Published: February 2017

Avec Le romancier fictif, André Belleau a élaboré un cadre de pensée qui aide à mieux comprendre les modalités par lesquelles la littérature, en contexte québécois, met en scène la figure de l’écrivain. La réflexion que propose cet article part des pistes d’interprétation fournies par Belleau afin d’étudier les quelques essais de Surprendre les voix où l’essayiste s’est lui-même donné en autoreprésentation. Plutôt que de succomber à la dissociation qu’impose fréquemment aux écrivains fictifs le « conflit des codes » caractéristique de l’institution littéraire québécoise, le Belleau des essais mimétiques parvient à concilier la double exigence du savant et du populaire. Il en résulte un être hybride, proprement silénique, qui puise dans la tradition carnavalesque un mode de représentation servant à faire contrepoids aux hauteurs où loge la pensée essayistique.