bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ІНФОРМАЦІЙНІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ В ОЦІНЦІ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ПРЕІМПЛАНТАЦІЙНОЇ ДІАГНОСТИКИ В ПРАКТИЦІ ДОПОМІЖНИХ РЕПРОДУКТИВНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ
Authors: Denysenko S. V.
Published: May 2017

Application of the information technologies is becoming increasingly important in the practice of molecular and cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal abnormalities in particular on the preimplantation level. Capacity of preimplantation diagnosis is based on fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Interpretation of FISH/CGH results is performed with the help of Applied Cytovision System.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ КОНЦЕНТРАЦІЙНИХ ЗАЛЕЖНОСТЕЙ ВОДНИХ РОЗЧИНІВ
Authors: Loshytskyi P. P. , Mynzyak D. Yu.
Published: May 2017

This article describes a study of spontaneous and induced EHF-radiation temperature fluctuations in water solutions of glucose. There is shown a linear dependence of the relative magnitudes of repetition periods of the autocorrelation function and the relative frequencies of the Fourier transformation coefficients of the glucose concentration.
СТРУКТУРНО-ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА МОДЕЛЬ МЕДИЧНОЇ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ДЛЯ ДІАГНОСТИКИ І ЛІКУВАННЯ ХВОРИХ З РУХОВИМИ ПАТАЛОГІЯМИ
Authors: Azarkhov О. Yu. , Zlepko S. M. , Shtofel D. Kh.
Published: May 2017

The informative system model for treatment of motive system pathology patients is developed, which is characterized by two-level medical settings control that considerably promotes the medical service quality.
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ ДЛЯ ВІДНОВЛЕННЯ ПАЦІЄНТІВ ПІСЛЯ ЕНДОПРОТЕЗУВАННЯ КУЛЬШОВОГО СУГЛОБА
Authors: Hlyniana О. О. , Popadiuha Yu. A.
Published: May 2017

The usage of information technologies for recovery after total hip replacement was considered.  The algorithm of making a decision by a rehabilitologist during the procedure with mechanical facilities was developed. High effectiveness of mechanical facilities usage for patients’ recovery was observed.
ПРОГНОЗУВАННЯ ПЕРЕБІГУ ХІРУРГІЧНОГО ЛІКУВАННЯ РОЗЛИТОГО ПЕРИТОНІТУ З УРАХУВАННЯМ КІЛЬКІСНОЇ ОЦІНКИ ФАКТОРІВ РИЗИКУ
Authors: Churpiy І. К.
Published: May 2017

There was investigated the possibility of quantitative assessment of risk factors of complications in the treatment of diffuse peritonitis. There were ditermined 70 groups of features that are important in predicting the course of diffuse peritonitis. The proposed scheme is the definition of risk clinical course of diffuse peritonitis can quantify the severity of the original patients and in most cases is correctly to predict the results of treatment of disease.
ОБГРУНТУВАННЯ ЗНАЧЕННЯ ВЕБ-ПОРТАЛУ НАВЧАЛЬНО-МЕТОДИЧНИХ МАТЕРІАЛІВ ДЛЯ ТЕОРЕТИЧНОЇ ТА ПРАКТИЧНОЇ ПІДГОТОВКИ СТУДЕНТІВ-СТОМАТОЛОГІВ
Authors: Stakhanska О. О.
Published: May 2017

In this work we substantiate the efficiency of application of Web-portal of educational resources for theoretical and practical training of stomatological students.
СТРУКТУРНО-ЛІНГВІСТИЧНИЙ ПІДХІД ДО ОЦІНКИ ДОВГОТРИВАЛОЇ АДАПТАЦІЇ СПОРТСМЕНІВ ВИСОКОЇ КВАЛІФІКАЦІЇ ДО УМОВ СЕРЕДНЬОГІР'Я
Authors: Cherkes L. I. , Ilyin V. M. , Portnychenko V. I. , Mykhailovych М. М. , Yakhnytsa І. О. , Koval S. В.
Published: May 2017

After adaptation to chronic hypoxia, in athletes the power spectra of heart rhythm typical for the unstable functional states associated with high strained regulatory mechanisms, and with increased risk of spontaneous transition in the state of overload and exhaustion, were disappeared. At 10-12 days, all the athletes at rest had not functional state with high strain, overload or depletion of regulatory mechanisms. During active orthostatic test, in sportsmen were not occurred the states with exhaustion or overloading and functional strained states were significantly rare observed.
ШЛЯХИ РОЗВИТКУ МОБІЛЬНОЇ МЕДИЦИНИ
Authors: Mintser O. P.
Published: May 2017

Question of the use of mobile technology in the practice of medicine and public health is considered.The purpose of research was analysis of the real prospects of m-medicine and its development.It was proposed the mobile devices classification. It includes, at least, 15 groups. They were divided into four subgroups. It was done a review of the mobile medicine applications in the present time. It was emphasized that clinical dermatology is an ideal model to demonstrate the effectiveness of the use M-medicine. The second model is ophthalmology.Conclusions. 1. Mobile devices require attention, primarily as a result of their high efficiency in terms of limited resources. 2. To ensure effective implementation of m-Medicine technology there is a need for the accelerated development of regulatory support of mobile devices usage.
СИСТЕМА ДЛЯ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ МЕТОДА ДІАГНОСТИКИ ПНЕВМОНІЙ ПАСИВНОЮ ЕХОЛОКАЦІЄЮ
Authors: Apikova A. E. , Fedotov D. O. , Klymenko V. A. , Yanovska K. O.
Published: May 2017

The article describes the design of equipment for implementing the method of diagnosis of pneumonia by the method of passive echolocation. Diagnosis is done through listening, identify and determine the place of the provisions of pathological noise sources in the respiratory system of the patient. The device is specially designed for implementation of the method of diagnosis of pneumonia by the method of passive echolocation and tested. The recordings of acoustic signals of respiratory pattern are of high quality, the device itself is convenient and easy to use.
ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ МОДЕЛІ ДИФЕРЕНЦІЙНОЇ ДІАГНОСТИКИ МЕТОДОМ ПОТЕНЦІЙНИХ ФУНКЦІЙ ДЛЯ КЛАСИФІКАЦІЇ НЕВРОЛОГІЧНИХ ХВОРОБ
Authors: Stetsyuk V. Z. , Savytskyy A. J. , Ivanova T. P. , Fedushka H. M. , Ostapova A. O.
Published: May 2017

Informatization in medicine offers a lot of opportunities to enhance quality of medical support, accuracy of diagnosis and provides the use of accumulated experience. Modern program systems are utilized now as additional tools to get appropriate advice.This article offers the way to provide help for neurology department doctor of NCSH «OKHMATDYT» during diagnosis determining. It was decided to design the program system for this purpose based on differential diagnostic model.The key problems in differential diagnosis are symptoms similarity between each other in one disease group and the absence of key symptom. Therefore the differential diagnostic model is needed. It is constructed using the potential function method in characteristics space. This characteristics space is formed by 100-200 points - patients with their symptoms.The main feature of this method here is that the decision function is building during recognition step united with learning that became possible with the help of modern powerful computers.
HOW RELIABLE ARE CALIBRATORS FOR URINARY MELATONIN SULFATE?
Authors: Chuiko G. P. , Dvornik O. V. , Shyian I. A.
Published: May 2017

Melatonin is a versatile physiological agent that relating to the control of numerous physiologic processes owing to the multiplicity of sites of formation and the presence of melatonin receptors in various places of a human body. The melatonin metabolite 6-sulphatoxymelatonin (alias aMT6s or 6-SMT) infiltrates in urine. Therefore, there is a sense to find the sensitive and selective express-methods for the precise detection of melatonin metabolites in body fluids.The calibrators are proper tools for the signal processing. In the present research work that is the set of few calibers with well-defined concentrations of analyte. Comparison of the measured response of actual sample with reactions of calibers permits to interpret the real signal. Such a response can be either the transmittance or the optical density of sample that are measured by a photometer. The calibration of dose-response relation has been described by logistic Hill's curve with four parameters. The photometric transmittances of analyzed solutions were considered as the response. This paper describes the evaluation and comparison of sets of Hill's parameters for aMT6s-calibrators of independent producers. Reliable calibrators could help to simplify the analysis of urinary melatonin-sulfate dose. Such express-analysis could be more accessible in addition. Hence, the problem of creation of reliable calibrators is still unsolved and challenging.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ДІАГНОСТИКИ СТАНУ ЗДОРОВ'Я ПАЦІЄНТА З ПОЗИЦІЙ МОБІЛЬНОЇ МЕДИЦИНИ. ПОСТАНОВКА ПРОБЛЕМИ
Authors: Mintser O. P. , Shevchenko Ya. O.
Published: May 2017

The theoretical aspects of the diagnosis of the patients in mobile medical problems are revised. It is emphasized the idea about the need for comprehensive use of primary examination of patients (complaints, these general and local examination, laboratory and instrumental studies); previous research materials and comprehensive account of the risks and environmental conditions. The necessity of the transition of control of certain physiological parameters to monitor the changes of integral indicators of the condition of the patient is noted. It is postulated that the value of the integral index condition can be defined as the minimum distance between the point of multidimensional space of normalized values of physiological parameters and regions of space that meets the dynamic rate.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ Е-МЕДИЦИНИ В УМОВАХ ДЕРЖАВНО-ПРИВАТНОГО ПАРТНЕРСТВА
Authors: Sinyenko N. O. , Zagoriy G. V. , Mokhnachov S. I.
Published: May 2017

It was discussed the possibilities and the reality of the e-medicine challenges through technology of public-private partnership (PPP). It is shown that the use of e-medicine is one of the most important levers of improving the quality of medical care in Ukraine. Taking into account that the computerization of health care is extremely expensive project its rapid implementation is possible for the widest possible PPP. It is believed that mobile medicine is the best example of modern PPP. It is postulated that for the effective control of the quality of medical care it should be created specialized expertise and advisory mechanisms in a specialized system of state control of the new system of electronic health systems with strictly defined principles such as objectivity, complimentarily, law and so on.
СТВОРЕННЯ ПРОГРАМНОГО ІНСТРУМЕНТУ ДЛЯ ПРОВЕДЕННЯ ДИФЕРЕНЦІЙНОЇ ДІАГНОСТИКИ НЕВРОЛОГІЧНИХ ХВОРОБ МЕТОДОМ ПОТЕНЦІЙНИХ ФУНКЦІЙ
Authors: Stetsyuk V. Z. , Savytskyy A. J. , Ivanova T. P. , Fedushka H. M. , Ostapova A. O.
Published: May 2017

Informatization in medicine offers many opportunities to enhance quality of medical support, accuracy of diagnosis and provides usage of accumulated experience. Modern program systems are represented as additional tools to get appropriate advice.This article offers the way to provide help for neurology department doctor of NCSH "OKHMATDYT" during diagnosis determining. Decision has been made to design the program system for this purpose based on differential diagnostic model.The key problems in differential diagnosis are symptoms similarity between each other in one disease group and the absence of key symptom. Thus, we need the differential diagnostic model. It is built using the potential function method in characteristics space. Such space of characteristics is formed by 26 points - patients with their symptoms.The main feature of this method is decision function, building during recognition step united with learning, which became possible with modern powerful computers.
МЕДИЧНА ІНФОРМАТИКА І КІБЕРНЕТИКА В ОХОРОНІ ЗДОРОВ’Я ТА МЕДИЦИНІ : УНІФІКОВАНА ПРОГРАМА ПІСЛЯДИПЛОМНОГО НАВЧАННЯ ЛІКАРІВ І ПРОВІЗОРІВ
Authors: Mintser O. P. , Voronenko Yu. V. , Babintseva L. Yu. , Mokhnachov S. I.
Published: May 2017

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Migraine and Cerebrovascular Atherosclerosis in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
Authors: van Os Hendrikus J.A. , Mulder Inge A. , Broersen Alexander , Algra Ale , van der Schaaf Irene C. , Kappelle L. Jaap , Velthuis Birgitta K. , Terwindt Gisela M. , Schonewille Wouter J. , Visser Marieke C. , Ferrari Michel D. , van Walderveen Marianne A.A. , Wermer Marieke J.H.
Published: May 2017

Background and Purpose—

Migraine is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke, but migraine is also related to other vascular diseases. This study aims to investigate the association between migraine and cerebrovascular atherosclerosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Methods—

We retrieved data on patients with ischemic stroke from the DUST (Dutch Acute Stroke Study). Migraine history was assessed with a migraine screener and confirmed by telephone interview based on the ICHD criteria (International Classification of Headache Disorders). We assessed intra- and extracranial atherosclerotic changes and quantified intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications as measure of atherosclerotic burden on noncontrast computed tomography and computed tomographic angiography. We calculated risk ratios with adjustments for possible confounders with multivariable Poisson regression analyses.

Results—

We included 656 patients, aged 18 to 99 years, of whom 53 had a history of migraine (29 with aura). Patients with migraine did not have more frequent atherosclerotic changes in intracranial (51% versus 74%; adjusted risk ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.64–1.05) or extracranial vessels (62% versus 79%; adjusted risk ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.77–1.12) than patients without migraine and had comparable internal carotid artery calcification volumes (largest versus medium and smallest volume tertile, 23% versus 35%; adjusted risk ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.57–1.52).

Conclusions—

Migraine is not associated with excess atherosclerosis in large vessels in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Our findings suggest that the biological mechanisms by which migraine results in ischemic stroke are not related to macrovascular cerebral atherosclerosis.
Self-Reported Stroke Risk Stratification
Authors: Howard George , McClure Leslie A. , Moy Claudia S. , Howard Virginia J. , Judd Suzanne E. , Yuan Ya , Long D. Leann , Muntner Paul , Safford Monika M. , Kleindorfer Dawn O.
Published: May 2017

Background and Purpose—

The standard for stroke risk stratification is the Framingham Stroke Risk Function (FSRF), an equation requiring an examination for blood pressure assessment, venipuncture for glucose assessment, and ECG to determine atrial fibrillation and heart disease. We assess a self-reported stroke risk function (SRSRF) to stratify stroke risk in comparison to the FSRF.

Methods—

Participants from the REGARDS study (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) were evaluated at baseline and followed for incident stroke. The FSRF was calculated using directly assessed stroke risk factors. The SRSRF was calculated from 13 self-reported questions to exclude those with prevalent stroke and assess stroke risk. Proportional hazards analysis was used to assess incident stroke risk using the FSRF and SRSRF.

Results—

Over an average 8.2-year follow-up, 939 of 23 983 participants had a stroke. The FSRF and SRSRF produced highly correlated risk scores (
r
Spearman
=0.852; 95% confidence interval, 0.849–0.856); however, the SRSRF had higher discrimination of stroke risk than the FSRF (c
SRSRF
=0.7266; 95% confidence interval, 0.7076–0.7457; c
FSRF
=0.7075; 95% confidence interval, 0.6877–0.7273;
P
=0.0038). The 10-year stroke risk in the highest decile of predicted risk was 11.1% for the FSRF and 13.4% for the SRSRF.

Conclusions—

A simple self-reported questionnaire can be used to identify those at high risk for stroke better than the gold standard FSRF. This instrument can be used clinically to easily identify individuals at high risk for stroke and also scientifically to identify a subpopulation enriched for stroke risk.
Making Interpretation More Explicit: International Law and Pragmatics
Authors: Pirker Benedikt , Smolka Jennifer
Published: May 2017

Building on earlier research, the present article integrates linguistics and pragmatics into the study of interpretation of treaties in international law. This approach aims to make the reasoning of interpreting agents and their appeals to interpretive canons more explicit and transparent. This is consequently demonstrated with a number of practical examples in which the process of legal interpretation and its accommodation of the mentioned norms of interpretation can be adequately described and modelled. At the same time, it is shown that legal language possesses certain particularities, but nevertheless ultimately follows the basic pragmatic rules of communication. Nonetheless, linguistics and pragmatics can only provide an ultimately descriptive account of interpretation, so that evaluative judgements on the normative questions of how to respect the norms of international law still need to be made and – from a normative perspective – the rules of international law are not replaced or abrogated.
Mannerheim in the Twenty-First Century: Finnish National Symbol, Aesthetics, and Media Strategies
Authors: Kyyrö Jere
Published: May 2017

This article analyses media discussions around three film projects of the 2000s and 2010s, interpreting the figure of field marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim from the point of view of Bourdieuan social aesthetics and civil religion. Mannerheim is a central part of Finnish civil religious concentration of symbols—that is symbols associated to the Finnish nation. This article analyses different actors’ strategies of classification, legitimisation, de-legitimisation, and evaluation in relation to the three film projects. These socio-aesthetic strategies reflect the positions and competitive environment of the Finnish media field. Civil religious concentration of symbols and their connected aesthetic practices work as resources for media power and for classificatory power, and media competition creates a new kind of visibility for these civil religious symbols.
Believing and Belonging: The Aesthetics of Media Representations of Islam and Muslims in Britain and Its Relationship to British Civil Religion
Authors: de Rooij Laurens
Published: May 2017

Increasingly, debates are dealing with the integration and the compatibility of Islam with British values and society. Media narratives are used to conceptualise Islam in Britain. The existing protocols of religion, media, and public space characterise that environment, as well as dictating the participation of members in that space. This paper discusses how media constructions of Islam are linked to civil religion. It does so by discussing: (1) how the media’s protocols of public discourse affect the framing of religious identities; (2) how the media defines the aesthetic parameters of religious expression; (3) how the conceptualisation(s) of civil religion are used to regulate Islam in Britain. This study utilises a qualitative content analysis of media frames. Findings suggest that the aesthetic elements (media representations of Islam and Muslims) regulate Islam and Muslims through the codes and conventions (civil religion) of British society.
Organisational Strategies to Bridge the Theological Language Gap
Authors: The-Mertens Stephie
Published: May 2017

(Theological) language is an important theme in youth ministry. Conveying the Gospel message entails making it accessible and understandable to young people. Thus, it is important to bridge the theological language gap that can exist between organisers and young people in New Ecclesial Movements (nems), movements associated with religious orders, and general youth ministry practice. By describing aspects of nems and Catholic youth ministry in the Netherlands, introducing the theological language gap and presenting early findings of a Franciscan Youth Work case study, this article proposes four organisational strategies to bridge the gap.
Reframing the Self(ie)
Authors: Bixler Sarah Ann
Published: May 2017

Based on developmental psychology, youth ministry has often regarded the adolescent self in terms of a search for identity. The selfie demonstrates this psychosocial attempt to discover one’s self and receive affirmation for it. While developmental theory is helpful and relevant for youth ministry, theology offers a more desirable foundation on which to build youth ministry practices. Thomas Merton’s theological understanding of the self addresses this dilemma, whereby the self finds the adolescent. This perspective can help us reframe youth ministry’s assumptions based on developmental psychology, which regard the adolescent’s task as self-discovery. As James Loder describes, the inner self emerges through God’s transformation. This is an issue of reordering of theology and psychology. For adolescents to position themselves to receive this inner transformation, Christian ministry with young people can effectively facilitate a posture of prayer whereby God can affect the transformation of the deepest sense of the self.
Review of the European species of Diglyphus Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) including the description of a new species
Authors: HANSSON CHRISTER , NAVONE PAOLO
Published: May 2017

The European species of Diglyphus Walker are reviewed. Fifteen species are included. One of these, D. clematidis sp. n., is described as new, and one, D. anadolucus Doganlar, is recorded as new to Europe. Several of the species have their geographical distribution increased as many new country records are introduced. New host records and compilation of host records from the literature are presented in tables. To facilitate the identification of the species a key and numerous illustrations are included. The identity of one of the species described from Europe, D. phytomyzae Ruschka, is unclear. It has not been possible to locate the type material of this species and the original description is not detailed enough to make an unambiguous interpretation possible. Two species, D. scapus Yefremova from Iran and D. sensilis Yefremova from Turkey, are discussed as they occur in the vicinity of Europe.
Principles of Teaching Cohesion in the English Language Classroom
Authors: Yin Zihan
Published: May 2017

Linking adverbials are important for creating textual cohesion in both written and spoken English. While there are reference grammar books describing the usage patterns of linking adverbials and studies investigating learners’ difficulties in using these cohesive devices, there is little discussion on how to effectively teach and learn them. By testing the adequacy of existing textbooks and drawing on corpus findings of the usage patterns of linking adverbials in English, this article suggests principles to guide the teaching and learning of linking adverbials in the English language classroom. The principles suggested in this article will also provide useful guidelines for EAP teachers in different stages of classroom teaching, from pre-class planning, in-class teaching to after-class learning.
Pro-inflammatory activation of primary microglia and macrophages increases 18 kDa translocator protein expression in rodents but not humans
Authors: Owen David R , Narayan Nehal , Wells Lisa , Healy Luke , Smyth Erica , Rabiner Eugenii A , Galloway Dylan , Williams John B , Lehr Joshua , Mandhair Harpreet , Peferoen Laura AN , Taylor Peter C , Amor Sandra , Antel Jack P , Matthews Paul M , Moore Craig S
Published: May 2017

The 18kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) is the most commonly used tissue-specific marker of inflammation in positron emission tomography (PET) studies. It is expressed in myeloid cells such as microglia and macrophages, and in rodent myeloid cells expression increases with cellular activation. We assessed the effect of myeloid cell activation on TSPO gene expression in both primary human and rodent microglia and macrophages in vitro, and also measured TSPO radioligand binding with 3H-PBR28 in primary human macrophages. As observed previously, we found that TSPO expression increases (∼9-fold) in rodent-derived macrophages and microglia upon pro-inflammatory stimulation. However, TSPO expression does not increase with classical pro-inflammatory activation in primary human microglia (fold change 0.85 [95% CI 0.58–1.12], p = 0.47). In contrast, pro-inflammatory activation of human monocyte-derived macrophages is associated with a reduction of both TSPO gene expression (fold change 0.60 [95% CI 0.45–0.74], p = 0.02) and TSPO binding site abundance (fold change 0.61 [95% CI 0.49–0.73], p < 0.0001). These findings have important implications for understanding the biology of TSPO in activated macrophages and microglia in humans. They are also clinically relevant for the interpretation of PET studies using TSPO targeting radioligands, as they suggest changes in TSPO expression may reflect microglial and macrophage density rather than activation phenotype.
Correction of LiDAR measurement error in complex terrain by CFD: Case study of the Yangyang pumped storage plant
Authors: Kim Hyun-Goo , Meissner Catherine
Published: May 2017

In complex terrain, the inhomogeneity of wind speed in a horizontal plane at light detection and ranging (LiDAR) measurement heights is generally high due to the curvature of the flow. Consequently, it is impossible to avoid measurement errors when using LiDAR, a ground-based remote-sensing device in such terrain. To correct this measurement error, the vertical wind speed gradient along the horizontal direction is calculated by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software such as WindSim. This article validated the effectiveness of the WindSim remote-sensing correction module by applying it to the Yangyang pumped storage plant site, which is surrounded by very complex mountainous terrain with a maximum difference in elevation of 765 m and an average terrain slope of 26.7°, and performed an 84-h short-term field campaign using a WindCube LiDAR. It is shown that the WindSim remote-sensing correction module slightly but systematically improved the accuracy of predicting wind speed and wind power output with respect to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) dataset of two adjacent wind turbines at the Yangyang pumped storage plant.
Wind power forecasting approach using neuro-fuzzy system combined with wavelet packet decomposition, data preprocessing, and forecast combination framework
Authors: Laouafi Abderrezak , Mordjaoui Mourad , Medoued Ammar , Boukelia Taqiy Eddine , Ganouche Abderahmane
Published: May 2017

Wind power forecasting is presently one of the challenging tasks to deal with supply-demand balance in modern electric power systems. Accurate wind power predictions are needed to reduce the risk in uncertainty and enable for better dispatch, scheduling, and power system integration. This article deals with the challenge of wind power forecasting by proposing the application of the forecasting methodology using the wavelet packet decomposition principles, neuro-fuzzy systems, as well as the benefits of data preprocessing and forecast combination framework. The used data consist of the quarter-hourly observations of wind power generation in France, and the proposed method is used to ensure forecasts for a time horizon of an hour-ahead. The obtained results indicate the superior accuracy of the proposed model with an average mean absolute percentage error of 3.408%, which means there is possibility to construct a high-precision method using only the historical wind power data.
An Observational Study of Suicide Death in Homeless and Precariously Housed People in Toronto
Authors: Sinyor Mark , Kozloff Nicole , Reis Catherine , Schaffer Ayal
Published: May 2017

Objective:

Homelessness has been identified as an important risk factor for suicide death, but there is limited research characterising homeless people who die by suicide. The goal of this study is to identify personal, clinical, and suicide method-related factors that distinguish homeless and precariously housed people who die from suicide from those who are not homeless at the time of suicide.

Methods:

Coroner records were reviewed for all suicide deaths in Toronto from 1998 to 2012. Data abstracted included housing status as well as other demographics, clinical variables such as the presence of mental illness, and suicide method.

Results:

Of 3319 suicide deaths, 60 (1.8%) were homeless and 230 (6.9%) were precariously housed. Homeless and precariously housed people were each younger than nonhomeless people ( P < 0.0001). Compared with nonhomeless, homeless people were more likely to be male and less likely to be married, to have interpersonal conflict, or to leave a suicide note. Homeless people and precariously housed were more likely to have died by fall/jump than nonhomeless people (62%, 57%, and 29%, respectively).

Conclusions:

Homeless and precariously housed people are overrepresented among suicide deaths in a large urban center and differ demographically, clinically, and in their suicide method from nonhomeless people who die by suicide. Targeted suicide prevention strategies should aim to address factors specific to homeless people.
One-Year Stability of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition
Authors: Carlson John S. , Voris Dylan S. T.
Published: May 2017

The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) and recently updated Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2) are strength-based measures that can inform early intervention. Whereas the short-term psychometric properties of these parent rating scales are strong, little is known about their long-term stability. Study findings from a diverse Head Start sample ( N = 282, DECA; N = 346, DECA-P2) revealed 12-month, test–retest reliability of protective factors ( r = .65) to be equivalent on the DECA-P2 and the DECA. The stability of parent ratings of behavior concerns appears improved in the newer edition ( r = .53 vs. r = .46). Additional consideration should be given to the stability of the DECA-P2 and its use as short- and long-term social, emotional, and behavioral intervention progress monitoring tool.
Vulnerable Youth’s Perspectives and Priorities for Informal Settlements: Photovoice Evidence from Lusaka, Zambia
Authors: Harris John C.
Published: May 2017

The “youth bulge” in developing world cities is a significant planning challenge that requires new participatory tools for planning more inclusive cities. Photovoice data from 38 orphaned and vulnerable youth from Lusaka’s informal settlements (where median age is 15) are presented to: further understanding of unmet youth needs in informal settlements; compare participants’ priorities to informal settlement development goals; and demonstrate photovoice for a planning audience. Participant priorities include personal safety, nuisance abatement, safe spaces for socializing/recreation, and spaces for self-reflection and personal development. The article shows that youth priorities warrant departures from typical practice and that photovoice effectively elicits essential information from marginalized groups for planning more inclusive cities.
Dynamic characteristics of planar linear array deployable structure based on scissor-like element with differently located revolute clearance joints
Authors: Li Bo , Wang San-Min , Makis Viliam , Xue Xiang-Zhen
Published: May 2017

This paper comprehensively investigates the parametric effects of differently located revolute clearance joints on the dynamic behavior of planar deployable structure based on scissor-like element. Considering the real physical mechanical joints, the normal and the tangential forces in the revolute clearance joints are respectively modeled using Flores contact-force model and LuGre friction model. The resulting forces and moments are embedded in the equations of motion of the scissor deployable structure for accurately describing the effect of joint clearance and governing the dynamic response of this structure. The effects of the main parameters such as the location of the clearance joint, the clearance size and the number of clearance joints on the dynamic characteristics of a multibody mechanical system have been numerically evaluated, and the results indicate that joints at different locations in a mechanical system have different sensitivities to the clearance size, and the more sensitive joint should be controlled to reduce the nonlinear behavior of this structure. Also, it can be concluded that the motion in one revolute clearance joint will affect the motion in the other clearance joints and the dynamic interaction of clearance joints is the important source of structural behavior change. Therefore, in order to accurately predict the dynamic responses of the mechanical system, the clearance effect of each joint on the multibody system should be investigated and understood.
Risk in Public Sector Project Appraisal: It Mostly Does Not Matter!
Authors: Moore Mark A. , Boardman Anthony E. , Vining Aidan R.
Published: May 2017

Public project appraisal using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) requires analysts to project risky net benefits and to convert these into present values using a social discount rate (SDR). We consider which types of risk matter for CBA. For small projects with only idiosyncratic risks, expected net benefits should be discounted at a risk-free SDR. If projects are large or expected net benefits are correlated with aggregate consumption, the alternatives are to replace expected net benefits with their certainty equivalents (CEs) and to discount these at a risk-free SDR, or to discount expected net benefits using a higher SDR that includes a risk premium. These methods are equivalent under special circumstances that are unlikely; the first approach is the correct one. We examine when replacing expected values with CEs will matter, and how this might be done. For most projects, analysts should discount expected values of net benefits at a risk-free SDR.
The energy absorbing properties of bamboo-based structures
Authors: Zuhri MYM , Liao Y , Wang QY , Guan ZW
Published: May 2017

A series of quasi-static and dynamic tests on bamboo-based honeycomb and bamboo-reinforced foam structures were carried out to investigate their energy absorbing characteristics and the related failure modes. Here, the tube damage shows the typical buckling (bulging) and top surface splitting failure. The results on the individual tubes show that the energy absorbing capacity increases as the diameter-to-thickness ratio decreases. Simple analytical models were also developed to predict the peak load and the corresponding displacement, with reasonably good correlation to the experimental results, in spite of the inherent variability of the bamboo tubes. It was found that different dynamic responses of the individual bamboo tubes and grouped bamboo tubes in the honeycomb cores affect their energy absorbing capabilities. The composite structure made from bamboo and foam shows that the embedded tube exhibits a higher energy absorption capacity than the sum of the individual foam and bamboo, due to the constraint offered by the foam.
Digital work and play: Mobile technologies and new ways of feeling at home
Authors: Pink Sarah , Hjorth Larissa , Horst Heather , Nettheim Josh , Bell Genevieve
Published: May 2017

In this article, we advance current discussions by bringing together debates about digital play and digital labour. We consider everyday life entanglements of mobile media and digital work and play at home. To develop this argument, we analyse the embodied and affective dimensions of mundane everyday life at home with digital media through the concepts of atmosphere and ambient play. We argue that attention to how digital play is implicated in the constitution of texture and feeling of the everyday needs to underpin our understanding of how mobile media are participating in shifts in everyday experiences of work and home. In doing so, we draw on ethnographic research undertaken with middle-class families in Melbourne, Australia.
A framework for analyzing digital volunteer contributions in emergent crisis response efforts
Authors: Park Chul Hyun , Johnston Erik W
Published: May 2017

Advances in information, communication, and computational technologies allow digital volunteer networks formed by concerned publics across the globe to contribute to an effective response to disasters and crises. Digital volunteer networks are event-centric and emergent networks. Currently, the literature is sharply growing in the fields of communication, computer science, emergency management, and geography. This article aims to assess the current status of the literature and suggest a comprehensive conceptual framework of digital volunteer networks in response to disasters and crises. This framework is based on a traditional input–process–output model consisting of three dimensions: the disaster and crisis context, a voluntary response process, and outputs and outcomes. We also discuss challenges of digital volunteer networks for crisis response. This article is expected to contribute to the development of related theories and hypotheses and practical strategies for managing digital volunteer networks.
Association of Lunate Morphology With Carpal Instability in Scapholunate Ligament Injury
Authors: Pang Eric Quan , Douglass Nathan , Kamal Robin N.
Published: May 2017

Background: We examined the relationship between lunate morphology (type 1 without a medial facet; type II with a medial facet) and dorsal intercalated segmental instability (DISI) in patients with scapholunate ligament injuries. We tested the primary null hypothesis that there is no relationship between lunate morphology and development of DISI. Secondary analysis compared the agreement of classifying lunate morphology based on the presence of a medial lunate facet, capitate-to-triquetrum (CT) distance, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with known scapholunate ligament injuries from 2001 to 2016. Posterior-anterior radiographs and MRI, when available, were evaluated. CT distances were measured as a secondary classification method. DISI and scapholunate instability were determined as radiolunate angle >15° and scapholunate angle >60°, respectively. Differences between groups were determined using chi-square analysis with significance set at P < .05. Agreement between plain radiographs, MRI, and CT distance was calculated using the kappa statistic. Results: Our search found 58 of 417 patients who met inclusion criteria; 41 of 58 had type II and 17 of 58 had type I lunates. There was no significant difference between groups in regard to DISI or scapholunate instability. Subanalysis using MRI alone or correcting any discrepancy between plain film and MRI classification, using MRI as the standard, found no difference between groups in regard to DISI or scapholunate instability. Conclusions: In patients with scapholunate ligament injuries, there are no differences in the development of DISI or scapholunate instability between patients with type I and type II lunates.
Analyzing Circle of Willis blood flow in ischemic stroke patients through 3D Stroke Arterial Flow Estimation
Authors: Chien Aichi , Viñuela Fernando
Published: May 2017

Background

The objective of ischemic stroke (IS) treatment is to achieve revascularization in cerebral arteries to restore blood flow. However, there is no available method to extract arterial flow data from clinical CTA images. We developed 3D Stroke Arterial Flow Estimation (SAFE), which provides blood flow data throughout the Circle of Willis based on 3D CTA and allows comparison of arterial flow distribution in the brain.

Methods

We implemented a newly developed 3D vascular reconstruction algorithm for clinical stroke CTA images. Based on the patient-specific vascular structure, SAFE calculates time-resolved blood flow information for the entire Circle of Willis and allows quantitative flow study of IS cases. Clinical IS cases are presented to demonstrate the feasibility. Four patients with CTA images and CT perfusion data were studied. To validate the SAFE analysis, correlation analysis comparing blood flow at the MCA, ICA, and BA was performed.

Results

Different blood flow patterns were found in individual IS patients. Altered flow patterns and high collateral flow rates were found near occlusions in all cases. Quantitative comparison of blood flow data showed that SAFE obtained flow data and CTP were significantly correlated and provide complementary information about cerebral blood flow for individual patients.

Conclusions

We present SAFE analysis for collecting detailed time-resolved cerebral arterial flow data in the entire Circle of Willis for IS. Further study with more cases may be important to test the clinical utilization of SAFE and helpful to the study of the underlying hemodynamics of stroke.
When support is needed: Social support solicitation and provision in an online alcohol use disorder forum
Authors: Liu Yan , Kornfield Rachel , Shaw Bret R , Shah Dhavan V , McTavish Fiona , Gustafson David H
Published: May 2017

Background

Obtaining adequate social support presents a challenge for many in addiction recovery. Increasingly, individuals in recovery use online forums to exchange support with peers, yet it is unclear which help-seeking strategies most effectively recruit peer support, and which forms of support are most valued by recipients.

Methods

This study applied quantitative content analysis to examine social support solicitation and delivery in an online forum for alcohol use disorder (AUD). We compared the frequency with which peers provided informational, emotional, and companionship support after solicitations that: (1) were direct or indirect, (2) disclosed positive or negative emotions, and (3) mentioned or did not mention recovery problems. We assessed likelihood that recipients would express gratitude after receiving each type of support, and assessed whether the “match” between solicitation and disclosure styles influenced rates of gratitude expression.

Results

Emotional disclosures, whether positive or negative, received the highest volume of supportive replies. Emotional support was the most common response to solicitations overall, and was disproportionately offered after recipients disclosed positive emotions. Informational support was disproportionately offered after recipients disclosed negative emotions or recovery problems, or explicitly requested help. Regardless of their solicitation style, recipients expressed more gratitude after receiving emotional support than other support types.

Conclusions

Providing emotional support was common in an online AUD forum, and precipitated expressing gratitude from recipients to support providers. The results may be helpful in guiding participants to more effectively obtain and provide recovery support in online forums.
Design and Implementation of a Community Health Worker HIV Treatment and Prevention Intervention in an HIV Hot Spot Fishing Community in Rakai, Uganda
Authors: Long Amanda , Mbabali Ismail , Hutton Heidi E. , Thomas Alvin G. , Bugos Eva , Mulamba Jeremiah , Amico Kathy Rivet , Nalugoda Fred , Gray Ronald H. , Wawer Maria J. , Nakigozi Gertrude , Chang Larry W.
Published: May 2017

Innovative approaches are needed to increase engagement in HIV treatment and prevention services, particularly in HIV hot spots. Here, we detail our design, training approach, and early implementation experiences of a community-based HIV intervention called “health scouts.” The intervention, utilizing a novel, theory-based approach, trained 10 community residents in an HIV hot spot fishing community to use motivational interviewing strategies and a mobile phone–based counseling application. During the first 3 months, 771 residents (median 82/health scout, range 27-160) were counseled. A directly observed Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity scale–based evaluation found adequate performance (median score 20/25, range 11-23). The health scout intervention was feasible to implement in a high HIV-prevalence fishing community, and its impact on HIV care outcomes will be evaluated in an ongoing cluster randomized trial. If found to be effective, it may be an important strategy for responding to HIV in high-burden settings.
Return to Preoperative Function After Autologous Cartilage Implantation of the Knee in Active Military Servicemembers
Authors: Zarkadis Nicholas J. , Kusnezov Nicholas A. , Garcia EStephan J. , Pallis Mark P. , Waterman Brian R.
Published: May 2017

Background:

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been shown to provide adequate durability, pain relief, and improved long-term functional outcomes in the average patient, but proof of its efficacy in individuals with greater than average physical demands is scarce. Further knowledge is required to understand which patients may benefit from ACI and to identify which risk factors are associated with failure to return to the preinjury activity level.

Purpose:

To determine the occupational outcomes, rates of reoperation, and variables predictive of suboptimal outcomes after ACI.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

All active-duty military servicemembers in the United States who underwent ACI of the knee between 2004 and 2014 were identified. Demographic information, injury characteristics, surgical variables, and clinical and surgical outcomes were extracted from the medical record. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine significant independent predictors of clinical and surgical failures.

Results:

A total of 90 patients (91 knees) met the inclusion criteria. The cohort was predominantly male (86%), with a mean age of 34.5 ± 6.3 years (range, 20-50 years). The most common location of the articular cartilage lesion was the patellofemoral compartment (54 lesions, 59%), and the mean Outerbridge grade and size were 3.8 ± 0.4 and 4.00 ± 2.77 cm2 (range, 1.2-15.0 cm2), respectively. A total of 72 patients (79%) had at least 1 previous knee procedure. Nearly three-quarters of patients (71%) underwent concomitant procedures. At a mean follow-up of 59.9 ± 27.1 months (range, 24.0-140.1 months), 60% of our patients reported significant improvement in knee pain and did not require further surgical intervention. Multivariate analysis identified age <30 years as the only significant independent predictor of both clinical ( P = .011) and overall failure ( P = .014). Moderate-demand military occupational specialties ( P = .036), exclusive involvement of the patellofemoral compartment ( P = .045), and use of a periosteal patch ( P = .0173) were additionally found to be independent predictors of surgical failure.

Conclusion:

Treatment of articular cartilage defects of the knee with ACI in physically active young individuals can return nearly two-thirds of individuals to daily activity with decreased pain and improved function. Risk factors for failure after ACI surgery were age younger than 30 years, lower demand occupation, exclusive involvement of the patellofemoral compartment, prior microfracture, and use of a periosteal patch.
A novel lightweight URL phishing detection system using SVM and similarity index
Authors: Zouina Mouad , Outtaj Benaceur
Published: May 2017

The phishing is a technique used by cyber-criminals to impersonate legitimate websites in order to obtain personal information. This paper presents a novel lightweight phishing detection approach completely based on the URL (uniform resource locator). The mentioned system produces a very satisfying recognition rate which is 95.80%. This system, is an SVM (support vector machine) tested on a 2000 records data-set consisting of 1000 legitimate and 1000 phishing URLs records. In the literature, several works tackled the phishing attack. However those systems are not optimal to smartphones and other embed devices because of their complex computing and their high battery usage. The proposed system uses only six URL features to perform the recognition. The mentioned features are the URL size, the number of hyphens, the number of dots, the number of numeric characters plus a discrete variable that correspond to the presence of an IP address in the URL and finally the similarity index. Proven by the results of this study the similarity index, the feature we introduce for the first time as input to the phishing detection systems improves the overall recognition rate by 21.8%.