bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Electronic Health Literacy Among Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Medical Imaging Outpatients: Cluster Analysis
Authors: Hyde Lisa Lynne , Boyes Allison W , Mackenzie Lisa J , Leigh Lucy , Oldmeadow Christopher , Riveros Carlos , Sanson-Fisher Rob
Published: July 2019

Background

Variations in an individual’s electronic health (eHealth) literacy may influence the degree to which health consumers can benefit from eHealth. The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) is a common measure of eHealth literacy. However, the lack of guidelines for the standardized interpretation of eHEALS scores limits its research and clinical utility. Cut points are often arbitrarily applied at the eHEALS item or global level, which assumes a dichotomy of high and low eHealth literacy. This approach disregards scale constructs and results in inaccurate and inconsistent conclusions. Cluster analysis is an exploratory technique, which can be used to overcome these issues, by identifying classes of patients reporting similar eHealth literacy without imposing data cut points.

Objective

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify classes of patients reporting similar eHealth literacy and assess characteristics associated with class membership.

Methods

Medical imaging outpatients were recruited consecutively in the waiting room of one major public hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire assessing their sociodemographic characteristics and eHealth literacy, using the eHEALS. Latent class analysis was used to explore eHealth literacy clusters identified by a distance-based cluster analysis, and to identify characteristics associated with class membership.

Results

Of the 268 eligible and consenting participants, 256 (95.5%) completed the eHEALS. Consistent with distance-based findings, 4 latent classes were identified, which were labeled as low (21.1%, 54/256), moderate (26.2%, 67/256), high (32.8%, 84/256), and very high (19.9%, 51/256) eHealth literacy. Compared with the low class, participants who preferred to receive a lot of health information reported significantly higher odds of moderate eHealth literacy (odds ratio 16.67, 95% CI 1.67-100.00; P=.02), and those who used the internet at least daily reported significantly higher odds of high eHealth literacy (odds ratio 4.76, 95% CI 1.59-14.29; P=.007).

Conclusions

The identification of multiple classes of eHealth literacy, using both distance-based and latent class analyses, highlights the limitations of using the eHEALS global score as a dichotomous measurement tool. The findings suggest that eHealth literacy support needs vary in this population. The identification of low and moderate eHealth literacy classes indicate that the design of eHealth resources should be tailored to patients’ varying levels of eHealth literacy. eHealth literacy improvement interventions are needed, and these should be targeted based on individuals’ internet use frequency and health information amount preferences.
Design and Development of a Viral Hepatitis and HIV Infection Screening Program (Hprolipsis) for the General, Greek Roma, and Migrant Populations of Greece: Protocol for Three Cross-Sectional Health Examination Surveys
Authors: Touloumi Giota , Karakosta Argiro , Sypsa Vana , Petraki Ioanna , Anagnostou Olga , Terzidis Agis , Voudouri Niki Maria ,   Doctors Of The World Greek Delegation, Gavana Magda , Vantarakis Apostolos , Rachiotis George , Kantzanou Maria , Rosenberg Theofilos , Papatheodoridis George , Hatzakis Angelos ,   Hprolipsis Study Group
Published: July 2019

Background

Although infectious diseases are globally on the decline, they remain a major global public health problem. Among them, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infection are of primary interest. Valid prevalence data on these infections are sparse in Greece, especially for vulnerable populations.

Objective

This study aimed to present the design and methods of Hprolipsis, an integrated viral hepatitis and HIV screening program administered to adults (≥18 years) from the general, Greek Roma, and migrant populations. Its aims were to estimate the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV; assess infectious disease knowledge level; design, implement, and assess population-specific awareness actions; and offer individual counseling and referral when indicated and HBV vaccination to susceptible Roma and migrants.

Methods

Multistage, stratified, random sampling based on the 2011 Census was applied to select the general population sample, and nonprobability multistage quota sampling was used for Roma and migrant sample selection. Trained personnel made home (general population) or community (Roma and migrants) visits. Collected blood samples were tested for Hepatitis B surface Antigen, Hepatitis B core Antibody, Hepatitis B surface Antibody, Hepatitis C Antibody, and HIV 1,2 Antibody. The surveys were conducted during May 2013 and June 2016. To estimate an HCV prevalence of 1.5% with 0.3 precision, the required general population sample size was estimated to be 6000. As migrants constitute 10% of the whole Greek population, the migrant sample size was set to 600. A feasible sample size of 500 Greek Roma was set.

Results

In total, 6006 individuals from the general population (response rate 72%), 534 Greek Roma, and 612 migrants were recruited. Blood test results are available for 4245 individuals from the general population, 523 Roma, and 537 migrants.

Conclusions

Hprolipsis is the first nationwide survey on HBV, HCV, and HIV. Its results will enhance our understanding of the health needs and disease burden of these diseases in the 3 studied populations. Its implementation provided useful recommendations for future studies, particularly in vulnerable populations.

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/13578
Interaction Patterns of Men Who Have Sex With Men on a Geosocial Networking Mobile App in Seven United States Metropolitan Areas: Observational Study
Authors: Abuelezam Nadia N , Reshef Yakir A , Novak David , Grad Yonatan Hagai , Seage III George R , Mayer Kenneth , Lipsitch Marc
Published: July 2019

Background

The structure of the sexual networks and partnership characteristics of young black men who have sex with men (MSM) may be contributing to their high risk of contracting HIV in the United States. Assortative mixing, which refers to the tendency of individuals to have partners from one’s own group, has been proposed as a potential explanation for disparities.

Objective

The objective of this study was to identify the age- and race-related search patterns of users of a diverse geosocial networking mobile app in seven metropolitan areas in the United States to understand the disparities in sexually transmitted infection and HIV risk in MSM communities.

Methods

Data were collected on user behavior between November 2015 and May 2016. Data pertaining to behavior on the app were collected for men who had searched for partners with at least one search parameter narrowed from defaults or used the app to send at least one private chat message and used the app at least once during the study period. Newman assortativity coefficient (R) was calculated from the study data to understand assortativity patterns of men by race. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess assortativity patterns by age. Heat maps were used to visualize the relationship between searcher’s and candidate’s characteristics by age band, race, or age band and race.

Results

From November 2015 through May 2016, there were 2,989,737 searches in all seven metropolitan areas among 122,417 searchers. Assortativity by age was important for looking at the profiles of candidates with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.284 (Birmingham) to 0.523 (San Francisco). Men tended to look at the profiles of candidates that matched their race in a highly assortative manner with R ranging from 0.310 (Birmingham) to 0.566 (Los Angeles). For the initiation of chats, race appeared to be slightly assortative for some groups with R ranging from 0.023 (Birmingham) to 0.305 (Los Angeles). Asian searchers were most assortative in initiating chats with Asian candidates in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. In Birmingham and Tampa, searchers from all races tended to initiate chats with black candidates.

Conclusions

Our results indicate that the age preferences of MSM are relatively consistent across cities, that is, younger MSM are more likely to be chatted with and have their profiles viewed compared with older MSM, but the patterns of racial mixing are more variable. Although some generalizations can be made regarding Web-based behaviors across all cities, city-specific usage patterns and trends should be analyzed to create targeted and localized interventions that may make the most difference in the lives of MSM in these areas.
A Tablet-Based App for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Screening: Diagnostic Case-Control Study
Authors: Fujita Koji , Watanabe Takuro , Kuroiwa Tomoyuki , Sasaki Toru , Nimura Akimoto , Sugiura Yuta
Published: July 2019

Background

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the most common neuropathy, is caused by a compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel and is related to aging. The initial symptom is numbness and pain of the median nerve distributed in the hand area, while thenar muscle atrophy occurs in advanced stages. This atrophy causes failure of thumb motion and results in clumsiness; even after surgery, thenar atrophy does not recover for an extended period. Medical examination and electrophysiological testing are useful to diagnose CTS; however, visits to the doctor tend to be delayed because patients neglect the symptom of numbness in the hand. To avoid thenar atrophy-related clumsiness, early detection of CTS is important.

Objective

To establish a CTS screening system without medical examination, we have developed a tablet-based CTS detection system, focusing on movement of the thumb in CTS patients; we examined the accuracy of this screening system.

Methods

A total of 22 female CTS patients, involving 29 hands, and 11 female non-CTS participants were recruited. The diagnosis of CTS was made by hand surgeons based on electrophysiological testing. We developed an iPad-based app that recorded the speed and timing of thumb movements while playing a short game. A support vector machine (SVM) learning algorithm was then used by comparing the thumb movements in each direction among CTS and non-CTS groups with leave-one-out cross-validation; with this, we conducted screening for CTS in real time.

Results

The maximum speed of thumb movements between CTS and non-CTS groups in each direction did not show any statistically significant difference. The CTS group showed significantly slower average thumb movement speed in the 3 and 6 o’clock directions (P=.03 and P=.005, respectively). The CTS group also took a significantly longer time to reach the points in the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 o’clock directions (P<.05). Cross-validation revealed that 27 of 29 CTS hands (93%) were classified as having CTS, while 2 of 29 CTS hands (7%) did not have CTS. CTS and non-CTS were classified with 93% sensitivity and 73% specificity.

Conclusions

Our newly developed app could classify disturbance of thumb opposition movement and could be useful as a screening test for CTS patients. Outside of the clinic, this app might be able to detect middle-to-severe-stage CTS and prompt these patients to visit a hand surgery specialist; this may also lead to medical cost-savings.
Accuracy of the Multisensory Wristwatch Polar Vantage's Estimation of Energy Expenditure in Various Activities: Instrument Validation Study
Authors: Gilgen-Ammann Rahel , Schweizer Theresa , Wyss Thomas
Published: July 2019

Background

Sport watches and fitness trackers provide a feasible way of obtaining energy expenditure (EE) estimations in daily life as well as during exercise. However, today’s popular wrist-worn technologies show only poor-to-moderate EE accuracy. Recently, the invention of optical heart rate measurement and the further development of accelerometers in wrist units have opened up the possibility of measuring EE.

Objective

This study aimed to validate the new multisensory wristwatch Polar Vantage and its EE estimation in healthy individuals during low-to-high-intensity activities against indirect calorimetry.

Methods

Overall, 30 volunteers (15 females; mean age 29.5 [SD 5.1] years; mean height 1.7 [SD 0.8] m; mean weight 67.5 [SD 8.7] kg; mean maximal oxygen uptake 53.4 [SD 6.8] mL/min·kg) performed 7 activities—ranging in intensity from sitting to playing floorball—in a semistructured indoor environment for 10 min each, with 2-min breaks in between. These activities were performed while wearing the Polar Vantage M wristwatch and the MetaMax 3B spirometer.

Results

After EE estimation, a mean (SD) of 69.1 (42.7) kcal and 71.4 (37.8) kcal per 10-min activity were reported for the MetaMax 3B and the Polar Vantage, respectively, with a strong correlation of r=0.892 (P<.001). The systematic bias was 2.3 kcal (3.3%), with 37.8 kcal limits of agreement. The lowest mean absolute percentage errors were reported during the sitting and reading activities (9.1%), and the highest error rates during household chores (31.4%). On average, 59.5% of the mean EE values obtained by the Polar Vantage were within ±20% of accuracy when compared with the MetaMax 3B. The activity intensity quantified by perceived exertion (odds ratio [OR] 2.028; P<.001) and wrist circumference (OR −1.533; P=.03) predicted 29% of the error rates within the Polar Vantage.

Conclusions

The Polar Vantage has a statistically moderate-to-good accuracy in EE estimation that is activity dependent. During sitting and reading activities, the EE estimation is very good, whereas during nonsteady activities that require wrist and arm movement, the EE accuracy is only moderate. However, compared with other available wrist-worn EE monitors, the Polar Vantage can be recommended, as it performs among the best.
Dropout and Abstinence Outcomes in a National Text Messaging Smoking Cessation Intervention for Pregnant Women, SmokefreeMOM: Observational Study
Authors: Kamke Kristyn , Grenen Emily , Robinson Cendrine , El-Toukhy Sherine
Published: July 2019

Background

Population-level text messaging smoking cessation interventions may reduce racial and ethnic differences in smoking among pregnant women.

Objective

Our objective was to examine racial and ethnic differences in dropout, response, and abstinence rates among users of a US national, publicly available text messaging cessation intervention targeting pregnant women, SmokefreeMOM.

Methods

Participants were online subscribers to SmokefreeMOM who set a prospective quit date within the 9 months before their due date. We examined demographics, smoking frequency, number of cigarettes smoked per day, and prequit time (up to 14 days of preparation time before quit date) as correlates of response rate and abstinence at 8 time points: quit date, day 7, day 14, day 21, day 28, day 35, day 42 (intervention end), and day 72 (1-month follow-up). We conducted survival analysis of time from quit date to dropout by race and ethnicity.

Results

The mean age of the analytic sample of 1288 users was 29.46 (SD 7.11) years. Of these, 65.81% (848/1288) were white, 16.04% (207/1288) were black, 8.86% (114/1288) were Latina, and 9.29% (120/1288) were multiracial, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander, or other; 82.68% (1065/1288) had some college education or less. Point-prevalence abstinence was 14.51% (157/1082) on quit day, 3.51% (38/1082) at intervention end, and 1.99% (21/1053) at 1-month follow-up. Black users (hazard ratio 0.68, 95% CI 0.51-0.91) and those with a high school degree or less (hazard ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.49-0.89) or some college education (hazard ratio 0.75, 95% CI 0.57-0.99) were less likely to drop out than whites or users with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Response and abstinence rates were similar across race, ethnicity, and education.

Conclusions

Enrollment was low among racial and ethnic minority women but high among less-educated women. Abstinence at intervention end and 1-month follow-up was lower than that in controlled trials of text messaging cessation interventions for pregnant women (range 7%-20%). Increasing the reach, engagement, and effectiveness of SmokefreeMOM, especially among women with high rates of smoking during pregnancy, must be prioritized.
A Web-Based Intervention for Social Media Addiction Disorder Management in Higher Education: Quantitative Survey Study
Authors: Dogan Huseyin , Norman Helmi , Alrobai Amen , Jiang Nan , Nordin Norazah , Adnan Anita
Published: July 2019

Background

Social media addiction disorder has recently become a major concern and has been reported to have negative impacts on postgraduate studies, particularly addiction to Facebook. Although previous studies have investigated the effects of Facebook addiction disorder in learning settings, there still has been a lack of studies investigating the relationship between online intervention features for Facebook addiction focusing on postgraduate studies.

Objective

In an attempt to understand this relationship, this study aimed to carry out an investigation on online intervention features for effective management of Facebook addiction in higher education.

Methods

This study was conducted quantitatively using surveys and partial least square-structural equational modeling. The study involved 200 postgraduates in a Facebook support group for postgraduates. The Bergen Facebook Addiction test was used to assess postgraduates’ Facebook addiction level, whereas online intervention features were used to assess postgraduates’ perceptions of online intervention features for Facebook addiction, which are as follows: (1) self-monitoring features, (2) manual control features, (3) notification features, (4) automatic control features, and (5) reward features.

Results

The study discovered six Facebook addiction factors (relapse, conflict, salience, tolerance, withdrawal, and mood modification) and five intervention features (notification, auto-control, reward, manual control, and self-monitoring) that could be used in the management of Facebook addiction in postgraduate education. The study also revealed that relapse is the most important factor and mood modification is the least important factor. Furthermore, findings indicated that notification was the most important intervention feature, whereas self-monitoring was the least important feature.

Conclusions

The study’s findings (addiction factors and intervention features) could assist future developers and educators in the development of online intervention tools for Facebook addiction management in postgraduate education.
INTEGRATED MODELING AND FORECASTING OF THE STABILITY AND STRENGTH OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOTOR ROAD USING MODERN TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Dmitrieva Tatiana , Chernyago Andrey
Published: July 2019

The distinctive paper discusses the possibility of obtaining methods of the highest quality and correct calculations for assessing the transport and operational status of a particular road using corresponding mathemat­ical model.
DETERMINATION OF THE LIMIT HEIGHT OF THE COMPRESSED ZONE OF STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITE SECTIONS
Authors: Krylov Alexey
Published: July 2019

A brief review of power resistance of cross sections with a complex composition was made using the examples of steel-concrete composite structures. The features and difficulties that appear when calculate steel- concrete composite structures, materials of which have different strength characteristics, are noted. The proce­dure for calculation the limit height of the compressed zone for steel-concrete composite beam section is given.
Comunidade LGBT como protagonista publicitária: uma Análise de Discurso da Campanha Doritos Rainbow
Authors: Silva Erik Ruan Santana da , Meireles Danilo Silva de , Bezerra Josenildo Soares
Published: July 2019

Busca-se analisar neste trabalho, os efeitos de sentidos produzidos no discurso publicitário da campanha Doritos Rainbow “amplie o seu mundo”, as múltiplas formas de representação das orientações sexuais e identidades de gênero. A metodologia centra-se na abordagem qualitativa através da Análise de Discurso de linha francesa, para compreender através do corpus estabelecido, a estrutura textual (verbo-visual) na superfície linguística, no objeto discursivo e em sua formação discursiva. É abordado um levantamento teórico que reflete o surgimento dos movimentos homossexuais e o reconhecimento da comunidade de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais, Transgêneros, Intersexuais e outros que compõem a pluralidade da sigla LGBT, passando por uma perspectiva dessas representações na publicidade. Nossa base teórica se apoia nos seguintes autores: Eni Orlandi (2001), Regina Facchini (2011), Jorge Leal (2016), Judith Butler (2003), Vinícius Pereira (2006), Renata Coutinho (2014).Palavras-Chave: Análise de Discurso. Comunidade LGBT. Doritos Rainbow.
Evaluating Bank Cost Efficiency Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Authors: Abel Sanderson , Bara Alex , Roux Pierre Le
Published: July 2019

The study seeks to assess the cost efficiency of the commercial banks in Zimbabwe using the stochastic frontier analysis. The cost efficiency of the Zimbabwean banks is estimated using the trans-log stochastic frontier approach. The Stochastic Frontier Analysis methodology is among the host of methods that has been used to measure banking sector efficiency. The analysis of cost efficiency of commercial banks has important implications for the economy since an efficient banking system has potential to reduce interest rates which can lead to increased investment and growth for the economy. The cost of doing business in Zimbabwe is perceived to be high hence improved bank efficiency has the potential to reduce the cost of doing business. The average cost efficiency scores for the Zimbabwean banks over the study period show that the banking sector in Zimbabwe experiencing 17 percent inefficiency. The efficiency levels have been declining over the years reflecting increased resource wastage in the system. The study recommends that the banking institutions should continue to innovate so as to reduce their inefficiencies.
Assessment of Bank Technology Machine and Mobile Banking as Market Strategies to Raising Performance of Banks in Nigeria
Authors: Adaramola Anthony O. , Kolapo Funso T.
Published: July 2019

The market challenge in form of increasing competition for success in the banking sector calls for market strategies that are customer- based towards raising the performance of Nigerian banks. The use by banks, of Automated Teller Machines and Mobile banking are at the centre stage of this market strategy. Existing knowledge on this aspect of marketing is inadequate. This study assessed the empirical effects of Automated Teller Machine and Mobile banking as marketing tools on return on equity of banks in Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used in the study. The data were fitted to Panel regression models of Fixed and Random effects. Findings support increasing distribution of Teller machines and raising awareness on Mobile banking as result-oriented marketing strategy for banks.
Characteristics of the citrate-based zinc-polyaniline secondary cell with supercapattery behavior
Authors: Grgur Branimir , Gvozdenovic Milica , Jugovic Branimir , Trisovic Tomislav
Published: July 2019

The electrochemical characteristics of zinc?polyaniline (PANI) secondary cell in the electrolyte containing 0.8 M Na citrate, 0.3 M NH4Cl and 0.3 M ZnCl2 is investigated. Based on the measurements of potentials and voltage of the cell during charge/discharge for the currents in the range of 18 to 45 mA, the specific electrode capacity of 85 to 55 mA h g-1, the specific energy of 60?40 mW h g-1 and the specific power of 150?350 mW g-1, is determined.
Betrayal of betrothed in Sunetra Gupta’s Memories of rain
Authors: VANEESA K. RUBY , RAJA Dr. S. AYYAPPA
Published: July 2019

Sunetra Gupta was born in Calcutta in 1965 and is an established translator of the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore. She is a well known novelist, essayist and scientist. She is working as Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology at Oxford University in the Department of Zoology. From Princeton University she got graduation in 1987 and from the University of London she received Ph.D. in 1992. Her father, Dhruba Gupta had a profound influence on every view of her thinking
FROM EXPERIENCE TO INFLUENCE: POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC WORD-OF-MOUTH (EWOM) TOWARDS DERMAGS PRODUCT
Authors: SAKRI Norbazilah , ZAIDIN Norzaidahwati , AUZA’E ARSHAD Mohd , MUHAMMAD Faruk
Published: July 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to better understand the critical components of mobile viral marketing strategies. A conceptual model is proposed and empirically tested the grounded theory of social conditions, attitudinal conditions, personal conditions, consumption conditions and resource-based conditions influence consumers’ intention involve in eWOM via social media. Methodology: A questionnaire survey was administered to 150 DERMAGs consumers. Regression analysis was used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses that alliance intention to viral and the grounded theory attributes. Findings: The postulated relationships were found supported by the data. The research found that personal conditions, consumption-based condition and resource-based conditions were positively influenced customers to share experience after consuming to others. Practical Implication: This research presents a conceptually yet empirically supported framework to describe the relationship between three factors of grounded theory and sharing intention. The study is particularly useful for beauty companies to further their effort on brand awareness and increase the advertisement and promotion in order to alleviate the product recognition. Social Implication: This paper gives valuable reference to marketers of the beauty companies to engage in social media, increase the promotional strategies, focuses on the customer relationship and strengthen customers confident on the product by educating them.
JEL Classification: M31
IMPACT OF INDIAN MUSLIM RESTAURANTS’ HYGIENIC ATMOSPHERE ON DINERS’ SATISFACTION: EXTENDING THE EXPECTATION DISCONFIRMATION THEORY
Authors: SOON CHOW Lim , KRISHNAPILLAI Gengeswari , CHONG Yee Lee
Published: July 2019

Foodborne illness, as reported in the news, is a persistent public health problem in Malaysia. Reports have suggested that workers in Indian Muslim food eateries in the country were observed to be unhygienic during meal preparation – raising concerns on the consequence of such exposure to diners’ overall health and well-being. Therefore, this study hopes to emphasize the determinants of diners’ satisfaction towards Indian Muslim restaurants based on their experience and expectation. The Expectation Disconfirmation Theory primarily employed in this study with an interest in developing a good understanding of issues concerning hygienic foodservices. This study also helps to highlight the priority restaurant operators should put on both food and dining satisfaction. Food marketers who are interested in customer happiness and hygiene compliance at work should benefit from this body of knowledge on diners’ satisfaction based on experience and expectation with restaurant atmospherics.
JEL Classification: L83, I310
Der ungarische Lebensbezirk im literarischen Schaffen von Emil Witting Ausgehend von einer neueren Veröffentlichung
Authors: Wittstock Joachim
Published: July 2019

The writer Emil Witting (1880-1952), known by German readers through the descriptions of the forests and pastures of the Carpathian Mountains, author of extensive relations dedicated to the bear (Frate Nicolae) and to deer (Scrimerul), conceives a novel dedicated to a painter connected to the Szekler’s world. Imre Nagy (1893-1976) served as a model for the main character. From this unfinished writing, three fragments were published. These have recently been translated into Hungarian, printed in Miercurea Ciuc in an illustrated edition containing Imre Nagy’s paintings and graphic works.
Deutsch-rumänische Sprachinterferenzen bei Herta Müller und Balthasar Waitz
Authors: Nubert Roxana , Dascălu-Romiţan Ana-Maria
Published: July 2019

Herta Müller’s leaning towards word for word transfer of Romanian set phrases in her texts can be explained by the environment in which she lived until her emigration to West Germany and this admittedly intensifies with the gradually increasing general interest in multi-lingualism. The fact that the authoress speaks of the German-Romanian transfer in her acceptance speech on the occasion of the Nobel Prize award proves the important role, which Hertha Müller ascribes to this procedure.

Also at the centre of the latest books by Balthasar Waitz stands the multicultural region of the Banat. The author seems to be gripped by the plurilingualism of the immediate surroundings of his homeland. Different forms of Romanian, from slang to everyday speech, but occasionally also Hungarian, Slovak and Serbian phrases find their way into the texts of the Banat author. In this manner just as with Hertha Müller, language images come into being, new light. Thus literary multilingualism in both writers enables one to have a novel access to the relation between literature and reality.
Nichts für Schnellbetrachter: Doina Ioanids Poesie der leichten Töne
Authors: Sava Doris
Published: July 2019

The article presents Doina Ioanid and her prose poems. In her poems, Ioanid records in detailed manner everyday life episodes in order to capture the fragile, authentic, genuine aspects and thus the poetry of simple life. The author use the apparent trivial aspects of life for selfreflections and for her escapes into fantasy. Her poems is the result of a cautious language precision and frugality, which make of DoinaIoanid one of the most representative and gifted Romanian poets of the young generation.
Erläuterungen und Gedanken zu Goethes Planetentanz
Authors: Stangl Martin
Published: July 2019

This article addresses a little known poem by Goethe, Planetentanz (Dance of the Planets) and analyses it’s content referring to mythology, astronomy and dramaturgy. Goethe’s planets are defined by the character of their namesake gods and goddesses as well as by the physical characters of the rocky or gaseous heavenly bodies known today with their characteristics explored by Goethe’s contemporaries. It has been shown that Goethe corresponded with some of the most influential astronomers of his time.
The Cardiovascular Risk in Cushing’s Syndrome
Authors: Dobrescu Mariana , Păun Diana , Grigorie Daniel , Ghemigian Adina , Poiană Cătălina
Published: July 2019

Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a clinical condition resulting from chronic exposure to glucocorticoid excess. Hypercortisolism contributes significantly to the early development of systemic disorders by direct and/or indirect effects. Complications such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypercoagulability cause premature atherosclerosis and increase cardiovascular mortality. These associated abnormalities increase cardiovascular risk not only during the active phase of the disease but also long after the remission of hypercortisolism. Clinical management of these patients should be particularly careful and control of cardiovascular risk factors is necessary for a long period.
Is Chronic Kidney Disease Reversible?
Authors: Dumitrache Sergiu , Penescu Mircea
Published: July 2019

Chronic kidney disease, no matter the aetiology, has a progressive evolution and a negative prognosis. The rapidity of nephrons loss and deterioration of renal function depends on the aetiology of the kidney disease, the prompt diagnosis, efficiency of the treatment and the patient compliance to the treatment, diet and suitable lifestyle. The therapeutic control of the mechanisms of progression have also demonstrated that it could be possible to attenuate or even to stop the evolution towards kidney failure.
A new species of Tetradesmus (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) isolated from desert soil crust habitats in southwestern North America
Authors: Terlova Elizaveta F. , Lewis Louise A.
Published: July 2019

A new species of Tetradesmus (Tetradesmus adustus) is described from desert soils of southwestern North America. The identification is based on phylogenetic analysis of data from nuclear (ITS2 rDNA) and plastid (rbcL, tufA) barcode markers. This newly described species represents the fifth cryptic species of arid-adapted algae in Scenedesmaceae. A re-analysis of published sequences attributed to desert Tetradesmus in the context of our newly obtained data reiterates the importance of robust phylogenetic analysis in identification of cryptic taxa, such as species of Tetradesmus.
Coniochaeta endophytica sp. nov., a foliar endophyte associated with healthy photosynthetic tissue of Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae)
Authors: Harrington Alison H. , Olmo-Ruiz Mariana del , U’Ren Jana M. , Garcia Kayla , Pignatta Daniela , Wespe Nichole , Sandberg Dustin C. , Huang Yu-Ling , Hoffman Michele T. , Arnold A. Elizabeth
Published: July 2019

The ecologically diverse genusConiochaeta(Coniochaetaceae,Ascomycota) contains numerous endophytic strains that occur in healthy leaves and lichen thalli in temperate and boreal North America. These endophytes frequently represent undescribed species. Here we examine two endophytic isolates ofConiochaetafrom healthy photosynthetic tissue ofPlatycladus orientalis(Cupressaceae), a conifer cultivated for horticultural use in Arizona, USA. On the basis of morphology,in vitroassays, phylogenetic analyses of two loci, and analyses of whole genome data, we designate these endophytes as a novel species,Coniochaeta endophyticasp. nov. Strains ofC. endophyticaare closely related to an isolate from a native lichen in North Carolina, which we also characterize here. We compareC. endophyticawith two known species that appear to be close relatives:C. prunicola, associated with wood necrosis in stonefruit trees in South Africa, andC. cephalothecoides, isolated from soil in Asia. The new species is distinct in phylogenetic,in vitro, and whole-genome analyses fromC. prunicola, and differs slightly in conidiophore morphology from that species. Although available sequence data forC. cephalothecoidesare of uncertain relation to the type specimen for that species, our results support the distinctiveness ofC. endophyticaon the basis of morphology, perithecial formation, and phylogenetic analyses. We discuss the challenge of identifying new species in the context of fungal ecology surveys, such as those for endophytes, which often rely only on a single locus and can misidentify taxa based on their closest matches in public databases or simple comparisons of barcode sequences alone.
O regime jurídico dos segredos comerciais no novo Código da Propriedade Industrial
Authors: Azevedo de Amorim Ana Clara
Published: July 2019

The new Industrial Property Code transposed the Trade Secrets Directive into the national legal system, creating an autonomous legal framework regarding unfair competition. Although the scope of application has been extended, according to the removal of competitive relationship, trade secrets protection is still based on a general clause related to honest commercial practices. The value dimension of the legal framework is also reinforced by the principle of proportionality, which is expressed in particular by the introduction of a relevance clause and by in the discretion assigned to the national courts to weigh a set of interests.
Resultados diferenciales de la aplicación de dos programas en competencias emocionales en contexto escolar
Authors: Cobos-Sanchez Lidia , Flujas-Contreras Juan M , Gómez Inmaculada
Published: July 2019

El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar los efectos de dos programa breves de intervención en inteligencia emocional, uno de ellos basado en el modelo de habilidades de inteligencia emocional, el programa INTEMO, y otro un protocolo de intervención en flexibilidad psicológica con estrategias de Mindfulness y de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso, ambos protocolos se realizaron a lo largo de cinco sesiones cada una, con una duración de una hora con frecuencia semanal. Se sigue un diseño cuasi-experimental pretest-posttest con dos grupos de independientes de medidas repetidas, la muestra inicial es de 215 sujetos, finalmente participaron 120 adolescentes españoles (54.2% varones, con edad media de 12 años), procedentes de un centro de educación secundaria durante dos meses. Los resultados muestran diferencias entre los grupos en supresión emocional, regulación emocional e inteligencia emocional percibida. Igualmente se hallan conexiones entre inteligencia emocional y habilidades en mindfulness. El programa INTEMO obtiene puntuaciones significativamente diferentes y mayores en supresión emocional, regulación emocional e inteligencia emocional percibida. En el análisis de regresión se han hallado factores que parecen estar a la base del desarrollo de inteligencia emocional y mindfulness, encontrando conexión entre ambas.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC CONCEPT SCIENCE MODULE WITH SETS (SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY) VISION BASED ON SCIENCE LITERACY
Authors: Arfiani Yuni , Kusuma Mobinta
Published: July 2019

This study aims to determine the validity and level of readability of the Basic Concepts Science module with SETS vision (Science, Environment, Technology, Society) based on Science Literacy. Testing the validity of the module in this R & D (Research and Development) uses content validity and construct validity tests, while testing the readability level of the module using the crossing test technique. The results of the study show the level of validity of the modules developed is included in the category of very high validity so that the module can be used. Meanwhile, the results of the module readability level test show that the Basic Concepts Science Module Based on Science Literacy SETS developed in the category is quite easy to understand and ideal for use in learning.
Exact Generalized Kohn-Sham Theory for Hybrid Functionals
Authors: Garrick Rachel , Natan Amir , Gould Tim , Kronik Leeor
Published: July 2019

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 15.8px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font-kerning: none; color: #000000} Hybrid functionals have proven to be of immense practical value in density functional theory calculations. While they are often thought to be a heuristic construct, it has been established that this is in fact not the case. Here, we present a rigorous and formally exact generalized Kohn-Sham (GKS) density functional theory of hybrid functionals, in which exact remainder exchange-correlation potentials combine with a fraction of Fock exchange to produce the correct ground state density. Specifically, we generalize the well-known adiabatic con- nection theorem to the case of exact hybrid functional theory and use it to provide a rigorous distinction between multiplicative exchange and correlation components. We examine the exact theory by inverting reference electron densities to obtain exact GKS potentials for hybrid functionals, showing that an equivalent description of the many-electron problem is obtained with any arbitrary global fraction of Fock exchange. We establish the dependence of these exact components on the fraction of Fock exchange and use the observed trends to shed new light on the results of approximate hybrid functional calculations.
“A transformação do Tabu em totem”
Authors: Nodari Alexandre
Published: July 2019

Dentre as fórmulas antropófagas, “A transformação do Tabu em totem” parece ser, ao mesmo tempo, a mais constante e a mais enigmática. Até que ponto ela remete ao clássico livro de Freud e onde reside a crítica a esse? Como entender as referências a Gestalt-Theorie feitas por Oswald ao explicá-la? E qual sua conexão com a compreensão canibal da noção de “exogamia”? Em suma, por que a metafísica da devoração antropófaga pode ser caracterizada por meio de tal transformação?
RENACER
Authors: Martínez Máncel
Published: July 2019

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Pro mundo ficar Odara: Não entender Exu
Authors: Fernandes Alexandre
Published: July 2019

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Filosofia africana e etnofilosofia: Uma abordagem da concepção de Paulin Hountondji a partir do baraperspectivismo
Authors: Dos Santos Rodrigo
Published: July 2019

Resumo: Este trabalho é uma abordagem da concepção de filosofia africana em Paulin Hountondji e de sua crítica ao livro Filosofia bantu. Tal abordagem se desenvolve com base no conceito de baraperspectivismo, um paradigma de produção teórica que nasceu do desejo de superar as determinações do lógos e os preconceitos da ciência produzidos na modernidade. Palavras-chave: filosofia africana, etnofilosofia, Paulin Hountondji, filosofia bantu, Placide Tempels, baraperspectivismo, filosofia do trágico. Abstract: This work is an approach to the design of African philosophy in Paulin Hountondji and his criticism of the book Bantu philosophy. Such an approach is based on the concept of baraperspectivism, a theoretical production paradigm that was born from the desire to overcome the determinations of lógos and the prejudices of science produced in modernity. Keywords: African philosophy, ethnophilosophy, Paulin Hountondji, Bantu philosophy, Placide Tempels, baraperspectivismo, tragic philosophy.
Exu salva? Um percurso reflexivo nas encruzilhadas do imaginário
Authors: Junior Jorge
Published: July 2019

Resumo: A partir de um curioso painel, dada a improbabilidade de se encontrar apontamentos de natureza semelhante àquela que exaltava a imagem de Exu, esse ensaio pretende refletir sobre a enigmática figura deste que é o mais intrigante dos orixás. Pensaremos o mistério que envolve esta força e refletiremos a relação de Exu com os pressupostos depreciadores que sustentam a discriminação, que serve de engrenagem para a intolerância religiosa. Bom ou ruim? Deus ou demônio? Afinal de contas quem é Exu? Não pretendemos aqui esgotar as reflexões sobre ele, mas desvinculados das teias do preconceito pensar esse sujeito, o entendimento sobre ele a partir de noções africanas, retomadas na diáspora, e as diferentes construções coloniais que o fizeram subjugado a um olhar pejorativo que se tornou senso comum. Palavras-chave: Exu, Cultura afrobrasileira; Colonização; Intolerância religiosa Resumen: A partir de un panel curioso, dada la escasa probabilidad de encontrar la naturaleza de notas similares a la que exaltó a la imagen de Eshu , este ensayo tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre la enigmática figura de este que es el más intrigante de los orishas . Vamos a pensar en el misterio que rodea a esta fuerza y refletir la relación de Eshu con las presuposiciones de discriminación que sirve de engranaje a la intolerancia religiosa subyacentes . Bueno o malo ? Dios o el diablo ? Después de todo , que es Eshu ? No es nuestra intención aquí agotar la reflexión sobre él, pero desconectados de las redes de prejuícios pensar en este tema , la comprensión del mismo desde las percepciónes de África, que volveron a hacerse en la diáspora , y las diferentes construcciónes coloniales que le hizo subyugada a una mirada despectiva que se convirtió en el sentido común.Palabras clave : Eshu , la cultura afro-brasileña ; la colonización ; la intolerancia religiosa
O DISCURSO DE CARLOTA MELLO EM ÚNICO ATO
Authors: Neves Risalva Bernardino , Silva Denize Elena Garcia
Published: July 2019

Este artigo, que resulta de um projeto mais amplo voltado para a análise da construção de identidade(s) da mulher militar, enfoca o discurso de uma enfermeira brasileira, que serviu na Segunda Guerra Mundial como voluntária. Ancorado nos construtos teóricos da Análise de Discurso Crítica (ADC), o estudo tem como base analítica narrativas de vida, selecionadas a partir de entrevistas. Como ciência multidisciplinar, a ADC permite entrelaces teórico-metodológicos que proporcionam uma acurada descrição e interpretação de dados de natureza etnográfica. Utilizamos, aqui, estudos do discurso aliados à teoria do posicionamento. Os primeiros resultados apontam para a construção do self de uma protagonista social madura, que vivia em um contexto de cultura onde a mulher da época ensaiava os primeiros passos em direção à igualdade de direitos.
A descontinuidade na visão do poder de Michel Foucault
Authors: Aliaga Osman Daniel Choque
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho pretende levar a cabo um estudo do tema da descontinuidade no pensamento do Michel Foucault fundamentalmente no período genealógico. O tema da descontinuidade, sem dúvida, é um tema que pouco a pouco tem chamado a atenção de um grande número de estudiosos da obra foucaultiana. A visão do poder que manteve Foucault será o centro de interesse por onde levaremos a cabo esta investigação. Por essa razão, o presente escrito situa-se dentro das publicações que se deram no período chamado genealógico dentro da produção intelectual do pensador francês.
Max Picard e Søren Kierkegaard: o valor do silêncio para a transformação da interioridade
Authors: Dobre Catalina Elena
Published: July 2019

Com base nas reflexões originais feitas pelo filósofo Max Picard sobre o tema do silêncio, ressaltando sua importante presença na vida dos seres humanos, e também considerando as reflexões de Søren Kierkegaard sobre o silêncio enquanto transformador do campo da interioridade, isto é, como algo que ajuda no comunicar entre o indivíduo e Deus, vamos neste artigo propor a introdução de um "encontro" entre as ideias de ambos os filósofos em torno de linguagem e silêncio, para enfatizar o valor de ambos para a transformação da interioridade da pessoa e o valor edificante de silêncio na comunicação com Deus. Para isso, vamos fazer uma breve apresentação da ideia de Max Picard acerca do silêncio, em seguida, apresentaremos o silêncio como a base para a descoberta de si em Kierkegaard, e, por fim, tentaremos compreender a importância da linguagem e do silêncio para a transformação religiosa e ética em Kierkegaard e em Picard.
GFLIB: an Open Source Library for Genetic Folding Solving Optimization Problems
Authors: Mezher Mohammad A.
Published: July 2019

This paper aims at presenting GFLIB, a Genetic Folding MATLAB toolbox for supervised learning problems. In essence, the goal of GFLIB is to build a concise model of supervised learning, and a free open source MATLAB toolbox for performing classification and regression. The GFLIB is specifically designed for most of the traditionally used features, to evolve in applications of mathematical models. The toolbox suits all kinds of users; from the users who implemented GFLIB as “black box”, to advanced researchers who want to generate and test new functionalities and parameters of GF algorithm. The toolbox and its documentation are freely available for download at: https://github.com/mohabedalgani/gflib.git