bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Macular Xanthophylls Are Related to Intellectual Ability among Adults with Overweight and Obesity
Authors: Khan Naiman , Walk Anne. , Edwards Caitlyn , Jones Alicia , Cannavale Corinne , Thompson Sharon , Reeser Ginger , Holscher Hannah
Published: March 2018

Excess adiposity or obesity has been inversely related to cognitive function and macular xanthophyll status. However, whether the neuroprotective effects of macular xanthophylls on cognitive function are independent of excess adiposity is unclear. We investigated the relationship between macular xanthophylls and intellectual ability among adults (N = 114) between 25 and 45 years with overweight and obesity (≥25 kg/m2). Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and heterochromatic flicker photometry were used to assess whole body adiposity (%Fat) and macular pigment optical density (MPOD), respectively. Dietary xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) were assessed using 7-day diet records. The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-2 (KBIT-2) was used to assess general intelligence (IQ) as well as fluid and crystallized intelligence. Bivariate correlations revealed that MPOD was inversely related to %Fat and positively associated with IQ and fluid intelligence. Although %Fat was inversely correlated to IQ and fluid intelligence, this relationship did not persist following adjustment for sex and MPOD. Further, MPOD was an independent predictor of IQ and fluid intelligence. However, no significant relationships were observed between MPOD and crystalized intelligence. These results suggest that macular xanthophylls are selectively related to fluid intelligence, regardless of degree of adiposity among adults with overweight and obesity.
Photometric Solutions of Three Eclipsing Binary Stars Observed from Dome A, Antarctica
Authors: Liu N. , Fu J. N. , Zong W. , Wang L. Z. , Uddin S. A. , Zhang X. B. , Zhang Y. P. , Cang T. Q. , Li G. , Yang Y. , Yang G. C. , Mould J. , Morrell N.
Published: March 2018

Based on spectroscopic observations for the eclipsing binaries CSTAR 036162 and CSTAR 055495 with the WiFeS/2.3 m telescope at SSO and CSTAR 057775 with the Mage/Magellan I at LCO in 2017, stellar parameters are derived. More than 100 nights of almost-continuous light curves reduced from the time-series photometric observations by CSTAR at Dome A of Antarctic in i in 2008 and in g and r in 2009, respectively, are applied to find photometric solutions for the three binaries with the Wilson–Devinney code. The results show that CSTAR 036162 is a detached configuration with the mass ratio q = 0.354 ± 0.0009, while CSTAR 055495 is a semi-detached binary system with the unusual q = 0.946 ± 0.0006, which indicates that CSTAR 055495 may be a rare binary system with mass ratio close to one and the secondary component filling its Roche Lobe. This implies that a mass-ratio reversal has just occurred and CSTAR 055495 is in a rapid mass-transfer stage. Finally, CSTAR 057775 is believed to be an A-type W UMa binary with q = 0.301 ± 0.0008 and a fill-out factor of f = 0.742(8).
The Solar Wind Environment in Time
Authors: Pognan Quentin , Garraffo Cecilia , Cohen Ofer , Drake Jeremy J.
Published: March 2018

We use magnetograms of eight solar analogs of ages 30 Myr–3.6 Gyr obtained from Zeeman Doppler Imaging and taken from the literature, together with two solar magnetograms, to drive magnetohydrodynamical wind simulations and construct an evolutionary scenario of the solar wind environment and its angular momentum loss rate. With observed magnetograms of the radial field strength as the only variant in the wind model, we find that a power-law model fitted to the derived angular momentum loss rate against time, t, results in a spin-down relation Ω ∝ t
−0.51, for angular speed Ω, which is remarkably consistent with the well-established Skumanich law Ω ∝ t
−0.5. We use the model wind conditions to estimate the magnetospheric standoff distances for an Earth-like test planet situated at 1 au for each of the stellar cases, and to obtain trends of minimum and maximum wind ram pressure and average ram pressure in the solar system through time. The wind ram pressure declines with time as

, amounting to a factor of 50 or so over the present lifetime of the solar system.
An Analysis of Stochastic Jovian Oscillation Excitation by Moist Convection
Authors: Dederick Ethan , Jackiewicz Jason , Guillot Tristan
Published: March 2018

Recent observations of Jupiter have suggested the existence of global oscillatory modes at millihertz frequencies, yet the source mechanism responsible for driving these modes is still unknown. However, the energies necessary to produce observable surface oscillations have been predicted. Here we investigate if moist convection in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere can be responsible for driving the global oscillations and what moist convective energy requirements are necessary to achieve these theoretical mode energies and surface amplitudes. We begin by creating a one-dimensional moist convective cloud model and find that the available kinetic energy of the rising cloud column falls below theoretical estimates of oscillation energies. That is, mode excitation cannot occur with a single storm eruption. We then explore stochastic excitation scenarios of the oscillations by moist convective storms. We find that mode energies and amplitudes can reach theoretical estimates if the storm energy available to the modes is more than just kinetic. In order for the modes to be excited, we find that they require 5 × 1027 to 1028 erg per day. However, even for a large storm eruption each day, the available kinetic energy from the storms falls two orders of magnitude short of the required driving energy. Although our models may oversimplify the true complexity of the coupling between Jovian storms and global oscillations, our findings reveal that enough thermal energy is associated with moist convection to drive the modes, should it be available to them.
Sarah, la fourmi et l’actualité de l’exégèse patristique
Authors: de Saxcé Anne
Published: March 2018

Il y a grand intérêt aujourd’hui à lire les textes patristiques. Rappelant les enjeux d’une lecture des Pères compatible avec l’exégèse moderne, l’article souligne les nouvelles possibilités ouvertes ces dernières années par des pratiques très contemporaines d’exégèse biblique (études culturelles, littéraires, etc.). Il propose ensuite deux études d’exégèse patristique où l’on peut voir ce qui rapproche la pensée des Pères de nos réflexions post-modernes.
Étendre le sanctoral de l’Église de Jérusalem à l’Église universelle : une proposition conciliaire oubliée
Authors: Andrevon Thérèse-Martine
Published: March 2018

La liturgie latine devrait-elle introduire les justes de l’Ancien Testament dans le sanctoral comme c’est le cas à Jérusalem ? L’article dégage les arguments pour et contre ce vœu de la commission de préparation de Nostra aetate  4. Il importe d’en voir l’enjeu : mieux entrer dans le mystère d’Israël permettra de mieux vivre celui de l’Église.
Le Quart Monde, peuple de Dieu ? Enjeux pour l’Église et pour le monde
Authors: Guggenheim Antoine
Published: March 2018

L’expérience de la misère vécue par le père Joseph Wresinski renouvelle la vision de l’humanité, de Dieu et de leur alliance. Moïse et les prophètes de l’Alliance éclairent l’action d’ATD ; l’action et la réflexion d’ATD éclairent les Écritures. Exclus et inclus sont appelés à être élus.
La question de l’identité est-elle la bonne ? Qu’est-ce qu’une communauté politique ?
Authors: Daguet François
Published: March 2018

Dans la plupart des pays occidentaux, l’identité est devenue un thème récurrent du discours public. Il renvoie à la fois à l’histoire des peuples et à la conception qu’ils ont de la vie en commun, et donc à la mémoire collective et au projet communautaire. Les enseignements pérennes de la philosophie politique mettent alors en valeur la difficulté des sociétés libérales contemporaines à exprimer la finalité de la vie en commun, au-delà d’une coexistence pacifique des citoyens. La question de l’identité pourrait bien conduire à redécouvrir celle de la finalité.
Arthroscopic Repair of Chronic Tears of the Anterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus That Includes Covering the Lesion With an Infrapatellar Pedicle Fat Flap
Authors: Dai Zhu , Chen Zhiwei , Liao Ying , Tang Zhengwu , Cui Juncheng , Tang Zhibin
Published: March 2018

This study analyzed the efficacy and safety of arthroscopic outside-in repair of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus that includes covering the lesion with an infrapatellar pedicle fat flap in patients with chronic tears. This retrospective study reviewed 87 patients with chronic tears of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus who underwent arthroscopic outside-in repair, which included covering the lesion with an infrapatellar pedicle fat flap (group A, n=45) or not (group B, n=42). The 2 groups were similar in terms of age, sex, body mass index, and disease duration. Patient results were assessed with Tegner, Lysholm, and visual analog scale scores; healing criteria; magnetic resonance imaging; and complication rates. Mean follow-up was 38.2 months. Tegner and Lysholm scores improved postoperatively in both groups (all
P
<.01) and were similar for the 2 groups (all
P
>.05). Visual analog scale scores were reduced postoperatively in both groups (
P
<.01) and similar for the 2 groups (
P
>.05). Healing rates and complication rates did not differ between the 2 groups (all
P
>.05), but healing on magnetic resonance imaging was better in group A than group B (
P
<.05). The repair of chronic tears of the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus can lead to good clinical outcomes and a satisfactory success rate. Covering the repair site with an infrapatellar pedicle fat flap may improve meniscal healing and does not increase the complication rate. [
Orthopedics
. 2018; 41(3):e360–e364.]
Un baño Sa‘adí con influencia otomana bajo el palacio al-Badī‘ de Marrakech
Authors: Almagro Antonio
Published: March 2018

Analizamos en este breve estudio unos restos excavados dentro del gran patio del palacio al-Badī‘ de Marrakech, que corresponden a un ḥammām cuya desaparición estuvo probablemente causada por la construcción del gran palacio levantado por el sultán sa‘adí Aḥmad al-Manṣūr en 1578. El empleo en ese edificio termal de formas características de los baños otomanos construidos en esa misma época induce a pensar que su construcción fuera realizada por el hermano y predecesor de al-Manṣūr, ‘Abd al-Malik, entre 1576 y 1578.
Memoria y ŷihād en el ocaso del poder almohade: el Kitāb al-Rawḍāt al-bahiya al-wasīma fī gazawāt al-nabawiyya al-karīma
Authors: Albarrán Javier
Published: March 2018

Este trabajo propone redescubrir, contextualizar y poner en valor una obra de magāzī comisionada por el califa almohade al-Murtaḍà, conservada en el manuscrito 296 de la biblioteca de al-Qarawiyyīn (Fez), y que hasta ahora había pasado desapercibida. Esta obra debe ser entendida y leída en el marco del propio contexto almohade en el que fue redactada. A través de esta noticia se analizará el interesante proyecto intelectual y legitimador puesto en marcha por el califa al-Murtaḍà y que tenía como objetivo, en el contexto de crisis del imperio almohade acaecido tras el abandono de la doctrina del Mahdī realizado por el califa al-Ma’mūn, el renacimiento del propio movimiento unitario a través de una lectura de la memoria de los primeros tiempos del islam y del movimiento almohade, y del ŷihād. Asimismo, a modo de anexo, se incluirá también una edición paleográfica de la introducción del manuscrito, donde ya se puede observar el potencial de este texto.
“Primato dell’essere umano” e principio di autonomia nella Convenzione di Oviedo / “Primacy of the human being” and autonomy principle in the Oviedo Convention
Authors: Troncarelli Barbara
Published: March 2018

A prescindere dalle difficoltà incontrate nella costruzione di un quadro normativo comune sui diritti umani nel campo della biomedicina in Europa, la Convenzione di Oviedo ha raggiunto notevoli risultati a livello bioetico. In particolare, il «primato dell’essere umano» dell’art. 2 è un concetto fondamentale e complesso, con importanti implicazioni nella riflessione bioetica odierna. Da questa riflessione è possibile desumere la distinzione concettuale tra “diritto del corpo” e “diritto sul corpo”, riguardo alla quale la Convenzione appare più orientata verso il principio di beneficialità nel salvaguardare il “diritto del corpo”, piuttosto che verso un’affermazione incondizionata del principio di autonomia individuale e di un correlativo “diritto sul corpo”. Una conferma dell’equilibrio perseguìto dalla Convenzione su libertà e responsabilità, nonché tra autonomia e beneficialità, è offerta dall’art. 9, in cui si afferma che occorre prendere in considerazione, ma non necessariamente rispettare, i desideri espressi in precedenza dal paziente. ---------- Regardless of the difficulties encountered in building a common regulatory framework for the protection of human rights in the biomedical field in Europe, the Oviedo Convention has achieved remarkable results at the bioethics level. In particular, the «primacy of the human being» in article 2 is a fundamental and complex concept, with important implications in today’s bioethical reflection. From this reflection it’s possible to draw the conceptual distinction between “right of the body” and “right on the body”, about which the Convention appears more oriented towards the beneficence principle in safeguarding the “right of the body”, than towards an unconditional affirmation of individual autonomy principle and of a correlative “right on the body”. Article 9 provides a confirmation of the equilibrium pursued by the Convention on freedom and responsibility, as well as between autonomy and beneficence, stating that the wishes previously expressed by the patient shall be taken into account, but do not necessarily have to be respected.
The $C^*$-algebras of quantum lens and weighted projective spaces
Authors: Brzeziński Tomasz , Szymański Wojciech
Published: March 2018

It is shown that the algebra of continuous functions on the quantum

2n+1

-dimensional lens space

C(L^{2n+1}_q(N; m_0,\ldots, m_n))

is a graph

C^*

-algebra, for arbitrary positive weights

m_0,\ldots, m_n

. The form of the corresponding graph is determined from the skew product of the graph which defines the algebra of continuous functions on the quantum sphere

S_q^{2n+1}

and the cyclic group

\mathbb Z_N

, with the labelling induced by the weights. Based on this description, the

K

-groups of specific examples are computed. Furthermore, the

K

-groups of the algebras of continuous functions on quantum weighted projective spaces

C(\mathbb W\mathbb P_q^n(m_0,\ldots, m_n))

, interpreted as fixed points under the circle action on

C(S_q^{2n+1})

, are computed under a mild assumption on the weights.
The maximal quantum group-twisted tensor product of C*-algebras
Authors: Roy Sutanu , Timmermann Thomas
Published: March 2018

We construct a maximal counterpart to the minimal quantum group-twisted tensor product of C*-algebras studied by Meyer, Roy and Woronowicz [16, 17], which is universal with respect to representations satisfying certain braided commutation relations. Much like the minimal one, this product yields a monoidal structure on the coactions of a quasi-triangular C*-quantum group, the horizontal composition in a bicategory of Yetter–Drinfeld C*-algebras, and coincides with a Rieffel deformation of the non-twisted tensor product in the case of group coactions.
Revolutionizing teaching and learning through the social media in Nigeria
Authors: Amannah Peace Ireju , Adeyeye Josephine Osatohanmwem
Published: March 2018

The pervasive status of the social media has made it a formidable factor in human endeavour. This work sought to exhaustively examine the impact of this biggest platform for communication, with a view to seeing what its usage could portend for the educational system in Nigeria. With the work anchored on the Social Categories and Technological Determinism Theories, it observed that while it is fast becoming an order in much developed world, the trend is yet to be fully embraced in our education system. The paper had concluded that the social media have the capacity to revolutionize teaching and learning given their impact in places that have adopted them. It however recommended that frantic efforts must be made to check against hijacking the social media for cheating, which could spell doom for our education.
Philosophy as a veritable tool for peace-building
Authors: Nnamdi Basil Sunday , Agbanusi Arinze
Published: March 2018

In many parts of the world today, it is conflict, conflict and conflict. They include interracial, interregional, interreligious, international, intertribal, interstate, intercommunity, interfamily and interpersonal conflicts. The magnitude of some of these conflicts raises serious concerns about human existence in the globe. Besides, it is of common knowledge that there cannot be real socio-economic development in the midst of conflict. Now, in this situation, what contribution can a discipline like Philosophy boast of as having contributed to peace development in the world? What can the discipline, Philosophy, contribute to peace development in the world? This question is necessitated by the fact that Philosophy prides itself as a discipline which is predominantly concerned with trying to solve fundamental problems about human existence. Using the hermeneutic method, this paper introduced the discipline, Philosophy, presenting it as a veritable tool for the achievement of peace, the absence of which is inimical to human progress.
The mass media and national development: the case of ‘baby factory’ activities in Nigeria
Authors: Nwaolikpe Onyinyechi Nancy
Published: March 2018

The mass media play vital role in the national development of any nation, they provide information, education, entertainment, integration and social interaction in a country by giving insight into the happenings in the society and helping with the development of a nation. The media are also seen as an agent of change instilling new values and behaviours in the society. This paper examined the mass media, national development and ‘baby factory’ activities in Nigeria. It examined the role of the mass media in national development and the need for the mass media to raise campaign program to combat proliferation of ‘baby factory’ activities in Nigeria. It explored the agenda-setting and development media theory and explained that the media should be used for nation building. This paper argued that though the mass media have the power to easily propagate ideas on social change, they do not perform their functions and objectives fully in Nigeria due to political, economic and social conditions in the country and in the mass media organizations and concluded that they should be allowed to promote the national identity of Nigeria through the in-depth coverage of societal issues that may be detrimental to the country’s growth.Keywords: ‘Baby factory’ activities, ‘Baby factory’, Mass media, National development
Labour Law Implications of Outsourcing in Public Sector
Authors: Senčur Peček Darja , Laleta Sandra , Kraljić Suzana
Published: March 2018

Employers are increasingly resorting to the. contractual delegation of certain activities to outside contractors. Legal status of employees who previously performed this work with the employer depends mainly on whether there has been the transfer of the undertaking within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC. According to case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, in addition to the performance of the same activities, a condition is also the transfer of essential means of work or transition of employees. Since the transition of employees in this case depends on the agreement between the contracting authority and the provider of services, terms of public procurement are very important in this regard. The article addresses the question of the application or non-application of the institution of the transfer of the undertaking in cases of outsourcing in public sector while paying attention to Slovenian and Croatian legislation and to the Directive.
Turning Point at the UNESCO Headquarters. Crossed Influences between Pier Luigi Nervi and Marcel Lajos Breuer
Authors: Martin Fuentes Javier
Published: March 2018

The history of architecture is closely linked to the evolution and the use of materials. Concrete was the most important material of the 20th century, becoming the medium for a new architecture. Many different architects not only relied on the use of concrete as their main mode of expression but also got involved in the quest for a new architectural language for the so-called new material. Pier Luigi Nervi and Marcel Breuer are not only among the great architects of the last century, but above all, they are masters of concrete, both developing extensive bodies of work based on the use of the material. Nervi and Breuer worked together in a virtuosic piece of architecture, the building for the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Built mainly in concrete and inaugurated in 1958, it occupies a relevant place in the history of architecture. This paper wants to highlight how during that process, both architects underwent a radical change in their careers and in relation to the use of concrete, turning this project in a milestone for the history of architecture as a whole.
Le Corbusier en Briey. Habitar la unité del bosque. *** Le Corbusier in Briey. Inhabiting the unité of the forest.
Authors: Gómez Vives, Alejandro
Published: March 2018

La unité d’habitation de Briey-en-Forêt de Le Corbusier aparece como un paquebote de hormigón varado en el corazón de un bosque de una pequeña población del noreste de Francia. Precisamente su ubicación será origen de conflictos políticos a lo largo de sus primeros 30 años de vida, estando al borde de la demolición, tras un período de cierre. De las 4 unités que construye Le Corbusier en Francia es la menos divulgada, quizás por carecer de los servicios comunitarios que tanto éxito le habían conferido al proyecto de Marsella. Estos servicios, que se iban a implantar a nivel de calle en distintos edificios, finalmente no se desarrollarán. Por lo tanto, esta unité sólo alojará en su interior viviendas, las cuales se van a analizar pormenorizadamente. El hormigón será el material protagonista, si bien con unos acabados distintos a los vistos en los proyectos anteriores de Marsella y Nantes-Rezé. En Briey se emplearán nuevas***The Unité d’Habitation of Briey-en-For.t by Le Corbusier appears as a concrete steamboat stranded in the heart of a forest in a small town of northeastern France. Precisely its location will be the source of political conflicts throughout its first 30 years of life, being on the verge of demolition after a period of closure.Among the 4 Unités built by Le Corbusier in France, this is the least publicized, perhaps because it lacked the community services so successful in the Marseille project. These services, which were to be implemented at street level in different building, finally are not developed. It is the apartments hosted in the interior of Unité that will be analysed in detail. Concrete will be the leading material, although with different finishes than those seen in the previous projects of Marseille and Nantes-Rez.. In Briey, new formwork
Casa Concretus: hormigón brutalista en una vivienda unifamiliar. *** Concretus House: brutalist concrete in a single dwelling.
Authors: Moragues Puga José
Published: March 2018

Casa Concretus es sin duda una vivienda inspirada en el bêton brut de Le Corbusier, en el brutalismo. Simboliza una actuación sencilla, sin grandes pretensiones, que va al grano y actúa sobre lo realmente necesario... la Casa Concretus es hormigón crudo, pero veraz, noble y austero. En su concepción, además de todos los parámetros de índole normativo, se aplicaron muchos conceptos tecnológicos necesarios para obtener mejoras en el ámbito energético, de la sostenibilidad o de la mecánica estructural, además de que siempre se tuvo en cuenta cómo y dónde se iba a construir, desde el principio, con el fin de adaptar, optimizar y programar un sistema constructivo que diese como resultado una obra arquitectónica de alto valor estético bajo la premisa del estricto cumplimiento de plazos y costes. Es de especial interés todos los estudios y pruebas que se hicieron en tanto al hormigón, su formulación, encofrados, puesta en obra y fases de construcción teniendo en cuenta que los forjados, toda la envolvente y todas las particiones se realizaron en este material, con acabado visto, y que contiene, embebidas en él todas las instalaciones del edificio. En la construcción de esta casa, no se utilizó ni un solo ladrillo.***Undoubtedly, Concretus House is a dwelling inspired in the brutalist style of b.ton brut of Le Corbusier. Austere, unpretentious, making a point and acting on what is truly necessary. Crude but noble, Concretus House is honesty and austerity in one. Apart from all the planning requirements, at it’s conception many technological concepts were incorporated to obtain a superior level of sustainability, energetic efficiency and structural mechanics behaviour. From its conception, the how and the where of Concretus House were always considered. The object was to optimise, adapt and to schedule the building process to achieve an exalted aesthetic work of architecture under the premise of maintaining strict adherence to the costings and completion of works date. ItÅLs important to recognise how necessary all the tests were with respect to the concrete itself, it's formula, formworks, execution and stages of construction. Bear in mind that all of the slabs, and all that enveloped the building itself including all the internal dividing walls were formed in exposed concrete. All the installations and facilities were embedded within the concrete and not a single brick was used within it.
Centro de Día para Enfermos de Alzheimer en Benavente. *** Day Care Centre for people with alzheimer’s disease in Benavente.
Authors: García Rubio Rubén , Vela Navarro Sonsoles
Published: March 2018

Una fuerza social que se manifiesta, un estrato que emerge, una cueva que mira … Un nuevo Centro de Día para Enfermos de Alzheimer en Benavente (Zamora) cuyos requerimientos funcionales y diálogo con el contexto se materializan en una nueva línea de horizonte. Un estrato habitado que dialoga con el contexto a la vez que de elemento semienterrado para prolongar sus muros de contención y dotar al hormigón armado del protagonismo de la obra***A social force that appears, a stratum that emerges, a cave that looks at... A new Day Care Centre for People with Alzheimer’s Disease in Benavente (Zamora) whose functional requirements and dialogue with the context are materialized on a new horizon line. An inhabited stratum that converses with the context as a half-buried element extends its retaining walls and allows the reinforced concrete to provide the character of the building.
Refugio en la Viña. *** Cottage in the vineyard.
Authors: Esteve Ramón
Published: March 2018

Refugio en La Viña está ubicada en el término municipal de Fontanars, a las afueras del casco urbano, en una zona de grandes extensiones de cultivo. El proyecto busca la máxima integración paisajística y medioambiental, debido a su localización fronteriza entre una zona de pinada y los campos de vid de la nca, diluyéndose prácticamente en la vegetación. A ello contribuye la decisión de desarrollar todo el programa en una sola planta, además de la materialidad elegida, que aporta tonalidades coherentes con el lugar.***The house is located in the municipality of Fontanars, on the outskirts of the village surrounded by large acreage. The project seeks the maximum environmental and landscape integration because of its border location between a zone of pine forests and the grapevine fields, being practically diluted in the vegetation. This contributes the decision to develop the entire program in a single floor, in addition to the material chosen, which provides shade consistent with the place.
Intervención en la Plaza de la Iglesia de Rugat, Valencia, España. *** Intervention in the Church Square in Rugat. Rugat, Valencia, Spain.
Authors: Alapont Ramón José Luis , Peña Cerdán Antonio
Published: March 2018

Se presenta una de las dos actuaciones realizadas en Rugat, una pequeña población de la Vall d’Albaida (Valencia), de bajísimo presupuesto, obtenido de fondos FEDER, cuyo objetivo fue regenerar el entorno urbano, mediante la intervención en el escaso y degradado espacio público disponible. Ambos casos emplearon hormigón visto como material esencial, adaptando sus posibilidades formales, color y textura, a las posibilidades de cada emplazamiento. Además de mejorar accesos y conexión a edificios y calles existentes, el ayuntamiento deseaba obtener pequeños lugares de estancia y reunión para los vecinos, que otorgasen un mínimo de calidad y dignidad a estos espacios, cuyo único interés compartido era la presencia de sendas pequeñas fuentes públicas, entonces en desuso, que fueron incorporadas a la renovación urbana. La intervención realizada en la Plaza de la Iglesia consistía en recuperar y dignificar un espacio urbano público para el pueblo de Rugat. Sin embargo, en su estado original, este espacio no se puede considerar una plaza, por sus pequeñas dimensiones; y aunque está cerca de la Iglesia, tampoco es el tradicional espacio público donde se levanta la iglesia del pueblo, sino que este espacio es producto de una irregularidad en la trama urbana, un ligero ensanchamiento del trazado viario.***This paper describes one of the projects carried out in Rugat, a small village in the Albaida Valley in Valencia (Spain) on a low budget obtained from FEDER funds. The aim was to renovate the somewhat degraded available public space of the urban environment. In both cases concrete was used as the essential material, adapting its formal possibilities, color and texture to the conditions of each site. Besides improving access and the connections with existing buildings and streets, the local council wished to recover small leisure spaces and meeting places with the minimum standards of quality and dignity. The spaces’ only common interest was the presence of small public fountains, previously out of service, which were included in the renovation. The Church Square project consisted of recovering and renovating a public space in Rugat even though, due to its reduced size, could not originally be considered a public square. Neither was it the traditional public space that contained the village church, in spite of being close to it, but was created as the result of a bend in the road that passes through the village.
Spanish ‘Plastic’ Architecture. A critical reading and design approach.
Authors: Camporeale Antonio
Published: March 2018

The following critical text proposes a series of notes and reflections on the reinforced concrete architecture, not on the material itself. Since its invention, concrete has combined two potentialities, deriving from the two materials of which it is composed: the ‘elastic’ potential, which has been developed and has reached a consolidated form and tradition, and the ‘plastic’ one. The last one has been little experienced at the beginning and, in the course of recent history of architecture, has found space in architectural criticism in the meaning of "expressive", "brutalist", "sculptural", ending up to influence 'superficially' (related to the surface) of architecture. The 'plastic' architecture, instead, is three-dimensional and unifies the construction and spatial qualification in a single design gesture. This critical approach not only allows reconsidering the history of modern/contemporary architecture starting from the necessary collaboration between space and construction that unifies the final judgment on the works, but allows influencing the project, adhering to a formative process of those geographic-cultural areas that possess those certain characters, the masonry one. The Spanish "plastic" architecture is, in that sense, a clear example: in many buildings this "masonry" character is clearly identified, due to the architectural exploitation of the reinforced concrete plastic potential.
Hormigón armado y estética de la modernidad en el Colegio Alemán de Valencia. *** Reinforced concrete and modernity aesthetics at the German School of Valencia
Authors: Benet Morera Irene
Published: March 2018

El proyecto y construcción del Colegio Alemán de Valencia se desarrolla entre los años 1957 y 1961 por los arquitectos Pablo Navarro y Julio Trullenque (supervisado por Dieter Weisse y Peter Müller) adaptándose plenamente los principios de la arquitectura del Movimiento Moderno (los cinco puntos de Le Corbusier, el higienismo, etc.). Se detectan, además, influencias de prácticas constructivas y arquitectónicas propias del contexto alemán, debido al trabajo colaborativo entre ambas nacionalidades. Este es el caso de la concepción moderna del edificio como bloque dispuesto sobre una planta libre, y de su estructura de hormigón vista, y combinada con paramentos independientes de cerramiento, cuidando especialmente los acabados. Además, resulta destacable el desarrollo detallado del proyecto estructural, y el uso generalizado del hormigón armado, cuyos procesos de vertido y curado fueron rigurosamente controlados. Esto representó una innovación en Valencia, ya que la calidad constructiva por aquel entonces (desde la posguerra) era, se podría decir, precaria. Estas cuestiones ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de profundizar nuevamente sobre el edificio y su construcción, dada la significación y la pronta cronología como obra partícipe de la modernidad arquitectónica del S XX.***The project and construction of the German School of Valencia took place between 1957 and 1961 by the architects Pablo Navarro Alvargonzalez and Julio Trullenque (supervised by Rolf Dieter Weisse and Peter Müller) who fully adapted to the principles of Modern architecture. In addition, typical influences of constructive and architectural practices in the German context are detected due to the collaborative work between technicians of both nationalities (Spanish and German). This is the case of the modern conception of the building as a block arranged on a free floor and its exposed concrete structure, combined with independent enclosure walls, taking special care of the finishing. Furthermore, it is remarkable the detailed development of the structural project, and the widespread use of reinforced concrete, whose pouring and curing processes were rigorously controlled. This represented an innovation in Valencia since constructive quality from postwar period on was quite precarious. These issues bring to light the need to delve into the building and its construction once again, given the significance and early chronology as a participatory work of the architectural modenity of the 20th Century.
Entendiendo el Partido Arquitectónico de un Rascacielos, basado en sus Flujos, su Forma, Contexto Urbano e Integración Estructural. *** Understanding a Skyscraper Flow.
Authors: Romano León Benjamín
Published: March 2018

El documento analiza a la Torre Reforma desde su parte arquitectónica, basada en la eficiencia del flujo, del confort humano y del contexto urbano. También analiza las razones por las que el proyecto rompe con toda una generación de edificios altos, forrados tradicionalmente con fachadas acristaladas***The document analyses the Torre Reforma skyscraper from its architectural part to its final form, based on its flow efficiency, human comfort, and the immediate urban context. It also analyses the rationale that leads the project to break away from a generation of all-glass façade buildings.
Embedded sensing: integrating sensors in 3-D printed structures
Authors: Dijkshoorn Alexander , Werkman Patrick , Welleweerd Marcel , Wolterink Gerjan , Eijking Bram , Delamare John , Sanders Remco , Krijnen Gijs J. M.
Published: March 2018

Abstract. Current additive manufacturing allows for the implementation of electrically interrogated 3-D printed sensors. In this contribution various technologies, sensing principles and applications are discussed. We will give both an overview of some of the sensors presented in literature as well as some of our own recent work on 3-D printed sensors. The 3-D printing methods discussed include fused deposition modelling (FDM), using multi-material printing and poly-jetting. Materials discussed are mainly thermoplastics and include thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), both un-doped as well as doped with carbon black, polylactic acid (PLA) and conductive inks. The sensors discussed are based on biopotential sensing, capacitive sensing and resistive sensing with applications in surface electromyography (sEMG) and mechanical and tactile sensing. As these sensors are based on plastics they are in general flexible and therefore open new possibilities for sensing in soft structures, e.g. as used in soft robotics. At the same time they show many of the characteristics of plastics like hysteresis, drift and non-linearity. We will argue that 3-D printing of embedded sensors opens up exciting new possibilities but also that these sensors require us to rethink how to exploit non-ideal sensors.
Adaptación española de la Escala de Control Personal Percibido ("Perceived Personal Control") en Consejo Genético
Authors: González-Concepción Melinda , Castejón Vanesa , Blanco Ignacio , Blasco Tomás
Published: March 2018

Objetivo: Analizar la validez y la fiabilidad de la adaptación de la escala Perceived Personal Control (PPC) en el contexto español para pacientes portadoras de mutación en los genes BRCA1/2 responsables del cáncer de mama y ovario hereditario (CMOH). Método: Adaptación transcultural y validación de la escala Perceived Personal Control (PPC) desarrollada por Shiloh y colaboraradores mediante traducción, retrotraducción y validación a través de un análisis factorial exploratorio con rotación Oblimin en una muestra de 176 mujeres portadoras de genes BRCA 1/2 para CMOH. Resultados: La versión española de la PPC reduce a seis los nueve ítems de la escala original, dado que esta estructura es la que ofrece una solución factorial más satisfactoria. El análisis factorial mostró un solo factor que explica el 51,07% de la varianza, en el que todos los ítems tenían cargas factoriales por encima de 0,4. El coeficiente α de Cronbach fue de 0,84 para el conjunto de la escala, la cual permite obtener valores que oscilan entre 0 (bajo grado de percepción de control) y 2 (alto grado de percepción de control). Conclusiones: La adaptación española de la Escala de Percepción de Control (PPC6) posee propiedades psicométricas satisfactorias en la versión de 6 ítems con un solo factor, por lo que su utilización en contexto español Consejo Genético para cáncer hereditario parece adecuada.
“Lost in the Hurly-Burly”: Louisa May Alcott's “Jamie's Wonder Book”
Authors: Shealy Daniel
Published: March 2018

In May 1864, Louisa May Alcott submitted “Jamie's Wonder Book,” a fantasy story, along with other Christmas tales to Walker, Wise and Company of Boston. After learning that the firm could not publish it, she then interested Ticknor and Fields, who had recently published one of her “fairy” stories. They agreed to publish the volume in 1866; however, the manuscript was lost, and Alcott was eventually paid $150 for her work. By 1874, when James R. Osgood, whose firm succeeded Ticknor and Fields, discovered the lost fairy tale collection, Alcott claimed that she had already rewritten and published most of the work. However, “Jamie's Wonder Book” remained unpublished. In Alcott's fantasy story, Jamie, a lame, motherless boy, discovers magic fern seed, which when consumed on midsummer's eve, allows the child to understand and converse with animals and insects. In his magical adventure, Jamie learns much about the wonders of the natural world.
Richard Yates (1926–92): A Bibliography
Authors: Harms Bryan Christopher
Published: March 2018

This bibliography represents the first full survey of the published works of Richard Yates, an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist, best known for his novels Revolutionary Road (1961) and The Easter Parade (1976). During his lifetime, Yates endured the frustration of being lauded for his work by his peers while watching his books fall out of print. He died relatively unknown to the general reading public, although his work has since enjoyed reconsideration and resurgence. The bibliography includes sections on his published books, book contributions, periodical appearances, and anthology appearances, as well as two appendixes, one devoted to speculative information on his uncredited work and the other providing a list of selected books about him and his work.
The “Long Foreground” of Leaves of Grass
Authors: Robertson Michael
Published: March 2018

Walt Whitman began his career in journalism at age twelve, was editor and proprietor of a Long Island weekly by nineteen, and continued working as an editor and freelance contributor during the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s, the decades when he published the first four editions of Leaves of Grass. Selected Journalism focuses on work published before the first (1855) edition of Leaves of Grass, promoting understanding of what Ralph Waldo Emerson called the volume's “long foreground.” Whitman's journalism can be seen as a warm-up for Leaves of Grass, but it also reveals how conventional his prose can be in both tropes and attitudes. An unaddressed issue in Selected Journalism is the problem of attribution, given that almost all of the contents were originally published anonymously.
An Abundance of Riches
Authors: Daiker Donald A.
Published: March 2018

This third of a projected seventeen volumes covers the productive years when Hemingway revised and published The Sun Also Rises (1926), composed much of Men Without Women (1927), and wrote A Farewell to Arms (1929), the novel that made him world famous. The 345 letters, most of them published for the first time, are presented attractively—clear and eminently readable—and they are brilliantly annotated. In addition to a general index, the volume includes maps, a chronology, a roster of correspondents, a calendar of letters, and an index of recipients—all that a scholar or general reader could ask. Hemingway emerges here in his full humanity—polite letters to his Scribners editor Maxwell Perkins, affectionate letters to F. Scott Fitzgerald, profane letters to fellow writer Ezra Pound, grateful letters to his father, and touching requests that his mother get over her “pain and disgust” with his writing. It is truly an abundance of riches!
MÉTODOS DE OBTENÇÃO DE VALORES DE ÂNGULO DE ATRITO E COESÃO: COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE O ENSAIO DE CISALHAMENTO DIRETO E CÁLCULO BASEADO NO SPT
Authors: Vaz Ana Paula De Melo e Silva , FIORI Alberto PIO , Silveira Claudinei Taborda da
Published: March 2018

A elaboração de mapas de suscetibilidade é um meio de avaliar previamente áreas que podem sofrer escorregamentos e, para tanto, é necessário conhecer alguns índices físicos do solo como os valores de coesão e o ângulo de atrito. O método mais utilizado para obtenção destes índices físicos é o de cisalhamento direto. Outro método para obtenção de valores de ângulo de atrito e coesão dá-se através de cálculos baseados na resistência do solo à penetração. O presente trabalho utilizou dados obtidos de sondagens Standart Penetration Test (SPT), realizados previamente ao longo da rodovia BR 376 entre os municípios de Curitiba-PR e Garuva-SC, os dados obtidos por meio das sondagens foram base para os cálculos de obtenção dos valores de coesão e ângulo de atrito bem como amostras indeformadas para obtenção dos mesmos parâmetros. Os pontos de coleta de amostra indeformada foram escolhidos próximos aos locais de onde foram realizadas as sondagens, priorizando os mesmos tipos de solo para possibilitar posterior comparação de resultados. Os valores obtidos por meio do cálculo baseado no SPT mostraram-se menores que os valores obtidos por meio do ensaio de cisalhamento direto, o que resultará em mapas de suscetibilidade mais confiáveis.
Radiation Exposure and Health Risks for Orthopaedic Surgeons
Authors: Hayda Roman A. , Hsu Raymond Y. , DePasse J. Mason , Gil Joseph A.
Published: March 2018

Orthopaedic surgeons are routinely exposed to intraoperative radiation and, therefore, follow the principle of “as low as reasonably achievable” with regard to occupational safety. However, standardized education on the long-term health effects of radiation and the basis for current radiation exposure limits is limited in the field of orthopaedics. Much of orthopaedic surgeons’ understanding of radiation exposure limits is extrapolated from studies of survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Epidemiologic studies on cancer risk in surgeons and interventional proceduralists and dosimetry studies on true radiation exposure during trauma and spine surgery recently have been conducted. Orthopaedic surgeons should understand the basics and basis of radiation exposure limits, be familiar with the current literature on the incidence of solid tumors and cataracts in orthopaedic surgeons, and understand the evidence behind current intraoperative fluoroscopy safety recommendations.
The Determinants of Occupational Therapy Students’ Attitudes: Mindfulness and Well-Being
Authors: Akyurek Gokcen , Kars Sinem , Bumin Gonca
Published: March 2018

The editorial board announced that this article has been retracted on Sep. 16, 2019. If you have any further question, please contact us at: jel@ccsenet.org 
Submandibular salivary gland tumors: a clinicopathologic review of 58 cases
Authors: Kubiak Marcin Jarosław , Kaczmarczyk Dariusz , Oleśna Aleksandra , Morawiec-Sztandera Alina
Published: March 2018

Objectives: Salivary gland tumors account for only 3% of head and neck tumors. Their character is mostly benign, although
tumors of the submandibular gland are more often malignant. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the
structure of patients operated due to submandibular gland tumor and to study the correlation between fine-needle
aspiration cytology and postoperative histopathological examination.
Methodology: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of all patients with submandibular gland tumors.
The collected data included the demographic structure, results of preoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology and
postoperative histopathologic examination.
Results: We analyzed 58 patients – 35 women and 23 men with a mean age of 56.6 years. The character of the lesion
was benign in 45 cases and malignant in 13. The most frequent benign tumors were pleomorphic adenoma, inflammatory
tumor and Warthin’s tumor, whereas most common malignancies were carcinoma planoepitheliale and lymphoma
. There were four recurrences. Moreover, we compared results of preoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology
and histopathological findings. The accuracy of this examination was almost 83%; 56% of incorrect results involved
nondetection of malignancies. The sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of those tumors were 58.3% and 97.5%,
respectively.
Conclusions: The most common types of submandibular gland are pleomorphic adenoma and carcinoma planoepitheliale
and lymphoma amongst malignancies. Fine-needle aspiration cytology is accurate in the preoperative diagnosis,
mistakes are mostly caused by underdiagnosis of malignant tumors.