bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On being supervised: getting value from a clinical supervisor and making the relationship work when it is not
Authors: Parker Stephen , Suetani Shuichi , Motamarri Balaji
Published: October 2017

Objective:

The importance of clinical supervision is emphasised in psychiatric training programs. Despite this, the purpose and processes of supervision are often poorly defined. There is limited guidance available for trainees about their role in making supervision work. This paper considers the nature of supervision in psychiatric training and provides practical advice to help supervisees take active steps to make supervision work.

Conclusions:

In obtaining value from supervision, the active role of the supervisee in seeking feedback, finding value in criticism and building autonomy is emphasised. Additionally, the importance of exploring what value a supervisor can offer and maintaining realistic expectations is considered. Trainees can benefit from taking an active role in planning and managing their supervision to maximise their learning.
Mothers’ Personal and Interpersonal Function as Potential Mediators Between Maternal Maltreatment History and Child Behavior Problems
Authors: Pereira Jessica , Ludmer Jaclyn A. , Gonzalez Andrea , Atkinson Leslie
Published: October 2017

This study examined maternal depressive symptoms, social support, parenting, and adult attachment as mediators explaining the relation between maternal childhood maltreatment and child behavior in offspring. We assessed a community sample of 96 mother–child dyads. At child age 16 months, mothers self-reported maltreatment history, adult attachment, depressive symptoms, and social support, and maternal sensitivity was assessed via 2 hr of direct behavioral observation. Maternal reports of child behavior were collected at 5 years. Single and parallel mediation models were constructed. Only maternal depressive symptoms mediated the relation between maternal maltreatment history and children’s internalizing problems. Maternal sensitivity emerged as a suppressor variable. With respect to the relation between maternal maltreatment history and children’s externalizing problems, when entered singly, maternal depressive symptoms, social support, and avoidant attachment emerged as mediators. When examined in parallel, only maternal depressive symptoms and avoidant attachment accounted for unique mediating variance. Findings have implications with respect to important maternal factors that might be targeted to reduce the probability of maladaptive child behavior.
Seeing is believing: A graphical reference framework for multi-criteria evaluation
Authors: Cova Tânia F.G.G. , Jarmelo Susana , Nunes Sandra C.C. , Formosinho Sebastião J. , de Melo J. Sérgio Seixas , Pais Alberto
Published: October 2017

This work proposes a method for assessment of evaluation processes, applicable to systems in which both measurable and policy-based performance criteria coexist. It intends to provide a mapping procedure, based solely on measurable criteria, aiming at visual inspection of the outcome, which allows the introduction of two types of indicators at different phases of the process. The definition of performance-based zones is suggested: two of them clearly correspond to high/low performance, in which the overall evaluation result is essentially established on the basis of measurable indicators, i.e. on the basis of objective criteria, and an in-between area, more prone to a less deterministic outcome. The method of evaluation is applied in three successive steps: (i) build the representation and identify the performance zones, (ii) introduce additional policy criteria to complete a first draft of the outcome, and, finally (iii) assess relative positioning, correct if necessary, and finalize. Performance maps are presented and inspected for a set of Research and Development institutions, to illustrate examples of application of the methodology proposed.
Educator perspectives on the postsecondary transition difficulties of students with autism
Authors: Elias Rebecca , Muskett Ashley E , White Susan W
Published: October 2017

Addressing the challenges of adolescents and emerging adults with autism spectrum disorder is crucial to improving the outcomes of these students in the postsecondary setting. Although secondary and postsecondary educators and staff are critical to helping these students access services, there has been little investigation into the perspectives of this stakeholder group, with respect to the needs of postsecondary students with autism spectrum disorder. A series of focus groups was conducted with secondary and postsecondary educators to understand educator perspectives related to the challenges faced by postsecondary students with autism spectrum disorder. Competence, autonomy and independence, and the development and sustainment of interpersonal relationships emerged as primary areas of difficulty and corresponding need. Results suggest that targeted interventions addressing these areas should be implemented, prior to and during enrollment in a postsecondary setting, to facilitate transition in a comprehensive manner.
Political Schizophrenics? Factors Affecting Aggregate Partisan Choice at the Local Versus National Level
Authors: Trounstine Jessica
Published: October 2017

In a sample of 12 states across all regions of the United States, I find that one of every three counties supports a different party for president than for its local legislature. I use a unique data set containing partisan affiliations of county councillors to analyze contexts that might lead voters to choose different parties at different levels of government. I find support for three explanations of representational splits: incomplete realignment, local electoral factors, and differentials in party strength. This article takes a step toward understanding how parties and partisan identities operate in a federal system.
Certainty in Uncertainty
Authors: Butcon Jesson V. , Chan Engle Angela
Published: October 2017

This article discursively discusses our position on culture adopting a translational paradigm and on focused ethnography (FE) that helps us construct our evolving understanding of the older people, their illness experience, and dying and death. This work reveals our struggle to understand our position (philosophy) and our use of a methodology to inquire about a phenomenon that is plagued by ageism and the “one-size-fits-all” mentality in health care. We assert that these problems of ageism and standardization together ignore the contextual and cultural realities of older people’s experience in health and in dying situations. In our attempt to find the best fit between what we ask (research question) and how we answer (methodology) the question, we discovered with certainty that our own understanding of what counts as “cultural” and how FE will help us define such a culture is uncertain until we clarify our own ideological stance regarding the phenomenon in question.
Impact of thermal oxidation on the structural and optical properties of porous silicon microcavity
Authors: El-Gamal A A , Ibrahim Sh M , Amin M
Published: October 2017

We report the structural and optical characterization of one-dimensional porous silicon microcavities. These structures are based on a planar resonator formed by two high-reflectance mirrors separated by a thin active optical spacer. In order to simulate and predict the optical properties of the microcavity, the transfer matrix method is used. A strong correlation between the formation parameters and the reflectance spectra is introduced. The prepared microcavities are exposed to thermal oxidation. The resonance position of the microcavity exhibits a blueshift proportional to the degree of oxidation. Structural changes of the microcavities after oxidation are investigated and analyzed using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The observed shift of characteristic silicon peak is attributed to the reduction of silicon crystallites as the oxidation increases.
A Personalized Week-to-Week Updating Algorithm to Improve Continuous Glucose Monitoring Performance
Authors: Zavitsanou Stamatina , Lee Joon Bok , Pinsker Jordan E. , Church Mei Mei , Doyle Francis J. , Dassau Eyal
Published: October 2017

Background:

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems are increasingly becoming essential components in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) management. Current CGM technology requires frequent calibration to ensure accurate sensor performance. The accuracy of these systems is of great importance since medical decisions are made based on monitored glucose values and trends.

Methods:

In this work, we introduce a calibration strategy that is augmented with a weekly updating feature. During the life cycle of the sensor, the calibration mechanism periodically estimates the parameters of a calibration model to fit self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) measurements. At the end of each week of use, an optimization problem that minimizes the sum of squared residuals between past reference and predicted blood glucose values is solved remotely to identify personalized calibration parameters. The newly identified parameters are used to initialize the calibration mechanism of the following week.

Results:

The proposed method was evaluated using two sets of clinical data both consisting of 6 weeks of Dexcom G4 Platinum CGM data on 10 adults with T1DM (over 10 000 hours of CGM use), with seven SMBG data points per day measured by each subject in an unsupervised outpatient setting. Updating the calibration parameters using the history of calibration data indicated a positive trend of improving CGM performance.

Conclusions:

Although not statistically significant, the updating framework showed a relative improvement of CGM accuracy compared to the non-updating, static calibration method. The use of information collected for longer periods is expected to improve the performance of the sensor over time.
Trends in Sports-Related Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries
Authors: Zaremski Jason L. , McClelland JoAnna , Vincent Heather K. , Horodyski MaryBeth
Published: October 2017

Background:

Elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries are common, particularly in adolescent athletes playing overhead sports. While the incidence and outcomes of surgical UCL injuries are well documented, the nonsurgical UCL injury patterns and injury management in this population are not yet known.

Purpose/Hypothesis:

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the injury severity and subsequent management of UCL injuries among competitive athletes aged 11 to 22 years. We hypothesized that nonsurgical UCL injuries would occur more frequently in younger athletes compared with older athletes.

Study Design:

Descriptive epidemiological study.

Methods:

Electronic medical records (using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision and 10th Revision and Current Procedural Terminology codes) and keyword searches were used to identify all patients with sports-related UCL injuries between January 2000 and April 2016. A total of 136 records were included. Patients were stratified into 3 age brackets (age 11-13 years, n = 17; age 14-16 years, n = 49; age 17-22 years, n = 70). There were no prior elbow surgical interventions. The main outcome measures included the frequency and severity of UCL injuries and injury management (surgical, nonsurgical). Independent variables included age, UCL injuries per year, and sport classification.

Results:

There were 53 surgical and 83 nonsurgical UCL injuries. The number of nonsurgical cases increased 9-fold from 2000-2008 to 2009-2016. The UCL injuries were distributed as follows: 60 sprains, 39 partial tears, 36 ruptures, and 1 rerupture. Moreover, 7% of sprains, 51% of partial tears, and 78% of ruptures underwent UCL reconstruction. Nonsurgical management was most common in the youngest athletes (age 11-13 years, 100.0% of total injuries; age 14-16 years, 71.4% of total injuries; and age 17-22 years, 44.3% of total injuries) ( P = .007). UCL injury volume was most commonly associated with javelin (odds ratio, 6.69; 95% CI, 0.72-61.62; P = .07) and baseball (odds ratio, 1.55; 95% CI, 0.69-3.51; P = .32).

Conclusion:

Younger athletes sustained less severe UCL injuries more often than older athletes. Participation in javelin and baseball was associated with a greater likelihood of UCL injuries based on our dataset. This is the first study to provide data on the volume of nonsurgical UCL injuries among athletes in various sports.
Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Kawano Yutaka , Nambu Meika , Uejima Youji , Sato Satoshi , Suganuma Eisuke , Takano Tadamasa , Oh-ishi Tsutomu
Published: October 2017

We studied 3 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed thyroid cancer (TC). Potential risk factors for TC development was explored. Fifty-three patients with a clinical diagnosis of rheumatic diseases including SLE at our hospital between July 2014 and December 2014 were enrolled. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings were retrospectively compared between TC-positive and TC-negative patients. Among rheumatic diseases, lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly at treatment commencement, and lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly, painless ulcer (oral, nasal, or mucosal), and weight loss during the entire study period were precipitating factors. Lower current values of hemoglobin and methylprednisolone pulse therapy favored TC development. In 29 SLE patients, lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly at treatment commencement, lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly and weight loss during the entire study period, urinary granular casts at treatment commencement, and a lower current value of hemoglobin predisposed patients to TC. Several risk factors of TC are present in pediatric SLE. Patients with SLE should be investigated vigorously for TC with ultrasound.
Rates, Causes, and Reduction of 30‐Day Readmissions of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgical Cases
Authors: Al‐Qahtani Ali S.
Published: October 2017

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine risk factors associated with 30‐day readmission for patients undergoing inpatient otolaryngologic head and neck surgery.

Study Design

Retrospective cohort study analysis.

Setting

Study at 2 tertiary hospitals.

Methods

A 10‐year retrospective cohort analysis was performed for 30‐day readmissions of otolaryngology surgical cases between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2016, at Assir Central Hospital and Abha Private Hospital. Data included total number of patients, type of surgical procedure, number of and reasons for readmissions, and length of hospital stay.

Results

There were 32,662 discharges for otolaryngology operations over the 10‐year period of the study, of which 364 patients were readmitted, giving a rate of 11.14 readmissions per 1000 operative procedures (95% CI, 10.1‐12.3). The male:female ratio was 1.4:1. Period of postoperative stay ranged from 1 to 3 days and, after readmission, 2 to 5 days. The main reasons for readmission were bleeding in otolaryngologic cases and wound hematoma in head and neck surgical cases. Overall readmission rates dropped significantly from 12.72 per 1000 operative procedures in the first 5 years to 10.16 in the second 5 years.

Conclusions

This study helped to establish special policies and procedures to prevent readmission by utilizing best practices, including addressing quality care, using preadmission clinics, preventing surgical site infection, and improving communication with community physicians. Plans based on these results also include the development of national model for predicting readmission within 30 days of discharge.
Contending Images in Turkey's Headscarf Debate: Framings of Equality, Nationalism, and Religion
Authors: Badruzzaman Aeshna , Cohen Matthew , Kushi Sidita
Published: October 2017

The debate over the ban on women wearing headscarves in Turkey has served as a central symbol for Turkey's soul, torn between secular and religious identities. This essay explores the multifaceted narratives of Turkish secular and religious groups that have supported and opposed the ban on women wearing headscarves on government property. Progressing from nationalism literature and image framing in public policy, the essay applies quantitative and case study analysis to reveal how the reframing of the headscarf debate—via narratives of inequality, secularism, religious freedom, modernity, and education—evolved across political coalitions to redefine issues and alter policy outcomes.
Designing Contracts and Sourcing Channels to Create Shared Value
Authors: de Zegher Joann F. , Iancu Dan A. , Lee Hau L.
Published: October 2017

In complex supply chains, the benefits and costs of technological innovations do not always accrue equitably to all parties; thus, their adoption may critically depend on sourcing relationships and incentives. In a setting with uncertain and endogenous process yield, we study the potential of two features—contract design and sourcing channel—to create mutual benefit in decentralized value chains, where suppliers bear the costs of new technologies while benefits accrue primarily to buyers. Our focus is on agricultural value chains, where parties may transact through a channel that blends farmers’ produce (“commodity-based channel”) or that allows a one-on-one interaction between farmer and processor (“direct-sourcing channel”). Our study provides insights to companies seeking to incorporate responsible sourcing strategies while also creating economic value—a concept called “creating shared value.” We identify that the technology’s “cost elasticity” drives whether switching sourcing channel, changing contract structure, or adopting an integrated change is necessary to create shared value. This highlights that value chain innovations need to be properly designed—and sometimes combined—to achieve sustainable implementation. We also find that certain simple contracts with a linear or bonus structure are optimal, while other intuitive contracts could be detrimental. Using a data set of farms in Patagonia, Argentina, we estimate that the proposed mechanism could increase average supply chain profit by 6.9% while realizing positive environmental benefits.

The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0627 .

This paper has been accepted for the Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Special Issue on Value Chain Innovations in Developing Economies.
Falls: reducing risks and improving quality of life
Authors: Nazarko Linda
Published: October 2017

The UK population is ageing and as people age they are at greater risk of becoming frail and requiring assistance with fundamental aspects of care ( Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2013 ). Frail older people are at greater risk of being admitted to hospital and at risk of adverse effects of hospitalisation. If fundamental care needs are met, the risks of adverse effects are reduced. This article, the first in a series, explores how meeting fundamental aspects of care reduces the risks of adverse effects, in this case, falls.
Rare health conditions, 5: haemochromatosis, Cushing's syndrome, conversion disorder
Authors: Barber Chris
Published: October 2017

The purpose of this series is to highlight a range of rare health conditions—those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000. Many healthcare assistants and nurses will encounter some of these conditions, given the high number of these conditions. This fifth article will explore three more of these conditions: haemochromatosis, Cushing's syndrome, conversion disorder.
On the construction of Q-controllable graphs
Authors: Lou Zhenzhen , Huang Qiongxiang , Huang Xueyi
Published: October 2017

A connected graph is called Q-controllable if its signless Laplacian eigenvalues are mutually distinct and main. Two graphs G and H are said to be Q-cospectral if they share the same signless Laplacian spectrum. In this paper, infinite families of Q-controllable graphs are constructed, by using the operator of rooted product introduced by Godsil and McKay. In the process, innitely many non-isomorphic Q-cospectral graphs are also constructed, especially, including those graphs whose signless Laplacian eigenvalues are mutually distinct.
The Discourses of Sonthonax’s Mission in Saint-Domingue: The Coda to the Abolition of Slavery
Authors: Gutarra Dannelle
Published: October 2017

Cette recherche analyse les discours qui ont propulsé la mission de Léger-Félicité Sonthonax dans la colonie de Saint-Domingue depuis 1792 à 1794. Cette étude explore la stratégie de l’expédition de Sonthonax et Étienne Polverel, les relations de pouvoir avec les groupes sociaux de la colonie et la causalité de l’abolition de l’esclavage. Cette enquête est en grande partie basé sur des sources primaires disponible dans la Collection Nemours de Histoire haïtienne de la Bibliothèque José M. Lázaro de la Université de Puerto Rico, Campus de Río Piedras; cette collection fournit une sélection varié de documents officiels et proclamations concernant l’expédition de Sonthonax et Polverel. Cette recherche considère aussi plusieurs documents disponibles dans la Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Ces sources primaires permis une rumination centrée sur les idées et les tropes de la politique d’émancipation et sur les relations coloniales qui distinguent cet épisode historique bref mais très influent.
The Vietnamization of Personalism: The Role of Missionaries in the Spread of Personalism in Vietnam, 1930–1961
Authors: Nguyen Phi Vân
Published: October 2017

Lorsque l’État associé du Vietnam acquit son indépendance et qu’un référendum établit une République du Vietnam après son regroupement au sud du 17ème parallèle, le personnalisme communautaire devint l’idéologie maîtresse du gouvernement de Ngô Đình Diệm. Plusieurs observateurs critiques de l’époque dénigrèrent ce personnalisme comme une pâle imitation de la pensée originelle d’Emmanuel Mounier. L’objectif de cet article est de montrer, au travers du parcours intellectuel de deux missionnaires, Alexis Cras et Fernand Parrel, comment le personnalisme français s’est transformé pour devenir une pensée politique proprement vietnamienne.
Molecular markers assisted DNA polymorphism: Implications in mangrove research
Authors: Dasgupta Nirjhar , Bhattacharya Sabyasachi , Hazra Anjan , Das Sauren
Published: October 2017

Mangroves are defined as woody, evergreen group of plant community; grow on the swampy substrate at tropical and sub-tropical habitatsadjusted to high salinity, periodical tidal influence, strong winds, high temperatures, high precipitation and anaerobic soils. They possessunique morphological and physiological adaptive features to cope with these extreme conditions. Mangrove vegetation is the cradle of several marine fauna and provides first line of defense against devastating sea surges, typhoon, tsunami, etc. However, since industrial era, many of the mangrove members were affected by several environmental constrains and anthropogenic activities that raised the sea level, lowered sweet water influx from the adjacent rivers and encroachment for the new settlement formation, increasing salinity. Hence, mangrove restoration program is the front line topic of interest to the plant biologists across the tropical and subtropical world since it has a productive and protective role for the inhabitants. Sound knowledge of molecular characteristic of the individual taxa will be provide an advantage for this initiative.Recent advancement in molecular markers based on the PCR technique techniqueswill enhance the knowledge about genetic background of each individual taxon, ultimately leading to valid guided references towards the understanding the inherent nature of the plant itself and beneficial to proper restoration program.
Apparent isocitrate lyase activity in Leishmania amazonensis
Authors: Hernández-Chinea Concepción , Maimone Laura , Campos Yelitza , Mosca Walter , Romero Pedro J.
Published: October 2017

Early reports have demonstrated the occurrence of glyoxylate cycle enzymes in several
Sero-detection of Toxocara canis infection in human with T.canis recombinant arginine kinase, cathepsin L-1 and TES-26 antigens
Authors: Varghese Anju , Raina Opinder K. , Chandra Dinesh , Mirdha Bijay R. , Kelawala Naresh H. , Solanki Jayesh B. , Kumar Niranjan , Ravindran Reghu , Arun Anandanarayanan , Rialch Ajayta , Lalrinkima Hniang , Kelawala Rohan N. , Samanta Subhamoy
Published: October 2017

Three recombinant antigens
Humoral response of mice infected with Toxocara canis following different infection schemes
Authors: Novák Jan , Panská Lucie , Macháček Tomáš , Kolářová Libuše , Horák Petr
Published: October 2017

The study was focused on the dynamics of humoral response to
First report of pneumonia caused by Angiostrongylus vasorum in a golden jackal
Authors: Gavrilović Pavle , Marinković Darko , Todorović Igor , Gavrilović Aleksandra
Published: October 2017

Angiostrongylosis caused by metastrongyloid nematode
An Instant Update on Telomeres and Telomerase
Authors: Hoh Yin Kiong
Published: October 2017

The DNA sequence of Tetrahymena telomeres was the first to be determined among all telomeres by Elizabeth Blackburn and Joseph Gall in 1978. In 1982, Jack Szostak and Blackburn showed that the unique DNA sequence contained in the telomeres served to protect the chromosomes from degradation. In 1985, Carol Greider and Blackburn showed how the telomeres could be elongated by the enzyme telomerase. These discoveries are milestones marking the start of the molecular era of telomere biology. Telomeres occur at the ends of chromosomes, like the plastic sheaths at the ends of shoelaces. The significance of telomere research was recognized by the award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Blackburn, Szostak, and Greider in 2009.

Although the award of the Nobel Prize is undoubtedly one of the most exciting events in the history of telomere biology, it by no means signals that we have reached the peak of telomere research. Research on telomeres and telomerase is still moving at a very rapid pace, and new findings about telomere functions and the underlying mechanisms are unveiled daily. This paper reviews the early work as well as recent advances in the field.
Effectiveness Of Second Person And Self-Monitoring Approaches In Academic Achievement
Authors: Molaee Zohreh
Published: October 2017

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a second person’s monitoring on learning compared with a self-monitoring approach to improve students’ academic achievement. To do so, the selected research method was a single case with multiple subjects included. The study subjects were three female students of Payame Noor University, Iran, 20 years old on their third study semester, enrolled in a management course in the same class, which had been selected in a purposeful way. The students’ mean first academic semester scores were recorded as a baseline for their academic achievement at the beginning of the study. The intervention commenced for subjects 2 and 3 at the same time; subject 1 had no intervention, the second subject had a second person monitoring and the third subject was self-monitored. At the end of each week, the subjects sat for an academic exam to record their pedagogic progress. Based on the research findings, the first subject had no obvious change in academic achievement (only a little improvement on the first sessions), the second showed a rapid improvement in academic scores, however, this was not a long-term improvement which became stable after four weeks. The third subject with the self-monitoring approach had a slow but long-term improvement during the study. Based on the study results however, the second person monitoring approach had a great effect on academic achievement; it had short-term effectiveness on the learner’s academic achievement compared with slow improvement in the same for learners with the self-monitored approach. It can be concluded, based on the present study, that the self-monitoring process had more sustained effects on academic achievement compared with second person monitoring.
Resumos do 10º Congresso Sul-Brasileiro de Geriatria e Gerontologia e 19ª Jornada de Inverno da Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - RS
Authors: Cataldo Neto Alfredo , Engroff Paula , Crippa Anelise , De Assis Eunice Neves , Loureiro Fernanda , Bisol Luísa Weber
Published: October 2017

PAJAR (Pan American Journal of Aging Research) presents to the scientific community its first supplement with the Abstracts from the 10th South-Brazilian Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology and de 19th Winter Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology – Rio Grande do Sul, held in the city of Bento Gonçalves / RS in the period of July 6 to 8, 2017.
Site Specific Ground Response Analysis for Quantifying Site Amplification at A Regolith Site
Authors: Setiawan Bambang
Published: October 2017

DOI: 10.17014/ijog.4.3.159-167A numerical model has demonstrated that it can simulate reasonably well earthquake motions at the ground level during a seismic event. The most widely used model is an equivalent linear approach. The equivalent linear model was used to compute the free-field response of Adelaide regolith during the 1997 Burra earthquake. The aim of this study is to quantify the amplification at the investigated site. The model computed the ground response of horizontally layered soil deposits subjected to transient and vertically propagating shear waves through a one-dimensional-soil column. Each soil layer was assumed to be homogeneous, visco-elastic, and infinite in the horizontal extent. The results of this study were compared to other studies and forward computation of the geotechnical dynamic parameters of the investigated site. The amplification triggered by the 1997 Burra seismic event was deduced. This study reveals the amplification factor up to 3.6 at the studied site.
Seismic Anisotropy Analysis Beneath Sumatra Revealed by Shear-Wave Splitting
Authors: Candra Arya Dwi , Santosa Bagus Jaya , Rachman Gazali
Published: October 2017

DOI: 10.17014/ijog.4.3.169-179A shear-wave splitting analysis was determined to observe anisotropic structures of an upper mantle layer beneath Sumatra. The data were collected from 35 BMKG stations with the magnitude of more than 6.25 Mw and the epicentre of 85o - 140o. A shear-wave splitting measurement was calculated by using Splitlab based on three methods simultaneously. The result of the shear-wave splitting measurement in the Sumatra Forearc and Fault Zone shows that there are two anisotropic layers. The first layer has a dominant-fast-polarization direction that is parallel with a trench, and has the delay time duration of 0.5 - 0.9 s-. It is presumed that it is caused by a shear-strain as a result of the existences of Mentawai and Sumatra Fault Zones. The second layer has a dominant-fast-polarization direction that is perpendicular to the trench with the delay time duration of about 1.1 - 1.9 s-. It is presumed that it is caused by a movement of a subduction plate on a mantle wedge. The measurement in the backarc shows that there is only one anisotropic layer that is a subduction plate. It is also found that there is a transition of an orientation change on the subduction plate between Sumatra and Java. The change of the polarization direction is probably related to the age difference and the direction velocity of the absolute plate movement (APM) from Sumatra to Java.
Introducción
Authors: Espinosa Betty , Roth André-Noël , Waters William F.
Published: October 2017

Mundos Plurales es una iniciativa desarrollada por una alianza entre el Grupo de Investigación “Análisis de las Políticas Públicas y de la Gestión Pública (APPGP) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL-Bogotá) y el Grupo de Investigación “Políticas Sociales” de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales del Ecuador (FLACSO), a través de un convenio vigente entre estas universidades. Cuenta con el respaldo de académicos provenientes de diversas disciplinas, distintas regiones y países, que apuestan por la pluralidad de pensamiento.
El ILPES de Prebisch
Authors: Franco Rolando
Published: October 2017

En este artículo se analiza la primera década de existencia del Instituto Latinoamericano de Planificación Económica y Social (ILPES). Si bien podría sostenerse que toda la historia del Instituto, y de la CEPAL, estuvieron marcadas por la figura de Raúl Prebisch, ello es más cierto todavía en el mencionado periodo, que va desde julio de 1962 hasta enero de 1973, durante el cual ejerció la función de Director General. La historia del ILPES se configuró de la mano de Raúl Prebisch, y es en el recorrido de este nexo que se visualiza cómo fueron cambiando las condiciones iniciales, las alianzas, los actores, los compromisos que sumados a una continua crisis de dirección desencadenaron una serie de eventos que repercutieron en la edificación de este organismo.This article analyzes the first decade of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES). Although it can be argued that the entire history of the Institute and that of ECLAC were framed by the figure of Raul Prebisch, this is particularly true for the period from July 1962 to January 1973 when he was Director General. The history of ILPES was shaped by the hand of Raul Prebisch, and in reviewing this connection it is possible to visualize changes in the initial conditions, alliances, actors, and compromises that together with a continuous leadership crisis produced a series of events that affected the construction of this organization.
Libertad, equidad, igualdad y desarrollo
Authors: Waters William F.
Published: October 2017

Se analizan dos vertientes del entendimiento de libertad en la literatura clásica. Por un lado, se refiere a complejas relaciones entre el individuo y su gobierno y la ausencia relativa de control oficial sobre las acciones individuales y privadas. Por otro lado, se refiere a la calidad o el estado de ser libre, que es una característica de la persona independiente del entorno externo. Para Amartya Sen, la segunda definición permite entender la libertad en términos de oportunidades en un contexto de equidad. Independiente de lo que se permite o limita formalmente, la política pública promueve la libertad y el desarrollo cuando los ciudadanos pueden actuar a base de opciones reales en condiciones sociales, políticas, económicas y culturales existentes.Two interpretations of an understanding of liberty in the classical literature are discussed. On one hand, the term refers to complex relations between the individual and the government and the relative absence of official control over individual and private actions. On the other hand, the term refers to the quality or status of being free, which is a characteristic of the person independent of the external environment. According to Amartya Sen, the second definition allows us to understand liberty in terms of opportunities in the context of equity. Independent of what is formally allowed or limited, public policy promotes liberty and development when citizens can act on the basis of real options within existing social, political, economic, and cultural conditions.
Hacia un enfoque pragmático de la acción pública
Authors: Zittoun Philippe
Published: October 2017

El artículo expone los principales principios, conceptos e hipótesis de un enfoque pragmático de la acción pública. Inspirada por la filosofía pragmática americana de Peirce, James y Dewey de inicio del siglo XX, por el giro lingüístico de la filosofía de los años setenta y por la sociología pragmática francesa de Boltanski y Latour, esta nueva perspectiva privilegia la descripción concreta y micro de las actividades que realizan los actores para mantener o transformar las políticas públicas en vez de teorías causales generalmente macro cuya fuerza explicativa tiende a enceguecerlas. Tomando en serio las capacidades cognitivas y discursivas de los individuos, se propone seguir la carrera de las propuestas de acción pública interesándose en las estrategias de definición, argumentación y conflicto que estos realizan en los juegos de lenguaje, de reclutamiento y de poder en los cuales se inscriben. Apoyándose en una metodología cualitativa, esta perspectiva comprensiva da una mayor importancia a la pregunta por el sentido que despliegan los actores para configurar coacciones y oportunidades en sus interacciones dentro del proceso de decisión. Abstract
¿Cuál es el rostro social de los nuevos acuerdos comerciales de la UE? Más allá del enfoque “suave”
Authors: Van den Putte Lore , Orbie Jan , Bossuyt Fabienne , Martens Deborah , De Ville Ferdi
Published: October 2017

Si la UE realmente está comprometida con la promoción de los derechos laborales a través de acuerdos comerciales, debería invertir más personas y recursos en este objetivo y mejorar su enfoque de la vinculación entre comercio y trabajo en tres aspectos: (i) la participación de la sociedad civil en la supervisión debería ser más sustancial; (ii) la supervisión de la ejecución y el seguimiento deben ser más completos, sistemáticos e integradores; (iii) el enfoque basado en el diálogo debe ser más integral tanto en términos de las políticas y la participación de los actores. Estas cuestiones son más importantes que el debate sobre si es apropiado que la UE adopte un enfoque basado más en las sanciones.
Resignificación del desempleo en la política social argentina frente al quiebre de la hegemonía neoliberal
Authors: Messina Giuseppe
Published: October 2017

Esta investigación aborda los cambios en las políticas estatales implementadas por Argentina en respuesta al problema del desempleo a lo largo de un periodo que abarca la década de los 90, de fuerte impronta neoliberal, la crisis de 2001-2002 y la etapa posterior del kirchnerismo. El análisis parte de la conceptualización del problema del desempleo y de la categoría de desocupado implícita en los documentos constitutivos de la política laboral (leyes, programas de empleo, etc.) a lo largo del periodo seleccionado, para indagar la persistencia de los rasgos neoliberales (y su cercanía a las corrientes económicas neoclásicas) o la emergencia (o recuperación) de paradigmas alternativos. En particular, se considera que el quiebre se juega entre la individualización de la situación del desocupado o una recuperación del concepto de desempleo como problema social colectivo.
Ideas, discurso y proceso de reforma en el sector salud. Colombia y Ecuador en perspectiva comparada
Authors: Buitrago Yudi Marlen
Published: October 2017

En el campo de la política comparada ha surgido un creciente interés en analizar el rol de las ideas y el discurso en la transformación de la política pública, no obstante, aún existe bastante controversia sobre cómo y bajo qué condiciones estos dos factores influyen en el cambio de las políticas públicas. En el documento se examinan los casos de Colombia y Ecuador, en referencia al éxito del caso colombiano para lograr la reforma de la salud a través de la Ley 100 de 1993, y se contrasta con el caso ecuatoriano, en cuyo caso durante el periodo de 1992-1997 se intentó concretar sin éxito la reforma. Ambos casos contribuyen a revelar cómo el rol del discurso y de las ideas, en combinación con factores institucionales, son determinantes en el proceso de reforma, a través de diversos mecanismos como la construcción de un imperativo de reforma, el discurso coordinativo y comunicativo, y el contenido normativo y cognitivo. En Colombia, la conformación de una fuerte coalición pro-reforma, junto con un consistente discurso coordinativo y comunicativo lograron enfatizar la necesidad del cambio; mientras en Ecuador, las entidades gubernamentales no lograron consensos, ni construir un contenido cognitivo y normativo convincente.
Flujos de Ingobernabilidad, Don y Derecho Alter-Nativo
Authors: Madroñero Mario
Published: October 2017

El presente texto expone una serie de reflexiones sobre la relación crítica entre pensamiento amerindio y prácticas chamánicas, desde una perspectiva relacionada con las economías de lo sagrado y los flujos de ingobernabilidad que provocan las prácticas rituales en contextos contemporáneos. La donación, como forma de exposición de una relación de alteridad, permite la relectura de la dimensión económica de los diferentes intercambios éticos, estéticos, políticos, culturales, que incentivan la proposición de un derecho alter-nativo, como respuesta a la crisis de relación comunitaria actual.
Las esferas de la justicia: una defensa al pluralismo y la igualdad
Authors: Larrea Maldonado Ana María
Published: October 2017

Walzer desarrolla su planteamiento sobre la justicia distributiva confrontando la tesis de John Rawls según la cual existiría un criterio distributivo universal para todo tipo de bienes1. El planteamiento de Walzer, en contraposición, es radicalmente particularista, aunque comparte con Rawls la necesidad de construir un igualitarismo congruente con la libertad.
Introducción
Authors: Comité Editorial Mundos Plurales
Published: October 2017

La importancia creciente de las políticas públicas en los discursos políticos y académicos en América Latina urge la difusión de los principales aportes, propuestas, debates y discusiones en un campo de gran heterogeneidad. Este interés contrasta con la aún limitada disponibilidad en idioma castellano de numerosos autores considerados como referencias indispensables en el campo de las políticas públicas así como en la escasa producción regional de aportes a los debates en este campo, a pesar de la reciente multiplicación de programas de formación en políticas públicas en la región.
El rock: de la rebelde autenticidad a la forma-mercancía
Authors: Stornaiolo Pimentel Alfredo
Published: October 2017

El rock and roll nació de los blues en los años cincuenta en los Estados Unidos. A su vez, los blues habían surgido de las work songs, los field hollers y los spirituals que entonaban los esclavos en las plantaciones sureñas para expresar oraciones, lamentos y deseos de libertad mientras se rompían el alma trabajando. A mediados de los cincuenta, Chuck Berry y Little Richard lo inventaron, sin embargo, un blanco, Elvis Presley, sería “el Rey” interpretando música negra para un mercado blanco. No obstante, a fines de la década, esta música declinaba en Estados Unidos mientras que en Gran Bretaña nacía, también de los blues, un ritmo trascendente, con estatus de arte que sedifundiría por el mundo transformado en mercancía. Sin embargo, el rock and roll supo mantener su autenticidad, su aura.
Rasgos de personalidad y asertividad en estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Authors: Bermúdez Vargas Katterin , Ccancce Gastelú Priscila , Conde Rodríguez Isaac
Published: October 2017

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los rasgos de personalidad y la asertividad en 210 estudiantes de ambos sexos, entre 16 y 25 años de edad del primer y segundo año de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de una Universidad privada de Lima este. Materiales y Métodos: Este estudio fue de diseño no experimental, tipo cuantitativo, de alcance descriptivo correlacional, se utilizó el Inventario de Personalidad reducido en Cinco Factores (NEOFFI) y la Escala de Evaluación de la Asertividad (ADCA-1). Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que sí existe relación significativa entre las variable. De este modo, se encontró relación altamente significativa entre el rasgo neuroticismo con autoasertividad (r=-0.449 p=0.000) y con heteroasertividad (r=-0.292 p=0.000). Además, existe relación altamente significativa entre el rasgo extraversión con autoasertividad (r=0.391 p=0.000) y heteroasertividad (r=0.198 p=0.004). Conclusiones: Finalmente se halló relación altamente significativa entre el rasgo responsabilidad con autoasertividad (r=0.447 p=0.000) y con heteroasertividad (r=0.238 p=0.001) en los estudiantes universitarios.
Efectividad del programa “Mi postura, mi salud” en los conocimientos y prácticas para la prevención de trastornos musculo esquelético basado en la ergonomía participativa, en trabajadores de una empresa privada de Lima este, 2016
Authors: Miranda Limachi Keila Ester
Published: October 2017

Objetivo: Determinar la efectividad del programa educativo “Mi postura mi salud” en los conocimientos y prácticas para la prevención de trastornos músculo esqueléticos en los trabajadores en la empresa privada “Exige”. Materiales y Métodos: diseño pre -experimental y de corte longitudinal. La muestra fue no probabilístico y por conveniencia, conformada por 50 trabajadores. Los instrumentos empleados para la recolección de datos fueron de elaboración propia presentando un KR-20 de 0.739 para el cuestionario de conocimientos y 0.790 para la guía de observación. Además, demostraron una validez de contenido de 1 a través de la prueba V de Aiken. Resultados: A través de la prueba de Wilcoxon se comprueba que el programa “Mi postura, mi salud” es efectivo en los conocimientos y prácticas para la prevención de trastornos musculo esquelético con un p-valor de 0,000. Conclusiones: Los programas educativos contribuyen en la mejora de los conocimientos y prácticas, e incentivan la adopción de hábitos y estilos de vida favorables para la salud.
Nasoangiofibroma juvenil: manejo interdisciplinario de un caso
Authors: Díaz Quiquia Vasti Evelyn
Published: October 2017

Introducción: El nasoangiofibroma juvenil (NAF) es un tumor nasofaríngeo benigno, altamente vascularizado, actualmente corresponde a una de cada 10.000 consultas otorrinolaringológicas y al 0,5% de todos los tumores de cabeza y cuello. Se caracteriza por presentar epistaxis recurrentes y obstrucción nasal. Caso clínico: Se presenta el caso de un adolescente de 16 años con epistaxis recurrentes y obstrucción nasal de un año de evolución, se le realizan TAC y RM donde se evidencia masa nasofaríngea derecha captadora de contraste, por lo que se programa embolización previa a la cirugía, se extrae tumor angiofibromatoso de 8x4x2 cm, con posterior taponamiento anterior. El paciente se encuentra en su postoperatorio evolucionando favorablemente. Conclusión: El nasoangiofibroma juvenil es la neoplasia benigna más común de la nasofaringe con comportamiento maligno. El pronóstico es favorable en proporción a su reconocimiento y extirpación precoz. El diagnóstico precoz y el manejo multidisciplinario es la clave para el éxito.
Polar Research and Supply Vessel POLARSTERN Operated by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute
Authors: Knust Rainer
Published: October 2017

POLARSTERN, operated by the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, is an ice going research and supply vessel. The main operation areas are the ice-covered seas of the northern and southern polar regions. The ship provides ideal working conditions for almost all compartments of marine sciences, atmospheric and glaciological research. It can break ice up to 2m continuously and can operate up to 90 days at sea. POLARSTERN is therefore ideally suited for often long expeditions to remote Polar Regions. POLARSTERN regularly supplies the Antarctic research stations, especially the Neumayer Station III and the Kohnen Station (Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, 2016a). In the last 30 years POLARSTERN was in average 310 days per year at sea, she is the major research tool of the German polar research programme.
The Effectiveness of Speaking Instruction through Task-Based Language Teaching
Authors: Malihah Noor
Published: October 2017

Speaking is a crucial part of second language learning and teaching. Teaching speaking is not merely to let students to repeat or memorize dialogues, but they should be able to use the utterance to communicate in the real situations. Teachers’ attitudes to respond the students thought and opinion is important, as they should not be forced to speak and putthem in the deep anxiety, but we invite the learners to use any languages in the performance of oral tasks where teachers give a task and learners complete the task. Teachers should be able to create such situations where students hold meaningful tasks that will promote their speaking proficiency. This can be realized when students works with their friends in groups to complete a task. Task-Based approach is the alternate to solve the problem where learning is developed through performing a series of activities as steps towards successful task realization.Key words: Language learning and teaching; speaking instruction; taskbasedapproach; task