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Autoantibodies against complement components in systemic lupus erythematosus – role in the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations
Authors: Hristova M H , Stoyanova V S
Published: May 2017

Many complement structures and a number of additional factors, i.e. autoantibodies, receptors, hormones and cytokines, are implicated in the complex pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Genetic defects in the complement as well as functional deficiency due to antibodies against its components lead to different pathological conditions, usually clinically presented. Among them hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, different types of glomerulonephritis as dense deposit disease, IgA nephropathy, atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome and lupus nephritis are very common. These antibodies cause conformational changes leading to pathological activation or inhibition of complement with organ damage and/or limited capacity of the immune system to clear immune complexes and apoptotic debris. Finally, we summarize the role of complement antibodies in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus and discuss the mechanism of some related clinical conditions such as infections, thyroiditis, thrombosis, acquired von Willebrand disease, etc.
Internal longitudinal damage detection in a steel beam using Lamb waves: Simulation and test study
Authors: Park Chan Yik , Palazotto Anthony N , Hale Chad S , Jung Hwee Kwon
Published: May 2017

Lamb waves are one of the promising tools to detect damage in aircraft structures. They can be generated in aircraft structures by piezoelectric actuators, propagate a long distance, and be picked up by several types of sensors. The waves can be easily distorted and attenuated by damage. In this study, internal longitudinal damage in a beam structure is experimentally and numerically detected. In order to create longitudinal Lamb waves, a unidirectional piezoelectric actuator is used. Plane strain models and three-dimensional solid models are developed, and dynamic simulations are performed using ABAQUS/Explicit. Lamb wave signals picked up by multiple sensors through the experiment are compared with the simulation results. Two internal notch damages are detected and the damage locations are estimated with the Lamb wave signals.
Consent Decrees
Authors: Alpert Geoffrey P. , McLean Kyle , Wolfe Scott
Published: May 2017

Federal consent decrees have been a method of police reform available to the federal government since the 1990s. The consent decree process has been shrouded in secrecy for many years. Recently, the methods and data have become available allowing for more detailed analyses of the objectives and outcomes of these agreements. As a result, several reviews of consent decrees have been conducted, noting the successes and failures. Overall, consent decrees are successful in the short term but have not been sustainable. With the changing political landscape, consent decrees may not be available in the near future, and efforts will revert back to the individual agencies and their political entities. This special issue provides a window into the inner-workings of consent decrees through the perspectives of individuals who are involved with them. The authors of the articles are all involved with consent decrees and are reporting their experiences and assessments.
What makes memory constructive? A study in the serial reproduction of Bartlett’s experiments
Authors: Wagoner Brady
Published: May 2017

The claim that memory is constructive or reconstructive is no longer controversial in psychology. However, in the last decades it has generally been taken to mean that our memories are inaccurate or distorted. In the locus classicus of the constructive memory idea—Bartlett’s Remembering—we find a different meaning: Constructive is there understood as a future-oriented and adaptive characteristic of remembering, which can also lead to accuracy. His notion of constructiveness was even earlier elaborated in relation to group dynamics in his book Psychology and Primitive Culture. How did we get from one meaning of constructive to another? This question is explored through a serial reproduction analysis of experiments purporting to replicate Bartlett’s study. The focus is on the transformation of terminology used to describe qualitative changes introduced by subjects into reproductions. In this history a diversity of terms, coming from different intellectual sources, is gradually subsumed under the single term ‘distortion’. Thus, psychologists have reconstructed Bartlett’s work based on their own background, other influences and their own project for the discipline, illustrating the very constructive processes Bartlett theorized.
Whose memory and why: A commentary on power and the construction of memory
Authors: Obradović Sandra
Published: May 2017

The present commentary explores the implicit and explicit role of power in shaping what is remembered and why. By addressing the three papers in this section it argues for the need to more openly consider how power relations, particularly asymmetrical power relations, come to shape the construction of memory. Implications of acknowledging power in memory studies are discussed.
Representations of mental health and arts participation in the national and local British press, 2007–2015
Authors: Atanasova Dimitrinka , Koteyko Nelya , Brown Brian , Crawford Paul
Published: May 2017

We analysed news articles published in national and local British newspapers between 2007 and 2015 to understand (1) how mental health and arts participation were framed and (2) how the relationships between participants in arts initiatives were conceptualised. Using corpus-assisted qualitative frame analysis, we identified frames of recovery, stigma and economy. The recovery frame, which emphasised that mental illness can be treated similarly to physical illness, positioned arts participation as a form of therapy that can complement or substitute medication. The stigma frame presented arts participation as a mechanism for challenging social conceptions that mentally ill individuals are incapable of productive work. The economy frame discussed the economic burden of mentally ill individuals and portrayed arts participation as facilitating their return to employment. Using thematic analysis, which paid attention to the representation of social actors, we found that service users were identified as the prime beneficiaries of arts initiatives, and arts participation was conceptualised as a way to bring people with mental health issues together. We discuss these findings against existing research on media representations of mental health and the concept of ‘mutual recovery’ and suggest what wider concurrent developments in the areas of mental health and the media may account for the uncovered frames and themes.
Clinical Positioning Accuracy for Multisession Stereotactic Radiotherapy With the Gamma Knife Perfexion
Authors: Smith Wade P. , Young Lori A. , Phillips Mark H. , Cheung Michael , Halasz Lia M. , Rockhill Jason K.
Published: May 2017

Multisession stereotactic radiation therapy is increasingly being seen as a preferred option for intracranial diseases in close proximity to critical structures and for larger target volumes. The objective of this study is to investigate the reproducibility of the Extend system from Elekta. A retrospective review was conducted for all patients treated with multisession Gamma Knife between July 2010 and June 2015, including both malignant and benign lesions. Eighty-four patients were treated in this 5-year span. The average residual daily setup uncertainty was 0.48 (0.19) mm. We compare measurements of setup uncertainty from the Extend system to measurements performed with a linac-based approach previously used in our center. The Extend system has significantly reduced setup uncertainty for fractionated intracranial treatments at our institution. Positive results were observed in a small population of edentulous patients. The Extend system compares favorably with other approaches to delivering intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy and is a robust, simple-to-use, and precise method for treating multisession intracranial lesions.
Neurofeedback-Based Enhancement of Single Trial Auditory Evoked Potentials: Feasibility in Healthy Subjects
Authors: Rieger Kathryn , Rarra Marie-Helene , Moor Nicolas , Diaz Hernandez Laura , Baenninger Anja , Razavi Nadja , Dierks Thomas , Hubl Daniela , Koenig Thomas
Published: May 2017

Previous studies showed a global reduction of the event-related potential component N100 in patients with schizophrenia, a phenomenon that is even more pronounced during auditory verbal hallucinations. This reduction assumingly results from dysfunctional activation of the primary auditory cortex by inner speech, which reduces its responsiveness to external stimuli. With this study, we tested the feasibility of enhancing the responsiveness of the primary auditory cortex to external stimuli with an upregulation of the event-related potential component N100 in healthy control subjects. A total of 15 healthy subjects performed 8 double-sessions of EEG-neurofeedback training over 2 weeks. The results of the used linear mixed effect model showed a significant active learning effect within sessions ( t = 5.99, P < .001) against an unspecific habituation effect that lowered the N100 amplitude over time. Across sessions, a significant increase in the passive condition ( t = 2.42, P = .03), named as carry-over effect, was observed. Given that the carry-over effect is one of the ultimate aims of neurofeedback, it seems reasonable to apply this neurofeedback training protocol to influence the N100 amplitude in patients with schizophrenia. This intervention could provide an alternative treatment option for auditory verbal hallucinations in these patients.
Transanal Inspection and Management of Low Colorectal Anastomosis Performed With a New Technique: the TICRANT Study
Authors: Crafa Francesco , Smolarek Sebastian , Missori Giulia , Shalaby Mostafa , Quaresima Silvia , Noviello Adele , Cassini Diletta , Ascenzi Pasquale , Franceschilli Luana , Delrio Paolo , Baldazzi Giannandrea , Giampiero Ucchino , Megevand Jacques , Maria Romano Giovanni , Sileri Pierpaolo
Published: May 2017

Background: Anastomotic leakage is one of the most serious complications after rectal cancer surgery. Method: A prospective multicenter interventional study to assess a newly described technique of creating the colorectal and coloanal anastomosis. The primary outcome was to access the safety and efficacy of this technique in the reduction of anastomotic leak. Result: Fifty-three patients with rectal cancer who underwent low or ultra-low anterior resection were included in the study. There were 35 males and 18 females, with a median age of 68 years (range = 49-89 years). The median tumor distance from the anal verge was 8 cm (range = 4-12 cm), and the median body mass index was 24 kg/m2 (range = 20-35 kg/m2). Thirty patients underwent open, 16 laparoscopic, and 7 robotic surgeries. Multiple firing (2-charges) was required in 30 patients to obtain a complete rectal division. Forty-five patients had colorectal anastomosis, and 8 patients had coloanal anastomosis. The protective ileostomy was created in 40 patients at the time of initial surgery. There was no mortality in the first 30 days postoperatively, and only 10 (19%) patients developed complications. There were 3 anastomotic leakages (6%); 2 of them were subclinical with ileostomy created at initial operation and both were treated conservatively with transanal drainage and intravenous antibiotics. One patient required reoperation and ileostomy. The median length of hospital stay was 10 days (range = 4-20 days). Conclusion: Our technique is a safe and efficient method of creation of colorectal anastomosis. It is also a universal method that can be used in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries.
Interventions in pain management for persons with an intellectual disability
Authors: Doody Owen , Bailey Maria E
Published: May 2017

Pain is a multidimensional and subjective experience, and an ideal pain management regime needs to be comprehensive, integrative and involve all relevant persons. Multimodal interventions may include pharmacological, physical, social, psychological and spiritual approaches in order to address pain management at a molecular, functional, behavioural, cognitive and affective levels. Pain management interventions will vary according to pain aetiology, patient characteristics and preferences. In keeping with best practice guidelines for effective pain management, a structured approach incorporating an effective assessment of pain by the healthcare professional, identification of the source and type of pain and accurate documentation is essential. This article focuses on pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management for individuals with intellectual disability.
Genealogy as critique in International Relations: Beyond the hermeneutics of baseless suspicion
Authors: Borg Stefan
Published: May 2017

This article engages genealogy as a form of critique in International Relations. It demonstrates that Foucault’s genealogy has had an important, albeit hitherto unexamined, impact on how critique is understood in post-structuralist International Relations. Specifically, the article argues that a genealogical disposition tends to inscribe violence as foundational to the human condition, and genealogically informed empirical applications in International Relations risk reproducing this gesture. In the first part, the article returns to the first generation of post-structuralist International Relations and also examines examples of contemporary scholarship using frameworks of governmentality and biopolitics. The second part of the article traces the problem of ontologically inscribing violence back to Foucault’s genealogical phase. Drawing on the work of John Milbank, the article then contrasts a genealogical ontology of violence with one that refuses violence as foundational. The article ends by arguing that empirical scholarship drawing on governmentality and biopolitics should be careful not to read the genealogical ontology of violence into their analyses of global political life.
Turning the Other Lobe: Directional Biases in Brain Diagrams
Authors: Wiseman Richard , Owen Adrian M.
Published: May 2017

Past research shows that in drawn or photographic portraits, people are significantly more likely to be posed facing to their right than their left. We examined whether the same type of bias exists among sagittal images of the human brain. An exhaustive search of Google images using the term ‘brain sagittal view’ yielded 425 images of a left or right facing brain. The direction of each image was coded and revealed that 80% of the brains were right-facing. This bias was present in images that did not contain any representation of a human head. It is argued that the effect might be aesthetic in nature, the result of the Western tradition of reading left to right or due to the facial factors that underlie the bias previously found in portraits.
Biventricular Repair of Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Preoperative Echocardiography and Surgical Outcomes
Authors: Meng Hong , Pang Kun-Jing , Li Shou-Jun , Hsi David , Yan Jun , Hu Sheng-Shou , Hua Zhong-Dong , Wang Hao
Published: May 2017

Objective:

To discuss the key anatomic features of double outlet right ventricle (DORV) assessed by preoperative echocardiography among patients treated with different types of biventricular repair.

Methods:

Surgical and echocardiographic databases were queried to identify patients who had undergone biventricular repair for DORV and had adequate preoperative echocardiographic imaging. All patients underwent pre- and postoperative echocardiography and clinical evaluation following discharge.

Results:

Two hundred sixty-two patients with DORV met the inclusion criteria of the study. The patients were divided into two groups—intraventricular tunnel repair (IVR) to the aorta (194 [74%] patients) or to the pulmonary artery with either concomitant arterial switch operation or double-root translocation (68 [26%] patients). Among 68 patients undergoing IVR to the pulmonary artery, 50 patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) type of DORV and 7 patients with remote ventricular septal defect (VSD) type underwent IVR plus arterial switch operation and 6 patients with TGA type and 5 patients with remote VSD type underwent IVR plus double-root translocation. There were three hospital deaths and one late death (overall operative mortality: 1.5%).

Conclusion:

Preoperative echocardiography provided crucial data to estimate the feasibility of intraventricular tunnel creation to either the aorta or the pulmonary artery and to guide the selection of either arterial switch or double-root translocation. Biventricular repair could be achieved with favorable outcomes in most patients with DORV.
Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect: Influence of Timing of Repair on Intermediate Outcomes
Authors: Parikh Khushboo N. , Shah Nishant C. , Myers John L. , Kunselman Allen R. , Clark Joseph B.
Published: May 2017

Background:

The optimal timing of repair of complete atrioventricular canal defect (CAVC) remains uncertain. When early repair is indicated due to clinical conditions, patients may be potentially exposed to excess morbidity or mortality. We reviewed our experience with repair of CAVC to determine the influence of age on outcomes.

Methods:

The study included 48 patients who underwent repair of CAVC at our institution from 2004 to 2014. To assess the association of age at surgery with outcomes, logistic regression models were fit to binary outcomes and linear regression models were fit for continuous outcomes. Age at surgery was dichotomized into early (≤90 days; n = 18) and late repair (>90 days; n = 30). Chi-square and two-sample t tests were used to compare early to late repair with respect to patient characteristics and outcomes.

Results:

Patient characteristics were similar except for mean weight at surgery (3.9 vs 4.6 kg) and presence of greater than equal to moderate left atrioventricular valve regurgitation (LAVVR; 1 vs 11). When assessed by continuous scale or dichotomized at 90 days, there was no association of age at repair with outcomes including median bypass and clamp times, need for pacemaker implantation, pulmonary hypertension requiring oxygen and/or medication, median length of stay, incidence of greater than equal to moderate LAVVR at discharge, and rate of reoperation for LAVVR. Freedom from greater than equal to moderate LAVVR was similar between the groups at latest follow-up.

Conclusion:

Contemporary repair of CAVC is associated with low mortality and favorable outcomes. In the presence of clear signs of congestive heart failure, primary repair can be safely accomplished in patients under three months of age.
Remarks on contractive type mappings
Authors: Górnicki Jarosław
Published: May 2017

We present an analog of Banach’s fixed point theorem for $CJM$
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contractions in preordered metric spaces. These results substantially extend theorems of Ran and Reurings’ (Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 132(5): 1435-1443, 2003) and Nieto and Rodríguez-López (Order 22: 223-239, 2005).
Changes in clinical laboratory parameters and pharmacodynamic markers in response to blinatumomab treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory ALL
Authors: Nägele Virginie , Kratzer Andrea , Zugmaier Gerhard , Holland Chris , Hijazi Youssef , Topp Max S. , Gökbuget Nicola , Baeuerle Patrick A. , Kufer Peter , Wolf Andreas , Klinger Matthias
Published: May 2017

Background

Blinatumomab has shown a remission rate of 69% in an exploratory single-arm, phase II dose-escalation study in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We evaluated changes in laboratory parameters and immunopharmacodynamic markers in patients who received blinatumomab in the exploratory phase II study.

Methods

Data from 36 adults with relapsed/refractory ALL receiving blinatumomab as 4-week continuous IV infusions in various dose cohorts were analyzed for changes in liver enzymes, first-dose parameters, peripheral blood cell subpopulations, and cytokine/granzyme B release. Associations with clinical response were evaluated.

Results

Liver enzymes and inflammatory parameters transiently increased primarily during the first treatment week without clinical symptoms and reversed to baseline levels thereafter. B and T cells showed expected depletion and redistribution kinetics, respectively. Similarly, thrombocytes and T cells displayed an initial decline in cell counts, whereas neutrophils peaked during the first days after infusion start. T-cell redistribution coincided with upregulation of LFA-1 and CD69. Patients who responded to blinatumomab had more pronounced T-cell expansion, which was associated with proliferation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and memory subsets. Release of cytokines and granzyme B primarily occurred during the first week of cycle 1, except for IL-10, which was released in subsequent cycles. Blinatumomab step-dosing was associated with lower cytokine release and lower body temperature.

Conclusions

In this study of relapsed/refractory ALL, blinatumomab-induced changes in laboratory parameters were transient and reversible. The evaluated PD markers demonstrated blinatumomab activity, and the analysis of cytokines supported the rationale for stepwise dosing.

(ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01209286.)
PKDGRAV3: beyond trillion particle cosmological simulations for the next era of galaxy surveys
Authors: Potter Douglas , Stadel Joachim , Teyssier Romain
Published: May 2017

We report on the successful completion of a 2 trillion particle cosmological simulation to $z=0$
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run on the Piz Daint supercomputer (CSCS, Switzerland), using 4000+ GPU nodes for a little less than 80 h of wall-clock time or 350,000 node hours. Using multiple benchmarks and performance measurements on the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory Titan supercomputer, we demonstrate that our code PKDGRAV3, delivers, to our knowledge, the fastest time-to-solution for large-scale cosmological N-body simulations. This was made possible by using the Fast Multipole Method in conjunction with individual and adaptive particle time steps, both deployed efficiently (and for the first time) on supercomputers with GPU-accelerated nodes. The very low memory footprint of PKDGRAV3 allowed us to run the first ever benchmark with 8 trillion particles on Titan, and to achieve perfect scaling up to 18,000 nodes and a peak performance of 10 Pflops.
Porosity inversion by Caianiello neural networks with Levenberg-Marquardt optimization
Authors: Boateng Cyril D. , Fu Li-Yun , Yu Wu , Xizhu Guan
Published: May 2017

Caianiello neural networks (CNNs) incorporated with the Robinson seismic convolutional model are modified by the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm to improve convergence. CNNs are extended to the multiattribute domain for reservoir property inversion, with time-varying signal processing by a frequency-domain block implementation using fast Fourier transforms. Optimal inversion can be achieved by applying the Levenberg-Marquardt optimization to multiattribute domain CNNs for convergency improvement due to its ability to swing between the steepest-descent and Gauss-Newton algorithms. The methodology is applied to porosity estimation in an oilfield with six wells in the Bohai Basin of China. Cross-validation results indicate significant correlation between actual porosity logs and predicted porosity logs. Compared with a traditional method, our technique is robust.
Beating excuses for poor practice using reflection
Authors: Barber Jenny
Published: May 2017

Our daily routines and planning are sometimes based on long-held reasons that may no longer be valid or right for the children in the setting. Although change can be challenging, you should not shy away from it.
Informing practice through the use of observations
Authors: Johnstone Barbara
Published: May 2017

By recognising that each child is a unique individual worthy of receiving the best possible provision, settings can ensure that the progress and development of children in their care is promoted.
First impressions count in our customer facing roles
Authors: Tubb Jane
Published: May 2017

Listening to parental needs is vital in developing good relationships, especially when we are all working to the same goals, to the benefit of the children. How do we support and engage the wider family?
Playing to our strengths: Harnessing the power of ‘Yes’ and ‘Yet’
Authors: Baston-Pitt Linda , Brotchie Jane
Published: May 2017

How do we create workplaces that are positive environments, where staff enjoy coming to work, absentee rates are low, and children are happy? These are important questions for providers who want to keep up high standards, retain staff, and to stay popular with parents.
Sticks and straws galore
Authors: Harries Judith
Published: May 2017

The third in a series that will explore practical activities for introducing mathematical learning and language using everyday resources and junk materials – this month, we will be using sticks and straws.
Bright lights and baby feet
Authors: Poynton Donna
Published: May 2017

Children's theatre has come a long way since it was first made popular in the 1970s, with inspiration for early years productions being taken from a number of genres. Donna Poynton explores the possibilities.
Antioxidant supplementation for chronic pancreatitis: an overview
Authors: Mantle David
Published: May 2017

It is now some 30 years since the introduction of micronutrient (antioxidant) supplementation into UK gastroenterology practice for the management of pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. This therapeutic strategy was developed as an alternative to the use of opioids or surgery for pain relief. Supplementation comprises methionine, vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium, and is based on deficiencies of these nutrients identified in chronic pancreatitis and their role in protecting against free-radical-induced oxidative stress, implicated in the pathogenesis of this disorder. Four clinical trials have been carried out on this supplementation in chronic pancreatitis patients, three of which reported significant pain relief and improved quality of life. The supplementation is generally well tolerated, with no significant adverse effects reported. Several recent meta-analyses have concluded that it provides a safe and effective therapy for pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis. This article documents the background to this work and provides an update of recent developments in this field.
Evaluating nursing standards in a stoma care service: results of an internal audit
Authors: Metcalf Christine
Published: May 2017

An audit was undertaken using the Association of Stoma Care Nurses (ASCN) UK nursing standards to allow the stoma care team to benchmark their current service. Patients were contacted 1 month after discharge from hospital, and a telephone interview was conducted using the ASCN audit questionnaire. The data were analysed and presented to the team, and an action plan was agreed. Results highlighted that, although there were many areas of good practice, there were also areas that needed improvement, including offering patients a preoperative chance to meet another stoma patient and making them aware of their individualised care plan and of potential stoma complications prior to discharge. In addition, patients needed sufficient time to discuss how they felt and to be informed about relevant support groups and prescription changes relating to their appliance and accessory requirements.
William the Conqueror
Authors: Bates David
Published: May 2017

This book offers a reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history. This book combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of early medieval kingship, it assesses each phase of William's life to establish why so many trusted William to invade England in 1066 and the consequences of this on the history of the so-called Norman Conquest after the Battle of Hastings and for generations to come. Taking an innovative approach, the book argues for a move away from old perceptions and controversies associated with William's life and the Norman Conquest.
The Art of the Bribe
Authors: Heinzen James
Published: May 2017

Traditions of official corruption inherited from the Soviet and late Imperial eras have continued to touch Russian life since the collapse of the USSR. This study is the first archive-based, historical study of bribery and corruption in the Soviet Union for this period. A study of the solicitation and offering of bribes forms the heart of this research. Bribery (vziatochnichestvo)—typically defined in law as gifts in cash or in kind intended to influence public officials to the benefit of the giver—represents the paradigmatic variety of corruption. This study takes a novel approach to the phenomenon of the bribe, examining it as an integral part of an unofficial yet essential series of relationships upon which much of Soviet society and state administration relied in order to function, as it gradually became part of the fabric of everyday life. The book examines three major, related themes. The book’s first theme, “The Landscape of Bribery,” concerns the nature and varieties of bribery, while painting a sociological portrait of the people involved. Whom did prosecutors accuse of such crimes? The second major topic addresses the regime’s attempts to understand the causes of bribery, and then to wipe it out through centrally directed anti-corruption “campaigns.” “The view from below,” which examines popular perceptions and understandings of bribery, constitutes the third dimension of the study. Focusing on bribery among police, court, and other law enforcement employees, this phase explores the imprecise and shifting line that separated “acceptable” from “unacceptable” behavior.
Chinese Theology
Authors: Starr Chloë
Published: May 2017

Chinese Theology explores theological writings from mainland China in their historical, social, and textual contexts. From the dialogues of sixteenth-century scholars to the revolutionary writings of theological educators in the twentieth century or the micro-blogs of contemporary house-church pastors, the book concentrates on theologians (mostly from the liberal or intellectual wings of the churches) who question what a “Chinese” theology might mean, who engage with their environment, and who draw on Chinese culture to inform their understanding of God and the world. The book provides an overview of the evolution of Chinese theology from the Ming dynasty to the present while introducing detailed textual analysis of the writings of Xu Zongze, Zhao Zichen, Wu Leichuan, Ding Guangxun, and Yang Huilin. It argues that Chinese theologies need understanding of their textual context: Chinese theology cannot be understood without a sense of its literary form and of the social meaning of the text, as these shape the theology that emerges. In light of this argument, Chinese Theology obliquely critiques the tendency to regard Western systematic theology and its particular philosophical underpinnings and written forms as the standard for theological thinking.
Sincerity After Communism
Authors: Rutten Ellen
Published: May 2017

This book presents the compelling study of “new sincerity” as a powerful cultural practice, born in perestroika-era Russia, and how it interconnects with global social and media flows. The global cultural practice of a “new sincerity” in literature, media, art, design, fashion, film, and architecture grew steadily in the wake of the Soviet collapse. This book traces the rise and proliferation of a new rhetoric of sincere social expression characterized by complex blends of unabashed honesty, playfulness, and irony. This study of a sweeping cultural trend with roots in late Soviet Russia addresses postsocialist, postmodern, and postdigital questions of selfhood. It explores how and why a uniquely Russian artistic and social philosophy was shaped by “cultural memory, commodification, and mediatization” and how, under Vladimir Putin, “new sincerity” talk merges with transnational pleas to “revive sincerity”.
Psychology, Art, and Antifascism
Authors: Rose Louis
Published: May 2017

The book presents a vivid portrait of two remarkable twentieth-century thinkers and their landmark collaboration on the use and abuse of caricature and propaganda in the modern world. In 1934, Viennese art historian and psychoanalyst Ernst Kris invited his mentee E.H. Gombrich to collaborate on a project that had implications for psychology and neuroscience, and foreshadowed their contributions to the Allied war effort. Their subject: caricature and its use and abuse in propaganda. Their collaboration was a seminal early effort to integrate science, the humanities, and political awareness. In this fascinating biographical and intellectual study, this book explores the content of Kris and Gombrich's project and its legacy.
Identification of risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in a high volume center
Authors: Phillip Veit , Schwab Miriam , Haf David , Algül Hana
Published: May 2017

Background/Objectives

Pancreatitis is the most common complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Several patients´ or procedure related risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) have been suggested. The aim of this study was to validate the risk factors for PEP in a high-volume center.

Methods

All patients undergoing first time ERCP at a tertiary referral center between December 2010 and October 2013 were retrospectively included. PEP was defined according to the Atlanta Classification.

Results

404 patients were included in the final analysis. The risk to develop PEP was increased in patients after inadvertent cannulation of the pancreatic duct (odds ratio 7.468 (2.792–19.975); p<0.001), which occurred in 37.4% of the patients. Inadvertent cannulation occurred significantly more frequently in patients with difficult cannulation of the papilla duodeni major (odds ratio 7.3; p<0.001).

Conclusion

Inadvertent cannulation of the pancreatic duct is a procedure related risk factor for PEP. Measurements on preventing inadvertent cannulation of the pancreatic duct should be established and studies on prophylactic measurements should focus particularly on patients with inadvertent cannulation of the pancreatic duct.
RECURSOS HUMANOS PARA A ECONOMIA DO CONHECIMENTO NA ÓTICA DA TEORIA DO CAPITAL HUMANO
Authors: Karolczak Maria Eloisa , Souza Yeda Swirski
Published: May 2017

A Teoria do Capital Humano (TCH) tem sido explicativa para os problemas relacionados à educação e ao desenvolvimento econômico. Este estudo recorre à TCH com o propósito de buscar entendimento para o fenômeno da disponibilidade ou escassez de recursos humanos com formação nas áreas de Ciências, Tecnologia, Engenharia, Matemática e afins, que são essenciais para o desenvolvimento de empresas da economia do conhecimento. Assim, o objetivo principal neste artigo é o de propor dimensões, categorias e elementos de análise, identificados na TCH, que favorecem a análise sobre o fenômeno da disponibilidade ou escassez desses recursos humanos. Para atingir tal objetivo foi realizada uma revisão da literatura sobre TCH, considerando referências seminais e contemporâneas. O estudo propõe os aspectos relacionados à formação e à qualificação; à presença de fatores motivadores em nível da organização; ao potencial de mobilidade profissional e às práticas de investimento em desenvolvimento da carreira como explicativos para a compreensão do problema da disponibilidade/escassez de profissionais de recursos humanos capacitados nas áreas de Ciências, Tecnologia, Engenharia, Matemática e afins.
EXPLORANDO O USO DO MODELO TARGET: A GESTÃO DE LIÇÕES APRENDIDAS NA ÁREA DE PROJETOS EM UMA INSTITUIÇÃO GOVERNAMENTAL DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA
Authors: Damasceno Jr. Jose Benedito , Chaves Marcirio Silveira
Published: May 2017

Cada vez mais o tema lições aprendidas em projetos vem se fazendo presente, haja vista a sua abordagem nas instituições e a crescente produção de pesquisas acadêmicas. Modelos para Gestão de Lições Aprendidas (GLA) vêm sendo desenvolvidos, apoiados em processos e ferramentas como os softwares sociais (e.g. Wikis, Blogues e Microblogues). Considerando o problema do desuso ou do desconhecimento de processos e ferramentas para GLA nas instituições, esta pesquisa empírica tem como objetivo validar um modelo de GLA em uma instituição governamental de segurança pública. O modelo foi instanciado em uma plataforma Wiki. Este trabalho usa o paradigma de pesquisa Design Science Research (DSR) e o método de pesquisa Technical Action Research (TAR). Os resultados sugerem incrementos ao modelo instanciado na relação processos de lições aprendidas por fase do ciclo de vida do projeto, enquanto a utilidade e a facilidade no uso da Wiki foram reconhecidas pelos envolvidos que, também, consideram haver efeito positivo na eficiência e na eficácia nos processos e nas atividades do projeto. A contribuição para a teoria ocorre à medida que se confirma que investir na adoção de técnicas e ferramentas em projetos é fundamental e que é possível inovar na segurança pública brasileira por meio das boas práticas de projetos. Já a contribuição para a prática se apresenta na adoção de uma sistemática para GLA em projetos inéditos naquela instituição.
Kesesuaian Lahan dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Implementasi Penataan Ruang di Sub Das Gunting Kabupaten Jombang
Authors: Maulana Kurnia k
Published: May 2017

Sub DAS Gunting merupakan bagian dari DAS Brantas di Jawa Timur. Alirannya meliputi 5 kecamatan di kabupaten Jombang, dimana peran vital di emban kawasan ini bagi kabupaten Jombang karena adanya sentra pertanian padi di hilir dan kawasan perkebunan di bagian hulu. Namun demikian, kejadian banjir, longsor, dan kekeringan seakan menjadi ritual tahunan di kawasan ini. Tekanan lahan dan kebutuhan ekonomi mendorong terjadinya penyimpangan penggunaan lahan secara massif di sub DAS Gunting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kesesuaian lahan serta faktor-faktor apa yang mempengaruhi implementasi penataan ruang di kawasan ini dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Analisis spasial dan analisis SWOT menjadi teknik utama untuk menjawab tujuan penelitian. Dari hasil interpretasi citra Landsat 8, diketahui penggunaan lahan terbesar di sub DAS Gunting adalah lahan pertanian seluas 12095,6 Ha dari total luas DAS sebesar 36.884 Ha. Sementara itu, dari hasil analisis SWOT diketahui skor EFAS (2,65) lebih besar dari pada skor IFAS (1,9). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa mekanisme tata guna lahan di sub DAS Gunting lebih dominan di pengaruhi oleh faktor eksternal daripada faktor internal.
The Evaluation of Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralization (SCBD) Project in Banjarnegara Regency
Authors: - Widjonarko - , - Brotosunaryo
Published: May 2017

The Sustainable Capacity Building for Decentralization (SCBD) project funded by the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) aimed to strengthen the capacity of local governments in Indonesia.Banjarnegara Regency was selected by the ministry of internal affairs for the implementation ofthe project. The SCBD Project in Banjarnegara consists of five components including frameworkof capacity building, institutional capacity building, human resources management, humanresources development and sustainable financial and budgeting. This project will is held in fiveyears using two funding schemes phases, donor funded the first 3 years (2009‐2011), thencontinued by the local government of Banjarnegara. During the 2009‐2011period, the projecthas finished all five components, PMU then conducted evaluation to ensure achievement of theSCBD’s main goal: strengthening local governance for delivering good public services. The expostevaluation method used to evaluate the SCBD Project for short term outcomes found thatthe project hasn’t directly improved the public services performance even having completed allfive components of the project. Most people in Banjarnegara Regency felt no significantimprovement of public services provided by the government. The ineffectiveness of publicservices can be understood, because not all of the components of the SCBD project had beenthoroughly implemented at local government level. Moreover, many activities of the projecttend to overlap implying lack of coordination among the project implementation units.Key words: evaluation, SCBD
Pengembalian Fungsi Daerah Sekitar Sungai: Konflik dan Tantangan Dalam Proses Regenerasi Sungai Cikapundung, Bandung
Authors: Mahardini Sevina
Published: May 2017

Studi ini mempelajari konflik dan tantangan yang muncul dalam proyek pengembalian fungsi ruangpublik dimana peran pemerintah dan civil society seringkali mengalami benturan, dengan mengambilstudi kasus Sungai Ckapundung. Tema studi ini adalah “jeux d’acteurs” dalam bahasa perancis, ataustrategis’ stakeholders dalam bahasa inggris. Studi ini menggunakan metode kualitatif denganwawancara stakeholder dan ahli terkait dan penggunaan data sekunder dari instansi pemerintah, catatanstakeholder dalam workshop ataupun blog pribadi. Melalui analisis stakeholder, studi ini menemukankepentingan dari masing-masing aktor yang terlibat dalam proyek di daerah sekitar sungai Cikapundung.Kepentingan ekonomi datang dari pemerintah dan investor, kepentingan sosial muncul dari organisasinon pemerintah dan masyarakat setempat, dan isu lingkungan yang menjadi perhatian organisasi nonpemerintah dan organisasi kreatif di Bandung. Kemunculan konflik antara masyarakat sipil danpemerintah merupakan pertanda bahwa pemerintah telah gagal dalam membentuk “gouvernance duprojet” atau sistem pemerintahan untuk sebuah proyek. Stakeholder-stakeholder tersebut tidak dapatmembawa perhatian mereka dengan cara yang positif, yakni sebagai sumber ide untuk mengembangkansungai tersebut. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa akibat kurangnya integrasi kepentingan, sebuah modelmengenai ruang publik sesuai dengan konteks di Indonesia, menjadi tidak mudah untuk ditemukan.
Pengelolaan Persampahan dalam Mendukung Perolehan Adipura di Kota Semarang
Authors: Pandie Adrianus
Published: May 2017

Penghargaan ADIPURA merupakan salah satu program pemerintah Indonesia untuk mendorongpemerintah daerah untuk mewujudkan kota‐kota yang berkelanjutan baik secara ekologis, sosial danekonomi, dengan tetap mendorong prinsip Good Governance. Pengelolaan sampah kota sebagai salahsatu komponen penilaiannya memiliki bobot penilaian tertinggi; aspek ini kemudian menjadi fokusperhatian pemerintah daerah di berbagai kota yang ingin memperoleh penghargaan ADIPURA. Padaperiode 2010‐2011 Kota Semarang gagal memperoleh penghargaan ADIPURA, namun kemudian berhasilmendapatkan penghargaan tersebut pada periode 2011‐2012, salah satunya karena perbaikan padaaspek pengelolaan sampah kota. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Positivistik Rasionalistik danberusaha mengkaji empat aspek dalam implementasi kebijakan pengelolaan persampahan di KotaSemarang yaitu: tingkat penerimaan (acceptability), pemahaman (understanding), keterlibatan(involvement) dan tindak lanjut (action), dalam mendukung perolehan penghargaan ADIPURA. Analisisdifokuskan pada dua periode penghargaan ADIPURA 2010‐2011 dan 2011‐2012. Analisis menunjukkanpeningkatan nilai pada empat aspek pengelolaan sampah kota dalam periode tersebut yangterindikasikan mendukung keberhasilan perolehan penghargaan ADIPURA.Kata kunci: ADIPURA, Kota Semarang, pengelolaan sampah, kebijakan
Pengendalian Kepemilikan RSH Subsidi di Kelurahan Meteseh Kota Semarang
Authors: Siswanti Dea Desita
Published: May 2017

Program Gerakan Nasional Pembangunan Sejuta Rumah (GN-PSR) yang dilaksanakan pemerintahuntuk menyediakan rumah bagi masyarakat berpenghasilan rendah (MBR) menemui beberapapermasalahan. Salah satu permasalahan yang muncul adalah subsidi pemilikan Rumah Siap Huni (RSH)yang belum tepat sasaran, masalah tersebut dapat diamati di perumahan Puri Dinar Elok dan PuriDinar Asri Kelurahan Meteseh Kota Semarang. Studi ini berusaha merumuskan mekanismepengendalian kepemilikan rumah bersubsidi di lokasi studi agar tepat sasaran menggunakan metodekuantitatif melalui wawancara, kuesioner, survey institusional, dan kajian literatur. Analisis terhadaprumah bersubsidi di lokasi kajian menunjukkan bahwa hampir 30% unit tidak dimiliki oleh kelompoksasaran, 9% unit berstatus hak milik namun tidak dihuni, dan 6% dijadikan barang investasi. Penelitianini mengusulkan suatu mekanisme pengendalian antisipatif berupa persyaratan yang harus dipenuhicalon pembeli dan mekanisme pengendalian penghunian untuk memastikan bahwa rumah yang dibelibenar-benar digunakan sebagai tempat tinggal oleh pembelinya.Kata Kunci: pengendalian, kepemilikan, rumah subsidi
The Chill of the Moment: Emotions and Proenvironmental Behavior
Authors: Schwartz Daniel , Loewenstein George
Published: May 2017

Many serious problems, including those associated with the environment, warrant a sustained response, but the emotions that motivate action are often transient. The authors conducted five online experiments examining the impact of affective ads about global warming on proenvironmental behaviors. They find that sadness-inducing videos lead to more time devoted to an energy-footprint calculator and greater donations to an environmental organization than nonaffective videos. However, once emotions have cooled off after a delay, there are no differences in induced behavior between affective and nonaffective messages. Warning people that emotions, and their effects on behavior, cool off does not reverse the effects of the time delay unless people make a nonbinding commitment just after watching the affective ad. These results help to explain why emotion-evoking ads designed to promote proenvironmental behaviors, such as cutting energy use, often fail to produce sustained behavior change, and they suggest that those who seek to promote a sustained response may need to elicit behavioral commitments in moments of high emotion.
Aus der Casting-Show an die Schwelle. Theoretisierungen politischer Handlungsfähigkeit in der Postdemokratie in Raul Zeliks Roman "Der Eindringling"
Authors: Spitaler Georg
Published: May 2017

Die Rückgewinnung politischer Handlungsfähigkeit gehört zu den zentralen Aspekten gegenwärtiger Theoretisierungen von Postdemokratie. Der Beitrag diskutiert diese Frage mithilfe einer Lektüre von Raul Zeliks Roman Der Eindringling (2012) und untersucht, wie dieser Text – anhand des Themas aktueller „postpolitischer“ Jugend- und Popkulturen – Narrative fehlender Handlungsfähigkeit modifiziert. Der Aufsatz fokussiert dabei auf die Metapher der Schwelle, einen Begriff, den Zelik auch in nicht-fiktionalen Texten verwendet, um emanzipative Perspektiven zu theoretisieren. Im Eindringling wird er als Schritt aus „hermetischen“ Verhältnissen mit der Erzählung von Subjektivierung, sinnlicher Erfahrung und politischer Emotion, als Voraussetzung kollektiver Praxis, verknüpft. Neben dem spezifischen postdemokratischen „Problemhorizont“ wird damit allgemeiner nach dem produktiven Beitrag von fiktionalen Narrativen für politische Theorie gefragt.
MigrantInnen als Wählergruppe in Österreich
Authors: Filzmaier Peter , Patscheider Markus , Perlot Flooh
Published: May 2017

Rund 540.000 der insgesamt knapp 1,6 Millionen Personen mit Migrationshintergrund in Österreich verfügen über das aktive Wahlrecht bei Nationalratswahlen. Der Artikel versucht auf Basis einer Befragung dieser Gruppe einige Fragen zum politischen Interesse, zur Wahlbereitschaft und Parteienpräferenz zu klären. Insbesondere wird versucht, die Rolle unterschiedlicher Herkunftsländer zu differenzieren.Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Alter und die formale Bildung großen Einfluss auf die Einstellungen der Befragten haben, gleichzeitig finden sich unterschiedliche Effekte je nach Herkunftsland. Insbesondere Personen mit türkischem Hintergrund weichen in ihren Antworten vergleichsweise häufig von den übrigen Befragten ab.