bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A case of pneumothorax following bougie-guided intubation in a patient undergoing excision of an intraventricular space occupying lesion
Authors: Rajagopal Ramanan , Jayaseelan Veena , George Mathew
Published: January 2019

A 46-year-old female with intraventricular space occupying lesion was posted for craniotomy and excision of the same. Immediately following routine induction of general anaesthesia and a bougie-guided intubation, she developed increased airway pressures and desaturation associated with a decreased air entry on the right side of the chest suggestive of a right-sided pneumothorax which was confirmed with radio imaging and following the placement of chest drain the saturation improved and airway pressures decreased. To be faced with a pneumothorax following an intubation could be surprising for a non-suspecting anaesthesiologist and it can have important implications especially in neurosurgical cases where a tight control of intracranial pressure is warranted. Hence, this case report emphasises the need for a high index of clinical suspicion for proper management and safe patient outcome.
Affection of the part of speech elements in Vietnamese text readability
Authors: NGUYỄN Điệp Thi Nhu , LƯƠNG An-Vinh , ĐINH Điền
Published: January 2019

While English text readability has been studied for a long time, investigating text readability in Vietnamese, a low-resourced language with poorresearch technologies and data sets questionable of international importance, is at its beginnings. In readability research, it is generally the “word” that has been carefully investigated. Based on the comparison of elements affecting readability of the “word” unit in English, we determine the parts of speech (POS) in Vietnamese that were found to influence Vietnamese text readability. In this study, prose texts in Vietnamese textbooks at different difficulty level were taken as the data to find out the POS frequencies and their correlations. In terms of frequency, our findings can initially assist users when editing documents, reforming textbooks, and question banks for native Vietnamese in general and foreigners in particular. Even more important, with these findings we can identify those linguistic elements that are considered the “potential” POS affecting Vietnamese text readability, and make grounds for further studies.
The Integration Functions of Topic Chains in Chinese Discourse
Authors: SUN Kun
Published: January 2019

The topic chain, one of the essential organization devices in Chinese discourse, is highlighted by the use of many co-referential zero forms. Although the topic chain has been realized to play an important role in organizing discourse, few attempts have been made to explore how the topic chain forms an integrated and meaningful unit and facilitates discourse organization, which are called the “integration functions” of the topic chain in this paper. This study, based on a comprehensive review of topic chain studies, re-examines the core characteristics of the topic chain. After this, the integration functions of the topic chain are analysed from internal and external levels. The topic chain itself can manage its internally different clauses to form a cohesive, meaningful and unified unit. At this stage, this paper clearly demonstrates why so much information within a topic chain is assembled into such a compact structure. At the discourse level, one topic chain can associate with other topic chains or non-chain constructions to establish textual coherence. Making use of zero anaphora, co-reference, cognitive orders and other non-morph-syntactic devices, the topic chain can combine different discourse units together to construct Chinese discourse. The study provides a systematic and well-developed account of the integration functions for the topic chain, which is significant for a deeper understanding of the nature of the topic chain and how discourse coherence is established in Chinese.
Tracing the Identity and Ascertaining the Nature of Brahmi-derived Devanagari Script
Authors: PANDEY Krishna Kumar , JHA Smita
Published: January 2019

Current research exploits the orthographic design of Brahmi-derived scripts (also called Indic scripts), particularly the Devanagari script. Earlier works on orthographic nature of Brahmi-derived scripts fail to create a consensus among epigraphists, historians or linguists, and thus have been identified by various names, like semi-syllabic, subsyllabic, semi-alphabetic, alphasyllabary or abugida. On the contrary, this paper argues that Brahmi-derived scripts should not be categorized as scripts with overlapping features of alphabetic and syllabic properties as these scripts are neither alphabetic nor syllabic. Historical evolution and linguistic properties of Indic scripts, particularly Devanagari, ascertain the need for a new categorization of its own and, thus preferably merit a unique descriptor. This paper investigates orthographic characteristics of the Brahmi-derived Devanagari script, current trends in research pertaining to the Devanagari script along with other Indic scripts and the implications of these findings for literacy development in Indic writing systems.
The art accompanying the Metamorphoses by Joža Lovrenčič
Authors: Movrin David
Published: January 2019

The challenges of editing a translation, such as the one preserved in the manuscript with Ovid’s Metamorphoses by dr. Joža Lovrenčič, include deciding about the art that accompanies the text. One of the options are the copper engravings from the workshop of Johann Weichard Valvasor; however, they omit some of the central stories. A more complete series of 178 illustrations was created by Bernard Salomon. Among its many versions, the one published by the German woodcutter Virgil Solis stands out due to its quality. Lovrenčič himself came from the Slovenian Littoral and perhaps he would delight in the fact that the single copy in Slovenian libraries is preserved in Piran.
Corruption and Elites in Late Antiquity: The Case of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
Authors: Petrič Matej
Published: January 2019

The paper presents the many corrupt or suspect practices encountered by Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, a prominent senator of the late 4th century, in his capacity as city prefect (384/5). These practices afford some insight into the functioning of Late Antique interest-based networks, which enabled individuals or groups to influence and hamper the work of the imperial administration.
Estudio numérico para la elaboración de mapas de inundación considerando la hipótesis de rotura en balsas para riego
Authors: Sánchez-Romero F.J. , Pérez-Sánchez M. , Redón-Santafé M. , Torregrosa Soler J.B. , Ferrer Gisbert C. , Ferrán Gozálvez J.J. , Ferrer Gisbert A. , López-Jiménez P.A.
Published: January 2019

La necesidad de regular los volúmenes de agua en función de las necesidades de riego y la disponibilidad de los recursos hídricos ha provocado la construcción de un gran número de balsas de riego. El presente trabajo describe el proceso para el desarrollo de mapas de inundación en caso de rotura, los cuales son obligatorios según la normativa española. Este proceso ha sido aplicado a 14 casos de estudio reales, empleándose los modelos de cálculo FLDWAV e IBER. Los resultados han mostrado que existen diferencias al considerar las distintas formas de rotura: tubificación o sobrevertido, obligando a que ambas sean consideradas. A partir de los valores de calado y velocidad se han definido diferentes criterios de daño, que permiten una interpretación más específica de las zonas inundadas. El estudio realizado contribuye a una mejor interpretación de este tipo de situaciones, así como ayudar en la planificación y gestión de posibles emergencias.
A história política na hora da virada transnacional: novas possibilidades de pesquisa
Authors: Santos Júnior João Júlio Gomes dos
Published: January 2019

Em 2011, o historiador francês Jean-François Sirinelli publicou o artigo “L'histoire politique du ‘transnational turn’; l'agora, la Cité, le monde...et le temps”. Neste texto o autor discutiu o lugar da história política na hora da “virada transnacional”. Jean-François Sirinelli é considerado um dos grandes intelectuais que buscaram renovar a historiografia francesa na década de 1980, naquilo que se convencionou chamar de “nova história política”. Nesse sentido, o texto supracitado pode ser visto como uma tentativa de resposta frente às novas tendências que vêm modificando algumas questões e propondo novas abordagens historiográficas. Nossa proposta é avaliar as ideias desse autor e confrontá-las com a agenda temática da história global para tentar apontar algumas possibilidades de pesquisa dentro da história política com vistas a superar o nacionalismo metodológico e o eurocentrismo.
Evolution of the Palaeozoic basement of the North Patagonian Andes in the San Martín de los Andes area (Neuquén, Argentina): petrology, age and correlations
Authors: Serra-Varela Samanta , González Pablo D. , Giacosa Raúl E. , Heredia Nemesio , Pedreira David , Martín-González Fidel , Sato Ana María
Published: January 2019

In San Martín de los Andes area (Argentinian Patagonia) the Palaeozoic basement consists of metamorphic and plutonic rocks. The metamorphic rocks include strongly deformed schists, gneisses and migmatites. Their geochemical and petrographic characteristics suggest that the protholith could have been a sequence of pelites and greywackes. Detrital zircon analysis (U-Pb Q-ICP-LA-MS) yielded a maximum depositional age of 501±14 Ma (Series 3 Cambrian) for this sedimentary protolith. Metasedimentary rocks are affected by a regional foliation defined by the minerals of the metamorphic peak. This is a S2 foliation, since relics of a former foliation are present in some samples. This regional foliation is locally affected by open folds that develop an incipient crenulation cleavage (S3). The high-grade metamorphism includes partial melting processes, where the incipient segregates intrude parallel to the regional foliation and also cut it in presence of abundant melt. Zircons from anatectic granites formed during this partial melting process yielded a U-Pb Concordia age of 434.1±4.5 Ma (Llandovery-Wenlock, Silurian). The age of maximum sedimentation and the anatectic age constrain the metamorphic evolution of the basement into the lower Palaeozoic (between upper Cambrian and lower Silurian). The igneous rocks of the basement are granodiorites, tonalities, and some gabbros that cut the metamorphic basement and contain xenoliths and roof pendants from the country rocks. These plutonic rocks are affected by low-grade metamorphism, with the development of discrete, centimetric to hectometric, brittle-ductile shear zones. The age of these igneous rocks has been constrained through U-Pb zircons analysis, carried out by several authors between ca. 370 and 400 Ma (Devonian). The maximum sedimentation age for the protolith and its metamorphic evolution seems to be related to an early Palaeozoic orogenic event, probably the Patagonian Famatinian orogeny. In contrast, the Devonian igneous rocks of San Martín de los Andes could represent a Devonian magmatic arc, related to subduction processes developed at the beginning of the Gondwanan orogenic cycle, which culminates with the Gondwanan orogeny.
Foraminíferos miocenos en la cuenca Neuquina, Argentina: implicancias estratigráficas y paleoambientales
Authors: Náñez Carolina , Malumián Norberto
Published: January 2019

At the Bajada del Jagüel and Opaso sections (Añelo low, Neuquén basin), the Maastrichtian to Danian mudstones of the Jagüel Formation, are overlain by a succession of ostreid coquinas, sandstones, and mudstones. This succession has been usually referred to the Roca Formation, a Paleocene marine unit with its type section located about 120 km to the southeast. A contrasting interpretation proposed by the late seventies suggests that the beds assigned to the Roca Formation in the Añelo low were actually the base of the overlying Barranca de los Loros Formation, of terrestrial paleoenvironment and Miocene age, and that their very abundant Paleocene invertebrate remains were reworked. In the present revision, the specimens of the foraminiferal family Elphidiidae recovered from a muddy horizon intercalated between the coquinas at the Opaso and Bajada del Jagüel sections, previously assigned to Protelphidium sp. cf. P. hofkeri Haynes, are identified as Porosononion granosum (d’Orbigny). Porosononion granosum is one of the most common foraminiferal species of the shallow Paranense transgression, which covered large part of Argentina during the middle-late Miocene. It has been traditionally referred to as Protelphidium tuberculatum (d’Orbigny) in Argentina. The occurrence of this species indicates that the coquinas, sandstones and mudstones overlying the Jagüel Formation at the Opaso and Bajada del Jagüel sections should not be assigned to the Roca Formation, but are related to the Miocene Paranense transgression, thus supporting the later stratigraphic interpretation. In the muddy horizon, Porosononion granosum constitutes a monospecific assemblage, and its paleoenvironment might be either marginal marine or lacustrine. The elphidiid specimens from the Roca Formation at the Sierras Blancas area, ca. 12 km southwest from the Opaso section, remain identified as Protelphidium sp. cf. P. hofkeri. Both species, P. sp. cf. P. hofkeri and P. granosum, are described and illustrated, and paleoenvironmental and paleogeographic features are considered.
The consequences of disclosing key audit matters (KAMs): A review of the academic literature
Authors: Gold Anna , Heilmann Melina
Published: January 2019

Recent years have witnessed a change in the auditor reporting model. One of these developments is the auditor’s issuance of so-called Key Audit Matters in the auditor’s report, where they disclose “those matters that, in the auditor’s professional judgment, were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period”. In this paper, we review the emerging body of academic research which examines the effects of KAM disclosures in the auditor’s report. We investigate research that has examined the effect of KAM disclosures on (1) investor behavior and market reaction, (2) auditor responses, (3) auditor liability, and (4) client management responses. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the existing literature and to summarize the preliminary findings and implications of 22 studies.
Above Cloud Aerosol Optical Depth from airborne observations in the South-East Atlantic
Authors: LeBlanc Samuel E. , Redemann Jens , Flynn Connor , Pistone Kristina , Kacenelenbogen Meloë , Segal-Rosenheimer Michal , Shinozuka Yohei , Dunagan Stephen , Dahlgren Robert P. , Meyer Kerry , Podolske James , Howell Steven G. , Freitag Steffen , Small-Griswold Jennifer , Holben Brent , Diamond Michael , Formenti Paola , Piketh Stuart , Maggs-Kölling Gillian , Gerber Monja , Namwoonde Andreas
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The South-East Atlantic (SEA) is host to a climatologically significant biomass burning aerosol layer overlying marine stratocumulus. We present directly measured Above Cloud Aerosol Optical Depth (ACAOD) from the recent ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS (ORACLES) airborne field campaign during August and September 2016. In our analysis, we use data from the Spectrometers for Sky-Scanning Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research (4STAR) instrument and found an average ACAOD of 0.32 at 501 nm, with an average Ångström exponent (AE) of 1.71. The AE is much lower at 1.25 for the full column (including below cloud level aerosol), indicating the presence of large aerosol particles, likely marine aerosol, embedded within the vertical column. ACAOD is observed to be highest near coast at about 12° S, whereas its variability is largest at the southern edge of the average aerosol plume, as indicated by 12 years of MODIS observations. In comparison to MODIS derived ACAOD and long term fine-mode plume-average AOD, the directly-measured ACAOD from 4STAR is slightly lower than the ACAOD product from MODIS. The peak ACAOD expected from long term retrievals is measured to be closer to coast in 2016 at about 1.5°–4° W. By spatially binning the sampled AOD, we obtain a mean ACAOD of 0.37 for the SEA region. Vertical profiles of AOD showcase the variability of the altitude of the aerosol plume and its separation from cloud top. We measured larger AOD at high altitude near coast than farther from coast, while generally observing a larger vertical gap further from coast. Changes of AOD with altitude are correlated with a gas tracer of the biomass burning aerosol plume. Vertical extent of gaps between aerosol and cloud show a large distribution of extent, dominated by near zero gap. The gap distribution with longitude is observed to be largest at about 7° W, farther from coast than expected.
Updated MISR over-water research aerosol retrieval algorithm – Part 2: A multi-angle aerosol retrieval algorithm for shallow, turbid, oligotrophic, and eutrophic waters
Authors: Limbacher James A. , Kahn Ralph A.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Coastal waters serve as transport pathways to the ocean for all agricultural
and other runoff from terrestrial sources, and many are the sites for
upwelling of nutrient-rich, deep water; they are also some of the most
biologically productive on Earth. Estimating the impact coastal waters have
on the global carbon budget requires relating satellite-based remote-sensing
retrievals of biological productivity (e.g., chlorophyll a concentration)
to in situ measurements taken in near-surface waters. The Multi-angle Imaging
SpectroRadiometer (MISR) can uniquely constrain the “atmospheric
correction” needed to derive ocean color from remote-sensing imagers. Here,
we retrieve aerosol amount and type from MISR over all types of water. The
primary limitation is an upper bound on aerosol optical depth (AOD), as the
algorithm must be able to distinguish the surface. This updated MISR research
aerosol retrieval algorithm (RA) also assumes that light reflection by the
underlying ocean surface is Lambertian. The RA computes the ocean surface
reflectance (Rrs) analytically for a given AOD, aerosol optical
model, and wind speed. We provide retrieval examples over shallow, turbid, and eutrophic waters and
introduce a productivity and turbidity index (PTI), calculated from retrieved
spectral Rrs, that distinguished water types (similar to the the normalized difference vegetation index,
NDVI, over land). We also validate the new algorithm by comparing spectral AOD and
Ångström exponent (ANG) results with 2419 collocated AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET)
observations. For AERONET 558 nm interpolated
AOD < 1.0, the root-mean-square error (RMSE) is 0.04 and linear
correlation coefficient is 0.95. For the 502 cloud-free MISR and AERONET
collocations with an AERONET AOD > 0.20, the ANG RMSE is 0.25 and
r is 0.89. Although MISR RA AOD retrieval quality does not appear to be
substantially impacted by the presence of turbid water, the MISR-RA-retrieved
Ångström exponent seems to suffer from increased uncertainty under
such conditions. MISR supplements current ocean color sources in regions where sunglint
precludes retrievals from single-view-angle instruments. MISR atmospheric
correction should also be more robust than that derived from single-view
instruments such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
This is especially true in regions of shallow,
turbid, and eutrophic waters, locations where biological productivity can be
high, and single-view-angle retrieval algorithms struggle to separate
atmospheric from oceanic features.
Deglacial evolution of regional Antarctic climate and Southern Ocean conditions in transient climate simulations
Authors: Lowry Daniel P. , Golledge Nicholas R. , Menviel Laurie , Bertler Nancy A. N.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Constraining Antarctica's climate evolution since the end of the Last Glacial
Maximum (∼18 ka) remains a key challenge, but is important for
accurately projecting future changes in Antarctic ice sheet mass balance.
Here we perform a spatial and temporal analysis of two transient deglacial
climate simulations, one using a fully coupled GCM (TraCE-21ka) and one using
an intermediate complexity model (LOVECLIM DGns), to determine
regional differences in deglacial climate evolution and identify the main
strengths and limitations of the models in terms of climate variables that
impact ice sheet mass balance. The greatest continental surface warming is
observed over the continental margins in both models, with strong
correlations between surface albedo, sea ice coverage, and surface air
temperature along the coasts, as well as regions with the greatest decrease
in ice surface elevation in TraCE-21ka. Accumulation–temperature scaling
relationships are fairly linear and constant in the continental interior, but
exhibit higher variability in the early to mid-Holocene over coastal regions.
Circum-Antarctic coastal ocean temperatures at grounding line depths are
highly sensitive to the meltwater forcings prescribed in each simulation,
which are applied in different ways due to limited paleo-constraints.
Meltwater forcing associated with the Meltwater Pulse 1A (MWP1A) event
results in subsurface warming that is most pronounced in the Amundsen and
Bellingshausen Sea sector in both models. Although modelled centennial-scale
rates of temperature and accumulation change are reasonable, clear
model–proxy mismatches are observed with regard to the timing and duration
of the Antarctic Cold Reversal (ACR) and Younger Dryas–early Holocene
warming, which may suggest model bias in large-scale ocean circulation,
biases in temperature reconstructions from proxy records, or that the MWP1A
and 1B events are inadequately represented in these simulations. The
incorporation of dynamic ice sheet models in future transient climate
simulations could aid in improving meltwater forcing representation, and thus
model–proxy agreement, through this time interval.
Dissolved Organic Carbon Driven by Rainfall Events from a Semi-arid Catchment during Concentrated Rainfall Season in the Loess Plateau, China
Authors: Wang Linhua , Yen Haw , E Xinhui , Chen Liding , Wang Yafeng
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) transported by surface runoff has been identified as an important role of the global carbon cycle. Despite there being many studies on DOC concentration and flux, but little information is available in semi-arid catchments of the Loess Plateau Region (LPR). The primary goal of this study was to quantify DOC exported from a sequence of runoff events during the concentrated rainfall season. In addition, factors that affect DOC export from a small headwater catchment will be investigated accordingly. Runoff discharge and DOC concentration were monitored at the outlet of the Yangjuangou catchment in Yanan, Shaanxi Province, China. The results showed that DOC concentration was highly variable (1.91–34.70 mg L−1), with event-based DOC concentrations ranging from 4.08 to 15.66 mg L−1. The mean monthly DOC flux loading from the catchment was 94.73–110.17 kg km−2 from June to September, while the event-based DOC flux ranged from 0.08 to 2.81 kg km−2. Intra-events of rainfall amount and runoff discharge led to event-based/monthly differences in DOC concentration and flux. Hysteresis analysis showed a nonlinear relationship between DOC concentration and discharge in the runoff process. Our results highlighted the advantages of high-frequency monitoring for DOC export and indicated that DOC export from a catchment is largely influenced by the interaction of rainfall and antecedent conditions for a rainfall event. Engineering and scientists can take advantage of the derived results to better develop advanced field monitoring work. In addition, release of DOC runoff can take quantified during hydrological and biogeochemical processes within catchments in LPR.
Emergent stationarity in Yellow River sediment transport and the underlying shift of dominance: from streamflow to vegetation
Authors: Ye Sheng , Ran Qihua , Fu Xudong , Hu Chunhong , Wang Guangqian , Parker Gary , Chen Xiuxiu , Zhang Siwei
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Soil erosion and sediment transport play important roles in terrestrial
landscape evolution and biogeochemical cycles of nutrients and contaminants.
Although discharge is considered to be a controlling factor in sediment
transport, its correlation with sediment concentration varies across the
Yellow River basin (YRB) and is not fully understood. This paper provides
analysis from gauges across the YRB covering a range of climates, topographic
characteristics, and degrees of human intervention. Our results show that
discharge control on sediment transport is dampened at gauges with large mean
annual discharge, where sediment concentration becomes more and more stable.
This emergent stationarity can be attributed to vegetation resistance. Our
analysis shows that sediment concentration follows a bell shape with
vegetation index (normalized difference vegetation index, NDVI) at an annual
scale despite heterogeneity in climate and landscape. We obtain the
counterintuitive result that, as mean annual discharge increases, the dominant
control on sediment transport shifts from streamflow erosion to vegetation
retardation in the YRB.
Measuring rates of present-day relative sea-level rise in low-elevation coastal zones: a critical evaluation
Authors: Keogh Molly E. , Törnqvist Torbjörn E.
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Although tide gauges are the primary source of data used to
calculate multi-decadal- to century-scale rates of relative sea-level change,
we question the usefulness of tide-gauge data in rapidly subsiding
low-elevation coastal zones (LECZs). Tide gauges measure relative sea-level
rise (RSLR) with respect to the base of associated benchmarks. Focusing on
coastal Louisiana, the largest LECZ in the United States, we find that these
benchmarks (n=35) are anchored an average of 21.5 m below the land
surface. Because at least 60 % of subsidence occurs in the top 5 m of
the sediment column in this area, tide gauges in coastal Louisiana do not
capture the primary contributor to RSLR. Similarly, global navigation
satellite system (GNSS) stations (n=10) are anchored an average of
> 14.3 m below the land surface and therefore also do not
capture shallow subsidence. As a result, tide gauges and GNSS stations in
coastal Louisiana, and likely in LECZs worldwide, systematically
underestimate rates of RSLR as experienced at the land surface. We present an
alternative approach that explicitly measures RSLR in LECZs with respect to
the land surface and eliminates the need for tide-gauge data in this context.
Shallow subsidence is measured by rod surface-elevation table–marker horizons
(RSET-MHs) and added to measurements of deep subsidence from GNSS data, plus
sea-level rise from satellite altimetry. We show that for an LECZ the size of
coastal Louisiana (25 000–30 000 km2), about 40 RSET-MH instruments
suffice to collect useful data. Rates of RSLR obtained from this approach are
substantially higher than rates as inferred from tide-gauge data. We
therefore conclude that LECZs may be at higher risk of flooding within a
shorter time horizon than previously assumed.
Modelling the Antarctic Ice Sheet across the Mid Pleistocene Transition – Implications for Oldest Ice
Authors: Sutter Johannes , Fischer Hubertus , Grosfeld Klaus , Karlsson Nanna B. , Kleiner Thomas , Van Liefferinge Brice , Eisen Olaf
Published: January 2019

Abstract. The international endeavour to retrieve a continuous ice core, which spans the middle Pleistocene climate transition ca. 1.2–0.9 Myr ago, encompasses a multitude of field and model-based pre-site surveys. We expand on the current efforts to locate a suitable drilling site for the oldest Antarctic ice core by means of 3D continental ice sheet modelling. To this end, we present an ensemble of ice sheet simulations spanning the last 2 Myr and employing transient boundary conditions derived from climate modelling and climate proxy records. We discuss the effects of changing climate conditions, sea level and geothermal heat flux boundary conditions on the mass balance and ice dynamics of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Our modelling results show a range of configurational ice sheet changes across the middle Pleistocene transition, suggesting a potential shift of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to a marine-based configuration. Despite the middle Pleistocene climate re-organisation and associated ice-dynamic changes we identify several regions conducive to conditions maintaining 1.5 Myr old ice, particularly around Dome Fuji, Dome C and Ridge B, in agreement to previous studies. This finding strengthens the notion that old ice exists in previously identified regions, while providing a dynamic continental ice sheet context.
Preferencias de los receptores de cuidados profesionales de larga duración sobre el sexo de la persona cuidadora
Authors: Báñez Tello Tomasa
Published: January 2019

En este artículo se analiza la importancia que el sexo de la persona cuidadora tiene para los receptores de cuidados profesionales de larga duración. Mediante la realización de una investigación cualitativa hemos recogido y analizado los testimonios de personas, cuidadas de forma profesional por hombres, para identificar sus preferencias sobre el sexo de la persona cuidadora y el papel que en esas preferencias puedan tener los discursos sociales dominantes sobre el cuidado, el género y la sexualidad. Tener en cuenta las opiniones y preferencias de las personas cuidadas es fundamental para una atención individualizada y el respeto de su intimidad.
Salud y Trabajo Social: un análisis desde las perspectivas de la formación y la investigación
Authors: Rodríguez Otero Luis Manuel , García Álvarez Mª Purificación
Published: January 2019

La relación entre Trabajo Social y Salud procede de su vinculación inicial con la ciencia médica que potenció por diferentes vías, el Trabajo Social sanitario y el Trabajo Social sociosanitario, quedando patente su inclusión en la esfera social.La investigación se plantea con una metodología mixta basada en una doble revisión de datos con que se obtiene una triangulación metodológica. La primera consistió en examinar el blog de la Conferencia de Decanos y Directores/as de Trabajo Social de la Universidad española para analizar los planes de estudio de las universidades en las que se oferta el Grado y conocer la representatividad del ámbito de salud. En la segunda se identificaron aquellos artículos de la revista Cuadernos de Trabajo Social que versan sobre salud, para analizar las temáticas y su relación con el contexto. Los resultados revelan que el ámbito de salud tiene una presencia notoria en los planes formativos y en la investigación, siendo las tres temáticas principales: la relación profesional con la salud, las personas mayores con discapacidad y/o dependientes y la salud mental. Asimismo se resaltan diferencias en relación al tipo de centro y el año de publicación.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 11, No. 2
Authors: Grey Erica
Published: January 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2019.
What Do the ‘Breadwinners’ Do? Understanding Fathers’ Roles in Family Food Work in Australia
Authors: Fenner Lillian , Banwell Cathy
Published: January 2019

In the context of global concern about children’s weight and health, this study aims to investigate the extent to which Australian fathers are involved in family food work which includes feeding the family, and associated tasks such as shopping, food selection, planning meals, preparing, cooking, and cleaning up. It seeks to identify whether fathers consider children’s ‘healthiness’ and weight gain when performing these tasks, and what, if any, nutritional information resources they accessed.

A qualitative exploratory study using semi-structured face-to-face interviews was conducted with eight fathers aged between 25 to 50 years living in the Australian Capital Territory. Participants discussed their roles in food provisioning and their perceptions of the food work process.

A commitment to equally sharing domestic tasks between partners was frequently acknowledged amongst participants, despite the persistence of performative gendered norms. Male participants also discussed some of the constraining factors influencing their involvement in food provisioning. These included time scarcity, working commitments and cost. Whilst nutrition was considered when selecting and preparing food, most participants reported that they had not accessed or received nutritional and health information for their children. These findings provided insights into fathers’ perceptions of their roles and responsibilities of healthy food provisioning. Furthermore, this study suggests that public health researchers and health promoters should adapt their efforts to include fathers in education about the nutritional content of food for primary aged children, given the apparent paucity in these resources.
Building Learning Path of Mathematical Creative Thinking of Junior Students on Geometry Topics by Implementing Metacognitive Approach
Authors: Fauzi Kms. M. Amin , Dirgeyase I Wayan , Priyatno Agus
Published: January 2019

Mathematical creative ability is one of the most important skills students must have to process the information provided in resolving the problem. Before using mathematical creative skills, prior knowledge becomes the most crucial thing that allows students to connect all existing information so that they can construct new knowledge through assimilation or accommodation processes. The process of forming mathematical concepts with metacognitive questions that might be carried out by students causes a metacognitive process in students that will affect their mathematical behavior.

The purpose of this study is to (1) analyze prior knowledge of what students miss or forget so that they have difficulty to answer the given geometry problem, (2) how the learning path of creative thinking of students with the application of metacognitive approach. This type of research is Design Research to improve the quality of learning. This type of research is research design, data collection techniques .The researcher gave 2 geometry questions to 38 8th graders selected randomly in SMP Medan city. Questions given are tailored to Cognitive level 4 (C4) for questions 1 and C5 for question 2 based on Bloom's taxonomy. Data analysis techniques are descriptive qualitative.This study shows that prior knowledge becomes important to build students' mathematical creative ability to gain new knowledge, especially in the field of geometry. The most problematic topics that make it difficult for them to understand geometry are the area of the rectangle and the cube webs. In dividing the rectangle into two equal parts, students still have not created another form of flat build or have not been able to get out of the rectangular pattern or exactly the same as the available problem.

There are five phases of learning trajectory of hierarchically creative mathematical thinking, which is orientation to problem, problem solving plan, plan realization, previous knowledge mastery / concept of mathematical creativity and evaluation of result obtained. Students do metacognition on the learning path of creative thinking in a comprehensive way from evaluation to planning, action to the formation of prior knowledge and selection of creative ideas. From these explanations, it is important that teachers need to ensure students have enough prior knowledge to make it easier to construct new knowledge, as well as to make learning fun and meaningful so that students will remember knowledge in long-term memory.
Evaluating the English Proficiency of Faculty Members of a Higher Education Institution: Using Results to Develop Responsive Professional Development Program
Authors: Meniado Joel C.
Published: January 2019

Current literatures reveal that English proficiency of Filipino workforce has declined through the years. The untrained and non-proficient teachers are heavily blamed on this pressing concern. With the aim of addressing the leading cause of the problem, this study investigated the level of English proficiency of faculty members of a higher education institution in the Philippines and proposed a program that could reverse the alarming trend. Utilizing mixed methods research design with 41 full-time faculty members as samples, this study found that majority of the teachers are in B1 and B2 levels (Intermediate and Upper Intermediate). In terms of specific language skill, writing is the lowest with majority of the teachers placed in A1 and A2 levels (Basic Users). Results of the study suggest that faculty members need to undergo several language enhancement courses such as Effective Communication, Academic and Professional Communication, Academic Writing with Research, and Effective Business and Report Writing, while the higher education institution involved in this study needs to support teachers in their formal higher studies, participation in workshops and trainings, publishing in scholarly journals, and serving as speakers or presenters in various academic forums. Discussion points that arise include implications of the findings and required actions from stakeholders. The study concludes with its limitations and important recommendations.
Maatschappelijke initiatieven, subsidies en transactiekosten
Authors: Bokkes Willem
Published: January 2019

Maatschappelijke initiatieven, subsidies en transactiekosten

Gemeenten ondersteunen, onder andere met subsidies, maatschappelijke initiatieven. Met die subsidies zijn landelijk miljoenen euro’s gemoeid. De maatschappelijke effecten van initiatieven worden niet of slechts globaal onderzocht. Een van de argumenten om dit te rechtvaardigen luidt: als er genoeg draagvlak in een wijk of dorp is, moet een initiatief wel maatschappelijke meerwaarde hebben.

Een besluit om subsidie te verstrekken resulteert in een transactie tussen gemeente en initiatiefnemers. Met behulp van de transactiekostentheorie en de welvaartstheorie worden in deze bijdrage subsidievoorwaarden geanalyseerd. Hieruit blijkt dat de subsidievoorwaarden in de bestudeerde subsidieregelingen de transactiekosten voor partijen beperken, maar dat zelfs bij voldoende draagvlak een initiatief nog niet een maatschappelijke meerwaarde hoeft te hebben.
FRACTIONATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN WASTEWATER FROM MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SYSTEM - COMPARISON OF METHODS
Authors: Makowska Małgorzata , Sowińska Aleksandra , Spychała Marcin
Published: January 2019

The paper presents the overview and characteristics of three different methods of organic compounds determination in wastewater: method according to ATV, respirometric method and method with use of particle separation. The results of laboratory analysis of municipal wastewater composition carried out using each of the described methods are presented. Wastewater derived from sewage collector in Grodzisk Wlkp. The research was performed in 7 series, from October 2013 to May 2014. The results obtained using different methods were compared by statistical tests. The observed differences were the consequence of the contractually assumed coefficients and size of particles and the defects during manual particles separation.
CAUSES OF A PUBLIC DEBT AND BUDGET DEFICIT
Authors: Szybowski Daniel
Published: January 2019

The aim of the article is to present a problem concerning the reasons for the formation of public debt and the budget deficit. Public debt is undoubtedly caused by excessive expenses, which may be caused by the militarization of the economy, extensive administration or high social transfers. Rarely the cause may be too low taxes and other public revenues, the reasons for which may be very numerous, from too low effective tax rates through ineffective tax collection system, to narrowing the tax base caused by the falling level of gross domestic product production. The main reason for the public deficit is the failure to adjust the size of public expenditure to the profitability of the economy. This maladjustment may have a permanent character caused by the tendency to excessive expansion of public expenditure. Maladjustment may also have short-term character related to the alternate nature of economic development, which is expressed in the business cycle. Among the other sources and causes of the public deficit may be distinguished low efficiency of public spending, low efficiency of public debt collection and the burden of budget expenditure on the costs of already existing public debt.
NON-INDISPUTABLE RELATIONS: SELECTED RELATIONS OF CONCEPTUAL ART AND PERFORMANCE (PART ONE)1
Authors: Kostołowski Andrzej
Published: January 2019

The text concerns two major concepts in the art of the last half of this century: conceptual art and performance. Conceptual art, which crystallized in the 1960s, has become one of the fundamentally seminal movements in contemporary art. Performance – a phenomenon with long history, since 1970s has been treated as an independent art genre. These two phenomena happen to be merged in various context; both feature an approach directed against the commoditization of art. However, in other areas and contexts crucial differences between these concepts can be perceived. Conceptual artists have adopted an analytical-index relation to objects in their approach. During performances objects often play a major (also emotional) role, being left behind as documentation. Conceptual art, distancing itself from the so called “retinal art”, i.e. the one that pleases the eye, has adopted utilization of texts or other linguistic materials as an important method of expression. For performance artists (except for performance lecturers), texts and descriptions are located on the outskirts, i.e. as plans preceding actions and descriptions following them. The discussed disciplines of art differ in their approach to media, as well: conceptual art treats them purely functionally, in performances they are of bigger importance, for example combined with multimedia. The conclusion attracts attention to the complicated relations between the two concepts: conceptualism and performance art, taking into account related activities in the 1970s and the difference in approach in the successive years.
"So that finally it is all about life in poetry". Lyrics by Bogusław Kierc
Authors: Maliszewski Karol
Published: January 2019

The author of this article analyzes the poetry of Bogusław Kierc, a poet
from Wrocław, pointing to the separateness and originality of this artist.
Originality is revealed in risky and bold themes and a form that is a combination
of something avant-garde with something very traditional. The
language used by the poet, concerning ultimate and mystical problems,
captivates with harmonious, musical finesse. Pictures in this poetry are
seen, heard and experienced. The hero of these poems sees in his somatic
and erotic experiences the source of potential mysticism, the possibility
of approaching transcendence.
Incontinentia pigmenti – a description of three cases
Authors: Laskowska Małgorzata , Dąbkowska Magdalena , Szpinda-Barczyńska Anna , Witanowska Joanna , Zadurska Małgorzata
Published: January 2019

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) or the Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome is a rare genetic dermatosis that occurs in females, which is classified as an ectodermal dysplasia. Papulovesicular eruptions appear on the skin in the first days of a patient’s life and then, with the lapse of time they become verrucous and hyperpigmentation lesions evolving into incontinentia pigmenti achromians. Apart from such characteristic cutaneous lesions, female patients suffering from incontinentia pigmenti may also present other cutaneous symptoms, as well as motor system and ophthalmological dysfunctions. In 54 per cent of patients dental symptoms are observed, those including mainly hypodontia, pegged teeth and delayed tooth eruption. Aim. The aim of this study was to describe three cases of female patients diagnosed with the IP syndrome who were being treated in the Department of Orthodontics of the Medical University of Warsaw. Case descriptions. Descriptions of three cases of female patients with diagnosed IP were presented. The patients had cutaneous lesions typical for IP. Medical interviews and physical examinations were conducted with them all; radiographs were performed and diagnostic casts were made. Class III malocclusions were diagnosed as well as dental abnormalities characteristic for IP (hypodontia, malformation of teeth). Conclusions. An early diagnosis allows for a child to receive a multispecialist medical and dental care. An interdisciplinary approach makes it possible to reach, functionally and esthetically, satisfactory results in the treatment and maintain patients’ teeth in good health until the period of adultness thus ensuring that the physical and mental state of female patients affected by the syndrome improves.
Avaliação do Risco Cardiovascular na Unidade Básica de Saúde HCPA/Santa Cecília
Authors: Ben Ângela va , Neumann Cristina Rolim , Harzheim Erno , Schimitt Julia Rostirolla , Miranda Camila , Silva Vanessa Schierholt , Junges Cintia , Massochini Graziela , Piccoli Rafaela , Nickel Fabian , Rovigatti Verena , Camargo Ariel , Garcia Larissa , Leão Tiago , Gomes Mariana , Oliveira Brigida , Petterle Waleska
Published: January 2019

Introdução: um dos passos importantes no processo de avaliação dos serviços de saúde, propostos por Donabedian, é a avaliação das características sócio-demográficas e de saúde da população atendida, utilizando estas informações no planejamento. Objetivo: determinar a prevalência dos fatores e comportamentos de risco cardiovascular numa área adscrita do Programa de Saúde da Família da UBS HCPA/Santa Cecília e avaliar a qualidade do cuidado preventivo a esses pacientes, sua afiliação ao serviço de saúde e a percepção das pessoas em relação a sua saúde. Materiais e Métodos: foi planejado um estudo de prevalência, no qual selecionamos em entrevistas domiciliares os homens ? 45, mulheres ? 55 anos e os indivíduos com pelo menos um dos seguintes fatores de risco independente da idade: Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS), Diabete Melitus (DM), Cardiopatia Isquêmica (CI), Doença Cerebrovascular (DCV). Os indivíduos selecionados responderam a um questionário sobre fatores de risco que incluía variáveis sócio-demográficas, antropométricas, afiliação ao serviço de saúde e presença de fatores de risco tais como: tabagismo, sedentarismo, consumo de álcool, HAS, DM, Hipercolesterolemia, obesidade, obesidade central e doença cardiovascular. Os dados preliminares são apresentados de forma descritiva utilizando média e desvio padrão ou mediana e quartil conforme a distribuição gauseana ou não-gauseana, respectivamente. Resultados: foram identificados 1126 domicílios na área. Destes, 94 foram visitados e encontrados 82 indivíduos com fatores de risco cardiovascular. Esta amostra foi composta por 49 (59,7%) mulheres e a idade média foi de 62 ±11.8 e com média de 8,7 anos de estudo. A análise dos fatores de risco nesta amostra populacional mostrou a presença de fatores de risco nos seguintes percentuais: HAS 64,6 %, DM 22%, 42,6% obesos, 32,9% com sobrepeso, tabagismo 10,2%, sedentarismo 46,1%, dislipidemia 41,5%, história de acidente vascular cerebral 7,3%, história de infarto agudo do miocárdio 7,3% e CI 13,4%. Não foram encontradas diferenças entre homens e mulheres quanto à presença de fatores de risco. Conclusões: os dados preliminares sugerem uma grande prevalência de fatores de risco na população estudada, principalmente no que se refere à HAS, à DM, à obesidade e ao sedentarismo. Intervenções na comunidade visando o controle destes fatores de risco devem ser implementadas.