bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optical Axis Identification Technique for Free Space Optics Transmission
Authors: Tashiro Yuki , Shimada Yuta , Izumi Kiyotaka , Tsujimura Takeshi , Yoshida Koichi
Published: August 2017

This paper describes optical axis adjustment technique for an active free space optics transmission system. This system precisely controls the direction of a collimated thin laser beam using a motor driven laser emitting mechanism and positioning photodiodes. Before beginning laser beam feedback control, it is required to guide the laser beam within the range of the positioning photodiodes for initial laser beam alignment. This paper proposes an arrival position presumption method of laser beam traveling along the long distance from transmitter. A positioning sensor containing several photodiodes measures laser luminescence distribution, and analytically calculates the optical axis of laser beam according to the modified Gaussian beam optics based on four or five distributed local intensity of laser luminescence. Experiments are conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the presumption, and results reveal that the method is effective in leading the laser beam onto a distant receiver.
Rehospitalizations Following Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Results From a Multi‐Center Randomized Trial
Authors: Spitzer Ernest , Frei Martina , Zaugg Serge , Hadorn Susanne , Kelbaek Henning , Ostojic Miodrag , Baumbach Andreas , Tüller David , Roffi Marco , Engstrom Thomas , Pedrazzini Giovanni , Vukcevic Vladan , Magro Michael , Kornowski Ran , Lüscher Thomas F. , von Birgelen Clemens , Heg Dik , Windecker Stephan , Räber Lorenz
Published: August 2017

Background

Rehospitalizations (
RH
s) after
ST
‐elevation myocardial infarction carry a high economic burden and may deteriorate quality of life. Characterizing patients at higher risk may allow the design of preventive measures. We studied the frequency, reasons, and predictors for unplanned cardiac and noncardiac
RH
s in
ST
‐elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Methods and Results

In this post‐hoc analysis of the
COMFORTABLE
AMI (Comparison of Biolimus Eluted From an Erodible Stent Coating With Bare Metal Stents in Acute ST‐Elevation Myocardial Infarction; NCT00962416) trial including 1137 patients, unplanned cardiac and noncardiac
RH
s occurred in 133 (11.7%) and in 79 patients (6.9%), respectively, at 1 year. The most frequent reasons for unplanned cardiac
RH
s were recurrent chest pain without evidence of ischemia (20.4%), recurrent chest pain with ischemia and coronary intervention (16.9%), and ischemic events (16.9%). Unplanned noncardiac
RH
s occurred most frequently attributed to bleeding (24.5%), infections (14.3%), and cancer (9.1%). On multivariate analysis, left ventricular ejection fraction (22% increase in the rate of
RH
s per 10% decrease;
P
=0.03) and angiographic myocardial infarction Syntax score (34% increase per 10‐point increase;
P
=0.01) were independent predictors of unplanned cardiac
RH
s. Age emerged as the only independent predictor of unplanned noncardiac
RH
s. Regional differences for unplanned cardiac
RH
s were observed.

Conclusions

Among
ST
‐elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of a randomized, clinical trial, unplanned cardiac
RH
s occurred in 12% with recurrent chest pain being the foremost reason. Unplanned noncardiac
RH
s occurred in 7% with bleeding as the leading cause. Left ventricular ejection fraction and Syntax score were independent predictors of unplanned cardiac
RH
s and identified patient subgroups in need for improved secondary prevention.

Clinical Trial Registration

URL
:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier:
NCT
00962416.
Reduced Antiplatelet Effect of Aspirin Does Not Predict Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Larsen Sanne Bøjet , Grove Erik Lerkevang , Neergaard‐Petersen Søs , Würtz Morten , Hvas Anne‐Mette , Kristensen Steen Dalby
Published: August 2017

Background

Increased platelet aggregation during antiplatelet therapy may predict cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. The majority of these patients receive aspirin monotherapy. We aimed to investigate whether high platelet‐aggregation levels predict cardiovascular events in stable coronary artery disease patients treated with aspirin.

Methods and Results

We included 900 stable coronary artery disease patients with either previous myocardial infarction, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or both. All patients received single antithrombotic therapy with 75 mg aspirin daily. Platelet aggregation was evaluated 1 hour after aspirin intake using the VerifyNow Aspirin Assay (Accriva Diagnostics) and Multiplate Analyzer (Roche; agonists: arachidonic acid and collagen). Adherence to aspirin was confirmed by serum thromboxane B
2
. The primary end point was the composite of nonfatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and cardiovascular death. At 3‐year follow‐up, 78 primary end points were registered. The primary end point did not occur more frequently in patients with high platelet‐aggregation levels (first versus fourth quartile) assessed by VerifyNow (hazard ratio: 0.5 [95% CI, 0.3–1.1],
P
=0.08) or Multiplate using arachidonic acid (hazard ratio: 1.0 [95% CI, 0.5–2.1],
P
=0.92) or collagen (hazard ratio: 1.4 [95% CI, 0.7–2.8],
P
=0.38). Similar results were found for the composite secondary end point (nonfatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, stent thrombosis, and all‐cause death) and the single end points. Thromboxane B
2
levels did not predict any end points. Renal insufficiency was the only clinical risk factor predicting the primary and secondary end points.

Conclusions

This study is the largest to investigate platelet aggregation in stable coronary artery disease patients receiving aspirin as single antithrombotic therapy. We found that high platelet‐aggregation levels did not predict cardiovascular events.
INTEGRACIÓN DE PERSPECTIVAS SOBRE EL PERFIL METODOLÓGICO DE UNA EDUCACIÓN DE CALIDAD
Authors: Gento Palacios Samuel , González Fernández Raúl , Palomares Ruiz Ascensión , Orden Gutiérrez Vicente Jesús
Published: August 2017

INTRODUCCIÓN. En una institución educativa de calidad, los recursos disponibles, los procesos seguidos y los resultados conseguidos se deben ajustar al modelo teórico ideal de perfecto funcionamiento en el ámbito educativo. Dicho modelo no tiene qué ser igual en todas las instituciones; más bien, tiene que estar adaptado a las peculiaridades y circunstancias concretas de cada una de ellas, sin perjuicio de considerar las referencias que ofrece la globalización, que afecta hoy a los sistemas educativos. No obstante, es evidente que todos los modelos comparten unos componentes básicos de calidad. MÉTODO. Con el propósito de ofrecer a los profesionales interesados un marco de referencia para el diseño de perfiles de calidad institucional, la investigación realizada propone un modelo de calidad de las instituciones educativas en el cual la metodología educativa se muestra como especialmente relevante. En su desarrollo se ha seguido una metodología cuantitativa, utilizando un cuestionario diseñado a tal efecto, debidamente validado y con fiabilidad contrastada, del que se han recogido en la actualidad un total de 1160 ejemplares cumplimentados en España, Letonia y diversos países de Latinoamérica. RESULTADOS. Los datos obtenidos evidencian que los diferentes sectores que integran las instituciones educativas consideran la metodología educativa como un componente fundamental de la calidad de la educación y de tales instituciones. Tales datos otorgan, también, gran importancia a los diferentes elementos o principios constitutivos de dicha metodología. DISCUSIÓN. La metodología educativa es uno de los principales componentes de calidad de una institución educativa y de la educación. Dentro de tal metodología, los principales elementos o principios a considerar son las expectativas positivas sobre el alumnado y el desarrollo de un clima interrelacional positivo, hechos que están en línea con las tendencias metodológicas actuales, que proponen desarrollar un clima potenciador de la capacidad del alumnado para actuar según sus propias características, intereses y necesidades.
Imelda rocks the boom boom: Retro nostalgia, Imelda May and the culture of Irish austerity
Authors: Brick Carlton , Davidson Kelly
Published: August 2017

This article focuses upon the recent emergence of the Dublin born musician, Imelda May, as a cultural icon in post-Tiger Ireland. May has become a significant figure in the recent socio-political remaking of ‘Irishness’, both globally and domestically, performing at the Year of the Gathering in 2012 and the Glaoch: The President’s Call in 2013. Following Bramall the article argues that Mays’s celebrity embodies a form of ‘disruptive performativity’ embodied in the aesthetic appropriation of austerity as an expression of feminine subjectivity. May’s self-consciously retro feminine aesthetic simultaneously problematizes and legitimates the structural inequalities and ideological constructions of Irelands recent economic past. The article concludes that May embodies a popular nostalgia for a radical, collectivist ‘Irishness’, while also manifesting the passive normalization of austerity within contemporary Irish cultural and political discourse. The postmodern historicity of May’s particular ‘retro femininity’ simultaneously locates her within contemporary discourse as a revivalist of conservative gendered identities and (post-)feminist revisionist.
Towards an Interdisciplinary Focus on Sound in Ethnobiology Research
Authors: Wright Claire C
Published: August 2017

Research on perception and ecological knowledge in ethnobiology has primarily focused on sight, in tandem with taste, smell, and touch. Sound, however, has been largely neglected as a topical or methodological focus. This review addresses research in ethnomusicology and soundscape ecology to suggest how attention to sound could open new avenues and add value to ethnoecological research.
‘Fish’ and ‘Non-Fish’ in Lio and Nage: Folk-Intermediates and Folk-Generics in the Fish Classification of Two Eastern Indonesian Peoples
Authors: Forth Gregory
Published: August 2017

Based on recent field research on Flores Island, this paper describes the classification of fish found among the Lio people. Formally, Lio fish taxonomy closely resembles that of the Nage of central Flores, discussed in a previous paper (Forth 2012), but differs insofar as several kinds of freshwater fish, all members of the Gobioidei, are subsumed in a named folk-intermediate taxon labeled mbo. Most attention is given to Lio names for folk-generics included in this intermediate. These correspond to the same species and genera included in a Nage folk-intermediate which, however, is unnamed. Moreover, Lio names for the component generics are clearly motivated by the same morphological and behavioral features as are reflected in Nage names for the same generics, yet the Lio names themselves are lexically quite different. These simultaneous classificatory similarities and nomenclatural differences are discussed with reference to the parts played by a common cultural heritage and natural discontinuity in the categorization of fish among these two ethno-linguistically related groups.
On R degrees of vertices and R indices of graphs
Authors: Ediz Süleyman
Published: August 2017

Topological indices have been used to modeling biological and chemical properties of molecules in quantitive structure property relationship studies and quantitive structure activity studies. All the degree based topological indices have been defined via classical degree concept. In this paper we define a novel degree concept for a vertex of a simple connected graph: R degree. And also we define R indices of a simple connected graph by using the R degree concept. We compute the R indices for well-known simple connected graphs such as paths, stars, complete graphs and cycles.
The Effects of Memory and Social Strategies on Oral Production
Authors: Henríquez Tania Katina , Von Johnn Harry Ignacio , Peña Víctor Hugo , Llanquileo Elena Adriana
Published: August 2017

Language learning strategies were reinforced within the lessons to achieve the main objective of this study, which intended to improve students’ oral production achievements through a direct instruction period (DIP) of memory and social strategies.  This quasi-experimental research was carried out in a semi-private school, and the participants were 10 students from an 11th grade. Additionally, the research problem stated was, can 11th graders from a semi-subsidized school improve their oral production achievements after a period of memory strategies instruction and the use of social strategies?. The instruments to collect data were: ethnographic notes, surveys, and pre and post test. Moreover, non-parametric statistics were used to analyze the results obtained from the pre-post tests due to sample size. Results obtained showed that students’ oral production was improved through the memory instruction and social strategies being memory strategies more influential than social strategies. These findings contribute to the expansion of information about this area, in which there is little research in Chile.   Key words: memory strategies, social strategies, oral production.
Syntactic Mechanisms in the Transition from Academic Written to Oral Discourse: Performance Differences in a Colombian PhD-level EAP course
Authors: Nausa Ricardo
Published: August 2017

This article reports a pilot study conducted in an EAP course for Colombian PhD students from different disciplinary fields at a private university. The study sought to identify the mechanisms to express originally written content in oral presentations (OPs), and how those mechanisms describe oral performance differences. To achieve these objectives, eight parallel pairs of texts (essays and their corresponding OPs transcriptions) were analyzed. Quantitative analyses were performed to complement the findings. Modifications to clause structure and heavily modified noun phrases were identified as two mechanisms to transition from written to oral discourses. These mechanisms are described in terms of the implemented resources, their pragmatic appropriateness, and their grammatical correctness. Topicalization and reduction of heavily modified NPs were useful sub-mechanisms to discriminate among levels of oral performance; other mechanisms like rhematization were not. This report also discusses the implications and limitations of the study, and the perspectives for future research.
Politics first: Examining the practices of the multi-district superintendent
Authors: Hall Daniella , McHenry-Sorber Erin
Published: August 2017

Over the past decade, multiple states have implemented a form of regional school district consolidation referred to as multi-district unions. Their organizational structure enables districts to retain individual school boards within regional local education agencies, all of which are overseen by a superintendent and a central board. However, no empirical research has been conducted to date on the ensuing work of multi-district superintendents. In our exemplary case study, we analyze time records, interviews, and observations to understand the role allocations and work of one multi-district superintendent. We find the division of time and ensuing responsibilities of the multi-district superintendent is predominantly political to the organizational structure of the union, and we conclude with implications for policy and practice.
Performance degradation of candidate accident-tolerant cladding under corrosive environment
Authors: Nagase Fumihisa , Sakamoto Kan , Yamashita Shinichiro
Published: August 2017

Light-water reactor (LWR) fuel cladding shall retain the performance as the barrier for nuclear fuel materials and fission products in high-pressure and high-temperature coolant under irradiation conditions for long periods. The cladding also has to withstand temperature increase and severe loading under accidental conditions. As lessons learned from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, advanced cladding materials are being developed to enhance accident tolerance compared to conventional zirconium alloys. The present paper reviews the progress of the development and summarizes the subjects to be solved for enhanced accident-tolerant fuel cladding, focusing on performance degradation under various corrosive environmental conditions that should be considered in designing the LWR fuel.
Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) in Brazil as a new host of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae)
Authors: Werneck M. R. , Bacco-Mannina N. , Santos-Costa P. C.
Published: August 2017

This paper reports the occurrence of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in a specimen of Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) found in southeastern Brazil. Although this parasite has been reported in other birds in Brazil, Cuba, the Czech Republic and Venezuela, this is the first report of B. pinnatus as a host for this parasite.
Hydrocarbon Pollution and Potential Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of the Oturuba Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Ezekwe Clinton Ifeanyichukwu , Utong Israel Clinton
Published: August 2017

This study aimed at examining the impact of oil pollution from artisanal oil refineries on the Oturuba river ecosystem using active river bottom sediment. Specific objectives included to determine the level of hydrocarbons and trace metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni, V and Mg) in the sediments and to relate this with general ecosystem health. The study found elevated concentrations of both hydrocarbons and heavy metals in the range above most sediment quality guidelines exceeding the respective Threshold Effects Level and Probable Effects. Level guideline values and occurring at levels where impairment to biological communities is certain an d where toxicity levels can lead to negative impacts on benthic animals or infaunal communities. Heavy metal geochemical accumulation index and potential ecological risk analysis also returned anomalously high concentrations in the range of very highly polluted sediment environments with very high ecological risk indices, thereby ranking the Oturuba Creek as one of the most polluted coastal river systems in the world.
The Residual Symmetry and Consistent Tanh Expansion for the Benney System
Authors: Ma Zheng-Yi , Fei Jin-Xi , Chen Jun-Chao
Published: August 2017

The residual symmetry of the (2+1)-dimensional Benney system is derived from the truncated Painlevé expansion. Such residual symmetry is localised and the original Benney equation is extended into an enlarged system by introducing four new variables. By using Lies first theorem, we obtain the finite transformation for the localised residual symmetry. More importantly, we further localise the linear superposition of multiple residual symmetries and construct the n
th Bäcklund transformation for the Benney system in the form of the determinant. Moreover, it is proved that the (2+1)-dimensional Benney system is consistent tanh expansion (CTE) solvable. The exact interaction solutions between solitons and any other types of potential Burgers waves are also obtained, which include soliton-error function waves, soliton-periodic waves, and so on.
A coordination polymer of mercury(II) formed by triazole-based and chloride linkers
Authors: Hosseini Seyed Ghorban , Moeini Keyvan , Abdelbaky Mohammed S.M. , García-Granda Santiago
Published: August 2017

In this work, a coordination polymer formed from 4,5-diamino-3-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ium chloride (DAMT·HCl) and HgCl2 formulated as [Hg5(μ-DAMT)2(μ-Cl)6(μ
3-Cl)2Cl2]
n
has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1H NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray analysis of the complex revealed an organic-inorganic hybrid coordination polymer containing three different mercury atoms with coordination numbers of 4 (HgN(μ-Cl)2(μ
3-Cl)), 5 (Hg(μ-Cl)3(μ
3-Cl)Cl), and 6 (HgN2(μ-Cl)2(μ
3-Cl)2) and seesaw, octahedral, and square pyramidal geometries, respectively. The polymeric chains are extended to a three-dimensional (3D) array by C–H···Cl and N–H···Cl interactions. In addition to these hydrogen bonds, there are Hg···Cl interactions with the mercury atoms with coordination numbers 4 and 5 to complete their pseudo-square planar and -octahedral geometries, respectively.
Early growth hormone treatment start in childhood growth hormone deficiency improves near adult height: analysis from NordiNet® International Outcome Study
Authors: Polak Michel , Blair Jo , Kotnik Primoz , Pournara Effie , Pedersen Birgitte Tønnes , Rohrer Tilman R
Published: August 2017

Objective

To investigate the effect of age at growth hormone (GH) treatment start on near adult height (NAH) in children with isolated GH deficiency (GHD).

Design

NordiNet® International Outcome Study (IOS) (Nbib960128), a non-interventional, multicentre study, evaluates the long-term effectiveness and safety of Norditropin® (somatropin) (Novo Nordisk A/S) in the real-life clinical setting.

Methods

Patients (n = 172) treated to NAH (height at ≥18 years, or height velocity <2 cm/year at ≥16 (boys) or ≥15 (girls) years) were grouped by age (years) at treatment start (early (girls, <8; boys, <9), intermediate (girls, 8–10; boys, 9–11) or late (girls, >10; boys, >11)) and GHD severity (<3 ng/mL or 3 to ≤10 ng/mL). Multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the effect of age at treatment start (as a categorical and continuous variable) on NAH standard deviation score (SDS).

Results

Age at treatment start had a marked effect on NAH SDS; NAH SDS achieved by patients starting treatment early (n = 40 (boys, 70.0%); least squares mean (standard error) −0.76 (0.14)) exceeded that achieved by those starting later (intermediate,n = 42 (boys, 57.1%); −1.14 (0.15); late,n = 90 (boys, 68.9%); −1.21 (0.10)). Multiple regression analysis showed a significant association between NAH SDS and age at treatment start (P < 0.0242), baseline height SDS (HSDS) (P < 0.0001), target HSDS (P < 0.0001), and GHD severity (P = 0.0012). Most (78.5%) patients achieved a normal NAH irrespective of age at treatment start.

Conclusions

Early initiation of GH treatment in children with isolated GHD improves their chance of achieving their genetic height potential.
Birth defects after use of antithyroid drugs in early pregnancy: a Swedish nationwide study
Authors: Andersen Stine Linding , Lönn Stefan , Vestergaard Peter , Törring Ove
Published: August 2017

Objective

Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) may have teratogenic effects, but more evidence is needed on the risk and types of birth defects after the use of methimazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU). This study aimed to evaluate the association between the use of ATDs in early pregnancy and birth defects.

Design

Swedish nationwide register-based cohort study.

Methods

The study included 684 340 children live-born in Sweden from 2006 to 2012. Exposure groups defined by maternal ATD use in early pregnancy were MMI (n = 162); PTU (n = 218); MMI and PTU (n = 66); ATD before or after, but not in pregnancy (n = 1551) and non-exposed (never ATD (n = 682 343)). Outcome was cumulative incidence of birth defects diagnosed before two years of age.

Results

The cumulative incidence of birth defects was not significantly different in children exposed to MMI (6.8%, P = 0.6) or PTU (6.4%, P = 0.4) vs non-exposed (8.0%). For subtypes of birth defects, MMI was associated with an increased incidence of septal heart defects (P = 0.02). PTU was associated with ear (P = 0.005) and obstructive urinary system malformations (P = 0.006). A case of choanal atresia was observed after exposure to both MMI and PTU. The incidence of birth defects in children born to mothers who received ATD before or after, but not in pregnancy, was 8.8% and not significantly different from non-exposed (P = 0.3), MMI exposed (P = 0.4) or PTU exposed (P = 0.2).

Conclusions

MMI and PTU were associated with subtypes of birth defects previously reported, but the frequency of ATD exposure in early pregnancy was low and severe malformations described in the MMI embryopathy were rarely observed.
Sex steroids differentially regulate fshb, lhb and gnrhr expression in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Authors: von Krogh Kristine , Bjørndal Gunnveig Toft , Nourizadeh-Lillabadi Rasoul , Hodne Kjetil , Ropstad Erik , Haug Trude M , Weltzien Finn-Arne
Published: August 2017

Depending on the stage of gonad maturation, as well as other factors, gonadal steroids can exert either a positive or negative feedback at the brain and pituitary level. While this has been demonstrated in many teleost species, little is known about the nature of steroid feedback in Gadiform fish. Using an optimized in vitro model system of the Atlantic cod pituitary, the present study investigated the potential effects of two physiologically relevant doses of estradiol, testosterone (TS) or dihydrotestosterone (DHTS) on cell viability and gene expression of gonadotropin subunits (fshb/lhb) and two suggested reproduction-relevant gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors (gnrhr1b/gnrhr2a) during three stages of sexual maturity. In general, all steroids stimulated cell viability in terms of metabolic activity and membrane integrity. Furthermore, all steroids affected fshb expression, with the effect depending on both the specific steroid, dose and maturity status. Conversely, only DHTS exposure affected lhb levels, and this occurred only during the spawning season. Using single-cell qPCR, co-transcription of gnrhr1b and gnrhr2a was confirmed to both fshb- and lhb- expressing gonadotropes, with gnrhr2a being the most prominently expressed isoform. While steroid exposure had no effect on gnrhr1b expression, all steroids affected gnrhr2a transcript levels in at least one maturity stage. These and previous results from our group point to Gnrhr2a as the main modulator of gonadotropin regulation in cod and that regulation of its gene expression level might function as a direct mechanism for steroid feedback at the pituitary level.
gDNA extraction from Sterivex filters v1
Authors: Jurgensen Sophie , Buchan Alison , LeCleir Gary
Published: August 2017

Contact Dr. Alison Buchan (abuchan@utk.edu) with any questions.
The Growth of E-Marketing in Business-to-Business Industry and its effect on the Performance of Businesses in Pakistan: Marketing Success
Authors: Sheikh Adnan Ahmed , Shahzad Arfan , Ku Ishaq Awanis
Published: August 2017

E-marketing has emerged as one of the significant drivers in sustaining the firms competitive advantage. So far, there is a lack of systematic empirical evidence regarding the marketing activities which are drastically affected by the use of e-marketing in small and large firms of Pakistan and their consequent performance outcomes. However, the objective of this study is to examine the technological, organizational and environmental factors on the performance of small and large firms in Pakistan with mediating role of E-Marketing uses and its generlizibality on countries with similar economic situation. Cross sectional data were collected from 257 manufacturing companies in Pakistan; general manager marketing were selected as the data collection sources. Additionally, SmartPLS 3.0, two step path-modeling has been used to examine the direct as well as indirect hypothesis of the current study. However, the results generated from SmartPLS (SEM) path-modeling found that, with regard to direct relationships, three variables (technology orientation, top management support, use of e-marketing) out of five including mediation variable have found significant positively associated with firm performance, however, only one (competitive pressure) has found negatively significant with firm performance. Finally, in terms of use of e-marketing as mediating variable between the relationships of technological, organizational, environmental factors and firm performance, three out of four (independent variables) indicate partial mediation including technological factors (technology orientation), organizational factors (top management support) and environmental factors (competitive pressure). However, market orientation had shown insignificant results both in the direct relationship as well as by including E-Marketing uses.
The Effect of Flipped Classroom strategy using Blackboard Mashup tools in enhancing achievement and Self-Regulated learning skills of university students
Authors: El-Senousy Hala , Alquda Jumana
Published: August 2017

The flipped classroom strategy (FCRS) is an innovative instructional approach that flips the traditional teacher-centered classroom into student-centered learning, by switching the classroom and home activities using the available educational technology. This paper examined the effect of (FCRS) on students' achievement and self-regulated learning skills (SRLS) for 60 students enrolled in Comp101N course. The findings revealed a significant difference in both the mean of achievement test scores and SRLS scale of experimental group students and control group students in favor of the experimental group. A similar difference was found in the pre- and post-test achievement scores of experimental group students in favor of the post-test. The study recommended wider use of the FCRS in higher education and for post-graduate students.
Will education in the mother tongue contribute to the increase of digital literacies?
Authors: Guerra Joaquim
Published: August 2017

We live undoubtedly in a digital era in which younger people have more technological knowledge and use technology more than older people who mostly must adapt their lives and practices, learning how, why, and when to use digital tools. In schools, this gap is visible if we compare the curricula for teaching the Portuguese mother tongue and teachersâ€™ practices. As we demonstrate, the references in syllabi are residual, and teachers use digital tools as they used other tools before. This paper aims to summarize and to intersect the results from previous studies on information and communication technologies (ICT), Portuguese mother tongue syllabi, and teachersâ€™ practices with ICT. It also points out some causes of the lack of aims for the increase of digital literacy in mother tongue education.
El museo arqueológico de Pasca: una hipótesis sobre su origen
Authors: Díaz Jaramillo José Abelardo
Published: August 2017

El artículo indaga por el origen del Museo Arqueológico de Pasca (MAP). Se argumenta que su creación respondió a una estrategia sociocultural diseñada por el párroco Jaime Hincapié Santamaría, para fortalecer los vínculos entre la comunidad y la parroquia, en un contexto local marcado por conflictos agrarios, los cuales configuraron, en un proceso de larga duración, una base política afín a las ideas liberales y comunistas entre sus pobladores. Lo singular del interés que acompañó la iniciativa del párroco, como se intentará demostrar, es que no estuvo matizado por un discurso religioso, sino por la reivindicación domesticada del pasado indígena local. Para tal fin, se acude a una estrategia que articula conocimientos de orden histórico sobre el contexto local en que surgió el MAP, y sobre la vida del párroco Jaime Hincapié Santamaría, con testimonios de habitantes del municipio que permitieron identificar los significados otorgados al museo. De tal modo, el ejercicio permitirá historiar un lugar de memoria de Sumapaz y resaltar el papel de los curas de pueblo como agentes socioculturales.
Pintores en el esplendor de Tunja: nombres de artífices para salir del anonimato (siglos XVI y XVII)
Authors: Vargas Murcia Laura Liliana
Published: August 2017

Tunja se ha destacado dentro del Nuevo Reino de Granada como una de las ciudades más ricas en cuanto a presencia de pintura durante las últimas décadas del siglo XVI y la primera mitad del XVII; sus pintores no solamente tuvieron proyección en esta ciudad sino en el resto de la Provincia, siendo las iglesias y museos boyacenses contenedores de imágenes que fueron elementos esenciales en la doctrina de indios. Las obras murales civiles tunjanas han sido objeto de estudios centrados principalmente en su interpretación y menos en las identidades  de sus artífices, mientras que en lo tocante a pintura de caballete, la figura de Angelino Medoro en cierta medida ha opacado el nombre de otros artistas que contribuyeron a hacer de Tunja una de las urbes más representativas del manierismo y el renacimiento en la América española. El presente artículo reúne los nombres de algunos de los pintores activos en este periodo y da algunas noticias sobre sus vidas y producción, buscando el reconocimiento de estos personajes que en los últimos años han ido saliendo del anonimato. La búsqueda de información tuvo como punto de partida las investigaciones de Magdalena Corradine Mora sobre los habitantes de la ciudad de Tunja en las primeras décadas del siglo XVII y la búsqueda de información en el Archivo Histórico Regional de Boyacá. Al llamar la atención sobre estos artistas, se espera que en un futuro se inicie un trabajo de identificación de sus obras, su investigación, conservación y difusión, ya que este patrimonio que no siempre está en las condiciones ideales, ni es percibido y valorado como merece.
El Gobernador de Michoacán y el conflicto universitario de 1949. La mirada de Nemesio García Naranjo
Authors: García naranjo Francisco Alejandro
Published: August 2017

Este artículo analiza los textos escritos por el periodista Nemesio García Naranjo, que tuvieron como tema central los sucesos desatados entre el 28 de julio y el 26 de agosto de 1949 en Morelia Michoacán (México), en donde se dio la disputa entre estudiantes y autoridades de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo y el Gobernador de la entidad, José María Mendoza Pardo, miembro del partido gobernante. El conflicto tuvo como detonante la muerte de dos universitarios a manos del ejército. Dicho evento desató marchas y paros universitarios en todo el país, a la vez que puso en crisis la gobernabilidad del estado de Michoacán.El análisis del corpus periodístico escrito por García Naranjo desarrollado aquí, reflexiona en dos direcciones. Por un lado, pone de relieve el talante liberal con el que examinó los sucesos y sus repercusiones sociales y políticas para el régimen; siendo precisamente este posicionamiento ideológico, una evidencia del lugar equivocado en que la historiografía ha colocado al personaje: la derecha reaccionaria y antirrevolucionaria. Por otro lado, al mostrarse que este personaje exhibió un pensamiento propio de una ‘derecha liberal’, se establece también que desde este posicionamiento juzgó los hechos en Morelia y el papel de la Universidad Michoacana, siendo una voz disonante en un escenario dominado por los sesgos ideológicos y por los intereses políticos, los cuales acusaban unánimemente a la «conjura comunista» como principal responsable.
Evangelización y occidentalización en la frontera sur del Reino de Chile. Los Franciscanos del Colegio de Misiones de Chillán, s. XVIII
Authors: Leal Pino Cristián Eduardo , Quitral Manosalva Andrés Alejandro
Published: August 2017

El artículo se propone estudiar la participación del Colegio de Misiones de Chillán en la conquista espiritual de los indígenas, en la frontera sur del Reino de Chile hacia fines de la Colonia, con el propósito de analizar el rol que cumplieron los frailes seráficos en dicha época y lugar. Se utilizaron como fuentes de archivo los informes de misiones, reales órdenes, diarios de viaje, cartas, certificaciones y libros de cuentas existentes en el Archivo Nacional de Chile y el Archivo franciscano de Santiago de Chile. Con esta información se estableció el rol que cumplió el hospicio de Santa Bárbara y el Colegio de Naturales en la estrategia de evangelizar y occidentalizar al indígena. La hipótesis que planteamos es que los misioneros del Colegio de Chillán, hacia la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, en la frontera sur del Reino de Chile, junto a la función espiritual, también cumplieron un rol político que, si bien no dio los frutos esperados por la Corona española, al menos contribuyó a generar espacios de comunicación entre las autoridades hispanocriollas y las parcialidades indígenas de la frontera.
Migración española hacia América desde la perspectiva de la Cartilla del Emigrante (1910)
Authors: Pérez Acevedo Martín
Published: August 2017

En 1910 la publicación en Madrid de la Cartilla del Emigrante, por parte de la Unión Ibero-Americana, vino a responder al esfuerzo por encausar e informar a aquellos españoles que decidían migrar a América, con la finalidad de mejorar sus condiciones de vida. En efecto, a lo largo de las páginas de su obra tanto Jesús María Rísquez como Melchor Ordóñez, en su condición de autores así como en su calidad de médico y catedrático respectivamente, señalaron las particularidades que suponía el transvase tanto legal como ilegal.De esta manera se ponderaba el conocimiento del marco migratorio de ambos lados del Atlántico, lo que en teoría  garantizaría el ejercicio pleno de derechos y obligaciones. A juicio de Rísquez y Ordoñez era fundamental advertir sobre las líneas navieras y las condiciones del viaje, sobre todo de cara al pago del viaje y el escenario médico sanitario en el que se realizaría la travesía. Las potencialidades y características físicas de los países de destino en el continente americano fueron igualmente señaladas, lo que unido al perfil laboral del migrante español le facilitarían su inserción. Por lo tanto, el cumplimiento en mayor medida de los preceptos de la Cartilla del Emigrante, permitiría perfilar al migrante español como un elemento activo en su devenir cotidiano y, por ende, como una expresión individual y colectiva del hispanismo en América.
Going Concern Disclosure for Local Governments
Authors: Feng Nancy Chun , Neely Daniel G.
Published: August 2017

Going concern opinions (GCOs) indicate that auditors have significant doubt about an entity’s ability to continue operation one year after the financial statement date. This study addresses the following research questions: What are the factors that motivate auditors to issue GCOs to governmental entities? Does a governmental entity disclose going concern uncertainty in the footnotes or the MD&A section of annual financial reports (AFRs) either the year before or the year when the entity receives a GCO? To what extent does the entity disclose the GCO factors used by auditors? We find that auditors most often cited two reasons, “Deficiency in Funds” and “Losses or Revenue Declines,” accounting for the majority of reasons given for a going concern opinion. Further, the disclosure is most likely to be in the notes to the AFRs. In addition, we find that going concern reporting varies by auditor type (state auditors vs. public accounting firms), government size, and government type. We also find some evidence that going concern disclosures improve after the enactment of GASB No. 56. The results of our study should be of interest to stakeholders’ interested in lead indicators of fiscal distress.
Serving Our Homeless Veterans: Patient Perpetrated Violence as a Barrier to Health Care Access
Authors: Semeah Luz M. , Campbell Colleen L. , Cowper Diane C. , Peet Amanda C.
Published: August 2017

In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) set a goal to end veteran homelessness by 2015. Since then there has been a 36% reduction in homelessness due, in part, to the VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. These services include the receipt of home-based services to the veterans’ home. However, safety concerns and the threat of violence toward health care workers remain problematic in non-institutional care settings. This article discusses the concept of access to care and how safety concerns act as a barrier to services and optimal patient outcomes. Our study provides information on the prevalence of patient violence toward health care workers in the HUD-VASH program in a large veterans’ health system. Results suggest 70% of home-based service providers were exposed to violence and aggression. Providing services to veterans outside of institutional care settings, and the goal of eradicating homelessness among veterans, warrants further examination of access barriers.
Issues Affecting the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programme in Oke Kura Prison, Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Aliyu Kehinde Adekunle , Mustaffa Jamaludin , Nasir Norruzeyati CheMohd
Published: August 2017

Issues affecting the effectiveness of rehabilitation programme of the inmate, have important implications on the public safety after inmates are released from the prison. Many studies have been conducted on prisons environment effects, some investigating disciplinary methods and some exploring rehabilitation managements. Methodical evaluations of those studies, while varying greatly in exposure and method, display remarkable consistency in their overall findings. Administration and permissions, at best, show modest mean decreases in recidivism of inmate and, in some occurrences, have the differing effect and increase re-offense degrees. The way and manner recidivism effects found in studies of rehabilitation treatment, by comparison, are consistently positive and relatively large. There is, however, considerable inconsistency in those effects associated with the rehabilitation treatment, how well it is employed, and the nature of the inmates to whom it is applied. The specific sources of that inconsistency have not been well explored, but some principles for effective rehabilitation have emerged. The rehabilitation treatments generally found effective in research do not characterize existing practice of rehabilitation, and bridging the gap between research and practice residues noteworthy issues.
Tubuh dan Relasi Gender: Wacana Pascakolonial Dalam Novel “The Scarlet Letter” Karya Nathaniel Hawthorne
Authors: Kardiansyah M. Yuseano
Published: August 2017

This research analyzes postcolonial discourse about body and gender relation in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter that tells about obsession toward morality, gender oppression, punishment for sinner, guilty feeling dan individual sin confession. The objective of this research is to reveal the resistance sides toward colonial construction that still exist in society’s social order and norm reflected in that novel. By applying postcolonialism approach and deconstruction method, it is proven that The Scarlet Letter depicts colonized (women) resistance behind its attitude and practice that seems submissive to the power of colonizer (society dan men’s domination).Key Words: Postcolonial Discourse, Body, Gender Relation, Deconstruction, Colonial Construction
REPRESENTASI FEMME FATALE DALAM NOVEL CANTIK ITU LUKA KARYA EKA KURNIAWAN
Authors: Hasanah Ferli -
Published: August 2017

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan karakteristik-karakteristik femme Fatale yang terdapat dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka. Melalui tokoh-tokoh perempuan yang berbeda, ciri-ciri tersebut dapat ditemukan. Dengan menggunakan konsep femme fatale dari Yvonne Tasker dan Edwards, lima tokoh perempuan, yaitu Dewi Ayu, Alamanda, Adinda, Maya Dewi, dan Si Cantik dapat dikategorikan sebagai femme fatale. Citra ini diperkuat juga dengan membandingkan ciri-ciri tersebut pada citra tokoh perempuan yang berbudi luhur. Simpulan akhir mengungkapkan bahwa pada diri tokoh-tokoh perempuan tersebut terdapat ambiguitas antara protagonis dan antagonis,  femme fatale dan perempuan berbudi luhur. Dengan demikian dapat dikatakan bahwa ada citra baru perempuan yang dibangun oleh dekonstruksi seksualitas pada novel ini.Kata kunci : femme fatale, perempuan, seksualitasABSTRACTThis study aims to describe the characteristics of femme Fatale contained in the novel Cantik Itu Luka. Through different female characters, these characteristics can be found. Using the femme fatale concept of Yvonne Tasker and Edwards, five female characters, Dewi Ayu, Alamanda, Adinda, Maya Dewi, and Si Cantik, can be categorized as femme fatale. This image is also strengthened by comparing such characteristics in the image of a virtuous woman. The final conclusion reveals that in the female characters there is and ambiguity between the protagonist and the antagonist, the femme fatale and the virtuous woman. Thus it can be said that there is a new image of women built by the deconstruction of sexuality in this novelKeywods: femme fatale, woman, seksuality
Transformasi Perempuan dari “Liyan” ke “Diri” dalam Tiga Cerita Rakyat Kulisusu: Analisis Wacana Feminisme
Authors: Nasiru La Ode Gusman
Published: August 2017

The study examined three female characters in Kulisusu folklore, each titled: Perselingkuhan Istri Lakino Lipu; Putri yang Hilang; Lagumba dan Wa Ure-Ure Ngkamagi. Three of them narrated women in prototype uniformity, in a concept that is more fluid than some kindergarten like Bawang Putih Bawang Merah or Cinderella. Fluidity mean that the liberation of women from all forms of subordination: a class polarization that took shape into archetypes dichotomous construction. The characters are identified as women who are not only clever, but also able to make decisions in determining their fate. This study will address two issues: 1) how women were originally seated as "liyan"; 2) how the plot revolves and places women as "self". Both are implicated by using the feminism discourse perspective. The review will help parents sort out stories that address the values of plurality and gender equality principles, and stories that must be abandoned for internalizing the bias in the eyes of the quality.
Cerebral Oximetry: Is It A New Method For Detection of Tissue Perfusion After Transplantation?
Authors: Sharifian Dorche Maryam , Roozbeh Jamshid , Nomovi Masood , Sharifian Dorche Amirhosein
Published: August 2017

This short letter to editor discuss about cerebral oximetery and its impact on tissue perfusion after transplantation.
Effect of Sumac (Rhus coriaria) Extract on Blood Lipid Profile in White Wistar Rat
Authors: Soltani HamidReza , Vahidi Alireza , Dehghan Tezerjani Mohammad , Javaherchian Mohammad , Shiryazdi SeyedAli
Published: August 2017

Background: Hyperlipidemia is one of the chronic diseases whose current solutions are the proper diet and chemical drugs. Evaluation of accessible medicinal plant recourses has an important role to prevent and treat the hyperlipidemia. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of sumac (Rhus coriaria) extract on blood lipid profile in white Wistar rat.Methods: This laboratory animal experiment was conducted on 21 white Wistar rats during four weeks. The research units divided into three groups separately were fed by normal diet, fatty diet without sumac extract and fatty diet with sumac extract. The samples were excluded after appearing sick-like behaviors. Finally, data were analyzed in SPSS ver. 16 software using ANOVA and LSD tests.Results: The mean weight of rats was 310±26 gram. The mean blood cholesterol had significant difference in fatty diet with sumac group in compared with control group from the second week to the end of study (P<0.001), also the mean triglyceride was increased significantly during the study in fatty diet with sumac extract group (P=0.47). The mean HDL and LDL had no significant change during the study (P>0.05).Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, the use of sumac with fatty diet can be effective to reduce blood cholesterol in prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia.
REPA: Mensagem Inicial dos Autores
Authors: Malagón Luis Arturo Gómez , Maciel Alexandre Magno Andrade , Millan Diego José Rativa
Published: August 2017

Este artigo apresenta as considerações iniciais do Corpo Editorial da Revista de Engenharia e Pesquisa Aplicada.