bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interregnum as a Legal and Political Concept: A Brief Contextual Survey
Authors: Theophanidis Philippe
Published: November 2018

I propose to trace the dialogical path of Antonio Gramsci’s concept of ‘interregnum’ briefly mentioned in one of his prison notebooks which was rediscovered in recent years and used in various political writings. I will first examine the meaning of the concept of interregnum in the context of Roman law, where it originates. Second, I’ll show how the Italian writer used it in a two-page note included in his Quaderni del carcere to describe the political crisis of our times. I will also briefly sketch the renewal of the idea of interregnum from the 1980s onward, when a specific quote from Gramsci’s note was used to frame various political crises, from South African apartheid to the civil war in Syria, all the way to the rise of a new far right ideology. In the third and main section, I’ll explore in more detail how, in the past five years, Keith Tester, Zygmunt Bauman, and Étienne Balibar all explicitly engage with the idea of interregnum in an open dialogue. While referencing one another, they used Gramsci’s interpretation of the concept in an effort to understand and address the contemporary problem of political synthesis. In the fourth part, and in the spirit of keeping discussion open, I will raise some issues regarding the various paths proposed by Bauman and Balibar to find our way ‘out of the interregnum.
Daughters of Cyprus: Women, Contemporary Romance Fiction, and 1974
Authors: Matthews Jodie
Published: November 2018

The article considers twenty-first-century Anglophone romance representations of women set during the events of 1974 in Cyprus. It highlights the creative and political opportunities and ethical challenges of representing the Cyprus Problem in this genre. In representing a gap between the “desires of the feminine” and the motivating forces of ethno-nationalism, the novels remap women’s experience left out of the patriarchal assertions of war. While the novels reinscribe many of the discourses that normalise women’s absences from processes of official reconciliation, they might be seen as drawing popular attention to the issues at stake when considering women and war in Cyprus.
Introduction: Rereading, Re-turning and the Quest of the Political
Authors: Dimakopoulou Mata , Karavanta Mina
Published: November 2018

No abstract (available).
From Cultural Amnesia to ‘Anamnesia’ in Reading Life-Writing Narratives of the French Occupation: The Lost Manuscript, the ‘Handwritingness’ of History and the Broken Narrative
Authors: Kelly Debra
Published: November 2018

No abstract (available).
Pitcher Jonathan, Excess Baggage: A Modern Theory and the Conscious Amnesia of Latin Americanist Thought. American University Studies, Series XXII: Latin American Literature 29.
Authors: Balasopoulos Antonis
Published: November 2018

No abstract (available).
Aleatory Realism: Reflections on the Parable of the Pier-Glass
Authors: Beaumont Matthew
Published: November 2018

This article challenges the simplistic conception of realism sponsored by postmodernist thought, through a re-engagement with those moments in George Eliot's fiction in which she reflects self-consciously on realist representation. After re-examining the opening of Adam Bede, which is notable for its experimental attitude to realism, the article proceeds to a discussion of the famous metaphor of the pier-glass sketched in Middlemarch. This metaphor, the article contends, offers a glimpse of a realism beyond realism, in which the realist aesthetic collapses, and reality appears instead in the form of unmediated, unprocessed matter. The article identifies this inchoate, almost unthinkable form of representation, which it associates with the perspectival device called anamorphosis, as ‘aleatory realism.’
Realism’s Racial Gaze and Stephen Crane’s The Monster: A Lacanian Reading
Authors: George Sheldon
Published: November 2018

The article presents Stephen Crane’s The Monster as a realist text that conveys the inability of American society in the 1890s to define itself through use of stereotyped knowledge of racial others. It reads the character Henry Johnson, a black man whose face is “burned away” in a house-fire, leaving behind only a single winking eye, as a literary embodiment of the all-seeing Lacanian gaze that, through the returned look of the racial other, confronts realist America with its own lack. Henry destabilises fantasies of an insular white identity through his performative mimicry of white dress and mannerism. He allows the text to present race as grounded only in performance and a discourse of white superiority. The Monster refutes this discourse, suggesting it is sanction for a brutal monstrosity at the heart of America, one that the returned gaze of the scrutinising racial other now witnesses through the spectacle of America’s racist and imperialistic practices.
Introduction Knowing Oneself, Untranslatably: Paradoxes of Authenticity in an Age of Globalisation
Authors: Kapsaskis Dionysios
Published: November 2018

No abstract (available).
Lost in (Trans)lation: The Misread Body of Herculine Barbin
Authors: Gomolka C. J.
Published: November 2018

After the twentieth-century’s crise de la langue, it might be considered commonplace to hear the phrase, “the meaning was lost in translation.” However, the twenty-first century has inaugurated a new era in which “linguistic gender bending” among transsexuals has witnessed a recrudescence and the desire to translate the meaning of this identity is at the center of the gender movement. Today, numerous trans-autobiographies attract buyers at Fnac or on Amazon.fr: Né homme, comment je suis devenue femme, Alain transsexuelle and Je serai elle just to name a few examples. Besides their discourses that recount a marginalised social identity, all share a common linguistic denominator: a narrative alternation between genders. However, this modern linguistic heterodoxy may owe more to the past than it seems. Discovered in the 1860’s by Auguste Tardieu and first published under the title Question médico-légale de l’identité, the memoirs of Herculine Barbin might represent the genesis of the practice of trans-subjectivisation through the linguistic manipulation of gender. Herculine’s life, told through h/er memoirs, exemplifies a linguistic attempt to expose a trans-identity relegated to the margins of nineteenth-century French life. This essay will explore the hermeneutic function of narrative gender variation in Mes souvenirs (the memoirs of Herculine Barbin). On the one hand, this essay will attempt to show how, in the French version, Herculine’s trans-discourse produces a narrative subversiveness that transcends social margins and expresses what it means to be between genders. On the other hand, I will expose how the English version of Mes souvenirs, translated by Richard McDougall, pigeon-holes her identity into one of two genders and therefore removes from h/er discourse any possible trans-subversiveness.
Self-Fashioning in C. P. Cavafy‟s “Going back Home from Greece” and “Philhellene”
Authors: Sifaki Evgenia
Published: November 2018

C. P. Cavafy‟s dramatic monologues “Going Back Home from Greece” and “Philhellene” are approached by way of their form: the genre of the dramatic monologue that the Greek poet adopted and adapted from Victorian sources, which delimits and historicises the poetic utterance by staging it in a dramatic frame. Drawing on a theory of Michel Foucault, the two texts‟ discursive context of Hellenism is construed as part of their speakers‟ binding situation, the social and historical environment (i.e. the literary representation of the Hellenistic and early Roman periods) that is shown to both condition and enable their respective utterances. Furthermore, it will be argued that the speakers‟ attempts to assert and/or construct their identities involves a complex, tense process of subjection and simultaneous resistance to restraining definitions inherent to the discourse of Hellenism that have persisted throughout the latter‟s long history, such as its self- constitutive, inexorable, division between Greek and barbarian.
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Studies on Biological Test of Formulated Diets Supplementation of Vitamin E for the Broodstock of Females Blue Swimming Crab, Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Authors: Efrizal Efrizal , Zakaria Indra Junaidi , Rusnam Rusnam , Suryati Suryati , Yolanda Nofa
Published: November 2018

Background: Currently, great progress in the artificial propagation of commercially important   portunid crabs of the genus Portunus has been achieved, and various methods have been adopted in mass-scale hatchery activities. This study analyzed the biological testing of formulated diets with different dose supplementations of vitamin E for the broodstock of female blue swimming crabs, P. pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Methods: Female crab samples were collected from the coastal region of Padang, West Sumatra. The method used in this study was completely randomized design, with four treatment regimens (n=5 crabs each) of dietary vitamin E (0, 300, 600, and 900 IU/kg formulated diets).

Results: The results show that the supplementation of vitamin E in the formulated diet had a significant effect (P <0.05) on the absolute weight growth, carapace length and carapace width.

Conclusions: Supplementation of vitamin E on in formulated diet causes broodstock blue swimming crab molting, with a percentage value of 40–80% on day 20 and 20% on day 30, with a 100% survival rate.
Understanding sepsis
Authors: Nagalingam Karen
Published: November 2018

This article provides information on sepsis, which can be life threatening and is often difficult to identify due to subtle signs and symptoms. It is the body's response to infection resulting in injury to the tissues and organs. Assessment tools can be used to assess risk of sepsis and include considering a source of infection along with a NEWS 2 or qSOFA score. However, it is important to be aware of other subtle changes including cold or clammy skin and changes in the patient's behaviour such as new confusion. Within 1 hour from diagnosis supportive treatments need to be administered, including the most appropriate antibiotic for the source of infection, fluid and oxygen. Blood cultures, bloods including lactate and urine measurement are all needed to support management of the patient.
Influencing building design in care for older people
Authors: Southey Suzan Robinson
Published: November 2018

A Florence Nightingale Foundation travel scholarship was used to support a nurse's journey to gather information and knowledge on aspects of building design for older people in emergency care. Evidence on the effect of the environment on senior care is well established and some areas have carefully considered this when planning facilities for older people. The travel opportunity was used to explore how large-scale building design was carried out, and to understand how mindsets, models of care and built environments influence the result of large-scale changes to building design to meet the needs of older people in hospital. Furthermore, this enabled an understanding of how demographic data, clinical evidence, outcomes and quality data were embedded into the processes of informing specific building design. The intention of this scholarship was for the author to be able to influence hearts and minds in her sphere so every opportunity can be taken to embrace a better, more informed approach to the therapeutic built environment, specifically for older people in hospital and community settings.
Letting the stars of nursing shine
Authors: Steiner Paul
Published: November 2018

Paul Steiner, Communications Manager, Cavell Nurses' Trust(PaulS@cavellnursestrust.org), describes the Cavell Star Awards programme, which recognises nurses who bring something extra to their team
Optimising nutritional intake in people with dementia on hospital wards
Authors: Mendes Aysha
Published: November 2018

It is important that nurses are aware of potential problems individuals with dementia may face in unfamiliar environments and adopt strategies to ensure their patients get enough to eat and drink, says Aysha Mendes
Neuromuscular electrostimulation on lower limb wounds
Authors: Jones Nia J , Ivins Nicola , Ebdon Vicky , Hagelstein Susan , Harding Keith G
Published: November 2018

The geko™ is a disposable neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) device intended to increase blood circulation and promote wound healing in a range of lower limb conditions. The purpose of this case series was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the geko device on wound healing outcomes over an 8-week period. Thirty patients with non-healing wounds (≥ 12-week duration) of either venous leg ulceration (VLU), mixed leg ulceration (MLU) or diabetic foot ulceration aetiology were recruited from a local outpatient wound clinic in the South Wales area. Over the 8 weeks 2 participants (8%) achieved complete re-epithelialisation between baseline and endpoint. Mean wound surface area decreased (7.6 cm2) and there was an increase of 21% in the mean percentage of granulation tissue in the wound bed. Pain levels reduced in 52% of patients who completed the study, but the extent of oedema reduction was difficult to establish given that 76% of the cohort were treated with a form of compression as part of standard care. The findings support the use of the therapy in patients with painful VLUs and MLUs, but further research needs to be conducted to establish the generalisability of the findings to the wider population of patients living with chronic wounds of differing aetiology in the lower limb.
What can schools do about pollution?
Authors: O'Connell Suzanne
Published: November 2018

We are finding out more about the impact of poor air quality on our children, especially in urban areas. But what can schools do to protect their pupils and to raise awareness? Suzanne O'Connell reports
Clever Never Goes
Authors: Lee-Potter Emma
Published: November 2018

The ‘stranger danger’ message is outdated and unhelpful. A new Lottery-funded initiative – Clever Never Goes – is offering schools a more intelligent approach to personal safety for pupils. Emma Lee-Potter reports
Resources, ideas, advice
Authors: Aubrey-Smith Fiona
Published: November 2018

The move from ICT to computing continues to challenge schools, especially those relying on non-specialist teachers. Fiona Aubrey-Smith looks at some useful resources and offers three steps to help move your computing curriculum forwards
Effective observations
Authors: Riches Adam
Published: November 2018

Observing a lesson is not as easy as one might think. Adam Riches draws on his experience to offer advice on how to approach lesson observations to ensure good outcomes
Paternalistic Leadership Scale Turkish Adaptation a Validity – Reliability Study
Authors: Erol Evrim , Senturk Ilknur
Published: November 2018

The first step towards discussing a phenomenon or a concept in depth and with powerful scientific principles and methodology is to develop, adapt and utilize tools that accurately measure and discover the problem. For this purpose, the present study concentrated on paternalistic leadership, which is a new concept in the field of management, and reliability and validity studies on the scale (PLS) that was used to assess paternalistic leadership by Cheng et al. (2004) were conducted to add the scale to the national literature. The study was conducted on the data collected from 326 (EFA) + 255 (CFA) research assistants to determine the validity of the scale. In a determination of the reliability of the scale, item-total point correlations and Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency coefficient were used. In order to determine how the scale works in different cultural and qualitative samples, the adaptation version was discussed by comparing with the previous factor analysis studies of the PLS. The analysis showed that adaptation version of the PLS, with the structure of its 3 sub-dimensional and 23-items, will able to be used in studies aiming to determine the characteristics of paternalistic leadership in the organizational structure and management processes of universities for the researchers working in the field of higher education.
The impact of older age on patient outcomes following primary total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Murphy B. P. d’S. , Dowsey M. M. , Spelman T. , Choong P. F. M.
Published: November 2018

Aims

As the population ages, there is projected to be an increase in the level of demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in octogenarians. We aimed to explore whether those aged ≥ 80 years achieved similar improvements in physical function to younger patients while also comparing the rates of length of stay (LOS), discharge to rehabilitation, postoperative complications, and mortality following TKA in older and younger patients.

Patients and Methods

Patients from one institution who underwent primary elective TKA between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2014 were dichotomized into those ≥ 80 years old (n = 359) and those < 80 years old (n = 2479) for comparison. Multivariable regression was used to compare the physical status component of the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), LOS, discharge to rehabilitation, complications, and mortality between the two groups.

Results

Both age groups demonstrated a clinically meaningful improvement in their self-reported physical health relative to their baseline with no clinically relevant difference noted between them. Being ≥ 80 years old was associated with a 0.58-day increase in LOS and older patients were more likely to be discharged to rehabilitation (odds ratio (OR) 3.06, p < 0.001). Medical complications and mortality were higher in elderly patients (OR 1.92 for complications, p < 0.001; hazard ratio 3.40 for death, p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant association between age group and experiencing a postoperative surgical or wound-related complication.

Conclusion

Those aged over 80 years achieved a statistically significant lower median SF-12 physical score than the younger group, after adjusting for the preoperative score, but this difference of 4.46 was not considered to be clinically meaningful. However, clinicians should be aware that the elderly are at a higher risk of experiencing longer hospital stays, postoperative medical complications, and mortality. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1463–70.
Risk analysis of patients with an osteolytic acetabular defect after total hip arthroplasty using subject-specific finite-element modelling
Authors: Munro J. T. , Millar J. S. , Fernandez J. W. , Walker C. G. , Howie D. W. , Shim V. B.
Published: November 2018

Aims

Osteolysis, secondary to local and systemic physiological effects, is a major challenge in total hip arthroplasty (THA). While osteolytic defects are commonly observed in long-term follow-up, how such lesions alter the distribution of stress is unclear. The aim of this study was to quantitatively describe the biomechanical implication of such lesions by performing subject-specific finite-element (FE) analysis on patients with osteolysis after THA.

Patients and Methods

A total of 22 hemipelvis FE models were constructed in order to assess the transfer of load in 11 patients with osteolysis around the acetabular component of a THA during slow walking and a fall onto the side. There were nine men and two women. Their mean age was 69 years (55 to 81) at final follow-up. Changes in peak stress values and loads to fracture in the presence of the osteolytic defects were measured.

Results

The von Mises stresses were increased in models of those with and those without defects for both loading scenarios. Although some regions showed increases in stress values of up to 100%, there was only a moderate 11.2% increase in von Mises stress in the series as a whole. The site of fracture changed in some models with lowering of the load to fracture by 500 N. The most common site of fracture was the pubic ramus. This was more frequent in models with larger defects.

Conclusion

We conclude that cancellous defects cause increases in stress within cortical structures. However, these are likely to lead to a modest decrease in the load to fracture if the defect is large (> 20cm3) or if the patient is small with thin cortical structures and low bone mineral density. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1455–62.
Cost-utility studies in upper limb orthopaedic surgery
Authors: Rajan P. V. , Qudsi R. A. , Dyer G. S. M. , Losina E.
Published: November 2018

Aims

The aim of this study was to assess the quality and scope of the current cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) literature in the field of hand and upper limb orthopaedic surgery.

Materials and Methods

We conducted a systematic review of MEDLINE and the CEA Registry to identify CEAs that were conducted on or after 1 January 1997, that studied a procedure pertaining to the field of hand and upper extremity surgery, that were clinical studies, and that reported outcomes in terms of quality-adjusted life-years. We identified a total of 33 studies that met our inclusion criteria. The quality of these studies was assessed using the Quality of Health Economic Analysis (QHES) scale.

Results

The mean total QHES score was 82 (high-quality). Over time, a greater proportion of these studies have demonstrated poorer QHES quality (scores < 75). Lower-scoring studies demonstrated several deficits, including failures in identifying reference perspectives, incorporating comparators and sensitivity analyses, discounting costs and utilities, and disclosing funding.

Conclusion

It will be important to monitor the ongoing quality of CEA studies in orthopaedics and ensure standards of reporting and comparability in accordance with Second Panel recommendations. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1416–23.
Investigation of factors related to the occurrence of osteochondral lesions of the talus by 3D bone morphology of the ankle
Authors: Teramoto A. , Shoji H. , Kura H. , Sakakibara Y. , Kamiya T. , Watanabe K. , Yamashita T.
Published: November 2018

Aims

The aims of this study were to evaluate the morphology of the ankle in patients with an osteochondral lesion of the talus using 3D CT, and to investigate factors that predispose to this condition.

Patients and Methods

The study involved 19 patients (19 ankles) who underwent surgery for a medial osteochondral lesion (OLT group) and a control group of 19 healthy patients (19 ankles) without ankle pathology. The mean age was significantly lower in the OLT group than in the control group (27.0 vs 38.9 years; p = 0.02). There were 13 men and six women in each group. 3D CT models of the ankle were made based on Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data. The medial malleolar articular and tibial plafond surface, and the medial and lateral surface area of the trochlea of the talus were defined. The tibial axis-medial malleolus (TMM) angle, the medial malleolar surface area and volume (MMA and MMV) and the anterior opening angle of the talus were measured.

Results

The mean TMM angle was significantly larger in the OLT group (34.2°, sd 4.4°) than in the control group (29.2°, sd 4.8°; p = 0.002). The mean MMA and MMV were significantly smaller in the OLT group than in the control group (219.8 mm2, sd 42.4) vs (280.5 mm2, sd 38.2), and (2119.9 mm3, sd 562.5) vs (2646.4 mm3, sd 631.4; p < 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). The mean anterior opening angle of the talus was significantly larger in the OLT group than in the control group (15.4°, sd 3.9°) vs (10.2°, sd 3.6°; p < 0.001).

Conclusion

3D CT measurements showed that, in patients with a medial osteochondral lesion of the talus, the medial malleolus opens distally, the MMA and MMV are small, and the anterior opening angle of the talus is large. This suggests that abnormal morphology of the ankle predisposes to the development of osteochondral lesions of the talus. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1487–90.
The serum level of C-reactive protein alone cannot be used for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections, especially in those caused by organisms of low virulence
Authors: Akgün D. , Müller M. , Perka C. , Winkler T.
Published: November 2018

Aims

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of C-reactive protein (CRP)-negative prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and evaluate the influence of the type of infecting organism on the CRP level.

Patients and Methods

A retrospective analysis of all PJIs affecting the hip or knee that were diagnosed in our institution between March 2013 and December 2016 was performed. A total of 215 patients were included. Their mean age was 71 years (sd 11) and there were 118 women (55%). The median serum CRP levels were calculated for various species of organism and for patients with acute postoperative, acute haematogenous, and chronic infections. These were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis test, adjusting for multiple comparisons with Dunn’s test. The correlation between the number of positive cultures and serum CRP levels was estimated using Spearman correlation coefficient.

Results

Preoperative CRP levels were normal (< 10 mg/l) in 77 patients (35.8%) with positive cultures. Low-virulent organisms were isolated in 66 PJIs (85.7%) with normal CRP levels. When grouping organisms by species, patients with an infection caused by Propionibacterium spp., coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), and Enterococcus faecalis had significantly lower median serum CRP levels (5.4 mg/l, 12.2 mg/l, and 23.7 mg/l, respectively), compared with those with infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus spp. (194 mg/l and 89.3 mg/l, respectively; p < 0.001). Those with a chronic PJI had statistically lower median serum CRP levels (10.6 mg/l) than those with acute postoperative and acute haematogenous infections (83.7 mg/l and 149.4 mg/l, respectively; p < 0.001). There was a significant correlation between the number of positive cultures and serum CRP levels (Spearman correlation coefficient, 0.456; p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The CRP level alone is not accurate as a screening tool for PJI and may yield high false-negative rates, especially if the causative organism has low virulence. Aspiration of the joint should be used for the diagnosis of PJI in patients with a chronic painful arthroplasty, irrespective of CRP level. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1482–86.
A systematic review of local antibiotic devices used to improve wound healing following the surgical management of foot infections in diabetics
Authors: Marson B. A. , Deshmukh S. R. , Grindlay D. J. C. , Ollivere B. J. , Scammell B. E.
Published: November 2018

Aims

Local antibiotics are used in the surgical management of foot infection in diabetic patients. This systematic review analyzes the available evidence of the use of local antibiotic delivery systems as an adjunct to surgery.

Materials and Methods

Databases were searched to identify eligible studies and 13 were identified for inclusion.

Results

Overall, the quality of the studies was poor. A single trial suggested that wound healing is quicker when a gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponge was implanted at time of surgery, with no difference in length of stay or rate of amputation. Results from studies with high risk of bias indicated no change in wound healing when a gentamicin-impregnated sponge was implanted during transmetatarsal amputation, but a reduction in the incidence of wound breakdown (8% vs 25%, not statistically significant) was identified. A significant cost reduction was identified when using an antimicrobial gel to deliver antibiotics and anti-biofilm agents (quorum-sensing inhibitors) compared with routine dressings and systemic antibiotics. Analyses of case series identified 485 patients who were treated using local antibiotic delivery devices. The rates of wound healing, re-operation, and mortality were comparable to those that have been previously reported for the routine management of these infections.

Conclusion

There is a lack of good-quality evidence to support the use of local antibiotic delivery devices in the treatment of foot infections in patients with diabetes. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2018;100-B:1409–15.
TRANSFORMACIÓN DEL MODELO EDUCATIVO EN EL APRENDIZAJE Y DESARROLLO COMPETENCIAL. ESTUDIO DE CASO
Authors: Martín R. Déborah , García García Mercedes
Published: November 2018

INTRODUCCIÓN. El artículo describe el efecto que tiene en el alumnado una experiencia de transformación de un centro hacia un modelo versátil que traslada al aula el uso de metodologías activas y colaborativas. Se realiza en un entorno real, a través del asesoramiento de una consultora externa, durante dos cursos. El objetivo es valorar el desarrollo competencial, la satisfacción y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes en función de los cambios observados en tres aulas. MÉTODO. Estudio de caso. Se describe el contexto, la información previa y los cambios observados tras la transformación. Se realizan entrevistas grupales, análisis documental de las memorias del centro y la comparación de las calificaciones académicas mediante análisis. RESULTADO. La transformación a lo largo de dos años se manifiesta en tres modelos educativos de distinta versatilidad que muestra diferencia en los resultados del alumnado. En el aula que se transforma hacia una mayor versatilidad y en la que se incorporan técnicas didácticas variadas y activas se percibe una evolución favorable en el desarrollo de la competencia lingüística, matemática, social y cívica, una mejora en el comportamiento y rendimiento, y una mayor satisfacción del alumnado con la organización del aula, el aprendizaje por proyectos, la participación en su aprendizaje y la apertura al entorno. Por el contrario, no se aprecia mejora donde la transformación no se produce. DISCUSIÓN. Los resultados coinciden con investigaciones previas sobre el impacto de las culturas versátiles de los centros y aulas en el aprendizaje y clima escolar. Las mejoras se observan cuando el modelo educativo se desarrolla a lo largo del tiempo, al menos dos cursos, apoyado por el liderazgo pedagógico y en entorno educativo. Muestra nuevas líneas de investigación sobre los efectos que las técnicas ligadas a la versatilidad tienen en el desarrollo competencial del alumnado pero también en la competencia docente y en la calidad de los centros educativos.
POSIBILIDADES Y LÍMITES DE LA ATENCIÓN A LA DIVERSIDAD, DESDE LA INCLUSIÓN, EN EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL Y PRIMARIA
Authors: Escarbajal Frutos Andrés , Belmonte Abellán Rubén
Published: November 2018

INTRODUCCIÓN. El artículo que se presenta es fruto de una investigación sobre fortalezas y debilidades de la atención a la diversidad en educación infantil y educación primaria en la Región de Murcia. MÉTODO. Se planteó un estudio descriptivo-exploratorio, orientado a extraer conclusiones de carácter general que permitieran comprender mejor la realidad; ello recogiendo la información con el cuestionario de autoevaluación ACADI, conformado por cuatro ámbitos, 63 indicadores organizados en categorías y un total de 576 ítems. Para este estudio se han destacado las puntuaciones a 34 de los ítems más representativos del instrumento. La muestra fue de 173 docentes de 6 centros de Educación Infantil y Primaria. RESULTADOS. Destacamos que los centros encuentran un mayor número de fortalezas que debilidades, identificándose la mayoría de debilidades en el ámbito del contexto escolar; la prueba U de Mann-Whitney indicó diferencias en función de la variable “años de experiencia”, mayoritariamente en ítems del ámbito “Proceso educativo”; por último se mostró que, independientemente de la especialidad que se imparta, la actitud hacia los procesos inclusivos es similar en todos los docentes. DISCUSIÓN. Estudios encontrados sobre esta temática coinciden en que existe una evidencia clara de la actitud favorable de los maestros hacia la inclusión, aspecto que se detecta en el estudio como fortaleza, siendo la principal debilidad la actitud de las familias hacia la presencia de alumnado de diferentes culturas en la clase de sus hijos, estos resultados coinciden con otros estudios en los que algunos docentes manifiestan que la presencia de alumnado inmigrante o hijos de inmigrantes supone una dificultad para el desarrollo de los procesos de enseñanza.
EVALUACIÓN DE LA FUNCIÓN TUTORIAL: DISEÑO Y VALIDACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO DE MEDIDA (E.F.A.T.)
Authors: González Benito Ana , Vélaz de Medrano Ureta Consuelo , López Martín Esther , Expósito Casas Eva
Published: November 2018

INTRODUCCIÓN. Partiendo de la importancia que se concede a la tutoría dentro de la intervención educativa y orientadora, se observa la necesidad de realizar estudios dirigidos a analizar empíricamente las funciones asociadas al ejercicio de la misma. MÉTODO. Es por ello que en el presente trabajo se fundamenta y describe el proceso de construcción y validación de un instrumento dirigido a la Evaluación de las Funciones Asociadas a la Acción Tutorial (EFAT) en Educación Primaria (EP) y Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO). La matriz teórica de referencia, elaborada a partir de una exhaustiva revisión teórica y normativa, constituye la base a partir de la cual se diseñó la versión inicial del instrumento que fue sometida a un proceso de validación por grupo de expertos. El instrumento definitivo fue aplicado a una muestra de 415 tutores de EP y ESO y, posteriormente, se llevó a cabo la validación de constructo a partir de un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) de segundo orden. RESULTADOS. Los resultados muestran importantes rasgos comunes entre los modelos validados para cada una de las poblaciones objeto de estudio (EP y ESO), así como ciertos matices diferenciales. DISCUSIÓN. Existen complejas relaciones que se establecen entre las diferentes funciones  y tareas del tutor. La definición de un “modelo de funciones asociadas a la acción tutorial” como el que se propone en este trabajo, así como la construcción y validación de un instrumento para su evaluación, permite establecer una definición competencial ajustada a la realidad actual, a partir de la cual sea posible establecer políticas de mejora de la acción orientadora y tutorial.
Component-Resolved Diagnosis in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma
Authors: Eiringhaus Kathrin , Renz Harald , Matricardi Paolo , Skevaki Chrysanthi
Published: November 2018

Background

Allergic rhinitis and asthma are highly prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases leading to restrictions in the patient's quality of life and high costs for healthcare systems. Both diseases are associated with the presence of specific IgE (sIgE) against aeroallergens. This review aims to examine the importance of molecular allergy diagnostics in the assessment and management of these disorders.

Content

The “U-shaped” approach, proposed by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, combines conventional allergy diagnostics with the benefits of component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) and offers important additional information regarding the patient's sensitization pattern, especially in complex clinical cases such as polysensitization or idiopathic reactions, thus avoiding overuse of in vitro and in vivo IgE diagnostics. CRD may help the clinician to identify the cause of an allergy and, in the case of complex polysensitization, uncover possible cross-reactivity. Polysensitization, especially to inhalant allergens, is associated with the clinical appearance of asthma and allergic rhinitis; important risk factors for the latter are the major allergens Fel d 1 and Can f 1. Importantly, information on molecular sensitization patterns significantly influences the choice of specific immunotherapy and reduces its overprescription.

Conclusion

At present, allergy diagnostics largely rely on clinical history, physical examination, and in vivo IgE testing. However, in vitro diagnostics including CRD are currently finding their way into the clinical routine and can offer additional information on the patient's sensitization profile and treatment responsiveness.
Inconel 718 aleaziozko pieza asimetriko baten konformatzea prentsa gabe?
Authors: Gil Vildósola Ariadna , Rodríguez Ezquerro Adrián , Iriondo Plaza Edurne , Penalva Oscoz Mariluz , Ortiz Edesa Mikel , López de Lacalle Marcaide Luis Norberto
Published: November 2018

Artikulu honek berresten du posible dela Inconel 718 aleaziozko pieza asimetriko bat prentsa gabe konformatzea. Aurkeztutako ikerketa-lanak bola bidezko leunketa hidrostatikoaren errendimendua balioztatzeko asmoa du, aurrez inkrementalki konformatutako Inconel 718 aleazio aeronauti- koko piezetan. Lanaren helburua pieza aeronautikoen gainazal akaberaren optimizazioa da. Konformazio inkrementalaren eta bola-leunketaren konbinazioa balioztatzeak berrikuntza-maila handia aurkezten du eta aitzindaria da bere aplikazioan. Pieza konformatuaren gainazalaren kalitatea aztertu ondoren bola bidezko leunketa hidrostatikoa aplikatu da. Egindako emaitzek baieztatu dute proposatutako estrategiaren bideragarritasuna, zimurtasuna % 33 eta % 70 artean murriztea, tratatutako eremuaren arabera.
Mental causation and neuroscience: The semantic pruning model
Authors: Muñoz José Manuel
Published: November 2018

In this paper I propose a hypothetical model of mental causation that I call semantic pruning and which could be defined as the causal influence of contents and meanings on the spatial configuration of the network of synapses of an individual. I will be guided by two central principles: 1) the causal influence of the mental occurs by virtue of external semantic constraints and consists in the selective activation of certain physical powers, 2) when the selective activation is continual, it triggers a process of synaptic pruning in the neural and neuromuscular network.
Non-conceptualism, observational concepts, and the given
Authors: Castellano Federico
Published: November 2018

In “Study of Concepts”, Peacocke puts forward an argument for non-conceptualism derived from the possession conditions of observational concepts. In this paper, I raise two objections to this argument. First, I argue that if non-conceptual perceptual contents are scenario contents, then perceptual experiences cannot present perceivers with the circumstances specified by the application conditions of observational concepts and, therefore, they cannot play the semantic and epistemic roles Peacocke wants them to play in the possession conditions of these concepts. Second, I argue that if non-conceptual perceptual contents are protopropositions, then Peacocke’s account of the possession conditions of observational concepts falls into the Myth of the Given.
Geographic variations of wood properties of Larix sibirica naturally grown in Mongolia
Authors: Tumenjargal Bayasaa , Ishiguri Futoshi , Aiso-Sanada Haruna , Takahashi Yusuke , Baasan Bayartsetseg , Chultem Ganbaatar , Ohshima Jyunichi , Yokota Shinso
Published: November 2018

Geographic variations in growth, stress-wave velocity of stem, dynamic Youngâs modulus of stems and logs, annual ring width, latewood percentage and basic density were investigated for (MÃ¼nchh.) Ledeb. naturally grown in Mongolia. A total of 250 trees with 20 to 30 cm in stem diameter at a height of 1.3 m above ground level were selected from each natural stand in five different provenances in Mongolia. In addition, five trees in each stand were cut for measuring dynamic Youngâs modulus of stems and logs, annual ring width, latewood percentage and basic density. Mean values of stress-wave velocity of stems in each stand ranged from 2.92 to 3.41 km s, and the mean value of five stands was 3.23 km s. Mean values of dynamic Youngâs modulus of logs in each stand ranged from 5.17 to 9.72 GPa. A significant correlation (â=â0.798, â<â0.01) was found between stress-wave velocity of stems and dynamic Youngâs modulus of logs. Among the five stands, the highest and the lowest values of average annual ring number were 193 and 44, respectively. Mean values of basic density in five trees within each stand were examined and ranged from 0.52 to 0.56 g cm. Significant differences among five stands were found in tree height, stress-wave velocity of stem, dynamic Youngâs modulus of stems and logs, annual ring width and latewood percentage, suggesting that trees naturally grown in Mongolia have geographic variations in mechanical properties of wood.Larix sibiricaâ1â1rpâ3L. sibirica
Wildfires at the Edges of Science: Horizoning Work amid Runaway Change
Authors: Petryna Adriana
Published: November 2018

Ecosystem changes are happening with surprising speed and on much shorter-than-projected time scales. This essay explores the complexities of such abrupt environmental shifts, how scientists conceptualize a runaway nature, and how uncertainty poses a problem of projection and action. Its ethnographic material engages contexts where rapidly faltering projections and policies interface in unsettled ways with the realities of emergency response, especially to wildfires. Attuned to the political and existential hazards at work in a science of critical transitions, the essay argues for the importance of a distinct kind of intellectual and ethical labor, horizoning work, amid physical worlds on edge.
Pengaruh Penambahan Polivinil Alkohol pada Biomassa Tongkol Jagung-Bulu Ayam sebagai Adsorben Campuran Ion Logam Tembaga dan Kromium
Authors: Nurmalasari Dahlia , Hastuti Rum , Widodo Didik Setiyo
Published: November 2018

Penelitian tentang pengaruh penambahan polivinil alkohol pada biomassa dari (tongkol jagung)-(bulu ayam) sebagai adsorben campuran ion logam tembaga dan kromium telah dilakukan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan adsorben (tongkol jagung)-(bulu ayam) (A1), adsorben (tongkol jagung)-(bulu ayam) termodifikasi polivinil alkohol (A2) dan karakter dari adsorben yang dihasilkan serta menentukan kapasitas adsorpsi dari adsorben. Hasil karakterisasi FTIR menunjukkan bahwa adanya penambahan gugus OH pada adsorben (A2). Sementara hasil BET menunjukkan bahwa adsorben (A2) mengalami penurunan luas permukaan dan total volume pori sebesar 39,83% dan 21,89%, sedangkan rata-rata ukuran pori mengalami kenaikan sebesar 29,54%. Kemampuan adsorben A1 maupun A2 terhadap penyerapan campuran ion logam tembaga dan kromium waktu kontak terbaik adalah pada 120 dan 90 menit dengan konsentrasi terbaik (1:1) yaitu 30 ppm. Kapasitas adsorpsi maksimum oleh adsorben A1 maupun A2 untuk ion logam tembaga masing-masing sebesar 2,02.10-3 mol g-1 dan 2,49.10-3 mol g-1, sedangkan untuk ion logam kromium sebesar 1,49.10-3 mol g-1 dan 1,63.10-3 mol g-1.
Pengaruh Variasi Chelating Agent terhadap Karakteristik Produk pada Sintesis Elektrolit Padat NaMn2-xMgxO4 dengan Metode Sol-Gel
Authors: Sefthymaria Sefthymaria , Nuryanto Rahmad , Taslimah Taslimah
Published: November 2018

Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai pengaruh variasi chelating agent pada sintesis elektrolit padat NaMn2-xMgxO4 dengan metode sol-gel. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi asam (asam askorbat, asam sitrat dan asam maleat) sebagai chelating agent terhadap kristalinitas, ukuran kristal, konduktivitas dan morfologi dari material yang dihasilkan. Tahapan penelitian ini meliputi pencampuran reagen, evaporasi, pengeringan dan kalsinasi. Produk kalsinasi dikarakterisasi menggunakan XRD, multimeter dan SEM-EDS. Mineral penyusun elektrolit padat meliputi NaMnO2, MnO2 MgO dan Na2O. Kristalinitas terendah dan konduktivitas tertinggi dimiliki oleh produk yang menggunakan asam askorbat sebagai chelating agent, dengan nilai konduktivitas 1,91 x 10-4 Scm-1; ukuran kristal 26,09 nm dan ukuran aglomerasi 0,66 μm. Elektrolit padat NaMn2-xMgxO4 yang dihasilkan untuk variasi chelating agent asam askorbat memiliki formula spinel NaMn1,32Mg0,68O4.
Sintesis ZnO-SiO2 serta Aplikasinya pada Degradasi Limbah Organik Fenol dan Fotoreduksi Pb(II) secara Simultan
Authors: Setyawati Dessy Ayu , Haris Abdul
Published: November 2018

Telah berhasil disintesis ZnO-SiO2 dengan metode sol-gel sebagai fotokatalisis pada degradasi limbah organik fenol dan fotoreduksi kadar Pb(II) secara simultan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mensintesis dan mengkarakterisasi fotokatalis ZnO-SiO2 serta uji aktivitasnya dalam proses degradasi larutan campuran fenol dan reduksi Pb(II). Tahapan penelitian meliputi sintesis ZnO-SiO2, karakterisasi ZnO-SiO2 dan uji aktivitas. Hasil karakterisasi ZnO-SiO2 dengan XRD menunjukkan bahwa ZnO yang digunakan memiliki struktur kristal wurtzite dengan ukuran kristal 25,99 nm sedangkan untuk hasil karakterisasi menggunakan DR UV-Vis menunjukkan bahwa dengan adanya doping SiO2 telah terjadi penurunan bandgap pada fotokatalis yaitu 2,96 eV sehingga mampu diaplikasikan pada daerah sinar tampak. Semikonduktor ZnO-SiO2mempunyai aktivitas yang paling baik dengan menggunakan sinar tungsteen selama 9 jam pada degradasi fenol sebesar 83,92 % dan reduksi Pb(II) pada sinar UV-C selama 9 jam sebesar 93,24 %.
Validation of UV-VIS Spectrophotometric Methods for Determination of Inulin Levels from Lesser Yam (Dioscorea esculenta L.)
Authors: Apriliyani Sandra Ayu , Martono Yohanes , Riyanto Cucun Alep , Mutmainah Mutmainah , Kusmita Kusmita
Published: November 2018

Validation of methods is necessary to ensure that the analytical methods used are appropriate and reliable. In this research, the determination of validation method and determination of inulin content from gembili bulb (Dioscorea esculenta L.). The method used for determining inulin levels is UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Based on the results obtained, the maximum wavelength determination of inulin levels is 520 nm. The method of analysis in this study meets the specified validation requirements. These parameters include the equation on the inulin raw curve y = 0.0045x +0.109 with the coefficient of determination 0.9992. The accuracy of the methods tested using the recovery test was 96.14-106.76% at concentrations of 25, 100, and 225 ppm. The intraday precision test is in the range of 2.67-6.82% at the same concentration as the accuracy test. Precision interday equal to 7.41% at concentration 225 ppm for 3 day analysis period. The values of LOD and LOQ are 3.58 ppm and 11.95 ppm, respectively. The concentration of inulin extract from gembili bulb is 840.44-12188.59 ppm.
Shipping Routes and Spice Trade in Southeast Sulawesi in the 17th and 18th Century
Authors: Zuhdi Susanto
Published: November 2018

This paper discusses the dynamics of sea voyage and trade formed in the network of Southeast Sulawesi waters in the 17th and 18th century. Buton was chosen as a port that played the role in that network. Southeast Sulawesi as the concept of region will be positioned in the eastern and southern part of Sulawesi network, and other parts of the Nation. In addition to the strategic location connecting Makassar to North Maluku and Central Maluku, also spices as the commodities transported through this line, Buton has its own trade commodities, such as slaves, and iron tools (knives, machetes). Although it is not in large in numbers, cloves from Buton were also the target of VOC. As a collecting center port, Buton plays a role in the network of "feeder point" ports such as Raha and Tukangbesi Islands (now Wakatobi), with the entrepot, Makassar. The changes after Makassar fell into VOC’s hands has made Buton contributing more as a supplier. Although Buton was an ally of VOC, marked by a contract signed in 1613, but in some respects there was resistance, both openly as Buton War in 1755 and rebel against the ban on growing cloves (extirpation) and illegal trade (sluijkhandel). Literature review and tracking down of primary sources in the form of archives and oral tradition are important steps for further study.