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ANÁLISE DE ESTILO DE FUNDOS IMOBILIÁRIOS NO BRASIL
Authors: Scolese Daniel , Bergmann Daniel Reed , Silva Fabiana Lopes da , Savoia José Roberto Ferreira
Published: September 2015

Os Fundos Imobiliários (FIIs) são veículos de investimentos que reúnem investidores cujo objetivo é aplicar seus recursos em ativos de cunho imobiliário. As ofertas públicas dos fundos de investimento imobiliário vêm crescendo ano a ano, e a negociação de suas cotas, embora ainda baixa, também vem apresentado crescimento constante, tornando o investimento em fundos imobiliários uma opção bastante acessível e satisfatória para os investidores de qualquer porte. Assim, este trabalho tem por objetivo investigar o retorno dos fundos de investimentos imobiliários, buscando identificar seu estilo e, consequentemente, seu comportamento frente aos índices do mercado financeiro brasileiro do segmento de renda fixa, de renda variável e do segmento imobiliário. Para tanto, a metodologia adotada neste estudo foi a aplicaçao de um modelo de regressão linear múltipla, cujas variáveis analisadas foram o retorno dos fundos de investimento imobiliário em função dos índices do merado financeiro dos segmentos de renda fixa, de renda variável e do segmento imobiliário, para o período de 2011 a 2013. O estudo concluiu que mesmo que o fundo imobiliário esteja naturalmente lastreado a um ativo real, considerado com um ativo seguro e com baixa volatilidade, verificou-se que, pela dinâmica inerente às variações de preços e riscos associados aos FIIs, há um caráter híbrido desses fundos no que tange ao mercado de renda fixa e variável. Os resultados apontaram que os retornos dos FIIs acompanham de forma mais pronunciada os juros prefixados e os retornos do mercado imobiliário, corroborando com os resultados empíricos internacionais de Niskanen e Falkenbach (2010) e Ghosh, Miles e Sirmans (1996).
ATIVOS BIOLÓGICOS NA DVA: O QUE VEM SENDO DIVULGADO NO BRASIL
Authors: Salotti Bruno Meirelles , Santos Ariovaldo Dos
Published: September 2015

A Demonstração do Valor Adicionado (DVA) é uma demonstração contábil que evidencia a riqueza criada pela entidade e como essa riqueza é distribuída. Sua divulgação tornou-se obrigatória às companhias abertas no Brasil a partir de 2008.  O objetivo desse trabalho é estudar como vem sendo feita a divulgação de mensurações a valor justo de ativos biológicos na DVA. Esses ativos foram escolhidos pois, desde 2010, por ocasião da adoção das Normas Internacionais de Relatório Financeiro (IFRS) no Brasil, os ativos biológicos passaram a ser avaliados a valor justo. A partir da base de dados da Fipecafi, foram selecionadas todas as empresas que em 2012 destacaram saldo de ativos biológicos em seu Balanço Patrimonial e que, ao mesmo tempo, divulgaram a DVA. A partir desse critério, foram selecionadas 54 empresas. Destas, apenas 39 adotaram o valor justo para a mensuração dos ativos biológicos. Os resultados revelam que a ampla maioria das empresas da amostra que adotou o valor justo na avaliação desses ativos não evidenciou explicitamente tais efeitos na DVA (32 casos) e as poucas empresas que o fizeram utilizaram classificações distintas. Esses resultados demonstram aos preparadores e auditores a necessidade de uma melhor apresentação dessas informações na DVA e ressaltam aos usuários a necessidade de maiores cuidados na análise e interpretação das informações divulgadas nessa demonstração. As evidências encontradas podem motivar o Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis a avaliar a necessidade de revisão do CPC 09 com o objetivo de clarificar o tratamento dos ganhos e perdas a valor justo na DVA.
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of De Novo and Persistent Hypertension in the Postpartum Period
Authors: Goel Arvind , Maski Manish R. , Bajracharya Surichhya , Wenger Julia B. , Zhang Dongsheng , Salahuddin Saira , Shahul Sajid S. , Thadhani Ravi , Seely Ellen W. , Karumanchi S. Ananth , Rana Sarosh
Published: September 2015

Background—

The pathophysiology of hypertension in the immediate postpartum period is unclear.

Methods and Results—

We studied 988 consecutive women admitted to a tertiary medical center for cesarean section of a singleton pregnancy. The angiogenic factors soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 and placental growth factor, both biomarkers associated with preeclampsia, were measured on antepartum blood samples. We then performed multivariable analyses to determine factors associated with the risk of developing postpartum hypertension. Of the 988 women, 184 women (18.6%) developed postpartum hypertension. Of the 184 women, 77 developed de novo hypertension in the postpartum period, and the remainder had a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy in the antepartum period. A higher body mass index and history of diabetes mellitus were associated with the development of postpartum hypertension. The antepartum ratio of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 to placental growth factor positively correlated with blood pressures in the postpartum period (highest postpartum systolic blood pressure [
r
=0.29,
P
<0.001] and diastolic blood pressure [
r
=0.28,
P
<0.001]). Moreover, the highest tertile of the antepartum ratio of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 to placental growth factor was independently associated with postpartum hypertension (de novo hypertensive group: odds ratio, 2.25; 95% confidence interval, 1.19–4.25;
P
=0.01; in the persistent hypertensive group: odds ratio, 2.61; 95% confidence interval, 1.12–6.05;
P
=0.02) in multivariable analysis. Women developing postpartum hypertension had longer hospitalizations than those who remained normotensive (6.5±3.5 versus 5.7±3.4 days;
P
<0.001).

Conclusions—

Hypertension in the postpartum period is relatively common and is associated with prolonged hospitalization. Women with postpartum hypertension have clinical risk factors and an antepartum plasma angiogenic profile similar to those found in women with preeclampsia. These data suggest that women with postpartum hypertension may represent a group of women with subclinical or unresolved preeclampsia.
Fighting Nature: An Analysis and Critique of Breed-Specific Flourishing Arguments for Dog Fights
Authors: Werkheiser Ian
Published: September 2015

Social science literature on dog fighting illustrates an important element in the discourse of dog fighters, namely patriarchy. However, it has not addressed another common element, namely flourishing. According to this element of that discourse, some dog breeds are born to fight, and therefore dog fighters are helping them achieve their best lives. This argument is explicitly made by dog fighters, and it is inadvertently supported by those trying to give other dogs breed-specific flourishing, and those who advocate for breed-specific legislation. This poses a problem for advocates of using flourishing to understand animal welfare, particularly if they use kinds (like species and breed) to determine what counts as a flourishing life for a particular nonhuman animal. I argue that we can keep a slightly weakened version of breed-specific flourishing as a starting place for understanding individual dogs without endorsing sport fighting or breed-specific legislation for “vicious” breeds of dogs.
Death on Display
Authors: Schwerda Mira Xenia
Published: September 2015

This article focuses on two sets of images sparked by the assassination of the Iranian ruler Nasir al-Din Shah in 1896—photographs of his murderer Mirza Riza Kirmani as a prisoner and photographs of his execution—as a significant episode in the history of photography in Iran. These images are more than mere illustrations of a historical event. Rather, they mark an important semantic shift both politically and photo-historically. These photographs thus allow us to interrogate how photographs visualized power relations in late Qajar Iran, and also how their deployment evolved in the rapidly changing social and political field. The photographs of Mirza Riza Kirmani should also be understood in the context of legal and penal reforms of the period, as they make visible the changing perceptions of the criminal as a particular historical subject.
To Capture a Cherished Past
Authors: Eshaghi Peyman
Published: September 2015

This essay focuses on the genre of pilgrimage photography as it developed over the course of the twentieth century in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran. Photographs made during pilgrimages to the shrine of Imam Riza count among the most popular vernacular genres of Iranian photography. Pilgrimage photographs should be understood as sacred photo-objects, at once signifiers and carriers of piety. Once framed and taken home by pilgrims, they not only capture and memorialize the sacred encounter, but also carry the aura of the divine into the mundane space and time of the everyday. I focus on the particular visual language of these sacred photographic objects; a visual language achieved through costumes, gestures and body language, through painted backgrounds with symbolic themes. Second, I consider the kind of cultural work and pious affect they elicit as image-objects when placed in pilgrim’s homes. I end by briefly considering the recent changes and continuities brought about by digital imaging technologies.
Damascenes
Authors: McClellan Kate
Published: September 2015

Based on research I conducted in 2005–2006 and in 2009, I examine in this article the production and use of digital photographic studio portraiture in Damascus. Following the material turn in the study of photography, I focus not only the content and look of digital portraits, but also their materialities, spatial dispositions and their uses once they leave the space of the studio. First, I explore the visual language of Damascene digital portraiture, paying particular attention to the capabilities of digital photography to produce new forms of embodiment, religiosity and social connection for the portrait subject. In the second half of the article, I track studio portraits into the shop spaces of Damascus’ marketplaces, where they are hung on walls or displayed on desks, most frequently as memorials to deceased patriarchs. I suggest that these memorial portraits work as evidentiary information about the shop and also produce affective and actionable memories for merchant and customers alike.
Eleven new replacement names in the genus Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 (Ichneumonidae: Mesochorinae)
Authors: ARAUJO RODRIGO DE OLIVEIRA , VIVALLO FELIPE
Published: September 2015

Eleven new replacement names in the genus Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 1829 are proposed due the synonymy with Plectochorus Uchida, 1933 and Stictopisthus Thomson, 1886 made by Wahl in his cladistic analysis of the genera of Mesochorinae.
Five new rotundabaloghiid mites (Acari: Uropodina) from South-East Asia
Authors: KONTSCHÁN JENŐ , KISS BALÁZS
Published: September 2015

Five new species of the family Rotundabaloghiidae are described from Indonesia and Malaysia. Angulobaloghia pedunculata sp. nov. differs from the other Angulobaloghia Hirschmann, 1979 species in the shape of the genital shield of the female. Rotundabaloghia (Rotundabaloghia) wangi sp. nov. has one pair of short and pilose setae (V8) on the ventral idiosoma, which is unique in the subgenus Rotundabaloghia (Rotundabaloghia) Hirschmann, 1975. Rotundabaloghia (Circobaloghia) javaensis sp. nov. has a small triangular anterior process on genital shield of female, which has not been detected previously in South-East Asian members of this subgenus. The long and thick ventral seta (V4) in Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) robusta sp. nov. is a character state so far unknown in the subgenus Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) Kontschán, 2010. Depressorotunda (Depressorotunda) hirca sp. nov. has two apically serrate anterior branches on the margin of the female genital shield.
Description of the female of Eutichurus ibiuna Bonaldo, 1994 (Araneae: Eutichuridae) with notes on natural history and sexual behavior
Authors: LABORDA ÁLVARO , SIMÓ MIGUEL
Published: September 2015

The genus Eutichurus was created by Simon (1897) on the basis of three species from Brazil and Ecuador originally placed in the family Clubionidae. Lehtinen (1967) transferred the genus to Miturgidae and created the subfamily Eutichurinae, although the limitation of this taxon was not clear. Bonaldo (1994) defined this subfamily based on the Neotropical genera Eutichurus, Radulphius Keyserling, 1891 and Ericaella Bonaldo, 1994. Ramírez (2014), based on an extensive phylogenetic analysis, elevated the rank of Eutichurinae to family, including 12 genera in the group. Ramírez (2014) indicated that the monophyly of Eutichuridae is considerably well supported, but the higher-level relationships are not totally clear and are still under discussion. The genus Eutichurus includes medium sized entelegynae ecribellate spiders distributed mostly in the Neotropics and comprising 26 valid species, from which only ten have both sexes described (World Spider Catalog 2015). One of those species is Eutichurus ibiuna Bonaldo, 1994 that was described based only on the male holotype. Recently, we examined specimens collected in Northeastern Uruguay and we found 2 females, one of which was collected with the egg sac. Some eggs were bred under laboratory conditions and we obtained six males and six females. We confirmed that the males belong to this species based on the description provided by Bonaldo (1994), and we described the female for the first time. The specimens represent the first records of the species for Uruguay, and a significant expansion of its known distribution. The new locations are situated approximately at 1200 kilometers south from the type locality.
Participant-Direction in a Culturally Diverse, Rural Population: The Hawaìi Community Living Program
Authors: Nishita Christy , Trockman Meredith
Published: September 2015

The Hawaii Community Living Program was a participant-direction pilot project aimed at rural, multicultural, and community-dwelling older adults at risk of institutionalization. This evaluation examined participant outcomes, and explored the role of culture, health literacy, and rural settings in participant-direction programs. The program enrolled 91 participants and, of these enrollees, helped 84 (92.3%) participants avoid institutionalization and spend down to Medicaid. Findings indicated that Program Coaches needed to be culturally appropriate and creative in arranging for services and the delivery of goods and supplies. Results suggested that participants need to be health literate to direct their care, but further research is needed.
A tale of five cities: Using recycling frameworks to analyse inclusive recycling performance
Authors: Scheinberg Anne , Simpson Michael
Published: September 2015

‘Recycling’ is a source of much confusion, particularly when comparing solid waste systems in high-income countries with those in low- and middle-income countries. Few analysts can explain why the performance and structure of recycling appears to be so different in rich countries from poor ones, nor why well-meaning efforts to implement recycling so often fail. The analysis of policy drivers, and the Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) framework, come close to an explanation.

This article builds on these earlier works, focusing in on five cities profiled in the 2010 UN-Habitat publication (Scheinberg A, Wilson DC and Rodic L (2010) Solid Waste Management in the World’s Cities. UN-Habitat’s Third Global Report on the State of Water and Sanitation in the World’s Cities. Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK: Earthscan Publications). Data from these cities and others provides the basis for developing a new tool to analyse inclusive recycling performance. The points of departure are the institutional and economic relationships between the service chain, the public obligation to remove waste, pollution, and other forms of disvalue, and the value chain, a system of private enterprises trading valuable materials and providing markets for recyclables. The methodological innovation is to use flows of materials and money as indicators of institutional relationships, and is an extension of process flow diagramming.

The authors are using the term ‘recycling framework analysis’ to describe this new form of institutional analysis. The diagrams increase our understanding of the factors that contribute to high-performance inclusive recycling. By focusing on institutional relationships, the article seeks to improve analysis, planning, and ultimately, outcomes, of recycling interventions.
New organosoluble poly(arylene ether nitrile) copolymers based on 9,9-bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)xanthene
Authors: Yang Qiu-Fen , Yu La-Mei , Sang Xiao-Yan , Huang Zhen-Zhong , Sheng Shou-Ri
Published: September 2015

Several poly(arylene ether nitrile) (PAEN) copolymers containing multi-methyl and cardo xanthene groups were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution reaction of 2,6-difluorobenzonitrile with varying molar ratios of 9,9-bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)xanthene (BDMHPX) and hydroquinone (HQ) (80/20–40/60) in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate. These new PAENs had inherent viscosities between 0.56 and 0.68 dL g–1, and their weight-average molecular weights and number-average molecular weights were in the range of 33,300–36,500 g mol−1 and 17,300–18,400 g mol−1, respectively. All polymers were amorphous and soluble in dipolar aprotic solvents such as NMP and N, N-dimethylacetamide and even in THF and chloroform at room temperature. These PAENs showed glass transition temperatures ( Tgs) between 248°C and 289°C, and the Tg values were found to increase with increase of the BDMHPX content in the polymeric main. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that all PAENs were stable up to 400°C, with 5% weight loss temperatures ranging from 427°C to 448°C and char yields of 57–61% at 700°C under nitrogen atmosphere. All new PAENs could be cast into strong and flexible films with a tensile strength of 93–115 MPa, elongation at break of 10–12%, and tensile modulus of 3.3–3.5 GPa.
Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Patients With Low eGFR Treated With Insulin and Dextrose for Hyperkalemia
Authors: Pierce Dwayne A. , Russell Greg , Pirkle James L.
Published: September 2015

Background: Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening condition that is common in kidney disease patients. Insulin is used to treat hyperkalemia, but may cause hypoglycemia, especially in kidney disease when insulin may be metabolized more slowly. Objective: We compared the rates of hypoglycemia in patients with low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using high versus low doses of insulin for hyperkalemia to determine if lower doses of insulin would decrease the incidence of hypoglycemia. Methods: This was a retrospective study of hospitalized patients receiving intravenous insulin for hyperkalemia during a 6-month period. Patients with low eGFR were analyzed based on how much insulin they received: high dose (10 units, n = 78) versus low dose (5 units, n = 71). Postdose nadir blood glucose values were examined for up to 8 hours after the dose. The percentage of hypoglycemia (blood glucose ≤70 mg/dl) and a subset of severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose <50 mg/dl) were then reported for each dose group. Results: A total of 149 doses were identified in patients with low eGFR. The rates of hypoglycemia were 16.7% and 19.7% ( P = 0.79), respectively, among high-dose (n = 78) and low-dose (n = 71) groups. Rates of severe hypoglycemia were 8.9% and 7.0%, respectively ( P = 0.90). More than 28% of hypoglycemic episodes with high doses occurred after 4 hours (median = 2.5 hours) compared with 14.3% with low doses (median = 2.38 hours). Conclusion: There was no difference in the rate of hypoglycemia or severe hypoglycemia between high or low doses of insulin in patients with low eGFR. We recommend monitoring up to 6 hours after insulin use in hyperkalemia.
Predictors of Pregnancy in Female Veterans Receiving a Hormonal Contraceptive Pill, Patch, or Ring
Authors: Kazerooni Rashid , Blake Ashley , Thai Julia
Published: September 2015

Background: Pregnancy rates in veterans are an understudied phenomenon. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify predictors of pregnancy within 1 year of starting hormonal contraception among female veterans. Methods: This was a retrospective, cohort study of female veterans from Veterans Affairs facilities within Southern California and Nevada, who newly started hormonal contraception (pill, patch, or ring only) between October 2008 and September 2012. Pregnancy was defined as any event corresponding to a pregnant state using ICD-9 codes. Patients were followed for 1 year post-initiation. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: The final analysis included a total of 2166 patients. Approximately 5.9% (n = 127) of patients became pregnant during follow-up. Increased odds of pregnancy were associated with the following: mental health disease (odds ratio [OR] 1.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15-2.58), lowest socioeconomic quintile (OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.05-2.09), and Christian faith (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.31-2.41). Age groups 25 to 34 years (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.38-0.92] and 35 to 44 years (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.06-0.64) were both associated with decreased odds of pregnancy versus age group 18 to 24 years. Conclusion: This study successfully identified several predictors of pregnancy in female veterans starting a pill, patch, or ring form of hormonal contraception. Female veterans in the lowest socioeconomic quintile, aged 18 to 24 years, diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and of Christian faith were found to be at significantly higher odds of a pregnancy. Identification of these at-risk populations may help clinicians and policy makers choose strategies to identify which patients could benefit the most from more effective long-acting reversible contraception therapy.
Issues and Best Practices in Content Analysis
Authors: Lacy Stephen , Watson Brendan R. , Riffe Daniel , Lovejoy Jennette
Published: September 2015

This article discusses three issues concerning content analysis method and ends with a list of best practices in conducting and reporting content analysis projects. Issues addressed include the use of search and databases for sampling, the differences between content analysis and algorithmic text analysis, and which reliability coefficients should be calculated and reported. The “Best Practices” section provides steps to produce reliable and valid content analysis data and the appropriate reporting of those steps so the project can be properly evaluated and replicated.
Struggling up the hill
Authors: Schmitt-Beck Rüdiger
Published: September 2015

This paper examines the effects of three main forms of campaign communication on voter turnout in the 2013 German Federal Election – party contact, the news media’s political coverage and everyday political discussions. Our study is innovative in that it uses panel data to reduce the problems of endogeneity and examines the impact of each information source controlling for the other two. The results show that media exposure via broadsheet newspapers is the strongest stimulus to turnout, followed by parties’ mediated electioneering efforts. We also find that under certain conditions, exposure to information sources can also demobilize voters.
Pedogenic, palustrine and groundwater dolomite formation in non-marine bentonites (Bavaria, Germany)
Authors: Köster M.H. , Gilg H.A.
Published: September 2015

Dolomite and calcite in Bavarian bentonites, southern Germany, were investigated using petrography, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and stable isotope geochemistry to explore the role of authigenic carbonate formation during bentonitization. Pedogenic, palustrine and groundwater carbonates were distinguished on the basis of X-ray diffraction, micromorphological and stable isotope analysis. The δ13CV-PDB and δ18OV-PDB values of dolomite range from −8.0% to −6.1% and −5.4% to −3.4%, respectively. Calcites show a range from −11.9% to −8.1% for carbon and from −9.1% to −6.2% for oxygen. Carbon isotope compositions imply a C3-plant-dominated carbon source and repeated wetting and drying cycles. The oxygen isotope data points to an evaporation and temperature controlled δ18OV-SMOW value of meteoric water of −7.0% to −4.8%. A syngenetic to early diagenetic timing of dolomitization is indicated, suggesting both dolomite and bentonite formation in non-saline, non-arid and repeatedly partially-oxygenated and reducing soil and groundwater environments during pedogenesis.
Campostriniite, (Bi3+,Na)3(NH4,K)2Na2(SO4)6·H2O, a new sulfate isostructural with görgeyite, from La Fossa Crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy
Authors: Demartin Francesco , Castellano Carlo , Gramaccioli Carlo Maria
Published: September 2015

The new mineral campostriniite, (Bi3+,Na)3(NH4,K)2Na2(SO4)6·H2O, was found in an active fumarole (fumarole FA, temperature ∼350°C) at La Fossa Crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. It occurs on a pyroclastic breccia as white prismatic crystals up to 0.2 mm long, in association with adranosite, demicheleite-(Br), demicheleite-(I), argesite and sassolite. The mineral is monoclinic, space group: C2/c (no. 15) with a = 17.748(3), b = 6.982(1) c = 18.221(3) Å, β = 113.97(1)°, V = 2063(1) Å3 and Z = 4. The six strongest reflections in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern are: [dobs in Å (I)(hkl)] 6.396(100)(110), 7.507(75)(202), 2.766(60)(316), 3.380(57)(312), 5.677(55)(111), 3.166(50)(4 0 2). The empirical formula (based on 25 anions p.f.u.) is Bi2.41N1.52Na2.41K0.48 S6.07H8.08O25. The calculated density is 3.87 g cm–3. Using single-crystal diffraction data, the structure was refined to a final R(F) = 0.051 for 3025 independent observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)]. Campostriniite is isostructural with görgeyite and belongs to the 7.CD group of the Strunz classification system. The structure contains two independent nine-fold coordinated sites, one of them located on a two-fold axis (M1) and the other one in general position (M2) essentially occupied by Bi3+ atoms and minor amounts of Na+ ions, an eight-fold coordinated site fully occupied by Na +ions and another eight-fold coordinated site occupied by NH+4 and K+ ions; three independent sulfate anions in a general position and a water molecule coordinated to M1 and located on a two-fold axis are also present.
Consumer experiences in fitting rooms in SPA stores
Authors: Yun So Jung , Jung Hye In , Choo Ho Jung
Published: September 2015

This study explores fashion consumers’ experiences and behaviors in the fitting room, and tries to understand what their behavior means. The research design is based on the grounded theory and the research question is “What do fashion consumers experience in fitting rooms in SPA stores?” Customers carry out four major actions when using fitting rooms in SPA stores. Firstly, they inspect the physical and aesthetic aspects of the clothing items. Secondly, purchase decision of an item in consideration of its function and price, and the advice of the people who accompany them or friends via social networking sites are processed. Thirdly, consumers are simply enjoying trying them on as a form of entertainment. Fourthly, consumers explore other shopper’ choices when they are waiting in long line to use the fitting room. Then, “enjoying trying on clothes” and the conditions affect it were identified. The pleasure of trying on clothes can be experienced more readily when the reason for shopping is simply leisure, or when the spacious store, wide variety of products, the liberal and independent atmosphere in the fitting room are provided. In this context, participants regarded advice from sales assistants as rather burdensome.
Adjuvant Hormone Therapy May Improve Survival in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Results of the AHT Randomized Trial
Authors: Eeles Rosalind A. , Morden James P. , Gore Martin , Mansi Janine , Glees John , Wenczl Miklos , Williams Christopher , Kitchener Henry , Osborne Richard , Guthrie David , Harper Peter , Bliss Judith M.
Published: September 2015

Purpose

To assess the effects of adjuvant hormone therapy (AHT) on survival and disease outcome in women with epithelial ovarian cancer.

Patients and Methods

Participants were premenopausal and postmenopausal women who had been diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer (any International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage) 9 or fewer months previously. Ineligible patients included those with deliberately preserved ovarian function, with a history of a hormone-dependent malignancy, or with any contraindications to hormone-replacement therapy. Patients were centrally randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either AHT for 5 years after random assignment or no AHT (control). Main outcome measures were overall survival (OS), defined as time from random assignment to death (any cause), and relapse-free survival, defined as time from random assignment to relapse or death (any cause). Patients who continued, alive and relapse free, were censored at their last known follow-up.

Results

A total of 150 patients (n = 75, AHT; n = 75, control) were randomly assigned from 1990 to 1995 from 19 centers in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Hungary; all patients were included in intention-to-treat analyses. The median follow-up in alive patients is currently 19.1 years. Of the 75 patients with AHT, 53 (71%) have died compared with 68 (91%) of 75 patients in the control group. OS was significantly improved in patients who were receiving AHT (hazard ratio, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.90; P = .011). A similar effect was seen for relapse-free survival (hazard ratio, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.97; P = .032). Effects remained after adjustment for known prognostic factors.

Conclusion

These results show that women who have severe menopausal symptoms after ovarian cancer treatment can safely take hormone-replacement therapy, and this may, in fact, infer benefits in terms of OS in addition to known advantages in terms of quality of life.
Associação entre hiperglicemia e morbimortalidade em pacientes críticos na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva de um hospital terciário de Fortaleza – CE
 doi:10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v3i3.186.p132-136.2015
Authors: Braga Amanda Araújo , Fernandes Maria Clara Cavalcante , Madeira Mayara Ponte , Peixoto Júnior Arnaldo Aires
Published: September 2015

Introdução: A hiperglicemia é frequentemente associada ao aumento da morbimortalidade em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva. Objetivo: o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o impacto do controle glicêmico em pacientes criticamente enfermos. Métodos: Estudo transversal, em que foram revisados os prontuários de pacientes internados na UTI de um hospital público terciário. Foram analisados dois subgrupos de pacientes, um com 100 indivíduos que foram a óbito e outro com 100 indivíduos que receberam alta. Resultados: A média dos níveis glicêmicos no 1º dia dos pacientes que evoluíram para óbito foi 145,6 ±61,5 mg/dL, enquanto que os da alta foi 133,2±38,9 mg/dL (p=0,046). No 7o dia de internação na UTI, a média nos pacientes que evoluíram a óbito foi de 160,6±81,4 mg/dL e os da alta foi 125,6±35,7 mg/dL (p=0,017).  Episódios de hiperglicemia ocorreram em 68,2% dos pacientes que foram a óbito e em 31,8% dos pacientes que receberam alta hospitalar (p<0,001). A insulinoterapia IV e SC no subgrupo de pacientes que evoluíram a óbito foi significativamente maior (p<0,001). Foi observado que a presença de hiperglicemia por três ou mais dias foi mais comum no subgrupo de pacientes que foram a óbito. Conclusão: Os episódios de hiperglicemia e consequentemente o uso de insulina exógena foram mais frequentes no subgrupo de pacientes que evoluíram para o óbito.
The Role of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s) in Economy (on the Example of Food Industry)
Authors: Szczepaniak Iwona
Published: September 2015

Small and medium sized enterprises play an important role in economic development of a country. The range of social, political and economic functions of this group of companies is very wide. The food industry is a domain of the economy with a particularl capacity for the development of small and medium sized enterprises. The sector of small and medium sized enterprises has played an important role in the food industry. However, the concentration in that sector causes the situation where large companies, including multinational corporations, are of growing importance. Because of the specific features of this sector, small and medium sized enterprises will last asa permanent and important component of the Polish food industry.
Game—The Hotel Game: Pricing Simulations with Opaque and Transparent Channels
Authors: Jaureguiberry Florencia , Tappata Mariano
Published: September 2015

We present a pricing simulation game designed to facilitate the delivery of economics knowledge through a team-based and hands-on learning experience. The game provides insights into the relationship between selling channels, market structure, and optimal pricing. Players take the role of hotel managers in charge of the pricing strategies for the transparent and “opaque” selling channels in both the peak and off-peak seasons. The game can be played in class or remotely, and its design allows instructors to tailor each game to their particular teaching needs. They can adjust the parameter values associated with demand uncertainty, product differentiation, hotels’ cost structure, number of hotels, and asymmetries among hotels. In addition, the game allows for repeated interaction, and the instructor can specify the amount of information about competitors that becomes public to players after each round of play.

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Differentiating between red legs and cellulitis and reviewing treatment options
Authors: Salmon Michelle
Published: September 2015

Red legs (RL) is a chronic inflammatory condition often misdiagnosed as cellulitis. Antibiotic therapy is not required and does not resolve the symptoms. The main causes of RL are chronic dermatological and venous disease, including chronic oedema. Raising awareness of this condition among health professionals could prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary costly and potentially harmful antibiotic therapy. The aim of this paper is to highlight the differential diagnoses and management of red legs, and the author also includes an example through a case history.
Role of district and community nurses in bereavement care: a qualitative study
Authors: Johnson Anna
Published: September 2015

Background:

The district nurse is one of the main providers of palliative care, which includes bereavement care. However, previous evidence shows a lack of education and training, as well as time management, as important factors in the delivery of bereavement care.

Aim:

This qualitative study aimed to explore the provision of bereavement care from a district nurse's perspective.

Method:

Data were collected from five participants using semi-structured interviews, and thematically analysed to produce the findings. The interviews were conducted within the author's and participants' working environments to maintain a professional stance between both parties.

Findings:

The results suggest an awareness of bereavement care, but a lack of training and education into the theoretical aspects of the care. Knowing the types and stages of bereavement would be beneficial, both in the delivery and the identification of the most effective time to refer on.

Conclusion:

Bereavement care was understood to be part of the district nurse role, but the findings suggest that some nurses get too involved and no end date could be standardised, as each case is dependent on need. More experience of bereavement care and exposure increased awareness to its importance and improved confidence toward its delivery.
Lyme disease: a growing UK threat?
Authors: Wright Ian
Published: September 2015

Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi remains the primary tick borne pathogen affecting dogs and people in the UK. Human cases are increasing year by year and dogs have been found to be carrying ticks infected with B.burgdorferi. This article reviews the epidemiology of Lyme disease in the UK, zoonotic risk, diagnosis and treatment. It also discusses practical disease prevention and the role of veterinary nurses in advising pet owners in this respect.
Anaesthesia of cats and dogs with cardiac disorders: the veterinary nurse's role
Authors: McMillan Samantha
Published: September 2015

Cardiac disorders can have a significant effect on the patient's physiology under anaesthesia. These effects will differ depending on the exact nature of the heart disease diagnosed, and also on the severity and stability of the condition. Specific drug types will be selected on an individual case basis by the veterinary surgeon as no one drug is ideal for all cases and scenarios. As veterinary nurses it is important to understand the nature of common heart diseases and disorders, recognise the potential adverse events that may be exacerbated by the condition and understand the effects of the drugs selected on the cardiovascular system.
How can you tell when a fish is sick?
Authors: Loh Richmond
Published: September 2015

Early detection of ill-health in fish is key to successful outcome. Fish show a range of clinical signs of disease, though most are rarely pathognomonic. This article explains the reasons for the physical and behavioural changes, providing the observer with a list of differential diagnoses.
Desensitisation and counterconditioning — not a task for the enthusiastic amateur!
Authors: Hargrave Claire
Published: September 2015

Many companion animals find it difficult to cope with the social and physical stimuli that they encounter in their domestic environment. Some of these animals will develop behaviours intended to enhance their attempts to cope in such environments. In many cases these behaviours fail to meet the owner's expectations of acceptability and advice is sought to address their companion animal's behaviour. Too often, owner attempts at altering pet behaviour concentrate on preventing the animal from engaging in the behaviour that causes problems for the owner, furthering the animal's welfare problem. However, owners that seek help from their veterinary practice can expect to receive advice that assists in removing the animal's underlying motivation to initiate the problem behaviour — thereby not only resolving the problem for the owner, but also improving the welfare of the pet. As many behaviour problems reported to (and experienced within) a veterinary practice involve fears and phobias, this article discusses how desensitisation and counter-conditioning can be used to address such issues.
How to take blood pressure in a conscious cat
Authors: Pace Charlotte
Published: September 2015

Obtaining non-invasive blood pressure measurements in conscious cats is a challenging experience, as most veterinary nurses will be able to testify. However, a standardised process is important, to ensure accuracy and repeatability so that cats can be identified and treated appropriately. Hypertension can be of primary or secondary origin, but is commonly associated with diseases that are seen in practice, such as chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus. Clinical signs of hypertension include what is known as target organ damage that can be seen in ocular, renal, cardiac or neurological changes. This practical article will demonstrate possible methods of obtaining blood pressure in conscious cats.
Long-Term Administration of High-Fat Diet Corrects Abnormal Bone Remodeling in the Tibiae of Interleukin-6-Deficient Mice
Authors: Feng Wei , Liu Bo , Liu Di , Hasegawa Tomoka , Wang Wei , Han Xiuchun , Cui Jian , Yimin  , Oda Kimimitsu , Amizuka Norio , Li Minqi
Published: September 2015

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of diet-induced obesity on IL-6 deficiency-induced bone remodeling abnormality. Seven-week-old IL-6-/- mice and their wild type (WT) littermates were fed a standard diet (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 25 weeks. Lipid formation and bone metabolism in mice tibiae were investigated by histochemical analysis. Both IL-6-/- and WT mice fed the HFD showed notable body weight gain, thickened cortical bones, and adipose accumulation in the bone marrow. Notably, the HFD normalized the bone phenotype of IL-6-/- mice to that of their WT counterpart, as characterized by a decrease in bone mass and the presence of an obliquely arranged, plate-like morphology in the trabecular bone. Alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin expressions were attenuated in both genotypes after HFD feeding, especially for the IL-6-/- mice. Meanwhile, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining was inhibited, osteoclast apoptosis rate down-regulated (revealed by TUNEL assay), and the proportion of cathepsin K (CK)-positive osteoclasts significantly increased in IL-6-/- mice on a HFD as compared with IL-6-/- mice on standard chow. Our results demonstrate that HFD-induced obesity reverses IL-6 deficiency-associated bone metabolic disorders by suppressing osteoblast activity, upregulating osteoclastic activity, and inhibiting osteoclast apoptosis.
Gender identity and emotions in email spam
Authors: Belli Simone , Jimenez Miriam
Published: September 2015

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es presentar cómo el "miedo" contribuye a la construcción de engaño a través de los correos spam. Vamos a tener en cuenta no sólo los elementos linguísticos y psicológicos utilizados para provocar miedos reales en sus destinatarios, sino también el miedo que sus remitentes pueden tener, añadiendo ejemplos textuales. Vamos a prestar especial atención a la influencia de los estereotipos de género en ciertas narraciones donde la falsa identidad de género de los remitentes se relaciona con los cuentos de hadas y los correos de spam. El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer la relación entre los correos spam, cuentos de hadas y los estereotipos de género en relación con el miedo. Nuestro análisis sugiere un paralelismo entre la re-producción de estereotipos de género en las nuevas herramientas de comunicación y los mismos estereotipos que se encuentran en los cuentos de hadas tradicionales. Nos centraremos en cómo el miedo conecta spam y cuentos de hadas, y cómo este paralelismo y los estereotipos de género que se encuentran en ambos tipos de textos pueden participar en los mecanismos lingüísticos utilizados por los spammers para hacer que sus historias sean creíbles.
La identidad ensamblada: la ordenación de la felicidad
Authors: Bejar Helena
Published: September 2015

El presente trabajo, dentro de la sociología de la cultura, constituye  un análisis crítico de la psicología positiva como ejemplo paradigmático del actual imperativo cultural de la felicidad. El contexto teórico general es la individualización contemporánea y la cultura psicoterapeútica, que preconizan una concepción del yo reflexiva y autoconstituida, al margen de una comprensión moral y social de la identidad personal. Se estudian las técnicas para lograr la “positividad”, los valores y las tensiones de los diversos repertorios y lenguajes morales de la psicología positiva. El método sigue a Norbert Elias y su análisis de los manuales de conducta y se centra en el estudio de los libros de autoayuda como guías de reglas del sentimiento.

 
Men and feminism: from the privilege of comfort to the uneasiness of political engagement in feminist issues
Authors: Azpiazu Carballo Jokin
Published: September 2015

En las últimas décadas se ha asistido a numerosos debates sobre nuevas masculinidades. Sin embargo, las reflexiones en torno a las masculinidades y la masculinidad hegemónica parecen seguir sin resolver la disputa de los hombres y el feminismo, y tanto desde la academia como desde los movimientos sociales se reclaman herramientas para poder desarrollar una mirada crítica al respecto. Este trabajo analiza estas cuestiones a partir de una serie de presentaciones de académicas y activistas feministas y LGTB sobre la compleja cuestión de los hombres y el feminismo así como de una investigación desarrollada entre 2012 y 2013 sobre los discursos de grupos de hombres contra el sexismo aparecidos en el País Vasco en los años precedentes. El privilegio, la opresión, la identidad, la subjetividad y la acción colectiva son algunas de las cuestiones que se cruzan en estas reflexiones y que este trabajo recoge.
Nuevas lógicas de legitimación de la identidad y la acción colectiva: de la representación metafórica a la articulación metonímica
Authors: Apodaka Eduardo
Published: September 2015

Este artículo presenta una indagación acerca de las lógicas de legitimación de la acción colectiva y, por ende, de la identidad y agencia colectivas. La tesis principal es que de un paradigma de legitimación moderno, basado en la representación y delegación entre representantes autorizados y representados relegados, se está pasando a un paradigma de la presencia basado en la articulación de singularidades en actuaciones presentes. Los paradigmas de legitimación se correlacionan con diferentes modos de operar la articulación de las prácticas significantes: si en la representación domina la metáfora, en la presentación es dominante la sensibilidad metonímica, la cual atribuye sentido a la participación, a la continuidad, e incluso a la inmediatez en una ontología plana, como modo de articulación de prácticas significantes (y, por extensión, de los actores y contenidos de las prácticas en identidades y agencias colectivas).
Una nota sobre el sujeto de la identidad
Authors: Crespo Suárez Eduardo
Published: September 2015

Los conceptos propios de las ciencias sociales, como es el de identidad, implican una concepción, habitualmente implícita, del sujeto del que hablan. Se plantea la existencia de diferentes modos de entender la socialidad de dicho sujeto. Estas diferentes concepciones de la socialidad forman parte del discurso político. Se plantea la existencia hegemónica de un discurso neoliberal caracterizado por el debilitamiento de los vínculos sociales solidarios, apoyado en un retórica que recurre de modo central a la paradoja como estructura comunicativa.
Cuatro escenarios para entrevías-Tarragona ¿Cabría una dinámica dominante?
Authors: Zaguirre Fernández Juan Manuel
Published: September 2015

Esta investigación se incorpora a la búsqueda del modelo territorial que de sentido a este mundo completo que es el Camp de Tarragona, donde ENTREVÍAS reclama un protagonismo merecido y poco reconocido. A través de posicionamientos previos sobre episodios urbanísticos en torno a la marginalidad, que han influido en la imagen fabricada de la ciudad, se reivindican valores urbanos perceptibles al poner de relieve valías en suelos expectantes y discontinuidades urbanas, surgidas por erráticos desarrollos urbanísticos que han redibujando paulatinamente los espacios de relación en función de las necesidades del momento. La marginal implantación industrial, la residencia periférica, el puerto en expansión, las infraestructuras vertebradoras y los atributos urbanos en ENTREVÍAS son escenarios válidos para profundizar sobre procesos urbanos que reconocemos como habituales. Perspectivas más allá de los escenarios demandan cautela ante una precipitada organización metropolitana para este ámbito territorial de unidades autónomas que conviven en un complejo equilibrio poliédrico.