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Resistance and Revolution in Society Exemplified in Film Noir and Science Fiction in the Baby Boomer and Millennial–GenZ Age
Authors: Lundskow George 
Published: April 2020

AbstractSociocultural attitudes have fundamentally changed between the Baby Boomer era of the long 1950s (1945–1965) and the present rise of Millennial and GenZ. Whereas the Boomer mainstream sought social change and opportunity within the established socioeconomic system, Millennial–GenZ seeks essential structural change in the form of cultural equality for all orientations and identities that accept inclusiveness, and radical redistribution of wealth and even mainstream challenges to the legitimacy of the capitalist system as wealth concentrates at the top and the quality of life declines for the vast majority worldwide. Socially critical and forward-looking media, namely popular film noir and science fiction, exemplify the socially dominant attitudes of their respective eras, and illustrate actual social attitudes as demonstrated in empirical research of each respective era.
The crayfish of Tomlinson Run State Park, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA
Authors: Foltz David A. , Damis Clarissa N. , Sadecky Nicole M. , Cyprych Cynthia L. , Loughman Zachary J. 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
In 2015, a survey of Tomlinson Run State Park (TRSP) located in Hancock County, West Virginia USA was completed. Thirty stations, each 100m long, were randomly selected using ArcGIS for both intermittent and perennial stream reaches. Sites were sampled by performing ten seine hauls at each randomly selected station and scored using an Ohio EPA Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI) to obtain qualitative habitat data. Ponds and impoundments were trapped for crayfish using baited crayfish/minnow traps. Burrows found in wetlands and seeps were excavated to determine TRSP burrowing crayfish species composition. In total, 471 crayfish of four species (Cambarus carinirostris, Cambarus monongalensis, Cambarus robustus and Orconectes obscurus) were collected. A statistically significant correlation existed between QHEI score and CPUE for C. carinirostris on intermittent streams. Cambarus monongalensis was the sole burrowing species encountered while C. carinirostris was only collected from intermittent stations (CPUE = 0.12). O. obscurus was the most common species collected from perennial streams (CPUE = 0.95) while Cambarus robustus was the rarest species (CPUE = 0.09) encountered in Tomlinson Run State Park. The crayfish fauna of TRSP is typical for the Upper Ohio River Valley, and at the present time, all species appear stable.
Re-examination of species in the Pacifastacus subgenus Hobbsastacus (Decapoda: Astacidae)
Authors: Kawai Tadashi 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
The genus Pacifastacus contains two subgenera, Pacifastacus and Hobbsastacus, the latter of which contains the following four extant species, Pacifastacus (H.) gambelii (Girard, 1852), P. (H.) nigrescens (Stimpson, 1857), Pacifastacus (H.) fortis (Faxon, 1914), and P. (H.) connectens (Faxon, 1914), and one fossil representative, P. (H.) chenoderma. Pacifastacus (H.) fortis and P. (H.) connectens were re-examined on the basis of the type specimens and additional materials collected from California (P. fortis) and Idaho, as well as Oregon (P. (H.) connectens), USA. Lectotypes of P. connectens and P. fortis were designated, and subsequently the two species were re-described and illustrated with their full synonymies. Brief diagnoses of P. (H.) gambelii (Girard, 1852) and P. (H.) nigrescens are also provided. Detailed distributions of these species are presented based on data from voucher specimens. Following new findings in this study, the generic diagnoses of the genus Pacifastacus and the subgenus Hobbsastacus were updated.
Teaching quality: The satisfaction of university students with their professors
Authors: Ruiz Esteban Cecilia María , Santos del Cerro Jesús 
Published: April 2020

Desde hace casi un siglo la preocupación de las universidades sobre la satisfacción de los estudiantes con la calidad de la docencia recibida se ha ido incrementando. La revisión de la literatura permite clasificar los atributos de una docencia de calidad en tres grandes tipos de competencias: pedagógicas, genéricas y disciplinares. El objetivo de este trabajo es señalar las variables, que a juicio de los estudiantes, más influyen en la satisfacción del alumnado con la calidad de la docencia. Los participantes fueron 476 estudiantes del grado de Administración y Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad Castilla La Mancha. Se utilizó un cuestionario construido ad hoc para valorar la satisfacción de los estudiantes con la docencia. Se utilizaron pruebas paramétricas (Análisis de Regresión Logística) y no paramétricas (árbol de decisión). Nuestros datos indican que si el profesor explica con claridad, se preocupa por averiguar si los conceptos explicados han sido entendidos y prepara sus clases la valoración sobre la calidad de su docencia será muy satisfactoria. El identificar los atributos de una docencia de calidad permitirá a las universidades elaborar planes de formación inicial y permanente de su profesorado teniendo presente el papel crucial que juegan las competencias genéricas, pedagógicas y disciplinares en la interacción profesor-estudiante.
For almost a century now, the concern of universities about student satisfaction with teaching quality has been increasing. A literature review has enabled the attributes of quality teaching to be classified into three main types: pedagogical, generic, and disciplinary. The aim of this paper is to identify the variables that, in the opinion of students, most influence student satisfaction regarding teaching quality. A total of 476 undergraduate students participated from Business Administration and Management of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). An ad hoc questionnaire was used to assess student satisfaction with teaching. Parametric (Logistic Regression Analysis) and non-parametric (Decision Tree) models were used. Our data indicate that if the professor explains the subject clearly, is concerned to find out whether the explanations have been understood, and carefully prepares the classes; the teaching-quality assessment will be very satisfactory. The identification of the attributes of quality teaching will enable universities to draw up initial and ongoing training plans for their teaching staff, bearing in mind the crucial role played by generic, pedagogical, and disciplinary competences in professor-student interaction.
Los hábitos de sueño como predictores de la salud psicológica en profesionales sanitarios
Authors: Díaz-Ramiro Eva María , Rubio-Valdehita Susana , López-Núñez Maria Inmaculada , Aparicio-García Marta Evelia 
Published: April 2020

El objetivo de la investigación fue estudiar los hábitos de sueño y la salud psicológica de profesionales del sector sanitario, así como analizar las relaciones entre ambas variables. La muestra contó con 511 trabajadores de hospitales públicos de la Comunidad de Madrid. La salud psicológica fue evaluada con el Cuestionario GHQ-28; los hábitos de sueño a través del Cuestionario CHAS, además, se recogieron datos sociodemográficos como edad, sexo, puesto de trabajo, categoría profesional. Los resultados mostraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en síntomas somáticos, salud psicológica y estabilidad en hábitos de sueño. Los análisis de regresión indicaron que calidad del sueño y somnolencia diurna son las variables más relacionadas con las dimensiones de salud, especialmente con la ansiedad/insomnio y síntomas somáticos. Estos los resultados ponen de manifiesto las diferencias entre hábitos de sueño y salud percibida en personal de enfermería y facultativos. En conclusión, la población sanitaria presenta mayor prevalencia en malestar psicológico, peor calidad de sueño e inestabilidad en las horas de sueño. Deterioro del sueño, somnolencia y síntomas somáticos son más frecuentes en personal de enfermería que en el resto de profesionales sanitarios.
The aim was to study the sleep habits and the psychological health of professionals in the health sector, as well as to analyze the relationships between both variables. The sample consisted of 511 workers from public hospitals in the Community of Madrid. Psychological health was evaluated using the GHQ-28 Questionnaire; and sleep habits with the CHAS Questionnaire. In addition, sociodemographic data were collected, such as age, sex, job position, professional category. The results showed statistically significant differences in somatic symptoms, psychological health and stability in sleep habits. Regression analysis indicated that sleep quality and daytime sleepiness are the variables most related to health dimensions, especially with anxiety/insomnia and somatic symptoms. These results reveal the differences between sleep habits and perceived health in nursing staff and physicians. Finally, the health workers present a higher prevalence of psychological distress, and poor sleep quality and instability in sleep hours. Sleep impairment, somnolence and somatic symptoms are more frequent in nursing staff than in other health professionals.
Male Social Roles and Mobility in the Early Nordic Bronze Age. A Perspective from SE Jutland
Authors: Felding Louise , Reiter Samantha S. , Frei Karin M. , Vandkilde Helle 
Published: April 2020

This paper provides a discussion of the increasing amount of mobility data from the Early Nordic Bronze Age (Early NBA), c. 1600-1100 BCE with particular focus on NBA II and III (c. 1500-1100 BCE). As a male-oriented study, the intent is to develop current perspectives on gender roles in the Early NBA in relation to mobility. In order to achieve our aim, we conducted strontium isotope analyses and radiocarbon dating combined with an in-depth archaeological investigation of grave goods obtained from two male burials from the Vejle region, SE Jutland. To contextualise the case study results, we also conducted network analyses of male gear from burials and ritual deposits on a regional scale, which reveal differentiated roles among men in the upper social echelon. The warrior emerged as an overall identity for high-ranking males whilst differences in male weaponry interestingly suggest that a minimum of three kinds of warriors were distinguished, reflecting social roles in war and society. The results suggest that one of the individuals was local while the other might have moved. The overall aim is to demonstrate that robust results regarding gendered mobilities will depend on the combination of several methods, datasets and scales of inquiry.
Progression des femmes et mixité dans les services correctionnels au Québec : des transformations possibles ?
Authors: Brière Sophie , Pellerin Antoine , Laflamme Anne-Marie , Laflamme Julie Maude 
Published: April 2020

Cet article s’intéresse au cheminement de carrière des agentes de services correctionnels, particulièrement aux facteurs qui ont une influence sur leur rétention et leur progression. Alors que les études antérieures réalisées sur la réalité des femmes qui exercent ce métier montraient de nombreux obstacles et révélait le fait que les établissements de détention véhiculaient une culture masculine et des stéréotypes bien ancrés vis-à-vis des rôles qui sont joués dans ce milieu, la progression de la situation des agentes de services correctionnels québécoises a été très importante depuis le début des années 1990 et leur taux de rétention en emploi est, de nos jours, excellent. Nous avons donc cherché à comprendre cette progression et cette rétention, tout comme quelles en furent les conséquences au plan organisationnel.Sur la base d’approches théoriques mobilisées de manière convergente, soit les approches sur la mixité au travail, les théories féministes, la théorie institutionnelle et la théorie du changement, des entretiens semi-dirigés ont été menés auprès d’agentes et d’agents de services correctionnels et de gestionnaires oeuvrant dans des établissements de détention québécois. Les résultats de notre collecte de données révèlent que la progression des femmes au sein des services correctionnels a pris la forme d’une réelle mixité au travail et a eu un impact significatif sur le milieu de travail. Le fait que les équipes de travail soient composés d’hommes et de femmes et que les tâches confiées aux membres du personnel, à l’exception des fouilles à nu, soient identiques et non tributaire du genre, ont permis aux femmes d’être perçues comme des membres à part entière de l’organisation. Nous avons également constaté des transformations et des changements importants dans tous les piliers de l’organisation, ainsi qu’une évolution de la culture organisationnelle. Enfin, notre recherche a aussi permis d’identifier quelques enjeux qui représentent toujours des obstacles à la progression et à la rétention des agentes de services correctionnels.
Flexibility for Who? Working Time, the Ontario Employment Standards Act and the Experiences of Workers in Low-Wage and Precarious Jobs
Authors: Thomas Mark P. , Condratto Shelley , Landry Danielle , Steedman Mercedes 
Published: April 2020

In Ontario, hours of work and overtime standards are regulated by theEmployment Standards Act(ESA). This legislation covers most employers and employees in the province. As part of an ESA reforms process designed to promote workplace flexibility and enhance competitiveness, the Ontario ESA (2000) allowed for the extension of weekly maximum hours from 48 to 60, and the calculation of overtime pay entitlements to be based on an averaging of hours of work over up to a four-week period.Situated in the context of shifts towards greater working time flexibility, this paper examines the dynamics of working time regulation in the Ontario ESA, with a specific focus on the regulation of excess and overtime hours. The paper considers these processes in relation to general trends towards forms of labour market regulation that support employer-oriented flexibility and that download the regulation of employment standards to privatized negotiations between individual employees and their employers, tendencies present in the ESA that were sustained through further reforms introduced in 2018 and 2019.The paper draws its analysis from interviews with both workers in precarious jobs and Employment Standards Officers from the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL), as well as administrative data from the MOL and archival records. In the general context of the rise of precarious employment, the paper argues that ESA hours of work and overtime provisions premised upon creating working time flexibility enhance employer control over time, exacerbate time pressures and uncertainty experienced by workers in precarious jobs, and thereby intensify conditions of precariousness. The article situates the working time provisions of Ontario’s ESA in the context of an ongoing fragmentation of the regulation of working time as legislated standards are eroded in ways that make workers in precarious jobs more vulnerable to employer exploitation.
Crisis, pandemia y fragilidades: reflexiones desde un “balcón sociológico”.
Authors: García-Lastra Marta 
Published: April 2020

La crisis derivada de la pandemia por COVID-19 en la que se encuentran nuestras sociedades, nos lleva a pensar en la fragilidad o la incertidumbre como piezas fundamentales de ellas, y a reflexionar sobre las consecuencias sociales de esta situación. La relación cotidiana con una situación de confinamiento a la que nunca antes nos habíamos enfrentado, ha hecho resquebrajarse nuestra forma de gestionar el tiempo, de relacionarnos, de trabajar, de estudiar… Todo ello conllevará un nuevo escenario social en el que se sucederán multitud de preguntas a las que la Sociología deberá dar respuesta al tiempo que soluciones para las consecuencias sociales de esta crisis.
The impulsivity rating scale (IRS): preliminary results
Authors: Lecrubier Y , Braconnier A , Said S , Payan C 
Published: July 2002

SummaryUntil now, the instruments for the clinical evaluation of impulsivity have relied essentially on either personality inventories or to a lesser extent on specific questionnaires. Therefore this paper presents the preliminary results of a new rating scale: the Impulsivity Rating Scale (IRS). This is a 7-item hetero-evaluation of impulsivity based on the behaviour of the patient in usual life situations. The administration of the scale is easy and short: 15 minutes. The IRS was tested in five different population samples: 31 impulsive inpatients, 36 adults with major depressive episode, 15 healthy control subjects, 56 smokers before and after one week of tobacco withdrawal, and 47 adolescent depressed inpatients before and four weeks after antidepressant treatment. The results show good construct validity, good concurrent validity, good inter-rater reliability and sensitivity to change. A threshold of 8 for the total score (range 0 to 21) gives good specificity and sensitivity. The principal component analysis shows the existence of a main factor composed of all items, with lower correlation for two items which may belong to a second factor needing further investigations.
Expression of matrix metalloprotease and tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease genes in human anterior cruciate ligament
Authors: Foos Marcus J. , Hickox John R. , Mansour Paul G. , Slauterbeck James R. , Hardy Daniel M. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractWomen are more susceptible to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries than men performing similar athletic activities. Because tissue remodeling may affect ligament strength, we assessed expression of tissue remodeling effector genes in the human ACL. Specifically, we surveyed ACL for RNAs encoding all known matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteases (TIMPs) by reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR). These experiments revealed that mRNAs encoding nine of sixteen MMPs and all four TIMPs are present in the normal ACL. The nine expressed proteases were MMPs 1—3, 7, 9, 11, 14, and 17 (collagenase 1, gelatinase A, stromelysin 1, matrilysin, gelatinase B, stromelysin 3, and membrane types 1 and 4, respectively), and MMP‐18. Genes for MMPs 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16 appeared not to be expressed in ACL, as their mRNAs were not detected using RT‐PCR conditions that did yield positive signals from other tissues (testis or bone). We conclude that numerous genes encoding tissue remodeling effector proteins are expressed in the human ACL. © 2001 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Retroviral manipulation of the expression of bone morphogenetic protein receptor Ia by SVZa progenitor cells leads to changes in their p19INK4d expression but not in their neuronal commitment
Authors: Coskun Volkan , Venkatraman Giri , Yang Hui , Rao Mahendra S. , Luskin Marla B. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractBone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), a group of cytokines in the TGF‐β superfamily, have complex regulatory roles in the control of neural proliferation and cell fate decision. In this study, we analyzed the potential role(s) of BMP signaling on the regulation of the proliferation and differentiation of the unique progenitor cells of the neonatal anterior subventricular zone (SVZa). Unlike other progenitor cells of the brain, SVZa progenitor cells have the capacity to divide even though they express a neuronal phenotype. In order to augment or inhibit endogenous BMP signaling, we injected into the neonatal rat SVZa replication‐deficient retroviruses encoding for either the wild‐type BMP receptor subtype Ia (wt‐BMPR‐Ia) or a mutated dominant‐negative version of BMPR‐Ia (dn‐BMPR‐Ia) in conjunction with a reporter gene, human alkaline phosphatase (AP) and perfused the pups 1, 4 and 7 days post injection. We analyzed whether changing the expression of BMPR‐Ia has an effect on the spatial‐temporal expression pattern of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, p19INK4d, or on the phenotype of SVZa derived cells. The results of our study confirmed and extended our previous findings that in control (non injected) animals, the rostral migratory stream (RMS), traversed by the SVZa‐derived cells en route to the olfactory bulb, exhibits an anteriorhigh‐posteriorlow gradient of p19INK4d expression; p19INK4d expression is essentially absent in the SVZa and highest in the subependymal zone in the middle of the olfactory bulb. However, SVZa progenitor cells encoding the wt‐BMPR‐Ia gene express p19INK4d within the SVZa, suggesting that the BMPs induce SVZa cells to ectopically undergo cell cycle exit within the SVZa. Furthermore, unlike striatal SVZ progenitor cells, which acquire an astrocytic phenotype when exposed to BMPs, SVZa progenitor cells retain their neuronal commitment under augmented BMP signaling.
Dopaminergic dysfunction in alcoholism and schizophrenia – psychopathological and behavioral correlates
Authors: Heinz A. 
Published: July 2002

SummaryDysfunction of central dopaminergic neurotransmission has been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia as well as drug and alcohol dependence. Different drugs of abuse stimulate dopamine release in the ventral striatum and thus reinforce drug consumption. Increased subcortical dopamine release has also been associated with the pathogenesis of positive symptoms in schizophrenia and may be driven by a prefrontal dopaminergic dysfunction. These seemingly heterogeneous findings may be explained by recent research in non-human primates. According to these studies, reward anticipation but not anticipated reward consumption is accompanied by a phasic dopamine release in the striatum and prefrontal cortex. In the striatum, phasic dopamine release primarily affects motivation, psychomotor activation and reward craving, while in the prefrontal cortex, dopaminergic stimulation is involved in the activation of working memory and reward anticipation. In alcoholism, previously neutral stimuli that have been associated with alcohol intake can become conditioned cues which activate phasic dopamine release and reward craving. In schizophrenia, stress-induced or chaotic activation of dopamine release may attribute incentive salience to otherwise irrelevant stimuli and thus be involved in the pathogenesis of delusional mood and other positive symptoms. Studies in humans and non-human primates emphasize the role of dopaminergic neurotransmission in reward anticipation and its dysfunction in different neuropsychiatric diseases.
Comparison of different methods of functional evaluation in patients with chronic heart failure
Authors: Rostagno Carlo , Galanti Giorgio , Comeglio Marco , Boddi Vieri , Olivo Giuseppe , Serneri Gian Gastone Neri 
Published: July 2002

AbstractBackground:Stratification of the severity of heart failure has major prognostic and therapeutic implications.Aims:To prospectively compare different methods of assessment of functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods and results:We studied 143 patients (78 male and 65 female) with CHF aged less than 70 years (mean 57.3 years). Functional assessment was made clinically according to NYHA classification and according to the Goldman Activity Scale Classification (GASC). Cardiovascular performance was measured by peak O2 consumption (pVO2) and anaerobic threshold (AT) at cardiopulmonary exercise test and by the distance walked during a 6‐min walk test (6‐MWT). Clinical scales resulted significantly related. Peak VO2 and AT showed a mild relation with distance covered at 6‐MWT (r = 0.56 and r = 0.46, respectively). Concordance between NYHA classification and levels of performance at cardiopulmonary exercise test or at 6‐MWT was less than 50%.Conclusion:Our results suggest that none of the usually employed methods give a definitive assessment of functional capacity of cardiovascular system and a high degree of discordance exists among the results of different tests in the same patient. Although NYHA classification maintains its value in clinical evaluation of patients with CHF, the 6‐min walk test is recommended in patients with mild‐to‐moderate CHF (II–III NYHA classes) as a simple and useful screening test to select patients for further diagnostic evaluation.