bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
“No gray middle folk did he see”: Constructions of Race inSuttree
Authors: Labarga Noemí Fernández 
Published: October 2020

AbstractCriticism of race in Suttree has focused on its intersection with class and on its lack of historical context; however, it overlooks the machinations of race at the symbolic and narrative levels. My article argues that the recurrent use of racial language in the text merits a symbolic examination of race. By using Toni Morrison's Africanist perspective to examine blackness and Richard Dyer's theoretical approach to analyze whiteness, I question the intentionality and purpose of racial representations in the text. Drawing also from Luce, Watson, McCoy, and Prather, my article will demonstrate how narrative techniques such as metonymic displacement, metaphysical condensation, fetishization, and repetition make not only blackness, but also whiteness strange. Ultimately, I argue McCarthy's racial caricatures undermine the black and white binary and deconstruct the ontological basis of race in American literature.
HARVESTING AND PROCESSING OF NATIVE WOOD FROM UPLAND TROPICAL FORESTS IN AMAPÁ, EASTERN AMAZONIA
Authors: FIGUEIRA CLAUDECILIA CHAVES DE OLIVEIRA , GUEDES MARCELINO CARNEIRO , EULER ANA MARGARIDA CASTRO 
Published: October 2020

Knowledge about the activity of the timber sector and local industries assists in the management of a forest economy based on sustainable use in the Amazon. In this study, the situation of the timber sector of the municipality of Porto Grande-AP was examined to detail the extraction and processing of native wood from the Amazon and the sustainable use of this resource by the local sector. Forms were applied in all sawmills of the municipality, which collected information on factors of production and commercialization of native wood for the year 2017. In addition, interviews with local merchants were done and secondary data collection from several institutions related to the sector was conducted. All sawmills in the municipality exercise licensed activity and processed 69,300 m3 of wood in the period, with an average extraction of 21 m3/ha. The sawmills productive income was 55%, above of the 35%, maximum recently established by CONAMA. There is no destination for productive of residual waste generated by most sawmills and lumber is marketed mainly to the Northeast of Brazil for use in civil construction. Thus, in order to guarantee better economic and environmental performance of the sector, it is recommended that sawmills search for new forest areas as sources of raw material, participate in forest certification programs, and seek ways to use residual waste for bioenergy generation. The government recommends that new forests be managed through actions that solve land tenure problems and increase the supply of public forests, and for certified management units the recommendation is to reduce licensing costs, and simplify the bureaucratic processes of environmental agencies.
Peter König y José Luis Guzmán Dalbora (editores): Gustav Radbruch: penalista, filósofo, humanista, Ediciones Olejnik, Santiago de Chile, 2019. 196 páginas.
Authors: Silva Navarrete Josefa Ignacia 
Published: October 2020

Recensión del libro "Gustav Radbruch: penalista, filósofo, humanista" editado por Peter König y José Luis Guzmán Dalbora.
Las ocupaciones paleolíticas en el sur de la provincia de Albacete
Authors: Sánchez Martínez Noelia 
Published: October 2020

La Submeseta sur ha sido considerada como un paraje inhóspito para los grupos paleolíticos. En este estudio trataremos de demostrar que la parte de esta región localizada al sur de Albacete fue ocupada durante el Paleolítico inferior, medio y superior, y que, además de eso, ofrecería una gran cantidad de recursos hídricos, vegetales, faunísticos y líticos que harían de ella un lugar adecuado. Los hallazgos superficiales y las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en abrigos y cuevas reafirmarán la hipótesis que aquí planteamos y obtendremos de ellas información más concreta y precisa sobre los modos de vida de los habitantes paleolíticos de la Submeseta sur.
The southern sub-plateau has always been considered an inhospitable place for the Paleolithic groups. In this study we will try to demonstrate that the part of this region located in the south of Albacete was occupied during the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Besides that, it would provide a great amount of water, vegetable, fauna and lithic resources that would make it a suitable place. The open-air findings and the excavations carried out in shelters and caves will reaffirm the hypothesis we are putting forward here, and we will obtain from them more concrete and precise information about the ways of life of the Palaeolithic inhabitants of the southern sub-plateau.
L’analyse interactionnelle comme modalité pédagogique : l’exemple d’un dispositif pour la formation des infirmiers à la relation thérapeutique en psychiatrie
Authors: Nguyen Alexandra , Frobert Laurent , Favrod Jérôme 
Published: October 2020

L’analyse interactionnelle ouvre des perspectives pour la formation des infirmiers. Seize étudiants et trois enseignants ont mené une analyse interactionnelle d’activités soignantes filmées visant à comprendre la pratique du dévoilement de soi en psychiatrie. En quoi l’usage en formation des outils de l’analyse interactionnelle constitue-t-il une ressource pour l’acquisition de compétences professionnelles en psychiatrie ? Nous montrons comment ce dispositif de formation constitue une ressource dans la professionnalisation des infirmiers pour : a) l’acquisition de savoirs théoriques cliniques, b) l’articulation de ces savoirs avec des activités professionnelles projetées, c) une posture descriptive non-jugeante utile à l’observation clinique.
A Tale of Two Metaphors: A Narrative Take on the Canadian Constitution
Authors: Cloutier Étienne 
Published: October 2020

This article sheds light on the fundamental role that narratives and metaphors play in shaping how we think, talk, and argue about the Canadian Constitution.
More specifically, the article makes the case that two competing types of metaphors—dynamic and static—largely fashion Canadian constitutional law. The influential metaphors of the “living tree” and “constitutional architecture” represent prime examples of these central conceptual categories.
This article argues that each of these categories stands for different views of the Constitution and, as such, influences the types of stories we tell about it. The case studies undertaken here show that each metaphor sustains dominant narratives about the Constitution, narratives whose structure mostly correspond to the archetypal “birth” and “rescue” stories.
As narratives and metaphors influence our cognition and help us reason about abstract concepts and ideas (a large part of our work as jurists) we would be wise to pay closer attention to them. This article is a call, in short, for greater narrative awareness.
Associations Between Social Support and Diabetes-Related Distress in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Young Clipper F. , Shubrook Jay H. , Valencerina Elyssa , Wong Shirley , Henry Lo Sze Ngong , Dugan Joy A. 
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Context
Diabetes is a complex, chronic condition and managing it can have psychosocial implications for patients, including an impact on relationships with their loved ones and physical wellness. The necessary modifications to daily behaviors can be very overwhelming, thus leading to diabetes-related distress.

Objective
To investigate the association between diabetes-related distress and perceived social support among people with type 2 diabetes.

Methods
This cross-sectional study surveyed a population with a lower socioeconomic status (Medi-Cal recipients, which are only given to low-income individuals) in Solano County, California. Patients who had type 2 diabetes mellitus, who were between 40 and 80 years old, and who had a medical appointment in the clinic(s) at least once between December 2015 and December 2016 were included. Patients who could not understand or speak English and patients whose primary care clinicians declined their participation in the study were excluded from the study. Each study participant was recruited at the end of their medical appointment, and the survey instrument in paper form was administered. The Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) scale, which indicates diabetes-related distress, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) with 3 subscales (family, friends, and significant others) were used in this study. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the associations between PAID and MSPSS surveys.

Results
For the 101 participants included in our study, multiple linear regression models showed statistically significant association between total MSPSS scores and total PAID scores (β = −.318; 95% CI, .577, −.0581; P=.017) as well as between MSPSS family subscale scores and total PAID scores (β= −.761; 95% CI, −1.35, −.168; P=.012). Among the 3 MSPSS subscales, higher perceived support from family members was found to be significantly associated with lower total PAID scores (β= −.761; 95% CI, −1.35, −.168; P=.012).

Conclusion
Our findings suggest that a higher level of perceived social support experienced was associated with lower diabetes-related distress among patients with type 2 diabetes. Osteopathic physicians have a central role in providing comprehensive, patient-centered, holistic care, and the attention to social support in chronic disease management can help remove barriers in providing optimal care.
The effectiveness of the Peyton’s 4-step teaching approach on skill acquisition of procedures in health professions education: A systematic review and meta-analysis with integrated meta-regression
Authors: Giacomino Katia , Caliesch Rahel , Sattelmayer Karl Martin 
Published: October 2020

Background
Acquisition of procedures is an important element in health professions education. Traditionally procedures are taught using a “see one - do one” approach. That is a teacher demonstrates and describes a procedure and afterwards the students practice the procedure. A more recent teaching approach for the acquisition of procedural skills was presented by Walker and Peyton. Peyton’s teaching approach is a stepwise teaching approach and consists of the following four steps: demonstration, deconstruction, comprehension and performance. The aims of this study were (i) to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of Peyton’s 4–step teaching approach on the acquisition of procedural skills in health professions education and (ii) to evaluate whether studies with fewer students per teacher showed a larger between group difference than studies with more students per teacher.

Methods
We searched in Medline, PsycInfo, Embase and ERIC for eligible studies. Records were screened by two independent reviewers. A random effects meta-analysis was performed to evaluate skill acquisition and time needed to perform the procedures at post-acquisition and retention tests. A meta-regression was used to explore the effect of the number of students per teacher on the estimated effect of the educational interventions.

Results
An effect size of 0.45 SMD (95% CI [0.15; 0.75]) at post-acquisition and 0.7 SMD (95% CI [−0.09; 1.49]) at retention testing were in favour of Peyton’s teaching approach for skill acquisition. The groups using Peyton’s teaching approach needed considerably less time to perform the procedure at post-acquisition (SMD: −0.8; 95% [CI −2.13 to 1.62]) and retention (SMD: −2.65; 95% CI [−7.77 to 2.47]) testing. The effectiveness of Peyton’s teaching approach was less clear in subgroup analyses using peer teachers. Meta-regression showed that the number of students per teacher was an important moderator variable.

Conclusion
Peyton’s teaching approach is an effective teaching approach for skill acquisition of procedural skills in health professions education. When peer students or student tutors are used as teachers the effectiveness of Peyton’s teaching approach is less clear. Peyton’s teaching approach is more effective when small groups with few students per teacher are used.
Synthesis, Characterisation and Antimicrobial Studies of Schiff Base and Its Metal Complexes
Authors: Abdulsayid Fatimah A. , Hasan Hamad M. Adress , Bouagila Roaa A. 
Published: October 2020

Four metal complexes of Co(II), Pb(II), Ni(II) and Fe(II) ions with a Schiff base derived from (3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde with leucine) have been synthesized and characterized using several physical techniques, in particular; molar conductance measurements, colour, melting point, infrared and electronic spectra. The molar conductance values reveal a non-electrolytic nature. The infrared spectral data display the coordination behaviour of the Schiff base toward Co(ll) ,pb(ll) ,Ni(ll) and Fe(ll) ions. The electronic absorption spectra of the Schiff base and its complexes show π→π* (phenyl ring) and, n→π* (HC=N) and the expected geometrical structure for the prepared complexes. The Schiff base and its complexes were tested for antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria; Staphylococcus aurous; E. Coli and Klebsiella, in addition Rizopus as fungal. The effect of the Schiff base leucine complex on bacteria was recorded only against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
Production, Preservation and Shelf-Life Evaluation of Wine from Banana Fruit (Musa acuminata Colla)
Authors: Obiekezie O. P. , Efiuvwevwere B. J. O. , Eruteya O. C. 
Published: October 2020

Aims: The investigation focused on production, preservation and shelf-life study of wine from banana fruit (Musa acuminata).
Study Design: This work is based on completely randomized design with two replications and the average values calculated for mean comparison.
Place and Duration of Study: Food and Industrial Microbiology laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, September, 2018 to March, 2019.
Methodology: Analyses performed using standard methods were microbiological, physicochemical and sensory evaluations. Sodium benzoate concentrations of 5 and 25 ppm were used for shelf life studies. Banana ‘must’ was analyzed at 4 day intervals for 12 days while produced wine was analyzed at 5 day intervals for 25 days during storage.
Results: Changes in total heterotrophic counts (THCs), total coliform counts (TCCs) and fungal counts (FCs) occurred during fermentation, resulting in maximum THCs of 5.02, TCCs of 3.60 and FCs of 8.87 log10 cfu ml-1 on days 4, 4 and 8 respectively. Acetobacter and Saccharomyces were pronounced in wine without preservative (control) throughout storage. Mean pH of ‘must’ was 5.8±0.30 while alcohol content was 0.28±0.03% on day 0 but as fermentation progressed, mean pH was reduced while mean alcohol content increased. Mean pH of wine preserved with 5 ppm varied slightly throughout storage but mean pH of control and 25 ppm preserved wine decreased from 3.7±0.20 on day 0 to 3.2±0.23 on day 25. Sensory attributes (overall acceptability) on day 12 was most preferred while during shelf-life studies, significant difference in overall acceptability of the different wines at P=.05 occurred. Wine preserved with 5 ppm had the best organoleptic quality but 25 ppm preserved wine showed the most acceptable microbial quality.
Conclusion: Findings show that banana is a good substrate for wine production and 5 ppm sodium benzoate retained the qualities of the wine.
Evaluation of scheduling rules with commensurate customer priorities in job shops
Authors: Jensen John B. , Philipoom Patrick R. , Malhotra Manoj K. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractMuch of the existing job shop scheduling literature has focussed on scheduling rules and heuristics that typically do not incorporate customer specific characteristics into their scheduling decisions. This paper specifically considers the situation in which depending upon the identity of the customer, different jobs have different tardiness penalties associated with them. In addition, the tardiness penalties associated with different customers are comparable in magnitude with one another. We propose here and test four different types of scheduling rules which utilize the jobs' tardiness penalty information, and show that the performance of the shop is only mildly affected by the shape and dispersion of the weighting scheme used in determining the tardiness penalties. The performance of scheduling rules is however contingent on due‐date tightness. In general, apart from the traditionally well performing shortest processing time rule, the ATC rule works well on the mean flow time measure in loose due‐date situations, while COVERT performs well on mean flow time under tight due‐date conditions. Lesser differences are seen to exist between mean tardiness and root mean square tardiness (TRMS) performance of different scheduling rules. Weighted mean tardiness deteriorates with increasing due‐date tightness and coefficient of variation of job tardiness penalties. Finally, customer service performance worsens considerably with weighted dispatching rules when the performance criteria are not weighted by each job's tardiness penalty. Implications of our results for providing more effective management of job shops, and exploring future research directions in this area are also presented and discussed.
Embryonic rat motoneurons express a functional P‐type voltage‐dependent calcium channel
Authors: Hivert Bruno , Bouhanna Sylvie , Diochot Sylvie , Camu William , Dayanithi Govindan , Henderson Christopher E. , Valmier Jean 
Published: July 2002

AbstractOnly L‐ and N‐type high voltage‐activated calcium currents (HVA ICa) have been demonstrated in identified embryonic spinal motoneurons. However, pharmacological experiments suggest that other HVA ICa, including P‐type, govern neurotransmitter release at the adult neuromuscular junction. We sought to analyse if embryonic motoneurons express these other ICa, using the whole‐cell voltage‐clamp method on motoneurons purified by a new metrizamide‐panning technique from E15 rat embryos. In addition to L‐type dihydropyridine‐sensitive and N‐type ω‐GVIA‐sensitive currents, motoneurons express two other HVA ICa. One has properties related to the P‐type channel currents described in Purkinje cells: it is inhibited by the peptide ω‐agatoxin‐IVA with a maximal effect at 100–200 nM. The inhibited current has a characteristic sustained component during depolarizing test pulses. Furthermore, 50–100 nM concentration of ω‐agatoxin‐IVA reduce the increase in cytoplasmic calcium concentration observed after depolarization. The other HVA ICa is resistant to saturating concentrations of verapamil, ω‐conotoxin GVIA and ω‐agatoxin‐IVA which block L, N and P‐type HVAICa, respectively. These results suggest that it is now possible to dissect, using a simple method of purification, the properties of the ICa in embryonic mammalian motoneurons and to provide pharmacological evidence for multiple calcium channels which may be involved in regulation of their activity during development.
A population‐based case‐control teratologic study of nalidixic acid
Authors: Czeizel A.E. , Sørensen H.T. , Rockenbauer M. , Olsen J. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractObjective: Quinolones, mainly nalidixic acid, are frequently used in Hungary to treat bacterial infections in pregnant women, but so far no controlled epidemiological studies of congenital abnormalities among infants born to women treated with nalidixic acid during pregnancy have been reported. Methods: The analysis of oral nalidixic acid use during pregnancy in the mothers of cases with congenital abnormalities and in their matched population controls without congenital abnormality was carried out in the population‐based dataset of the Hungarian Case–Control Surveillance of Congenital Abnormalities between 1980 and 1996. The study included 22 865 women who had newborns or fetuses with congenital abnormalities, and 38 151 pregnant women who had newborn infants without any defects (controls). Results: In the case group, 242 (1.1%) and in the control group, 377 (1.0%) pregnant women were treated with nalidixic acid (crude OR: 1.1 with 95% CI: 0.9–1.3). Seventeen different congenital abnormality groups were evaluated and a higher prevalence of pyloric stenosis was found in seven case infants born to mothers who received nalidixic acid treatment during the last months of pregnancy (adjusted OR: 11.0 with 95% CI: 1.3–91.4). Conclusions: Treatment with nalidixic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of pyloric stenosis, though the chance effects cannot be excluded.
Ultrasound or ultrasound and hormonal determinations for in vitro fertilization monitoring
Authors: Murad N.M. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractTo compare pregnancy rate, cost effectiveness, patients effort, related stress, and the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) rate, between patients monitored for ovarian hyperstimulation using a combination of ultrasound and hormonal determination (combination protocol), in contrast to applying ultrasound only, in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF ET). Method: This study was carried out on a total of 206 patients who underwent ovarian hyperstimulation with human menopausal gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin (hMG/hCG) protocol. The first 110 patients were monitored every other day by ultrasound only protocol (Group I) while the next 96 patients were monitored daily by a combination protocol (Group II). The pregnancy rate, taking home baby rate, OHSS rate and total cost of monitoring for each patient in both groups were calculated and compared. The patients and the IVF team effort and stress were also compared. Result: Analysis of this study showed no statistical significant differences in clinical pregnancy rate and taking home baby rate between patients in protocol I and II (23.4% vs. 22.9%) and (14.8% vs. 14.3%), respectively. OHSS developed in only two patients — one in each group. The average cost of monitoring was significantly cheaper in Group I — 78 Jordanian dinars (JD) vs. 222 JD in Group II (P < 0.0001). (NB: 1 USD = 0.7 JD). Conclusion: Ultrasound monitoring only proved to be cheaper, more convenient and less time consuming for both the patients and the IVF team. However, no significant difference was found regarding the clinical pregnancy rate and taking home baby rate between the two protocols.
Maternal mortality due to violence
Authors: Rizzi R.G. , Ruiz Córdoba R. , Maguna J.J. 
Published: July 2002

AbstractThe objectives were to investigate the death of women by violent injuries, including induced abortion, in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina, 1992–1996 and to perform a bibliographic review on maternal death due to violence. Reports of autopsies of all violent deaths in women aged 12–44 years were reviewed to determine the cause of death for cases of suicide, homicide, accident or induced abortion and a bibliographic review was performed through MEDLINE. Two hundred and seventy two women died due to violence, including 22 which were due to complications of induced abortion. The remaining 250 deaths were: 44 (17.6%) by suicide, 51 (20.4%) by homicide and 155 (62%) by traffic accidents, including 6 pregnant women (2 died by suicide, 1 by homicide and 3 by accidents). Violence against women and pregnant women is a growing problem in developing countries. The implication of a simplified screening has been proposed to identify abuses against women, searching for frequency of abuse, its severity and to determine who provokes it.