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The Chinese Dream, Neoliberalism, and International Legal Ideology
Authors: Liu Ian Yuying 
Published: September 2018

Abstract
The present study analyses a key contemporary transformation in international law: the ascent of China and the decline of the hegemony of the United States. I shall here construct a two-stage theoretical picture of China’s mission to establish a regional order with Beijing at the centre. First, I present the argument that international law is a vehicle for hegemonic ideology and practice, taking my orientation from Gramscian theories of hegemony. Second, I shall unfold the Chinese Dream—a Confucian variant of neoliberalism—and the One Belt One Road Initiative, to demonstrate that China’s evolution into a core production zone in the neoliberal world economy may be achieved through international legal structures.
Differences in the Silk Road Pattern and Its Relationship to the North Atlantic Oscillation between Early and Late Summers
Authors: Hong Xiaowei , Lu Riyu , Li Shuanglin 
Published: September 2018

AbstractThe Silk Road Pattern (SRP) is an upper-tropospheric teleconnection pattern along the Asian westerly jet in summer on the interannual time scale, and it exerts great influences on the climate of the Eurasian continent. Results in the present study indicate that the SRP exhibits considerable distinctions between early and late summers (i.e., 1 June–9 July and 10 July–31 August, respectively). The SRP is stronger and more geographically fixed in late summer in comparison with its counterpart in early summer. Furthermore, the SRP is closely connected with the summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO) in late summer, but not in early summer. This closer connection in late summer is manifested clearly in the leading mode of upper-tropospheric meridional wind anomalies over the North Atlantic–Eurasian continent domain. The intensified SNAO–SRP relationship in late summer can be explained by the subseasonal change of the SNAO: albeit being a seesaw pattern common in both early and late summers, there is a shift of this pattern toward the northwest–southeast one in late summer from a north–south one in early summer. The southeastern pole of SNAO in late summer extends into the Eurasian continent, and efficiently triggers the SRP to propagate along the Asian jet. By contrast, the south pole of SNAO in early summer is confined over the North Atlantic and is thus less effective to trigger the SRP propagation.
Pretreatment 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Lung Parenchyma Predicts Poor Survival After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Satoh Yoko , Motosugi Utaroh , Saito Akitoshi , Omiya Yoshie , Onishi Hiroshi 
Published: September 2018

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the lung parenchyma and the presence of subclinical interstitial lung disease on computed tomography as predictive factors for survival following stereotactic body radiation therapy in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 125 patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who underwent stereotactic body radiation therapy at our institute between December 2005 and March 2013 for various demographic and clinical parameters. The fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the lung parenchyma corrected with computed tomography value (tissue fraction-corrected standardized uptake value) was quantified using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography before the therapy. Additionally, the radiological findings of interstitial lung disease on computed tomography were evaluated. The prognostic analyses were performed using the Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression model for univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: The median follow-up period was 39 months. The 3-year overall survival rate was 67.9%, and the 3-year progression-free survival rate was 52.0%. The multivariate analysis indicated that the tissue fraction-corrected standardized uptake value was correlated with the patients’ overall survival ( P = .027, hazard ratio: 2.694, 95% confidence interval: 1.109-8.057). The presence of subclinical interstitial lung disease showed no correlation with the overall survival ( P = .535, hazard ratio: 1.256, 95% confidence interval: 0.592-2.473). Conclusion: The results indicated that fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the lung parenchyma, expressed as the tissue fraction-corrected standardized uptake value, was an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who have received stereotactic body radiation therapy.
Exposure Risks and Tetanus Immunization in Women of Family Owned Farms
Authors: Holland Catherine , Carruth Ann K. 
Published: September 2018

A sampling pool of 4,808 farms in 10 parishes across southeast Louisiana was used to examine the risk factors of farm women who engage in activities putting them at risk for tetanus and to examine the circumstances related to vaccination. Data were collected, via stratified random sampling, in summer 1998 resulting in 657 completed interviews. Only 53.6% of women were current with a tetanus booster, having received their immunization within the past 10 years. Just as many women received tetanus vaccination following an injury or accident as for prevention. As women aged, they were less likely to be compliant. In the South, a number of environmental factors contribute to the risk for tetanus exposure and infection. These risk factors were examined in light of compliance with tetanus booster compliance. Increasing awareness of risk is essential because although tetanus is uncommon, the death rate from tetanus is greater than 30%.
What are Restricted Duty, Light Duty, and Transitional Duty, and the Implications of Each for Case Management Practice?
Authors: Haag Annette , Kalina Christine M. , Tourigian Robin , Wassel Mary Lou 
Published: September 2018

The Case Management Update column, together with the new Hospital Link and Nurse Practitioner Link columns comprise “CLINICAL ROUNDS.” Each month's issue of the Journal includes one of these focus areas, which will explore a variety of topics and case situations with the goal of advancing occupational health nursing practice. Readers are encouraged to provide feedback and offer ideas for future topic discussions. Opinions and perspectives are those of the panel members, and do not necessarily represent the views of the AAOHN, the Editor, or the Publisher. We encourage readers to submit their questions or scenarios for the Panel. This month's Panel members include Christine M. Kalina, Annette B. Haag, Robin Tourigian, and Mary Lou Wassel. The AAOHN joins The Case Management Society of America in celebrating National Case Management Week October 6–12, 2002.
A Workplace Breast Cancer Screening Program
Authors: Schrammel Peggy , Griffiths Robert I. , Griffiths Claudia B. 
Published: September 2018

Screening for breast cancer can result in early detection of malignancies and lives saved. Many employers now offer periodic screening as an employee health benefit, and some have established screening programs in the workplace. This study was performed to identify the employer costs of breast cancer screening in the workplace, referrals for suspicious findings, and initial treatment of malignant disease. Additionally, the costs for these same services, had they been obtained outside of a workplace screening program, were estimated. Data on program components and associated costs for an established employer based breast cancer screening program were obtained. These costs were compared to those among a hypothetical cohort of women not enrolled in the workplace screening program. From 1989 through 1995, 1,416 women participated in the program. Nearly 2,500 screening mammograms and approximately 2,773 clinical breast examinations were performed, resulting in 292 referrals to physicians outside of the program for additional diagnostic procedures and treatment as needed. These referrals resulted in the detection of 12 malignancies: 8 Stage I; 3 Stage II; and 1 Stage III. Mammographic and clinical breast examination screening cost $249,041; referrals resulting in benign disease or no detectable disease cost $185,002; and referrals resulting in malignant disease, followed by initial treatment, cost $148,530. Therefore, the total cost was $582,573. Approximately 47% of the cost of referrals and initial treatment were due to employee lost productivity. Total cost in the hypothetical cohort was $1,067,948 under the assumptions that all women received screening outside of the workplace, and that the same number of malignancies were detected at the same stage as in the workplace program. These findings indicate referrals resulting in detection of benign disease or no disease accounted for a substantial proportion of the total cost of the program. In addition, employee lost productivity accounted for almost 50% of the cost of all referrals and initial treatment. Workplace screening is a relatively efficient approach for early detection of breast cancer when compared to off site screening or no screening. The efficiency could be improved with a reduction in the number and cost of unnecessary referrals.
Perceived Psychological Stress and Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Authors: Strasser Patricia B. , Lusk Sally L. , Franzblau Alfred , Armstrong Thomas J. 
Published: September 2018

This report presents data exploring the relationship between perceived psychological stress and several variables implicated in the etiology of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (UECTDs). The sample was 354 workers from three different manufacturing companies. The primary job exposure for the subjects was that they were engaged in jobs that involved repetitious movements of the upper extremities, primarily of the hands and arms. Data collection included a detailed health history, a comprehensive physical examination of the upper extremities, limited electrodiagnostic testing, Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale, Karasek's Job Content Questionnaire, demographic information, and a measurement of repetition. Descriptive analyses, analysis of variance, correlational analyses, and multiple linear regression were used to examine the data. Perceived stress, as measured in this study, was only weakly associated with repetition, job dissatisfaction, and subjective complaints related to UECTDs. In addition, factors generally accepted as related to UECTDs (e.g., repetition, female gender, hormonal influences, and existing medical conditions) were not robust predictors of perceived stress. The major limitation is related to the measurement of perceived psychological stress. Like most psychosocial phenomena, perceived stress is a complex construct, one that is difficult to measure and correlate with health outcomes. Further research is necessary to examine what role, if any, perceived stress may have in the etiology of UECTDs.
Investigation of seismic attributes, depositional environments, and hydrocarbon sweet-spot distribution in the Serbin field, Taylor Formation, Southeast Texas
Authors: Ogiesoba Osareni C. , Ambrose William A. , Loucks Robert G. 
Published: September 2018

We have conducted seismic-attribute analysis at the Serbin field — in an area straddling Lee, Fayette, and Bastrop Counties and covering approximately [Formula: see text] (approximately [Formula: see text]) — using new, reprocessed, 3D seismic data to provide additional understanding of depositional environments and better predict the distribution of hydrocarbon sweet spots. We converted the 3D seismic volume into a log-lithology volume and integrated core data to examine the distribution of lithology and interpret depositional environments. By conducting multiattribute analysis, we predicted resistivity (deep-induction log) volume and generated a resistivity map to identify hydrocarbon sweet spots. Our results show that reservoir sandstones in the Serbin field are storm-dominated, shelf-sand deposits. Although individual sandstone beds are lenticular and discontinuous, they collectively constitute a sheet-like geometry, trending northeast to southwest. On the basis of resistivity maps and rock property versus seismic-amplitude crossplots, we differentiated reservoirs in the lower Taylor Formation into two zones: (1) a northwest, high-resistivity, high-acoustic impedance zone and (2) a southeast, low-resistivity, low-acoustic impedance zone. The results also indicated that hydrocarbon sweet spots in the Serbin field are characterized by high resistivity and high impedance. Furthermore, the log-lithology method, although fast and effective, is limited because it cannot take into account sandstone zones having low acoustic impedance.
Exact and Heuristic Data Workflow Placement Algorithms for Big Data Computing in Cloud Datacenters
Authors: Ikken Sonia , Renault Eric , Tari Abdelkamel , Kechadi Tahar 
Published: September 2018

Several big data-driven applications are currently carried out in collaboration using distributed infrastructure. These data-driven applications usually deal with experiments at massive scale. Data generated by such experiments are huge and stored at multiple geographic locations for reuse. Workflow systems, composed of jobs using collaborative task-based models, present new dependency and data exchange needs. This gives rise to new issues when selecting distributed data and storage resources so that the execution of applications is on time, and resource usage-cost-efficient. In this paper, we present an efficient data placement approach to improve the performance of workflow processing in distributed data centres. The proposed approach involves two types of data: splittable and unsplittable intermediate data. Moreover, we place intermediate data by considering not only their source location but also their dependencies. The main objective is to minimise the total storage cost, including the effort for transferring, storing, and moving that data according to the applications needs. We first propose an exact algorithm which takes into account the intra-job dependencies, and we show that the optimal fractional intermediate data placement problem is NP-hard. To solve the problem of unsplittable intermediate data placement, we propose a greedy heuristic algorithm based on a network flow optimisation framework. The experimental results show that the performance of our approach is very promising. We also show that even with divergent conditions, the cost ratio of the heuristic approach is close to the optimal solution.
Evaluating The Scalability of Big Data Frameworks
Authors: Sanchez David , Solarte Oswaldo , Bucheli Victor , Ordonez Hugo 
Published: September 2018

The aim of this paper is to present a method based on the Isoefficiency for assessing the scalability in big data environments. The programs word count and sort were implemented and compared in Hadoop and Spark. The results confirm that isoefficiency presented a linear growth as the size of the data sets was increased. It was experimentally confronted that the evaluated frameworks are scalable and a model of the form Y (s) = β X(s)$ where β ≈[0.47-0.85] <1 was obtained. The paper discuss how the scalability in big data is governed by a constant of scalability (β).
A comparison of screw versus drill and curettage epiphysiodesis to correct leg-length discrepancy
Authors: Troy M. , Shore B. , Miller P. , Mahan S. , Hedequist D. , Heyworth B. , Kasser J. , Spencer S. , Glotzbecker M. 
Published: September 2018

Purpose To compare two common surgical techniques of epiphysiodesis: drill/curettage epiphysiodesis (PDED) versus cross screw epiphysiodesis (PETS). The hypothesis is that the two techniques have similar efficacy but demonstrate differences in length of hospital stay (LOS), time to return to activity and complication rates. Methods A retrospective review of growing children and adolescents less than 18 years old who required an epiphysiodesis with leg-length discrepancy (LLD) of 2 cm to 6 cm with minimum two years of follow-up was conducted. Characteristics including age at surgery, gender, epiphysiodesis location, side, operative time, LOS and hardware removal were compared across treatment groups. LLD, expected growth remaining (EGR) and bone age were determined preoperatively and at most-recent visit. The correction ratio (change in EGR) was calculated along with a 95% confidence interval (CI) to assess if correction in leg length was achieved. Results A total of 115 patients underwent epiphysiodesis in the femur (53%), tibia (24%) or a combination (24%). The cohort was 47% male, with a mean age of 12.6 years (7.7 to 17.7) at surgery. Median follow-up was 3.7 years (2.0 to 12.7). In all, 23 patients underwent PETS and 92 patients had PDED. Both treatment groups achieved expected LLD correction. There was no significant difference in median operative time, complication rates or LOS. PETS patients returned to activity at a mean 1.4 months (interquartile range (IQR) 0.7 to 2.1) while PDED patients returned at a mean 2.4 months (IQR 1.7 to 3) (p < 0.001). Conclusion Effectiveness in achieving expected correction, LOS and operative time are similar between screw and drill/curettage epiphysiodesis. Patients undergoing PETS demonstrated a faster return to baseline activity than patients with PDED. Level of Evidence III
Prevalence of hyperuricemia in professional athletes and its role in the genesis of various pathological conditions and metabolic disturbances
Authors: Eliseev M. S. , Vykhodets I. Т. , Kruglova I. V. , Chikina M. N. , Zhelyabina O. V. , Ilyinykh E. V. , Zholinsky A. V. , Dodonov S. V. , Lila A. M. , Nasonov Е. L. 
Published: September 2018

In recent decades, the prevalence of hyperuricemia (HU) is increasing worldwide; the role of uric acid (UA) in the genesis of various metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney disease is being discussed. There are very few investigations of the rate of HU and its role in the development of diseases in certain social groups, including in professional athletes.Objective:to estimate the prevalence of HU and its role in the genesis of various pathological conditions and metabolic disturbances in professional athletes.Patients and methods.A retrospective comparative one-stage study was conducted, for which 2148 athletes who met inclusion criteria were selected and examined in the Federal Research and Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Federal Biomedical Agency, in 2015. A control group consisted of 99 ageand sex-matched healthy volunteers examined at the V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology in 2017. The analysis included a comparison of the rate of HU and other examined parameters in professional athletes and healthy volunteers. The examined parameters were separately compared in athletes with/without HU, followed by statistical processing of results.Results.HU was detected in 306 (14.2%) of the 2148 athletes, more often in men (n=253 (20%) than in women (n=53 (6%); (p<0.001). The rate of HU in the athletes was comparable with that in the healthy population (12.1%). The athletes with HU (n=306) compared with the other athletes (n=1842) had the following statistically higher indicators: the mean serum levels of creatinine, triglycerides, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, creatinine phosphokinase, and myoglobin, glomerular filtration rate, and body mass index (BMI) (p<0.00001 for all cases).Conclusion.HU is detected quite often in professional athletes (14.2%), which is comparable with the indicators seen in healthy volunteers (12.1%). The high prevalence of HU and its association with indicators reflecting kidney function, lipid metabolic disturbances, and BMI necessitate further investigations aimed at searching the causes of HU and methods of its prevention and treatment in professional athletes.
Custos da qualidade em indústria de transformação de produtos siderúrgicos
Authors: De Oliveira Diogo , Dos Santos Antonio José 
Published: September 2018

A competitividade comercial tem motivado cada vez mais as empresas em garantirem que seus produtos atendam aos padrões exigidos pelo mercado. Para isso, a qualidade e o controle dos processos produtivos tornam-se aliados importantes na garantia de que os produtos finais apresentem as características desejadas pelo cliente. Neste artigo faz-se uma análise do custo da qualidade pelo sistema de custeio ABC, em uma organização que tradicionalmente utiliza o método de custeio por centro de custo Este método foi utilizado em uma empresa siderúrgica com o objetivo de realizar uma análise quantitativa dos custos da não qualidade empregados na organização, tendo como processo escolhido uma linha de tubos industriais. Esta área foi desmembrada a fim de tornar visível todos os defeitos originados na linha produtiva em um determinado período. Por meio de uma pesquisa no sistema de custeio da organização o artigo buscou destacar a diferença entre as formas de custeio por centro de custo (RKW) e o sistema de custeio por atividade (ABC), visto o resultado positivo apresentado no artigo no que se refere ao beneficio de segregação das atividades e no repasse dos custos indiretos aos clientes, o sistema de custeio ABC foi sugerido para a organização. Como uma consideração final, o artigo sugere a ampliação desse sistema de custeio de forma que todas as linhas de produção tenham um relatório por completo dos custos da não qualidade e dos problemas originados em cada atividade, assim a empresa deterá do resultado global do passivo gerado. Vale ressaltar que este artigo teve como principio apenas indicar o caminho a ser seguido pela organização, com um item que afeta diretamente os custos da empresa.
Solusi Jalan Satu Arah di Kota Yogyakarta
Authors: Romadhona Prima J. 
Published: September 2018

Berbanding linear dengan pesatnya pembangunan tata guna lahan yang ada, Yogyakarta berkembang menjadi suatu kota modern dengan mobilitas yang tinggi. Namun, infrastruktur jalan di Kota Yogyakarta saat ini belum dapat memfasilitasi penambahan kendaraan bermotor yang sangat cepat sehingga kemacetan menjadi hal yang sering dilihat di beberapa lokasi. Kebijakan jangka pendek yang bisa ditempuh untuk mengurangi kemacetan adalah melakukan sistem jalan satu arah. Artikel ini memuat kajian kinerja simulasi jalan satu arah pada dua loop terindentifikasi kemacetan, yaitu Loop I: Jalan Prawirotaman-Sisingamangaraja-Parangtritis- Menukan dan Loop II: Jalan Pramuka- Gambiran Selatan-Perintis Kemerdekaan Barat. Data primer berasal dari survei kecepatan dan volume kendaraan pada kedua loop tersebut dan didukung oleh data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Dinas Perhubungan Kota Yogyakarta. Kedua data tersebut menjadi materi untuk disimulasikan dengan software PTV VISSIM sehingga didapatkan kinerja jalan sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan metode satu arah. Hasilnya, terjadi peningkatan kinerja dengan menurunnya derajat jenuh sebesar55% dan peningkatan kecepatan hingga mencapai 19% pada ruas jalan yang diberlakukan manajemen lalu lintas satu arah. Di sisi lain penerapan lalu lintas satu arah berefek pada penurunan kinerja pada ruas jalan di sekitarnya dengan meningkatnya derajat jenuh sebesar 4% tapi terjadi peningkatan kecepatan 5% di ruas jalan yang lain lagi.