bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Repairing SLS anomalies in NZ seismic code to reduce earthquake losses
Authors: Moore Thomas (Tom) A. 
Published: July 2019

The 1992 advent of the Serviceability Limit State (SLS) was for the purpose of eliminating structural and non-structural damage to buildings subjected to small or moderate Earthquakes (EQs). This goal complimented the prior 1976 goal of minimising life-loss due to large Ultimate Limit State (ULS) EQs.
However, moderate direct damage and large indirect losses occurred to many medium-rise pre-2004’ precast concrete-framed buildings in Christchurch and Wellington CBDs as a result of small or moderate EQ ground motions in 2010 [1-3], 2013 and 2016 [4-6.]
A precedence for a proposed SLS level 1 upgrade was set when Christchurch upgraded to a 50 year recurrence SLS following the 2010-2011 earthquakes [7].
Many modern buildings have been engineered with little regard for SLS [8] nor the goal of eliminating disruption from moderate EQs [9, 10]. The proliferation of SLS building damage and large indirect losses [1] have arisen in NZ primarily because of the specification of a too-small SLS demand which corresponds to a ground motion with 25 year return period and because the Structural Performance factor (Sp) is specified in NZ as 0.7 for SLS, which results in a further 30% reduction of the SLS demand. There are also vulnerabilities in ‘pre-2004’ precast floor-to-beam connection detailing [3].
Cost-benefit analyses show that these building losses may be relieved by first correcting the precast vulnerabilities, then using a SLS limit of 50 year (rather than the current 25 year) return period and/or by specifying Sp = 1. The thus proposed ‘maxi-50 year SLS’ with a drift limit of 0.25%, has the same elastic seismic demand as the 100 year international SLS event [10, 11] (with Sp = 0.7) and will minimise non-structural and business disruption losses in small to moderate earthquakes.
The Brussels International Business Court: Initial Overview and Analysis
Authors: Peetermans Erik , Lambrecht Philippe 
Published: July 2019

The Brussels International Business Court: Initial Overview and Analysis
In establishing the Brussels International Business Court (BIBC), Belgium is following an international trend to attract international business disputes to English-speaking state courts. The BIBC will be an autonomous business court with the competence to settle, in English, disputes between companies throughout Belgium. This article focuses on the BIBC’s constitutionality, composition, competence, proceedings and funding, providing a brief analysis and critical assessment of each of these points. At the time of writing, the Belgian Federal Parliament has not yet definitively passed the Bill establishing the BIBC, meaning that amendments are still possible.
Significante denkers en hun oeuvre
Authors: Daems Tom , van Stokkom Bas 
Published: July 2019

Significant thinkers and their oeuvre: meanings, controversies and digital excavation
In this article Tom Daems and Bas van Stokkom reflect upon what it means to argue that an author or text is ‘significant’ and the role and function the study of classical or significant texts can have in our current times.
‘Lid van het Nederlandse matriciaat’
Authors: van Stokkom Bas , Schuilenburg Marc 
Published: July 2019

‘Member of the Dutch female dignitary’: interview with Abram de Swaan
In this article Bas van Stokkom and Marc Schuilenburg discuss work and life of the Dutch sociologist Abram de Swaan. The article is based on an interview the authors conducted with de Swaan as well as themes that de Swaan developed in his published work. The article discusses in particular themes such as violence and compartimentalization, the work of Norbert Elias, and public sociology.
Hollandse (on)hebbelijkheden
Authors: van Stokkom Bas , Kool Renée 
Published: July 2019

Dutch (un)mannerliness: interview with Chrisje Brants
In this article Bas van Stokkom and Renée Kool discuss work and life of the Dutch comparative legal scholar Chrisje Brants. The article is based on an interview the authors conducted with Brants as well as themes that Brants developed in her published work. The article discusses in particular themes such as comparative research, the Utrecht School, and the role of criminal law.
‘Liever het landschap dan de struiken’
Authors: Daems Tom , van Stokkom Bas 
Published: July 2019

‘I prefer the landscape over the bushes’: Interview with Hans Boutellier
In this article Tom Daems and Bas van Stokkom discuss work and life of the Dutch social psychologist Hans Boutellier. The article is based on an interview the authors conducted with Boutellier in December 2018 as well as his published work. The article discusses in particular themes such as the morality of crime, the emancipation of victims, and processes of secularisation.
Nog steeds tussen kritiek en realisme?
Authors: Cools Marc 
Published: July 2019

Chris Eliaerts on criminology: still between critique and realism?
In this article Marc Cools discusses work and life of the Belgian lawyer and criminologist Chris Eliaerts. The article is based on an interview the author conducted with Eliaerts as well as his published work. The article discusses in particular themes such as teaching and research in criminology at VU Brussels in particular and Belgium in general.
¿Es el cooperativismo una vía para la formalización y el acceso al sistema de seguridad social en el trabajo sexual? Antecedentes internacionales y análisis de opinión para el caso uruguayo
Authors: Guerra Pablo 
Published: July 2019

La relación entre el trabajo sexual, la prostitución y el cooperativismo no está exenta de polémicas, aún en países donde la prostitución está legalizada y se reconoce el estatus legal de trabajador/a sexual. En estos países la legislación cooperativa abre las puertas a la creación de cooperativas de trabajadores/as sexuales en la medida en que habilita en términos generales a cooperativizar cualquier actividad considerada legal. Aún así son muy pocos los casos en el mundo donde esta particular actividad ha dado lugar a emprendimientos cooperativos. En este artículo nos detendremos en describir los antecedentes internacionales para luego analizar el caso uruguayo a partir de una investigación que indaga la opinión de trabajadoras sexuales en relación a su seguridad social y la eventual posibilidad de constituir cooperativas como forma de formalizar su situación en el marco del trabajo autónomo y colectivo.
Dinámicas de regeneración en las cooperativas multinacionales de Mondragón: la reproducción del modelo cooperativo en las filiales capitalistas
Authors: Bretos Fernández Ignacio , Errasti Amozarrain Anjel Mari 
Published: July 2019

Tras dos décadas inmersas en dinámicas de internacionalización que han fortalecido su competitividad y capacidad de generación de empleo y riqueza pero que, a su vez, han cuestionado su naturaleza democrática tradicional, las cooperativas multinacionales de la División Industrial de Mondragón Corporación vienen asumiendo desde hace unos años un discurso centrado en fomentar la participación de los trabajadores en sus filiales capitalistas. Sin embargo, hasta ahora las iniciativas adoptadas en esta dirección son escasas y sus resultados no parecen excesivamente relevantes. El presente trabajo se centra en esta disociación, profundizando en la problemática y las posibles soluciones para extender y reproducir el modelo cooperativo en las filiales mercantiles. Analizamos el caso de Fagor Ederlan, focalizando nuestro estudio empírico en la “cooperativización” de su filial de Tafalla, así como investigaremos la casuística más relevante que se concentra en sus filiales extranjeras
Capital social y redes sociales: analisis del Tercer Sector en contextos rurales
Authors: Saz Gil Isabel , Almaguer Kalixto Patricia , Gómez Quintero Juan David 
Published: July 2019

El tercer sector de acción social (TSAS) es uno de los pilares del sistema de bienestar particularmente estratégico en zonas rurales. Tomando el estudio de caso como base, este trabajo analiza el TSAS de Teruel, una provincia de Aragón (España) con población mayoritariamente rural, dispersa, y escasa. Presentamos evidencia cuantitativa y cualitativa de las redes sociales existentes y las relaciones entre las organizaciones e instituciones relevantes para el sistema de bienestar. Las conclusiones abordan una sensación generalizada de pertenencia al sector y territorio, que se relaciona con una fuerte identificación con el espacio local. En este caso, el capital social prioriza la fortaleza de los vínculos intrínsecos dentro de las redes intra-territoriales, sobre las extrínsecas o extraterritoriales. Sin embargo, se percibe que se necesitan nuevas estrategias y capitales para reforzar la conexión con las redes externas para favorecer la sostenibilidad del sector.
La economía social desde el institucionalismo económico. Evidencia empírica
Authors: Alarcón Conde Miguel Ángel 
Published: July 2019

La intención del trabajo es ofrecer una definición de Economía Social en sentido amplio desde principios del Institucionalismo Económico. Así, elementos como la persistencia en el hábito de la No Prioridad en el Ánimo de Lucro Personalista y las rutinas ejercidas por las entidades de la categoría, como son las Transferencias Sociales en Especie, resultan ser principios comunes a todas las entidades que componen la definición generalmente aceptada por los estudiosos del tema: la sugerida por el CIRIEC Internacional, ya recogida en la Carta de la Economía Social de la CEP-CEMAF en 2002, extensible a otras perspectivas inclusivas de actividades económicas que elevan valores humanos en nuestra sociedad.
Posibilidades del cooperativismo en un nuevo modelo de servicios públicos sociosanitarios y su concreción en el País Vasco
Authors: Merino Hernández Santiago 
Published: July 2019

El artículo pretende reflexionar sobre las posibilidades de la fórmula cooperativa en relación a la prestación de los servicios públicos sociosanitarios en el País Vasco. Así, se comienza con un repaso al concepto jurídico de servicio público, atendiendo a las líneas de reforma que se están produciendo en el mismo, para pasar a continuación a las nuevas tendencias doctrinales sobre la gestión pública, la cual debe caracterizarse, a nuestro entender, por la eficacia y la participación de los administrados. Se abordan los diferentes instrumentos de gestión pública, y por ende de contratación pública, para atender a continuación a la necesaria justificación de la fórmulacooperativa como la herramienta más adecuada para la gestión de lo público en el ámbito sociosanitario, algo que,si bien parte de un aspecto general, se concreta en el ámbito territorial vasco (Comunidad Autónoma del PaísVasco). En este marco territorial se analizan las políticas de promoción de las sociedades cooperativas, así comola singular normativa que regula las Cooperativas de Utilidad Pública y las de Iniciativa Social, sin olvidar las experienciashabidas en nuestro entorno más cercano. El artículo finaliza con la obligada fase conclusiva que nosproyectará al futuro con la esperanza del liderazgo de esta fórmula participativa.
CLUN: Concentración por fusión de tres cooperativas lácteas en el cooperativismo agrario en Galicia
Authors: Bastida Dominguez Maria , Olveira Blanco Ana , Cancelo Márquez Maite 
Published: July 2019

El sector lácteo gallego, pese a ser un sector estratégico, se ha caracterizado tradicionalmente por un minifundismo que puede restar potencial competitivo a las empresas que operan en él -muchas, bajo fórmula cooperativa-. En este trabajo se describe el proceso de concentración de tres cooperativas lácteas -Feiraco, Os Irmandiños y Melisanto- a través de la creación de la cooperativa de segundo grado Unión de Cooperativas Lácteas Unidas (CLUN). Este proceso, junto a la actual fusión pilotada por la cooperativa AIRA, contribuye a redibujar el cooperativismo agrario y el sector lácteo en Galicia.El estudio se inicia con una breve descripción del sector agrario, y más en concreto lácteo, en Galicia, contextualizándolo en la evolución del sector en España. A continuación se describe el proceso de creación de CLUN, como ejemplo de concentración en el cooperativismo agrario gallego. Se describen las diferentes entidades que confluyen en la organización resultante, incluyendo las diferentes perspectivas del proceso. Por último, se identifican los retos que debe afrontar CLUN a medio plazo, para finalizar con un conjunto de conclusiones y recomendaciones que identifican un conjunto de buenas prácticas que pudieran contribuir al éxito en este y otros procesos de concentración similares. A este respecto, debe señalarse que el 1 de enero de 2019 CLUN se conforma como cooperativa de primer grado, consolidándose la fusión de las tres cooperativas. Esto sugiere que el proceso de reordenación del cooperativismo agrario en Galicia sigue muy activo, lo que redunda en el atractivo de su seguimiento como objeto de análisis.
La sinergia escuela - medios de comunicación. Un canal para erradicar el acoso escolar
Authors: García Sanmartín Pedro 
Published: July 2019

Este manuscrito es un postulado para tratar de evidenciar, mediante la búsqueda y revisión de literatura singular, que con la posición privilegiada que ostentan los medios de comunicación actualmente para seducir y condicionar a los jóvenes y el poder de difusión de llegar a todos los rincones y culturas, estos pueden ser una herramienta esencial como canal pedagógico para transmitir los valores, ideas y conductas apropiadas para mejorar la calidad del sistema educativo, reducir el acoso escolar (sobre todo los casos de bullying o el ciberbullying), aportar alternativas a personas con ideación suicida y en definitiva enriquecer todas aquellas conductas que lleven a potenciar nuestro bienestar social. Los medios de comunicación son parte del sistema de socialización, y como tal son un instrumento de aprendizaje y mecanismo para el progreso de nuestra cultura. Y este mecanismo, a su vez, es parte de un engranaje que solo puede funcionar si hay un compromiso real entre estos y los lazos de unión a través de la sustentación de conciertos de colaboración y de equipos de trabajo con los diferentes agentes educadores. En este estudio, se mostrará conjuntamente, ciertos fenómenos que rodean algunos comportamientos sociales, como el efecto Werther, efecto Papagano o Mitos del suicidio, además de disertar sobre algunas teorías de la comunicación como la teoría Framing.
Accountable to Whom?: The Use of Media to Communicate Educational Accountability to Latino Families in a California Middle School
Authors: Hernandez Sera Jera 
Published: July 2019

This paper explores how one Title I middle school in California responds to high-stakes accountability during an era of educational reform, and how one first-generation Latino immigrant family comes to understand the school’s focus on test scores, high expectations, and academic achievement. Drawing from a larger Language Socialization study that utilizes participation observation and interview data, the paper provides ethnographic snapshots to demonstrate the ways in which one school communicated under, with, and through high stakes educational reform policies via a variety of media while functioning under Program Improvement status, and how the focal family participated in and negotiated these draconian educational policies that became part of their everyday experience with schooling in the U.S.
New Pedagogical Challenges in the 21st Century - Contributions of Research in Education. Olga Bernad Cavero y Núria Llevot Calvet (Eds.)
Authors: Benabarre Ribalta Rosa 
Published: July 2019

Reseña del libro “Nuevos desafíos pedagógicos en el siglo XXI - Contribuciones de la investigación en educación”, el cual aglutina con rigor científico algunos trabajos pioneros en el ámbito de la Educación y la Pedagogía. Editado por Olga Bernad y Núria Llevot.
Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A (GRIN2A) gene polymorphism (rs4998386) and Parkinson's disease susceptibility: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Nepal Gaurav , Rehrig Jessica Holly , Ojha Rajeev 
Published: July 2019

AbstractObjectiveDopaminergic neuronal degeneration seen in Parkinson's disease (PD) might result from a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A (GRIN2A) gene. We thus performed a meta‐analysis exploring the relationship between the rs4998386 SNP of the GRIN2A gene and PD susceptibility.MethodsWe searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure for studies published between January 2005 and January 2019. The association between the rs4998386 polymorphism and PD susceptibility was evaluated by calculating the pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsMeta‐analysis results did not show a significant association between the rs4998386 polymorphism of the GRIN2A gene and PD susceptibility when assuming an allelic model (OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.76‐1.07; P = .22; I2 = 53%), a dominant model (OR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.82‐1.12; P = .62; I2 = 64%), or a recessive model (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.93‐1.38; P = .22; I2 = 0%).ConclusionOur meta‐analysis found that the rs4998386 polymorphism of the GRIN2A gene is not associated with risk of PD in either Europeans or white Americans. However, large sample studies with different ethnicities should be conducted to establish the role of the rs4998386 polymorphism in PD pathophysiology.
Soil fertility and rainfall during specific phenological phases affect seed trait variation in a widely distributed Neotropical tree, Copaifera langsdorffii
Authors: Souza Matheus Lopes , Lovato Maria Bernadete , Fagundes Marcilio , Valladares Fernando , Lemos‐Filho José Pires 
Published: July 2019

PremiseKnowledge of intra‐specific variation in seed traits and its environmental determinants is important for predicting plant responses to environmental changes. Here, we tested the hypothesis that differences in soil fertility and rainfall during specific phenological phases drive variation in seed traits in a widely distributed tree, Copaifera langsdorffii. We also tested the hypothesis that climatic heterogeneity increases within‐plant variation in seed traits.MethodsInter‐ and intra‐population and within‐plant variation in seed mass, number, and seed size/seed number were evaluated for 50 individuals from five populations distributed along a rainfall gradient and occurring on varying soil types. Using multivariate approaches, we tested the effects of soil fertility characteristics and rainfall in five reproductive phenological phases on seed traits.ResultsThe seed traits varied greatly both among populations and within plants. Inter‐population variation in seed mass was driven by total rainfall during fruit development, and variation in seed number was influenced by total rainfall during the dry season before the reproductive phase. Phosphorus levels and potential acidity of the soil also explained the variations in seed mass and seed mass/seed number, respectively. A positive association between intra‐annual variation in rainfall and within‐plant variation in seed mass and seed number was found.ConclusionBoth rainfall during specific reproductive phases and soil conditions shape the variation in the seed mass and number of C. langsdorffii. Environment‐driven seed trait variation may contribute to this species’ broad niche breadth, which in turn may determine the species’ persistence under future climatic conditions.
Hematogenous extramedullary relapse in multiple myeloma ‐ a multicenter retrospective study in 127 patients
Authors: Avivi Irit , Cohen Yael C. , Suska Anna , Shragai Tamir , Mikala Gabor , Garderet Laurent , Seny Gueye M. , Glickman Sophia , Jayabalan David S. , Niesvizky Ruben , Gozzetti Alessandro , Wiśniewska‐Piąty Katarzyna , Waszczuk‐Gajda Anna , Usnarska‐Zubkiewicz Lidia , Hus Iwona , Guzicka Renata , Radocha Jakub , Milunovic Vibor , Davila Julio , Gentile Massimo , Castillo Jorge J. , Jurczyszyn Artur 
Published: July 2019

AbstractThe current study assesses the characteristics and outcomes of multiple myeloma (MM) patients, treated with novel agents for hematogenous extramedullary (HEMM) relapse. Consecutive patients diagnosed with HEMM between 2010‐2018 were included. Patients' characteristics at diagnosis and at HEMM presentation, response to treatment, survival and factors predicting survival were recorded and analyzed. A group of 127 patients, all diagnosed with HEMM by imaging (87.3%) and/or biopsy (79%), were included. Of those, 44% were initially diagnosed with ISS3, 57% presented with plasmacytomas, and 30% had high‐risk cytogenetics. Median time to HEMM was 32 months. In multivariate analysis, ISS3 and bone plasmacytoma predicted shorter time to HEMM (P = .005 and P = .008, respectively). Upfront autograft was associated with longer time to HEMM (P = .002). At HEMM, 32% of patients had no BM plasmacytosis, 20% had non‐secretory disease and 43% had light‐chain disease. Multiple HEMM sites were reported in 52% of patients, mostly involving soft tissue, skin (29%), and pleura/lung (25%). First treatment for HEMM included proteasome inhibitors (50%), immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) (39%), monoclonal antibodies (10%), and chemotherapy (53%). Overall response rate (ORR) was 57%. IMiDs were associated with higher ORR (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.02‐4.7, P = .04). Median survival from HEMM was 6 months (CI 95% 4.8‐7.2). Failure to achieve ≥VGPR was the only significant factor for worse OS in multivariate analyses (HR = 9.87, CI 95% 2.35 ‐ 39, P = .001). In conclusion, HEMM occurs within 3 years of initial myeloma diagnosis and is associated with dismal outcome. The IMiDs might provide a higher response rate, and achievement of ≥VGPR predicts longer survival.
Sinus irrigation penetration after balloon sinuplasty vs functional endoscopic sinus surgery in a cadaveric model
Authors: Gantz Oliver , Danielian Arman , Yu Alison , Ference Elisabeth H. , Kuan Edward C. , Wrobel Bozena 
Published: July 2019

BackgroundNasal irrigation is a cornerstone of treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis. The purpose of this study was to quantify irrigation penetration to the sinuses following balloon sinuplasty and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).MethodsBalloon sinuplasty followed by FESS was performed on 4 cadaver heads. Using a high‐volume, high‐flow bottle, each head was irrigated with fluorescein‐dyed water prior to and following each procedure, and recorded by rigid endoscopy through trephinations. Three blinded, fellowship‐trained rhinologists reviewed videos and scored the extent of staining (using an accepted scale of 0 to 3) for each site.ResultsThe mean score prior to any procedure was maxillary sinus 1.67, frontal sinus 1.29, and nasal cavity 1.71. After balloon sinuplasty the mean was maxillary 2.25, frontal 2.04, and nasal cavity 2.17. After FESS the mean was maxillary 2.75, frontal 2.08, and nasal cavity 2.63. There was a statistically significant increase for both maxillary (p = 0.005) and frontal sinuses (p = 0.006) following balloon sinuplasty. There was a statistically significant increase following FESS compared to balloon for the maxillary sinus (p = 0.003), but not the frontal sinus (p = 0.96). Interrater reliability was good, with Cronbach's alpha of 0.85.ConclusionIrrigation improved in all sinuses following balloon sinuplasty and FESS. There was further improvement to the maxillary sinus after FESS; however, there was no difference in irrigation to the frontal sinuses following FESS compared to balloon sinuplasty. Extended frontal sinus approaches such as the Modified Lothrop procedure should be considered if more extensive access for irrigation is required.