bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Підходи до управління інструментами логістики в сільськогосподарських підприємствах
Authors: Zelenko Oksana 
Published: December 2018

Динамичное развитие аграрных рынков и новейших технологий с применением наработок в теории и практике логистического управления сельскохозяйственных предприятий может стать одним из важнейших факторов повышения конкурентоспособности сельскохозяйственного бизнеса и эффективного удовлетворения потребностей потребителей. Повышение эффективности сельскохозяйственного производства невозможно без применения высококвалифицированного управления. На фоне описанной ситуации актуальна проблема выбора эффективных и действенных подходов к логистическому управлению сельскохозяйственным предприятием и подбор эффективных инструментов логистики.
В статье рассматриваются подходы к управлению в целом и подходы к логистическому управлению в частности с присущими ему инструментами в деятельности сельскохозяйственных предприятий.
Future proofing the health library and information profession through research: the CILIP Agenda.
Authors: Haines Margaret 
Published: December 2018

This paper describes the work undertaken by the
Chartered lnstitute of Library and lnformation
Professionals (ClLlP) to address the concerns of the
health library and information community and in
particular to address the concerns of this group for
support ln becoming a more research-active
profession. CILIP appointed a Health Executlve
Advisory Group to address these issues and its report,
"Future Proofing the Profession", and its
recommendations in relation to research, are
considered in this paper, alongside the
recommendations relating to research made by an
earlier CILIP PolicyAdvisory Group on the Knowledge
Economy. ClLlPi response to the report including the
establishment of a HEAG lmplementation Group is
also described and the work of CILIP and its'special
interest groups in addressing the research issues of the
HEAG report are outlined.
The use of library and information resources by research staff at Glascow Caledonian University
Authors: Ferguson Rona , Crawford John 
Published: December 2018

This research evaluates the use made of LIS by
researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University with a
view to effecting improvements where appropriate.The
interview method was used. As a result of the study
electronic requesting of inter library loans has been
introduced and special Library web pages for
researchers are now available. The need for cooperation
between the Library and the Research and
Commercial Development Office was recognised. The
research methodologies of researchers was found to
be extremely variable and often unsophisticated. Direct
contact with the Library is in decline.
IT in public libraries: seeking out the user's perspective.
Authors: Coles Colette 
Published: December 2018

Explores the results of interviews with 301 public
library users regarding users' attitudes to IT and
levels of IT literacy. Attitudes averaged 47%
positive, 30% negative and 23% neutral. Other
views concerned the impact of technology on work,
children and quality of life. Library users displayed
varying levels of IT literacy. Six types of users were
identified: non-users (technophobes);
reluctant/anxious; work-related; casual/occasional ;
experience/regular and high flyers (technophiles). lt
is essential to understand how public library users
perceive lT if electronic sources are to be
successfully implemented in public libraries.
A comparative study of marketing management in British and German university libraries (PhD Thesis)
Authors: Cockrill Antje 
Published: December 2018

Within the last decade, the environment in which university libraries operate has dramatically changed. The rise of Conservative Governments in both Britain and Germany and the resulting shifts in public policy as well as the declining economic situation have led to a drastic decrease in resources. Librarians have had to find ways to cope with fewer funds in an environment which is growing ever more competitive. A useful tool for increasing the effectiveness of a library is marketing management. Marketing management is a means to achieve effective financial management, to use existing resources more efficiently and to create new resources in a customer-centred and market-oriented
way.
Review Article
Authors: Coles Colette , Sumsion John 
Published: December 2018

This is a remarkably successful enterprise and a
splendid example of 'how to do it right' in so
many ways. As a reference book it compiles a
fantastic amount of information useful to IT
practitioners and library managers' As a
collection of statistics it provides solid evidence
for the history of public library automation in the
1980s and 1990s. To keep policy makers' feet on
the ground it provides essential information on
which electronic materials and services have
already been taken up by public library users'
The combination of these three goals in a single
volume works excellently: the whole is so much
more valuable and exciting than would be a more
'logical' separation into parts. The fact that this is
number six in a series of comparable data
stretching back to 1984 makes it possible to see
the historical context clearly. Chris Batt is
personally responsible for this continuity: he
deserves the gratitude and encouragement of the
whole profession.
O Uso das LWC’s na Música Moçambicana
Authors: Bahule Cremildo G. 
Published: December 2018

Tomando como exemplo os discos Kudumba, da banda Ghorwane, Yellela de Eyuphuru e Katchume de Kapa Dêch, é possível perceber a conexão existente entre as línguas autóctones e a ideia de identidade moçambicana. Todavia, os músicos buscam novos horizontes estético-sonoros, emigram para regiões onde a sua produção musical é aceite e gera lucro, e inserem novas linguagens na música, com objectivo de opulentar e fazer evoluir a música moçambicana. Nessa linha de evolução, os músicos sentem a necessidade de não apenas usar as línguas autóctones moçambicanas, mas de experimentar o uso de “outras” línguas. Por isso, é visível o uso das LWC [Language of Wider Communication] ou “línguas de comunicação mais ampla” ou “línguas internacionais” como Inglês, Francês, Português – embora esse idioma esteja bem enraizado ou historizou-se em Moçambique.
Tecnología de membranas: obtención de proteínas de lactosuero
Authors: Ramírez-Navas Juan Sebastián , Solís-Carvajal Carlos Andrés , Vélez Pasos Carlos Antonio 
Published: December 2018

The whey proteins have acquired great importance due to their nutritional and technological functionality. In the present review, we studied the use of Ultrafi ltration (UF) applied to the separation of proteins and peptides from whey. It was found that the UF is one of the best alternatives. However, to achieve better results it is necessary to: accompany other membrane technologies (microfiltration,nanofi ltration, electrodialysis, diafiltration), select the type of UF membrane to be used, and adjust the conditions of transmembrane pressure, pH and temperature.
Papillary renal cell carcinoma in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) – A diagnostic performance study
Authors: Mueller-Peltzer K. , Negrao de Figueiredo G. , Graf T. , Rübenthaler J. , Clevert D.-A. 
Published: December 2018

BACKGROUND: Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) represent a heterogeneous group of hypo- and hypervascularized malignancies. Using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) specific imaging features of clear cell (ccRCC), papillary (pRCC) and chromophobe RCC (chRCC) subtypes have been demonstrated. However, some RCCs show atypical imaging features making it difficult to distinguish between the subtypes. OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to evaluate the observed enhancement features of pRCC in CEUS and to assess the sensitivity in the diagnosis of suspected renal malignancies in a 10 year retrospective analysis at our institution. METHODS: The study population consisted of 60 patients with histologically confirmed pRCC. All patients underwent CEUS imaging between 2005 and 2015 as part of their diagnostic workup. RESULTS: In 45 out of 60 (75%) cases the examined pRCC showed typical hypoenhancement and wash-out. 15 out of 60 (25%) pRCC showed atypical enhancement features; in 14 cases the contrast enhancement indicated a ccRCC. 1 complex cyst was falsely reported as IIF lesion. 59 out of 60 malignancies were reported as malignant using CEUS resulting in a sensitivity of 98.4%. CONCLUSIONS: CEUS is an eligible imaging technique to visualize the contrast enhancement features of pRCC. However, up to 25% of pRCCs show an atypical enhancement pattern making it difficult to distinguish it from other renal lesions.
Learning probabilistic dependencies among events for proactive security auditing in clouds
Authors: Majumdar Suryadipta , Tabiban Azadeh , Jarraya Yosr , Oqaily Momen , Alimohammadifar Amir , Pourzandi Makan , Wang Lingyu , Debbabi Mourad 
Published: December 2018

Security compliance auditing is a viable solution to ensure the accountability and transparency of a cloud provider to its tenants. However, the sheer size of a cloud, coupled with the high operational complexity implied by the multi-tenancy and self-service nature, can easily render existing runtime auditing techniques too expensive and non-scalable. To this end, a proactive approach, which prepares for the auditing ahead of critical events, is a promising solution to reduce the response time to a practical level. However, a key limitation of such approaches is their reliance on manual efforts to extract the dependency relationships among events, which greatly restricts their practicality. What makes things worse is the fact that, as the most important input to security auditing, the logs and configuration databases of a real world cloud platform can be unstructured and not ready to be used for efficient security auditing. In this paper, we first propose a log processing technique, which prepares raw cloud logs for different analysis purposes, and then design a learning-based proactive security auditing system, namely, [Formula: see text]. To this end, we conduct case studies on current log formats in different real-world OpenStack (a popular cloud platform) deployments, and identify major challenges in log processing. Later, we design a stand-alone log processor for clouds, which may potentially be used for various log analyses. Consequently, we leverage the log processor outputs to extract probabilistic dependencies from runtime events for the dependency models. Finally, through these dependency models, we proactively prepare for security critical events and prevent security violations resulting from those critical events. Furthermore, we integrate [Formula: see text] to OpenStack and perform extensive experiments in both simulated and real cloud environments that show a practical response time (e.g., 6 ms to audit a cloud of 100,000 VMs) and a significant improvement (e.g., about 50% faster) over existing proactive approaches. In addition, we successfully and efficiently apply our log processor outputs to other learning techniques (e.g., executing sequence pattern mining algorithms within 18 ms for 50,000 events).
Lower Extremity Functional Outcome Measures in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-A Delphi Survey
Authors: Senesac Claudia R. , Lott Donovan J. , Willcocks Rebecca J. , Duong Tina , Smith Barbara K. 
Published: December 2018

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness, multiple system involvement and premature mortality. Effective treatments for DMD through clinical trials and natural history studies are currently underway. Clinical trials in DMD typically include several outcome measures of motor function. Research sites and studies have been found to have slightly different operational definitions for a given functional outcome resulting in different procedures and protocols for these measurements. Objective: The goal of this study is to establish agreement among experts in the field around best practices in collecting functional outcome data in DMD providing researchers and clinicians with guidance on best practices. Methods: A group of 30 experts in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) with experience in the development and/ or execution of lower extremity outcome measures for this population met face to face to identify incongruences in the collection of this data. This effort was based in the United States (US) and sponsored by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. Several discrepancies were categorized for each outcome which included: 6-minute walk test, 10-meter walk/run, supine to stand, ascend 4 stairs, sit to stand, and the NorthStar Ambulatory Assessment. Following this meeting an additional 32 experts in DMD (28 from the United States and 11 international participants) consented to participate in a Delphi Survey to reach consensus on the protocols and execution of lower extremity outcomes. Results: Round one: 70 operationally defined questions were surveyed with 45 (64%) reaching >70% consensus. Round two: 27 questions were operational, with 20 (74%) reaching >70% consensus. Those questions that did not reach consensus appear minor. Conclusion: With minor modifications in the collection of data across sites, outcomes could potentially be normalized across research studies. This would reduce excessive training for evaluators in trials and produce minimal differences between protocols. Consistency in protocols will promote more efficient study start up, less errors between administration of items across studies, and ultimately improve quality and reliability of the functional outcomes. The authors strongly advocate for the establishment of a “ research network library” that could be utilized by all those performing clinical assessments and trials in DMD.
Perceived Fatigue in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Pilot Study
Authors: Dunaway Young Sally , Montes Jacqueline , Kramer Samantha S. , Podwika Bernadette , Rao Ashwini K. , De Vivo Darryl C. 
Published: December 2018

Background: Fatigue is a common complaint in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Fatigability is well described in ambulatory SMA but the relationship to perceived fatigue has not been evaluated. Understanding this relationship has proven challenging for most disorders. Objective: To assess the relationship of perceived fatigue to fatigability, function, and quality of life in SMA. Methods: Thirty-two participants with SMA (21.9% type 2, 78.1% type 3) were recruited. Perceived fatigue and fatigability, function, and quality of life were assessed using standardized questionnaires and assessments. Associations were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients ( p = 0.05). Also, the effects of age, type, and ambulatory status were determined on perceived fatigue. Results: All SMA participants reported fatigue. Perceived fatigue was not associated with function, quality of life, or fatigability in ambulatory SMA patients. Neither age, type, nor ambulatory status influenced perceived fatigue. Conclusions: Perceived fatigue can be quantified in SMA. Interestingly, perceived fatigue did not correlate with fatigability or function, suggesting that cognitive, homeostatic, or psychologic factors may be more relevant as co-morbid factors. Clinical trials targeting perceived fatigue in SMA should focus on these patient-reported assessments. A multilevel approach is required to separate the various mechanisms involved in perceived fatigue.
Comunicação em saúde no Brasil
Authors: Figueiredo Nardi Antonio Carlos , Torres de Brito Priscila , Jane Albarado Ádria , Prado Elizabeth Alves de Jesus , Fernandes de Andrade Natália , Fatima de Sousa Maria , Valéria Machado Mendonça Ana 
Published: December 2018

O presente estudo teve como objetivo principal investigar as características dos serviços de comunicação em Saúde, a partir da Rede dos Conselhos das Secretarias Municipais de Saúde (Cosems) no Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório quantitativo e qualitativo do tipo participante, conduzido de 2014 a 2015, com amostra não probabilística. Foram aplicados questionários com as assessorias de comunicação em saúde dos municípios participantes e entrevistas com os gestores dos Conselhos de Secretários Municipais de Saúde (Cosems). Ao todo participaram 122 municípios, das quais somente dois núcleos da Rede possuíam diretoria de comunicação e 64,8% dos municípios não possuíam Assessoria de Comunicação. As instalações de trabalho dos comunicadores são precárias, os profissionais não têm estabilidade empregatícia, ocupam cargos comissionados e possuem pouca experiência na área. Os profissionais de comunicação realizam assessoramento direto aos secretários, não possuem assento nos conselhos gestores, tem comprometidas suas ações de planejamento, o que fragiliza os processos organizativos. É necessário construir uma agenda política estratégia de comunicação em saúde, fortalecimento dos processos de informação, educação e comunicação voltados para prevenção das doenças e promoção da saúde, compreendidos como um ideal ético-político-formativo a ser alcançado na direção cidades saudáveis solidária, democrática e socialmente justa.
Estimation of the Reliability of Automatic Axial-balancing Devices for Multistage Centrifugal Pumps
Authors: Pavlenko Ivan , Trojanowska Justyna , Gusak Oleksandr , Ivanov Vitalii , Pitel Jan , Pavlenko Vita 
Published: December 2018

The permanent increase of operating parameters of modern multistage centrifugal pumps requires more precise modelling for estimation their dynamic reliability and needs to develop new approach and methodology for the related calculations. It is necessary to change the approach assuming empirical coefficients to another one based on the probabilistic design for analysis of reliability for pumps and their nodes. In this case, the probabilistic parameters of the design features and fluid flow are significant for the calculation (e. g. geometry of gap seals, boundary conditions, material properties) and should be considered. The automatic axial-balancing device of the rotor is one of the most important nodes of multi-stage centrifugal pumps. It operates as the balancing disc for the axial force up to 1 MN. This paper presents the methodology for the numerical calculation of the balancing disc and its influence on the reliability of multistage centrifugal pumps. The proposed approach is based on the criterion of the permissible amplitudes of axial oscillations of the rotor with the automatic axial-balancing device considering probabilistic origin of main geometrical, hydromechanical and operating parameters.
Ambulance Transport and Services in the Rural Areas of Iceland, Scotland and Sweden
Authors: Gunnarsson Björn , Svavarsdóttir Hildigunnur , Dúason Sveinbjörn , Sim Andrew , Munro Agnes , McInnes Cathy , MacDonald Roddy , Ängquist Karl-Axel , Nordström Britt-Marie 
Published: December 2018

The University Hospital in Akureyri (Centre for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Education) in Iceland, Emergency & Disaster Medical Centre (AKMC) in Sweden and National Health Service - Western Isles in Scotland have undertaken a project “Ambulance Transport and Services in the Rural Areas” (ATSRuAr); the object of this paper is to provide an overview of the present status of ambulance transport and services in the three participating regions. This is a project of the INTERREG III Northern Periphery Programme (NPP) who provided a grant for the work. Methods Each partner reviewed the current status of prehospital services in their country or region and presented the results at a project meeting in Iceland in March 2006. Results and Conclusion Geography and weather provide a challenge to the ambulance transport and services in sparsely populated northern rural areas. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems in these three northern rural areas have many similarities. However, there are differences in the number and distribution of ambulances, the running of the service, education and training of ambulance personnel and first responder schemes. This collaboration will debate on the provision of ambulance transport. Research is needed to indicate how improvements in ambulance transport can improve patient outcome in rural areas.
A Descriptive Physical Profile of Western Australian Male Paramedics
Authors: Chapman D. , Peiffer J. , Abbiss C.R. , Laursen P.B. 
Published: December 2018

Objectives The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the physical characteristics of a group of West Australian male paramedics. Methods Data was collected from conventional (CO) (n=18) and special operations (SO) (n=11) officers undergoing occupational performance evaluations as contracted by St. John Ambulance Australia to an external independent third party. Using a series of field-based physical conditioning tests, aerobic capacity (multistage shuttle run test), body composition (skinfolds), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), muscular strength (5 stage abdominal and grip strength), muscular endurance (sit-ups, push-ups and chin-ups in 60 seconds (s)), power (vertical jump height), and anaerobic capacity/agility using the Bangsbo agility test were examined. Results The average predicted aerobic capacity of all officers was 45.8±5.2 ml·kg·min-1 (mean ± SD). Mean rating of abdominal strength was 4±1 and mean grip strength was 52±9 kg. The maximum number of sit-ups, push-ups and chin-ups performed in 60 s was 21±11, 40±12 and 7±5, respectively. Significantly more push-ups were completed for SO than for CO. Percentage body fat was significantly lower for SO than for CO. Fatigue index score (Bangsbo test) were significantly lower for SO than for CO. Conclusion The physical fitness profile of our sample indicated above normal levels of aerobic capacity, local muscle endurance and muscle strength, which likely contributes to workplace performance competency. However the fitness profile highlighted a potential deficiency in anaerobic capacity. Paramedics may benefit from a physical conditioning program with emphasis on their ability to operate at a greater functional capacity for higher repeated near maximal efforts.
Are Undergraduate Paramedic Students Able to Accurately Estimate a Patient's Age? – a Short Report
Authors: Boyle Malcolm , Williams Brett 
Published: December 2018

Background Accurately estimating a patient's age (adult or paediatric) is a requirement for all health care clinicians, especially when the patient is unresponsive. Likewise, this ability is critical for paramedics as calculations for paediatric medication dosages, defibrillation, some equipment sizing, and other invasive procedures like intubation, require age as the basis for the calculation. No previous prehospital or nursing studies on paramedic or nursing age estimations were located. The objective of this study was to identify if undergraduate paramedic students were able to accurately estimate a patient's age. Methods A prospective single-blinded observational pilot study requiring students to estimate the age of seven patients of varying age using digital images of a complete person. Results The results demonstrate that undergraduate paramedic and paramedic/nursing students have difficult in accurately estimating a person's age or at least being within five years either side of the actual adult age. Patients one and two were children, 28% of students correctly estimated the age of patient one, with 26% of students correctly estimating the age of patient two. The remainder were adult patients. No student correctly estimated the age of patient three, only 1% of students correctly estimated the age of patient four, 6% of students correctly estimated the age of patient five, none of the students correctly estimated the age of patient six, and approximately 2% of students correctly estimated the age of patient seven. Conclusion The results of this pilot study have demonstrated that undergraduate paramedic, paramedic/nursing students, and potentially novice paramedics, lack the ability to accurately estimate the age of a range of patients. The results have provided teaching staff with important information to incorporate into the clinical curriculum.