bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Bernard Shaw's The Glimpse of Reality and the Iconography of Saint Barbara
Authors: Gahan Peter 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT
Bernard Shaw wrote not one Saint Barbara play but two, and this article shows how the iconography of the saint in fifteenth-century Netherlandish art had decisive implications for both Major Barbara (1905), one of his best known and most highly regarded, and The Glimpse of Reality (1910), perhaps his least known and most critically neglected. Focusing on this apparently slight, peripheral work, even among Shaw's shorter plays, will facilitate prizing open an element of Shaw's dramaturgy that has garnered little critical attention: how the onetime art critic employs Western figurative art in his plays, something he himself pointed to as part of their very fabric. And key to Shaw's understanding of the iconography of Saint Barbara was a short trip the former art critic made to Bruges in 1902, specifically to view the largest ever exhibition up that time of the art of so-called Flemish primitives.
Presumptive Glucocorticoid-Induced Refractory Hypocalcemia in a Dog with Idiopathic Immune-Mediated Hypoparathyroidism, Thrombocytopenia, and Hemolytic Anemia
Authors: Jaffey Jared , DeClue Amy , Cannon Allison , Tocci Lynel , Hyland Joanna 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT
Clinically relevant hypocalcemia is a well-documented complication of glucocorticoid administration in people with hypoparathyroidism. The current report describes the phenomenon in a dog. A 7 yr old neutered male Pomeranian was diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, and primary hypoparathyroidism. This dog required long-term parenteral calcium gluconate to prevent clinical hypocalcemia despite appropriate doses of oral calcitriol and calcium carbonate. This is the first description of clinically significant presumptive glucocorticoid induced hypocalcemia in a dog with primary hypoparathyroidism.
Relative Oral Bioavailability of Two Amoxicillin–Clavulanic Acid Formulations in Healthy Dogs: A Pilot Study
Authors: Moczarnik Jennifer , Berger Darren J. , Noxon James O. , LeVine Dana N. , Lin Zhoumeng , Coetzee Johann F. , Mochel Jonathan P. 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT
The use of human generic amoxicillin–clavulanic acid formulations in veterinary medicine is currently lacking supportive evidence. This pilot study was conducted to determine preliminary pharmacokinetic parameters and relative oral bioavailability of a human generic and veterinary proprietary 4:1 amoxicillin–clavulanic acid formulation in healthy dogs to evaluate whether drug exposure was similar and to determine if further comparative investigation is warranted. Each dog received a single oral dose of each formulation containing 500:125 mg of amoxicillin–clavulanic acid at two separate instances with a 2 wk washout period between product administration. Following drug administration, blood was collected at fixed times over 24 hr to measure plasma amoxicillin and clavulanic acid concentrations using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. There were no statistically significant differences between pharmacokinetic parameters of either formulation. Clavulanic acid showed greater between-dog variation in drug exposure between formulations compared with amoxicillin and was also observed to be more variable within the veterinary proprietary formulation. The average relative oral bioavailability was 98.2% (23.6% coefficient of variation) for amoxicillin and 152.6% (64.3% coefficient of variation) for clavulanic acid between formulations. This pilot investigation supports the need for further bioequivalence studies regarding these formulations before commenting on product interchangeability.
Persistent Leptospiruria in Five Dogs Despite Antimicrobial Treatment (2000–2017)
Authors: Mauro Tara , Harkin Kenneth 
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT
In dogs with leptospirosis, doxycycline therapy is recommended as the preferred therapy for its ability to eliminate the organism from all tissues, including the renal tubules. Elimination of organisms from the renal tubules terminates leptospiruria and prevents transmission of the organism. This report describes the discovery of persistent leptospiruria in the face of therapy with doxycycline in four dogs and enrofloxacin in one dog. Leptospiruria was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing for pathogenic leptospires in all five dogs. In two dogs, leptospiruria resolved after a change in therapy to enrofloxacin. In three dogs, doxycycline and/or enrofloxacin were ineffective at eliminating leptospiruria, which then resolved after therapy with clarithromycin. Pet owners could be at risk as persistent leptospiruria poses a potential zoonotic risk. The potential reasons for persistent leptospiruria as demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction testing are discussed.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Vargas J. V.C. 
Published: November 2018

The editorial of Engenharia Térmica of this issue continues the discussion on scientific research needs in vital areas in which thermal engineering has important participation. The main goal is to motivate the readers, within their specialties, to identify possible subjects for their future research. With the development of modern high resolution infrared cameras, the utilization of thermal imaging exams has gained new appeal in medical practice, although the method has been applied for the first time more than 60 years ago. The technique is noninvasive, there is no ionizing radiation emission, low cost, fast in image capturing and of easy application. However, there are some aspects such as method imprecision due to the individual metabolism and surrounding ambient temperature that interfere in precise results, making the method subjective. In Engineering it is a well established field, mainly for the detection of heat leaks in boilers, hot fluid pipes, and other equipment, in which high temperatures are observed, thus with high temperature gradients with respect to the ambient, that are much above measurements uncertainties, what allows for well conclusive analyses. On the other hand, surface temperatures on human skin are close to the ambient temperature, therefore the observed temperature gradients are small, what makes the analyses less conclusive. In sum, there is need for the development of structured methodologies for adequate selection of human body surface temperatures that are related to diverse diseases. Expected normality ranges could be established based on infrared imaging temperature measurements of volunteers without complaints. It is expected that measurements in patients previously diagnosed with traditional techniques (e.g., biopsy) fall out of such ranges. The main objective would be to concretely demonstrate that infrared imaging has potential for utilization as a noninvasive screening exam for people with complaints, what would indicate whether or not the individual should be submitted to a more complex exam. The mission of Engenharia Térmica is to document the scientific progress in areas related to thermal engineering (e.g., energy, oil and renewable fuels). We are confident that we will continue to receive articles’ submissions that contribute to the progress of science.
A STEADY PSEUDO-COMPRESSIBILITY APPROACH BASED ON UNSTRUCTURED HYBRID FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO TURBULENT PREMIXED FLAME PROPAGATION
Authors: Dourado W. M. C. , Bruel P. , Azevedo J. L. F. 
Published: November 2018

A pseudo-compressibility method for zero Mach number turbulent reactive flows with heat release is combined with an unstructured finite volume hybrid grid scheme. The spatial discretization is based on an overlapped cell vertex approach. An infinite freely planar flame propagating into a turbulent medium of premixed reactants is considered as a test case. The recourse to a flamelet combustion modeling for which the reaction rate is quenched in a continuous way ensures the uniqueness of the turbulent flame propagation velocity. To integrate the final form of discretized governing equations, a three-stage hybrid time-stepping scheme is used and artificial dissipation terms are added to stabilize the convergence path towards the final steady solution. The results obtained with such a numerical procedure prove to be in good agreement with those reported in the literature on the very same flow geometry. Indeed, the flame structure as well as its propagation velocity are accurately predicted thus confirming the validity of the approach followed and demonstrating that such a numerical procedure will be a valuable tool to deal with complex reactive flow geometries.
OPTIMALLY STAGGERED FINNED CIRCULAR AND ELLIPTIC TUBES IN FORCED CONVECTION
Authors: Matos R. S. , Laursen T. A. , Vargas J. V. C. , Bejan A. 
Published: November 2018

This work presents a three-dimensional (3-D) numerical and experimental geometric optimization study to maximize the total heat transfer rate between a bundle of finned tubes in a given volume and a given external flow both for circular and elliptic arrangements, for general staggered configurations. The optimization procedure started by recognizing the design limited space availability as a fixed volume constraint. The experimental results were obtained for circular and elliptic configurations with a fixed number of tubes (12), starting with an equilateral triangle configuration, which fitted uniformly into the fixed volume with a resulting maximum dimensionless tube-to-tube spacing S/2b = 1.5, where S is the actual spacing and b is the smaller ellipse semi-axis. Several experimental configurations were built by reducing the tube-to-tube spacings, identifying the optimal spacing for maximum heat transfer. Similarly, it was possible to investigate the existence of optima with respect to other two geometric degrees of freedom, i.e., tube eccentricity and fin-to-fin spacing. The results are reported for air as the external fluid in the laminar regime, for 125 and 100 Re 2b , where 2b is the ellipses smaller axis length. Circular and elliptic arrangements with the same flow obstruction cross-sectional area were compared on the basis of maximum total heat transfer. This criterion allows one to quantify the heat transfer gain in the most isolated way possible, by studying arrangements with equivalent total pressure drops independently of the tube cross section shape. This paper reports three-dimensional (3- D) numerical optimization results for finned circular and elliptic tubes arrangements, which are validated by direct comparison with experimental measurements with good agreement. Global optima with respect to tube-to-tube spacing, eccentricity and fin-tofin spacing ( 0.5 e 0.5, S/2b and 06 . 0 f for 125 and 100 Re 2b , respectively) were found and reported in general dimensionless variables. A relative heat transfer gain of up to 19% is observed in the optimal elliptic arrangement, as compared to the optimal circular one. The heat transfer gain, combined with the relative material mass reduction of up to 32% observed in the optimal elliptic arrangement in comparison to the circular one, show the elliptical arrangement has the potential for a considerably better overall performance and lower cost than the traditional circular geometry.
AN OBJECTIVE EXPLICIT FORMULATION BASED ON THE OLDROYD-B CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION
Authors: Mompean G. , Thompson R. L. , Souza Mendes P. R. 
Published: November 2018

In the present paper is shown how to obtain an objective explicit algebraic extra-stress model (AESM) based on differential constitutive equations for viscoelastic flows (Oldroyd B, White-Metzner, Phan-Thien-Tanner, etc). The formulation is developed for three-dimensional time-dependent flows. In a previous work, Mompean, 1998 obtained a non-objective algebraic model. This inconsistency is now removed introducing the relative-rate-ofrotation tensor making the model frame-invariant. A new generalized objective time derivative is also introduced, giving flexibility to the model. Calculations are performed with an Oldroyd B based AESM for a 4:1 contraction flow, showing good agreement with the original constitutive differential model. Several results with particular derivatives are obtained and an analysis guided by a flow type classifier is given. This formulation is able to include a prediction, not present in the Oldroyd B model, the viscometric second normal stress difference, N2.
Concurrent Validity of an Automated Footprint Detection Algorithm to Measure Plantar Contact Area During Walking
Authors: Lidstone Daniel E. , Porcher Louise M. , DeBerardinis Jessica , Dufek Janet S. , Trabia Mohamed B. 
Published: November 2018

Background:
Monitoring footprints during walking can lead to better identification of foot structure and abnormalities. Current techniques for footprint measurements are either static or dynamic, with low resolution. This work presents an approach to monitor the plantar contact area when walking using high-speed videography.

Methods:
Footprint images were collected by asking the participants to walk across a custom-built acrylic walkway with a high-resolution digital camera placed directly underneath the walkway. This study proposes an automated footprint identification algorithm (Automatic Identification Algorithm) to measure the footprint throughout the stance phase of walking. This algorithm used coloration of the plantar tissue that was in contact with the acrylic walkway to distinguish the plantar contact area from other regions of the foot that were not in contact.

Results:
The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) demonstrated strong agreement between the proposed automated approach and the gold standard manual method (ICC = 0.939). Strong agreement between the two methods also was found for each phase of stance (ICC > 0.78).

Conclusions:
The proposed automated footprint detection technique identified the plantar contact area during walking with strong agreement with a manual gold standard method. This is the first study to demonstrate the concurrent validity of an automated identification algorithm to measure the plantar contact area during walking.
Typowy Janusz and Bad Luck Brian: On meme characters from a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective
Authors: Szerszunowicz Joanna 
Published: November 2018

The Poles’ observations regarding the reality of the last decades motivated the creation of certain meme characters deeply set in the Polish culture and reflecting the new social phenomena which have come into existence recently. The examples of such persons include the characters named Janusz, Grażyna, Seba and Karyna. Previously, the names had no connotative potential and they were not used as components of idiomatic expressions. In the modern Polish, the names function as labels evoking many features (personality, given intellectual potential, appearance, stereotypized behaviour etc.). For instance, Janusz is a man in his fifties, with a beer belly and reddish face, unattractive, with very limited knowledge in a field in which he himself considers to be an expert, complaining and stressing that life was much better in communist times, wearing unfashionable clothes, putting on sandals and white socks. It is worth adding that because of the connotations, the name is used in the expression typowy Janusz/janusz and in the construction Janusze/janusze + a discipline/area of activity, e.g. janusze biznesu. Both in informal communication and in the journalese discourse, their belonging to labels is of importance – the names evoke complex pictures. As culture-bound items, such units are interesting from a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural perspective. They will be analyzed and compared with the character of the English-language Bad Luck Brian memes.
Humour in online comments regarding Montenegro’s accession to NATO
Authors: Dževerdanovic-Pejović Milena 
Published: November 2018

The empirical analysis in this paper deals with establishing humour examples based on script opposition patterns in online comments regarding Montenegro’s accession to NATO. It is established that the opposing scripts prevailing in the comments on political setting in Montenegro are heavily dependent on Montenegro’s turbulent history and dominant collective scripts such as pride and bravery. As online comments are an emerging genre, a reference to the influence of computer-mediated communication was also made, where pragmatic interpretation called for the help of critical discourse analysis. The results show that the script opposition parameters enable not only linguistic but also pragmatic revelations about Montenegrin people and their chief values or scripts. Script opposition examples within commenters’ standpoints are explained with reference to diachronic level and the modern values in Montenegro.
Healthcare Facilities and Services: Correlates to the Clinical Nursing Care for Patients with Psycho-Behavioral Pathologies in Lanao Del Sur
Authors: Abdulbasit Omira , Hassim Anieraida H. , Gallego Randy Ian 
Published: November 2018

Mental health, for some time has been a facet downplayed to be of lesser importance due to its very mystical nature causing it to be habitually ignored. Albeit the case, mental illness and its similar disturbances can become so significantly serious that it can encroach on and impair the day-to-day activities of its stricken victims. This study examined the extent of preliminary clinical care provided by nurses to clients with unique psychological needs. It used the descriptive-correlational design through a validated and reliability-tested instrument responded by 113 staff nurses from six hospitals around Lanao del Sur. It involved the statistical analysis of data using frequency, weighted mean, and Pearson correlation. In addition, a triangulation procedure was also employed to incorporate qualitative narrative comments of the respondents through follow-up informant interviews and journal writing. The survey revealed that hospitals in the study locale do not have personnel with qualified specializations to attend to the needs of clients with psycho-behavioral manifestations. Moreover, the institutions did not have adequate physical facilities and equipment to aid in the appropriate diagnosis and management of mental conditions. It also showed that the availability of mental healthcare services, facilities, and personnel were significantly correlated to the extent of preliminary clinical nursing care. Hence, it can be regarded that these factors have a strong bearing and influence on the quality and extent of clinical care received by patients.
Sighting the New Moon as the Methodology for Determining the Month of Ramadhan
Authors: Umpa Morad Sabdullah 
Published: November 2018

Muslim communities are known to be united, but every year, towards the start of Ramadhan, some of them argue which started to be divided over the issue on the determination of the start of the blessed month. This study aimed to investigate the different options proposed for the determination of the month of Ramadhan including local and global sighting; Number of witnesses required; Size of Matla'; and Saudi Sighting Process and its implications. Data were gathered through an in-depth study using the descriptive method. The objectives were to determine the universally accepted legal opinion on sighting the New Moon in connection with the elimination of differences that frequently surface and for ensuring the celebration of 'Eid on a single day in one lunar unit. Based on the findings, it is revealed that sighting the new moon must be conducted in each locality because there are Multiple Horizons (the time at which the moon rises, varies from place to place). Muslims must show unity during the month of Ramadhan and at the occasions of 'Eid at least locally if not nationally or internationally. This would be of great value and importance to the whole Muslim nation by fostering the initial steps towards united observance of Ramadhan.
O papel da mulher no turismo rural: um estudo no circuito Rajadinha de Planaltina - Distrito Federal
Authors: Duarte Donária Coelho , Pereira Ana Darc Jesus 
Published: November 2018

Este estudo objetiva investigar a realidade das mulheres que trabalham no turismo rural da região de Planaltina-DF. Contribui, portanto, para a temática gênero e turismo, sobremaneira, relacionando ao turismo rural. Este, enquanto submodalidade do Turismo no Espaço Rural (TER), surge como segmento do campo e integra a gama de atividades não agrícolas que passaram a ser desenvolvidas no campo nos últimos anos como estratégia de manutenção e sobrevivência. Simultânea a essas mudanças funcionais do espaço rural, observam-se novas formas de organização da vida familiar, no qual a proximidade entre as tarefas realizadas no ambiente doméstico com a atividade turística no meio rural permite a reestruturação das funções e da divisão de trabalho entre gêneros. Dessa forma, este estudo foi realizado no Circuito Rajadinha, Projeto criado em 2014 na região de Planaltina-DF. Das 10 propriedades que compõem o Circuito, oito participaram do estudo e dessas 10 mulheres foram investigadas. Este trabalho caracteriza-se como estudo de caso de cunho qualitativo. Aplicou-se um roteiro de entrevista semi-estruturado na busca de entender a realidade das mulheres que atuam diretamente no desenvolvimento do turismo rural no Circuito. Constatou-se que o turismo rural promovido estabelece uma relação positiva entre mulheres e homens envolvidos. Observou-se que no Circuito a mão de obra feminina não é vista apenas como atividade complementar, mas atua como elemento essencial para a manutenção do turismo rural nas propriedades investigadas e assume papel principal desse cenário rural.
Metals, Alloys, and Intermetallic Compounds
Authors: Krauth Helmut , Schlenga Klaus 
Published: November 2018

The article contains sections titled:IntroductionTypeIand TypeIISuperconductor Elements and High‐Field AlloysSuperconducting Intermetallic CompoundsPinning in Hard TypeIISuperconductorsDesign Principles of Technical ConductorsWire Manufacturing Routes and PropertiesBuilt‐Up and Cabled ConductorsConcluding RemarksAcknowledgments
Properties of Bulk Materials
Authors: Fuchs Günter , Krabbes Gernot , Canders Wolf‐Rüdiger 
Published: November 2018

Abstract

The most relevant properties of bulk melt‐textured high‐
T
c
superconductors for their application as trapped field magnets are considered. First of all, large portions of the
H
–
T
plane in bulk REBa
2
Cu
3
O
7‐x
(RE‐123, with RE = Y, Nd, Sm or Gd are dominated by thermal fluctuations and the liquid vortex phase at high temperatures and magnetic fields. Therefore, trapped fields in these compounds are limited by the irreversibility field
B
irr
instead of the upper critical field. The vortex matter phase diagram of bulk Y‐123 (YBCO) is presented in a large field range up to 40 T. The rather modest
B
irr
of ∼5T at 77 K increases for H∥
c
up to ∼ 40 T at 30 K. In contrast, high irreversibility fields of more than 12 T are achieved in bulk Gd‐123 already at 77 K. A central issue for any application of superconductors is to enhance critical currents by improved flux pinning. For bulk Gd‐123, the addition of ultra‐fine ballmilled Y‐211 powders was found to be very effective in improving flux pinning. Extremely high critical current densities up to 600 kA/cm
2
at 77 K were reported for bulk (Nd,Eu,Gd)‐123 by doping with tiny amounts of nanometer‐sized niobium particles. The trapped field in bulk RE‐123 is influenced by strong flux creep effects at 77 K which can be described in the frame of the collective creep model. A rather simple and very effective method is described in order to reduce the magnetic relaxation in bulk RE‐123. Furthermore, cracking is an important issue to be solved for superconducting permanent magnets, in which large forces arise by the interaction between magnetic fields and supercurrents. The typical microcracks in bulk RE‐123 are caused by the anisotropy of the thermal expansion of the RE‐123 lattice. Thus, mechanical and thermal properties are relevant for applications of bulk RE‐123. Selected mechanical and thermal properties of bulk YBCO are presented in the last paragraph.