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Mechanical behaviour of a creased thin strip
Authors: Liu Jie , Xu Shanqing , Wen Guilin , Xie Yi Min 
Published: February 2018

Abstract. In this study the mechanical behaviour of a creased thin strip under opposite-sense bending was investigated. It was found that a simple crease, which led to the increase of the second moment of area, could significantly alter the overall mechanical behaviour of a thin strip, for example the peak moment could be increased by 100 times. The crease was treated as a cylindrical segment of a small radius. Parametric studies demonstrated that the geometry of the strip could strongly influence its flexural behaviour. We showed that the uniform thickness and the radius of the creased segment had the greatest and the least influence on the mechanical behaviour, respectively. We further revealed that material properties could dramatically affect the overall mechanical behaviour of the creased strip by gradually changing the material from being linear elastic to elastic-perfect plastic. After the formation of the fold, the moment of the two ends of the strip differed considerably when the elasto-plastic materials were used, especially for materials with smaller tangent modulus in the plastic range. The deformation patterns of the thin strips from the finite element simulations were verified by physical models made of thin metal strips. The findings from this study provide useful information for designing origami structures for engineering applications using creased thin strips.
Colonialism and Race Relations in Remote Inland Australia: Observations from the Field of Australian Indigenous Studies
Authors: Judd Barry 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
Despite the emergence of decolonizing methods for the conduct of research involving Indigenous peoples since the 1990s, the field of Australian Indigenous studies remains characterized by the “spatial distance” that exists between professional academic researchers and the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders over whom they claim knowledge, understanding, and “expertise.” This paper, written primarily as an opinion piece, describes what transpired when I decided to seek a deeper engagement with the Aboriginal community that is the focus of my research activity. Moving from southeastern Australia to the regional center of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, this paper documents my efforts to close the spatial distance between researcher and researched through a series of vignettes. As the material outlined in the vignettes suggests, efforts to address the spatial distance proved only partially effective. Yet what emerged from this attempt was an ongoing engagement with inland remote Australia and a greatly enhanced understanding of the complex race relations between the Anangu (Aboriginal) peoples of the region and the non-Aboriginal population, as well as of the legacy of colonialism and the lingering impact the past continues to exert on the present.
An Analysis of the Usage Patterns of Health Services Funded through Capitation and Non-Capitation in Government Owned Primary Healthcare Facilities in The District of Pandeglang
Authors: Yuliardi Arovian , Sjaaf Amal 
Published: February 2018

Abstract. The National Health Insurance (JKN) is basically a form of managed care, a technique that integrates health costing and service quality through cost control and quality control. In that concept, the Puskesmas acts as the government’s primary healthcare facility, its vanguard. The aim of this research is to discover and analyze the healthcare usage patterns funded by capitation and non-capitation in government primary healthcare facilities (FKTP). This was an analytical study utilizing a cross-sectional design. 615 patients visiting the government’s FKTP were involved in this research. The results indicated that 47.3% of patients utilizing the government’s FKTP at Pandeglang district were JKN funded, while 52.7% were not funded by the JKN. 66.7% were funded by capitation methods and 33.3% used non-capitation funding. More JKN recipients access non-capitation healthcare than non-recipients. The factors that are related with the type of healthcare accessed are the patient’s health status, JKN status, and ability to pay. Keywords: JKN, utilization, Pandeglang, capitation
Jordanian EFL Students' Attitudes toward Using World Wide Web Net and Its’ Effect on their Linguistic Proficiency
Authors: Al-Ghazo Abeer 
Published: February 2018

This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of Jordanian EFL learners toward using the World Wide Web net for language learning proficiency. Another aim of this study was to explore whether there was any significant difference between males and females’ attitudes toward using it. 40 EFL learners (19 male and 21 female) studying English at Ajloun National University (ANU) in the first semester of the academic year 2016/2017 participated in the study. The researcher used an attitudinal questionnaire toward using WWW as an instrument. After collecting the data, SPSS software (version 20) was used to get the numerical interpretable information. An independent-sample T-test was used to compare the results of the control and experimental groups. The results revealed that most of the participants in the study showed positive attitudes about the importance of using the World Wide Web net to develop their linguistic proficiency in the four language skills. Moreover, the results of T-test showed that there was no difference between female and male learners’ attitudes toward the use of the internet for developing their language proficiency.
Prognostic Significance of Platelet‐Based Inflammatory Indicators in Patients with Gastric Cancer
Authors: Saito Hiroaki , Kono Yusuke , Murakami Yuki , Shishido Yuji , Kuroda Hirohiko , Matsunaga Tomoyuki , Fukumoto Yoji , Osaki Tomohiro , Ashida Keigo , Fujiwara Yoshiyuki 
Published: February 2018

AbstractBackgroundThrombocytosis develops in association with malignant tumors and may reflect the inflammation status in cancer patients. This study retrospectively investigated the prognostic significance of two platelet‐based inflammatory indicators, the platelet × C‐reactive protein multiplier value (P‐CRP), and platelet‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR), in gastric cancer patients.MethodsThe 453 enrolled patients had a histopathological diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma and underwent curative surgery.ResultsP‐CRP correlated significantly with age, tumor size, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, and disease stage. A high PLR correlated significantly with tumor size, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, lymphatic involvement, venous involvement, and disease stage. In the ROC analysis, the optimal cutoff value of P‐CRP and PLR was 3.689 and 173.3, respectively. Five‐year survival rates were 62.9 and 82.1% in patients with P‐CRPHigh (≥3.689) and P‐CRPLow (<3.698), respectively (P < 0.0001). Five‐year survival rates were 66.3 and 81.3% in patients with PLRHigh (≥173.3) and PLRLow (<173.3), respectively (P = 0.0022). The prognosis of the P‐CRPHigh/PLRHigh group was significantly worse than that of the P‐CRPHigh or PLRHigh and P‐CRPLow/PLRLow groups in terms of overall survival (P < 0.0001) and disease‐specific survival (P = 0.029). In a multivariate analysis, the combination of P‐CRP and PLR was an independent prognostic indicator.ConclusionsThe combination of P‐CRP and PLR may be useful in predicting prognosis in gastric cancer patients.
A Novel Classification and Staged Approach for Dissection Along the Celiac and Hepatic Artery During Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Authors: Inoue Yosuke , Saiura Akio , Takahashi Yu 
Published: February 2018

AbstractBackgroundIn recent decades, there have been enthusiastic discussions of, and active proposals for, new approaches to dissection around the superior mesenteric artery during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). In contrast, dissection along the celiac axis (CA) and hepatic artery (HA) and in the hepatoduodenal ligament has rarely been systematically discussed. In this report, we propose and describe a three‐level classification of dissection along the CA‐HA system which is applicable to a variety of diseases for which PD is indicated.MethodsThe extent of dissection is classified into three levels. With the first level (LV‐1), neither LN nor plexus dissection is required. The second level (LV‐2) includes en bloc resection of LNs along the CA, HA, and in the hepatoduodenal ligament, preserving the nerve plexus around the artery. The third level (LV‐3) includes en bloc dissection of LNs and the nerve plexus close to cancer invasion, for example, being accompanied by half circumferential dissection of the nerve plexus around the CA or circumferential dissection of that of HA. LV‐1 dissection is indicated for benign lesions, low grade malignancy, pancreatic metastasis, or intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. LV‐2 is indicated for periampullary malignancies requiring dissection of regional LNs, including ampullary, distal bile duct, duodenal cancers, and pancreatic cancers without evidence of invasion around the CA‐HA system. LV‐3 is indicated for malignancies with evidence of perineural invasion in the CA‐HA system, such as pancreatic cancer at the pancreatic neck or advanced bile duct cancer.ConclusionsIn combination with classified superior mesenteric artery dissection, a variety of PD procedures would be systematically classified, understood, and reproduced regardless of nature of disease, surgeon, or approach.
Disaster Survivors’ Anticipated Received Support in a Future Disaster
Authors: Lowe Sarah R. , Young Megan N. , Acosta Joie , Sampson Laura , Gruebner Oliver , Galea Sandro 
Published: February 2018

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to examine factors associated with receipt of post-disaster support from network (eg, family or friends) and non-network (eg, government agencies) sources.MethodsParticipants (n=409) were from a population-based sample of Hurricane Sandy survivors surveyed 25-28 months post-disaster. Survivors were asked to imagine a future disaster and indicate how much they would depend on network and non-network sources of support. In addition, they reported on demographic characteristics, disaster-related exposure, post-traumatic stress, and depression. Information on the economic and social resources in survivors’ communities was also collected.ResultsMultilevel multivariable regression models found that lack of insurance coverage and residence in a neighborhood wherein more persons lived alone were associated with survivors anticipating less network and non-network support. In addition, being married or cohabiting was significantly associated with more anticipated network support, whereas older age and having a high school education or less were significantly associated with less anticipated network support.ConclusionsBy having survivors anticipate a future disaster scenario, this study provides insight into predictors of post-disaster receipt of network and non-network support. Further research is needed to examine how these findings correspond to survivors’ received support in the aftermath of future disasters. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:711-717)
Veterans Health Administration’s Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) Training Evaluation: Potential Implications for Disaster Health Care Volunteers
Authors: Schmitz Susan , Radcliff Tiffany A. , Chu Karen , Smith Robert E. , Dobalian Aram 
Published: February 2018

AbstractObjectiveThe US Veterans Health Administration’s Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) is a team of employee disaster response volunteers who provide clinical and non-clinical staffing assistance when local systems are overwhelmed. This study evaluated attitudes and recommendations of the DEMPS program to understand the impact of multi-modal training on volunteer perceptions.MethodsDEMPS volunteers completed an electronic survey in 2012 (n=2120). Three training modes were evaluated: online, field exercise, and face-to-face. Measures included: “Training Satisfaction,” “Attitudes about Training,” “Continued Engagement in DEMPS.” Data were analyzed using χ2and logistic regression. Open-ended questions were evaluated in a manner consistent with grounded theory methodology.ResultsMost respondents participated in DEMPS training (80%). Volunteers with multi-modal training who completed all 3 modes (14%) were significantly more likely to have positive attitudes about training, plan to continue as volunteers, and would recommend DEMPS to others (P-value<0.001). Some respondents requested additional interactive activities and suggested increased availability of training may improve volunteer engagement.ConclusionsA blended learning environment using multi-modal training methods, could enhance satisfaction and attitudes and possibly encourage continued engagement in DEMPS or similar programs. DEMPS training program modifications in 2015 expanded this blended learning approach through new interactive online learning opportunities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:744-751)
Assessing the Ability of Hospital Diagnosis Codes to Detect Inpatient Exposure to Antibacterial Agents
Authors: Ray Michael J. , Trick William E. , Lin Michael Y. 
Published: February 2018

OBJECTIVEBecause antibacterial history is difficult to obtain, especially when the exposure occurred at an outside hospital, we assessed whether infection-related diagnostic billing codes, which are more readily available through hospital discharge databases, could infer prior antibacterial receipt.DESIGNRetrospective cohort study.PARTICIPANTSThis study included 121,916 hospitalizations representing 78,094 patients across the 3 hospitals.METHODSWe obtained hospital inpatient data from 3 Chicago-area hospitals. Encounters were categorized as “infection” if at least 1 International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code indicated a bacterial infection. From medication administration records, we categorized antibacterial agents and calculated total therapy days using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definitions. We evaluated bivariate associations between infection encounters and 3 categories of antibacterial exposure: any, broad spectrum, or surgical prophylaxis. We constructed multivariable models to evaluate adjusted risk ratios for antibacterial receipt.RESULTSOf the 121,916 inpatient encounters (78,094 patients) across the 3 hospitals, 24% had an associated infection code, 47% received an antibacterial, and 13% received a broad-spectrum antibacterial. Infection-related ICD-9-CM codes were associated with a 2-fold increase in antibacterial administration compared to those lacking such codes (RR, 2.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.27–2.31) and a 5-fold increased risk for broad-spectrum antibacterial administration (RR, 5.52; 95% CI, 5.37–5.67). Encounters with infection codes had 3 times the number of antibacterial days.CONCLUSIONSInfection diagnostic billing codes are strong surrogate markers for prior antibacterial exposure, especially to broad-spectrum antibacterial agents; such an association can be used to enhance early identification of patients at risk of multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) carriage at the time of admission.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:377–382
The initial development of a jet caused by fluid, body and free surface interaction with a uniformly accelerated advancing or retreating plate. Part 1. The principal flow
Authors: Gallagher M. T. , Needham D. J. , Billingham J. 
Published: February 2018

The free surface and flow field structure generated by the uniform acceleration (with dimensionless acceleration $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$) of a rigid plate, inclined at an angle $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)$ to the exterior horizontal, as it advances ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}>0$) or retreats ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}<0$) from an initially stationary and horizontal strip of inviscid incompressible fluid under gravity, are studied in the small-time limit via the method of matched asymptotic expansions. This work generalises the case of a uniformly accelerating plate advancing into a fluid as studied by Needham et al. (Q. J. Mech. Appl. Maths, vol. 61 (4), 2008, pp. 581–614). Particular attention is paid to the innermost asymptotic regions encompassing the initial interaction between the plate and the free surface. We find that the structure of the solution to the governing initial boundary value problem is characterised in terms of the parameters $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$ (where $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}=1+\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}\tan \unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$), with a bifurcation in structure as $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}$ changes sign. This bifurcation in structure leads us to question the well-posedness and stability of the governing initial boundary value problem with respect to small perturbations in initial data in the innermost asymptotic regions, the discussion of which will be presented in the companion paper Gallagher et al. (J. Fluid Mech. vol. 841, 2018, pp. 146–166). In particular, when $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC},\unicode[STIX]{x1D707})\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)\times \mathbb{R}^{+}$, the free surface close to the initial contact point remains monotone, and encompasses a swelling jet when $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC},\unicode[STIX]{x1D707})\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)\times [1,\infty )$ or a collapsing jet when $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC},\unicode[STIX]{x1D707})\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)\times (0,1)$. However, when $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC},\unicode[STIX]{x1D707})\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)\times \mathbb{R}^{-}$, the collapsing jet develops a more complex structure, with the free surface close to the initial contact point now developing a finite number of local oscillations, with near resonance type behaviour occurring close to a countable set of critical plate angles $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}=\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}_{n}^{\ast }\in (0,\unicode[STIX]{x03C0}/2)$ ($n=1,2,\ldots$).
Current knowledge of the family Cardiliidae (Bivalvia, Mactroidea)
Authors: Signorelli Javier H. , Raven J.G.M. (Han) 
Published: February 2018

AbstractThe family Cardiliidae has been scarcely studied. It was historically placed in the superfamily Mactroidea. Members of this family are characterized by a cordiform shell with a typical mactrid hinge, posterior adductor muscle placed into a myophore and three ornamental areas on the external surface of the shell. Six extant and 14 exclusively fossil species have been previously mentioned in the literature as belonging to the genusCardilia. The geographical distribution, stratigraphic range, type material and type locality of each extant and fossil species are provided. In this work, four extant species and 11 exclusively fossil species belonging to the genusCardiliaare recognized. Extant species are from the western Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and eastern Atlantic Ocean, while fossil taxa are recorded from deposits of middle Eocene to late Pliocene in Europe and Asia,. One of them is formally described herein asCardilia edwardsinew species.
The linguistic analysis of North American Indian songs
Authors: Bursill-Hall G. L. 
Published: February 2018

SummaryThis paper attempts to extend a theory of description for songs belonging to non-literate societies; this theory was first described by R. H. Robins, of the Department of Linguistics of the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London and a former colleague of the late J. R. Firth. The author has tried to develop the theory a little further and has applied it to the analysis of two Haida love songs.
Les phonèmes du français Maillardvillois
Authors: Ellis Patricia M. 
Published: February 2018

Cet Article a pour but d’esquisser la description phonologique d’un dialecte franco-canadien au moyen de la théorie descriptive d’André Martinet.La Communauté De Maillardville: Histoire. La communauté de Maillardville n’est en réalité ni une ville ni un village, mais plutôt un quartier de la municipalité de Coquitlam, en Colombie Britannique. La municipalité, située à quelque vingt milles de Vancouver, compte 32.000 habitants, d’origine anglaise, suédoise, italienne, allemande, et canadienne-française; ces derniers se sont établis en un groupe homogène d’environ 6.000, dans le coin sud-ouest de la municipalité, pour former Maillardville.
GE- préfixe lexical en vieil anglais
Authors: Joly André 
Published: February 2018

Le Prefixe ge- compte parmi les préfixes les plus employés en vieil anglais. Réduit à i- (y-) en moyen anglais, il a disparu aujourd’hui, ne subsistant que dans une demi-douzaine de mots: enough, handiwork, either, everywhere et, dans une certaine mesure, alike, aware, among, afford.Son origine est obscure et les nombreuses études qui lui ont été consacrées ne permettent pas de se faire une idée exacte de son sens véritable et de sa fonction. La raison principale en est que les linguistes qui se sont intéressés à ge- ont presque uniquement examiné sa fonction de préverbe. Or les composés en ge-peuvent aussi être des substantifs, des adjectifs, des adverbes, des prépositions et des conjonctions. C’est donc se limiter considérablement que de retenir le composé verbal comme seul objet d’étude.
Les présentatifs du nom en français moderne
Authors: Predovich R. 
Published: February 2018

Le verbe, qui a été, de tout temps, l’objet de nombreuses spéculations philosophiques et poétiques, s’est vu accorder aussi une place privilégiée dans les études linguistiques. Par contre, le groupe du nom a été quelque peu négligé, et l’on ne s’est tourné que récemment vers cet important champ de recherches. Nous nous proposons ici d’étudier la question en appliquant systématiquement les méthodes distributionnelles à la langue française, que nous considérerons à notre tour comme étant “exotique.”Cet exposé s’inspire, dans une certaine mesure, des travaux de deux linguistes français, A. Greimas et H. Mitterand, qui ont tous les deux abordé un sujet analogue. On pourrait reprocher, toutefois, au premier d’avoir écrit un article dont on voit mal le côté pratique ou “appliqué,” et au second d’avoir un peu trop simplifié la réalité des faits.
A note on “Postposed main phrases”
Authors: Rivero María-Luisa 
Published: February 2018

In his article “Postposed main phrases: an English rule for the Romance subjunctive,”Canadian “Journal of Linguistics, 14:1, pp. 3-30, Dwight Bolinger discusses some aspects of the rule of Absorbed-negation, more commonly known as Not-transportation or Neg-transportation. It is the aim of this paper to deal wi th those structures which are related by Neg-transportation in Spanish with respect to the statements made by Bolinger in the above article.Neg-transportation as discussed in the literature is the rule which transports a negation originally found in the underlying structure of an embedded clause to the matrix. Bolinger thinks that the negation “belongs to the main verb, …, as much as to the verb in the noun clause” (ft. 14, pp. 23-24). Interesting as this is, I will not argue it here but will take issue with the statement made on page 23: “Native speakers of Spanish confirm the idea of absorbed negation when they report that 226 is closer in meaning to 227 than the subjunctive 228 would be:226. No creo que es así.227. Creo que no es así.228. No creo que sea así.”