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Versuche zur Drucktragfähigkeit geschraubter Winkelprofile bei Variation der Lagerungsbedingungen
Authors: Kettler Markus , Unterweger Harald 
Published: May 2019

AbstractIn diesem Aufsatz werden der Versuchsaufbau und die Ergebnisse einer Versuchsreihe an geschraubten Winkelprofilen unter Druckbeanspruchung, bei Variation der Lagerungsbedingungen, präsentiert. Begleitend zu den Laborversuchen wurden Finite‐Elemente‐Berechnungen durchgeführt, deren Ergebnisse ebenfalls dargestellt werden. Insgesamt wurden 27 Versuchskörper mit Ein‐ und Zwei‐Schraubenanschlüssen getestet. Die Schrauben waren dabei entweder vorgespannt oder nur handfest angezogen. Es wurden folgende drei Lagerungsbedingungen der beidseitigen Anschlussbleche untersucht: (i) eingespannte Lagerung, (ii) Scharnierlagerung, bei der die Rotation um die zum angeschlossenen Winkelschenkel parallele Achse frei möglich ist, und (iii) gelenkige Lagerung. Zusätzlich zu den Ergebnissen der Traglastversuche werden begleitende Imperfektionsmessungen und Materialtests gezeigt. Abschließend werden die Ergebnisse der Versuche mit den numerischen Berechnungen und mit den Empfehlungen einschlägiger Normen verglichen.
Seismic evaluation of offshore wind turbine by geotechnical centrifuge test
Authors: Seong Jun‐Tae , Kim Dong‐soo 
Published: May 2019

AbstractAs offshore wind turbines are now planned to be installed at seismic activity areas around Asia in large numbers, understanding of the seismic behavior of offshore wind turbine has become essential to evade structural hazards due to earthquake. Although the seismic behavior of the structure is largely affected by soil‐foundation‐structure interaction (SFSI), there is only a few experimental data about this subject as conventional offshore wind turbines are mostly located in the area where earthquakes are scarce. Geotechnical centrifuge experiment can provide reliable experimental data for this subject as it can reproduce field stress condition of the soil and simulate earthquake motion in a scaled model test. In this research, three case studies using centrifuge model test were performed to evaluate the seismic behavior of offshore wind turbine during the earthquake and permanent deformation after the earthquake. The results were compared with conventional seismic evaluation methods. Monopile, Monopod, and Tripod foundations were chosen for the experiment. Peak acceleration and rotational displacement of the wind turbine for three cases were evaluated under various intensities of seismic loading applied by centrifuge‐mounted shaking table. Results were compared with conventional evaluation method for design acceleration and conventional rotational displacement criteria suggested in DNV‐OS‐J101.
Granulomatous Mastitis and Factors Associated with Recurrence: An 11‐Year Single‐Centre Study of 113 Patients in Singapore
Authors: Tan Qing Ting , Tay Samantha Piaoxue , Gudi Mihir Ananta , Nadkarni Nivedita Vikas , Lim Swee Ho , Chuwa Esther Wee Lee 
Published: May 2019

AbstractBackgroundGranulomatous mastitis (GM) is an inflammatory breast disease of unknown aetiology. It poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges with myriad forms of clinical presentation, varying results to treatments and propensity to recur. This study aims to look at clinical and treatment factors that predispose to recurrence of GM.MethodsWe performed a retrospective review of 113 patients in our unit with histologically proven GM from 2006 to 2016. Demographic, clinical, treatment and outcomes data were collected and analysed.ResultsEighty‐nine patients were treated with antibiotics (78.8%), 79 (69.9%) with steroids and 23 (20.4%) patients underwent surgery. Twenty (17.7%) patients had recurrence. Patients who presented with inflammatory signs and symptoms had increased odds of having subsequent recurrence: skin changes (1.50), pain (2.00), fistula (4.39) and antibiotic treatment (6.65). Four patients (20%) with recurrence had positive bacterial cultures. All 4 grew Corynebacterium. Patients with Corynebacterium infection had a 2.64 times higher risk of recurrence. Surgery did not preclude recurrence. There was a 70% (7/10) penicillin resistance rate in our patients with positive cultures for Corynebacterium.ConclusionInitial presentation with inflammatory signs and symptoms may confer increased risk of recurrence, warranting closer monitoring. Corynebacterium infection may play a part as a causative factor and risk factor for recurrence. Non‐penicillin antibiotics should be considered as first‐line antibiotics for patients presenting with inflammatory changes. Further prospective studies with larger patient populations might reveal information on the aetiology of GM and result in the development of a more standardized and effective treatment regimen.
Limbic and cortical control of phonation for speech in response to a public speech preparation stressor
Authors: Dietrich Maria , Andreatta Richard D. , Jiang Yang , Stemple Joseph C. 
Published: May 2019

Abstract
Knowledge on brain networks subserving vocalization in vocally healthy individuals under various task conditions is scarce but paramount to understand voice disorders. The aims of our study were to determine (1) the effect of social-evaluative stress on the central neural control of phonation underlying speech production; and (2) the neural signature, personality profile, and aerodynamic vocal function in relation to salivary cortisol responses. Thirteen vocally healthy females underwent an event-related sparse-sampling fMRI protocol consisting of voiced and whispered sentence productions with and without exposure to the social-evaluative stressor public speaking anticipation. Participants completed a personality questionnaire, rating scales of negative emotional state, and provided salivary cortisol samples. In the total sample, the task contrast of voiced productions revealed that stressor exposure resulted in a peak activation in the right caudate with concomitant deactivations in the bilateral pgACC and aMCC, and right IFG, BA 9, BA 10, insula, putamen, and thalamus. There were individual differences in stressor-induced brain activations as a function of stress reactivity with greater cortisol reactivity linked with lower laryngeal motor cortex activity and lower scores on aspects of extraversion. Our data confirm that stress alters the phonatory control for speech production through limbic-motor interactions. The findings support the Trait Theory of Voice Disorders (Roy and Bless 2000) and help provide critical insights to the study of voice disorders such as primary muscle tension dysphonia.
Design, implementation, and analysis considerations for cluster-randomized trials in infection control and hospital epidemiology: A systematic review
Authors: O’Hara Lyndsay M. , Blanco Natalia , Leekha Surbhi , Stafford Kristen A. , Slobogean Gerard P. , Ludeman Emilie , Harris Anthony D. ,   for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Published: May 2019

AbstractBackground:In cluster-randomized trials (CRT), groups rather than individuals are randomized to interventions. The aim of this study was to present critical design, implementation, and analysis issues to consider when planning a CRT in the healthcare setting and to synthesize characteristics of published CRT in the field of healthcare epidemiology.Methods:A systematic review was conducted to identify CRT with infection control outcomes.Results:We identified the following 7 epidemiological principles: (1) identify design type and justify the use of CRT; (2) account for clustering when estimating sample size and report intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)/coefficient of variation (CV); (3) obtain consent; (4) define level of inference; (5) consider matching and/or stratification; (6) minimize bias and/or contamination; and (7) account for clustering in the analysis. Among 44 included studies, the most common design was CRT with crossover (n = 15, 34%), followed by parallel CRT (n = 11, 25%) and stratified CRT (n = 7, 16%). Moreover, 22 studies (50%) offered justification for their use of CRT, and 20 studies (45%) demonstrated that they accounted for clustering at the design phase. Only 15 studies (34%) reported the ICC, CV, or design effect. Also, 15 studies (34%) obtained waivers of consent, and 7 (16%) sought consent at the cluster level. Only 17 studies (39%) matched or stratified at randomization, and 10 studies (23%) did not report efforts to mitigate bias and/or contamination. Finally, 29 studies (88%) accounted for clustering in their analyses.Conclusions:We must continue to improve the design and reporting of CRT to better evaluate the effectiveness of infection control interventions in the healthcare setting.
Commission of the European Communities v. Ireland. Case C-459/03. Judgment
Authors: Bodansky Daniel , Romano Cesare P. R. 
Published: May 2019

Commission of the European Communities v. Ireland. Case C-459/03. Jud gment. At <http://eur-lex.europa.eu>.Court of Justice of the European Communities (Grand Chamber), May 30, 2006.On May 30,2006, the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) ruled on Case C-459/03, Commission v. Ireland, brought by the European Commission (Commission) and alleging Ireland's failure to fulfill obligations under the Treaty Establishing the European Community (EC Treaty). In 2001, Ireland had initiated proceedings against the United Kingdom before an ad hoc Arbitral Tribunal pursuant to the Annex VII dispute settlement procedures of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention). In the present case, the Commission alleged, first, that Ireland breached Article 292 of the EC Treaty and Article 193 of the EURATOM Treaty (EA Treaty) because, by submitting the dispute to Annex VII arbitration, Ireland failed to respect the ECJ's exclusive jurisdiction on the interpretation and application of EC law. Second, the Commission claimed that Ireland had violated Article 10 of the EC Treaty and Article 192 of the EA Treaty because, by not consulting with the Commission before initiating arbitral proceedings, Ireland had hindered the achievement of the EC's tasks and jeopardized the attainment of the objectives of the EC Treaty. The Court upheld all complaints.
NEO-MALTHUSIAN ENVIRONMENTALISM, WORLD FISHERIES CRISIS, AND THE GLOBAL COMMONS, 1950s–1970s
Authors: LOCHER FABIEN 
Published: May 2019

ABSTRACTThe present article aims to analyse the role played by US neo-Malthusians in the construction of overfishing as a global environmental issue. Its main argument is that this group of thinkers and militants made decisive contributions, between the 1950s and 1970s, to the formulation and dissemination of the diagnosis of a global fisheries crisis threatening the planet's stocks. These warnings about a global fishing crisis paved the way for present-day concerns about a planetary decline of marine life. By assessing the role played by the neo-Malthusians, this article analyses the history of the post-Second World War debates on ocean productivity, ‘unconventional’ fisheries, and fisheries exhaustion, showing how they were marked by highly optimistic expectations regarding the exploitation of the ‘ocean frontier’. For the neo-Malthusians, it was crucial to discredit this cornucopian vision of the ocean as a horn of plenty, itself a result of contemporaneous euphoria in the world of industrial fishing. In conclusion, this article sheds new light on the history of debates about (over)population and world resources, and on the rise of an ‘environmentalism of the oceans’ in the second half of the twentieth century.
DSM-5 full syndrome, other specified, and unspecified eating disorders in Australian adolescents: prevalence and clinical significance
Authors: Mitchison Deborah , Mond Jonathan , Bussey Kay , Griffiths Scott , Trompeter Nora , Lonergan Alexandra , Pike Kathleen M. , Murray Stuart B. , Hay Phillipa 
Published: May 2019

AbstractBackgroundLittle information is available on the prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 eating disorders in adolescence, and eating disorders remain unique in the DSM for not systematically including a criterion for clinical significance. This study aimed to provide the first prevalence report of the full suite of DSM-5 eating disorders in adolescence, and to examine the impact of applying a criterion for clinical significance.MethodsIn total, 5191 (participation rate: 70%) Australian adolescents completed a survey measuring 1-month prevalence of eating disorder symptoms for all criterial, ‘other specified’ and unspecified eating disorders, as well as health-related quality of life and psychological distress.ResultsThe point prevalence of any eating disorder was 22.2% (12.8% in boys, 32.9% in girls), and ‘other specified’ disorders (11.2%) were more common than full criterial disorders (6.2%). Probable bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, but not anorexia nervosa (AN), were more likely to be experienced by older adolescents. Most disorders were associated with an increased odds for being at a higher weight. The prevalence of eating disorders was reduced by 40% (to 13.6%) when a criterion for clinical significance was applied.ConclusionsEating disorders, particularly ‘other specified’ syndromes, are common in adolescence, and are experienced across age, weight, socioeconomic and migrant status. The merit of adding a criterion for clinical significance to the eating disorders, similar to other DSM-5 disorders, warrants consideration. At the least, screening tools should measure distress and impairment associated with eating disorder symptoms in order to capture adolescents in greatest need for intervention.
Is close enough good enough?
Authors: Brown Campbell 
Published: May 2019

AbstractShould we allow grave harm to befall one individual so as to prevent minor harms befalling sufficiently many other individuals? This is a question of aggregation. Can many small harms ‘add up’, so that, collectively, they morally outweigh a greater harm? The ‘Close Enough View’ supports a moderate position: aggregation is permissible when, and only when, the conflicting harms are sufficiently similar, or ‘close enough’, to each other. This paper surveys a range of formally precise interpretations of this view, and reveals some of the problems they face. It also proposes a novel interpretation which avoids these problems.
Théologies marranes
Authors: Wachtel Nathan 
Published: May 2019

Résumé« Théologie marrane » : la notion qu’emploie Richard H. Popkin pour qualifier la pensée religieuse d’Isaac La Peyrère (1596-1676) est-elle généralisante à d’autres auteurs ou personnages (qu’ils soient d’origine nouvelle-chrétienne ou non) ? L’on se propose de tenter une expérimentation : examiner deux cas éloignés dans l’espace et dans le temps, ceux du Père Francisco de la Cruz (vers 1530-1579) au Pérou, et de Pedro de Rates Henequim (1680-1744) au Brésil. Outre leurs destins tragiques, ces deux auteurs ont pour autre point commun que leurs pensées religieuses respectives s’orientent essentiellement vers (et depuis) le continent américain, où doivent advenir le Cinquième Empire et la Rédemption de l’humanité. Dans la confusion des innombrables spéculations que comportent tant de croyances messianiques et millénaristes, peut-on mettre au jour des configurations régies par quelque logique ? Au terme de l’analyse, il apparaît que, dans un champ limité, un certain nombre de thèmes s’articulent les uns aux autres selon des transformations de type structural, s’inscrivant comme autant de variantes à l’intérieur d’un même thème.
Epidemiologic patterns of humanSalmonellaserotype diversity in the USA, 1996–2016
Authors: Judd M. C. , Hoekstra R. M. , Mahon B. E. , Fields P. I. , Wong K. K. 
Published: May 2019

AbstractAlthough researchers have described numerous risk factors for salmonellosis and for infection with specific common serotypes, the drivers ofSalmonellaserotype diversity among human populations remain poorly understood. In this retrospective observational study, we partition records of serotyped non-typhoidalSalmonellaisolates from human clinical specimens reported to CDC national surveillance by demographic, geographic and seasonal characteristics and adapt sample-based rarefaction methods from the field of community ecology to study howSalmonellaserotype diversity varied within and among these populations in the USA during 1996–2016. We observed substantially higher serotype richness in children <2 years old than in older children and adults and steadily increasing richness with age among older adults. Whereas seasonal and regional variation in serotype diversity was highest among infants and young children, variation by specimen source was highest in adults. Our findings suggest that the risk for infection from uncommon serotypes is associated with host and environmental factors, particularly among infants, young children and older adults. These populations may have a higher proportion of illness acquired through environmental transmission pathways than published source attribution models estimate.
Ongoing change in post-independence São Tomé: The use of rhotics as a marker of national identity among young speakers of Santomean Portuguese
Authors: Bouchard Marie-Eve 
Published: May 2019

AbstractThis paper examines variation in the use of rhotics in Santomean Portuguese. In Portuguese, the distribution of rhotics is determined by syllable structure (Bonet & Mascaró, 1997). However, the emerging variety of Portuguese spoken in São Tomé and Príncipe diverges from the standard norm and shows great variability in its use of rhotics; specifically, Santomeans often use a strong-R in positions that require a weak-r in European and Brazilian Portuguese. Sociolinguistic interviews with 56 speakers from the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe and its surroundings provide 5287 data points for analysis. Based on the apparent-time construct (Bailey, 2004; Bailey et al., 1991), variation patterns show a language change in progress in the use of the strong-R, with younger speakers using it more frequently. Results also reveal the emergence of rhotic fricatives in the speech of Santomeans born after the independence of the country.
Proposal for a new funding system for mental health departments. Results from an evaluative multicentre Italian study (I-psycost)
Authors: Grigoletti Laura , Amaddeo Francesco , Grassi Aldrigo , Boldrini Massimo , Chiappelli Marco , Percudani Mauro , Catapano Francesco , Fiorillo Andrea , Bartoli Luca , Bacigalupi Maurizio , Albanese Paolo , Simonetti Simona , Perali Federico , De Agostini Paola , Tansella Michele ,   Gruppo I-Psycost
Published: May 2019

SummaryAims– To obtain a new, well-balanced mental health funding system, through the creation of i) a list of psychiatric interventions provided by Italian Community-based Psychiatric Services (CPS), and associated costs; ii) a new prospective funding system for patients with a high use of resources, based on packages of care.Methods– Five Italian Community-based Psychiatric Services collected data from 1250 patients during October 2002. Socio-demographical and clinical characteristics and GAF scores were collected at baseline. All psychiatric contacts during the following six months were registered and categorised into 24 service contact types. Using elasticity equation and contact characteristics, we estimate the costs of care. Cluster analysis techniques identified packages of care. Logistic regression defined predictive variables of high use patients. Multinomial Logistic Model assigned each patient to a package of care.Results– The sample's socio-demographic characteristics are similar, but variations exist between the different CPS. Patients were then divided into two groups, and the group with the highest use of resources was divided into three smaller groups, based on number and type of services provided.Conclusions– Our findings show how is possible to develop a cost predictive model to assign patients with a high use of resources to a group that can provide the right level of care. For these patients it might be possible to apply a prospectiveper-capitafunding system based on packages of care.Declaration of Interest: None
Heterogeneity of the Departments of Mental Health in the Veneto Region ten years after the National Plan 1994-96 for Mental Health. Which implication for clinical practice? Findings from the PICOS Project
Authors: Lasalvia Antonio , Gentile Bruno , Ruggeri Mirella , Marcolin Alessandro , Nosè Flavio , Cappellari Lodovico , Lamonaca Dario , Toniolo Emanuele , Busana Claudio , Campedelli Antonio , Cuccato Giancarlo , Danieli Andrea , De Nardi Fabio , De Nardo Vincenzo , Destro Ernesto , Favaretto Gerardo , Frazzingaro Silvio , Giacopuzzi Mario , Pristinger Paolo , Pullia Giuseppe , Rodighiero Sandro , Tito Paolo , Aprile Francesco , Nicolaou Stylianos , Coppola Giuseppe , Garzotto Nicola , Gottardi Umberto , Lazzarin Ermanna , Migliorini Giuseppe , Pavan Luigi , Ramaciotti Fabrizio , Roveroni Paolo , Russo Salvatore , Urbani Pierpaolo , Tansella Michele 
Published: May 2019

SUMMARYAims - This study aims to present data on structural and human resources of public mental health services located in the Veneto Region, Italy, and to discuss them in the light of implementation of the first National Target Plan for Mental Health (“Progetto Obiettivo 1994-1996”) ten years after its launch. Methods - The study was conducted in the context of the PICOS (Psychosis Incident Cohort Outcome Study) Project, a large first-presentation multisite study on patients with psychotic disorders attending community mental heath services in the Veneto Region. Human and structural resources were surveyed in 26 study sites using a structured interview administered by the PICOS local referents. Results - CMHCs and Day Centres were homogeneously distributed across the Region and their overall rates per resident population met the national standards; a wide variability in the distribution of Day Hospitals was found, with the overall rate per resident population very far from meeting the national standard; the overall rate for Residential Facilities beds was higher than the recommended national standard, showing however an high variability across sites. The overall rate of mental health professionals per resident population was only slightly below the national standard: this was mainly achieved thanks to non-profit organizations which supplement the public system with unspecialised professionals; however, a wide variability in the local rates per resident population was found, with the 50% of the sites showing rates far lower the national standard. Specific lack of trained professionals involved in the provision of psychosocial interventions was found in most sites. Conclusions - A marked variability in human and structural resources across community mental health services in the Veneto Region was found. Possible reasons for this heterogeneity were analysed and implications for mental health care provision were further discussed.Declaration of Interest: The study has been supported by the Regione del Veneto, Giunta Regionale, Ricerca Sanitaria Finalizzata 2004, Venezia, Italia (grant to Professor M. Ruggeri).