bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Is endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur appropriate in the comorbid patient?
Authors: Khajuria Arun , Ward Jonathon , Cooper George , Stevenson Jonathon , Parry Michael , Jeys Lee 
Published: October 2017

Introduction: Patients with failed hip arthroplasty requiring extensive femoral reconstruction often present with a multitude of comorbidities. Many treatment options limit initial mobilisation relying on bone graft incorporation. The use of endoprosthetic replacement (EPR), despite often being a “last resort”, offers an expeditious solution with early mobilisation that is crucial in the comorbid individual. Many perceive that the surgical insult of EPR is associated with an increased mortality. The aim of this study was to report our experience of proximal femoral EPR as the treatment for failed arthroplasty or fracture fixation. Primary outcomes included mortality, complications, revision and function. Methods: Retrospective review of proximal femoral EPR undertaken at our institution for non-oncological indications between 2007 and 2015 identified 37 patients with a mean follow-up of 33 months. Patient case notes, demographics and radiographs were studied. Results: The 90-day mortality following proximal femoral EPR was 2.7%. 9 patients had died at the time of final follow-up (mean time to death was 33 months). The mean preoperative and postoperative Oxford Hip Score improved from 8 to 31 respectively (p<0.05). When considering revision for any cause, 5-year survival was 94.6%. 2 patients suffered periprosthetic joint infection and 1 patient required revision for prosthesis dislocation. Conclusions: We report a relatively low incidence of perioperative complications, with a mortality rate similar to other revision options in this high-risk cohort. Whilst further revision may not always be possible, this “last resort” technique is safe in the comorbid population presenting with significant proximal femoral bone deficiency.
Time-kill assays of amphotericin B plus anidulafungin against Candida tropicalis biofilms formed on two different biomaterials
Authors: Fernández-Rivero Marcelo E. , del Pozo José L. , Ramírez Paula , Valentín Eulogio , Ruiz-Gaitán Alba , Pemán Javier , Cantón Emilia 
Published: October 2017

Purpose: To determine the fungicidal activity by time-killing assays of amphotericin B (AMB) combined with anidulafungin (ANF) against biofilms of 2 clinical isolates of Candida tropicalis and the reference strain ATCC® 750, developed on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and titanium, using the CDC Biofilm Reactor (CBR) as an in vitro model. Methods: Biofilms were developed for 24 hours on the disk surfaces and then exposed to AMB (40 mg/L), ANF (8 mg/L), alone and combined. At predetermined time points after drug exposure, biofilms were removed from the disk surface by vortexing-sonication to quantify viable biofilm cells. Results: Drug activity was dependent on strain and time. After exposure to AMB, the mean decrease in viable cells attached to PTFE was 2.23 ± 0.89 Log10 cfu/cm2 (range 0.6-3.56 Log10), and on titanium 2.91 ± 1.04 (range 1.49-4.51 Log10). The reduction with ANF was 0.78 ± 0.5 (0.03-1.58 Log10) on PTFE and 0.8 ± 2.26 (0.42-1.16 Log10) on titanium. The reduction obtained with the combination of AMB + ANF was 1.8 ± 1.07 (0.22-3.54 Log10) on PTFE and 1.97 ± 0.49 (1.36-2.84 Log10) on titanium. The interaction was classified as indifferent with a tendency to antagonism. Conclusions: The activity of antifungal agents depends on the biomaterial surfaces the biofilm forming capacity of the isolate. AMB + ANF is less effective than AMB alone on both surfaces. Thus, the combination of these antifungals does not seem to add additional benefits to the treatment of C. tropicalis biofilm-related infections.
San Pablo en la filosofía política contemporánea: un estado de la cuestión
Authors: Liceaga Gabriel 
Published: October 2017

The following paper explores the state of the question of the works written by some contemporary philosophers (Franz Hinkelammert, Alain Badiou, Jacob Taubes, Giorgio Agamben and Enrique Dussel) about Pauline epistles. This essay is intended to clarify which are the main theoretical interests behind the interpretations of the Apostle to the Gentiles in the last decades and also pretends to shoe which interpretative lines predominate in each author. Likewise, the author formulates some hypotheses to explain the theoretical concerns that have guided the different approaches to Paul. Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 471-485
La reconstrucción de un pensamiento y una praxis crítica en la psicología latinoamericana
Authors: Dobles Oropeza Ignacio 
Published: October 2017

Beyond the scientific field, the defeat of many social movements affected the most radical approaches in Psychology. This has been evidenced in the reception of the works of Ignacio Martín Baró. The universality of his contributions and the Marxist elements of his thought have been denied by some critics. His contributions are, undoubtedly, a firm support of a new critical and renewing impulse of Latin American Psychology, struggling for not falling into a new intellectual dependence of the knowledge hegemonic centres. Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 577-588
La crítica a la alienación en El Capital, a la luz de la ética argumentativa
Authors: López Velasco Sirio 
Published: October 2017

The author of the following paper interprets the Marxist criticism to alienation from the perspective of the comunitarianist argumentative criticism. Marx’s criticism to alienation is interpreted from three basic premises: the duty of caring for our individual freedom to decide; the duty to consensually fulfil that freedom and the duty of caring for the health of both human and non-human nature.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 121, 2009: 603-697
Elementary Students’ Situational Interest in Lessons of World Music
Authors: Roberts J. Christopher 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
The purpose of this collective case study was to discern the characteristics of lessons of world music that evoke situational interest in elementary school students. Situational interest refers to the temporary interest that emerges out of the specific characteristics of the immediate learning environment. As part of their normal curriculum, nine classes of students in kindergarten through fifth grade experienced lessons of unfamiliar world music. Each unit took up portions of 5–8 lessons and was rooted in sound recordings of culture-bearers, with students participating in a range of activities that included focused listening, singing, instrument playing, and learning cultural context about the music, people, history, and regions of study. Class sessions were videotaped and observed, and students participated in semistructured interviews designed to elicit their opinions of the most and least interesting aspects of the lessons. Four themes that impacted students’ level of situational interest emerged from analysis: the degree of novelty contained within the learning experiences, the opportunity for students to be physically engaged, the ways in which the activities related to their previous experiences and knowledge, and their sense that the music and performers were real people.
Chorister Perceptions of Collegiate Top-Level Choral Experiences: Replication and Extension
Authors: Dakon Jacob M. , Major Marci L. 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
At the collegiate level, directors implement specific strategies to help choristers of mid-level ensembles build a strong sense of identity, thereby promoting a choral experience with intellectual, psychological, emotional, social, and musical benefits. This study examined if such strategies applied only to mid-level ensemble choristers or if they could be generalized to other choral ensembles, specifically those considered top level. We surveyed members of top-level choral ensembles (N = 337) from 8 collegiate institutions in 6 different regions of the United States. Results indicated that although top- and mid-level collegiate choristers share similar values when constructing ensemble identity, these values do not translate into the same kind of dedication and enrollment factors. Top-level choristers tended to identify more, feel more dedication to, and want to remain with their current choirs. In contrast, mid-level choristers often enjoyed their choral experience but were more mobile and in greater pursuit of prestige.
De transformatie van kennis voor klimaatadaptatie
Authors: Boezeman Daan 
Published: October 2017

The transformation of knowledge for climate change adaptation
Scientific knowledge plays a pivotal yet problematic role in identifying, assessing and evaluating climate impacts, and hence in their governance. This raises questions of how knowledge for adaptation policy is made. This article studies the production of authoritative and meaningful knowledge claims in the Delta Committee, regional water management and urban warming. It is argued that the conventional supply-and-demand conceptualisation with its notion of ‘knowledge transfer’ has fundamental flaws. This study shows how the wicked issue of climate change is tamed and made tractable in climate adaptation. In these processes knowledge of climate change transforms. This article presents a conceptual apparatus to study transformation. Transformation has a Janus face. While transformation brings climate change in conversation with localised meaning to create concrete adaptation responses, it also closes down and becomes blind to particular climate risks. Transformations are affected by the goals and institutions of policy fields. To overcome problems of blindness and cognitive path dependencies, more institutional change is necessary than the current piggyback approach of mainstreaming and knowledge co-creation entails.
Als ambtenaren in de spiegel kijken
Authors: van Heek Jochem , Brandsen Taco 
Published: October 2017

The mirror and the civil servant: research on narcissist tendencies and professional motivation in the public sector
Discussions of public service motivation tend to emphasize the idealistic side of civil servants, stressing how they are led by self-sacrifice and a commitment to the public good. This article adopts a different perspective by linking the personality trait of narcissism to public service motivation. This notion was tested through a survey among employees of three public organizations. The statistical analysis shows that personalities with narcissistic elements tend to be more attracted to the world of policy and politics. This is accompanied by diminished feelings of compassion. Although the significance of this correlation should not be overstated, it does show that the link between public service motivation and commitment to the public interest is more complex than is sometimes suggested. Given the growth of narcissistic tendencies in contemporary society, it may be effective to take account of them in recruiting and managing civil service personnel.
Framing en interactie in grootschalige rechercheonderzoeken
Authors: Salet Renze 
Published: October 2017

Framing and interaction rituals in criminal investigation: Goffman’s perspective
This empirical study examines how criminal investigative police officers (re)construct a criminal case and the vulnerabilities of their logic.The investigation process is analyzed through Goffman’s framing and interaction theories. While Goffman’s theories have been widely applied to other disciplines, such contributions remain rare in criminology. Here, they shed light on how detectives understand and give meaning to the situation surrounding the criminal case they encounter. The results indicate that this approach shows promise for improving our understanding of the investigative process, if complemented by other theoretical views.
Profesor Zygmunt Gzella – Kierownik Katedry Wychowania Muzycznego w latach 1976–1999
Authors: Sobolczyk Barbara 
Published: October 2017

Profesor Zygmunt Gzella był demokratycznie wybranym rektorem Akademii Muzycznej w Łodzi oraz przez 23 lata Kierownikiem Katedry Wychowania Muzycznego tejże uczelni. Okres jego kadencji to czas wielu zmian i znaczącego rozwoju Akademii i Wydziału. Jako zdeklarowany zwolennik szerokiego rozumienia wychowania muzycznego, widział prof. Gzella jego miejsce w szkołach ogólnokształcących z wychowaniem przedszkolnym włącznie, w szkolnictwie muzycznym, w ruchu amatorskim, w instytucjach muzycznych i mediach. Jednym z głównych założeń takiej wizji było intensywne upowszechnianie kultury wysokiej w społeczeństwie i wyposażanie osób działających na jej rzecz w nowoczesne narzędzia. Celom tym służyły liczne działania obejmujące nowatorskie projekty artystyczne i nowe formy dydaktyczne angażujące studentów i pracowników uczelni. Profesor Gzella prowadził równocześnie aktywną działalność koncertową jako dyrygent, nagraniową, naukową i popularyzatorsko­‍‑dziennikarską. Ta nieprawdopodobnie rozległa i zróżnicowana działalność na wielu polach została doceniona i wielokrotnie nagrodzona m.in. medalem papieskim „Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice”.

Professor Zygmunt Gzella was a democratically elected Rector of the Academy of Music in Łódź and for 23 years he also served as the Head of the Music Education Chair of the Academy. His term of office was the period of numerous changes and significant development of both the Academy and the Faculty. As a self-admitted proponent of a broad understanding of music education, Professor Gzella believed that the place of music education was in comprehensive schools, including pre-schooling, in music schools, in an amateur movement, in music institutions and in the media. Some of the main assumptions of this vision were an intense promotion of high culture within the society and equipping the people working for culture with modern tools. What served these aims were numerous activities comprising innovative artistic projects and new didactic methods involving students and the Academy employees. Professor Gzella simultaneously pursued an intensive concert and recording activity as a conductor; he also embarked on academic, promotional and journalistic undertakings. His activity, incredibly extensive and varied, pursued in so many fields was recognized and awarded on many occasions, e.g. with the papal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice” medal.
Walerian Bierdiajew, dyrektor Państwowej Opery im. S. Moniuszki w Poznaniu i profesor Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Muzycznej w Poznaniu
Authors: Chrenowicz Jakub 
Published: October 2017

Niniejszy artykuł ma na celu usystematyzowanie wiedzy na temat poznańskiego okresu działalności Waleriana Bierdiajewa. Punktem wyjścia dla rozważań o słynnym dyrygencie są materiały archiwalne zgromadzone w Archiwum Teatru Wielkiego im. S. Moniuszki w Poznaniu oraz w Archiwum Akademii Muzycznej im. I. J. Paderewskiego w Poznaniu. Na podstawie analizy archiwaliów omówione zostały osiągnięcia Waleriana Bierdiajewa w dwóch nurtach jego aktywności: dyrygenckiej i pedagogicznej.
Autor artykułu zaprezentował fakty dotyczące premier operowych i baletowych, poprowadzonych przez Waleriana Bierdiajewa w poznańskiej Operze, a także przeanalizował osiągnięcia pedagogiczne Waleriana Bierdiajewa w Akademii Muzycznej w Poznaniu oraz w innych uczelniach, w których słynny dyrygent pracował. Działalność Waleriana Bierdiajewa wiąże się z artystami, z którymi współtworzył on swoje spektakle. Studenci, spośród których kilku zostało słynnymi dyrygentami (symfonicznymi i chóralnymi) to postaci, przez pryzmat których można mówić o Bierdiajewie jako o pedagogu. Źródła związane z Walerianem Bierdiajewem stały się dla autora artykułu pretekstem do wspomnienia związanych z nim artystów – niektórych określanych dziś jako legendarnych,
innych – mniej znanych czy wręcz zapomnianych.

The article aims to systematize the information on Walerian Bierdiajew’s activity during his residency in Poznań. The starting point for reflections on the famous conductor are archive materials collected by the Archives of the S. Moniuszko Grand Theatre in Poznań and the Archives of the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. Based on the analysis of the aforementioned materials, the two kinds of Walerian Bierdiajew’s achievements – conducting and teaching – have been discussed.
The author of the article presents facts regarding opera and ballet premieres, conducted by Walerian Bierdiajew in the Poznań Opera House, as well as analyzes his didactic achievements at the Academy of Music in Poznań and other educational institutions he worked for. Walerian Bierdiajew’s activity is interconnected with other artists, with whom he co-created his performances. His students, some of whom became famous conductors (symphonic and choral ones), are personages who cast light on Walerian Bierdiajew as a pedagogue. Bierdiajew­‍‑related sources have become a pretext for the author to recall the artists associated with the conductor – some of them are now described as legendary, while others are less known or even forgotten.
“Podemos tirar, se achar melhor”: a relação entre notícia e público no jornalismo online brasileiro
Authors: Santos Lucas Demeda dos , Acker Ana Maria 
Published: October 2017

Este artigo busca avaliar até que ponto a internet modifica a relação entre os grandes veículos de comunicação e seu público. Para isso, se parte de uma analise descritiva de caso com base em Wolton (2003 e 2010) e bibliografia selecionada. Os resultados apontam que a internet não é preponderante na modificação nas relações comunicacionais estabelecidas, mas reforça a autonomia do receptor diante dos meios de massa.“Podemos sacarlo, si prefieres”: la relación entre noticia y público en el periodismo en línea brasileñoResumen: Ese ensayo busca evaluar hasta qué punto el internet modifica la relación entre los grandes vehículos de comunicación y su público. Para eso, partiese de un análisis descriptiva de caso con base en Wolton (2003 y 2010) y bibliografía seleccionada. Los resultados indican que el internet no es preponderante en la modificación de las relaciones comunicacionales establecidas, pero refuerza la autonomía del receptor ante los medios masivos.Palabras-llave: Internet; Periodismo en línea; Dominique Wolton; Redes sociales; Medios de comunicación de masas.“We can take it out, if you prefer”: The relation between news and public in Brazilian online journalismAbstract: This article seeks to evaluate to witch extent the internet changes the relationship between the mass media press and their audience. To achieve this, it begins with a descriptive case analysis based on Wolton (2003 and 2010) and selected bibliography. The results imply that the internet is not relevant to the changes in the process of the established communicational relations, but it strengthens the autonomy of the receptor. Keywords: Internet; Online journalism; Dominique Wolton; Social media; mass media.
Réflexion sur les perceptions, conceptions, représentations et affections, ou la quadrature des approches qualitatives en géographie 1
Authors: BÉDARD Mario 
Published: October 2017

Les chercheurs en géographie humaine tentent de saisir le plus finement possible la nature des relations que nous entretenons avec la Nature et le Territoire à partir de ce qu’en « pensent » les divers acteurs ou groupes d’acteurs concernés. Or, ces « pensées » émanent de registres de signification fort distincts selon que ceux-ci résultent de la perception, de la représentation, de la conception ou de l’affection. Soit quatre processus souvent confondus, par suite du manque d’amplitude et d’acuité du regard exercé et, surtout, parce qu’ils ne sont pas abordés et examinés communément. Cela n’est pas sans conséquences sur la cohérence de toute démarche référant à l’un ou l’autre de ces modes relationnels pour saisir les « opinions » des acteurs, puis sur la validité des résultats obtenus. Et c’est pour tenter de résoudre quelque peu ces difficultés dans notre compréhension des relations subjectives que l’être humain entretient avec son environnement naturel ou bâti que nous cherchons, dans ce texte, à dégager et articuler les principales modalités et finalités à l’oeuvre au sein de la perception, de la représentation, de la conception et de l’affection.
Validity and Reliability of Four Clinical Gait Measures in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Authors: Bennett Susan E. , Bromley Lacey E. , Fisher Nadine M. , Tomita Machiko R. , Niewczyk Paulette 
Published: October 2017

Background:
The gold standards for assessing ambulation are the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) test. In relation with these measures, we assessed the reliability and validity of four clinical gait measures: the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), the 2-Minute Walk Test (2MWT), and the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT). Patient self-report of gait was also assessed using the 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12).

Methods:
Individuals 20 years or older with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and an EDSS score of 2.0 to 6.5 completed the MSWS-12, T25FW test, TUG test, DGI, 2MWT, and 6MWT. All the tests were repeated 2 weeks later at the same time of day to establish their reliability and concurrent validity. Predictive validity was established using the EDSS.

Results:
Forty-two patients with MS were included. All measures showed high test-retest reliability. The TUG test, 2MWT, and 6MWT were significantly correlated with the T25FW test (Spearman ρ = −0.902, −0.919, and −0.905, respectively). The EDSS was also significantly correlated with all the walking tests. The MSWS-12 demonstrated the highest correlation to the EDSS (ρ = 0.788).

Conclusions:
The TUG test, the DGI, the 2MWT, and the 6MWT exhibited strong psychometric properties and were found to be significant predictors of the EDSS score. Use of these tests to prospectively monitor the effects of medical and rehabilitation treatment should be considered in the comprehensive care of patients with MS.
Lithologic Effects on Landscape Response to Base Level Changes: A Modeling Study in the Context of the Eastern Jura Mountains, Switzerland
Authors: Yanites Brian J. , Becker Jens K. , Madritsch Herfried , Schnellmann Michael , Ehlers Todd A. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractLandscape evolution is a product of the forces that drive geomorphic processes (e.g., tectonics and climate) and the resistance to those processes. The underlying lithology and structural setting in many landscapes set the resistance to erosion. This study uses a modified version of the Channel‐Hillslope Integrated Landscape Development (CHILD) landscape evolution model to determine the effect of a spatially and temporally changing erodibility in a terrain with a complex base level history. Specifically, our focus is to quantify how the effects of variable lithology influence transient base level signals. We set up a series of numerical landscape evolution models with increasing levels of complexity based on the lithologic variability and base level history of the Jura Mountains of northern Switzerland. The models are consistent with lithology (and therewith erodibility) playing an important role in the transient evolution of the landscape. The results show that the erosion rate history at a location depends on the rock uplift and base level history, the range of erodibilities of the different lithologies, and the history of the surface geology downstream from the analyzed location. Near the model boundary, the history of erosion is dominated by the base level history. The transient wave of incision, however, is quite variable in the different model runs and depends on the geometric structure of lithology used. It is thus important to constrain the spatiotemporal erodibility patterns downstream of any given point of interest to understand the evolution of a landscape subject to variable base level in a quantitative framework.