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Heroism’s Contexts: Robbie Rogers and the Ghost of Justin Fashanu
Authors: Sloop John M. , West Isaac 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
In 2013, Robbie Rogers, an American professional soccer player living out his dream as a member of a British team, came out as gay to his family and fans. The subsequent coverage varied across outlets, especially between those based inside and outside of the United States. In general, media reports outside of the United States articulated Rogers to Justin Fashanu, a British soccer player who had been outed in 1990 and subsequently completed a suicide in 1998 after years of torment. American-based reporting tied Rogers to narratives about the gradual cultural acceptance of LGBT personalities. We engage this reporting as an opportunity to revisit the importance of context as a consideration in the conditions of possibility for queer worldmaking.
The Institution of Free School Meals in Times of Crisis in Greece (1924-1964): A Historical and Social Pedagogical Dimension
Authors: Skoura Labrini Th. 
Published: February 2017

The outbreak of cases of famine among pupils at school during the previous two years, preoccupied seriously the members of the educational community as well as the appropriate state agencies, and raised the awareness of the Greek society to a large extent. Motivated by the recent actions of the Ministry of Education to face these problems, memories and discussions concerning various social pedagogical actions developed in Greece during periods of crisis have emerged. One of them was the free school meals which functioned for decades in Greece, aiming at the management of malnutrition among students.
The aim of the present study is to highlight a) the paramount importance function of free school meals in times of crises, during which the population’s malnutrition and especially that of pupils was taking life-threatening dimensions b) the efforts made for free school meals to function on a social pedagogical basis both by the state which took the necessary measures (the adoption of the necessary institutional framework, providing the relevant economic recourses, etc.) by the Church, charitable, private and other entities c) the social pedagogical awareness of Greek society and of educators themselves, aiming at the support and the expansion of school free meals and d) the strong social pedagogical reflexes displayed by Greek society on this issue and including the initiatives of students in Teacher Training Schools, who would be later called upon to teach and educate the future citizens of the country.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comprehensive Review and Present Status
Authors: Arora Sameer , Misenheimer Jacob A. , Ramaraj Radhakrishnan 
Published: February 2017

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the developed world. About 7% of the population over age 65 years suffers from degenerative aortic stenosis. The prognosis of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis is dismal without valve replacement. Even though the American College of Cardiology recommends aortic valve replacement to treat this condition as a class I recommendation, approximately one third of these patients over the age of 75 years are not referred for surgery. Typically, this is from concern about prohibitive surgical risk associated with patient frailty, comorbidities, age, and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
The advent in France of transcatheter aortic valve replacement has raised the hope in the United States for an alternative, less invasive treatment for aortic stenosis. Two recent trials—the Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valve Trial Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve (Partner) and the CoreValve US Pivotal—have established transcatheter aortic valve replacement as the preferred approach in patients who are at high or prohibitive surgical risk. The more recently published Partner 2 trial has shown the feasibility of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in intermediate-surgical-risk patients as well. With a profile that promises easier use and better valve performance and delivery, newer-generation valves have shown their potential for further improvement in safety profile and overall outcomes. We review the history and status of this topic.
Getting Girls to Schools! – Assessing the Impacts of a Targeted Program on Enrollment and Academic Performance
Authors: Chatterjee Somdeep 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
This is a short paper assessing the impacts of a targeted policy aimed to improve the quality of education for girls in India, i.e., the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) program. Under this program residential schools were built for girls in grades 6–8 (often known as middle school) and were unique because it is one of the few programs that exclusively focuses on improving school infrastructure for girls. The program was restricted to individuals belonging to backward castes in India which provides exogenous identifying variation. I use this eligibility criteria along with cohort variation in exposure to the program introduced in 2004 to estimate the impact of KGBV on enrollment and academic performance. I find that potentially affected cohorts are more likely to have attended school and perform better on reading tests. I run placebo regressions with data from a pre-policy year and do not find any effects along these dimensions providing confidence in the identification strategy.
Design of a Balun Bandpass Filter with Asymmetrical Coupled Microstrip Lines
Authors: Wang Xuedao , Wang Jianpeng , Zhang Gang , Huang Feng 
Published: February 2017

AbstractA new microstrip coupled-line balun topology and its application to the balun bandpass filter (BPF) with a triple mode response are proposed in this paper. The involved balun structure is composed of two back-to-back quarter-wavelength (
Sustainable exposure prevention through innovative detection and remediation technologies from the NIEHS Superfund Research Program
Authors: Henry Heather F. , Suk William A. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Innovative devices and tools for exposure assessment and remediation play an integral role in preventing exposure to hazardous substances. New solutions for detecting and remediating organic, inorganic, and mixtures of contaminants can improve public health as a means of primary prevention. Using a public health prevention model, detection and remediation technologies contribute to primary prevention as tools to identify areas of high risk (e.g. contamination hotspots), to recognize hazards (bioassay tests), and to prevent exposure through contaminant cleanups. Primary prevention success is ultimately governed by the widespread acceptance of the prevention tool. And, in like fashion, detection and remediation technologies must convey technical and sustainability advantages to be adopted for use. Hence, sustainability – economic, environmental, and societal – drives innovation in detection and remediation technology. The National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) is mandated to advance innovative detection, remediation, and toxicity screening technology development through grants to universities and small businesses. SRP recognizes the importance of fast, accurate, robust, and advanced detection technologies that allow for portable real-time, on-site characterization, monitoring, and assessment of contaminant concentration and/or toxicity. Advances in non-targeted screening, biological-based assays, passive sampling devices (PSDs), sophisticated modeling approaches, and precision-based analytical tools are making it easier to quickly identify hazardous “hotspots” and, therefore, prevent exposures. Innovation in sustainable remediation uses a variety of approaches: in situ remediation; harnessing the natural catalytic properties of biological processes (such as bioremediation and phytotechnologies); and application of novel materials science (such as nanotechnology, advanced membranes, new carbon materials, and materials reuse). Collectively, the investment in new technologies shows promise to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances in the environment. This manuscript highlights SRP funded innovative devices and tools for exposure assessment and remediation of organic, inorganic, and mixtures of contaminants with a particular focus on sustainable technologies.
Associations, Christ groups, and their place in the Polis
Authors: Kloppenborg John S. 
Published: February 2017

Abstract:Early Christ groups, like Greek and Roman associations, engaged in mimicry of various civic institutions, and for similar reasons: to facilitate the integration of sub-altern groups into civic structures; to create “communities of honour” in which virtue was recognized and rewarded; and to produce small social structures in which the democratic values of autonomy could be performed. While mimicking civic structures, early Christ groups also displayed in varying ways ambivalence toward the city, either declaring themselves to be “resident aliens” or claiming to belong to a different polity.
Ἰουδαϊσμός – ἰουδαΐζειν – ἰουδαϊκῶς Sprachliche und semantische Überlegungen im Blick auf Gal 1,13 f. und 2,14
Authors: Sänger Dieter 
Published: February 2017

Abstract:Since late antiquity there has been diversity in the particulars of the interpretation of the Greek term Ἰουδαϊσμός in Galatians 1,13–14, but the prevailing notion in most cases is that Ἰουδαϊσμός signifies “Judaism”, the religion of the Jewish people. On the contrary, in a provocative article Steve Mason proposed a radical revision of this reading of Ἰουδαϊσμός and its cognates (cf. Gal 2,13–15; 3,28). According to him (and other scholars) there was no category of “Judaism” in the Graeco-Roman World, no “religion” too, and that the Ἰουδαῖοι were understood as an ethnic group comparable to other ethnic groups. Consequently Mason claims that the substantive adjective Ἰουδαῖος has always the ethnic-regional sense “Judean”, never the religious sense “Jew”. To my opinion this view is partly right and partly wrong. Starting from the grammatical and semantic data provided by 2 and 4 Maccabees and attested in the epigraphic record this essay aims at two points: It is argued, first, that due to the fact that Ἰουδαϊσμός and its cognates obviously denote also a religious dimension it seems very unlikely to hold the view of a purely ethnic centered conception of Jewish identity. Further, that the Galatian controversy and the incident at Antioch, described in Gal 2,11–14, reflect a quarrel within the early church about the crucial question concerning the constitutive requirements in regard to the construction, formation, and performance of Christian identity.
Revisiting Suppression of Interspecies Hybrid Male Lethality in Caenorhabditis Nematodes
Authors: Ryan Lauren E , Haag Eric S 
Published: February 2017

Abstract
Within the nematode genus Caenorhabditis, Caenorhabditis briggsae and C. nigoni are among the most closely related species known. They differ in sexual mode, with C. nigoni retaining the ancestral XO male–XX female outcrossing system, while C. briggsae recently evolved self-fertility and an XX-biased sex ratio. Wild-type C. briggsae and C. nigoni can produce fertile hybrid XX female progeny, but XO progeny are either 100% inviable (when C. briggsae is the mother) or viable but sterile (when C. nigoni is the mother). A recent study provided evidence suggesting that loss of the Cbr-him-8 meiotic regulator in C. briggsae hermaphrodites allowed them to produce viable and fertile hybrid XO male progeny when mated to C. nigoni. Because such males would be useful for a variety of genetic experiments, we sought to verify this result. Preliminary crosses with wild-type C. briggsae hermaphrodites occasionally produced fertile males, but they could not be confirmed to be interspecies hybrids. Using an RNA interference (RNAi) protocol that eliminates any possibility of self-progeny in Cbr-him-8 hermaphrodites, we found sterile males bearing the C. nigoni X chromosome, but no fertile males bearing the C. briggsae X, as in wild-type crosses. Our results suggest that the apparent rescue of XO hybrid viability and fertility is due to incomplete purging of self-sperm prior to mating.
Platinum-Fluoropyrimidine and Paclitaxel-Based Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Advanced Anal Cancer Patients
Authors: Sclafani Francesco , Morano Federica , Cunningham David , Baratelli Chiara , Kalaitzaki Eleftheria , Watkins David , Starling Naureen , Chau Ian , Rao Sheela 
Published: February 2017

Abstract

Background
Although treatment of localized anal cancer (AC) is well established, very little evidence is available to inform the management of advanced tumors, and the prognosis of these patients remains poor. We have analyzed treatment pathways and outcomes of a single-institution series of advanced AC patients in order to provide insight into the management of this rare condition.

Materials and Methods
Inclusion criteria included epidermoid histology, inoperable locally recurrent or metastatic disease, and availability of full medical records. The primary objective was overall survival (OS). Prognostic factors were analyzed in univariate models.

Results
Sixty-four patients (1997–2014) were included: 16 (25.0%) with inoperable locally advanced and 48 (75.0%) with metastatic tumors. Fifty-one (79.7%) received at least one line of chemotherapy; of these, 37% underwent multimodality treatment. A combination of a platinum agent plus a fluoropyrimidine was the most common first-line regimen (74.5%), with an objective response rate (ORR) of 34.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 18.6%–53.2%). Paclitaxel-based chemotherapy was used in 15 patients as front-line or salvage treatment, and the overall ORR was 53.3% (95% CI, 26.6%–78.7%). Median progression-free survival (PFS) after first- and second-line chemotherapy was 5.8 (interquartile range [IQR], 2.8–7.6) and 3.2 (IQR, 2.5–7.1) months, respectively. Five-year OS in the overall population was 15% (95% CI, 7.0%–25.0%). Age ≤65 years and liver metastases were predictive of better PFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.39; 95% CI, 0.16–0.97; p = .04) and worse OS (HR, 2.25; 95% CI, 1.25–4.03; p = .01), respectively.

Conclusion
A platinum agent plus a fluoropyrimidine and paclitaxel-based chemotherapy are active regimens for advanced AC. Clinical trials are needed to standardize treatment pathways, investigate the potential of novel therapeutics, and improve the poor prognosis of this rare condition.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2013 CURRICULUM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Authors: Susilana Rudi 
Published: February 2017

Abstract. The implementation of the new 2013 Curriculum in schools has been started in July 2013. The implementation of the curriculum is expected to increase the quality of management and process of education at any unit of education that leads to the effort of improving the quality of learning and education. In connection with the application of the new curriculum, this research would like to reveal the problems regarding how elementary school teachers respond to the implementation of 2013 Curriculum in Bandung City with regard to planning, implementation, and assessment of curriculum. It also studied the best practice which can be emulated in terms of planning, implementation and assessment of curriculum conducted by elementary school teachers in Bandung City.The results showed that the response of elementary school teachers on the implementation of 2013 Curriculum in Bandung City was in the positive category. The planning activity was in the category of very positive while the implementation and assessment activities were in the positive category. Some best practices that can be emulated in planning, implementation and assessment conducted by the teachers in implementing the 2013 Curriculum are the activities of sharing, hearing, in-house training and real teaching modeling that were carried out in Teacher Working Group (KKG).Keywords: 2013 Curriculum, teachers’ response, best practice, curriculum implementation Abstrak. Penerapan kurikulum baru, yakni implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di sekolah telah dimulai sejak bulan Juli 2013. Implementasi Kurikulum tersebut diharapkan mendorong peningkatan kualitas pengelolaan dan proses pendidikan pada setiap satuan pendidikan yang mengarah pada upaya peningkatan mutu pembelajaran dan pendidikan. Dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya penerapan kurikulum tersebut, penelitian ini ingin mengungkap permasalahan yang berkenaan dengan "Bagaimanakah respon guru SD terhadap terhadap implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di Kota Bandung dilihat dari kegiatan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian kurikulum? dan "Best Practice" apa yang dapat dicontoh dalam hal perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian kurikulum yang dilakukan oleh guru SD di Kota Bandung? Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Respon guru SD terhadap terhadap implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di Kota Bandung berada pada kategori positif. Untuk kegiatan perencanaan berada pada kategori sangat positif, sedangkan untuk kegiatan pelaksanaan dan penilaian kurikulum berada pada kategori positif. Terdapat beberapa "best practice" yang dapat dicontoh dalam perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian dari guru SD di Kota Bandung terkait dengan implementasi Kurikulum 2013 berupa kegiatan "sharing", "hearing", "in house training", dan "modelling real teaching" yang dilaksanakan di KKG atau KKG gugus. Kata kunci: Kurikulum 2013, Respon Guru dan Best Practice Implementasi Kurikulum.
THE PROFILE OF STUDENTS' LEARNING STYLES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) ACHIEVEMENT
Authors: Keliat Natalia Rosa 
Published: February 2017

Abstract. Learning style is one of the important factors needed to absorb, store and process the new information. This research is a study to see the profile and percentage of studenst learning styles of SWCU Biology Education students and the influence of different learning styles on the GPA obtained. Researcher got the data of students’ learning styles by using questionnaire. The statistical procedures employed in this study were one-way ANOVA. The results showed that the largest percentage of learning styles that were used by the students of biology education were auditory learning styles by 32% and the VAK (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic) learning style was the least used by education students by 2%. The analysis of the percentage of learning styles showed that 72% of students with auditory learning styles reached a satisfactory category until magna cum laude, but the percentage of students that used VAK (Visual Auditory Kinesthetic ) learning styles only reached satisfying GPA level. Statistical test results in this study demonstrated that the use of learning styles did not give significantly different effect on the students’ GPA.Keywords: Personal Learning Styles, Grade Point Average Abstrak. Gaya belajar adalah salah satu faktor penting yang diperlukan untuk menyerap, menyimpan dan memproses informasi baru. Penelitian ini adalah suatu penelitian untuk melihat profil dan persentase gaya belajar mahasiswa pendidikan biologi UKSW serta pengaruh gaya belajar yang berbeda terhadap indeks prestasi kumulatif yang diperoleh. Peneliti mendapatkan data gaya belajar mahasiswa dengan menggunakan kuesoner (angket). Prosedur statistik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah one way ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persentase gaya belajar terbesar yang digunakan mahasiswa pendidikan biologi untuk belajar adalah gaya belajar auditorik sebanyak 32%, Persentase gaya belajar yang paling sedikit digunakan oleh mahasiswa pendidikan adalah gaya belajar VAK (Visual Auditorik Kinestetik) sebanyak 2%. Analisis persentase gaya belajar menunjukkan persentase mahasiswa pendidikan biologi dengan gaya belajar auditorik adalah yang terbanyak memiliki IPK yang termasuk dalam kategori memuaskan sampai magna cum laude sebesar 72%, namun ternyata persentase mahasiswa dengan gaya belajar VAK (Visual Auditorik Kinestetik) tidak mencapai IPK memuaskan, dan hanya mencapai level kurang. Hasil uji statistik dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan penggunaan gaya belajar tidak memberikan pengaruh yang berbeda secara signifikan terhadap indeks prestasi kumulatif mahasiswa.Kata Kunci : Gaya Belajar, Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif
THE RELEVANCE BETWEEN ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING DRAWINGS SUBJECT AND NEEDS OF COMPETENCIES IN INDUSTRY (RELEVANSI MATA PELAJARAN TEKNIK GAMBAR MANUFAKTUR DI SMK NEGERI 2 PENGASIH TERHADAP KEBUTUHAN KOMPETENSI DI INDUSTRI)
Authors: Puruasdi Rachmat Jati 
Published: February 2017

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui relevansi kompetensi mata pelajaran Teknik Gambar Menufaktur di SMK N 2 Pengasih terhadap kebutuhan kompetensi di industri. Penelitian ini merupakan peneltian deskriptif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah SMK Negeri 2 Pengasih dan tiga industri manufaktur. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan angket. Analisa data yang digunakan adalah statistik analisis deskriptif dengan presentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa relevansi kompetensi mata pelajaran Teknik Gambar Manufaktur di SMK N 2 Pengasih terhadap kompetensi kebutuhan industri adalah sebesar 87,05% termasuk dalam kategori sangat relevan.
Autologous blood injection technique in the treatment of refractory lateral elbow tendinopathy
Authors: Ansari M. A. Q. , Nayeemuddin M. , Farhan M. M. 
Published: February 2017

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Lateral elbow tendinopathy is a very common clinical condition whose management by the consultant often shifts from one to another modality. This study was conducted to know the efficacy of a minimally invasive technique of autologous blood injection in patients who were resistant to more conservative methods.</span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This is a randomized prospective study of forty-eight patients (median age, 37 to 40 years), presenting with lateral elbow symptoms for a duration of more than six weeks and failed to respond to other methods of conservative treatment. Patients were consecutively grouped into treatment with autologous blood injections (Group I, n = 24) and control group with injection of normal saline (Group II, n = 24). 1 ml of autologous blood was drawn from dorsal venous arch and injected into the site of maximum tenderness over lateral aspect of the elbow under all aseptic precautions for all patients in group I. Similarly 1 ml of normal saline was injected at the site of maximum tenderness for patients in group II. Results were evaluated based on severity of the elbow complaints, tenderness and Cozen’s test at the end of follow-up of twenty weeks.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The incidence of this condition was more in the third decade 39.6% (n=19), with female preponderance 58.3% (n=28) and the dominant arm being more commonly involved 58.3% (n=28). Excellent results were found in group I in n=15 (62.5%) whereas poor results were more in group II in n=14 (58.3%). Group I had poor result only in n=03 (12.5%) of patients who later were given another dose of autologous blood or were treated surgically. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span>Injection of autologous blood is a very efficacious minimally invasive procedure with satisfactory results in patients of lateral elbow tendinopathy who do not respond to other conservative methods of treatment</span><span lang="EN-IN">.</span></p>