bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Water-based exercise for adults with Down syndrome: Findings from a preliminary study
Authors: Pérez Carlos Ayán , Carral José M Cancela , Costas Alexandre Álvarez , Martínez Silvia Varela , Martínez-Lemos R Iván 
Published: December 2017

Background/Aims: This pilot study aims to analyse the potential benefits of an aquatic exercise programme on the health-related physical fitness and quality of life of people with Down syndrome, as well as to identify the impact that such a programme might have on the self-perceived quality of life of their parents/caregivers. Methods: A total of 14 adults (mean age 37±7.24 years) carried out an aquatic exercise programme for 3 months. Health-related physical fitness and self-perceived quality of life were assessed by means of the Assessing the Levels of Physical Activity and Fitness battery and the World Health Organization Quality of life Questionnaire, respectively. Findings: No significant impact of the programme was observed on any of the variables tested. Conclusions: There was no evidence to support that water-based exercise might be a useful exercise intervention to improve health-related physical fitness and quality of life in adults with Down syndrome. The self-perceived quality of life of the parents/caregivers did not seem to be affected by this kind of intervention either. Future randomised controlled studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these findings.
Balance and falls in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A cohort survey
Authors: Williams Shannon , Singer Barbara , Lamont Phillipa 
Published: December 2017

Aim: To explore the relationship between balance deficit, falls, and activities of daily living in a cohort with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Method: A cohort survey of individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease attending a neurogenetic clinic was carried out. Surveys were sent to individuals on a database of a state-wide neurogenetic service located in Perth, Australia. Results: Out of 71 surveys, 40 were returned (56%). The cohort were predominantly male (68%), the average age was 55.5 years (range 18–84) and average age at symptom onset was 23 years (range 5–65). Excluding skeletal foot changes, balance deficits (87.5%) and loss of balance confidence (90%) were the most frequently rated symptoms and those most severely affecting physical functioning (71% and 64% respectively). Ankle splinting was frequently reported in this population (65%). The majority of participants (69%) had fallen at least once in the past year and 40% of fallers reported having never seen a physiotherapist. Conclusions: Despite balance deficits and loss of balance confidence being frequently reported to impact daily activities, and falls and near-falls being common in this cohort with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, more than a third had not seen a physiotherapist. Future management to reduce the disease burden should investigate the effects of a timely multidisciplinary approach to manage balance dysfunction, and strategies to reduce falls in this population.
A Monte Carlo simulation approach for estimating the health and economic impact of interventions provided at a student-run clinic
Authors: Arenas Daniel J. , Lett Elle , Klusaritz Heather , Teitelman Anne M. 
Published: December 2017

Background
Student Run Clinics (SRCs) are a common aspect of medical education, present at more than half of US medical schools, and noted for providing care to communities that might otherwise lack access, including the uninsured and underinsured. To date, few studies have rigorously quantified the health and economic benefits of SRCs, and the present study remedies that.

Methods and findings
We used Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the health impact of common preventive health interventions applied to individuals in quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs). We then used those measurements to estimate the health and economic impact of United Community Clinic (UCC), a student-run clinic in Philadelphia, PA. We found that with an annual operating budget of $50,000, UCC saves 6.5 QALYs, corresponding to over $850,000 saved.

Conclusions
Using Monte Carlo simulation methods, the health and economic impact of SRCs can be reasonably estimated to demonstrate the utility of SRCs and justify their growing importance in the healthcare delivery landscape of the US.
‘Marriage itself as theater’: The performative politics of marriage in Ocho apellidos vascos
Authors: Noble Fiona 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Marriage and performance constitute the crux of Spanish box-office sensation Ocho apellidos vascos (Martínez Lázaro, 2014), which demonstrates the performativity of both the heteronormative marriage ceremony and of regional and national identities. This article unpacks the politics of this emphasis on marriage, performance and performativity and contends that at the juncture of this conceptual framework is a perilous project founded upon the elision of difference. The analysis focuses on the function of marriage and the wedding ceremony with regard to both the romcom genre and the theoretical paradigm of performativity before considering the extent to which, in the context of national iconography, the imminent nuptials of vasca Amaia and sevillano Rafa echo the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella in 1469 as a union of two distinct Spanish communities. If the prospective marital union of Amaia and Rafa constitutes a utopian unificatory gesture, what is at stake within this political paradigm?
Ocho apellidos catalanes: Independencia, simulacro e hiperrealidad
Authors: Rodriguez Maria Pilar 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Tras el éxito descomunal de Ocho apellidos vascos (Martínez-Lázaro, 2014), la secuela Ocho apellidos catalanes (Martínez-Lázaro, 2015) logró mantener unos altos niveles de recaudación y de número de espectadores, a pesar de las críticas mayoritariamente negativas del público y especialmente de la crítica. Este artículo analiza la noción del simulacro a partir de las aportaciones de Jean Baudrillard y defiende que la película ofrece una estampa de una Cataluña independiente hiperreal, artificialmente construida como una realidad en la que impera la representación paródica. Este artículo se detiene en la exploración del poder de actuación y de transformación de los personajes para mutar sus nombres propios y su lugar de nacimiento, de modo que la pertenencia nacional es un concepto laxo y fluido, adaptable e intercambiable. Finalmente, propone una reflexión en torno a los conceptos del humor y la intertextualidad, destacando la nueva concepción de la masculinidad cercana al bromance como original aportación a la comedia romántica en la cinematografía española.
Reviews
Authors: Brotons Antoni Maestre , Newcomb Robert Patrick , Goicoa David Colbert , Martí-Olivella Jaume , Jornet-Somoza Albert , Yelin Julieta , Salmon Keith , Abele Christiane 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
¿La España invertebrada? Masculinidad y nación a comienzos del siglo xx, Nerea Aresti, Karin Peters and Julia Brühne (eds) (2016) Albolote (Granada): Comares, 280 pp., ISBN: 9788490454862, p/bk, 24€
A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula, Volume II, César Domínguez, Anxo Abuín González and Ellen Sapega (eds) (2016) Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 765 pp., ISBN: 9789027266910, h/bk, EUR 190
El eco de los disparos: Cultura y memoria de la violencia, Edurne Portela (2016) Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 224 pp., ISBN: 9788416734115, h/bk, 19.50€; ISBN: 8416734119, p/bk, $22.49
Cuerpos de cine: Masculinidades carnales en el cine y la cultura popular contemporáneos, Santiago Fouz Hernández (2013) Barcelona: Ediciones Bellaterra, 378 pp., ISBN: 9788472906389, p/bk, 20 EUR
Discursos de la crisis: Respuestas de la cultura española ante nuevos desafíos, Jochen Mecke, Ralf Junkerjürgen AND Hubert Pöppel (eds) (2017) Madrid and Frankfurt am Main: Iberoamericana and Vervuert, 298 pp., ISBN: 9788416922062 (Iberoamericana), 9783954875580 (Vervuert), p/bk, €24,00
In Search of an Alternative Biopolitics: Anti-Bullfighting, Animality, and the Environment in Contemporary Spain, Katarzyna Olga Beilin (2015) Columbus: The Ohio State University, 334 pp., ISBN: 9700814251966, p/bk, $27.05
Banking in Portugal, Anabela Sérgio (ed.) (2016) Palgrave Macmillan ‘Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions’, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 213 pp., ISBN: 9781403948724, h/bk, £75.00
Terminar a Revolução, José Miguel Sardica (2016) Lisbon: Temas e Debates – Círculo de Leitores, 287 pp., ISBN: 9789896443931, p/bk, €16.60
Thatcherism and popular music: Towards a policy perspective
Authors: Cloonan Martin 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
This article attempts to move analysis of the interaction of Thatcherism and popular music on from the reporting of anti-Thatcher songs to examining the impact of Thatcherite policy on the music industries. It argues that a policy-based analysis of the Conservative governments of 1979−97 offers the potential to reveal more about the actual impact of Thatcherism on popular music than has hitherto been shown.
Book Review
Authors: Merivirta Raita 
Published: December 2017

Abstract
Hybrid Heritage on Screen: The ‘Raj Revival’ in the Thatcher
Era, Elena Oliete-Aldea (2015) Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 227 pp., ISBN 978-1-137-46396-8, h/bk, 79,99 €
The prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity according to the sample of the Moscow region
Authors: Ostrovskaya Elena V. , Romantsova Tatiana I. , Gerasimov Andrei N. , Novoselova Tamara E. 
Published: December 2017

Introduction. Obesity is a major factor for cardiometabolic risk. However, there is a category of obese patients without disorders of lipid, carbohydrate metabolism and cardiovascular disease metabolically healthy obese (MHO).
Aim. Our goal was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of this phenotype compared to patients with metabolic syndrome (MS).
Materials and methods. To evaluate the prevalence of the MHO phenotype we analyzed 389 medical records of females aged 1860 years with obesity. Three types of MHO criteria were used: 1) HOMA index (2.7); 2) IDF-criteria of metabolic syndrome, 2005; 3) the BioSHaRE-EU 2013 criteria (obese patients without any symptoms of MS). We conducted a comparative analysis of anthropometry, status of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, the functional state of the liver.
Results. The MHO prevalence was: 34.5% according to HOMA index, according to the definitions of MS 2005 38.6%, in BioSHaRE-EU 9.6%. In groups of MHO and MS dyslipidemia was observed in 27.3 and 49.5% (p0.05), hypertension in 25% and 71.6% (p0.05), steatogepatosis in 47.7% vs 51.3% (p0.05) of observations, respectively. Among comorbidities the gynecological pathology was most prevalent - 50.8 and 61.4% (p0.05), disorders of carbohydrate metabolism differed significantly in frequency- 6.82 and 39.1% of patients (p0.05). Patients with MHO had a shorter duration of the existence of obesity than MS (18.7 vs. 24 years) (p=0.0004) and less likely to have attempted to reduce weight 85.8% and 91.6%. Average BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, insulin basal, basal C-peptide, HOMA index in groups of MHO and MS differed significantly (p0.05). Median ALT was 20 and 23.2 U/l, AST 20 and 23 U/l, triglycerides 1.1 and 1.8 mmol/l, high-density lipoprotein 1.4 and 1.1 mmol/l, respectively.
Conclusions. The MHO prevalence was maximal according to the MS definitions from 2005, and minimal with BioSHaRE-EU criteria. The main analyzed indicators differed significantly in groups MHO and MS. Longer obesity existence in the MS group may suggest an instability of MHO phenotype over time.
El discurso de Lula Da Silva (Brasil, 2003-2006) y Néstor Kirchner (Argentina, 2003-2007) sobre el «trabajo» y el «sindicalismo»
Authors: LUCCA JUAN BAUTISTA 
Published: December 2017

El presente artículo busca estudiar de forma comparativa los discursos presidenciales de Néstor Kirchner (Argentina, 2003 - 2007 ) y Lula da Silva (Brasil, 2003 - 2006 ) en relación al mundo laboral y sindical. La selección de estos casos busca controlar dos hipótesis: en primer lugar, en qué medida pervive discursivamente el vínculo histórico que sus fuerzas políticas tuvieron con el mundo del trabajo; y en segundo lugar, observar si la noción de trabajo, trabajadores y sus organizaciones sindicales que ambos presidentes construyen discursivamente ocupan un espacio central en su propuesta de «cambio político». ra abordar estas cuestiones, el ensayo analiza ner y Lula durante sus cuatro años de mandato, analizados comparativamente y combinando un enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo a la vez.
¿Esclavizados, libertos, libres? Imágenes de afrodescendientes en Buenos Aires entre 1830 y 1860
Authors: GHIDOLI MARÍA DE LOURDES 
Published: December 2017

El artículo analiza las representaciones visuales de afroporteños producidas entre las décadas de 1830 y 1860 , periodo durante el cual gran parte de este sector de la población se vio inmerso dentro de una promesa de libertad. Formulaciones legales como la ley de «Libertad de Vientres» de 1813 (y el reglamento consecuente) o las reiteradas pero escasamente cumplidas prohibiciones del tráfico negrero (1812, 1825, 1839) no implicaron una ruptura radical con la institución esclavista sino que testimoniaron su abolición gradual, hecha efectiva en todo el territorio en 1860 con la unificación de la Confederación Argentina y el Estado de Buenos Aires. En este contexto abordaremos un corpus de imágenes atendiendo a los modos en que los afroporteños fueron figurados en ellas, examinando en qué medida estas representaciones permiten vislumbrar el estatus jurídico de los representados.
ICT Literacy among Library Professionals working in the University Libraries in Maharashtra, India : a Study
Authors: Bansode Sadanand Y , Viswe Rahul Rohidas 
Published: December 2017

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The purpose of this study is to assess the information communication technology (ICT) literacy of the library professionals working in university libraries in Maharashtra. The study gives an overview of the present level of ICT literacy among library professionals and it helps to know the need for training and orientation in the areas such as ICT-based resources, services and tools to the library professionals working in university libraries in Maharashtra. A structured questionnaire based survey was conducted to analyse the ICT literacy among library professionals. The </span><span>findings of the study reveal that, the ICT literacy level of the library professionals working in university libraries </span><span>in Maharashtra is satisfactory. Majority of library professionals have acquired the basic ICT literacy skills which is required to handle day to day library operations, but still few library professionals need to enhance their literacy level in the area of open source library automation software, digital library software and institutional repository software etc. The study suggests that, university libraries should organise in-house training and orientation programs on ICT-based resources and services or depute their library professionals to attend the training and orientation programs on regular intervals, in order to enhance the ICT Literacy level of library professionals. </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
Use of Online Social Networking Services in University Libraries: A Study of University Libraries of Karnataka, India
Authors: Tadasad Prahalad G , K Deepthi , Patil Shobha 
Published: December 2017

Social networking services have become a very powerful tool to provide library services. Over a period of time libraries are using online social networking services to make their services popular and user friendly. Social networking services like facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedin, google+, instagram have many applications that could be utilised by the libraries to provide number of services in libraries. The paper reports the use of social networking services in University libraries, based on a study of 54 university websites in Karnataka state. Method of content analysis has been adopted to study the websites. The results indicate that 53 of 54 universities (98.14%) do have their own websites in different domains. 29.62% State/Central universities are connected to Facebook. 18.51% are connected to Youtube. Very few are connected to Twitter and Linkedin. 18.51% of Universities are connected to different networking sites. It is observed that the universities libraries in the state are catching up with these technologies but many of these services are used for mere elementary purposes. The study concludes that it is time for the university libraries to exploit the services and use the optimum potentialities of these Social networking services.
Indian Contribution in Information Science and Library Science Research during 1991-2015: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: M Vijayakumar , Kolle Shankar Reddy 
Published: December 2017

<p>Authors analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science &amp; Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015. In this study, total 708 articles derived from the Web of Science database were analysed. The Indian contributions to the Information Science and Library Science quite meager in compare to world’s contribution. However, the Indian based articles were kept rising from 1991 to 2015. The articles published from1996 to 2005 have greater impact and the trend is towards multiple authors. The Scientometrics was the most productive journal; almost 25 per cent of the Indian articles were published during the period. Gupta, BM was the most productive author and articles published by the Bhattacharya, S, Nagpaul, PS and Rao, IKR had greater impact on the subject as well as fellow researches in the subject category of IS &amp; LS. </p>
Research Data Management Practices in University libraries: A study
Authors: Tripathi Manorama , Shukla Archana , Sonkar Sharad Kumar 
Published: December 2017

<p>The paper has studied the research data management (RDM) services implemented by different university libraries for managing, organizing, curating and preserving research data generated at their universities’ departments and laboratories, for data reuse and sharing. It has surveyed the central university libraries and the best 20 university libraries of the world to highlight how RDM is extended to the researchers. Further, it has suggested a model for the university libraries in the country to follow for actually deploying RDM services. </p>
Influence of Bathymetry on the Performance of Regional Scale Model
Authors: Anand P. , Kumar P.V. Hareesh 
Published: December 2017

<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A three dimensional ocean circulation model (Princeton Ocean Model) is utilised to study the thermohaline variability of the eastern Arabian Sea associated with changes in the three input bathymetry data sets, viz. ETOPO5 (E5), Modified ETOPO5 (ME5) and ME5 further modified based on actual fine resolution data collected using Multibeam echo-sounder (MEN5). The temperature and salinity measurements made onboard INS Sagardhwani for the period July 2000 is utilised to validate the model. Simulations of temperature using Princeton Ocean Model show good improvement in the coastal region with MEN5 bathymetry data (RMS error of 0.71 °C and correlation coefficient of 0.98). The study highlights the choice of fine resolution bathymetry data in the simulation of nearshore processes, where bathymetry is very complex.</p>
In Search of Peaceful Future of the Asia-Pacific Maritime World: Formulating the Role of Indonesian Navy
Authors: Octavian Amarulla 
Published: December 2017

This article discusses how to formulate the role of Indonesian Navy as an effort to make peaceful future in the Asia-Pacific maritime world through military history perspective. Pacific War in World War II is perfect examples of how history could not be separated from the development of any nation in the world. No country could establish itself as a developed state without developing an internal awareness of its history. It is a record of the nation, either positive or negative, of one generation to be learned by the next one. Although our very existence is a result of the history of the past, the path of our future lies in our hands. It is important for Indonesia’s current generation to excel positive contribution to the nation. This country is currently facing complex challenges, and the policy and strategy we will take would determine the face of our history in the future. Any mistakes in the formulation of policy and strategy would eventually have negative implication to our country; influencing our future.
„W kąpieli wszyscy są nadzy”. Film Saitō Torajirō Pięciu panów z Tokio i demokratyzacja w kinie japońskim
Authors: Świrkowski Andrzej 
Published: December 2017

Pięciu panów z Tokio w reżyserii Saitō Torajirō to jeden z pierwszych filmów powstałych w okupowanej Japonii po wprowadzeniu w życie nowych przepisów organizujących funkcjonowanie przemysłu filmowego. Kręcony w plenerach zniszczonej stolicy w ostatnich miesiącach 1945 roku film jest komedią, w której w satyrycznym świetle przedstawiono rozmaite strony codziennego życia po zakończeniu wojny. Artykuł jest próbą przedstawienia strategii obranych przez twórców Pięciu panów z Tokio wobec opracowanych przez siły okupacyjne wytycznych nakazujących produkcję filmów propagujących demokratyzację kraju.
A Comparatist Perspective in Intercultural Research and Imagology
Authors: Zelenka Miloš 
Published: December 2017

Współczesna komparatystyka oddala się od swojej ścisłej, przedmiotowej i metodologicznej definicji, stając się bardziej intelektualną refleksją, która jest interdyscyplinarnie powiązana poprzez aspekt porównawczy. Do najbardziej znaczących współcześnie inicjatyw w tym względzie należą badania międzykulturowe oraz tzw. imagologia. Podczas gdy komparatystyka studiuje dialog pomiędzy kulturami za pośrednictwem badania „inności”, imagologia poprzez obraz „swojego” i „cudzego” zajmuje się tematami i motywami „innych” w tekstach literackich, wykorzystując do tego obrazy ludzi bliskich i obcych. Te obrazy w większości powstają w fomie stereotypu lub mitu, za którymi stoją konkretne grupy społeczne i etniczne. Obie metody, które wykorzystują emocjonalne doświadczenia w literackiej komunikacji, mogą przyczynić się do dialogu między narodami (np. stosunki czesko-niemieckie albo słowacko-węgierskie).