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Integrating building information modeling and virtual reality development engines for building indoor lighting design
Authors: Natephra Worawan , Motamedi Ali , Fukuda Tomohiro , Yabuki Nobuyoshi 
Published: October 2017

AbstractBackgroundLighting simulation tools are extending the functionality of Building Information Modeling (BIM) authoring software applications to support the lighting design analysis of buildings. Although such tools enable quantitative and qualitative analysis and visualization of indoor lighting, they do not provide an interactive environment between users and the design context. Moreover, their visualization environments do not allow users to experience visual phenomena such as glare. In addition, lighting energy consumption generated from traditional tools is often separated from the 3D virtual context of the building. Therefore, an incorrect interpretation by designers regarding the relationship between their desirable lighting design and energy feedback may occur.MethodsThis research proposes a method and develops a BIM-based lighting design feedback (BLDF) prototype system for realistic visualization of lighting condition and the calculation of energy consumption.ResultsThe results of a case study revealed that BLDF supports design stakeholders to better perceive and optimize lighting conditions in order to achieve a higher degree of satisfaction in terms of lighting design and energy savings for future occupants.ConclusionsThe developed system utilizes an interactive and immersive virtual reality (VR) environment to simulate daylighting and the illumination of artificial lights in buildings and visualizes realistic VR scenes using head mounted displays (HMD). BLDF allows users to interact with design objects, to change them, and to compare multiple design scenarios, and provides real-time lighting quality and energy consumption feedback.
Impact of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Opioid-Free Anesthesia on Opioid Prescriptions at Discharge From the Hospital: A Historical-Prospective Study
Authors: Brandal Delara , Keller Michelle S. , Lee Carol , Grogan Tristan , Fujimoto Yohei , Gricourt Yann , Yamada Takashige , Rahman Siamak , Hofer Ira , Kazanjian Kevork , Sack Jonathan , Mahajan Aman , Lin Anne , Cannesson Maxime 
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND:
The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic, and opioid use disorder often begins with a prescription for acute pain. The perioperative period represents an important opportunity to prevent chronic opioid use, and recently there has been a paradigm shift toward implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols that promote opioid-free and multimodal analgesia. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of an ERAS intervention for colorectal surgery on discharge opioid prescribing practices.

METHODS:
We conducted a historical-prospective quality improvement study of an ERAS protocol implemented for patients undergoing colorectal surgery with a focus on the opioid-free and multimodal analgesia components of the pathway. We compared patients undergoing colorectal surgery 1 year before implementation (June 15, 2015, to June 14, 2016) and 1 year after implementation (June 15, 2016, to June 14, 2017).

RESULTS:
Before the ERAS intervention, opioids at discharge were not significantly increasing (1% per month; 95% confidence interval [CI], −1% to 3%; P = .199). Immediately after the ERAS intervention, opioid prescriptions were not significantly lower (13%; 95% CI, −30% to 3%; P = .110). After the intervention, the rate of opioid prescriptions at discharge did not decrease significantly 1% (95% CI, −3% to 1%) compared to the pre-period rate (P = .399). Subgroup analysis showed that in patients with a combination of low discharge pain scores, no preoperative opioid use, and low morphine milligram equivalents consumption before discharge, the rate of discharge opioid prescription was 72% (95% CI, 61%–83%).

CONCLUSIONS:
This study is the first to report discharge opioid prescribing practices in an ERAS setting. Although an ERAS intervention for colorectal surgery led to an increase in opioid-free anesthesia and multimodal analgesia, we did not observe an impact on discharge opioid prescribing practices. The majority of patients were discharged with an opioid prescription, including those with a combination of low discharge pain scores, no preoperative opioid use, and low morphine milligram equivalents consumption before discharge. This observation in the setting of an ERAS pathway that promotes multimodal analgesia suggests that our findings are very likely to also be observed in non-ERAS settings and offers an opportunity to modify opioid prescribing practices on discharge after surgery. For opioid-free anesthesia and multimodal analgesia to influence the opioid epidemic, the dose and quantity of the opioids prescribed should be modified based on the information gathered by in-hospital pain scores and opioid use as well as pain history before admission.
Culture Wars in the Trenches? Public Schools and Catholic Education in Mexico, 1867–1897
Authors: Chowning Margaret 
Published: October 2017

AbstractIn 1867 the Benito Juárez government prohibited the teaching of Christian doctrine in public schools. The ensuing debate over religion and education became part of Mexico's Kulturkampf. This article briefly surveys this debate but focuses on whether the same tensions that animated national discourses around education were felt (and acted upon) locally. The article analyzes detailed responses submitted by priests to an 1885 archiepiscopal questionnaire on schooling in their parishes. Although some priests reported vehement opposition to teaching doctrine on the part of municipal authorities, most priests were able to fashion alliances with teachers that permitted doctrine to be taught in almost two-thirds of the public schools. With these alliances in place, the significant increase in the number of schools after 1867 meant that all but the students in the most rabidly anti-Catholic schools were exposed to Christian doctrine more effectively after the supposedly de-Catholicizing school reforms than before.
Honoring Marilyn Young
Authors: Eisenberg Carolyn Rusti 
Published: October 2017

Over decades Marilyn Young shared her wisdom about issues of “war and peace” with students, colleagues, friends and the wider public. An extraordinary historian and a razor-sharp critic, she was able to convey the urgency of these matters to multiple generations and by so doing strengthened the impetus to activism.
Her effectiveness in linking the complexities of policy with the human consequences of official decisions underpinned her long career. While many left historians abandoned the study of “powerful white men” for the more appealing vistas of social history, Marilyn Young stayed with it. Recognizing the propensity for war and intervention, she was determined to track it—with her pen, computer, and distinctive voice.
Σύντροφος: un Terme Technique Macédonien
Authors: Χατζόπουλος Μιλτιάδης 
Published: October 2017

Σύντροφος is a term familiar to epigraphists who study Greek inscriptions of the Roman period, especially from Asia Minor, and also to epigraphists and historians of the Hellenistic period. In the former case the term applies to actual foster brothers, to wit children who have been reared together, but also to persons engaged in other forms of professional or affective relationships. Students of the Hellenistic period, on the other hand, are in disagreement. Some interpret this term as an honorific title denoting a fictitious kinship with the king, while others maintain that it qualifies persons of the same age as the king who have actually been brought up with him. The institution of syntrophoi is attested in almost all Hellenistic courts with the exception of the Ptolemies. In Macedonia the relevant evidence extends from the reign of Philip II to that of Philip V. The parallelism between courtly and civic educa- tional institutions (βασιλικοὶ παῖδες and παῖδες in the civic gymnasia, βασιλικοὶ κυνηγοὶ and civic ἔφηβοι, βασιλικοὶ νεανίσκοι and νέοι in the civic gymnasia) ought to have prepared us to expect a civic equivalent to royal σύντροφοι. Such an equivalent is now attested in Philip V’s diagramma regulating military ser- vice. It appears thus that the Macedonian “civic” syntropohoi, like the Spartan mothakes, were boys of inferior social or financial status who were raised in the family of well-to-do boys of the same age, were thus enabled to receive the same education as they in the gymnasia, and could in case of need replace their foster brothers in their miltary obligations.
Two new gladiatorial monuments from Amphipolis
Authors: Nigdelis Pantelis , Tzelepidou Anny 
Published: October 2017

The paper publishes a) a new stele which bears a relief representing a gladiator in a shallow rectangular panel, twelve engraved crowns in the left and down sides, and an engraved palm branch b) a funeral inscription found in a grave at Amphipolis, whose gladiatorial nature is evident from stereotypic formulae.
Interfacial microscopic examination and chemical analysis of resin-dentin interface of self-adhering flowable resin composite
Authors: Hamdy Tamer M. 
Published: October 2017

Background: The newly introduced self-adhering flowable resin-composites decrease the required time for application by incorporation of an acidic adhesive monomer, thus reducing the number of steps, but its bonding is still uncertain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the interfacial microscopic examination and chemical analysis at the resin-dentin interface of a self-adhering flowable resin composite (Vertise™Flow Self-Adhering Flowable Composite, Kerr Dental, USA) versus a total-etch (Te-Econom Plus) resin composite, using an etching agent (Eco-Etch gel) and bonding agent (Single Bond Universal). Methods: Sixteen freshly extracted sound human posterior teeth were used. The teeth were randomly divided into two groups: 8 specimens per type of composite. Standard-shaped class V cavities were prepared on the buccal surface. One group was restored by Te-Econom Plus resin composite by total-etch technique using Eco-Etch gel, which was applied to dentine for 15 seconds, followed by rinsing, drying and bonding agent application (Single Bond Universal). The other group restored directly with self-adhering resin composite (Vertise-Flow) without application of etch or bond. Curing was done for 20 seconds using a light emitting diode light curing unit. Evaluation of the resin-dentin interface was done microscopically by examination of marginal gap distance in μm using scanning electron microscope (SEM), and chemical analysis of silver particles was observed using SEM with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry after 24 hours of specimen storage in ammoniacal silver nitrate. Results: Regarding marginal gap distance (µm) and silver atomic % mean values, teeth restored with self-adhering resin composite (Vertise-Flow) showed significantly higher mean values than the multi-step etch and rinse resin composite group (5.2 vs 0; 12.2 vs 8.2, respectively). Conclusions: Resin-dentin bonding using total-etch resin composite technique was more effective than self-adhering flowable resin composite (Vertise-Flow) regarding marginal gap formation and penetration of silver particles. Further studies for bond strength could be performed.
Activity of the Calcineurin Pathway in Patients on the Liver Transplantation Waiting List: Factors of Variability and Response to Tacrolimus Inhibition
Authors: Noceti Ofelia , Pouché Lucie , Esperón Patricia , Lens Daniela , Vital Marcelo , Touriño Cristina , Gerona Solange , Woillard Jean-Baptiste , Marquet Pierre 
Published: October 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND
We sought to evaluate, in patients on a liver transplantation waiting list, potential biomarkers of the base calcineurin pathway activity with use of a new model of nonstimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and ex vivo response to tacrolimus (TAC).

METHODS
The calcineurin pathway activity was explored ex vivo in stimulated and nonstimulated PBMC from 19 patients. The inhibition of NFAT1 translocation to PBMC nuclei, expression of intracellular IL-2, and membrane CD25 in different T-cell subsets were measured by multiparametric flow cytometry before and after exposure to TAC. We also studied the influence on the individual response of polymorphisms in 3 key genes of the calcineurin pathway: PPIA, PPP3CA, and IL2RA.

RESULTS
All pharmacodynamics profiles closely fitted an I/Imax sigmoid model. Interindividual variability was higher in nonstimulated than in stimulated conditions, as well as in the presence of TAC. IL-2+CD8+ cells at TAC Imax showed the highest interindividual variability, suggesting its usefulness as a biomarker of individual TAC effects integrating many different sources of regulation and variability. Moreover, in the absence of TAC, patients with end-stage liver disease exhibited lower NFAT1 translocation and T-cell activation than healthy volunteers from a previous study under similar conditions. Multivariate statistical analysis showed strong and significant associations between TAC pharmacodynamic parameters and 2 polymorphisms in the gene-coding cyclophilin A (rs8177826 and rs6850).

CONCLUSIONS
We show the feasibility of using nonstimulated PBMCs to explore the calcineurin pathway under more physiologic conditions and point toward potential biomarkers for TAC pharmacodynamic monitoring. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01760356
Procalcitonin vs. the combination of micro-erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein for diagnosing neonatal bacterial sepsis
Authors: Ramadanti Afifa , Hiasinta Renya , Bermawi Herman , Bahar Erial 
Published: October 2017

Background Given the high rates of mortality and morbidity in neonatal sepsis, rapid, easy-to-use, and inexpensive biomarkers with high sensitivity and specificity are needed to diagnose neonatal sepsis. Procalcitonin is often used as a predictor in identifying neonatal sepsis, but C-reactive protein (CRP) and micro-erythrocte sedimentation rate (m-ESR) may also be valid biomarkers of neonatal sepsis.Objective To compare the accuracy of procalcitonin to the combination of CRP and m-ESR, as well as to find cut-off points for the three tests, in diagnosing bacterial neonatal sepsis.Methods Subjects were neonates hospitalized from July to October 2016 in Mohammad Hoesin Hospital, Palembang with sepsis at clinical presentation and healthy neonates with sepsis risk factors. All subjects underwent complete blood counts, CRP, m-ESR, blood cultures, and procalcitonin examinations.Results Ninety-four infants were included, of whom 26 had proven sepsis. The combined values of m-ESR and CRP had 85% sensitivity, 59% specificity, and 66% accuracy. A procalcitonin (PCT) cut-off point of 9.7ng/mL showed 100% sensitivity, 96% specificity, and 97% accuracy level, which were significantly higher than the combined values of m-ESR and CRP.Conclusion The combined values of m-ESR (13 mm/hour) - CRP (17 mg/dL) and procalcitonin alone (2ng/mL) are both valid for the diagnosis of bacterial neonatal sepsis, but the accuracy of procalcitonin at 9.7ng/mL is significantly greater.
From Yemen to Eritrea and Back: A Twentieth Century Family History
Authors: de Regt Marina 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, a large number of Yemeni men migrated to the Horn of Africa, and in particular to Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea. After the downfall of the Yemeni Imamate in the 1960s, and in particular after Mengistu came to power in Ethiopia in the 1970s, many Yemenis returned to Yemen with their African wives and children of mixed descent. Although the social status of Yemenis in Ethiopia was relatively high, their social status and the status of their wives and children in Yemen was much lower. In this article, I describe and analyze the family history of a Yemeni woman of Ethiopian-Yemeni descent in the city of Al-Hudaydah, Yemen. The story of Noura’s (grand)parents’ migration and work trajectories and her own life story form an excellent case to study the intersection of people’s lives with global developments, in general, and political and historical events, in particular. In addition, this case study shows the connection between macro- and micro-histories and gives insight into the relations between gender, migration, work, and social status. It also shows that an historical and intersectional approach is of utmost importance to understand current social and political dynamics. The article is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Yemen, two in-depth interviews with Noura, and insider knowledge of her life over the past twenty years.
Reviving Islam: Neo-Salafism Traversing Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Authors: Abdelhalim Julten 
Published: October 2017

Abstract
From ancient history to nineteenth century Islamic reform movements to the contemporary waves of labor migration, the Red Sea has acted as a medium where people travelled carrying their religious ideas as their cultural baggage. This article focuses on the later dynamics of synergy that evolved between Saudi Arabia and Egypt as the latter sought to introduce revivalist Islamic norms in 2012–2013. Based on ethnographic material collected in the period from the rise of the Islamists to power in the parliament and presidency in 2012 to the military takeover in July 2013 and its aftermath, in addition to literature review of primary sources of Saudi and Egyptian Islamic scholars’ fatwas and speeches, this article covers the multiple facets of the response to this wave among different groups in the Salafi movement. Focus is directed to the discussion of women’s role in the public sphere, and the transformation in the concept of obeying the ruler, where new constellations of what democracy means were pragmatically incorporated in new political settings.
Optimization of Drilling Process Parameters Via Taguchi, TOPSIS and RSA Techniques
Authors: Shunmugesh K. , Panneerselvam K. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractCarbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is the most preferred composite material due to its high strength, high modulus, corrosion resistance and rigidity and which has wide applications in aerospace engineering, automobile sector, sports instrumentation, light trucks, airframes. This paper is an attempt to carry out drilling experiments as per Taguchi’s L27(313) orthogonal array on CFRP under dry condition with three different drill bit type (HSS, TiAlN and TiN). In this research work Response Surface Analysis (RSA) is used to correlate the effect of process parameters (cutting speed and feed rate) on thrust force, torque, vibration and surface roughness. This paper also focuses on determining the optimum combination of input process parameter and the drill bit type that produces quality holes in CFRP composite laminate using Multi-objective Taguchi technique and TOPSIS. The percentage of contribution, influence of process parameters and adequacy of the second order regression model is carried out by analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of experimental investigation demonstrates that feed rate is the pre-dominate factor which affects the response variables.
Influence of Cutting Fluid Flow Rate and Cutting Parameters on the Surface Roughness and Flank Wear of TiAlN Coated Tool In Turning AISI 1015 Steel Using Taguchi Method
Authors: Moganapriya C. , Rajasekar R. , Ponappa K. , Venkatesh R. , Karthick R. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractThis paper presents the influence of cutting parameters (Depth of cut, feed rate, spindle speed and cutting fluid flow rate) on the surface roughness and flank wear of physical vapor deposition (PVD) Cathodic arc evaporation coated TiAlN tungsten carbide cutting tool insert during CNC turning of AISI 1015 mild steel. Analysis of Variance has been applied to determine the critical influence of cutting parameters. Taguchi orthogonal test design has been employed to optimize the process parameters affecting surface roughness and tool wear. Depth of cut was found to be the most dominant factor contributing to high surface roughness (67.5%) of the inserts. However, cutting speed, feed rate and flow rate of cutting fluid showed minimal contribution to surface roughness. On the other hand, cutting speed (45.6%) and flow rate of cutting fluid (23%) were the dominant factors influencing tool wear. The optimum cutting conditions for desired surface roughness constitutes the following parameters such as medium cutting speed, low feed rate, low depth of cut and high cutting fluid flow rate. Minimal tool wear was achieved for the following process parameters such as low cutting speed, low feed rate, medium depth of cut and high cutting fluid flow rate.
Classification of Genus Acanthopanax in Korea and Genetic Diversity Using Allozymes
Authors: Huh M. K. , Huh H. W. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractGenus Acanthopanax is a long-lived woody species that is primarily distributed throughout Asia. Many species of this genus are regarded as medically and ecologically important. We evaluated a representative sample of the nine taxa with allozymes to estimate genetic relationships within the genus. As some Korean populations were isolated and patchily distributed, they exhibited a low level of genetic diversity. The narrow geographic ranges, artificial distribution of habitats, and small population sizes are proposed as factors contributing to low genetic diversity. Acanthopanax seoulense was similar to A. sessiliflorus, while a cluster of the A. rufinerve population is distant from any other species. A. senticosus is closely related to A. seoulense and A. sessiliflorus, whereas other species (A. koreanum) are more distinct from the Korean populations. Korean species are clustered together and clearly differentiated from the Chinese and Russian Acanthopanax taxa, genus Acanthopanax
Identification of Species-Diagnostic ISSR Markers for Six Eucalyptus Species
Authors: Balasaravanan T. , Chezhian P. , Kamalakannan R. , Yasodha R. , Varghese M. , Gurumurthi K. , Ghosh M. 
Published: October 2017

AbstractEucalyptus is planted worldwide for raw material in paper and rayon industry. It is a potential out-crosser and the natural populations are highly heterogeneous displaying strong inbreeding depression. Eucalyptus hybrids have been intensively utilized for their vigor, higher wood quality and resistance to diseases. Identification of species for hybridization is predominantly based on morphological characters and is not always reliable. Hence, DNA marker based species identification and hybrid validation is an important and efficient tool in breeding programs. In the present study, attempts were made to identify species - diagnostic markers for six eucalypt species (E. camaldulensis Dehnh, E. citriodora Hook, E. grandis W. Hill ex Maiden, E. pellita F. Muell, E. tereticornis Sm and E. urophylla S.T. Blake) using ISSR-PCR fingerprints. PCR amplification using seven ISSR primers resulted in significant polymorphism among the population from different species. E. citriodora and E. tereticornis showed monomorphic frequency of maximum 37.5% and minimum 14.3% respectively. Twenty species-diagnostic markers were identified for E. camaldulensis, E. citriodora, E. grandis and E. urophylla while no marker was detected for E. pellita and E. tereticornis. A maximum of eleven and a minimum of one species-diagnostic marker were recorded for E. citriodora and E. camaldulensis respectively. Among the twenty markers, nine were present in all the individuals of a particular species.