bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Usefulness of the measurement of saccadic refixation in the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder/hyperkinetic disorder in adults
Authors: Walecki Piotr Krzysztof , Gorzelańczyk Edward Jacek 
Published: June 2016

Abstract

Background:
The aim of the research is to evaluate the usefulness of the measurement of saccadic refixation in the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/hyperkinetic disorder (HKD) in adults.

Methods:
Seventy-eight individuals were examined: 40 with ADHD/HKD and 38 healthy ones. A noninvasive eye movement examination using the Saccadometer (Advanced Clinical Instrumentation, Cambridge, UK) was applied. Two saccadic tests, prosaccades task (PT) and antisaccades task (AT), were carried out.

Results:
Based on the results, we can assume that selected parameters, such as latency, standard deviation of latency, promptness, and correctness (directional errors), in individuals with ADHD/HKD differ statistically in the relevant parameters from the healthy ones. The latency and the standard deviation of latency in ADHD/HKD participants are greater when compared to healthy ones. ADHD/HKD participants have a greater number of directional errors in comparison to healthy ones.

Conclusions:
The standard deviation of latency prosaccades is a good parameter for distinguishing people from both groups. An important and innovative solution in this study in comparison to the studies of other authors, who reached similar results, is the use of an automatically calibrating system (autonomous) adapted for clinical use as well as a quantitative analysis of the saccadic parameters.
Report on the magnetic survey in Slovakia for the 2014.5 epoch
Authors: Valach Fridrich , Váczyová Magdaléna , Šoltis Tomáš , Vajkai Melinda 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The models of the distribution of the elements of the geomagnetic field must be updated regularly. For this purpose geomagnetic measurements have to be carried out repeatedly at geomagnetic observatories as well as at temporary observation points. In this paper the results of the geomagnetic survey that was carried out in Slovakia in the year 2014 are presented. The measurements were performed at 12 observation points and they were reduced to the 2014.5 epoch. The secular variation between 2007.5 and 2014.5 was also calculated. The obtained values of the geomagnetic elements were used for calculating a 1st-degree polynomial model for the distribution of magnetic declination, inclination and total field. The comparison with the IGRF model showed that the polynomial model provided more accurate results for magnetic inclination and total field. For magnetic declination, on the contrary, the IGRF model produced slightly better results than the polynomial model.
Effect of integrated Yoga and Physical therapy on audiovisual reaction time, anxiety and depression in patients with chronic multiple sclerosis: a pilot study
Authors: Chobe Shivaji , Bhargav Hemant , Raghuram Nagarathna , Garner Christoph 
Published: June 2016

Abstract

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by a significant deterioration in auditory and visual reaction times along with associated depression and anxiety. Yoga and Physical therapy (PT) interventions have been found to enhance recovery from these problems in various neuropsychiatric illnesses, but sufficient evidence is lacking in chronic MS population. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of integrated Yoga and Physical therapy (IYP) on audiovisual reaction times, depression and anxiety in patients suffering from chronic MS.

Methods: From a neuro-rehabilitation center in Germany, 11 patients (six females) suffering from MS for 19±7.4 years were recruited. Subjects were in the age range of 55.45±10.02 years and had Extended Disability Status Scores (EDSS) below 7. All the subjects received mind–body intervention of integrated Yoga and Physical therapy (IYP) for 3 weeks. The intervention was given in a residential setup. Patients followed a routine involving Yogic physical postures, pranayama, and meditations along with various Physical therapy (PT) techniques for 21 days, 5 days a week, 5 h/day. They were assessed before and after intervention for changes in audiovisual reaction times (using Brain Fit Model No. OT 400), anxiety, and depression [using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)]. Data was analyzed using paired samples test.

Results: There was significant improvement in visual reaction time (p=0.01), depression (p=0.04), and anxiety (p=0.02) scores at the end of 3 weeks as compared to the baseline. Auditory reaction time showed reduction with borderline statistical significance (p=0.058).

Conclusions: This pilot project suggests utility of IYP intervention for improving audiovisual reaction times and psychological health in chronic MS patients. In future, randomized controlled trials with larger sample size should be performed to confirm these findings.
Instruments of Change: Late Dorset Palaeoeskimo Drums and Shamanism on Coastal Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada
Authors: Rast Tim , Wolff Christopher B. 
Published: June 2016

AbstractThe only known evidence of Dorset Palaeoeskimo drum use ever documented was salvaged decades
ago along with thousands of other Late Dorset Palaeoeskimo artifacts from an eroding coastal site (PfFm-1) at
Button Point on Bylot Island, Nunavut (Figure 1) (Mary-Rousselière 1976, Taylor 1971-1972). These finds consist
of two nearly complete wooden drums and various other drum frame fragments that date to the centuries
surrounding A.D. 1000 (Taylor 1971-1972). In the spring of 2014, the authors and Lori White re-examined all
of the wood fragments recovered from Button Point, documenting the known drum pieces and discovering
nearly a dozen previously unidentified drum fragments. These fragments represent instruments in a range of
sizes, but with a consistent and uniquely Late Dorset Palaeoeskimo style that has not been identified prior
to our research. In this paper, we discuss a proposed typology of the Dorset drums and drum fragments, and
contrast their stylistic attributes with subsequent historic Inuit drum morphology in the region. We will also
discuss some of the functional aspects of how the drums were manufactured and the use of foraged coastal
resources in their construction. Finally, we offer an interpretation of the driftwood-constructed drums as part
of what we believe to be elements of Late Dorset shamanism.
Weak Law v. Strong Ties: An Empirical Study of Business Investment, Law and Political Connections in China
Authors: Zhang Wei , Li Ji 
Published: June 2016

AbstractBased on a large-scale survey of Chinese entrepreneurs, our study explores how legal and political institutions influence investment decisions made by private companies. The study finds that, consistent with the conventional view, a more effective legal system is correlated with short-term general investment, and that the judiciary is important mainly because of its restraint over the state. The role of effective courts, however, diminishes when private entrepreneurs consider making long-term investment. We find a positive association between the entrepreneurs’ political backgrounds and their R&D investment, suggesting that Chinese courts, in spite of decades of reform, are not yet viewed as reliable to protect long-term private investment from expropriation, policy instability, and a hostile regulatory environment. Rather, informal political connections constitute the premise for the protection of long-term investment. We also find evidence indicating that political ties are expensive resources to accumulate and maintain, so Chinese entrepreneurs tap into them only when substantial long-term interests are at stake. The findings contribute to the literature on law and economic development.
Superposition of Solitons with Arbitrary Parameters for Higher-order Equations
Authors: Ankiewicz A. , Chowdury A. 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
The way in which solitons propagate and collide is an important theme in various areas of physics. We present a systematic study of the superposition of solitons in systems governed by higher-order equations related to the nonlinear Schrödinger family. We allow for arbitrary amplitudes and relative velocities and include an infinite number of equations in our analysis of collisions and superposed solitons. The formulae we obtain can be useful in determining the influence of subtle effects like higher-order dispersion in optical fibres and small delays in the material responses to imposed impulses.
Short-Term Effect of BalanceWear Therapy on Mobility in Older Adults With Mobility Limitations
Authors: Vincenzo Jennifer L. , Gibson-Horn Cindy , Gray Michelle 
Published: June 2016

Background and Purpose:
Mobility limitations are prevalent among older adults and are related to falls, morbidity, and mortality. BalanceWear Therapy (BWT) improves measures of mobility among people with multiple sclerosis but has not been studied in older adults. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of BWT on measures of mobility among older adults with limited mobility.

Methods:
This study was a double-blind, randomized controlled trial of older adults recruited from senior living facilities. Adults aged 86.0 (6.1) years were randomized into a BWT, weighted orthotic (WG), group, n = 17, or a sham BWT, sham-weighted orthotic (SWG), group, n = 16. All participants wore the orthotic for 4 hours per day for 5 days. Mobility, measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), gait speed (GS), and the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), was recorded pre- and postintervention. Separate repeated analysis of variances were conducted for each variable to determine the intervention group (WG, SWG) by time (before, after) interaction effect.

Results and Discussion:
After a 5-day intervention of strategically weighted BWT intervention compared with a sham intervention, the SPPB improved 1.3 points in the WG, with no change in the SWG (P = .04). No between-group differences were observed for the TUG (P = .70), GS (P = .74), or FGA (P = .22).

Conclusion:
A short-term BWT intervention resulted in improvements in mobility on the SPPB among older adults with limited mobility.
A formação de hábitos e a origem das leis na VII Conferência de Cambridge, de Ch. S. Peirce
Authors: Ibri Ivo Assad 
Published: June 2016

O presente artigo reflete sobre os argumentos propostos por Charles Sanders Peirce em sua conhecida VII Conferência de Cambridge, proferida em 1898, sob o título “Hábito”, na qual justifica a sua posição acerca de como seria possível explicar a origem do universo através de uma filosofia de caráter genético. Essa explicação toma, no interior de seu complexo sistema arquitetônico de pensamento, a tendência à aquisição de hábitos como o princípio explicativo fulcral sobre a origem e a evolução das Leis da Natureza. Peirce adota tal princípio como aquele que sustentaria uma afinidade entre mente e matéria.
The Virtue of Knowing-How
Authors: L. Santos Felipe Rocha 
Published: June 2016

Intellectualists about knowledge-how state that knowledgehow is a kind of propositional knowledge. Anti-intellectualists try to show that there are cases where the agent has knowledge-how without knowing-that. This paper focuses on recent anti-intellectualists’ arguments by Carter and Pritchard. I argue that Carter and Pritchard’s arguments are not well succeeded and that, if we apply virtue epistemology to this debate, we can conclude that knowledge-how shares the same epistemic properties as propositional knowledge. If this is correct, we can say that knowledge-how is a kind of propositional knowledge and intellectualism is safe again.
Anuran species of the Salto Morato Nature Reserve in Paraná, southern Brazil: review of the species list
Authors: Santos-Pereira Manuela , Milani Douglas , Barata-Bittencourt Luiz Felipe , Iapp Tcheily Miriele , Rocha Carlos Frederico Duarte 
Published: June 2016

We provide an updated checklist of the anurans of the Salto Morato Nature Reserve (SMNR), Paraná, southern Brazil, including information on species endemism, conservation status, habitat use, and reproductive modes. We sampled the study area between February 2013 and July 2015, using Visual Encounter Surveys, totaling 700 hours of sampling effort. We supplement our primary data with secondary data (published papers and voucher specimens), and through these, we found a total of 54 anuran species representing 23 genera and 10 families. All the frogs recorded are endemic to the Atlantic Forest. Although no species has been listed asEndangered on the Red Lists of Paraná state, Brazil, and the IUCN, five are classified as Data Deficient. Most of the species recorded were arboreal (55.5%), a third were terrestrial (33.3%), and the remainders were rheophilic (11.1%). We identified 18 different reproductive modes, with types 1 (lay eggs in lentic water where the tadpoles develop) and 23 (direct development of terrestrial eggs) being the most common. Our findings indicate that the SMNR currently has the greatest diversity of anuran species and reproductive modes of any area in southern Brazil.
Étang donné
Authors: Houppermans Sjef 
Published: June 2016

L’étang aux grèbes qui figure dans L’Étoile au front, pièce de théâtre de Raymond Roussel datant de 1924, cache non seulement un précieux trésor, mais est également une parfaite mise en abyme de sa poétique, où l’homonymie et les doubles occupent le premier rang. L’étang donné, l’équation se devine. Marcel Duchamp était surtout fasciné par le ver roussellien des Impressions d’Afrique, roman de 1910, qu’il mit à toutes les sauces. Pourtant son dernier chef d’œuvre, Étant donnés, installation qu’il a construite entre 1946 et 1966, pourrait bien se connecter avec le fameux étang. Pour varier les perspectives on aboutira à certains collages.
Traduction de 'De bruid van Marcel Duchamp' de K. Schippers. Notes accompagnant la traduction du neuvième chapitre, « Amsterdam ».
Authors: Wambacq Judith , Richert Camille 
Published: June 2016

Le roman de K. Schippers, De Bruid van Marcel Duchamp, publié en 2010 aux éditions Querido (Amsterdam), est l'expression de l’admiration nourrie depuis ses débuts par l'auteur pour Marcel Duchamp. Dans les années 1960, Schippers se distingue par l'introduction du ready made dans la poésie néerlandophone. Contrairement à la quantité d'ouvrages consacrés à Duchamp, Schippers a conçu l'écriture de ce roman en fonction de son contenu : pour restituer l'esprit duchampien, Schippers ne procède pas à une énième analyse ou à l'élaboration de nouveaux paradigmes d'étude, mais travaille sur le style. Son roman est un mélange des genres policier et biographique, ponctué d’éléments sur la réception de Duchamp aux Pays-Bas dans les années 1960. Schippers part de la question « Qui est la mariée qui figure si souvent dans l'œuvre de Duchamp ? ». Tel un enquêteur, il tente de résoudre cette question en se rendant sur les crime scenes, c'est-à-dire sur tous les lieux où Duchamp a vécu et travaillé. Il y mène des entretiens avec les amis de Duchamp ou leur famille afin de mieux comprendre qui était cet artiste qui aimait se draper de mystère et qui voulait faire de sa vie une œuvre d'art.
Perilaku Zakat Elit Agama Kota Malang (Studi tentang Konstruk Elit Agama Kota Malang terhadap Zakat Profesi)
Authors: Fakhruddin Fakhruddin , Rahmawati Erik Sabti 
Published: June 2016

Penelitian ini fokus pada pemahaman tentang zakat profesi menurut elit agama Kota Malang, dan bagaimana konstruk elit agama Kota Malang dalam menunaikan zakat profesi. hasil penelitian dan analisis data, sesuai dengan rumusan penelitian yang diajukan di awal, peneliti menarik beberapa kesimpulan sebagai berikut: Zakat profesi menurut elit agama kota Malang adalah zakat yang wajib dikeluarkan oleh seseorang dengan penghasilan tertentu setelah mencapai nishab dan haul (dalam jangka waktu satu tahun). Konstruks elit agama kota Malang terhadap zakat profesi adalah: Semua subyek penelitian, baik dari Muhammadiyah, Nahdlatul Ulama’, dan Majelis Ulama’ Indonesia menyatakan bahwa zakat profesi hukumnya wajib. Hal ini didasarkan atas keumuman lafadz tentang perintah zakat dalam al-Qur’an dan qiyas aulawi terhadap lafadz tentang perintah zakat pertanian. Sedangkan dalam menentukan nisab untuk zakat profesi semua berpandangan bahwa zakat profesi diqiyaskan dengan zakat emas dan perdagangan. Hanya saja terdapat perbedaan dalam prosentasenya. Muhammadiyah menyatakan bahwa prosentase zakat profesi sebanyak 2,5%. Sedangkan dari Nahdlatul Ulama’ menyatakan bahwa prosentasenya mulai 2,5%-3,3%. Sementara itu, untuk MUI terdapat dua pandangan, yaitu 2,5 % dan 2,5% - 5% untuk kehatia-hatian (ihtiyath). Adapun waktu pelaksanaan zakat profesi, yaitu tidak menunggu nishab dan haul tetapi langsung pada waktu menerima penghasilan.
RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL DA UNIVERSIDADE: UMA LEITURA NA REGIÃO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA/BRASIL
Authors: Eidt Paulino , Strieder Roque 
Published: June 2016

A Região Oeste foi a última área do Estado de Santa Catarina a ser colonizada (início do século XX). A dinâmica que se estabeleceu desde o início da colonização da Região se caracterizou pela predominância das iniciativas comunitárias na organização da vida socioeconômica e cultural da população. O sonho de trazer o Ensino Superior para o interior do estado de Santa Catarina teve seu marco com a criação da primeira instituição de ensino superior no final da década de 1970. Após intensa mobilização da Sociedade Regional, adotou-se a universidade comunitária como sendo a ideal, face seu compromisso com a responsabilidade social. A partir dos esforços individuais e coletivos, nasceu a Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (UNOESC). Ao longo das últimas décadas a instituição zelou no campo epistemológico pela construção, transmissão e conservação do conhecimento. No campo da pesquisa e extensão procurou respostas para os problemas teóricos e práticos do tempo e do lugar nos quais se insere e é parte. O modelo comunitário de instituição buscou seu fortalecimento na região, mostrando suas características primordiais e suas diferenças em relação àquelas mantidas pelo poder público e, também, àquelas instituições estritamente privadas. O presente artigo, enfoca a experiência e o compromisso Social do programa de Pós Graduação mestrado em Educação da UNOESC (Stricto sensu), através de dois projetos de forte impacto social e na formação de professores da Educação Básica dos 118 municípios da mesorregião Oeste de Santa Catarina/ Brasil.
Does School Functioning Matter in Patients of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services?
Authors: Stødle Einar S. , Jozefiak Thomas 
Published: June 2016

Abstract
Objective: General population studies have demonstrated that good school functioning protects children and adolescents against mental health problems. However, no such studies of clinical populations have been conducted. Therefore, we explored the association between school functioning and mental health in patients referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). We also examined whether good school functioning and general social competence at referral predicted better mental health outcomes after six months of outpatient treatment.
Method: Of 345 patients, aged 8–15.5 years, referred as outpatients to CAMHS in a Norwegian county, 192 were eligible for a six-month follow-up study. Parents filled out the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for 120 of these children and teachers completed the Teachers’ Report Form (TRF) for 122 children.
Results: Teacher-reported adaptive functioning (r = −0.65) and academic skills (r = −0.42), and parent-reported social competence (r = −0.35) and school competence (r = −0.27) were significantly (p < 0.01) negatively associated with total emotional and behavioral problems at baseline. Parent-reported school competence and the total level of emotional and behavioral problems at referral significantly (p < 0.05) predicted the total level of emotional and behavioral problems six months after referral.
Conclusion: Both teacher- and parent-reported school functioning were associated with mental health in CAMHS patients. Only parent-reported school competence predicted total levels of emotional and behavioral problems six months after referral. Therapists, teachers, and parents should cooperate closely when planning and conducting child and adolescent psychiatric treatments, and school should be considered an important area for intervention.
Immigrant Preadolescents and Risk of Emotional Distress
Authors: Alves Daniele E. , Corliss Heather L. , Roysamb Espen , Zachrisson Henrik D. , Oppedal Brit , Gustavson Kristin 
Published: June 2016

Abstract

Background:
The question of whether immigrants have more emotional problems than their non-immigrant peers has yielded mixed results. In Norway, there has been a tendency toward immigrant youth reporting higher rates of emotional problems. In addition to studying levels of emotional problems across those with immigrant backgrounds, there is a need to investigate whether the phenomenology of these problems is comparable across ethnic groups.

Objectives:
We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of preadolescents with distinct types of emotional problems in a multiethnic sample in Norway and to investigate associations with immigrant status after controlling for other demographic and risk factors related to emotional problems.

Methods:
Preadolescents between the ages of 10 and 12 years (n = 1042) completed a questionnaire that assessed emotional problems and sociodemographic factors such as gender, grade level, city, economic hardship, school hassles, and parental achievement values. LCA was used to identify subgroups of preadolescent emotional problems. Multinomial logistic regressions were conducted to assess the relationships between these subgroups and the presence of an immigrant background with four immigrant groups (all backgrounds, Pakistan, Turkey, and Sri Lanka). The reference group was the ethnic Norwegians.

Results:
LCA identified three classes according to the severity of the problems; these were labeled healthy, borderline, and distressed. Multinomial logistic regression analyses found the presence of an immigrant background as compared with a non-immigrant background to increase the odds of a person belonging to the distressed class by an approximate factor of 2, depending on the immigrant group. This finding remained consistent after controlling for risk factors.

Conclusions:
These findings suggest that, even as early as preadolescence, the presence of an immigrant background may significantly increase the odds of an individual belonging to a subgroup characterized by emotional distress (as compared with belonging to a healthy class). These findings also suggest similarity across ethnic backgrounds with regard to the expression of emotional problems during preadolescence. This is the first study to identify classes of emotional problems among specific preadolescent immigrant groups.